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Evening star., 1938-11-19
Airport
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the total available for the airport job
to s9,886,56l.
The Army clamshell dredge Ben
ming was at Gravelly Point today
The suction dredge Dalecarlia is at
the Army engineer wharf near the
Eleventh Street Bridge across the
Anacostia River. where 1t is being
put into condition to start work
next week.
Col. r. S. Thomas, Army engineer
for the local district, said the larger
Army suction dredge Talcott. now
in the James River, may be returned
here next month.
Test Borgings Made.
Col. Thomas said the Army dredges
will continue in operation through
the winter, but that the bulk of the
filling work probably will not get
under way before next spring when
the Army effort will be augmented
by contract dredging on large scale.
Although this afternoons cere-
HlOIly Hldl hS VIC OlISldl otdlC VI
work, Col. Thomas said Army engi-
neers already are at work making
test borings with view to locating
deposits of solid sand and gravel
which will be used to make the fill.
The Washington Board of Trade
today appointed committee of four
to represent 1t at the airport cere-
mony. The group is headed by
Edwin C. Graham, who was presi-
dent of the board in 1927 when 1t
first went on record in favor of the
Gravelly Point project; Clarence A.
Miller, chairman of the Aviation
Committee, and John F. Victory and
Chester H. Warrington. members of
the committee. Mr.. Victory, secre-
tary to the National Advisory Com
mittee for Aeronautics, also will
represent the Aero Club of WASH
ington, of which he Is president.
Mr.. Warrington is past president of
the Washington Air Derby Asso-
citation and past president of the
Sportsman Pilots Association.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Mrs. Roosevelt Appeals
For Democracy Aid
BY the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE. Nov. 19.-Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, opening a
lecture series sponsored by the Pub
lie School Teachers Association,
called upon her listeners last night
to take an active part in promoting
democracy and helping to form "a
responsible public opinion"
I'VE in democracies will have no
fear as long as we as individual
sitizens are responsible and really
active in promoting democracy, in
making democracy meet the needs
IF all the people" she asserted.
people who are unhappy will
turn to anything. People who have
no one to turn to who will listen to
them are discontented."
Turning briefly to the United
States world policy, Mrs. Roosevelt
said:
There has been lot of talk about
keeping to ourselves. I am not SO
sure that we are going to be able
to continue our own lives without
feeling the effects of what is going
on in other nations 1t is up to us
TO form responsible public opinion
Tor it will carry lot of weight in
he world"
Evening star., 1938-11-19
North Dakota
State Society
To Meet

A large numOer OF Ine members
of the North Dakota State Society
have made reservations for their
first meeting of the fall. Mrs.
George Scanned. secretary of the
society, is chairman of the Com
mittee on Arrangements, assisted by
Mrs. Sidney Wardwell, Miss May
Disbrow and Mr.. Lynn c. Paulson.
The meeting will be a Sunday
midday breakfast tomorrow at Hotel
Twenty-four Hundred Sixteenth
Street, and is in the nature Of
North Dakota historical function,
honoring Statehood Day. An appre-
citation of North Dakota will be CIV
en- by DR.. John L. Coulter. Greet
ings from the four corners of the
State will be extended by Mr..
Charles D. Hamel. Mr.. Melvin Hill
dreth. Mr.. Percy Crewe and Comdr
Homer N. Wallin. Invitations have
been sent to members Of the dele
cation in Congress.
The musical program will include
solos by Miss Selma Last and Mr..
Ernest Livingston, as we'll as the
singing of North Dakota songs by
the assembly.
Past presidents of the State So
ciety. founded in 1907, have been in
vited to receive and include Senator
Lynn J. Frazier, Maj. j. G. Hamil-
ton, Col. c. A. Lounsberry, Mr.. Rob-
ert w. Farrar, Mr.. Rolla P. Currie,
Mr.. Lorin c. Nelson, Mr.. John NJ
Hancock. Col Frank White, Mr.. E.
c. Wright, Mrs. Percy Crewe. act
ing president. Mr.. Charles D. Hamel,
Mr.. Allan Gray, Mr.. Percy S. Crewe,
Judge E. T. Burke, DR.. John l..
Coulter, Mr.. Sidney Wardwell and
Mr.. Paul E. Shorb.
Miss Hazel B. Nelson, president
of the society. has named members
to serve on the Social Committee,
including Mrs. Julian Simpson Mr..
Francis Brooke, Mr.. Robert Burke,
Mrs. A. c. Coates, Mr.. Theo w.
Cook. Miss Agnes Eggers, Mrs. STAN
ley Gaines, Mr.. T. o. Kraabel, Miss
Claire Sand and Mrs. Edwin White.
Evening star., 1938-11-19

