Evening Star Newspaper, August 12, 1926, Page 1

; WEATHER. (U. S. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Local thundershowers tonight and tomorrow: not quite so warm; gentle south winds. Temperatures—Highest. 99, at 4:30 p.m. yesterday: lowest, 78, at 6 a.m. today. Full report on page 9. @b Closing N. Y. Stocks and Bonds, Page 30 ¢ Foenin WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION “From Press to Home Within the Hour” The Star's carrier system covers every city block and the regular edi- tion is delivered to Washington homes as fast as the papers are printed. Yesterday’s Circulation, 94,169 No, 430053, Trised as oc Entered as second class matter ashington, D. C. WASHINGTON. D. C., 'THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1926—FORTY-SIX PAGES. e (#) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. FIVEMEN TRAPPED IN MINE WEEK AGD ARE RESCUED ALIE One Has Wrenched Back, Other Four Suffering Only From Food Lack. DAYS OF DARKi\IESS MADE THEM LOSE SENSE OF TIME Never Lost Hope They Would Be Saved—Hero of Occasion Jokes With Throng. By the Ascociated Press SALEM, Ky., August All five miners who were imprisoned by a cavein at the Hudson mine last Thursday were brought to the surface alive this morning. Randolph Cobb was the first man to reach the top of the shaft He called to the crowd which waited anxiously. “Hello there, boys. I'm not sick.” Roy James, for whom little hope had been held, as he had been sepa- rated from the other miners when cavedin occurred, was the next Third Man Delirious. George Castiller was third. He was puffering from a cold and a wrenched back. U. B. Wilson was the fourth man end Harry Watson the last man to eppear. Watson w hilarious mood. He called: “Wh my horse. 1 want to ride him home.’ The miners were sreeted with cheers when they appeared. The dense throng on the mine property pressed to de forward and it was necessar tail national guardsmen to restrain the crowds The miners said that during the lonz vigil underground they never had given up hope of resene nor had any | one of them become downeast Left Long in iness. They had four matches between them. These ther carefully con served. Liv hurning the miner's lamps which they had. one at a time, they were enabled to have Hght for a long time inally darkness fell. Then | they lost all sense of time. they said, and waited through the long hlack hour: A daughter of Cobb was at the mine entrance when her father appeared. At the sight of his face she hecame al and fainted. the miners. the disaster. hysteric James, hero of tempting came he went back 1o w: four men of the calamity The men apparently were suffering sald, was the Tnstead of at n the other oniy weakness from lack of food, with the exception of Castiller Two rvescue worke man from the mine sh erowd to e hospital ten Rescue Is Drama All night_the mucking crews had toiled at the shaft, opening a gradually through the tunnel as the mud and rotted timbers were cleared away. The dramatic rescue ®ame as a surprising sequel to the d nd nights of effort, despite the hope that the men might’ vet survive Men engaged in removing debris in the tunnel arvived within shouting | distance of the trapped miners early today. The first 1 e from the finprisoned men was d by one of them. who cailed eut. “We are every one right back here.” While several e muckers redoubled their ef. ar away the mire, other: rushed to the lottom of the shaft and called up to the top. Come down shouted to the men mine mouth now." they assembled at the Throng Cheers Rescue. Fifteen picked men, fgned to en- ter the shaft first in the event the men were found, immediately went down in the tunnel and a ted the men in reaching the buckets. One by one they emerged to the sunlight,! while the waiting crowds cheered nstily | The joy of relatives was shared by rescue workers and athers who wit. nessed many touching scenes as the miners embraced their loved ones The rescue was effected after near. Iy seven days Ing effort, in which more ¢ nd en- | gineers battled against ful handi €aps and frequent reverses since the men were entombed at 10 p.m. las Thursday. i : Ordeal Was Terrible, “We lived Cobb said "It was &d 150 feet and practic fdea of how in hope and prayed,” A terrible ordeal, being seal underground without food ¥ no water. We had no long we had been there. ‘Probably it was well that we did lose all accounting of time. Had we wn of the hours that passed we cht not have stood the waiting as wel Four o us were working 700 feet back from the entrance when the landslide occurred and the water pour- ed in “James was up ahead