Evening Star Newspaper, September 26, 1931, Page 16

A—16 %% THE EVENING STAR. WASHT GAS HRM UNABI.[ ' Copperize& Paper Save_s Fruit T0 PRODUCE CHART ASKED BY ROBERTS | i | PSRRI | | i Sought in Effort to Link Ownership of Local and Chicago Companies. WO00D AND RUSSELL FACE CALL TO STAND MONDAY Extent of Direction of Capiwlr Concern's Affairs Is Sought. Revaluation Ordered. William A. Roberts, assistant corpor- | stion counsel, conducting hearings on ownership of the Washington Gas Light | Co, for the Public Utilities Commis- | sion, said today that “an organization | chart” of the company purporting to link it with the Central Pubic Service Corporation, could mot be produced by | the company, although, he said he saw | end read the chart when he first ex- | smined the records of the company in | preparation for the present case. Later | when he asked for it to copy in order | that it might be introduced in the | yecords, he sald the gas company was | unable to produce it. At the hearing, yesterday afternoon NEW PROCESS OF WRAPPING PEARS IS GIVEN TRIAL. Roberta sought to question Donald Mc- | ¥ Clure, vice presiderit of Central Public | Serviee Corporation and R. A. Gal- | \dagher, controiler of that corporation, | is to the chart, but both declared they | had never seen it. | Roberts said the chart showed R. H. Morrison as controller of the Washing- | ton Gas Light Co. Mr. Morrison was referred to in several letters from the | Central Public Service Corporation as | “our Mr. Morrison,” but officials of | that corporation testified he. held no official position in it. They said he was an employe of an accounting firm ‘which did special work for the corpora- tion’s accounting department. President George G. A. Wood of the ‘Washington Gas Light Co., questioned about the matter, said that since he ‘was to take the stand and testify under oath on Monday he would be glad to answer any questions concerning the | missing papers under oath at that time, but that under the circumstances he could not say anything before. Wood and Russell to Testify. Mr. Roberts said he had never seen | a copy of a letter from Willam H. ‘Wildes to Wood informing Wood that the Central Public Service Corporation, of which Mr. Wildes is vic: president, had offered a job to Bert H. Peck, then engineer of the Public Utilities Com- mission, until after the text of the lot- ter had appeared in a local newspaper. After that occurred, he sald, a copy of the letter was tendered to him with apologies. Mr. Roberts declined to identify the person who tendered him the letter. At the hearing yesterday the com- mission finished the questioning of officials of the Central Public Service Corporation. The hearing will be con- tinued at 2 o'clock Monday afterncon when Wood and Chief Engineer ‘W. M. Russell of the local com- pany will be called to the stand. They will be questioned as to the extent to ‘which the activities of the local com- m"efl directed by the Central Service Corporation. Revaluation Ordered. The commission is trying to show the Chicago concern is the real owner of the local company. If this can be established, suit will be brought to compel the Chicago company to dis- possess itself of this ownership under the terms of the La Follette anti-merger act. The commission yesierday also ordered a revaluation of the properties of the Washington and Georgetown Gas | Light companies. This action was tak:n | at a recess from the hearing as no questions of rates or valuation are con- cerned in the present hearing. ‘The order dGirects the companies to file with the commission, not later than February 1, 1932, their claims of value | together with an exact statement of the | rates on which depreciation is calculated | on the various classes of property. | At the same time the order dismissed | valuation proceedings by the two com- Elnlu initiated in July, 1928, but never rought to completion, At the time when the gas companies came forward with an offer of reduction | in rates last Fall the Federation of Citi- | wens' Associations moved for a revalua-| tion, but the commission denied the| motion. The action yesterday was. taken on the commission’s own initiative. | INQUEST TOBE HELD | IN MARSHALL DEATH | Fatal Injuring of Man Who Jumped From Moving Cab to Be Probed. An inquest will be held at the District Morgue Monday morning into the death of Chester Marshall, 49, 613 H street, who died in Gallinger Hospital last night from injuries received Thursday night when he is sald to have leaped from a moving taxicab at Sixth and H streets. Clifford Diggs, 23, colored, of the 100 block D street southwest, driver of the taxicab, was held at No. 1 police sta- tion following the man’s death, but later ‘was released in the custody of his attor- ney, to appear at the inquest Monday. gs is said to have told police Marshall jumped from the taxicab after stating_he had no money to pay the fare. Diggs took him to Emergency Hespital, from where he was transferred to Gallinger. Marshall was identified at Gallinger Hospital by his wife, Mrs. Laura Marshall, who discovered he had been injured when she went to police to report his disappearance. | | | i | | v 3 Births Reported. ‘The following births have been