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A—2 &¥% b TRAFFIC EXPERTS REACH MILWAUKEE Van Duzer Heads Party Studying Program in Force “Model City.” BY JOHN H. CLINE, Etaff Correspondent of The Star. MILWAUKEE, Wis.,, June 15.—Six Washingtyn traffic experts arrived here today to receive a hearty welcome from local officials whose intensive ef- forts in behalf of traffic safety have won for Milwaukee a Nation-wide reputation as a “model city.” Leaving their train, the Washington party was met by Dr. B. L. Corbett, executive secretary of the Milwaukee Safety Committee, a group of public- &pirited citizens whose efforts have been largely responsible for the fact that Milwaukee can boast of a steadily decreasing number of traffic fatalities, while other cities have seen their to- tals of automobile deaths increase each year. The Washington officials making the trip are Traffic Director William A. Van Duzer, Maj. Ernest W. Brown, superintendent of police; Capt. H. C. Whitehurst of the District Highw Department chairman of the Public Utilities Com- mission; John Nolen, jr.. of the Na- tional Capital Park and Planning Commission and George E. Keneipp | of the Keystone Automobile Club. Meet Mayor Hoan, The first move of the visiting party was to keep an appointment at City Hall with Mayor Daniel Hoen and Chief of Police Laubenheimer, who has enunciated and enforced the rule that *“every man in my department must be a traffic officer whether or not he is on traffic detail. At this conference. the Washington and Milwaukee officials discussed gen- eral phas and Mayor Hoan mentioned several factors that have contributed mate- rially to the remarkable traffic record in his city. Cardinal cess in cor by him as f 1. Modern engineering effective, although not alwars conven- tional n Milwaukee's sue- ng traffic were listed ows 2. Intensive and continuous engin- | eering work. 3. Strict and im forcement of the Safety Salesmanship. 4. Excellent safety salesmanship. 5. Remarkable co-operation #fficials, motorists and pedestrians. 6. A substantial, “property-minded™ citizenship. Van Duzer affic laws. and Maj. Brown dis- cussed some of the traffic problems | ston road is Oxon Hill or Oxen Hill, | family. peculiar to Washington, and the vis- itors then left to begin their first-hand eurvey methods in actual operation. (;ui'foy (Continued From First Page.) for a flat tax of 15 per cent on the sale price of all soft coa! at the mine, with a drawback of 90 per ceat for | producers who signed the code. Prior to the Senate committee’s tion, leaders said the bill might be mcted upon by the House today. Passage of the measure before ad- | fournment has been urged by John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers. He told the Senate com- mittee at hearings Saturday that, if the bill were not passed and wage- | cutting ensued, the miners were pre- pared to shut down the industry. Wheeler's committee exempted lig- nite from provisions of the bill. Contract Section Modifield. It also modified the contracts sec- tion to read that all contracts which were valid under the N. R. A. bitumi- nous coal code or the original Guffey act would be valid measure. As originally drafted, the new bill would have invalidated all contracts for coal at prices below the minimum prices to be established un- der it. Provisions for addition of two mem- bers to the five-man National Bitu- minous Coal Commission, charged with administration of the bill, were changed to provide that none of the commissioners could have any direct or indirect financial interest in the industry. The original wording mere- ly provided that two of the members would represent the operators and two the miners This amendment was at Wheeler's £uggestion wording on the ground it would be sure to provoke criticism from the pub- | lic if active operators were named to | the commission “Not Party Vote” Wheeler declined to reveal how the committee members voted except to | say “It was not a party vote.” Leaders said the bill with little opposition in the House if taken up there later today. Wheeler told reporters it would be possible for the Senate to consider the bill by Wednesday, provided it had passed the House. not yet call it up however. ANNAPOLIS GRADUATES MIDSHIPMAN LOVELL Commission in Navy Granted Young Officer After Meeting Swimming Test. B the Assoctated Press. ANNAPOLIS. Md.. June 15.