and might have got out, but he came back to warn us. “We had no food. The only water we had was in a small tobacco can. | We shared this only moistening our lips “Using only one light at a time we managed have light for a_long time. T don’t know how long. When the light burned out we were left in that awful blackness. “You ecan't imagine what it meant to hear the noise of the rescue work- ers outside. We heard the pounding of the drill first and then the blast- ing_and the pump work “We knew they were coming after How we hoped and prayed!" First Aid Is Given. On reaching the surface the men were wrapped in heavy blankets and carried to the first aid building, a short distance from the shaft. There doctors and Red Cross ministered stimulants and gave first us. ald. A small quantity of liquid nourishment was given to each. Spe clal attention was given to Castiller the only one of the five who seemed the worse r his terrible experience. His back was wrenched. He though he wrenched it while climbing among | Thirteen bodies have been the timbers of the mine levels. The five miners waved their hands to the crowd and shouted greetings, nd their volces rang out bravel [Continued on Page o, Column to escape when the cave-n | nurses ad- | ‘British Seamen’s | Chief Says Strike Bankrupted Unions By the Associated Press. MIDDLESBOROUGH, England, August 12.—J. Havelock Wilson president of the Seamen’s Union, told a meeting of the men here to- day that nearly every trade union in Great Britain bankrupt in I consequence of the recent general strike. Hundreds of thousands of men, he added, had declared they would pay no more money to their unions. IN EUROPE ON EVE British Foreign Office Moves Cautiously, Fearful of " What Future Holds. BY CONSTANTINE BROW By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. LONDON, August 12.—British of- ficial quarters are looking uneasi toward the September meeting of the League of Nations, when the ques. tion of Germany’s admission comes up again. Nobody here quite knows what may happen in the near future. The na- tions are watching each other suspi ciously, and in the last few weel there have been moves on the conti- nent which render the foreign office cautious and suuspicious The Italian sh treaty came as tions had been used ellite of which for gener to regard to Spain the British Empire. Never in the last vears has Spain done anything | without previously consulting Great Britain, n-Spanish tr ed as cxtremely significant, Premier Mussolini will uphold & nd for a permanent seat in the of Nations council and in -ex- nge Spain will not oppose Italy claim to a place with the other pows in control of Tangier and eventu- Iy to get a slice of the North Afri- |er an pie. Premier Mussolini's de e for ex- ! pansion in North At France's expense is well known in London The British, feeling that this desire | might lead to conflict with France, vear endeavored to d an dictator’s idea by giving him ian opening toward the West coast ! of Anatolia. After the il agreement was signed Great ain was no longer able to encourage Italy in a warlike tude toward Turk but offered A the difficulties t | were bound to encounter in that very independent country, he policy again toward the North Afri can coast. hus insidered by British_experts, first as a new gesture of Premier Musso st France: second, as likely admission to the council is brought up again. Poland Offers Problem. league ill be fur- adamant The le: | thet inc pttitude. which r gue's difficulties eased by Poland According to ched London this week. Po- Jand insists that she be elected to! | the league council simultaneously with Germany and that she be as- sured in advance that she would ba! eligible again after a three-vear ten-| { ure in the council for another three vea | "It is feared these claims, together with Spain’s insistence on obtalning a seat in the council, might discourage | the most Germany ready only enthusiasm to- ward Germany's joining. The Balkan ‘situation is viewed pes- | simistically too, although the dan | ger of emminent conflict is ove thanks to the timely and energetic intervention of the British #nd French representatives at Belgrade and Sofia. (Covpyright, 1 . by Chicago Datly Ne OF REBELLION ardent league friends in | TALES | Trotsky Has Asked for German Aid, New Anti-Red Band Formed, Say Reports. | | By the Associated Press. | BUCHAREST. Rumania, August 12. | —Sensational reports concerning the | situation in Soviet Russia are again | printed by the Bucharest newspapers. | Leon Trotsky, deposed war minis- | ter. is said to have “asked for German | military aid,” and the Soviet oppo- sition press is pictured as calling on the people to rebel against “the atro- cities of Rykoff and Stalin. The papers assert that a new anti- bolshevik secret organization, called the Black Star, was responsible for the recently reported insurrection in Russia. Report of trouble in Soviet Russia, denial official have been given in | | Soviet news disseminato: patch to London, Monda “Reports of M. Stalin's as: tion, military revolts, mobilizations and disturbances on the Black Sea are | absolute nonsense. Everybody laughs iat them.” BRIDGE FALLS; 13 DEAD. TOKIO, August 12 (#).