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Evening star., 1932-08-06
HEAT TO CONTINUE
SEVERAL DAYS
Occasional Thunder Showers
Likely to Give Temporary
Relief, Says Bureau.

The heat and excessive humidity Of
the last two days will continue, with
little or no let-up, until the middle of
next week, the Weather Bureau pre-
dicted today.
Temporary relief from the sweltering
weather may be had during occasional
thundershoWers. but as soon as the
storms are over, the forecaSter de-
clared, the heat and humidity will re-
turn.
Such thunderStormS are predicted
for tomorrow and there is a slight
chance that cooling rain may give the
city short respite this afternoon.
SS This Morning.
The official temperature at II o'clock
this morning was 88 degrees, with in
dications the high of yesterday, 81 de-
greeS, may be equaled. The relative
humidity this morning was 80, about
80 degrees above the Summer average.
Four persons collapsed from the heat
yesterday and many others we're az
fected.
Miss Sylvia Brown, %, of 1914 MasSa-
chusetts avenue, was taken from a
downtown store where she is employed
to Emergency Hospital, following her
collapse during the middle OF the day.
An unidentified white woman was
stricken on John Marshall place near
the court house, but she had been
removed by motorist when the fire
rescue squad arrived. Police could not
locate her in any hospital
Two colored men were victims of
the heat. They were John Brady, %
of the 200 block of Massachusetts, ave-
nue., who was treated at Emergency
Hospital, and Thomas Ross, %, of the
1900 block of Champlain street, who
was taken to Freedmen's Hospital.
Evening star., 1932-08-06
Former Nurse Discovered
Lying Face Downward
in Rock Creek.
AUTO CRASHES THROUGH
RAIL DOWN EMBANKMENT
Fleeing Driver, Captured by Po-
liceman, Again Makes Escape
While in Hospital.

A search was being made today for
motorist who disappeared after his
automobile plunged over an embank-
ment in Rock Creek Park last night,
resulting in serious injury to a 20-yea
old girl companion, who was hurled
into the stream as the car tore through
fence, crashed into two trees and
overturned at the waters edge.
The injured girl is Miss Ihelma R.
Digman, a former nurse at st. Eliza
beth'S Hospital. Following the smash
up. which occurred when the machine
failed to make turn into Beach drive
at the foot of Blagden avenue. she was
found lying face downward in the
creek, several yards from the wreckage.
Driver Captured.
The driver, according to Park Po-
liceman Thomas P. Fogarty, who inves-
tigated the accident, was discovered
making his way through nearby patch
of underbrush.
Fogarty overlook the man, he said,
and took him back to the automobile.
While Miss Digman was being placed
in another car, however, her companion
tried again to make a getaway, the
officer declared.
The injured girl was taken to Emer-
gency Hospital, where. according to Fo-
garty, the man disappeared while she
was receiving treatment. On the way
to the institution, the policeman report
ed, the man had given two names and
addresses. Both were checked after his
disappearance, but he was not found.
Warrant Sought.
According to park police, however, the
check-up indicated one of the names
and addresses given by the man was
correct, and it was planned to obtain a
warrant charging him with reckless
driving today.
Miss Digman. whose home is in Mon
trose, Va was unconscious when she
reached the hospital. but police said
she would be questioned today, if her
condition permitted, in an effort to eS-
tablish definitely the identity of the
missing motorist. She is suffering
from a severe pelvis injury.
The injured girl recently resigned her
position at St. EliZabeth's, it was said.
Evening star., 1932-08-06
MILLS is ACCUSED
OF FRANkING ABUSE
Costello Charges Secretary Sends
Out Speeches at U. S.
Expense.

Secretary of the Treasury Mills Is
accused of misusing the postal franking
privilege to disseminate ''popgun politi-
cal speeches and statements" by John
F. Costello, Democratic national COM
mitteeman for the District, in state
ment issued yesterday.
These outbursts on the part OF Mr..
Mills" he said, ARE becoming increas-
ingly expensive to the taxpayers. Gov
ernment machinery prints them, Gov
eminent paper is utilized, Government
employees perform the necessary labor
and they are inclosed in Government
envelopes for mailing under the free
franking privilege"
The one exception which have seen
to Mr.. Mills rule of using the mails in
this way" Costello concluded, was in
the mailing out of his remarks In reply
to Gov. Roossvelt's speech Of accept
ance in Chicago. In this instance, two
Scent stamps were attached to the
Government envelope, insufficient
amount. The addressee had to pay an
additional 3-cent postage due charge.
Perhaps this also was an administra-
ton economy operation"
Evening star., 1932-08-06
MONROE DOCTRINES
REACTION is TOLD
Prof. J. Fred Rippy Hits dollar
Diplomacy" for Disregarding Prior
Rights of Foreign Investors.

