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Evening star., 1936-04-12


Trustees of the Future Farmers of
America, the national organization
of boys enrolled in vocational agri-
cultural courses in $500 high schools
in the United States, who are in
Washington for their Spring con-
ference
Those included in the dinner party
are William Shaffer of Maurertown.
Va, president of the Future Farmers
of America Owen Owens of Montello,
Wis; Leon Hubbard of Dundee, Greg; /;
Stanley TshantZ of Dalton, Ohio,
and Andrw Fulton of Dardanelle,
Ark. vice presidents of the organ
ization, and Julius Black of Ames,
Iowa. secretary.
The members of the Future Farm
ers board, who arrived in Washing
ton Thursday, were dinner guests on
Friday evening of Mr.. and Mrs
J. A. Linke.
Mr.. Ross, who is specialist in eve
ming and part-time education in agri-
culture for the Federal Office of Edu-
cation, is executive secretary of the
Future Farmers of America, or the
Evening star., 1936-04-12
Ladies' Air Corps
To Hold Bridge Tea

The Ladies' Air Corps Bridge Club
will meet this coming Tuesday after
noon at Mrs. D. B. Netherwood's house,
on lockwood Parkway, at 2:30. Tea
will be served at l:30 o'clock.
Evening star., 1936-04-12

ER. AND MRS. w. A. ROSS Of
Nu University Park will enter
w tain at dinner this evening
a for members of the Board of
Evening star., 1936-04-12
ISelinS Give
Luncheon at
Warrenton
Entertainment Pre-
cedes Middleburg
Race Program.

w YARRENTON, Va, April IL
M Mr.. and Mrs. c. Oliver
Wv Iselin gave luncheon to-
daY before the Middleburg
Evening star., 1936-04-12
YoungerSet
Holds FeteS
At StauntOn
Reception Is Given at
Merriield by Miss
Tae Witt.

= TAUNTON, Va, April 1.-THE
Easter season is the occasion of
many delightful entertainments,
~ especially for the young folk
Evening star., 1936-02-23
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Evening star., 1936-06-07

accompanying himself with chords,
Mrs. Bankhead explained, when asked
about the presence Of the small gray
piano in the room.
Dine Quietly at Home.
Since the Congressman's heart at
tack Mrs Bankhead regards it as
her job to see that nothing menaces
his health. The Bankheads have
not gone about much for the past
three years. Evening usually finds
them dining quietly on the roof Of
the Washington Hotel in warm
weather, or playing cards together or
reading in their suite. Sometimes the
Speaker entertains with mimicry and
songs.
IF he were here now I would have
him do one of his songs for you"
Mrs. Bankhead said. They are both
amusing and original"
The Bankheads have, in the 10
years they have spent the congress
SIGNAL season in the District. occupied
two different houses in Georgetown
and one on nineteenth street, where
Mrs. Bankhead was the heroine of a
fire that broke out in the middle Of
the night in the Winter of 1881. Com
bining cool thinking with quick action,
Mrs. Bankhead aroused members of
her household, trapped by flames en-
veloping part Of the lower floor and
a staircase. Everyone escaped by a
second story window, aided by fire.
men and ladder.
Likes Small Home Town.
Mrs. Bankhead is the daughter of
the late Joseph H. MCGUIRE, formerly
a prominent attorney in Jasper. Her
mother was Jane Anderson, member
of a well-known South Carolina
family.
I'm really a small town girl" Mrs.
Bankhead said. Jasper has q popu-
lation of only 5000, but that is large
enough for me- I love my house
there. a Colonial one we built IL years
ago, and always leave Washington
loaded with things to add to it." One
feels, as Mrs. Bankhead talks, that
c&e would be at ease any place-a
small Southern village. Buckingham
Palace, or even a trout stream.
Mrs. Bankhead attended Judson
College at Marion, Ala. and is q
member of Kappa Delta Sorority.
IT spent good deal of time play
ing tennis and basket ball. I didn't
study very hard" Mrs. Bankhead
summed up her academic career.
Astrology interests Mrs. Bankhead,
she says, pointing out her favorite
sStroloGy magazine. The Speakers re-
cent illness was prophesied by his
horoscope, she says.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
Cans Future on A.B.C. Board
Hang on Last Hour House OK.

