Evening Star Newspaper, November 9, 1935, Page 18

NURSERY SCHOOLS ASW.P.A.PROJECT MAY BE RESUMED Ten Closed Centers in Line for Funds if D. C. Pro- gram |Is Pushed. $138,000 ALLOTMENT MUST HAVE APPROVAL November 15 Is Deadline for Change to New System of Administration. Responding to the plea of a group of mothers for reopening the 10 nursery schools in the District that their babies might get proper food and attention, Dr. L. R. Alderman, who is in charge of the Nation-wide educa- tional program under the W. P. A, pledged today that the needed relief would be forthcoming “very, very soon.” “We are approving as rapidly as possible the educational program for the entire country, of which the nursery schools are a vital part,” Dr. Alderman said in explanation, “and the District program already has re- ceived the approval of our Projects Committee.” Dr. Alderman said the $138,000 al- lotment to take care of the needs of the nursery schools in the District, closed since Monday as a result of the shift from direct relief to work relief, will have to go through the routine channels of the White House and the controller general's office before the fund is made available. “But everything is being done to expedite it,” he assured. Allen in Charge of Plan. Since the District is regarded as the forty-ninth State in shaping the W. P. A. program, Dr. Alderman ex- plained that project for the nursery schools is “up to Commissioner George | E. Allen, works progress director for the District.” “We are not telling Commissioner Allen that he must put these schools in operation,” Dr. Alderman said, “but we are sure that the pitiful plight of so many mothers and babies will convince him of the very urgent need for them.” As.a mater of fact, Allen is very anxious to get the program under way with all possible dispatch to carry on the good work that was accom- plished here in the 10 schools before it was necessary to shut them down. Once the allotment is turned over plans are ready to put it into im- mediate execution. Dr. Alderman said he hoped the project would be ready before Novem- ber 15, which is the deadline for | the change over to W. P. A. adminis- tration of relief. Mothers Make Appeal. Such assurances of hope as were given the mothers followed a pathetic | scene yesterday afternoon at the Dis- trict Building and at Federal relief headquarters. Some 50 mothers, each holding or leading a baby or child, visited both places, seeking audiences with Come missioner Allen and Administrator Harry L. Hopkins. Neither official was able to see them, but the mothers were turned over to sympathetic aides | who heard their story and promised | that the condition would be remedied soon. ‘The procession aroused wonderment as the women and children, some of them malnourished, waited in the corridors of the two buildings where many strange delegations have visited in recent months. At the District Building, visited first, Ross Haworth, speaking for Commis- sionner Allen, told them the $138,000 program for the nursery schools was awaiting approval and was expected to be in operation soon. Plight Told by Mothers. ‘When they reached Hopkins’ office | a little later, the administrator had | Jjust returned from lunch and turned them over to Dr. Alderman, He took them into the first floor auditorium and heard some of them tell of condi- tions that confronted them now that the nursery schools are closed. He gave them the same assurances | that he repeated this morning, His words greatly heartened the despair- ing mothers. There was a general clapping of hands and tired, worried faces broke into smiles. While Dr. Alderman told them he hoped the schools would be operating by November 15, he believed there was a possibility of the matter being expedited. Every.day’s delay, he real- 1zed, makes it just that much harder for the dependent families, The program for the nurseries ias been worked out by supervisors in the Board of Education. The only thing now standing in the way is final approval by the White House and Controller General McCarl. Definite Assurances Given. As Works Progress Administrator in the District, Allen has the power of exercising his choice of projects to be carried out locally under the W. P. A. program. There were definite assur- ances, however, that the nursery schools would be included in the gen- eral program. Each child at a nursery school is given a food allowance of 12 cents a day. This is sufficient to provide a fruit juice in the morning, a nour- ishing, warm luncheon and milk in the afternoon. That is only one of the important phases of the school program. The other is necessary medical attention which the babies end children may