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Evening star., 1938-04-21
-Four Sleutfs, e to- Make Good;
Arrest and Rewards F0llO1v

Shortly thereafter the grown-up
detective found in the park opposite
Providence Hospital the woman The
boys had trailed. He arrested her,
although she no longer carried the
purse.
Sergt Salkeld questioned the wom-
an, who gave the name of Margaret
Long, 81, and she admitted entering
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart
Hammer, 603 North Carolina avenue
Sc, and taking purse which was
later found to belong to Bette Ham
mer, IA. Bette, by this morning a
fast friend Of the four boys, came to
the court house with them to testify
before the grand jury. She said her
wristwatch had been In the purse. It
was not recovered.
No sooner had the boys come out
of the grand jury room than they
began demanding their witness fees.
Sergt. Salkeld had told them they
would be paid. Not even the lure
of q photographers camera sidetracked
them as they dashed to the financial
clerk, and each signed a receipt
Glenn Robertson, who is in the first
grade, had not yet learned to sign
his name, so reaching up the counter,
which was scarcely below the level of
his head, he made Ibis mark" Each
boy received SO.
Sergt. Salkeld said the colored wom-
an had a record which showed GA ar
rests.
The Robertson boys live at 314 Ninth
street Sc, and the Collins boys at
300 Ninth street Sc.
Evening star., 1938-04-21

for chance to amend the deposition
she gave Monday in which she said
her actor son had been a bad boy"
and denied she and his deceased father
mad ever promised to give him any of
his movie earnings.
MY memory has been refreshed
since I gave the deposition" Mrs.
Bernstein asserted.
A factor in refreshing Mrs Bern
STEMS recollection, Jackie's attorneys
said. was the discovery of records Of
proceedings In 1922 to have her ap-
pointed his guardian and set aside
half Of his earnings for him.
This guardianship was dismissed
in 1923 when Coogan's parents in
formed the court they anticipated the
creation Of trust for the investment
and preservation Of the child stars
estate.
Jackie made public last night a
letter he said was written in January
Of last year by his stepfather, Mr..
Bernstein. cutting off his credit at a
popular Hollywood restaurant.
1T was more than embarrassing,
Jackie declared. II wasn't running
up any big bills. Besides, when a man
is about to be married he needs to
have credit to buy the things neces-
sary for wedding and home"
Jackie was married q few months
| ago to Betty Cradle. aim dancer.
Evening star., 1938-04-21
$3.50 STAMP BILL
FACING RUSSELL
Postal Officials Will Ask
Payment for Letters
He Franked.

Post office officials said today they
would ask Horace Russell, resigned
general counsel for the Home Owners
Loan Corp, to pay approximately $3.50
In postage charges for letters he sent
out under the franking privilege prais-
ing the legal abilities of O. B. Taylor
former H. o. L. c. attorney.
Mr.. Russell resigned his Government
post Tuesday after Representative
Church, Republican. OF Illinois as
serted on the floor of the House that
the H. o. L. c. attorney had franked
more than million praising Mr.
Taylor.
Ramsay Black. Assistant Postmaste,
General in Charge of Mailing Priv.
leges, said Mr. Russell mailed an.
proximately $500 frank letters which
ordinarily would require approximately
$3.50 postage.
Mr.. Black said postal officials woulc
make no decision about taking lega]
action against Mr.. Russell until Post
master General Farley returns to the
Capital next week.
AhAouoC VI tIiS government 1rdnkinp
privilege is subject to fine, on con-
viction, of not to exceed $500 for each
letter mailed.
Earlier. MIR. Russell. who resigned
Tuesday, announced he will return
shortly to his home city of Atlanta to
re-enter private law practice
Discussing the incident which led
to his resignation. Mr. Russell yester-
day admitted his action was in bad
taste from standpoint of legal
practices, but added: I've apologized
to the board and I am ready to
apologize to any one else. regret
it exceedingly. I am sorry the let
ters were sent and I assume full re-
sponsibility"
Mr.. Russell disclosed that as manv
as 10000 of the letters had been
sent out to H. o. L. c. attorneys in
announcement of the retirement of
Mr.. Taylor of associate general counsel
and in recommendation of his services
as private attorney. Mr.. Taylor plans
to practice in this city.
Evening star., 1938-04-21
BOY, Is, PINNED
BY TRUCK WRECK
Conscious and Screaming, He Is
Held Under Vehicle 5 Minutes
Before Being Freed.

