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Evening star., 1932-07-15
BANDITS GET SCI
IN THREE H0LD-UPS
Managers at Two Gas Sta
tiOns Believed Victims
of Same Trio.

Bandits obtained S51 in cash and
about $40 worth of jewelry in hold-ups
in two gasoline stations and a grocery
store last night. They made their
escape from the gas stations after bind
ing the managers and an assistant and
forcing them into back rooms.
Leaving a woman seated in an auto
mobile outside, two men shortly before
midnight held up William Pratt, man
ager of a gas station at Second street
and Massachusetts, avenue northeast,
and at pistol point took So so from his
person and Sl1 from the cash register.
Manages to Free Hands.
Pratt managed to release his hands
frcm the cord with which they were
tied and summoned police.
A short while afterWard two men
entered a gasoline station in the first
plCclz of New York avenue northeast'
held up and bound De Haven Wells
manager, and his assistant, Joseph Tut
miller. obtaining S. from Wells, Tut
miller's watch and S29 from the cash
register. AS in the former instance, the
two men managed to free themselves
and summoned police.
The two men and a woman IN the
first robbery were believed to be the
same trio who have been preylng upon
gasoline station managers and grocery
men for the last several weeks. Al
though no woman was seen in the sec
ond robbery. it was thought likely she
hidden outside in the automo-
bile while the men committed the actual
Lockout Is Broadcast.
The third robbery was in grocery
store in the 1000 block of Seventeenth
street, where three colored men, one
holding a revolver and another a toy
pistol, robbed Herman Bachrach OF
some $3.50 as he was preparing to take
the money upstairs for safekeeping after
removing it from the cash register.
Police have a partial description OF
the robbers in each instance and broad
cast a lookout for them.
Evening star., 1932-07-15
RELAXATION PLAYS
PART IN SWIMMING
Red Cross Instructor Teaches
Method of Using Broken
Crawl Stroke.

Proper relaxation is as important to
the swimmer as stroke, in the opinion of
Commodore w. E. Longfellow, assistant
national director of the life-saving serv-
ice of the American Red Cross.
In the fifth of series of lessons given
in conjunction with Learn to Swim"
week. now in progress, Commodore
Longfellow illustrates the broken crawl
resulting from combining strokes learn
ed in previous lessons.
Launching the body from the tanks
side, thrashing with the legs, ankles
loose, and exhaling at the start, the
beginner should put the arms in ac-
tion. inhaling as the breathing arm is
lifted from the water. BY counting up
to six with the leg stroke and up to
three on each arm propulsion, rhythm
will be achieved. The inhalation should
not be too deep to break the stroke
rhythm
Evening star., 1932-07-15
CLOUDS END HEAT
WAVE IN DISTRICT
First Fatality Of Summer
Recorded as Thermometer
Reaches 81.

Cloudy skies afforded Washington
temporary relief today from the heat
that took one life and prostrated three
persons here yesterday
With the thermometer reading s de-
grees below its 10 O'Clock mark of yes
teTday, less humidity also added to the
comfort of the period of respite
Weather Bureau officials predicted
would last until tomorrow No rain
was expected here.
The maximum yesterday was 90 and
the minimum last night 72 degrees.
Man Falls Dead.
An unidentified colored man who fell
dead shortly after he began furniture
moving work in a building on Ninth
lstreat was the first heat fatality Of the
Summer Mrs. Elizabeth Ellis. 80, of
the 1000 block, H street northeast, was
overcome near her home and taken to
Casualty Hospital. where her condition
was said to be not serious. Two other
persons. Tom Stewart. colC-ed, of the
22OO block, Eighth street. and Joseph
Melton, SO, bonus marcher partici-
pating in the march Of death" at the
Capitol. were prostrated and received
emergency treatment.
Meanwhile, the heat wave was broken
elsewhere. Cooling bre2zeS from the
North were reported along the North
Atlantic States and scattered showers
in the Middle West.
Temperatures were generally lower
over the country at am, as COM
pared With the same hour yesterday
New York fell comparatively cool at
68. but Philadelphia was up to 70 and
Chicago to 80.
Thermometer Reaches 100.
Three fatalities were reported yes
terday in other cities. In Kansas and
Oklahoma the mercury hit the century
mark in numerous localities and in a
few cities went as high as los. In
the South the thermometer stood in the
middle 90s and occasionally at 100
degrees.
The East recorded less spectacular
thermometer readings. but was included
in the list of warm areas
Evening star., 1932-07-15
MISS PEARL INGALLS,
CONFIRMATION FAILS
Judiciary Committee to Meet No
More if Congress Ends
This Week.

