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The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-10-22

RED CROSS PASSES GOAL
The Red Cross Roll Call this
year has exceeded its goal Of 75,.
900 members.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1937-10-22

Say You Saw It IN The Globe
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-12
I7z5dZdzz0azY
By ED SULLIVAN
The Grass Is Always Grecner, Etc.

Venice, Italy, first night in the
fantastic city that ruled the world the Adriatc and
four of moon shining brightly
ay bumped the Grand Canal and then dted into
the residential section
On this trip city the four of had
enthusiastically audby the incredible beauty
of the Behind his large feet planted firmly the deck
the gondo baced his huge against the lever
age post the deck and propelled us through the ngn he
when approaching intersectng
below that must have reached
other gondoa that he approaching
the stars themselves danced the swell
gondoer spoke and then in broken
Enob IN o ont an theater on the bank of the canal
pointed fowercovered gondoa anchored at the
explained hangy that during performances the
this and played their instruments
An hour and half after we'd the hotel
pier This s the most amazingly beautiful city
in the world gondolier spoke If the signor will
pardon" said must disagree with his statement The four
fu place said the gondoHer firmly Miami Beach Floriday
open Bmore Hotel had imported twelve gondoers
from Venice to add realism to the which were set a
brought America and he not only insists that
like back there again because he says that push
ing a gondola in Venice is monotonous work.
Instead Of streets as here miniature rivers
eemng with eondoa motorboats and mordrven buses Not
the huge motorboa ferries that stop every
two three blocks to pick p sa f Ss f
these buses feet from shore and just in
American ubway the men make Decline M the sn 1T seats sn
glare bury their faces in italian papers Along
and beyond the the huge where St Marks
feed the pigeons and have
picture snapped the act can sit in the square and
watch the world go by.
RatO which Shakespeare wrote in Ihe Merchant OF
Venice bridge that the Grand Canal On TINS
extending both
picturesque market place and tiny shops Of the cys
Rato taken its nickname, just
as Yorks Bridge at Tomb Prison, has taken its
Bridge Signs here in Venice short stone bridge
Venetian high the which
poor alive The Rao is street OF
Huge cheese rounder than
outdoor counters also displayed
curious old ewery olive oils Jumps OF lace cut
To the right OF this crowded smelly thorough
fare the produce market and as reached the market was
full blast sweastained unloading the gondoa anchored
and pg melons, omates garlic onions bags
desks marking quantities received establishing
market prices for the wholesalers.
this fabulous city from the air. the Italian
Junkershat the Alps to Vienna and
looked from the skies
the pattern Of silver canals plainly
curling into the from six
deoyers of the italian fleet that had steamed
the right the Excelsior Hotel where Wauy
the Duke to stay, sharply outlined its mile
batherS.. the
swng higher higher for the Alps must hurded
altitude and Venice botted the
white through which passing Down below,
Venetian gondolr yearning for Miami Beach,
Evening star., 1937-05-31
D. c. MAN BROWNS
ATLEONARDTOWN
Claude N. BurCh Loses Life
After Diving From
Yacht.

Claude N. Burch, 80, of 1920 Good
Hope road southeast was drowned yes
terday while swimming with a group
Of friends in the Potomac River
near Leonardtown. Md
Burch apparently suffered an at
tack Of cramps or acute indigestion
after diving from yacht to swim
to nearby roWboat. Others in the
party recovered his body shortly after
he sank under the water, but efforts
to revive him failed
A coroner's jury returned a YER
dict of death by accidental drown
ing.
Born in Anacostia on April 25, 1907,
Burch was educated at St. Theresa s
Parochial School, He was married
when he was 81 years old, but had
not been living with his wife for
several years. He was employed by
the Packard Washington Motor Car
Co. Burch is survived by his father,
Claude Burch, sr., local florist; three
brothers, Russell A., Louis E. and
Richard L. Burch, and by sister,
Elsie. His mother died fve years
ago.
His father said Burch left Wash
ington with party of friends to
spend the week end at LeonardtoWn.
1t was his first trip to the water this
year.
Burch's body was brought to Muir
rays funeral home in Anacostia to
await funeral arrangements.
Evening star., 1937-05-31

