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Evening star., 1938-12-24
Republican House Caucus
Is Set by Woodruff
Star Staff Photo.

Representative Woodruff of Mich
igan. chairman of the Republican
Conference of House Members, yes
teruay sent out notices for Republic
an members-elect of the incoming
Congress to meet in the House
chamber on January 2 at 7:30 pm.
At that conference it is expected
that Representative Martin OF
Massachusetts will be elected mi
nority leader. possibly by acclama-
ton. The only announced candl-
date against him is Representative
WadsWorth of New York, although
several State delegations may give
a 'favorite SON. complimentary
nomination.
The purpose of the meeting is to
select new chairman and secretary
for the conference in the next Con-
gress, and to chose candidate for
Speaker, minority leader, sergeant
at arms, clerk and other House Of
fcers. Usually the choice for mi
nority leader is also the candidate
for Speaker, since it is known that
the minority party cannot elect the
Speaker.
The evening hour is designated for
the conference because the Demo-
Gratis are to hold their caucus IN
the House at 2 pm. on the same
day.
Evening star., 1938-12-24
7 Drivers Exonerated
In Death;; Stabber
Held Justified
Coroner's Jury Finds
Droftsmon Killed to
Suve Own Life

A coroner's jury yesterday de-
clared accidental the traffic death of
Frank Coffey, 40, retired Army SER
geant, who was killed Wednesday
when he was struck by two automo-
biles as he crossed Constitution ave-
nue. at Twentieth street NV.
In another case Winlow G. Ware,
26, craftsman for the District Water
Department. who was held in con-
nection with the fatal stabbing of
Abe C. Hughes on December II, was
released when the coroner's jury de-
clared its belief that Ware had acted
in defense of his own life"
Mr.. Coffey's death was the 86th
traffic fatality in the District, as
compared with 10l at the same time
last year. The jury's verdict in the
traffic case exonerated United States
Park Policeman John A. Henricksen,
80, of 81 Bunker Hill road, Cottage
City, Md. driver of the first car
which struck Mr. Coffey, and Ray
mond Scott, 81, of 47O1 North TWen-
ty-fourth street. Arlington, driver of
the second car into which Mr.. Cof-
fey's body was hurled.
Testimony revealed that Mr.. Cof-
fey, Government building guard,
was struck as he stepped back into
the path .of Officer Henricksen's S
eastbound car. The impact hurled
him against Mr.. Scott's car, which
was going west.
In the other case Hughes, 33, died
in Emergency Hospital of a stab
wound received in a fight in an
apartment in the HOO block of L
street NV. Ware testified that
Hughes was choking him and that
he used the knife in defense of his
life.
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Work on Foundation
Of Memorial Begins
With New Year
Miles of Concrete
Piles to Be Sunk
To Bedrock

Pile drivers and derricks which
will be used in driving nearly miles
Of cast concrete piles and nearly
S miles of caissons for the founda-
ton of the Thomas Jefferson Me-
mortal will be moved to the Tidal
Basin site during Christmas week
in preparation for beginning of op-
erations probably Immediately after
New Year Day.
Francis F. Gillen, National Parks
Service engineer supervising the
work, has been notified that the
successful bidder, the Raymond Con-
crete Pile Co. of New York, has
placed orders for caisson and cylin-
der material, piles and other mate
rails for use in the foundation.
Topsoil Being Saved.
Scraping of topsoil from the con-
Struction area now is being COM
pleted. This soil is being stored out
side the actual foundation area to
be used later in landscaping the site.
The contractor also is finishing
the construction buildings for the
use OF his own construction force,
the architectural firm of the late
John Russell Pope, designer of the
memorial, and the engineering force
of the National Park Service, desig-
mated as the Federal construction
agency. These buildings are ex-
pected to be ready for occupancy
during the week.
Accent Put on Speed.
The foundation work, to cost
1894 900, under terms of the present
contract, will be pushed forward as
rapidly as possible Ito reduce incon-
venience to Potomac Park users to
the minimum" according to Stuart
G. Gibboney, acting chairman of the
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Com
mission.
The work which will begin just
after the holidays will include the
sinking of concrete piles to bedrock,
at an average level of between 80
and 80 feet below ground level, and
the "capping" of the piles and al
ternatlng caisSons, to provide a foun-
dation for the memorial itself, which
will be constructed under a separate
contract or contracts.
Ground was broken for the me-
mortal December Is, with President
Roosevelt as the speaker.
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Whole Town 10 Attend"
Rites for Slain Girl
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
KINGSTON, Pa. Dec. 24-Resi-
dents of this little Luzerne County
town, their Christmas Joy dulled by
the tragedy, arranged almost to the
man to attend funeral services today
for brownhaired 19-year-old Mar
garet Martin. Staying victim.
1t was just a week ago today that
she left her home to keep a street
corner appointment with a man who
offered her a job, and never re-
turned.
A trapper found her nude, bat
tered body Wednesday, jammed into
burlap sack and tossed into a
mountain stream near Tunkhan-
mock, some 80 miles away.
State police, aided by volunteers
and National Guardsmen, have un-
covered no tangible clues. Two
promising developments-a report
that car supposedly used by the
killer had been found and another
that a boy had seen an automobile
near the stream-collapsed last
night. Maj. William Clark, directing
the investigation. said every tip"
was being checked.
Police, in plain clothes, planned to
Scrutinize the mourners at the
funeral in the slim hope the slayer
might be present and betray himself
Evening star., 1938-12-24

