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; disco RED CROSS GOAL EXCEEDED BY 1,000 Kin of Fighting M Gregor ClanBENNFTT DEMANDS Gather for Peaceful Reunion Lore of Ancient Days When the Camp- ASCAMPAIGNENDS| vetts Were Open Season Prey Recalled at Annual Meeting. Largest Peace-time Enroll- ment in History of Local Unit Reported. FURTHER RETURNS TO INCREASE TOTAL Drive Headquarters May Be Kept Open Through Next Week, Officials Say. ‘The Red Cross went “over the top” today with the largest peace-time en- rollment in the history of the organi- gation. Lloyd B. Wilson, chairman of the campaign, announced the drive for 65,000 members has been exceeded by more than 1000 enrollments, with returns from many workers not yet received. When the annual drive closed last midnight the corps of volunteers still were 409 enrollments short of the goal, but nearly 2,000 new enroliments were reported today shortly after the opening of campaign headquarters, at 1416 H street. Wilson said he expects the total to go even higher, “possibly as high as 75,000, when all volunteers have completed the canvassing. Several divisions have not completed their work, he said. Campaign headquar- ters probably will be kept open through next week. The largest enrollment in the his- tory of the local chapter was ob- tained in 1918, when 81,000 member- ships were subscribed. Thirty-one years ago the organization had only 305 enrollments. Undeterred by the rain, the workers turned in a record number of mem- berships yesterday. Government Over Top. The Government unit, headed by Gen. Fred W. Boschen, passed its goal with an enrollment of 43,412 members. Gen. Boschen predicted the Government total will exceed 45,000. His committee turned in its best report of the drive yesterday, 6,775 member- ships in all. Results obtained by all units during the day were the best since the cam- paign opened three weeks ago. Urged by Chairman Wilson, to report all possible memberships by midnight, solicitors, key men and division chair- men were in and out of headquarters all day. At midnight the day’s returns totaled 9,537. Wilson said that, while the drive would not be extended officially, work- ers who have not completed their can- vassing will be expected to continue until their solicitation is complete. An increase of 1,371 memberships yesterday placed the General Busi- ness Committee, headed by John Saul, et 6,255. This committee also has & mumber of firms to complete. Other Units’ Figures. Enrollment obtained by other units last night were: Utilities, D. A. Skin- mer, 2,342; financial, Robert V. Flem- ing, 3,017; residential, Mrs. Cary T. Grayson, 2,083; booths, Miss Mabel Boardman, 1,984, and miscellaneous, 2,164, Possible complete reports on the tampaign will be made Monday at & meeting of the Roll Call Executive Committee, Wilson said. All units will not have finished solicitations by ‘that time, but it is hoped some will re- port complete returns. U. S. ALCOHOL UNIT SEEKS MORE MEN Number of Investigators to Be Tripled Under Plans of Administrator. By the Assoclated Press. Plans to triple the number of in. Westigators employed by the Federal ‘Alcohol Administration were disclosed pesterday by Administrator W. 8. Alexander. The head of the alcohol unit said ¢hat in submitting estimates for the fiscal year 1937-8 appropriations, he had included a request for funds sufficient to provide for 50 additional alcohol “sleuths.” “It was generally understood when the Alcohol Administration was set up,” Alexander said, “that after two years our enforcement division would need about 100 investigators. “Right now we have less than 25, and because we need at least 75, we have asked the Budget Bureau to ap- prove sufficient appropriations to pro- wvide for 50 more investigators.” Alexander said an increasing number ‘©of cases warranting close investigation had been uncovered in routine check- ing and that more special agents were needed to keep the enforcement divi- slon abreast of the administrative branch, MANY SEEK TO REIGN t AS HALLOWEEN QUEEN Belection Will Not Be Made Until October 27, Committee Announces. Selection of Miss Halloween VI, who Will reign as queen of the 1936 Hal- and jester, respectively, of New Islands Discovered. MOSCOW, October 16 (#)—Soviet pxplorers reported yesterday they had 4 i,19 new islajjis near the Nm-dena«h‘lu Archipeligu in the North Polar region. They returned to Arch- angel on the Russial