The Monroe Doctrine and its reaction
on foreign bond holders in South Amer
ican interests was discussed by Prof.
]. Fred Rippy Of Duke University in q
lecture yesterday before the conference
on HiSpanic affairs Of George Wash
ington University.
The speaker reviewed the history of
opera tions of American bankers in the
Caribbean countries, which shows that
assets to which foreign bond holders
had prior claim as securities frequently
were diverted to United States syndi-
Gates
Prof Rippy cited specific instances in
which the dollar diplomacy" of the
Taft administration countenanced ne
gotiations of American bankers in Latin
America which disregarded prior Brit
iSh claims.
On Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
the conference will be addressed by
Prof. Charles c. TanSill on the re-
lations between the United States and
Hispanic countries.
Evening star., 1932-08-06
STREET CLOSING
TO SHIFT TRAFFIC
Short Section Of 18th South Of
Avenue Affected Wednesday
by Building Work.

The short section Of Thirteenth
street just south of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. will be closed to all traffic We'd
nesday owing to building operations on
the new Post Office Building. This will
result in a change on that day in the
route of the bus lines to nearby Vir-
ginia which use Highway Bridge.
The buses will turn of Fourteenth
street on their inbound trips at D
street southwest and thence north on
Twelfth street southwest to their ter
minals. This applies to all except eX-
press busseS. which will continue to use
Fourteenth street as usual.
Tho D street route will be used until
Constitution avenue between Four
teenth and Twelfth streets is ready for
use. This section of Constitution ave-
nue. will be torn up next week for in
stallation Of a 48-inch water main for
cooling systems for the new Govern
ment buildings and also for a steam
tunnel.
The change in routes YVES ordered
last week by the joint board, to take
place when Thirteenth street south of
Pennsylvania avenue was no longer
available.
Evening star., 1932-08-06
BAR GROUP TO FACE
PARKING PROBLEM
Federal Association Plans Also to
Fight Added U. S.
Pay Cuts.
Parking congestion near Government

Parking congestion near Government
buildings and means of preventing fur
ther salary cuts will be discussed at a
special meeting Of the executive council,
Federal Bar Association. at o'clock
Monday evening in the University Club,
Fifteenth and | streets.
The meeting was called to formulate
a legislative program TO advocate be-
fore the next Congress embodying these
and other problems Of special interest
to Federal employees.
Charles w. Flora, chairman Of the
legislative committee, and Edward c.
Adams, chairman of the membership
committee, Will outline plans of their
respective units for the coming year.
With regard to the parking problem,
measures to relieve the situation will be
proposed by Charles 3. Lingamfelter,
attorney in the general counSel's office,
Bureau of Internal Revenue.
Judge William j. Graham of the
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
has been appointed chairman of the as
sociatiCn'S Judiciary Committee to plan
a reception for the judges who will at
tend meeting of the American Bar
Association here october II to Is.
Evening star., 1932-08-06
GANN HOME WATCHED
Police Act After Man inquiries for
Vice President.

The home Of Mrs. Edward E. Gam,
sister of Vice President Curtis, in the
$500 block Of Macomb street, was being
watched by police today following a
report that a roughly dressed man in
quired there yesterday for Vice Pres
ident Curtis.
There was no special police guard
put on duty at the residence, police
say, but the man on the beat in the
vicinity of the house was Instructed to
keep close watch.
The man inquiring for the Vice Pres
ident was described as being between
40 and so years cid and wearing blue
shirt. The Vice President in the Win
ter resides at the Mayfiower Hotel. Mrs.
Gam acts as his official hostess at
social gatherings.
Evening star., 1932-08-06
HOOVER RECEIVES
PLEA IN BEHALF Of
POSTAL EMPLOYEES
Mead Asks More Satisfac-
tory Administration of
Economy Measure.
25.OOO SUBSTITUTES
DECLARED DISAPPOINTED
Fail to Receive Part-Time Employ.
ment Intended Under Furlough
Plan, He Says.

