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Evening star., 1932-08-23
STAGE HANDS ACCEPT
7 PER CENT PAY CUT
President of Union Announces
Agreement With National and
Belasco Theaters.

AT per cent reduction in salaries has
been accepted by Stage Hands Union,
Local No. %, in an agreeable settle
ment with the National and Belasco
Theaters, it was announced here today
by President John T. Hurley Of the
union.
The settlement was reached at a con-
ference in New York City, where the
union was represented by James Hurley,
D. v. Peck, Charles Sturbitts, John T.
Hurley, R. K Smith and George Don
aldson. The new contract will run for
two years.
The reduction accepted, 1t was ex-
planned by George Donaldson, business
representative of the union. was one
suggested by the representatives of the
Erlanger & Shubert Theatrical Co."
Our union has often been accused
Of not being reasonable in our wage
demands" said Mr.. Donaldson. This
is our answer to that accusation"
Evening star., 1932-08-23
Disappearance Is Linked to
Threats of Pair Thursday
to "Get" Him.
VEHICLE is ABANDONED
AT FIRST AND R STREETS
Search for Cherrydale Resident in
Vicinity by Police Is Futile.
No Clues Are Revealed.

The unexplained disappearance early
this morning of James H. Owen, 27-
year-old driver for the Chevy Chase
Dairy, following threats last Thurs
day by two colored men to get him,
was being investigated today by police
Owens milk wagon was found aban-
doned shortly before 4 o'clock at First
and r streets. Only few deliveries
had been made. There were no signs
of violence about the wagon, but owing
to the previous threats police are work.
ing on the theory that owen was the
victim of foul play.
According to Russell S. Harty, mana
ger of the branch Office of the dairy at
612 o street, from which Owen. worked
the missing driver was accoSted at Fifth
and r streets about o'clock Thurs
day morning by two colored men, who
demanded pint of cream.
Pair Frightened Away.
Owen is said to have refused and
some words passed between him and
the colored men. He told Harty that
he thought they were about to hold him
up PACfCilOCA W WIZ "a AAA'NA "a eAA>
manager of grocery store nearby.
When he approached they fed, calling
back that they would get" Owen.
Upon finding the deserted milk wagon
this morning police searched the vicinity
for the driver, but found no clue to
his whereabouts.
Mrs. F. R. Power, So Cherry Valley
avenue. Cherrydale, Va, with whom
Owen lived, knew nothing of his disap-
pearance until informed of it this morn
ing by a representative of The Star.
She said he left home about o'clock
last night, telling her he was going to
the theater with friends before report
ing for work. He was in excellent
health, she declared, and was not IN the
habit of drinking. She knew OF no
enemies.
Left About Q O'Clock.
Mr.. Harty said owen went out on his
route about 2 o'clock last night.
owen was married but had been
separated from his wife for about two
years. They had a 4-year-old son,
James, jr., who lives with owens
mother. Mrs. T. B. Owen, on farm
near Nathalie, Halifax County, va
owen also has an uncle, G. D. owen,
Columbia Pike, Arlington, Va.
Detective Sergt. Eugene Davis was as
signed to the investigation this morning,
but said he had been unable to uncover
any clues.
Evening star., 1932-08-23
SEEN
|NPR|NT|NG GRAF I
Ways and Means of Dealing
With Conditions Discussed
at Session.

Ways and means Of bringing about
improvements in the printing industry
to cope with problems of the depression
we're outlined today by speakers ad-
dressing delegates to the thirteenth an
nual convention of the International
Association Of Printing House Crafts
men in session at the Wardman Park
Hotel
Predicting that the immediate future
will see return to printing prosperity,
Philip J. McAteer of Boston urged the
craftsmen to prepare themselves to
make the most Of their opportunities by
providing improvement in plant equip
ment and economizing through eff
cheney rather than by salary and per-
sonnel slashing.
Speaking on the subject, Lessons the
Depression Has Taught U.s." McAteer
urged the men of the profession to rec
ognize the mistakes of the past and
prepare themselves for future compe-
tition. The industry of the future, he
said, will be highly competitive one
not from the standpoint of price cut
ting, but competition in mechanical and
economic production.
Obsolete equipment" he said. "is
hampering the progress OF the indus
try"
Delegates to the convention, who in
clude representatives from all parts of
the United States and Canada, also
heard talks by Fred j. Hartman, di-
rector of the Department of Education
Of the United Typothetae of America.
who discussed The Field of Printing
Education" and by Ira D. Pilliard of
Milwaukee. who spoke on THE Future
of Craftsmanship"
The business session today was mark
ed by the reading of officers reports
and various committee reports. Fol-
lowing the session an interclub con-
ference was to take place this after
noon, with John B. Curry second vice
president Of the international body,
presiding.
The annual banquet and ball of the
association will be held tonight at the
Wardman Park Hotel. The convention
will be concluded tomorrow with elec-
tion of officers.
Local men appointed to committees
on the national body by President
Fred Hagen include George L. Buck
man, Committee on Bylaws and Con-
stitution; George M. Duncan. Resolu-
tions Committee; William D. Hall,
Committee on Officers Reports, and
Martin r. Speelman, Finance Commit
tee.
Evening star., 1932-08-23
Deaths Reported.

