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Evening star., 1938-10-16
White House
Announces
Calendar
Dinner to Cabinet
December Is to
Begin Season..
Continued From First Page.)

on socially in an official nature at
the White House this winter, the
plans for the official days at home
of the cabinet hostesses are veiled in
uncertainty. True, the cabinet host
eses met last week with Mrs. Roose-
velt to discuss plans for these events,
which take such an important part in
the social whirl But on this occasion
several of the oficial hoStesses were
absent, and nothing very definite was
settled.
1t is known, however that the first
cabinet day at home will be observed
on the first Wednesday in January
and that each cabinet hostess will be
at home twice this winter. This will
carry out the custom inaugurated sew
eral winters ago, change from other
administrations, when each cabinet
hostess was at home every Wednes-
day during the official season.
Mrs Roosevelt has sent to each
OF the cabinet hostesses tentative
schedule of the "at homes" but
until those who are away return there
will be nothing definite announced.
Perhaps the dates assigned to the host
esses will interfere with previous plans
made by them and changes will be
necessary.
Musicales After Dinners
II Custom Is Observed.
To 20 back to the State functions
at the Presidents house: While the
State program announced today does
not include the program of music
which has in previous years followed
each of the dinners there is little doubt
that this will again be the custom.
The dinners are scheduled for 8 pm.
and the reception for pm. and as
at all functions in the past the Marine
Band Orchestra will furnish the music
as the guests assemble in the state
suite.
The ever colorful reception to the
diplomatic corps will be the second OF
the state affairs. December is is the
date chosen for this event, which is
considered the most interesting Of all
parties given at the mansion. With
over so foreign nations represented
in the company attending, many Ian
guages are heard as the long line Of
guests from all corners Of the globe
pass through the state rooms to pay
their respect to the President Of the
United States and the chatelaine Of
the White House.
Dinner to Diplomats
Three Of State Fetes.
Next on the program will be the
dinner to the heads of foreign missions
Tuesday, January 8, then the recep-
Evening star., 1938-10-16

1t will take a miracle now for
Czechoslovakia to observe the Goth
anniversary of its existence as a ma
tional state, October %.
Evening star., 1938-02-25
new RADIO SYSTEM
TO AID POLICE
Closer District Maryland Cooper.
alton Expected in Two.Way
Sets.

Closer cooperation between Dis
trict police and the Maryland State
police is expected to result from the
recent installation Of the new radio
receiving set at No. 10 precinct, ac-
cording to Police supt. Ernest W..
Brown, who demonstrated the sue
cessful operation Of the set to Mary
land State police officials at the police
broadcasting station on Park road
yesterday.
Direct two-way communication be-
tween District police and the State
police substation at Waldorf, Nd, is
now possible through the new set,
which operates on . frequency Of
1858 kilocycles. Broadcasts of stolen
cars and other offenses can now be
relayed quickly over . much wider
area than was possible heretofore,
said Maj. Brown, and . saving In
time and expense Is expected.
Maj. Elmer r. Munshover. SUPER
intendent Of Maryland State police;
Capt. Edward NICK. johnson and 1t.
Andrew 7. Conner made up the State
police group which accompanied Mai.
Brown and inspectors L. I. H. Ed
wards, Edward ]. Kelly and Bernard
w. Thompson Of the Metropolitan
police during the inspection Of the
set.
The set was installed February 3
by 1t. James Kelly, In charge of
the police radio broadcasting station.
Evening star., 1938-02-25
24-HOUR POLICE GUARD
PUT IANGDON'S CELL

