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Evening star., 1936-11-19
CIVIL SERVICE UNIT
SETS EXAMINATIONS
Applications From States West Of
Colorado to Be Received
Until December Z.

A number of examinations for office
workers and other classes Of employ
ment were announced today by the
Civil Service Commission. Applica-
tions will be received until December
7 from States East of Colorado, and
until December 10 from Colorado and
States West.
The places are supervisor OF alpha
bette duplicating key punch operators
and of alphabetic accounting machine
operators at $1,000 annually, and
supervisor, horizontal sorting-machine
operators, $l,620.
Under card-punch operator, $1,26o;
slphabetic duplicating key-punch
operator and horizontal sorting-
machine operator, $1,440.
Field assistant, entomology, $4,000;
field aid, 81 1,440, and assistant field
aid, 81 1920; Bureau Of Entomology and
Plant Quarantine.
Senior welding engineer, $4,000, and
welding engineer, $500. Navy De-
partment, ---- -
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HULL FORECASTS
PEACE MILESTONE
Secretary Hopeful of Con-
ference ResuIts-Presi-
dent Speeds South.
B. the Associated Press.

RIO DE JANEIRO. November 19.-
Achievements Of the Inter-American
Peace Conference at Buenos Aires will
constitute "milestones in the progress
of international relationships" Secre-
tary Of State Cordell Hull predicted
today.
The statement Of the chief Of the
United States delegation was made
shortly after the arrival here Of the
steamship American Legion, carrying
delegates to the conference.
Hull declared that results Of the
Brazilian-American trade pact have
demonstrated that the best assurances
for maintenance Of peace come from
economic rehabilitation.
Urges Economic Understan nding.
1--WE 60 to the conference with an
even greater conviction than ever be-
fore that the road to peace is based
upon economic understanding" the
Secretary of State said.
1.-THE prize for which we are all
striving Is permanent peace. mutual
understanding and the economic we'll
being of the peoples of all the Ameri-
can republics"
Earlier, Mrs. Elsie F. Musser, only
woman member Of the American dele
CATION, announced she would ask the
conference to receive the peoples
mandate against war" petition Of O.
000, 900 signatures at q plenary ses-
sion.
Future influence Seen.
"Such universal expression against
war must influence world history and
future international relations" she
declared.
Louise Wier, an official Of the man
date organization, was to leave the
vessel at Rio de Janeiro to ny to
Buenos Aires where she expected to
make arrangements for the petitions
presentation.
Doris Stevens, chairman of the
Inter-American Commission of Wom-
en-. also planned to fly to the Argentine
capital to begin a crusade seeking the
adoption Of q resolution for women's
suffrage in Pan-American countries.
PRESIDENT AT SEA.
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Refugees
Continued From First Page)

a nearby structure. This building still
was Smoldering.
With the window panes blasted out,
curtains of Gran Via store windows
Mapped in the crisp morning breeze
On Conde de Penalver avenue the
front of a store formerly owned by an
American company was torn out. Two
automobiles parked before the building
were wrecked.
Many buildings on Carmen and
Preciados streets were destroyed.
The early morning raid alarmed
the various embassies in the Castellana
section. From the American Embassy,
the roar of the bombers could be
heard distinctly as the insurgent
squadron passed and repaSsed over
the building en- route to the point
where they dropped their bombs,
less than mile away.
Seek Refuge In Cellars.
Many Americans abandoned their
beds and groaped their way through
the darkness to the cellars of the
embassy.
There they listened to the crashing
bombs and the roar of rife and ma
chine gun fire from the University
City section in the northwest part of
the city. invaded early in the week
by Fascist shock troops.
The Associated Press correspondent
was approaching the telephone build
Ing to transmit this story when q burst
OF anti-aircraft and machine gun fire
warned the city that insurgent planes
again were overhead to view their ear
lier work Of destruction.
Pedestrians climbed through the
broken windows In penalver street and
sought the shelter Of nearby houses.
However. the planes circled idly,
making no attempt to repeat the ear
lier bombardment.
Smoke still drifted from the rooftops
of houses set afire two nights ago,
while cracking rifles and machine
guns from the Manzanares River and
University City mingled with the ex.
plosions of the government anti air.
craft guns.
A further check Of the wrecked dis
trict in the heart of Madrid showed
one bomb fell on the FL Globos drug
store in Anton Martin Square, and
that the San Sebastian Church, where
the ashes of the Spanish playwright,
Lopez Davega, supposedly were kept,
was completely destroyed.
Bodies Taken From Ruins.
Firemen, scarcely rested from their
work following the Tuesday lombard
ment, again were pulling bodies from
the wreckage.
One of them told the correspond
ent three of his companions still
were buried In the ruins of the Her
nando Publishing Co. Still another
fireman was buried by the falling
roof and walls of the Savoy Hotel.
Today's accommodating planes, five
bombers and an escort Of pursuit
planes, which appeared at 1880 am,
disappeared when fleet OF govern
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the latter's review OF the work

