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Evening star., 1938-08-12
BOYS AT Y TO DIVE
FOR GOLDFISH IN POOL
Event Tomorrow to Be First Of
Series Of Aquatic Chases.
Pennies Prey Next Week.

Catching goldfish will be the objec-
tive of approximately 100 boys of the
Boys Department of the Central
Young Mems Christian Association
tomorrow afternoon when they dive
into the pool in the building at 1882
q street NV
Thirty-six goldfish will be put in
the pool for goldfish chase" The
boys may keep all the fish they catch
and the one who catches the greatest
number will be given bowl in which
to keep them.
The event. to begin at 3:45 pm,
will inaugurate a series of special
events to be held in the pool in the
boys building, under direction of E.
Holt Neese, associate boys secretary
at the ~"
A week from tomorrow marked
penny hunt" will he held. The boy
who recovers the lucky penny from
among the $50 in the pool will receive
an award
A turtle chase is scheduled for
August 81. when IL small turtles, with
Y. M. G. A. emblems painted on their
backs. will be placed in the pool for
the boys to catch. On September 2
baby alligator chase is to be held
Evening star., 1938-08-12
Ecuador Swaps
Hats for Cars
In u. S. Treaty

Panama hats made in Ecuador Will
be swapped for American automobiles,
lard, and lubricants under the new
trade agreement, the State Depart
ment disclosed today.
Under the agreement the American
duty on the hats will be cut In half
in return for concessions on American
products. The duty was cut from IS
per cent to 1871 per cent. In return
the Ecuador government cut its import
tax on American automobiles ranging
from rs per cent to so per cent.
The United States imported $573,821
worth of unfinished hats made from
Ecuador's corludovica palmata last
year. =
Evening star., 1938-08-12
9TH MARINES GET
TASTE0F WARE ARE
Orqanized Reserves Learn
Value of Natural Cover
for Movements.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CAMP R1TCH1E, Aug. 12.-Under
the close supervision OF the Board OF
Observers, the Dishtct's 5th Battalion,
Organized Marine Cvps Reserve, de-
voted the day to active practice in
scouting and patrolling. utilizing the
mountainous terrain in the vicinity
of the camp to obtain actual BUSH
country conditions.
Skirmishing lines were thrown out
by the eight companies and actual
warfare conditions were simulated in
order to impress upon the Washing,
tonians the vital necessity Of using
natural screen and cover for their
movements.
Coming hard up on the heels Of the
demonstration by a detail Of Quantico
marines of the destructive effects OF
the auxiliary infantry weapons. in
cluding the new 50-calibe.; machine
gun, the results proved impressive.
Because Of the delay in the schedule
resulting from rains, the suggestion
of the Districts 121st Engineers, Ma
tional Guard, that the scheduled box
ing bouts between the neighboring
units be postponed until they return
to Washington was accepted by 1t. Col.
Harvey L. Miller, commanding the ma
rines.
Practice range firing continued dur
ing the day in preparations for Men
DAYS record shooting day.
With fair weather, the marines re-
sumed their inter-company athletic
contests for the Gene Tunney Cup to
be awarded for athletic achievement
and craftsmanship.
Evening star., 1938-08-12
FOUR CARGO SHIPS
WILL BE BUILT
Vessels Will Be Used in Service
of Mediterranean and
Black Seas,

-Four cargo vessels. to cost approxi-
mately $2,559000 each. are to be con-
structed by the Bethlehem Shipbuild-
ing Corp. Of Quincy, Mass, for the
American Export Lines. Inc, for use
in the Mediterranean and Black Sea
service. the Maritime Commission an
nounced yesterday.
This is said to be the first of the
shipbuilding contracts executed by
privately owned American shipping
company in compliance with the terms
Of the permanent Government subsidy
agreements under the Merchant Ma
rine Act of 1886
The vessels each will have speed
of l61a knots. which. it was asserted,
will make them the fastest cargo YES
sells in the United States-Mediter-
ranean service.
Evening star., 1938-08-12
Macy Recruits
Pin Pool Bottle ,
To Settle Bids

