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The Washington times., 1938-03-17
Mrs. Becker
Laid tORest
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Funeral services for Mrs. Mary
Olivia Deakins Becker. 70. widow
Of Conrad Becker, were held today
at her residence, 3110 Woodland
Drive N. w. Interment was in
Rock Greek Cemetery.
Honorary pallbearers were Clif.
ford Bergman, Harry g. Meem,
Col. M. C. Buckley DR.. w. Sin
clair Bowen, Charles A. Camalier,
John Maury, DR.. Camp Stanley
and Norman Underwood.
Mrs. Becker died Tuesday from
a heart ailment. She was the
daughter Of Louisa Mary serpell
and william Francis Deakins.
prominent District and Maryland
residents, and was born In the Dis
trict, February %, 1868.
Known for her charity and phil
anthropic work. Mrs. Becker was
q member OF the Society Of the
Daughters OF Founders ana Pa
triots Of america, Mary Washing
ton Chapter Daughters Of the
American Revolution, the Society
Of Colonial Wars, the Ark and
Dove and Colonial Danes.
She Is survived by three sisters,
Mrs. James Ashton Bayard, Mrs.
George Ferdinand Becker and
Miss Oberline DeakinS; o niece,
Mrs. Norman Underwood; q grand
nephew, Bayard Underwood and a
grandniece, Anne Underwood, all
Of Washington.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
Mai. J. NJ. Miller
: Burial Tomorrow

+" Burial with full military honors
will be given Major James M.
! Miller, Medical Corps, U. S. A.
who died February 81 at the
,Gorgas Memorial Hospital, Canal
Zone, tomorrow at 2 o'clock in
Arlington National Cemetery
Burial will follow services in the
:. Fort Myer Chapel, at which Chap
lain Ora J. Cohee will officiate.
~ Honorary pallbearers include
Lieut.. Col. Daniel B. Faust, Lieut..
Col. Thomas F. Davis, Lieut.. Col
> Alva B. McKie, Lieut.. Col. Rich
:, ard H. Eanes, Major Alfred Nor,
-decai, Major Francis w. Gustites
;. and Capt. Hawley E. Chambers.
j. OBITS-
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
Baby Dies
J. SchOOnn1Gker, T.'s
Funeral Today

Funeral services for John Barry
schoonmaker, jr., two-and-a-halt-
year-old son of John Barry Schoon-
maker, Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company official. were
held this afternoon at his home,
22OO Fortieth ri. N. w. The Rev.
II. E. Warren, of st. Patrick'S
Episcopal Church, conducted the
services with burial in Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
Little John was stricken 10
days ago with pneumonia and
died Tuesday. He was the only
son of Mary Elizabeth and John
Barry Schoonmaker.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
RUTH NJ. SMITH
DIES At Is after
LONG ILLNESS
Geographic Society
Aide Born Here

Miss Ruth M. Smith. rs, EN-
ploye Of the National Geographic
Society, died yesterday at the
home of her sister, Mrs. John =
Fitzpatrick, 437 Ingraham St
N. W., after a lingering illness.
A native washingtonian, Miss
Smith was the daughter Of the
late Robert Emmet Smith, Of the
Veterans Administration here, and
Jane M. Ullmer Smith. She was
educated in parochial schools and
was q graduate Of st. Patrick's
Academy. Upon completion Of her
studies, she became associated
with the National Geographic So
ciety.
She was q member Of the So
dality of the Shrine Of the Sacred
Heart and an alumnae Of st. Pat
rick's Academy.
Requiem mass will be celebrated
Saturday morning ct 10 o'clock II
the Shrine Of the Sacred Heart
Sixteenth Street and Park Road
Northwest, following brief services
at her residence. The Rev. Michael
w. Hyle, assistant pastor. will be
celebrant. Burial will be IN Cedar
Hill Cemetery.
Cousins and personal friends OF
Miss Smith will act as pallbearers,
They are Frank Ullmer, Gerald
Ullmer and Ross Woodward, cous'
ms, and Harvey Larrick, Walter
Powers and William Rigney.
Besides her sister, she is sur
vived by her mother, and q
brother, Paul Smith, Of this city
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
BIRTHS