during the latter's review OF the work
Of past rectors of the university.
Citations for conferring of the hon.
orary degrees upon Justice Butler and
Right Rev. Lavelle were read by Rev.
Joseph P. Christopher, Phi. D., public
orator of the university.
Greetings were extended to Msgr.
Corrigan on behalf of the clerical
alumni by Most. Rev. John j. NIFTY.
D. D.. Archbishop of San Francisco,
and for the lay alumni by Francis p.
Garvan Of New York.
The benediction was delivered by
Most Rev. Amlete Giovanni Cicignani,
D. D.. apostolic delegate to the United
States.
The representatives Of other insti-
tutions, arranged in the procession in
the order of their date of foundation,
were headed by William r. Castle, jr.,
former Undersecretary Of State, men,
Der Of the Board of Overseers Of Hsr-
ward University, and DR.. Charles c.
Marbury. trustee of st. Johns Col
lege, Annapolis.
Diplomats attending the inaugural
were headed by Ambassador Fulvio
Suvich of Italy and Andre de La
boulaye OF France, who were accom-
panied by their wives.
Honored by Reception.
Following exercises in the gym
nasium, MSgr. Corrigan led the pro-
cession to Mullen Library, where a
reception was held in his honor. He
was assisted in the receiving line by
MSgr. Mccormick and the deans OF
the several schools and colleges OF
the university.
The new rector Is native OF
Philadelphia. He was educated in
parochial schools there, La Sale Col
lege, st. Charles Seminary. where he
was later to become rector, and at
the North American College in Rome
He was ordained in Rome in 1908 and
was assigned to parish work in Phila-
delphia when he returned to the
United States. In 1918 he was as
signed to the staff Of st. Charles
Seminary and in 1925 was made
rector.
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Virgin Island
Run, Soon to Be
Placed on Sale
Secretary Ickes An
pounces Plans Are
Being Speeded.