—A bridge on the Nojiromachi, one of the main thoroughtares of Akita, in Ugo pro- vince, collapsed late yesterday recovered and 50 persons still are missing. Radio Programs—Page 34. 5 SUSPICION MARKED. OF LEAGUE SESSION . |amounting to about stract the | e tlalians ! directs his the Spanish-Italian treaty is rouble when the question of ! information | who, it is reported, show al- | "IN RUSSIA CONTINUE| PLANS FORFORCING CARLINES' MERGER NOW TAKING SHAPE lAclual Framing of Bill for In- troduction in December to Be Definite Step. ILAST HOPE ABANDONED FOR VOLUNTARY UNION Maj. Covell to Outline Measure for Submission to Public Utili- ties Commission. Preparations were made today by officials of the Public Utilities Commis- sion for drafting a bill for introduc tion at the next sion of Congress to compel a merger of the Capital Traction and the Washington Rail- way and Electric Compandes. Actual framing of the measure will be done by Maj. W. E. R. Covell, Assistant District Engineer Commissioner, as- signed to public utilities, Maj. Covell indicated tfiat he would confer with Willlam McKinley Clay- ton, chairman of the public utilitles | committee of the Federation of Citi- zens' Associations, before putting the | legislation in form for the considera- tion of the utilitles commission. He is'confident that Mr. Clayton has valu- able suggestions to make hecause of his familiarity with public utility matters. Like Former Bill. The bill will be modeled after a measure inttroduced in Congress sev- leral yvears ago providing for a volun- tary consolidation of the traction com- panies. It will contain, however, | drastic provisions for penalizing the | companies if they fail to merge. While Maj. Covell as well as the | members of the commission have not vet definitely decided on the penalties, |t was indicated that the chief feature {probably will be a franchise tax 20 per cent, in | addition to the present tax of 4 per cent on the gross income. The com- vanies are not paying a tax now., Maj. Covell pointed out, al- though one of them set a value on its franchise during valuation proceed- ings some time ago. “We know what the franchise is worth.” he said, “although the com- pany has never paid a tax on it.” Threat of Bus Lines. Another possible punitive measure which probably will be included in the bill, Maj. Covell said, s a provision for a_more liberal attitude toward the establishment of new bus lines. A threat to permit new bus lines to pa: jallel the street car lines and serve vir- tually the lines, he pointed out, would force the | traction companies to take the merger @ { question more seriously. her compensation in the signing of | \embers of the commission have an Abyssinian agreement opening the!yiactically abandoned hopes of a vol- Kastern section of the country for|untary amalgamation of the traction i economic expansion. Premier|companies, and decided on the puni- accepted the treaty, but.itive legislation to bring it about. Svery effort will be made at the next Congress to get enactment of the bill, which wili be completed for introduc- tion just as soon as the new sesslon | convenes in December. REV. WALDEN MYER Was Visiting in Glou- cester, Mass. Rev. Walden Myer, canon of the | Washington Cathedral, died today in | Eastern Point, Gloucester, Mass., ! where he was passing the Summer, the office of the Cathedral was ad | vised. | Dr. Myer had been ill since Sun Y. The funeral will be held here Satur- | day at noon, with Bishop {and the canon’s co-workers at the Ca- thedral participating. The rites will | be in Bethlehem Chapel. Dr. Myer, a native of Washington, | was graduated from Harvard in 1890, and Oxford in 1899. He was ordained a deacon in 1898 by Bishop Satter- lee and a priest in 1899. Dr. has been canon for more than vear: His only surviving relative is a sis- ter, Miss Gertrude Myer, 917 Farra- gut square, with whom he made his home. 10 WHITTEMORE PLEA T HIGH JUDGE FAILS Bandit Goes to Death on Gallows Shortly After Midnight for Killing Prison Guard. By the Associated Press. BEVERLY FARMS, Mass., August 12.