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Evening star., 1933-09-01

The vast majority-and that's con-
Siderably more than 95 per cent-of
Washington's residents are signing the
N. R. A. consumer pledges, but there
are a few who, for various reasons.
refuse to have any part in the Blue
Eagle drive.
For the most part the Wash
ington women who are going from
door to door enlisting support of the
N. R. A. dealers are treated courteously
and even Hospitality. for many house
wives invite them in to have cup
OF tea" and to rest bit" But there
are others
One woman thinks the very idea of
women canvassing the city is wrong
You women ought to be home tend
ing to your own households instead of
telling us how TO run ours, where we
shall buy and all that"
She wouldn't sign.
Demands Back Pay First.
Another, and there are, by the way
number who share her views, holds
the present administration responsible
for economic distress in her home. Her
husbands Government salary was re-
duced
When the Government gives my
husband his back pay Ill sign and
not day before!"
Others just don't like the N. r. A.
campaign.
Il don't believe in it," one woman
told canvasser Nothing will come
of it-this NJ r. A. business, mean"
This thing won't do any good and
I don't see any sense in signing that
card" said still another.
There are a few Government en-
ployes who believe the Blue Eagles
wings ought to enfold them, and until
they do
I'll tell you I'm not working under
any Blue Eagle or N. R. A, or anything
else like that. so I don't see why
should be expected to sign"
Resents Salary Cuts.
To another woman the administra-
tion'S dealing with her immediate Gov
ernment-employed family was cause for
still greater bitterness.
They cut my husbands and my
Evening star., 1933-09-01
War Secretary Urged to Save
Wives Whose Husbands
Are in U. S. Employ.
WOMEN ENLIST SUPPORT
OF SHAW AND MORRISON
No Assurances Given Except situa-
tion Will Be Handled in Most
Humane Way.

Secretary of War Dern is being bonn
barded by members of Congress and
labor officials to prevent the contem-
plated discharge of approximately As
employees of the adjutant generals
office, most of then? married women
whose husbands are employed in other
Federal departments in the city.
These women have enlisted the sup
port of John Arthur Shaw, president
of the American Federation of Federal
Employees, and Frank Morrison, secre-
tary of the American Federation Of
Labor, who called on Secretary Dern
late yesterday. They received no as
surances from Secretary Dern, however.
beyond a mere statement that he would
handle the personnel situation in the
most humane way possible, but that the
War Department would have TO keep
strictly within the budget limitations.
The personnel situation, Secretary Dern
told them, is giving him grave concern.
Economy Cut Pay.
Under the various economy reductions
made in the pay of Government clerks,
lis employees in the adjutant generals
department receive only s84 month
out of their basic salaries Of 81 126O.
Another group of l36 in the Sl.440
grade actually receive slightly less than
500 month as a result of reductions.
Secretary Dern Is said to take an en-
tirely different view Of n. R. A.
principles than the two labor officials
who called upon him yesterday. They
are said to have told the secretary that
the contemplated dismissals violated
the principles Of the N. R A. Con-
trary to this view, War Department
officials expressed the opinion that the
N R. A was designed to bring about
a greater distribution OF jobs
No decision has been reached by Sec
retary Dern on the issue involving the
As employees in the adjutant generals
Office. None will be reached, it was
said, until each individual case has
been passed on by the Civil Service
Commission.
The proposed dismissal of married
persons, it was said. is in line with the
general policy adopted by all depart
ments in Washington. About six mar
ried persons in the adjutant generals
Office were droped several months ago
on pressure from other departments In
each case, husband or wife WAS allowed
TO decide which should continue il
the Government employ.
Evening star., 1933-09-01
RAIL WRECK LAID
TO TROPICAL STORM
Coroner's Jury Makes No
Recommendations in Ana
costa Disaster.
The West Indian storm of las