Five-year-old Edith Bolton will
be able to use only one eye to see
the doll house and piano that Santa
Claus is bringing her tonight, but
she might have been more seriously
injured had it not been for her
plucky sister, Rozelle, 7 years her
senior.
Edith was lying on the ground,
at the mercy of red chow dog
which was biting her face again
and again, when Rozelle ran to
the rescue yesterday and battled
with the dog until help came from
passing adults.
Today, one of Ediths eyes is
darkened by a bandage that covers
one of 10 decorations on her face
1t took physicians at Garfield Hos
pital more than two hours to sew
up the wounds.
Ran to Sisters Aid.
The girls father, DR.. Robert M.
Bolton, said there was a chance that
because of Edith's tender age she
will not be Scared for life.
The trouble started yesterday
afternoon when Edith and Rozelle
left their home at 2700 Thirty
sixth street NV. to go to the store,
with their pet fox terrier, Spot
They saw on the street the red
chow. Chin a neighbor's dog, and
Rozelle took spot" back into the
house to prevent possible fight
between the two dogs.
When she came back out, she saw
the chow biting Edith, across the
street. Witnesses said Rozelle ran
to her sisters side, seized Chin" by
the collar and, when herself bitten
on the hand, released her grip to seize
him again by the hair of his head.
Two Men Bitten.
Rozelle, who weighs los pounds,
held on to the struggling dog for
several minutes until mail truck
came by, and two men jumped off
to help her. Both bitten in sub
DUNG the chow, they were Frank
Ciarrochi, 26, of 404 Seward square
Sc, and Wilbert Gaynor. %, COL
ored, 743 Park road NV. They were
treated at Mount Alto Hospital for
bites on the hand and forearm.
"Chin's" owner, Mrs. Mabel Will
liams, 26O8 Thirty-sixth street NV,
said the chow always had been gen.
tie and never before had she re-
ceived any complaints about him
biting children.
The 2-year-old dog was a present
to her from her late husband, Floyd
N. Williams, former president and
manager of Radio Station WSVA at
Harrisonburg, Va, Mrs. Williams
said.
Mrs. Williams said she understood
a Health Department examiner
would examine Chin" the first OF
next week and, in the meantime
she would keep him in the house OF
on chain.
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Tukomu Park Units Join
In Aiding so Families

Toys, candy, fruit and nuts for
300 children and baskets of food for
60 needy families will be distributed
by the Health and Welfare Center
of Takoma Park, Md, tonight, it
was announced by Mrs. George
Robertson, chairman.
The gifts will be distributed by the
Young Mems Democratic Club.
Mrs. Robertson said IS dolls were
dressed by students of the Mont
gomery Blair High School and 16
dresses for girls were made under
the direction of Mrs. John Quinn.
The Junior League collected 20 dolls
for the children.
Other organizations taking part in
the Christmas work were the Ameri-
can Legion, the American Red Cross,
the Seventh Day Adventist Church,
Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary,
the Mother Gordon Class of the
Presbyterian Church, the Lions Club
and Circles 3, 4 and of the Mothers
Club.
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Prisoner Prefers
Turkey in Jail
Cold Freedom

A prisoner in the Alexandria (Vao
Jail this morning refused the Po-
lice Court judges offer of freedom
for a Christmas present.
In both Alexandria and Arlington
County prisoners serving short
terms were released with a merry
Christmas" from the judges.
Trial Justice B. M. Hedrick of
Arlington ordered eight prisoners re-
leased, and Police Court Judge
James r. Duncan In Alexandria re-
leased six. In both cases the pris-
oners were serving time for misde-
meanors.
Alexandria court officials were
startled when Ben Brown, 81, serv-
ing q Today sentence for intoxica-
ton, who has four days left, refused
the judges offer to go free. He in
dicated be would prefer nice warm
jail wi a probable turkey dinper
on Chf9tmas day rather than face
the cold world outside.
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Christmas Party Held
At CheverIy School

