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Evening star., 1937-04-05
Name of T,vin Girl
HOnOrs Mrs. ROhde
And Mrs. Roosevelt
Mrs. Armstrong, Former
Bess Furn,an, Also Is
Mother of Boy.

Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs. Ruth Bryan
Owen Rohde and a proud father all
were honored today In the naming OF
twins born yesterday in McCook,
Nebr., to Mrs Robert Armstrong. jr.,
1920 Western avenue. the former Bess
Furman, Associated Press staff writer
here for more than eight years.
The twins, a boy and a girl. 7
pounds and 6 pounds IL ounces, re-
spectively, entered the world in the
home Of Mrs. Armstrong; parents,
DR.. and Mrs. Donald Furman, at
McCook.
Mrs. Armstrong carried out her
promise to name her first daughter
Ruth Eleanor after Mrs. Roosevelt
and Mrs Rohde The Armstrong;
were married in Mrs. Rohde's Office
on Capitol Hill when she was Rep
resentative OF Florida, before her ap-
pointment as Minister to Denmark
and subsequent marriage to Capt.
Boerge Rohde Of Denmark
Mrs Roosevelt appeared pleased at
the news today, at the opening of her
press conference. She received the
announcement last night, she said.
The son was named Robert Furman
for his father and the Furman family.
The father, now employed in the
Interior Department. formerly was
Washington correspondent for the
San Francisco Chronicle. He is the
son Of Robert Armstrong, for years
head Of the Los Angeles Times Wash
ington Bureau.
Evening star., 1937-04-05
DISTRICT UPHELD
IN TAKING PEPC0
q. s. Appeals Court Rules Against
Company on Maryland
Power Revenues.

The United States Court Of Appeals
today upheld the right of the District
OF Columbia to tax the Potomac Elec-
trio Power Co. on its revenues OBJ
tanned from the sale Of electricity in
nearby Maryland
This authority had been challenged
by the power company in bill asking
that a $45,303.84 tax assessment for
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1885,
be set aside.
It was contended that the tax, levied
on q basis Of gross earnings both
within and without the District was
unconstitutional because it was, in
effect, q burden on interstate COM
merce.
The court decided, however, that the
levy was a franchise tax measured
by gross earnings, but not a tax on
such earnings.
Associate Justice Charles H. Robb,
who rendered the decision, said Con-
gress may set whatever basis 1t sees
flt for levying on legitimate subjects
OF taxation. -
Corporation Counsel Elwood H. Seal
and his assistants, Hinman D. Folsom
and Raymond Sparks appeared for
the District.
Evening star., 1937-04-05
D.A.R.ATTENDANCE
RECORD EXPECTED
Report by Mrs. Becker and
Several Elections to
Mark Congress.

The forty-sixth Continental Con-
gress of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution, which will convene
here April 19 to elect seven vice
presidents general and one honorary
vice president general, is expected to
break all attendance records, it was
announced today.
The congress will mark the close
Of the second year Of the administra-
ton of Mrs. William A. Becker, presi-
dent general, and her report to the
delegates assembled from the various
States, Territories and insular pos
sessions will be one OF the high lights
of the gathering
The seating capacity Of Constitution
Hall will be taxed to the limit during
the congress, national headquarters
stated. Mrs. Becker assured local
members of the organization, how
ever, that after opening night, every
effort will be made to find seats for
members who are not delegates.
Mrs. Becker's report is expected to
detail the work Of her administration
in conducting Nationwide program
to aid youth and the underprivileged,
a vigorous campaign against COM
munism, subversive propaganda and
anti-American activities; energetically
supporting development of an ade-
quate national defense and expanding
the D. A. r. student-aid program.
A number of resolutions of para
mount importance" will be laid before
the congress, Mrs. Becker said.
Mrs. Becker will hold her reception
at Constitution Hall on the evening OF
April 20. Mrs. Roosevelt will receive
the delegates at the White House
on April 21. The election of officers
will be held April % and the con-
gress will adjourn following a banquet
at the Maydower Hotel April %.
Evening star., 1937-04-05
81 Husky armed Men Guard
Supreme Court and Justices
Capt. Crooks Detail
Ready to Meet Trouble,
if Any Arises.
BY PHILIP H. LOVE.

