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The Washington times., 1933-08-12
Lampkin to Play
New Composition

Patrons of LoeW's Fox Theater
will hear a new theme song when
the orchestra under the direction
of Phil Lampkin comes up for it's
overture. At least that, is what
Phil Lampkin writes from Deal
Lake, N. j., where he is spending
a brief and much needed vacation
recuperating from an attack of
neuritis and a Sprained ankle, the
last secured while attempting to
play baseball.
Mr.. Lampkin, who returns this
Friday, will also present his new
overture. Ladies I've Known"
which features Joan Moss, charm
ing local torch" singer.
The Washington times., 1933-08-12
Office Romance

In the corporation counsePs
office, where the city attorneys
are supposed to keep informed
on current cases, they missed
most important decision.
They have just discovered
that Edward A. Vodila, file
clerk in the office, placed a
new Interpretation on the mar
riage law and, three months
ago, without the knowledge OF
the barristers, entered into a
partnership with Miss Kath-
arine Whitfield, a stenographer
in the corporation counsels
Sllite.
The Washington times., 1933-08-12
Mex Reinhardt Son
STUDYING Pictures

Gottfried Reinhardt, %, son of
Max Reinhardt, genius of the
German theater, is in Hollywood,
hoping to achieve the eminence in
pictures that his father has won
on the stage.
Each day finds him sitting be.
side Ernst LubitaGh on the DE
sign for Living" set at the Para
mount studio, intently watching
the director as he brings the Noel
Coward play to celluloid, with
Fredric March, Gary Cooper and
Marian Hopkins. LubitSch was
associated with Reinhardt in the
staging of his plays and later as
an actor.
The Washington times., 1933-08-12
300 to Take Part
In Juvenile PQqeQnt

More than 300 boys and girls
from 10 recreational and social
agencies in Washington will take
part in the annual juvenile pro-
gram at the Sylvan Theater, Mon
ument Grounds, Wednesday night.
Each of the 10 groups will con-
tribute a 1O-minute sketch dem
onstrating the activities of the
organization. The program will
culminate in a patriotic finale,
dedicated to the "New Deal" and
the NRA.
The Washington times., 1933-08-12
Gets Hair Tonic

Matt Horne, honorary plan-
ist of the Early Birds Break
fast Club, who inVeigles the
ivories at most club functions.
was enjoying his fifty-Second
birthday the other day until
Tom Summerville, the Willard's
director, presented him a bottle
of hair tonic.
The Washington times., 1933-08-12
FOREMAN KILLS SELF

GARWOOD, N. j., Aug. IL.
John Macdonald, sr., "a, for
many years a foreman in the
Aeolian Organ Company plant
here, hanged himself at his home,
where he lived alone. Martin, the
victims oldest son, found the
body,
The Washington times., 1933-08-12

RAPHAEL-sunday to Wednesday
Ralph Morgan and Sally Blame in
Trick for Trick; Thursday to Satur-
day, James Dunn in The Sailors
Luck" with Sally Eilers.
The Washington times., 1933-08-12

HOWARD-Today and all week un-
til Friday. stage, Hot Harlem" Sepia
All Star Musical Review Of 40 People.
screen, Bill Boyd in Emergency Calf'
with Wynne GIBSON: midnight snow
Friday; amateur night, Wednesday
and Friday,
The Washington times., 1933-08-12

ROSALIA - Sunday and Monday
Burns and Allen, Rudy Valle and
w. C. Fields in international House" {;
Tuesday, Katherine Hepburn in Chris
topher Strong with Colin Give;
Wednesday and Thursday, Lionel At
we'll and Charles Ruggles in Murders
in the Zoo; Friday, Chick Sale in
Dangerous Crossroads; Saturday:
Tom Keene in "Son of the Border"
also CLANCY Of the Mounted" No. 3.
The Washington times., 1933-08-12

