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Stephenson, Once Indiana Boss, Fights Again for Freedom 'Old Man' Has Fought 11 Legal Actions and Has Always Lost Mr th* Associated Press. INDIANAPOLIS. Aug. 23 —Pudgy little David Curtis Stephenson, political overlord of all he surveyed In Indiana when the Ku Klux Klan was In its heydey. will begin his last-ditch legal fight for freedom from the State Prison on Octo ber 4. "The old man"—as he was best known, although only about 45 now—has fought 11 major legal ac tions in the State and Federal courts. He always has lost. Now he is scheduled to return to the shabby little circuit court room at Noblesville, where on a dreary fall afternoon 14 years ago he heard a Jury condemn him to life imprisonment for the murder of Madge Oberholtzer. a pretty em ploye in the State House, where "the old man" was credited with being Governor in fact, although not In name. Stephenson's plea is for a writ of error coram nobis. If it ig granted he will receive a new trial and presumably will tawe the stand for the defense he says he was pre vented from making at the original trial, because he feared for his life. Became Grand Dragon. A one-time linotype operator, Stephenson came to Southern In diana as a salesman. He became a Klan organizer, and as his profits from memberships mounted, there was a proportionately rapid rise in his political influence until he be came grand dragon of the white sheeted order. bo muuiouto oim latci, newspaper headline writers called him. developed into a supersales man typical of the turbulent 20s. Theodore Roosevelt. Alexander the Great, Napoleon (he kept a bust of the Little Corporal in his private Office' were his heroes. Florid of face, he usually was a hail fellow well met and had an undoubted personal charm he could turn on and off at will, as circum stances dictated. He smoked expensive cigars, af fected a black hat like cartoonists assign to caricatures of elder states men and the old-time frontier mar shals and made frequent airplane j business flights when such trips were not as commonplace as today. Built From Ground Fp. Stephenson was a thoroughgoing organizer and built from the ground up. Klansmen were made con stables and justices of the peace, rhe State and local police forces were honeycombed with appointees given the personal approval of "the old j man." As Stephenson's political influ- , ence burgeoned, the Klan reached Into the higher brackets of official dom-through the Legislature, into j the Governor's office and even to the United States Senate. If somebody "wanted something" —an appointment perhaps, or a lu crative State contract—it generally was understood among the politi cally-wise that the thing to do was j to "see the old man.” One March week end in 1925 Steph- 1 enson. the two burly bodyguards who always accompanied him. and Miss Oberholtzer boarded a train here for Chicago. They stopped in a hotel at State llne Hammond, Ind., however, after Stephenson apparently decided not to lay himself open to a Mann Act charge. Theer was a great deal of drinking and some time during the week end. Miss Oberholtzer swallowed some poison tablets obtained in the hotel! drug store. The State contended in the trial following her lingering death and Stephenson's subsequent indictment that she was denied medical treat ment by "the old man" and his bodyguards when her suicide attempt was discovered. At onv rata lVfice AkaeUnUnn. —__ brought back to Indianapolis to the ' servants’ quarters over a garage at ; 8tephenson’s East Side home and then removed to her home, where she died. Vitality Weakened by Poison. The prosecution argued in the trial at Noblesville, where the case was taken on a change of venue, that the girl's death resulted from a com bination of a vitality weakened by the poison dose and streptococcic and straphylococcic infections caused by bites Stephenson was alleged to have made on her body. Defense witnesses testified for 1 Stephenson that he had been unable j to persuade the girl to accept med- ! leal treatment for the poison. An impressive array of pathologists j and toxicologists argued pro and con over the poison effect and whether the alleged mayhem could have caused her death. Meanwhile, “the Old Man" sat mute. He was afraid, he said, that ff he took the stand in his defense he would be killed. He insisted doggedly then and since his convic tion that mob hysteria was at too high a pitch for him to testify safely