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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-03

Is that people Of all ages feel uncertain. They
are not sure of tomorrow; not sure of what lies
ahead Of them and. therefore, they drink to
escape worry. If they could only realize that
drinking is really no escape in the end, and only
wrecks their lives and brings them unhappiness!
Can't Escape Life
VIE CLOUDS may be rosy when you have
few drinks and feel the effect Of them, but
there is no use trying to run away from life No
one can do this. 1t catches up with you sooner or
later and then the debt is doubly high.
Those pathetic child marriages are another
queer happening in our life It is so heartbreak-
ing to see poor little baby girl with doll in her
arms married to some halfwit old enough to be
her father.
They ought to make divorce much harder to
get in this country. They also ought to tighten
up on the easy marriage laws and there would he
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-03
Voice of New York By Louis Sobol

CALENDAR OF A GoTHAMITE: Something
NICE very NICE about calling in longstanding
favoiteS for inspection and appreciation over
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-03
Seeding Reaction to Various Lights
Studied by Smithsonian Experts
By LUCIA GIDDENs

Light is being picked to pieces in sprawling basement
Laboratory of the Smithsonian nsutonor the purpose of
aiming the peces" plant life which may thus yield clues
to tiny secret processes.
GLOW plants behave different lights and the effect
their growth is the quest Of group Of scientists in the D
vision of Radiation and Organisms There they watch oat
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-03
My Say

WHAT In the world has gotten into human
w nature nowadays that there should be so
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-12-03

and with the Playground De-
partment-and with Radio Sta.
ton WOL-and, Ola lot Of
Evening star., 1938-06-12
ODD FELLOWS PLAN
SERVICES AT TOMB
National Annual Pilgrimage to
Arlington to Be Made by
Order Today.

More than 5000 members OF the
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
were expected to attend the annual
national pilgrimage today to the
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. where
the placing of wreaths was to be fol-
lowed by an address by Grand Sire
Thomas g. Andrews of Oklahoma
City.
The Odd Fellows will assemble at
2 pm. at the Fort Myer main gate
and march to the tomb. A massing
OF colors ceremony will precede Mr..
Andrews speech.
Five wreaths and q flower for each
deceased member of the Washington
order will be placed on the tomb. The
program is expected to last until
S pm.
Representative Dewey Short of Mis-
souri, was guest speaker at the orders
annual banquet at the Mayfiower Ho-
tel last night.
Arlington S. Custer, grand master
OF the District order. presided. Among
the honor guests we're: Senator and
Mrs. Edwin c. johnson of Colorado,
Russell K. Patterson of Harrisburg,
Pa, department commander of that
State; r. A. Michel, grand master of
Florida; Mrs. Mabel Miller of Tren-
ton. N. j., president of the Rebekaf1
Assembly of that State: Mrs. Debora
Larobee. inside guardian of New Jer-
sey. and Forrest c. Marter- grand
marshal of New Jersey.
Evening star., 1938-06-12
Heat MaIadies
Are Described
By Red Cross
you know the difference hetweel

Do you know the difference between
9 heat stroke and heat prostration?
The Red Cross first-aid service, with
the first appearance of hot weather.
has listed the cause, symptoms and
emergency treatement for the two.
Cause: Heat stroke, exposure to
heat-particularly suns rays; heat
prostration. either exposure to suns
rays or indoor heat.
symptoms. Heat stroke, headache,
red face, hot and dry. skin, lack Of
perspiration, strong and rapid pulse,
high temperature and unconscious
condition of victim; heat prostration,
pale face. moist and cool skin with
profuse perspiration, weak pulse, low
temperature, with victim frequently
fainting. but remaining unconscious
for short periods.
Treatment: Heat stroke, placing
patient In supine position with head
elevated, cooling body with bath or
placing in sheet and pouring on tap
water, giving no stimulants; heat
prostration, placing patient supine
with head level with rest Of body or
lower. applying external heat and
giving stimulants and salt. +
Evening star., 1938-06-12
NATEUN|TDUE
TO ACT ON LAST
DEFICIENCY BILL
Appropriations Committee
to Meet Tomorrow to
Consider Items.
NEW BUILDINGS HERE
CALL FOR $4,000, 900
Subgroup Spends Saturday in
Preparing Views, but Does Not
Reveal Changes.