YORK-sunday and Monday. Jack
Oakie and Bng Crosby in college HUI
NOR" cartoon: Tuesday and Wednesday,
Loretta Young and Franchot Tone in
"Midnight Mary" Band reel; Thursday,
Nancy Carroll and Edmund Lowe in IT
Love That Man" TechAicol comedy;
Friday, Barbara Starwyck and George
Brent in Baby Face" All-Star comedy;
Saturday. Charlie RugEles and Phil Har-
rs in Melody Cruise" Laurel and
Hardy comedy.
Evening star., 1933-08-28
MOYER TAKES HIGH
CIVIL SERVICE POST
Rises From Clerk in 1914 to Chief
Examiner-Triumph Seen
for Career System

Lawson A. Meyer, who entered the
Civil Service Commission in 1914 as a
clerk. today was sworn in as chief eX-
aminer of the commission, an office
second only to commissionership
Meyers appointment has been hailed
as triumph for the career system" of
filling important Federal vacancies.
Fear had been expressed in some quar-
ters that reorganization and consolida-
ton of the chief examiners and secre-
tary's Offices would be followed by in
lection of politics into the new execu-
tive pest.
The rev chief examiner succeeds DR..
Howard A. Edison and he also takes
over the functions of the secretarys S
office, formerly occupied by E. C. Bah
cock, who has been transferred to the
field service The merging of the two
posts is expected to result in increased
efficiency in the commissions admin
istrative work.
Meyer was with the Civil Service
Commission from 1914 to 1921. when
he was transferred to the War Depart
ment. He returned to the commission
In 1923 as manager of the fourth civil
service district, with headquarters IN
Washington.
Evening star., 1933-08-28
FIVE MORE DIARIES
UNDER PROBE HERE
Books of Firms Not Previously
Scrutinized Will Be Checked
by Seal.

A study of the books of five more
dairies that were not included in pre-
vious surveys will be the next step in
the local milk inquiry, it was made
known today by Assistant Corporation
Counsel, Elwood H. Seal legal adviser
to the. Senate investigating committee.
Mr. Seal said the dairies whose oper-
ating costs and other records are to be
studied are the Fairfax Farms. Model
Diaries, Walker-Hill. Wakefield and
Marcy Bros The data will be COL
lected by the staff from the general
accounting office assigned to assist the
committee Mr.. Seal conferred with the
accounts today on arrangements for
gathering this additional information.
Heretofore the accountants have
studied the books of the Chestnut
Farms and the Chevy Chase dairies,
which are part of the National Dairy
Products Corporation. The previous
study also included the Thompson
Dairy, an independent concern.
Mr. Seal does not expect to begin
locking into the Baltimore milk situa-
ton until the latter part of this week.
Chairman King of the Senate District
Committee advised Mr. Seal to inquire
into the Baltimore milk market in
sofar as it might affect the milk market
in the District.
1t is not expected that public hear
ings on the milk situation will be re-
sumed before the middle or latter part
of September Meanwhile, Mr.. Seal
will continue to gather additional data.
Evening star., 1933-08-28
INDIAN EXPENDITURE
TO SAVE MILLIONS
Public Works Grant of So, 820, 900
Expected to Cut Cost of
Education.

The Interior Department today an
nounced the distribution of the recent
public works grant of $2,820,00 in the
Indian Service, for schools, physicians
quarters. cottages for nurses and water
and heating systems, designed to save
some $l.060.500 annually.
Schools for the Indians will take
S1,5O0,000 and when completed will ac-
commodate 4,500 in day schools that
are now being cared for in boarding
schools, resulting in much economy.
Commissioner John Collier of the In
dian Service explained: To maintain
an Indian pupil in boarding school
costs the Government from $3.50 a year
up. In the day schools each pupil costs
the Government from $125 year
down The boarding school cost for
the 4,500 Indian pupils. the number
whom these new day schools will ac-
commodate, would be a minimum of
S1,620,O00 a year When the day schools
are completed the same number OF
pupils will cost the Government max
imum of S562 500 annually. This means
a direct saving of $1,000, 500 each year.
Thus. in reality, building these day
schools for Indians is self -lquidating
project which will more than pay for
itself in a year and half"
Evening star., 1933-08-28
FATE Of CATALANO
HINGES ON PARLEYS
Globe Indemnity Co. and
BrickIayers' Representative
to Meet Bride.