Fifteen year-old Fred Beens. East
Riverdale. Md. was seriously injured
today when pinned beneath a milk
truck in collision between that
vehicle and lotion cement mixer
truck in Mount Rainer, Md.
At Casualty Hospital. where he was
taken after crowd lifted the truck
and extricated him. the boy was be-
lieved to have fractures of both legs
in addition to other injuries.
The accident occurred at Thirtieth
and Cedar streets. The milk truck
was loaded with 300 gallons of milk
The crash destroyed practically the
entire contents-75 cases.
John A. Dickerson, Massaponax, Va,
driver of the cement truck. was
charged with operating with defective
brakes and failing to observe a stop
sign.
The Beens boy was riding on the
milk truck as helper. 1t was driven
by William J. Duffy, 1920 Rhode Island
avenue NE.
The boy. conscious and screaming
was pinned beneath the truck for more
than five minutes before it was raised
enough to pull him free.
It was the second serious accident
in three days in which cement truck
with bad brakes has figured. The
other truck crushed to death a pedes-
trian when it ran wild at Third street
and Pennsylvania avenue NV. Tues
day.
Evening star., 1938-04-21
(Picture on mae All

tStuf z oh PUSC A-S'
Four grinning youngsters who played
detective so well during Junior Dis
trict Day yesterday that they brought
about the arrest Of colored woman
in HOUSEKEEPING case appeared be-
fore the grand jury this morning to
tell of their exploits.
Being detectives meant more to
Jimmy and Glenn Robertson, 9 and
6. respectively, and to Raymond and
Richard Collins, 9 and Z, than just
play-acting.
They were determined to justify the
confidence of their friend, Detective
Sergt. Watson Salkeld, who looks
after the Fifth Precinct Boys Club
and had presented each with big,
shiny police badge. Accordingly the
kids set out on the trail of crime.
In the 800 block of Ninth street
Sc. they spied rather poorly dressed
colored woman carrying an expensive
looking pocketbook. Here was some
thing suspicious, Jimmy Robertson
decided, and the other youthful
sleuths agreed. They decided to trail
her. Pretty soon she opened the
purse and began taking out of it pic
lures which she tore up and threw
away. The boys collected the pieces.
put them together and saw they were
photographs OF white girls.
Post haste they ran to the precinct
station house. Sergt. Salkeld was
there. When they described to him
the woman's appearance he thought
he recognised her as one he had ar
rested before.
Evening star., 1938-04-21
WHEELER CONFERS
ON RAIL AID LAWS
Senator Talks With Pelley and
Harrison on Program for
This Session.
BY tic Associated Press.

By tic Associated Press.
Chairman Wheeler, Democrat. of
Montana, of the Seante Interstate
Commerce Committee. talked over
with representatives of railroad labor
and management today the possibili-
ties for railroad legislation at this ses-
sion of Congress-
His conferees were j. j. Pelley,
president Of the Association of Amer
ican Railroads. and George NJ. Har-
rison. president of the Railroad Labor
Executive Association.
Senator Wheeler was attempting to
determine what legislation both man.
agement and labor would be willing
to accept. Little legislation, he said,
could be passed this year.
However, he introduced one minor
bill to carry out recommendations of
the Presidents special committee on
railroads.
This bill would end the special low
rate which the Government is &C
corded by land grant railroads Sen
ator Wheeler estimated the change,
to become effective July /. would in
crease the roads revenue by about
$5,000,000 a year. Because consider
able Government bookkeeping would
be eliminated. the Montanan said, the
cost to the Governemnt would not be
proportionately increased
Evening star., 1938-04-21
Taxi Liability Insurance Bill
Is Approued by Conferees
Separate Bond or Policy for Each Cab
acknowledgement Report to Go
to OSenate in FelU DAYS.