and has hinted that he had knowl edge of a plot to take his life if he talked. Immediately after “the Old Man's” eonviction there began a frenzied hunt for the ‘black box.” the re pository of Stephenson's papers which purportedly contained grand Jury ammunition against numerous high officials. The “black box" finally was found. There is considerable mystery to this day as to just what it contained, but It caused panic in high places. Editor Leads Expose. Led by Boyd Gurley, editor of the Indianapolis Times, and a group of Republican editors headed by the late Thomas Adams of Vincennes. Indi ana newspapers printed numerous exposes of official corruption. Stephenson, many believed, in spired from behind prison bars some of the “leads" from which these stories were developed. When the shooting had subsided, the results which stemmed from "the Old Man's" dethronement In cluded a Pulitzer Prize for Gurley and the Times, a penal sentence for Mayor John L. Duvall of Indian apolis. and the spectacle of Gov. Ed Jackson pleading the statute of limitations in defense to an indict ment charging him with offering a bribe when he was Secretary of State in a preceding administration. As the Stephenson case scandals multiplied, the Klan-ridden Repub lican party shrugged off its incubus and was able to elect one more Gov ernor in a close contest in 1928. It has been out of power since,' i aowever. and the Klan. as a political 'actor in Indiana, has dwindled to ittle more than zero plus. Walter Bossert, an attorney and Sian leader of the Stephenson era, was a candidate for the United States Senate nomination in the Re jublican state Convention last year. He ran a bad list in a field of five. I Readers' Guide and News Summary The Sunday Star, Aug. 27, 1939. PART ONE. Main Newt Section. Foreign. Hitler calls off Nazi party congress at Nurnberg. Page A-l Prance cold to Hitler s proposals tor peace. Page A-l Danzig putting up decorations, be lieved for Hitler visit. Page A-l Britain’s cabinet meets again today on Hitler plan. Page A-l Germany starts rationing food and other articles. Page A-l Liner carries 250 American refugees on emergency trip. Page A-l Poles, their part done, await decision in foreign capitals. Page A-4 Soviet blames bar to army in Poland for shift to Reich. Page A-4 Hungary proposes minorities pact with Rumania. Page A-4 Mussolini reported active in last at tempt to save peace. Page A-4 Notional. St. Louis bookmakers yield to raiding squads. Page A-2 Virginia Young Democrats oppose presidential third term. Page A-9 Washington and Vicinity. Income tax regulations issued by Commissioners. Page B-l Public hearings on D. C. budget set for September 7-8. Page B-l Indians have day of glory at Interior Department outing. Page B-l Fairfax County teachers appoint ments are announced. Page B-2 Fitzgerald. D. C. lawyer, heads Mary land Legion. Page B-2 Financial. D. C. bank nears 130th birthday. Page B-5 Nearby areas claim larger part of growth. Page B-5 U, . __A climbs. Page B-5 Stocks extend recovery. Page B-5 Plane factories rushed. Page B-5 Weeklj’ stock summary. Page B-6 Miscellaneous. Obituary. Page A.j2 Vital statistics. Page C-7 Service orders. Page C-6 PART TWO. Editorial. Editorial articles. Pages C-l-3 Editorials and comment. Page C-2 John Clagett. Proctor. Page C-4 News features. Pages C-4-5 Military and veterans’ news. Page C-6 Fraternal news. Page C-7 Civic news. Page C-7 Cross-word puzzle. Page C-7 Travel. Page C-8 PART THREE. Society. Society news. Pages D-l-1# Future debutantes. Page D-2 In service society. Page D-8 Women's clubs. Page D-9 Barbara Bell pattern. Page D-16 Educational. Pages D-1Q-11 PART FOUR. Sports, Classified. Betty Jameson captures woman's golf crown. Page E-l Tigers again defeat Nationals to sweep series. Page E-l Dominic Di Mag may give Giants rival for Yanks’ Joe. Page E-2 Saunders. Henson face hard roads in ringer finale. Page E-3 Virginia Stokes is about to join golf elect here. Page E-4 West River Regatta caps big year in bay racing. Page E-5 Epatant gets in juvenile picture by Saratoga win. Page E-* Lost and found. Page E-7 Classified advertising. Pages E-7-18 PART FIVE. Features. Amusements. Pages F-l-2-3 Radio programs. Page F-3 Books. Page F-4 Art notes. Page F-5 Music. . Page F-5 In bridge circles. Page F-6 Stamps. Page F-6 Automobiles. Page F-6 Dick Mansfield. Page F-6 The Junior Star. Page F-7 Park Strip Purchase Put lip to Commissioners Chairman Randolph of the House. District