With Congress making every effort TO
adjourn by tomorrow, no action is in
sight on the nomination of Miss M.
Pearl Mccall to succeed Judge Kathryn
Sellers on the bench Of the District
Juvenile Court.
Chairman Norris of the Judiciary
Committee, to which the nomination
was sent, said that if the session ends
this week there will be no further meet
ings of the committee. He indicated
that in any event no action is planned
and he expressed the belief the Justice
Department did not expect the nomina-
tion to be acted on so near the end
Of the session.
Senator King. Democrat. Of Utah,
who believes Judge Sellers is entitled to
reappointment, expressed the view to-
day that the incumbent holds Office
until the successor is confirmed in the
case of Juvenile Court He pointed out
that if this is the proper Interpretation
of the law there could not be a recess
appointment after Congress adjourns.
Evening star., 1932-07-15
ARMY TEAM WINS LITCH

The Litchfield Trophy was presented
to Lieut. Paul and Sergt. Bishop by
Senator Hiram Bingham Of Connecti-
cut, president of the National Aeronau-
tic Association, in the presence OF As
sistant Secretary Dawson, Maj. Gen.
Benjamin D. Foulois, chief of the Army
Air Corps; Brig. Gen. Oscar Westoyer,
assistant chief of the corps; Maj. Will
liam E. Kepner, former winner OF the
trophy; Capt. William H. Flood, runner
up in this years race, and Representa-
tive Malcolm Baldridge Of Nebraska. F.
M. Harpan and Ccmdr. Jerome c. Hun
saker represented the Goodyear Zeppelin
Co., which offered the trophy.
The victory of Lieut.. Paul and Sergt.
Bishop is the fifth for the Army All
Corps since 1909. They took off from
Omaha, Nebr., May 80, in the face of
storms, flew 901.4 miles in 26 hours and
40 minutes and landed in heavy storm
at night near Hatton, Saskatchewan,
Canada
Evening star., 1932-07-15
SCHOOL MILITARY
HEADS LOSE Jobs
No Provision in Appropriation
Bill for Retired Officers
on Active Duty.

