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Evening star., 1938-07-18
D. c. PHILANTHROP|ES
AMOUNT TO $2,445,102

Gifts and bequests announced for
philanthropic purposes in Washing
ton during the first, six months Of this
year amounted to $2,445,102, q gain
of $423,648 over the total reported
in the same period of 1887, it was
disclosed today in a statistical report
by the John Price Jones Corp, public
relations and fund-raising counsel. !
The survey showed that, while phil
anthropic gifts fell OF here from
$1,068, ,454 during the first six months
of last year to $l63,l02, this year be-
quests increased from $953. 900 to 81
282, 900 to account for the overall
gain.
Total philanthropic gifts and be-
quests in six major cities, the survey
showed, declined from Sis, ,103, ,196 for
the first half of 1887 to $50.713,219
this year. These statistics included
those for New York, Chicago, Boston,
Baltimore and Philadelphia in addition
to Washington.
New York philanthropies headed the
list with total gifts and beQuests
amounting to $50, 0,719,553. Boston was
second with $7,200,32s, Philadelphia
third with $6,313,732, Chicago fourth
with $2,683.715. Washington fourth
and Baltimore nth With 1880, ,7ss.
Evening star., 1938-07-18

For more than 40 years Maj. overton
c. Luxford has labored toward full
filling the American postal systems
slogan-"the mail must go through"
With bombs bursting beside him in
France and hurricanes whisting by
his ears In Florida he has kept on
handling the letters, important or
trivial, of American mothers and lovers
and mail-order companies.
He retires at the city post office to-
day. because he is 63, and tomorrow
he will be driving OF to q new cottage
he has built between Norfolk and
Virginia Beach, where he hopes to do
"a little fishing and little writing"
During the World War Maj. Luxford
was in charge Of delivery Of mail to
men on the Western front. He worked
out of Chaumont, France, general
headquarters Of the A. E. F., and Wis
tied every town behind the battle lines
setting up the Army postal service. 1t
was difncult because soldier was
never addressed at a fixed location,
but was given q postal number that
stuck to him wherever he went.
1t was also difncult because OF the
Evening star., 1938-07-18

the same program were the famous
race track driver, Harry Hartz, men,
Der of the staff of the All-Amercan
Soap Box Derby. and two boy derby
candidates, Richard Moore, IA, OF 718
Rock Creek Church road NV, from
Mcfarland Junior High. and Marshall
Gore, IS, of 56l9 Wilson boulevard,
Arlington, Va.
Broadcast at Sis Today.
Today's derby broadcast is scheduled
for Sis pm. over WMAL, with Will
liam Hargrave, chairman of the Derby
Parade Committee, as the speaker.
Mr.. Hargrave will talk about plans
for the parade which will begin Sat-
urday morning at 10 o'clock at New
Hampshire avenue and Madison street
NV, short distance from the race
course.
Announcer Bud Barry will inter-
view another trio of derby contest
ants, Harold S. Norton. jr.. Of 42l
Turner street. Chevy Chase, Md, from
Bethesda Chevy Chase High School;
Freddie Ford. 13. of 1910 North
dent at Washington and Lee High, and
John T. Moss, 10, of 1900 Jonquil
street NV.
S. Frank Levy, member OF the Derby
Executive Committee and the Certi-
fed Public Accountants Examining
Board, will speak over WMAL in be-
half of the derby tomorrow at
$50 pm.
Evening star., 1938-07-18
SUNSET CONCERT
WILL Be TONIGHT
Rain Second Time Caused
Postponement of Program
Last Night.

