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Evening star., 1932-05-15

man, marshal; Maj harrington Parker
assistant marshal; High School Cadet
Bands, public schools of the District o1
Columbia, Community Center depart
ment, Americanization School, parochial
schools.
Second division: Maj William Kabler
marshal; Maj Wilbur Ellis, assistant
marshal; National Training School fol-
Boys Band, Playground department
Children of the American Revolution
DeMolay Unit
Third division: Maj Henry Merwin
marshal: Maj Robert Best, assistant
marshal; Langley Junior High Schoo
Band, Girl Reserves of the Y. w. c. A.
Phyllis Wheatley Y. w. c. A., Y. M
C. A. (Twelfth street branch), D. C
Boy Scouts, d. C. Girl Scouts, Girls
Friendly Society.
Fourth division: Maj. william Sny.
der, marshal; Maj. william Gross, as
siStant marshal; Elks Boys Band
Swartzell Methodist Home for Chill.
dren, Juanita K. Nye Council House
music, dance, art and drama groups
athletic groups.
Fifth division: Maj. Leon Davis, mar
shall; Mai. Richard Brown, assistant
marshal; Boys Independent Band
Emery lexington unit schoolboy patrol
A. A. A.; Boys Club of Washington
knight of Columbus Boys Club
Sixth division: Boys Division Band
Y. M. C. A.; dance groups of Randall
and Francis Junior High Schools,
Friendship House, Brightwood Demon
stration School, Hyattsville Harmonica
Band.
Mrs. Marie Moore Forrest was In
charge of the procession of tribute.
Evening star., 1932-05-15
WATER OFFICE TO USE
NEW BILLING SYSTEM
Machines Being Installed to Save
Money-All Present Employees
Will Keep Jobs.

A new billing system is being installed
in the water registrars Office, and the
first bills to be sent out under 1t will be
on their way to consumers July l.
The system is entirely mechanical.
Addressograph machines are used to
print the names, addresses and other
information. The calculation is done
on billing machines. Heretofore all OF
this work has been done by hand.
The system has been installed as
money-saving device. Already three
positions in the Office, becoming vacant
on account of retirements, have been
allowed to remain untitled. Between
now and 1888 six more positions, be-
coming vacant through retirements, will
be allowed to stay untitled. Nobody has
been dismissed nor is it contemplated
that any of the present employees will
lose their jobs. BY not filling the nine
posts, however, there will be saving
eventually of approximately $4,000 a
year.
The investment in the machines Is
$1,000, although this Is not all an in
vestment of Water Department funds.
The addressograph machines were
bought three years ago for ,-se in the
assessors Office, but they proved un-
suitable for the work there and have
been idle since.
Evening star., 1932-05-15
MRS. GUEST IN CHARGE
OF BRIDGE TOURNAMENT
Play Begins Thursday at Press
Club for Trophies in Three
Events.

Mrs. Louise Guest, well known bridge
teacher, will have charge of the first
annual bridge tournament Of the
National Press Club, which begins this
week. She was one of the members
of the team that won the trophy at
the recent Culbertson Teachers con-
vention in New York:
Trophies for which the club members
will contest in three major events are
now on display in the club rooms. One
of the cups was donated by Ely
Culbertson, who recently was a guest
of the Press Club. He will send greet
ings to the club and its bridge players
on the opening night Of the tourna-
ment.
The events are: Thursday. "Mr. and
Mrs" pair contests; Friday, selection
pair contests, and Tuesday, May a,
teams of four matches. The major
events will be at contract, although
those desiring to play auction may do
so in q separate section and top score
pins will be awarded.
Prior to the opening Of each event,
Mrs. Guest will deliver short talk on
tournament bridge and the movement
of players and boards in duplicate
playing.
Evening star., 1932-05-15
ARMY SCIENCE TRYING TO SAVE
MAN WHO RISKED LIFE FOR 1T
Volunteer for Yellow Fever Tests in 1901 Arrives at
Walter Reed Hospital.