receive. One of the mothers yesterday com- plained that it was impossible for her to buy cod liver oil for her tuberculo- sis-infected child from the small sum Teceived from relief. LINEMAN IS INJURED WHEN POLE SNAPS OFF Thrown 25 feet to the ground when & pole snapped under him, Joseph C. Campbell, 53, of 929 M street, W. P. A. worker in the District Electrical Department, was seriously injured yes- terday while repairing the fire alarm THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, air pressure. O MAN waits for time at the | N Jefferson Junior High School, for time quit work there more than a decade ago. None of the nine clocks in the school's antique building is running. They haven't been, at least, since the place became a high school, 11 years ago. No one around the school re- calls when the clocks last ran regu- larly. They were wound up several years ago, but told lies about the time. The clocks are so old that their rarity has been recognized by the National Museum, which is seeking them as exhibits. A master clock, an odd-looking device in a 5-foot glass-and-wooden case in the school nurse's office, once controlled the building's time system. It was operated by a pendulum and a heavy weight suspended from a steel cable and hidden somewhere in the dark recesses beneath the floor of the {case. It was wound by & heavy crank which took almost as much | strength to manipulate as is needed to flip over the engine of an old car. Young Marjorie Downs is shown trying to crank the old master clock which once controlled eight others in the Jefferson Junior High School by Air chambers may be seen under the dial. —Star Staff Photo. Jefferson Junior High System Hasn’t Worked in Last 11 Years. Attached to the master clock are two air chambers or vacuums pumped up and down by oil pressure. These once were connected with a system of pipe lines, like gas pipes, running to the eight other clocks placed in vari- ous class rooms and offices. Every time a puff of air was sent through the pipes by the master_clock, the others would jump forward one minute. The clocks were manufactured by A. Hahl and Co. of Baltimore, and their patents date back to 1873. They .were installed in the school building about 1880. The still faces of the eight, round class room clocks are a boon to teach- ers who have pupils with inclinations toward clock-watching, but the school wants a new building with a modern electrical time-keeping system. Offi- | cials hold that the clock's antiquity and the museum’s request demonstrate the need for more modern quarters, The clocks will become museum pleces as soon as the District’s prop- erty survey office can act on replacing the timepieces. BARRETT MEETS RECREATION GROUP Program for City Outlined to Council by New Co-ordinator. For the first time officially the City-Wide Playground Council met the newly chosen co-ordinator of recreation in the District, Lewis R. Barrett, last night at the District Building and heard him outline the program now going forward here for the expenditure of $1,280,000 for recreational facilities. George E. Strong, attorney, who presided at the gathering, attended by some 32 delegates froni" the 26 areas into which the city is divided, said today the policy under the new plan is to develop existing play- grounds, not only for children, but for adults as well, before new areas are acquired. The Public Works Administration, the Works Progress Administration and the land-purchasing funds of the National Capital Park and Planning Commission are combining to make the present development possible, last night's meeting was informed. Criticism has been heard over the use of cinders on playgrounds, which injure the children’s feet and damage their clothing, the council was in- formed. Henceforth, the policy will be to eliminate einders as surfacing as rapidly as possible. Studies are being made of substitute surfacing. To Cover Entire City. The forthcoming development will cover the entire city, so that no section need feel that it is being neglected, Barrett told the meeting, As a result of last night's session, Strong is prepared to ask the Budget Bureau for permission to appear before it and urge favorable consideration for items in the District budget, dealing with the playgrounds. Later, his group proposes to go before the com- mittees of Congress, handling the Dis- trict supply bill and advocate more financial assistance for the local play- grounds than has been given here- tofore, he revealed today. Betterment of 40 local playgrounds and the building of 2 swimming pools, one in East Potomac Park and the other in Anacostia Park, were described by Barrett. The council was informed that Barrett