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Evening star., 1938-12-29
Treasury Agents 10 Watch
For Spy Activities in U. 5.
Ry the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Thousands of Treasury investi-
gators have been ordered to keep a
sharp watch for spy activities.
Department officials said today
the order was sent out by Guy T.
Helvering, commissioner of inter-
nal revenue, to heads of the various
Treasury law enforcement agencies.
He requested the personnel of the
enforcement divisions to keep an
alert watch for espionage activities
in line with the recent request of
President Roosevelt for Tightening
Of anti-spy defense lines.
Heads of these divisions have
been instructed to direct their per-
sonnel to report any signs of spy
activity to Elmer Trey, co-ordinator
of Treasury enforcement agencies.
Mr.. Trey, it was said, will, in turn,
cooperate with other Government
officials in the work of tracking
down foreign operators in this
country.
Mr.. Trey said on December Is
that his 5000 or more investigators
were thoroughly organized and
ready for any assignment in counter
espionage"
Available are 1,400 alcohol tax
agents, $50 customs agents, 600 bor-
der patrolmen, 225 narcotic agents,
$50 secret service men, $50 inter-
nal revenue agents and an undis-
closed number of Coast Guard in
telligence officers.
Evening star., 1938-12-29
MorganH H. Beach, II,
Former u. ). District
Attorney, Dies
Funeral to Be Conducted
At Home of Son at 2
O'Clock Tomorrow

Morgan H. Beach, II years old, of
2205 California street NV, former
United States district attorney, died
last night at the Home for Incur
ables after long illness.
Mr.. Beach also had served as clerk
OF the old Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia, now the
United States District Court, and
engaged in the private practice of
law with his son, Samuel F. Beach.
The latter was assistant United
States district attorney from 1885
to February of this year.
The elder Mr.. Beach was district
attorney from 1907 to 1905 and later
served as special assistant to the
Attorney General. After this serv-
ice he was clerk of the court until
resigning about IL years ago to
engage in private practice. He con-
tinued law practice until forced from
active work more than three years
ago, due to failing health.
Born at Sandy Spring, Md, Mr.
Beach spent his youth in Alex
andria, Va. He was graduated with
an academic degree from Yale Uni
versity in 1882 and two years later
received a law degree from the Uni
versity of Virginia.
Besides his son, he is survived by
his widow, Mrs. Grace Carter Beach
living at the California street ad-
dress; three daughters, Mrs. Eliza
beth Beach Pennybaker, who lives
with her mother; Mrs. John E. Bar
Der, Winnetka, ILL.,, and Mrs. Thomas
E. Lattimer, wife of 1t. Comdr
Lattimer, U. S. NJ, and two sisters
Mrs. John M. johnson and Mrs. Al
bert v. Bryan, both of Alexandria
Funeral services will be held at
pm. tomorrow at the home of his
son, 1886 Twenty-fourth street
NV. Burial will be in Ivy Hill Gem
etery. Alexandria.
Evening star., 1938-12-29
Georgia Society Plans
Dance January

With the congressional delegation
as guests of honor, the Georgia State
Society will hold dance and re-
ception January at the Shoreham
Hotel.
Officers for the coming year will
be installed. These include Harry
L. Brown, Assistant Secretary OF
Agriculture, president: Edmund H
Worthy, first vice president; Thomas
Camp, second vice president; Mrs
Julia Almand, third vice president;
DR.. Francis Hand, fourth vice presi-
dent; Lacy w. Hinely. secretary:
Mrs. ]. w. Thurston, financial sec.
retary, and Mrs. Leone Barber,
treasurer.
Evening star., 1938-12-29
Burial in Arlington
For Comdr. Hovev-Kino

1t. Comdr. Alvin Hovey-King,
U. S. NJ, retired, who died Tuesday
OF a heart attack In New Orleans.
La, will be buried in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery at l pm. tomorrow
with full naval honors. The Rev.
Arlington A. McCallum, chaplain
general of the Military Order of the
World War, will off1ciate.
A native of Chicago, he was ad-
jutant of the New Orleans Chapter
OF the World War Order, which to-
day named the following honorary
pallbearers: 1t. Col. George E.
1jams, Col. Charles c. Allen, Mai.
Ennalls Waggaman, Brig. Gen. Al
bert L. Cox, Col. Joseph M. Heller,
Rear Admiral Harry G. Hamlet, U.
S. c. G., retired; Maj. O. w. Clark
and Maj. Edwin S. Bethlehem, jr.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Lillian Hovey- King; a daughter,
Rita Hovey-King, both of New Or
leans, and brother, Albert Hovey-
King of 1901 Brentwood road NE.
Evening star., 1938-12-29
Man Is ScoIped
| With Tomuhuwk;
| Suspect Held

