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The Washington times., 1938-12-16
OFFICERS AT SCENE

Coster fired the bullet that
ended his life as two Federal
officers approached his man
sion in Fairfield, Conn, to see
him about increased bail in con-
nection with the mounting
charges against him.
A, few hours before Coster
killed himself, the fantastic
story of the McKesson & Rob-
bins swindle scaled incredible
heights.
It was revealed that. Donald
COster, who was president Of Nc.
KessOn & Robbins, was Philip
Musica.
George Vernard, Canadian
agent for the company, was iden-
titled as his brother, Arthur
MuSica.
ANOTHER BROTHER
George Dietrich, assistant treas.
urer and vice president, was iden-
titled by the New York Journal
American as another brother,
Goo.~~ NR,,sSno
UnmaSking Of the three McKeS-
son officers was followed by orders
for their immediate arrest. Previ-
ouSly they had been indicted for
giving false statements to the Sc
curities and Exchange CommiS-
sion.
While Coster was putting a gun
to his head, officers sped to the
Continued on Page 2, Col. -
The Washington times., 1938-12-16
DRUG SCANDAL
May ENMESH
LEGISLATORS
Arms Smuggling
:'COster' Activity
BY ERIC FRIEDHEIM
Copyright, 1882

U.N.S.) The bizarre web of
mystery and scandal surrounding
the bankruptcy of the McKesson
and Robbins Drug Company may
enmesh several members of State
legislatures and the National Con-
gress, International News Service
learned today.
A spokesman for one of the Fed
eral agencies investigating the
shadowy maze of transactions that
eliminated in the indictment Of F.
Donald Coster, the firms presi-
dent, revealed that a number OF
political figures might be drawn
into the case.
Check on Smuggling
This disclosure followed swiftly
on the heels of a Justice Depart
ment announcement that CoSter'S
activities may have included the
smuggling of ornaments to a for
eign nation, in violation OF the
neutrality act.
According to this official Fed
eral agents are in the possession
Of information indicating a group
of legislators had been ZAP
preached" to use their political
Influence" in connection with
several transactions engaged in by
McKesson and Robbins officials.
Trace Corruption Link
Investigators who are running
down this information are at
tempting to learn If there has been
any bribery of legislative officials.
I'VE have uncovered certain
information that indicates a pos
sible link between the activities
of certain McKeSson and Rob
bins Company officials and
members of local legislatures
and possibly the national legis-
lature as WELL" the official said.
whether there has been any
unlawful activity on the part OF
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The Washington times., 1938-12-16
Eden Guest
OfAlSn1ith

NEW YORK, Dec. Is
Q.N.S.). Before depart
ing for England this after
noon, Capt. Anthony Eden,
former British foreign
secretary, will view New
York from its Hottest
peak - the Empire State
Building.
The visit to New York's
tallest building will be
made when the dapper for
eign diplomat calls on for
mer Governor Alfred E.
Smith.
Later Eden will lunch
with Governor Herbert H.
Lehman.
The Washington times., 1938-12-16
Ambassador to Court of St. James's
Has Obliging Answers for Scribes
By JOSEPH T. MOONEY

Joseph P. Kennedy Ouspoken ambassador to Great
Britain his Washington today revealed that the
only souvenir of his stay the Court st. Jame apparently
was black Homburg hat Ike Anthony Eden's.
Evening star., 1938-03-21
.SELF-HELP PROJECT
ON BIG SCALE URGED
Sir Raymond Unwin Proposes
Experiment to Supply
Needs Of Jobless.

