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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-17
sENATEs FLAVOR is 'BUBBLE.LoCKED"

Senate has the "bOdy" that dis
tinguiSheS it from a "thin"
beer. That's because the
tiny bubbles give more "sub-
stance" to the brew. Natural
carbOnatiOn produces smaller
bubbles, thus they liberate tho
flavor more gradually-it stays
Give" to the last tilt of the
glass.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-17

WILKINSON, VICIUKIA-Un Weunesuay'
September IS 1887. at Philadelphia,
Pa VICTORIA WILKINSON (nee Yenneyl .
Funeral services will be held at Glen
wood Chapel on Saturday, September 10,
1897 at 8 p. m.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend.
Interment in Glenwood Cemetery.
Services by the W. W. Chambers Com
pany funeral home.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-17

New York city, ELSIE R WALKER (nee
Smoot). of ST. Alban. Long Island. the be-
loved wife of Walter H. Walker and mother
of Walter H. Walker. ir and Elsie v
Walker. daughter of MSs. Clara v: Smoot
sister of John F. Smoot. Miss Clara "
Funeral services will be held in the "
W. Chambers Co. funeral home, 14OO
Chaplin st. N W.. on Saturday. September
IS. at 10 m. Relatives and friends are
invited Interment in Mt. olivet Cemetery
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-17

NMT MNV Georgia Avenue and
ONUA1SD4N Farragut 81. " W
Today: Brought Back by Popular Demand
JEANETTE MacDONALD-NELSON EDDY
in NAUGHTY MARIETTA"
Tomorrow: Omen 10: 80, Show 1 P. M.
EDWARD EVERETT HORTON in wild
MONEY" Also Wild West Days No. 2
and Our Gang Comedy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-17

CHASER, ISAAC-On Thursday. Septem-
Der 16. 1887, at his residence, 4S51 Wis
consin Avenue Northwest, ISAAC CHASER:
| of Regina Chaser and father of Sidney,
Theodore Dora and Selma Chaser and Mrs
Jerome Wolf.
Funeral from his late residence on Sun
day. September 10. 1887, at IL a. m.
| Interment in Adas Israel Cemetery.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-17

APOLLO ga d S''''' NOF'nea''
Today: Brought Back by Popular Demand
WALLACE BEERY-CLARK GABLE IN
HELL DIVERS" Short.
Tomorrow: Open $50, Show 1 P. M.
JOE E. BROWN in RIDING ON AIR"
and 'BORNEO." Also Wild West Days
No. 9 and Our Gang Comedy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-17

HALL, ETHEL LEE.-On Thursday, Sep
tenn 10. 1887, ETHEL LEE HALL, the
beloved wife of Otis B. Han and daughter
of Mrs. Charles Hayden. She il also sur
vived by three sisters and two brothers.
Funeral services will be held in the W.
W. Chambers Co. funeral home, 400
Chaplin st. N. W., on Saturday. September
IS, at D. m. Relatives and friends are
invited. nterment private.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-17

MCKNIGHT, MICHAEL J.-0n Wednesday,
September Is, 1887, at his home.
Stockton Road. Silver Spring, Nd, MI
CHAEL j. MCKNIGHT. the beloved hus-
of john Betty. Rosemary and Thomas
Mcknight. Remains resting at the ": W.
Chambers Company funeral home. -Four"
teenth and Chaplin Streets Northwest.
Services in Fort Myer Chapel. Fort
Myer Va, on Saturday. September 1S.
1887 at II a. m.
Interment in Arlington National Gene
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-17

TTVOTT 1%tH ,, cH" Park = = I'd NJ n "
Today: ALICE FAYE-DoN AMECHE--
RITZ BROS. in YOU CAN'T HAVE
EVERYTHING" Also Short.
Tomorrow: Open ~: 80, Show P. M.
ERIC REMARQUE'S ROAD BACK"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-09-17

