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Evening star., 1938-11-17
Spread Of Insurance
To Pay Hospital
Bills Is Cited
Head Of Claims Group
Points to Provisions
For Doctors Fees

Declaring that q movement te
pay hospital and doctors bills
through insurance is . social phe-
nomenon," A. B. Fankhouser, presi-
dent Of the International Claims As
sociation, recently told = gathering
Of insurance men here that 1t was
sweeping the country"
plans have sprung up like mush-
rooms" said Mr.. Fankhouser, who
is = claim executive Of the Conti-
mental Casualty Co. Of Chicago,
some good; others, perhaps, made
quate. I believe the people have q
right to feel that well-financed
and properly reserved insurance
companies with Nationwide service
facilities are willing to fully meet
the problem the situation presents" F"
Plan Wins Commentator.
The plan Of his own company,
Mr.. Fankhouser said, was commend
ed by physicians because it pro-
vided for expenses other than bare
disqualification, and all benefits are
paid to the subscriber himself in
cash. The subscriber in turn pays
his fees to the hospital or physician
of his choice.
I'VE believe this feature of our
plan" he explained, leaving the
selection of physician, hospital, sur
geon and nurse entirely to the pref
erence Of the insured is wise. Most
people prefer to make these deci-
sions for themselves.
I'VE also consider it most desir-
able to include in the protection,
as we do, expense incurred in men,
tai, contagious and quarantinable
diseases. These frequently prove the
most expensive cases to the un-
fortunate victim. Our plan is avail
able to groups of five or more en-
ployes. through the cooperation Of
their employers, and is also extend
ed to wives and other members Of
the employees families.
Tlexibility Held Need.
I'VE firmly believe in the neces-
sity of fleXibility in plan of this
kind in order for it to be prac-
ticable."
The plan. he explained, insures
the subscriber funds to pay for hos
pitalization, surgeons fees for op-
erations, nurses services at home or
in a hospital and physicians fees,
whether or not disqualification is re-
quired. Either one or all four of
these services are available, he
said
While in Washington Mr.. Fank-
houser was guest of Eugene G.
Adams of johnson &, Adams, man.
ayers of the Continental Casualty
Co. He was en- route to Chicago
after attending the annual conven-
ton OF the International Claims
Association at White Sulphur
Springs, where he was elected presi-
dent.
Evening star., 1938-11-17

accuser-former Attorney General
Charles ]. Margiotti.
Mr.. Colegrove, first Of the II to
testify, denied there was . conspir-
acy to blackmail, extort and coerce
on the part Of certain State officials
for political purposes. Many Of the
charges were made by Mr.. Margiotti
during his unsuccessful primary
campaign for the Democratic euber-
Material nomination.
Evening star., 1938-11-17
i. 5. Workers AssoiI
Nozi Cruelty to Jews

Assailing the Jewish persecution
in Germany, Rural Electrification
Lodge of the United Federal Work
ers has called upon President Roose-
welt and Secretary of State Hull to
express the protest and revulsion
of the people of this country by
appropriate speech and action"
The lodge also has recommended
this country boycott German goods.
Evening star., 1938-11-17

DOMINICAN DELEGATE
Miss Minerva Bernardino, del
egate of the Dominican Re-
public to the Inter-American
Commission of Women, will
leave here Friday for the
Pan-American Conference at
Lima, Peru. Miss Bernardino
has been stationed at the
Pan-American Union here for
three years and was a delegate
to the 1888 Pan-American
Conference.
Evening star., 1938-07-07
SYMPHONY TO HAVE
BETTER AMPLIFlERS
Special System, Acoustical Board
to Avert Other Years.
Difficulties,

Listeners at the first Sunset SYM
phony," presented at the Watergate
Sunday, will be enabled by . special
amplifying system to hear orchestral
tones just as they come to the podium
OF Conductor Hans Kinder.
Two microphones suspended Just
above the podium will carry music to
decorative terminal pylons on either
side Of the acouslScal shell now being
rushed to completion. according to
c. c. Cappel, manager of the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra.
Difficulties developed in the shell
used in concerts of previous years. he
said, so the design Is altered radically
Evening star., 1938-07-07
GEN. MARSHALL NAMED

Brig. Gen. George c. Marshall has
been named assistant chief Of stan
Of the Army in charge of the war
plans division. He succeeds Brig. Gen.
Walter Kreuger, recently transferred
to the command of the 18th Infantry
Brigade at Fort Meade, Md.
Gen. Marshall has been on duty
at Vancouver Barracks, Washington,
where he commanded the 5th Brigade.
Evening star., 1938-07-07

In the new construction. A new acous.
tical board Is being used to cover the
framework Of the stage. Exhaustive
tests are to be made before the OPEN
ing concert.
Guest conductors will direct the
concerts held each Wednesday and
Sunday through August II, after the
first two under DR.. Kinder. Tickets
are on sale At Julius 0arnnckel
d Co.
Evening star., 1938-07-07
LOANS TO SOUTH
MAY STRIKE SNAC
Signs in Middle West and
East Bespeak Trouble
for Proposal.