Acquisition of the old Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal as recreation area
will spread the already widespread
activities of the United States Park
Police over a large area
For now that the office of Ma
tional Capital Parks has jurisdiction
OF the narrow canal right Of way.
stretching 1874 miles to Cumberland,
Md. it will be necessary to protect
it and that's the job of the park
police.
Frank T. Gartside. assistant super
intendent of National Capital Parks,
said today it likely would be neces-
sary to detail at least two men to
the upper reaches of the canal. One
will likely be stationed at point
half way to the western terminus Of
the waterway and the other prob
ably at Cumberland.
The more than 20 miles of the
canal now being improved in the i'm
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Variety Club Dinner
Aids Welfare

Proceeds from the fifth annual
dinner of Tent No. II of the Variety
Club OF Washington, to be held at
7:3O o'clock this evening at the
Willard Hotel, will be devoted to the
clubs welfare activities, it was an
last night.
In drive to lower the mortality
rate among premature infants, the
club, made up of theater men and
women, uses its welfare fund to buy
incubator units for hospitals and
private use. The club has also pro-
vided free motion pictures to insti-
tutions in and around Washington
and has furnished free lunches to
under privileged school children as
we'll as two week summer camps for
children and their mothers.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Policing of Old Canal Adds
To Burden of Park Force

mediate vicinity of Washington will
be more carefully patrolled from
headquarters in the Interior Build
ing. Mr.. Gartside said.
This will put additional strain on
the already inadequate force de-
tailed to police not only all parks
in the District, but the Mount Yer
non highway as we'll as land already
acquired for the George Washington
Memorial Parkway. which, when
completed. will stretch from Great
Falls to the neighborhood Of Mount
Vernon on both sides OF the Po-
tomac River.
There is total of 80 officers and
men on the force now and consid-
cradle amounts of overtime are con-
stantly being run up by policemen
at the parks Office. Theoretically
the men are on 8-hour shifts, but
the shifts generally run II hours
because enough personnel is not
available, Mr.. Gartside said.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
G. u. Professors
To Occupy PuIpits

Pulpits of Washingtons Catholic
churches will be filled tomorrow by
professors and instructors of Catho-
lie University in preparation for
Catholic University day-the first
Sunday of Advent-set aside an
nually for the contribution of the
faithful toward the maintenance of
the university
Catholic University is the pom
tifical institution of learning in
America.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Atlantic WATERWAYS
To Link Meeting With
Ship Canal Opening
Delaware Development
Louded os Importont
Intrucoustol Aid

Before ending its sessions today,
the Atlantic Deeper Waterways As
sociation voted to tie up its next
convention with the formal opening
Of the Chesapeak & Delaware Ship
Canal, an important link in the
intracoastal waterways system.
President J. Hampton Moore
urged adoption Of the resolution, eX-
planning the completion of the
canal, at a cost of S2900.000 this
fiscal year, would eliminate the as
socia tons first work. Election OF
officers was to be the final business
of the sessions at the Willard Hotel.
Glenn S. Reeves, port development
engineer of New York; Frank l..
Bolton. president of the New York
State Waterways Association, and
Thomas E. Lyons. chief of the
Transportation Division. Bureau OF
Foreign and Domestic Commerce,
were speakers today.
Col. Francis B. Wiley. New York
Division engineer of the Army Engl-
neers. told the convention to keep
fighting for waterway Improvements
which they believed were advisable.
He urged continued persistence in
the associations efforts to have a
canal opened across New jersey to
connect the Delaware River with
Raritan Bay.
The proposed st. Lawrence water
way project was condemned as "fu-
tile" by Cornelius H. Callaghan,
manager of the Maritime Assocla-
ton of the Port of New York. in an
address last night. He asserted the
project would be economically and
commercially unsound." that it
would divert traffic from other
transportation routes and unbalance
freight rates and that it would Gre
ate navigation hazards. He pre-
dicted the danger would force un-
derwriters to increase insurance
rates, and added that the cost of
the project has been underestimated
by one-half.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press.

