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Evening star., 1938-05-02
RED CROSS OPENS
ANNUAL SESSIONS
Organization Is Presented
as Force for Peace
Throughout World.
By The Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 2.-The
American Red Cross, opening its an
nual convention here, was pictured
today by speakers as force for peace
In world where modern wars de-
struction has increased and endan-
gered the Red Cross workers task.
Hundreds Of delegates from all over
the Nation were gathered here for the
opening plenary session, to be addressed
by National Chairman Norman H.
Davis, Americas Ambassador at Large
and James L. Fieser, vice chairman in
charge of domestic operations.
In the next five days the great or
ganization's work and plans for the
ensuing year will be discussed at gen.
eral and round-table sessions in the
civic auditorium.
MIR. Davis, in his welcoming address,
described the Red Cross as embodyinp
and applying the essential teaching
OF the Prince of Peace" He said its
charter empowered it to devise means
Tor preventing national calamities as
well as for caring for the victims.
Mr.. Fieser, declaring the organiza-
ton fortunately never has been
stronger, said need for availability
OF world units was emphasized lin
the face of changing conditions" and
because "the genius of man has Z
brought into being new and more
frightful instruments of destruc-
ton ="
New Conditions Presented.
"New and changing conditions and
new instruments of destruction" he
said, together with the changing
attitude of diminishing respect for the
wounded and for civilians, present new
occasions for adjustment in Red Cross
thinking.
Twenty years have shown marked
progress in saving human life in time
OF peace and marked retrogression
in the protection of human life in
time of war.
These years have expanded battle
f1eldS to peaceful areas many hundreds
of miles back of the lines, thereby
expanding the possible field of Red
Cross action and complicating its
work many fold.
perhaps as time goes on, the fields
OF Red Cross operation must increas-
ingly relate itself to the civilians. - =
1t is the civilians who =
constitute the members and financial
supporters of the Red Cross. 1t is
they, in or out of uniform, who are
the potential victims of war. - ="
Membership Gain Expected.
Blood, mud and sweat are ingredi-
ents of cur work" said Mr.. Feiser, who
declared the American Red Cross ex-
pected to gain 574,684 members this
year for an adult total of approx
mately 5.479,0o0 members.
The annual report shows 8,577,l98
Junior members enrolled in the Ma
tion's schools, he stated.
Mr.. Davis, recently appointed to the
Craftsmanship by President Roosevelt,
said the Red Cross was "a great
force for generating a spirit of mercy,
human kindness and understanding. !"
In harmony with this spirit" he
said. the League of Red Cross So
cieties, in which 81 nations are rep
resented, is becoming a potent influ-
ence for good will, understanding and
peace between nations"
Evening star., 1938-05-02
FAN DIES AT GAME
Wife at Side as Man Collapses
Outside Griffith Stadium.

Outside Griffith Stadium.
William e. Thompson, 67-year-old
carpenter and veteran baseball fan,
who lived at 300 Sixteenth street NE,
died of heart attack as he stood in
the crowd near the ticket Office at
Griffith Stadium before the Yankee
Senator game yesterday afternoon.
He was carried inside the ball park
Offices and pronounced dead by DR..
Edward Larkin, Washington club ply
sician. His wife, Mrs. Sarah Thomp-
son, was at his side when he collapsed.
Evening star., 1938-05-02
News !. Q. Answers

i. Mr.. and Mrs. Francis War
rem Pershing.
2. The Japanese accused him
OF helping China in an air raid.
2. "Of Mice and Men"
4. That the helium will not be
used for military purposes.
S. True.
The Washington times., 1938-05-25
'CzECHS REGRET
BORDER FLIGHTS

PRAGUE, May IS QN.S)
Czechoslovakia, admitting the in
cidents occurred. today apollo
|gized for a series Of military
flights over German soil.
This latest peace gesture CO.
incided with impressive, funeral
services at Eyer for two slain 30
hemians who may some day be
enshrined with Horst Vessel as
martyrs to the Nazi cause. Crucial
negotiations for a nationalities
statute meanwhile marked time.
Following a protest from
Berlin. Foreign Minister Kamil
Krofta informed German Min
lister Ernst Eisenlohr the Prague
government regretted" the flights
over the bristling frontier.
The government, said Krotta,
has done everything possible to
prevent any future occurrences.
(Other Details, ON Page 81
The Washington times., 1938-05-25
Americans
Advance in
British Golf

