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Evening star., 1932-10-21
FUGITIVE SEIZED
IN POLICE M|SHAP
CoIored Youth Identified in
Escape From Training
School I-Detective Hurt.

Police today arrested McKonest
Dixon. l7-ysar-old colored youth, who
last Summer escaped from the National
Training School. as the driver of the
automobile which yesterday afternoon
ditched the car of Detective Sergts.
Jacob Wolff and Joseph Sincavitz,
while they were pursuing him and two
companions in Rock Creek Park.
Sergt Wolff received broken elbow
when thrown from the police automo-
bile as the car plunged down a l0-foOt
embankment. He was treated al
Emergency Hospital.
Dixon. another young colored man
and colored woman, abandoned their
machine and escaped on foot through
the woods.
Dixon admitted today he was the
driver of the machine, which the police
claim had been stolen. He was arrested
at a garage on Fourteenth street by
Detective Sergts. Dennis Murphy and
Henry NJ Jett and booked at police
headquarters for investigation.
Sincavitz and Wolff started chasing
Dixon end his companions at Eighth
and V streets. when Wolff recognized
Dixon as an escaped prisoner from the
Training School They pursued the car
to Thirteenth street. up that thorough
fare and across to Sixteenth street and
thence down Blagden avenue into the
park.
Near Beach drive, the officers fired
several shots at the fleeing car, while
attempting to overtake it. AS they drew
alongside. they said, the driver sudden
Iy threw his car into the police car. SIN
cavitZ jumped as the police car head
ed over the embankment and escaped
injury Wolff, however, was thrown
from the machine.
Evening star., 1932-10-21
Cheers and Jeers
Greet Mock Rally
OF GNU. Students
New Extra-Curricula Ac.
Observation-Disclosures
High Political Feeling.

Unaccustomed as they were to
public speaking. Herbert Hoover" and
Franklin D. Roosevelt" drew cheers
enough to counteract the jeers when
they outlined their platforms at an
enthusiastic political rally of George
Washington University students in Cor
coran Hall last night.
The presidential candidates were
represented in spirit if not in person at
the rally, which demonstrated there is
plenty of political feeling on the
campus, even if the jeers of the Demo-
Gratis did drown the cheers of the Re-
publicans. or vice versa.
Will Rogers douglas Heslip) intro
duced Calvin Coolidge David Betts),
who, in turn, presented Herbert Hoover
Robert N. Mcmillan. Following Mr..
Hoover's speech, Haywood Broun will
liam Franklin) came forward with
Norman Thomas Seymour MintZ), the
Socialist candidate. Gov. Roosevelt
(Terril Brazleton) then was presented
to the audience by Al Smith Colbert
Iinville).
Considerable applause greeted AL
Smiths announcement of the beer
plank in the Democratic platform, and
when the speaker found occasion to
refer to the radio, his pronunciation
evoked another demonstration.
Mr.. Coolidge's New England drawl
and cryptic remarks also were received
with favor
The rally, it was explained, may be
the forerunner of active student partici-
patton in the coming campaign. As an
extra -curricula activity, the campaign
ing will have a semi-official status in
connect Rn with the public-spI king
departE pt at the university.
Evening star., 1932-10-21
GREAT GRANDMOTHER
IN PLANE ACCIDENT
Seven Passengers Uninjured When
District Bound Ship Is
Demolished.

