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Evening star., 1937-02-19
BULLETIN.

A certificate of suicide was Is
sued today by Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald in the death OF William
Harry Phillips The coroner and
Lieut. George E. Darnan said there
was a paper sack over the youths
head and a rubber tube, leading
from a gas jet, in his mouth.
Circumstances Of the death of Will
liam Harry Phillips, II, for four years
the "eyes" Of his blind World Wal
veteran father, were disputed today as
his grief-stricken parents took issue
with police over the theory Of suicide.
Every day the tall youth, McKin-
ley High School student, who dis
played inventive ability, took hi:
father, BILLY" Phillips, to and from
the newsstand the parent operates al
the General Accounting Office. Yes.
terday afternoon, however, he did not
lead his father to the Phillips apart
ment at 221 F street.
His mother, Mrs. Blanche Phillips
and Bartimus Jones, colored janitor OF
the apartment house, discovered his
body at 4:45 pm. on the floor Of the
kitchen, with gas jet open. The fire
rescue squad failed to revive William
and q Casualty Hospital physician
pronounced him dead.
While first precinct police and Cor
oner A. Magruder Macdonald de-
scribed the death suicide, with the
police incidental stating the son was
found with a paper sack over his head
and a tube leading from the open gas
let to his body on the floor, the grief
stricken parents offered every rea.
son in the world" today why they be-
ueved he had not taken his own life
Lieut.. George E. Darnall. chief Of
the police homicide squad, said there
is not one bit of doubt about it being
a case Of suicide"
Mrs. Phillips and the janitor en-
tered the kitchen by opening q dool
from the hall. The kitchen, however
was well ventilated, with no door be-
tween it and the adjoining living
room. There is a ventilator in the
kitchen window. On the gas stove
was Williams soldering set-his
mother said he often worked on radio
parts and sets in the kitchen. He
had q weak heart. She believed hi:
heart failed him while he was solder
ing radio parts at the stove.
Seated in the living room of their
apartment, Mrs. Phillips today told Of
her sons life-a life she described as
always happy because he had every
thing he wanted, and had lot o1
plans for the future"
The blind veteran, his "eyes" gone
again, sat in silence for q few min
Evening star., 1937-02-19

flicting testimony and scarcity Of
documentary evidence actually fur
niShed the committee in response to
subpoenas, examination of the rela-
tionship between General Motors and
the Pinkerton agency is expected to
last until the middle of next week.
Two weeks Of daily hearings already
have been held on this single espionage
set-up, the cost of which amounted to
$419.850 in 31-month period.
Evidence and testimony revealing
the degree of cooperation, or lack
of 1t, extended the committee by the
two firms Immediately under investi-
CATION was given in two instances
yesterday afternoon.
Concerns Espionage Digests.
In the first case Committee Coun-
sci John j. Abt and Investigator
Charles Kramer took the stand to
testify that Floyd F. Corcoran, per-
sonnel manager for the Chevrolet
plant in Flint, had told them in an
examination last Summer that no
digests, memoranda or copies of es-
pionage reports were retained after
submission.
Under oath yesterday, Corcoran ad-
mitted that such digests were made
and circulated to division foremen.
Such a digest, six pages in length
and detailing the labor activities and
conversations Of individual workmen,
then was submitted by Chairman La
Toilette with the statement that it
came to the committee from sources
other than the corporation officials.
The digest was signed by Corcoran.
Corcoran next admitted that his
files and those of division foremen
had been stripped of material which
might have been pertinent to the
investigation.
Obstruction Boast Charged.
In q second disclosure Of apparent
obstruction the committee heard q
witness testify and accepted an aff1-
davit from another party to the effect
that Pinkerton official, r. 8. Mason,
had boasted of carrying espionage
IcPolt tS 4IOuI VIC EuiACi Non oAnOc Vic
day the subpoena was served.
The testimony was given by Law
renee Barker, a former informant
for Mason in the Fisher Body plant
In Lansing, and the aff1davit was
submitted by Barker's wife. Accord
ing to both, Mason boasted Of finding
q loophole in the subpoena that al
lowed removal Of records on the per-
sons Of Pinkerton agents. Mason
also told Of tapping telephone wires
Of Homer Martin, U. A. w. president,
the aHdAvit stated.
Evening star., 1937-02-19
Controllers Action Forced
By Red Rider, Observers Say
Failure to Require Statement From
School Employees Would Haze Left Him
Open to Impeachment, Some Belieue.