—Mid- shipman Kenneth Carl Lovell of Mountainburg, Ark., was graduated from the Naval Academy today and commissioned an ensign in the line of the Navy. Lovell, one of the scholastically out- standing members of the class that graduated on June 4, was held up when he failed to pass the swimming requirements of the academy. He re- mained at the academy to qualify. Successfully meeting the tests, he was given his diploma and was sworn in as an officer. His graduation brought the total graduates for the year to 262, of whom 216 are ensigns. 20 HURT ‘IN RIOT BEIRUT, Syria, June 15 (#).—Com- munists telegraphed an appeal to the Leftist government of France today after 20 persons were wounded, some seriously, in a battle with police. The crowd resisted police attempts to break up their demonstration yes- terday. One officer. was wounded seri- ously and the chief of police knocked down. X o | Richmond B. Keech, vice | extremely partial. but fair, en- | from | of Milwaukee's traffic control ! under the new | He criticized the original | would pass | Senate leaders have | indicated when they would | | Washington Wayside Tales Random Observations of Interesting Events and Things. “A" GRADE. HIXST for education is an envi- | able characteristic, and a col- lege degree is an excellent pos- session. The latter, however, was considered the more important by one young junior executive who at- tended George Washington University evening classes last semester. He had 1‘- theme to write—a theme based on | poetry. Handing the poetry book to his secretary, he directed her to turn out the composition. The efficient but bewildered secretary related her pre- a friend who was an accommodating and literary young attorney able to | do justice to a criticism of poetry. The a. and 1. v. a. was glad to be of service. After much hilarity, the “masterpiece” was composed. To make sure that it was satisfactory, it was| | criticized by party No. 5, a former newspaper man. When he gave his ap- | proval, the essay was handed to the junior executive, who in turn submit- ted it to his instructor. | All five parties felt satisfied a week |later, when the theme was handed | corner, o ox ox 1 PRACTICAL. { A nmews photographer. returning ! from a Virginia horse show the other afternoon thought he had discovered one of the missing mar- athon runners when he came upon | a chap standing beside an automo- | bile in the road, clad only in shorts and undershirt. Slowing down—it | was raining pretty hard—he peered out at the fellow, who looked up a moment, grinned foolishly, pointed to a pile of clothes on the front seat of the car, and went on about his business—changing a flat tire. * Xk ¥ X OXON. FVERY 30 often there arises a dis- pute over whether the thriving | suburban community on the Living- and if so why? The State Roads firms it is Oxon Hill. | Residents say the name is & deriva- tion of the name of an estate, Oxford-on-the-Hill. ¥ x ¥ % SNAKE LADY. ARGAINS sometimes are a snare Commission af- and a delusion, and u evidenre reof a young lady in l merce Building has a dress whlrh nhz would like to sell to some one fond of snakes as adornment. On a shopping exp&dition she | pled a good-looking silk dress with n large all-over pattern of green (ollne | which had a remarkably low price tag attached. Elated at the quality and fit she purchased the garment and | wore it to the office the next day. | Soon the other young ladies in her office began to look askance at her { new apparel and close examination confirmed the suspition that entwined | among the background of leaves the | design included numerous | edch 3 feet or more in length.” Further serutiny showed popping up at disconcerting intervals to charm her friends. Needless to say afier the snake ‘moll( in the pattern was discovered | | she might have risen superior to their | appeal the other clerks said it gave | them the “willies” minds off their work. * % x = CIPHERS. | An operative who specializes in automobile license plates thinks the most interesting one in Wash- ington at present is that Alabama tag with six ciphers on it—just siz | - ciphers; no other figure, letter or | anything else. | Looking deeper into the matter, | he discovered that it belongs to Capt. Larry Carr, Army Air Corps, who, for all the special appearance of the tag, made no special request for it. It seems to be just ome of those rewards which deserving men win in life’s lottery. . . .. QUESTION. “WH\' is the €apitol so far from the White House?” frequently from visitors, who view the model of the City of Washington, part of the Texas Centennial at Dal- las, showing the work of the National Capital Park and Planning Com- mission. E. V. Aickard, model maker for the commission, s0 advised his