Eight Army officers training univer-
sity and high school cadet corps in the
Washington area today were notified by
the War Department that they would
resume inactive Status August IS.
The vacancies were created when
President Hoover late yesterday signed
the War Department annual supply bill,
which made no provision for main
tainance of 129 retired officers on ac-
tive duty, 101 of whom are assigned to
school and college duty in various Sec
tions
Among those who will resume inactive
status will be Lieut. Col Wallace M.
Craigie, professor Of military science
and tactics of the Washington High
School Cadet Corps, and his staff of
three assistants. Lieut. Col John G.
Donovan, Mai. Raymond G. Payne and
Capt. Robert w. Norton.
Col. Cragie was assigned to duty here
in 1921. and during his tour of duty the
corps personnel has increased so per
cent. Col. Donovan. a native of Wash
ington, was assigned here in 1925 as in
structor for Western. Eastern, Central
and Business High Schools Mai. Payne
likewise has been here for seven years
developing the corps at Mckinley High
School.
Capt. Norton took over instruction
duty at Eastern High School last year
Among others to resume inactive
status is Col. Charles E. N. Howard,
commandant of the r. o. T. C. unit at
Howard University. Col Howard has
tinuously since 1921 it was said
Lieut.. Col Chauncey S. MCNEIL of
the Arlington County High School will
be relieved from duty on August Is, and
Col Clarence Deems, jr.. of the Alexan-
dria tVa) High School r. o. T. c., also
will be relieved.
Another officer on duty now in Wash
ington affected under the provision is
Lieut.. Col. Hollis c. Clark. in command
of the st. Johns College military unit
Congress omitted an appropriation of
approximately S145,000 for their pay
during the present fiscal year. the infer
ence being that they would be relieved
from further duties. This was the in
depreciation applied to the bill at the
War Department
Among other retired officers who are
to be relieved are Col Percy NJ. Ash
burn, who has been compiling the his
tory of the Medical Department in the
office of the surgeon general; Lieut..
Col Jacob M. Coward. representing the
National Board for the Promotion of
Rifle Practice in the office of the Sec
retary of War; Col. Hjalmer Erickson,
librarian Of the Army War College:
Maj. Paul B. Harm, an expert in the
Army War College Library on Ger
man military literature, and Mai. Will
liam H. Keith, in the Office of the chief
of finance.
The General Accounting Office was
another establishment which did not
pay its employees today. but will pay
tomorrow or the next day. it was ex-
planned. The delay was believed to be
due to pressure of work on the new
economy act and its Interpretation.
Evening star., 1932-07-15
TWO ON FLOATING
BEER GARDEN GIVE
PLEAS Of GUILTY
Raid Presents Court Problem
of What to Do With Seized
River Craft.
ALEXANDRIANS FACE
SENTENCING JULY 29
Federal Agents of D. C. and Vir-
ginia, Accompanied by Lieut..
Little, on Tip by Letter.

Arrested yesterday in a raid on a
floating beer garden anchored in the
Fotomac River near the Virginia shore.
TWO men pleaded guilty to charges of
possession of liquor when haled before
Pollce Court Judge Isaac R. Hit today.
The men, Earl S. Posey, 81. and
CharleS Byrd, "a, both of Alexandria.
were released under $500 bonds for SEN
tence July 20. They were arrested when
three houseboats were seized lust north
OF Alexandria yesterday afternoon by
dry raiders, who knew what to do with
the still. whisky and beer found on
ooard, but were puzzled over what dis
position to make Of the cumbersome
flotilla.
Federal agents from the District and
Virginia, accompanied by Lieut.. George
M. Little of the metropolitan police
rum squad, drove up in automobiles to
point on shore opposite where the
houseboats were anchored in the
Potomac.
Activity Arouses Suspicion.
AS the agents approached. they found
that the gangplanks had been pulled
aboard the boats and a considerable
stir aboard appraised them, they said,
that the contraband cargo was being
consigned to the river.
Haste was urgent, and one member.
without pausing to remove his shoes
or roll up his trousers. jumped into the
shallow water and waded across the
bottom to scramble aboard the nearest
boat He then extended gangplank
to the shore for his comrades.
The raiders saw they found 300
gallon wooden still. ten 50-gallon fer
menters. 2,135 bottles of beer. 25 pints
Of whisky and sundry paraphernalia,
including 1000 empty bottles.
Meanwhile. the confiscated house
boats NAV prove something Of PROB
lem for William Bl2ndford, deputy pro-
hibition administrator, and Lieut.. Little.
No Provision for Storing.
The boats are scarce'y worth moving,
the agents said, and the dry laws make
no provision for the storing Of house
boats.
Should the confscation be upheld by
the law, it is possible the craft will be
destroyed by fire in event there are no
bidders.
While a houseboat at first glance
might seem to have the status of
residence, the agents said such craft
is termed vehicle" under the dry law
and is subject to seizure.
The law covers, it was said. almost
any kind of conveyance on land, water
or air that can be padded, propelled,
pedaled, showed or pulled.
The prohibition agents said they had
been tipped off through the mails that
liqucr was being sold from boats located
in the river.
They said the inside of the beat was
completely fitted out as bar, with
tables, stems and benches. The place,
they said. had been catering to the
river trade"
Evening star., 1932-07-15
EDUCATIONAL DIRECTORY
ISSUED BY CHAMBER
Second Annual Edition Carries In
formation on $50 Institutions
and Pictures of 80.