The West Indian storm Of last week
was held responsible yesterday by a
coroner's jury for the wreck of the
Crescent Limited at the Anacostia
River trestle. which had been under
mined by the racing waters of the
swollen stream.
Two men were killed and 13 persons
injured when the Pennsylvania Railroad
flyer was derailed. The dead were A. H.
gineer. and John H. Faye, Perryville,
Md. the fireman.
The jury made no recommendations
after hearing Is witnesses.
Their testimony developed that the
regular monthly inspection made by
the Pennsylvania Railroad did not ex-
tend to the foundations of the bridge,
which were under water, and that Ed
ward R. White, engineer of bridges for
the District, has no authority to in
spect any private structure until after
an accident has occurred
A. r. Wilson. briCge engineer for the
railroad told the jury that the bridge
was built in 1904 of concrete, cut stone
and steel with its base sunk in five
foot stratum of gravel. which ordinarily
would have been sufficient to support
the structure.
He said that since that time there
has been marked changes in the water
shed of the stream. increasing the
volume Of water carried, and that the
place where the bridge is located has
been made into a bottleneck by dredg-
ing above and below it. These features,
he testified, would have tendency to
increase the velocity of the current.
This, together with heavy rains, it was
said, transformed the stream a week
ago yesterday into a torrent which ate
under the supporting piers.
Wilson said he would have recon-
mended that the piers of the bridge be
protected with sheets of steel
John S. Riegle, track foreman, said
the bridge appeared in good shape when
inspected few hours before the
accident.
Evening star., 1933-09-01
BOARD TO BE SET UP
FOR SEWER STUDY
Three Engineering Experts to
Probe Needs of System.
River Pollution.

The District Commissioners will set
up a beard OF three engineering exp-rts
as soon as possible to make recon-
mendations on the best method of
handling sewage disposal and of pro-
tecting the Potomac and Anacostia
Rivers from pollution
Creation of such board is one Of
the steps provided for in the program
Of sewer work which the District has
been authorized to finance out of the
Federal fund of S1,759,500 allocated to
the city yesterday by the Federal Public
Works Administration.
While the program calls for immedi-
ate building of a number of needed
sewers, the task of this engineering
board will be to study the future needs
of the system as a whole, particularly as
to what should be done regarding the
building of a sewage treatment plant.
Evening star., 1933-09-01
CAPT. IMIRIE TO HEAD
FAIR RESCUE SQUADS

Capt. John L. Imirie of Bethesda,
Md, has been made superintendent OF
the rescue squads stationed in the hos
pital tent at the National City Fair,
opening Sunday.
The Bethesda, Rockville, Kensington,
Bladensburg, Marlboro, Hyattsviile
Mount Rainier and Upper Marlboro
rescue squads will share time in the
demonstration, Capt Imirie said. The
groups will staff the tent on speclneo
in the use Of life-saving and emergency
equipment. Each organization is bring
ing an ambulance.
Assisting Capt. Imirie will be Chie1
Val Wilson of Rockville, Lieut. William
Magruder of Kensington, Capt. Clar-
ence Gasch of Bladensburg and Mrs
Berlin S. Brann, who will be in charge
Of the nursery section.
Evening star., 1933-09-01
GIRL MISSING SINCE
SISTERS DEATH RETURNS
Miss Margaret Van Horn, 1S, Too
Dazed to Tell Where She Was,
Says Mother.

Miss Margaret Van Horn, 18, who
disappeared following the death OF her
sister, returned home about 4 o'clock
this morning-too dazed, her mother
said, to tell where she had been.
The sister, Mrs. Jane McMenamin,
died Monday. Overcome by grief, Miss
Van Horn, according to friends, was in
a highly nervous condition Tuesday
night when she disappeared.
Her mother Mrs Abraham Van Horn,
did not become alarmed. however, until
she failed to appear at the funeral.
Then the case was reported to the
police.
She was in such a dazen condition
when she came home" said her mother,
that we didn't dare question her. We
simply put her to bed and called a
doctor. She was still wearing the
mourning outfit that she had on when
she left home"
The Van Horns live at 1900 Con-
necticut avenue.
Evening star., 1933-09-01
WRC|N|A'S SUPPORT
FOR BRIDGE SOUGHT
Montgomery Civic Federation
Names Bondy Recipient
of Star Cup.