Pipes are being laid to supply city
water to the encampment and to dis
pose Of waste. The sanitation con-
tracts alone are said to run into three
figures
Large ice boxes are being installed
in the big kitchen and mess tents.
More than 200 tons of food per day
will be consumed by the hungry Scouts
during the convention. Orders are
being placed for delivery Of 10000
quarts of milk per day.
Elaborate Telephone System.
Anelaborate telephone system will
be set up, with the nerve center" in
q large communications tent. Officials
will be able to get into immediate
touch with every section OF the camp
by telephone.
An improvised stadium, with seats
for $4,000 persons, will be arranged
on the Monument Grounds, where
colorful regional pegeants will be
held during the jamboree.
There will be a great mass demon
stration and show OF strength" Of the
Scouts along Constitution avenue from
the Capitol to the E1ipse on July l.
President Roosevelt will review this
procession.
An almost continuous round of sight
seeing excursions has been planned
the places Of interest to be visited in
Guiding the Tomb of the Unknown
Soldier and Mount Vernon.
This will be the first jamboree Of
Scouts ever held in the United States.
Boys from several foreign natioh hs will
participate. Similar demonst Pations
have been held abroad in receI years,
Evening star., 1937-05-31
Boy Scout Jannboree Insured
Against almost Euery Hazard
Everything From Pestilence to Hurri-
cane Covered in Policies Designed to
Protect Heavy Outlay.

The forthcoming Boy Scout JAM
boree has been insured against almost
every conceivable hazard-from pesti-
lence to hurricanes.
With an outlay Of nearly 81 ,0O0, 900
involved in the gigantic enterprise,
the Boy Scouts of America has taken
out insurance policies covering pos
sible emergencies of every variety that
might interfere with success Of the
project.
Similar policies taken out In 1895
saved the organization from a loss
of approximately 100000 caused by
calling off Of the jamboree that year,
due to the widespread epidemic Of in
fantile paralysis.
If all the tents in the "city of
canvas" now taking shape on Co.
lumbia island, across the Memorial
Bridge, should be blown into the Po-
tomac River; If fire should level the
encampment, or il plague should
descend on the $4,000 to 10000 boys
assembled here June 80 to July 8,
the insurance companies would have
to foot 1he bill.
Huge Spread Of Canvas.
The large tents which have been
raised across the bridge are but a
small portion of the huge spread OF
canvas Soon to cover the park areas
on the opposite shore Of the river and
in the area near the Monument on
this side of the Potomac,
Jamboree officials explain that an
early start is necessary in order to
lay the groundwork for the tented city.
The tents, incidentally, are owned
by the Government.
Evening star., 1937-05-31
FINAL DC. TAXB|LL
DRAFT DEFERRED
Special Committee Will Re-
assemble Tomorrow for
Further Consideration.

