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Evening star., 1937-10-03
COTTON BELT LEADERS
URGE SPECIAL SESSION

GdIly NOuSlQeIdLlOn ana AQOD-
tion of Adjustment Act of 1887
Sought by Meeting.
By the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, October Got
ton belt agricultural leaders and men,
bers OF the American Farm Bureau
Federation went on record "infor-
mally" today urging President Rooee-
velt to call special session of Con-
gress in November for the purpose
of considering and adopting farm leg
islation, namely, the agricultural ad-
justment act of 1887"
Edward A. O'Neal of Chicago, pres
ident of the federation, described the
meeting as informal" designed to
sound out reactions to Secretary of
Agriculture Wallace's proposal for a
middle-course cotton program between
rigid curtailment and unlimited pro-
duction.
Every eIort of our organization
will be made to get the A. A. A. Of
1897 into effect by next. Summer, !"
ONeal said.
Evening star., 1937-10-03
HENDERSON CREMATION
WISH is REPORTED
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, october 2.-The Office
Of Guthrie McClintic, theatrical pro-
ducer and husband of Katharine Cor
nell, said today that John Raymond
Henderson, Broadway press represent
ative who was killed in an airplane
accident in Athens, Greece, left will
in which he said he wished to be
cremated.
His brother and father, who live in
Omaha, Nebr., asked the McClintic
Office to arrange for shipment of his
body to the United States, and Lillian
Gish, now acting in a McClintic play,
volunteered to help because she knew
some one in the State Department.
Evening star., 1937-10-03
OPTICAL FIRMS ACCUSED

F. T. c. Charges Two Companies
With Price Discrimination.
Rs the Associated Press
The Federal Trade Commission yes
terday charged two leading manufac-
turers of optical goods with giving dis
criminatory prices to some Of their
customers, usually the largest Gus
toners.
Separate complaints were issued
against the American Optical Co. Of
southbridge, Mas, and Bausch d
Lomb Optical Co. Of Rochester. n. Y.
Evening star., 1937-10-03
KANSAS U. COMMUNIST
PROBE is THREATENED
Father of Youth Reported Killed
in Spain Thinks Red Sympa-
thizers Financed Trip.

By the Associated Press.
DODGE CITY. Kans., October q
Ed Henry. paint company salesman
said today he would seek an investi-
cation of alleged Communist activi-
ties among students of the University
Of Kansas. as result of the reported
death of his son on Spanish battle
field last month.
A letter from Kenneth Graeber. who
accompanied Don Henry, 10, to Spain,
advised the Henry family the young
university student died September 8
of wounds suffered the previous day
on the Aragon front, while serving
with the Loyalist army.
The father asserted he found let
ters in his sons belongings which in
dicated Communist sympathizers may
have financed the European trip.
Evening star., 1937-10-03
THREE HURT IN BLAST
AT VIRGINIA SAWMILL
Owner and Two CoIored Helpers
Victims of Explosion at
Naola.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LYNCHBURG, Va. October "A
steam-driven sawmill blew up at Naola
today, severely injuring two colored
helpers and John Ramsey, 28-year-
old mill owner.
The colored men are Jasper King.
who received fracture of the right
arm and cuts and bruises, and Will
Mosby, who was badly scalded.
Ramsey is believed to have suffered
internal injuries.
Force of the explosion hurled parts
OF the machinery hundred feet
into the woods.
Evening star., 1937-10-03
OWN GUN KILLS HUNTER
Coroner Rules Death of Carolina
Man Was Accidental.

NEW BERN, N. c., October 2 LP-
Coroner Timmons Jones ruled today
the killing of w. H. Warren, 35. of
High Point. while hunting bear was
an accident
Warren was shot late yesterday at
Brown Sound in Onslow County. The
coroner said Warren was placing his
loaded gun into his automobile when
it accidentally discharged.
Evening star., 1937-10-03
Son of Daniel Steele Weds.

PROVIDENCE, R. T., October 2 (P).
-Thurston Steele, son of Wilbur DAN
lei Steele, the well-known short story
writer and playwright, and Miss Caro-
lyn Lindsay Patton, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph c. Patton of this city,
were married here this afternoon at
the Church of the TRANSPORTATION.
Evening star., 1937-10-03
RIVERS LAUDS BLACK
Georgia Governor Says "He Ger
tainly Shouldn't Resign.

ROME, Ga, October 2 (R.-Gov
E. D. Rivers of Georgia tonight lauded
Associate Justice Hugo Blacks radio
talk to the Nation, and asserted "he
should certainly not consider resign
ing"
Rivers said, we need viewpoints of
every type of people from every Sec
tion of the Nation represented on the
Supreme Court bench and Justice
Black well represents the South"
Evening star., 1937-10-03
Baby Year Old on Security List.