jce-bresker, Bedof, for the Wm‘i. “Where there are leaves on the tree And there’s foam on the water, The clan of MacGregor Shall flourish forever.” —From MacGregor Clan Song. The fighting MacGregors, once out- lawed by the King of Scotland because they spent most of their time in bat- tle, were in Washington today pur- suing the paths of peace at the re- union of the American branch of a family that has spread from the Scotch highlands to the far corners of the earth. It is the annual meeting of the American Society of the Clan Gregor, descendants of the hardy clansmen who were driven into the highlands after a series of wars, but never were conquered. The most common names among them are MacGregor and Magruder, but according to one of the tribe, those with the original name today took it back from various changed forms after the ban against them was lifted in Scotland centuries ago. Feudal Lore Revived. ‘While none of the MacGregors were looking for their old Scottish enemies, the Campbell clansmen, to engage them in battle, E. H. De Jarnett, jr, Orange, Va. attorney and a member of the Magruder family, spun several historical yarns about the MacGregors and the Campbells. Out of this feud came the expres- sion, “Waving the bloody shirt.” In one battle, De Jarnett recounted, the MacGregors, only 75 in number, trapped 125 Campbells by the bank of a lake and killed every one of them. The widows of these 125 marched through the streets of Edinburgh wav- ing on spears the bloody shirts of their husbands and demanded vengeance from the King. Thus the MacGregors were out- lawed. From the highlands, where they were driven, they still fought. If one fought a knife battle to a draw with an opponent, the MacGregor would be hanged. If he won, it was still the gallows. But for the opposing clansmen it was open season on Mac- Gregors. As a result, De Jarnett said, the edict caused more bloodshed. The MacGregors, Zorbidden to carry dag- gers, carried them anyhow, and al- ways fought to kill because “dead men tell no tales.” They also were forbidden to own property or to use the family name. They changed it to Magruder, Greg- ory, Grant, MacGruther and others. Hundreds migrated to the United States and other New World coun- tries. Of those who remained, some later took back the origindl name. Many of their descendants are in this country today. The society was formed 28 years ago to keep the clan together in the United States. One of the common ancestors was Alexander Magruder, who came to the United States and settled in Maryland in 1652. The MacGregor clansmen today are con- centrated in Prince Georges and Montgomery - Counties, Md., and in Virginia. Several States, however, are represented in more than 100 family members attending the meeting at the Willard Hotel. Hear of Today’s Homeland. Stories of their mother country were brought first hand to the clan by its American chieftain, Herbert Thomas Magruder of the Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co, New York City. He has just returned from a trip to Scotland and a visit with the recognized chief of ‘the clan, Sir Malcolm MacGregor. ‘The MacGregors and Magruders talked today not only of their battle record in Scotland, but their dead and living veterans of American wars. One of them, James Magruder of Al- bemarle, Orange County, Va. had five sons and a son-in-law in the Civil War, Three sons and the son- in-law died in combat. Another lived for two years with war wounds be- fore he died. The fifth son had been shot seven times. He was Hilary MacGregor, & doctor, who removed to Georgia. Following council meetings yester- day afternoon and last night, the MacGregors today were to visit his- toric St. Thomas Church at Croome, in Prince Georges County, Md. They were to have lunch at the church and then return to Washington for a final business session and election of officers tonight. SIXTH MARYLAND UPSET FORECAST Roosevelt Is Expected to Carry Republican District by 7,000. This is the third in a series of articles on Maryland politics. BY WILL P. KENNEDY. Staff Correspondent ot Tae Star. CUMBERLAND, October 17.