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Evening star., 1937-02-25
Strip-T Tease High american Art,
Brothers Mi,sky Tell Congress

day. Whipping letter from his
pocket with the grace Of a dancer
dangling q veil, Brother Herbert said
hundreds Of young American girls are
knocking at the doors Of burlesque.
Look" he said, heres letter from
little girl out West some place. She
wants to be stripper. We get piles
Of them"
BY concentrating on exotic dances.
they said, the European performers
often cause the strip-tease to be hit
and miss affair.
1.-The American stripper," explained
Morton, doesn't do that. She goes to
school. Sometimes it takes IL months
just to learn how to peel of three gar
ments. That's native art"
Contending there are all sorts of
strip types, the brothers agreed that
tease-appeal can be generally ranked
on this scale:
Red Observation-Disclosures.
About this BILL" said brother Her
bert, I'VE want to say that foreign
governments have been stripping Uncle
Sam for long while. Now its time
to otT1p them."
Evening star., 1937-02-25
MORCISCHEK ADMITS
BUGHER GEM Theft
Butler Pleads Guilty in Court to
Charge Of Stealing $1,l0o
Worth of Jewelry.

John Morcischek, 49. butler for So
cially prominent Mrs. Henrietta
Bugher, 1785 Massachusetts, avenue,
pleaded guilty in District Cour' today
to two indictments charging theft OF
81, 100 worth Of jewelry. He was ar
rested several weeks ago, after Mrs,
Bugher had reported that some $780,
600 in jewels had been stolen from
her apartment.
The arrest of Morcischek resulted in
an extensive police investigation and
the uncovering of what was thought
to be a backstairs gem theft plot
among the servants Of the wealthy.
For convenience Morcischek was in
dicted on charges alleging theft OF only
two articles, a $500 pin belonging to
Mrs. Bugher and a $500 watch owned
by her son, Frederick Mclean Bugher.
A maximum sentence of 20 years i'm
prisonment may he imposed on the in
dictments.
A large quantity of the jewelry has
been recovered in New York.
Evening star., 1937-02-25
TRAFFIC DEATHS
HERE REACH &c
Harry W. Butz, So, of New.
ark, N. J., Is Latest Ac-
cident Fatality.

The Districts traffic fatality toll
stood at 26 today, following the death
of Harry w. Butz. So. of Newark, N. j.,
injured in an accident Sunday.
Butz, who was struck by an auto
mobile at John Marshall place and c
street, died late Tuesday in Gallinger
Hospital but his death was not re-
ported by police until yesterday
The car which hit him. police say,
was driven by Clement Nusbaum, 26,
Of 750 Princeton place.
Up to this time last year, II persons
had been killed in traffic mishaps.
Two persons were injured, appar-
emily seriously, in traffic accidents
here yesterday.
John G. Shelby, 81. of % H street
suffered conclusion, multiple cuts and
perhaps q skull fracture when his
motor cycle was in collision with a
truck at Second and H streets. He
was taken to Casualty Hospital
The other victim was Lawrence
Caldwell. 19, of Mount Rainier, Md,
passenger in truck that crashed into
tree at First and @ streets after the
driver. Stanley Wersind, %, of Vienna,
Va, swerved to avoid another vehicle.
At Homeopathic Hospital it was said
Caldwell may have a fractured skull
in addition to cuts to the scalp and
knee.
Abraham Roberts, 70, of 1905
Twenty-sixth street northeast was
struck by a street car at North Capitol
and N streets, but, according to po-
lice. claimed he was not hurt and re-
fused hospital treatment.
Evening star., 1937-02-25

the eldest son in each succeeding gen.
Grafton.
The eldest son of the clothing manu-
facturer left Scotland and died in Bos-
ton without having claimed the in
heritance. Auld's father also has re-
fused to make a claim on the fortune,
his son said today.
II plan to go to Scotland about 10
months from now and get the money, "
he continued. THE lawyers over there
have written me that everything will
be Strengthened out by then and will
get the money"
Scotch solicitors, who lost track Of
the Aulds before settlement of the
estate. trailed the heirs through 13
countries before they finally located
the heirs here, it was said
Auld has a brother. Earl K. Aud.
who is living in Washington. His
father. a Princeton graduate and
former postmaster at Huntington, w
Va. lives in Richmond with three
other children.
After his marriage, the heir to the
huge fortune said he plans to use a
part Of the money to further the cause
of organized labor in America. He is
secretary of the District Retail Clerks
Union.
The wedding took place at the home
of Rev. Allan r. Poore, 308 A street
northeast.
Evening star., 1937-02-25