By tie Associated Press.
Signs tackled up in the East and
Middle West bespeak trouble for Pres
ident Roosevelt's idea Of leading the
South back to better things.
Few would dispute the statement OF
conditions which he put before a con-
ference Of Southern leaders this week.
But any course that Mr.. Roosevelt
takes toward a practical solution of
what he called 'the Nations No. /
economic problem" will bring him
squarely up against the interest of
some other section. Two fairly recent
developments give a clear picture of
what may lie ahead.
Sought Freight Rate Cut.
Last summer the Southern States
were trying to get the Interstate Com
merce Commission to order a freight
rate reduction which would allow the
South to send its goods more cheaply
into the North and East.
For q long time Southerners have
contended the freight rate structure
gave the edge to Northern industries,
Disseminated against Southern shops.
Some said it more than nullified the
cheaper living costs which kept wages
lower in the South than in the North.
Southern Governors united in the
appeal for lower rates. New Eng
land Governors met in Boston to
combat the effort. Gov. Murphy of
New Hampshire said that if the re-
vised rates were allowed, they would
give an added advantage to the South
ern competitors of Northern mills.
A spokesman for the Southern side
replied that I'VE of the Southeast are
seeking only that on a matter of
freight rates We be treated on the same
level and the same basis with New
England"
Grievance Is Uncovered.
The flow of words on both sides un-
covered an economic grievance that
long has troubled the East It's cot
ton mills for years have shown q dis
position to pick up baggage and move
South in search of cheaper labor and
easier access to cotton
Fasteners spoke of the situation in
the recent wage-hour' debate. They
wanted wage differentials done away
with, said they gave the South an un-
fair advantage over the North.
A reply from the South was:
"The only way to bring Southern
wages up to level of wages paid in
New England is to tear down and re-
move artificial, unfair and unjustified
obstacles and barriers"
Even after Congress went home, a
Massachusetts, member took a final
shot. He printed in the Congressional
Record list of II textile and fabric
mills which he said had recently
moved from New England to the
South. He said the mills which had
moved during the last decade had left
behind "destitution among hundreds of
thousands Of persons dependent upon
industry for employment"
Westerners Join Debate.
Another phase of the problem de-
veloped during the debates over the
new farm act. Middle Western Con-
gressmen fought for a provision to
prevent Southern farmers from grow
Evening star., 1938-07-07

ing cattle and livestock on lands that
might be taken out Of cotton.
They lost their argument, but the
words they used were pretty hot.
It is hard to imagine any road that
Mr.. Roosevelt might pick to Southern
prosperity which would not bring the
Southern farmer or the Southern mill
owner squarely into competition with
those of the West and North. Sec
tionalism seems bound to cut figure
in the next Congress.
Evening star., 1938-07-07
Floating Laboratory.

To test the fish, resources Of Au-
stralia. believed to have over 1000
species, the ship Warren has been
equipped as floating laboratory.
Evening star., 1938-03-29
DOUBLE BLOSSOMS
DUE NEXT WEEK
Trees Around Hams Point
Again Will Attract
Large Crowds.