regonefl to Ahe Health Department in the past 24 hours: Kenneth R. and Prances M. Popham, boy. George and Mary Holland, boy Daniel J. and Elizabeth M. O Nelll. boy. Robert J. and Mary E. O'Neill, boy. Raiph M. and Beth A. Ballietie, boy, Jacqualine B. ard Evelyn Green. boy. Francis M oseph J. and Myel L. Parreil. girl William H_and Mary E. Whittlesey, girl. Onarl and Opal Viebmayer, girl Jesse K_and V. wirl. Ohristen and Vi 1 Edward M. and Jeanette French, girl. Herbert J. and Marie B Parker. sirl " ‘and Margaret B. Wilkinson, girl. nd Elmira M. : EMme G.Apperson, bo ol and Pearl Rosser, twins William and May Mavaritte. boy. . and Clementine Henry, boy. niel and Margares Neal, boy. am N. ane wirl Tbor ata lerick A 25707 4nd Mamie Dantley. wirl | Matuan'and Beatrice Johason, gisl. ’ R. J. 5. COOLEY of the Department of Agriculture has discovered that pears boxed for shipment long incasing them in copperized ploye of the department holdin, paper. distances may be saved from decay by The picture above shows an em- g in her right hand a pear which was wrapped in ordinary paper and in her left hand a perfect one which ‘Underwood Photo. vas wrapped in copperized pape: K DR. SHELTON'S RETURNFOR YEAR Members of Mount Vernon Place Church Forward | Petition to Bishop. | | Members of the Mount Vernon Place | M. E. Church South last night forwarded | a petition to Bishop E. D. Mouzon, | asking that Dr. William A. Shelton, | acquitted Thursday of a charge of | immorality, be returned to the church for_another year. | ‘This action was taken at the quar- terly conference of the church, which | preceded a mass celebration of 1l acquittal and Dr. and Mrs. Shelton thirty-first wedding anniversary. | The conference ¢lso asked that Dr. Haskell R. Deal, the assistant pastor, be_returned for another year. | The charge against Dr. Shelton, of | which _he was cleared by a Chul‘chi Trial Committee, was based on a com- plaint by his former secretary, Miss Carrie A. Willlams. | Dr. and Mrs. Shelton were presented | with a purse of $140 in gold by Thomas | D. Gannaway, who presided at the | exercises. Huge baskets of flowers were presented them and thelr children, Fred | and Hadley Shelton and Mrs, Mildred | Stokes. Dr. and Mrs, Deal were the | recipients of a simflar gift. Fcllowing the presentations Dr. Shel- | ton and three men who acted in his defense, Rev. Dr. H. H. Sherman, Rev. Dr. J. J. Rives and Attorney Raymond B. Dickey, made short addresses. | ‘The public has been invited to at- | tend services in the church tomorrow at 11 am. and 7 p.m. SON SAVES MOTHER Returning to Home, He Finds Her ' Overcome by Leaking Gas. ‘The timely return of her son from school yesterday afterncon saved the life of Mrs. Frank J. Hughes, 29 years | old, of 3010 Forty-fifth street, when she was accidentally overcome by gas leak- ing from a jet at her home. ‘The youth, Frank Haghes, jr. sum- moned neighbors when he found his mother lying unconscious on the kitchen | floor, and they called the fire rescue squad. Mrs. Hughes was revived by members of the squad and removed to Emergency Hospital. Her condition was ‘ & reported to be not seriou: TRUCK INJURES WOMAN tim of Traffic Accident. Mrs. Sylvan Powdermaker, 35, of Eld{ Buchanan street, was injured this morning when struck at Georgia ave- | nue and Buchanan street by a laundry | truck operated by Ambrose F. Shea, | 1775 Massachusetts avenue. | Bhe was taken home and X-rays taken to determine the extent of her injuries. LONG ILLNESS FATAL | Mrs. Frances G. Nichols, 87, Suc- cumsb at Centerville. Epecial Dispatch to The Star. CENTERVILLE, Va., Septemper 26.— Mrs. Frances G. Nichols, 67 years old, died here yesterday after an illness of | 10 months. Services will be held at| l THE WEATHER District of Columbia—Fair and cooler tonight and tomorrow; moderate swest and northwest winds. Maryland and Virginia—Generally fair and cooler tonight, tomorrow fair and slightly cooler; fresh west and northwest winds, diminishing tomorrow. ‘West Virginia—Generally fair tonight and tomorrow, cooler tonight and in extreme east portion tomorrow. Report for Last 24 Hours. ‘Temperature. Barometer. Inches. 30.02 29.98 29.92 29.84 29.76 29.65 Year ago, 96 Year ago, 70 4 pm. 8 pm. Midnight 4 am. 8 4 Noon . Highest, 71, 3:45 p.m. Lowest, 64, 9 p.m. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey.) Today. 2:08a.m. 2:20 pm. 7:20 am. 8:00pm. The Sun and Moon. Rises. Sun, today.... 5:58 a.m. Sun, tomorrow 5:59 a.m. Moon, today.. 6:00 p.m. 5:40a.m, Automobile lamps to be lighted one- half hour after sunset. Rainfall. Monthly rainfall in inches in the Capital (current month to date): Month. 1931. Average. Record. January 1.56 3.55 7.09 '82 Februa 6.34 84 8.84 91 9.13 ’89 10.69 10.94 10.63 4.01 1441 324 10.81 Weather in Various Citles. o Temperature my H EEe2 ‘Tomorrow. High 2:49am. | High . | Low Sets. 6:00 p.m. 5:58 pm. 3.27 3.75 3.27 3.60 413 417 '00 ‘86 28 Btations, “*4wp1aisas *ee aejeuren Abilene, Tex.... Albany, N. Y. Buffalo, N. ¥. Charleston, §.C. Clear 0,60 Cloudy Louisville, ami, ¥ 168 Gloudy Clear Miami, New New York, N. Ckishoma_Cit: Om, Nebr Philadeiphia Phoenix, Al Pitesburgh, Portland, Me. Portland, Oreg. Raleigh,” N. C Salt Lake Cit. Antonio. Diego, Calit an_ Prancisco. 