INDIANAPOLIS, October Np.-
One-year-old Louis O'Connor, jr., to-
day became Indiana's youngest enrollee
on the social security lists.
His job is that Of model of babies
clothing at Photographic studio.
He's been doing 1t Tor six months.
Evening star., 1937-10-03
Readers Guide
and
News Summary
The Sunday Star, Oct. 3, 1887.
PART ONE.

Main Ne10S Section.
WAR IN FAR EAST
Japanese advance to seize Shansi coal
| and iron mines. Page Al
Britons massing behind boycott OF
Japan. Page A-4
FOREIGN.
Recall army in Spain, powers warn
Italians. Page Al
Soviets purging Asiatic republics OFF,
claldom. Page AL
Town of Covadonga falls in advance
of rebels. Page Az
Aberhart moves to gag press in Al
berta. Page A-3
Foreigner volunteers stir ire of Span
iards. Page A-3
British opinion modified behind Eden
in Europes crisis. Page A-4
Britain battling reign OF terror In
Palestine. Page A-4
NATIONAL.
Supreme Court to assemble tomorrow
for new term. Page Al
New Orleans flooded by 13 inches of
rain in % hours Page Al
Interest in Black case now turns to
what President may say. Page Al
Hiram johnson raps Black as speech
backfire continues. Page AZ
McNinch sees possibility of radio rate
fixing. Page Az
Kosher butchers in New York begin
shutdown" Page Az
Roosevelt lauds Grand Coulee Dam
work On inspection. Page AS
U. S. officers cite weakness in Japa-
nese Air force. Page Al
Authorities clear way for contact with
Ross kidnapers. Page A-20
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.
Citizens federation plans fight for
local suffrage. Page Al
New procedure to force long waits in
divorce cases. Page Al
Ballyhoo campaign to spur census of
Jobless. Page Az
Storekeeper routs bandits in second
hold-up in two weeks. Page B-1
s2,059,000 is goal of Community Chest
drive. Page B-l
Two head-on crashes send five persons
to hospitals. Page B-1
House groups may meet on D. c..
reorganization. Page B-1
| Utah Senator favors new jefferson
Memorial site. Page B-1
D. c. police head class at u of M.
Iraflc School. Page B-3.
SPORTS.
Catholic U. takes Loyola for second
straight win. Page BIS
Maryland puts up great battle in losing
TO Penn, 21-28. Page B-9
American U. gains victory in start
under new coach. Page BIO
Georgetown hardly gets practice in
routing Shenandoah. Page Bill
All-New York world series likely to
nrlng new records. Page B-12
Merow sets world record in capturing
Belmont Futurlty. Page Bib
MISCELLANY.
Evening star., 1937-07-06
MUSICIANS DEATH
DECLARED SUICIDE
Inquest Dropped in Case of
Karl (. Shaefer After
Conference.

A scheduled inquest into the shot
gun death of Karl E. Shaefer, 35-
year-old Marine Band musician. was
called off today when Coroner A. Ma
gruder Macdonald, after conference
with the dead mans family. decided to
close the case with issuance of GER
tificate of suicide.
The inquest had been ordered Satur-
day, after Shaefer's relatives insisted
he had shot himself accidentally while
cleaning shotgun in the bed room of
his home, at 228 Twelfth street south
east.
They withdrew their objections to
the suicide verdict. however, after Dr..
Macdonald pointed out that Shaefer
had removed the shoe and sock from
one foot in order to pull" the trigger
with his toes, and that the condition
OF the wound indicated the gun had
been pressed against his body, Just
above the heart.
Mrs. Virginia w. Shaefer, the mu-
siclan's widow, could give no reason
for the act. 1t was this fact that
caused her to doubt the suicide theory.
Shaefer was to be buried at 2 pm.
today in Arlington National Cemetery
after services at Lees funeral parlors.
A coroner's jury, after hearing testi-
mony in the fatal shooting of Max
D1chter, 50, during hold-up of his
store at 1877 L street June %, returned
a verdict placing responsibility for the
murder on person or persons un-
known" Dichter died Saturday in
Sibley Hospital.
Evening star., 1937-07-06
PRESIDENT SIGNS ACT
FOR NEW HANCOCK SPAN

The bridge across the Potomac River
near Hancock, Nd. which was swept
away during the floods of last year, is
10 be replaced. President Roosevelt
today signed an act of Congress au-
thorizing the State Roads Commits
sions OF Maryland and West Virginia
to construct, maintain and operate a
free highway bridge to take the place
OF the destroyed one.
The President also signed bill pro-
viding for representation of the United
States Court of Appeals for the Dis
trict on the annual conference of
senior circuit judges. Heretofore the
local Appeals Court was not repre-
sented on these annual conferences.
Evening star., 1937-07-06
FACE
Jobs ACT CHARGES
Warrants Issued for Five
Accused of Violating Com.
pensation Law.

