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The Washington times., 1938-12-23
COSTER
BLACKMAILERS
FACING ARREST
SWindIer Paid Tribute
for 10-Year Period

NEW YORK, Dec. % UN.s0.
The ghost Of Masquerader "F.
Donald Coster" today haunted
eight blackmailers VINO, according
to Federal authorities, profited
financially because they knew
him rs the notorious swindler,
Philip M. Musica, Of a quarter.
century ago
Names Of the eight, two Of
them racketeers. are known to
Acting U. s. Attorney Gregory
Noonan, ard arrests may be ex-
pected shortly. The amount of
tribute they exacted from the
McKesson and Robbins drug firm
was not revealed by him in a
re-suicide note which stated
CoSter was a victim of Wall
Street plumber and blackmail in
a struggle for an honest exist
ence,"
The Washington times., 1938-12-23
HIS Christmas SAd,
Thugs Get SAUingS

It will not be very joyous Christmas for William W Myers
65 parme employe restaurant in the 100 block of
St. n. w.
The Washington times., 1938-12-23

to m a ke t this
Christmas time
a happy one-so
the only joy that
he can feel is
that he did man.
age to save a bit
Of money belong.
ing to a crippled
girl.
The restaurant
holdup was part
If a Christmas
crime wave IN
the District dur
ing the night in
which eight vic
TINS lost more
than $3.50.
M y ers, W h o
lives in the 1900
b block T hi ty
third st. N. w.,
had just opened
the place this
morning and was
cleaning up when
two men entered
and asked him
for cigars.
With the hap
piness of Christ
mas in his heart,
he handed over
the cigars and re-
marked:
well, I sure
hope you have
a nice happy
Christmas.
But instead of
The Washington times., 1938-12-23
D. C. PLEDGED
NEW DEAL"BY
REP. RANDOLPH
Unofficial Mayor Long
Friend of Capital

A new deal" is nj store for the
District. with the appointment OF
Representative Jennings Randolph
CD of West Virginia, as chairman
of the House District Committee.
One of the outstanding mem.
berS of Congress. and long
warm friend of District residents,
Randolph announced tn in TAX
ing over his new duties as "unof.
ficial mayor" of Washington lit
will be his purpose, with the aid
of the others, to do a good job"
Appointment Of Randolph came
after a conference between him,
Representa-; Ambrose Kennedy
(DJ of Maryland, who was in line
for the place, =, d Speaker of the
House Bankhead.
TAKES NEW POST
Kennedy relinquished his place
to Randolph so he might head the
House Claims Committee.
One of the proponents Of suf.
frage for the voteleSS District resi-
dents, Randolph is the author of
a bill introduced at the last session
to grant the District not only the
vote but national representation
as well.
Defeat Of Representative Vim
cent L. Palmisano, Of Baltimore,
chairman Of the committee last
year, leaves a vacancy on the COM
mittee to be filled.
Meanwhile, important changes
were shaping up on the Senate
District Committee, with reports
that Chairman william H. King
may resign from that post to take
over the Craftsmanship of the i'm
migration committee.
KING MAY STAY
But in view of the fact that Sen
ator King has long headed the
District Committee it was con-
sidered likely that he will remain
in the present job.
Another change on the Senate
side comes with the resignation
Of Senator Thomas CD of Okla
homa as chairman Of the Senate
subcommittee on District appropri-
ations.
Senator Thomas is leaving to
head the committee on the War
Department supply bill, and it is
thought he will be succeeded by
Senator John H. Overton CDD of
Louisiana. who has been active in
District affairs the last few years.
Evening star., 1938-11-25
Browder to Speak

