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Evening star., 1936-02-25
METHODIST LEADERS
TO ATTEND SERVICE


Lay leaders of the Washington dis
trict of the Methodist Episcopal
Church will participate at 8 pm. to-
morrow in the annual corporate COM
muniol service in Foundry Methodist
Episcopal Church, Sixteenth and p
streets.
DR.. Benjamin w. Meeks, district
superintendent, will be In charge Of
the service. Bishop william Fraser
Mcdowell will give the communion
meditation, and DR.. Frederick Brown
Harris, pastor of Foundry Church, will
offer prayer. Justin 'Lawrie will have
charge of music and choir presenta-
tions. Members of all the official
boards within the district, as well as
ministers, have been invited.
Evening star., 1936-02-25
EDEN SIDESTEPS OIL.
Proposal for World wide Peace System
Is Hailed.

Proposal for Worldwide Peace System
Is Hailed.
<copyrisht. 1896. by the Associated Press)
LONDON, February 25.-Foreign
Secretary Anthony Eden's much-fler-
aided House OF Commons speech, which
sidestepped stand on the oil sane
tion issue, aroused belief today that
only slender chance remained of
Britain pressing for an embargo
against Italy.
General satisfaction greeted some
sections of Eden's maiden speech to
the Commons as foreign secretary,
especially his proposal for worldwide
system of collective security, rather
than e policy of European "encircle-
ment."
Disappointment spread in political
circles, however, because Eden gave
no indication of the governments final
intentions concerning an oil sanction,
uppermost question in the League of
Nations campaign against the Italo-
Ethiopian War.
Press Disappointed.
The British press reflected this un-
dercurrent of disappointment with
such headlines as "Oil-Cabinet Cam
not Decide" and Commons Debate
on Foreign Policy Fizzles Out"
The consensus Of Commons lobbies
was that there was little prospect that
Britain would take the lead for adop-
tion of an oil embargo when the
Leagues Sanctions Committee of 18
meets at Geneva March 2 to act on
the proposal.
The final decision was believed to
rest with the meeting tomorrow of
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin's
cabinet.
Amid the oil sanctions controversy,
the problems OF collective security and
national defense were co-ordinated,
the government following up Eden's
assertion that stronger Britain would
be . stronger supporter Of the League
with progress in its rearmament pro-
gram.
After the long debate on foreign
policy yesterday, the House of Com
mons turned to supplementary esti-
mates for the nations fighting forces
and gave its prompt approval.
The estimates included f4,350, 900
(about $24, 4,250,000) for the royal navy,
f1,350.00o (abeut $6,750,000) for the
army and f1,611, 900 (about $8,055, ,000
for the royal air force.
Evening star., 1936-02-25

drup Is chairman in charge of tickets
and reservations for the banquet Mrs
Shelton had charge of serving refresh
ments at last nights meeting.
James F. Duhamel, the society's
historian, made an address describ-
ing the city of Washington as it was
100 years ago. He told Of grocery
stores aud business establishments in
the downtown section which occupied,
in many instances, space now occu-
pied by Government buildings. Like
wise, he named residences which then
occupied space in what is now Wash
ingtons shopping section.
Edward L. Weikert. jr., member of
the Pennsylvania State Legislature
and member Of the Adams County.
Pennsylvania Historical Association,
was introduced at the meeting by
Fred A. Emery, president of the So
ciety, who presided.
Clarence Dodge and Mrs. Madge
Stailey Lyle were elected new mem
bers.
Evening star., 1936-02-25
MISSING WOMAN !"
FOUND |NHOSP|TAL
Mrs. Charlotte. johnson,
0pheim in Ward at
GaIIinger.

Mrs. Charlotte johnson Opheim, IS,
was located today in the pysckiatric
ward of Gallinger Hospital. The
woman wandered Saturday from her
home, at 66l0 Fifth street, after warm
ing her 9-year-old son Charles he
perhaps would never lee her again.
She was brought by an unidentified
person to Gallinger early Sunday
morning for mental observation. She
was admitted under her correct name.
Meanwhile, her boy was in the care
Of Mrs. Francis Davis, owner of the
Fifth street house, where Mrs. Cpheim,
employed in the office Of the Third
Assistant Postmaster General since
soon after she arrived here last July
from Pierre, S. OAK, had lived for .
week.
Her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. julius
johnson Of Pierre, were expected to
arrive here today. They were sum-
moned Sunday night in a long-dis-
tance telephone conversation with
Charles, who had heard his mother
talk wildly Friday night of suicide and
a mysterious man who sought her life.
Evening star., 1936-02-25

