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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-30
WINBORNE HOPING
RATES WILL DROP
Utilities Chief Disappointed
at Southern Meet in
Washington
Daily DjeSatch Bureau.
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
BY j. e.. BASKERE1EL

Raleigh, April ao-With the south
eastern states having the best oppor-
tunity they have ever had to remove
the freight rate determinations ex-
listing between the northeastern and
southeastern states, Chairman Stanley
Winborne of the State Utilities Com
MISSION is somewhat disappointed at
the outcome of the conference lin
Washington this week at which the
southeastern states were to map a
course of action and employ counsel
to present their cause he said today.
For years North Carolina has been
fighting almost single handed to
break up the discrimination in freight
rates between the northeastern and
southeastern states and to get the
rates all on the same basis" Win
borne said. Recently the Interstate
Commerce Commission, of it's own ac-
cord, invited the southeastern states,
to present their contentious with re-
gard to alleged discrimni ationls I'M
rates and interterritorial rates, offer
ing the best chance the southern
states have ever had to give the real
facts and get the prevailing discrim-
nations removed. The conferences in
Washington this week was called by
Governor Rivers of Georgia, to which
he invited all the governors of the
southern states involved, to map a
course of united action and to select
an attorney to handle the case for
these states.
'Most of those present there urged
the employment of Wilbur LaRoe,
we'll known rate attorney who has
ably handled North Cardinals cases
in the past. There was some objec-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-30
GEN. Macarthur AND
MISS FAIRCLOTH WE'D
Former Army Chief of Staff, 81, TO
Leave for Philippines as
Advisor There

New York, April 80 (AP)-General
Douglas Macarthur, military advisor
to the Philippine government and
Miss Jean Faircloth, of Murfreesboro
Tenn, were married today in the
chapel of the municipal building.
The ceremony was performed by
Deputy City Clerk Philip Hines, who
was summoned from the corporation
counsel's office.
General Macarthur, 81, was the
chief of staff of the United States
Army from 1880 to 1884, and his bride,
38, planned to leave soon after the
wedding for the Pacific coast, prepa-
ratory to sailing for the Philippines
May TO-
Macarthur had been in New York
in connection with the tour of Presi-
dent Manuel Queen, of the Philippines
who sailed for Europe Wednesday.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-30
Juror For Den
hardt Suspected

CONTINUED from rage One.l
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a change of venue. had gathered a
number Of affidaYits, and Berry said
he had an affidavit to this effect from
Joe Henderson, later chosen on the
jury after Circuit Judge Charles Mar
shall had gone on with the trial here
Kinsolving's statement was made
during the luncheon recess after the
defense had launched it's scientific
testimony designed to offset the COM
monwealths evidence. The defense
produced a witness who declared ex-
periments indicated Denhardt's fiance
Mrs. Verna Taylor, committed suicide
and another who testified paraffin
tests did not always prove effective
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-30
HENDERSON, On. CO. DAILY DISPATCH FRIDAY APRIL 80 1887

spending. Nothing is harder to break
than the octopus-lil1e grip of such a
vested interest.
Double The '32 Low.
President Roosevelt MADE a real
appeal for economy. Naturally he did
not wish to go too deeply into the
spending record. Hence, not only do
wish to echo and emphasize what he
said. but l also want to give readers
straight-from-the-s talk to
pass along to their representatives
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-30

tion voiced to Mr.. LaRoe, however,
but the representatives of the Geor-
gia Freight Bureau, of Atlanta, and
by Governor Bibb Graves of Alabama,
although the shippers from Alabama
favored employing Mr.. LaRoe. I had
hoped that this decision could be-
made at this meeting, in order to
avoid any further delay and am very
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-30

and senator's at Washington. First, let
us glance at the trend of Federal ex-
penses since the Civil War (the begin,
ming of our modern industrial era).
These figures are fair because they
are given on per person basis:
Per Canifo Dor OoO:%o
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-30
Home for Weekend.

Walter B. Burwell, student at the
University of Virginia, in Charlottes-
vile, Va, is spending the weekend
with his parenc1 Mr.. and Mrs. S. 2.
Burwell.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-30

M1DDLEBuRG CHARGE
Rev. D. A. Petty, pastor
Services as follows;
Cokesbury IL a. M.
Shocco 3 p. m.
Middleburg 7:45 p. m.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-30

mountainside The same is true of the
encouragement Of the public spending
impulse. Nothing is easier to build up
than a vested interest in government
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-04-30

hopeful that it can be so+,o,
Nay 10 meeting in Atlanta, at the
Evening star., 1937-01-13
OPTION
BELIEVED SOUGHT
Resolution in Congress Asks
$4,000 for Use of Com
mission.

