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Evening star., 1939-05-27
Vancouver Preparing
Elaborate Reception

VANCOUVER, British Columbia
May 81 Canadian Press Van
couver was ready today to show it
self to King George and Queen Ellz-
abeth-not only as a Canadian city,
but as part of the Pacific world
Hundreds of thousands of citi-
zens picked the places they will
occupy on Mondays 57-mile royal
route, Scottish residents got out
their kits and plaids, English county
societies prepared to shout that they
remember the Old Land.
But 10000 Vancouver Chinese
started celebrating today with a
lantern parade and Chinatown
street dancing They will find their
own places along Mondays route
too, while 10000 japanese will mass
on an East End street, f1ag-waying
and cheering like their Occidental
neighbors.
Will Wear National Costumes.
Germans, Italians and other Eu-
ropeans had separate reserved spots
and hundreds planned to dress in
brilliant national costumes.
In numbers, however, old country
men will beat them all. Thousands
Of Killed Scots-complete with pipes
highland dancers and choir to
sing will Ye No Come Back Again?'
as their majesties pass, will mass in
Little Mountain Park, just as many
Englishmen will line Burrard Bridge
In North and West Vancouver
coast Indians will wear their native
costumes.
Their majesties arrive here at 10
am. P. S. T. Monday by train, at
tend reception at the City Hall
an hour later, and a civic luncheon
at l pm Before sailing for Vic
toria at o'clock they will have
motored through all sections of the
city.
Escorted by four Canadian de-
stroyers and Royal Canadian Air
Force planes on their 80-mile trip
through island-studded Gulf of
Georgia, their majesties will reach
Victoria at 9 pm. for a two night
stay at government house as guests
of 1t. Gov. Eric w. Hamber.
Victoria's Program More Formal.
AS provincial government seat
Victoria's program is more formal
than Vancouver's, at the same time
allowing more rest The capital
entertains the King and Queen long
er than any other city but Ottawa
Tuesdays program calls for for
NAL receptions at the city hall and
provincial legislative buildings, a
long drive through the city and its
environs and a provincial govern
ment luncheon at which King
George will make a brief address,
broadcast to the Empire.
Wednesday morning the King and
Queen will board ship for Van
couver, arriving early in the after
noon. They will motor to New
Westminster, boarding the royal
train there.
Evening star., 1939-05-27
| Left by Mother,
|GHI, TO- Kills
Brother, 4, Self
By the Associated Press.


BARBOURVILLE. KY, May 81
Elsie Higgins, TO- died last night of
wounds which Sheriff r. C. Partin
said were self-inflicted after she
shot her 4-year- -old brother Joe to
death with 38-caliber pistol at
their home at nearby Bailey Switch.
The mother, wife of a miner at
Blackstar in Harlan County, had
left home for Barbourville. She told
Coroner Clarence Mitchell Elsie fire.
quently had threatened to kill the
other children, burn the house and
kill herself if the mother went to
town.
In a statement, the sheriff said,
the little girl related she fired one
bullet into the boys body as he lay
in bed and, when he fell off, picked
him up and shot him again.
He added she fired two bullets
into her own breast after another
brother, aged 8, the only witness,
fed.
Evening star., 1939-05-27
BY the Associated Press.

VILLAFRANCHE, France, May 81.
-Love-smitten sailors aboard the
United States cruiser Omaha urged
French officials today to give per-
mission to marry about a score of
Riviera bellies before the ship sails
for home June II.
Capt. Wallis Lind, commander of
the Omaha, which has been here
over a year, sought to dissuade the
men not to take on additional
anchors" at present.
Think it over a lot FIRST" was his
advice.
1t was a race against sailing time.
The French mayor, surrounded by
the jumping hearts and dark eyes
that caused them, had to telephone
the ministry of justice in Paris for
special permission for the weddings.
The sailors had to post Today banns.
Under French law foreigners may
not be married in France unless
they have permits to reside in the
country for more than year. The
American sailors had no such per-
Evening star., 1939-05-27
Engineer and Fireman
Killed in Train Wreck
By the Associated Press,

BY CnF ASSCCIdItu PTeSS,
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-. May 81
Derailment of % cars of a Missouri
Pacific freight train killed the engi-
neer and fireman near here last
night
Workmen toiled hours to recover
the bodies of Engineer E. l. Love, So,
and Fireman Paul Lackey, AZ, both
of Jefferson City. They were trapped
under coal in the overturned loco
motive.
Brakeman G. A. Gregg, first re-
ported missing, was found safe.
A cloudburst had washed out the
tracks. A few cars fell into flush
flooded Greys Creek.
Evening star., 1939-05-27
Fireworks Explosion
Kills Six in Indiun City
BY the Associated Press.

