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Evening star., 1932-08-05
FIREMAN APPEALS
EXTRA lob RULING
Supreme Court to Pass on
Asserted Right to Earn
Money Off Duty.
GROUP TO AID THE UNEMPLOYED.

Fireman John r. Ihrie has carried
to the United States Supreme Court his
fight to give members of the Fire De-
partment the right to earn extra money
while off duty
In a brief filed with the court he
asked it to pass on the validity Of the
order of the District Commissioners in
September, 1880, banning f1remen from
accepting pay for any work done in
their leisure hours.
Wins First Decision.
Ihrie, in carrying the battle through
the lower courts, insisted the Commits
sioners' orders seriously infringes his
constitutional rights and evades his
right of contract. 1t amounts to placing
him in involuntary servitude," he
clsimed
The District Supreme Court upheld
Ihrie, contending the Commissioners
we're without authority to issue such an
order, but the District Court of Appeals
action Of the trial court. The appellate
court held the Commissioners had acted
within powers conferred on them and
f1remen of any of their constitutional
rights.
Earns S25 Weekly Extra.
Fireman Ihrie told the court he was
earning $25 week by working during
off hours. This work did not interfere
in any way with the full performance
of his duties as a member of the Fire
Department, being at all times ready to
respond to all calls made upon him by
the department, he asserted.
The Supreme Court was asked to set
aside the Commissioners edict as in
valid. The court will not consider
Ihrie's plea until it meets in October.
Evening star., 1932-08-05
700 RECEIVES GABBOON VIPERS,
FRIGHTFUL SNAKES OF AFRICA
Horrible in Appearance, They Combine POsons of Cobra
and Other Deadly Reptiles.

But a short time later the man had
difficulty in breathing and soon was al
most suffocated. This is the typical
reaction from the bite of the cobra
An anti-cobra venom was secured and
this relieved the effect on the victims
nerve centerS which control the breath
ing. Still his general condition con-
tinued to grow worse, and he was given
an injection of the antidote prepared
against the dreaded fer-de-lance and
brshmaster the most poisonous snakes
OF South America. With this his con-
dition began to improve.
Combines Three Poisons.
This led to the conclusion, DR.. Mann
points out, that the gabboon viper COM
bines the poisons of the three most
poisonous snakes in existence. 1t has
powerful muscles and strikes like a
fash.
Mr.. Buck deposited at the Zoo yes
terday a considerable collection Of rare
West African animals. These include
a pair of crested mangabies, or true
Diana monkeys among the most grace
full of all the monkey family, who sell
dom are seen in captivity. They are
small monkeys with black boards
trimmed with white. Another was the
Colobus monkey, an animals which lives
only in the tops of the highest jungle
trees. never coming to the ground, and
feeding exclusively on buds and tender
twigs. 1t is almost impossible to cap
ture one of them alive.
The Colobus is conspicuous because
of its white tail, nearly 2 feet long, and
the white beard which surrounds its
black face, giving it a philosophical
appearance.
DR.. Mann also received yesterday a
pair of mangrove snakes from Sumatra.
These are jet black reptiles with strik-
ing yellow spots, like an Oriental neck
lace in appearance. They are only
mildly poisonous.
Evening star., 1932-08-05
AT Underwater SITE
BANNED DUE TO DROWNINGS
c. O. Canal Officials to Post Property at Request of
Montgomery County Authorities.

A ban on swimming IN the c. & O.
Canal at Whitewater, Md, where three
persons have drowned this Summer, will
be placed within the next few days, it
was announced at the Offices of the
Chesapeake & Ohio Canal Co., here
today.
The company, carrying out a request
of the Board of Montgomery County
Commissioners, has decided to post
mo Trespassing" and mo Bathing"
signs around its property, opening the
way for county police to break up
swimming parties and arrest bathers on
trespaSsing charges.
Officials Ask Ban.
The request that the signs be erected
was made by the county commissioners
last week through their clerk. Charles
Y. Latimer, following the death of
Raymond Crandall Of Washington, who
either was Veized WIN cramps or tired
Evening star., 1932-08-05
STUDENTS CARRY FLAGS
AND DANCE AT PAGEANT
Americanization School Holds Sec
ond Half of Program at
sylvan Theater.
Sylvan Theater.

