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Evening star., 1938-08-11
GEORGE F. WASHBURN,
POLICEMAN, EXPIRES

George F. Washburn, 43, a Metro
politan' policeman who has been sta
toned at the White House for the last
four years, died last night in Mount
Alto Hospital. Death was due to COM
plications which developed after Mr..
Washburn underwent an appendix
operation August 2.
Officer Washburn became member
Of the Metropolitan force II years ago
Prior to that he served in the Navy.
He was native of Duxbury, Mass.
Mr.. Washburn, who lived at 1926
Seventeenth street NE, is survived by
his widow and an 8-year-old daughter
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. tomorrow at Chambers parlors.
Burial will be IN Arlington National
Cemetery.
Evening star., 1938-08-11

ating on revoked permits, attempting
to get permit by Misrepresentation
or by obtaining a permit by misrep-
resentation. The total of these offenses
was 1927. as against 1,6ll for the
preceding year.
Persons charged with driving while
drunk numbered 346. an increase Of
21. and the number charged with
operating with bad brakes was 339, an
increase of 2l
Reckless driving charges showed a
heavy increase. Last year these num-
bered 507. an increase Of ia. Persons
charged with violating the right-of-
way rule numbered 529, an increase
of 223.
| Police Court Records.
Records of the D. c. branch .of
Police Court showed a decrease in
cases from 20,492 in the preceding
year to 19,907 last year. Among the
decreases were charges for intoxica-
ton, which numbered 1920, a de-
crease of 355. Disorderly conduct
cases also declined. from 1924 to 3.15O.
While there was an increase of 100 in
demands for jury trial to bring the
total to l,244. Mr.. Seal was advised
there were 165 jury cases pending at
the end of the last fiscal year, as
against 1873 at the end of the pre-
ceding year.
There was no great change in the
records between the two years on
verdicts Of guilty and not guilty, the
staff reporting that 242 cases had been
nolle pressed, as against only 1852 the
preceding year.
The staff reported it handled in
Traffic and Police Courts last year a
total Of 55,420 cases. an increase of
843 over the preceding year.
Evening star., 1938-08-11
RAIN DOUBLESUP
ENGINEERS WORK
Guards Regimenta| Parade
and Boxing Show Cancelled
Until Today.
BY ROBERT A. ERWIN,

CAMP ALBERT C. RITCHIE, CAS-.
CADE. Md. Aug. 1.-Two days work
in one confronted the 12lst Engineers
Of the District Of Columbia Nationa
Guard today as they sought to resume
their training schedule after an aft.
ernoon and night of rain.
With only short advance notice, 9
mountain storm swept down the val.
ley into Camp Ritchie in the mid.
afternoon, postponing the scheduled
regimental day ceremonies featurine
the induction of rookie troops into the
Engineers and the boxing program tt
have been held in the camp arena.
Today regimental field day events
induction of new Guardsmen and q
regimental parade were to be com
bined into busy afternoon, followed
by the boxing show and the annual
commissioned officers dinner in regi-
mental headquarters tonight.
First Rain for Camp.
Under tents and raincoaLs officers
and men alike spent the afternoon in
watchful waiting, hoping for a IA
vorable break in the weather that
never came. 1t was the first rain OF
the District Guards two-week sum-
mer encampment. Engineering exer-
cises we're completed in the morn
ing but the afternoon program was
cancelled.
Col John w. Oehmann, command
ing officer: Capt. Simpson B. Daugh-
erty. chaplain, and Capt Edward H
Walter, c. E., Regular Army instruc-
tor. were to address new troopers al
exercises this afternoon preceding the
postponed dress parade. Tonight's
scheduled boxing show, barring con.
tinued inclement weather, will bring
together fighters from the Engineers
and the 5th Battalion, Marine Re-
serves, from Washington.
Field Day Events Slated.
The Engineers field day program
was to include company competition
in the 100-yard dash. three-legged
race, equipment race, barrel-rolling re-
lay, multiple relay, tug g-of-war, 440-
yard relay and the discus throw
Officials listed for the event were Capt
George Harbin, executive officer;
Capts. William F. Jorgensen. George
w. Johns, William Mushake and Wal
ter A. Knight as field judges; Capt
Charles E. Smithson, adjutant and
athletic officer, and 1t. Luther B
Hall. starters. and Capts. James
Quade and Edward A. Mcmahon and
1t. Howard Burd, timers.
Capt Emil J. c. Hildenbrand, M. D..
with score of "A out of so, defeated
Capt. Dennis A. White. dental OFF,
Ger. and Maj Joseph J. Greenlaw, reg
imental surgeon and camp medical Of
ficer, in a special rifle match yes
terday.
Col. Oehmann last night described
the camp food situation as entirely
satisfactory this year, with ample
food supplied all companies from Gov
ernment funds and augmented by 81 a
day paid into each company mess
fund by its own officers.
Evening star., 1938-08-11
WASHINGTON WOMAN
DIES OF SPOTTED FEVER
Mrs. Myrtle Tregoning, "a, Is
Second Victim to Succumb
in Montgomery.