8t. Louis, Mo... 8t. Paul, Minn, Seattle, 'Wash Bpokane, Wasl Tampa, Fla... WASH., D. Cloudy 0.48 Cloudy Clear Clear 0,14 Rain Stations. London, England Parls, France nna, _Austr Berlin,” German 1:30 o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the | & Methodist Church here. Burial will be | at Fairfax. Mrs. Nichols is survived by | her husband, Charles H. Nichols, and | two grown children. Marriage Licenses. Amos C. Brown. 28, and 20°B% cl‘nw!‘nm - :lil F. Perry, " Rt 3" and aar £ Bouth “Richmond, Va.. Rev ", Willlam H. Osborne. 58. and ll:::‘ni‘!.. 60. both of Richmond: Re: A Lanale Mitehell. 22, Gether, Va, and Laura B{. uejs, 19, Point. Eastern, Va.: Rev. A5 Thotossn. Lawrence Monroe, 24, wud Dorothy Young, 18; Rev. C. T. Murray.. 33" ' Richmond, " Qurney. 3. Richmond, Prince, |19, Newport News: - Rev. 34, and Wreath Howell, | ames 9. Pesric: 3, .aat':":t: !::l“ 20, 'both of Baitimore: Rev, ‘Georee B. Har E Lohr, 31, and Phoebe M. . Lo 4 Phoebe M. Tauber. i, 'y, and Ruth . 'Charles T. Fannie ¥. v. H. M. ma) Ji ‘Warner. ‘Willlam Prazier, 31 gnuju, Roy D. Morris, 31, and Nao ¢ 3 Both of Alexundria: ey ‘Alin ¥. Poore. 47, and ariotte M. Hall g, . Ol 56, snd Neney Grionoid, 2i; Rev. Charles T. Warner, : M. Warren, oung, 24 E. Gi | Havana, Cuba.. | Celon, Canal Zoni Clon today.) Part cloudy ) cl Stockhelm. (Noon, Greenwich Horta (Fayal), Azores. (Current Hamilton, di ‘Bermus ear Clear Part cloudy Deaths Reported. The following deaths have been teported to the Health Department in the Dast 24 hours: Marl inetruy, 82, 1338 Perry pl. Clarvoe, 77, Gailinger Hospital. John B. Bellinger. 60, Walter Reed General | Hospital It es H. Dove, 65, 808 Mass. ave. 1. iam Hammond, 64, Sibley Hospil Amy A. Carrick, 64, Providence Hospil Fannie’ Postum.' 60, Georgetown Hospital. Catherine Heany, 42, 701 Maryland ave. n.e. alter W. Conrad, 37, Walter Reed Gen- eral Hospital Elizavetn Wimbley, 26, found in C. & O. anal. Wiima Traylor, 4, found in C. & O. Canal. John W. Dee, 8 months, 1454 Lawrence me. Infants of Prank and May Antonio (twin ®irls), 1 day, Children's Hospital. Gedrae, Bainard, 8. 1217 26th st, a1 E Asnes Murdock, 40, ‘n"rfl’xfi.om" Robert - Brockenborou 3. Nellie Poney, 34, 62 rce st. -'\l‘lhll ‘Anderson, 33, en route Providence ospital. Infant Iph and Esther Richardson, 30 ‘Hospital gt Ra dags, Gallinger . nfant of and Genevieve Kelson, 7 hours. Gallinger Hospi nfant of Leroy.and Pearl Hsselock, § hours. Childzen's Hospital | Infent of Zack and Mildred Hawkins, 1 \hour, 321 Virginia ave. s.e. . e A 89 | D.C. WAR MOTHERS DESERT RANKS OF NATIONAL GROUP Chapter Votes, 13 to 3, for Secession at Quiet Meeting. CHARGE PRESSURE USED IN OUSTING PRESIDENT Executive Ruling That Encumbents May Not Seek Re-Election Causes Split. Declaring that the national officers of the organization had exercised “un- due influence” in affalrs of the local body, the District of Columbia Chapter of the American War Mothers voted to secede, at a meeting last night at the Hamilton Hotel, it was reported today by Mrs. Sarah Deeds, chaplain. Action of the natlonal executive board in “deposing” Mrs. Katie Mof- rison as president of the District chap- ter was reported recently to have caused a split in the ranks of the society here, but the meeting last night was entirely harmonious, Mrs. Deeds announced. Secession Is Voted. With Mrs. Lucy Cash, first vice presi- dent of the chapter, presiding last night in the absence of Mrs. Morrison, the attending members voted, 16 to 3, to secede, one member refraining from voting, the chaplain reported. The ruling by the National Executive Board in declaring Mrs. Morrison no { longey president of the District chapter and a subsequent ruling by the national body that none of the encumbent offi- cers of the chapter here would bs eligible for election for the new year beginning next month, Mrs. Deeds said, constituted the “undue influence” with local affairs. Findings Rejected. The District chapter, it was further reported today, has never accepted the findings of the National Executive Board in its action of declaring the presidency of the local chapter vacant or the granting of a charter to another chapter here. These actions, 1t is declared, were taken on the vote of but three na- tional officers, including the national president, Mrs. Virgil McClure. It is announced also that the Dis- trict chapter will request the return of a donaticn of $1,000 raised to help pay for the new national headquarters building, rccently purchased, at 1527 New Hampshire avenue. BLASTING IS STOPPED PENDING D. C. INQUIRY Terrific Connecticut Avenue Explo- sion Breaks Store and Auto Panes and Shakes Pedestrians. Further blasting on an excavation job in the 3300 block of Connecticut avenue was ordered stopped today by District .| Building Inspector Oehmann pending .