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Evening star., 1936-04-16
STUDENTS TO HONOR
DR.. LESTER F. WARD
Life and Work of Father of
American Sociology" to Be
Topic at Banquet.

The life and work of DR.. Lester F.
Ward, Father of American sociology"
and one-time professor at George
Washington University, will be COM
memorated at a banquet in Wesley
Hall at the university at 7:30 o'clock
tonight The banquet is sponsored by
the Lester F. Ward Sociological So
ciety. recently organized group of
students majoring in sociology.
DR.. Stuart A. Rice, chairman of the
United States Statistical Board, will
be the principal speaker. Other speak
ers include Dr. Arthur D. Call, editor
of world Affairs" and DR.. T. w.
Stanton, chief geologist of the United
States Geological Survey.
All speakers will discuss some as
pect of the life of DR.. Ward. who held
four degrees from George Washington
University and was first president of
the American Sociological Society. He
died in 1918.
Installation of officers of the student
organization named in his honor will
be conducted by Dr. Cloyd H. Marvin,
president of the university. The Off
GERS are Donald Shank, president;
Anna West, vice president; Phyllis
Lehnert, secretary, and Frances
Humphrey, treasurer.
Shank will present picture of DR..
Ward to DR.. Carl D. Wells, head of
the sociology department.
Evening star., 1936-04-16
APPEALS ORDER
TO PAY ARTIST
MaCVeagh Claims He Gave
Miss Hagen $3.50 Per
Month Since 1911.
BY the Associated Press.

0J thS HSSOCAdLeO ETcbss
CHICAGO, April l6.-A claim Of
love turned cold while $3.50 a month
payments went on was made today
in brief filed in the appeal of EameS
MacVeagn, so years old and socially
prominent, from the court order 70
pay $4,000 arrearage on a life con-
tract with Miss Louise Hagen, At,
New York artist who bore a son by
MacVeagh in 1911.
James j. Barbour. counsel for Mac
Veagh, whose wealth once was esti.
mated at 100000, but who says he
no longer can finance Miss Hagen's
art studies. contended his client never
had any intention to marry Miss
Hagen. He produced letters written
over a 20-year period to support the
contention.
This was called smoke screen to
hide the real purpose of the contract"
in reply brief filed by Miss Hagen's
attorney, Herbert R. Stoffels. 1t
added; THE object was to preclude
suit against the defendant based
on his breach of promise to marry"
The contract was executed Janu-
ary l8, 1880, a few days after Mac
Veagh married Miss Zelle Barthelmy,
daughter of the former French coun-
sui general here.
Miss Hagen. manicurist, took up
art after MacVeagh's parents OBJ
Jected to her, she said in her original
suit, which she won last September
IA.
MacVeagh's counsel contended pay
mentS TO her since 1911 totaled
$4,000 and were made only to ALLOW
her to become self-supporting through
her art.
Evening star., 1936-04-16
Congress i'm Brief

1OOA4.
Senate:
Deliberates impeachment charges
against Judge Halsted L. Ritter of
Florida.
Lobby Committee hears Kurt Grun-
wald, money solicitor for the Farm
ers' independence Council.
House:
Considers $4,000, 900 highway bill.
Ways and Means Subcommittee
meets on tax legislation
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Will vote on Impeachment charges
against Judge Ritter, then resume de-
bate on immigration bill.
Military Affairs Committee holds
regular weekly meeting.
Education and Labor Subcommittee
will continue hearings on the bill for
Nationwide social insurance.
House:
Considers special rule to prevent
further f1libustering against District
rent control bill.
Subcommittee on Appropriat tions
continues hearings on deficiency bill,
10 am. $500.
Evening star., 1936-04-16
Arthritis
Continued From First PageD


