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Evening star., 1936-01-11
URGED
FOR CIVIL SERVICE
Mitchell Cites Public Opinion
as Potent Weapon to
Fight SpoiIs.

Harry B. Mitchell, president of the
Civil Service Commission, today call
ed on the public to press for extension
of the merit system.
Speaking over Station WJSV in the
Civil Service week observance ar
ranged by the American Federation
OF Government Employees. Mitchell
declared public opinion is most
important factor" in substituting civil
service for sp'
II have no bit that the senti-
ment in favor OF the competitive sys-
tenn Of selecting Government en-
ployes is vastly preponderant among
the American people" he said.
Almost invariably, whenever the
voters have a chance to express them
selves on this issue, there has been a
majority in favor Of the merit sys-
tenn. In fact, in some cases, as in a
recent election in California, that
ma ajority has been overwhelming
However, so far as the Federal civil
service is concerned, this public opin-
ion has been rather expressionless.
With Congress just beginning a new
session, and despite the very import
ant questions that it will have to con-
slider, there seems opportunity at this
time to get action that would be
most important toward the extension
Of the competitive civil service sys-
tenn"
Mitchell drew attention to pending
bills covering this matter, including
those which would give the President
power to bring under civil service
such emergency agencies as may be
permanent, and putting postmasters
under civil service.
Evening star., 1936-01-11
T. P. JONES IS DEAD;
FORMER HOTEL MAN
Assistant Consultant of P. W. A.
Succumbed Thursday in
Fort Eustis. Va,

Thomas P. Jones, 46. of 1883 Rit-
tenhouse street, formerly in the hotel
business here for a number Of years,
died Thursday at Fort Eustis. Va,
where he was employed as an assist
ant consultant of the Public Works
Administration.
Funeral services will be held at
pm. Monday in the Chambers funeral
home. 1400 Chaplin street. Burial will
be in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
MIR. Jones formerly was assistant
manager of the Willard Hotel. leaving
to take a similar post at the May
flower Hotel.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs,
Anna Grace Jones; three daughters,
Miss Dorothy Jones, secretary to Ste
phen Early, one Of President Roose-
velt's secretaries; Mrs. Earl Clark,
wife of a former Boston Braves base
ball player, and Miss Betty Jones. and
two sons, Thomas and John Jones, all
of this city.
Evening star., 1936-01-11
BrO,Un Starts Second 40 Years
In District Police Department

Police Supt. Ernest NJ Brown, who
yesterday completed his first 40 years
in the Washington Police Department,
started ION the second" today.
Contrary to the old adage, Maj
Brown does not believe that the first
40 years are the hardest, because none
of it has been bad. Whether or not
he ever completes his second 40
years." he expects to enjoy it.
"A lot of police work is routine. like
any other job, but there is always
something new to keep a person inter-
ested," he said.
His administrative staff marked the
occasion with a basket of flowers,
which his assistant, Inspector L. l.
H. Edwards presented. Maj. Brown
had forgotten that yesterday was the
fortieth anniversary Of his becoming
a police officer until it was recalled
by the gift.
1T seems like have always worked
for the police department" he said,
but I can remember the night 40
years ago I started out at 6 o'clock
to patrol a beat. We wore those old
police helmets then and carried a
nightstick. II We ran into more
trouble than we could handle, We were
Evening star., 1936-01-11
SPECIAL BLOOD TYPE
ASKED IN TRANSMISSION
W. E. Jameson, Correspondent,
Needs Donors Who Have Been
Inoculated for Typht I'd.

An appeal for a highly specialized
type of blood was made today in be-
half of William Edward Jameson, 28-
year -old Washington correspondent,
who lies near death from typhoid fever
at Emergency Hospital.
Prospective donors should have had
typhoid or have been inoculated
against the disease within the past
year. Even these will not be suitable
If the blood type fails to match.
A number of persons had volun-
teered at the hospital today, but none
tested proved suitable. Meanwhile, the
patient was reported to be holding
his own, although critically i'll and
urgently in need of the TRANSMISSION.
Jameson, who married on Christ
mas eve, was stricken Ill while on his
wedding trip. He is correspondent
for several Texas newspapers.
Evening star., 1936-01-11
WOMAN GRAVELY HURT
IN FALL FROM WINDOW
Accident at Metropolitan Theater
to Miss Vera Day Result
of Painting.