The fate of the Catalano Construction
Corporations contract to build The
Phelps Vocational School for the Dis
trict hinges on a series of conferences
to be held this afternoon.
Corporation Counsel William W.
Bride has recommended to the Com
mlssioners that the contract be can
celled because of failure of the corpora
ton to pay claims OF bricklayers for
back wages during the time when It
admitted they were receiving less than
the Sl.50 per no : rate required by the
Beacon-Dayis act.
The Commissioners have previously
granted two extensions Of time fer the
meeting of these claims. the second OF
which expired last Friday with the
bricklayerS' claims still unsettled. Satur-
day Mr.. Bride recommended cancella-
ton Of the contract, but the Commls-
sioners ordered him TO confer with
lawyers for the bonding company which
underworld the contract and for the
bricklayers and make his recommenda-
ton after the conference.
At 2:30 o'clock there will be con-
ference between Dominic Catalano
head of the construction firm; William
F. Kelly, attorney for the Globe In
demnity Co, and Alfred Stern, who
has been retained by the bricklayers to
represent them This conference VIII
then adjourn in a body to Mr.. Bride
Offices. following which Mr.. Bride Will
report once more to the Commissioners
His report probably will be taken up Tor
action at the regular board meeting to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1933-08-28
Church CARNIVAL
WATCHMAN ROBBED
Two Bind and Gag ST. Mar.
tins Benefit EmpIoye and
Get $50 Cash.

Gagged and bound to cot, Edward
Moore. 1915 E street, Watcnman at a
carnival playing in the grounds OF st.
Martins School. Lincoln road and 7
street northeast. was robbed of $50 by
two armed bandits last night.
Moore was accosted by the men while
he was in the tent in which he sleeps.
One of the robbers trained revolver
on him. Moore told police, while the
other took the money from him. Then
they gagged him and tied him securely
to his cot.
After an hours struggle the watch
man released himself from his bonds
and notified police. He gave them a
description of the men. whom he had
noticed lettering about the place during
the day Subsequently, police arrested
Young man who. they said, gave them
the identity Of the bandits.
The carnival is being held for the
benefit of ST. Martins Church, police
were told. and about $50 of the money
stolen belonged to the carnival COM
pany. The remainder was Moore's. He
told police he had planned to pay of
the help with portion of the sum.
Among other robberieS being inveSti-
gated by police today was the armed
hold-up of Gregory Valindras. manager
street, early this morning.
Two young men entered the lunch
room and, after ordering a sandwich.
one Of them pulled and pistol and es-
corted Valindras into the kitchen. The
other rifled the cash register of $40.
An attempted hold-up by two colored
men of Chinese cafe in the 1900 block
of Seventh street, was thWarted yes
terday when the proprietor, Lee Bing,
sounded a police whistle. frightening
the robbers from the place. Earlier,
Bing reported, burglars took a watch
and some cash from his room in the
same building.
A Chinese laundryman>Sing Lee. told
police that an intruder set fire to his
place of business at 335 Pennsylvania
avenue southeast. after taking S5 in
cash. Subsequently, fourth precinct de-
tectives arrested a man in connection
with the incident.
Evening star., 1933-08-28
TRIO ELECTR0CUTED
AS 6,6OO-VOLT LINE
IS BROKEN BY TREE
Two Killed Near Uppervi4e
Prominent in Virginia
Horse Show Circles.
MAN LOSES LIFE TRYING
TO MOVE POWER WIRE
Wife and Friend Perish in Rescue
Attempts-Three Had Been
Playing Croquet.
BY staff Correspondent Of The Star.