Mrs. Myrtle Tregoning, "a, of WASH
ington, died Of Rocky Mountain spotted
fever yesterday at the home of her
parents near Damascus. Md. where
she had been spending her vacation.
Mrs. Tregoning is the second to die
of the strange malady in Montgomery
County this summer
DR.. George M. Boyer of Damascus
said the woman had been ill for three
days when he was summoned on Au-
gust and had told him that she had
removed two ticks, firmly imbedded in
her body several days before she was
taken sick.
Mrs. Tregoning, the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Wilbur Luhn, was estranged
from her husband. They had been
separated for more than a year.
Evening star., 1938-08-11
EARMARKS FUNDS
FOR TAXI CLAIMS
Moor PreScribes Portion of
Premium Income Be
Set Aside.

Regulations requiring mutual COM
panies writing taxicab insurance to set
aside no less than IS per cent of all
premiums to assure payment of claims
taxes and dividends have been issued
by Insurance Supt. j. Balch Moor.
Another feature of new rules, gov
erning the compulsory insurance plan
which becomes effective August %. is
! a provision allowing the insured owner
or driver to pay his premium at the
rate of IS per week.
For operations exclusively in the
District, the rate must be not less than
S2l month. for insurance of payment
Of claims up to $1,000 for property
damage. $1,000 for personal injury or
death to one person, or personal in
jury or death to more than one person.
The s5 weekly rate, permitted under
the rules issued late yesterday, would
amount to So year more than the
monthly rate, but this Is calculated to
cover additional accounting costs to
the companies.
SALT for Sightseeing Buses. &
For. sightseeing buses, the weekly
rate will be SALT and the monthly
rate $3.50, as previously announced; !;
and for public and private livery cars
the weekly rate will be s2.37. or the
previously announced monthly rate
of $40.
Mr.. Moor prescribed that mutual
companies may not pay any more than
Is per cent of premiums received for
equipment, supplies, rents, salaries,
fees, commissions and other expenses
required for operation of the COM
panies.
He ruled also that no mutual COM
pany may pay more than 10 per cent
OF net premiums received for any ex-
penses of investigation. adjustment
court costs or attorney fees.
II stock companies write the COM
pulsory insurance. they must reserve
the entire amount of premiums until
they are earned, Mr. Moor said. They
may deduct one-twelfth of the pre-
miums per month, as they are earned,
from the prescribed reserves.
Advance Payments Required.
Mr.. Moor ruled that premiums must
be collected not less than one week in
advance. When weekly payments are
made. the initial payment must be for
not less than two weeks and payments
thereafter must be made not less than
five days before the premiums pre-
viously paid have become fully
earned"
He ruled that five days of notice of
any cancellation of policy must be
given the Public Utilities Commission
on or before the date of non-payment
OF premium on any policy.
All insurance companies are re-
quired to keep daily records of all ac-
cidents, claims. suits, judgments and
settlements and to make monthly re-
ports OF such incidents to the SUPER
intendent of insurance.
He warned that rebating is pro-
hibited by law and that this covers
the giving of, or an offer to give any,
thing OF value as an inducement to
purchase policy, or to extend credit
for payment of premiums or to dis
criminate unfairly between policyhold-
ers.
Evening star., 1938-08-11
DENY THEFT CHARGE