A special police force of "a strong"
men-all trained in craftsmanship by
the Coast Guard-protects the Su-
preme Court and its nine justices.
Husky blue-uniformed officers, with
revolvers swinging in holsters at their
sides, patrol the spacious Supreme
Court Building night and day, keeping
in constant communication with their
headquarters through signaling de-
vices at strategic points on their
beats"
Inside the four-story structure po-
licemen either stand guard at stations
designated by their commander, Capt.
Phil H. Crook, or else follow pre-
scribed routes which, in the course of
an eight-hour trick of duty" take
them through miles OF white marble
corridors and rooms. Outside they
patrol the area bounded by First and
Second streets northeast and East
Capitol street and Maryland avenue
northeast, maintaining contact with
headquarters by means Of regular
police call-boxes.
every Few" Arrests.
Although the force is trained and
equipped to meet virtually any emer-
gency, it has encountered mo real
trouble" thus far, according to Capt.
Crook Despite the fact an average
of 5000 or more visitors enter the
building every day, no member of the
force has ever found 1t necessary to
use his gun and arrests have been
very few"
LAS a matter of fact" said Capt.
Crook, I'VE hardly ever have any
trouble-largely, I suppose, because
most people hold the court and every
thing pertaining to it in such great
awe"
Crook and his men have comprised
the force since its organization in
June, 1885, when the tribunal moved
from the old Senate chamber in the
Capitol. He had been a lieutenant OF
Capitol police, in charge of the House
Office Building details, but only two
or three members of that force fol-
lowed him to his new command.
No Patronage Jobs.
capitol police jobs are patronage
propositions, but this isn't" he ex-
planned. MY men-all of whom were
appointed by Supreme Court Marshal
Frank K. Green, with the approval
of Chief Justice Hughes-had to meet
strict requirements, even though they
aren't under civil service Most Of
them are ex-service men and all are
healthy and strong, as we'll as intel
ligent."
A native Of Maine, Crook had
a background Of IA years experience
as Capitol policeman when he was
placed in charge Of the court force.
Before coming to Washington. he was
chief telegraph operator for the Bos-
ton e. Maine Railroad
Scattered through the structure are
Evening star., 1937-04-05
SPORTSMAN HELD
IN OLD DOMINION
IN z AUTO DEATHS
Virginian Posts Bond on
MansIaughter Count in
Rappahannock.
VICTIMS WERE STRUCK
BY STATION WAGON
Thomas 0. Greenough Arrested in
Arlington After D. c. Police
Broadcast Lookout for Car.

Thomas o. Greenough, sportsman
and member of a prominent Virginia
family, who was arrested in Arlington
County, Va, early yesterday in con-
nection with the death of two colored
men in a highway accident, near Wash
lngton, Va, returned to his home
near Orange today after posting
$4,000 bond on charge of involun-
tary manslaughter.
Greenough, clad in riding clothes
and driving station wagon he used
on his mothers farm, which he
manages, was stopped on the Lee
Highway between Cherrydale and the
Key Bridge about 2:30 am. by Deputy
Sheriffs j. E. Conway and Lyman
King. They had received a descrip-
ton Of his car relayed from Rappa-
hammock County authorities through
the Washington, D. c., police radio
station. He was returned to WASH
ngton yesterday afternoon by Deputy
Sheriff James Lillard of Rappahan-
mock County.
Rappahannock County Prosecutor
Frank Moffett said that no charge
OF leaving the scene of an acci-
dent had been placed against Green
ough, who claimed that he had stopped
after hitting something he thought
was dog" on the Lee Highway north
OF Washington, Va.
Headlights Reported Bent.
Mof1ett said Greenough told him hs
got out of his station wagon and looked
around, but saw nothing except .
couple Of colored men approaching. ="
and got back in his car and continued
on his way.
According to Moffett, the four COL
ored men were walking on the left side
H the road, facing southbound traffic,
and were struck from behind by car
going north. Walton Fletcher, 20, and
Nathan Fletcher, %, brothers, who
lived near here, were killed. Henry
Starks, 38, and William Roy, 26, were
seriously injured and taken to a hos
pital The headlight and fender of
Greenough's car were bent and there
was blood on the side of the car,
Moffett said.
Lyttleton Waddell, attorney of
Charlottesville, represented Green
ough when bond was set yesterday
and said his client would have MOTH
ing to say about the case until the
hearing set for April l6, before Trial
Justice George Settle.
Attended Cambridge University.
Greenough said he WAS en- route to
New York to visit his brother, Robert,
when he was arrested in Arlington
County, according to Mof1ett Robert
Greenough arrived here to aid his
brother yesterday afternoon.
Thomas Greenough for the past
several years has managed the large
estate of his mother, Mrs. Henry
Waldo Greenough, who was prominent
in Virginia society 20 years ago, but
who has dwelt in seclusion for many
years.
He played foot ball at Amherst Col
lege and later went to England to
attend Cambridge University.
Evening star., 1937-04-05
R. E. CHADDOCK HEADS
CENSUS ADVISORY BODY
Columbia Professor Succeeds Day,
Commerce Department
Announces.

