Evening Star Newspaper, May 17, 1932, Page 4

DEFICIT THREATENS NATION'S CAPITAL Donovan Reveals Estimated Shortage of $1,000,000 in City Revenues. (Continued From First Page.) it was thought the District would coi- lect this year. Sees $1,000,000 Deficit. Reviewing briefly the history plus balances the District has Rubber-Tired Rail Car Shown FRENCH AMBASSADOR CHI | | of sur- had in varylng amounts since 1916, Donovan | declared the information now available as to the falling off in revenue collec- tions this year indicate that. “for the first time since 1916, the District of Columbia is apt to be in the red by $1,000,000 at the end of 1933.” Members of the Senate subcommittee followed closely the unfolding of the story of the present financial outlook of the District government and indi- cated by their questions a deep study of the problems confronting them. Chairman Bingham tention of his colleagues to the report of the Bureau of Efficiency, made to the Mapes ccmmittee of the House, in which the bureau found that, for the current fiscal year, the United Smlr!'} share of District expenses should be $10,183,391 Senator Bingham said this was based on the tax liability of the Federal Government for the prop- erty it uses in Washington, together with allowances for the loss of reve- nue to the city and the extracrdinary expenditures placed on the city to meet the requirements of & National Capital. . Senator Capper of Kansas, chair- man of the District Legislative Com- | Mittee, said he has given careful study to the Bureau's report and had been impressed by it. Bingham Defends Taxpayer. rring to the action of the House ’nflc&‘f‘t“m'llhe Federal contribution to $6.500.000 in the pending bill, Senator ingham caid: B ? the Federal Oovtrnma\&: ll_qhw \;e jven relief as a taxpayer e ex- l‘:nt of approximately $4,000,000 less than accountants have figured its la- bility to be, certainly the taxpayers of the District of Columbia ought to be entitled to some relief by having their xes reduced. usemtur Capper indicated he agreed with Senator Bingham's declaration. Senator Bingham asked Donovan where the District would be at the end of the fiscal year 1933, if the House bill goes through with the cuts already made, with the Federal share at $6,500.000 and bearing in mind the present out- Jook for local revenues. Donovan answered that the city would be approximately $1,000,000 | short and the cash working fund which | Congress some vears ago required the | city to set aside to enable it to pay its obligations from month to month while | awaiting tax collections would be en- tirely gone. Fears "Burial” of City. At this point Senator Copeland, Dem- ocrat of New York, asked Donovan what would happen to the District if the Senate should follow the rule it has spplied to some of the depart- mental appropriation bills by cutting total 10 per cent under the House. #e New Yflr?&nlwr wanted to know it that would put the District into sl hole. “We would not only be in & hole, but we would be buried with the hole filled in on top of us” Donovan replied. “If there is any justification for cut- ting 10 per cent, it would only be on that part of the bill representing the Federal contribution,” an said, @s this is the only Federal money in- ved. ! Benator Jones, Republican, of Wash- n, chairman of the entire Appro- Committee, attended the and took part in the discus- sion from time to time. Senator Dickinson, Republican, of Jowa, said he has been opposed to the 10 per cent cut policy in the Senate and told Donovan that if his argu- ment is correct it also would apply to all retmbursable appropriations, such as #those for the Post Office Department, iwhich are met largely by postal rev- enues. Donovan said the difference was that such activities as that are Pederal, whereas the District revenues; are held in trust for the District in the Treasury and cutting down M:pm-l tions from them would not help the nited States in balancing its budget. Sees Strange Policy. Senator Copeland observed that, in| his opinion, it would be a strange policy | for Pederal Government to cut 10 per_cent from its tax obligation in con- Tection with the District Senator Capper wanted to know if the Commissioners have done all possi- ble to hold their budget recommend- wtions down to necessary items. Dono- van replied that the Commissioners told an Jones in a letter recently that ithey slashed $10,000,000 from the esti- Zmates originally prepared by department heads and further cuts were made in #the budget as submitted to Congress in cember. Donovan told the appropriations group that later on, when Senator Capper holds hearings before the District Com- mittee on the House bill which seeks| o repeal the 60-40 law, he would have| B great ceal of detailed information on | fiscal relations to submit. In revealing that District revenues “have fallen off heavily during the cur-| Jyent year from expectations when the| ‘Jear began, Msj. Donovan testified that | an estimate based on actual collections | for the 10 months ending April 30 amounted to $28,306,398. i Revenue Drop Shown. | or the re- ral basis he sald, nated collections f two months on a libe: would add $1,600,000. Tki would make a total of apparent reve- | ipues for the current fiscal vear of| 29,906,398, whereas the estimate made | #July 1, 1931. the beginning of this fiscal | year, was that collections for the 12| aonths would am it to $31.445.000. This means that actual collections up | to the close of this fiscal year will be short by $1.445000 of what was esti- ymated when the year began. Donovan's Lstatement showed that when the present ffiscal year ends the District will have msed up all but $494.210 of the $3.000.