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Evening star., 1937-05-27

" As AANAANA1lS
all local radio stations. it was an
nounced by the corporation. The pro-
gram will include solos by Mary Fer.
guson Koontz, formerly of the Gin
cinnati Civic Opera Co., and Frank
K. Sanderson.
Flower Gifts Acceptable.
Washingtonians who wish to con-
tribute fresh-cut flowers to be used
in decorating the graves of the soldier
dead in Arlington National Cemetery
are asked to leave the flowers at any
police station or fire house in the Dis
trict Saturday. These flowers will be
collected and taken to Arlington to
be placed on the graves by 300 Boy
Scouts under the direction Of Col.
E. L. Matice, scoutmaster for the Dis
trict.
Contributions also are being taken
up in the local Government depart
ments and public buildings to pur-
chase flags, which also will be placed
on the graves. Members Of the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary OF the District
Of Columbia Department will place on
the graves Of World War dead q
replica of the red poppy of France.
Other Services Scheduled.
Other memorial services have been
scheduled by the corporation for to-
morrow and Saturday as follows:
Tomorrow-l2 o'clock noon, rotunda
Of the Bureau of Engraving and Print
ing, services sponsored by the Bureau
Of Engraving and Printing Post,
American Legion; pm, Cedar Hill
Cemetery, services sponsored by the
Tanks Corps Post, American Legion,
and 8:l5 pm, Washington Hebrew
Congregation, Eighth Street Temple.
sponsored by the Jewish War Vet
Grams, including a sermon by Rabbi
Abram Simon and display of solors
OF veteran organizations.
Saturdays pm, Holy Rood and
Cedar Hill Cemeteries, Gen. M. En-
mitt Urell Camp, United Spanish
War Veterans; 3 pm, Mount Zion
and Union Cemeteries, James Reese
Europe Post and Auxiliary, American
Legion: 3 pm, Sixteenth street mark
ers, American Gold Star Mothers and
the American War Mothers; pm,
Holy Rood and Oak Hill Cemeteries,
William B. Gushing Camp, Sons Of
Union Veterans: $50 pm, grave Of
Jane Delano, Arlington National
Cemetery, Jane Delano Post, Ameri-
can Legion; $50 pm. Memorial
Monument to Nurses of the Civil
War, Connecticut and Rhode Island
avenues, Women's Relief Corps, G.
A. R., and $50 pm, Sisters Monu-
ment, Wonnens Relief Corps.
There also will be services at 3:15
pm. Monday in battle-ground Gene
terry, Brightwood, sponsored jointly
by the q. A. r., the Daughters Of
Union Veterans and the Brentwood
Citi1ens' Association.
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M'ILHENNY RITES
PLANNED TOMORROW
Retired Gas Company Official Is
to Be Buried in Rock
Creek Cemetery.

Funeral services for James Smith
McIlhenny, 72, retired chief engineer
Of the Washington Gas Light Co. and
former member Of its Board of Direc-
tors, will be held tomorrow ut pm.
at Hysong's undertaking establish
ment, 1900 N street, with the Rev.
DR.. Howard 8. Wilkinson, rector Of
st. Thomas Episcopal Church, onlci-
ating. Burial will be in Rock Greek
Cemetery.
Mr.. Mc1lhenny, who deid Tues
day night at Birmingham, Ala, had
lived here with his daughter and SON
in-law, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. G. b.
Gates. 1925 Quebec place.
Born in Montgomery, Ala, Mr.. Nc
nhenny became afhlliated with the
gas light company In 1880. Although
he was q graduate Of the Medical
School Of old Columbian College, now
George Washington University, he
never practiced.
In addition to his daughter he Is
survived by . brother, DR.. George A..
Mc1lhenny, Forrest, Miss; . daush-
te-in-law, Mrs. George McIlhenny Of
thls dtZ, md tyo szandchildesA
Evening star., 1937-05-27
REGULATIONS URGED
FOR MARITIME LABOR
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
Delegate Samuel w. King Of Hawaii
and William S. Culbertson, represent
ing the San Francisco Chamber Of
Commerce, advocated for maritime
labor today regulation similar to that
set up In the national railway labor
act for railroad workers.
"The territory Of Hawaii" King told
the House Merchant Marine Com
mittee, cant survive long II shipping
Is cut OIL. During the Pacific Coast
strike Of last Fall and Winter it was
touch and go whether we would
get by"
Declaring the entire commerce of
the San Francisco Bay area was very
greatly crippled" by the long strike,
Culbertson said that at least on the
West Coast maritime labor was suffi-
ciently well organized for machinery
similar to that provided by the railway
labor set 70 fanetiou satisfactorily.
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Artificial Weather
Used for Testing
by. Asphalt Shingles