When bids to sell supplies and ma
terials to the Navy are tied and equally
acceptable in the eyes Of the Bureau
of Supplies and Accounts at the Navy
Department. Lady Luck decides who
gets the contract
In such a case a contract for mil
lions may be at stake. but the de-
cision is made. not by naval officer,
but by a pin pool bottle.
In the bottle are the Is numbered
pellets familiar to every pool parlor.
Each tied bidder Is given a number
and only those numbers placed in
the bottle An impartial onlooker then
chooses one pellet and the bidder
whose number is drawn gets the con-
tract.
Capt. Smith Hempstone. United
States Navy Supply Corps. is reported
TO have invented the idea when he
was a commander in the Bureau of
Supplies and Accounts.
Evening star., 1938-08-12
.D|SPENSARY GETS
GRANT FROM
President Approves 900
to Provide Quarters
for Service,

To enable the Public Health Dis
pensary to move from its cramped and
outmoded quarters in the old Post
Office Department Building, the Public
Works Administration announced to-
day that President Roosevelt has ap-
proved an allotment of $35, 900 to re-
house the dispensary in the Auditor S
Building at Fourteenth and c streets
S.W.
For many years, the dispensary has
been located on the first floor of the
old Post Office Building at Twelfth
street and Pennsylvania avenue NV
1t long ago outgrew these quarters
and is badly in need of additional
space. The cost of providing new
space in the building would be pro-
hibitive, officials explained, so an al
lotment was secured to remodel parts
of the Auditors Building.
The Public Health Service Dispensary
is called on to make physical examina-
tions of civil service applicants, in
cluding those who have applied for re-
tirement Or for extension of retirement
and reinstatement More than 1900
physical examinations were conducted
last year.
In addition, it was said the dis
penSary makes examinations and gives
treatment to seamen. Coast Guard en-
listed men and their families and
benef1ciaries under the employees COM
pensation legislation
No explanation was given at this
time of what disposition would be
made of the space to be vacated in
the old Post Office Building. nor was
the extent of the new quarters for the
dispensary made known. These mat
ters are to be determined by the Space
Control Division. under the direction
of Secretary of Interior Ickes.
Evening star., 1938-08-12
LEWIS URGES R. &c,
SUBORDINATE LIEN
Should Waive Its Iron Company
Claim in Favor of Labor's,
G. I. o. Chief Saws.

Contending human rights are more
important than Federal rights, John
L. Lewis. c. I. O. chieftain and head
of the United Mine Workers, today
declared the Reconstruction Finance
Corp. should step aside with its mort
gage liens against the Colonial Iron
Co.. Riddlesburg. Pa, in favor of
workmen who have filed $50 labor
claims.
The bankrupt company owes the r.
F. c. $235, 1000, while the labor claims
amount to $4,000.
without discussing legal equations
involved, respectfully suggest that
the inherent equity Of these wage
claims is obvious and that an agency
Of our Government can hardly afford
to make itself the beneficiary of the
unpaid labor Of these workers." Mr..
Lewis wrote Jesse Jones, r. F. c. head.
Mr.. Jones replied that his agency
could not subordinate" Its lien ito
the claims Of wage earners" under the
law.
Evening star., 1938-08-12
BOYS SEE NEWS ROUTINE
'Y' Group Visits The Star on
Educational Tour.

Twenty-eight boys of the Boys De-
partment of the Central Young Mems
Christian Association yesterday were
shown through The Star Building. to
witness the work of getting out q
modern newspaper.
Various phases of the work were de-
scribed by Melvin A. Petit of The
Stars library. The boys. accompanied
by E. Holt Neese, associate boys sec
retary at the "Y," were taken through
the news room, composing room, press
room, art. photographic and other
departments. They were shown how
. story is handled from the time it
reaches the news department until it
IA in the newspaper ready to be read
BY the public.
The trip was one Of q series Of edu-
cational tours for boy members. +,
Evening star., 1938-08-12
PAPERS FOR SALE
Of c. & 0, CANAL
TO CO TO COURTS
$2,OOO,OOO Contract Will
Be Offered Shortly by
Government.
TRANSFERRING OF TITLE
BY JAN. | is EXPECTED
Records of Original Patowmack
Co, Will Be Acquired Along
With Others.
Purchase of the historic Chesapeake

