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Evening star., 1938-06-16
Will Return Tomorrow.

Mrs. Elma c. jenkins Of 6611
Second street NV. will return here
tomorrow from the recent Oath
supreme session Of the Daughters Of
the Nile ut Tacoma, WASH, where she
was elected supreme chaplain for the
United States.
Mrs. Jenkins q queen OF san1la
Temple, No. 81, Of the daughters here.
Evening star., 1938-06-16
BUREAU KEPT BUSY
More Absentee Voters Get Advice
Than in Several Years.

The Voters Information Bureau
maintained by the Republican Party
Of the District reported today that
q greater number Of absentee voters
have sought advice from it this year
than in 1886, the last major election
year.
Interest Is shown now chiefly in
the primaries Of Maine, June 20; Min
nesota, June 20; North Dakota, June
20; Oklahoma, July IL: Montana, July
10, and Texas, july a..
Evening star., 1938-06-16
PENSION FOR PROFESSOR
President Gets Bill for Aid to
Ex-Naval Academy Teacher.

Herman F. Kraft, 66, civilian pro-
fessor at the Naval Academy, would
receive pension Of 500 q month
under bill awaiting President Roose-
velts signature.
Representative Gambrill, Democrat
Of Maryland who introduced the bill,
said Prof. Kraft was one of q group
Of civilian instructors dropped from
the academy faculty in 1888. He had
served more than "a years in instruct
ing midshipmen at Annapolis.
Evening star., 1938-06-16
81 STUDENTS GRADUATE
AT WASHINGTON SCHOOL
President of Y. M. C. A. Addresses
Preparatory Institutions Glass
at Exercises.

Thirty-four students were graduated
ut final exercises of the Washington
Preparatory School at the Lafayette
Hotel last night.
James P. Schick, president of the
Y. M. c. A., gave the address and the
students were presented for diplomas
by Leroy ]. Mas, principal of the
school. George A. Lewis, chairman
Of the Educational Committee of the
Y. M. c. A., presided.
The graduates are.
Evening star., 1938-06-16

Kline. Margaret j.
Koziol. Francis s.
Kwapich. Francis ].
LABEL. Ernest o.
Linneman. Herbet r
MUIR. Arthur Carl
Newton. Harriet G.
Oils, Gladys F.
Olson. Ruth Lydia
Pierce. Earl. ir.
Rupert. Esko Daniel
Sheldon. Laurence ]
Smith Raymond e.
Speidel. John Brue
Tibballs. E. A.. jr.
Ulrey. Walter r.
Willett. Floyd A.
Evening star., 1938-06-16
The graduates are

Alsop. Philip r.
Angle. Gordon p.
Bayol, Eugene West
Bennett. Luther Eric
Bowman. Virginia
Brown. B. T., jr.
Brown. James A.
Chew, Evelyn M.
Cory. Paul
Crist. Catharine r.
Duvan. Catherine M.
Evers, Norman B.
Finn. Leo Vernon
Gillespie, Elizabeth
Hay. Jean M.
Hayes, Haru Turner
Iseron. Isidore
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and orphanages to see the movie
adaptation of Mark Twain's i'm.
mortal story.
To make the party complete, ice
cream and cake will be served the
500 youngsters expected. The cake
is being donated by the Holmes
Bakery. The ice cream from the
combined generosity of Southern
Diaries, Carry's, Fussell-Young and
the Colonial ice cream firms.
To aid in transporting the
youngsters to and from the thea
ter, the Greyhound Bus Lines and
the Holbrook Farms Dairy of
Brentwood, Md, have donated
BUSES. Any firm or person desir-
ious of aiding the party, who have
buses available, telephone the
Orphans Party Editor, Republic
1884,
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Dear Washington
By Helen ESsary

its back hair and just relaxed You'd never have
known they were the same sober lawmakers that
go about upholding the institutions Of govern
ment in Washington. When there was chance
to sing, they sang. They danced with beauty
queens if they could catch one. They had their
pictures taken with the pretty little creatures
who helped their elders of the Charleston So
ciety for the Preservation of Spirituals sing for
us on Saturday night.
At first. everything that happened seemed to
have some sort of political significance. At the
end of the carnival parade when the prettiest
Southern bellies de luxe went by on floats, there
were 10 minutes or so of parading of huge,
grotesque, rubber figures. One strange dragon,
almost block long, rushed wildly about. TITS
what Glenn Frank has made of the Republican
party" said Senator John H. Overton.
you're wrong, here comes the G. o. p"
shouted Representative Sam D. McReynolds
An enormous obese creature was borne along,
flat on his back, by about 20 men.
Sure it's the G. o. P! Being carried in feet
first" added Senator Richard Russell.
Don't fool yourself about that fellow -
shouted Representative Bertrand H. Smell, Re
publican floor leader. There's lot of good meat
on him yet"
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3 PLEAD GUILTY
IN LIQUOR PLOT