Earl Browder, general secretary OF
the Communist party, will discuss
.The Recent Elections and the IN
ternational Situation" at meeting
marking the 21st anniversary OF the
Russian revolution at 8 pm. sun
day 1T the National Press Auditor1-
UNI. Also scheduled to appear on
the program, Tom Frank, lyric BARI
tone, will sing Russian folk songs
and modern Soviet music, and Will
accompany himself on the guitar.
Evening star., 1938-11-25
War Scare Increases
1roiIer Business

b. the Associated Press,
LONDON.-One effect Of the re-
cent war scare has been to create
IN increased demand for caravans" !"
trailers to you.
Manufacturers and dealers have
been inundated with inquiries for
quick delivery and stocks have been
cleared out.
Those people who already owned
caravans and normally lay them up
for the autumn and winter, moved
them out to safe places in the couIn-
Try In readiness for an emergency.
Evening star., 1938-11-25
Y. w. 6. A. to Offer
SoeiuI Work TuIks

A background series Of lectures on
Washington social work Will be
offered at 8 pm. Wednesday by the
Phyllis Wheatley Young Women's
Christian Association, 901 Rhode
Island avenue NV. -Four bi-monthly
meetings viii be held to discuss
Washington social agencies, youth
opportunities, health, case work,
recreation, psychiatric approach to
human relations, church amliations
and methods Of research and
recording.
Evening star., 1938-11-25
Robbi SeqoI to Preach

Rabbi Henry Segal will preach on
Thanksgiving" tonight at the week
" evening services Of the B,Nai
Israel Congregation. Following the
services, Herman Felter win lead an
open forum discussion In the vestry
rooms.
Evening star., 1938-11-25
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Evening star., 1938-11-25

alaska 10 PdIdg0nld
Highway Emerging
From Dream Stage
Lima PorIey Report to
Show Strides Made
In Five Years
The tolloWing article Is the
nth and last OF q series on the
forthcoming Pan-Americdn Con-
ference at Lima, Peru, to tDhtch
the United States delegation sails
today.
~ the Associated Press.
A highway starting in the north
I'm SHOWS of Alaska and ending In
the southern SHOWS Of Patagonia is
gradually emerging from the dream
stage. ...
Along $4,000 miles of road, If the
dream comes true, automobiles some
day may 60 from Canada and the
Omitted States to the 20 republics of
Latin America.
A report to the Pan-American
Conference next month will show
that great progress has been made
since the last conference at Monte
video five years ago. Great tracts
Of the highway are In operation.
You can drive from a point consid-
erably north in Canada through the
United States, through Mexico City
toward Guatemala.
In the southern part of the hemi-
sphere q highway runs across the
Andes between Argentina and Chile.
Argentina and Uruguay are con-
nected by a road and ferry, and
Uruguay Is linked with Brazil by
highway.
Three Capitals Linked.
In the northern part of South
America the Bolivar highway links
the capitals of Venezuela, Colombia
and Ecuador.
In Peru the delegates to the PAN
American conference will see in
tense bodybuilding activity, ex-
tending highways north and south
as well as into the interior.
The huge increase in tourist traf-
DC between the United States and
Mexico which followed the opening
of the highway from Laredo, Tex,
to Mexico City two years ago has
called to the attention of other Latin
American states the profit to be
gained from the American automo-
bile tourist trade.
Experts here feel that a through
land connection would bring North
and South America together as per-
haps nothing else could. Commu-
nication with some of the Latin
American states would be greatly
speeded up. Tens of thousands of
North Americans would visit South
America who otherwise could not
do 50; tens of thousands of South
Americans will tour in this direc-
ton.
U. s. Shows Wide Interest.
Geographically some portions Of
South America are closer by sea to
Europe than they are to New York,
but the highwsy would have the ef-
feet of bringing them nearer to the
United States.
This Is one of the reasons the
United States has shown 50 much
interest In the road, as evidenced by
congressional appropriations of well
over $1,000, 900. Portions Of the
money are being used to build
bridges At key points along the pro-
jected route through Central Amer
tca and Panama.
y Apropos of . land connection BE-
tween the Americas, the conference
win hear reports ON the Pan-Amer-
lean Railway, which eventually will
cover the land distance of 10,116
miles between New York and Buenos
Aires. Some 7,126 miles have been
completed, leaving 1890 miles yet
to be built.
Canada recently has taken q d.
rect interest in travel facilities be-
tween the Americas. For the first
time she has accepted an invitation
to attend the Inter-American Travel
Conference, which will meet in April
at San Francisco.
Evening star., 1938-11-25
Alaska 10 Patagonia
Highway Emerging
From Dream Stage
Lima PorIey Report to
Show Strides Made
In Five Years