DURBIN, ETA VIRGINIA-Passed into
the great beyond Thursday morning, Sep
tember Ii, 1887. ETA VIRGINIA DUR
BIN She leaves to mourn their loss a
beloved husband. Elder J. T. Durbin, and
devoted children, lola, Joseph, ir., Nimrod
and Norine; also sister. Mrs. Clara Craig:
and one daughter-in-law. There 10 also q
host of relatives and friends.
Funeral will be Sunday at p. M. at
between O and B Streets. 80
Evening star., 1937-06-14
'CRIME' IN QUESTION,
PAIR ARE RELEASED
Robbery Victims Fail to Identify
Two Held for Police
Line-Up.

Arrested in connection with an Of
tense that may or may not have
been committed, William A. CDutch)
Kappel and Harry West were released
today after robbery victims called to
police lineup were unable to identify
them as the perpetrators OF any
crime.
Kappel, 35, who said he lived in
the 700 block of Tenth street north
east. was taken into custody, it was
said, after police heard via the grape
vine" that numbers racket runner
had been robbed OF 81 800. This left
the ofhcers in a somewhat embar-
RAISING situation when they failed to
receive any complaint from the victim
OF the supposed robbery.
West, 81, giving his address as the
17O0 block Of D street northeast, was
placed in the lineup before several
liquor store proprietors, who said their
establishments had been held up and
robbed during recent months. None
OF them could identify West or Kappel,
and police decided to release both men.
They were taken into custody Satur-
day night.
Kappel was indicted two years ago
in connection with the Staying of Miss
Elizabeth Lynch, telephone operator
but the charge was dropped because
Of insufficient evidence.
Evening star., 1937-06-14
new FIDELITY PLAN
BELIEVED WORKABLE
Treasury and Home Loan Board
Express Confidence in Ulti.
mate Success.

Despite differences over a proposed
plan to reorganize the Fidelity Build
ing & Loan Association into the First
Federal Savings g. Loan Association,
officials of the Treasury Department
on the one hand, and the Federal
Home Loan Bank Board on the other,
today expressed confidence the plan
can be adopted successfully.
One of the principal points of diff
ference, it was said involved the wind
ing up of receivership under direction
of the controller Of the currency. The
Treasury, it was said, wanted $4,000
separated from the reorganization
plan to complete the liquidation of
the old Fidelity. The Home Loan Bank
Board objected to this, not wishing to
leave loose strings in the plan and
wanting to take over all the assets for
the First Federal, which would make
available IS per cent to all sharehold-
ers, either in new investment, or in
cash.
There were said to be other techni-
cal points also at issue, but counsel
for both the Treasury and the Home
Loan Bank Board were working on
these points, with confidence that
agreement can be reached. The Treas
ury, it was learned, has presented one
form of proposed contract, and the
Home Loan Bank Board has submitted
two proposed contracts, but so far,
there are still points of disagreement
Meanwhile, the Fidelity receiver
James Nolan, continued today to work
on the schedule of assets which Is to
be submitted to the court when the
final form of contract goes to court
for approval
Evening star., 1937-06-14
KEENE KIN SPURN
THEORY Of SUICIDE
Family Hopes Marine Board
Will Develop Evidence
of Murder.

