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Evening star., 1932-09-27
WILL HOLD BANQUET

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALLSTON, Va, Septembe 27-The
Ladies Missionary Society Of the Ball
ston Baptist Church will hold its an
Evening star., 1932-09-27

More than $4,000 has been given by
the Free State government to supply
milk to poor children In County Long
ford
Evening star., 1932-09-27
Mr.. Connell to Be Honor
Guest of Pierce Hall Players.

Mr.. Denis E. Connell chairman OF
the production group of the Drama
Guild of Washington, will give an ad-
dress on PLY Analysis With Relation
to Production" for the Pierce Hail Play
ers of All Souls Unitarian Church, Six
teenth and Harvard streets, at its f1rst
general meeting Friday evening at 8:l5
o'clock. In addition several OF the Lisa
Gardiner Dancers, including Christine
Stewart. Eda Vomachka and Fills
Speich. will give a short program OF
dances.
Members Of the Dolly Madison Chap
ter, Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton of Washington, and the Minute
Men Chapter of Culpeper, Va, are
guests of honor today at the pilgrimage
to the Madison Cemetery at Montpelier.
in Orange County, Va, sponsored by
the william Byrd Chapter of Rich
mond Luncheon was served at the
James Madison Hotel and a program
rendered during the afternoon at the
cemetery, with an address by Mr. ). r.
Walker on Madison, the Father of the
Constitution"
Mrs. w. G. Allen and Miss Jeanette
N Wallace Of Morning Sun, Iowa, are
spending few DAYS at the Dodge
Miss katharine e Giblin of Pelham
N. Y. with Miss P. G, Br0Snahln OF
Westport. Conn, is spending a few days
at Wardman Park Hotel Miss Giblin
entertained at luncheon Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin N. Hyman of
Denver, Colo, are at the Shoreham on
their way home from a trip to Bermuda
Miss Gretchen Parrock and Miss Nil
dred Garrabrant Of Syracuse, N. Y, are
passing a few days at the Dodge, ac-
companled by Miss Betty M Eskeli Of
Savre, Pa.
Mrs. Helen Royce Kakovannis has
returned to Washington from Europe.
where she spent several months. and is
in her apartment at Wardman Park
Hotel
Mrs. Margaret Mead Graves of Sui
grave Manor and her daughters, Adelyn
Belknap and Dorothy Harper, left Mon
day for Wynwood, Pa. where they will
make their home.
Evening star., 1932-09-27
ATTACHE APPOINTED
Lieut.. Col. Albert Gilmor to Be
Sent to Central Europe.

Sent to Central Europe.
Lieut. Col Albert Gilmor on duty
with the 51st Coast Artillery at Fort
Monroe, Va, today vas appointed mill
tary attache to Poland, Rumania and
Czechoslovakia He will leave this
country November IS to assume his
post at Warsaw, where he relieves Maj.
Elmer Yeager, Field Artillery. whose
tour as military attache is ended.
Maj. Yeager. on his return to this
country, will be assigned to the 5th
Field Artillery at Madison Barracks,
"
Evening star., 1932-09-27
SOCIETY
Continued From Third Page.)
Newark, N. J., are spending a week al
the Wardman Park.

the Wardman Park
Mrs. Sanford Harris Of Chicago, &C.
companied by Miss Myrtle Morrow and
Miss Marine Knowles, has taken suite
at Wardman Park Hotel during their
stay here.
Miss Marion Lyon and Miss Laura
Lyon of Durham, N. c., great-grand-
daughters of the late Washington Duke
founder of Duke University, are at the
MavfioWer with their mother, Mrs
Marion NOEL Koontz.
Miss Laura Lyon has studied IN Eng
land and on the continent for three
years and now is entering Holton Arms
School in washington.
Miss Marion Lyon made her debut
last season in Durham and recently re-
turned to North Carolina from visit
in Panama.
Mr. and Mrs. w. G. Johnstone, jr., OF
Lancaster, Fa., are spending few days
at the Shoreham en- their way to Miami
by boat.
Mrs. J. Gibson Wilson entertained
the Capitol Heights Homemakers' Club
at its first meeting of the season Fri
day afternoon, September %. New
members are Mrs Hazel Hickman, Mrs
J. G. Wilson and Mrs. w. T. SorreH
Clothing" will be the project for the
coming year. A special meeting for the
election of officers will be held in the
home of Mrs. Ruth B. Sweeney, Friday,
October IA, at 80 o'clock.
Evening star., 1932-09-27