BY TIE Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Nov. 19.-Maior frac-
tional decline of wheat prices today
wiped out most of the advance built
up during the entire week.
Persistent small lots stlling. much
of which was liquidation of Decem-
ber contracts which become deliv-
cradle in two weeks. depressed the
market. The selling, though not
large, had telling effect in an
otherwise thin trade In the face of
meager buying interest. A net de-
cline of 4 to 5s cents at Liverpool
was about in line with expectations.
Domestic export business re-
manned quiet. with no sign of re-
vival except through the possibility
of increased subsidy Rumors that
negotiations for a substantial sale
to British millers were not con-
firmed but many traders expressed
belief removal of the Scent duty on
American wheat Imports into Great
Britain would have little immediate
effect on trade especially if all other
wheat eventually is admitted duty
free also. /.
Belief was expressed, however.
that with Russia out of the export
market for the time being and new
Southern Hemisphere wheat not yet
available. importing countries were
more or less dependent upon North
America and the Balkans.
Liquidation of December corn af-
fected that market with the Decem-
Der contract losing more than a
cent at times. Deferred delivery,
however, showed only fractional
losses, being steadied by the holding
tendency of producers.
Oats and rye were steady while
lard declined only few cents.
Around mid-season, wheat was
Sal cent lower compared with yes
terday's finish; December, 63b;
May. 65ss, and corn WIS ss-l cent
down; December, 467s; May, SOY. -
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Teacher Applicants
To Take Examination

Approved candidates for positions
as teachers of speech correction and
health and physical education in the
colored schools will take written ex-
aminations Monday at 8 am. at
Miner Teachers College. Georgia
avenue and Euclid street NV.
Physical examinations will be
given the following day at $3.50 am.
at the Monroe school, Georgia and
Sherman avenues NV.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Center to Give Course
In Dress Design

The Roosevelt Community Center
will hold course of IL lessons in
dress design under the auspices Of
the Girl Scouts Mondays from $3.50
pm. to $50 pm. in the teachers
dining room at Roosevelt High
School. The course will be open to
all girls of Scout age.
Meanwhile the lexington Players
are holding tryouts for their tourna-
ment play Tuesdays and Fridays at
the Langley Junior High. Beginners
in the contract bridge group will
hold their opening meeting there
Monday at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Drinks Kerosene, Baby
Is Critically III

A 22-month-old colored boy is In
critical condition at Gallinger Hos
pital today after having swallowed
q quantity of kerosene.
According to his parents. the
child, Morris Wills, was playing in
the kitchen of his home. 1925 Kra-
mer street NE, when he found q
jug of kerosene beneath the stove.
Unobserved, he drank the fluid.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Lawyer Group Seeks
To Save Spain From
Munich Pact
Meets Here Today
To Press Demand on
Lifting Emboreo

In an endeavor to prevent the
dismemberment of the legally con-
stituted government of Spain by
another Munich agreement" some
200 prominent lawyers. jurists and
teachers of law will arrive in Wash
ington toda, to attend conference
designed to legalize the lifting Of
the embargo against Spain.
Labelled the conference of the
Lawyers Committee on American
Relations With SPAN" and held in
the uayf1ower Hotel. the sessions
will begin with dinner tonight
and will run through three ses-
sions-morning afternoon and eve
ning-tomorrow.
Among those scheduled to address
the dinner are Senator Gerald P
Nye, who will speak by special
long distance telephone arrange
ment from Bismarck. N. Oak: Frank
F Walsh, lawyer; DR.. William A..
Nelson. president of Smith Col
lege: DR.. Mary E. Woolley, presi-
dent emeritus of Mount Holyoke
College; DR.. Harry A. Garfield, son
of former president Garfield, and
Justice James H. Wolfe of Utah.
Dodd One of Speakers.
Others who will speak either dur
ing the dinner or at the discus
sions tomorrow will be former Am
bassador to Germany William E.
Dodd; Jay Allen, correspondent;
Dorothy Parker writer, and Prof.
Malcolm Sharp of the University
of Chicago.
Topics to be discussed include
why the Embargo Should Be
Lifted Now Spain and the World
Scene" The Historical Background
of the Spanish Conflict and Spain
and the United States
Expected to take part in the dis
cussions is DR.. Fernando de los
Rios. Spanish Ambassador.
In sending out call to lawyers
throughout the country to attend
the conference, Paul j. Kern,
chairman of the committee and
president of the New York Civil
Service Commission, said:
There are the clearest indica-
tions that the powers whose pact
at Munich made possible the dis
memberment of CZechoslovakia
have a similar dispensation pre-
pared for Spain.
See Latin American Threat.
This committee is firmly con-
cinved that this is matter which
vitally concerns our country be-
cause of the serious challenge pre-
sented to the economic security and
integrity of the Latin American Re-
publics - security and integrity
guaranteed by the Monroe Doc
trine"
Mr.. Kern pointed out that both
President Roosevelt and Secretary
Hull have repeatedly emphasized
the necessity for adherence to the
rule of law rather than the rule
of force in international relations.
1T is tragic and ironical," Mr..
Kern added, that our policy with
respect to Spain flouts those very
principles and constitutes the re-
pudiation of our traditional for
eign policy rendering aid to estab-
lished governments faced with in
surrection.
Spain must not be the victim of
a second Munich"
Members of the committee will
seek an audience with Secretary
Hull on Monday to present the
views of the conference as decided
during the discussions.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Pharmacists to Meet

