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today to an Eastward attack in a
fortnight campaign for the presi-
dency.
The plan of battle remained in an
embryo stage. pending councils to-
day and tomorrow, but the Republic
an nominee was reported attracted
to the idea of speaking in several
large Eastern cities, to precede a
probable Western tour.
John D. NJ Hamilton. manager of
the Iandon campaign, was due here
today from Chicago. where he re-
piled to critical statement by James
A. Farley, the Democratic campaign
general.
Knox Expected Tomorrow.
Expected tomorrow to round out
the mode Of attack are Col. Frank
Knox of Chicago. the vice presi-
Dental nominee, and the subcommit-
tee in charge of campaign strategy.
Authoritative sources indicated to-
day the first speeches would be made
by Hamilton, then Knox, with Lam
don swinging in for the final salvos
about August Is, after giving largely
Of his time to special session of the
Kansas Legislature in July.
Hamilton announced an Office would
be established in Chicago and that he
expected to be there about so per
cent of the time" All executives of
the various campaign divisions, he
said, will be appointed and function
ing by July /.
Would Include Big Centers.
II the Eastern tour materializes, 1t
was said, Landon would not limit it
to the Pennsylvania and Ohio dis
tricts he kne was boy. but would in
clude such centers as New York, Bos-
ton and Philadelphia.
The Governor and Mrs. Landon EN-
joyed typical Sunday, at church and
at home. His new role was reflected,
however, in a larger number of hand
shakers and well-wishers, and in the
pastors specific mention Of the great
honor shared by all of us in the selec-
ton of the Governor of Kansas to be-
come the Republican candidate for
President of the United States"
Evening star., 1936-06-15
M'NA|R WEAKENS
IN POLICE DISPUTE
Pittsburgh Mayor. Recalls
Public Safety Head From
"FurIough."
BY the Associated Press.


PITTSBURGH, June l5.-Pitts-
burgh's wisecracking, fiddle playing
mayor, William N. McNair. back
pedaled today in his latest spectacular
maneuver, which got him jailed and
brought on a grand jury investigation
OF the city Police Courts.
He announced the recall Of Public
Safety Director Thomas A. Dunn from
an enforced l5-day furlough, which
had been ordered because the di-
rector refused to make ll6 police
department changes.
Hopes Solution Seen.
1--WE need Tom to supervise our
exposition and jubilee which opens
next week" was the mayors only
explanation Of his peace move, end
ing a week end of great confusion
among police.
i think it Is a happy solution"
commented Dunn, who not only had
refused to order. the police shake
up" but disregarded The furloueh
mandate and directed the chief of
police to pay no attention to Nc
Nair's appointment of himself as act
ing safety director.
AS Acting Director" McNair had
ordered the shake-up, with the result
many jobs had two men reporting
for duty, one named by the mayor.
the other by the director.
Judge Ralph H. Smith stepped in
at this junction. ordering an investi-
CATION of the police magistrates Of
fees. The mayor, also a magistrate,
appoints the other magistrates.
Court Records Seized.
Deputy sheriffs seized all the Police
Court records, causing McNair to re-
fuse TO hear the cases of four men
charged with disorderly conduct. He
sent them to Judge Smith.
The judge had the mayor arrested
and bound over TO the grand jury
on a charge of misbehavior in Office
McNair spent more than an hour
In jail before his bail was furnished.
Evening star., 1936-06-15
6 TRAFFIC EXPERTS
REACH MILWAUKEE.
Van Duzer Heads Party
Studying Program in Force
in "ModeI City"
BY JOHN II. CLINE,
staff CorreSnondent Of The Star.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, June l5.-Six
Washington trafic experts arrived
here today to receive a hearty welcome
from local officials whose intensive ef-
forts in behalf of traffic safety have
won for Milwaukee a Nationwide
reputation as a model city"
Leaving their train, the Washington
party was met by DR.. B. L. Corbett,
executive secretary Of the Milwaukee
Safety Committee, group of public
spirited citizens whose efforts have
been largely responsible for the fact
that Milwaukee can boast Of a steadily
decreasing number OF traffic fatalities,
while other cities have seen their to-
tails of automobile deaths increase each
year.
The Washington officials making
the trip are Traffic Director William
A. Van Duzer. Mai Ernest w. Brown
superintendent of police; Capt. H. C.
Whitehurst of the District Highway
Department; Richmond 3. Keech. vice
chairman of the Public Utilities Com
mission; John Nolen, jr., Of the Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission and George E. Keneipp
OF the Keystone Automobile Club.
Meet Mayor Hoan.
The first move Of the visiting party
was to keep an appointment at City
Hall with Mayor Daniel Hosn and
Chief Of Police Laubenheimer, who has
enunciated and enforced the rule that
"every man in my department must be
q traffic officer whether or not he is on
trafic detail"
At this conference. the Washington
and Milwaukee officials discussed gen.
eral phases OF modern traffic control.
and Mayor Hoan mentioned several
factors that have contributed mate
rally to the remarkable traffic record
in his city.
Cardinal points ir Milwaukee's Sic
cess in controlling traffic were listed
BY him as follows.
/. Modern engineering. extremely
effective although not always conven-
tional,
g. Intensive and continuous engin-
eering work.
3 Strict and impartial but fair, en-
forcement Of the traffic laws.
Safety Salesmanship.
T. Excellent safety salesmanship.
s. Remarkable cooperation from
cficials. motorists and pedestrians.
s. A substantial, property minded
citizenship.
Van Duzer and Maj. Brown dis
cussed some of the traffic problems
peculiar to Washington, and the Wis
itors then left to begin their first hand
survey of Milwsukee's traffic control
methods in actual operation.
Evening star., 1936-06-15
STORM |SOLATES
TOWN|NFLOR|DA
Southwestern Part of State
Threatened by
Floods.
BY the Associated Press.