Tracing the genesis of traditional
things is interesting. I thought the
famous motto of the Northwest
Mounted Police had originated within
the force until once when tackled
some native smoking tobacco at
trading post in upper Ontario. As
soon as I recovered consciousness I
knew whence came the slogan, "Al-
ways gets its mani" That was years
ago. but I still have dizzy spells in
humid weather.
Speaking of borrowing, or rather Of
trading, we could make a profitable
deal-from our standpoint-by swap
ping Canada great gross Of parole
boards and overly Gov
ernors and judges who put techni-
calities before common sense and
common justice for about half a.do2en
OF their trial courts and one OF to
square -jawed prison wardens.
tCopyriRht, 1896, by the North American
NEWSPAPER Alliance. Inc.
Evening star., 1936-02-25
H|T-RUN VICTIMS
FAMILY STRICKEN
Wife and 10 Children Are
Left Helpless by Traf-
fic Death.

Mrs. Anthony John Grasso wife Of
Washington's seventeenth 1896 traffic
victim, who died in Sibley Hospital
yesterday, last night sat in her home
at Carroll Manor Circle, Takoma
Park, Md, surrounded by her 10 chill
dren and wondered what will happen
to them now.
Grasso, who was struck by hit
and-run driver and left lying in the
gutter at Fourth and H streets north
east last Wednesday night. might have
left his family little better prepared
If he had been given little more time.
He had been employed only on short,
part-time jobs since his great bene-
factor, Thomas J. Walsh, died sud-
denly on train that was bringing him
from Florida to Washington to as
sume his duties as Attorney General.
Grasso already had been promised an
assistant attorneyship. but death
stepped in.
Obtained Another Job.
Death stepped in again yesterday.
He had been given another job Not
in the Department of Justice, but with
a reputable insurance company. He
was to have begun work today.
Mr. and Mrs. Grasso had been mar
ried Is years. Their oldest child is
now IA years old, and the youngest is
18 months old. Despite his meager
income, Grasso kept his family in q
fine old red brick home in Takoma
Park. He also kept all his children
except the three youngest, in the Ia
koma Park Elementary School.
Il don't know what is going to hap
pen to us now." Mrs. Grasso moaned
last night. I'VE are going to take the
baby with us to New Haven tomorrow.
but after that don't know" The
other of "us" will be the lifeless body
of her beloved "Tony."
A member Of the Catholic Charities
was at the home last night. She would
not give her name, but said the FAM
lily would be maintained intact. When
asked what name could be used to
quote her. she replied: Smith or
Jones. whichever you prefer"
LEU NO INSURANCE.
MRS. Grasso said her husband left
no insurance and that with his death
she and the children are left helpless
She denied, however. that they had
been on relief, explaining that her hus-
band had been barely able to exc out
living for us since he gave up his
Office" He formerly had offices here
as practicing attorney.
Grasso was 60 years old, and came
here from New Haven. Conn.,, when a
young man. Soon after his arrival
here he met and later married the
present Mrs. Grasso. Mrs. Grasso is
q native Washingtonian.
Grasso was found lying in gutter
by Edward Dant, 728 Maryland avenue
northeast, at $50 pm. Wednesday,
and was taken to Sibley Hospital. He
was treated by DR.. o. B. Ball for a
compound fracture of the right leg
and abrasions of the left leg and shock
Detective Sergt. w. J. Liverman of
the homicide squad and Detective
Sergt. L. M. Wilson of the ninth police
precinct were in Charlotte. N. c.. last
night, to return q man believed to be
the hit-and-run driver who struck
GraSso.
Evening star., 1936-02-25
DR.. SMITH SWORN IN

DR.. Carrie Weaver Smith was sworn
In yesterday as superintendent of the
National Training School for Girls.
She took the place left vacant by the
recent retirement of Miss Lottie Rich
ardson who had been head Of the in
stitution, for "a years.
DR.. Smith, specialist in child de-
linquency and psychiatry, had been
attached to the United States Public
Health Service for a number OF years.
Evening star., 1936-02-25
ETHIoPIANs INVADE ERITREA.
italian Base Destroyed as Campaign
Continues.