Belief that the District Airport Com
mission has agreed upon a site for a
local model air terminal and is seeking
an option on the property to hold it
pending action by Congress was ex-
pressed at the Capitol today following
introduction OF joint resolution au-
thorizing an appropriation of $4,000
for the use Of the commission.
The resolution, introduced by Rep
resentative Nichols of Oklahoma, sec
retary Of the commission, does not
disclose the purpose for which the
money is to be used, but merely stip-
ulates that it is to be employed in
carrying out the authorized duties of
the group. The resolution provides
that the $4,000 is to be taken on a
$3.50 basis from Federal and District
revenues.
Members of the commission refused
to discuss the resolution or to COM
ment on the report that they have
finally agreed upon a location for an
airport, which has been in dispute
for 10 years. 1t is understood that a
meeting of the full commission will
be called within a few days for
further discussion of its report to
Congress
Delay in selecting an airport site
has been due to a repeated deadlock
between supporters of the Washington
Airport and Gravelly Point sites 1t
is regarded as likely that the commits
sion may abanGon both these sites
and that it has decided on a location
away from the Potomac River. 1t is
known that members of the commits
sion have been worried about fog
conditions in the river valley.
Evening star., 1937-01-13
Gold
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derrick, arrived. escorted by a COM
bat car. The gold was loaded into
the trucks, and as each truck whizzed
away its grim combat car escort went
along. At every turn of the road to
the depository itself there stood a
combat car, machine guns ready for
action, and here and there along
the road stood soldiers with subma-
chine guns and sidearms.
Vault Described.
Arriving at the depository build
ing, which is inside the 30,OOO-acre
Army reservation, on slight rise and
protected by a 150-yard-square 120-
foot iron fence. there were Treasury
guards to watch the trucks roll up
the new concrete roadway.
The fence gate was flanked on either
side by granite sentry boxes, their
windows steel-shuttered and pierced
by peepholes from which submachine
guns poked out their muzzles.
The gold trucks backed up to the
platform of the huge vault, and un-
loaded and rushed back to the gold
train.
The few spectators, mostly news
paper men, were halted so far away
they could hardly see the vault build
ing. each of its corners guarded by
machine gun emplacements with their
loopholes and bullet-proof glass
searchlights atop the building. The
machine gun nests that protect the
vault can only be entered from the
underground works of the vault itself
The vaults thick walls surround q
ring of Offices, guard rooms and cor
ridors. These surround the vault it
self. 1t is a box of steel, it's sides
feet thick, set half in the ground and
half out of it. The underneath part
Of the vault building is filled with
protective apparatus and storage
rooms. The whole building has a
bomb-proof roof.
The vault has only one entrance,
a yard-thick steel door. from which
IA bolts, 8 inches thick, shoot into
the walls. Beside the door is a case
of tools, with which the dials and
controls can be taken of the door.
This would make opening impossible
Evening star., 1937-01-13
Couple Face Fight for Baby,
8MOnt1,s. Left Locked IN Car

Freed on charges Of cruelty for
locking their 8-month-old son in a car
while they attended a moving picture
show, Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin Moore
today faced q Juvenile Court action to
have the infant committed to the care
of the Board OF Public Welfare.
The action was brought by Police
woman F. M. C. Bird of the Women's
Bureau Monday night only q few
hours after United States Attorney
Leslie c. Garnett nolle pressed a
charge of cruelty against the parents,
under which they have been held in
Police Court for the grand jury.
Miss Bird charged that Franklin, jr,
was destitute of q suitable home, and
lacking in proper parental care and
guardianship, and without adequate
means of an honest living"
Attorney Earl Davis, appointed in
Police Court to defend the parents
when the pair was arraigned Thurs
day. obtained a postponement Of a
hearing on the case in Juvenile Court
Evening star., 1937-01-13
PRIZE BABY ENTERS
FOOD SHOW CONTEST
Ten-Month- old Girl Seeks City.
Wide Title for Those Under
One Year Old,

