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Evening star., 1937-02-28
C0-0PSMAyADOPT
INSURANCE SET-UP
Senate Subcommittee Takes
sKeen Interest in Farm
Bureau Request.
1y the Associated Press.


A suggestion that farmers cooper
atives eventually might take over the
Administrations proposed crop insur-
ance system aroused immediate inter-
est Yesterday in a Senate agricul-
tural subcommittee.
Chester Gray, Washington repre-
sentative of the Farm Bureau Fed
Grafton, told the committee that CO.
operatives had made monumental
success Of tornado insurance and SIM
liar enterprises.
If Government experts demonstrate
that crop insurance is feasible, he tes-
titled, farm groups might eventually
take complete charge.
He recommended the insurance be
started conservatively, dealing with
wheat alone in the first year as the
administration has proposed He urged
also that co-operatives be given some
part in its administration from the be-
ginning.
The administration bill would set
up a SlO0,0OO,000 Federal corporation
to collect premiums and build up a
warehouse reserve of 25,000,0o0 to
100,000000 bushels of wheat.
When an insured farmers crop
failed he would be paid enough grain
to bring his total yield up to so or rs
per cent Of average.
Edward A. O'Neal of Chicago, fed
Grafton president. told the committee
it would be fair for the Government
to pay administration and warehouse
expenses, because the whole public
would benefit from greater price sta
bility.
Testimony that one-crop farmers,
especially those raising wheat and cot
ton, need insurance most was offered
by Frederic Brenckman. Washington
representative of the National Grange.
Diversified farming is very good
form of insurance in itself" he ex-
planned, since all crops almost never
fail in the same year"
Evening star., 1937-02-28
MISSING GIRL, IS,
FOUND IN VIRGINIA
RiverdaIe Mother Hears
Daughter Will Wed Man
in Gladys, Va.
By Stan Correspondent Of The Star.

RIVERDALE HEIGHTS. Md, Feb
ruary 27-Sixteen-year- -old Margaret
Carson, missing from her home here
since February IL, when she dsap-
peared for the fourth time In three
months, has been located in Gladys,
Va, % miles from Lynchburg, it was
learned last night.
Two letters from the girl. sent to a
friend in Riverdale. revealed that she
is working in a store in the Virginia
town and expects to marry a young
man there. according to her mother,
Mrs. Mary Carson.
Her daughter, who first disappeared
from home on November 8, but was
located several days later at the home
of the recipient of the letters, went to
New York with the youth she plans to
marry and another boy, according to
the correspondence. Mrs. Carson said.
The proposed marriage, which Mrs.
Carson termed as lust talk" was to
occur tonight in Gladys.
A widow and the mother Of five girls,
Mrs. Carson today planned to seek the
return of her daughter here.
Each of the girls previous diSap-
pearances lasted only several days, her
mother declared, and the child was
located at nearby homes each time.
Evening star., 1937-02-28
By a Stan Correspondent of The Star.

BY a Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, February 81
Support for the demand for gen.
eral property reassessment voiced by
Commissioner Paul M. Coughlan. Sill
yer Spring, came today from Frank
H. Karn, president Of the County
Board.
Karn declared that most, il not all,
OF the commissioners were favorable
to a Statewide reaSsessment to dis
cover escaped properties and readIust
assessments made 10 years ago, before
the building boom Of the past few
years had increased values. especially
in the southern portion Of the county.
A bill now before the Legislature,
similar to bills introduced and passed
at the last two regular sessions, would
postpone the reassessment, scheduled
this year, until 1899.
Says Readjustment Necessary.
II believe a new assessment IS
needed in the county to readjust
property values, which are far from
what they were in 1921" Karn said.
Some of the farm assessments
would have TO be lowered, but the
majority OF changes would be graded
upward. Some Of the commercial
property near the District line is SELL
Evening star., 1937-02-28
BY WILLIAM c. McCLOY.

