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Evening star., 1938-06-25
RITES TOMORROW
FOR R. B. LESH, 78
Former Examiner for Bureau of
Naturalization to Be Buried
in NeWport. Pa.

Robinson Black Lesh. 7s, retired ex-
aminer OF the New York office of the
old Bureau Of Naturalization Depart
ment Of Labor. who died Thursday at
his home, 834 Varnum street NV,
will be buried tomorrow at noon at
Newport. Pa.
A native Of Perry County, Pa. Mr..
Iesh was a son Of the late William
W. Lesh and the late Mrs. Elizabeth
Black Lesh. The family came here
at the close of the Civil War. Mr.
Lesh was educated in the public schools
here and at Pennsylvania State College
He was retired in 1929 from his
position with the Naturalization Blu
reau. Prior to working for it. Mr.
Lesh was for many years a field ex-
aminer for the Pension Bureau.
Surviving are three sisters, Mrs
George A. Kienv. Mrs. John J. Daily
and Mrs. A. H. Wynkoop and BROTH
er, Charles W. Lesh, all of this city.
Mr. Lesh's wife. the former Olive M.
Cook Of Clear Spring, Md, died in
1898.
Evening star., 1938-06-25
FORMATION OF THREE
GUARD UNITS STUDIED
Special Committee of Nine Named
by Civic Federation to
Consider Possibility.

Possibility of the formation Of three
new companies Of the District Ma
tional Guard is to be studied BY a
special committee of the Federation
OF Civic Associations, it was decided
last night at meeting in the board
room OF the District Building.
Named to this committee were Col
H. D. Queen, DR.. E. F.. Harris, Wool
sey w. Hall, j. o. Payne, George w.
Beasley, James D. Pair, William H.
Brown and w. D. Nixon.
Alarmed by the condition Of Car
dozo High School and other school
buildings, the federation enlarged its
committee on education and recon-
mended that it communicate with the
Board of Education.
Evening star., 1938-06-25
LUTHERAN UNION
PLAN APPROVED.
Representatives of More
Than 5000 Congregations
Back Proposal.
~ the Associated Press.

ST. LOUIS. June 25-The first
step toward intersynodical union Of
the two Lutheran churches was COM
pleted yesterday at the closing session
Of the Centennial Convention Of the
Evangelical Luther Synod of Missouri,
Ohio and other States.
The synod delegates. representing
more than 5000 congregations and
mission stations in the United States,
Canada and South America. approved
the proposal for church fellowship
between their organization and the
American Lutheran Church, split by
doctrinal differences more than SO
years ago.
After two days Of discussion the
delegateN voted practically unani-
mously in favor Of resolution for
the proposal and urging continued
efforts toward contamination Of
actual union.
The American Lutheran Church 10
scheduled to act on the plan at its
synodical meeting In August.
The resolution set out that no
fundamental differences between the
two branches Of the church had been
found bY the aynod's committee.
-Four non on-fundamental doctrinal dif-
ferences have not been agreed upon,
but negotiations for eventual agree
ment on these points will continue.
Under the plan for church fellow
ship, both churches will continue their
respective organizations for the pres
ent. The total membership Of the
two churches Is about 100000.
The final session Of the To-day
meeting opened with = special service
in which DR.. J. w. Behnken OF Oak
Park. Ill.,, was installed as synod
president. The four vice presidents,
DR.. F. J. Lankenau OF Napoleon, Ohio;
the Rev. Karl Kretzschmar Of Fort
Smith, Ark: the Rev. Henry Grueber
of Milwaukee and the Rev. Henry
Harms Of Davenport. Iowa, also Of
ficially were seated. All were re-
elected.
Evening star., 1938-06-25
48 PLANES READY
FOR MASS FLIGHT
290 Men in Navy's Record
Hop From San Diego
to Seattle.
BY the Associated Press.

