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Evening star., 1937-05-01
ES RETURN THE CALL BRITISH PAID IN III

breaking pursuit, according to Mrs.
Shipley. For example, a woman born
in the United States who had never
crossed any of its borders discovered
just the other morning, when she tried
to go on trip, that she wasn't an
American citizen at all. She had lost
her citizenship, without being aware
of it, when she married an Irishman,
who died several years ago. In her
case it was possible to hurry along
reinstatement as an American without
canceling her sailing reservations, al
though sometimes this cannot be man
aged.
GONE persons who were carried into
~ the United States as infants and
have been voting at elections for years
discover when they apply for passports
that they aren't American citizens.
They had merely been assuming that
their parents were naturaliZed.
New Yorkers and Californians are
the brands of Americans which leave
this continent most, passport division
statistics show, and this isn't entirely
because lots Of people live within the
boundaries Of those States. In 1886,
43,451 passports and renewals were
granted to residents Of New York City
alone, and 1888 to residents of other
parts Of the State. California, second
in passport requests, is sixth in popu-
lation among the States, nosing out
Pennsylvania, second in population
but third in foreign travel.
The District of Columbia, forty-first
Estate" from the population stand
point, is seventeenth in passports
issued.
OF all occupations, that of housewife
looms largest amo. applicants for
passports, Mrs. Shipley says, throwing
an entirely new light on that profess
sion. Students and teachers occupy
second and third places, respectively,
followed by persons who write none"
after the occupation query. Bankers
Evening star., 1937-05-01

ened criminals now seem as out
moded as the horse car. The United
States Children's Bureau has spon-
sored these changes.
President Taft signed the bill Gre
ating the Children's Bureau on April
9, 1912. Recently it completed 25
years service in educating parents and
focusing public attention on child well
fare. A division of the Labor De-
partment, the bureau has conducted
more than 200 studies of diseases, de-
llnQuency, EMPLOYMENT and other
Evening star., 1937-05-01

problems concerning minors, besides
advising On legislation, administering
laws and acting as clearing house for
scientific information.
Fate combined boll-weevils, Theo-
dore Roosevelt and a dauntless woman
to originate the idea of the Childrens
Bureau one rainy Thursday in 1906.
That morning Lillian Wald fingered
Evening star., 1937-05-01

Every variety of problem from
what to study in college to naming
the baby is laid at the Childrens
Bureau door. Parents inquire about
administering castor oil and prevent.
ing fingernail biting Practical fa-
theirs demand a bonus from the Pres
ident for having twins or babies born
on July T.
A bewildered husband writes from
New York: Please send me all pub
lications dealing with babies, wives
household economics, children, how
to cook or anything you think would
do any good to a man who married .
rhythmic dancer" Jim re-
quests the bureaus chief to write
me all about child labor, as I do
enjoy reading"
A younger correspondent addresses
the Secretary of Labor herself. Dear
Frances Perkins" he says, Il am a
boy II, in the seventh grade. Will
you please use your influence in get
ting shorter hours in school for us
hardworking children. I hate to
admit it, but 1 don't try so hard
sometimes"
MISCHIEVOUS children's harried
parents have besieged the bu-
reau for copies of its Child Manage
ment." This recent booklet presents
results of research on constructive
honH1ir1o of oh
After the New York Times announced
its issue, the following days mail
brought 1000 requests from bankers,
brokers and business men whose Bills
and Marys wouldn't do home work,
fabricated amazing tall stories or
simply refused to go to bed.
One note, on fine gray stationery,
states: This reads like testimonial
and it is. I lent my copies of Pre-
natal Care" and Infant Care" to q
mother with 3-month-old boy
weighing less than pounds. Within
a week the baby gained 2la pounds"
A few weeks ago the following let
ter made the Children's Bureau aware
for the first time of it's grandmother"
status: Il am writing you to see if
can get booklets on infant care
before and after birth. / recently
found an infant care book from
which I was raised-published in
1914"
Correspondence and scientific stud
les prepared the bureau to formulate
the first national project for Federal
State cooperation in saving mothers
and babies lives This plan, the
Sheppard-Towner maternity and in.
fancy act, passed Congress in 1921.
Each State carried on its own pro-
gram with the assistance of Federal
funds administered by the Childrens
Bureau.
Physicians and nurses thus were
enabled to reach thousands of iso-
lated mothers and children In autos,
trucks and sleighs, on horseback or
afoot, if necessary, they travelled to
remote farming districts. From 1924
to 1919 maternity and infancy nurses
made over 100000 home visits.
Investigation revealed that nearly
half Of a group of mothers who died
received no care at all before the
baby's birth. Doctors told expectant
mothers how to tend themselves at
nearly 10000 prenatal conferences.
The Children's Bureau found that
practicing midwives ranged all the way
from competent nurses to toothless
old Southern mammies taught "ket-
chin" by the spirit" Physicians went
through county after county registers
ing them and enrolling IS 900 in train,
ing classes. .,
pARENTS brought one and one half
million children to $4,000 child
health conferences held in churches"
schools, general stores and travelling
truck-clinics. Records show that
Continued IN pa0e RAY
Evening star., 1937-05-01