The double blossom variety Of
japanese cherry trees around Hams
Point are expected to burst into bloom
next week to keep Cherry Blossom
time" alive in Washington for a week
or more after the single blooms fade
and fall away from the trees around
the Tidal Basin.
The short-lived spring beauty Of the
famous trees in the Tidal Basin area
was on the wane today, the pink and
white petals dropping to the ground
in ever-increasing numbers after de-
lighting thousands of persons who
crowded into Washington from all
parts of the country over the week
end to see them at the height Of their
glory.
Climax Of the annual festival, not
nearly so pretentious as in other years
because unexpected early blooming Of
the trees left little time for making
preparations, came last night with a
gigantic fireworks display.
65,VUU See f1reWOTkS.
Nearly $1,000 persons stood around
the Tidal Basin to watch the fireworks
light up the sky for an hour and to
thrill to the rare beauty of the re-
hections of the multi-colored lights
on the fragile blossoms. Clasps of
amazement came from the crowd at
the shows finale when a furious
"bombardment" set the stage in the
sky for the depletion of 40-foot
cherry tree of bursting lights.
Although fading swiftly, some bios
SONS are expected to remain on the
trees around the Tidal Basin until
the end of the week, but their splen-
dor next Sunday will not compare
with that of the past week end, park
officials said. The weather will have
big influence on how long they re-
main-heavy rain or wind could strip
the trees of their blossoms in short
time or calm and cool weather would
give them q few extra days of life.
Showers tonight and probably to-
morrow, with moderate to fresh south
Cl1y WAASC, WC4C AOl CSdoU Wy VIC VvCdCAA-
er Bureau. It will be warmer tonight,
with minimum temperature of about
81 degrees as compared with 40 this
morning, the forecaster said.
Double Blossom Display.
Soon after the blossoms disappear
from the Tidal Basin area for another
year the double blossom trees in East
Potomac Park around Hams Point
will come into their full beauty for q
week or more. They should bloom in
about q week and present another
wonderful display" next week, c. Mar
shall Finnan, superintendent Of the
National Capital Parks, said today.
Twenty veterans confined to Walter
Reed Hospital were given opportunity
to see the Tidal Basin blossoms today.
The Motor Corps Of the District Of
Columbia Chapter Of the American
Red Cross made arrangements to
transport the men on the sightseeing
trip.
Evening star., 1938-03-29
BAND CONCERT

BY the Soldiers Home Band Or
chestra at $50 pm. today in Stanley
Hall. John. 8. M. Zimmerman, band
master; Anton Pointner. assistant.
March, Arcade Echoes" (Fih),
Zimmerman
Overture, "Trumpeter Of the Fort"
Gruenwald
Entr'scte,
(a) THE Butterfly Ballet" Schulz
CO. by the Swanee River"
Myddleton
Scenes from the opera n Trovatore,"
Verdi
Popular numbers,
They Satisfy Lombardo
TOO Wonderful for Words"
Stamper
Waltz song, Somehow, I'm Always
to Blame" Carson
Finale, THE Airoplane" Brahms
The Star epangled Banner"
Evening star., 1938-03-29

Printing Office after working there TO-
many years as a proofreader.
Coming to Washington in 1892, Mr..
Klapp followed his hobby Of photog-
raphy and made many pictures of
Washington scenes around the turn
Of the century. He was native c.
Paris, Ohio.
Surviving are his widow. formerly
Miss Amy Eckhardt, daughter Of the
late Nicholas Eckhardt, well-known
Washington builder, whose work in
cluded the Concordia Luthern Church
and the Eastern Presbyterian Church;
five brothers, Alban, this city; Martin,
Kenton, Ohio; William, Springfield.
Ohio; Brosius, Circleville, Ohio, and
Orrin Klapp, Chicago.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. tomorrow in Hines funeral home,
2901 Fourteenth street NV. Burial
will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1938-03-29
ENLARGED AIRPORT.
ABANDONED
Proposal to Lease So Acres
From Experimental
Farm Dropped.

A proposal to lease 50 acres in
Arlington Experimental Farm to the
National Airport Corp, to enlarge its
facilities at Washington Airport, was
abandoned by the House Military AZ
fairs Committee today when hearings
were started on the bill of Chairman
May to close Military road to rid the
airport area of a flying and traffic
hazard.
Fears Blocking of Move.
S. J. Solomon. vice president Of the
airport corporation. expressed the fear
that inclusion of the lease proposal.
which is opposed by the Agriculture
Department., might serve to block the
move to close Military road He added
that from a safety standpoint, the
farm land is not necessary. but he
amplif1ed that any future plan look
ing to development of large landing
field in that section naturally would
have to contemplate the use of the
farm.
Representative May agreed to elimi-
nation of the lease proposal and also
to inclusion in the closing project
Of a section Of Military road which
traverses the experimental farm. This
set-up is provided in the bill which
the Senate passed q week ago to close
Military road.
The question of reimbursing the
Government for its investment of ap-
proximately $500 was injected into
the hearing by Representative Clason,
Republican, of Massachusetts,. He
pointed out that the airport corpora
ton is to pay $25,000 to Arlington
County for closing the road, but that
the Government will get nothing but
its nominal rental of dollar a year.
Argument Ridiculed.
Representative Schaefer, Democrat,
OF Illinois scoffed at this argument,
declaring the amount the Government
had spent would be q small price to
pay to eliminate such a hazard.
Representatives of the War and Ag-
riculture Departments testified that
there was no opposition to closing the
road.
The hearing went over until tomor-
row to permit testimony by Repre-
sentative Smith, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia. who, it was said, wanted to offer
the views Of Arlington County in the
matter.
Evening star., 1938-03-29