A 24-hour guard Of uniformed po-
ucemen has been placed at the Dis
trict Fail cell of former Policeman
Robert F. IAngdon, who Is awaiting
trial on an indictment charging him
with the murder Of Beulah Limerick.
Jail on1cials said this was no extra
ordinary precaution and the three
officers assigned to IAngdon's cell in
eight-hour shifts were there to pro-
vide security" for the prisoner. They
denied that Langdon had threatened
suicide. .- ..'
Police Chief Ernest w. Brown re-
fused to comment on the case. It
was said, however, that . shortage Of
regular jail guards made the extra
officers necessary.
LAngdon's trial in the seven-year-
old murder has not been set as yet In
District Court.
Evening star., 1938-02-25
Dentist Fights
False Teeth
Fraud Order

DR.. S. B. Heininger Of Chicago, who
sells false teeth by mail, filed suit in
District Court today to enjoin Post
master General Farley from enforcing
a fraud order against his dental lab
oratories February 10.
Through Attorney John ]. Sirica,
the dentist told the court there was
no reasonable basis for the fraud or
der, since he presented at . recent
post Office hearing letters from 3,700
persons who said the false teeth he
had sold them were satisfactory.
DR.. Heininger stated he advertised
in magazines with q Nation-w wide cir
culation and sold false teeth by mail
order which were made from impress
sions sent to him by customers. He
said if the customer was not satisfied
his money was always refunded.
Under the fraud order, the Chicago
postmaster is directed to return Ill
mail addressed to DR.. Heininger.
Evening star., 1938-02-25
LABOR ROW DELAYS
HIGH SCHOOL WORK
Alleged Employment Of Non
Union Men to Install Eastern
Euuipment Blamed.

Labor difficulties arising over alleged
employment of non-union men in
painting and installing the grandstand
equipment in the new Eastern High
School gymnasium, have temporarily
halted work on the project and may
delay its official opening scheduled for
Monday.
The building was accepted by the
Commissioners and turned over to the
Board Of Education in advance of COM
pletion of the construction contract,
and, acting on the assumption that it
would be completed, arrangements were
made by the purchasing officer for in
stallation Of the equipment under an
other contract, it was learned.
When the question of employment
Of non union men was raised Wednes-
day by Representatives of the Bridge,
Structural and Ornamental Iron Work.
ers' Union, installation of the equip
ment was halted, according to First
Assistant Supt. of Schools j. j. Crane,
but ofdcials at the high school indi-
!. Gated early settlement was expected.
Mr.. Crane said he did not see how
the project could be completed in time
for the opening basket ball game with
Episcopal High School, scheduled for
Monday.
Evening star., 1938-02-25
Ne,u Orleans Mardi Cras Boil
May Be Brought to Capital
Louisiana State Society Plans to Inuite
Kre,Ue of Osiris to Dance Here
St. JOsepHs Day.

A typical New Orleans Mardi Gras
ball, with all the gayety and pomp of
those staged annually in the Louisiana
city. will be held here at the Rialto
Theater March 10 If present plans are
carried out.
Although final contracts for stag
ing the event, said to cost $4,000, have
not been signed, meeting of the
board Of directors of the Louisiana
State Society, which Is sponsoring the
affair, will be held tonight to consider
final plans.
Also conferring with the board, COM
posed of the entire State congressional
delegation and headed by Senator
Overton. Is Earl j. Christenberry,
secretary to the late Senator Huey
Long and now special representative
Of the State of Louisiana in WASH
ington.
Krewe Of Osiris.
According to Chotard Eustis, secre-
tary to Representative Maloney. ap-
proximately Is of the 80 members
of the Krewe of Osiris, one of the
most exclusive carnival groups in the
old French city. will be brought with
costumes and tableaux scenery in spe-
cial railroad cars. Joseph Ferguson
is captain of the Krewe.
Gov. Richard w. Leche and many
well-known Louisianians are expected
to come for the affair.
Just how the dance will be financed
has not been disclosed. Several
months ago, when reports that the
ball would be held first circulated, it
was rumored Louisiana was furnishing
the money as an advertising scheme
for the New Orleans festival. Mr..
Eustis said yesterday that private
subscriptions" would meet the cost,
with the sponsorship of the State So
ciety. This organization has been
practically defunct since the late
Senator Long entered the Washington
scene. when many members opposed
to his policies back home withdrew.
The society has only about 200 mem
bers whose annual dues are 81.
st. J0seph's Day Relaxation.
The ball will be held on st. Joseph's
Day, known as mid-Lent, a day on
which observers can temporarily
relax" from their abstentions. Plans
call for the king, queen and members
of the court to be enthroned on the
Rialto stage, while temporary floor
will be extended over the seats for
dancing. Approximately 1000 guests
can be accommodated.
Staging Of the costly event will
give Washingtonians fortunate enough
to secure invitations a glimpse of one
of the oldest and most exclusive cele-
brations in the Nation. Although q
strict formality peculiar only to the
Mardi Gras Of the Crescent City is
observed, the parties are among the
gayest in the world.
Each ball carries out theme, the
Evening star., 1938-02-25