DDS Of improving the health and
guarding the welfare Of American
children.
Babies chances to live are now twice
as good as they were Is years ago.
Ounce caps, spare the rod and spoil
the child having infants "ketched"
by old nanny midwives and sending
juvenile offenders to prison with hard
Evening star., 1937-05-01
By Alice Rita Deasv.

"ODAY, as the Nation rededi-
Gated itself to promoting the
health of it's millions Of
Il young people, Washingtonians'
thoughts turn to the unique United
States Children's Bureau here. For a
generation this first national agency
devoted wholly to children's problems
has led a revolution in bringing up
Not only today, Child Health day, but
every day, it points the way to meth
Evening star., 1937-05-01

Continued on Page B-3.)
The Washington times., 1937-02-24
Gang Rule Of Opera
Charged BY Singer

russo, and one of its first efforts
was to name Caruso's successor
in the world Of music.
AS PeSci raised his voice eX-
citedly in his testimony and went
far afield from the bill under con-
Sideration, he frequently was
halted by members of the COM
mittee. He continued:
"The gangsters insist on go
per cent of my ife's earnings
before they will let me play in
the Metropolitan Opera and
then / would have to pay SIS to
$1OO to other gangsters standing
at the theater door who trip me
and make mo nervous if / did
not pay"
Pesci asserted that "the big six
managers" whom he did not
identify, worked hand in hand
with the claque to boycott great
American singers. He added:
II have no criticism of artists,
but l think this Malta gang
should be exposed"
The Washington times., 1937-02-24
HEAD OF GLASS
UNION 0USTED

CLARKSBURG, w. Va, Feb. "a
.N.S0.-Glenn w. McCabe, Of
Columbus, Ohio, has been ouSted
as president of the Federation Of
Flat Glass Workers. a C. I. o. az
filiated union which recently
ended strikes at the plants of the
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
and the Libbey- Owens Ford Glass
Company, it was learned today.
McCabe was reported dismissed
as president by there-man COM
mission, but he maintained he was
only temporarily suspended. He
said:
"The executive board based its
action on a charge that 1 had
appropriated for my own use
funds earned by the union maga-
zine, The GlaSSwOrker,' which
has been published for three
years.
"As a matter of fact the mag.
aZine belongs to me. / published
it with my own funds and any
money it earned would belong
to me. AS a matter Of fact, how.
ever, it is in the red"
McCabe maintained his SuSpen-
sion was illegal because it could
only be accomplished by a two
thirds vote of the entire member.
ship of the executive committee.
The Washington times., 1937-02-24
STRIKE EPIDEMIC
HITS FACTORIES
OF COUNTRY
International News Service