The records show that the Supreme
Court of the United States was not
much more than a paper court during
its first two years. But when the court
actually got under way momentous
questions with far-reaching conse-
quences piled up upon its docket.
1t is worthy Of remark that one Of
its first and greatest decisions was to
turn down a request from President
Washington-a request suggested by
Thomas Jefferson and prepared by
Alexander Hamilton. The most cap
tious critic of the Supreme Court does
not question the wisdom Of that de-
cision now. 1t concerned the DISPOSE
ton Of money gained by French pri-
vateers.
When war broke out between Great
Britain and France in 1893, the French
treaty Of 1888 bound the United States
to a defensive alliance with France.
The country was divided in senti-
ment, the Federalists inclining to IA
vor Great Britain and the Repub-
licans (JeffersonianS) the French. This
divided sentiment was soon compli-
Gated by a division in interest.
French" Courts Set Up.
Many adventurous Americans en-
tered the French service as privateers-
men, but frequently the vessels they
manned were actually owned by Amer
leans. French" prize courts were set
up and naturally the Federal judiciary
could not avoid being brought into the
contest of adjudicating the prize
money. There was, too, wide diff
ference in the decisions handed down
in the various District Courts.
At the suggestion Of Secretary Of
State jefferson, President Washington
directed Secretary of the Treasury
Hamilton to draw up 29 questions on
international law, neutrality and the
French and British treaties-the whole
to be submitted to the Supreme Court
for the guidance of the administration.
But the Supreme Court declined to
consider the % questions as being out
side its province. For all time, the
court thus established itself as purely
judicial body empowered to decide
only questions of law and the consti-
tutionality of statutes.
Much has been written regarding
the notification o, vetoing Of acts of
Congress by the Supreme Court. 1t
IS unfortunate that many writer's,
otherwise well Informed. follow this
loose use of words in discussing the
court and its work. In his excellent
study of the court, Congress, the Con-
stitution and the Supreme Court,
Charles Warren sets forth a clearer
view or just what the court does.
He says: e
1t is to be especially noted that
the court does not decide questions in
general; it only decides cases. 1t de-
termines which Of Two opposing parties
in an actual law suit shall prevail
according to the principles of law. 1t
does not 'nullify acts Of Congress; It
In other words, the court does not
claim nor does 1t possess a substan.
tive power of holding acts of Congress
unconstitutional. The experience of
such power is simply incidental to
Evening star., 1937-02-28

several times to his uncle but had
received no reply. Doubt was expressed
whether the uncle is still living.
John Thomas Aud, who is continu-
ing his work in an Army-Navy goods
store here, said he Is the first son Of
his generation and, since his father
has made no claim, he is the rightful
heir. He asserted he had been in
touch with Scotch solicitors who
trailed the heirs through 13 countries
before locating them here.
The son said he is assured by the
solicitors that he will get the money
upon arrival in Scotland in about 10
months. John H. Auld estimated that
the fortune has grown to 100000, 900
through compound interest. The son
believes it has increased to SAC, 900 900.
Evening star., 1937-02-28
FACE "SCOOPED OUT"
BY SAW, BOY LIVES
Virginia Victim Handling Wood
Blocks When Accidentally
Thrown Against Machine.

BY the Assceiateu Press.
GRETNA, Va, February 27.-Fall-
ing into a power-driven wood saw here
today, Oscar Stephens, Is. had his
face scooped out from the frontal bone
above the eyebrow to the tip of his
nose-and he was still conscious hours
later in Memorial Hospital at Lynch
burg.
So hideous was the injury that ex-
perienced nurses, accustomed to treat
ing severe emergency cases, shuddered
when they looked upon Stephens
wound. The whirring teeth of the cir
cular saw sliced out the boys eyes in
making clean, concave scoop Of the
face. A physician and surgeon labored
for hours trying to mend the injury
by peeling skin of the lads right arm
and grating it over the facial wound,
so in event the boy lives, the wound
will not be exposed.
Nurses were told the boy was saving
wood and was catching the blocks as
they were sawed through. In some
manner one of the blocks knocked
Stephens head into the saw.
Evening star., 1937-02-28

