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Evening star., 1938-06-17
GREINER LEADS SHEA
: AT HALFWAY MARK
Determined Baltimore Golfer
Strokes Steady 36 in First
Nine Today.
BY the Associated Press.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, June IT,.
Defending Champion Billy Shea OF
Washington was one down to Otto
Greiner. determined Baltimore
youngster at the midway mark OF the
first ls-hole round of the 34th annual
Midatlantic golf tournament today.
Greiner, who won the medal with a
y, two over Farmington's par, turned
in a steady SO for the first nine to-
day and at one time had Shea three
down.
J. o. Bergelin of Washington had
one-up lead over Dick Hamilton,
Newport News youth at the nine-hole
stage. Bergelin got of to a bad
start, losing the first two holes to
Hamilton's pars but stroked of a con-
sistent string of pars for the re-
mainder of the trek out to pick up
three holes when Hamilton had trou-
BILE and failed to equal par.
Earlier Story on Page C-3)'
Evening star., 1938-06-17
JUDGE WILLIAM CLARK
CONFIRMED BY SENATE

Now presiding over injunction pro-
ceedings brought in Federal Court in
Newark, N. j., against Jersey City
bans on free speech, Judge william
Clark yesterday was confirmed BY the
Senate for appointment to the United
States Third Circuit Court Of Appeals
in Philadelphia.
The confirmation was voted on .
roll call, with 81 favoring and 5 op-
posing the nomination. Senator
Burke, Democrat, Of Nebraska led the
opposition to Judge CLARK on the basis
Of his record, but vigorous support was
voiced by Senators La Toilette, Pro-
gressive, Of Wisconsin; Norris, Inde-
pendent, of Nebraska, and Lewis,
Democrat, of Illinois.
The Third Circuit Court has been
generally unfriendly toward New Deal
causes, handing down several rulings
against government counsel.
Evening star., 1938-06-17
CANTREL TO TALK
AT CELEBRATION
Patriotic Program Is Due to
Follow Takoma Parks
Parade July 4.

Joseph A. Cantrel, member of the
Maryland House of Delegates and a
candidate for Congress. will be the
principal speaker at patriotic meet
ing scheduled as part of Takoma
Parks independence Day celebration,
according to an announcement by
Capt. H. w. Orcutt, chairman Of the
Arrangements Committee.
The meeting, to be held at North
Takoma Park, will follow directly
after the annual parade. Music for
the procession will be furnished by
the Brookeville Community Band, a
drum and bugle corps from Gathers
burg, the Montgomery County School
Band, and q number of the larger
bands in Washington
Other events scheduled for the
of athletic contests directed by Cres-
cent J. Bride at the Whittier Street
Playground. feature of this event
will be the finish of the annual Dis
trict of Columbia playgrounds-Ta-
koma Park citizens 10-mile modified
marathon. Runners in this event,
to be handled by Richard Tennyson
of the Fairgrounds office and Ralph
Harries, will finish at the swimming
pool at the Takoma Recreation Cen
ter. Fifth and Van Buren streets NV.
The parade, to be featured by the
pageant section with a theme OF
Education of American Youth" will
be routed along Carroll avenue, start
ing at Ethan Allen avenue, to Carroll
street, then to Piney Branch road,
10 Takoma avenue. then to Buffalo
avenue and ending at Albany avenue.
A fireworks display at Hodges Field,
near Philadelphia avenue, Will bring
the celebration to conclusion.
Evening star., 1938-06-17
Nary a Whisper of Cood-by
Ciuen Roosevelt BY Congress

doorman, where are the dwarfs?"
Representative Gray told him
among other things.
Early this morning a corps Of Capt.
tol workmen began cleaning up. One
of the big jobs in the House is patch
ing up the damage on the backs Of
435 seats-caused by propped-up feet.
Gardeners have to repair the lawns
where the lawmakers have taken short
cuts through the grass, and In the
Senate there's a lot Of chair repairing.
Workmen don't know why 1t is. but
Senators seem to sit harder than Rep
resentattves.
Evening star., 1938-06-17
ROOSEVELT SIGNS
RECORD FARM BILL
Almost Half of Total Of
$1,0s9, ,719, 900 to Be Used
for Control Checks.