- £000 cash working fund it has carried in srecent years i Dono the office made new ments for the fi statement also shows that f or Richards rece studies of probable asses 1 year 1933, revealing “information which was not avallable when previous estimates were made Commenting on this latest assessment information. Donovan stated “It will be noticed from the restate- ments for 1933 that no change is made tn the estimated assessment for real operty, namely, $1,245,000,000; that assessment for tanglible personal x::peny 15 reduced from $86,000,000 to 1,000,000, that the assessment for intangible personal property is reduced from $556,000,000 to $400.000.000, and that the tax on public utilities, banks, ‘buflalng associations, etc., is reduced from $2,320,000 to $2,125,000.” Quotes From Report. Oontinuing his discussion of the fall- ing off in revenues this year, Donovan stated in his report: “The Commissioners, in framing the budget for 1933, anticipated that ap- the revenues estimated for fiscal year 1932 would be collected called the at-| | poin Lafayette by M. Claudel Union Staticn of the Philadelphia Chamber of | rubber, with strongly reinforced rubber and travels 60 miles per hour. | be operated at from one-half claimed. The car is a French develop was developed by French and American to Prance for use on French railroad immediately for use in the United Stal | | HE first pneumatic-tired railway car built in America was christened the | French Ambassador, yesterday afternocn at The car was presented by Phillip H. Gadsden, president was built entirely of stainless steel except the tires, which are of heavy The car is ot light weight, with very low center of gravity, seats 30 passengers It has a_high-powered gascline motor and may | to one-third the cost of existing rail vehicles, it is | two Northern raflroads for equipment of this®type. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, TUESDAY, MAY 17, 1932. [RISTENS NEW VEHICLE. Commerce. The novel, streamlined car flanges to keep the vehicle on the rails. ment and the one christened yesterday interests. The Lafavette is to be sent lines, but similar cars are to be bullt tes, contracts having been awarded by time the budget was in course of prepa- ration. “This means that in the two fiscal years, 1932 and 1933, the District is confronted with the strong probability of a loss of about $3.000,000 in current revenues. In addition to this, as has been shown, the cash fund of $3.000.000 required to be maintained by the act of June 29, 1922, of which amount it | was believed about $1,850,000 would re- | main at the close of the fiscal year 1932, it is now found in the revised estimate of May 1, 1932, will be slightly | under $500,000 by the end of that fiscal | year. . “The application of this’small balance to the apparent deficit in revenue col- lections in 1933 will, of course, entirely extinguish the cash fund. The question as to whether or not it will be neces- sary to re-establish the cash fund of $3.000,000 in whole or in part is onc that need not be considered at this time.” Opposes Tax Increase. ! After setting forth briefly the extent to which the city’s surplus and cash working fund have been used up in the last two years, Donovan continued: “All of this naturally brings up the important question of how the Dis-| trict s to obtain additional revenues to provide for its normal operating ex- penses and the necessary improvements It is the opinion of the auditor and the assessor that real estate in should be and that to increase the tax on real estate would be burdensome and unjust and very likely to lead to & mounting increase in the delinguent tax list, as is unfortunately rather gen- erally the case in other cities of the country today. It is very evident at this time that at the close of the pres- ent fiscal year, on June 30, 1832, the District of Columbia will have the| largest delinquent tax list in its history. | “The income from the tax on tangible | and intangible personal property is fall- ing off and not increasing. ““The present sources of District reve- nue are apparently tapped to the limit of ability to produce any further money." Donovan followed this statement with the conclusion that these facts lead to the “conclusive and convincing justification not only for continuance without abatement tn any part of the Federal contribution of $9,500,000 but also the provision of new and additional sources of revenue." Cites District Burden. The statement that real property in the District already is bearing a just and fair tax and that it would be un- just to increase it was made by Dono- van when Senator Dickinson of Iowa inquired if there were not flexibility enough in the District tax