The day after his wedding found
John Thomas Aud, 33-yesr-old heir
to q fortune estimated by him at
more than $4,000, 900, back at his
duties today as a clerk In store at
Eighth and D streets-with plans,
however, for honeymoon in Scot
land some months hence for collec-
ton Of his inheritance.
Auld was married late yesterday to
Miss Margaret Esther Dawson, a.
year-old State Department clerk. and
the two are keeping house" at the
McReynolds Apartments. The bride,
too. plans to continue work for the
present, though she is taking several
days leave from her job.
Aud and his father, j. H. Aud,
an employe of tobacco manufactur-
ing plant in Richmond, learned two
years ago that they were heirs to an
estate left by the formers grand
father when he died in Scotland in
1906. The original estate was approxi-
mately $4,000, 900, but accrued inter-
est has greatly increased the amount.
According to Aud, his great-grand-
father was q clothing manufacturer
in Scotland and upon his death left
q will in which the fortune was given
to his eldest son, and thereafter to
Evening star., 1937-02-25
; ORDERED HELD
|NHOLD-UPS HERE
Alleged Members of "Red.
Haired Bandits Gang"
Must Face Grand Jury.

Three alleged members Of the red
haired bandits gang" were ordered
held for the grand jury under $4,000
bonds each when arraigned in Police
Court today before Judge Walter j.
Casey.
The three are Richard Carl Parks,
10, of 6916 Willow street; James
Phelps, 10, of SO Randolph street. and
Silvio ]. Daneri, %, of ia Quincy
place northeast.
Parks, accused of being the red
haired bandit" and Phelps pleaded
guilty to two charges of robbery.
while Daneri, said by police to have
been the driver in a series of hold
ups, pleaded not guilty through his
attorney. James A. O'Shea.
The cases to which Parks and
Phelps pleaded guilty involved Ed
ward Reiss, operator Of q delicates-
sen at 20l6 p street. who was robbed
Of $24, and Thomas ]. Kowalski, drug
gist at 81 K street, from whom $35
was taken.
Police said eight other robberies,
five housebreakings and two automo-
bile larcencies will be charged against
the three when their case goes to
the grand jury.
Phelps was bit indignant when
his case was being presented to Judge
Casey. In outlining the charges, As
sistant District Attorney Arthur B.
Caldwell told the court Phelps had
served year for housebreaking.
Are you sure about that?" the
youth asked.
The prosecutor took another look
at the record and changed his state
ment: II beg your pardon. You were
on probation for q year."
Evening star., 1937-02-25
DISTRICT ELIGIBLE
FOR 0RHOUS|NGL0AN
Doubt Exists, However,
Whether Local avs Are
Broad Enough.

The District would be eligible to
share with the States in Federal aid
for low-cost housing under the new
Wagner-Steagall bill. but there ap-
peared to be some doubt today whether
existing local laws are broad enough
to cover the borrowing feature of the
national program.
The Wagner-Steagall bill Is based on
combination of loans and grants TO
public housing agencies throughout
the country. In the District, however,
the Commissioners cannot borrow
money except when specifically au-
thorized to do so by Congress. This
was demonstrated when a special act
became necessary to allow the Com
missioners to apply for P. w. A. loans.
Provision for Borrowing.
The Alley Dwelling Authority, Gre
ated several years ago to improve the
inhabited alleys Of Washington, has
provision in its law permitting it to
borrow money, but that law specifies
loans from individuals or private
corporations
Senator Capper, of Kansas, rank
ing minority member of the District
Committee. and sponsor of the alley
dwelling law. said today he would
make inquiry to determine whether
any additional legislation is necessary
to insure placing the District on a
basis of equality with the States in
the Federal housing program.
Measure Approved.
Officials Of the Federal Housing
Administration expressed accord with
the bills principles.
Stewart Mcdonald, housing admin
istrator, will testify in favor of the
measure If called on. Senator Wagner,
Democrat, of New York said, however,
hearings may not be necessary.
Wagner conferred with the Presi-
dent, Mcdonald and other administra-
ton officials before proposing yester-
day a 00,00o,0O0 program to pro-
vide better living quarters for millions
who now dwell in dismal and In
sanitary surroundings"
Knows Wide Benefit.
IT have lived in slums," Wagner
recalled today amid preparations to
seek vote next month. Il know how
much this legislation will mean event.
ually to some 100000 families as
well as to the heavy goods industries.
Judging from the approvals al
ready given, there should be little or
no difficulty in achieving passage"
Wagner said the bill, providing for
loans and grants to local housing
authorities over a four-year period,
fitted in with the contemplated policy
of handling unemployment as a long
range problem.
The Government would appropriate
$50, ,000, 900 a year for the four years.
Government loans designed to pro-
mote $500, 100000 additional expendi-
ture from private loans, said Wagner,
would make possible about $4,000
low-rent homes.
Evening star., 1937-02-25
D. c. HOUSE GROUP
TO HEAR JACOBS
Director of Fiscal Survey
Offers to Appear Next
Week.