Resting from strenuous week OF
tax revision, the Commissioners Spe-
cial Committee of Revenue Advisors
declared a holiday today, planning
to reassemble tomorrow, perhaps, in
order to polish off at their leisure
l0-point program for submission to
the full House District Committee
when it meets Thursday morning.
A decision to leave to the last the
final draft OF a bill to license foreign
or non-local corporations doing busi-
ness in the District. enabled the worm
out members of the committee to
scatter to nearby resorts and golf
links. There is ample time remaining
to allow the Commissioners to pass
formally on the tax revenue program
before it is turned over to the House
committee which has the final say on
the controversial question of the pro-
posed income tax for the District.
May Await Last Minute.
I'VE will probably not draft the for
eign corporation licensing feature" :"
Vernon E. West. assistant corporation
counsel, explained today. There is no
controversy or question of policy in
volved In it and we can take it up
just as we'll before the District Com
mittee Of the House next Thursday"
The licensing feature is not designed
particularly as a revenue measure and
the amount of the fee, probably S25
like some other rates included in the
whole program, will be left for the
determination of the House Commit
tee
West said there has been no discus
sion of the revised tax program since
1t was virtually completed late Sat-
urday and the status quo" remains
the same Between now and Thurs
day it will be necessary only for the
lawyer members Of the Commissioners
Committee to iron out the remaining
legal kinks in the program
Ample Revenue Seen.
AS prepared, the 10 measures are
fully capable Of producing sufficient
or more revenue than is actually nee
essary to meet the deficit in the next
fiscal year on which a minimum esti-
mate of s6,O0O,O0O is placed.
Actually, there are only nine tax
bills in the program, since the final
measure will be request by the Com
missioners for authority to obtain
advances from the Treasury to meet
current bills next fiscal year. This
is necessary because collections from
the old and new taxes will not be
forthcoming Immediately.
Evening star., 1937-05-31
CLASS TO GRADUATE
AT BLISS SCHOOL
Dr.. G. B. Woods of A. U. to Be
Speaker at Commencement
Wednesday.

Annual commencement exercises for
the graduating class of Bliss Electrical
School will be held at pm. Wednes-
day at the school in Takoma Park, it
was announced today
DR.. George B. Woods, dean of the
College Of Liberal Arts at American
University will deliver the commence
ment address.
The class banquet will be held at
the Roosevelt Hotel tonight at $50
O'Clock and an electrical demonstration
is scheduled for tomorrow at 10 m. in
the lecture hall by F. P. Mueller of
the faculty. At 2 pm. athletic con-
tests will be held on the campus and
at 10 pm. the final class dance of the
year will be held. Prof and Mrs. Bliss
will receive the class Of 1887 and their
friends at their home, 209 Takoma
avenue, for two hours before the
dance.
Seven Washingtonians attended the
school this year They are Frank E.
Burke, Robert Q. Cohen, Lewis Gold,
Thomas M. Pullman, Domenic T. Scu-
deri, Robert ]. Smith, and Brother
Albert Werdein, o. F. NJ
Evening star., 1937-05-31
D. c. BUSINESSES
SHOW FEW PROFITS
Only 918 of 1858 Corpora
tions Had Net Incomes in
1884, Returns Reveal.

Less than half the corporations In
this city reported net income in
1884, while more than half reported
a deficit, according to corporation re-
ports from the Bureau of Internal
Revenue.
Out of 1888 returns filed. only 9l8
showed net income; 1923 reported
a deficit, while 252 were listed as in
active"
The 9l8 corporations with net in
come reported a gross income of $685.
696 900. with deductions of s2S2,825.- :
900, and a net income of s22,871, 900,
paying an income tax Of s3,l45,OOO,
and excess profits tax Of $4,000.
100 Billion Gross Income.
The corporations operating at a re-
ported loss showed 1921 $4,000 gross
income, deductions of s243.421 900 for
3 total deficit OF s22,l99,000, and no
tax
For the country as whole 528,S9S
filed returns, including 145 5,lOl, with
net income, 324.702 with no net in
come and 59,094 inactive corpora
tions.
The total net income amounted to
s4,275, $4,000, and the deficit Of cor
porations with no net income amount
ed to s4,l8l OPT 900.
The aggregate gross income report
ed by all corporations amounted to
sl00,831, 1,253,0 900.
Net Income Totals $4,000, 900.
The net income of corporations with
net income exceeded the deficit of cor
porationS with no net income by
s94, 10000 The total income and
excess profits tax liability amounted
to 1896 048, 00O
The nearby State OF Maryland re-
ported 6,740 corporations, of which
2,187 reported a gross income of
s697,1l9,000, and net income of
s55 ,948, 900, and income tax of $751;
900. Maryland showed 3,735 returns
with no net income, but q deficit of
s70,4l7 900, and there were 8l8 in
active corporations
Virginia reported 6,893 corporations.
Of which 2,542 reported gross income
OF S641 ,8l6.000, net income of s54,-
682 900, and income tax Of s7,51e,0OO
Virginia had 1874 no net income"
corporations, and 557 inactive.
Evening star., 1937-05-31
IS HIT
BY OWN ATTACK
Blast at Court Bill Brings
Threat of Loss of Sup
p0rters.