TROON, Scotland, May Is
Four Americans advanced in the
British Amateur. golf champion
ship today, while two others. in
Guiding Capt. Francis Ouimet, Of
Boston, were eliminated.
Johnny Goodman, United States
amateur champion, won a third
round match from Albert Briscoe
of England, 6 and and continued
as the outstanding favorite IA
the tournament. Charles KocSis
of Detroit. won his third-round
match from John Montgomerie
Of England, 4 and 3
Charles Yates, of Atlanta, u. s.
Walker Cup star, won two matches
today to advance to the fourth
round. After eliminating Frank
Pennick, Of England, 3 and 2, in
the second round, Yates elimi.
mated s. P. Morrison, Of England,
5 and 4.
Fred Haas, Of Baton Rouge, La,
defeated DR.. D. j. Mccormack, of
England, Z and S. Ouimet lost to
Cecil Ewing, of England, / up, and
Robert Sweeney, American-born de.
Tending champion, was eliminated
by w. M. Robb, Of England, 5
and 4. "
(Other Details on Page 24)
The Washington times., 1938-05-25

The President called into con-
ference Governor George H. Earle.
who won the Democratic Senate
rial nomination in the recent Key
stone State primaries, and c. Alvin
Jones, the man who narrowly de-
feated Lewis candidate for the
gubernatorial nomination, Lieut..
Governor Thomas Kennedy.
JONES NEEDS VOTES
Democratic leaders in Pennsyl-
vania. and the party's national
leadership as well. have informed
the President they must have the
100000 primary votes Kennedy
polled if candidate Charles Alvin
Jones is to win over the Repub-
lcan nominee, Arthur James. The
question was how to get them.
All moves for harmony up to the
present have met GOODNESS from
Lewis.
The conference at the White
House was called after a meeting
for similar purposes failed. when
Democratic Senator Joe Guffey Of
Pennsylvania acted as the would
be peacemaker.
LAWRENCE WITH EARLE
State Chairman and Secretary
Of the Commonwealth of Pennsyl-
vania David Lawrence accompa-
MED Earle and Jones into the
White House, but the trio would
say little for publication. 1t was
learned, however, that the meet
ing was strictly political" Ma
tional Democratic Chairman Far
ley was scheduled for a conference
with the President later.
The Washington times., 1938-05-25
Adjournment
Set for June 10

Democratic leaders at the
Capitol agreed today to ad-
jOurn Congress on Friday,
June 10, unless something
unforeseen intervenes. The
date is one week later than
agreed ON earlier.
Word of the agreement
leaked out as Sguesses on ad-
jOurnment multiplied in the
face of a threatened fiIibus-
ter on wage-and-hOur legisla-
ton led by Southern Sem
atOrS.
With the legislative pro.
gram otherwise in good shape
there appeared to be no other
stumbling block in the path Of
the plan to end the session
before arrival Of hot weather.
The Washington times., 1938-05-25
BUCHLY is GIVEN
.6-MONTHS Term

William S. Buchly, 57-year-old
White House mail clerk, today was
sentenced to six months in jail
when he pleaded guilty to having
stolen marked bills Of small de
nomination from White House
mail.
The man, who had been trapped
by two White House police who
sent marked money through the
mail, threw himself on the mercy
Of the court, telling Judge Hobart
Newman in Police Court:
1--WE never been arrested be-
fore. I served in the Navy and
have an honorable discharge.
I throw myself on the mercy Of
the court, and ask to be placed
on probation"
Buchly had been arrested Sun.
day and held incommunicado at
Police Precinct No. IL. He is the
father Of four children and has
been employed at the White
House for nine years at a salary
of $500 a year.
Police indicate that other ar
rests for similar White House
depredations may be made in the
near future.
The Washington times., 1938-05-25
MORGAN BARES
ALLEGED PLOTS
BY iva HEADS
AbsOlves Ex-Aides
Of Grating"
BY ROBERT HUMPHREYS

UNS.). The erstwhile pa
triarch Of the troubled Tennessee
Valley Authority. DR.. Arthur e.
Morgan, today wrote the opening
chapter into the records Of a con-
gressional investigation Of the
agency's affairs by charging his
former colleagues, Directors Har-
court A. Morgan and David e.
Lilienthal, with "collusion, con-
spiracy and mismanagement in
administration"
The 60-year-old educator who
headed the far-flung IVA for the
first five years Of its existence.
testifying before 10-man Senate
House committee, reiterated his
fealty to the cause Of public
power, but decried what be
branded "subservience to politt-
cal and other special interests" in
the administration Of the largest
scale venture into the field ever
attempted by a government.
LISTS 6 CHARGES
Specifically the man ousted from
the craftsmanship by President
Roosevelt, made six charges
against the two directors who still
hold their jobs on the board.
These charges, read with great
elaboration by Morgan to the COM
Enittee were:
/. Inaccurate and miSrepre-
sentative reports to the Presi'
dent, the Congress and the
public.
2. Acknowledgement Of the
power program.
8. Lack Of candor in state
ments to the Congress and the
public concerning the power pro-
gram.
4. Improper and misleading
accounting, reporting, AMI pub
licity in reference to the yard
stick"
5. Collision, conspiracy, and
naismanagement in adminiStra-
ton.
6. Subservience to political
and other special interests.
EXPLAINS FRAUD" CHARGE
Then the deposed chairman,
who five months ago charged an
attempt had been made to settle
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The Washington times., 1938-05-25
DEAD MOTORS
BLAMED FOR
PLANE c Rash
1OBurned to Death,
Says Coroner
BY ALVIN KRIEG

