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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15
LEAP Off BRIDGE
PROVES UNAVA|L|NG
Salesman Who Jumped so
Feet to End Life
Unhurt.

Pausing long enough on his perilous
perch atop a rail Of the Highway
Bridge to shout "good-by" to three
unknown girls who happened to be
passing, Russell Henry Tracy, 329
Rhode Island avenue northeast. 20
year-old automobile salesman. leaped
to the river, more than so feet below.
only to land in three feet of water and
sink gently into the mud OF the river
bottom.
F. When he was finally hauled out by
police, unhurt, he is said to have told
the officers that he was Respondent
over love affairs
Bridge Traffic Paralyzed.
His spectacular leap and the efforts
Of fourth precinct police to get him
ashore paralyzed traffic on the bridge
and resulted in a jam of automobiles
and pedestrians crossing the busy pas
sageway between Virginia land the
District. 1t happened about 845
o'clock last night.
The three girls to whom he shouted
his farewell summoned police. An au-
tomobile from the fourth precinct, con-
tanning Acting Lieut.. G. T. Moran and
Acting Sergt. C. A. Strobel. and the
headquarters car with Detective George
Darnall responded. Flashlights were
brought into play, but 1t was some time
before Tracy was located as he at
tempted to climb one of the bridge
abutments.
Unhurt in Jump.
A rope thrown to him would not
reach SO John H. Schrader of 1923
Tenth street, volunteered to take it to
him. Schrader was lowered over the
side Of the bridge, but when he neared
Tracy, the latter shouted a warning to
stay away The rescue was finally
effected but only after a struggle be-
tween the two men with Tracy at last
consenting to be saved.
When he was hoiSted up onto the
bridge and found to be apparently un-
hurt, the police sent Tracy to Emer-
gency Hospital for a more detailed ex-
animation. Physicians there found
that he had not sustained so much as
a scratch. After being released from
the hospital he was sent home with
his father.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15
COMPENSATION is DENIED
MILITARY ACADEMY CADET
Controller General Rules That Vet
Grams Dependent, at West Point,
Should Not Receive Allowance.

The War Department has been in
formed by the controller general that a
cadet at the Military Academy, who
was a dependent of veteran Of the
World War, can not continue to receive
the compensation allowances provided
for dependents of such veterans,
despite provisions that allowances to
dependents may be continued after
the age of Is years, while pursuing a
couser Of instruction "at a school," The
controller general took the ground that
as the cadet in question is receiving pay
for active service at the Military
Academy, at the rate of $3.50 year, as
we'll as free tuition, quarters and
rations, he is precluded from receiving
an allowance as dependent at the
same time, especially as the World War
veterans act provided. that dependents
shall not receive allowances "if they are
receiving active service or retirement
pay" According to the opinion, a
cadet at the Military Academy cannot
be considered incapable Of self-support
or to be dependent upon others while
attending the West Point Academy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15
MCARL BLOCKS PERSONNEL
BOARD IN STONE PAY CUT MOVE
Controller Generals Ruling
to Stimson Reaffirms
Other Decisions.
Contends Group Lacks Power
to Change Salary Without
Department Action.

Controller General McCarl today
squarely blocked efforts OF the Person.
mel Classification Board to reduce the
salary of an employee in the State
Department, over the protest OF that
department.
A decision to Secretary of State
Stimson in the case of Mrs. Consuela
A. Stone made public today was in line
with other rulings by the controller
general. who has repeatedly told the
Classification Board in so many words
to keep its fingers off the salaries OF
Government workers, unless the de-
partmentS concerned asked for a
change.
This is one of the big points at issue
between McCarl and the Classification
Board, and has bobbed up time and
again. The board contends that 1t
has right under the law, to go into
the departmental records and on its
own motion, raise or reduce the salaries
of Government workers. without per-
mission from the Government depart
mentS.
McCarl Stands by Departments.
The controller general, on the other
hand. has been standing by the rights
of the Government departments and
enforced his position on the Personnel
Classification Board several times. that
the only way the classification board
can take up and decide OH Government
workers salaries is when the Govern
ment departments themselves submit
the cases. or when personal requests
are filed by the Government workers.
Yet, despite McCarls continued rulings
on specific cases, the board apparently
14e - % oh a
and reduce salaries.
The latest case In the State Depart
| ment just ruled upon by McCarl con-
| cerned Mrs. Consuela A. Stone of the
passport division. The classification
| board attempted, against the wishes of
the State Department to reduce her al
location, and hence her salary, from
grade 4 to grade in the clerical, adj
ministrative and fiscal service.
knowing of McCarl's past defense of
the departmental rights in the matter
| Secretary Of State Stimson appealed to
McCarl The controller general told the
Secretary of State. in effect. to ignore
the Classification Board and continue
! to pay Mrs. Stone at the higher rate.
Lack Of Hearing Held Mistake.
It was brought out in the McCarl rul-
| ing on Mrs. Stone that the board had
even attempted to reduce her salary
without a hearing. which had been
| promised. The board later said the lack
| of a hearing was mistake. but her
salary should be reduced just the same.
McCarl in previous ruling on a
similar question for the chairman of
the United States Board of Tax APP
peals laid down the law as follows:
1t has been determined that the
Personnel Classification Board has no
power under the original classification
act to review, on its own motion. in the
absence of request or recommendation
by an administrative Office or an appeal
by the empldye. any ALLEGATION previous
ly approved by it."
The theory and the law in the case
were both discussed with some force
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15
CAFETERIA PROFITS USED
TO REMODEL AUDITORIUM
Effort Is Being Made by Associa-
ton to Improve Acoustics
of Harding Hall.