A sudden downpour of rain i'm
mediately before time for the third
sunset symphony" to begin at the
Water Gate last night sent more
than $500 musi' lovers to cover at
Lincoln Memorial and under nearby
bridges and caused postponement Of
the concert until o'clock tonight.
The same program scheduled last
night will be presented tonight. with
Rudolph Cans, former conductor of
the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra.
leading the National Sympony Or
chestra, and Jan Peerce, radio tenor,
as guest soloist.
AS the rain continued 80 minutes
after time for the concert to begin,
c. C.. Cappel, National Symphony
manager, announced over the sound
amplifiers that the program would be
postponed.
A driving wind accompanying the
rain swept the floating shell several
feet toward shore, causing slight dam
age to the gangplank.
Rain has caused postponement Of
the second and third concerts in the
summer series.
Evening star., 1938-07-18
JOBlESS PAY FRAUD
CHARGED TO MAN
Warrant Says He Took 81 a
Week While Holding
Paid Position.

Philip w. Mickens, 80, colored, of
the 1900 block of Harvard street NV.
was charged today with seven counts
of violating the Unemployment Com
pensation Act-specificall with draw
ing 81 week as unemployment relief
from the District while holding a job
with the Metropolitan Police Boys
Club that paid $3.50 a month.
The case was set for hearing in
Police Court today, but was continued
until Tuesday of next week.
According to the warrant, Mickens
drew 81 a week for seven weeks from
the District Unemployment Compen-
sation Board on his representation
that he had no job and was without
funds.
Meanwhile, it was charged, he was
working regularly as recreational
director for the Colored Boys Club at
Twelfth and U streets NV. and draw
ing the $3.50 month which the P.
w. A. was paying for this job.
Applicants for unemployment relief
have to sign an affidavit to the effect
that they have no means of support.
Evening star., 1938-07-18
TAX|CAB DRIVER
CHECKS HOLD-UP
Snatches One of Three in
Robbery Attempt and
Causes Arrest.

A colored taxicab driver captured a
would-be bandit from North Carolina
and followed an attempted hold-up
last night after two other men had
lost $40 in cash to "strong-arm"
robbers earlier in the day.
Roland L. Clemons. 1347 T street
NV, told police four colored men
hired his cab at Fifth and Florida
avenue and had him drive from one
address to another until they reached
Fcrty-second street and Hunt place
NE.
Three of the men got out there,
told him it was q hold-up and Or
dered him to get out of his cab, he
said. But still sitting in the back
seat was one of the quartet. Clemons
said he grabbed the man around the
neck, pulled him into the front seat
and drove away.
He took the prisoner to No. 27 Fire
Engine Company, where firemen held
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arrived. Held for investigation, he
said he was 10 years old and from
Aberdeen, NJ c.
James w. Fogarty, 1916 G street
NV, said two men accosted him as
he was walking in the Ellipse. gave
him a drink and then beat him and
stole $50 and his wrist watch.
John H. Campbell of the Prince
Carl Hotel, said he was strong armed
in an alley in the rear of the 400
block of K street NV. by three men,
who robbed him of $40 in cash and q
$94 check.
Patrolman r. w. Creel arrested a
colored youth in connection with the
theft of SIT from Leonard Meade, 1881
Oregon avenue NV, who said his
wallet was snatched from his pocket
as he was getting into his automobile
in the 1900 block of U street NV
early today. The youth arrested was
held as an accomplice of the pick
pocket.
Evening star., 1938-07-18
J. N. BUZZELL, 81,
FATALLY STRICKEN
Buyer for Woodward & Lothrop
Succumbs at Home-Came to
Capital in 1882.

]. Monroe Buzzell, 81, an employe
Of Woodward & Lothrop's department
store since he came here in 1882,
died suddenly yesterday at his home,
IS Logan Circle. Relatives said he
had been in excellent spirits ard had
shown no indications of illness.
At the time of his death Mr.. Buzzell
was buyer of dress goods and Innings,
a position he had held for number
Of years. He also was a charter
member of the Twenty-Year Club. a
group of the stores employees who
have been there fore that length of
time or longer.
Mr.. Buzzell was a member of the
Calvary Baptist Church, where he
had served as assistant Sunday school
superintendent and as an usher.
He is survived by sister, Mrs j.
Allen Dexter of Washington, and a
brother, the Rev. Henry Buzzell Of
Cape May, N. j.
Funeral services will be held from
the home tomorrow at 2 pm, with
burial in Rock Greek Cemetery. PAIL
bearers will be chosen from officials
of the woodward & Lothrop store.
Evening star., 1938-07-18
Man Who Established Il. E. F.
Postal System Retires at 63

