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Evening star., 1938-03-20
TlcOD.C. Women
Beaten Badly by
Youthful Thugs

Two women were beaten seriously
enough to require medical assistance
yesterday and last night by colored
thugs bent on robbery.
Miss Helen Conover 80, was struck
on the head with an iron bar welded
by one Of two boys who broke into
her apartment at 2012 o street NV.
during her absence
The boys, about IA and l6. fed
after striking her when she entered
the apartment. After treatment at
Emergency Hospital for cuts. Miss
Conover returned home to find a
wrist watch gone Entrance to the
apartment apparently was gained
through a window opening on a fire
escape
Mrs. Colette Eckman was slueged
outside her home, 5704 Thirty second
street NV. when she returned from
work at telephone exchange Two
youths again were the attackers. but
they escaped empty-handed. being
frightened by Mrs Eckman's screams.
She was treated at home by phys!-
cian
Evening star., 1938-03-20
McReynolds Forum Speaker,
To Discuss Foreign affairs

"Are We Building for. Peace or
War;" will be the subject Of an ad-
dress to be given by Representative
McReynolds of Tennessee in the Ma
tional Radio Forum tomorrow at 1890
pm. The forum is arranged by The
Star and broadcast over Station
WMAL and Nation-w wide network Of
other National Broadcasting Co. sta
tions.
Mr.. McReynolds Is chairman Of the
Foreign Affairs Committee Of the
House. Recently President Roosevelt
strongly urged Mr.. McReynolds to re-
tain his present place in the House
and not seek a nomination for the
Senate, on the ground that he, the
President and the country needed Mr..
McReynolds and wished him to con-
tinue as chairman of this important
committee.
In his address Mr.. McReynolds will
discuss the position of the United
States with reference to both the tan
gled affairs Of Europe and the war be-
tween China and Japan. 1t Is ex-
pected that he will include In his
speech reference - the national de-
Evening star., 1938-03-20
GARDEN CLUB MEETS

GA1THERSBURG. Md. March 10
(SpeciaD "A talk on perennial gar
dens by Prof. Walter r. Ballard of the
University of Maryland featured a
meeting Of the Gaithersburg Neigh
borhood Garden Club this week at the
home of Mrs. George Ninas.
Reports on What Our Club Is
Doing were given by presidents of
six other clubs The groups repre-
sented were Bethesda Community
Club. Chevy Chase Parkway Club,
Rockville Garden Club, Little Garden
Club Of Sandy Spring, Mount Airy
Garden Club and the Trowel Club Of
Washington.
The meeting was preceded by 4
luncheon.
Evening star., 1938-03-20

Huber was flustered.
He called in Attorney Judd Mat
thews.
In the lawyers presence the bed
was remade. They left the room.
They returned in 10 minutes. The
bed was tossed like a wind-whipped
pond.
Huber was flabbergasted.
He and Matthews summoned 10
friends. They dismantled the bed and
put 1t together again. They ascer-
tanned the windows were locked. They
tethered two dogs at strategic spots
They posted guard at the door,
closed it and retired to the parlor.
Five minutes elapsed. They re-
turned to the chamber. And-the
covers were in a heap
So it went through the exciting
night until o'clock this morning.
The daughters packed up and lett
Huber was furious
Evening star., 1938-03-20
bAbYDERbyPR|zE
AWARDED T0FOUR
Two Ruled Out by Ontario
Court Plan Appeals to
Share S5OO,OOO.