—Roose- velt will carry the sixth Maryland dis- trict, including the five counties of Allegheny, Frederick, Garrett, Mont- gomery and Washington, with a ma- Jjority of approximately 7,000, thereby making political history in that part of the State, which is traditionally Republican, according to surveys by party leaders. His majorities are estimated as fol- lows: Allegheny, not less than 3,000, by Judge William C. Walsh; Frederick, 1,200 to 1,500, by David C. Winebren- ner, for nine years Secretary of State; ‘Washington, about 2,000, by Preston Lane, chairman of State Central Com- mittee; Montgomery, 1,400 to 1,800. Roosevelt is expected to lose Garrett County by 600 to 700. Lewis is Confident. Representative David J. Lewis is confident of winning re-election, say- ing, “I am reasonably certain of car- rying all five counties, with possibly a close shave in Garrett County, which is Republican territory 2 to 1 on regis- tration and used to be 3 to 1.” ‘The Democratic leaders agree with cratic Congressional Committee at the Washington office, to State .head- quarters in Baltimore and to the na- tional headquarters in New York. They point to the increasing strength of the Labor vote, especially the miners, for Roosevelt and Lewis, and to gains through new registration. In the Republican stronghold of Garrett County the Republican strength was decreased at least 1,000. In Allegheny County Lewis has previously run ahead of the ticket, but this time he is not expected to do as well as Roosevelt, running from 500 to 1,000 behind the head of the observers feel pretty certain that Le Gore will win in his home county. In even with Roosevelt. In Garrett it is thought that the swing of the miners may carry Lewis through. Bonus Vote Resented. Lewis is suffering from an accumu- lation of disappointed office seekers, Democrats, 15,319; straw vote for Lan- Idon‘ 4917, and for Roosevelt, 7,456 F ce ought to get 57 per cent of the vole and the Democrats 43 per cent, Rep- resentative Lewis emphasized, but the poll gives Roosevelt 60.26 per cent and Landon 39.74, with a majority of a little more than 2,500 in the county for Roosevell on returns from 34.8 per cent of the tetal registered vote. BUILDING PLAN APPROVAL SEEN Commissioners Expected to Pass on Training School Compromise. A compromise plan for new dormi- tories to be erected at the National Training School for Girls, proposed by the Board of Public Welfare as the result of an issue raised by the Budget Bureau, was expected today to be given early approval by the District Commissioners. The new building expansion plan, adopted late yesterday at s special meeting of the welfare board, calls for the construction of ome building having a housing for 25 girls and a second building to provide for 12, Plan Drafting Halted. Drafting of the original plans of the board were halted recently by the Commissioners at the request of the Budget Bureau because they provided for two buildings to house 12 girls each instead of one building of a capacity of 25. The Budget Bureau made the point the President’s report to Con- gress last session on an appropriation of $100,000 for the purpose contem- plated one 25-room structure. The size of the buildings was tied in with a suggestion from the bu- reau for closing the Industrial Home School and transferring its wards to the National Training School for Girls and the National Training School for Boys. The latter is now under Jurisdiction of the Justice Department and the Budget Bureau has suggested Congress be asked to transfer the in- stitution to District management, to make possible some consolidation of care of delinquent and dependent wards of the District. Plan Extensive Study, ‘The welfare board decided yester- day to make a more extensive study of the principles of social care in- volved in the suggested consolidation move before legislation to that end was drafted. The board previously informed the Commissioners wards of the Industrial Home School could be cared for at the two training schools, provided ad- ditional funds were available for plac- ing some of them in foster homes. ‘The welfare board also requested the Commissioners to include in the 1938 District estimates a fund for con- struction of a gymnasium at the Girls’ ‘Training 8chool. “Y” MEMBER DRIVE PASSES HALF MARK Second Report Meeting Shows 354 of 600 New Names Have Been Signed. The Y. M. C. A. membership drive the half-way mark, cam- thelr ¥ » total of 354 to date, with sought before the 21 for .the leading group headed by Page 'McK. secured 66 new members, to 113. The best established by the ter team, Schustek Prailey, at the meel Principal speakers were Bill Werber, Red Sox third baseman; Robert H. Davidson, of the Chesapeake & Po- tomac Teleg i Co.. and E h, Stressing the