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Evening star., 1938-03-21
CHURCHES ASK AID
|. TO END BOMB|NGS
81 Bishops Urge Catholic
Hierarchy to Intercede
for Spanish Cities.
by the Associated Press.

bv the Associated Press
NEW YORK, March 21.-sixtv.ou.
Bishops Of the Methodist and Prot
estant Episcopal churches in SO States
appealed yesterday to the Catholic
Hierarchy OF the United States to
bring the might OF your influence
to bear on Gen. Francisco Franco"
to halt bombing Of civilians in Spain.
Their document, described as unique
in American ecclesiastical history, was
made public in the form OF an open
letter addressed to the Catholic
clergy o. the United States"
The Most Rev. Henry st. George
Tucker. presiding bishop OF the Epis-
copal church, headed the list of sign
ers.
In issuing the statement, the Right
Rev. Robert L. Paddock, chairman
OF the American Friends of Spanish
Democracy, said the American Cath
olic Hierarchy Endorsed the pastoral
letter OF the Spanish bishops espousing
FRANCOIS cause in the Iberian conflict
and that spokesmen Of the Catholic
church in this country have openly
defended the cause Of the insurgent
general
I'VE realize that the Catholic hier-
archy in this country has, for reasons
which seem good to 1t, chosen to de-
fend the Franco cause" the state
ment said. "It is for this very reason,
knowing that word from you would
carry weight and force, that we call
upon you to act to persuade
him and his Nazi and Fascist allies to
cease the hideous bombing of cities
that, like Barcelona. are by every rule
of war civilian and non -combatant
we are sure that you as men OF
God and followers of our most COM
passionate Saviour, do not share the
expressed view Of man who. claim
ing to your spokesman, says with
callousness incredible in one Of his
calling that the day of the nom
combatant has vanished
I'VE are equally certain that you do
not agree with the public statement of
a once-loved editor that cities will
not in any war be respected. There
Is no reason nor logic. whether mill
tary or humane, why you should.
American Army st-ategists announced
month ago that in the event of war
American military airplanes will not
bomb civilian populations. Not, they
add, for humanitarian reasons. but
because the game is not worth the
candle"
Executives of the American
friends for Spanish democracy said
the spokesman" referred to was
Prof Joseph F. Thorning of Mount
st. Mary's College at Emmitsburg,
Md, a frequent radio speaker on
the Spanish situation. and the
editor was Ellery Sedgwick of the
Atlantic Monthly, who toured in
surgent Spain at the invitation Of
Gen. Franco)
Evening star., 1938-03-21
BOYS CAN'T TAKE IT!

TOPEKA. Kans., March 2l R-
Clarence Barrow. director Of a group
of English boy choristers, blamed too
much excitement-fried chicken and
Indians" today for fatigue and illness
that stalled his charges tour Of the
United States.
Two of II boys from the London
Choir School were put to bed here
yesterday. Four others had been left
ut Chicago and Minneapolis.
Students from Haskell Indian In.
stitute gave the boys . full-regalia
entertainment yesterday-their first
sight Of real live Indians. Barrow said
he would keep the singers here for
several days rest.
Evening star., 1938-03-21
LAW LECTURE SERIES

