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Evening star., 1933-07-19
GEORGE OTIS SMITH
QUITS AS CHAIRMAN
Resigns as Head of Power
Commission, but Remains
as Member.

DR.. George Otis Smith resigned today
as chairman of the Federal Power
Commission at the request of President
Roosevelt. who designated Commissioner
Frank r. McNinch of North Carolina
as his successor.
Smiths resignation was only from
the Craftsmanship of the commission,
but it was understood his resignation as
a member of the agency would be forth
coming within the next 80 days
In ratifying the designation of Nc
Ninch as chairman, the commission
named Basil Manly of the District of
Columbia, new appointee, as vice
chairman.
Smith and McNinch are original
members of the commission which
started operation in December, 1880,
and the Senate sought unsuccessfully
to remove the former over shake-up
in the commissions stair.
The removal of Smith in favor of
McNinch has been rumored for some
time When the report first was made
public both North Carolina Senator'S
Reynolds and Bailey-said they would
oppose his confirmation as chairman
because of his support of Herbert
Hoover in the 1928 campaign. Nc
Ninch was fought on the same grounds
when first appointed as a Democratic
member of the Commission by Presi-
dent Hoover
The resignation of William E. Hum
phrey as Republican member of the
Federal Trade Commission also has
been rumored.
Evening star., 1933-07-19
PRIVATE FIRM GETS
STANDARDS WORK
Transfer of Five Divisions
From U. S. Control Re-
veaIed by Roper.

The retrenchment program has re-
suited in an outside agency taking ovtr
some governmental functions.
This was developed today when Sec
retary Of Commerce Roper announced
that the work of five divisions Of the
Bureau of Standards. which were prac-
tically wiped out July in the interest
of economy in the old-line establish
ment with the loss of jobs by approx
imately $50 employees. is to be taken
over by the American Standards Asso-
citation in New York.
The shift of Bureau of Standards
activities will mean the transfer Of
building and housing. trade standards,
specifications, sinplified practice and
safety standards. The move is in con-
formity with plan under consideration
for some time by the administration to
vest in outside agencies functions which
the Government itself was no longer
able to carry on because of its reduced
budget.
Launched by Hoover
The first four groups having to do
with commercial standardization were
started by former President Hoover
during his term as Secretary of Com
merce. They were designed to bring
about uniformity in the products of
American industry and to eliminate the
waste which resulted from different
specifications being followed by differ
ent manufacturers for practically the
same article The safety standards
work has been under way at the bu-
reau since 1913.
Secretary Roper said he was uncer-
tain if any CT the workers cut off would
be placed under the new set-up. nor
did he know if the Bureau of Standards
facilities will continue to be used.
At the same time, it was announced
however, that the Commerce Depart
ment has asked for S450,000 from the
recovery funds for testing materials. and
that if this money is obtained about
IS per cent Of all the Bureau of Stand
ards force which were cut off this
month-something around $50 persons
would be restored to duty.
1t was also said that some Of the
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Evening star., 1933-07-19
Funds for Prison
Works Approved
For TUelUe States
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
For the improvement Of Federal
prisons in II States. the Public Works
Administration today set aside 1851 900
out of its $4,000 100000 fund.
Most of this money, however. will
be spent on quarters for wardens, med
ical officers and guards Less than a
quarter of the fund will go for i'm
provement of the prison buildings
themselves.
These projects were picked from a
larger list and approved by President
Roosevelt because they can be started
at once, thus carrying out the an
nounced policy Of putting the three
billion dollars into providing con-
struction as soon as possible.
Road Work at Petersburg.
The II States in which the prisons
are located are Georgia. Kansas. Mich
igan. Missouri. New York. Ohio. Okla
homa. Pennsylvania, Texas. Virginia.
Washington and West Virginia. The
Virginia expenditure is S25,O00 for
road work at Petersburg.
With this done. the cabinet board
in charge of the program was to take
up next the Federal public buildings
plan, which once called for S750,o00 600.
but was reduced by the board and
President Roosevelt.
The President soon may have to de-
eide whether an Army housing and
motorization program will be included
n works Schp6nIp
A controversy within the board over
this subject came to the surface yes
terday in a statement by Secretary of
War Dern that he had asked delay in
consideration Of the Army's program
when he foresaw adverse action.
Before Dern issued his statement
Secretary of the Interior Ickes. the pub
lie works administrator, took cognlZance
OF published reports of friction between
himself and Lewis Douglas. Budget
director. and Hugh S. johnson, indus
trial administrator
Il don't know of any feud or serious
difference of opinion between Douglas
ana me or Gen. johnson and me-" Ickes
said at press conference.
Reports Of Disagreement
There have been reports of disagree
ment between Douglas and IckeS over
the extent to which the Government
should carry out its SO, 800 900 900 pub
lie works program.
Douglas suggested recently the plan
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Evening star., 1933-07-19
BA[b0 HEADS EAST
WITH AIR ARMADA
Flyers Due in New York This
Afternoon and WASH
ington Tomorrow.

