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Evening star., 1938-04-22
MRS. R0SINA VIPOND
BURIED AFTER RITES
Native of Quebec Had Lived Here
33 Fears Following Death
Of Husband.

Mrs Rosina S. Vipond. 90. who came
to Washington 80 years ago. was buried
this afternoon In Rock Creek Cemetery
following funeral services at Calvary
Methodist Episcopal Church, Colum.
bia road near Fifteenth street NV.
She died Wednesday after = three
month illness.
native Of the Province of Quebec,
Canada. and the daughter OF the Rev.
Amand and Hortense Parent, Mrs.
Vipond moved to Troy. N. Y, when
she married. Following the death of
her husband she moved to Washington.
She is survived by four sons B,
Leslie Vipond, an employe of the State
Department Budget Once: Milton NJ.
assistant collector OF customs. Norfolk.
Va: Kenneth c., assistant chief ex-
aminer of the Civil Service Commits
sion, and A. Stuart, claims examiner
for the Treasury Department.; six
grandchildren and three great grand
children.
Evening star., 1938-04-22

said the ring began operating about q
month ago from headquarters in Chi
cago. distributing the checks to passers
in various cities.
1t. Kelly said the distributing
gangs, especially some in the East,
spoiled the whole scheme by double
crossing Parker and Moran" He de-
clared the passers began to distribute
the checks before the appointed time.
complaints began coming in" he
said. The express company police
went to work. detectives began tracing
them, and there was a lot of heat put
on. Some of the other gangs. hearing
about it. turned back the counterfeits
to headquarters, refusing to handle
them. Others began passing them
everywhere.
Finally they caught these three
men IN Pittsburgh. A stool pigeon in
New York City came up with some
information. 1t all led to Chicago and
Moran and Parker. So We brought
them in
Kelly said at least 20 persons would
be arrested or sought for questioning
Evening star., 1938-04-22
GAS FIRM LOSES
MERGER PETITION
Utilities Body Turns Down
Plea for Purchase of
Suburban Companies.

The Public Utilities Commission to-
day rejected a petition by the Wash
ington Gas Light Co. for reconsidera-
ton of the commission's recent order
disapproving the proposal of the COM
pany to buy the Hyattsville and the
Alexandria Gas Cos. for a price calcu-
listed to total Sl.2l2.5OO.
Under the terms of the Public Utili-
ties Act for the District the Washing
ton Gas Light Co. will have so DAYS
in which 10 decide whether to carry an
appeal to District Court. Gas COM
pany officials said decision had not
yet been reached
The two suburban concerns. as we'll
as the Washington company. are con-
trolled by the Washington g. Suburban n
Cos. the Massachusetts common law
trust. which represents the Chase
National Bank and associated fnan-
cial interests.
The commission last month rejected
the third proposal for purchase OF
the suburban companies from the par
CIV u oet. oAl IiiC 81 ouIlO IIlc pIUpOStC
price was not in public interest.
About two years ago. the Washing
ton company proposed to pay for the
two nearby concerns Sl.375.OOO, q
price which the commission said was
loo high. Later the Washington COM
pany proposed that it be allowed tc
pay its parent Sl,2750 900, and again
the commission found the price toe
high. Early this year the Washington
company brought in third offer, call.
ing for the issuance of preferred stocl
for the two suburban concerns, i
being calculated that the resulting
payment would amount to SLAP. 500
When this was rejected. the com
pany, for the first time, invoked it,
right under the appeals statute ant
petitioned the commission for a re-
consideration.
After some days of deliberation tn,
commission today denied this NOV,
and the company now is in a position
| to appeal to court. if it decides t.
carry the case further.
Evening star., 1938-04-22
DYNAMITE CAP BLAST
SEWERS TWO FINGERS
Boy May Lose Rest of Hand.
Tried to Carve Picnic Find
Into Whistle.

