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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07
MRS. NELLIE ROSS
HITS 1882 BOOKLET
Declares Federation of Women's
Clubs Should Call Back
Pamphlet.

Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, vice chair
man Of the Democratic National Com
mittee, declared today that the General
Federation Of Women's Clubs should
withdraw its recent pamphlet compar-
ing President Hoover with George
Washington She said it reads more
like a partisan campaign document is
sued by the Republican National Com
mittee in the interest OF the candidacy
of President Hoover than like a tribute
from the members of a non-partiSan
organization Of women to the memory
of the First President"
The former Governor OF Wyoming at
the same time warned Democratic wom-
en- mot to permit themselves to be-
come parties to the dissemination of
Republican propaganda disguised as
hand books Of non-partisan. organiza-
tons"
Mrs. Ross will start this week on a
speaking tour of cities In Utah. Idaho,
Washington, Oregon, Nevada. Califor-
mia. Texas and the Middle West, fea-
turing her propaganda warning.
Although she paid tribute to the Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs for its
contribution to the progress of our
country" Mrs. Ross said it was in
conceivable that the members of the
Bicentennial Committee of the Fedora
ton were unaware of the fact that 1882
will be a presidential election year, that
President Hoover Is already planning to
participate in that election as cand1-
date and that the parallel which Is at
tempted to be drawn between the
careers Of George Washington and
President Hoover will be certain to lend
itself to political Interpretation"
Mrs. Ross quoted the pamphlet as
saying:
"As Washington planned communica-
ton between seaboard and frontier, so
Hoover has planned from coast to coast,
marking trails through the air"
Commenting on this, she said:
May call attention to the fact that
the airmail was being carried through
my own town Of Cheyenne by the Post
once Department under the admins
tration Of Woodrow Wilson long before
Mr.. Hoover had decided to which party
he would give allegiance"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07
CANNING CAMPAIGN
STARTS TOMORROW
Experts to Demonstrate Preserving
Science in Interest of Un-
employment Relief

The District OF Columbia's campaign
for unemployment relief will get under
way tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock
with four canning demonstrations by
experts on the science Of preserving
The demonstrations will be held in the
basement kitchen of Central High
School. Eleventh and Clifton streets;
the Armstrong High School, o street
between First and Third streets; Young
Womens Christian Association Build
ing. Seventeenth and K streets. and
Mrs. c. j. Porter will hold canning
bee" at the First Baptist Church. Six
tenth and o streets.
The demonstrations, designed to train
persons for community conservation
work. will continue throughout the
week at the Central High School, An
other demonstration will be given at
Armstrong High School Friday morn
ing at 10 o'clock.
George j. Adams, executive secretary
of the District of Columbia Committee
on Employment, said the surplus food
conservation movement already Is under
way in many different States and cities.
The purpose of the campaign in the
District is to start concerted move
iuSlC 4oi tiIe canning anu preserving
of surplus fruits and vegetables by
housewives in their own kitchens, &C
Cording To Mr.. Adams.
All donations of foodstuffs made TO
the Committee on Employment will be
stored in the old st. James Hotel,
Pennsylvania avenue and Sixth street,
until Winter, when they will be dis
tributed to persons certified by recog-
nized charities as being unable to pro-
cure food for themselves and their
families.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07
j. S. PAY ROLL CUT
FAVORED BY BECK
Scores Unnecessary b.
reaus-Urges Rum Modifi.
cation to Lower Taxes.

Representative James NJ Beck, Re-
publican, Of Pennsylvania, opposing an
increase in taxation. asserted yester-
day that the Federal Governments
deficit could be wiped out II all I'M
necessary and meddlesome Government
bureaus were abolished and II Congress
would declare light wines and matted
liquors, on-intoxicating in fact and
impose a heavy excise tax upon these
luxuries'
He cited the fate Of England as
reminder to the coming Congress of
the danger OF strangling prosperity by
excessive taxation
BY adopting his proposals, Beck said.
we could easily cut the necessities of
taxation by $4,000, 900, 000."
Sees Way to Surplus.
There would then be no deficit" he
said, but on tee contrary. a large sur
plus; business would be less burdened
and take heart and the wheels of in
dustry. now sunk in the mire of in
dustrial prostration, would again move"
The Pennsylvania, who has just re-
turned from abroad. approved the plea
OF Representative Wood of Indiana for
reduced governmental expenditures but
he could not see why the Army and
Navy should be singled out as the sole
source of such economies"
Many of their functions. like rivers
and harbors work, he said. have be-
longed to the peace establishment of
the United States and are as valuable
as almost any work that the Federal
Government does.
1T seems to me that in ef1ecting
governmental economies. more atten-
ton should be given to some Of the
recently created departments of the
Government, which are honeycombed
with bureaus which would never be
missed" he said. IF can judge from
my personal contact with one execu-
tive department of the Government.
every department has many superfluous
employees, some of whom do not average
one hours work a day.
Points to Great Britain.
"While the causes Of the present
world depression are many yet the
strangulation of prosperity by the abuse
of the taxing power is the most fruit
full.
Nowhere Is this more strikingly
shown than in England where an en-
pire, once the greatest and wealthiest
in recorded history, is now on its knees
financially and the pound sterling. once
the acknowledged standard OF financial
stability, threatens to go the way OF
the mark and the franc"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07
HEAD OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
WARNS OF WACE-CUTS FIGHT
Luther c. Steward, Addressing Conven-
ton, Opposes Salary Slashine Efforts
Foreseen in Next Congress.