rate to enable it to meet the anticipated deficit Senator Bingham wanted to know if any revision had been made in as- sessments on real property recently. He said it is well known that some prop- erty has sold for half of the assessed value or even less and inquired if the assessor had taken notice of the ran-‘ ing off in prices novan said this had not been done yet. The present total assessment, he said, is about $1,230,000,000. Donovan said the assessor is afraid tbe present | level of assessments cannot be main- | tained much longer, that it represents a maximum level and that within the next year or two he will have to h\'ig assessments down generally through- out the city. Mrs. Noyes Makes Plea. Mrs. Frank B. Noyes appeared before the committee to appeal for adequate appropriations for the preservation of the trees and shrubs on the streets an in the parks of the National Capital. She said the allotment for the parks used to be at the rate of $225 per acre, but it is now down to $165 per acre She told the committee it ought to be at least $200 per acre. Mrs. also suggested the District should co- ordinate with Department of Agricul- ture experts in the work of caring for the trees and shrubs. Dr. of the free public library system, ex- plained the need for the proposed Georgetown branch library, which was left out of the bill in the House. Dr George C. Havenner also spoke on this item Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, District highway engineer, explained the street items that were eliminated from the bill. laying particular stress on the urgent need for a new bridge across Rock Creek at P street. Commissioner Crosby joined in this recommendation, ing out that the building of this new bridge would expedite the comple- tion of the Rock Creek and Potomac connecting parkway and thereby create a traffic artery to the center of the city that would greatly relieve traffic congestion on other thoroughfares. ‘The committee adjourned shortly r 1 o'clock until 7 o'clock tonight, Senator Bingham announced that tomorrow evening at 7 o'clock the proposed appropriation of $600,000 for emergency unemployment relief. ey S J. E. GLANCY, ATTORNEY IN U. S. SERVICE, DIES Funeral Will Be Held Thursday Morning Followed by Burial in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. John E. Glancy, 41, an attoney with the Department of Commerce, died yesterday at his residence, 607 Emer- son street. PFuneral services will be held at the home Thursday morning at 8:45 o'clock, followed by mass at 8t. Gabriel's Church at 9:15. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Mr. Glancy had been a resident of Washington for about 30 years, ard had been connected with the Depart- and there would not be an actual falling off of the revenue collections under the estimates of about $1,500,000. Nor did ment of Commerce since he was 16 wn old. He came to this city from esterly, R. 1., and was graduated from oev.rgnm University w School in 191 Besides his widow, Mrs. mbl%. Glancy, he is survived biflll’u = John E., Thomas and Mary District of Columbia is today taxed as | much as it reasonably and equitably | Noyes | | George F. Bowerman, librarian hear other District offi- | committee will hear witnesses on the | LAW“RINGS SEEN IN'RECEIVERSHIPS Chicago Fees May Be Probed to Protect Creditors—Bil- lions at Stake. Special Dispatch to The Star. CHICAGO, May 17.—The prosalc subject of court “receiverships” has | taken on important and popular inter- est here as a matter presumed to be loaded with political dynamite. It all dates back to the days of the real estate boom when securities were floated and buildings built on a basis that today defies contract fulfiliment | Now with a billion dollars of real estate | paper in default here, according to | Association of Commerce figures, the city senses a major scandal. Rich plums lie in receiverships of | buildings unable to earn full mortgage | |or bond interest. Through the last | three years rumors constantly have | been heard of properties thrown un- | necessarily into receivership instead of being reorganized, in order to provide | sinecures for lawyer rings, supposedly connected Wwith the courts. Probed by Bar Association. Now the Chicago Bar Association is | interesting itself in the situation. The State's attorney, attacking a political foe, called attention to & practice which | resulted in loss to investors and profit for favored individuals, and at pres- |ent grand jury investigations are | hinted. “Many real estate owners have seen | their properties pass from their con- | trol through recetvership and fore- | closure sales, yet the interested law- yers have received fees by order of | court which so burden the property as virtually to nullify the intended right of redemption,” the bulletin of the Chicago Bar Association says. | “There is a foreclosure ring com- posed of lawyers; there is a receiver- | ship ring composed of lawyers; in re- ceiverships the estate is first carved up by the lawyers and the receivers and thereafter the creditors do very little recelving. “There must be fearless investiga- tion. The alleged outrageous fees, the alleged political receiverships and the alleged foreclosure rings must be | brought from the sunless caverns to the light of day.” Clamor for Protection. The bar association here has select- | ed an active Committee on Receiver- ships to pry under the surface of things. At the moment no one knows | how raany receiverships are pending, | cne estimate being as high as 75,000 and another as low as 15,000. But citi- zens, with money involved, are clamor- ing to have something done to assure that they, and not self-seeking rings of attorneys, get what equity remains in a property after it has defaulted. This whole problem is expected to be a prominent factor in the coming | race for the State's attorneyship here. (Copyright, 1931.) 