BOMBAY, May 27.-A freak ex-
plosion, caused when the wheel of
passing bullock cart struck sacks
containing fireworks at a fair at
Berasia, Phopal State, killed six
persons and injured 20 today.
The owner of the fireworks booth
was blown to pieces, the driver of
the cart was hurled over a tree and
the cart catapulted through the roof
Of a house. The explosion was heard
six miles away.
Evening star., 1939-05-27
Challenging Job Faces Navy
In Raising ! ,45O-T Ton SquoIus
Comdr EIIsbere Points Out Thot Sub
Leaks Air in Blowout Operations
BY COMDR. EDWARD ELLSBERG,

PORTSMOUTH, N. H, 27-The
completed the 33 safely
hospital back
confirmed by actual of the after torpedo
doubts OF the immediate death the rs
aba the control
mystery OF
evidence
that the induction valves
as operating and indicator lights
the equally conclusive evidence Squau
that both the nducion
may be other solutions but none that to those acquainted with
their operations
What actually probably
until the Sualus raised dry
Evening star., 1939-05-27
Auto Hits Murchers;
One Dies, l8 Injured
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
HONOLULU, May 27.-One SOL
dier was killed and 18 others injured
in the early morning darkness by
an automobile driven into the real
OF marching infantry company
participating in army maneuvers
An ammunition cart was de-
moliShed
Evening star., 1939-05-27
Maj. FerryK. Heath,
R. F. {. Official, Is
Dead in Detroit
Former Member of
Hoover Medicine BoII'
Cabinet Was 81

Maj. Ferry Kimball Heath. chief
of the Self-Liquidating Division of
the Reconstruction Finance Corp.
and formerly Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury under President
Hoover, died early today in a Detroit
hospital, the r. F.. C. was advised
A telephone call announcing his
Evening star., 1939-05-27
Fire Damages Submarine

TOULON, France, May q (P.-
Fire of undetermined origin was
disclosed today to have caused con-
siderable damage to the French
mine-laying submarine La Perle in
drydock here yesterday. There were
no casualties.
Evening star., 1939-05-27
Crossroads Theuter
On WMAL

The Star Radio Playhouse
VIII end a successful six
month run tonight with a
farewell broadcast presented
by the Crossroads Theater
over WMAL at 10 o'clock.
The theater players will
present SHAM" a social
satire by Frank G. Tompkins.
The broadcast is arranged
by The Star with the cooper
alton of the National Broad
casting Co.
Evening star., 1939-05-27
Summary Of Todoy's Star

Page. Page
Amusements, Lost, Found, B-9
BIG Obituary --A-1O
Church News, Radio -A-9
A-11-13 Real Estate,
Comics B-l4-15 B-1-8
Editorials ---A-8 Society AL
Finance A-I6-17 Sports --A-14-15
Garden Page, A-6
Foreign.
Royal couple rest at Banff; resume
Grip tomorrow. Page Al
National.
Cupid smites cruiser Omaha; score
seek to wed in France. Page Al
Dies Committee scheduled to hear
Gen. Moseley. Page Al
Morgenthau offers general tax re-
vision program. Page Al
Divers lowered to hull in effort to
raise Squalus. Page Al
c. I. O. auto workers accept election
offer; Martin opposes. Page Ar
Four killed as auto plows into
pedestrians on highway. Page Az
DR.. Charles H. Mayo, renowned sur
geon dies. Page A-3
Showdown vote sought in Senate
today on rail court bill. Page AS
Washington and Vicinity.
Effort to influence D. c. paving con-
tracts Is charged. Page Al
Planners act to set up two great
park systems. Page A-18
Annapolis thronged as Naval Acade-
my's June week begins. Page Ais
Evening star., 1939-05-27

believe, but it will be no simple nor
quick job. 1t seems almost humor-
Gus to look back at the confident
expectations of many about Ports
mouth that within a few days of
her sinking the Squalus would be
resting safely on the blocks in the
dry dock at the Portsmouth Navy
Yard-a dry dock, by the way, in
which the blocks have for some
Evening star., 1939-05-27

