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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20

Yellowed by 100 years, but re-
markedly legible, the report was
dated November 25, 1929, and was
written in London.
1t was addressed to Glen Laird,
Glen Smith, William P. Nichols
and L. P. Davidson, Commission
ers of the Town of Georgetown
and signed by Richard A. Ruth.
Mr.. Ruth, it appears from the
report, was sent to Europe to
negotiate a loan of $1,500,000 for
the three towns Of the District
of Columbia
MEETS REBUFFS
In the 36-page report-r11ost OF
which was written apparently by
a professional penman, the stem
ographer of his day-Mr. Ruth de,
tails to the Georgetown Commits,
sioners the trials and tribulations
in raising the loan.
Mr.. Ruth's report explained
how he was rebuffed in London
and Paris in trying to raise the
money, how he succeeded in get
ting Capitalist Rothschild" to
subscribe to one-half the loan pro-
viding a reputable capitalist would
take the other half, how he was
unable to find anyone to take the
other half and finally how he sue
ceeded in raising the money at
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20
Armstrong School
To Graduate 165

Diplomas will be given more
than 1865 graduates tonight at 8
O'Clock, when Armstrong High
School holds commencement exer-
cises marking the closing Of the
colored high and Junior high
schools. Mrs. Mary A. MCNEIL, re.
firing member of the Board of
Education, will award the d.
plomas and preside.
Diplomas were given to SO
graduates of the Phelps Voca-
tional School at exercises held to-
day. Eugene A. Clark. president
of Miner Teachers College, pre-
sided. Tomorrow exercises will be
held at Cardozo High School
where 140 will be graduated;
Francis Junior High, 141; Garnet
Patterson, 206; Washington Voca-
tional, 1903; Terrell, 16S and
Browne, 1877.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20
2 Couples Killed
AS Train Hits Auto

KEOKUK, Iowa, June 20 GIN.
SO.-Four persons. from 10 to
20 years of age, were instantly
killed last night as their small car
was struck by a Diesel locomo-
tive train at a grade crossing Is
miles west of here. The accident
occurred as the two young couples
were returning from a Saturday
night visit to Wyaconda, Mo. The
dead we're identified as George
Lips, of Quincy, ILL.,, driver of the
car; Rosalie Vanstander, of st.
Madison, and Maxine Elan and
Charles Calvert, both of Wya-
conda.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20
Garibaldi Lodge
Installs Officers

The Garibaldi, Columbia Lodge,
order of the Sons of Italy, will
install L. H. Pasqualicchio as pres
ident today. Other newly elected
officers are John La Manca, vice
president; M. Strizzi, orator; M.
Ferrari, recording secretary; E
Fiore, financial secretary: F. Ca.
sic, treasurer; Enrico Torino, dele.
gate to the Supreme Convention;
A. Fiore, alternate delegate, and
Pietro Radice, supreme delegate.
Trustees are DR.. E. Forcione
chairman; N. Puchetti, S. Bian
canello, G. Amante and A. Litteri
Members of the arbitration com
mittee include C. Tinelli, A. Tana
o. Fabbrizio, R. Collella, L. Val
lario, A. Carta, A. Fiore, A. Bricc
and A. Fioravanti.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20
Air Exams
Sd Corps Area Holds
Commission Tests

Examinations of 200 civil avia-
tors for Regular Army commits
sions as second lieutenants in the
Air Corps we're announced today
at the headquarters of the Third
Corps Area in Baltimore, Md.
All candidates must apply to
the area headquarters at Balti-
more, Langley Field, Va, Middle
town Air Depot at Middletown,
Pa, or Boiling Field here not later
than July /. They must be between
81 and 20 years old, and graduates
Of the Army Air Corps Training
Center.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20
Sunset Concert
Tickets on Sale