oy lnt hSSOClhteQ fIeSs.
SAN DIEGO, Calf, June 25.-The
Nays largest mass distance fight
was ready to start here early today
with 4S big patrol planes fuelled for a
1,2OO-mile nonstop voyage to Seattle, ;,
First units Of the armada. COM
manded by Rear Admiral Charles
Blakeley, were scheduled to leave
North Island at $50 am. $3.50 am
E. s. TD with all the planes grouping
in formation a half hour later over
Point Iona
The twin -motored planes. of the pa
trol-bomber type which have made
mass lights from here to Hawaii and
the Canal Zone, carry nearly 200 men
on the maneuver, the biggest the NAVY
ever has undertaken from the stand
point OF the number of planes or men
involved.
Flights from here to Hawaii and the
Canal Zone surpass the transfer in
mileage. Pearl Harbor is 2.57o miles
from here, and Coco Solo, 5000 miles
The 48 planes were scheduled IN
land on Lake Washington this after
noon after traversing the entire coast.
lines OF California, Oregon and Wash.
ington.
Inc lact that several auxiliary sur-
lace craft already are In the Seattle
area was taken here to mean the
planes will continue operations to the
Nortn, largely in Alaskan waters,
Evening star., 1938-06-25
TECHNICIAN is CHARGED
WITH DENTAL PRACTICE
Board Secretary Says Patient
Complained of Teeth Bought
at Half Price.

As the result Of an investigation by
the District Dental Board, a dental
technician was charged today with
practicing dentistry without q license
and other arrests were threatened II
the reported practice continues.
Anton A. Benson. 81, Of the 900
block of B street Sc. was placed
Hnder $500 bond He was arrested on
complaint Of E. M. Colvin, secretary
Of the Dental Board.
Mr.. Colvin acted after a disgruntled
patient had objected to a set Of teeth
he said he bought at half the prevail
ing price. Mr.. Benson, according to
the police. runs q dental laboratory,
but sis not allowed to furnish false
teeth or other equipment except on
prescription Of licensed dentist.
Evening star., 1938-06-25
PATENT INFRINGEMENT
CLAIM INVESTIGATED
Chicago Firm Says It Developed
Type of Street Direction
Sign in Use Here.

The corporation counsel's office is
Investigating today a claim by the
Visible Night q Day Sign Co. Of Chi
caso that . type of street direction
sign in use at some intersections
here infringes upon q patent held by
the company.
The markers in use here were
developed in the office of District
Electrical Engineer Walter E. Kern
several years ago. Each consists Of
four glass panels in the form of .
square, each side denoting the street
intersection. They were designed to
be easily visible at all times.
p The Chicago firm protested that it
had . patent on this type Of sign and
the matter was referred to Corporation
Counsel Elwood Seal, who has en-
listed the aid Of Lloyd H. Sutton, q
patent attorney. in determining
whether the claim Of the company ID
valid.
Evening star., 1938-06-25
YACHT PASSENGER
DESCRIBES CRASH
Testifies Casino He|msman
Was Youth and Not
Licensed Pilot.
~ the Associated Press.

ey tie Associated Press.
BALTIMORE. June 25.-Paul L.
Kise Of AL Tenth street NE, WASH
ington. surprise" witness in the
Investigation of the collision between
an excursion steamer and a yacht
In the Potomac River Monday night,
testified yesterday the yacht sailed di-
rectly into the steamers path.
Mr.. Kise. a passenger on the As
foot Casino, owned by Alfred G.
Schicht, told Steamboat Inspection
Bureau Investigators he and a young
lady with him were thrown overheard
when the steamer Potomac crashed
into the Casino.
He said the yacht was turning in
midriver when he saw the steamer
approaching in the channel The
Casino headed across channel, Mr..
Kise said, and he shouted: Look out,
there's big boat coming!" The
yacht continued on, he added, and the
crash came a moment later
He said he had time only to drag
the young lady to her feet and that
the impact knocked them into the
water Members of the Potomac's
crew rescued them. Mr.. Kise said
the steamers bow struck the smaller
craft at the point where he had
been sitting on the forward deck.
Mr. Kise tested further that Ches-
ter Lowe, one of the two young
brothers acting as Grew" for Mr.
schicht aboard the Casino was
helmsman at the time of the crash.
Mr. Lowe is not licensed to pilot
passenger craft.
Earlier, Mr.. Schicht had testified
he was at the wheel himself and that
the yacht had made its turn some
time before the collision. The Po-
tomac, he asserted, cut across the
channel, blinded him with its search
light. then blew a single blast on its
whistle meaning ''starboard rudder."
He turned his vessel to the right,
In answer to the signal. and the ships
collided, Mr.. Shicht said.
The inquiry board took the case
under advisement. pending a decision
whether charges should be filed against
ofhcers Of either vessel.
Evening star., 1938-06-25
CHINESE GIRL TO TALK

