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Evening star., 1936-01-10
RAIN DUE TO FOLLOW
FAIR WEATHER HERE
Little Change in Temperature
Forecast, Tonight's Low
Being About IS.

The first fair weather since last
Sunday favored Washington today.
but forecastefs predicted more rain
for tomorrow.
Wnil it will be fair tonight, to-
morrow will be cloudy, probably with
light rain in; the afternoon, the
weather Bureau said. The forecast
was for little change in temperature.
tonight's lowest to be about IS degrees.
The two-day rain, which ended
yesterday totsled 80 inches, bringing
precipitation for the first nine days
Of the month to 2.43 inches above
normal. Temperatures during this
period, however. averaged 81 degrees,
or abou. . degrees above normal
Evening star., 1936-01-10
ALBERT H. BEDFORD
DIES ON WEST COAST
Bank Official Expires on Visit to
Sister-Funeral Rites
Tomorrow.

Albert H. Bedford, 81, for the last
IS years assistant cashier of the Ma
tional Metropolitan Bank here. died
yesterday at the home Of his sister.
Mrs. Willis E. Allen, in San Diego,
Calf.
Mr.. Bedford left here December Is
on a trip to California for a rest, in
the hope of regaining his health. He
was accompanied by his wife, Mrs.
Minnie C. Bedford. He had been en-
ployed at the bank for the last 80
years and lived in the Westchester
Apartments. 1000 Cathedral avenue.
Funeral services will be held in San
Diego at pm. tomorrow, friends here
were advised. Word had not been re-
ceived here as to the place Of burial.
Evening star., 1936-01-10
McCARTENEY FUNERAL
WILL BE TOMORROW
Widow of Lieut.. Charles NJ. NC
Carteney, q. S. n, Was Life
long Georgetown Resident.

Funeral services for Mrs. Edith
Cragin McCarteney. rs. widow Of Lieut..
Charles M. McCarteney, U. S. NJ, will
be held at pm. tomorrow at her late
residence, 1928 Dumbarton avenue.
Rev. John s Moses of Chestnut Hill.
Mass, her son-in-law. will ofhciate.
Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Mrs McCarteney. who died yester-
day at her home, was lifelong resi-
dent Of Georgetown and member Of a
family which has numbered six gen.
erations in that section of the city.
She is survived by a daughter. Mrs.
John S. Moses Of Chestnut Hill; two
sons, Summerfield and Richard S. Nc
Carteney. both Of this city, and a
brother, Charles H. Cragin. who is a
director of Riggs National Bank. She
also leaves three grandchildren. Mrs.
McCarteney was member Of Christ
Episcopal Church, Georgetown.
Evening star., 1936-01-10
BalIou Bares Parents Letters
In Dispute Ouer Communism

In each case the complaints were
directed to collateral reading in con-
nection with English courses.
DR.. e. M. Ellison, l720 M street
protested against Pearl Bucks "The
Good Earth" as being unsuitable for
children IS years Of age. The COM
plant vas made January Is. 1888.
The other was o similar complaint
from Thomas w. Brahany, Transpor-
tation Building, against "A Proudful
Fellow" written by Julia Peterkin
His complaint was made December
40. 1882. The story had appeared
In Scholastic. one Of the publications
now under fire. as being allegedly
pro- Communistic.
Evening star., 1936-01-10
LAUDER SUPPORTS
ROOM|NG LICENSES
Fire Official Would Extend
Present Laws to Small
Houses.

