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Evening star., 1938-08-31

Pressure continues low over and north
OF HUDSON Strait. Nottingham Island. Hud-
tending southwark and southwestward to
Kansas. Moosonee. Ontario. and Escanaba.
Mich, ~ inches. and St Joseph. Mo.
~ - inches. Another disturbance is CEN
trail about 300 miles east southeast OF Nova
Scotia. with lowest pressure about 20 s5
inches. and Is moving northeastward A
the North Atlantic States. Portland Me.
80 !6 inches. with q, wedee extending
Coast. Galveston. Tex 30 OF Inches. An
other hiah-pressure area is moving east
ward over Manitoba. The Pas. 1926
inches During the last "a hours showers
have occurred in the upper Lake reEion
the upper Mississippi and lower Missouri
valleys. in the middle Rocky Mountain
region. the middle and Southern Plateau
and at scattered points in the Plains
states and N the interior Of the middle
Gun States states Temperatures have risen in
the Northern Plaina Sfates
Evening star., 1938-08-31
HENRY A. SHORE DIES;
WAS FEDERAL CLERK
Retired Mail Service Chief
Employe Was Employed by
p, o, for so Years.

Henry A. Shore. "a, retired CHIEF
clerk of the Railway Mail Service
Post ONCE Department., died today
at his home, 1864 Otis place NV.
after long illness.
A native of North Carolina, Mr.
Shore had been employed by the
Post Onice Department for some SO
years when retired three years ago
He had served Is chief clerk Of the
Railway Mail Service . number OF
years.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Eva
De Montreville Shore: . son. Leon
Shore. lawyer. Of Reno. New: q
brother, DR.. Howard ]. Shore, Fort
Dodge, Iowa; three sisters, Mrs. John
A. Seaber, Columbia. s. c.; Mrs.
Thomas A. siddall. Sumter, s. c., and
Mrs. Frank Meinung, Winston -sGlem,
N. c., and three grandons.
Funeral Arrangements were 10 be
announced later.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
TWO MEN HURT
IN TRUCK CRASH
Vehicle Sideswipes Auto at
BerWyn-Strikes Pole
on Leaving Road.

Two BLUM City (Tenn) men were
in Casualty Hospital today after being
injured when the truck in which they
were riding sideswiped another COM
ing in the opposite direction on the
Baltimore boulevard at Berwyn, Nd,
shortly before noon.
Only one serious injury was reported
In accidents occurring in Washington
during the past "a hours.
Both Tennesseeans. William j. Nor
rell. 80, and Earl Crawford. 28. suf-
fered head injuries, but their condi-
ton was reported Undetermined" BY
hospital attaches. Crawford also was
said to have received cuts on the face
and an injury to his left arm.
After the collision, their truck
swerved of the road and crashed into
q telephone pole Although the name
Of the driver of the other truck could
not be learned, police said he was
uninjured.
Mans Arm Broken.
Seldom Lewis. AZ, colored, $40 L
street NE. suffered q broken right
arm and possible internal injuries last
night when one of two colliding auto
mobiles rolled over and struck him
as he was seated on the bumper of
another car parked near his home.
He was taken to Casualty Hospital,
where his condition was said to be
improving today.
Carroll NJ Edwards. ~, Of l24 JET
ferson street NV. said by police to
be the driver of the car which over
turned, was cut and bruised. The
driver Of the other colliding car was
James H. Lucas. 20. Of 1905 Seven
teenth street Sc. He escaped injury.
Lewis Beavers, s, Of 534 Thirteenth
street Sc, was cut and bruised late
yesterday when he tumbled through
an open door Of an automobile turning
a corner at First and e streets NV.
The door was said to have swung open
as the car was turned. The child
was taken to Providence Hospital.
May Have Conclusion.
Thomas Galloway, 45. colored, 641
Eighth street NE, suffered possible
conclusion Of the brain and cuts about
the head last night when struck by
an automobile on Maryland avenue
near G street NE. He was taken to
Casualty.
Police reported the car was driven
by Samuel w. Schwartz, ~, Branch
vile, Md.
Omcials Of the Traffic Bureau OF
the police department today were to
address . meeting of boys at the Y. M.
G. A. on safety rules. A flm depicting
the dangers of playing in the streets
was to be shown in connection with
the lecture.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
Doheny's Wido,0
Asks Exemption
OfCOunseI Fees
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
The Board of Tax Appeals has been
asket to determine whether the $50, ,705
which Edward L. Doheny, California
oil operator, paid in counsel fees to
defend suits growing out of the
Harding administration oil cases, was
deductible from hjs 1885 income a.
necessary business expense"
Mrs. Carrie e. Doheny of Los An
geles, his widow, in petitioning for .
redetermination Of an alleged defi-
cheney Of $l6.322 in Doheny's 1885
income tax, protested that the In
ternal Revenue Bureau refused to a.
low the $50, ,705 deduction. -
Evening star., 1938-08-31
Ascent Wage Asked.
By the Associated Press.

