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Evening star., 1932-06-03
Judge Killits Better.

SAN DIEGO, Calf. June g.. IT,
Federal Judge John M. Killits Of the
Northern Ohio District Court, has re-
covered completely from an fllness
which forced him to 60 to = hospital
here late in January. He announced
he would return to the bench Monday
at San Diego. Judge KilNts came 10
Circuit
Evening star., 1932-06-03
FLAG OF CONFEDERACY
FLIES ON FORT FISHER
Stars and Bars Run Up for First
Time Since 1865 as Memorial
Is Dedicated.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
FORT FISHER, N. c.. June 3.-An
ocean breeze rippled the Confederate
flag here yesterday for the first time
since Fort Fisher fell in 1865, under
Northern gunflre and while the nag fiut-
tered a monument was dedicated to the
Forts dead defenders.
The monument, on Battle Acre, Is IN
memory of those slain in the first and
second battles of Fort Fisher, where
Federal and Confederate forces waged
one of their greatest land-naval con-
flicts.
Gov. Gardner was the principal
speaker at the exercises staged on the
shifting sands of Fort Fisher. where
the tide Of the Atlantic now threatens
to beat the fort mo oblivion.
Evening star., 1932-06-03
ENGINEERS COMPLETE
COURSE AT HUMPHREYS
Graduation Exercises to Be Held
Today in Harris Hall
at Fort.

The Fort Humphreys Engineer School
held graduation exercises for the
company officers class. the National
Guard and the Reserve Officers classes
today in Harris Hall Of the Virginia
Army post.
Brig. Gen. George B. Pillsbury. as
sistant chief Of Engineers, will deliver
the graduation address. The list of
graduates includes 20 on1cers OF the
Corps Of Engineers, ofncer Of the
Royal Siamese Engineers completing
the company officers course. and II
National Guard and Is Reserve officers.
Evening star., 1932-06-03
OFFICERS INSTALLED
Leonard w. De Cast Becomes Pres
ident Of Lions Club.

Leonard w. De Cast. general secre-
tary of the Y. M. c. A., was installed
as president of the Lions Club at
meeting at the Mayhower Hotel We'd
nesday. He succeeds Edgar N. Brawner.
Other officers installed were Charles
w. Hoover, first vice president; DR..
George T. Sharp, second vice presi-
dent: R. E. Myers, secretary, and David
j. Barry, treasurer. George Ward,
Howard Palmer and Hartford Bealer
are new directors
Evening star., 1932-06-03
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Evening star., 1932-06-03
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Evening star., 1932-08-28

Easel-type, with re-
inforced center: rust
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away.
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the height that suits
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Evening star., 1932-09-11
MOVE FOR REPEAL
OF ECONOMY ACT
U. S. Employees Council
Meets Sept. 26 to Map
Legislative Program.

With repeal Of the economy act as
one of its chief objectives, the executive
council Of the American Federation of
Government Employees will meet Sep
tember 26 to study plans for a legisla-
tive program to be submitted to the
national convention of the organiza-
ton. This will be held in Cincinnati
in November in conjunction with the
conclave of the American Federation
Of Labor.
David R. Glass, president of the Gov
ernment employees group, said the
executive council would take up the
economy act section by section, and
every element will be given the closest
scrutiny.
Classification as at present admin
istered will receive particular considera-
tion," said Glass in discussing the
councils program. 1.-THE proposed clas-
siflcation Of the field service will be
thoroughly reviewed with the aim of
obtaining sufficient modification Of clas-
sification legislation so as to enable field
employees to be brought under the law
in such a way that they will receive the
same consideration in its adrninistra-
ton as now is accorded the depart
mental service"
Glass pointed out that the American
Federation of Labor. with which his Or
ganization Is affiliated. always has fav-
ored classification for the departmental
and field employees of the Government.
Evening star., 1932-09-11
BR00KINGS VACANCY
is GIVEN DR.. HALL
Oregon U. President Appointed Di-
rector Of Government Research
Institute.

DR.. Arnold Bennett Hall, president
of the University of oregon since 1925,
has been appointed director of the
Institute for Government Research Of
the Brookings Institution, it was an
nounced last night. He succeeds Will
liam A. Willoughby. recently retired,
who had directed the work Of the in
stituton since its establishment in;
1916. WV ~
DR.. Hall formerly was professor Of
political science and associate profess
sor of law at the University of Wis
consin. He is a former chairman OF
the Problems and Policy Committee
Of the Social Science Research Coun-
ell, the author Of several studies on
governmental subjects and the founder
Of the National Conference on the
Science of Politics.
The Institute for Governmental Re-
search, over which DIR. Hall will pre-
side, beginning this month, is one Of
the units of the Brookings Institution,
a private educational foundation. In
announcing the appointment, DR..
Harold G. Moulton. president of the
institution, emphasized DR.. Halls quail
f1cations for carrying its program Of
practical assistance to State govern
mentS.
Evening star., 1932-09-11
HUMANE SOCIETY WINS
ARREST IN CAMPAIGN
Drive Against Cruelty to Animals
Brings Conviction of Man
for Misusing Horse.

