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WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bu Mostly cloudy wn?xl‘xet:“m{lox:d“gy fair tomorrow; slowly rising temperature, ‘Temperatures—Highest, 66, at 3 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 54, at 3 a.m. today. Full report on page B-2, Closing New York Markets, Page 20 Entered as secos No. 33,657, nd class matter post office, Washington, D. C. ch WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION ¢ Foening Sfar WASHINGTON, D. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1936—THIRTY-EIGHT PAGES. PLANK TO CURB SUPREME COURT BY REQUIRING TWO-THIRDS VOTE ASKED OF DEMOCRATS BY GREEN 4 Urges Justices With “Social Vision.” HITS TREATY WITH RUSSIA Asks Withdrawal of Recognition to Soviet. BULLETIN. PHILADELPHIA, June 24 —The Platform Committee concluded its hearing shortly after 2 o'clock and went immediately into executive session to select a subcommittee of five to draft the platform. BY JOHN H. CLINE, Staff Correspondent of The Star. PHILADELPHIA, June 24—The Platform Committee of the Democratic National Convention today received its first demand for a platform plank putting the party on record as favor- Ing a constitutional amendment abridg- ing the powers of the Supreme Court. This plea came from Willlam Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, whose suggested plank was similar to the one he submitted to the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Second Attack on Court. A second attack on the Supreme Court was made by William Jennings Bryan, jr., son of the “Great Com- moner.” He urged a plank committing the party to a constitutional amend- ment requiring a unanimous vote of the court to invalidate a State law. “A citizen cannot be convicted of a crime except by unanimous vote of the jury,” Bryan said. “Why should 1t be possible for the Supreme Court to convict a State of violating the Con- stitution by less than a unanimous vote?” Green said Supreme Court decisions invalidating laws by a mere majority vote have “created a most unfavorable impression and aroused widespread dissatisfaction, particularly among the workers of the Nation.” “For this reason,” he added, “we recommend that you incorporate in your platform a declaration in favor of the adoption of an amendment to the Constitution which provides that no law shall be declared unconstitu- tional by the Supreme Court except by not less than two-thirds vote of its members.” He also expressed the hope that jus- tices with “a social outlook and social vision” might be added to the Supreme Court. He offered no suggestion as to how this might be done. Applauded Frequently. ‘The federation president, Wwhose hame has not figured in the pre-con- vention platform discussions, submitted his recommendations in vigorous lan- guage and was applauded frequently by the spectators. The applause was scattered, however, when he set forth his views on constitutional amend- ment. Attacking the treaty of recognition with Soviet Russia, he asserted labor is convinced that “through the Third In- ternationale, with headquarters in Moscow, subversive activities are being carried on in the United States.” This, he said, is a violation of the terms of the recognition treaty. “In the light of these facts,” he added, “we urge that your platform de- clare in favor of the withdrawal of the ¥ecognition of the Soviet government.” Green told the committee unem- + ployment should receive first con- sideration. “As a partial remedy,” he #aid, “we urge a declaration in favor of a well-planned, systematic, public works relief program.” He also urged & national unemployment census. Other recommendations by Green ncluded: Acceptance of the principle of the (See PLATFORM, Page 4.) GRANT ADVANCES IN BRITISH TENNIS Atlantan Rallies After Losing First Set—Perry Is Victor. By the Ascoclated Press. WIMBLEDON, England, June 24— After spotting his rival one set, Bryan (Bitsy) Grant of Atlanta pore down today and crushed M. D. Delo- ford of England in the second round of the all-England tennis champion- ships. The peppery little Southerner brought the crowd to its collective feet as he applied the pressure and mowed down the 1933 British junior champion, 4—6, 6—2, 6—2, 6—1. Fred Perry, the defending cham- pion and betting odds favorite, ad- vanced easily at the expense of K. Chartikavanij of Siam. Perry won at 6—2, 6—2, 6—2. ‘The match between Gene Mako of Los Angeles and Christian Boussus, France’s No. 1 player, was postponed owing to a sore muscle in Mako's right shoulder, which he injured during the Queens Club tournament last week. Donald Budge of California, a semi- finalist last year, gained the third round at the expense of Ian G. Col- lins. Budge was in rare form in dis- posing of the former British Davis Cup player, 6—2, 6—2, 6—1. John Van Ryn of Philadelphia scored a 6—4, 8—6, 6—3 second-round vic- tory over Hans Timmer of Holland. Displaying the hardest service seen at Wimbledon since Bill Tilden’s amateur