Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-09

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the street level were subjected yester-
day afternoon was shown by the ther-
mometer ir the kiosk which climbed
to a near-record of l03 degrees.
A further decline in temperature is
predicted for late tomorrow afternoon or
night, attended by moderate winds,
shifting to the northwest. The low
extreme this morning was "A, registered
at O'Clock, just one degree below yes
terday's minimum.
Plans were being made by department
heads to release Government employees
again today. particularly those housed
In temporary structures of wood and
plaster, should the heat this afternoon
become as intolerable as that of yes
| terday.
Workers Let Out.
! Treasury Department workers In the
| prohibition, public health, internal
| revenue, customs and division of sup
| ply bureaus, almost 1000 in number,
were let off at 2:30 when the heat be-
came too intense for efficient work.
A similar number we're released from
the temporary building of the Commerce
Department at Twentieth and G streets
and d street and Missouri avenue,
while numerous others in the Agri-
culture Department, occupying the
| upper floors Of temporary buildings near
Sixth, Seventh and B streets south
west, were excused from duty when the
heat became too oppressive.
The deaths attributed to yesterdays
heat were those Of Bert Norton, 81 years
old, Of Suitland, Md, and william e.
Beall, AZ, of 1909 Park road.
Norton was brought to Casualty Hos
s~k.k I-,
/ heights fire rescue squad after he had
been found unconscious on the road
side near his home. He died last night
! about o'clock Of heart trouble super
| induced by the heat.
Falls Dead in Store.
Beall fell dead in his delicatessen
store, Sl1 K street, at noon yesterday.
He was pronounced dead on the arrival
Of the Emergency Hospital ambulance.
In addition to the street car motor
| man, Andrew B. Lancaster, who is mar
| ried and lives at 2413 Pennsylvania ave-
| nue., the second victim of today's heat
| was Churchill White, colored, so years
old, of No. so Pierce street. who was
found overcome by the heat this morn
ing In an alley near his home. White
was removed to Emergency Hospital.
where he was revived, and remained for
further observation.
Lancaster, seized with a paralytic at
tack attributed by doctors to the heat,
| was removed to Emergency Hospital
and revived. His condition was not re-
garded as critical
The mishap resulted in a half-hour's
tie-up Of traffic on the Chevy Chase
and Rock Creek Bridge division of the
Capital Traction Co. The stricken man
was taken to the hospital by fire rescue
squad No. /.
Five Out Of Danger.
OF the seven cases of heat prostra-
ton yesterday. all but two. Willard w.
Wheeler. So, a mail carrier, living at
1882 North Capitol street, and Alma
street northeast, were regarded as out
of danger today. The latter two re-
manned at hospitals for treatment.
Wheeler at Sibley and the Minnick
woman at Casualty.
Wheeler was delivering mail yesterday
afternoon at New York avenue and
Fourth street when he was overcome.
Alma Minnick was a passenger in q
taxicab when she tainted as the vehicle
was passing Seventh and F streets.
Weather Bureau officials said there
likely would have been a heavier toll
from the heat, if the humidity had not
decreased during the afternoon.
Betty Shapiro, IS, of North Capitol
and o streets, was overcome yesterday
afternoon, while at work in a down.
town store, she was taken TO Emergency
Hospital, treated and later discharged.
Jesse Neubern, %, COS N street was
overcome yesterday afternoon, while
working on building under conStruc-
ton downtown. He was removed to
Emergency Hospital, treated and dis
| charged.
Others Frustrated.
Albert Churchill, 20 years old, resid-
ing at 1000 F street and employed at
the Y. M. G. A., suffered an attack of
heat proStration yesterday afternoon,
while at his place of employment. He
was taken to Emergency Hospital,
where he was given first aid by DR..
I. Ruthoski.
Malinda Smallwood, colored, a years
old, IL p street northeast, was over
come by the heat yesterday .afternoon|
while working in the Frazee-PotomacI
Laundry, 400 Eighteenth street. She'
was treated at Emergency Hospital b.
Dr. Charles B. White and taken home
Frank Payne, colored, SO years old
524 Fifty-SiXth street northeast, sui !
fered an attack of heat proStratior
while In front of 904 New York avenu&
about 1:15 o'clock this morning. Id
was treated at Emergency Hospital by
DR.. Emil Groboski, his condition being