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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-09
JUNIOR RED CROSS
URGES COOPERATION
Conference Delegates Decide on
Closer Relationship With
Boy and Girl Scouts.

GENEVA [P. - Agreement to seek
loser cooperation with other world
wide organizations of Sabotage chill
dren, notably the Boy Scouts and Girl
Guides, was reached by the Inter-
national Junior Red Cross conference,
which met here in a seven-day session.
Seventy experts in child health and
social education, representing the Junior
Red Cross sections of 81 nations and II
international organizations. took part in
the discussions on the technical phases
of the Junior Red Cross program,
which reaches IL zoo. 900 children in Al
countries.
The United States was represented
by DR.. H. B. Wilson, national director
Of the American Junior Red Cross.
Other Americans participating included
Charlotte Kett, child magazine spe-
cialist, and Everett B. Sackett, interna-
tional school expert, both Of the League
of Red Cross Societies secretariat in
Paris.
Discussions of ways and means Of
speeding up and extending the interna-
tional school correspondence of the
Junior Red Gross occupied the first
three days of the conference. This in
exchange Of letters reached
about $4,000 school children in SIS ma
tons list year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-09
RELIEF FROM HEAT
DUE BY WEDNESDAY
Cool Breezes Forecast After
Yesterdays Record Since
September, 1919.

Relief from the torrid weather by
Wednesday is promised by the FORE
caster at the United States Weather
Bureau, when cool breezes, sweeping
down from the lake region and Ohio
Valley, tomorrow night will temporarily.
at least, drive away the heat which
yesterday afternoon sent the Their
mometer up to 90 degrees, the highest
recorded on September 8 since 1919.
Unless clouds intervene, the tempera-
ture is due to go as high this after
noon as it did yesterday, when the heat
killed one man and Frustrated three
others. Although there Is possibility
that brief thundershowers may come
this afternoon. according to the fore
caster, there is greater likelihood of
showers late tomorrow afternoon-pre-
ceding the cooling of process-than
there is today.
A peculiar contrast in weather in the
East and West is noted, the highest
temperature being reached at Cheyenne,
Wyo., yesterday, So degrees, with tenn
peratures Of 20 being recorded at many
of the Wyoming stations today, the
forecaster stated, The cool weather
there will not affect the Eastern section
of the country, however.
Carlton Ray. 43-year-old colored cad
dy at the Columbia Country Club,
dropped under the intense rays of the
sun about o'clock yesterday afternoon
while on the golf course and was pro-
nounced dead by a physician before
the Bethesda Fire Departmnt, which had
been notified, could get men on the
scene to rendr first-aid. Three pros
trated in the District were as follows:
Miss Madeline Skinner. 20 years old,
of 1901 Nichols avenue southeast, was
overcome last evening while In the
alter in the southeast section OF the
city. She was taken to Casualty Hos
pital and given treatment and then
allowed to return home.
While walking yesterday afternoon at
Fourteenth and East Capitol streets
William H. Davidson, 80 years old, OF
1349 South Carolina avenue southeast,
was Frustrated and removed to Casualty
Hospital. He was revived by DR.. J.
Rogers Young of the hospital staff.
The third victim of the heat yeSter-
day was Leah Catlin, 80 years old, OF
1900 r street. who tainted on the street
at Tenth and F streets about o'clock
last night She was treated at Elmer.
gency Hospital by DR.. I. Rutkoskl ana
sent home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-09
GALL|NGER REPORT
EXPECTED TOCLEAR
HOSPITAL. HEADS
Investigating Committee
Opens Executive Session
on Findings Today.
FORMAL STATEMENT
TO GO TO COMMISSION
Several Days Will Be Needed to
Complete study-Improve-
ments May Be Asked.

