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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-04-06
The Weather

District of Columbia-Rain, be-
ginning late tonight or Thursday;
slightly warmer, followed by colder
Thursday night; lowest tempera-
ture atonight about A degrees;
fresh winds, mostly easterly.
Maryland-Rain late tonight
Rad Thursday; slightly warmer.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. rain to-
night and Thursday: slightly
warmer tonight and in east and
central portions Thursday.
TIDE TABLES
High tides today at midnight
and at 1922 p. m.
Low tides today at 6:32 q. m.
and at 1922 p. m.
High tides tomorrow at 1902
Q. m. and at 1927 p. m.
High tides tomorrow at 1889
D. m. and at 1924 p. m.
SUN AND MOON
The sun rose today at S:45
o. m. and sets at 6::34 p. m.
The sun rises tomorrow at 5:44
O. m. and sets at 6::35 p. m.
The moon rises today at 1913
O.. m. and sets at 1911 a. m.
The moon rises tomorrow at
11:20 a. m. and sets at 1903 p. m.
TEMPERATURES
Yesterday Today
4 p. m. ..o...55 4 a. m. ...... 40
8 p. m. ......52 8 q. m. SO
Midnight .... 46 Noon ....... AZ
DEPARTURES
Accumulated excess of tempera.
ture since January /, 1898, 464.
Excess of temperature since
April /, 1888. 8.
Accumulated deficiency of pre-
cipitation since January !, 1888,
3.77.
Deficiency Of precipitation since
April /, 1888, "A.
Temperature same date last
year-Highest, SO: lowest. 40.
TEMPERATURES
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SWANSON CALLS.
JUNIOR D. C, DAY.
GOOD TRAINING
Dr.. Mann to Address,
"0ffiCiaI" Luncheon
BY LANE CARTER

High praise of Junior District
Day, to be celebrated Wednesday
April 20, came yesterday from
Secretary Of the Navy Claude A.
Swanson in a letter to Commits
sioner Melvin c. Hazen.
Secretary Swanson, one Of a
number of Cabinet members, gov
errors and other dignitaries, to
praise the celebration, said:
II heartily endorse any move.
ment or organization tn IA t.
teaches youth the duties and
responsibilities of citizenship.
AS a general rule, a democratic
form Of government reflects in
cross section the caliber and the
intelligence Of the electorate.
And unless the electorate has a
broad knowledge of the duties
of municipal, State and national
Government, it is we'll nigh i'm
possible for voters to guage the
capabilities and responsibilities
Of their elected representatives.
GREETINGS EXTENDED
IT hope that the voters and
the public servants of the future
that are assembled on Junior
District Day will learn many
details Of the running of the
District government, with full
realization of maintaining their
heritage Of a government for
the pepole and by the people,"
Greetings of Secretary Swanson
and other officials will be brought
to the junior officials from the
reviewing stand at the time of the
parade on the afternoon of
Wednesday, April 20, by Thomas
Ellis Lodge. general chairman of
the celebration.
DIR. MANN TO SPEAK
DR.. William M. Mann, director
Of the National Zoo, last night &C
cepted an invitation to address
the junior officials at their lunch
con at the Willard Hotel on Junior
District Day. DR.. Mann will tel
Of his experiences in capturing
animals for the Washington Zoe
in the Dutch West Indies.
Eldon Long, 10 years old, of st
Patrick's School, will run" the
Zoo for DR.. Mann on Junior Dis
trict Day.
At 5 p. m. today Station VOL
will present Irving Van Crack, Of
the Metropolitan Police Boys Club
in an interview with Douglas Hill
15-year-old assistant Junior Dis
trict Day director, on plans fol
the celebrations. .s7.-
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Municipal Power
Pays This Town

COLORADO SPRINGS, Col,
April 6 G.N.S). Colora do
Springs municipality owned power
and light system provided $685.
900 toward the city's general fund
in 1887. recently computed figures
showed. The city spent total of
$636,255 40 during the year.
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APPLICATION FOR ENTRY
JUNIOR DISTRICT DAY PARADE