Secretary Ickes said at his press
conference today the Interior Depart
ment was rushing plans to market
Virgin Island rum.
The rum has been manufactured
by the Virgin Islands Co., organized
about two and half years ago to pro-
mote agriculture and industry in the
islands. The Secretary said first runs
Of the rum have been well aged in
chagred kegs.
Evening star., 1936-11-19
DEATH CHEATS WOMEN
ON TRIBUTE BY CITY
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 19-Two
months ago Mrs. Ezelphia Indiana
Carpenter, 90, and her daughter, Mrs.
Harriet C. Cullaton, rs, were invited
to be honor guests at a centennial
celebration in Cambridge City, Ind,
founded century ago by a member
of their family.
Plans for the trip were cancelled
when the mother became i'll.
Mrs. Carpenter died at her home In
Bellerose. Long Island, Tuesday. Mrs.
Cullaton died yesterday.
They will be buried in Cambridge
City.
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ment planes appeared from the east
to patrol the city.
Although the bombers did not 60
into action In their daylight appear
ance. the accompanying pursuit craft
was reported to have raked streets
in the Puente Vallegas sector with
machine gun fire.
Madrilenos who were unable to find
their relatives and friends stood by
anxiously during the day while rescuers
probed the many smoking ruins for
more bodies.
Many wept silently, starting forward
anxiously as each new victim was
recovered.
Death carts made frequent, macabre
trips to the morgue, where the bodies
we're piled high.
Explosions Delayed.
Many Of the bodies were unrecog-
nizable, torn by powerful bombs which,
apparently equipped by delayed per-
cussion caps. were carried by their own
weight through several floors before
exploding.
Madrid's defense junta refused to
despair of the capitals fate.
They may reduce the city to ruins,
but we shall defend those ruins to our
last man." a communique proclaimed.
Stray bombs aimed at Madrid's CEN
trail district Ia the early morning shat
tered Segovia Bridge over the Man
zanares River, one of the main spans
leading into the capital from the
Fascist-controlled outskirts.
The bridge collapsed with a roar dur
ing an early-morning air raid in which
a dozen bombs were loosed from planes
over the heart Of the city.
The newest explosions created fresh
fear in Madrid's already terrorized
population. Women and children
rushed for subways. Masonry crashed
into the streets from the force Of the
conclusions.
Socialist and Fascist batteries con-
tinued their prolonged artillery duels.
Neither side reported advances after
desultory machine gun attacks in the
Northwestern University City section.
Charred structures in central Madrid
famed anew after the aerial attack.
The famous Cafe de Madrid. on the
edge of the Puerta del Sol. was burn
ing brightly.
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The citizens thereupon turned
around and got of. After a quick
huddle on the sidewalk. the off-again,
on-again, gone-again Finnegan pair
leaped lightly to the step once more,
even before the driver could close the
door.
Nearing downtown. one of the per-
formers strolled down the aisle.
I'VE wanna go Pennsylvania ave-
nue." he said.
IN tell you when to get off" replied
the driver, who was just pulling up to
a stop.
Quick, like q splash, both men un-
loaded.
When last seen the pair was trudg-
ing along manfully in the wake Of
the bus.
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accounts of more than $500, marginal
accounts. mortgages. notes, accounts
receivable, stocks and bonds.
There is an exemption Of stocks in
District corporations in which the
major portion Of the assets of the cor
poration are taxed and the levy paid
by the corporation. Utilities stocks are
not taxed if the utilities are bona-fide
local concerns, since the corporations
pay the tax, but stocks in utilities cor
porations operating as interstate ac-
tiyities, such as the American Tele-
phone a. Telegraph Co., are taxable.
State, county, municipal and United
States bonds are exempt.
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ut the District Building making up the
new accounts that are found.
Results of the checking Of District
returns against the records Of the
Internal Revenue Bureau indicated
many residents are not familiar with
the law and do not know just what
holdings are subject to taxation.
Briefly stated, the law requires that
all District residents must make re-
turns and pay taxes on ell such tangi.
bic property as household furnishings.
jewelry, boats, stock in trade, business
fixtures and machinery. There Is an
exception on household furnishings
I'D to $1,000, but none on the other
items listed.
On intangible holdings there Is an
exemption up to $500 on savings ac-
counts not subject to check by the
owner. Items taxable rs intangible
property include moneys in personal
possession, checking accounts, savings
Evening star., 1936-11-19
COMMUNISTS HIT

A resolution demanding arrest and
deportation of alien Communists was
introduced at the meeting Tuesday
night of the Vincent B. Costello Post,
American Legion, in Pythian Temple.
Henry S. Heine presided.
The resolution, referred to the Reso-
lutions Committee, to be acted on at
the posts next meeting. explained that
sufficient authority for prosecuting
Communists for subversive activities
in undertaking to overthrew the
United States Government exists un-
der present laws. n
Evening star., 1936-11-19
BUSINESS MAN AGED 10

SAN GABRIEL, Calf, November 10
CP.-Ten-year-old Warren Rapelje
became fun-fiedged member of the
San Gabriel Chamber of Commerce
today.
The youngster recently opened a
shop dealing in parts for miniature
airplanes. He used his bed room for
a show room. He bought merchandise
with the money from doing odd jobs
in the neighborhood.
When the Chamber of Commerce
heard about the enterprise an invita-
ton was issued to the young business
man,
Evening star., 1936-11-19
MANS 18TH OPERATION
PERFORMED BY HIMSELF
63-Year-old Missourian Extracts
Bone Silver From Leg With
Pocket Knife.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, November 19.-Harry
B. Smythe, So. was up and about yes
terday after undergoing what he said
was his 18th operation-the last
one performed by himself.
Smythe extracted bone silver from
his left leg with pocket knife and
scissors sterilized by home methods.
He had no medical assistance, but
said he expected to have the wound
examined and dressed at a hospital.
All but one OF the previous opera
tions, Smythe said, was for bone
disease that followed an attack OF
typhoid fever. He had his first opera
ton when 10 years old.
Evening star., 1936-11-19
BLOCKADE MEASURES EXAMINED

PARIS, November 10 @.-The
French foreign and naval ministries
were understood today to be exam
lining measures which would be neces-
STATED by blockade Of Barcelona
by the Spanish insurgents.
The ministers of national defense,
however, did not hold special coun-
Gil in regard to the Franco govern
ment's announcement of an immi-
nent blockade. 1t was said. No changes
have been effected In the French pre-
cautionary measures taken with re-
gard to ships circulating in and out
of Barcelona.
Maritime authorities said there was
no French ship at Barcelona at pres
ent.
Evening star., 1936-11-19
ROPER FORECASTS
RECORD YULE SALE
Predicts Is Per Cent Gain Over
Last Year and Biggest
Since 1929.
BY the Associated Press.