Like seething cauldron of disquiet and un-
rest, the age eold issues between labor and cap
ital bubbled anew at widely separated points
of the nation today as peace makers redoubled
their efforts to relieve the troubled situation.
In Detroit violence once flared as new sound
truck of the United Automobile Workers Union was de-
molished by bomb after making its maiden rum The
explosion after the truck had made tour of plants
where nine stdown strikes and three lockouts in
progress today.
Peace negotiations ended eight other sitdown strikes
while sitdown strike closed the Tmkin Detroit
Axle Company.
In North Chicago about 80 determined sdown strikers at
the Faneel Meaugcal Corporation rounding their
first week of protest and still holding the factory while nego-
tiations at Springfield Ill., to end the dispute appeared be
at a standstiL
The Washington times., 1937-02-24
HUNTER TELLS
OF SLAYINGS

ARLINGTON COURTHOUSE
Feb. 24.-On trial today in con
nection with the murder of his
wife, John Francis Hunter testi
fled that she and her admirer
Henry E. Corcoran, whom he also
killed, admitted intimacy with
each other and refused to discon'
tinue their relationship.
At that point, he told the jury,
Everything went blank" and he
remembered nothing until he woke
up in Emergency Hospital, suffer.
ing from self-inflicted injuries re,
ceived when he attempted to end
his own life.
Mother on Stand
AS he left the stand the defense
called his mother, Mrs. Rose A.
Hunter, who recited a history of
insanity and what she described
as mental lapses involving several
members of her family. She said
her husband, Henry M. Hunter,
frequently suffered lapses, and is
now in Naval Hospital in Washing.
ton for treatment. In addition,
she testified, her aunt and two
first cousins are now in asylums
Mrs. Hunter, the mother, was
cross-examined this afternoon. She
and her son were the first of a
dozen defense witnesses who are
expected to give the accused man
a double -barreled defenSe-inSan'
ity and the unwritten law.
Although Hunter was indicted
for both killings, he is only being
tried for the murder of his wife,
Anna DalmaS Hunter.
Corcoran and Hunters wife,
both worked in the Veterans Ad'
miniStration.
Tears in Eyes
Hunter brushed back tears while
on the stand today when he was
asked about his children, and teSti'
fled to their names and ages.
Quickly regaining his composure,
he went on with his recital of
events of the day Of the double
murder up to the point where he
said his rage wiped out all recol.
lection of what happened there
after.
The Washington times., 1937-02-24

Cliff Bolton, who walked out on
the Washington baseball club two
months before last season ended,
has repented and will join the
Griffmen at Orlando, Fla, next
Sunday. He will sign his contract
on his arrival at the Griffmen's
training base.
Bolton was brought into fold
under the good offices of Edward
Eynon, secretary of the Washing
ton baseball club, who dropped in
on the catcher at his home at
High Point, N. G., and brought him
to terms.
Bolton had his tonsils removed
since he was last in Washington.
He has also recovered largely
from a sinus condition, so his
only physical worry is a slight
knee ailment which he believes he
can work off.
The Washington times., 1937-02-24
International News Service

Shaking with emotion, Anthony
Pesci. American-born opera singer,
told the House immigration Com
mittee today that gangsters levy
tribute on opera stars and dictate
the favor of American opera
audiences. .
Pesci, a New Yorker, asserted
that he took his life in his hands
in making the public statement
before the committee, which is
considering a bill to restrict i'm
portation of foreign actors and
singers. He said:
"There is an opera claque in
New York. 1t is a group of
about 20 gangsterS who collect
tribute from artists.
81 can give their names, but
would rather withhold them
because they have threatened
my life."
The claque, he asserted, is a
Malta gang originally formed
in Italy after the death Of Ca
The Washington times., 1937-02-24
SelaSSie
ThruStS
AtDuce
BY DAVID P. SENTNER

