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WASHINGTON, D. C., SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 28, 1934.
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SEVENTH STREET
BANK WILL BEGIN
PAVING 1313,»
Cards Being Mailed Out for
30 Per Cent Dividend
This Week.
j
MORE THAN $500,000
ALREADY DISBURSED
Washington Savings and North
east Savings Now Busy Distrib
uting Additional Funds.
Payment of a 30 per cent dividend
from the insolvent Seventh Street
Savings Bank will begin Tuesday
morning, at 1300 Seventh street, the
old bank building, it was announced
last night by Norman R. HamUton,
receiver
Funds totaling about $320,000 are
available to pay the dividend to about
4,000 depositors, it was explained.
Claims have been proved and checks
written ior $313,944.90.
This will be the second dividend to
be paid by the bank, the first one, of
50 per cent, amounting to more than
half a million dollars, having been
paid out in September, 1933.
Cards Being; Mailed.
Post cards are being mailed to de
positors notifying them what day to
call at the bank. The first group ot
about 750 cards was mailed yesterday,
asking the first depositors to come
Tuesday. Other groups of cards will
be mailed daUy. All will be given
opportunity to call at the bank some
time in this week.
Dividend checks will be available at
the old Seventh Street Savings Bank
location, however, only for this week.
Next Monday morning they will be
moved to the office of Receiver Ham
ilton at 1406 Ο street, the location of
the old District National Bank.
Must Show Cards.
In order to claim their checks, de
positors will be asked to show the post
cards they have received from the re
ceiver. They will be asked to sign a
receipt for the dividend check, and the
signature must agree with the signa
ture already in the hands of the re
ceiver, on the proof of iaim.
Payment of the checks will be In
charge of Butler Ballanc· of the
receivership.
Hamilton, who la liquidating five
Insolvent banks in this city, is still
paying out second dividends in two
«ther banks under his supervision.
A second dividend of 20 per cent is
being paid to depositors of the Wash
ington Savings Bank, which Is in ad·
dit ion -to the original of 5(r per cent.
A second dividend of 25 per cent ft
being paid to depositors of the North
east Savings Bank, in addition ta the
original 50 per cent.
DISTRICT RANKS HIGH
IN ROAD CONTRACTS
Only Two States Exceed Capital
in Percentage of Public
Works Fnnd Used.
The District has outstripped all but
two States of the country in placing
under contract road Improvements
financed out of public works funds
granted in the past fiscal year, a sur
vey made public yesterday showed.
Of the 1934 grant of $1,918,000 for
Federal highway work here, the Dis
trict has involved 99.7 per cent in
contracts. Connecticut took first rank,
with 100 per cent of its funds in use.
Kansas was second, with 99.9 per cent.
Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, District di
rector of highways, said 80 per cent
of the work started under the X934
grant had been completed.
The District has taken second place
in the amount of funds placed at
work for relief of unemployment un
der grants advanced for road work
ior the present fiscal year. The Dis
trict received for this year $973,000.
Of this total 43.8 per cent has been
obli&gted In contracts so far. Utah
was first In rank, with 43.9 per cent
under contract.
CHARACTERPRÔGRAM
IN SCHOOLS CHECKED
Miss Bertie Backus, Director, Be
ports Satisfactory Prog
ress Made.
At the conclusion of a check-up
yesterday of the first two months'
character education work in the pub
lic schools, Miss Bertie Backus, di
rector, announced satisfactory prog
ress has been made.
"We have made real progress in
getting our machinery set up and in
making every one understand what
we are trying to do," she said. "Much
has been done toward enlisting the
co-operation of both parents and
teachers, and especially toward get
lng acquainted with the children."
The check-up, a monthly affair,
took place during the two-day visit
here of Dr. W. W. Charters of Ohid
State University, who conducted the
local Character Education Institute
last Summer.
The work being done by all per
sons connected with the character
education program was examined.
Principals of elementary. Junior
high, senior high and night senior
high schools were questioned. Then
conferences were held with counselors
and finally with the research staff.
YOUTHS ROB MAN, 67
Br > Staff Correspondent ot The Star.