ny Rilt Hhsotihltu FItbs.
FORT MYERS. Fla. June 15.-A
tropical storm swept in from the Gull
Of Mexico today, isolated one town
south Of here and drove hundreds Of
persons from beach-front homes.
The center Of the disturbance ap-
parently passed over Naples, 40 miles
south of here, shortly after midnight.
40-mile-an-hour winds were accom-
panied by torrential rains which
raised food menace all over extreme
Southwestern Florida
Residents Of Bonita Springs, 20
miles to the south, reported by tele-
phone the Imperial River had gone
out Of its banks and forced them to
second floors of their homes A few
minutes later all means of commun-
ication with the town failed.
Veritable cloudbursts preceded the
storm in this sector for the past three
days with Naples reporting a fall Of
Is, inches in the past y hours Ram
still fell early today all along the
coast.
The State Highway Department
closed the Tamiami Trail-only direct
cross State link between Fort Myers
and Miami-sfter river waters sub
merged the pavement at many points.
Southwest winds bringing high tides
aggravated food conditions at coastal
points.
The storm-unuSually early for dis
turbances of its type-originated some
where in the neighborhood Of the Yu-
catan Peninsula and moved in north
easterly direction across the gulf
Weather men at Jacksonville re-
ported its center was small and its
gale-force winds were expected to sub
side gradually as it moved across
sparsely settled inland territory beyond
Naples They said it probably would
pass out into the Atlantic and might
regain some force when over water
again.
While the rains menaced property
of all kinds in this sector, parts of the
Southeast still suffered from persistent
drought. Showers yesterday along
coastal sections Of South Georgia and
the Carolinas we're credited To the gulf
disturbance, but meteorologists we're
doubtful it would bring general rains
in inland points where they are
needed most.
Evening star., 1936-06-15
EXTREMISTS CURB
PLANNED PARIS
Bills Drafted to Prevent New
Flares in Diminishing
Strike Move.
5y the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS. June 15.-The French gov
ernment today started a cleanup Of
extremists in order to prevent the
diminishing strike movement from
flarlng up again
Roger Salengro. minister Of the
interior. drafted bills to defend the
regime against seditious organiza-
tions." They are aimed at both the
Rightist Croix de Feu and extreme
Leftist factions
A public prosecutor was ordered to
investigate the part played by fol-
lowers of the Russian exile, Leon
Trotzky, in urging workers to seize
their factories.
Many Strikers Return.
Meanwhile steady stream of
strikers returned to work throughout
the day, the twenty-first of the strike
movement. Authorities said condi-
tions we're close to normal.
Workers. returning to their jobs as
sured OF more pay and shorter hours.
may ask additional wages If prices of
necessities go too high," labor off,
cials asserted.
A new walkout might be called. they
declared, regardless of the fact higher
costs Of food and other commodities
could be traced directly to the fat
tened pay envelopes and 40-hour work
week demanded and received by the
strikers
May Take Over Plants.
The plants may soon become the
property of the employees, asserted
Communist Leader Maurice Thorez,
in a "bloodless revolution" celebra-
ton at Lille.
The strikers, who for two weeks
manufacturing and industry
in hundreds of establishments. cid not
damage the plants because they knew
they would soon become their prop
erty," Thorez said.
The sit down" occupation, classified
by Premier Leon Blum as actually
illegal, denoted new legality which
is forming" the. Communist head
declared.
The working class has proved 1t Is
capable Of taking its own destiny in
its own hands" he told . cheering
throne,
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meet in groups at certain spots and
meet their carrier there for a general
rejoicing as he hands out several
envelopes at once to those know to
him.
II the veteran has moved since his
last address given for delivery Of
bonds. the best thing for him to Go
is to go over to the old address and
wait around there for the carrier to
come around. II he knows the carrier
he could meet him at the corner
grocery. drug store. filling station,
or anywhere. Regulations allow the
carrier to deliver at some other place
than the address written on the
envelope, provided he can identify
personally the addreSsee.
For veterans who cannot otherwise
be identified. special certifying ard
adjustment unit has been set up at
the City Post Office, where these We
erans may call beginning tomorrow
morning.
Concerning certification, the situa-
tion briefly is this:
Veterans in the nine military places
to which bonds were delivered today
may have their bonds certified by
the delivery oficer today.
No other persons. however, in the
city delivery tonight may have their
bonds certified now. There will be
no places open tonight where yet-
Grams can get their bonds certified.
Certification Points.
Beginning tomorrow, and for the
rush period expected for the next
three days, there will be many places
in Government departments ard
business houses throughout the city
where certification officers will be
available from the post Office. Banss
also have offered to act as certifying
agents.
Postmaster. Burke warned, however.
that bonds will not be certified for
payment during the regular business
hours of the day at any postal station
here for the next three days, except
at the main post Office at North
Capitol and Massachusetts avenues.
The carriers who make the de-
livery tonight will return to certain
specified postal stations beginning at
6 o'clock for the next three nights.
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
to help veterans certify bonds.
Carriers in the four rural routes
operating out of the post Office here,
will deliver bonds on Tuesday, and
will come back to their stations here,
to help identify veterans for certifying
bonds on Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday nights. There are two rural
routes out Of AnacostiA, one out Qf
lAenning and one out Of Bethesda, ,
Evening star., 1936-06-15
VETERANS WARNED
OF PERILS TO BONUS
Brown and Marshall Urge Cau-
tion on Ex-Service Men Against
Racketeers Promoters.

