Evening Star Newspaper, February 9, 1933, Page 15

- 20 CARPENTERS QUITU.S, WORK N FIGHT FOR §11 PAY Builders Term Action on Five Major Government Projects “Strike.” $8 DAILY WAGE SCALE REFUSED BY WORKERS 01d Scale Is Continued by General Contractors With Only Few on Two Projects. About 300 carpenters quit work this | morning on five major Government building projects. Contractors termed the action a “strike,” but union leaders insisted it was a “lockout.” The situation was complicated by} some of the coldest weather of thej year, which prevented other trades frem working, and probably would have kept some of the carpenters idle anyway, it was indicated on both sides. ‘The controversy revolves around \‘.hsl wage scale, which on . Government buildings, under the Bacon-Davis law, must be the wage prevailing for work of a similar nature in the community where the Government buildings are being erected. The carpenters are in- sisting on $11 a day, which is the union seale. and has been paid up until this morning by all contractors on Government jobs. The subcontractors on five buildings, however, taking ths stand that $8 is the “prevailing wage for carpenters in Washington, recently formal notice that, beginning this morning, they would pay $8 a day. ‘When the carpenters reported for work | early this morning both sides main- tained their position, with the result that the carpenters did not work. Two Continue $11 Scale. At least two general contractors on | the buildings involved continued to pay mmall crews of carpenters $11 a day. H. W. Blumenberg, g‘uurd Tep! sentative of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America, re- ceived detailed reports from all the jobs affected this morning, and was definite in his declaraticn that the action was a “lockout.” “Subcontractors have declared 8 lockcui by refusing to give the men ther working checks and paying them cff for work done. The usual pay day s » > puildings involved are the Con- i nal _Library Annex, Archives Euildng, Department of Justice, Post Oficc Depariment and the structure including three buildings in one, Inter- state Commerce Commission, Govern- ment Auditorium and Department of Lal 'gohre structures m:hf;eu general r;::— tractors were pay elr OWn carpen- ters $11 a day included the Post Office Department and the Interstate Com- merce Commission-Department of Labor job. 1t was also pointed out by union leaders that the zcale of $11 a day was d today on.the Central Heat- ing Plant in Southwest Washington and on the Departmient of iculture extensible . A notice has been ted at the Agriculture job, however, m& the $8 pay scale will b2come ef- fective there tomorrow morning. The union carpenters repored for work this morning at the hour of 7:30 o'clock, and signified their willingness to work for the same scale they have received in the past, $11, Mr. Blumberg explained, but were offered instead only $8. Subcontractors Adamant. Subcontracto:s, who had held a last night to unite on a sim- ilar policy in the situation today, ap- firm in_their determination to pay on!‘y $8. They said the men had asked for $11 and been offered $8. When the men refused to work for $8, the subcontractors termed that action & “strike.” Representatives of the union were insistent, however, that the action should not be called a strike, because the men were perfectly willing to con- tinue at the regular wage scale. General contractors on the five jobs concerned maintained a general atti- tunde of “hands off,” as did also the Treasury Department, which has gen- eral supervision of four of the five jobs concerned. What the next move will be could not. be forecast, although there had been much hope expressed prior to the action this morning that the Bacon- Davis prevailing wage law could be swung into action to prevent a stoppage of work. It was belleved in several quarters today that eventually this law will be invoked. Labor Secretary May Decide. How the Bacon-Davis law will be brought into action remains to be seen. Under procedure laid down by the law and the executive order of President Hoover, it is provided that if a con- troversy over wages cannot be adjusted by the “contracting officer,” the matter shall be referred to the Secretary of Labor for determination and his deci- slon thereon shall be conclusive on all parties to the contract. The contracting officers in the build- ings involved today are Maj. Ferry K. Heath, Assistant Secretary