Members of the family of Charles
F. Keene, whose mysterious death
aboard the steamer District Of Col
umbia has been listed as a probable
suicide by Maryland authorities, clung
today to the hope that a possible
further hearing by the Bureau of
Marine Navigation and Inspection will
develop additional evidence to support
their belief he was murdered.
Sergt. Marlin Brubaker of the Mary
land State police has filed a report
listing 10 factors which he claimed
indicated Keene took his own life.
States Attorney F. Kirk Maddrix of
Crisfleld, Md, said he was inclined
to accept Brubaker's view, but would
keep the case open for a year. He
said it would not be presented to a
grand jury at this time.
Deny Suicide Theory.
Relatives Of Keene, 63-year-old
Washington real estate man, took issue
with all 10 points cited by Brubaker
in support of his suicide theory. They
took particular exception to his theory
that Keene shot himself while cling
ing to the deckrail and that the wind
blew blood back into his cabin, thus
causing the stains found by investi-
gators. They also reiterated their
denias that he was In serious financial
straits or mentally depressed.
Still unexplained. among other
things, is the mystery Of how an auto
mobile jack and a tire iron got into a
brief case found tied around Keene's
neck when his body was discovered
floating In the bay by fishermen Me-
mortal day. They have never been
identified as belonging to Keene, and
relatives said he did not have them
when he went aboard the steamer for
a business trip to Norfolk, Va Sew
eral other articles in the case admit
tedly were Keene's-particular a
woman's mesh bag and a silver tea
strainer. left him by his deceased
sister.
May Report Soon.
1t was also said the family attached
no significance to the fact that Keene
bought oneway ticket on the boat,
since he had told his wife he planned
to return by bus or train to save
time.
A coroner's jury, impanelsd shortly
after the body was found called the
death a murder, and 1t has been listed
by Norfolk police as a murder during
robbery"
Commerce officials said an "a
Marine Investigating Board that al
ready has received testimony in the
keene case may decide to hold addi-
tional hearings. If no further hear
ings are held, it is expected the de-
cision Of the board will be an.
nounced within a few days.
Evening star., 1937-06-14
KILLING CASE AWAITS
HEARING ON SANITY
Action Delayed on Murder, As
sault Charges Against Turner,
Fulk.

The frst-degree murder and Grim
inal assault trial of Alonzo Turner,
80, and Elmer Fulk, 80. accused of
Staying Mrs. Mary Maier, June 6,
last year, was postponed in District
Court today to permit a preliminary
inquiry into Turner's sanity.
The verdict of the lunacy jury will
relate only to the condition Of Tur-
ner's mind at the present time and
will not absolve him of responsibility
for acts done at the time Of the slay-
ing However, should he be adjudged
insane in such a preliminary hear
ing, he cannot be tried for the crime
until his sanity is restored.
Mrs. Maier, who was 36, was slain
with a piece of wood allegedly after
being criminally assaulted in shed
in the rear of 626 Independence ave-
nue. southwest. She lived in 628,
where Fulk also roomed. Turner lived
in the 900 block Of Ninth street.
The lunacy inquisition was request
ed by Turner's attorney, Josiah I,y-
man.
Justice Peyton Gordon did not say
whether the murder trial will be held
at the end of the lunacy inquisition
or next Fall.
Evening star., 1937-06-14
Mrs. Roosevelt Pays Tax On
Income. Detract0rs Are Told

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt replied
tday with a single sentence to i'm
plications made last week that she
might fall under the category of tax
dodger" through her method of hav-
ing income she earns for charity sent
direct to the beneficiary organiza-
ton. thus avoiding the income tax
altogether
On every penny of income I have
received I have paid the tax Mrs
Roosevelt declared at her press con-
ference. She added that she ex-
cludes, Of course, the normal IS per
cent reduction legally permitted
The Presidents wife was referring
to deductions drawn by current issue
Of a news magazine from a column of
David Lawrence in which he dis
cussed this method of handling funds
earned for charity and asked
Would the President call it tax
evasion or tax avoidance or unethical
for such a person who wants to give
his whole income to charity if the
Evening star., 1937-06-14
MEETING TO GET
D. c. VOTE APPEAL
Junior Board of Commerce
to Take Plea to Denver
Convention.

