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The Washington times., 1937-12-30

becomes effective midnight, De
cember 81.
BENCH GIVEN POWER
The Federal statutes empower
the justices of the local court, sit
ting in general term, to name ar
acting District Attorney to fill q
vacancy caused by resignation
death or impeachment, and it is
considered highly probable that
the justices will invoke this stat
ute next Monday in order that
confusion in the administration OF
the important office will be
avoided.
When Justice Peyton Gordon
was appointed to the bench while
he was the Districts chief prose,
cutor, this procedure was followed
by the justices and Leo A. Rover,
who later became the presidential
nominee for the post, was ap.
pointed Acting United States At.
torney for the interim.
While it is reported that the
justices have already contacted
the Attorney General to ascertain
the name of an Acting District
Attorney who will be acceptable
for the office, it is believed that
David A. Pine, first assistant to
the retiring District Attorney, will
be named to act in Garnett'S
stead.
NOMINATION SEEN
Should Pine be named as acting
chief prosecutor in this event, 1t
is considered virtually certain that
his nomination by the President
will follow.
Pine, a native Of Washington
and a Georgetown University
graduate, with the class Of 1918,
has had an interesting legal career.
He took postgraduate work before
becoming a clerk to Justice Nc
Reynolds of the U. S. Supreme
Court, when the latter was Attor-
ney General of the United States,
and became secretary to Justice
McReynolds' successor, T. w.
Gregory. He served in the World
War, attaining the rank of cap
tain, and in 1919 again entered
the Department of Justice as an
assistant attorney general. Two
years later he resumed the private
practice of law, in which he en-
gagged until February, 1884, when
he became assistant to Garnett.
The Washington times., 1937-12-30

This eventuality became more
probable today when certain court
officials revealed obvious concern
over the failure of the President
to name recess appointee to sue
ceed Garnett, whose resignation
becomes effective midnight, De-
eeTnher al
The Washington times., 1937-06-05
7 POLICE FACE
EARLY TRIAL

UPPER MARLBORO. Md,
June 5.-The seven Prince
Georges county policemen in
dicted on a charge of conspiracy
in a bonding racket" at the
Hyattsville Station, will stand
trial in county circuit court this
month, officials, who would not
be quoted, indicated today.
The petit jury has been sum-
moned for Monday. but one of
the judges is i'll and it is under
stood the defense attorneys will
ask for a full bench. The first
week of court will be taken UP
with the hearing of about 20
criminal and civil cases which
were continued from the April
term Of court.
The policemen, a professional
bondsman and justice Of peace
we're indicted last fall on 80
counts by a special session of
the grand jury after presenta-
ton of evidence by the Keystone
Automobile Club of washington.
The Washington times., 1937-06-05
LOST" HE|RESS
IN HOSPITAL

ALEXANDRIA, Va, June 5.
Miss Mary H. Daingerfield. 56,
missing heiress who disappeared
from her estate, Malvern, here
two months ago, is undergoing
treatment for heart and kidney
disease at hospital in Charleston.
S. c., it was learned today from
her attorney, Paul L. Delaney.
The daughter of the late Ed
ward L. Daingerfield fled at night
f. om two guards at her country
estate in April during proceedings
of a commission of the Corpora
tion Court, which later found her
mentally incompetent. Delaney
said she had retained counsel in
the South Carolina city.
Albert M. Bryan, appointed COM
mittee for Miss Daingerfield's
estate by the Alexandria Corpora.
tion Court, was given permission
to open her safe deposit box in
the American Security and Trust
Company, in Washington, by Jus.
tice James M. Proctor in the
United States District Court yes
terday.
The Washington times., 1937-06-05
WOMAN DIES,
FOUR INJURED