$4,000 for injuries or death and 81 ,O0C
for property damage In cases in
yolving more than one JUDI lent, the
amount would be apportioned among
the creditors according to the amounts
| OF their respective judgments.
The measure would make it unlaw-
full to operate a cab for hire unless
1t is covered by insurance under the
terms OF the bill. The Public Utilities
Commission would make rules to gov
ern enforcement of the plan
According to the Utilities Commis.
sion, there are 4,346 cabs in the Dis.
trict noV
The conferees also retained a SEN
ate amendment plthorizing the issu-
ance Of regulations under the public
utility and traffic laws dealing with
mechanical and sanitary conditions
OF cabs.
The bill passed the House last sum-
mer, but did not receive Senate ap-
proval until last month The favor
able report of the District Committee,
filed by Senator Tydings before ad-
| Journment last August, estimated there
were more than 4.700 cabs in opera
ton at that time, and stated that
Washington stood almost alone" in
not requiring taxicab liability insur-
ance. The report also pointed out that
the Utilities Commission endeavored
to establish liability requirements in
1929, but a court decision held the
| commission was without sufficient au-
thority under the utilities act.
Evening star., 1938-04-21
CO0gdn Blocks Mothers Custer
From Home His Earnings Built
Pyti1e Associated Press

~ tne associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, April 2l.-Jackie
Coogan saved his mother and STEP
father today from legal custer from
the luxurious mansion his screen for
tune built.
"The kid" came to the rescue when
he learned that temporary receiver,
appointed after he filed a $4,000, 900
accounting suit against Arthur L. and
Lillian Coogan Bernstein, was em-
powered to seize the home, three auto.
mobiles and personal effects used by
the couple.
Hurrying to his attorneys Office
late yesterday. 23-year-old Coogan
obtained stipulation whereby his
mother and stepfather could remain
in possession Of the property, pending
trial of his suit.
However, Receiver John Biby, in
full charge of Jackie Coogan Produc-
tions, Inc. and the Coogan Finance
Co.. organized during the lifetime Of
Jackie's father, decided to allow some
$4,000 in taxes on real property con-
trolled by the Bernsteins to become
delinquent rather than borrow money
to pay them.
A hearing on the Bernstein's petit
ton to dismiss the temporary receiver
ship Is set for tomorrow. Also to be
heard Is q request BY Jackie's mother
Evening star., 1938-04-21
THE STAR TO BUY
STATION WMA|
Purchase Assured When
F. c. c. Announces It Has
No Jurisdiction.

Purchase by The Evening Star News
paper Co. Of Radio Station WMAL
was assured today when the Federal
Communications Commission handed
down a decision declaring the COM
mission has no jurisdiction over the
purchase by The Star company of the
control Of the M. A. Leese Radio Corp,
owners Of the station, from the heirs
OF the NJ A. Leese estate.
Under a contract entered into be-
tween The Star company and the Leese
heirs, 1t was stipulated that if the
Communications Commission inter-
posed no objection or made no ruling
forbidding the sale, The Star company
would purchase the station within 10
days after the Communications Com
mission had made known its findings.
The commission having rendered such
findings, the terms of the purchase
contract will be carried out.
Station WMAL is now operated by
the National Broadcasting Co. under
an operating lease from the NJ A.
Leese Radio Corp. This operating
lease, 1t was said today, is not affected
under the purchase contract.
Evening star., 1938-04-21
.Te,US Barred
By 3 Nations
Liue on Riuer
BY the Associated Press.