Charles F. Frick. rs. 1927 Maryland ave
katherine Decker. II, GEORGETOWN Hos
William R. Wood SO. Providence Hospital
Catherine L. Flanagan 63, 29 @ 81. ne.
Gertrude M Pyle 81. l4o4 Mass. ave:
Vannoy M Wallace. 81. Washington Home
Catherine E. Lenerone S. 21s 18th st Sc
Patrick j King 48. Gallinger Hospital.
Dalton J. Dawson. 80. Walter Reed Hos
Helen A. Bishop. rs. l54 l1th st. sc.
Lillian j Now 20, 755 10th ST. sc.
Charles r Wolfe, IS Georgetown Hospital
Clarence Hardy. months. Childrens Hos
Ruth Macdonald. months. Children,
infant to John H and Blanche g. Mar
shall hours Columbia Hospital. 80
Infant TO Thomas J. and Dorothy ID
Weaver. ! hour. Providence Hospital.
Edward Tapscott. S. 236 Bryant st.
William Thomas. IS. Gallinger Hospital.
Bessie Boston, 55. Freedmen Hospital.
William Cant. so. Freedmen's Hospital.
Louise Nickeson. 26 Gallinger Hospital
Cora Hawkins. 26. l42il7 81.
Frank Myers. 49, Gallinger Hospital
Dora L. Clark. ls. en- route Providence
Hospital . ,
Raymond C. Davis 3 Children's Hospital
James John7o1 months. Children
Theodore De Lee, 4 months. Children!
Hospital
Eugene Butler. weeks. Children's Hos
pital
Evening star., 1932-08-23
Job Director Halbert Says
200 Appeals a Day Are
PiIing Up List.
'$350,0OO MUST HOLD UP
TILL CONGRESS MEETS
Volunteers and Typewriters Need,
ed in Holding Down Expense.
$50 in $500 Refused.

With 200 new applications for re-
lief still being made each day, early
exhaustion of the $350000 unemploy-
ment relief fund looms to menace the
work of the District of Columbia Unem-
ployment Committee, Leroy A. Halbert
director, said today.
In all, 5000 persons have appealed
for aid, and of these 2,150 have been
given relief totaling $24,12935. OF this
sum, $2,04522 went for administration
of the relief. Approximately $500 ap-
plications for aid were investigated, and
$50 were refused for various reasons, in
Guiding failure of the applicant to be
a resident of the District more than
a year.
Need of Investigators.
If the investigation of the mass of
APPLICATIONS still pending is to be made
more efficiently Mr. Halbert said today
more volunteer investigators would be
needed.
I'VE now have 10 of these volunteer
workers." Mr.. Halbert said. but we
need more. Not only have We piled
up a great list of cases to be investi-
gated, but we still are receiving an
average of 200 new applications day >
MI. Halbert said that typewriters also
are needed.
IF we have to spend money for
everything We need" he said, the
relief fund will be taxed still more. We
have to have typewriters and rentals
cost money. If anybody has typewriteri
that are not being used and which can
be leaned to us, we'll appreciate that
kind of help"
Effort to Spread Fund.
Every effort will be made to spread
the relief fund over as large an area
as possible. the director explained this
morning The demands, he pointed out,
are heavy, and the fund Is little more
than half of the 100000 asked by the
District.
Many factors will decide whether
our $3.50, 600 can be made to last until
Congress convenes," Mr.. Halbert said.
But looking at it on the basis of the
petitions we have received and are re-
ceiving, it would appear that even by
affording relief on the slimmest kind
OF family budgets. the FIND won't last.
Well have to figure out something and
1t is giving us some worry"
Distribution Of Relief.
The details of Mr. Halberts report
for direct relief, $1O,O37.90 was paid to
workers on the relief pay roll; $7,81241
went for groceries and milk; S1,998.75
for rent and smaller sums for direct
cash relief, meals, cash loans, clothing
and moving.
OF the cases now being handled by
the unemployed agency 6,022 represent
persons who came to the agency looking
for relief, and 1909 persons transferred
from other agencies. Three hundred and
forty-one applicants have been rejected
and 4,765 applicants still remain to be
checked up.
Evening star., 1932-08-23
GIRL STUDENT, 18, ASKS
ANNULMENT OF MARRIAGE
Petitioner Declares She Was In
duced to Wed Dominican With
out Parents Consent.