Committee has referred to j Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen for j advice a project of the National Capital Park ahd Planning Com mission to acquire for park purposes additional land in the valley of! Pope s Branch between Branch and Fairlawn avenues. The plan was submitted to Mr. Randolph as a member of the com mission. Last year the commission bought 10 acres of this land and now pro poses to extend it by taking in an additional strip assessed at $35,000. John Nolen, jr„ director of plan ning of the commission, wrote Chairman Randolph: ‘‘This project has been requested for many years by some of the property owners in this area be cause the valley land which would be included is wholly unsuitable for ! development. Studies made indi-j cate that it will probably be more economical to acquire the land for park and save the expense of heavy filling, construction of streets, storm sewers, etc.” Mr. Nolen said the commission would expect to buy the additional land at about its assessed value. Site in Nebraska Named For Cavalier Victim By the Associated Press. LINCOLN. Nebr.—An archeological site near Ponca, Nebr., has been named the ‘Don Miller” tract in nemory of Donald W. Miller, Lincoln department store head killed in the crash of the British-operated plane, tfie Cavalier. E. H. Bell, anthropology professor it the University of Nebraska, said :he tract was so named because of Miller's "sympathetic interest, as sistance . and encouragement of ircheological research in Nebraska.” Foreign Agents Flood Propaganda Over U. S., Says Dies 'Hundreds' of Them Seeking to Shape Our Diplomacy, He Charges BACKGROUND— Special House committee, headed by Representative Dies, Demo crat, of Texas, was set up more than a year ago to investigate subversive activities in this coun try. Various forms of "isms” hai'e been subject of inquiry to date, with most attention given to Communists. Committee drew sharp rebuke from President Roosevelt at one stage, due to its manner of taking testimony. By the Aisocieted Press. The House Committee on Un American Activities charged last night that “hundreds” of agents of foreign governments were flooding this country with propaganda “through every medium of commu nication of ideas" in an effort to shape American foreign policy. In a special report, the committee asserted it had “substantial evi dence” of well-financed activities bv many agents in violation of the statute requiring them to register with the State Department. Under an act of Congress, all agents of foreign governments, com panies or individuals are required to register with the State Department and give full information as to their activities and remuneration. The report said only 351 such agents had registered as of July 12, 1939. Two Major Groupings. Asserting that American resources “may well become the decisive factor in any war waged in the world to day,” the committee said there ap peared to be two major groupings of nations attempting to win this country to their side. “The first of these is the London Paris entente; the second, the Ber lin-Rome exis. and in addition to these. Russia is in a special cate fforv ” thp rpnnrt rrmtinii*»H "All of the propagandists slogans to the contrary notwithstanding, both of the principal combinations and Russia have certain vital inter ests to protect, interests which ap peal to the American people only w’hen they are shrewdly concealed under false slogans. “When all of the war slogans have been stripped away from the un derlying interests which they con ceal, it is plain on the one hand that certain nations have empires and want to keep them and on the other hand that other nations do not have umpires (not imposing ones at least i but want to acquire them Moscow's special interest—clearly established by its own propaganda over many years—is that these op posing combinations shall destroy each other, and that proletarian rev olution and dictatorship shall be extended on that destruction. Tlie.se are the issues reduced to their sim plest terms " Thorough Probe Favored. The committee said it would ap pear “to be in the interest of a dem ocratic formulation of American loteign policy for this committee to inquire thoroughly into the ac tivities of many of these agents of foreign principals who have com plied with the provisions of the Registration Act.” “Mere registration." the report added, is not enough to inform the American poeple adequately of the nature and