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Evening star., 1938-01-19
COUNTRY STORE"
. PLAN DESCRIBED
Moe Goodman Says He Ar
ranged Project, Seeking
Only to Aid.

Moe Goodman, who was chairman
Of the "Unc Ezra's Country Store and
Dance" money-raising project re-
Gently abandoned by the Citizens
Permanent Committee for the Feeding
and Clothing Of Needy School Chill
dren, said today he originated the
plan and volunteered to carry it into
effect for the sole purpose of aiding
a worthy charity and with no expec-
tation of personal profit.
Mr.. Goodman told The Star in an
interview that the entertainment
which was to have been held at the
Willard Hotel March IA and IS, was
planned as self-liquidating venture
capable of raising considerable profit
for the lunch fund.
Expenses Of organizing and staging
the affair, he said, were to be borne
by local merchants, who, In return,
were to be given advertising space on
promotion circulars and other litera-
ture and at the food-show-lik
Country store" Thousands of such
circulars, letters, stickers and similar
printed matter were printed under
this arrangement prior to abandon
ment of the project.
S62.80 Was Donated.
"A total of $3.50 in cash donations
was received, of which $3148 was
expended for stamps, leaving a cash
balance of $3l.32, Mr.. Goodman said.
Stamps to the value of $172 were
returned to the treasurer of the COM
nittee, so that the final credit was
$S3O4.
In addition. a number Of merchants
had agreed to put up 1929 toward
printing and other costs incident to
distribution of the literature, much
Of which was to bear commercial
advertising matter. he explained. Sev-
eral of the printing bills were paid
in this way before cancellation Of the
undertaking by Mrs. John Boyle, jr.,
president Of the committee. Mr.. Good
man declared. The total printing
costs were s54679, of which $429 was
charged to the merchants who bought
advertising. and s84.75 to proceeds of
the entertainment
Letters Gave Authority.
Mr. Goodman showed letters signed
by Mrs. Boyle which authorized him
to proceed with arrangements for the
country store" No money, he said,
was to pass through his hands and
all receipts were to have been turned
over to the lunch fund.
i hit upon the country store and
dance idea as a good means of raising
money for feeding the hungry school
children" Mr.. Goodman stated. Il
volunteered my services free of charge
to the committee, and Mrs. Boyle
gave me letter authorizing me to
serve as chairman in organizing the
affair. OF course. I was to receive
nothing for myself out of the enter
prise"
Evening star., 1938-01-19
T|PPETTSAREHELD
IN $4,000 BONDS
Cases of Pair Accused as
Drunken Bandits Taken
to Grand Jury.
(Story on Page A-1.)

Ellis and Ellsworth Tippett, Mary
land young brothers accused as the
drunken bandits" who held up seven
grocery stores and filling stations in
quick succession here last Wednesday
night. were ordered held under SIC. 900
bond each for the grand jury today.
The youths were arraigned before
Police Court Judge Hobart Newman
on single robbery charges in connec-
ton with the hold-up Monday night
Of last week Of q filling station at 1851
Benning road NE. Ellis, 20. pleaded
not guilty, but his 17-year- old brother,
Ellsworth, pleaded guilty.
Their cases were taken directly to
the grand jury today According to the
district attorneys oflce, charges in
volving eight hold-up cases and q
charge Of assault with attempt to kill
were presented to the grand jury.
These covered the Wednesday night
foray. which was not presented in Po-
lice Court.
Millard S. Brickert, attendant at
the hning station. robbed Of 328.7 .78 on
Monday. January 10. testified, how
ever, that the two youths held him up
again at the start Of the series Of
robberies Wednesday night.
On the second occasion, he said.
both Of the brothers appeared to be
drunk and Ellsworth was 20 drunk
that he fell down, wildly waving q
pistol about his head" and had to be
picked up. He said both were armed
on the two hold-ups at his station.
The Tippett brothers were captured
"a hours after the Wednesday night
series Of hold-ups here. when trapped
in an inn at Woodbridge. Va. by a
squad Of local officers led by Inspec-
tor Bernard w. Thompson. chief of
detectives.
Evening star., 1938-01-19