Facts pertaining to the plight of
voteless District residents will be
placed before the national convention
OF Junior trade boards, which opens
in Denver, Colo, tomorrow, by del
egation of nine members of the Wash
ington Junior Board of Commerce, it
was announced today
Accompanying John c. Bleecker,
president of the local group, the dele
cation left yesterday armed with data
collected over the years and aimed to
persuade trade body delegates from
every large city in the country Of the
need for Washington franchise.
With Blocker were Fred Linton,
executive secretary; Minor Hudson,
secretary; A. 2. Foster Wood, general
counsel; Lyle F. ORourke, director:
Jack Hayes, jr.; Walter S. McBroom,
DR.. Robert Harper and Aloysius
Sheehan, also a director.
In general, the line Of attack to be
taken is to present resolutions to the
convention pointing out that con-
stitutional amendment must be brought
to the attention of the United States
electorate before eligible citizens of
the District may cast ballots with
their fellow Americans.
Besides seeking favorable action on
District of Columbia representation
the delegation was instructed before
leaving to try to bring the 1888 annual
convention to Washington. Linton
revealed before leaving that the dele
cation is prepared to inform the con-
vention that more than 50 Senators,
Representatives, cabinet members and
other officials have indicated they will
receive delegates from their States If
the 1898 convention comes here.
Evening star., 1937-06-14
MERIT LAW ASKED
FOR ORPOSTMASTERS
Reform League Seeks Early
Action on Civil Service
Legislation.

Early enactment of legislation to
place postmasters of the first, second
and third class under civil service was
demanded today by the National Civil
Service Reform League in making
public the proceedings of the annual
meeting held here Friday.
The league also hit such "coercive
practices" as that recently ascribed to
David L. Lawrence, chairman of the
Pennsylvania State Democratic Com
mittee and secretary Of the common
wealth, who was accused by Repre-
sentative Rich, Republican, Of Penn
sylvania, Of urging postmasters to join
"a particular employees organization.
Rich said Lawrence was seeking to
interest the postmasters in a national
and State postal group, and that rep
resenting this as the stated desire of
Postmaster General James A. Farley"
The President should require the
Postmaster General to refrain from
such practices and discourage any
further activity on the part Of those
responsible for them" the league said
The annual report of the league
touched on President Roosevelt,s pro-
gram for extending civil service, and
expressed fear that it would be i'm
periled by disputes over other features
OF the reorganization plan.
Ultimate responsibility for strength
ening civil service, it was pointed out,
rests with Congress, but recent con-
gressional actions give little reason
for optimism" it added pointing to
continued exemptions from the COM
petitive system set up by Congress in
legislation dealing with personnel.
The league elected officers again
choosing Robert L. Johnson of New
York as president. All local members
of the Council were reelected and
John j. Barrett, president of the
United National Association of Post
Office Clerks, was added to the group.
Other members are Arthur S. Flem-
ming, Richard M. Boeckel, John T.
Doyle, Miss Harlean James, Newbold
Noyes, Oliver c. Short, Ellery c. Stow
ELL Lewis Merriam, Luther c. Steward
Miss Gertrude M. McNally, Henry
Refining, jr,; Charles W. Eliot and
Very Rev. Michael ]. O'Connell.
Evening star., 1937-06-14
CREDIT CONDITIONS
IN STORES BETTER.
D. c. Retail Outlook I'm
proved in 1886, Accord.
ing to Survey.

Retail credit conditions in the Dis
trict Of Columbia showed general i'm
provement during 1886, as compared
with 1885, according to special study
announced today by the Bureau of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce,
Commerce Department.
The local survey, made with the
active cooperation of the Associated
Retail Credit Men of Washington, re-
veals that the local stores reporting
had higher collection ratios, lower
bad-debt loss ratios and increased
credit sales in 1886 than in 1885.
Customers of the "a stores report
ing paid for their regular charge pur-
chases in two days less time during
1896 than during the preceding year.
The collection percentages averaged
Al for each month of 1886 and 40
for 1895, indicating that accounts
were outstanding 70 days in 1886,
as compared with rs days in 1895,
it was reported.
The ratio of bad-debt loss to OPEN
credit sales OF local reporting stores
was lower last year than the year
before. Cash sales decreased to 1913
per cent of total sales in 1885 from
the All per cent total of the pre-
ceding year. Open-credit sales in
creased from 46.4 per cent to ATS per
cent, while installment sales also in
creased slightly. Total sales of the
stores covered in the survey increased
95 per cent last year over the pre-
ceding year
Stores covered in the survey in
clude two automobile, one coal, fuel
oil and wood; seven department, one
furniture, two grocery, one heating
and plumbing, three lumber and
building material. one mems clothing
two shoe and four women's specially
stores.
Evening star., 1937-06-14
LOCAL STUDENTS WIN
MEDALS IN CHEMISTRY