benefits that cured from a “Y” cautioned - the campaign workers sgainst “letting down” in thgir ef- forts because of their early success. The meeting adjourned after a tap dance by Conway Hunt, one of the committes members. £ H H bese-‘ membership, they | DISMISSAL BY D. C. Mechanical Division Chief of Municipal Architect’s Of- fice Denies Charges. FAVORITISM CHARGED IN SPECIFICATIONS Accusations Made Public by Ousted Aide, Together With Claim of Office Politics. Public airing will be demanded of the charges on which Charles A. Ben- nett, chief of the mechanical division of the Municipal Architect’s Office, was discharged summarily yesterday by the Commissioners, his counsel, W. Gwynn Gardiner, declared today. Bennett makes categorical denial of any wrong-doing in lengthy answers to 18 charges preferred against him and insists “I will be found to be in the clear” when “the full story is known.” ‘The charges alleged that he had favored certain manufacturers of equipment used in construction of District Government structures and that he had drafted specifications so these manufacturers had at least the best opportunity of being awarded the contracts. . All these he denies. The complaints and Bennett's de- nials were considered by a Special Committee, including Assistant Cor- poration Counsel Walter Fowler, As- sistant Engineer Commissioner Patrick Henry Tansey and Assistant Auditor A. R. Pilkerton. Identity Not Disclosed. Fowler said today the charges had been preferred by an attorney whose identity was not disclosed. He added the committee had made no effort to learn the identity of Bennett's ac- cuser., He said the committee was ‘“not in any sense a trial board”; that rather it was a committee merely to help the Commissioners with an in- vestigation.” A draft of complaints, which the committee filed with Bennett August 14, Fowler said, was substantially in the form in which the original charges had been submitted to the Commis- sioners by the attorney, except that the committee had made some changes in wording. Fowler said the committee did not go into some of the charges “because of the difficulty of obtaining proof.” He revealed that the committee had advised the Commissioners that Ben- nett was “unsuited” for the position he held. Fowler said he had no authority to release the committee’s report and referred inquiries to Engineer Com- missioner Sultan, wWho is out of town. States Charges Himself. Bennett, himself, late yesterday made public the charges. Ten of the eighteen charges deal with alleged restrictive specification writing. These involve equipment used by contractors in the Brown Ele- mentary School, the Anacostia Junior High, Woodrow Wilson High, Alice Junior High, the Roosevelt High Schools and for fire alarm equip- ment in & number of buildings. The remaining eight deal with al- leged favoritism to certain contractors involving equipment used in the Chil- dren's Tuberculosis Sanatorium at Glenn Dale, Md, the Wilson High School, Phelps Vocational School and the Rose Lee Hardy Elementary School, One of the charges was that a certain Another charge was that a certain contractural agent was told he would be awarded a contract for work at the Rose Lee Hardy School if he order electrical equipment from a certain manufacturer, that he did so, and that “during the course of the above transactions, the representa- tive of the company entertained Mr. Bennett at an elaborate dinner.” In reply, Bennett stated that the company representative and his wife were “old family friends” that the friendship extended more than 15 years, that the “elabarate dinner” was & “regular dinner” at the Washington Hotel, that there was nothing im- proper involved in the friendship. Other items in the long list of charges and answers were of much more detail and technical character. Bennett declared: “The whole con- troversy has been beclouded by cer- tain (municipal) employes, mnot mechanically trained, who have re- peatedly questioned my authority and judgment in engineering matters per- taining to the work of the office, motivated more, I believe, from per- sonal animosity, than by seriousness.” of » Bennett’s attorney declared his bank books would be held available for in- spection to prove that his income has not exceeded his salary of $4,600 per year. The accused charged that an employe of the architect’s office bhad “unethically removed” ocertain correspondence and shown it to the parties who “sought