LONDON N, Feb. "a Q.N.SO .
sorrowing over the execution of
hundreds Of his erStwhile subjects
after a rebellious outburst at
Adds Ababa, the exiled Emperor
of Ethiopia today plotted a mas
terful stratagem calculated to
cause Premier Benito Mussolini of
Italy even greater mental anguish.
Accepting the British court S
invitation to send a representative
to the coronation of George VI
May IL, Emperor Halle Selassie,
at his rural retreat near Bath,
was reported to be planning to
name the arch-enemy of the
italian regime in Ethiopia-Ras
Desta Demtu.
Ras DeSta is now marrying the
Italians in Western Ethiopia with
$4,000 men under his command,
although, according to a Roman
report, 5000 of his warriors were
wiped out in a march on Adds
Ababa.
Would Foil Plan
Appointment of Ras Desta,
moreover, would wreck reported
British agreement to turn him
over to Italian authorities should
he attempt to escape through
Kenya. Britain could hardly ar
rest an officially accredited inn
perial delegate to the coronation.
Mussolini was reported sizzling
over Halle SelaSSie'S invitation.
Whether Italy will now boycott
the coronation depends it was un-
derstood, largely on whether he
was bade merely as an ex-king, or
as the Emperor of Ethiopia. a
title claimed by King Victor Eman-
uel of Italy.
Whether invitations are ex-
tended to such ex-kingS as Alfonso
of Spain and Ferdinand of Bull
garia will also be a consideration.
Italy. it was believed, however,
certainly would not countenance
presence Of Ras DeSta.
5000 Wiped Out
Ex-Governor Corrado Zoli Of
Eritrea wrote in the Roman
newspaper Tribuna that 5000 of
Demtu's men were trapped as they
advanced on Adds Ababa. their
march timed to coincide with the
attempted assassination by bomb
ing of Marshal Rodolfo Graziani.
Viceroy of Ethiopia, last Saturday.
The Washington times., 1937-02-24

The labor unrest, like q
prairie fire, was spreading
throughout Illinois. At De-
catur, Sheriff Emery Thornell
was preparing to swear in q
corps Of deputies to eject 80
sit-down strikers from the Gen.
tury Wallpaper Factory.
At Elgin, a strike called by
the International Jewelry Work.
ers Union at the Illinois Watch
Case Company, and the Elgin
American Manufacturing Com
pang, both manufacturers Of
jewelry novelties, brought 900
men out and closed the plants.
ChrysIer NOn-cOmmittal
From New York, Walter P.
Chrysler, head of the Chrysler Cor.
poration, today telegraphed a non
committal reply to leaders of the
United Auto Workers who had re-
quested a national, collective-bar.
gaining conference on behalf Of
Chrysler employees. He referred
Richard Frankensteen, head of the
U.A.W., to Lester L. Colbert and
Herman L. Weckler, members Of
the corporations executive staff,
Continued on Page 2, Col. u
The Washington times., 1937-02-24
Gun Girl' Turns
Hard in Grill
By Police

Assuming a hardened won't
talk" attitude, blonde, 28-year-old
Mary Lucille Sheckles, held for in
vestigation at the Police Woman's
Bureau, today was a contrast to
the weeping gun-girl captured last
night by police in the hold-up of
a delicateSSen and liquor store at
1921 Eighteenth st. N. w.
Police reported that when they
sought to question her about past
activities, she remained silent or
gave evaSive answers.
Last night when captured with
a .32-caliber revolver in her hand
she was drinking a bottle of soda
to steady her nerves while holding
the proprietor of the store and
several customers at bay, police
reported.
Pulls Gun on Woman
Entering the store operated by
Samuel Schwartz, who was attend.
Continued on Page 2, Col. ~
The Washington times., 1937-02-24
Plus Has Fair Niqht';
Condition Unbalanced