Sir Raymond Unwin, British city
planner, who paid visit to the WASH
ington Self-Help Exchange today with
Lady Unwin, expressed the hope that
some country would start an expert
ment on large scale where the
unemployed could produce what they
needed, as it is done at the exchange.
Such system would be more whole
some than relief. he declared, and
would raise the standard Of living of
the unemployed. He explained that
the experiment would start with un-
employed workers in . wide variety
Of occupations who would work out
side Of mass production and CONNER
cial competition.
Here to consult with the Natural
Resources Commission, Sir Raymond
plans to take q number Of American
ideas back to England when he and
Lady Unwin sail Thursday.
In way" he admitted, "ths
United States Is ahead Of England in
national planning"
Sir Raymond has just completed
a lecture series at Columbia Uni.
versity, while Lady Unwin has been
studying international relations.
The visit Of the Unwins, who are
staying with Supreme Court Justice
and Mrs. Brandeis, conceded at the
self-Help Exchange with that Of Mrs
Henry A. Wallace. wife Of the secrs-
tAxy Of Asx3culh11Nn
Evening star., 1938-03-21
R00SEVE[TPEANS
SPEECH|N GEORGIA
Major Talk at Gainesville
Wednesday to Dedicate
Park in His Honor.
BY ]. RUSSELL YOUNG.

President Roosevelt will make a
major address at noon Wednesday
at Gainesville, Ga, on his way to
Warm Springs, where he expects to
enjoy two weeks rest.
1t was announced at the White
House today that the President will
devote the greater part Of the time
before he leaves, writing the speech.
which probably will be about 1000
words in length.
Speculation is to the effect the
President will take occasion to dis
cuss a variety of subjects, including
international problems.
The address will be incident to the
opening of a new park named in
honor Of the President and the dedi-
cation of monument in the park,
also in his honor. The celebration
will be part of the Georgia towns
observance of the completion of a
rehabilitation program following a
tornado OF more than two years ago.
Promised Aid to Town.
President Roosevelt visited the town
shortly after the tornado, and after
seeing the extent Of the destruction.
promised to assist the community in
its rehabilitation.
The President held his customary
Monday morning conference with the
big four" of the House and Senate
Vice President Garner, Speaker Bank
head of the House, Senator Barkley
OF Kentucky and Representative Ray
burn of Texas, majority leader Of the
Senate and House. respectively-for
the purpose of checking up on the
legislative program. The President
conferred briefly with the French Am
bassador and held other conferences
with Admiral Land, the new chairman
OF the Maritime Commission; Rear
Admiral Andrews, Chief Of Naval
Operations, and Senators Bilbo of
Mississippi and Dieterich Of Illinois.
Confers With Morgenthau.
He also held his usual weekly lunch
con conference with Secretary of the
Treasury Morgenthau.
During the forenoon, he received a
piece Of oak wood from Representative
Allen of Pennsylvania, taken from the
timber being cut in West Newton, Pa,
used in building f1at-bottomed boats to
convey the actors in the re-enactment
of the pioneers journey down the
Ohio River in their movements OPEN
ing the Northwest Territory. Repre-
sentative Allen was accompanied by
two young men who have been taking
part in the enactment of the pioneer
movements, who were attired In buck
skin suits. Also in the party were
George Rohland. postmaster Of West
Newton, and j. w. McConnelley, mem
ber OF the committee arranging the
re-enactment of the pioneers part in
the opening OF the Northwest.
The President will leave Washing
ton some time after dinner tomorrow
and, according to his present plans,
will be gone about 10 days or two
weeks.
Evening star., 1938-03-21

and 8 pm. Regardless of weather
conditions, he prefers it warm.
"All my life I was a heavy eater"
Mr.. Satz said, but I don't miss food
at all-in fact, never feel the least
bit hungry. And as for water and
the little wine used to drink occa-
sionally-I don't miss those, either.
I I've got back the 10 pounds i
lost, my blood pressure is down, my
headaches have stopped, my stomach
feels good-in fact. haven't even
had cold-so why should care about
food or water or wine?"
Called Perfect Food"
Milk has long been known to health
experts as perfect food" consist
ing Of the following: Water, 87.34 per
cent; fat, 3.75; lactose, 47O; caseino-
gen. 3; lactalbumin, 40; salts, rs,
and other constituents, .06.
Mr.. Satz came to this country
from Russia 80 years ago. After 25
years in business in New York, he
was forced into retirement by the
depression. Now 81, he has four
grown chlldren-two sons in California
and two daughters in New York. He
has been living in Washington five
years.
The short, somewhat stocky milk
drinker walked from his Harvard
street home to The Star offlce-a
distance of at least 3 miles-to pose
for the photograph reproduced here
with. And, he declared, he planned
to walk back.
Il walk nearly everywhere I go
now" he explained, except in bad
weather. guess just feel too good
to ride"
Evening star., 1938-03-21
RAIL RETIREMENT
CHANGES ADVOCATED
La Toilette Would Extend Help
to Larger Numbers by Two
Amendments.
BY the Associated Press,