The Senate Appropriations Commit
tee will meet tomorrow morning to
act on the $277 900 900 last deficiency
supply bill, in which the House pro-
vided funds to start two public build :
ings in Washington, and $832,847 to
meet variety Of last-minute needs
of the District government.
The subcommittee in charge of the
bill. headed by Senator Adams, Demo-
crat, Of Colorado. spent all dav yes
terday preparing the recommendations
it will make on House items, but did
not announce what changes 1t will
propose until the full committee meets
tomorrow.
The public building items allowed BY
the House were 100000 to start
a new War Department. structure and
the same amount to start a building
for the Social Security Board. Both
these branches Of the Government
are scattered in number of build
1ngs, including some rented space
The fate OF these items for this year
probably will hinge on what action
the Senate committee takes tomorrow
The $s32,847 total for the District
government includes money to keep
the National Training School for
Girls and the Children's Receiving
Home open for another fiscal year to
leave time for more careful study
Of child-caring institutions of the
local government. Unless these de-
f1ciency items are enacted, the Train
ing School would have to be closed
July l, and the Receiving Home on
January /, under the terms of the
recent District Appropriation Act.
Other local items are s189,50O as
District sponsor contribution to
w. P. A. projects. and sl54,72o to
establish two stations for the annual
mechanical inspection of motor ve-
hicles, under recent act of Con-
gress. There are a number of smaller
local items.
If the Senate Appropriations Com
mittee reports out the deficiency bill
early tomorrow, conferees on the big
1928, 100000 relief and pump-prim-
ing bill probably will meet in the
afternoon to seek final agreement.
Evening star., 1938-06-12
FEDERAL SURVEY
OF FORESTS VOTED
House Approves Senate Bill for
Joint Study of
Problem.
By the Associated Press.

SS the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt's PROPOSAL for
a congressional study of the Nation's
forest problems received approval of
the House yesterday.
BY vote of 234 to 90, the chamber
passed a Senate resolution authorizing
congressional committee to make the
study.
The resolution. which does not re-
quire presidential signature, went back
TO the Senate for approval of an
amendment stipulating that five in
stead of three members of both HOUSE
and Senate be appointed to the COM
mittee.
Subjects to be studied include:
The adequacy of present methods
OF protecting public and private
forests from fire, insects and diseases.
Additional Federal and State meas
ures necessary to insure continuous
timber cropping on private lands 40
as to build up their productivity
against future requirements.
The need for extension Of Federal.
State and community ownership of
forest lands.
Evening star., 1938-06-12
FIGHT IN SENATE
TOBARMEMOR|AL
FUNDSEXPECTED
Subcommittee Approval of
$500,000 for Jefferson
Shrine Reported.
ENTIRE GROUP CALLED
TO MEET TOMORROW
Opposition. From King and Gufey
Anticipated-0pen Competition
on Design Demanded.

