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Evening star., 1938-11-13
Pair Of Robberies
Cost 7 Merchants
In District $235
3 Purse Snotchinqs
Reported-Suspeet
In Theft Seized

Two armed robberies within an
hour of each other early last night
cost two Washington merchants ap-
proximately $235. Police said the
descriptions of the holdup man
furnished in each case were almost
identical.
In the first of the robberies,
young white man about q years old,
wearing gray felt hat and brown
suit, robbed the cash register of a
grocery store at 1882 D street NE.
of 5000 shortly after 6 pm.
Simon Mermelstein, the pro-
prietor, and Milton Pylar, clerk,
said they were confronted suddenly
by the youth. armed with q rusty
black revolver of large cauber. They
stood back while he. rified the
cash drawer and ned. They told
police he escaped in an automobile
driven by an accomplice. A GUS
toner who entered the store during
the holdup was not molested.
Less than an hour later, a young
man, answering almost identically
the description given by Mr.. Mer-
melstein. entered the Smith Clean
ers at 2911 Fourteenth street NV.
and demanded money from Miss
Alice Roberts, employe on duty.
She gave him $35, and later told
police he escaped in an automobile.
3 Purse Snatchinxs.
Meanwhile, three purse -snatching
incidents were reported to police.
Mrs. Della Pynchon, newspaper
feature writer and columnist, of
2021 Belmont street NV, told police
a colored boy in his teens snatched
her purse containing $50 and per-
sonal effects as she put her car in
the garage at the rear of her home.
Mrs. Pynchon said she had Just
returned from the bank, and was
carrying a number of bundles, when
the boy snatched her purse and ran.
She said she chased him, but could
not catch him. Mrs. Pynchon later
toured the neighborhood in a police
scout car in vain effort to find the
thief.
Two similar robberies netted ap-
proximately $8, police said. Annie
Hart, colored, of 432 o street NV,
reported that two colored men
snatched her purse, containing a
small arount of change and personal
effects, as she was walking along N
street near New Jersey avenue NV.
Margaret Brown, .colored, of 1889
Sixth street NV, said two t0-year-
old colored youths stole her pocket
book as she was walking in the $500
block of Sixth street NV. She said
the purse contained 81.
Meanwhile, Wilmington Del)
police yesterday reported capture of
Evening star., 1938-11-13
Thanksgiving Dinner Fridoy

The annual Thanksgiving dinner
will be held at the Latter Day
Saints Chapel, Sixteenth street and
Columbia road NV, Friday under
sponsorship Of the Relief Society Of
the local Mormon organization. The
dinner service win begin at 4:30
pm-. IT was announced.
Evening star., 1938-11-13
Safety to Be Discussed

Safety From a Parents Point of
View" will be the subject of round
discussion at a meeting of the
Stonewall jackson School Parent
Teacher Association Of Arlington
County, Va, Monday night.
Evening star., 1938-11-13
Push Droinuqe Plans

Italy is pushing its plan Of drain
age, irrigation and other work to
improve the farmers living oondi.
tions.
Evening star., 1938-11-13
Irish Toke Over Fort

The defense forces Of ireland
have taken over the last Of the Brit
ish forts On the Irish coast, Dunree
and Leenan. -.
Evening star., 1938-11-13

(See ROBBERIES, Page B-3)
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-27