Four persons-two of them chill
dren-were injured in Washington
traffic yesterday, while Mrs. Alice
Fox, SO, of New York, met almost
instantaneous death in a Lee High
way crash eight miles west of Fair.
fax, Va.
Mrs. Fox was returning with her
husband from a vacation trip
when their car bit into the shoul-
DER of the road, careened back to
the highway and crashed nearly
head-on with a truck.
The woman was pinned between
the interlocked machines from
which her husband Charles, and
the colored truck driver, Richard
Moore, of Gainesville, Ga, were
taken to Georgetown Hospital with
serious injuries. Mrs. Fox died of
neck and skull fractures.
"a Happy Vacation"
A letter taken by police from
the Fox machine was addressed to
the couple and wished them "a
happy vacation" ~
Locally, 10-year-old Hays Yeager,
son of DR.. and Mrs. Willard H.
Yeager, 1914 Forty-fourth st.
N. W., was in Georgetown Hospital
with broken jaw and possible
skull fracture, received when he
was struck by a car at Reservoir
and Hoban Roads Northwest. The
boys father is a professor at
Georgetown University.
Katherine JalepS, 6, Of 1874
Fourteenth st. N. w., was treated
for foot injuries after she was
struck by a car at Fourteenth and
v Streets.
Driver Recovering
In Casualty Hospital, Eugene
Fits, colored, was recovering from
facial injuries received when his
car collided with a tractor truck
and trailer in the 1000 block Third
ST. N. w. Fits lives in Alexan-
dria and is Al.
Also in Casualty was Mana r..
Jones, Sc, of 1424 w st. N. W.,
whose husband, James I. Jones,
ga. driver of their car, escaped
with a shaking.up in a collision
with another car at Thirteenth
and 1 Streets Northeast. Mrs.
Jones suffered head injuries. The
driver of the other car, police said,
was Patrick j. Tierney, SO, of the
1900 block Florida Ave. N. E., who
also escaped injury.
The Washington times., 1937-06-05
u. NJ. TO SPEND
OVER MILLION

COLLEGE PARK, Md, June 5.
Expenditure of $545, 900 for con.
struction purposes at the College
Park branch of the University OF
Maryland, and 1926, 900 for the
Baltimore branch was authorized
by the board of regents yesterday,
According to DR.. w. w. Skinner,
chairman Of the board, the Inenl-
bers approved the architects plans
for the buildings and improve
mentS, and bids for the work will
be offered this month, with actual
construction to be begun about
September /.
The program Is to be financed
through a $1,170,0O0 bond issue
authorized by the recent session
of the State legislature. The
money will be spent as follows:
$150,000 for an addition to the
Engineering Building; 100000 for
a new home economics building;
$4,000 for a poultry research
building; $175,000 for a new mems
dormitory, and $4,000 for addi-
tional green houses for the horti-
cultural and agricultural expert
mentS.
At the Baltimore unit, the pro-
gram calls for $140, 900 to build two
more stories on the recently COM
pleted University Hospital, and
additions to the Nurses Home and
Dental School.
The Washington times., 1937-06-05
TAX PUBLIC|TYl
COMPROMISE I
LIKELY
Tentative Agreement
Reached; Fight Due 2
On House Floor :
BY WILLIAM s. NEAL
International News Service

A fight on the floor of the House
to halt "indiscriminate publicity.
of income tax returns, banned un-
der present law, was foreseen To-
day as tentative agreement was
reached by House leaders to per-
NIT publicity by the proposed joint
congressional investigating com
mittee. .
The tentative compromise agreed
to by leaders Of the rules commit
tee who opposed the relaxation Of
the anti-publicity provisions Of the
present law would make it possible
for the Joint congressional COM
mittee to make public returns Of
taxpayers who have avoided in
come taxes legally. :
The proposed compromise will
first be submitted to the full House 4.
Rules Committee on Monday. Ap- ,
proval of the committee was fore
cast, with the fight then being,
transferred to the floor of the =
House. :,
Representative O'Connor CD Of
New York, chairman of the Rules,
Committee, who fought repeal Of :
publicity provisions of the income
tax laws as a port of the resolution q.
creating the committee to inveSti-,
gate avoidance and evasion Of
taxes, was said to have modified =
his stand. e,
Under the tentative compromise,
agreement, the joint congressional
committee would be required to :
approve the publicity given to re-
turns Of each taxpayer. But the
committee could select one Of the,
rich taxpayers assailed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt and make public :
his returns even though the tax;
payer had acted on legal advice. :
The bureau is permitted to levy
a five per cent fine on taxpayers
who are 80 days late in filing their
returns. This penalty increases five
per cent each month to a maxi.
mum of Is per cent. ~
Yesterday, Helvering ordered Q
nationwide drive to round up
tardy returns. Payment on these I.
returns, coupled with the fines iS
expected to yield the treasury Q
substantial amount of revenue. To
June /, collections under the act
total little more than $203, ,000, 600. q
The Washington times., 1937-06-05
SOVIET HUNTS
SAB0TEURS