Twelve-year-old Thomas C. Scallev.
jr.. was in Georgetown Hospital today
minus two fingers and doctors were
attempting to save the rest of one
hand-all because the youngster found
dynamite cap while on a picnic 1T
Germantown, Md.
Thomas brought the cap to his
home, at All Fessenden street NV.
late Tuesday and was attempting to
carve a whistle from the odd little
piece when the cap exploded, blasting
on two fingers and filling his face
with powder. Doctors say he mi
raculously escaped being blinded by
the explosion.
Chances of saving the remainder of
the injured hand are good, hospital
attaches said today.
Evening star., 1938-04-22
ILLINOIS LEGISLATURE
TO HOLD EXTRA SESSION
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS. w.
Va, April 22.-Gov. Henry Horner of
Illinois announced yesterday he would
issue call for special session of
that States Legislature early in May,
with the possibility the State relief
administration set-up might be over
hauled
Gov. Horner did not name a date for
the call, but some informed sources
expressed the belief it would be on
either May or May 8. Neither did
the Illinois executive name the prob
able day the Legislature would be
called to convene
He declined comment in regard to
what steps he may ask in the revision
Of the relief administration.
Gov. Horner and about a dozen
State ofhcials and political allies met
yesterday to consider moves for the
coming campaign to further the Gov
ernors announced intention OF
smashing the Kelly-Nash machine. -
Candidates backed by Gov Horner
swept through the Democratic pri-
maries last week with virtually un-
broken ranks.
Evening star., 1938-04-22
PRESIDENT TELLS
NEUTRALITY AIMS
One of Prime Purposes Is to
Prevent Favoritism in
War, He Says.
3y .he Associated Press.

BY ne Associated Press.
President Roosevelt today defined
one OF the prime purposes of the Neu-
trality Act as being to prevent this
country from penalizing one warning
nation and so favoring another.
He declared the law had been sa It's
factorily applied in SO far as possible.
Discussion Of neutrality came I'D at
Mr.. Roosevelt's press conference in
connection with talk OF his luncheon
yesterday with Senator Borah. Repub-
lican. OF Idaho, indicating it had been
one of the subjects discussed.
The Senator and he. the President
said, agreed on substantially every
thing they talked about, including the
question of monopolies.
Has Two Objectives.
Replying to questions, Mr.. Roose-
welt said the present Law had two
objectives:
!. To prevent the United States be-
coming involved in q foreign war.
2. To prevent this country giving aid
to one side as against the other when
foreign war takes place.
This meant he said. the country
should not penalize one side against
the other.
The President declined to smplify
his remarks much beyond that except
TO suggest to reporters present that
they could use their imaginations to
see how that statement worked out.
Neutrality. the President continued
had been satisfactorily applied in so far
as that was possible under present law
Wars in China and Spain.
The question ne answered IN max
ing that remark referred specifically
to the situations in Spain and China
Asked whether he could embargo
arms shipments to Italy and Germany
under the law. Mr.. Roosevelt said he
could not. adding that neither coulo
arms shipments to the French, OF
British, be embargoed.
He was asked to name the limita
tions he felt existed in the present
law. but declined to do so.
Menwhiie. it was disclosed thai
members of the House Naval and
Military Committees will make q
thorough check-up this summer or
the Nations defenses, from Maine tc
Hawaii and from the Panama Cana
TO Alaska.
Evening star., 1938-04-22
D. c. MAN IS HELD
IN NEARBY ATTACKS
Description Tallies With That Of
Thug Who Has Assaulted
or Robbed Women.