hopes to have one and possibly two additional swimming pools under way within the next year. The National Capital Park and Planning Commission, under its land-purchasing program, is acquiring potential sites on which these may be constructed. Miss Sibyl Baker, the District’s di- rector of playgrounds, revealed she had asked $55,000 to increase per- sonnel for the playgrounds, but that this has been cut somewhat by the Commissioners and further trimming is in prospect before the Bureau of the Budget. wiring system at Forty-seventh and Hayes streets northeast. Campbell, a linesman, was taken to Providence Hospital by the fire res- cue squad, which was summoned by other members of the line crew. He suffered injuries to his ribs and back, the exact nature of which will be de- termined by X-rays. The accident occurred, investigators said, because of the failure to erect stay pipes before Campbell went aloft on the pole, List of Projects. Included in the projects now under way are: $120,000 for the building of swimming pools in East Potomac Park and in Anacostia Park and $63,000 for improvements at Palisades Recreation Center, including building of a fleld house, landscaping, etc. For the im- provement of some 39 playgrounds, the Works Progress Administration is spending around $890,000, while for improvements to schools and grounds GUARD IS CLEARED BY COURT-MARTIAL | Whitmore Found Not Guilty | of Involuntary Man- slaughter. Marine Pvt. John F. Whitmore was found not guilty today at a general | court-martial on charges of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the fatal shooting, September 21, of John | D. Moriarty, 24-year-old Government | Printing Office employe. Whitmore { previously had been exonerated by a | coroner’s jury. The defense contended the shooting was accidental, caused by the jarring of Whitmore’s arm after Moriarty had refused to stop at a command from the Marine guard on duty at Bellevue Magazine. Moriarty’s automobile was alleged to have struck the gate and also the Marine private, Whitmore was arraigned before the general court-martial on recommenda- tion of a naval court of inquiry which investigated the shooting last month. Testimony was concluded yesterday afternoon. The not-guilty verdict was rendered after five minutes’ con- sideration by the court-martial, fol- lowing presentation of arguments by counsel for the defense and prosecu- tion this morning. Lieut. Col. Leo Hermle and Capt. William E. Maxwell, both of the Ma- rine Corps, acted as defense counsel and advocate, respectively. ‘Whitmore, who was married sev- eral months ago, said today he would resign from the service in January, the end of his enlistment period. Col. Ralph 8. Keyser presided at the court-martial. TWO REPORTED MISSING Woman Said to Have Left Home Leaving Daughter Note. ‘Two more persons were added to- day to the police list of missing per- sons. They are Mrs. Mae Pestridge, 42, of 1024 Bladensburg road north- east, and George Davis, 17, of 3259 P street. Mrs. Pestridge is said to have left her home yesterday morning, leaving @ note saying she was “going away,” according to her daughter, Miss Edith Pestridge. Davis was reported by his sister to have been missing since ‘Thursday. —a factor in the recreation situa- ceeding now in these areas: Takoma Recreation Center, Edge- wood Playground, Turkey Thicket, Taft Recreation Center, Banneker Recreation Center, Langdon Recrea- tion Center, Southwest Recreation Park View, School Clocks Mock Time CHEST SPEEDING DRIVE FOR 20 PCT. INCREASE IN GIFTS Special Assignment Unit Aims to End Deficiency by Monday. CAMPAIGN WILL BEGIN FORMALLY NEXT WEEK Chairman Jennings Reports Gain of About 10 Per Cent Over 1934 Contributions. Far short of the 20 per cent increase in contributions sought this year, the Special Assignment Unit of the Com- munity Chest today drove forward in hope of making up the deficiency before formal opening of the general | Poses Chest campaign Monday. The unit, at its final pre-campaign meeting yesterday, reported, however, several encouraging gifts that rep- resented substantial gains over last year'’s donations. Among these was a contributation of $3,000 by a citizen who prefers to remain anonymous— & 50 per cent increase over this per- son’s gift a year ago. One or two increases of from 25 to 30 per cent were recorded at the meeting. The next gathering of the group will be with the general cam- peign organization at the Willard Hotel Monday. 