THE compensation Of employees OF the
Federal Government Jagged far behind
during the so-called prosperous times.
Even to seriously consider reductions
from existing scales would be IN effect
a proposal to take away from them
something they never had.
Notwithstanding the logic Of the SIT
uation, 1t may be predicted with conf
dence that the voices Of the protested
Treasury watch dogs. the one-idea wage
reductionists, and the unimaginative
employees Is the simplest way out, will be
heard in increasing volume during the
forthcoming session Of Congress.
ITO be forewarned Is to be fore
armed. Facts will be all on our side
when the issue Is reached, as 1t will be
reached, to reduce the compensation Of
Federal employees. But facts alone will
get us nowhere.
with the Federal employees thor
oughly alive to the situation confronting
us and operating more actively and
more effectively through their organi-
zation, any attempt to deprive the en-
ployes of the United States Government
of any Of the conditions which they
now have. and which have been secured
through long continued effort, can be
defeated, but in a conflict such as i'm
ponds. he who dallies Is a bastard and
he who doubts Is damned"
Will Resubmit Report.
Turning to classification. which Stew
ard characterized as the paramount Is
sue, the speaker said the final report of
the Personnel Classification Board on
the field survey carried out under the
terms of the Welch act would be re-
submitted at the forthcoming session in
December
This survey and the recommends
tons accompanying the report to Con-
gress," he said. represent exhaustive
study and enunciAtion OF sound per-
sonnet principles, for which the Ma
tional Federation of Federal Employees
has stood sponsor since its origin To
repeat what has been said many times
before. a sound system of classificatio
by law for both field and District is
the essential corner stone OF any per-
manent improvement for Federal en-
ployes as to wages and working con-
oitions"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07
rs, 1000, 1000 PUPILS
TO RESUME STUDY
School Rolls Throughout Nation to
Be Increased by
Colleges.

More than 100000 children will
march into more than a quarter mil
lion public schools this week, accord
ing to an estimate made today by the
Federal Office of education More than
$4,000 teachers will return to their
desks
Schools in the District do not open
until September 2l
The Government bureau said that
while elementary and public high
schools Of the United States enroll up
ward of this number of boys and girls.
college and university registration will
boost the enrolment to nearly 26.5O0.-
600. All other school enrollments, both
public and private. will raise the total
American school population to $1,000
600. more than one-fourth of the Ma
tons population.
The bureau also pointed out that the
first day OF school is, for the average
American child, the first of l72 DAYS
of school work. The school year con-
stantly lengthens, and it now averages
10 days more than in 1920.
Many children of school age will not.
however. be included in the long Sep
TENDER school lines. the bureau said. It
explained that geographical location,
climate, size of school, wealth Of school
and numerous other circumstances all
play a part in determining the date of
Fall school opening and the length of
school year
A boy or girl living in a rural COM
munity and attending a small rural
school. for instance. may not start to
school on the first day after Labor day.
Office of Education statistics show the
typical rural school year is 81 days
shorter than the city average of 1874
days. The shortness Of the rural school
term generally is evident in the later
date Of Fall opening and earlier Spring
closing.
Upward of $500 colored schools in
the United States have terms of only
FIVE months or less. according to infor-
nation collected by the special prob
lens division of the Federal ONCE of
Education. These do not, in most
cases, open their doors in September.
Neither do about 1900 white schools
which report school terms Of five
months or less. A September opening
for these short-term schools would
mean a closing in Midwinter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07
DR.. v. A. SHELTON
IS OUT Of PULPIT
UNTIL AFTER TRIAL
Mount Vernon Place Pastor
Awaits Probe Into Charges
Woman Filed.
PRESIDING ELDER TAKES
NOTED CLERIC'S PLACE
Accused Minister at M. E. Church
South Has Outstanding Record
as Educator.

