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Evening star., 1937-08-08

10 most of us white hair is
rather unwelcome sign of declin-
ing years, but to DR.. Emil Leng-
vel it once meant life itself. Dur
ing the war he spent two years
in Russian prison camps and suf-
fered such privation and cruelty
that his hair turned white. As a
result, a Red Cross medical COM
mission at Tozkoe took compass
sion and sent him as an exchange
prisoner to Norway. Hardly had
he left when a horrible typhoid
epidemic arose and wiped out
1000 of the 1000 prisoners.
DR.. Lengyel, born in Budapest,
was a newspaperman in Vienna
until 1921, when he came here for
the Disarmament Conference. He
liked America so we'll that he has
stayed here ever since, lecturing
and writing on European politics.
He became a citizen in 1927.
Today, with dictatorship the
style in Europe, he says he is
doubly glad he stayed here, for
he likes to write as he pleases." "
He writes to please you, too.
Watch for his topical, colorful
article in an early issue:
"GYPsY CRISIS"
Evening star., 1937-08-08

Look back over the history you
have lived through. You'll recall
several times when the fate of
thousands - sometimes millions
of people has hung on how
Just one person in key position
met the challenge of a fateful
hour. Was he calm, disinterested,
far-seeing, brave? Or was he i'm
pulsive, petty, reckless, gambling
with tremendous stakes?
Such a great moment of deci-
sion may come to the man who
least expects it; or to the woman
who never thought she would be
a history-maker. In thrilling
serial which begins next week,
Talbot Mundy, prince of story
tellers, tells of how a beautiful
girl suddenly found herself hold
ing the fuse to powder barrel
which no one but herself could
put out. The author of ''King of
the Khyber Rifles" "Tros of
Samothrace" and many other
best sellers has written another
thriller in
THE TREAcHERoUs ROAD"
Evening star., 1937-08-08
Snotches.
Magazine Ssetio"

HERE is secret, unorganlZed,
but strong brotherhood - "The
Victims of Naggers. The bonds
are almost as strong as the ties of
a fraternal order. Witness this
incident: Recently man we
know drove from his home in the
Middle West to New York.
Arriving in New York, he had
some difficulty in finding the ad
dress he was seeking.
Finally the Lady in the Back
Seat said, 81 know you ought to
turn east" He did so. 1t was a
one-way street for westbound
traffic.
A policeman stepped up: "Hey
where you going! Pull over tc
the curb"
Before the driver could say
anything, the Lady in the Back
Seat began: "Give it to him,
officer. You ought to arrest him.
He has been speeding all day. l
knew he was going to be arrested
sooner or later. 1t serves him
right"
The officer looked sympathetic
ally at the driver:
"Your wife," The man nodded.
"Dnve on, brother," said the
policeman.
IHoUcH far behind America in
her recognition of and awards for
women, Italy had a woman radio
announcer before the United
States. The lady was Lisa Sergio,
known on two continents as "The
Golden Voice of Rome" Signor-
ina Sergio is half American; she
belongs to the handsome Fitz-
gerald family of Maryland, but
speaks English with an ultra
Oxford accent. She is one of the
few women to have held Office
under Mussolini's government;
she was attached to the Stampa
Propaganda, and not only broad
cast in various languages, but
translated official documents.
She has come to America by
easier methods than her country
man, Columbus, in order to dis
cover the land of her mothers
birth. Says she wants to see
America with her American eyes1
(Her Italian eyes are beautiful
&
Evening star., 1937-08-08

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Evening star., 1937-04-12
Wild Plane SmasI,es Others.
Provides Airport Mystery

Bureau of Air Commerce and WASH
ington Airport officials today were
investigating the mystery of a run
away, pilotless airplane which TAXED
into an airport hangar at Washington
Airport Saturday night, sheared of
wing and then chopped through the
wings of two other planes before its
engine stalled. Damage was estimated
at more than $4,000.
Investigators said they would ask
the Justice Department to search for
fingerprints in the cabin Of the par
TALLY demolished plane in an effort to
trace the person who climbed inside
and started the motor after the craft
was left parked in front of the hangar.
No employees of the hangar were
present at the time, and the accident
was not discovered until some time
later. Officials expressed belief q
Shief had tried to fly away with tho
plane and failed because he did not
know the throttle was stuck at high
Evening star., 1937-04-12
TRIAL
SET FOR APRIL 28
Government Obtains Con-
tinuance, Claiming New
Evidence Found.