NEW YORK. July l9 (P,.-Gen.
Balbos flying feet passed over New
York City at 2:39 pm, Eastern
standard time. today preparatory to
alighting on Jamaica Bay
The Italian armada droned down
the Hudson to the lower end of
Manhattan and then swung east
toward the Bay. which was the
destination Of the first lap of their
homeWard journey to Italy.
b. the Associated Press
CHICAGO, July 1910 the cheers
of a multitude of early risers massed
along the shoreline. Gen Italo Balbo s
flee: of "a Italian flying boats SKINNED
off the glistening waves of Lake Michi-
gan today and vanished in a silver mist
toward the East
Ending their three day visit to Chi
cago and its centennial exposition. the
flyers began to take off from the shell
tered harbor at 6:42 am Central
standard time) and an hour later the
last ship had shaken Lake Michigan S
water from its twin hulls.
The armada, with Gen. Balbo leading
from the apex of the first triad, pointed
toward the sun. cut across the neither
reaches of the lake and headed for the
air mail way to New York. A trip OF
perhaps seven hours would bring them
TO rest in Jamaica Bay off Floyd Ben
nett Field. New York
Gen Balbo, resplendent in white uni
form. drew volleys of cheers as he
strobe from the Drake Hotel into an
automobile and saluted his well-wishers
He had spent an hour before breakfast
scanning maps of the route and had
conferred with Giuseppi Castruccio
Italian consul, and Italian and United
States naval and aviation officers.
Then he climbed into rowboat and
himself piled the oars to MS flagship.
Thousands had moved down on the
lake front during the early morning
hours and prodigious cheers broke out
as each successive ship churned the
sunlit water into white spray, then
lifted free of the waves. circled once
and followed the leader southeastward
quickly vanishing A squadron OF U. S.
Army planes flew in close formation
above the Italian armada as farewell
escort
Prior to his departure from Chicago
Gen. Balbo announced that if weather
conditions we're favorable, he would
undertake a transatlantic journey more
ambitious than the east to west cross
ing. The proposed route would be via
Newfoundland to Ireland and would
keep the flyers over water q little less
than 1000 miles.
Their take-off marked the close of
of a three and half day visit to the
Century of Progress Exposition, during
which they were given cordial recep-
tions by officials and many thousands
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Evening star., 1933-07-19

The books that he loved were all that
made life worth while and rather than
be shut out from them by curtain OF
blindness, William J. Bone, a solitary
83-year- -o.d man, killed himself TINS
morning.
For three years, he had lived in the
lonely room of rooming house,
keeping to himself, his books his only
companions. In a gentle, kindly way,
he made it plain to the other dodgers
he was interested only in books and
dreams. To them he was almost a
stranger.
Every day, supported by cane, for
he was feeble, he trudged to the Public
Library. few blocks away He was a
familiar figure in the reading room
there. his face bending near and nearer
to his book as his sight dimmed with
the passing months.
Yesterday was his birthday and last
night he lost hope. A lump seemed to
Evening star., 1933-07-19
SIAMESE KING WILL
PAY KAUFMAN VISIT
Minister Says Prajadhipok Has
Promised to Spend Two Weeks
on Next Trip to q. S.