The District Unemployment Compen-
satlon Board has begun legal action to
force employers to comply with the
unemployment compensation act, it
was revealed today.
John L. Bischoff, assistant attorney
for the board, said five warrants have
been issued so far against employers
who have failed to make reports and
contributions as required by law. Two
OF those named in the warrants ap-
peared today and arranged to comply
with the law without prosecution.
The others named probably will face
prosecution in Police Court, Bischoff
said. He said other warrants may be
issued as the investigation of alleged
violations continues.
The District law. tying in with the
unemployment insurance phase of the
Federal social security program, re-
quires employers of one or more per-
sons, except domestic servants, to file
reports and pay contribution or tax
on their total pay rolls. This tax
amounts to 2 per cent this year.
Evening star., 1937-07-06
Il. n. Il. Reveals ancient Rome
Devised Rules for 1887 M0t0rist
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The American Automobile Associa-
tdon lifted the hood Of traffic history
today and discovered these startling
facts about the vehicular Life Of
man:
Traffic police, for instance, date
back to $50 BIC, and Roman Sen
ators-irked at the chariot jams that
blocked the streets-banned down.
town parking.
For years law prohibited Roman
women from driving chariots, but
they walled so loudly that officials
finally gave in and thereupon issued
the first operators licenses.
Caesar was the inventor of one
way streets as well as the originator Of
limiting the loads Of commercial
vehicles along fashionable avenues.
Chugging into contemporary times,
the fact hunters bumped into many
Evening star., 1937-07-06
ELM IS DEDICATED
BY PIONEER UNIT
Boone Family Group Joins
in Rites Marking Signing
of Constitution.

Dedication of a Constitution Elm
on the Washington Monument Grounds
and laying Of wreath at the Con-
stitution shrine in the Library of
Congress today marked the joint con-
vention Of the American Order of
Pioneers and Boone Family Associa-
ton, celebrating the documents sesqui-
centennial.
The convention was scheduled to
close late this afternoon with an in
formal business meeting in the Wash
ington Hotel.
The American elm, growing near
the Sylvan Theater, was given the
organizations for dedication by C.
Marshall Finnan. superintendent of
National Capital Parks, with the ex-
planation that a new tree planted this
time of year would not survive He
was represented at the ceremonies by
A. H. Hanson, landscape architect OF
National Capital Parks
William Boone Douglass of the Dis
trict, president Of the joint convention
presided at the ceremonies commemo-
rating three famous elms-one at Fort
Boonsboro, KY, where the first Iegis-
lature assembled west Of the Ale
ghenies, Judgment tree elm In Mis-
souri,, under which Daniel Boone pre-
sided as magistrate from 1900 to 1914.
and Constitution elm at Corydon, Ind,
where the Indiana Constitutional Con-
vention was held in 1916.
Turin B. Boone was chairman of the
Committee on Arrangements. The in
vocation was given by Rev. George
johnson. director of education, Ma
tional Catholic Welfare Conference,
and the benediction by Rev Walter
Franklin Atkinson, pastor of Dunbar
ton Avenue M. E. Church.
Officers elected at a previous meet
ing follow: Douglas. president: Capt.
Joel T. Boone, DR.. William Lowe
Bryan. Charles B. Davenport, C..
Frank Dunn, George S. Luckett, w.
v. McChesney. George E. Merrifeld,
Maj. Gen. David c. Shanks, John S.
Wurts and Fred A. Virkus, vice presi-
dents; Miss Ida Jane Ayers, secretary:
George E. Merrifield, treasurer: Mrs.
James R, Spraker, registrar, and John
T. Lands. genealogist.
The convention banquet at the
Washington Hotel last night was ad-
dressed by Representative Bell of Mis-
souri,. DR.. j. c. Wright, assistant
commissioner Of education, was toast
master.
Evening star., 1937-07-06
IL DEMAND TRIALS
IN FIREWORKS CASES
81 Others Forfeit Collaterals
After Arrests on Charges of
Shooting Crackers.