Chairman Collins of the House Sub
committee on Appropriation in charge
of the 1888 District supply bill re-
ceived a telegram today from ]. L
Jacobs. Chicago efficiency engineer
who directed the latest fiscal relations
survey, Offering to appear before his
group any time next week.
The wire came in reply to one Col.
Inns sent Jacobs asking him when he
would be available to appear before
the subcommittee to explain his com.
plicated three point plan for estab-
fishing a new basis of fiscal relation
ship between the Federal and District
Governments.
Collins said the date for Jacobs ap-
pearance would be fixed within the
next few days.
In advance of the current hearings
on the 1888 appropriation bill, Chair
man Collins, it was said, wrote to a
number of the principal cities through
out the country to learn whether
their municipal hospitals were under
the jurisdiction of a welfare agency
or the health department. In nearly
all cases he found that the health de-
partments maintained supervision over
the hospitals.
Collins plans to complete hearings
on the appropriation bill this week and
begin study next week of the Jacobs
fiscal relations plan on which the 1888
budget estimates are predicbted. j. l..
Jacobs, Chicago efficiency engineer,
who directed the latest fiscal relations
investigation, is to be the first witness.
George Lord, Detroit tax expert, who
was employed by the special Mapes
Committee of the House when it made
similar inquiry about five years ago.
also is to be called as witness.
Collins telegraphed Jacobs, who
was at his home in Chicago. to
come to Washington "at his con-
venience" sometime next week to
testify before the subcommittee. As
soon as he completes his testimony
Representative Kennedy, Democrat,
of Maryland, chairman of a special
subcommittee of the House District
Committee, plans to call him before
his group.
Kennedy heads one of the two spe-
cial subcommittee created by the
House District Committee to make an
intensive stucy of the Jacobs fiscal
relations plan and its effect on the
District. The Kennedy subcommit-
tee will concern itself with recon-
mendations in the Jacobs report for
raising additional revenue to Offset an
anticipated deficit If the three-point
formula is approved by Congress.
The subcommittee yesterday con-
sidered estimates of the Public Lii
brary and the Highway Department.
The principal witnesses were DR..
George r. Bowerman, librarian Of the
Public Library, and Capt. H. c. White
hurst, director of highways.
While Collins declined to reveal the
nature of their testimony, he said DR..
Bowerman made a good case" for the
public library system.
Evening star., 1937-02-25
By the Associated Press.

The brothers Minsky, who put the
strip-tease dance into the Congress
sional Record, defended the shed-your-
shirt fandango today as high Amer
ican art.
Its not altogether what you take
off," said bespectacled Brother Herbert,
"but how you take it or"
"And," added mustached Brother
Morton, "who takes it off,"
As burlesque impresarios, the
brothers were willing witnesses yester-
day before the House immigration
Committee in behalf Of q bill to re-
strict entry into America Of foreign
performers.
Girls of the United States, they
vociferously agreed, have 1t all over
their sisters across the seas when 1t
comes to the fine points Of the strip
tease.
For one thing" said Herbert,
They've got rhythm"
and" added Morton. "they got
more looks"
Gng siAhogahsd 0,this thans ~
Evening star., 1937-02-25
Eagle Shot Near Easton.

EASTON, Md, February IS R.-
Edgar Davis saw q bird settle down in
his barnyard on his farm near here.
He shot at it with a shotgun and
wounded it, but had to fire again to
kill it. Then he found the bird, which
he believed to be hawk, was golden
eagle with wings feet from tip to tip.
Evening star., 1937-02-25

ooAAN " oesAA ~
N a g. e's definite
assignment to the
post, when pre-
liminarv investi-
cations have been
cleared. N a g ! e,
who is now in
w a S h ington on
temporary d u t y,
is officially at
t a C h e d to St.
Louis, where he
is uper v ! sing
preparations for
on S truction of
the Loui s la n a
pure h a S e Me-
Evening star., 1937-02-25
NAG[E CONSIDERED
TO DIRECT WORK
ON BIG MEMORIAL
Jefferson Structure Assign.
ment to Be Urged by
Secretary Ickes.
Federal ENGINEER
WIDELY EXPERIENCED
Had Major Part in Arlington
Bridge Construction-0ficial
Attached to St. Louis.

