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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-07
Coughlin Defends
England on Debt

LONDON Sept. (CTPS) 1.-The Rev. Charles F. Coughin
Detroit rado priest put his seal of approval today Brit
reluctance to pay the debt to America which he
described "fictitious
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The Weather

District Of Columbia-Mostly
cloudy tonight and tomorrow;
slowly rising temperature; gentle
winds, mostly easterly.
Maryland and Virginia-Mostly
cloudy tonight and tomorrow;
probably light rain in south por
lions tonight; slightly warmer to-
morrow.
TIDE TABLE
High tides today at 9:23 q. m
and 9:46 p. m.
Low tides today at $3.50 a. m
and 4:12 p. m.
High tides tomorrow at 10 a. m
and 4:43 p. m.
Low tides tomorrow at 1928 a.
m. and 4:51 p. m.
SUN AND MOON
The sun rose today at 5:42 a. m.
and sets at $3.50 p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow at 5:4S
a. m. and sets at 6:28 p. m.
The moon rises today at 8:O8 a.
m. and sets at 7:06 p. m.
The moon rises tomorrow at 9:lO
a. m. and sets at 1887 p. m.
TENDED ArTTprc
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DEPARTURES

DEPARTURES
Accumulated excess of tempera.
ture since January /, 1887, 636.
Excess of temperature since
September /, 1887, SO.
Accumulated excess of precipi.
tation since January /. 1887, 9.35.
Excess of precipitation since
September /. 1897, so.
TEMPERATURES
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STEWARD OUTsPOKEN

Prominent as a Federal union
leader since the N. F. F. e. was
formed in 1917, Steward made one
Of the most outright statements Of
his career in laShing Congress for
its failure to live up to campaign
promises of 1885. He declared:
Notwithstanding the very
specific announcements in the
Democratic platform of 1886 in
favor Of the extension Of the
merit system in the Federal serv.
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TEMPERATURES
Evening star., 1937-02-17

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while she was on her way to visit sick
daughter, Mrs. Emma Murdock, 1000
Thirtieth street northeast. She was
struck at Twelfth and F streets and
was pronounced dead on arrival at
Emergency Hospital. Mrs. Eslin lived
with another daughter, Mrs. Agnes
Parker.
Mrs Eslin was the twenty-second
person fatally injured in traffic since
the first of the year. The twenty
first death was reported a few hours
earlier after Arthur Jordan, 80, COL
ored, 1929 Vermont avenue, died OF
injuries received in an accident Feb
ruary 8. He was struck by a machine
at Second and K streets northeast.
A number of other crashes were
reported by police while the snow was
falling and after a thin coating of
ice covered the streets, but none of
the victims was believed to be seri.
ously injured.
Snow Crews Have Little Work.
Snow removal crews had little to
do in the downtown section, since the
snow melted on the streets as fast as
1t struck.
The public school system functioned
Evening star., 1937-02-17

mittee in recalling his bin prior to his
appearance at the meeting and crit
icized Chairman Norton for telling
newspaper men several days ago that
If he failed to recall the measure, she
would do it.
There is more hostility in this COM
mittee and in this Congress-" he de-
clared, than there has been in the
last four Congresses.
This is rather unfortunate" re-
marked Chairman Norton. "The
chair wants to be fair. It would like
the committee to consider Mr.. Pal
misano's motion that, in. the future,
whenever the committee has acted on
q bill, it not be reconsidered unless
one weeks notice is given to the
member who sponsored It,"
With remarks of that's fair, that's
fair" members adopted the motion.
A bill to grant q charter to South.
eastern University was referred to q
special subcommittee which will hold
public hearings on it. The subcom-
mittee Is composed of Representatives
Randolph, Democrat, of West vir.
ginia: Quinn, Democrat, Of Pennsyl.
vania, and Cole, Republican, Of New
York.
Evening star., 1937-02-17
PRISON EMPLOYEES
IN CIVIL SERVICE
All Those Outside Fold, Ex.
cept Four at Top,
BIanketed In.