It's public investigation of Gallinger
Municipal Hospital having been con-
cluded. the medical committee Of the
Board of Public Welfare was scheduled
to hold an executive meeting this after
noon.
At this meeting, it was expected, the
initial steps would be taken with re-
spect to the formal report which the
committee will file with the District
record of the testimony. 1t was be-
lieved that the report will exonerate the
hospital management in the main, al
though it will stress certain improve
ments which are deemed advisable in
the conduct of the hospital.
It will require several days before the
committee can whip its report into
shape. No publicity is to be given its
findings until the report is submitted.
The Gallinger hearing concluded
Saturday afternoon when the committee
reopened the case of Mrs. Nettie B.
Thompson, a patient sent to the hos
pital by Judge Kathryn B. Sellers Of the
Juvenile Court for physical test, but
who died following an operation. AL
though the committee endeavored to
confine this phase of the investigation
to the official medical report from the
hospital and Judge Sellers own charges,
it became necessary to go extensively
into all matters connected with it.
It was not known whether the COM
nittee itself would undertake to ex-
press an opinion as to the cause of
Mrs. Thompson's death or merely let
the record speak for itself. Testimony
was produced at the hearing from the
operating surgeon, DR.. George r. Cos
tello, that a contributing cause" was
the physical setback the woman re-
ceived when she tried to escape from
the hospital in the temporary absence
of one Of the nurses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-09
GUIDES OF CITY PLAN
TO FORM COMBINE
Propose Association to Insure Uni
form Rates and for Operation
of Central Bureau.

Plans for the formation Of an asso-
citation of the guides of the city in the
interest of uniform rates, operation of
a central bureau for assignment and
generally making uniform the business
of guiding tourists through the city and
to historic places outside, will be dis
cussed at a meeting of guides tomor-
row evening at the Cavalier Hotel, $500
Fourteenth street.
The meeting had been called by John
C. Hail. and 1t is his intention, he says,
to place the proposition of uniting be-
fore the guides for their approval or
disapproval. Speakers from the Police
Department and the Chamber of Com
merce will address the meeting.
Hall today stated that there has been
much dissatisfaction with the affairs of
the guides as they are handled now.
There is he says, no uniform rate for
tours Of the city and its environs, and
there is no way at present for person
to find a guide without going out and
searching the streets. There are 12i
listed guides in the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-09
'H|T-AND-RUN' BOAT
FLEES AFTER CRASH
AS 3 ESCAPE DEATH
Number of 35.Foot Craft
That Hit Cabin Cruiser Is
Taken by Pursuer.
REFUSED TO RETURN,
CLUB STEWARD SAYS
He Hailed Vessel and Asked That
It Come Back to Scene
of Accident.

Three persons narrowly escaped
drowning last night in "hit-and-run"
collision between two motorboats In
the Potomac, but neither Government
officials nor police could say what will
be done about 1t.
Meanwhile, the owner of a speedboat
who overhauled the alleged "hit-and-
run" skipper and obtained a number
from his boat is wondering what to do
with the number
David Miles of 2715 Pennsylvania
avenue says his cabin cruiser was side
swiped about 7:30 o'clock as 1t turned
into the Corinthian Boat Club docks
from the Georgetown channel by a 35-
foot cruiser. which proceeded up the
Potomac. despite his cries that his boat
was sinking.
Says Boat Lacked Lights.
Miles was with his wife and brother,
William Miles, aboard the cruiser. He
said the other boat was moving at a
fast clip. without running lights, when
she crashed into his starboard bow.
Miles and his party at first were
alarmed for the safety of the others,
but when they veered around to look
for the second boat, IT. went OF, Miles
said.
The driver of the first boat then
found his floor boards awash and
shouted to the others to return.
His cries were heard by Albert Seeley,
steward of the Corinthian Yacht Club.
Seeley hastily put out in a speed boat
threw Miles a tow line and started
ashore.
Miles, fearful that his boat was sink
ing, had placed his brother, who could
not swim. in the rowboat behind his
cruiser. Miles also placed three dogs
he had on board the cruiser with his
brother in the smaller boat.
Craft Is Grounded.
The craft was grounded, however, be-
fore it sunk. No one was hurt in the
accident.
Seeley then put about in his speed
boat and raced after the other craft.
He said he overhauled 1t about 400
yards above the Highway Bridge, hailed
the craft and asked those aboard to
return to the scene until police from
the harbor precinct could make an in
vestigation.
This, however, the others refused to
do, according to Seeley. The steward
said the other craft carried license
number, partly obscured, but he thought
he obtained the right one. He was
undecided who to report the case to.
Neither the harbor police, the Com
merce Departments Bureau of Naviga-
ton or the Georgetown Customs House
has report Of the incident.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-09
SAMUEL HELLER DIES;
JEWELRY FIRM HEAD
President of Castelberg's National
Company 80 Years-Was Ma
tive of Alexandria.

