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Evening star., 1937-08-03
APEHATTERAS PARK
MEASURE is PASSED
House Votes to Bring Section Of
Sea Shore Into National
System.
Rythe Associated Press.

BY he Associated Press.
The House voted yesterday to
bring q section Of seashore into the
national park system for the first
time.
1t passed and sent to the Senate a
bill for the establishment Of Cape
Hatteras National Seashore" in North
Carolina.
Secretary 1ckes. indorsing the bill,
advised the House Public Lands Com
mittee that the seashore was one type
OF landscape not adequately repre-
sented in the park system.
One of the most promising areas
investigated by the Interior Depart
ment. he reported, was Cape Hatteras,
where a narrow barrier reef extends
about 275 miles along the North
Carolina coast.
The fact that the barrier islands
are almost inaccessible from the
mainland, the Secretary said, has
preserved them from private and COM
mercial development. The Interior
Secretary would designate the boun-
daries. OF the national seashore on
Chicamacomico, Ocracoke, Bodie,
Roanoke and ellington Islands.
All the land would have to be ac-
quired by public or private donation
to the Government. If it was not OBJ
tanned in 10 years, the Secretary
would be permitted to declare the
project abandoned.
Evening star., 1937-08-03
FORT MYER c. M. T, C,
EXERCISES BEGIN
100 Parents Watch Cavalry Re.
view Opening Days
Graduation Rites,

The annual parents and gradua-
ton day exercises of the Citizens
Military Training Camp at Fort Myer
began today with a colorful Cavalry
review under the critical eye of Col
Jonathan M. Wainwright, command
ing officer, and the fond gaze of more
than 100 parents
Promptly at 10 a m. three companies
-E, and MG in that order-ma-
neuvered their horses into parade
columns and swung in behind the
post band at the west side of the
drill field. Facing them across the
turf were Col. Wainwright and his
staff.
sharp command and the band
struck up military air. Reserve
officers of the 308th Cavalry shouted
orders and the review began. Walking
at first, the wavering columns gath
cred momentum as they rode three
times around the field, trotting and
finally at gallop.
A chorus of appreciative "oh's" and
"ah's' went up from the crowd of
spectators, many of whom were giving
little cries of encouragement to their
embryo officer sons.
Thick clouds of dust enveloped the
riders, making them hard to distin-
guish. Only the brilliant red and white
troop guidon flags could be easily seen
bobbing above the horsemen.
Twenty-Five minutes later the rea1
detachment, machine-gun troop, hao
passed the reviewing officers for the
third and last time. The order to "falI
out" was given, horses were stabbed
and the C. M. T. c. boys sought out
their parents to escort them to lunch
In the Reserve mess.
Lieut.. Col. John H. Shenkel, COM
manding officer of the c. M. T. c.
squadron, was we'll pleased with the
showing, as were Col. Wainwright and
others of his staff.
At 2 pm. the cadets will execute the
same maneuvers dismounted and un-
der their own officers, after which
prizes and medals will be awarded
Thursday camp will be broken and the
boys Will return to their homes.
Evening star., 1937-08-03
DRIVERS OF TAXICABS
GIVEN VERBAL LASH|NG
Judge Curran Addresses Remarks
to Group at Trial of One
for Violation.

Washington taxicab drivers were
given verbal lashing by Police Judge
Edward M. Curran today when Repre-
sentative Hendricks of Florida an
peared in court as the complaining
witness against Rafael Sistoza, a cab
driver, charged with failing to give the
right OF way.
Sistoza, who lives at 2413 Eighteenth
street, pleaded not guilty. Judge Cur
ran found him guilty, however, after
Representative Hendricks testified the
cab driver had turned his machine in
front Of him at Connecticut avenue
and L streets, striking his fender. The
case was continued until Saturday for
sentence.
1T is high time you taxi drivers be-
gin to realize that there are other per.
sons on the streets besides yourselves, I"
Judge Cur1n declared.
Evening star., 1937-08-03
PHANTOM BANDIT
HUNTED BY POLICE
18 Robbery Suspects Are
Slated to Face Lineup
Tonight.