The Bureau Of Standards
Il manufacturing more nasty
weather in . day than tho
Weather Bureau Il able to pro-
duce in weeks.
It Is all . part Of the testing
Of mineral-surfaced asphalt shin
giles and the bureau Is UNDER
taking to produce . lifetime Of
weathering in short order.
So far, the bureau has been
able to produce all the effects Of
from 10 to 20 years Of outdoor ex-
posure in some 'seven months Of
accelerated weathering." The
tests are being conducted by H.
r. Smoke and B. E. Gallup of
the bureaus chemistry division.
Evening star., 1937-05-27
INQUIRY
REPORT AWAITED
Attorney General to Pass on
Conviction in Jaynes
Murder Case.

Attorney General Cummings ex-
poets to receive "at any time now"
from the Justice Departments pardon
attorney report which may mean
life or death to Thomas Jordon, con-
victed slayer of Mrs. Lizzie S. Jaynes.
The pardon attorney, Daniel M.
Lyons. discussed the case for more
than two hours yesterday afternoon
with House subcommittee appointed
to study crime conditions in WASH
ington.
After the conference Representative
Bates, Republican, of Massachusetts,,
q member of the subcommittee, ex-
pressed to reporters his personal
opinion that local police "bungled"
the murder investigation. He charged
they neglected" to interview several
eyewitnesses to the crime.
Thorough Inquiry Assured.
Representative Palmisano, Demo-
crat, Of Maryland, chairman OF the
subcommittee, and Representative
Bigelow, Democrat, Of Ohio, other
members, said they were confident
the Department Of Justice is making
q thorough inquiry with view to
seeing, that justice .,ievails.
The committeeman said they pre-
sented to Lyons their personal views
regarding the prosecution Of Jordon
They declined to reveal what these
views were, explaining they planned
to put them in writing and submit
them formally to the pardon attorney
The House group became interested
IN the case after charges had been
made that evidence favorable tc
Jordon had been Suppressed" This
evidence included q police incidental
describing the slayers Of Mrs. Jaynes
at the Garden T Shoppe as men 6
feet tall. Jordon, who Is Of less than
average height. confessed to the
murder, but later repudiated the con-
feSsion.
Evidence to Be Sumbitted.
Chairman Palmisano said the COM
mittee presented nothing in writing to
Lyons, but Bates reminded the chair
man that the committee had au-
thori0ed him to turn over to Lyons
all evidence it had collected in study
ing the Jordon matter. He said this
would be done today.
Cummings ordered the case re-
opened recently after attention Of the
White House had been called to the
police incidental. President Roosevelt
ordered Jordon's electrocution stayed
until June IA, 50 that q thorough
study Of all angles of the puzzling
crime could be probed.
Evening star., 1937-05-27