Seven passengers escaped injury when
Washington-bound Pennsylvania Air
lines plane was demolished in forced
landing 40 miles north of Pittsburgh
shortly before 5 pm. yesterday. One
of the passengers, Mrs. Caroline Cook OF
Chicago, en- route to visit daughter at
Clarendon, Va, is grandmother
The accident was the result OF break
ing of the propeller of the nose motor
of the tri-motored monoplane. Pilot
Harry L. Smith cut the switches Of all
three motors and prevented tearing OF
the nose motor out of the plane. Smith
was flying at an altitude Of about 1000
feet when the propeller let go.
Lawrence Pabst, airmail pilot for
Eastern Air Transport and former Ma
rine Corps combat pilot, was riding as
a passenger. He took charge Of the
situation in the passenger cabin. seeing
to it that all passengers had their safety
belts fastened.
Smith picked out the largest open
space available, on top of knoll, and
set the plane down between two trees
so the crumpling of the wings might
absorb the shock. The wingless fuselage
plowed through a fence and settled to
the ground, with the passenger COM
partment whole and with every passen-
ger in his seat.
Commerce Department inspectors
we're investigating today to determine
the cause of the propeller failure.
Evening star., 1932-10-21
DRIVER DIES AS TRACTOR
TURNS OVER ON HIM

Edgar williams. colored, %. tractor
driver with a landscaping crew work
ing in Rock Creek Park, was killed at
noon today when his tractor overturned
on him as he was dragging large tree
into a hole along the Rock Greek and
Potomac Parkway, near Massachusetts,
avenue.
D. j. Walsh, foreman in charge of
the crew. and several members were
scalded when they tried to remove the
tractor from the mans body.
According to j. B. Pulliam, one Of
the workers, the front end of the
tractor rose up and swung over back
wards, pinning Williams beneath the
steering wheel. He was taken to
Georgetown Hospital. where he died a
few minutes after arrival. The right
side of his chest was crushed.
Evening star., 1932-10-21
RACING ASSOCIATES
ATTEND ROWE RITES

With associates from the racing world.
where he occupied a prominent place,
In attendance, solemn requiem mass
was sung at Immaculate Conception
Church this morning on the anniver-
sary OF the death Of James G. (Jimmy)
Rowe, who for many years trained
horses for the Whitney family.
At the time of his death, Rowe was
trainer for Mrs. Payne Whitney's Green
tree Stable, and had Twenty Grand.
Kentucky Derby winner of 1881 in his
care.
Fred Hopkins, trainer. and Ray
Sonny Workman, first-string rider for
the c. v. Whitney stable; Silvio Coucci,
Greentree rider. and William Brennan
were among the turfmen attending the
service, with members of the family.
The mass was sung by Rev. Francis
j. Hurney, pastor of Immaculate Con-
ception.
. An anniversary mass whe held today
also for Mr.. Rowe at Red Bank. N. j.,
where he is buried. Mrs. Rowe going
there to attend.
Evening star., 1932-10-21
CONVENTION OPPOSES
CONSOLIDATION PLAN
U. S. Compensation Commission
Resolution of Employees Had
Meen Misquoted.

The American Federation of Govern
ment Employees, at the final session of
its convention Wednesday, adopted a
resolution strongly opposing consolida-
ton of the Employees Compensation
Commission with the Civil Service Com
mission. There was no opposition. The
Star, through error, stated yesterday
that the convention favored such a
combination.
The resolution pointed out that the
Employees Compensation Commission
administers laws affecting not only Fed
eral employees, but thousands of others
i'll private employment, including all
those in the District of Columbia and
longshoremen and harbor workers
throughout the United States, and de-
clared that the proper execution of
these laws requires the maintenance of
a separate and specialized quasi-judicial
body free from the control of any other
Government agency
The resolution also referred to the
stand taken by the American Federation
of Labor before Congress against the
proposed consolidation and expressed
the opinion that continuance of the
present organization is essential to safe
guard the welfare of Government en-
ployes and others in private employ
ment whose interests are at stake. Ap-
proval was given to a provision of the
economy act which eXceptS the Com
pensation Commission from any consoli-
dation of personnel agencies.
Evening star., 1932-10-21
FRANK HIGHT QUITS
At WILLARD HOTEL
Resigns as President Of
Company After 81 Years
With HosteIry.