The Army medical science for which
he braved death 80 years ago Is fight
ing now to prolong the life of Pvt.
John II. Andrus.
Andrus, after more than a quarter
of a century, returned to the Army
yesterday, partially paralyzed and roll
ing in an ambulance up to the doors
Of Walter Reed Hospital.
He was one of score of volunteers
who risked their lives with Maj Walter
Reed in experiments which rid civiliza-
ton Of yellow fever.
His present condition, doctors say,
may be q complication of a severe
attack of yellow fever suffered after
he permitted Maj. Reed to introduce
infected blood into his veins in 1901.
Although Andrus left the Army the
following year, hts name is permanent
ly listed in the Army Register on a
roll of honor created by act of Con-
gress In commemoration of Mai.
Reeds achievement
Andrus also holds the Congressional
Medal of Honor awarded those who first
ventured yellow fever in an effort to
find how the malady was communicated.
Representative Wolverton of Camden,
n. J.. Andrus' home town, advised the
Evening star., 1932-05-15

Veterans Bureau that treatment at
Walter Reed Hospital might save the
former soldiers life and the Veterans
Administration ordered his admittance
to the hospital
Maj. Reeds conquest of yellow fever
was commended by the then Secretary
OF War Elihu Root, who wrote in his
annual report of 1902:
The brilliant character of this
scientific achievement, its inestimable
value to mankind, the saving of thou
sands Of lives, and the deliverance of
the Atlantic seacoast from constant ap-
prehension, demand special recognition
from the Government of the United
States"
Andrus, doctors said, was too weak
after his trip here from Camden to re-
ceive visitors and badly in need of sew
eral days Of complete rest. He has q
good chance of recovery, 1t was said.
While a private in an infantry regi-
ment Andr1ls volunteered for the expert
ment at Camp Lazear In Cuba during
1901. He was the twelfth man infected
with the disease during the course OF
the experiments which established the
means Of yellow fever communication.
Evening star., 1932-05-15
GARAGE CONTRACT
SUIT THREATENED
City Heads Warned of Legal
Action If They Persist in
AnnuIment.

w. Gwyn Gardiner, attorney for the
Fidelity Construction Corporation. yes
terday warned the District Commission
ers he would file suit in Equity Court
to restrain them If they go ahead with
their program of annulling the corpora
tion's contract to construct the sewer
department garage at First and o
streets southeast.
Construction work started last No
vember was halted In March after q
windstorm had blown some Of the steeI
columns out of line. Since then the
city heads and the contractor have
been at loggerheads about the contract
The Commissioners ordered them tc
tear out brickwork around the columns
and replace the bent steel with new
material The contractor objects tc
this on the ground the building is ot
faulty design and that 1t should be en-
tirely redesigned.
Mr.. Gardiner told the Commissioners
that although the design had been ap-
proved by the building inspector, II
had been declared faulty by the munich
pal architects Office, the Office of the
supervising architect of the Treasury
and by private engineer retained by
the contractor. He offered to submit
plans to any neutral engineer desig-
mated by the Commissioners, and to
abide by his decision.
The Commissioners decided to hold
up their order annulling the contract
until the whole affair can be reviewed
once more. The whole contract in
wolves $4,000, of which the contractor
has already been paid $4,000.
If the Commissioners decide to an
null the contract after their review
they will advertise for new bids to
complete the work, and pay for it out
of the balance on hand. If the new
contract exceeds this amount, they
will sue the Fidelity Construction Cor
poration for the difference.
Evening star., 1932-05-15
New York, Birmingham, Kan
sas City, Los Angeles
Among Last of Cities.
MISS SADIE WILL BE
IN NATIONAL EVENT
Capital Girls Record Entities Her
to Summer Trip Abroad and
Chance at Award.