By a Staff Correspondent OF The Star.
UPPERVILLE, Va, August 28.-Mr
and Mrs. Ernest M. Woolf. prominent
IN Northern Virginia and District OF
Columbia horse show circles, and F. C
Kines, 44-year-old custom tailor, were
instantly killed here last night when
they contacted a 6,60o-volt electric
light line which had dropped upon a
stable al Grafton Hall Farm, estate of
Mrs Fred McElhone
Woolf was electrocuted when he at
tempted to pull the burning wire from
the roof Of the stable. while his wife
and Kines met a similar death when
they sought to aid him.
Broken by Tree Limb.
The death of the trio came as the
tragic end of an after-dinner game of
croquet in which Woolf and his wife
had played KineS and Miss Mary Girls
man of Winchester. The power line
broke beneath the weight of tree limb
fell upon the low roof of a barn near
by and began to spit forth flames.
Fearing that the wire would set fire
to the stable, Woolf. who is manager OF
the McElhone estate. reached up with
his crcQuet mallet to pull it off the
structure and was killed instantaly.
his vile, MIS-. Neh oedlON WOOil
ignoring KineS cries to stand back, ran
to his side and endeavored to pull Woolf
away from the wire and was also cleo
trOcuted KineS. diSregarding his per-
sonal safety, sought to aid the couple
and was also killed.
Miss Crisman summoned help and an
effort to revive the trio was made b.
local physicians after the power had
been turned off, but the attempt proved
futile.
Two Sisters Survive.
Wcolf. who was 38 years old. is sur
vived by two sisters living in Washing
ton. Mrs. Myrtle Revercomb of the 60
block B street northeast and Miss Selma
Woolf of 1925 New Hampshire avenue, a
clerk in the Veterans Bureau. His wife
who also was 38. was a native of Rec
tortoUn, nea- UpperVille. Both were
we'll known in Virginia and Washington
horse show clrc.es their mounts taking
many blue ribbons this season. They
had no children.
Kines. bachelor. is survived by two
brothers living in Washington. j. Shir-
ley Kines, secretary-t-eaSurer of tho
Tailoring firm of Della Kaufman &
Kines Inc. 924 Seventeenth street. and
George kineS KineS was well known
among leaders in horse breeding in this
region and held contracts for supplying
hunt and riding uniforms fo- all the
prominent hunt clubs. including the
Loudoun and Blue Ridge Clubs.
Evening star., 1933-08-28
THREE WOMEN HURT
IN TAXI SMASH-UP
One Injured Seriously as Cab and
Street Car Collide-Motor
Cyclist in Spill.

Three women were injured, one OF
them seriously, when a taxicab and
street car crashed at New Jersey and
Louisiana avenues early today.
Those hurt were:
Miss Helen Goodwin, o. of the 1900
block of A street northeast; Mrs.
Frances Comiglio. 1900 block Of Trini-
dad avenue northeast, and Mrs. Edna
Mckay, Cottage City, Md.
Mrs. Goodwin was treated at Emer-
gency Hospital. where it was said both
her skull and her pelvis may be frac-
tured. The other women escaped with
minor hurts.
All three women were passengers IN
the cab. said to have been driven by
Leo M. Mccormick, 81, of the 3l0o
block of M street.
Wilda Reid, %. Of the 1400 block OF
Columbia road. riding a motor cycle at
Second and H stseets northeast. When
it collided with parked car, was only
slightly injured.
Evening star., 1933-08-28
WILLIAM G. HUNTER
DIES AT AGE OF 50
Clerk in Census Bureau Served a
Term in North Carolina
Legislature.

William Grant Hunter. SO. for SO
years clerk in the Census Bureau, died
Saturday at his home 645 Morton place
northeast, after an illness of three
weeks
Mr.. Hunter was born in Madison
County, N. c.. November 81. 1864. He
attended college at Athens, Tenn, where
he studied law, and was admitted to the
bar in 1889 at Raleigh, N c. He also
taught school in Madison County for
humber Of years
In 1895 he was elected to the Cen
eral Assembly of the North Carolina
State Legislature. and served one term.
He came here n 1900, when he en-
tered the Census Bureau.
Mr.. Hunter is survived by his widow.
Mrs. Julie A. Hunter; three daughters.
Mrs. Nina M. Mckinney, Mrs. Ida
May Knight of Birmingham. Ala, and
Miss Elizabeth Hunter of Washington:
one son, Thomas Marion Hunter, and
three brothers.
He was a member of the French
Broad Masonic Lodge of Marshall,
N. c., and also served in the Army
short while
Funeral services will be held at his
residence tomorrow at pm. Inter-
ment in Glenwood Cemetery.
Evening star., 1933-08-28
MRS, LUCY LEIGH BURNED
IN BLAST AT COTTAGE
Capital Society Woman Victim OF
Water Heater Explosion at
Delaware Beach.

