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Evening star., 1939-08-30
Fair Skies, Moderate
Temperature Forecast

Generally fair weather is in pros
pect for Washington tonight and to-
morrow, accompanied by moderate
temperatures.
The chilly spell sent the mercury
down to 64 degrees last night and
the high yesterday afternoon was IT.
Firemen in Washington and
vicinity last night answered several
alarms from householders who had
kindled blazes in stoves and fire.
places not used since last spring.
Three women living at 1888 Forty
fourth street NV. discovered, after
kindling brisk blaze in the fire.
place, that the chimney wouldn't
draw. They called firemen while the
home filled with smoke.
Firemen shoveled out the burning
wood and the women, Miss Josephine
B. Timberlake, Miss Betty c. Wright
and Mrs. Laura Stovel. threw open
the windows to let out the smoke.
Evening star., 1939-08-30
19 Candidates Named
To Navy Dental Corps

The Navy Department announced
today that as result of the exam
ination held July 5, 10 candidates
among them resident of the Dis
trict Of Columbia and a graduate OF
the University of Maryland, had
been appointed lieutenants (junior
grade) in the Dental Corps of the
Navy to rank from August. 28.
The local appointees were Robert
Lloyd Eller, ALA Ingomar street
NV, a graduate Of Georgetown
University last spring, and William
Basil johnson, jr., of Annapolis, Nd.
who was graduated from the Uni
versity Of Maryland In 1888.
Evening star., 1939-08-30
State Government
Cost Rise Is Reported
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A study reported today by the De-
partment of Commerce tells the
story of the rising cost of operating
and maintaining State governments
The total cost for the 48 States
in 1887, the last year for which
complete figures are available, was
$2,60l 1887 .000 an increase of 67.6
per cent over the s1,552 OTIS, 900 ex-
pended in 1882.
The cost of Maryland was s28, ,427.-
600 in 1887. compared with s22 $685.
600 in 1892
The cost was exclusive of operat-
ing public service enterprises and of
payments for interest and OUTLAWS
as well as payments for debt retire
ment and other non-cost payments.
The State functions covered by the
cost report included the legislative
executive and judicial branches
highways, protection, natural re-
source development, health. hos
pltals, charities, corrections, schools,
libraries, recreation and miscel-
laneous operations.
Evening star., 1939-08-30

The disturbance of the Middle Atlantic
Coast continues to move slowly northea ST.
ward and IT. was centered this morning
about 125 miles northeast of Sandy Hook.
N. J., with lowest pressure approximate
,002 millibars Cor 959 inches), attended
oy strong shifting winds over q rather wide
area another disturbance is moving rap
idly eastward on the Southern Labrador
coast. Bell Isle, Newfoundland 1.OO5
millibars a.6S inchesl. followed by rising
pressure over the Provinces Of Quebec and
Ontario Moosonee Ontario. 1.O244 milli-
bars tan25 inches). Pressure is falling
over extreme Western Hudson Bay. Church.
H. Manitoba. 1,0O1 millibars t29.b6
lnches,. with q trough extending south
ward over the Middle Plains, Grand Island,
Nebr.. 1.O0s.s millibars t2a70 inches).
pressure has risen over the Mackenzie VAL
ley and Alberta, Simpson. District of
Mackenzie. LOIS millibars t3O.O6 inches,.
During the last "a hours there have been
rains in the eastern portion Of the Middle
Atlantic States and over Southern New
Eneland. while scattered showers occurred
IN portions OF the Lake region. the North
ern Plains and the Southeaste States.
Temperature changes have been slight.
Evening star., 1939-08-30
Clipper Crew Loses
Bill Game to Islanders
By CAPT, ]. H. TILTON