DR.. William A. Shelton, pastor OF the
Mount Vernon Place Methodist Epis-
copal Church South. will be unable TO
occupy his pulpit until after charges
brought against him by a former secre-
tary have been tried, 1t was learned
today.
His place was taken yesterday by the
Rev. DR.. j. H. Balthis, presiding elder
of the Washington district, who said
DR.. Shelton could not resume his duties
until after the trial.
The charges of an undiScloSed ma
ture, were preferred by Miss Carrie
A. Williams. 1922 Forty-first street.
Neither she nor DR.. Shelton would dis
cuss the case. 1t is expected the trial
will be held some time this month.
Outstanding as Educator.
Dr. Shelton is among the outStand-
ing ministers and educators of the
Southern Methodist denomination, hay
ing won distinction particularly as an
authority on Semitic languages. In
1920, while professor of Old Testament
and Semitic languages at Emory Uni
versity, he was member Of the
University Of Chicago's Oriental expedi-
ton for archaeological research in Egypt
and Western Asia.
Born in Azusa, Calf, DR.. Shelton is
ministry in 1899 and served pastorates
in Oklahoma until 1905. In that year
he received the degree of bachelor of
arts at Hargrove College.
Then he studied at Yale University
receiving degrees of master of arts and
bachelor of divinity in 1908. Later he
studied at the University Of Chicago
and in 1914 the degree of doctor of
divinity was conferred upon him at
Emory. In that year he joined the
faculty at Emory, having been presi-
dent Of Oklahoma wesleyan College
for three years.
Member Of Church Board.
He was a member of the General
Board OF Education of the Methodist
Episcopal Church South from 1914 to
1918 and was a member Of the de-
nominations General Conferences in
1925 and 1880.
The Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Episcopal Church was built with money
contributed by Methodists all over the
country and is regarded as the national
church of that denomination.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07
NAVY YARD WORKER
is KILLED BY BOLT;
PIER TWICE STRUCK
Walter F. Binnix, AZ, Victim
at Chesapeake Beach.
Several Others Stunned.
TWO MET SAME FATE
AT SPOT AUGUST 26
Party on Grabbing Trip Breaking
Up at Close of Day When
Lightning Strikes.

For the second time within two weeks
lightning struck the pier at Chesapeake
Beach early last night bringing death
in its wake
Walter F. Binnix, AZ, a navy yard
mechanic, residing at 1104 Queen street
northeast was killed instantly shortly
before o'clock by bolt which burned
his clothes from his body. At the time
he was Keeling In some grabbing lines
preparatory to leaving with members
Of his family for a cottage where they
were passing the week end.
Several other persons nearby were
stunned by the lightning George
Velhmeyer OF Baltimore was rendered
unconscious.
Wife Had Left Pier.
Binnix and others in his party had
been grabbing all afternoon. All but
he had quit and his wife had gone TO
the cottage. brother. Erwin Binnix,
and his wife stood about 20 feet away,
waiting for Binnix to get his lines In.
Clouds had been gathering in the
bay area a couple of hours AS Binnix
bent over, working with his tackle,
lightning struck In a second his
clothes were enveloped In flames
11oii uleO spectators went 10 MS
assistance, but he was lifeless His body
was badly disfgured. DR.. Hugh Ward
OF Owens, Md. pronounced him dead
and Mrs. Binnix was notified.
Survivors of Victim.
Besides his wife, Mr.. Binnix leaves
also a daughter, Ethel: his father.
Benjamin F. Binnix: three brothers,
William, Ernest and Erwin, and three
sisters, Mrs. Ethel Lowry, Mrs. Mabel
Williams and Mrs. Emma Tull, all Of
Washington.
william Neumemer, As Of 6l5 Third
street, and Charles Ainsworth Of Elm
hurst, Del, were killed by lightning
while fishing from the pier on Au-
gust IS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07
MERCHANTS ASKED
TO ELECTRIC SHOW
$50 Invitations Issued for Exhibi-
ton of Fall Equipment Of Is
U. S. Manufacturer.