All employees Of the Federal prison
system. except the director and
three assistants, today were under
civil service, something more than a
score Of places in the higher salary
brackets being removed from the
patronage list by an executive order
signed late yesterday by President
Roosevelt.
Involved in the change are war
dens, superintendents, deputy war
dens, assistant superintendent. in
dustrial superintendents and inspec-
tors. Other employees already have
civil service status.
Institutions included are the peni-
tentiaries at Leavenworth, Atlanta,
Acatraz and Mcneil Island; the
women's prison at Anderson, reforma-
tory at Chillicothe, Ohio; the hospital
for detectives and delinquents at
Springfield. Mo-, and Federal jails.
Three establishments to be set up
a Jail at Los Angeles and detention
farms In Northern Florida and Sand
stone, Minn.-also will be stated by
civil service employees. The Lewis
burg (Pa.) Penitentiary and El Reno
Reformatory are civil service by
statute.
The positions Of warden and super
intendent pay $1,000 and $500 re-
spectively, while the other posts range
generally from $500 to $500.
The incumbents will be blanketed
under civil service, but the Civil Service
Commission has been asked to hold
examinations for warden and deputy
and superintendent and assistant, to
set up registers.
In putting the higher prison posts
under civil service, a long campaign
by successive Civil Service Commits.
sions for certain personnel reforms In
the Justice Department has been
ended successfully.
Originally, under a system that was
open to abuses, the department was
allowed to except confidential posi-
tions from civil service requirements,
and the latitude that was exercised
through that clause brought repeated
complaints from commission officials.
Under the Hoover administration an
agreement was reached with Attorney
General Mitchell to abolish there con-
fldential' exceptions and directly
specify those places to be exempt.
The prison assignments were in this
category.
Evening star., 1937-02-17
Employees Held
Liable to Suit
For Sick Leave
Status of Those Who
Haze Not COmpen-
sated u. S. Given.

Federal employees who quit or are
dismissed for cause can be sued
for any sick leave advances for which
they have not compensated the Gov
ernment, Acting Controller General El-
lott told the Navy Department in a
decision today.
Under leave regulations employees
can get as much as 80 days sick leave
in excess of what they have earned,
and the Navy Department wanted to
know If disbursing officers would be
responsible for such advances If the
employe, leaving the service, did not
have enough on the current salary
roll or in the retirement fund to make
reimbursement.
Pointing out first that administra-
tive rather than disbursing officers
are responsible for the leave advances,
Elliot. said fatty that "the disbursing
officer is not liable for the indebted
ness of an employe thus incurred"
He then explained the procedure to
be followed, saying:
In any case where an employe has
insufficient unpaid compensation and
retirement deductions to his credit to
equal the amount Of compensation
paid him during the period of excess
sick leave with pay advance, for
which he is required to make refund
under the terms of the regulation, the
employe should be called upon to re-
fund the amount due and upon his
failure or refusal to do so the in
debtedness should be reported to this
office for collection il the usual man
ner."
Where cases Of this sort arise, the
controller generals Office notifies the
Attorney General Of inability to COL
lect, and proceedings are instituted in
District courts against the debtors.
In making its submission the Navy
Department told the General Account
ing Office that no sick leave advances
were being made, pending decision,
unless the employe in question had
sufficient funds to his credit-either in
salary or retirement-to balance the
leave obtaineu. It was said also
that unless disbursing officers could be
relieved of the possibility of such
charges against their account that
thousands Of employees not covered un-
der the retirement act would be barred
from sick leave advances.
Evening star., 1937-02-17
Taxi Held Liable for Passenger
Safety Despite Right of Way

A taxicab driver may not take ad-
vantage Of the right Of way that IS
legally his II to do so would endanger
his passenger, the United States
Court Of Appeals held today in a
damage suit by Catherine M. Francis,
r. F. G. employe.
This ruling is thought to be the
first application of the doctrine to q
taxicab case by the District courts, al
though there have been similar de-
cisions in courts elsewhere. Two
members Of the court dissented from
the majority opinion, which was ex-
pressed by Associate Justice Harold
M. Stephens.
Miss Francis was injured when the
cab in which she was riding was In
collision with another car at First
and r streets. Through Attorney
Marcus Borchardt, she fled suit for
damages against the Independent Taxi
Owners Association and Joseph II.
Fitzpatrick, owners Of the cab.
At the tzial much Of the evidence
Evening star., 1937-02-17

concerned the right Of way, and the
Jury rendered a verdict for the de-
fendant. Miss Francis appealed. The
appellate court found that "the duty
Of q common carrier to its passenger
is paramount to the right Of COM
mon carrier to pursue its right Of
way in respect Of another car" This
was not pointed out by the trial Judge
In his instructions to the jury, the
court explained.
Describing the degree Of care the
taxicab driver owed his passenger, the
court said it was "the highest" and
extraordinary" If fully instructed
the jury might have found that the
taxicab driver should have stopped
and permitted the other car to pass,
regardless Of the fact that technically
the taxicab had the right Of way"
Chief Justice George e. Martin and
Associate Justice Charles z. Robb dis
sented on the ground that the point
raised in the. appeal was not noted
during the TRIAL.
Evening star., 1937-02-17
B0ARMAN ESTATE
VALUE IS 100000
Slayer of Wife and Two Children
Leaves $50, 900 to
Daughter.
By staff Correspondent OF The Star.