The second annual educational direc-
tory. lust issued by the Washington
Chamber of Commerce. contains per-
haps the most complete collection of
pictures of private schools. colleges and
universities in the District ever pub
lished.
The catalogue Of Washington's pri-
vate educational facilities was compiled
under supervision of Col. William o.
Tufts, chairman; Miss NJ. Pearl Nc
Call, vice chairman, and members OF
the chambers Committee on Univer-
stiles. Colleges and Private Schools.
This issue of Greater Washington"
includes photographs of more than 80
schools and colleges and supplies de-
tailed information on more than $50
private educational institutions of the
Capital.
Evening star., 1932-07-15
REVEALS GARNER
ACCEPTED BEFORE NOMINATION
Visit Speaker by Representative Howard Made at Re-
quest of Roosevelt's Floor Manager at Convention.

"You may quote me to Mullen as
saying, No American citizen is big
enough to decline a call to serve his
country and his party"
This was Gamers actual acceptance
of the vice presidential nomination, still
to be made by the convention. At that
time the presidential nomination Of
Roosevelt was still several hours away.
The memorandum went on:
when told to Garner the situation
at Chicago and told him Mullen believed
Garner would be nominated practically
without opposition for the vice presi-
dency, If only he would indicate his ac-
ceptance, there was happy smile COW
ering his face"
Modest Howard had kept that memoir
andum quietly in his pocket until
Mullen out In Omaha told the story.
Evening star., 1932-07-15
LIEUT.. BURCH AWARDED
ORDER OF PURPLE HEART
Oakley, Md, Army officer Is Deco
rated for Wounds Received
in Action.

First Lieut.. Albert Stuart Burch,
Oakley, Md. has been awarded the
Order of the Purple Heart. including
one oak leaf cluster, by the War De-
partment for wounds received in action
during the World War
Lieut.. Burch served in France with
the 326th Infantry, 82d Division, and
the 115th Infantry 29th Division. He
was cited by Gen. Pershing for extraor-
dinary heroism and gallantry in action
at ST. Juvin, France, october IA, 1918,
when he was wounded.
He also was cited for gallant conduct
during an attack on the German lines
near Flirey. France, in August, 1918,
when he personally put an enemy ma
chine gun out of action after being
wounded.
Evening star., 1932-07-15
FARM BOARD CHAIRMAN
HITS SOUTHERN CRITICS
Holds No Opponent of Policies Has
offered lone Single Construc-
tive Thought.'

Turning on Southern critics of his or
ganiZation, Chairman Stone of the
Farm Board said yesterday that their
old system of marketing had held
100000 persons in servitude.
He contenoed that not "one single
constructive thought of any kind had
been offered by opponents of the boards
policies who have appeared before Con-
gress
Speaking at conference with news
paper men, Stone said he had done
everything possible to get increased
funds from Congress after the boards
appropriation had been cut in half and
criticized those who are attempting to
keep the appropriation down.
Evening star., 1932-07-15

The secret of the hour when Speaker
Garner first announced his decision to
accept the Democratic vice presidential
nomination has been revealed by lit
tie black book carried in the pocket of
Representative Edgar Howard of Ne
braska, who once was secretary to Will
liam Jennings Bryan. Howard IS
keeping the book, in which he jots
memoranda of historic interest, for his
grandson.
1t recounted that just after pm. on
July l, this year, Howard went to
Speaker Garner-he had made several
such trips that day at the request of
Arthur Mullen, floor manager for
cratic convention OF Chicago-and was
told:
Evening star., 1932-07-15
0NE-WAY ROUTES
RENDERED BUSES
TO MOUNT VERNON
Compromise Offer Comes
From Lieut.. Col. Grant at
Close of Hearing.
NO OPPOSITION MADE
BY OWNERS OF LINES
Plan Also Suggests Staggering
Schedules to Avoid Congestion
on Highway.

