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Evening star., 1931-10-09

Forty thousand applications for ex-
aminations for Stenographer and typlSt
in the Federal service are on file with
the Civil Service Commission, it was
announced today following closing OF
the lists yesterday. The applications
set a new record for all time with the
commission.
In the same tests held in 1880 for
the departmental service 8546 individ-
uals sought places, a record at that
time. The examinations for which the
receipt of applications has just closed
are for both the departmental service
at Washington and field branches.
Authorities blamed the increase on
the depression They explained there
have been similar jumps In the num-.
Der of applicants for other classes OF
positions. The latest applicants will re-
ceive admission cards soon for exan1-
nations to be held in approximately
600 places throughout the country this
Fall.
The Civil Service Commission re-
Gently improved its tests for stenogra-
pliers and typists. The examinations
include various elements other than
the customary dictation and tipping ex-
ercises, on the theory that good
|stenographer must possess qualifications
beyond the mere taking Of dictation
and transcribing from notes.
"Such an employe," an official said
should have good Judgment and should
Evening star., 1931-10-09
CLUB REVIEWS WORK
OF CAPITAL COMMITTEE
Reciprocity Organization Told of
Publicity Distributed
Through Unit.

Work that is being done further 10
intensity interest throughout the coun-
try in the National Capital was discussed
last night in a talk by Curtis Hodges.
director of the Greater National Capital
Committee, at the first meeting of the
season of the Reciprocity Club. The
meeting was held at the Arlington Ho-
tel and was presided over by Arthur
Clarendon Smith. president of the club.
Hodges said he had found very
fine spirit of cooperation on the part
Of the newspapers. The committee, he
said. since its organization four months
ago had distributed or directed the
distribution of about 100000 words
of printed matter in regard to Washing
ton. This material was placed with
newspapers, magazines, press associa-
tions and newspaper feature services.
Hodges said the convention depart
ment of the committee is in contract
with a large number of convention
organizations The work of building up
convention files, he said, is progressing
rapidly. and plans are being carried
out for giving assistance to and well
coming conventions that are to be held
in Washington in 1882. William Atherton
DyPuy of the Interior Department also
was speaker at the meeting and told
of 10,000mile automobile trip through
the West.
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VOCATION GUIDANCE
PROGRAM HELD VITAL
No Junior High School Can Func
tion Adequately Without It.
Kiwanians Told.

Declaring the lack of guidance causes
unnecessary blind wanderings on the
part of many pupils with the results
that society eventually finds itself with
educational cripples on its hands,
Miss Helen E. Samuel, president of the
Vocational Guidance Association OF the
District of Columbia, asserted yesterday
that no junior high school can func-
tion adequately without a we'll organized
vocational guidance program.
Miss Samuel was addressing the
Washington Kiwanis Club at its fourth
annual Vocational Guidance day pro-
gram. Guests of the club included
prominent public school authorities
headed by DR.. Frank w. Balou, super
intendent.
Besides DR.. Ballou, the school au-
thorities who were guests of the club
included Stephen E. Kramer, first assist
ant superintendent: DR.. Edgar Hlgole,
president of the Wilson Teachers Col
lege; Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle ano
Henry Gilligan. members of the Board
of Education; DR.. Harvey Smith, prln-
cipal of Central High School; DR.. Elmer
Newton, principal of Western High
School, Frank G. Daniel, principal OF
Mckinley High School; Allan Davis.
principal of Business High School, ano
Frank A. Woodward principal OF the
Gordon Junior High School.
Ernest j. Splitter, chairman OF the
Kiwanis Vocational Guidance Commit
tee. presided.
william N. Schaeferg vice president
of the r. P. Andrews Paper Co. was
elected to membership in the club.
Evening star., 1931-10-09
CHILDREN INJURED
IN THREE M|SHAPS
Autos Run Over One Victim
and Knock Down Two.
Driver Is Held.