air raids. Few ordinary postmen can
remember - bomb bursting in the
street and cobblestones flying two
blocks to tear q building apart
FIRST q mounted Frenchman would
come rushing through the town,
blowing his warning bugle-then the
planes-and soon whole city sections
devastated" Maj. Overton recalled.
But he thinks his experience in Flor
ida was more narrowing.
In Miami he spent one September
night in 1926 huddled in the post
ofice basement with his wife and
young son while a hurricane pulled
concrete blocks out of an eight-story
building behind and tossed them
against the post ofice. Three hun
dred were killed in the region about
him in that storm, and another came
a month later.
Since 1927 Maj Luxford has been
an employe of the city post office
here He is past vice president Of
the Sons of the American Revolution
and past vice commander of the
Military Order of the World War.
His home has been 60l Quackenbos
street NV.
Evening star., 1938-07-18
BROTHERS CONFESS
THEFT, POLICE SAY
Cottage City (Md.) Youths Are
Reported to Have Admitted
Hold.Up at Bakery.

Arrested today by members of the
robbery squad, John Caspar, 81. Of
Cottage City, Nd. and his brother
Christian, 26, of 511 F street NE,
signed written confessions. police said,
that they robbed the night manager
of the Olympia Bakery, 407 Fourth
street Sc, of 500 on June 30.
Police said the youths confessed the
armed hold-up Of Michael Polyzois,
but contended that they had used only
toy pistols, which they threw away
after the robbery. which was staged
within q few feet Of the fourth pre-
cinct police station.
Police said the youths told them
they spent most Of the money in two
trips to New York.
The prisoners were not charged,
pending a police lineup tonight.
Evening star., 1938-07-18
MAN DIES, 3HURT
AS CAR HITS POLE
Another Killed by Hit-Run
Driver of Stolen Auto
in Maryland.

Howard Dent, Al, colored, 1906 Fair
mont street NV, was killed and three
companions injured severely when his
light coupe crashed into a pole in the
$500 block of Rhode Island avenue
NE. early today.
Another colored man, Joseph
Thomas, 38, farm laborer, was killed
early yesterday when struck by a hit
and-run driver of a stolen District
automobile on the Grain highway
near Mitchellville, Md.
Numerous other accidents were re-
ported in and near Washington over
the week end, but most of the victims
escaped with comparatively minor in
juries.
Mr.. Dent was the 45th person to be
killed in District traffic this year. The
recorded at this time last year.
He was said to have been riding in
the rumble seat Of his convertible
coupe when Robert Owen Chambers,
36, colored. l74l T street NV, listed
as the driver. lost control Of the ma
chine early today. Mr.. Chambers,
whose face and throat we're cut. was
held at the Twelfth precinct for action
of the coroner
Two women riding with them were
taken by Casualty Hospital ambu-
lance to Freedmen's Hospital with Sc
rious fractures and internal injuries.
They were Lucille Small. 80, colored,
1903 T street NV, and Minnie Mid
dleton, %. colored, 305 K street NV.
Mr.. Thomas. his body mangled, was
found dead in a barbed-wire fence of
the Grain highway about am. yes
terday, some three hours after he was
believed killed. The license tag Of an
automobile which had been reported
stolen here Saturday night was lying
nearby, apparently torn off by the
impact.
Traffic was tied up at Pennsylvania
avenue and John Marshall place NV.
for several minutes last night by the
collision of three cars, whose occu-
pants escaped injury. Drivers of the
cars were listed by police as Ricard
A. Calteron, military attache at the
Mexican Embassy; Lazarus L. Phil
lips, 5000 block of Thayer street NE,
and James Berry, Mandan, N. Oak.
Mrs. Leveny Henry, colored, of 1894
Seventh street south, Arlington, Va,
was the only person injured when the
Arlington and Fairfax bus in which
she and several other persons we're
riding collided with an ice truck at
the intersection of Lee highway and
Washington boulevard today. Mrs
Henry was treated for cuts, by the
Clarendon rescue squad and returned
to her home.
Victims of other accidents who
were treated at local hospitals in
cluded Mrs. Thelma P. Miles, Bene-
dict, Md; MIR. and Mrs Edwin S.
Eslin, Woods Corner, Md; Richard
H. Ford, colored, ~, Brandywine,
Md; Elaine Dade, 10, colored, 1850
Corcoran street NV; Dan Spriggs
address unknown: Blonde Hawkins
36. colored, 1855 Howard place NV;
Louise Naylor. 81, colored, 1902
Twelfth street NV, and Anna Craw-
ford, %, colored, 1902 First street
NV.
Evening star., 1938-07-18
DRUNK DRIVING MISHAPS
REPORTED ON DECLINE
Repeal Organization Also Hits
All Drunkards' as Worst
Enemies of the Law,