Robert E. Chaddock, professor OF
statistics at Columbia University has
been elected chairman of the
Advisory Committee of the Cehsus
Bureau, it was announced by the
Commerce Department. He succeeds
Edmund E. pay of the Rockefeller
Foundation
The election concluded a two-day
session Of the committee with Census
Director William L. Austin and bureau
officials to discuss current census
problems and to discuss preparations
for the dicennial census in 1910.
The committee consists of Murray
r. Benedict Of the University of
California, Paul T. Cherington of New
York, ]. Frederic Dewhurst of the
Twentieth Century Fund, New York;
Frederick c. Mills, professor of eco
nomics and statistics, Columbia Uni
versity, and William F. Ogburn, profess
sor of sociology, University of Chicago.
These members will serve until
March 81, 1898.
Evening star., 1937-04-05
GAMBLING CASES
ARE CONTINUED
II Defendants Arraigned on
Charges and Bonds Are
Reduced.

Postponement of the gambling cases
against II men arrested Saturday in
series of raids on Ninth street estab-
lishments and reduction of the pris-
oners' bonds resulted today when they
were arraigned before United States
Commissioner Needham c. Turnage.
Pleading not guilty, the prisoners
were released for hearing May 5.
Their bonds aggregated $41, 500, COM
pared with a total of $69, 900 originally
set by police.
Only those charged with violating
sections of the gambling code were
arraigned, 1923 others having been
released over the week end after being
booked as witnesses.
Vincent Marino appeared on two
charges Of setting up gaming table
and two charges of conspiracy to
violate the gambling laws. His bond
was fixed at $6,00O
Action on Others.
Charged with conspiracy and setting
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Howard Nicholson, his father, Isaac
Nicholson, and Arthur E. Williams,
were released on $4,000 bail each.
Bonds of $4,000 each was set for
Herman E. Roach, James Campo,
Thomas w. Bean, Melvin O. zirzle,
John Dumlea, Nanny Klein, Nick
Koury, Frank La Barr, George Craig,
Clark Stockstill and George H. Lilley,
all of whom were charged with setting
up gaming tables.
Jacob jackson, colored, charged with
conspiracy to violate the gambling
laws, was released on 81 500 bond.
Three Of the places raided were
pool rooms, while the fourth was 4
fountain service establishment.
Paraphernalia Confiscated.
Paraphernalia allegedly used In
bookmaking, numbers slips and a
number Of pin-ball and claw machines
were confiscated, police said.
Since they started their latest war
against gambling, police have made
43 raids.
Early last month, police had been
fixing bonds of 81, 900 on each gambl-
ing charge. Saturday night, however,
they boosted 1t to $4,000 per charge.
Turnage today set it at 1900 on each
count.
Evening star., 1937-04-05

