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Evening star., 1937-04-11

EDlToRs NoTE-This is the first of series of articles
exposing caouS racket being prdcticed charity
on innocent u1cttms IN WASHINGTON is estimated that nell
oper quarter OF million dollars found its into the pock
etS OF hundredS OF organized charity District
dhg me past yea The way in och these crooks operate
tne nethodS used by the the schemes
poy 10 auct and detraud their uctis explained
racketeering here $1,000 ~ ~ ~ '
Evening star., 1937-04-11

~ u. S. Custom Patrol, Western Division State of
Washington. ~ Custom patrol boats at Buffalo. ~ Y.
~ This Opium found sunk in the oil tanks of
steamship. ~ Custom patrol of Eastern North Dakota
l5) Packages of heroin and t1co Leica cere
found in this suitcase Seised in Neac York. 20 Custom
barriers the road at the Mexican border at San
Isdro, Caif The to the Federal Buildne may
be seen at the left.
Evening star., 1937-04-11

THE men who make up the brave
border patrols come into the Gus
toms service from police duty or from
the combatant units of military forces.
They are given about two weeks train
ing in customs laws on entering the
The Washington times., 1937-09-02
By Robert Conova>

consider repeating or shortening the clause which
continues the refining monopoly to March /, 194O
But even if Congress does not then act the end Of
the monopoly is definitely in sight and sincerely
trust that nothing will be done by the domestic
growers of beets and cane to perpetuate it."
The President concluded by pointing out that
the sugar monopoly costs the American housewife
millions Of dollars each year.
The President did not name the responsible
leaders Of Congress" who, according to his state
ment, have promised to work for better sugar
legislation. The next opportunity to act in this
matter will be when the 1897 Sugar Act comes up
for renewal.
Chief among the defects Of the present act are
provisions discriminating against sugar imports
from Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands,
despite the fact that.al are integral parts Of the
United States.
Sources close to the White House had previously
made it clear that the Presidents action on the
sugar bill would not affect his decision regarding
a special term Of Congress. The President, it was
said, had many other reasons for wishing to call
the lawmakers back to Washington next Novem
ber.
The Washington times., 1937-09-02
Sd MAN JAILED
IN CAFE HOLDUP

A third suspect in the $1,000
s. & w. cafeteria robbery of Tues
day night was taken into custody
today. A number of others are
still being sought, Inspector Bern
ard w. Thompson, chief of detec-
tives, announced.
Two suspects held have made
confessions, duplicating the others,
Inspector Thompson said.
A special squad Of detectives
was assigned to the case shortly
after a lone gunman entered the
crowded downtown cafeteria, drew
q pistol and forced Mrs. Norma
Parnell, the cashier, to hand over
almost 81, 200 the nights receipts.
Yesterday the first two suspects
were taken into custody, and after
a long grilling gave information
that led to the third arrest today.
The Washington times., 1937-09-02
THURSDAY, SEPT
Seeing America Last By Helen E5sap

is a gigantic stage with natural setting Of
native oaks and eucalyptus against the mountain.
1.-THE Battered Bride" was done at the bowl
with grace and gayety. I liked the ballet all the
better for its touch of Hollywood Finding your
car after the opera was the trick Of the evening.
Mine was parked several blocks away, beyond the
whirling traffic. up winding, narrow road that
led first to the Pilgrimage Play" Work that
location out yourself. had to.
Helen Hayes was on the RKO lot today. Her
husband, Charlie Macarthur, seems to be working
out here. But Helen was visiting. Any chance
of Helen coming into pictures? Not one,
hear. Many of the stars have gone Carlo and
Grace Moore and have refused to let visitors
come on the lot while pictures are being shot.
Fred Astaire is friendly enough to strangers,
but they make him nervous.
Rehearses for Hours
Before each shot is actually made, he rehearses
his dance steps for hours before the camera and
lights. An empowered italian garden, complete
with Venus and Diana and zeus, is the setting for
those wild boys, Wheeler and Woolsey, in 1.-THE
Kangaroos" . The funniest thing saw on the
RKO lot where Whitney Bourne (the Singer
Sewing Machine heiress) was rehearsing for
Love in Basement" was the fervor with which
Franklin Pangborn powdered and repowdered his
manly nose.
Publicity man Krebs Of RKO says he's found
that the only way to be happy in Hollywood is
to stay bachelor. He's tried it three times. :.
In addition to advertising their wares with the
biggest signs east of the Rock of Gibraltar,
Hollywood and Los Angeles merchants have liv-
ing models to parade in costume high above the
streets under the glare of the calcium.
AS proof that the movie world is desperate for
new names for the grande passion consider
this one-"Dont Forget to Remember Mel
liked the Great Dane dog which will give elegance
to the new Herbert Marshall Barbara Stanwyck
film better than anyone I've met in Hollywood. -.
Don't fail to go to Olivera Street if you come
to L. A. You must meet this section Of old
Spain of the days of the gringo, Kit Carson. =.
And if you are two three ladies travelling with
out an escort have yourself little dash Of some
thing in the Cocoanut Grove at the Ambassador.
The Washington times., 1937-09-02
Union Meet
G. /. o. Units Here
To Hear LeIUis