1) Per Cent Gain Showed Chairman Coleman Jennings of the unit said contributions so far “show a gain over last year of about 10 per cent. Dr. William McClellan, campaign chairman, urged the teams to keep up their work throughout the general campaign and said that he hoped to see them present at the report lunch- eons with many added gifts to report toward their quota. Gifts announced yesterday were as follows: Mrs. Frederick A. Keep, $6,000; Judge and Mrs. J. Harry Covington, $500: Mrs. Alexander MacKay-Smith, $1,600; Dr. William McClellan, $800; Mrs. Edwin B. Parker, $1,500; Peoples Life Insurance Co. $1.000; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Even Burnside, $500; Mrs. James C. Dunn, $600. Mrs. George A. Garrett, $500; Jus- tice James Clark McReynolds, $600; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Himmelfarb, $675; Mr. and Mrs. E. I. Kaufmann, $1,600; Ourisman Chevrolet Sales Co., $600; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph P. Tumulty, $1,500; Mrs. Mary Hewitt Myers, $1,500; Mr. and Mrs. William F. Den- nis, $500; Mrs. Marshall Field, $4.100. Anonymous gifts of $600. $1,500, $3,000, $5,000, $800, $750, $1,800 and $500 also were reported. Four Speak at Rally. Dr. McClellan, Herbert L. Willett, jr., Chest director, and Col. West A. Hamilton, chairman of the Chest Capital Unit, spoke at a rally meeting last night of the Capital Unit, held at the Twelfth street branch of the Y. M. C. A. Maj. Campbell C. John- son, secretary of the unit, spoke briefly along instructional lines. Chairman McClellan expressed hope that not only would the goal set by the Campaign Committee be reached but that Washington would rally to the situation confronting it as a result of the suspension of Government re- lief funds and would produce a “120 per cent campaign.” He said that he felt that the money is here and urged the Capital unit workers to keep in mind this additional need. Director Willett urged the workers to remember that no one is asked to give “to” the Community Chest, but to give “through” the Chest to the men, women and children dependent upon the 65 agenceis financed by the Chest campaign. He told of the ab- | solute necessity of reaching the goal of $1,877,900 if the agencies are to perform their task adequately and said that every indication pointed to the need of additional funds beyond that goal for relief purposes. Col. Hamilton admonished his work- ers to work early and late in the cause of the Chest. He poinied out that a large number of colored people receive help through all the various Chest or- ganizations and appealed to the pride of the colored citizenry to do their part in supporting these institutions. A feature of the evening was the invocation by Rev. Walter H. Brooks, for 54 years pastor of the Nineteenth Street Baptist Church and Washing- ton’s oldest pastor. Capit-1 Unit to Begin. 3oliciting by the Capital Unit will start today. A peep behind the scenes into the activities of the Speakers’ Bureau of the Washington Community Chest was given yesterday by Mrs. Leonard B. Schloss during the District of Co- lumbia Federation of Women’s Clubs radio program over WRC. In telling of the work of the speakers, she said: “These men °1d women, numbering over 100, are particularly weil qualified for this type of work—and are always prepared to present an accurate and interesting picture of Washington's needs. “At no time have we failed to re- ceive the full co-operation of the members of our group. Short notice, long distances to go, early morning, Inch hour, dinnertime or late eve- ~ing assignments make no difference to this valiant army of citizens. They realize the impc tance of the informa- tion they are giving to the people of ‘Washington and are unselfishly eager to shaie their time, energy and knowl- edge with those in whom they hope to arouse a sympathetic and enlight- ened interest in human welfare.” Jewish Colony. The settlement of individual farm- ers with their own capital in Palestine has in recent years been the principal feature of Jewish agricultural expan- sion there, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1935. Sequoia Replaced as President’s Yacht RESIDENT ROOSEVELT, who loves a holiday on the water, will take future week end cruises on a newer, faster and safer boat. The yacht Sequoia, he revealed yes- terday, will be returned to the Com- merce Department, where it served as an inspection boat before being converted to presidential pleasure pur- by President Hoover. To re- place it, the 2-year-old Coast Guard patrol boat Electra will arrive soon at the Washington Navy Yard from Norfolk, Va, where she is now an- chored. The steel Electra is 165 feet long, 63 feet longer than the wooden Se- quoia. Her top speed is about 17 knots compared to 10 or 12 knots for the retiring vessel. She has & narrow beam but weighs 334 tons and draws 8 feet of water. The Sequoia’s draft is