by SAf1. J. n. lAlON.
ON BOARD THE CALIFORNIA
CLIPPER, NEARING AUCKLAND,
Aug. 80 N.A.N.A).-This last leg of
the survey trip to New Zealand,
from New Caledonia to Auckland, is
the shortest one (except. the 400
mile hop from San francisco to
Los Angeles, which eventually will
be included in the route.
Seven thousand miles from home.
hundreds of miles from any land
except tiny islets and high above
the surface of the ocean. the crew
members and technical observers
aboard the Clipper have been fol-
lowing the developments in the
European situation as we get the
news by radio.
Discussions aboard also have in
cluded post-mortems on Canton
Islands first world series baseball
game. The Canton Island team, in
training since the arrival of con-
struction and airport crews .on the
island, challenged the California
Clippers crew, which naturally
could not decline. The islanders were
victorious and generously agreed to
return engagement
At Auckland we shall have covered
$500 miles on the way from San
Francisco and, from what we heard
before leaving, and again at Homo
lulu, Canton Island and Noumea
Neuy ToJAlNnio L.
are enthusiastic over the big clipper
Auckland has fine, protected
harbor, equipped with excellent IA
cilities for docking and servicing
the huge flying boats that Pam
American Airways will operate in
regular mail, passenger and express
service. Likewise, the facilities for
passengers and for handling mail
and express are admirable. New
Zealand has welcomed PAM Amer
ican plane and her crew. before
but this is the first flight down
under of big airliner like this one
Our departure from the friendly
and hospitable French colony of
New Caledonia was at 1913 Green
wich time, which was early in the
morning there. but 11:48 am. on the
Pacific Coast and 3:48 pm. in New
York. To add to the complications
of calculating what time it is at
home, our guests on this flight
have to keep in mind that while
1t is Wednesday out here beyond
the international date line, it is
still Tuesday back in the United
States.
We have been seven days on the
way-since there was survey work
to be done en- route, and the sched-
ule was set up to allow for that
instead of the four-day schedule
which will be followed later.
Evening star., 1939-08-30
Schools Announce
Vaccination and
Immunization Plans
Child Hygiene
Clinics Schedule
Also Announced

Preparing for the reopening of the
Districts public schools September
l8. Acting Supt Robert L. Hay
cock today announced plans for
handling the vaccination and i'm
munization of children of pre-school
or school age.
On and after Wednesday, Septem-
Der Is, the vaccination and i'm
munization clinic of the Health De-
partment at 16 D street NV. will
be open. Prior to that time. the
clinic will be conducted at 469 C
street NV. at 10 am. on SATURDAYS
only
In addition the child hygiene
clinics of the Health Department
will be operated on the following
schedule:
Divisions l to 8.
Tuesday, September S, 10 q m, Ad-
olson School, p street between
Thirty second and Thirty-third
streets NV.
Monday, September II, 10 am.
824 D street Sc.
Monday, September II, pm, 900
Maryland avenue NE.
Tuesday, September IL, 10 am,
Weightman School, Twenty third
and M streets NV.
Wednesday, September l3, 10 am
300 Maryland avenue NE.
Monday, September l8, pm, 518
M street NV.
Tuesday, September 10, pm,
2237 Nichols avenue Sc.
Wednesday, September 20, p.m.,
Petworth School, Eighth and Shep-
herd streets NV.
Monday, September Is, 10 am.
1864 Florida avenue NE.
Wednesday, September 27, 1p.m.
burroughs School, Eighteenth and
Monroe streets NE.
Divisions 10 to 13.
wednesday, September 6, l pm,
1864 Florida avenue NE.
Tuesday, September IL, pm. 301
G street SW.
Wednesday, September l3, l pm,
301 G street S.W.
Monday, September 18, 10 am,
Giddings School, G street between
Third and Fourth streets Sc.
Tuesday, September 10, 10 an,
824 D street Sc.
Wednesday, September 20, 10 am.
2237 Nichols avenue Sc.
Tuesday, September rs, 10 a m, SIS
M street NV.
Tuesday, September 26, pm,
Burrville School, Division avenue
between Hayes street and Bell place
NE.
Night School Registrations.
AL registrations for classes in the
evening schools for white students
Tor the first semester will take place
on the opening evening, September
10, after $50 pm, E. j. Lockwood,
director Of evening schools, made
known today.
Most Of the classes will be held
three evenings each week from $50
pm. to 9:5l pm. on Mondays,
Wednesdays and Thursdays. The
sessions will be held at the following
buildings:
Abbot Vocational School, Seventh
and 0 streets NV; Central High
School, Thirteenth and Clifton
streets NV; Chamberlain Voca-
tlonal School. Fourteenth street and
Potomac avenue Sc; Hine Junior
High School, Seventh and C streets
Sc; Mckinley High School, Second
and T streets NE; Roosevelt High
School, Thirteenth and Allison
streets NV; Webster Americaniza-
ton School, Tenth and H streets
NV, and Western High School,
Ihirty-fifth and r streets NV.
Evening star., 1939-08-30
Precautionary Steps
Token in Palestine
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
JERUSALEM, Aug. 30.-The Pal
estine government today assumed
control of large number of prod
ucts throughout the country includ-
ing petroleum, coal, wood, wheat,
flour, fresh fish and butter, as a pre-
cautionary measure because of the
tense international situation.
Hoarding and profiteering were
declared punishable offenses.
Following heavy Withdrawals of
deposits at the end of a three-day
baak holiday, local banks today
limited to Is per cent of total de-
poslts the amount any depositor
may withdraw during the next two
weeks.
Evening star., 1939-08-30
AT. 6. f. Convention
Problems Studied
By Local Lodges
Appeal to Be Made
To Increase Powers
Of National Officers