because he wanted to visit the same
neighborhood. Burrow consented.
When the cab reached the Benning
and Minnesota intersection, Burrow
paid Mrs. Willoughby ST and left the
cab. The other man forced him back
in with gun and directed the driver
to take him to Great Falls, Md. At
Twentieth street and Constitution
avenue, however, he ordered her to
turn back toward Highway Bridge
and to head for Alexandria.
Mrs. Willoughby said the bandit told
her to observe red traffic lights, but
not to sound her horn. There was q
red light at Fourteenth and Water
streets southwest When she pur-
posely choked the motor after she had
stopped, the bandit forced her out of
the taxi and drove of. A few min
utes later he robbed Burrow of IS
and a watch, then put Burrow out
and abandoned the cab.
Police captured a man answering
the robbers description as he ran
through Potomac Park He identi-
fed himself as Richard S. Watson, 80,
Of Lynchburg, Va.
Evening star., 1937-04-05
CHERRY BLOOMS
LIKELY THIS WEEK
Warm Weather Due to Brinq
Out Buds Before Fes-
tivaI Thursday.

Prospects Of warmer weather and
occasional rains today strenthened
the probability that the cherry BIOS
SONS will be blooming Thursday when
the blossom festival program is held
at the Tidal Basin.
The forecast Is for occasional rains
tonight and tomorrow. with slightly
higher temperatures and minimum
tonight Of about SIS degrees. above
the low last night.
Experts say few days Of compare
lively mild weather will bring the
blossoms out in their full glory. Just
now, however, only a faint haze Of
color Is visible In the trees.
Nevertheless. the drives under the
trees were packed with automobiles
as thousands of motorists sought \
first glimpse OF Washington's famous
floral display. Special details of po-
lice were on hand to direct traffic,
which was rerouted at some intersec-
tions.
Tickets at rs cents each for chairs
at the festival Thursday night have
been placed on sale at leading depart
ment stores, hotels, the American Au-
tomobile Association, the Keystone
Automobile Club, the Housing Bureau
Of the Greater National Capital Com
mittee and the Standard OIL Co.
Building, First street and Constitu-
ton avenue.
Comparatively few visitors were In
town yesterday. word having gone out
that the blossoms would not be open
for several days yet. A few festival
visitors are expected tomorrow. Given
favorable weather, 1T least 100000
visitors should be in Washington for
the festival, experts say.
The Easter holidays drew huge
crowds Of sight-seers here last Mon
day, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day, but few remained over the week
end
Evening star., 1937-04-05
WOMAN HACKER
ANDFARE ROBBED
Bandit Suspect Captured by
Police Soon After Cab
Was Taken.

Soon after the cab of one of Wash
ington's few women hackers was taken
and her passenger robbed last night
man suspected Of being the bandit was
captured by police.
Two men entered the cab of Mrs
Alice E. Willoughby, 1902 G street
Evening star., 1937-04-05

S ou t h e a S t, at
Sixth street and
Pennsylvania av-
enue southeast.
One of them,
Everett H. Bur-
row, 35, Carvan-
rode, Va, had
hailed the cab.
When he told the
driver to take
him to Benning
road and Minne-
S o [ a a V e n u e
sou t heast. the
other man walked
up and asked if
ho could on too
Evening star., 1937-04-05
CHINESE DIPLOMAT
Is INJURED IN JUMP
Jen ChAo shieh Leaped From
Horye to Avoid Collision
With Bicyclist.

Jen Chao Shieh, attache Of the
Chinese Embassy, was injured yester-
day when he jumped from the horse
he was riding in West Potomac Parl
to avoid q collision with q bicyclist
The injufed man was taken te
Emergency Hospital by Park Police.
man A. Kruger and treated for q
sprained back and bruises. He later
went home.
Police did not learn the name od
the bicyclist.
Evening star., 1937-04-05
Civil War Veteran Is 81.

CUMBERLAND, Md, April (P.-
James Reed, one of the few surviving
Civil War veterans in Western Mary
land, Is 81 years old. He celebrated
his birthday anniversary Saturday at
his home here.
Evening star., 1937-04-05
Red Snow Seen on Mt. Rainier.

Colored snow exists in the United
States. Red snow Is frequently re-
ported on Mount Rainier. The ruddy
color Is due to tiny plant, OF the
100 or more kinds Of snow algae.
Evening star., 1937-04-05
BAND CONCERT.