Osiris affair in New Orleans initiating
a court ball at the palace of Franz
Josef Of Austria. The Misses Ruth
and Katherine Overton, daughters Of
Senator Overton, were members Of
the court.
KreWe Members Masked.
Beside the two royal heads, the
court consists Of their attendants, all
Of whom are selected secretly by the
Krewe members Other Krewe mem
bers are masked, with invited men
serving as q floor committee in full
dress, called black coats" Each
Krewe member has q certain number
Of invitations, known as call outs" to
issue to ladies with whom he wishes
to dance. These ladies sit in . re-
served section on the dance floor, and
the Krewe members have them sum-
moned by the black coats. At the
end Of each dance the lady is pre-
sented with . favor-often jewelry
trinkets or perfume.
When all the call outs are COM
pleted, general dancing Is in order.
Evening star., 1938-02-25
CRIMINAL CASES
TRANSFERT0NEW
BU|LD|NCSTUD|ED
Legal Officials Invited to
Confer on Suggestion on
March 5.
PLAN TRIAL BALLOON"
OF COMMISSIONERS
Saving of Time for Police, Law.
yers and Witnesses Seen
by Hazen.

Transfer of all criminal court ac-
tivities from the District Courthouse
to the new Police Court Building
suggested by Commissioner Melvin c.
Hazen. will be considered by group
of legal officials at conference
March S.
The proposal was sent up as a
trial balloon" by the Commissioners
late yesterday after discussion of
the plan with several members of
the District Bar Association. The
Commissioners emphasized no decision
had been reached.
The purpose of the shift in quar-
ters for the two criminal court di-
visions Of the United States District
Court, Commissioner Hazen said,
would be to save time for police,
lawyers and witnesses by having all
criminal cases handled in one build
ing.
Hazen Backs Plan.
II believe this is a good idea," Mr..
Ha7en said. 1T is probable that
trials could be expedited by having
all criminal cases heard in one build
ing. Cases now are delayed some
times because lawyers, witnesses or
police are in Police Court when an
other case comes up in District
Court"
Invitations to attend the March 5
conference are being extended to
Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat of
District Court, Judge John p Nc
Mahon, presiding judge of Police
Court; David A. Pine, acting United
States attorney; Corporation Coun-
sci Elwood H. Seal, David Lynn,
Architect of the Capitol; Police Supt.
Ernest w. Brown, E. Barrett Pretty
man, former corporation counsel;
Bolitha Laws, president of the Dis
trict Bar Association; Thomas E.
Lodge. lawyer and former president
Of the District Bar Association and
John Townsend, member of the Bar
Association.
Room in New Building.
AACAC dlC S16A1I SOA1 LAO III UiiC
new Police Court Building, At pres
ent there are only four Police Court
judges, necessitating use Of four of
the courtrooms Corporation Coun-
sci Seal has urged the need Of two
additional Police Court judges to speed
jury cases, which have been piling
up somewhat in the last year Com
missioner Hazen is sponsoring pro-
vision of one additional judge.
BY recent agreement the Commis-
sioners granted use of one of the
extra courtrooms in the new Police
Court Building to the United. States
attorneys Office for use as jury
room in connection with the United
States branch Of Police Court.
One of the questions to be solved
at the conference will be what ar-
rangements are to be made in the
future, when Police Court activities
require provision of additional judges.
who would need the space proposed
to be devoted to criminal court work
Of the United States District Court.
Evening star., 1938-02-25
PLEAS FOR JOBLESS AID
SHOW STEADY INCREASE
Number Of Checks Mailed Out in
District Daily May Reach
-.
1000 Director Says.