Continuance of Isaac Cans as a
member Of the Alcoholic Beverage
Control Board hangs on the willing
ness and ability of the House to jam
through a resolution to legalize his
appointment in the closing days of
the, session, following the Republican
Convention hiatus. The Senate yes
terday passed the resolution.
Cans was beyond retirement age of
70 when he first was named a board
member in January, 1894, officials dis
covered about three months ago. The
issue was carried to the President and
from there to the attorney general, it
was disclosed yesterday.
While there has been no formal
ruling, it is said, District officials
were advised Cans could not continue
to serve He was told to take q
three months leave without pay.
Meanwhile, though the situation
was kept as quiet as possible. to avoid
a stampede by candidates for the
job, campaigns have been launched
for several, according to reports run
ming through the District Building.
The story goes that certain inter-
ests are seeking to make deal for
the selection Of George w. Offut, now
chairman Of the board, as corpora
ton counsel, so there would be two
vacancies on the A. B. C. Board.
There are other rumors that sone-
one more sympathetic toward whole
Evening star., 1936-06-07
TRIAL OF O'DONNELL
MAY END TUESDAY
Brother-in-Law Expected to Take
Stand Tomorrow in Coun-
terfeit Case.

Trial of James S. O'Donnell on
charges of possessing and passing
counterfeit money will be resumed in
District Supreme Court tomorrow
morning and probably will end Tues
day.
Aubrey w. Jones, O'Donnell's broth
er-in-law, who was indicted with him,
but who pleaded guilty, is expected to
take the stand tomorrow as a Govern
fnent witness Assistant United States
Attorney Charles B. Murray is depend
ing heavily on his testimony to connect
the defendant with the actual dissem-
ination Of the bogus money.
Murray contends O'Donnell procured
about $500 of 20-dollar spurious notes
from ring of New York counterfeiters
and turned them over to Jones to pass.
Joseph Ftlrr, also included in the in
dictment as defendant, admitted last
week that he disposed of 40 of the bills
in two evenings for Jones. He also has
pleaded guilty.
ODonnell is represented by Attorney
James A. O'Shea.
Evening star., 1936-06-07

sale liquor dealers" is being pushed for
appointment.
Oficials say there was no thought
given to the age of Cans at the time OF
his appointment. Not versed in law,
apparently Cans gave it no thought.
The question might never have been
raised had it not been for a birthday
party celebrating Cans 18th birthday
recently. News of the party was given
newspaper publicity.
Mai. Daniel j. Donovan, auditor, who
can quote pages of law from memory,
got jolt when he saw the stories and
decided he must do his duty. When
the President and Attorney General
could not solve hte tangle, Cans was
told to take leave without pay-that
his salary had to be stopped.
Later, Congress was asked to adopt
the joint resolution which would legal
ize his service. The commissioners
gave Cans a re-appointment Febru-
ary 4, after he had completed service
of his first term, which was for two
years.
During his service deductions of )
per cent a month have been made
from Cans salary for retirement. II
he loses out, this will be returned, Of
ficials declare.
The whole tangle, however, has
raised the question of whether persons
given appointive positions for stated
terms are regular District employes'
and therefore eligible to the retirement
plan.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
RED RIDER ACTION
AVOIDED IN SENATE.
Nine Bills Reported by Dis
triCt Committee Are
Approved.