extent of current war propaganda from abroad.” The committee asserted that one of the chief objectives of some of the propagandists was to dipict world Jewry- as a threat to civili zation. It said “fantastic tales of Jewish plots" were being dissemi nated on an increasing scale and had won acceptance “among many Americans who now openly declare their partisanship toward the Rome-Berlin axis on this basis alone.” When the committee resumes its hearings tomorrow, the chief wit ness. Chairman Dies has announced, will be Earl Browder, secretary-gen eral of the American Communist party. Mr. Browder, who has indi cated he wishes to be heard probably will be asked, among other things, about implications of the Soviet-German non-aggression pact. His testimony is expected to oc cupy two days. Montgomery Considers Compromise Tax Offer By a Staff Correspondent of The 8tar. ROCKVILLE. Md., Aug. 26.—An offer by S. Wallace Dempsey, former New York representative, to compro mise a $1,000 personal property tax claim for $700 is being considered by the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners, the board said yes terday. Wilton T. Allen, State tax assessor for Montgomery County, said he discovered while perusing Federal Income tax records in Baltimore that Mr. Dempsey, who lived in the Chevy Chase Club, Chevy Chase, Md., in 1936, 1937 and 1938, had made no1 State return and set the tax on the basis of his Federal return. In asking for the compromise, Mr 1 Dempsey, who was special assistant | to the Attorney General from 1907 to 1912 and representative from the 40th New York district from 1915 to 1931, pointed out he moved to Wash- i ington in 1938 and was living at the Mayflower Hotel. The county board holds that mov ing out of the county had no effect I on the taxes due while he resided here. Virginia Real Estate Officials to Meet By the Associated Press. NORFOLK, Va., Aug. 26.—A spe cial committee of the Virginia Real Estate Association and members of the Virginia Real Estate Commis sion will meet the early part of September to discuss needed amend ments to the regulatory real estate license law, it was said today at the Executive offices of the association. “The purpose of the conference will be to secure the opinion of the members of the real estate com mission on amendments thought de sirable to the license law,” Robert L. Kane, president of the associa tion, said. Streets of Pink Slabs Pink paving slabs are being used Extensively in Wellington, New Zea land, street* because they are less iepresslng than the usual color. NfcW YORK. —HITLER SPOILED HIS HOLIDAY —This dis gruntled passenger was all set for a vacation cruise on the German liner St. Louis to Bermuda. Then the Nazis ordered all boats home, so he just plumped down on his baggage at the r pier yesterday. The liner Mauretania as she sailed from New York yester day on what—in view of the international situation—might be an adventurous voyage. Aboard her are 169 Americans. There were 262 cancellations. —A. P. Wirephotos. Edict lo Landlords Is Crushing Blow To St. Louis 'Bookies' Continuous Raids Added To Eviction Weapon In Police Drive By the Associated Press. ST. LOUIS. Aug 26 —Police had the “bookies" on the run here to night. Handbook operations—horserace betting—which have been galloping along for yeais were slowed down to a walk as the law began carry ing out an edict to. “close up or be forced out." In addition to striking through their landlords and by arresting customers, police warned they will make continuous raids until the oookies give up. Scores Close Doors. As the deadline for yoluntary closing passed, scores of the "smoke shops"—there were 215 in the city by the last count—had closed their doors. A number of places were raided, however and patrons as well as clerks were arrested It was the first time customers had been taken into custody. A majority of the bookies appar ently were convinced that this time the order to close meant what it said. Asked how long he expected to remain out of business, one re plied : “We'll know in a couple of days how long this will last. It happened too fast; the big guys were out of town." Landlords Read Statute. Landlords listened as police read them a statute declaring it a felony for an owner or lessee of property knowingly to permit it to be used for gambling. One member of the police board said it was believed the eviction notice would be one of their most effective weapons. Owners and clerks were