Adds ABABA, February 25 (R.-
The Ethiopian government announced
today that its troops had invaded the
Italian colony of Eritrea February 10,
destroying an Italian base.
The base was described as located
at Amaga on the Setit River on the
northwest border of Ethiopia, where
Ethiopia, Eritrea and the Anglo
Egyptian Sudan meet.
The purported victory appeared to
be a continuation of a northward
thrust by Ethiopian troops in which
the government said 668 Italians had
been killed in two previous clashes.
At Dessye Ras Imru reported sec
ond victory for his flying columns to-
day in raid on the Northern Ital-
ian communication lines at Damot
Guelila, near Aduwa, in which he
said 256 Italians were killed.
The cousin of Emperor Halle Sc
lassie and governor of Gojjam Prov
ince reported to the imperial field
headquarters here that his forces
lost only two dead and four wounded
in hand-to-hand fighting precipitated
by the assault.
Evening star., 1936-02-25
K. c. TO HOLD ITALIAN
CELEBRATION TONIGHT

An Italian dinner, followed by dane
ing, will feature the italian Night"
celebration Of the Washington Council,
knights of Columbus. tonight at the
club hall, 9l8 Tenth street.
Short talks will be delivered by Rev.
Aloysius ]. Burggraff, chaplain of the
council; State Deputy George E.
Herring, Trustee Martin J. Quincy and
Past Grand Knight Harold F. Jones.
Alfred A. McGarraghy, grand knight.
will preside.
Alfred Neff and Carmine Garofolo
are in charge of arrangements.
Evening star., 1936-02-25
D. c. DENTAL SOCIETY
TOCHOOSE DELEGATES
DR.. William P. Herbst of George
town Medical School Is Essayist
at Tonight's Meeting.

DR.. William P. Herbst, professor Of
clinical urology at Georgetown Medical
School, will be the essayist at
meeting Of the District Dental So
ciety at o'clock tonight in George
Washington University Medical School
Hall.
Delegates and alternates to the
American Dental Association conven~
ton in California in July will be Sc.
lected. Four dental members of the
board of directors of the Medical.
Dental Service Bureau also will be
chosen.
Final plans for the Dental Society's
seventh annual dental health poster
contest, which will be participated in
by Washington school children be-
ginning March l. will be announced,
according to DR.. j. F. Manley.
Evening star., 1936-02-25

that she be given Miss Bruce's tele-
phone number and street address.
When Miss Hall told her to contact
the actress through her studio the
women repeatedly exclaimed, "No, no,
they are watching the studio. If I
should see her there, I would have to
leave town to escape them"
Miss Hall said the woman intimated
there was plot to kidnap Susan Ann,
Miss Bruce's daughter by her marriage
to the late John Gilbert. The woman
left hurriedly when she attempted to
question her further, Miss Hall said.
The actress, Gilbert's fourth wife.
was bequeathed with her daughter the
bulk of the late actors $3.50, 600 estate.
Evening star., 1936-02-25
Chowder Approved,
W. P. A. to Begin on
Canning in Boston
BY the Associated Press.

BOSTON, February 25.-The
New England chowder kettle,
which threatened last week to
boil over and extinguish a w. P.
A. canning project. simmered
quietly as IS woman workers were
ordered to resume work today.
A controversy over the proper
recipe for one of Boston's IA
vorite seafood connections was
settled when Paul Edwards, State
works progress administrator, ap-
proved a formula" originally
proposed by Prof. William r. Cole
of Massachusetts, State College.
The PROFESSIONAL chowder in
cludes ground fish, potatoes,
onion and seasoning.
Evening star., 1936-02-25
Light and Health Is Topic.

Latest findings concerning the spe-
ciflc effects of different wave lengths
of light on plant growth and health
will be discussed by DR.. Earl S. john
ston, assistant director of the Division
of Radiation and Organisms of the
Smithsonian Institution, at the Ma
tional Museum Building at O'Clock
tonight. The public is invited.
Evening star., 1936-02-25
BRITISH OIL BAN
BELIEVED DROPPED
Lack of Commitment by
Eden Seen Sign of Change
in Attitude.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
European relationships haze
reached a snarl OF i'll ,piu and
openly conflicting purposes.
Spark for present differences
touched of by Italian inuasion OF
Ethiopia and German remuneration
of armament restrictions OF Yer
sailles treaty. Leading opposition
to Italian action tDaS Britain and
League OF Nations, considering oil
embargo and Strengthening ties for
concerted action in Mediterranean
area. During all this, London
Naual Conference ioas doomed to
stormy session, 1Dith Japan finally
withdrawing and only Britain and
United States in consistent agree
ment on major issues.
Meanwhile, italian troops haze
reported considerable progress in
Ethiopia in recent ,oeeks.
BY the Associated Press.
The oil sanction issue, once a cause
for war-like words from Fascist Italy
lost some of its power today in the
eyes of the British House of Com
mons lobbies.
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, in
his long-heralded speech to the Com
mons yesterday avoided any definite
commitment on the question, and OBJ
servers believed there was only a slim
chance that Great Britain would press
for an oil embargo against Italy.
Italy again protested to Great
Britain against the formation of the
Mediterranean pact of mutual assist.
ance. by which Great Britain, France
Greece, Turkey and Yugoslavia agree
to mutual aid in case of aggression in
the Mediterranean area.
At the same time, Eden was on
record as saying that England is op-
posed to any pacts of encirclement.
AS for actual fighting. the Ethiop-
ians claimed to have invaded the Ital-
ian colony of Eritrea, destroying a
base there and to have cut through
Italian communications lines back Of
Makale again, killing a total of 66e
Italians in the process. The Ethiop-
ians said their losses were negligible
The only Italian comment on the
situation in Northern Ethiopia was
There is intense patrol activity.
No report of any action on the
southern front was received.
Evening star., 1936-02-25