The second half of the song and
dance presentation Of the Americana
zation School Association, postponed
from Wednesday night because of rain,
was given last evening in the Sylvan
Theater under the auspices OF the Com
munity Center Department.
The feature of the program was
pageant professional of foreign nations.
Costumes and flags of 20 nations were
represented and songs Of France, Ger
many, Norway, Italy and Czechoslovakia
were sung. The climax of the pageant
was reached with the entrance of Co
1umbia"
Dancers appearing on the program
were Miss Lily Zalipsky Miss Carmel
Ragusa and Miss Ludmila Plavsky
Nine. Marie zalpsky accompanied on
the piano Among the singers were
Mrs Marie Powell, John Herman. Ger
maine Goineau Johnson, Anna Sticova
Sad Giuseppe Ramondi.
Evening star., 1932-08-05

while swimming in the waters of the
canal and drowned July 25.
1t was explained by members of the
county board at the time that the vary
ing temperatures of the canal water,
caused by the springs which help the
Potomac River feed the canal, are high
ly conducive to cramps and cause the
majority of drownings which occur at
Whitewater.
Death Rate High.
The death rate from drownings at
Whitewater has been exceedingly high
the past several years, the county COM
missionerS said, while a number CT
ice skaters have broken through the
ice there in Winter and drowned.
County police, however, have had no
authority to stop the swimming or
skating without a request from the
canal company. The signs, to be
placed within the next several days,
will permit the officers 70 arrest those
who ignore the posters.
Evening star., 1932-08-05
CONCERN DROPS OFFER
OF CIVIL SERVICE JOBS
Commission Advised of Third Dis
continuance of Practice 1t
Had Objected To.

The Civil Service Commission, which
is warning On schools purporting to fur
nish coaching courses" for civil service
positions, on the grounds that there
are no vacancies and that such instruc-
tion is worthless, has been advised by
one of the largest institutions in the
country that it has discontinued offer
ing this service, it was made known
today.
This is the third school to advise the
commission that it has complied with
its request to suspend such activities.
The school in question asked that it
be advised when employment conditions
became such that 1t might again 60 on
with its work.
Evening star., 1932-08-05
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
HONOR RETIRING RULER
Spalding Council Presents Gift to
Quirk at Close of Two Terms.
Coming Convention Discussed.

Timothy j. Quirk, who is retiring
after two terms as grand knight of
Spalding Council, Knights of Columbus,
was presented with travelling bag
last night at meeting of the COUNCIL
at the Mayflower Hotel J. Fred Brady,
recently elected grand knight, made the
presentation.
D. j. Callahan, member Of the
board of directors Of the Supreme
Council, discussed the golden anniver-
sary convention here August IA to ID,
calling attention to the unveiling of the
memorial statue to the late James
Cardinal Gibbons and to the parade
preceding the unveiling ceremonies. The
speaker urged every member of Spald-
ing Council to take part in the parade.
Fred j. Rice, State deputy supreme
knight, also urged every member to
take part in the parade, which will be
reviewed by President Hoover, Gov.
Ritchie and other notables. ...- -. .--
Evening star., 1932-08-05
NEW YORK FIRM GIVEN
TAFT HIGH SCHOOL JOB
Bid of $33s,oe6 by Prescott White
Corporation Is Lowest-360
Days to Finish.

A contract for construction of the
william Howard Taft Junior High
School was awarded by the Commis-
sioners today to the Prescott-White
Corporation of New York. This cor
poration submitted a low bid Of $685.
096 for the job.
The school will be built on site
bounded by South Dakota avenue,
Eighteenth and Perry streets northeast,
the contract calling for completion $50
days after the signing Of the contract.
The school will contain 10 class
rooms and 26 special rooms. including
an auditorium, kitchen and lunch
room. Other rooms, including a gym
nasiunl, viii form part OF an addition
to be built Later.
Evening star., 1932-08-05
MISS BARNES HONORED

Miss Elizabeth Malott Barnes, State
chairman of the Committee Of Sons
and Daughters of the Republic. spon-
sored by the Daughters of the American
Revolution, has been appointed national
vice chairman of the committee.
She will be in charge Of the Eastern
division. consisting Of the District OF
Columbia, Delaware, New Jersey, mary
land, Pennsylvania, Virginia ana west
Virginia
Evening star., 1932-08-05
SESSION TO ADJOURN
Chiropodists Plan Sightseeing to
Close Five-Dav Meeting.

The National Association Of Chiropo-
distS will close it's five-day convention
here tonight with a final session at the
Wardman Park Hotel.
Addresses and demonstrations COM
priSed the program of the morning
meeting today, and plans were an
nounced for sightseeing trip this aft
ernoon.
Evening star., 1932-08-05
BULLET WOUND FATAL
Colored Man Shot Wednesday Sue

OuI1US dS O11OC occN 1AoSdIl1HI'
Roy Anderson, SO, colored, of the first
block Of Eighteenth street southeast,
died last night in Freedmen's Hospital
from a bullet wound in the stomach,
said to have been inflicted by another
colored man with whom he was in an
argument in the 100 block of Sixteenth
street southeast on Wednesday. Police
are looking for Anderson's assailant.
An inquest is to be- held in the death,
the date for it to be decided later.
Evening star., 1932-08-05
TWO HELD IN THEFTS
Police Investigate Loss of 5000 in
Furniture.