A decision to urge the State of Vir-
ginia to lend its support toward early
construction of the proposed bridge
over the Potomac River at Great Falls
and the selection of Robert E. Bondy
as the recipient of The Evening Star
the Executive and Advisory Commit
tes of the Montgomery County Civic
Federation at the National Press Club
last night.
Richard H. Akers, chairman of the
Committee on Roads Streets ana
Bridges was named to confer with
Northern Virginia members OF the Vir-
ginia Legislature, now in session at
Richmond, and appeal to them to
sponsor legislation providing for the
immediate appropriation of sufficient
funds to cover that States share OF
building the proposed span.
A similar request Will be made Of
the Maryland General Assembly at its
next session, which is expected to- come
in the form of a special session this
Fall.
Conferred With Officials.
Col. Alvin B. Barber pointed out
that he had conferred with Montgom-
cry County officials regarding the pro-
posal to build a bridge between the
Maryland and Virginia shores of the
Potomac at Great Falls and had been
advised that the span would have to
be financed by the two States.
1t was said by Col. Barber that the
project IS eligible to receive q 80 per
cent grant from Federal funds and
that Maryland and Virginia would be
nr,1yy fn f,1r,, ic6 har
of the remaining 70 per cent Of the
cost.
Bondy, who is chairman of the Com
mittee on Schools, was chosen to re-
ceive The Evening Star Cup as re-
ward for his consistent work for
number of years in the interest of
Montgomery County's schools"
The trophy is presented each year to
the member or committee OF the fed
Grafton that performs the most out
standing service for the county. Bondy,
who lives in Edgemoor, is national di-
rector of disaster relief for the Amer
ican Red Cross.
Resolution Ordered.
The Public Welfare Committee was
directed to prepare resolution COM
mending the merchants and business
men of the county for their excellent
response in the National Recovery Ad-
ministration's drive, now under way In
Montgomery. The resolution will be
submitted to the federation at its first
Fall meeting, scheduled for September
IL at the Bethesda Elementary School
Stephen James reported to the
committees that Montgomery County
Commissioners have been requested for
| more detailed plans and specifications
| on several of the projects they nope TO
carry out with the aid of Federal funds
and it will not be known for some time
| whether the money requested by the
| commissioners will be advanced by the
! Government.
Evening star., 1933-09-01
D. c. NAVY YARD
|. HIRES 1853 WORKERS
Others Will Be Employed as
Building Program Gets
Under Way.

The Washington Navy Yard has
taken on l69 employees, because OF the
new public works naval building pro-
gram, in the last three weeks, but there
are some 10000 persons that have new
applications on file for work there.
officials said today that the 1859 new
workers represent craftsmen, junior
engineers, machinists and others in the
metal trades. The authorities likened
the work load at the Washington Navy
Yard to an inverted pyramid, starting
slowly at the point. but widening out
later to the broad base. when maxi
mum employment is reached. Just
new. the drafting rocm is Cne Of The
busiest places at the yard, rs the
workers turn cut new designs for Uncle
Sans fighting fleet Then will come
the checking of the designs by experts
and the molders will get to work to
translate the blueprintS into steel. The
machinists will then appear in the pic
ture, to smooth out the rough castings
and give form to a new fighting ma
chine
Authorities anticipate that the en-
ployment curve will rise slowly. the
Washington Navy Yard getting into
production in about three months.
There are some 10000 applications on
file with the Labor Board at the yard,
as a result of the recent call for work.
ers. in response to the new naval build
ing program. These papers have to be
rated-a lengthy job that is expected
to take some two months. at least. Ap-
plicants have set forth their experience
and abilities together with notations of
places in which they have worked pre-
viously.
The old roster. from which workers
might be drawn. is rapidly nearing ex-
haustion. In order to establish new
register in the immediate future, Labor
Board officials and others at the Wash
ington yard are combing the appli-
cations, just received and digesting the
information. Some Of the applicants
formerly worked at the Washington
Navy Yard and are considered skilled
mechanics.
Evening star., 1933-09-01
POLICE, DRY AGENT
ROW TO co TO JURY
Spiess Demands Formal Trial
for Tilt With Traffic
Officer.