my removal.” ASKS $50,000 DAMAGES Survivor of Virginia Bus Accident Files Suit. A $50,000 damage suit was filed in District Court late yesterday against the Atlantic Greyhound Lines, Inc., by Elizabeth Tyler of Bristol, Tenn., one of survivors of a bus tragedy COTTER FINANCE HEAD Named Official of D. C. Democratic National Campaign Unit. Joseph J. Cotter, long Democratic National Campaign Com- mittee for the District, it was an- nounced todav. The committee has established headquarte L 1500 Rhode Island avenue. Cotter, who lives at 3 Cathedral avenue, was pr for the pos’ of District Commissioner in 1933. Several years ago he be- came affiliated with the law firm of Frank J. Hogan. nently mentioned | pare tueir bids T WILL be moving day at the Zoo . soon for the birds, the elephants, the hippos, the rhino, the great apes and a mixed company of small mammals. They are to be moved, fur and feathers, into three of the world’s finest zoological display buildings, in- cluding a new $100,000 wing at the Bird House, a $280,000 Pachyderm House, and a $257,000 house for small mammals and great apes. The Bird House wing is nearest completion, and will be opened around Thanksgiving. The other two houses should be ready for occupancy shortly after Christmas, according to Dr. Wil- liam M. Mann, Zoo director. The original Bird House was built in recent years with a view to the addition of a large wing at the rear. Two connecting archways will give a view of panorama cages in the new wing from the main hallways of the old buflding. Indirect Lighting Provided. Most of the cages will have plate glate fronts, and a system of indirect lighting, Dr. Mann said, will enable spectators to “count the feathers” of the birds on display. At either end of the new wing will be large cages, one for tropical and the other for Arctic and Antarctic birds. The latter enclosure is to be refrigerated at & temperature natural to penguins and other feather inhabi- tants of the polar regions. A feature of the new wing will be a glass-fronted diving tank for cor- morants—the water birds used in Far Eastern countries to catch fish—and a related native species, the snake FISCAL RELATIONS FIGURES STUDIED Jacobs and Advisers Meet to Consider Data of Organizations. J. L. Jacobs, Chicago efficiency en- gineer and tax expert, appointed by President Roosevelt to direct & study of fiscal relations between the Fed- eral and District governments, met today with his advisory committee to to consider data submitted by various civic and business organizations. The information will be analyzed in preparation for hearings to be granted representatives of these organizations next Friday and Saturday. Organizations invited to send repre- sentatives to these hearings include the Citizens’ Joint Committee on Fiscal Relations, the Washington Board of Trade, the Federation of Citizens’ Associations, the Central Lebor Union and the Washington Taxpayers Protective League. People’s Counsel William A. Roberts also has been invited. The conference between Jacobs and his Advisory Committee, the fourth since the President appointed them to determine a fair and equitable basis of fiscal relations between the United States and the District, is expected to last throughout the day. Jacobs’ Advisory Committe is com- posed of George McAneny, president of the Title Guaranty Trust Co., of New York City and James W. Martin, chairman of the Kentucky State Tax Commission, and Clarence A. Dykstra, city manager of Cincinatti. COURT BARS P.W.A. ., $700,000 OUTLAY Allocation to Jackson, Tenn., for Municipal Distribution Held Up. ‘With the consent of the Govern- ment, Justice Jennings Bailey of Dis- trict Court today signed a preliminary injunction restraining P. W. A. from disbursing any of the $700,000 al- located to Jackson, Tenn., for con- struction of a municipal electric dis- tribution system there. The injunction may be satisfied at any time on motion of the Govern- ment, but presumably will continue until the entire question of the Fed- eral power program is adjudicated. ‘The power company’s suit charged power. An injunction to prevent T. V. A. contracting to sell its current to Jack- also was asked, but the order not cover the T. V. A. de- since they have not yet been ik BIDS TO BE SOUGHT Apex Building to “Go on Market” Within Two Weeks. The new Apex Bullding probably will be “put on the market” within two weeks, it was learned today at the Procurement Division