Justice F. Dickinson Let's of Dis
trict Court granted an unexpected
Government request today for a con-
tlnuance of the scheduled robbery
trial Of j. William Tomlinson and two
colored men accused as his accom-
plices. Assistant United States Attorney
Samuel F. Beach explained that new
evidence developed over the week
end
Trial of the case was set for April %.
Beach said Investigators had located
additional witnesses, whose testimony
will materially alter the Governments
case.
Pictured by police as the brains"
behind a gang of colored robbers,
Tomlinson, 42-year-old Washington
attorney, and his alleged accomplices
are accused of robbing Sam Siratonis,
proprietor of tailor shop at 3o03
Fourteenth street, last August 49,
Siratonis was badly beaten with
blackjacks by two colored men, who
took S785.
Philip John Pratt and Charles Henry
Bass, both colored. Police said state
ments by Pratt anu Bass implicated
the attorney, who several years ago
acted as associate counsel for CASTOR
B. Means during the latter's trial in
connection with the Lindbergh baby
kidnapping hoax.
Another indictment charges Tom
linson, Pratt and Walter Smallwood,
colored, with participation in the
Fairfax Farms Dairy pay roll robbery
March IA Of last year. Pratt and
Smallwood have pleaded guilty to that
accusation. Two employees were held
up near the dairy and robbed of more
than $4,000.
The Government does not contend
that Tomlinson actually was present
during either of the hold-ups, but
that he planned both crimes. Assist
ant United States Attorneys Samuel
F. Beach and Charles B. Murray, are
to conduct the prosecution.
Tomlinson was arrested late last
Summer at his home, 41O8 Military
road, and was held incommunicado
for several days. Three detective SER
geants, Paul E. Ambrose, Frank o.
Brass and Elmer Lewis, conducted the
investigation which led to his arrest.
Evening star., 1937-04-12

The plane was a Stinson belong
ing to the Washington Flying Service.
When the pilot brought the ship in
Saturday night, shortly before 10
o'clock, he found the throttle stuck,
and TAXED up in front Of the hangar
by cutting his switch to keep the revo-
lutions down. He left the plane out
side the hangar for repairs.
When the would-be thief started
the motor, it roared into high speed
at once. The runaway craft sheared
off wing as it crashed into a post
in the center of the open hangar
door.
1t then careened inside the hangar,
its propeller cutting through the
wings OF Bureau of Air Commerce
biplane and a Stinson monoplane
parked for the night by Elmer Myers,
manager Of the airport at Rsleigh,
N. G. The engine then stallSA.
The incident occurred in the hangar
just south Of the Eastern Airlines
Evening star., 1937-04-12
MUSICIANS TO PLAY
FOR CHILDREN'S CIRCUS
Three Youngster Units to Lead
Sections in Parade of
1000.