Harding Hall, the auditorium main
tanned as an adjunct of the Govern
ment Printing Office cafeteria for the
use of the Offices employees. is being
remodeled with money earned by opera
ton of the cafeteria. in an effort to
improve its acoustics, George H. Carter,
public printer, said today.
The surplus earnings of the cafeteria
during the last year will be used in
decorating the hall in accordance with
plan undertaken by the cafeteria
association while the structural work
incident to the remodeling is being done
by the Federal Government. Efforts to
learn from the cafeteria association the
extent of the plans or the decorative
scheme intended for the hall were met
with the statement, attributed by the
chief clerks Office to Mr.. Carter, that
sufficient information" had been given
out by him.
Harding Hall was named for the late
President Harding. the first printer to
attain the presidency.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15
Army Flyer Will Demonstrate
Possibility of War Time
Plane Concentration.
FOUR REFUELING STOPS
EN- ROUTE SCHEDULED
Dates Not Set for Take-off From
Mitchell Field and Start
on Return.

Capt. Ross G. Hoyt. pilot of the re-
fueling plane for the former world
record endurance flight of the Army
transport plane Question Mark, left
Boiling Field today in preparation for
an 8,O00-mile, round-trip flight from
New York to Nome, Alaska.
Capt. Hoyt will make the trip against
time. with refueling stops at Minneap-
oils, Edmonton. White Horse and Fair
banks
He probably will remain at Nome
several days before beginning the re-
turn trip. The flight is planned by the
war Department as a demonstration
OF the possibility of concentrating mill
tary plane in Alaska in case of emer-
gency and also as a test of the standard
Army airplane.
Date for Take-Of Not Set.
No date has been set for the take-of
from Mitchell Field, N. Y, which will
depend largely upon weather conditions
Capt. Hoyt expects to make several test
flights at Mitchell Field before starting
his trip. Capt. Hoyt will fly a Curtiss
Hawk Army pursuit plane powered with
a 625 horsepower water-cooled motor.
The plane was built for his use on a
proposed record flight from New York
to Los Angeles Calf. and return in
36 hours. The flight was abandoned
when a record was set few days ago
by Capt. Frank Hawk in civilian
plane.
Capt. Hoyt received official authorize
ton from the War Department today
to make the trip to Alaska. The total
distance over the course he will follow
from New York to Nome is 1920 miles,
divided as follows: New York to Min
neapolis, 1000 miles; Minneapolis to
Edmonton, Alberta. LOO miles: Ed
monitor to White Horse. on the Yukon
River, 100 miles: White Horse to Fair
banks, Alaska, 500 miles, and Fair
banks to Nome, 500 miles.
Plane is Given Tests.
Capt Hoyts plane will carry 25s gal
Ions of gasoline and IA gallons of oil,
which will be sufficient for the longest
of the proposed hops, even against head
winds
Capt Hoyt now is stationed at Lang
ley Field Va. where he will become a
student in the Army Air Corps Tactical
School next month. He formerly was
on duty in the War Department in the
Office of the chief of Air Corps.
Capt. Hoyt brought his Curtiss plane
here about a week ago and has been
running tests the last few days. Be
fore he leaves for New York, probably
this afternoon, the compass will be
checked, putting the ship in final con-
dition for the proposed trip.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15
u. S. R|FLEMEN DUE
HERE TOMORROW
Three Westinghouse Are on
Team Which Sails WedneS-
day for Sweden.