Samuel D. Glenn. 26, Of the 300
block of Rhode Island avenue NV,
and Tennyson Williams, 81. Of the
$500 block of Bell place NE, both
colored, pleaded not guilty to charges
Of petit larceny and asked for q jury
trial when arraigned before Judge
John P. Mcmahon in Police Court
today. They were released on $500 bond
each.
The men were arrested Monday in
connection with the theft on August
of $40 from the box ofIice Of the
Newton Theater, Twelfth and New
ton streets Me-, where they were
employed. =
Evening star., 1938-08-11
VISITORS TOUR CAMP
AT BALD EAGLE HILL
tuberculosis Association Heads
and Friends Are Received
for Inspection.

The Bald Eagle Hill Childrens
Camp of the tuberculosis Association
was open this afternoon for inspection
by officials and friends Of the organ
ization.
Among those expected to visit the
camp were Elwood Street, director of
Public Welfare; Mrs. Whitman Cross,
Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar, president of
the General Federation Of Womens
Clubs; Ross Haworth, secretary to
Commissioner Allen. and DR.. James
G. Townsend. president of the Tuber-
culosis Association.
Mrs. Ernest R. Grant, managing
director of the association, received
the guests. assisted by Miss Sara
Shriner. camp superintendent. The
Navy School of Music Band will give
a concert for the children and guests
from 6 to Z pm.
Evening star., 1938-08-11
SPEEDERS WARNED.
Cottage City Judge Says Town Guards
Fatality Cut Record.

Motorists were warned today that
they will get into trouble if they
don't observe the speed limit while
driving through Cottage City. Md.
5a The Keystone Automobile Club
called attention to the warning, con-
tained in a communication from Judge
William A. Bobb of Cottage City, who
said traffic law violators will be dealt
With sternly in order to guard the
towns record of a 81 per cent reduc-
tion in traffic accidents this year.
Il The Cottage City jurist also informs
motorists that the Washington-Balti
more boulevard through the town will
be closed for short period beginning
ut, 1870 pm. Saturday to permit pas
sage of the flremen's parade. The
road will be closed between Lenox
avenue and Decatur street.
Evening star., 1938-08-11
Color Movies Tonight.

Showing color movie on Hawaii,
scheduled for 8 o'clock tonight at
Fort Bunker Hill Amphitheater, Four
teenth and Perry streets Me- will be
Cancelled in case of rain, Frank r.
Gartside. 1cting superintendent Of
National Capital Parks, said today. ,,
Evening star., 1938-08-11
New Cabinet for Cuba.

HAVANA. Cuba, Aug. II R.-
President Federico Laredo Bru an
nounced a new cabinet last night,
with six new secretaries and seven
Of the resigned former cabinet mem
bers retaining their posts.
Evening star., 1938-08-11
Goshen Program Postponed.

