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1.200 70 RECENE F.ER. A TRAINING Emergency Education Sum- mer Schools for Teach- ers in 25 Cities. State training centers to instruct approximately 1200 teachers in con- ducting workers’ educational courses will be held in 25 cities this Summer as part of the second year’s program of the F. E. R. A. emergency educa- tional work. Students at the Summer schools will be paid from $15 to $18 weekly as work-relief wages for the six-week course. out of which they will pay their maintenance. Seven Schools Chosen. Work Progress Administrator Harry L Hopkins announced yesterday that | seven of the Summer schools have been definitely chosen. They are New York University, Ohio State Univer- sity, Purdue University, Olivet College, University of Wisconsin, Chicago Uni- (Continued From First Page.) versity and the University of Califor- } was not a very good photo and we | nia. Other centers will be announced ' all laughed over it. We shared the -later. | front seat of the automobile with an- | Each of the centers will provide for | other couple on the way home. I sat | about 50 applicants. The program is in my husband’s lap. We were all to be under the direction of Dr. L. R. | laughing and joking, and very happy. | Alderman. director of the education | Drove to Inn. division of the F. E. R. A, and Miss | “We got out at our home, unpacked Hilda Smith, specialist in workers' | the gishes, and then drove off in our education. | own car to get something to eat. We In States that have no training | went to an inn on the boulevard just centers in workers’ education, those | across the Howard County line. to be trained will be sent to the near- | «My husband stopped at the door | est center. < | to talk with an acquaintance. I went About 500 potential workers' teach- | jnsie, saw some friends, and showed | ers attended last year's schof)ls. The ; them the picture taken at the carni- majority of them were used in teach- 'THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, JULY 29, 1935. Victim and Scene of Shooting | disclosing “the admiglty’s famous | ing workers' classes last Winter in 30 States. Eminently Successful. Dr. Alderman pointed out that, de- spite difficulties in operating “a new type of educational service,” the former program was eminently suc- cessful. “Fine, new leaders, interested, re- sourceful and public-spirited, were discovered in those training centers.” he said. “They should be able to do much in bringing to workers urgently needed facts about our modern indus- | trial civilization.” PRESIDENT RETURNS PLEASED BY TRIP Bags Many Fish at Mouth of Patuxent, and All in Party Have Big Day. President Roosevelt was back at his desk today after a week end cruise aboard the Seguoia, which he found | especially enjoyable because of his good luck at fishing. Not only did the President catch his share, but every one in his small party | did likewise. Mr. Roosevelt caught so many that he lost count, he said. A final check showed 90 hardheads and a blue fish fell afoul of the party. The fishing was done Saturday night at the mouth of the Patuxent | val. it ‘They laughed at it and passed ound. ‘Just as Wade came inside, an| Italian employed by Nuncy Greco, my | first husband, who runs a barber shop in Laurel, was laughing at the pic- ture. Wade sald he did not like ‘Wops' laughing at his picture. I laughed it off and we had some beer and crab cakes. “When we got home and in bed, ‘Wade began arguing again about the picture and the ‘Wops.' I resented his remarks because my son is half Italian. He kept getting madder all | | the time and finally said he was going | to leave home. Ordered Wife Out. “He got up and put on his trousers and a shirt. I saw him go to the bureau and put the revolver in his hip pocket. He started out, but changed his mind, came back, and ‘Wade LeRoy Smith, former Maryland State policeman, and the bungalow at 601 Fourth street, Laurel, in which, police say, his wife shot him during a domestic quarrel yesterday, The wife, Doro- thy, claims she shot in self-de fense. —Star Staff Photos. Taxes ‘Thi= is my house, you get out.’” “He threw a dress at me. I got up| and started putting on my stockings. | He kept shouting and grabbing ,.::pe'r cent on all net corporation in- There are bruises on my arms and | COMe under $15,000 and 14% per cent | legs. Finally I decided it would be |On 8ll over that amount. Administra- | silly for me to leave and told him I/ tion chiefs squeezed that into the bill was going to stay. by the narrow margin of a 10-to-8 “He went out in the kitchen. I|'Ow, Y Democrats. Republicans thought they might get started