Calvin Charles Rose, so, of the 1900
block Of c street northeast, shipping
clerk for a local furniture company,
and Anthony Sparrow, 32 colored. of
the 600 block of L street, yesterday
were arrested by police of No. precinct
and booked for investigation in connec-
ton with the alleged theft of 5000
worth Of the company's furniture. The
furniture was recovered.
Evening star., 1932-11-15
CHICAGO TAKES STEPS
TO END TAX STRIKE
Auction Sales to Start Flow of
Payments as Taxpayers Lose
on 1880 Assessment.
Nv the Associated Press.

ny the Associated Press
CHICAGO November 15.-The auc-
toneer's hammer was poised today to
break the Chicago tax strike and start
the flow of delinquent taxes into Cook
County's and the city's depleted Golfers.
County Judge Edmund K. Jareckl
yesterday overruled objections Of mem
bere of the Association Of Real Es-
tate Taxpayers that the 1880 real es-
+. te tax was assessed illegally and or
dered $500 parcels Of real estate
valued at about $50,000,000 to be sold
TO satisfy delinquent taxes
Attorneys for the association were
given IS days to perfect an appeal. At
the same time officers of the associa-
ton said they would recommend that
members pay 35 per cent Of their taxes
to show good faith.
City and county officials said about
$4,000 900 likely would be paid in soon
as a result of the order and added that
the amount would tide over several de-
partments that are practically without
funds
Evening star., 1932-11-15
SPORTSMAN FOUND SLAIN
AT HOME IN BALTIMORE
Investigators Attempt to Link
Robbery With Death of
William r. Midgely.

BY the Associated Press
BALTIMORE, November 15.-William
R. Midgley, 55, suspended trainer OF
thoroughbreds and owner Of small
racing stable, was found shot to death
in his home here today.
His wife told police she heard the re-
port of gun and she ran to the bath
room, where her husband had been
bathing a short time before, and discov-
cred him with bullet through his
heart
Just before the report of the shooting
reached police, two men were arrested
on charges of robbing him, and inves-
tigators were attempting to link the loss
with his death. He is known to have
lost a stop watch, valued at SITS.
Midgley formerly managed the stable
Of DR.. j. Fred Adams of Catonsville,
Md, and last Summer was at the New
York tracks training for G. j. Eisen-
hardt of Baltimore.
His license was revoked after q race
In which Portam, an Eisenhardt entry.
was sent to the post at Empire City In
what was said to be an unit racing con-
dition.
Evening star., 1932-11-15
Total of $384,819 Contribu-
tionS Reported at Second
Conference.
OFFICIALS OF CAMPAIGN
ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED
Special Gifts Unit Leads With
$125,632, Raised Under
C. A. Aspinwall.