Three groups of young Washington
musicians will participate in the Chill
dren's Festival Circus, to be held at
Central High School May under the
auspices Of the Community Center
Department.
These units-the Metropolitan Po-
lice Boys Band, Washington Elks
Boys Band and American Legion
Boys Drum and Bugle Corps-will
lead sections Of the parade of 1000
youngsters and will also accompany
various events during the day. The
international finale will be Hands
Across the Sea-
According to present plans, the
drum and bugle corps will stage a
drill the Elks' group will accompany
the Gypsy wedding festival and the
Police Boys Band will play the finale
music.
Miss Marjorie Mitchell, dance in
structor at the Columbia Heights Gen.
ter, is to take the. part Of the bride
in the wedding u ttival, and James
Carroll Of the Players Club of the
Central Community Center, will play
Evening star., 1937-04-12
HOUGHTON GIVES $4OO
TO FELLOWSHIP FUND
Former Ambassador Gift to A. U.
to Be Used for English

A gift of S400 from Alanson B.
Houghton, former United States Am
bassador to Great Britain, to be used
toward a fellowship for some Eng
lish student, was announced today
by American University.
The check was presented Satur-
day, just before Houghton sailed for
Europe, to DR.. Ellery C. Stowell,
director Of the Advisory Committee
for the Hall of Nations, a unit of
the universitys Graduate School. DR..
Stowell said the gift assures a British
fellowship next Fall.
He added that the university ex-
poets to secure sufficient funds soon
to bring fellows from several other
nations.
Evening star., 1937-04-12
Slayer Scheduled
To Die in Chair
Today Hangs Self
Tennessee Prisoner Is
Suicide in Cell by
Strang1lmion.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 12.-Sui-
eide by strangulation Cancelled 27-
year-old j. B. Whitten's State-ar-
ranged date with death at dawn to-
day.
The Chattanooga man was sched-
uled to die in the electric chair this
morning, but his body was found yes
terday, hanging from the crossbar Of
bunk which had been stood on its
end.
Around his neck was q moose made
from a strip Of the bed sheet. Prison
Physician DR.. g. D. Hubbard said it
probably required more than 10 min
utes for him to strangle to death.
whitten Was convied for shooting
his Chattanooga sweetheart, Lille Mae
Cook, in the East Tennessee city De-
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Evening star., 1937-04-12
RELIEF BILL HIT,
NICE MAY RECALL
STATE ASSEMBLY
Measure Containing Bookie
Clause Attacked in Many
Quarters.
TYDINGS AND RADCLIFFE
PROPOSE CONFERENCE
Bruce and Weller Discuss Def
ciencies of New Welfare
Legislation.
~ STAFF Correspondent OF The ,.ar


ANNAPOLIS, April 12.-Gov Harry
y. Nice today was pondering the ad-
visibility of reconvening the State
Assembly to draft a new welfare pro-
gram following sharp criticism from
many quarters of the relief bill passed
last week at the regular legislative
seSSion.
, Nice already has indicated he will
veto the bookmaking clause of the
relief measure if the right to elimi-
nate that section lies within his
powers, while many critics have urged
the entire bill be scrapped and
special session be called to enact a
different program.
Among the latter were Joseph D.
Baker of Frederick and DR.. j. M. T.
Flnney of Baltimore. Howard Bruce,
Democratic nationa! committeeman
from Maryland, and O. E. Weller,
Republican national committeeman,
have discussed what they regard as
deficiencies in the bill without COM
m1tting themselves as to a special
veSsion.
Senators Seek Farley.
United States Senators Millard E.
Tydings and George L. Radcliffe
jointly declared the leaders of the
Legislature worked under great handi-
caps and expressed a desire to confer
with them and exchange views
In Annapolis today David S. Jenk-
hoi Nf
County Welfare Board, demanded the
Governor call special session of
The Legislature Immediately to enact
IN adequate relief program
Gov. Nice has asked Attorney Cen
eral Herbert R. O'Coror to prepare
ruling on his veto powers with re-
gard to the "bookie" clause He is
said to have been advised informally
he could not veto the section without
knocking out the whole $3.50, 900
bill
1t is felt the decision as to whether
Nice will recall the Legislature hinges
: upon the question of restricting the
matters that would be considerd.
He has no power to limit legislators
to consideration of any particular
subject.
Senator's Statement.
In statement issued last night
Senators Tydings and Radcliffe de-
clared:
I'VE think it may be taken for
granted that the leaders of the Leg
islature are not entirely satisfied with
the relief bill as it was finally passed.
Senator Coad, Mr. Mullikin and their
associates in the important COM
mittees worked industriously for
three months and showed great re-
sourcefulness, but they worked under
very heavy handicaps
When the relief question was
reached, the leaders of the Legisla-
ture had very little time in which to
make thorough survey of all the pos
sibllities in revenue and to formulate
a comprehensive plan.
ITO make their difficulties greater,
there was no clear shaping of public
opinion in favor of any broad ap-
proach to the revenue problems cre-
ated by the new program of social
services"
Evening star., 1937-04-12
BAND CONCERTS.