VATICAN CITY, Feb. "a
QN.S0.-The general condition
Of Pope Plus remains the same. it
was stated at the Vatican today
after the Pontiff, spent a fair
night"
The Washington times., 1937-02-24
SPAIN GUNS
|. HIT BRITISH
WARSH|P
Five on H. M. S. Royal
Oak Injured in She'll
inc at Valencia

LONDON, Feb. "a Q.N.S)
The huge British battleship Royal
Oak, made world famous a few
years ago by a case of shipboard
inSubordination unparalleled IN
Navy annals, was struck by an
anfiaircraft shell during lombard
men Of Valencia yesterday, the
admiralty announced today.
Five members Of the ships per.
Sonnel, including the commander,
were slightly injured, the an
nouncenent said.
The Royal Oak was struck dur
ing an attack upon Valencia, pres
ent seat of the Spanish loyalist
government, by insurgent air
planes.
Viewed as Accident
The admiralty announcement
said:
During an air raid on Valen-
cia yesterday afternoon, an
anti-aircraft shell burst on the
quarterback of HI. M. S. Royal
Oak.
"The following were struck
by small splinterS: Capt. T. B.
Grew, COmdr. A. T. G. Peachey,
Lieut.. COmdr. E. r. Wilson,
Petty Officer H. w. Hare, Able
Seaman G. A. Hiley.
Their injuries were very
slight and no member of the
crew was incapacitated."
The admiralty was advised un
officially no action had been taker
by British naval authorities now
in Spain. The admiralty, it was
said, views the matter as purely
accidental.
Several officers and members oi
the crew of the Royal Oak were
standing on the quarterback
watching progress Of the raid when
Continued on Page 3, Col. u
The Washington times., 1937-02-24
DODGERS
WARNED

Tax Assessor Fred Allen issued
a warning today to $500 personal
property tax dodgers that unless
they lied returns on their prop
erty before next week, mandamus
proceedings will be instituted in
the District Court.
Under the direction Of Deputy
Assessor Charles A. Russell, sew
eral members of the Tax Asses
sor's office staff have been check
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1937-02-24
Takes Poison 10 Avoid
Drunk-Drivina Charge

DETROIT, Feb. "a GN.SJ. j..
Leon Marsh, 46, today had escaped
jail on a drunk-driving charge by
drinking poison.
He swallowed the poison Just as
he was brought to precinct police
station after his arrest. Officers
tried to knock the bottle from his
hands but were too late, and Marsh
was dead on admittance to a hos
pital.
The Washington times., 1937-02-24
SNOW
IS ISPREDICTED'

A light snow fell over the Capital
for more than three hours today,
but finally gave way to clearing
skies and sunshine.
Despite the appearance Of the
sun, however, the United States
Weather Bureau predicted snow or
rain this afternoon and possibly
tonight. Little change Of tempera-
ture is expected by the bureau
during the next "a hours and a
minimum of 80 degrees is forecast
for tonight,
The Washington times., 1937-02-24
CASE ENDED
WITH GIRL .
ON STAND
Ex-PIayer in FoIIies
Denies Arrest Here
On Morals Charge
By JAMES L. KILGALI.EN

NEW YORK, Feb. "a Q.N.S0 i.
The $50O,00O breach of promise"
suit Of Peggy Garcia, blonde hat
check girl, against David Rubinoff,
radio violinist, was thrown out of,
court today by Supreme Court
Justice Salvatore Cotillo.
~ This action was taken when
Miss Garcia'S lawyer, Bernard
Sander, suddenly moved that the
case be discontinued. Peggy was on
the stand at the time.
Abraham Halperin, counsel for
Rubinoff, objected to a diScon-
tinuance, saying many unSubstan-
tiated charges had been made
which the defense had not had
opportunity to answer. Cotillo
ruled:
"MotiOn granted"
Peggy stepped from the witness
chair. Asked if she was disap-
pointed at outcome of the pro-
ceedings, she said:
at was my wish that the case
should end"
Sanders decision came while
Miss Garcia was relating on the
stand details of her marriage in
1925 to Taylor Vance Quinn. She
claimed she was only II at the
time.
The judge remarked, causing a
litter:
They'll be marrying in incu-
batOrS yet"
Before discussing her first mar
riage, Peggy denied she was con-
Continued on Page 3, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1937-02-24
TYD|NGS RAPS
COURT PLAN
BY WILLIAM K. HUTCHINSON
International News Service