Accepting pleas of guilty from
three of five remaining de-
PENDANTS, the Government today
closed it's largest liquor conspiracy
trial since the days of prohibition.
Those who pleaded guilty today
in District Court are Carroll
Thomas, James Miles and Henry
Johnson. Justice Jesse Adkins di-
rected the jury to return verdict of
not guilty against James Hutchin-
son and Frank Posey.
Striking at a ring which al
legedly poured 1000 gallons of
untaxed moonshine into the Dis
trict daily, Assistant District At
torney James FINELY originally
obtained indictments against "a
men. An avalanche of guilty
pleas descended on FINELY as the
cases were prepared for trial.
Only five witnesses testified to-
day before the trial ended.
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Daughters of 1872
Open Session Here

and the pledge of allegiance to
the flag. After that the Daugh-
tiers sang 1.-THE Star-Spangled
Banner"
Three hundred six new mem.
bers, Mrs. O'Neill told the assem-
bly,, have joined the organization
this year. Many members also be-
long to the D. A. r. and the Co
lonial Danes.
The afternoon was devoted to
the reading of minutes and reports
of various committees.
Tonight at 7 o'clock reception
will be held in the small ballroom
of the Willard and will be followed
by the annual banquet in the large
ballroom.
Tomorrow will be devoted to
more business and committee meet.
ings. The council closes tomor.
row night.
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Rayburn Has Very Busy Time

REPRESENTATIVE SAM RAYBURN, Demo
~ cratic floor leader, had a busy time. Some
body always had him making speech or posing
for picture. And he did these and other things
expected of him gracefully. AS one of the few
bachelors Of the crowd and charming fellow
at that. he had much feminine attention. Be-
fore the Big Ball he took Mrs Morris Shepherd
and Mrs. Kleberg, wives of Texas lawmakers
and me to eat clam chowder and crab Creole at
Henry's, famous sea food place.
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District Orphans to See
"TOn1 Sawyer" Film
"Why, this is quite a coinci.

"Why, this is quite a coinci.
dence."
The speaker was Sister Louise
superintendent of the st. Johns
Orphanage, 1922 F st. N. w. An
invitation, via telephone, had just
been extended to the As young
Sters under her charge to be
guests of The Washington Times
and Loew's Theater to see TON
Sawyer" Saturday at LoeW'S Co
lumbia Theater.
1--WE were just endeavoring to
find a way of taking the chill
dren to see the picture. We've
had such good reports about it.
And now The Times comes
along and solves our problem.
We are very thankful and glad
to accept the invitation"
The st. Johns Orphanage
youngsters will join the juvenile
inmates of a dozen other homes
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Ban Upon Ecstasy
Upheld by Court

The Supreme Court yesterday
set the seal of approval on New
York officials censorship of the
Czechoslovakian film, Ecstasy"
The court dismissed the appeal Of
Eureka Productions, Inc, from a
southern New York Federal Dis
trict court decision refusing to en-
join authorities from interfering
with exhibition of the film, which
shows a beautiful woman SWIM
ming without swimming suit.
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ID. c. TAX BILL
RETURNED FOR
%. X. IN HOUSE
Measure Is Passed
Quickly in Senate
BY JULIA A. BONWIT