BY the Marine Band in the audi
torium at pm. tomorrow. Capt.
Taylor Branson, leader; William F.
Santelmann, assistant.
PROGRAM.
marines Hymn"
March, "Pan-American Union"
Galimany Panama)
Overture, Salvatore Rosa"
Comes (Brazil)
Prelude, "Elegia" a"Calvo (Colombia)
Dedicated to the Marine Band.
xylophone solo, alma Llanera,"
Gueteriez (Venezuela)
Charles Owen.
Brazilian march, "Cantos de los
Solados" s"-----De Campo (Brazil)
Duet for vibraphone and xylophone,
La Golondrina" -Sarradell (Mexico)
Charles Gwen and Oliver zinmeister.
Largo" Handel
Trombone duet, Souvenir de
D. s. Harpham and Dale Harpham.
Patriotic song, 1--WE Are Members
of the C. C. -Conard
Cornet solo, 1.-THE Rosary" -Nevin
Winfred Kemp.
March, Thomas Jefferson"
william H. Santelmann
Hymn, Eternal Father Strong to
= Save"
"The Star Spangled Banner"
Because of the band participating in
tR concert by the United Service
Orchestra at the Pan-American Union
wednesday, the weekly concert at the
barracks will be given Thursday 1T
Evening star., 1937-04-12
SAFE DRIVING SCHOOLS
TOBE OPEN TONIGHT
Judge Curran and Nelson Will
Speak at Mckinley
Hiob

The fight against the Districts high
traffic toll will continue tonight with
the meeting of the two safe-driving
schools inaugurated last week.
Meeting at the Mckinley High
School at pm, the school Of safe
driving, sponsored by the Division OF
Vehicles and Traffic, will hear Judge
Edward M. Curran on the Relations
of Law Enforcement to Accident Pre-
vention" and Assistant Corporation
Counsel George D. Nelson on Court
Procedure on Traffic Cases" There
will also be a "question-box" and
motion picture.
At the same hour the school, spon-
sored jointly by the American Auto
mobile Association and the Com
munity Center Department, will con-
vene at the Roosevelt High School,
with Mrs. George G. Thorpe, safety
counselor for the Community Center
Department and chairman OF the
Women's Safety Committee Of the
A. A. A., presiding. The District
drivers regulations will be &Iudied and
. special instrument will be on hand
to determine the susceptibility Of the
Evening star., 1937-04-12
GIRL DIES, SECOND
IS CRITICALLY HURT
IN SUNDAY TRAFFIC
Barbara Waugh, is, Victim
of Taxi-Auto Crash on
NayIor Road.
AUTO HITS CHILD, 7,
CROSSING STREET
Accidents Comparatively Few in
Midst of Throngs Attracted
by Blossoms.