One-way routing of sightseeing busses,
TO require them to make either the re-
turn or down trip by other Virginia
Soads, is under consideration by Lieut..
Col U. S. Grant, 3d. as one means of
guarding against bus congestion on the
highway. it was indicated at the closing
session today of the public hearing on
opening of the road to bus transporta-
ton
The suggestion. made by Col Grant
during this mornings hearing. met with
no opposition from representatives of
the sightseeing and charter bus repre-
sentatives at the hearing.
Would Pay for Use.
Col Grant also suggested that if per-
mission is granted fer busses to operate
on the highway, whether for sight
seeing or for regularly scheduled lines,
the operators would be expected to pay
for the privilege. Gardner Boothe, at
torney for the Annapolis, Baltimore &
Washington Rapid Transit Co. which
seeks to operate an hourly pickup"
service on the lower end of the read,
between Alexandria and Mount Vernon.
suggested that his concern would be
willing to pay the same amount the
State Of Virginia charges bus compa-
nies operating over its roads, per cent
OF the gross earnings
Col. Grant declared he was inclined
to disapprove of any large movements
of sightseeing buSSeS along the highway
at any time, pointing out that at yes
terdayS hearing it was brought out that
practically all sightseeing companies
seek to start their busses along the
highway at 10 am. and at 2 pm. To
allow this. he said, would result in long
paradeS of buSSeS at this hour, cauS-
ing congestion of the highway and con-
stituting an actual traffic menace.
He suggested that the sightseeing bus
operators work out some plan for stag
gering the buses so that not more
along the highway together at any
time.
Suggests Other Roads.
Pointing out that the sightseeing
buses usually include stops at other
historic points in Virginia than Mount
Vernon. he suggested that the buses
either make the down trip by way OF
the Memorial Highway and the return
trip By way of any ether route than
the Memorial Highway by which they
could reach the Masonic Memorial Old
Christ Church and other historic points
E. D. Merrill. president and general
manager of the Washington Rapid
Transit Co., which seeks to run char
tered busses along the route and to es-
tablish scheduled through service to
Mount Vernon from Sixteenth street
twice day, in the morning and after
noon. said he could see no objection to
routing the sightseeing buses on one
direction over the Memorial Highway
and in another over other routes.
No testimony, except that of Mr..
Boothe as to the amount the company
be represented would be willing to pay,
was taken at today's hearing Operators
were told by Col Grant they could
amend their petitions for permission to
use the road in line with his suggestions
if they care to.
Evening star., 1932-07-15
RECREATION PROGRAMS
Nightly Exercises Are Held at
Banneker Center,

Nightly recreation programs for young
and old are being held during July and
August at the Banneker Recreation
Center, Eighth and Euclid streets, under
auspices of the Office of Public Build
ings and Public Parks, Department of
Fairgrounds and the Community Center
Department.
Every weekday, between 7:3O and 10
pm. program for boys will feature
model aircraft building. kite making
games and talks. There are likewise
sewing, dancing, game and choral clubs
meeting regularly during the week.
Evening star., 1932-07-15
TALKS TO CHILDREN
Capper Speaks on Radio to Young
sters Picknicking as His Guests.

Although Senator Capper, Republican,
of Kansas, could not be in Topeka
yesterday tor the picnic he gives on his
birthday anniversary each year for
children of that city. the Senator spoke
to the thousands of youngsters by radio.
1t was Senator Capper's 67th birth
day anniversary and the twenty-third
year in which he has followed the
custom of inviting all children of his
home city to spend the day at an
amusement park in Topeka. Nearly
$4,000 attended the outing yesterday.
Evening star., 1932-07-15
MASS TO BE CELEBRATED
Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Planned at Monastery.

