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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-20
CCC Soon to Let
100000 Contract

U.N.S.) The Civilian Conserva-
ton Corps shortly will purchase
$7OO, 900 worth of trucks, tractors
and other heavy machinery for
use in carrying out CCC work pro-
jects, acting director J. j. McEntee
announced today. Contracts will
be awarded as soon as bid forms
have been prepared and advertised.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-20
Ford Co. Strike
In Mexico Illegal

MEXICO CITY, May 20 (I.N.SO,
The strike of workers at the
Ford Motor Company plant here
was branded illegal today in an
order issued by the Mexican Fed.
'eral Labor Board.
The board said the workers
must return to their jobs within
"a hours. The employees had de-
manded a collective contract,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-20
Tripped by Wire,
Woman Injured

Tripping over wire as she
hurried to work today. Mrs. Cath
crime Grant, ~, Of 1920 Twenty
eighth st. N. W., was painfully
injured.
The accident occurred near the
new Labor Department Building.
She was admitted to Emergency
Hospital for treatment for leg
injuries.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-20
Freud Plans Visit
To u. S., Report

LONDON, May 20 G.NS0-Dr.
sigmund Freud, famous Viennese
psychologist, hopes to come to
England soon and then go to the
United States, the London Daily
Telegraph reported today. It was
stated reservations already have
been made for him at q London
Hotel, .--
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-20
OFFICE WORKERS
ASK WPA BOOST

Answer from the White House
to a demand for revocation Of the
$1,000 annual maximum cost per
WPA worker was awaited today by
the United Office and Professional
Workers of America, one Of the
youngest of the CLIO affiliates, in
convention here.
Demand, in the form Of q memo.
-randum presented to Marvin
Mcintyre. secretary to the Presi.
dent, also was made for more
WPA projects for "white-collar''
workers.
Detection in the ranks Of the
union was seen in the charge OF
Ernest Norback. business agent for
the San Francisco unit of the
UOPWA, that Harry Bridges,
West Coast director Of the CLIO.
was seeking to destroy the local,
Norback said he would try to see
John L. Lewis, CLIO chieftain, to.
day, to protest the units loss Of
seating in the convention for non
payment Of capital dues assessed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-20
LOST

DoG-Lost, large, white, part bull. brown
spots, brown face, white center. tag No.
246S9, named Mike: reward, no ques-
PERSIAN CAT, white. female, vic. IA Mon
roe Ave-. Univ. Park, Md. OR. 2S21-J.
PURSE. black, at circus side show; permit
glasses. keys. etc. Rev. Ma. 1910. Br. la
WRIST WATCH-Lady's platinum diamond
with baggettes: name on back. Paul.
LOST ADS accepted up to IL 80 a. m. 1oI
Evening Times. and mp TO midnight foI
Morning Herald Use the Herald-Times foI
both MORNING and EVENING eoVerags
II one low cost. Re. 1894.
(0ther Lost and Found Ads on
Page IS, Col. 81
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-20
District Is Offered No Hope
OfRelief From Rain and Cold

warmer weather is expected to-
night.
AS to when the sun and fair
weather may be definitely ex-
.pected, the Weather Bureau ad-
mitted it had no idea.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-20
Eckener to Visit
President TODAY

U.N.SO DR.. Hugo Eckener,
veteran Zeppelin expert, and Hans
Heinrich Dieckhoff, German am.
bassador to the United States,
were on the White House guest
list today.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-20

No relief is in sight, the Weather
Bureau said today, from the rain
and cold which have visited the
District the last ten days.
ThunderShowerS are predicted
for tonight and tomorrow. Slightly
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-20
TREASURY CONDITION

UNS) Treasury balance May
10: $2,677, O4S, 5S6.41; internal reve-
nue., $5,179,517.O4; customs re-
ceipts. ,219,0sO.37; receipts, S..
376,217,647; expenditures, $6.746,-
084 .476
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-20
BULLET, SHELL
NOT IN ROOM
ON 1ST SEARCH
Accused DisObeyed
Orders in Hunt
BY CARROLL PEEKE