Dr. Francis E Townsend, still
clinging to his vision of old-age pen
sions of 5000 per month, was being
threatened today with the complete
loss of his waning congressional in
fuence, it Mas learned here.
Outpoken on many occasions in
his dislike of the Roosevelt admins
tration, the Californian precipitated
the bloW-off by a vigorous attack
through the Townsend Weekly on the
court reform plan.
His editorial denunciation of the
plan and its sponsor closed with the
blunt warning that any member Of
Congress found so lax in his duty
to his constituency as to vote away
their prerogatives and privileges
granted under the Constitution will
find his term of Office ended at the
next election
With many of the supporters of the
present Townsend bill, H. R. 4199,
also being in favor of the proposed
judiciary changes. the Steering Com
mittee handling the pension legisla-
lfOlA lIct AdSG Nceh anu Sci NSO IOllCe
on the doctors representative here
that their support of him would be
withdrawn unless he appeared to
make satisfactory explanation of his
actions.
Scheduled to speak in Chicago
Wednesday. the pension advocate
may be in Washington later in the
week it was said at Offices of the
organization here. A few days ago
it was announced that the third an
nual convention of the Townsend
party would be held here late in June.
Found guilty in District Court in
February on charges of contempt
growing out of his refusal to remain
before House investigating commit
| tee last May, the doctor has been at
liberty pending disposition of an ap-
peal in his behalf.
Despite a marked falling off of
strength of the Townsend movement
throughout the country and numer-
Gus fights with his associates, the
pension plan advocate had bill in
troduced in the present Congress with
| a small House bloc committed to
work for its passage.
Evening star., 1937-05-31

the same time, SWeezy's father, A. G.
Sweezy. 81, school teacher, was re-
ceiving his masters degree at the COL
lege commencement exercises.
SWeezy worked his way through COL
lege as library assistant, stenogra-
pher and statistician Commencement
was approaching when he received an
appointment last April as s1,440a-
year clerk-typist in the Employees
Compensation Commission.
Sweezy decided not to pass up the
opportunity. He arranged with his
instructors to continue his studies by
mail and the college, in recognition of
his work, extended him the courtesy
of the unique graduation by telephone.
Sweezy's family lives at Inola Okla.
Evening star., 1937-05-31
d. c. Youth, 20, Misses Death
In Crash, Is impatient to Fly

Unshaken in his determination to
become transport pilot-an ambition
he has cherished for the past 13
years-James Moran. 20-year-old de-
partment store stock clerk, today i'm
patiently awaited healing of injuries
received yesterday In a narrow escape
from death 80 he can return to the
air again.
Hundreds Of horrifled spectators
watched Moran plunge toward what
they thought would be certain death
at Queens Chapel Airport after the
wings of his plane clipped the top
from q tall tree near the edge OF
the landing field.
The planes motor was driven back
into the front cockpit when 1t struck
the ground. but Moran clambered
from the rear cockpit with only minor
injuries. He was thrown against the
instrument panel when the plane
crashed. The stem Of clock was
driven into his chin and his face
was badly cut.
Il was so dazed I couldn't remem-
ber what happened" Moran related
from his bed at Sibley Hospital to-
day. Il remember flying around the
field waiting for a clear runway and
then I knew was crashing. AS I
went down remembered you were
supposed to cut the switch to keep
from burning to death, so I did that
and then we hit"
When he was 7 years old, Moran
said, he decided to become an airplane
pilot. Through his school days his
hobby was building model planes. All
of his savings were dedicated to learn
Ing to fly his own plane. He grad
uated from 3 flying school last year
and In February "ehipped In" with
Evening star., 1937-05-31
THREE MEN ROBBED
IN TWO H0LD.UPS
Auto, Wrist Watch and $40
Taken by Pair of Colored
Armed Bandits.