Wearing a special uniform, the Unit
ed States Free Rifle Team, which will
take part in the international matches
at Stockholm, Sweden. August Is, will
arrive at the Union Station tomorrow
morning under the leadership Of Maj.
Ralph S. Keyser, team captain and
Marine Corps officer, who is ordinarily
on duty at headquarters here. Com
prising the crack shots of the country,
who have been practicing at Quantico.
Va, for the last month, the team has
in its membership three Washing
tonians-Maj j. K. Boles. u. s. A., a
member Of the winning United States
team of 1924, and captain of the 1925
team: Sergt. j. p. Blount~ of Battery
A, 260th Coast Artillery, District Ma
tional Guard, the youngest member Of
the team, and Gunnery Sergt. Morris
Fisher, the Marine Corps veteran.
The team will leave Washington after
a brief stay aboard special car for
New York, from where 1t will sail We'd
ncsday aboard the President Roosevelt
Blount Is Years Find"
Sergt. Blount is regarded by team
members as this years lind" He did
some shooting at the University Of
Maryland and in the national matches
but was unknown to international fame.
Other members of the team are Army
Sergt. j. B. Sharp, Marine Corps Sergts
p. e. Woods and R. F. Seitzinger, Gun
merry Sergt. John Blakely and Sergt. J.
r. Hankins. civilians w. L. Bruce OF
Cheyenne. Wyo., and H. N. Renshaw of
Noeales, Ariz.
The staff of the team, who will not
compete, include: Maj. w.. L. Clay
United States Army; Maj. Per Rance
United States Army, adjutant and in
terpreter, who sailed for Sweden two
weeks ago to make the preliminary ar
rangements; Lieut.. James J. McComb
United States Navy. supply officer, and
Marine Gunner Calvin Lloyd. team
coach.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15
SUNDAYS TRAFFIC
SHOWS LIGHT TOLL
Only Five Auto Accidents Re-
ported, With Arrests
TotaIing 100.

Traffic arrests and accidents reached
a minimum over Sunday as the third
week of the safety crusade drew to a
close. Only five automobile accidents
were reported in the District yesterday
and early today. and all but one of the
persons involved escaped injury.
During the "a hours ending at
o'clock this morning police arrested 100
persons for alleged traffic violations.
Twenty-eight of these were charged
with speeding, two with reckless driv-
ing, one each with driving while drunk
and hit-and-run and the remainder for
lesser infringements.
68 Arrests Saturday.
The figures for the 24-hour period
beginning Saturday morning at
o'clock showed further reduction II
arrests, only 68 being booked. Most OF
these were speeding. Four accidents. all
of minor consequence, were reported IN
the District Saturday and early Sunday
Three persons were injured, one seri-
ously, in traffic accidents yesterday
Freddie Welcher. colored, 6 years old.
of 1929 Virginia avenue. fell from the
rear end of truck at Virginia avenue
and Twenty-fourth street last night. re-
ceiving bruises about the head and pos
sibly internal injuries. The boy was
removed to Emergency Hospital. His
condition was undetermined today.
Anacostia Boy Hurt.
Thirteen-year-old Bernard OVERLY Of
route No. 2, Anacostia, Md, was bruised
about the arms and legs yesterday
afternoon when hit by an automobile
as he was crossing Good Hope road
southeast in the 21O0 block. The ma
chine was operated by Anthony w. Van
Leer of 1915 Ontario place.
He was removed to Casualty Hospital
in the patrol from No. IL precinct and
later discharged.
Police were told she darted suddenly
across the road, running into the Van
Leer automobile.
James Robertson. colored, So, Of 429
Charles court southwest. was bruised
and lacerated yesterday morning when
he slipped while mounting horse
drawn wagon and fell beneath the rear
wheel. The accident occurred at First
street and Wonders court southwest
Robertson was removed to Casualty
Hospital treated and discharged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15
BOYS BAND WILL PLAY
AT GAS WORKERS OUTING
Orphans to Be Guests of Associa-
ton on Excursion to Ches-
apeake Beach.