Charles and Elizabeth, Snyder,
boy.
David and GertFude Winiaanss
julius and ROselio AndrSosss.
girl. N-t
William and Anna Dempsey, boy.
Charles and Audrey Emmons, JF.,
franh and AnnabeIIS white. boy.
Waiter and Eileen BiandfoFd,
boy.
Leon and Myrtle Henderson, boy.
John and Anna Clagett, boy.
Frank and PhulOmena Campa-
Edward and Emslins Ktnnsbrsw,
boy. -
Edward and Mary Magee, boy.
Harry and Myrtle HUFF, boy.
Fleming and Eta Bowling. girl.
John and Rose Monte, girl.
Oliver and Thetna Coffin, girl.
Leny and Irene Wick, boy.
Joseph and Grace Sullivan, boy.
Branch and Martha Elan, girl.
Alfred and elizabeth Tawney,
girl.
william and Mary Cline. boy.
Andrew and LuRah keenan,, boy.
Roy ana Dolores King boy.
walter and Edna SeheTff, boy
Charles and Mary Winter, boy.
Joseph and lena ZamelOtt1. boy
Paul and Joan ZsvgOlia, boy.
Gerald and susie TRvennef. boy.
Harry ami Myrtle Huff, boy.
Joseph and Josephine TiDpett,
girl. ~
Prank and Ida Hall. giFl.
James and Dorothy RichArdson,
girl.
Alfred and Ruth BeaIl. girl.
DEATHS
Charles H. wITlett. 90, 1915 Shep-
herd et. n. W.
James ROdisr. 90. Home for Aged
and InflFm. =
Harriet Loretta LauteFback, 90,
900 Twenty-third st. n. w.
james Edward Fastnaush, 65,
$3.50 Upton st. \. W.
Edgar C. Wheeler, So. 1850 Wis.
eOnsin Ave. n. W.
Francis B, Belts, 81, Casualty
Hospital.
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Reuben MHmsn. 20. 704 KEN
nedy St. n. w., and Ethel sorin, 81,
1923 Eighth st. n. =.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
: : J. L. Bunch
Funeral Rites Held
- For Rail Worker

Funeral services for John I.
Bunch, SO, who died Tuesday at
his home, 1925 Tenth St. N. E.,
a. after a months illness were held
to-day at his residence. Burial was
In Rock Greek Cemetery.
'aS Six fireman, friends of his son.
: John w. Bunch. a member of the
ID. C. Fire Department, served as
{ 'pallbearerS. They were Privates c.
"A. Wright, K. L. Bell, H. E. Rhine,
/ ,E. Inscoe, j. w. Bradenburg and
-. E. White.
~: Born in the District, Mr.. Bunch
was educated in the public schols
AT the time of his death, Re had
spent IS years in the employe OF
the Southern Railway Company
: He was a member of the Red
Men and of the Masonic Order.
- Surviving is his widow, Mrs. Mel
lie e. Bunch, and four sisters
Mrs. E. Padgett, Mrs. w. E. No
scwell, Mrs. Ida Pennefil ana Mrs
Ir1na r. Lucas.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
g. W. Lindsay
Former Representa-
/, tue Dies in N. Y.

- NEW YORK, March 17.-Former
Representative George w. Lindsay
who served six successive terms
I'm the House from the third
Brooklyn district, died in his sleep
:, early yesterday in his home. He
would have been 73 on March 26
:. Funeral services will be held in
: his home at 8 p. m. tomorrow
Burial will be in Evergreen
jsCemetery, Brooklyn.
- Mr.. Lindsay is survived by two
sisters, Mrs. Louis Bruins, OF
, Jamaica, and Mrs. Stephen A
,Rudd, of Brooklyn, and a brother
James Lindsay, of Richmond Hill
Mr.. Lindsay served in Wash
,ington from 1923 to 1885. His
father had been a Representative
- from the same district and hac
also been the Democratic leader
= In his section.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
Writer to Speak
On Foreign Affairs

"The International Scene in
1898" will be the subject of a dis
cussion by Barnet Mover, news
paper commentator on foreign at.
fairs, at the Capital City Forum,
1902 Fourteenth st. N. W., tomor'
row at $50 p. m. After his talk
the meeting will be thrown open
for questions, answers and dis
cussion.
DR.. D. N. Shoemaker, president
of the Friends Society. will pre-
side,
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
J. c. KAUFMAN,
!: / MERCHANT HERE,
is DEAD AT 68
-
Funeral Will Be Held
Z, : Tomorrow at | P. M.