Accused of discharging fireworks
while celebrating the Fourth of july,
81 persons forfeited collateral and II
others demanded trials in Police
Court today.
Police said they were swamped with
complaints from citizens annoyed by
the explosion of fireworks over the
holidays. Children who set off fire.
crackers were sent home with a warn
ing, but adults were arrested and
forced to deposit IS collateral.
Among those awaiting trial were
John Garth, Herbert Mason, Walter
Meyer, Mckinley Denmark, Theodore
Snyder, Fred Schwaner, Charles p.
Schmettler, Joseph McCabe, Thomas
V. Griffith, Michael Sullivan, Roy
Bradshaw and Emma Henderson.
Police Court judges today faced one
of the busiest days in recent years,
When court convened there we're 90
prisoners behind bars and so at liberty
under bond Or collateral sws1tanS
trial,
Evening star., 1937-07-06
New Public Library Bill
Hearing Set for Tomorrow
Full District Committee viii Meet at 10
Am. to Consider $2,500, 900 Appro.
priatiOn for Purchase of Site.

badly congested as to interfere with
good service.
The recent renewal of activity cor
cernlng the Municipal Center group
and an auditorium makes the library
officials apprehensive that the Ford
Motor Building is altogether likely
to be demolished at almost any time
to make way for another Federal or
District Building. The Public Library
would scarcely be able to function
II it should lose its quarters in the
Ford Motor Building, as it would be
impossible to bring its business offices
back INTO the main library building.
The District government has no other
building into which these business
Offices could be moved, and the library
has no funds for renting outside
quarters, even If anything large
enough could be found, which seems
doubtful
In the course of the discussion of
the main library building project, cer-
tain citizen bodies have stated. with
out investigation of the subject that
branch libraries were more important
than a new main library and that the
erection Of branch libraries should
come before new main library. The
library officials are entirely sympa-
thetic to the needs Of many COM
munities, now lacking in branch libra
ries. Indeed, they have often pointed
out that the residents of fully half of
the territory of the District are
without convenient branch library
service. But they also point out that
unless and until Washington has an
adequate main library, in which the
needs OF readers who require access
to large collection of books can be
properly met and still more, one hav-
ing space for the administration of
a large library system, it is folly to
build more branch libraries.
Evening star., 1937-07-06
P|NKETT IS GIVEN
WELFARE POST
Active D. c. Social Worker
Succeeds Mrs. CoraIie
Franklin Cook.

John R. Pinkett, who has been ac-
tive in civic and social welfare work
for years, was appointed by the Com
missioners today as a member of the
Board of Public Welfare to succeed
Mrs. Coralie Franklin Cook, who re-
signed, effective July /.
Mrs. Cook had served on the board
Tor six years. She was appointed
originally in 1881 and received a re-
appointment in 1894.
Both Mrs. Cook and her husband,
DR.. George Cook, who died two years
ago, have been active in District well
1are activities. He served as a member
OF the old District Board of Charities
which was replaced in 1926 by the
Board of Public Welfare. DR.. and Mrs.
Cook played an active part In the es-
tabllshment of the Industrial Home
School for Colored Children.
Plnkett is the president of, John r.
Plnkett, Inc, real estate and insur-
ance firm at 1902 New Jersey avenue.
He resides at l22 v street.
He is 48 years old and was born in
Lincolnia. Va. coming to Washington
With his parents in 1900. He was grad
uated in 1907 from the old M Street
High School, since replaced by Dunbar
High School. He worked his way
through Amherst College, being grad
uated in 1911. He has three children
VINO are graduates of Howard Uni
versity.
Pinkett is a member of the Board of
Directors of the Twelfth Street Y. M.
c. A., treasurer of the Southeast Com
munity House and a member of the
Executive Committee Of the Com
munity Chest.
Evening star., 1937-07-06
POLICE SEARCHING
FOR LOST $11,100
Mrs. Jessie Van Sender Misses
$1,000 in Jewels and
S2.lOO Cash.

Atlantic City police were searching
today for paper bag containing cash
and jewelry worth $1,000, lost on the
boardwalk Sunday night by Mrs. Jes-
sic Van Sender, 1868 Columbia road.
Mrs. Van Sender, widow of Herman
Van Sender, Washington loan broker.
said she thought she lost the bag when
the wind blew her hat off.
AS she was going out to dinner, she
said, she put the jewelry, worth $4,000.
and S2,l00 in cash in the bag. The
cash was in the form of two $1,000
bills and $100 bill.
On the way to a restaurant. she
said, her hat was blown of and she
chased it. A few minutes later she
noticed she did not have the paper
bag. Police did not report the loss
until last night at Mrs. Van Sendens
request.
Evening star., 1937-07-06