| an investigation of the explosion yester- day which hurled tons of rock and earth into the air, shattering show win- dows and automobile windshields. The blast occurred shortly before the 5 o'clock rush hour. Several were sald by police to have been shaken up, but none was injured. Inspector Ochmann attributed the un> usual force of the explosion to the make-up of the rock strata. A seam or fissure in the granite probably aggra- vated the blast, he said. A thorough survey of the rock strata will be mld‘! Monday by the building inspector’s office, Oehmann said, in order to de- termine how the blasting can best be accomplished without a repetition of yesterday’s explosion. ‘Windshields of seven automobiles parked almost a block a ‘were re- ported broken by the blast, while plate- were shattered. FAKED SHOOTING CALL LEADS TO GAMING RAID ‘| Policemen Seize Paraphernalia in Bookmaking Quarters Found Deserted. A fake report of a shooting led ro- lice to an elaborately equipped gaming headquarters in the 900 block of D street last night. Paraphernalia suffi- clent to carry on bookmaking on an extensive scale was seized, but no ar- rests.were magde, a search of the prem- ises revealing the place to be unoccu- pled Officers from the first ‘precinct sta- ¥ | tion who responded on the alarm en- deavored to enter the front of the building, where the shooting was re-| 3 to ported have occurred, but were ler they nl.::d access to the second floor, however, and found the gaming layout After a systematic search of the premises failed to Teveal a victim of the alleged shooting, police ated the gambling equipment. The room, police said, was equipped with direct tele- phones to the race tracks and numerous exits leading into the basement of the building and an adjoining structure. YOUNG PEOPLE TO MEET A “get-together” meeting of the Young People’s Society of the parish of St. Stephen and the Incarnation will be held tomorrow evening in the parish hall, beginning at 6:45 o'clock. Officers for the Winter season will be installed and plans for the next few months oug:\!fdcllvm E. Buck will address the society next Sunday on “Religion and Sclence.” RATON, D. O, glass show windows in four nearby shops o SATURDAY, FATHER AND SON - BRIGHTWOOD When it comes to determination, Benjamin Sherman’s son Maxwell is a chip off the old block. Six months ago father and son op- erated a cleaning shop at 5305 Georgla avenue. Their wills clashed and Max- well announced his determination of opening a rival establishment, two doors down the street. Equally determined, father and son bid for the Brightwood trade. Max- well slashed prices, his father cut under him, and was himself cut under in turn. Still _determined, Maxwell sterday was offering to sponge and press suils at the Owl Cleaners, 5309 Georgia ave- nue, for 5 cents. thDos'h'; r;,h:n agret, his father's pltl';& e leaners, displa; signs offering the same job rorplmem,,_ new “lows” in the business here, SEPTEMBER 26, IN PRICE WAR FOR CLEANING TRADE 1931. |Maxwell Sherman Presses Suits for Five Cents as Parent Starts Court Fight to Prevent Use of Name. Not content with a price war alone, the elder Sherman launched & legal ba tle September 8, when he petitione the court to restrain his son from using the name ‘'Sherman.” “Well, it's mine, t it?" demanded Maxwell. Incident the demand was made through a “go bstween.” as father and son are no longer on speak- ing terms. sources,” declared Dave, a son who stuck by his father, “to run him out of business.” “I'm determined to stay in this busi- ness,” asserted Maxwell, “if I have to clean and press suits for a penny. Meanwhile, Brightwood citizeng, de- termined to make the most of the sit- uation, are donning fresh-pressed sulls almost daily. THREE BOYS WIN Y. M. C. A AWARDS David Ciomei, John Sumner and Ben Waple Gain Silver Cups. | For achieving the “best all-around” jdevelopment in 1931,” David Ciomei, | John Sumner and Ben Waple, members |of the boys' department of the Y. M. |C. A, last night were awarded the an- inull Boys' Y. M. C. A. Silver Cups at | ceremontes marking opening of the Fall program of the department. . | Sophomores at Central. | Ciomel and Sumner both are 15 years {d | 0ld and are sophomores at Central High | | School. Waple is 17 years old and em- ‘ployerl. ‘The trio received the coveted recognition for leadership in physical | activities, club work, service to others |and “general improvement” ‘during the year. | _The cups were presented by Worth Committee of the Y. M. C. A. A silver cup also was given Ernest Boggs, 1931 emblems were awarded members of the | champlonship older boys’ base ball t2am. Club Work Expanded. | James C. Ingram, boys’ work director, | announced an expanded Fall program for the department, including a new | leather craft club under direction of | Prank S. Hubbard, Fred | Director Ingram: camera club, model club, groups, magicians’ club, etc. Club work gener- | atreratt jal]y will be under Jack Bergner and i | ‘woodworking gymnasium activities under Marinus De Gast. A new feature this season will be training in gymnastics by Ralph A. Davis, who will teach the boys feats of tumbling and general acrobatics. High school activities will be pushed through the Hi-Y organization. | ~'The entertainment program last night | Included an original mystery play under | direction of Henry Bowles, swimming, | games, songs and refreshments. \BIDS CA AT SITE OF WAREHOUSE LLED ON RAZING | | | RSl Lk | Garage in Southwest Doomed by U. 8. Project. Lieut. Col. U. 8. Grant, 3d, director of Public Buildings and Public Parks, moved today to