The tollo,Ding article Is the
nth and last OF q series on the
forthcoming Pan-Americdn Con-
ference at Lima, Peru, to tDhtch
the United States delegation sails
todap.
Evening star., 1938-08-14

out in Chevy Chose this fighting goes
on ond on. Hovine grown Up together
os pets Of Sonny" Pessoeno. oeed 5.
they ore inseporobIe Their youthful mos
ter soys thot wrestling is their fovorite
postime Fifteen rounds is nothing They
never seem to tire ond keep ot it con-
stontly.
Evening star., 1938-08-14

RESTING. Donoldlett
seems to be tokine il cosy
while Mooxy spors Ground
for o week spot to lond .
cot-bite into.
DOWN FOR THE
COUNT. Evidently Moozys
bite londed. for Donoldlett
let go with O swift lett web
foot thot fIoored Moozy.
lodies ond gentlemen. Don
oldIett wins!
Star Staff Photos
by F. Routt.
Evening star., 1938-12-29
Woman Is Fatally
Stricken After Drink

Ruth Mcdonald, 81, colored, 500
block of Freemans court NV, died
early today few hours after drink
ing glass of liquid that was given
to her as whisky by strange COL
ored man, police were told.
Police found the bottle from which
she drank in the first block of
Freeman's court, Coroner A. Ma
gruder Macdonald said its contents
would be analyzed and an autopsy
would be performed upon the dead
woman today in effort to determine
the cause of her death.
Police said they were told that
Algie Patterson, 25. colored, 400
block of o street NV, met a young
colored man near Sixth and Q
streets NV. about midnight and
she agreed to have a drink with
him. They went to the first block
of Freemans court. police said, and
there met the Mcdonald woman
and three other colored women
Amanda Powell. 26; Ethel Prince
%, and Airline Blackwell, "a, who
also live in the 600 block of Free
mans court.
The colored man poured out five
drinks and promised prize OF
money to the first woman to finish
hers, police were informed. The Nc
Donald woman gulped hers down
but the others threw their drinks
away after the first taste. She be-
came i'll Immediately, was put tc
bed and then was pronounced dead
by Casualty Hospital ambulance
physician at 4:25 am. Meantime
the unknown colred man disap-
peared.
Evening star., 1938-12-29
Mrs. R. J. Service, Sc, Dies
After Iona Illness

Mrs. Laura Lindeman Service, 56,
wife of Robert j. Service, died last
night at her home, 1914 Massachu-
sets avenue NV, after a long ILL
ness.
Mrs. Service had been active in
the Women's Club of Chevy Chase,
Mo-, and Naomi Chapter, Order of
the Eastern Star. She also took an
active part in community and civic
work. Mr.. Service is technical ad-
wiser of the Bureau of Internal Rev.
enue and served as captain dur
ing the World War.
Mr.. and Mrs Service lived at II
West Underwood RI street, Chevy
Chase, until last June, when he was
transferred from his position here
to Los Angeles, Calf. They returned
to Washington last October, due to
Mrs. Services illness.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Service
Is survived by a daughter, Mrs. AL
fred Stidham this city; her mother,
Mrs. Celia Lindeman; a brother,
Clarence A. Lindeman, and a sister,
Mrs. Florence Wilson, all of San
Gabriel, Calf.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon in the Pumphrey
funeral parlors, Bethesda, Md, the
hour to be announced later. Burial
will be in Arlington National Gene
terry.
Evening star., 1938-12-29
1n mrntnrtant.