GOSHEN, N. Y, Aug. II R).-The
Grand Circuit racing program at Good
Time Park today was called off after
an all-night rain had left the track
fetlock deep in mud. The meeting
will end tomorrow with a double pro-
gram.
Cellulose is to be made from domes-
raw material in a new plant in
Evening star., 1938-07-27

negotiations, but the Czechs toned that
down to adviser.
Vlscount Runciman has been a silent
ally OF Viscount Halifax in the quiet.
glacial-pressure advance of the four
power bloc scheme for a European
coalition and the final and complete
isolation Of Russia. 1t was reported
from London, unverified so far as this
writer knows. that it was he who put
over a fast credit double play with
France and Italy. the moment the
Daladier government came in. and he
has been tagged as the man who de-
ploys the empires financial resources
in the diplomatic chess game.
His father was ruddy old sea dog
who sang chanteys, a cabin boy who
became shipping car and baronet,
Vlscount Runciman is a pallid, tight.
Tipped little man, total ahstainer A
former Sunday school teacher and a
faithful chapelgoer AS president OF
the British Board of Trade he made
concessions in empire free trade. but
he Is protectionist of the Chamber.
lain tradition. Like many men of
small stature, he has the NapoIeonic
psychosis, writing books about Ma.
poleon and boarding, memorabilia. He
retired from his cabinet post last
year when he succeeded to his fathers
title.
(copyright. 1889
Evening star., 1938-07-27

which the New Tories haven't thought
about, It's the pressure from the
public for lower interest rates Thus,
farmers have been able to persuade
Congress to reduce interest payments
from S per cent to 3ia per cent on
the Farm Credit Administration loans,
so that the taxpayers are subsidizing
farmers to the extent of about $780,
100000 a year. Home owners are be-
ginning to ask for the same thing.
And why not? If Uncle Sam can
borrow money at less than per cent,
why should Uncle Sam make such a
big profit out of mortgage owners on
either the farms or in the cities?
Why shouldn't the Government give
loans at actual cost instead of making
a profit anyway? These are questions
which will rise soon to plague the New
Tories more and more as the public
begins to be aware of how these fancy
borrowing operations are being carried
on. Thus, the r. F. c.. the other day,
made a profit of s450O,00o in selling
q municipal issue Of bonds.
Take the R. F. c., for example. 1t
used to pay the Treasury per cent
interest on its borrowings, but now
the r. F. c. sells its debentures direct
to the public and gets the money at
only seven-eighths of per cent inter-
est and then turns around and pays
back the Treasury what has been
borrowed before
The item of $7OOOO0,0 900 of r. F. C.
debt to the Treasury soon will be
wiped out in this way, and while the
same S700,000,000 will appear on the
R. F. c. books as liability, it will
not show up in the direct public debt.
For the r. F. c. has become a bank
Evening star., 1938-07-27
W. P. A. REINSTATES
ACCUSED SUPERVISOR
Colorado Director Clears Woman
Of Political Charges, Denies
Plea in Another Case.
b. the Associated Press,

B. the Associated Press.
DENVER. July 27.-Paul D. Shriver
Colorado Works Progress Administra-
ton director, announced yesterday re-
instatement of Mrs Martha Thorne
as supervisor of women's and profes-
sional projects in the Pueblo zone. a
position from which she was sus-
pended during investigation of charges
Of political activity.
Sriver said reinstatement was de-
MED Joseph B. Gillespie, supervisor
on an inventory project on which
three girl typists wrote thank you"
letters on stationery of the Pueblo
County Democratic Central Commit
tee to persons who assisted In vel
coming President Roosevelt on his re-
cent Pueblo visit.
Il am satisfied that Mrs. Thorne
had no personal knowledge Of the ac-
tivity in question" Shriver said.
OF Gillespie, who was dismissed
July Is, Shriver said:
If he did not know that the prof.
ect typists were writing the letters,
1t was his job to know"
Evening star., 1938-07-27