There have been rumors for some
weeks that Hooe was to leave District
service. According to reports at the
District Building today, his resigna-
tion Is expected to be filed shortly.
Sparks has been appointed a men,
Der Of the staff OF the law firm OF
Hewes, Prettyman & Await. Pretty
man formerly was corporation counsel
and resigned about a year ago when
the law firm was formed.
Successors Unknown.
There is no word at the District
Building as to the successors Of the
three assistants, but action is expected
in the near future. There may be
reassignment Of some OF Seals as.
ststants when the new men are ap-
pointed, it was said.
Folsom was appointed special assist
ant at $500 on October S, 1884.
However, he had served for several
months prior to this as consultant
to the Utilities Commission in brief
ing mountain Of evidence which had
been taken that year in the valuation
and rate cases Of the Washington &
Georgetown Gas Light Cos. Formerly
he had served as assistant chief ex-
aminer Of the Bureau Of Valuation
Of the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion.
Folsom entered District service as
successor to William A. Roberts, who
had just been appointed peoples coun-
sci before the Utilities Commission.
His appointment was recommended
by members of the commission and
Prettyman. He Is q Democrat and
was active In politics In his earlier
years.
He IS expected to go to Seattle,
Wash, where he has relatives. He
has not fixed the date of his de-
parture because he has determined
to conclude finally the transit company
case and several cases pending In court
before he leaves.
Graduate Of G. U.
Sparks is q native Of Washington
and q graduate Of Georgetown Uni
versity Law School. He was ap-
pointed an assistant counsel during the
regime Of the late William w. Bride.
Lately he has been engaged in prepa-
ration Of some Of the Districts pro-
posed new tax bills.
Among his other duties, Sparks
serves as chairman Of the board in
charge Of revocation and restoration Of
motorists permits. He also has served
as an assistant to Folsom during the
past two years.
Hooe was appointed to the District
service in December. 1884, and sue
ceeded Andrew M Howsley as counsel
to the Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board. Later he was shifted to the
Police Court assignment. His salary
Is $1,000 . year; the same as that Of
Sparks.
Evening star., 1937-05-27

legal machinery for two and a half
years, has announced his intention to
resign In order to take an extended va
cation.
He will not terminate his service,
however, until he has concluded the
important valuation and rate case of
the Capital Transit Co., now in prog
reSs.
The other two who are to leave Dis
trict service are Raymond Sparks, an
assistant corporation counsel for seven
years, whose resignation was forwarded
today to the Commissioners, and Rice
Hooe, now chief Of the legal staff at
Police Court.
Evening star., 1937-05-27
APPROVAL GIVEN
AUDITORIUM SITE
Fine Arts Commission In
dorses John Marshall
Place Location.

Holding its first meeting in its new
quarters in the new Interior Depart.
ment Building, the Fine Arts Com
mission today went on record as IA
voring construction of the proposed
Government auditorium on the east
side OF John Marshall place, north Of
Constitution avenue and Third street,
H. P. Caemmerer, executive secre-
tary, explained the commission feels
that the view of the District of Co.
lumbia Federal Court Building should
be Kept open, as one Of the land
marks Of Washington. Accordingly,
the commission reaffirmed its opin-
ion that John Marshall place, north
OF Pennsylvania avenue, should be
preserved as an open vista and not
blocked by new municipal building
In that location.
1t will so inform Nathan c. Wyeth,
the municipal architect, and c. Mar
shall Finnan, superintendent Of the
National Capital parks, who also is
chairman of the Advisory Committee
to the National Capital Auditorium
Commission, established by Congress
and headed by Secretary Ickes.
Finnan Confers With Commission.
Finnan conferred with the commits
sion regarding new street lights along
Constitution avenue, near the Poto-
mac River, which will follow the
standard set in the area near the Sen
ate Office Building.
Commission approval was given a
model for q proposed medal to COM
memorate the second Byrd Antarctic
expedition. The model was submitted
by the section of painting and sculp-
ture Of the Treasury Department and
is the work of the New York Sculptor,
Heinz Warneke.
Sketches for a proposed medal for
the United States naval expeditionary
forces In foreign lands were laid be-
fore the commission and taken under
consideration, Another proposed medal
Is being considered by the commission
as the work Of the Philadelphia sculp-
tor, John r. Sinnock, for the Fleet
Marine Corps Reserve.
Arthur B. Heaton, Washington
architect, submitted a design for
erection of furniture display build
ing at 4244 Connecticut avenue. This
was approved by the commission.
Submit Club House Plans.
The National Park Service of the
Interior Department submitted plans
for projected club house in Rock
Greek Park, as well as the design for
tablets to be placed on historic sites.
William Marks Simpson Of Balti-
more conferred with the commission
regarding the projected Antietam, Nd,
battlefield memorial coin.
The commission gave further atten-
tion to the proposal to plant hundreds
OF additional Japanese cherry trees In
the washington park system, particu-
larly In the Rock Greek and Potomac
Parkway and on Theodore Roosevelt
and Columbia Islands. To make an
effective floral display in the Spring
here. DR.. Charles Moore, the commits
sions chairman, who presided today,
has advocated the planting of for
sythia, magnolias, red bud, wisteria
and other Towering shrubs and trees.
Evening star., 1937-05-27
TREASURY GUARDS
MAY GAIN SERVICE
Chief Studies Proposal to
Enroll Men in Secret
Division.