- w. AVN SSAAN$ - ~
drink for all, and
whatever he has
left over he be-
slows upon the
6 Ii e S t S, and so
winds up beg
CARED but hapD.
That's a potlatch.
Although at pres
ent confined to
the Indians, it's
not their own
idea. They bor-
rowed it from
some of the early
settlers. It's an
oId Cookot, o,,ckn.
Evening star., 1936-02-25
Irwin s. Cobb
Says:
Indian Potlatches, Due
to Be Barred in Canada,
Is Old Scotch Custom.

BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, February
25.-At last accounts the Canadian
Parliament had bill before it to abol-
ish potlatches. When an Indian gets
prosperous he gives party, with
Evening star., 1936-02-25
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Evening star., 1936-02-25
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, February Is.
The home Of Virginia Bruce. film
actress, was under police guard today,
after her 2-year-old daughter, Susan
Ann Gilbert, was reported threatened
with kidnapping.
Gladys Hall. film writer and Miss
Bruce's personal representative, told
detectives an unidentified woman had
warned her the blond player and her
child were in great danger and must
be notified"
Miss Hall said the woman ap-
preached her at her home and insisted
Evening star., 1936-02-25

English Setter Wins in Moscow.
An English setter won gold medal
recently at the first hunting dog show
at Moscow, Russia.
Evening star., 1936-02-25
TIME LOCK SNARLS
GEORGIA FINANCES
Two 0usted Officials Seek
to Block TaImadge's
New Dictatorship.
BACKGROUND


any appropriation bill for running
State government in 1896. No reg
uldr session of Legislature noW is
scheduled before neat year.
Gov. Taln,adge, refusing to call
special session, is attempting to run
State on bqsis OF last appropriation
bill.
State Treasurer Hamilton. nho is
aided by Controller General Har-
rison in blocking Gouernor, has
been mentioned as gubernatorial
opponent OF Tnlmadge.
BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Ga. February 25.-
Georgia fiscal affairs were snarled
further today by legal threats of two
ousted officials and a time lock that
bars access to the State vault until
late Thursday night.
Controller General William B. Har-
rison and State Treasurer George B.
Hamilton. removed by National
Guardsmen acting under suspension
orders issued by Gov. Eugene Tai
madge, said they planned immediate
court action to prevent successors al
ready appointed from occupying their
Offices.
At the same time Hamilton
scotched effectively any quick effort
to remove State-owned valuables by
closing the treasury vaults under a
new combination and setting the time
lock 80 hours ahead-the mechanical
maximum.
He Wants Soldiers"
Harrison. confronted yesterday by
National Guardsmen headed by Ad-
jutant General Lindley Camp. inti-
mated he would vacate his Office only
IN the face of armed forces and said
Il want to see some soldiers"
WELL" responded Camp, Il am
some soldiers"
The office was vacated without
further resistance.
The twin custer, in the form OF
suspension" came after the officials
refused to honor Treasury warrants
issued to relieve an acute situation in
eleemosynary institutions which were
without appropriations due to failure
of the Legislature to pass such meas
ures at the last session.
Removes All Money.
Hamilton wired all State deposi-
tories warning that my attempted
removal as State treasurer is illegal"
and checks drawn on the treasury will
be paid at your peril"
Before Hamilton was elected, he
removed all money from his Office to
q bank and placed depository bonds
in a safety deposit box at the Federal
Reserve Bank in his name as State
treasurer.
The Governor installed G. B. Car
reker, former clerk In the Department
of Agriculture when Talmadge was
commissioner, as controller.
j. B. (Tobe) Daniel of Lagrange,
whom the Governor appointed to the
Public Service Commission after oust-
ing that five-man board during his
first term, was named to succeed
Hamilton as treasurer.
Evening star., 1936-02-25
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Evening star., 1936-01-16