Samuel Heller, 81 years old, president
of Castelberg's National Jewelry Co.,
died at his home in the Emersonian
Apartments, Baltimore, yesterday, after
an illness Of only a few hours.
Mr.. Heller had been connected with
the jewelry company for many years,
and was president for 80 years. He was
married to Miss Rose Castelberg, daugh-
ter Of the proprietor.
The company's Washington and Bal
tinlore stores will remain closed today
and tomorrow out of respect to his
memory. Mr.. Heller was a native Of
Alexandria, Va. He is survived by his
widow and two children, Gerald and
Doris.
Funeral services will be conducted at
his Baltimore residence tomorrow morn
ing at 1890 o'clock. Interment will be
in the Baltimore Hebrew Congregational
Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-09
FUNERAL SERVICES
HELD FOR PASTOR
Rev. C. E. Wheeler of Holy
Comforter Church Buried in
Cathedral Cemetery.

Impressive funeral services for Rev.
Charles Edmund Wheeler, pastor of
Holy Comforter Catholic Church, Four
teenth and East Capitol streets, who
died in the Bon Secours Hospital. Bal
timore, Thursday, were conducted in
the Holy Comforter Church today at
1890 O'Clock.
Solemn pontifical mass Of requiem
was sung by Bishop John M. McNa-
mara. Rev. George H. Tragesser Of
Mount Savage, Nd, was assisting priest,
with Rev. Andrew j. Carey Of Hyatts-
vile, Md, deacon, and Rev. Patrick E.
Conroy Of st. Anthony's, this city, sub
deacon.
Rev. williams breaches.
The sermon was preached by Rev.
Thomas David williams, pastor OF St.
williams Parish, Baltimore, and Rev.
Harry A. Quinn, rector of the Cathe-
dral Baltimore, was master Of cere-
monies Rev C. Carroll Kerr Of the
Cathedral, Baltimore, was in charge Of
music.
Rev. Joseph p. Kennedy of st.
Joseph's was censor bearer; Rev. Joseph
v. Buckley, pastor of st. Francis Xavier,
this city, and Rev. Henry F. Graben-
stein were acolytes. The following
were insignia bearers: Rev. Michael w.
Hyle of Sacred Heart Church, Rev.
Arthur c. Slade of st. Paul's, Rev. Paul
L. Norris of st. Peters and Rev. law
renee Kilkenny of st. Paul's.
Members Of the Holy Name Society
and the Sodality, which Father Wheel
er helped organize at Holy Comforter
Church. served as the guard Of honor.
Rev. Edward j. Nestor. administrator
of Holy Comforter, conducted services
at the grave in the New Cathedral
cemetery, Baltimore, this afternoon.
Special Children Service.
Special services for the children Of
the parish were conducted this morn
ing at 1880 O'Clock. Solemn mass Of
requiem was sung by Rev. Edward j:
A. Nestor. Rev. John S. Martin, OF st.
Katherine's, Baltimore, was deacon, and
Rev. Leo j. Mccormick, st. Dominic's.
Baltimore, sub-deacon. The Office OF
the dead was recited by visiting clergy
men last night, with Rev. Joseph F.
Denges presiding. Rev. John s. Martin
directed. Rev. Henry r. Grabenstein
and Rev. Leo. ]. Mccormick assisted.
Father Wheeler had been pastor Of
Holy Comforter for more than 81 years,
during which time the congregation
more than quadrupled, gaining from
approximately 1000 to more than 1000
persons. He was 81 years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-09
GET CASH
IN FIVE ROBBER|ES
JeweFry and Other Articles
Taken in Eight Places
Entered and From Auto.

Finding only 80 cents in the cash
register in Agnes Lund's lunchroom, at
1854 Twenty-fourth street after break
ing window and climbing In yester-
day, burglars destroyed a number Of
articles, but took the 80 cents and a
small quantity of groceries.
Burglars entered the apartment of
Mrs. Ruby Wiley, third floor of 2714
Quarry road. during her absence the
past three weeks and stole jewelry
valued at SOS.
Mrs. Annie Cooperstein, proprietor OF
a bakery at 500 Georgia avenue, told
police Of the thirteenth precinct that
a burglar entered her place Of business
Saturday night through an unlocked
front door and stole $97.
Theft of four rings, two set with
diamonds and two with rubies, was re-
ported to the police by Lemuel john
son, 1904 Tenth street. The rings,
valued at $40, we're stolen from the bed
room in his home yesterday.
Morris Werlich, in business at 1888
H street northeast, told police bur-
glars stole bundles Of leather and 3
$S4. from his store Saturday night.
Theft of $40 in cash from dresser
drawer in his bedroom in his apart
ment at 1923 Twelfth street last night
was reported by Anthony Stossich.
Eiur Barford, Perry Building, Phila-
delphia, Pa, told police that suit
case and brief case were taken from his
automobile parked at North Capitol and
E streets yesterday.
Henry Young, l108 Third street. re-
ported the loss Of $l8 in house on
Sixth street.
willard Hearn, 2501 Brentwood road
northeast, told police that $500 was
taken from his place Of business at 1911
Seventh street last night. Entrance
was gained through a rear door, Hearn
stated. and the money taken from the
cash register.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-09
$50 PATIENTS OF SERVICE
HOSPITALS TAKE TRIP
Mt. Alto and Walter Reed Men
Guests of Women's Legion
on Boat Ride.