A steady increase in the number OF
applications for unemployment bene-
1T payments was reported today by
John A. Marshall, director Of the Dis
trict Unemployment Compensation
Board.
Approximately 125 new applications
for benefit payments now are being re-
ceived daily from the jobless, and about
90 per cent Of the applicants now are
being found eligible for the payments,
he said. Within few weeks the num-
Der Of checks mailed out each day may
reach 1000, he forecast.
Since distribution Of the benefit pay
ments began February Z, MIR. Marshall
said, the board has approved issuance
Of 2.742 checks amounting to total Of
$24,537. He estimated that some 2,000
checks would be distributed next week
with the payments averaging less
tha6 -.
Evening star., 1938-02-25
Fuebox Letter Mailer
Is Summoned and Warned

wasn't letter box, dear citizen.
Letter boxes are green and, not nearly
30 hard to open. That was q IRE
alarm box.
Had you waited few minutes you
would have seen the mail man. He
now wears = white helmet, 4 leather
jacket and rubber boots and has lots
Of helpers. Also. he roars up in eieht
big red trucks-that Is, when you post
just one letter. =
"Oh. yes, your letter was taken care
OF. The address was duly noted and
it was stamped-stamped indelibly On
the incidental book at No. 10 precinct,
You didn't write to them, the police
say. but they have An answer. I rec
ommend that your forwarding sd-
dress be the South Sea Islands. Yr.,
trly, A Reporter" 'g>
Evening star., 1938-02-25
ITO whom it may concern:

ITO whom it may concern:
''Win the person who last night, on
the stroke of six, mailed q letter in the
little red box on the corner of Georgia
avenue and Lamont street NV. please
get in touch with us?
"(Signed) The Police"
Having performed his public duty,
the reporter who covered this story
now feels moved in another direction.
"To whom it may concern:
IF the person who last night, on
the stroke Of six, mailed q letter in
the little red box on the corner of
Georgia avenue and Lamont street
NV, has q grain of sense he or she
will not fall for that polite open letter
from the police.
"It's a plot, pure and simple. That
Evening star., 1938-02-25
D.C.B|LL HEARINGS
CLOSE IN SENATE
Measure to Be Reported
Next Week-Big Fight
Over Relief Sum.