Senator La Toilette, Progressive, of
Wisconsin proposed today two amend
ments to the Railroad Retirement Act
OF 1887 which would make its pension
provisions applicable to additional
workers.
One would provide for the payment
Of pensions to all retired railroad en-
ployes over 10 on March /, 1887, who
had had 10 years service after age Of
SO years and a total sof 20 years
service.
Senator La Toilette said this would
make pensions available to q large
number Of rail workers now denied
benefits because their companies had
no pension plan in operation when
the Government took over the pension
obligations.
His other amendment proposed to
strike from the present law a pro-
vision which denies rail employees
who were not in the service on August
20, 1885. credit for service prior to
that date. He said many not then
connected with any railroad, but who
previously had worked for railroads,
since had been re-employed.
Evening star., 1938-03-21
Man, 81, Scorns Solid Food,
Drinks 4 Quarts Milk Daily
Aches and Pains Haze
Tanished-Regoins
Lost Weight.
BY PHILIP H. LOVE.

Two years ago today Abraham Satz
stopped eating-and, he says. started
really living" for the first time in
his 6a years.
Not morsel Of solid food, not even a
sip of water, has passed his lips in
the interim, he claims. yet he feels
younger and stronger" than at any
previous time since early manhood,
hasn't had moments illness of any
kind-has. in fact, gained 10 pounds.
The explanation?
Milk-four quarts Of it every day.
Mr.. Satz, a retired wholesale dealer
in paper bags. began his milk diet as
last desperate effort to overcome
the Ill health that had harassed him
for years.
Tried Many Medicines.
II felt bad all kinds Of ways" he
recalled today. my blood pressure
was way up, had pains in my stom-
ach nearly every time I ate anything,
headaches day after day-it was aw-
full! I tried all kinds of medicine, but
nothing did me any good. My weight
dropped from $50 pounds to 40, and
well it looked pretty had. consider
ing my age" -
For no other reason than that he
felt too bad" to eat, Mr.. Satz decided
to forego solid food for a few days.
"At the end of three or four days"
he said, Il felt so much better that
I thought I'd stick to milk a while
longer. kept right on feeling better,
and-well, I just made up my mind to
stay with it as long as it seemed to
be doing me good"
Mr.. Satz' statements were eorrob-
Grated by Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Deckel-
baum, with whom he boards at 1856
Harvard street NV.
Stays in Days at a Time.
1T takes more than milk to make
me feel well-fed," said Mr.. Deckel-
baum, "but Mr.. Satz-hes different.
He's been living here two years now
and I've yet to see him take anything
but milk. And I know he doesn't
eat anything on the outside because
he has stayed in the house for several
days at a time during bad weather
OF course" Mr.. Decklebaum added
with a wink at his wife, Mrs. Rosie
Deckelbaum, ''it makes him kind Of
easy to board"
Mr.. Satz drinks his first quart OF
milk at am, Immediately after
arising. The other quarts follow at
four-hour intervals-at noon. 4 pm
Evening star., 1938-03-21
EQUAL RIGHTS BILL
REPORTED TO SENATE
Plan Will Go to Floor Without
Recommendation After Tie
Vote of Committee.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Senate Judiciary Committee,
unable to break its tie vote on the
women's equal rights amendment,
agreed today to report it to the Senate
without recommendation.
The group voted 9 to 9, Chairman
Ashurst casting the tying favorable
vote. On previous roll call, the count
had been to 8.
I'VE just agreed to let the Senate
decide" Senator Ashurst explained.
A constitutional amendment, the
proposal would outlaw any legal re-
strictions because Of sex, such as those
in some States against women jurors.
Women testifying before the COM
mittee on the amendment were di-
vided. Those favoring it said women
deserved equal industrial and profess
sional rights, while opponents declared
it would invalidate labor laws regu-
lating women's working hours.
The committee vote:
For-Van Nuys, Democrat, of Indi-
ana; Hatch, Democrat, of New Mexico;
Burke, Democrat, of Nebraska; Pitt
man. Democrat, Of Nevada; O'Ma-
honey, Democrat, Of Wyoming;
Hughes, Democrat, Of Delaware; Aus
tin, Republican, of Vermont; McNary,
Republican, of Oregon, and Ashurst,
Democrat, OF Arizona.
Against-King, Democrat. Of Utah;
Nicely, Democrat, of West Virginia;
McCarran, Democrat, Of Nevada;
Logan, Democrat, Of Kentucky;
Dieterich, Democrat, Of Illinois: Nc
Gill, Democrat, of Kansas; Connally,
Democrat, Of Texas; Borah, Repub-
lican, of Idaho. and Norris, inde-
pendent, Of Nebraska.
Evening star., 1938-03-21
BOARD CONSIDERS
RE|S|NGER CASE
Group Called by Swanson
to Determine Action
on Paymaster.