PRAHA. Czechoslovakia April 21.-
Foreign Minister Kamil Krofta had
on his hands today the future of some
two dozen homeless Jews, expelled
from Austria, denied admittance to
Czechoslovakia and Hungary and
temporarily sheltered on French
tugboat on the Danube.
Krofta promised to investigate the
case following appeal by the Zionist
Deputy Angelo Goldstein and the
Socialist Ingnaz Schultz.
1t was reported 81 Jews from the
Austrian province of Burgenland were
loaded into a launch by storm troop
ers and set ashore on the Czechoslovak
side of the Danube April Is
Czech authorities, to whom the
exodus of Jews has become a problem
since the Nazi annexation of Austria
housed them temporarily and sent
them across the Hungarian frontier
Some who wandered back into
Austria from Hungary were reported
loaded into buses, presumably for ex.
pulsion at some other point. Others
were picked up by the tugboat al
Rajka, Hungary. Jews sent food anc
clothing aboard.
Evening star., 1938-04-21
NEW DEAL ATTACK .
DELETEDBYD.A.R R.
Condemnation of Planning
Cut Out Prior to Talk
by Roosevelt.

Only few hours before they were
to receive a personal message from
President Roosevelt, the Resolutions
Committee of the Daughters of the
American Revolution hastily decided
today against asking the 1000 dele
gates to their 47th annual Continental
Congress to vote condemnation of "the
demand for Government intervention
IN economic planning" demand to
Which Mr.. Roosevelt has paid heed.
Such planning leads inevitably to
complete Government control and
State Socialism, thus resulting in loss
OF freedom and oppression of minorities,
as witness European totalitarian gov-
ernments today" the resolution as
passed by the committee had stated.
But Mrs. Robert Johnston, chairman
OF the committee, asked the delegates
to vote only on these propositions
(Which the convention in Constitution
Hall unanimously adopted:
Resolved, that the National Society
urge upon the people the great neces-
sity for their fulfillment of the obliga-
tions of citizenship and for compre-
hensive understanding of the American
way of orderly change under law and
the administration of justice, that rep
resentative government may continue !"
Apparently none of the delegates
realized that she was voting for reso-
luton without whereases, because
when Mrs. Johnston, chairman of the
Resolutions Committee read the state
ment, the delegates without hesitation
shouted a loud and unanimous yes"
The day had opened with parade
to the polls, where ballots were cast
in the trienniel voting for national
officers
10 Resolution Adopted.
Although 10 other resolutions. some
implying disfavor with the admins
tration. were adopted. the excitement
which usually goes with their discus
sion and the undercurrent of tense
ness which customarily marks the day
of balloting for national officers were
overshadoWed by conjecture as to
what Mr.. Roosevelt planned to say
and why he decided to appear before
the society.
The delegates to the congress,
spokesmen for $4,000 members of the
society, resolved this morning in
favor Of:
Quick passage of the legislation
turning into law the Presidents wish
for a s1,O00,ooo,Ooo naval expansion.
Establishment of an enlisted Army
Reserve of $4,000 men.
Independence of action in foreign
policy. with the country devoted
neither to isolation nor to collective
security.
The activities of the Federal Bureau
OF Investigation.
A study of the need for expanding
Evening star., 1938-04-21
By ]. A. O'LEARY.

