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The Washington times., 1933-08-25
Giants BIOndy Ryan
Keeps Football Pen

One always thinks of Boston
when looking at Blondy Ryan, of
the Giants, the nonchalant, rangy
lad many folks think is the best
defensive shortstop in the Ma.
tional League. 1t is natural
enough to think of Boston in con-
nection with Ryan, Blondy being
a son of the Goldfish State. 1t
was in the Hub that the Lynn
product played some of his best
football for Holy Cross against
Harvard.
The Washington times., 1933-08-25
Baseball Standings

sStandings year ago this date.
4Games behind leader.
Yesterdays Results
WASHINGTON, 13; Detroit, 6.
New York 10; Cleveland, l.
st. Louis, 7-3; Philadelphia, 6-4,
Glrst game IL inninSs).
Boston. 6-.6; Chicago. IL. Second
game 10 inninGs).
TOday's Games
WASHINGTON at Detroit,
New York at Cleveland.
Philadelphia al st. Louis.
Boston at Chicago.
The Washington times., 1933-08-25
GOLF TOURNAMENT SET FOR SEPTEMBER
Last Nights Fights

At New York-Eddie CKid~
Whalen, New York middleweight,
defeated Tony Domiquez, Cuba,
QO). frankie Marino, New York
lightweight, defeated Long Sing
Que, New York, (6).
At Chicago - Henry Firpo,
Louisville middleweight boxer,
outpointed Ray Tramblie, of
Rockford, ILL.,, eight rounds.
The Washington times., 1933-08-25
ARMY NETMAN TO WED

Lieut.. Stanley Keith Robinson,
Air Corps, of Washington, Army
net star, will wed Miss Margaret
Carspecken, West Virginia tennis
champion. at Morgantown Sep
tember 9.
The Washington times., 1933-08-25
Cronin, Goslin in Love Scene
AS Goose Hits I'd Homer
(By Times Staff Correspondent

OCUJy OOTTgSpOUUGWLI
DETROIT Aug. 25-There quite interesting scene
in the ninth inning of yesterdays 1906 ball game between
the Gfs and the Detroit Tigers which had all the earmark
of being honest-to- goodness drama at it's best.
The Washington times., 1933-08-25

Want to buy n business Of your own:
Follow the many unusual Business OPP
pOrtunities advertised daily in the
WANT AID SECTION Of this newspaper.
The Washington times., 1933-08-25

HStandings a year ago this date.
$Games behind leader.
Yesterdays Results
Chicago. So; Philadelphia, O-6.
Brooklyn, p: Cincinnati. O-3.
Boston. 4; st. Louis. 3.
New Pittsburgh (rain).
TOday'S Games
Pittsburgh at New YOrk-two
Cincinnati at Brooklyn.
Chicago at Philadelphia.
st. Louis at Boston.
HOME Run DERBY
American League FoXx. Athletica
80; Ruth. Yankees. 2S: Gehrig, Yam.
KEGS, 22 Lazerri, Yankees. IS; Camp
bell, Browns. I6.
National LeaEue-Berger. Braves. "a;
Herman, Chicago. H.
RUNS RATTED IN
Fox, Athletics 1aH
Simmons, White SOX " I06
10 .,0oS '.''''''ss 1O4
ESann, III. ~ ''.''''"'ss 1O4
NNO-A->' ~NiAAS ~
Gehrig, Yankees ........ ., 10Y
FOxx, Athletics ....,,,. SS
9i
Martin, Cardinals ............. 80
Cn6pHHdh' AduheSS BB
HITS
MAUNSH, MATS ........,, 1RO
simmons, White SOX ............, IFS
Klein. PhilliPS Observation-Disclosures. I73
GehFfnEer, /" ers .......,......... 1854
FOxx, Athle,.ys ,.................. 1871
Appling. White SOx ............... 161
The Washington times., 1933-08-25
Firenlen TrGUeL
To Winchester

Ballston Firemen travel to VIM
chester, Va, to play the Winches-
ter Parks Sunday.
Lem" owens will hurl for the
Firemen while Speed" Duffy will
oppose him. All fire-eaterS are
requested to report at the fire.
house Sunday morning at II
o'clock.
Evening star., 1933-06-03
CIVIL SERVICE BILL
ACTION POSTPONED
Measure Would Remove Status
From Those Blanketed in Dur
ing Past Four Years.