Appeal has been made to President
Hoover by Chairman Mead Of the House
Post Office Committee for more salts
factory administration of the economy
act so as to give substitutes the part
time employment intended, to eliminate
furloughing workers for an hour or less
when they can make no use of this
free period. and to prevent pay deduc-
tions during periods of leave spent in
military training.
Representative Mead protests that
Controller General McCarl has ruled
that the employees are entitled by law
to periods of leave with pay for mill
tary training. In letter sent by him
to the President, Representative Mead
says:
There is much disappointment
among postal substitutes, numbering
25,000. over the fact that work oppor-
tunitieS have not increased as was eX-
pected This is due to a restrictive
policy and misinterpretation of the
law under which the services OF the
substitute are not utilized to the ex-
tent possible in conformation with the
laws provisions.
Carriers and clerks, for example,
are furloughed one hour or even a
fraction of an hour when the time is
of no benefit to them. You will agree
that this is not the intent of the law,
and such absurd practices should be
stopped at once.
Il would summarize my suggestions,
first, that you insist upon more salts
factory administration of the economy
bill in the bureau of the First Assist
ant Postmaster General, to minimize
its hardshipS instead of making them
more harsh. particularly the elimina-
ton of furloughs of less than one day,
unless at the employees option.
Second, that substitutes be en-
pOyed on Sundays and holidays and
on overtime work as was contemplated
by the law, and that no pay deductions
be made from these substitutes re-
ceiving 81 900 or less during the fiscal
year.
Third, that postal employees be given
their leave privileges for military train
ing to which they are entitled by law
and in accord with the Controller
Generals rulings"
In the absence of Postmaster Gen
eral Brown and First Assistant Post
master General Coleman, no statement
was forthcoming from the Post Office
Department today on Representative
Mead's charges, a copy of which also
had been sent to the department.
1t was recalled, however, that when
the Post Office Department announced
week ago that military leave had
been Cancelled 1t was explained that
postal employees are by law exempt from
National Guard service and the same
principle had been held to apply as
far as Reserve training was concerned.
Because of the economy measures hold
ing forces to the minimum and pre-
Guiding the employment Of substitutes
except where absolutely necessary, the
department had been forced to take
this action with respect to military
training. which employees heretofore
have been permitted to take.
Evening star., 1932-08-06
TWO HOLD-UPS NET
BANDITS SMALL SUMS
Filling Station Attendant and
Taxicab Driver Part With
Money at Guns Point.

Bandits staged two hold-ups early
today, obtaining $24 from filling sta
ton attendant and $5.45 from a taxi
cab driver.
The filling station employe, DeHav-
ener M Wills, working alone at New
York avenue and First street, was
robbed by two men, one of whom COW
cred him with a revolver while the
other searched bis pockets. The bandits,
according to police, answered the de-
scription of the two who have held up
numerous other filling stations recently
Three colOred men staged the other
hold-up, robbing William l. Payne,
600 block of Columbia road, near New
Center Market.
Mrs. Frances Payne, 1900 block of
Connecticut avenue, reported Colored
man snatched her pocketbook con-
tanning $40 while she was walking at
Connecticut avenue and NJ street last
night.
Several thefts from parked auto
mobiles also were reported.
Evening star., 1932-08-06
River Report.
Report for Last "a Hours.

Potomac River and Shenandoah River
clear today.
Evening star., 1932-08-06
Civil Service Order Bars
Maryland and Virginia
Applicants Also.
FURL0UGH LIST MADE
FOR FUTURE PREFERENCE
Persons From States Less Repre-
sented on Pay Roll and Dropped
Workers to Get First Right.

The Civil Service Commission an
nounced today it would permit no
further reinstatements or retransfers
into the "apportioned service" of the
Government departments of persons
from States whose quota of civil service
employees now are above the law.
The decision, announced by Secre-
tary E Claude Babcock, strikes blow
particularly at residents of the District.
Maryland and Virginia, who have had
civil service rating and may desire re-
inStatement in the Government service.
The District and the two adjoining
States are above quota, as are several
other States in the East and Midwest.
At the came time, Secretary Babcock
announced that separate eligible list"
has been prepared by the commission
of all persons who have been furloughed
or dropped due to the stringent econ
omies placed in effect in an effort 10
balance the budget.
List Takes Precedent.
This list, from which all appoint
mentS will be made hereafter, carries
the names not only of all the employees
recently let out by the Federal Farm
Board, but all others in the Govern
ment service who have been furloughed
for more than three months, all those
who are about to be furloughed for
more than three months, all those who
have been dropped within the last year
and all those about to be dropped from
the rolls.
The decision with respect to REIN
statements and retransfers was reached
after the commission had made study
Of the distribution of jobs between
States, showing that of the appoint
ments made within the last three
months, 1O8, or 38 per cent, came from
excess States" having only 6 per cent
Of the total population.
The commission felt corrective
measures were necessary" Babcock
said, and decided not to permit any
reinstatements or retransfers into the
apportioned service of any person from
a State in excess"
Criticism Brings Action.
At the last session of Congress. criti-
cism was voiced by several members
that the Civil Service Commission was
overlooking States below quota and
making an excessive number of appoint
mentS from those above.
Another report studied by the COM
mission showed that out of 20 appoint
ments made recently 10 were from
States in arrears" and those made
from the excess States" were of per-
sons engaged in highly specialized lines
who could not be obtained from the
below quota States.
Also, it was pointed out, of the 10S
appointments made from the excess
States" only 8 we're original appoint
ments. so being reinstatements OF
eIigibles and so retransfers into the
"apportioned service"
Evening star., 1932-08-06
LEFT OWN CHOICE
ON F|VE-DAY WEEK
Employees of Civil Service
Offices Given Right
to Decide.