Treasury D tmen are earin compietio 1 ien the ob is advertised, bidcers will be given avout five weeks to pre- The bullding, to be erecied at ine apex of the Federal triangle, Pennsylvania and Constitu. tlon nues, will house the Feceral| Zoo Birds and Beasts to Move Soon PUB“[} HEAR'NG []N Will Be Seen in Three of World’s Finest Zoological Buildings Now Nearing Completion. o The new $257,000, house for apes and small mammals at the Zoo. ’ =Star Staff Photo. bird. Spectators can see the birds swimming under water at feeding time. Above the cages on the ends and one side of the new wing are sky lights, the glass of which can be raised to permit the entry of natural sunlight. The “cellings” of the cages are wire mesh placed above the range of spectator wvision. Accoustical plaster has been used in the new wing to still the echoes that ordinarly distort the cries of the birds. Tiled Ceiling in Pachyderm House. This accoustical treatment has been carried out in the great, tiled ceiling of the new Pachyderm House. The spacious interior will accom- modate hundreds of spectators and the cages have been arranged along the walls to give a panorama view. ‘The yards for the big mammals outside the Pachyderm House will be surrounded by moats, impassable to the animals, and allowing spectators a free view without the necessity of peering between bars. ‘The great apes in the new house for mammals will be displayed against a background of forest green tile. The apes will occupy cages sep- arated from the public by plate glass. In the same building a special sec- tion has been set aside for small mammals most active at night. Imitation moonlight and walls of dark blue glass will simulate nocturnal conditions and encourage the shy creatures to move about. Ordinarily the nocturnal animals sleep through the daylight hours in Canon Stokes Wise to Gypsies, -Foils Robbery Four gypsy women and one man were being held for investigation today following two complaints of attempted robbery, one of which was lodged with police by Canon Anson Phelps Stokes of Washington Cathedral. Canon Stokes was driving to noon services yesterday when hailed at Thirty-fourth and Garfleld streets by a group of gypsies, who said they were in need of a doctor. ‘When the churchman halted his car to aid in the supposed emergency, one of the gypsy women hurried to his automobile, opened the door and ex- plained that she was “an Oklahoma Indian” who could tell fortunes. ‘The woman directed Dr. Stokes to put his right hand in his pocket to touch a coin. She seized his left hand and attempted to place it across his chest. He resisted the woman’s efforts and got hold of his pocketbook. “The gypsy couldn't catch me with the darkest corners they can find and offer little entertainment from a spec- tator's point of view. Among animals to be shown in this group of 37 cages will be the lemur, & night-prowling cousin of the mon- key; the vole, a mouse-like rodent; the kangaroo rat, the hedgehog, the spiny mouse, etc. Exhibit on Small Animals. Dr. Mann also plans an exhibit fllustrating the ‘“unknown world or small animals,” which inhabit the | District. This would include the tiny | shrew, the deer mouse, the jumping mouse, the mole and other small creatures, so shy and so reluctant to venture abroad in the daylight that they are rarely seen even by Nature students, and are almost wholly un- known to the layman. This building will have & glass- fronted tank in which water shrews or other small aquatic animals can dive and swim in full view of specta- tors. New construction at the Zoo in- cludes a central heating plant, with | underground conduits leading to all| buildings, new carpenter and ma- | chine shops and a new garage. Federal officials felt the expendi- ture for improvements was more than justified by the fact that the Zoo is a national, as well as a local attrac- tion, Last year 2,500,000 persons visited the Zoo. This is five times the population of Washington and represents the highest ratio in the country between Zoo visitors and the size of the sup- porting city. Attempt Trick such an old trick,” Canon Stokes said. “I had a friend who was robbed in that way. What the gypsy wanted to do was to keep both my hands engaged and my attention on her prophesy while she searched my coat pockets for a wallet.” Dr. Stokes reported the incident to police by telephone. Shortly after- ward a complaint came from a man who said a gypsy had tried