A pair of colored bandits armed
with revolvers robbed three men in
two hold-ups early yesterday, taking
an automobile. wrist watch and
some $50 in cash.
Joseph Graves. 10. 300 block OF
Tenth street northeast. and James
Godfrey, 20. 1924 G street northeast,
reported they were held up at pistol
point as they sat in an automobile
parked in the first block of NJ street,
Graves handed over $3.50 and his
companion s12 and a wrist watch.
Two men answering the description
of the robbers a short time later
jumped on the running board OF an
automobile operated by Bernard c.
Swiss, 81. Of 1912 Sixteenth street, al
Fourteenth street and Rhode Island
avenue.
The bandits entered the car and
forced Swiss to drive to Ninth and Q
streets. There they ordered him from
the machine and drove away.
Evening star., 1937-05-31
7PERSONSPER|SH
IN NSOMERSETF|RE
Second Blaze Near Crisfie|d
Brings Toll for Week
to Eleven.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated PreSS.
CRISFIELD, Md, May 3l.-Somer-
set County's death toll of colored
strawberry pickers trapped in blazing
shanties stood at IL today.
Twice during the past four days
flames leveled a shanty in which Vir-
ginia colored people, brought here to
work during the berry season. were
housed. Seven of them were burned
to death late Saturday night or early
Sunday morning in a fire believed to
have started from cigarette butt or
q coal oil stove.
Last week four were killed in fire
which officers believe was Of in
cendiary origin. That investigation
still is going on.
Six or seven families usually are
housed in the shanties, structures of
f1imsy construction, which burn rap
idly.
All Of the seven latest victims we're
related-a father, his four children,
his brother-in-law and his sister-in-
law Della Gusts, wife Of James
Custis who died. escaped only by
jumping from second floor window.
She held her 3-month-old baby in
her arms for the leap, and both es-
capped injury. Four of her children,
ranging in age from to II, were
killed.
Stanley Gusts, another of her chill
dren, also jumped from the second
story. The 14-year-old boy was 80
critically. hurt he is not expected to
live.
Officers said they believed the first
fire was set following an argument
over a woman.
Evening star., 1937-05-31
TWO DETECTIVES HIT
BY COLORED REVELER

A colored reveler armed with beer
bottle early yesterday split the lip OF
Detective Sergt Clyde N. Strange and
raised lump on the head of Detective
Sergt. James Tolson, the officers re-
ported.
The detectives answered a radio
order to go to the 700 block of First
street, where fight was reported.
On arriving at the scene, Strange
said, he was questioning Wilbur Bailey
80. 700 block Of First street, when
the latter hit him in the mouth with
beer bottle. Tolson went to the aid
Of Strange and received blow on the
head, it was said
At Casualty Hospital it required four
stitches to close the wound in Strange's
lip. Tolson did not need hospital at
tention. Bailey was arrested and held
for investigation.
Evening star., 1937-05-31
POPE Plus PRAISED
IN RADIO ADDRESS
Archbishop Cicognani Re-
views Achievements in
Birthday Eu|ogy.