Refusing to tangle with the issue
Of repeating the red rider" the
Senate yesterday afternoon approved
without debate or dissenting vote
nine bills reported by the Senate
District Committee.
Spending more than three hours on
the calendar, the Senate passed over
the Wheeler bill to repeal the notori-
GUS appropriation bill rider Of last
year by which teachers in the public
schools are forbidden to teach or
advocate" communism. Objection to
consideration yesterday was raised by
several. among them Senator Shep-
pard, Democrat, Of Texas when the
bill was reached on the calendar.
One objection is sufficient to post
pone consideration of a calendar
measure.
Later. they reached the nine bills
reported by Senator King. Democrat
of Utah and chairman of the District
Committee and approved them all
in rapid-fire order.
Contents Are Cited.
The content of the bills follows in
brief:
To provide for maintenance of pub
lie order and protection of life and
property during Inauguration cere-
monies in January, 1887. The Com
missioners are authorized to make
necessary police, traffic and licensing
reo,,Iat;or. .pd cog mn :. ,,.od. a,,oil
able to defray such extra expenses.
To authorize granting of permits
for the Inauguration ceremonies.
These involve extra facilities for il
Elimination, sanitation, display of
flags, etc.
To exempt admission fees for in
augural ceremonies from internal rev.
enue tax.
To authorize the Secretary of In
terror to allocate public building
space for quartering troops here for
the Inauguration.
To make December 26, 1886, a
legal holiday. The report on this
comes on Friday it is expected Gov
ernment departments will be closed
the following Saturday. Only by
declaration of a legal holiday, how
ever, would banks be able to remain
closed, although it has been found
that practically no business is done
on such a Saturday.
Cans Appointment Ratified.
To ratify and confirm the four-year
appointment of Isaac Cans as a mem
Der of the Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board of the District. This ratifica-
ton was thought advisable since Mr..
Cans is beyond the retirement age Of
10, in which case his occupancy of the
post might be considered invalid un-
less given specific sanction Of Con-
gress.
To amend the charter of the Ma
tional Union Insurance Co. Of Wash
ington.
To provide for issuance of license
to practice the healing art in the Dis
trict to DR.. Ralph G. Stuart. DR..
Stuart, previously licensed, was absent
from the city when he should have ap-
piled for new license; Congressional
action thus became necessary to en-
able him to receive o ucepse.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
Halls APPROVAL
|. OF BUDGET STUDY
BY COMMISSION
Senate Acts Quickly on Res
oIution-BIanton Re-
fuses Comment.
HOUSE CONCURRENCE
NOW is NECESSARY
Compromise on $4,000, 900 Figure
for Present Fiscal Year
Is Hinted.
BY JOHN C. HENRY.

Encouraged by the speedy action Of
the Senate yesterday in adopting his
resolution for establishment Of q COM
mission to make a study and report
on fair method of fixing the Federal
contribution to the District budget
each year, Senator Thomas, Democrat,
of Oklahoma and chairman of the
Senate conferees on the District ap-
preparation bill, later expressed conf
dence that agreement will be reached
in a manner fair to the District on
the lump sum issue.
This confidence was bolstered by the
fact that the resolution instructS the
conferees to accept the budget esti-
mate of $5,7o0, 900 for the 1887 fiscal
year with the proposed studies to be
applied in subsequent years.
Introduced as joint resolution the
plan must go to the House for concur
renee where it is not believed likely
any action will be taken before June
IS.
BIant0n Refuses Comment.
Representative Blanton, Texas DEM
ocrat and acting chairman of the
House conferees, refused to make any
statement on the Senate resolution
when informed of its passage.
In addition to directing agreement
on the $500, 900 for the coming year,
the resolution provides that the pro-
posed commission be three-man af-
fair with one member appointed by
the Senate, one by the House and a
chairman by the President. None of
the three may be residents of the Dis
trict or owners of property here.
A recommendation of a fair and
| equitable amount to be contributed
by the Federal Government for the
1888 fiscal year would be included in
the report along with a formula for
annual computation of the sum. The
resolution also provides that the Dis
trict budget for 1888 may be sub
mitted without any provision for the
lump sum with this figure to be
transmitted to Congress later by the
President. The commission would be
allowed $4,000 out of the 1887 con-
tribution to finance its studies.
With the resolution thus awaiting
House consideration Senator Thomas
is attempting to arrange meeting of
conferees by Tuesday.
Talk of Compromise.
Although the House already has in
structed its conferees to stand firm
for the $2,700000 and the Senate by
its action yesterday lent strength to
the determination Of its managers to
hold out for S5,700000 there has been
some talk that a compromise may be
reached on this outstanding issue with
100000 mentioned as an agreeable
medium.
At the same time, however, 1t is
understood that such an influential
member of the Senate conferees as
Senator Glass, Democrat, of Virginia
still is determined that $4,000
be provided pending a commissions
study of the problem.
Other main issues in dispute are
those of appropriating $4,000 to
continue character education work in
the public schools and to forbid en-
ployes of the District receiving $2,4O0
or more yearly from accepting any
outside employment. The House is
against the character education pro-
gram and favors the second restriction
while the Senate took opposite views.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
MARSHAL SEXES
z|ONCHECK'S CAR
Action Taken as Represent
ative Is Sued by Mrs.
Young for $999.