A disturbance that developed OF the
Georgia coast Tuesday has moved East
ward to the vicinity Of Bermuda. St.
Georges 2a.74 inches. and another has
moved inland over Southern California
to Arizona and New Mexico Flagstafi.
Ariz.,. 1884 inches. A disturbance OF
considerable intensity is approaching the
Oregon and Washington coast. Newport.
OreR.. 1858 inches. A minor disturbance
has moved from Oklahoma to Southern
Alabama. Montgomery. 80. 90 inches and
another has advanced from Western
Kansas to Southern Missouri. Springfield.
5000 inches. Pressure Is abnormaliy low
from Labrador and Eastern Hudson strait
to Iceland. Reykjavik. Iceland. 1888
inches. and low pressure continues from
Alaska southeastward to Montana. Kodiak
Alaska. % .3s inches. and Cut Bank. Mont.
29.5S inches and over the Coronation
Mackenzie. 20 so inches. These disturb
ances have been attended by precipitation
quite generally west Of the Rocky Noun
tains and in the plains States. the Mis-
souri,. Upper Mississippi and Lower Ohio
Valleys the lake region and portions Of
the Southern States. Pressure continues
tarto. the Ct. Lawrence Valley ana the
Middle Atlantic and North Atlantic states.
relatively high over southern csiifornia.
has fallen in the Middle. Atlantic and
South Atlantic States and in the interior
Of the North Atlantic States. while it has
and Quebec
Evening star., 1938-01-19
|@, ,758 "Talte' of One Runner
Hints Size of Numbers Racket
Multiply Sum by Aggressive Gambling
Aides-ond There Are Maryland
100000 Daily Is Conservative.

tickets. He-or his chief aide-merely
receives great bundles Of slips every
day, has them checked over. pays the
hits" presumably - furnishes what
cash Is needed to keep the business
going. banks the rest o. secures it in
a safe.
Carries Innocent Pose.
To tie him up in a conspiracy to
violate the lottery law Is Job and q
half. You have to prove he's actually
running the game. And when you
look for him he's usually at home sip
ping champagne or entertaining week.
end guests on his yacht. Numbers?
He never heard Of them He's a bro
ker dealing in listed securities.
As swift path to riches, the num-
bers racket has no equal in the his
tory of country in which the late
P. T. Barnum gave rough estimate
Of the prevalence and replacement of
suckers
Not so many years ago Sam r.
Beard was driving an express wagon.
When he was indicted for evading in
come taxes on his numbers and book
making rackets. he paid sl80,000 in
delinquent taxes and penalties. This
covered three years. His income may
be imagined
Beard served the better part of ia
months in the Maryland Penitentiary
because the Intelligence Unit OF the
Internal Revenue Bureau had the
goods on him. Up to that time he had
carried on his extensive gaming opera
tions In the District unhindered-at
least not seriously bothered-by the
law.
While he was "in stir" his racket,
were carried on. and he took them
over when he was released. He re-
putedly was one Of the three or fou,
largest numbers operators in Wash
ington. Those in the know say
he still is, though unfortunately he
again Is in durance vile and must de-
pend on friends to carry on.
Horses Tripped Sam.
1t was taking bets on the horses
not the numbers, that tripped Sam
again. He and IL others were indicted
on May is, 1895, for conspiracy to set
up gaming table and on substantive
counts of setting up such a table.
Boards bookmaking Headquarters
was described at the trial with pic
lures. charts and testimony. He had
so telephones there. To avoid the
tangle of 50 many bells, soda straws
had been stuck in each instrument
and employees who took down bets
watched for the vibration Of those
straws.
Beard went to Atlanta for two to
six years.
But it was known at the time Of his
conviction that bookmaking was only
one of his rackets. He had a separate
headquarters for his huge numbers
business. The police can tell you
where it was located at the time. II
was in downtown Washington, not
three blocks from Seventh street and
Pennsylvania avenue NV. Now, it's
reported, the Beard numbers bank
is over in Virginia.
Since the "Jewboy" Dietz raids
bookmaking has been on its uppers
in the District. Some of the talent
have deserted it entirely. It's too
cumbersome, they say-too suscep-
tible to successful raids.
But the numbers
All, friend, you've got something
Evening star., 1938-01-19
CHAUFFEURS ELECT
Private Benevolent Association
Picks Officers for Year.