A hundred and fifty patients from
Mount Alto and Walter Reed Hospitals
were guests of the George Baldwin
Mccoy and Gen. Doyen Units of the
American Women's Legion on the trip
down the Potomac aboard the War De-
partment's ship, Gen. Rucker, Saturday.
The patients were taken to and from
the ship by BUSES furnished by the
Capital Traction Co. and the Wash
ington Rapid Transit Co. A section
of the Marine Band furnished music
and additional entertainment was pro-
vided by a group from a local theater.
Refreshments and cigarettes were pro-
vided. Clyde B. Stovell was master Of
ceremonies.
The committee in charge of arrange
ments was composed Of Mrs. Laura v.
Damn, Mrs. Charles E. Dement,, Mrs.
P. j. Hayes, Miss Pauline Block, Miss
e. Block and Miss Lillian Damn.
Among special guests were Maj. Gen.
and Mrs. Amos A. Fries, Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Cans, Judge and Mrs. Robert E.
Mattingly, Mrs. Harry Werner and
others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-09
TEXAN RECEIVES FINE
ON SPEEDING CHARGE
Thomas B1anton's Neighbor in
Abilene Also Posts Permit

John G. Bennett, who said that he
lives next door to Thomas Blanton,
former member of the House of Repre-
sentatives, In Abilene, Tex, and who is
residing temporarily at 4416 Fourteenth
street, was arraigned In Police Court
this morning on charges Of speeding
and driving without o permit. Judge
Isaac r. Hit fined him IS on the
speeding charge and took his personal
bond on the latter one.
. Senator Tom Connally Of Texas, ap-
peared before Assistant Corporation
Counsel Stanley De Neal on behalf of
Bennett, whom he described as q per.
sonal friend. He told De Neal that Ben
net was going to be in Washington only
q short while, so the prosecutor recon-
mended personal bond on the no permit
charge.
Bennett was arrested last night on
New Jersey avenue when Policeman j.
D. Martin of the second precinct said
that he was making 80 miles an hour.
He posted SIS for collateral.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-09

mobile and treated there by DR.. J.
Rogers Young Of the staff.
When the car In which she was rid
ing was In collision with another car
last night at First and v streets, Mary
Walker, colored, 10 years old, Of 46 o
street, was cut about the face, arms
and legs by flying glass. She was
treated at Emergency Hospital. The
car in which she was q passenger was
driven by Dangerfield walker, colored,
Of the o street address, and the other
car by Jems Chandler, colored, of 1910
Twenty-fifth street.
Walter Mcpherson, colored, 80 years
old, and Lawrence Watson, also colored,
of 1014 p street, were treated at
Casualty Hospital early this morning
for shock and bruises received when
their car was In collision at Sheriff road
and Minnesota avenue southeast with
an automobile driven by L. y. Walsh,
colored, of cas- " street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-09
Parked Fire Engine Hit by Automobile
While Grew Is Fighting Blaze in Brush

While parked at the curb at Bladens-
burg road and Queens Chapel road
northeast early last night, with It's crew
fighting brush fire, No. as fire engine
was struck by an automobile driven by
robert Simpson OF 27o7 Twenty-fourth
street northeast. No one was hurt. but
the ladder on the engine was broken
and the carrier bent. Firemen soon
extinguished the blaze, which was Of
minor proportions.
Frank T. De Klousky, IS years old, of
640la Fourteenth street northeast. sus-
tanned slight cuts to his arm shortly
before last midnight, when his auto
mobile was in collision at Hunt place
and Minnesota avenue northeast with
car driven by Samuel Randall, coll
ored, rs years old, Of 1923 Forty-fourth
street northeast. De Kiousky was taken
to Casualty Hospital In . passing auto
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-09
RETIREMENT BILL
: ACTION PREDICTED
: BY SENATOR DALE
Favorable Feeling Noted in
Upper Chamber Toward
, Federal Measure.
MAY HAVE TO AWAIT
, SESSION IN DECEMBER
Passage Believed Certain Whenever
Vote Is Taken, Is Chair
mans Opinion.