TAKOMA PARK, Md.. October 27.—
Assaulted by two young white men
within 200 feet of his home in the
first block of Beech street, D. B. Gos
orn, 67, buyer at the Roosevelt Mar
ket, Washington, was knocked down
and robbed of $250 In cash tonight.
Ooeorn told County Policeman J. B.
Nolte one of the men slugged him
over the head and the pair escaped
on foot after taking his money.
The victim was treated for cuts <and
bruises.
Survey Shows Needy Families
Cannot Purchase Relief Milk
Allen Says Government May Have to
Buy Dairy Tickets and Distribute
Them Among Poor*
Commissioner Allen, father of the
District relief milk plan, declared lut
night "it looks like the Government
will have to buy tickets from the
dairies and distribute them among
the needy familles" as a result of a
canvass by Embassy and Chestnut
Farms-Chevy Chase Dairies, which
reported only 35 sales out of 2,280
calls.
Allen had hoped that the 3-cent cut
in the standard retail price of milk
would Induce the relief families to
buy, but all but the 35 families which
did purchase strips of tickets said
they had no money.
A solicitor for one of the dairies,
accompanied by a reporter for The
Star, called on 30 relief families yes
terday, but succeeded In selling to
only two of them. The others said
lack of funds was the reason why
they could not take advantage of the
low-priced milk offer.
Mother's Reply Typical.
One mother's reply was typical of
the answers given by those who re
fused to buy:
"I couldn't buy milk if it was sell
ing for a nickel a quart. I only get
$12.75 a week, and that has to feed a
family of 10.
"It's nice of Commissioner Allen to
offer us milk at 10 cents a quart, but
I have no money."
"What do your children do for
milk?" she was asked.
"Oh, they get a little canned milk
in their coffee every now and then—
that's all. We never have any fresh
milk, and we never will unless the re
lief people give it to us."
Fresh Milk in Four Families.
In every one of the families visited
by the solicitor and The Star reporter
there were from one to seven chil
dren, anti in all but four no fresh milk
Is being fed the youngsters. The two
who do have milk, but who could not
afford to buy tickets for a week's sup
ply, buy less than seven pints a week.
One mother said she got an Emer
gency Relief Division check for $10
twice a month—a total of $20—out of
which she pays $12 a month rent.
"That leaves $2 a week to buy food
with," she said. "If I bought a quirt
of milk a day, even at 10 cents, it
would coct me 70 cents a week, let v
ing only $1.30 to buy all the otl.er
necessary foods. I could use a qui.rt
a day If the Government will buy It
for me: I can't do it myself."
Boy» Little Each Week.
Another young woman, with too
young children and another expected,
said she managed to scrape enough
out of her relief check to buy a little
milk each week, but not nearly
enough to nourish the youngsters
properly.
"My husband Is on work relief and
he gets about $9 a week. That has
to feed four of us and it doesnt leave
much for milk. I wish I could get two
quarte a day for the kids, but unless it
is given to me I just can't."
In one alley in Southeast, there
were 24 families on relief rolls. Only
one of them bought a strip of tickets
for a week's supply of 10-cent milk.
All the others had children, but said
they could not afTord to pay even 10
cents a quart.
The father of a relief family in
Anacostia, however, bought two strips.
This man seemed to jump at the
chance to buy milk at 10 cents a
quart. He said he had been buying
a quart and a half a day. In contrast
to the other homes that were visited,
hie was well furnished.
Dairy Officials Doubtful.
Hie surroundings in the other homes
were squalid. Not enough chairs to
go around, and families of from 3 to
10 packed sardlne-llke In one or two
rooms.
Officials of both Embassy and
Chestnut Farms Dairies indicated
they thought It useless to continue
the canvass.
There is understood to be a possi
bility the District may obtain a share
of a several million dollar fund which
Federal Relief Administrator Harry
Hopkins expects to obtain from the
Agricultural Adjustment Administra
tion. If this money 1s forthcoming, it
was indicated the District would use
it to buy milk and thus force an in
crease in consumption.
STAFF IS SELECTED
FOR G. W. ANNUAL
Cherry Tree Workers An
nounced by Betty Bacon,
Editor in Chief.