A recommendation that all rooming
houses be made subject to the District
license law, so as to afford better con-
troll over both safety and sanitary pro-
visions, was made to the Commission
ers today by Fire Marshal Calvin G
LAUDER.
The proposal was contained in a
report on the recent fires at 10l7 M
street and 1411 Twentieth street, in
which five persons lost their lives
Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen had
called for the reports to determine II
there was any need for more strict
regulations. $
No Laws Violated.
LAUDER informed the Commissioners
additional personnel would be required
II there was an extension Of District
control over rooming houses.
Concerning the two fires, Lauber
said:
The number of occupants in each
building was not sufiicient to classify
either building as rooming house as
defined by the fire escape act of the
District. This was only recently re-
vised to include rooming houses, the
previous law applying only to apart
ment houses.
There were no regulations en-
forcable by the Fire Department
which were violated.
More Men Needed.
II would recommend that the
license law be so amended as to re-
quire all rooming houses to have a
license essentially as now provided for
apartment houses. This would pro-
vide for registration and consequently
better control by the various District
agencies that are interested in safety
and sanitation.
IF this Is done, additional personnel
will be required in this division to
carry on the inspection work in an
efficient manner"
Evening star., 1936-01-10
TAX EXPERT ENTERS
NOT GUILTY PLEA
Charles L. Pearce, New York Ac.
countant, Indicted Last Week,
Is Arraigned.

Charles L. Pearce, New York income
tax expert, who was indicted last week
on charge of conspiracy against the
Government in connection with reduce
tions in tax assessments, pleaded not
guilty today when arraigned before
Justice Daniel w. O'Donoghue in Dis
trict Supreme Court.
John w. Hardgrove, now serving q
prison sentence following his convic-
ton in a similar case, more than q
month ago, was named in the indict-
ment against Pearce as a fellow con-
spirator. Hardgrove was associate
chief conferee in the Internal Revenue
Bureau. He was not arraigned today,
Evening star., 1936-01-10

pled with him and held on until help
arrived.
At No. precinct. the prisoner
identified himself as James Burns, 81.
Of the 900 block of H street. He
was held for investigation.
A more successful hold-up was re-
ported by James Liverett, taxi driver,
who said four colored men forced him
to drive IA miles into Maryland,
where they robbed him Of IS. Liver
EFT lives In Glen Echo Heights.
Evening star., 1936-01-10

last night.
Ernest Good
win, 26, Of 720
Farragut street, q
clerk, was ready
when the hold-up
man turned his
head after max
ng threatening
gestures with q
knife and de-
manding the con-
tents Of q cash
register.
G o o d W / n
planted q foot
against the ban
Isksr rhack r.son
Evening star., 1936-01-10
Saws Go Round and Round.

HUTCHINSON, Kans. UP.-Sound-
proofing Of the Hutchinson High
School Band room Is requested-by the
band. Members say they can't COM
pete with the buzz saws in the manual
training snop on the next floor below.
Evening star., 1936-01-10
BANDIT CONQUERED
WITH KICK IN CHEST
I Drug Store Clerk 0vercomes Man
Forgetting Guard After De-
manding Money.

A kick in the chest was the undoing
of q would-be bandit who attempted
to hold-up a Peoples Drug Store at
Fourteenth street and Thomas Circle
Evening star., 1936-01-10
Harvard Club Names Head.

Edward A. Hartman was elected
president of the Harvard Club OF
Washington at q meeting Wednesday
night. Other officers chosen are Ralph
H. Hallett, secretary, and Howard S.
lie Roy, treasurer.
Evening star., 1936-01-10
British Fleet to Make Call.

ZAGREB, Yugoslavia. January 10
@.-The newspaper Novosti reported
yesterday that 10 units Of the British
Mediterranean feet, would call ut
the Yusoslav Adriatic coast next
month.
Evening star., 1936-01-10
HIGH RENT COMPLAINTS
SENT TO MRS. NORTON
Response Made to Probe An
nounced by Chairman Of House
District Committee.

A dozen letters complaining about
high rentals were received today by
Chairman Norton Of the House Dis
trict Committee.
The complaints followed an an
nouncement by Mrs. Norton Of her
plans to make q private investigation
Of rent conditions. She hopes to be
able to have adjustments made with
out legislation.
Mrs. Norton, however, has warned
landlords that Congress would enact
legislation to regulate rents unless
they are placed on fair and reason
able basis.
A bill now is pending on the House
calendar to revive the wartime rent
commission.
Evening star., 1936-01-10