initiate a ram for building the second half of great $1,000,000 Government warehcuse in the Southwest by inviting bids for demoli-~ tlon of bulildings on the site. * Col. Grant aesked for bidders to de- molish and remove buildings located in square 434, at numbers 311, 313, 315, 317, 319, 321 and 323 Seventh street southwest, and the garage in the rear of 323 Seventh street southwest. Bids will be opened, the colonel sald, in room 1613, Navy Bullding, Eighteenth street and conglututlon avenue, at 11 am, on r 7. The B-W Construction Co. of Chi- cago, which recently was awarded = contract for $1,015,100 for construction of the Federal warehouse, is expected to start work ¢n the site within two | weeks. It is givn 300 calendar days to | complete the job. | QUARANTINE TO END Removal of Japanese beetle quaran- tine restrictions on interstate move- | ment of farm products was announced | today by the Agriculture Department. | The ban will terminate beginning next Monday. Secretary of Agriculture Hyde said few beetles had been found on produce inspected in the last week. Conse- quently the traffic prohibition, which ordinarily would remain in effect until October 18, will be nullified on all products except beetle-infested cut wers. ‘The quarantine has operated this year in parts of Massachusetts, Con- necticut, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, Vir- ginia and the District of Columbia. GIRL, 14, MISSING Sullivan, 1412 Twenty- yesterday reported to Mrs. P. J. ninth street, disappeared from home yesterday at 4:30, and had not been located since. The girl left following a fl‘\nn’fl about a party, Mrs. Sullivan said. Her mother, who is the wife of & fire captain, learned from one of the child’s friends that Frances was seen walking in Montrose Park at about 7 o'clock last night. The missing was described as 5 feet 5 inches tall, 108 pounds in weight, black hair and blue eyes. Mrs. Sullivan has been under the care of & physician since last night. Georgetown University has decided to devote the proceeds of one of its foot ball games th:’ season toward relief of unemployed: lm?rclldel?! W. Coleman Nevils, 8. J., is arranging the detalls with the Ath- Jetic Association and expects to be able to announce soon which game on the schedule is to be designated for this This course was decided upon in compliance with a request made by Owen D. Young of the President’s Or- ganization Jor Unemployment Relief. Similar requests are being made by Mr. Yo to the heads of universitjes throughout the country. Declaring that Georgetown was anx- fous to do its utmost in the way of un- employment relief, Dr. Nevils sald yes- terday that its share of the foot ball re- |GEORGETOWN GAME RECEIPTS WILL BE DONATED FOR RELIEF President Nevils Announces Decision to Aid President’s Organization—Specific Contest to Be Named Later. ceipts of one gamke would be thus ex- pended, regardless of whether or not similar arrangements can be made with its opponent. Due to the depression, Dr. Nevils an- nounced, the university authorities have evolved a plan for deferred payments of tuition charges in cases where it is im- possible for Mde'.l:u to meet the ordi- which the students can graduation, if necessary, without the plrylll:.nt of interest. affects partments of the universif Teady & number of them have taken advantage of it. At the same time, Dr. Nevils said, the university has ex- tended free scholarships in more than | this year, SUMMARY SHOWS | Shoults, chairman of the Boys' Work | boys' department tennis champion, and | G. Stewart and | Structures at Seven Addresses and | ggléce that her daughter, Frances, 14, |Proac! the usual number of meritorious cases | N FURTHER DECLINES, Reserve Board Business Data Reveal August Steel Output Lower. Following closely on the announce- ment by steel, automobile, copper and other corporations of wage reductions, | the Federal Reserve Board today made | public & summary of general business in the United States showing that the output of steel, which the board sal ordinarily increases in August, “de- clined further to 31 per cent of capacity, reflecting in part curtallment in auto- mobile production.” The summary showed industrial pro- duction decreased 3 per cent to a new low record from July to August. The decline was from 83 per cent of the 1923-25 average in July to 80 per cent in August, which compares with the B:evluus low of 82 per cent in Decem- T, 1930, Simultaneously with the announce- ment by Walter S. Gifford, national re- lief director and president of the Amer- ican Telephone and Telegraph Co., advocating the maintenance of wage ales, officials here in scrutinizing the | growing number of pay-cut corporations found two new companies added to the {list. Ten per cent reductions were | ordered by the Atlantic City & Shore | Railroad Co. and the Nicholson File Co. | of Providence, R. I. Equivalent o Increase. Gifford maintained that the present | scale would be equivalent to a large in- crease if commodity prices and the cost | of living should stay down.. At the same time, agitation in some congressional circles for a decrease in salary for mem- bers and Federal workers received a blow from Senator Reed, high ranking Republican of