JUNlOk DlSIklCI DA1 FARADE
Ce) hereby make following for display in the Junior
District Parade and girls Of the District OF Columbia
south Of Constitution Avenue between
Seventh and Twelfth Streets N w. 1:SO Wednesday
April 20, 1888:
l. Individual decorated bicycles.
2. Group Skaters nOt less than fve)
s. Individual sidewalk vehicle ScOOers etc) ....O
l. seIf group prOpelled)
s. Individual decorated doll carriage and
g. Drum Corps mot leB than
T. Band
g. Uniformed marching group mot less than 1O
Individual comic costume.
TO- Dogs, breed
ATTENTION, 10 Of parade VIM selected
Tuesday TO- 1885, Win
permitted parade
Mark CX) opposite the class Of your entry.
trophy will be awarded each Of the 10 classes there win
be many secondary prizes
name
Age Tel Northumberland.
Organization
Address
Signature Parent Guardian
JUNIOR DISTRICT DAY EDITORS
The Washington HeFsldTimes
1877 st. N w, washington Do Re. 1884. Ext S3A
TO JOIN THE JUNIOR DISTRICT DAY PARADE FILL OUT
THIS ENTRY. the JuniOg District Day Editor.
Washington Hersld-TimeR.
Evening star., 1938-12-17
Rain and Moderate
Temperature Forecast

Moderate weather was forecast for
the District and vicinity for today
with little change in temperature
The Weather Bureau said no effects
of the coastal disturbance would be
felt here. Warning of a northeast
storm from Cape Hatteras to SANDY
Hook were taken down today as the
winds subsidized. However, warnings
for small craft we're kept up in the
New England area.
A light rain was predicted for this
afternoon and night with the sky
continued cloudy and overcast The
temperature at 10 am. was 81 de-
grees. The Weather Bureau ex-
pected light rains tomorrow morning
with some drop in temperature. The
possibility of snow, as predicted last
night, was removed with the forecast
of rain today.
The lowest temperature last night
was "a degrees at 4 I'm. and the high
for yesterday was SO degrees at 5
pm, the Weather Bureau said.
Maryland State police warned mo-
torists that travel near Frederick
was dangerous due to a snow and
sleet storm which covered roads nt
the Frederick area with a sheet of
ice. No accidents had been reported
this morning, but several cars skid
ded into bitches and cars weIs
forced to proceed slowly.
Evening star., 1938-12-17
Three Ships Ordered
By Maritime Bourd
By the Associated Press.

by tne ASSOClAteQ freSS.
An order for three more ships,
bringing its total to SO, was placed
yesterday by the Maritime Commits
sion.
The award went to the Bethlehem
Steel Co., Inc, for combination pas
senger-cargo vessels costing $3,218,-
900 each, or a total of $9,654,0OO.
They will be built at Bethlehem s
Sparrows Point (Md) plant for the
Mississippi Shipping Co. delta
Line) Of New Orleans, for operation
between the Gulf and the East Coast
of South America.
Described by the commission as
among the finest of their class
afloat," the vessels will be 400 feet
long, with a 65-foot beam, a speed
of 1917 knots, and accommodations
for 63 passengers.
Evening star., 1938-12-17
Father CoughIin Distorts
Facts, Rabbi Charqes

Father Charles E. Coughlin was
accused of grossly distorting the
facts" and failing to give a true
picture of the Jews in America" in
an address last night by Rabbi
Harry Silverstone at Tifereth Israel
Synagogue.
Rabbi Silverstone told his con-
gregation that when I'VE Jews look
for expression of honest Catholic
beliefs" we turn to Pope Plus, whose
courageous utterances against the
persecution of all peoples is un-
tainted by personal ambitions.
Father Coughlin may be seeking
to reconstruct humanity, but that
can't be accomplished through anger,
bullets and death, but only through
that prescription that our prophet
gave us to follow, through sacri-
ficing our prejudices, our ambitions,
even our lives"
Evening star., 1938-12-17
n. Y. A. Work Outlined
To Welfare Group