of the ‘Treasury, and David Lynn, architect of the Capitol. At the Treasury, it was said today that the matter had not yet been formally presented. Gen- era] ‘contractors, likewise, were keeping their hands off the situation, so far as could be learned for publication. There were unconfirmed reports, however, that some of the general contractors at least were determined that work should not be interrupted long, and they might take action of some kind. The fact that two general contrac- tors are paying their own carpenters $11 a day was interpreted by union leaders as indication that subcontrac- But on tors will be asked to pay $11. that point there was nothing forth- eoming from the general contractors. At the Department of Labor, it was explained that nothing officially has come up for action by the conciliation forces of that department, although there have been informal conferences over the matter with representatives of | Windows of Social Service Building the union. Mr. Blumenberg for the carpenters today insisted that the subcontractors had no right to make a change of pay in the middle of a job on which they already had 8 contract with the Gov- | needy, the Salvation Army has decided “We cannot stop a contrac- | to sell box seats at the windows of its tor from asking for a readjustment in | social service building, at 102 Consti- wages,” he said, “but it must be for |tution avenue, to persons who wish to future work, and not work that was|view the inaugural parade. contracted for under the old scale. The ‘you can’t cure evil with | tion Army today reported that prices can you cure this depres- reducing wages, and thereby | the entire box at each window of the ernment. it mass of that to prosperity.’ HEN a Washington Railway & | tree before the water could be Freezing Spray SKIDDING BUS BREAKS OFF FOUNTAIN. Adorns Tree s 550 ] XA Electric bus skidded at Sixteenth street and Columbia road on the icy pavement last night, it broke off a drinking fountain and released a spray of water which decorated th> tree as shown above. The heavy ice broke down the branches of the shut off. —Star Staff Photo. ' ARPORT LEASING Federation Will Consider McMillan Measure Feb. 18. Opposition Expected. ‘The Federation of Citizens’ Associa- tions 1s expected to oppose the Mc- Millan bill providing leasing of Lhe} ‘Washington and Hoover airports for a | municipal airport. The federation will | consider the bill February 18. Edwin S. Hege, chairman of the fed- | eration’s Airport Committee, said the | District would hardly benefit by the deal, which contemplates that the two | ports, having a combined area of about 143 acres, be leased for 5 fo 10 years. It is proposed to sugment this acreage by adding Military road, now dividing the two; a portion of the adjacent Agri- culture Department Experimental Farm and possibly by filling in part of Bound- ary Channel. ‘The bill, Mr. Hege points out, provides that the airport project be developed by a Federal official (the director of public buildings and public parks), who shall have jurisdiction and control over it; that all agencies of the United States | shall have free and unrestricted use of | it, and that net profits from sales of | supplies ahd servicss are to b2 credited in the Treasury as miscellaneous re- ceipts. Yet the cost of leasing the land, developing, maintaining and_ operating | the airport is to be borne by the District, as the bill authorizes $100,000 from its funds for the first year and as much as may be necessary for the subsequent years. Mr. Hege said no profit is expected the first year, and that it was fair to inquire how the District at the end of the term could reimburse itself for ex- penditures made for betterments. As a better scheme, Mr. Hege tenta- tively suggested that Military road and other publicly owned property desired in | connection with the establishment of a first-class air terminal should be leased to the private corporations operating the airports at a nomirmal figure, so that the port might be continued in opera- tion as a private venture. HIGH MORAL STANDARDS HELD WORLD ESSENTIAL Dr. James Brown Scott of Carnegie Endowment Says Prosperity De- 3 pends on Principles. There is urgent need for as high a set of moral standards for nations as for individuals, if the world is to know prosperity and happiness, Dr. James Brown Scott, secretary of the Carnegie’| Endowment for International Peace, de- clared yesterday in a lecture