District of Columbia lodges of the
American Federation of Govern
ment Employees will favor the adop-
ton of legislative policy at the
federation's national convention in
Atlantic City to give the organiza-
tion's national officers more power
1t was announced today.
This action is advocated so the
officers may not be prevented by
convention mandates from accept
ing gains that fall short of the fed
eratlon's maximum objectives," it is
said, This attitude was inspired
IN considerable degree by the fact
that some convention mandates pre-
vented certain other organizations
from accepting desirable changes in
the retirement law at the last session
of Congress. added the announce
ment from headquarters here.
Other new items are to be advo-
Gated by the local lodges before the
convention, which will open Sep
tember II.
Among these is opposition to an
option by the Government, as well
as by employees, in connection with
optional retirement, on the ground
that it might be used to oust en-
ployes who should be retained in
the service. Local lodge representa-
tlves, however, agreed that this
opposition should not be permitted
to endanger retirement legislation
Other Items Favored.
Other items to be advocated in
clude: M sss4ss
That any appeals board set ul
to redress grievances in the Govern
ment service be given authority tc
| enforce its decisions.
Opposition to any economy" drive
designed to cause dismissals or re-
| duce pay of Government employees
Unemployment benefits for en-
ployes involuntarily separated from
the service, except for misconduct
Adequate funds for the Civil Serv.
ice Commission to perform its duties
| recently greatly increased.
Inclusion of experience equivalent
for educational requirements in civil
service eXamina tions.
Elimination of Senate confrma-
ton of postmasters so that post
masters may be selected on the same
basis as other civil service employees
Other Proposals Indorsed.
In addition the local lodge repre-
sentatives indorsed in principle the
items of last years legislative pro-
gram, insofar as they have not al
ready been enacted into law.
These include: $500 minimum
annual pay in the Government serv-
ice, with automatic promotions;
5-iay 35-hour week without decrease
IN pay; extension of the merit sys-
tenn; extension of classification to
field employees who desire it; 3O-year
optional retirement and unqualified
disability retirement at age of so;
higher pay for night work; prevail
ing wage for craft employees where
there is no wage fixing machinery:
consideration of length of service,
expe fence and general fitness in
promotion policy; civil service board
OF appeals, so organized as to pro-
tect the rights of employees; shorter
hours and better pay in the Veter-
ans Administration; better pay and
working conditions in the custodial
service, and shorter hours and bet
ter working conditions in the nrison
service.
Evening star., 1939-08-30
u. S. Involvement Seen
If Canada Goes to War
BY the Associated Press,