Elmer Dodson was elected president
Of the Private Chau6eurs' Benevolent
Association at the annual meeting
last night in I. o. o. F. Hall.
Other officers chosen were William
1oel, first vice president: Charles
Yolkman, second vice president; Joseph
4ernard. secretary; John Simour,
treasurer. and John Graham, SER
seant at arms.
Mr., Ebel was chosen general chair
man OF the associations annual ball.
which will be held In the Raleigh
Hotel February 8.
Evening star., 1938-01-19
RACING RESULTS
HioIeoh Pork =.

b the Associated Press.
FIRST RACE-Purse, sso0: eiainins;
kenty Miss (Renick) 040 $50 500
Reidef (Sarno) $40 260
Hello Stranger (De Csmillis) ll.3O
Tine, 0:3SH.
Alss rsn-Psst Once, Dark Sweet,
odessa Charlie, Hazardous, Clesk Msass,
yubie C.. Easter Thorn, Prilight, The
0reeS. travel AGENT. Helen's Lad.
SECOND RACE-Purse, 81 ,oOO; maiden
3-year-ol4s; mile.
Grandever II. Andersen) 4.8O $50 40
6lend Spook H. Grant) $3.50 I@.H0
Hit ~ Bit u. Renick) $40
Time, 1:304k.
Also ran-s TWILIGHT Tryst, Count VAL
tant, 0AacN's Pride, HSnun Vftao. Blus
Anna, Kelt. Ny We, aYvalns.
tDsly Double Dai6 Sl761 ~ Skl
Evening star., 1938-01-19
ATTACHE TO SPEAK

Jen-zen Huang, attache Of tht
Chinese Embassy, will address thu
Washington Bar Association ut it,
regular monthly meeting at the Muso-
lit Club tomorrow evening.
Mr.. Huang has been designated by
the Chinese Ambassador to speak to
the lawyers on the sino-Japanese
struggle. in response to request made
by william L. Houston, president Of
the Warrington Bar Association and
prexdent Of the National Bar Aaso-
citation.
Evening star., 1938-01-19
THE WEATHER REPORT

District OF CoumbaCloudy probably
tomorrow slowly rising temperature degrees
crate northeast shifting to east southeast
probably rain the
tonight
Vngna-Cloudy with
and tonight
West VrgmiaSnow
atlne in hoortop
Evening star., 1938-01-19
Editor Of Conference.

Dr.. Mary Markley Of Washington
was elected editor Of the National
Lutheran Conference. representing A
colleges, yesterday in Chicago, &C.
cording to the Associated Press. Dr.
Clemens Granskou, president Of Agus-
tana College. Sioux Falls. S. OAK.
was elected president.
Evening star., 1938-01-19
Wallaces to Be Honored,

A dinner and dance in honor of the
Secretary of Agriculture and Mrs.
Henry A. wallace will be given by the
Iowa Society of Washington Monday
night. Dinner at $50 pm. will be fol-
lowed at 9 pm. by dancing.
Evening star., 1938-01-19
Dinner Dance Thursday.

The Ladies' Auxiliary Of the George
=. Killeen Post. No. as. American
Legion, will hold q dinner dance at
the Lafayette Hotel at 7:3O pm.
Thursday. Mrs. Leon Arnold Is in
charge Of reservations.
Evening star., 1938-01-19
By the Associated Press.