arrested and booked for "setting up and keeping a common gaming house,” a violation of a city ordinance punish able by a fine of *10 to *500. Under this ordinance. Police Judge Prank E Mathews has ruled, testi mony bearing on reputation is suffi cient to obtain convictions without evidence of actual betting. --— 700 Watch Tournament At Mutual | By the Associated Press. MUTUAL, Md Aug. 26 —Two - ! score lancers lunged at brass rings In mock jousting today seeking glory, medals and *120 in prizes. Judges estimated more than 700 persons from all sections of the State witnessed the tournament for the benefit of Christ Church Parish. A clouded sun gave near perfect target vision for the riders, many of them young girls. Twenty-eight riders competed in the amateur class, 15 in the professional class and eight youngsters competed as nov ices. Best riders were selected by State's Attorney Arthur W. Dowell. Magis trate William W. Duke and Tobacco Commissioner George W. Dorsey. Dr. Everard Briscoe, manager ever since the annual tourney began six years ago. ran the riders through the ring with efficiency. Furniture Sales Advance 16 Per Cent Ahead of 1938 B; thr Associated Press. CHICAGO. Aug. 26—Retail fur niture sales during July were 16 per cent ahead of sales for the corre sponding month a year ago, trade statistics showed today. Compared with June of this year sales showed a leas than seasonal decline of 13 per cent. The statistics, gathered from 385 widespread store units by the Na tional Retail Furniture Association, and compiled according to Federal Reserve districts, showed that all except one district gained during the month, compared with a year ago. Gains ranged from 35 per cent for Cleveland to 4 per cent for Minne apolis. The Dallas district, only one not to score a gain, was unchanged from a year ago. Biggest gains, in addition to Cleveland's were scored by Rich mond, 24 per cent; Chicago. 23 per cent: St. Louis. 22 per cent; Atlanta. 21 per cent. Sales for the first seven months of this year showed improvement of 12 per cent compared with the like period last year, but were 17 per cent under sales for the corresponding 1937 period. Inventories at the end of July were reported to be 5 per cent greater than at the end of 1938 and unchanged compared with a year ago. Hanes to Discuss Taxes Acting Secretary of Treasury Speaks In Radio Forum Tomorrow Night iur viuu suDject oi taxes, includ ing the new Treasury survey of "public tax opinion.” will be dis cussed by Acting Secretary of the Treasury John W. Hanes at 9:30 p.m. tomorrow on the National Radio Forum. Arranged by The Star, the Na tional Radio Forum is broadcast over a Nation-wide hookup of the National Broadcasting Co. and Is heard locally over WMAL. Of importance to every taxpaying American, the address by Mr. Hanes will deal with several phases of Federal taxation. He will dis cuss the recent new legislation re sulting in the Revenue Act of 1939. Looking to the future. Mr. Hanes plans to disclose some of the re action of the public to his recent in vitation to leaders of the Nation's banking, business and commerce, to join with the Treasury in compiling a record of "public tax opinion.” This move was taken by the Acting Secretary August 17 for the avowed purpose of preparing matter to be presented to the Tax Subcommittee of the House'Ways and Means Com mittee, headed by Representative Cooper. This committee plans a thorough study of internal revenue taxation, with a view to tax revision at the next sessions of Congress. Mr. Hanes has characterised the ques tion of tax revision as “our common problem,” and declared that “a suc cessful effort toward its solution will depend largely on our mutual and sympathetic understanding of the questions that confront both the Government and the taxpayer.” Mr. Hanes has been notably suc cessful in the past in dealing with business. One of his outstanding achievements as a commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Com mission was an agreement signed by 16 bankers, industrialists and insurance executives promising President Roosevelt their help in co-operative efforts to end the re cession and stabilize the Nation’s business. Mr. Hanes came from Winston Salem, N. C., and is a graduate of Yale University. He was with a New York Stock Exchange firm when President Roosevelt drafted him in December. 