people OF a
were pensions and the Ten Commandments
The simultaneous
intellectual leader Of the 100 n
For had rallied
conservatism their lack
problems their refusal follow
occasions-noable
Southeners the Deal
BY the existence politicians
OF Florida and Lister Hill of Alabama the vested
pohts unomoaby
such concentration of forces Maverick
city
swung into action Its wheels well Liberty
It's hnchmen beloved the old appeals
defeated
Meanwhile, ODanel a a
hill billy band
political
At this distance it's estimate
OF ODanle but there doubt
frivolous goofness which
thing they the
bloos and Huey Longs the Blantons
The
me oDane allies not known but his
Government indicate
AND results
Not only Maverick
per cent New Dealer also blessed
voube pensioner And all the
to their places
Evening star., 1938-07-27

in its own right and will now show
loans as debt without showing some
corresponding asset from its loans.
It's exactly what private bank does,
but, then a private bank can't run
to Uncle Sam for capital every little
while, and hence it must charge
enough interest SO as to eplenish
losses growing out of bad loans or
deprecated securities.
Government ownership of electric
power is here, Government ownership
of banking operations is here, and
Government ownership of railroads is
not far distant. State socialism is
surely on its way.
tCopyrisht. 1881
Evening star., 1938-07-27
PAY-CUT PLAN LAID
TO RAIL FINANCING
Harrison Charges Carriers Try to
Force Employees to Pay
Interest on Bonds.
Ey the Associated Press.

Es the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. July 27.-George M.
Harrison, chairman OF the Railway
Labor Executives Association. con-
tended today the proposed Is per cent
wage cut for rail workers was an at
tempt by carriers to rectify errors in
financial management.
Mr.. Harrison headed one group Of
union officials who are deadlocked
with the carriers representatives in
conferences on the wage proposal.
In statement, Mr.. Harrison said
the railroads have been floating bond
issues for expenditures made out of
profits for Improvements in the plant
and paying out the proceeds of the
bond issues as dividends to the stock
holders"
And now he added. "they want
the employees to take a wage cut to
pay the interest on these bonds"
H. A. Enochs. chairman of the car
riers' committee. reiterated a conten-
ton that the railroads financial plight
required the pay cut. A. F. Whitney,
Evening star., 1938-07-27

Now however the
Maverick McFarane to
Garner could Of
Democratic
to how the
had decided
the
speech Now he
hopeless On
the battle will
Evening star., 1938-07-27
SOY BEAN EXPERT SEES
DISH FOR U. S. TABLES
Government Home Economics
Consultants Rate 21 Types
Good or Excellent.

W. J. Morse, the Governments ex-
pert on soy beans predicted today that
they are headed for a prominent place
on American dining tables.
Government consultants on home
economics, called in to cook and taste.
said that 81 Of 81 varieties tested were
rated good or excellent for table use.
Several varieties rank with green
peas and lima beans" commented DR..
Florence King.
OF course, it may take years, Mr..
Morse admitted, to make people re-
gard soy beans as a delicacy as we'll as
a hay for livestock But then. the
tomato had to, break down a lot of
prejudice, too.
Evening star., 1938-07-27
The Capital Parade
Texas Results Held Damaging Politics Of Principle;
Presidents Foes Take Heart.


ME New Dealers
preference for bounding mountebankery
The defeat Representative triumph
Of the
connection S simple In the
House between politicians
presidential advisers the latter eadasy
OF principle Arguing that the country
told
Evening star., 1938-07-27

president Of the Brotherhood of Rail-
way Trainmen, said the carriers
chances Of winning their demand was
one in million and predicted the
demand would be withdrawn. Mr..
Enochs declared the railroads would
not yield.
Evening star., 1938-07-27

businesses prevl-
ously left to the
private individ-
ual-is here on
a sc ale un-
dreamed of and
" a manner
which tends to
conceal from the
public the true
size Of the grow
Ing public debt.
Beginning just
a few days ago.
that is, with the
start of the pres
ent fiscal year,
sereral inannrfant
Evening star., 1938-07-27

a master Of the
old credit-a n d.
raw-m a t er ! ais
squeeze play, he
works that way,
and. now, as Vis-
count Runciman,
he is deep in the
Downing sire ct
strategy " h / c h
swings these two
cudgels of empire.
P r i m e Minister
Chamberlain ap-
pointed him as
mediator in the
c 2 e C h o slovak-
Sudeten German
Evening star., 1938-07-27