colleagues upon his return from Dallas, where he supervised the erection of the commission’s exhibit, William T, Partridge, the commission's consult- of the model, here. Rickard told Thomas S. Settle, the commission’s secretary, and others that the model is attracting a great deal of attention. Visitors show keen | interest in Washington’s building pro- |gram and want to know particularly | why all the Governient buildings | were grouped together in one in the triangle and not distributed more over the city. * % % X JOKER. smn’rsm.s in the Hbrary of the United States Supreme Court Building were being shown the' Secret panel which opens like any door, to reveal storage space for brooms and similar equipment. They admired the chaste letters upon another panel announcing that water. - “That’s & joke,” sald the attendant, opening the door to display eups and B tap. “There's watgr there, but it n't ice water.” it concelaed ice dicament to a friend. The friend had | snakes, | the hissing heads | there was nothing to do but to dis- | jcard the dress because even though | sured of more pay and shorter hours, | and took their | That is the question heard most | ing architect, supervised the making | THE EVENING Dog Obeys Navy Discipline MNAIR WEAKENS Turning Bonds U.S. N, retired. APT. WEG, U. S. N, retired, su- perintendent of the Naval Ob- servatory, and his wire- haired terrier Roy present a picture of the inseparable comradeship of man and dog. & comradeship that has existed for almost eight years. | The name Roy is short for Rob Roy III. biue-blooded, snappy and speedy and highly intelligent, great-great grandson of Tetra-Peggy, famous wire-haired terrier. | Capt. Hellweg's experience in train- ing men has been carried into his long friendship with his dog. Roy, who speaks his own language with growls and low grumbles, understands about evervthing any member of the {amily says to him. Sometimes the of modern traffic control. | pacyk’ with a bright red “A” in the orders given him are repeated, but Rm is a good soldier and carries them | out. i Came ¥rom Rhode Island. R. I, when he %as 4 months |old Since then, almost eight years |ago, he and Capt. Hellweg seldon | have been apart, except during the | captain's daily working*hours. Roy was frolicking on the beach at | Newport, a puppy then, when a | stranger remarked, “I know that dog.” “But he’s just a puppy.” replied the captain. “He a descendant of | Tetra-Peggy.” port, Tetra-Peggy and her dogs could run a ball down the beach, keeping it be- | tween their forelegs and pushing it with their nose.” Roy always gets plenty of attention. In fact, he rates as a member of the His birthday, however, is a | red-letter day. When it was cele- | brated recently he had to himself, | served in several “courses,” a cooked ! chicken, from which all bones had bnn remn\ed EXTRENISTS CUB ' PLANNED BY PARIS Bills Drafted to Prevent New Flares in Diminishing Strike Move. By the Assoctated Press. PARIS. June 15.—The French gov- ernment today started a clean-up of extremists in order to prevent the diminishing strike movement from flaring up azain Roger Salengro. minister of the | Interior, drafted bills to regime against tions.” Rightist Croix de Feu and extreme Leftist factions. A public prosecutor was ordrred to| investigate the part played by fol-| lowers of the Russian exile, Leon Trotzky, their factories. Many Strikers Return. Meanwhile a steady stream of strikers returned to work throughout | the day, the twenty-first of the strike lmmemem Authorities said condi- | tions were close to normal. Workers, returning to thelr jobs as- seditious organiza- may ask additional wages if prices of necessities go “too high,” labor offi- cials asserted. A new walkout might be called, they declared, regardless of the fact higher | costs of food and other commodities | could be traced directly to the fat- tened pay envelopes and 40-hour work | week demanded and received by the strikers. May Take Over Plants, The plants may soon become the property of the employes, asserted Communist Leader Maurice Thorez, {in a “bloodless revolution” * celebra- | tion at Lille. The strikers, who for two weeks suspended manufacturing and industry in hundreds of establishments, ¢id not damage the plants “because they knew erty,” Thorez sa'd. The “sit down” occupation, classified by Premier Leon Blum as actually illegal, denoted a “new legality which |1s forming,” the Communist head declared. “The working class has proved it is capable of taking its own destiny in its own hands,” he told & cheering | throng. LEVELAND, June 15.