The King bill to withdraw the Civil
Service status from persons blanketed
INTO the service during the past four
years and to prohibit such procedure
In the future, was considered briefly By
the Senate Civil Service Committee to-
day, but final action was postponed for
a few days to consider minor amend
ments.
One Of the questions to be considered
Is whether there should be some spe-
cial provision made for persons who
may have been in the service for a long
period of years before they were blan-
keted into a Civil Service status as
distinguished from those who were COW
cred in after a brief period OF employ
ment
Mrs. Margaret Hopkins Worrell of the
League Of American Civil Service, told
the committee that she believes Gov
ernment employees generally are against
blanketing persons into a civil service
status without taking the examinations
required Of others. She said that any
who have worked for the Government
for a long period of years ought to be
left in, but those who were covered into
the service after only one or two years
OF employment should be required to
take the examination.
Senator Kean of New Jersey asked
Chairman Bulow and Senator Nickel
lar to consider what provision should be
made with regard to employees OF SOL
diers' homes in several States, who had
worked for their States for a long time
before the homes were transferred from
State jurisdiction to Federal Govern
ment
Evening star., 1933-06-03
AUTOPSY ORDERED
IN DEATH OF TABER
Former Minister and Newspaper
Reporter Found Dead in
Hotel Room.

Acting Coroner A. Magruder Mac
Donald ordered an autopsy today on
the body of Edward Taber, SO, news
paper man and former Baptist minis
ter, who was found dead yesterday in
his room at the Burlington Hotel.
Mr.. Taber's body was found by hotel
officials after a maid informed them
she had been unable to enter his room.
In the room, police found quantity
Of sleeping powder and letter ad-
dressed to the dead mans mother, Mrs
Anne Hummel, Tilden Gardens. The
letter, according to DR.. Macdonald.
stated Mr.. Taber was going to take a
short rest"
Officials of the hotel said Mr.. Taber
registered there last Wednesday, but
had not been seen for several days. The
maid became suspicious of do Not
Disturb" sign on the door, and officials
of the hotel forced their way into the
room.
Mr.. Taber, native of Washington,
was ordained a minister about nine
years ago, later serving as pastor of the
Hampton Baptist Church. Baltimore
While pastor of the Baltimore church,
Mr.. Taber wrote series of Sunday
school lessons for the Washington
Herald This work aroused his interest
in journalism and in 1927, he gave up
his pulpit to go into newspaper work.
He wrote for the Washington Daily
News, under the nom de plume, THE
Visitor" and for the Herald, under his
own name, specializing in religious news
Mr.. Taber discontinued his work for
the Herald about two months ago,
severing his connection with the News
a short time later. Friends said he
had been worried over the illness of his
wife for the past two years or so.
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed.
Evening star., 1933-06-03
GAS OWNERSHIP
REPLY is REFUSED
Counsel for Company Informs Com
mission He Is Not Proper
Person to Answer.

Wilton ]. Lambert, counsel for the
Washington Gas Light Co., today sent
word to the Public Utilities Commission
that he was not the proper person to
answer the commissions recent ouerv as
to whether the separation Of the chase
Securities Corporation from the Chase
National Bank had resulted in any
change Of the ownership set-up Of the
gas company.
The message came BY telephone to
William A. Roberts, special counsel to
the commission, from Marcy L. Sperry.
president Of the gas company, who said
Mr. Lambert was out Of the city.
Ine g1st OF the message was reported
to be q suggestion that the commission
contact the owners of the gas COM
pany. which would be the interests
headed by the Chase National Bank.
Mr.. Sperry was asked to have Mr..
Lambert put his reply in writing.
Under District Supreme Court
decree last December, which In effect
accepted as legal the then statement of
ownership Of the washington Gas Co.,
the door was left open to further action
either by the commission or by the court
In case Of any future changes in the
set-up. The company was required by
that decree to report to the court any
ehanReE u the oEnership nS 10 stock.
Evening star., 1933-06-03
EMPLOYMENT BILL
HELD "GRAB-BAG"
Federal News Charges Congress Is
Playing Politics With Wag-
ner-Peyser Measure.

Congress has made political grab
bag" out Of the Wagner-Peyser EMPLOY
ment bill by providing that the stair for
its administration goes to patronage
instead OF coming from civil service. the
Federal News, official organ of the Ma
tional Federation of Federal Employees.
declares in its current issue.
The bill sets up Nationwide system
OF employment Offices. The Senate
provided for stating 1t from civfl serv-
ice, but House amendment to which
the Senate later agreed eliminated this
feature.
The employment service Of the last
administration, broken up under Presj-
dent Roosevelt, was criticized "because
1t was declared to be honeycombed WITH
politics: more Of jobholders' club than
an employment service" the publication
declares, envisioning like ending FOR
the new organization.
There remains but the hope it saws
that the Secretary of Labor. with
greater vision than members of the
House and Senate, with a keener under-
standing Of the vital principles involved
viii I'LL positions under the act which
she Is to administer from the civil serv-
ice lists"
Evening star., 1933-06-03
POTOMAC DAMAGES
MT. VERNON ROAD
Engineers Excavating
Trenches as Serious Con-
dition Is Threatened.

