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Evening star., 1938-07-15
SIMON FINDS j. s.
BETTER THAN IN 81.
Links Drop in Buying Of
Primary Commodities
to Slump Here.
By the Associated Press.

LONDON. July 15.-sir John
Simon. chancellor Of the exchequer,
told the House Of Commons today
that the present economic situation
in the United States bears no sort
Of resemblance to the situation that
existed before the great depression
Of 1e31-none at all"
He spoke during debate on the
finance bill carrying the governments
record budget for the fiscal year,
which began last April l, totaline
nearly $1,000, ,000, 900 $4,000. .00o, ,00o)
and including an unprecedented share
for armaments.
The bill was up for third reading.
In the United States there has,
OF course, been a setback" Sir John
said, but, on the balance, undoubted-
ly things In that great country are
vastly better than they were in 1881
and the same thing 10 true in our
own case"
The chancellor conceded there were
some very adverse factors" among
them the growth of the doctrine OF
self-sunciency in certain great COM
munities Of Europe"
He said much Of the falling Of In
world consumption Of primary COM
modities has been connected with
what has happened in the United
States"
Aside from the United States, how
ever, he contended world consumption
Of commodities had shown no special
reduction in the first five months OF
this year."
Evening star., 1938-07-15
D. c. BOARD is NAMED
TO LICENSE BARRIERS
Three Chosen to omciate in
Compliance With New
District Law,

A board of three members was ap-
pointed today by the Commissioners
to license and regulate the practice
of barbering In the District, in COM
pHance with the terms Of an act
passed at the last session Of Congress.
Saviour Sidotti Of 2214 Fourth
street NE, who was recommended by
the Associated Master BARRIERS of
America. was appointed for a term
Of three years and was DESIGNATED
president Of the examining board
The two other members are Tony j.
Durso Of 425 First street Sc, recon-
mended by the Journeymen BARRIERS
Union and given q two-year term.
and Richard r. Atkinson, colored, Of
422 Fifth street Sc. who was ap-
pointed for q term of one year.
The board members will be paid 80
. day for the time actually served
under official duty.
Evening star., 1938-07-15
Plan to Contest Votes Caused
Creenbelt Franchise Ruling
OC0n0r Gaze Decision after Report
Prospective Challengers Would Protest
Community Vas a Reservation.

people are entitled to register and
vote in the coming election"
He added:
4 would like to have the question
settled once and for ALL" drawing the
attorney generals attention to "a diff
ference of opinion existing among
some Of our citizens" He remained
the attorney general that Greenbelt
was made an incorporated town Of
Maryland by special act Of the Legis-
lature in 1887
Mr.. O'Conor. in his reply support
ing the right Of the Greenbeltians to
vote in Maryland and Prince Georges
County. remarked:
1T seems inconceivable that this
State should accept taxes from the
residents Of Greenbelt and yet deny
them the right to vote in State and
county elections so as to express their
views on tax and other matters. This,
indeed, would be taxation without
representation"
Reservation In . Sense,
Greenbelt Is a Federal reservation
In a sense, but it differs from Army
posts and other outright reservations
It is 50 organized that the Federal
Government is only the indirect con-
troller Of the land. It's citizens do not
pay local taxes directly, but they con-
tribute to lump sum which Is turned
over by the community to the State
and county as q payment for the State
and county services offered to other
incorporated towns.
This practice is in accord with the
procedure developed by the Farm Sc
curlty Administration for all it,
projects. The inhabitants of these
projects are invariably considered citi-
zens OF whatever State the project is
in. not wards of the Federal Govern
ment.
The question raised formally by
Clerk Bowie is the second time the
problem Of voting here has arisen.
1t was put before the Civil Service
Commission In Washington last fall
on the point Of whether inhabitants
Of Greenbelt who retain the voting
privilege In other States could vote in
local elections. The commission ruled
such persons could vote in municipal
elections.
Evening star., 1938-07-15
BANKS TO MERGE
AT SILVER SPRING
New Suburban National to
Have Branch Office at
Takoma Park.