A series OF lectures on The New
Rule for Civil Procedure for the Dis
trict Courts Of the United States" was
announced today by DR.. John r. Fitz-
patrick, dean of Columbus University
School OF Law. The lectures, which
are to begin Wednesday and continue
on each Wednesday of the following
four weeks. will be held at 8:l5 pm.
in the University Assembly Hall.
Lawrence Koenigsberger, member of
the District bar and professor of COM
mon law pleading at Columbus Uni
versity. will conduct the meetings.
Members Of the District Bar Associa-
tion and the Women's Bar Association
are invited to attend.
Evening star., 1938-03-21
PRIMARY WARNS
|NPENNSYLvAN|A
Two Enter Republican Field
as Pinchot Campaign
Gains Support.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH. March 2l.-Penn-
sylvanias Republican primary picked
up momentum today with the an
nouncement of Frank j. Harris as a
potential candidate for Lieutenant
Governor and the entry into the cam
paign Of the party's first candidate
for nomination as secretary of internal
affairs.
Mr.. Harris, Allegheny County chair
man, mentioned for weeks as pos
sible candidate, announced here last
night he would seek the nomination
IF I feel my candidacy will be Of
benefit to the Republican party"
Other developments were:
William S. Livengood. 37-year-old
World War veteran and Somerset
County register Of wills. announced he
would seek the Republican nomination
for secretary of internal affairs. He is
graduate of Juniata College and for
ner public school teacher. In the
present emergency" the State needs
men in public Office who are firm
believers IN constitutional govern
rent,' he said.
Pinchot Gets Support.
Duncan G. McCallum, assistant to
State Chairman G. Edward Green, an
nounced he would support Clifford
Pinchot for Governor because "he is
the one man who can win" Mr.. Nc
Callum was secretary to the Governor
during Mr.. Pinchot's second term, then
joined the State Committee staff.
M. Harvey Taylor, Dauphin County
leader, has announced he will support
Mr.. Pinchot. but Mr.. Green has with
held an announcement in favor of
either the former Governor or his op-
ponent, Superior Court Judge Arthur
H. James.
Mr.. James will formally open his
campaign Wednesday night with q
mouth.
Neither Mr.. Harris nor Mr.. Liven-
good announced whether they would
be aligned with either candidate for
the gubernatorial nomination.
Anxious for Party.
Mr.. Harris, who has called several
harmony conferences of Republican
leaders, said:
my petitions will be ready to file
the latter part of this week. I feel
hat if my candidacy will be of benefit
10 the Republican party, I will run.
# some stronger candidate appears in
oile primary, if his nomination will be
, more important to the party's welfare
| will not stand in his way.
More important than the ambi-
tions of any man is the success of the
Republican party in November
Mr.. Harris is 81. He served as Ale
sheny County treasurer and county
commissioner and also eight years in
the State Senate. He is married
the father of four daughters and one
son and is a bank director and execu-
tive of several amusement companies.
Already in the field for nomination
as Lieutenant Governor on the Re-
publican ticket are Robert S. Cain
Of Pittsburgh and William B. Brown Of
Duncannon.
Evening star., 1938-03-21
Census Asked
Of Big Heads
By Smithsonian
1y the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
The Smithsonian Institution wants
to take q census Of the Nations biz
heads. ,~.
Believing that the thinking muscles"
Of the brain develop like muscles of
the arms and legs, Df. Ales Hrdlicka,
Smithsonian anthropologist. sent out
q call today for reports from any man
or woman who has noticed a recent
increase In head size.
Following q recent appeal through
. scientific journal, DR.. Hrdlicka re-
ceived reports from 20 scientists that
their heads had grown. There is ew-
dence, he said, that the heads Of
persons doing intsnse mental exercise
increase more rapidly than others.
Evening star., 1938-03-21
BY WILLIAM s. TARvER.