Prospects for a fight on the Senate
floor against the proposed Tidal Basin
memorial to Thomas jefferson der
veloped last night following reports
from a reliable source that the Senate
Appropriations Subcommittee handling
the last deficiency bill had followed the
lead of the House and approved a
$4,000 fund to start tn projct.
The entire Senate Appropriations
Committee meets tomorrow to act on
the recommendations of the subcom-
mittee before reporting the deficiency
bill, and if the half-million dollar item
emerges from committee, Senator King,
Democrat, of Utah, who came out
against the proposal several days ago,
plans to take the floor to tell the SEN
ate why he believes the memorial
should be shelved. Opposition also is
expected from Senator Guffey, Demo-
crat, of Pennsylvania, who announced
several days ago that he Is against the
project.
Open Competition Urged.
Prior to the reported action of the
Senate subcommittee, the mounting
volume OF criticism that has greeted
House approval of the memorial.
gained strength with a demand for an
open architectural competition to OBJ
tain design by DR.. Joseph Hudnut,
dean Of the Graduate School of De-
sign at Harvard and a member of the
National Competitions Committee.
Concurrently, the Competitions Com
mittee announced a protest would be
made to the White House against the
John Russell Pope design chosen for
the work and individual members of
the committee bitterly criticized it.
While the storm was swirling around
the I1oal Basin plans, Holly Stover,
Washington and West Virginia busi-
nessman and owner of the caverns.
at Grottoes, Va, announced plans for
the dedication of memorial to JET
ferson which Mr.. Stoyer erected at
Grottoes out of admiration for the
principles voiced by the statesman.
who. Mr.. Slower explained, was q
frequent visitor at the caverna.
Senators Invited to Speak.
Senator Byrd, Democrat, of Virginia
and Senator Harrison, Democrat, Of
Mississippi have been invited to de-
liver the principal addresses at the
dedication exercises, to be held next
Saturday afternoon.
A band concert and choral program
OF old Southern airs will open the
program followed nv an addrass of
welcome by Gov. James n. Price.
Evening star., 1938-06-12
c. A. R. TOSPONSOR
FLAG DAY RITES
City Heads Ask Residents
to Display coIors for
Tuesday Observance.

The city will celebrate Flag Day,
established by the Grand Army of
the Republic, Tuesday.
The District Commissioners yester.
day urged all residents to display the
colors from their homes and places
Of business during the day, asking
public school authorities. the pastors
of the various churches of the city and
all civic and patriotic societies to
make this day a memorable one in
the history of the District"
Representative Knutson, Republic
an. of Minnesota will deliver the prin-
cipal address at Flag Day exercises
sponsored by women's organizations al
lied with the G. A. R. at the east front
of the Capitol steps. The program will
begin at 7:3o pm.
Army Band Will Play.
More than 100 flags will be raised
for the ceremonies for which the
United States Army Band will play.
The pledge of allegiance will be led
by Mrs. Genevieve Craig, patriotic
instructor of the Woman's Relief
Corps. Percy Parker of the Depart
ment OF the Potomac, Grand Army of
the Republic. will present the colors.
During Representative Knutson's
address Boy Scouts will hold flags
Of the 13 original Colonies and the
sesquicentennial banner. The invo-
cation will be pronounced by Col.
Alva j. Braisted.
Representatives of the Army Navy
and Marine Corps will present a
pageant, Defenders of the Nation"
Mrs. Katherine Warren will sing the
Star Spangled Banner" and the Rev.
Howard Snyder will pronounce the
benediction.
Mrs. Della L. O'Brien is chairman
Of the Arrangements Committee. =.
Daughters Plan Rites.
The Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey De-
tached Tent No, /. Daughters of the
Union Veterans of the Civil War,
plans to use its four new flags and
its new banner in the exercises.
The flags were presented at meet
ing of the tent Friday at it's head
quarters, 1922 New Hampshire ave-
nue. NV. They are the gift of Will
liam James and Lille Belle MacDon-
aid, Cora V. Dorsey, Nan Thurber
and Edna Proctor.
There viii be program also from
IL am. to noon at the Government
auditorium under the auspices of La
Dor Department Post a of the Amer
lean Legion, in which employees of
the department and of the Interstate
Commerce Commission will join with
children of Force School and a nur,-
Der of patriotic units. The post colors
will be dedicated by Guy c. Nadeau,
assisted by the national guard OF
honor of the American Legion.
There will be speeches by Senator
Walsh, Democrat, of Massachusetts,
chairman of the, Senate Naval Com
mittee, and Brig. Gen. Albert L. Cox,
commanding the District National
Guard, who will represent Secretary
OF War Woodring. The Navy Band
will play, and the audience will be led
in singing by Mrs. Mildred NJ. Gard
ner, formerly of the Metropolitan
Opera. Gail T. Judd, commander of
the post, will welcome the guests; the
invocation will be delivered by the
Rev. Albert j. Mccartney, pastor OF
Covenant First Presbyterian Church,
and the benediction by the Rev DR..
Ze Barney T. Phillips, chaplain of the
Senate.
Evening star., 1938-06-12
BUS KILLS MAN
STRUCK BY AUTO
Traffic Death Is 37th in
D. C. This Year-6H Hurt
In Accidents.