Advance sale of the Sunset
Symphonies" to be presented at
the Watergate near the Lincoln
Memorial every Sunday an
Wednesday night from July 10
to August II by the National Sym
phony Orchestra, will begin this
morning at the symphony box of
flee in the Julius Garfinckel and
Company store. Tickets will be
sold in blocks Of six at reduced
rates, and for single concerts for
l. Is, so and rs cents and 81 a seat
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20
Protestant Vets
Form New Unit

HACKENSACK, N. j., June 20.
Incorporation papers for the New
Jersey unit of the Protestant War
Veterans of the United States
have been filed with the county
clerk of Bergen county, with a
statement that the organization
was composed of Protestant vet
Grams of all American wars and
was formed to combat the vari-
bus 'isms,' including fascism and
riaziism."
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20
M'KINLEY HIGH
TWILL GRADUATE
500 WEDNESDAY
c. D. Drayton to Preside
| At Exercises

Graduation exercises of McKin.
ley High School will be held in the
school auditorium Wednesday eve.
ming, with Charles D. Drayton,
member of the school board, pre-
siding. Principal F. C. Daniel will
award diplomas to a class num-
bering nearly 500.
The Tech symphony orchestra,
of which Louis Malkus is director,
will play, and the Joseph H. Dan
iel Glee Club will sing. Margaret
Becker will be orchestra soloist,
and John Abbadessa will sing with
violin accompaniment by Anton
Kaspar. Rev. Samuel H. Korn-
mann, of st. Stephens Evangeli-
cal Lutheran Church, will pro-
nounce the benediction.
Elsie Rosina Fisher will deliver
the salutatory, and william Webb
zeller the valedictory. Class Of
ficers are:
President, William Webb zeller;
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20
Carlin HOnOred
At K. G.. Meeting

Thomas F. Carlin, newly elected
State deputy of the Knights of
Columbus, will preside tonight for
the last time as faithful navigator,
Washington General Assembly,
Fourth Degree, K. of c., at a
meeting tonight at 8:15 o'clock at
the Mayflower.
Officers will be elected at the
meeting. All members have been
invited as a tribute to the new
State deputy.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20
Camp Dix CMTC
EnrOlls 1890 Boys

NEW YORK, June 20.-The
United States Army has selected
1900 young men to attend the
Citizens Military Training Camp
at Camp Dix. Wrightstown, N. j.,
it was announced by Maj. Gen
Frank R. Mccoy, commanding the
Second Corps Area.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20
Million Take Part
In Chinese Relief

NEW YORK, June 20.-First
from the bowl of
rice" parties held throughout
the United States Friday night
for the benefit of Chinese civilian
war refugees, led Col. Theodore
jr., chairman of the
United Council for Civilian Relief
in China, to revise upward his
estimate Of 10000 participants.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20
New Phone Office
Open to Visitors

Washingtonians will be guests
at an open house of the Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone
Company's new $1,50O,0O0 Dupont
central office, Fourteenth and R
SITS. N. W., on four evenings this
week, beginning tomorrow. Visitors
will be shown through the ex-
change and will watch the me-
chanics of the telephone system.
The new building was built to
serve the area of the North, Po-
tomac, and Decatur offices.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20
Cruise to Benefit
Cup Regatta Group

For the benefit of the Presi.
dents Cup Regatta Association, a
cruise will be held on the S. S.
Potomac down the river tonight.
There will be entertainment and
music by a dance orchestra. James
Councillor and members Of the
Fo'cstle Club will serve as ships
officers
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20
Lightning Kills
Man; Two Escape

CHATHAM, Va, June 20
Three men sat whiting and chat
ting on a bench before a filling
station near here when light
ming bolt struck them. Robert
Sasley, 43, was instantly killed
The legs of A. D. Parker were
scared and his shoes ripped off
But John Mitchell was unframed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20
MID.CITY UNIT
FIGHTS THOMAS
CIRCLE Tunnel
Traffic Tube Due
For Full Study !,
BY A. J. DRISCOLL
Citizens Associations Editor