BY tie Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Jan. ia firmer Rus.
sion attitude toward Japan was prom.
ised today when Vyacheslaff Molotoff
announcing reorganization of the
council OF commissars, the Soviet cabi-
net, declared the Soviet Union expect.
ed to secure its interests in the Fal
East.
Molotoff, president of the council
promised to act on suggestions OF
Andre Alexandrovitch Zhdanof tc
take drastic measures to end once
and for all the hooliganism Of agents
OF japanese imperialism"
Zhdanoff spoke" Monday as chair
man of the Foreign Affairs Commit.
tee Of the Soviet Of the Union and q
member of the new presidium of the
Supreme Soviet, or red Parliament
Stronger Attitude Promised.
Introducing the revamped council
with seven new commissars, Molotoh
asserted at q joint session -Dl tl1e
council and Supreme Soviet that Rus.
sia intended to exercise q stronger
attitude In dealing with Japan or
the Far Eastern frontier Is well as in
closing foreign consulates in the So
Wet Union
While Foreign Commissar Maxim
Litvinoff listened with hand cupped
to ear. Molotoff said Some foreign
consuls in Leningrad have been en-
gagged in anti-Soviet spying activity"
The declarations Of Moloto1, whose
post corresponds to the premiership in
other countries were regarded as put
ting Litvinoff in position to take q
f1rmer stand toward French and Japa-
nese diplomats in future negotiations.
Planning Chief Replaced.
Reorganization of the council under
the new Soviet constitution placed
Nikolai Vosnesenski in the place OF
Valery Mezhlauk as chairman of the
State Planning Commission.
Nikolai M. Rychkon, Judge who as
sisted Chief Prosecutor Vastly v. Ul-
rich in the big Soviet treason trials
OF 1896 and 1887, was named COM
missar Of justice, replacing Nikolai
Vassilevitch Krylenko.
Other new commissars aret Stanislav
kossior, vice premier; Sergei Chvialen,
foreign trade; Mikhail Popoff. agricul-
tural collections; Abram Gilinsky, food
industry, and Arseny Zevereff, finance.
Mass Purge Curbed.
Meanwhile, Josef Stain curbed pur9-
ers OF the Communist rank and file.
The Central Committee, which he
heads as secretary-general, ordered
an end to mass expulsion Of party
members, which usually was followed
by loss Of jobs, or worse.
The full effect remains to be seen.
but some foreigners thought 1t might
be the beginning of an end to whole
sale denunciations and arrests, with
out, however. relaxing entirely the
drive against those suspected of hos
t1lity to the Soviet regime.
The Russian supreme court Joined
the party committee in scoring "il-
legal dismissals" which, q court state
ment said. undermined industrial pro-
duction and created dissatisfaction
among workers.
Prosecution Urged.
Some Communist leaders were &C.
cused Of spreading "slander for their
own personal glory" and the com.
mittee urged prosecution Of those
guilty Of causing illegal dismissak"
to discourage further use Of unsub-
stantiated testimony.
Evening star., 1938-01-19
Dance to Follow Game,

"A basket ball game between the
1tkoma Fire Lassies and the Bureau
Of Engraving will be held at the Ia
koma Fire House gymnasium at $50
pm. Friday. A dance will follow.
Evening star., 1938-01-19

Senate leaders, resigning themselves
to further delay Of the administration
legislative program, abandoned hope
today Of an immediate showdown on
the anti-lynching bill.
The controversial measure has drawn
steady, 12-day flow Of opposition
oratory from Southern Senators.
blocking consideration Of the Govern.
ment reorganization bill and other
Roosevelt proposals.
Administration lieutenants had talked
OF wearing down the speakers by hold.
ing night sessions, but Majority
Leader Barley announced none would
be ordered this week.
Senator Clark, Democrat. Of
Missouri said, however, he would start
demanding strict enforcement Of
Senate debate rules to prevent dilly-
dallying by Southern opponents.
Among other things, the rules provide
that no Senator may speak more than
twice on the same subject on any
legislative day.
could Go On for Week.
Senator Ellender, Democrat, Of
Louisiana, who has held the Senate
floor since Friday, said strict enforce.
ment Of the rules won't mean q
thing" He asserted he could offer
amendments to the bill and speak
twice on each one.
Il could keep going for a week II
wanted to-" he added.
While the Senate speechmaking
went on, the House debated the $685.
100000 naval appropriations bill.
That chamber passed and sent to
the Senate yesterday bill appropriate
ing 3l,515 100000 for the Treasury
and Post Once Department in the
1882 fiscal year. The total was
50, 900 under budget estimates and
$6l 100000 under the ALLEGATION for
the present year.
Farm Bill Nearly Done.
During yesterdays debate, Majority
Leader Rayburn warned House Demo-
Gratis they would have to take responsi-
bility for q continuation of unbalanced
budgets.
Legislators noted that the Treasury
reported its deficit was $795, ,726,970
on January Is, after six and q half
months of the fiscal year had elapsed.
The deficit In the comparable period a
year ago was $3.50, 4,482,l47.
Behind the scenes, q Joint commit
tee was approaching completion Of its
complicated job Of drafting compro-
mise farm legislation. Senator Smith,
Democrat, Of South Carolina said the
group had agreed on provisions for
cotton, wheat, rice and tobacco, leav.
ing the corn section still 10 bs dis.
cussed.
Hearing "a Reed Set.
Conferees said agreement On cotton
provisions yesterday included q 5.acre
minimum for each farmer, below
which reductions would not be made
on acreage and sales.
Other committees were plodding
along with their work despite the tie
up in the Senate. The House Ways
and Means Committee continued hear
ings on a tax revision bill, which may
reach the House floor late next week.
A special Senate committee resumed
its inquiry. into unemployment and the
business recession.
A Senate Judiciary Subcommittee
will hold hearing tomorrow on the
Supreme Court nomination of Solicitor
General Stanley Reed. Chairman
Logan said no one had asked to testify.
50 he had requested Attorney General
Cummings to appear. Approval Of the
nomination was forecast.
Evening star., 1938-01-19
ANDERS QURzED
IN OTHER CRIMES
G-Men Withhold Details as
Prisoner Is Speeded
Toward Chicago.
BACKGROUND