A drive against cruelty to animals
now being conducted by the Washing
ton Humane Society, which has resulted
in II cases coming to the attention of
police within the last three weeks,
yesterday caused the conviction of a
colored man in Police Court for mis-
using an aged and decrepit horse.
Police Court Judge Gus A. Schuldt.
who fined the man S25, was shown
photographs of the horse and close
ups of wounds on the animals back.
Investigators for the society said sad
die cloths and harness had been strap
ped onto the horses back without ef-
forts being made to dress the wounds.
The defendant in the case was Robert
Matthews, colored, Of the 200 block of
our-and-a-half street. The animal was
taken into custody by Special Police
men L. Halstead and Herbert Ludlam
Of the Washington Humane SocietyS
staff. Frank Howard also colored, of
the rear of 116 G street northeast, said
to have been the owner Of the horse,
forfeited $40 in connection with the
case. A writ of attachment has been
issued for the animal.
Evening star., 1932-09-11
MRS. IDA KRAMER, 70,
DIES IN SILVER SPRING
Native of District Had Lived
There Ten Years and Taken Ac-
tive Part at St. Mary's.

Mrs. Ida Maria Kramer, 10, died last
night at her home, TAI Thayer avenue,
Silver Spring, Md, following an ilEesS
of two weeks. A native of the District,
she had been a resident of Silver Spring
for 10 years.
She was a member Of St. Mary's
Episcopal Chapel at Aspen, Md, and
was a prominently active member of
the ST. Mary's Guild of that church.
Mrs. Kramer is survived by her hus-
band, John Kramer, and her mother,
Mrs. Mary McChesney Duley, who is
in her ninetieth year. Other surviva's
are four sons, John, Norman. Carl and
Albert Kramer; five daughters. Mrs.
Blanche Barron, Mrs. Eva Wilkinson,
Mrs. Bertha Mullins, Mrs. Dorothy Hem
derson and Mrs. Lottie Mears, and three
sisters. Mrs. Eva Jones, Mrs. Drusilla
Sweet and Mrs. Myrtle Mears. all Of
Montgomery County or Washington.
Funeral services will be planned later.
Evening star., 1932-09-11
DRYS UNANIMOUS
In TAKING STAND
Executive Committee Session to
Map Election Course Draws Most
Members in Five Years.
BY the Associated Press.

officials Of the Anti-Saloon League
OF America said yesterday the Executive
Committees statement Of policy with
regard to candidates in the coming eIec-
tion was adopted unanimously.
In making public a list Of those at
tending, it was added that the two-day
meeting was the most largely attended
gathering of the committee in the last
five years.
The following members and executive
officers were reported present: Arthur
j. Barton, North Carolina; Ernest H.
Cherrington, Bishop James Cannon, jr,
Of this city; Fred A. Victor, New York;
Homer w. Tope, Pennsylvania; S. P.
Mcknight, Ohio; L. E. York, Indiana;
George H. Wilson, Illinois; William A.
Frost, Kentucky; w. N. Ainsworth.
Georgia; A. c. Millar, Arkansas; j. E.
Booth, South Dakota; Charles E. Ccl-
man, Illinois; James K. Shields, New
Jersey; r. A. Hutchison, Pennsylvania !;
Ernest G. Richardson, Pennsylvania; F.
Scott Mcbride, Howard H. Russell,
Westerville, Ohio; Edward B. Dunford
Evening star., 1932-09-11
|PAV|NG OVERCOMES.
SUB SOIL SHIFTING.
Street Engineer Reports Diff
ficuIt Job Accomplished in
Repair Work.