Robert p. Langdon disobeyed ex-
plicit orders mot to touch any
thing" in the home Of the slain
Beulah Limerick when he
searched the house and "discov-
cred" q bullet hole through the
mattress, . bullet hole in the
floor under the bed, q .25-caliber
slug in the floor and an empty
shell in the coffee cup in the
kitchen.
Lieut.. Robert C.,Pierce, then in
temporary command of the Fifth
Precinct, testified that Langdon
requested the detail to guard the
murder house.
TELLS OF INSTRUCTIONS
Pierce said he gave Langdon
the detail and gave him explicit
instructions not to touch anything
in the house and not to permit
anyone except members of the
Homicide Squad to touch any.
thing.
Langdon disobeyed these orders,
Lieutenant Pierce said, and when
he asked Langdon Why he had
done this Langdon replied:
IT thought it would be TO the
advantages 81 the department to
get that evidence '''''.,' ?
Other police witnesses have tes.
titled that there was no bullet
hole and no shell when a previ.
Gus exhaustive search was made,
Inspector Edward J. Kelly tes-
titled that Langdon was half
accused by the police Of killing
the "sky high" whoopee girl, ind
had fatty denied that he had
anything to do with it,"
FIRST WITNESS
Inspector Kelly was the first
witness called by the Government
today. the fifth day of the trial.
At the time of the murder. the
inspector was acting captain of
detectives and was in command
Of the investigation Of the case.
Under cross examination by De-
tense Attorney Russell Kelly, the
inspector was questioned as to how
many times Langdon had been
grilled following his arrest on
January 2, 1881. Inspector Kelly
said he had questioned Langdon
twice and the defense attorney
asked:
did he deny he killed Beulah
Limerick"
Inspector Kelly replied:
eyes. I asked him to tell me
the truth, If he shot the girl.
CONTINUED ON Page 10, Col. ID
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-20
Hands Off Elections,
Roosevelt Declares
What Cabinet Members, Others Do Is Their
OWn Business, President Asserts
By GEORGE r. HOLMES

QNs) Although his Cabinet officers have been busy
bees promoting the political fortunes of New Deal favorte
Democratic primaries, President Roosevelt blandy told
porters today he taking part any of State
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-20
Where Do We Go
From Here?

You'll have a ready answer
to this question if you pur-
chase one Of the great used
car bargains listed in today'S
Classified Section. Take some
of the many delightful short
trips pictured on the Tour
Map of Washington which
also appears on one of the
Classified pages.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-15
Long Flight
SGssOOn En- Route
To Mexico Citv

LOS ANGELES, April IS G.N.SO.
Continuing one of the longest air
journeys in the history of CONNER
cial aviation, Sir Victor SasSoon,
English business magnate, today
was en- route to Mexico City aboard
a Pan-American Always plane.
Sir Victor took off from here
late yesterday, accompanied by
his secretary, Capt. j. B. Freeman
Thomas, and Lieut.. j. C. Reed, re-
tired British naval officer.
The party came to California
aboard the Hawaii Clipper from
the Orient. They are travelling to
New York by way of Mexico, Cen
trail America, around South Amer
lea, through the West Indies to
Miami, the entire journey by air.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-15
JOHN R. HEARST
SUED BY Wife

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla, April
15.-Charging her husband pos
sessed "a violent and ungovern-
able temper" Mrs. John Randolph
Hearst, the former Gretchen Will
son. yesterday filed suit for di-
vorCe.
Mr.. Hearst, the third of five sons
of William Randolph Hearst and
Mrs. Hearst. and his wife were
married in March, 1888, at the
San Simeon, Cal, home of the
elder Hearst.
Mrs. Hearst. native of Alex
andria, La, is the great-great-
granddaughter Of Stonewall Jack
son and the daughter of Mrs. John
L. Wilson, member of a distin-
guiShed Southern family.
Mr.. Hearst has been associated
with his father in the publishing
business several years.
VOTE FOR SUFFRAGE APRIL 3d.
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5000 TO MARCH.
IN JUNIOR D, c..
DAY PA AD E.
Entries Close Monday
At Midnight
BY LANE CARTER