Repeal Associates, a private organ
ization opposed to prohibition. pub
lished today a study of highway
accidents which said fatalities at
tributable to drunken driving had de-
clined since repeal
At the same time, the group con-
demned "all drunkards" as the worst
enemies of friends of repeal" and
urged strict law enforcement to rid
highways Of irresponsible drivers.
1t contended, however, that drunken
driving was a relatively minor cause
OF highway accidents and said:
If every drinking driver could be
barred from the highways tomorrow,
the trafnc accident problem still would
be of menacing proportions and would
be only slightly reduced below the
present level"
Evening star., 1938-07-18
MRS. CARRIE MASON, 80,
EXPIRES AT HOME HERE
Funeral Services Held Today for
Resident of Capital for
Last 16 Years.

Mrs. Carrie F. Mason, 90, for the
last Is years q resident OF this city,
died Saturday at her home in the
Portner Apartments after an illness
Of several months
A native Of Lowell, Mass, Mrs.
Mason came here from Cambridge,
Mass. after the death Of her husband.
the late Marvin M. Mason. She Is
survived by two sons, Harry c. Mason,
Providence. r. l., and Fred w. Mason,
Oakland, Calf
Funeral services are being held this
afternoon in Chambers funeral home,
1400 Chaplin st. NV. Burial will be
in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1938-07-18
NickePs Debut Postponed.
~ the Associated Press.

The mint postponed today the de-
but of the new Jefferson nickel until
mid-September. The Fine Arts Com
mission is expected to give final ap-
proval to the revised design by Felix
Schlag of Chicago in about a week.
Then it will take three weeks to make
master die and about five weeks
to mint enough nickels for simul-
taneous distribution throughout the
country.
Evening star., 1938-07-18
BAND CONCERTS.