The Public Contracts Board recon-
mended to the Secretary of Labor
yesterday that the minimum hourly
wage in the small arms ammunition
manufacturing industry be fixed at
Is cents. If the Secretary approves,
the wage minimum will be incorpo-
rated in contracts for Government
purchases of ammunition. The in
dustry has IA days in which to nle
objections.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
John Law Can Hang
Out Attorney Shingle
After Formalities

John Law is almost a lawyer
A member of the White House
police force for the past 10 years,
Mr.. Law was among those pass
ing the recent bar examination
and will be able to hang out his
shingle if he 50 desires as soon as
he is formally admitted to the
bar.
Thirty-five years old. and 4
native of Texas. Mr.. Law ac-
quired his legal knowledge
through a mail order course.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
WEATHER REPORT

District
~ 'NA anu o'uN'
cloudy followed tonight or
not much change in ~ - '''
Vngma-Cloudy probably
north portions in
West VHgna-Showers
Evening star., 1938-08-31
Man WHO SLEW CLERK.
IS HELD BY POLICE
Charges Not Yet Filed in Case.
Girl Menaced Before slashinr
Occurred.
By the Associated Press.

~ VIC AocOSAAtCu HIC88s
McKEEsPORT, Pa, Aug. Stony
Dimello. rs. who police say walked into
. food market after closing time and
stsbbed = lo-year -old clerk fatally,
was to be turned over to the CUSTODY
Of the coroner's ONCE today. Charges
have not been nled.
Police Sergt. Fred Kreiling said the
man walked into the store after the
close Of business, strode toward q girl
clerk who was counting receipts and
dicked open large knife. George
Mafkowski, . clerk, stepped between
them, ordered him out and was slashed
severely in the thigh, severing an
artery. The clerk died an hour later
in . hospital.
I'VE don't know whether he was
after the money or what. The other
clerks IN the store asked him what he
wanted but he made no reply" Kreil-
ing said.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
w. G. MEAL ADVANCED
Agriculture Employe Made Head
of B. A. Z. Division,
~ the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
A. g. Black, chief Of the Bureau OF
Agricultural Economics, announced the
appointment yesterday Of William g.
Meal to head the Division Of Fruits
and Vegetables.
Mr.. Meal will assume the post Sep
tember Is, succeeding Wells A. Sher-
man, retired.
For the past three yeats Mr.. Meal
has been assistant chief Of the General
Crop Section In the Agricultural Ad-
lngtaent Administration.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
Rock Creek Navigator's Note.

The United States Engineer Once
for this district has asked that any one
having An objection, from q naviga-
ton standpoint, to the proposed con-
struction of a highway bridge over
Rock Creek in the line of K street
NV. notify that office prior to Sep
tember .. The Office announced that
1t had received application for the
construction from the District of Co.
lumbia Commissioners,
Evening star., 1938-08-31
HOWARD SMITH FILES

Democratic Nominee in Virginia
Gives Notice in Richmond.
RICHMOND, Va, Aug. 81 iR.-
Representative Howard w. Smith, re-
nominated In the August Democratic
primary. today filed notice Of his
candidacy in the general election with
Secretary Of the Commonwealth Ray
mond jackson. Candidates have un-
til September 9 to file their notices,
Mr. jackson said.
Evening star., 1938-08-31