—United States Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes today denied the application for a writ of error made by Attorney G. L. Pen. dleton in behalf of Richard Reese ‘Whittemore, under sentence of death in Baltimore. Pendleton and Deputy District At torney Rowland K. Adams, who ap- peared for the prosecution, were clos- eted with Justice Holmes here for more than an hour. Both of them came from Baltimore last night, Adams making his decision after he had learned that the negro attorney planned to carry his fight for the life of his client to the highest court in the land. Pendleton’s petition was for a writ of error’ on a denial of a writ of habeas corpus by Baltimore courts. Padilla Confers in Spain. MADRID. August 12 (P).—Don Alejandro Padilla is conferring with government officials in preparation for his assumption of the post of Am- bassador to the United States to suc- ceed Don Juan Riano. The date of his sailing has not been fixed, but he in- tends to leave as soon as possible. franchise | ame territories as the car | DIES ON VACATION Canon of Washington Cathedral Freeman | Myer | MERIT T0 GOVERN RETIREMENT CASES | Treasury to Keep U. S. Vet- E erans Past Age Limit if ! Records Are Good. | new retirement Department has Interpreting the | act, the Treasury | liftea its former restriction which caused automatic dismissal of all | persons at the age of 80, and is now handling the ca: for retirement | “on their merits without regard to | the age of the emplove.” | This opens up prospect of much | more liberal treatment of Federal | employes under the new retirement {act than was possible under the act | of 1920, and has been greeted with | enthusiasm and appreciation by emy ! ployes of this largest department of | the Government. | Differs With McCarl Ruling. The nact of the Treasury is also | in marked contrast to a decision just ! handed down by Controller General | AteCarl. hased on the old retirement {act, in which he ruled that under its | terms persons who were to have re- tired at 65 in their first emplovment could not be re-employed in a posi tion the retirement age of which 70 years. Some departments are understood still to be dismissing summarlly at 70 years of age. The Treasury’s decision was made | known to the heads of all bureaus | and chiefs of divisions by a letter by | Acting Secretary Winston. He re- | ferred to the former regulations which provided “that no employe may be retained after reaching the | eightieth birthday,” and ordered that this be modified in view of the new | retirement act. | Mr. Winston quoted liberally from | the new retirement act pointing out that the legislation provides among other things when an employe ap- | plies for continuation of his civil service status and employment, that !much information should be de- j veloped as to his efficiency. Then ,the law says: “Should such information show [ that the applicant has been efficient |and competent during the two years | next* preceding his application for | continuance in the civil serv the jhead of the department, branch or | independent office of the Government i concerned shall, as of course, certify to the United States Civil Service | Commission that, by reason of the | efficiency and willingness of such ap- plicant to remain in the civil service of the United States, the continuance of such employe would be advanta- { geous to the public service.” Merit Only to Count. Accordingly, the letter from Winston continued, “in future cases of retirement or retention the service of persons who have reached the retirement age will be treated on their merits without re- | gard to the age of the employe.” |~ As a contrast to this position taken by the Treasury, it is known that some other departments and estab- | lishments of the Government have | continued the practice of dismlissing |employes under carlier ages than the | former limit of 80 set by the Treasury. As a matter of fact, it was learned | today, the Treasury has been able to iohlain the services of some able Gov- ernment servants who have been turned out of other branches of the {service. The Treasury, by its latest interpretation, is thus not only open- ing the roadway of hope to all in the Government service for retention so long as they are efficient, but is bene- fiting itself by getting valuable per- sonnel cast off elsewhere, > FERRY WORKERS STRIKE. Norfolk-Portsmouth Service Cur- tailed With Non-Union Men. By the Associated Press. NORFOLK, Va., August 12.