By the ASSociated Press
FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Aug. 30
IF Britain goes to war Canada goes,
and If Canada goes the United
States goes" Premier T. D. Pattullo
Of British Columbia declared at a
banquet in his honor.
They cannot keep out whether
they like it or not. Britain and
France are the worlds frontiers of
democracy"
Evening star., 1939-08-30
Goes Monteiro Delays
Visit to Europe
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. 3o.-Gen
Pedro Aurelio de Goes Monteiro
Brazilian chief of staff, has post
poned Indefinitely a trip to Europe
which was to have started yesterday
informed sources said tonight.
Gen. Goes Monteiro, who returned
home early this month after a visit
to the United States, was to have
gone to Germany, Italy, France and
Great Britain.
The Italian liner Neptunia, aboard
which he had booked passage. is re-
naming at Montevideo, Uruguay, at
the order of Italian authorities.
Evening star., 1939-08-30
Old Destroyer ToyIor
Brings $l6,600 Top Bid
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associatkd Press.
The Northern Metal Co. of Phila-
delphia has submitted q high bid of
$l6.600 to the Navy for purchase of
the old destroyer Taylor, now tied
up at the Philadelphia Navy Yard.
The company notified the Navy
yesterday it proposed to scrap the
vessel for domestic consumption or
for export in accordance with United
States foreign policy.
The Union Shipbuilding Co. Of
Baltimore offered $11.116 for the
vessel on an unrestricted basis and
$l0,158 on an alternate basis. limit
Ing Its use to domestic consumers.
Evening star., 1939-08-30
Mrs. MuriIto Cole Dies

Mrs. Marilla Rathbun Cole, wife
Of Felix Cole, Consul General al
Algiers, died there Saturday, ac-
cording to word received at the
State Department. Mrs. Cole wa.
the daughter Of Mrs. Harold w. Cole
Of Montclair, N. j. She married Mr.
Cole in 1928 when he was Consul ai
! Warsaw, Poland.
Evening star., 1939-08-30
Games to Be TeIevised

For the first time in history the
Olympic Games will be televised
when they are held in Helsinki, Fin
land, next year. Germany has ac-
quireu the rights to erect four large
tents for television purposes and ex-
poets to transmit the events through
out Germany.
Evening star., 1939-08-30
Where There's Smoke

KANSAS CITY, Aug. 30 P.-
Two fire chiefs, four hose companies
and ladder truck responded to an
alarm from the Helzberg diamond
shop
A fireman stamped out a cigaret
that had burned through a piece of
cardboard.
Evening star., 1939-08-30
Scandinavian Powers
Confer on Neutrality
BY the Associated Press.

by VHc AB1oClNted FfekS.
OSLO, Norway, Aug. 30.-The
foreign ministers Of Norway, Sweden
Denmark and Finland. summoned to
discuss the common neutrality of the
four northern countries in the light
of the present crisis; opened their
conference here today and were ex-
pected to continue their talks to-
morrow.
Evening star., 1939-08-30
She Knew Dickens

Mrs. Mary Ann Fooks, who was
maid at Great Oakley Farm in
Higham, England, when Charles
Dickens visited there, and often
baked bread and brewed beer for
him, has just died in Chatham
County Hospital at the age of 95.
Evening star., 1939-08-30
Report

HHr1ihd BY Weather
District OF Columba-Generaly
ate temperature; gentle winds. mostly northwest
Maryland and VrgnaGnerauy
moderate temperature ~ ~ ~ "-
west Vrgmla-Party cloudy tomorrow much
n tenn ~' ANSA
Evening star., 1939-08-30
Grenudiers Parade

