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Evening star., 1932-07-26
AIR BOARD ADOPTS
5-DAY WEEK PLAN
National Advisory Committee for
Aeronautics Eliminates
80 Saturdays.

officials of the National Advisory
Committee for Aeronautics have adopted
the f1ve-day week principle for 80 weeks
in the year, leaving nine days of the
24-day legislative furlough to be taken
by the employees as they please.
Oficials of the committee, which Is
in charge of Federal aeronautical re-
search work, advanced these reasons
for adoption of the five-day week ar
rangement:
The principle has been approved
by President Hoover for application
wherever practicable; it has the sane
ton of law in the economy act; 1t will
increase the efficiency Of personnel by
keeping the working force intact for
the greatest possible length of time dur
ing the year.
employees of the committee, which
has Offices IN the Navy Building and a
large laboratory force at Langley Field,
Va, will work five days week until
November, resume Saturday work dur
ing the Winter and go back to the
five-day week schedule in April.
Evening star., 1932-07-26
CONTRACTS ARE LET
FOR SEVEN SEWERS
Four Companies Are Awarded
Work by District Com
missioners.

The District Commissioners TODAY
awarded seven contracts for the con-
struction of sewers as follows:
To the Peter D'Adamo Construction
Co-Utah avenue sanitary sewer, be-
tween Nebraska avenue and Ritten-
house street, 81 .82a.50 West Virginia
avenue stormwater sewer, in the vicinity
of west Virginia and New York ave-
nues northeast, $4,3 so; Calvert street
sanitary sewer, between Thirty-seventh
and Thirty streets, sl.l83.83, and
Colorado avenue combined system
sewer, between Montague and Thir-
teenth streets. $2,589.02.
To the Warren F. Brenizer Co.
7 street combined system replacement
sewer, between Virginia avenue and
Twenty-seventh street, S3,042.78.
To the ]. B. McCrary Co.-Third
and e streets replacement sewers, $l8,-
To the Stowell Construction Co.
Marshal subdivision sanitary sewer In
the vicinity of Fifteenth street and
Central avenue SOUTHEAST, sl,2l6.26.
Evening star., 1932-07-26

n A ANY of the Capitals handsome
M shade trees are paying with
V their lives for the drought Of
4 i two years ago. The beautiful
lane of oak trees on Twelfth
street, south of Constitution avenue,
appears doomed, for already nearly a
dozen Of them have died, their sere and
yellow leaves Tapping in the breezes.
Lieut.. Col U. S. Grant, Sd, director
of public buildings and public parks,
said today that within the past two
years some 400 trees, mostly evergreenS
and oaks, have died as an aftermath
of the drought. BY feeding the sickly
trees they were able to save about 30
per cent Of them.
Officials of the parks division of the
ONCE of Public Buildings and Public
Parks today explained how this was
done. With a COMPRISING machine,
operated by air, the hard ground was
broken and the workmen bored down
some feet into the earth, in a circu-
lar zone which tree surgeons call the
"eave drip"-where the water from the
circumference of the tree hits the
ground Air was forced down into these
holes, loosening the under-earth, the
officials pointed out, and this was filled
I'D with bone meal and other fertilizers,
thus artificially feeding the dying trees.
Then water was freely poured into
these holes, and this process was con-
tinued from time to time during 1880
and also during last year.
Col. Grant said that last year, during
the drought of July, August and Sep
tember, trees were lost along Pennsyl-
varia avenue southeast, in Rock Greek
Park, in the Shepherd Parkway and in
Evening star., 1932-07-26
Other Departments Content
to Let AccumuIative
Leaves Pile Up.
DOAK SEEMS PLEASED
BY FEDERATION BACKING
Action Follows Hoover's Agree
ment to Confer on Results of
Shorter Hours in Industry.