The conviction in April, 1895, Of
0ol. Joseph I. McMullen, chief Of the
patents section Of the Judge Advo-
cate Generals Once Of the Army. on
charge Of accepting fees from .
firm opposing q pending tax bill, was
reversed today by the United States
Court Of Appeals.
The case, which has been twice
argued before the appellate court. was
remanded to the District Court for .
new trial.
The Court Of Appeals, In an opinion
written by Chief Justice d. Lawrence
Groner, based its reversal on what 1t
said was confusion during the trial
between two prosecution theories.
These concerned the place Of pay
ment to Col. McMullen Of $500 he
allegedly received in 1884 from the
Cuban-American Manganese Corp. for
representing 1t In its effort to incorpo-
rate in the 1888 revenue bill 4 pro.
vision exempting Cuban manganese
AASAA AAhPOAt U&ACH.
Question Over Payment.
The alleged payment to Col. Nc.
Mullen was made by a check drawn or
the Chase National Bank in New Yorl
City. The check was delivered to hin
IN washington and deposited by him
in the Liberty National Bank. As q
result OF this transaction the question
arose whether the payment took place
here or IN New York.
The Court Of Appeal. accused thu
Government Of attempting to straddle
this issue and said that the trial Judge
failed to clarity it In his charge to the
jury.
The appellate court also held tha,
the trial judge erred in denying 2
motion by Col. McMullen's ATTORNEYS
William E. Leahy and William ]
Hughes. jr., for a bill Of particular,
In which more details were asked as tr
where the Government charged the
payment was made.
Case Was Reargued.
Col. McMullen was prosecuted under
Federal statute which makes it q
criminal offense for an of'icer of the
Government to accept compensation
for services in relation to proposed
legislation.
During the trial the Government
contended that Col. McMullen soueh,
to influence the course Of the revenue
bill both by talks with the War De.
partment and certain Senators. A,
the time of che alleged offense Col
McMullen had been in bad health TO,
several years. Because of his health
he had been detached and was inac-
tive and had associated himself with
a firm Of lawyers here.
He was sentenced to a Jail term O!
six months and to pay fine of 81 900
Because Of drastic changes in the
personnel of the Court Of Appeals, due
to deaths and retirements. after thu
case was first argued, it had to be re.
argued.
Prior to his conviction in the Dis
trlct Court, Col. McMullen had beer
found guilty Of breach Of honor" b,
an Army court-martial in that h,
accepted two round-trip railroad
tickets to California from Joseph Sill
verman, jr., trader in Army surplu.
goods. The court-martial followed ar
investigation Of lobbying conditions il
the War Department by the Hous.
Military Affairs Committee.
Evening star., 1938-03-21
MRS. ROBERT FROST DIES
Poets Wife Expires in Florida
After a Heart Attack.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. March 2l (P.
Mrs. Robert Frost of Amherst, Mass,
wife of the poet. died here yesterday.
Announcement of her death was
made by Prof. c. P. Lyons of the
University of Florida faculty. The
Ffosts are wintering in Gainesville.
DR.. John Henry Thomas said death
was caused by acute coronary oc-
clusion.' Mrs. Frost suffered a severe
heart attack SATURDAY..
Evening star., 1938-03-21

The disturbance that was central over
Nevada Sunday morning has moved east
northeastward to the Dakotas with in
creased intensity. Bismarck, N D.. % "a
inches. and the disturbance that was over
the Northern Lake region has moved east
northeastward to Quebec and Nova Scotia,
Clarke City. Quebec, $3.50 inches. Pres
sure remains low over Western Alaska.
Dutch Harbor: 29.O4 inches High pres
sure prevails from the Lower Lake region
southward to the South Atlantic States
". ya:, 3G:26 inches, and over extreme
inches. and over Northern and Central
California. Fort Bragg. 3O16 inches Rain
has fallen in the Upper Chic Valley. the
Lower Lake region. portions Of the Atlantic
States and in the Pacific States as far
south as Central California. and snow is
reported from the Northern Plateau and
Western Canadian Provinces. The tenn
perature has risen in New England and
almost generally between the Rocky Noun
tains and the Mississippi River. while colder
weather has overspread the Pacific States
and the Plateau region.
River Report.
Potomac River q little muddy and Shen.
AndoAh River very muddy at Harpers
Ferry: potomac slightly muddy At Great
Falls today.
Evening star., 1938-03-21
THE WEATHER REPORT

District OF
increasing coudn continued mild
ture; gentle southerly winds increasing
Maryland Vgna-Fair increasing
slightly
central portions tonight
visna-Far tonight tomorrow increasing cloudi
followed by showers
Evening star., 1938-03-21
AIRFIELD INSPECTED
Huge Group Of Reserve Officers,