Stockholders of the Silver spr1ng
National Bank and the Takoma Park
Bank have approved the plans BY
which the institutions will be merged
into one, to be known - the Suburban
National Bank Of Silver Spring. with .
branch 1T Takoma Park, it was an
nounced today.
T. Howard Duckett, attorney tor
both banks, said the election OF omcers
Of the new bank will be held July ~
and that approval by the stockholders
made possible completion OF plans
under way for the past several months.
Details will be announced IN 10 days
to two weeks, but 1t Is known that the
new institution will have assets OF more
than 1000, 900 and will be . member
Of the Federal Reserve System and the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
An issue Of $1o5. 900 Of new stock Is
provided for, bringing the capital stock
to $500, 900, the necessary 10 per cent
Of the banks assets.
Evening star., 1938-07-15
EASTERN STATES
LASHED BY STORM
Eastern Shore, Delaware
and Other Localities
Are Hard Hit.
~ the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, July 15.-A lhshing
rainstorm and gale-like winds left .
trail Of havoc along the Middle At
lantic seaboard today.
Racing across Southeastern Penn.
sylvania. New Jersey, Delaware and
the Eastern Shore Of Maryland, the
storm. accompanied by lightning.
flooded scores on homes, scattered
fishing boats helter-skelter, ripped OF
roofs. felled trees and damaged corn
fields and orchards.
Heavy Damage.
Within about q quarter Of an hour.
the disturbance cut a swath through
q section Of Monmouth County, N. J.
Mayor Walter J. Sweeney Of Sea
Bright estimated the damage in his
town, including the cleanup cost, ut
100000.
Trees In nearby Red Bank, N. J.,
were uprooted, blocking of nearly q
score Of streets. Train service on the
Sandy Hook branch Of the Central
Railroad of New Jersey was disrupted
for two hours, and a row of wooden
lighthouses was blown over at Sea
Bright. Police said about 800 win
dows were smashed by the wind and
$4,000 worth Of merchandise assembled
on the beach for a firemens fair was
blown out to sea.
Storm in Delaware.
In Delaware, the worst of the storm
centered in the Milford Houston area
in Sussex County. Half the city of
Milford was without electrical power
for two hours. Several homes were
struck Of lightning.
In Pennsylvania, the storm blocked
highways with fallen wires and
branches, sent signs sailing and tore
down hundreds Of trees.
Hail broke glass panes in Chester
County greenhouses and dattened corn
fields in a 2-mile stretch between
West Grove and Unionville.
Started by lightning, flames de-
stroyed a dressmaking plant owned
and operated at Brookview, Nd, by
William Seabreeze, and damaged q
nearby home.
Lightning killed two cows owned by
Charles Clark, fredericksburg (Md.)
farmer.
Evening star., 1938-07-15
D. c. GUARD UNIT
TO CO TO CAMP
25O Officers and Men Are
to Leave Armory at
7 Am. Tomorrow.

The Goth Division Special Troops,
part Of the District National Guard.
will begin their annual two weeks
summer encampment tomorrow on
site near Front Royal, Va.
Maj. William T. Roy. commanding
officer, already is in Front Royal,
having made advance plans and ar
rangements for the camp. Travelling
In motor trucks, approximately $50
officers and men will leave the Ma
tional Guard Armory here tomorrow
.at 7 am. under the command Of Capt.
Louis M. Gosorn.
The Special Troops and the 29th
Division Signal Corps from Norfolk,
Va. commanded by Capt. Louis E.
Philhower, are joining the general
staf1 of the division, commanded by
Maj. Gen. Milton A. Reckord Of Balti-
more, at this years camp.
Last year these division branches
were in camp with the rest of the Dis
trict National Guard. except for the
Field Artillery, at Camp Albert c.
Richie, Md.
The site for this years camp is on
Route IS, at Passage Greek, between
Front Royal and strasburg. The host
Is Brig. Gen. 8. Gardner Waller Of
Front Royal, Adtutant General Of Wiz.
ginia and commanding general Of the
Virginia National Guard. stah Of
ncers will be In attendance from the
9lst Brigade Headquarters, Virginia
National Guard; 58th Brigade Head
quarters, Maryland National Guard
and the 54th Field Artillery Brigade
Headquarters. including between $50
and ITS regular enlisted men from
Maryland and Virginia.
Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox, COM
manding general Of the District Guard
is out of the city and will not at
tend the Front Royal encampment
but plans to join the 12lst Engineers
for part Of their two-week encampment
at Camp simms. D. c.. and Camp
Ritchie. July 30-August Is.
First 1t. Elmer w. Humphrey Of the
Special Troops will be supply ofhcer
for the Virginia camp, with Capt.
Robert M. Bolton as medical ofncer.
Col. John W. Oehmann, command
ing ofacer Of the l2lst Engineers. will
60 to Front Royal for the encamp-
ment ~ engineer ofacer on Gen.
Reckord's stan.
Evening star., 1938-07-15
3, . stan correspondsnt Of The star.