Details of the new Food, Drug and
Cosmetic Act and the responsibility
Of the pharmacist toward 1t will be
outlined by DR.. Robert L. Swain,
deputy State food and drug COM
missioner Of Maryland at a meeting
of the Washington branch Of the
American Pharmaceutical Associa-
ton at 3 pm. Monday ut It's head
quaxtsrA 22l5 Constdtution avenue.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Gets Army Commission

The War Department announced
that George Raymond Farrell. 422
Cumberland avenue. Chevy Chase,
Nd. has been appointed first
lieutenant In the Medical Depart
ment of the Omcers' Reserve Corps.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Green to Talk at 6. W.

Philip L. Green, research director
of the radio division in the U. S.
Ofice Of Education, will speak be-
fore the Inter American forum Of
George Washington University at
Columbian House on the university
campus Monday at 8:15 pm.
Evening star., 1938-11-19

no conclusive description of their
assailant.
Seeking the cooperation Of the
public in tracking down the killer,
Mai. Brown announced the District
would pay $500 reward for informa-
ton leading to his capture, and
States Attorney James H. Pugh of
Montgomery County said he would
recommend that the county commits
sioner approve an additional $3.50
reward,
Evening star., 1938-01-09
Versatile Artist.

Leonardo de Vinci, besides being
painter, was a sculptor, architect,
musician, mechanician, engineer and
philosopher.
Evening star., 1938-01-09
EFL0CS
THREE ROBBERS
One Breaks Down Under Or.
deal, Revival of Old
Punishment.
By the Associated Press.

WILMINGTON, Del, Jan. 8.-Three
convicted robbers were stripped to the
waist, tied to post and lashed with a
cat-o'nine-taiis today in a renewal OF
Delaware's centuries-old method of
Furnishing criminals.
The punishment brought pbs and
half cries from Raymond Shewb, ook
2l, who f1inched at the first of 20
lashes. He squirmed and hugged the
ancient whipping post in the New
Castle prison yard.
David Attaviani. 21, who pleaded
guilty with Shewbrook to robbery and
larceny of an automobile; showed no
sign Of pain as he received 10 lashes.
Arthur Spain, As, convicted of stealing
watches and steel safe from a de-
partment store, received five lashes
with the same stoicism.
A gallery of $50 men, shivering from
the cold, crowded into the courtyard.
Each was carefully searched for cam
eras or weapons
Warden Elwood H. Wilson, who yes
terday said the whipping helped to
keep big city" crooks out Of Della
ware, welded the Furnishing cat
o'nine-tails. His only comment aft
erward was:
Il have done my duty under the
law"
The whipping post was authorized
IN l7l7 by the counties of New Castle,
Kent and Sussex, which then were a
part of Pennsylvania, but made their
own laws.
Evening star., 1938-01-09