A HOBBY HORSE once the
~ mount of the exiled German
~ warlord, Kaiser Wilhelm II.
n is the treasured possession OF
Edwin A. Roper, 3rd, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin A. Roper, jr., 1928 Adams
Mill road.
The toy has been in Edwin's family
for a third of century, but 1t was
originally designed as plaything for
princes.
Ninety-three years old, the horse
was carved in Dresden, Germany, by
Adolph Schroff and was sold to the
imperial family of Germany for the
merry-go-round in the palace yard.
There as boy Wilhelm rode to merry
tunes before he put away childish toys
for bigger things.
The hobby horse came to the United
States in 1892 as part of the Ger
Evening star., 1936-01-04
Mrs. Leonard HOnOrs
Mrs. Sabin at Lunch

Mrs. Henry Leonard entertained at
luncheon yesterday in honor of Mrs.
Charles H. Sabin of New York City,
who Is passing the Winter in Wash
ington. The guests were associated
with Mrs. Sabin in her work for ma
tional prohibition repeal Mrs. Sabin
founded and was president of the
Women's Organization for National
Prohibition Reform, which was an i'm
portant factor in the campaign for
prohibition repeal
Mrs. Leonard's guests included Mrs.
James F. Mitchell, Mrs. John r. Will
liams, Mrs. P. D. Hanson, Mrs. C.
Phelps Dodge, Mrs. Frederick r.
Solger, Miss Bell Gurnee, Miss Eliz-
abeth Davis. Miss Anne Squire, Miss
Elizabeth Harris, Mrs. Milton King.
Mrs. Rose Yates Forester. Mrs. John
F. Carter, Mrs. William Wright. Miss
Eliza Mitchell Mrs. Chandler Ander-
son, Mrs. Charles M. Lea, Mrs. De-
r1arest Lloyd Mrs. William Flather.
Mrs. Paul Bastedo, Mrs. w. w. GAL
braith. Mrs. Reeves Lewis Mrs. D.
Lawrence Groner and Mrs. Daniel
Long.
Evening star., 1936-01-04
CITIZENS PROTEST
GUYER MEASURE
Burroughs Association Ex'
presses Opposition to Re-
turn of Prohibition.

Enactment of the Guyer bill. which
would return prohibition to the Dis
trict, was protested last night by the
Burroughs Citizens Association.
David A. Babp. president of the
organization, declared enactment of
the measure would deprive the Dis
trict of about Sl,7OO,OO0 in annual
revenue
Paul E. Jameson, chairman Of the
associations executive committee was
instructed to survey existing liquor
control regulations with a view to
suggesting Improvements at the Feb
ruary meeting.
The organiZa ton also voted against
any increase in Federal taxes until
such time as the Federal Government
decides to make fair and equitable"
appropriation toward maintenance of
the District.
After hearing ]. NJ Jameson, presi-
dent of the Fire Fighters Association,
tell of the difficulty in fighting the
Post Office Department fire last
month because of lack of gas masks
and other equipment, the association
adopted resolution urging an ap-
preparation by Congress for more fire.
fighting paraphernalia.
Opposition to Corporation Counsel
E. Barrett Prettyman's ruling that
communism could be taught in Dis
trict public schools was expressed in
another resolution.
Sound motion pictures, depicting
development of the automobile, were
shown. with F. "A. De Fontes in
charge.
Evening star., 1936-01-04
Neutrality
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all belhgerents. They likewise COM
mended the proposal for restricting
trade with belligerents to normal
levels.
They added, however, that there
are number of provisions giving the
President wide discretion whicn We
believe should be frightened" In this
connection, they demanded that the
mandatory arms embargo should
apply at the outbreak of war.
Proposes Immediate Embargo.
The administration bill proposed
that the embargo on arms should &C
into effect upon the outbreak or dur
ing the progress of any war" in which
the United States was not engaged.
There was some disagreement
among congressional students OF the
neutrality problem over the vital sec
ton of the administration bill dealing
with trade in war materials other
than outright munitions
The bill would require the oresi-
dent to apply curbs on finding that
it was in the interests of neutrality
to prohibit more than normal exports
of such commodities. Pittman con-
tended this was a mandatory pro.
vision. Some other Senators said they
wanted to study it before committing
themselves.
Chairman McReynolds Of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee, who intro
duced the bill with some changes,
would give the President discretion in
this matter.
Would Prevent Loans.
Other features of the administra-
tons proposed legislation would:
Prevent loans to belligerent gov
ernments. except normal short term
credits, if the President should find
them desirable.
Permissive power for the President
to withdraw diplomatic protection to
nationals doing business with belliger-
ents, and require them to operate at
their own risk.
In all. three neutrality measures
were introduced yesterday, two OF
which bore evidence of State Depart
ment craftsmanship and approval. A
fourth bill was in the making.
Each sought to accomplish the pur-
poses outlined by the President-that
of declining Ito encourage the prose-
cution of war"-but in a variety of
ways. thus presaging heated disputes
in debate to come.
Agree on Arms Ban.
All the measures proposed q per-
manent mandatory prohibition against
shipments of arms and munitions to
warning nations to replace the exist
ing temporary ban, but there the
agreement on legislation to keep the
United States out Of foreign con-
flicts ended.
A short truce after McReynolds Of
fered his bill in the House, Pittman
introduced . bill also tagged ss
Evening star., 1936-01-04