clans, there was good improvement In
the conditions of the patients, such as
lessening Of the swelling. less pain and
a greater sense of well being"
Thirty persons with tuberculosis
were examined and none of them had
deficiency of sulphur in finger nails.
This was taken to mean. the report
stated, that weakness alone is not the
cause of lower sulphur content in
arthritis patients. Other experiments
indicated that the lack of sulphur did
not arise from malnutrition.
A cure for carbon monoxide poison
ing in rats, which has been carried
up the scale to dogs and is hoped to
hold promise for human use. was de-
Scribed by DR.. Samuel SETTER and DR..
Joseph SETTER of the University Of
Oklahoma School of Medicine.
Carbon mOnoxide kills because it
replaces the oxygen carried by red
blood cells. The Oklahoma scientists
started out to find a chemical which
injected into the blood would dissolve
the monoxide. .
They found compound which does
this by converting the deadly carbon
monoxide into carbon dioxide, a COM
mon element in the human body. 1t
cured n per cent Of rats otherwise
fatally poisoned by monoxide. -
But this chemical. a compound Of
iron and hydrogen peroxide was too
rough" for higher animals. Modifica-
tions have resulted in a compound
that can be injected into dogs without
too much irritation. a.
A "humanizing" element for the
compounds still Is sought.
Evening star., 1936-04-16
ARLINGTON BUYS
.GA|NES'PROPERTY
Board Ends Dispute Over
Street by $1,000
Purchase.
By q Stan Correspondent of The Star.
ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE, Va

ARLINGTON COURT HOUSE, Va,
April 16.-Ending its one month con-
troversy with Robert w. Gaines over
ownership Of a 50-foot section Of
North Hartford street in Clarendon,
the County Board today unanimously
accepted his proposal to sell properly
on which the street is located for
$1,000.
The property includes small tri-
angle at the intersection of Wilson
Boulevard and Hartford street, and q
4-foot strip Of land along the east
side of the street for a proposed side
walk. The triangle contains q me-
mortal marker placed by the Gold
Star Mothers Of Arlington County.
After purchasing the property
through which the section of Hart
ford street had previously been run
by the county, Gaines drew a storm
Of protest from the congregation Of
the First Baptist Church Of Claren-
don, located nearby, and other citi-
Zens when he barricaded the thor
oughfare several weeks ago.
County officials later had the bar
ricade removed, and the board in
structed Commemorative Attorney
Lawrence W. Douglas to negotiate
with Gaines for the street right of
way.
When his 81 900 offer was not ac-
cepted by the board Tuesday, Gaines
threatened again to barricade the
street and build on the property yes
terday, but failed to carry out his
threats when he learned the board
had agreed to accept his proposal.
Evening star., 1936-04-16

| q @OAAA - 0S S~SS-J
on the Ellenbogen rent control bill,
and he doesn't want the same thing
to happen in connection with the red
rider" repeater.
April q District Day.
The path has been cleared for
consideration Of the Sisson bill April
27, the next so-called District day"
in the House. For a time, however,
it appeared that Blantons filibuster
against the rent control bill, might
| force the SiSSon measure to wait
until May II for consideration. That
probably would have been fatal to
the bill in view of the present goal
of congressional leaders to adjourn
before June l.
But Mrs. Norton made a strategic
move. She went before the Rules
Committee yesterday and came out
with a special rule designed TO force
House action on the rent control bill
go minutes after it is again called up
The House is expected to consider the
rule tomorrow, and if it is adopted
the Ellenbogen bill will be finally
disposed Of without further delay.
II took three District days" due
to the filibuster, to conclude debate
on the rent control bill. 1t must be
read now for amendments, but under
the rule, their consideration cannot
take more than an hour and a half.
The action of the Rules Committee
in granting the special rule for a
District bill was unusual. Mrs Norton
asked for it solely to prevent Blanton
from further delaying action on the
Sisson bill, which, she contends, was
his principal objective in fighting the
rent control measure.
Review Printed in Record.
In the meantime, Blanton is groom
ing himself for the battle he proposes
to make to defeat the Sisson bill.
The Congressional Record yesterday
carried in its appendix a 29-page
review by the Texan of the efforts
that have been made to ban instruc-
ton on the subject of communism
from the public schools-the aim of
the red rider"
Much Of Blanton's lengthy state
ment consists of matter he placed
! in the record before, in addition to
excerpts of testimony on communism
before the Subcommittee on Appro-
priationS headed by him, which
framed the 1887 District appropria-
ton bill.
Blanton, in addition, however, ad-
vocated abolition of the present Board
of Education, and its replacement by
a board Of nine school trustees ap-
pointed by the Commissioners.
LAS it is" he said. the Board Of
Education assumes that it is respon-
sible TO nobody. If it were appointed
by the Commissioners. as all other
District officials are, this Board OF
Education would not be so autocratic
and irresponsive to the wishes of the
citizens of the District of Columbia"
Evening star., 1936-04-16
BILL SEEKS TO BAN
HAGOOD INCIDENTS
Mcleod Introduces Measure to
Safeguard Witnesses for
Congress Committees.