The Highland Bridge club i,
meeting today Thursday at the
home of Mrs. Wallace Preston TO,
a dessert luncheon.
DR.. Richard Burkhart of Seattle
and N. L. Burkhart of Horse Heaven
spent last Wednesday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Ray.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Preston
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Campbell and
Dick Smalley motored to wapato
last Friday and witnessed the bas-
ketball game.
Mrs. Harley Peters was hostess to
the Congregational division of the
NJ. E. aid last Thursday afternoon
at her home on the Highlands. As
slstant hostesses for the day were
the officers of the division.
Mrs. Art GLASGOW was hostess at
her home Wednesday afternoon with
two tables of pinochle. High score
was won by Mrs. Pete Erickson and
second high by Mrs. Joe Nadig. De-
licious refreshments were served by
the hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Durkee moved
from the Highlands to their new
home in the Garden Tracts ON
Wednesday.
Chris Christensen was a business
visitor in Yakima on Wednesday.
Ross Hart, sheep man, who has
been visiting relatives in North Car
DINA, arrived the first of the week
to spend few days with w. e.
Jones.
Mrs. Nelson Lewis spent last Fri
day at the home Of her sister, Mrs.
G. v. Shattuck.
Mr.. Lamb jr. of Yakima spent
Tuesday at the Ed Ray home.
Mrs. Guy Morrison, who was
taken i'll Monday at her home and
Was rushed to the Pasco hospital. is
somewhat improved, but is still in
quite a serious condition. The
young daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Morrison has been named Hila Mary
instead of Mary Christine as was
last week.
Miss Leila Kirkpatrick and Miss
Lena Repp were Spokane visitors
Saturday and Sunday.
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Egypt is the major topic for Miss
Mueller's room. In connection with
this study for practice in written
language, the children are writing
stories Of an Egyptian prince. The
best one will be copied in the form
of a scroll.
In the review work in Mrs. Hem
enway's room special emphasis was
being placed on two place multiple
cation. Many have received extra
drill at home, which is very help
full and greatly appreciated.
New Officers have been elected
for the sixth grade girls Service
Club. Norma Lee Klum is the
new president. Margaret CARRIER,
the vice-president and Edna King
the secretary. Their new projects
are to make some baked sterile ban
dageS for the firSt-aid kit and some
movies OF familiar stories for the
miniature movie which the child
rem in Miss Aliens room made for
their language work. They will tell
the story as the pictures are shown.
The sixth grade boys of Miss
Lampson's room played against
those OF Mr. Parker's room, the
latter winning by score of 81 to 2.
The new councilmen for the
third period beginning January II
are: Norman Robbins, Rebecca Lis
ton, Charles Smith, jeanne Utz,
Jimmy Doyle, Shirley Elder, Leo
Campbell, Ruth Moteki, Mendel
Gragg, Norma Monaco, Jimmy
Boldt and Daphne Taylor.
The school feels very thankful to
be able to furnish hot dishes and
milk to children whose physical
condition requires extra nutrition,
but the amounts which can be fur
nished each is not adequate for a
full lunch. The teachers wish to
urge the parents to supplement with
a few things from home what the
school is able to supply. T
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-27
GRADE SCHOOL NEWS

During the last week which mark.
ed the end Of the first first semester
Of work, the school was busy with
reviews and tests. At the same time
however the children were engaged
with new work.
Each child in the kindergarten
can now either print or write his
name. In the first grade rooms
the children are making nursery
rhyme books of verses learned SO
far. They have also made some
Red Riding Hood posters in con-
nection with art and construction
work.
In reading the Fairies have COM
pleted four books and will finish
two primers this week, Peter
and Peggy" and Bob and Jane"
The Elves have started work in
their Peter and Peggy" primer
this week and the Brownies will
finish their first primer soon.
The first grade rhythm band is
learning "Amaryllis" and all are
practicing on new song called
the Sandman"
The second grades are working on
poetry books illustrated by free
hand drawings. They will contain
such poems as THE Little Elfman,"
Bed in Summer" and Mrs. Peck
Pigeon" which have been memoir
lied this year. "
Miss Poynter's third grade is
studying soils and have planted
wheat and bean seeds in different
types Of soils and have placed them
in different places about the room
to grow in different conditions that
the children might note the result
and draw their conclusions about
what elements are necessary for
proper growth. 81
In Miss Thole's room the third
grade is beginning a study of Eski-
mo life. Besides learning all about
their modes Of living, the children
will study poems and stories about
Eskimos and make posters and book
lets and Eskimo dolls. In arith-
metic they are beginning work in
multiplication.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-27