Three children were injured, one Sc
riously, in trio of automobile accidents
late yesterday and last night. Police
arrested the driver of one of the ma
chimes figuring in the mishaps on bad
brakes charge.
A 9-year-old colored boy, Ernest
Clark, of Burroughs road. was the
most critically injured. suffering in
ternal hurts when car operated by
Cornell T. Erbacher, As, of 5000 Tenth
street, ran over him at North Capitol
street and Rhode Island avenue. He
was taken to Emergency Hospital.
The Clark boy, according to second
precinct police, ran from behind street
car and was felled by the left fender Of
Erbacher's car. one of the wheels pass
ing over his abdomen. The driver was
arrested on charge of operating an
automobile with defective brakes.
Loss of several teeth was suffered by
Eleanora Julino, 8 years old, Of 2105
Fourth street northeast. when a ma
chine driven by Robert v. Ferris, 80, of
1904 TWenty-second street northeast,
knocked her down while she was roller
skating at Fourth street and Rhode
Island avenue northeast. The girl was
given first-aid treatment by nearby
physician.
Alice May Gledis, years old, of 1902
K street, was treated at Emergency
Hospital fer a fractured ankle yester-
day after a car operated by Hugh Friz-
zell, "a, of 1405 Fifteenth street felled
her near her home.
Evening star., 1931-10-09
THIRD DEGREE INTIMIDATIONS
PLOTTER is FINED FOR LIQUOR
Mason Must Pay $3.50 or Serve 9O-Day Jail
Term-O'Connor Hearing Before US.
Commissioner Is Delayed.

Cecil Mason, who, with Maurice
O'Connor, is accused Of obstructing JUS
tice in the Governments hird-degree
investigation Of the police, was SEN
fenced today to pay fines totaling $3.50
or serve 80 days in jail on liquor and
traffic charges.
While Mason was being sentenced In
Police Court by Judge Given, hearing
for OConnor on the intimidation charge
brought against him by the Department
of Justice was postponed until October
16 by United States Commissioner Need
ham G. Turnage.
The intimidation charges against
Mason and O'Connor will be called to
week in connection with the case of
the United States VS.. Robert Bar
rett ct al" Barrett is a headquarters
detective, against whom George B.
Baber Is said to have made charges
of brutality before the last grand jury.
Mason and O'Connor are alleged to
have asked Baber TO go easy" on a
headquarters detective.
The charges on which Mason was
fined today are said to be the ones
which Mason allegedly referred to when,
according to Baber, he spoke of the
aid rendered him by a headquarters
ACOCNIlfC IA lap.
previously had pleaded guilty before
Judge Given to the charges, which were
illegal possession of liquor and driving
without a permit.
Mason also pleaded guilty before
Commissioner Turnage on the intimi-
dation charge and was held for the
grand jury under $500 bond. OCon-
nor pleaded not guilty
United States Attorney Leo A. Rover,
after a conference with attorneys repre-
senting the five policemen of the first
precinct, charged with assaulting pris-
oners, has decided to nolle PROSE- the
case. He has not reached a decision as
Evening star., 1931-10-09
TRIO FROM LORTON
HUNTED IN SWAMP
Five Flee Through Window.
but Two Recap,Lred by
Prison Posse.