Passed by the Senate with rec
ord-breaking speed, the 1889 Dis
trict revenue bill today was
Shunted back to the House for
concurrence in the tax on bust
nesj.
1t was expected that the House
would send the bill to conference
today, with House District leaders
predicting that the conferees will
accept the Senate amendment pro-
viding for continuance of the bust.
ness privilege tax in a modified
form.
BASIS OF BELIEF
The reason for this belief by
House members rests on the fact
that the House, in passing the bill
a few weeks ago, refused to accept
the recommendation of the House
District Committee for an income
tax.
AS passed by the Senate yester.
day in three minutes, the measure
provides for a tax on business
gross receipts ranging from one.
tenth Of one per cent to four.
tenthS of one per cent, scaling
upwards on the basis of the spread
between costs and sale prices.
In addition, the tax on real
estate is continued at SITS, and
q new levy is placed on beer, at
the rate of so cents a barrel.
In all, the bill is expected to
yield $5,200,000, which is 5000, 900
more than the anticipated deficit.
The surplus, it has been pointed
out, was provided to take care Of
an expected increase in the relief
appropriation next year.
CALLED BY KING
The measure was called up in
the Senate by Senator William H.
King CD Of Utah, chairman Of
the Senate District Committee, a
few minutes before adjournment
when only eight members were on
the floor.
Expected opposition to the bill
failed to materialize because Of
the absence of Senators who had
ANNOUNCED they would fight it.
Senators Robert LaFollette (P.)
of Wisconsin and William P.
Borah (RO of Idaho were propon-
ents of the income tax, whereas
Senator Willard F. Tydings CD
of Maryland said he would seek
elimination Of the business privi-
lege tax clause which relates to
interstate business.
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WESTERN SHOW
COMING HERE

Cossacks, Bengal Lancers, Ar.
gentine Gauchos, and other dar.
ing riders will be seen with Col.
Tim McCoy's Wild West and
Rough Riders of the World Circus,
which will arrive in Washington
Sunday afternoon for a three-day
stay.
The circus will be held at the
Fifth and Florida Avenue North.
east show grounds, and will bring
more than 500 riders and an equal
number of horses.
A feature Of the show will be a
pageant, "The Winning of the
West" in which there will be
street bulldogging, broncho bust
ing, and other daring acts.
VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE APRIL So
ISSUE OVERSUBSCRIBED
The Treasury closed it's books
late yesterday on a 20O-million-
dollar note issue of the Commodi.
ties Credit Corporation. Prelimi.
nary reports showed the issue was
oversubScribed seven times.
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Gem Thieves
Drop Part
OfLOOt

Striking for a second time last
night, jewel thieves made off with
loot valued at more than $500.
While police were searching the
city for the thieves who robbed
the Castelberg Jewelry Co. over
the weekend, two white men last
night smashed a window of Shah
& Shah, 921 F st. N. w., and
escaped with several pieces of
jeWelry.
SUSPECT HELD
Later a suspect was picked up
carrying two new watches and is
held for investigation.
The robbery was staged about
midnight. Smashing the window
with a toy pistol, the robbers
reached through the broken glass
and picked up watches and rings.
Alarmed by the approach of a
scout car, they fled, dropping part
of their loot on the street. At
Tenth and F. Streets Northwest,
the men separated.
LOOKOUT SOUNDED
AS general police lookout was
sounded and additional scout cars
and details of detectives were
placed in the business section,
the suspect was picked up.
Officials of the store said be-
tween Is and 80 pieces of jewelry
are missing, but they could not
definitely estimate the loss until
a complete check had been made.
Using a ladder to gain entrance,
burglars ransacked the home of
Leslie Prince, 20 Kalorama Rd.
N. w.. last night, and took silver
valued at more than 5000.
-N0IE EnR GlIEERAnE
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Opening their first business ses-
sion with a stirring bugle call, 500
Daughters of 1912 opened their
first business session today in the
small ballroom of the Willard
Hotel.
The Daughters, who came to
Washington Saturday for their
forty-sixth associate council, have
heretofore confined their activities
to registrations, board meetings
and a reception at national head
quarters.
The bugle call was followed by
the professional march led by
national officers and escorted by
pages. Mrs. Arthur J. O'Neill,
past national president. then
called the associate council to
order.
This was followed by a prayer
led by Mrs. Henry Dickson Bruins,
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Since I was not present, I can
not vouch for the accuracy of
the tale, but it has been told
to me by so many high-stand.
ing and reputable men that it
is simply impossible for me not
to believe it.
It seems the other day,
when a group of newspaper
editors assembled at the White
House, some question was
raised as to the way they had
quoted the Executive as saying
or writing something, The
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story runs that he turned on them and dressed
them down. Now, believe me, there were great
many sore men at that meeting.
There is no one who has had greater respect
for the President than have and no one who
thinks more than I do that he has done a
splendid job in great many ways but, if this
did occur, he most certainly should, for his own
sake, try and smooth over the hurt feelings of
these men.
Now it is perfectly true that for years people
have said the press could make or break you
and as a rule think this is so, but in the last
election it was certainly shown that the press
had very little effect on the election of Franklin
D. Roosevelt. AS remember it, about 80 or IS
per cent of the total circulation of newspapers in
the country were against him. This only goes to
show the mans tremendous power and the real
love the American people had for him in their
hearts.
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Hope in Textile Industry