And thereby show him that his spend
Ing now will hasten recovery and make
resulting prosperity more lasting"
incentives Outlined.
Incentives for q vast program OF
personal spending as outlined by Mr..
Remstein are new life for business,
savings for purchasers because prices
are low, making jobs more secure and
creating more jobs.
Mr.. Remstein. who is IS and worked
In the advertising field as an indus
trial designer before he began figuring
how to conquer the depression for
the country at large. intends to take
his plan before officials OF the Ma
tional Emergency Council and other
Government agencies. He will seek
suggestions as to feasible organiza-
tions of Nationwide scope but not
afhliated with the Federal Govern
ment who might back up his plan.
Spend now" Is Mr.. Remstein,s SER
mon, and get the country OF the
ropes"
Evening star., 1938-08-31

To date, two years after publication,
more than 1.400. 900 copies Of "0one
with the Wind" have been printed IN
America.
Evening star., 1938-08-31
Humidity for Last n Hours

1From noon yesterday to noon todayN
HlEhest. 95 per cent. At ESQ Am today
terday. N''' 'eo
River Report.
rotomac and Shenandoah Rivers cleal
at Harper's Ferry; Potomac clear a. rsrea,
Falls today '"
Tide Tables.
EurnShed BY United States Coast ant
Geodetic 6urveyD
WEATHER IN VARIOUS CITES
Evening star., 1938-08-31
Report for Last ~ Hsurs.

Record for Last "A Hours.
lFrom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest. 80. at pm. yesterday: year
Lowest. es. At 8 an. today; year aso,
Evening star., 1938-08-31
Record Temperatures This Year.

Highest. 96. on August Is.
Lowest. 1S. on January 2S.
Evening star., 1938-08-31

The Sun and Moon.
Evening star., 1938-08-31

Rises. Sets.
Sun. today 5:35 6:4l
Moon. today 1912 pm. 1919 pm.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital tcurrent month to date):
Month 1Q39 Averase RArnrd
The Washington times., 1938-03-02
Current Army orders include the fo
'0" TO AERIAL FLIGHT DUTY

TO AERIAL FLIGHT DUTY
The following Signal Corps officers are
ordered to take part regularly and fire.
uuently in aerial flights for months II
days. effective March /, at stations indi
Gated:
Harold j. Adams, Middletown Air De
pot, Middletown, Pa.
James C. Van Ingen, Luke Field, Homo
lulu, 7. H.
Wesley T. Guest, San Antonio Air De
pot, San Antonio, Tex.
Haydn P. Roberts, Rockwell-Air Depot
Coronado. Calf.
OTHER ORDERS
COLONEL
Virgil L. Peterson: c. of E., rel. De-
troit March 21: to Chicago.
LIEUTENANT COLONEL
burg, Va, and det. list Sept. Is; to Fort
Hancock, N. j.
MAJOR
Charlie A. Valverde. Inf, sth Inf,
Fort Moulton. S. c., transf. to Q. M. c.,
same sta, Feb. II, with rank from Aug.
/, 1885.
CAPTAINS
John H. Doherty, F. D., Philippines to
duty as fin. off. Fort Barrancas Fla.
Claude C. Dobson, NJ. c.. Fort Sam
Houston, Tex: to course of instr. at
Army Med. Sch. Washington, Sept. Is.
FIRST LIEUTENANT
Robert G. H. Meyer (Sig. CO.. rel.
A. C. and Chanute Field. Rantoul, Ill, in
time to comply with this order; to chief
The Washington times., 1938-03-02
Run EN- Anyhow

OF late, the ad industry has
Stacked a bit on these lines be-
cause merchants are beginning to
"savvy-up" (though it still flour
fishes east of Commerce Building)
The high pressure lads have
turned to the organization field
and at least one bona fide house
organ is handled by the "chief"
and his "boys" Because the
''boys" are unscrupulous, however,
they cling to a habit of running
an ad several times even though
it was authorized but once-and
then charging for it. Sometimes
they don't succeed, but more often
the dupe coughs up Flash:
The boys" had exclusive handling
of the ticket sale of a dance held
Washington'S Birthday in one of
the better hotels.
The Washington times., 1938-03-02
CANDY TO you