Speaking to the Family Welt
Committee of the Council of Soci4 .
Agencies, Mrs. Howard Bell yc--
terday emphasized the valuable
training afforded young people IN
the National Youth Administration
program.
Mrs. Bell, director Of the District
administration group, outlined two
kinds of assistance afforded young
people. She said that grants OF
from Sc to $40 per month were given
those still in school to help com
plete their education and that those
graduated were placed in part-time
jobs in line with their interests and
abilities and thus given valuable ex-
perience that would enable them to
get permanent jobs in private in
dustry.
N. Y. A. projects in the District
employ 2,093 boys and girls, 449 in
high school. 944 in college and 7O0
on work projects, she added.
Mrs. Beatrice Rudes, assistant di-
rector of the N. Y. A., described
the attitudes of youths applying for
group help and Mrs. Margaret Ia
poleon described the services of the
Junior Counselling Division of the
District Employment Center.
Evening star., 1938-12-17
Schultz Link Hinted
As Illicit Alcohol Seen
Base Of Coster Profits
Probers Find Signs
Girord & Co. Was q
Bootlegeing Firm
By the Associated Press.

by Vic ASSOClhIeQ FTekS
BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Dec. IL
The pyramid of profits which Philip
Musica, convict and swindler, built
up behind his assumed name of F..
Donald Coster was disclosed today
to have had its beginnings in the il
licit alcohol racket during the early
days of prohibition.
There were strong indications that
his underworld connections may
have reached into the racketeering
empire of the late Dutch Schultz
and other big time mobsters of the
prohibition era.
AS investigators delved into de-
tails of Coster's past life, they
found signs his bootlegging activi-
ties not only gave him a start for
his venture into legitimate business
but also chance to win the respect
ability he never enjoyed in his
early small-time swindling days.
The criminal record of Philip
Musica was tossed aside by this
amazing schemer after he was freed
from an indictment for subornation
of perjury in 1920 and he next ap-
peared on the scene as F.. Donald
Coster, big-time business man with
letters from Washington to prove
his probity.
The identity of the men who
gave references to the manufac-
turer and just how he obtained
the references remained undis-
closed when Coster ended his life
rather than face the collapse of
the empire built around the famous
name of McKesson & Robbins.
Whatever the origins Of the refer
ences, the firm Of Girard G Co.,
prospered and with it prospered
the illicit alcohol racket along the
northern shore Of Long Island
Sound and to New Haven and into
New York.
Federal agents checked back to
Evening star., 1938-12-17