Ruth Marie Sumstine, 10-month- old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Sunshine, 608 B street northeast. yes
terday became the first prize baby to
compete for the title of "Washington's
Grand Baby" She won the first Of
series Of matinee baby shows being
held in connection with the annual
show of the United Food Stores in
Calvert Hall.
Entries yesterday were for babies
under year old, and this afternoon
babies from to 2 years old will be
judged. Contests will continue up to
Saturday, when a grand winner" will
be selected.
A cracker-eating contest. with con-
testants obligated to eat a pound of
crackers, will be held tonight.
A group Of musical entertainers
from the Washington Boys Club ap-
peared at the show last night. Mrs.
E. Erskine, 1015 I street northeast, re-
ceived cabinet radio as winner OF the
evenings grand prize.
Evening star., 1937-01-13
SUIT BY SIMPSON
CHARGES SLANDER
Asserts Lieutenant CoIone's
Wife Said He Got Sum
for Divorce.
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, January 13-Ernest
Aldrich Simpson, former husband Of
Mrs. Wallis Simpson. has filed a
slander suit against Mrs. Joan Suther-
land, alleging she said Simpson re-
ceived a sum of money to divorce his
American-born wife. 1t was learned
today.
Mrs. Sutherland Is the wife Of
Lieut.. Col. A. H. c. Sutherland, who
has been decorated by the government
with the Order of the British Empire
and also the Military Cross.
Simpson declined to discuss the case
except to confirm that notice of the
suit had been issued and served on
Mrs. Sutherland.
The suit. sources close to Simpson
said, was the result of Simpsons ef-
forts to quiet talk of his divorce ard
alleged payment of money, which
arose after the temporary decree was
issued to his wife at Ipswich Octo-
Der n.
Simpson was declared to have been
irritated by discussion in both the
London financial district and in May
fair society circles.
The action was based on alleged
remarks made by Mrs Sutherland at
3 luncheon party in London. it was
said, after the abdication of King
EDWARD VIII
Simpsons friends at the luncheon
repeated the asserted statements to
him, informed sources declared. and
furnished the evidence which the for
mer husband placed before his
lawyers.
Mrs. Sutherland was described as a
young society matron. Her husband
is en- route to India. She is related
distantly to the Earl of Warwick and
Lord Grenville. Her husband served
in the Black Watch Regiment during
the World War.
Evening star., 1937-01-13

until January 27 to permit him to get
witnesses together.
Attorney Davis said that Moore, q
w. P. A. worker, makes $73 a month,
and Mrs. Moore can give the baby
adequate care.
In obtaining the orders from Gar
nett restoring the baby to its parents
and dismissing the cruelty charges.
Davis pointed out he had witnesses
to prove that Mrs Moore left the mov-
ing picture show to feed the child
only 20 minutes before a pasSer-by
discovered him in the locked sedan
and summoned police.
The MOores were arrested, finger
printed, photographed ard spent the
night in jail before they were released
under $500 bond Moore was hand
cuffed when police moved him while
he was under arrest. Neither Moore,
who Is Al years old, nor his wife, Is
years younger, had been arrested be-
fore.
Evening star., 1937-01-13
COMMITTEE POSTS
ASSIGNED TO 345
House Democrats Finish Or
ganization DetaiIs-G.0.P.
Still Working.
BY TIE Associated Press.

BY tie Associated Press.
House Democrats completed today
their organization for the session by
approving in caucus committee assign
ments of their 332 members, the 8
ProgreSsives and Farmer-Laborites.
Republicans still are working on
their assignments.
Committee assignments Of new
House Democrats or those reelected
after having been out Of Congress
included:
count ts-Atkinson, Tennessee;
Griffith. Louisiana; kitchens, Arkan-
sas; Sparkman, Alabama.
Appropriations Mississippi.
Census-Allen, Louisiana.
Civil Service-Kitchens, Atkinson,
Sparkman, Griffith.
Claims-Atkinson.
Education-Kitchens
Elections, No. kitchens.
Elections, No. 2-Kitchens.
Expenditures-Pat Alabama.
Flood Control-Allen.
Foreign Affairs-Mouton, louisiana.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
Insular AffairS-Mills, Louisiana.
Irrigation and reclamation-Jar-
man, Alabama.
Naval Affairs-Hamilton Virginia.
Post ONCE - Hendricks, Florida;
Gregory, Kentucky.
Public Buildings and Grounds
Mills, Patrick.
Roads-Sparkman.
Territories-Mills.
Veterans-Jarman, Alabama; Ark
inson, Griffith.
Memorials-Jarman chairman.
Military-Pace, Georgia; Mahon,
South Carolina; Brooks, Louisiana.
Mines-Patrick.
Evening star., 1937-01-13