The American Institute OF Chemists
has awarded student medals and
junior memberships in the institute
for one year to four 1887 graduates
of universities in this area.
Those honored were Ernest ]. Um-
berger, 207 Albany avenue, Takoma
Park, Md, George Washington Uni
versity; Joseph Taylor Ligoure, 1873
Adams street, Howard University;
Richard w. Hummer, 4101 Harrison
street, American University, and
Francis M. Bower, 3426 Thirty-sixth
street, Mount Rainier, Md, University
of Maryland.
The rewards are made annually in
designated universities to the student
majoring in chemistry who excels in
scholarship and in the personal quail
ties of integrity and leadership.
Evening star., 1937-06-14
G. W. DUNN DIES

George w. Dunn, 70, who worked
at the Navy Yard as mechanic for
half century before his retirement
nine years ago. died yesterday at his
home, 1923 Upshur street. He had
been i'll for a week.
Mr. Dunn, who was member of
the Naval Lodge Of the Masons, is
survived by his widow, Mrs. Annie
Dunn; son, Amery B. Dunn Of Beth
lehem. Pa; a brother, DR.. E. A. Dunn
of Bethesda, Md. and . sister, Miss
Mary Dunn. Washington.
Funeral arrangements viii not be
completed until his son has arrived.
Evening star., 1937-06-14
DR.. A. J. MILLER
TOLEAVE CAPITAL
St. Thomas Assistant Rector
Called by Trinity Episcopal
Church in Utica.

Rev. DR.. Allen j. Miller, assistant
rector of st. Thomas Episcopal Church
here since last November, will become
rector of Trinity Episcopal Church,
Utica, N. Y, on August !.
His appointment was announced at
Utica yesterday by the Trinity vestry.
DR.. Miller said he planned to leave
st. Thomas the last of this month to
prepare for his new duties. No plans
for replacing him here have been an
nounced.
DR.. Miller is 80 and unmarried. He
was graduated from the Yale Theo-
logical School and received his Phi. D.
degree from the University of Edin-
burgh. He was rector of church at
Bridgehampton. Long Island. before
coming to Washington.
Evening star., 1937-06-14
RATS IN ALARM BOX

Joseph N. johnson, fire department
trouble shooter, traced wire trouble
on the fire alarm circuit in the Ameri
can University section yesterday to
rat nest in the fire alarm box at Rock
wood parkway and Indian lane. He
destroyed the nest and made the box
rat proof for the future.
The rats had eaten through the
fire alarm cable and grounded it. This
did not impair the service seriously, 1t
was said, but had caused occasional
wire trouble for the last tFo months.
Evening star., 1937-06-14

benefactor in question writes to all
the companies from which he received
salary or dividends and tells them to
make out the checks directly to the
charities?'
Discussing letters she has received
urging that the Basque children be
brought TO the United States from
the Spanish war area. Mrs. Roosevelt
said that, while eager to see money
sent abroad to provide a haven for
the refugees, she believes it is far
better to keep them as near as possible
to their parents In the hope OF future
reconciliation. For children who will
be made orphans by the conflict she
urged an upbringing as near their
own home as possible, since "uproot-
ing brings feeling of lack OF Sc
curity"
The new strawberry named for her
at the strawberry festival in Wallace,
N. c., last week is very gorgeous to
look at, taste and packs we'll" Mrs.
Roosevelt said after attending the fete
Evening star., 1937-06-14
JOB AID BOARD SET UP

The Labor Department and the
Social Security Board announced to-
day establishment of a joint commit
tee to help States administer their
employment services and unemploy-
ment compensation systems.
They said Frank Bane, the boards
executive director, and Miss Mary
Ladanae, special assistant to Secretary
Perkins, would seek coordination of
the work of the two agencies.
Evening star., 1937-06-14
ELDEST OF ARMY
OFFICERS HON0RED
Gen. A. S. Daggett, 100 To-
day, Congratulated
by Roosevelt.