BACKGROUND
Fund set up by late Charles
vance Mtldr, eccentric Toronto
laDyer, TOR mother In that cttv
bearing most children in 10 yeors
5olloUtn0 his death in 1926. Will
Uas challenged on many sides, but
1Das upheld by courts. Decision OF
Dho Uds to be dWdrded cash
amounting to about $500 900 led to
another court fight
TORONTO, March 10 canadian
Press) -Four Toronto mothers today
won equal shares in the 100000
"stork derby" estate left by the late
Charles Vance Millar.
The winners, tied with nine eligible
babies, each born in the 10 years fol-
lowing Millar's death. were announced
by Justice w. E. Middleton of the To-
ronto Supreme Court. They are:
Mrs. Annie Smith, whose husband,
William, is city fireman.
Mrs. Kathleen Nagle, whose hus-
band, John, canvassed from door TO
door for carpenter work. The Nagles
have II children.
Mrs. Alice Timleck, whose husband,
Arthur, Is employed by the city parks
department. The Timlecks have IA
children, an automobile and maid.
Mrs. Isabel MacLean, whose hus-
band, John, works in the Ontario leg
slative buildings.
Millar Died in 1926.
Mlllar. eccentric lawyer, died Octo-
Der 81, 1926. leaving a will the prin-
cipal clause of which specified the
residue Of his estate was 10 20 to the
Toronto mother registering the largest
number OF births in the l0-year period
after his death.
Justice Middleton. in his action to-
day, ruled out the brightest stars in
the 'stork derby"-25-yea Mrs.
Pauline Mae Clarke and stocky Mrs.
Lillian Kenny, who had promised to
build mausoleum in Millars honor
II she won.
Mrs. Clarke, like the winners, had
nine babies born in Toronto in the 10
years, but the justice ruled fve Of
them were illegitimate and therefore
ineligible
Appeals to Be Taken.
Mrs. Kenny had 10 babies, but four
were registered as still-born, and the
judge ruled they could not count.
When she heard of the ruling, Mrs.
Kenny said:
I'm not mad at any one. NY
lawyer will take an appeal to a higher
court"
j. R. Cartwright counsel for Mrs.
Clarke. also said appeal action would
be taken without delay.
While the exact amount Of the
Millar estate residue available for dis
tributions never has been made pub
lie, one of the trustees said it would
be about 100000"
Evening star., 1938-03-20
FUVUIllHC WUUUy anu OIleNUNUUH
Weather Conditions Last II Hours.

The disturbance that was south of Nova
Scotia Friday night is moving slowly north
eastward sydney. Nova Scotia. 29h0
inches. The northern disturbance is CEN
trail over eastern Hudson Strait. Resolu-
tion Island. 29.10 inches and pressure re-
mains relatively low from Lake Michigan
southwestward to Arkansas. Madison. Wis.
296S inches. and Batesville. Ark. e9.14
inches Pressure is low also from Alaska
southeastward to Manitoba and thence
southwark 10 the Texas Panhandle. Lower
Post. British Columbia. :a:S inches,
Quappele. Saskatchewan. 1885 inches,
and Pierre S. Oak. @9.5c inches. These
disturbances have been attended by rain
from Michigan. Wisconsin and and Iowa
southwark to the Gulf Coast and from
the Pacific Coast eastward to the northern
Rocky Mountain region. The rainfall was
heavy in portions Of Alabama, Mississippi.
Louisiana and Arkansas. jackson. Miss.
reporting the greatest amount, 2.62 inches.
Pressure is high from New York and New
England southwark to the South Atlantic
states and thence eastward over the ocean,
g., 8; Coamo ,30.2l inches. Pressure is
relatively hish nsgha oyer cslitornis: San
Hudson Bay. Chesterfield Inlet. District OF
KeeWatin. .96 inches.
The temperature has risen in the Eastern
States and from Southern Minnesota and
Western Iowa southwestward to New
Mexico and Arizona while 1t has fallen in
the North Pacific States and from Wiscon-
sin and Eastern Iowa southwark to
Arkansas. Mississippi and Alabama.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
RE0RGAN|z|NC BILL
HIT BY JOHNSON
Former N. R. A. Head Calls
1t 'Insidious Attack Upon
Democracy.
BY the Associated Press.

