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Evening star., 1937-02-18
Hichborn F'Viictory' Concludes
War College Portrait Puzzle

The last chapter in the local art
furry, in which Identification Of q
painting as that of . naval or Army
officer was at stake, was definitely
written today, after Maj. Robert A.
Mcclure, executive officer at the
Army War College, announced that
the canvas in question is the likeness
of Rear Admiral Philip Hichborn,
United States Navy. He made it
clear hat the canvas will continue to
hang in the Army War College, but
that the name will be correctly
placed.
Maj. Mcclure said that there viii
be no inconsistency in having an
admir- ais portrait adorn the halls of
the Army's institution Of higher
learning, for there are already other
admirals represented and naval stu
dents attend classes there.
The announcement by Maj. Nc
Clure came after Charles Lee Frank,
local conservator and art connoisseur,
who was instrumental in securing the
controverted painting for the Army
War College, had written o ccrrectior
Evening star., 1937-02-18
Cummings Creek-Chin Note
Ends Gdrnett EruditiOn Tilt

United States Attorney Leslie C.
Garnett at last has surrendered and
cried "kamerad" in his battle of cru
dition with Attorney General Cum
mings.
I've had enough, I know when
I'm licked" Garnett said today, ex-
hibiting a letter written in Greek.
Chinese and another language which
no one in the office could identify.
The letter was signed by Cummings.
It all started few weeks ag0 when
the Attorney General sent Garnett q
copy of his new book, Federal Jus
tice." bearing his autograph and a
friendly inscription. The district at
torney replied with letter of thanks
which included a Latin quotation
that he said was taken from Horace.
To Garnett's amazement, back
came q letter from Cummings written
entirely in Latin. After considerable
difhculty-for he had been 43 years
Evening star., 1937-02-18

out Of school-Garnett succeeded in
translating it and found Cummings
was chiding him because the quota
ton was from Virgil rather than
Horace.
All the newspapers carried stories
about that letter. and one Of them
charged the Attorney General had
committed five errors in his Latin
epistle. Garnett clipped out that story
and mailed it to Cummings with the
brief notation: Respectfully referred
to the Attorney General for appro-
pirate action"
The letter which the district at
torney received today apparently Is
Cummings reply, although Garnett
has been unable to find any one as
yet who can give him even q hint
as to what it means.
This is the last chapter" Gar
nett declared. ut puts a period to
this so far as I'm concerned"
Evening star., 1937-02-18

After further investigation, Frank
wrote he is convinced that the
painting Is that Of Rear Admiral
Philip Hichborn. the major said. The
painting is from the brush Of Henry
Ulke.
Gen. william Babcock Hazen, Civil
War officer, was credited with being
the subject Of the painting. p. r.
Burke, civilian, who is in charge Of
the pictorial section Of the Office Of
naval records and library, Navy
Department, recognized q picture of
the painting in The Star as that of
Admiral Hichborn, the end Of last
month. -
Admiral Hichborn, who lived from
1889 to 1910, had remarkable career,
having risen from Navy Yard work.
man to o naval officer and then to
chief constructor Of the Navy, q post
he held from July, 1893, to March,
1901. He lived here for . number
of years after his retirement, at 1707
N street. His daughter, Mrs. Paul 8.
Pearsail, used to live at 1915 Six
teenth street. naval officials recalled
today.
Evening star., 1937-02-18
CUT IN NAVY YARD
WORKERS FEARED
Edison Confers With President on
Impasse Over Provisions Of
Walsh-Healey Act.