An armed posse was searching a
heavily wooded swamp about three
miles below Alexandria today for three
prisoners who escaped from the Dis
trict Reformatory at Lorton late last
night. Two other prisoners who par
ticipated in the dash for freedom were
recaptured on the edge of the marsh
shortly after 2 o'clock this morning
The break was made about IL 80
o'clock last night by Edward Larson,
serving four years for grand larceny;
John Orwin, FIVE years for robbery;
Mack Fierst, two years for grand lar
ceny; William Sullivan five years for
grand larceny, and Richard Stockton,
arrested after he started q criminal
career said to have been inspired by
the reading of dime novels about
gangsters.
The men escaped from the institu-
ton after forcing a window of the DOR
mitory in which they slept. Their alb
sence was not discovered until about
half an hour later.
Reformatory officers. headed by Supt
Tawes, Immediately armed themselves
and put bloodhounds on the trail of
the fugitives.
The escaped prisoners, presumably
unarmed, were traced to the fringe of
the swamp. where they were overtaken.
AS the posse of 10 or IL men ap-
preached the fugitives fed
Sullivan and Stockton were quickly
captured, however, while their COM
panions dashed into the swamp and dis
appeared.
The officers surrounded the marsh
and slowly closed in on the fleeing priS-
oners. Supt. Tawes expressed conf
dence they would be recaptured before
the end of the day.
Sullivan and Stockton were returned
to the reformatory, where they were
placed in solitary confinement. SINH
lar punishment will be meted out to
the other three men if they are re-
captured, Tawes declared
Meanwhile, Washington and Alex
andria police have been asked to be
| on the lookout for the fugitives in the
| event they should succeed in eluding
the posse closing in on them in the
| swamp.
Sullivan was sentenced for larceny
of valuable books from the libraries of
wealthy Georgetown residents.
The prisoners are believed to have
had little difficulty in making the es-
cape, as the reformatory is one of the
! few penal institutions in the country
not surrounded by walls patrolled by
armed guards.
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to when he will take the action and the
cases may be allowed to remain until
the grand jury has completed its third
degree" inquiry, which Is scheduled tc
begin next Monday.
The Committee of Lawyers investigat-
ing for the Commissioners the July
grand jury's charges against the Police
Department is expected to make final
effort in the next several days to ques-
ton Frederick A. Schenck, former
Washington policeman and central fig
ure in the Staples case.
Schenck fatty refused to testify when
the committee called on him several
weeks ago at the District Jail, where
he Is prisoner. He said he wanted
witnesses present when he talked, but
the committee has shown no disposition
to respect his wishes.
Even since the committees visit, jail
attaches said, the prisoner has main
tanned Sphinx-like silence and has
not indicated whether he would permit
himself to be questioned in privacy. How
ever, developments in the last few days
have led members of the committee to
believe, it was said. that Schenck would
tell his story if they made return
visit to the jail
The committee Is making rapid prog.
resS in the investigation, and reports al
the District Building are that its find.
1ngs probably will be submitted to the
Commissioners by the latter part Of
next week. In the meantime, it is un-
derstood, Schenck will be given his fina,
opportunity to testify.
Schenck was brought to Washington
from the Federal penitentiary at Leav.
enworth about month ago at the re.
quest Of the District Commissioners. He
was serving a 20-year term there fol
robbery. His records also were trans.
ferred from Leavenworth to the District
jail, and indications are that he will
not be returned there, but sent Il
Atlanta.
Evening star., 1931-10-09
D, c. READY TOLAY
NEW WATER MAINS
FOR TRIANGLE AREA
Adequate Supply Is Planned
for Federal Buildings by
Cross Connections.
WORK WILL BE BEGUN
IN 14TH ST. TOMORROW
New 24-Inch Line Will Be Installed
South of White House With
Gravity Flow.

Installation of new water mains to
provide water service for the new Fed
eral buildings in the Pennsylvania ave-
nue-Mall triangle will be started tomor-
row by the District Water Department.
The program involves the laying of a
huge 24-inch main south of the White
House. connecting with the existing "a
inch gravity flow main at New York
avenue and E street. the installation of
several cross connections in Fourteenth
street and in the vicinity of the pro-
posed grand-court area. Another large
main is to be laid in Pennsylvania ave-
nue. on the south side, from Fourteenth
street to Ninth street, where it will con-
meet with smaller cross main.
Adequate Supply Planned.
Completion of the program, it was
announced, will assure adequate water
service for the entire Federal triangle
area. Although on the gravity flow
service, the new Government buildings.
according to officials of the Water De-
partment, will have sufficient pressure
so that pumping will not be necessary.
Pressure at the curb throughout the
area, 1t was explained. will be As pounds,
which is adequate for buildings as high
as 80 feet
While the District Water Department
will lay the new mains. the entire cost
Is to be borne by the Federal Govern
ment. These arrangements were agreed
upon prior to approval of the program.
A cross connection in Fourteenth
street from E street to Constitution
avenue will be the first link installed.
This main will be connected with the
24-inch main to be installed south of
the White House. A portion of the "a
inch main, however, was laid in E
street between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets while E street was being widened
several months ago.
Will Pass White House.
After the cross connection is installed
in Fourteenth street work will be started
on the 24-inch main from Fifteenth
and streets. This is to be carried
around south of the White House to
New York avenue and E street and
connected to the existing 24-inch main
at this point.
One OF the cross connections for the
triangle water service was installed
several months ago in Twelfth street
from Pennsylvania avenue to Consti-
tuition avenue. Other cross connections
to be installed in Ninth and Thirteenth
streets, when connected with the 30
inch main to be laid in the south side
of Pennsylvania avenue, it was pointed
out, will carry all the water that can
possibly be used in the new Federal
buildings.
Evening star., 1931-10-09