Representative Marion A. Zion
checks snappy black roadster, which
wouldn't know a trafic regulation
from Adam, fell into the hands of the
law Yesterday while the unpredictable
legislator sat in Gallinger Hospital
awaiting a sanity test.
The car was seized by Deputy Mar
shall Thomas z. OFT from downtown
parking lot under writ Of attach
ment secured by Mrs. Benjamin Scott
Young, Zioncheck's landlady. after
she had sued Zioncheck for 1899.
Mrs. Young filed her suit in Mu-
nicipal Court yesterday and asked
for the largest damage award that
court can give. The suit, filed through
Attorneys Robert H. McNeil and
Philip F. Merrick, accused Zioncheck
of preaching his rental contract by
damaging rugs and furniture, dentine
silverware and breaking lamps and
tables left by Mrs. Young in the
Harvard Hall apartment she rented
to him. .--
The landlady posted a $4,000 bond
to indemnify Zioncheck for the loss
of the car in case she should fail t.
win the suit. Since zioncheck Is a
nonresident, he cannot get the ca.
back until after the case is tried un-
less he posts a counter bond to guar
antee payment of any damages that
may be awarded Mrs. Young.
Police seized the car after zioncheck
was committed to the hospital. bu!
turned it over to Mrs. Zioncheck Fri
day upon receiving an authorization
signed by the Representative and ap-
proved by hospital physician, who
was required to certify that the Wash
ington Representative "knew what he
was doing" in permitting his bride to
use the car.
Deputy Marshal OFT seized the car
on a parking lot near the Earle Build
ing, where it had been left by Mrs
zioncheck. 1t is now reposing IN the
Ilarshal's garage.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
D. c. PHONE PLANT
SALE CONSIDERED
Studies Initiated to Deter.
mine Whether Costs Can
Be Reduced.

Seeking to determine whether the
costs of the District telephone system
can be reduced, the Public Utilities
Commission has initiated study OF
the possible effects of sale of the plant
or the transfer of its operation, to the
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.,
Commissioner Vice Chairman Rich
mond B. Keech announced yesterday
Replies received to date from Dis
trict engineers, Keech said, are def
initely that the District operation OF
its own plant is at less cost than that
of the utility concern.
Representatives of the District and
the company are to meet with the
commission this week for a check OF
the figures of each side. The study
was inspired, commission officials said,
when members of congressional COM
mittees several months ago discussed
possible means of reducing costs of
Federal telephone service.
Secret Conferences" Charged.
Protests that there had been secret
C6IllC 1AOh1l NOdlA-
sci William A. Roberts yesterday after
first joint meeting between the COM
mission, District engineers and COM
pany representatives. Roberts agreed,
however, that study of possible savings
was proper, although he indicated he
believed the present plan cheaper than
sale of the plant to the company and
operation of the system by the utility
concern.
Roberts had not been told Of the
study started by the commission
Informed by a District official that
telephone officials were comforting
with the commission, Roberts
promptly walked into the session and
was invited to stay.
Commission Chairman Riley E. FL
gen denied there had been secret
conferences"
I'VE were seeking to learn If 1t
would be possible to reduce the cost
of the Districts telephone system, u
he said I'VE asked telephone COM
pany officials to estimate what the
cost would be If it took over the
operation The Engineer Commis-
sioner, Col. Sultan, was advised Of
this. We asked him to have Dis
trict engineers get up studies. The
question would be one. for determi-
nation by the Commissioners, since
the District owns the plant.
"If this is secret conferences
am perfectly willing to be hung for
calling them"
2,124 Telephones in Service.
Roberts emphasized that the Dis
trict's telephone system now is of a
size that would serve the normal needs
of a town of between $4,000 and
$4,000. There are 2,l24 telephones, 4C
branch exchanges and 254 miles o1
cables through the city, in which there
are 1924 miles of conductors in use.
The District now pays the telephone
company so cents year for each tel
ephone transmitter and receiver but
pays the costs of operating, maintain-
ing, repairing and replacing these in
struments as well as the miles Of
cables.
Assistant Engineer Commissioner
Howard F. Clark and Electrical Supt
Walter Z. Kern have reported the cost
Evening star., 1936-06-07
40 YEARS ON BOARD

WOODSTOCK, Va, June 6 (Spe-
ciaD After 40 years as a school trus-
tee Of Shenandoah County, probably
q Virginia record. Charles A. Dellinger
was succeeded yesterday by Earl R.
Miley, Toms Brooks merchant and
mayor Of that town Other members
elected by the Trustee Electoral Board
for terms of four years beginning July
] are John G. Miller, Lee district;
Burgess e. Nelson, Ashby district; s,
Arthur wilkins, Madison district; DR..
F. Wilson Gearing, Woodstock district,
and M. Oscar Smith, Stonewan dis
t7ict.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
VIRGINIA SCHOOL
DAMAGED BY FIRE
$4,000 Estimated Loss in Blaze
at Stephens City Insti-
tuition.
Special Dispatch to The Star