CLEVELAND, May IS U.N.S)
Simultaneous power failure Of
both engines was blamed today by
w. A. Patterson, president Of
United Airlines, for the crash Of
the lines luxury Mainliner near
here last night with a loss of 10
lives.
Neither of the two engines was
in operation at the moment of i'm
pact" Patterson said in a formal
statement, after lengthy investi-
lgation by company officials into
the liners crash in flames in a
wooded ravine in nearby Seven
Hills village.
FIRE CAUSED DEATHS
Meanwhile, DR.. s. r. Gerber,
Cuyahoga county coroner, gave q
formal verdict Of death due to
accidental airplane conflagra-
ton" He said none Of the seven
passengers or three crew members
on the plane had suffered injuries
sufficiently serious to cause death,
and that the fire was the primary
cause of all the deaths.
Patterson said in his statement
Et1at egidence" strongly in
Idicates that fire occurred after
rather than before the impact.
AMPLE FUEL ABOARD
"The plane carried fuel far
in excess Of the amount neces-
sary for the Cleveland flight"
Patterson pointed out. "The
plane was Of a type which air.
lines here and abroad have
flown in excess of 100000, 900
miles.
"The accident was the first
in $4,000 flights with passen-
gers in II years between Cleve-
land and New York. on which
division the pany had
flown 140,OOO,OOO passenger
miles without a passenger "a
taHty."
FIRST POWER FAILED
1T is pertinent that in
United's flying experience of
many million miles with twin
engine airplanes which are cap
able Of sustaining flight with
one Of the two engines, this is
the first time the company has
experienced what appears to be
simultaneous power failure of
both engines. Evidence fur
nished by an experienced wit
ness in the person of the Airport
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The Washington times., 1938-05-25
Zone Bill
Hearing on May 81

An open hearing on a proposed
new coming bill for the District
today was set for 1880 a. m,
May 81, by Senator Overton Of
Louisiana, chairman Of a Senate
District subcommittee in charge
of the measure.
When previous hearings were
held several citizens associations
and the Federation Of Citizens As
sociationS complained they were
not informed in advance and
voiced strenuous objections late
yesterday when the Senate COM
mittee was about to report the bill
favorably. So Senator Overton
decided on the final hearing.
The Washington times., 1938-05-25
Helen Disappears,
Returns, Leaves

The police report on 11-year-old
Helen Upham reads like the IA
nous "off again, on again, gone
again." Helen, who lives with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles j.
Upham, at 1871 Champlain ST.
N. w., disappeared yesterday, re
turned this morning, disappeared
again, and then returned once
more.
Margaret Thatcher, IL, daughter
Of Mrs. Edith Thatcher, 1882
Thirty-fourth st. N. w., was still
missing today. The child diSap-
peared yesterday after leaving for
the Jackson School. Her mother
fears she may have been abducted.
The Washington times., 1938-05-25
Blinded Man Wins
100000 Damages

ST. LOUIS, May IS UN.SO
Motion seeking a new trial Of a
damage suit in which a 100000
Judgment was returned against
the e. I. du Pont de NemourS &
Co., of Delaware in favor Of Jewell
, Morris, 81, former Wellsville. Mo-,
clay miI Or, was on file here today.
Morris lost the sight Of both
eyes and the nearing in one ear
as the result Of a dynamite ex-
plosion. He contended the dyna-
mite, manufactured by the COM
pany, was defective.
The Washington times., 1938-05-25
Two Nations Bar
Visits to Czechs

LONDON, May IS U.N.SJ-The
London Daily Express reported
from Paris today that Polish and
Hungarian diplomats have been
instructed by their governments
not to take vacations in Czecho-
Slovakia this summer. The in
structions were believed to have
resulted from the Czech German
crisis,
The Washington times., 1938-05-25
Mount StrOmbOli
In Violent Eruption