rouss Pasha, Minister of Egypt,
4 brought forth a fragile, deli
cately enameled box.
Pressing spring, tiny trap door
| flew up, releasing a diminutive bird,
which Immediately started Tapping tiny
wings OF such exquisite workmanship
! that it was difficult to believe that they
were not actually feathers. AS it tapped
! and revolved upon the box lid. the little
bird whiStled and piped a merry song.
| Box, bird and song were in such a
perfect condition, that it seemed incred-
/ ible that the bijouterie had been made
| in France we'll over a hundred years
| ago. during which time it had been
! transported from one country to an
other, perhaps changing owners dozens
| of times.
| The novelty box is but one of hun
! dredS OF pieces of rare porcelain and
enamel, comprising one of the most in
! teresting and valuable collections ever
brought to Washington.
Hobby for Years.
For many years porcelain and statu-
ary collecting has been a favorite hobby
of SdarousS PaSha, who, with the eye
! of connoiSseur, has wandered among
the antique and curio shops of Eng
land, France, Germany and Italy, until
he has now assembled a collection
which might well be the envy of many
a museum.
The Egyptian Minister is not COL
lector, however, who places his treas
ureS behind sealed doors to be cata-
logued and hidden from the eyes of
the world. He has generously placed
his lovely bits of porcelain about the
spacious rooms of the legation, where
visitors may share with him the beauty
of these objetS dart. He even goes
further and invites his friends to wan
der about among the rooms, often per-
sonally explaining the origin and iden-
tity of his pieces.
planned, indicating a handsome pair of
four -pronged candelabra. The coloring
and the workmanship of the garlands
decorating the prongs, as we'll as the
dainty central Woman's figure support
ing the prongs. bespoke a porcelain age
whose perfection of workmanship has
never been achieved by twentieth CEN
tury factories.
Chelsea. one of the finest and Oldest
of English porcelains. first appeared
about 1745, and in his collection OF
Minister has included a number of the
oldest and most interesting bits of the
English ware.
Many Delicate Pieces.
Upon the closed lid of grand piano,
SidarousS Pasha has assembled 1nnu-
merable little porcelain figures. each de-
picted with musical instruments, CT
grouped in merry dance poses of a long
time ago. Studying this particular as
sortment, one enjoys colorful picture
Evening star., 1931-10-09
18-HOUR PARKING
TO Be ENFORCED
Car Owners Exceeding Time
Limit to Face Police
Seizure.

Aroused by continued complaints over
the parking Of vehicles in one place for
long periods, the Commissioners, it was
learned today, are planning to call on
the Police Department for drastic
enforcement of the trafic regulation
forbidding parking for more than 1s
consecutive hours.
At the same time Corporation Coun-
sci William w. Bride revealed that he
will draft for consideration of the Gem
mfSsioners a bill designed to give the
Police Department authority to seize
and store at the expense of the owner
cars abandoned on the streets or parked
in excess of 18 hours.
A seizure law, patterned after the one
IN New York State, is contemplated.
Mr.. Bride said he would not frame his
proposed bill until after a thorough
study Of the New York law.
Aim at Old Cars.
The penalty for violation of the 49,
hour regulation ranges from a fine of
$40 to $500, or 10 days imprisonment
Enforcement Of the regulation. however
has not been sufficiently drastic, 1t was
said, to break UP the practice of some
SoAA O"ACLo VI ooAAB IAIS puDIlC SUT6GIS
for the storage of disabled cars for long
periods.
The chief object of q seizure law. Mr.
Bride said, would be to get of the
streets and into public storage. the
many wrecks abandoned by the owners
Cases have been reported to District
officials of dealers who took in worthless
machines as trade in, and unable to
sell them, have abandoned them on the
streets.
Cars Are Abandoned,
In the past police have been unable
to trace the owners of the abandoned
cars, but this condition has been re-
moved by the new certificate of title
law. Now. Mr.. Bride believes that cars
will not be abandoned If the owner
knows he will be faced with q towing
fee, plus a storage charge.
Evening star., 1931-10-09
H. A. KARR GIVEN HONOR

Harry A. Karr, division passenger
agent for the Pennsylvania Railroad
was elected president of the Lafayette
Home and School Association of Chevy
Chase. last night at the monthly meet
ing of that organization.
Mrs. w. L. Fulton was named first
vice president, Miss Holland, second
vice president, Mrs. Harry E. Tufft
recording secretary, Mrs. Lila Duvall
corresponding secretary and L. A
Reynoldson treasurer
1t was announced that a meeting of
the Executive Committee will soon be
called by Karr to map out a definite
program and policy for the association
to pursue during the ensuing year.
Evening star., 1931-10-09
SAILORS READ WIDELY