BY the Marine Band in the audi
torium at pm. tomorrow. Capt.
Taylor Branson, leader; William F.
Santelmann, assistant
Program.
Marines Hymn"
Overture, la Cenerentola" Rossini
March, The Keystonian."
schoendorfer
Trombone solo, Ave Maria" Gounod
Dale Harpham.
March. Homage" from "Sigurd
Jorsalfar' ------------------G -Grieg
Song of the Fighting Marines"
Burnett
Cornet solo, "Carneval of Venice"
Del Staigers
Robert De Hart.
March, "Gridiron Golden Jubilee"
Taylor Branson
Flower Waltz" from "Nutcracker
Suite" -Tschaikowsky
"Friml's Favorites" ---- Friml
Suite
(a) Flight of the Bundle Bee,"
Rimsky-K -Korsakow
% Mosquito Dance" Paul White
Arrangement by Siegfried Schar-
bau, Marine Band.
(c) Perpetual Notion Paganini
Transcription by Cerminara.
Humoreske, "Darkies Jubilee" Turner
March, Colonel Bogey"- Afford
Hymn, ITO the Faithful"
Kenneth Douse
Marine Band.
1.-THE Star Spangled Banner"
The Washington times., 1937-03-05
.Quints Continue
A. A. j. Tourney

Takoma Motors VS.. Sports Cen
ter, 8 o'clock.
Potomac Electric Power Com
pany VS.. Bureau of Investigation,
9 o'clock.
Tennis Shop VS.. Flying Eagles,
10 o'clock.
That's the lineup tonight in
Heurich gym in the annual Dis
trict A. A. U. basketball champion
ship tournament.
At 7p. M, in the gym, Washing
ton Daily News takes on Pincus
Grill in a 145-pound game.
The defending champion, George
Washington University Frosh,
Commissioner George Aliens Dis
trict WPA five, and the Senate
five all came through last night
with victories in the unlimited di-
vision.
G. w. won over Silver Spring,
Al to 20: WPA took a 50-16 ver-
dict over Jewish Community Cen
ter, and Senate won over G.. P. o.,
32-17. In a 145-pound game,
Aggies won over Georgetown intra-
mural team, 1925,
The Washington times., 1937-03-05
Local Golf Women
Select Committees

Mrs. r. w. Payne, president of
the District Women's Coli Asso-
citation, announces the following
appointments:
Tournament chairman. Mrs. Karl s.
Giles, Indian Spring; vice chairman, Mrs.
r. r. Thompson, AFmy-Navy.
Team Captains-District. Mrs. N. j.
WaldrOn, Beaver Dam; first team, Mrs.
Roland Mackenzie, Congressional; as
sistant, Mrs. L. b. Platt, Chevy Chase;
second team, Mrs. e. NJ. Amick. COlum-
bia: assistant, Mrs. C. b. MCGOWAN.
Beaver Dam; third team, Mrs. Frank
Kramer, Beaver Dam; assistant, Mrs. r.
E. Joyce, KenwOOd: interCity, Mrs. Susan
Hacker, Chevy Chase.
Rules cOmmittee-Mrs. H. A. Knox,
Congressional, chairman; Mrs. j. W..
Beller, Columbia; Mrs. L. B. SehlOss,
WOOdmOnt; Mrs. j. F. DOwdall. Congress
siOnal; Mrs. N. G. Masten, Washington;
Mrs. Y. F. Booker. Chevy Chase; Mrs.
j. Franklin Gross, Columbia.
~Handlcaps-Mrs. G. P. Medley. chair
man, Manor; Mrs. G. r. Pugh, Manor.
PriZes-Mrs. III. L. SimcO, Manor; Mrs.
Frank HelOn, Manor.
YearbOOk-Mrs. r. e. Burke, Congress
siOnal.
PubIicity-TOurnamen Mrs. j. r. Bull
lock. Indian Spring; team matches, Mrs.
n. j. WaldrOn, Beaver Dam.
The Washington times., 1937-03-05
Queen enPin0pens
New Drives