Police intensified today their ef-
forts to stem a minor crime wave
marked by steady increase in hold
ups and burglaries.
With l8 out of 81 suspects ar
rested in week end rooming house
raids slated to face a lineup to-
night. Chief of Detectives Bernard
w. Thompson continued to direct a
search for criminals. He was espe-
cially eager to find phantom
liquor-store bandit credited with tax
ing in more than $4,000 since the
middle Of March.
Sixteen more burglaries during the
night in various sections Of the city
plagued the detectives.
In one case fire was started
apparently in an effort to cover up the
theft of $3.50. The victim was MS
Lille Beard, 2l37 I street, who was
attending a movie at the time.
Firemen Discover Theft.
Firemen, summoned by neighbors
who saw smoke pouring from the
windows. quickly extinguished the
blaze but discovered the house had
been ransacked. Damage to the house
was estimated at sl0O.
Police said all clues had been OBJ
liberated in putting out the fire, which
had been started in two places. The
money was taken from bed room
Arthur J. Stephens, manager of q
jewelry store at 625 Seventh street
reported jewelry worth s6316 taker
from smashed show window.
A Sanitary grocery at It'll U street
was entered and merchandise valued
at s2l.90 taken, the manager, A
Turner, reported.
There were IA other minor burglar
les at stores and residences, netting
cash, jewelry and other articles valued
at about s4OO.
OF the 18 suspects held for tonight's
police lineup. l was implicated in a
kidnap-robbery. Four others were
charged with ransacking a warehouse
two OF them said to have been caught
in the act. Two others were identi-
ned. according to detectives, as gas
station and liquor store bandits.
The l8 prisoners will be viewed BY
81 victims of recent store and street
hold-ups.
19 Others Are Released.
The police released 10 others Of the
81 caught in the week end net spread
over cheap rooming house districts by
the robbery squad under Lieut.. John
Fowler.
The phantom bandit, hunted in
vain for months. always operates
alone and in nearly every instance
has selected liquor stores to rob, usu-
ally on Friday or Saturday nights,
when receipts are heaviest.
Victims describe him as tall. thin,
tastefully dressed and laconic in
speech. Beyond warning his victims
to keep quiet. he seldom says any,
thing. If there are customers in a
liquor store he usually pretends to
exam ne labels until all or most of
them have gone, then pulls a gun on
the manager
Numerous victims have examined
rouges' gallery pictures at headquar-
ters, but none resembled the elusive
bandit. Despite the posting OF de-
tectives close to outlying liquo- stores,
especially at week ends. the man has
continued to prey on such shops.
Evening star., 1937-08-03
RIVAL UN|ON|STS
CLAIM ADVANCES
A. F. Of L. and c. |. 0. Report
Many Contracts Being
Signed.
b. the Associated Press.