Consideration of growing public
sentiment against plans for an
underpass at Thomas Circle
through Massachusetts, Avenue,
will be the special order of bust
ness before the Midcity Citizens
Association at next Monday nights
meeting in Thomson School.
Capt. H. C. Whitehurst, District
Engineer of Highways, and Will
liam A. Van Duzer, director of
traffic, will attend.
BOTTLENECK SEEN
Mid-City officials last night
pointed out the chief objection to
the underpass arises from the pro-
posed widening of Massachusetts,
Avenue % feet on each side be-
tween Thirteenth Street and Fiji
teenth Street, and removal of trees
to provide a four-lane underpass
which experts maintain will mean
the creation of a bottle neck traf-
flc hazard at each end.
They argue the underpass, for
which $530,000 has been appropri.
ated, will serve no useful purpose,
unless similar changes are made
at Mt. Vernon Place, Scott and
Dupont Circles.
At the request of a number of
property owners within the area,
the executive committee of the
Mid-City group met to reconsider
Endorsement of the project. A
committee was named to study
the possibility of substituting a
two-lane underpass, or to circulate
petition urging abandonment Of
the project.
MEMBERS OF COMMITTEE
The committee included: Frank
B. Hoffman, chairman; Judge
Wade H. Ellis, w. E. Collier, Mabel
E. Crissy, j. H. Fravel, Mrs. w. j.
Flood, Charles A. Mcmahon.
Objection to underpass was
made last week by c. Marshall
Finnan, superintendent of Ma
tional Capital Parks, who held con-
struction should be postponed I'm
til a more comprehensive survey
of Washington's traffic could be
made.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20
Indiana Democrats
Play Party Friday

Frank Salzarulo, president of
the Thomas Marshall Democratic
Club, composed of Indiana Demo
Gratis, is in charge of a bingo
party for members and their
friends Friday at 8 p. m. at 1900
Rhode Island Ave. n. Wa
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20
Paper Reveals
Cash Tight in 1928
Bv BILL RING

Rummagng through file of old documents in his office the
other day. Bernard Harrison District property survey officer
report which tends the old adage, THE
first hundred the hardest"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20
MASONIC MEETINGS

Masonic meetings scheduled for
tonight are Potomac, No. S, F. c.:
B. B. French. No. Is, M. M; Ana.
costa. No. 81, M. M: Pentalpha,
No. %, e. A.; Mt. Pleasant, No.
80, M. M; Albert Pike, No. 36
e, A. Sojournsrss No ST. n q
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20
ALUMNI TO DINE

The Washington Purdue Alumni
Association will hold a dinner
meeting tonight at 7 o'clock at
Sholl's Cafe, 1927 Fourteenth St
N w.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20
BAND CONCERTS

The Marine Band will give a
concert at 8 p. m. today at the
Marine Barracks. and another at
the same place tomorrow at 1870
o. m.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20

Helen L. Banks
Doris w. Black
Marian E. Boeglen
Norma NJ. Chapman
Allene l. Deitz
Marjorie E Dillon
Helen NJ, Farr
Elise f. Fisher
Mary F. Flemer
Cora L. Fleshman
Marie K. Goo on
Maxine L. Gordon
Dora NJ. Green
Miriam r. Gross
Dorothy L. Groves
Margaret Haetler
Ruth E. Hansen
Leila NJ. Hilton
Betty r. Jones
Ida NJ. Lewis
Bebe Under
Louise v. Marsh
Marion NJ. May
Lauretta McCusker
Layton Ockerh sen
Roberta l.. Shirky
Mary ]. Shonk
Ma jorie H. Stocket'
Xie X Storey
Hazel D. Thompson
Elsie NJ. Turner
Dorothy Werth
John P. Abbadessa
Robert Armstrong
Robert F BIeTly
Efvin l.. Brlncetlelo
Granville Brumo gh
Walter w. Burns
Robert r Close
William y. Frank
Daniel r. Fusfeld
Max Goldberg
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-06-20

