Evening Star Newspaper, January 15, 1937, Page 5

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CANADINS TOACT ONKIVG INGDENT Abdication Debated in Par- liament and Loyalty Bill THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, Unclaimed Horse to Be Sold FIVESIME H.I]UUS IMPERILHUNDREDS Ohio, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Missouri and lllinois Affected. banks in the Middle West and East today, flooding lowlands and menac- ing a wide expanse of territory from Missouri to Pennsylvania. Torrential rains which reached cloudburst porportions created the most acute flood conditions in years in meny communities. Streams ap- proached or reached flood stage in Ohlo, Pennsylvania, Indiana, Missouri and Illinois. Forecasts of colder weather raised hopes for abatement of rains in some sections. Meanwhile many families prepared to evacuate their homes if indicated rises in river stages ma- FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 1937. Bluff, Mo.; 75 in Williamsville, Mo., and hundreds in Indiana fled from their homes yesterday. Police and fire- men used boats to rescue families marooned by flood waters near In- dianapolis, Dayton and Columbus. Na- tional Guardsmen were on duty at Poplar Bluff to enforce an evacuation order. Red Cross and State officlals mobilized relief*for refugees. Schools were closed by waters in some Southern Indiana and Ohio com= munities. Water govered the business district of Portland, Ind. Herrin, IIl, was virtually isolated by water which covered some Southern Illinois high- Some mines in the Illinois coal belt were flooded. Thousands of acres of Eastern Illinols lowlands were inun- dated when the Wabash River rose to 20 feet, 4 feet above flood stage. Backwaters from the Allegheny River threatened the business district of Ol City, Pa. Nearby highways were blocked and lowlands flooded by tribu- taries of the stream. A cloudburst hit Marion, Tll, block- ing highway traffic. Minimum Wage Defined. In its new law China defines the *% A—S THREE U. S. JOBS OPEN The Civil Service Commission today announced three examinations, For assoclate home economist, office of ex- periment stations, Agriculture Departe ment, at $3,200, applications will be re- ceived until February 1 and 4, the latter date applying to Colorado and points West. For associate exhibits designer and assistant exhibits designer at $3,200 and $2,600, for the Forest Service and Introduced. By the Assoclated Press. OTTAWA, January 15.—The Cana- dian Parliament convened yesterday for a short session, and the colorful ritual of opening day was hardly over before the abdication of King Edward VIII and succession of King George VI became a subject of de- bate in the House of Commons. Premier Mackenzie King introduced in the lower house a bill to ratify the change in succession to the throne and announced a resolution of loyalty to the new sovereign would be pre- sented today. For this resolution he asked unanimous consent. This evoked immediate opposition from James S. Woodsworth, veteran House leader of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation, who as-| serted it would not be possible to de- bate the bill ratifying the change in | sovereigns if that were preceded by | passage of the resolution of loyalty | to King George. | However, he later withdrew his | objection, and the resolution was | scheduled for consideration today. The premier laid before the Com- mons photostatic copies of the in- strument of King Edward’s abdica- tion but announced he would mc’ make public the correspondence be- | tween Canada and the British gov- ernmenf concerning the change in sovereigns. Neither the British nor the Aus- tralian governments would make these | exchanges between the mother land | and the dominions public, he said. He promised, however, a statement in Parliament on the dramatic events of last month. Horse Social Security Board, the closing dates are February 8 and 11. Details are available at the commise sion, Seventh and F streets. BY the Associated Press. CHICAGO, January terialized. More than 100 families near Hamil- ton, Ohio; & like number in Poplar ways to a depth of 3 feet. Bridge washouts halted rural mail service in Willlamson County, IIL minimum wage as one that enables & worker to support himself and two members of his family. 15.—Rain- swollen streams surged over their Yes. sir! This 8-year-old bay gelding, Cypress D. Beau, was shipped to Mrs. John Hay Whitney several weeks ago from Toronto, but Mrs. Whitney refused to accept the horse and the shipper de- clined to permit the animal to be returned. The express agency will auction the horse to pay his board bill. —Star Staff Photo. (Cor}!ilnureidr From F‘Lxs&iliagev\ communication” since receiving the| horse with both women, but is far from a solution of the vexing prob- lem, the agency told the court. Meanwhile, the board bill mounted. So finally, the agency advertised in The Star it would sell Cypress at a public or private sale at 2 p.m. Mon- day at the C. Jable Robinson veteri- nary stable, 222 C street. After inserting the advertisement in the paper, both the shipper and Mrs. | Whitney were notified and the To- | ronto woman replied by telegram that | she “had no interest in the sale,” the | petition asserted. | At the request of Attorney Arthur | P. Drury Justice F. Dickinson Letts | signed the order this morning author- | 1zing the sale, but told the express | company that if the horse brings more | than the total of the board. bill and | other charges due, the balance will | have to be turned over to the owner, | who must present satisfactory proof of ownership. Since nobody will admit being the owner, disposition of the surplus pro- ©ceeds, if any, may bring about another Pproblem. | Cypress is an 8-year-old bay geld- | Squeak in Auto Only Cat. | ered by a peculiar squeak in his auto- GREENFIELD, Ind. (#).