From 1929 to June, 1924. there were
55 decisions of the court holding acts
Of Congress, or their application, un-
constitutional. 1t is noticeable that
the number has steadily increased
since 1870, due, largely. TO the greater
attention paid by the lawmakers to
living conditions.
From June, 1924. to June, 1885. 18
decisions were handed down by the
Supreme Court. The ma ajority of these
are no longer Of great public interest,
but We are likely to hear a great deal
Of several of them during the debate
over President Roosevelt's plan 10
change the complexion of the court.
Among these decisions is the Mime
sofa moratorium case. involving the
Evening star., 1937-02-28

constitutionality Of Minnesota State
law. This was a 5-to-4 decision.
Another likely TO be recalled is the
Nebria case, in which the court upset
by another 5-to-4 vote a New York
State law fixing the price of milk.
N. r. A. Reversal Unanimous.
Not likely to be -orgotten is the
N. r. A. decision presented in the
case Of the A. L. 4. Schec, ter Corp.
VS.. the United States. BY unani-
nous vote, the Supreme Court de-
cided against the Government.
Then. there was the agricultural
adjustment act, invalidated by 6-to-3
vote. The case of Alexander VS.. Ten
nessee Authority ct al. was intended
to test the constitutionality of the
Tennessee Valley Authority but the
particular question before the court
did not treat Of the main issue in
volved so that other questions regs rd-
ing T. v. A. rights and powers are
bound to come before the Supreme
Court shortly. In this case-with
the main issue untouched-the court
sustained the Government.
tCopyright, 1887, by the North America
Newspaper Alliance Incl
New Zealand imports from the
United States increased 80 per cent in
Evening star., 1937-02-28

exercise Of general judicial power con-
ferred upon it by the Constitution"
simply declines to execute an act of
Congress in any suit of which it has
Jurisdiction and in which it finds that
the act would operate to deprive one
Of the parties to the suit of rights
claimed by him unGer the Constitution
Record by Decades.
Laws so affected by the court are
set down in decades by Ernest Suth-
erland Bates in his Story of the Su-
preme Court" in this way:
Evening star., 1937-02-28
Student to Speak.

BETHESDA, Md. February ~
(SpeciaO Miss Maria Cornella
Baart, president of the International
Student Society at George Washing
ton University. will speak Sunday
night at 8 o'clock in the Masonic Hall
here. She is a native of Holland and
has lived in this country since the age
of IS. She is secretary of the Pam
Hellenic Council al the university.
Evening star., 1937-02-28
CLEARED IN SHOOTING

Holding he shot in self-defense as
he was about to be attacked with
meat clever. coroner's jury yester-
day exonerated Fourth Precinct Po-
liceman William H. Hall. 43. colored,
in the fatal shooting of Thomas w.
Martin, IS, also colored, who allegedly
was caught burglarizing restaurant
in the 400 block of Fourth street
southwest early Friday.
Hall lives at $50 Twenty-second
place northeast. Martins home was
at 1245 Seventh street.
Evening star., 1937-02-28

The air raid precautions department
of Britain is investigating what can
be done to protect animals-especially
food animals-in case of an emer-
gency. Gas-proof inclosed grazing
areas for live stock have been sug-
gested.
Meanwhile, government factories
are increasing their production of
gas masks. Plans call for q total
production of 30,000,00O masks to be
stored throughout England, ready to
be distributed to the public If nec-
essary.
BEER PARTIES.
The simple fare of beer and sausages
is replacing champagne and caviar at
fashionable Mayfair parties. Movie
Evening star., 1937-02-28
Alabama Job Protection.

DR.. Burton R. Morley, professor of
economics at the University of Ala
bama, says the minimum number of
workers to be protected by unemploy-
ment compensation in Alabama is
5000.
Evening star., 1937-02-28
FINED $500 FOR CRUELTY
Californian Also Jailed for Chain
ing Daughter, 8, to Bed.