BY Stan Correspondent OF rhe star.
UPPER MARLBORO, Md, Febru-
airy 17.-An estate of S10C 900 was left
by Corbin E. Boarman, 65, Of Chillum,
who slew his wife, two of his children
and committed suicide, it was learned
yesterday when his will, made only
six days before his death, was filed for
probate here.
Miss Mary E. Boarman, only one
of his children to survive the appar-
ent attack of sudden insanity, will re-
ceive about $4,000 in securities, real
estate and cash. Two brothers, G. N.
Boarman of Bel Air and ]. L. Boarman
of Baltimore will equally divide the
income from trust account of about
$4,000, by terms of the will.
The retired telephone linesman, who
killed the family trio at his home on
Queens Chapel road, 100 feet from
the District line, last January IL,
made the will at the law offices of
Walter Green and Ralph Powers in
Hyattsville on January 6. In the
testament he named his wife, Mrs.
Anna Frances Boarman, as executrix.
with the title going to his son, William
F. Boarman, if he outlived her.
Since these two and another daugh-
ter, Miss Margaret Boarman, were
killed by the attack, Miss Mary Boar
man, shot at the time by her father,
was made executrix J the Orphans
Court here yesterday. According to
the will, the residue OF the estate was
to go outright to the wife, or the
three children if she died before the
husband
The estate carries about $2,500 in
debts, according to Miss Mary Boar
mans petition filed here The bal
ance, minus the trust account for the
brothers, leaves about $4,000
According to Miss Boarman's petit
ton for letters to administrate the
estates of the other members Of the
family, Mrs. Boarman left about
IS 900 in personal property and each
of the children had 81 900 in personal
property and real estate.
Evening star., 1937-02-17
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

TODAY.
Senate:
Considers independent Office appro-
priations.
La Toilette Committee continues in
vestigation of labor espionage.
Joint Government REORGANIZATION
Committee meetS.
Foreign Relations Committee con-
siders neutrality legislation.
House:
Debates secondary bills and DOS
sibly Treasury-Post Ofice appropria-
tions.
Foreign Affairs Committee studies
permanent neutrality legislation.
Ways and Means Committee con-
siders possible amendments to coal
control bill
Roads Committee discusses flood
damage to highways.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Probably will continue work on in
dependent offices appropriation bill,
unless it passes today.
Civil Liberties Committee expected to
continue labor hearings.
House:
Continues debate on Treasury-Post
Office appropriation bill.
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee considers bill to amend
Federal Trade Commission act at
10 am.
immigration Committee resumes
hearings on bill to protect the artistic
and earning opportunities of actors,
10 am.
Civil Service Committee resumes
hearing on bill to extend classified civil
service, 10 am.
Veterans Committee meets at 10
Evening star., 1937-02-17
Gambling
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also developed that the warrant
named Emmett Warren" as the man
the police were seeking, but Whelan
said the correct name Of the man
sought is Emmett Warning, a brother
Of Charles r. (Rags) Warning. con-
victed recently in connection with
the underworld shooting of Joseph e.
O'Brien. -
Whelan said he would bring War
ring before the commissioner at 10
am. tomorrow.
The taxicab was found upside down
in the river near the Titanic Memorial
at tbs am. today. The tracks of two
machines, one equipped with chains,
were traced through the snow from
Constitution avenue to the point
where the cab, which did not have
chains when found, was evidently
pushed into the water
The raid, made at pm. after the
alleged syndicate, which has an an
nual estimated take" of $500, 900,
had made its collections for the day,
resulted in the seizure of 81, 1,97l, most
ly cash. but including four public as
sistance checks issued to persons on
direct relief.
The Pennsylvania avenue suite, ac-
cording to police, was used as clear
ing house for members Of the War
ring gang, which controls the num-
bers racket in Georgetown.
After the cab had been traced to
Kensinger, he went to the third pre-
cinct and told Capt. Miller he had
parked the vehicle on lot near his
apartment at $50 o'clock last night.
About $50 this morning, he said, he
and his wife were awakened by a
noise and, going to the window, saw
private car pushing his cab away.
He said he owed a small garage bill
and thought his cab was being taken
on this account. Therefore, he added,
he went back to sleep. expecting to
adjust the matter today.
The cab was found in the river by
M. j. Tierney, Government landscape
gardener. The dome light was still
burning.
In addition to the money, a $4,000
coin-counting machine. two adding
machines and quantity of numbers
books were seized in the raid. Three
men were arrested.
The raid was led by Capt. Miller,
accompanied by Detective Roy Blick,
who worked up the case; Lieut.. Al
bert I. Bullock, United States Mar
shall Thomas E. OFT and Deputy Mar.
shall Clayton G.. Gasque.
The reputed clearing house occu.
pies a suite Of three rooms, one Of
which served as an of1ce. In the
second was piled several months
supply Of manila paper for the coin
sorting and wrapping machine. The
third room was used as a bed room.
Biick was transferred to the third
precinct from the headquarters vice
squad on December /. Based on
daily receipts of $500 to $4,000, he
and Capt. Miller estimated the an
nual take Of the place in excess of
$500, 900.
The relief checks found in the raid,
according to Marshal OFT, were made
out to two men and two women in
amounts ranging from $6.15 to $37.85.
Miss Alice Hill, District director of
emergency relief, said she assumed the
conflscated checks would be returned
to her office. She refused to indicate
what action. if any, she would take.
Evening star., 1937-02-17