1.-THE Chinese Joan of Arc" Miss
Lob Tsei, will speak for the benefit of
her homeland at garden party and
musicale tomorrow at the home of
Mrs. Anne Archbld, 3905 Reservoir
road NV.
The Washington Committee for Aid
to China is the sponsor. The WASH
ington String Quartet will play.
Among the patrons are the Counselor
Of the Chinese Embassy and Mrs.
Zuang Teh Ing. Nine. de Los Rios,
wife Of tho Spanish Ambassador; the
Rev. and Mrs. G. G. Hung and Rev
r. J. Clinchy.
Evening star., 1938-06-25
HARRY TURNER DIES;
NEWSPAPER EMPLOYE
Native of D. c. Had Been III
Since October-Funeral to
Be Held Monday.

Harry Turner. g.. of 1928 I street
NE. native Washingtonian and vet
eran employe Of the Washington Post.
died yesterday in Baltimore. He had
been i'll since October.
An employe of the newspapers cir
culation department. Mr. Turner was
in charge of addressing the papers for
mailing to out-of-town subscribers. He
was . member of the Holy Name So
ciety.
Surviving are his widow. the former
Mary Josephine Ebert; daughter,
Mrs. Allan Redrow. and three sisters,
Mrs. Amelia Skinner, Mrs. Agnes Mil
Ter and Mrs. Emma Keith.
Funeral services will be held at
am. Monday in the Holy Name Catho-
lie Church. following brief services
ct the residence The Rev. Paul J.
Dougherty will officiate. Burial will
be in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1938-06-25
EMPLOYE SHAKE-DOWN
is LAID TO DEMOCRATS
Treasurer Quoted in Republican
Statement as Asking for
s- Campaign Funds.

The Democratic National Commit
tee lis again shaking down Federal
employees in the lower income brack-
cts for campaign contributions, the
Republican National Committee
charged in statement last night.
The statement quoted Oliver A..
Quale, jr.. acting Democratic treas
urer, as telling the workers by letter
Ito make your usual voluntary con-
trioution of IS or $40. or pledge s25
payable in two monthly installments.
to help in this emergency"
Mr.. Quale was reported out Of the
city at Democratic National Head
quarters.
Evening star., 1938-06-25
Explains Consumer Plan
Mrs. Howe Addresses Meeting of
Phi Epsilon Omicron.