the bishop for which they can re-
ceive some food or coal or clothing
from the church warehouse-but no
cash.
1t is the lack of any cash from
church relief, she said, that makes
it impossible for those dependent
on it to pay their rent, light bills or
for other necessities for which cash
alone is acceptable.
'The bishop says that when YOU
are in need you can present this
receipt" she explained. But they
give you the receipt with the un-
derstanding you aren't to present it
at the warehouse unless you are in
dire circumstances"
Unable to Pay 1.-THE.
"The lack of cash is one thing"
she testified, "but the church ex-
poets you to be tithe payer in or
der to be in this church program
and the bishop wants that 1.-THE in
cash. You give 10 per cent OF your
earnings in cash and then they give
! you a receipt for which you can re-
ceive commodities.
Mrs. Jorgensen said she would
willingly pay the 10 per cent tithe
II she had enough money. II can't
pay $40 of our relief check to the
church each month. We need it
all to live on. Charity should begin
at home"
But there are some of the w. p. A.
workers in Provo who do pay 10 per
cent OF their relief checks to the
church, she told David LASER,
president of the Workers Alliance
If you lose your w. P. A. job,
would you work in return for the
church and get a receipt for food
and commodities?' Mr.. LASER
asked.
That's how it generally works
out" she replied.
Mr.. Anderson inquired: "Is it pos
sible for one to be a devout and
loyal member of the church and feel
critical of its relief system?"
Well, I don't know" Mrs. Jor-
gensen replied. II was born and
raised in the church but I don't be-
lieve in its relief system at ALL
That has nothing to do with the
belief in the principles of the
| church. Mr.. Anderson interjected.
THAT is, you separate the two in
your mind. the scheme that is set
up, the security plan"
Fast Offering.
The church also has a monthly
collection called q fast Offering"
Mrs. Jorgensen added. Once a
month you are supposed to do with
out two meals and give the equiva-
lent in cash to keep their needy
members in the church. Some of
the farmers give a share of surplus
crops"
The 1.-THE and the fast offerings"
are traditional with the Mormon
| Church.
When Mrs. Jorgensen goes to the
White House today she will be ac-
companied by Typical Mr.. w. P.
A."-Clyde Brown, "a, of Colfax,
| Iowa. He supports a family of
seven on $44 a month. A former
$175-a-month bookbinder, he has
been doing pick and shovel work
for the Government.
They will try to see President
Roosevelt to protest against low
w. P. A. wages and to ask him to
stop the monthly reductions in the
pay rolls. They would be satisfied
with at least the minimum $76
monthly hazardous living" budget
set up by the w. P. A. as a standard
below which it Is dangerous to 20.
Evening star., 1938-12-17
Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto.

farm and tax bills, Federal spending
and the 1910 presidential race.
Also asked to the luncheon at the
White House today were members of
an Executive Committee which Is
drafting plans for the Hyde Park,
N. Y, repository which will hold the
Presidents papers, books and paint
ings.
The President will follow up his
talk with Mr.. Garner by conferring
with other legislative leaders. Speak
er Bankhead is scheduled to arrive
Tuesday. Senator Barley OF Ken
lucky, the Democratic floor leader,
already has conferred with the
Chief Executive, but will visit the
White House again after the Christ
mas holidays. Representative Ray
burn of Texas, the House majority
leader, will not return to the Capital
until Congress opens January 3.
Evening star., 1938-12-17
Drug Officials Offered
To Sell Him Guns, Says
Coster Case Witness
Kontor, Authors Fother,
Makes Claim After Arrest
In 81, 500 Oil Case
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 17.-An asser-
ton that some officials of McKes-
son & Robbins offered to sell him
guns was made in police lineup to-
day by John Kantor, so, arrested
yesterday at the request of Stratford,
Conn, police.
Kantor is the father of MacKinlay
Kantor, the author, who said his
mother divorced his father many
years ago and that he had had no
association with his father since that
time.
Kantor, who said he lived In Mon
treal, Canada, denied he ever had
been employed by McKesson & Rob-
bins or that he had any business
dealings with the firm. He said he
was merchandise broker.
Acting 1t. James Pyke then asked:
What about smuggling guns to
other countries?"
"McKesson & Robbins offered to
sell me some guns" Kantor replied,
and after brief pause, Il was asked
not to discuss it."
WAS that by order of the Attor-
ney General?'
Yes" said Kantor,, "and also by
the S. E. c. Securities and Ex-
change Commission .
Police said Kantor was questioned
yesterday by Federal authorities
in connection with the McKesson
& Robbins investigation. Detective
William Morgan said the warrant
for Kantor on which he was ar
rested, however, was issued by Ad-
rian Maher, clerk of the Stratford
Court, where grand larceny COM
plant had been lodged against Kan
tor in connection with an oil deal
involving $4,000.
Kantor said his Office was in Mon
treal but he had been in New York
four or five months. Police said
Kantors record showed five arrests.
but no convictions.
Evening star., 1938-12-17
Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Dec. 17.-Wheat pric.
fell as much as "a cent a bushel TO-
day as the market reflected an off,
cial estimate indicating an unusu-
ally large harvest in Argentina
would augment the wrold's already
burdening supply. y.
The government estimate Of pro-
duction in Argentina was 3l5, 1854 900
bushels, the largest on record ex-
cept for the 1928 crop. This would
be 130,000.000 bushels larger than
the harvest in 1878.
Liverpool prices, Influenced large
ly by the estimate, declined " to
1h cents. The prospective Argen-
tine yield ranged around $4,000, 900
bushels larger than recent private
estimates and indicated, according
to traders, an exportable sulplus in
excess of 100000, 900 bushels.
The slight dip in prices here at
tracted support, however, and there
were frequent fractional rallies from
the early lows. Although domestic
markets are virtually divorced from
the trend Of foreign values through
operation Of the export subsidy, a
crop the size of the Argentine esti-.
mate is expected to act as a weight
on other world markets, and this in
directly affects domestic values.
Export business was quiet over
night and the moisture received In
the winter wheat belt apparently
was very light and not particularly
beneficial.
Corn declined with wheat, but was
steadied by firmer offerings from
cash interests and professors. Oats
and rye also were lower, but proyi-
sions showed little change.
around midsession, wheat was un-
changed to 2s lower, compared with
Yesterdays finish; May, 6Sis; July,
65A. and corn was u "a lower, May.
51H: July, 52A.
Evening star., 1938-12-17
Mechanic Injuries Hand;
Nav Lose ; Finoers