Steps, to prevent a repetition of
the Hagood case we're taken in the
House today, when Representative
Mcleod, Republican, Of Michigan, in
troduced a bill designed to protect
witnesses called to testify before con-
gressional committees. This bill pro-
vides that no transfer, demotion,
reprimand or other form of punish
ment shall be imposed upon any
officer of the Army, Navy or Marine
Corps because Of any true expression
of fact or honest opinion given in
testimony" before any committee of
the House or Senate in response to
questions and requests for information
by the committee.
"The House and Senate" said Rep
resentative Mcleod, must preserve
the fundamental right of congressional
committees to secure information
necessary in formulating new legis-
lation. The Presidents action is re-
storing Gen. Hagood to active duty
mitigates in some degree the evils of
one of the administrations major
political blunders. However, congress
sional witnesses whose testimony is
not f1attering to the New Deal and
who work under the heavy hand Of
administration arrogance, still have
every reason to fear reprisals.
Gagged witnesses" continued Nc
Leod. cannot present the desired
facts SO essential in making correct
decisions on the merits and demerits
of proposed legislation. The only alter
native to my bill for protection of
witnesses is to continue the highly
unsatisfactory practice Of heavily dis
counting witnesses testimony in the
future because of their fear of re-
primand by their departmental
chiefs"
Evening star., 1936-04-16

Despite what House leaders are say.
ing, a chain-store bill will be passed
by the House. 1t will be brought ur
when Representative, in charge, re-
turns from seeking a Democratic
senatorial nomination out West. That
will probably be in about 10 days
Whether the Senate will pass the bill
is not yet certain.
Democratic leaders say privately
that there is something in their last
platform which makes its desirable
to act on the legislation, although
they are not strong for it.
Many Angles to Coal Case.
The reason the Supreme Court is
taking so long to decide the Guffey
coal case is that it has SO many angles
which must be run down. It is more
complicated than the Schechter case
on which the N. r. A. opinion was
rendered. This is the conclusion of
the ablest court lawyers. They spool
at the current rumors that the delay
implies the court is closely divided.
They expect decision holding the
major features of the act unconstitu-
tional
Open Break Expected.
On the House side also, Lobbyist
ickes is said to have supplied the new
P. w. A. bloc leaders with charts and
other information to get $700, 900 90
of the new $1,500,00 900 relief fund
earmarked for P. W. A. Most Con-
gressmen have been expecting the
situation to result in an open break
between Ickes and the White House.
If any one wants data on the wealth
sharing which has been accomplished
SO far, he can get it in the new figures
of internal revenue collections for
1884 and relief expenditures for 1885.
These show the extent to which in
dustrial centers paid the taxes and the
farm States received the benefits. For
instance, North Carolina paid in
$3.50, ,000,0 900, received $4,000, 900; Mis-
sisSippi paid $1,500,00o, received near
ly $l3,000,0C0
Did you know that Congress I'D
propriated $500, 100000 to run the en-
tire Government in 1877, and, in 1896
(fiscal year,, appropriated 80 times as
much? These represent the high and
low peace-time appropriations by Con-
gress since 1873.
Copyright. 1850
Evening star., 1936-04-16
Five Convicted in Death Case.