Invitations have been issued to $50
merchants Of Greater Washington to
attend the annual electrical merchan-
dizing show. to be held Wednesday and
Thursday at the Shoreham Hotel. New
Fall equipment will be displayed by 10
national manufacturing concerns
Those invited to the show. which
otherwise will be private. include rep
resentatives Of electrical, hardware,
RADIO house furnishing. clock, refriger-
ator, drug, jewelry, department and
furniture stores and architects and en-
gineers
Sales managers of q. number Of
manufacturers will attend the display,
as we'll as officials Of the Westinghouse
Electric Supply Co.
New household appliances, such as
washers, cleaners. air conditioners, mix
ers, radios. cooking equipment, deco
rative pieces, clocks. lighting fixtures
and others, will be displayed by some
manufacturers for the first time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07
Veteran Is Robbed
OF Disability Check
Near White House
Taxi Stolen and Driver
Relieved of $l4 Cash
in Robbery Series.

Three new Candidates for the mean
est man" title robbed a disabled World
War veteran Of his veteran administra-
ton check for $2895 and $2.52 in cash
when they stopped him last night at
the point Of a gun in back Of the
White House.
Francis Cole, 1922 F street, was the
victim. After cruising about the vicin-
ity OF Fifteenth street and Constitution
avenue with park policemen to whom
he had reported his loss, he pointed out
two men who he said. looked like the
robbers. The men picked up were Roy
S. Byrd and Horace Grove.
Cole told police he was walking
toward Constitution avenue when three
men approached. After brandishing a
gun they took the check and the money
he had. A few minutes later he re-
ported the affair to Park Policeman /.
Connole in Lafayette Park.
The policeman and Cole hunted to-
gether for the robbers.
Other robberies last night included
the theft of taxicab, sums of money
and wearing apparel.
Bruce Boyd Hatfield, los r street
northeast. was robbed OF the taxi he
was driving for the City Cab Co. and
$14 in cash by three "considerate" pas
sengers who told him:
Sorry. pal, you're q pretty good
fellow"
The men then drove away, promis-
ing to leave the cab somewhere in the
city and boasting they'd be In Phila-
delphia by this morning.
Neal Harvey Williams, driver of
cab for the Bolts Co., was another VIC
tim of taxi passengers. He was robbed
of 81 by two colored men.
Lieut.. Ernest Blair of Fort Jay. Gov
errors Island. N Y. told police that
wearing apparel, valued at $3.50, had
been stolen from his automobile, parked
IN front Of 40 Twenty-third street.
Joseph Snyder, manager of a chain
store at 921 Eighth street. reported the
theft Of $40 from the store cash reg.
lister some time after closing time Sat-
urday night
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07
THE WEATHER

District Of Columbia-Fair and con-
tinued cool tonight; tomorrow fair and
slightly warmer. gentle north shifting
to east or southeast winds.
Maryland-Fair and continued cool
tonight: tomorrow fair and slightly
warmer; diminishing northwest or north
winds becoming gentle varible tomor-
row.
Virginia-Fair tonight and tomorrow;
slightly cooler in south portion tonight:
slightly warmer in north portion to-
morrow; moderate to north or north
east winds.
West Virginia-Fair and continued
cool tonight; tomorrow fair and
warmer.
Records for Past 4S Hours.
Saturday, 4 pm, 81:
8 pm, 10; IL midnight. 70; Sunday,
70; pm, IS; IL midnight, So; Monday,
am. 81; 8 am. "a: noon. "a.
Barometer-Saturday. pm. 29.eS
8 pm, 1897; II midnight, 2997; Sun
day. a m. 1895; am, 90 95: noon.
1891: 4 pm, 1886; 8 pm. 1890; II
midnight. 90 90; Monday, am, 5000;
am. 5000; noon. 5000.
Highest temperature. 81, occurred at
l pm. yesterday. Lowest temperature,
w, ONNuIIC0 az y 10 dII lS0dS.
Temperature same date last year
Highest, 80; lowest, II.
Tide Tables.
Furnished by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey)
Today-Low tide. 1922 am. and
1908 pm; high tide, 3:l2 am. and
3:44 pm.
Tomorrow-Low tide, 1872 am. and
ll:l5 pm; high tide, Ala am. and
i:47 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Today-Sun rose Sal am; sun sets
6:3l pm.
Tomorrow-Sun rises 5:42 am: sun
sets 6:29 pm.
Moon sets 1853 pm.
Automobile lamps to be lighted one.
half hour after sunset.
Rainfall.
Comparative figures Of the monthly
rainfall in the Capital for the first
nine months against the average are
shown in the following table;
Average 1891
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07
Special Dispatch to The Star.