Officials of the Labor Department to-
day were awaiting reaction in both Fed
eral Government and private industrial
fields on their decree of yesterday
placing the departments 5000 employees
on five-day week
None of the other nine executive de-
partments has shown any inclination to
follow suit and officials of these agencies
were quoted as saying they were con-
tent to allow their employees to pile UP
accumulative leave which has been de-
MED Labor Department employees under
the new ruling.
Pleased by Support.
Secretary of Labor Doak appeared
pleased over the Endorsement of his plan
by william Green, president Of the
American Federation of Labor who de-
clared ''the Labor Department is the
logical place to start the change. ]
hope it has been established in such a
way to benefit ALL"
Before Secretary Doak and other Of
ficials reached a decision on the five
day plan, they We're appealed to in
directly by the federation for "active
Government support behind program
to shorten hours
The federation maintained that a
25-hour working week universally ap-
piled would absorb all existing unem-
ployment.
Adoption of the five-day week by the
Labor Department, effective July 30 and
continuing for 48 weeks, followed an
announcement by President Hoover last
Saturday that he would meet the rep
resentatives of the recent New England
Conference of Governors and Indus
trialistS to discuss with them their
conclusions upon the five-day week as
means Of distributing employment.
The request for discussion of the SUBJ
iect came from Gov. Winant of New
Hampshire and date will be fixed as
soon as the Commerce and Labor De-
partmentS can complete survey of the
present situation and experience of the
industries which have adopted shorter
working week"
Cites Former Stand.
President Hoover's announcement
pointed out that at the White House
conferences with employees and labor
more than two years ago, the general
policy of spreading available work was
adopted and has been consistently fol-
lowed by great many industries.
Besides determining that the FIVE
day plan would be feasible by submit
ting questionnaires to all bureaus and
services in the department, labor off,
cials are said to have taken a recent re-
port of their Bureau Of Statistics into
consideration.
The bureau maintains that the FIVE
day week as permanent policy in in
dustry has been making considerable
progress in the last few years.
The United States Employees Com
pensation Commission announced today
it had adopted the five-day week for its
It's employees here and in the field, to
remain effective the balance of this
fiscal year.
THE commission has had this matter
under adviSement for several weeks, "
said an announcement from the COM
mission, land after a careful survey it
has concluded that the adoption of the
five-day week is entirely practicable for
its administrative organization. The
plan will be effective Saturday, July 80.
Evening star., 1932-07-26
.15 TRAFFIC LIGHTS
IN NEW PROGRAM
Van Duzer Submits Pro-
spective Installations
for Approval.

Fifteen new traffic light installations
are provided in the program for the
current fiscal year, which Traffic Direc-
tor William A. Van Duzer revealed to-
day he had submitted to the Traffic
Advisory Council for approval.
Mr.. Van Duzer said his department
has approximately $4,000 for the in
stallation of additional traffic lights.
These lights, he said, will be placed at
intersections where a recent traffic
count showed that more than 1000
vehicles passed every hour over a seven
hour period.
Special Type at Key Bridge.
The location selected for the new
lights were not disclosed, but Mr.. Van
Duzer indicated that one installation
Of a special type will be made near
heavy traffic crossing Key Bridge. A
three-way light was recommended for
that intersection. The light will hold
back eastbound Canal road traffic while
traffic entering and leaving Key Bridge
has the right of way
Mr.. Van DuZer also disclosed he
recommended the installation of num-
ber of the new-type demand signals at
isolated intersections. These signals are
designed to give pedestrians the privi-
lege of stopping traffic at an intersec-
ton when they want to cross
Aside from drawing up the new light
installation program, Mr.. Van DuZer
has taken steps to provide route mark
ers for the important national highways
leading into and out of WASHINGTON
These markers will be placed so as to
bypass through traffic out of the con-
gested area.
Route 40 to Be Marked.
Route 40, leading to Frederick and
the North, will be marked from Massa-
chuSettS avenue to Dupont Circle, to
Seventeenth street, to Constitution ave-
nue.. to Fourteenth street and to High
way Bridge. The bypass for this route
will be via Twenty-second to ConStitu-
tion avenue and across the new Memo
rial Bridge.
Traffic coming into Washington over
Route /, leading to Baltimore and the
North and Richmond and the South,
will be routed over New York avenue
from Bladensburg road to K street, to
Fifteenth street, to East Executive ave-
nue. and thence to Highway Bridge.
The bypass for this route will be to
Fifteenth and H streets northeast, to
Maryland avenue, to D street south
west. to Fourteenth street and hence
to Highway Bridge.
Installation Of the route markers,
the routes and by-passes have been
approved by the Traffic Council.
Evening star., 1932-07-26