Miss Vera Day, 80, of 1921 M street,
was seriously injured last night when
she tainted while sitting on the rest
room windowsill Of the Metropolitan
Theater and fell IS feet to concrete
alleyway.
At Emergency Hospital, where she
was taken, her condition was said to-
day to be slightly improved" She
suffered a fractured right wrist, frac-
tured left ankle and fractured right
foot, and possibly fractures Of the
pelvis and skull and internal injuries.
Mrs. Ruth Davis, a sister, who re-
sides with Miss Day, told police that
she went for a glass Of water. leaving
her sister on the windowsill, when
she complained of feeling faint. Mrs.
Davis said she returned to find her
sister gone and, looking out the win
dow, saw her body lying on the
ground.
Evening star., 1936-01-11

supposed to tap on the sidewalk and
the officer on the next beat would
come to the rescue.
Things are different today, of
course, with squad cars, radio and
modern methods of police work.
Horses and cable cars were our only
traffic problems, as compared to today.
when much of the departments work
is handling traffic"
Maj. Browns police record is stud
ded with commentators. During his
first few years on the force he was
commended for solving several robbery
cases. He was made acting sergeant
in 1905 and a sergeant the following
year. Before he was promoted to lieu
tenant, in 1917, he received several
concentrations for making arrests in
r1urder cases. He received a COM
mendation for bravery in disarming
and arresting a man who had the
drop" on him and taking the man and
his loaded revolver to "the station" "
But Maj. Brown does not like to talk
about those things.
'All in the days work. Every po-
liceman has experiences like that" he
said. He has been superintendent since
October %, 1882.
Evening star., 1936-01-11
SNOW Is FORECAST

Light snow or rain this afternoon,
expected to end in the early evening,
with fair weather tomorrow was fore
cast by Weather Bureau officials to-
day. The lowest temperature for to-
night was expected to be about 81
degrees.
There will be little change In tenn
perature tomorrow, it was predicted,
with colder weather setting in at
night. Winds will be general to
Evening star., 1936-01-11
PEAK TO Be URGED
FORBARNARDPOST
Member of House District
Committee Declares He
Will Demand Change.

A member OF the House District
Committee revealed today that unless
the Commissioners soon make some
changes in the executive staff of the
District penal institutions, he would
demand the retirement of Capt M. M
Barnard, general superintendent, and
the appointment OF Col William L.
Peak as his successor Peak is now
superintendent of the Lorton reforma-
tory.
The House member said he did not
want mis- name disclosed until he COM
pletes a private investigation of the
reasons behind the move to keep Capt.
Barnard in Office. He said that under
the law Barnard should have been re-
tired several years ago, but he had
been continued in the service at the
request of the Commissioners.
Information has been given the
House member that Barnard did not
want to retire until he was assured
a man of his own selection would re-
place him. Barnard. he said. is sup
porting a Maryland penal official for
the post.
Peak Is Favored.
The House member, however, said
the appointment should be given to
Peak because of his long and success
full career in District prison work.
Before Peak was placed in charge of
Lorton he was for many years super
intendent Of the District Jail.
1T is a shame for Capt. Barnard,
who is three years past retirement
age, to stay on the job when there is
a man like Col. Peak ready to succeed
him." said the House member. Il am
gathering information on the situa-
ton. At the proper time I will place
it before the District Committee.
Charges have been made and they
appear to me to be well founded that
Capt. Barnard is trying to have an
out-or-town man named as his sue
cessor so he can dictate the policies OF
the penal institutions after he is out
The whole affair seems to me to be
an outrage and do not intend to per-
nit it to continue. 1t is shameful to
allow a man to stay in that job. who
by his own admission, has said that
Lorton is volcano
Col. Peak is the man who right
fully belongs in that place. While I
have no personal interest in the mat
ter. I intend to see that justice is
done"
About year ago, the Board of
Public Welfare recommended appoint
ment of Harry Donnell, head Of
Maryland penal institutions, to sue
ceed Barnard The proposal was
vigorously opposed, however, by
many citizens associations, some of
which adopted resolutions indorsing
Peak for the job.
Evening star., 1936-01-11
"Well, my mothers always doing nutty
l;L>a