Bv the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt has signed q
record appropriation Of 81 .089, ,719. .344
for 1899 needs of the Agriculture De-
partment.
About $500, 600, ,000-aimost half of
the total-will be used for farm ben
eft payments under the four month
old Crop Control Act.
The appropriation measure allots
$745, ,7e0.279 Of new money. reappro-
PIRATES $189, 9,405, 900 of unexpended
balances and provides $l54,524,0 ,065 for
permanent expenditures which Con-
gress does not approve annually.
Congress set side $4,000 900 for
the administrations campaign to re-
ieve the farm tenant problem, ST.
800, 1000 for retirement of certificates
In the Governments cotton pool, $685.
600 for so new airport stations for the
Weather Bureau and $1,000, 900 for
acquisition Of lands for national for
oSfs
Evening star., 1938-06-17
LAW PARTNER INCOME
PUBLICITY IS PROPOSED
Representative Lewis Bill Asks
Action Where Firm Member
Is q. s. Official.
By tie Associated Press.

By TIE Associated Press.
Representative Lewis. Democrat, Of
Maryland, candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Senator. pro-
posed in a bill yesterday that publicity
be ordered for incomes of law partner
ships which include members Of Con-
gress or Federal officials.
Mr.. Lewis declared In q statement
accompanying the measure:
1T has long been a matter of COM
plant that some law partnerships
have been taking advantage OF their
partnership relation to men who are
members of Congress or officials in
the Government Of the United States
in securing practice for their law
firms.
"Of course, no such advantage should
be enjoyed and the purpose of the bill
Is to require disclosure IN the income
tax reports of such partnerships of any
fees or compensation received when
Federal official, appointive or elected.
shall be member of the firm. think
the public is entitled to publicity as to
such partnership income"
Evening star., 1938-06-17
By TIE Associated Press.

0y tEv A0boSiAtcu EISss
The Seventy-fifth Congress-the
Nations first air-conditioned Con-
gress-breezed out of town without
so much as whisper Of good-by to
President Roosevelt.
Resolved a double -barreled
resolution Of the Senate and House:
That committee Of two be ap-
pointed by the President of the Senate
to join similar committee appointed
by the Speaker to wait upon the
President and inform him that the
two houses. having completed the
business, are ready to ADJOURN"
But, did they do that? No!
They behaved just as they did the
day Congress began-they went into
the cloaFooms for q minute, then
came back and told the House and
Senate they had carried out their
mission.
Somebody. however. must have sent
word quickly to President Roosevelt.
waiting at Union Station. The ANAL
gavel fell at 9:08 pm, and at 9:l0
the Presidents special train started
for Nahant. Mass, where his son,
John, and Anne Clark will be married
tomorrow.
Vice President Garner made even
quicker time out Of town by leaving
before the session ended Anxious
to get back to his home in Uvalde,
Tex, the Vice President made his
farewells at dinner time and had
nearly a three-hour start when the
session ended.
At 7 pm. the family gallery of the
House was full-mostly with wives,
who kept looking at the big bronze
clock and then at their lawmaking
husbands.
Word, you see, had gone out that
everything would be over by 5 o'clock,
and that meant dinner at 6.
One Glad he's = Bachelor.
Between 7 and 8, a dozen Repre-
sentatives made the most impassioned
speeches of their careers, directly to
their wives, who looked down coldly
from the gallery.
I'm glad" sighed Representative
Mouton, Democrat, of Alabama, Il
am . bachelor"
Folks who fiocked to the closing
for fun didn't see much Of it. No
band played in the corner, and Rep
resentative Sol Bloom of New York
didn't boom on bass drum as he had
in yesteryears.
The house got very mellow 1.
Democrats applauded Republicans i. .
Republicans applauded Democrats . .
the pages shagged in a corner with
few daughters of Representatives
=. and somebody up in the mems
gallery played mouth organ.
Color? Why, it was on the green
carpeted Senate floor in chunks.
Senator Green, Democrat, Of Rhode
Island, dressed in blue Senator
White, Republican, Of Maine, wore
brown Senator Prentiss Brown,
Democrat, of Michigan, was garbed
in white Senator Fred Brown,
Democrat, Of New Hampshire, was
outfitted in black.
White Linen Frock Coat.
Over in the House, the usually dark
clad Representative Finly H. Gray.
Democrat. of Indiana, sprang the
dressiest surprise OF the day. He bios
somed out u . dazzling white linen
frock coat.
Hello, Snow whiss." saippsd .
Evening star., 1938-06-17
Elephants Sick at Sea.

Eight of the nine elephants with q
circus which had q rough voyage in
the liner Wanganella from New Zea-
land to Sydney, Australia, have an
other thing they will never forget. It
is seasickness. And were they sick?
Molly, aged u. was indisposed all the
way. She put her trunk into her
mouth and tears streamed to her eyes.
Evening star., 1938-06-17
SOVIET EXECUTES NINE

MOSCOW, June IT tP.-Nine ex-
ecutions for espionage and wrecking
in Blagoveschensk, on the Amur River
were reported today. This was the
second case in the Far East this week
On Tuesday II persons were executed
as members of a wrecking and espion-
age group in the Birobidjan Jewish
autonomous republic
Evening star., 1938-06-17
BY the Associated Press.