night at which the new label was
launched
Evening star., 1932-09-27

If you prefer a semi-step-in-
there is a peach broche and inn
ported elastic model, in which
Lily of France emphasizes the
high waistline and slenderizes
the hips, $1o.50.
CoRsETs, THIRD FLOOR
Evening star., 1932-09-27

Miss Gretchen Parrock and Miss Nil
dred Garrabrant Of Syracuse N. Y. are
passing a few days at the Dodge ac-
companied by Miss Betty M. Eskeli Of
SaVre Pa
Evening star., 1932-09-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin N Hyman of
Denver, Colo, are at the Shoreham on
their way home from a trip to Bermuda.
Evening star., 1932-09-27

Mrs Helen Royce kakoyannis has
returned to Washington from Europe.
where she spent several months, and is
in her apartment at Wardman Park
Hotel
Evening star., 1932-09-27
Mrs. w. G. Allen and Miss Jeanette
N Wallace Of Morning Sum- Iowa, are

Miss Katharine e Giblin of Pelham
N Y. with Miss P G, BroSnahln Of
Westport. Conn, is spending few days
at Wardman Park Hotel Miss Giblin
entertained at luncheon Sunday.
Evening star., 1932-09-27

Mrs. Margaret Mead Graves Of Sui
grave Manor and her daughters, Adelyn
Belknap and Dorothy Harper, left Mon
day for Wynwood, Pa, where they will
make their home
Evening star., 1932-12-23
HERO MEDALS GIVEN
TO nine ARMY men
Capt. Eduardo Aidino and Eight
of His Command Honored for
Rescue.

Capt. Eduardo Andino, 9th In
fantry, and eight soldiers of his COM
mand today were awarded soldiers
medals for the heroic rescue of an
officer Of that regiment, who was in
jured in the mountains of Hawaii on
January 20, last. One of the soldiers.
Pvt. Sylvester P. Eckenrode, is now a
member of Company K, 18th Infantry,
at Fort Washington, Nd
According to the citation, Capt. En-
NETT M. Connor fell from the top Of
precipitous mountain, south of Po-
hakea Pass, Island Of Oahu, to a spot
300 feet below, breaking one leg and
both shoulders. As the risk Of their
own lives, Capt. Andino and eight OF
his soldiers descended to his aid.
For AZ hours the party worked,
cutting trail 1900 feet over precipice
and through junglelike underbrush.
They carried Capt. Connor down this
trail, where misstep might have re-
suited in death, and delivered him to
hospital.
Capt. Andino, a native Of Puerto
Rico, is stationed at Scof1eld Barracks,
Hawaii. The other seven men are
Sergt. Ben. H. Westberry, Corpl. John
8. Dunn, Corpl. James H. Foster.
Corpl. Sherman E. Hilliard. Pvt: George
E. Mitchell and Pvt. Grady G. Tase, all
Of Schofleld Barracks, and Sergt.
George M. Felty, who was discharged
In June.
Evening star., 1932-12-23
BANQUET ARRANGED
BY FEDERAL WORKERS
District Federation to Be Host to
National Executive Council
Next Month.

