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Evening star., 1932-08-03
AUTO THEFT STOPS REHEARSAL,
BUT EVERYTHING ENDS RIGHT
Kenneth Romney, Jr., ReCov-
ers Car and Two Men
Are Held.
Then He Resumes Musical
Comedy Role and Police
Will Attend Play.

Kenneth Romney, jr., was only re-
hearsing early today, in the dulcet tone
of French musical comedy. when cir
cumstance cast him into the hero role
of a real-life action thriller that capped
the climax.
Romney, a University of Virginia
sophomore, and son of the sergeant at
arms of the House. who halls from Mis-
soula, Mont, was practicing for a char
itv production in the home of another
player, Theodore Tiller, jr., 3400 block
Of Mount Pleasant street.
Young Romney had parked the fam
lily automobile outside and suddenly in
terrupted himself when he saw two
strangers climb into the car
Romney, member Of the Virginia
Players at the university, forgot his
lines and dashed to the street in time
to get on the running board Of the
machine, just as it moved away.
Rides on Tire Carrier.
The men drove rapidly into nearby
Rock Greek Park, where they halted
the machine to dislodge Romney. Sew
eral blows were exchanged, and the
strangers, re-entering the car, drove on
a second time.
R4mney, however, had grabbed hold
of the tire carrier and clung there un-
observed while the automobile sped from
the park and emerged on Connecticut
avenue.
Meanwhile, a student friend of
Romney's, James Mitchell, who lives In
the same apartment building occupied
by Romney's parents at 4701 Con-
necticut avenue, had chanced by while
the scuffle was in progress in the park
Recognizing Romney, Mitchell fol-
lowed as the stolen automobile raced
toward Connecticut avenue. At Sedgwick
street the Romney machine crashed
into taxicab.
The strangers jumped cut, and one
escaped on foot as Romney, and
Mitchell, who drove up just then COL
Jared the other. The students clung
to their captive until police arrived and
placed him under arrest. He identified
himself as Samuel Story, "a, of the
1000 block of Sixteenth street, and was
Evening star., 1932-08-03
RADIO BODY DROPS
MARRIED WORKERS
Fifteen Slated for Dismissal,
Effective August Is, as
Economy Move.

The movement whereby married
women and those married men whose
wives are employed as Federal workers
would be discussed first when necessary
under the economy act, was initiated
here today when Is employees, most of
them married, were notified they would
be stricken from Radio Commissions S
pay roll on August IS.
The commission announced it had
taken this step because Of the neces-
sity under the recent order OF P-esi-
dent Hoover consolidating the commits
sion with the Commerce Departments
radio division.
The executive order, according to the
announcement, specified d i S m i S S
rather than indefinite furloughs to keep
within the allotted appropriations.
The personnel reduction will save
$4,000 of the $4,000 cut ordered as
the result of the merger. The remain
ing $4,000 will be slashed from the
field pay roll of the old radio division,
it was said. About $50 workers are in
the field and dismissal order affecting
some of them is expected shortly.
Five of the Is ordered to be dropped
on August IS, were in the old radio
division. The others are employees of
the commission and include Wilfred G..
Chairman, chief investigator. Besides
Mr.. Clearman they are:
G. Lyle Hughes, Mary B. McMain,
Mary F. Widmer, Ella D. Lebel,
Rebecca E. Keithley. Louise D. Hud-
son. Josephine Mcdonald, Agnes w.
Couch, Edith F. Olds, P. B. Murphy,
B. G. Snyder, A. B. johnson, H. H.
Baker and j. r. Friend.
The commissions order Of dismissal
said these employees were mot indis-
pensable to the service"
At the same time the commission an
nounced it had created a new section
within its organization to be known as
accounts and audit section
Evening star., 1932-08-03
Gang Active in Northeast
Section for Several Months
Believed Responsible.
SMALL SAFE HAULED
AWAY AFTER CRACKING
Robbery of Month Ago, When
$1,000 Was Taken, Recalled.
Employe Calls Police.