days, David Jones, former Co- lumbia University star, gave Wilmer Allison, the American champion, the battle of his life before losing, 14—12, 6—3, 6—4, 5 < o Daniel J. Tobin, labor leader and member of the Indiana delegation (left); William Green, president of the American Federation of Labor, and United States Senator Sherman Min- ton of Indiana, on the Convention floor. —A, P. Photo. CONVENTION GETS PLEAFORD.C.VOTE Allen Cites “Grave Injustice to Innocent and De- serving People.” BY J. A. O'LEARY, Staff Correspondent of The Star. PHILADELPHIA, June 24—With the Nation listening in by radio, Rep- resentative Mary T. Norton of New Jersey and Commissioner George E. Allen joined today in a vigorous plea to the Democratic Platform Commit- tee to adopt a plank in support of national representation for the resi- dents of Washington, “That this country might go on refusing a half-million citizens the right it gladly extends to others is an utterly distressing thought and a ter- rible and grave injustice to an inno- cent and deserving people,” Allen de- clared. Outlines Procedure. After emphasizing that Washing- tonians meet all national obligations without any voice in their Govern- ment, the Commissioner concluded: “You know clearly the only course we can take to make the District of Columbia voting part of the Gov- ernment it helps to support. A con- stitutional amendment must be promptly adopted, empowering Con- gress to grant to the residents of the District of Columbia voting representa~ tion in the Senate and House of Rep- resentatives, the vote for President and Vice President and the same right as citizens to sue and be sued in the courts of the United States as is pos- sessed by the citizens of the States.” Speaking from practical experience as chairman of the House District Committee, Mrs. Norton told the Plat- form Committee, and the voting citi- zens listening in, that it is impossible See DISTRICT, Page 4.) YACHT IS SAFE GULFPORT, Miss, June 24 (#)— The American auxiliary yacht Storm- along, from Miami, reached here yes- terday with her captain and crew of four safe after losing her mainsail in a tropical storm last week off Yuca- tan. The Stormalong reached Gulfport Harbor under her own power. William McLaughlin, captain of the vessel, said he and his crew had a thrilling experience during the storm, which caught them shortly after leav- ing Belize, British Monduras, June 12. Plebiscite Urged. MANILA, P. I, June 2¢ (®).— Speedy passage of a bill providing for a nation-wide plebiscite on woman suffrage was urged today by President Manuel Quezon in a special message to the Philippine Assembly. DEMOCRATS SLOW OPENING SESSION Delegates Gather Tardily and Are Entertained by Band and Organ. BY JAMES E. CHINN, Staff Correspondent of The Star. PHILADELPHIA, June 24—An- other day and another episode in Democracy’s quadrennial political pag- eant is unfolding here today in Phila- delphia’s newest and largest closed arena with an all-star cast of “New Dealers.” It's noon in Philadelphia but 11 am. in most other cities in the Eastern time belt. The official program sched- ules the start of the show at this hour, but the past two performances have been an hour late getting under way. None of the principals in this great drama are yet on the stage. The radio men in the broadcasting booths over- looking the big arena are all set to go. So are 500 or more newspapermen. There are only about 500 of the 5,000 alternates and delegates to the con- vention on the floor. The two-tiered balcony, with seats for 9,000, has only & few hundred scattered spectators in its massive oval shape. The tenseness, the excitement and the noise that pre- vailed at the same time yesterday is lacking now. Band Strikes Up March. Five minutes pass. Ah! the flodd- lights go on, bathing the auditorium in a mass of brillancy. Almost simultaneously the band, way up there in the top tler of the far end of the balcony, almost out of sight, strikes up a stirring march tune. And now it’s the organ that’s playing. The delegates are coming in more rapidly now. The balconies also have added a few hundred spectators. Chairman Doughton of the House Ways and Means Committee arrives. He looks at the brilliant red Democratic shield that decorates the Speaker’s platform, turns around and chats with Joe Sin- nott, doorkeeper of the House. Restless delegates wander aimlessly about the floor. Some come up to the enormous press stand and gaze curi- ously at the newspaper men grinding out convention news on portable type- writers and telegraphers by their side, flashing the information to the country. Again the band swings into action. This time it's Sousa’s stirring “Stars and Stripes Forever.” The organ joins in with an accompaniment, but a little late. Slowly the hall is coming to life. ‘The big clock suspended from the ceiling, midway in the auditorium points to 12:25. And still the dynamo of the convention—Postmaster General Farley—has not put in his appearance. (See SESSION, Page A-5.) Platform