ROYCE. HARRIET. Sacred to the
memory Of my dear mother. Mrs. HAR-
RIETT ROYCE. who passed away two years
ago today. December 30. 1885.
Bevond the sunset she has gone
To rest little while.
Leaving the memories OF her kindness
And the sweetness Of her smile.
HER LOVING DAUGHTER. KATE.
SAUNDERS. ELIZA Sacred to the mem
ory of ELIZA SAUNDERS. who departed
this life four years ago today. December
90 1884
Your gentle face and patient smile
With sadness We recall,
You had a kindly word for each
And died beloved by all.
SIPOS. EDWARD VERNON In loving
WAkp VERNoN ST s1Pos Who sh depsrted this
life four years ago today. December 80.
1884.
AS long as life and memory last we will
remember thee.
CORDELIA FANCIULLI
SMITH. LILLIAN PAULINE In loving
memory OF my dear daughter. LILLIAN
twentyonine years ago today. December
May her soul rest In peaceful sleep.
HER RI DEVOTED MOTHER. MABEL DAN
Evening star., 1938-12-29
Japan S Navy Vetoes
Tokio's Promise 70
Return u. ). School
Shanghai to Be Held
Until HostiIities
In China End
By the Associated Press.

SHANGHAI, Dec. 29.-Despite
Tokio's promise to the United States,
a Japanese naval spokesman de-
clared today that the American
owned Shanghai University would
not be returned to its owners while
hostilities continued in China.
The spokesman said the Japanese
were converting the adjoining area
into a fortified military zone which
would make it impossible to permit
foreigners in the vicinity.
Occupied Since 1887.
The universitys 53-acre property,
on the Whangpoo River five miles
below Shanghai city, was occupied
by the japanese army during the
campaign which led to the fall of
Shanghai in November, 1887.
The property. estimated to be
worth more than 100000. includ-
ed 20 large buildings and 81 smaller
ones. The university is supported
by the Northern Baptist and South
ern Baptist Conventions in the
United States, formerly was known
as the Shanghai Baptist College and
is the largest Baptist educational
enterprise in the Orient.
The United States protested oc-
cupation of the property and OBJ
tanned an official Japanese promise
of its early restoration.
Equipment Is Moved.
The japanese Navy's spokesman
said Japanese authorities had Of
fered to transfer the university to
another site but university officials
had refused. However, the univer-
slty has taken advantage OF Japa-
nese permission to take away mov-
able property, such as libraries and
scientific apparatus, for use in
buildings in Shanghai proper. where
the university is functioning with
an enrolment of 1855.
A month ago it was disclosed the
japanese were making the area be-
tween Shanghai proper and Woo
sung, at the mouth of the Whang-
poo, a great military base. Barracks
to accommodate 10000 men were
said to be under construction on the
ruins of Woosung, where emplace-
ments for 12-inch guns were also
reported. Some 10000 Chinese
coolies were said to be working on
a huge airfield 2 miles from Shang-
hal North Station.
Evening star., 1938-12-29
1n Mpnturtan1.

