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Evening star., 1938-03-27
HITLER R|D|CULES
VERSAILLES PACT
who Imagined Reich Would
Stop at Those Frontiers?
He Asks to 'HeilS.'
By the Associated Press.


LEIPZIG, Germany, March 90
Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler again took
up the cudgels against the tattered
treaty of Versailles today, SarcaStical-
Iy scorning German frontiers set up by
the pact.
Who ina gined the great German
Reich would stop at the ridiculous
frontiers drawn at Versailles" he
shouted.
A crowd of $4,000 SaXons cheered
Der Fuehrar in the second appearance
of his elcctioneering swing around the
Reich to convince the masses that
his uI.ion of Austria and Germany was
the "fulnllment of thousand-year-
cid dream
Thunders Queries.
Does any one believe the League
of Nations was founded to help small
and big nations?" he thundered
Does any one believe there is any
such thing as international con-
science?"
To the "Heils' of the wildly cheer
ing crowd, Hitler explained the rea-
sons for Austro- German union along
lines expounded yesterday in his first
speech of the campaign at Koenigs-
berg.
He scorned both the Versailles and
Saint German treaties, which he said
forbade the p,ebiscite on self-deter-
mination in Austria because the
powers of Europe did not regard it
eXpedlent that Germans should unite
Cites Saar Pleb;scite.
On the other hand. he said, they
insisted on the Saar plebiscite because
100000 Frenchmen lived there. tThe
rich Scar region, taken from Germany
after the World War and set up under
League of Nations control, was re-
turned to Germany in the 1896 pleb-
iscite)
The principle of self determination
of peoples, which for England and
France is a matter of course, was
withheld from Germany until the last
moment" Hitler said.
Germany'S "ethnical (racial-cul-
lural) ana geographical lines coincld-
ed nowhere" der Fuehrer added.
He said although National Socialism
had 'acquiesced to the loss of various
parts of territory. it is a pity the peo-
pie there are oppressed"
Triumphal Journey.
Hitler's train journey from Koenigs-
berg, in the far eastern corner of
greater Germany, to Saxon Leipzig
was triumphal one At all stations
along the line the population turned
out and lined the tracks.
Immediately after concluding his
speech he left through streets lined
with hundreds of thousands of cheer
ing Germans. He boarded train for
Berlin, where he is scheduled to ad-
dress mass meeting tomorrow.
Evening star., 1938-03-27
TWO POLICEMEN SLAIN:
KILLER FATALLY SHOT
Gunman Chased From Store in
Hold-Up Turns on Patrolmen,
Then Falls Victim.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, March 26.-Two patrol
men dispatched to investigate a gro
Gerry story holdup were shot and killed
in their cruiser, and fellow officers
fatally wounded a colored gunman
tonight.
The policemen killed were Seymour
H. Lawler, 38, and Hiram Reno, 33.
They had driven to the store, at Ham
ilton and Forest avenues, with PATROL
men Martin Greiner and Robert Finn.
While Greiner and Finn were in the
grocery, operated by George Rashid,
the gunman ran out back door Upon
seeing the police car he dashed up to
it and shot LaWler and Reno.
The shooting attracted the other
officers and they chased the killer
into an alley. In the subsequent gun
fire the man, unidentified and about
IS years old. was wounded. He died
an hour later.
Evening star., 1938-03-27

All revenues which may be received
by the District from the use of park
ing meters-if they are installed and
prove successful-would be earmarked
for municipal parking lots, under a
plan advanced yesterday by Commis-
sioner George E. Allen.
House and Senate conferees on the
1899 District supply bill have agreed
to recommend installation of linn
tied number of parking meters in
the next fiscal year as an experiment.
While the revenue during the trial
year would be insignificant. some
advocates of the devices claim they
would provide considerable income
If installed throughout the congested
areas
Representative Nichols, Democrat,
of Oklahoma, member of the House
District Committee, and one of the
principal proponents of the plan, has
estimated the District would collect
as much as 100000 year if meters
were put in use throughout the busi-
ness section.
ANY such revenues" Commissioner
Allen said yesterday should be ear
Evening star., 1938-03-27
CAPPER CR|4|C|zES
MEDICAL SOCIETY
Calls on Hospitals for Data.
Physicians Offer G. H. A.
Their Cooperation.