Representative Collins. Democrat
of Mississippi has arranged with
Chairman Palmisano of the House
| District Committee for a hearing on
his bill for new main building for
the Public Library tomorrow at 10
am. The hearing will be before the
full District Committee in the old
House Office Building.
The bill, which authorizes an appro-
priation OF s2,500,000 for the pur-
chase of site, to be located west OF
Sixteenth street and north of Penn
sylvania avenue, and the erection OF
an adequate building embodying the
latest ideas in library planning, was
introduced by Representative Collins
January 81. but his absorption with
the District appropriation bill and the
congestion in the District Committee
has prevented earlier consideration of
the bill
Amendments Proposed.
Representative Mary T. Norton, re-
Gently retired as chairman of the
House District Committee, referred
the Collins bill to the Board of Library
Trustees. In unanimously indorsing
the bill the library trustees proposed
certain amendments. The principal
one, suggested by Representative Col
lins, was that the bill should be 50
amended so as to make the new main
library project eligible for Public
Works Administration grant. With
the bill so amended and with an allot-
ment of P. w. A. funds, it would be
possible to 60 forward promptly with
the purchase Of a site and the erec-
ton of the much-needed new main
library building.
The library trustees and librarian
have for 10 years been calling atten-
ton to the inadequacy of the present
central library building which has long
since been outgrown, both for proper
service to the public and for the
administration of q library system
which now consists Of 10 branch
libraries and which. gives service to
100 public, private and parochiai
schools.
Present Building IS Years Old.
The present building ON Mount
Vernon square was built IS years ago
for q city Of less than 100000 popula-
tion. There were then no branch
libraries. The population Of Wash
ington is now estimated at more than
100000 with million or more ex-
pected, perhaps within a decade. The
building hero mo e0 eroudod h,, rao ders
that six. years ago overflow quarters
were secured outside. Now the library
annex occupies an entire floor of
1900 square feet in the old Ford
Motor Building, at Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and John Marshall place, mile
from the central library. There all
book ordering, cataloging, and binding
work are done. Even 80. both the
central library and the annex ars 70
Evening star., 1937-07-06

thousands of boys, suppers hastily
slowed, started mud marches" from
their camps to the Ellipse.
Scouts predominated on the speak
er's platform, where 13 Of them, repre-
senting the l3 original colonies, formed
guard Of honor. On the platform
were members of Congress, Federal,
District and civic leaders. F1anking
the platform were the United States
Marine Corps Band and the Drum and
Bugle Corps of Fort Stevens Post,
American Legion.
Melvin c. Hazen, president of the
Board of District Commissioners, pre-
sided and the invocation was given by
Rev. w. H. Burgan. pastor of Hamline
Methodist Episcopal Church.
Although large the crowd took ex-
ample from the Scouts, being one of
the most orderly in recent years. Police
reported that the vast throng was
moved out without difhculty after the
show other than the unavoidable tra1.
nc delays.
Evening star., 1937-07-06

early inventive efforts to fool the
horse with disguised horseless car
riages.
To prevent quadrupeds from bolt
ing at the sight of the automobile, a
man patented a car that had the body
Of q horse. Another inventor car
ried the idea to the extreme of putting
horn in the wooden horses mouth.
The motor association workers
crashed into countless odd mishaps:
Two persons were injured when a
turtle crawled up drivers leg ..
young deer wrecked a car and killed
three people q 7-year-old girl
was hit by an automobile and re-
ceived q bruise, while the driver died
from shock.
Strangest Of all their discoveries,
said the historians, Is the fact that
with a filling station for every mile
Of hArd-surfaced road, l,5o0, 900 Amer.
leans ran out Of gas last year.
Evening star., 1937-07-06
BAND CONCERTS,

BY the Marine Band at the Tuber-
culosis Hospital, Fourteenth and Up
shur streets, at $50 o'clock tonight.
Capt. Taylor Branson. leader; William
F. Santlemann, assistant.
BY the Soldiers Home Band in the
bandstand at o'clock tonight. John
8. M. Zimmerman. bandmaster; Anton
Pointner, assistant.
BY the Army Band in the formal
garden at Walter Reed Hospital at
$50 o'clock tonight. Capt. Thomas F..
Darcy. leader: Karl Hubner. assistant.
Evening star., 1937-07-06
FIREMEN WIN PRIZE

WARRENTON. Va, July 6 (P).-The
Warrenuton Volunteer Fire Depart
ment, composed of IS uniformed men
and one truck, was awarded the cup
for the best equipment and apparatus
yesterday at the annual Orange, Va,
hremen's carnival.
The truck was purchased recently
by the Warrenton department.