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Evening star., 1938-01-22
BEARD RETURNED.
W|THF0UR0THERS
T0ATLANTACELL
Ex-king of D. c. Gamblers
Confers With Attorney
Before Trip South.
COLLARS PULLED HIGH
TO FOIL PHOTOGRAPHERS
Manacled Pair Jostled When One
Slips and Falls Beneath Pull.
man Being Boarded.

Atlantas strong barred penitentiary
today had replaced Lorton's wall-less
reformatory for Sam Beard, ex-king
OF Washington gamblers and four
other prisoners whose presence so
near the scene Of their former opera
tions was considered dangerous.
Beard, somewhat thinner and drab
In prison garb where he once was
paunchy and a "flashy dresser" and
his companions-three Of them men,
bers Of the "Warrtng gang" and the
fourth long-term robber-were
brought to the District Court cellblock
late yesterday.
Unusual precautions were exercised
In the trip from the reformatory to
the Courthouse, with the prisoners
being divided in two automobiles,
which were guarded in front and from
the rear by two other carloads of
heavily armed deputy marshals.
For more than an hour before be-
ing taken to Union Station the one
time gambling leader, Charles (Rags)
Warning, Sam Montgomery, Joseph
Barnes, alias Bond, and James Steele,
the robber, languished In Courthouse
cells.
Confer With Attorneys.
Attorney John Sirica, who defended
Beard when he was tried and SEN
fenced to from two to six years on
gambling charges. visited his former
client at the cellblock, while Harry
Whelan. another lawyer, talked with
Warning and his henchmen.
Handcuffed and with the collars of
their prison mackinaws pulled up to
thwart photographers. the prisoners
were herded from the Courthouse
about o'clock and the station bound
caravan got under way.
A throng of curious, few of whom
recognized the prisoners, watched as
they were hustled through the presi-
dental entrance, along the terminal
concourse and past the gate to the
train that was to take them back to
the Federal Penitentiary from which
they were exchanged" for a number
OF Lorton bad actors" two weeks ago.
Attempting to board a special Pull
man, Beard slipped and fell beneath
the car as he still kept his coat collar
turned up. Montgomery. to whom
Beard was manacled. was almost
pulled down. too. Jerked erect by two
marshals, Beard was aided onto the
train. 1t departed at $40 pm.
Terms Yet to Run.
Beard has served 81 months of his
sentence. Warning. who with his
aides, was given an ls-month to 2
year term for bootleg war shooting.
is scheduled to be released In October.
The sentences of Barnes and Mont
gomery expire a month earlier. Steele
has served. II years of q 20-year
stretch"
Protests Of the Washington Criminal
Justice Association and the Commits
TONERS prompted Attorney General
Cummings to order the return of the
prisoners to Atlanta.
Fear had been expressed that
Boards nearneSs to the Capital might
enable him to re-establish his con-
facts in the gambling world. Police
recalled that Warning. Barnes and
Montgomery also had been actively
interested in gambling, particularly
the numbers" before they were Jailed.
Evening star., 1938-01-22
Other Fish Put Cod to Shame
As Precious Vita1nin Source
Liners of S,vordfish, Black Sea Bass and
Tuna Revealed Much Higher in Con.
tent by Research Workers.
salmon, lot of other fish steaks and
hrni1ed trout

salmon. lot of other fish steaks and
broiled trout.
Ice Cream in Sea Shells.
1t wasn't possible to devise COM
plete fish dinner, however. There S
no way. the committee found, to make
coffee, French pastry or ice cream out
Of fish, so these had to be exceptions
to the rule. They compromised by
serving the ice cream in sea shells.
In connection with this dinner, the
Fisheries Council went out of its way
to blast an ancient American supersti.
ton that Holsters and milk don't 20 to-
gether. The two were mixed without
any apologies.
The dining room was draped with
flshnets and the guests were served
by walters dressed as fishermen. Gard
ner Poole of the Fisheries Council was
toastmaster, and Secretary of Com
merce Roper was guest of honor.
Evening star., 1938-01-22
BISHOP WILL CONFIRM
as IN MT. RAINIER CLASS
Largest Group in History Of St
Johns Will Be Admitted to
Church Tomorrow,