AT present, no signs of an increase in steel
4 buying are apparent. The farm equipment
season is about over. Most depressing of all,
however, is the automobile situation.
A ray of light may be seen in the cotton textile
industry, where sharp curtailment of produc-
ton has been inaugurated. While this causes
unemployment it is the only way to bring pro-
duction into line with consumption Recently,
buying of finished goods has gained, and the
price of print cloths frmed up little. Another
faint ray of light may be seen in railway car
loadings
On the whole, trade and commodity prices
are spotty and backward. Wholesale business
is generally slow and the volume of retail sales
is not satisfactory or very profitable. Commodity
prices averaged trifle lower last week.
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Farm
Appeals for Funds

A former convict who now op-
crates a large farm for the benefit
of men who have served time in
prisons has appealed to Major
Ernest w. Brown, superintendent
of Metropolitan Police, for funds
to carry on his work.
Major Brown said today the an-
peal came in the form of letter
from Earl E. budding, who is sup
porting 121 men released from
the District Jail, on his rehabilita-
ton farm at Huntington, w. Va.
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PARITY SOUGHT
$4,000 Is Asked
In Accident Suit

Damages of $4,000 are sought
in a suit filed in United States
District Court today by William A.
Shytle, of 4423 Third st. N. w,
against Robert L. Rave, 1925 Con-
necticut Ave. N. w., whom he ar
cuses of running him down with
an automobile last July %.
Shytle was crossing Seventeenth
Street at Jackson Place when he
was struck by the Rave machine,
he told the court through Attor-
ney Dorsey K. Offutt. Shytle says
he is permanently disabled.
=N0IE E0R suEERAaE APRIL n.
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TUESDAY, APRIL Is
By E9alw Walsh Mclean

In this world it never pays to remember some
things too well.
In a certain way think the press of the United
States has been fair to our President in printing
every single line of every speech he wrote or
gave, and while there is nothing more disagree
able in the world than to have person who
won't agree with you always and won't take your
side, STILL that is the game of life and we all
have to take it whether we like it or not.
I don't agree with that brilliant columnist,
General johnson, that many people are growing
weary of the well-known charm, the golden voice
and the permanent smile of his former boss.
After ALL charm is the greatest thing God ever
gave person and with this think the President
has great many other attributes that are lack
ing in many Of his critics.
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sprung ahead by several leaps and bounds.
But especially is Charleston pleased because
Representative Carl VinSon, chairman of the
House Committee on Naval Affairs, and every
other member of his committee is now so i'm
pressed with the needs of the navy yard prom
Use has been given that the people here shall
have everything they want.
Drydock? Yes, stree!
Bigger buildings? Yes, stree!
Bigger guns? Yes, stree!
Bigger shops? Yes stree!
Bigger harbor? Yes, stree!
More planes? Yes stree!
Name your ticket and its yours. Yes, stree!
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Esperanto Group
To Meet Tonight

Members of the Esperanto Club
OF Washington, will meet tonight
at 8 o'clock at the Thomson
School, Twelfth and L SITS. N. w.
Ivy Kellerman Reed, noted
Esperantist and author of two
text books on the subject, will
speak on Compound Words"
The meeting is open to the public,
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World of Finance By Le7Oi5 Haney