In two commercial radio ad-
dresses over two national networks.
Gen. Hugh S. johnson last night
attacked the pending Government re-
organization bill as AN insidious as
sault on democracy"
The bill empowers the President to
alter or abolish any of the various
administrative agencies OF the Fed
eral Government.
Gen. Johnson. former N. R. A. head
and now political commentator, CEN
tered his fire on the bills provision
that q two-thirds majority OF Con-
gress would be needed to overrule any
OF the Presidents proposals under it.
There is your JOKER" Gen. john
son said. There is the trick that de-
livers the Federal structure over to
the power of one-man government,
plus minority rule by one-third of the
peoples representatives, instead of a
ma jority of them, as the Constitution
intended.
This bill proposes a first great
breach in the wall of democracy 3. =
the last pure democracy on earth.
Unless Congress hears from the
country in no uncertain terms over
the weekend, that bill will pass. 1t
ought not to pass in its present form.
1t is an abdication by Congress to the
President -
In his second talk, Gen. johnson
denounced the bills provision abol-
ishing the office Of controller general
as surrender by Congress of the
power of the purse; and the proposed
abolition of the Civil Service Com
mission.
The radio networks which carried
Gen. Johnson's talks said he had SIM
plyasked for the time as an individual,
Evening star., 1938-03-20
Mystery Bed Unmakes Itself,
Keeps Repeating Despite Guard
Ry the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 19.-Mystery
lurked in the deep shadows envelop-
ing the home of John Huber, in sub
uroan Worth, tonight.
The puzzled farmer and his per-
picked wife kept an anxious vigil.
What would happen? They did no.
know. What happened last night?
They weren't quite certain about that.
either. but here is their account of
the eerie events:
Daughter Dorothy, 10, accused
Daughter Loretta. 2l. of neglecting to
make their fathers bed. Loretta oe-
MED the charge. But they rearranged
the coverlets together. That was last
evening.
They returned to the room Is min
utes later. The pillows were on the
floor. The blankets were in disarray.
The girls made the bed again.
Five times they came back and
found the covers in disorder
Evening star., 1938-03-20

BY the Associated Press.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, March 10.
"A posse of ofncers today captured a
3l-year-old mountaineer Wash Tatum,
sought in connection with the Staying
OF William Frank Berry, a Govern
ment alcohol tax investigator, yester-
day afternoon.
Tatum was caught near his Suck
Creek mountain home. about ID miles
from here. The posse, using blood
hounds, had searched for him all
night.
Tatum's wife, who said she saw
the killing. asserted Federal agents
had entered the house without an
nouncing themselves. The agents said
they had stated their business. They
confiscated quantity of liquor at the
Tatum home, Agent J. D. Jones said.
Tatum Immediately fed to the hills.
Mr.. Berry was killed, Mr.. Jones
said, by shotgun charge at close
range as he walked into the cabin.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
CHAPLAIN TO BE FETED
Reception Set Tomorrow for Col.
William r. Arnold,

Col. William r. Arnold, chief of
Army chaplains, will be honored at
reception at the Mayf1ower Hotel
tomorrow at $50 pm. by the Wash
ington General Assembly. Fourth De-
gree Knights of Columbus.
Col. Arnold, Catholic priest, was
appointed to the post of chaplain
while director of the Chaplains'
School at Fort Leavenworth. Kans.
Before that he was chaplain OF the
First Cavalry at Fort Bliss, Tex
The honor guest will be presented
by the Rt. Rev. Msgr. Peter Guilday,
professor of church history at Cath
olic University. and permanent secre-
tary of the American Catholic His
torical Association.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
TO SING IN RICHMOND
200 Choral Society Members Will
Appear With Orchestra.

The Washington Choral Society Of
200 singers will journey to Richmond.
Va, tomorrow to join with a choral
group of that city in singing the
Beethoven Ninth Symphony with the
National Symphony Orchestra, con-
Quoted by DR.. Hans Kinder.
Members of the choral society will
return Immediately to Washington TO
enter upon the final weeks intensive
rehearsals of The Passion According
to ST. Matthew" one of J. S. Bach's
choral and instrumental works. This
will be rendered by the Washington
Choral Society Monday, March %, at
8 pm. in Washington Cathedral.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
Building Losing $500, 900 Yearly.