praying aloud for my boy and tic v my husband, and said I did not want | (oL 50, Democratic votes o knock out that tax, but majority me - to live if they could not be friendly, | traues taces or L Bememoers con- like they usually are. Wade heard |gang fast since It was advocated by me and came rushing:in with -the Dlstoilin his hardt” the President. (Continued From Pirst Page.) | fleet in “in date” ships as of 1935 and | and 10 aircraft carriers. | The tentative schedule, in the gen- After the shooting Mrs. Smith said | era)ly renewed drive for early adjourn- | she knelt beside her husband's body. ment, called for the House Committee River. The President used a fly rod | When she realized he was dead she and told of taking 10 minutes to land | tried to shoot herself, but could not one 3-pound hardhead. | make the automatic work. Distraught, With the President were the Con- | she remained in the house for about troller General and Mrs.. -McCarl, 20 minutes, then dressed . and, still Assistant Secretary of the Navy Henry | carrying the gun, droye to the home | L. Roosevelt, Dr. Ross McIntire, White | of her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. | House physician; Miss Marguerite Le | and Mrs. Carroll Harrison. Hand and Miss Grace Tully, personal - Stopped to See Boy. secretaries. The White House said there was Awakening them, she told what had no reason to attach any signicance to | happened and decided to give herself Controller General McCarl's presence | up at the Laurel State police substa- in the party. tion, where Smith formerly had peen assigned. - to give its final approval to the tax bill by tomorrow night so it could be brought up on the floor Thursday at | the latest. Meanwhile, Chairman | Harrison fixed tomorrow for the Sen- ate Finance Committee’s first hearings | on the tax bill. Only brief hearings were planned, and other Democratic chiefs—among them Vice President Garner- | trying to get a Democratic agreement | to rush the bill through the Senate | by voting down all amendments offered. Provisions in Bill. ere | naval powers at some future confer- CAR PLUNGES INTO LAKE, On the way she stopped at Mrs. | Greco's home to see her boy. He was ‘The bill in brief, provides: | asleep, but she told Mrs. Greco to tell WOMAN’S BODY FOUND -New Hampshire Searchers Unable to Find Auto or Other Occupants. him she had come to say good-by before going away. After telling her story to State Troopers A. E. Markley and C. W. Cubbage, who had served with her husband, Mrs. Smith was turned over to the county authorities and taken New inheritance taxes. in addition | to those already imposed on estates, | ranging from 4 per cent on the portion | of an inheritance between $50,000- $60,000 to 75.per cent on all over | $10,000,000; | Increases in the surtax rates on in- {comes over $50,000. | Naval circles also expressed inter- §730,000,000 FLEET PLANS REPORTED Program Published by Pa- per in London as That of Admiralty. By tho Asiociated Press. LONDON, July 29.—The Dally Herald, publishing what it described as “the admiralty’s famous ‘hush- hush’ plan,” said today Great Britain intended to build a virtually new bat- tle fleet, costing $750,000,000, by 1942. The newspaper asserted that the admiralty has developed a secret seven-year plan, calling for construc- tion of 12 mew capital ships and 33 new cruisers. : In addition, the Laborite newspaper sald, there would be 63 new flotilla leader destroyers, 21 new submarines and three new aircraft carriers. Admiraity Guarded Program. Sir Bolton Eyres-Monsell, first lord of the admiralty, had told the House of Commons that publication of the program would “be against the inter- ests of the public and the peace of the world.” The Herald, however, said it was | ‘hush-hush’ plan which already has| been communicated to the admiralties of the United States, France, Ger- many, Italy and Japan.” (United States naval officials as- serted at Washington that they were reluctant to believe the report of a new building program, saying such a | development would mean a world- wide building race. (The Washington officials, remind- | ing that the Washington and London naval limitations treaties do not ex- pire until December 31, 1936, said that if construction was begun before that date it would mean the scrap- ping of the treaties. They denied that Washington had been informed of the reported program.) Program in 1936, The Daily Herald sald the British program called for construction in 1936 of three cruisers, nine flotilla leader destroyers and three subma- rines with five capital ships, five | cruisers, nine destroyers, three sub- | marines and one aireraft