'POSTPONE WEDDINGS OF ANNAPOLIS GRADS| 0ld Naval Academy Commence- ment Day Tradition Upset by } Ruling of Officials. By the Associated Press, ANNAPOLIS, Md., May 17.—Wedding bells will not ring at the Naval Acad- emy here commencement day this year, June 2, officials have ruled, upsetting| an old Academy tradition, it became known today. Academy offic have announced that the excitement of graduation, fol- lowing & week of elaborate functions, is sufficient for one day and all wed- dings will have to be postponed at least until June 3. Graduates, in years past, have been married the day they received their diplomas and commissions as ensigns in | the Navy. Weddings in the Academy Chapel on commencement day, in years past, have been conducted every 15 minutes with thousends of persons viewing the cere- monies. 350 STUDENTS MEET IN FORENSIC TOURNEY 26 States Represented in 44-Team Competition at Sioux City. By the Associated Press BIOUX CITY, Iowa, May 17.—The quest for national speaking honors drew 350 high school students frcm 26 States to Bloux City yesterday for the opening of the National Forensic League's speech tournament. Forty-four teams began competition in the preliminary rounds, debating compulsory unemployment insurance. The finals in this division will be Wed- nesday. Survivors of the first two rounds in- cluded QGibsonburg, Ohio; Memphis, ‘venn.; Poughkeepsie, N. Y.; Churubusco, Ind.; Canton, Ohlo; Pessner, Ala.; Buck- field, Me.; Covingtop, Ky, and Coro- NEED OF DIAGNOSIS Would Have People Face Facts of Depression Be- fore Seeking Cure. BY DAVID LAWRENCE. MADISON, Wis, May 17—Gov. Philip La Follette sat on the edge of his chair and told me in detall today of the way Wisconsin had been hit by the depression, of the growing unem- ployment, the relief measures, the breaking morale and the dreaded dark- ness of the morrow. When he had finished, I asked: “What would you do if you had national power, if you were suddenly entrusted with the responsi- bility of dealing natlonally with the present ecoriomic situation?” “Well,” he reyiled, “I would begin by trying to get people to look at the facts. We must coalesce all the ele- ments and groups that insist on look- ing at the patient differently, and en- deavor to get an agreement on the diagnosis. Too many people think you can compromise on a diagnosis. You must agree first on what's wrong “Now others may heve a different idea of what should be done at a par- ticular time or in what order the reme- dies should be applied, and you have to be willing to make concessfons as to the order of importance; but that is mnot difficult if you agree on the facts first, Whether it is shorter hours or inter- mediate credit for business or any one of a number of steps, you must kecp lookirg at the patient if you wish to| make progress. Wants Orderly Change. “For every day this condition grows worse. One thing is essential—what- ever changes have to take place should be made in an orderly rather than a disorderly manner. And the only way is to do it as a soclety rather than as individualists. Just as in a war one in- dustry cannot cope with it, we must do things all together. “First is the preservation of morale Just as a majority is willing to accept the benefits, 50 must the majority be ready to accept the obligations. Morale | breaks down when there is discrimina- | tion in faver of one group, or more to one than another We found that in | Wisconsin in the banking situation. | LAFOLLETTE SEES IMETHODISTS STAGE! PRORIBITION RALLY Dr. Wilson Assails Walker Beer Parade in Speech at Conference. By the Associated Press. ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., May 17— Prohibition again bulked large in the program of the Methodist General Con- ference today, with another rally ar- ranged for the renewed declaration that Methodism will countenance no repeal referenda not in accord with present constitutional law. The temperance and prohibition rally, the second in two days, and the con- tinuation of the balloting for two new bishops of the church were the main events {n the day's program. Delegates look for an election today, if Dr. J. Ralph Magee of Seattle, Wash., continues to make the con- sistent gains he has made in the past two days, On the last ballot Magee had 454 of the 546 votes necessary for election. Wilson Raps Walker. The conference held its first strictly | prohibition rally last night. when Dr. Clarence True Wilson of the Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals said “prohibition is still