that it gives the truest picture of the whole
crucial capital.goods situation. It is dull and
backward at a level not much above the low Of
the current depression.
This condition is contrary to the usual seasonal
variation which should bring rising steel produc-
ton from the beginning of the year through
March, when the peak of the year occurs ct
then usually declines through July, when a
smaller fall rise carries it to a lower peak in
October)
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ancient city is still, trembling
from the onslaught of Pro
Bono Publico, in person. In
all 1876 persons, to be exact.
It's trembling with satisfac-
ton, too. Because its hospi-
tally to political royalty seems
at this point mighty success
full. Charleston has been gor-
geously advertised. The candi-
dacy of Mayor Burnet May
bank for governor and of Rep
resentative Tom Mcmillan for
the United States Senate has
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means the lowest since 1884.
The decline, however, was
small, and the weekly indexes
are so inexact one must not
take them too seriously.
One sure thing is that in
dustry and business have not
been showing the usual spring
rise, and this probably war
rants considerable doubt as to
the amount of any recovery
that may come between now
and fall. There have been
summer SpurtS following spring
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Le0Oe His Family Alone!

THE really tragic thing is the way his children
~ are blamed and condemned for every little
mistake they make. After all, they are only
human. There are five children, good looking
human beings who are trying to lead their own
lives. If they want to work for their father or
anybody else, why shouldn't they? To me this
is much better than loafing around and being
nothing but lounge lizards.
No, let us leave the Presidents personal family
and life alone with our whsperings, and our
mutterings, and even if people don't agree with
him, at least let them show respect for the Of
flee and when they disagree, do it in digni-
fled and quiet manner.
But, if the American public carries out this
plan, the President must also do his share of
it. No matter how ne feels in his heart, he should
be too big man to insult any guest at the White
House, no matter if he does it with smile.
Remember, the path to glory and success is
difficult but the way back to oblivion is easy!
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Azolea - scial Is Great Success

AS a congressional junket, the Azalea Special
"A is probably at this time the most successful
any town ever engineered. AS pleasant holiday,
1t couldn't have been surpassed. The famous
Charleston charm, the good weather, and a pro-
gram that ran without a hitch did their fatal
work. Under such influences Congress took down
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BETTER Terms
'ON PWA LOANS,
DISTRICTS AIM
Committee Named
To Seek Action

Striving toward a better deal for
the District on PWA loans the
District Commissioners today
named a committee of three to
seek better financial terms in
connection with local construction.
TANSEY CHAIRMAN
Spurred by recent announce
ment tht three much needed build
ing projects may be financed
through PWA funds under the
proposed pump-priming program
the Commissioners appointed the
following committees:
Assistant Engineer Commission
er Patrick Henry Tansey, chair
man; Auditor Daniel j. Donovan
and Corporation Counsel Elwood
H. Seal.
The District is now indebted by
81, 462, 500 to the PWA. Under ex-
listing legislation this must be paid
back at the rate of not less than a
million dollars a year.
1t was pointed out that in vari-
GUS PWA financial arrangements
allow for repayment over a period
of 20 or 80 years.
PARITY SOUGHT
The commissioners in appoint
ing the committee instructed that
attempts be made to bring the
District on closer parity with the
States in connection with PWA
transactions.
| Under the proposed pump-prim-
ing program it was suggested that
a new ward building at Gallinger
Hospital, a new municipal court
building and a new juvenile court
building may be financed through
PWA funds.
-V0TE E0R suEERAcE Aopu m
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NEW Notwithstanding to some composite
~ indexes, business activity a week ago sank
to new low level for this depression. This
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My Say

THERE is very sad and distressing story being
whispered around Washington which, if
true, should be Strengthened out and explained.
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Steel Dull and Backward

CHARLESTON, S. Give got to tell you more
~ about this fascinating old place. The con-
eressional cavalcade has gone home. But the
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FOf.
slumps, but these cases usually have involved
some basis in especially buoyant sentiment, and
no such basis exists now.
Some constructive action has occurred at
Washington, and the political situation affecting
business looks better.
Steel Dull and Backward
DUT doubts and fears concerning the future
- counterfeit hopes. This condition seems
likely to prevail until something more positive
is done to convince the well-fed and wellclothed
two-thirds that there is no scheme to fatten
them for slaughter later on.
The steel industry as usual is so fundamental
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Don't Remember Too Well!
T WONDER if his mind could have been turning
l. to this when he spoke so blllntly to these men.
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Phone In Tips to The Washinqton

Do you want money? The Washington
Times is offering $50 in prizes each week for
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; news tips phoned to The Times Tip Editor at
Republic 1894. There will be given SIS weekly