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Evening star., 1937-03-18
Wood to Address Meeting.

Franklin P. Wood. senior engineer
Of the Rural Electriflcation Admins
tration, will address meeting of the
Federation OF Architects, Engineers.
Chemists and Technicians tonight at
8 O'Clock in the chapter headquarters,
808 Seventeenth street. The annual
election OF officers will follow WooG S
address
Evening star., 1937-03-18

melon on each car. The train wrecked
at bridge and Juice from the broken
melons caused = bridge washout.
Il salvaged the seeds, 20 feet long,
bound them together In RATS, foated
them to lumber mill and sold the
crop for 100000" House said.
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MAN SLAYS 2 WOMEN,
THREATENS ANOTHER
Mother and Daughter Killed in
Texas Home-Assailant Prom
ises Third Murder.

BY the Associated Press.
HALLETSVILLE, Tex, March 18-
Houston police early yesterday were
who killed two women and started
from there saying he was going to kill
a third.
Mrs. Teresa Willford and her daugh-
ter, Lille Dufner. were slain last night
in Mrs. Wilifords home, in Hallets-
vile.
Jim Dufner, divorced first husband
Of Mrs. Wiliford, was an eye witness.
He told Sheriff A. P. McElroy Of Hal
letsville that a relative of Mrs Will
ford killed the mother and daughter,
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ohamoer OF Commerce. an orgsnixa-
ton In Paris Will guarantee the
Authenticity Of valuable diamonds.
pearls and other precious stones
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adding: He ran to coupe parked In
front OF the house and drove away
toward Houston, where Mrs. Williford's
sister lives. He shouted he was going
TO kill her. too"
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WINS LYING TITLE

Veteran Tells Wild Yarn of
Watermelon Cargo.
CHARLESTON. Wash. LR-Orr F..
House OF Lewiston, Greg, won the
Veterans Of Foreign Wars lying cham
pionship with juicy tale.
He said he shipped six carloads OF
watermelons to market last year-one
Evening star., 1937-04-17
V|RC|N|AN URGES
MEMORIAL SITE
Jones Point Offers Scenic
Location for Jefferson
Tribute, Hooff Saws.

Charles r. Hooff, Alexandria real
estate man, who is active in civic
affairs, was on record today as favor
ing erection of the Thomas Jefferson
Memorial at Jones Point, south Of the
Virginia CITY, where the District of
Columbia once began.
Contending that Jones Point offers
a marvellous site for the memorial to
the famous Virginian, Hooff declared
that it not only is conspicuous in his
tory but would be ideal scenically.
This, he said, would preserve the famed
japanese cherry trees around the Tidal
Basin and create memorial to JET
ferson not far from Mount Vernon,
the home of George Washington, with
whom he worked closely in creating
the National Capital.
There Is an old Government light
house on Jones Point, and the old
boundary marker was set out there.
From that point the surveyors began
their task of mapping out the 10-mile
square that formed the original Dis
trict. Jones Point was originally a
peninsula, officials recalled today, but
during the World War period the old
Battery Cove, famous in the law books,
was filled in by the Government, and,
as a result, there are now As acres,
title to which is held by the United
States.
Temporarily the land in Federal
ownership at Jones Point is being
used by the Army Signal Corps as a
station. Many proposals have been
advanced for its disposition. One was
to lease part to the City of Alexandria
as park and to utilize some OF it as
link in the George Washington
Memorial Parkway.
The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission, according to its
secretary, Thomas S. Settle, has given
the area great deal Of study, and
since 1890 has had it on its plan as a
regional park
Mrs. Hoon recalled today that the
original corner stone of the District
was laid at Jones Point on Friday,
April is, 1871. Hooff has talked to
some Of the civic leaders in Alexan-
dria, his wife said, and they evidenced
interest in the proposal to have the
memorial erected at Jones Point. Hooff
was out OF the city on business trip
today.
A student of early Americana, Hoof
is member Of an old Virginia family.
p -
James Muir at the dedication Of the
Jones Point boundary stone, at which
the clergyman asserted:
From this stone, may = super
structure arise, whose glory, whose
magnificence, whose stability un-
equaled hitherto shall astonish the
world and invite even the savage Of
the wilderness to take shelter under
its roof
Evening star., 1937-04-17
standards Of the people Of Maryland.