Representative Roy, Democrat, Of
New Hampshire, balanced his ac-
counts today and discovered he had
earned $2,855.50 q day for the seven
days he served in the House this ses-
sion.
Mr.. Roy, who was seated June .
after successfully contesting the elec-
ton of Arthur B. jerks, Republican,
found his experience as q Congress
man very nice" with slight French
sccent). He got paid for the entire
Evening star., 1938-06-17

A disturbance of slight intensity is NOV
ing northward over the Bay OF Fundy.
Eastport. Me. 1898 inches. while pres
sure continues relatively low over the
eastern portion OF the Lake region. Parry
Sound. Ontario. 1890 inches. A dis
turbance of slight intensity is moving east
ward over the Lower Ohio Valley. Evans
vile. Ind, 5000 inches. Pressure is low
over Alaska and the Mackenzie Valley and
thence southwark over Saskatchewan and
the Middle Rocky Mountain and Plateau
regions Kodiak. Alaska 291S inches;
Battleford: Saskatchewan. 29:7O inches
and Las Vegas. New. 1884 inches. Pres
sure is high to the south of Newfoundland.
s. s. American Merchant. 30.3g inches,
while pressure Is high from Northwestern
Quebec. Port Harrison. 5000 inches.
southwestward over Northern Minnesota.
Pressure is relatively high along the Mid
die Pacific Coast. Eureka. Calf. 1920
inches. During the last "a hours there
have been scattered showers in portions
Of the Middle Atlantic and North ATLANTIC
States. the Central valleys. the West Gulf
States. the North Pacific States and the
Northern Rocky Mountain region and the
northern portion of the Lake region. Tenn
perature changes have been slight.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry; Potomac very muddy At
Great Falls today.
Evening star., 1938-06-17
WEATHER REPORT

District OF Coumba-Mosy cloudy tonight
occasional showers not much change temperature
Mand-Mosty tonight
change
slightly central northwest
West Vgna-Local showers tonight probably
slightly in northeast portion
Evening star., 1938-06-17
Taxi Drivers Quitting.

So many taxi drivers are quitting
business since gasoline rationing was
inaugurated in Japan that the railway
ministry may order that public-owned
street cars be run later at night, some
all nighA
Evening star., 1938-06-17
MRS. FRANK FUNERAL
WILL BE HELD TODAY
Burial in Baltimore Cemetery
to Follow Services Here at
Daughters Home.

Funeral services for Mrs. Carrie N.
Frank. 7s, who died in Emergency
Hospital yesterday after a brief illness.
will be held at 4 pm today at the
home Of her daughter. Mrs. Rena
Wolfsheimer, in the Alban Towers
Apartments Burial will be in Hebrew
Friendship Cemetery, Baltimore, at 3
pm. Sunday.
Mrs. Frank, widow of Lewis Frank.
former Baltimore merchant, had made
her home with her daughter since the
death Of her husband several years ago.
She is survived also by two other
daughters. Mrs. Albert H. Ney and
Mrs. Sidney L. Hechinger, and q son.
Nathan Frank, all Of this city. Four
grandchildren also survive.
Evening star., 1938-06-17

Small weather balloons will be used
by Bangalore Observatory to obtain
data concerning the monsoon, The
wind which brings to India most OF
its rain
Evening star., 1938-06-17
SENATE SETS RECORD
Confirms 2,O62 Postmasterships
in Last Seven Days.

The Senate set a record by con-
firming 2,062 postmaster nominations
in the last seven days.
Under a bill recently passed, first,
second and third class postmasters
will be eligible for reappointment for
life on passing q non-competitive ex-
animation at the end Of their four
year terms
Evening star., 1938-06-17
Report for Last "a Hours.

Report for Last "A Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, rs, 1:3O pm. yesterday. Year
ago. 30.
Lowest, 65. $50 am. today. Year
ago, IS.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 95. on June 12.
Lowest, 1S on January 2S.
Humidity fer Last "a Hsurs.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon today
Highest, "a per cent, at f:45 am. today.
Lowest, so per cent. at 2 pm. yesterday.
Tide Tables
FURNISHED by United States Coast
and Geodetic Survey
Evening star., 1938-06-17
FOREIGN Stations.
Air Fund Is Voted.

Congress, just before quitting last
night, authorized expenditure Of
100000 for development Of wind
It'll" type aircraft.
Evening star., 1938-06-17

Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation IN inches In the
Capital (current month to date):
Evening star., 1938-06-17
White Linen Frock Coat.

