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Evening star., 1933-03-21
KAPITOL KIDDIES KLUB
PLAN Benefit PROGRAM
Acrobatics, Dancing, Music and
Recitation to Be Given at
Walter Reed.

Members of the Kapitol Riddles Klub
will give benefit program Of aero
battles, dancing. singing, music and reci-
tations at Walter Reed Hospital tonight
at 8 o'clock. Members of the organza-
ton are 212 to 16 years Of age. Direc-
tors of the group are Misses Dorothy
Davenport, Frieda Simon and Elizabeth
g. Coombs.
Among the performers this evening
will be Ethel Ferber, Garcia Giovan-
noni, Florence Simon, Leslie Bryan,
Peggy Samaltz, Doris Payne, Mary
Huffman, Raymond Ehrmantraut, Miri-
am Ehrmantraut; Marian McGinsley,
Margaret Bolts, Helen Hayes, Pauline
Fuller, Edgar Robey, Gene Freeman,
Leslie Freeman. Lillian Boezkowski,
Ruth Katz, Margaret Morrison, Estelle
Tabb, Corinne McWilliams, Norman
Rupert, Edward Chamberlain, Eugene
Meyers. Ruth Metz. Giddy Novich,
Shalamick Novich and Evelyn Knott.
Evening star., 1933-03-21
URGES PARENTS ATTEND
CHILD HEALTH TESTS
Montgomery Doctor Also Stresses
Importance of Family Physi-
clans Presence.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
SILVER SPRING. Md, March 2l.-
The importance Of having the family
physician and parents Of the child
present during the physical examina-
tions now being conducted in the school
was stressed by DR.. v. L. Ellicott,
county health officer, at a meeting of
the Parent Teacher Association OF the
East Silver Spring School held last
night.
A resolution opposing any reduction
in the salaries of school teachers in
Montgomery County and urging county
officials to adopt a budget adequate to
provide for the maintenance Of, the
present school standard was approved
George w. Davis, q member Of the
Board of Education, and Fred r. Hem
shaw, president Of the Woodside Par
ent-Teacher Association, spoke briefly.
At the close Of the business session,
q play, THE Country School House, y
was presented by the men Of the as
sociation. The cast was composed of
the following: Arthur Sabin, Donald
Mason, William F. Steiner, James Nc
Cam. Mark M. Shoemaker, Charles
Friedrich, Francis H. Townsend, jr.;;
William H. Carroll, Alfred T. Newbold
and Messrs. Werner and Heideck.
Evening star., 1933-03-21
Another Hat Becomes Famous

A MOTHER hat Is about to take
~ its place with the famous head
"A gears Of American politics-the
4 \ little black tricorne of Miss
Frances Perkins, new Secretary
of Labor and first woman to sit In q
Presidents cabinet.
The three -cornered felt will join the
company Of the "hat-in-the-ring" Of
T. r. and the beloved brown derby of
AL Smith.
Dates Back to Childhood.
Miss Perkins first wore the tricorne
when she was 8 years old. Her mother
bought the first one and she's been
wearing them ever since. The reason?
1t is becoming (she claims she looks
awful in any other kind: it's practical
(she says she has FIAT head" and
other hats blow Off; it's suitable for
all occasions. and by this time she
wouldn't feel herself in anything else.
But, although the now-famous Per-
hood, the new Labor Secretary's inter-
est in economics and labor began in
her college days, when she first heard
that vibrant personality, Mrs. Florence
Kelly, talking about labor problems to
the girls at Mount Holyoke College.
Il remember being thrilled by Mrs.
Kelly, and, in my ignorance. writing
to the Consumers League to see II
would be permitted to join, not realiz-
ing that they were out for all the men,
bers they could get," she recalled.
Leaves Imprint.
Mrs. Kelly, remembered by social
workers of past era as one Of the
magnetic personalities Of .her day, Is
no longer living. But her influence
brown-eyed Mount Holyoke graduate.
who listened with rapt attention as
she discussed the labor problems of
her time and talked Of the human
beings who were crushed by hard labor.
Her first Job after graduating from
college was that of executive secretary
in the Reseach and Protective Asso-
citation in Philadelphia, in which she
assisted in correcting abuses among
immigrant girls. Her next job was in
the Consumers League. the beginning
of career that had been built on a
tremendous ability to work in the
diversified channels of her profession
until she has become the first woman
ever to serve in the cabinet.
So far Miss Perkins has been too
busy to indulge in social activities. II
have hardly had time to think about
it yet" she said. In the 10 days she
has been in Office she has received not
less than 200 letters with plans for
employing the jobless.
Our leading industrialists today
know that short hours and good wages
pay" said Miss Perkins, discussing a
few Of her ambitions and problems.
She told how the tendency of low
Evening star., 1933-03-21
STATE BANKING BILL
ASKED BY HUEY LONG
is PROBED IN SENATE
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but after he conferred with President
Roosevelt the new measure was intro
duced.
Provides for Loans.
The new bill provides that for yeal
after its enactment State banks anc
trust companies may borrow from Fed
eral Reserve banks by depositing 'ac.
ceptable" collateral, the same terms ap.
piled in the emergency banking act tt
Federal Reserve members. What con-
stitutes acceptable" collateral Is LEFT
to the Reserve banks.
Under the new bill, State banks anc
trust companies could deposit their Sc
curities with the Federal Reserve anc
obtain the new currency now being is
sued. They would be required, how
ever, to maintain with Reserve bank!
the same reserve balance deposits a!
are now required Of members.
Approval of State banking depart
mentS for loan applications would bt
required, and non-members, while In
debted to the Federal Reserve, woult
be subject to the same rules and regu
lations as apply to members.
Referred to Subcommittee.
Loan Bank system was referred to 6
subcommittee headed by Senator Bulk.
ley, Democrat, of Ohio.
Other members are Senators Barkley
Democrat, Of Kentucky; McAdoo
Democrat, Of California; Couzens, Re-
publican, Of Michigan, and Townsend
Republican, of Delaware
The committee referred to the same
subcommittee the nomination Of C. B
Merriam Of Kansas to be a member o1
the Home Loan Bank Board
Chairman Fletcher said he expected
HE subcommittee to report back the
domination without waiting for 9
determination on the future of the
home loan system, pointing out an
pther member is required to give the
board working quorum.
Bulkley announced the subcommittee
would meet tomorrow to begin its con-
Sideration Of the Borah bill and the
domination.
Evening star., 1933-03-21
10 PER CENT WINE BILL
AIM OF CALIFORNIANS
Grape Growers Seek to Legalize
Naturally Fermented Drink
at This Session.