After which one arose, walked over
to the table of the other, shook hands
solemnly and returned to his base.
They may never meet again, but
for one brief moment they were alone
together in that sea of people.
**
ALEX.
Aler the Barber is becoming a
philosopher,
What do you kno,D, Aleu-" said
an drriUing customer In greeting.
''What I knoU don't help me any,
so ,Ohdt good is it to yol?" ,pas the
response.
There Das practically no anstper
to that one.
+ n X X
KIN.
THE scene was the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia this week. where
Newton D. Baker, former Secretary
of War, was attacking constitutionality
of P. w. A. loans and grants to mu-
nicipal power plants in Iowa and
Alabama.
At several points In his argument
Baker reminded the court:
"As my brothers in law have said''
-. (waving his arm in the direction
Of his colleagues).
One elderly lady in the court room
f1dgeted nervously each time the at
torney thus referred to his fellow law
yers. Finally she could stand it no
longer. Leaning over toward gen.
tleman sitting nearby, she said irri-
tatedly:
II don't see why he has to keep
bringing in his relatives"
Evening star., 1937-02-17

as usual today. when the students in
elementary and high schools returned
after half holiday declared by Supt.
Frank w. Ballou yesterday because of
the storm.
On the bright side, there was
plenty of skiing and snow-shoeing in
the park system. Shedding was not
permitted in the Rock Greek and
Potomac Parkway, however, roads in
the valley being kept open for motor
traff1c.
Snow Not Deep Enough.
While some skiiers were taking ad-
vantage of the new ski Jump on the
hill at Camp Good Will, the snow
was not deep enough to make con-
ditions ideal
Evening star., 1937-02-17
DR.. BALDWIN TO TELL
OF FOUNDERS OF A. U.
Retired Minister, Now 90, Has
Served University as Member
of Board Since 1899.

DR.. Charles w. Baldwin, 96. former
Methodist minister Of this city and
second Oldest alumnus Of Yale Uni
versity, viii speak for the founders
Of American University at the
founders day banquet Friday night
at the Hamilton Hotel.
Elected secretary Of the original
Board Of Trustees Of American Uni
versity in May. 1891, DR.. Baldwin was
made member Of the board in 1899
and has served in that capacity ever
since. Despite his age, nearly 81,
DR.. Baldwin Is one of the most regu-
lar attendants at meetings Of the
board and comes to Washington from
his present home in Baltimore for
nearly every session.
A. C. Christie. president Of the
Board of Trustees, will speak.
Evening star., 1937-02-17
EXTENSION SOUGHT

Bill Asks More Time for Building
Span Over Potomac.
An extension Of time for beginning
construction and completion Of the
proposed bridge across the Potomac
River in the vicinity Of Dahlgren, Va,
= provided in a bill introduced late
yesterday by Representative Gambrill
Democrat, Of Maryland.
The George Washington Memorial
Association, which is authorized by
previous legislation to construct the
bridge, would be given an additional
year under the measure to begin &C.
tual construction and three years In
which to complete It.
Evening star., 1937-02-17
PLAY TO BE GIVEN
BY JEWISH CHILDREN
Biblical Drama to Be Presented
at Purim Celebration Of
Bethel Synagogue.