The Civil Service Commission will
give its employees the alternative of
remaining on the five-day week or
abandoning this schedule for some
other method of administering the fur
Tough, if Controller General Nc
Carl maintains his ruling calling for
one-eleventh pay reduction instead Of
a one-tWelfth.
This was made known today by E.
Claude Babcock. secretary of the Civil
Service Commission, who said the
commission reached this decision late
Yesterday.
The commission has appealed the
McCarl ruling, which would increase
the pay reductions of the employees by
= of l per cent. President Campbell
of the Civil Service Commission has
said he did not think those employees
in service where the tive-day week is in
use should be required to stand this
penalty, which in the case of a 81 500
worker, for instance, would mean a cut
of $12 annually.
A poll of the commissions forces
here yesterday afternoon as to whether
they favored the five-day week in the
event the pay deduction was main
tanned at one-twelfth brought 245 votes
for this schedule and SO against. This
is more than three-fourths of the local
working force of the commission.
Evening star., 1932-08-06
SUPREME COURT ASKED
TO SET ASIDE PENALTY
Death Penalty Given Colored Man
for Killing Woman Would
Be Revoked.

The United States Supreme Court has
been requested to set aside the death
sentence imposed on Charles Morris,
coIored. convicted by the District Su-
preme Court for the murder of Maggie
Landon. colored, near the Chesapeake
g. Ohio Canal two years ago
The District Court of Appeals has
affirmed the action of the trial court
holding an oral confession made by
Morris at the time of his arrest had
been properly admitted in evidence. 1t
stated at the defense that Morris was
so drunk at the time Of the shooting
that he did not know what he was doing
was not a valid excuse for the crime.
Evening star., 1932-08-06
HISTORIC GAVEL GIVEN
TO GOV. F. D. ROOSEVELT
Presidential Candidate Gets Mallet
Which Silenced Convention
at Chicago.

The gavel that silenced the Demo-
cratic convention for the announcement
OF Franklin D. Roosevelt,s nomination
was forwarded to the New York Cover
nor yesterday at his request
Edwin A. Halsey, secretary to the
Senate minority and the conventions
sergeant at arms, looked after the gavel
at the solicitation of Gov. Roosevelt
when he appeared before the conven-
tion.
Recently the Governor called on Mr..
from a linden tree at Quincy, Ill. under
which Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A.
Douglas held one of their famous de-
bates on slavery in 1858.
1t was presented to the convention by
Gladstone Califf of that city.
Evening star., 1932-08-06
THE WEATHER

District OF Columbia-Partly cloudy
and continued warm tonight; tomorrow
probably local thundershowers.
Maryland-Partly cloudy tonight; to-
morrow probably local thundershowers;
not much change in temperature.
Virginla-Partly cloudy tonight; to-
morrow probably local thundershowers; !;
not much change in temperature.
West Virginia-Partly cloudy tonight;
tomorrow local thundershowers; slightly
warmer tonight.
Outlook for August to August Is.
North and Middle Atlantic States
Showers over north and possibility of
local showers over south portion at be-
ginning of week. showers again We'd
nesday or Thursday. Not so warm over
north portion at beginning of week;
cooler about Thursday, otherwise sea-
sonable temperature.
River Report.
Potomac River and Shenandoah River
clear today.
Evening star., 1932-08-06
MEMBER DRIVE PLANNED
Young Democrats Club Monthly
Meeting Wednesday.

The Young Democrats Club of Wash
ing will inaugurate a drive for new
members at its next monthly meeting
Wednesday night at the headquarters
of the Central Committee. second floor
of the old City Club Building, 1920 G
street.
Speakers from both the national and
local Democratic headquarters will make
brief talks. The matter of challenging
the Young Republicans Club to a de-
bate also will be considered.
Evening star., 1932-08-06
THIEVES USE OLD RUSE
'Lost Pocketbook" Snare Costs
Capital Woman Victim $55.