The ravaging Potomac River is eat
ing away at the Mount Vernon Me-
mortal Highway and the engineers
have started to do something about it.
Today officials of the United States
Engineer Office were at work below
Four-Mile Run and at Gravelly Point,
on the highway, seeking to check the
inroads of the water. At the request
of Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant, Sd, director
of Public Buildings and Public Parks,
who has Jurisdiction over the highway,
the United States Engineer Office is
excavating trenches where the edge of
the highway is being eaten away and
will place a rip-rap mound along it to
prevent the highway from being dam
aged further.
E. A. Schmitt, engineer in the ofice
Of Maj. Joseph D. Arthur, jr., district
engineer for the War Department for
the Washington area, who is super
vising the job said this work will en-
able him to call back some employees.
Further, as some 800 tons of rip-rap
are to be purchased, this should aid the
local quarries, he added.
Recent high water has slapped
against the sides of the highway that
run adjacent to the shore. While this
condition is not serious now, Mr.
Schmitt said it might become so. To
remedy it trenches will be excavated
and rip-rap mound placed, such as
was done at Columbia Island, to a
height above the unusual high tides.
This will mean engineering work at
least five feet above mean low water.
The section behind the seawall will be
filled in
The derrick boats Benning and Atlas
will be engaged in digging trenches and
handling rip-rap stone and making the
back fill. It is expected that 80 days
will be required to complete this job.
Evening star., 1933-06-03
DISTRICT EXPECTS
S14D,7OOFOR RELIEF
Sum Is Anticipated From
$500, 900, 900 National
Emergency Fund.

The District Government anticipates
an announcement within few days by
Harry L. Hopkins, Federal relief admin
istrator. of grant of $140,700 for
emergency relief activities here.
This figure is approximately $4,000
more than the District at first antici-
pated as grant from the $500,00o, 900
national emergency relief appropriation.
The extra amount is expected from an
allowance for the cost of administering
the Districts public relief funds during
the first quarter of this year.
Grant of the Federal funds within a
few days would come in time to prevent
virtual collapse of the present emer-
gency relief work now conducted by the
District. George S. Wilson, director of
the Board of Public Welfare, estimated
today available funds of the District
for this purpose would last through
next week.
Under the Federal relief act, the
District and the States are eligible to
emergency grants amounting to as much
as one-third of the amount of public
funds expended for emergency relief
during the first quarter of this calendar
year.
Evening star., 1933-06-03
Policemen's Play
Again Prevented by
Series of Incidents
Ingenue Fails to Arrive
After Pay Dispute
Is Settled.

Presentation of "A Song in the
Night" a musica: play sponsored by
fourth precinct police. failed for the
second time last night.
A large crowd had gathered in the
Belasco Theater, and the curtain was
about to go up, when representatives
of the Musicians Union refused to per-
init the orchestra to WORK unless pay
ment was made in advance.
Miss Edna Buckler, author, producer
and star of the show, succeeded in pro-
curing a bond to cover the musicians
service, and all was in readiness again.
However, a messenger arrived with a
telegram from Mary Hutchinson. in
genue Of the cast, explaining she had
been unexpectedly detained in New
York and could not reach the theater
in time.
Miss Buckler announced another ef-
fort would be made to present the play
two weeks from last night
The show was postponed last Friday
night because scenery failed to arrive
on time.
Evening star., 1933-06-03
CARLOADINGS JUMP
9,691 DURING MAY
Railway Association Fig
ures Show Increase During
Closing Week.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The American Railway Association
announced today that carloadings for
the week ending May 81 were SAL, ,309
cars. an increase of 1851 over the pre-
ceding week and 20,060 over the same
week in 1882.
All commodities except less than car
lot merchandise and live stock showed
increases over last year.
Miscellaneous freight loaded for the
week of May 81 was 207,391 cars, an
Increase Of 5,698 over the preceding
week and 1853 over 1882: less than
carlot merchandise 166, ,404, increase 428
cars over the preceding week, but l4,104
below last year; grain and grain prod
ucts 34,339, a decrease of 908 below the
preceding week, but 1881 over last year;
forest products 22,609, increase 1,222
and 4,606; ore 1O,099, increase 1901
and 1855; coal S0,915, increase 1859
and 8,063; coke 4.137. increase 240 and
s35, and live stock l5.4l5. decrease i5s
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Evening star., 1933-06-03
TWO HIT-AND-RUN
CASES REPORTED
One Driver Arrested and Another
Sought-Girl Hurt in
Third Accident.

