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Evening star., 1937-04-09
hdly's Bachelors Fear Ne,v Tax
In 'tMore Babies" Legislation
Cabinet Meets Tomorrow to Consider
Program to Increase Population
100000 by 1850.

may 90 to fathers of numerous chill
dren.
Revision Of existing measures for the
protection Of large families.
Institution of loans for matrimony
and dowry insurance for young work.
men;
Establishment of national big
families association;
Revision Of provincial and municipal
boundaries on the basis Of fecundity
so that unprocreative sectional popu-
lations would receive fewer benefits in
the way Of public institutions;
Constitution Of central control
agency to stimulate propaganda.
Bachelors, already taxed for being
single, and childless husbands feared
the result Of tomorrow's deliberation
would be further taxes fading hope of
job promotion, and a complete dis
appearance Of the high pay positions
hitherto available only to unattached
men
Evening star., 1937-04-09
JOHANNESBURG PANICKY.
Gold Shares Tumble, but Again Re-
turn to Normal.

Gold Shares Tumble, but Again Re-
turn to Normal.
JOHANNESBURG, Union of South
Africa, April (P.-Panicky crowds
thronged the Johannesburg Stock Ex-
change today as gold shares tumbled
in some cases as much as IS points as
a result of fears the United States
would lower the price of gold.
"a break in the French franc in
Paris was partially attributed to the
same rumors, which have been de-
nied)
The slump in some shares was due
chiefly to an overbougnt position in
the market which led brokers to sell
out weak clients.
Traders found reaSSuring note,
however, in the fact big mining and
financial houses abstained from SELL
ing shares. Prices rallied near noon
on support from London.
Among stocks to drop sharply in
the morning were Anglo-American
Mining Corp, which dropped from
yesterdays "a shillings to 80; Western
Reefs Exploration & Development,
down to so shillings from 73; West
rand Investment Trust, at 20 from
%, and West Witwatersrand, $50
from 325.
The panic subsidized during the after
noon with shares rapidly returning
to normal. Many increases were reg
istered as big operators snapped up
bargains"
Evening star., 1937-04-09

Continued Prom First PaKe)
band repeatedly told me that he did
not love me, that he did not want to
live with me, that he wanted me to
leave him and take our child with me
and that he preferred never to see our
child again rather than to have to live
with me"
Alimony Is Asked.
She asked alimony and custody of
their 6-year-old son and charged her
husband once refused her money to
buy postage stamp to write to her
parents
Boardman explained the historical
background Of the phraseology where
by lawyers cause a plaintiff to speak
OF himself as "the PLAINTIFF" instead
Of IT"
In ancient times in England" he
said, when few people knew how to
read or write, litigants appeared in
court personally and orally stated to
the judge what their grievances or de-
lenses were. The court clerk, who
nAAS" AAo~ w WAitN. l4SCC1lcO W WOAC
they said and, as they said it, wrote
1t down in a summarized form on a
roll OF parchment, which constituted
the record Of the case.
The clerk, as was perfectly natural
and logical, wrote his records In the
third person. While the plaintiff was
talking, he would write: The plaintiff
sues the defendant for that the de-
fendant hit the plaintiff on the head
with club When the defendant got
up to tell his side OF the story, the
clerk would write: Comes now the de-
fendant and says that he did not hit
the plaintiff in the manner and form
alleged
Later, Lawyers Wrote 1t Out.
"At later date, after lawyers, some
OF whom could read and write, had
come into existence, they would write
beforehand what they intended to say,
and after reading it to the Judge they
would hand it to the clerk, 50 he could
copy it on a parchment roll at his
leisure. For this reason they always
wrote 1t IN the third person, Just as
the clerk would have done had he
taken it down himself.
AS nearly as can be ascertained, the
time when lawyers stopped reading
their pleadings to the court and
started merely leaving them with the
clerk was during the reign of Ed
ward III, approximately 600 years
ago. But from that day until this
lawyers have clung to writing every
thing in the third person.
I'm this day there is no sense
whatsoever in writing pleadings in
this form. It is really amazing how
complicated very simple statement
can be made by writing it in this old
fashioned way. Lawyers frequently
get the plaintiff and the defendant
tangled up, and even when the law
yer does his best the poor client has to
sign and swear to something which
he probably only half understands"
Evening star., 1937-04-09
.Juliunu's Error
DriUes Partisan
Shops Frantic
Starts for Home With
E Costly Coronation
Model Creations.
BY the Associated Press.