Both John L. Lewis c. l. o. and
the American Federation of Labor re-
ported gains today on several fronts
IN their battle for supremacy in the
organized labor r0ovement.
The Committee for Industrial Or
ganization said in its weekly bulletin
that various affiliated unions bad
signed contracts in the last six weeks
covering $4,000 workers in the Ohio
Valley without single strike.
1t also reported that the Trans
port Workers Union, an affiliate, had
signed closed-shop agreement with
the New York City Omnibus Corp.
to cover 1900 bus drivers and me-
chanics.
The Textile Workers Organizing
Committee, a C. l. O. subsidiary, re-
ported gains in the South, asserting
it had $4,000 Of the $4,000 employees
In the 1856 plants where membership
drive now is concentrated.
Appeal to Court.
The A. F. Of L.. however, said Marl-
boro Mills employees in Bennettsville.
S. c., had asked the court ito release
them from tyranny Of the c. l. O..
Textile Workers Organizing Commit
tee and to stop check-off dues collect
ing system"
The A. F.. Of L. said two Pacific
Coast State federations were working
to combat c. I. o. activity in that
region.
The Washington State federation,
bulletin said, has issued a state
ment stating in part that the Com
munist party of America, the Socialist
party "and every other organization
whose mission it is to undermine, in
one way or another, our own demo-
cratic form of government" We're or
ganlzed with the C. l. O. in helping
them in their endeavors to DESTROY
the American Federation of Labor"
The California State Federation
the A. F. of L. said has sent out "a
strongly worded and we'll documented
warning that Communist agencies are
conspiring to destroy organized labor,
encourage general strikes and sell out
the working men and women of Cali
fornia to the C. l. o.
New Contracts Reported.
The federation reported new con-
tracts in Austin, Tex; Rochester,
N. Y; Merced. Calf: Miami. Fla. ::
Memphis and Chattanooga, Tenn, and
Minneapolis.
The rival reports came just a year
after the A. F. of L. council voted to
suspend the c. l. o. unions for setting
up a dual organization
From Milwaukee both camps re-
ported gains
The A. F. of L. said:
"Organized labor in Milwaukee un-
| der the banner Of the American Fed
Grafton of labor continued to march
militantly ahead with agreement after
agreement negotiated with employers. :"
The c. I. o. said:
While the A. F. of L. leaders curse
the c. I. 0. and weep in their beer, the
trade union movement has had the
most sweeping organization drive tn
the States history Whole towns that
the A. F.. of L. never could or never
cared to organize are today 100 Der
cent c. I. o. towns"
Evening star., 1937-08-03
FORESTRY SERVICE
TRANSFER ASSAILED
Former Chief Urges Senate Group
to Hold Up Power for
President,

BY the ASSOCIATED Press.
w. B. Greeley, former Forest Serv-
ice chief. urged Senate committee
today to withhold authority for the
President to transfer the service from
the Department of Agriculture.
Greeley testified the administra-
tion's Government reorganization bill
would give the President power to
shift the service, abolish it altogether
or "dismember it like Poland and
scatter its fragments about the Gov
ernment generally"
Now secretary Of the West Coast
Lumbermen's Association, Greeley
headed the Governments forestry
work from 1920 to 1928.
He told the Senate Committee on
Reorganization he feared the service
would be transferred partly because of
a proposal in the organization bill
to "rechristen' the Department of
Interior as the Department of Con-
servation.
An official of the Interior Depart
ment. he added. had testified at a
recent House hearing that the trans
fer of the service to the Interior De-
partment would further" the Presi-
dents reorganization plans.
Evening star., 1937-08-03
u. S. DEFICIT FOR JULY
is PUT AT S249, ,384,4O5
Wider Gap Between Income and
Spending Is Shown for First
Month of Year.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Treasury rounded out the first
month Of this fiscal year with s249,-
384,405 deficit, compared With s123,-
22l.873 in the same period last year
The Treasurys summary for July
81 showed today the wider gap be-
tween income and spending this year
was due to a falling off in repavnlents
to lending agencies and greater ey-
penditures for ordinary Government
operations.
These items, however were offset in
part by decline in OUTLAWS listed for
recovery and relief and increasing
revenue.
For July this year receipts aggre-
gated s4o9 l6O636, compared with
s2e3 1886 769 in the same month year
ago.
On July 81 the Treasury reported the
national debt reached a new peak of
s36, us $3.50 This compared with
s33,443, ,795. .237 on July 81, 1886.
Evening star., 1937-08-03
MRS. EMILY H. ROSS
DIES AT HER HOME
reat-Granddaughter of Signer
of Declaration Of 1ndepend-
ence Was 80.

