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Evening star., 1938-09-20
CUMMINGS SEEKS
DATA FROM THOMAS
Socialist Leader Is Asked to
Submit Facts on Jersey
City Eviction.

BY the Associated Press.
Attorney General Cummings has
invited Norman Thomas, the Socialist
leader, to submit to the Justice De-
partment any new facts he has on
his eviction last April from Jersey
City.
The Attorney General disclosed his
action today at press conference
at which he said agents of the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation already
had questioned several score" per-
sons regarding Mr.. Thomas expulsion
after he attempted to deliver speech
IN Jersey City without permit.
Mr.. Cummings asked for the names
Of any additional persons Mr.. Thomas
wished to have questioned and for a
legal memorandum citing any argu-
ments the Socialist leader or his
counsel wished to suggest with regard
to possible violation of the Federal
kidnapping law by Jersey City officers.
II gave complete opportunity to
supply the facts Of law" the Attorney
General said.
Mr.. Thomas has accused Mayor
Frank Hague Of Jersey City Of for
bidding free speech and assemblage.
Evening star., 1938-09-20
KENNEDY AWAITS
RECOUNT TO TELL
deepest VERDICT
Result of Pa|misano Vote
Delays Announcement
on Committee.
LEGISLATOR IS LIKELY
TO TAKE CHAIRMAN JOB
Canvass Shows D'Alesandro to Be
Winner Of Contest by So
Ballots.

Representative Ambrose ]. Kennedy.
Democrat, Of Maryland, announced to-
day he would not reveal his decision
whether to accept the Craftsmanship Of
the House District Committee until
Baltimore election officials determine
whether Representative Palmisano was
nominated in last weeks Democratic
primary or whether the nomination
was given to his youthful opponent,
Thomas D'Alesandro.
An oh1cial check-up by primary elec-
ton canvassers showed Mr.. D'Alesan-
dro won the see-saw contest by a mar
row margin Of So votes. Mr.. PALMS.
ano, however, has demanded a re.
count, which will not be completed
until tomorrow.
There are strong indications how
ever, that Mr.. Kennedy will take the
Craftsmanship If the recount confirms
the official primary election result.
He is the ranking majority member
OF the District Committee and is ell
igible for the post through seniority.
Mr.. Kennedy was in Washington to-
day and intimated he may have an i'm
portant statement to give at his Office.
in the House Office Building, late this
afternoon.
Mr.. Palmisano, chairman OF the
House District Committee, finished So
votes behind the 35-year-old Baltimore
city councilman and insurance man
in an official canvass completed last
night but the recount was undertaken
at the request Of both candidates.
Petition Filed.
One petition for recount had been
filed by Mr.. DAlesandro's attorneys
late Saturday when their candidate,
proclaimed victor by 48 votes on the
basis Of unofficial returns from last
weeks primary, trailed the District
Committee head by seven votes with
seven precincts missing
Counsel for Representative Palmi-
sano entered a second recount petition
in the Baltimore Superior Court last
night after Mr.. D'Alesandro again as
sumed the lead in the nip-and-tuck
canvass.
Mr.. Palmisano, who steadfastly re-
fused to concede victory to his rival
on the basis Of unofficial returns. still
declined to admit defeat this morn
ing and said he would wait until the
recount is concluded before consider
ing the election ended
Palmisano Seen Winner.
When Mr.. Palmisano went into the
lead by a seven-vote margin Saturday
night. D'Alesandro's attorneys nled
their recount petition and admitted it
was unlikely that their client would
triumph since Mr. Palmisano appeared
the winner in those precincts in the
unofficial returns.
However, Mr. DAlesandro picked
up enough votes in the eighteenth
ward to erase his opponents seven
vote margin and go into the lead by
q single tally.
The outcome of the canvass then
depended upon the 22d ward and
Mr.. Palmisano fell behind steadily in
that ward until he found himself
trailing by total of So votes when the
entire district had been tabulated.
Evening star., 1938-09-20
NAVAL MEDICAL
CENTER PUSHED
Purchase Of Land on Rockville
Pike Beyond Bethesda Il
Declared Under Way.