BS STAN Correspondent OF The Star.
GREENBELT, Md, July 15.-The
intention Of certain unidentified cit
liens of Prince Georges County to
challenge the votes Of Greenbelt in
habitants in the coming State and
county election led to an exchange OF
correspondence resulting in Attorney
General O'Conor's ruling that the loca,
franchise rightfully belonged to the
men and women living on the Federal
Governments 1ow-rent housing project
here, 1t was learned today.
Brice Bowie, clerk of the Circuit
Court Of Prince Georges County, put
the question formally to Mr.. O'Conor
June l, when he received reports Of q
conversation overheard by chance
which indicated opposition to votes
for Greenbelt. The prospective chal-
lengers made it clear they planned tc
base their protest on the argument
that Greenbelt was a United State.
Government reservation and that IT.
inhabitants legally lacked authority tc
register their wishes in Maryland auc
Prince Georges affairs.
Could Have Forced Issue,
The opposition, it was learned II
Hyattsville, came from persons fearful
their candidates would fail to get the
votes Of the inhabitants Of this mode
community. Without . ruling from
the Attorney General they could have
forced the question in court by chal.
lenging the votes and thus perhap.
caused . long delay In settlement o1
the question. Mr.. Bowie said that II
placing the matter before Mr.. O'Conol
he was seeking light on the problem
before it could be brought up at q
crucial moment.
When he wrote the Attorney Gen.
eral. Mr.. Bowie had in his files the
declarations by $50 Greenbeltians oi
their intention to vote. They were
signed last November S. Mr.. Bowie
pointed out to the Attorney Genera
that he himself came here to collect
the declarations. According to Mary.
land law, declarations must be filee
. year before election time, which fall.
on November Z.
Frankly" Mr.. Bowie told Mr.
OOonor. 1T y my opinion that thes<
Evening star., 1938-07-15
Friendship House Children
Go on Imaginary Cruises