The frontier days when Indians
roamed the Potomac basin were re-
called in Police Court today as A.
year-old colored man faced charge
of almost scalping another colored
man with a tomahawk.
The weapon, a heavy, pointed
stone, tied with rawhide to an ash
handle, is alleged to have been
welded by William Lewis on the
head of John R. West, Is, at their
home in the HOO block of Third
street S.W. Tuesday night.
In court today, West said he was
asleep in bed when he was sudden
ly awakened by blow on the head.
Il hollered, Help, murder, po-
lice,'" West related, land the officers
happened to be passing by in the
alley"
West told Judge John P. Nc
Mahon that three blows on the fore
head and the back of his head ne
cessitated physicians taking 20
stitches.
Pvt. D. B. Plant of No. precinct
told the court that he heard screams
and yells in the house and entered
to investigate. He said he found
West in his room with his scalp laid
open and located the man who al
legedly had played Indian in an
other part of the house. The toma-
hawk, the stone as big as mans
first and splattered with blood, was
found in the front room, the officer
added. The weapon was laid on
Judge McMahon's desk for him to
view.
The court ordered Lewis, who
pleaded not guilty to the charge of
assault with a dangerous weapon,
held for grand jury action under
81 900 bond.
West told reporters that the toma-
hawk has been in his family Tor over
20 years. It was given to his broth
er-in-law by a party for whom he
worked as house boy, he said. AS
sistant United States Attorney John
Mitchell represented the Govern
ment In the case.
Evening star., 1938-12-29
Scout Reunion Held

The second reunion of local Boy
Scouts who attended the Interna-
tional Jamboree here in the summer
OF 1887 was held last night at North
Presbyterian Church over a turkey
dinner eEabellished with the usual
trimmings and followed the camp
songs. informal talks and motion
pictures. Victor Orsinger, son of Fred
Orsinger, director of the Bureau of
Fisheries Aquarium, presided as
toastmaster.
Evening star., 1938-12-29
By JACK ALLEN.

Armistead L. Boothe, 81, will be
following in his fathers footsteps
for the second time in his career
when he becomes city solicitor for
Alexandria on January l.
His father. Gardner l.. Boothe, was
attorney for the Virginia city for
seven years about 1900 and at one
time was chairman of the City
Democratic Committee, a position
from which his son resigned re-
Gently.
The new solicitor, who ran for
public Office for the first time in
the November elections, is one of
the youngest public officials in
Northern Virginia but enters upon
his new undertaking with a WELL
grounded experience in the legal
profession.
Joined Justice Department.
He began the practice of law in
Alexandria in 1881 and three years
later became an attorney in the
Department of Justice. He was
made a special assistant to the At
torney General before resigning in
1896 to resume private practice.
MIR. Boothe was chairman of the
City Democratic Committee for
three years prior to stepping down a
few days ago in order to divorce
the solicitors Office from any posi-
BILE connection with politics.
He is a member of one of Virgin
las oldest families and like his
father, who is still active in the
practice of law, is a native of Alex
andria. He studied in the public
Evening star., 1938-12-29
Stiff Sentences Given
Two for Collisions
With Fire Trucks
Judge Warns Motorists
Ignoring Emergency
Vehicles Must Stop

A stern warning to motorists to
give the complete right of way to
fire trucks and other emergency We
hicles was delivered by Judge Waiter
j. Casey in Traffic Court today as
he meted out stiff sentences to two
colored men who had collisions with
fire trucks.
Pointing out that hazard to
flremen making emergency calls is
great enough without interference
from motorists, Judge Casey de-
plored the complete absence of
attention on the part of too many
drivers"
THE same holds true when police
cars and ambulances are making
calls" the court observed. The
public has been taking too many
chances"
Two Are Convicted.
Judge Casey's comment today fol-
lowed the conviction yesterday aft
ernoon of the two men on charges
OF failure to give the right OF way
to emergency vehicles making calls.
The two men, Thomas L. williams,
20, 1647 New Jersey avenue NV,
and Halle Rousey, 81, 1857 Fourth
street SW., drove into the path of
trucks which were responding to the
same fire box at Fourth and Aspen
streets NV. December 20.
Judge Casey sentenced each to
serve 10 days in jail and pay fines
OF SIS or serve 10 additional days.
Says Disregard Must Stop.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Mil
ton D. Norman. who prosecuted the
cases. commented before sentencing
that it is not sufficient for motorists
to pull to the curb and wait for only
one piece Of apparatus to pass.
Drivers should wait until the
sirens Of all vehicles have completely
died out before continuing" he said
This total disregard of emergency
vehicles must STOP"
In the accidents on December 20
Williams pulled from the curb on
Georgia avenue near Emerson street
NV. into the path of No. "a engine
driven by Pvt. Charles Tucker
and Rousey collided with No. II
truck, driven by Pvt. H. o. Ware
at Fifth and Aspen streets NV
The alarm turned out to be false.
Evening star., 1938-12-29
Band Concerts