Pennsylvania, who con- tended that “such action would elimi- | nate the poor man from office.” ‘Within 24 hours after Willlam Green, president of the American Federatios of Labor, made public his estimate that 5,600,000 persons were unemployed in the United States, the Federal Reserve Board backed,up the labor leader in its views that the volume of factory em- ployment, which usually increases at this season, showed little change from {the middle of July to the middle of | August. ‘The number employed, the board said, in the clothing and shoe industries and in canning factories increased, while employment in steel mills, automobile plants, foundries and car building shops declined. Citing the report made by the F. W. Dodge Corporation, the board said the value of building contracts arded continued to decline in August, and for the first 8 months of 1931 was 31 per cent less than in the cor- responding period of 1930, reflecting decreases of 18 per cent in contracts fer residential building, 30 per cent for public works and utilities, 54 per cent for factories and 56 per cent for com- mercial building. The board also said that lumber output decreased contrary to seasonal tendency. Slight Increases Offset. According to the summary, the gen- eral level of wholesale prices increased from 170 per cent of the 1926 average in June and July to 70.2 per cent August, reflecting increases in the pric | of live 'stock, meats, dairy products and petroleum. These were offset in large part by decrease in the prices of grains, cotton and cotton textiles. Meantime, President Hoover considers his relief organization, headed by Gif- m.a.';g:fiu-u &m-gfiflmtwn activi- leve ‘Winter. The administration has no notion condi- tions in this country will reach the g:er:!e m?‘ ‘uflmuneu which on o ® i) & non-partisan group to Consequently the President does mot intend reviving the Old Council of Na- tional Defense which operated during :Be World War. A resolution urging his step was adopted by the American member o the council Ly tiin believes now is ;Il:: ;l:: lelor :eanm in meeting th: Te- 'm and will Jook to Gifford's organization for both action and :dovrlce.. rule of evolving means for unif; community committees the m{:‘y‘ u‘::? mhl:nwm'x;g‘z)}mdhn‘ et ant Secretary of the Tnu(\:rr:e:a An‘flfi: R 0 not ap- t! foung o e d during the war. es placed before the commniti Do worth. included by President Green of u:e l]e:%rr ;:!‘E eration and a member of the committee, to all central labor unions, urging the fullest measure of support to community those from efforts. led ple included M. 5“ A, International Other Woranis, "the L iwanis, the Lions Intes Nationa Mm;?‘fmn"‘ruthml the erican Railway Association, the Knights .‘;’a cg'u;nm- the '.Amm'-lctr; e} Legion and G Federation of —tioes Lo PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS ARE CLOSED FOR SEASON McKinley Tanks in Northeast Op- erated Longer Than Usual Due to Warm Spell. Wi ’'s public swimmi, 1 season closed yesterday, it wn:. p::. nounced today by F. W. Hoover, general manager of the Welfare and Recrea- tional Association of Public Buildings and Grounds, Inc. He sald the McKin- ley s near First street and Lincoln road northeast, which have been kept in operation beyond the usual cl date, due to the recent unseasonably ‘warm spell, were closed yesterday. In have n closed on or before Septem- ber 15, and even at that time there has been few swimmers. While the crowds have not been large during this month, Hoover asserted, there have been & suffi- cient number of swimmers to justify the continued operation of the pools until yesterday. ‘The Francis pools at Twenty-fifth and streets, for colored persons, were closed September 13, “We're determined to use all our re- | ce led to | U1 t years, he explained, the pools | her i l | TINE 2 CENSUS CLERKS BY VINBLEY | 1 Rejection by One and Mar- | riage to Other Detailed in River Deaths. MISS MAUSER, 21, GIVES STCRY IN OKLAHOMA Details es Third Wife—Fifty Grand Jury Witnesses. Harry C. Wimbley, 32-year-old ex- solcler, accused by police of drowning his wife’and baby stepdaughter, court- ed two young Census Bureau clerks at the same time, proposed marriage to both and was accepted by one, the police disclosed today. The story of Wimbley's amours was pleced together by police from informa- tion obtained from the two women— Ida Mae Graves, 22, of Exeter, Mo. who became Wimbley's third wife, and Flo Mauser, 21, of Hanna, Okla, who turned him down. Miss Graves, who married Wimbley at Rockville last April under the name of Howard C. Dickerson, told a story of a girl who was rushed off her feet by a seemingly worldly man of affairs, ac- cording to Detective Sergt. Robert Barrett, who interviewed her at Cassville, Mo. A similar tale, only minus the mar- | riage, was related to Oklahoma au- thorities by Miss Mauser, who is now teaching school at Hanna. Washington detectives asked the Hanna chief of police to interrogate the woman after they had received reports she too had married Wimbley, or Dickerson. Met Both in February. Both women, who left the Census Bureau here early this Summer, met ‘Wimbley in February, they said. Miss Graves became acquainted with the accused man at a