clan of the American Census Of Busi-
ness, returned Wednesday to his duties
in Philadelphia. after passing the
Christmas holiday season with his
family in Livingstone Heights, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gosnell had with them
for a few days during the Yuletide.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. B. Shope of Newark,
N. j.. and this week end Mrs. GoSnell
is entertaining her cousins, Mr.. and
Mrs. Feely Bates and young son.
Bobby, who are returning to their
home in Asbury Park, N. j., from a
visit in Asheville, N. c
Mrs. Andrew p. Anderson was host
ess at luncheon Monday at her home
in Clarendon. Va. having as guests
Mrs. Cephas Gilbert and her daugh-
tiers, the Misses Dorothy and Pernell
Gilbert: Mrs. Carl C. Taylor and her
daughter, Miss Jean Ann Taylor: Mrs.
John Scott and daughter. Miss Char
lotte Scott; also Mrs. SCOTS sister
Miss Elliot, who is her house guest.
Evening star., 1936-01-04
Mrs. Roosevelt Hostess
/ AtWhite House to Wives
Of the Cabinet Officers
Presidents Grandson Gives Party at Man
sion for Group of His Young
Friends.

Senator and Mrs. A. Harry Moore
have arrived from Jersey City and are
at the Shoreham for the Winter.
Senator John G. Townsend, jr., of
Selbyville, Del, is established at the
Shoreham for the season. Senator
Robert F. Wagner has also returned to
the Shoreham to make his home for
the congressional season.
Representative and Mrs. B. M. Jac-
obsen arrived yesterday from Clinton,
Iowa, and are established at the Dodge
for this session of Congress. Repre-
sentatiyes j. Twing Brooks of Sewick-
ley, Pa, and Henry Eilenbogen of
Pittsburgh are also at the Dodge.
Representative and Mrs. Richard M.
Kleberg have come from Texas and
are at the Shoreham for the season.
Mrs. Thomas c. Hennings of the
Park Plaza Hotel, st. Louis, Mo-, has
come from New York, where she spent
several weeks, and has joined her son,
Representative Thomas C. Hennings,
jr., at the Shoreham for several days.
She is attending the opening sessions
of Congress.
Among others of the congressional
set who have arrived in the Capital
and are making their home at the
Shoreham for the season are Represen-
tative Walter Lambeth of Thomasville,
N c.; Representative John Taber of
Auburn N. Y; Representative George
N. Segar of Passaic. N. j.; Repre-
sentative Leo Kocialkowski of Chi
cago, Representative William F. Gran
field of Springfield, Mass and Repre-
sentative Peter A. Cavicchia of New
| ark, N. J.
Evening star., 1936-01-04