BY the Soldiers Home Band in
Stanley Hall at $50 o'clock tonight.
John S. M. Zimmerman, band
master; Anton Pointner, assistant.
Program.
March, 1.-THE I'd Connecticut" Reeves
Overture, 1--WE Live But Once"
Wagner
Suite Characteristic,
Cuban Dances" -Cervantes
l. Moderate Expressive"
2. Weep No More"
3. Moderate Melanconico''
4. Moderation con Passione."
Scenes from the opera,
I'll Trovatore" Verdi
Popular numbers,
Under the Texas Noon Perkins
Valencia" Padilla
Valse Petite, by the Old Ohio Moon"
(request) Earl
Finale, Sons of Australia -Lithgow
"The Star Spangled Banner"
BY the Marine Band in the audi
torium at the Marine Barracks at 3
pm. tomorrow, Capt. Taylor Bran
son, leader; William F. Santelmann,
assistant.
Marines Hymn.
Overture, Russian and Ludmilla,"
Glinka
Characteristic, "Cinderella's
Prida1 procesSion" nickor
Fantasy, "The Children" Buys
Trombone solo, Calm as the
Night" -Bohme
Dale Herpham.
March, Parade of the Little
Leaden Soldiers" "--- -Pierne
Intermezzo, "A Musical Snuff
Box" -Liadow
1ntermezzo, my Lady Brocade,"
Ketelbey
Humoresque, "The Whistler and
His Dog" Pryor
Tho Passing q tho Old Year"
Evening star., 1938-12-29

schools of Alexandria and at Epis-
copal High School before entering
the University Of Virginia, where he
graduated in 1923. He won Rhodes
scholarship and attended oxford for
two years.
First Elected Solicitor.
At the University of Virginia Mr..
Boothe was a Phi Beta Kappa, an
o. D. K, a member of the Raven
Society and was president of Deta
Theta Pi Fraternity. He is a past
president of the Alexandria Lions
Club and a member of the Belle
Haven Country Club.
Mr.. Boothe is the first elected So
licitor in Alexandria, history. Pre-
viously the City Council appointed
the solicitor, but a bill enacted by
the State Legislature in 1888 and
approved by local referendum last
summer rescinded the Councils ap-
pointive power.
The new solicitor is married and
has a young daughter.
Evening star., 1938-12-29
BuIIet Series Planned,
Sturtinq January 20

A series of five ballet programs
will be given by the Washington
National Ballet, Inc, in the King
Smith Playhouse, beginning Janu-
ary 20. Other dates are February
"a, March "a, April % and April
20, when q children's matinee will
be held. Called Friday at Nine,
each performance will include q new
ballet by . member Of the Washing
ton Composers Club.
Evening star., 1938-12-29
DR.. Mann to Describe
Collecting Expedition

DR.. william M Mann, Zoo di.
rector, and Mrs. Mann will describe
the collecting expedition they led to
the East Indies at public session
of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science at 1890
o'clock Saturday morning in Rich
mond, Va.
The association has invited school
children Of Richmond to hear DR..
and Mrs. Mann tell how they COL
lected some $500 birds, reptiles and
animals in the East Indies, India
and Africa, and returned them to
the Washington Zoo in the fall OF
1887. The lecture will be accom-.
panied by motion pictures.
Evening star., 1938-12-29
Reilly 10 Take Chest
Treasurer's Post
With Unit in Red
New Official Faces Task
Of Stretching Funds
$226,751 Under Par