on “In-| | ternational Morality and International |Law” at George Washington University. Dr. Brown, who 20 years ago was professor of internaticnal law at the university’s School of Jurisprudence and | Diplcmacy, now the School of Govern- | ment, urged that the United States set an example for the world in applying moral principles to foreign relations. “Let us set our own house in order,” Dr. Brown urged. t us first convince ourselves that law 1s a rule of conduct, social and political, as well as religious. Let us appoint to positions of public | trust persons who accept the moral law and its aplication to the relations of states as of individuals, forcing them | to apply the moral standard to our foreign relations.” SALVATION ARMY SELLS | BOX SEATS FOR PARADE to Be Rented March 4 to Raise Funds for Needy. In an effort to raise funds for the Brig. John G. McGee of the Salva- have been set at from $5 to $10 for is expected to raise approximat through sale ‘we | for relief purposes ' seats. MAN HURT AS CAR HITS STEAM SHOVEL Auto Catapulted Across Con- necticut Avenue After Crashing Barricades. Ivan W. Baily, 28, of 2621 Seven- teenth street northeast, was in a critical condition today in Emergency Hospital from injuries received last night wb&n his automobile ran through a ‘stréet construction barricade in the 3600 block of Connecticut avenue, hit a steam shovel and catapulted across the street, coming to a stop on an apartment house lawn. Several other persons, including a 12- year-old boy, were injured in traffic accidents last night. Skull May Be Fractured. At the hospital Baily was said to be suffering from severe injuries about | the head and face and also was said to be injured internally. X-rays were to be taken to determine whether he has a fracture of the skull. Baily was taken from his wrecked machine by firemen from No. 28 En- gine Company, nearby, who heard the crash and the Fire Rescue Squad was summoned to take him to the hospital. Lanterns and guards around the con- struction work were strewn for many yaras around the scene of the accident. Boy Hit By Girl's Car. The injured boy is Robert Quebler, 3241 Patterson street, who received a broken collar bone and bruises late yesterday when hit by an automobile on Chevy Chase parkway near McKin- ley street. The automobile which streck him was operated by Miss Vir- ginia Hall, 19, of the 3100 block of ‘Thirty-sixth street, police say. Others injured included Willard Adams, 35, of Clarendon, Va., treated at Georgetown Hospital for bruises and possible internal injuries received when the automobile he was driving and a machine operated by George W. Lucas, 42, of the 400 block of Twenty-first street, collided on Key Bridge; Thomas R. Crawford, 23, of the 400 block of Tenth street, and Irene Allen, 24, of Great Falls road, Md. Crawford and the woman were injured when the au- tomobile he was driving and a machine driven by Jack Levy, 28, of the 3400 block of Oakwood terrace, collided at Wisconsin avenue and Warren street. TERMS SHAKESPEARE KEEN BUSINESS MAN Dr. B. Roland Lewis of University of Utah, Says Aim Was to Be Among Landed Gentry. ‘William Shakespeare was a keen- minded business man whose goal was to establish his family among the land- ed gentry, Dr. B. Roland Lewis of the University of Utah last evening told an audience of students and guests assem- bled in the music auditorium of Catho- lic University. The lecturer said that, according to his estimate of the poet's earnings in terms of modern monetary values, Shakespeare profited to the extent of approximately $160,000 from the writ- ings of his plays. He lent money at usurious rates of interest and .evaded the payment of his taxes, and was cited for hoarding grain. He engaged in con- ciderable litigation, not hesitating to bring - suit against an old boyhood friend. Dr. Lewis deelared that Shakespeare was a Stratford man all his life and denied that he had maintained a per- manent residence in London. He also asserted that the poet drew his inspira- tion from medieval England, not from the England of Queen Elizabeth. Dr. Patrick , Joseph Lennox presided and introduced the speaker. HURLEY TO BE GUEST Secretary of War Hurley will be honor guest at the Fort Myer exhibition ride tomorrow afternoon at the post Tiding hall. Army officlals and members of the diplomatic corps also will attend the performance by the Cavalry and Artillery troops. ’ Announcement was made today that