having administration backing. He
said it would require the Executive
to impose normal quota shipments
on all belligerents if it was found
that on-munitions purchases were
being diverted to military uses.
On such a discovery, the quota
order would become mandatory, Pitt
man said. However, other students
of the measure said they felt it
would give the President far greater
leeway in imposing export quotas than
Pittman contended.
Involves One Word.
The actual difference in the dis
puted section OF the two bills lay in
a change of one word-''he" substi-
tuted for and"
Later in the day, Representative
Ludlow, Democrat, of Indiana, intro
duced the most drastic bill of all. On
the outbreak of war between foreign
nations, it would forbid American ex-
ports or loans of any kind to them
and like the rest would impose re-
strictions on Americans travelling on
foreign vessels.
The bill to be introduced Monday
has been drafted by Senators Nye
and Clark, Democrat, of Missouri. 1t
would impose rigid mandatory pro-
visions on the Executive. Under its
provisions when the President dis
covered increasing exports of war ma
terials. such as steel, copper and oil,
to belligerents, he would be required
to prohibit all but normal shipments
as determined by a 5 or 10 year
average.
Agreement Indicated.
Even though there existed this wide
breach over mandatory and discre-
tionary provisions, indications that
an agreement might soon be reached
was seen in the statement by Pittmar
that he expected the Foreign Relation:
Committee to report out his bill early
next week to permit the Senate to act
on it while there is nothing els,
to do"
Similarly from Clark came the com.
ment that the Pittman measure lis &
very great improvement over existing
law. 1 don't look for much of 6
fight. Everybody is practically think
ing along the same lines"
The Pittman. McReynolds and Nyt
bills agreed generally in many fea
lures with the exception that th'
latter prohibited any American shll
carrying produce to belligerent coun
tries by providing that the purchaser
must come to America. buy for casf
or short-term credit, and take ava!
their own stuff.
| Pittman denied to newspaper mel
a prevailing impression that the Pres
ident and the State Department nat
insisted upon wide discretionary pow
ers in its neutrality preserving func
tions.
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call, but doubts were expressed about
the dissatisfaction of King Ria with
the settlement of that incident.
The State Department pointed out
that both the Federal Government
and the State of Maryland have ex-
pressed regrets about that incident
and the two policemen involved had
been dismissed 1t is difficult to con-
ceive. it was stated, what other form
of apology could be expected from a
government.
In certain foreign diplomatic quar-
ters Minister Djalal's version was con-
sidered correct. 1t is true, it was
pointed out, that Secretary Hull ex-
pressed publicly his regrets at the in
cident, but at the same time the Sec
retary of State gave a mild lecture to
the foreign diplomats about not abus-
ing their immunity privileges. This
form of apology, it is said, irked the
Iranian sovereign, who desired an
unqualified apology for the mishan-
ding of his representative in the
United States by the Elkton police.
Loses Job for Second Time.
Yesterday Clayton L. Ellison, the
Elkton constable, lost his job for the
second time as result Of the arrest
of the Persian Minister.
Finding there was no person to re.
place Ellison in the third district
the Elkton Town Council reappointed
him and then reconsidered and re-
scinded it's action.
The Minister was arrested November
81 when it was alleged his automo.
bile was speeding through Elkton
Town Officer Jacob Biddle stopped the
car and Ellison handcuffed the min
ister Both officers were dismissed.
After Djalal had made a forma'
protest to the State Department ii
Washington, claiming diplomatic i'm.
munity, Gov. Harry w. Nice of Mary
land extended the apology of the State
and Secretary of State Cordell Hull
expressed regret.
Evening star., 1936-01-04
Col. and Mrs. Knox
Feted This Afternoon

Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Clarence
Partridge will entertain at tea this
afternoon in their apartment in the
Westchester in honor of Col. and Mrs
Frank Knox of Chicago who are in
Washington for the Winter.
Alternating at the tea table through
the reception hours will be Mrs. Will
liam H. Tschappat, Mrs. Sidney A.
Cloman. Mrs George Sumner and
Mrs. John Munroe.
Evening star., 1936-01-04
W.Omen's Fraternity
Progressive Dinner

Beta Chapter, Phi Delta Gamma,
graduate women's fraternity of George
Washington University, will entertain
q group of graduate women students
at q progressive dinner this evening.
The guests will be taken on a tour
Of various countries for the different
courses, beginning with Swedish
smorgasbord Miss Dorothy Corson
is In charge of the arrangements.
Evening star., 1936-01-04
Parties Given for
Holiday Visitors