John L. Nagle, prominent Govern
ment engineer who had major part
in the construction of the Arlington
Memorial Bridge, is under consider
alton by the Thomas Jefferson Me-
mortal Commission and the Interior
Department to supervise the building
OF the memorial here.
This was learned today, after it de-
veloped that Secretary Ickes will be
Evening star., 1937-02-25
Strike for Jobs.

WILNO, Poland, February IS @.-
Twenty World War tnvalids, unable to
obtain employment, locked themselves
In Q private apartment today on .
hunger strike until the Government
provides them with Job. \
Evening star., 1937-02-25
BAND CONCERT.

BY the Soldiers Home Band Orches-
ira in Stanley Hall this evening at
$50; John s. M. Zimmerman, band
master; Anton Pointner. assistant
b6ndmaSter.
Evening star., 1937-02-25
Education Law in Cuba.

Havana University and other insti-
tutions are preparing to resume 40.
tivities following the passage Of ths
educational rsedn law IN CubA
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-06
Melon Thefts TO
Keep Office Busy

Approach of the watermelon sea-
son is always dreaded by E. A.
Nance, county probation officer, as
gases involving thefts by minors
occur each year, keeping the pro-
baton office even buster than usu-
al.
These cases range from minor
ones, where a melon or two is
stolen to be consumed by the steal
er, to serious ones in which melons
are taken to be sold and in which
considerable wanton damage is done
to vines.
The probation department and
the juvenile court have warned
juveniles that they intend to pun
ish all cases brought before them
as often serious damage is done to
the crop, causing growers consider
able losses.
Four cases were brought before
the probation department Friday
two of which were serious offenses
involving theft of melons for the
purpose of selling them for profit.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-06
Auction
Philosophy
by D.L. Zinn

Folks, the blue ribbon should
be pinned on the fellow that put
out the statement that competition
would make the power too high for
the consumer. 1t is the first time
I ever heard competition means
higher prices. Why every time the
district just acted like they were
going in the power business the
power company cut their prices.
Then when they actually went in
business in Rrawldy the power
company cut the rate about twenty
per cent. Now all we can judge
the future by is the past. Nobody
knows how high the rate would be
if you vote no" on June IS and
give the power company full control
without any competition. Even my
imagination tn't good enuf to
figure that out.
The Duke has packed the bride
across the threshold, received the
blessing of the church and every
thing appears to be hunky-dory
in that family, SO let's Wish'em good
luck and leave'em alone.
The president is all warmed up
over the supreme court taking a
four months vacation when their
desks are cluttered up with what
he calls important work. Does look
like long vacation if they have
work to do. I'll be Seein' you.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-06
CANTS PASS
100 CAR MARK

Cantaloupe shipments for the
current season reached the CEN
tury mark on June 2 when 103 cars
went out of the valley, 1873 being
shipped on June 3, bringing the
total shipments to that date to 811
cars of cantaloupes.
The warm weather which has
prevailed this week has caused an
increase in volume, the total mel
on shipment to date being 881 cars
of cantaloupes and honeyballs and
mixed melons as compared to
2430 at the same date, June 8, last
year.
While the market has declined
from its first high of $3.50, prices
are still good ranging this week
from $2.25-2.75 for hard ripes, pre-
cooled, standard ASS and JUMBO
36'S fob. cash track. The price a
year ago ranged from $1.75-215
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-06
FIRE IN SHIP
ALL MISTAKE

CRISTOBAL, C. H., June 5 W,P)-
The United States army transport
freighter Ludington, carrying a
cargo of explosives, arrived today,
after a race to port with an appa-
rent fire in her hold.
Col. Sherburne Whipped, acting
intelligence officer, expressed belief
that the smoke which issued from
the ventilators and caused the
alarm came from deteriorated
chemical warfare bombs stored
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-06
VALLEY SHIPS
FIRST CAR
OF TOMATOES

First car of Imperial Valley to-
matoes was shipped June 3 al
though truck shipments have been
going out of the valley for several
weeks.
In Los Angeles supplies are lib
eral and demand slow with the
market steady at $1.75-2 for Impe-
rial Valley flats, AXIS. While the
prices quoted represent consider
able of a decline over previous
weeks, they are considerably high
er than those ordinarily prevail
ing at this season of the year when
80 cents is the average price.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-06
VALLEY TO BE
REPRESENTED
AT FIELD DAY