Christmas came to the boys and
girls of Cheverly, Md, last night
when Raymond w. Bellamy played
Santa Claus and distributed stock
ings and toys at the school. Capt.
Richard Mansfield of the Ninth
Washington Police Precinct was
master of ceremonies.
Following Christmas custom,
the Cheverly Citizens Association,
Parent-Teacher Association, Girl
Scouts and American Legion have
co-operated in setting up a Yule
display in American Legion Park.
Tall evergreens form the back
ground for a display made Of paste
board and tinsel depicting the birth
of Christ ind Santa Claus In his
reindeer drawn sleigh. F1oodlights
light the display at night.
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Old Re(eivership
Cases Speeded by
Justice Luhring
Moves for Settlement
Of Litigation Dating
Back to 1911

Receiverships that have been pend
ing for many years-some of them
since 1911-will be wiped off the
docket of District Court shortly if
Justice Oscar r. Luhring has his
way.
The jurist acted yesterday to bring
to a speedy termination the long
pending litigation and instructed the
assignment commissioner to place
these "a cases on the ready calen-
dar, so the lawyers can come in and
arrange to dispose of them and let
them 60 to final hearing.
La Sale Apartments Among Cases.
Included in the list are the La
Sale Apartments, North, receivers
for which were named in June, 1881,
and are operating as the result of a
foreclosure proceeding-Which has
resulted in s46O0O being on hand
now. La Sale Apartments. South,
also the subject of a foreclosure
proceeding. with receivers being ap-
pointed for the pendency of the
litigation, have now enabled the re-
ceivers to have s50,OO0 in Treasury
bonds and $24,000 in cash on hand,
Justice Luhring explained.
Leading the list, as far as none
tary value is concerned, is the case
of OReilly VS.. American Telegra-
phone Co., Justice Luhring said,
where the receiver has $4,000 on
hand. This case was filed in March,
1920. The La Sale Apartments,
North, case is labeled Staugh VS..
Swartzell, trustee The case of the
La Sale Apartments, South, is
known in the court records as Har-
low VS.. Brewer. trustee, and this
was filed in November, 1882.
Chandler Building Included.
The case of the Chandler Building
VS.. Shannon and others is another
on Justice Luhring's list where re-
ceivefs were named and a foreclos-
ure proceeding was recorded. The
jurist said there is about $4,000 OF,
hand. The case has been pending
since March, 1888.
Olle Ol IIle OlueSI cases OH tIe
jurist's list. which he desires to have
disposed of at an early date, con-
Germs the Automobile Owners Sup
ply Co., which was filed in Decem-
ber, 1911. Other cases, illustrative
of the situation, said Justice Luh-
ring, are: Harbin VS.. Arnold, where
rents are being collected on some 13
parcels. and this has dated from
1914; the dissolution of the Colored
Union Benevolent Association, filed
in December. 1926, the receiver hav-
ing cash in hand; Crane VS.. Gilpin
for the dissolution of a partnership
dating from 1911, where the receiver
has some S2,400 on hand, as well as
others.
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Historic Shrine
Sale Urged in
Philadelphia
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 24.-A
proposal to sell Independence
Hall was laid today before
hard-up Philadelphia's would
be balancers.
DR.. George E. Nitzsche, re-
corder of the University of
Pennsylvania, voiced the idea.
He thought the birthplace of
American independence might
bring as much as $25 900 900
from Uncle Sam. Heretofore,
all the controversy had been
over talk of marketing the
towns municipality owned gas
works.
Mayor S. Davis Wilson cried
"Unthinkable!" at DR.. Nitzsche's
plan. And member of the
Mayors Advisory Tax Commits
Next, It will q your shirt
and mine"
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Truin-Auto Crash
Is FutuI to Woman
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Nd. Dec. pa train
automobile crash near the business
section here yesterday killed a
woman and injured her husband.
Mrs. Elizabeth Smullen, SIS, was
dead when lifted from the wrecked
car by witnesses. Her husband,
Isaac, g., who had been driving the
machine, was taken to hospital
suffering serious cuts. Attendants
said he probably would recover.
The Smullens with their son
Arthur, 80, and four grandchildren
lived on farm near here.
Officers said they were unable to
explain the accident because the
crossing. while unguarded, was not
Eohsidered hazardous. Approach
ing trains, they added, could be seen
easily by motorists. ~'- SO '''-'- ''-
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Work Begun on County
Service BuildinQ