Frank S. Hight, who has been with
the willard Hotel since its establish
ment 81 years ago. announced today
he was severing his connection there
October 81 He declined to discuss his
plans for the future.
When the nsw Willard was opened in
1901, Mr.. Hight. who had been assist
ant manager Of the Waldorf Astoria in
New York under George c. Boldt, came
20 Washington as manager of what
was then Wizards Hotel Co. Later he
became president.
When the concern became the Capt.
tol Hotel Co, subsidiary of the
Boomer-du Pont Corporation, Mr.
Hight was made managing director, and
when, in 1929, it was changed to the
Willard Hotel. Inc, Mr.. Hight was
named president.
He is one of the best known hotel
men in the country. and is member
of the executive council of the Ameri-
can Hotel Association. His successor
has not been named.
Evening star., 1932-10-21
j. s. MAY EXHIBIT
MUSEUM STATUES
Fine Arts Commission Con-
siderS Plan for Many
Masterpieces.

Many sculptural masterpieces, now
part of the Fine Arts Exhibit in the
New National Museum, which will be
closed st the end of the Bicentennial
celebration, may be turned over to the
Federal Government for permanent dis
play. This became known today when
H. P. Caemmerer. executive secretary
of the Fine Arts Commission. revealed
that. his organization will confer In
New York Monday with representatives
of the National Sculpture Society and
the Mural Painters Society.
The suggestion of some OF the sculp-
tors is that part of the statutary form
ing the Bicentennial exhibit be placed
in the permanent possession of the Ma
tional Gallery here. The large sculp-
tural pieces in the rotunda of the New
National Museum particularly are rec
commended Later, it may develop, the
sculptors may make gifts of their works
I to the Federal Government. Others
may be leaned for indefinite display.
Meeting Set for Monday.
Ernest Peixotto, president Of the
| Mural Painters Society. and Charles
Keck, president of the National Sculp-
ture Society. will meet with the Fine
Arts Commission Monday to discuss
| the whole question.
The commission also will turn its at
| tention to the newest models being de-
signed for erection at the washington
| terminus of the Arlington Memorial
Bridge. James E Fraser, New York
sculptor, now has ready his models de-
picting the arts of peace, which later
will appear in 16-feet-high equestrian
groups at the Rock Creek and Potomac
Dor
Memorial Plaza, and Leo Friedlander,
another New York sculptor is preparing
his models of the glorles of war, and
the commission Monday will inspect
the progress made in preparation for
these models, which later are to be
made into stone to rest on the Arlington
Memorial Bridge.
The artists are making their models
in successfully larger sizes, so that at
. each stage the Fine Arts Commission
may give its criticism and suggestions.
Grant Expected to Attend.
Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, Sd, executive
officer of the Arlington Memorial
| Bridge Commission, is likewise expected
to attend the New York meeting.
The Fine Arts Commission will con-
slider the work on the Memorial avenue,
running from the Boundary Channel
Bridge to the east wall of Arlington
Cemetery Conferences will also be held
with architects for the Arlington Me-
mortal Bridge, McKim. Mead & White
| of New York.
The Air Service Medal of Honor, be-
| ing prepared under direction OF the
Post Office Department, to be bestowed
upon worthy airmail flyers will be the
| crbiect of a conference with the artist,
Walker Hancock, al3o of New York.
Evening star., 1932-10-21
MRS. M'LEAN'S REPLY
TO SUIT IS FILED
Contends Extent of Indebtedness
to Lawyer for Legal Serv-
ices Is $4,000.

Mrs. Evalyn Walsh Mclean. estranged
wife of Edward Beale Mclean, former
publisher of the Washington Post, filed
answer in District Supreme Court today
TO the suit for $4,000 recently brought
against her by Albert w. Fox, 1929 E
street, for legal services.
Through Attorney Wilton J. Lambert.
Mrs. Mclean denied she is indebted to
Fox to the extent named in his suit
and contends that the most she could
be indebted to him is the sum of S10,-
00G, represented by a demand promis-
sorry note, with interest from July 13.
Mrs. Mclean admitted she engaged
Fox as 'an assistant attorney in the
suits to prevent her husband from suing
her for divorce in Mexico and Latvia;
for caring for her property interests in
Virginia and at Friendship, as well as
looking after her welfare in the scheme
of CASTOR B. Means, who obtained S104,-
U0G for the supposed purpose of recov-
ering the Lindbergh baby. These serv-
ices. the defendant asserted, we're
worth not more than S12,500, of which
che paid Fox $4,000 and gave him the
demand note for $4,000.
She denied that Fox is entitled to re-
cover $500 attorneys fee on the $4,000
note. which. he claims. was not paid
when presented to the bank.
Evening star., 1932-10-21
PAINTING DELAYED
BY 6-HOUR DISPUTE
Contractors Refuse to Give
Union Employees Shorter
Day.