Uncle Sans sailors, ashore and afloat.
read eagerly. The Navy Department
announced today that officers and en-
listed men have read more than $780,
900 books issued by ship and shore
stations libraries during the past fiscal
year.
Ships libraries issued 609. .967 books,
and the naval stations and hospitals
issued 684.014. Four naval circulating
libraries, which are at the Navy De-
partment, at San Diego, Calf; Pearl
Harbor. T. H. and Cavite, P. l.. send
books from their special collections to
the fleets and naval stations.
Evening star., 1931-10-09
FOR IRONING WRINKLES
FROM CLOCK FACES DISCOVERED
Standards Bureau Finds Chrome Creases Caused by Paper
Reaction to Moisture

The Bureau of Standards has discov-
cred formula for removing face wrin-
kleS.
However, the experiments have been
confined. the bureau announced today.
to curing wrinkles in paper dials used
as faces for clocks.
Bureau officials said they were re>
Gently requested by clock manufac
turer to conduct such tests, and they
found that, unlike the wrinkles of
human faces, the clocks troubles were
not due to old age. Through compare
tive tests of the wrinkled dials with
those which did not wrinkle, bureau
officials explained, the trouble was
traced to the greater expansion OF the
Evening star., 1931-10-09

former on absorbing moisture from the
atmosphere.
Oficials said paper has the property
of expanding appreciably with increase
of moisture content. due to swelling of
the fibers, and the dials which wrinkled
were found to expand SO per cent more
than those which remained unwrinkled
when both were subjected to a normal
increase in atmosphere humidity.
The dials fitted quite closely to cir
cular metal recess, and the greater ex-
pansion of the one paper forced the
edge of the dials against the metal
housing sufficiently TO cause the wrin-
king, It was said.
Evening star., 1931-10-09
VOL FILES PROTEST
Fights C. B. s. Plea for 25o-Watt
Booster Station Here.

The American Broadcasting Co.
which operates Station VOL. yesterday
filed a protest with the Federal Radio
Commission opposing the granting OF
the application of the Columbia Broad
casting system for authority to operate
a 25O-watt booster station in Washing
ton. ,..
It would be manifest Injustice.
the VOL operators declare. for the
commission to grant the Columbia re-
Quest. without first allocating a suit
able" frequency to their station. 'WOL!
is using the 1,31O-kilocycle channel; and
wants an assignment on the l,270-kilo-
cycle band. which it requested NoVem-
Der IL, 1928. .----...-------
Evening star., 1931-10-09
Hyde to Give Lecture.

Dorsey Hyde, jr, secretary of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce.
will give an illustrated lecture on
health tonight, at 8 o'clock, at the
meeting of the Parent-Teacher Asso-
citation Of Francis Scott Key School.
The meeting will be held In the school
building.
Evening star., 1931-10-09
QUlN Is IMPROVED

Representative Percy Quin, Democrat.
of Mississippi. ranking Democrat on the
House Military Committee, who has
been seriously i'll with a heart attack,
is reported much improved today.
Mr. Quin for more than a decade
has been a picturesque figure in the
House. He led the successful fight to
put through legislation authorizing
Government operation of Muscle Shoals,
only to have the bill vetoed by Presi-
dent Hoover,
Evening star., 1931-10-09
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Meeting. Connecticut State Society,
Willard Hotel, pm.
Meeting, Brightwood Citizens Asso-
ciation, Paul Junior High School,
Eighth and Peabody streets, 8 pm.
Meeting, Order of Christian Mystics,
Arlington Hotel, pm.
Card party, benefit ST. Francis de
Sales Church, Twentieth street and
Meeting, Big Sisters of the District CT
Columbia. st. Patrtcks rectory, 8 pm.
Evening star., 1931-10-09
Plants to Be Sold.

RIvERDALE, Md, October (Spe-
ciaD "A plant sale will be held by the
Hyattsville Horticultural Society to-
morrow morning at o'clock in the
building next to the Riverdale Post
Office. Bulbs, perennial plants and
shrubbery will be sold.
Evening star., 1931-10-09
BULLETS WOUND TWO
Fight Over $40 Blamed for seriou.
Condition of Men.

Two men were in serious condition
in hospitals here today with bullet
wounds. received last night during
fight over a $40 bill.
The wounded men are Richard
Joshua. IS, of 1913 G street southwest
and Robert Rice. 25, colored Christian
sen court southwest. Joshua is at
Emergency Hospital with wounds in his
chest and arm, while Rice is at Gal
linger Hospital with head wound.
The double shooting occurred in
JoShua'S home, police reported.
Evening star., 1931-10-09
BY GRETCHEN SMITH.

a cabinet filled with price
- less porcelain Sesostris Sida-
rouss Pasha, Minister of Egypt
l. brought forth fragile, deli
cately enameled box.