BY the Associated Press.
TOWANDA, Pa, July 19-David E..
Kaufman, home on furlough from his
post as United States Minister to Siam.
says King Prajadhipok has accepted
an invitation to spend two weeks at his
Towanda estate next Spring.
The Siamese monarch is coming to
the United States for second eye oper-
alton. With his Queen, he toured the
United States in 1881 before submit
ting to an operation for the removal of
cataract
American merchants in the Far East
are benefiting from the falling value Of
the dollar with America off the gold
standard, the Minister stated. He said
he noted q decided shift in the East
from European to American products.
Evening star., 1933-07-19
Alabama and Arkansas Line
Up 18 States Against the
18th Amendment.
RETURNS SHOW 2 TOT
AND 3 TO 2 MAJORITY
II More Commonwealths Act This
Year, Tennessee Tomorrow
and Oregon Friday.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Prohibition repeal before the close of
the year seemed virtually certain today
in the light of the victories of the re-
pealists IN Alabama and Arkansas
yesterday.
Thirteen States actually have ratified
the proposed twentyfirst amendment
to the Constitution wiping out national
prohibition.
Five more States have elected dele
gates to conventions which will ratify
the repeal amendment, making a total
of 18 States which have voted for
repeal.
II More States Vote This Year.
Seventeen more States have set dates
this year for elections of delegates to
State constitutional conventions to pass
on repeal, making a total Of 35 States
which have voted or will vote on re-
peal before the close Of 1888.
1t requires a total of Sc States to
ratify a constitutional amendment
three-fourths of the whole number
The Virginia Legislature is to meet
in special session August II to pass
on the questions OF repeal, beer and
taxes. The expectation Is that the
Legislature will provide Tor an election
of delegates TO State constitutional
convention on November I.
Montana and Utah have passed bills
providing for elections of delegates to
OF deal
with repeal, leaving it optional with
the Governors of those States to call
special elections this year or to hold
the elections of the delegates at the
next general election in 1884.
Colorado to Act.
In Colorado the Governor is reported
to have given assurance to Chairman
James A. Farley of the Democratic
National Committee, who also is Post
master General. that he will call a
special session Of the Legislature, and
that he will sign bill providing for
an election of delegates to a consti-
tutional convention at the next general
election in 1884, or special election
this year after the thirty-third State
shall have ratified the repeal amend
ment.
Oklahoma's Legislature has passed a
bill and Gov. Murray will approve 1t
providing for the nomination of candi-
dates for delegates to constitutional
convention on December s. The cleo
tion of the delegates is to take place
at the first special election or at the
first general election in 1894.
Here, then are five more States in
which action on repeal may be had
during the present year, bringing the
total up to 49,
Special Sessions Urged.
The State Legislatures of Kentucky
Louisiana and Mississippi do not meet
regularly until next January. However,
there is agitation in all three of these
States to bring about special sessions
to take up the matter of repeal with
out further delay Should such action
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Evening star., 1933-07-19
Dismissed Workers
In Civil Service to
Get Better Status
Roper Plans Preferred
List of Those Not
'Blanketed In Jobs.

Secretary of Commerce Roper an
nounced today that he would direct the
Civil Service Commission to set up a
preferred unemployment list of those
dismissed Government workers who at
tanned their civil service status by COM
petitive tests, rather than by being
"blanketed in" by presidential decree.
In taking this action, Secretary Roper
is acting as chairman of the Cabinet
Committee on Unemployment set up by
President Roosevelt to facilitate the
work of finding jobs in new agencies for
those workers losing out under the re-
trenchment program. Secretary Roper
had been under the impression that
such list was in existence. he said.
Secretary Ropers announcement is
in line with that of President Roose-
welt a week ago that such list was
be set up. Up to this time the COM
mission has had only the single re-
employment list. which made no differ
ence between any civil service workers
whether their place was obtained by test
or by covering in.
Evening star., 1933-07-19
TWO IN POSSE SHOT;
BANDITS CAPTURED
Man and Woman Caught Near
Fennville, Mich, After Bank
Is Held Up.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
FENNVILLE, Mich, July 19-Two
members of a posse were shot and
wounded, one probably fatally, shortly
after 8 am. today in a chase which
resulted in the capture of a man and
woman who had held up the Old
State Bank at Fennville.
Russell McKellups, one of the posse,
was shot in the head and may die. and
zenith Jackson, Fennville councilman,
was shot in the ear His wounds, ply
sicians said, are not serious
The man and woman who gave their
names as Edward Austin and his wife.
Grace, both As, of Bravo, Mich, were
not injured They entered the bank
shortly after $50 am. by breaking a
window at the rear, bound the janitor,
Dewitt Steenburg, and awaited the ar
rival of Marvin Harrison, assistant
cashier.
Harrison arrived shortly before 8 am,
and was forced to open the bank vault.
The pair took all the available money
and fled by automobile.
A hastily organized posse gave chase,
cornered the pair three miles west of
the village, and a gun battle followed.
After the two men fell with bullet
wounds. the robbers surrendered and
were taken to the Allegan County jail.
Evening star., 1933-07-19
FRAT HEAD IS HELD
ON ARSON CHARGE
President of Local Chapter
and Another Member Ac-
cused of Firing House.