dren will assemble on "A" deck and
learn something from an Instructor
about the port they are to visit They
also brush up on the intermediary
ports, learn something Of the music
Of the countries to be visited and also
the customs.
The cruise is very informal and II
it is over before the allotted hour is
up the children will go below" aQd
take up their sewing, clay modeli1g
and sculptoring or maybe 60 for IL
picnic on q lonely island, usually Rock
Greek Park.
An average Of so boys and girls .
day embark on the backyard cruisSs,
which are to last until August II.
Evening star., 1938-07-15
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
John L. Lewis undertook today the
Job of keeping the United Automobile
Workers Union from crumbling under
. factional dispute.
The union, one Of the major units
OF the Committee for Industrial Or
gsnization, has been shaken for
months by internal dissent and leader
ship rivalry. Mr.. Lewis broke q long
silence on the dispute yesterday to an
nounce he was considering an appeal
for his Intervention.
The presidents Of 13 U. A. w. locals
in Michigan and Ohio, claiming to
represent 100000 workers, had spent
most of the day with the G. I. O. chief,
urging him to step into the fight and
assuring him the bulk Of the member
ship would follow his leadership.
Lewis Avoids Comment.
As he recounted the conference to
newspapermen, Mr.. Lewis avoided any
direct comment on the situation.
He said the local presidents, who
described themselves Is middle
grounders" seeking peace, represented
that the factional fight was - quarrel
among the paid officers rather than q
difference among the half-a-million
members"
They say" he added, "it is q rather
astonishing situation that the mem
bership is in harmony while the officers
spend their time In caviling and
bickering"
He tried without success to reach
the unions international president,
Homer Martin, during the confer
ence. Mr.. Lewis said he wanted to
ask Mr.. Martin to join the conference
OF the local chiefs in Washington
today.
Trouble Began in 1887.
The unions factional troubles be-
gan after the General Motors sit
down strike In 1887, and reached a
head few weeks ago when Mr.. Mar
tin suspended and ordered an Exec
uttve Board trial for i've high officers
Of the international union. He charged
them with boltins his harmony pro-
gram"
Close friends of Mr.. Lewis said the
suspensions did not ind favor with
the c. I. o. leader. The middle
grounders" now want them retnstated.
Mr.. Martin saw Mr.. Lewis here two
weeks ago, but said he had no inten-
ton to reinstate them.
Walter Reuther, president of the
West Side local Of auto morkers in
Detroit and spokesman for the Peace
Committee, said the middle ground
ers" wanted harmony restored through
the reinstatement Of the suspended
international officers.
In his sweeping suspension order q
few weeks ago, Mr.. Martin removed
Vice PreNdent Richard r. Franken-
steen, Ed Hall, Wundham Mortimer,
Walter N. Wells and Secretary Treas
urer George Adde's.
Evening star., 1938-07-15

Little boys and girls who dream Of
some day poking their noses into the
far corners of the world are getting
deliberate encouragement under q plan
recently instituted at the Friendship
House, 619 D street Sc.
Each morning at 8 a ships clock
rings 2 bells, which is ocean talk for
.. and the youngsters Chamber aboard
An imaginary ship for an imaginary
cruise. The only thing real is the
name Of the ports they visit. They
never get to them, except In their
lamentations. =. s.. ...-.
eay, for instance, the cruise today
b to Stockholm, Sweden. The chill
Evening star., 1938-07-15

me principal distur9ence rs moving
The Middle Atlsntis end North Atlantic
Another disturbance is moving southeast
yard over Manitoba and extreme Western
westward to Arizona. Phoenix. 29.7s
Texas, Oklahoma and the North, Pacific
States: SPOKANE. Wash. 29;90 inches and
fsmsin: hieh from Southern and Central
Alaska east-southeastward to Alberta.
Oordova. Alaska. 5000 inches and from
Florid. eastward and ssst-northssstwsrd
3O.2s. inches. Relatively high pressure
prevails from Michigan and Ohio south
3o.0s inches. Showers have occurred in
tie Atlantic States. Tennessee the Upper
Southern Rocky Mountain region and the
north portion OF the Gulf States. The
temperature has fallen from Arkansas.
Missouri and the Upper Mississippi Valley
eastward to New York and the Middle
normal over most Of this area.
Evening star., 1938-07-15
Sally Rand Grabs Film.

LOS ANGELES R.-sally Rand Of
fan and bubble fame gave the Gus
toners some thrilling drama along
with her routine. When i,shers failed
to stop the e.click clicking Of . camera
tn the front row, Miss Rand jumped
on the stage, backed the offending
couple up the aisle and into the lobby.
Thefe shs 11hbed III lin, ~
poood 4.
Evening star., 1938-07-15

the Indiana Society Of this city. She
had been . member Of the Wesley M. Z.
Church since coming to Washington.
Surviving are daughter, Mrs.
Myrtle J. Hayes; three grandchildren,
J. Warren Hayes, Mrs. Marie G.
Teachum and Mrs. Claire E Lowd,
and two great-granddaughters.
Funeral services will be held ut II
an. tomorrow, in Lees funeral parlors,
Fourth street and Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NE. Burial will be In 0lenwood
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1938-07-15
FARES CUT FOR VOTERS
Reduced for Kentuckians Desiring
to Ballot in Primary.