On the 10th anniversary Of their
regiment, the Grenadiers Of The
Hague paraded before Queen, VIII
| helminA,
Evening star., 1939-08-30

Record Temperature This Year.
Highest. 96. on August
Lowest. II, on February 23
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
From noon Yesterday to noon todayJ
Highest, 81 per cent. at 1890 IN. today
Lowest 80 per cent at noon today.
River Report
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers cloudy
" aarpers Ferry: Potomac slightly muddy
1t Great Falls today
Evening star., 1939-08-30
Clipper Completes
New Zealand Flight;
Routes Bases 0. K.
&
Arrives at Auckland at
2:20 P.M.; Crew Keeps
Tob on Crisis News

By the Associated Press
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Aug.
30.AThe California Clipper landed
here at 2:20 pm. today, completing
tho first flight of fortnightly serv-
icerplanned from San Francisco.
Capt. j. H. Tilton expressed sat-
isflction with bases on the aerial
route. The last hop was from Mou-
meA, New Caledonia, which was
started at 1853 am.
Evening star., 1939-08-30
heD0rt for Last "a Hours.

Reeefd fer Last - Hsurs,
From noon yesterday to noon todayJ
Highest, so. noon today. Year aso, ~.
Lowest, s., midnight. Year ago, 65.
Evening star., 1939-08-30

Hurnished By Omitted States Coast IN
Geodetic Qurvey
Evening star., 1939-08-30

The Sun and Neon.
Evening star., 1939-08-30
Rreeilitatien,
Monthly DfecipitAtion In inches IN the
Capital (current month to date):

Automobile Lights must BE-
one-half hour after sunset.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-31
ANSWERS.

/. There were 2,140 convictions IN
the superior courts and 10,348 con-
victions in the lower courts, or total
in all courts of 12,488.
2. According to census reports s.
809,741 acres.
3. The Constitution of 1776 pro-
vided "that no person under 20 years
of age and who has not been a resi-
dent of this State for five years, for
having in this state, a free hold in
lands and tenaments above the value
of 1000 pounds, shall be eligible as
governor" At that time the governor
was elected by the legislature for a
term of one year
4. According to the latest report
of the state auditor the total receipts
amounted to ST., 1,757.44 The largest
single item, $26, 6,82O27, was from gen
eral admissions. Grandstand and
bleacher admissions amounted tC
$11,591.
5. Census reports give a total OF
4,192. Of these SO are women.
6. Robert Brank Vance, of Bun
combe county, who had served sew
eral terms as congressman from his
district. Congressman Vance served
four years as Commissioner of Pat
ents and resigned and retired from
public life. He died in 1899 and was
buried in ASheville.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-31

TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES

1813-Albert c.. Brown, noted
Confederate soldier and senator,
congressman and Mississippi gov
ernor, born in Chester District, S.
C.. Died June IL, 1880.
1819-Walt Whitman, poet, called
Americas most original poet, a
searching spirit after forms Of high
living and endeavor, born on Ions
Island, N. Y. Died at Camden, N.
j.. March 26, 1892.
1819-William w. Mayo, pioneer
Minnesota border physician, father
of the two famous Mayo Clinic
sons, born in England. Died at
Rochester, MINI, March 6, 1911.
1824-Jessie Benton Fremont
wife of the soldier-eXplorer and
daughter of the noted statesman
who attained fame as a writer after
the family's fortune was lost, born
near Lexington, Va. Died Dec. 2 Z,
1902
1841-William Rockefeller, John
DIS young brother and associated
with him, brilliant promoter, born
at Richford, N. Y. Died June "a,
1922
1847-James J. Roche, Boston
journalist-poet, born in Ireland
Died April 3, 1908
1869-LouiS Wiley, New York
Times business manager, born at
Hornell, N. Y. Died March 20, 1895.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-31