BALTIMORE, March 10 R).-The
Baltimore Realty Trust, Inc, informed
the State Tax Commission today the
Baltimore Trust Building, tallest in
the city, was losing 100000 a year.
The owners asked the commission for
a $500,000 reduction on the 1887 tax
assessment. The building Is assessed
now at $500, 900.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
Win Forensic Honors.

BANNER ELK. N. c., March 10
P.-Campbell Junior College Of Buies
Creek and Virginia Intermont Of
Bristol, Va, took most Of the honors
at the annual Southeastern division
tournament OF Phi Rho Pi, national
forensics fraternity, which ended this
afternoon. The meet opened Thurs
day.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
HOME DEMONSTRATION
MEETINGS SCHEDULED
Four Slated This Week in Fairfax
County-Six All Club
Sessions Are Listed.

Special Dispa tch to The Star.
FAIRFAX, Va. March le.-Four
home demonstration and six All
Clubs are scheduled to meet during
the coming week. it has been an
nounced by Miss Lucy Blake, Fairfax
County home demonstration agent.
Woodlawn Home Demonstration
Club will meet Monday at pm: the
Kenmore Club at 2 pm. Tuesday at
the home Of Mrs. John Berry: Clifton
Club, Wednesday at pm, and
Pohick Club, Friday at pm.
Floris All Club will meet at 1890
am. Wednesday,; Clifton Club will
meet the same day at pm: Fairfax
and Vienna Clubs will meet Thursday,
the former at II am. and the latter
at 2:20 pm; Mclean Club will meet
Friday at ll:l0 am, and Fairview
Club, Saturday at 1890 am.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
FIRST WAR DRAFTEE DIES

MEDFORD, Mass, March 19 (P.-
Joseph Cefalo, 43, first American to
be drafted for the World War, died
today after long illness.
Mr.. Cefalo, son of Italian immigrant
parents, was an awning maker in
Boston when the late Newton D.
Baker. then Secretary of War, drew
his number in Washington.
Gassed and wounded overseas, Mr..
Cefalo had been in poor health for
many years. He became a sergeant
in Company M, 30lst Infantry. 18th
Division. He is survived by his widow
and two young children.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
Glass to Entertain.

GAITHERSBURG, Md, March 10
tSpeciaD The Friendly Glass of the
Grace M. E. Church South will enter
tain the guests at the Methodist Home
here at 8 pm. Monday with readings,
songs and play, to which the public
is invited.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
PROGRAM AT WESTERN

High School Pupils to Present
Revue Night of April l.
A two-hour program Of vaudeville
entertainment. the Western Revue,
will be presented April at pm. in
Western High Schools auditorium by
the schools students.
The program has been divided into
five units-choral music, drama, or
chestra music and two units with
Spanish and hill-billy settings.
A dance will be held in the boys
gymnasium after the entertainment
program.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
PHILANTHROPIST DIES
G. w. Todd, Industrialist, Was
University's Benefactor,

University's Benefactor.
ROCHESTER, N. Y, March 10 (R.-
George w. Todd, prominent indus
trialist and philanthropist, died at his
home here tonight after an illness of
four years. He was IS years old.
One of the founders of the Todd Co.,
makers of check writing machines
and other business Office equipment, he
also had been chairman of the board
of the Stromberg- Carlson Manufac-
turing Co. and a director of many
corporations.
Mr.. Todd, close friend of the late
George Eastman, camera manufac-
turer. was known as the father of the
Greater University of Rochester. He
also made large gifts to Cornell Uni
versity. which his sons attended.
He leaves his widow, a sister, and
three sons, Walter, George and Donald.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
Mrs. Wilson Plans Tea.