Purchase Of land for the new Naval
Medical Center on the site east Of the
Rockville pike, just beyond Bethesda.
Md, is well under way" 1t was an
nounced today by Rear Admiral P. S.
Rossiter, chief Of the Navy Bureau of
Medicine and Surgery. and should be
completed soon"
There have been no unforeseen COM
plications 50 far In connection with
the land acquisition program. Ad-
miral Rossiter said. and it is not an
ticipated that condemnation proceed
ings will be required. at least for the
land on which immediate construction
is planned.
The land is being purchased by the
Office of the Judge Advocate General
Of the Navy. Rapid progress is being
made on the drafting Of detailed plans
and preparation Of specifications for
the first building at the center, . 900
bed hospital. 1t is not anticipated,
however, that bids for construction of
this unit will be invited before Janu-
ary l, Admiral Rossiter said The
hospital building is being designed to
permit expansion to 1,200-bed capac-
ity and eventually to 1900 beds in case
Of emergency.
A total Of $4.850. 900 is available for
the purchase Of land and construction
Of the first buildings at the new
center,
Evening star., 1938-09-20

Discovery Of the graves of several
descendants of Martha Washington,
widow of George Washington, in .
family burial plot once part OF q 519-
acre farm owned by the first President
Of the United States, has put the
Maryland Works Progress Administra-
ton in something Of a quandary.
While browsing through piles of old
records In the courthouse at Rockville,
Nd. Jesse T. Mower and Russell Cole
OF the historical records section Of the
Maryland w. P. A. came upon the
deed OF Woodstock Manor, known also
as Montevideo, near Seneca. in what
is now Montgomery County, purchased
by Washington January l3, 1894, while
Washington was President of the
United States, for 1888.
While the existence Of the estate
was known, it was not until Mr.. Mower
went out to investigate that he dis
covered the family burial plot in a
corn field about 500 yards from a
Colonial mansion built in the early
18th century by John Parke Gusts
Peter, a grandson of Robert Peter, first
mayor of Georgetown.
Slabs of Red Stone.
In the plot were slabs OF red stone,
plentiful in the vicinity, marking the
graves Of Thomas Peter, who died in
1884, his wife, Martha Gusts Peter,
granddaughter of Martha Washington
by her first marriage, who died in
1854; their daughter, Columbia Wash
ington Peter, who died in 1921, and a
red stone shaft erected to the memory
Of John Parke Custis Peter, their son,
who died in 1848 There also Is a
grave with head and foot stones in
memory Of child of John Parke
Custis Peter, with no given name
mentioned. doubtless because of its
death when less than a month old.
Just what can be done about the
discovery. Mr.. Mower is not sure. The
farm. now consisting of ITO acres, is
owned by the heirs Of the late Joseph
P. Dyson. and is rented to G. W.
Hough, who with Mrs. Hough lives In
the century-old red stone mansion,
or part of it, overlooking the Potomac
River.
Officials of the w. P. A. hope that
some historical or patriotic organiza-
ton will set off the old family burial
plot, but have no funds for that pur-
pose in the Federal appropriation
which discovered it.
Records at Annapolis.
The original purchase by Washing
ton is recorded in the provincial court
records at Annapolis. His will bore
the signature of only one witness, as
required by law in Virginia, so that
he died intestate. according to Mary
land law, which requires two witnesses.
The land was part of Martha Custis
Peters share Of the estate and was
sold to Thomas Peter. her husband,
at public auction by Bushrod WASH
ington, executor Of George Washing
tons estate, for $6,446. That deed was
recorded September 26, 1910, in the
Montgomery County land records.
The house, typical mansion of the
period, with large. ceilinged
rooms, was built about 100 years ago
and is still in an excellent state of
repair, even to the bars on the slave
quarters in the basement and the
hooks for cooking pots in the huge
fireplace.
Evening star., 1938-09-20
PERSONNEL POLICY
Topic to Be Discussed Tonight at
Meeting of Union.

The personnel policy Of the Navy
Department., under its expanding pro-
gram. will be the subject of discus
sion at the chapter meeting of the
Federation OF Architects, Engineers,
Chemists and Technicians, C. I. O.
affiliate, at the old Department of In
terror Auditorium. Eighteenth and F
streets NV. pm. tonight.
Charles Piozet, chief of civilian per-
sonnel of the Navy Department., will
answer questions on the department, s
policy on promotions, administrative
raises, annual leave and other points
raised. Following the discussion, H.
H. Harriss. architect and photographer,
will speak on Mexican people, pho
Biography and architecture, illustrating
his talk with color motion picture.
The public is invited.
Evening star., 1938-09-20
Mother Fined IN Police Court
In Prenatal TubercuIar Case

on condition that she 60 to 0allinger
Hospital for treatment.
DR.. A. Barklie Coulter, director Of
the Chest Clinic Of the Health De-
partment, who handled the case. ar
ranged to have the baby cared for
while the mother is in the hospital.
Although there is no statute requir-
ing expectant mothers with tubercu-
losis to submit to hospital treatment.
the Health Department Is pressing
the drive with old statutes dealing
with regulation of tuberculosis cases.
The counts on which Mrs. Moore was
brought into court were under regu-
lations in force since 1912.
DR.. Coulter said prenatal exami-
nations of mothers for tuberculosis
started about three months ago.
Evening star., 1938-09-20
ROBBERS CRACK
SAFE AT MARKET
Georgia Avenue Meat Shop
Owner Loses $40
to Bandits.