MEsSINA, Sicily, May Is
QN.S). - Mount Stromboli
erupted today to an accompani-
m ent Of violent explosions,
showers Of ashes and a heavy
flow Of lava. Latest reports said
no damage has been caused so far.
The Washington times., 1938-05-25
SOViets to Advise
Chinese Chieftain

TOKYO, May IS UN.S0.-De-
prived of his German military ad.
visers by order OF Chancellor Hit
Ter, GeneralisSimo Chang KAT
Seek will replace them by Soviet
military experts. the japanese
news agency reported today.
The Washington times., 1938-05-25
TREASURY CONDITION

UN.S.) Treasury balance MAJ
%, $2,653, 5O4, 5s9.1I; Internal Rev
enue, $5.S2S.235.01; Customs re-
ceipts, $16,7S6,512.T2; receipts. S.,
417,24S,2 O5; expenditures. $6,S34.
654,874.
The Washington times., 1938-05-25
Copeland Names Wagner
For Governor of NeU York

Copeland lavished praise upon
his colleague, with a proviso that
Governor Lehman is not a can
didate for reelection.
II feel my colleague is the
only man who can bring vic
tory" he said.
The Washington times., 1938-05-25

O.N.S). Senator Royal s. Cope
land today Endorsed Senator Rob
ert F. Wagner for governor Of
New York, as the "one and only
man who can bring victory for
the Democratic party"
The Washington times., 1938-05-25
TAXED" CALLS
AROUSE IRE OF
MAJOR BROWN
Free, Exp Oliceman
To Seek Job "
BY CARROLL PEEKE

An investigation Of actions Of
members Of the police department
more than seven years ago started
today, following the acquittal last
night Of former Policeman Robert
F. Langdon on charges that he
killed Beulah Limerick, "sky High
Whoopee Girl"
Major Ernest w. Brown, super
intendent Of police, ordered the
investigation, following testimony
during the trial that on the night
the girl was killed officers on duty
in the Fifth Precinct altered the
records to show that he made
calls from patrol boxes other than
he actually called from.
PROBER NAMED
Lieut.. Floyd Truscott, who de-
veloped the case against Langdon,
was named by Major Brown to
conduct the investigation and
recommend If any action should
be taken at this time.
One Of the police officials, who
worked on the Limerick case at
the time. today declared that con-
cealment Of this fact was a serious
handicap to the investigation at
the time Of the murder.
It was not until the Government
started presenting its case against
Langdon that it was revealed that
on the night Of the killing he had
rung in from a box just around
the corner from the Limerick girls
home and asked to be reported as
calling from a box a distance from
the house.
Although this testimony was
given by several Government wit
nesses, Langdon took the witness
stand and declared that he had
not made these requests.
COMMON PRACTICE
1t was brought out during the
trial that it was not uncommon
for the report clerk in the pre.
cinct to receive calls from patrol
men on the beat and report them
IN at some other box at their re-
quest.
Each patrolnan is required by
police regulations to telephone
in once an hour. He Is given q
Commute leeway in making the
call; that is, he may place the.
call from 10 minutes before the
hour until 10 minutes after.
Failure to place the call by 10
minutes after the hour results in
a red check being placed in the
station record book, and the off.
Ger is summoned before the cap
tain to explain why he failed to
call.
The Government made much Of
the fact that Langdon had placed
three calls from the box near the
Limerick home, and declared this
was an important link in the cir.
cumstantial case against him.
Following his acquittal last
night. Langdon announced that
he would probably leave Washing
ton today for New York to look
for a job.
picture on Page 81
The Washington times., 1938-05-25
Railway Loan Bill .
"ChlOrOfOrmed''

QN.S0 The $500, 900, 900 emer-
gency railroad loan bill appears
to be effectively chloroformed"
at the present time, Speaker Bank
head said today.
The Washington times., 1938-05-25
$500 CHINESE SLAIN

TOKYO, May as Q.N.S0-
Twenty-Five hundred Chinese
troops were slain in an engage.
ment at Kuhsingtai, seven miles
west Of Lenfeng. it was asserted
here tonight.
The Washington times., 1938-05-25
President Calls Earle to White House
After Guffey Fails to Quiet Quarrel
By EDWARD B. LoCKETTt

