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Evening star., 1932-07-12
INSPECTION DELAYED
Apartment House Owners to Tell
D. C. of Condition.

Owing to a shortage of inspectors. it
has been decided. temporarily at least,
by the District that it will have to take
the word of apartment house owners
as to the condition of their premises,
which are required to be inspected un-
Ger the terms of the new license law. A
fee of SIS per annum is now charged for
all apartment houses, and the. license
is not supposed to be issued until the
premises have been inspected for fire,
electrical and other hazards. 1t is re-
garded as a physical impossibility to
inspect all of the houses Immediately,
however, so that the licenses will be
issued on statements of the apartment
owners as to the condition of the prem
ises. and the inspections will be made
as soon thereafter as possible.
Evening star., 1932-07-12
GLEE CLUB WILL SING
AT SYLVAN THEATER
Chesapeake & Potomac Group and
Other Entertainers to Appear
Tomorrow Night.

Glee club singing, instrumental music
and a dance program will feature the
Sylvan Theater midWeek performance
tomorrow night at 8 o'clock, it was an
nounced today.
The Chesapeake & Potomac Tele-
phone Co. Glee Club, under the direc-
ton of Robert H. Davidson, will be as
sisted by Mary ODonoghue, contralto,
and Evelyn Scott, violinist, while the
presentation of the Olde Tyne Dane
ing Club will be aided by Nine Norman,
soprano, and Alice Louise Hunter,
dancer. The dancing club is under the
direction of Mrs. E. s. Potter. Nat Lie
hermann, old fashioned fiddler, and Mrs.
Edith H. Hunter, pianist, also will take
part.
Admission will be free, but chair tick
cts will be available at 25 cents each.
In case of inclement weather, the pro-
gram will be presented later in the
week.
Evening star., 1932-07-12
PARAFFIN-PADDED BULL
FEATURES FLOOR CLASH
Legendary Animal Brings Relief
and Wisecracks to Tired
legislators.

Much to the amusement Of tired
and fretful body Of legislators, the par
affin- padded bull which figured in a
floor clash between two rival Kansas
Republicans last Friday was trotted out
again in the House yesterday by North
Carolina Democrat.
Young Lindsay Warren, amid laugh
ter and applause, appealed to Repre-
sentatives Strong and Lambertson, who
are seeking primary election from the
same Kansas district, to include their
bulls hide feud in the Congressional
Record.
Lambertson had charged Strong once
exhibited a bull whose hide had been
filled out with parafan in eight places,
an allegation which Strong heatedly de-
MED while members wise cracked.
Warren. a Democrat, rose today and
read a telegram from Kansas City,
Kans, requesting 100 copies OF the
Strong g-Lambertson debate.
Evening star., 1932-07-12
FAKE SOLICITOR SOUGHT
so Colored Are Defrauded by Man
Taking Furniture Orders"

Local police are seeking a man said
to have swindled some so colored per-
sons here out Of sums of money ranging
from so cents to $5 by fake soliciting
for furniture sales.
The man, police say, claims to repre-
sent Baltimore furniture company and
carries with him catalogue of the
company. He takes fake orders for
furniture. The lookout for the man
was started upon request of the fur
niture company, which reported the
man Is a fraud.
Evening star., 1932-07-12
DRY'S CALL ON NEWTON
is CALLED "PERSONAL" "
Cherrington Declares Visit to
White House Was Without
Political Significance.

For an hour and a half yesterday
Ernest L. Cherrington, chairman of the
National Prohibition Board of Strategy,
was in conference at the White House
with Walter Newton, one of the Presi-
dents secretaries.
His call, he said, was purely personal.
He declined to speculate on whether the
board will decide at its meeting here
this week to support Mr.. Hoover for
reelection. At that time the board
is to consider what attitude to take
toward the Democratic and Republican
presidential candidates. 1t already has
expressed dissatisfaction with the party
platforms.
Evening star., 1932-07-12
FRUIT SENT TO G. BRYAN PITTS
RESULTS IN INQUIRY AT LORTON
Somebody Is "Going Be Fired if Report Is True,
Capt. M. M. Barnard Says.