Plans for placing the Treasury
guard service under the Secret Service
division are being studied by Frank J..
Wilson, chief Of the division, on orders
from Treasury Secretary Morgenthau.
The uniformed guards, stationed
about the Treasury Building, Bureau
Of Engraving and Printing, Procure
ment Division and other Treasury
buildings here, are under the chief
clerk Of the Treasury now. There are
139 Of these officers.
Treasury officials said today that II
the plan with respect to guards here
works out satisfactorily, consideration
will be given later to inclusion Of
guards at the Philadelphia, Denver
and San Francisco mints and at the
gold depository at Fort Knox, KY.
It was explained the plan Is ex-
pected to result in economies ana in
creased efficiency. The guard force
could be called on in emergency to
supplement the regular force of about
200 agents. .
The White House police were placed
under the Secret Service several years
ago. There are 60 officers In the White
House detail.
The Secret Service is urgently in
need Of more agents, due to q SO per
cent increase in work registered dur
ing the past year, according to Chief
Wilson. Much Of this added work is
due to the widespread distribution Of
Government checks to persons on re-
lief rolls. Frauds involving these
checks are investigated by the Secret
Service.
A total Of 2,ls2 cases Of forgery Of
Government checks was received from
July to December l of last year, he
told Congress recently.
Evening star., 1937-05-27
D. c. TAX PLAN HIT

The tax program proposed by the
District Commissioners was attacked
today in . statement by Works Prog
ress Lodge, No. 139, American Fedora
tion Of Government Employees, which
described 1t as lone of the frankest
attempts on record to make the low
salaried Government employees and
other workers in the District carry
the burden Of local government"
In their great haste to produce .
'sure-fire' source Of revenue, the Com
missioners have very conveniently
tossed overheard al consideration Of
abi1ty-to pey" TIA stateueut sAiA
Evening star., 1937-05-27
BAND CONCERTS.

BY the Marine Band in the audi.
tor1um at II am. tomorrow. Capt.
Taylor Branson, leader; william +.
Santelmann, assistant.
BY the Soldiers Home Band 1T the
bandstand at Z O'Clock tonight. John
s. M. Zimmerman, bandmaster:
Anton Pointner. assistant.
Evening star., 1937-05-27

or some other school in that vicinity,
would serve a large area from Dupont
Circle west, including Wesley Heights
and Chevy Chase, as well As George
town.
Charles I. Stengle Of the American
Federation Of Government Employees
urged elimination Of the House rider
that would deprive District per diem
workers Of sick and annual leave, by
stipulating that they could be paid
only for days thsy wurh
Evening star., 1937-05-27
BOYS TO SEE MATS
schoolboy Safety Patrol to Be
Guests Of Griffith.

Five thousand schoolboy patrolmen
are to see the Washington Chicago
base ball game this afternoon as guests
Of Clark Grimth.
In the seven previous times the
patrolmen have attended q game as
Grimth's guests they have yet to see
the Mats come out on the short end
Of the score.
The patrolmen units, sponsored In
the schools by the American Automo-
bile Association, are coming to the
game from the District and the i'm.
meMAtelE surrounding lctnttA
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Slugged and Robbed Of $13.