Hy Stan Correspondent OF The Star.
MOUNT RAINIER, Nd, Jan. a.
The Right Rev. James Z. Freeman,
Bishop Of Warrington, will deliver the
charge to the largest confirmation class
in the history Of st. Johns Episcopal
Church here at pm. tomorrow. The
Bishop also will preach the sermon.
A class Of IS will be presented by
the Rev. Walter p. Plumley to Bishop
Freeman for confirmation. The class
Is composed Of 20 adults and II young
people between the ages of IL and 16.
They will be admitted into full fellow
ship Of the church.
The combined junior and senior
choirs will furnish the music for the
service. A reception for Bishop Free
man will be held Immediately follow
ing the services.
Evening star., 1938-01-22
GARDNER D. MESSE,
FIREMAN, is BURIED

Last hlteS HELD at Arlington Tor
War Veteran and Former
Golf Champion.
Funeral services for Gardner D,
Messe, 43, District fireman and WELL
known golfer, who died Wednesday
night in George Washington Hospital,
were held today at Hines funeral
home, 2901 Fourteenth street NV.
Burial was in Arlington Cemetery,
with military honors and Masonic
rites at the grave.
Mr.. Messe, a World War veteran,
twice was golf champion Of the old
Bannockburn Golf Club, now the
Capital Golf and Country Club. In
the Fire Department, he had been
awarded a ribbon decoration for his
work in the Knickerbocker Theater
disaster of January, 1922, and In
January, 1925, he was commended by
the District Commissioners for his
work in the Kann's warehouse fire.
In 1926 he was driver Of No. IL Truck
Co., when 1t won first place In speed
tests for truck companies getting
under way after an alarm was
sounded.
Evening star., 1938-01-22

well, everything in good time" and
set forth.
Eventually he landed in Florida:
then crossed over to Cuba and saw
what was what. Taking the road
back, Mr.. Greutzinger decided to look
over the Capital scene, and he was
doing that at Sixth and E streets
NV last night when Policeman w.
A. Diers of the first precinct came
along.
Officer Diers asked some questions,
and although Mr.. Greutzinger ex-
planned at length, the policeman
thought it was all very irregular.
So the upshot was and is that Mr..
Greutzinger was required to keep his
car at No. l precinct while he got in
touch with Senator La Toilette and
asked how about Q little help. The
wires to Wisconsin are humming.
Evening star., 1938-01-22
REV. c. E. SMITH ILL

The Rev. G. Ernest Smith, rector
emeritus Of St. Thomas Episcopal
Church. is seriously ill at his resi-
dence, 50ls Forty-second street NV.
it was learned today. DR.. Smith
caught cold a few days ago, which
developed into pneumonia. His daugh-
ters, Mrs. H. F. TAFT of Washington
and Mrs. Giles B. Cook of Front Royal
Va, are with him.
It was said by members of the
family today that absolute quiet is
considered by attending physicians a.
essential for DR.. Smiths recovery.
Evening star., 1938-01-22
HIGHWAY DRAINAGE
SURVEY PROPOSED
Hampton Delegate Seeks Remedy
for Conditions "Inimical to
Health in Tidewater Virginia.

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. Va, Jan. 22.-Dele-
gate G. Alvin Massenburg Of Hampton
said today he would introduce in the
Legislature next week q bill appropri-
ating $4,000 for . highway survey to
remedy what he said were drainage
conditions "inimical to the health and
general welfare" of the people Of Tide
water Virginia.
The Hampton representative said
some provision was needed to be
made in the coastal area to prevent the
flooding of highways after heavy rains
and the formation of pools of water
that failed to drain properly from
State roads
The highway department would
make the survey and furnish the data
to local authorities
Mr.. Massenburg said the bill would
apply generally throughout the State,
but that the highway department
would need do the work only in the
Tidewater area, because drainage was
satisfactory In other sections.
Evening star., 1938-01-22
TO PRESENT FLAG
Brentwood Woman Will Give

Colors to Riverdale School.
RIVERDALE, Md. Jan. % (SpeciaD
"A United States flag will be pre-
sented to Riverdale School tomorrow
by Mrs. Mignonette M. P. Harman of
Brentwood, junior past State councillor
of the Sons and Daughters of Liberty.
The presentation, which will take
place on the school grounds at 3
o'clock, was arranged by Riverdale
Council, Sons and Daughters of Lib
erty. Mrs. Harman is q member of
Justice Council.
Evening star., 1938-01-22
Wallaces to Be Dance Guests.