A special retiring board. convened
by order Of Secretary Swanson, met
today in the main building at the
Naval Hospital to consider the case
Of Brig. Gen. Harold c. Reisinger, the
paymaster of the Marine Corps, who
has been under observation there since
January 5.
Three officers on the board were
members Of the General Court-martial
Board which met at the Marine Bar
racks at Quantico, Va. prior to Gen.
Reisinger's entering the Naval Hos
pital to hear charges of irregularity
in the generals personal travel ac-
counts. Gen. Reisinger contended
that his disturbed mental state would
not permit him to conduct his de-
tense properly, so the general court
martial was abruptly halted and the
accused, upon orders of Secretary
Swanson, was admitted to the Naval
Hospital here for observation.
Naval medical officers, who have
been studying Gen. Reisinger's case,
have now determined that he is mem
tally unstable. Accordingly, Mr.. Swan
son directed that special board as
semble to make an independent in
quiry.
Serving on the board are Mai. Gen.
James c. Breckenridge, commanding
general of the Marine Barracks at
Quantico; Brig. Gen. Frederic L. Brad
man. president of the Marine Corps
Equipment Board at Quantico; Brig.
Gen. James T. Buttrick, commandant
at the Marine Corps Schools at Guam
tlco; Capt. Alfred j. Toulon, Medical
Corps. U. S. NJ, on duty at the
Washington Navy Yard; Comdr. Ro-
land r. Grasser, Medical Corps,
U. S. N, serving at the Naval Dis
pensary at the Navy Department, and
Maj. William K. MacNulty, United
States Marine Corps, who is serving
as recorder of the board.
Gems. Breckenridge, Bradman and
Butler. all Of whom are Marine Corps
officers. served on the General Court
martial Board that heard charges
against Gen. Reisinger.
The board expected to complete its
deliberations today, officers said. and
will make a report to Secretary Swan
son, the convening authority. It is
not expected that this report will be
made public for several days.
Evening star., 1938-03-21