Struck by an automobile and
knocked beneath the wheels of a Cap
ital Transit Co. bus, James Davis, %,
colored. 1925 Thirty first street NV.
was killed early today, bringing the
Districts 1898 traffic fatality toll to 81.
The pedestrian was hit as he at
tempted to cross at Thirtieth and M
streets NV. He was taken to Emerg-
ency Hospital and pronounced dead
a short time afterward. Identification
was made by his mother after police
for a while were unable to determine
who he was.
Fifty persons had been killed in traf-
fc accidents here up to this time
year ago.
Six persons were injured, three seri-
ously, in other traffic accidents in the
Washington area during the last "A
hours.
Struck by an automobile while riding
his bicycle. Barclay Kirt, IA. of 423s
Eighth street NV, was seriously in
Jured. At Walter Reed Hospital he
was said to be suffering from chest
and head injuries. The accident oc-
CURED at Ingraham street and Geor-
gia avenue NV.
Thomas Ingram, 10, colored, AS H
street NV, received multiple cuts
and bruises and shock when knocked
down near his home by an automobile.
His condition was described as serious
at Casualty Hospital.
Rachael Onney, 36, colored, 2sl2
@ street NV, received a fractured
skull when car in which she was
riding struck a tree at Twenty-sixtf,
street and Massachusetts avenue NV.
She was taken to Emergency Hospital
along with Virginia Spencer, %, col
ored. 722 Nineteenth street NV,
whose ankle was broken.
Wilson Lowe. 30, Rockville, was cut
and bruised when his car ran of the
road at Boyd, Md, and hit an electric
light pole. He was taken to the
Montgomery County General Hos
pital.
Carlton E. Etchison, 20, Waldorf,
Md, was slightly injured when he
was struck by an automobile on the
Grain highway, near Waldorf. He
was brought to Casualty.
Evening star., 1938-06-12
SCOUTS COMPETE
F0RCAMP HONORS
500 Boys From D. c. Area
Pitch Pup Tents In
Rock Creek Park.

Approximately 500 Boy Scouts from
the District, Maryland and Virginia
pitched pup tents and spent the night
in Rock Greek Park last night in a
competition to see which patrols were
the most efficient campers.
The contest was scheduled to end
this morning with religious services,
followed by final inspection.
The group, consisting Of IS patrols
representing 10 divisions. began reg
istration at the camp site. Military
and Ridge roads. about 1880 pm. Be-
tween then and pm, there were
three inspections, after which the
patrols wandered around the camp
swapping ideas and visiting each other.
BY 10 pm. taps had sounded and
campers retired to the 300 pup tents.
On the basis of the inspections, the
patrols are awarded points. any
group totaling more than SIS for the
camp receiving blue pennant. A red
pennant goes to the units scoring be-
tween 525 and SIS and standard
camporee awards go to groups tally
ing 500 or better.
Inspection took in pack appearance,
the use of the camp site, personal ap-
pearance and care of equipment, food.
safety and sanitation, program and
activities, and organization and
leadership.
The patrols attending the camporee
are the best in their respective divi-
sions
Camporee director was Yule Fisher.
His staff included representatives
from the National Capital Parks Of
flee and the Red Cross. with Rock
Kirkham as camp fire director; Ralph
Battley, chief engineer; John H. Bay
less, registrar, and Louis P. Grening
as chief police officer.
Evening star., 1938-06-12
TRIAL OF lands
OPENS STOMORROW
Rookie Fireman Accused of
Beating Wife to Death
on Lonely Road.