standards Of the people Of Maryland.
My second thought was to draft q
measure which would produce relief
revenues suflcient to finance for the
next two years the social security and
relief problems Of the State. The third
pertains to the collection and admins
tration of the revenues to be raised.
1t is my belief that the enactment into
law of his bill will prove to you and
to the people Of the State that the
three points have just mentioned are
fully covered.
None Of the revenues as outlined
have their inception in gambling or
gambling devices; they will annually
produce for social security and relief
purposes, conservatiyely estimated,
$6,205,000 Finally, the administra-
ton costs will be minimized, as the
controllers ONCE, due to its past ex-
perience, will be able to administer
the law without great difficulty or
additional added expense.
"At such q time and under such
circumstances we must not let Sec
tionalism or the interest of individual
groups stand in the way Of providing
adequate provision for relief. This
Is q matter Of State e-wide concern and
demands the divorcennent OF all other
considerations. I, therefore. en-
phatically recommend it, prompt
adoption.s - . 80.
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Miss Stimson, Army Nurse Chief,
Will Be Retired Next Month
Was Director of Seruice
of A. E.. F.-Whh
u. S. Since Then.

Maj. Julia c. Stimson, chief of the
Army Nurse Corps since 1919 and di-
rector Of the nursing service OF the
American Expeditionary Forces during
the World War, will be retired from
the Army about May Is, the War De-
partment announced today.
The War Department also an
nounced the appointment OF Capt.
Julia o. Flikke as successor to Miss
Stimson, with the rank OF major. Mrs.
Flikke now is assistant superintendent
of the Army Nurse Corps and is on
duty here In the Office of the surgeon
general. She is native Of Wisconsin
and entered the Army Nurse Corps
during the World War, serving in
France at several base hospitals and
with hospital trains Of the A. E. F..
Miss Stimson, regarded as one Of
the worlds outstanding authorities on
military nursing, Is the author Of q
number Of books and articles on pro-
fessional subjects and war experiences.
She lives at l49 Mount Vernon avenue,
Arlington Ridge, Va, but lists her
permanent residence as New York.
Born in Worcester, Mass, May 26,
1881, Miss Stimson, the daughter of
Rev. Henry A. Stimson, was educated
in New York. She received an A. B.
degree from Vassar College in 1901,
and A. M. degree from Washington
University in 1917, and an honorary
science degree from Mount Holyoke
College in 1921.
She was graduated as a nurse at
New York Hospital in 1908 and was
superintendent of nurses at Harlem
Hospital until 1910. She was director
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and elbow. He was treated at Cas-
ualty Hospital.
Carmichael arrested Bertha P. Wall.
81, colored, 3os Fifty-fourth street
northeast, driver Of the car which
kaskeski ran into. Charged with
speeding and failing to give a hand
signal, she was fined a total of SIT in
Police Court. The driver of the other
car, Walter P. Wood, IS, colored, Fair.
mont Heights. Md, was charged with
speeding.
Two 15-year-old girls, one from
Washington, were painfully injured last
night when the automobile in which
they were riding overturned on a
sharp curve near Chillum, Md. Betty
Graft, 78 Randolph place, was treated
at Casualty for severe cuts to the head
and face. Her condition was said to
be fair"
The other girl, Doris Brondolff, 35l4
Thirty fourth street. Mount Rainier,
Md, was treated at Casualty for minor
cuts and later released. Police said
the car was driven by Peter J. Nebel
OF Hyattsville.
Jane L. Coons. 7, of All B street
northeast, suffered cuts to the face
and right knee when struck by a
car as she was running across B street
northeast in the 500 block last night.
She was treated at Casualty. Police
said the driver was Lewis w. Lacy, 81,
Bailey's Cross Roads, Va.
Mrs. Ada Lendtke, 50, Of 213 Douglas
street northeast, told police she re-
ceived cuts to the nose and forehead
and leg bruises last night when the car
driven by her husband, Alfred E.
Lendtke, struck the rear end Of an
other machine stopped on q green
trat1ic light at Rhode Island avenue
and Fifth street. Police said the other
car was driven by John r. GLADDEN.,
"a, colored. Of 31l Oakdale street. Mrs.
Lendtke was treated at Sibley Hospital.
Evening star., 1937-04-17
Boys Find Laugh Takes Point Out Of a Fight