Selection of the staff of the Cherry
Tree, George Washington University
annual, was announced last night by
Betty Bacon, editor in chief, and the
Board of Directors, composed of John
R. Busick. business manager; Harry
Ames, Helen Bunten, Muriel Cham
berlain and Eldridge LoefRer.
The staff members are:
Art—Muriel Chamberlain, editor;
Elizabeth Coale, Mary Guill, Mary E.
Keane, Gussie Mae Hanley, Buelah
Kosters. Caroline Price, staff members.
Business staff—John R. Busick,
manager; Machin Gardner, Floyd
Sparks and John Taylor, assistants.
Copy—Helen Bunton, editor; Mar
garet Baer, Grace Boland, Catherine
Bright, P. R. Eldridge and Agnes
Shapter. staff members.
Dramatics—Kate H op wood.
Fraternities—Edward Crouch, sub
editor; Harry Ellis, Joe Allan Jones
and Prank Rhymes, staff members.
March of events — Richard P.
Creyke. subeditor; Austin Cunning
ham. Charles Hallam, Peggy Rucker
and Verna Volz, staff members.
Men's sports—Subeditor not yet
chosen; Harry Feldman, Percy Hylton,
Bob Howell, Bill Martin and Everett
Woodward, staff members.
Organizations — Eldridge Loeffler,
editor; Jane Burke, Betty Hartung,
Ann Hill, Mary Jane Livingston and
Cherie Seaman, staff members.
Photography—Harry Ames, editor;
Julia Gummel, James Hall and Rob
ert Smith, staff members.
Society—Olivia Nixon, subeditor;
Kathleen Bulow and Marjorie Wilbur,
staff members.
Sororities—Mary Spelman, subedi
tor; Edith Bottimore, Cathryn Camp
bell and Marjorie Schorn, staff mem
bers.
Stenographic—Ethel Mary Nelson,
subeditor; Bettay Brown, Frances
Crawford, Alice Klopstad, Louise Kra
mer, Alba Grace Meadows and Flor
ence Stopsack, staff members.
Women's sports—Ruth Brewer, sub
editor; Margaret Graves, Jane Harri
son and Louise Rex, staff members.
Chicago Trip Is Speeded.
Five-hour airplane service between
Washington and Chicago was an
nounced last night by Pennsylvania
Airlines and United Air Lines. The
new service is over the two lines, con
nections being made at Cleveland.
Potomac-Patuxent Cut-Off
Is Suggested as Aid in
Market Supply.
The feasibility of a proposal to con
nect tbe Potomac and Patuxent Rivers
by a canal, thereby bringing l*ary
land's Eastern Shore with Its
of sea and garden products 60 miles
closer to Washington, is being studied
by the Rivers and Harbors Commit
tee of the Washington Board of Trade.
The suggestion was made by Judge
Daniel Thew Wright at a recent com
mittee meeting and immediately was
taken up by the body. Yesterday
John A. Remon, chairman of the
group, assigned the subject to a sub
committee on port development,
headed by Henry A. Willard, 2d, for
study and report.
"The section near Crisfleld through
the Pokomoke and Tangier Sounds is
the source of the finest oysters in the
world," said Judge Wright. "At pres
ent it is impractical to bring them to
Washington, most of the trade going
up Chesapeake Bay to Baltimore
which Is considerably nearer because
of the devious route which must be
travelled to reach the National
Capital.
Green Vegetables Varied.
"In addition, the Eastern Shore Is
noted for its truck farms and a
short water route would enable farm
ers to bring their green vegetables
to Washington at a profit.
"As it now stands, all our produce
and sea food from the Eastern Shore
come by way of Baltimore and nat
urally the expense of trucking it is
added to the market price."
Judge Wright suggested the cutting
of a canal from Benedict, near the
head of navigation of the Patuxent.
straight across the low, flat country
lying between that point and Wash
ington. The distance is 20 or 25
miles, he said, adding that the na
ture of the terrain would keep the
cost at a minimum.
Would Attract Yachts.
He pointed out such a canal prob
ably would have the added effect of
bringing to Washington the thou
sands of small yachts which yearly
sail down from the North through
the Inland water route of the Dela
ware River and the Chesapeake Bay.