schools shall be available for the pay
ment of the salaries of any person
teaching or advocating communism. "
In other words, the school salary
appropriation was absolutely "tied
up" until the controller general had
satisfied himself that the red rider
law was being complied with. Further,
the proviso was so broad that it
reached down to every member Of the
school force, whether teacher or jani-
tor, and governed their actions, not
only in class room, but anyw' ere
else.
Under such conditions, it Is pointed
out, McCarl would have been justi-
fled in exacting a showing Of fact
from the 1000 school employees that
they had neither taught nor advO-
Gated communism. For example, t
Congress should tie up building ap-
preparation by requiring that no
money be spent until th2 building next
door had been torn down, the Gen.
eral Accounting ONCE would require
submission of photographs showing
that this physical operation actually
had taken place before releasing
the fund.
Facing q situation Of this kind,
McCarl could have required the school
employees to submit oaths with the
pay roll, so that they might be prose-
cuted for perjury If it developed that
they had contravened the law.
As 1t was, however, the controller
general, it Is understood, was salts
fed with the statement of denial,
which would give the Government q
lever to require return Of pay by any
person later found to have violated
the law.
McCarl Devised Program.
It was because the rider put re-
sponsibility for its enforcement
squarely up TO him that McCarl, on
ids own initiative. devised the program
Evening star., 1937-02-19
STUDENT HURT BY FALL
FROM RUNNING BOARD
Missionary College Group With
Robert Watts, II, in Accident
in Takoma Park.

Robert Watts, IT, of 80 Rhode Is
land avenue, student at the WASH
ington Missionary College, was seri-
ously injured today when he fell from
the running board of a car on which
he and several schoolmates were rid
ing, at Columbia and Pine streets, in
Takoma Park.
Watts head was cut severely and
he received other cuts and bruises.
At Washington Sanitarium. X-rays
were being made to determine whether
his skull was fractured.
The car was operated by John
Moorhead, another student at the COL
lege, according to reports to the
rescue squad. Several students were
in the car and two others besides
Watts were on the running boards,
taking noon-hour ride.
Evening star., 1937-02-19

In Senate debate on the "red rider"
this week Senator Robinson said the
action Of the controller general "in
requiring all school employees in the
District of Columbia to swear over
and over and over that they were not
teaching communism, was . foolish
act and more than anything else that
has ever occurred it impeaches the
record Of his administration"
1t was recalled today that the action
Of the controller general in requiring
the declarations as prerequisite for
drawing pay was viewed at the time
by those conversant with the issue as
the simplest and fairest method Of
dealing with harsh prescription.
Despite the criticism that was
leveled at the former official Wednes-
day by Senator Glass of Virginia and
Senator Robinson, Raymond McCarl,
former controller general, today fatty
declined to be drawn into the discus
sion or to make any statement for pub
lication.
Some Action Seen Necessary.
A study Of the Senate debate
Wednesday discloses that even In at
tacking the steps McCarl took, Robin
son agrees that something Of the sort
would be absolutely necessary under
the "pink rider" compromise, now
passed by the House, or otherwise the
limitation in salary payment would be
wholly ineffective"
The adroitly worded rider, at
tached to the District appropriation
for 1885, puts responsibility for its en-
forcement directly up to the Cen
eral Accounting ONCE. Designed to
prevent the teaching or advocacy Of
communism, 1t was framed in Ian
guage that would give far more effect
than q simple prohibition, because Of
its provision "that hereafter no part
Of an1 nuuropeiatdn foR tinA uublic
Evening star., 1937-02-19

to be followed and served notice Of
At the same time, it was disclosed
that some payments had been made
without any guarantees, and for that
reason, the regulatory principle was
made retroactive by the General Ac-
counting once, thus clearing its ac-
counts.
Had McCarl taken no action. he
could have been impesched, 1t Is said,
II violations Of the law developed
Evening star., 1937-02-19
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
EWMAN SUDDUTH thinks he
saw the most absent-minded,
or something, little girl in
Washington the other night.