instructor. Nearly every hand went
up as the group chorused anger"
She asked them what letter put in
front Of anger" spelled what anger
often gets one into. They knew that,
too-"danger."
What makes you angry?" was her
next question.
when mother makes me wash the
Dishes" husky young lad spoke out
with conviction, and the audience
laughed. The rest of the group were
opposed. Washing dishes is being
helpful, several protested, and not
"Mssy work" ut all
Miss Backus, who teaches by this
method in II st. Louis County schools,
then told story about q camper who
started . forest fire by not putting out
his campfire. We must always put
out our own "campfires." she con-
tinued. pressing home the analogy Of
IRE and au1k
Evening star., 1937-04-17
D. A. R. ARRANGES
PILGRIM PROGRAM
High School Girls From Al
States Will Be
Guests,

A full entertainment program for
the 48 girl winners of the good citizen
ship pilgrimage Of the Daughters Of
the American Revolution has been ar
ranged by Mrs. Raymond B. Kimbell
chairman Of the Good Citizenship
Committee, and her aides, Mrs. Kim
bell announced today.
The high school girls from Al States
who are staying at the Lee House, and
Miss Dorothea Kopsch, the District
winner, will appear before the forty
sixth annual congress of the National
Society D. A. R., at the opening ses-
sion Monday night in Constitution
Hall. The congress closes Friday.
A highlight Of the pre-congress &C.
tivities will be the unveiling today al
pm. OF bronze tablet in honor Of
Mrs. Anthony Wayne Cook, of Cooks
burg, Pa, honorary president general
of the D. A. R., and president general
from 1923 to 1926.
The plaque, inscribed with the pre-
amble to the Constitution. commemo-
rates the fact that the construction OF
Constitution Hall was authorized
during Mrs. Cooks presidency. The
tablet is in the front corridor of the
hall. Because of illness, Mrs Cook
will not be present.
The citizenship contest victors will
be entertained by members Of the D
A. r. and will visit the many historic
shrines in and about Washington Sc
pleased is Mrs. Kimbell at the pill
grimage that she remarked:
Interest in the pilgrimage this yeal
far exceeded all expectations AS re-
suit we have the finest group Of high
school girls ever to come to Washing
ton. Their appearance before the
congress on Monday evening, I an
sure, will be brilliant feature of the
congress"
Mrs. George Rohde, the former Ruth
Bryan Owen, who as Minister to Den.
mark wss the first woman diplomat il
United States history, is honorar,
chairman of the Pilgrimage Committee
The first such trip to Washington was
arranged in 1894.
II regard this as one of the mos
important features of D. A. R. work,
Mrs. William A. Becker, presiden
general of the society, said of tn,
pilgrimage. THE girls are chosen b.
their fellow students and faculty fo
outstanding qualities of dependability
service, leadership and patriotism"
The girls here on the pilgrimage in
clude, besides Miss Kopsch, ViWar
Broome, Siluria, Ala: Lee Ellen Smith
Jerome, Ariz.: Mauzelle Olliff, Louann
Ark; Edythe B. Tramontini, Lodi
Calf: Vivian Victor Barr, Loveland
Colo.
Julia Freseniu, Milford, Conn
Wilhelmina Press, Wilmington, Del.
Thelma Gray, Bradenton, Fla, Rebt
H. Yarbrough, Thomaston. Ca; Oar
lene Werner, Twin Falls, Idaho; Lor'
raine Ploszek, Oak Lawn, ILL.,; Marga
ret Stout, Windfall, Ind.
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The children were becoming more
and more attentive to their little
forum.
when you push against hot radi-
ator, what do you do?" Miss Backus
asked. That was easy-move away,
they all told her.
But. suppose you can't move phys
ically. If your mother was scolding
you, would you move out the door,"
she wondered. The unanimous denial
suggested experience. 1t was not long,
however, before they made the sug-
gestion that they could move their
minds away from q hot spot, even II
not their bodies.
sklfully but by simple question,
Miss Backus drew from the little
group, all of whom were anxious to
participate by now. the information
that voice tempo rises In anger and
breathing becomes irregular and In .
minute thur had an sraped ths tact
Evening star., 1937-04-17
SMALL CLAIMS HEARING
MAY BE ENDED TODAY
Half Dozen Witnesses Remain to
Be Heard by Senate D. c.
Committee.