fruit was being shipped by mail to Pitts
but refused to disclose the identity of
the Washingtonian who is footing the
bill.
Capt M. NJ Barnard. superintendent
of District penal institutions said he
had no knowledge of the fruit ship
ments.
IF it's true" he said. "the respon-
sible party at Lorton is going to be
am going to make an investigation
this afternoon
1T is strictly against prison regula-
tions for any prisoner to receive more
than a specifically limited quantity of
fruit each week. If Pitts was getting
two crates q week for himself it might
start riot among the other prisoners. !"
Evening star., 1932-07-12

Somebody is "going to be fired" If
there's any truth in the story that G.
Bryan Pitts. former head of the F. H.
Smith Co.. has been enjoying such deli
cacies as honeydew melons. cantaloupes
and oranges in the Lorton Reformatory.
When Pitts first went to the peniten-
tiary after his conviction on charges of
conspiring to embezzle $5,000,000 from
the company he controlled, it was pre-
dicted he would spend his time at hard
labor. He is working in the institu-
tion's commissary.
1t was learned today that some un-
identified person in Washington has
been paying an Alexandria, Va. mer-
chant to ship two crates of assorted
fruits each week to Pitts at Lorton. The
grocer confirmed the report that the
Evening star., 1932-07-12
QUITS EMPLOYEES UNION
Veterans Employment Service
Head Tenders Resignation.

Charging that the National Fedora
ton of Federal Employees is suffering
from misguided leadership and in sepa-
rating itself from the American Fed
Grafton of Labor has irreparably weak
ened itself. John Arthur Shaw, director
of the Veterans Employment Service,
TODAY rendered his resignation to j. S.
Ste rfield. president of Local No. 2,
National Federation of Federal En-
ployes. H.
of Shaw. who, with IA others, sought
to keep the unions affiliation with the
national labor body.
Evening star., 1932-07-12
FISHERMEN TO MEET

The District of Columbia Chapter Of
the Izaak Walton League of America
will hold its regular monthly meeting
tomorrow night at o'clock in Hurst
Hall, American University.
All members of the league and their
friends are invited to be present. After
a short business meeting the evening
will be devoted to moving pictures de-
picting fish and game life.
Evening star., 1932-07-12
REQUESTS AID IN CARING
FOR VETERANS CHILDREN
Georgetown Nurse School Graduate
Organizes Recreation Hour
at B. E. F. Camp.

Cooperation of nurses, playground
instructors and social workers in enter
tanning and caring for the children at
Camp Marks was asked today by Miss
Isabelle ErdlitZ, a graduate Of the
Georgetown University Hospital nurses
course, who has organized a recreation
hour for the youngsters in the Bonus
Expeditionary Forces camp.
The second children's session held
under her plan will take place tomorrow
afternoon at / O'Clock. Games. instruc-
tion and refreshments will be included
nthe afternoons program. Approx
imately 100 children are expected to A.
tend, Miss Erdlitz estimates
Evening star., 1932-07-12
WARNS OF CANVASSERS
Better Business Bureau Tells OF
Magazine Statesmen.

A warning against door-to-door mag
azine solicitors claiming to represent
department stores was issued today py
the Washington Better Business bureau.
Louis Rothschild, director OF the bu-
reau, said numerous complaints nave
heen received of persons using the
names of department stores without au-
thority. In number of cases, he said,
the magazines delivered have cost more
than the solicitor said they would.
Evening star., 1932-07-12
GETS ABSOLUTE DIVORCE
Bovds Man Wins Decree in Mont
gomery County Court.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, July PA decree
signed by Judge Robert B. Peter IN the
Circuit Court here grants to Wllilam u.
Parker of the vicinity OF Boyds, TINS
county an absolute divorce from Susie
s parker. also of this county.
THE petition set forth that the couple
were married February IA. 1914, and
have no children. The plaintiff was
represented by Attorney John E. Oxley
of Rockville,
Evening star., 1932-07-12
ACCUMULATIVE LEAVES
URGED ON PRESIDENT
League of Civil Service Requests
Order Permitting U. s. Employees
to Take Furloughs at One Time.