ORIGINAL Veldti Candy
~ Stores are asked to pre-.
sent one.pound boreS of their
delicious chocolates or cara.
melS, on request, to:
Eleanor Smithfield, Social
Security.
Mrs. Sylvia Utz, General
Accounting. 49,
Lillian Rosenberg, Loans
and Currency.
(Cdndy tDiH be presented
at either store, $40 Ninth
St. N. w., or 609 Fourteenth
st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1938-03-02

plasmic brains)
who persist in
sc arr ing up
gym n a S i u m
floors with hard
heels . . Int
rior's Activity
C h a / r m a n
Pierce M. Rice
Is hot under the
collar about it,
Interior having
q nice new gym
that is already
Scuffed no little
hr ough this
habit Edl-
for Sam Barrett.
The Washington times., 1938-03-02
Regarding NeOs Tips

Those mailing or 'phOning news
tips" regarding Federal affairs or
conditions often are rewarded.
Names are kept strictly cnfiden-
tial. and thus it is advisable for
those with juicy information to
adopt "pen name" for identifi-
cation In case they are rewarded.
As in the past. many awards are
cinema tickets Thus (CAP) be-
side your name or pen name" en-
titles you to call at this desk for
two passes to LOew's Capitol, now
showing "Arsene Lupin Returns"
with Major BOwes on the stage.
Those with (PALl can head for
the Palace, which has "A Yank at
Oxford" while (COL) means two
passes to see FredriC March in
"The Buccaneer" at the Columbia,
X X X
Today's awards: "Porky" (CAP);
L. NJ. (PAL); "PBX" (COL).
The Washington times., 1938-03-02
By ]. EARLE MosER .
Ssh Dead Beats

Social Security is getting the
unenviable reputation of going to
extreme ends to protect its dead
beat" employees. In Baltimore an
employe owed a fellcN' worker $45
and when called to Personnel OF
flee promised partial payment on
specific date. Came the ap-
pointed day but no payment. {.
Still owing the money, the debtor
was transferred to the field and
since that time repeated inquiries
at the Washington Personnel Of
flee have brought forth nothing
more helpful than that debtor has
been requested to respond directly
to his creditor. = On approaching
attorneys on the matter the credi-
tor was advised against wasting
more money. That the Ssh
seemed to take pride in protecting
its dead BEATS"
The Washington times., 1938-03-02
Regarding Tips

THOSE mailing or phoning
L "newS tips" about Fed
er1l affairs or conditions
often are rewarded. Names
are kept strictly confidential,
and thus it is advisable for
those 1Oith juicy information
to adopt q "pen name" for
identification in case they
are reWdrded.
As in the past, many
dWGrdS are cinema tickets.
Thus fCAP) beside "our
name or ''pen name" entities
you to call at this desk for
tDo passes to Locus Capitol,
notD shouting AR SENE
LUPIN RETURN S" uith
MAJOR IVES on the
stage. Those Dith (PALJ can
head for the Palace, Which
has Robert Taylor in "A
YANK AT OXFORD" Whtle
(COL) means tDo passes to
see Fredric March in THE
BUCCANEER" at the Co.
lumbiG.
Today's GwGrds: J. L. S.
(CAP): smith" (PALl; ;
"Dirie" (COL).
The Washington times., 1938-03-02
Charleston Menace

Storekeeper-G -Gaugers, In t erna!
Revenue, fear most of all an as
signment to Charleston, w. Va.
Six men are assigned there every
six months-12 year Receive
travelling expenses and (maybe)
$1.25 per diem :. These men are
forced either to break up their
homes or be separated from their
families for six months . All so
a Government which is spending
millions of dollars rehabilitating
other families may save few dol
lars at the expense of its employees
Storekeeper-Gaugers figure
that trick" in Charleston costs
them about S25 each.
The Washington times., 1938-03-02
Cox With IDRA