"Well, my mothers always doing nutty
things like that"
Homicide squad detectives investi-
eating the deaths said this reported
conversation, even if true, had no sig
nificance. Ashworth left notes writ
ten in longhand indicating he intend
ed suicide, they said. The handwrit-
ing has been identified positively as
his, it was stated.
Ashworth's father is a Birmingham
physician, whom he visited during the
Christmas holidays. DR.. Ashworth
married again after his divorce from
the boys mother and has several
grown children by his second wife.
Mrs. Koltes' widower is Capt. Francis
Xavier Koltes of the Navy Medical
Corps, stationed at the Marine Corps
base, San Diego, Calf.
Capt. Koltes is expected to come
here to assist in funeral arrange
ments for his wife and stepson. The
Navy Departments Bureau of Navi-
cation granted his teleraphed re-
quest for delay in his scheduled
transfer from San Diego to the
Panama Canal Zone.
Department officials said they had
been informed the captain and his
wife had not lived together for about
six years. Capt. Koltes is q native OF
Wisconsin.
Regarded Excellent Student.
Ashvorth transferred IN nevitt frryn
Tome School, Port Deposit, Md. Be-
fore entering George Washington last
September he attended Birmingham
Southern University, where he was
candidate for the track team ana
member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Fraternity. He was said to have been
a student of better than average at
tainments.
He left his room at Dewitt about
noon yesterday, leaving a coat and
tie draped over chair. A girls picture
was on the wall. and on desk were
two history and economic text books.
Ashworth's body was coatless when
Sherwin found it. Mrs. Koltes was clad
in o blue dressing robe. Her wedding
ring, set with diamonds and sapphires,
was on one finger. :
Evening star., 1936-01-11
POLICE HO[D,E|GHT
IN FILLING STATION
BANDIT Staying
Watchman Saw Robbers
Kill r. p. Skinner and
Flee Without Loot.
OPERATOR SHOT DOWN
RESISTING TWO MEN
Victim Loses Life, but Saves $62.
Link to Other Shooting
Probed.

Eight colored persons, one a woman,
were under arrest today as police in
vestigated the murder of Roland P.
Skinner, So. of 1927 Twenty-sixth
street northeast, who was shot last
night by two colored bandits in an at
tempted hold-up OF his filling station
at Florida avenue and P street north
east.
The suspects, all arrested in South
west Washington. were held for ques-
tioning by homicide squad detectives.
The bandits fled empty handed from
the station, leaving Skinner lying on
the runway with bullets through his
heart and abdomen.
Circumstances of the shooting were
almost identical with those of the
hold-up Monday night of a Maryland
avenue filling station, where Steve
Shelton. former George Washington
University foot ball player. was seri-
ously wounded when he fought with
two colored men who robbed him Of
$50 Shelton is still in Providence
Hospital with a wound in his abdo-
men. His condition today was said to
be improved.
Skinner Draws Gun.
Skinner had just finished greasing a
car when the bandits walked into the
station. They drew revolyers and de-
manded his money.
AS Skinner pulled a pistol from his
overalls, one of the hold-up men fired
four shots in rapid succession, two Of
them taking effect
Second Precinct Policemen H H.
Hodge and j. F. Ehlman found Skin
ner and rushed him to Sibley Hospital
in a patrol wagon. He was dead on
arrival.
The filling station owners gun was
discovered near his body. 1t had not
been fired. A bent grease gun. pre-
sumably used by Skinner as he battled
his assailants, also was lying nearby.
Alfred Williams, 80, colored, l43
Rhode Island avenue. told police he
witnessed the shooting from a nea--
by warehouse, where he is employed
as a watchman. He said the bandits
"O1C ONCASOdto d44N gray AAotN, Dhb w
clared he was too far away to get
good description of them.
Taxi Driver Gives Clue.
A taxi driver, John Bowen. $40 K
street northeast, told police two col
ored men, who had been running and
were out of breath, hailed his cab at
First street and New York avenue
northeast shortly after the shooting.
Bowen said he drove the men to
Second and Canal streets southwest.
When the bandits fled they failed
to make any attempt to rob Skinner.
He had s62 in his pocket.
A former employe of a northeast
market, Skinner had bought the fill
ing station only two months ago.
His wife died about year ago. Sur
viving is a son, J. Olan Skinner.
Evening star., 1936-01-11
TO HONOR MISS SIMONS
Retired School Official to Be Guest
at Banquet Tonight.