PARIS, April e.-Crown Princess
Juliana of the Netherlands drove Paris
dressmakers frantic for a few hours
when she ran away" with six of their
most exclusive creations for the Brit
ish coronation, it was learned today.
Completely unknown to the princess,
the models were packed into the royal
roadster when she and her husband
Prince Bernhard, left Paris Tuesday
for The Hague at the end of their pro-
longed wedding trip.
The designers had sent the models
for the princess inspection to the hotel
where the royal couple was staying.
In the mix-up Of packing for the hur-
ried departure Juliana's maid placed
the coronation gowns with the prin-
cess other clothes and the bags were
carried out to the car
When the dressmakers discovered
that the princess-and their models
were speeding toward the French
frontier, alarms were sent by telephone
to all points along the route to ask
the princess to check over her clothes
and please send back the coronation
gowns.
Finally, Just as she reached the bor-
der, the alarm reached Juliana She
sorted out the creations and started
them back to Paris.
They will be the patterns for scores
Of coronation gowns.
Evening star., 1937-04-09
C0RC0RAN EXHIBIT
TO BE OPEN TONIGHT
Special Concession Granted to Per-
NIT Inspection of Contempo-
rary Oil Paintings.

AS a special accommodation to Gov
ernment and other employees whose
working hours prevent them from
visiting the show during the day. the
Corcoran Gallery of Art will be open
tonight from 7:30 TO 10 o'clock to
persons wishing to visit the Fifteenth
Biennial Exhibition of Contemporary
American Oil Paintings.
The exhibition was visited by more
than 500 persons last Friday night,
gallery officials said today. No admis-
sion fee will be charged tonight or OF
succeeding Friday nights.
The exhibition, largest in the his
tory of the Corcoran biennial shows.
includes 461 paintings by 4o5 artist
In % States, the District of Colurnb: l
and the Virgin Islands.
1t will be open TO the public throug
May 9.
Evening star., 1937-04-09
SLUMP Of FRANC
WILL CONTINUE
France Decides on Cheap
est Currency to Attract
Tourist Trade,
BY the Associated Press.

BY tie Associated Press.
PARIS, April 9.-France allowed
the franc to sag today to attract tour
lists this Summer
The treasury has decided upon 4
cheaper franc. financial circles re-
ported, with the possibility the rate
may go to the low of 2296 francs to
the dollar agreed upon in the tri-
partite monetary agreement.
The dollar closed ot1icially at 22.40
francs for net decline Of 2.8 per cent
since the drop started yesterday. The
rate was equivalent to 4.464 cents, as
compared to 1893 yesterday and 1850
at the market opening today. The
pound sterling closed at l0s.so francs
against 1868 yesterday.
Gold Price Change Seen.
The Financial Commission charged
with guarding the franc rate, f1nan-
cial circles reported, allowed the cur
rency to sag to take advantage Of q
situation created by reports of pos
sible change in the United States
gold price
This group, after conference with
Finance Minister Vincent Auriol and
Emile Labeyrie, governor of the Bank
Of France, issued a statement attrib-
uting the francs weakness to:
Intentions attributed to President
Roosevelt to modify the United States
gold policy by certain revaluation
Of the dollar"
The statement called attention to
the fact these reports had been denied
in Washington.
There is nothing in the fluctuations
about which to become nervous" All
riol said.
"a rate of 2296 to the United States
dollar is the equivalent of 4.277 cents
to the france
Big Season Expected.
THE biggest tourist season since
the Golden Twenties' is expected {"
financial sources predicted.
With this expectation, the commits
sion charged with guarding the francs
rate has decided to offer the cheapest
franc in four years, it was said. This
three-man body, backed by unrestrict-
ed authority to regulate the currency
under the new monetary laws, may not
choose to let the franc hit the ATT
cent low, but experts predicted it
might remain near that figure.
Evening star., 1937-04-09