Snyder, Police Chief Glassford, Assist
ant United States Attorney John Fihel-
ly, Assistant Corporation Counsel Ed
ward w. Thomas, First Assistant U. S.
Mashal Stephen Callahan, Edward b.
Whitman, legal adviser to the supervising
architect of the Treasury Department.
and another representative Of the Sec
retary Of the Treasury's office.
Herbert S. Ward, who said he had
been retained as legal adviser tc the
B. E. F., made an unsuccessful at
tempt after the conference to obtain an
Injunction from the District Supreme
Court. restraining Federal officials from
carrying out their eviction orders for
10 DAYS Denied permission to file a
petition for the restraining order after
court hours, Ward said he would COM
municate with Justice Oscar R. Luhrlng
at his home. He abandoned his plan,
however, when the B. E. r. evolved It's
compromise offer.
Seeks Louisiana Recruits.
In line with efforts Of National
Comdr. Waters to reinforce his fast
diminishing army Of bonus seekers. word
was received from Shreveport, La, to-
day BY the Associated Press that he has
requested Bob Dunham, leader OF
group of bonus marchers in that city.
to recruit a regiment and send 1t here
at once.
Waters telegram to Capt Dunham
said: Situation here such that we need
capable men, willing to accept long
hard service Your cooperation ap-
preciated and you are authorized to
qualify members Of your command and
bring them to Washington now. We
can best serve our cause now by quality
of v,,a~ ~ofhar than oiontifvp
Dunham said he would install a re-
cruiting tent on a downtown corner in
Shreveport.
A new effort to suppress the in
creased amount Of panhandling by vet
erans was started yesterday when Hoke
Smith, national B. E. F. supply officer,
| threatened to prosecute members OF his
| organization caught begging. About
| 20 credential cards were issued by
Smith, bearing Waters signature, and
authorizing the bearers to solicit food
! and money in the name of the B: E F..
Smith said he would appreciate the CO.
operation of citizens of Washington to-
ward the stamping out OF the PAN
handling practice and any cases re-
ported to the supply office, 654 Penn
| sylvania avenue southeast, would De
severely dealt with.
Members of the veterans group to-
1 day received the first batch Of large
checks mailed by the Veterans Ad.
ministration under the new law signed
last week by President Hoover. This
eliminated the two-year period after Is
suance of adjusted compensation GER
tificates during which no loans coule
be made.
So many veterans lined up at the
| Treasury cashiers window this morn
ing that 1t was necessary to 0prm lines
Evening star., 1932-07-26
"ST0P-LIGHT" BANDIT
GETS five YEARS
Arthur G. Brock Censured by Jus.
tics Luhring in Wisconsin
Avenue Hold-ups.

Arthur @. Brock, who confessed par
ticipating in two 'stop-light" hold-ups
on Wisconsin avenue last month. was
sentenced by Justice Oscar R. Luhring
In District supreme Court today to
serve five years in the penitentiary.
In pronouncing sentence. Justice
Luhring censured the youth severely
and branded as most reprehensible"
the practice Of robbing motorists STOP
ped at red lights.
Brock on June 18 held up George
Kerr and Louis F. Lucas, robbing Kerr
of 81 .95 and Lucas of SIS and his auto
mobile. The cor later was recovered.
The youth was given five-year terms
In each case, but the sentences are 10
run concurrently.
Evening star., 1932-07-26
THREE ARE VICTIMS
Of POTOMAC RIVER.
Bodies of Two Men Still Are
Unrecovered-Third Is
Unidentified.

While Maryland authorities con-
tinued searches at Whitewater and
Wynne for the bodies of two drowned
men, Washington police sought today
to identify a third victim of the Po-
tomac and its tributaries In 48 hours,
a young man who sank while swimming
off Gravelly Point late yesterday.
Divers recovered the body of the
latter victim, clinging to steel cable
20 feet beneath the surface of Reaches
Run, near the Mount Vernon Memo
rial Highway. It was removed to the
District Morgue, where no identifica-
ton had been obtained at late hour
today.
Two Are Identified.
The two unrecovered bodies. one of
which lies in the C. & o. Canal ct
Whitewater, and the other in the Po-
tomac at Wynne, about Is miles south
Of Leonardtown, have been identified
as Raymond Crandall of Baltimore and
Robert J. Ondoff of Capitol Heights,
respectively.
The victim Of the accident at Gravelly
Point had been swimming with three
companions, according to United States
Park police, when he suddenly sank
just off shore. The other men were
unaware of the plight of their COM
panion until warned by railway en-
gineer, who stopped his train on tracks
bordering the water when he saw the
man go down.
The fire rescue squad and police Of
the harbor precinct were summoned,
while a large crowd collected. The vic
tim eventually was located clinging to
the cable by Elmer and Ernest Kern
of 804 F street southwest, life guards
at the Airport Swimming Pool.
Pried Hands From Cable.
The brothers said they had to use
their combined efforts to pry the
drowned mans hands from the cable
and bring his body to the surface.
Park police arrested the three COM
panions of the man and turned them
over to police of No. precinct on
charges of intoxication. The men were
booked as Frank Kilroy, AZ, 100 block
Of L street northeast; Daniel Kelley,
38, address unknown, and Domenio
Bronson, IS, address unknown. Bron-
son later was removed to Gallinger Hos
pital for treatment.
Earlier in the day Crandall was
drowned when he became exhausted
while swimming and sank in the canal.
A number of persons swimming nearby
dived for nearly 80 minutes in a futile
effort to locate the body, and later the
bottom was dragged by fire rescue
squads from the District, Glen Echo and
Bethesda, Md.
Taxi Driver Is Held.
Norman Grimmell of the 100 block Of
Carroll street southwest, washington,
taxi driver, was taken by police to the
Bethesda substation and held there for
questioning when, police said, he ad-
mitted having witnessed the drowning,
but refused to describe the accident to
the officers. Police at a late hour today
had been unable to recover the body.
Ondoff, a clerk employed in Wash
ington chain grocery, fell overheard
from a fishing boat Sunday afternoon
while cruising with a party nthe Po-
tomac near Wynne. The water was
more than Is feet deep at the point
and others of the party dove for the
body without locating it.
Police searched for the body most OF
yesterday and resumed the effort today.
Ondoff, who was Is years old, Is sur
vived by wife and three children in
Capitol Heights.
Evening star., 1932-07-26