Miss Virginia Carpenter enter
tanned with dinner party Tues
day evening. There were seve,
guests present.
Gene Spaulding showed some O
his football movies which he ha.
taken of local games, to the Senio,
class Monday evening in the audi
forum. ...e--
The Willing Workers All clul
will hold a cake and candy sale al
Beste's IGA grocery Saturday, Jan.
uary 20, starting at 10 o'clock. The
proceeds are to help send a dele.
gate to Pullman.
Henry Scott arrived here Sunday
morning from Roseville, California
where he has been employed for the
past six months. He will make an
extended visit here with relatives
before returning to his work there
Miss Valeria Holcomb left today
for Olympia, where she has accept
ed stenographic position in the
court house. Miss Phyllis Chambers
has accepted the position which
Miss Holcomb held formerly with
her father, G. L. Holcomb.
The Escolentes club met at the
home of Mrs. H. w. Whittemore
this afternoon. Following the des-
sert luncheon, Mrs. Irwin Liston
gave a review of the book entitled
"The Outer Room" There were
fourteen members present.
The Yokowish group of Camp Fire
girls, accompanied by their guard
ian, Mrs. Marley Parker and Miss
Ella Mae Leibel, enjoyed a hike and
outdoor lunch on the Pasco side of
the river Saturday. Each member
took along girl friend making a
total Of 20 girls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Kinkaid
and two children of Salem, Oregon
and Mrs. Sidney Nelson and daugh-
ter, Shirley Ann, are spending the
week visiting relatives here, having
been called here by the death of
their father, M. S. Kinkaid. John
kinkaid of Enterprise was here also
to attend the funeral.
Miss Minnie Reese entertained on
Tuesday evening with handker-
chief shower given in honor of Miss
Valeria Holcomb, who will leave
soon for her new position in Olym-
pia. Three tables of court whist
we're in play during the evening
With honors going to Mrs. Cecil An
1erson and Miss Phyllis Chambers.
Miss Alma Reese was the assistant
hostess.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r. Ayers returned
home this evening from six weeks
rip spent visiting relatives in Texas,
Arizona, California and Oregon. The
,reater part of the trip was spent at |
Texas, where they visit
ID Mr.. Ayers father, who is over
10 years of age. They report going
. distance of $500 miles, with perfect !,
vather and good roads everywhere
hey went. -.-s.... a..
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-27
.SenOritas Enjoy
Backward Party

HIGHLANDS-The Misses .Trula
Selph, Florence Peterson, Velma
MECHANISM and Mary Green were
hostesses to the Senoritas at the w.
s. Green home Wednesday evening
with a backwards" party. Twenty
three girls were present with Mrs.
Whitlock and Miss Ponti acting as
sponsors. Games were played thru
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1938-01-27

Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Watkins an
/ family were Sunday dinner guest
; at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Die
Smalley.
The Rollin Willcuts family hav
moved this week from the Camp
bell place on the Highlands to tn
Jules Moret home. The Campbell
Iplace will soon be occupied by MI
and Mrs. w. j. Preston of Kenne
wick. -7--.-s- r. III .se- s.-
| Mrs. Lemar Foraker and Mrs
Gladys Kelso were guests last Frida,
of Mrs. Rea McReynolds in Kenne
wick.
/ George Lape was business visit
or in White Bluffs Sunday.
The Ladies of the Highlands ar,
busy this week getting cast for 6
play to be presented at the an.
nual George Washington's Birthda,
dinner of which a definite date ha.
not been set, but will be close Il
his birthday anniversary date.
Mrs. Daisy Forman and son, Nor.
man Of Sunnyside, arrived Tues
day and are visiting few days with
Mrs. Hummel at the Ed Lape home
Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Meyer and J.
G. Walker called at the Daniels
home in Alfalfa Sunday.
Mrs. v. o. Humphrey, who was i'll
with the flu last week, is much i'm
proved at this writing.
Mrs. Minnie Harsch and Mrs. W.
G. Curtis were all day guests of
Mrs. Fred Rasmussen Tuesday.
Ed Lape was visitor in Lowden
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Bohlin of
Wapato were guests Monday and
Tuesday of Mr.. and Mrs. R. w.
Woods.
Mrs. Gladys Kelso and daughter,
Margaret, Mrs. Fred Giles and Mrs.
Clarence Sonderman were guests at
the E. j. Brand home Monday eve
ming.
Billy Green is quite i'll of the flu
at his home this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Knight of Spo-
kane were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Tony Mayer last week.
Miss Dorothy GLASGOW was a Spo-
kane visitor over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Estes are NOV
ing this week from Finley to their
new home on the Highlands, va
Gated Wednesday by Mr.. and Mrs.
A. A. Durkee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Preston at
tended a dinner party at the Ernest
Sherry home in Finley Wednesday
evening.
Mr.. Reitz, who has spent the win
ter at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. w. Preston, is spending this
week with another daughter, Mrs.
Warner and family in Ben
ton City.
Friday night the Highland Inn
provement club will give a potluck
dinner honoring their charter men,
oers, also the Highlands Woman's |
club. All old-timers will relate in
,idents of the early days on the
A program will be given, |
followed by dancing.
w. E. Jones escaped serious dam
age to his home Tuesday when the
litchen range became overheated.
Ar. Jones was out of doors at the
line, but the noise of an exploding
kerosene lamp, caused him to rush
inside, where he was encountered
" a lot of smoke. One corner of
he kitchen was quite badly dam
Iged before he was able to exiting
lish it with water from long gard II
n hose.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Watkins en-
ertained with a bridge party at
heir home Saturday evening.
Honors for the evening went to
dr. and Mrs. Ed Lape with close
econd going to Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ice Preston and travelling prize to
emar Foraker.
Mrs. w. S. Green, Mrs. Elsie WAL
ers, Mrs. Ethel Gorris and Mrs. Roy
afford attended social night" and
of the Eastern Star in
asco Monday evening.
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Miss Lyllian Harms father spent
Friday with her. He was on his way
home to Chelan. He had been
spending the past few weeks visit
ing in Detroit, Michigan.
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out the evening. Baby pictures of
the girls We're displayed and much
fun was created in trying to guess
who was who. Later hot dogs and
coffee were served, the weiners and
marshmallows being toasted over a
bonfire. Music by the girls ana
tapping by Miss Betty Shaughnessy
brought the evening to close.
Evening star., 1938-02-18
SEVEN ARE INJURED
AS SCAFFOLD FALLS
Superintendent and Six Workers
Plunges Is Feet at St.
Adams School.