The League of American Civil Service
Yesterday made public resolution from
its Executive Committee calling on
President Hoover to issue an executive
order allowing Government employees to
take their payless leave on the same
basis as leave formerly was granted.
The five-day week proposed by the
Council of Personnel Administration
would be annulled, the resolution said.
because in not filling vacancies it would
he necessary for employees to work over
time It added also that Government
workers could not go home to vote, ex
cept at added expense which they could
not afford, unless they were allowed to
accumulate leave. This leave also is
necessary to preserve their health. 1t
said.
The Washington times., 1932-06-06
"a A WA5RlNN6SdI0GNNg
~ ADVENTURE CLUB

All books in the famous Bird
Contest must be in Kit Kar-
sons office today.
The books in the contest
have been pouring in for the
past wek, but we thought we
had better start our column
today with the little warning
that if your book is to be con-
sidered by the judges it MUST
be in today. So if you have
postponed bringing it to The
Times office hustle down this
evening or you are OUT.
R-K-O Keith'S Theater is
awarding the prizes, as you all
know, and they are as keenly
interested as any Of you in the
results of the contest. An
nouncement of the winners will
be made on Saturday of this
week. That gives us, the judges,
time to examine the books.
Myers In Contest
Johnny Myers, 1921 N st.
N. W., whose picture we are
publishing today, is one OF the
The Washington times., 1932-06-06

ElwOOd BevanS of the books
until they are all in) but we
are sure Johnny is going to do
his best to carry off one Of the
prizes.
Elwood Bevans, 1135 Twelfth
st. N. W., was in our office the
same afternoon that Johnny
visited us. He is a new mem
ber, and at the time Of his
visit wasn't sure whether or no
he would be in the contest.
And we won't know until we
look at the books.
New Members
Two other new club members
are Herbert Soroka, 1107 Sixth
st. N. W., and William STAN
The Washington times., 1932-06-06

c o II Z eSCenCS.
He was in the
office the
week the con-
test started to
get additional
in + ormation
on the rules,
ETC., and he
told us he was
SURELY 60
ing to be in
it. We haven't
seen his book
yet 1--WE make
it a rule not
to look at any
The Washington times., 1932-06-06

that they mustn't expect to
see their picture in the col
umn the very day after they
send it to us. Or even that
week. We received SUCH a
rude letter from one member
not so long ago bawling us out
for not using her picture. We
do the best we can, but this is
a big club and we have TO be
fair. First come, first served.
However. that was only one
letter out Of hundreds, so we
didn't feel so very badly. We
can't expect to please everyone
100 per cent. And the major
ity of the members seem to be
we'll satisfied.
The Washington times., 1932-06-06

Both boys
were in our
office m e
t i'm e a G o,
b u t this is
the first op-
portunity we
have had to
publish their
p i C t u r e.
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m in dS us
t h a t this
would be a
good time to
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The Washington times., 1932-06-06

ley Kent, Til Seventh st.
N. w. CBert and Billy to u.s.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-22

this talk about my losing my head.
 Sharkey's left eye was swollen almost shut. and his face was slightly reddened from blows.
 But, I'll admit" he continued, T did not have an easy victory. although I won by q clear margin.
 "Schmcling didn't hurt me once. but found him difficult to fight because of his flashing counters He is certainly an improved man over the fellow who met me two years ago.
 T had lot of bad breaks dur ing the last eight years I tried and tried for the title, and now I've finally got 1t. Am l happy?
 He did get a break, the critics agreed.
 Schmeling, in his dressing room claimed Sharkey fouled him six times with low blows during the bout, and that these fouls should have counted in the official SCOT. ingf, even if officials overlooked the fact that he had chased Shar. key all over the ring for Is rounds None of Sharkey's punches hurt me-" the former champion con. tinued. We thought we. had tho fight won easily in my corner. The announcement came as 8 terrible shock to me-"
 Schmeling strained his right thumb in the fifth round. and ht | almost knocked the nail off hi. left thumb. His left eye wal slightly swollen and his lower lir slightly cut,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-22
But Al Smith Will
 Battle To Stop It
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| by Smith to run for governor on his ticket in 1928,' the man who
 gave to Smith the name of the
 happy warrior"
 On another train speeding west
 ward from New York was q gray haired, blue-eyed, tight-lipped man of slight build, a man who Wuo1d
 not be noticed in any crowd, a
 self-effacing individual who may,
 however, hold in his palm the
 real decision--John F. Curry, lead
 CT of Tammany Hall.
 He has told no one publicly
 whom he will support. He is q long standing personal and poli-
 tical foe of Smith, who tried to
 prevent his selection as leader of | the Hall.
 Roosevelt is certain of perhaps | 40 of the New York's 94 delegates. | Curry will determine how most of the remainder will go. If he gives them to Roosevelt, the fight is | over.
 This, in brief, was the plot of as
 thrilling q political drama as has been set up in 20 years. In hotel rooms along candidates row" dozens of conferences pro- ceeded. Every train brought in new figures. William G. McAdoo of California | was due in by airplane expecting
 to take an important part in this convention after an absence of | eight years. Not since he and Smith fought their duel for 1o3 l ballots in old Madison Square Gar | den in 1924 had the son-in-hw of l the late President Wilson, been a national democratic factor. But he | led the movement in California for Speaker John N. Garner and de- feated both Roosevelt and smith fin the primary there.
 He has high cards to play now. The first one Is for Garner, who has a total of 90 delegates--46
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-22