CROCKETT, Calf. February 27 (Pl.
David Locke. who testified he
chained his 9-year-old daughter to
bed because she was virtual mani
ac' in cutting up her clothes and
household furnishings" received a
maximum penalty of six months in
Jail and $500 fine today.
The bakery wagon driver. convicted
yesterday by jury OF seven women
and five men, said he would appeal.
Myrtle, the daughter, testified Locke
had chained her to bed, hit her with
a belt and threw a knife at her.
Evening star., 1937-02-28

parties" followed by this supper menu
are particularly popular.
The vogue was started some years
ago by Mrs. Dudley Ward. a friend
of the Duke of Windsor. She used to
give her guest movie show Of home
made films, followed by popular break
fast dishes and tankards of beer.
r
ROYAL MARRIAGE.
Both chambers OF the SUedish
Riksdag haze passed an amend
ment to the constitution Uhich
Mould enable male members OF the
royal family to marry foreigners
not OF royal blood Without torfeitino
their rights to succeed to the
throne
SWedish princes are still prohib-
tied, howeUer, from marrying their
opn country1uonlen OF rank loUer
than themselves.
Evening star., 1937-02-28
Trivial Things
That Make
a World
Woman Requests That
Umbrella Be Put in
Her Coffin.

BY the Associated Press.
Mrs. Alice Mercy Cox Of London
directed in her will that her favorite
umbrella. marked with her initials,
should be placed in the coffin with
her when she was buried. 1t had
been a gift from her long dead sweet
heart.
TWO CENTS A WEEK.
The Matrimonial Court of Southend,
England, has granted Mrs. Emma Bur-
ton, 80, maintenance support of one
penny q cents) a week She said
her husband, whom she married in
January, 1886, left her after four
days.
MEMORIzED BIBLE.
DR.. William L. Barter. who has
just died at GLASGOW at the age OF
96, had the distinction OF knoCiag
the entire Bible by heart.
Despite his age. he ,CaS able to
the uery last to repeat by memory
any passage OF scripture.
1t Uds his habit to begin his days
studies at am. -Four hours" he
said. is enough sleep for any one"
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NOISE MAKER.
A Swedish engineer has invented q
siren which is guaranteed to awaken
anybody within radius Of mile.
Evening star., 1937-02-28

The inventor says that any one
within so yards Of the siren when it
is working full blast will be so affected
by the sound as to exhibit symptoms
of sea sickness and other extreme
discomfort" !"
Evening star., 1937-02-28
CORONATION CARPET.

CORONATION CARPET.
A 1000 square yard carpet which
will cover the floor of Westminster
Abbey when King George and Queen
Elizabeth are crowned in May. Is
being woven by 200 GLASGOW workers.
The carpt-really nine in one-will
cost $4,000. Because of its size it
will be shipped to London by sea
instead of by rail.
Evening star., 1937-02-28

Ukraine, Russia, has organized an
annual l,500-mile bicycle race.
Evening star., 1937-02-28
VETO M|SN0MER
REGARDING COURT
High Tribunal Early Set Linn
its on Activity in AppIi-
cation of Law.

The story OF the Supreme Court
Its origin, its Development and
issues it has raised In the history
of the United Stdtes-is told here
in q series of articles, of which this
Is the fourth, with the object OF
throping light on questions raised
In the momentous political battle
nop being Uaged in Washington as
q result OF President RooseDelfs
program for court reorgdntsdtions.
Evening star., 1937-02-28

New Zealand imports from the
United States increased 80 per cent in
the last year.
Evening star., 1937-02-28
COWS VS.. PLANES.