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market valuation Of slightly more
than 96.
Taking the properties Investigated
by Luchs individually, his reports
show the Petworth row house was
appraised at $500, while it Is as
sessed for s5,225. The average ratio
of assessment in the report is given as
SO per cent for row houses.
The Wisconsin avenue apartment,
according to Luchs' appraisal, showed
virtually 100 per cent assessment.
He appraised the property at $65.000,
while it is assessed for $64,655. The
average assessment ratio on Capital
apartments given in the committees
report is "a.
The semi-detached home on Cathe-
dral avenue was appraised by Luchs
at $1,000. He said it was sold in
1885 for s10,250. The assessment on
it is s9,8S1. The report of the Fiscal
Relations Committee gave the ratio
of assessment to market valuation on
this type of District property as 70
per cent.
A startling revelation was con-
tanned in Luchs' appraisal of the
detached Chevy Chase home. He
figured its market value as $3.50,
and it was assessed at $3.50, while
the committees report states that
single dwellings are assessed II per
cent of actual valuation.
Figures Virtually the Same.
Luchs' appraisal and the assess
ment on the F street building were
virtually the same. He appraised it
at $450,000. 1t is assessed for $780,
262. The committees report holds
that on business property here the
assessment ratio is 81 per cent.
In making his appraisals Jones re-
fused to use the forms sent to him
by the committee, preferring to make
his reports in the way he has learned
through years of experience. When
called upon he had data in hand on
only two Of the properties-both
apartments The committee had his
reports and had promised to return
them.
One apartment near Connecticut
avenue and street was appraised
by Jones at slightly more than
100000. 1t is assessed for $276,612.
The other buildings, located in the
Northeast section near the Capitol,
was appraised at $266, 900, while the
building has an assessment of
Fairness Attacked.
Walk appraised three properties, q
row and a semi-detached house in
the Marietta Park area and a detached
home in Chevy Chase. In addition,
without submitting full appraisal det-
tail, he listed the approximate valua-
tion and the assessments on about SO
houses in the two areas, which he
considered typical of the sections.
Though he was unable to locate his
original appraisal sheets, he said he
believed his three appraisals showed
an assessment ratio of between sc
and 80 per cent. He attacked the
Evening star., 1937-01-13
Small Hotels Due
To Reap Profits
Inauguration Day
Regular Occupants OF
Front Rooms Make
Way for Watchers.

Regular occupants Of front rooms
in the small hotels along lower Penn
sylvania avenue will be transferred
to other quarters on Inauguration day
to make way for $40 and $50 a day
tenants, 1t was learned today.
With all the view space of the
larger hotels rented, there has been
q large demand for front rooms in
the smaller hotels. Some of the
hotels figure to make more in the
one day than they ordinarily would
during several weeks.
The larger hotels we're said not to
be increasing their rates, but insist
all rooms fronting on the Avenue be
rented for at least three days.
Evening star., 1937-01-13
MARSHALL TO SPEAK
AT JEWISH CENTER

Robert Marshall of the United
States Indian Affairs ONCE will ad-
dress the enrolment workers of the
Jewish Community Center on The
Preservation Of Our Rapidly Vanish
ing American Wilderness" at the CEN
ter at 8 o'clock tonight.
Burnett Siman, enrolment chair
man. announced Mr.. and Mrs Ed
ward c. Ostrow would be hosts at a
dinner for the workers tomorrow eve
ming at the Ambassador Hotel.
Leading drive captains were an
nounced as Matte Brown. gymnasium
division: Myer Pumps. service coun-
Gil, and Mrs. P. H. Krause and Mrs.
M. Kushner of the mothers group
Evening star., 1937-01-13

fairness Of the committees investi-
CATION.
From the little work I did for the
committee" Walk told The Star to-
day. Il do not believe the committee
took fair crosS-section of the city.
They asked me to submit appraisals on
houses built since 1920, and it is
cent? from the two properties in Chevy
Chase appraised by Walk and Luchs.
together with the Is houses in the
same neighborhood which Walk listed
but did not appraise.
Likewise the committee drew its con-
clusion that row houses here have an
assessment ratio Of 50 per cent from
the appraisal and listings of Walk in
Marietta Park and the house Luchs
appraised in Petworth. This investiga-
ton, the appraisers pointed out, does
not provide fair cross section of the
typical row house, as such structures
that are built in Foxhall Village, for
example, have better architecture and
construction, more improvements, and
consequently a higher valu- than the
Marietta Park or Petworth homes.
known fact that the ratio of assess
ment to market value is lower on
newer houses.
"If the committee had gone into
the older residential sections farther
downtown, I believe they would have
discovered that nine out of ten
houses are assessed for full value or
more"
Walk said he knew of entire sections
downtown where houses are assessed
for as much or more than they could
be sold for. He cited as an example a
house on Sixteenth street, assessed
for $4,000. This house is listed for
sale at $125,0O0 and Walk said Il be-
lieve that 100000 would get it."
Two Lacked Assessment.
Two of the three houses appraised
by Walk were new and no assessment
had been placed on them. So the
appraiser took the average assessment
for houses in the neighborhood. which,
he said, was low as compared to other
sections.
From interviews obtained by The
Star with the three appraisers, it would
seem that the committee derived its
assessment ratio for the typical de-
tached home in Washington (71 per
Evening star., 1937-01-13
HEADS CHARITY