MOSCOW, June 5 GN.s9.
Soviet Russia will carry out a
still bigger and better hunt for
"Trotskyist saboteurs." the in
fluential newspaper Pravda an
nounced- today. g~ .-.
The paper promised the re.
newed hunt for sabotage agents
would be greater and fiercer than
any similar search so far for
"these rats"
At the same time, Pravda took
a sharp dig at Germany and
Italy. Said the article:
Fascist nations are prOvOk-
ing q world war. Danger
clouds are thicker every day.
The foreign secret service is
more active than ever after
the recent cleansing work con-
Quoted by the central commit.
tee, which revealed many in
ternal .nemieS.
'.3ut it is q mistake to think
this work is finished. Many
of these rats are still among
us, like the renegade Gamar-
mix, who was selling Russia to
Japanese and German imperial.
lists.
1--WE will destroy them like
dogs, revenging their deeds.
The sword of prOletarian die
tatOrship will not become rusty
or dull"
The Washington times., 1937-06-05
.HIRSCH DEATH
PROBE LIKELY

BERLIN, June 5 u.N.SD.-Pos-
sibility of a diplomatic request for
a thorough inquiry into circum-
stances which sent Helmuth
Hirsch, 21-year-old American citi-
zen to death under Germany's
mechanical guillotine for high
treason" was seen today.
Ambassador William E. Dodd
made repeated attempts to OBJ
tain clemency for Hirsch, who was
charged with possession Of explo-
sives, allegedly in a plot to kill
high Nazi officials.
Hirsch. of German origin, in
herited American citizenship from
his father, once q naturalized
American.
Nazi officials termed HirSch a
man without a country" He
walked without show of emotion to
the guillotine.
After Hirsch was convicted on
March 8, the American Embassy
began efforts to win clemency for
him. Ambassador Dodd sent a
personal appeal to Hitler, the first
of four similar pleas.
Hitler failed to reply to Dodd's
letter. The embassy was informed
indirectly that HirSch would be
executed. Dodd tried to see Hit.
Ter personally on the matter, but
failed to gain an audience.
American officials also sought
to obtain a copy of the transcript
of Hirsch's trial. This was with.
held,
The Washington times., 1937-06-05
TOrU1eSend.JOb
Faces Threat
Leaders In Congress
Revolt As Doctor
Speeds West

Possible custer from the old age
pension movement which bears his
name and which he has headed
since its inception threatened DR..
Francis E. Townsend today.
Split by his opposition to Presi-
dent Roosevelt's Supreme Court
bill, TownSend'S followers in the
House we're said to be considering
unseating him at the Townsend
national convention opening here
July 81.
Possibility of this move material
lied after a meeting of the Town
send congressional bloc, at which
DIR. Townsend defended his recent
speech+making tour in opposition
to the court plan.
Townsend left for Chicago after
the meeting to attempt to deal
with Townsend officials there who
resigned yesterday and seized con-
troll of the Townsend National
Weekly, which Townsend has
owned during its three-year exist
ence.
Should Townsend be ouSted,
Representatives Harry r. Shep-
pard and John s. McGroarty, both
California Democrats, were re-
garded as likely candidates to sue
ceed him.
The Washington times., 1937-06-05
WAGES, HOURS
BILL TAKING
SHAPE
Black and Coninery
Pleased by Reception
Of Labor Program
BY ROBERT A. McGHL
international News Service

President Roosevelt's request Of
Congress for fair" labor standards
legislation today was taking shape
as tentative bill with a maximum
work-week ranging between 80 and
40 hours, and a $16 minimum
weekly wage.
Such a program to better the
living conditions of the working
masses evolved from the majority
Of witnesses for labor and industry
who appeared throughout the week
before the joint congressional COM
mittee holding hearings on the
matter.
Advocates of the 40-hour basic
work-week today had the addi-
tional support of the American
Federation of Labor.
A. F. of L. President william
Green, thowever, sided with other
witnesses who told the committee
the proposed labor standards board
should be empowered to reduce the
40-hour week downward to a 30
hour week, where circumstances
decree the shorter hours to be
in accord with industrial neceS-
sity.
AS Senator Black CD Of Ala
bama, and Representative Con-
merry CD of Massachusetts, chair
men of the Senate and House
Labor Committees, respectively,
expressed satisfaction over the ere
ception" of the Presidents pro-
gram, the first definite amend.
ments to the House bill were pro-
posed.
At the suggestion of Green,
Senator Black said he will write
into the bill specific provisions
limiting the workday, as well as
the workweek, with overtime pay
Of time-and-a-half above a certain
limit.
The Washington times., 1937-06-05
7 More Monks Sent
To Jail in Germany

