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The Washington times., 1937-10-08
PITTS ENERGIES
FROM PRISON IN
WITNESS ROLE.
Testifies Here in Hart
Income Tax Case

G. Bryan Pitts, former Wash
ington mortgage banker, who is
serving a 14-year term at Lorton,
emerged briefly from the prison
yesterday to testify before the
Board of Tax Appeals in a case
involving Henry o. Hart, his for
mer confidential secretary.
Pitts was convicted of conspiracy
to embezzle more than a million
dollars from the F. H. Smith Com
pany. He took the stand to tell
of his business transactions with
Hart, who is now an employe OF
the Farm Security Administration
and who is trying to strengthen his
position for redetermination of al
legged deficiencies in his income
tax of 1882.
Hart testified he was employed
by Pitts during the first ten
months of 1882 and that the
Treasury Department was in error
in claiming "fees" and interest"
as income, claiming he had re-
ceived neither fees nor interest
during that period. He said he
had paid expenses for business
trips out of his own pocket total
ing $5,386.
Pitts claimed he did not
authorize the trips and that he
had made a copy, in longhand, of
a financial statement he asserted
Hart had given him the day before
he entered Lorton. The original
statement could not be located.
The copy was accepted as evidence
by Presiding Judge Eugene Black.
The Washington times., 1937-10-08
Stephen Foster Kin
Begins Honeymoon

DETROIT, Oct. 8 GN.S0.
Married in the Stephen C. Foster
Memorial home at Henry Ford's
Greenfield Village yesterday, Dor
othy Jane Rose, great-granddaugh-
ter of the composer of "oh, Sus-
annah," and Ralph L. Melady, OF
New York, were honeymooning in
Pittsburgh today. The Foster home
was brought from Lawrenceville,
Pa, to Greenfielrd Village in 1884.
The Washington times., 1937-10-08

Such excellent results have been
obtained, DR.. Hyland said at the
closing session of the associations
forty-third annual convention,
that use of the serum is rapidly
becoming universal.
Response of the patient is
nothing short of dramatic in
many infantile paralysis cases."
he asserted. Many seriously ill
patients have made remarkable
recoverieS and the incident Of
residual paralysis was very low
and of a very mild degree.
Physicians should continue
this type of treatment"
The serum, if administered
The Washington times., 1937-10-08

within the first four or five
days after exposure to measles
will prevent the disease in almost
100 per cent of contacts, DR..
Hyland explained. Given after the
fifth day it modifies the resulting
measles so that the attack is mild
and not followed by complications.
I'm this way we may protect
the younger child to whom
measles is a very serious disease,
and enable him to grow to an
age when he will be better able
to withstand the attack" DR..
Hyland said.
The Washington times., 1937-10-08
Master Brewers
Name J. w. Russert

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Oct.
(C.TP.SD.- John w. RuSSert
brewmaster of the Blats Brewing
Company, has been elected presi
dent of the Master Brewers Asso
citation of America. His father
the late Charles F. Russert, o1
Boston, was president Of the asso
ciation from 1908 to 1912. Buffalo
was chosen for the convention
next year.
The Washington times., 1937-10-08
GANDHI is SUBJECT

"Gandhi's Contribution and It's
Significance to the American Ne
gro" will be the subject of DR..
Benjamin E. Mays, dean Of the
school of religion at Howard Uni
versity, in Metropolitan A. M. E.
Church, Sunday, at 8 p. m. The
program will be in connection with
the annual homecoming celebra-
ton.
The Washington times., 1937-10-08
brennan Murder
Trial Opens Oct. 28

NEW BRUNSWICK, N. j., Oct.
8.-The trial of Margaret Dren-
nan, 20 years old, accused Of the
Staying of Paul Reeves, 25-year-old
father of two children, will open
October 18. The jury will be
drawn from a panel including II
women and 36 men.
The Washington times., 1937-10-08
New Serum ROutS
Dreaded Diseases

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah. Oct. QNSO!-ConvaIescent
serum prepared from the blood of recently recovered
from serious diseases is being successfully used in combating
inane paralysis, scarlet fever, measles mumps whoopmg
cough and chkenpox Dr. Hyand director of the con-
vaescnt center the Los Angeles Chdrens Hospital
told members Of the Utah State Medical Assoclaton
The Washington times., 1937-10-08

International News Photo
LOIS FLUENT, ecently
named CALIFORNIA; most beau
tifuI blonde, added another
laurel to her crown when she
was selected as the best
dressed beach girl in q Los
Angeles (Calif.) costume re-
view. She is shown in the
prize.Winning beach outfit.
The Washington times., 1937-10-08
DEFIES GOVERNOR