Police early today arrested one al
legged hit-and-run driver and were seek
ing a second, following a series of traf-
1lc accidents in which three persons
were injured during the last "a hours.
The man being sought operated an
automobile which ran down 7-year-old
Sally Maupin, 625 Sixth street south
west, as she was crossing the street
near her home late v1sterday. The
child was treated at Emergency Hospi-
tai for broken leg, while police began
search for the driver of the car, who
left her lying where she fell.
The alleged hit-and-run driver ar
rested was Melvin Carter, 26, colored,
1900 block of street He was captured
early today by several taxicab drivers
who pursued his automobile after it was
Sn collision with another machine at
Sixteenth and L streets.
Fred Shawn, 26, of 1927 G street,
the driver of the latter vehicle, was
treated at Emergency Hospital for
slight injuries about the head. The
taxicab drivers said they overlook
Carter following a short chase.
Injured in a third accident, Miss
Catherine Eleanor KesSler, II, of 649
Hamilton street, was treated at Emer-
gency Hospital for a fractured arm
The automobile which she was driving
and another operated by Francis Street,
"a, of the 500 block of Georgia ave-
nue.. collided at Fourth and Nicholson
streets yesterday afternoon.
Evening star., 1933-06-03
PRISONER ACTS AS OWN COUNSEL,
IN BATTLE TO GAIN HIS FREEDOM
Federal Convict Apologies Court for Any Errors
He May Have Made in Petition.

ham, believing the petition to be in the
wrong form and hoping to save Nc
Conlogue his filing fee, wrote to the
prisoner informing him he should have
sought writ of habeas corpus in the
Jurisdiction where he is imprisoned, but
McConlogue replied by returning the
petition with the explanation that
Federal judge in Atlanta had advised
him to follow his present procedure.
McConlogue was sentenced to five and
three year terms in Cleveland for forg-
ing and uttering $1,000 cashier check.
which he cashed at post Office there
On May 10, 1925, he began serving
these two terms in the Atlanta Peni-
tentiary. He was sent to Fort Meade
to work on Maryland roads in June,
1880. and two weeks later escaped. He
was recaptured, tried and sentenced
to serve an additional two-year term
for the jail break. Later he was trans
ferred from Atlanta to Lewisburg.
McConlogue states that the Govern
ment is computing his good behavior
deductions on the basis of two sepa-
rate terms, one fof eight and the other
for two years. He contends his three
sentences should be totaled and con-
sidered in the aggregate as a 10-year
term. This, he states, would change
his stort-term release date from April
a. 1884. to laly a. laa3.
Evening star., 1933-06-03
BUILDING MATERIAL
EXHIBIT IS PLANNED
Display Would Be Made Ad'
ilnet of Renovize
Campaign.

Business interests of the Capital are
considering an exhibit Of building ma
terials and equipment for the home,
illustrating the modern trend Of con-
struction as an adjunct to the Renovize
Washington Campaign.
At q meeting yesterday in the head
quarters Of the campaign in The Star
Building, trade leaders heard plan
outlined by the Exposition Subcommit-
tee of the General Committee. The
group decided final action on the pro-
posal would be deferred until Monday.
VIII Poll Dealers.
Alfred L. Stern was delegated to poll
the various interested parties, and an
architects committee will lay out pros
pective exhibition headquarters in the
former homes Of Shannon 6E Luchs and
Wardman g. Co. on the north side of K
street, near Fifteenth street.
Edwin II. RoSengarten, chairman OF
the Exposition Subcommittee, who pre-
sided, told the gathering Washington
is attempting to duplicate what has been
done in Philadelphia In conjunction
with the renovize campaign there. He
said the prime object was to acquaint
the public with building materials,
house furnishings and other things
that might interest the home owner and
assist him in renovizing his living quar-
ters and surroundings. The two build
ings. formerly occupied by the realtors,
have been donated for the prospective
exposition, which is to be conducted on
a non-profit basis.
Tentatively, it is proposed to have
the exposition run for two weeks, prob
ably the latter part of this month, but
if public demand warrants 1t would be
open longer Preliminary suggestions
would have the exposition open from 2
to 5 pm. and from to 10 pm.
Was Leading Feature.
Arthur B. Heaton, general chairman
of the Renovize Committee, said the
exhibition In Philadelphia was a lead
ing feature Of the campaign there. It
gave householders the idea of pur-
chasing things for the home that they
would not otherwise have considered,
he added.
The ramshackle display house that
now sets on the triangle just north of
the new Commerce Department build
ing will be renowned in three or four
weeks. 1t is planned, Mr.. Heaton said,
to have the exposition in full swing
when the old structure is assuming
habitable shape.
Evening star., 1933-06-03