Arrangements were pushed for the
banquet to be rendered by the District
Federation Of Federal Employees to the
Executive Council Of the National Fed
Grafton of Federal Employees. at a meet
ing last night in which delegates from
the 13 locals In the District federation
took part.
The banquet will mark the end of
the meeting of the Executive Council
which convenes January 8 to discuss
legislative needs of the Government
workers and other issues.
John w. Ginder. president of the Dis
trict federation, said "the banquet is
being given not SO much for its social
side, but for the purpose of putting the
employees of the Government in their
proper light and to instill a new spirit
in Federal employees, and especially the
members OF the National Federation" ;"
The federation last night voted thanks
to the Washington Chamber of Com
merce for aiding in presenting the case
of the workers by radio, and acknowl-
edged the courtesy extended by M A.
Leese, through Station WMAL.
Evening star., 1932-12-23
WORK REL|EFFUND
REQUEST ENDORSED
D. C. Employment Commit
tee Approves $1,250,000
Sum.

The District Of Columbia Committee
on Employment, at a meeting in the
District Building yesterday afternoon,
indorsed the Commissioners request for
$1,250,000 for unemployment relief
here during the coming calendar year.
Endorsement in principle was given
to the housing bill sponsored by the
Washington Chapter. American 1nsti-
tute of Architects, and the alley-clear-
ance bill.
Statistical reports read at the meet
ing showed 29,069 men have received
employment at the woodward operated
by the committee from December 1,
1881, to December Is, 1882. The men.
Of whom 6,438 were washingtonians
and the rest transients, performed
&C., ,142 hours Of work.
Col. E. Goring Bliss made report
for the Clothes Conservation Commit
tee and Mrs. F. n. Brooke for the Gar
den Committee E. H. Daniel, chair
man Of the main committee, presided.
William c. Cleary, committee secre-
tary, said the woodward has q large
stock of sawed wood for sale at $12
per cord delivered. The receipts are
used for the woodward work.
Evening star., 1932-12-23
BOY MAKES GOOD
IN DETECTIVE ROLE
Helps Land Theft Suspect
Wanted by Police for More
Than Month.

John J. Kimball. IA, got his first
chance to do a bit of detective work
last highland he did the job 50 well
that an alleged thief, whom trained
headquarters sleuths had been seeking
for more than a month, landed behind
the bars of ninth precinct cell.
John decided to go in for detective
work In a serious way when his father,
Jesse j. Kimball, chief inspector in the
District Building inspectors office. re-
ceived word the theft suspect was hiding
In a house in the 100 block CT Maine
avenue southwest.
Latimer Townsend, "a, borrowed a
shotgun, valued at SIS, from Kimball
and, according to Detective Sergt. L. M.
Wilson, pawned 1t for $40 in Alexandria.
Accompanies Father.
John insisted on accompanying his
father to the Maine avenue address,
where they located Townsend. Leaving
his son on guard, Kimball went to a
nearby police call box and summoned
detectives from headquarters.
While he was gone, however, Town
send fed. Kimball and his son trailed
him to Third street and Maine ave
son to handle the case while he hur-
riei to headquarters.
Aided by E. E. Cassidy, All Fourth
street. Johnny 'shadowed Townsend to
an apartment house in the 400 block of
Third street. Just about that time
his father came along with Detective
SergtS. William B. Satterwaite and
Preston c. Wheeler, who took Town
send to the ninth precinct.
Booked for Investigation.
Townsend, who was booked for in
vestigat;cn, is said to be wanted on
desert.on and non-support charges by
Hage, Va, authorities.
AS for John, he said he got a great
kick out Of his sleuthing, but isn't
sure whether he wants to be a detec-
tive when he grows up or not He
lives ct 319 Tennessee avenue north
east and is student at Eliot Junior
High School.
Evening star., 1932-12-23
HEARINGS Of HOUSE.
ON NREGROUP|NGEND
Opposition Marks Close of
Committee Probe of
Hoover Plan.