Charles D. Hartley Of 1919 Colum-
bia road NV, a mechanic, suffered
q severe injury to his right hand
this morning while at work in the
carpenter shop at the Zoo. Doctors
feared they might have to amputate
three fingers. Mr.. Hartley was treat
ed at the Public Health Service
clinic in the Post Office Building. He
got his hand caught in a wood work.
ing machine, it was said.
Evening star., 1938-12-17
Zuni Prayers Answered
BY the Associated Press

ZUNI, N. Mex, Dec Train
came to this Indian village yester-
day after a night of prayers to zuni
gods. To the tribesmen, whose crops
and livestock were threatened by
drought, it was proof that the
great feathered Shalako dieties had
found the village worthy of their
help. Almost at the very moment
when the zunis began their annual
Shalako feast rain began to fall.
Evening star., 1938-12-17
Garner
Continued From First Page)

round-table discussion, and was
meeting would be in the nature of
called to assist the President in writ
ing the farm phase of his congress
sional message.
The President also arranged q
talk today with Culbert L. Olson,
Democratic Governor ELECT OF Cali
fornia.
Despite Mr.. Early's statement that
the President and Vice President
would center their discussion on for
eign affairs, friends of Mr.. Garner
said they assumed the two leaders
would take time to touch on the
fields of politics and possible legis-
lation.
The Vice President was expected,
too, to find out how far Mr.. Roose-
welt is willing to go toward healing
the wounds left by the Democratic
split of last session and the PreSi-
dents subsequent effort to purge"
anti-administration Democrats from
Congress.
May Discuss Hopkins.
There was speculation whether
the Texan would be consulted about
appointments to the cabinet and
the Supreme Court. There have
been persistent reports that Harry
Hopkins, the w. P. A. administra-
tor, would be nominated to be Sec
retary of Commerce. Some Sena-
tors have indicated the nomination
would provoke prolonged contro-
versy.
In connection with the talk of
cabinet changes, there was another
report that Ambassador Joseph P.
Kennedy, now home on leave, would
get the Commerce post and Secre-
tary of War Woodring would Sue
ceed him at London, with Louis
johnson moving up from Assistant
Secretary to succeed Mr.. Woodring.
Vice President Garner consist
emily has voiced a middle -of-the-
road political philosophy in his
talks with Mr.. Roosevelt and has
been described as unenthusiastic to-
ward some New Deal legislative pro-
posals.
In some quarters, he has been
credited with aiding opposition
Democrats in their fights against
administration-proposed legislation.
Rumors Of a clash between the
Texan and MIR. Roosevelt have met
with prompt denial, however, and
Mr.. Garner always refers to the
President in friendly terms as "the
boss" or "the chief"
May Discuss New Tax Bills.
Among possible topics for the chat
were the administration's Govern.
ment reorganization program, which
the House shelved last session; new
Evening star., 1938-12-17
Juniors Mark Birthday