dance at Walter Reed Hospital, while Miss Mauser was intro- duced to him by a mutual friend, according to police. After Wimbley began courting Miss Graves, she said, he confided that he had discarded the name Wimbley for Dickerson after being discharged from the Marine Corps. ’ The courtship continued throughout the Spring and on April 3 Miss Graves became his third wife, the ceremony being performed at Christ Episcopal Church, Rockville. She said she knew nothing of Mrs. Elizabeth Traylor Wim- bley, 26, his second wife, who was drowned September 17 in the Chesa- peake & Ohio Canal with her daughter, Wilma Traylor, 3, or his divorced first wife, Mrs. Lulu M. Wimbley of Balti- more. After their marriage, the couple rented a basement apartment and lived happily at 301 C street, Miss Graves d. Except for the fact he never worked, her husband- was an ideal mate, she said. staying at home and cooking their meals, washing the dishes and doing the housework, while she worked all day at the Census Bureau. On the first and fifteenth of every month she turned over her Govern- ment pay envelope to her husband and never questioned what he did with the money. Given $200 at Parting. The only time she ever saw Wimbley with any money, other than what she gave him, Miss Graves said, was on the Monday prior to the drowning of Mrs. ‘Wimbley and Wilma, when her husband gave her $200, which he said he had borrowed, and put her on a train for her home in Missouri. They agreed at the time to meet either in Cassville or Springfield, Mo., she said. ‘She never again heard from her hus- band, Miss Graves said. She told De- tective Barrett that the first she learned of the double drowning was last Sunday when she was taken into custody at Cassville for questioning by Washing- ton police. It was not until then, she said, that her mother knew of her marriage. ‘That Wimbley took out a $1,000 in- surance policy on her life, naming him- self as beneficiary, shortly after their marriage, was confirmed by Miss Graves. he said that upon her return home, name for that of her husband. Miss Graves was released after the questioning and will not be detained by polide, according to Detective Sergt. James F. Springmann, in charge of the homicide squad, which investigated the mysterious drowning. Springmann said Miss Graves signified a willingness to come here whenever summoned to tes- y. Meanwhile, Springmann_has assem- bled a list of more than 50 witnesses, whom he plans to call before the grand jury early in October when indictments for first-degree murder wil be sought against Wimbley and his companion, John Crowder, 24. Both are being held without bond in District Jail. e RHEEM BANKRUPTCY EARLY TRIAL IS ASKED Creditors File Petition in Case of Company’s Former President. A petition asking the District Su- preme Court to set an early date for jury trial of involuntary bankruptcy proceedings against Edmund D. Rheem, former - head of Swartzell, Rheem & Hensey Co.. was filed today by Attor- ney E. Hilton Jackson, representing creditors of the defunct mortgage bank- ing_house. gI'he court is asked to take judicial notice that this cause is intimately re- lated to the bankruptcy proceedings now pending against the corporation, and that it is of first importance, both from_the standpoint of the alleged bankrupt and his creditors, that the issue raised in this action be dispose of without further delay. The petitioners point out that a simi- lar motion filed by the alleged bankrupt prior to the vacation &djournment of court was denied without prejudice be- cause of the pressure of other pending cases. Attention is also called to the fact that four of Rheem's bank ace counts have been attached. MISS ELEANOR PILSON TO BE BURIED MONDAY Funeral for Former Missionary to China to Be Held From Hotel Residence. Funeral services for Miss Eleanor Ingle Pilson, 53, who died Thursday at home at the Wardman Park Hotel, Wil be held Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the hotel. Burial will be in '-h'Aflx‘lgly lo: l; Rock Creek cemmn",. native of Washington, Miss Pilso had served as a missionary in China and the Far East for nine years. She lived for a time Chicago and 8. C. 8he 1is survived by & brother, Frank K. Pilson, Chalfonte, Pa., and & sister, Charlotte'E. Piison, Asheville, N. C. 4 COURTED AT SAME _‘Miss Graves, in Missouri, Reveals; D. C. SCHOOL BOARD IN DILEMMA OVER LEARNED'S QUITTING iLacks Officers, While Vice Presidency Also Is Unfilled. SELECTION OF WOMAN HEAD IS DISAPPROVED Continuance of Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith Beyond Term in Posi- tion 1s Questioned. With two woman nominees for its vice presidency and at the same time a conviction among several of its prom- inent members that no woman should be president, the District Board of ¥d- ucstion finds itself today with no of- ficers whatever and the necessity of do- | Ing something about it at its next meet- ing. il The acute situation which confronts the school board resulted from the sud- den resignation of Dr.” Henry Barrett Learned, president, who already has left the Capital for California, where he will be acting professor of history at Leland Stanford University. The fact that the board has no