Thought to be the same gang which
has cracked several safes in the north
east section during the last few months.
yeggmen last night, for the second time
in 80 days, broke into the Offices Of
the Carpet, Co., PISS Queens Chapel
road, tore open two safes and made
their getaway with approximately
Sl,500. They took with them a small
safe found inside one Of the larger
strong boxes.
Police attribute the burglary to pro-
fessional crackSmen. They say the
safes were entered in workmanlike man
up all f1ngerprints, leaving no clues
behind.
Nothing was touched but cash rep
resenting yesterdays receipts of the
food distributing company.
The yeggs are thought to have used
a warehouse truck to convey the small
but weighty safe from the office to the
back door of the warehouse, where, it
is supposed, they had an automobile
waiting.
Only week ago a gang whose work
bore the same earmarks as that of the
safecrackers last night, entered the
plant Of the Breyer Ice Cream Co.,
1880 Bladensburg road northeast, tied
up the night watchman and broke open
the safe, escaping with more than $500.
number of similar jobs have oc-
CURED in the Northeast section of the
city recently.
A month ago thieves broke into the
Carpet Co.'S Offices and cracked two
safes. obtaining slightly more than
81 900 ct that time.
The robbery last night was discovered
shortly after o'clock this morning by
an employe at the warehouse IN which
the Office is located He summoned
police and Detective Sergt. Carlton
Talley of the headquarters robbery
squad and Lieut.. Fred Sandburg, head
OF the Identification Bureau, responded.
They found the rear door of the
warehouse had been iimmied TIE
doors of the rooms where safes were
had been left open. The combination
was knocked of one safe and its door
pr1ed open, while the combination and
entire lock of the second strong box
were torn and cut out.
Evening star., 1932-08-03
DENIES PRESIDENT RIGHT
TO URGE LAW CHANGE
League Says Executive Has Moth
ing to Do With Altering
Constitution.

BY the Associated Press
The Federal Dispensary Tax-reduction
League, Inc, an organization seeking
amendment of the prohibition law, said
in statement issued today by its ex-
ecutive secretary F. W. Buck, that the
President has no legal or moral right to
suggest a change" in the Constitution.
1T will surprise many to hear the
President has nothing to do with chang
Ing amendments to the Constitution
and cannot veto resolutions submitting
a change" the statement said. He is
elected only to uphold the Constitution,
and while holding Office has no legal or
moral right to criticize it or suggest a
change"
The league said neither party plat
form proposes a plan for changing pro-
hibition that could be ratified by the
required SO States.
Evening star., 1932-08-03
TAXI DRIVERS RELAPSE
SENDS HIM TO HOSPITAL
Victor Smith, 21, Released From
Emergency July 26, at Casualty.
May Have Skull Fracture.

The condition of Victor Smith, 2l-
year-old taxi driver, was described as
fair" at Casualty Hospital today, where
he is under treatment for what is
believed to be a fracture Of the skull
following his discharge from Emergency
Hospital. Smith was admitted to the
latter institution July after he was
injured in an automobile crash.
Released from Emergency Hospital
July 26, Smith returned to his home
at 1881 H street northeast and there
suffered a relapse Monday night. He
then was taken to Casualty Hospital.
1t was explained at Emergency Hos
pieal that Smith was admitted under
the care of his own physician, who ap-
parently had sanctioned his release.
Evening star., 1932-08-03
Chisholm Asks Commission
ers for $4,000 to Clean
Up LOANED" Areas.
$350,OOO RELIEF FUND
WOULD BE DRAWN UPON
Reduced Appropriations Stressed in
Plea for Aid in Repairing
Public Property.