The annual report of the District
engineer of streets, Lemuel P. Robert
son, cites three difficult and unusual
street projects planned or completed
during the 1882 fiscal year. The jobs
are the new stretch from Fourteenth
and Water streets southwest to High
way Bridge, the new street work in
connection with the Capitol Plaza de-
velopment, and the extension of New
York avenue northeast to Bladensburg
road.
Speaking of the last, the report says
in Part:
The paving constituted one OF
the most beneficial and direct routes tC
the city from Northeast Washington
and Maryland. 1t Is about 1.8 miles
long and it diverts considerable traffic
from the intersection Of Bladensburg
road and H street northeast. AS a di-
rect route to the heart OF the city, it
diminished the original route by ap-
proximately l mile.
Flexible Construction.
prior to actual construction, con-
siderable study was given TO the SUBJ
soil, and it was found that for a dis
tance of about 0.8 of a mile northeast
OF the bridge the ground was not suit
able for the construction of a rigid
pavement, but this obstacle was over
come by constructing a roadway OF
flexible characteristics.
LAS was anticipated, slight move
ment has been taking place in the sub
grade, and 1t is expected that further
movement will continue. In view oi
the flexibility of the paving, repairs tc
it can be made by filling the slight de-
preSsions with a material similar tc
that originally laid"
The new Fourteenth street, the report
says, was designed to meet present.
day traffic and to withstand the pc
culiar subsoil condition in this area. II
consists Of a nine-inch reinforced ce-
ment concrete base covered with as
phaltic surface and binder. 1t was re.
aligned so as to eliminate sharp re.
verse curve in the old way and the con.
tract included the entire removal of the
unsightly railway tracks and menacins
plow pit just north of the bridge"
Average Life 20 Years.
The report noted that the average
life OF the asphalt pavementS renewed
during the year was % years.
The department had appropriated anc
deposited for its use during the wear
APIS, ,961.09, of which 1864 1861 .O9 was
spent in repairing pavements disturbed
by other branches of the District gov
eminent, by various corporations and
others. There are now 3l5 miles of as
phalt roadways, 81 miles of asphaltic
concrete, 142 of cement. Is of granite,
101 of macadam and 80 of gravel OF
unimproved roads, total of 712 miles
The maintenance division reported
placing temporary base of broken ma
terial on $4,000 yards of dirt or newly
cut streets, with about 40 per cent OF
this covered with bituminouS surface tc
give a good low-cost road.
The inspection division reported 9
new method of constructing cement
roadways, tnaugurated during the year
The center section of 20 feet Is now
laid first. The outside slabs, constructed
integrally with the curb, are then placed
using the center strip as working plat
form. This type of construction is said
to improve riding surface and allow the
street to be held open during con.
struction.
Evening star., 1932-09-11
NAVAL ACADEMY PUTS
STRESS ON CULTURAL
Revision of Curriculum Will Be
Effective With Beginning Of
Year 1933-1934.

Increased emphasis upon cultural
subjects and less concentrated on mar
rowly technical matters are features of
a revision of the curriculum at the
Naval Academy, announced by the Navy
Department yesterday. The changes
will become effective with the beginning
OF the academic year 1933-34.
Devotion to cultural education. IN
Guiding such subjects as history, litera-
ture, economics and government, will
be increased by one-half the time it
formerly occupied in the class room.
Slightly less time will be given to math-
ematics and the sciences and still more
time will be subtracted from purely
professional education.
The Navy Department pointed out,
however. that under the new curriculum
as under the old, the drill periods and
the Summer terms ashore and afloat
will be almost wholly devoted to pro-
feSsional subjects, SO that the per-
centage Of time and effort put on the
latter will be something over go per
cent Of the total.
Evening star., 1932-09-11
NICHOLSON HELD
SUICIDE BY Jury
Letter to Estranged Wife
Read at Inquest After A.
Story Leap.

A jury under Acting Coroner A. Ma
gruder Macdonald decided yesterday
that Daniel E. Nicholson, %, son of
Frederick Nicholson, secretary to Sen
ator Hatfield of West Virginia, leaped
from a fourth-story window of an
apartment house at 1924 Seventeenth
street Thursday night with suicidal in
tent.
Young Nicholson, who died Friday
night III Emergency Hospital, indicated
he was respondent in a letter written
to his estranged wife, Mrs. Bernice
Nicholson, Huntington, W. Va, several
hours before he plunged from a window
Of the apartment Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
H. Barnes.
Note Read to Jury.
The letter, found in Nicholson's
pocket, was read to the jury by De-
tective Sergt. Dennis ]. Murphy. In
it the writer stated he felt like I was
100 years old" and made several ref
erences to his separation from his wife.
If any two people ever made a
mess of things" he wrote, we've got
em beat" He also expressed dissat1s-
faction with bis position As clerk in
the office of the Alien Property Gus
todian.
Mrs. Barnes, resident manager of the
apartment house, testified Nicholson
told her his wife had instituted divorce
proceedings She said he came to her
apartment Thursday afternoon, COM
planning he was tired out" from a trip
to his home in Huntington.
Screen Found Raised.
She told the jury she and her daugh-
ter, Mildred. were in the kitchen when
they heard "a ripping noise" in the bed
room to which he had retired short
time before. She said she ran into the
bed room, finding it deserted and the
window screen raised.
Her husband, an attorney, testified he
and his daughter ran to an areaway
beneath the window and found their
guest unconscious. He took the injured
man to the hospital
Sergt. Murphy told the jury he found
footprints on the sill of the window
from which Nicholson dropped.
Nicholson's body was taken yesterday
to Huntington, where funeral services
will be held tomorrow, according to his
father.
Evening star., 1932-09-11
FORMER CAPITAL PASTOR
DIES AT ELMIRA, N. Y.
Rev. Howard Ira Stewart Held Pull
pit at Second Baptist After War
and Recently Visited Here.