John A. Reilly. president Of the
Second National Bank Of Washing
ton, will begin his duties as treas
urer of Community Chest funds on
January l with a deficit of $685.
1913.
Mr.. Reilly was unanimously elect
ed treasurer Of the Chest at the
meeting of the Board of Trustees
yesterday at the Chamber of Com
merce Building. The treasurer is
the only officer elected at this time
of year.
The amount of the deficit was re-
ported by Herbert L. Willett. jr.,
Chest director, who announced that
the audit through December %
showed total pledges of 81 9o0, ,24S 81,
or an addition of $25, 5,120.35 over the
final audited figures released at the
official close of the campaign No.
vember 30. The campaign goal
was $2,127,O00.
The largest number of subscribers
in the history of the Chest sup
ported the campaign this year. VIII
liam j. Flather, jr.. campaign chair
man. reported. A total of 1eo,173
people contributed, he said.
"The failure to reach the goal
means that some of that group
might have given more generously
If they had realized that actual suf-
fering-desDerate families turned
away from skilled care and actual
relief from family welfare agencies
sick children denied the advantages
OF adequate convalescence. children
kept out OF nursery schools-would
result from necessary curtailnent
OF agency budgets" he added.
The problems of giving the in
evitable budget cuts where they
will hurt least" were explained by
j. S. Gorrell, chairman of the
Budget Committee. His committee
was attempting, he said, not to give
lateral cuts to all agencies but to
reconsider each individual agency
and its services to those who needed
them. 1t was an almost impossible
task to make cuts, he said, since
budgets had been set up originally
on minimum basis.
The cooperation of newspapers,
radio and the theaters during the
campaign was praised by Charles
B. Dulcan. ST., chairman of the
Public Relations Committee, who
termed the service of these groups
outstanding in the experience of
Chests throughout the country.
Evening star., 1938-12-29
,eo Monster Taken

.ssss sss FREDERICK, Md. Dec. % R.-
THAT "sea monster" which provided
ka source Of stories for hunters and
swimmers near the Monocacy River
sNplashed happily today in a tank at
S9rry L. Eberts store. After six
9nnths of freedom, Alley-a 4-foot,
4o2pound, 6-year-old alligator with
sharp teeth-was found half frozen
and starved near the banks of the
river BY William Baer.
Evening star., 1938-12-29
Alexander M. Cole,
Retired Guard, Dies

Alexander NJ. Cole, rs, retired
guard of the National Museum.
died yeserday at his home, 1865
Euclid street NV, after a long
illness.
A native Of this city, Mr.. Cole
is survived by his widow, Mrs. Annie
Maria Cole; two daughters, Mrs
Margaret Kyle and Mrs. Zera .Wha-
len, and two sons, Howard F. and
George E. Cole, all of this city. He
also leaves three grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at
$50 am. tomorrow in st. James
Episcopal Church. Burial will be
in Congressional Cemetery.
Evening star., 1938-12-29
Vocational Schools
Are Unable 10 Train
Air Mechanics
Funds, Equipment Cont
Be Provided Until 1910,
Dr.. Smith Says

Washington's lack of vocational
training school facilities for avia-
ton mechanics was cited today by
DR.. Chester w. Smith, assistant su-
perintendent Of schools in junior
high and vocational schools, as
result of his visit to the American
Vocational Education Association
recent convention in st. Louis, Md.
mot much can be done about it
at the present time" DR.. Holmes
said, "in view of the fact it is too
late to include an item for this pur-
pose in the 1910 school budget. The
earliest would be July /, 1910, for
the 1940-41 fiscal year.
Without Funds, Equipment.
"Since the Gravelly Point Airport
is expected to open up new outlet
for aviation mechanics, it seems
that steps to provide training in
this trade should be taken here.
Washington's five vocational schools
are entirely without equipment or
funds to provide training in avia-
ton mechanics.
I'm Buffalo," he continued, IAN
entire high school has been given
over to training in aviation me-
chanics. A school similar to Nc
Kinley Tech in Cambridge, Mass,
also is stressing this type of train
ing. 1t would be comparatively easy
to install such courses at Tech here.
To Wait Until Spring.
Future developments here will
depend largely on progress of the
Presidents plan. If Washington is
to have quite an airport, we should
try to correct the present lack of
equipment and facilities for educa-
ton of aviation mechanics"
DR.. Frank w. Ballou, District
superintendent of schools, said it
would be necessary to wait until next
spring, when consideration of the
1941 school budget begins, to seek
new funds for such courses.
The Advisory Committee of the
Board Of Education, named in Oc-
tober by DR.. Ballou, will meet in
January to consider a vocational
school program. It's membership
consists Of three employers, three
employees and three women home
makers.
Evening star., 1938-12-29