While the District Medical Society
last night offered to cooperate in any
program to provide adequate medical
care for persons of low income on a
basis which must be legal, ethical
and economically sound" Senator
Capper, Republican, of Kansas. en-
tered the controversy over Group
Health Association by calling on all
hospitals in the city for copies of
their bylaws and other informa-
ton"
The Senator, member of the Sen
ate District Committee. issued a five
page statement, sharply criticizing the
Medical Society and the American
Medical Association for an alleged
countrywide campaign against VOL
untary health associations. He cited
eight cities in which such associations
were in trouble.
His demand on the hospitals, Sen
ator Capper explained, was Ito deter
mine whether or not they are violat-
ing or supporting with the full weight
of their authority the specific and
implied terms of their public trust"
He repeated charges made by Group
Health Associations that members of
G. H A. cannot be treated in hos
pitfalls of the city by G. H. A. physi-
clans.
DIR. NeilI Submits Offer.
The Medical Society's offer to CO.
operate in program of medical care
for persons of low income was con-
tanned in letter from DR.. Thomas
E. Neill, society president, to H. T..
Cory, vice chairman of the newly re-
organized Washington Committee for
Cooperative Medical Service. This
group recently decided to admit the
general public to its membership.
The offer. in effect, was said by an
official society statement to be "a
contradiction Of recent charges that
the Medical Society has refused to CO.
operate in programs to provide medi-
cal care for such groups" The Medical
Society had been charged with such
refusal by officials of Group Health
Association.
Asked last night if Dr. Neill's offer
to the cooperative committee might
be applied to Group Health Associa-
ton, society spokesman said that
it would apply to G. H. A., on the
basis of the three stipulated points:
Legal. ethical and economically
sound
Praises Aims of G. H. A.
In his letter to Mr.. Cory, DR.. Neill
said the Medical Society, "congratu-
lates you and your associates on your
interest in the better health of the
general public"
MY understanding is" wrote DR..
Neill, that the goal of your organiza-
ton is to provide medical care for
(see GROUP HEALTH, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1938-03-27

ised for the climax of the cherry
blossom season. The Weather Bureau
said that despite, the fair skies it
would be slightly colder today than
yesterday. A minimum temperature
OF about AZ was forecast for this
morning. with the sun expected to
drive the mercury up during the day.
Showers predicted for tomorrow aft
ernoon or night may cause postpone
ment OF the fireworks display sched-
uled for $50 pm. tomorrow.
Fresh winds which drove some of
the blossoms from the trees yester-
day and last night We're expected to
moderate today.
Police made elaborate arrangements
to handle the heavy load of traffic
tSes BLOSSOMS. Page A-l2)
Evening star., 1938-03-27
PRESIDENT KEEPS
CLOSE WATCH AS
MARKET DECLINES
Confers With Morgenthau on
Break and With Hull on
Foreign Affairs.
By the Associated Press.