BY the Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO, March 21.-De-
spite the clause in the beer bill legaliz-
ing 80 per cent wine, grape growers Of
California announced yesterday they
would press for congressional enactment
OF measure to permit the sale of wine
Of natural alcoholic strength up to 10
per cent.
THE light wine campaign" said z.
M. Sheehan, director of the Grape
Growers League, now has a better
chance than at any time since prohi-
bition because It is no longer confused
by the beer issue, but the beer bill has
served as an opening wedge.
I'VE confidently expect the Congress
to pass . bill legalizing naturally fer
mented light wine during the present
session."
Evening star., 1933-03-21
LECTURE ON DENTISTRY

Dr. Boyd Gardner Of Rochester,
Mimi, director of the dental clinic at
the Mayo Hospital there, will speak
ON THE Interdependence Of Medicine
and Dentistry" at a joint meeting of
the District Medical and Dental So
cieties at the Medical Society Building,
l718 M street. at 8 pm. tomorrow.
DR.. Earl Clark, M D.; DR.. Arthur
Crane, D. D. S., and DR.. Sterling Mead,
d. D. S., will discuss DR.. Gardner S
Evening star., 1933-03-21
JAHNCKE COMMODORE
ON NAVAL RESERVE LIST
Former Secretary Given Commits.
sion by President Hoover as
"Christmas Present"

Ernest Lee Jahncke, until few days
ago the Assistant Secretary Of the Navy,
Is now full fiedged commodore on the
Naval Reserve list.
This was learned yesterday when
ofncials told the press, in answer to
questions. that former President Herbert
Hoover made q Christmas present to
Mr.. Jahncke of the reserve commission.
Omcials in the Naval Reserve Section
OF the Bureau Of Navigation, Navy De-
partment. said that by direction Of the
President OF the United States and the
Secretary Of the Navy, Mr. Jahncke was
commissioned a commodore in the Naval
Reserve on December %. At the same
time. they said. Mr.. Jahncke was placed
on the honorary retired list Of the Naval
Reserve. In this status he draws no
pay, authorities asserted.
Previously Mr.. Jahncke held the rank
Of lieutenant commander in the Intelli-
gence Section of the Naval Reserves, a
grade which he secured on February 90,
1928.
Evening star., 1933-03-21
BALTIMORE BANK
LIST IS DEBATED
Names Of Depositors Who
Withdrew $4,000 or More
Covers a. Pages.
BY = Stan Correspondent of The Star.