With 5000 boys and girls al
ready entered for the third an
nual Junior District Day parade
on Constitution Avenue mex t
Wednesday afternoon. the event
promises to be one of the most
Colorful in the historp Of Amerl-
can youth.
The line of march, mapped out
by high school cadet officers who
will serve as marshals, showed a
line of boys and girls extending
from Seventh and Constitution
Avenue to the reviewing stand
between Fifteenth and Seven
tenth Streets Northwest.
STILL TIME
There is still time to enter the
big parade as entries will not
close until midnight Monday.
Entry blanks may be had at the
Washington Times and Herald
building. The dog show will be
held at 2 p. m. Tuesday on Con-
Stitution Avenue. Applications
are at the Herald-TimeS Building.
Fifteen dogs will be selected in
the show for the parade. They
will be of all types, ranging from
pedigrees to NUTS.
More than 80 cups and medals
will be awarded prize winners IN
the more than 10 clasSificatlons
in the parade. These prizes have
been engraved except for the
names of the winners.
GOV. NICE REPRESENTATIVE
Final junior to be appointed is
John Thomas Hodges, Is, of David
sonville. Md, who will represent
Governor Harry w. Nice OF Mary
land.
John and his party will be met
by a police escort from the Metro
politan Police Department at noon
Wednesday and brought to the
Willard Hotel for the Junior Dis
trict Day luncheon. The parade
which John and the more than
80 other juniors will review will
follow.
The parade committee was to
meet this afternoon under the
Craftsmanship of Miss Sibyl Baker,
supervisor of the District Play
ground Department. to complete
plans for the big event.
JUDGES TO MEET
Senior high school judges who
will act as judges of the parade
will meet at 10 a. m. tomorrow
at the Washington Herald and
Times Building.
All junior officials who have
not communicated with Junior
District Day headquarters are
asked to call Republic 1884, extern
sion 1874 Immediately.
-V0TE FOR SUFFRAGE APRIL 3d.
WE WON'T, JOE!
NEW YORK, April Is QN.S0.
Joe Mccarthy, manager of the
World Champion Yankees, advises
the fans: Don't sell the Yankees
short"
Evening star., 1938-04-05

More than 100000 worth OF Amer
tcan toys were received into the Philip.
pines in the last year.
Evening star., 1938-04-05
MYSTERIOUS LIGHTS
IN HEAVENS EXPLAINED
Carnegie Institution Is Seeking
to Explore Upper Atmosphere
With Searchlights.

The scores of residents who tried
to find out the source of the mys-
terious light which played across the
sky last night will be relieved to learn
that Washington isn't expecting an
air raid-it's the Carnegie Institution
seeking to explore the upper atmos-
phere.
Between the 20-mile limit of balloon
stratosphers flights and the radio
experiments, which start 60 miles up,
there is an unknown, unseen area,
DR.. M. A. Tuve, physicist of the
Carnegie Institution and one of the
four men working on the experiment.
explained today
BY sending a searchlight straight
up and Pickering the beam the re-
ceiver will be able to follow the
searchlight far higher than ever be-
fore to the point where the beam is
fainter than the steady light from
the upper atmosphere.
DR.. Tuve explained that a normal
searchlight can only be seen 10 or
- miles into the atmosphere, where
1t ningles with the light always pres
ent between the stars.
Others in the institutions depart
ment of terrestrial magnetism who are
working on the experiment are DR..
e. A. johnson and DR.. r. c. Meyer.
DR.. o. r. Wulf of the Department of
Agriculture is also assisting.
Evening star., 1938-04-05
POLICE SEEK TO LINK
'LIFER' TO HOLD.UPS
Escaped Alabaman Will Face
Line-up-1f Not Identified
Will Be Returned.