holding | its own on Capitol Hill." He declared Methodism had neither the desire or inclination “to dabble in politics.” The only way to get the church into politics, he added, “is to make efther party assault prohibition its integrity, or its desirability in its platform or put up a wet candidate to administer it. “We shall consider that.” he warned, “a declaration of war against us." Mayor Walker's beer parade drew his fire as a demonstration of “the loose and lawless elements of his misgoverned municipality.” Of the statement at- tributed to President Hoover, that pro- hibition was “an experiment noble in e,” he remarked it was “not sald Methodist would say it.” Ford Sends Message. Henry Ford's message, Tead at the prohibition rally, was brief. u like & “ give my unreserved support to the | eighteenth amendment and the prohibi- tion law,” he wrote, “because they pro- vide the degree of control over liquor which 1s necessary for national sobriety When we put everybody on an equal | As between a law which favors drinking footing we won the people’s confidence, | and a law which favors soberness, the and no group received an inordinate | American home and church and ‘school | That was doing things in an and workshop stand for the latter. benefit, orderly way. | “Prohibition is the best method that “To my mind, we myst have a sen-|has yet been devised to sive effect to sible method of approac) If, in look- the sober sentiment of the Nation. ing for problems, you split into groups, | huve always had excellent official co- | operation in its enforcement.” then a sense of lacking leadership re- sults in no program at all “One of the first things pressing for attention is that which expects the farmer, the home owner, the retail merchant and the industrialist to pay fixed obligations of 1929 with 1932 dol- lars. While I think the whole depres- sion is related to an absence of pur- chasing power, and this is often re- garded as an effect Instead of a cause, still T think this is an effect which is precipitately far worse. Urges Controlled Inflation. “Now we can cope with these debts by wholesale receiverships and bank- ruptcies—that's disorderly. An or- derly way is controlled inflation. I am not telking about greenbacks. That's least desirable. But in some way you have to deal with all of this or it will deal with you. “Next 15 the hours of employment. ‘We must deal not temporarily, but per- manently with the effects of techno- | logical unemployment. It certainly is | disorderly to keep the present relation- | ship bstween hours of work and tech- nological unemployment. We are sure- Iy making no economy in the displace- ment and transfer of man-power from | private employment to public charity. It may seem to employers like a tem- | porary profit. But ultimately they pay | in charity or taxation. We have to| consider economy in & real sense. Hours of employment should be reduced. Favors Public Works. “We are never going to restore con- fidence and start buying until it is done on a large scale by organized so- clety through government. We also must have a substantial public works program. Every day its size automat- ically grows larger. If $500.000,000 | were sufficient on January 30, that $500,000,000 is an insignificant amount today. “We folks out in Wisconsin do mot ignore the importance of Europe or its relationship to our problem. But we do feel that if we get our own country going, the accumulated wants of the Iast two years are so great that we would be starting the machinery to take care of our national problem within the next two years, during which time we can begin to make our contribution to- ward disentangling the skeins of Europe. And in this there is no factor more important than the tariff. We have seen in Wisconsin how retaliatory tariffs enacted against us have affected ad-| versely our foreign business.” The Governor hazarded no prediction | as t0 what is ahead. He, too, is waiting for national leadership to assert itself somewhere in Washington, and he hopes it will come in the nick of time. (Copyrisht, 1932.) . WYOMING CUTS BLOCKED State Board of Supplies Opposes Salaries Slashes. CHEYENNE, Wyo, May 17 (@).— There will be no general salary cuts for Wyoming State employes this year, the State Board of Supplies announced yes- terday. Though favoring adjustment of sal- aries {n some individual cases, the State | Board placed itself on record as opposed | to any blanket reduction. Oratory Winner SCANLON TO SPEAK IN FINALS HERE. Among the six high school orators who will come here for the grand finals of the National Oratorical Contest, to be held Saturday night in Constitution Hall, will be John J, Scanlon of Spring- fleld, Mass., winner of the Northeastern zone contest. Already assured of a)David C. Patterson, § apolis, Pa. Competition is Leing held in six divisions—debate, dramatic, declaration, humorous declamation, dramatic oratory, oratory and o1 o Summer tour of Europe as a reward for victory in the national zone, Scan- lon will seek the right to represent the United States in the international cof- ‘next Padl, MWBRIDE DISCOUNTS OHIO WET CLAIMS League Chief Points Out Larger Vote Cast for Dry Candidates in Governor's