—The strike of engineers and pilots aboard the ferries connecting Norfolk and Portsmouth went into effect last night jat 8 o'clock. Little excitement and ino disorder prevailed. The ferry man- agement immediately supplanted the strikers with non-union men sufficient to operate one boat on a 20-minute schedule. This schedule ceases at | midnight until 6 am., and between these hours Norfolk, normally seven- eights of a mile from Portsmouth, | will be automatically removed about 20 miles, as far as the traveling pub- !lic is concerned. Cause 6f the disagreement be- tween ferry operators and engineers and pilots was laid to the alleged failure of the operators to recognize the union of the emploves. Twenty- three engineers and pilots and one fireman walked out. p ¢ ™ Mr. all in PR e 0L SR Kelloég Counting On Week End Trip To See Coolidge Secretary Kellogg hopes to spend the coming week end with Presi- dent Coolidge at White Pine camp. The ofl negotiations with Mexico are expected to figure in their dis- cussions, but there has been no in- dication that the religious dispute in Mexico has reached the point of diplomatic consideration. The Secretary undoubtedly will deal with aspects of American for- eign policy in an address August 18 at_Plattsburg, N. Y.. but it is improbable that he will touch on the Mexican question. HALL-MILLS PROBE NEARS CONCLUSION State to Decide After Today Whether to Continue Case or Drop It. By the Associated Press, SOMERVILLE, N. J.: August 12— Today's questioning of witnesses in the Hall-Mills murder mystery will complete the testimony on which State Senator Alexander Simpson, special investigator will declde whether to go on with the case or drop it. For three days State police have been taking statements from all those who had any connection with the investigation four years ago into the manmer in which the Rev. Ed- ward Wheeler Hall and Mrs. Eleanor Mills, his choir singer met death. Mrs. Frances Stevens Hall was arrested two weeks ago charged with the mur- der of both and two days later was released in $15,000 bail. After a period of preliminary vestigation the detectives this week set out to build anew the story of the crime. To do this they summoned more than 50 witnesses. The final questioning is to take place today and after a scrutiny of all this testi- mony Senator Simpson has promised to announce, some time tomorrow, whether he will “fight the case to a finish” or abandon it. Important persons who have not yet been questioned include Willie Stevens, brother of Mrs. Hall: Henry De B. Carpender, a cousin, and the “mystery woman in Orange.” A week ago Senator Simpson announced that this woman had come to his of- fice voluntarily ar’d offered important evidence, ITALY ANSWERS PROTEST. Reply to Abyssinia Filed With League of Nations. ROME, August 12 (P).—Italy's answer to Abyssinia’s protest to the League of Nations over the recently concluded Anglo-Ttalian agreement concerning that country is being pre- sented at Geneva today. In consquence of the situation, the Duke of Abruzzi has suspended his lof- ficial visit to_Addis-Abbeba. The visit was planned to dispel rumors of strained relations between, the two governments. REVOLT IN SPREADING. Albanian Prince Reported Ready to 'Take Refuge on Ship. BELGRADE, August 12 (#).—Ad- vices from the Albanian frontier tend to show that the recently reported re- volt in that country, started by emi- grants who had returned from Italy, is spreading. Prince Ahmed Bey is said to have fled to Durazzo, escorted by armored cars. If he is further pressed, it is asserted that he will seek pro- tection aboard an Italian warship an- chored in the harbor of Durazzo. Mhasa s aa s s it e o 2ol Serial Installment Omitted Today Today’'s installment of the serial, “The Misty Pathway,” is necessarily omitted from the paper, but will be publish- 3¢ ed tomorrow, continuing the story from Wednesday's chap- ter. U. 3. MAY RECALL ENVOY T0 MEXICO Sheffield’s “Vacation” Seen as Sign of Displeasure at Republic’s Attitude. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. James R. Sheffield, the American Ambassador to Mexico, who s scheduled to return to the United States for a conference with Secre- tary Kellogg, may never go back to Mexico. No rupture in diplomatic relations is intended, for a charge d'affaires will manage the business of the American embassy, but the courtesy which one nation extends to another in times of real friendship is not to be given to Mexico for the present. Several things have prompted the withdrawal of the American Ambas- sador. One is that public opinion in the United States at the moment is aroused over the enforcement of laws and edicts against the Catholic priests and the other fs that .the United States Government has not been able to obtain acquiescence to its point of view with reference to the oil and land laws as they affect American interests. Many Notes Exchanged. For several months there have been notes galore exchanged, but the Mexi- can government has maintained its determination to apply the laws re- troactively, something which is not only against the spirit, but the letter of the understandings reached when the present government of Mexico was formally recognized. There has been a movement in Con- gress, sponsored by Representative Boylan of New York, and supported by Catholic leaders in_ America, to have the United States formally with- draw recognition from the Calles gov- ernment. The resolution rested in the forelgn relations committees of Congress, and was not acted upon particularly because it is felt in con- gressional circles that the handling of the question is solely within the Jurisdiction of the President and Sec- retary of State. Ever since the controversy over the treatment of priests in Mexico became acute there has been pressure ap- plied on the American Government to break diplomatic relations as a sign of disapproval of Mexico's course. It is realized that Mexico has sovereign right to enact whatever laws she pleases with respect to religious af- falgs, but, on the other hand, the Uniled States has on more than one occasion in diplomatic _history ex- pressed its approval or disapproval of movements in forelgn countries which violated the spirit of democracy. U. 8. Opposes Autocracy. The United States has espectally shown itself opposed to autocratic forms of government as well as efforts to suppress religious freedom. While it is not intended here to argue the merits of the charges which are made that foreign priests in Mexico have in- terfered in politics and have in other ways shown themselves hostile to the present administration in Mexico, the general feeling in Washington is that progressive governments nowadays do not make laws to abridge the freedom of worship whether the churches are dominated by aliens or by nationals of a country. The withdrawal of Mr. Sheffleld on the ground that he needs a vacation i3 belleved to be more of a gesture than an officlal act. But the test of its significance will come when the American Ambassador begins post- poning his return. Mexico and the United States have never exchanged ambassadors when feeling has been at its height. Indeed, when an im- passe in diplomatic correspondence is reached it is not unusual to withdraw an ambassador as a sign of dis pleasure. (Copsright. 1926.) Cool Fall Weather Forecast Soon by Expert in Chicago By the Associated Prees. CHICAGO, August 12.—Early arrival of cool Fall weather is pre- dicted by Prof. Gayle B. Plckwell, ornithologist at Northwestern Uni- versity, from the congregating of purple martins near the campus. Shortly, he said, the birds will start on their southward flight and Autumn will come with their leaving. TWO POLIGEWOMEN MAY BE ACQUITTED Attorney Contends Charges of Maltreatment of Mrs. Marx Not Proven. Dismissal for lack of evidence of the charges of maltreatment and un- becoming conduct preferred against Mrs. Gladys Black and Mrs. Pearl P. Parker, policewomen, was asked this afternoon by counsel for the accused officers at the conclusion of testimony by the complainants before the Police Trial Board. The board took the motion under advisement pending testimony by & number of defense witnesses. The principal witnesses against the policewomen were M Loretta Marx of 1125 Eleventh street, who was mistaken by the policewomen for an escaped inmate of the National Train- ing School for Girls; her brother-in low, Louis Marx, who was accom- panying her at the time of the al- leged attempted faise arrest: Miss Ellicott, owner of the Eleventh street premises, and Richard E. Benton, a roomer in the house. All of the prosecuting witnesses supported sub- stantially the graphic story of alleged mistreatment related by this- morning. A graphic story of what was char- acterized as ‘“insane” treatment at the hands of two policewomen, whe had mistaken her for someon® else, was unfolded to the trial board today by Mrs. Marx. Approximately a dozen witnesses waited to testify either for or against the policewomen. of the Police Department. Approxi- mately a dozen witnesses waited to testify either for or against the po- licewomen. Mrs. Marx, an attractively dressed young woman of slight stature, de- talled with vigorous gesture and flashing eyes how “those women.” as she said, grabbed her in front of her home on July 27 last and attempted to force her into their automobile standing ncarby “Thought Woman Insan “I had just come out of my hot company with my brother-in-law, Mrs. Marx declared, “when that wom- an there (indioating Mrs. grabbed my wrist and asked me my name and address. I gave her my name, and she asked me again the same question, and I replied to it three times—still being held all the time by the wrist. “I thought that she was insane. I didn’t know who she was and I didn't know why I should talk with a perfect stranger. 