Attempts to link Tom A. Hamrick.
81, escaped Alabama "lifer," with re-
cent District crimes will be made at
lineup at police headquarters to-
morrow night.
If no one Identifies him, Inspector
B. w. Thompson said, he will be re-
turned to Kilby Prison, at Montgom-
cry, Ala, where he escaped in 1895.
Inspector Thompson last night tele-
graphed Kilby authorities that Ham
rick had admitted his identity and
expressed willingness to return.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Montgomery said Hamrick was the
alleged ringleader in a sensational 10
man break from the prison. Eight of
the others were recaptured after a few
hours of liberty and another was shot
to death later in Atlanta.
Hamrick, officials said, had boasted
he would never come back alive
He was picked up here Saturday night
without struggle.
Evening star., 1938-04-05
PRIZE NOVELIST
IS HOUSEWIFE
Elizabeth Seifert Wrote as
She Cooked and Washed
for Her Family.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, April 5-While rear
ing four children and doing her own
housework, including the washing,
Elizabeth Seifert wrote a novel, and
yesterday she came to New York
as winner Of a $4,000 prize for the
best first novel Of the year, and said:
4 imagine you'll write somehow, If
you have 1t in you"
Distractions Of one kind or another,
ones age and situation and the kind
Of desk one has are, she said, Of
little moment. If you're going to
write. you will.
Miss Seifert of Moberly, Mo.-in
private life Mrs. John Gasparotti, who
lives in typical American house,
surrounded by big yard, and finds
time to bake cookies for q 6-foot
son Jack. II; Richard, 16; Paul, IA.
and Ann, 12-was guest of honor at
a big literary luncheon.
Sinclair Lewis was there, Pearl
Buck, Hendrick Willem Van Loon
and some would-be writers who came
to New York from little towns think
ing they couldn't write there and
could here, but never did-and every
one talked about her book, Young
Doctor Galahad"
It was Miss Seiferts first trip to
New York, and her book about a
small-town doctor, which won the
Dodd, Mead e. Co. and Redbook Mag
azine award Martha Ostenso won sew
eral years ago with Wild Geese" was
the first thing she ever submitted to
. publisher.
Fresh-faced. gray-haired and 80,
simply dressed in sports clothes. she
discussed her literary philosophy:
Il don't think the age at which you
Evening star., 1938-04-05

start makes any real difference to q
writer. am not sorry was 80 when
finished my first book instead of rs.
Some people, I think, start writing too
young"
Part Of her book was written in
pencil on a scratch pad and part Of it
typed at = desk In her bedroom. She
tried to work two hours . day, but
always stopped to get q hot lunch for
the children.
Her husband and her Oldest son read
the book in manuscript and said,
Nice going. mother" All the house.
hold is delighted with her prize, and
Moberly, Mo-. is, too. Nearly the whole
town congratulated her when news of
the award came-including the mayor
Evening star., 1938-04-05
UTILITY RECEIVERS
PLANTS FROM UNION
N. L. r. B. Must Settle Puzzle
Of 3 Claims for Bargaining
Rights.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
DETROIT, April 5.-The Consum-
ers' Power Co. exercised full control
today over its plants--an authority
seized previously by c. I. O. union
strikers-and mediators undertook to
clear up loose ends remaining from
the strike settlement.
Strikers relinquished possession OF
l3 power plants in large Michigan
cities late yesterday upon accepting q
compromise which revived for four
months an expired agreement with
the company, but there still remained
for solution the puzzle presented by
three unions claims to bargaining
rights.
This puzzle was turned over to the
National Labor Relations Board. The
Labor Board must act on q problem
OF apparently as much importance As
the demands Of the Utilities Workers
Organizing Committee, c. I. o. affili-
ate, which called the strike last Fri
day night to enforce a contract re-
neWal and head of wage reductions. J."
Two other unions, both parties to
the peace conference, claim major
ity memberships among Consumers
Power employees. One is the A. F. Of
Evening star., 1938-04-05
WAR TALK TONIGHT
Millard w. Rice to Address
v. F. W. Post in Alexandria.