carrier to be | built in 1938. Under the reported program, the comparative strength of the British 1942, allowing for ships which would become outdated under the Washing- | ton and London treaty rules, would be: In 1935, 15 capital ships, 50 cruisers, 84 flotilla leader destroyers, 39 sub- marines, 8 aircraft carriers; in 1942, 14 capital ships, 72 cruisers, 142 flo- tilla leader destroyers, 57 submarines NAVAL QUARTERS INTERESTED. | Some Officials Here Reluctant to Be- lieve Report. Navy quarters today expressed in- terest in s London Daily Herald article which said Britain plans to build almost complete new battle fleet by 1942 at a cost of $750,000.000. | Some naval men said they were | reluctant to believe the British ad- miralty planned such a move. It was | said that it would mean the danger of a world-wide building race would be increased. Use in Conference Seen. The suggestion was made that per- haps the craft referred to in the Lon- don newspaper are paper ships which might he used to bargain with other ence on limitation of sea armaments. ‘The possibility of early diplomatic | overtures toward a compromise on limitation was seen recently when 8ir Bolton Eyres-Monsell, first lord of the British admiralty, announced | abandonment of naval ratio policy. | Japan expressed repugnance for this | policy, as written in the Washington | treaty giving her the short end of | the 5—5—3 ratio, She abrogated the treaty. Interest Expressed in 1942. est in the 1942 date reported as the STOCKHOLDERS HIT IN BANK: DECISION Sale of Shares Declared No Bar to Responsibility in Failure. By the Associated Press. HAGERSTOWN, Md., July 29.— An opinion holding that “there is individual responsibility of the stock- holder of a bank to the creditor and that such liability is not ended by the transfer of stock” has been hand- ed down in Circuit Court here. Written by Chief Judge D. Lindley Sloan and Associate Judge Frank G. ‘Wagaman, the opinion revokes the de- cree of June 19, 1933, requiring each stockholder of record to pay the re- ceiver an amount equal to the par value of the stock held by him. Verdict in Suit. The decision was made in a suit brought by the stockholders of the closed People’s Banking Co. of Smithsburg. From review of numerous court de- cisions, the judges said: “We think it clearly decided that the Constitution requires the Legis- lature to give to creditors of banks and impose upon stockholders the following rights and obligations: “Pirst, to give to creditors and im- pose upon stockholders direct and immedite responsibility to be en- forced between themselves. “Second, to give the creditor the right to pursue a stockholder and to place upon the stockholder a liability for the debts of the bank imcurred while the stockholder was such. An Asset of Creditors. “Third, the right of the creditor and the responsibility of the stock- holder to continue, notwithstanding the stockholder transfers his stock. “Fourth, the liability of the stock- holder to be an asset of the creditor and not to the corporation.” The opinion defined “liability” as “debts attaching at the time stock- holders were such irrespective of any subsequent transfer of the stock. The debts to be benefited by the liability imposed under all the cases were not the debts which might be owing upon | insolvency of the bank. As to each | | stockholder, they were the debts at- | taching during the time he was | such.” May Be Collected. “The liability of a stockholder of a bank is ‘an asset of the corporation’ only in the sense that it may be col- lected by the receiver for the benefit of those creditors who became such while the stockholders against whom the liability is enforced were such. “It follows as a necessary result that stockholders who are also cred- itors are equitably entitled to set-off the debt of the bank to them against the stockholders’ liability.” PRISONERS THREATEN MAN WHO BEAT SON Colorado Warden Keeps John Hull in Solitary While Doctors Try to Save 11-Year-Old. By the Associated Press. CANON CITY, Colo., July 29.— John Hull, accused of brutally beat- ing his 11-year-old son for “turning sissy,” cringed in solitary confinement today as fellow prisoners muttered threats against him. “The prisoners would tear him limb from limb,” said Warden Roy Best. “But he's safe. He will be kept in solitary.” The convicts, attending a base ball | game yesterday, cried out in unison: “Just put Hull cut here in this crowd and the (Colorado) Springs dicks Probe Told 'pf Left: H. C. Hopson, missing po Hopson Deals wer company executive, who is being sought by agents of the Senate Lobby Committee, which is anxious to question him. ported. “G-men” may be asked to ald in search, it has been re- 2%% A3 FEDERAL ACTION SOUGHT IN ARREST Alexandrian Faces Charge Involvirig Girl—Missing 16 Months. By a Staft Correspondent of The Star. ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 20.-- ‘lexandria police today asked the Department of Justice to take charge of the extradition and prosecution of Elmer C. White, 31, alias Elmer C. Willis, who was arrested last week in Jacksonville, Fla, where he has lived since he disappeared March 30, 1934, in Washington. The Department of Justice was re- quested to step into the case be- | cause White is alleged to have vio- lated the Mann act and to have been a fugitive from justice on a non- support charge, Detective Corpl. Joseph Butler, Alexandria officer, who helped clear the 16-month-old mys- tery, said today. Found Witsh Glel Police say White has been HNving at Jacksonville witn a 16-year-old Alexandria g1 who was reported missing from her home at the same time White left. He has used the name Elmer C. Willis in the Florida city, Butler said. In the event the Department of Right: Stewart C. Ross, first witness on the stand at today’s hearing, as he testified on Hopson's finances. Lobby (Continued From Pirst Page.) swore 10 officials of the A. G. E. system, and dismissed them from the room. Ross told the committee Hopson had resigned his official positions with the Assoclated Gas & Electric Cos. in 1934, but had remained the dominant figure in the group. The system is operated, Ross sald, through Hopson's private companies. He testified the system frequently changed the names of its companies | “to make it more difficuit” for regu- latory commissions to supervise them. Until 1932, Hopson's private com- pany was known as H. C. Hopson & Co., but its work has been taken over by companies known as Jones Oper- | ating & Finincial Corp. and Utility &‘ Financial Accounts, it was testified. Questioned by Senator Schwellen- bach, Ross said Hopson had realized the profits from his private companies during the five years beginning in 1929. The Washington Senator developed that the private companies had taken an average of $560.000 a year in profits out of the A. G. E. system during the depression years. | Hunt for Witness Told. After Ross concluded the committee called Joseph P. McCarthy, a commit- tee investigator, to tell of his efforts | to find Hopson. i had been looking for him since a week ago Friday. The last evidence of Hopson's pres- | ence at the company offices, he said, | was on July 8, when he sent a tele- | gram to William Randolph Hearst, newspaper publisher, at San Simeon. Calif, asking his co-operation to block the bolding company bill. | The telegram, as placed in the rec- ord, follows: | “Have just been advised that there | is great likelihood that House holding | company bill will pass tomorrow, com- | pletely disregarding its probable un- constitutionality. Hope your people | will use every influence they have to prevent this breaking down of the prestige of the Constitution.” “How much has the company paid to the Hearst papers in connection with advertising against the holding | < i campaign were sent by telephone, rather than written. He agreed, however, that Beach had {told him of his plans for destroying | records and he agreed. ‘Wasser sald he assumed responsi- bility for the order and felt it was “perfectly all right” in view of their nature. Beach previously testified he ordered the destruction of Wheeler- Rayburn correspondence in 26 States and took full responsibility for it. Quizzed on Papers. During Estes’ testimony, Chairman Black asked if there was any con- nection between Estes’ papers and the magazine issued by Peter Molyneaux of the Texas weekly. “My papers are news mediums and advertising mediums,” Estes replied. “There is no connection. That's what | made me mad.” “Senator, will you let me ask you a ! question?” Estes then said to Black. Before the chairman could answer, Estes added, “You've thrown mud on me.” Black bristled and retorted: “This committee is not going to have anything like that. We repre- sent the Senate and understood you wanted to testify about whether you | received pay for making a speech in Texas.” Black again brought a denial from the publisher and started tc excuse him. “Then T can't ask you a question record? you; are.” Prepared Statement Refused. All right, Senater. I thank I'm a better sport than you | Justice does not take charge of the | case, extradition papers are being | prepared here for White's return.” He will face charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and non-support when returned. Wife Will Testify. White's