wood Street of the Board of Public
Welfare. it was the first time that
any substantial number of District
prisoners had ever been examined in
this way, and the study provides much
of the information on which the P. T.
r. A. bases its conclusions and rec
concentrations.
High lights Of the first section Of
the survey:
The Jail has a rapid turnover, with
1900 to 10000 commitments a year.
Contrary to popular belief. few are
sransients or recent arrivals: most
are bona-fid District residents. Sew
enty-five per cent of all reformatory
commitments are colored persons, but
IS per cent Of the workhouse COM
mitments are white. Intoxication is
responsible for more Jail and work.
house sentences than any other Of
fense. and the most persistent re-
peaters are often alcoholics. Less
than 10 per cent of all workhouse
commitments can be considered first
offenders and it is not unusual for
men to have served so previous terms
for petty offenses. while some men
have records of more than 100 COM
mitments., ..+
All Types Of Prisoners.
The Jail serves as the catch-all for
the Districts penal system and re-
ceives all kinds Of prisoners-witnesses,
persons awaiting trial, drunks with
five-day sentences, trafic violators
committed for non-payment of fines,
felony prisoners awaiting transfer to
Lorton, men sentenced to death. Most
Of the convicted prisoners are petty
offenders and many never would be
committed If they were able to pay
fines. Two facts account for the
jails huge turnover-three-fou of
the inmates receive terms of less than
80 days and about IS per cent are
repeaters who return again and again.
Chronic alcoholism is major factor
in keeping the workhouse crowded.
Most Of the SIS workhouse inmates
studied were born in the District or
nearby States, and "a per cent claimed
to have lived in Washington more
than five years. About Is per cent
were considered to be transients.
nliteracy Is Problem.
nliteracy Is a serious problem, with
SIS per cent of the white men and
3l.7 per cent of the colored men un-
able to read or write, on the basis
Of q standard reading test. 1ntelli-
gence tests indicate the percentage of
borderline and feeble-minded cases
is relatively large. but that a high
proportion are of superior intelli-
gence.
The men at the reformatory are,
on the whole, similar to those received
by the average State prison or re-
formatory. They are much younger
than workhouse inmates, averaging
26 years on admission, as against 80
at Occoquan.
The Women's Division inmates at
Occoquan include petty offenders and
long-term prisoners, and the job of
this unit is therefore particularly difii-
cult,
Evening star., 1938-03-21
White HOUSE FENCE
TO BE 6 FEET HIGH
Iron Paling Inclosing South
Grounds Being Replaced at
$50 900 Cost.

Work has started on replacing the
iron paling inclosing the south
grounds of the White House with 4
more modern and taller iron fence.
The work is being done under the
Once Of Public Buildings and Public
Parks and the cost. which is expected
to be slightly under $4,000, will be
paid from an appropriation in the
independent ofnces bill.
Some time ago 1t was determined
that the old fence was not high enough
and 1t was decided upon to build a
6-foot fence. The work Is being done
LOO feet At time. The new gateways
Into the south grounds were completed
some months ago, At the time the
drivevays In the rear grounds were
rebuilt.
Evening star., 1938-03-21
Opercro"cding in d. c. Jail Hit
By Board IN First of Reports
All Prisons in District Are Too Small
for Needs, Study Declares-Defnite
Recommendation Due Thursday.