The Senate Subcommittee on Dis
trict Appropriations late yesterday
finished hearings on the $45, 900 900
District Supply Bill passed by the
House . month ago, and will meet
Tuesday to mark up" the bill with
the expectation Of reporting it next
week.
The big fight is over the 5000, 900 re-
lief item which the House passed
as recommended by the Budget Bureau.
There has been q persistent drive to
get the amount increased to $780,
600 as requested by the Board Of
Public Welfare. The House twice re-
jected proposals by Representative
Dirksen, Republican, of Illinois, to
increase the budget figure by 81, 900, :
600. making the appropriation ST.
100000.
Senator Thomas, Democrat, of
Oklahoma. chairman Of the subcom-
mittee. today disclosed that he favors
united efforts by the Senate and
House subcommittees to get more
facts in the proposed investigation of
the local relief setup. He believes
these subcommittee. working jointly,
should select q competent, impartial
investigator and borrow assistants
from the Social Security Board,
w. P. A. and other Government
agencies to make a thorough study.
His plan is to obtain full information
on relief needs and available jobs, and
to ascertain how the funds allocsted
by the Public Assistance Division are
being administered.
This study, he said, would lead to a
more reliable decision on the limit of
assistance to be given one family,
Chairman Collins of the House sub
committee placed . limit of SIS 4
month, which the welfare board Il
seeking to have increased to 500.
Senator Thomas said he was unable
to determine which figure was proper
that both seemed too high to him,
but he wants an impartial Judgment.
Yesterdays hearing was closed with
. number Of spokesmen for various
colored organizations seeking in
creased appropriations for colored i'm
provements Senator Thomas ex-
planned that all are in excess Of the
budget figures. Those who appeared
included:
Woolsey W. Hall. for the Central
Northwest Citizens Association:
Charles M. Thomas, president Of tho
Federation OF Civic Associations:
Elze s.. Hoffman, president ..of the
Barry Farms Citizens Association:
Edgar q. Brown Of the United Gov
ernment Employees Association; H. d.
W0odson, president of the Northeast
Boundary Citizens Association; Mrs.
Daniel Murray and Mrs. West Ham
ilton. \
Evening star., 1938-02-25
SUSPECT CLEARED
IN BEATING CASE
Questioning Convinces Pc.
lice of His Innocence in At
tack on Mrs. Goodwin.

Police today eliminated another sus-
pect questioned in connection with the
brutal beating and robbery of Mrs.
Kathryn Goodwin, 80. an employe of
the Social Security Board. The sus-
pect was one Of two colored men ar
rested last night in connection with
an attempted pocketbook snatching.
Inspector Bernard w. Thompson
said one of the two prisoners answered
the general description of the huge
colored man who knocked down Mrs.
Goodwin on Sixteenth street NV.
Tuesday night. but an investigation
by detectives today convinced them
the man knew nothing of the Good
win case.
Trapped After Robbery Aatempt.
The two were arrested after a COL
ored man leaped to the running board
of an automobile operated by Mrs.
Myrtle A. Baker, 40 Fourth street
NE, as the machine halted at q stop
light at Twenty-ninth and M streets
NV.
The man attempted to grab Mrs.
Bakers purse. Mrs. Baker, however,
held tight to the purse and threw her
car in gear. The man jumped to the
street, ran to another automobile oper-
ated by confederate and drove away.
Mrs Baker reported the license
number of the car to police, and de-
tectives later arrested the two suspects
in the car
How pocketbook containing $500
worth Of family jewelry was stolen
almost from beneath her hand as she
bent over a jewelry Showcase in q
downtown store yesterday afternoon
was related to police by Mrs. Provi-
dence Sweet. 1850 Connecticut ave-
nue. NV.
Mrs. Sweet said she laid the bag on
the counter while she examined q
brooch. She heard a faint metallic
click and turned about to flnd her
purse missing. Several persons had
been standing nearby moment be-
fore, Mrs. Sweet said, but no one was
near when she discovered the theft.
The missing jewelry included en-
erald and ruby rings set with diamonds,
diamond and platinum engagement
ring, diamond cluster ring and 4
bar pin set with diamonds and sap
phires.
Cab is Stolen.
Two colored men held up Joseph w.
Yeager, IL Ninth street Sc, a taxicab
driver, early today and escaped with
S. and the cab. Mr.. Yeager reported.
The cab later was found in the 600
block of Callan street NE.
Evening star., 1938-02-25

90 quiet before, unless it IVES thAt
time We put On 4 coast-to-coast
broadcast from here"
Dr.. Mann passed on to the bte
black hornbin from East Africa.
There was more silence. then !
deep boom revsrherated throuxh
the building frum the other end.
That's not the bird I tust I'M
troduced." Dr.. Mann said, hes
the nat hornbill from -Abyssinia. !"
Thereafter the baby cassowary
srmted, the Malay fowl croved.
and the big African shbebill storu
elapped their hollow beels and
haxked like izx1tAted lap ~
Evening star., 1938-02-25