Favorable action by the Senate, either
during the special session or early in
the regular session, on the bill to i'm
prove the retirement law for Govern
ment employees was predicted today by
Senator Dale. Republican, of Vermont,
chairman of the civil service committee.
The Senator has just returned to the
city for the tariff debate which is about
to start in the Senate.
The retirement bill. which would raise
the maximum payrAent from 81 900 to
$1,000 a year and also liberaliZe the re-
tirement age limit, is already on the
Senate calendar, having been reported
favorably shortly after the special ses-
sion began last April. 1t is in posi-
ton, therefore. where it could be con-
sidered before the regular session II the
Senate should take up the calendar.
Senator Dale indicated. however, that
the retirement bill probably would have
to wait for the regular session begin
ming in December. He is confident,
however, it will pass the Senate when
there is chance to vote on it.
1t is substantially the same bill which
passed both House and Senate in the
old Congress, but which failed to be-
come law when former President
Coolidge withheld his signature in the
closing days of the old Congress.
Unanimous Consent Action.
The chances are that If the Senate
should call the calendar between now
and December 1t would be for the p,lr-
pose of acting on bills by unanimous
consent. Under this rule one objection
would postpone action on the retire.
ment bill.
When the regular session starts in
December, however, there would be
ample time to take up and consider
the retirement measure. In the old
Congress the Senate passed the bill after
q brief debate.
Under this bill employees who are
now eligible to retire at the age of 70
years, could retire at the age of So
years, after 80 years of service. Letter
carriers and Post ONCE clerks, who re-
tire now at IS years, could receive a
pension at SO years and railway mail
clerks and others engaged In hazardous
work, who now retire at g. would
be eligible to retire at the age of so,
with 80 years of service.
These changes in age limits mean
that all employees with a service record
of 80 years would be- eligible to retire
two years younger than Others in the
same group who have not served quite
that long. The committee believes that
these new age limits for those with 80
years service are high enough so that it
is probable that the employees who would
avail themselves Of the option will be
only those who have become mentally or
physically impaired.
The Senate committee, in reporting
the bill last May, characterized it as
neritorious legislation and took the view
that 1t would benefit the Government as
well as the employees because 1t would
result In greater efficiency in the service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-09

Joe growled because he had to wear
a raccoon coat yesterday, hot as 1t was.
Growing and grumbling. Joe ambled
around his cage at the National Zoo
logical Park, looking for cool spot.
Little Katherine Scott, however,
didn't know how hot under the collar
Joe was. She decided that she liked
the looks of raccoons, especially Joe.
Impulsively Katherine leaned for
ward In her mothers arms to stroke
Joe's fur coat. still grouchy, Joe sank
his teetksin her nngsr&
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-09
AUTOPSY is ORDERED.

An autopsy was to be performed to-
,iay to determine the cause of the death
last night In Casualty Hospital of John
Mallery, colored, 48 years old, of Bla-
densburg, Nd, who was brought to the
washington institution short time
before by the Prince Georges County
Rescue Squad.
Physicians at the hospital said that
death was due to o heart attack, but
there was suspicion Of an overdose Of
drugs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-09
ROCK CREEK ROAD WORK
SEEN NEAR COMPLETION
Improvement Likely to Be Finish
ed by November /, if Weather
Proves Favorable,

Work on road improvement in Rock
Greek Park is progressing satisfactorily
finished about November l.
Tomorrow morning work on surfac-
ing between Military Bridge and Massa-
chusetts avenue will begin. Between
those points, the base Of heavy three
and one-half stone is in, and all curbs
and cutters have been installed in that
area. Sub-grading on the road leading
up to Calvert street has been COM
pleted.
Park officials have yet to work out
with authorities of the Smithsonian
Institution the program of through
road passing through or near the Zoo
logical Park, and it is expected that
this conference viii be held in the near
future.