Generally liked because of his
personality and pleasant smile.
James B. Cox of Bureau Of Mines
has been made member OF
IDRA's social committee, having
distinguished himself as a hard
worker at the last Interior dance.
After March 8 Census unemploy-
ment tabulating staff on Kalo-
rama Road will work but one
shift, 9 to 4:30, and conferences
are now being held to ascertain
who will be kept.
The Washington times., 1938-03-02

ories. Essentially a free lance
employe, he made use of con-
facts to build up his nonprofit
Pictorial Statistics, Inc" Cor.
poration took in over thirty grand
last year. WPA has similarly
Graded Orson Wells. of modern
lied Julius Caesar fame; Gloria
Dickson, Warner Brothers starlet,
and many others.
The Washington times., 1938-03-02
HighlightS of Hines Dinner

house down when he jokingly ere
vealed" secret" Hines had
whispered to him at the speak
erS' table, the Veterans Admins
traitor being alleged to have de-
clared. I'm going to give every
one of them (the banqueters) a
promotion tomorrow Senator
King. of Utah, drew the spotlight
briefly away from Hines to speak
of BLACK Jack" Pershing's grave
crisis and eulogize woodrow VIII
son, under both of whom Hines
rose to prominence Represent
ative Woodrum praised Hines
carefully prepared estim t e S,
which are drawn so accurately
they are mere routine work" sfor
his Appropriations Committee.
Senator Pat Harrison brought the
ADVERTISEMENT
The Washington times., 1938-03-02
What Causes Your
BACKACHE
Why Do You Have To Get Up
Often At Nieht3

You can go long way toward helping
nature to purify the blood If you flush
from the millions of delicate filtering
tubes of the kidneys the excess acid
and poisons that are overtaxing them
your physician Will tell you that.
When your back aches or you are
nervous and irritable-when you have
to get up at night and flow is difficult
and sometimes burns it may be well to
look to the kidneys
One grand safe effective yet harmless
dluretlc is GOLD MEDAL HARLEM OIL
Capsules-rlght from HARLEM in Hol-
land-Get IS cent box and take Is
substitutes.
The Washington times., 1938-03-02
Cure for Gambling

New Jersey State Society meets
tomorrow evening. 8:15, at the
Washington, and will plan for a
st. Patrick Party. .Anent COM
mon complaint, Johnny Federal
says, Perhaps there would be
fewer National Park Service en-
ployes mixed up in numbers and
racing if their salaries were suf-
ficient to support their families"
The Washington times., 1938-03-02
Cradle of Genius

Despite criticisms against relief
to undeserving and aliens, WPA
has become a regular cradle of
genius" for some. Rudolf Mod
ley, for example, an Austrian with
a captivating accent Became &C
tive disciple of pictorial Stats
tics" while secretary to DR.. Neu-
rath, of Vienna Museum. Finally
landed as a consultant for WPA
in their work of graphically por-
traying economic facts and the
The Washington times., 1938-03-02
Baltimore Welter

Exits and elevators in the Cand-
Ter Building, Baltimore, are still
blocked as 5000 Social Security
Board employees on three shifts
strive to get in and out Dis
content is again growing as prom
ised salary increases and promo
tions are delayed Another
batch of "fair-haired boys" have
been sent out in the field.
The Washington times., 1938-03-02
EnUious

Johnny Federal says: Il envy
the husband of Mrs. Amy A. Har
radon Civil Service) Her roll
ing pin was carved of ivory ano
teakwood by an officer on a whal
ing Ship"
The Washington times., 1938-03-02
Remains ActiUe

With more than So years of
scientific work behind him, DR..
Nelson H. Darton, 72, who became
one of the country's foremost geo.
logists during service with the
Geological Survey, Interior, al
though retired is continuing his
field studies, the results of which
will be a report with colored maps
on the geology of the District Of
Columbia and vicinity.
The Washington times., 1938-03-02
Speaking of Government Workers

The lad racket" which flour
ishes as a sort of odorous haze
over many employe activities, is
still profitable. though its form
has changed somewhat. Largest
operator is a local man who has
made thousands in the past two
decades. chiefly by organizing
''recreational groups" though
more lately certain unions have
proven a fertile field.
The Washington times., 1938-03-02
The Drive Begins