Admonishing Governor Murphy's
spokesman to take care OF State
business and I'll take care OF
mine," the sheriff then appealed
to the Sheriffs Association and
deputies from five surrounding
counties began arriving here.
Van Antwerp and 20 deputies
last Saturday night dispersed a
crowd of 200 strikers after a
demonstration. Wednesday night
there was q furry of fist fighting
between c I. o. pickets and work
ers. and it was rumored the c. I. o.
planned to bring picketS here
from surrounding cities to enforce
the picket line.
PLANS DIRECT ACTION
Sheriff Van Antwery made the
following statement:
We'll have no rioting here.
I believe in stopping trouble be-
fore it starts. If union organiz-
ers attempt to bring in United
Automobile Workers from To-
ledo and neGrby Michigan cities,
as they have threatened, we'll
stop them outside the city linn
it's"
Evening star., 1937-10-31
Our Mr.. Joachim,
Trailing Hokllm,
Doesn't Joke 'Em

Philip Joachim-except on Hal
loween-is pretty good at checking
reports of fires. shootings and such.
Last night the young reporter Of
The Star staff made three telephone
calls to neighborhoods where some
emergency, real or fancied, seemed 10
demand the presence of police.
In the first two cases he got no
farther than Can you tell me, please,
II the police have been summoned to
your neighborhood? This Is Mr..
Joachim speaking :"
Bang, went two receivers! On the
third call voice said. "Oh, yeah
well. Mr.. Joachim, just call me back
April l and I'll let you knowl"
Then Joachim recalled that he pro-
nounces his name "Joke'um!"
Evening star., 1937-10-31
DC. HEALTH CRUSADE
Will BE LAUNCHED
District tuberculosis Association
to Hold Annual Meeting.
Seals Sale Planned.

A new public health crusade di-
rected against the spread of tubercu-
losis In Washington will be set in
motion at the annual public meeting
OF the District tuberculosis Associa-
ton on November % in the audi
torium of the United States Public
Health Service, Nineteenth street and
Constitution avenue NV.
The meeting also will launch the
annual sale of Christmas seals to raise
funds for financing the health services
of the association. The seals will 90
on sale on Thanksgiving Day.
Mrs. Ernest r. Grant, managing
director of the association, said the
meeting would take the form of a
health congress-" with delegates
present of various important civic or.
ganizations.
Speakers will include DR.. J. A.
Myers of Minneapolis. president of
the National tuberculosis Associa-
ton; DR.. G. st. C. Guild. field secre-
tary Of the national body, and DR..
James G. Townsend, president of the
District association.
Evening star., 1937-10-31
LAST DAY FOR TAX
BRINGS $1,235,66O
Real and Personal Property
Payments Pour In to
Avoid Penalties.

Eleventh-hour taxpayers yesterday
poured 1925, ,66o32 into the Golfers
of the District to get in under the
deadline for payment of real and per-
sonal property taxes and avoid the
penalties.
The payments, which came in a
flood of mail, as well as over the coun-
ter, swelled the Districts receipts Of
all kinds since the beginning of the
fiscal year last July l to nearly SILL
400,0 900, according to calculations made
in the Office of Tax Collector Chatham
M Towers
All payments sent by mail and post
marked prior to Saturday midnight
will be accepted without penalty. OFF,
cials anticipate further large bundle
of payments will be received in tomor-
rows mail.
OF the total received yesterday
S615,557 was on real estate taxes and
$52,641 on tangible and intangible
personal property levies.
Normally real and personal prop
erty tax payments are due in Septem-
Der, but the deadline was extended
one month this year because of the
delay in passage of the District Tax
Act, which held up preparation Of
bills. The second-half payments will
be due in March.
For delinquent payments l per cent
per month on the total of the real and
personal tax bills will be assessed.
Evening star., 1937-10-31
SPEAKERATTACKS
D. .C.LN|NG COSTS
A. A. A. Official Charges Dis
trict Government With
Indifference.