and Constitution avenue NV, David
Bisset, head gardener, sets the tenn
perature for most of his lilies at IS
degrees Fahrenheit, and he covers the
glass roofs of the hothouse, now a
cold house, to keep the sun out.
Even SO, two lilies are already in
flower. They stay in bloom only about
two weeks and at the end of two weeks
Easter will still be five days away.
Mr.. Bisset has other troubles. Some
OF his 400 lily plants. despite the warm
February and the hot March, are far
behind in their development. They
get 65-degree temperature to speed
them up.
Il never heard Of such strange do
ings." said Mr. Bisset. Usually all
the lilies come out together. 1t must
be the Japanese war or something."
Evening star., 1938-03-29
Aint No 'Justice,' Oioner Walls
AsCat Takes to Supreme Court

ment until a decision upholding the
law was announced.
Last Tuesday the cat disappeared.
Assuming it was up to old tricks, Mr..
Stodghill kept a weather eye on the
court building and said nothing.
Came the week end and kitty still
hadn't showed up.
Finally, Mr.. Stodghill conducted q
one-man investigation Of the Supreme
Court grounds This consisted Of
walking across the street and giving .
guard the third degree
YES" said the guard, "the cat was
over here all right. I saw him q cou-
pie of hours ago. In fact, he climbed
up here and sat on my shoulder"
The guard refused to take the anx-
ious cat owner on q search through
the. building, so he prowled about the
grounds with fruitless feline results
and then went home.
The cats name? Justice.
That's what makes Mr.. stodghill
doubly vexed. As far ~ he Is con-
cerned-there isn't any Justice.
Evening star., 1938-03-29

All over the city today lilium longi-
forum is giving trouble. Lilium lon
giflorum insists on blooming, and Eas-
ter is 19 days away.
The lilium longiflorum, variety ext
mum, is the Easter lily, which has
little value, sentimental or commercial,
in the middle of Lent.
But because of the warm February
the dubious plant is trying already to
burst into flower.
Washington's wholesale florists, their
minds on business that runs into
the high thousands of dollars, are
keeping their lilies in as cold surround
ings as possible to prevent premature
Towering.
At the greenhouses of the Agricul-
ture Department, Fourteenth street
Evening star., 1938-03-29
Man Is Fined
For Taking Twigs
Of Cherry Blooms

Two branches of cherry blos-
SONS from the Tidal Basin area
cost Charles W. Council. "a. Of
All Fifth street NE, $40 today.
He was fined that amount when
arraigned before Police Court
Judge Edward M. Curran on q
charge Of violating park regula-
tions by breaking the branches
from . cultivated tree"
Park Policemen A. d. Cook
and B. j. Beckman said they saw
Mr.. Council alight from his
automobile on Fourteenth street
S.W. 1T $40 am. today, walk
over toward the japanese cherry
trees and return with two
branches Of blossoms. They
quoted him Is saying he had de-
veloped . method to preserve the
blossoms BY waxing them.
Evening star., 1938-03-29
By EDDY GILMORE.

o. ]. Stodghill said few catty
things about the Supreme Court today
his cat, you see, has taken up an
abode in the $10,o00,000 court build
ing and won't come home.
Il don't propose any court action
against the Court" Mr.. Stodghill said,
"but under the peculiar circumstances
think have q right to appeal to
somebody"
His dilemma is this:
Mr.. Stodghill has rooms at 101 A
street NE, directly across the street
from the magnificent court building.
For about a year his cat has been get
ting OIL the reservation by visiting the
halls Of justice.
The cat strolled into the limelight
last year by walking across the path of
Justice Stanley Reed-who was then
Solicitor General-the morning Of the
Wagner Labor Act decision.
Mr.. Stodghill's cat Is blackish, and
witnesses to the incident were fore.
casting dire things for the Govern
Evening star., 1938-03-29
SCHULTZ WANTS
PAROLE SYSTEM
IN D. c. REVISED
Indeterminate Sentenced Law
Would Be Abolished
Under Plans.
FEELS ARMED ROBBERS
NOT PROPERLY PUNISHED
Judges of District Courts and
Board to Be Called by
Subcommittee.