Mrs. Emily Hopkinson Ross, 80,
great-granddaughter of Francis Hop
kinson, one Of the signers Of the Decla-
ration Of Independence, died yesterday
at her home, 1906 P street, after a
short illness.
Mrs. Ross was the widow Of Col.
Burton R. Ross of the District Militia,
1ormer military instructor in the high
schools here. Her father was the late
Thomas Johnston Stelle and her
mother, Anna Maria Hopkinson stelle.
Mrs. Ross, who leaves q daughter,
Emily Hopkinson Ross of the P street
address, will be buried in Arlington
National Cemetery today following fu-
neral services at the home.
Evening star., 1937-08-03

,
the Federal Home Loan Bank Board
and the First Federal Savings and
Loan Association. which was char
tered by the Home Loan Bank Board
to take over Fidelity and pay IS per
cent
At meeting of 100 OF the largest
shareholders last night it was agreed
to seek immediate reopening of the
institution, Capt. Austin B. Brown
announced.
He said these shareholders. who had
more than Sl,000,000 involved, were
wiling to leave their money in il the
Fidelity were opened and felt conf
dent it could operate successfully.
A committee was instructed to con-
fer with Treasury and Home Loan
Bank Board officials regarding the
possibility of reopening. The COM
mlttee. as announced by Capt Brown,
consists OF G. A. Sullivan, chairman;
c. c. Dill former Senator from Wash
ington; James C. McCodden. Vincent
A. Sheehy. Mrs. M. B. Devaney, DR..
Robert Tyler, Ira c. Whitacre. DR.. S.
A. Maddox and Miss M. O. Tew, Secre-
tary.
Meanwhile it was indicated that
leaders in the building and loan asso-
clation field were becoming aroused
over delay in disposing of the Fidelity
case to the point of planning soon to
confer on the problem. What they
may or can do will be taken up.
Treasury Department officials have
been conferring daily on the case and
1t was believed some kind Of action
would be forthcoming soon from the
Treasury.
Evening star., 1937-08-03
|C0NST|TUT|ONTALK
BY PRESIDENT SET
Roosevelt viii Speak in
Monument Grounds Here
September II.

President Roosevelt will deliver an
address at the Sylvan Theater in the
Monument Grounds September II at
ceremony commemorating the l5Oth
anniversary Of the signing of the Con-
stitution, the White House announced
today.
The speech will be broadcast, and
the Good Neighbor League plans to
arrange simultaneous banuuets all over
the country so the diners can listen
in groups TO the President voice COM
ing over the loudspeakers.
Arrangements for the ceremony
here were discussed this morning at
conference between the President
and Representative Bloom, Democrat,
OF New York, chairman of the United
States Constitution Sesqulcentennial
Commission.
White House officials aid Mr.. Roose-
welt had written Mayor S. Davis Will
son of Philadelphia yesterday in reply
to the mayors invitation to the Presi-
dent to make speech in his city Sep
tember Il at another Constitution day
celebration. The contents of the re-
ply were not made public
The period Of celebration of the
signing of the Constitution runs from
september II to April 80, 1899. the
l50th anniversary Of George Washing
tons inauguration as the first Presi-
dent, according to the proclamation
issued by Mr.. Roosevelt a month ago.
Another presidential address on an
historical occasion is set for August
l8 at Roanoke Island, N. c.. as part
Of the ceremonies marking the 35Oth
anniversary of Sir Walter Raleighs
establishment Of an English colony on
the island Id Of the birth of the first
white child on the North American
continent, Virginia Dare.
Meanwhile, the President plans to
leave Washington Thursday or FRIDAY
for three or four day stay at his
Hyde Park, N. Y, home.
Evening star., 1937-08-03
GREAT FALLS PARK
PLANS ADVANCED
Buying Of Land in Arlington to
Begln-State to Match
Funds,

Plans went forward today for pur-
chase Of land bordering the proposed
George Washington highway In Ar
hngton County-intended eventually
to connect Washington with Great
Falls through Virginia-following an
informal meeting Of the Park and
Planning Commission and the Airing
ten County Planning Board yester-
day.
Under a tentative agreement
reached yesterday the State Legisla-
ture would match county expendi-
lures in the land purchases and the
Federal Government. through the
Park and Planning Commission.
would match the total. according to
Thomas S. Settle, secretary.
Future projects in Virginia within
25-mile radius of Washington
which in any way involve the Park
and Planning Commission were fur
ther clarified for county officials YES
terday when they were presented with
a county map on which park and
planning projects have been drafted,
Among other matters discussed by
the Joint gathering were the proposed
grading of the Old Dominion Railroad
right Of way into a road which would
extend from its intersection with the
Lee Boulevard at Kirkwood road to
connect with the George Washington
Boulevard, thus diverting trafic from
the Lee Highway; also a proposition
whereby the county would make into
parkland the two-acre extreme corner
OF Fort Myer cut OF by the Lee High
way.
County officials present at the meet
ing were Col. Christopher Garnett
chairman of the Arlington County
Planning Board; H. c. Hanrahan
county manager; Gabriel Harman
Judson Reamy, members of the board
and c. L. Kineer, county engineer.
Evening star., 1937-08-03
ADMIRAL WORTHINGTON
EXPIRES IN CALIFORNIA