A lack of interest on the part Of
the District government in protecting
Washington's consumers was charged
yesterday by Donald E. Montgomery,
consumers counsel Of the Agriculture
Adjustment Administration, in a talk
at a luncheon meeting of the United
Federal Workers of America.
After reference to high costs of liv-
ing in the District, the speaker said,
There is something wrong here on
the consumers front. 1t may be the
large number of steady incomes, but
I believe it is more nearly the lack
of an elected government"
The difference in governmental in
terest shown on behalf of the con-
sumner here and In New York City was
pointed out. AS an example of the
local governments indifference toward
consumer protection. Mr.. Montgomery
cited the relatively high price of milk
here.
SisSS A<"oh va Ah~~h SS~s
Certain facts have been brought
out in regard to milk prices" he re-
marked, but no interest whatever has
been shown by local officials. 1t is
only proper that the consumer should
look to his local government for con-
sumner protection and expect it to look
out for his interests"
The official was hopeful in the food
price outlook generally. predicting no
increase in prices Of most commodities
and the possibility of decrease. Fu-
ture prices in the non-food classical
tion are questionable, he said.
In discussing consumers organiza-
ton, Mr.. Montgomery declared the
is on the upgrade and cited
a continued steady progress" in con-
sumner co-operatives in number and
Organization Is spread
ing into new fields, increasing the
necessity for an inter-co-operation be-
tween the groups, he stated.
New Groups Formed.
AS to prospects for the movement In
the District, the official pointed out
that the need for full-time leadership
is being fulfilled by several new or
ganizations and the cooperation of
part time" groups. such as the United
Federal Workers, is being realized.
The meeting was held at Wesley
Hall and presided over by Sidney r.
Katz, chairman of the Civic Affairs
Committee, in charge of the program
Evening star., 1937-10-31
Money Ready,
ButCIUinlUntS
Fail to Appear

The Social Security Board would
like to pay out some money.
Thousands of dollars in lump-sum
payments, due either to workers who
have reached the age of IS, or to the
families of deceased workers, are be-
ing held because claims have not been
filed, Ralph B. Harris, manager Of the
Washington field Office, which serves
this area, said yesterday.
Under the old-age-benefits section Of
the Social Security Act, when workers
reach 65, or die before monthly bepe-
fits start on January /, 1912, the wage
tax they have paid since January l.,
last, is returned with 31a per cent
interest. Up to the end of September
only 1,712 claims had been filed in
this region, which includes, in addi-
ton to the District, Maryland, North
Carolina and the Virginias.
Officials are sure many more are due.
The claims are as follows: District,
ISL: Maryland, SOL North Carolina.
3S9: Virginia, '33s, and West Vir-
ginia, 1872.
Evening star., 1937-10-31
CRIME PREVENTION
TOBE DISCUSSED
Civic Leaders Will Hear
Jersey City Authority at
Luncheon Tuesday.

To begin formulation Of a concrete
community program Of crime pre-
vention," many civic leaders will con-
vene at luncheon Tuesday in the
Willard Hotel, under joint auspices
Of the Washington Criminal Justice
Association and the Institute of Grim
inal Science.
DR.. Thomas w. Hopkins, whose or
ganization Of crime preventive pro-
grams in Jersey City has been ma
tionally accepted as model, will de-
liver the principal address. Eugene
Myer, publisher of the Washington
Post, will preside.
DR.. Hopkins will deliver the fifth
address in the crime clinic being con-
Quoted by the institute on THE School
and the Teacher" Tuesday evening in
the Wardman Park Theater.
Stresses Need for Action.
Discussing the need for crime pre-
ventive program, DR.. James A. Nolan
of the Criminal Justice Association,
declared last night Washington Il
becoming constantly more alive to the
need for a co-ordinated program which
shall not only enlarge and perfect the
processes of law enforcement and
criminal correction, but also actively
promote adequate and effective crime
preventive measures. The aSsocia-
ton has made and is making exhaus-
tive and Illuminating analyses OF
crime conditions as they exist in our
metropolitan area.
1.-The Institute of Criminal Science
has brought, and is bringing to Wash
ington and other communities, the
outstanding authorities in the whole
field of crime prevention and correc-
ton in its crime clinic. Against the
background of this national effort, we
feel certain a correlated program of
vital Importance can be evolved with
the entire interest of the leaders in
all community efforts. 1t is to take
the first steps in such cooperation
that the luncheon at the Willard has
beeen arranged"
DR.. Nolan announced yesterday that
those invited to the luncheon include
DR.. Frank w. Ballou. Judge Fay Bent
ley, Maj Ernest w. Brown, Joseph
E. Dayton. Clarence Phelps Dodge,
DR.. Ruth Coyner, Mrs. Henry Grattan
Doyle, Wilbur La Roe, jr.; Lowell
Mellet, Miss Patricia Morss. DR.. Ches-
ter Holmes, Commissioner Melvin Ha-
zen, James E. Colliflower, Newbold
Noyes, Frank F. Nesbit. Mrs. Eleanor
Patterson, Vincent Saccardi, DR.. Har-
vey Smith. William Roy Valance, Miss
Ella Werner and Mrs. Harvey Wiley.
Evening star., 1937-10-31
PLANS ARE ANNOUNCED
FOR ROMAN LAW STUDY
Professors From Several Univer-
stiles to Speak at Monthly
Seminars,