~ or something, little girl ir
Washington the other night.
He was walking down the street
when he saw the child moving toward
him like a pink streak Of lightning
As she came, she was shouting some
thing at the top Of her voice. Sud-
duth could not make 1t out at first
because of the obvious excitement
which turned the sound into an un-
pretty incoherence.
Just as he was ready to be bowled
over by the racing figure, sudduth saw
her make quick change of direction
and swerve into grocery store. Ir
one hand she held a milk bottle, in
the other q coin and the word she was
crying finally became coherent. II
was cream" and the little girl OBJ
viously was not going to forget what
she had been sent for.
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PRAYER.
The one condition upon 1Dhich
tDe are allo1Ded to print this story
is that De shall do no more than
repedl the name of the family as
Harring.
That explanation made, ue can
90 on to say that Mrs. Harring ,oas
palking past her sons bed room
the other night. Through the open
door she espied him saying his
prayers and, good mother that She
is, she tDas glad.
In the middle OF the night-the
same night - Mrs. Harring tDas
awakened, noticed the light still
burning In the boys room and tpent
to Investigate.
There he ,oas, still In the posture
OF prayer. Definitely, hoDeuer, he
,oas not praying. Just sleeping.
X n u
IDEA!
A red-headed hostess on every
street carl
Fresh from Seattle this idea streakec
into town with Mr.. Norvey Greenwood
'Out In Seattle" Mr. Greenwood de.
clares, "a politician helped get himsel
elected on this promise, and alread!
he is lining up the titians for tryouts.
Before you can say tell it to tn,
P. U. c., Mr.. Greenwood fips out clip.
pings to prove it. He is planning tt
settle down here for a while and woule
like to see the idea sent up as tria
| balloon.
Evening star., 1937-02-19
RAIN IN 0FFING

Wet Week End Likely, With Mild
T. Temperature.
!. A wet week end is In store for
Washington, the Weather Bureau
forecast today. There is possibility
of rain tomorrow night, and indica-
tions are it will continue throughout
Sunday, the forecaster said.
No snow Is in sight, and moderate
Temperatures are expected to prevail
for the next two days. The mercury
was expected to climb to about IS
degrees today. The minimum tonight
probably will be around SO.
. At s am. today the low mark-34-
OF the last "a hours was reached. Yes
,terday the high" was 40, recorded ct
4 nm.
Evening star., 1937-02-19

came to the sailors aboard the
Netherlands submarine OILS, now at
the Washington Navy Yard, in the big
aircraft that sail around the National
Capital.
The airline that operates between
Holland and the Dutch East Indies
uses American-built planes. They are
the Douglas type. Now the Army at
Boiling Field has one Of these giant
craft and when the submarine docked
it came overhead. The sailors on the
submarine set up q shout Of recogni-
ton, for looking skyward, it might
have been ship sailing over their
own Holland.
Civilian airlines that come into
Washington also use Douglas planes,
so that the sailors from the Neither
lands have plenty of reminders Of air
craft Of their homeland during their
stay in the American Capital.
y Il y
SIGN.
A SIGN outside Twelfth street
store had pedestrians tittering the
other day. And well it might, for 1t
said:
I'VE Garry a Full Line
of Babies"
The "trick" was the last word Of the
sign, supplies" which was printed be-
low the lire consisting Of the last Wis
ible two words and hidden by rack
Of magazines.
Evening star., 1937-02-19
TO Address Youths Forum.

Eugene Davidson, secretary Of How
ard University. will speak on the
topic, Should the American Negro Be
Racial?" at the Young Peoples Ma
tional Forum at the Twelfth Street
Branch, Y. M. C. A., 1916 Twelfth
street, at pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1937-02-19
MRS. JOHN A. JORDAN
FUNERAL TOMORROW
Wife of Real Estate Operator and
Day-Old Son to Rest in Mount
Olivet Cemetery.

Funeral services for Margaret E.
Jordan, IS, and her 1-day-old son,
both Of whom died Wednesday night
Of pneumonia In Providence Hospital,
will be held at $50 am. tomorrow in
the Catholic Church of the Blessed
Sacrament, following brief services at
the residence, 1924 Quesada street.
Mrs. Jordan and the child will be
buried together in Mount Olivet Gene
terry.
Mrs. Jordan was the wife of John A.
Jordan, real estate operator and
builder.
Evening star., 1937-02-19
La Toilette

Continued From First Page.)
Evening star., 1937-02-19

II think the trolleys here are ter
rible," he says, "but with a strawberry
blond tangoing down the aisle, who
would care?"
Maybe he has something there,
Washington!
The Washington times., 1937-10-26

line because only its vessels do
not touch English waters en- route
from France to the United States.
The Washington times., 1937-10-26