Charles G. Haynes
Albert W. Jones
Lowell T. Keagy
Robert H. Logue
Norman F. McCeney
Daniel NJ. McNally
John NJ. Mylrole
Thomas H. Newly
Charles H. Parker
Joseph B. Parker
Robert j. Searls
Theodore D. Stell
Theodore NJ. Vial
Joseph r. Weiss
George B. Wright
Gordon r. Woodrow
William w. Zeller
Madeline r. Bawell
Annie B. Coleman
Erin Ellis
Carolyn E. HotIs
Loretta G. Krumm
Grace T. MagIsta
Lucy E. McNeely
Alice E. Meegan
Dorothy V. Mennen
Dorothy L. Whitney
Jean c. Wilson
James E. Anderson
Louis P. Cecchinl
George E. FllEate
Raymond Gustafson
Zeb T. Hamilton
Thomas w. Hunter
Benjamin Lynt
Robert c. Nordby
William j. Powers
David Ra be nhorst
Vernon S, Williams
Philip H. Wilson
William Holbrook
Evening star., 1938-12-04
On Leong Tong Head,
Charles |. 500, Dies

Charles Lee 500, SO, president OF
the local On Leong Tong, Chinese
merchants organization, and presi-
dent OF the corporation which runs
the Guysum Restaurant at $40 H
street NV. died yesterday in Sibley
Hospital after an illness of about q
month.
A native of China, Mr.. 500 had
been a resident of this city for many
years and was widely known. He
was member of the Lee Company
a Chinese club, all of whose mem
bers are said to be related--some
through distant ancestors.
The body was scheduled to be
taken today to lie in state in q
building at GOT H street NV, where
1t may be viewed by Mr.. Soo's
many friends. The body is to re-
main there until shortly before the
funeral, scheduled for 2 pm. We'd
nesday in Calvary Baptist Church.
The Rev. DR.. William S. Abernethy,
pastor, and the Rev. DR.. G. c. Hung,
pastor Of the Chinese Community
Church, will onciate. Burial will be
in Congressional Cemetery. Al
though not q member of Cavalry
Church, DR.. 500 was q Christian.
Mr.. Soo lived at 400 B street NE.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Nora G. 500; four sons, Raymond c.,
Bernard c., Charles w. and Edward
500, and q daughter, Mrs. Margaret
Mack, all of this city. He also leaves
seven grandchildren.
Evening star., 1938-12-04
Miss Robinson's s Will Gives
Helping Hand to Needy
Estimated $166,000 Left by Daughter
Of Prominent Virqinion

ANYBODY who needs helping hand is forgotten not the fault
Of Miss Agnes Robinson 81 daughter the late
time president of tho F. Railway and prominent Virginia
writer
Under the terms Of her will filed yesterday in District Court Miss
Evening star., 1938-12-04
Seized in Auto Lootinq,
Youth Makes Getaway

Police today were still on the look
out for a powerfully built youth who
fought his way to freedom from the
Receiving Home yesterday afternoon
after he and companion were ar
rested by police on a charge of loot
Ing an automobile at the Smithso-
nian grounds.
The other youth was overpowered
by Supt. Grady H. Leonard and two
male attendants at the home, and
later transferred to the fifth precinct
station. Both were being questioned
by Supt. Leonard when they made q
break for the exit.
The boy who escaped jumped into
an automobile that apparently was
waiting for him near the home. Po-
lice later arrested a man suspected
Of being the driver of the car, but
released him when they were unable
to establish positive Identification.
The two boys were arrested yester-
day afternoon by Park Policemen
]. T. Wirth and Charles A. Mellott.
They insisted they were only 16
years old, though they had brawny
muscles and stubbles of beard. Po-
lice said they believed the names
and addresses the boys gave, as well
a.. their ages, are fictitious.
Evening star., 1938-12-04
District Income Tax Rejection
Is Forecast by Nichols
Must Be Coupled With Other Form
Of Levy, House Member Says