ana a half because it has alway.
stood for the interests of the people
Sees = Dead" G. o, P,
Pointing out that the Federalists
the Wings, and the Know Nothings
all had vanished as political parties
Speaker Bankhead said: Il come a,
last to the Republican party, which
has now passed"
The party of Harding, Coolidge and
Hoover, he said, is dead.
The old elephant" said Speaker
Bankhead, needs fumigation and up
holstering. The G. o. P. is card
lndexlng all the brains of the party
to write new declaration of prin-
ciples. 1t has chosen, mirabile dictu
q professor. to lead it," He referred
to Glenn Frank, chairman of the new
Republican Committee of One Hun
dred.
Speaker Bankhead lauded President
Roosevelt and the New Deal admin
istration and laws, which, he said,
were designed to bring better state
VI oOClcGy.
I'VE have made some mistakes" the
Speaker admitted, apparently refer
ring to those laws which were declared
unconstitutional. He added, however
I have noted recently that the su-
preme Court is getting a little more
constitutionally- minded"
Vice President Garner wound ,r
the dinner program with a brie1
statement that you are dismissed
until 1889 at the same hour"
About 1000 guests attended the
dinner at the Mayflower, several hun
dred less than q year ago. Among
those present were Secretary of State
Hull, Secretary Of the Treasury Nor.
genthau, many other high ofncials OF
the Government and Democratic
members Of Congress, including q
number who have opposed the Presi-
dent, both In his battle to increase
the membership Of the Supreme Court
and in his fight to pass the ware and
hour bill.
While there were many women At
the dinner, there were far fewer thar
year ago. The President remained
at the dinner until the end of the
program.
Evening star., 1938-01-09
|P. |P.W.A.POWERCASE
ENTERS I. VA. SUIT
Judge Allen Says Ruling
Should Narrow Scope of
Utilities Fight.
By the Associated Press,

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, Jan. g.
The Public Works Administration S
recent United States Supreme Court
victory over the Alabama Power Co.
was unexpectedly injected today into
the lawsuit filed by 18 private util-
tiles against the Tennessee Valley
Authority.
Judge Florence Allen. Cincinnati,
OF the United States Circuit Court
OF Appeals, who is presiding over the
three-member court, stated:
Il feel the Alabama Power Co.
decision should somewhat narrow the
scope of this trial We are aware
Of the case and have considered it,
The announcement came as Ray
mond T. Jackson, acting chief Of
counsel for the utilities, was cross
examining Kenneth Hapgood. assist
ant engineer of design in the T. v. A.
construction department, concerning
proposed Authority transmission
line into Memphis.
Does P. w. A. loan enter into
the Memphis matter?" Judge Allen
inquired.
There was gift to the city, as
we understand it, answered jackson.
MY mind is closed on the Alabama
Power Co. case" said Judge Allen,
because a court superior to me has
spoken"
No further action was taken. but
jackson said he would like to argue
later his contention it does not apply
to the case here.
Hapgood, the only witness during
the day. testified the Authority has
constructed no transmission lines
which duplicate lines previously con-
structed (by power companies"
On cross-examination he said that
farm income has no particular bear
ing on rural electrification"
Tenants are just as likely to have
as farm owners under
proper conditions" he said.
Evening star., 1938-01-09
MURDERLA|DTO3.
AFTERDYNAM|T|NG
Seven Men and a Woman
Arrested in Tennessee
Home Explosion.
BY the Associated Press.

oS tHe ASSOCIATED Press,
ELIlABETHTON, Tenn, Jan. g.
Murder charges were brought against
three men today as authorities tried
to unravel the mystery OF a dynamite
blast which killed three children and
injured their mother in their home
near here yesterday.
Seven men and woman were
under arrest. An eighth man was
sought in connection with the dyna-
miting which District ATTORNEY Gen.
eral Luke Grayson termed "the worst
crime on record in East Tennessee. !"
The defendants are scheduled to be
arraigned Monday before q Justice of
the peace.
Sheriff j. NJ Moreland said the
charges of murder had been placed
against three men he named as White
and Crave Toilet, brothers, and Lee
Walker. Grave Toilette has not yet
been arrested.
The others were charged with aid
ing and abetting" in the dynamiting,
Sheriff Moreland said, listing their
names as Mae Toilet. IS, sister of
the Toilet brothers; Frank Thomp-
son, 30; Tom de Loach, 25; Clyde de
Loach, ~; Bruce Pierce and James
Greer.
The explosion wrecked the home of
Harmon Gouge, due to 60 on trial
next month as the confessed slayer
in 1886 of his former business partner,
Arnold Toilet. a brother of White,
Grave and Mae Toilet.
Gouge had not been staying at
home since dynamite charge ex-
ploded in his car two months ago.
He operates a cafe in johnson City.
His daughters, Sonia, 8; Luena, 7,
and Roma Jean, S, were sleeping in
the same bedroom with their mother
when the blast splintered parts of the
house and caved in the foundation.
Sonia and Roma Jean died instantly
and Luena died en- route to a hos
pital.
Mrs. Gouge, still in a serious condi-
ton. has not been told of her chill
dren's deaths.
Sheriff Moreland said he was work.
ing on a vengeance" motive, but
would not discuss his findings.