—During | mobile. He took the car to a garage, four days, in which he drove 500 | where Kelly Coffin, mechanic, ex- miles, Dr. L. B. Rariden was both- | tracted a live cat from the chassis. odio Joe ond His Budget Bunch," WMAL, Tuesdays, 7:30 P. “It's got everything! Big selections. Sizes to fit everybody. Convenient charge account service. And savings really worth going for. Now tell me, what more can one ask?” % * Judging from the crowds we've been entertaining all week, our jovial friend speaks not only for himself. Hearty applause have dlways been accorded this Half-Yearly sell-out. The price-cuts alone merit that — they save you as much as 24% And when they apply to every suit* and overcoat in the store —and just 1S about every color and pattern on the style chart—you've a Sale that is Q® a SALE! Make the most of it, before the choicest plums are all gone — today or tomorrow! *excep! tuxedos Mrs. Whitney is one of the best- | known horsewomen in the United States. Her estate, Llangollen, near Upperville, is one of the show places | ©f the Virginia horse country. Pay Bill (Continued From First Page.) D.J. KAUFMAN Arenual CLEARANCE of All Witer Clothes be appointed to conduct hearings to obtain the views, both of employe representatives and officials on the bill. Chairman Bulow has not had | time to analyze the detailed provisions of the measure, but expressed himself in sympathy with its general pur- Ppose. Meanwhile, two other civil service bills were introduced late yesterday by Senator Copeland, Democrat, of New York to amend the Government retirement law. One would establish a pension for widows of veteran Gov- ernment employes who die while on the retired list, and the other would improve the retirement benefits for Government employes who render long service in the Tropics. The widow’s pension bill, which was considered, but not acted upon in the last Congress, provides that when a retired Federal employe dies his widow would continue to draw three-fourths of the husband’s an- nuity, provided she is more than 40 years of age. Terms Act “Unfair.” In recommending repeal of the pres- ent efficiency rating system under the classification act, McCarran termed it “unfair.” Instead of this uniform system, the bill would allow the classi- fying agency and the department heads to determine to what extent 1t is practical to use efficiency ratings. | ‘They would have optional authority to use such ratings, subject to approval by the President, but with such ratings open to inspection by employes. Senator McCarran figures that the average pay raise under his bill would be about $150 a year. In some of the lower grades, however, it would be more substantial, due to the adoption of the principle of a $1,500 minimum for full-time work. In the clerical, administrative and fiscal branch of the service, for example, the lowest salary step in grade 1 of that service would be brought up from $1,260 to $1,500, GIRL GIVEN 10 YEARS Drug Smuggling Conviction May Result in Deportation. LOS ANGELES, January 15— Maria Wendt, dark-eyed eurasian Hrug smuggler, was sentenced yester- day to 10 years in prison. Federa] Judge Albert Lee Stephens, after sentencing her, granted a stay of execution until February 1 to per- Imit immigration officials to carry out an order that she be deported to Shankhai, China. * The girl was convicted of bringing & $100,000 load of narcotics into Los Angeles Harbor. She came to court today in a wheel chair. Judge Ste- phens said evidence showed that she Was a tool in the hands of accomp- smugglers. — o Light for Great Harbor. . Work has begun on a light house at famous Milford Sound, a deep arm of the sea on the rugged West Coast pf New Zealand. Although Milford Sound is one of the finest natural tharbors in the world, it is visited only by a few liners carrying tourists from Auckland and Wellington and Austra- Jia, for it is surrounded by smow- capped mountains and vast forests, £ GLOVES Reduced! $2.50 Gates Gloves, now. . $1.89 $3.00 Gates Gloves; now. . $2.59 $3.50 Gates Gloves, now'. .$2.89 $4.00 Gates Gloyes, now. .$3.39 PAJAMAS Reduced! $2.50 Pajamas, now. : ..$1.89 $3.00 Pajamas, now. .. $3.50 Pajamas, now $5.00 Pajamas, now. A corking array. of husky overcoats featured by us i $ LaatherTdckets all this season up to %25 Reduced! $8.50 Jackets, now $10.00 Jackets, now ...$8.45 $12.50 Jackets, now . .$9.95 $15.00 Jackets, now $11.95 Sweaters, Hose Reduced! $3.95 McGregor Sweaters, now. . e 8295 $5.00 McGregor Sweaters, ROW.ran .0 8395 50¢ Hose (4 prs. §1), now 29c¢ pr. 2 trouser suits and o’coats from our Rochester shops All $30 -tagged ’til now up to 30 SUITS, O'COATS and TOPCOATS $21.75 $35 Grades, now. ...$26.75 $40 Grades, now. .$32.75 Tuxedos and “Tails” included Hand tailored 2 trouser suits and overcoats—the kind you've seen here up to *35 *Park Lane Clothes now $32.85 ) Dciomies 1335 F St. N. W, “CHARGE IT” the popular Bond way. Cash-in on this Sale and pay D.J. KAUFMAN mwc weekly or twice a month. £005-07 Pa. Ave. {Ath and Eye Sts. 1744 Pa. Ave. It costs nothing ex

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