Purchase of the historic Chesapeake
Il Ohio Canal to serve as Federal
recreational route moved step neare,
today as the Interior Department an
nounced that contract for its sale
to the Government for 100000 will
be submitted in a few days to the
District Court and to the Circuit Court
for Washington County. Md.
As soon as the courts ratify the con-
tract, it was understood. an additional
100000 will be made available to the
National Park Service for improve
ments along the canal and establish
ment of recreational areas between
Georgetown and Seneca. Md.
Acting Secretary of the Interior Bur-
lew said today he had just executed
the contract of sale between the Gov
ernment and the newly appointed re-
ceivers of the Chesapeake e. Ohio
Canal Co. property. Under the con-
tract, he said. it is contemplated that
title to the century-old l85-mile canal
right of way will vest in the United
States on or before January l.
S2,o00,o00 Check Received.
About 10 days ago the Public Works
Administration which is financing the
purchase of the canal, received a
s2.000,000 check from the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corp. with which to de-
fray the cost The money came from
the sale of P. w. A. bonds
The Baltimore e. Ohio Railroad
owns a majority of the stocks and
bonds of the old canal company, hay
ing pledged them to the R. F. c. as
part collateral for loan.
With the canal company property
there will come into the possession OF
the Government all the records still
existing of the original Patowmack
Co, formed by George Washing ton
and his associates, who first projected
the idea of an inland waterway to
open up the fertile farm and mining
lands of the Cumberlands. Washing
ton headed this company before be-
coming President of the United States,
relinquishing his post for that purpose.
Many OF these historic records are in
Washingtons handwriting and bear his
signature.
officials said that the Patowmack
Co. was named for the river now
known as the Potomac, from which
the canal, later built, got its water.
Was Begun in 1928.
When President John Quincy Adams
took out the first shovel of dirt on
Independence Day, 1928, its identity
with Washington's paper canal lay
mostly in the musty records of the
old Patowmack Co.. which held titles
to the land at the Georgetown end Of
the route.
Determination to conserve this his
toric water route as national site
ends consideration Of other proposals
for the disposition of the lower end
of the canal. Beyond the 22-mile
stretch between Georgetown and
Seneca, plans for developing the route
as far as Cumberland have not been
completed by the Park Service.
Park Service officials said plans for
the development in this vicinity in
clude restoration of the locks, lock-
keeper houses and the tow path. as
well as the old hotel at Great Falls.
It is proposed among other things to
provide boating facilities and create
black bass fishing preserve,
Evening star., 1938-08-12
JUVENILE COURT
INCREASE ASKED
Judge Fay Bentley Submits
Budget of of$126,740 Citing
Overload on Staff.

An increase OF $22,170 in appro-
priations for the Juvenile Court dur
ing the next fiscal year has been re-
quested by Judge Fay Bentley, pri-
marily as . result Of q great increase
in the work of the court due to mod
ernization of its proceedings approved
by Congress June /.
Judge Bentley has submitted to the
District Commissioners 1910 budgetary
estimates amounting to $126, TAO, Of
which $21 800 of the increase would
be for the employment Of i've addi-
tional case workers and seven addi-
tional probation officers.
Miss Bentley explained that among
other changes accomplished by amend
ment of the Juvenile Court Act. the
court was made one Of record, which
greatly increased the clerical duties Of
the courts staff.
Cites Number Of Cases.
In her justification, Miss Bentley
said:
While barely two months have
elapsed since the change. with one
hesitant to rely too heavily upon that
experience. the enormity of the bur-
den is indicated by the fact that in
that short time more than 800 chill
dren's cases have passed through the
intake ofice OF the court.
"The figures of the metropolitan
police show that during the past fis-
cal year there were over 1000 cases
Of persons II years Of age handled in
the Police and the United States Dis
trict Courts. Consequently, we know
that at least that number Of cases
will be added to our work. we having
jurisdiction in these cases under the
new law. In other words, the work of
the juvenile branch will be increased
liz times over that Of previous years.
STAFF Works Overtime.
Attention is directed to the fact
that in the fiscal year ending June 30,
1898, the staff worked 1892 hours, or
556 days Of overtime. In view Of the
specific request that no provision be
made for increasing existing salaries,
this budget does not include any such
item, although attention is directed to
the fact that this policy is costly to
the court in that it Is regularly losing
persons to other branches Of the Gov
ernment at increased salaries varying
from 5000 to $4,000 per year for du-
ties comparable to those required at
the Juvenile Court.
Faithful service, the necessity for
continuous overtime and the pressure
under which all employees Of the court
are required to constantly function
merit recognition in salary increases.
Evening star., 1938-08-12
STREETS IMPROVED
Gaithersburg Starts Work On
Program After Council Acts.