Race. By the Associated Press. F. Scott McBride, superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League, said today complete returns from the Ohio primary show that Henry H. Curran, president of the Association Against the Prohibi- tion Amendment, spoke “too soon and too enthusiastically about the wetness of Ohijo.” Curran had said, “Ohlo used to be as dry as a mummy, but now is as wet as Lake Erie.” The figures now available, McBride said in a formal statement, “not only show that not one single Congressman who voted dry on the Beck-Linthicum resolution roll call was defeated for renomination, but Representative Coop- er, who was especially marked for de- feat by the wet organization, won with a malority of almost 18,000.” “In the governorship contest, combined votes cast for the two dry Republican candidates exceeded by al- most 100,000 the combined vote of the Republican candidates.” OPTIONAL RETIREMENT AFTER 30 YEARS ASKED | Official of Federation of Post Office Clerks Advocates Step as Economy Measure. Optional retirement for Federal em- ployes after 30 as an economy measure by Thomas F. Flaherty, secretary-treasurer of the Na- tional Federation of Post Office Clerks, testifying yesterday before the House Civil Bervice Committee. Pointing out, for example, the average pay of postal clerks is $2,100 compared | to the $1,200 that would be the average annuity, Flaherty said that the differ- ence would represent a saving because no replacements would be required Optional retirement, he told the com- mittee would permit Post Office clerks who are in impaired health to leave the service. At present they must re- main until they have reached 63 years of age before they can retire optionally. “Post Office mail distribution is per- formed largely at night and at high speed and tension and there are health impairments at & relatively early age as a result,” stated Mr. Flaherty. “While optional retirement will cause no great exodus from the postal service—because of the economic necessity of the average clerk continuing work regardless of im- | patred health—it will grant the oppor- tunity to some clerks who are physically in bad shape to leave the service before their health is ruined irreparably.” YOUNGER FUNERAL SET THURSDAY AFTERNOON ‘Washington Architect, Who Took| Life, to Be Buried in Arlington With Military Honors. Funeral services for Joseph J. Younger, prominent Washington architect, who took his own life early yesterday, will be held at Murray's funeral home, 2009 Nichols avenue southeast, at 12:45 Thursday afternoon, followed by serv- ices at 1:30 o'clock in Sixth Presbyterian Church, Sixteenth and Kennedy streets. Burial will be in Arlington National Cemetery, with full military honors. The architect, whose designs had won him commendation, served as a lieuten- ant in the World War. Besides his widow and 7-year-old son Bruce, he is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Younger, 1430 Perry place; a sister, Mrs. ymond Davis, 1422 Perry place, and two brothers, George Willlam* Younger, well known contractor, living in Clarendon, and Vernice H. Younger, Pittsburgh, Pa. s VIRGINIAN ASKS DIVORCE Mrs. Margaret Gray Patterson Files Buit in Reno. RENO, Nev.. May 17 (#).—Mrs. Mar- garet Gray Patterson, member of a wealthy Virginia and New York family, filed suit here yesterday to divorce whom she mar- She charged Her com'pl‘llnt was lcc:xmm @ request for a private 3 settling property Tights ried January 15, 1921. cmmy.w An b i Sk We | the ( years' service was urged | son, hospital superintendent; §. |dent; Dr. John Allan Talbot, secretary of Hospital Receives Gift RESPIRATOR DONATED BY ROTARY CLUB. NEW type respirator was presented to Children's Hospital last week by the Rotary Club during National Hospital day exercises. Miss Christina [ playground: Knlght is shown fn the machine. Others present included (left to Tight) | recreasional 1o Miss Mary M. Carmody, superintendent of nurses: Miss Mattie M. Gib- | o Percy Thompson, Rotary Club presi- the hospital board of directors; Thomas | B. Sweeney, vice president of the board of directors; G. Calvert Bowie, chairman of the Rotary committee in charge; Mrs. Frederick H. Brooke, president of the hospital board of lady visitors, and Thomas L. Eagan, Rotary Club secretary —Star Staff Photo. NAVY ORDERS ‘ ! Capt. John T. G. Stapler, additional ;duty such units of Rotating Reserve | Destroyer Division 19, remaining at | Navy Yard. Philadelphia, Pa | Comdr. Allan S. Farquhar, detached as commander Destrover Division 186, | Battle Force, about June 11, te duty | as inspector of Ordnance in charge | Naval Torpedo Station, Keyport, Wasl Lieut. Comdr. William ~Masek, de- tached U. S. S. Lexington about June | 24, to Fleet Air Base, Pearl Harbor, | Territory Hawail, as executive cfficer. | Lieut. Comdr. John F. Moloney, de- tached Naval War College, Newport, R. I, on May 28, to staff, Naval War | College, Newport, R. I. = | Lieut. Comdr. Prederick D. Powers, orders February 9 modified: to re- ceiving Ship at San Francisco, instead command U. 8. 