Washington business circles to
, day mourned the death of Joseph
: G.. Kaufman, a leading figure n
local merchandising for the last
quarter of a century.
Mr.. Kaufman, So, was president
of the Young Mems Shop, 1919 F
st. N. W. He died after a LONG
fitness at his residence, Bali
lowell Rd. N. W., early today.
- LIFELONG RESIDENT
- A lifetime resident in the Dis
s;trict, Mr.. kaufman was educated
In the local schools and took an
active part in social, business and
civic affairs.
He enjoyed a wide acquaintance
among prominent business men
here.
Mr.. Kaufman leaves his widow,
Mrs. Sybil kaufman, and four
daughters, Gale. Sybil, Josephine
and Hope kaufman.
81. Also surviving are two brothers,
Sidney and Edgar kaufman, with
whom Mr.. Kaufman was asso-
ciated in the clothing business.
RITES TOMORROW
i Funeral services will be con.
{. Quoted at the Gawlor funeral es'
tablishment, 1850 Pennsylvania
Ave, tomorrow at l p. m, followed
by interment in the Hebrew Gene
$ terry.
-, DR.. Abram Simon, of the Eighth
Street Synagogue, will be the Of
ficiating clergyman at the services
tomorrow. Mr.. kaufman was
member of this congregation.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
j. S. Missionary
Dead in India

NEW YORK, March 17-Word
has been received here Of the
death in India Of Miss Emily l..
Peterson, who since 1918 had been
a Presbyterian missionary there.
She had been principal Of the
Central Girls Middle School at
Saharanpur in recent years. She
died Of cancer Tuesday at the age
nf "a
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
Ohio Woman Dies,
Born March, 1885

BUCYRUs, Ohio, March II
Q.N.S)-One hundred and three
years old last Monday, Mrs
Susan Ensminger was mourned
by this northern Ohio towns
residents today. Mrs. EnSminge1
was the oldest resident in the
district. She died last night after
an illness Of several weeks.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
nEATHS

RRYNOLDs. CHARLEs LEONARD = o.
Wednesday, March 10, 1888, At his resi-
SsnS III Sb aYNo ssfscs srtaiss: as st.
loved husband Of Elsa y. Reynolds and
father Of Albert D. Reynolds, Charles L.
Reynolds. tr.. and Mrs. Arthur Hardesty.
cOmpaSy nSn' fnnSaai % home. me- FourisSnth SiUSS ana
Chaplin Streets Northwest.
Funeral services will be held on Satur-
day. March 1s. 1898. at 2 p; m. from the
W, w. Chambers Company funeral home,
1400 Chaplin Street Northwest.
Relaaives and friends ere invited 70 attend.
Interment in Oak Hill Cemetery.
RODIER, JAMES HEHRY-on TuesdsT.
March 1S, 1888. JAMES HEMRY
beth Rodier and beloved father of 6. =.
Philip L.. Robert L. and Lewis Y. ROdie.
Of Vienna, Va, and brother Of Anthony
Funeral from bis sOu's rssidsncs. 1909
March 1S, d $40 Q. M. thence 70 Holy
Trinity Catholic Church, where raSs viii
b. offered 4 9 .. m: for the rsposs ,of
vi!ed. Interment In Holy Rood cemetsEy.
Services By the w. w. Chamber Co.
SMITH, ADAM FRANKLN-On WedneSs
DAY, March 10. 1888, at his reeidenca.
4ZSV townsend Avenue, Boulevard HeightG
Nd. ADAM FRANKLM SMITH. the bes
Payne). Re Il survived b. two sons and
one daughter, Francis. Charles and Doro-
thy Smith, ana granddaughter. Beverly
Funeral from his lats residence On IN.
day, March 1s. 1898, at 3 p. n.
Relatives aAd friends are invited "
Interment St. Barnabas Cemetery. oxOn
Hill. Nd.
sTEWART, CHARLES H.-suddenly, "a
Wednesday afterneo.l, March 10, 1855,
CHARLES II. STEWART. the beloved hus'
band Of Elsie Stewart, in the thirty seventh
year Of his age. Besides his wife, he j.
also survived by two sons. Late rests
dence. 141S Cameron Street, Alsxandrta.
Va.
neral home. SOC Cameron Street. AeIan-
Funeral services win be held on satur-
day, March 10. 1898. at 10 q. q; from
sPsn sns stfeea AiexaudTia vs vUme SUI 0a'
mterment will follow in Arlington Ms
tional Cemetery.
WARD. ALOYsTUs--sudde on Tues
pitsi, AIOYsIUs WARD. Of "a r s.. N. d.
Wsd and fsS 81 81 Isy ss is ss HnE Wa
Funeral will be held from the residence
Of his sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Hunter. 1917
Jackson St. N. E., on Friday. March 1S
at 8 80 .. M: thence to st. Martins
Church. where mass will be said at Q Q. NJ
for the fepOSe OF his soul.
Relatives and friends invited
1nterment Mount O1ivet Cemetery.
W1LLETT, CHARLES H.-On TuesdR1,
March 15. 1888. at his residence, 1916
Shepherd st. N. W., CHARLES Il. VIII
Willett.
Funeral services from the ". ". Cham.
bars Co. funeral home, 1400 Chaplin So.
y. W., on Friday. March 1S, at IL 4. m.
Relatives and friends are invited. Inter.
ment in Congressional Cemetery.
day. March 16, 1898, at her residence,
2912 Fort Baker Drive Southeast. MARY
MARGARET WILLIS. the beloved mother
of Philip A. Willis and J. A. Miller, Of
Roundup. Montana Remains resting at the
W. W. Chambers Company Southeast fu.
neral home, SIT Eleventh st. 8, E., until
Friday noon March 19. 1885.
Services and interment in Zephyr HllIs.
Fla.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17