Winners in five of the six zone final;
in the National Oratorical Contest were
chosen Friday night, in contests in as
many cities They are the finalistE
who will participate in the National
Contest, to be held at Constitution Hal
here the evening of May 81 at 8 o'clock
The sixth finalist, representative oi
The Washington Star zone, was chosen
in a contest held here Tuesday. She
is Miss Minnie Sadie, Business High
School student.
Miss Muriel Herzstein, Irving High
School, New York City, vas named
Northern zone winner in contest in
Town Hall, New York City, Friday
night; John P. Ansley, Phillips High
School, Birmingham, Ala, will repre-
sent the Southern zone, by virtue OF his
victory in his home city Friday night;
John J. Scanlon, Cathedral High
School, Springfield, Mass, won the
Northeastern zone finals, in the Spring
field contest; John Jarman, Central
High School, Oklahoma City, Okla,
was adjudged Midwestern zone winner
in contest in Kansas City and Miss
Lucylle Goldsmith, Los Angeles, will
her victory at Los Angeles Friday night
Summer Trip to Europe.
All six participants in the national
contest will be given Summer trip to
Europe, and the winner Of the contest
will be awarded large silver loving
cup and the right to represent the
United States in the international con-
test, to be held at Constitution Hall
October %.
To win their way into this final con-
test, the six zone winners have been
victorious in at least four or five con-
tests previous to the zone finals, be-
ginning with the school elimination
contests.
National Contest Judges.
Judges in the national contest will
be DR.. Cloyd Heck Marvin, president
of George Washington University;
Right Rev. James Hugh Ryan, rector,
Catholic University of America; DR..
Vincent Hart, dean Of the College OF
Arts and Sciences. Georgetown Uni
versity; DR.. L. S. Rowe, director general,
Pan American Union, and DR.. Walter
M. w. Splawn, dean Of the Graduate
School. American University.
DR.. William A. Wilbur, George Wash
ington University, will act as scrutator.
DR.. Coleman Nevils, S. j., president
of GEORGETOWN University, will deliver
an address at the final contest, chair
man of which will be Randolph Leigh.
Mai. Gen. Amos A. Fries, U. S. A,
retired, and Rear Admiral Hilary P.
Jones, U. S. NJ, will be timekeepers.
Evening star., 1932-05-15
POLICE TO WATCH
LIGHT V|OLAT0RS
Many Accidents at Street
intersections Bring Drive
on Motorists.

Aroused by an increasing number of
accidents at intersections controlled by
traffic lights, Brig. Gen. Pelham D.
Glassford, superintendent of police, in
structed the police force yesterday to
initiate concentrated campaign
against drivers who disregard the sig
mails.
Statistics furnished Gen. Glassford
by the Department Of Vehicles and
Traffic show there were 124 accidents
at light-controlled intersections in
April. resulting in two fatalities. Two
Of the accidents occurred while the
lights were not in operation.
s15 Accidents I'm April.
Altogether there were 815 accidents
at intersections during April. 636 OF
which occurred at uncontrolled inter-
sections. Gen. Glassford thinks the
percentage of accidents at controlled
intersections Is far too large.
If drivers obey the lights, Gen
Glassford declared, there is absolutely
no excuse for an accident. Either one
of two things, he said, cause these acct
dents-the driver going against a red
light or driving into the intersection as
the lights change.
AS there are only $50 light-controlled
intersections in the District, Gen.
Glassford pointed out that the traffic
record for April indicates there must
have been an accident at one-half Of
these points.
Officers to Be on Alert.
Gen. GlaSsford told the force, foot
patrolmen as well as Traffic Bureau
officers, to be on the alert for violations
at both light-controlled intersections
and intersections controlled by stop"
signs.
Taxi drivers also are to be watched
closely in view of a large increase in
the number Of accidents involving pub
lie vehicles. Records prepared for In
spector z. w. Brown, assistant super
ntendent in charge of the Traffic Bu-
reau, show a steady rise since January
in the taxicab accident list. In Janu-
ary there were 172; February, 1873;
March, 2l0, and April, 246.
Evening star., 1932-05-15
DISTRICT POLICE ARREST 20
ON WRONG SIDE OF BOUNDARY
Motorists Pay Fines Forfeit Collateral in Arrests Made
in Maryland-Polioe Want Return Cash.