v. F. W. Post in Alexandria.
Mlllard W. Rice. national legislati
representative of the Veterans of For
eign Wars, will speak on Keep Amer
lea Out of War" before the Russell
Mitchell Post. Veterans of Foreign
Wars, Alexandria, Va. tonight in the
" F. w. Home. 319 Prince street
The veterans group also will hold
election of officers and delegates and
alternates to the Eighth District
Council of Administration, v. F. w.
Evening star., 1938-04-05
SMOKE NUISANCE
DECREASE CITED
Dupont Circle Association
Told of Reforms by
District Inspector.

Smoke nuisances in the District are
gradually decreasing, H. K. Kugel,
District smoke inspector, told members
Of the Dupont Circle Citizens Associa-
ton yesterday afternoon at meeting
held at the Mayf1ower Hotel.
Since the regulations enacted to
control the smoke nuisance Is months
ago, Mr. Kugel said his department
has had TIA complaints filed, most Of
them having grounds for action.
In one year Office buildings, DEPART
ment stores and apartment houses
have installed 1,601 mechanical firing
units, Mr.. Kugel continued. When
investigating the complaints, it was
found that two-thirds of the violations
were from hand-firing units.
Bicycle Riding Protested.
Protests against children and mes
senger boys riding bicycles on the side
walks and the wrong way on one-Way
streets were made in resolution
adopted. The resolution also charged
the regulation prohibiting the sound
ing of automobile horns between the
hours of midnight and am. was
being grossly disregarded.
In another resolution, the associa-
ton went on record favoring the
present system of traffic lights at
Dupont Circle. The organization also
asked for study of the traffic condi-
tions at Sheridan Circle.
Would Protect Fountain.
Park officials will be asked by the
group to replant the "thorny bushes
around the fountain in Dupont Circle
to stop the children from destroying
the property. They also complained
that during the summertime children
bathe in the fountain.
The association referred the horse
racing bill and the proposed change
of the regulations concerning the es-
tablishment of liquor stores to its
Executive Committee for report at
the next meeting.
The Nominating Committee nomi-
mated the following officers for the
ensuing year: Woodson P. Houghton,
president; William Floyd Crosby, first
vice president; DR.. Harry A. Garfield,
second vice president; Rowland S.
Marshall, secretary; w. Herbert Gill,
treasurer; Miss Margaret Delano Gage
and Col. Spencer Cosby for the Execu-
tive Committee to serve until 1910;
Frank c. Baldwin and Maj. j. L. M.
Leisenring for the Executive Commit
tee to serve until 194l.
Evening star., 1938-04-05

LIS International Brotherhood Of Elec.
trical Workers. the other the Inde-
pendent Power Workers Association.
Gov. Murphy promised all three
unions the board would conduct plant
elections within go days. Frank Bow
en-, regional N. L. R. B. director, said
the matter would be placed first on
the boards docket.
Evening star., 1938-04-05
COLUMBIA HISTORICAL
GROUP PLANS PROGRAM
Society's 3OOth Meeting Will Be
Celebrated in May-Four
New Members Elected.