The achievements of Pope Plus xI
were praised in glowing terms yester-
day by Most Rev. Almeto Giovanni
Cicognani. apostolic delegate to the
United States, in radio address de-
livered in connection with Nation
wide ceremony celebrating the pom
tif1's Both birthday anniversary.
The archbishop said the years Of
his pontifcate would stand compari-
son with those of the most illustrious
pontiffs" in the Catholic Church's 20
centuries of history.
THE work of Plus XI, far from be-
ing exhausted in the performance of
his exalted ministry, has been exerted
in such variety Of new projects and
undertakings as to compel general ad-
miration and gratitude" he said. As
serting "the great battle in which the
world is engaged today" is between
atheistic communism and spiritual
and moral values, the archbishop re-
called that as soon as the Pope re-
covered from his recent illness he ap-
pealed against the enemy"
Solemn pontiflcal mass was cele-
brated by Most Rev. John NJ Nc
Namara, Auxiliary Bishop OF Balti-
more, yesterday morning in the crypt
of the National Shrine of the Immac-
ulate Conception. The entire facul-
ty and student body of Catholic Uni
versity, together with members Of the
diplomatic corps and high Govern
Ynent officials, attended.
Right Rev. Joseph M. Corrigan,
rector Of the university, delivered the
sermon, calling on all Catholics to
give their individual and collective
response to our holy fathers call to
action in carrying Christ to our fel-
low citizens"
The mass was followed by lunch
con on the university campus, which
was attended by many OF the church
dignitaries,
Evening star., 1937-05-31

Ivan Bowman. %, of 1928 Riggs street
northwest to purchase a $500 second
hand plane.
"Just as soon as I get out of here"
Moran said, I'm going up again. I
guess Ill have to start saving to buy
another plane, too"
Moran, son Of Park Policeman James
A. Moran, lives at 627 Florence street
northeast. He has 26 hours Of solo
flying credited on his students license.
Evening star., 1937-05-31
BAND CONCERT.

BY the Army Band in the audito-
rum at o'clock today. Capt
Thomas F. Darcy, leader; Karl Hub.
ner, assistant.
PROGRAM.
Excerpt, Largo" from the New
World Symphony" I'D Dvorak
Sketch, Lily of the Valley" Hadley
Characteristic, "Violets" HadleJ
Cornet solo, None But the Lonely
Heart" TschaikoWskJ
Albin I. johnson. soloist.
Concert piece, "Recuerdo'- Soro
March, American Medley" Brook
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1937-05-31

r. LDON SWEEZEY, 10, who left
~ the Oklahoma Agricultural
and Mechanical College
month ago to take Gov
ernment job here. and who completed
his course by correspondence, today
received the first degree the college
ever conferred by telephone.
In message from DR.. Henry G..
Bennett. president of the college. sent
direct from the platform at Saltwater,
where SWeezy's classmates were being
handed their diplomas, SWeezy re-
ceived the bachelor Of science degree,
for which he had been working for
the last four years.
The message was put through from
DR.. Bennett to SWeezy at his home,
2l2l Military road, Arlington, Va. At
Evening star., 1937-05-31
Route Body Head to Quiz.

LURAY. Va, May 81 (SpeciaD.-
D. F. Aleshire of Luray, president Of
the Skyline Shenandoah Scenic Route
Association, announced that he ex-
poets to resign his Office effective i'm
mediately. Aleshire was elected At
the annual meeting In Luray several
months ago.
Evening star., 1937-05-31
D. c. BOY WINS TRIP

Philemon D. Margold, Is, Of 1901
Connecticut avenue was announced
yesterday one of l3 high school stu
dents Of 8 States and the District
who will be given sea trips this Sum-
mer by the Propeller Club Of the
United States for outstanding essays
written on the Importance of a strong
American Merchant Marine.
Evening star., 1937-05-31
Strangers, Bill Disappear.

SCOTTSBLUFF, Nebr. - Walter
Weddle, special police officer, dis
played 500 bill to a group Of his
friends in a liquor store. Two
strangers entered the store as the bill
was being passed from hand to hand.
The strangers disappeared. So did
the 500 bill.
Evening star., 1937-05-31
Taxi Drivers to Meet.

The Industrial Brotherhood of Taxi
Drivers will meet at 8o8 I street at $40
tonight. Plans for strengthening the
organization will be discussed.