offi- cers was revcaled today when several members questicned the continuance of Mrs. Philip Sidney Smith as vice president beyond her expired term ia that office. It was recalled that when she was rcnominated for the vice pres- idency Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle also w2s put up for that office, although she was not present at the meeting. It then wes agreed that the election of the vice president would be post- pcned until the next full meeting of the board. Although the board has met twice this month, full attendance has been lacking. Board Has No Officers. Hence, some School Board members pointed cut today, the board is without any officers since Dr. Learned has ac- tually left the city, despite the fact | that the justices of the Supreme Court of the District may not yet have ac- ;eept:zzi his resignation dated Septem- T 12, The question as to whether the vice presidential nominees are, in effect, candidates for the presidency was con- fused further today when at least two members, one of them Mrs. Doyle her- self, voiced their disapproval of a woman president of a board whose members were predominantly men. In response to queries from The Star, Mrs. Doyle said that, in her opinion, thé bo‘-drd ;‘m has t.hn:t,“u ent. She said, further, & “man president mblbly would be more fitting for a rd composed of six men and only three women.” Mrs. Doyle declared, further, thas whether the court appoints a successor for Dr. Learned before the Board's next meeting on October 7 or not, the board must take some .xeto choose a head. With only two TS in its organization—president and vice president—the board probably will ecall upon Dr. Abram Simon, chairman of the Finance Committee, the senior sub- body of the board, to preside over the next meeting, she said. Dr. Simon formerly was president of | Board and relinquished the chair only . ed !Ilmm the board l‘:: eral years ago. He was reappoin however, to succeed Isaac Gans, Who also resigned. Henry Gilligan made virtuslly the same reply. “Man Should Preside.” “With all respect to the splendid women on the board,” Mr. Gilligan said, “I feel that where there are six men and three women, there ought to be a man president.” Mr. Gilligan added that the question of a successor for Dr. Learned as presi- dent of the School Board still is “the- oretical.”” Until the District of Co- lumbia Supreme Court justices act on Dr. Learned’s letter, he contended, all discussions of a new president would remain theoretical. Dr. J. Hayden Johnson, who has been a member of the School Board than any other member, also took view that the board’s future action must_depend upon the next move of the - District Supreme Court . He asserted, however, that Mrs. Smith is not vice president and that the board now has no officers at all. “ Resignation Announced. The letter in which Dr. Learned no- tified the District of Columbia Supreme Court justices of his wish to quit the ml.mrd ‘was made public late yes- Y. Dr. Learned, an educator by profes- sion, explained that “both financial and professional reasons” made it important for him to return to the faculty of Le- land Stanford University in California, ‘The letter follows in full: “Gentlemen: It is with some degree of regret that I find it necessary at this time to resign as a member of the Board of Education of the District of Columbia. In June, 1931, I was re- nominated to the board for a term of three years from July 1. “Very recently, and unexpectedly, I was asked to serve as acting professor of history at Stanford University, Cali- fornia, from October 1, 1931, to April, 1932. Both financial and professional reasons have made it important that I accept this position. I have accordingly done so, and am obliged to leave Wash- ington about September 24 for a period of at least six months. “It is only fair to the citizens of the District, to my fellow members of the board and to the appointing power that I now give notice of my wish to retire. For nearly 11 years, with an interval from December, 1921, to July 1, 1925, I hate acted as a member of the board. I surrender my place with some degree of regret, for the work has been in varjous ways stimulating and liberalizing.” Dr. Learned's withdrawal from ‘the school board brings to a close a total of 10 years and 7 months’ active serv- ice to that body during a 14-year period. i | | ! | d | Appointed to the board first on July 1, 1917, Dr. Learned served until Decem- ber 21, 1921. He was reappointed July 1, 1925, to succeed Julius I. Peyser, and he had continued in office, through successive reappointments every three years, until his present severance of connections. His last reappointment was made by the District of Columbia Supreme Court justices last July 1, so that his unexpired term extends to July 1, 1934. Dr. Learned was chosen presi- dent of the board at its last reorgani- zation meeting at the beginning of the fiscal year, although he had acted as president since the death in February of this year of Dr. Charles Francis Carusi, chapcellor of National Univer- sity, who had held the presidency of the board. s RS VIEW MONUMENT SITE Members of the Pine Arts Commis- details of wmch' have not as yve' N:tn‘ approved.