Huge Group of Reserve Officers,
Citizens See Army Show.
MARCH FIELD, Calf, March q
lP.-The center of Americas West
Coast sky defense was inspected yes
terday by the largest gathering of Re-
serve officers and civilian leaders in
terested in national defense ever as
Sembled in the West.
Twenty-Five hundred Reserve Of
ficers and guests watched demonstra-
tions Of anti-aircraft gun drills, at
tacks by airplanes. loading various
types of bombs, dropping of bombs,
firing Of field guns. trench mortars,
automatic rifles and machine guns
and bombardment plane loadings.
Evening star., 1938-03-21

day, n o " e v e r,
none having oc-
cured within the
District t since
February28 Only
l8 tramc deaths
have fbeen re-
ported in the Dis
trict this year, as
compared with "a
at the same time
last year, accord
ing 10 records OF
the Police De-
partment.
:. Flea Thomas,
10 Of 5lOl Lee
highwav, Airing
Evening star., 1938-03-21
Saws Girls Can't Cook,

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. R.-Lewis G.
Davis, the University Of Alahama's
first candidate for graduation In home
economics, says Of his feminine class
mates:
"They just don't know how to cook. !"
Evening star., 1938-03-21
.MAND|ES, 15HURT
|NAUTOACC|DENTS
District Maintains Clear
Record in Fatalities
for 21st Day.

One man was dead and Is persons
were injured as result Of traf1c ac-
cidents in Washington and nearby
Maryland and Virginia yesterday and
early today as the first spring weather
brought thousands of motorists out
on the open road.
Washington maintained its clear
record for traffic fatalities for the 2lst
Evening star., 1938-03-21
POSTAL NOMINATIONS
Names OF II Marylanders and
Virgipians Given Senate,

Names Of II Maryland and Virginia
residents were included among a large
list Of nominations for postmasters
sent to the Senate by President
Roosevelt today for confirmation.
They are:
Observation-Disclosures, Bushrod p.
Nash; Westminster, Charles w. Klee;
KitZmiller. Frank Vodopivec, jr.;
Mount Airy, Ralph Selliman, and
Westernport, Charles L. Connell.
Virginia-Fort Belvoir, David j.
CARRIER; Bedford, Harry B. Jordan;
Fortress Monroe, Alfred c. Darden;
Glenallen, e. L. Allen; Greenway,
Lucy M. Wing, and Natural Bridge,
John w. Burger.
Evening star., 1938-03-21
port for Last ~ Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today
ago 53
Lowest, 81. at 8 am. today; year aso,
40.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. "A. on March 90.
Lowest. 1S. on January 2S
Humidity for Last - Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest. S3 per cent. at $50 pm
Lowest. 35 per cent, at noon
Evening star., 1938-03-21
LUNCHROOM FIRE

Blaze Breaks Out in Kitchen Of
Pennsylvania Avenue Place.
Fire in the second floor kitchen of a
lunchroom at 62s Pennsylvania avenue
NV. last night caused undetermined
damage. Firemen from No. IA Engine
Company extinguished the blaze. which
was in a five-story brick structure.
Hundreds of spectators were attracted
to the scene as smoke billowed from
upper-story windows.
Evening star., 1938-03-21
B. & o. OFFICIAL DIES
o. ]. Rider, IS, Was the General
Accountant for Railroad.

BALTIMORE. March 2l R.-O.
J. Rider, S., general accountant for
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad for the
last 10 years, died last night at Union
Memorial Hospital here. He was en-
ployed by the washington Terminal
co. from 1907 to 1890, His ya6pnaud
two sons survive Jim. 's'@a ;s'*
Evening star., 1938-03-21
Precipitation,

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capltal (current month to date):
Evening star., 1938-03-21
COURT REvERSES
M'MULLEN CASE
Asserts Trial Judge Tried
to StraddIe Issue Of
Place of Payment.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Col. Joseph I. McMullen wds
conptctsd In April. 1896, OF accept
ing 1880 from a manganese con"
Germ to oppose an import duty
being tmposed on it's ore. He ap-
pealed Immediately: the case Das
t,0tce argued. the second hearing
being necessttated BY changes tn
personnel OF the appellate court.
Col. McMullen remained at liberty
on bond tDhile his cass uds in the
Court of Appeals.
The Washington times., 1938-02-11
Capitol Gets
Bill Powell