l.. l.. D. to Eugene Meyer, the boy prodigy of the class of 1895 who obtained his degree in three years and made Phi Beta Kappa and rose to be governor of the Fed eral Reserve bank. Professor Phelps recalled Meyers service as director of the war finance corpora ton and in other positions of pub lie trust but stressed his name less aforementioned acts of kind- ness and of love-"
 Other recipients of honorary de- grees:
 Master of Science: Othmar Her man Ammann, New York, engineer and designer of the George Wash ington bridge in New York.
 Master of Arts: Lee Lawrie. New York, sculptor; and Frank Brett Moves, president of the As' sociated Press.
 Lit. D.: Fielding Hudson Garri- son, Baltimore, Md. medical writer; Carl Lotus Becker, Ithica, N. r., professor of history at Cornell.
 sc. D.: Frank Rattray Little, Chicago, zoologist at the University of Chicago. Native of Toronto.
 D. D.: George Arthur Buttrick, New York, pastor of the Madison avenue Presbyterian church, New York.
 l.. l.. D.: william Irwin Grubb, Birmingham. Ala, U. s. district judge for northern Alabama.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-22
Opinions Differ
 On That Fight
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(continued from Page D
 Referee "Gunboat'' smith. the ancient prize ring battler, and Judge Charles Mathlson, q recog- nized boxing critic, offered no ex- planatlon of their verdicts. Mathi- son had voted for schmeling.
 Judge Kelly, himself an amateur boxer of note some years ago, rul- ed with Smith that Sharkey won.
 "sharkey fought the best battle of his life. The trouble Is that few critics around che ring side recognized it."
 Manager Joe Jacobs who piloted the smiling German ex-champion to the title and back again. was especially bitter at the action of the judges and referee. He as much as charged the fight was not on the up and up.
 Such charges, or insinuations, are common after any prize fight in which a close decision is in- volved. And few of the critics gave the bout last night to Schme- ling by a lop-sided margin.
 But Sharkey, his manager, John Buckley, and the Sharkey support CTS insist loudly that the Boston Cob won the decision clearly, and some even claim he took 1t by q wide margin.
 q knew weeks ago that Cum boat" smith would be the referee and that Schmeung couldn't pos sibly win if Sharkey finished on his feet" Jacobs explained. "l announced something of the sort to the press several days ago, hop ing to halt such an ending, but didn't"
 Jacobs knew more than any oi the sport writers if he knew oi the gunner's selection. The referee ordinarily Is picked a few mo- ments before the bout from sever. al ordered to be on hand.
 And if he was so certain Schme- ling was to be robbed, he didn't have to go through with the fight which action he had threatened And he didn't protest formally tc the State Boxing commission which ruled the affair.
 Jacobs claimed Schmeling forc- ed the fighting throughout. was never hurt at any time, and had piled up a big lead when the final bell changed. What more could be expected of him." he queried
 The spectators were divided on the matter. Mingled cheers and boos greeted the announcement that new champion had been crowned.
 But over at the Sharkey dress ing room, there was no uncertain ty, no gloom; everything was con- fidently gay.
 Said Sharkey as he stood under the shower, "wcll boys, I certainly proved that I do not fall down in a crisis. I guess l came through this time all right. Whats all
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-22
Lightning Hit
 in the Center
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(Continued rom rage 1)
 phone wires because all cables are
 underground.
 The overhead wire of the Con-
 necticut company'swas not hit by the falling limb. The lightning hit at 2:1O o'clock and shortly after
 wards employees of the street de-
 partment were on the job removing
 the obstruction from the street,
 proper.
 Later today employees of the park department began the task of saw ing up the huge branch and re- moving the signs of the storms $ damage. This is the first time that lightning has hit in the center or the city in several years. Irving w. Harrison of the park department stated that an inspec- ton of the huge elm disclosed that no damage had been done to the stately product of nature. The tree
 will continue to grow as before. At first is was feared that the tree, itself, had been split, but ap- parently this damage was escaped. One of the pieces of the limb was thrown far up Leavenworth street by the force of the lightning. That nearby buildings were not damaged was considered quite fortunate to-
 day.
 Altough the electrical storm was severe here, public utility lines .es- | capped with little or no damage: Only normal trouble was reported
 from the telephone conpany's of- | fees. As e result of the storm the | Connecticut Light & Power Co only lost one connection in service and that was for only one minute. Tho Bunker Hill sub station was affect ed and service through Middlebury 1 and Woodbury was off for about
 a minute. The street department reported 1 no serious washouts as Q result Of | the storm.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-22