OhSn oLtSC"D
Charles S. Ross, ,pedlthp retired
greeting card manufacturer, Uds
kidnapped In the suburbs OF Chicago
last September rs. Kidnapers left
ransom note asking $4,000. This
the family paid on October 3, but
the elderly manufacturer ,pds not
returned. Friday Peter Anders, 80,
pds arrested at Santa Anita race
track, near Los Angeles, after ran
son, notes had been found. He con-
tessed the kidnapping, G-men said,
and said he killed Ross.
By the Associated Press.
ST. PAUL, JAN 19-Federal agents
kept close watch today over Peter
Anders, brought here in . surprise
move after his arrest on the West
Coast for the KIDNAPPING and killing Of
Charles s. Ross, retired Chicago man
ufacturer.
Led by their chief, J. Edgar Hoover,
the officers of the Federal Bureau Of
Investigation swooped into st. Paul
by airplane last night with their heav-
lily manacled captive, who was seized
Friday at Santa Anita race track near
Los Angeles.
Anders, called by Hoover the self
confessed kidnaper and slayer of Ross
and the killer of his associate in the
crime, j. Atwood Gray. was trans
ferred from plane to an automobile
under cover of machine guns and then
whisked to the downtown F. B. I. Of
flee for safekeeping.
Going on to Chicago.
Beyond terse announcement that
the prisoner, a curley-haired man
about 80 years old, was being taken to
Chicago. Hoover refused to explain the
stop here. From commercial airline
officials, however, came the informa-
ton that their planes were making
scheduled flights.
This morning several carloads of
agents left the F. B. I. headquarters
for an undisclosed destination. No one
was permitted to accompany them.
Whether Hoover was among them
could not be learned It was consid-
cred possible they were seeking the
bodies of the men they believe Anders
slew or money he may have cached.
The F. B. I. chief heightened the
mystery surrounding the flight when,
replying to questions, he denied
Anders was q suspect in the kidnap-
Staying of 10-year-old Charles Mattson
at Tacoma, Wash, but said the pris-
oner was being questioned about some
other kidnapings."
Confession Is Secret.
The F. B. I. chief still refused to
divulge the contents of the purported
confession. He announced Monday
however, that Anders, a one-time
logging camp worker in the Pacific
Northwest, had shot Ross and Gray
and had apparently hidden the bodies
somewhere over the Wisconsin line"
from Rockford, H., where, he said, the
killing took place.
1t was reported at Chicago Anders
may be taken to the vicinity Of Rock
ford to point out where he disposed of
the bodies. The slayings were be-
lieved to have been committed three
or four days after payment OF $4,000
ransom October 8.
Reports from Duluth, Mimi, that
Federal agents had been concentrated
there IN undetermined numbers Mon
day and Tuesday suggested a possible
Northern Minnesota ramification Of
the case.
Evening star., 1938-01-19

Windsor. England. police will here
after eennne carol sinsins to the week
before ChriStmaA
Evening star., 1938-01-19
Report for Last - Hours.