Reduction Of the working force OF
the washington Navy Yard within the
next few weeks Is likely, unless the
Government breaks the impasse
which has resulted due to provisions
of the Walsh -Healey act.
This was the opinion expressed at
the White House today by Charles
Edison, Assistant Secretary of the
Navy, following q conference with
President Roosevelt. The President
and Edison discussed the general as
poets of the Nays building program,
as well as the difficulty encountered
in buying steel.
Edison said he Is Of the belief some
solution will be found without seeking
repeal or amendment Of the act,
which requires manufacturers doing
business with the Government to pay
prevailing union wages. This re-
quirement, the Navy has discovered.
has stopped all important copper and
steel bidding.
Evening star., 1937-02-18
977 DEPENDENT YOUNG
CARED FOR BY DISTRICT
Figure for January Was Highest
in History of Child Division
of Welfare Board.

The District last month cared for
OFT dependent children in foster
homes, the highest number in the
history Of the Child Welfare Division,
the Board of Public Welfare was in
formed today.
Miss A. Patricia Morss, chief of the
division, said the new high mark was
due to slower discharge rate, caused
by an insufficient number of staff
workers, rather than to an increase
in the number Of children committed
by Juvenile Court.
Miss Morss also said an explanation
Of the longer period for which chill
dren were housed in foster institu-
tions was to be found in the fact
that many homes had become disor-
ganized because of unemployment and
because parents working on the w.
P. A. were not receiving enough
money to enable them to re-establish
their homes.
Evening star., 1937-02-18
D. c. SUPPLY BILL
HEARING RECESSED
Library Estimates to Come
Up Next Week-CoIIins
Leaves Capital.

Hearings on the 1898 District sup
ply bill were abruptly halted today
because Chairman Collins Of the
House subcommittee on appropriations
in charge of the measure was called
out of Washington on q special
mission.
Collins does not plan to return
until next week. As a result, the next
hearing was scheduled for Tuesday,
when the subcommittee will begin con-
sideration of the estimates of the
Public Library, the highway depart
ment, the sewer department and the
city refuse department.
Consideration of the school budget
for the coming fiscal year was COM
pleted before the subcommittee re-
cessed the hearings until next week.
Supt. of Schools Frank w. Ballou
and members of the Board of Educa-
ton were the witnesses. It is under
stood they made vigorous plea for
adequate funds for the schools.
The subcommittee, it was reported,
has under serious consideration pro-
posals to increase appropriations for
operation of boys clubs in the public
schools as well as consolidation Of all
school playground activities under
supervision of the school board.
Unexpected postponement of the
hearings has virtually wrecked the
program Of Chairman Collins, who
had planned to finish consideration
of the budget estimates by the end Of
the week. From present indications
the hearings will continue through
next week and may extend into the
following week If the subcommittee
makes an exhaustive study of the
Jacobs fiscal relations report as con-
templated.
Evening star., 1937-02-18

ASeAOAAoA I'll CNIOI
of region 4, including this city, ex-
planned that 1t also will serve the
employer and the worker under other
parts of the act"
The office established today will
have general supervision over field
offices to be established in Alexandra,
Va; Hagerstown, Md; Martinsburg,
w. Va, and the field Office already
opened In Cumberland, Md. The local
office will have immediate super
vision" over the District, Montgomery,
Prince Georges, Charles. Calvert and
st. Marys Counties in Maryland.
To Have 10 to 12 EMPLOYEES.
While the new Office on F street
now has only few employees, this
may be increased later to about 10 or
IL. it was predicted by Parker and
Harris.
Harris is familiar with terms of
the social security act through his
early association with the administra.
tons program in this direction. He
was an associate economic analyst
with the Committee on Economic Sc.
curity appointed by the President to
lay the preliminary groundwork for
the social security act.
Harris was educated in the public
schools in Cedar Falls. Iowa, and was
graduated with the degree of bachelor
Of science in economics from the
Wharton School, University of Penn
sylvania, and from the School Of
Business of the University of Chicago
with the degree of master of science.
Subsequently he taught at Washing
ton State College, the Pennsylvania
Military College, University of Dela-
ware and the University of Richmond.
He is the author of published studies
on business operations, insurance and
other matters. He resides at 3629
Jocelyn street and has been in WASH
ington since 1884.
Space Lack Felt.
1t had been hoped to establish the
new District of Columbia Office in
the National Theater Building along
with the headquarters of Social Se-
curity Region ~, of which Parker is
regional director, but lack of space
prevented and quarters were obtained
on F street.
The extent to which public assist
ance" to the needy aged and dependent
children already las been paid in the
District was shown by Parker to be
higher than the general average for
States throughout the country.
For instance, the average monthly
payments to needy age throughout
the country in January was $3.50 per
capita, but in the District it was
$3.50. In nearby Maryland it was
$3.50 and in West Virginia $3.50.
The States of North Carolina and Vir.
ginia have not Yet pass legislation
enabling such payments. The total
paid to 1,500 needy aged here during
January was $4,000. Parker esti-
mated this will be increased during
February to SAL, 700.
The average payment during JAM
uary to dependent children through
out the country was $1,000 per cap
ita, but here the average was $18.43.
where 3,700 children received total
of S68,800.
Payments to the blind, however. to-
tailed only Zoo to ITO blind in WASH
ington, which was an average of
$24.25, as compared to the slightly
higher average for the country Of
$24.80.
Evening star., 1937-02-18
MISS TILLMAN WE'D
TO ROBERT THACH
Airline Official and Bride Leave
for Honeymoon in West
Indies.