District unemployed may be used to
restore some of the areas that were
occupied by bonus marchers.
Capt E. N. Chisolm, acting director
Of public buildings and public parks,
has asked the District Commissioners
for $4,000 of the Districts $3.50, 900
relief fund to use for this purpose.
Anacostia Park Cited.
Frank r. Gartside, chief of the parks
division, has estimated that this sum
will be necessary to rehabilitate park
areas that were loaned to civic au-
thorities in an emergency for B. E. F.
occupation.
Anacostia Park. where Camp Marks
was located, and Camp Meigs were
mentioned as the sectors that need par
ticuIar attention. Contractors are ell
ready razing structures in the PennSyl-
.vania avenue area in order to speed
the Government building program.
Capt. Chisolm pointed out that he
feels the park authorities deserve part
of the current District of Columbia re-
lief budget, since the wrecked property
was used in the nature of loan and
since park land appropriations were so
materially reduced this year.
Same Program Likely.
If Capt Chisolms. request is granted.
organization of the work will probably
proceed in a manner similar to that
used by the District Unemployment
Committee, working under the Com
munity Chest, in jobless relief work last
Winter. Men worked for As cents an
hour. with six-hour days and f1ve-day
weeks.
Camp Bartlett will be cleaned up by
a crew Of unemployed, hired by order
of Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glassford,
superintendent of police. He said today
a report made to him estimated the
cost at between $40 and $50. The
funds will be drawn from money given
him "for use in any emergency during
the bonus army occupation" Gen.
Glassford said. He said the contribu-
ton was made by local citizen.
Evening star., 1932-08-03
DIOGENES, BUS USED BY VETS
IN SEARCH, DUE HERE TONIGHT
Capital Crusaders to Greet Group Combing u S. to Find
Man Reformed by Dry Law.

Diogenes, the bus of the Crusaders
anti-prohibition organization, which is
touring the country Ito find the single
individual who was a drunkard be-
fore national prohibition and who since
has ceased drinking on account of the
eighteenth amendment" arrives in the
Capital at 10 O'Clock tonight.
The bus will be greeted by COM
mittee of Washingtonians from the
Crusaders and the Woman's Organiza-
ton for National Prohibition Reform.
The group is headed by Carroll Nor
gan, acting executive commander of the
Crusaders, and includes Mrs. William
B. Mason, chairman of the local coun-
ell of the Woman's Organization for
National Prohibition Reform; Dion S.
Birney, w. r. Brenizer, Edward w.
Dom, jr.; Peter A. Drury, Harry Eaton,
Stanley H. Horner, Robert c. Jones,
Brig. Cen. J. K Kean, Milton w. King.
Evening star., 1932-08-03
MRS. JAMES S. HARLAN
SUCCUMBS IN PARIS
Widow of Former Interstate Com
merce Chairman Former Resi-
dent of Capital.

Friends here were informed last night
OF the death in Paris, France of Mrs
James S. Harlan, widow of a former
chairman of the Interstate Commerce
Commission, and many years a resident
of Washington prior to her husbands
retirement from Government service
in 1918.
Mrs. Harlan, who owned a homie at
1720 Rhode Island avenue, had ira
veled extensively abroad since her hus-
bands death during September Of 1927
at Essex, N. Y.
The body probably will be returned to
America for interment at Essex, sal-
though details of the funeral arrange
mehts were not learned.
Evening star., 1932-08-03
CAMP TIME EXTENDED

Camp Reeder, the Boys Club Sum-
mer playground on the Wicomico
River, will remain open until Septem-
Der instead of closing August %.
This will be done to accommodate boys
who were unable to go to camp during
earlier periods, it was announced today
by Charles M. Fyfe, director Of the
club.
Mr.. Fyfe explained that many boys
have attended Summer school and
have expressed a desire to go to the
camp. Camp Reeder offers swimming.
boating base ball, target practice, hik-
ing, nature study and similar activities.
Evening star., 1932-08-03

Alexander B. Legare, Arthur May, DR.
James F. Mitchell. DR.. Thomas e Neill
John E. Parker, Charles H. Potter, Col
j. p Robinson. j. W. Apitz, Nathan B
Scott, 3D.; John Lewis Smith, H. B.
Spencer, DR.. Camp Stanley, Charles P.
Stone, Maj Gen. KenZie w. Walker,
Walter D. Wilcox, Richard H. Wilmer,
Rear Admiral Spencer S. Wood, Miss
Belle Gurnee, Representative Mary T.
Norton, Mrs. Milton W. King, Mrs.
Henry Leonard and Mrs. Frederick r.
Solger.
Headquarters will be established at
the Willard Hotel.
Tomorrow morning the bus will be
taken to the Capitol, where 1t will be
greeted by Senators and Representa-
tives
The bus has been on q tour Of the
Pacific Coast and Is on its way to
New England.
Evening star., 1932-08-03
FOUR WASHINGTON BOYS
ADMITTED TO ACADEMY
Will Begin Coast Guard Course
at New London, = Conn,
October II.