At present, said Judge Wright, the
yachts do not touch at Washington
because it is necessary for them to
travel up and down the winding
Potomac River. The proposed canal,
however, would give them a much
more direct avenue of approach to
the Capital City.
Master Man Hunter Baffled
By New Justice Corridors
Harold Nathan, assistant director
of the Justice Deparment's Division
of Investigation, is a master at solv
ing niysterié», biit the ramifications
of the corridors
of the new De
partment of Jus
tice Building
have him com
pletely baffled.
Noted for his
ability at finding
gangster lairs
and kidnapers'
hideouts. Ν a -
than's face was
red the other
day when he
was unable to
locate his own
office on the fifth
floor of the ex
pansive building.
Nathan had just returned from
supervising field activities in the so
Hirold Nathan.
Ψ
lutlon of the Stoll kidnaping cue In
Louisville and was escorted for the
first time to bis office in the new
building. Venturing out a short while
later to look the structure over,
Nathan wandered around the corri
dors for some time and then sought
to return to his own rooms.
After walking up and down numer
ous corridors and finding himself as
far from home as ever, he went into
a nearby office and telephoned for
help.
A few minutes later a messenger
arrived and guided the confused
criminologist through the labyrinth
to his office—directly across the cor
ridor from the suite of J. Edgar
Hoover, director.
Mucli to Nathan's embarrassment,
word of his escapade traveled through
out the division. Not long afterward
he found his door emblazoned with
numbers thrice the size of those on
other doors of the department. He
has left them there.
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SEVEN SECTIONS
IN GIANT PARADE
FORJjALLOWEEN
King and Queen of Fete to
Lead Long Column of
Merrymakers.
NATIONAL GUARD'S TASK
TO POLICE LINE OF MARCH
Marshals of Sections and Order
of Entries Stated by
Committee.
The list of the unite and Individuals
I who will parade In Joyful jubilation
Halloween was announced last night
by the Parade Committee.
There will be seven sections, led by
the King and Queen of Revelry, Brooke
Johns and Miss Betty Gray. District
National Guard officers, headed by
Col. John W. Oehmann, will handle
the passage of the marchers along
Constitution avenue from Sixth street
to the Ellipse.
Maj. E. W. Brown Leader.
First in the line of march will be
Maj. Ernest W. Brown, with his escort.
Following in order will be the King of
Revelry, the George Washington Uni
versity Band, the Queen, and the
ladies of the queen's court.
C. W. Lee will be marshal of the first
section and will be assisted by First
Lieut. James R. Quade and Second
Lieut. Luther B. Hall. Other marshals
and their assistants are Ernest H.
Pullman, marshal, and Lieuts, George ,
F. Harbin and Howard A. Burd; John I
A. Bresnahan. marshal, and Lieuts.
Edward A. McMahon and Leighton
B. Hastings; Vernie Absher, marshal,
and Lieuts. Hugh Everett, Jr., and
Elmer W. Humphrey; Saul J. Flick
Inger, marshal, and Lieuts. Joseph F.
Fitzgerald and Harold W. Leath; R. J
Bowen, marshal, and Lieuts. Max G.
D. Prentice and Walter C. Jourden.
jr.; and Ben Lindas, marshal, and
Lieuts. Cooper B. Rhodes and Csr"
SantiUi.
Participating Units.
Tnose who will participate in the
parade are:
Washington High School Cadet
Corps Band: Powell Junior High
School, costumed marchers; Kiwanls
Club, civic float; costumed individual
marchers; Potomac Electric Power
Co.. local commercial float: Boys'
Club of Washington, civic float: Paul
Junior High School, costumed march
ers; Paul Junior High School, tum
bling team; Marton Distributing Co.,
commercial float: National Capital
Parks, civic float: Marton Distribu
tion Co., three commercial floats; M
S. G inn St Co., two private decorated
vehicles; M. 8. Ginn & Co., two to
dividual marchers; Quality Laundry
& Dry Cleaning Co., commercial float;
Gordon Junior High School, costumed
» jchers; Overseas Military Band,
drum and bugle corps; Stuart Junior
High School, costumed marchers; Pro
tective Home Circle, civic float; cos
tumed individual marchers. John H.