Karl o. Spiess, Federal prohibition
agent and former policeman. demanded
a jury trial in Police Court today when
arraigned on a charge of assaulting a
traffic policeman during fracas at
Twelfth and F streets yesterday which
was witnessed by several hundred late
afternoon shoppers.
Judge Ralph Given fixed bond at $500
and set trial for September 90 In
addition, Spiess was waiting in Traffic
Court where he faces two charges OF
violation of minor driving rules.
The trouble started when E. G. Com
mingore, crossing policeman, attempt
ed to stop SpiesS from making a left
turn at the busy F street intersection
The officer is said to have jumped to
the running board of the agents ma
chine when he disregarded signal and
ordered Spiess, whom he did not know
to stop, but that the agent raised the
window of his car, catching and in
juring the policeman'S left arm. The
officer took his blackjack, smashed the
glass and took Spiess from the car
Subsequently he called q patrol wagon
to carry him to the police station
Commingore received first-aid treat
ment at Emergency Hospital for the
injury to his arm. He said today it
was still numb.
Previously Spiess had been given a
ticket by F. v. Kirchman, traffic officer
at Eleventh and F streets, where he is
said to have disregarded the stop sign
on the semaphore Both charges of dis
regarding official signs were to be heard
in court today.
Spiess contends Commingore had no
right to keep him from making a left
turn when there was no sign in the
street. However, the traffic officer said
he had instructions to stop left turns
at the crossing when traffic became
heavy.
Spiess was represented in court by
Attorney E. Russell Kelly. while Assist.
ant United States Attorney Michael
Keogh prosecuted the case against him
Evening star., 1933-09-01
ENVOY TAKES OATH

Leo ri. Sack, former Washington
newspaper correspondent. took the oath
of Office today as Minister to Costa
Rica.
Sack succeeds Charles c. Eberhardt
who recently retired from the diplo
matte service. The new envoy will take
q months course of instruction at the
State Department and leave imme-
diately thereafter for his new post.
Evening star., 1933-09-01
$3.50 IN CASH, APPAREL
AND FURNITURE STOLEN
Variety of Articles Included in
Loot Taken Here-Man Re-
ports Loss of $64.

More than $3.50 in cash. and various
articles valued at about $3.50, COM
prised the loot in robberies reported to
police in the last "a hours.
John G. j. Hawley, 1900 block of Six
teenth street, reported the theft of $64
from his room, while Elmer A. Lewis,
lis Second street northeast, said a
pocketbook containing $50 was stolen
from him.
Other victims were Mabel A. Lewis,
COG Fifth street, who said furniture,
clothing and draperies valued at 5000
were taken from a garage in rear of her
home: Arthur T. Taylor, Fort Washing
ton, Md. whose pocket was picked of
S14; Raymond ]. Hinton, 1914 Hem
lock street. who reported the theft Of
wearing apparel worth $50, and Frank
F. Wilson, colored taXicab driver. 900
block of French street, who was robbed
of So by three men.
Evening star., 1933-09-01
TWO SAVED FROM GAS
BY TIMELY DISCOVERY
Mrs. Helen P. Wagner of North
east Section and Harry Hampton,
FL, Given Treatment.