tne QlVefS working through her null
in salvage operations stumbles on
the answer
The Squalus is now only a SAL
wage problem. but in many ways
the most difficult submarine salvage
problem that our Navy or any other
has ever tackled Three things
make her so-her size, the depth at
which she lies and the exposed loca-
ton some miles off any open
coast.
That she will be salvaged I firmly
Evening star., 1939-05-27

death came from his brother, DIR
Parker Heath of Detroit.
The construction program which
Maj. Heath headed was started
during the regime of President
Coolidge and enlarged while Mr.,
Hoover was Chief Executive. 1t
brought many new Government
buildings to Washington, replacing
ancient structures. and provided
new Federal buildings throughout
the Nation. At one time Maj. Heath
placed sthe number of workers en-
gagged in this program at 100000,
(See HEATH, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1939-05-27

(See ELLSBERG, Page A-l0D
Evening star., 1939-05-27

(See HEATH, Page AID
Evening star., 1939-10-29
Bandits Get $500,
lFuI to Wait for
| $4,000 More
By the Associated Press.

WHITE HALL, Md, Oct. 28.-Two
bank robbers who locked two en-
ployes in vault and escaped with
$500, but failed to wait for $4,000
more held in time-locked safe,
were hunted tonight by county and
State police.
The robbery occurred at the White
Hall Bank and. marked the fourth
time the institution had been visited
by holdup men. In other raids, the
loot ranged from $500 to $4,000.
Cashier William P. Wright and
Miss Ida Slade were alone in the
bank when the men entered and
asked for change for a IS bill.
Il started to make change and
one of the men drew a gun and said
This is a stickup," Mr.. Wright re-
lated.
"They held us at gun-point and
forced us into the vault, scooped up
the money In the drawers and in
the cash box in the vault. Then
they ordered me to trip the time lock
on the safe, which will not work for
Is minutes after the lock is re-
leased"
Mr.. Wright and Miss Slade then
were locked in the vault, but the
men apparently decided not to wait
tor the safe to open. The bank was
deserted when woman, passing by
a few minutes later, glanced in the
window.
She notified former employe of
the bank, who liberated Mr.. Wright
and Miss Slade.
Police said the men were believed
to have left In an automobile. but
said no one reported seeing them.
Evening star., 1939-10-29
Catholics 10 Parade
Today 10 Observe
Feast Of Christ
Thousands From District,
Maryland and Virginia
Parishes to March

Thousands of Catholic men from
IS Washington parishes and others
in Maryland and Virginia are pre-
pared to march IN parade and
participate in religious demonstra-
ton on the Monument Grounds this
afternoon in celebration of the
feast of Christ. the King.
The parade will proceed from the
assembly point jus5 west of the
Capitol Grounds at o'clock. moving
along Constitution avenue past the
reviewing stand at Sixteenth street,
and then south to the Sylvan Thea
ter.
The Most Rev. Amleto Giovanni,
Cicognani, apostolic delegate. will
deliver the benediction, aided by Rev.
Lawrence McGlone of the Church of
Nativity, the Rev. John P. Hamilton
of st. Augustine's Church and the
Rev. Walter Schmittz of the Sui
pician Seminary. 5-.-
The sermon will be delivered by
the Very Rev. lgnatius Smith. an
outstanding orartor o. the Domini-
can Order. The students choir
from the Sulpician Seminary will
sing the hymns of benediction, and
recitation of the Holy Name pledge
will conclude the Ceremony.
The parade will comprise seven
divisions, with the Metropolitan and
Park Police forming the first division
and acting as escort, followed by
the grand marshal, William j.
Toomey, president of Holy Name
Branch at Holy Name Church: the
Army Medical Center, with Capt.
William j. Walsh, spiritual director
as an escort to the colors; the Rev.
Mr.. Cicognani, escorted by the Cadet
corps and band of St. Johns College,
under direction of Victor Nixon;
past presidents of the Washington
section and chairmen of the COM
mittees for the celebration.
Second division: Catholic Univer-
sity Band, religious orders, Metro
politan Police Boys Band, St.
Thomas, the Apostle; st. Stephens.
Our Lady of Lourdes, Holy Name
Branch, Post Office Department,
Church of the Blessed Sacrament,
st. Paul's and Shrine of the Sacred
Heart.
Third division: Band, Fort Steph-
ems Post, No. 80, Church of the Ma
tivity: st. Teresa's, Soldiers Home,
(See PARADE. Page B-3)
Evening star., 1939-10-29
Committee to Discuss
denomination Plans