Demands for adoption by contractors
of a 6-hour day for union painters en-
ployed here have been rejected by a
number of affected master painters, re-
sulting in halt or slowing up, tempo
rarily at least, of completion of several
Government projects, it developed today.
Spokesmen for the employers said to-
day some painters had refused to pro-
ceed with work on the existing schedule
of 8 hours a day in at least three cases
when their demands for 30-hour week
was rejected.
The three buildings are the new House
Office Building, the addition to Freed
mems Hospital and the new Business
High School. Work also was said to be
proceeding at a somewhat uncertain
pace at the buildings Of st. Elizabeth's
Hospital.
Shortly after noon it was reported
Office Building had returned to work
on the eight -hour-day schedule.
Hope for Settlement.
Hope for an amicable settlement OF
the dispute was held out today by A. R
| Thomas. president CT the Master Paint
ers &, Decorators Association, an Or
ganization of local painting contractors
He planned to call meeting some time
| .oday to consider opening of negotiations
with Local No. 1868, Brotherhood OF
Painters. Decorators & Paperhangers
of America.
On the other hand B. F. Walen, busi-
ness agent of the union here, declared
this morning adoption of the siX-hour
day was necessary to relieve unemploy-
ment among the union painters.
Cutting two hours off the working
time of those employed would mean an
increase in the number of men en-
ployed, he argued
A spokesman for the Consolidated
Engineering Co., general contractors for
the new House Office Building, said to-
day that while the siX-hour- day plan
had been rejected by the Browning
Painting Co. of New York, the painting
Subcontractor. he did not believe work
would be long delayed
The Edward w. Minte Co., contractor
for the painting on the Freedmen S
Hospital and Business High School
work. reported today several union
painters we're at work today, although
the major part of the force had refused
to work the eighthour schedule
Work at the st. Elizabeths project.
it was reported, is proceeding intermit-
tently, as new union painters replace
those who refuse to work eight hours
day.
Agreement in Effect,
President Thomas of the Employers
Association, in prepared statement,
declared:
Master painters of Washington have
not adopted the six-hour day and none
of them contemplates any such action
at least before the expiration of their
agreement with Local No. 1863, Broth
erhood of Painters, Decorators and Pa
perhangerS of America.
"On September l of this year the
Master Painters renewed their agree
ment with the local fo- the continuance
of the eight-hour day for one more
year. This agreement was signed by
both the union men and the employers
and we naturally stand by that agree
ment. We expect our employees to dc
! likewise
This agreement provides that in the
event of any change the party affected
shall have so days notice, and this has
not been given us"
Evening star., 1932-10-21
PLANS
NEW VALUATION OF
c. & P. PHONE Co.
Work to Be Undertaken Upon
Completion of Gas Light
Companies.
|KEECH FILED PETITIONS
ASKING PROPER FIGURES
Matter Is Now an Issue Before
/ Supreme Court in Case Resist
ing Rate Increase.