BETHESDA, Md, March 10 (Spe-
ciaD Mrs. Luke I. Wilson. vice
president of the Montgomery County
League OF Women Voters will give
tea at her home on the Rockville Pike
Friday afternoon to welcome the new
members of the league.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
Rockville o. E. S. to Meet.

A friendship night" program will
feature a meeting of Montgomery
Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star,
in Rockville, Md, Tuesday night.
Worthy Matron Catherine s. Barnsley
will be in charge. Members Of Pen
talpha, Naomi, Kensington. Silver
Spring and Birmingham Chapters
have been invited.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
St. Marys Field Day.

LEONARDTOWN, Md, March 10
(SpeciaD The annual field day for
st. Marys County public schools has
been tentatively set for May 49, Pa
rochial schools will hold their meet
the next day. Both meets are slated
on the campus Of the Leonard Hall
School.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
Don Ameche Laid Up.

HOLLYWOOD. Calf, March 10
Pl.-Don Ameche, screen and radio
actor, was confined to his home today
with an infected jaw and will be un-
able to appear in his radio program
tomorrow.
The trouble began with an infected
tooth. Fred MacMurray, film actor,
will replace him In the broadcast.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
JAPAN AIMS TO SETTLE
PHILIPPINE PROBLEM
Land Question Being Watched,
Diet Is Told by Hirota-Details
of Plan Withheld.

BY the Associated Press.
TOXIC, March 20 Sunday For
eign Minister Koki Hirota told the
japanese Diet today that the govern
ment is watching the problem Of
Japanese e-owned land in Davao, the
Philippines, and has a plan for set
tlement
Details OF the plan, which Hirota
spoke of in answering questions of a
Diet member. were not disclosed.
The government is watching the
situation regarding our emigrants." g."
Hirota said. "A plan has been made
for solution Of the question. and I
believe it will be arbitrated amicab bly,"
There have been charges that many
japanese held lands illegally in the
fertile Davao region on Mindanao
Island, south OF Manila. The Davao
population is predominantly japanese.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
HOTEL WORKERS. UNIT
SIGNS AGREEMENT
Wages, Hours and Working
Conditions Adjusted, Says
Announcement of Allianra

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT O1 AIIIdHC6,
The Hotel Service Workers, Local
30, Hotel and Restaurant Employees
International Alliance yesterday an
nounced completion of an agreement
with the Washington Hotel concern
ing working conditions OF bellmen.
doormen. elevator operators. maids,
housemen, cleaners and miscellaneous
workers. Wages, hours and working
conditions were adjuested
A complaint Of the same union
against the Raleigh Hotel will be heard
by the National Labor Relations Board
Thursday at $50 m. in the Franklin
School Building, Thirteenth and K
streets NV.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
WALLACE BACKS BILL
ON MARKETING PACTS
Measure Would Let Department
Approve Agreements for
Any Commodity.

Fy the Associated Press.
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace in
dorsed yesterday the bill of Senator
McNary. Republican. of Oregon to
permit the Agriculture Department to
approve marketing agreements for
any commodity
The Agricultural Marketing Agree
ment Act of last year permits such
compacts for vegetables. fruits, pro-
duce and tobacco.
Secretary Wallace wrote Chairman
Smith of the Senate Agriculture Com
mittee that the department believed
benefits Of such programs should be
available to producers of any agri-
cultural commodity or product.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
COMPOSER DIES

w. v. McKenney, "a, Was Author
of Popular Song, Wabash Moon
BOSTON, March 10 (P.-William
V. McKenney A. author of the popu-
lar song. Wabash Moon," died tonight
at st. Elizabeth's Hospital.
He was director of employment for
the Boston Continuation School and
brother of Joseph McKenney, former
Boston College football coach.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
SUNDAY SCHOOL ELECTS