Two persons were overcome by illum-
mating gas last night in their homes in
separate parts of the city.
Mrs. Helen p. Wagner, 38, Of 80 l.
street northeast, was found unconscious
in the basement of her home about 2:30
am, her head resting on a stove, four
burners of which were open.
Her husband, Henry C. Wagner, sum-
moned a physician and the fire rescue
squad Mrs. Wagner was given first
aid and remained at home, where her
condition was described as unde-
termined.
Harry Hampton, 81, who recently lest
his job with local dairy, was found
suffering from Illuminating gas poison
ing last night in his room, in the home
of Mrs Mary Lawler. 100 block OF
Twenty fifth street. He was given first
aid. Th4 4youth was not believed fan-
gerously affected. 90.
Evening star., 1933-09-01
MILK PROBE SET
Comparison Of Baltimore and
Washington Scheduled Sept. g.

Assistant Corporation Counsel FL
wood II. Seal counsel to the Senate
Milk Investigating Committee, has de-
cided on September as the date for
beginning his study of the Baltimore
milk situation in its possible relation
ship to the Washington milk market.
Mr.. Seal has been promised the CO.
operation of the assistant district attor-
ney in Baltimore and will make his
headquarters in that Office while gather
ing information in the neighboring city.
Evening star., 1933-09-01
HELD FOR GRAND JURY
IN CRASH FATALITY
D. C. Man Is Charged With Man
slaughter at Marlboro After
Nurses Death.
By a STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

BY q Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, September
Norman Love, 5000 block Of Nichols
avenue southeast, Washington, was held
for the action of the grand jury on a
manslaughter charge following an in
quest into the death of Miss Marie
Fitzpatrick, a nurse at ST. Elizabeth's
Hospital, last night.
Miss Fitzpatrick was killed when an
automobile in which she was riding
with Love left the Southern Maryland
pike at Silver Hill and struck a tree
about two weeks ago. Love was slightly
injured.
Justice Of the Peace George N. Cox
presided at the inquest. Love was re-
leased on $1,000 bond.
Evening star., 1933-09-01
HOWARD ROAD DAMAGE
FROM STORM is $4,000
Six Bridges Over Streams in
County Are Carried Away
During Gale.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ELLICOTT CITY, Md. September 1.
Damages to roads and bridges in How
ard County resulting from last weeks
flood are estimated at approximately
$4,000 by Road Supt. Joshua w. Bax-
ley.
Among six bridges carried away on
the various streams in the county the
largest was the bridge over the Patux-
ent River at Schooley's Mill. The struc-
ture was joint bridge between Howard
and Montgomery Counties. each of
which will defray one-half the cost for
its replacement.
Evening star., 1933-09-01
MARSHAL SHIP ABOLISHED
BY a star Correspondent Of The Star.

BY StafY Correspondent Of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO. Md, September
1.-As part of the Federal economy pro-
gram the Office Of deputy United States
marshal for Southern Maryland was
abolished yesterday.
Eugene Shook of Riverdale has held
the post since it was created in 1881.
1t is reported here that deputies from
Baltimore will be called upon to serve
Federal warrants and handle Federal
prisoners brought to the local jail.
Evening star., 1933-09-01

ular man on the post. Say, fellow, wait
until those boys get their coats of, and
their boots off, and get back on their
bunks-then go around and ask them
who's the most popular man on the
post.
ASK them if by any chance he's the
sergeant that just turned out the whole
outfit to get retired?" The sergeant
grinned But they're great bunch,
the only bunch I've ever known. &.
I've tried to be a good fellow among
good fellows, and the Army's full OF
them"
Evening star., 1933-09-01
MRS. RUTH DICKSON GETS
NEVADA DIVORCE DECREE
Daughter of st. Elizabeth's Super
intendent Was Married in
Rockville in 1881.