1937, to help con ciliate differences between the ex change and the commission. He was transferred to the post of As sistant Secretary of the Treasury on July 1, 1938, and promoted to Un dersecretary of the Treasury in Oc tober last year. He is Acting Sec retary in the absence of Secretary Morgenthau. I JOHN W. HANES. Youth Held on Charge Of Criminal Assault A 21-year-old Virginia man was held at the first precinct last night on charges of a girl who said he had dragged her from a downtown street to a parking lot and criminally as saulted her. The girl said she was from Selma. N. C.. and was walking in the 700 block of Tenth street shortly after 11 p.m. when the man stole up be hind her. He seized her and forced her into an automobile, parked on a lot in the same block, she said. ! A policeman happened by a short ; time later and was Attracted to the i car by the girl's call for help He arrested the man. who was held at , the precinct without charge. Deputy Coroner Richard Rosen i berg was summoned to Gallinger Hospital to examine the girl. She told Precinct Detective Roy Blick , that she was visiting in Wash ington. Funeral Tomorrow For Robert E. King Funeral services for Robert E. j King. 79. retired Government Print ing Office proofreader who died Fri day. will be held at 9 a.m. tomorrow at St. Paul's Catholic Church, Fif i teenth and V streets N.W. Place of ! burial has not been decided upon. Mr. King, who had been in poor : health for several years, was known ' to many older journalists of the i city, where he had lived for more than 50 years. He was with the Government Printing Office from 18*6 to 1927. A member of the Press Club. Mr. King lived at 5529 Thirty-ninth street N.W. He is survived by a brother, John King, sr., of Newark, N. J. riayground festival To Have Cast of 2,000 i More than 2.000 boys and girls from seven playgrounds will par ticipate in a dance and music fes tival to be held at 7:45 p m. Wednes day on the Sherwood Playground, Tenth and P streets N.W., it was announced yesterday by the District | Recreation Department. The musical portion of the pro gram will feature a sketch, entitled "A Dream." under the direction of Miss Anna Mitchell, music and dance supervisor. Tap and acro batic exhibitions will be on the program. Colorful costumes for the festival i have been designed by Miss Maude | Parker, director of girls’ and wom • en's activities for the recreation de partment. The playgrounds to which Sherwood will act as host are Edgewood, Kenilworth. Rosedale. New York Avenue, Garfield and : McMillan. -- Mrs. Mary Fitzpatrick Succumbs to Illness Bt the Auoclated Pr«u. Mrs. Mary Fitzpatrick, 66, of 1026 Otis street N.W., the widow of the late Thomas Fitzpatrick, captain of the guard at Catholic University, j died yesterday at Providence Hos- j pital after an illness of about two ' weeks. Mrs. Fitzpatrick is survived by a ! son, Edward A. Fitzpatrick, and a * daughter, Mrs. Stephen Pope, both I of Washington, and five grandchil- ; dren. Solemn high requiem mass will be j said at 9 a.m. Wednesday in the Shrine of the Immaculate Concep tion at Catholic University. Inter ment will be in Mount Olivet Ceme tery. j Baby Is Rescued From Drowning Bpcciil Dispatch to The Star. LURAY, Va., Aug. 26.—Eugene Fox, 1-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Kirby Fox. had a narrow escape from drowning yesterday, when he fell in a cistern excavation about 5 feet deep. Mrs. Fox missed the child and' after a frantic search found him unconscious at the bottom of the hole, lying in several inches of wa ter which had collected from a rain earlier in the day. They pulled the child out of the hole and a passerby revived him with artificial respiration. He was later treated by a physician who said he had suffered no ill effects. s Gravel Strike Truce ! Looms Tomorrow; Proposals Ready Conferees to Get Plan To Be Offered by U. S. Conciliator Possibility of an early' settlement of the two-week-old sand and gravel strike, which has halted most of the : concrete construction in the District and thrown 5.000 men out of em ployment, was seen today as repre sentatives of union workers and the Smoot Sand «fc Gravel Co. prepared for a conference with Howard T. Colvin, Labor Department concilia tor. at 10 a.m. tomorrow. It was known that Mr. Colvin has formulated definite proposals which,; if accepted, would soon restore ac tivity at stalemated building proj ects. including Federal. District, Vir ginia and Maryland State structures in this area. It was reported reliably, also, that company and union leaders have drawn up