The star performer, however,
was the Australian crow, which
yelled at the sound production
crew, Hi, there! hi. there!" Dr..
Mann rushed up with the micro
phone, but the crow had lapsed
into silence. "He's no AMATEUR"
Dr.. Mann said, producing . penny.
''you have to pay this bird" ~
The Zoo keeper slipped the. coin
into the cage and the crow
swooped upon 1t. He tucked 1t
away in back Of his nest, and
cried, !"Oh, we'll. hello, Bill; hello,
Bill; or. hell. hello, Bill"
4 moment ~ - Gow
Evening star., 1938-02-25
YOUNGER T|PPETT
ASSUMES BLAME
Tells Court He Dominated
Older Brother at Latter'S
Robbery Trial.

Seventeen-year-old Ellsworth Tip
petit, who pleaded guilty two weeks
ago to six hold-ups, testified today in
District Court where his brother, Ellis,
20, is on trial on . charge Of partici-
pating In one of the robberies, that he
dominated the older youth during all
the robberies
The brothers are charged with hold
ing up six stores and filling stations
within an hour on the night of jan
uary IL. The present trial concerns
the robbery of . gas station in the
$500 block of Benning road NE.
Ellsworth told the jury that he con-
Quoted the entire hold-up and that
Ellis entered the place only to assist
him out to their automobile.
He said he kept his eye on Ellis"
while holding up the place, 80 that
Ellis wouldn't get away"
Il was drunk-eserything was
whirling around" the boy related. Il
stumbled and fell and Ellis came In
to help me out"
Sobbing while speaking of her sons,
Mrs. Alpha Tippett, mother Of the two
youths. testified that Ellsworth had
not been normal since he was 9 years
old. She said he suffered blood in
lection at that age.
The robbery trial began yesterday
afternoon and is expected to 60 to the
jury early this afternoon.
Margaret Rose O'Brien, IA, who was
taken into custody at Woodbridge, Va.
with the two boys q few days after
the rampage was to testify today in
defense Of Ellis, with whom she al
legedly was clipping, according to de-
fense Attorney Lowell Bradford.
Ellis admitted on the witness stand
late yesterday that Margaret is going
to have q child and that he is the
father.
Indicted on Six Charges.
A little more than . week after
the series Of holdups, the two
brothers were indicted ON six charges
Of robbery, two Of assault with intent
to rob and one Of assault with intent
to kill. Ellsworth pleaded guilty, but
Ellis maintained his innocence.
The present trial is on an indict-
ment charging both youths with rob-
bing Millard 8. Brickerd, proprietor
Of the filling station on Benning road,
Of $27.
Brickerd testified that both boys
were armed, but that the younger was
SO intoxicated he fell to the ground.
The witness told the jury that Ellis
ordered him to pick up Ellsworth and
assist him from the station, and that
he complied.
Testifying in his own behalf, Ellis
said yesterday that he had nothing to
do with the robbery, but added that
he was afraid of Ellsworth.
Intended to BE Married.
Under cross-examination by Assist
ant United States Attorney Roger
Robb, Ellis said he and the girl in-
tended to get married, but knew she
was too young to get . license here.
They were going to Florida to be
married there, he said.
He testified he had read only the
first sentence and part Of the second
Of the statement prepared by police
which he signed.
"Sergt. Barrett acted like he was
in . big hurry" the youth declared,
giving that Is the reason he did not
read it through. ..
Evening star., 1938-02-25

tuition. ]. c. Fonda Of New York,
inventor Of the combination sound
recording and reproducing machine.
came here 1t request Of Federal
scientists to make the tests.
The machine was first tried cut
With the piercing shrieks OF mag
pies, jays and maynah birds. which
have . frequency 70 high. It was
said. that they cannot be caught
by any other recording apparatus.
The machine etches sound waves
On the back Of motion picture nlm
and the record can b heard I'M
uupdiatAly. s