wife, who obtained the non-support warrant before his dis- appearance, told police she would be glad to testify against him. The father of the girl has placed the delinquency charge against White who has two children here. The man is alleged to have left | several articles of clothing with iden- tification cards on the Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge in Washington and to have thrown overboard an overcoat bearing a threatening note to cover his disappearance, police said. 14-MONTH-OLD QUINTS DRAW CROWD OF 4,000 By the Associated Press CALLANDER, Ontario, July 20— Fourteen months old yesterday, the Dionne quintuplets drew a crowd of sightseers estimated at 4,000 persons, more than half of them from the United States. The sisters were wheeled out on to the front porch of their specially con- structed home. A nurse held them up | in turn for the benefit of the crowd pressed against a 6-foot fence. Dr. Allan Roy Defoe, physician to | the quintuplets, said his charges were in excellent health with Yvonne at the McCarthy said he and can’t put this statement in the 20-pound mark. | Estes left the room after less than 15 minutes on the stand. The committee would not permit Burroughs to put into the record a prepared statement on A. G. E.'s ac- tivities against the Wheeler- yburn bill, but he distributed it to news- paper men. The statement said 15,000 employes of the system had been engaged in the campaign against the bill. It denied that the records had been destroyed | because they contained “incriminat- | ing™ matter. “There is every evidence,” the state- ment said, “that overemphasis has oee won't have to worry about him any company bill?” Schwellenbach said. more.” The beating of the boy, Corwin Hull, occurred in Colorado Springs. Hospital attendants at Colorado Springs held a faint hope today the boy would recovér from 19 wounds | inflicted with a sharp board. o Money for Advertising. McCarthy replied that the com- | panies had spent $23311 for adver- tising in 23 Hearst papers from March 4 to July 24. H. D. Cullen, another committee investigator, also testified to efforts atively few apparently unauthorized telegrams in opposition t~ the legisla- tion which were sent by overzealous utility employes.” | The committee ‘then adjourned until | tomorrow morning. The House Rules Committee in- quiry into lobby starts again tomorrow. | William H. Collins, committee counsel, said records from the office of Bernard n given to the importance of a rel- | 'FRESH PEACH timse/ Satisfy your sweet tooth with one of Natore's lus cious treats—sugary, peaches to the Hyattsville Jail. Mrs. Smith is the daughter of Mr. | | and Mrs. A. 8. Dodd. Her father, a race horse owner, and her mother New gift taxes on the recipient of a gift, in addition to those already paid by the giver, running from 4 | per cent on the first $10,000 in ex- | time for completion of the British program. This is the year the United | | States plans to attain present treaty | strength. with lots of Thompson's rich cream—can vou beat that for hot weather relief? By the Associated Press. ENFIELD, N. H., July 29.—An auto- mobile plunged from a bridge across BLACK WIDOW SPIDERS’ EXTERMINATION SOUGHT 1"’ find Hopson. He sald his offices g "popinson Chicago security excu- were vacant, as though they were ., o bt e Dy tive, would provide “the best headlines Lake Mascoma into deep water today and shortly afterward the body of & woman, about 40 years old, floated to the surface. The tragedy was discovered by mo- torists passing over the narrow earth- and-rock bridge over the middle of the lake. The submerged automobile could not be seen and it was not known whether other persons might bave drowned when the car dropped into the lake. A ring on the woman’s finger yielded no clue to her identity. MOTHER AND SON KILLED| Six Others Injured at West Vir- ginia Grade Crossing. HUNTINGTON, W. Va,, July 29 (). =A Baltimore & Ohio passenger train crashed into an automobile on a cross- ing near Huntington yesterday, kill- ing a mother and her son and injuring six others. The dead: Mrs. Elizabeth M. Crose, 38, of Wharton; Dorsey Crose, 2 years old. The injured are children of Mr. -and Mrs. Crose. John Matheney of Parkersburg, the engineer, said the driver of the car ap- pareritly tried to avold the crash, then drove into a pilot locomotive. ————— e SPECIAL NOTICES. TMPOETANT NOTICE. THE SOUTHEASTERN EXPRESS CO. Will not discontinue express service in Baltimore, Md.. when Washington, Balti- flnn & Amuxolh Railroad ceases opera- ion. 2 ugust 20 Befne” scheduies between Baltimore and Washington and all points South. Con- tinued operation on Maryland & Pennsyl- Janis Railroad and Chesspeake Steamship ies. Same service—same office. location—re- duced rates. For__information. SOUTH- 'RESS » Balti= COMPANY, ANTED: LOAD TO CHICA( X EN T sured. arrist, Bve ok six Foome. Box_402-T, Star office. _ 30° i telephone more _or_Washingtor N contracted by my- 88, 1206 xhé%n.ont I “WILL NOT BE acted for ofl bt coner! ITRUS mu'e Kr than m';?lln TS 4!0!