After months of laborious study in
the meager legal files of the prison
library, Neil McConlogue, now serving
a 10-year sentence in the Northeast
ern Penitentiary at Lewisburg, Pa, has
appealed to the District Supreme Court.
acting as his own attorney, in the hope
of procuring his freedom July 16.
The petition is request for man
damus order against Attorney General
Homer S. Cummings, compelling
change in the method of computing
the prisoners sentence which might
effect the time off he would get for
good behavior McConlogue admits,
however, that he may have forfeited
much of his good behavior allowance
by escaping from the Federal Prison
Camp at Fort George Meade, Md, July
II, 1880.
In a letter addressed to the court,
accompanying the petition, McConlogue
apologized for any errors he may have
made in form.
Unfortunately am not an attorney" ="
he stated. THE attached petition is the
result of many months quest for the
proper method of approach in the files
of the prison library, poorly equipped
with legal textbooks"
McConlogue mailed his petition to the
court some time ago with money order
to cover the $12 filing fee.
Clerk Of the Court Frank Qunnings
Evening star., 1933-06-03
REALTY TAX CUT
SEEN FOR DISTRICT
Slash of IS to 20 Cents Be-
Iieved More Likely Than
Assessment Reduction.

Relief for District taxpayers during
the next fiscal year beginning July
most likely will come in the form of a
Is or 20 cent cut in the present realty
tax rate Of $1.70, rather than in hori-
zontal cut in assessments on dwellings,
according to present indications at the
District Building.
There was no indication today that
William P. Richards, tax assessor,
would be moved to order a general low
ering Of property valuations at this
time, as result of vigorous demands
for such reductions voiced yesterday by
spokesmen for the Federation of Citi-
zens' Associations in hearing before
the District Commissioners.
Decline to Comment.
The Commissioners, themselves, de-
clined to comment on the demands for
lower assessments. They have given
the impression heretofore, however, they
would order a cut in the tax rate to
$155 or sl.50, if conditions of appro-
priations and revenues permitted.
There Is doubt In the minds of a
number of District officials as to
whether the Commissioners could
order" Mr.. Richards to reduce his
assessments If they believed they were
maintained at too high level under
present economic conditions. The law,
they say, directs that the assessor,
rather than the Commissioners, shall
make the assessments.
Mr.. Richards said today he planned
to carry out his present program of
equalization" of assessments, but in
sisted again he could not make hogi-
zontal cut.
Relief Is Forecast.
Additional relief for taxpayers was
forecast for the future, however. Mr.
Richards announced that shortly after
the beginning of the new fiscal year,
July l, his staff would start compre-
hensive review of assessments generally
throughout the city, for use during the
fiscal year 1885. He has said several
times he anticipated there would be
much greater reductions in assessed
values next year than those granted
this year.
The Board of Equalization and Re-
view. consisting of the assessor and his
deputies, viii meet next Tuesday to
begin final Judgment on the 3,000-odd
appeals which have been made from
assessments for the new year.
Maj Daniel j. Donovan, District
auditor, today denied that he had de-
clared himself in favor of a wholesale
reduction in assessments at this time
He was quoted in that regard at the
hearing yesterday by L. A. Carruthers,
one of the federation spokesmen.
Maj. Donovan said he favored cut
IN the tax rate as a means of pro-
viding an immediate and general bene-
fit to all taxpayers.
Evening star., 1933-06-03
INFORMATION GATHERED
FOR MILK PRICE PROBE
Assistant Corporation Counsel Seal
Assigned to Collect Data
for Senate Group.

All available information relating to
the price of milk in Washington is
being assembled and studied by Assist
ant Corporation Counsel Elwood H.
Seal, as a preliminary step to the in
quiry to be conducted by Senate sub
committee headed by Senator Austin,
Republican, of Vermont.
Mr.. Seal has been detailed from the
corporation counsers office to assist the
subcommittee and has established head
quarters in the Senate Ofice Buildin"
He will interview farmers and =
tributors and gather statistics bearin !
on all phases of the milk supply, which
he will submit to Chairman Austin of
the subcommittee. Mr.. Seal will study
particularly the spread between the
prices received by producers and the
ultimate prices paid by consumers. No
time has been set for the beginning Of
hearings by the subcommittee.