Robert Thach Of Washington and
New York, vice president and chief
attorney for Pan American Anyways,
and Douschka PickenS Tillman,
granddaughter Of the late Senator
Ben Tillman Of South Carolina, were
on their way to an aerial honeymoon
in the West Indies today after their
marriage yesterday by Justice F.
Evening star., 1937-02-18
STUDY uninterrupted
BY HIGH SCHOOL BLAZE

The 1850 students at Woodrow VIII
son High School continued their class
work this morning, unaware that fire.
men were fighting a blaze in the fur
mace room.
The fire started, employees said, when
oil dripping from burner became ig-
nited on fire box floor. The blaze
was extinguished in q few minutes.
Police estimated the damage at 81 900.
The class room portion Of the build
ing Is separated from the furnace room
by the school auditorium.
Evening star., 1937-02-18

Dickinson bCtS
of District Court.
The ceremony,
attended only by
members Of the
immediate fami-
lies Of the couple,
was performed in
Justice LIE IT'S
chambers at the
court house. Mr..
Thach's age was
given as AZ, that
of his bride as 80.
Immedi q t e ly
after the cere-
mony Mr.. and
Mrs Thach left
Evening star., 1937-02-18
LECTURES TO START

Under the joint auspices Of the Ag-
riculture Department and the Grad
uate School of American University,
series of 10 lectures on 1.-THE From
tiers of Law and Economics Is start
ing at Agriculture Auditorium Satur-
day. They will be held each week on
that day, at LAS o'clock.
DR.. Walton Hale Hamilton Of the
Social Security Board will be the first
speaker.
A fee of SO is being charged for the
course to defray expenses.
Evening star., 1937-02-18
BAND CONCERTS.

BY the Soldiers Home Band in
Stanley Hall at $50 pm. today. John
S. M. Zimmerman, bandmaster; An
ton Pointner, assistant.
BY the Navy Band in the Sail Loft
at the Navy Yard at 1890 am. to-
morrow. Lieut.. Charles Benter, lead
er; Alexander Morris, assistant.
BY the Army Band in the Army
Band auditorium this afternoon at
4:4o, Capt. Thomas F. Darcy conduct
ing. A
Evening star., 1937-02-18

Washington offers much as
a Winter resort, it is indicated
by the GboDe pictures made
yesterday in the hills of Rock
Creek Park. They sho1D mem
bers OF the National Capital
Ski Club enjoying the sport
as much as if they Uere in the
famous SDiSS Winter resort of
st. Moritz. No. I, Mrs. Glenn
Gtere skimming doton a sharp
incline. No. 2, DR.. Glenn Giere
ledping through space. No.
;, Curt Mdhnig comes to grief
attempting to make a speedy
turn. Star Staff Photos.
Evening star., 1937-02-18
RALPH LUCAS, 35, DIES;
D. c. AUTO SALESMAN
Son Of Luray Town Councilman
Had Been Ill Two Weeks at
Parents Home.