CHARLOTTE, Tenn, April 16 (P.-
Five white men-four brothers and
their couSin-were convicted by q
Dickson County jury yesterday on
charges of assault in connection with
the abduction and killing of Baxter
Bell, colored. last November. @
The brothers, Luther, Jesse, Clyde
and James Dotson, each were sentenced
to IL months and 20 days in jail and
fined $50. The cousin, Allie Brown,
drew o $50 fne.
Evening star., 1936-04-16
H. o. L. c. CLIENT ENDS
LIFE AS EVICTION NEARS
Wife Tells Police Retired Auditor
Was Despondent After No
tice to Move Out.
the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, April 16.-A bullet
ended the life of Claire Z. Emery, 65-
year-old retired oil company auditor,
yesterday while he sat in rocking
chair at his old home, which he was
preparing to vacate.
Homicide Detective George Brum-
baugh said Emery killed himself rather
than surrender the house, on which
the Home owners Loan Corp. held
q mortgage.
Mrs. Margaret Emery, 81, the widow,
told Brumbaugh her husband had
been respondent for weeks because Of
an eviction notice.
A representative of the loan COR
poration said an effort to adjust the
loan had been made, but declared no
foreclosure proceedings were contem-
plated. z
Evening star., 1936-04-16
TAX EXEMPTION ASKED

Congress sent to President Roosevelt
yesterday bill to exempt from taxa
ton any receipts from the 1882
Olympic games in Los Angeles that
are donated to that city. the County
of Los Angeles and the State Of
California.
The Senate passed the measure
unanimously. It had already passed
the House.
Evening star., 1936-04-16
LOAN CONNECTION DENIED.
Silas Strawn Answers Senator Minton's
Radio Talk,

Radio Talk,
CHICAGO, April Is CR.-Silas
Strawn, Chicago attorney, said today,
My firm had nothing to do with the
obtaining of its r. F. C. loan by the
Central Republic National Bank g.
Trust Co."
His statement was in reply to a
(radio) speech by Senator Minton last
night that the Senate Lobby Commit
tee recently sought Strawn's kilograms
ito see what his activities, if any, were
with reference to influencing the R. F.
c. to loan the Dawes bank in Chi
cago $90,000,o00 before the New Deal
came into existence"
THE Senator does not know what
he's talking about" said Strawn.
Neither I nor my firm had anything
to do with obtaining the loan by the
bank. My firm did not represent the
bank and the only connection it has
had with the case is that we repre-
sent some of the defendants in pend
ing suit growing out of the loan"
Evening star., 1936-04-16