no more tickets will be avaflable for the remaining rides of this season, as The b WASHINGTON, D. C., TAMMANY IS GIVEN 'TRANSIT VALUATION HONOR POSITION IN REGARDING RATES INAUGURAL MARCH,BEING COMPLETED SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Plan for Participation Is Given in Letter to Ad- miral Grayson. PLAN INDIAN COSTUME FOR LEADERS OF GROUP New York Org.anintion’a Officials Also Plan to Have 16 Flags Carried in Parade. Tammany Hall, in all its glory, with braves in full regalia and other memb- ers in the traditional silk hats and cutaways, will have an henor position in the inaugural parade, it was an- nounced today by Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson, chairman of the Inaugural Committee. The Inaugural Committee received word_this morning that the oldest po- litical organization in the United States desired to take part in the inaugural affairs, and the offer to send a delega- gation to Washington to honor Gov. Roosevelt was immediately accepted by the Inaugurzl Committee. The plan ‘| of Tammany’s participation was re- vealed in a letter to the Inaugural Pa- rade Committee, of which Col. E. Watson is chairman, from Edward J. McCullen, secretary of the famous New York organization. Flags to Be Carried. “Our group will be led by two or costume,” wrote Mr. McCullen. “It will be followed in the order named by our flags, some 16 in number, carried by members in formal afternoon attire, and a proper color guard with the National Emblem. Thereafter will come | the Council of Sachems of the society, the executive members of the New York Deocratic County Committee and then the general members, all in formal afternoon attire. I “II you can arrange a color guard for us of one soldier and one sailor for the Naticnal Colors, as is done at our Independence day celebration here in this city (New York), we will present a more uniform appearance. “It has been suggested by some of at the inauguration ceremonies of the late President Woodrow Wilson, that the committee then in charge arranged to have a group of American Indians, who were to be part of the parade, march at the head of the Tammany delegation. the same arrangement, pleased to be advised of it.” Most Colorful Section. ‘The addition of the Tammany dele- gation to th: fourth division of the parade adds one more splash of color to what promises to be the most color- ful section of the parade, with political marching clubs and other similar groups vying with each other for the we shall be | | cor- poration counsel, chairman of a civilian committee on traffic, to work out with the police the traffic plans for March 4 in the vicinity {of the Washington Auditorium, where the inaugural ball will be held. Mrs. John Allen Dougherty, chairman of the Ball Committee, named Col. Edward Clifford vice chairman and they, with their committee, will meet in the near intendent of police; Inspector B. A. Lamb of the Traffic Bureau and Wil- liam A. Van Duzer, director of the de- partment of vehicles and traffic. Members of Mr. Roberts’ committee are E. D. Merrill, M. O. Eldridge, James L. Martin, Maj. Wallace Streeter, Roland Dyer and Howard S. Le Roy. Program Is Announced. Make-up of the souvenir program for the inaugural was announced today by J. Pred Essary, chairman of the official | Program Committee. Devoid of ad- vertising, the publication will have an outline of the inaugural program, hour by hour, the line-up of the parade and the events of the inaugural ball. In addition the program will carry an article on “The Passing of March 4th” by Mr. Essary; “The Story of Inaugu Balls,” by David Rankin Barbee; “The Story of Inaugural Pa- rades,” by Ernest G. Walker; “Formér Mistresses of the White House,” by Miss Eleanor Connally; “Washington's Historical Landmarks,” by George Rothwell Brown; “Sketches of Roose- velt and Garner,” by J. R. Hildebrand, and other articles by nationally known writers. The inside back page has been left blank for the benefit of autograph col- lectors. In the book also will be air- plane views of the Capital, a map of the metropolitan area to guide vistors, the pictures of the past 31 Presidents and a picture of four generations of the Roosevelt family. De Luxe Edition. Because of its historical value, the program also will be published in a de luxe edition, the sale strictly limited to copies reserved in advance, to be numbered in the order of the subscrip- tions and with the name of each