Mrs. Lucy Tillman Leigh, 3701 Mas,
sachusetts avenue, was seriously burned
in an explosion at her Summer home
at Rehoboth Beach, Del, it was learned
today.
Mrs. Leigh, according to physicians
at the Lewes. Del, Hospital, where she
is under treatment, was burned Satur-
day night, when a gas water heater II
the cellar of her cottage exploded. The
house was not damaged, and no one
else was injured, the doctors stated.
Mrs. Leigh, who is prominent in
Washington society, is un3-- the care
of Dr. James Beebe and DR.. r. T. Beebe.
Her condition has improved since she
entered the hospital, but is still con-
sidered "very serious" they said:
Mrs. Leigh is the former wife OF
Randolph Leigh, director general OF
the National and International Ora
torical Contests. The couple was di-
vorced in Reno in 1882.
Evening star., 1933-08-28
MARYLAND MAN SUICIDE
IN DOMESTIC QUARREL
Stick Used to Fire Shotgun After
Wife and Children Flee to
Home of Neighbor.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. August 28.-Fol-
lowing a quarrel with his wife, Henry
Woodfield Smith. 80, veteran water
man of Tavlorsville, this county, early
today took his life with shotgun. In
the living room of his home he placed
the barrel against his heart and pusneo
the trigger with stick.
His wife and six children, ranging
from 6 months to 16 years, were next
door at the home of a neighbor. Hear
ing the shot, they investigated, and
found. Smith dead. Mrs. Smith said
her husband was drunk, and that she
had taken her children and left when
he began to wreck their home.
Police Justice Louis M. Hopkins re-
turned a verdict Of suicide.
Evening star., 1933-08-28
MRS. J. FINNEY ENGLE
DIES AT HOME HERE
Oldest Past President of D. c. Fed,
Grafton of Women's Clubs Ex-
pired Yesterday.

Mrs Jessie Llewellyn Engle, 68, widow
of j. Finney Engle. resident of Wash
ington for 43 years, died Yesterday at
her home, 70S North Carolina avenue
southeast.
Born August S, 1865, in Marietta, Pa,
daughter of Jessie r. and Mary H.
Llewellyn. she was educated and taught
in the public schools of Pennsylvania.
For many years active in the affairs
of Metropolitan M. E. Church, she was
also prominent clubwoman, serving as
president of the Philo Classics and Ex-
celsior Clubs and on the Executive Board
OF the Columbia Heights Art Club. At
the time of her death she was the Oldest
living past president of the District Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs, having served
in that capacity in 1908-9.
Surviving her is her daughter, Mrs.
Melville B. Tewksbury. and three grand
children. Funeral services will be held
in Marietta, Pa, tomorrow
Evening star., 1933-08-28
CHECK SENT FIREMEN
FOR AID DURING STORM
Alexandria Department Pumped
Water From Public Service Co.
Boiler Room.

BY a staff Correspondent of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. Angst 26.-In ap-
probation of prompt action by the
Alexandria Fire Department in pump
ing water out of the power plant OF the
Virginia Public Service Co. here alter
the plants boiler room became flooded
during the storm Wednesday night, j
w. Howard, Northern Virginia division
manager of the company. Saturday SEM
a check for $50 to Fire Chief James M
Duncan, jr, for the department.
The high water of the Potomac River
near which the plant is located, pu1
the plant out of operation "wednesday
night With the assistance rendered by
the local Fire Department, the plant
was able to resume its operations Thurs
day.
Evening star., 1933-08-28
N, R. A, DECORATIONS
Will BE HELD OVER
Flags Along Avenue Will Re-
main for Firemen's Parade
Labor Day.