Committee Hears Plea to Scrap Spoils System A. F. of L. and Government Employes’ Officials Urge Civil Service Be Ex- tended and W age Level Raised. By a Staff Correspondent ot The Star. PHILADELPHIA, June 24—Sup- port for the merit system in the Fed- eral service was urged upon the Dem- ocratic platform builders today by William Green, president of the Amer- ican Federation of Labor, and Luther C. Steward, head of the National Fed- eration of Federal Employes. Stew- ard also spoke for the Legislative Council of Government employe or- ganizations. Green added to his speech a plea for adequate wage standards for the thousands of Government workers. for a “spoils abolition-merit substi- tution” plank in the Democratic plat- form, presented by Mrs. Larue Brown of Boston on behalf of the National League of Women Voters. Steward urged extension of the merit system to all positfons in the Federal service, except those of a policy- democracy today is the spoils system. Every appointment of an unfit person to an important governmental post plays into the hands of those who dis- trust democratic government and those who would substitute for it some form of autocracy. There is nothing demo- cratic about such appointments. They only to discredit Delegates Late for Routine Session. STAGE STARS INTRODUCED |Senator Robinson’s Speech Tonight Is Awaited. Full Text of Keynote Speech on Pages d A BY G. GOULD LINCOLN, Staff Correspondent of The Star. PHILADELPHIA, June 24.— The Resolutions Committee of the Demo- cratic National Committee today is wrestling with all important platform planks, dealing with the Constitution, the currency, the farm problem and foreign relations. The convention, meanwhile, meeting more than an hour late for its sched- uled noon session, gave itself up to routine work and then staged a show for the delegates, with the introducing of celebrities of the opera, stage, screen and radio. Its main session will be held tonight, when the permanent or- ganization will be perfected and with the election of Senator Joseph T. Robinson of Arkansas. Robinson will tear into the Republicans and defend the New Deal in an address to the delegates. Constitution Adequate. The original draft of the platform, framed in Washington and brought here by Senator Wagner, declared “that we believe the principles of our social and economic program are with- in the existing framework of the Constitution.” It this line of reasoning is adhered to, the platform will contain no pro- posed constitutional amendment, either to give the Federal Government power to deal with social and economic ques- tions nor to extend the power to ths States. There is a divergence of opinion among the Democrats whether they should have a plank proposing, even remotely, a constitutional amendment. Some are strongly opposed. Others favor such a plank. Those who believ2 that the platform should deal with constitutional amendment are divided also, one group holding out for a :':edenl ndr;endment and another for amendment grantin Wer: States, gra 8 powers to the To Weigh Two-thirds Rule. ‘The Committee on Rules, headed by Senator Bennett Clark of Missouri, is slated to meet at 2 p.m. with the con- troversial amendment to the conven- tion before it doing away with the old two-thirds rule of nominating can- didates for President and Vice Presi- dent. Delegation after delegation has voted to support the change. Arizona was another which today came into line with the wishes of the administration leaders that the two-thirds rule be thrown overboard and a majority rule substituted. There was an echo in the convention of the Barkley keynote speech of last night. Cordell Hull, Secretary of State and & delegate from Tennessee, presented a resolution praising Senator Barkley of Kentucky for his address to the convention. It was aodpted with a rising vote of the delegates. Mrs. Roosevelt Mentioned. The name of Mrs. Roosevelt, wife of the Presient, came prominently be- fore the delegates to the National Con- vention today for the first time. ‘When Rev. Marshall Shephard, col- ored pastor of the Mount Olivet Bap- tist Church of Philadelphia, offered the prayer at the opening of the con- vention session, he said: “Bless the President of these United States and all of the officers of our Government. We are indeed thankful for the significant contribution that both President and Mrs. Roosevelt have made to the general welfare and happiness of the masses of citizens throughout this Nation.” Included in the membership of the Committee on Rules, which will pass on the question of abrogation of the two-thirds rule, are five Senators, one of them Bennett Clark, who is to be chairman. The others are Tydings of Maryland, Coolidge of Massachusetts, Murray of Montana and Chavez of New Mexico. Two members of the House, John J. O’Connor of New York, acting Democratic leader of the House, and R. L. Doughton of North Carolina, chairman of the Ways and Means Committee, are also members of the committee. Gov. Clyde L. Herring is Michigan’s representative on rules. ‘With the keynote of the campaign sounded by Senator Barkley of Ken- tucky still ringing in their ears, the delegates were late in assembling. (See CONVENTION, Page 5.) FRENCH KIDNAP CASE MAY BRING NEW LAW By the Associated Press. MARSEILLE, June 24¢.