Parents Home.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
LURAY. Va, February 18.-Ralph
Lucas, IS, Washington automobile
salesman, died at the home of his
Iarents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hubert Lucas,
here last night. He had been i'll for
two weeks. Mr.. Lucas is a member
Of a prominent Virginia family. His
father is a Luray town councilman.
Funeral arrangements have not been
completed.
Besides his parents Mr.. Lucas Is
survived by his wife and one child.
He Is also survived by the following
brothers and sisters: Miss Helen
Lucas of the Luray High School
faculty, Miss Virginia Lucas Of the
Waynesboro School faculty, Mrs. w.
w. Winsbro Of Luray and Richard
Lucas, student at Virginia Polytechnic
Institute.
Evening star., 1937-02-18
DR.. Oliver J. Hart to Speak.

DR.. Oliver j. Hart, pastor Of st.
Johns Episcopal Church, Sixteenth
and II streets, will speak tomorrow at
pm. at st. Thomas Church, Eight
eenth and Church streets.S
Evening star., 1937-02-18
NEW D. c. OFFICE
OF SECURITY BOARD
ON F STREET
Administration of Act Is
Brought Closer to Work
ers Here.
JURISDICTION COVERS
NEARBY AREA ALSO
r. B. Harris in Charge-Assist-
ance to Aged Here Greater Than
Elsewhere in U. S.

To bring administration Of the So
cial security act closer to employers
and workers affected by it in this city,
and in counties of nearby MARYLAND.
Evening star., 1937-02-18

Virg ginia and
West Virginia, a
new District Of
flee of the board
was established
today at 1920 F
street, with r. B.
Harris of WASH
ington in charge.
Established pri-
lnarily to admin
lister the old-age
benefits provi-
sions of the pro-
gram, the new
Office, according
to G.. r. Parker.
regional director
The Washington times., 1937-05-08
Kirk Miller
Says:
CONTINUED from LIST Sport Page

Continued from LIST Sport Page)
War Admiral victory will cause
a lot of whoopee, both here and
out yonder in the bluegrass where
Man o'War still muncheS his
meals, pausing to look up only
when colt or filly in an adjoinlns
pasture starts to kicking UP heels,
whinnying and otherwise carrying
on scandalous, as it were.
It is then that Man o'War gives
the whole "pa'cel" of 'em a cold,
superior look, as though to say:
Better save that rucus until
you get a bit in your mouth and
you go down to Louisville; you'll
need it-then."
And so, War Admiral, a year or
two ago, was one of those young
things that used to gaze over the
fence at his great pa. tail high
in air, ears cooked, with young
nostrils distended to the soft
spring air.
And TO-DAY we find him a toler
able three-year-old, not only the
statistical Derby favorite, but the
sentimental choice as well - II
even for the fame Of his 21-year
old sire, Man o'War.
The Washington times., 1937-05-08

TOday's DARBY Day" =.
and Capital City horse lovers
will have real cause for perking
up their ears because War Ad-
miraI can make Sunday banner
lines read Local Horse Makes
Good" But if the clouds are
murky overhead, and mud is
underfOOt, operative bearing Sc
rial number Ola says Watch
Dellor."
Class A Union Printers golf
champion, Bill Henderson, got
more kick out of a side issue at
stake in the tournament at Bea-
yer Dam early this week than
he did out of winning his crown
Bill and Charlie FiccO, rep
resenting the newspaper print
ers, made it two out of three in
q standing feud with job print
ers, with Ed Merkle and Fred
Stringer carrying the torch
Bin said, with a miSchievOuS
smile: 1.-THE jObbers will have to
dig up some more talent {.
those two can't compete with
us."
Happy because his boxing
hope, Eddie Saugstad, has al.
most eliminated the bruiSe which
The Washington times., 1937-05-08
BresCia Arrives
Tomorrow

