Evening Star Newspaper, February 9, 1932, Page 6

A6 #¥% FIGHTH MAY KEEP LIITS UF DISTRICT Compromise on Hall-Wright Bill Is Reached—To Be Reported Today. BY LESTER N. INSKEEP. Stafl Correspondent of The Star. RICHMOND, Va. February 9.— The House of Delegates this noon sassed the amended Hall-Wright redistrictnes ®) Fhich leaves the eighth district intact, vy 2 vote af 96 to 4, the four dissenting votes being those of the Republican mem- bers. _ RICHMOND, Va. February 9.—As the General Assembly convened today it seemed certain that the redistricting fight would be brought to an end be- fore the close of the day's session, and that the eighth district, around which the battle has been waged, would find| itself exactly as now constituted. This situation was brought about through a compromice that was reached | at an early hour this morning between representatives of the first, eighth, sev- enth and tenth districts. The Hall-Wright bill, by which the tenth district was divided, also gave the eighth district four counties of the sev- enth. These, under the terms of the compromise, will be returned by amend- ment today. The eighth district will have neither additions nor subtractions and will remain the smallest district in the State, with a total population of 183,934, Unite Seventh and Tenth. The principal changes occur in the seventh and tenth districts, which are to be combined in their entirety, with the exception of the three southernmoss counties. which are to be added to the sixth district This combination will form largest district in the State. contain 6 cites 20 counties, with a_population of ap| ately 330,000 the It will | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. cC., TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1932. Dies Here MRS. CHARLES F. MARVIN. —Harris-Ewing Photo. \MRS. MARVIN DIES AFTER LONG ILLNESS ;Wife of Weather Bureau Chief to Be Buried in Glenwood on Thursday Afternoon. Mrs. Mabel Bartholow Marvin, wife| {of Charles F. Marvin, chief of the | United States Weather Bureau, died | vesterday at her home, 1501 Emerson | street, after a long illness. | Funeral services will be held at 2| o'clock Thursday afternoon at St. An- | | drew’s Episcopal Church, followed by { burial in Glenwood Cemetery. | Born in Prince Georges County, Md., \Y\Irs Marvin had lived in Washington | about 40 years. She came here from The plan, it is said, been agreed to by leaders in the majority of the| congressional districts of the State. Under the terms of the compromise Representative Howard W. Smith will remain without opposition in the eighth district, while Representative John W. Fishburne of the present seventh and Representative Harry St. George Tucker of the present tenth will find them- selves together in the new seventh. The present situation has been reached through a series of conferences that started Saturday and were com- pleted only this morning, when repre- sentatives of the seventh and tenth dis- tricts agreed to leave the eighth alone and make the best of the situation. Redistricting has been set as a spe- cial and continuing order in the House, beginning today, and was expected to consume a much longer time than now seems necessary. It was believed that the measure would pass the House early in the afternoon and be transmitted to the Senate under a special rule, receiv- ing immediate consideration there, Amend Hall-Wright Bill. The changes were to be in the form of three amendments to the present Hall-Wright bill, which is the measure sponsored by the eighth district dele- gation. In the case of the eighth dis- trict, the amendment merely restores its present boundaries. Reported out by the House Privileges and Elections Committee following a hearing last week, the Hall-Wright bill is also before the Senate Privileges and Elections Committee, where it was re- ferred to a subcommittee. The Early-Watts bill, by which the first and eighth districts would have been combined, is not before the House, but was still before the Senate Com- mittee. This was the first bill intro- duced and resulted in an offensive and defensive combination of the first, sec- ond and eighth district delegations, un- der the terms of which the eighth dis- trict was given the right to deal for the combination. The break came, it is claimed, when this alliance added the fourth, nintn and a part of the fifth districts over the week end, whereupon the Senate leaders, seeing that the eighth district was in a position to force the Hall- Wright bill through the House, for terms. Albemarle County. the home of Repre- sentative Fishburne, and this, together ! with the other three seventh district | counties, the eighth cheerfully turned back. Victory for Eighth. Starting with their backs to the wall, members of the eighth district delega- arc claimed to have capitulated and asked | The principal obstacle was || St. Louis, Mo., to which city her par- ents moved when she was a child. Her | husband has been connected with the | Weather Bureau almost half a cen- | tury and has been chief since 1913 | Mrs. Marvin was an active member | of the Political Study Club, the Y. W. C. A, Red Cross and similar organiza- | | tions. She assisted Anita Newcomb Mc- Gee during the Spanish-American War | | in organizing the Army Nurse Corps. Besides her husband, she is survived | by two sisters, Sallie and Frances Bar- tholow of Washington, and & brother, Gerard Bartholow, Chicago. COMMERCE BUILDING “BOMB” IS ONLY CIGARS “#Smokes” Are Pronounced of Good | Quality, So Guards and Porter | Get Them. The 32 cigars, which yesterday in- volved the Commerce Department in another “big bomb scare,” today were recommended to those employes who figured in the mystery as “darn good smokes!"” A tobacco expert made this declara- custody after a thorough examination. | 1a porter in the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, who discovered the cigars carefully placed along the wall base of a third-floor hallway. Each building guard who attempted to un-, ravel the mystery was awarded a cigar today and told to get off the trail. VIRGINIA ELECTION AY CUTS PASSED Senate Votes Hall Measure for Slash From $5 to $3 Per Day. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. RICHMOND, Va., February 9.—The Senate yesterday passed the bill of dele- gate Wilbur C. Hall of Loudoun County, cutting the pay of election officials from $5 to $3 a day. Having already passed the House, the bill now signature of the Governor. There were but three dissentin votes on the bfll. One of those who voted o Fairfax County. The two others were Senators Robert Gilliam, jr.. of Peters- burg, and Maj. M. Hilliard of Ports- mouth. The bill cuts the pay of reg- istrars, judges, clerks and commissioners of elections. Museum Bill Passes. Among_other bills- passed, were the House bills permitting counties to ex- pend as much as $500 for the employ ment of detectives to assist in the solu- tion of criminal cases, and the measure which will transfer the State museum to the care of the State conservation and development commission. Declaring that more than $2,000,000 has been diverted from the State lit- erary fund and public schools for pro- hibition enforcement, Senator E. J. Harvey of Pittsylvania County intro- duced two bills on the subject. One is designed to curb the practice of taking court costs out of prohtbition fines and the other to stop the use of forfeited automobiles by the localities instead of selling them and crediting the pro- ceeds to the literary fund Third Prohibition Bill. A third prohibiticn bill by Senator Harvey would repeal the law providing that no person shall be excused from testifying for the State in a prohibition case incriminating himself. He declared that the litersry fund has suffered to the extent of more than $2,000,000 since 1922, claiming that the prehibition fine: are now bemng used for enforcement first, the remaining funds going into the | literary fund. A bill introduced by Senator A. P. Staples at the request of the Roanoke teachers would prohibit the deduction | of any part of the salaries of teachers, superintendents, supervisors or princi- pals of schools for pensions or any other purpose, Wwithout the consent of the perty concerned. | . The measure is expected to further complicate the teachers’ retirement sit- uation, which has been a source of con- | troversy between Gov. Pollard and the | teachers since the beginning of the ses- | sion. The Governor recommended that both the appropriations and the teach- ers assessmentq be doubled in order | to keep the fund alive. Passage of the Staples bill might totally abolish the teachers’ retirement system. he said. Prison Camp Measure. Carrying out Gov. Pollard’s recom- | mendation that prison camps be estab- | lished for the employment of prisoners | in county and city jails, Senator B. F. | Euchanan of Smyth County introduced a bill that would authorize the State | Prison Board to establish a Division of Convict Camps and enter into agree- | |ments with the authorities of any| | county, city or town, of any department | | of the State government to build and | tion upon releasing the cigars from his | maintain roads and streets not in the | State system, and to do such other pub- Three of the nicely tinfoiled articles |lic works as may be approved by the were awarded to Charles Brent, colored, | State Prison Board and the Governor. Senator Buchanan introduced anoth- er bill, which would repeal the act au- | thorizing the manufacture of automo- | bile license plates, road signs and Kin- | dred articles for the use of the State, awaits the | was! Senator John W. Rust of | Bathtub Is Utilized In Jail Baptizing Of Doomed Slayer Killer of Winchester Merchant Profésses Conversion. Special Dispatch to The Star. WINCHESTER, Va. February 9.— tenced to be electrocuted April 28 for the slaying of William F. Keller, Win- | chester merchant, during an attempt- led hold-up the night of January 16, | was baptized by a clergyman last night | at the local jail, the prison bathtub be- |ing used for the religous rite, it was |learned today from Sheriff Pannett. Since expressing a desire to plead guilty to the murder indictment found against him by a grand jury, Fleet has been visited by several ministers, and although he continued to play card games and was by no means serious minded, he was said to have professed conversion and expressed a, wish to be baptized. Fleet chose the Rev. Cartney H. An- cerson, pastor of the Assembly of God, to administer the rite. The sheriff said he could not permit Fleet to be taken from jail except by court order, and as nene was applied for it was decided to use the jail bathtub. The rite was per- formed by the clergyman last night in the presence of the sheriff and several prisoners. | EPISCOPAL BISHOP DIES | Head of South Florida Diocese Suc- cumbs After Short Illness. WINTER PARK, Fla,, February 9 (). | —Right Rev. Cameron Mann, D. D, LL. D, Bishop of the South F‘]ol’ldul Diocese of the Episcopal Church, died | at his home here last night after an ill- ness of several days. He was 80 years old. He was educated at Hobart College and the General Theological Seminary. He was widely known in New York and | had held posts there and at Kansas personal lability in case of the failure | | City. and also was formerly Bishop of of banks in which funds of the de- | the North Dakota Diocese. He is survived by his widow and two daughters, Mrs. William Edgar Fisher of New York and Mrs. Clinton H. Har- | binson of Lexington, Ky. Lawrence Fleet, Baltimore youth, sen- | AMATEUR BOXING BILL IS APPROVED Virginia House Adopts Meas- ure by a Vote of 65 to 23. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. RICHMOND, Va., February 9. —Three of the Northern Virginia Representa- tives in the House of Delegates voted in the affirmative when the Gary box- ing bill came up and was passed yes- terday by a vote of 65 to 23. ‘Those voting for the bill were Dele- gates Hugh Reld, Arlington County; J. Fred Birrell, Alexardria, and R. A. Mc- Intyre, Fauquier County. The only dissenting Northern Virginia vote was that of Delegate Edmund H. Allen of Fairfax County. Delegate George W. Herring, Prince Willlam County, was present, but did not vote, and Delegate Wilbur C. Hall of Loudoun County was not present. None Spoke Against Measure. As passed by the House, the bill legalizes amateur, collegiate and scho- lastic boxing with bouts limited to four rounds of three minutes each. Under the present law boxing is a felony in Virginia, although college boxing is widespread throughout the State. While opposed Friday when it came up on second reading, none spoke against the mDFas]\;rE Iyeslerdny. ollowing the passage of the boxis bill, which was the first measuure :)lg the calendar, the House passed three Senate and four House bills. Among the Senate bills passed and sent to the Governor for his signature was the measure permitting the Governor to call upon the cities and counties for police assistance in cases of emergency and a | bill permitting a wife to sue for loss of her services to her husband in case of injury in an accident. | The former bill is designed to enable | the Governor to mobolize sufficient po- }ll(‘ehlokc%ntn)’l )filluanons which, if left unchecked, might necessitate calling ou | !h:nkq;u.le mr:lltin. 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It is expected that the measure wiil be made a special and continuing order. Dovell declared that the work of the committee had only been completed yesterday and that, as a result, it would be impossible to announce the Tesult of the alterations until today's session. Major changes, he said, were few. The House accepted an invitation from the city of Williamsburg, Bruton Parish Church and the College of Wwilliam and Mary to attend service there February 21 in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of George Washington. While the invitation has not yet been extended, pending the announcement of further plans by Gov. Pollard, it is ex- pected that the Assembly will be in- vited within the next few days to at- tend the celebration in Alexandria on February 22. The invitation will be extended in the Senate by Senatcz John W. Rust of Fairfax County ant in the House by Delegate J. Fred Bir- rell of Alexandria. A large percentage of the members of both Houses are contemplating acceptance, it was sald gum—— Bullding cohstruction continues active throughout South China. $3 Hart ® WASHINGTON’ . M W Schaffner | TRIBUTE TO LINCOLN TO FEATURE DINNER | Hoover's Address Will Be Received at National Republican Club Fete. ‘The tribute to Abraham Lincoln to | be broadcast from the White House by | President Hoover at 10:30 o'clock Fri- day evening, Lincoln’s birthday, will be one of the features of the Lincoln day | dinner of the National Capital Repub- tlican Club, it was announced today. The speech will be relayed to the Wil- lard Hotel, where the club will cele- brate the birthday of the Emancipator. Speakers at the dinner will include Senator James E. Watson of Indiana, Sewsetary of the Interior Ray Lyman Wiibur and Mrs. Edward Everett Gann. A program of talent from local thea- ters has also been arranged. Edward F. Colladay, Republican Na- tional Committeeman for the District of Columbia, is general chairman of the Lincoln Day Dinner Committee. He is assited by Mrs. Virginia White Speel, Republican National Committeewoman S FINEST MEN’S 340 for the District, and Mrs, Frederick Ballard. Among persons of note who will at- | tend the dinner are Senator Arthur lCipper of Kansas, Representative Ar- thur M. Free of Californis, Represent- ative and Mrs. Scott Leavitt of Mon- tana, Commissioner and Mrs. Luther I;,Hmichelder!er and Mrs. F. W. Mon- FORMER U.S. TREASURER’S | ADOPTED SON SENTENCED ! Richard G. White Gets Four Years for Transporting Stolen Auto. | By the Assoctated Press. MINNEAPOLIS, February 9.—Rich- ard G. White, 28, adopted son of a former United States Treasurer, was | sentenced to a 4-year Federal prison | term today for transporting s stolen | car from Washington, D. 2. |~ White, adopted son of Frank White, |a former North Dakota Governor alsp, pleaded guilty in Federal Court. He | said Washington was his home. Robert Rensch, Government pros- ecutor, said White had served a Federal ‘prlsl»n term in Leavenworth and a State term in North Dakota for similar | crimes. He was arrested here last September while attempting to sell the | car. WEAR STORE @ 45 & Marx SUITS, TOPCOATS OVERCOATS tion have ended in control of the sit- || uation, and the compromise is termed a surrender by the tenth and seventh | districts, who were allowed to consoli- || date as they desired, providing they | foilowed the policy of “hands off” with Tespect to the eighth district. | Under the terms of the compromise | the eighth district will be composed of | Only at This Special Price ' dnesday the city of Alexandria and the coun- ties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince Willlam, Fauquier, Stafford, King George, Culpeper, Orange and Louisa. 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