Police of the fifth precinct did par
ticularly good job last week in breaking
up the practice of motorists in passing
street cars that stopped on Rhode Is
land avenue northeast near Eastern
avenue to take on or discharge pas
sengers. Altogether about 40 drivers
were arrested in the campaign. Some
of them were convicted In Police Court
and fined. Others forfeited $40 col
lateral each.
Arrests Illegal.
But It developed yesterday that all
the arrests were illegaEthat the viola
tions occurred in Maryland, q few feet
beyond the District line, and in terri
tory where the District police are with
out jurisdiction. Now the police, in JUS
tice to the 20 victims. would like to find
some legal way to return the fines or
collateral les the ease might be, and
Evening star., 1932-05-15
LEG BROKEN BY CAR

James Francis Hampson, o, Of the
400 block of Warner street, sustained q
broken leg yesterday when struck by an
automobile said by police to have been
operated by M E. Smith, colored, at
New Jersey and Rhode Island avenues.
He was treated at Freedmen's Hospital.
Dorothy D. Alexander, S, of the 1900
block of North Capitol street was
treated at, Sibley Hospital yesterday for
abdominal injuries received when struck
by an automobile said to have been
operated by Kenneth M. Ward, 28, Of
the 5000 block Of Ward place.
Evening star., 1932-05-15

wipe the record of these drivers clear
Of the violation charged against them
Discovery that the arrests had been
made for violations on the Maryland
side Of the line was attributed to In
spector z. w. Brown in charge Of the
Traffic Bureau, who, at the request of
one of the victims, made a personal
investigation to determine the exact
location of the car stop.
Map Shows Error.
With the aid Of q map from the ofice
of the surveyor, Inspector Brown learned
that the car stop was not in the Dis
trict at all, but some feet across the
Maryland line Even the car-stop sign,
attached to trolley pole. he said, Is not
within the District.
Inspector Brown Is one Of those who
believes the police should make some
amends for the mistake.
Evening star., 1932-05-15
BANDITS LOCK WOMAN
+ IN SHOE STORE ROOM
Colored Men Escape With 5000
After Robbing Mrs. Joseph
Ramarman in Northeast.

Two colored bandits, apparently un-
armed, held up Mrs. Joseph Ramarman
In q shoe store at 1921 II street north
east last night, and after locking her IN
a back room fed with approximately
5000, she reported to police.
Three other colored men at about the
same time held up Lloyd williams, Suit
land, Md, In front of 436 I street
northwest, robbing him of $40. The
men had been assisting Williams, a
truck marketer In moving his stalled
truck from the X street market, when
they jumped on him and robbed him.
Evening star., 1932-05-15
Musician Freed in Death,

LOS ANGELES, May IA R.-Mark
Harrington, orchestra leader. who went
to court in an invalid chair. was ac-
quilted yesterday Of charges of murder
and drunken driving. Dagney Gordon.
II. Aim actress, was killed while riding
with Harrington, when his car struck
q vegetable truck last November. His
defense was that she was drising.
Evening star., 1932-06-07
Mats Are Rich in Courage Only
Yanks With MacF Fayden and As With Feitas Have Edge in
Current Flag Scramble.

too. He likes what he likes when he is
spending his gelt. He liked MacFayden
okay, but he did not like the price.
Mccarthy does care about money
and he had plenty Of trading ma
terial. Uncle could not give sack
Of peanuts for Babe Ruth. and not
feel the pinch. Uncle simply has
nothing to trade. That's all there IS
to that. And the Sox. somehow
rather friendly with the Yank outfit.
didn't give Your Uncle much Of 4
tumble.
But those Grand Nationals aren't
punch groggy yet. A team cannot bt
out of the argument and still be hang
ing around the chimney. 1t must have
something And that the Griffmer
have in their courage.
Yet gritty guy cannot 90 the tul
route on grit alone. He must haze
more. And unless your uncle grabs
a club and goes to the bat for his
boys within the merit tew days, it is
going to be rough and bothersone
Summer for the Grand Nationals.
Gentlemen, cross your fingers anc
touch wood while those Grand Nationals
are out in the cactus belt. They'll meet
plenty of luck, yours and their own.
Evening star., 1932-06-07
BY TOM DOERER.