The chief" and his boys" then
70 into action. A quarterly or
yearbook bearing the "organiza,
tons" name is announced, and
gullible merchants from George,
town to Northeast are canvassed
for ads. Enough copies are event
ually printed to allow one for each
advertiser, but there is no further
attempt to circulate the publlca-
ton. Two or three dances may
also be held each year. and when
this happens phone experts
spend hours at a time calling a
separate sucker list inviting them
to be patrons" at $5, $40 or what
ever the sucker will fall for. One
of Washington's leading gossip
columns Ia partnership affair
and several D. C. jurists have bit
ten in the past, it is said.
The Washington times., 1938-03-02
Brady Denies
Sense of HumOr

HOLLYWOOD, March 2
Il. N. SJ.-Alice Brady says: 81
have no sense of humor, even if
I am accused of it. That's the
cross I have to bear in the acting
profession"
The Washington times., 1938-03-02
ADVERTISEMENT
ills Dangerous

It is dangerous to sell SUBSTITUTE
for 66G just to make three or four
cents more. Customers are your best
assets; lose them and you lose your
business. 6s6 is worth three or four
times as much as a SUBSTITUTE.
The Washington times., 1938-03-02
u. S. Army Orders

Material Div, Wright Field, Dayton
Ohio. for duty in aircraft radio lab,
report by June 30.
LEAVES OF ABSENCE
Col. John F. Curry "a. c., G. s. C.. II
days Feb. 26.
ist 1t. George F. Wells, Inf, mo. %
daYs. July s.
The Washington times., 1938-03-02
Discrimination?

Veterans in Interior Branch of
National Parks charge continued
discrimination against former
service men. Citing that 10 ele-
vator operators ($1, ,080) have been
jumped to guards ($1,20O, they
ask how many of these were vet
Grams. They suggest that there
will be more designations and re-
quests for transfers as a result
and point out that it would be
much more economical for N. P. s..
to promote morale of service by
fair treatment than to go to the
expense of training new guards
each month.
The Washington times., 1938-03-02

Representative Bob Ramspeck
told the assembled 1900: Il have
never during my career heard a
word against General Hines,
which drew rousing cheer :. But
The Washington times., 1938-03-02
Chance at Gag"

Agriculture has announced a
vacancy for multigraph operator
with Civil Service status-salary
$1,140.
The Washington times., 1938-03-02
Modus Operandi

Modus operandi of the "recre
ational group" idea is as follows:
Membership blanks are printed,
stating that there are no dues but
that each member will be given at
least pair of dance tickets gratis
each wear,
The Washington times., 1938-03-02

will take lusty poke at such
"heels" come the next issue Of
IDRA News. indicating that the
expression He's heel" originated
In gym.
The Washington times., 1938-03-02
A "HeePs" Habit

Add Government Heels: Those
needless. irresponsible fragments
of useless protoplasm with ecto-
Evening star., 1938-09-11

bearing the name Of Gilbert A. DALEY,
Maryland collector of customs.
These three cases are similar and
We should dispose Of them tomorrow" +"
Senator Sheppard said.
The Senator said the committee
also would consider complaints by Mr..
Lewis that Joseph Hardy, relief
worker, was unable to get q Works
Progress Administration place because
he supported Mr.. Lewis and that Mr..
Tydings' supporters had made "ex-
cessive expenditures
Senator Sheppard and Senator
O'Mahoney, Democrat. of Wyoming,
conferred until long after dark on the
Maryland charges before issuing the
committee statement to newspaper
men. They said they would meet
again today at II am.
Senator Sheppard said the commit
tee had continued until Monday its
investigation of charges that Erie
Cooke, Georgia National Emergency
Council representative, and Edgar B.
Dunlap, Reconstruction Corporation
counsel in Georgia, had been forced
to surrender their onices becauSe they
favored Senator George, Democrat, Of
Georgia, who has been marked for de-
feat by President Roosevelt.
Committee Investigators, he said,
had talked with Washington officials
of the N. E. c. and r. F. c. about the
Georgia dispute.