6y Stan correspondent OF The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. March 2l-The
House Of Delegates is expected to re-
new its discussion today Of what should
be done with the list Of names of per-
sons who withdrew $4,000 or more
from Baltimore banks during the 10
days preceding Maryland's Banking
holiday.
After an hours debate in executive
session, the Delegates failed to decide
last night whether the list should be
turned over to the Grand Inquest Com
mittee for action.
List Covers 81 Pages.
It was agreed, however, that the list,
which filled "a typewriter pages,
should be made public. It took Robert
Batterden, reading clerk, an hour and
q half to read the list to the leg1s-
lators.
In addition to the name of each per-
son and corporation, the list set forth
the address, the amount Of money
withdrawn and the bank
The list was compiled by Bank Com
missioner John j. Ghingher in accord
ance with a resolution offered by Dele
gate Thomas D,Alesandro of Baltimore
Asks Deposit Figures.
Last night D'Alesandro presented q
resolution requesting Gov. Richie to
furnish the House with q list Of all
State funds on deposit in banks oper-
ating on q restricted basis and the
funds not secured by collateral or surety
bonds.
Il hope the information will be given
us before the budget comes before the
House, SO we may be able to vote in
telligently on the appropriations"
D'AleSandro said.
The resolution was committed to the
Rules Committee. 1t did not specify
any time for the submission of the in
formation asked. A similar resolution,
calling on the State treasurer to give
the House statement of all public
moneys on deposit, was introduced last
week by Delegate Robert Kimble of
Allegany County and is now In the
hands Of the Rules Committee.
Evening star., 1933-03-21
ATTORNEY MADE HEAD
OF BENEVOLENT SOCIETY
Godfrey L. Munter Elected Presi.
dent Of Swiss Organization at
Legation Here.

Godfrey L. Munter, Washington at
torney, was elected president Of the
Swiss Benevolent Society at its sixty
eighth annual meeting last night in the
Swiss Legation
Miss Sena Suter was chosen vice
president, Ernest Faesch, treasurer, and
Miss Gertrude Thoni, secretary. The
new president and Rev. James D.
Buhrer and Mrs Henrietta Herzog were
elected to the Board of Trustees.
The society Is a charitable organiza-
ton formed in 1864. Its purpose is
relief of needy Swiss citizens living In
the District and it is composed of Swiss
citizens or their descendants.
After the business meeting the mem
bers Of the society were entertained by
the Minister from Switzerland, DR..
Marc Peter, and Nine. Peter.
Evening star., 1933-03-21
ROOSEVELT ACCEPTS
GRIDIRON INVITATION
President to Be Guest of Honor at
Clubs Annual Spring Din
ner April 20.

President Roosevelt will be the guest
Of honor at the annual Spring dinner
of the Gridiron Club at the Willard
Hotel April 20.
The President yesterday accepted an
invitation to attend when q committee
of the club called on him. The group
was composed Of Charles Ross, presi-
dent; James r. Wright, vice president:
j. Harry Cunningham. secretary; ].
Fred Essary, treasurer, and Arthur s.
Henning, Byron Price and Clifford K
Bergman, members Of the Executive
Committee.
Evening star., 1933-03-21
|DENY THIRD DEGREE
At TRIAL OF 4SPY'
Defense Makes Strong Effort
to Offset Testimony Against
British officer.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

LONDON. March 2l.-An intimation
that the third degree had been applied
to Lieut. Norman Baillie- Stewart when
army officials at Aldershot began an
Investigation of his alleged wrongful
acts was put forth by his counsel in
the course Of todays session of the
young officers court-martial.
Lieut.. Baillie-Stewart, an officer of
the Seaforth Highlanders, Is being tried
on charges Of betraying army secrets
to a foreign agent.
Lieut. Col. F. N. Syms. who conducted
this preliminary questioning of the
J accused officer, denied on the witness
stand, however, that there was any
thing in the nature of a third degree
| in the course CT this questioning or even
| that Lieut.. Baillie Stewart was cross
examined
The defense for the accused officer
| sought to shake damaging testimony
given against him yesterday.
Testifies to Rendezvous.
When the court-martial adjourned
yesterday evening the prisoners advo-
cate was beginning cross-examination
Of Col. SymS, who had given testimony
T, in connection with alleged rendezvous
between Lieut.. Baillie- Stewart and a
German Omcer in Berlin.
The whole of yesterdays proceedings
were public. The stage at which secrecy
Is judged necessary has not been
| reached.
A good deal of secrecy, however. de-
veloped respecting persons mentioned in
the court-martial' Many are being
designated by letters, while it was an
nounced the identity Of certain foreign
ers would be entirely suppressed, as
otherwise their lives might be imperiled.
The young lieutenant has preserved
the correct disciplinary gravity through
out the hearing, only relaxing during
the temporary adjournments when he
| chatted and laughed unconcernedly
with his advocate
The British public was worked to q
high pitch OF curiosity concerning the
trial because the prisoner was held in
the medieval Tower of London on the
Thames embankment. For q long time
his name was kept secret.
Col. Syms was questioned at length
by Lieut.. Baillie-Stewarts attorney on
cross-examination with particular ref
erence to the accused officers explana-
ton that f90 he had admitted having
received from Berlin was in connection
with a liaison he had with a young
woman in that city.
He replied that he did not believe
the explanation because I thought he
was putting me of with this story
simply to gain time" He added that
he had been unable to learn any de-
tails so the story could be checked.
The court room was cleared early in
the afternoon and the examination of
further witnesses continued in cham
bers.
Evening star., 1933-03-21
SIX TO BE Initiated
Committee of 100 at Miami Beach