Members of the Commissioners
Committee on Reorganization, 9TH
erwise known as the Commissioners
kitchen cabinet, have been called
into session at 10 am. Friday to
consider plans drafted by Corpora
ton Counsel Elwood H. Seal for a
revamping of the municipal gov
ernment.
Mr.. Seal has proposed. among
other things, transfer to the We'll
fare Department of jurisdiction over
the municipal hospitals and aboli-
tion of the present Department of
Vehicles and Traffic and transfer
of its functions to the Police De-
partment. These proposals are
known to have created something
of a controversy in the municipal
establishment and the battle will be
fought out before a final report is
made to the Commissioners by the
kitchen cabinet.
Evening star., 1939-10-29

Nor would he say more about haz-
ards of the past.
Sergt Langley is 55, and he
wouldn't be thinking of retiring
from the work that has claimed
the best years of his life if his
health was what it used to be. But
he's lost flock of weight recently,
and he's going back to his native
Cape Cod, where he thinks the salt
air and the fishing will do him
good. His old home is at New Bed
ford, Mass.
Last night 'the boys" at No. 4
precinct, where Sergt. Langley has
been attached of late years, gave
him a party at the Republic Cafe
in the 900 block of F street NV.
There were 10 precinct men and sew
eral high officials from headquar-
ters on hand to honor him. And
they gave him plaque commemo-
rative Of his long and efficient serv-
ice. Brief speeches of appreciation
were made by Inspector Edward
Kelly, Capt. Oscar Letterman and
1t. Frank Varney.
Sergt Langley often has been in
charge of White House and diplo-
matte details. The last such job
was during the visit of King George
and Queen Elizabeth. Time and
again he has been cited in official
orders for carrying out ticklish de-
tails with tact, judgment and cour-
age.
Wednesday he'll hang up his uni
form and, before long, he'll head
for Cape Cod and the fishing banks.
Evening star., 1939-10-29
No Place 10 Park
y.
Chief Complaint in
Motorists Poll
Pedestrian Control and
Periodic Car Tests
Are Favored

"No place to park is the favorite
complaint of Washington motorists,
judging from the results of a ref
erendum made public yesterday by
the District division of the Ameri-
can Automobile Association.
The referendum was featured by
the first use of automatic voting ma
chimes here.
Sentiment in the poll was over
whelmingly in favor of pedestrian
control and periodic car inspection.
The poll was high light of the
associations participation in the
Washington auto show. It brought
opinions from nearly 600 visitors,
Washington l. Cleveland, manager
of the local A. A.~A. division, an
nounced
Replies to the question, (Which
annoys you most?" thus were di-
vided:
No place to park, 102.
Cutting in. 86.
Road hogging. 49,
careless pedestrians, So.
Slow-moving trucks, 81.
Failure to signal, 81.
' Inadequate. direction signs, IS.
Back-seat driving. %.
Roadside billboards, IS.
Winding roads, 9.
Should pedestrians be compelled
to obey stop and go signals?" was
another question. Yes" said 500
voters. Only IS voted no.
The poll, by heavy majorities, IA
vored the use of all gasoline taxes
and registration fees for highway
purposes, regulation of outdoor ad-
vertising and traffic safety educa-
tion, including driver training in
high schools.
Voting motorists also urged that
parking facilities be made part of
all new office and apartment build
ings.
Evening star., 1939-10-29
DORIS CONKLIN of Chi Omega.
LET D. Court Name
Labor Act Examiners,
{. Of {. Unit Urges
Present Legislative
Setup Called Major
Threat to Recovery