Gaining entrance by pulling out the
iron bars Of a rear window, bandits
broke into the meat market Of Nathan
Kurland in the 1900 block Of Georgia
avenue NV. last night and cracked
the safe to steal $40 In currency and
change.
Mr.. Kurland found the safe combi-
nation broken when he opened the
market this morning. He lives at 4819
Illinois avenue NV.
Police made short work Of a purse
snatching case when they captured a
20-year-old youth and recovered 500
in cash and 1920 in postal savings
certificates taken with the pocket
book Of Elizabeth Seaton, %. Of 102
E street NV. as she walked on Capt.
tol Plaza near Constitution avenue
last night. Detective John E. Cain
made the arrest. The victim identified
the youth, police said.
A colored man who worked alone
and kept his left hand In his coat
pocket. as If he carried q gun. held
up a Highs ice cream store at 1918
Fourth street NV. last night and
forced Mrs. Frances Malone, 80, OF
1906 Riggs place NV, the clerk, to
hand over $40 from the cash register
Two colored men held up Willie
Hanton, 80, colored cab driver, 420 O
street NV, on South Capitol near
street S.V. and robbed him of $2.7O
before making their escape on foot.
John Hargraves, 81, colored, of 511
U street NV. reported an unidentified
assailant struck him over the head
with hammer in the 600 block OF
street during the night and stole his
billfold containing $3.50.
Evening star., 1938-09-20

Launching a drive to have prenatal
cases with tuberculosis properly cared
for, the District Health Department
today brought to Police Court the first
case Of woman with the disease who
refused disqualification to have her
baby delivered.
Mrs. Eta Mae Moore, 80. colored, 800
Broads court sW., whose baby was
delivered at her home IL days ago,
pleaded guilty to six counts of viola
tions Of District health regulations.
Judge Hobart Newman fined her $25
on each count. or one year in Jail in
default OF payment, but on recon-
mendation OF Assistant Corporation
Counsel Milton D. Norman, Mrs. Moore
was placed on probation for one yesf
Evening star., 1938-09-20
STRIKE MAY CLOSE
c. P. 0. CAFETERIA
U|timatum Given Employees
After Conference With
Union.

Striking employees Of the Govern
ment Printing once cafeteria were
warned today If they persist in their
walk-out the cafeteria will remain
closed without further negotiations.
The ultimatum was delivered at the
conclusion of conference today be-
tween spokesmen of the Hotel and
Restaurant Employees Association, Lo-
cal 7Sl. which called the strike, and
the board Of the G. P. o. Cafeteria
Recreation Association. operators of
the closed cafeteria.
The terms offered by the association
depend solely on the cafeteria workers
returning to their Jobs by tomorrow
morning
"Camouiase," Says Webb.
Meeting Immediately after the con-
ference, the union decided to refuse
either alternative put forth by the as
sociation board. Their counter pro-
posal is to open negotiations immedi-
ately and complete them before allow
ing the striking employees to return to
work.
Their suggestion is just camouhage
to prolong negotiations, Garland
Webb. business agent for the union,
said. If we submit to their plan, the
whole contract will be referred to the
Arbitration Board and we'll never get
anything.
We're going to stay out till we get
what we're asking for" he declared
Mr.. Webb planned to present the
counter-proposal to the association
board Immediately.
Both parties to the dispute are
members of American Federation of
Labor unions, since the association is
composed of G. P. o. employees. Most
OF the customers affected by the dis
pute are union members.
Picket Plans Dropped.
Early today plans to picket the
building were cancelel when the
strikers were assured the cafeteria
would not be reopened until some
agreement had been reached between
S-A> SN0nSoAASAA Va OA4C CWO 6kOuQS.
The strike was called at IL am. YES
terday after 5000 meals had been pre-
pared. Approximately IS workers de.
serted their posts to stand outside the
cafeteria doors where they remained
until lunch hour was over.
The strikers are demanding an in
crease in the minimum wage from SIC
to SIS. an eight-hour day and i'm
proved working conditions.
Russell H. Herrell. administrative
assistant to Public Printer A. E. Gieg-
engack and member of the Negotiat-
ing Committee for the Recreation As.
sociation, denied cafeteria workers are
underpaid.
"A check Of wages would probably
show the cafeteria workers here art
paid better than elsewhere In the city,
ne told reporters yesterday. "They
work five days for six days pay"
Evening star., 1938-09-20
Scarcity of Escorts Reported
For 40 Lovely Regatta Girls