sub- scriber in gold on the front cover. It will be bound in flexible blue material and will be inscribed by the inaugural chairman. It will retail for $2. ‘The regular program will sell for 35 cents. Proceeds from the sale of programs, over the cost of printing, will be donated to charity, along with the proceeds of the inaugural ball. MEETING ON GOVERNMENT HOUSING MATTERS CALLED A number of matters dealing with the housing of governmental units will come before the Public Buildings Commission when it convenes tomorrow morning at the office’ of the chairman, Senator Smoot, Republican, of Utah. Lieut. Col. U. S. Grant, 3d, the com- mission’s executive officer, will ask the organization's indorsement of space assignments made since the last meeting in July. A number of Government groups have been shifted to new quar- ters in the last six months. Other moves are in prospect and the commis- sion will be requested to map out a program for matters demanding im- mediate consideration, TOURNAMENT PLANS Community Center to Announce One-Act Play Events. Detailed plans for this season's Dis- trict of Columbia one-act play tourna- Mrs. Elizabeth K. les, the Community Center Department, at a final meeting of the committee our older members, who were present | three members in distinctive Indian |ing’ I Y | m Tt 1t i et e | _flg;%er legislation, it is pointed out. future with Maj. E. W. Brown, super- | P: | up in Congress. The Senate has acted THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, Street Car Companies and Utilities Commission Gather Mass of Data. FIRST PHYSICAL TALLY TAKEN IN 19 YEARS Groups Also Expected to Act Soon on Merger of Two Companies. Valuation of the properties of the two street car companies is being ] pleted by engineers and accountants of | the Public Utilities Commission and the | traction concerns, in preparation for a public hearing on Tate base matters, it was learned today. When the huge mass of statistics on inventories and appraisals of the prop- erties is compiled, the data will be! placed before the commission and a date | set for the hearings. series of actions which may have re- | sults of importance to the patrons of the transportation companies of the District as well as the financial mter-‘ . | ests involved. The work now being completed is the first physical valuation of the com- panies undertaken in many years. The last actual physical valuation of the Capital Traction Co. dates back to 1914. The appraisal of that company’s hold- since has been kept up to date by inclusion of additions made since. Valued at $25,756,880. In 1925, the value of the Capital Traction Co. was fixed at $25,756,880, including material supplies and work- | ing éapital, but not including a claim made by the company for a large sum for the value of its franchise to operate. The Public Utilities Commission, using an inventory and study of 1914, 2lso found the then value of the Wash- ington Railway & Electric Co. to be $14,530,000 for rate-making purposes. The property of the Washington Rapid Transit Co., operator of the city | bus lines, now is being subjected to an actual physical valuation and will be considered at a public hearing later. The valuation of the street car com- panies now being completed has no direct tie-up with the street car mergers recently approved. There was no agree- ment as to valuation contained in the is a matter left to the Public Utilities Commission. Approval Awaited. Officials of the street car companies are preparing financial data M connec- tion with the proposed merger, for ap- proval of the stockholders and the com- mission. When that matter has been settled and approved by the commission, that body and the companies will pro- ceed with actual merger deteils and consideration of rerouting and other proposed changes designed to effect | economies, A clerical error, discovered in the merger bill after it had been passed by Congress and signed by the President, has caused a corrected measure to come ening Star 1933. Society and General Gold Star Mother Dubious FEELS SKEPTICAL OVER COMPENSATION. Mrs. Annie M. Eopolucei and the poster quoting Secretary Daniels’ statement Thus will be set in motion a8 new|gapout her son, the first American sailor to die LTHOUGH the House has unan- imously approved payment of $5,000 to Mrs. Annie M. Eopo- Jucci, mother of the first Amer- ican sailor killed in the World War, she “won’t believe I'm to be com- pensated for his death until I actually have the money in my hands.” Mrs. declared war. other to a small row! to pieces by the heavy sea. Seemed Hopeless. “Since then,” Mrs. Eopolucci said to- day, “I've tried every way I know how to obtain some compensation for his | death, but, until the House gave its approval yesterday, it looked altogethe: hopeless. Now the outlook is a little better, but I'm not going to count on the money until I can see it and feel it and count it.” Her son was 29 at the time he lost his life. He had been in the service 10 years. “I'll never forget the night he left for France,” said Mrs. Eopolucei, who “He was stationed on the U. 8. 