The Kentucky Democratic Club OF
washington announced today that
special reduced railroad fares have
been arranged for Kentucky voters in
Washington who want to go home to
vote in the primary on August s.
kentucky absentee voters have to
register and vote in person, both in
primaries and general elections.
Arrangements for the voting trip
Are being made at the Democratic
Absentee Voters Bureau, 1406 G street
NV.
Evening star., 1938-07-15
PROGRAM IS PLANNED
AT SYLVAN THEATER
Fifth Summer Festival Will Bs
Held Tuesday Night on
Monument Grounds.

The nth summer festival Of the
current season will be held at . pm.
Tuesday In the National Sylvan Thea
ter On the Monument Grounds.
Jointly presented BY the Community
Center Department Of the public
schools and the Once Of National
Capital Parks, the program will include
. preliminary musical program by the
washington Civic Orchestra and .
dance program by Marian Chace and
her dancers.
Reserve section and other chair PRIV.
ilese tickets are available ct the VII
lard and Warrington Hotels, the
American Automobile Association
Building end Tia Community Oentee
Depaetnnoa4 6 ths yto01tn oeooeA
Evening star., 1938-07-15
VETERANS ELECT
Elmer Nagle One Of Officers Of
Rainbow Division,

Elmer Nagle, 1900 Third street
NV. was chosen one of four vice
presidents of the Veterans Of the
Rainbow Division at their national
reunion in st. Paul, Mimi, yesterday,
the Associated Press reported.
Daniel I. Glossbrenner of Indian
apolis was elected president. The
three other vice presidents named
were L. G. Wood. Oklahoma City;
Lawrence Wilson. Fond du Lac, Wis,
and Robert c. Groves, Los Angeles.
Garrett w. Olds of indianapolis was
elected treasurer and Sharon Cover of
Detroit secretary.
The organization chose Oklahoma
City, for its next reunion. It also
voted for the formation of an auxil-
iary unit. "Sons of the Rainbow
Division"
Evening star., 1938-07-15
MOTHER OF BURGLAR
ASKS HIM TO GIVE UP
Says She Fears He May Be Shot
or 1njure Some One on
His Exploits.

Fearful that her son-the "rose
burglsr''-might be shot or shoot some
one himself, . mother has beseeched
friends to turn him over to police,
Inspector B. w. Thompson, detective
chief, said today.
The rose burglar" a 1e-year-old
youth whose name Is known to police,
has been hunted for the past week,
during which he Is reported to have
committed . number Of robberies.
He was named the rose burglar"
because he left q rose at the scene
Of one Of the robberies.
Evening star., 1938-07-15
BIDS AT MD. U. SOON
Work to start on New Buildings
on College Campus.

on VO1IeBe VHmpUS.
COLLEGE PARK, Md, July Is
R.-Bids on new buildings to be
added to the University Of Maryland
campus will be received in the next
few days, DR.. H. G. Byrd, university
president, said today. Work will be-
gin in three or four weeks.
DR.. Byrd said the Board Of Regents
had formally accepted the $l,024 900
Works Progress Administration grant,
and the $1,170,000 State allotment,
clearing the way for work on the
projects.
Evening star., 1938-07-15
WEATHER REPORT

District slightly
tonight
andt
Evening star., 1938-07-15
Buses to Ply Geneva.

Water buses will make excursion
trips on famous Lake Geneva in Swift
5erland. They will have q capacity
Of nearly 80 passengers and travel II
knots IN hour. A French company
Is making arrangements In Geneva to
start the service shortly.
Evening star., 1938-07-15
New Stamp Out August 4.
yy the Associated Press.