Debonair William Powell is
cast once again as the perfect
screen butler, as he was in ''My
Man Godfrey" and the new
Continental star, Annabella, is
teamed with him in the comedy
romance, The Baroness and
The Butler" which comes to
Loew's Capitol Theater on Fri
day, February 18.
While he's the perfect butler,
the gay Mr.. Powell obeys many
very unbutler-like impulses in
his dealing with the very lovely
and very lady-like Annabella.
The story is said to be a de-
lightfully romantic one in which
the suave Powell jumps from
butlering to a seat in the House
of Parliament and at the same
time holds down his job as
butler.
This brings about some con.
fusion, much more hilarity and
leads to a rouSing romantic sit
uation with which Mr.. Powell
copes rather handsomely.
Helen Westley, J. Edwin
Bromberg, Nigel Bruce and
others are in support.
The Washington times., 1938-02-11
MOVIE
CLOCK

CAPITOL-Walter Huston, Beu-
lah Bondi, "Of Hum
Hearts," 10:30, 1:25, 4:20,
7:15, 1910 p. m. Stage,
Helen Morgan, 1925, 1920,
$40, 9:15 p. m.
PALACE-Fredric March, Fran
ciska Gaal, THE Buccaneer,"
11:15 a. m, 1850, 4:25, 7, 9:35
p. m.
COLUMBIA-Spencer Tracy,
Jos an Crawford, Name
quin," 11:40 a. m, las, 3:45,
5:45, 7:45, 9:45 p. m.
R.K.O. KEITHS-"snow White
and the Seven Dwarfs," $50,
11:15 a. M, l, 2:45, 4:30, $40,
sos, $50 p. m.
EARLE-Louise Fazen
Humphrey Bogart, Swing
Your Lady," II a. M, 1876,
4:30, 7:25, 10 p. m. Stage,
Lee Dixon, Pinky Tomlin,
12:40, 1885, $3.50, 9:10 p. m.
METROPOLITAN-Carole Lonn-
bard, Fred MacMurray, True
Confession" II a. M, LOS,
3:15, 5:25, 7:35, 9:45 p. m.
LITTLE-"Whirlpool," II a. M,
12:47, 2:34, 4:21, sos, 1855,
9:42 p. m.
TRANS-LUX-News and shorts,
from 10 a. m. to midnight, IS
minutes each show.
H o w A r D-Ritz Brothers,
Life Begins in College" 1890,
3, $50, 8, 10:30 p. m. Stage,
6.5n Q.2n n m
The Washington times., 1938-02-11

"Gold Is Where You Find It."
Warner Bros Cosmopolitan pro
duction in the new Multiplane
Technicolor, brings George Brent
and Olivia de Havilland to the
Earle Theater Friday, February
l8.
Based on the popular novel
by Clements Ripley, Gold Is
Where You Find It" tells the
story of the famous feud be-
tween the wheat ranchers and
the hydraulic miners Of Cali
fornia during the 1905.
Claude Rains heads the sup
The Washington times., 1938-02-11