8. Dolphin, then lives at 649 I street southeast. at the navy yard. At midnight he ane the others were given seal g0 to New York. ed o1 “He sailed from New York on March Just two weeks later he was Josephus Daniels, then Secretary of 18, 1917, dead.” th Navy, said of Eopolucci’s death: Eopolucel’s son John was one of 13 Navy guards aboard the, steamer Aztec when it was torpedoed, about 9 miles from Brest, France, on April 1, | Arm 1917—five .days before the United States The sailors escaped in life boats, but Eopolucci took ‘boat, which was smashed T d rders to was the first American sailor who lost his life in the World War. in the World War. ~—Star Staff Photo. His mother gave more to the country ‘thnn the richest man in America can give in money. She gave her son.” Other Son Killed. As a matter of fact, however, Mrs. Eopolucci gave more than that—she gave two sons! The second son, Wil- liam, then 23, was shot to death in France in the Battle of Argonne Forest on September 18, 1918. He was in the y. Mrs. Eopolucci still receives compen- sation for William's death. “He took out a $10,000 nce policy,” she seid, “and’ the Gé¢vernment paid me $500 down and $57 a month. This money has been enabling me to k;elfi my little home together, but it last only about six years longer and then I'll be penniless—unless, of course, I'm compensated for John's death.” Under existing law, Mrs. Eopolucci is entitled to no compensation for John's death, other than his salary for six months. The bill sent to the Senate would . give her $5,000 in insurance. The measure was introduced by Representative Sol Bloom of New York, who became interested in the case when he met Mrs. Eopo- lucei at a banquet. A poster quoting Daniels’ statement was cxhibited by the American Red Cross in May, 1917, during “Mother's ‘Week.” The poster signed by the then Navy Secretary, subsequently was pre- sented to Mrs. Eopolucci. Mrs. Eopolucei, a widow for nearly 30 years, has one other son—Sam, 32, who still lives with her. She.also has three daughters: Mrs. Florence! Johnson, Mrs. Marion Mansfield and Mrs. Mary Van LILLIE TO FAGE COURT TOMORROW on this corrected bill and action now is awaited in the House. The valuation of the street car com- anies is one of a number of matters await] settlement this year. All of the public utilities companies have cases pending in court or before the commission. ‘The commission will hold a hearing next Thursday to consider how the $562,000 in reduction of electric power rates will be apportioned among the consumers of the Potomac Electric Power Co. The new rates, made pos-| sible under the new decree signed yes- terday by Justice Luhring, are to be placed into effect February 20. Gas Hearing Also Set. On_ March 27 the commission will start hearings on valuation of the prop- ertles of the Washington and the Georgetown Gas Light companies. This has no direct connection with the meas- ures now in Congress providing for a ‘merger of the two companies, which are under the same ownership, since there is no statement of valuation in the bill, it is explained. As to the gas com- pany merger bill, the House District Committee made a favorable re- port and the Senate District Commit- tee has nearly concluded its hearings. One mention of valuation has cropped up there, with the announcement by Senator Howell that he is opposed to permitting the inclusion of an item for “going concern” in any future val- uation of the companies’ proj s, The decision of the Public Utilities Commission, ordering all taxicabs oper- ating in the District to install meters and operate by that method instead of flat rate zone charges, also is pending. This order of the commission has been taken to court for review, Judge Adkins in District Supreme Court has sustained the commission and the case