WINCHESTER, Va, June 6.-The
main two-story brick building of the
Stephens City High School plant near
here was damaged to an estimated
extent Of about $4,000 this afternoon
by fire of undetermined origin.
Winchester firemen prevented spread
of the fire beyond walls of the build
ing.
Several class rooms were gutted and
the auditorium damaged. The fire
started in the basement, and appeared
to have been burning several hours
before being discovered. School had
closed there last week.
Authorities were investigating a re-
port that an electric bell system was
out Of order and probably caused a
short circuit School officials said the
loss was well insured.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
''Steve'' Early Gets
Bullet-proof Vest
as Campaign Nears

When Stephen Early, press re-
lations secretary to President
Roosevelt, opened a package sd-
dressed to him at his office yes
terday and found it contained
bullet-proof vest, he was inclined
to feel there was something to
what Postmaster General Farley
said recently about the coming
campaign developing into bitter
battle.
The gift package bore no card
from the sender, merely a tag
with the name Of the maker and
the proud claim that this bullet
proof vest and material stopped a
steel jacketed bullet fired from a
modern firearm, .45-caliber, at
el5 feet per second muzzle We
locity."
The tag also stated the garment
had been made in Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1936-06-07

(See FEDERATION, Page B-5)
Evening star., 1936-06-07

Of operation of the Districts own
plant is from $4,000 to $4,000 q year
less than would be the cost Of operation
by the telephone company. They OPP
pose the change. 4
Capt. Clark has asked that the quess
ton be settled before he leaves Diss
trict service next week.
Evening star., 1936-06-07
AIR CORPS OFFICIAL
HELD IN AUTO DEATH
By the Associated Press.

WINSTON-SALENd, N. c., June g.
Lieut.. Comdr. A. C. McFall of the
United States Naval Air Corps at the
Naval Academy, Annapolis, Nd, was
released under $1,000 bond here to-
day after his automobile struck and
killed N. v. Madison, IS.
Police said McFall, booked on q
technical charge of reckless driv-
ing, would be charged with man.
slaughter.
Evening star., 1936-12-07
STRIKE RESTRICTS
LUMBER SHIPMENTS
New Orders Continue to Move
Ahead of Production Also
During Tie-Up.

The lumber industry curing the hol-
iday week ended November %, 1896,
stood at 40 per cent Of the 1929 week
ly average of production and 40 per
cent of 1929 shipments
In spite of Thanksgiving day, re-
ported new orders increased over each
of the previous three weeks and
again gained over production and
shipments, both Of which have been
restricted this month by the maritime
strike.
National production reported during
the week ended November 20, by per
cent fewer mills, was l6 per cent be-
low the output of the preceding week
shipments we're II per cent below, but
new orders per cent above that week
according to reports to the National
Lumber Manufacturers Association
from regional associations covering the
operations of important hardwood and
softwood mills
Reported new business during the
week ended November % was 81 per
cent in excess of production; ship
ments we're per cent below output
Reported new business of the previous
week was l3 per cent above production
shipments we're per cent below out
put.
Evening star., 1936-12-07
Brokers' Comments
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, December Most of
today's stock market commentators
expect a continuance of mixed price
movements.
Redmond g. CO.-There is no change
in the nearby irregular outlook.
Fenner & Beane. 1t Is still our
opinion a complete test Of the market S
internal position has not yet been
negotiated
Abbott, Proctor & Paine. - While
stocks may continue irregular for a
time, we believe they will be higher
in the next three or four months.
Henry Clews & Co. - Taking ad-
vantage of weak spots should for the
immediate future at least turn off
proftably.
Charles ID. Barney & Cove would
still keep debit balances within con-
servative proportions.
Lamborn. Hutchings & Cove see
little TO do other than to maintain a
moderate trading position.
Hornblower & Weeks-We continue
to believe the next important move
will be upward.
Thomson d McKinnon.-It remains
to be seen If the advance can be ex-
tended in the absence of important
news stimulus.
J. S. Bache & Co.-The immediate
outlook is evidently subject to tempo
rary breaks in the news.