COBLENTZ, Germany, June g.
Q.N.SO.-A charge that Brothers
Of Mercy of the Fulda cloister sup.
piled Chicago's Cardinal Mum
delein with material for his recent
attack on Chancellor Hitler and
the Nazi government was on rec
ord today as two more Catholic
monks faced prison sentences for
alleged immortality. 49,
The charge was made by the
state attorney during the trials.
A Franciscan monk was sentenced,
to three years in prison and q.
Brother of Mercy of Fulda to two
and a half years.
The Washington times., 1937-06-05
SUE 5
X-RAY MEN

Suit for $4,000 damages was
filed today in United States Dis
trict Court against Grower, Chris
tie. and Merritt, X.ray specialists,
with offices in the 1900 block I
st. N. w., by Morgan B. Callahan,
Of the 3100 block New Mexico Ave.
The latter alleges that in Decem-
Der, 1885, he was given X-ray
treatments and has suffered eX-
cruciating and almost humanity
unbearable pain "ever since.
Callahan, through Raymond s..
Norris, attorney, charges the
treatments were given improperly
and as a result the flesh Of his
back was burned, leaving a part of
the spinal column exposed. He
has been forced to resort to the
use Of drugs at the direction of
his physician in an attempt to al.
lay the pain, the suit alleges.
Callahan is connected in an ex-
ecutive capacity with the building
firm of w. C. and A. N. Miller,
with offices in the lilo block Sew
enteenth st. N. w.
The Washington times., 1937-06-05
{. |. 0. Repudiated
In San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, June 5
G.N.SO.-John L. Lewis Commit
tee for Industrial Organization
was repudiated today by the San
Francisco Labor Council.
BY a vote of 225 to ia the
council rejected a proposal to
defy the American Federation of
Labor which had ordered expul-
sion Of C. I. O.-affiliated unions.
Harry Bridges International
Longshoremen'S Association intro
duced the A. F. of L. defy resolu-
ton. which also contained a
clause calling for a referendum
vote by all unions in the council
on A. F. of L. mandates concern
ing the C. I. o.
The Washington times., 1937-06-05

Another dog offered for adop.
tion today is a part wire-haired
terrier and part water spaniel,
being given away by Mrs. o. N.
Raynor, 4611 Ninth st. N. w.
columbia 7425) This is a -fe.
male dog, about seven months old.
It is white marked in black, and
gets along we'll with children.
Communicate with Mrs. Raynor If
you would like to have it.
Two half-maltese kittens, six
weeks old. one black and the other
black and white, are being given
away today by r. H. Evans. 6128
Thirty-second Pl. N. w. (Cleve-
land 88070
The Washington times., 1937-06-05
TAK0MA PARK
GIRL MISSING

Washington police were today
asked to be on the lookout for a
17-year.old girl reported missing
from her home in Takoma Park
since last night.
The girl, Doris Sanborn, Of 316
Garland Ave-. Takoma Park, Md,
was described as S feet l inch tall,
weighing 100 pounds, and wearing
a yellowflowered dress. She is
blonde.
Harold Sanborn, the girls
father, told Takoma Park police
that the girl left home shortly
after dinner, saying that she was
going to church and has not been
seen since.
The Washington times., 1937-06-05

Miss Sue Stamates, Of 1914
Juniper st. N. w. Georgia 6930
also has two kittens for which she
is anxious to find homes. One is
a male, all black, and the female
is black and tan.
To all pet owners: Make Ger.
tain that the person applying for
your pet will give it a good home.
The Times is informed th"t per
sons with other motives are apply
ing for pets offered by this paper.
Obtain the name and address Of
the person to whom you give N'r
pet so that a check on its treat
ment may be made If thought ad.
Visable,
The Washington times., 1937-06-05
Hiteh-hike SIayers
Given Life Terms

ONIDA, s. D., June S Q.N.S).
Howard Christensen, 16, and
Norman Westberg, IT, today began
serving life sentences for the mur-
der of Miss Ada Carey, a school
teacher who gave the young Chi
cago mixers a ride in her auto
mobile.
Both youths tearfully pleaded
guilty before Circuit Judge John
Hughes and we're sentenced to
life terms in the penitentiary at
Sioux Falls.
The Washington times., 1937-06-05