Over in the House, the usually dark
clad Representative Fnly H. Gray,
Democrat. Of Indiana, sprang the
dressiest surprise Of the day. He bios
somed out u . dazzling white linen
frock coat.
Hello, Snow white" saippsd .
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-28
purposes,
u. S. Cannot Speak.

Due to the unmistakable popularity
Oh an .isolation.stic attitude on the
part of the United States, Uncle Sam
is IL no position to find outspoken
fault with Britain's prime minister in
electing to let Hitler-ism Mussolini-
ism and Japanese nilitarism run ram
pant Cor u while.
1t is recognized that, with some hint
of the probability of American sup
port, John Bulls backbone might be
considerably stiffened.
So would Frances. The French
justifiably are afraid to go to the mat
with Germany and Italy combined I'M
less Britain promises to help them
And Chamberlain, in turn, hesitate to
undertake any going to the mat with
out a similar American intimation, tn
say the least.
Boosts Naval Program.
At all events, the situation has
given a tremendous boost to the adj
ministration's naval increase program
There is no denying that European
conditions look like a war ahead.
Hitler and Mussolini clearly have
made up their minds to attain objec-
tivec which Britain, as well as France,
and the smaller democracles ultimate
w will have to draw the line at
Prime Minister Chamberlain can be
as peaceful as he pleases; he can be
voted out of office in short order.
Englands national elections are not
like this country Sat stated intervals
An administration can he overturned
in jig-time- a month or two.
Crisis Approaches.
And the noticeable popularity of bel
igerent, retiring Minister Eden strong
ly suggests that this will happen soon.
In such a case the peace-or-war is
sue will be put on the spot directly.
Will Germany Italy and Japan back
down?
No one can tell.
At best it will be a vitality bilious
crisis
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-28

fCohtinuad FROM Page C.,e)
may lead 20.
There is no doubt, however, judg-
ing. from confidential utterances by
state, war and navy departmental all
thorities. that American government
tai sympathies are with retiring Min
lister Eden, in his view that now is
the time to call the dictatorial powers
bluff, in preference to letting matters
drift for the present, which obviously
is Prime Minister Chamberlain's
policy.
This is natural enough, America be-
ing one Of the worlds democratic
countries. inclusive also or Britain,
France, and some few of the little pee
Piles, such as Holland, Switzerland and
the Scandinavians. Likewise, curlously
enough, communistic Russia, SPANS
pretty radical loyalists and mlscellan
eous China are mentioned as prospec-
I've democratic allies. In 1act' critics
practically have ceased to speak of
Russian communism as a DANGER, be-
cause it is. so evident that communism
is not SO Immediately threatening as
Naziism, Fascism and japanese ag-
erosion. Indeed, it's hostiie 10 Them
virtually is pro-democratlc Tor today's
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-28
STOCKS LOAF INTO
MODERATE DECLINE
Traders Wait for Better Signs OF BUS
mess Upturn and Leglsia-
ton on Taxation

New York, Feb. % (AP)-The stock
market loafed into a decline today
that set many leaders back fractions
to two or more points. There were IN
termittent support periods, but these
generally lacked vigor. With the tick
er tape barely moving, extreme losses
were shaded in many instances near
the fourth hour. Brokers attributed
renewed timidity to speculative forces
mainly to the desire for more confir-
nation of a seasonal upturn in bus
mess. and more definite Indications of
the direction Congress would take on
the much-disputed, tax laws In ad-
dition, some observers believed Euro
pean political clouds were far from
having been swept away, and that fur
her reinsurance from this source
would be necessary to attract any
weighty market support.
Bonds and commodities were I'M
even, with trends on the whole mod
erately lower
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-28
DEFENSE BILL TO REACH
STAGGERING SLIM SHORTT =


Washington, Feb. 28-(AP) ma
tons annual defense bill, informed OF
ficials predicted today, will mount in
the next decade to $1,2OO,OOO, 900 or
more This would be double the S617.-
$4,000 allotted in 1923, when the Was.l
ington arms limitation treaty first
was effective, but would be well I'm
der the $1,744, 100000 spent in postwar
1920.
Exclusive of the increases which
Mr.. Roosevelt has recommended, pros
pective OUTLAWS for the army and navy
this year aggregate ab%,lt $1,0OOOO0,
COG.
The chief factor in the future cal
culations is the 1,156, 100000 official
ly estimated as the cost of increas-
ing the fleet tonnage by 20 percent
and augmenting the naval aviation
force by $50 planes.
It would be prorated over the six or
eight years which the House Nava,
Committee has been told would be re-
quired to complete the program.
Since the United States is a late en-
try into the world armaments race,
projected increases are expected to
leave the strength of the army and
navy at it's present relation to the
forces of other nations.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-28