A 47-year-old Washington man was
being held by Montgomery County
police today as suspect in a series
Of criminal attacks and pocketbook
snatchings in the nearby Maryland
community.
Sergt. James S. McAuliffe said he
arrested the man shortly after mid
night because Of his suspicious ac-
tions" and because his description
tallies with that OF the man who has
attacked or robbed number of
Bethesda and Chevy Chase women
during the last few months.
The suspect will be viewed by the
women At the Bethesda police station
tonight for identification purposes.
1t was at first believed the man
might have been the one who made
futile attempt to rob Miss Alice
Quinn, 2l-year-old eoverness, in Barn.
ably Woods, in Chevy Chase, D. c., on
Monday night, but it was established
that he was held in the District ia,l
until Tuesday on a charge of drunk
enness.
Evening star., 1938-04-22
CREDIT INITIATION
GOES CAUTIOUSLY
Gold Desteri|ization Fund
to TrickIe Into Banks
$4,000, 900 Weekly.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The administra ton geared down its
credit imitation today. but adopted a
program which will swell the lendable
cash OF the Nations banks to S3,O0O,-
100000 by the end of May.
Although it is theoretically possible
Tor the Treasury to pour its entire
81, 400, 100000 gold liberalization fund
into the banks at once. Secretary Mer-
genthau decided that the initial trickle
should be only s5o,oOO,0O per week.
The disbursement will be made by
redeeminc half Of the 100000. 900
worth of short-term Treasury bills ma
turing each week for the next eight
weeks, and by refunding the other half.
Banks will receive the redemption
money either as holders of the bills.
for which they are the principal GUS
toners, or as deposits from other
holders.
Bond Market Monitor.
One explanation of the caution was
indicated by Federal Reserve Board
disclosure that it sold sl08,000 900
worth of Federal bonds last week to
prevent the price of the securities from
going too high
The board attempts to monitor the
Government bond market to prevent
undue f1utuations leading to undesir-
sble speculation in type of security
which is the backbone of bank in
vestments.
President Roosevelt's credit imitation
program boosted Government bond
prices because 1t will increase the
amount Of idle money in the banks
and consequently increase their incen-
tive to purchase Government bonds
for investment. Thus. the faster the
gold money is spent. the more erfatic
the Government bond market might
become.
Of1cials hoped to induce the banks
to place much of their idle cash in
loans to business. but admitted that
the present total Of such cash. or
excess reserves. amounting to $2,73O.-
100000. is ample for immediate needs.
Reserve Deposits Reduced.
This figure was $730,00O0O larger
than 1t was a week ago because the
Federal Reserve Board reduced by
one-eighth the percentage OF deposits
which banks must hold as reserves.
Excess reserves were believed ample
even before the program. but officials
hoped making large additional sums
available might psychologically stim-
ulate lending.
The principal advantage Of spend
ing the gold money fast, officials said,
would be saving of a few million
dollars in interest. They added that
the saving was so small in comparison
with the billions involved in Federal
financing that it was outweighed by
other considerations.
The gold fund was created by de-
posting with the Federal Reserve
System currency issued against ST.
4o0,o00.0oo worth Of idle gold The
Treasury had paid for this gold out
Of borrowings in the previous l6
months in an attempt to prevent the
influx of foreign gold from initiating
excess reserves of banks.
Evening star., 1938-04-22
BUGS Moran Is Held IN Probe
Of 81, 900, 900 Counterfeit Riine Q
E1-Chief Of Gang Denies
Part in Plot to Fake
Travellers Checks.
Bv the Associated Press

bV IRE ASSOCIATED Press.
CHICAGO, April 22.-George
Bugs" Moran. prohibition era gang
ster chief, and five other persons were
seized here today by police investigat-
ing a Nationwide plot to pass coun-
terfeit travellers checks.
Three Chicago men accused Of being
members Of a counterfeit ring were
arrested at Pittsburgh last night.
Police Of the States attorneys office
who made the arrests here expressed
the opinion as much as 1000 900 in
counterfeit American Express Co.
checks had been printed for distribu-
ton in principal cities Of the Nation.
Moran. seven Of whose henchmen
were machine-gunned to death in the
St. Valentines Day massacre. was
held at the detective bureau during
the night. He and the others denied
being involved in a counterfeit ring
Assistant States Attorney Robert
Wright announced those seized here
included Frank J. Parker, airplane
pilot known as the flying bootlegger"
during prohibition days; Walter Nolan
an employe Of coin-vending machine
company: Marie Ribble, Loren Cant
and a woman whose name was not
divulged.
Those arrested at Pittsburgh gave
their names as Frank Quisley, 54;
D. J. Driscoll, As. and Dan Keller, As.
Detective Louis Foster of the Pitts
burgh police said they had cleverly
forged checks totaling 32l 800 on the
express company.
1t. Thomas Kelly, chief inves-
tigator for the State attorneys ofice
here, said Parker had $4,000 in
checks in his possession when he was
seized at La Sale street office.
The investigator said he lacked def
mite figures. but believed 10000 in
spurious checks had been earmarked
for distribution in Chicago alone. He
Evening star., 1938-04-22
Will Admitted to Probate.