The Public Utilities Commission late
yesterday announced that Immediately
on completion of the valuation of the
Washington and Georgetown Gas Light
Cos. it would start valuation of the
properties OF the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co.
The valuation of the telephone COM
pany is an issue in the case new pend
ing in District Supreme Court in which
the company is resisting an effort to re-
duce its rates 10 per cent. The COM
pany claims the notice of the hearing
called for a rate hearing, but that the
case before the Utilities Commission
turned into a valuation hearing, IN
which its value was fixed at SIS, 1850, 900.
Urged by Keech.
An immediate valuation of the tele-
phone company's property has been
urged by Peoples Counsel Richmond B
Keech since last July, when he filed a
petition for this purpose. His petition
was renewed during the course of the
hearings before the commission and
again yesterday. The commission s
statement yesterday, however, was is
sued a few minutes before Mr.. Keech
appeared with his third petition.
The statement said the plan for a
valuation following the gas valuations
had been in full force and effect be-
fore July of this year although no
mention of it had been made on the
two previous occasions when Keech had
sought the valuation.
Valuation Essential.
Mr.. Keech's point is that whether
or not the commission wins its fight
in court. complete valuation is es-
sential, because the figure of S29 $50 900
announced by the commission repre-
sents only a maximum value after
a summary valuation, and is not the
figure which would result from COM
plete valuation of the conpany'S prop
erty
The commissions statement calls at
tention TO the fact that much essen
tial information as TO the telephone
valuation already has been Cleaned in
the rate case. and that at the end of
the gas valuation it will have trained
personnel ready to take up the tele-
phone work. The gas valuations. 1t
says, will be over by December 81 of
this year. and the telephone valuation,
which will be started Immediately
thereafter, will be ready by the close
of 1888.
Evening star., 1932-10-21
Deaths Reported.

Theodore F. Sargent 81. 322 E st. ne.
Catherine o. Earnshaw Sc, 723 18th st. Sc,
John A. Hampton. II. 1900 Webster st.
Abraham Levin. 70, GIT 11th st. ne.
Rooert w. Comins, II. ST. Eliaabeths Hos
ptal.
William z. Jordan. GO, 1858 Euclid st,
William B F. Everett, 81. 5409 39th st.
Eugene W Astell Sc, Emergency Hospital.
Frenk j. Fox AZ. CAT Lexington pl ne.
Infant of Raymond and Ella Hurley, Provi-
dcnce Hospital
Infant of Dick and Marie Alexander,
GEORGETOWN Hospital.
Daniel Tinney. So Gallnger Hospital.
Gertrude A. Hall, 48. 1406 Montello ave. ne.
Frank Perry. as Gallinger Hospital.
Robert McCann, a, st. Elizabeth's Hos
o:tpl
Henry Horton. IS, Tuberculosis Hospital
Ruth Taylor. IS 7l6 Lamont st.
Annie T Hill. II months. III. Seaton st.
Infant of Albert and E5ns Sewell. Freed
mems Hospital,
Evening star., 1932-10-21
Typhus Victim Receivers
DR.. Roua E. Dyar, Assistant Director of National
Institute of Health, Able to Resume Fever lnyestigd
fions Which He Was Conducting When In fected
Endemic typhus ordinarily is a some

Endemic typhus ordinarily is a some
what milder. disease than European
typhus, but, DR.. Dyar told visitors yes
terday, he evidently received the in
fection in its most severe form. His
case ran up a rather remarkable rec
ord in the standard typhus test, Public
Health Service physicians said. showing
O positive reaction in dilution OF one
in 10000, where in the ordinary case
the dilution for the positive test is only
one in 5000.
We've been calling the type of typhus
we have in this country mild" he said
yesterday to a fellow Public Health
Service officer Whatever led me to
call it mild?"
When DR.. Dyar first was taken sick
it was feared that he had contracted
poliomyeht:s, or infantlle paralysis,
since he had handled some animals
used in experimental work with that
disease When it was finally diagnosed
as typhus, DR.. Dyar Immediately as
sumed the attitude Of research bac-
teriologiSt, insisted on his excellent
rash" being photographed, and gave di-
rections for the flea and louise expert
ments.
Vaccine Perfection Nearer.
1t is believed that DR.. Dyar's mis-
fortune has brought nearer the perfec-
ton of a preventive vaccine formed
fro mthe grown-up bodies of rat fleas
who have been infected from guinea
pigs. This vaccine was developed by
Dr. Dyar about six months ago and was
found to give rather good results with
guinea pigs. Much work remained to
be done before it was ready to try on
human beings. 1t had been found that
a vaccine made in this way frcm
the bodies of infected ticks gave excel
lent protection in communities afflicted
with the dreaded Rocky Mountain spot
ted fever.
The work under Dr. Dyar's direction
is being carried on by DR.. w. G.. Work
man. his assistant, who comes to the
hospital each Gay for instructions.
Evening star., 1932-10-21
P0STMASTERS END
| CONVENTION AFTER
SELECTING SEATTLE.
President Meeks of Georgia
and Other League Off,
GERS Reelected.
NEBRASKAN GIVEN
COMMITTEE PLACE
Tilton Tells Banquet Probability
of Return to Two-Cent Stamp.
Mooney Attends.