tentative counterproposals to submit in the event there is dis agreement over Conciliator Colvins suggestions. Although only about 200 men at the Smoot company were involved in the walkout, repercussions of the strike have spread until some 5.000 men are idle. Mr. Colvin said last night. And if the difficulties are not settled shortly, he continued, the number of workers thrown out of employment is likely to increase by i eseveral thousands within the next few days. A spokesman for the striking union—A. F. of L. Sand and Gravel Workers. No. 22075—said last night : that ' our men are ready to go back to work on 15 minutes' notice if only ! can get some sort of a written | agreement with Mr. Lewis E. Smoot. | chairman of the board of the gravel | concern, or some legally authorized ! representative.” Schools to Open Sept. 5 LEONARDTOWN. Md.. Aug. 26 (Special).—The public schools In St. Mary's County will open September j 5. The day before there will be a teachers’ meeting *at the Leonard-1 town Public School, where new and old teachers will be given special; instruction. The St. Marv s Female ! Seminary. St. Mary's City, will open September 12 and the Charlotte; Hall Military School September 14. > Weather Report iFurnithed by the Unit'd Stain Wenther Bums.) torr,r^™Vi!~ °f c^u™bi*—Mostly cloudy today and tomorrow, moderats temperature, gentle winds, mostly northeast. tv.. cloudy today and tomorrow, occasional shower* on the coast, moderate temperature n virginia—M°stly cloudy today and tomorrow, with occasional shower* in southeast portion; moderate temperature temP^rSurrrginia_0ener8Hy f8lr ^ and tomorrow, little change In Weather Caidilim Uit ?l Hnn. A disturbance is moving eastward over Strait. Resolution Island. 1 iXHi. g millibars <*#.55 inches*, with a trough extending southward over Western Newfoundland. Pressure continues relatively low south-*o«thwest of Bermuda S. S Coamo. 1012.9 millibars (29 91 ^.ci>I,s' ».?reMurp :s relatively low off the , middle Atlantic and southern New England coast, but an extensive area of high ’* moTlnI slowly eastward over a^tes k *irneVon ASdu the "orih Atlantic I wM,eh- .10'-6 1 millibars Inches). Pressure is high over Hud- 1 barsBT?In?i"rChL11' M‘*ni.,oba- 1024.0 mtUl S movin';4 ...hr*7 while » disturbance is moving eastward over the northern Ef™- Q»»PDelle. Sashatchewan. 1010 2 ”t hbnnr. Jnch"’ During the last 1 t'h. *°.Vr®. ,hei!e have been showers along WesrAto,lif1Cnf0.ast an? ‘2 portions of the th?‘iiSHh 5,'“Vs an-S th* R«l River of hh,ve b^nhsl,em ,r' pb‘»«« _ , Blver Report slightly cloudy. Senandoah muddy at Harpers Ferry late yesterday. Cn»" '• FM Saturday. 4 I m -Z? 7 B m--78 8 MS' -So 8 p m-_79 * a.m._ 72 8 d m r? 10 g.m. - 74 io p.m! 1111.11 71 „ Record Data 19 P.M. Saturday. • 80, 4 30 pm- x«t«rday. Tear ago. N4. ago!°W«ot' 80- 8 ,p,t*rday. Tggr Beeord Temperature* Thla Year. Highest. 96. on August 9 Lowest. 17, on February 23. Tide Table*. (Fumiahed by United States Const and Oeodetic Surrey.) tii.h Today. Tomorrow. High -6:02 a.m. 6:47 a.m. Dwr -12:29 a.m. 1:19 a.m. High -8:27 p.m. 7:10 p.m Ion -12:56 p.m. 1:43 p.m. Freeipitatira. Monthly precipitation in Inches In the Capital (current month to date): Month. 1939. Average Record. January-3 41 3.55 7.83 ’37 February- 5.71 3.27 8 84 ’84 b,»r«h - 2.89 3.75 8.84 ’91 April- 3.78 3.27 9.13 ’89 M»y- 0.41 3.70 10.69 ’§9 June- 4.45 4.13 10 94 ’60 July -2.01 4.71 10.63 '88 August -3.21 4.01 14.41 ’28 September-- 3 24 17.45 ’84 October - ... 1.84 8.81 '37 November _I-- 2.37 8.09 ’89 December _ ... 3.32 7.56 '01 I * ne fcm and Mm. fcin. todav _6:^***' o jg4* Sun. tomorrow_6:32 A47 Moon, today 3:20 p.m. 3 28 a m • '!fht* mu,t ta turned* on one-haif hour aftor aunaet. Weather hi Vartans Cities. _ . Preclp. r~ Temoerature— 7:30 Mas. Min. Sat. p m. tq ' Sat- Prl. 7:30 7:30 Asheville. N. D7?- * " At anta. Oa.34 og 7a Atlantic City. N. J. 73 72 75 0 03 Baltimore, Md. __ 82 OP 72 o'ol Birmingham. Ala... 80 03 SO Bismarck. N. Dak. .102 03 p? Boston. Maas _80 07 71 - Buffalo. N Y-70 S3 08 Cheyenne. Wya-80 52 70 Chicago. 111. 70 04 72 *"~" Clncinnatl, Ohio.. 34 50 77 Clereland. Ohio... 70 53 71 Dailga. Tea ...loo 74 84 Davenport. Iowa... 83 01 78 Denver. Colo. _ 82 01 75 a'ef Des Moines Iowa.. 80 59 77 Detroit. Mich._ 78 58 7a - Duluth. Minn._ 73 65 00 H Paso. Tea._ 82 73 on - Galveston. Tea. PI 89 la . Helena,. Mont. 88 57 88 Huron. 8. Dak. ... 82 02 88 Indianapolis. Ind... 82 68 75 Jacksonville. Pla,._ 82 ?" 