co-ordinated and there should be
a general clearing house in the N.
E. c. to act as traffic cop for the
innumerable requests for air time
now being made independently by
all the Federal agencies.
The Government has been pro-
duclng films and going ON the air
for a good many years and see no
reason on earth why it should not
continue to do so and avoid parti-
san propaganda successfully I
Evening star., 1938-07-27
u. S. Hides
Adventure in
Socialism
Bookkeeping Juggling
Also Conceals Size
of Public Debt.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

4 ALMOST unnoticed and by a
~ simple change in the official
~ Treasury statement, the Roose-
welt administration has
launched the Federal Government
into the banking business. State So
eialism-whereby the State controls
credit and banking as we'll as other
Evening star., 1938-07-27
Headline Folk
and What
They Do
Viscount Runcinan Is
Figure in European
Realignment.
BY LEMUEL r. PARTON.

yHEN Sir Walter Runciman
M was here in 1887, it was
v v reported that he was try
ing to persuade Washing
ton to lend money to Germany, to
soothe Hitler and make him stop
frightening England. That may or
may not have been his mission, but, as
Evening star., 1938-07-27

they WILL
Government activity the
recton
recognized and activity
agreed with the Republicans that
oupourng OF Federal films and Federal
most of this
effective Radio stations have Government
recordings; the w. of
Taco at exorbitant in
senses would show ne could get out of it. Some
nmS produced in
ful for
work and also in this
mat BROKE the Plains and THE River
Government produce films which
national
takns put the lid all this
efs money on films which nobody
Onef changes in Washington desirable
nave superb MIN equipment but forbidden
oue Feoera films This bad
rdo station of
conoat Fasc
the last Congress but the
10 WORK out something Of
ons sho be pmnted since
1oregn policy The should
Evening star., 1938-07-27


shouo be so bad production
waste OF the taxpayers
ue Healer owners radio N
promote fewer and better Government
erhnent radio programs
dealers and Tories alike money
Evening star., 1938-07-27

When the President was en-
joying continuous ovation on his
way through Texas, it looked as
though Jack Gamers goose were
cooked The canny old Vice Presi-
dent, busily fishing at Uvalde, may
have chuckled at the idea. But, to
most people. it seemed that the in
habitants Of Gamers own State
would refuse to follow their cham
pion if he should lead an anti
Neu, nao1 xok1l1;1~
Evening star., 1938-07-27

Representative Maverick has
been one of their best object les
sons. Since the Civil War, issues
have meant little in the South,
where the one-party system has
reduced politics to a mere conflict
between personalities and special
interests. As Maverick always ran
on the issues, however, he was used
to prove the existence Of a new
Southern trend. And now Nave
rick has been beaten, while the
Evening star., 1938-07-27
We, the People
Use Of Movie and Radio Publicity by Government
Upheld as Move for Coordination.
BY JAY FRANKLIN.


ell to take charge of and coordinate
J publicity In motion pictures
uraly and
question
ington
OF holds that
Evening star., 1938-07-27

when private producer, working
close to big industrial or banking
interests, turns out a tendentious
film it is Entertainment" while it
Is propaganda" when the Federal
Government tries to explain to the
taxpayers where, when, how and
why their money is being spent.
In this particular case, how
ever, there is no point in raising
this issue. If the Republican
critics wish to examine the facts
Evening star., 1938-07-27

He opinions OF the orers this page o,on not
saxs . The Ster Such opinions presented
readers although such opinions contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1938-07-27

ron Mondays and Wednesdays
during Frederic William Wile's pa-
cation, Washington Observations
are being prttten by Henry L.
SWeinhdrt. Mr.. Vile Will continue
to write Friday column during his
p1cdtion)