ROCKVILLE, Nd. April ~ (spe-
ciaD.-The will of John Henry Horeee
OF Cabin John, which has been ad-
mitted to probate in the Orphans
Court here. bequeaths his entire estate
to Floyd Strunk and Sherman McCor.
mick in equal shares and names them
executors. The instrument, which was
executed June 10. 1887. does not indi-
cate the value of the estate.
Evening star., 1938-04-22
TREASURY TELLER
DIES SUDDENLY
William L. Alexander. 67.
Stricken-Had Served for
81 Years.

William L. Alexander. 81. 1924
Varnum street NV. teller in the
cash vault Of the Treasury Depart
ment since 1901, died today Of heart
attack in the emergency room at the
department building.
He was receiving treatment from
DR.. w. E. Whitehead Of the United
States Public Health Service when he
was stricken. DR.. Whitehead pro-
nounced him dead and notified the
coroner.
Mr.. Alexander came here from
Texas 81 years ago to take a position
in the coin room at the Treasury and
had worked there since.
He had taken sick leave from March
II to April Is and since then had
been on annual leave.
Evening star., 1938-04-22
POSTAL RECEIPTS UP

NEW YORK, April ~ (P.-Post-
master General Farley said last night
that postal receipts, which he called
the best barometer Of business, were
recovering from slump that began
last August.
I'VE were afraid that March would
be the worst month yet" he told the
American Seminar. But the actual
figures only show a falling Of ~ per
cent. which ives less than We had
anticipated"
Evening star., 1938-04-22
0FFERSA|D
TO JACKIE COOCAN
Says Kids Father Often
Told of Plans to Give Him
Money He Made.
j. the Associated Press


LOS ANGELES, April %. - Betty
Cradle. $500-a-week Aim dancer, to-
day told Of ignoring a warning by her
mother-in-law that she was marrying
a "pauper." II she married Jackie
COogan.
As Betty described what she said
were Mrs. Lillian Coogan Bernstein's
efforts to break of her sons two year
engagement, Wallace Beery, 4 friend
OF Jackie's kid days In the movies,
rallied to his support in his legal light
for share Of his screen fortune.
A hearing was scheduled in court
today on the petition by Mrs. Bern.
stein and Jackie's stepfather, Arthur
l.. Bernstein, to dismiss the receiver
ship declared on the Coogan estate
when the 23-year-old former star filed
a 100000 accounting suit against
the couple last week.
Beery Offers Aid.
Jackie maintained, and Mrs. Bern
stein denied, that his father. Jack
Coogan, sr., had intended to give him
his accumulated film earnings when
ne came OF age. The elder Coogan
was killed in an automobile accident
in 1885. shortly before Jackie's twenty-
flrst birthday.
To THE Kids" cause Mr. Beery 4
veteran star, added his word today.
ruooing his jaw in characteristic
medltative gesture AS he spoke
NOT once, but many times-more
than q dozen. think-Jack told me
that he had never used or intended TO
use cent the boy earned.
Every penny the boy was making
was being put away and saved for him.
Jack said on several occasions. He
was careful At all times to impress
every one that Jackie's money would
be all his-and rightfully-when the
Kid reached q mans estate"
Tells Of Phone Call.
Miss Cradle. who became Cooean's
bride last November, said that after
their engagement was announced in
December. 1885. her mother received
telephone call from Jackies mother
III Betty thinks she is marrying 4
rich boy she is very much mistaken
He hasn't cent. Jackie is 4 pauper!"
Miss Cradle quoted Mrs Bernstein as
saying
Il remember had hardly met Jack
when she began to intimate that ne
had no money" the bride continued.
She would want to argue about
some trivial thing just to put me in
4 bad light. l never could understand
her attitude. Whether she thought
wouldn't make good wife or
whether she just didn't want Jack to
get married. have no idea.
II Jack had no money, that made
no difference to me. Jackie and I
were In love and money didn't-and
doesnt-mean a thing. 1t didn't
make me give Jack up. and 1t never
will"
One result Of the Cooean case to-
day was an announcement by Superior
Judge Emmet Wilson that in approv-
ing the movie contracts of minors
he would require that trust funds be
ests blished.
f0r high-salaried youngsters. more
than half their income would be set
aside for their maturity in this man.
ner, the jurLst said.
| am taking this action because
the California law does not specifical-
ly make any provision for the care
OF the money Of a minor, but only i'm
plies It," he declared.
Evening star., 1938-04-22