—The urally has a strong appeal party in 1912. enemy, never ants. He has He is a hard Col. Alice Longworth. > FREDERICK HELL- | Roy came from a kennel at New- | “I knew jt,” the stranger said. “Only | “defend the ' They are aimed at both the ! in urging workers to seize | they would soon become their prop-: STAR, ————— Capt. Hellweg Puts*Roy, Wire-Haired Terrier, Through Extensive Paces. Roy, the wire-haired companion of Capt. Frederick Hellweg, ‘While Roy chased a ball around the floor, Capt. Hellweg told about the dog’s depredations, as well as his achievements, In his daily life Roy 1s a good outfielder in a base ball game and an expert at rat killing. On the debit side, however, are the occasions when he tore up $55 worth of uphol- stering in the family car and later proved locking him in the bath room was costly discipline. Roy jumped all over the bathroom and virtually had wrecked it by the time the family re- turned. Roy behaves well now, in his older days, and gumbles when his master is away. For two hours one night Capt. and Mrs. Hellweg gave Roy an intelli- gence test. They repeated instruc- tions for 10 different tasks, and Roy accompnished nine, for a batting aver- | age of .900. Roy was the constant companion of | 20-year-old Vincent Hellweg. the cap- tain's son, days. He rode to school with Vin- cent on a bicycle. accomplishing this by jumping on Vincent's knee, then his shoulder and back: Roy would | dig his rear legs into Vincent's belt and throw his front legs over the youth’s shoulders. | Al Catches on the Fly, The captain and his son seldom ! play tennis with Roy around. The dog catches without a bounce every ball coming his way. In his infancy he developed his rat-catching prowess by tussling with a rubber rat which he swung by the tail, hurled it Into the air and then pounced on when it landed. Capt. Hollweg always has been & lover of dogs, and knows enough in- teresting dog stories to fill a book. Roy and his master both feel some- tning dreadfully lacking when they are seperated. B 000 SENATURE BARED BY DEAN Four in Pact to Kill Editor | Kingsley, Says Black I Legion Witness. Fx the Associated Press. DETROIT, June 15.—Dayton Dean WASHINGTON, D. C,, | at this junction, | Court records, Vincent's ! duciug Vinesnts wchool | . o charge of misbehavior n ofice Black Legion gunman, told from the | witness stand today of signing with four other men a “blood pact” to slay Arthur L. Kingsley. Highland Park editor who was fighting the terrorist organization in his community news- paper. Dean was a witness at the prelimi- nary examination of 11 men charged ‘wit.h conspiracy to murder Kingsley. | “We each cut our hands or arms and then Hepner (Roy Hepner, de- | fendant who waived examination) the blood and signed our names on a piece of paper,” Dean testified. “Hepner said Kingsley was to be ‘taken care of' because he stood in the way of Markland's re-election.” Dean referred to N. Ray Markland, ! vwho was defeated for re-election as mayor of Highland Park in 1934 undi who subsequently was on the staff of Prosecutor Duncan C. McCrea here until his suspension June 6. one of the defendants In the conspir- acy case. Present at the signing of the pact | in the Fall of 1933, Dean testified, | were Hepner, Albert Schneider, Alvis ! Clark and Prank Rice. All of whom, except Hepner, were automobile fac- tory employes. The Common Pleas Court room was packed as Dean, who caused a sensa- tion at the examination of himself on charges of murdering Charles A. Poole by volunteering the story of that slaying in detail, account of the death plot against the editor. The actual details of the plot against Kingsley were not discussed at the signing of the blood pact, Dean said, but on the way back “Col. Hepner told us he would let us know what the plans were and what our _ orders were.” Clay and Porcelaiii Factory. - | India’s first large clay and porce- lain factory is to be built in Kundara. The National Scene BY ALICE LONGWORTH selection of Col. Frank Knox nate to me, as he was with my father in the Rough Riders and followed him into the Progressive In his campaign for the presidential nomina- tion, Col. Knox concentrated upon the common indulging, as did some of the other contestants, in angry criticism of his fellow aspir- left no wounds that need healing. hitter, yet without a trace of re- crimination in his makeup. Knox took his defeat for first place like the thorough-going sportsman that he is, and was convincingly sincere when he said in his speech seconding Gov. Landon’s nomination that he would go on fighting, no matter what his personal . political Tate might be. He was not coy about the Vice ptu!dem:y. sen tor Vandenberg was off-again-on-again until his coyness was called, but he also will be found in the forefront of the campaign, (Oopyright. 