Columbia Alpha Chapter at George
Washington University. A former
Washingtonian who will have a ma jor
role at the convention is Mrs. Adele
Taylor Afford of Coronado, Calf
editor Of the fraternity's magazine,
The Arrow. and members of its
Grand Council.
Margaret Haskell of Eta CHAPTER.
will be the toastmistress at the banquet
Of Beta Mu Sorority tonight at Ward
man Park Hotel This will close a
two-day convention. Miss Eleanore
Gardner, national president, is being
assisted in making arrangements by
Miss Ann Cation. national recording
secretary; Miss Elizabeth MUIR, ma
tional corresponding secretary. and
Miss Martha Stoner, national historian
Alpha Chapter of Sigma Delta
Kappa Legal Sorority will hold an an
nual banquet and initiation at the
Carlton Hotel on Monday.
X
Ofhcers of Lambda Chapter. Sigma
Pl Sigma Sorority. to be installed to-
morrow are: Edna Weiner, president;
Marian Frankel, vice president: Thel-
ma Abramson, recording secretary;
Anne Shapiro. corresponding secre-
tary. and Frances Frankel. treasurer.
Miss Augusta Shulman and Miss Rita
Steinman have been elected to the
Executive Committee.
Members who will be initiated to-
morrow are: Miss Muriel Tiger. Miss
Sylvia Abramson, Miss Betty Foer
Miss Gertrude Rubin and Miss Selma
Katz
The annual closing dance of the
sorority will be held tonight at Mary-
land Club Gardens, with Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Goldberg and Mr.. and Mrs,
Samuel Abelman as guests.
The closing meeting of Col. Tench
Tlghlman Chapter, D. A. R.. was
held Tuesday at the home of Mrs.
M. 6. Coplen. Montrose, Md. Mrs.
Frank Getzendanner, regent. an
nounced the first fall meeting will
be held September II, when addresses
will be given by guest speakers in
observance of Constitution Day. Mrs.
Rudolph Bopp was elected vice regent.
Guests were Mrs. J. Frank Wilson.
Mrs. Ernest L. Bullard and Mrs. Mar
garet c. Welsh. In addition to Mrs.
Getzdanner other officers who were
present were Mrs. Josiah w. Jones.
Mrs. Ernest Darby. Mrs. Richard
Cunningham and Mrs. Eugene Lam
ders.
Evening star., 1938-06-25
MRS. REID'S RITES
Montgomery Resident Buried In
Monocacy Cemetery.

ROCKVILLE. Nd. June as (spe.
ciaD The funeral OF Mrs. Alice Irene
Reid. 10. widow Of william o. Reid.
who died at her home at Buck Lodge,
Md, following a long illness, took
place yesterday from the funeral home
Of w. Reuben Pumphrey here. Burial
was in Monocacy Cemetery. Bealls-
vile; Md.
Mrs. Reid, who was q lifelong resi-
dent Of Montgomery County, is sur
vived by a son. william o. Reid Of
Cabin John. Md; daughter, Mrs.
James Daley. Washington; . brother,
Samuel p. Young, Buck Lodge. and
two sisters. Mrs. Zourie p. Wade,
Buck Lodte. and Miss Mollis Youns, !,
Chevy Chase, Nd, !,
Evening star., 1938-06-25

passing the crop control and wage
hour bills last year.
The President expressed q hope
that both business and labor would
now cooperate with the Govern
ment. Such cooperation would be
very welcome to him. he said. There
should be . united stand On the part
Of both against . reduction In wages.
be said.
Evening star., 1938-06-25
Davies
Continued From First Page. }

pean ports. Mr.. Davies has never
taken occasion to answer his critics.
but is known at the White House and
at the State Department that his
frequent absences from Moscow and
his entertainments aboard the Sea
Cloud were strictly in line with a
diplomatic mission assigned to him.
The yacht is known to have served q
very good purpose.
Made Valuable Contacts.
Through this medium Mr.. Davies
was able to receive various foreign
ohlcials and leading bankers and in
dustrialists. something which other
wise would have been virtually i'm
possible-impoSsibl at least, on the
desired basis of privacy.
Mr.. Davies is looked upon as a
keen student of political and economic
affairs and from his long experience
IN politics and as practicing attor-
ney in Washington he has demon
strated a rare ability for absorbing
facts. One of the first notable evi-
dences Of this talent was displayed
by Mr.. Davies shortly after he be-
came chairman Of the Federal Trade
Commission during the Wilson ad-
ministration.
He was not content with the ordi-
nary routine reports from experts in
the employ of the commission, but
himself delved into the methods and
practices OF various industries and
before long had great quantity of
facts and figures which proved of i'm
mense value and saving to the Gov
ernment when it entered the World
War.
Advised on Steel Costs.
This was particularly true in the case
OF the steel industry. Mr.. Davies had
personally acquired the actual figures
relating to the costs of making steel,
and 1t was on the strength Of this in
formation that the War Industries
Board was enabled to set a price for
the purchase of the metal which saved
many millions of dollars to the Gov
ernment-
President Roosevelt has known AM
bassador Davies for long time and
1t was he who persuaded him to give
up his law business and serve the ad-
ministration in a diplomatic capacity.
Few persons outside White House
and State Department circles know
that Ambassador Davies was slated
to be Ambassador to Germany after
serving in Russia.
But when Ambassador Dodd finally
resigned his Berlin post, political
problems existed to such an acute
extent that the State Department
deemed 1t advisable to send a career
foreign of1cer there. Therefore, Hugh
Wilson. one of the seasoned diplomats
Of this country. was given thsi deli
cate task after it had been offered to
Hugh Gibson. whom Mr.. Davies will
succeed in Belgium.
This explains why Mr.. Davies was
given Belgium instead However, no
explanation has been made of the
secrecy surrounding Mr.. Davies re-
turn. With the exception of the
President and q few State Department
cmcials no one even knew he was on
his way back to this country, and
his landing last night was q complete
surprise.
Evening star., 1938-06-25
SPEAKERS NAMED
Y. M. c. A. Announces Leaders