Mrs. Bernard Gallagher entertained
at luncheon today in the Colonial
room of Wardman Park Hotel in COM
plment to her cousin, Miss Edith
Shackelford Hart, daughter Of Mrs.
William E. Hart and the late DR..
Hart, student at the Winchester
School In Pittsburgh, who is In WASH
ington for the holidays, and for Miss
Katherine Kelley, daughter of Mrs.
Kelley and the late Representative
Kelley of Michigan, who is also visit
ing in Washington. Among Mrs.
Gallagher's guests were Mrs. Louis B.
Montfort, Mrs. Alec Preece. Miss
Eleanor Wells, Miss Alicia Mackey,
Mrs. Gillette Lytle, Mrs. Felix Moore,
Mrs. Harold w. Krogh, Nine. Dim
itriu, wife of the assistant financial
counselor of the Rumanian Legation;
Senorita Elena Calderon, Mrs. Charles
Edward Stewart, Baroness Karsof
and Mrs. Theodare Koenig. wife Of
Capt. Koenig, U. S. A.. military at
tache for air at the American Embassy
in Berlin, who recently returned to
Washington for visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Gallagher entertained
at the first of a series of dinner par
ties last evening, when their guests
numbered 30
Miss Sarah Frances Frazier. daugh-
| terra of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer S. Frazier
of 1901 Forty-fourth street northwest,
entertained Is guests at a luncheon
and bridge today at the Columbia
Country Club.
Miss Frazier will leave Washington
| Tuesday to return to Vassar College
after spending the holidays with her
parents.
DR.. Paul Schwarz. the former Ger
man consul and Mrs. Schwarz enter
tanned at luncheon today at the St.
Moritz in New York for Mr.. and
Mrs. Michael Feuermann.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon A. Nicholson,
who are leaving Washington within
a few days for Mr.. Nicholson'S new
assignment with the Department Of
Justice, were the guests of honor for
whom a group of friends entertained
at dinner last evening at the Shore
ham. Among those present were Mr..
and Mrs. o. L. Van Dyke, Mr.. and Mrs.
Wayne Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Dale
Snow. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Soder-
berg, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hardimen,
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Brown, Miss Molly
Stuart, Miss Leone lockwood, Miss
Frances Bryant. Mr.. Justin Mccarthy,
Mr.. William Harris. Mr.. Ward Cam
eron and Mr.. Philip Ferris.
Mrs. John E. Benton and her daugh-
ter, Miss Jean Elizabeth Benton, enter
tanned a company of II at luncheon
today in their home at I'll Elm street
in Chevy Chase, Md. in compliment
to Miss Benton's classmate, Miss Eliza
beth Hall.
Mr.. Franklin K Lane, jr., will be
host at a cocktail party this after
noon at Wardman Park Hotel in COM
| pliment to his sister. Miss Nancy Lane,
who is spending few days in Wash.
ington and is stopping at the Ward
man Park.
Mrs. Octavia Sykes Stevenson and
Miss Ma Sykes, daughters of the
Communications Commissioner and
Mrs. E. o. Sykes, were hoStesses New
Year eve at their parents home, when
they gave their annual eggnog party.
| The party this year was given in honor
OF Miss Elizabeth Ball of Norfolk. Va,
who will be the house guest of Miss
/ Sykes for a month.
Mrs. Charles Piez had as her guests
at the movie night" party at the
Shoreham last evening Mr.. and Mrs.
I Olivier Ragonnet. Mr. and Mrs. w. S.
Marsh and Mr.. Walter Wilcox.
Evening star., 1936-01-04
Arizona Society
Party This Evening

The Arizona State Society will give
Q dance this evening in the Continen-
tai Hotel, on the Union Station Plaza.
when members and friends of the
''baby" State society will honor officers
Of the organization who served last
year and for the new members. Dane
ing will be from $50 to o'clock.
Mr.. DIX w. Price is president of the
society, Mr.. Stephen Langmade, first
vice president; Mr.. Byron Mock. Sec
ond vice president: Mr.. Paul Roca,
secretary, and Mrs. Eloise Randall,
treasurer. &