was ap- pealed. A brief is to be filed next Tuesday. ‘The order of the commission, direct- ing that a 10 per cent cut be made in the charges for telephone service in the District also is subject to later court action. The Chesapeake & Potomac! Telephone Co. appealed to court for re- view. Justice Gordon enjoined the commission from enforcing its ord: and the case now is awaiting trial. WILL DISCUSS SEX Dr. John M. Baber, physician, will discuss “The Sex Problem Today” in a lecture, for men only, tonight at 7:45 o'clock in the auditorium of the Central Y. M. C. A, 1736 G street. ‘The lecture is one of a series ar- ranged by the Health Educational Council of the Y. M. C. A. depart- ment of physical education, with the co-operation of the District Medical Society. Motion pictures will be shown in_connection with the talk. There will be no admission charge. Ice Is Too Thin To Permit Skating On Reflecting Pool “no skating.” ‘While numerous calls came the Office of Public Buildings and Public Parks on the subject, pros- pective skaters were disappoint- ed. Park Police said it will take another day of this temperature to provide a proper footing on the surface of the pool for skating. At least two inches of ice are con- sidered necessary for public safety and not even one inch has formed 38 yet, Will Be Arraigned on Coun- terfeiting and Assault Charges. Lester L. Lillie, 25, confessed manu- facturer of spurious money, will be ar- raigned twice tomorrow, once before | United States Commissioner Needham C. Turnage on the Federal counterfeit- ing charge and again in Police Court on charges of assault with intent to kill two policemen, Lillle, arrested Monday night at Eighteenth street and Columbia road after a spectacular battle with two third precinct pol , faces more than 45 years in prison as a result of his counterfeiting activities, with pos- sibility of an additional term for com- t1 assault. Three charges of counterfeiting—manufacture, possession and circulation—are booked against him, along with two of assault with in- tent to kill. Secret service agents confiscated $217 in $1, $10 and $20 bills from Lillie’s “engraving plant,” in the 1200 block Twelfth street, and $40 more from his automobile. ‘The youth was arrested after he at- tempted to pass a $10 bill in a restau- rant in the 1800 block Adams Mill road. He shot Policemen A. L. Lay and Arthur Gernhofer in an unsuccessful effort to escape, but was subdued by a crowd of spectators and held until the third precinct patrol wagon arrived. Lay, more seriously wounded of the two men, had the large bone in his right leg shattered by a bullet from Lillie’s gun. His condition was reported as satisfactory at Emergency Hospital, however. Gernhofer received only a flesh wound and was sent home after treatment. Young Democrats to Meet. HYATTSVILLE, Md., February 9 (Special) —Plans for its dance Febru- ary 17 at the Beaver Dam Country Club and its participation in the in- augural ceremonies will be discussed at a meeting of the Young Men's Demo- cratic Club of Prince Georges County wnlsgchkt in the Municipal Building at 8 o'clock. JOBLESS WORRIES BLAMED IN SUICIDE Edward Hornibrook, 26, Son of Federal Attorney, Shoots Himself. Despondent over loss of his job, Edward Hornibrook, 26, son of Edward | Jchn Hornibrook, attorney for the| Federal Trade Commission, shot himself | to death early today in his home, 2138 | Call!uorm- fme;c. e was found sitting at a desk, beside his bed, about 1:15 a.m. by his father, who notified police. No notes were found, but Mr. Horni- brook told Dr. MacDonald his son had been despondent since losing his posi- time ago. To help his son overcome his despondency, Mr. Hornibrook said, he had induced him to become a student at the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service. Noticing a light in his son’s room early today, Mr. Hornibrook called to "1 of tion with the Eastman Kodak Co. some | t PAGE B—1 FALLING MERCURY MAY BRING SNOW. TOLLINU.S. HEAVY Capital Forecast Is 11 De. grees Above Zero Tonight. Airmail on Time. TEMPERATURE BELOW ZERO IN MANY STATES Deaths From Exposure Likely to Be Increased—Fruit Damaged in South and Southwest. Snow may sweep in out of the West, probably within 48 hours, to climax the present cold wave, which will bring even lower temperatures tonight before moderation begins, according to the Weather Bureau. While the exact time of the snow’s arrival was not fixed by the official