to steal a $20 bill from his pocketbook dur- ing the course of a “blessing” ritual. A lookout was sent to all precincts and five gypsies were picked up on Georgia avenue yesterday afternoon. They gave their names as John, Mary and Delphia Marks, Bosonia Mundra and Sylvia Kallpina. Canon Stokes was unable to identify the five. He said, however, that one of the women “re sembled” the gypsy who had at- tempted to get his pocketbook. Police were holding the five pending an in- vestigation of the second complaint. TRAFFIC KILLS SIX HERE DURING WEEK Man, 65, Is 69th Fatality by Machines in D. C. Since January 1. The sixth traffic fatality in a week and the sixty-ninth recorded here since January 1 occurred last night when an elderly man was killed dur- ing & downpour. ‘The victim was identified as George 'W. Smith, 65, colored, but police have been unable to find out where he lived. Smith died in Gallinger Hospital several hours after being struck at New Jersey avenue and L street by a machine which police said was operated by Robert L. Taylor, 34, of Riverdale, Md. Taylor was placed under $500 bond and arraigned in Police Court today on a charge of colliding. Judge Isaac R. Hitt continued the case for 30 days, however, to wait developments at the inquest. A number of other persons were in- jured, two of them perhaps seriously, when the steady rain added to traffic hazards. Two Suffer Skull Injuries. Among those more seriously injured were Clyde Henderson, 47, of No. 2 Wylie court, and Fred Hart, 52, of 334 F street northeast. Both suffered automobile driven by Wade 1. Brinley, 24, of 1221 Thirteenth street, while Hart was struck in the 400 block of O street by a machine operated by Lacey L. Aldred, 33, of 812 New Jersey Walter T Mirhae! 1 and Cha es L lored, 2303 N streel—of blame in two fatal mishaps. two drivers CENTRISTS ELECT b. W UNION HEAD | A. A. has no control over these, al- MILK PRICE RAISE UNNECESSARY, SAY OFFICIALSOF AALA. Consumers’ Counsel Will Watch Hearings on Mar- keting Order Tuesday. DECLARES PRODUCERS ' MUST JUSTIFY STAND Holds One-Cent-a-Quart Increase’ Might Cause Reduction in Consumption. Higher retail milk prices will not be necessary in Washington even if producers gain an increase for six months of 1 cent a quart in the amount they receive, in the opinion , of Donald E. Montgomery, consumers’ counsel of the Agricultural Adjuste ment Administration. Montgomery said today he would be present at the public hearing set for Tuesday by A. A. A. under the milk marketing order recently imposed on the Washington area, at which the requested increase will be considered, “It is up to the producers to show that they are justified in asking for the increase,” Montgomery said. If he is not convinced by the arguments of producers, Montgomery. will oppose approval of their request by the dairy section of A. A. A, which fixes the prices milk handlers must pay the dairy farmers. “The producers are going to do & good job of presenting evidence,” he said. He added that he could anticipate many of the arguments—higher feed costs, scant pastures, drought losses and the necessity for maintaining “an adequate production volume.” He has, he said, information on these subjects from the consumer standpoint. Consumers Must Pay. If the producers win before the A. A. A, distributors will determine whether to advance retail prices. A. though it fixes the price that must be paid to producers. Leading dis- tributors said yesterday they would be obliged to pass along to consumers any increased costs. But Montgomery said it does not necessarily follow that distributors will find it wise to increase retail prices. A l-cent a quart increase might* cause a reduction in consumption that would give the dellers pause, he pointed out. A contrary opinion was expressed yesterday by Richard D. Aplin, market administrator for this area, who said such a retail price boost probably would not curtail cone sumption more than 2 or 3 per cent. Montgomery said, too, that dealers must consider the possibility that a retail price increase would drive consumers to cheaper milk. % “They have to take into considerae tion the competitive price situation,” he said. “Cheaper milk can be bought in Washington and consumers might turn to that.” Challenges Distributors. Montgomery challenged distributors to prove that they would have to in- crease store and delivery prices if they are to pay the dairy farmer more. “They ought