Ds thc HSoOtidlCo IlcSs.
WARM SPRINGS, Ga, March 90
President Roosevelt kept close to his
Pine Mountain vacation cottage to-
day, consulting Washington authori-
ties by telephone on foreign and do
mestic developments, including the
current stock market decline.
Friends of the Chief Executive re-
ported he talked with Secretary Hull
on the European situation end with
Secretary Morgenthau and congress
sional leaders concerning the sharp
break in the market and business cor
ditions generally.
Later he took an automobile ride
with William c. Bullitt, Ambassador
to France. and stopped at the foun-
dation's private glass pool for
swim.
Mr.. Bullitt, who has given the Pres
ident first-hand report on conditions
in France, which some Wall Streeters
described as factor in yesterdays
decline Of from l to 5 points in lead
ing securities. will leave here tomor-
row for Washington.
The Ambassador has also talked
with the President about methods of
improving the efficiency Of personnel
in the Government career services.
Mrs. Roosevelt to Arrive.
Mrs. Roosevelt, flying from Seattle
will arrive here late tomorrow. Ell
lott Roosevelt. son. also is expected
tomorrow for short stay.
After lunch today the President be-
gan studying report from his spe-
cial committee of three Interstate
Commerce Commissioners proposing
emergency railroad legislation.
The report will be made public next
week in Washington. 1t will be re-
ferred to several authorities in Wash
ington for opinions before Mr.. Roose-
velt formuiates a message to Congress
for prompt action.
The Presidents talk with Secretary
Morgenthau was believed to have
dealt with the work of the new COM
mittee headed by the Treasury Secre-
tary regarding plans for assisting
business, particularly small business
men who have had difficulty in OBJ
tanning bank credit.
SHARES HIT NEW LOWS.
Evening star., 1938-03-27
UNDER BAN, RASPUTIN'S
GRANDDAUGHTER SAIL
Girls Claiming Kinship to Russian
Mad Monk Are Barred
From u. S.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 26-Barred
from entering this country on the
ground they were likely to become
public charges" two convent-bred
French girls who claimed to be
granddaughters of the notorious Ras-
putin, the Mad Monk" of pre-
revolutionary Russia, sailed today on
the S. S. Aquitania.
The pretty, demure visitors, Tatiana
Rasputin Solovieff, II, and her sister
Marie, Is, arrived in third-claSS pas
sage last Wednesday to spend the
school holidays with their mother,
Nine. Boris Solovieff, self-styled
daughter of the black-bearded Rus
sian mystic who reputedly ruled i'm
perial Russia from behind the scenes.
Evening star., 1938-03-27
Pershing May Miss Wedding

TUCSON, Ariz., March 26 (PJ.-Gen
John j. Pershing's physician said to-
day It was doubtful whether he would
be we'll enough to attend the wedding
of his son Warren to Miss Muriel
Bache Richards in New York City
April %. Before he became ill Gen.
Pershing had planned to serve as
best man.
Evening star., 1938-03-27
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.


With present laws the authorities
are unable to make a dent in Washing
tons widespread numbers racket. the
House was told yesterday by its Dis
trict Committee in a report recon-
mending passage Of the Senate bill
specifically outlawing this underworld
enterprise.
The measure is scheduled to come
up in the House for action tomorrow.
and those sponsoring the legislation
are confident it will win speedy ap-
proval.
In the report. prepared by Repre-
sentative McGehee of Mississippi,
chairman Of the Judiciary Subcom-
mlttee. the committee pointed out:
Attempts to enforce the present
laws have shown the difficulty, indeed
the lmpoSSibility, in securing not only
convictions, but also indictments un-
der charges of violation of the vari-
Gus provisions of the District code,
due to the unwillingness and refusal
OF those found and arrested in
gambling establishments to admit
their participation in betting or gam
ing or of observing the operation OF
gambling devices or placing of bets in
such places"
Urged by Officials.
The committee explained that at
recent hearings the bill had been urged
by Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen,
United States Attorney David A. Pine
and Police Supt. Ernest w. Brown.
The numbers game, these officials
testified, is Washington's most popular
racket, returning the richest rewards
to Its hackers, and they described it
as an incentive to crimes OF violence
and corrupting influence in the
community.
The committee voted 10 days ago to
report the numbers bill favorably, and
Chairman Palmisano plans to call it
up when the House sets aside period
for District legislation tomorrow. The
Maryland Representative. although
opposed to the measure and expected
to vote against it, promptly placed 1t
on the committees calendar when the
group approved it. Mr.. Palmisano
probably will make q statement in the
House explaining his attitude toward
the legislation.
In its report, the committee ap-
pended the Senate District Commit
tees favorable report, which said:
1T is reported that the numbers
game makes a special appeal to those
Of little means-porters messengers,
lSee NUMBERS. Page A-l5l
Evening star., 1938-03-27
100000 JEWS MUST co,
COERINC TELLS AUSTRIA:
FRANCO ENTRAPS ARMY
Rhine-Danube Canal
To Connect 2 Seas
Planned by Coering
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, March 26.-Ships up
to 1900 tons soon will be able to
proceed from the North Sea to
the Black Sea by way of the
Rhine, Main and Danube Rivers,
according to assurances given to-
day by Field Marshal Hermann
Wilhelm Goering.
The No. 2 Nazi. while steaming
down the Danube toward Vienna,
where he spoke tonight. declared:
1T is my unshakable will to
proceed with the greatest speed
in completing the construction
of a canal connecting the Danube
with the Rhine"
The project of a. broad water
thoroughfare cut across Germany
is more than 1000 years old.
Evening star., 1938-03-27
Beer Loses in Indian Poll.