Rear Admiral Walter Fitzhugh
Worthington, 80, died Sunday at his
nome in Pasadena, Calf, where he
had lived since his retirement in 1919,
the Navy Department announced yes
terday. He was holder of the Cuban
Campaign Medal.
Admiral Worthington is survived by
two daughters, Mrs. Jean w. Lange,
GAINESVILLE, Fla, and Mrs. Gordon
Claude, Annapolis, Md, and nephew,
Lieut.. Joseph M. Worthington of the
office of the judge advocate general
here
Details Of funeral service have not
been announced
Evening star., 1937-08-03
SEEKSCONFERENCE
ON FIDELITY CASE
Mrs. N. c. Bulls, r., Tries
to Bring Together Three
Agencies Officials.

Renewed efforts to bring together
In conference officials of the three
principal agencies involved in the case
OF the closed Fidelity Building and
Loan Association were being made
today by Mrs. Mark C. Bulls, jr.,
chairman of depositors' committee.
Mrs. Bulls, who is substantial
shareholder in the Fidelity, said TODAY
Evening star., 1937-08-03
NEGLECT OF D. c.
BYCONCRESSSEEN
District Suffrage Advocate
Urges Vote as Remedy
for Ills.

The District Committees of the
House and Senate do not have time"
to leeslate for the District, Charles
Franklin, vice chairman Of the Citi-
zens' Committee for Progressive Ac-
ton, said last night in speaking on
Suffrage for the District OF Colum-
bia" before the Washington American
Youth Congress at the Y W. c. A.
In the whole five months Congress
has been in session. IL District bills
have been passed" Franklin said,
and only six of them have actual
effect on the District The others
dealt with licensing of doctors for the
healing art or arrangements for the
inaugural parade Obviously the Dis
trict Committees are not taking care
of it."
The speaker reviewed the govern
mental history of the District, begin
ming with an appointive mayor in
1901 and leading to the present vote
less commission form of government,
lnaugurated in 1874
The citizens associations. Board Of
1Tade ana Real Estate Board exert
more influence upon Congress than
any other groups, Franklin said. He
offered illustra tions to show how con-
flicting interests of various Distric.
groups "can work to the detriment
OF the city as whole and asserted
suffrage was the answer to the prob
lem, as we'll as a matter OF justice to
the Districts citizens.
Franklin said the Citizens Com
mittee for Progressive Action was set
up to fight for suffrage. It's next
meeting will be held in Wesley Hall a
week from tonight. Its immediate
aim, he said, is to popularize the idea
Of vote for the District and the ne
cessity of suffrage He urged the
members of the Youth Congress TO
support the movement. Several dele
gates were named to represent the
congress at the committees session.
Evening star., 1937-08-03
"FLIvVER" AIR TRIP SET

SAN DIEGO. Calf, August 3 lP,-
Flying 550-pound "flivver" plane,
Maj. Merrill K. Ridick, 43, Hormell
N. Y, rested here today on a flight
which he says may take him to Asia
India and Europe.
Ridick said he was earning his
way carrying passengers on scenic
hops. He left Hormell July S.
Despite trouble with the Depart
ment of Commerce in obtaining a
permit to make the hop across Bering
Straits Ridick said, he planned to
leave later today for Los Angeles,
then 90 to Alaska and across the
Bering Straits to Ada.
Evening star., 1937-08-03
TOLL BRIDGE MEASURE

The Senate Post once and Post
Roads Committee today approved a
bill establishing premiums for max
ing toll bridges free.
Senator Black Of Alabama, author
of the measure, said its enactment
would mean about s3O00,000 in Fed
eral funds for road building program
in his State. Alabama has lifted
tolls on Is bridges since the Spring
Evening star., 1937-08-03
Healthy Retirement.