All District penal institutions, par.
ticularly the Jail. are severely handi.
capped by serious overcrowding, ac-
cording to report on The Prison
Problem in the District" the first
section of which was made public
today by the Prison Industries Re.
organization Administration through
Dr. Louis w. Robinson, chairman OF
the Prison Industries Reorganization
Board.
The jail. which was built in 1875
is now almost completely obsolete and
much too small to serve the needs OF
a city the size Of Washington, the
report said. BY modern prison stand
ards, it continued, the capacity in the
mems quarters is only 430, but the
population averaged SGT during the
1867 fiscal year and is running
higher than that now.
At times it is necessary to place cots
in the cell corridors or to crowd as
many as seven men into cells which
are badly ventilated and only large
enough for two, the report charged.
The workhouse at Occoquan and the
reformatory at Lorton, it was said, are
considered good, moderen prison
plants. embodying many desirable fea-
lures in design and layout. but no
longer large enough for the population
they are required to hold As q result
cots are double-decked and crowded
close together in many Of the dormi-
tories.
Dormitories Called Firetraps.
Opening of new building at the
women's division has relieved crowd
ing both there and in the women's
quarters at the Jail, but it Is still
necessary to use the two old frame
dormitories, which are nothing but
flretraps, the report declared.
This survey. which was prepared
by the P. l. r. A. at the request of
the District Commissioners and the
Board of Public Welfare, include. an
intensive study Of all District Of Co.
lumbia penal institutions, together
with parole and probation admins
tration, and the preparation Of q COM
prehensive plan for putting the Dis
trict's penal program on q par with
the best correctional work in the
country.
Definite recommendations by the
Prison Industries Reorganization Ad-
ministration will be made public
Thursday at meeting of the Correc-
tions Committee of the Council of
Social Agencies. Meanwhile other
data collected in the exhaustive survey
will be made public tomorrow and
Wednesday.
SIS Individual Cases.
The result of almost a years work.
the report includes studies of 675
individual prisoners by the p. I. r. A.
stan members, physicians, psycholo-
gists. social workers and, in some
cases, psychiatrist. The inmates
interviewed and examined included
SIS workhouse commitments during
April. 1897, and 100 commitments to
Lorton Reformatory and Women's
Division. According to Director El-
Evening star., 1938-03-21
HIGHWAY SAFETY TOPIC

Dean s. 8. Steinberg Of the College
Of Engineering, University Of Mary
land, and chairman Of the Maryland
Highway Safety Planning Council, will
address the Lions Club at Laurel, Nd,
tomorrow evening. He will discuss
highway safety and outline . program
for the club in its campaign to i'm
prove traffic conditions in Laurel.
Evening star., 1938-03-21
LABOR BARGAIN BILL
PUSHED BY WAGNER
Senate Subcommittee Is Asked to
Approve Measure Involvine
Government ContractS. /.

Senator Wagner, Democrat, Of New
York urged q Senate Labor subcom-
mittee today to approve his bill to re-
quire all Arms obtaining Government
contracts, loans or grants to guarantee
collective bargaining rights to their
workers.
Far from establishing a new public
policy. the bill simply remedies an
existing deficiency by bringing the
collective bargaining standards upon
Government contracts, loans and
grants up to the level Of those pre.
scribed by the Government Tin the
National Labor Relations Act) for q
large segment Of private industry" he
said.
He told the COMMITTEES President
William Green Of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor would appear In s,lp-
port Of the measure tomorrow.
Evening star., 1938-03-21
D. c. DEBATERS LOSE

Jack Markowitz and Jerry Markowitz,
both Of Washington. were defeated
yesterday in the finals Of the district
Aleph zadik Aleph debating contest
IN Charleston, s. c., by Arnold
Prystowsky and Max Fucker Of
Charleston, according to the Associated
Press. Washington also was defeated
IN the district basket bali champion
ship; Atlanta winning, 63.25.
The oratorical contest Of the Jewtsh
youth organization vas won hy irving
Di1tch Of Augusta, a.
Evening star., 1938-03-21
Ortiz to Speak.

Robert Ortiz, president Of Argen-
tina, win give talk over the blue
network of the National Broadcasting
System this afternoon from S to Sis
(E. 8. T). The talk. the subject
Of which was not announced, viii be
heard locally tAruuGfA Station WAlAi.
Evening star., 1938-03-21
new PUBLICITY UNIT
Three-Man STAFF Replaces Five.
Man Coal Agency Division.

A. three-man staff took over the
Bituminous Coal Commissions pub
lcity today, replacing the five-man
publicity division abolished last week.
The new stan. technically under the
commissions secretary, is headed by
L. w. Mosby OF Charleston, w. Va,
and includes James M. Maxon, jr., Of
Memphis, Tenn, and Frank Brown of
New York, Mr.. Maxon WAS the only
ca1yover from the old division.