Secretary Of Agriculture and Mrs.
Henry A. Wallace will be guests Of the
Iowa State Society at dinner dance
at the Shoreham Hotel Tuesday at
$50 pm. The Secretary will speak
during the dinner hour.
Evening star., 1938-01-22

Over 100000 mouth organs were
shipped from Germany to the United
States last year. .
The Washington times., 1938-08-25
WALLACE SEES
PRESS HATRED

Certain Eastern newspapers are
carrying on campaign Of
hatred" in their opposition to the
New Deals farm program, Secre'
tary Of Agriculture Wallace as
serted. yesterday.
Wallace charged that the news.
papers are publishing articles to
the effect that present farm regu.
lations are leading the nation back
to "the dark agricultural days OF
1882"
THAT isn't the capitalistic sys.
tenn; it is the hatred system, u
Wallace asserted.
Wallace declared that, although
this years farm income is esti
mated at IS per cent less than
that for last year, 1t is 80 per cent
higher than the 1892 farm income
The Washington times., 1938-08-25
|NAzIS IN ATTACK
ON MORGENTHAU

BERLIN, Aug. 25.-The news.
paper Der Angriff, official Nazi
party organ, in a vicious attack
yesterday, accused United states
Secretary Of the Treasury Henry
Morgenthau, jr., Of holding a
series Of highly suspicious con-
ferences in Paris" aided by Secre-
tary Of Labor Frances Perkins.
His European visit, according to
Der Angriff, was a special mis-
sion" and six weeks ago he sent
Secretary Perkins on a sounding
tour" Of Paris and Geneva. The
paper charged:
THE two powers, America and
Soviet Russia, which are ruled
by Jews, are to be driven into
war. With the help Of Jewish
influence it is hoped to drag
England and France into it."
The Washington times., 1938-08-25
Democracy "Highly Dangerous"

Democracy "Highly Dangerous"
OTUDENTs Of government always have recog-
nized that democracy is highly dangerous
method, the dangers lying in demagoguery and
bureaucracy If the people themselves come to
be dependent upon "the government" for their
ideas and for their livelihood, they no longer
control the government, save In name. Then,
even if the government were for the people, it
could not be Of the people.
Today, therefore, the great danger is that we
will say, che means well, he promises us secur.
tty. Therefore, we will let him run things. As
The Washington times., 1938-08-25
By EVaIy7 Walsh Mclean

that could be so easily turned into pure, useful
commodity.
1t does seem strange the queer and perplexing
ways the peoples money is used for so many
unnecessary and ridiculous projects instead Of
putting it to work directly where 1t is most
needed.
Then take the remarkable story, Dead Hand
Stops Crowded Train" Here is where the sub
conscious mind Is even stronger than death.
George Ambermans dead hand applied the brake
one mile from the station and brought the train
up exactly even with the platform, when the
spark Of life had already left his body, thus
saving hundreds Of people from a terrible death.
"Iindy Hop" is fading in popularity in America.
Now who the heck cares whether the Indy Hop
or whatever else they want to call the dances
Is popular or not? All these dances really
descend from the old voodoo sacred rites, and if
the people who dance them realized the true
meaning of them don't believe they would last
overnight.
How ridiculous it is to see grown-upS, middle
aged people who are supposed to know better,
strut their stuff as they call it, in the different
cafes in New York. When one thinks back to
the dignity and the real beauty Of the old
fashioned waltzes and compares them with the
crazy dances you see on all sides today, one
realizes fully how much times have changed.
Riskine of Life
LIVERY day people are risking their lives for
IA others. They are giving up their comforts to
help some poor soul. There are many Of them
also diverting money into silly and ridiculous
channels, when it should be used instead to help
the people.
So it goes, the good and the bad, the sublime
and the ridiculous in this wonderful old world
Of ours. The curious part is that all this con-
glomeration is what makes life so interesting,
so worthwhile. If we all thought the same way,
did the same things, it would be a mighty dull
place. and instead Of blowing each other to bits,
which we keep threatening to do every other
day, we would quite likely all die Of boredom in
the first year.
The Washington times., 1938-08-25
u. S. to Strip Mask
From FOREIGN Agents