For nine years Wesley Randall.
Denver grocery clerk, has lived
happily with the woman he is &C
cused of kidnapping in 1929. But
now he has been arrested and was
to be removed to Orangeville,
N. Y, to face charges Of kidnap-
ing. Ethel Ali Smith, RandalPs
attractive 23-year-old common
law wife and mother of his four
children, said she would return to
New York with her husband.
Randall was indicted at Warsaw,
N. Y, in 1929 for kidnapping Ethel
Ali, then IA.
Central Press
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-28

The board orders were not authorized
by the national labor relations act
The orders were directed against the
Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines, Inc.
and the Pacific Greyhound Lines, Inc
The labor board also won a Supreme
Court review of it's efforts to compel
the Mackay Radio & Telegraph Com
pany to re-employ men who had gone
out on strike.
The court failed to deliver an op.
inion on litigation involving consti
nationality of the 1885 act regulating
public utility holding companies. Tn,
decision May come next Monday OF
later.
The tribunal ruled that salary re
ceived by State employees engaged il
liquidating state banks or insurance
companies is subject to a Federal in
come tax.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-28

American Radiator ........... 10 1-2
American Telephone ......... 1876
Anaconda -. -. ............. 80 ga
Atlantic Coast Line ......... Is
Atlantic Refining -. ........ % 1-2
Bendix Aviation E. 49,. ....... IL 3-8
bethlehem Steel ......... 81 SO
Chrysler -. 80. ............. SD 3-4
Columbia Gas & Elec Co ..... Z r.
commercial -. -. ....... 8 1-2
continental Oil Co ........... 9 1-2
Cuftlss Wright -. go. ........ 1-2
DuPont -. ... -, -. -. -. 116 3-4
Electric Pow & Light ........ 10
General Motors -. ........... "a 7-8
Montgomery Ward & Co ..... IS ga
reynolds TOb B .............. 80 SO
southern Railway -. -. -. IL
standard Oil N J .......... So
. steel -. ........... 81 7-8
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-28

600 miles at a speed of $50 miles an
hour. The ship could be delivered, he
said, in three and one-half years.
Tests will have to be made to deter
mine the actual fighting power of
such craft" he said.
Martin said he could not see any
limit on the size of military aircraft.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-28

(COnIlnNco rom rage One.J
eight months this year the levy yield
ed $780, Gals, compared with 1854
262.46 in the period last year. Basis
foods are now exempt from the tax
and were not last year.
The bevareg tax from whisky, wine
and beer reached $1,O53, 1914 for eight
months compared with 1884, 095.43 last
year.
Gasoline taxes in eight months tota
led $15,585, 351.75, up from $14,755,
53444 r
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-28

Was DR.. Max Bernhard Sammett,
A, slain Jewish political refugee
from Germany, active in some In
trigue involving the Nazi regime
he blamed for his exile? That's
what Chicago police attempt to
discover as they investigate his
death from bullet wounds. DR..
Sammett, a German war hero, was
studying at the University Of Hi
nois Dental school. His wife has
been working in New York dem
tai laboratory. &
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-28

Much depends upon what meaning
is given words; for instance, every
dictatorship claims to be a democracy.
Europe, according to newspaper
headline, is mildly surprised at Mus
solini's silence. "Surprised"? It's amaz-
OF
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-28

A former student at the Texas
School of Mines at Ell Paso, Jose
Marquee y Soto, 27-year-old Mex
lean journalist, was reported ex-
ecuted before a. firing squad by
Mexican authorities near Guiana
juato, Mexico. This followed the
arrest of "a persons in connec-
ton with an investigation Of al
legged revolutionary activities
against the governments church
policy. Relatives in FL Paso said
they had been informed that ex-
ecution occurred two days after
arrest.
Central Press
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-28

Mayfair society in London
wealthy Mrs Ruth Mary Cunningham
Louise Mountbatten, will $25 year
her dahing husband Capt Alexander According
to London dispatches the hereswf Withdrew demand for
accounting of still
is divorce action pending against the captain.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-28
Government Blamed
For Job Decline

Continued from Page One.)
to cover established production areas,
board could be permitted to vary
the rules to cover emergencies, he
said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-28
New Airplane May
Fly 1000 Miles
At $50 Miles Hour

Continued from Page One.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-28
Labor Board Sustained
By Higher Court

tContinueo from Page One.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-02-28
N. c. Income Up ID
Prct. Last Month

(ConIlnwco from rage One.)