All members of local unions az
filiated with the Committee for
Industrial Organization have been
asked by the central body to at.
tend a mass meeting tomorrow at
8 p. m. in the gymnasium of the
Y. M. c. A., at 1916 Twelfth st.
N. w.
The gathering will hear John L.
Lewis, president Of the United
Mine Workers, address a nation
wide audience on a coast-to-coast
broadcast, as well as speeches by
Frank Sobers, director Of the Dis
trict C. I. o. office, and John Tate,
of the United Federal Workers.
C. I. o. unions in Washington
include organizations Of workers
in gas, laundry, building service,
shoes, furs, oil, newspaper edi.
torial matter and retail trade.
The Washington times., 1937-09-02
Marriage License
Total Near Record

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Sept. "A
near-record number of marriage
licenses for any one month was
issued here during August by
Clerk of Court e. F. Hoffman. He
filed the necessary papers for 124
couples.
Clerk Hoffman also reported
that 226 deeds were recorded, nine
suits filed and eight wills pro-
bated during the month. He col
lected $1,363.63 for the State from
taxes on deeds, wills, suits and
marriage licenses.
The Washington times., 1937-09-02
Judge Continues
Oil Damage Case

A case against the MCGUIRE and
Rolfe Construction com p a n y
charging it with permitting crude
oil to flow in the Potomac River,
causing stains on the Memorial
Bridge, yesterday was continued
for three weeks by Judge Robert
E. Mattingly in Police Court fol-
lowing a. statement from the COM
pany that it would repair all dam
age done by the oil.
The accident occurred when a
float in one of the oil supply tanks
struck and caused the overflow
which dumped approximately $50
gallons Of crude oil into the river.
The Washington times., 1937-09-02
2 SAN|TARIUMS
AT GLENN DALE
TO Be MERGED
Rutland Reveals
Consolidation

Health Officer George c. Ruth
land today doomed the practice
of maintaining both a children'S
and an adults sanitorium al
Glenn Dale, Md, as separate In
StitutionS.
The new consolidation policy.
he said, will go in effect within
a few weeks when the $50 patients
at the old tuberculosis Hospital.
Thirteenth and Upshur Streets
Northwest. are moved to the Mary.
land institution. DR.. Rutland de-
clarde:
when this move is COM
pleted, we will operate the
Maryland institution as the
Glenn Dale Sanitorium. The
practice of segregating patients
according to age will be dis
carded. We will quarter patients
in either building as the medical
board see fit"
OPERATED SEPARATELY
While the Glenn Dale 1nstitu-
lions were under Jurisdiction OF
the Board of Public Welfare, the
two divisions were operated as
separate units.
The new adult sanitarium virtu.
ally is completed.
DR.. Ruhland said the District
medical society and other local
agencies interested in the fight
against tuberculosis will be invited
to inspect the building September
IS. There will be a dedicatory
ceremony.
Removal Of patients from the
old tuberculosis Hospital to the
new institution is planned on Sep
TENDER IS or II. The move will
have to be made in a day, DR..
Rutland said.
Arrangements already have been
made to transport 100 Of the old
hospital patients to Glenn Dale
by bus. Fifty other bedridden
patients will have to be moved by
ambulance.
FUTURE IN DOUBT
DR.. Rutland intimated he would
not press to retain the old Tuber.
culosis Hospital for the Health
Department. In his 1889 budget.
DR.. Ruhland asked for $4,000 to
begin construction of a $3.50, 900
medical ward at Gallinger Hos
pitaI.
The Washington times., 1937-09-02
Woman Is Found
Overcome By Gas