George Honey is undergoing his
baptism as a full-fledged bowling
alley manager over this weekend
as he opens eight more alleys TO-
night at Queen Pin, making 18 in
all, and also readies himself for
his first important sweepstakes,
the fourth annual Charles Olive
"Super-Dub" Sweepstakes, which
opens at the plant tomorrow at 4
p. m.
Entries are pouring in for the
"Super-Dub" affair which is linn
tied to bowlerS with averages of
112 or less. Seven games will be
rolled and the entry fee is only S.,
including price of games.
Sam Simon climbed a high ped
estal last night when he smacked
out a 453 set, with games of 149,
145 and 159, to lead Heurich Brew
ers to the top in the District
League, by sweeping Rose Liquor
Store, the erStwhile leaders. Sam
established a new season set mark
and the Brewers turned in games
of $40, 662 and 639 for 1921 set.
Bill Krauss jumped back into
the high individual average race
with 424 set as Occidental
Restaurant nudged it's way into
second place, Rose Liquor drop
ping to a tie with Washington
Brewery for third place. Eddie
Keith boosted the Brewery crew
to 2-to-1 decision with a 408 set.
Shooting 377, Ollie Pacini not
only held the lead in individual
averages but boosted it to 124-32,
with Joe Harrison replacing Perce
Wolfe as runner-up, but lost six
pins on his average with 366, 124-8
to Wolfe's 124-6. Wolfe bowled 356.
Bill KrauSs' 424 set catapulted him
to fourth place with 123-48, and
Astor Clarke, turning in his finest
effort in a month, S93, is six pins
under 1913.
The Washington times., 1937-03-05
Loses
In Conference
Tourney

RALEIGH, N. c.. March s.
North Carolina State, Washington
and Lee, Wake Forest and the Uni
versity of North Carolina today
were a notch nearer their goal of
champion of the Southern Confer
ence in basketball. All four were
returned winners in yesterdays
first games of the preliminary
round, State winning over Mary
land, a. to 35, Washington and
Lee defeating South Carolina, AZ
20, Wake Forest taking a hard one
from Richmond, 1924, and North
Carolina conquering Duke, 34-30.
North Carolina, defending cham
pion, staged brilliant second half
rally to win over Duke, but the
top game of yesterday was the
N. C. State-Maryland battle, which
turned out to be just that-a bat
tie. and a bitter battle at that.
Three men we're put off the
court for personal fouls and one
for slugging in the Terp-Wolfpack
melee. Standout players were Bill
Mann, of State, and AL Waters, of
Maryland. Mann took individual
scoring honors with Is points. -.
Washington and Lees Generals,
favoriteS to win the title, ran
rough shod over South Carolina
and had no trouble winning.
The Wake Forest Richmond
game was a hard,fought close
battle, but near the end of the
contest Dwight Morris, Wake
Forest captain, rallied his men and
the Deacons went on to win.
BY their victories, North Caro-
lima, N. C. State, Wake Forest and
Washington and Lee went into the
Semi-final round,
The Washington times., 1937-03-05
RaCeFans
Await ODDS

LONDON, March 5 G.N.SO.
Britain'S racing fans today eagerly
awaited next Mondays call-over of
odds in the Grand National
Steelplechase to be run at Aintree
on March 10.
In the last call-over at the Vic
toria Club, odds were announced
as follows:
Royal Mail, 10 to /: Ready Cash,
100 to 9; Golden Miller, 100 to 8;
Delachance, Is to /; Puckabelle,
20 to 1; Drinmore Lad, 20 to l.;
Ego, % to /; Spionaud, Is to l.;
Misdemeanor, Is to l.
Drinmore Lad has been an
nounced as doubtful starter since
this call-over. M
The Washington times., 1937-03-05
Two Officials Will
Work Floor TiIts

LEXINGTON, Va, March s..
Directors of the South Atlantic
basketball tournament to be held
at Washington and Lee on March
IL, IL and 13 announced today that
George H. "Gummy" Proctor,
Richmond (Va) basketball off
cial; William w. Judy, of Potomac
State College, and Raymond Was
key Of the National Board of Off
cials would officiate at the tourna-
ment. Two men will work each
game.