MAYETTA, Kans., March rs (P.-
Pottawatomie Indians decided today
by large majority VOTE 80 to %, that
they wouldn't appeal to Congress to
make legal 80 beer sales on their
reservation near here.
The women's faction, observers said,
caused the downfall Of the beer
proposal.
Evening star., 1938-03-27
PASSAGE |SSEEN
FORNUMBERSB|LL
District Committee Urges
Approval by House in
Vote Tomorrow.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Overriding opposition OF Chair
man Palmisdno. House District
Committee returned favorable re-
port on Senate-approued anti
numbers bill nearly tWo meeks
ago. Designed to strengthen arm
OF la,D enforcement officials, House
bill 'oould make possession OF or
iglnal numbers tickets prima tdcie
Evidence OF operating lottery, but
Senate has yet to pass on this
provision.
Evening star., 1938-03-27
Many Stocks Show Sharpest Declines
Since 1885.


NEW YORK, March Is P).-Many
more millions of dollars were squeezed
out of quoted security values today
by the persistent selling which has
pounded the markets with little in
terruption throughout March.
Resistance shaken by four consecu-
tive weeks of decline. the stock market
bent under another heavy load of
offerings and more than half the
share issues traded in busy session
in the stock exchange sold at the
lowest prices recorded in the 1878
decline, many to the lowest since 1885.
Buyers flocked in to give the mar
ket better support after its steep fall
yesterday. But an early rally failed
to hold and losses of a few cents to
about 50 a share were general at the
close In scattered issues losses
were larger.
Spring Upturn Upset.
Wall Streets springtime traditions
of rising prices were upset as the
first calendar week of spring piled
up the largest stock losses since early
September. The Associated Press
composite price of so stocks for the
final session was down 70 cents at
$36 and was of $3.50, compared with
week ago.
More from lack Of support than
heavy offerings. bonds also continued
to fall to the lowest prices witnessed
the last few years. Many rail obli-
cations approached the extreme lows
of 1882
Entering the second year of decline
from the recovery peaks touched early
in March, 1897, the share list has re-
linquished about half the values
quoted at the top of the long advance
from the bear market bottom in 1882.
Blocks Change Hands.
Further evidence that distress SELL
ing from weakened margin accounts
had become an important source of
the offerings was seen as substantial
blocks OF stock changed hands. and
volume for the brief tWo-hour session
mounted to 1,383,37O shares, the
largest for a Saturday since Octo-
ber %.
Some of the severest losses for the
week were suffered by steel, copper
and other shares favored in specula-
ton early in the year on prospects of
increased Government spending for
war machinery and hopes of vigor-
Gus spring business upturn. Bethle-
hem Steel, one of war favorites, was
of $3.50 for the week.
Major commodities continued to
hold better than securities. Wheat
futures at Chicago underwent little
net change in the week end trading
and cotton futures were up IS to 40
cents q bale.
Evening star., 1938-03-27
DRIFT IN POLAR SEAS
Boats Carrying 800 Russians
Reported Helpless.