George Brescia. the 21-year-old
South American heavyweight
champion who meets Marty
Gallagher Monday night at Tur-
ner's Arena in the 10-round feature
match, arrives in town tomorrow
The 215-pound Argentine scrap
per's only defeat in two years
of fighting in America was at the
hands of Joe Louis,
Meanwhile Gallagher tapered
off at Jewish Community Center
yesterday by working out with Ma.
tie Brown, the Jewish heavy.
weight, and Murray Hammer, the
former Golden Gloves champion,
who meets Joe Lipps, Ty Ty, Ga.
fighter, in the siX-round semi
windup.
Mondays card was completed TO-
day with the booking of a six
rounder between Larry killer
Marine, Baltimore, and Tfgel
Red Lewis, Richmond, and four
rounder between Johnny Stilso
Baltimore, and George Abrams
Northeast Golden Gloves fighter
just turning pro. In another siz
Mario Caroselli, Italian middle
weight champion, meets Hunter
CroStic, of Richmond.
The Washington times., 1937-05-08
MISSION
CELEBRATES

The Gospel Mission, with head
quarters at 214-16-18 John Mar
shall Pl. N. w., is celebrating 81
years of continuous soul saving
and ministering to the needy.
At the monthly meeting of the
board of directors, the present
officers were unanimously re-
elected.
The superintendent, Harvey v.
Prentice, presented the statistical
report for The fiscal year just
closed, as follows: there have been
two evangelistic services con-
Quoted daily and their attendance
was: morning, 47,801; evenings,
1866, with 29,114 prayer requests,
and 1852 profeSSed conversions.
Free meals, 132,232; free beds,
59,446; additional shelter, 10,275;
employees meals, 5000; beds, IT,
S84; food relief to 1859 (evangel-
ized) families; clothing, 6,409 gar
ments to men, women and chill
dren; outside employment secured
for 844 men and women; 179
pieces of furniture placed in needy
homes; free medical clinic served
672 patients: Mission workers
made 227 institution visits; 486
homes visited.
The Washington times., 1937-05-08
NEWS OF THE CHURCHES
Church to Hold
Mothers Day
Service

Mothers Day will be celebrated
BY the Mount Vernon Place M. E..
Church, South, tomorrow, with
two identical services at 9:15 and
IL a. m. The music and order Of
worship will be the same.
DR.. John w. Rustin, pastor, will
speak on the subject, "a Mothers
Name"
Mothers Day Tea
Glasses of the church school
from the Young Peoples depart
ment through the adult depart.
ment will meet at 1920 and all
other departments will meet at
$3.50 o'clock. The young people OF
the church will give a Mothers
Day tea Sunday from 6 to 8 p. m.
Famous Madonnas" will be pre-
sented at 8 p. m. by Henry Wads'
worth Moore, president Of the
Landscape Club of Washington,
and well-known portrait painter.
The Sistine Madonna, The Mag
nificat, The Madonna Enthroned,
The Madonna of the Chair, and
Whistler'S Mother will be por-
trayed by members of the adult de-
partment of the church school.
Moore will speak on the life of
each artist and give brief history
Of the original masterpiece.
Plays Scheduled
The Rev. Arthur Stainback will
conduct the prayer meeting serv.
ice Thursday at 8 p. m. The Mt.
Vernon Players will present three
one-act plays at 8 p. m. wednesday
in the church school auditorium.
There will be no admission charge;
a free will offering will be re
ceived.
The Washington times., 1937-05-08
Ambers Finishes
Canzoneri
BY DAVIS J. WALSH