Rev. Howard Ira Stewart, 81, for
mer pastor of the Second Baptist
Church, Fourth street and Virginia
avenue southeast, died yesterday In
Elmira, N. Y, according to word re-
ceived by friends here last night. Fu-
neral services will take place Tuesday
with burial at Lenover, Pa.
DR.. Stewart was pastor of the Second
Baptist Church for five years shortly
after the World War Only two weeks
ago he was guest preacher here at the
Metropolitan Baptist Church.
DR.. Stewart came to Washington
from New Bethlehem, Pa, and Nor
folk, Va, was his new charge after
leaving here. Later he went to Glen
dale, Pa, and he was pastor of the
First Baptist Church at Elmira at the
time Of his death. He is survived by
his widow.
Evening star., 1932-09-11
K. OF C. COUNCILS TAKE
MOONLIGHT CRUISE
Success of Golden Jubilee Conven-
tion Celebrated by Wash
ingtonians.

Success of the recent Golden Jubilee
Supreme Convention of Knights of
Columbus here, the first international
session of the order held in the Capital,
was celebrated by the District of Co.
lumbia councils last night, with char
ter moonlight cruise on the Potomac
River.
The knights and their families went
on the excursion boat, City Of Wash
ington, the same vessel which the local
councils chartered for the evening
cruise they scheduled for the conven-
tons entertainment program. That
outing was so successful that members
of the order agreed to repeat it last
night as their celebration event"
P. Michael Cook was general chair
man of last nights outing. He was
prominent during the convention as a
host to the visiting knights.
Evening star., 1932-09-11
POLICE TEAM WINS
FROM F|REMEN, AZ
1000 See Frank Watt Hur|
Way to Victory After
; Ceremonies.
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From First Page.)
Gen. V. H. Moseley, deputy chief of
staff, U. S. A. Five firemen and a like
number of policemen received the
Verdun Medal, awarded by the French
government to those who participated
in the second battle in defense of that
French city. Commandant Emmanuel
Lombard, assistant military attache of
the French embassy, made this
presentation.
ID. C. Government Gives Medals.
Three members of each branch of
the service received medals from the
District government for outstanding
acts of valor. They were presented
by Gen. John A. Johnston, chairman
of the committee which annually makes
these awards. Other members OF the
committee are: Robert v. Fleming,
president Of Riggs National Bank
Henry C. Stein, Chief George S. Watson
Of the Fire Department and Mai.
Pelham D. Glassford, superintendent of
police.
The ceremonies were broadcast over
Station WMAL. The recipients Of the
medals are: Cross of Malta-Police-
men j. E. Bennett, William Melvin, R.
H. Denbroeder. George Earl, T. c. Kel-
leher, ]. E. Lowry, George Greenip, H
F. Elliott, E. T. Costello, w. E. Riley;
Firemen c. D. Bartelmes, P. w. Graves,
F. c. Larman, B. j. Burns, Scott Valen-
tine, j. r. Dickens, John Engle, G. w
Harvey, c. r. Bassette and T. l.
Phillips.
Verdun medal-Policemen r. N
White, w. McGrath, G. w. Chrisman
j. D. Bennett and A. G.. Ravens; Fire
men D. j. Reilly. G. c. Moxley, w. B.
Allen, j. H. Fincher, w. J. Schmitz and
H, L. King.
District Of Columbia medals-Gold
Evening star., 1932-09-11
HOOVER PLANS THREE
CAMPAIGN SPEECHES
Two in West and One in East Prob.
able, but Dates and Places
Not Fixed.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Hoover yesterday called
Chairman Sanders OF the Republican
National Committee into brief confer
ence at the White House during which
he discussed possible speeches to be
made by him during the remaining
weeks Of the campaign.
Sanders, as he left the White House,
reiterated that no dates had yet been
decided upon, but that the President
probably would deliver two addresses in
the West and one in the East.
The Republican chairman said Mr..
Hoover had received several impor-
tant invitations to make speeches,
but he declined to mention cities or
dates. He indicated, however, Mr. Hoo
yer would make his choice from among
these.
Sanders said he probably would leave
the National Capital today to return
to Chicago.
Evening star., 1932-09-11
TORPEDO CALLS POLICE
Child Steps on It and Fire Ap-
paratus Also Responds.