1t was considered ukely tnat tne governor would allow the mayor 20 days to prepare his answer 10 the transcript of the charges.
 Roosevelt was believed to have reached his decision to permit Walker to answer the charges at a meeting Sunday night witht his newly appointed assistant counsel. former supreme court justice John E. Mack of Poughkeepsie and Martin Conboy, q leading New York city attorney. They con- ferred on the Walker case until well after midnight.
 The governors letter to Walker: My Dear Mayor:
 'I am sending you herewith cer- tain charges and an analysis filed with me containing allegations re. lating to your conduct as mayor of the city of New York.
 "The documents I enclose are as follows;
 "1-A letter and an analysis filed by Honorable Samuel Seabury. .. ."2-A copy sof petition filed by William Jay Schieffelin, chairman and on behalf of the New York Committee of 1000.
 "3-Copy of letter from James E. Finegan and petitions from him and others.
 'I have only one copy of the eight volumes of testimony sent me by Judge Seabury. am re- questing him to send you another copy for your convenience. Will you please let me have a reply to these charges. "Very truly yours, Franklin D. Roosevelt Reports still persisted that the governor may have discussed the case last week with John Y. Curry Tammany hall leader, and Johr McCooey, Brooklyn chieftain. at s private conference in Saratoga | Springs.
 Walker Is Ready New York. June 22-CUP)- Mayor James J. Walker is pre-. pared to make q prompt reply to the Seabury charges sent to him to-day by Governor Roosevelt. Since Seabury forwarded the voluminous briefs and records oi Walkers two-day testimony before the Hofstader committee, the may or. anticipating the governors &C., tion, has been busy on his defense Working nights in his apartment
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-22
One Million in
 Dublin To-day
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 The official program for today and the rest of the conference foi- lows:
 Wednesday,: Formal opening of the congress. (Perpetual adoration begins in certain convents and will continue during the congress.) Ex-
 position of the most Blessed Sac
 rament in all churches in Duphn and the Metropolitan district from 9 D. m. to midnight; midnight pontifical mass and communion. Thursday: Pontifical mass at ISt Mary's pro-Cathedral: mass for priests in Latin; general meetings in theaters and sectional meetings In University Colleges; mass meet ing of men in Phoenix Park, fol- lowed by march past the papal le-
 gate, who will take the salute. Friday: Pontificaf mass, general and sectional meetings, and mass meeting of women in Phoenix Park. Saturday: Pontifical mass for children at noon in Phoenix Park; Iconfessions in the evening. Sunday: Pontifical high mass in Phoenix Park. followed by pro- cession of the Blessed Sacrament from the park to an altar on O'Connell bridge, where benedlc- tion will be given.