Gibson and Jack Ridgway; Woodward
& Lothrop, commercial float.
Other Entries.
Boys' Club of Washington, costumed
marchers; Alexandria Drum & Bugle
Corps, American Legion; District of
Columbia National Guard, 121st En
gineers, civic float: James Hollaran,
decorated private vehicle; Baby Valet,
commercial float; Mid-City Citizens'
Association, decorated private vehicle;
M. E. Horton, Inc., floats and deco
rated vehicles; Esperanto Association,
costumed marchers; Elks Boys' Band;
U. S. S. Jacob Jones Post, American
Legion Drill Team, No. 2, costumed
marchers; Community Center Depart
ment. civic float; costumed individual
marchers, Charles E. Wolfe, Janet
Wolfe and Helen Wolfe; Hecht Co.,
commercial float; Friendship House,
civic float; George W. Potter, deco
rated private vehicles; For„ Stevens
Drum and Bugle Corps; Drill Corps
of Bethel, No. 1, Job's Daughters,
costumed marchers; Bethel, No. 10,
Job's Daughters, Mount Rainier, Md.,
out-of-town costumed marchers.
Drill Corps, Bethel, No. 1, Job's
Daughters, Clarendon, Va., out-of
town marchers; Drill Corps, Bethel,
No. 4, Job's Daughters. Alexandria,
Va., out-of-town costumed marchers;
Fidelity Storage Corp., commercial
float; Bermann, Inc., commercial
float; Logan-Thomas Circle Citizens'
Asociation, costumed marchers; Na
tional Capital Cadet Band; local cos
tumed marchers; Stanton Park Citi
zens' Association, civic float; District
of Columbia National Guard, civic
float; J. C. Helde, costumed Individual
marcher; Lansburgh & Bro., commer
cial float; McKinley High School, dec
orated private vehicle; McKinley High
School, costumed marchers; Loew's
Fox Cadet Band; Loew's Washington
Theaters, commercial float.
StiU Other Entries.
Ladies' Auxiliary, District of Co
lumbia Fire Department, civic float;
F. P. May Hardware Co., commercial
float; Standard Brands, Inc., deco
rated private vehicle; L. S. Julllen,
Inc., commercial float; Western High
School, costumed marchers; Vincent
B. Costello Post Drum and Bugle
Corps, American Legion; the Wonder
Club of Neighborhood House, cos
tumed marchers; Roosevelt High
(Continued on Page 2, Column 1.)
nhVtLtnb Ant ASKtU
TO LEAVE CARS ALONE
Damaging of Vehicles In Past
Brings Motor Club Appeal
to Parents of Capital.
With the approach of Halloween's
traditional goblins and witches, the
District of Columbia Motor Club of
the American Automobile Association
has asked parents and school authori
ties to conduct an educational cam
paign among the city's youth against
damaging automobiles.
The smashing of automobile win
dows. deflating tires and marring the
finish by revelers in the past has cost
motorists huge sums of money, says
a statement issued by the club, which
has as a slogan, "Halloween celebra
tions without damage."
In many instances, the statement
points out, useless destruction may be
attributed to children who do not
realise the seriousness of the damage
they are doing.
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During Navy Day Celebration Here
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Upper: General view yesterday
et the Navy Yard celebration of
Navy day, showing crowds waiting
to board a destroyer. The U. S. S.
Pontchartrain is the white boat
In the background. Lower: Mar
garet Peak is shown a 5-inch drill
gun by M. P. Bcott, sailor from the
Pontchartrain.
—Star Staff Photos.
COLONIAL CAPITAL !
DAYS RECAPTURED
Rare Paper Describes Life
at Williamsburg, Now Be
ing Restored to Glory.
BY THOMAS R. HENRY.
The ways of life at old Williams
burs, Virginia's Colonial capital, which
now is being restored to its approxi
mate appearance before the Ameri
can Revolution, are illustrated by a
curious old paper which has survived
only in a reprint now in the rare
book section of the Library of Con
gress. . . i
It was a letter from Williamsburg
to a Lynchburg newspaper, dated Oc
tober 7, 1737, which afterward was
furnished by a Lynchburg editor to a
sporting magazine, the files of which
are preserved here.