The evenings program will include a
tour OF local hotels.
L. P. Steuart, chairman Of the civic
division Of the regatta, described the
$4,000 display Of fireworks to be ex-
ploded over the Potomac River at the
Water Gate Thursday night.
James A. Councillor, general chair
man Of the regatta, was presented with
sterling silver cigarette box as .
token Of appreciation Of sailing div-
sion members by L. Gordon Leech,
chairman of the division.
Guests included It. Col. David Nc
Coach, jr., newly appointed District
Engineer Commissioner; Commissioner
Melvin G. Hazen and Cairolo Begari,
secretary to Count Theo Rossi. winner
Of the Detroit Gold Cup race.
Evening star., 1938-09-20

A scarcity Of prospective male escorts
for the 40 lovely female representa-
tives of each State and the District,
who are to participate in the parade
Of the Presidents Cup Regatta next
Friday night, was reported by Fred
Huber, chairman Of the Night Street
Parade Committee. at q luncheon Of
the Fo'csle Club at the Raleigh Hotel
yesterday.
Although the scarcity was noted by
Mr.. Huber, he hesitated at broadcast
ing . general appeal for help from
local stalwarts. fearing q deluge Of
takers" Some Of the girls will come
to the regatta from the States they
represent, and others will be selected
from the variosu local State societies.
Evening star., 1938-09-20
GRADE SCHOOLS
ENROLMENT OFF.
Falling Birth Rate Blamed.
High School Population
Shows Increase.

Enrolment at both senior and Junior
high schools yesterday increased over
last year. but on the contrary. there
was decrease In the elementary
schools, according to Nathaniel Dam
owsky, schools statistician.
Decline in the lower grades was
attributed by him to a falling birth
rate, which he said was general
throughout the Nation.
Generally, for all public schools,
the enrolment climbed to s3,323, or
$50 more than reported on the first
day last year.
Senior high schools registered 5000.
which was ST. more than last years
opener Junior highs enrolled 1872.
an increase Of 592. and elementary
schools recorded 46.323. a decrease Of
568.
Vocational Schools Drop.
Vocational schools took in 1881,
which was Ill less than last year. The
decrease was attributed to raising Of
standards in the schools and the in
vocation Of l4-year age limit. Voca-
tional schools have a junior high
status
Opening registration in the white
night schools of 1922 was reported
by E. j. Lockwood, director of the white
night schools, who said he anticipated
at least twice as many would eventu-
ally sign up.
Meanwhile the Board Of Education
will hold its second meeting of the
current school year tomorrow Among
the items to be considered by the men,
bers will be . petition from parents
in the Wesley thanksgiving Valley
section for q change of school boundary
lines so children in that area may at
tend Deal Junior and Woodrow Will
son Senior Highs instead OF Gordon
Junior and Western Senior Highs. The
parents cited transportation difncul-
ties as the reason for the request. Due
to heavy enrolment at Deal and Will
son, 1t Is thought this petition will be
denied.
Don't Hate School.
Pointing to the increased enrolment,
school ofacials laughed at the idea that
children hate to come back to school.
Hate school? It might truthfuly be
said that babies cry for it, If the little
5-year-old girl who reported 1T Frank
lin School yesterday with her mother
Is any criterion. Tears poured from
the child's big blue eyes Is she was told
she WAS too young to be enrolled in
the first grade.
At one Of the high schools it was
said that students had been lowering
about the building for q week before
opening day seeing what had been
done to the school during the summer
and declaring they were tired Of doing
nothing.
Evening star., 1938-09-20
K|NCTOBE GUIDED
BY D. c. OFFICIALS
Declines Comment on Plan
for Combined Income
and Sales Tax.
By ]. A. OIEARY.