1 refused to reply to a question about where by parents lived the Black woman came up and told me to get in the car. took hold of me. an fron fence and they pulled on me and wrenched my arm and wrist. my landlady, Mrs. Black put her hand over my mouth. I was pushed against the gate and hurt my knee. 1 am still under the doctor’ are for my injured knee. “Finally I fought my way Into the house. Mrs. Parker followed and held my shoulder. I tried to ask her why why I had resisted and scene on the street. Seeks to Discredit Story. “When J ventured to protest, they told me to hush up, as though I were some animal. When Mrs. Parker first came to me she did not say who she was, and inerelv asked me if I were ‘Ra She did not show her badge until I had struggled to get away. My brotherdn-law was warned not to come to my assistance by a man, who sald he would get in trouble if he tried to Interfere with an arrest. Then, at my direction, he ran to tell Mrs. Ellit about my predicament.” Under cross-examination counsel for the policewomen attempted to dis- credit Mrs. Marx's story of heing pulled by the policewomen, pointing out that Mrs. Marx welghed, accord- ing to her onw admissfon, less than 120 pounds. Mrs. Parker is rather tall and weighs considerably more than the complainant. created a BANDIT SURROUNDED. MEXICO CITY, August 12 (#).— Commandant Gen. Arnulfo Gomez of Vera Cruz announces that the bandit Vidal Tenorio has been surrounded in the mountains by fede; troops. Gen. Gomez has saild he intends to get Tenorio dead or alive. Vidal Tenorio was said in dispatches from Mexico City in May to have been at the head of the bandits who kid- naped J. W. Shanklin of Canyon City, Tex., and held him for ransom. Shanklin 1s chief of the colonizing department of the El Potrero sugar mill in the state of Vera Cruz. The sugar concern is said to have paid 5.000 pesos ransom for his release. Sun Starting Fire in Hay Rick Blamed for $30,000 Farm Loss Special Dispatch to The Star. GERMANTOWN, Md., August 12— Fire, believed to have been started by the intense heat, caused $30,000 damage at the farm of James D. King, two miles west of here, late vesterday. It started about mid-after- noon in a straw rick near the barn and before it could be checked had razed dwelling, valued at $15,000; barn, §$8,000; meathouse, cornhouse pumping station, 4,500 bushels of wheat, implements, straw and hay and syndry articles . valued at more x than $7,000. The furniture was saved. Insurance covered most of the dam- age. Rockville firemen and neighbors were quick in reaching the scene, but the flames spread so rapidly that all efforts against them were futile. The dry straw in which the flames started flared up suddenly, the manner of ig- nition being a mysterd to the owner as well as those who gathered to aid him. The havoc was greater than at any fire in this section of Montgom- ery County in recent. years. Mrs. Marx | Parker) | Both of them | I caught hold of | When I tried to cry out to Mrs. Ellfot, | she was hurting me, and she asked | HEAT CUTS WATER SUPPLY: OFFICIALS URGE SPARING 1)SE Commissioners Alarmed by Reduction in Reservoir of 85,500,000 Gallons. NO REAL RELIEF SEEN IN IMMEDIATE FUTURE Many Government Employes Re- leased at Noon—Seven Prostra- tions Reported to Police, | With hundreds of homes in the h area sections temporarily withou water because of an unprecedented consumption due to the protracted heat wave, the Commissioners appeal to all residents of the district today to restrict the use of water for hour during the period allowed sprinkling lawns until the emergencs has passed. The Commissioners’ appeal came as the thermometer was steadily mount ing toward the high mark of 93 de ne grees reached yesterday afternoon and found virtually all of tha Gov ernment departments releasing their employ ing at 12:30 o'clock The Interior Department, the Vet erans’ Bureau and the Government Printing Office decided to work on through. While the heat today may not be as great as vesterday, when seven were prostrated and taken to hospitals for