GAITHERSBURG. Md, August II
(SpeciaD Extensive street improve
ments on Observatory Heights have
been begun here as q result of action
at the August meeting of the Mayor
and Town Council. The sum Of 81, 900
has been appropriated for the project.
According to the present plans
Cedar avenue will be widened to is
feet and macadamized, while De Salem
avenue and James street will also be
resurfaced. Work Is expected to b
completed In about three weeks.
Evening star., 1938-08-12
SECOND BUILDING
COLLAPSE PR0bED.
Ten Persons Endangered
in Crash of House on
Tennessee Avenue.

Collapse of two-story building at
2l3 Tennessee avenue NE, which en-
dangered the lives of 10 persons yes
terday, was being investigated today
by the District Building Inspectors
Office. The crash came only "a hours
after a similar occurrence at paper
box factory in the 200 block of First
street NV.
Officials are still hampered in in
vestigation of the latter crash by tons
of debris piled up in the collapse OF
two upper floors of the four-story
structure occupied by the Columbia
Specially Box Factory.
The rear of the building on Ten
nessee avenue cayed in yesterday
when, cursory examination by Off
cials revealed, the foundations were
weakened in the construction of q
rear basement.
Two bricklayers in the basement and
two carpenters working above them
on the ground floor, narrowly escaped
death or serious injury when the COL
lapse piled up bricks, plaster and
flooring.
George Saunders. colored owner Of
the house. his daughter, and four
grandchildren were in the front of the
house when the crash occurred and
escaped injury.
Acting Building Inspector James B.
DAILY said sufficient debris should be
cleared from the box factory for a
detailed investigation to begin tomor-
row. The official already has an
nounced the collapse apparently came
about through a defective central
support.
More than go persons were endan-
gered in the crash, though only one
was injured-Raymond Grieve of 1913
D street NE. who was treated at
Casualty Hospital for fractured arm
and minor cuts and bruises.
Evening star., 1938-08-12
Held on Numbers Charge.

Alphonso Brooks, 20. colored, who
gave his address as 1912 street NV,
was held for grand jury action when
arraigned before United States Com
missioner Needham c. Turnage today
on . numbers charge. Bond was set
at $500. Brooks was taken into
custody last night.
Evening star., 1938-08-12
Republicans to Meet.

County Chairman w. z. Trusler
today announced Prince William
County Republicans will hold con-
vention at the Town Hall in Manassas
tomorrow at 3 pm. Delegates will be
elected to the Eighth District Repub-
lican Convention in Culpeper on
August 10.
Evening star., 1938-08-12
OXFORD GROUP TO MEET
Public Session Will Be Held at
Washington Grove Tonight,

A public meeting of the Oxford
Group will be held in the Washington
Grove Auditorium tonight at o'clock.
The methods and purposes of the
movement will be presented in a pro-
gram designed for the younger people.
Mayor Irving L. McCathran will in
troduce the Oxford Group.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-05-19
GOOD

Federal Statistician Jay Dia-
mond says prospects for Mon
tana farmers as of May l are
officially the best since 1882.
Rains have fallen since that
date when data was gathered,
improving growing conditions.
wheat, a harvest of 15.5 BUSH
els per acre is indicated, the
largest in history; rye crops
will produce 100000 bushels and
prospects for hay are equally
bright-unless something hap
pens in June and July. Due to
dampness and cold the crop of
mormon crickets and grass hop
pers is happily retarded, Dia-
mond says.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-05-19
Civil Service Exurns

The United States Civil Serv-
ice Commission has announced
an open competitive examina-
ton for the position of Med
lcal Techncian (Field Roent-
genology). The entrance salary
IS $1,000 a year, less a deduc-
ton of 3 1-2 percent toward
a retirement annuity.
Applicants must have com
pleted a full 4-year high school
course or IA units of high school
study acceptable for college EN-
trance, or, in lieu of the high
school training, must pass a
mental test. In addition, exper-
fence in connection with X-ray
work is required, including one
year of X-ray experience in
chest photographic work in trav-
cling clinics using portable
equipment.
Applicants must not have
passed their fifty-third birth
day on the date of the close OF
receipt applications. This age
limit does not apply to persons
granted preference because OF
military or naval service, eX-
cept that such applicants must
not have reached the retirement
age.
The closing date for receipt
of applications from states east
of Colorado is June 10, and
from Colorado and state west
ward, June 16.
Full information may be OBJ
tanned from the Secretary O.
the U. S. Civil Service Board o:
Examiners at the post office
or customhouse in this city.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-05-19
EQUIPMENT