19386.) gave us a match which he dipped into | He is| and 14 others about a fortnight ago | related his | | was said, Landon would not limit it MONDAY, INPOLICE DISPUTE Pittsburgh Mayor Recalls Public Safety Head From “Furlough.” By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, June 15.—Pitts- burgh's wisecracking, fiddle-playing mayor, William ' N. McNair, back- pedaled today in his latest spectacular maneuver, which got him jalled and brought on a grand jury investigation of the city Police Courts. He announced the recall of Public Safety Director Thomas A. Dunn from an enforced 15-day furlough, which had been ordered because the di- rector refusced to make 116 police department changes. Hopes Solution Seen. “We need Tom to supervise our exposition and jubilee which opens next week,” was the mayor's only explanation of his peace move, end- ing a week end of great confusion among police, “I think it is a happy muuon."‘ commented Dunn, who not only had refused to order.the police “shake- up,” but disregarded ihe furlough mandate and directed the chief of police to pay no attention to Mc- Nair's appointment of himself as act- ing safety director. As “Acting Director” McNair had ordered the shake-up, with the result many jobs had two men reporting for duty, one named by the mayor, the other Ly the director. Judge Ralph H. Smith stepped in ordering an investi- gation of the police magistrates’ of- fices. The mayor, also a magistrate, appoints the other magistrates. Court Records Seized. Deputy sheriffs seized all the Police causing McNair to re- fuse to hear the cases of four men charged with disorderly conduct. He sent them to Judge Smith. The judge had the mayor arrested and bound over to the grand jury McNair spent more than an hour in jaill before his hail was furnished, VETERANS WARNED OF PERILS T0 BONUS Brown and Marshall Urge Cau- tion on Ex-Service Men Against Racketeers, Promoters. Veterans about to receive their bonus were warned today against racketeers, smooth-tongued strangers, high-pressure promoters. pickpockets and other types intent on separating | a man and his money Supt. of Police Ernest listed six perils: The “fim flam racket”. making acquaintances with strangers: carrying your money or wallet exposed so as to afford easy access by pickpockets: inviting hold- ups by walking in dark alleys and deserted places; “smooth-tongued strangers™ with “‘get-rich-quick™ schemes, and women who accost men on the public streets Joseph W. Marshall, director of the Better Business Bureau, warned of “a concerted effort on the part of high- pressure promoters of various types and kinds of securities, as well as the promoters of various merchandise rackets.” Landon (Continued From First Page) today to an Eastward attack forthright campaign for the dency. The plan of battle remained in an embryo stage, pending councils t day and tomorrow, but the Republic- an nominee was reported attracted to the idea of speaking in several large Eastern cities, to precede a probable Western tour. *John D. M. Hamilton, manager of the Landon campaign, was due here today from Chicago. where he re- plied to a critical statement by James A. Farley, the Democratic campaign general. Knox Expected Tomorrow. Expected tomorrow to round out the mode of attack are Col. Frank Knox of Chicago, the vice presi- dential nominee, and the subcommit- tee in charge of campaign strategy. Authoritative sources indicated to- day the first speeches would be made by Hamilton, then Knox, with Lan- don swinging in for the final salvos about August 15, after giving largely in a presi- of his time to a special session of the | Kansas Legislature in July. Hamilton announced an office would | be established in Chicago and that he | expected to be there “about 60 per cent of the time.” All executives of the various campaign divisions, he said, will be appointed and function- ing by July 1. Would Include Big Centers. If the Eastern tour materializes, it to the Pennsylvania and Ohio dis- tricts he kne was a boy, but would in- clude such centers as New York, Bos- ton and Philadelphia. ‘The Governor and Mrs. Landon en- joyed a typical Sunday, at church and at home. His new role was reflected, howeéver, in a larger number of hand- shakers and well-wishers, and in the pastor’s specific mention of “the great honor shared by all of us in the selec- tion of the Governor of Kansas to be- come the Republican candidate for President of the United States.” Congress in Brief TODAY, Senate: Considers Wagner housing bill. Interstate Commerce Committee studies Guffey-Vinson coal bill. House: ‘Takes up conference reports on In- terior Department appropriation and | other bills. Agriculture Committee meets on various committee resolutions and un- finished business. ‘Tax bill conference committee meets on divergent House and Senate rev- enue measures. TOMORROW. Senate: May take up Wagner housing bill, or miscellaneous- conference reports. Senator Thomas of Oklahoma plans to speak on the monetary plank of the Republican platform. House: Considers special rule on Guffey eoal bill. Immigration Committee considers the Dickstein bill to protect American actors, mugjcians and opera singers— 10 am. | ‘W. Brown JUNE 15, 1936. check to Miss Blech. hospital. Corps. Postman L. H. Gingell, Cashing Bonus Procedure Following De- livery of Bonds and Checks Defined. Eighteen years after the World War | ended, the American veteran will re- ceive his bonus in the following man- ner: 1. Envelope containing bonds in 550 | denominations and one check for odd amount under $50 will be delivered todav by registered mail. Hospital and | military establishments will be cov- ered during day, with home delivery scheduled to start at 5:30 pm. En- J\elopp must be accepted by veteran in person or legal representative, |, 2 The check for less than $50 may | be cashed at once. 3. Bonds, bearing interest at 3 per cent from June 15, 1936, may be re- | tained until 1945. If cashed before | June 15, 1937, no interest is allowed. 4. Tne only way to get cash for a bonus bond is to turn it back to the | Government. To do so, take the bond to the local postmaster or to any officer authorized to witness requests for payment, such as bank officials. Prove identification, then sign bond |on back. A receipt will be given in exchange, and a Government check for full amount of bonds will be mailed out within a few days. In the event of death or incom- petence of the veteran, a legal repre- sentative will be recognized. If other complications exist. information may be obtained at the Post Office, the | Treasury Department or the Veterans’ Bureau. Bonus (Continued Prom First Page.) | the immediate payment measure was has taken cognizance of the expected co-operation in cashing Federal checks | in order that “funds to be disbursed may begin to flow through the chan- lay.” Retention of the bonds until their maturity date has been urged by Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, admin- istrator of venerans' affairs, “if there is no urgent condition which requires that the bonds be cashed.” ‘The American Legion, after a sur- vey, predicted th:t bonus credit would ner: Payment of old debts, 31.4 per cent; homes and home life expenses, 32.4 per cent; family clothing, 7 per cent; Bonus Questions? Are there any questions you want to ask about the soldiers’ bonus to be delivered Monday night? Call the special post office information service be- tween 8 am. and 8 pm. The phone number is District 7272, branches 623, 624 and 625, motor cars and machinery, 8.7 per cent; insurance, education, savings accounts and miscellaneous, 12.7 per cent. Applications Pour In. Although applications still are com- ing in at the rate of about 50,000 per week, the Veterans' Administration declares its work is current and pre- dicts that only about 400,000 special cases involving incomplete records will be delayed in settlement. ‘With postal employes at 45,000 sta~ tions working on the task of distribu- tion, all possible precautions have been taken against loss or fraudulent claim- ing of the bonds. Misrepresentations made to gain possession of registered mail containing the bonds would sub- ject such persons to possibility of five- vear sentences, $2,000 fines, or both. Even heavier penalties await Jeannette Blech, on duty at Walter Reed Hospital, was the first nurse to receive her bonus bonds. C. Burke is shown handing the packet containing bonds and a Patrick J. Luby, patient at Walter Reed Hospital. was official recipient of first bonus bonds today, ceremony taking place at Luby was identified by Maj. J. M. Huddleston, Medical | Left to right are shown Maj. Huddleston, Luby and £ passed by Congress last Spring, also circulation of bonus money and urged | nels of trade without unnecessary de- | be distributed in the following man- | per cent; business and investments, 7.8 | Into Cash City Postmaster Vincent STORM ISOLATES TOWNINFLORIDA Southwestern Part of State Threatened by Floods. By the Associated Press FORT MYERS, Fla, June 15 A tropical storm swept in from the Gult of Mexico today, isolated one town south of here and drove hundreds of persons from beach-front home The center of the disturbance parently passed over Naples, 4 south of here, shortly after m 40-mile-an-hour winds were aceom panied by torrential rains which raised a flood menace all over extreme Southwestern Florida Residents of Bonita Springs, miles to the south, reported by phone the Imperial River had g out of its banks and forced them to second floors of their homes. A few minutes later all means of commu ication with the town failed Veritable cloudbursts preceded the storm in this sector for the past threa days with Naples reporting a fall of 16, inches in the past 72 hou Ra still fell early today all al the coast. The State Highway closed the Tamiami Trail cross-State link between Fo and Miami—after river waters merged the pavement at mans Southwest winds brin, aggravated flood cond points The storm—unusually turbances of its type where in the neighborhood of th catan Peninsula and moved in a nortt easterly direction across the gulf Weather men at Jackson ported its center was gale-force winds were exy side gradually as m sparsely settled inland ter bevond Naples. They said it probably would pass out into the Atlantic and might regain some force when over water again While the rains m of all kinds in this s Southeast still suffered from persistent drought. Showers vesterday along coastal sections of South Georgia and the Carolinas were credit gulf disturbance, but meteorologist doubtful it would bring general in inland points where they needed most Department, only ng high ti ns at coastal enaced pr y ed to the enate (Continued From First Page) | any who attempt iliegally to cash the bonds. Originally it was estimated that only about 27.000 veterans here were eli- | gible, but as the number of envelopes in the City Post Office continues to mount beyond the 25.000 mark, many officials began to wonder whether there might not be nearer 30,000, or éven 40,000 veterans in Washington who will receive the certificates. Causes for Increase. The unexpected increase may be caused, according to some, by the large influx of Government workers here during the last three years of the New Deal. Many veterans here, it is known. have had to write to their former homes in other States for their bonus. Calculation was done in the fleld offices for the bonus of these veterans, and the bonds and checks | were prepared for mailing back there. Consequently, it is expected that there will be a heavy mail flowing into Washington from many distant points, bringing bonuses tc veterans now liv- ing here, from the centers where their certificates were held ‘The bonus mail now is moving in all directions throughout the country, and already some shipments are arriving from out of town. Complete arrangements have been | made by the post office and banks for | certification of the veterans’ bonds, 50 that bonds may be exchanged for a Government check. But with the “zero hour” of 5:30 set for late this afternoon, when postal carriers throughout the city will “go over the top” with bonus bonds and checks, attention of veterans today still was centered on the actual delivery. The division of loans and cur- rency and the bonus section of the City Post Office worked all through Saturday, Saturday night, Sunday and Sunday night to get as many en- velopes ready as possible for delivery. It was expected that the flood of bonus envelopes from the Treasury to the post office would continue for many days. The Veterans' Administra- tion, while far ahead of the goal set by its officers, still has thousands of applications on file, which are being handled as rapidly as possible, and sent over to the Treasury. Pirst announcement that the pile of bonds at the City Post Office had exceeded 25000 was radioed to vet- erans last night by Postmaster Burke. Burke Explains Procedure. In s speech explaining further de- | tails about the delivery and certifi- | cation of bonds, Burke promised that his establishment is prepared to make quick delivery of this huge pile, through the special service to hospi- | tals today, special night delivery to the homes of veterans tonight, and | regular deliveries tomorrow through- | out Government departments and es- | tablishments and generally over the aty. He reiterated, however, his warn- | ing to those who do not