NEW YORK, May Stony
Canzoneri, who can't fight any
more, proved it last night by los
ing 10 out of is rounds to Lou
Ambers in bout for the light
weight championship.
Thus was destiny fulfilled, and
thus was fulfilled all the prophe'
sizes that even Canzoneri's friends
persisted in inSecting. The guy
couldn't fight for IS rounds, which
was too long in which to find out
he had lost his stuff.
Ambers belted him all the way.
Tony only tried to retaliate. 1t
was a poor role in which Tony
showed up at no better than his
best. He had been accused OF
fighting only for the money; last
night he fought only for the pun,
ishment he inflicted on himself
But the money counted. He
wanted it. He got 1t.
A great fighter for IL years, he
made his pass-miSSed-and was
through.
The fact that Ambers can beat
him proves something, and I'm
pretty sure it proves I'm right
Canzoneri finally must quit be
fore retirement is forced upon him
hv the authorities,
He started to bleed last night as
early as the second round and
showed virtually no improvement
from there on out. At the finish
his face was an excellent sample OF
a red smear.
And don't forget Ambers is not
the kind of a puncher who would
do this to a good fighter. 1t means
that Canzoneri simply can't stand
up under it any more. Besides not
being able to fight, he cuts easily
and presents a sorry spectacle
when the thing finally is finished
He did last night.
Even the spectators have begun
to suspect by now what Canzoner1
had known for a long time. To be
very subtle about it, he's washed
up.
He can't fight, and they charge
$11.50 to see him not do it. Thai
is the best commentary we car
give on the prize fight last night
and so we leave it in peace.
The Washington times., 1937-05-08
POWELL T0GIVE
FIRST SERMON
INCATHEDRAL

The Very Rev. Noble c. Powell.
DID,, who was installed as Dean
of Washington Cathedral Thurs
day afternoon, will deliver his first
sermon from the Cathedral pulpit
at the celebration Of the Holy
Communion at II o'clock tomor.
row morning. The Rt. Rev. James
e. Freeman, D. D., LID, Bishop
of Washington, will be the preach.
er at the peoples evensong service
at 4 o'clock.
Services for the day will begin
with celebration of the Holy Com.
munion in the Chapel Of st. Mary
at 1880 o'clock tomorrow morning.
Prayer Services
Public officials and all the PEG.
pie of the Commonwealth of Penn.
Sylvania will be remembered in
special prayers at all services in
Washington Cathedral for one
week beginning tomorrow under
the Union of States" plan which
was suggested to the Cathedral
authorities by the Hon. George
Wharton Pepper, former United
States Senator from that State.
The Pennsylvania flag will be car.
ried in the procession at the choral
evensong service and Members Of
Congress from Pennsylvania are
expected to be present.
A service of prayer and thanks
giving on the occasion of the cor
onation of King George VI and
Queen Elizabeth will be held in
the great choir of the Cathedral
next Tuesday at 10 a. m.
Diplomats Invited
The British Ambassador and
the Ministers of the British do
minions, with their entire staffS
other members of the diplomatic
corps and officials of the United
States Government have been in
vited to attend. Bishop Freeman
will conduct the service, which
will be an adaptation of the order
recommended by the Archbishop
of Canterbury for use in churches
throughout the British Empire.
The Washington times., 1937-05-08
PickupS and PutOutS

caused him so much trouble dur.
ing the past two months, Matt
TwOmey is going around putting
up valiant argument for James
]. BraddOck He sees the
Jersey Irishman taking both Joe
Louis and Max Schmeling in
stride . And If you have time
to listen he'll come mighty close
to convincing you Matt in
Sists that BraddOck must be
judged on his last four fights.
all of which were peach.
erinos Before that Jimmy's
hands were against him He
couldn't even write with them,
let alone punch.
If you want gO-getterS, look up
such top-nOtchers as Margaret
Leaman Lynn, Pauline Ford
and Lucille Young They
staged the Washington Won
ment in big league style at the
Lucky Strike And woe to
the poor mortal who was lax in
cooperating with them He
or she was besieged with phone
calls at regular intervals .
And that's the way to get things
done. YOusah!
GINo SINH.