Miss Sarah E. Simons, who retired
January 81 as head Of the English de-
partment in the District schools, will
be honored tonight at banquet to be
held at the Carlton Hotel by her for
mer associates and pupils.
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, superintend-
ent of schools, members of the Board
of Education and high school gradu-
ates are among those scheduled to
make addresses. Miss Simons plans
soon to leave Washington to make her
home In California. She has been
teacher or oficer in the school sys-
tenn here since 1884.
Evening star., 1936-01-11
DIS0RDERLY, FINED SIS

Man Complained Too Much of
Wrong Order in Restaurant.
Judge Walter j. Casey had to de-
eide in Police Court this morning
whether man has the right to be-
come disorderly because he gets
French-fried potatoes with his T.
bone steak when he ordered cole
slaw and fried tomatoes.
Harold Church, 400 block of Kansas
avenue, defended his right to com
plain and William Finkel, operator OF
a'restaurant at 3642 Georgia avenue.
complained that Church complained
too vociferously.
Judge Casey ordered Church to pay
a IS fine or serve five days in jail.
Evening star., 1936-01-11
HEFLIN'S JOB EXTENDED
Ex-senator Speaking Daily for
r. II. A.

The Federal Housing Administra-
ton said today the appointment Of j.
Thomas Heflin, former Alabama Sem
ator. as field representative, had been
extended so days.
Hef1in, noted as a platform enter
tainer, makes a speech almost daily
before various organizations in the
South and Southwest, explaining the
operation of F. H. A. Originally ap-
pointed last year for 90-day period,
Heflin's appointment now has been
extended twice.
Evening star., 1936-06-04

Of our organization restricting the i'm
ported musicians of our orchestra to
employment therein. The association
has further stated that because of
this law such musicians cannot take
up a permanent residence in this city.
I'VE have stated facts which d.
rectly contradict this position. In the
first place, 1t must be emphasized that
our organization has been more than
liberal In allowing out-of-town musi-
clans to enter the National Symphony
Orchestra. At present, out of total
Of 80 we have only 80 local men In
the orchestra. Contrary to the state
ment of the association, our national
law does not forbid these imported
musicians to engage in work outside
the symphony except when they are
actually receiving the regular weekly
salary from the association.
Law Operates on $40 Basis.
I'VE have been asked to resume
concerts on the same basis as Of last
season, at which time the minimum
pay was $50 per week. The national
law on which the association based
its dispute applies only when the min
imum pay is $40 per week. In alleg-
ing this difficulty and at the same time
Offering to go on under conditions
Evening star., 1936-06-04
PLAYERS PLEDGE
SUMMER MUSIC
Symphony Musicians Com
mittee "Regrets" Action
of Association.

Promises that musicians of the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra will do
their utmost to provide Washington
with symphony music this Summer
were made today by the Orchestra
Committee.
The committee said plans are going
forward for series of cooperative
concerts at the Watergate, similar to
those conducted by the Philadelphia
Orchestra and the Los Angeles
Orchestra in the Hollywood Bowl.
In a statement, the musicians ex-
pressed regret" over the orchestra as
sociation's stand in refusing to spon-
sor the sunset symphony programs
and offered arguments to refute the
associations contention that the
Musicians Union is unreasonable in
its demand for terms in a contract
for the 1936-37 orchestra season.
Two Barriers Stressed.
Before its announcement Monday
night. the association directors said
they were willing to assume RESPONSE
bility for the Summer concerts except
for two difficulties. The questions in
volved the status of imported musi-
clans and the expulsion from the
union of George Gaul, orchestra
personnel manager.
Discussing the controversy, the Or
chestra Committee declared:
THE association had deemed 1t
necessary that the Musicians Union
60 so far as to waive a national law
Evening star., 1936-06-04
THE EVENING STAR WASHINGTON D. c. THURSDAY,

which exclude the operation of the
law of which they complain, the asso-
citation would seem to be taking q
position intrinsically contradictory.
I'VE are disappointed that in our
attempt to clear up the question of
importationS on the basis of fact, the
association has seen fit to make no
detailed reply to these facts but in
stead, has limited its reply to a
statement, the length of which is
adequate, but the contents so replete
with generalities that any definite
reason for its action remains COM
pletely hidden"
Evening star., 1936-06-04
AIR DERBY ASSOCIATION
TO DISCUSS PROGRESS
June Meeting Will Be Held
Monday at s PM. at
Racquet Club.