Four Washington boys were among
the successful applicants for admission
to the Coast Guard Academy at New
London, Conn, and viii begin their
course October II, it was announced at
Coast Guard headquarters today.
Two OF the new cadets are sons Of
Coast Guard officers, Russell H.
Waesche, jr., 5225 Connecticut avenue,
is the son of Comdr Waesche, aide to
the commandant of the Coast Guard,
and Robert Wilcox, 1865 Chevy Chase
Parkway. is the son of the late Comdr.
George C. Wilcox
The other two cadets are Frederick j.
Stats, 5202 Sherrier place, and George
I. Friedman, 1877 Allison street.
Evening star., 1932-08-03
BETTER WEATHER DUE
Humidity and Showers to Be Fol-
lowed by Sunshine.

High humidity combined with mod
erately high temperature today to make
the weather distinctly uncomfortable,
although Weather Bureau forecasters
promised a more comfortable day to-
morrow.
While the sun may break through
this afternoon, showers are more likely,
it was said, and probably will continue
through the night. Tomorrow, how
ever, will be clear, probably no higher
in temperature and decidedly lower in
humidity, it was predicted.
Evening star., 1932-08-03
GAS PERILS WOMAN, SO

Daughter Calls Rescue Squad When
Jet Is Pulled From Wall.
Prompt action by members Of the
fire rescue squad today saved Mrs. John
Lally, 90, who is bed ridden in her
home in the 300 block of Eighteenth
street, possibly being overcome by il
Eliminating gas when gas jet ac-
cidentally was pulled from the wall on
the first floor of the building by Mrs.
George Mattingly, daughter of Mrs.
Lallyf
MiV. Mattingly summoned the rescue
squaG and turned on an electric fan in
her mothers room to keep the gas
fumes out as much as possible until the
rescue squad arrived
Evening star., 1932-08-03
COMMISSION ACCEPTS
SLIDING SCALE RULING
Power Company Notes Appeal to
Court Decree, but Action May
Not Be Prosecuted.

The Public Utilities Commission de-
cided yesterday to take no exception to
the modification Of its sliding scale
method of adjusting electric rates or
dered by Justice Oscar Luhring of Dis
trict Supreme Court.
In recent litigation on the commits
sion's order fixing the sliding scale, the
court sustained the commission ON all
points except that the sliding scale was
modified to make 1t slightly more IA
vorable to the Potomac Electric Power
Co. The power company has noted an
appeal from the decree, but it has not
yet definitely decided whether the kp-
peal Is to be prosecuted.
Evening star., 1932-08-03
GROUP OF FEDERAL
JUDGES. FACE PAY
CUT UNDER RULING
MegisIative Court" Salaries
Ordered Reduced by Con-
troIIer McCarI.
!e5 OTHERS EXEMPTED
FROM WAGE DECISION
District Appeals and Supreme
Tribunals Not to Be
Affected.