Reported Helpless.
VADSO, Norway, March 26 R).-A
group of merchant vessels and ice
breakers carrying 800 Soviet Russians
were reported in wireless message
today to be in critical position and
drifting helplessly in Polar Seas of
Siberia.
The group originally included seven
merchantmen and two accompanying
icebreakers. Four additional icebreak-
ers which set out to aid them subse.
quently became stranded.
Evening star., 1938-03-27

(See NUMBERS, Page A-15.)
Evening star., 1938-03-27
SENATE ASKED
TO LIBERALIZE
LOANS
Policy
of R:F.C. Aid Is
Desired.
$500, 900, 900 LIMIT
WOULD BE LIFTED
Power to Buy. Issues OF
Private Concerns Is
Sought.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
About month ago President
Roosevelt reScinded curtaument
order of last October and authorized
r. F. C. Chairman Jones to resume
making loans to business and in
dustrial firms. especially loans that
Uould maintain or increase en-
ployment
Resumption OF lending By r. F. c.
IS seen as a Utctory for Chairman
Jones and Treasury officials.
Evening star., 1938-03-27
WEATHER.
u. s. Weather Bureau Foreca

We WedtIIeI bUIeHu FUTeCHSCI
Fair and slightly colder today: tomor-
row cloudy, showers tomorrow afternoon
or night; moderate northwest shifting TO
northeast winds Temperatures yesterday
Highest, 81, at $50 pm; lowest, 43, at
am. Full report on page Az.
Evening star., 1938-03-27

(See SPAIN, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1938-12-11

David Tucker Brown. Friday, II
am. book reviews by Mrs. o. w
McNeese.
League of Republican Women. 1901
Seventeenth street N.W.-Wednes-
day, 3 to $50 pm, open house
silver tea.
U. S. Daughters of 1912. District So
ciety-Wednesday, 146l Rhole Is
land avenue NV, Christmas par
ty. Donations for mountain
schools.
League Of Women Shoppers-Tues-
day, 8:15 pm, Friends Meeting
House, 211l Florida avenue NV,
open meeting.
D. c. League of American Pen Wom-
en-, Grafton Hotel Studio-Tomor-
row, 8 pm, DR.. Mary Meek At
keson Moore, Methods and
Markets" Tuesday, 8 pm, sales
and markets section. Myrta Ca
wood chairman. Wednesday, 3 to
pm, fellowship tea. Speaker,
Miss Lydia Burklin, director of
Friendship House.
Beta Sigma Phi, Delta Chapter
Tuesday. 8 pm, with Miss Agnes
Zmora, 1913 Sixteenth street NV.
Beta Sigma Phi, Epsilon Chapter
Friday, pm. Mayf1ower Hotel,
chapter to be installed. Miss LYDIA
HUH in charge.
Girls Friendly Society, Epiphany
Branch-Tomorrow, 8:15 pm, IL
lustrated lecture by Miss Elizabeth
Clark.
Central Iota Sigma, w. c. T. u
Tuesday, 500 Sixth street NV,
meeting to fill Christmas stock
ings with candy for distribution
in hospitals.
Council Of Jewish Women-Tues-
day, 2:15 pm, Jewish Community
Center Speakers, Miss Katharine
F. Lenroot, Miss A. Patricia Morss,
Miss Mildred Terrett.
Curley Club-Tomorrow, $50 pm,
religious discussion group with
Mr.. and Mrs. Rupert Keefe, 256
Eighteenth street Sc. Speaker,
the Rev. Louis Miltenberger. Tues
day, 7:30 pm. choral group re-
hearsal, Carroll Hall.
Evening star., 1938-12-11
Miss Lenroot to Talk
Before Council of
Jewish Women

Miss Katharine F. Lenroot, chief
Of the Children's Bureau of the La
Dor Department., will be the princi-
pal speaker at a meeting of the
Council Of Jewish Women Tuesday
at 2:l5 pm. at the Jewish Com
munity Center. Miss Lenroot will
discuss Community Responsibility
for Child Welfare"
Other speakers will include Miss
A. Patricia Morss of the District
Child Welfare Department. and Miss
Mildred Terrett of the Children's
Protective Association.
The meeting, which will take the
place of the monthly group session
Of the Mothers Club. directed by
Mrs. Leo A. Diamond. will be opened
with prayer by Mrs. Samuel Dodek.
A social will follow, with Mrs.
Adolph Krechel heading the COM
mittee of hostess which will include
Mrs. Aubrey Fischer and Mrs.
William B. Wolf.
The council also is making plans
for a luncheon and concert to be
held at the MayfloWer Hotel Janu-
ary 81 for the benefit of its philan-
thropic and refugee work.
Evening star., 1938-12-11
University Women
List Recital and Tea