BY The Associated Press.
The greatest Christmas business
since 1929 Is forecast by Secretary
Roper.
Estimating holiday department store
sales would be IS per cent above
last years, the Commerce Department
chief predicted yesterday they would
total around 1920, 900 900. This would
compare with 100000 10000 in 1885
and more than 81 600, ,0oo, 900 in 1929.
Roper said reports from. all sec
tions indicated marked advances"
over last year and that business gen.
orally would be greater than for
any like period since 1929"
Evening star., 1936-11-19
SPEECH.

SPEECH.
ID REPRESENTATIVE JENNING G s
AN RANDOLPH, Democrat. of West
Virginia admits that lot Of unusual
things happened in the last election
campaign, but he believes he estab-
lished the record for the earliest po-
litical speech.
About o'clock one morning shortly
before the election Randolph arrived
at Kingswood. the county seat of Pres
ton County, w. Va.
Upon investigation Randolph learned
that the first group OF men to 60 to
work were those connected with the
State Highway Department, who left
the highway barn in Kingswood at 2
am. After a three-hour nap Ran
dolph rushed from the hotel to the
highway barn WITHOUT breakfast and
made his campaign speech as the men
climbed in the trucks to 60 to work.
4 y
DEMAND.
The Department OF Justice gets
its tnll share OF unusual requests
and suggestions from John Puottc,
but it seldom has received MES
sage more perplering than one re-
Gently demanding the surrender"
of President Roosepelt and decom-
missioning OF the Many and Mo-
rine Corps.
Sent from Pennsylvania totD,,
the telegram read:
ARTICLE /, section 2, shotcs 1886
electoral potes, also Dioldtions of
tares which cause lotD ,0ages. Sec
ton S, Article 1, shows US salaries
unconstitutional breach OF peace.
Demand President surrender to
Constitution and decomn1ission U.
S. Navy and Marine Corps as
criminal"
Justice Department officials are
uncertain what nnsDer, II any, to
send in reply, but one Official sug-
gests Nth q chuckle that "the
statement that Article I, Section 2,
shops 1886 electoral uotes be
transmitted to the Literary Digest"
Evening star., 1936-11-19
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
RIDE.
RIDE.
LMOST as complicated as

A LMOST as complicated as q
~ Public Utilities Commission
~ hearing on traction evalua-
n tions was the scene witnessed
by passengers on a Chevy Chase bus
the other morning.
As the carload Of proper citizens
came bowling down the street, the
driver espied (standing on a corner
where busses do not stop) two men.
obviously of foreign appearance. One
Of them raised a hand in signal. The
driver, out of the kindness of his heart.
pulled over to the curb and took
them on.
Buses" he said by way Of instruc-
ton, stop at the next corner"
Evening star., 1936-11-19
FARLEY RECEIVED

Visits President De Valera OF
Irish Free State.
DUBLIN. Irish Free State, Novem-
Der 10 R.-President Eamonn de
Valera today received Postmaster Gen.
eral James A. Farley Of the United
States.
Mr.. Farley was accompanied by the
United States Minister, Alvin NJ.
Owsley.
Evening star., 1936-11-19
Bank Law Violator Paroled.

RALEIGH, N. c., November 10 (P1.
Gov. Ehringhaus yesterday paroled
william J. Swan. so, Of Bayboro, who
had served five months Of four-year
term for bank law violations.
Evening star., 1936-11-19
Niqht Finol Delivered by Carrier
Anywhere in the City
Full Sports

Race Results Complete Market Day. Latest News
Flashes from Around the World Whatever it is you'll nnd
it in The Night Final Sports Edition
THE NIGHT FINAL SPORTS and SUNDAY sTAR-deivered
by carrier-7oc MONTH Call National 5000 and service
will start at once. tysSeesa
Evening star., 1936-11-19
SPOTTED.