Anna Moore johnson Orme, 49,
through Lucinda P. Converse, 1882 Co.
lumbia road, today asked the District
Supreme Court to annul her marriage
to Theodore S. Orme, 81, resident of
Santo Domingo, but temporarily resid-
ing at 2146 Florida avenue.
Through Attorneys Morgan H. Beach
and Samuel F. Beach, the young woman
told the court that with a group of
others, she took an automobile ride
to Ellicott City, Md, on Sunday, April
10, 1881, and was married without the
consent of her parents after being per-
suaded by Orme to go through the
ceremony. They returned to her home
with the same companions and shortly
afterward Orme left for Santo Domingo
and only recently came back to Wash
ington.
The petitioner told the court she is
unable to pursue the duties of a wife
and is following a course of studies,
which will take three or four years to
complete.
Evening star., 1932-08-23
UTAH FARMERS WIRE PLEA.
Want Agriculture Given Larger Part in
Loan Agencies.

SALT LAKE CITY, August % P.-
In a telegram today to Wilson NC
Carthy, a director of the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation. the Utah State
Farm Bureau demanded that organized
agriculture be given stronger voice
in the operation of the corporations
agricultural loan agencies.
I'VE feel pleased that an agricultural
credit corporation is TO be established
in Salt Lake" read the telegram, sign
ed by George F. Stallings, president of
the Farm Bureau, but We urge that
when this Is done agriculture be prop
erly recognized by having the personnel
made up of agricultural people who
know the needs of the industry.
"Other set-ups have been purely po-
litical or for the special benefit of
bankers and brokers and the Utah
State Farm Bureau members feel that
agriculture Is entitled to better treat
ment."
Evening star., 1932-08-23
D. c. MAN IDENTIFIED
IN NEW YORK ATTACK
Woman Accuses Pail Jeffries, rs,
of Beating and Robbing Her
in Apartment.

Returned to New York following his
arrest here, Paul Jeffries, 25, who said
he was salesman living in the 4600
block of Fourteenth street, was in the
police lineup at New York today, ac-
cording to an Associated Press dis
patch.
He was charged with having taken
Helen Mcnamara of the Bronx to a
West 125th street apartment last July
and to have beaten and robbed her Of
jewelry valued at $2,500 New York
police said the woman identified JEFF
fries last night and that two other
women would press similar complaints
against him.
Jeffries was arrested by local police
at request of New York authorities, to
whom he was turned over following a
trial on fugitive warrant before Judge
Ralph Given in Police Court last week.
Evening star., 1932-08-23
CAPITAL MAY LOSE
|. GOLD CUP REGATTA
Funds Still Lacking to Stage
Annual Presidential Event
Here.

Washington may lose the Presidents
Cup regatta unless the contributions
necessary to stage the big gold cup race
on the Potomac are forthcoming, it was
stated today by James A. Councillor,
chairman of the Finance Committee
for the regatta.
The contests are scheduled for Sep
tember Is and IT. Money to defray the
expenses of the regatta, which last year
amounted to approximately $4,000, was
reported by Mr.. Councillor as coming in
slowly, and he issued an appeal to all
Washingtonians to get behind the re-
gatta and put it over this year as a
Bicentennial sports feature.
E. c. Baltz, commodore of the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Power Bolt Asso-
citation, which, with the Corinthian n
Yacht Club is sponsoring the regatta,
said today:
The Presidents Cup regatta should
be held on no other river than the Po-
tomac. I believe there are enough
civic-minded people in the Capital who
would readily contribute part of the
expense to keep the regatta where it
belongs"
The regatta is conducted under the
international regulations for gold cup
races and if the money necessary to
stage the races is not forthcoming it
will be moved to any city designated by
the American Power Boat Association.
Evening star., 1932-08-23
HOOVER DAM WORK
GETS $50 B. E. F. MEN
Reclamation Bureau Reports EN-.
ployment Through U. S. Office
at Boulder City.