A proposal that the United States
Court of Appeals for the District
of Columbia name the examiners
who conduct hearings for the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board was
advanced yesterday by committee
Of the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States in a series of rec
concentrations for changes in the
Wagner Act.
In report directed to the special
House committee investigating ad-
mlnistration of the act the cham
Der group asserted that retention
OF the legislation in its present form
"constltutes one Of the most Sc
rious threats to complete eco
nomic recovery
The Court of Appeals, the report
said,' should set up panels of ex-
aminers qualified by training and
experience" who could be called as
their services were required by the
board Coupled with this was a
recommendation that trial attor-
neys detailed to the prosecution of
Eases before examiners be appoint
ed by the Department of Justice.
The chamber committee was head
ed by B. c. Heacock, president of
Caterpillar Tractor Co.. scene of
one of the early sit-doWn strikes.
who has been vigorous critic of the
Labor Relations Act and its admin
istration.
The report repeated charges made
by succeeding conventions of the
chamber that the act has fostered
rather than Quilted labor strife
and declared that congressional
committees having jurisdiction as
to labor legislation have. through
diiatory tactics, long succeeded in
avoiding the necessity of remedial
legislation
I'VE urge that the act be prompt
ly and substantially amended" the
committee said.
The special House committee,
headed by Representative Smith,
Democrat. Of Virginia, is scheduled
to open hearings early next month.
Evening star., 1939-10-29
Sib|ey Hospital Guild
To Hold Roll Call Fridav

The annual roll call Of the Won.
ans Guild of Sibley Memorial Hos.
pital will be held Friday, opening
with tea and concluding with q
business session, in Rust Hall, ad.
joining the hospital.
Forty-two Methodist churches.
members of the guild. will be rep
resented at the meeting, when funds
are collected for the year. Proceeds
of the roll call will be used in mod
ernizing the hospital kitchens.
Following the tea at 3 pm. q
dinner will be held in the dining
room of the nurses home at pm.
The Rev. Horace Cromer. pastor
of the Emory Methodist Church,
will be the principal speaker at the
evening meeting. The Sibley Hos
pital Nurses Glee Club will give q
concert.
Last years objective, the installa-
ton Of new X-ray equipment and
conditioning of the hospitals
fourth floor. has Just been com.
pleted.
Evening star., 1939-10-29
Father Dies Watching
Son PIoy in Grid Tie
Rv the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 28.-Nich-
olas j. Connor, 81, Of Indianapolis
died of heart attack in Butler Uni
versity Stadium this afternoon as
his son. Robert Conner, captained
the Butler football team to 6-to-6
tie with Washington University of
st. Louis.
Young Connor was not notified of
his fathers death, which Deputy
Coroner Hugh K. That cher attribut-
ed to a heart seizure. until after
the game. The father collapsed a
few minutes after his son passed for
Buffers only touchdown.
Evening star., 1939-10-29
Sgt. Langley, Retiring, Recalls
Early Days of Police Work
Crime Problem Much
Simpler When He
Joined Force in 1911

Things were different in those
days-meaning when Sergt. John T
Langley became a metropolitan po-
liceman, back in 1911.
Now that he's retiring, Sergt
Langley recalled few contrasts yes
terday as. he stood on the steps of
his home. 1882 K street NV.
There was less crime during his
early days in uniform, he's con-
vinced
Traffic still was largely drawn by
horses, the patrol wagons and fire
engines were on the hoof. You al
most knew everybody in town who
boasted an automobile. and anybody
who had predicted that police motor
cruisers would be dispatched by radio
would have been considered in the
same class with the fellows who
were always inventing perpetual
motion machines.
I'VE didn't have so much crime
back in the early part of the CEN
tury," Sergt. Langley commented
"At least there were not nearly as
many holdups and robberies of va
rious kinds. Boys didn't get in SO
much trouble Policing was largely
matter of taking care of lot of
drunks.''
Increase Blamed on Autos.
The officer attributed the increase
in crime largely to the fact that most
any youth can get hold of a car
these days. The adventurous spirit
of youth, plus few drinks, plus a
car. don't add up to anything helpful
to the peace and dignity of the COM
munity, in his mathematics.
Policemen in the old days might
have lacked giant traffic problem
and have had fewer burglars and
stickup men to cope with. but life
was no downy couch, he pointed
out.
Back in 1911 a policeman started
at SIS month, got up to $50 only
after five years and couldn't attain
a stipend of $l0O until he had served
eight years. And he didn't get even
one day off a week, and compen-
satory time for extra work was un-
heard of.
Its far different now,' he added.
Going Back to Cape Cod.
Asked if he hadn't had his share
of violence and trouble and a few
close calls in his % years, Sergt.
Langley replied:
"Oh, yes, an officer has those ex-
periences. But why go into them
now?"