r1ed until he receives word OF
happy landing.
A SPRING ROBIN
1t must be the spring weather
that's in the air. Anyway Mrs.
Kitty Pritchard Romney dropped
in on dramatic desks yesterday
with the first bulletin from the
1888 Roadside Theater, which
opens at the old Red Barn in
June. Bulletin said the Road
sides business manager, Dick
Creyke has just returned from
four months in Europe. during
which tour he annexed the
scripts of So old-time melo-
dramas, some of which will be
seen on the Rockville Pike this
summer.
PLAY ABOUT SHELLEY
IT Am My Youth" a play in
which the principal characters
are the poet, Shelley, his wife,
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley,
and William Goodwin, literature
and social philosopher, widely
known in London during the
early years of the last century,
will have it's pre-Broadway open
ing at the National Theater on
February %.
It will be presented by Alfred
de Liagre, jr., who later this
season will also offer "Yes, My
Darling Daughter" the comedy
success which recently COM
pleted a years run in New York.
Frank Lawton, young English
star, will play Shelley, and
Charles Waldron, remembered
as the father IN The Barretts
Of Wimpole Street." will play
Goodwin. Mr.. Waldron has just
returned from Hollywood.
The play is the work of Err
nest Pascal and Edwin Harvey
Blum, two of the outstanding
screen writer's on the West
Coast, whose recent contribu-
tions to the screen include
"Lloyds Of London" and "Wee
Willie Wrinkle" The period of
the play is 1915, and scenery
and costumes appropriate to the
period are being designed by
Donald OenSlager.
THEY LOOK ALIKE
Dear Mr.. Kelley:
AprOpOs the current run of
THE BuCcaneer" on F Street,
this enthusiastic picture-fan
writes in land for no reason at
ALL just to say that 1 have
spotted a dead.ringer for Fred
KOhler right here in dear old
Washington. He is none other
than MOtOrman No. 166, on the
Cabin John line, and would pass
for KOhler'S identical twin; /
don't know his name, and I
have no AK to grind, but / do
think he should see his double
on the screen this week at the
Palace.
Very truly yours,
MRS. L. H. H.
| $500 Ontario Rd. N. w.
The Washington times., 1938-02-11

defends these liberties. He says:
For five years I have insisted
that Julius Caesar" was the
most modern in language and
idea of all Shakespeare's plays.
Orson Welles' Mercury Theater
production proves that conten-
ton to the hilt."
Here is q smashing artistic
success born of a brilliant idea
in the mind of a 22.year.old
boy. Mr.. Welles saw how con-
temporary the play could be
and made it so. The result is
that you understand Caesar
and Brutus and the mob
especially the mob.
This production bridges
time between old Plutarch, the
Tudor playwright, and what IS
going on today across the
water. The result makes Mr..
Arson Welles the most interest
ing person on the American
stage today"
A STAGE BROADCAST
An extra added attraction to
follow Tuesday nights per.
formance fills me with both
alarm and delight. After the
play is finished, the cast of
principals will submit to a quiz
on the production, and on
Shakespeare generally, from
students OF Is colleges, and the
higher institutions of learn
ing in and around the National
Capital.
This seems pregnant with pos
sibinty. In fact the idea is so
alive that WJSV will put it on
the air directly from the stage.
The audience is invited to stay
and enjoy this cross examina.
tion.
Ye gods, what will they think
of next. And I wonder if
Shakespeare ever thought they
would be debating him, and his
works, and sending their argu-
ments through the air without
wires,
The Washington times., 1938-02-11
TIM ON SCREEN

Tim Tvler's Luck" fea-
tured in the Sunday Wash
ington HeraId!Times in the
Comic Weekly and the Wash
ingtOn Times daily appears
on the screen this week at
Warner Brothers Theaters.
Special matinees will be held
each Saturday beginning to-
morrow at the Uptown,
TivOH and Penn theaters.
February 10 the adventure
reel starts at the Sheridan.
Follow Tim Tyler'S Luck" in
the HeraId-Tim and the
Times and see him at the
theater.
The Washington times., 1938-02-11
"GoId" Comes to Earle Feb. 18

porting cast, which includes
Margaret Lindsey, John Litel,
Barton MacLane, Marcia Raj.
ston, Tim Holt and Sidney
Toler.
Michael Curtiz directed this
new Warner release, said to
have a wealth of beautiful back
grounds for its romantic epi.
sodes and stirring action.
On the stage, starting Friday,
Will Osborne and his Slide Or
chestra will present a program
of modern melodies in their. dis
tinctive musical style.