It reads as follows:
"We have advises from Hanover
County that on St. Andrew's day, be
ing the 30th of November next,
there are to be horse rasses and sev
eral other diversions for the enter
tainment of gentlemen and ladies at
the old field near Capt. John Bicker
ton's in that county (if permitted by
Col. William Byrd. Esq., proprietor
of said land), the substance of which
are as follows, viz:
ι rue οι rive ruuuus.
1. "It Is proposed that 20 horses or
mares do run a three miles course
for a prize of the value of live pounds,
according to the usual rules of racing,
and that every horse that runs shall
be first entered with Mr. Joseph Fox.
and that no person have the liberty
of putting in a horse unless he is a
subscriber towards defraying the ex
pense of this entertainment, and pay
to Mr. Pox half a pistole of It at en
tering his horse.
2. That a hat of the value of 20
shillings be cudgelled for and that
after the first challenge made the
drums are to beat, once every three
quarters of an hour, for three chal
lenges around the ring; on no answer
being made the person challenging to
be entitled to the prize—and none to
play with the left hand.
Fiddlers Mix 20 Tunes.
3. That a violin be played for by 20
fiddlers, to be given to him that shall
be adjudged the best to play. No per
son shall have the liberty of playing
unless he brings a fiddle with him.
After the prize is won, they are all
to play together and each a different
tune, and be treated by the company.
4. That 12 boys of 12 years of age
do run 112 yards for a hat of the value
of 12 shillings.
5. That a flag be flying on said day
20 feet high.
6. That a handsome entertainment
be provided for the subscribers and
their wives and such of them who are
not so happy as to have wives may
treat any other lady, and that con
venient booths be erected for that
purpose.
7. That drums, trumpets, haut boys,
etc., will be provided to piay at said
entertainment.
8. That after dinner the royal
healths and the health of his honor
the Governor, etc., are to be drunk.
Liquor for Windpipes.
9. That a quire of ballads be sung
for by a number of songsters, the best
songster to have the prize, and all of
them to have liquor sufficient to clear
their windpipes.
10. That pair of silver buckles be
wrestled for by a certain number of
brisk young men.
11. That pair of handsome shoes
be danced for.
12. That pair of silk stockings of
one pistole value to be given to the
handsomest young country maid that
appears in the field, and many other
whimsical and comical diversions, too
tedious to be mentioned here.
The horse race is to b· run that day
fair or foul, but if foul, the other di
versions are to be continued the next
day. Subscription money to be paid
said day in the field, and notice will
be there given who is to receive it. And
as this meeting is designed to be pure
ly innocent and void of offense, all
persons resorting there are desired to
behave themselves with decency and
sobriety, the subscriber* being resolved
to dlscounenance all immorality with
the utmost rigor."
♦
GAS INDEPENDENTS
SLASH T010 CENTS
Price Will Be Effective at
More Than 20 Fuel Sta
tions Today.
Claiming a restoration of approxi
mately 80 per cent oi the business
lost under the N. R. A. code, retailers
ol unbranded gasoline announced last
night they would offer motor iuel
today for 10 cents.
The new price quotation, however,
will not be universal among the so
called independent distributors but
will be effective at more than 20
stations.
The major companies, on the other
hand, will stick to their price oi 12
cents and one official of a large
distributor last night said there is
little prospect that the bigger com
panies will go below that figure.
Their contention is that they can't
break even if the price drops further,
but the independent dealers claim
they can make money at a retail
price of 10 cents including the Dis
trict tax.
An attempt made during last week
to cut the price below the minimum
set by both classes of dealers failed
when the Independents found they
couldn't get united support.
One of the independents said last
night that there is no unison what
ever among the independent dealers
and that so long as some of them
permit the larger companies to dic
tate their prices there is no possi
bility that a large cut will be made.
One group oi independents, how
ever, announced its Intention of hold
ing out in the current price war until
they establish a differential in price
of at least 2 cents. Heretofore, they
have Insisted only upon a 1-cent
lower price, but now they are aiming
at the 2-cent figure.
COTTON CONTROL
IS SEEN NEAR END
A. A. A. Officials Believe
Farmers Will Veto Bank
head Plan Renewal.