What about the cow during an air
raid? What about the farmers pigs,
the cats and the dogs?
Evening star., 1937-08-23

big carnival will be on the grounds
night and day Offering all kinds of
amusements and a dance each night
from 8 to II clock.
On Saturday, the first class ladies'
hunters over outside course will be
called at 1890 am. There will follow
the Fairfax Hunt Glass outside course
green hunters, 3-year olds to Jump
not to exceed 81 feet, 4-year-olds to
jump 4 feet, and the touch and out
class. After luncheon recess the fol-
lowing classes will be shown over the
outside course: Working hunters
heavyweight hunters, lightweight
hunters, time class, and Corinthian
class. horses to be ridden in hunt
colors.
The open jumping class will be
shown over specified course, eight
jumps to be taken. performance only
to count. Other classes are: hunter
hacks-horses to be shown under
saddle-walk. trot, canter and hand
gallop; pairs Of hunters, old-time
class, open to any and all horse
drawn vehicles or costumed riders on
horseback (sny kind Of get up."
humorous or otherwise. may be used)
to be judged Is per cent on best
Evening star., 1937-08-23
BY NINA CARTER TABB.

BY NINA CARTER TABB.
TINE Colvin Run Annual Horse
and Pony Show will be held
at Huntsmere Farm near
a Browns Chapel on the Lees
burg pike, is miles from Washington,
next Friday and Saturday.
Beginning at 10 am Friday, there
will be % classes called during the
day. The first will be draft stations.
draft broodmares, draft sucking colts.
draft yearling colts, draft 2-year old
colts, draft teams shown under
harness; registered two-hors teams,
to be shown under harness. registered
yearling draft colts and registered 2
year-old draft colts.
There will then be an hours recess
and chicken dinners will be served on
the grounds.
Immediately after lunch the class
for lead-in half-bred mares. suitable
to produce hunters, will he called; then
sucking colts, thoroughbreds and nom
thoroughbreds. suitable to become
hunters; yearling thoroughbreds and
nom n-thoroughbreds suitable to become
hunters; 2-year-old thoroughbreds and
non-thoroughbreds suitable to become
hunters; leadin pony class, open to
all, to be judged as best pony l4-2 and
under; lead-in pony class. open to all.
to be judged as best pony 1872 and
under; parade demonstration of all
ribbon winners Of the day; pony saddle
class, 14-2 and under, to be ridden by
child l6 years Of age or under; pony
saddle class, 1872 and under, to be
ridden by child IA years OF age and
under; pony jumping class, 14-2 and
under to be ridden by child Is years
OF age or under; pony jumping class
1872 or under, to be ridden by child
IA years of age or under.
The afternoon Of the first day will
wind up with tournament in which
knights will ride for the honor of
crowning their chosen lady, queen of
love and beauty. and after this there
will be an autombile tournament. A
Evening star., 1937-08-23
MAN, WIFE SEIZED
|NREVENCE KILLING.
Federal Prosecution Faces
Chattanooga Couple on
Murder Charge.
By the Associated Press.

~ the ASeOCldleu fI"SS
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, August
25.-Federal prosecution today faced
young Tennessee couple held on
State charges of murder in the re
venge staying of 21-year-old James
c. Revels.
City Homicide Officer E. E. Smith,
who says Roy c'Rip'D Weathers, %,
and his l8year-old wife, Vergie, had
told him they slew Revels because he
transmitted social disease to Mrs
Weathers, announced the State
charges would be dropped in view of
the fact that a Federal charge will
be fled
The body Of the young man was
found in Chickamauga Park here, a
Federal reservation, last Wednesday,
the head almost severed and the body
bearing numerous stab wounds.
United States Commissioner James
H. Anderson said he expected the
charges to be filed some time TODAY
or tomorrow"
CAhSVl SIlllH SHlO WeatnprS CON
fessed he and his wife halted Reyel's
car as he was driving in Walker
County, Ga, by 'piling rocks in the
road"
'Weathers said he hit Revels over
the head with An automobile crank
while Revels was still seated in the
car said Smith. "Weathers said
when Revels jumped out of the car
and ran he and his wife chased him
down and he, Weathers, beat him
while Mrs. Weathers stabbed him with
knife and cut his throat
"Weathers said they then took
Revels body to Chickamauga Creek
trussed him with his undershirt and
then threw the body in the creek.
They then drove his automobile into
the outskirts of CHATTANOOGA and
burned it."
Smith said that Weat theirs had ad-
mltted he escaped two years ago from
chain gang at Summerville, Ga.
where he was serving a sentence for
oleamy. He was convicted at Lafay-
ette. Ga, Smith added.
Evening star., 1937-08-23
Souiets' Purge
Hits ChiIdrpu'S
Organizations
Expulsion and Arrest
Are Used against
"Trotskyists."