Salaries of certain specified judges
OF so-called Legislative courts" are tc
be cut under decision of Controller
General McCarl, which, however, does
not apply to 125 judges of constitu-
tional courts.
Judges who will receive reductions in
salaries under the decision interpreting
the economy act are sitting in the fol-
lowing courts: District Court of Ap-
peals, District Supreme Court, United
States Court of Claims here, United
States Customs Court, New York, and
all Federal District Courts In Alaska
Porto Rico and Hawaii.
Among the courts whose judges will
not receive the pay cut are the United
States Supreme Court, 10 United States
Courts of Appeals and 80 United States
District Courts At the Department OF
Justice, it was said, however, that an
estimate had not yet been made as to
the exact number of judges who will be
reduced in compensation.
OverruIes Exemptions.
McCarl, in his decision to Attorney
General Mitchell, said, In part:
The judges in all the courts named
in your submission are, therefore, judges
of legislative courts and as such are
not exempted from reductions in salary
during their continuance in office"
McCarl held that where the salaries
of these judges exceed $4,000 they are
required to be reduced to $4,000. ac-
cording to provisions of section lot OF
the economy act. The controller point
ed out, however, this same section ex-
empts these judges who have had one
pay cut from getting either the legisla-
tive furlough or a second reduction by
percentage.
Sets Up Alternatives.
For judges receiving $4,000 or less
McCarl held it would be impracticable
TO apply five-day week or the furlough
and, therefore, such judges II receiving
$4,000 should receive 10 per cent re-
duction. If they are receiving less than
$4,000 they are to receive an S1a per
cont reduction.
:, was specifically stated at the De-
p-rtment of Justice that the official
McCarl decision did not take action
against the United States Court Of Gus
tens and Patent Appeal sitting In this
city. The judges of this court, it was
explained, had voluntarily accepted a
reduction in their salaries.
Evening star., 1932-08-03
ADVISORY BODY TO VISIT
SAL WALTON ARMY CAMP

Committee to Inspect Patuxent
River Accommodations for 800
Children Friday Afternoon.
The Advisory Committee of the
Salvation Army is to make its annual
inspection of the Salvation Army Camp
on the Patuxent River Friday, it was
announced by Isaac Cans, chairman. of
the Visitation Committee. The camp
is run under the supervision of Maj.
and Mrs. James Asher. 1t has accom-
modations for approximately 300 chill
dren.
The members of the Visitation Com
mittee, besides Mr.. Cans, are Newbold
Noyes, vice chairman; Thomas P. Hick-
man. treasurer; Victor Deyber William
Flather. jr.; l. L. Goldheim, William F.
Guide, w. S. Hoge, jr.; Rudolph Jose,
Robert L. McKeever, Maj. Gen. Anton
Stephan, Roger Whiteford and Sidney
F. Taliaferro
The committee will leave by auto
mobile at pm.
Evening star., 1932-08-03
MRS. LEIGH ASKS DIVORCE

Mrs Lucy Tilman Leigh of Mclean,
Va, yesterday filed suit in Reno for a
divorce from her husband. Randolph
Leigh. She charged cruelty.
The couple was married In Nashville,
Tenn, on November 80, 1915. They
have two children.
Evening star., 1932-08-03
DIVORCE is DISMISSED

Plea of Former Gaithersburg Wom-
an Withdrawn at Rockville. ,
Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, August Sat the
request of Attorney John F. Lillard of
Hyattsville, who represented the plain
tiff, the suit of Mrs. Marie NJ Walker
of Washington, formerly Of Gathers
burg. against N. Walter Walker of
Gaithersburg for a limited divorce,
which was instituted in the Circuit
Court here several weeks ago, has been
dismissed. The defendant was repre-
sntd by Attorny Stedman Prescott Of
Rockville.
Evening star., 1932-08-03
BETTY MCGUIRE WINS
W. c. u. SILVER MEDAL
Awarded First Prize in Reading
Contest at Herndon Presby-
teriau Church
Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
HERNDON, Va, August 3.-MiSS
Betty MCGUIRE, with the reading MY
Chum," was the winner Of the silver
medal in the contest held by the HerIi-
don Woman's Christian Temperance
Union at the Presbyterian Church on
Sunday night. Other contestants were
Howard Thorns5erry, Margaret Law
renee, Dorothy Poole. Beulah McWil-
liams. Ollie Duke and Mary Lee Young.
The meeting was conducted by the
president. Mrs. r. E. Lowe, with Miss
Blanche Hale Miss Lena Mayman and
DR.. Lehman Nickle of Washington, D.
c., acting as judges. Rev. D, M. Brown
addressed the audience on the present
day temperance situation. Music was
furnished by Louise Cockerill, Louise
McNair and Raymond Wrenn, violin
pupils of Miss Gladys Thompson.
Omitting the winner the contest will
be repeated at an early date at Floris,
Va.
Evening star., 1932-08-03
NICARAGUANS SLAIN
Two Bandits Die in Brush With
National Guards.