House and Senate conferees reached
an agreement today on the bill to
make liability insurance compulsory
for taxicabs in the District, subject
that has been pending in Congress at
intervals for nearly eight years.
The agreement follows substantially
the Senate plan requiring a separate
bond or policy for each cab instead
OF the House provisions. which would
have permitted those operating fleets
OF cabs to take out blanket policies,
or create sinking fund reserves up to
$4,000.
Approval by both branches of the
conference report is all that remains
to complete passage of the legislation
and send it to the White House. The
agreement will 60 first to the Senate
within the next few days.
Representative Dirksen, Republican
OF Illinois who did not sign the report
plans to submit minority views to the
House. The other conferees were
For the House. Representatives Palmi-
sano Of Maryland and Nichols of Ok
lahoma. For the Senate: Senators
Tydings of Maryland, Hitchcock of
South Dakota and Bridges of New
Hampshire.
The bill fixes the liability TON any
judgment at not less than $4,000 fol-
injuries or death and not less thar
$1,000 for property damage, and al
judgments arising out OF the SAME
cause of action would be limited tc
Evening star., 1938-04-21
DR.. BROWN QUITS
AS GROUP HEALTH
|. MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Resignation on April Is
ReVeaIed-No Reason
Is Given.
SHAFER ANNOUNCES
NEWS TO REPORTERS
Declares He Knows Cause of
Action, but Is Not at Liberty
to Disclose It Now.

DR.. Henry Rolf Brown. formerly
chief of the tuberculosis Division of
the Veterans Administration, resigned
his post as medical director of embat-
tied Group Health Association, Inc,
April Is, it was learned today. His
successor has not been chosen.
The reasons were a mystery. 1t was
learned DR.. Brown had been seriously
III with bronchial pneumonia, but he
insisted today that he now is in the
best of health.
Asked why he resigned, Dr.. Brown
said:
II have other interests"
At Group Health Association It was
said DR.. Brown had resigned, and his
resignation had been accepted, but no
reasons were assigned for it.
Shafer Announces Action.
Resignation was disclosed to news
paper men at the Capitol by Repre-
sentative Shafer, Republican, of Mich
igan, who has waged a vigorous fight
against the G. H. A. in its controversy
with the District Medical Society.
Mr.. Shafer said he knew the reason
for DR.. Browns resignation, but was
not at liberty at this time to disclose it.
The action Of DR.. Brown came with
surprise to the public, and to the thou
sands Of members of G.. H. A. who now
are scattered throughout many de-
partments and agencies of the Govern
ment.
Formed Medical Sta7.
DR. Brown was the first medical
director of Group Health Association
and was under fire from organized
medical groups. along with other
physicians who had joined G.. H A.
He organized the medical staff of G..
H. A. for the clinic which the asso-
citation operates at 1928 I street for
its members.
DR.. Browi became i'll in February.
he said today. He was treated at
Mount Alto Hospital, but improved,
and has been back home for some
time, he said today. He made trip
recently to New York, and today, he
| declared. he "is feeling fine"
DR.. Brown was born in San Francis
CO, attended Mcclure Military Acad-
emy, University of California, College
OF Medicine of the University Of the
City Of New York and later did post
graduate work in London, Paris,
Vienna and Birmingham, England.
Evening star., 1938-04-21
LITTLE MEN JAM
u. S. LOAN OFFICE
Hundreds of New York
Applicants Make Matters
Difficult for Hotel Guests.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. April 21.-Hundreds
of applicants for Federal loans to
small business slowed up all other
business in the Hotel New Yorker
today.
The Small Business Mems Asso-
citation, offering application blanks
and advice to loan seekers, had estab-
lished its headquarters in the hotel
and issued a general invitation to all
who needed help.
The response was overwhelming.
When the association officers arrived
at 9 am. they found the lobby of
the hotel jammed with 600 applicants.
BY noon they had assisted in filling
out applications for s5,0OO,o00 in loans
and the lobby crowd had overfiowed
the sidewalk outside.
Guests found it difficult to enter
or leave the hotel. The telephone
switchboards were jammed. The asso-
citation had to close its Office.
Charles Courtney. a director, an
nounced six Offices scattered over Man
haitian would be opened tomorrow to
take care Of the work.
Evening star., 1938-04-21
CHATS
WITH TOWNSEND
Executive Thinks Coalition
Idea Impractical, Says
Pension Exponent.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.