When Kathleen Melaney, 7. of 1405
Girard street, stepped on Fourth of
July noise maker she unwittingly was
responsible for the calling out of fire
apparatus and police radio patrol car
last night.
The child, walking in her apartment,
stepped on a torpedo" Some one
grabbed telephone and shouted "ex-
plosion." AS a result one fire engine
and one truck company and a carload
of policemen rushed to the house.
Kathleen was slightly burned about the
legs.
Evening star., 1932-09-11
Rewarded for Vaior

saved a woman from a window ledge in
a burning house in the 600 block of
street January 81, 1881, while Acting
Inspector Roberts earned his award
through investigation of the Huo
Furniture Co. warehouse fire Sep
tember "a, 1880, and the Carbery
School fire on April 4, 1881. His in
vestigation resulted in the apprehen-
sion of incendiaries.
Pvt. Lewis thwarted hold-up De-
cember IA, 1880, exchanging fire with
the bandits, one of whom was killed.
Pvt. Asfe arrested a colored man who
had shot another in fight and threat
ened to shoot the policeman. Pvt.
Baker on September 8, 1880, crossed
an areaway between two houses on an
ironing board to arrest an armed man
who had threatened to shot a nurse.
The box score of the ball game:
Evening star., 1932-09-11
SESSIONS WILL BRING
! 1000 LAWYERS HERE
Commissioners on Uniform State
Laws and Bar Association
Will Meet.

More than 1000 lawyers from all
parts Of the country are expected to
attend a conference of commissioners
on uniform State laws and the fifty
fifth annual convention of the Ameri-
can Bar Association at the Mayhower
Hotel October 4 to Is.
President Hoover is to address the
convention meeting october u, and on
the following day the delegates are to
attend the laying of the corner stone
of the new United States Supreme
Court Building. where the address will
be made by Chief Justice Hughes.
Section meetings of the national bar
will be held october 10 and II, with
general sessions on the three days fol-
lowing. Because of the large number
of delegates, special intercommuni-
eating convention telephone switch
board will be set up. The convention
will close with banquet october IS.
Evening star., 1932-09-11
PLANNERS TO SEE
|. CITY BEAUTY SPOTS
Col. Grant to Conduct Tour
of Delegates Here Septem-
Der 1925.

Under the direction of Lieut.. Col.
q. S. Grant, Sd, director of Public
Buildings and Public Parks, the more
than 600 delegates who will attend the
Bicentennial Conference on Planning,
Parks and Government to be held here
September 18 to 25. will visit the many
spots OF beauty and interest within the
public parks of the National Capital.
Col. Grant, who is serving as chair
man OF the program committee, stated
that the first tour, scheduled for next
Sunday, will include a visit to the
Lincoln Memorial.
Points to Be Visited.
Stops will be made at the Washington
Monument and the Natural History
Building OF the National Museum
Whecc the bicentennial display of the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission is exhibited, according to
Col. Grants plans. The tour will then
continue eastward through the Mall
past the Capitol and the Library of
Congress.
Monday afternoon the delegates will
De offered the choice of two tours bv
tne Program Committee. The first will
De journey through the city parks
that VIII carry the visitors past Sher-
man Square, south of the White House
ana around the Ellipse and by a chain
OF communicating park highways to
Garfield Park in southeast Washing
ton. A visit to Anacostia Riverside
Park will acquaint the delegates with
the progress made in the retaining of
the Anacostia fats and the treatment
which this waterside area is receiving.
The tour WA continue through the
southeast section .and stop will be
made at Union Station Plaza and at
Dupont Circle and Meridian Hill Park
on the route to Rock Greek Park. The
tour will end with the trip through
Rock Greek Park %snd the Rock Creek
and Potomac Parkway.
Second Day Arrangements.
The alternate tour arranged for the
delegates on the second day of the con-
vention will cover the regional park
system. including areas proposed for
the future development of the WASH
ington park system, Col. Grant an
nounced. The delegates will cross the
new Arlington Memorial Bridge for a
motor trip down the new Mount Vernon
Memorial Parkway to the former estate
Of the first President.
From Mount Vernon the delegates
wfll be transported north >along the
Potomac to Great Falls, over the route
Of the proposed George Washington
Memorial Parkway.