A family of dogs, five pups and
the mother, were abandoned on a
road a few days ago and rescued
by Mrs. Richard M. Phelps. 551
Grosvenor Lane, Bethesda, Md.
Mrs. Phelps is anxious to place
all Of them in good homes. The
mother dog appears to be several
years old. The puppies which are
old enough to eat alone ar prob.
ably one month old. They are all
pretty and healthy dogs. They
are Of the bird dog type, black
and white spotted. Notify Mrs.
Phelps at her home If you would
like to have one of these pets.
The Washington times., 1937-06-05
School Girl Attacked
ByVuIture In Austria

HARTBERG, Austria, June
5. - Theresa Steinbaecker, 8,
was on her way to school near
the village of Pongratzen when
large culture attacked her
and wounded ner in the head be-
fore she beat the bird off.
The Washington times., 1937-06-05
Chums Kill Selves
Over Girl Both Loved

BUDAPEST, June 5. - Jo-
ham Laszio, 20, and Stephan
Volner, 10, were chums in the
little town of Szalaegerszeg. and
both loved the same girl. When
they couldn't decide which should
marry her they went into woods,
hanged themselves from adjoin-
ing trees.
The Washington times., 1937-06-05
Brother S Poisoner
Gets Life Sentence

LEWISTON, Ill, June 5 Q.N.S.)
James Pace, 20, river dweller
lound guilty of fatally poisoning
an older brother, William, today
began serving a life sentence in
the State penitentiary.
A jury convicted Pace after the
State introduced evidence that
the defendant, who admitted he
was in love with his brother's
young wife, prepared a Sunday
morning breakfast of poisoned
pancakes and served them to
william.
The Washington times., 1937-06-05
MoIIison Sued BY Wife

LONDON, June 5 G.N.SO.
James A. Mollison, British trans
atlantic flier, was in receipt to-
day of a divorce petition by his
wife. Amy johnson Mollison, ia.
nous aviatrix. The petition,
which was served on the airman,
accuses him OF infidelity.
The Washington times., 1937-06-05
Another Son Is Born
To Italian Princess

ROME, June 5. - A son was
born yesterday to Princess Ma
falda. second daughter of the
King and Queen Of Italy. 1t is the
third son born to the princess.
The Washington times., 1937-06-05

The separate qualities Of a gentleman
can be defined one by one. But the
complete picture is . good taste in
all things.
CAPTAIN APPLE JACK has the good
taste that wins friends wherever
gentlemen gather. Equally at home in
Juleps, Old-Fashioneds, Cocktails or
Soda.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-16
Don't Forget To Vote

There has been much comment one way or the other on the proposal of Pres ident Franklin D. Roosevelt to make sweeping changes in the judiciary of the nation, notably to increase the number of the justices of the U. S. Supreme Court from nine to fifteen. A good many people would like to make their feelings on the subject count for something. To this end the Waterbury Democrat, in conjunction with many other newspapers throughout the nation, is conducting poll so that everyone may vote on this all-important subject.
 The purpose is not for the Democrat to ascertain the feeling of individual persons in the city. The use of a signed ballot is not for this purpose, but merely to line up sentiment one way or the other in legitimate fashion. We ask the coopera- ton of all interested citizens in the com munity. We call attention to the daily articles and ballots that are for your con- venience. Your vote actually may be decisive in turning congressional opinion on the matter of judiciary reforms. As good and interested citizen, why not a vote on the proposal?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-02-16
Using Up Forests

Our forests in this country are so nearly depleted that we have come to depend largely on Canada's The result is beginning to worry the Dominion. The biggest use to which her timber is devoted is paper pulp. The Newsprint Association finds trees being used up lat prodigious rate," so that Canadian mills during the last five years have cleaned out 4,000 square miles of forest.
 This would not be so bad if the Cana dians felt that they were making money out of it. But they say they are producing and selling their paper at loss. Canada has got little more money from her paper than from her gold mines; but as far as profits are concerned, "it is like mining gold, paying the miners their wages and then giving the gold away"
 Both countries need paper in ever increasing quantities, for ever-multiply- ing purposes. It is obviously going to be serious problem, with the forests in both countries being used up faster than new growth is produced. The solution may be found in growing raw materials for paper on farms. There may be fiber plants, growing quickly and plentifully, and not exl1austing the soil too rapidly, that could take the place of pulpwood. The development of such an industry, too, might be the salvation of agriculture.