One death and at least one critical
injury were reported here yesterday,
although there were comparatively
few accidents in the heavy traffic
caused by cherry blossoms visitors.
Sixteen-year-old Barbara Waugh,
705 Otis place, died yesterday of in
juries received when the taxicab in
which she was passenger was in
head-on collision on Naylor road, Just
over the District line, early yesterday.
The girl was riding with her mother,
Mrs. Marion Waugh, 35, and the taxi
was operated by George Hefiin, %. of
531 Fifth street southeast. The other
car was driven by Frank Shorter, %,
OF Silver Hill, Md, police reported.
Cab Is Overturned.
The impact overturned Hef1in's cab
and 1t came to rest against an en-
bankment. The doors were jammed by
the force of the collision and the in.
Jured were removed with difficulty.
MRS. Waugh escaped with slight
cuts, while Heflin suffered scalp cuts
and shock. Another passenger in the
taxi-Edith Hall, 26, of 615 Fifteenth
street northeast-was cut about the
head and face.
Shorter was given first aid at Cas-
ualty Hospital for cuts to the head
and hands. The other injured we're
taken to Providence Hospital.
Prince Georges County authorities
said an inquest probably will be held
when Heflin is able to appear. Shorter
was released under $1,000 bond for
appearance at the inquiry.
The Washington party was return
ing from dance in T. B., Md, when
the miShap occurred.
Seven-year-old Patricia Frank, 4503
Thirteenth street, suffered a fractured
skull and severe cuts and bruises yes
terday afternoon when hit by an auto
mobile driven, police reported, by Paul
Himmelfarb, 3d. of AIS Sixteenth
street, former owner of a chain of
filling stations.
Accident Near Home.
Himmelfarb said the girl ran into
the path of his machine from be-
tween two parked cars. The acci-
dent occurred near her home. Pa
tricia was taken to Walter Reed Hos
pital, where her condition was said
to be serious.
Police today were searching for a
hit-and-run driver who ran down
Elijah Starts, 81, colored, 1927 Sev-
enth street, and left him lying in
the TOO block of Seventh street with
broken leg. Starts was removed
to Gallinger Hospital.
Arthur Johnson, 81, of Forestville,
Md, was treated at Casualty for q
possible skull fracture received yes
terday when he was hit by an auto
mobile as he was walking on Marl-
boro Pike.
Evening star., 1937-04-12
MOUNTAIN SCHOOL ART
TO BE SESSION TOPIC
Southern Woman's Educational
Alliance Sponsors 3 Meetings on
Rural Youth DEVELOPMENT.

Rural Youth Development.
A discussion of the beginning of
art in the mountain schools of
Breathitt County, KY, will occupy
the first OF three meetings on the
theme Art for Rural Young People"
at the Arts Club April 20, under
sponsorship Of the Southern Womans
Educational Alliance.
Possible ways of developing regional
art centers at strategic points in
rural areas will be discussed the fol-
lowing day at a luncheon at the May
flower Hotel. In the afternoon, eco
nomlc and avocational values in craft
work will be debated informally at
tea in the lounge of the American As
sociation of University Women, 1884
I street.
Among the sponsors are Mrs. Blair
Banister, DR.. Kathryn McHale, Miss
Leila Mechlin, Mrs. Caroline O'Day,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Max Gardner, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Goodspeed, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alphonse c. Avery, DR.. Louise
B. Stanley, Mrs. Katherine M. Cook,
Senator and Mrs. Harry F. Byrd,
Miss Margaret Woolley, Mrs. Edward
B. Meigs, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred R. Vim
son, Senator Alvin Logan, Mr.. and
Mrs. Emmett O'Neill and Senator and
Mrs. Josiah c. Bailey.
Evening star., 1937-04-12
BIRD BATH INSTALLED
ON LAWN OF CHURCH
Opening of National "Be Kind to
Animals Week" Observed
by Association,

In observance of the opening of ma
tional BE Kind to Animals Week"
the District Animal Protective Associ-
alton yesterday installed a bird bath
on the lawn Of Fourth Presbyterian
Church and distributed leaflets con-
cerning mans duty to his animal
friends in Sunday schools over the city.
Miss Virginia w. Sargent, president
Of the association, addressed the church
school classes atbthe installation and
will speak before various junior ami
NAL protective clubs throughout the
Evening star., 1937-04-12
HEARINGS OPENED
ON TRANSIT RATES
Attempt by Clayton to Again
Postpone Sessions Is
OVerruIed.