Plans to abolish the Districts in
determinate sentence law and to over
haul the present parole system we're
made today by Representative
Schultz, Democrat, Of Indiana, who
believes armed robbers and other
felons are not receiving the proper
punishment.
Mr.. Schultz, a member of the
House District Committee, already has
introduced drastic crime control
bill, which, if enacted into law, would
force armed robbers to serve Is years
in prison for the first offense and
60 to death in the electric chair for
the second offense.
The latest plan of Mr.. Schultz is
to have a special subcommittee of
the District Committee make a COM
prehensive survey of the parole sys-
tenn as we'll as the indeterminate SEN
tence law, which he believes opens the
doors of freedom far too soon to a
person convicted of serious crime
Says Parole Too Easy.
II don't have any statistics" he de-
clared, "but I'm willing to bet that
more than half of the crimes in
Washington are committed by per-
sons who have been in prison.
Under the indeterminate sentence
law it's too easy for a prisoner 20
get released on parole. The judges
may be too lenient in some cases in
imposing sentences, but I believe the
law is largely responsible.
That's what want to find out"
Mr.. Schultz already has discussed
his plans with Chairman Palmisano
of the District Committee, and he is
expected to name soon special sub
committee to make the survey. Rep
resentative Kennedy, Democrat. of
Maryland, ranking majority member
of the committee, who for three and
a half years was chairman Of the
Maryland Parole Commission, prob
ably will be appointed chairman.
Judges to Be Called.
Judges of the District Courts and
members of the local Parole Board
will be called before the subcommlt-
tee to outline their views on Mr..
Schulte's plan. Department of JUS
tice officials also probably will be
asked for advice.
Mr.. Schultz pointed out that under
the present indeterminate sentence
law a criminal sentenced from two
to five years can apply for parole
at the end of two years imprison-
ment. Under the Federal law, he
said, prisoner is sentenced for
definite term and must serve one
third of the sentence before becom-
ing eligible for parole.
Mr.. Schultz is particularly critical
of the short sentences served by
armed robbers, some of whom. he
said, have been released after serv-
ing six months in prison. His crime
control bill is now pending before
the Judiciary Subcommittee of the
| District Committee 1t was intro
duced after Mr.. Schultz had been
held up and robbed by three armed
bandits.
Evening star., 1938-03-29
BY JOHN J. DAILY.

Yonder sun came up over the hori-
zon this morning before the gourmets
who attended the first dinner served
in honor Of the greatest chef who ever
lived, the king of cooks-Escoffier-
finished talking about the event that
took place in the Raleigh Hotel last
night under the guiding influence of
Col. c. c. Schiffeler, managing di-
rector.
Claude Jarrin, chef of the Raleigh,
veritably was put on the spot" for
he had to serve a dinner that was
attended by all the great chefs from
New York, Philadelphia. Baltimore and
Washington. Furthermore, he was
open to criticism. And he came off
with souffle flags flying. Only one
blast was leveled against him, and
that by a fellow countryman. Jean
Berry, Washington representative of
the French Lines, who complained
about the manner in which the Ra-
leigh chef served the consomme-and
the temperature of an Alsatian wine.
Little Stars in Soup.
1t happened that Chef Jarrin want
ed to reproduce the ornaments, on a
June night, in clear consomme. He
did this by sprinkling the soup with
little stars cut out of potatoes and an
offering of precious herb known as
cerfeuil in French and shervil in Eng
lish. That gave the impression of the
Milky Way, and the chef of the Ra-
leigh, M. Jarrin, felt that he had hit
upon heavenly elixir. He had, too,
in the opinion of most of the guests,
until NJ Berry entered protest-at the
end of the banquet, when criticism
was in order.
Also there was criticism of the tenn
perature at which a famous French
wine was served. It should have been
at room temperature, but some one
with thermometer found the wine
was served two degrees lower than the
temperature of the banquet hall, and
that almost caused riot.
You see, then, how finicky the ex-
perts can become about their food;
but they had a right to be, for they
were starting in Washington branch
of a national society which has as its
aims and objectives to bring back good
food, good dining and good living to
America.
Make U. S. Safe for Gastronomy.
With the hot dog rampant, the cor
ner drug store sandwich on the So
Evening star., 1938-03-29
WINS SILVER MEDAL

ARLINGTON, Va, March 20 (Spe-
ciaD William Hill, a student at the
Washington-Lee High School, was the
winner Of a silver medal In speaking
contest held under the auspices Of
Clarendon Branch, w. c. T. u, at the
Central Methodist Episcopal Church
South. The judges were Mrs. ]. ].
Bray, Mrs. Ruth Burke and Mrs. Rich
ard Rhodes.
The pastor, the Rev. Harry w. Cra-
yer, made the presentation and spoke
on the liquor trafic throughout the
country.