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, March 21 R.-
The Committee Of 100, Miami Beach
"millionaires' club" will initiate six new
members at its meeting tonight. Clayton
Sedgwick Cooper, president, announced
yesterday. -'t
The new members are Wellington
Wells of Boston, w. N. Campbell of
Boston, C.. Roland Risdon of Detroit,
Melvin C. Eaton of Norwich. N. Y: Ed
ward Kolb Of Philadelphia and DR.. E.
G. True Of Baltimore.
Comdr. Frank C. McCord and his fel-
low officers aboard the naval airship
Akron VIII be guests Of the committee.
Evening star., 1933-03-21
D. c. Commissioner
PROSPECTS GROW
Three Citizens 0rganiza.
tions Offer Additions to
List of Candidates.

With no indication of where final
choice will fall, the list Of indorse-
ments for possible appointtees to the
District Comm1ssionerships continues to
grow.
Additions came last night from three
civic groups-the Lincoln Park and
Brookland Citizens Associations. and
the Cleveland Park Business Mems
men whose names previously have been
coupled with speculation concerning the
posts whose incumbents-Gen. Herbert
B. Crosby and DR.. Luther H. Reichel-
derfer-end their terms April 8. The
former already has resigned, but DR.
Reichelderfer is being urged for reap
pointment.
Lincoln Park Backs Three.
Lincoln Park backed three: William
NICK. Clayton, George w. Offutt and
Arthur C. Smith.
Brookland gave its support to DR.
George C. Havenner and at the same
time indorsed Miss Eta Taggart
Georgetown lawyer, for Judge Of Juve-
nile Court.
The Cleveland Park organization also
went on record for Mr.. Smith.
Mr.. Smiths friends have been par
ticularly active recently, and have
obtained Endorsements for him, 1t was
said today, Of IL groups, including also
the Federation of Business Mems Asso-
Citations, the Central Business Mems
Association, Wisconsin Avenue Business
Mems Association. Reciprocity Club of
America and Logan Thomas Citizens
Association. He is president of the
Federation Of Business Mems Associa-
tions and the Central Business Mems
Association, and Is vice president Of the
Smith Transfer & Storage Co.
Support Is Withheld.
Meanwhile local Democratic leaders
have not given support to any candi-
date
Postmaster General Farley. who Is
dispensing the patronage for the Roose-
welt administration, said yesterday nc
move had been made toward selecting
any District appointees.
Evening star., 1933-03-21
FIVE ARE FOUND DEAD
IN DRIFTING LAUNCH
Man and Woman, Two Boys and
Girl Believed Victims of
Monoxide Fumes.

BY the Associated Press.
VANCOUVER, British Columbia,
March 21.-Five persons. a man and a
woman, two boys and girl, were found
dead yesterday in the launch j. B. of
Granite Falls in the north arm Of Bur-
rard Inlet. They were not identified
Immediately.
Two loggers sighted the drifting boat
Boarding 1t, they forced q cabin door
and found the bodies.
Provincial police advanced a theory
that the five had been overcome by
carbon monoNde fumes.
Boat 1istings show that a launch
]. B. Is registered to Thomas James
Brady Of Vancouver.
Evening star., 1933-03-21
DU POINT, Sd, TO WE'D

WATERBURY, Conn, March 81 (P.
Announcement was made last night
that Miss Jane Holcomb of Waterbury
and Pierre S. du Pont. Sd, of Whining
tcs. Del, will be married June "a at
IT,. Holcomb Summer home on Fishers
Island, N. Y.
Du Pont is the son of Lammot
du Pont. Miss Holcomb is the daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs Frederick VAIN
wright Holcomb of this city.
Evening star., 1933-03-21
PLAN TO SHORTEN TIME
OF ATLANTIC TRAVEL
Propose to Combine Air and Steam
ship Services With New
Harbor.