An unsuccessful attempt was made
by William NICK. Clayton today to
block again the long postponed hear
ing before the Public Utilities Commits
sion on valuation of the properties
OF the Capital Transit Co., which is
applying for higher rate of fare.
At the opening of the hearing, de-
layed repeatedly since last Fall. Clay
ton entered a sweeping objection to the
statistics presented by the company.
contending among other alleged omis-
sions, that they did not include a value
for the Washington Rapid Transit Co.,
acquired as the result of the street car
merger about year ago He con-
tended it would be necessary to hold
another hearing to bring the valuation
figures up to date.
Objection Is Overruled.
Clayton was overruled by Chairman
Riley Elgin, and the commission soon
settled down quietly to the tedious
business OF examining valuation figures
presented by the company as of De-
cember 81, 1885.
The Capital Transit Co. filed a Pc
tltlon on higher rates last October. Be-
fore consenting to consider the petit
ton, however, the commission decided
to conduct investigation into the COM
pany's properties, there having been
no comprehensive valuation set since
the street car companies merged.
The commission went about today's
hearing in new way by first hearing
the company's witnesses. William B.
Bennett assistant to the president of
the Capital Transit Co., was the first
to take the stand.
He came to Washington in 1880, he
testified, to value the properties of the
old Washington Railway & Electric
Co. when it was about to be merged
with the Capital Traction Co. Since
the merger, Bennett testified, he has
been engaged in continuous" study
of the companys properties.
Insists on Starting Point"
Clayton objected at once to q valu-
alton in which the reproduction esti-
mates were based on December 81,
1885, costs. but Chairman Elgin inter-
ceded that it was necessary for the
commission to have "a starting point"
and permitted Bennett to continue
presentation of figures.
A total valuation of s54 4,206 1852, in
Guiding all methods of estimation, was
given for the company as Of the date
in 1885, more than year ago.
He placed valuation of s38,011,758
on the companys properties in the
District of Columbia, $943,788 on its
in Maryland and s689,222
on it's holdings in Glen Echo Park, Md.
Evening star., 1937-04-12
PRESIDES AT SESSION
Mime. Cantacuzene Attending
Meeting in Chicago.

Nine. Cantacuzene, recently elected
pi esident Of the National Society of
Danes Of the Loyal Legion, was in
Chicago today presiding over the
meeting Of the organizations National
Board. Its sessions will close tomor-
row night with joint banquet of the
board and the oommandery of the
Loyal Legion.
Nine. Cantacuzene, granddaughter
of President Grant, left for Chicago
Saturday to join Mrs. Mary Logan
Tucker Of Washington, former presi-
dent and now honorary president of
the society, who had gone there earlier
in the week.
Evening star., 1937-04-12
CARETAKER SLAIN
BY Stafi Correspondent of

BY Stan Correspondent of The Star
ARLINGTON, Va, April 12.-Ar-
lington County police today asked
Washington officers to look out for
and arrest suspect in the killing last
night of Augustus Johnson, colored
caretaker for the w. F. Roberts estate
near Chain Bridge.
Evening star., 1937-04-12
CAPITAL Student Initiated.

Herbert Mittleman, 1925 Bellevue
terrace, freshman in the Engineer
ing School at Rensselaer, Polytechnic
Institute, Troy. N. Y, has been initi-
ated in the Phi Sigma Delta Frater-
nifty, it was learned from the school
today.
Evening star., 1937-04-12
Campaign Manager to Speak.

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, April u
R.-State Senator William A. Wright
OF Tappahannock, State manager Of
the campaign of Senator Saxon w.
Holt Of this city for the Democratic
nomination for Lieutenant Governor,
will speak at q meeting Of Holt sup