James L. Lands. 23-year-old former
rookie fireman accused of beating to
death his estranged wife, Mrs. Blanche
Gertrude Lands, %, will go on trial
in District Court tomorrow on a first
degree murder charge.
The trial, expected to last a week,
will be heard by Justice Jesse c. Ad-
kins. The prosecution is prepared to
summon So witnesses. While there
have been reports that the defense
will plead insanity, Lands lawyers
have not yet disclosed their plans.
Lands will be represented by At
torneys Jean M. Boardman. e. Russell
Kelly and the latter's brother, Will
liam Kelly. The Kellys represented
former District Policeman Robert F.
Langdon, acquitted late last month
after being tried for the murder of
Beulah Limerick Assistant United
States Attorney Cecil r. Heflin and
John c. Conliff. jr., special assistant
to United States Attorney David A.
Pine, will represent the Government.
Crime Committed March "a.
Mrs. Lands died two days after she
was found with a crushed skull on a
lonely stretch of Twenty-fourth street
NE. early on the morning of March
"a. Police said they obtained DEATH
bed statement duplicating her hus-
band
Lands, who had been with the Fire
Department about five weeks, was at
tached to the fireboat station on
Water street S.W. According to the
police, he reported for duty on the
evening of March %, was on watch
until / am, then slipped unnoticed
from the sleeping quarters on the
wharf after changing his clothes.
The Government will contend Lam
dis then drove to 2014 Monroe street
NE, where his wife live |, blew the
horn. and Mrs. Lands came out and
got in the car. Around 3 am. a milk
man, Tommy Boss, found Mrs. Lands.
brutally beaten, in the road, near Tay-
lor street.
Nearby, Investigators found q large
stone covered with hair and blood and
sand-fllled sock. Her pocketbook
was found in the road.
Denied Being With Wife.
The defendant was seen about 4 am.
at the quarters near the fireboat,
drinking cup of coffee. He was
called to Casualty Hospital. where his
wife had been taken, to identify her.
She was unconscious at the time.
Questioned by police, he said he had
not seen her for four days.
Later that morning blood was dis
covered on Lands collar and on the
back of his neck. The defendant then
told police that he was with his wife,
but denied he had beaten her. He
said Mrs. Lands jumped out OF the car
when he was driving fast, and that he
got the blood on himself when he at
tempted to lift her from the ground.
Evening star., 1938-06-12
Le,Uis Is Ready
To Enter Lists
In Senate Race
By the Associated Press.

Representative Lewis, Democrat, of
Maryland announced last night he
would file with the Maryland Secre-
tary of State Monday his declaration
Of candidacy for the Democratic sem
atorial nomination
Mr.. Lewis said he intended "to
make this hard-boiled, two-fisted
fight based upon the record of SEN
ator Tydings whom he will oppose
in the primary and his fitness and
my own to represent the people Of
Maryland"
'It is my purpose he added, ito
prosecute campaign with the aid
OF my friends, of the utmost energy
extending to every part of the State.
In accepting the challenge Of the
Senator, I can relieve his beating
heart Of the fear of the Roosevelt
administration invading Maryland"
Evening star., 1938-06-12
HALF OF SPAN OPENED
Traffic Conditions in Park way
Improved by Move.

Traffic flowed more smoothly
through the Potomac Rock Greek
Parkway yesterday as the first half
of the new stone bridge under con-
struction near the Shoreham Hotel
was opened.
The bridge is being built>a few feet
east Of the old steel structure that
was found to be too narrow for the
increased trafiic. It is situated at
the foot OF the hill leading to the
Shoreham.
National Capital Park officials we're
unable to say when work would be
completed. 4
Evening star., 1938-06-12
HOFFMAN WARNS c. |. O.
TO CHANGE POLICIES
Union Can't Survive Through
Coercion and Violence, G.. o. P.
Representative Says.