Veterans about TO receive their
bonus were warned today against
racketeers, smooth-tongued strangers.
high-preSsure promoters. pickpockets
and other types intent on separating
a man and his money.
Supt Of Police Ernest w. Brown
listed six perils: The film fam
racket: making acquaintances with
strangers; carrying your money or
wallet exposed so as to afford easy
access by pickpockets, inviting hold
ups by walking in dark alleys and
deserted places; "smooth-tongued
strangers" with quick"
schemes. and women who accost men
on the public streets.
Joseph w Marshall. director of the
Better Business Bureau. warned OF "a
concerted effort on the part Of high
pressure promoters of various types
and kinds OF securities. as we'll as the
promoters of various merchandise
rackets."
Evening star., 1936-06-15
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

TODAY.
Senate:
Considers Wagner housing bill.
Interstate Commerce Committee
studies Guffey- -vinson coal bill.
House:
Takes up conference reports on In
terror Department appropriation and
other bills.
Agriculture Committee meets on
various committee resolutions and un-
finished business.
Tax bill conference committee meets
on divergent House and Senate rev.
enue measures.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
May take up Wagner housing bill,
or miscellaneous conference reports.
Senator Thomas Of Oklahoma plans
to speak on the monetary plank Of
the Republican platform.
House:
Considers special rule on Guffey
coal bill. .-
immigration Committee considers
the Dickstein bill to protect American
actors. musicians and opera singers
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iODIlllHtlSu FIOIIl ElISt fdk6.J
for a fat tag of IS per cent on the
sale price of all soft coal at the mine.
with drawback of 80 per cent for
producers who signed the code
Prior to the Senate committees ac-
ton, leaders said the bill might be
acted upon by the House today.
Passage of the measure before ad-
tournment has been urged by John
L. Lewis. president of the United Mine
Workers. He told the Senate COM
mittee at hearings Saturday that,
If the bill were not passed and wage
cutting ensued the miners we're pre-
pared to shut down the industry.
Wheeler's committee exempted lig-
mite from provisions of the bill
Contract Section Modifield.
1t also modified the contracts sec
tion to read that all contracts which
were valid under the N. r. A. bitumi-
nous coal code or the original Guffey
act would be valid under the new
measure. AS originally drafted, the
new bill would have inyalidated all
contracts for coal at prices below the
minimum prices to be established un-
der 1t.
Provisions for addition of two mem
bers to the f1ve-man National Btu
minous Coal Commission, charged
with administration of the bill, were
changed to provide that none OF the
commissioners could have any direct
or indirect financial interest in the
industry. The original wording mere
ly provided that two of the members
would represent the operators and two
the miners.
This amendment was at Wheelers
suggestion. He criticized the original
wording on the ground 1t would be
sure to provoke criticism from the pub
lie II active operators were named to
the commission.
Not Party Vote
Wheeler declined to reveal how the
committee members voted except to
say:
1t was not party vote"
Leaders said the bill would pass
with little opposition in the House
II taken up there later today