s0 shallow that she negotiated the Florida inland passage without diffi- culty during a Hoover cruise. The Sequoia was bought from s sportsman at a bargain shortly after former President Hoover decommis- sioned the more luxurious but ancient presidential yacht Mayflower in 1929. She was used by the Commerce De- partment before Mr. Hoover took her over. ; President Roosevelt is giving up the Sequoia on the advice of friends, who pointed out the vessel was not fire- proof and could not accommodate secret service men, who have been forced to trall along in the Coast The all-steel, low-lying, 165-foot long Electra, which will be used as the presidential yacht. vessel also will be retired from presi- dential service. Ever since the Spanish-American War, in which the Mayflower served, Presidents have had yachts at their service for cruises on the Potomac River and the high seas. Mr. Roosevelt, an ardent seaman, frequently employed the Sequoia for week end cruises ahd fishing. The late Willilam Woodin, Secre- tary of the Treasury, once told a vivid tale of the Sequoia being tossed about one night in & gale on the Potomac. He said the ship was endangered be- cause she rode so high out of water. Many distinguished men have ac- companied Presidents Roosevelt and Hoover on the Sequoia and on her decks and in her cabins have been Guard cutter Cuyahoga. The latter many significant talks. FORMULA SOUGHT OND.A.R.TAXBILL Definite Agreement Is Goal of D. C. Officials on Basis of Compromise. A continuing agreement on a for- mula for taxation of Constitution Hall of the Daughters of the American Revolution is being sought by District officials on the basis of a compromise reached with the society on a 1933 tax bill, it was stated today. Counsel for the District and the society have agreed to settle the 1933 tax bill of $20,000 for $2,538.10. Un- der this agreement the hall was taxed only for the number of days it ac- tually was rented on a commercial basis, not for a whole year, as calcu- lated in the original bill. District officials seek to have the formula employed in the agreement stated in a stipulation to be filed by the society in District Supreme Court | when its suit to stop the District from collecting the original bill is dropped. Case Still Pending. Corporation Counsel E. Barrett Prettyman said the case has not been finally settled as yet, although coun- sel for both sides have agreed on the 1933 tax bill compromise. The agree- ment was reached between Assistant Corporation Counsel Chester H. Gray and Frank T. Nesbit, society counsel. Nesbit has sent to Gray & pro- posed form of the stipulation, out- lining the actual calculations used in agreement on the 1933 bill, restrict- ing the applicasion of taxes only to the portion of the year the hall was rented. this to include a statement of the formula and then send it back to Nesbit for approval. Tax Resisted. Efforts of the District government to levy a tax on Constitution Hall met with determined resistance. As- sessor William P. Richards held the | place was taxable because the hall and other events. Among other things, District of- ficials contended that the act exempt- ing certain kinds of properties from taxation stated that if the property were used to secure rent or income, or foreany business purpose, “such portion of the same, or & sum equal in value to such portion, shall be taxed against the owner of such building or grounds.” The Commissioners approved Rich- | ards’ assessment. The society took | the case to court with a petition that | the District be enjoined from collect- celed. Conferences between counsel then ensued. Promptly after counsel have agreed on the stipulation about the formula for settlement the case will be closed w‘lt: dismissal of the suit, officials sai PEACE DAY IS QUIET IN COLLEGES HERE Undergraduates in Two Institu- tions Hold Rallies, but Order Is Maintained. Undergraduates of two local colleges rallied to the cause of peace yesterday, but warfare threatened at only one of them. At Howard University, about 125 supporters of the Peace day meetings were closely watched by other students who were not in sympathy, but the closest approach to actual conflict was the tearing of a placard and an ex- change of verbal fire. At American University about 160 students met in one of the college halls to hear representatives of their own student council and of George Washington and Howard Universities. The meeting lasted only about 30 minutes with no controversy or dis- orders arising. At George Washington University the refusal of college authorities to -suspend ciasses at 11 o'clock seemingly ended the interest of petitioners of the day previous. No meeting was held at that hour and at the weekly chapel service at 12 there was no mention of the peace program. 