For 80 minutes today President
Roosevelt sat in his Office chatting
with DR.. Francis B. Townsend. leader
in the old-age pension movement,
whom he saved from going to Jail last
Monday for 30-day sentence for
contempt of House investigating
committee.
y Judging from the account given
afterward by the 71-year- old old-age
pension champion, the President did
most Of the listening. DR.. Townsend
said he found the President very
pleasant
When asked what they had talked
about, DR.. Townsend said:
"Of course I talked about my obses-
sion-old-age pensions-and also dis
cussed at length the need for a coali-
ton Government at this time. I
opened my talk by first thanking him
for my pardon. told the President
I would not be out of doors enjoying
the sunshine and fresh air today were
it not for his graciousness
In response to questions DR.. Town
send said that the President appeared
deeply interested in all that he had
to say and was very familiar with
the old-age pension idea. DR.. Town
send brought to the President book
entitled Coalition or Chaos" by
Roger Babson. which he had intended
to present to the President, but found
the President already had a copy.
I'VE talked at some length about
coalition government" DR.. Townsend
said. Coalition is what we need in
this country at this time. We need
1t so we all can pull together instead
of at cross purposes, as we are do
ing now"
When asked what the President
thought of the coalition government
idea, the frail gray-haired little man
said that Mr.. Roosevelt told him he
would like to see it in action, but
felt sure that the idea is impracticable.
I can't agree with the President
in that respect" DR.. Townsend con-
tinued. Our old-age pension group
is working toward such an objective.
In this connection it might interest
you to know that we are going to
elect three Representatives from
Maine and five Representatives and
two Senators from Florida, all COM
mitted to our plan In California we
will elect at least 20 Representatives,
and in doing so we will elect some
Democrats, all Of whom are commit
ted to our ideas"
If that is not coalition, what is
it?" DR.. Townsend asked.
As he walked out of the Executive
Office the doctor said he hoped he
could talk to the President at greater
length in the future. He said he was
leaving Washington today or tomor-
row for Chicago.
Evening star., 1938-04-21
800 TONS OF DOCUMENTS
TO BE BROUGHT TO U. S.
State Department Is Ready for
Greatest International
Transfer in History.

By the Associated Press.
The State Department is all set for
the greatest international transfer Of
documents in modern history. Three
hundred tons of valuable papers, many
OF them over century old and init
mately linked with the story of the
United States. will be brought here
from American embassies.
Evening star., 1938-04-21
Dog Must Paw Tax.

COLUMBUS, Ohio. April 21 LPy.-
Jack. 12-year-old dog, must pay an
inheritance tax on a $500 bequest
from his late mistress.
Laura Prior bequeathed the sum to
Howard Palmer in trust for care OF her
dog.
Evening star., 1938-04-21
First in America

The Stars volume of adver-
tising is the greatest of all the
newspapers in the United States.
This is largely due to the
domination of The Star in cir
culation-confidence of its read
ers-results produced for it's
advertisers, and the fact that
Washington is one of the best
markets in the country for the
sale of merchandise.
Evening star., 1938-04-21

FOREIGN.
Rebels bombing loyalists' last links to
France. Page Al
800 dead or missing in Turkish earth
quake. Page Al
Daladier delays plans to borrow from
people. Page AS
NATIONAL.
Postal officials to ask $3.50 for Russell's
franked letters. Page Al
Strikes close Bohn aluminium plants
IN Detroit. Page AZ
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.
Dr. Brown resigns as G. H. A. medical
director. Page Al
President and DR.. Townsend chat for
80 minutes. Page Al
Attack on Government planning de-
leted by D. A. r.. Page Al
Three seized in numbers raid SEN
fenced in Arlington. Page A-9
Editor warns of black plague of
censorship. Page B-1
Fleeing man nabbed in chase after
Keith's robbery. Page B-1
EDITORIAL AND COMMENT.
Editorials. Page A-l0
This and That. Page Ale