the Rock Greek and Potomac Parkway
and alone the Fort Drive.
Four trees On Twelfth street, where
the new North Drive will be constructed
in the Mall, have just been taken down
by the contractor because they were in
the way of the new road. AS these
oaks were already dead, they came
down quickly, but officials said that
they would have to come out, in any
event, to fit in with plans Of the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning Com
mission for improvement of the Mall.
Clifford Lanham, District Superin-
tendent of Trees and Parking, told The
Star today that the city had lost
numerous trees from Illuminating gas
recently He blamed this on the in
creased pressure put on the old mains,
causing the gas to leak out and injure
the roots of the trees.
The working crews he said. detect
the strong odor of Illuminating gas.
when the roots of the dead trees are
taken up.
Department of Agriculture scientists,
too, said that they had heard that il
Illuminating gas was killing a number
of the trees in the city They knew of
no blight that was attacking the trees
in this locality this year.
Ofhcials OF the Washington Gas
Light Co. said they are not aware of
any condition that would cause the
death of the trees at Twelfth street
and Constitution avenue. They as
serted, however, that they would inves-
tigate and take remedial measures, If
these are indicated. In all cases where
gas leakage occurred, they said they
co-operated with District Building Of
flcials and rectified the condition.
Evening star., 1932-07-26
TWO OUTINGS PLANNED
Greek Catholic Women Will Go to
Beach Thursday.

The Myrrh Bearing Women Of st.
Georges Greek Catholic Church will
hold their annual outing Thursday at
Seaside Park, Chesapeake Beach. Rev.
ranging program of entertainment for
the members and their families.
Another church organization, the
Bethany Baptist Sunday School, also
will visit Seaside Park this week, hold
ing its second excursion of the season
on Saturday. r. T. Kirkland is chair
man Of The Arrangements Committea
Evening star., 1932-07-26
PLAN G. A. R. OUTING

All resident and visiting members of
the Grand Army Of the Republic, their
wives and the widows of Union Vete-
rams, will be guests of the Mrs Ellen
Spencer Mussey Tent, Daughters of
Union Veterans Of the Civil War, and
Lincoln Camp, Sons Of Veterans, in an
excursion Saturday to Marshall Hall.
The boat will leave the Seventh street
wharves at 10 am. for the all-day out
ing.
Evening star., 1932-07-26
WIDOW DELEGATES TREE
TOE. H. SHAUGHNESSY
Ceremony Attended by Members of
Society Of Phi1ate1ic Ameri-
cans, in Session Here.

Society of Phi1atelic Ameri-
cans, in Session Here.
The dedication of q tree In honor Of
her husband, the late Edward H.
Shadghnessy, Third Assistant Postmas-
ter General in 1920, by Mrs. Myrtle C.
Shaughnessy was the feature of today's
session of the Society of Philatelic
Americans being held at the Mayfower
Hotel. A brief ceremony in front Of
the old Post Oface Building on Eighth
and streets today was attended by
members of the society and Boy Scouts
at 1890 pm.
The afternoon will be devoted to the
inspection of the Printing Office and
visits to the City Post once and Ma
tional Museum. Tonight an auction sale
of stamps under the direction Of Georges
Greed, will take place involving the sale
and exchange Of valuable and unusual
stamps.
Col. w. N. McKelvy of Washington,
newly-elected president of the society,
announced today that approximately
1000 booklets Of the new issue Of Scent
stamps, which went on an advance sale
yesterday. were bought by members Of
the S. P. A. yesterday.
Evening star., 1932-07-26
SIPS TAKEN BY TWO
Manager of Gas Station Reports
Robbery in Front of Home.