The old lost pocketbook" snare cost
Eura Punhey SIS yesterday, she report
ed to police.
The woman, who lives in the 100
block of Seaton street, said colored
man and woman told her they had
found a purse containing more thar
50 900 and offered to give her one-third
of it if she'd advance $100 for some
thing or other.
Not having s1oO, she gave the couple
the $55, she said, and they disappeared.
Evening star., 1932-08-06
CRUSADERS BUS LEAVES
Search for Reformed Drunkard Is
Continued by Vets.

'Diogenes," the bus of the Crusaders,
anti-prohibition organization which is
making a tour of the country to find
"one drunkard Of pre-prohibition times
who has been reformed by the eight
eenth amendment" has gone on its way
to New England after a weeks visit
in the Capital.
Rufus S. Lusk of the Crusaders to-
day announced that "Diogenes'" quest
so far has been unsuccessful. The bus
has been to the Pacific Coast
Evening star., 1932-08-06
FIRE FIGHTERS AGAIN
HONOR RICHARDSON
Capital Man Reelected Secretary
Treasurer of International
Group-Baer Returned.
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne ASSOCldleu FIcSSs
SAN DIEGO, Calf, August 6.-Fred
w Baer, Kansas City, was reelected
president of the International Associa-
ton of Fire Fighters at the last busi-
ness session of the eleventh biennial
convention here today.
Other international officers reelected
were George j. Richardson, Washing
ton, D. c. secretary and treasurer
Edward L. Carlin, Pittsburgh, trustee
Arthur Beaulieu, Montreal, Canada,
trustee; John j. Gam, Newark, N. j.,
trustee.
District vice presidents reelected are:
Vincent j. Kane, New York City; A. F.
Wesselny, st. Louis; Edward F. Looney,
Cambridge, Mass; John Heinz, Pitts
burgh: Hugh O'Donnell, Minneapolis:
Neil Macdonald, Vancouver, British
Columbia; E. w. Powell, Tacoma, Wash
John P. Redmond, Chicago; A. j.
Dooney Portland, Oreg and J. F.
Watkins, Birmingham, Ala.
Evening star., 1932-08-06
$4,000 DAMAGES ASKED
Fall in Apartment Lobby Alleged
Cause of Injuries.

Suit to recover $4,000 damages has
been filed in District Supreme Court
by Anna L. Colcord, 718 Eighteenth
street, against Ralph w. Howard, jr.,
owner of the Premier Apartments. She
SAYS she was seriously injured by fall
ing In the lobby of the apartments
April 80.
She is represented by Attorneys
Palmer, Davis and Scott and William
j. Neale,
Evening star., 1932-08-06
BRIDGE PAVING FINISHED
Double Reversal Curve Eliminated
on Fourteenth Street.

The paving Of Fourteenth street
southwest. south of Water street TO
Highway Bridge, was completed today.
The new street follows an easier way
TO the bridge by cutting across a sec
ton of Potomac Park and eliminating
the old "double-reverse" curve at the
north end of the bridge.
The paving job was executed by the
Union Paving Co. The new roadway,
go feet wide, has been built to new
grades throughout, giving a much
smoother ride than the old road. The
car tracks which formerly carried the
Virginia street cars and the old ClWl
War paving blocks were removed.
Evening star., 1932-08-06
ADAMS COMMENCES
FORTNIGHT OF YACHTING
Navy Secretary Will Spend Most
of His Vacation at Minot,
Mass

Charles Francis Adams, landlocked
most of the time by his duties as Sec
retary of the Navy. left his desk yester-
day for two weeks of yachting at the
seaShore.
He plans to spend most OF his vaca-
ton at Minot, Mass, and the chances
are that he will be at the wheel of a
sailboat almost daily until his return to
Washington.
The Secretary, one of the best hand
lers of racing yachts in the country, was
skipper of the Resolute in 1920 when
America repulsed the perennial chal-
lenge of the late Sir Thomas Upton.
Evening star., 1932-08-06
FIGHTERS IN HOSPITAL
Two Colored Men Said to Have
Used Pistol, Penknife and Hatchet.

Two colored men are in Freedmen's
Hospital as a result of injuries received
during an alteration early today in
the rear of the 1900 block of Fifth
street. The condition of one man is
critical
Matthew Sledge, 81. of Baltimore, the
more seriously hurt, suffered a frac-
tured skull, pistol wound in the chest
and numerous decorations. George
Bailey, "a, of the 1900 block of Fifth
street, was treated for severe lacera-
tions to his chest, face and back.
Police say a pistol. penknife and hatchet
were used in the fight