Employment Of approximately $50
men who described themselves as mem
bers of the B. E. F. on the work of
building the great Hoover Dam at
Boulder Canyon, Nev.-Colo., was re-
ported today by the Bureau of Recla-
nation of the Department of the In
terror.
The Reclamation Bureau announced
that the men had been employed by
the principal contractor on the job, the
Six Companies, Inc, through the u.
S. Employment Office at Boulder City,
New.
They are part OF a group, the an
nouncement said, that has drifted west
since the eviction of the bonus army
from Washington July 81 and %, and
have waited about the construction
camp to get jobs as they became avail
able.
Under the contract, it was pointed
out, the contractors are required to give
preferred employment status to veterans
Of the World War, and those members
of the B. E. F. who could show veteran
status were given preference over other
applicants along with other veterans
not members of the B. E. F.
Evening star., 1932-08-23
Births Reported.

Antonio and Concetta Cotturo. girl.
Herman o. and Kathryn E. Weiss. boy.
Giles E. and Margaret v. Dawson. girl.
Raymond C. and Edna v. Coe, girl
Edward P and virginia Hayes. boy.
Paul j. and Anna J. Dempsey, girl.
George w. and Mabel g. Goodwin. girl
Paul M. and Della K Keller. girl.
William T. and Georgietta Croft. boy.
John NJ, and Mary z: Grymes, boy,
Elmer p. and Muriel Z; Sullivan. girl.
Jack and Regina Angel boy.
Claude w and Frieda L. Floyd. boy.
Kenneth D. and Virginia P. Harrison, girl.
William j. and Mary L. Randall. boy.
Harry E and Josephine H. Smith. boy.
Kenneth and Marian NJ. Brannan. boy.
Ivan and Dorothy @. Mikalaski. girl.
Russell F. and Hazel NJ. Arney, boy.
Sidney T. and Edith !. Sellner. girl:
Patrick G. and Roberta M. Ross. girl.
Frederick w and Lillian Nordhon. girl.
Robert P and Elizabeth Perkins: girl.
Edward l. and Martha II. Farr, boy.
Otto and Frieda Thalma, girl.
James R. and Louise w. Ballanttne, boy.
Willard and Edith Karl. boy.
Louis r. and LunZialta d. Ruzzi. boy.
Charles p. and Gertrude M Cumberland
boy.
Robert and Emma Brooks. boy,
Joseph ard Althea Dodson. girl
Robert and Nellie Madison. boy.
James and Mamie Murkeson boy
William H. and Grace Walker, girl.
John H and Alma Campbell. boy.
Conrad D. and Elizabeth NJ. Perry. boy.
Evening star., 1932-08-23
BAND CONCERTS.

The United States Army Band, Will
liam J. Stannard, leader, will render
the following program at Walter Reed
Hospital at $50 o'clock this evening:
March, Lafayette, We're Here!" Austin
Overture, Jolly Robbers" ...... .Suppe
Song of the Volga Boatmen,"
Traditional
Excerpts from robin Hood" De Koven
Waltz, Carolina Moon"
Davis and Bourke
Suite. "L'Arlesienne". ..........:. Bizet
March. Distant Greeting. -. Doring
The Star Spangled Bannei."
By the United States Soldiers Home
Band this evening at $50 o'clock. John
S. M. zimmerman, bandmaster; Anton
Pointner, assistant:
March, "On the Hunt" ...... Goldman
Overture, Hans Heiling". .Marschner
Descriptive fantasia, "A Day at West
POINT ................. BenulH
Grand scenes from the opera Don
Cesar de Bazan". ......... Massenet
Characteristic, THE Whistler and
His Dog. Pryor
Waltz suite. THE Emperor" Strauss
Finale, Our Old Vets. Zimmerman
THE Star Spangled Banner"
BY the washington Gas Light Co.
Band, Otto Siebeneichen, leader this
evening at 7:30 pm. at the lexington
Recreation Center. stadium, First and
T streets northeast:
March, washington Post. .... .Sousa
Overture, The Iron Count. -. King
March, The N. c. A.. Bigelow
Selection, II M. S. Pinafore," Sullivan
March, "Salutation". ".............S .Seitz
IA
March, "Memoria". ...............Se .Seitz
Waltz, "Roses and Orchids" .... Hall
Patrol, American. ".......... .Meacham
Fox trots:
(a) "One Day in May. "....... Lewis
(b) Home" .............C .Clarkson
Characteristic trombone smear, Mr..
Trombonology" ...............D Davis
March, Easy Street" .Seitz
"The Star spa,Nled Banner"
Evening star., 1932-08-23
AIR MODELS BEGIN
OUTDOOR FLIGHTS
Boiling Field Scene of Second
Day Program-Indoor
Contests Striking.
With three indoor events successfully