Sy the ASSOCIATED Press.
The new 7-cent Andrew jackson
postage stamp will be placed on sale
here August I. The brown stamp,
eighth of the new 3l-stamp presiden-
tial series, will conform in size and
design to others In the series.
Evening star., 1938-07-15

Cedarcroft SAM
tarium, In nearby
Maryland.
A native Of
Portland, md,
Mrs. Jacoby had
lived here for ~
years and had
been in Govern
ment service 81
years when re-
tired In 1926.
She was Z
member Of the
Legion Of Loyal
Women Auxiliary
Of the Union Vet
Evening star., 1938-07-15
Moonlight Cruise Tomorrow.

The American Legion Auxiliary, De-
partment Of the District Of Columbia,
will sponsor q moonlight cruise at
$50 pm. tomorrow on the steamer
City Of Washington. Proceeds will be
used for new colors.
Evening star., 1938-07-15
LEWIS TO STRIVE.
FORU.A. W.PEEACE.
Undertakes to Keep Union
From CrumbIing Under
Internal Dispute.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
United Automobile Workers' Un-
Ion. C.. I. o. affiliate, Uhtch broke
into prominence during automottpe
strike In 1887, has seethed Nth
internal trouble since ",ctldcdt"
strikes IN General Motors and other
plants after accord had been
reached ,oith companies. Internal
dispute came to a head a few weeks
ago U'ten Homer Martin suspended
and ordered trial of fps high Of
fcers.
Evening star., 1938-07-15
MRS. JACOBY DIES
AT AGE OF SO YEARS
Deceased, Retired Compositor,
Had Been G.. P. o. Employe
for 81 Years.

Mrs. Callie B. Jacoby, 83, Of 800
Taylor street NV. retired compositor
Of the Government Printing ONCE,
died yesterday Of . heart attack ct the
Evening star., 1938-07-15

In some ant communities It seems
10 be IN unwritten law that Il IN
"empty" ant applies to . full one for
food, hs must forthwith b I'D,
Evening star., 1938-07-15

American electrical sqnipmsnt u b
mcreastne demand In Panama
Evening star., 1938-07-15

Record fer Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today
Highest. SO, 2:15 pm. yestsrday. Year
ago. %.
Lowest, 70. $40 An. todaY. Year sso.
Record TsnDsrassrss This Yeas.
Hishest. 90. on July H.
Lowest. 1S, on January 70.
Weather IN Various Clkaea
Evening star., 1938-07-15
The Sun and Neon
HrecipitatiOI

Automobile lights must be turned on one.
half hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1938-07-15
Report for Last "a Hours.
River Report

River Report.
Potomac and shenandoah Rivers clear
q Aarpers Ferry; Potomac muddy At
Great Falls today.
Tide Tables.
Furnished By United States Coast and
0eodetic Survey
Evening star., 1938-07-15
Humidity for Last "a Hours,

tFTom noon yesterday to noon today
Highest 90. per cent. at $50 am today.
Lowest. ~ per cent at noon today.
Evening star., 1938-07-15

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital (current month to date):
Evening star., 1938-09-30
RADIO SECRECY
THEORY BLASTED
Short Waves Bend Same
as Long Ones, California
.Experimenters Say.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
PASADENA, Calf, Sept. 30.-Two
California Institute of Technology
physicians here have exploded a
radio communications theory that may
affect future wars.
Some users of extremely short radio
waves have operated upon a theory
that they could be sent up at an
angle so they would strike the so-called
"heavyside layer" and be detected
back to earth at a similar angle,
thus insuring comparative secrecy
between two stations, Dr. G. w. Pota-
penko said today.
But experiments of DR.. Paul Ep-
stein and myself on the ocean prove
that ultra short radio waves will
bend much as the longer ones used
in commercial broadcasting do" he
continued.
Ultra short waves, unlike the long
ones. propagate in a straight line,
as the light Of a projectile does There
fore, they should not propagate below
the horizon
About five years ago, Marconi
reported he had observed the bend
ing OF ultra short waves. Then two
years ago DR.. Epstein developed a
new theory which showed this bend
ing should be nothing but a so-called
attraction. well known to optics.
The Carnegie Institution OF Wash
lngton advanced funds for apparatus