BY the Associated Press.
Legislation to permit price-fixing
in the bituminous coal industry moved
step nearer the statute books today
after Senate and House conferees ap-
proved Senate changes in the Guffey-
Vinson coal control bill
Both Senate and House must ac-
cept the conferees' recommendations
however, before the measure can 60
to the White House
The bill is substitute for the origi-
nal Guffey coal-control act, which
was invalidated by the Supreme Court.
The principal Senate amendment
to which the House conferees agreed
was the substitution OF a tax of
cent ton on all bituminous coal TO
provide funds for administration Of
the law. AS passed by the House the
bill would have levied an administra-
tive tax of Y per cent on the sale
price of coal at the mine.
A penalty tax of 1912 per cent
against producers who violate the law
was not disturbed.
The conferees accepted a Senate
amendment which would exempt coal
purchases Of farm co-operatives from
price regulation.
Under provisions of the bill. it would
be illegal to sell coal below the fixed
minimum price except under contracts
In effect January Is, 1898
Evening star., 1937-04-09

Two women got on an elevator at
the fifth floor. 1t was pretty crowded
elevator, headed downward After the
operator had tucked them in, SO to
speak, he closed the door and turned
on the power. Nothing happened, not
even clicking noise. Nothing went
on happening for several moments.
Then, to break the impasse, a small
woman offered to get off. She did,
but still the elevator would not bulge.
BY that time, the other passengers
were looking pretty mean at the two
women who had brought the eleva-
tor to such a pass. There was but
one thing to do and they did it.
AS soon as they stepped out, the
lift left.
PRECAUTION.
Our candidate for the title OF
Most Cautious Citizen" of the Dis
trtct is the tellolD Dho pays a ore
n1iun1 OF s62 per annu1n for the
protection of his property against
damage BY earthquake. Must be
from California.
TRUISMS.
WE HEAR now of a charwoman in
one of the Government labora-
tories who is thoroughly familiar with
that old axiom about valor and dis
cretion. Few nights ago while clean
ing up after scientist she poured
a f1acon of sulphuric acid down a
drain pipe. There was a roar. A
geyser of acid and vapor swirIed to-
ward the ceiling.
BY that time, however, the char
woman was far down the hallway.
leaving 3 broken glass door behind
her.
Called upon for an official alibi, she
explained, II wouldn't mind 'em say
ing There goes Josephine but I lust
can't stand the idea of having EN-
say Don't she look sweet"
Il X
DRAMA PATHETIQUE.
THE bedraggled old man was on his
hands and knees over a sidewalk
grating near Fourteenth and E streets.
He peered down between the bars, a
look Of purest misery on his face.
Occasionally he made futile gestures
with his hands, as if thwarted in
reaching for something valuable down
below.
Passers-by stopped to inquire.
Il lost my nickle down there. My
last nickle, mister" he sobbed. II
was going to buy cup of coffee
The play was good for at least 4
dime a head, sometimes quarter.
One cynic. who had contributed in a
moment of weakness, loitered to see ii
he had been taken in.
He had, all right. The act played
to q new audience about every is min
utes. It was a hit every time.
Evening star., 1937-04-09
DECLINE HALTED IN NEW YORK
Assurance Given Gold Price Will Not
Be CHANGED.