Wheeler told reporters 1t would be
possible for the Senate to consider the
bill by Wednesday, provided it had
passed the House. Senate leaders have
not yet indicated when they would
call 1t up, however.
Evening star., 1936-06-15

While Roy chased a ball around the
floor, Capt. Hellweg told about the
dogs depredations, as well as his
achievements. In his daily life Roy
Is good outfielder in base ball game
and an expert at rat killing. On the
debit side, however, are the occasions
when he tore up SIS worth of uphol
Stering in the family car and later
proved locking him in the bath room
was costly discipline. Roy jumped all
over the bathroom and virtually had
wrecked it by the time the family re-
turned. Roy behaves well now, in his
older days, and gumbles when his
master Is away.
For two hours one night Capt. and
Mrs. Hellweg gave Roy an intelh-
gence test. They repeated instruc-
tions for 10 different tasks. and Roy
accomplished nine, for a batting aver
age of 900
Roy was the constant companion OF
20-year-old Vincent Hellweg. the cap
tain's son, during Vincent's school
| days. He rode to school with Vim
cent on bicycle. accomplishing this
by jumping on Vincents knee, then
his shoulder and back, Roy would
dig his rear legs into Vincent's belt
ard throw his front legs over the
youths shoulders.
All Catches on the Fly.
The captain and his son seldom
play tennis with Roy around. The
dog catches without a bounce every
ball coming his way. In his infancy
he developed his rat-catching prowess
by tussling with a rubber rat which
he swung by the tail. hurled it into
! the air and then pounced on when it
! landed.
Capt Hollweg always has been q
lover Of dogs, and knows enough in
teresting dog stories to fill a book.
Roy and his master both feel some
thing dreadfully lacking when they
are separated.
Evening star., 1936-06-15

motor cars and machinery, 81 per cent;
insurance. education, savings accounts
and miscellaneous, 127 per cent
Applications Pour In.
Although applications still are COM
ing in at the rate Of about $4,000 per
week, the Veterans Administration
declares its work Is current and pre-
diets that only about 100000 special
cases involving incomplete records Will
be delayed In settlement.
With postal employees at $4,000 sta
tions working on the task Of distribu-
ton, all possible precautions have been
taken against loss or fraudulent claim
ing of the bonds. Misrepresentation
made to gain possession of registered
mail containing the bonds would sub
ject such persons 10 possibility Of i've
year prisDn sentences. $4,000 fines, or
both. Even heayisr penalties await
Evening star., 1936-06-15

the immediate payment measure was
passed by Congress last Spring, also
has taken cognizance Of the expected
circulation of bonus money and urged
cooperation in cashing Federal checks
in order that funds to be disbursed
may begin to flow through the chan
nels of trade without unnecessary de-
lay"
Retention Of the bonds until their
maturity date has been urged by
Brig. Gen Frank T Hines. admin
istrator of yenerans' affairs, "if there
is no urgent condition which requires
that the bonds be cashed."
The American Legion. after . sur
vey, predicted that bonus credit would
be distributed in the following man
ner:
Payment of old debts, 31.4 per cent:
homes and home life expenses. 32.4
per cent; business and investments, TS
per cent; family clothing, per cent;
Evening star., 1936-06-15

