Evening star. [volume], March 31, 1935, Page A-17, Image 17

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