The Senate District Committee Is
scheduled to conclude hearings this
afternoon on Chairman Kings bill
to establish a small claims and con-
Citation branch in Municipal Court.
The committee will meet at 2 pm.
Half a dozen witnesses, some for
and others against the proposal, re-
main to be heard, after which the
committee will take the question un-
der advisement.
AS drafted, the measure would give
the new branch jurisdiction over
cases involving $l00 or less, but some
Of those who indorsed the plan at
a previous hearing suggested limita-
ton Of $50. The bill seeks to estab-
lish a simple and inexpensive pro-
cedure for settling small financial
disputes.
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that anger could be controlled by
keeping the voice modulated and the
breathing even.
did you ever hear anybody say
MY good man, after due considera-
ton I have decided to sock you In
the jaw?'" she wanted to know. No.
body had.
She told another story of two boys
who were about to fight. They were
talking furiously. A third boy came
up and, turning to one, gave a beau
tiful Joe Penner imitation Of "You
naaasty man." The two quarrelers
were 50 amused they stopped. The
whole forum got the point because
when Miss Backus asked for another
way to curb anger, they replied
MAKE yourself laugh. You can't keep
your lists doubled when you are
laughing"
That Is character education by the
patha11I paAn.
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OF the School Of Nursing at st. Louis
from 1913 to the beginning of the
World War, when she was sent to
France as chief nurse at Base Hos
pltal 2l, A. E. F. She soon became
director of the ursing service of the
American Army in France and after
the war came to Washington to take
over the post she has held for l8 years.
She has had the rank of major since
passage of the national defense act
of 1920
Miss Stimson is vice president of
the American Association of University
Women and is active in a number of
professional organizations. She holds
the Distinguished Service Medal and
British and French decorations.
Evening star., 1937-04-17
COL, PHILIP FLEMING
TO RESIGN FROM R. A.

Col. Philip Fleming, Army engineer
who was in charge of construction at
the Passamaquoddy, Me, tidal prof.
ect, announced yesterday he will re-
sign from the Resettlement Admins
tration July l.
Col. Fleming was assigned to r. A.
last September at the request OF Ad-
ministrator Tugwell, who was i'm
pressed with his work at Passama-
quoddy. He has acted as co-ordinator
Of all resettlement construction work
Col. Fleming will resume active
Army duty with an assignment to the
Corps Of Engineers ONCE at st. Paul.
MINI.
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CITY HEADS PLAN
TOMAKEP[EAF0R
ADDED AID FUNDS
Reported Prepared to Go
Before Subcommittee
of Senate.
$4,000 DEFICIENCY
SOUGHT IN D. c. BILL
Restoration Of $1,000, 900 for
1888, Eliminated by House,
Next to Be Asked.