A construction superintendent and
six bricklayers working on a new
recreation building at St. Adams
School, Thirty-sixth and Garfield
streets NV, we're injured today when
part of scaf1old broke and dropped
them rs feet to a concrete floor in
side the building.
The men, none of whom were be-
lieved seriously injured, were:
William E. Ross, so, superintend-
ent, Falls Church, Va.
Will Holiday, 81. 1907 Emerson
street NV.
Fred Miller, ~, of 3525 Thirteenth
street NV.
A. G. Flaherty, 40. Of S420 Ninth
street NV.
James Brosnahan, 20. of 727 Third
street NV.
G. s. Allen, 30, OF 90S Nineteenth
street south, Arlington Va.
These six were rushed to George
town Hospital in private and police
automobiles and were treated for shock
and minor wounds.
The seventh, Dave Rambler, 50, of
904 New York avenue NV, was
taken to Emergency Hospital where
he was treated for minor cuts and
released.
Evening star., 1938-02-18
BY IOHN C. HENRY

Describing the whole problem as
headache" President Roosevelt to-
day reserved commitment on what is
to be administration policy toward the
vexing twin questions of excessively
high shipbuilding costs and maritime
labor relations. >
Apprised yesterday by Joseph P.
Kennedy, retiring chairman of the
Maritime Commission. that "exces-
sive" prices bid for ship construction
threaten 10 balk the entire program
for rejuvenating the American mer-
chant marine. the President received
a departing warning from Mr.. Ken
neoy today that lit is going to take
some exceedingly stenuous measures
on the part of the United States to
preserve fleet of anything like the
present proportions in either foreign
or domestic trade"
At q press conference, Mr.. Roose-
welt discussed several alternatives out
lined In Mr.. Kennedy's letter of yester-
day. but gave no indication as to
which might eventually be adopted.
Railway Mediation Problem.
Meanwhile efforts were being made
on Capitol Hill to adjust the differences
between the Labor Department. the
Maritime Commission. the Mediation
Board and the Labor Relations Board
over the proposal to extend the railway
mediation law to maritime labor. Thus
far, the suggestion has been favored
,See MARINE, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1938-02-18
Tomb in Abbey
Is Broken Open
After 700 Years
BY the Associated Press.