Plans for furthering the study of
Roman law In America during the
coming year were announced yester-
day by the Riccobon Seminar of Ro-
man Law.
DR.. Brendon F. Brown, instructor in
law at Catholic University Law School
and serbia of the seminar, announced
tentative topics and speakers for regu-
lar monthly meetings as follows: Mo-
vember, DR.. Clement Bastnagel, Catho-
lie University; December. DR.. Roscoe
j. C. Dorsey, Washington College of
Law; January, Prof. Francis de Zu-
leata, regius professor Of law, Oxford
University; February, Prof. James B.
Thayer. Harvard Law School; March,
Prof. Ernest Levy, Washington State
Law School; April, Prof. Guido Kisch,
Columbia University; May, Thomas r.
Robinson, attorney, New Haven, Conn.
Evening star., 1937-10-31
ANNOUNCES SPEAKER
FOR H0SPIiAL NIGHT
Sibley Woman's Guild to Hear
Arthur Fleming of Amer
lean University.

Arthur Fleming, director Of the
School of Public Affairs of American
University, will be guest speaker at
Hospital night program to be held at
8 pm. Friday in Rust Hall of Sibley
Hospital under sponsorship of the
Woman's Guild of Sibley Memorial
Hospital.
Representatives of AZ churches are
expected to be present and report on
the result of guild membership cam
paign.
The objective of the guild this year
installation of modern X-ray therapy
equipment-will be announced at the
meeting. Last year the guild installed
an air-cooling system in the hospitals
maternity ward.
A musical program will be offered
by the Tuesday Evening Club, under
the direction of Mrs. Florence Howard.
Evening star., 1937-10-31
PLAN CELEBRATION
AT BARNEY HOUSE
Heads of Neighborhood Center
Invite Inspection on 36th
Anniversary.

The Barney Neighborhood. House,
center of social activities In the South
west area for many years, will cele-
brate its 36th anniversary Friday by
holding "open house" to enable the
public to observe work being done at
the settlement.
An inspection tour of the house and
grounds will include model home,
from an old stable, the
outdoor theater. the playground, club
and craft rooms and examination of
special displays Of arts and crafts
work, such as weaving, pottery and
basketry produced by the children
Classrooms also will be open for in
spection. The settlement dining room
will serve lunch and dinner for those
who make reservations a day in ad-
vance.
Miss Margaret Bell Merrill is head
resident of the house, which is located
at 470 N street S.W.
Evening star., 1937-10-31

Advantages of group medical prac-
tice may be summed up in five words,
better doctoring for less money" DR..
Richard C. Cabot of Harvard Univer-
sity told an audience gathered at the
Mayflower last night to usher in Group
Health Association, Inc, which will
open its clinic tomorrow for member
employees of the Federal Home Loan
Bank Board and affiliated agencies.
DR.. Cabot said such form of group
medical assurance, for small month
ly payment from each member, is bet
ter both for the patient and the doctor.
Pointing out that he had been a
country doctor. a general practitioner
in city and a participant in various
forms of group medical practice and
had a chance to observe the methods
and results of every type. he added:
There isn'n any comparison-group
practice is hundred times better"
While the average patient" said
DR.. Cabot, lis more interested in be-
ing treated for what's the matter with
him than in diagnosis, it makes lot
of difference to him whether he's
treated for the right disease"
Cities Difficulties in Diagnosis.
The veteran physician and teacher,
citing the difficulty of arriving at a
true diagnosis in many cases, said:
"A doctor used to make it alone.
Now a diagnosis is assembled as the
parts of a machine. It's no longer a
one-man job-it's teamwork job. ;"
The destitute person. he pointed out,
usually can get the most modern equip
ment in a hospital. and the wealthy
patient can buy such advantages. but
the one in between, the small salaried
person, cannot.
A cooperative plan for such group
as this, he said, should be God
send.
No single physician, Dr. Cabot de-
clared, is capable of diagnosing and
treating anything like all the condi-
tions with which contemporary medi-
cine has to cope. Machines and
laboratories are needed, and so are
technicians capable of using them ef-
f1ciently, he explained.
You can't get adequate medical serv-
ice these days. he said, unless you're
either very rich or very poor"
Overseas Two Years.
DR.. Cabot cited the World War,
in which he served two years over
seas, as an example of successful
group medical practice, where the
doctors were on salary and consulted
in clinical groups.
With the spread of group medicine.
he predicted, "the number of right
diagnoses is going to be greatly in
creased"
The patient who has a group med
ical membership will consult a doctor
for minor ailments when he would
stay away If he had to pay the reg
ular fee, in DR.. Cabot's opinion, and
this will give him a chance to re-
lieve his mind and be treasured, where
such troubles are purely mental and
also enable him to receive more
prompt treatment for incipient dis
eases.
The group doctor. declared DR..
Cabot, won't be so anxious to please
Evening star., 1937-10-31
CONSUMER COUNSEL
HITS COAL BOARD
Commission Tries to Handle Price
Fixing Behind Closed Doors,
Is Charge.
Ss the Associated Press,