Decorations which were being put up
today along Pennsylvania avenue IN an
ticipation of the national recovery pa
rade tomorrow will remain over for the
flremen's parade on Labor day, it was
said by Fireman R. A. Barton OF NO
q Engine Co., decorations chairman
for the Labor day event.
I'VE hope that leaving the flags up
along the route of the march will serve
as reminder to business men to dec
orate their store fronts for the flre-
mems annual procession, Mr.. Barton
said
The Star has offered cash prizes for
the three best decorated store fronts
along the line of march. They are
S25 for first place. SIS for second place
and $40 for third place Judges, VINO
will ride in the parade to Judge tne
decorations on buildings along the
route. will be named shortly by ROPER!
]. Cottrell, secretary OF the Board OF
Trade
The parade will start at Second ano
Constitution avenue, proceed west or
Constitution to Pennsylvania avenue
and then west on Pennsylvania avenue
to Fifteeth street, where 1t Will turr
south into the Ellipse. Judges OF float!
will be seated in stand in front OF tnt
District Building.
It is anticipated about so business
floats, II representing. the police pre-
cincts and about 30 from various flr'
stations in the city will take part, IL
addition to the military units and visit
ing firemen's units from all over tn,
country. Between 100000 and zoe. .00t
visitors are expected to be here for tn
! procession, which climaxes three-da.
National Firemen's convention.
, Sergt A. j. Bargagni is general chair
man of arrangements for the parade
assisted by the following members O
the department: Capt. H. A. Chapman
Capt. r. E. S. Boss, Lieut.. H. F. Hard
ing Sergt. Adam Minnick, Sergt. R. E
Hunt, Capt A. L. Lipske and Pvts. Bar
ton, C. S. Peterson, j. r. Ihrle, j. M
Jameson, j. C. Chase. Eddie Brosnan
| Harry Rel1 and x 6 CuSSler
Evening star., 1933-08-28
D. c. FOOD PRICES
JUMP z PER CENT
Increases for August Are Re-
ported General Through
out Country.
was given as the cause.

Washington retail food prices in
creased per cent during August. as
compared with S4 per cent in Little
Rock. Ark, the highest for the cOun-
try. and OIL per cent in Portland. Greg,
the lowest.
In contrast to a rise in retail food
prices of more than per cent from
June Is to July Is, the Labor Depart
ment reported. the increase in August
for the country as whole was little
less than 2 per cent. This left the
general level of prices at approximately
that Of February, 1882.
August retail prices were Is per cent
above those of April, the low month
of the year. and SO per cent higher
than the level Of August, 1882.
Several Declines.
Food prices increased from July in
IS of the 81 cities reporting. with de-
creases noted at Butte, Denver, st. Paul.
Minneapolis and Manchester, N. H,
the declines varying from tWo-tenths OF
l per cent in Manchester TO "a per
cent in Butte The largest increase
was reported by Little Rock. where food
prices rose "a per cent. Los Angeles
showed IL per cent rise and Charles
ton, S. c., 5.4 per cent.
Fifty of the 81 cities showed an in
crease in food prices as compared with
prices a year ago, Norfolk. Va. alone
reporting a decline with prices down
% per cent. In Los Angeles prices
rose 169 per cent, the greatest increase
reported by any city for the year. In
Washington the Increase was l.8 per
cent.
Flour Prices Jump.
OF the AZ commodities covered by the
Bureau OF Labor Statistics. 80 showed
price increases between July Is and
August Is, with flour prices, up 20 per
cent leading the higher trend. The
majority of the food items rose less
than per cent. Pork chops increased
8 per cent, bread was up per cent,
rolled oats per cent, and macaroni 4
per cent.
Eight items dropped in price and two
cheese and coffee were unchanged.
Butter. contrary to its normal upward
movement at this time of year. dropped
- per cent and the Labor Department
estimated the food index for the month
would have been considerably higher
had butter prices risen as usual.