Robbery in Front of Home.
John c. Bodley, manager of gaso-
line station at Ninth street and Penn
sylvania avenue southeast, was held up
by two men at pistol point in front
Of his home, in the 2800 block of Thir-
tieth street southeast, early today and
robbed of approximately $125 Of the
stations receipts he had for safe
keeping.
The two men approached Bodley as
he drove up in front of his home and
after robbing him forced him to drive
on. He returned home a short time
later after reporting the affair to police.
The hold-up took place at about 1915
O'Clock. shortly after Bodley had closed
the station.
Evening star., 1932-07-26
Good Nature Given
AS s'Defect'' in Plea
For Driving Permit

The word mature" has only
one meaning for a colored man
who applied at the Traffic De-
partment today for a permit to
drive an automobile.
On the application blank the
applicant supplied all of the re-
quired data, and under the ques-
ton, do you have defects Of any
other nature?" he wrote:
"YeS, good nature"
Evening star., 1932-07-26

stutn extinction drought
held responsible -Four trees have already been cut down make for
Park Planning Luckily the four trees that fell victims to the
down. Half dead still standing but these will have be
likewise Building special
in roofing out dead trees.
the line
Evening star., 1932-11-14
LYONS DOUBTFUL
STARTER FOR c. u.
BiIIinger Groomed to Sub for
Brilliant FIankman Against
Duquesne.

TEAR that Jim Lyons, brainy and
E experienced right guard, may be
lost for Friday nights home
coming against Duquesne Uni
versity's Night Riders today was ex-
pressed at Catholic University. A
wicked cut over Lyons left eye neces-
STATED his removal from Saturdays
stand against Providence College.
With several stitches above the in
jured optic, Lyons is hopeful Of per-
forming in the Griffith Stadium pres
entation. By way of precaution, how
ever, husky Max Blllinger will be
given special work calculated to prepare
him for a starting assignment.
7 YONs, easily one of the smartest
- nnemen ever turned out at C. u.
has been the unSung hero of many
a victory with the Flying Cardinals.
Possessing a thorough knowledge of the
game, Jim has utilized that experience
to the fullest extent, confounding the
opposition time and again through the
medium OF superior headwork.
Emerging from Saturdays fracas IN
fair fettle, as whole, the Cardinals
today start work for their most dificult
home game since 1890. Triumphant
over such powers as West Virginia,
Washington and Jefferson and South
Dakota State, Duquesne will be out to
avenge the upset dealt it by C. U. a
year ago.
nULY impressed by Duquesne's 1870
- rout Of Washington and jefferson,
which defeated Bucknell, 1910,
Saturday, Coach Dutch Bergman will
prescribe workouts in double doses
starting today. Following through with
the regular afternoon drill, he also will
schedule night sessions under specially
installed lights.
In-as-much as this is the crucial
game on both schedules some terrific
mixing may be expected. Both ex-
ponents Of Notre Dame play, with vari-
alton, the rivals faction can be counted
upon for one of the most spectacular
gridiron exhibitions to be presented here
this season.
Evening star., 1932-11-14
Fev Games Remain or DespaTo Picking Champ
20 YEARS AGO
IN THE STAR.

THICK GANDIL, first baseman Of
~ the Washington team, was the
real leader in fielding among
American League guardians of the
initial sack last season. He Is cred
tied by ]. Ed Grillo. Star sports
editor, with having done more than
any player to put the Nationals in
the race.
Among big foot ball games this
week end, besides the Georgetown
Virginia battle, are the Princeton
Yale encounter and the Carlisle In
dian-Penn clash.
In an indoor base ball game here
the Professionals defeated the Ar
cades, 3 to l. Playing for the win
ners were l.. and T. Russo, j. and B.
Murphy, Geibel, Degnam, Urain.
Ferguson and Martin. Arcades used
Rapp, Stewart, Steele, Munich, Rob-
ertson, Hunt, GuaZza, Colston and
King.
Kodji Yamada, japanese, sur
prised by defeating Willie Hoppe.
world billiards champion, 500
to 497.
Belmonts won two Of three games
from the ResoluteS in the District
Duckpin League. Belmont rollers
were HALEY, oliver, Rider. Baum,
Rupert and Michaud Resolutes
used Cap, Hoover, Matter, Farrow,
jr., and Fowler.