7. M. c. A. Announces Leaders
for Three Meetings.
The Religious Work Department OF
the Central Young Mems Christian
Associat ton has arranged for three
speakers at meetings tomorrow.
They are the Rev. r. H. Stone. pas
tor OF Lincoln Road M. Z. Church,
who will speak At vespers At the Ma
tional Training School for Boys at 80
pm; DR.. Theodore B. Nanny OF the
University OF Maryland, who will be
guest speaker at IL am. in the Fiji
teenth Street Christian Church, and
Page NICK. Etchison, religious work
director Of the Y. M. c. A., who will
speak at the First Baptist Church, in
Baltimore.
Evening star., 1938-06-25
SUFFERS HEAD INJURY
Two Men Report That Third Fell
Against Tree.

Preston Albro, IS, Of 1880 X street
NV, was in Emergency Hospital. to-
day suffering from severe head in
juries he Is reported to have re-
ceived when he fell against . tree"
William Frazier, colored. night
watchman at the X street apartment
house, told police that he saw Mr..
Albro leave about 2:45 am. and
that about is minutes later two men
brought him back badly hurt about
the head, saying they saw him fall
against a tree nearby. His condition
was undetermined.
Evening star., 1938-06-25

bombing of southern metropolis.
Bv the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, June 25-Chinese were
reported today from Hankow to be
planning new breaks in Yellow River
dikes to hamper Japanese invaders.
With Japanese already forced by
floods to withdraw their major forces
east of Chengchow on the Lunghai
Railway and to plan an attack from
the west through Shansi Province.
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek' 5
strategists were said to be contemplate
ing cutting the dikes west OF the city.
Anticipating letting loose a buffer
of water such as flooded Honan Prov
ince, they were said to have construct
ed loop railway from the Peiping-
Hankow line at q point south Of
Chengchow to the Lunghai line near
Loyang, their field headquarters.
May Cripple Rail Line.
1t was expected q new food would
cover some Of the Peiping -Hankow line
south from Chengchow and make 1t
useless
Advices from missionaries at Cheng-
chow said the Chinese strategists had
paid each adult SLIT and each child
II cents in the vicinity OF the dikes
and then ordered them to evacuate
before deliberately letting loose the
Honan Province flood
Loss Of life was reduced, but many
refused TO leave and remained in the
flood-ravaged district. in danger of
starvation. Chengchow had 10000
food refugees, and Shungmow 10000.
But before resorting to a new flood,
Chinese were pressing the recapture
of as many towns in Shansi province
as possible before the new Japanese
offensive gets under way.
Yangtxe River Rising.
Meanwhile the Yangtze River was
rising and threatening to interfere
with the Japanese advance on Ham
kow.
Japanese gunboats shelled their way
to within bombardment distance Of
the wood and stone booms across the
river at Matowchen. But Chinese
said they had forced the warships to
retire and that Chinese Rarrisons were
holding their own in severe fighting
on both banks above Ankine, at a
point $50 miles from Hankow by river.
Four flights OF Chinese bombers
raided the gunboats, Chinese said,
and made direct hits on three vessels
before japanese pursuit planes sped
to the scene
Canton Hankow Line Bombed
HONG KONG. June Is Lp).-Thirty-
three Japanese planes extensively
bombed southern sections Of the Han
kow-Canton Railway yesterday and
made direct hit on a freight train
loaded with war supplies including
aviation gasoline.
Fifty villagers were killed, it was
estimated, at various points from
Lokchang. 140 miles north of Canton.
southwark. The railway was heavily
damaged by attacks on bridges and
stations
Meanwhile, little activity was re-
ported from Swatow, 200 miles north
east Of Canton. where japanese were
reported to have landed yesterday un.
der cover OF warship barrage.
Evening star., 1938-06-25
NEW Dixie BREAKS
BY CHINESE LOOM
Chang Expected to Move
Against Japanese
Strategy Shift.
BACKGROUND