With three indoor events successfully
completed in the first days compe-
tition in the 1882 District of Columbia
model aircraft tournament, the mees
went into its second day today with out
door flights scheduled at Boiling Field.
Yesterdays events, which, while net
record breakers, included several sue
cessful flights. were held at Macfarland
Community Center.
Today's flights include outdoor flying
of three or more types of models
scientific, seaplane and dynamic. The
youthful competitors are divided into
three classes, ranked as to experience.
They are "ace," "pilct" and Junior
pilot"
At the close of yesterdays events
George Leff1er led the ace class, with Is
points; Morris Krucoff was at the head
of the pilots, also with 13 points, and
Karl Clarke and David Fegan led the
junior pilots, with 10 points each.
In the hand-launched scientific event
Harold Francke, LETTER and Jack Park,
all aces, each made flights of more
than AZ minutes. Francke's time was
best, 5 minutes, II As seconds. Morris
Krucoff and Morris Arkin led the pilot
class in this event and Karl Clarke and
Gilbert Southworth had planes which
captured first and second in the junior
pilots class.
In Helicopter Events.
Good flights were made by Letter,
Jack Friedman and Everett Meeks in
the ace class of the helicopter events,
with Tom Hagner, Morris Krucof and
Bill Kennon of the pilot class. and
Karl Clarke, David Fegan and Milton
Silverman of the third group leading
their classes.
Young LETTER also headed the list Of
aces in the indoor seaplane contests,
with a flight of three minutes, three
and three-fi seconds. Francke and
Everett Meeks were next. Bill Kennon
in the pilot group achieved a flight OF
two minutes and twenty seconds to
head his class in this event, and among
the junior pilots David Fegan led with
a record of minute, five and two
fifthS seconds.
Winners and Points.
officials conducting yesterdays tour
ney were D. S. Basin, well known
aeronautic engineer, who was judge;
John R. Williams, supervisor OF the
District Model Aircraft League, who
was in charge, and Miss Helen Collier,
official timer.
The points won by the leading con-
testants yesterday follow:
Ace class-George Leffler, 13; Ever
ett Meeks, 10; Harold Francke, 8; Jack
Parke, S; Jack Friedman, 4; Blair Ben
nett, 8; Edward Grannis, l.
Pilot class-Morris Krucoff, 13; Bill
Kennon, II; Morris Arkin. 9; Tom
Hagner. g.; Norman Zipkin, 5.
Junior pilot class-Karl Clarke, TO-;
David Fegan, 10; Edward Arkin, 8; Gill
bert Southworth, Z; Milton Silverman,
3; Harry Heimer, 3, and August Tolz-
man, !.
Evening star., 1932-08-23
TWO CATS ARE REVIVED
Fire SQUAD Saves Felines Found
Overcome by Ammonia.

Two cats were revived by the fire res
cue squad last night after being over
come by ammonia leaking in Pennsyl-
vanla avenue restaurant between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets.
The cats we're found overcome IN the
basement Of the establishment when the
squad arrived to stop the leak. The
board of directors Of the restaurant
who were meeting on the first hoor al
the time, continued with their meeting
while firemen repaired the leak.
Evening star., 1932-08-23
MAIL MEN JOIN FIGHT
TO KEEP UP HIGHWAYS
Unwise Curtailment of Funds Op-
posed by National Rural
Carriers Association.

The campaign against "unwise cur
tailment of highway maintenance
funds" was given the support today of
the National Rural Letter Carriers
Association.
Savings through cutting of highway
maintenance the association branded
as false economy" and said their
members particularly would be hit
through higher vehicle operation and
maintenance costs at time when sal
aries and allowances have been slashed.
Moreover" said the association.
ANY current saving in maintenance
moneys will compare very unfavorably
with the huge sums which will be
necessary to replace highways allowed
to deteriorate now."