The National League of District Post
masters concluded its twenty-seventh
annual convention in the Willard Hotel
today by re-electing its entire slate of
officers, headed by E A. Meeks of
Nichols, Ga, as president
Other officers reelected are John A.
1sraelson, Hyrum, Utah first vice presi-
dent; George L. Deu Pree, MarySville,
Wash, second vice president; John r.
Gallagher, Ludlow Falls, Ohio. third
vice president; Mrs. V. H. Stonesifer.
Washington. D. c., secretary. and
Charles A. Benner, FarrandSville, Pa,
treasurer.
One new member was named to the
Executive Committee. He is o. NJ.
Fenstermacher Of Cedar Bluffs, Nebr.
The committee includes also the presi-
dent, frst vice president, and John T.
Clapp OF Beech Grove, Ind, and George
P. Pulsifer of Poland, Me, all of whom
were reelected.
Seattle Is Selected.
Seattle, Wash, was chosen as the
1888 convention city.
That the Post Office Department
probably will recommend a return to a
2-cent flrSt-class postage rate on local
mail was intimated last night by Third
Assistant Postmaster General Frederic
A. T1lton. speaking at the annual BAN
quet of the postmasters.
AT no time did the Post Office De-
partment recommend an increase in the
rate on local mail" Tilton said. There
IS no doubt that the volume of mail
has been affected materially through
increasing the rate on local matter
Tllton advocated a return to the
2-cent rate as early as possible, declar-
ing that as preliminary to such a
change, however. efforts should be made
to make the Postal Service self-support-
ing at the 2-cent rate.
Mooney Also Guest.
Postmaster William Mooney of Wash
ington also was a guest at the banquet.
Representative Clyde Kelly. Republic
can, OF Pennsylvania, a member of the
House Post Office Committee. told the
600 delegates to the convention yester-
DAY that the anticipated increased
revenue from the stamp rate increase
has not materialized. and advocated
repeal of that portion of the revenue
bill. during a talk at the afternoon ses-
sion yesterday.
Delegates to the conclave were to
make tour Of the city this afternoon
as the final event on the four-day pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1932-10-21
CONTRIBUTIONS RECEIVED
BY D. A. R. COMMITTEE
Announcement Is Made by Amer
icanism Group at Meeting in
School Library.

Contributions of Sl9 in cash. two
wear subscription to the D. A. r. maga-
zine for the Americanization School
Library, and materials for sewing class
in the Americanization School have been
received by the Americanization Com
mittee, District D. A. R., it was reported
at a committee meeting Wednesday aft
ernoon at the Americanization School
Library, Tenth and H streets. Mrs.
Hanley Beasley presided.
Cash contributors included Dolly
Madison, Continental. Monticello. Con-
stitution and Capt Wendell Wolff Chap
tiers, D. A. R., and other contributors
were Independence, Major L'Enfant,
Army g. Navy, Molly Pitcher and Fran
els Scott Chapters.
A program of songs in native Ian
guages was given by group of Amer
icanization School pupils.