A high pressure area is moving eastward
over Labrador and Newfoundland. Belle
Isle. Newfoundland. 305S inches. while
pressure continues high east of Bermuda
and south Of the Grand Banks. s. 8. Penn
land. 30.33 inches. Another hish-pressure
area is moving eastward over the Cen
trail States, Des Moines. Iowa. 30.3s inches.
while pleasure is rising over the upper
Mackenzie Valley. Simpson. district OF Mac
kenzie. 1890 inches. Pressure is relatively
low over the Atlantic States and the west
ern portion OF the Province OF Quebec,
Doucet. Quebec. 2a.1R inches and New
York City and Atlanta. Ga. 29.92 inches.
Pressure is relatively low over the Rocky
Mountain and plateau regions, Lander.
Wyo.. 2A.IS inches Durins the last "A
hours there have been showers in the At
lantic States, the southern portion of the
Ohio Valley. the Middle Gulf States. and
the North Pacific States. Temperatures
have fallen in the Central Valleys and the
southern plains. and frosts we're reported
in portions Of the Upper Mississippi and
Lower Missouri Valleys
Evening star., 1938-04-22
D. c. TAX BILL ACTION
BY SENATE is DELAYED

Action on the s5.200.0OO District
tax bill has been put off until next
week by the decision of the Senate
to take a weekend recess. The meas
ure has been ready since Tuesday.
but leaders have been anxious to dis.
pose of the controversial naval ap-
preparation bill first.
BY re-enacting the gross receipts
tax in revised form the Senate Dis
trict Committee has raised the total
yield high enough to meet the known
deficit for the coming year and leave
nearly 100000 for future contingent
cies, such as possible increase in
the relief fund.
Evening star., 1938-04-22
HIT BY HURRICANE
Chungking Reports Property
Damage and Loss of Life.

HANKOW. China, April ~ (F.-A
hurricane yesterday struck Chungking.
Yangtze River city $50 miles west Of
here, causing extensive property dam
age and 4 small loss of life.
The roof of the Canadian Church
Mission Academy was blown OF. but no
foreisntrs or Chinese government ON
cials were injured. Chungkins is one
Of China's temporary seats Of govern
ment.
Evening star., 1938-04-22
Information

Bearing on the question of
national representation for
the District of Columbia can
be obtained at The Stars in
formation booth in the lobby
of The Star Building,
Eleventh and Pennsylvania
avenue.
Acquaint yourself with the
background and the prob
lens involved in the pro-
posed grant of suffrage to
District residents and be
prepared to participate in
the unofficial referendum on
April 80 and the hearings
before the House Judiciary
Committee on a constitu-
tional fundamentally 4
and S.
Evening star., 1938-04-22
CONGRESS IN BRIEF

Senate and House in recess.
Taxes-Joint Committee renews
effort to draft compromise revenue
measure.
Aviatton-House Committee studies
proposal for regulatory agency.
TOMORROW.
Senate and House will not be In
session.
Evening star., 1938-04-22
c. OF c. WILL HEAR
NICHOLS AND MAY