237 Criminal Cases Disposed Of Since October 1 Sets Record | .= 5= Setting what officials characterized as an all-time record, the District Supreme Court disposed of 237 crim- inal cases from October 1 to November 4, United States Attorney Leslie C. Garnett announced today. He said he cansidered the pace set ;| by his assistants and Justices Daniel grounds, has been returned since then, but despite these additions, the criminal d':ezk:_’tnfeuel at issue has been cut A breakdown of the statistics shows there were 100 pleas of guilty on the day of trial, 40 pleas of guilty on day of arraignment, 49 verdict of guilty, 21 verdicts of not guilty, 1 case abated because of the defendant’s death and 26 cases nolle those case, there were 1815 trial days In Justice Lett's court, Gray said he would revise | was rented for public entertainments | ing the tax and that the levy be can- | CITY HEADS PLEAD FORP. W, A FUNDS; WOMEN NEED J0BS Prepare to Forward Another Appeal for White-Collar Projects. PRESIDENT APPROVES $419,084 FOR NEW WORK Improvements at Zoo Medical Center and National Training School Sanctioned. District officials prepared today to send a new appeal to the Works | Progress Administration for approval |of a long list of projects declared to be needed to give employment to hun- dreds of white collar workers and women on the relief list. Many of these works proposals have | been pending at Federal relief head- | quarters for weeks, caught in a log jam of plans from the States, it 18 explained. | Work programs under W. P. A. having a cost estimated at $4,190,000 now are in progress here. Some 7,800 persons are engaged in them. Most of these are in the common labor class. District officials say there is Charge of Day Against Leave For Armistice Absence Possible War veterans in Government em- ploy who take time off Monday to participate in Armistice day exercises are liable to find a charge against their annual leave for the period of absence. President Roosevelt did not touch on the question of leave in a letter to departmental heads in which he said it would be proper to excuse those former service people who could be spared, and, in consequence, in one known case—Treasury—it is proposed to stick to the law which requires the charge. question still is pending, though it not been deducted. At Justice no authoritative expres- sion was forthcoming, but the opinion was given that different officials prob- ably would do as they saw fit. At the Post Office Department the | was said in the past the time off h"i Elsewhere in the departments the “penalty” is going to be conveniently forgotten and in at least one of the principal independent agencies, the Interstate Commerce Commission, the veterans will get free time also. As far as the stronghold of Con- troller General McCarl is concerned the veterans can go, and, unbelievable as it may seem, the time off won't be charged. But—those who take ad- vantage of this concession will be re- quired to certify their attendance at the patriotic exercises. While the lack of & uniform policy | apparently is due to the absence of called at the White House that the instructions of the President were the same as those always issued when de- partures from regular working hours are in order. S. £ . T0 PROBE LOWENGRUB DEALS Hearings Expected Soon. Irving in Jail on Em- bezzling Charge. Public hearings probably will be scheduled soon before the Federal Securities and Exchange Commission | in connection with the investigation | of the stock transactions here of Irv-| ing and Perry Lowengrub, investment | brokers. District Jail today in default of $5,000 bond fixed following his indictment on charges of embezzling $2,400 from |Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Ferguson, 1400 | block of Delafield place. Meanwhile, Perry Lowengrub, who allegedly has a police record in New- ark, N. J,, delivered books and records of the brothers’ firm to the Securities Commission, as ordered in & subpoena handed him Thursday on his release by police who had arrested him for investigation. The second suicide within a few weeks of young women associated with the Lowengrubs precipitated the in- vestigation into the financial activi- | ties of the brothers here. The pair came to Washington about two years ago from New Jersey. One of the young women wrote a love note to Irving Lowengrub and swallowed poison, while a second, with whom the brothers had been living, committed suicide by gas after writing & letter to the district attorney’s of- fice, allegedly describing the stock transactions of the firm. CASTE IN