The president of the local chapter of
Sigma Chi national fraternity and an
other member were formally charged
with arson today in connection with
the $4,000 fire that gutted the chapter
house at 1912 N street early on the
morning of July TO-
Albert H. Smith, 26 of Humphreys.
Mo and Edward j. PARTON, %, of
Derby, Conn, were arrested by De-
tective w F. Sager, second precinct
after an intensive investigation Of the
blaze which endangered the lives of
Is sleeping members of the fraternity,
compelling them to escape as best they
could from the upper floors of the
building where they were trapped as
the stairways went up in flames.
Sought "Firebus."
After finding evidence of incendiarism
in the charred structure, Sager and
Fire Inspector Raymond c. Roberts be-
gan a search for a 'firebug" who had
streWn gasoline up and down the stairs
and thrown oil-soaked cloths about the
place before starting the blaze.
Smith, who heads the chapter and
PARTON were first questioned because
of indications that separate blaze had
been set in their fourth-foor room
Both men said they were out of town
on the night of the fire. A check of
their alibi at first convinced Sager and
Roberts. but in seeking to discover the
origin of large gasoline can found in
the fraternity house after the fire. the
investigators found evidence to link it
with the pair, they said.
Taken to Headquarters.
The formal charge of arson was
placed against them this morning after
they had been taken to police head
quarters to be fingerprinted and pho
tographed
Both men fatty deny the charges and
have made no statement except to
insist that they were not in town at
the time the fire occurred.
Detective Sager said today he had
not been able to learn a specific mo-
tive for the arson. if Smith and PARTON
we're responsible for 1t
Evening star., 1933-07-19
FEARING BLINDNESS, BOOK LOVER
SLAYS SELF IN LONELY ROOM
William J. Bone, 49, Losing Hope of Reading, Ends Lite
With Pistols Bullet

have developed above his eyes and he
feared that blindness was imminent.
In an old composition book, such as
school child might use, he wrote in
trembling hand his reason for throwing
away the life that was almost ended.
Whether he slept last night, no one
could say.
This morning at $50 O'Clock shot
rang out. Mrs. Ethel NJ Paris, who runs
the rooming house, located at 1923
Eighth street. found him dead on the
floor. He had placed the muzzle of a
revolver in his nostril and the bullet
coul sed upward through his brain.
She said he came to live with her
from Baltimore. The address of
brother, Charles S. Bone of Gibson,
Nebr., was found among his papers.
Mrs Paris said she thought he had a
small income and was veteran of the
Civil or Indian Wars. He was unknown
at the Veterans Bureau.
Deputy Coroner Christopher j. Muir
ply said . suicide verdict would be
issued.
Evening star., 1933-07-19
CLAIMS D. c. COUPLE
TRIED TO ROB HIM
Filling Station Attendant Says
Pair Under Arrest Showed
Pistols Freely.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. July 19.-
A couple giving the names of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Clark of Washington, D
c., who police said flashed pistols freely
were arrested last night, charged with
an attempt to hold-up Lehman Eber-
sole, gasoline station owner.
Ebersole reported that Clark drew a
pistol after buying gasoline, but fed
when Ebersole called to the attendant
at a neighboring station.
AS the couple drove away, Ebersole
said, Mrs. Clark pointed a pistol at the
man who came running to his aid.
They drove toward Shippensburg, but
were arrested by Corp. c. w. Grein
of the State highway patrol as they
doubled back on their trail.
Grein said as the fleeing car rounded
a curve Mrs. Clark pointed pistol at
him. but did not fire. He said Clark
stopped his car after the patrolman
fired q warning shot.
Evening star., 1933-07-19
"PAUL REVERB LEADS RIOTERS
PROTESTING EVICTION BY POLICE
17-Hour Seige and 4-Hour Battle End When Sherff's
Men Put Family Out