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Hoffman, Republic
can, of Michigan, declared last night
the Committee for Industrial Organ
ization would not survive unless 1t
abandoned 'its policy Of coercion
intimidation and violence"
Unfortunately" he added in q
speech prepared for delivery over a
radio network, most of those active
in its affairs use the methods and
preach the doctrine of Russian COM
munism."
He added, however, that thousands
of c. I. o. members were honest and
sincere and believed that through 1t
they could better their conditions
Evening star., 1938-06-12
FRATERNITY CONCLAVE

Tau Alpha Omega, national social
fraternity, will hold its first annual
regional conclave and founders day
celebration in Baltimore next Satur-
day and Sunday, with the Washington,
College Park and Baltimore chapters
acting as hosts.
Members Of the 10 chapters from
Eastern universities will meet in Lew
ering Hall Of Johns Hopkins Univer-
sity. Among the festivities will be .
beach party at the Annapolis Roads
Club On next sunday.
Evening star., 1938-06-12
PRESIDENT VISITS SON
AT CHARLOTTESVILLE
Dimes With Franklin, Jr., and
Bride After Motor Trip to
University.

President Roosevelt returned to the
White House last night after dining
at Charlottesville, Va, with his son
and daughter-inAaw, Mr.. and Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, jr.
He left the Capital unannounced
about l pm. and was gone almost
nine hours. The trip was made by
automobile.
Franklin, jr.. has just completed
his first year as q law student at the
University Of Virginia, and he and
his wife live b whitewashed cottage
near the campus ct Charlottesville.
Evening star., 1938-06-12
Seven Directors Named.

LA PLATA, Md, June IL (SpeciaD +.
The Southern Maryland Tri-C County
Cooperative Association, Inc, has
named j. Tom Bowling, Vernon
Cookey. Merveli Dean. John B.
Hupp, William H. Mattingly. George
Quirk and Wendell M. Reed as d.
rectoRA 4
Evening star., 1938-06-12
TAXI DRIVER HELD UP
Bandits Take Cab, $1.3O, Shirt
and Trousers From Him

Henry F. Perkins, q taxicab driver
OF 474 H street SW., was left wander
ing in Soldiers Home grounds in his
shoes and shorts last night by two
white bandits who departed with his
automobile, $1.30 and his white duck
trousers and lavender sport shirt.
He told police he picked up the
pair at Twelfth and H streets NV. and
was told to drive to the home. There
he said, one prodded him with what
he thought was. gun and the other
robbed him. One of the men STAN.
mered, he said.
Evening star., 1938-06-12
CHARGE is REDUCED
IN THEFT OF WATCH
Youth Who Pleads Guilty Benefits
Because of Representatives
Desire to Go Home.

because Representative c. Arthur
Anderson of Missouri wanted to 20
home without waiting for action of
the grand jury, a charge of grand
larceny against Joseph A. Hammett.
20, Of A street NV, who stole the
Representatives. watch, was reduced to
petty larceny in Police Court yes
terday.
The watch, stolen April from the
Wardman Park Hotel, where the Rep
resentative lives, was valued at SIS.
which would make the offense grand
larceny. To make 1t a petty Iarceny
the Representative volunteered to re-
duce the value to $40.
Hammett pleaded guilty before
Judge Walter ]. Casey and was re-
ferred to a probation officer. Pro-
baton was withheld, however. when
the officer revealed that Hammett
recently had completed a years
probation for similar offense.
Evening star., 1938-06-12
Kennedy Kin Wed.

BOSTON, June IL (P.-Miss Rose
Fitzgerald, cousin of Mrs. Joseph
p. Kennedy, wife Of the u. S. Am
bassador to Great Britain, today be-
came the bride of DR.. Hugh Carroll
Donahue, prominent back bay physi.
elan. 4