Hearings by the House Expenditures
Committee on President Hoover's plan
for regrouping of Government agencies
ended today on the note with which
they began-opposition to the changes
and action to block the realignment
was expected to follow.
Chairman Cochran announced he
would prepare resolution for commit
tee action after the holidays He did
not directly state that this would be
phrased to suspend the presidential
changes, but commented that every
body seems to be against Mr.. Hoover S
plan"
Consolidation AssaiIed.
At today's final hearing. proposed
consolidation of the Forest Service with
the General Land Offices was assailed
by Representative Eaton. Republican,
of Colorado, who held no economies
could be effected by such combination
because of the wide difference in the
functions of the two organizations.
Eaton said all land services should be
amalgamated and that probably the
simplest solution would be to put the
Forest Service in the Interior Depart
ment.
Representative Schafer demanded that
the personnel of the different depart
ments of the Government be cut down
as the first step toward economy.
Objects to Transfer.
Representative Almon of Alabama OBJ
jected strenuously to transferring the
river and harbor work from the War
Department to the Interior Department.
He cited work done by Army engineers
on the Tennessee River in constructing
the Wilson Dam and claimed, in an
swer to q question by Chairman Coch-
ran, that the work could not have been
done economically by civil engineers.
Almon said that as the law provided
the plant at Muscle Shoals should be
used for the manufacture Of munitions
during any war and for the benefit Of
agriculture during peace time, 1t should
remain under the Jurisdiction Of the
War Department.
Evening star., 1932-12-23
M'CARL BACKS ALIEN BAN
IN WORK NEAR BORDER
Upholds Treasury Plans Regarding
Public Buildings Within 154
Miles of Canada.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
Plans Of the Treasury to prohibit
employment of aliens in construction
of public buildings within 1547 miles
Of the Canadian border have been ap-
proved by Controller General McCarl.
McCarl ruled last August that the
Treasury could properly insist that only
American labor be employed on the
new post Office building at Portland,
Me, and the Treasury a few days
ago asked If this could not be applied
to all buildings along the border
McCarl replied, saying there was moth
ing in any law to prohibit the employ
ment of aliens on public buildings, but
that he felt that the Treasury could
properly require in its specifications
that only American citizens Or aliens
with first papers could be employed as
mechanics or laborers on public build
ings in proximity of a border where
the added employment was likely to
bring about an influx Of alien labor.
Evening star., 1932-12-23
REFUSES TO LEAVE JAIL,
PROCLAIMING INNOCENCE
Judge Decides He Will Give Con-
vict Christmas Dinner and Then
Make Him Get Out.

BY the Associated Press.
Albert Lekert, who says he comes from
somewhere in the Middle West" be-
lieves he Is innocent and Is going to
stay in jail till someone agrees with
him.
He seeks new trial after being con-
victed of felonious entry and refuses to
appear for sentence although Judge B.
c. Atlee announced that sentence would
be, in effect, his release from Jail.
Leikert has been in jail since last
June. He was arrested when he en-
tered Frank Ulrichs barn and removed
a horse. It was Leikert's horse, but
there was an unpaid feed bill.
To settle the matter finally, Judge
Atlee announced he would refuse
Leikerts motion for new trial, permit
him to eat Christmas dinner in jail
and then sentence him to be released.
Evening star., 1932-12-23
Quizzed on Hijacking.
APPROVED BY .WoODCoCK.
Proper to Use Information of Violations,
He Says.

Expressing confidence in William R.
Blandford, deputy prohibition admin
istrator for this city, Prohibition Di-
rector Woodcock today approved Bland
ford's use of William Plummer, alleged
bootlegger, as an informer
Blandford, it was learned today, had
reported to prohibition headquarters
that Plummer. although used as an in
former. had been repeatedly arrested
for violation of the prohibition laws.
There is a clear distinction here" d"
said Col. Woodcock. 1T is perfectly
proper for investigators to use informa-
tion obtained from violators of the law.
1T is improper, on the other hand,
to permit violators to operate" he said,
lin return for information about other
violators. There is nothing in this
Plummer case anything like this"
Evening star., 1932-12-23
BOYS SKULL FRACTURED

Jack Luddy, jr., IL, Of 1920 Connect.
cut avenue, Is In Emergency Hospital
suffering from fractured skull re-
ceived last night when his sled crashed
into a parked automobile at Connecticut
avenue and Porter street. It was be-
ueved at the hospital today that the boy
would recover.
Young Luddy Is said to have swerved
the sled to keep from running into an
other automobile.
Evening star., 1932-12-23
BOY DISCOVERED DEAD
THOUGHT AUTO VICTIM
9-Year-O1d Howard Walker, Col
ored, Found at Twenty-Fifth
Street and Virginia Avenue.