to show the public why this would be necessary,” he said. There is nothing in the A. A. A. act or the marketing order for this area, however, that would compel dairies to comply with Montgomery's suggestion. The consumer’s counsel said there were at least two ways by which dise tributors can keep retail prices the same and not suffer a loss if producer prices are raised: 1—To reduce distribution costs. Much can be done in this line by charging bottle deposits to reduce drastically an estimated $200,000 an-, Robert Doolan to Be Inaugu- rated in Ceremony in Two Weeks. Although losing seven seats in the George Washingtan University Union, the Center party again has elected the president and retained 48 seats in the student political forum. As a result, Robert Doolan will be inaugurated as president, the cere- mony to be held about two weeks hence, after the delegates are selected by caucus of the three parties. Six of the seven seats lost by the Centrists went to the Left party, whose candidate was Charles Kiefer. They won 30 of the 101 seats. The Rightists, smallest of the three groups, headed by Bennett Willis, won 23 seats, one more than last year. A year ago the Centrists held a majority of seats with 55, the Leftists nual deficit attributable to bottle losses, he said. 2—To make up some of their loss in wholesaling to retailers. Montgomery said that competition is so keen in this branch of the business that re« tailers get bottled milk at very low prices. For instance, half-pint bottles sell retail in most restaurants for a nickel, although the retailer gets them for 2! cents apiece, he said. Analysis Completed. ‘Montgomery had just completed an analysis of milk prices in 29 cities which shows the spread, or margin, between the prices paid to pros ducers and retail prices. These are “crude margins,” figured only on the buying and selling price, and do not represent the actual gross profit to the dealer. Of the 29 cities, only 8 have spreads higher than in Washington. One has the same. Three of the 8 that are higher are classified as “partly higher,” since two prices, and hence, holding 24 and the Rightists 22. The campus-wide election was held Thursday and Friday and the results were tabulated last night. Charles Kiefer, who ran second for president, was chairman of the Election Commit- tee and announced the result. Asso- ciated with him on the committee were ‘Theodore Pearson and William Gausmann. Caucuses are to held within the next 10 days and the first meeting of the forum will follow within & few days thereafter. DR. DE ALBA HERE two spreads, are involved. The cities with the higher spreads are Phoenix, Ariz.; San Diego, Calif. San Prancisco, Calif.; Lexington, K: Louisville, Ky.; Kansas City, Mo.; Q‘.‘. Louis, Mo., and Detroit, Mich. All the principal Eastern cities have lower spreads than here. Baltimore's, is only & tenth of a cent lower, but New York's is 59 and 62 cents a quart, compared with the 6.4-centse a-quart spread in Washington Philadelphia, 5.7; Boston and Rich- mond, 58. Montgomery explained that his table did not include Southeastern« cities, where the spreads are “much higher” than in Washington. “But the producer and consumer ON WAY TO MEXICO vesterday s way from City o Mexico Cily. i, L & [ director of the union, showed him | on New York prices are also much higher in these cities,” he sald. SCHWARTZ APPOINTED Chief of B. A. I Zoologieal Divie sion on Editorial Board. Becretary of Agriculture Wallace to« day appointed Dr. Benjamin Sehwaits, chief of the Buresu of Animal In- dustry's Zoologieal Division, to serve on the Editorial Committes of the Journal of Agricultural Research. Me succeeds Dr, F, L. Campbell, who re- signed from the Agricultuic Departe ment for & position at Ohlo State i Michael was exonerated i the death | through the P§n-American Building. | scripts offered for puibi aiion w U 4 Nan Pattérson, 47, colured, struck t Georgia avenue and Gallatin street, of Russell Harrigan, 52, colored injured on!'gxumd. while Milton was cleared in the dmnl Dr. dc Alba replaces Gil Borges, | who left America eight months ago to | become Venezuelan minister of fore eign affairs. The new assistant direc- tor 46 & widower with two children, ' i Ihe funetien »f walci 1s composed of three me is to consider the me of s Jjournal by departm nt scientist Dr. Schwartz is an expert on anie mal parasites and the connection be< tween live stock health and public welfare, q