BETHESDA, Md. May ~ (Spe-
ciaD Robert Smith, who lives on
the Conduit road about Q mile north
Of the District line, was slugged and
robbed Of SIS by . colored man who
got OF the Cabin John street car with
him at stop No. 2s. he told police last
night. Smith said he was uncon-
scious for several hours after the At
tack and would recognise bis ~
oAtlAnt,
Evening star., 1937-05-27

to return to pri-
vate pursuits.
Heading the list
is Hinman D. Fol.
som, special as
sistant pora-
ton counsel in
charge Of utility
matters for the
Public Util tiles
c o m m ission as
the representative
Of Corp grafton
c ou nscl Elwood
H. Seal.
Folsom, who has
been q vital cog
in the nHstrirt'S
Evening star., 1937-05-27
CLARK To SPEAK
MEMORIAL DAY.
Final Arrangements Com.
pleted for Service in Amphi.
theater Sunday.

Senator Clark of Missouri, one Of
the founders of the American Legion,
will be the speaker at the annual
Memorial day services in the amphi-
theater at Arlington Memorial Gene
terry at 1890 pm. Sunday, 1t was an
nounced today.
Final arrangements for the observ-
ance were completed at meeting Of
the 6. A. r. Memorial Day Corn.
Evening star., 1937-05-27
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
CAUSE INJURY OF I
Boy, 7, May Have Fractured
SkuII-Driver Held on
Permit Charqe.

Two children and five adults we're
injured IN traffic accidents last night.
Paul Posner, 7, Of ll14 Penn street
northeast. suffered brain conclusion
Evening star., 1937-05-27
THREE ASSISTANTS
TO CORPORATION
COUNSEL TO QUIT
H. D. Folsom, Raymond
Sparks and Rice Hooe
to Leave Office.
FOLSOM TO COMPLETE
TRACTION VALUATION
Successors Not Made Known. but
Early Action on Matter
Is Expected.

Reorganization of the office of the
corporation counsel appeared probable
today when 1t was learned that three
Of the assistant counsel are to resign
Evening star., 1937-05-27

composed OF rep
re s e ntatives of
more that 100
veterans organi-
cations and their
affiliated bodies,
held last night in
the auditorium of
the Chamber of
Commerce Build
ing.
The services in
the amphitheater
will last one hour
and will be broad
cast over q Ma
tt NV l d e net
Evening star., 1937-05-27

and possibly a
fracture of the
skull when struck
near his home by
q n automobile
driven, police
said, by Edward
Talbot, "a, of
the 1400 block of
w a t er street
southeast. Tai
bott was charged
with drivin
without q District
drivers per-
nit. Paul Is in
Casualty Hospital.
Evening star., 1937-05-27

ERMA GRAYCE WOODING
Daughter of Req. Henry B.
Wooding, pastor of lexington
Presbyterian Church, 1Uho Dus
croWned tUenty-SeUenth Mau
Queen OF Wooster (Ohio) COL
lege at recent ceremonies
there. Miss Wooding, a grad-
uate OF Western High School,
is a Junior at the college. She
is president of the student
council and is the first girl to
be both council head and Mav
Queen at the same time,
Evening star., 1937-05-27
LEGISLATOR IMPROVES

Representative Ford Recoverinr
From Appendicitis.
Representative Ford Of Mississippi
is recovering from an appendicitis op-
Grafton at Naval Hospital.
He became i'll Tuesday while on the
House floor and was taken to the
hospital yesterday.
Evening star., 1937-05-27

(see SLAUGHTER HOUSE, Page B-e1
Smyrna times., 1937-05-06
"Neve er s. ofisfi

"Years ago, people used |
telephone trouble pretty
Today there's mighty littl1
work on telephones. ! JUST
worn out cord in one h01
they told me it was the fr]
phonetrouble they'd naO II
years. / can't vouch TOT i
/ do know that telepn0ne !
ment is getting better e'''l
because our research pe'
never satisfied They're /
trying to improve your 1
Of course, it's not q nui~
cent trouble-free YET ~
trouble does come ~'Sl
in a hurry. No0o''
be without telephone i
these days.
Research that e.
pairs also helps 70 ~
the cost of service T0so']
mos, everyone can 'f'
~ ~oo Rave
your home for less ~
dime a day. 0''
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Smyrna times., 1937-05-06
GRABBING OVER
ON CHESAPEAKE
Season Opened at Crisfield.
Md, Saturday With
Good Prospects
OYSTER CROP WAS GOOD