PEARSON. LUTHER Non THURSDAY,
Street Northwest. LUTHER N. PEARSON.
the beloved husband Of the late Mary
Pearson and father of Melvin L. Pearson
and stepfather of Mamie Pearson, Mar.
shall Pearson, Raymond Pearson and Rob
grandchildren.
Remains resting at the W. ". Chambers
Company funeral home, Fourteenth and
Chaplin Streets Northwest.
Funeral services will be held on Satur.
day, March 10. 1888, at Q D. m. from the
W. W. Chambers Company funeral home,
1400 Chaplin Street Northwest.
Relatives and friends are invited 70 attend,
Interment in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
Oregon Voters
Must Register

Oregon residents in Washington
who want to vote in the May 20
State primaries must register by
April 20, the Democratic Absentee
Voters Bureau here announced
yesterday. Registration blanks can
be obtained at the bureau, 1406
q ST N. w
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
MRS. JUDsoN DEAD

STRATFORD, Conn, March II
UN.SO.-Well-known in Eastern
art centers for her landscapes,
Mrs. Minnie Lee Miles Judson was
dead at her home here today after
q long illness.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
IN MRMORIAM

GARNER, RAYMOND-Tn loving nnemor,
Of my beloved son, RAYMOND GAR
NER. who passed away three years agc
today, March IL. 1885.
Before the throne of God
Thousands Of children stand:
Children whose sins are all forgiven
A holy, happy band
Up there among. the throng
Ny little Raymond stands,
Waiting for me to Join him
In that holy. happy land.
DEVOTED MOTHER.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
Births, Deaths, Marriages

Emory n. lord. 30, 1873 Newton
81. N. E., and Gertrude w. Jones,
"a. 40O1 Forty.third st. N. W.
Edward NJ. LAWN, 40, $50
Ouackenbos St. n. W., and Gene.
We've MajeslZn, 20, philadelphia, Pa.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17

MINTER, LENA EsTELLE-on Thurs
day. March II. 1898. at her residence
228 Park Avenue, Takoms Park, Md.
LENA ESTELLE MIETER, beloved daugh.
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. James b. Smith and
sister of Mrs. R. 3. Adams, Mrs. chester
Robertson. Walter G. Smith, Samuel Smith
o. T. Smith. of Memphis, Tenn, and
mother of Rodger. NJ. Minter, of Takoms
Park, Nd, and ]. Martelle Minter, OF
Vicksburg, Miss.
Funeral services at the John M. oakie
March 81, 1888.
Roanoke Va.) papers please COPY.
Arrangements by the Takoma Funeral
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
DEATHS