Record fer Last - Hsurs.
From noon yesterday to noon today
Highest. 20. at 3 pm. yesterday. Year
ago, So.
Lowest. 10. At Q an. today. Year
40, 80.
Record Tsnpsraturss This Year.
Highest. 81. on January 5.
Lowest, 10, on January 10.
Humidity for Last - Hsurs.
(From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest. 81 per cent, at noon yester.
day.
Lowest, "a per cent at II pm. yes
terday.
Tide Tables.
(Furnished By United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today. Tomorrow.
HoH H5sn -- - '4 4:7S am m i5:ss 5:s5 am I'm:
High 10:46 pm. 1875 p. m.
Low ------ sos pm. 5:5e pm.
The sun and Neon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun, today --- 7:24 6:l4
Sun. tomorrow 7:23 0:l3
Noon, today ---- 0:36 pm. e:12 an.
Automobile lights must b. turned On
ane.han hour after sunset.
Evening star., 1938-01-19
Rfvev RAnnpf
Precipitatior

Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry; Potomac clear at Great
Falls today.
Evening star., 1938-01-19
SOVIET CABINET
IS RE0RCAN|zED
MoIotoff, Premier, Pledges
Drastic Steps Against
Japan's Imperialism.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Soviet Parliament elected in De-
cember, under neW constitution
providing for t1Uo-house Parliament,
conuened last yeek and reelected
Michael Kalinin chairman Of Soufet
presidium, governing body when
the Supreme Soriet is not in ses-
sion. Joseph Stain, dictator. took
membership in the presidium.
Evening star., 1938-01-19

Monthly precipitation in inches In ths
Capital (current month to datel:
Evening star., 1938-01-19
Prosecution Urged.

Some Communist leaders were &C.
cused Of spreading Islander for their
own personal glory" and the COM
mittee urged prosecution Of those
guilty Of causing illegal dismissals"
to discourage further use of unsub-
stantiated testimony.
Evening star., 1938-01-19
LYNCH BILL TEST
| |SUNL|KELY SOON
Senate Leaders Resigned to
FiIibuster-ho Night Ses-
sions Ordered Yet.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND1
No legislation has been con.
6dered tn Senate for past three
weeks a. Southern bloc fights doo.
oedly to preuent pote on anti-lynch.
ing bill; measure passed House at
last regular session.
AeanDhile. on both sides OF the
Capitol. only business being trans
acted Is that being done By pdrtous
committees and conference proups.
Evening star., 1938-01-19

(Furnished By United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Evening star., 1938-01-17
Michigan Society
Plans Party.

The Michigan State Society, OF
which Representative John Dingell OF
Detroit is president, will observe Mich
igan's l0lst natal day with banquet
and dance at the Lafayette Hotel
January 26.
The Michigan Society was formed
here during Civil War days to give aid
to Michigan soldiers in the vicinity
Of Washington. The banquet this
month is the 77th annual in CON-
Evening star., 1938-01-17

Justify In singing got and danced the old
fdDortes much to the delight OF the onlookers
Helen Thomas sang "Driftwood" attractive husky
voice before the mcophone Wbbe Summerln very superior
Black Bottom Eddie Gardner made himself
MONIES but It remained for the bring
down the house with their expert rendition Of the Applet
Other guests enjoying themselves tremendously
very much in the spirit of the party Mrs Albert
Dewey Gwen lovely favore
gorgeous rubs Mr. and Mrs Harold Sims Mz in silver and blue
lame Mr. and Mrs William MacCracken the latter
lame Lady Lewis Mr. and Mrs George Puver and the pretty
cousin OF the host Enor Ryan wearing heavenly shaded
Chiffon Katherine When there in white with
attractive house guest Mrs Norris looked
Jacket Horace Luttrel Ralph Hill and Marshall and Einor
Mesdames Thomas and Hinton.
Evening star., 1938-01-17
Strikes Hit Swedish Hotels

STOCKHOLM, Jan. II (P.-All
Swedish hotels were closed today by a
strike Of 10000 employees Ior higher
wages and shorter hours. The en-
ployes walked CIT after mediation
efforts broke down. Tourists looked
for accommodations in private houses.