Be Changed.
NEW YORK, April 8 (P.-Presi-
dent RooSevelt's renewed denial TODAY
the Government had any intention to
alter the price of gold halted an
abrupt decline in stocks, commodities
and foreign exchange rates.
Shares which had dropped from 81
to SO early in the session halved or
cancelled their losses, and grains at
Chicago moved over to the plus side.
Heavy declines in rubber, copper,
hides and silk futures were largely
erased and cotton futures, which had
been down as much as 81 a bale, re-
covered strongly
Foreign currency values, which had
declined along with the franc in terms
of the dollar, came back to better flg-
ures and the franc itself improved
both in late London trading and at
New York.
In early dealings the French unit
was lower by nearly 10 Of cent, but
the rally wiped out a portion of the
loss. The break followed a sharp
downward movement in Paris, where
the dollar closed at the equivalent OF
4.464 cents to the franc, compared
with 1893 yesterday.
JOHANNESBURG PANICKY.
Evening star., 1937-04-09
Headaches Forecast.

SALT LAKE CITY, April . R.-
Two million dollars and . headache
was predicted for Utah from tourists
this Summer.
"The 100000 will be spent by the
Travellers" explained w. D. Rishel,
Utah Automobile Association presi-
dent.
THE headache will come from try
ing to ind Yapm Tor the kailArs."
Evening star., 1937-04-09
BANDIT BEGINS SERVING
2OO-YEAR SENTENCE
By the Associated Press.

oS tAe hbSOClAleu EIcSS.
DECATUR, ILL.,, April 9.-Elmer Lee
Walling. 80, started serving 200-year
sentence in the Southern Illinois Peni-
tertiary at Menard today for the slay-
ing last October "a Of Alva Beall in q
Decatur tavern hold-up
Walling pleaded guilty to murder
charges yesterday and was sentenced
by Circuit Judge c. Y. Miller.
He was captured in Bowling Green,
KY, in January after gun fight with
police in which his companion in the
hold-up, Lee (Red) Antle Of Spring
field, Ill, was slain.
Walling, who denied firing the shot
that killed Beall, was extradited to
Illinois for trial. At the time OF his
arraignment he placed the blame on
Antle.
Evening star., 1937-04-09
by the Associated Press.

ROME, April 9-Throughout the
Italian empire today bachelors and
male members of childless marriages
pondered what may be more
troublesome future unless they help
boost the declining birth rate
With wonder and anxiety, they
awaited the results of the cabinet
session Premier Mussolini has called
for tomorrow to consider ways and
means OF increasing the present
population of 100000 white Italians
to 60000,000 in 1850.
The session was ordered by the
Fascist Grand Council March 3. The
Grand Council laid down a seven
point program which, in broad terms,
called for:
Priority in occupation and promo
tion for fathers of big fa..ilies.
Adjudication of salaries on a fam
lily basis so that preferential salaries
Evening star., 1937-04-09

Scratches for Today
CLOUDY and muddy)
First race-Grey Heels.
Second race-Low Cuts, Royal Rhap-
sody.
Third race-More Pep, Brief, Zeb-
ulo, Bill Bleiweiss, Gentleman, Sea
Gull, Granger and Eudes.
Evening star., 1937-04-09
BURNED IN BOAT FIRE
W. P. Barnes Slightly Hurt in

W. P. Barnes Slightly Hurt in
Cabin Cruiser Blaze.
w. P. Barnes, 81, of IS L street
southwest, was slightly burned yes
terday in fire that started in some
oily rags on the deck of the cabin
cruiser Martha, in dry dock ut Four
tenth and Water streets southwest.
Damage to the boat was estimated At
about $50.
Barnes was cleaning the vessel when
the rags caught fire. He was burned
as he threw them from the deck. Fire
men from No. Is Engine Company ex-
tinguished the blaze. The cruiser II
owned by T. T Keane Of the South
ern Hotel Supply CO. n
Evening star., 1937-04-09
BALL GAME POSTPONED

Due to the weather and the muddy
condition Of the Roosevelt High School
diamond the opening game OF the
public high school base ball series,
slated for today between Tech and
Woodrow Wilson, has been postponed
indefinitely.
Evening star., 1937-04-09
CUBA TO CONFER
ON PAYING BONDS
Americans Invited to Dis
cuSs Settlement for S84,-
100000 in Default.