77 0M SSK“.2i’iK:: S 8 ,Z S j| 3 Marquette, Mich. 70 82 Ai - Memphis. Tenn.-I fll 08 85 Sp^'st.^rMinn - |I 2 «'» Mobile. Ala. *7 72 15 New Orleans. La. 92 75 in - New York. N. Y 11 70 78 0 39 North Platte. Nebr. pa fll 33 039 Omaha, Nebr. 38 02 83 Philadelphia. Pa.. 81 72 77 - Phoenix. Arie. _. 105 80 106 - Pittsburgh. Pa..;;. 80 67 74 Portland. Me_ 82 08 75 0 01 Portland. Or eg. . 84 58 82 °’°1 Rapid City. 8. Dak. 07 07 02 St. Louis. Mo. 82 08 77 Salt Lake City. Utah 94 08 77 - San Antonio. Tex. 90 78 88 gan Diego Calif 31 80 78 San Pranciaeo. Cal. 67 57 05 ganta Pe. N. Me*. 77 74 Savannah. Oa_ 82 71 74 0"87 *-1 BS&ar*::::: 1! SS ?? - pSWV'~ K n a •« Washington, D. C.- 80 69 73 _ A Board Member Backs Fairfax Citizens in Aulo-Railer Fight G. W. Carper Appeals To Commission to Consider Pleas ■peeial DlMMkteh M Tbt sur. McLEAN, Va., Aug 36.—Added support to the fight of local citi zens to insure a continuance of op eration by the Arlington St Fair- ‘ fax Auto Railroad Co., after Sep tember 1, the date the company pro poses to abandon service on its lines both in Arlington and Fairfax Coun ties, has been given by G. Wallace Carper of McLean, member of the County Board of Supervisors from Providence district, In a letter to the State Corporation Commission today. Mr. Carper, through whose district the greater part of the line in Fair fax County runs, urged the Cor poration Commission, to give “most serious consideration to the citi zens of the county who may appear before you regarding the abandon ment of this railroad.” At the same time Mr. Carper said that irreparable damage would fol low to a large section of the county served by the auto-rail line if it is allowed to suspend service. He also said it will result in a sharp decrease in the valuation of properties along the line and retard development. It is suggested by Mr. Carper that if the road continues to operate, there is a possibility residents de pendent on the line for public trans portation service might be able to work out some arrangements with the Virginia Department of High ways for the establishment of a public road over the present right of way. This, it is pointed out, would require some time, probably until after July. 1940, at which time the new highway budget for the construction and improvement of secondary roads would be effective. There would be little chance of assistance from the 8tate at thia mjic, jja.1. carper iota me corpora tion Commission, since highway funds for the secondary system have already been allocated for this year. Other reasons given by Mr. Carp er In protest of the abandonment proposal include the fact the no tice the auto-rail company gave of its intention to suspend service is not sufficient to allow patrons of the road to make other plans, and the fact that more than 100 school children are dependent on the line for traveling to and from school. Meanwhile plans are being com pleted for the attendance of a large delegation of citizens from the coun ty before the State Corporation Commission In Richmond Monday, when the auto-rail line wiil ask to be allowed to abandon service after September 1. The local delegation will be head ed by William F. Morian of Five Oaks, chairman of the Fairfax Commuter's League, and Herbert Williams of Vienna, for 10 years a director of both the auto-rail com pany and the trolley line. McGill Stople Index Up Slightly in Week Bpeela! Dl»n»teh to The Star. AUBURNDALE. Mass.. Aug. 26. —The Index of All Commodities compiled by the McGUl Commodity Service worked slightly higher dur ing the fourth week ending In Au gust. The advance was general In volving the three major group*. In dustrial, agricultural and livestock products. Of the 14 individual group classi fications comprising this Index, seven advanced, three declined and four remained unchanged from the previous week’s level. The Index for industrial products strengthened fractionally as ad vances in fuels, non-ferrous metals, coarse textiles and vegetable oils more than offset declines in hides and leather, paint materials and fine textiles. The agricultural group also strengthened as wheat, corn, oats, barley, rye. eggs and flaxseed all were higher. In this index only cot ton and potatoes declined from a week ago. $1,250,000 Housing Project’ MIAMI. Fla., Aug. 26 (.Special).— The latest housing development in the Miami area, where a 12-year construction record has been set this summer, is an 80-acre tract to contain 256 residences costing 81 - 250.000.