A supper recital tonight and a
tea Tuesday honoring Miss F.reda
Utley, Far East correspondent for
the Manchester Guardian and the
London News Chronicle, are among
the interesting events of the week
scheduled by the Washington
Branch Of the American Association
Of University Women.
Mrs. Jean Dunn Freeman, lyric
soprano, and Richard Lorleberg,
cellist, are the musicians who will
present the program at the recital
at $50 o'clock tonight at the club
house by the music group of the
association. Mrs. Freeman will be
accompanied by Ward Freeman,
and Mr.. Lorleberg by John Zimmer-
man.
Miss Evgenia Botkin, chairman of
the music group, will be the hostess,
assisted by members of the Arts
Committee headed by Mrs. Parker
D. Trask.
Miss Utley, who will address a
special Tuesday night meeting Of
the Department of Government and
Foreign Policy of the District of
Columbia League Of Women Voters,
is returning to England after spend
ing several years in China and
Japan as newspaper correspond
ent. She is personal friend Of
Miss Helen NJ Parkins of the
A. A. U. w. staff. who will present
her at the club tea at 4::30 pm.
Evening star., 1938-12-11
D a u lighters
Of 1921 Plan
Yule Party
Members Will
Bring Gifts
For Children

The annual Christmas party of
the District of Columbia Society
rof the United States Daughters of
1872 will be held Wednesday at 8
pm. at the national headquarters,
1851 Rhode Island avenue N. w.
AS is customary, members will
bring gifts for the children of the
mountain schools which the society
helps to maintain and donations
also will be received for distribution
among children of needy families
in Washington. Mrs. William A.
Hartman, chairman of the Commit
tee on Mountain Schools, will be
in charge of the gifts.
A program for the evening, which
is the only time in the year that
the club meets for social purposes,
will be under the direction of Mrs.
Theodore Tiller.
Mrs. Leo William Kaselragen of
the Hospitality Committee will
greet the guests. Hostesses for the
evening will include the president,
Mrs. Lane Schofield, and the vice
presidents, Mrs. Clement w. Sheriff,
Mrs. Sol Lansburgh and Mrs. Tiller.
Honorary presidents of the society,
Mrs. Elma Ray Saul and Mrs. Mary
Logan Tucker, will preside at the
refreshment table, which will be
decorated to carry out the holiday
theme. Mrs. Hartman also will as
sist at the table.
Plans for the party were worked
out at meeting last week at Mrs.
Schoields home, with Mrs. Lans-
burgh, Mrs. Hartman and Mrs. Til
Ter attending.
Evening star., 1938-12-11
Dance Will Aid
Palestine Work

A benefit sport dance to aid the
work of the Junior Hadassah in
Palestine, will be held by the Wash
ington unit of the organization next
Sunday from 10 pm. to a m. at the
National Press auditorium.
Miss Dorothy Berman, the chair
man, announced that several inter-
esting features including a CLARK
Gable Contest" have been arranged.
Assisting are: Miss Ethel Weinstein,
co-chairman: Miss Ann Rich and
Miss Lois Berman, ticket chairman;
Miss Shirley Males, financial secre-
tary, and Miss Sara Gross, corre-
spending secretary.
Miss Clara Berenter, fund raising
chairman and second vice president
explained that due to the enlarge
ment Of Meier Shfeyah. the chill
dren's village Of Junior Hadassah in
Palestine, sufficient funds must be
raised to house Is children being
brought into Palestine from Ger
many. Austria and Rumania under
the Youth Aliyah movement.