Isaac Cans, member of the Al
coholic Beverage Control Board, will
speak before the Sergt Jasper Ju-
niors of the District American Le-
gion at their fourth birthday cele-
bration today at 3 pm. in the
Hayloft, 1926 Massachusetts, avenue
NV. Miss Gladys Bell heads the
group, made up of daughters of
members of Sergt. Jasper Post No.
-
Evening star., 1938-12-17
Lewis
Continued From First Page.)

tContlnued From First Page)
framework of the Democratic party
for selection of delegates to the
Democratic national convention in
1910.
2. To draft national platform
and define the issues upon which the
league candidates will contest for Sc
lection of delegates.
3. To authorize league units to
support or oppose incumbent or can
dldate congressman or other lesser
public officials or candidates with
relation to their attitude to the ma
tional platform of the league.
For-To provide for the financ-
Ing of the league program through
internal revenue and the acceptance
of contributions from the public.
Five-To authorize league dele
gates to the Democratic national
convention to work for the nomlna-
ton of progressive candidates for
the office Of President and Vice
President.
Issues Are Listed.
With respect to the national plat
form of labor, to be enunciated at
the forthcoming convention, the
statement said the executive officers
Of the league will recommend, along
with other subjects, consideration
of these issues:
Employment, economic security,
handling of surplus products, tax
alton and safeguarding OF the Wag-
ner Labor Relation Act. The latter,
however, was not designateds by
name.
Unemployment is the malignant
enemy of progress, social welfare
and political stability" the state
ment said. Employment and in
creased national income are pre-
requisites to the preservation of
liberties Americans cherish
The convention, it was said, would
"enunciate policies designed to put
Americas production machinery in
operation and to merchandise ma
tional commodity and crop sur
pluses; to take cognizance of world
events and the impact of world
economic forces upon American life
and to protect Americans and sus-
tain American institutions by an in
telligent rejuvenation of our NAL
adjusted and stagnated national
economy
Wagner Act Implication.
The implied statement on the
Wagner Act was that the conven-
ton would be urged to resist the
repeal or emasculating amendments
OF existing statutory enactments de-
f1ning the rights of labor and safe
guarding the welfare of the popula-
ton"
Mr.. Lewis, who as head of the
United Mine Workers of America
led the revolt on the American
Federation of Labor which culmi-
mated In the formation of the Con-
gress OF Industrial Organization, de-
clined to estimate the number Of
members of the A. F. of L. who are
now in the Non-Partisan League.
He said, too, that there was mo
estimate of the number of members
in the league.
obviously it will have more after
this program" he said.
Evening star., 1938-12-17
Annapolis, West Point
Tests Will Be Held

Examinations for the selection Of
two candidates for appointment to
the Naval Academy and one for the
West Point Military Academy will
be held next month, the District
Commissioners announced today.
Applicants for appointment to
West Point must register with the
secretary to the Board of Commits
sioners, Geoffrey Thornett, by Janu-
ary S, and the examinations will be
given January 10, II, II and 13.
Applicants for appointment to the
Naval Academy must register with
Mr.. Thornett by January IL and
these examinations will be given
January II, 18, 10 and 20.
Evening star., 1938-12-17

the years between 1920 and 1922
when Coster emerged as the domin-
ant figure in Girard & Co., hair
tonic manufacturers. They checked,
too, the apparent wide discrepancies
between the comparative small
amounts of alcohol used in Girard
products and the large Withdrawals
made for the firms account from
Government bond.