ADKINS. ROLAND E. A tribute of love
hs ApKN whd Of Gn %ss dear esd fnd bn RoIAN
HIS guIRI ERIEMDs. Is MR, A AND MRS JAMES E
KELBAUGH
ALEXANDER, CARL r. In loving re-
q 1a dasF xRo s2n ans passea 9rohsr sRsy
go S9aaz pefsR5fT Fl sst asb
BOBYs, JOSEPH. In loving remem-
hrance of our dear father, JOSEPH BOBYS.
DncsnhssSse Do pSssea away eleven years ago today
HIS sNB NBEyoTEPP NsgTP SONS. MOSES. MILTON
COATES. JACKSON. In loving remem-
JACKSON COATES who departed this life
three years ago today, December %. 1885
The month of December once more is here.
To US the saddest of the year
because three years ago today
foSS %E sSz l1Saf fasfSS ssb SISTER
BIRD A. cox, who passed away one year
ago today. December 30, 1887.
Today recalls the memory
..Gt loved one laid to rest.
son S9es AND Dna SSf6 AZ Gfi1
\ OhANIo' DLSolE v. In Sad but loving
TemlembTance le 4, Of our dear mother BESSIE
years ago. December 20. 1924. ' '''A'
YoS NeysT are sso1 sone vdt but not forgotten
AS long as there is life and faith
LOVING CHILDREN, RUBY TAYLOR
THELMA. XALOIS. ERMA, LORRAINE,
JOSEPH AND PAUL GAINES
GRISSETT. ERNEST J. In loving re-
membrance of our dear brother and son,
ERNEST J. GRISSETT. who passed away
on December %. 1895
A loving thought. true and tender
Just to show we still remember
MOTHER, DAD RAYMOND AND VIOLA .
HARRISON, LEROY H. In memory of
our dear husband and father LEROY H
| HARRISON who passed away one year ago
today. December 30 1887.
Roses of June or SHOWS Of December.
| - GRAY be the skies or like azure the blue:
Far be the day that we may not remember.
near to us, dear to us some one like you.
| WIFE AND CHILDREN.
ISBELL, EMMA E. In loving remem-
brance OF our dear devoted mother EMMA
E. lSBELL, who departed this life six years
ago today. December 2g; l932:
JACKSON. MARY F. To the unforset-
table memory Of our mother, MARY F.
HER CHILDREN.
ory ~ Of my dear A friend ph1sY M ssYihF :. MA Ma.
GRUDER. who departed this life three
years ago today faF RsasRsiE K g, 1sRfa
Evening star., 1938-12-29
High Tribute Paid
To Rabbi Abram Simon
Al Funeral Services
Bishop Freeman
Delivers GLOWING
EuIogy at Rites

Glowing tributes were paid Rabbi
Abram Simon at funeral services
yesterday in the Eighth Street
Temple for the beloved spiritual
leader of the Washington Hebrew
Congregation. He died Saturday.
The Right Rev. James E. Free
man, Bishop of Washington, speak
ing at the services said:
If were seeking for a-text today
I would find it in the words OF an
clent Scripture there is prince and
a great man fallen this day in
Israel These words spoken of
great leader in ancient times fitly
apply to him whom we mourn today.
They express the deep and stirred
emotions of this entire community.
Standing in this place where his
eloquent voice was wont to be heard
we are awed by the silence of his
gracious lips: Their last message
was expressive of the breadth and
comprehenSlveness of his love for
men and women of every class and
name. He could say with the Latin
poet, I am a man and nothing that
Is human is alien to me-
Not NarrOwed by Sect.
DIR. Simons sphere of influence
was not narrowed by the restricting
walls Of any sect or isolated group.
He was a prophet, not alone to his
cherished people here in this syna-
gogue; he was prophet for every
good cause that concerns the we'll
being of his fellow men. Everv
worthy enterprise challenged his
ready support. Civic duty and re-
llglous faith found in him a high
exemplar.
His brethren of every name
throughout the city cherished his
warm friendship, his kindly, CO.
operative spirit, his winsome ways
and his deep and compelling affec-
ton. Every man respected the depth
OF his scholarship, the fine con-
sistenoy of his life and the zeal with
which he gave himself to every good
kcause. The closer intimacy of our
clerical life has sustained a great
loss. His place will be hard to fill"
Rabbi Norman Gerstenfeld, asso-
ciate rabbi of the congregation, who
conducted the services, said: II bow
my head before a great master
whose life was a living example of
our living faith"
A Better Place to Live In.
The Rev. DR.. Julian Morgenstern
president of the Hebrew Union COL
Evening star., 1938-12-29