more than its proper share of the
tax burden. The present $1.75 rate
is pretty high. and I see no reason
for increasing it to balance any
budget Of the immediate future.
Any additional needed revenue
should be drawn from some other
source"
Has Not Studied Program.
Mr.. Nichols said he had not given
serious" study to the four-point
tax program suggested by the ad-
visory committee, and would not
do so until a definite tax program
comes before the District Committee.
He did, however, attend one session
of the public hearings conducted
on the tax program last week by
the advisory committee, and lis
tened attentively to the arguments
of those advocating a graduated
income tax and those who indorsed
a proposed retail sales tax. These
arguments, he admitted, differed but
slightly from those presented to his
subcommittee at the last session of
Congress when it had the current
tax legislation under consideration.
Maj. Daniel j. Donovan, District
auditor and budget officer, as chair
man of the Tax Advisory Commit
tee, has called a meeting Of that
group Wednesday to review the
testimony of the Is witnesses who
outlined their tax views at the two
day public hearing last week. After
ward, the committee plans to draft
q definite program for consideration
of the Joint Committee on Internal
Revenue Taxation in charge of the
tax survey ordered by the last Con-
gress, as well as the Senate and
House District Committees.
If Mr.. Nichols remains on the
House District Committee In the
new Congress, there are indications
he again will head a special COM
mittee to handle the new tax bill.
Evening star., 1938-12-04

Su0uilt oOAllC 1C.
marks in lieu of an annual address
and introduce the special guests Of
the evening who will include men
and women leaders in the civic af-
fairs of the District. An original
poem will be read by Vice President
John Clagett Proctor, and there will
be general singing of old favorite
songs. The invocation will be Of
fered by Chancellor Joseph M. M.
Gray of the American University.
The anniversary celebrations are
always held by the association on the
exact anniversary date, except when
December 7 falls on Sunday. They
are occasions for the gathering of
old-time Washingtonians and ex-
changes of "reminiscences, reviews Of
present conditions in the District
and for planning its future welfare.
Several years ago the association
at these gatherings departed from
its old custom Of holding stag af-
fairs SO that now members gather
with their wives, mothers, daugh-
ters, sisters and sweethearts. Women
leaders in civic affairs are also in
cluded among the special guests.
Arrangements for the dinner are
under the supervision of a commit
tee headed by DR.. Hugh M. Smith.
The following comprise the Recep-
ton Committee: Jesse c. Suter,
chairman; Clifford K. Bergman,
vice chairman; Walter E. Allen,
Harry Arnold Burr, Allan Davis,
Harry c. Davis, John B. Dickman,
James F. Duhamel, Fred A. Emery,
Charles S. Fletcher, Francis r.
Hurley. Charles A. Langley, John
Clagett Proctor and ]. Eliot Wright
Evening star., 1938-12-04

a lifelong friend. and a cousin, Miss
Elise Moncure, in the appointment
of a committee of women to carry
out her wishes.
In the will she stipulated that
any one who contests be cut off
entirely. The specific bequests in
cluded $4,000 to Mrs. pougal. $10,-
900 to Nellie Gains Holt, $4,000 to
the Washington Humane Society,
S., 1000 to- the Animal Rescue League,
$4,000 to the NATIONAL Society for
Humane Regulation of Vivisection,
$4,000 to /the Virginia Historical
Society of Richmond, 5000 to Jane
Taylor, daughter of Lucy Colston
Taylor; $1,000 to Elizabeth Harri-
son, daughter IF Chapman Harri-
son; 5000 to d cousin, Cornelia R.
Shields; $4,000 to the Association
for the Preservation of Virginia
Antiquities for the John Marshall
House Endowment Fund, in men,
ory of her mother, who was a
great-niece 6 Chief Justice Mar
shall, and $4,000 to- the National
Savings g., Trust Co. to invest as
a trust fund and pay. the net in
come to Georgia Moncure and her
niece, Elise Moncure.
!. In this last bequest it was stated
that the survivors of the bene-
f1ciaries shall receive the income,
and when they die the remainder
Of the fund shall be assigned to the
Protestant Episcopal Theological
Seminary, Alexandra, for scholar
ships, in memory of the Rev. John
Moncure, Stafford County rector in
l757. Virginians and other South
ern youths shall be given preference
in awarding scholarships, the will
stated.
Evening star., 1938-12-04
Recreation Association
Names Officers