Cuban Ambassador Peter Martinez
Fraga today invited duly accredited"
representatives of American holders
of S84,0000 900 of defaulted Machado
administration public works bonds to
meet this month in Havana to discuss
settlement of the debt.
The Ambassador said he had been
instructed by his government to in
Vlte affected bondholders to send one
authorized representative, each, with
a view to beginning the conference by
April 20. The bonds have been in de-
fault since 1888
Embassy officials described the move
as an enormous sacrifice" under
taken with view to wiping Cubas
slate clean of debt accusations.
A spokesman said the Cuban gov
ernment wants to get its house in
order" so that Cuba cannot justly be
charged with failing to pay its debts.
Text of Formal Statement.
A formal statement issued by the
Ambassador last night said
The Cuban government recently
appointed commission to study the
so-called public works debt.
The commission is made up of DR.
Manuel Gimenez Lanier, secretary of
the treasury. who heads it; DR.. Juan
j. Remos, secretary of state; Gen.
Rafael Montalvo, secretary of defense
and the former secretaries of the treas
ury, Messers Eduardo l. Montoulieu.
German Wolter del Rio and Col.
Manuel Despaigne.
The Cuban Embassy at Washington
has received instructions to invite the
various public works bondholder
groups to send one representative tor
each group to Havana in order to start
the study of this matter after the
Goth of this month.
According to statement made by
the Debt Commission on meeting for
the first time it will not accept nor
will the Cuban government accept
other representatives than those duly
accredited by the above mentioned
groups, thus avoiding the undesirable
intervention of private agents OF
speculators'
Used for Expansion Program.
The debt was incurred between 1925
and 1888 by the Machado regime for
construction of a new Cuban capitol
completion Of a central highway, ex-
pansion OF the national university ano
for various schools and hospitals.
The public works bond issues, not
including interest, involved in the
forthcoming discussion were listed un-
officially by the embassy as follows:
5l2es certificates 1889 Ss67. .oOO
Public Works bonds. 1930-45
| - (5Rfel 10000. 0OO
ohass fs 81 National Bank. 1880 % ooo Ooo
Treasury issue, 1880 5hesl 2o.oo0.o00
Wsr4sn sro6e4s Ssnap c. CO. 1888
Sasi19sl xo4fsl fsp!tol fspy and other 1,47a. .aos
When the Machado government was
overthrown the debts were held by the
new government to have been in
Cured illegally. A decision last June
by the Cuban Supreme Court, how
ever, upheld the constitutionality Of
the bonds and the right of the bond
holders to collect the debt.
President FREDERICK Laredo Bru re-
Gently appointed Public Works Debt
Commission to study the problem in
on afFor< fo u,orL o,,t . solution
Evening star., 1937-04-09
PLANE HITS STORMS
KINGMAN REEF, April 9 CR)

KINGMAN REEF, April (P) &
Pan-American Airways Radio. -
American Clipper gently rocked {
the water at Kingman Reef ted
after l,546-mile flight from Pa.
Pago, American Samoa, during Wh.c'
the big Sikorsky flying boat passed
through a snowstorm and thunder
storm.
This was the second stage Of a
return survey flight from Australasia
to the United States. Plans call for
a dawn take-off for Honolulu.
Evening star., 1937-04-09
Indian Faces Trial.

SPOKANE, Wash, April R.-
Against bizarre background of moe
casined Indians and native tongue
testimony, the Government sought to
convict Baptiste Andrew, 64, today of
Staying the "other man" in a reserva-
ton triangle case.
Evening star., 1937-04-09

Unable to endure much more Of the
same thing, she figured out system
for frustrating the jinx. On her last
visit, she carried a handful of small
paper chips. AS she walked along the
corridor, she dropped them behind her,
marking, she imagined, a perfect trail
over which she might return.
She reckoned without the janitors.
BY the time she had completed her
business, they had completed theirs OF
sweeping up her scores Of little
markers.
She had the same old difficulty,
finally escaping the place at late
twilight.
Evening star., 1937-04-09
Pope to Resume Auto Rides,

VATICAN CITY, April 9 (R.-Pope
Plus XII announced today his inten-
ton Of resuming automobile rides in
the Vatican gardens. A special plat
form will be built enabling the pontiff
to walk directly into his Automobile
Evening star., 1937-04-09
Hugh Herbert Under Knife.