The army of workers in the Commu-
nifty Chest campaign had provided re-
lief for exactly SO days of the black
calendar of poverty and distress for
1888 when the second day of reporting
subscriptions was completed at the
meeting Of workers at the Willard Ho-
tel this afternoon.
A total of $3s4,s19.48 was reported
today, somewhat behind last years
total at this date, but highly encour-
aging to campaign officials.
Newbold Noyes, campaign chairman
reported this total was reached with
6,318 subscriptions.
There remain 306 black days, FOR
which the daily quota of $6,629, the
amount determined upon for the cam
paign to give Washington's unfortunate
their daily bread, has not been raised
One Unit Raises S125,632.
The largest single amount reported by
any group was $125, ,632 "a, raised by the
special gifts unit of which Clarence A
Aspinwall is chairman. Added to the
$156,94775 reported yesterday. this
group had raised a total Of S282, ,580.69
from 100 subscribers.
The Government unit, under leader
ship Of Gov. Thomas Campbell, which
reported only $2,50070 yesterday, added
S15,T5589 for a total of $18,256.59
which represents 1.8 per cent of it:
quota. Gov. Campbell promised better
things Of the Government unit in re-
ports to be made later in the week.
The metropolitan unit of which H
L. Rust, jr., Is chairman, added $34,-
239.l1 to its previously reported S11,-
1910 for a total of $46,058.21 from
1887 subscribers. The group solicitation
unit, which yesterday reported S19,319
today added 18604.99, for a total oi
$37.923.99 from 3178 subscribers.
This is 14.4 per cent of this groupt
quota Lloyd B. Wilson is chairman o.
the group.
Companies Contribute.
Tile largest individual donation
was from Miss Mary Adams, who
gave $4,000. The next on the list -was
the Sanitary Grocery Co., with con-
tribiltion of $4,000. E. @. Yonker
president of Sanitary Grocery Co.
added a personal contribution Of 50 900
On The list was contribution Of $5,55(
from the American Security g. Trust
Co., another for 5000 from Donalc
Woodward, $4,000 from S. Kann Sons
Co., $4,000 from Palais Royal, $4,50O
from the Acacia Life Insurance Co.;
$2,7t,0, B. F. Saul & Co.. $4,000, Mr.
and Mrs. William S. Corby; $4,000 from
Charles Evans Hughes, $4,000 from the
A. & P. Stores, 81 900 from the Kiwani'
Club, $1,000 from Joseph p Tumulty
$3.50 from DR.. Dan Hazard, $1,50C
from the Washington Railway & Elec'
tric Co., and several other contribution.
above the thousand-dollar class.
In connection with the S. Kann &
Sons contribution it was noted in 8
letter to the Chest that 100000 left tt
charity by the late Simon Kann will
be turned over to the Chest early ir
the year. This money will be in trust
and the earnings, approximately $4,50C
annually, will go to Chest organizations
The principal speaker at today's meet
ing was Bishop James E. Freeman, who
told the workers that their duty ir
this Community Chest campaign il
Continued on Page 4, Column j.
Evening star., 1932-11-15
ROBERT BROOK|NGS,
ECONOMIST, DIES
82-Year-0Id Founder of In.
Stitute Formerly Headed
Washington University.
Ted KelIogg.

Robert Somers Brookings, so, who as
an orphaned youth of II went West to
begin a career which lie dhin to po-
sition Of international eminence as a
business man, philanthropist, economist
and educator, died shortly before noon
today at his home, 27oO Upton street,
after an illness of two weeks.
The life Of Mr.. B-ookings, who was
born in Cecil County, Md, divides itself
into three periods-his active business
career in st. Louis from 1855 to 1897,
his educational activities as president
of Washington University in st. Louis
and his war work and subsequent edu-
cational and research activities in the
Capital. His only formal education was
received at West Nottingham Academy.
Mr.. Brookings' chief possession when
he went to st. Louis as youth of II
was a letter of introduction to Samuel
Cupples, head of a woodenware firm
there. Before he was % he was part
ner in the firm and for the next 18
years devoted himself to business in
such a manner that he amassed a for
tune. His activities extended to bank
ing, transportation and real estate, as
we'll as manufacturing.
He was the founder of the Brookings
Institution and the Brookings School
of Economies and Government His
honorary degrees included LII. D., A.
M, NJ. D., and others, from such in
stitutions as Yale, Harvard, University
Of Missouri and Washington University
In 1927, when he was n years old
he married Isabel Vale January of San
Reno, Italy.
AS president of the university he
succeeded in interesting many citizens
to contribute funds with which the
institution was practically re-founded
on a new 160-acre site, with new build
ings and modern equipment. He also
reorganized the university's medical
school, and was instrumental in placing
it in the front rank of American Medi-
cal Colleges.
Founded Institution in 1922.
Mr.. Brookings. who was a trustee
of the Carnegie Institution, Washing
ton, and the Carnegie Endowment fo1
International Peace, founded the Brook
ings Institution here in 1922, for re-
search into governmental administra-
ton and international economics.
He conceived the idea for the in
stitution as result of his experience
during the World War as chairman
of the Price Fixing Committee, COM
posed of the chairman of the War In
dustries Board, Fuel Administration,
Tariff Commission, Federal Trade
Commission and representatives of the
Continued on Page 2, Column 81
Evening star., 1932-11-15
.SF1IVERING OBSERVERS WATCH
EARTH MISS CELESTIAL SHOALS
Shower of Leonid Meteors Fails to
Reward Group at GEORGETOWN
University Observatory.