A play on the biblical story Of Queen
Esther will be presented at 7:30 pm.
Sunday at the Purim celebration of
the Bethel Synagogue at Stansbury
Lodge, 1892 Georgia avenue.
The cast Of the play, comprising
children enrolled in the Beth FL
Synagogue School, includes Ada Bis
kar, Mildred Oshinsky, Shirley Fried
son, Dorothy Feldman, Herbert Da-
widow, Marvin Biskar, Melvin Field
man, Shirley Baynard, Paul Sachs.
Gertrude Karmazin, Nelson Marans,
Helen Alper, Fay Schulman, Joseph
Eanet, Albert Altman, Herbert Heft,
Herbert Gussin, Shirley Koralsky,
Miriam Reiver, Annette Bass. Pearl
Katz, Phyllis Snyder, Irma Surovitz,
Pauline Oxen, Stanley Berlinsky, Ar
mold Biskar and Betty Pastor.
Recitations, dancing and singing
will be included on the program. Fol-
lowing the play the Ladies Auxiliary
will have q package party.
Evening star., 1937-02-17
BOWLING MEASURE
Bill to Permit Sport on Sunday

Bill to Permit Sport on Sunday
Goes to Committee.
A bill to legalize Sunday bowling
in Washington was referred by the
House today to its District Commit
tee for consideration and report.
The measure, introduced by Rep
resentative Short Republican, Of Mis-
souri,, would permit bowling alleys to
operate ON Sunday from 2 pm. to
midnight. is.t
Short Is Q member Of the District
Committee. a Z.
Evening star., 1937-02-17
California Club to Meet.

The California Democratic Club of
Washington will meet at 8 o'clock
tonight in room 412 of the old House
Office Building. Brief talks will be
given on coming gubernatorial and
local elections in California, and
plans for participation in the March
4 Democratic victory dinner will be
discussed.
Evening star., 1937-02-17

When the passenger made his usual
entrance the other morning his Sar-
torial elegance was marred by a note
of striking sourness. There, on top
of his own svelte fedora rode wom-
ans hat, completely unnoticed by the
victim, but extraordinarily visible to
every one else.
The thing for the other passengers
to have done, of course, was to tell
the man. They did not, however; just
sat there laughing with every new pas
senger who got on.
y
PITCHERS.
The po1Der OF the press is quite
an impressive thing to John Richie
OF Arlington Va, tDhose collection OF
pitchers 1DdS mentioned recently
betDeen these column rules. EDer
since it tDds noted here that Mr..
Richie had 139 pitchers of every
size and shape, lots more than the
usual number OF persons haze been
dropping around to see the collec-
ton. Mr. Richie, Uith q collectors
pride, likes to exhibit and explain
them.
X
MEETINGS.
TWO ships which passed in the
night, a rough night at that, were
in communication for a brief but
pleasant moment the other night.
When the Russian basso who Is a
member of the floor show swung into
a spirited rendition of 1.-THE Road to
Mandalay" these two at adjoining ia
bles broke into robust chorus with
him. At one point they fell out of
rhythm with the professionals per-
formance, preferrtng to hurry by one
of the higher notes with no more
than a brief attention to it. AS the
Russian fingered fondly on this par
ticular note, they glanced at each
other in disapproval of the profess
sional's display Of fortitude. Tarrying
in the lower registers until the singer
caught up, they finished in blaze Of
glory.
Evening star., 1937-02-17
Abandoned Mines Opened.

Because Of the high price of gold
in South Africa long abandoned mines
are again being opened and ore once
thought not worth working is being
taken out.
Evening star., 1937-02-17
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
Of Interesting Events
and Things.
REWARD.

REWARD.
A MAN named Harry Thomas
" finally has seen something he
~ had abandoned hope OF ever
4 a seeing.
He sat at table in the dining room
of a downtown hotel. He happened
to glance toward the door from the
street to the hotel lobby. His eye
brows raised in amazement, then q
great light spread over his face.
Look" he almost shouted, "a man.
In the revolving door. And he's got a
bass drum"
Now Mr. Thomas probably will spend
the rest of his life hoping to see a man
carrying a bass viol attempt a re-
volving door.
NOTED.
A FRIEND named McCarty who
keeps an eye on the passing scene
for this column contributes now re-
port on how far humanity will go to
keep from spelling joke.
1t concerns an incident which oc-
Cured on the TAO am. bus which
comes laundering down from Pet
worth. At Sixteenth and Fulton
streets it is the custom Of one of the
bus better dressed passengers to get
on every morning.
Evening star., 1937-02-17
Weather

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