Howard Walker, 9. colored, 900 block
of Twenty-seventh street, was found
dead late yesterday at Twenty fifth
street and Virginia avenue, believed to
have been the victim Of hit-and-run
driver.
Police today were continuing an in
vestigation to ascertain how the boy
was killed.
Joe Pasternak, "a, Of the 23O0 block
of Wisconsin avenue, received bruises
and possibly internal injuries yesterday
when struck by a hit-and-run driver
while walking in the 400 book of New
York avenue. He was treated at Provi-
dence Hospital.
Evening star., 1932-12-23
SERVICE MEN ABROAD
TO GET 25,21O BAGS
Custom Adopted by Red Cross 16
Years Ago on Mexican Bor-
der Continued.

Continuing a custom adopted l6 years
ago, when the American Army was on
the Mexican bcrder, the Red Cross has
sent cut 25,2l0 Christmas bags to SOL
diers, sailors and marines stationed at
outposts and in foreign ports.
These bags, in gay cretonnes and con-
tanning mementoes of home. came from
chapters all over the United States.
The majority Of them started on their
way to carry Christmas cheer last Sum-
mer and Fall, as they had to be shipped
to such distant points as China, the
Philippines, Samoa and Guam, as well
as Hawaii, Cuba. Nicaragua, Puerto Rico,
Haiti and the Canal Zcne.
Evening star., 1932-12-23
DINNERS TO BE ABOLISHED
Food Administration Cafeteria to
Serve Last One Tonight.

Regular dinners will be served for the
last time this evening in the old Food
Administration Cafeteria, Eighteenth
and D streets, because so many Govern
ment employees have moved from the
vicinity that 1t can no longer maintain
this service at a profit. The cafeteria,
the only one of its kind to serve din
ners. introduced this specially when
Herbert Hoover was food administrator.
F. w. Hoover, general manager of the
Welfare and Recreational Association Of
Public Buildings and Grounds, Inc, also
announced that because funds are low
the bonus customarily paid low-salaried
employees will be reduced this year.
Evening star., 1932-12-23
SHIFTING OF FUNDS
TO SAVE U. S. Jobs
CHARGED BY BYRNS
Department Officials Abuse
Economy Act Provision,
Committee Told.
TRANSFER RULE MEANT
TO AVOID DEFICIENCY"
War and Interior Instances Cited.
Wood and Hasting Support
Chairman's Position.

The charge that departmental officials
have been saving the jobs of Govern
ment workers by abusing their privilege
Of transferring funds from one bureau
to another was made in the House late
yesterday by Chairman Byrns of the
House Appropriations Committee.
Byrns said this practice Is a clear
violation Of the intant of Congress, and
insisted 1t be stopped.
Representative Will r. Wood of In
diana, ranking Republican member Of
the Appropriations Committee, support
ed Byrns' position, and urged a special
rule be adopted to end the practice.
Economy Bill Provision.
Explaining his stand, Byrns said:
'The House will recall that the econ
omy bill carries provision authorizing
the departments and various independ-
ent activities of the Government to
transfer from one appropriation to an
other within the department or inde-
pendent establishment IL per cent of
the amount of the appropriation.
''Of course, Congress. in making this
provision, intended this sum should be
used to avoid any possible deficiency in
view of the very heavy reductions that
were being made in many appropriations
last year.
Il know It was never intended that
where Congress had made specific ap-
preparation for salaries and clerical
service in these various activities that
any head of department or chief of
bureau should undertake to transfer
from some other fund in his depart
ment, Tor instance, a lump-sum appro-
priation of - per cent, or any other
amount under II per cent, in order to
frdstrate the will of Congress and pro-
vide more money for salaries and cleri-
cal expenses than Congress had origi-
nally provided
One Instance Specific.
He said he knew of one, instance In
which this wes done III the War
Department.
Representative Hastings. Democrat.
of Oklahoma. declared similar transfers
had been made in the Interior Depart
ment.
Representative Bankhead, Democrat,
Of Alabama, said he thought this power
to transfer has been grossly abused.
and that Congress ought to put strict
limitations upon the part of the execu-
tive officers who abuse the confidence Of
Congress
Wood said the example set by the
two departments might be followed by
others unless Congress intervened
Evening star., 1932-12-23
LINCOLN POOL SKATING
is AGAIN AUTHORIZED
Office of Public Buildings and Pub
lie Parks Announces Ice Is
Thick Enough.