The Commissioners were reported
today as preparing to 60 before the
Senate Appropriations b-committee
In charge OF the District bill in
final endeavor to obtain additional
relief funds disallowed by the Budget
Bureau and the House.
Looking to the immediate needs OF
| employables, they will seek to have
Senator Elmer Thomas of Oklahoma,
| chairman of the ub-committee, in
clude the deficiency item of $4,000
In the pending District bill.
Next on the program, it was re-
ported, was the restoration of 81 OO0..
900 eliminated from the 1898 budget
by the House for general relief needs.
Keddy Believed Relentins.
While an impression gained ground
that Assistant Budget Director John
L. Keddy had "relented" to the extent
OF approving 4 considerable portion
OF the $4,000 deficiency appropria-
tion to take care of 5000 unemployed
"employable" relief cases In MAY and
June, there was no oficial confrma-
ton.
Pressure on all sides is being brought
to bear to get sufficient funds to pro-
vide for the wants of these families,
Tor whose care the District Board of
Public Welfare has only $4,000 avail
able for the remainder Of this fiscal
year.
The Commissioners had originally
sought about $2,5O0,00O for general
relief purposes for the 1898 fiscal year.
This amount was reduced in the
House bill to $l,4l1, 500, insufficient.
officials said, to provide adequately for
future needs
The 100000 in addition, which
the commissioners are now seeking,
would restore approximately the orig
inal estimates.
Fair" Pay for Cleanup Urged.
Rev. DR.. Arson Phelps Stokes, chair
man OF the Citizens Committee on
Unemployment, urged meanwhile, that
IN hiring unemployed employables for
"clean-up-week jobs, as proposed at
recent meeting Of the committee,
they be paid fair prices.
DR.. Stokes cited numerous calls to
employment agencies in which "un-
fair" prices for work were offered.
1T seems to me-" Dr.. Stokes said,
that when We employ the unemployed
we should be willing to pay a mini
mum-plus car fare and lunch-of
! rs cents an hour for cleaning women,
and OF from 40 to so cents an hour
for unskilled laborers. When a
handy man is wanted to do a little
rough carpentry and painting he
should receive more, say so to 10 cents
an hour.
Generalization Is Feared.
Even this is less than half what
the skilled workman in the building
trades receives today" DR.. Stokes ex-
planned. Ito pay less than the wages
mentioned would be unfair and would
have a demoralizing effect on the un-
employed
DR.. Stokes called attention to the
fact the Employment Center, 48O
Indiana avenue, which has agreed to
cooperate with the Citizens Commit
tee in this respect. has large number
Of colored maids available at $6 a week
and up, and also numerous typists,
stenographers, and men and women
capable of filling other positions.
Families employing these unem-
ployed persons may be able to secure
| some type Of permanent jobs for them,
DR.. Stokes added.
Evening star., 1937-04-17
300 ARE EXPECTED
AT C. A. R. SESSION
Juvenile Group Meeting With
D. A. R. Begins to
Register.

The first of 300 delegates expected
for the annual convention of the
National Society of Children Of the
American Revolution began register.
ing this morning at headquarters in
Memorial Continental Hall.
Mrs. Amos A. Fries, publicity chair
man, said she estimated today that
IS senior presidents of societies
adults in charge-also will attend the
children's convention, along with
national officers, headed by Mrs. G. A.
Swami Sinclair, and State directors.
The delegates, meeting concurrently,
With the D. A. r. and S. A. r. con-
ventions, tomorrow at l lam. will at
tend services at Christ Church, Alex
andria, where Washington was
vestryman, and at 4 pm. they will be
addressed by Bishop Freeman at the
Washington Cathedral.
Although the convention formally
opens Tuesday morning, the National
Board of Management will meet Mon
ody ab Az Gill. III ". n. tlcdu~
quarters. A get together" luncheon
Of national officers. State directors
and senior presidents will follow at
the Roosevelt Hotel
The convention will open with color
bearers and pages filing into the Wom-
ems War Memorial Auditorium to the
strains of THE Star and Stripes For
ever" played by the United States Ma
rine Band. 1t will adjourn Thursday
afternoon when the national chaplain
administers the oath of Office to newly
elected officers beneath the c. A. R.
elm tree at Mount Vernon. The serious
business of reports and speeches will
be broken with music, sightseeing
tours, receptions and parties.
Wednesday afternoon the young
delegates will see the Nations Capital,
ending tour with ceremonies in
Statuary Hall at the Capitol.
The two-minute reports for the So
cieties are the most important for the
juniors.
Social events include stunt night"
Tuesday and reception and dance
"wednesday night. T.
Evening star., 1937-04-17
BANDITS ATTACK
HACKER AND CLERK
Colored Trio Fire When First
Victim FIees, Then Take
Shot at Second.