Preliminary work was started yes
terday on the new $120800 county
service building in Hyattsville, Nd,
and steam shovels will start actual
excavation work Tuesday, it was
announced today. Starting of work
was hurried to come within the
time specifications required by the
P. w. A.
The new building will house sew
eral county Offices now located in
rented building at Baltimore
boulevard and Spencer street. The
new site is at Rhode Island avenue
and johnson avenue. In addition
to the present Offices located in
Hyattsville, several other Prince
Georges County officials, including
the Circuit Court clerk and States
attorney, are expected to establish
branch Offices.
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Driver Accused
As Hit.Runner
After Crash
Another Is Facing
Reckless Charge;
a Hurt Here

One motorist was charged with
hit-and-run driving and another
with reckless driving after their cars
were involved in collisions that ac-
counted for two Of the four persons
listed by police as injured in District
traffic last night.
George L. Houff, 400 block of Ken
nedy street NV, was released uner
$1,000 bond on the hit-and-run
driving charge. Police said he was
traced through the license numbers
of his automobile after it was in
collision with motorcycle at Six
teenth street and Park road NV.
The motorcycle rider, Rufus Faison,
25, colored, 1743 U street NV, was
treated at Emergency Hospital for
fractured wrist and cuts and
bruises.
The reckless driving charge was
placed against Perry j. Seufert, 30,
Glenn Dale, Md, and he was released
under $500 bond after being treated
at Casualty Hospital for cuts suf-
fered in a three-car collision on
Bladensburg road NE, opposite
Mount Olivet Cemetery. Police
said his automobile collided head-on
with one car and then struck an
other.
Pedestrian Seriously Hurt.
No charges were placed immedi-
ately against the drivers of two othcr
cars that struck and injured pedes-
trians, one of them seriously.
David Curry, AZ, colored, SIS Sec
ond street NV, suffered a fractured
skull when he was struck by an au-
tomobile as he was walking across
Massachusetts, avenue at Second
street NV. He was reported in
serious condition at Casualty today.
Hazel B. Humphrey, 80, of 1905
Eleventh street NV, struck by an
other car as she was crossing
Nichols avenue Sc, was treated at
st. Elizabeth's Hospital for a frac-
tured collarbone.
Five persons were injured, two Of
them seriously, in two automob.le le
accidents in nearby Maryland early
today.
Mrs. Isetta Mitchell, Is, of 14.4
| Girard street NV, was the mo.
seriously injured. She was taken to
the Washington Sanitarium and
Hospital in Takoma Park, Md, after
| the car in which she was riding ran
! into a culvert on the Colesville road
near Burnt Mills. She was reported
to be still unconscious several hours
later. Robert L. Fitzgerald, %, o,
7019 Georgia avenue, driver of the
car, also was admitted to the hos
pital in an undetermined condition.
Three Injured in Crash.
Three persons were injured when
the car in which they we're riding
collided with another parked at a
traffic light on the Washington
Baltimore boulevard in College Park,
Md.
James Hogan, 27. of 55 M street
NV, whom police said was driving
the car, suffered decorations of the
head; Miss Frances Pearson. "a, of
2814 Evarts street NE, suffered cuts
and bruises about the head. and
Miss Elizabeth Gator, 81, of 735
North Capitol street, also was in
| jured about the head. They were
treated at Casualty Hospital and
sent home
Prince Georges County police said
the Hogan car was bound toward
Washington when it struck the rear
end of a car driven by Frank z.
Scott, 30, of 1852 Corcoran str
NV, when Scott stopped for t
traffic light.
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Stedmun Leaves A. A. A.
For Newspaper Work

Alfred D. Stedman, who recently
resigned as assistant administrator
Of the Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration, will resume his duties
as Washington correspondent of the
st. Paul Pioneer Press and Dis
patch January /.
Mr.. Stedman was correspondent
for the Press and Dispatch until
May, 1888, when he took leave to
organize the information service of
the emergency farm program.
He will succeed j. r. Virgins,
managing editor of the Press and
Dispatch, as chief of the Washing
ton bureau.
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Treasury Seen Going on
With Silver Purchases
b, the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Representative John A. Martin,
Democrat, Of Colorado said last
night reliable source" had indi-
Gated the Treasury intended to
continue the present domestic sill
yer purchasing program and at the
present price of 64h cents per
ounce"
Last year." he said, Secretary
Morgenthau decided not to make
any announcement until the close
of the business day December 81 in
order thatFn no speculative profits
might be made. This sets up a
precedent which may be followed
this year"
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Price Names Board