Imperial Valley hog producers
were to be represented by large
delegation at the annual swine field
day Saturday at the Los Angeles
County fair grounds, Pomona.
Dwight Thompson, Brawley high
school agriculture instructor, was
to take group of FLA. boys with
him; others who planned to at
tend were: George l.. Winwright,
assistant farm advisor, Baxter
Loveland, R. c. Loveland, A. Love-
land, Frank Maynard, C. E. Cooke,
r. H. wellington, j. S. Sanborn,
j. H. Ports, Frank Wadhams.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-06
SIXTH OF BEET
ACREAGE SET

Nearly one-sixth of the desired
acreage for sugar beet paintings
has already been signed up with the
Los Alamitos Sugar Co, and interest
in the proposal of the company is
being manifested by growers in
all parts of the valley, said j. r. I.
Robertson of BraWley who is re-
presenting the company in signing
up growers.
The coast firm wishes to secure
contracts with valley growers so
that 5000 acres may be planted this
fall to sugar beetS.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-06
Carrot Growers
Have Good Market

For those growers who shipped
carrots during the last half of the
valley season just concluded, the
deal was a profitable one, high
prices having prevailed for a num-
ber of weeks.
Carlot shipments from Imperial
Valley ended with two. on May 26,
total shipments to date being 1902
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-06
100000 TO BE
PAID UNDER
FARM PLANS

Over a quarter of million
dollars, 100000, will be paid TO
valley farmers who have parti-
cipated i'm the 1896 agricultural
conservation program, accord
ing to estimates made by local
authorities.
To date farmers i'm this coun-
ty have received, i'm round num-
berS, S204,000. Two hundred and
fifty more applications are TO
be paid, payments having been
made on 602 applications.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-06
Asparagus Growers
To Hold Annual Meet

Annual meeting of the Imperial
Valley Asparagus Growers asSo-
ciation is scheduled for Monday
night at 7:3O o'clock in the asso-
citation headquarters on CONNER
cial street.
Officers will be elected and an
nual reports will be made.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-06

Lodged In Jail-Immigration bor-
der patrolmen took two men TO the
county Jail Friday after their ar
rest in the north end of Imperial
Valley. The prisoners were: Pedro
Guerro, 18, and Luis Rodriguez, 25.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-06

going by truck to Los Angeles.
During the last few days the
market declined, to $45 fob. the
valley.
With the volume of shipments
still too light to establish a mar
ket, growers are anticipating a
considerable increase in shipments
next week if the warm weather
continues.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-06

Housewife Jailed-RoSie Gonzales,
25, Brawley housewife, was sentenc-
ed to 20 days in the county jail
after being convicted of vagrancy in
BraWley court.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-06-06
WATERkA MELON CARS
SENT FROM VALLEY

Imperial Valley watermelon shipments
the shipped by Caexco price
being around $50 fob. the valley.
shipped out Caexco
loading majority shipments from that
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-04
WATER ARGUMENT DEEPENs

Hugo, Okla. (UP).-A water well 300 feet deep Is being drilled one- half block from Hugo's busiest street by an irate water customer. Charles Hassing, manager of a creamery here, decided to produce his own water supply after he failed to agree on the amount of his monthly bill from the city water department.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-04

Atchison, Kan, Oct. 4. (UP)- Ed. W. Howe, small town author philosopher and editor, will be buried Tuesday here where he settled and founded his newspaper 69 years ugL.
 He died Sunday morning from the effects of Q paralytic stroke that he suffered seven weeks ago. He was 84.
 Of death he once wrote: T have been treated with o reasonable justice all my conscious life, and expect as much of the future. No one can convince me there Is 0 devil after death to torture me for eating, drinking, loving, hating, venturing."
 He died on the day of his divorc- ed wife's funeral. Mrs. Clara Howe died lest Wednesday and her sons, Eugene A. Howe, now publisher of his fathers Atcilison Globe, and James Howe, foreign correspond ent, were travelling from Falls City, Neb., where the mother was buried, to attend their father'I funeral here.
 Howe spoke little of the arrangement from his wife. In his autobiography plain people," he observed: Perhaps I will be excused for saying that our friends generally agree that our divorce was Q success"
 His funeral will be ct Potato Hill," his name for his home, to- morrow at 2 D. m. Rev. Ben II. Smith will read the Episcopal burial service,