The Board of Managers of the Co.
lumbia Historical Society at its
monthly meeting yesterday in the
National Savings & Trust Building,
voted to have a special program in
celebration Of the society's 3O0th
meeting to be held in May.
The board also voted to issue an
other volume Of the society's records
next fall. -Four new members were
elected to the society at the board
meeting, presided over by Allen C.
Clark. president. They are Lawrence
v. Benet, William r. Castle, Charles
Fahy and Thomas 30 Sweeney.
The April meeting will be held at
8:l5 pm. next Tuesday in the May
flower Hotel. John Clagett Proctor
will speak
Evening star., 1938-04-05
,18O.DAY JAIL SENTENCE
GIVEN IN RELIEF FRAUD

Guilty Of Three Times
Accepting Checks.
Judge John P. Mcmahon yesterday
sentenced Helen Lee, colored, 80, of
BIT Second street SW. to serve 1870
days in Jail after she was found
guilty on three counts of accepting
checks from the District Unemploy-
ment Board on her own statement
that she was unemployed.
Lloyd B. Harrison, an assistant cor
poration counsel, testified he employed
Helen Lee until two weeks ago. The
checks were received during February
and March, two for $3.50 each and one
Tor IS.
Three other colored women found
guilty Of the same practice are to be
sentenced Saturday.
Evening star., 1938-04-05
TAX EXEMPTION HIT

Law Guild Committee Raps Plan
to Exclude Congressmen.
Exemption Of members Of Congress
and other Government oficials from
the prosposed individual income tax
for the District was condemned as
wholly unjustifed" in a resolution
adopted last night by the Social Leg
islation Committee Of the National
Lawyers Guild.
The committee pronounced the
measure sound in its main features,
bat criticized failure to tax capita
gains In any manner and expressed
doubt at need Of q local board OF tax
appeals.
Evening star., 1938-04-05
Bumgardner Ill,

Tom P. Bumgardner, clerk Of the
House Ways and Means Committee,
was critically i'll with pneumonia in
Sibley Hospital today Doctors said
he had little chance to live. He is
former member of the North Carolina
House Of Representatives.
Evening star., 1938-04-05
HELD IN SUICIDE THREAT
Man, rs, Wrote Letter to Police
Chief, Asking 81, 900.

Houston 8. Farris, IS, resident Of a
local hotel, was under observation al
Gallinger Hospital today after he wrote
q letter to Police Chief Ernest W.
Brown in which he threatened suicide
unless a subscription Of $1,000 was
taken up for him.
Farris set Thursday as the dead
line for payment Of the money. He
explained that a bottle of poison was
by his side as he wrote and urged that
Maj. Brown sponsor public subscrip-
tion IN his behalf or else Thursday
would be his last day Of life"
The man was taken into custody
by Detective Herbert Wanamaker.
Evening star., 1938-04-05
CONTEMPT FINE LEVIED
H. o. L. c. Employe Assessed for
Not Appearing as Juror.

Norman A. Marceron, an employe in
the controllers office Of the Home
Owners Loan Corp, was fined $40 for
contempt Of court by Judge Hobart
Newman in Police Court today after
failing to appear as juror yesterday
morning in answer to a summons.
He was excused from further jury
duty after it was explained in letter
that his work was Of a nature which
made it imperative that he be at his
once, as the only other person IA
miliar with the work was Ill.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-09-22
Grand Jury
Desired For
Election Row

Charleston, S. c., Sept. 22-oAP)
Solicitor Robert McC. F'igg an
nounced today he would seek the crea
ton of a special grand jury to m
yestigate the charges made by w.
M. Manning. defeated candidate for
governor, that the run-off primary
last week was "permeated Wild
fraud"
The county ballot boxes, poiiing
lists, club rolls and other election
paraphernalia, which were held IN
custody of National Guardsmen from
primary night until yesterday, at
Mannings request, were turned over
to Sheriff j. M. Poulnot.
Judge j. S. ThurmOnd, in general
sessions court, directed that this me-
terial be placed in the sf,eriff's care
after Figg had requested the action:
Figg said the work of the court should
not be "flavored with politics" and
criticized Manning for having used
in his campaign presentment MADE
bv the present grand jury which at
tackled local law enforcement condl-
tons.