Skating on the Lincoln Memorial Re
flecting Pool was authorized again to-
day. when officials of the park division
of the Office of Public Buildings and
public parks announced the ice was
thick enough for safety.
The ice was about 3 inches thick at
6 am. today. At daylight Is persons
were cavorting around the Rejecting
Pool on skates. =
The Rock Greek and Potomac park
wav in the region Of Massachusetts,
avenue and P street was closed again
TODAY to traffic, park authorities an
nounced, as the approaches down into
the valley are dangerous because OF icy
roads,
Evening star., 1932-12-23
ELKS WILL DISTRIBUTE
400 BASKETS OF FOOD
Gifts Will Be Made to Poor by
Lodges Welfare Committee
Tomorrow Morning.

Washington Lodge, No. IS, B. p. o.
Elks, tomorrow morning will distribute
more than 400 baskets of food among
the poor, through the organizations
Social and Community Welfare Com
mittee. Of which Joseph j. Leary Is
chairman.
Assisting Mr.. Leary In this work are
Exalted Ruler Leonard M. Gawler,
Joseph P. Hagerty, DR.. John T. Ready,
James Murray, Nathan WE'LL, William
s. Shelby, Thomas King Harvey c.
Belt, George C. Wathen, william
Keefer, Gus Brahler. william K,
Rogers, Edward Venable, DR.. David
Fitzgibbons, John Dillon Fitzgerald and
Arthur A. Riemer.
Evening star., 1932-12-23
Small Auto Upsets
Truck in Accident.
Scattering Load

A truck and an automobile
came together at the corner of
Rhode Island avenue and Seventh
street this mornine-and the
smaller vehicle got the better of
the argument!
The truck overturned after the
crash, scattering its load of mer-
chandise in all directions and
blocking all traffic on the avenue.
The driver, Howard w. Clark. 26,
first block Of Randolph street,
escaped injury. but his COM
panion, Radford Frazier, colored.
400 block of r street, was slightly
hurt. He was treated at Freed
mems Hospital
John Powell, colored, 1900
block Of Second street southwest,
driver of the automobile, also was
unhurt.
Evening star., 1932-12-23
French Transport Sinks.

PARIS, December % R.-The min
istry Of marine announced yesterday
that the transport Seine, which got into
difficulties during the storm in the Bay
of Glascony Wednesday, sank during
the night, despite eoffrts to tow her to
port. The officers and crew are safe
aboard the cruiser Duplex. due OF
Brest tomorrow.
Evening star., 1932-12-23
CONVICT SENDS POLICE
CHRISTMAS GREETING
rKeep Up the Good Work" He
Tells OMcia1 Who Helped Get
Him 10 to IL Years.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the ASSOclAteQ fIeSS.
NEWTON, Mass, December 23.-The
Dpirit of Yuletide reached a new high
Tor this vicinity yesterday, when Police
Inspector Frank Feeley received a hand
Donely embossed Christmas card from
Nicholas Civetta. The card bore the
following inscription:
II see you're quite busy lately. Well,
keep up the good work, Frank. I wish
you all the luck in the world for higher
success-Nick."
Ths card was postmarked Charles
town State Prison" Inspector Feeley
helped send Nick there for 10 to II
years for attempting to kill an oppo-
nent In q card game.