—The accused in the kidnap case which may give Prance & “Lindbergh law” went on trial today. ‘The defendants are an elderly widow, Mme, Marie Cardin, and her son, Andre Clement Cardin. They are charged with abducting Claude Mal- mejac, the 18-month-old son of & phy- sician, last December. The baby was returned unharmed to SOOI NELS STOLENFROMCI Largest Gem Burglary. on Long Island “Gold Coast” in Years. By the Associated Fress. GARDEN CITY, N. Y., June 24— Burglars entered the bed rooms of so- cially prominent Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Coe while the couple was sleeping in their sumptuous estate on Long Is- land’s “gold coast” and escaped with jewelry, which the owners said was worth more than $400,000. Neither Mr. nor Mrs. Coe awakened during the burglary and their loss was not discovered until they arose. The articles stolen, Coe said, in- cluded a pearl necknace valued at $300,000, a small necklace worth $38,- 000, 2 $38,000 diamond ring, a $28.000 diamond and platinum wedding ring. These were taken from Mrs. Coe’s room. From her husband’s room were stolen a $500 gold clock, a $300 gold cigarette case, and $625 in cash, the report to police said. Largest Burglary in Years. Nassau County police officials said it was the largest burglary in this section in two years. They were told by Mr. Coe that apparently the prowler or prowlers climbed a 30-foot concrete column to & porch outside his bed room win- dow, then cut a hole through a screen door and entered. All four infpectors of the Nassau County Police Department and Dis- trict Attorney Martin W. Littleton went to the Coe estate, on Chicken Valley road, Upper Brookville, as soon as they were notified. Employes Questioned. They questioned some of the nine servants employed in the household and some of the 32 who have various Jjobs around the large estate, but gave no indication of having discovered any clues. ‘The police officials said they were advised that the loss was covered by insurance. Mr. Coe is a wealthy sportsman and is a son-inriaw of the late H. H. Rogers, multimillionsire oil capitalist. He is known as a large investor in mines, railroads and steamships, HAMILTON HERE FOR POLITICAL TALKS New G. 0. P. Chairman Pays First Visit to Capital Since Election. In Washington for the first time since the Republican nomination of Gov. Alfred M. Landon for President and his own selection as national chairman of the party, John D. M. Hamilton, youthful Kansas political manager, today went into conference with party leaders and organization aides here, Hoping to have his campaign staff in full swing by July 1, Hamilton’s im« mediate problems will be those of per- sonnel and location of regional head- quarters. With speedy decison nec- essary on many of the problems sure to arse during the coming six months, it is believed essential that competent campaign aides be located at strategic points throughout the country. Hamilton arrived in Washington late last night and is planning to stay until tomorrow or Friday. S HINDENBURG EN ROUTE ON THIRD TRIP HOME By the Associated Press. LAKEHURST, N. J,, June 24—The dirigible was over the North Atlantic today en route to its home port of Frankfort-on-Main for the third time since it established commercial transportation service be- tween and the United States. ‘The ship left its mooring mast at the naval air station at 10:25 pm,, Eastern standard time, last night with 57 passengers and a crew of 54 aboard. Its skipper, Dr. Hugo Eckener, ex- pected to complete the West-to-East crossing in approximately 50 hours. ‘The Hindenburg is due again at Lakehurst July 2. Among the passengers, seven of whom must sleep in cots because the capacity was exceeded, were Max Schmeling, German heavyweight who conquered Joe Louis, and three United States naval officers acting. as official k| BY THE ETERNAL! THERE PASSES ANOTHER OF MY OL’ LANDMARKS!, Australian Boy, 3, With Nailin Lung, Here for Removal | Child Goes 9,000 Miles to Permit Philadel- phia Treatment. £5 the Assoctated Press. NEW YORK, June 24¢.—Three-year- od Kelvin Rogers of Melbourne, Australia, concluded a 9,000-mile | journey today to permit a Philadel- phia doctor to attempt to remove a nail from his lung. Doctors in his native land said Kel- vin would not live unless the nail were removed. Two attempts to re- move it in Australia failed. Dr. Chevalier Jackson of Temple University, Philadelphia, will have charge of the effort to dislodge the nail. Inventor of the bronchoscope, Dr. Jackson will have his first look at his patient late today or tomorrow. The boy's mother, Mrs. Marjorie Rogers, wife of a Boort, Australia, mechanic, said Kelvin was in no pain during the voyage. Blond. blue-eyed and pink-cheeked, Kelvin practically had the run of the vessel, Jeff Davis, during the voyage. Miss Alison Collar, a fellow passenger, related that paint and dirt were the principal problems for Kelvin. He managed to collect both. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. Yesterday’s Circulation, 134,032 RUSSIANS DEMAND STRAITS FREEDON Free Passage for Subs and Other Ships Sought by Litvinoff. BACKGROUND— Lausanne treaty of 1923 provided jor demilitarization of straits be- tween Black Sea and Mediter- ranean, Turkey forbidden to main- tain armed forces within specific areas requested revision of treaty Jollowing Germany’s remilitariza- tion of Rhineland last March. Cone Jerence in Montreuz called as con= sequence, By the Associated Press. MONTREUX, Switzerland, June 24. —Foreign Commissar Maxim Litvinoff of Russia today demanded that Rus- sian submarines as well as other war- ships have free passage through the Dardanelles. His request, made of the Lausanne treaty signatories, in conference here, was in answer to a Turkish proposal that underwater craft be barred from the strategic straits, which Turkey wishes to fortify. Split Threatens. Litvinoff declared he was unable to see why other countries should want to dispatch warships to the Black Sea unless they were sent for courtesy calls or on sanction missions for the League of Nations. A split among the great powers ap- peared likely to disturb the con- ference. Delegates from major nations were reported unable to agree on the Russian demand for ynlimited freedom to move warships from the Black Sea through the Straits. Conference circles believed Great Britain might call for & “showdown" to oppose the Soviet request with the assistance of Japan. France, mindful of the Franco-Soviet mutual assistance pact, was considered likely to stand with Russia. The conference adopted for discus- sion purposes a four-pointed draft of Turkey's request to refortify the traits (See RUSSIA, Page 3.) FHH (®) Means Associated Prass. (Some returns not yet received.) TWO CENTS. CALLENACLAINED HEAD OF KIWANS Lynch and Taylor Named Vice Presidents—F. B. I. Chief Speaks. A. Copeland Callen of Urbana, I, today was elected president of the Kiwanis International by acclama- tion. James M. Lynch of Florence, S. C, and F. Trafford Taylor of Winnipeg, Manitoba, were elected vice presidents and H. G. Hatfield of Oklahoma City was re-elected treas- urer, ‘The elections today followed an ap- peal by J. Edgar Hoover, director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, to Kiwanis members to organize com- mittees on law and order in every one of the 1,900 Kiwanis communities to support local officials in the war on crime. ‘The new Kiwanis president is head of the Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering at the Uni- versity of Illinois. For four years he has been a member of the Kiwanis Board of Trustees, and for three years chairman of the Finance Committee. LONDON NAVY PACT REJECTED BY TOKID A MEANINGLESS™ Absence of Parity Clauses Leads to Action by Cabinet. LACK OF RESTRICTION ON TONNAGE IS CITED Japanese Non - Adherence Will Embarrass Other Powers, Officials Believe. BACKGROUND— World limitation of naval arma- ments was agreed on at Washington Conference in 1921. Parity for capital ships given United States and Great Britain; Japan, Italy and France receiving smaller allow- ances. London Conference of 1930 reached agreement on cruisers, de- stroyers cnd submarines; Japan given slightly greater allawance than in ratio for capital ships. In 1934 Japan pressed demand for parity with United States and Great Britain in all classes, in De- cember abrogated Washington treaty. Britain suggested “paper parity,” United States objected; preliminary conference brokc up without result. By the Associated Press. TOKIO, June 24—Japan rejected as “practically meaningless” today the three-power London naval treaty. ‘The cabinet, following the lead of the Japanese delegation which walked out of the treaty sessions last Janu- ary, refused a British invitation to join in the pact. ‘The Japanese objection to the “stop- gap” agreement, signed March 25 by the United States, Great Britain and France, was based on absence of naval parity clauses which Japan had in- sisted on. Because the new treaty does not provide restriction of total naval t nage, it is “practically meaningless, a cabinet statement said. Britain Is Notified. Keinosuke Fujii, charge d'affaires in London, was instructed by Foreign Minister Hachiro Arita to notify the British government of the refusal. The Japanese delegation in London withdrew from the conference after demands for naval equality, to replace the old ratio system in previous treaties, were denied by other powers. The treaty, as finally signed by the three nations, left the way open for both Japan and Italy to join later. Italy did not sign the agreement Both Lynch and Taylor were retiring | because of application of sanctions trustees. Address of Hoover, In his address to