BY the Navy Band at the Capitol
at 7:30 o'clock tonight. 1t. Charles
Benter, leader; Charles Brendler. as
sistant.
Program.
March, "Nibelungen" Wagner
Overture, The Bartered Bride
Smetana
Solo for cornet, "A Soldiers Dream"
Rogers
Oscar Short.
Excerpts from the operetta-
The Serenade" H Herbert
(a) Prelude in c Minor"
Rachmaninof
CO. Bells of st. Mary" Adam
(c) Dance of the Comedians"
Smetana
Walt7es from die Fledermause,
Strauss
Two numbers from Pictures at an
Exhibition" ---M Moussorgsky
(a) The Hut of Baba Yaba."
90 THE Great Gate Of Kiev.'
Tone poem, "Siegfried's Rhine Jour-
ney" Wagner
Rhapsodic dance, "Bamboula,"
c. Taylor
The Star spangled Banner"
BY the Marine Band, in the Marine
Barracks, at 8 o'clock tonight. Capt.
Taylor Branson. leader; william F.
Santelmann, assistant.
Program.
March, General Holcomb" Balfoort
Coronation Scene" from Boris
Goudunov'' ---M -Moussorgsky
Excerpts from THE Merry Widow
Lehar
Cornet solo. "The Volunteer" - Rogers
Edward Masters.
Grand scenes from Andrea Chenier"
Giordano
(a) Flight of the Bumble Bee" from
"Tsar Saltan" Rimsky Korsakov
(b) Perpetual Motion" Strauss
Sextet from Lucia -Donizetti
Winfred Kemp, Robert De Hart, Rob-
ert Isele, D. s. Harpham, Donald
Kimball and John Burroughs.
Characteristic Variations on Pop
Goes the Weasel Calliet
Waltz; Wedding of the Winds Hall
Overture, "Carneval" -Grazounow
THE Marines Hymn"
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1938-07-18
M'LACHLEN, CLEVELAND
TO HEAD CHEST GROUPS
Timm, Russell and Rumple Are
Named Division Heads in
Fall Campaign.

Archibald M. McLachlen and Wash
ington I. Cleveland will be area chair
men of the Community Chest cam
paign this fall for the group solici-
tation unit, it was announced today.
Banks, brokerage houses and thea
ters are included in Area vi, to be
headed by Mr.. McLachlen, of the Nc
Lachlen Banking Corp. Mr.. Cleve-
land, District manager for the Ameri-
can Automobile Association, will be
in charge of Area II, one of the largest
in the campaign.
w. F. Timm, William E. Russell and
William B. Rumple were appointed
division chairmen in the group solici-
taton unit.
Evening star., 1938-07-18
PRUlTT ARRAlGNED

John Aaron Pruitt, lS, the son Of
Norman A. Pruitt, Mayor of Mount
Rainier. Md, was arraigned before
Judge Edward M. Curran in Police
Court today on a charge Of robbery
and the case was continued until
August l..
Young Pruitt and his companion,
Charles Lewis Gainus, II. also Of
Mount Rainier. were arrested after q
pocketbook reported to have been
stolen was found In the wreckage Of
Pruitt's car. Gainus' case will be taken
to Juvenile Court.
Evening star., 1938-07-18
Rescue Squad
Called to Put
Woman in Bed

Fire rescue squad No. l had a new
experience this morning.
A 325-pound woman feel out Of
bed at her home in the 140O block
of U street Sc. Eighty-three years
old, she could not get back in.
A small nurse attending her was
baffled. so she called the rescue squad.
With sirens screaming, they came, and
the lady is now resting comfortably
in bed.
Evening star., 1938-07-18
BOARD STARTS WORK
Cosmetology Examiners to Take

Cosmetology Examiners to Take
License Applications July rs.
Mrs. Ethel Beebe, member of the
District Board of Cosmetology, an
nounced today that beginning July rs
the board will receive applications to
practice from beauty parlor operators,
owners, manicurists, instructors, stu
dents and apprentices.
Mrs. Beebe pointed out that the
law provides all owners, employees and
students must be licensed by Septem-
Der l. The boards officers are in the
old Police Court Building at SIS D
street NV.
Evening star., 1938-07-18

When Walter Bumgarner, H. of 6136 Threh street NV.
turned out his classy model ne took to the QUEENS Motor Co.
6323 Georgia Avenue NW for unDeilng Left to
right his sister Marjore Wyscaver Walter pulling back
the sheet that covered the his father L. Bumgarner
ard anoter sister, Beyery Waer one OF the boys inter
the spotted Marjorie the studio
hoo OeH Walter had behaved
Evening star., 1938-07-18