8. Lamberton | Lieut. William B. Ault, detached staff, commander Aircraft, Scouting Force, about June 15, to VT Squadron 1-8,| U. S. S. Lexington. Lieut. Charles D. Beaumont, Jr. | orders April 22 modified, to U S. Southard as engineer officer, instead duty U. 8. S. Tattnall. | Lieut. Herbert E. Berger, detached 3d Naval District in July, to U. 8. S Henderson. Lieut. Harry R. Carson, jr. detached Hydrographic Office, Navy Department, in June, to Naval Station, Tutulla, Samoa Lieut. Alvin D. Chandler, orders April 22 modified, to U. S. S. Oklahoma. | Lieut. Frederick J. Eckhcoff, orders | April 25 modified, to U. 8. B. Fairfax | as executive officer, instead duty U. 8. 8. | | Brazos. | Lieut. Marshall R. Greer, detached as C. O. Naval Reserve Aviation Base, | Squantum, Mass., zbout June 25, to VS | Squadron 3-8 (U, §. 6. Lexington). | Lieut. Karl G. Hensel, detached Naval Academy about May 28, to U. S. 8. 5-31. Lieut. Otto F. Johanns, detached as officer in charge Navy Recruiting Sta- tion, Minneapolis, Minn, to Asiatic Station. | " Lieut. James L. Holloway, jr., orders April 8 modified, to U. S. 8. Nevada as assistant fire control officer. | Lieut. Elmer J. McCluen, detached as | officer in charge, Navy Recruiting Sta- | | tion, Little Rock, Ark, to U. 8. 8, Gold ! Star. p | _ Lieut. Prederick C. Sachse, detached | Navy Yard. Puget Sound, Wash, about June 20, to U. S. 8. California. | Lieut. William P. E. Wadbrook, on discharge treatment Naval Hospital. | Washington, D. C., detached all duty, to_home, relieved all active duty. Lieut. (Junior Grade) Beasley, detached U. S. S. Southard about June 19, to U. S. S. Altair. | Lieut. (Junlor Grade) James B. Fox, detached U. 8. S. Sapelo about June 20, to U. S. S. Taylor. Lieut. (Junior Grade) Letheridge Grent, detached VO Squadron 1-B,| U. S. S. Texas, about June 15, to_ Air-| craft Squadrons at Fleet Air Base, Cobo Solo, GZ. i Lieut. (Junior Grade) Ncrman L. Holt, detached U. 8. 8. California, about June 22, to U. §. 8. Evans. | Lieut. (Junior Grade) Jack S. Holt- wick, jr., detached U. S. S. Sicard, about | June 15, to U. S. 8. Texas | Lieut, (Junior Grade) Doir C. John- son, detached U. S. . Cuyama after | June 1, to U. S. S. Texas. | Lieut. (Junior Grade) Theodore H. Kcbey, detached U. S. S. Chicago latter part of June, to U. S. 8. Sapelo. Lieut. (Junior Grade) John H. Par- rot, orders April 21 modified; to U. 8. S. Bernadou as engineer officer instead { duty'U. 8. S. Southard. Lieut. (Junior Grade) Samuel M. Tucker, deétached U. S. S. R-5 about | June 20; o U. 8. S. R-13. | Lieut. WJunior Grade) Daniel J. Wag- ner, detached U. 8. S. Texas about | June 18; to U. S. S. Antares. Ensign Jack Agmew, detached U. S 8. California about June 20; to U. 8. 8. | Hannibal. | Ensign John R. Craig, detached U. S. S. Lexington about June 18; to U. |B. 8. Noa. Ensign Robert W. Germany, ir., de- tached staff, commander battleships, Battle Force, in May; to U. S. S. Penn- | sylvania. Ensign Robert B. McCoy. detached| |U. 8. 8. Oklahoma about June 18; to | U. 8. 8. Brazos. | Ensign William T. Woodward, de-| | tached U. 8. 8. Colorado about June 123; to U. 8. 8. Sicard. Medical Corps. | Comdr. Harry E. Jenkins, detached | Naval Training Station, Norfolk, Va, about June 20; to U. S. S. Colorado. Lieut. Comdr. Jesse D. Jewell, de- tached Naval Hospital, San Diego, Calif, about June 15; to U. S. S. Neches. Lieut. Comdr. George P. Shields, de- tached Naval Hospital, New York, N.| Y., about June 24; to Naval Hospital, Annapolis. Lieut. Howell O. Johnston, detached Naval Hospital, Portsmouth, N. H. June; to U. 8. 8. Lexington. Lieut. (Junior Grade) Edward S Lowe. orders April 8 modified. To Naval Hospital, Philadelphia, Pa.. instead gl\gl Medical School, Washington, Lieut (Junior Grade) Guy E. Stahr, detached Destroyer Division 12, Battle Force, about May 20: to Naval Hos- pital, Great Lakes, IIl. Dental Corps. Lieut. (Junior Grade) Thomas E. Crowley, detached Naval Training Sta- tion, Great Lakes, Ill, about May 26; to U. 8. 8. Beaver. Supply Corps. Capt. Graham M. Adee, detached Naval Operations, Navy Department, in May; to duty as_officer in charge, Navy purchasing office, Newport, R. I Capt. William J. Hine, relieved addi- tional duty as officer in charge, Navy purchasing office, Newport, R. P.; con- tinue duty as supply officer, Naval Tor- pedo Station, Newport, R. I. Lieut. Comdr, J. Oarter, jr., detached Philadelphia Textile School, Philadelphia, Pa., on June 27; to Naval !\xrm t, New_York, N. Y. ‘arl J. Buck, detached Re- celving Station, Puget Sound, Wasl about June 30; to U. §. 5. Chaumont. Lieut. Alpheus M. Jones, additional duty as commissary officer, Naval Training Station, Norfolk, Va. Lieut. John N. Silke, detached Navy ‘Yard, Boston, Mass.; to receiving ship at_Boston, Mass. Lieut. Prancis M. Waldron, detached B ganaon: ta Neg. Xes P B i 2 [ X T Charles B. | [ SHOWERS WITH COOLER WEATHER IS PREDICTED Thunderstorms Spell Speedy End for Unseasonable Temperatures in New England and East. B the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 17.