the delegates, Hoo- ver declared that “ceaselessly, hour after hour and day after day and month after month, 1,500,000 major crimes a year are being rolled up into & horrible toll of plunder and pil- lage.” Such an organized fight by the de- cent, law-abiding manpower of the Na- tion, Hoover said, “is of the utmost importance in the life of every man, woman and child.” ‘The army of known criminals in the United States today is greater than the armed forces raised by this country during the World War, Hoover said, and the “crime tax” of America “amounts to $120 a year for every man, woman and child.” “It may shock you,” the chief of the G-men said, “to know that even during against her. Move Held Embarrassing. Japanese non-adherence will em- barrass the three powers bound in the treaty, an unidentified naval authority predicted in the newspaper Yomiuri. He said validity of certain sections of the London pact, which becomes ef« fective in January, 1937, depend upon adherence of Japan and Italy. Under the clause providing for exe change of building plans before start. ing naval construction, both Washing- ton and London will be anxious to Jearn of Japan's program after she is freed next year from the present treaty, the writer declared. Admiral Osami Nagano, navy min- ister, was reported to have emphasized to the cabinet Japan must be free to build whatever ships she needs for de- fense purposes. This freedom could not be main- tained, he was reported to have said, (See KIWANIS, Page 2.) GLASS, “TIRED 0UT,” RETURNS TO CAPITAL Denies Refusal to Serve on Plat- form Committee Was “Bolt.” By the Assoctated Press. PHILADELPHIA, June 24 —Senator Carter Glass, a member of Democratic convention Platform Committees for 40 years, was back in Washington to- day as the 1936 Resolution Committee began its deliberations. Friends disclosed that the Virginia veteran left the convention after at- tending the session, against physicians’ orders, and returned to Washington last night. But he left word with the Virginia delegation that he “would be on call” for a return to the conven- tion hall if he is needed. Glass denied to ffiends before leav- ing that his refusal to serve on the Platform Committee or his return to Washington was in any way a “walk or a bolt.” Friends said the Senator was “com- pletely tired out” from “arduous con- gressional duties,” a recent flying trip to Hanover, N. H, where he took a degree at Dartmouth, and from two rigorous days in the Virginia State convention, where he drafted resolu- tions instructing the Virginia delega- tion for the renomination of Roose- velt and Garner. He said he came to the eonvention for its opening because the absence which his doctors ordered “might be ‘misconstrued.” Veteran Who Refused to Use Bonus to Aid Child Goes to Jail Justice Oscar R. Lurhing of District Supreme Court today sent to jail for 60 days a father who had just re- ceived his veterans’ bonus, but refused to use any of it for the maintenance of his 11-year-old child. This was the first local case in which the courts have ruled that a bonus recipient may not plead the immunity from attachment given his bonus by law to evade alimony or maintenance remittances. The man held in contempt and sent to jall was Anthony W. Carnella, retired of 1834 Columbis road. He was found guilty by Justice wife, Barbara Carnella, a portion of the $1,160 he is in arrears in main- tenance for their child. Attorney Jean M. Boardman, who filed the contempt petition, told the judge that Carnella had just received bonus certificates worth $839. The wife was awarded a limited di- vorce several years ago here after the former $20 monthly for the child's support, under the exchange clause. THERMOMETER HITS CURRENT LOW OF 53 Gradual Return to Summer Weather Is Indicated by Forecaster. The weather continued to contra- dict the calendar today, and blankets and woolen clothing came out of the moth balls as the temperature hung In the 50s and rain clouds shut out the Summer sun. Registering a new low for the cur- rent “cold wave,” the thermometer fell to 53.6 degrees at 3 a.m. today. Yesterday's low was 56. The lowest recorded temperature for June 24 is 46, reached in 1902. Temperatures of 52 were recorded on the corres sponding date in 1915 and 1918. The record low temperature for this month is the 43 of June 2, 1879. A gradual return to genuine Sum- mer was indicated in the Weather Bureau's forecast of fair weather to- morrow, accompanied by slowly rising temperatures. Tonight will be mostly cloudy, however, the Bureau predicted. Prevailing temperatures average about 7 degrees less than normal for this time of year, although last year there was a similar cool spell and the thermometer fell to 58 on June 24. No freak circumstances are re- sponsible for the unusual conditions, meteorologists said, other than the movement of pressure areas, importe ing chilly northeast and north winds, Readers’ Guide Lost and Found. News Comment Features_A-11 Radio --A-2 ,Women'i!uturu -=---B-8-9