Charles w. Pimper, vice president
and treasurer of the Security Storage
Co., yesterday was installed as presi-
dent of the Crippled Children Society
of the District at meeting at Weight
man School. He succeeds Mrs. Cary
T. Grayson, who was made first vice
president.
Edwin F. Hill was installed as
second vice president; Mrs. John
Minor, recording secretary; H. C. Cor
pening, corresponding secretary, and
James c. Dulin, jr., treasurer.
Evening star., 1937-01-13
Named to Hotel Post.

Roger B. Payne has been appointed
assistant manager of the Dodge Hotel.
it was announced today. He has been
with the hotel for three years and
was formerly connected with the Lex
ington Hotel in New York.
Evening star., 1937-01-13
FUNERAL IS CONDUCTED
FOR DR.. JOHN T. READY
Many Prominent Members of
Washington Elks' Lodge Are
Pallbearers.

Funeral services for DR.. John T
Ready, As. dentist. who died Sunday
in Georgetown Hospital, we're held
today in Holy Trinity Catholic
Church. after brief rites at his home,
1901 N street.
Rev. Hugh A. Dalton, S. j.. off,
ciated. Burial was in Mount Olivet
Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers included
many prominent members of the
Washington lodge of Elks, of which
DR.. Ready was a past exalted ruler.
He also was active in a number If
other organizations.
Evening star., 1937-01-13
INAUGURAL FUND
GETS NEW GIFTS
Admiral Grayson Announces
Sd Additional SubsCrip-
tions. of SIS to $1,000.

With the 100000 guarantee fund
for President Roosevelt's second inau-
guration already pledged, Admiral
Cary T. Grayson. general chairman.
today announced 81 new subscriptions,
ranging from SIS to $1,000. to assure
the public and Washington merchants
that all expenses Of the celebration
will be met with cash.
The chairman, in making the an
nouncement, expressed the hope,
which he said has a good chance of
realization, that ticket sales will off,
set all the costs Of the ceremony.
The new contributors are:
Evening star., 1937-01-13
CLARK, FEARING WAR,
ASKS NEUTRALITY ACT
Wants Strict Mandatory Legisla-
ton, Saying Price Will Be High,
but Benefits Worth 1t. -

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Clark, Democrat. Of Mis-
souri,, warned last night that world
war is more imminent now than at
this season of the year 1914"
The United States can remain neu-
trail if it is willing to pay the price" ="
added the Senator, who is member
of the Senate Munitions Committee.
The price will be high, its payment
may be painful" he said, but it will
represent the greatest bargain in mere
dollars and cents as we'll as the great
est moral victory in the history Of
civilization If it actually keeps us out
of war"
Clark's proposal, advanced in a
radio speech under the auspices Of
the National Council for Prevention
of War. was strict mandatory neu-
trality law.
Evening star., 1937-01-13
THE WEATHER

District of Columbia - Occasional
rain and warmer tonight and tomor-
row. lowest temperature tonight about
AZ degrees; much colder Friday; gentle
easterly winds, becoming southeast or
south and increasing by tomorrow.
Maryland and virginia-Occasion
rain with rising temperature tonight
and tomorrow; much colder tomorrow.
West NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. rain to-
night and tomorrow; warmer tonight
and in east portion tomorrow; colder
in extreme west portion late tomorrow
afternoon; much colder tomorrow
night and Friday.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers
very muddy today.
T.k
Evening star., 1937-01-13
Report for Last 24 Hours.
Record for Last "a Hour.

Record for Last n Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest. 54, at 2:15 pm. yesterday.
Year ago, 5S.
Lowest. SO. at e:15 am. today. Year
ago. 36.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 76, on January 9.
Lowest, 80. on January 8.
Humidity for Last 2i Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest. S2 per cent. at noon today.
Lowest. 80 per cent, at 3 pm. yesterday,
Evening star., 1937-01-13

Admiral Grayson also announced
the following new members of the
Housing and Hospitality Committee:
Evening star., 1937-01-13
Fiscal

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1937-01-13

The Sun and Moon