The old-timer says he is going to
follow the example of that former
Senator from the Pacific Coast who
consulted a fortune teller to find out
what to be for.
Warning for Industry.
Political technicians noticed a vague
hint of the same feeling between the
lines Of President Roosevelt's Balti-
more speech. He told induStrialists
that, if they do not give jobs to all
over 18 and under IS, he will. But
he did not say where, how or when.
He worked in hint that young men
made the Constitution and young men
might revise it, but did not directly
connect up the two thoughts.
The oHSper to that seems to be
that the speech tDds hastily throUn
together. When he reached for ma
teridl for it, the President is sup
posed to haze lifted the largest
portion from the suggested terts
furnished privately by Harry Hop
Eins and Aubrey Williams. They
are the employment and youth er-
perts.
Their spokeSmen whisper that they
have several things in mind, but moth
ing as definite as the Presidents tone
implied. One of this group says the
Presidents main purpose was to have
the Supreme Court read the speech
before rendering the Guffey coal
opinion.
Talks of Preparing Audiences.
Around the White House there Is
talk of designating some one to pre-
pare audiences for presidential
speeches as a result of the Baltimore
experience. Baltimoreans frequently
applauded at the wrong time and did
not always laugh at the right time.
This is considered to be bad for
radio distribution. Timely applause
and laughter helps to stress proper
points.
1t is not unusual for campaigners to
pass out in advance half dozen copies
Of their speeches, marked at the spots
where applause and laughter are ex-
pected. This may be done with the
next one.
Evening star., 1936-04-16
One-Third of Ship
Will Be Launched
AT Steel Shipyard
By the Associaten Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, April l6.-One-
third of boat win be launched
here today.
A 150-foot mid-section, built
for insertion between the Old prov
and stern of the oil tanker
Schenectady Soconoy viii slide
down the ways at the Bethlehem
Steel Co.'S shipyard. to await
dissection Of the tanker.
Shipping men here said the
welding of three units of a ship
INTO complete hull has been at
tempted only once before-last
year at the Federal Shipbuilding
Co.'S plant, Kearney, N. j.
When the operation" is COM
pleted Friday, the vessel will
have approximately the same dis
placement as at present-1,200
tons gross.
Evening star., 1936-04-16
NEW SABOTAGE FOUND

Ropes of Flywheel in British Air
craft Factory Partially Severed,
LONDON, April 16 (P).-The Daily
Mail declares that another case of
suspected sabotage in connection with
the nations defenses is being in
vestigated at Sheffield.
This attempt. the newspaper said,
was an effort to sever the ropes of a
giant f1ywheel in the engine room Of
a factory engaged in the manufacture
OF steel and wire for aircraft and
torpedo boats.
There is no doubt if the speed of
the f1ywheel were increased without
discovery there would have been ter
rible havoc" the paper quoted Arthur
S. Lee, one of the heads of the man
ufacturing company. The whole plant
would have been smashed"
Evening star., 1936-04-16
18 CANDIDATES LISTED
FOR ELKTON ELECTION
Virginia Town Heads Group in
Rockingham-Warm Fight
Predicted.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ELKTON, Va, April 16.-Elkton
heads the list of towns in Rockingham
County with candidates for election
June 9 and a warm fight is pre-
dfcted. There are 18 candidates. for
mayor, for treasurer and II for
Council. Mayor j. r. Early is op-
posed by A. E. Wyant.
For treasurer the following have
filed: c. H. Merica, w. A. Macomb,
j. T. Heard and w. Wilson Gaynor;
for Council, L. L. Deal, H. s. Hensley.
Joseph c. Black, W. F. Bruce, H. L.
Plum, Earl c. Fogle, Ernest L. Hens
ley, L. E. Taliaferro, w. E. Lucas, T. D..
Good, Joseph 9. Workman and @.
Robert Gayneg.
Evening star., 1936-04-16
Branding Iron Retired.

A T-Square branding iron rs years
old from the Quincy Corbett ranch
near Caddo, Stephens County, Tex,
has been retired to Baylor University
museum at Waco.
Evening star., 1936-04-16
schuschnigg to Visit Italy.

ROME, April 16 LP).-ChanceIlor
Kurt Schuschnigg of Austria will come
to Italy, it was announced today. to
lecture at Malan April 81 on THE
1deology of the New Austria"
Evening star., 1936-04-16

perfectly clear from what he said IN Baltimore
the other night that the defeat still rankles.
He has evidently been nursing his wrath to
keep it warm. There is little doubt that II he
can get what he wants the Blue Eagle will again
be lowering over us, ready to pounce.
Mr.. Roosevelt apparently thinks that his place
in history largely depends on the preservation
and glorifcation Of the great original idea Of
N. r. A. In view of the decision against it hav-
ing been unanimous, the fact is plain that in
order to bring about resuscitation the power of
the court must be curbed either by law or by
constitutional amendment
The country had better wake up to the'realiza-
resurrection Is on the way.
Evening star., 1936-04-16
GAHLGREN TERRACE
GROUP NAMES CAHILL
G. P. Bailey Elected First Vice
President-omcers to Be In
stalled at Next Meeting.