a crowd they estimated at 5000 persons.
Men and women. holding hands to
faces. many Icursing stumbled away.
Some retaliated by hurting an occa-
sional brick or stone or firing pot or
pan from the dark spots between
houses Police estimated they fired $50
gas bombs.
Seven men. including two Of the
wounded and Elvardo c., Greenfield. 43,
president of the Small Home and Land
Owners Federation, we're detained for
questioning. Greenfield asserted he
was an independent candidate for City
Council and deneid police allegations
that he was Communist.
It was truck equipped with loud
speaker and belonging to Greenfield's S
organization that dashed up and down
neighborhood streets directing resi-
dents to the Sparanga home to protest
the eviction
Evening star., 1933-07-19

oolliEol CoilllrHleO tndt LAlS referred
to the blanket code program, but
warned that it had to have formal
presidential sanction before the pro-
gram could proceed.
Different Agreements Needed.
He has indicated that separate types
OF agreement have been drawn up for
manufacturing industries business and
trade organizations.
These agreements are to be in effect
temporarily until the more deliberate
process of passing upon and promul-
eating individual codes for each line of
business can be carried out
Johnsons hope is that the blanket
plan will give an immediate huge lift
to the purchasing power of the coun-
trys working masses so as to absorb a
sustained large industrial production
and keep up with the advance in price
levels.
While the cabinet board was In ses-
sion, several more individual industrial
CODES were being considered at public
hearings before deputy industrial ad-
mlnlstrators. these including the elec-
trical and shipbuilding industries.
Electrical Hearing.
At hearing in the House Office
titled application of their proposed code
would restore the full 1929 employment
level in the industry upon return of
only go per cent of that years pro-
duction
Clarence L. Collens, president of the
ReIlance Electrical Engineering Co. of
Cleveland. gave these figures in indors-
ing the proposed 35 cents an hour mini
mum wage and a 36hour week in the
agreement.
Appearing at the Commerce Depart
ment hearing, the shipbuilding people
substituted a revision for their first
code-a major change being that all
employees engaged in designing. engi-
neerlng, and other occupations prepara-
tory to starting new work, such as the
pending naval construction program,
shall be exempt for six months from
the 4O-hour week proposed for the
bulk CT the employees
Also the 40-hour week was changed
to make 1t based on a siy-month period
with provision that if any worker was
employed more than eight hours in any
one day he should receive time and a
half for the overtime Exception to
the overtime provision wes made for
the Great Lakes area during the navi-
eating season.
Inc minimum pay for labor was left
unchanged at 35 cents in the South
and 40 cents in the North.
Will Reorganize Press.
Meanwhile Gen. johnson was cnn-
slderlng extensive changes in the pub
nclty machinery of his organization.
Expected soon was announcement
that the entire unit would be put under
direction of Charles F. Horner. who
organized the speaking campaign for
the wartime Liberty Loan drive and
mas been framing plans for a similar
campaign to stir public enthusiasm in
support OF the "tlanket code" PROPOSE
ton
Johnson has been highly dissatisfied
with his press set-up, considering it in
effective
Reports, not confirmed. were that he
was seeking the services of Charles
Nicholson, who conducted publicity for
the Democratic National Committee be-
tween 1928 and the last election. His
energetic work was credited with much
OF the party success
He was placed in charge of the Treas
ury Department press relations works
during the critical period of bank
closures and. suspension of the gold
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Evening star., 1933-07-19
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, July ia defiant,
jeering crowd CT rioters, called into
action by a Paul Revere" ride by an
auto driver, early today evacuated
Lardet avenue southeast before the
advance of eight score determined
police.
Fourteen persons. including two pa
trolmen, were injured in the four-hour
battle that c.imaxed a l7-hcur siege
started when sheriff's officers evicted
the John Sparanga family from the
house on which he was two years in
arrears on mortgage payments. Spar
anga has been unemployed for three
years.
Gas guns and gas bombs popped like
f1recrackers as the officers drove back