With theoyster season over low
er Chesapeake Bay watermen are
turning their attention to the crab
bing season which began Saturday.
Their boats, the small grabbing
skiffs, bateaus and skip-jacks,
used extensively in their opera
tions, have been undergoing gen
eral overhauling for what they be-
lieve will be the earliest and best
season for several years. The past
wintr was "open" with no freezing
of bay waters to any extent. Mary
lands oyster crop for the past sea-
son was the largest in fourteen
years, according to a recent an
nouncement Of the State Conserva-
ton Commission. Although accur-
ate figures for the season are not
available it is estimated that 81
600 900 bushels have been harvest
ed. The oyster yield in Maryland
has not Exceeded 5000, 900 bushels
since 1928, it was said, while DUR
ing the past six years there has
been an almost continued increase
in the crop. A Deals Island wat
erman reported his catch during
the past season was the greatest
in forty years. According to the
annual report of the commission
which was recently made, the crao
industry has fallen off considerably
in recent years. Only 144.4sl bar
rels Of hard crabs were caught iast
year as compared with 296,oSs
Smyrna times., 1937-05-06

New England Hospital for women
and children in Boston.
James Scowdrick, formerly of
Middletown, but who of late resid-
ed in Philadelphia, was buried at
Middletown in the Forest Cemetery
on Sunday. Mr.. Scowdrick grew
up near Kenton and received his
education there, going to clerking
when a good sized lad. He was
over so years old.
The board of officers of the Del
aware National Guard will meet at
Dover tomorrow to elect a major,
surgeon, assistant surgeon, and
commissary of subsistence. This
last Office will not be a sinecure
Smyrna times., 1937-05-06

complete list of all those whose
assessments amounted to fifteen
thousand and upward. The Penn
sylvania Railroad is the heaviest
taxpayer, being assessed at some
thing over half a million dollars.
The Harlan and Hollingsworth car
works and ship yards comes next.
A meeting of the Hotel Henlopen
Company of Rehoboth, was held at
the Clayton House, Wilmington,
Monday, and an organization was
effected by the election of the fol-
lowing officers: James E. Hooper,
President; George R. Johnson, U.
S. N, vice-president; w. Irving
Walker, secretary and George w.
Smyrna times., 1937-05-06

now that the d. N. C. goes into
summer quarters under the auspic-
es of a legislative appropriation.
The Every Evening says the
farmers do not pay any part of the
State taxes, that it all comes from
the railroad companies, but the
companies have taken very good
care to receive the money from the
fruit and grain crops of the farm
ers prior to paying it over to the
State.
The recent assessment of real es-
tate in Wilmington foots up more
than thirty millions of dollars. The
Every Evening showed commend
able enterprise in publishing a
Smyrna times., 1937-05-06
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
tCont-n 1ed From Page Two)

The new National Bank at Sea-
ford will be located nearly opposite
the office of w. M. Ross & Co.,
phosphate manufacturers, on High
street, and is to be a SINGLE story
brick building, % 46 feet in size.
DR.. Katherine Williamson, daugh-
ter of ]. F. Williamson, of Newark,
Delaware, has, by a very creditable
competitive examination, been ad-
mitted to active practice in the
Smyrna times., 1937-05-06
MARYLAND ITEMS

Pennington, of the Port Deposit
Cali, offers shad to each sub
scriber.
The residence of Mrs. Carrie
Woodcock, in Salisbury was de-
stroyed by fire on Sunday.
After a thorough examination of
the condition of the peach buds in
Wicomico county since the frosts
Smyrna times., 1937-05-06

Mccullough, treasurer. The COM
pany was incorporated at the last
session of the Legislature. 1t has
leased the hotel to Dr.J. t. Thomp-
son of Philadelphia, who will run
it this summer.