QNS.) President Roosevelt today took command and
doubled Democratic party leadership efforts swing John
Lewis and his political power Pennsylvania behind the
lar party ticket for the fall elections.
The Washington times., 1938-05-25
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-11
Tiny Town or Clyde DeuastatedBy7lvister
(Continued from Page D

ical condition.
 Survivors said the storm ap- preached from the north, moved around to the south side of town, and almost reversed itself. The business section, like that of many other towns in the southwest, was on the outer edge of the community rather than in the center, and the business buildings were not hit.
 Freight Train Upset
 The freight train was switching in the yards. The violent wind up- set 19 cars of grain and killed the transient although all crew members escaped uninjured. The wreckage blocked the tracks and halted Texas and Pacific traffic between Dallas and Fl Paso.
 By the time first details of the disaster were carried to Abilene, all telephone and telegraph lines being down, the roads were congested with excited motorists. Curious outsiders, rushed into the town and created a traffic jam that impeded the move ment of ambulances before state police arrived.
 The high school. partly wrecked, and the grammar school building were converted into emergency hos pitalS.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-11
GRADUATES AWAIT
 BANQUET JUNE 25
Marianapolis College Pro- lessor to Speak at Lith-
 uanian Party

Joint committees of the Lith- uanian Chamber of Commerce and the Lithuanian Literary League last night discussed plans for the dinner dance which will be given June 25 at St. Joseph's parish hall in honor of Lithuanian college graduates and honor students in high and grammar schools.
 A feature of the dinner will be the awarding of prizes in an essay con- test sponsored by the Lithuanian Literary League. Judges are pr. Joseph Raymond of Marianapolis college and Columbia university. Dr.. Frank Hill and Walter M. Chase.
 Speakers will include Dr. Thomas J. Condon, superintendent of schools, Dr. Raymond and Rev. Joseph J. Valantiejus, pastor of St. Joseph's church.
 The general committee on the event includes Mrs. Martha Zail- skas Mrs. M. J. Colney, Dr. Frank Hill, Ernest Mazaika, Helen Tareila, MT. and Mrs. John Mucha- light, Dr. M. J. Colney Mrs. S. Sapranas, Mrs. M. Digimas, Mrs. P. Krugelis, Mrs. Frank Hill, John Dougal, Mrs. E. Kaliss, and Mrs. A. Brazilauskas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-11
OBITUAR

CALKINS-ElZer Eunice Brown Calkins, wife of Harley Raymond Calkins of 215 Southmayd road died last evening at the Waterbury he's pital after brief illness. She was born on July 27, 1890 in Thompson vile, Conn.,, the daughter of the late Eugene and Emma Frey Brown. Mrs. Calkins was member of Mill Plain Union church and also member of the official board of the parish.
 She is survived by her husband; one brother, Clarence of this city and two sisters. Mrs. Stanley Heaton of this city and Mrs. Allan Miller of Bottswood. N. J.
 Funeral services will be held at the Mill Plain Union church on Monday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. Matthew Madden officiating. Burial will be in old Pine Grove cemetery.
 Friends may call at the Alder son funeral home, 70 Central avenue on Sunday between and 4 o'clock and and g o'clock.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-06-11
LEGISLATORS TO SEEK ARRANGEMENT
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(Continued from Page D sisted that Spiro himself plead to the charges, instead of allowing his counsel to enter the plea. The el- derly man did so, weakly and in a hardly audible tone. MT. Alcorn then described to the court the cir cumstances accompanying the pas- sage of the Electric Steam Steril- izing bill in 1885.
 "It is difficult to use language properly descriptive for a man who SO betrayed his public trust" said MT. Alcorn. "On the other hand, the ignominy that follows exposure is great. But the public perhaps is not so much concerned by the criminality of the man as it is with those who sought to bribe him and others"
 Lost Everything"
 Common humanity" requires that the court take into consider ation the physical condition of Spiro, said Alcorn. Attorney Me- Mahon, Spiro's counsel, stated that Alcorn had made a fair statement, and added, "the tragedy of the mat te- is that Spiro has lost everything he had given his life for" He pre- scented letters from physicians des- cribing Spiro's heart condition as chronic.
 "The person who offered the temptation is much more culpable and more crafty than he" continued the defense counsel.
 MT. Alcorn paid tribute to Me- Mahon for his cooperation and his presentation of Spiros case.
 Out of Character
 Judge Munger, in passing sen- tence said that the case goes back to first principles.
 'It is shocking to all of us when person who has public respect steps out of character" Judge Munger said, referring to the de- fendant.
 The judge said one might won- der why Dante in his Inferno" in- f1icted such severe punishments on persons guilty of perjury and vio- lation of public trusts.
 But" said Judge Munger, "you can't conceive of anything more wrong than an attempt to corruptly affect the course of legislation.
 "On the other hand, no court which functions properly can elim- mate the quality of mercy. There may have been an influence the defendant may not have been able to withstand. In view of his physi- cal condition, could not possibly send him to jail. I impose a fine of $1,500."