Solemn mass commemorating the
feast of Our Lady CT Mount Carmel will
be celebrated at 9 am. tomorrow in the
chapel of the Carmelite Monastery, $50
Rhode Island avenue northeast.
Rev. Michael J. Riordan, rector of st.
Martins Church, will be the celebrant
of the mass. He will be assisted by Rev.
Paul Beattie and Rev. Thomas Kilduff
of the Carmelte community Very Rev.
Ignatius Smith will deliver the sermon.
Evening star., 1932-07-15
Child Seriously Burned.

Five-year-old Grace elite was in a
serious condition at Sibley Hospital to-
day as result of burns about the face,
arms and body. received late yesterday
afternoon when her clothing ignited
while she was playing with matches in
her home / nthe first block Of Randolph
place. ,..-.
Evening star., 1932-07-15
SENATE ASKS DATA

The Senate today agreed to ask the
Treasury to make income-tax returns
available for its Banking Committees
stock market investigation, but the
House must approe the resolution.
Evening star., 1932-07-15
HELD
OF BAST|LE DAY
KiWanis Club GreetS French
Ambassador Aboard Frig-
ate Constitution.

With Secretary of the Navy Adams
and French Ambassador Paul Claudel
participating. the Kiwanis Club yes
terday celebrated Bastile day by
United States-France meeting aboard
the frigate Constitution at the Wash
ington Navy Yard.
Both the Secretary and the ambas
sador were honored on arrival by 19
gun salutes and by music from the
Navy Band Orchestra. Secretary Adams
was accorded a Marine escort as he
arrived and the French ambassador
reviewed the Marine detachment.
The formal program opened aboard
the Constitution with music by the
Navy Band Orchestra, salute to the flag
and invocation by Rev Edward H
Roach of St. Matthews Catholic
Church. Edwin F. Hill, president of
Kiwanis Club. introduced guests. and
there were formal expressions Of well
come by Rear Admiral H. v. Butler,
commandant of the navy yard, and by
Comdr. Louis J. Gulliver of the Consti-
tuition.
Praises French Statesmen.
Rev. DR.. John C. Palmer. tracing the
history of F'ranco-American friendship,
and referring to the key to the Bastile
now hanging in Mount Vernon, praised
Lafayette, De Grasse and Rochambeau.
France poured out blood as rich red
rain on the roots of our tree of liberty"
said DR.. Palmer, land made the BIOS
sons thereof beautiful for us and for
our children. And if some thousands of
our fair American youth are sleeping
now in the beautiful cemeteries of La
Belle France it will soften and glorify
the sorrow as We may feel that in de-
livering France from defeat and de-
Struction We have in some measure re-
paid the debt CT $50 years"
In greeting, Secretary Adams praised
the French friends of America during
the Revolution. and declared that sur
render Of British at Yorktown would
not have been made possible so early
had it not been for Lafayette, Rocham-
beau and De GraSse.
Ambassador Claudel paid tribute to
the warm friendship existing between
the United States and France He de-
clared the American Revolution was the
inspiration for the French Revolution.
Toasts to Presidents.
Toasts to the President of the United
States and the President of France were
drunk in cold tea.
The guests of the occasion were the
French Ambassador, M Paul Claudel;
aide to the Ambassador, Lieut.. Marcel
LIE Mignon Secretary of the Navy,
Charles Francis Adams; aide to the
Secretary. Lieut.. Comdr. A. S. Merrill
commandant of the navy yard, Rear
Admiral H. V. Butler; aide to the com
mandant Of the navy yard, Comdr.
Howard F. Kingman; Rear Admiral
Thomas c. Hart, superintendent, United
States Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md;
aide to the superintendent of the Naval
Academy, Lieut.. Comdr. L. D. McCor-
mick; Capt r. M Brainard. Washing
ton Navy Yard; Comdr. Louis j. Gul-
liver, U. S. N. commanding the U. S.
Frigate Constitution.