Representatives Nichols of Okla
homa and May of Kentucky will be
the principal speakers at the annual
banquet of the Arlington, Va. Cham
Der of Commerce to be held at the
Washington Golf and Country Club
Monday at $50 pm, Carol F. Win
chester. business manager, announced
today.
The sale of tickets indicates an at-
tendance Of about 200 guests, Mr..
Winchester said. william r. Ames
will be toastmaster.
Evening star., 1938-04-22

held at 2;30 pm.
tomorrow at the
residence. 6606
Sixth street NV.
The Rev. DR.. J. A.
Trader of the
Lewis Memorial
M. P. Church, will
omciate. Burial
will be in Rock
Greek Cemetery.
Mr.. Davis In
ventiOns W. ere
numerous. Among
them were an ap-
paratus for clean
ing air and con-
dit,ioninp fuel. An
Evening star., 1938-04-22

By the Associated Press.
Representative Engel, Republican, OF
Michigan succeeded yesterday in elm
mating from an appropriation bill au-
thority which he said would have per-
mitted Paul v. McNutt, high commits
sioner Of the Philippines, to spend
$4,000 for cats, dogs, liquor or pop"
The bill had provided that Mr.. Nc
Mutt could use the $4,000 for the
maintenance OF his household and
such other purposes as he may deem
proper"
Mr.. Engel said this was legislation
which should not be included in an
appropriation measure, and Repre-
sentative Doxey, Democrat, Of Missis-
sippi, who was presiding over the
House at the time. upheld his point OF
order.
The House then proceeded to vote
$lSl without the proviso Mr.
Engel had protested-to meet the ex-
penses of the high commissioner s
ofhce during the next fiscal year.
Mr.. Engel also renewed criticism of
Mr.. McNutt and Gov. Frank Murphy
Of Michigan. former Philippines COM
missioner. for approving plans for two
palaces" for the commissioner.
of1cials of the Treasurys Procure
ment Division disclosed, meantime,
that they would open bids April 20 on
construction of the high commission
er's winter residence at Manila. The
limit Of cost established by Congress
on this project Is $500, 900.
Plans for the sumraer residence, at
Baguio, have not been completed by
architects, but should be ready In
May or June, officials said. They
added bids might be opened on this
building in June or July" The
limit in cost on it Is reported by the
Procurement Divisian, y 425o, 900.
Evening star., 1938-04-22
River Report.

Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
al Harpers Ferry: Potomac slightly mudoy
at Great Falls today
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetlc SurVey)
Evening star., 1938-04-22
CONGRESS IN RECESS
Many Members Are Attracted by
Charleston Azalea Fete.

Congress began brief spring vsca-
tion today Because large number
OF members wanted to go to Charleston.
S. c.. for an azaiea festival, the Senate
and House recessed late yesterday until
Monday
Evening star., 1938-04-22
c. /. DAVIS, z,
INVENTOR, DEAD
Expires at Walter Reed.
Funeral Services to Be
Held Tomorrow.

G. Hewlett Davis. 72, prominent in
ventor, died Wednesday In Walter
Reed Hospital after an illness Of sew
erai months. Funeral services will be
Evening star., 1938-04-22
WEATHER REPORT

District CoumbiaFa cooler
degrees tonight; fair gentle moderate
with
w
Evening star., 1938-04-22
Report for Last ~ Hours.
Record for Last - Hours.

Record for Last - Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest. -. 30 pm. yesterday. Year
ago. 76.
Lowest, SO. at 4 am. today. Year
aGo 49,.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. as, on April -.
Lowest IL. on January 2s.
Humidity for Last - Hours.
CFrom noon yesterday to noon today)
Hishest. 81 per cent. at am. today.
terday.
The Sun and Moon.
PiseS Sets.
Sun. today 5:23 $50
sun. tomorrow 81. SO
Moon. today - 1850 am. ll:lp pm.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-hah hour after sunset.