HOLLYWOOD, April (P1.-Hugh
Herbert, film comedian, underwent an
abdominal operation yesterday.
DR.. Stanley zimmerman said Herbert
vAs restin0 comfortably
Evening star., 1937-04-09
FLYERS RETURN
81 Kelly Field Students Grounded
by Dust Storm.

by Dust Storm.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, April 9 up.
-Twenty-one students of the pur-
suit section at Kelly Field returned
to Army headquarters yesterday after
a hectic battle with a sudden dust
storm that grounded 10 and caused 2
to crash Wednesday night.
Cadet F. J. Back, jr., %. Talla-
hassee, Fla, suffered fractured arm
when his plane nesed over in land
ing in q pasture near Caldwell.
Evening star., 1937-04-09
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
FOX AND HOUNDS.

N ELDERLY woman who
n always is appalled, by the size
~ of the Department of Com
4 a merce Building played game
of fox and hounds with the janitorial
staff over there the other day. The
janitorS Won
On previous visits to the building,
the woman discovered 1t held a jinx
over her. She could get into it but
she never could emerge again without
coming dangerously close to claustro-
phobia.
Evening star., 1937-04-09
COAL LEGISLATION
NEARER PASSAGE
House Conferees Approve
Senate Changes to
Measure.
BULLETIN.

The Senate today approved rec
concentrations of Senate House
conference on the Guffey- -Vinson
coal-control bill. 1t now goes to
the House for final congressional
action
Evening star., 1937-04-09
Congress in Brief
TODAY,


Senate:
Routine business.
Judiciary Committee hears oppo-
nents Of Roosevelt court bill.
Labor Committee studies proposal
to make c. C. c, permanent.
House:
General debate.
Military Committee continues study
Of legislation to take profits out OF
war.
Rivers and Harbors Committee con-
tinues hearings on proposed Florida
ship canal
Post Office Subcommittee resumes
consideration of airmail legislation.
TOMORROW. .
Senate:
Is not expected to be in session.
Interstate Commerce Committee,
1890 am, on air transportation bill.
Judiciary Committee, executive, at
10 am, to consider nominations.
Commerce Committee, 1880 am,
hearing on appointments to maritime
Commission.
House:
VIII not be in session.
Evening star., 1937-04-09
POLITESSE.

During one OF the Police De-
pdrtment's recent gambling raids,
a jealous officer chased fleeing
suspect straight into a Womens
turkish bath and emerged again
Nth his prisoner in hand Re-
porters, impressed by this bland
performance, cro1Dded around the
cop and asked him, What did you
do 10hen you had to break into the
steam room2"
Listen, dopeS," said the sleuth
angrily. Il know hotD to behave
When there are ladies in the room.
! took of mu hat"
Evening star., 1937-04-09
REGULATIONS.
IF YOU should happen to be at al

y wv SiloulQ lldpptli W NC dI OIL
Army flying field when planes are
about to take off, don't imagine the
pilots are practicing up to be stage
villains because they go around hiss
ing between their teeth-or rather
between the places where their teeth
ought to be.
The Army fight surgeons have
issued an order forbidding pilots to
wear their dentures while in flight.
Afraid the boys might get in an ac-
cident, swallow the teeth and choke
to death.
It's not such a far-fetched rule,
either. You seldom find a chap who
has been flying for many years with
out making a rough landing at some
time or another and losing a few
molarS in a collision with the instru-
ment boards
LIFT LEFT.
REING sensitive ourselves, we never
relish embarrassing moment anec-
dotes, but it seems there was quite
worthwhile one over at Emergency
al l.
Evening star., 1937-04-09

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