Congratulatory letters from Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Secretary OF War
Woodring and Gen. Malin Craig, chief
of staff, are to be delivered to the
eldest living Army officer, Brig. Gen.
Aaron S. Daggett, retired, in connec-
ton with the observance of his Tooth
birthday anniversary. today at his
home in West Roxbury. Mass.
These letters are to be delivered to
Gen. Daggett by an officer detailed
from the headquarters of the 1st
Corps Area, Boston, the War Depart
ment announced.
Personally, as well as officially"
President Roosevelt said in his letter
to the centenarian, II wish to extend
my warmest congratulations on the
occasion of your Tooth birthday an
niversary. 1t has been given to you,
as to few individuals, to witness an
even century Of your country's prog
ress. You were not content to be a
mere spectator during this 100-year
span. You not only saw history made,
but you yourself helped to make it.
Your long service, beginning as a
volunteer in 1861, has been dis
tinguished by repeated acts of gall
lantry which have won for you we'll
deserved recognition as a brave SOL
dier and fearless leader 1t has
enriched the traditions of the Ameri-
can Army"
Gen. Daggett was born at Green
Corner, Me, June IA, 1887. He en-
tered the military service at the be-
ginning of the Civil War as a second
lieutenant OF the 5th Maine Infantry.
He participated in practically every
important battle in the East, includ-
ing the first and second battles of
Bull Run, Gaines Mill, Antietam,
Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Wilder
ness, Spottsylvania, Cold Harbor and
Petersburg. He rose to the rank of
lieutenant colonel and was wounded
and cited for gallantry in action.
Following the Civil War he was
commissioned in the Regular Army
He served in numerous Indian wars.
During the Spanish War he fought
in the battle of San Juan during the
Cuban campaign and in numerous en-
gagements in the Philippine Insur-
rection. He led the China Relief Ex-
pedition in the successful assault on
the gates of the Imperial City at
Peking in 1900. He was retired from
the Army with the rank OF brigadier
general in 1901.
A year ago, on his 99th anniver-
sary, Gen. Daggett was presented
with the Silver Star and the Purple
Heart, both decorations awarded him
for heroism in battle.
Evening star., 1937-06-14
JOHN c. DALPHIN, So,
DIES IN HYATTSVILLE
Funeral to Be Held Tomorrow
for Retired Government
Employe.

John c. Dalphin. SO. retired ad-
ministrative clerk of the old Office
OF Public Buildings and Public Parks
here, died Saturday night at Hyatts-
vile, Md, after a long illness.
A native of New York, Mr. Dalphin
retired in 1882 after nearly IS years
Government service, the first nine of
which were with the United States
Engineers Office in Boston
He was a member of the Lafayette
Lodge of Masons here and the Shrine
in Boston. He is survived by his
widow, Mrs Ethel M. Dalphin of the
Iowa Apartments and a daughter, Mrs.
Sidney A. McCracken, jr.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. tomorrow in the Nevius funeral
home, 924 New York avenue. Burial
will be in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Evening star., 1937-06-14
Filling Station Robbed

Two white men robbed a filling
station at 29l9 Rhode Island avenue
northeast of $105 early Sunday. the
station manager, Gilbert D. Siron, "a,
Of 1918 Trinidad avenue northeast
today reported to police. Siron said
the two men, armed with revolvers,
escaped In black coupe after looting
the cash register.