{!0!! NEW | working in the crafts department. DATLY TRIPS MOVING LOADS AND PART n':;:l"l;n:nd Im Balto Phila and “fl’é o “Depe! e Ses SHE DAVIDSON TRANGFER % STORAGE CO_ vl.one Decatur 2500. T dais nee T ot oy vt ereannn: D. MARTIN, 1012 H st. n.e. 30° A DEAL FUNERAL AT §75 Pr% vi same service 2s one costing “c‘nj te “‘insurance money.’ 25 years' experience, Lin- were at. Empire, N. Y., when wired of | the tragedy. They came home imme- | diately. After her marriage to Greco Mn.‘ Smith learned the beauty parlor busi- ness. She married Smith in March, 1934, the day after being divorced from Greco. Resigned From Police. Smitn resigned from the Siate po- | lice force when ordered transferred | from Laurel to Randalstown, in order to be with his wife. He since has been working as' an automobile sales- | man. | His mother, Mrs. Minnie Smith of | Cumberland, took charge of funeral | arrangements. The services will be held tomorrow at her home, with State tropers as pallbearers. The Smiths made their home at 601 Fourth street, here” Justice of the | Peace James L. Vawter will conduct | the inquest in the Laurel Police Court | room tonight. COUNSELORS RETURNED TO SERVICE AT LETTS McCullough of Delaware, Wein- rich, Eicher and Schick of Wash- ington on Camp Schedule. Special Dispatch to The Star. CAMP LETTS, Md., July 29.—Three college-trained counselors have re- | turned to the staff of this Y. M. C. A.| camp for Washington boys and a fourth will arrive in about a week. J. Austin McCullough of Wilmfng- ton, Del, who will be added to the waterfront crew, has spent ‘several years as a camper at Letts, and wil’ be entering his second,as a counselor. He is a student at the University of Delawhre. Charles Wenrich of Washington, who has been at camp for eight years as camper and counselor, will have charge of archery instruction. He is a student at Duke University. Maynard Eicher of Washington, a student at American University, is James P. Schick, jr., of Washington, who will arrive about August 1, also will assist on the waterfront. He is a senior at Lafayette College and will be serving his fourth year as a coun- selor at Camp Letts, % Greek Patriarch Dies. ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, July 29 (Pal- cor Agency).—Meletios Metaxakes patriarch of Alexandria, died today the age of ‘65. Patriarch Meletios was one of eight candidates for the pa- Artistio—Dural 5 ELLETT “fuaeni triarchal throne of the Greek Ortho- dox Church in Jerusalem, which went to another last week. ) cess of $50,000 to 57 per cent on all | over $10,000,000. New levies of 1314 per cent on cor- | poration income up to $15,000 a year and of 14% per cent on all net income over that amount. Excess profits levies ranging from 5 per cent on profit of 8 to 12 per cent to 20 per cent of profits over 25 per cent. Actuaries figured that huge fortunes under the new in- heritance rates would be broken up within two generations unless they were built up again in the interim between deaths. A $10,000,000 estate, for example, would, under existing law, be subject to a $4387,600 estate tax, leaving $5,612,400. - If the balance went to one heir it would be subject, under the proposed bill, to an additional $3,089,600 inheritance tax, leaving only $2,522,800 out of the original $10,000,000. If the money were left to an eleemosynary, charitable, hospital, ed- ucational or similar organization not operated for profit, however, neither tax would apply. Veterdns Trudge 6 Miles to Honor Bonus Army Dead 200. Take Part in Annual Ceremonies for Hushka | and Carlson. About 200 shirt-slecved veterans, most of whom are on relief rolls, trudged 6 miles yesterday between the scene of the\ eviction of the bonus army in 1932 and Arlington National Cemetery to pay tribute to two dem- onstrators who died in the riots here three years ago. The men honored were William J. Hishka and Eric Carlson, who were shot shortly before police attempting to evict the veterans weve repulsed by a shower of bricks from abandoned buildings which the vaterans occupled at Fourth street and Pennsylvania avenue. Regular Army troops finally evicted the veterans with tear gas. At the scene of the riot flowers were deposited and the veterans then Congress has appropriated $23,000,- 