In dealing with local legislation at
the next session of Congress, including
the problem of taxation. Chairman
King Of the Senate District Commit
tee plans to follow the recommended
tions Of the Commissioners as far
As possible.
He announced this general policy
shortly after his return to the Capital
yesterday from the West. Asked to
comment on the suggestion being con-
sidered by some of the tax experts for
q combination income-sales tax levy,
the Senator said:
Il would want to give it serious
study before expressing an opinion
As I have stated in the past, I will
continue to follow largely the views
OF the Commissioners on local needs,
except where I am convinced that
course would be unwise."
Representative Of People.
The Senator said it is his belief that
the organic law creating the commits
sion form of government makes the
Commissioners the representatives Of
the people, and added there have been
comparatively few occasions when he
has found himself unable to follow
their recommendations.
For the last two years cong. essional
committees have debated beth the
income levy and the sales tax without
adopting either revenue source. In
stead, in both years they finally turned
to the tax on gross receipts of all
business establishments and on pro-
fessional groups not working for salary
or wages. The problem of determining
whether to apply it to salaries OF Fed
eral ofncials, including members Of
Congress. has been a chief difiiculty
in past attempts to impose the income
tax.
The theory behind the tentative
suggestion recently put forth for q
combination tax was that the income
levy would be applied to business or
income other than salaries, with the
sales tax reaching salaried groups.
In Fact-FindinE Stage.
The experts of the Joint Congress
sional Committee on Internal Revenue
Taxation. who were placed in charge
Of the local tax survey, are still in
the fact-finding stage Of their in
quiry, however, and indicated today it
would be at least another month be-
fore they get around to formulating
any definite program. It was empha-
sized that the combination tax plan
Is only one SUGGESTION that has been
mentioned for study.
Senator King said he probably would
confer with District oflcials soon re-
garding local problems generally and
legislation for the next session.
Asked If he had any plans for re-
viving consideration of the local air.
port problem, he said he was inclined
to await the views Of the Commis-
sioners.
Evening star., 1938-09-20
PAUC|Ty0F FUNDS
CUTS D. c. RELIEF,
REPORT ASSERTS
Public Assistance Director
Says 11,436 Families
Were Aided.
AVERAGE OF 14,78O
PERSONS PER MONTH
Average Monthly Grant Was
$31.92 for Household Unit
in District.

The inadequacy Of relief funds
caused very serious situation" in
the general public assistance pro-
gram during the last fiscal year, Miss
M. Alice Hill. director of the Public
Assistance Division, declared today in
her annual report to the Board of
Public Welfare.
Only in very rare instances, she
said. has 1t been possible to assist
employable families when the wage
earners were unemployed. Even some
employable persons, she added, have
been refused assistance when they
needed 1t, because there were insuffi-
cient funds.
Pointing out that assistance was
given to an average Of 2.7l4 cases per
month during the fiscal year ended
June 80. as compared with an average
OF 1874 cases in previous years, Miss
Hill said
This decrease was more the result
Of insufficient funds and stan than a
decrease in need"
11,436 Families Aided.
The division gave services and as
sistance in all categories to ll,436
families and single persons during
the year, the report said. This rep
resented an average Of 14,7S0 persons
per month.
In the old-age assistance group the
monthly average of those receiving
aid was 1882 families and 1892 single
persons. The average monthly grant
to families was $3l go and to single
persons $l87l.
Miss Hill said the program for aid
to dependent children was partially
supported from the appropriation for
home care Of dependent children and
partially from general public, to both
Of which social security reimburse
ments were added. A total of 1870
families were assisted. and these in
cluded 1868 children. The average
monthly grant to these families was
$4728.
Aged on Rolls Increase.
Citing the fact this was the second
full year of operation of the old-age
assistance program, Miss Hill said the
number which received assistance in
creased from 1892 persons in 1887
to 3,639 in 1888. There were 3.269
receiving grants as of June 80. 1898.
Out of total of $40 grants Cancelled
229 were due to death.
A total of 2l0 blind persons were
receiving grants at the close of the
fiscal year, Miss Hill stated, with only
48 applications pending.
The divisions nonresident service
considered the needs of 3,l48 persons
during the year, returning $50 to their
homes and aiding in obtaining en-
ployment in and around Washington
for many others.
S. c. C. Aid Is Cited.
Miss Hill said the surplus COM
modities allotted to the District by
the Federal Surplus Commodities
Corp. and clothing made in w. p A.
sewing projects were "a tremendous
help in supplementing the appropria-
ton for general public assistance"
More than 657,500 pounds of surplus
foodstuffs were distributed to an av-
erage of 10,795 families each month.
while an average of 1915 families
were supplied with cotton clothing
made in the sewing rooms.
Miss Hill paid tribute to three citi-
zens' advisory committees, which. she
said, gave splendid assistance to the
division during the year."
Evening star., 1938-09-20
Snake Victim Improves.

Her condition much improved, Pa
tricia Parkman, S, Of 1908 Taylor
street NE, was winning her fight
in Emergency Hospital today against
the poisonous bite of q copperhead
snake. She was bitten on the left
leg Sunday while watching hired men
clear brush on her fathers l40-acre
property near Ieonardtown. Md.