Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-13
Relief Not Yet in Sight to
Professionalism Famine
Averted After Plea.
ONE DELIVERY OF MAIL
is OMITTED DOWNTOWN
High Humidity Causing Suffering
as Spell Lasts-Warning to
Avoid 0verexertion.

Having attained the question: BILE
reputation of being the hottest city
In the United States yesterday with
the exception of Yuma and Phoenix,
Ariz., Washington mopped it's fevered
brow this morning and appealed to
the Weather Bureau for relief, only to
find from perspiring officials there
that there was none in sight.
With this In mind, the chief clerks
OF the Government departments
tackled anew the ticklish question of
whether to stay on through and hear
the means and groans of heated
clerks, or whether to let them go
home or to the ball game.
Justice Clerks Released.
The Department Of Justice was the
first to quit, the employees there being
excused at ~ o'clock. At l o'clock
the workers in the Navy, War and
State Departments were excused.
The Treasury also relieved it's en-
plOyes in the temporary buildings at
O'Clock.
Only one heat prostration today had
been reported up to early afternoon,
the victim being Charles G. Clark,
143l Perry street, one of the jurors
waiting to try lunacy cases before
Justice Bailey in the Supreme Court
Of the District. Physicians on hand
as witnesses attended him.
There were five men and one
woman Frustrated from the heat
yesterday and who received hospital
treatment. None of the cases was
considered serious, however, and
none of the patients had to remain in
the hospital. Discrepancies in the
number of heat victims reported are
explained by hospital physicians by
the fact that while some cases. may
nave been aggravated by the hot
weather, all of those brought to hos
pltals for emergency treatments for
illness cannot be classed as victims
of the heat.
Water Situation Better.
Washington responded we'll to the
commissioners appeal yesterday for
economy in the use of water. The
figures at o'clock showed a reduc-
tlon Of 100000 gallons from the day
before. when the pumps were so
taxed that many houses in the high
area sections were without water
no sections without water. it was
stated, and the Commissioners were
satisfied that If each resident re-
members the other fellow and is
Sparlng in the use of water for his
garden there will be no more short
ages.
City Postmaster Mooney cut out his
MONDAY delivery in the downtown
part of the city today, as he did yes
terday. to relieve his carriers of all
work possible. He remarked at the
same time that the heat has not
caused single one of his men to stop
work, although they come back from
their runs wringing wet with perspira
ton.
Discussing the prolonged wave of
hot weather which has made this an
unusual Summer for Washington.
Forecaster Wightman at the Weather
Bureau recalled today that only three
days during this month had the ther-
mometer failed to reach a tempera-
ture OF 80 degrees. On the 9Th the
high mark was IS; on the Sth the
mercury went to SO and on the 9th
it reached So again. Yesterday and
the day before the temperature went
to 80 degrees in the afternoon. and
while it may not so that high today.
the hish humidity will make the tenn.
perature as uncomfortable as it was
yesterday, If not more so. Yesterday
at O'Clock, for instance, the humid.
ity was So, while at that hour this
morning 1t was SO.
Health Warning Issued.
For this reason officials of the
Weather Bureau departed from their
stereotyped and scientific method of
giving out the forecast and suggested
that newspapers convey warnings to
the people that the continued hot
weather Is dangerous to health, unless
simple precautions are observed for
combating the effects of sultry
weather. Do not overdo yourself:
take things easy and get lots of Sleep
for while hot spell now and then
causes little if any damage to the
human machinery, long continued
nigh temperatures are apt to wear
down the power of resistance and
cause illness.
The hot spell is caused by a condi
ton which is ideal for bringing it on
and keeping it here. There is plenty
of sunshine. light breezes and a stag
nant pressure condition. These com