000 to start construction of 24 naval vessels this year, while 54 additional craft, including 36 destroyers and 18 submarines, are authorized under the Vinson treaty navy act. EMPLOYES ATTACK GORE AMENDMENT Babcock Expresses Hope Con-| ferees Will Eliminate Pro- posal Affecting Civil Service. The District Department of the American Federation of Government Employes has gone on record against the Gore amendment to the agricul- tural adjustment act, which would have the effect of placing thousands of civil service jobs, paying more than $3,600, on a patronage basis by mak- ing them subject to Senate con- firmation. Pointing out that the measure goes to conference today, E. Claude Bab- cock, national president, said “it is the sincere hope of every friend of the merit system that the House and Sen- ate conferees will not temporize with this new attack on civil service, but will eliminate it promptly.” SRS Wbty 3% ki LTt MAN IS ELECTROCUTED HANGING OUT TROUSERS Naphtha Used in Garments Spread Over Transformer at Plant in Chicago. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, July 29.—John Smith, 49, was electrocuted yesterday while hanging out his trousers to dry. Smith, after cultivating his garden on the grounds of the company which employed him, cleaned three pairs of greasy trousers with naphtha. The first two pairs were laid, with no ill effects, over transformers in the com- pany’s yards. The transformers were later found to be “dead.” As Smith placed the third pair over RUSH PRINTING SYRON 8. ADAMS Bristow, Okla., Society Is Formed to Make Community Safe for Children. By the Associated Press. BRISTOW, Okla., July 29.—A so- ciety for the extermination of black | widow spiders is organizing here. The group of 10 “charter” mem- bers has offered a bounty of 25 cents for each specimen caught, dead or alive, within the city limits. Mrs. Herbert Abraham is president. Its purpose is “to make Bristow safe for children.” Nobody here, so far, has been re-| ported bitten, T LABOR SHORTAGE DENIED The American Federation of Labor said today reports of a shortage of skilled workers in the metal trades were “wholly inconsistent with the high unemployment existing in metal workers' unions.” It investigated a statement by the National Industrial Conference Board that 287 of the board’s member plants claimed a shortage of 1,193 skilled workers. The federation said its records showed “no less than 23 per cent, or 9,600 of the 42,000 members reporting, were unemployed,” from April to June this year. . Prisoner Robs Officer. ROCK ISLAND, Ill. (#).—Police Lieut. Rolland S. Berry arrested A. E. Davis in a hotel on an intoxication charge. He took him to the police station | and the usual booking procedure and | search of the prisoner followed. After Davis was led away to his cell Berry discovered his watch was missing. He searched dilligently for it, without re- sults. Then he thought of,Davis, in- vestigated, and said he found the watch in the prisoner’s pocket, watches intoe MONEY at— A.Kahn Jne. Arthur J. Sundlun, Pres. | George 8. Brown, third committee in- | thus far in the investigations.” AUTO INJURY SERIOUS Similar testimony was given by vestigator, who said company officials | 43 YEARS 1t 935 F STREET. - fal did not know where Hopson was. At this point, Stix, accountant for Hopson companies, was called. He testified he had not seen Hopson since | July 17 and did not know where he was. W. Partridge, jr., who said his job was to talk to people who came in to see Hopson, then testified he had seen Hopson within the last two weeks, but could not recall when., » Schwellenbach asked if he might be visiting Hearst at San Simeon. “Does he visit San Simeon often”? the Senator asked. | “To my knowledge, he never doa,"f Partridge replied. Controlier Testifies. O. E. Wasser, controlier of the As- sociated Gas & Electric Co. & Sys- tem, said he had not seen Hopson since about January. Schwellenbach said the committee investigators had found the com- panies’ files bare with reference to the Wheeler-Rayburn bill. Wasser said he had never seen any correspondence on the subject though it has been testified the company spent $700,000 to defeat the bill. U. E. Beach, head of the security department at Erie, was given full au- .r.:lodmy to conduct the campaign, he Asked about the use of directories to get the names of signers for tele- grams to Representatives, Wasser said: | “I never heard of that. instructions went from me.” Wasser said instructions on the No such “See ETZ and See Better™ 1217 G St. NW. | | i | Olga Wyahanick Taken to Hos- pital From Tenth and H. 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