Building construction in New Zea-
land is at the highest peak since
1890.
Evening star., 1938-12-29

lege at Cincinnati, Of which DR..
Simon was an alumnus, in praising
Rabbi Simon declared: "His own
life exemplifies his ideals. He would
put an end to hatred, persecution
and suspicion and in their stead sub
stitute faith, peace, friendship and
unending happiness"
The Rev. Dr.. William Rosenau of
Baltimore, representing the Central
Conference of American Rabbis,
said:
DR.. Simon worked steadfastly
that this world would be a better
place in which to live. His kindness,
his eloquence and his beloved char
acter will long be remembered" A
Evening star., 1938-12-29

part Of the Goth Psalm was read at
the services by Canon Anson Phelps
Stokes Of the Washington Cathedral.
The Rev. DR.. Albert Joseph Nc
Cartney, pastor of the Covenant
First Presbyterian Church and
chairman Of the Committee on Re-
ligious Life in the National Capital,
conducted services at the grave IN
the Washington Hebrew Congrcga-
ton Cemetery.
Maurice Bisgyer, national secre-
tary of the B'nai Birth, last night
paid tribute to Rabbi Simon's part
in the growth of that order at the
monthly meeting Of Argo Lodge.
B'nai Birth.
Evening star., 1938-12-29
Back D. G. Health Plan

The District Communist party, in
letter signed by Secretary Martin
Chancey, today urged Representa-
tive Randolph of West Virginia, new
chairman # the House District
Committee, 70 support President
Roosevelt's program for improve
ment of health conditions in the
District and to use his influence for
increased relief, health and school
appropriations.
Evening star., 1938-12-29
D. T.. Traffic Deaths
70 Below 1887 as
Year-End Nears
Man, so, Is Injured
By Hit-und-Run'
BicyeIist

The District approached the end
of 1888 today with 20 less traffic
fatalities than recorded during 1887
1T is very gratifying that we can
approach the year end with such a
decrease in traffic deaths, and ]
think it has been brought about
only by public cooperation with
the police" Maj. Ernest w. Brown,
superintendent of police, said.
The police records show S6 per-
sons have been killed in traffic ac-
cidents here so far this year, as
compared with l06 at this time last
year. The 1887 total was the same,
with no deaths recorded after De-
cember 26 last year.
If there are no more fatal acci-
dents this year, the toll will be the
lowest since 1883. when 80 persons
were killed. In 1886 the toll was 80
in 1885 it was 113, and in 1884 it
was 135, the highest ever recorded
here.
"Hit and Run" Bicyclist.
No one was reported hurt criti-
cally in District accidents yesterday
although a few persons suffered
painful injuries.
A young "hit-and-run" bicyclist
struck Arthur B. Snyder. 60, of 1886
East Capitol street on the sidewalk
in the 800 block of East Capitol
street and knocked him into fence
Mr.. Snyder. police said. is nearly
blind and could give no description
of the bicycle rider. He was treated
at Providence Hospital for lacera-
tions to his forehead and nose.
Julian Pompari, II, of $40 F
street NE, suffered conclusion of
the brain when struck by an auto
mobile while riding his bicycle at
Sixteenth street and Scott Circle.
Jumps in Path of Car.
Richard Daniels, 81, Fort Myer,
Va, was treated at Georgetown
Hospital for bruises received when
he jumped from a truck on Key
Bridge and was hit by a passing
automobile
Robert M. Potts, 80, of 634 New
York avenue NV. struck by hit
and-run motorist at Eighth and K
streets NV, yesterday, was treated
at Emergency Hospital for shock
and possible internal injuries.
Building construction in New Zea-
land is at the highest peak since
1870
Evening star., 1938-12-29
Maj. james 6. Hall
Rites Are at Fort Myer

Funeral services for Maj. James
G. Hall, 66, Medical Corps, U. S.
Army, retired, who died December
II, at Station Hospital, March Field,
Riverside, Calf, were held today in
the Fort Myer Chapel Chaplain
Walter B. Zimmerman officiated.
Burial was in Arlington National
Cemetery.
A native of Atlanta, Ca, Maj.
Hall was on duty at the Army
Medical College here from Septem-
ber l, 1924, to February 10, 1925.
Evening star., 1938-12-29

Rabbi Harry Silverstone will pay
tribute to Rabbi Simon tomorrow
night at Tifreth Israel Congrega-
tion.