new law requires that all propa-
gandists and agents in the pay
of any foreign government or
agency must register with the
Secretary Of State within 30 days.
A penalty of a 81 900 fine and two
years Imprisonment is provided
for violators.
NewSpapermen in Washington
and New York working for Euro
pean governments or agencies may
come within the regulations.
The law provides for registra-
ton of all persons-except accred-
tied diplomatS-in the employ Of
foreign governments, a political
party of foreign government, in.
cluding the Communist and Nazi
parties; any person domiciled
abroad, any foreign business, part
nership, association, corporation,
or political organization,
The Washington times., 1938-08-25


Uncle Sam will strip the mask
from all foreign paid propagand'
lists and agents operating in this
country under regulations to ce
promulgated by Secretary Of Sta:e
Hull Immediately after Labor Day.
Sensational revelations tina;
prominent Americans as well as
many aliens are being paid by for
eign governments to spread propa
ganda against the United States
democratic form Of government
were promised by high officials
EFFECTIVE SEPTEMBER 8
Hull will issue the regulations
under the act signed by President
Roosevelt June 8, and which be
comes effective September 8. The
The Washington times., 1938-08-25

come down and meet the
floor!
Many an employer conduct
ing an interstate business, who
Is now paying a minimum
much higher than the laws
basic requirement of Is cents
an hour but is working his
employees more than A hours
a week, is wondering whether
he can cut his wage.per.hour
rate before october %.
What he is afraid of is that
90 much "SoIdiering" on the
The Washington times., 1938-08-25

what a ridiculous thing 1t Is
to spend two and a half mil
lion dollars so that Grants
Tomb, in New York, can be
atr-conditioned. They are also
going to fix the top of the
tomb so that it can be flooded
with artificial sunlight.
II General Grant were to
hear of this, you can just about
guess what he would say. He
was q great old fighter, a man
who had the nerve and the
courage to pull himself up
The Washington times., 1938-08-25

when he had slipped pretty badly and to be-
come one of the heroes Of our country.
Grant was q great friend Of Washington Nc
Lean. Among the most interesting and instruc-
tive things possess are many letters the Gen,
eral wrote to him. These letters were straight
from the shoulder and Grant apparently liked
to swear as much in his writing as he did when
he talked. He was certainly q mans man and
any coddling or fussing drove him nearly to dis
traction.
No, dent think he would be proud Of this
huge and wicked waste of money they are spend
ing in New York on his tomb.
The Washington times., 1938-08-25
Potomac RiUer Dangerous

VTAKE the Potomac River and the streams that
run into it.. Washington has been told for
years that it is danger to- ,everyones health
tn the city and yet, somehow, for some reason,
the river is allowed to flow on in its calm placid
manner and nothing is done to protect the citi-
zens of the District True, you cannot blame
Washington for what New York does, but you
also cannot avoid the issue that it is not only
ridiculous but tragic, that this beautiful city
Of ours should be exposed hourly to filthy water
The Washington times., 1938-08-25
Nazis SIur Pope

LONDON, Aug. IS G.N.SJ.
Julius Streicher's violently anti
Semitic newspaper, Der Stuermer.
attacked Pope Plus XI in an
article entitled The Pope Dis
owns the Laws Of God" the
Daily Telegraph said today in .
dispatch from Berlin.
The Washington times., 1938-08-25

danger, it is agreed. is at bot
tom much the same as that
which has beset other nations.
It is amply illustrated by the
fate Of the people in Germany
and elsewhere.
Fortunately, with us there
has been no sudden coup or
bloody revolution. The form of
our institutions still stands,
and our near-dictator, still
has to, ask for what he gets.
but the fact remains that there
would today be no F. D. R. in
The Washington times., 1938-08-25