1t is probably the result OF the
long and rigorous training they
haze received, but at any rate,
Washington drivers are in class
By themselves phen it comes to
spotting pirgin parking territory
and forthwith taking it oper.
Recently, F street ,Dds cut
through the General Accounting
Office grounds on Sirth street east,
and all parking banned. There iDas
nothing to indicate the restrictions
Mould be lifted, and logically it
might hape been thought that the
prohibition would long since hare
discouraged spdce-hunters epen
from going through that street.
But not so. Unexpectedly. late
in the afternoon, the no-pdrking
signs were removed. The merit
morning, solid lines OF cars decor
ated both sides OF the highwdy.
ANSWER.
A DELIVERY truck from q depart
ment store pulled up to the serv'
ice entrance at a large hotel the Other
afternoon and a somewhat plump
driver scrambled from beneath the
wheel with a sigh. There were lot oi
packages to distribute, and the driver
said to his helper:
"All right, Sam. I'll work "A wing
and you work"
"B, C. D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K" inter-
rupted Sam. Its a good thing fol
me they don't run up to z.
COME WITH THE WIND.
SENATOR RUSSELL of Georgia
- thinks awareness of the machine
,ge finally has penetrated the farthes'
corner of our American civilization.
His belief is based upon an expert
,nce during his recent campaign, in
which he toured Georgia in Car with
,railer and loudspeaker. After one
stretch of oratory in heretofore I'M
area of the State, an elder
y man detached himself from the
,rowd, drew close to the mobile ros-
rum from which the Senator had
spoken and observed;
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-07-16
Sandy Spring Neighborhood

colored slides shown by Prof. KNIGHT
OF pictures he had taken in recent
trips to these wonderfully beautiful
gardens.
Prof Knight also told some of the
dlttculties encountered when one un-
dertakes to learn colored photography
which he says can now be done with
an ordinary box camera.
Mr.. Clarence B. Hurley, presiding
officer, asked the usual round of ques-
lions and answers, and Miss Mary
Miller Stabler gave some advice in
her fore-thought for the gardener,
against pests at this time.
A supper of delicious sandwiches,
coffee, ice tea, and ice cream and
cake was served before adjournment,
to meet in August with Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew Adams.
Miss Florence Hedges, assistant
pathologist of the Agricultural De-
partment, was the guest speaker at
the July meeting of The Neighbors
held with Mrs. Samuel B. Wetherald
and her daughter, Miss Dorothy
Wetherald, at their home Earnshaw
on Thursday evening, the ninth.
Miss Hedges gave a travel talk on
trip to Holland, to which she was
a representative from our Country to
the international Congress of Plant
Industry; she related numerous ex-
periences while travelling among the
Dutch, and was much impressed with
the great friendliness shown to her
by all of the native people.
Mortimer o. Stabler presided over
the meeting, and Miss Estelle T.
Moore accepted the secretaryship for
year.
The questions, usually forming a
part Of the program were few, the
hot evening no doubt being the cause,
so after report from Mr.. ]. W..
Jones on the last Community Council
meeting, the reading of a most in
teresting letter from Mrs. Frederick
Halter on month spent with her
husband in New Zealand, the club ad-
journed to the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Boeckel for its August meeting.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-07-16
COLESVILLE

Miss Edith Hobbs with party of
friends from Washington, went on a
yachting trip Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Bailey were the
dinner guests Sunday of friends in
Washington.
Miss E. Hilda Hobbs, entertained
the Spencerville Prayer Meeting, at
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. N. Hobbs. Il
The fourth quarterly meeting of
this conference year, of the Colesville
charge, will be held on Tuesday even
ing, at the Colesville Methodist Par
sonage, July FL.
The Pastor, Rev. Groseclose, re-
quests all stewards to be present as
the officers and stewards for the en-
suing year will be appointed at this
meeting.
The Colesville Choir practice will be
discontinued during July and August.
Mrs. Groseclose was the guest
Tuesday of her mother in Laurel.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Acorn, had
as their guests on Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Acorn of Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Wheeler had
as their guests over Sunday, Mr.. and
Mrs. Russell Wheeler and family of
Hyattsville.
Mrs. Julius Gebicke, has had with
her the past week, her granddaughter
Miss Iona Ann knight Of Falls
Church, Va.