This picture made in OF Washingtons Soap
Derby hotbedS Barney Neighborhood House at
The racer aboue the wok OF Of boys at the
one 6 tnem @ oe aegnatea as ITS pot on Derby Day. Lett
Frank Scerer H. ho getting his steering ,hee
the B. Bridge and Eastern Scores of boys
Star staff Photos.
Evening star., 1938-07-18

The big boy vh the biz redheaded treckle faced
Freddie Ford of 1910 North Greenbrier street, Arlington
This picture shoWs Freddie rounding hoepard bound
freshly graUeled street. Freddie
Der 01 for the he aDH in Saturdays SarAmerican
Legion Soap B0r Derby The NUMBER however,
until Saturday. each 1D duplicate By
derby officials and must paste them side OF racer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-22
TELLER ATTACKS MADE BY NIPPON
 ON YELLOW RIVER
Japanese Are Massing for Thrust Towards
 Lunghai R. R.

SHANGHAI, Feb. 22-Vanguards of the Japanese armies are missing along a 120-mile front on the north bank of the Yellow River in Gen. tral China for grand push to break the back of China's armies.
 Flying squadrons of Japanese troops made exploratory attack to test Chinese strength in defense Qualifications along the southeast bank of the Yellow River.
 Chinese forces halted the first of these Nippon attempts to cross the stream and inflicted heavy toll in the attacking ranks.
 Japanese are trying to cross the Yellow River for drive on the Lunghai Railways, the strip cs steel that has now become the actual life line of China's heart.
 In Peiping it was reported that most of the Chinese forces below the Yellow River are said to have withdrawn, leaving only enough troops in the western sector to delay the Japanese advance.
 Hourly it is expected that word will come from the battlefield that the long awaited major conflict mas begun.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-22
RELIEF BILL

The bill introduced in the House by Delegate Dimond for the relief of Mrs Marie Frantzen Mcdonald of Valdez, was reported to the House February 10 by the Committee on Claims.
 As originally drafted the bill called for lump sum payment of S2,500 to Mrs Mcdonald as compen- sation for injuries received in the performance of her duties as a school teacher at the Bureau of Eucation's school at Kokrines, AL aska, in 1927. However, the bill was amended in the Committee to au- thorize and direct the Employees Compensation Commission to sre-
 Continued on Page Six)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-22
REC ASSUMING
 FINANCIAL AID,
 METAL CLAIMS
Agency Acts on Request Recently Made by
 President Roosevelt
TWO GLASSES SET
 FORTH FOR LOANS
Help Extended Properties Tn Northland - Re-
 suits Satisfactory

WASHINGTON, rep. g. - The Reconstruction Finance Corpora tion, acting on the request of Pres ident Roosevelt, announces it will resume financing of sound mining ventures, making the first mining loans since discontinuance last Oc- tober, and the first loans will be forthcoming within a few days, of fieials said.
 Morton Mccartney, Chief of the REC Division of mining, said at least 30 applications for financial aid are on hand now
 Loans may be made, Mccartney said, only on gold, snver, platinum, and tin properties, as in the past.
 Two Classes
 Two classes of loans are avail able.
 Development loans are limited by law to $200O0, financed from cap- ital of $1O.O00,000
 No limit is placed on operating loans but must be made on going" properties of sufficient merit to afford good security.
 Mccartney said mineral financing operations of the REC in the past have been highly satisfactory
 Loans to Alaskans
 Several good loans have been made on Alaska properties" said Mccartney and he cited the fact that the Goodnews Bay Mining Company had borrowed s6O0,000 to operate platinum property. Oper- ations on the Goodnews Bay prop critics began in November, last year, he said. and in little over one month. $8700 was recovered. This was far more than expected McCart- ney said, 'in such short time"
 Mccartney also mentioned that Alluvial Colds, Inc, of Alaska, had paid back $100000 of S240,00O loan ed, in one season. He said two oth- CT small developments in Alaska received loans from which no pay ment had been made to date.
 Mccartney intimated that sever al Alaska mining firms have or will ask for loans