special DlSpatch TO The Star.
SEATTLE, September IA sound
system OF classification by law for both
field and district" was laid down today
by Luther G. Steward, president of the
National Federation of Federal EN-
ployes, before the annual meeting of
the federation as 'our paramount legis-
lative issue until law Is enacted and
its administration satisfactorily in
operation"
President Steward sounded a warn
ing that in all likelihood there would
be sentiment in the forthcoming Con-
greSs to cut the pay OF Federal employees,
because OF the economic depression
But such movement will be vigor-
ously resisted by the federation he
declared.
Three major legislative enactments
Of the federation during the last two
years were listed by Steward as liberal
iZation of retirement laws, the Brook
hart salary act and the year-round
Saturday half holiday.
Scores Wood Amendment.
The Wood amendment, which would
have restricted salary increases. and
was defeated in the last session of Con-
gress, was sharply criticized by Steward
as "a vicious and unfair restriction on
salary increases"
Referring to the wage-cut danger,
President Steward said:
In our planning for Improvement Of
personnel conditions in the Federal
service we must not. however, become
oblivious to signs and portents, not only
Nationwide, but worldwide, and which
will have a decided influence upon the
future OF employment in the service of
the United States Government.
Even In the most prosperous times.
there are numbers of reactionary in
dividualS who would hold down the
compensation of wage earners to a
scale below comfort. health and decency
In a time Of depression, such as this
country, in common with other nations
of the world. has experienced during
the past two years wage reductioniSts
become emboldened. and their ranks
are added to by the timorous and short
sighted who seem unable to think Of
any other solution OF an economic de-
preston than to diminish the earning
and spending power Of the wage Garner
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07
rs BRIDGE CHAMPIONS
PLAY FOR BEST SCORE
Individual Match Is in Last Day
at Deal, N. j., With Lead Held
by Baron Won Zedtwitz.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DEAL, N. j., September Twenty
five national and former national bridge
champions yesterday continued their
contest to determine the individual
champion.
Yesterdays two sessions Of play
closed with Baron Wademar Won Zedt-
WITT of Deal leading the scoring with
1873 match points.
Robert M. Halpin Of Chicago was
second with 1913. Willard S. Karn Of
New York, who donated the trophy to
be awarded the victor of the tourna-
ment, was third with 1862 points.
Edward G. Wolfe Of Cleveland, who
has ia points and q bye (Which Is
equivalent to II points,, played bril-
liantly in yesterdays sessions.
A single session today concludes the
tournament.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07
Mr.. AND MRS. ELWOOD
MARRIED FIFTY YEARS
Husband One of Oldest Members
Of Typographical Union and
| , 81 Years in G.. P. o.

Mr. and Mrs Ernest j. Elwood, 635
F. street northeast, are celebrating their
golden wedding anniversary today.
They were married in Utica, N. Y.
Elwood was one of the founders Of
the Utica Press, which came into eX-
istence in 1882. For 81 years he was
employed in the Government Printing
Once, and he is one of the three eldest
living members of the Typographical
Union, which he joined 81 years ago
Mrs. Elwood is a member of Bethany
Chapter of the, Order of the Eastern
Star. They have three children, Miss
Leah E. Elwood, Ernest Elwood, jr., and
Mrs Esther Elwood Wight.
After watching the firemen's parade
today. the Elwoods were guests OF honor
at dinner at the HayAdams House.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07
Kissing Tire Racket
Starts Hunt for
Young Miscreants

As a racket this is just the sad
hiss of flatteping tires.
But bcthersome enough to Floyd
W:ns,cw, Charles Acrl, Otto Ray
nlcrI, Seymour Hudson and Roger
Wells - five fans who parked
tne.r automobiles on nearby
streets while attending yester-
DAYS ball game.
The five reported to police that
they declined to pay protection"
to small boys who solicited them
as they left their cars at the
cub.
On returning they found all
their tires fiat and the young
racketeers nowhere in sight.
Police of No. 2 precinct plan
special patrol to break UP the
racket.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-07
COTTON CURB FAVORED
Alabama Reports Sentiment in IA
of 81 Counties.

MONTGOMERY, Ala, September 7
culture said today that farmers, farm
leaders and business men in IA CT the
States CT counties have expressed
themselves in favor of legislation pro-
hibiting Gotten production in 1882.
Most OF the counties favoring prohib-
tive legislation have gone on record,
urging Gov. B. NJ. Miller to call a spe-
cial session of the Legislature to con-
slider the plan, the department said.
Thus far Gov. Miller has not announced
his plans. -