Recent developments in air racing
and in substratosphere flying will be
discussed at the June meeting of the
Washington Air Derby Association at
8 pm. Monday in the Racquet Club,
it was announced today by Chester H.
Warrington, president.
William r. Enyart, secretary to the
Contest Board of the National Aero
nautic Association, will speak on The
Value of Racing to Aircraft Develop
ment" and James c. Edgerton, chief of
the Stratosphere Section, Bureau of
Air Commerce, on Flight in the sub
stratosphere."
Reports will be received from COM
nittees Of the association and plans
made for the remainder of the season.
An association emblem is to be adopted.
Trophy award rules and regulations
will be discussed.
Evening star., 1936-06-04

manipulating the puppets throughout
the Winter. The circus act will in
clude stunts by trick bear. elephant
and a man on the flying trapeze.
One of the girls, a tap dancer, will
present a speciality dance between acts.
The admission charge will be Is
cents. with profits to go toward the
purchase of materials for constructing
a portable stage The portable stage
is necessary, Miss Finch explained,
to meet the frequent requests for out
side performances by the Hillcrest
Marioneteers.
Evening star., 1936-06-04

Concerning Gaul, the committee
objected to the associations weighing
the welfare of 10 men against
the position Of one man, who, having
been found guilty Of an offense against
the laws OF voluntary organization to
which he belonged, was expelled after
due procedure and hearing" Gaul's
expulsion, following his refusal to
give out certain information regarding
the orchestra's contracts with indi-
vidual musicians, was ordered by the
American Federation of Musicians, of
which the local union is a member.
Evening star., 1936-06-04
ALEXANDRIA STUDENTS
AWARDED ESSAY PRIZE
Jeanne Janney and Marshall
Gregory Win High School
City Planning Contest.

b. Staff Correspondent OF The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 4.-The
Alexandria Association yesterday an
nounced Jeanne Janney and Marshall
Gregory as winners of its city plan
ming essay contest held for high school
students. Both we're awarded prizes.
Col. Charles Beattie Moore was
elected president of the association to
succeed Richard r. Baker. jr., at the
annual melting of the association Mon
day night.
Other officers elected were Mrs. Gar
land Lambert. vice president and Sec
retary. and Eugene v. Dooman, treas
urer.
Evening star., 1936-06-04
Crash Kills Dutch Banker.

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands,
June 4 (F).-A. Johannes van Hengel,
So Dutch banker and manager of the
Austrian Creditan-Staldt Bank, was
killed yesterday in an airplane crash
at Schipol Airport.
Evening star., 1936-06-04

THE Hillcrest Childrens Village
will present marionette show,
The Little Lost Princess" in
l. the Little Theater room of the
Dolly Madison cottage Saturday after
noon. Performances will begin at
230.
The Little Lost Princess" is a play
in three acts. 1t will be followed by
q one-act circus.
Directed by Miss Nancy Finch, a
member of the Junior League of
Washington. the IA girls presenting
the show have studied the art of
Evening star., 1936-06-04
107 GIVEN DIPLOMAS
BY STATE TEACHERS
Two Clarendon and One Ballston
Student Among Grad
1IateS
Or cIal Dispatch to The Star.

tC4hA OlopdlIu u Inc StdE.
FREDERICKSBURG, Va. June A.
Miss Polly Elgin, daughter of Mrs.
Margaret D. Elgin Of 1912 North
Adams street, Clarendon, and Miss
Edna Millicent Lowering, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. N. o. Lowering of 231
South Virginia avenue, Clarendon,
we're graduated with the degree of
bachelor of science in education, and
Miss Lillian Eliza Boswell, daughter
: of Irving Ward Boswell of West
. Pershing drive, Ballston, was awarded
: the two-year professional diploma at
the State Teachers College, Fred
ericksburg, yesterday.
; There were SO young women in the
group who were graduated with the
degree of bachelor of science in edu-
cation and 38 who received two-year
. diplomas.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-08-07
Foreign Words
and Phrdses

A bas lie traitre. tF.) Down
with the traitor.
Aurea mediocritas. CD The
golden mean.
Bias bleu. CD A bluestocking.
Beaux yeux de sd cassette. (F.)t
Her money Is her attraction. =
Cher ami (masc.) Chere annie
(fem.l CD Dear friend.
Dramatis personae. CD The
characters Of q play.
Douceur. Cd Sweetness: ..
bride; q fee.
E pluribus unum. (L.) Out Of
many, one. motto Of the United
States.)
Faire bonnie mine. (F.) to put
q good face on a thing.
L'homee propose, ct Dieu dis
pose. (F.) Man proposes, and
God disposes.
Galant'uomo. (It.) A man Of
honor; . gentleman.
Memo me impune lacessit. (L.)
No one wounds me with impuni-
"; the motto Of Scotland.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1936-08-07

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