By the Associited Près*.
Difficulty in administering the
Bankhead cotton bill has led A. A. A.
officials to the conclusion that the
first compulsory legislation for the
control of a major crop will expire at
the end of 1934.
A referendum on continuance of
the measure Is soon to be held under
A. A. A. auspices, but two-thirds of
the cotton growers must vote for it
if a presidential proclamation is to
make it effective for another year.
A steady series of complaints and
other reports from the cotton-growir g
States has caused the A. A. A. to draft
its voluntary cotton program with the
thought in mind that the Bankhead
bill would not be available in 1935.
The legislation, proposed by Senator
Bankhead. Democrat, of Alabama,
aims at crop control by imposing a
tax on all cotton sold above a specified
quota for each particular season. The
allotment for 1934 was, in round
numbers, 10.460,000 bales. This was
broken down into individual allotments
for the various States, counties and
farms. Although the crop will be less
than 10.000,000 bales, many farmers
will have to pay the tax of slightly
under S cents a pound because they
raised more than the quota assigned
them.
The resentment, particularly among
small fanners, caused several South
ern members of Congress, among them
Senator Smith, Democrat, of South
Carolina and Senator Russell. Demo
crat, of Georgia to urge suspension of
the bill this year by the President.
This resentment may find wide ex
pression during the referendum to be
conducted by the Control Committee
for the Cotton Counties.
I ekes Absence Delays Plans
For Sewage-Disposal Plant
Actual start of work of drafting
specifications for the District's $8,
000.000 sewage disposal plant which
Secretary Ickes Insisted on speeding
up to a two-year program instead of
the four years previously outlined by
the Commissioners, now is being ncld
up by the absence of the Secretary
from the city on a speaking tour.
The District will put men to work
immediately on preliminary con
struction work and drafting of final
plans the moment Mr. Ickes makes
the loan available, it was said yes
terday. He is expected to return
aext Saturday.
The Commissioners signed the !oan
contract for the money a week «go
last Thursday. It previously had
been signed by Secretary Ickee. He
left Washington the day after the
city heads forwarded the document,
to him.
The District has not sent along a
Formal requisition for the funds but
officials say the P. W. A. head told
them funds would be made available
when the contract was signed.
In his letters to the city beads, Sec
retary Ickes has declared repeatedly
that speed Is essential because a major
purpose of the public works act was
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to place the unemployed quickly at
work. For this reason, he insisted
that the construction be performed
in quick time. The Commissioners
agreed.
The District has proposed a modi
fication ol the time schedule drafted
by P. W. A. officials, it was revealed
yesterday. This matter will have to
be studied at the Public Works Ad
ministration, officials said.
The schedule approved by Secretary
Ickes required that the power plant
and blower design be completed by
March 1. The Commissioners have
proposed that this time be extended
to July 1. it was revealed yesterday.
Such a change would not mean that
the plant as a whole would not be
finished by July, 1936. as required by
Ickes, municipal officials explained.
They said more time is needed for
designing this unit.
Actual construction of the disposal
plant itself could be started next Jan
uary 1, and completed by July, 1936,
If two months was allowed for com
pletion of specifications, Ickes was told
recently. The Commissioners prom
ised him that workmen will be em
ployed at once on preliminary work
as soon as fundi we available.
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FULL NAVY URGED
IN ANNIVERSARY
.RADIO ADDRESSES
Assistant Secretary Roose
velt Says Efficiency Is
at Full Tide.
TAUSSIG SEES SHIPS
BEST AIR DEFENSE
Exercises at John Paul Jonei
Statue and Navy Yard Feature
Thirteenth Annnal Pete.
The need of building up the Navy
to full treaty strength was stressed
last night In radio addresses by As
sistant Secretary of the Navy Henry
L. Rooeevelt and Rear Admiral Jo
seph K. Taussig, acting chief of Naval
Operations. Admiral Taussig declared
it the belief of the Navy "that the
country's best defense against large
scale air raids from overseas can b«
given by the Navy itself."
The speeches came as a climax to
the thirteenth annual celebration of
Navy daj', which fell on the 159th
anniversary of the Navy's birth. The
day was observed here with an elab
orate program at the Washington
Navy Yard and other ceremonies
which honored outstanding naval
heroes.