BY the Associated Press
LONDON, March Ala plan for
shortening North Atlantic passages by
means of combined air and steamship
services was proposed yesterday by Sir
Alan Gotham to British and Canadian
governments and presented to the Irish
here
Sir Alan. a distinguished distance
flyer. recommended establishment Of
an airport at Lough Rusheen, two miles
from proposed new harbor on the
Galway Coast of Ireland.
Mail and passengers would be rushed
by air from the United Kingdom to
the new airport and would be embarked
on vessels at the new harbor. Similar
ARRANGEMENTS for disembarking and en-
barking passengers and mail would be
made on the weston side OF the At
lantic.
Evening star., 1933-03-21
CHOIR TO GIVE CONCERT

Lenten and Easter music will be pre-
sented by the A Capella Choir of the
First Congregational Church In its con-
cert at the Mayhower Hotel April g.
The choir will alternate in selected
sacred numbers with q quartet COM
posed of Mrs. Ruby Smith Stahl, di-
rector Of the choir; Mrs. Dorothy Will
son Halbach, Dale Hamilton and Rob-
ert Grimm.
Evening star., 1933-03-21
Bands of Fate.
BY H. A. RIPLEY.

NROF. FORNEY stood gazing
- down at the human bit Of
wreckage lying on the floor in
L . cheap flop house. Word had
just been brought to him that
this drug ridden derelict had killed
himself. Hardened as he was by. close
association with violent death, a shud-
der escaped him. He had known Ralph
Simpson when he was one Of the most
Evening star., 1933-03-21
DRAMA TENDENCIES TOPIC
Prof. Will Hutchins of American
u. to Give Fourth Lecture.

Prof. Will Hutchins Of American Uni
tersity will lecture on Tendencies in
Modern Drama" as the rourth drama
talk in the series now being given be-
fore the Recreation Institute of the
District in Garnet-Patterson Com
munity Center. Tenth and U streets,
tonight at o'clock.
The final talk in this series will be
given next Tuesday night when Harold
Snyder of the Community Center De-
partment will speak on stage settings
and stage lighting.
Evening star., 1933-03-21
M | f~Ql t f.
G;SM!@I2M, ~
yOLWN[e<

Or. Fordney is professor Of criminology at
sought by the police Of many cities when
cpnfronted with particularly banning cases.
This problem has been taken from his case
book covering hundreds Of criminal investi-
cations.
Try your wits on It'll 1t takes but ONE
MINUTE to read! Every fact and every
clue necessary to its solution are in the
story itself-and there is only one answer.
How good q detective are you?
Evening star., 1933-03-21
Silt Yields Shin Tools.

from the shins Of elephants and wild
horses and dating from the days Of the
Heidelberg man" of about 100000
years ago were found in sand deposited
by the Rhine and Mainz Rivers Of the
diluvian period. A lions skull, found
near Wallertheim, in Hesse, was de-
3initely established as 1l7,0Q0 3earS old.
Evening star., 1933-03-21
TWO HURT, DRIVER HELD
Motorist Accused Of Operating
Auto While Drunk.

Earle H. McConchie, "a, of the 1900
block OF Massachusetts, avenue southeast.
was arrested last night on a charge of
driving while drunk after his automo-
bile had struck and injured traffic
policeman and street car inspector at
Seventh street and Pennsylvania avenue
and knocked over the semaphore used
to direct traffic.
The injured policeman, H. B. Miller,
36. suffered cuts and bruises, while the
street car inspector, George M. Grims-
ley, ST, was reported to have received a
broken ankle.
Evening star., 1933-03-21

"a oAAAAAoAAA6 "a NAAA
tects in New York.
With a sigh the
professor walked
over and from the
back of the mans
right hand picked
up a small rubber
band, noticing as
he did a red mark
around the wrist.
He lifted the band
and slipped the
rubber over it. Yes,
it fitted. He must
have been wearing
1t for some time.
But why. wondered
Fordney?
A bullet hole In
kl4 N--l- -,
Evening star., 1933-03-21

wages was discussed by the Governors
of the different States in their recent
conference with President Roosevelt
and how the President had recon-
mended that every State establish .
minimum wage law.
1T is great satisfaction to me to
read that a minimum wage law has
gone to the New York Senate and
telegraphed my appreciation to the leg
islators who have been working for It.
know that this kind of legislation,
which creates just machinery with
fair representation to the employer and
the employe, will do much to peg the
wage level The important thing is
to build up purchasing market among
the wage earners"
Evening star., 1933-03-21
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Evening star., 1933-03-21
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