World War operated a livery busi-
ness here. He furnished special
horses for many Of the inaugural
parades. Later, he was an autorno-
bile dealer. He had headed the
GEORGETOWN Realty IL Insurance Co.
since it was organized In 1928.
Evening star., 1938-12-29

daughter, M r S.
Edwin M. Schle-
gel, in Arlington,
Va, will be held
at 2 pm. tomor-
row in Birch's
funeral parlors,
3034 M street
NV. Burial will
be in Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
A native of
virgin ia, Mr..
Veale came to
Washington = in
1883 and from
1889 Until short
Evening star., 1938-12-29
Publisher Appointed

The White House today announced
the appointment Of James M. Thom-
son, New Orleans publisher and SON.
in-law of the late Champ Clark, to
membership Of the United States
Territorial Expansion Memorial
CoNanniaaion.
Evening star., 1938-12-29
Farley D. VeoIe Rites
To Be Tomorrow

Funeral services for Farley D.
Veale, 70, president of the George
town Realty & Insurance Co., who
died Tuesday at the home of his
Evening star., 1938-12-29
YuIe Party Is Toniaht

Drott Lodge, 1853, Vasa Order Of
America, will hold q Christmas eel
ebration at 8 pm. today In the Odd
Fellows' Temple, 41s Seventh street
NV.
Evening star., 1938-12-29
Armisteod l.. Boothe Follows
In Fathers Footsteps
New City Solicitor
For Alexandra Has
Good Legal Training

This is one of a series of
sketches on the newly elected
officials OF nearby Maryland and
Virginia. The merit WiH appear
tomorrow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-27
PLAN MEETING
OF RED CROSS

LONDON, May q G.N.S0-The
International Red Cross will hold
its sixteenth conference in Lon
don from June 20 to June "a.
At the same time the Interna-
tional Red Cross conference will
celebrate the seventy-fifth ami
versary of the founding Of the
Red Cross movement, in Geneva
in 1868.
Delegates from over so nations
and national Red Cross societies
will be present. Norman H. Davis,
Americas former rowing" am
bassador, is expected to attend as
new head Of the American Red
Cross.
The Duke of Gloucester, chair
man Of the council of the British
Red Cross Society, will preside at
the opening session at St. James's
Palace. In the evening a govern
ment reception for the delegates
will be held at Lancaster House.
On the three following days
commissions will be held at the
British Medical Association House.
Delegates will attend a reception
at the Guildhall on June 81.
The closing session will be held
at st. JameS'S Palace. This will
be followed by q thanksgiving
service at st. Paul's Cathedral the
following day.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-27

members voted for everything Oh
fered-with fingers crossed.
L0bOr's Position
NNHE lukewarm attitude Of
i labor organizations toward
the legislation is likewise well
understood backStage.
Organized labor owes its
strength solely to its ability to
produce better wages and shorter
hours for its members. By sur.
rendering some Of this inherent
strength to the Federal Govern
ment, it seems likely eventually
to weaken its own.
For instance, the assumption
of Federal authority on wages
and hours may naturally lead
to Federal responsibility over
strikes. That would mean COM
pulsory Federal arbitration in
the end, q thing which labor
long has feared.
The first definite sign Of the
end of the congressional session
will be exhibited about next
Wednesday. The second def.
cheney appropriation bill will
then be reported from the House
Appropriations Committee. It
will carry the last appropria-
lions of the year, about $780,
100000. House leaders always
hold it back until they see ad-
journment in sight. Considera-
ton will require about two
weeks, which means the boys ex-
pect the recess bell to ring
about June IS.
This provides no time for
fighting over the reorganization
bill which Mr.. r. is trying to
resuscitate. His leaders expect
to talk him out of it, but they
have not been successful in talk
ing him out of anything else
to date.
The presidential torch for the
reorganization bill is being car.
ried by Representative Lindsay
Warren, of North Carolina. He
has been dickering with the
Senate.
It is generally understood the
President will take any part OF
it he can get, even if it Is only
the new Department OF Public
Welfare.
No Sale
A TEAR GAS manufacturer is
"A circularizing those Senators
whose offices have been ran
saked, recommending installa-
ton of his automatic burglar de-
vice. No sale.
LEGISLATORS who want to find
out about the intricate workings
of money" have been invited to
attend a series Of six lectures on
that subject by Representative
Charles G. Binderup from Min
den, Neb. Mr.. Binderup is to de-
liver these instructive sermons
in the House Chamber, after ad-
journment, thereby obviating
the necessity of hiring a hall.
There seems to be no question
but what the House Chamber
will be large enough as play
full Congressman is going around
pointing to DR.. Binderup's auto
biography in the Congressional
Directory which says he is self
educated"