1oS tHe ASSOCIdgcQ fIeSS.
: The consumers counsel of the newly
created Bituminous Coal Commission
charged the commission yesterday with
trying to handle price fixing matters
Behind closed doors"
George T. Ross, the counsel, made
the accusation during hearing of
evidence relating to the initial classi-
fcation of Illinois coal which he said
constitutes a link in the chain out
Of which come minimum prices" The
commission had denied his motion to
make public all statistical data.
Es Commissioner Walter H. Maloney
Immediately took exception to Ross
Hse of the phrase CLOSED DOORS"
cAlling 1t .highly improper"
''I can. think of no words more
appropriate than behind closed
DOORS Ross replied, "but perhaps my
statement might be condemned for
being too mild"
TIE commission is engaged in de-
ternfning fair coal prices for producing
districts. The consumers counsel was
appointed under the coal control act
- represent the public at hearings.
Evening star., 1937-10-31
Return of Chairman King of
Senate Committee Is
Awaited.
TAX PROGRAM REVISION
EXPECTED BY OFFICIALS
Final Action Of Levy Measure
Due to Await Next Years
Budget.
BY ]. A. O'LEARY.

An outline Of District legislation
to be considered by Congress this win
ter will begin TO take shape following
the return to the city some time this
week of Chairman King OF the Senate
District Committee.
Shortly after his arrival the Senate
chairman probably will resume infor-
NAL conferences he was holding with
District officials before his departure
month ago with the congressional
delegation to study statehood for
Hawaii.
Uppermost In his mind Is the prob
lem of revising the Districts new
10000 tax program, come parts of
which Congress intended should be
temporary for the current fiscal year.
until the next session could 60 more
thoroughly into the city's future
budget and revenue requirements. ,
Before his departure the Utah Sena-
tor had begun TO receive correspond
ence rejecting local dissatisfaction
with the business privilege tax based
on gross receipts, without regard to
net earnings.
Watches Tax Study.
While the rewriting of the tax laws
will have 20 start in the House, Sen
ator King wants to keep In touch with
the tax study as 1t progresses through
the District Building and various leg
islative stages.
The scope Of the tax changes will
depend to a large extent on the amount
Of next years budget. still in the
formative stage. 1t Is more than
likely. therefore, that the two houses
will wait for general idea of how
much the Appropriation Committees
plan to authorize before taking final
action on a revised tax bill.
These tax and budget matters are
not due to come to a head until the
regular session starting in January.
The District Legislative Committees of
House and Senate undoubtedly. will
begin preliminary work, however. on
other local issues during the special
session, which gets under way No.
vember is.
Would Broaden Powers.
Senator King has indicated he plans
to renew consideration of the pro-
posal he has advocated for many
years to broaden the general powers
Of the District Commissioners to en-
able them to perform some of the
routine municipal functions which now
require congressional action.
Awaiting further consideration be-
fore a special subcommittee headed
by Senator McCarran, Democrat. of
Nevada. is Senator Kings bill to re-
strict the development in Washington
of certain industries, including
slaughter houses. stockyards. explosive
factories and some classes of chem
ical plants.
Senator Reynolds, Democrat. of
North Carolina has announced he will
seek early consideration of the bill
sponsored by Commissioner Allen to
authorize the holding of referenduns
from time to time to enable local
residents to make known to the Com
missioners and Congress their wishes
on major issues.
There are a variety of other local
measures left over from the last ses-
SION to be given further study by either
the House or Senate. and one meas
ure-the new Juvenile Court code
awaiting settlement of differences in
conference, having passed both
branches.