81. mATK CHUTCn IN FA1rlanQ
Names Officers.
FAIRLAND, Md. March 19 (Spe-
ciaD .-Oficers OF the Sunday school
Of St. Marks Episcopal Church have
been elected as follows:
Mrs. N. A. NARROW. superintendent;
Arthur Frakes. assistant superintend-
ent; Thomas NARROW, secretary; Mel
vim Lehman, treasurer, and Miss
Bernice Lehman, publicity chairman.
The Boys Club of the Sunday school
entertained the Girls Club and their
parents at party this week in the
parish hall. The boys were losers
in q race for attendance.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
THE WEATHER REPORT


gentle southerly
Maryland and Vrgnashowers with mild
virgnashowers today
River
Evening star., 1938-03-20

BY the Associated Press.
Administration legal experts con-
tended yesterday that President Roose-
welt could remove Arthur E. Morgan
from the chairmanship Of the Ten
nessee Valley Authority If DR.. Morgan
refused to answer questions at a White
House hearing tomorrow.
Mr.. Roosevelt has given the T. v. A.
chairman until tomorrow afternoon to
answer yes" or mo" to presidential
demands that he give facts to support
his charges Of misconduct against his
fellow directors.
Many members OF Congress contend
that, II Chairman Morgan persists in
his refusal to answer presidential
questions and his demands that Con-
gress instead of the President investi-
gate the T. v. A.. the most Mr.. Roose-
welt can do is to ask him to resign.
They say the T. v. A. Act gives Con-
gress removal power over directors of
the public power and planning agency
and authorizes the President to remove
directors only In event they are OPP
posed to the policies OF the act or ap-
point employees without regard to
merit.
Cite Supreme Court Case.
However. the administration legal
experts, who declined to be quoted by
name, declared the acts provision for
congressional removal does not impair
the Presidents broad power to remove
executive officials.
They contended the Supreme Court
had upheld the Presidents power to
remove of1cials Of the executive branch
OF the Government in an opinion de-
livered by the late Chief Justice Taft
in 1926.
They said the courts later opinion
invalidating President Roosevelts ef-
fort to remove the late William E.
Humphrey from the Federal Trade
Commission. had not affected the law
as 1t would apply to Chairman Morgan.
No Contempt Case.
As to the Presidents statement that,
If DR.. Morgan continued to refuse to
answer his questions, he would be
guilty Of "contumacy"- to
constituted authority-the authorities
said Mr.. Roosevelt's only method of
punishment would be to remove him
from ONCE
There was no way. they declared,
the President could cite him for con-
tempt and impose punishment as in a
duly constituted court OF Law.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
REORCAN|z|NC BILL
EXCEPT|ONSA
Clark Pushes Move to Add
16Agencies to List of
Exemptions.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Reorganization OF the Federal
Government. a problem ,rhich has
confronted every administration
since the World War. has come
sharply to the fore during the
Rooseuelt administration. 1t now
stands as major item on the
Legislative program. Opponents OF
pending legislation claim it mould
gtre the President "dictatoriul"
poWers. The House broke the
omnibus reorganization bill into
four bills. but has passed only tpo.
Evening star., 1938-03-20
Report Until 10 PM Saturday.

Record Until 10 PM. Saturday.
Highest. 50, at 4 pm. Yesterday year
ago. 81.
Lowest, 3S, at 6 am. Yesterday year
ago. 35
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. II. on February ls.
Lowest, Is, on January 20.
Evening star., 1938-03-20

Dr. Franeis Townsend originator OF the odoge pension
plan Uhch bears his he appeared before hearing
OF the Senate Unemployment Committee yesterday The
Doctor hoe conviction charge OF conemp OF the House
told the eomtttee that adoption OF his plan proude
jobs for 2000000 The payment of pensions the
aged with the requirement that they be spent Immediately
outd accelerate business all the unemployed could
to 10ork, he said A. P Photo
Evening star., 1938-03-20

Tense program for this country, as ex-
emplihed in the adminstration's new
naval building program.