FEDERAL SERVICE IS OPPOSED Federation of Government Em- ployes Makes Public Let- ters From Legislators. What was described as “a strong sentiment against building up a caste in the Government service” was re- ported today by the American Feder- ation of Government Employes, which recently charged that college-trained applicants were being favored in civil service tests, and solicited the views of Congress on the matter. The Federation made public several letters in support, those who expressed themselves including Senators George, Democrat, Georgia; Fletcher, Demo- crat, Florida, and Carey, Republican, of Wyoming, and Representative Bland, Democrat, Virginia, and Eck- ert, Republican, Pennsylvania. Fletcher saw “great danger” in a system tending to give jobs to “a spe- cial class.” “In my opinion,” George said, “the civil service should select people who are qualified as shown by their exami- nation and who possess ihe necessary character qualifications. 1f they meet reasonable tests they should have the opportunity to enter the civil service notwithstanding the fact that they were denied a college education.” Carey is quoted as recommending that the matter be threshed out in Congress. Bland says “in some instances prac- tical experience should count for as much or more than college training.” says he is “absolutely op- FIRE DAMAGES STORE Proprietor Escapes With $1,400 Cash Kept in His Room. Fire of undetermined origin early today demolished the interior of a tobacco and magaszine store at 1938 Fourteenth causing damage estimated at $1,000. Harold Coleman, colored proprietor, who lives on the second floor of the frame cture, escaped unharmed with in cash, which he had hidden in his yoom, Irving Lowengrub remained at the! Salary Cuts Spur D.C. Policeman to Writing Success on Experiences on Library Beat. The il wind of Government pay cuts under the economy act blew good to Pvt. A. Stanley Moreau of the United States Park Police. Spurred by the salary reduction to seek new sources of income to support his wife and two youngsters, Moreau took to writing two years ago. His first accepted article, “Jay Street,” appears in a new magazine, Helios, which makes its debut today. The story is derived from Moreau's experiences on his beat around the Washington Public Library at Ninth‘ | street and New York avenue. The young police officer has writ- ten numerous fiction “thrillers” based on five years' experience with the Park Police, but like every literary | neophyte has an imposing collection of rejection slips. Publication today | of his “Jay Street” has encouraged | him to new efforts. He has distinguished company in | the new magazine, Sinclair Lewis and | Upton Sinclair being among contribu- tors, HORNS WILL SOUND END OF AUTO SHOW Buying Orders During Two Displays Are Reported Bigger Than Ever. ‘With the customary tooting of horns, Washington's twin automobile shows will sing their swan song at 11 o'clock tonight. The displays at the Calvert Exhibition Hall, 2701 Calvert street, and the Mayflower Hotel, have been open for a week and the 1936 cars, on exhibit two months earlier than usual this year have been viewed by many thousands. It's an old automobile show custom to signal the wind-up of the show with prolonged toots on the horns of the cars in the show, and despite the anti- noise crusade, the police won't do any- thing about it. Notwithstanding, the advance in the date of the show, which usually is held about mid-January, public in- terest in the new cars has increased and new attendance records for auto shows in this city were due to be set today, the final day of the shows. Buy- ing orders also are said to be larger than at many previous shows. Hun- dreds of the 1936 cars are being driven on the streets now, far in advance of their appearance in other years. The date of the show was advanced from January to November to comply with a request of President Roosevelt, who hopes the early showing of the new cars will increase buying and maintain employment in the automobile in- dustry. Both Dick Murphy, show manager for the Washington Automotive Trade Association, in charge of the show at the Calvert Exhibition Hall, and Floyd Akers, in charge of the General Mo- tors exhibit at the Mayflower, declare the shows have been successful. De- scribing Washington as “No. 1 new- car prospect city” in proportion to its population in the United States, Akers declared the city has lived up to its reputation and that orders have been gratifyingly large. A similar state- ment was made by Murphy. ‘The new cars, suavely stream-lined and smooth in operation, are said to be the safest automobiles ever built. Steel bodies, safety glass, improved