State Purchaser I. S. McQuit-
ty spent a busy week opening
bids and letting contracts on a
wide variety of articles for state
departments and institutions.
Included in items bought were
ga Atom international
trucks for fish hatcheries; a
Ford sedan for the highway de-
partment; brooms, brushes, fly
sWatters, insecticides, matches
mops, mouse traps, sponges
sweeping m d S, wash
boards, garbage cans, wax
paper and many other items
were purchased from Low bid
ders. Total cost of the items wa:
S5,238.95.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-05-19
O FARM BUTTER

Farmers, too, must place their
butter in packages or cartons
before offering it for sale to
merchants and others, B. F.
Thrailkill ruled this week, in
employing the health depart
ment orders requiring merch-
ants to sell butter only in car
tons or packages. Parchment
wrapped butter is barred un-
der Thrailkill's order. He is chief
of the Dairy division of the De-
partment of Agriculture.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-05-19

Roy Greene of Billings, of Hell
ena's 73-year old pioneer drug
gist, DR.. Emil Alfred Starr, was
presented to the state historic
al library this week by the Mon
tana State Association of Phar-
macists, where it will hang with
portraits of other noted pion-
GERS.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-05-19
EARNING INTEREST

Montana's Unemployment
Compensation commissions ST.
400 1000 fund accumulated in
Washington already has earned
S19,113.05 in interest from the
federal government, Treasurer
Ray N. Shannon reports. Col
lections for the first quarter of
1888 total $685. 900. Last week
a check for $4OO, 900 was sent
to Uncle Sam to augment the
fund.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-05-19
WINS RELIEF CASE

James E. Wilson, Great Falls
relief client, won his suit
against the Cascade county
commissioners. Wilson sued the
county board for direct cash
relief when they committed him
to the county poor farm as an
INDECENT. The case, brought to
the Supreme court, was settled
in favor of Wilson on the
grounds that the present well
fare act does not give complete
jurisdiction over the INDECENT
to the county commissioners,
but sets forth the amount of
relief funds that the state and
county may pay.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-05-19
GIRL is REBUKED

Bessie Taylor Mcdowell lost
out in the Montana Supreme
court when Clyde w. RAM Ma
olson rancher appealed the
$4,000 verdict she had received
in the lower court for alleged
seduction. Mrs. M cDoWell
claimed the rancher had brok-
en- his love VOWS made in 1882.
The supreme court held that
the statute of limitations had
passed and that the verdict was
unsound and illegal.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-05-19
JAILED

Mrs. Constance Mckee, form
er caseWorker at Great Falls,
vas sentenced to serve one
year in the Cascade county
jail upon being convicted by a
jury of having cashed fraudu-
lently issued old age pension
checks drawn in the name of
Frank Smith, alleged to be a
non -existant person. She was
brought back to Montana from
Washington state to face trial.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-05-19
~CARLOADINGS DOWN

Montana carloadings dropped
27.19 per cent during March
1888 compared to March 1887,
the Railroad and Public Serv-
ice Commission announced this
week. Total number of cars
loaded was 1869. which was 9
per cent under March 1886.
There were $40 fever cars of
logs, 314 fewer cars of lumber,
PIT fewer cars of copper 436
fewer care of petroleum. There
were some increases in such
products as cattle, fruits, wheat
and other farm products.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-05-19

Feather capes made Of thous-
ands Of brilliant colored feath-
ers, which never before have
left the possession of the royal
Hawaiian family, will be dis
played at the 1889 Golden Gate
International Exposition, accor-
ding to DR.. Langdon Warner.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-05-19
POOL OIL LANDS

The state of Montana can
legally enter a pool agreement
in leasing oil and gas lands,
the state Supreme court held
this week and the state Land
Board consumated a deal with
the Glacier Production Com
pany, Cut Bank, involving 2,2O8
acres of state and private lands.
Owners will share proportion :
ally on all oil and gas found
in the pool. The board leased
$40 acres of oil and in Still
water county to the Indian
Territory Illuminating Oil Com
pany and 800 acres in Toole
county to the Big West Oil
Company.
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1938-05-19
VET ESTATE EXEMPT

Property purchased with pen
sion funds paid to the family
of an incompetent veteran of
the United States, cannot be
taxed for state or city pur-
poses, the Montana Supreme
court ruled this week in a three
to one decision. The case came
up from the district court at
Missoula where Virginia Hend-
erson was upheld in her con-
tention that the property, pur-
chased with veteran pensions,
was not subject to state or city
tax.