The Boys Independent Band, under
leadership of Maj C. j. Brown, will
furnish music for the forty-first annual
excursion of the Employees Beneficial
Association of the Washington Gas
Light Co. tomorrow at Chesapeake
Beach.
Several hundred orphans will be
guests. coming from st. Johns. ST
JoSeph's and st. Vincents Orphanages
and the Hebrew Foster Home. There
will be athletics for the children. More
than 1000 eXcursionists are expected.
The arrangements committee is COM
posed of c. M. Deener. chairman; Will
liam H. Shea, j. P. O'Neil. Earl Sizer.
A. B. Hughes, Charles Ahern, Edwin c.
Davis. j. j. Spellman, Matt Donohue
and Frank Carpenter. Officers of the
beneficial association are: Lewis S.
Hart. president: George M. Whitwell.
treasurer, and c. NJ. Decner, secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15

by McCarl in another decision on SINH
lar cases to the Secretary of War.
There has not been overlooked" said
McCarl the inherent right in some
Government officers. boards and COM
missions to act on their own motion on
matters properly within the scope of
their authority; but the very nature Of
the relationship between the personnel
of the Government and the several
administrative Offices impels the view
that the Congress could not have in
tended any such inherent right to have
been vested in the Personnel Classical
ton Board. Compensation schedules
with a range Of salary rates providing
for increases Of compensation for efii-
cheney were established for the purpose
of maintaining stability Of salary rates
In the Government service. which is
essential for the best interests Of the
Governments business and the morale
of the employees. 1t would be most I'M
reasonable to conclude, in the absence
of specific and definite statutory Ian
guage to that effect. that the Congress
intended that salary rates which had
been paid over an extended period
might be suddenly reduced, as at
tempted in these instances, by the
voluntary action of board or authority
entirely outside of, and not subject to
the jurisdiction of. the administrative
office III which the employees perform
service and are paid.
Prior to the classification act OF
1928 changes in salary rates were in
most instances made only by the Con-
gress, on the recommendation OF the
heads Of the departments or establish
mentS concerned. and it may not be
assumed that the Congress intended,
by the classification act. to establish a
board which could, on its own motion
and without the recommendation or
action of the administrative Office,
change the salary rates upward or
downward. The Congress wisely pro-
vided for flnality of action and a pro-
cedure to protect against the arbitrary
action of either the administrative Office
or the Personnel Classification Board
by requiring the combined action Of
both in all cases OF ALLEGATION or reallo-
cations OF positions.
Answering specifically the question
presented in your submission. I have
to advise that II the previously approved
ALLEGATIONS OF the two positions referred
10 were not thereafter made the Sube
ject OF a request by the administrative
Office or the employees holding the posi-
tions for reallocation by the Personnel
Classificati ton Board. the action of the
Personnel Classification Board purport-
ing to reallocate these positions In low
er grades was without effect to change
the salary rates of the employees, which
may continue to be paid in accordance
with the former ALLEGATIONS previously
approved"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15
JEALOUSY CAUSES
HUSBAND TO KILL
CoIored Man Shoots Visitor
Dead, Wounds Wife, An
other May Die.

Jealous of his wife and angry, so
he told police, because she had been
squandering his money, zaccheus White,
colored, "a years old, of 545 Twenty
fourth street northeast, fatally wounded
her, killed colored man outright and
seriously wounded a second man last
night when he found the trio in his
home.
The dead man is Edward Hall, 80
years old, of 3l3 Forty-second street
northwest. He was shot twice through
the head and once in the thigh. Mrs.
White was wounded in the stomach and
died before reaching Casualty Hospital.
The second man, Willis A. Chambers,
colorcd, 35 years old, Of 335 F street,
was shot in the right leg. He is being
treated at Casualty.
Awaited Police.
This morning White is in jail at
the ninth precinct, held under two
murder charges and one Of assault with
intent to kill. He made no attempt
to escape after the killing. When police
arrived they found him sitting on his
front doorstep with revolver in his
hands.
He talked freely of his jealousy and
of his complaint that his wife had been
spending his money gambling on the
so-called numbers" game.
Two Men With Wife.
He said that he is employed at night
at the Washington Terminal Co. Last
night he stayed home from work. in
tending to surprise his wife. When he
returned to the house early in the
evening, he told police, she was absent.
Going to the basement, he stated, he
fell asleep. He awakened about 1890
o'clock and found his wife at home
with the two men. He declared Hall
drew a razor before he commenced
shooting.
A coroner's inquest into the affair
will probably be held tomorrow morning,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15
KEY BRIDGE ROADWAY
PAVING TO BE IN SPRING
First Permanent Improvement on
Virginia Side Following Sink
ings, Planned.