ruins of a wrecked comet which circles
in a very elongated ellipsoid around
the parent star Of the solar system-a
great belt Of rocks probably ranging in
size from paving stones to mountains.
Every November the earth must plunge
through this belt, but approximately
every 80 years section is encountered
where the sky shoals are especially
thick with these speeding rocks Then
there is celestial show of terrifying
grandeur. The skies rain fire. Red
full moons, hail-stones Of fire, blazing
balls of fame I'LL the northeastern
heavens.
The last appearance Of the '1eonids, =
as these fragments Of the dead tenn
peIs comet are called, in their full
glory was in 1899. Before that they
appeared in 1866. just at the close OF
the Civil War, and many still alive re-
member the strange beauty Of the spec
tacle and the superstitious fears II
aroused. Another magnificent rain Of
fire is recorded In journals for the year
1888. It was due again last night-or
any time during the next two nights.
That is the best calculation astronomers
have been able to make. Possibly there
has been some twist in celestial me-
chanics so they will not appear until
Continued on Page 2, Column ~
Evening star., 1932-11-15
HOOVER PREPARES
FOR DEBT PARLEY
President Silent After Receipt
of RooSeveIt's Acceptance
of Invitation.
Nv the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ON BOARD PRESIDENTIAL SPE-
CIAL EN- ROUTE TO WASHINGTON,
November 15-President Hoover today
formulated plans for his now-assured
war-debt talk with Franklin D. Roose-
velt. but as his train headed into the
final lap of its transcontinenta swing
he kept silent as to the policies upon
which he will seek the President-elect
cooperation
One of the Chief Executives aides
said today that unless word Of some
new development was placed aboard the
train he expected Mr.. Hoover would
have nothing to say publicly on debt
matters during the day. He is scf1ed-
uled to reach Washington at $3.50 am.
tomorrow.
Before 9 am. this morning at st.
Louis a delegation of about two score
political and personal friends Of the
President boarded the train and were
received by him in the parlor car OF
the train during brief stop.
Pleased by Acceptance.
Included in the group were Mayor
Victor J. Miller, E. B. Clements, Re-
publican committeeman from Missouri
and Henry Kiel, defeated Republican
candidate for the Senate from Missouri
They reported Mr.. Hoover confined his
talk to them principally to personal
affairs.
BY coincidence, the presidential
party ran into rain when nearing the
Missouri city for the first time since
leaving there when campaigning to-
ward the West Coast and those who
came to see the Chief Executive were
bundled in coats and carrying un-
brellaS.
One Of Mr.. Hoovers secretaries said
today that the President was pleased
at Roosevelt's acceptance of his in
lCnntinued on Page & Column II
Evening star., 1932-11-15
STATE DROPS CASE
OF LIBBY HOLMAN
Alb Walker Also Cleared of
Murder Charges in Killing
Smith Reynolds.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WINSTON-SALEM, N. c., November
15.-Murder charges, which have been
hanging over the head of Libby Hol-
man Reynolds, one-time toast of Broad
way were dropped today by the State OF
North Carolina.
Solicitor Carlisle Higgins went before
Judge A. M. Stack in Forsyth County
Superior Court and asked that mol
pros, subject to the approval of the
court, be entered in the case charging
Libby and Alb Walker of Winstan-Salem
with Staying young Smith Reynolds,
her millionaire husband. last July.
Higgins based his request on the
grounds of insufficient evidence.
Judge Stack concurred and directed
that the motion be formerly recorded.
Solicitor Higgins action in dropping
the charges followed the expressed de-
sires Of young Reynolds blood rela-
tives.
w. N. Reynolds, well-known horseman
and uncle and co-guardian Of Smith,
wrote the prosecuting officer month
dkO Saying b4IG Acd1AA4y 0OAASA ~ 49,
happy" to see the cases dropped.
Solicitors Statement.
Higgins statment follows:
After a careful investigation in this
case, in which the defendants are un-
der indictment for murder. I am thor
oughly satisfied that we have not SUI
ficient evidence to justify the case
going to trial. I am authorized to say
that Sheriff Transou Scott and Assist
ant Solicitor Erie McMichael, both OF
whom have made careful invest1ga-
tions, concur in this opinion.
TT, therefore, becomes my duty to
determine what course the State shall
pursue, and likewise any ether question
Of human judgment. There might be
an error Of Judgment. II proceed 10
trial without sufficient testimony any
discoveries of additional evidence here
after would be of no avail
IF pursue the coure / have decided
in this case, If there should be addi-
ticnal evidence hereafter the State
could proceed to trial. In determining
the course that should pursue I have
decided that If make mistake 1t
will be the one that leaves a way open
for its correction hereafter.
Case Can Be Re-opened.
eff the defendants are not guilty, the
least the State can do now is to stop
the prosecution. If they are guilty then
the door should not be closed to a prose-
cution should sufficient evidence to
justify it be available at any time here
after.
"It will be recalled that practically
all of the evidence, which is now avail
able was presented to the coroner's jury,
which heard the testimony and so far
as know, all of the witnesses who at
tended the party. Likewise the evidence
of all persons who were in the house
at the time of the killing as well as
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