systems and many other safety tors contribute accident-proof, some hard-and-fast ruling. it was re- | Pay Officer Bases Slory‘ pressing need for projects for women | and white collar classes. The District has sent to the W. P. A. plans for | works costing some $12,000,000. | Presidential approval of a number of new projects, costing $419,084 and Eglvmg jobs to about 590 workers, was | reported late yesterday. These now await approval by Controller General McCarl and an allotment of funds. iOthsr projects costing $915.000 have the same status, officials said. | The President was reported to have | approved the following plans for work at the Zoo: | New buildings and cages and re= pairs, $229.632; drainage work and sewer construction, $66,002; building | and improvement of roads and walks. $24,872, and supplying stone for cone struciton of buildings, $13,832. Funds Expected Soon. Life at the Zoo, for both the exs hibits and guests, will be made much more pleasant under these plans. Allotment of money for the new developments is expected soon, after Controller General McCarl has passed | on legality of allotments. ’ Stone shelter houses will be built for deer, yaks and other hardy, large | outdoor animals. This will make possible elimination of most of the unsightly wood structures of ade vanced age, which would need costly repairs in years to come, if not res | placed, Zoo officials say. Human guests of the Zoo would have a restaurant housed in a new stone building, under another item in the approved list. Also the appearance of numerous buildings would be ene hanced by a project for painting struce tures. Officials planned this also to prevent deterioration. The frame wing of the lion house weuld be replaced with a stone struce ture and the old portion of the builde ing would be reroofed. Construction of a concrete building to be used for storage of hay and grain is another project. A monkey island wculd be built near the lion house. The silver gull cage would be rewired. Officials found the present wire fabric in very bad condi= tion, Pond to Be Refenced. The American water fowl pond | would be refenced and a variety of | repairs would be made to the small inclosures and the pools in the ravine back of the restaurant from the home of the seals to the places of the wolves and coyotes. The proje ects also propose repairs to numerous other cages, including those above the reptile house. The Zoo administrative staff also would not be forgotten. The program calls for construction of a stone and brick garage in the hillside by the | director’s office and erection of a | stone building on the present site of the stable near the Zoo office. The latter would be particularly designed for the raising of mice, rats and other | small animals and for the operation of incubators. The present structure used for this purpose is said to be a fire menace and otherwise unsatisfactory. Medical Center Jobs Approved. ‘There were projects approved also for the Walter Reed Medical Center, These were construction of tennis courts and incidental work on grounds, to cost $16,752, and planting of trees and shrubs and other land- scaping work costing $9,802. For the National Training School | for Boys were projects to cost $39,988. These were to include drainage and other improvements to grounds of the main athletic field and work on six playgrounds and improvement of ap- | proaches from Bladensburg road northeast. LIBERATORE DEATH DECLARED SUICIDE Coroner’s Certificate Issued Drowning of Woodcarver in Potomac. A certificate of suicide has been issued by Coroner A. Magruder Mac- Donald in the case of Filippo Liber= atore, expert woodcarver, whose body was found floating in the Potomac River Thursday near Highway Bridge, The 47-year-old Italian, who gained the recognition of President and Mrs, Roosevelt by his talented work, is un= derstood to have worried over a res- taurant business he owned at 508 G street. He left the restaurant a week ago to pay the rent and was not seen again until his body was recovered. The rent money was still in his pocket.. Liberatore, who lived at 915 Pirst street, was a war veteran. He has a wife and four children in Italy. ‘The woodcarver was complimented by the President anc Mrs. Roosevelt, according to a newspaper clipping found among his belongings, which described the presentation of a carv- ing of Secretary of Labor Perkins. in Cafe Operator Forfeits. James Voazikas, operator of a res- taurant at 737 Eighth street south- east, forfeited $10 in Police Court yes- terday on charges of violating the health regulations. He was accused f having an unclean icebox, coffee toward mnn(]‘um stove, cooking utensils and bee cabinet, )