—Grumbling thunder told many million Americans of the East and New England that those sweltering hours yesterday were not to be permanent. Showers and cooling winds were pre- FREE PLAYGROUND URGED BY CITIZENS |Lincoln Park Group Votes to Shelve Charge at East- ern High, Citizens of the Lincoln Park area | last night took steps to have the play- | grounds of Eastern High School opened to children this Summer free of |charge. It was explained that the grounds were opened by the Commu- nity Center Department last year at a charge of 10 cents per child, but the | committee appointed last night will en- deavor to effect the free regulation. llélvmbo;saor l:-m committee include | Howard B. Smith, W. B. Cast and J. H. Carroll S In another resolution dealing with e association asked that cilities at Eliott Junior High School, Nineteenth and B streets | Rortheast, be coripleted out of funds eady appropriated an ha ready appror d in hand, group co naping a mome pathy for the baby's _ Members of the com: ing with representati Stanton Park and No Associations on_plan uly celebration, reported many . § r ny ne developments and plans, and announced the appointment of Dr. Harold Warner, principal of Hine Junior High School, s chairman in charge of athletics at the celebration el R Charging tte stand had been ille established, the association Aakednllgi authorities to make cabs desist from using a cab stand at Twelfth and B S!l:‘l:fls northeast he Holy Comforter Band, 1 3 nd, led by Rev, Joseph Dinges, presented wsical et & musical verence and sym- rents ittee co-operat- of the Trinidad, theast Citizens' for a Fourth of dicted for territory which yesterday saw | | temperatures soar to the nineties. New | York City never had a May 16 as hot as the 82 that brought out straw hats ard sent topcoats to the back hook in the closet. Boston had a 93, and Ver- mont and New Hampshire reported many readings of 90 or higher. hJu‘t ‘to show that anything can be appening in a great bi untry, i tnowed in Mingesota e @he Foeing Star ADVERTISENENTS fi RECEIVED HERE Rivcs o] Dies Few Hours After Wife. BENNINGTON, Vt, s Harrison 1. Nortony 73, for neary 50 years engaged in the insurance ness here, died last night. His wife, who was ‘Ann Isabelle Baker of Walla Walla, Wash., died yesterday morning. Norton was a native of Terryville, Conn. A double funeral will be held Let the “Situation Wanted” Column in the Star Classified Section find you a job ~ 1 —stating plainly the your experience, etc. UST insert a “Situation Wanted” advertisement kind of position you want: It will be seen by those employing help of all kinds—for The Star Classified Section is “first aid” of others. to those requiring the services Copy for The Star Classified Section may be left at any of these authorized Branch Offices. Maybe it'll save you a trip downtown. The service is ren- dered without fee; only regular rates are charged. In the Northwest 11th and Park rd.—Arm- strong’s Pharmacy. 14th and P sts—Day's Pharmacy. 1135 14th st—Marty’s Cigar & Magazine Store. 17th and Que sts.—Ken- ner’s Pharmacy. 15th and U sts—G. O. Brock. 2912 14th st.—Colliflower Art & Gift Co. 3401 14th st.—Bronaugh's Pharmacy. 14th and Buchanan sts— Hohberger’s Pharmacy. 14th st. and Colorado ave. —O’Donnell’s Pharmacy. 3209 Mount Pleasant st.— Mount Pleasant Cigar and News Shop. 1823 Columbia rd.—The Billy Shop. 62 California st.— Co- lodny Brothers. ‘Wardman Park Pharmacy. 215 N. Y. ave.—Sanitary Pharmacy. 1st and K sts.—Duncan’s Pharmacy. 7th and K sts.—Golden- berg’s (time clerk’s desk). 7th and O Drug Store. sts.—Lincoln In the Southwest‘ 10th st. and Va. ave— Herbert's Pharmacy. 316 4% st.—Harris' Drug Store. 4%, and L sts.—Columbia Pharmacy. In the Northeast 1505 Kenilworth ave.—Ken- ilworth’s New Drug Store. 208 Mass. ave—Capitol Towers Pharmacy. 4th and H sts—Home Drug Store. 4th and E. Cap. sts.—Paul's Drug Store. 12th and Md. ave—Luck- ett’s Pharmacy. 7th and Md. ave—Louis F. Bradley. North Capitol and Eye— Kenealy's Pharmacy. 20th and R. I a ve .—Collins’ Pharmacy, ‘Woodridge. 3500 12th st.— Brookland Pharmacy, Brookland. ith and R. L ave. —John G Biggs' Phar- macy. Chesapeake Junction — Dr. F.L. Wight, jr. There’s One Near You 7th st. and R. L ave—J. French Simpson. 1ith and M sts—L. H. Forster’s Pharmacy. 9th and U sts—M. H. Hunton’s Pharmacy. Ga. ave. and Upshur st.— Petworth Pharmacy. 221 Upshur st.—Monck’s Pharmacy. 5916 Ga. ave.—Brightwood Pharmacy. Ga. ave. and Kennedy st. —Lampkin's Pharmacy. 2901 Sherman Ave.—Sher- man Ave. Pharmacy. 6224 3rd st.— Stewart’s Pharmacy. 1905 Mass. Pharmacy. 18th and Fla. ave.—Bern- stein's Drug Store. Fla. ave. and 1st st.—N. Reiskin. North Capitol st. and R. L. ave. — Parker’'s P h ar- macy. 1742 Pa. ave—J. Louis Krick. 21st and G sts.—Quigley’s Pharmacy. 25th st. and Pa. ave— Columbia Drug Store. 3315 Conn. ave—Jell's Newsstand 5017 Conn. ave.—Higger's Community Drug Store. Wisconsin ave. and Macomb st.—Harry C. Taft. 4231 Wisconsin ave. gan Bros. Phagmac Takoma Park, 359 Cedar st. —Mattingly Bros.’ Phar- macy. ¢ ave.—Dupont Mor- In Georgetown 30th and P sts.—Morgan Bros.” Pharmacy. 3411 M st.—Moskey’s Phar~ macy. 1834 Wisconsin ave— Haney's. 35th and O sts.—Sugar’s Drug Store. In the Southeast 3rd and Pa. ave—O'Don- nell's Drug Store. 8th and Eye sts. —F. P, Weller’s Pharmacy. 11th and Pa, a v e—Fealy's Pharmacey. 1907 Nichols ave., Ana —Healy’s Drug Store. 13th and East Capitol sts.— Lincoln Park Pharmacy. 2204 Minnesota ave.—Sloan's Drug Store; F. S. Boisfeuil- let, prop.