/ 20 o 90 0 0
C h r i S t mas
Seals to aid
in the fight
against tuber-
culosiS arrived
today.
The ar G e
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
GRISLY EXHIBIT
.GREETS JURORS
IN HAHN TRIAL
Palmer Remains,in Jars,
Brought Into Case
By EVELYN OBERMAN

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Oct. rs
GNsO.-In grisly greeting to the
crowd of spectators and the pow
der puff" jury, a double row OF
glass jars today stood on the ex-
hibit table at the murder trial OF
Anna Marie Hahn.
Paper sacks covered the jars
from view. But every person in
the court room knew they con-
tanned the preserved remains OF
Albert Palmer, third in the list OF
old men the State contends Mrs.
Hahn poisoned for their money.
FOURTH GHOST DUE
The prosecution today intended
to add fourth ghost to the group
when testimony was introduced
concerning the death Of George
Gsellman. Beside his specter and
the glass bottles, Prosecutor Dud-
ley Outcault said he would place
the wheel chair Of Albert Heis, de-
scribed as the "only living victim"
of the blond defendant.
Slowed down by disputes over
the introduction of almost every
bit Of evidence, the State yester'
day was confined to the case OF
Palmer, labeled victim No. 8" by
Outcault.
DOCTOR BLAMES ARSENIC
After a bank official had testi-
fled that Mrs. Hahn had obtained
$500 from Palmer before his
death, Defense Attorney Joseph
H. Hoodin grilled DR.. Robert A.
Kehoe on cross-examination. He
finally gained an admission from
the physician that Palmer might
have died from chronic heart dis
ease.
The doctor. however, stuck by
his story that arsenic had been
either the primary or contributory
cause of death.
Mrs. Hahn is on trial for the
death of Jacob Wagner, but the
Judge has ruled that other deaths
may be discussed to give the jury
a full picture.
The Washington times., 1937-10-26

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Oct. 20
(C.TP.SJ.-Jean Mcdonald, beau
tiful blond motif in Hollywood's
fantastic love-captive law suit,
struggled her pretty best today
to aid her future father.in-law,
Thomas Warner, northumberland
speedometer king, in his legal en-
tanglements with Pearl Antibus,
detective.
Jean said she didn't see any
thing and she didn't hear any
thing on morning of June 81 last
when Mrs. Antibus' home was
invaded by investigators from the
district attorneys office, led by
Warner.
"You knew they took Tommy
away, don't you?" asked Edgar
Martin, attorney for Mrs. An
THUS.
"Oh, yes. knew there was a
lot of trouble but stayed in my
room and didn't open the door,"
Didn't you even peek?"
"No."
Tommy came out Of the
bathroom in his shorts and into
your room to dress, didn't hep"
"Oh, my, no. He was all
dressed. He had his suit on
when he came in my ROOM"
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
Artist Missing,
Suicide Feared

NEW YORK, Oct. 26 G.N.S0.
Henry Scharninghausen, 80, COM
mercial artist and son of a wealthy
retired liquor merchant, was the
object of an intensive search by
police of eight States today.
He has been missing since Octo.
Der 81 from Browns Rest Farm
at Garrison, N. Y, where he was
recuperating from a nervous all
ment, the father, Dietrich Scharn-
inghausen. told police. He ex.
pressed fear his son had commit
ted suicide.
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
KAY WAGSTAFF
PLANS DIVORCE

RENO, New. Oct. 26 QN.S0.
Mrs. Kathleen Curtis (Kay) Wag-
staff, New York socialite, has ar
rived in Reno to establish a resi-.
dence so she can seek a divorce
from Alfred Wagstaff, 3d., now
residing in Beverly Hills, Cal, it
was revealed today.
Mrs. Wagstaff is a daughter Of
Mrs. George Walsh, of Park Ave
nue., New York. Wagstaff is said
to be well known in Hollywood
circles.
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
Rajah Ill, Plunges
40 Feet to Death

MADRAS, India, Oct. 26 (IN.s0
Driven to desperation because
physicians refused to end his life
painlessly, an Indian rajah COM
mitted suicide today by a spectacu-
lar 40-foot leap.
A sufferer from tuberculosis,
the distraught Rajah of Viziana-
garem jumped from the pinnacle
of the tower of the Admiralty
House here.
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
Ruv and usa Ihem