RICHMOND, Va. Dec. "a R).-
Gov. Price yesterday appointed to
the board of the School for the Deaf
and Blind at Staunton Mayor Curry
Carter of Staunton to succeed Will
liam H. East of Churchville, who
resigned. and Minnetree Folkes, jr.,
Richmond member of the House of
Delegates. to succeed Herbert F..
Williams of Vienna, whose term ex-
pired last July.
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Band Concert

By the Soldiers Home Band IN
Stanley Hall at $50 o'clock tonight.
John S. M. Zimmerman, bandmas->
ter; Anton Pointner, assistant.
Program.
March, "Poxieres" s"---- -LithgoW
Overture, THE Redemption OF
1--we" Gabriel-M
Entr'ac
(a) "Cavatina" --Carl Bohm
90 "Chanson Napolitaine,"
Boisdeffro
Melange, Folk Songs of Hawaii
Lake
Popular numbers,
Satanic Blues" Shields
"Song of Omar" r"--.E Edwards
Waltz suite, Thoughts Of Love-"
V WaldteufH
Finale, "Pershing Crusaders" PAUL
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1938-12-24
George F. Harrison
Funeral Monduy

81 Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
HERNDON, Va, Dec. 24.-Funeral
service for George F. Harrison, 88,
former member of the Fairfax
County Board of Supervisors, will
be held Monday at II am. in st.
Timothy's Episcopal Church here.
The Rev. w. Boyd Bryant of the
WooH Memorial Methodist Church
South, and the Rey. Marshall Mil
ton of st. TimoxEs Church, will
ofliciate. IntermGnt will be in the
Chestnut Grove Cemetery.
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Local Color Chimes

TORRANCE, Calf. LR.-Christ-
mas carols ring out over this oil field
community every quarter hour from
truly homemade chimes.
The chimes were constructed in
the electrical department of an oil
company. OIL pump !plungers form
the chimes themselves and dis
carded f1y-wheel spokes form the
has,@y,nnrc
Evening star., 1938-12-24
Two in This Area
Get Share in Prize

Two Washington and nearby per-
sons will share in the $500 prize con-
test to name the Seaboard Railways
new streamliner, it was revealed to-
day.
The pair who will share the re-
ward with % others are w. Frank
Weaver of 2726-A Twelfth street
NE, and Miss Olga Skinner OF
Arlington, Va.
The name selected was "Silver
Meteor"
Evening star., 1938-12-25
!. CHRISTMAS PERFUME FROM THE TEST TUBE
SMELLS JUST AS SWEET AS FROM THE FLOWER

MODERN chemical science hos stepped into the onc;en o't Of
perfume mokne with achievements exotic lure o"d decoy
approached !" other oees SntheeoI producing odors
which either impossible to ext'oct from flowers which from
thot would be pohbe price Thus the fo9ronee Of
oe be drown only from the tube And whereas tokes
omo Of moke Of OIL its froeronee
produced synthecoy the laboratory Musk costs obout
$3.50 pound. but synthetic musk is produced eheopk
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1938-06-02
Finlayson
Local Teacher to be Bride.

The wedding of Miss Caroline
Trygstad to Mr.. Russell Johnson will
take place Saturday evening, June 4,
at $3.50 o'clock in Concordia Luth-
eran church, Twenty-second and Fill
more st. N. E., Minneapolis, where
Mr.. johnson has been choir director
and student helper to Rev. Wang
for the past two years while attend
ing Luther Theological seminary in
st. Paul.
The bride-to-be is a daughter of
Rev. VIM. Trygstad, a foreign mission
airy in Madagascar. Miss Trygstad,
who came to the United States in
1929 to complete her education as a
teacher, has been the English in
structor and dramatic coach in the
Finlayson high school the past two
years. She has been active in all
school activities as well as in church
and public affairs.
In preparation for his work as a
minister, Mr.. Johnson, the son of
Mr. and Mrs. j. G. Johnson of Litch-
field, will spend the coming year
after September l, as student as
sistant to Rev. Oliver Fjeldstad of
Chicago, Ill.
After the honeymoon the Johnsons
will spend the summer in Litchfield.
Finlayson friends of Miss Trygstad
wish her much happiness.