ably be the reason given by most.
But medical supervision is seldom
intelligently applied to them; in
deed, very few physicians would be
able to give intelligent advice on the
subject, if asked.
Matter of Climate
The inhabitants of all 48 states
take part in these migrations, but
those Of the midwestern and north
eastern states predominant. This,
of course, is largely a matter of eli
mate. The midwest is too hot for
comfort in the summer, the New
England states too cold in winter
The climates sought are sea-
shores, lakeshores, attitudes and
deserts. So New England, New
York, New Jersey, California, the
Great Lake States and New Mexico,
Arizona and Colorado are the popu-
lar vacation states.
DR.. Charles I. Singer, of Long
Beach, New York, in the Journal Of
the American Medical Association,
has made a useful classification Of
climates into the Stimulating" and
the "sedative." Il
The sedative climate is charac-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-31
Congress to Advise FDR
Monday. on Adjournment
Continued From Page One)

onies; Great Britain for it's export
ing colonies India, Mexico, Peru,
Sudan, Soviet Russia, Argentine and
Brazil
The House began actual debate,
meanwhile, on the Townsend old
age pension bill today, assured that
its own elderly members had right
to vote on it. Representative Ken
Eedy, Democrat, New York, assert
ed that he had found that 1874 mem
bers were over 60, and asked wheth-
er, therefore, they were eligible un-
der House rules to vote on the bill
because they might possibly be af-
fected by its provisions
Speaker Bankhead, saying that
he assumed Kennedy raised the
point in good faith, ruled cit seems
to be pretty we'll determined that
where a bill comes up involving a
general class, it doesn't prescribe
or prohibit members of the House
from voting on it,"
President Roosevelt sent to the
Senate the nomination of William
T.. Bowers, Columbia, S. c., to be
collector of internal revenue for
South Carolina. There is a vacancy
in the district now.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-31
BRITAIN AND FRANCE ARE
STUNNED BY THE ADDRESS


London, May 31-(AP)-Britain
regarded Premier and Foreign Min
ister Molotoff's address before the
Russian parliament today as a rejec-
ton to the British formula for a
three-power mutual assistance pact.
This was a terrific blow and COM
pletely reversed all expectations.
Not only sources close to the Bli-
tish government, but London dip
lomatic quarters generally had re-
garded Soviet acceptance of the mu-
tual assistance formula, at least in
principle, as a certainty. The foreign
office made no effort to conceal its
surprise at Molotoff's declaration
The French were equally stunned by
the news.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-31
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS

Harry H. Woodring of Kansas, sec
rotary OF war, born in Elk City,
Kans., 49 years ago.
r. Henry Norweb of Cleveland.
Minister to the Dominican Repub-
lie, born in England (of American
parents) As years ago.
U. S. Senator John G.. Townsend,
Jr, of Delaware, born in Worces-
ter Co., Md, 68 years ago.
DR.. Charles C. Abbot, secretary
OF Smithsonian Institution, Wash
lngton, d. c., born at Wilton, N. H.,
67 years ago
Elizabeth Coatsworth of Noble
boro, Me-, author, born at Buffalo.
N. Y, 46 years ago.
Frances Aida, operatic soprano
born in New Zealand, 81 years ago
sWalter F. Brown of Toledo. ex-
rostmaster-generaI. lawyer, born at
Massillon, O., 70 years ago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-31
What Do You
Know About
North Carolina?
By FRED III. MAY

|. Of the total of 14,183 prohibi-
ton cases in the superior and lower
courts of the State last year how
many convictions were secured?
2. Of the total eighteen million
acres of farm land in North Carolina
how many acres of crops are actually
harvested?
8. What was the qualification for
the governor under the States tlrst
Constitution?
4. What was the amount Of the
total receipts of the North Carolina
State Fair for 1887?
s. How many preachers are listed
in North Carolina?
6. Who was the North Carolinian
appointed Commissioner of Patents
by President Cleveland?