Two bandits were killed Sunday in
a clash with members of the Nicara-
guam National Guard, commanded by
Capt. Lewis B. Fuller. first lieutenant
in the United States Marine Corps,
whose home is at West Point, Va
The native constabulary suffered nc
casualties.
This information was conveyed to the
Navy Department today in dispatch
from Lieut.. Col. Calvin B. Matthews
U 8. M. C.. commanding the Nicara-
Elan Guard
Evening star., 1932-08-03
-FOUR ADMINISTRATORS
OF ESTATES ARE NAMED
Orphans Court at Upper Marlboro
Also Appoints Two Appraisers
in Griffith Estate.
BY a stan Correspondent of The Star.

By q Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, August 3.
-Four administrators and two ap-
praisers were named by the Orphans
Cours yesterday.
T. van Claggett was appointed ad-
n:ristrator of the estate of John R.
Ja,kson, bond being fixed at $1,000.
William + Mullikin was issued letters
c. administration in the estate tt John
Il. L. Mullikin, upon filing $500 bond.
Letters testsmentary were granted
Charles O. Kerr after the will of
Robert w. Kerr was admitted to pro-
bate Bond Of $1,000 was asked
Katherine M. Burnham filed $500 bond
as executrix of the estate Of Guy M
Burnham, whose will was admitted to
probate.
Charles L. Erwin and Arthur Carr
we're appointed appraisers Of the estate
of Mollie c. Grifith.
Evening star., 1932-08-03

w WINNERS Of awards offered
n students at citizens military
wv training camps were pre-
Y sented with the decorations
yesterday at exercises at the
various posts in the Sd Corps Area.
Medal winners in the essay contest,
conducted by the National Patriotic
Council, who wrote on rs Attendance
at Citizens Military Training Camps
Patriotic Oblization?" were: L.
Evening star., 1932-08-03

Soldiers at Shoeburyness, England.
are trying to catch two wild eagles
which have appeared on the garrison
grounds.
Evening star., 1932-08-03

Burcham, who received the gold medal
at Fort Meade, sponsored by Col. Wade
Cooper; D. A. Willment, first place at
Fort Myer; George P. Prosnick and
George Whalley tied for first honors
at Fort Washington, Truman M. Smin-
key, Fort Howard, Md, medal spon-
sored by Miss Helen Norris Cummings,
Alexandria, Va, and w. L. Regan,
Larz Anderson.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-11-12

to make them today are assured places will be kept for them.
 Assured of Quick Service
 However, persons coming to the dinner without reservations are cer- tain of bounteous feast and of quick service. All available space in the dining room has been pro- vided with table accommodations and large corps of assistants, ex- perienced in the serving of meals, will be present.
 There will be at least two sit- tings, the first at 5:30 pm. and the second at 6:30 pm.
 During the dinner and later in the evening for the dancing, the ur-piece orchestra, which has been furnishing music for the Fair, will play selections.
 The prizes, which will be award ed tonight, include many novel and valuable articles.
 Last evening, despite indictment weather, there was large at- tendance. The Parish Hall was comfortably warm, and a delight ful time was enjoyed.
 This afternoon, special entertain ment was offered for children. A host of boys and girls were pres ent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-11-12
Eskimo Baskets

Send to your friends in the States real Eskimo made basket for Christmas. They are very handy for sewing service or as catch-alls, as well, being highly ornamental We have a contract with an Arctic trader requiring us to take cer- tain quantity every spring This year we did not sell the usual number and this surplus we are going to put on sale at very at tractive prices $200 and up. The freight rates on these baskets are high, usually as much as the bas- kst. but we are going to forget part of that in pricing them. If you want an unusual and attractive Christmas present at the lowest price in basket history-come early and take your choice. Sale is now on.