BY TOM DOERER.
~ H, OH; Uncle Clark's base
I ball club is sitting on cac-
Y J tus. Yes sir, it is doing
that little thing.
A leg-Weary hurting staff, Sam
my West, Joe Cronin and Heinie
Manush wobbling with injuries
and replacements scarce.
And just as Uncle sends his en-
tourage tramping into the wild
West, where we never have any
luck, even when the boys are not
spawned and charlie horsed.
In the meanwhile Joe Mccarthy has
acquired the long sought Danny Mac
Hayden from Boston to fill in gap
and Connie Mack. too. has prepared
for the tough days ahead with that
boy Freitas, the Coast hurler.
The acquisition of Danny about
keeps the Yanks at the top, ,Chile
the purchase OF Freitds gUes the
Athletics something ,Dhich makes
them the nearest ripal.
While your Uncle Clark has nine
days in which to get something in the
way Of aid from his league or twiddle
his thumbs for the rest of the Sum-
mer 1t is going to take lot Of bad
luck to toss the hustling Yanks out OF
the running. And more of the same
kind to give tho Mats O hreak over the
Mackmen.
We're good-but not good enough
to take that flag. Uncle will just
have to dig to save the day, and
the gate receipts. But just what
Uncle Grif has to trade with can
not be found without thorough search.
What he has in players he needs.
1t appears as If Uncle is going to &C
down into his clam shell sack to turr
the trick. That is if he can find some
thing that even looks to be winning
pitcher. But there are several aroune
waiting for enough bait.
Sure, pal the clubs up around
the peak. But to keep up there it is
going to take more than Ue have
unless we like to kid ourselues. And
there's no sense in that. Uncle
knoUS the situation But it Is one
OF those things Which uncle cannot
do much about.
OF course he can throw his coin sack
at few of the magnates and get
pitcher or two tossed back. But wha'
those fellows usually throw away ne
one else wants, either. Griff's that way
Evening star., 1932-06-07
FAILING PH|LL|ES
MENACE INVADERS
Shotton's "Wrecking Crew.
Promises to Prove Tough
for Clubs From West.
BY GAYLE TALBOT.

= HOULD Burt 6hotton's Phillies
get even passable pitching the
next two weeks. they are likely
to make world of trouble for
their guests from the Western end Of
the National League
Starting today against the Pittsburgh
Pirates, the slugging Phils entertain
Cincinnati. st. Louis and Chicago in
that order. and they promise to be
anything but a soft touch in their own
Baker Bowl with its inviting right field
wall
The club still is without competent
pitching staff, but it has probably the
most effective "wrecking crew" in the
National League, with Chuck Klein.
Pinky Whitney and Don Hurst the big
guns.
In their last IS games, Of which they
have won 8, the Phils have banged an
average of IL hits and scored better
than 7 runs to the contest.
Against Brooklyn yesterday-the only
game played in either major league
the Klein-Hurst-W Whitney combination
worked overtime, contributing 10 Of the
teams 81 hits off three Dodger hurlers
and otherwise playing a large part in
the 15-to-7 victory.
Whitney pushed scross four runs
with a double and two singles, Hurst
hit four singles in as many official
trips and scored four times. and Klein
hit his fourteenth home run of the
year ard brace of singles. The as
sault generated by the trio netted IA
runs in the first five innings.
Hack Wilson led a futile Brooklyn
rally in the late innings with his ninth
and tenth home runs, eventually driv-
ing Phil Collins from the box. Lefty
O'Doul and Glenn Wright also hit for
the circuit
Most of the IA other clubs spent the
day either in travel or in harmless
exhibitions.
Evening star., 1932-06-07
GAMES At BERLIN
HIT OLYMPIC TEAM
Only 5000 Attend Big Meet
Given to Raise Funds to
Send Athletes.