japanese campaign against
Chen0clsOW and HankoD, Chinese
provisional capital, thwarted tor
the present by floods from Yell0,O
Riuer. bikes broken by warfare
and in some places deliberately
opened by Chinese. japanese mean
while haze turned offensive into
Shansi Province and haze stripen
to break fo,O OF arms to Chinese
armies from Canton by relentless
bombing of southern metropolis.
Evening star., 1938-06-25

Mrs. James N. Greear, jr., presi-
dent of the washington Alumnae
Club, will represent the 500 alumnae
in this city at the convention. Mrs
Samuel s. Spruce, Gamma province
vice president, will attend In her ON
cial capacity "a supervisor Of alumnae
organizations in Maryland, Virginia
North and South Carolina and the
District Of Columbia.
Miss Virginia Tehas viii represent
The Washington times., 1938-10-17
By Roberta Yates

: thin and nervous like most city
girls"
James heart did q hopscotch
jump.
But you're just right" he
added.
On the way home they talked
about each other. Jane, who knew
nothing about farming, listened in
fascinated interest to his great
plans for planting q 60-acre tract
of land which his father had given
him.
Jim listened in open admiration
when she explained to him the
intricacies of making hassen.
pfeffer, as she had learned them
from Mrs. Schimmel that day. He
said thoughtfully that there was
an old stone house on his land.
He had planned to remodel it
eventually.
Now I think I'll start fixing it
this fall" he said.
In September Grandpa Seibert
received an agitated letter from
his daughter Anna.
why doesn't Jane come home?
can't understand. =. Surely she
knows We must plan for her
debut. She says you will ex-
plain. Two thousand dollars.
Most important If she ever expects
to get married at all"
Grandpa looked out the window,
across the rolling fields, to new
roof which workmen were putting
on an old stone house. Then he
squinted through his gold-rimmed
Spectacles, and wrote laboriously,
with his stub pen.
Dear Anna:
In old times with the Amish
Dutch people was a custom to
paint the front door blue when in
the house was a girl ready for the
marriage. 1t Is the same as what
you call bringing her out on
debut, except blue paint costs rs
cents only, and the bringing out
costs $4,000. So I tried the blue
paint first. I give the $4,000 in
stead to Jane, to furnish her house
which she will live in when she
marries Jim Hendricks next
month. Jim is good boy, except
for fancy farming.
The Washington times., 1938-10-17

door green again, If you like, sir" ,"
he said.
Grandpa laughed. "You have the
Hendricks quick way about you"
he commented.
BLUE DOOR-$2OOO
"Why did you say that about
the door?" Jane asked later.
Jim gave her his engaging grin.
I'll explain to you some time. It's
the story of an old Dutch custom.
1 didn't knew about it myself
until dad tod me. Dads one of
your grandfather'S friends"
But the blue door looks very
nice"
"I'll say 1t does-to me-" He
swung her to the dance floor. "I
confess I was almost afraid to
open that blue door," he said. st
was afraid you'd turn out to be
The Washington times., 1938-10-17

Fastens flat on wall. Coil
spring adjusts to any size can.
Cuts easily, smoothly. Also
bottle opener on frame.
LansburEh's-HOuSe