Needless to say after the snake
motif in the pattern was discovered
there was nothing to do but to dis
card the dress because even though
she might have risen superior to their
appeal the other clerks said 1t gave
them the "willies" and took their
minds of their work.
CIPHERS.
An operative pho specialises in
automobile license plates thinks
the most interesting one in Wash
inoton at present is that Alabama
tag tUith sir ciphers on it--just sir
. ciphers; no other figure, letter or
anything else.
Looking deeper into the matter,
he discovered that it belongs to
Capt. Larry Carr, Army Air Corps,
who, for all the special appearance
Of the tag, made no special request
for it.
II seems to be Just one OF those
reDdrds Dhich deserving men pin
IN hfe's lottery.
QUESTION.
"WHY Is the Capitol 80 far from
the White House?"
That is the question heard most
frequently from visitors, who view
the model Of the City Of Washington,
part Of the Texas Centennial at Dali
las. showing the work OF the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission.
e. v. Aicksrd, model maker for the
commission, so advised his colleagues
upon his return from Dallas, where
ne supervised the erection Of the
commissions exhibit. william T.
Partridge. the commissions consult-
ing architect, supervised the making
Of the model, here.
Rickard told Thomas 8. Settle, the
commissions secretary, and others
that the model Is attracting a great
deal Of attention. Visitors show keen
interest in Washington's building pro-
gram and want to know particularly
why all the Government buildings
were grouped together in one spot
in the triangle and not distributed
more over the city.
II
JOKER.
SIGHTSEERS IN the library of the
United States Supreme Court
Building were being shown the Secret
panel which opens like any door, to
reveal storage space for brooms and
similar equipment. They admired the
chaste letters upon another panel
that It concealed ice
water.
That's joke" said the attendant,
opening the door to display cups and
2 tap, There's watx there but it
isn't Ice water" "
Evening star., 1936-06-15

The a. and ]. Y. a. was glad to be
Of service. After much hilarity, the
masterpiece" was composed. To make
sure that it was satisfactory, it was
criticized by party No. S, a former
newspaper man. When he gave his ap-
proval, the essay was handed to the
junior executive. who in turn submit
ted it to his instructor.
All five parties felt satisfied a week
later. when the theme was handed
back with a bright red "A" in the
corner.
PRACTICAL.
A retDs photographer. returning
from Virginia horse sho,U the
other afternoon thought he had
discovered one OF the missing mar
athon runners Uhen he came upon
a chap standing beside an nutomo-
bile in the road, clad only in shorts
and undershirt. Slo,oing doWn-it
,rns raining pretty hard-he peered
ont at the telloD. ,Uho looked up
moment. crinned toolishly. pointed
to pile OF clothes on the front
seat OF the car, and Dent on about
his businesS-chdngino fiat tire.
OXON.
EVERY SO often there arises a dis
pute over whether the thriving
suburban community on the Living.
ston road is Oxon Hill or Oxen Hill
and if so why?
The State Roads Commission af-
firms it Is Oxon Hill
Residents say the name is a deriva
ton OF the name of an estate
Oxford -the-Hill
SNAKE LADY.
BARGAINS sometimes are a snare
and delusion, and as evidence
thereof young lady in the Com.
merce Building has a dress which she
would like to sell to some one fond
of snakes as adornment.
On a shopping expedition she es-
pied good looking silk dress with a
large all-over pattern of green folia &c
which had remarkably low price tag
attached. Elated at the quality and
flt she purchased the garment and
wore it to the Office the next day.
Soon the other young ladies in her
office began to look askance at her
new apparel and close examina ton
confirmed the suspicion that entwined
among the background of leaves the
design included numerous snakes.
each feet or more in length. Further
scrutiny showed the kissing heads
popping up at disconcerting intervals
to charm her friends.