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, August 23.-Soviet news
papers disclosed yesterday that the
drive against "Trotzkyist vreckers."
which has cost hundreds OF adult Rus
slams their lives or liberty, has ex-
tended into Soviet children's organiza-
tons.
Punishment already has been meted
out to scores in the campaign to pre-
vent enemies of the regime from con-
terminating the budding Bolshevist
mind. There was no mention of exc
cutions, but there have been many ar
rests
The latest cleanup was in Western
Siberia, wher the Young Communists
League declared 1t had found that
"Trotzkyist bandits" had gained lead
ership of the organization.
In the Novosibirsk and Tomsk re-
eions punishment meted out to Young
Communist League Secretaries Panti-
ukhoff and Springs included expul-
sion. disgrace and arrest. Eight lesser
off1cials were similarly punished.
Evening star., 1937-08-23
RIVER DRAGGED

Police today were dragging the Pa
tuxent River at Eagle Harbor. Md,
for the body of James E. MAYO, a.
colored, employe of Emergency. Hos
pltal, who was drowned Saturday
afternoon while on fishing trip with
several friends.
Mayo, who lived at 2436 Alabama
avenue southeast, the home OF his
foster parents, Rev. and Mrs. James
e. Young, had gone to Eagle Harbor
@for the day. His friends reported he
disappeared in the river after starting
out for a swim.
Mayo was married and the father of
q 2-month-old child,
Evening star., 1937-08-23
Silk Mills to Reopen,

NEW YORK. August % (P.-About
IA strike-closed silk mills operated
by eight companies which last Friday
signed an agreement with the Textile
Workers Organizing Committee, will
reopen today or tomorrow, a spokes-
man for Sidney Hillman, head Of
T. w. o. c., said here today.
The mills are chiefly located in the
region OF Wilkes Barre and Scranton,
he said.
Evening star., 1937-08-23
PLANS WORLD FLIGHT

LIE BOURGET FIELD, PARIS, Au-
gust 23s P).-Prince Constantine
Cantacuezene OF Rumania tested his
plane today for a projected solo flight
around the world. Friends said he
had not yet set date for departure.
The prince, an enthusiastic amateur
flyer, withdrew from last weeks
Istres-Damascus-Paris race to pre-
pare for a world fight.
Evening star., 1937-08-23

Everett Jones and Pat Adams, charged
with auto theft
A short distance from the jail, the
men dashed up to q parked auto occu-
pied by Mr.. and Mrs. Hilliard Brown
and their baby. The fugitives hauled
Mrs. Brown from the machine, but
Brown, = truck driver, resisted and
forced the panic-stricken men to flee
afoot.
Evening star., 1937-08-23

general get up Of vehicle, driver,
passengers. or rider; hunt teams,
show championship and reserve cham
pionship of show.
The judges for the first day will be
Otto Furr Of Middleburg and Thomas
Marshall OF Woodstock Judges for
Saturday are to be Mrs. Frederick L.
Van Lennep Of Bryn Mawr, Pa; Mrs.
Frederick Mccormick OF Green Spring
Valley, Md; Maj. Wilkie Burt, U. 8.
Cavalry, and Earman B. Mitchell
M. F. H., Harrisburg, Pa.