Found unconscious in the gas
filled kitchen of her home, with
five jets of the stove open, Mrs.
Marie A. Gordon, 80, of 1905 Tenth
st. N. w., was in a serious condi-
ton in Gallinger Hospital today.
The woman was found by her
husband, Vernie o. Gordon, who
called the fire rescue squad and
Emergency Hospital. She was
given first aid and taken to the
hospital.
The Washington times., 1937-09-02
Roosevelt Guard
To Wed Sept. 20

President Roosevelt's personal
bodyguard will be a bridegroom on
September 20, White House at
tacheS said today. He is Thomas
e. Qualters and he will marry Miss
Arlene FADE, Of Lynn, Mass, in
services held in her home city.
James Roosevelt, son Of the
Chief Executive, will be among the
guests and also will serve as toast
master at a bachelor dinner to be
given for Qualters in Boston on
September 16.
The Washington times., 1937-09-02
DISTRICT RENT
RISE FORECAST
FOR SEPT. IS
Increase Likely to
Meet Tax Hike

Rents in the District Of Colum.
bia will be raised approximately
IT per cent September IS, it was
indicated here today.
Word that real estate operators
were contemplating this increase,
to meet the 25-cent raise in realty
taxes reached the District Mini
mum Wage Board today, Miss
Gwen Coach, secretary, said.
STUDY ROOM RENTS
Investigators Of the board, &C.
cording to Miss Coach, have made
a preliminary survey and found
the landlords interviewed were so
anticipating the Districts boost
in taxes on real estate. These in.
vestigatorS, however, were chiefly
concerned with room rents, it was
added.
Miss Mary Anderson, director Of
the Woman's Bureau, and DR.. Isa-
dor Lubin, commissioner Of labor
statistics, both Of the Labor De
partment, will be asked to assist in
a broader survey to determine the
cost of living for wage earnerS,
Miss Coach explained.
MINIMUM RAISE LIKELY
Included in this study will be
clothing, food, board, restaurant
prices and sundrieS, such as costs
of beauty treatments, church do
nations, reading and amusements.
Although no public hearing has
as yet been scheduled by the board,
it was unofficially reported that
the minimum wage for women may
be raised 81 a week. Pay scales
Of SIS and $3.50 a week, de-
pending upon the class Of work
done, are the minimums set up
under the original act, which was
recently revised.
The Washington times., 1937-09-02
Girls Field Day
Program Opened

A parade Of about 1000 girls,
attired in vari-colored playground
suits, opened the Department Of
Fairgrounds girls city-wide field
day program at the Roosevelt High
School Stadium today.
The meet was staged under the
supervision Of Maude N. Parker,
director of girls and women's
activities. About SO Fairgrounds
are represented. Following the
parade the participants took the
playground Olympic oath.
The Washington times., 1937-09-02
D, C. Man DENIES
DOPE CHARGE

Lawrence e. McNally, 30, Of the
400 block G Pl. N. w., pleaded not
guilty when arraigned today be-
fore United States Commissioner
Needham c. Turnage on charge
of violating the Harrison narcotic
act and having narcotics in his
possession.
He was held in $4,000 bond for
action Of the Grand Jury.
McNally, a steamfitter, was ar
rested yesterday in his room by
Treasury Department agents.
The Washington times., 1937-09-02
65 D. G.. Chemists
To Attend Meet

Approximately e5 scientists OF
the District Of Columbia will de-
scribe their work to the American
Chemical Society in Rochester,
N. Y, during a convention there
September 6 to 10.
These scientists, representing
the laboratories of the Federal
Government, Georgetown Univers-
ity and other institutions of the
Capital, will report on their re-
searches. Emphasis will be laid
on Washington's prominence as a
science center.
The Washington times., 1937-09-02
D. C. CHILDREN
HURT AT PLAY