Thousand Years in Sing Sing" also II
popular.
The prisoners, Lawes said, like his
program because the Sing Sing audi
ence Is the most critical, the most
expert in the world"
n \ H.
CUsANNE FISHER, soprano. whose
debut with the Metropolitan
Opera Co. was one Of the high lights
Of the current operatic season. will be
the guest star on Paul whiteman's
Musical Varieties" broadcast on
N. B. C. Sunday. She will sing zone
Fine Day" from Puccini's opera,
Mime. Butterfly"
Evening star., 1936-01-16
LONGS PARTNER SAYS
PLOT EXTENDED FAR
Peyton n. Sandoz, Here on Honey
moon, Says Weiss Was Vic
tinized, Too.


Senator Huey p. Long was the
victim of a political plot extending
far beyond the limits Of Louisiana, 1t
was declared yesterday by his law
partner, Peyton r. Sandoz, who Is
honeymooning here this week.
In support of his contention, San
doz said there was now a mass OF
evidence in possession Of the Louisi-
ana Bureau of Criminal Identifica-
ton proving this fact. Publication
of the data within the next 80 days,
he predicted, will surprise the
Nation"
Sandoz said Carl Weiss, Longs
assassin, also was the victim Of q
minor plot, in that he was discrimi-
mated against in the drawing Of the
lots; which decided who was to be
Longs killer.
Sandoz was for eight years law
associate Of Senator Long. He is here
on his bridal trip with his former
secretary, Pearl Maretzky. The couple
arrived In Washington yesterday and
expect to be here for the next 10 or
IL days.
Evening star., 1936-01-16

carrying the glasses round with It,
leaving the hands free to produce
chords Of as many notes Is the
moistened fingers can reach at the
same time.
The mechanical set Of singing
glasses" was invented by Franklin
after watching q laborious concert per.
formance on q tableful of separate
glasses in London In l757.' The instru-
ment has not been played in more
than 100 years.
~ k*%
CHARLEs CARLILE, popular radio
tenor, is coming to Washington
for q weeks engagement at the Fox
Theater, beginning tomorrow.
Carlile starred for the late Florenz
Ziegfeld In his "Follies Of the Air"
He also appeared on Fred Aliens pro-
gram for q year. His melodies also
were featured on another favorite
radio program.
II K
VARIETY SHOWS, news commenta-
tors and orchestras are popular
among the prisoners in Sing Sing, ac-
cording to Warden Lewis E. Lawes.
His own weekly broadcast, Twenty
Evening star., 1936-01-16
MUSICAL GLASSES
TAKE RADIO ROLES
Franklin Anniversary Pro-
gram to Feature His
"Singinq" TumbIers.

TINE National Museum Of Art In
New York, with the co-opera-
ton Of the National Broad
\ casting Co., has restored the
Benjamin Franklin "armonica" In
preparation for special Franklin an
niversary broadcast tomorrow.
The "armonica," part Of the Crosby
Brown collection Of musical instru-
ments, has been in the museum since
1889. 1t consists of IS hemispherical
glasses strung on a central iron spindle.
The spindle revolves by foot treadle,
Evening star., 1936-01-16

will have the featured role in a dra-
matte sketch.
John Barrymore and Nine Koshetz,
famous operate star of the Imperial
Russian Opera, will take part in
Bing Crosby's Music Hall" program
on WRC at 10. Barrymore will be the
star Of a dramatic production.
Brahms Second Symphony in d
Major, Opus 49," will be featured by
the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
during its concert over WMAL at
1880.
Evening star., 1936-01-16
Italy's Blue Grottoes,

On the main coast Of Southern
Italy a new blue grotto has been dis
covered. just west Of Cape Conca. It
has many stalactites and the reflection
Of the light filtering in on the sea Is
probably more beautiful than the
famous grotto at Capri. It is about
180 feet long and so feet wide and Is
connected with the sea by O. large
natural arcade. The top Of the arcade
is under the level of the water and
the entrance is made through two
natural openings just above sea level.
Evening star., 1936-01-16
WILD-LIFE PLAN URGED
Definite Goal Sought in Any
A. A. A. Substitute Set-Up.

Secretary Wallace was asked by the
American Wild-Life Institute yes
terday for inclusion of a specific
wild-life restoration and conservation
program in any legislation drafted to
replace A. A. A.
A telegram sent the Secretary Of
Agriculture by Henry p. Davis, man
ager Of the institute said $4,000, 900
fishermen and hunters and all shar-
ers In outdoor life would indorse such
program.