Rvv rrd J.n Tbem S h t S OF
' stamps will be
folded and made ready for mail
ing by several groups of District
firemen under the supervision of
girls from the clerical and nursing
staff of the tuberculosis associ-
alton.
This year, the stamp features a
jolly town crier and the red dou-
ble-barred cross, emblem of the
association.
The sale will begin Thanksgiv-
ing Day but pledges and advance
orders have been received from
large business concerns.
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
u. S. Hotel Owner
Detained in Spain

GIBRALTAR, Oct. IS QN.SJ.
Mark Hawker, described as the
American owner of a family hotel
at Santa Clara Torremolinos.
Spain, is being detained by Span
ish insurgents, it was learned
here today. The cause was not
known.
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
CALLED DISGRACE
WOULD END LOSSES

While the project would not
come within jurisdiction of the
House District Committee, of
which he is chairman, Representa-
tive Palmisano explained that as
a Representative of Maryland and
as a part-time resident of the Dis
trict he is deeply interested in the
flood conditions which exist at the
doorway of the National Capital.
"The thing is a disgrace" he
said bluntly. I'VE have endured
it for years and the time has
certainly come to eliminate it,"
It was pointed out that while
residents of Bladensburg are d.
rect sufferers, all residents of the
District and Maryland are indi-
rectly involved.
Invariably Bladensburg floods
tie up major arteries of traffic
such as the Defense Highway to
Annapolis and the Baltimore Bou-
levard. This causes inconvenience
to thousands of motorists and has
a heavy adverse effect on business
transport.
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
New York City
Asks Radio Station

UNS.) The City Of New York,
through its department of plant
and structures, today applied to
the Federal Communications Com
mission for a permit to construct
a high frequency relay broadcast
station.
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
Glasses His Alibi,
Freed as 'Peeper'

CHICAGO, october 26 G.N.S0.
When he proved he could not see
without glasses, Ray Netresa, "a,
was freed of a "peeping tom"
charge today. He was not wearing
glasses when arrested.
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
SAFEGUARDS SOUGHT

SAFEGUARDS SOUGHT
Meantime, a demand that action
be taken to prevent recurrence of
floods, which have tied up traffic
in Bladensburg, Md, and the sur
rounding territory. was made to-
day by Representative Vincen;
Palmisano CD.N of Maryland,
chairman of the House District
Committee.
Certainly somehow, some
where, money can be found to
give the residents of that Sec
ton the protection which they
deserve" Mr.. Palmisano de-
clared.
WOULD END LOSSES =
The Maryland Representative
made it clear in the new Congress
next month he will be in the
forefront of those fighting to save
the neighboring community from
the heavy losses it suffers with
every heavy rainfall.
Obviously, Mr.. Palmisano says,
the question of preventing the re-
current floods is not one which
can be left to Bladensburg or
Prince Georges county.
He believes the flood prevention
should be undertaken with Fed
eral funds, and il amazed that
with all the money spent in recent
years steps have not been taken
to clean up this suburban situa.
ton.
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
XMAS SEALS
ARRIVE IN D. C.

Christmos SeoIs!tonT's =" quota I Il = Of 3
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
Typhoid Warning
Given Residents in
Nearby Flood Area
zee Georges Health Officer
Immediate incubation

Residents in Bladensburg and Comar Manor which
swept by flood waters last week. today warned of
the danger of typhoid fever infection by Dr. A. B. Hooton
Prince Georges county health officer
All persons who exposed to the contaminated water
urged by DR.. Hooton to visit their family physician i'm
mediaey to be nocuaed against typhoid fever Hands that
have been in contact with debris left by the flood should
thoroughly washed before food prepared eaen DIR Hooo
said.
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
IcKEs NAMES STAFFs

Q.N.S.) Appointment of staffs
Of the seven regional offices of
PWA, which succeed the State ad-
miniStrative offices in the cutting
down of PWA, was announced by
Administrator IckeS,
The Washington times., 1937-10-26

Should they follow this plan,
the famous couple would be SEIZED.
llled to reach New York November
II, ArmiStice Day.
The duke favored the German
The Washington times., 1937-10-26
Duke Sails November 6

PARIS Oct 26-The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, in
Paris completing preparations for their trip to the United
States virtually decided sail for New York aboard the
North German Lloyd liner Bremen November g. Inerna
tonal News Service was informed today.