Two children were playing to-
day with their heads in bandages
and hoping that their playmates
will not be quite so rough.
Mayetta Gordon, 4, Of 1881
First St. S. W., suffered severe
decorations Of the scalp when a
playmate hit her on the head with
a brick. She was treated at Cas-
ualty Hospital.
Robert E. Kalas, 3, of 800 K st.
s. E., also suffered head injuries
when he was struck with a base
ball bat. He was treated at Provi-
dence Hospital.
The Washington times., 1937-09-02

was his support for Mr.. Roosevelt's Supreme
Court packing plan. You get the impression
that he has right keen mind and is one never
to let an opportunity pass. Anyway, when the
Senate judiciary Committee was holding hear
ings on the Supreme Court bill it received word
one day that Mr.. Miller was one of those who
wanted to appear in its behalf.
He had one Of the quaintest ideas Of any
one to go before the committee. Apparently he
had been sitting up nights, after he got off from
work on the Board Of Tax Appeals thinking up
something new in the way of argument for. the
BILL The result was that he worked cut chart
to show that the older man gets the more con-
sentative he becomes.
Senators Startled
It was perfectly startling disclosure. The
Senators didn't know whether a joke was being
played on them or not. Even the friends of the
The Washington times., 1937-09-02

to q museum. L saw several wagon loads of
new mattresses being moved down the coast road
in trucks without tops. No fear of showers from
April to october.
Down toward Huntington Beach oil wells are
as thick as lodgepole pines in the Yellowstone.
Most Of the wells pumppump all day and all
night. But the neighborng beaches are even
thicker than the wells. The sea comes pleasantly
in on white sands hidden in deep coves. Pagan
Californians hurry out Of trailers, Model Fords
and Hmousines, and happily wander about ir
Stacks and bathing suits
Among the 5000 seated under the old stars
and the baby moon at the Hollywood Bowl last
night, the center Of fascination was just a
healthylooking little girl Of about H. whose upper
front teeth needed STRENGTHENING She is Deanna
Durbin, overnight musical sensation in UniversalS
Three Smart Girls"
Child Nearly Mobbed
Before the lights flashed the dark stage into
the vivid Bohemian market place of THE Bar.
tered Bride" Deanna was mobbed by autograph
hunters Photographers bulbs popped and popped
again. Perfectly normallooking grownup peo
pie left their seats and hurried over to her box,
stood on their toes, stretched their necks, and
tried to see the child wonder. Why still don't
know.
Hollywood Bowl is the biggest individual show
of the town. It's natural amphitheater set in
side cavernous rocks. To reach it you walk up
and up-and up. The seats rise in sharp tiers
to almost the level Of the hill at the back. Ahead
The Washington times., 1937-09-02
GETS SCHOLARSHIP

Miss Florence Marie Simmons,
Of 3917 Eighth st. N. w., has been
awarded the American Legion
scholarship to Columbus Univers.
ity, Major Thomas J. Frailey,
chairman Of the war orphans COM
mittee Of the District American
Legion, has announced.
The Washington times., 1937-09-02

at all.
Los Angeles (two million
population) sprawls its shiny
newness over miles and miles
and more miles Of palm-bor-
dered boulevards and advertis-
ing signs. At night the signs
turn into blazing electric lights.
The gayest lights lead to Hol-
lywood, far out on the Califor.
mia hills. 1t never rains for
months at a time. An um-
brella discovered in the back
Of a car yesterday may be sent
The Washington times., 1937-09-02
Autumn Hint
Dried Leaves Blaze
Calls Firemen

First hint OF approaching fall
came to the District Fire Depart
ment last night.
Just as grass fires each year are
considered by firemen as heraldS
Of spring, so are the conflagrationS
Of dried leaves considered harbin-
gers Of fall.
Firemen were called last night
to the rear Of 1431 N st. N. w.
to put out a blaze of dried leaves.
The Washington times., 1937-09-02

United States.
In approving the act, how
ever, the President made it
plain that he did not consider
it by any means satisfactory
but at least a step in the right
direction. Declaring he had re-
ceived certain assurances on
future correction of objection
able features, the President
said IN q 500-word statement:
IT am approving the bill with
what amounts to a gentle
mems agreement that the I'M
The Washington times., 1937-09-02
PURSE, $45 STOLEN

Walter Kemireg, 81, Of 1924 r
st. N. w., told police that two
colored men assaulted him early
today in the 800 block of Ninth
st. N. W., and fled with his bill.
fold containing $45.
The Washington times., 1937-09-02

holy alliance between the cane and beet growers
on the one hand and the Seaboard refining mo-
nopoly on the other has been terminated by the
growers. That means that hereafter, the refiners'
lobby should expect no help from the domestic
growers. That is at least definite step in the
right direction.
Il hope that the next session Of Congress will
The Washington times., 1937-09-02