By the Associated Press.
LAS VEGAS. New, September l.
Mrs. Ruth Dickson of Washington.
D. c., today was granted a decree of
divorce from Cecil B. Dickson, whom
she married at Rockville, Md, July II,
1881. after receiving a divorce here
from Lester j. Maitland, United States
Army flyer, in April, 1880.
Mrs. Dickson is the daughter Of DR..
William A. White, superintendent OF
ST. Elizabeth's Hospital, while Mr..
Dickson is a Capitol reporter for the
Associated Press
Evening star., 1933-09-01
BLADENSBURG SANITARY
SURVEY MADE BY HOOTON
Aim Is to Check Possibility of
Typhoid Outbreak in Prince
Georges
BY q STAFF Correspondent of The Star.

BY . Staff Correspondent Of The Star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, Septem-
ber IA survey of sanitary conditions
in the vicinity of Bladensburg with a
view to checking possible outbreak of
typhoid was made yesterday by DR.. A.
B. Hooton, county health officer, and
a State sanitary engineer.
There was ample opportunity during
the recent flood for persons in the area
affected to come in contact with the
typhoid germs. the physician stated.
Sufficient time has not elapsed, how
ever. since the flood, for the disease to
develop
Six cases of typhoid were reported
during August, all in the lower part Of
the county.
Evening star., 1933-09-01
PATIENTS ENTERTAINED
tuberculosis Camp Children See
Tap, Acrobatic Dances.

Tap, Acrobatic Dances.
Dance pupils of Miss Lou Langlotz
staged an entertainment last night at
the twilight hour" in the tuberculosis
Associations camp for children at
Fourteenth and Upshur streets. Aero
batic and tap dances were presented in
costume. Tony La Nasa, Arlington
Hotel roof entertainer, was master OF
ceremonies.
Songs were sung to the young pa
tients by Joe Cooke and Joseph Myers.
The dance pupils included Joan and
Nadine Paul, Rosemary and Olive Scopi,
Mary Palermo. Gertrude Gibbon, Peggy
Owens, Margaret Nunerick, Eileen
Sheey, Dorothy Grever, Mary Ellen
Ferry, Anna Ferry and Vincent Scopi
The piano Accomplishments were played
by Miss Grace Stanley Stevens and Miss
Jessit Clara La NaSa.
Evening star., 1933-09-01
WORK TOTALS S2,350,437
Twenty-Eight Municipal Projects
Completed Last Year.

Twenty-eight municipal construction
projects were completed during the last
fiscal year the contract value of which
totaled S2,350,43 according to the
annual report to the Commissioners
from the municipal architects office
Contracts entered into during the fiscal
year ended June 80 last amounted tC
$l,843,293
The report contains detailed statis-
tics on the various buildings completed
last year, and those which were started
and are still under construction.
Evening star., 1933-09-01
Policeman McWilliams Retired.

The retirement Of Policeman G. A.
McWilliams, eighth precinct, for physi..
cal disability became effective last
night. The vacancy was filled by the
appointment Of F. e. Bendure OF the
Park Police.
Evening star., 1933-09-01

The sergeant said he planned to de-
vote his new leisure to teaching Boogie
new tricks, and then he has six
chickens to look after.
II may build them up into a chicken
ranch =" he said who knows?"
Back at the stables, the former
sergeant and Boogie stopped to bic
Tony so long" but not good-by.
The sergeant had few parting words
to the stable man as to Tony's welfare
It's a tough life. the Army ne
prinnej. by way of parting
Evening star., 1933-09-01
new STYLES FRANK
Expert Says Fashion Will Leave
Nothing to Imagination.

NEW YORK (P.-The flat-chested
woman will be out of luck this Winter,
says Mrs. George Palen Snow, fashion
expert, just back from Paris. She said
of the coming modes:
Nothing will be left to the imagina-
ton. The hour-glass silhouette, as it
is called, will mold to the figure and
fit like q glove. I don't see this new
silhouette as essentially romantic. 1t is
too frank. Mae West brought it about" "