Public Interest Growing.
While emphasizing additional needs
of the Navy both In ships and per
sonnel, Assistant Secretary Roosevelt
said:
"Under the wise and far-seeing
leadership of our President there has
been a growing interest in the Navy
by the people of the United States.
Tonight I am happy to report that
the welfare and efflclency of our Navy
is at full tide."
The speaker added that "this coun
try is definitely committed" to bring
ing the Navy up to the strength per
mitted by treaty.
Admiral Taussig, who spolce first
yesterday afternoon and again last
night over the Columbia Broadcasting
System, elaborating on the Navy as a
defense force against a large seal·
air attack, said such an attack "must
come most of the way in ships."
"There is no prospect for many
years." he said, "of an airplane being
able to fly here from across an ocean
when carrying a war load of bombs,
machine guns, ammunition, etc. It
is only when the war load is elimi
nated that sufficient fuel to make the
long flight can be put on board the
plane.
"There Is. of course, the bare pos
sibility οί planes reaching our shore»
with a war load by malting interme
diate refueling stops. But thi? could
not be done without first establishing:
great air bases, and the Navy is the
best defense against the establish
ment of such bases."
In his earlier address, Admiral
Taussig declared the Navy is operat
ing the fleet with many of the larger
ships "having less than 80 per cent
of the personnel for efficient opera
tion."
"Our greatest need at present," he
declared, "is more enlisted men, which
we hope that the Congress in its
wisdom will authorize at the comnig
session."
Both Taussig and Roosevelt pointed
to the need of an adequate merchant
marine. Sea power, it was pointed
out. comprises combatant ships, naval
bases and the merchant marne.
Roosevelt's address was over th·
National Broadcasting SysUm.
In an address at exercises yesterday
afternoon at the John Paul Jones
statue, under auspices of the Military
Order of the World War and the Na
tional Sojourners, Comdr. W. A. Lee
made a plea for adequate Navy per
sonnel and equipment.
Even with a policy of bringing the
Navy up to treaty strength, Comdr.
Lee said that with the expiration of
the treaty in 1936 the United States
still will be further below its quota
than any other nations which are
parties to the treaty.
A eulogy of John Paul Jones was
delivered at the exercises by Lieut.
Comdr. W. M. Thompson, represent
ing the "Heroes of 76" organization.
The exercises were participated in
by nearly a score of patriotic organ
izations, representatives of which
grouped the colors around the base of
the statue and placed wreaths.
Exhibitions at Navy Yards.
The program at the Navy Yard, in
cluding drills, air shows, a sham bat
tle and various other demonstrations,
was witnessed by a total of 106.045
persons during the day. Although
this number was considerably lower
than the 149.000 who attended last
year, officials believe last year's num
ber would have been exceeded but for
the weather. Many of the visitors In
spected the Farragut. the Navy's new
est destroyer, which was brought her·
(or the occasion.
Many persons also visited the Naval
Observatory, which was open to the
public from 9 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. and
from 7:30 to 10 p.m.
Another Navy day program in
cluded drills last night by the three
divisions of the local Battalion of
Naval Reserves at the Naval Reserve
Armory, featured by the presentation
of a cup and three gold medals by
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt. The
cup later is to be awarded to the divi
sion showing the best attendance at
drills this year and to those having
the best attendance record In fu
ture years.
Earlier yesterday a wreath was
placed on the base of the statue of
Commodore John Barry in Franklin
Park in behalf of the Knights of Co
lumbus by George E. Herring, state
deputy. Knights of Columbus in the
District.
$4,880,145 IN SUPPLIES
Marion C. Hargrove, District pur·
chasir; officer, ordered an amazingly
wide .«riety of supplies for the mu
nicipal government during the put
fiscal year, the total cost being 14,
880,145, it was revealed yesterday in
his annual report to the Commis
sioners.
He bought materials for the several
District agencies ranging in classifi
cation from postage stamps to l^ttpr
and eggs, and from pianos an^Hc
I trolas to dog tags.
The largest single Item was 81,081,
362 for the purchase of construction
materials used on streets, roads and
buildings.
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