LONDON, Feb. ia marble tomb
in Westminster Abbey containing the
bodies Of an infant prince and princess
has been opened TOO years after their
burial, abbey officials disclosed today.
1t was the tomb of Mary and
Humphrey Bohun. infant grandchil-
dren of Edward l. Seals on an urn
containing their bones were broken in
order to reveal the very beautiful
14th century carving" said L. E.
Tanner. keeper of the abbey's muni-
ments.
The carving On the urn is almost
perfect" Tanner said. Visitors to
the abbey can now walk right around
the tomb and examine a specimen of
ancient craftsmanship which had been
concealed for centuries"
He explained the tomb had been
concealed by a wall built into the
abbey 800 years ago.
Humphrey died in 1904, his sister in
1905. both in infancy.
The opening of q tomb was the
second in this century The bodies
of Edward v and his brother. Rich
ard, Duke OF York. who was murdered
in the Tower of London, were ex-
humed in 1928.
Evening star., 1938-02-18
GIRL, 19, ACQUITTED
IN DEATH OF CHILD
Cheer Goes Up in Courtroom as
Jury Gives Verdict in Nancy
Glenn Fatality.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. ls-Mary
O'Connor was acquitted today of all
charges in the mud puddle" death
OF 5-yeer-old Nancy Glenn last Labor
Day. The 19-year-old girl athlete had
been charged with murder. voluntary
manslaughter and involuntary man.
slaughter.
A cheer went up in the courtroom as
the foreman of the jury of nine men
and three women announced the ver-
dict
Mary and her mother had sat
tensely nearly 20 minutes after they
learned that the jury wast ready to
report-until Assistant District At
torney Charles c. Gordon could be
found and brought in for the verdict.
In his charge Judge Joseph Sloane
pointed the way to verdicts ranging
from 18 months in a reformatory to
death in the electric chair-or acquit-
tai
Earlier the blond athlete, known
as "Tarzan," took the stand. In
husky, almost inaudible voice, she
told her version of what occurred
the afternoon of last Labor Day on
the secluded road where little Nancy's
body was found, her face in a pool of
water.
She spoke Of the blow which the
State charged killed the child She
described it as slap with the back
of my hand"
Mary denied that she hit Nancy
Intentionally or that she pushed the
child's face in the mud
Evening star., 1938-02-18
PUTSCH LEADER FREED
Austrian Ex-Cabinet Member
Jailed in '34 Uprising.

VIENNA, Feb. lS R).-Broken in
health. DR.. Anton Rintelen, former
cabinet member and Austrian Minis
ter to Italy, sentenced 10 life impris-
onment in connection with the 1894
anti-Dollfuss NaM putsch, was released
today under Austria's new amnesty
for political prisoners.
Age and prolonged illness bore heav-
lily upon the 67-year-old former Dip
lomat, who emerged white -haired and
with sunken face, in contrast to the
robust appearance he presented four
years ago.
DR.. Rintelen. who was believed slated
for the chancellorship if the putsch
against Chancellor Engelbert Dollfuss
succeeded. was convicted Of high trea-
son and sentenced in March, 1885, fol-
lowing l2-day trial.
Evening star., 1938-02-18
RELIEF BILL GIVEN
SENATE GROUP OK.
Motion to Cut 500, 100000
From Appropriation
Is Defeated.

The administration $3.50, ,00O, 900 re-
lief bill was reported favorably by the
Senate Appropriations Committee to-
day after a motion by Senator Hale,
Republican. of Maine to cut it to
$3.50 900 900 had been defeated.
The only change in the House Ian
guage was to strike out the provision
that none of this relief money could
be paid to any alien unless he had
declared intention of becoming a citi-
zen or unless he had lived honora bly
IN the United States since 1928 and
is ineligible to become a citizen
1t is expected efforts will be made
to take up the relief measure when
the Senate reconvenes Monday and
this may lead to test on whether
the anti-lynching bill is to be laid
aside.
If formal motion to proceed with
the relief appropriation should be made
and carried, 1t would have the effect of
displacing the anti-lynching bill as
the unfinished business. which has led
to a prolonged filibuster by Southern
opponents.
II a unanimous consent agreement
should be obtained to take up the re.
lief bill temporarily. the unfinished
business would not be displaced, but il
was not certain today that such an
agreement could be obtained. A for
NAL motion to take up the emergency
relief measure would probably produce
climax in the anti-lynching bill situ-
alton.
Senator Hale's motion in committee
was to reduce the work relief fund te
SIS 5000, 900 and allow another SIS .OOO,.
900 for direct relief to be administered
by the States
The committee also turned down 8
proposal that has been discussed ir
the House to require any construction
project paid for out of this relief func
to be administered by Public Works
Administration under the rules anc
regulations governing that agency's
program. Such a proposal was urged
by labor representatives to safeguard
the opportunities of skilled mechanic,
Tor employment on new construction
Senator Hayden, Democrat, of Ari-
zona suggested as an alternative that
no new construction project that
would cost more than $4,000 be
financed out of the relief fund, but
the committee also failed to include
that provision.
1t is understood that the House
alien provision went out because off,
cials explained that there is some-
what different alien rule in the present
emergency relief act of 1887 and that,
since this bill merely adds money to
that act. there would be a confusion
If q new alien clause is adopted.