The roadway on the Virginia end Of
the Francis Scott Key Bridge will have
its first permanent paving next Spring,
Capt. Herbert C. Whitehurst. chief en-
gineer of the District. said today. Since
the bridge was built the filled-in portion
south of the Virginia abutment has been
sinking, and the roadway has been con-
stantlv under repair with tar patch. a
material formed of asphalt and broken
stone.
The money for the Job probably win
be asked in the next deficiency esti-
mates. The roadway will be concrete
+ Sc topped with a sheet asphalt sur
face. Estimates of the cost Of the job
have not been made UP.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15
DRIVER FORCED TO GIVE
$50 TO TWO ROBBERS
Tells Police Men Jumped on Run
ming Board of Auto and
Threatened Him.

Forced to halt his automobile by two
colored men who jumped onto the run
ming board and threatened him, Oliver
Thomas Redden, 80 years old, of the
first block of E street southeast, was
robbed of $50, he reported to fifth pre-
cinct police last night.
Redeem told police that he was driv-
ing near his home at a moderate rate
of speed when two colored men leaped
on opposite sides of his car and ordered
him to pull up to the curb. He obeyed
and was forced to empty his pockets.
When they we're satisfied they had all
his money, Redden related. he was told
to beat it." He said he did.
Joseph l.. Backanac of lis Magazine
road southeast reported at the eleventh
precinct that his pocket was picked of
500 while he was shopping at Center
Market Saturday afternoon.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15
ST. SWITHIN'S DAY, TO SOME,
ISMONDAY AT WEATHER BUREAU
And If It Rains Today-And for the Next
40 Days-Thatl Il Be Just
Too Bad.

"Uh-huh," the reporter continued,
greatly encouraged. And II the sun
shines 1t will"
SAY" broke in the impatient voice
from the other end Of the WIRE ARE you
trying to give me the forecast for the
next 40 days?"
"Oh. no." the reporter treasured. I'm
just telling you about st. Swithin
and"
IT don't want to heart about st.
Swithin. With all due respect to him
want to tell you that he may have been
good saint, but as forecaSter he was
all wet"
Then It Is going to rain for 40 days?'
IF I was Judge I'd send you to the
cooler for 40 days, or maybe until
ground hogs day, whenever that Is. +"
growled the torecaster. 90 he banged
down the receiver.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15
Amphibians to Take Fechet and Party
To Northern Canada on Fishing Trip

Two amphibian airplanes will leave
Boiling Field today for the wilds Of
Northern Canada with Maj. Gen.
James E. Fechet, chief Of the Army Air
CORPS. and two members of the crew
OF the Army transport plane Question
Mark on its world record endurance
flight, and members of their families.
The party expects to spend Q month
fishing and exploring In the lake coun-
try northwest of Hudson Bay. They
viii be the guests Of Col. e. A. Deeds
and will make their base on Col. Deeds
Summer estate, north of the end OF the
northernmost railroad line, near Mar
shall Lake.
The party will include, Il addition
to Gen. Fechet, Capt. Ira 70. Eaker,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15
VICE. CONSULS ARE SENT
TO NEW FOREIGN POSTS
Members in Training Here Receive
Appointments for Service
Abroad. -

Vice consuls in the foreign service
who have been under instruction at the
State Department have been assigned
to duty at foreign stations as follows :
Kobe; Charles e. Bohlen, Massachu-
sets, to Prague: Daniel M. Braddock,
Michigan, to Medan; Dorsey 9. Fisher.
Maryland, to Calcutta; William II.
Hessler. Ohio, to Bombay; William
Karnes. Illinois. to San Luis Potosi: Miss
Nellie b. Stogsdall, Indiana, to Beirut,
and Miss Margaret Warner, Massachu-
sets, to Geneva.
Other recent changes In the foreign
service include the transfer Of George
F. KEENAN,, Wisconsin, third secretary,
from Riga, Latvia, to Berlin. and Ray
mond A. Hare, Iowa, vice consul, from
Constantinople to Paris, and the resig-
national w. Allen Rhode. Maryland,
vice consul at Guayaquil. Ecuador. and
RAYMOND e. Ahearn. Tennessee, vice
consul at windsor, Ontario.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-15
LEGION AIDS IN HUNT.

American Legion officials here have
been asked to aid in locating Charles
Soloner, former Philadelphian, last
heard of in Washington early in June,
whose mother is now i'll in a PhiIadel-
phia hospital. Edward Linsky, service
officer of the Pennsylvania department
Of the Legion, transmitted the request
to Paul j. McGahan, national execu-
tive committeeman for the District of
Columbia department, who made 1t
public today.
In announcing that Soloner's mother
Is in sore need OF her missing son. -.
McGahan requested that any informa-
ton concerning him be sent to 1910
National Press Building.