receive their bonds on these first two days, that they should be “patient.” He asked them not to inquire at the post office because he explained the post office will have absolutely no information concerning bonds until they are placed in the mails for delivery. The eight other places where de- livery was being made during the day today, following Postmaster Burke's visit to Walter Reed Hospital were: Army Medical Center, Mount Alto Hospital, Chevy Chase Sana- torium, Tuberculosis Hospital, Naval Hospital, Soldiers’ Home, Marine Barracks and Army War College. Concerning delivery, the situation today briefly is as follows: No bonds will be delivered generally throughout the city until 5:30 p.m. Asked To Remain Home. Veterans are asked to stay at home tonight, or at the address to which they are expecting their bonds to be delivered. If the veteran does not know his postman, it will be necessary for the veteran to be identified by some one who does know the postman and who will be willing to sign the identifica- eard neceasary. L veterans have arvanged fo | hibit the influence com | administrative officer | bill, | bonds certified mow. ther suggestion by Vandenbe g to from of a cab he said. becau ment, such as Black objected, thought the present language any political uence more comprehensive Affidavit Required. ‘The bill provides that w civil service employe obtain: motion, he or she would has with the head of the bureau or partment an affidavit statin had not solicited any polit ence, directly or. indirectly, from &n Senator, member of Congress. po committee, or any other political or- ganization, Senator Robinson, Democr Arkansas and Senator Barkle: crat, of Kentucky we: amon, voting for the bill, bt the debate which preceded the roll call they « clared that influence is exercised groups within Gove deme ments in selecting tr moted as well as by sons in political life Cliques in Government. “We know that in the Governr departmants there alway little cliques that wor vancement of each o ator Barkley. “I w some law passed for the humble Government employe has no one to whom he can appeal cal Ben appeal | for support.” d he had Ips W to b Senator Robinson also s heard of cases where gr departments had worked about promotions. The Arka ator also pointed out that re employes sometimes intercede in behalf and state that they are act without the knowledge of employes themselves. meet in groups at cerigin spots and meet their carrier there for a general rejoicing as he hands out several envelopes at once to those know to him. If the veteran has moved since his last address given for delivery bonds, the best thing for him to is to go over to the old ad wait around there for the ca come around. If he knows tk he could meet him at grocery, drug store, filling or anywhere. Regulations carrier to deliver at some other place than the address written on t envelope, provided he can ider personally the addressee. For veterans who cannot otherw be identified, a special certifyinz ard adjustment unit has been set the City Post Office, where these - erans may call beginning tomorrow morning. Concerning certification, do the situa= | tion briefly is this Veterans in the nine military places to which bonds were delivered today may have their bonds certified by the delivery officer today No other persons, however, city delivery tonight may have There will be no places open tonight where vete erans can get their bonds certified. Certification Points. Beginning tomorrow, and for rush period expected for the three days, there will be many in Government departments in the their and | business houses throughout the city where certification officers be available from the post office. also have offered to act as certif: agents. Postmaster. Burke warned, however, that bonds will not be certified for payment during the regular business hours of the day at any postal station here for the next three days, except at the main post office at North Capitol and Massachusetts avenues, The carriers who make the des livery tonight will return to certain specified postal stations beginning at 6 o'clock for the next three nights, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, to help veterans certify bonds. Carriers in the four rural routes operating out of the post office here, will deliver bonds on Tuegday, and will come back to their stations here, to help identify veterans for certifying bonds on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights. There are two rural utes out of Anacostia, one out and one out of Bethesda.. wi Banis s