Unlimited debate on President
Roosevelt'S proposal to enlarge
the Supreme Court was assured in
the Senate today after the 34th
Senator-Millard E. TydingS CD
of Maryland-publicly declared
his opposition to the plan.
With "a Senators opposed, Ad-
ministration ranks will be unable
to force a final vote at any time
through adoption Of c1oture. This
rule requires a two-thirds major
ity for adoption.
Senator Ashurst CD Of Arizona
introducer of the Presidents bill
and chairman of the Senate Judic-
iary Committee, will oppose any
effort to invoke cloture.
In becoming the 34th Senator
to oppose the Presidents plan
as compared to % who publicly
have endorsed it-Tydings said:
81 do not feel that the pro-
posed enlargement Of the Su-
preme Court is proper. In re-
Continued on Page S, Col. II
The Washington times., 1937-02-24
WASHINGTON FORECAST

Cloudy with light snow or rain this after
noon and possibly early tonight; tomorrow
partly cloudy; minimum temperature tonight
about 30 degrees; not much change in tenn
perature; gentle to moderate northeast, shift
ing 10 west winds.
CWeather Details on Page 1T)
The Washington times., 1937-02-24
Shanghai Official
Is Held in 7 Deaths

SHANGHAI, Feb. 24.-Iiu Lu-
Yin, chairman of the Central Pub.
licity Council until last Sunday,
was arrested today and charged
with completely in the assasSina-
tions Of Yang Yung-Tai last No
vember and Tang Yu-Jen at Christ
mas, 1885.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-17
New Boleros

w HERE ARE THE Bolero Style dress
es, another style highlight for spring -
black and navy crepes, flower silk lined
= some with elaborate braiding on coro-
nation colors some outlined with lace
all new and sparkling.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-02-17

the legs.
In general waists are slim, dress
es being snugly fitted about the
middle, flaring into skirt fullness
Bodice fullness with shipping and
g at hering distinguishes many
gowns. Shoulders may be brace6
up but the exaggerated overgrowth
of winter is definitely planned
from the spring models. Low neck
lines are making their tinid ap-
pearance after months of high
necklines, even collars. Boleros,
boxy REFER coats, capes, the red
ingote, coat dresses, are leading
the mode. Gay hued sashes, REM
iniscent of Spain, all sorts OF odd
and unusual trimmings. Victoria
jewelry are smart.
Evening clothes show consider
able skirt fullness and follow the
rule for snug fitting waists.
Hats are lower in the crowns
but it cannot be said that they
are much more sensible, designers
still doing strange things with
flower and feather trimmings anG
with darting perky wells. Hats
set well back on the head like the
breton sailor, pill boxes, bonnets,
are decidedly smart. Sport hats
follow more orthodox trends ane
are distinguished by color, stitch
ing and folding. Felts are smart.
and so are the straWs, from the
rough to the smooth varieties.
Stockings Important
Stockings are more important
than ever with short skirts, ano
this years shades are on the blonde
order rather than last springs
reddish tones.
Shoes in general follow the WIN
ter styles in being high cut, but
are gayer and brighter in mater
ial. Patent feathers, gaberdines are
smart, and color is all important
Calf skins and kids have their
own devotees, and are distinctive
with smart trims and intricate
designs. Later in the season white
shoes will come into their own in
a variety of styles both for active
and spectator sports. The sandal
stin reigns supreme for evening.
Men. like women, are to turn