fore- caster, there was little doubt that the Capital would get some of the snow that has gripped other sections of the country with paralyzing effect. Whether it will reach Washington by tomorrow night or come later, however, was prob=- lematical. But there was no qualification at all in the official forecast of colder weather tonight with an expected min- imum temperature of 11 degrees. Last night and this morning missed being the coldest of the year by one-tenth of 1 degree. The lowest thermometer reading, 14.1 degrees at 9 a.m. today, was just that much higher than the “14 degrees” recorded December 16. The merc: is not before it starts downward in another effort to establish a season’s record. Tomorrow will ses a definite moderation the severe cold, the forecast hail and snow which fell an inch, Air Mail on Schedule. skies and subzero weather greeted air mail pilots in the vicinity of the Capital last night and all sched. ules were completed on the goastal run and across run thro from New York to reported no Storm warnings g u"‘""',..,l.,d“,,‘,’,‘;’ : ‘were al the Atlantic Coast, all the zly fl’pl: Jacksonville, Fla., , Me. A blizzard was raging in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. The him that it was time to go to bed. When he received no response, he opened the door and discovered his son’s suicide. IOWANS PLAN DINNER Governor to Be Guest of Honor at Inaugural Eve Fete. Washington Iowans will honor their Governor, Clyde Herring, and Mrs. Her- ring, all the new members of Congress from Iowa and all Iowans visiting Washington for the inaugural, at a dinner at the Willard Hotel March 3 at 7:30 pm., it was announced today by the Towa State Society. Senator L. J. Dickinson will be toast- Jude and Mrs. F. Dickinson head the Reception Committee. Reservations may be made with Miss ge{tlmde M, Louis at the Roosevelt otel. FISHERIES BUREAU HELPS NEEDY, DONATING FOOD TO CHARITIES Jobless Are Given 63 Tons of Salmon Caught During Spawning Season. the needy, while carrying out its propa- gation work. er Henry O'Malley said today 63 tons of chum- salmon, caught by the bureau’s hatchery men in Washington “State, had been dis tributed through local charitable organi- during the past spawning season. The commissioner also said catfish caught during & recent Chesaj d and fish turned over to relief au- thorities for distribution. O'Malley pointed out that the life cycle of chum salmon is drawing to a cln;e whe_nm'.he bure‘n\l gw;: them and strips the eggs for the hatchery. If the fish are returned to the water they will die shortly thereafter. In order to make some use of these fish, he said, the bureau distributed approxi- mately 126,000 pounds to needy persons. People came from as far as 100 miles O hier ng | Thevaghout hours to below the zero mark and the barometer dropped under the 1 pressure ever in the history recorded of the Mount Washington Observatory. Snow in Maryland. Strong winds were whipping about the mountains in Mplryhndm ol't ;um um"in .m'endwmm half of the e, a steady drop under way. Piladelphia reported a gp > in temperature in eight hours, with a 40-mile-an-hour wing. ~ Between mide n and 8 p.m. yesterday there a.tly & 40-degree decline in New York Intense suffering among the desti- tute gave relief agencies new problems in Western Pennsylvania, where tem- gennmrefio ‘{:?,"" 40 decr;u in 24 hours, oW ¢! man) IWays trafho ‘was paraiyaed, T Sod &l Meanwhile there was no let-up and none in sight for the Midwest and West. Chicago had 12 below early this mgrnlng and figured on 15 before sun- set. ‘Throughout most of Ohio storms were blowing with zero and slightly below temperature readings. Ice and snow claimed the lives of two Ohio motorists and one pedestrian. Two_persons died in traffic accidents in Indiana. In Southern Missouri the crop experts said the frigid air had ruined the peach crop. Two Missourians perished. It was be- low zero, but farther West it was still colder. Lincoln, Nebr, had a minus 18, the coldest since 1918, while Sioux City, Towa, reported 33 below. Orr, Minn., set a new record with 50 below. One man was found frozen to death near Franklin, Minn. Trask, Mont., with 64 below, had the lowest figure un= . | growers were sm: stock and wheat losses a , Okla., shutting off service four hours in sub-freezing temperatures. Five deaths were ed in Oklahoma, two in Texas and and one in Kansas. - ds swept from Idaho to Nevada, trains and ‘highways. Colorado