~ ERLIN, June THE fact that
X athletic exhibitions in the Ber-
lin stadium Saturday and sun-
day, the proceeds Of which are
to be used to finance the German
Olympic teams, failed to draw more
than 5000 spectators, although they
we're widely advertised and were attend
ed by President Won Hinderburg, i'm
presses Der Angriff. a Nad newspaper,
as a verdict of the German people
against the Olympic games.
The newspaper comments that Ger
mans are not interested in an athletic
meet for international reconciliation as
long as they are kicked by the very ma
tions with which they are to be recon-
ciled Especially they do not want to
spend their last penny to this end.
CTOCKHOLM, Sweden, June Z R).-
= The Swedish Olympic Committee
has decided to send team OF 81
athletes to the Olympic games at Los
Angeles.
Wrestling was allotted the largest
number. II, one more than track and
field. Other ALLEGATIONS: Boxing, 3;
modern pentathlon. 4; equestrian sports
6; Yachting, Z; swimming, 3; shooting
3, and cycling, 4.
OS ANGELES, June R.-The
II Olympic Committee has announced
that the first women athletes to
arrive here for the 1882 games will be
four competitors from Australia. They
are expected June %.
OF the 1000 athletes to participate
in the games July 80 to August IA. ap-
proximately $50 are expected TO oe
women. The nations expected to SEND
feminine competitors include Denmark
France, Germany, England, Holland
.Ianan. Mexico. Lithuania, South Africa
Sweden, Canada, Poland and the United
States.
Evening star., 1932-06-07
Major Leaders
BY the Associated Press
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

AMERICAN LEAGUE.
Ba.ting-Foxx, Athletics, .401; Dickey,
Yankees, .36l.
Rurs-Foxx, Athletics, SO: Simmons,
Athletics. and Myer, Senators, A.
Runs batted in-Foxx, Athletics, So;
Simmons. Athletics. 40.
Hits-Foxx, Athletics. II: Dickey,
Yankees, and Averill, Indians, 81.
Doubles-Campbell Browns, Is; Gehr-
niger. Tigers. IA.
Triples-Myer, Senators, 8; Lazzeri
and Chapman, Yankees; Foxx, Ath-
letics, 6.
Home runs-Foxx, Athletics, 81; Ruth,
Yankees, 16.
Stolen bases-Lazzeri, Yankees: john
son. Tigers and Blue, White Sox, 8.
Pitching-Gomez, Yankees, won 9,
lost /; Whitehill, Tigers, won S, lost l.
NATIONAL LEAGUE.
Batting-P. Waner, Pirates, .3es;
lombard. Reds, 389
Runs-Klein, Phillies, So; ODoul,
Dodgers, 38.
Runs batted in-Hurst, Phillies, SO;
Klein, Phillies, 49,
Hits-Klein, Phillies, 70; P. Waner,
Pirates, II.
Doubles-P. Waner, Pirates, 20;
Worthington. Braves, %.
Triples-Herman, Reds, 9; Klein,
Phillies. g.
Home runs-Klein, Phillies, IA; Col
Inns. Cardinals, IL.
Stolen bases-Klein, Philies, and
Frisch, Cardinals, g.
Pitching-Betts, Braves. won 6, lost
o; Brown, Braves, won S, lost O.
Evening star., 1932-06-07
.COCHET BRILLIANT,
FRANCE Confident
Worries Over Tennis Trophy
Defense Is leSsened as
Veteran Shines.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A UTEUH, France, June French
/ ~ worries over defense Of the Davis
n Cup have been lessened to an
appreciable degree by the bril-
liant play of Henri Cochet in winning
the French hard-court tennis singles
championship.
The French ace climaxed a week Of
easy singles victories by beating George
de Stefani of Italy, 60, 6-, +6,
6-3, in the final round yesterday. He
won much as he pleased, De Stefani
taking the third set only because Cochet
obviously let down after he had cap
tured the first two so easily.
1t was the fifth time Cochet had
won this title and his second champion
ship of the tournament Just completed.
He and Jacques Brugnon won the mems
doubles.
Helen Wills Moody won the women's
singles and with Elizabeth Ryan the
women's doubles as we'll. The FIFTH
title. in mixed doubles. went to Betty
Nuthall and Fred Perry Of England.