Nobody knOlOs
MO BUSINESS house knows exactly whether it
~ Is or is not affected by the law. No one will
know until regulations have been issued. The
law specifies those businesses which handle,
manufacture, process, buy or sell merchandise
or tangibleS." Apparently this exemptS banks,
insurance companies, agencies, brokerage houses
and the like. But not even these are sure. The
edict of the administrator Of the act must be
awaited.
An outside salesman is exempt from the wage
and-hour provisions Of the law An outside buyer,
however. or an outside messenger are not sales
men. They therefore are affected by the law.
And Then Again
CONSIDER some more headaches for the man
~ who tries to be good citizen, conduct an
honest business and give employment to his
fellow citizens;
manufacturer or wholesaler, operating plants
in more than one State, is affected by the law.
Retail stores in the same circumstances will be
exempt.
Retail and service lines, making less than so
per cent Of their sales outside Of the State in
which they do business, are exempt
Thus it appears that the Government is more
anxious to control the productive machinery of
the nation rather than perform any uplift
service for the workers
That is the essence Of faScism.
Copyright Ledger syndcate)
(BonEe CGrter's opinions are his oton and not
necessarily those OF The Washington TtnIesJ
The Washington times., 1938-08-25
My Say

WHAT contradiction Of the ridiculous and
the sublime human nature isl With unem-
ployment, people actually starving and in want,
The Washington times., 1938-08-25
"But-'' -

THERE is no doubt that floor under wages
is established by the wage eand-hour law. But
to date nobody has warned that the ceiling may
The Washington times., 1938-08-25
World of Finance BY Lewis Haney

ENAST JAFFREY, N H., Aug. 25-Most thought
full persons today agree there is danger
that American institutions may deteriorate This
The Washington times., 1938-08-25

America, with his brain trust political purges,
distributions of billions among voters and nepo-
tism, If our people themselves were not demoral-
lied.
The Washington times., 1938-08-25
Says Boake Carter

public Unless business takes up the slack, wen
have to step in and spend more"
And the sheep blindly follow!
The Washington times., 1938-08-25

long as he takes care Of us, why should we
worry?"
That is not democracy It is autocracy.
Worse than that, it is selling our birthright
for mess Of pottage.
The problem Of the forecaster now is to de-
eide between two possibilities: one is that the
sense and decency which have characterized
their past, and will soon cast out those who
would regiment them. The other is that the
American people as a group Of selfish ninorities
may fall for largess and vote buying and false
promises Of security" which would mean driving
straight ahead to the bitter end Of all wasteful
dishonest governments.
Hopeful Of the Outcome
7 AM hopeful about the outcome. For one thing,
having been born and reared in rural section
of Illinois, know how easy it is at the right
time to appeal to the higher ideals Of real Ameri
cans
Then, too, there are many claShing interests
among different sections and occupations, that
the time will come when no demagogue can
bamboozle both farmers and factory workers
simultaneously.
Many people are beginning to feel thai eight
years is enough"
My conclusion Is that hesitation and occa
sional reactions will prevail as long as New
Dealsm remains an active force. The time,
however, is not far away when those of keen
foresight will see the end Of borrowing and
initiation. At the worst the New Deal will fail
and crash not much later than 1941.
The Washington times., 1938-08-25
Another Headache

HONSIDER another headache for the man who
- tries to run business these days and give
employment:
Any company whose sales are 80 to 95 per cent
within the State in which it is located must
figure that the to 10 per cent Of out-of+state
business it conducts will be sufficient to place it
under the wageand-hour law. Experts feel that
the law will apply to such percentages among
firms whose products compete with similar mer-
ehandise in interstate commerce.
In the meantime the new Tories, who, in their
superior business wisdom, have fashioned this
new millstone to suspend around the neck Of
private business. blandly inform the general
The Washington times., 1938-08-25

job will be encouraged among his workers when
they understand the law will force him to pay
them time and half for overtime that the
overall increase will put him out Of business or
run him head over heels into more debt.
The Washington times., 1938-08-25

(Bonke CGrters opinions are his otDn and not
necessarily those OF The Washington EtnuesJ