Frustrated when their first pros
pective victim, taxicab driver, leaped
from his car and fed amidst hail of
bullets last night, three colored bandits
two hours later entered a liquor store
at 14l0 Ninth street and without
warning opened fire on Arnold Yuter,
"a, clerk
A "dum-dum' bullet tore through
Yuters open leather jacket, and one Of
the robbers, curSing, shouted ne would
kill the clerk if he attempted to resist.
Yuter and Sylvan Werlich, another
clerk, stood with their hands above
their heads while the gunmen stole
$55 from cash register.
While the hold-up was in progress
police in scout cars were cruising in
search OF the bandits, whose descrip-
ton had been given by Jack N. Saw
yer, 1884 U street southeast. His de-
scription Tailed with that given later
by Yuter.
Robbers Hire" Cab.
Sawyer told police the robbers hired
his taxicab at Fourteenth and l.
streets and ordered him to drive to
Fourth street and Clarks court south
east. As they neared their destina-
ton one of the bandits whipped out
a nickel-plated revolver and ordered
him to hand over his cash, Sawyer
said
Slamming on the brakes of his cab,
Sawyer said, he slipped from behind
the wheel and began running. Four
shots whizzed by him, he added.
Leonard Freedman, proprietor of the
liquor store, said the bullet fired by the
robbers was dug from the wall. The
nose of the slug had been creased with
knife so it would spread.
Parked Cars Looted.
Two motorists told police their parked
cars had been looted Of luggage, con-
tanning clothing, during the night.
J. A. Robertson of Henderson, N c.,
clothing salesman, said samples valued
at $3.50 were taken from his car In the
5000 block of Connecticut avenue.
Alfred H. Woolston, Philadelphia, said
a trunk containing personal effects
was stolen from his car at North
Capitol and D streets.
Arnold G. PEBBLES, 2028 Douglas
street northeast, reported his home
had been entered by q robber, using
a duplicate key, who made of with
$35 in cash and jewelry valued at $l35.
Henry Portee, 1925 Seventh street,
reported an envelope, containing $13.
was snatched from his hand by a
colored man while he was waiting for
a street car yesterday at Twelfth street
and Michigan avenue northeast.
Evening star., 1937-04-17
|PATROLMAN HURT
CHASING SPEEDERS
Woman Stops Car Quickly,
Kaskeski's Motor Cycle
Crashing Into Rear.

Motor Cycle Patrolman Anthony j.
Kaskeski, attached to the trafIic divi-
sion, was injured early today when his
machine crashed into the rear of an
automobile which stopped suddenly
during chase out Benning road, near
Thirty-fourth street northeast.
Kaskeski, on patrol duty with Motor
Cycle Policeman H. w. Carmichael,
Evening star., 1937-04-17
SMOKE SCREEN FAILS

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla, April II
R.-Brush fires to hide the smoke
Of liquor still got out Of hand and
brought out the fire department here
yesterday.
Firemen discovered the still as they
fought a fire they said had been
started In q dozen places to hide
smoke from the still. An attendant
fed as the firenen came up.
Evening star., 1937-04-17
Rum Shipped to U. S.

CHRISTIANSTED, st. Croix Island,
April II (P.-Seven cases Of Virgin
Island rum were shipped today to San
Juan, Puerto Rico, en- route to New
York, in the flrst consignment of pure
cane juice rum manufactured as q
w. P. A. project. The rum, branded
Government House." was made In
1894.