John Cahill was elected president
OF the Dahlgren Terrace Citizens As
sociation last night.
Other officers elected we're: C. P.
Bailey, first vice president; Miss Leona
Boardman. second vice president, and
M. F. Norwood, treasurer. A. E. F.
Shearer and ]. j. Mcdonald were Sc
lected delegates to the Federation of
Citizens Associations.
These officers are to be installed at
the next regular monthly meeting.
Evening star., 1936-04-16
Bows Replace Clips.

LONDON CR.-Small bows are be-
Ing worn in the hair instead Of clips
or flowers.
Evening star., 1936-04-16

ton that planned resurrection is on the way
stcopyrishs 1850
Evening star., 1936-04-16
The National Scene
BY ALICE ROOSEVELT LoNGwORTH

EARLY has gone by uncon
sttutional The Presidents exhibition
forgotten and there danger that will be- because
Evening star., 1936-04-16
Red Rider

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Evening star., 1936-04-16
Lobby

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Evening star., 1936-03-29
TW0LONG RACES
TAKEN BY BRIGHT
Annexes Mile, Two Miles as
0lympics Defeat Bears.
Eastman in Front.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
~ ERKELEY, Calf, March 28.-
- Scoring easy victories in 10 Of
the Is events, track and field
~ athletes of the Olympic Club
opened their season here today with
a 75la-to-5512 triumph over Univer-
sity Of California.
Norman Bright. red-headed school
teacher, was the only double winner.
The husky holder of the American
2-mile record won the mile race in
4:l7.5 and the 2-rnile event over
Les Voorhees, of California in 9:44.
Ben Eastman. holder Of four world
running records and co-holder OF a
fifth title, competed only in the 800
yard run. winning by 20 yards from
Dick Brace of the Bears in 1854.
Evening star., 1936-03-29
Vafs TOP Bro,un Tenth Majors Hoping Surgeons Are Right
Well ll-Conditioned Criff Group
Quits Orlando Camp Tuesday;
Shift of 'N00ga Games Likely

plans Of Grifith go blooey the club
will not return to Washington until
April z. which is an open date.
Jim Walkup and Sugar Cain will do
the hurting for the Browns tomorrow.
1t has been announced by Manager
Rogers Hornsby. The Nationals in
tend to use De Shong for five innings
and Coppola over the remainder Of the
route.
PRACTICE Monday will be confined
chiefly to base stealing and pre-
vention of base stealing by the opposi-
ton. Manager Bucky Harris has not
been satisfied by the methods which
his club has used in preventing steals,
especially double steals, and pitchers,
infielders and catchers will be given
a lengthy drill on Monday.
In the meantime. under the tutelage
of Earl McNeely, the speedier of the
Griffmen-Jesse Hill, Jake Powell
Buddy Lewis and Dee Miles-will take
a lesson in base stealing and the art
Of getting the break.
Evening star., 1936-03-29
Mats Are Not So Hot, Hornsby Opines


rest of the clubs. in Hornsby's opln-
ion, will fight it out for fifth place.
AS an afterthought, Rogers added:
Except the Athletics Connie
Mack's got a lousey club. But III
say one thing for them. They'll be
better to watch than his team last
wear. That 1885 club quit. This
new one won't quit"
IN THE National League Hornsby
sees the Cardinals winning, the
Cubs running second and the
Giants showing.
He thinks he pulled q couple OF
fast ones on Clark Griffith when
he sold Buck Newsom to the Mats
and took Lynn Larry in exchange
for Alan Strange.
Larry Is the best shortstop in the
American League" declared Horns
by. IF Joe Cronin Is worth $3.50.
900 then Larry is worth 100000.
"As for Newsom, he amt a bad
pitcher, but he amt worth any
80. 900 either"