SPARTA, Ga, August (P).-Twen-
ty-eight years ago the North Georgia
Methodist Conference retired Rev.
John R. Lewis because Of declining
health.
Today Mr.. Lewis. nov IS, Is looking
forward to another good crop from his
small farm, on which he does all his
own work
Evening star., 1937-08-03
MRS. MARY PRICE DIES
AFTER BRIEF ILLNESS
Funeral Services to Be Held To-
morrow Afternoon at Family
Home in Gala, Va.

Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Price, long q
resident of Gala, Va, died yesterday
In Arlington at the home OF her son,
Robert, after 4 brief illness.
She was born in Roanoke in 1861,
the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Palmer
st. Clair, members of prominent Vir-
ginia families. Her husband, Robert
r. Price. died about 80 years ago.
Mrs. Price is survived by four other
children besides her son in Arlington.
They are Mrs. Arthur Murrell Of
Washington, Mrs. William Huber of
Marseilles, France; Mrs. Graham
Buhrman Of Gala and A. Nelson Price
Of Richmond.
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row at 2:30 pm. IN the family home
at lDAlA,
Evening star., 1937-08-03
X X \ X
GRIPE.

II you piH pardon us for taking
up bit OF personal matter, ,re
1rould like to complain to the man
dgement about the clock situation
around here.
Arr,ung at lrork in the earlv
dd,rning led. please note. we take
a look at the clock standing out
SIDE the building. and congratulate
ourSelreS on beng almost 10 min
HfeS earlier than ire had thought.
Walking through the street floor
lobby. ne glance at the clock and
dScorer sir or seren inmates hare
pdSSed IN a trice. f"The postnan
nlWayS rings trice"-James CAM
We refer back to the Old Post
Oflce clock, and nouoht is set
nr'ght So, 1pho says ,ue ,rere late
to uorko
PRECOCITY.
HOUNG lady by the name OF
Shirley Jane Sherier, who has
attained the ripe old age of 5. stopped
in Thirteenth street restaurant
with some friends the other day and
said to waitress:
"A Scotch and soda. please"
Waitress promptly brought her a
butterscotch sundae.
Egged on by her companions, quoth
Mile. Shirley: oh, no. I said q
Scotch and soda"
Waitress walked away, brooded
came back.
Sorry" said she. I'VE can't serve
mixed drinks on Sunday"
Well, it wasn't Sunday, but how
did the butterscotch know?
\ X
LOUDER, PLEASE.
WE ONLY raised the left eyebrow
trife upon noting at the
bottom of menu in a Pennsylvania
avenue cafe:
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO
LADIES WITHOUT ESCORTS.
r
CONTENTS UNKNOWN.
OUR social service scouts tell us Of
Chinese family which. prefer.
ring to mix its own brew for nourish-
ment 'you know, birds nest pudding
and all that began selling off a con.
signment of canned footstuffs to the
neighbors.
Prices were cheap. but the buyers
had some trouble because the dis
pensers had removed all the labels
from the cans. When the can opener
was in hand none could guess what
was forthcoming-bean soup, spinach
tomatoes. chill, birds nest.
Only one family was badly stung,
however. They bought IL cans, and
all Of them were beans.
X X
GUARDIAN.
ELASH: A younester named Janet
Rex. who is visiting Stella Akin
here in Washington, has relayed to us
story about woman who lives on
Evening star., 1937-08-03
Wallace to Be Speaker.

KEMMERER. Wyo.. August (F.-
An address by Secretary Henry A.
Wallace tomorrow will highlight the
opening days program Of the annual
convention Of the Wyoming Wool
Growers Association.
Senator Joseph G. o'Mahoney Of
Wyoming alp viii speak.