treatment, the W her Bureau held out small hope for much relief. There may be thundershowers, but the humidity remains high The new high record for water con sumption was recorded for the 24 hour period ending at § o'clock this morning. Approximately 85,500,000 gallons were used during this hour period. as compared with the prev- ious high record of £3.090,000 which was reached on July 23 Pumps Capacity Exceeded. The homes which have been with out water at periods during the heav fest consumption are in east and west Chevy Chase, Tenleytown, Saul's ad- i dition, Petworth, Brightwood, Ta- koma FPark, a greater portion of Cleveland Park ana sections adjacent to Wisconsin avenue as far south as Mount Alto Hospital. Al of these sections are served by the Reno Res- | ervoir. The capaci of the pumps in the third high area. J. S Garland, super- intendent of the Water Department, pointed out, is not sufficient to de. | liver adequate quantities of water to {the Reno Reservoir during the pro | tracted hot spell because the water { consumption reached an unprece | dented rate. “The i) bility of the pumps to keep pace with this consumption he s “has caused the lowering of the level jm the reservoir, therehy Creasing |the available water pressure throngh out the higher evati served by the Reno reservo, in this area do not waste water, the situation will be relieved penerally especlally if ti use for lawn Kling and some other purposes If the residents and then she showed me a badge. I |tailed. It is very important for the thought at the time that she had water consumers to co-operate with stolen it. |the District au-horities to bring re. “Then my brotherinlaw, who had ! lief. gone on ahead, came up. and she | Necd Wi Forescen asked him who he was. He replied by | . asking her who she was. Just then| Mr. Garland explained that seversl years ago the questfon of equipping the high service area served by the Reno reservoir with pumps of greater capacity wi onsidered because f fears that such a situation 8 n exists would arise. Owing to the that the inc 1 water supply proj- ect was designed to take care of t growing high-service area, he said, was thought possible to tide over tF intervening time without making an expenditure for extra pumps. | The appeal issued by the Commis sioners for a curtallment in consump tion of er described the situation |as “a serions menac | “During the protracted hot weather il‘x])l‘lll\nl'ml the past few days It {read. “the consumption of water has |reached such a point as to exceed th lcapacity of the Water Department | pumping equipment, with the resnlt that certain of the higher sections of the District of Columbia have heen temporarily without water secviee This condition constitutes a serious menace, and only through the en operation of all residents can it he remedied. i Peak Hours Are Stated. | “Residents are urged to restrict the {use of er during the periods al |lowed for sprinkling lawns, that is, {5 am. to8am., and 5 pm. to 8§ p.m., to one hour only until the emergency is passed.” The p of the consumption, ac }cording to the Water Department's charts, {8 between 6 and 10 a.m. and 3:30 and 8 p.m. | Up to noon today the mercury had | not climbed quite as high as for the | same time yesterday. but the | Weather Bureau pointed out that the humidity remained high, which would make the day just as un- comfortabl, The State, War, Navy and Post Office Departments and the Shipping Board dismissed all who ecould be spared at 1 o'clock this afternoon Treasury workers housed in temp rary structures were permitted to g home at 12:30. At the Department of Justice it was said that whila the de partment was not closing, a consider able number of employes were ing excused. As the afternoon wore on | other depgrtments and independent | establishments followed suit Reached 99 Officially. The peak temperature yesterday was 99 degrees, recorded at 4:30 in the afternoon. The mercury was at 80 at 8 o'clock this morning, and be. gan its climb as follows: Nine o'clock, 84; 10 o'clock, 86, and 11 o'clock, 88. ‘Washington has had two hot spells since the middle of July, each lasting about six days, and Weather Bureau officials say this is not unusual for this vieinity at this time of year. The forecaster could not predict today how soon cooler weather would reach the District, except to state that the pre pects were not favorable for much re- lief tonight or tomorrow. Seven Cases Yesterday. Seven cases of h prostration were treated at Casualty, Emergency and Freedmen's hospitals late yes- terday afternoon and la night, ac- (Continued on Page 2, Column 84 Al >