BARBINGTON, JAMES FRANCIS = On
Hospital. JAMES FRANCIS BABBING-
TON. the beloved husband Of Dorothy B,
Banbineton (nee HaTTis). Of 2Sb2 Bei@f
late Aioysius ". and Mary virginia Bah
bington.
Funeral. win be held from Timothy Han.
Ions funeral parlors GAL n Street North
east. on Friday, March 10, 1888. q $3.50
a. m. Requiem mass at st. Aloysius'
Church at . .. N.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend
dntermsnt in Mount olivet Cemetery.
BARwICK, BEATRICE H.--on Thursday,
March IT. 1888. BEATRICE H. BAR
WICK, the beloved wife of william 7.
Barwick and sister Of Nicholas Hufmann
Remains resting at the W. W. Chambers
Company funeral home. Fourteenth and
Chaplin Streets Northwest.
Notice of funeral services and interment
nel ea-'eI.
BELL, EDITH MAE-on "wednesday,
March 10, 1898, at GEORGETOWN Univer.
sity Hospital. EDITH MAE BELL. beloved
Of Mrs. Dorothy Bell Hill, Of 17o4 Surrey
Lane Northwest.
Remains resting at the funeral home of
william Reuben Pumphrey, zoos Wiscon-
sin Avenue Bethesda, Nd,
b Funeral services at the above funeral
home on Friday, March 1s, 1888. at 2
p. m.
Internent in Loudon Park Cemetery. Bal
tin1ore, Nd.
. baltimore papers please copy)
GLEN, SARAH JANE - On Tuesday.
March Is. 1888, at the residence of
her son, Jesse T. Alger, Gambrills, Nd.
SARAH JANE GLEN. wife of the late
Santa A. Glenn and mother of Albert A.
Alger. Mrs. Rose n. Pensel, Mrs. Bessie
NJ. Ritenour, Mrs. Laura A. Estep and
Mrs. Catherine e. 0liveri.
Company Southeast funeral home, SIT
Eleventh st. s. E.
Funeral services will be held on Thurs-
day March II, 1898, at 2;3o p, M
funeral home. 517. Eleventh St. 8. Z.
Relatives and friends are invited TO
attend.
Interment in Congressional Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17

GABRIEL, JOHANNA THERESA.-on
Thursday. March II. 1888, at Prcyi.
dence Hospital, JOHANNA THERESA
briel. of 1880 Florida Avenue Northeast.
Funeral will be held from the above
residence on Saturday. March 10, 1888, at
Requiem mass at Holy Name Church ct
10 a. m,
Internent in Mount olfvet Cemetery.
Relatives and friends are invited TO attend.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17

LAUTERBACH, HARRLETT LORETTA
On Monday, March IA, 1885 at the res-
sinSi tasnSs Of dod her sas Stsr' Mrs. John " Ms
LORETTA LAuTERBACH, the beloved
wife Of the late John K. Lauterbaeh, allt
mother Of Mttehsll Maynard =. and Johr
man of sss5o. 5 .'ss Md Of M1. E1nn okn 4 e
McGinnis and Betty P. Jones. Remanl
resting ct the ". w. Chambers Co. funeral
home. 140o Chaplin ST. N. w., until
Funeral services from the home of heI
son. MAYNARD r. Lauterbach, 1880 Harlem
Ave. Baltimore. Nd. on Thursday, March
II, at 2 D. m.
more, Nd.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17

GARRISON, ROBERT HOLT, JB.-sud.
at 0sa sdsslSna an THdce'fs g. e. sSsERT cf RoT aHR I
RISON, JR., the beloved son Of Minnie h
and Robert Holt Garrison, Be-.
Notice of funeral services and tnterneni
Services by W. W. Chambers Company
The Washington times., 1938-03-17

MARLBORO SS. SSD'tc Cont. M"slsS1Tii' : e Il
THE BUCCANEER," with Fredric March
and Franciska Gaal. Cartoon - News.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17

FAsTNAUGHT, JAMES EDWARD-on
WAND FlsTNIUeHaif, Son Of the late
Mary T.. and George Fastnaught, the be-
loved brother of Mary Jane HtM. Charles
mains resting at the W. W. Chambers Co.
funeral home, Fourteenth and chapin
SITS, N W.
Funeral services viii bS held on Thurs
W. ". Chambers Co. funeral home. 14tb
and Chaplin SITS. N. W.
Relatives and friends are invited 70
iTne Tntsrment in Prospect Hill Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1938-03-17
DEATHS

DOInTEL, JOHN F.-On Tuesday, March
Is. 1898, at GeorRetown University hos.
band Of Mildred Dommel ara father Of
Stewart. Mrs. Mildred F6TfafA.a Misc Ifms
Dommel. A. Ralph Dommal Fred Dommel
and John r. Dommel, jr.
Remains resting e the W. W. ChambaRl
Company funeral home. Fourteenth and
Chaplin Streets Northwest.
Funeral services viii be held on Thur
day, March II, 1888, at 2 80 p. m. from
the ". W. Chambers ConpauY funeral
Relatives and friends are invited TO attend.
Interment in Cedar Hill Cemetery.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
ANCERED LITHS
SHIFT CABINET