Appeals there was no Sugges-
ton as to why he happened to
get the appointment.
He was a dark horse. In the
speculation over the probable
successor to Justice Van Orsdel
there was no mention Of his
name. The assumption, of
course, was that the President,
through the Department Of
Justice, had been watching
his good work on the Board Of
Tax Appeals.
What 1t had been watching
The Washington times., 1937-09-02

Read the thrilling story Of the power
behind tho throne Of EnEland's late
Queen Victoria JOHN BROWN =.
the most remarkable royal servant in
British history. Starts Sunday, Sep
tember 12, in the Herald. Call DI. 500
for home delivery.
The Washington times., 1937-09-02

HOLLYwOOD.-The sunshine is so bright out
here 1t wakes you up at four in the morning.
The night lights are so gay you never get to bed
The Washington times., 1937-09-02
Capital Stuff

Substituting for the Regular Conductors of
"CGpttaL slut" Who Are on VGcGttonO
HYDE PARK, Sept. 2-PreSident Roosevelt
last night signed the sugar bill intended primarily
to benefit beet and sugar cane farmers in the
The Washington times., 1937-09-02

bill on the committee would look at the chart
and then Searchingly at Mr.. Miller.
We've always assumed that man tends to
become conservative with age One explanation
is that with experience he gets some sense. Also
his of justice and fairness is supposed to be-
come keener. That's the reason we've always
looked to older men for our jurists. Young men
have no sense of justice. They are ruthless in
seeking to crafty their ambitions
On the Supreme Court we have sought to re-
move two Of the greatest causes Of life's con-
flict-security and ambition. In the case of
men under IS on that bench the ambition factor
is not always removed. Chief Justice Hughes
once left the bench to run for President And
in the last campaign both Of the courts younger
members, Stone and Roberts, toyed with the
thought of being the Republican nominee
Out of Clear Sky
When such thoughts as these are running
through the mind it is very difficult to be wholly
objective in cases about which there is popu-
lar clamor. OF course, the New Deal theory is
that the judges should harken to the mob.
Now, Hugo Black will be the victim of a lot
of conflicting emotions when he is deciding q
highly controversial case unless he becomes a
most unusual sort of man. His ambitions had
never run as high as the Supreme Court, but
out Of clear sky he got there The chances
are now he is saying to himself: There's no
reason why I shouldn't be President"
AS a matter Of fact, If he renders popular"
decisions there is bound to be a boom for him
in 1910. With this in mind he isn't likely to
render any unpopular" ones.
The Washington times., 1937-09-02
The Listening Post By Carlisle Bargrm

It seems little funny that in all Of the stuff
that was written around here on Justin MillerS
appointment to the District Circuit Court of
Evening star., 1937-12-15

Generous in size with three deep
drowers, wide drop lid ond roomy
book section. We'll mode OF VOL
nut or mahogany veneers ond
ounwood. Fine finish.
Evening star., 1937-12-15
SERVICE ORDERS.
ARMY.


Price, 1t. Col. Xenophon H., Engi-
neer Corps, transferred from American
Battle Monuments Commission to New
York City; January 80.
Cluck. Maj James c., Air Corps,
from Office of Chief Of Air Corps to
Maxwell Field, Ala; April "a.
Weyher, Capt. Theodore A., Engineer
Corps, from Providence, r. l., to Aber-
deem Proving Ground, Md; Decem-
ber 20.
Woolgar, Capt. William A. D., Med
ical Corps, from Walter Reed Hospital
to Fort Hayes, Ohio; February l.
NAVY.
Bruins, Comdr Henry F., Civil Engi-
neer Corps, detached Bureau Yards
and Docks to Navy Yard, Pearl Har-
Dor, r. H.; December %.
Gardner, 1t. Comdr. Francis P,
Medical Corps, detached U. S. S. Ma
komis to Norfolk Navy Yard.
Dickens, 1t. Comdr. Paul F., Med
ical Corps, detached Naval Medical
School; continue treatment Naval Hos
pital then to home when discharged
treatment.
Ricketts,, 1t. James B., Supply Corps,
detached Naval Aircraft Factory,
Philadelphia Navy Yard, to Fleet Air
Base, Pearl Harbor, T. H.
Newton, 1t. Lyle A., Medical Corps,
detached Norfolk Navy Yard to New
York Hospital.
Whiteford, 1t. Charles A., detached
Naval Academy, continue treatment
Naval Hospital, Annapolis; when dis
charged treatment to home.