Edward j. Kelly, administrative
assistant to c. Marshall Finnan,
superintendent of National Capital
Parks, was elected president of the
Interior Department Recreation As
ISOLATION Friday night at the regular
monthly meeting of the executive
committee.
Other officers for 1899 are: Frank
Rose, United States Housing Au-
thority, vice president; Miss Dorothy
Richards, P. w. A.. second vice presi-
dent; Paul j. Bergh, Department of
the Interior, secretary, and Herbert
L. Wooten, treasurer.
The association supports leagues
In baseball, basket ball and bowling
In addition to sponsoring an annual
outing and beauty contest for its
1000 members.
Evening star., 1938-12-04
Cathedral Recital
To Be Tuesduy

The first Of a series Of organ re-
citals at Washington Cathedral will
be held Tuesday at $3.50 pm, with
DR.. T. Tertius Noble, organist, and
choirmaster at st. Thomas Church
on Fifth avenue, New York, in
augurating the program.
DR.. Mobiles recital will include sew
eral Of his own compositions and
significant works of Bach and other
classical composers. The public is
invited to attend.
Palmer Christian, head of the
organ department of the University
of Chicago, will give the second re-
cital December 20. the time to b
announced later.
Evening star., 1938-12-04
Goodwill Coupon Books

Under a system inaugurated by the
Goodwill Industries, coupon books
worth S. and containing S. 10 and as
cent denominations may be used to
purchase merchandise at any Of the
Goodwill stores, it was announced
yesterday. The coupon books are for
those wishing to help but who do
not want to give cash.
Evening star., 1938-12-04
BY JAMES E. CHINN.

Representative Jack Nichols,
Democrat, of Oklahoma issued a
warning last night to those groups
interested in the plan to revamp
the Districts tax structure that the
new Congress would not approve an
income tax unless it Is coupled with
some other form of taxation such
as a retail sales tax
Twice the House has fatty re-
jected a proposed income tax for
the District, he pointed out, and
there is no reason to believe now
that its attitude has been changed,
despite the Republican gains in the
November elections.
Mr.. Nichols is able to speak with
some authority on District tax
matters as we'll as reflect the views
of veteran House members, because
for the last two years as q member
of the District Legislative Commit
tee he has taken leading part in
framing the so-called stop gap"
tax legislation to keep the 1888 and
1889 municipal budgets from run
ming into the red. In the last
session of Congress he served as
chairman of special subcommittee
OF the House District Committee
which wrote the revenue legislation
for the current fiscal year, the heart
OF which is business privilege tax
and a real estate tax rate of SITS,
which is Is cents higher than the
former rate. T.
Urges Broad Tax Base.
"The only chance of getting an
income tax through Congress is to
combine it with some other tax as
the Commissioners Advisory Com
mittee has done in suggesting dual
sales-income tax plan," declared Mr..
Nichols. "The income tax will never
be approved alone.
"The ideal tax situation is one
that will not prove burdensome to
anybody. My judgment now and
has always been that the tax base
should be as broad as possible.
II believe this might be done here
in the District with the adoption of
a moderate income and moderate
sales tax such as has been tenta-
lively proposed by the Advisory
Committee. The sales tax, how
ever, should be selective, rather
than general, and exempt foods and
Real estate already is bearing
Evening star., 1938-12-04

Roper. s on 6 S
by the Gle e
Club of the Po-
tom &C Electric
Power Co. under
the direction OF
j. Humbird Duf-
fey. and b y
G e orge H
O'COnnor will
be special fea-
AHe president
of the aSSOcia-
ton, Theodore
w. Noyes, will
1t Is expected,