KAUNAS, March IS d.N.S0.
Still smarting under the "humilia-
ton" Of accepting the recent Po.
lish ultimatum, Lithuania had a
new government today following
the resignation of the Tubelis cab
met.
The Rev. Vladas Mironas, chief
army chaplain and a friend of
President Antanas Smetona,
formed a provisional government
with all ministers taken from the
ranks of the government party.
This avoided necessity for any
coalition with other political
groups.
Former Premier Tubelis is now
minister of agriculture. At present
he is in Switzerland, where he is
recovering from an illness.
Stasys Lozoraitis held his for
mer post as foreign minister and
General Kaschtikis was named
war minister.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
SOMERSET JURY
DOCKET FILLED

PRINCESS ANNE, Md, March
25.-The jury panel has been
completed for one Of the longest
dockets in the history Of the
Somerset county April term Of the
Circuit Court, which convenes
April II. The docket includes two
murder trials, two for arson and
one for assault with intent to kill.
Walter Nelson, colored, will be
tried for the killing Of Kate Elzey,
also colored, in her Crisfield home
in August, 1892. Ike Fields,
colored, will be tried for the killing
of Thomas Wilmington, also
colored, of Crisfield.
John Wesley Waters and John
Dennis, colored laborers, are
charged with the burning of
Beverly Mansion last November.
Newman Sterling, SO, a farmer, is
accused Of burning the home Of
Elijah Matthews. John T. Ward,
Of Crisfield, will be tried on a
charge Of assault with intent to
kill Special Policeman John j.
Harbaugh.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
LOANS BY FHA
HIT new PEAK

(I.N.SO A new all-time high in
Federal Housing Administration
mortgages issued in one week was
registered today when FLA Off,
cials revealed that for the week
ending March 10, $21,293,031 had
been loaned.
The same date marked the third
successive week that FILA has
topped its record" figure OF
weekly loans. In the same week
Of last year, under the old housing
act, the then "all-time high" OF
$16.879,71O. was established.
Comparative figures show FILA
loans totaling $8,7S7,105 for the
week of February IL, 1888, and
$11,068,08 for the same period OF
the previous year. but gain over
1887 in the figures for the week
ending February 26 that has been
increased each week. The figures:
Week ending February 26, $13,.
100,250 in 1888, $11,747,954 in
1887; week ending March S, ST..
613.420 in 1888 and $13,683, 500 in
1887; week ending March IL, $20,.
3S6,711 in 1888 and $16,s79,71O in
1887.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
KidnGper's
Sentence
Reduced

BATON ROUGE, La, March 25
GN.SJ.-Gov. Richard w. Leche
today had ordered the 10 to 20
year penitentiary sentence OF
Frank Ross, first to be sentenced
under Louisiana's kidnap act, COM
muted to a five to 10-year term.
The governors action makes
Ross eligible for parole. Ross and
Alfred Demillo, of Yucatan, Mex
leo, had been convicted Of kidnap-
ing a colored woman at New
orleans, beating her and shooting
her and throwing her body in q
ditch.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
DIR. Yater to Give
KOber Lecture

DR.. Wallace M. Yater, head of
Georgetown University medical de-
partment, will be the annual Kober
Foundation scientific lecturer
Monday at 8 p. m. in CASTOR Hall.
His subject will be "Goiter and
the Heart"
The annual lecture was provided
for by the late DR.. George Martin
Kober, for many years dean of
the university medical school. I'm
der terms of the Kober Founda-
ton, selection Of the lecturer is
entrusted in alternating years to
the Association Of American Physi-
clans, the Medical Society of the
District and the Association of
Military Surgeons. The medical
society selected this years speaker.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
U. S. Waits Nations Reply,
To Refuqee Haven Plan

The State Department today awaiting formal reply
from nations of the world in response to the American in
vitaton establish committees looking solution of the
problem of political refugees from Austria and presum-
ably" from Germany.
Unofficial advces received in Washington from num-
Der of nations who received the invitations which a
proved by President Roosevelt before he left the Cpata
for his brief vacation in Warm Springs revealed that they
had been "sympathetcally" received.
The invitations extended to 20 nations which
frankly advised that such would prevent wide
spread suffering in Europe No invitation was extended
to Soviet Russia
The action by this Government followed a number of
pleas made to the State Department. particularly from
Jewish organizations to take action in behalf of
political refugees following the Hitler coup in Austria.
The American notes proposed private financing for
handling the evacuation of political refugees that the
emigrans would not be penniless.
Diplomats regarded the action of the State Department
invitation to Hitler to banish rather than punish,
enemies in Germany and Austria.