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Evening star., 1938-07-16
MRS. WALTERS EXPIRES
ON VISIT TOLOUISVILLE

Mrs. Leonora j. Walters, widow Of
Lucian Nelson Walters, former promi-
nent coal dealer, died yesterday in
Louisville, KY, where she had been
visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. H. Ruff
nm. according to word received here
Mrs. Walters, who was in her
70s, had been a Washington resi-
dent about 30 years and had lived in
the Burlington Hotel since the death
of her husband. She was a member
Of the Episcopal Church of the Epi-
phany and took an active interest In
charitable work She had been visit
ing her daughter in Kentucky the last
two months.
Besides her daughter, Mrs. Walters
leaves two sons, Edwin S. Walters, who
has carried on the coal business here
and S. Gray Walters, this city, and
two grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at IL
am. Monday in Birch's Chapel, 1904
M street N. w. Burial will be In Lew
insville, Va.
Evening star., 1938-07-16
KING TO OPPOSE
LEUNDERPASS
Fears Marring of Beauty in
Thomas Circle Auto
Proposal.

Senator King, Democrat, of Utah,
charm n Of the Senate District Com
mittee, inspected conditions at Thomas
Circle today and promptly an
nounced mis- uns,terable opposition to
the proposed automobile underpass
there.
He described the underpass plan as
an "icoIoclastic change" that will dis
figure one Of the city's beautiful, tree
lined thoroughfares and. in effect,
mar the beauty Of the city as a whole.
Il was against this plan from the
outset and am NOR. than ever op-
posed to it," Senator King told A. j.
Driscoll, president of the Mid-City
Citizens Association, and a commit
tee of citizens who accompanied him
to the circle this morning
Others in the group included Frank
B. Hoffman. chairman OF a special
committee representing business and
civic interests in the immediate
vicinity of Thomas Circle, and Charles
A. Mcmahon, business manager Of
the National Catholic Welfare Con-
ference. headquarters Of which are
on Massachusetts, avenue. between
Fourteenth and Thirteenth streets.
overlooking part Of the proposed
tunnel
Senator King, who visited the site
at the invitation of Mr.. Driscoll,
said he doubted that trafic condi-
tions at the circle warranted so
drastic" plan as the underpass.
He motioned toward the large elm
trees bordering Massachusetts, avenue
and declared it would be a mistake
to cut them down, as proposed, to
make way for four-lane roadway
leading to the tunnel under the circle.
Mr.. Driscoll. whose associati ton went
on record against the underpass after
learning OF the tree-cutting program,
and the other members of the dele
cation concurred in Senator Kings
views. Mr.. Driscoll said petitions of
protest have been circulated among
property owners in the neighborhood
and the opposition has been nearly
100 per cent. He said one of the petit
tions will be submitted to the District
Commissioners and another to Sec
retary OF the Interior Ickes, probably
next week. c. Marshall Finnan,
superintendent of National Capital
Parks. already has announced opposi-
ton to the underpass.
District authorities meanwhile are
proceeding with plans for the project,
under authority Of the District Ap-
preparation Act. They say they have
no choice but to 60 ahead.
Evening star., 1938-07-16
RIOTS
BRING 40 ARRESTS
Order Restored by Police
After Three Nights of
Racial Disputes.
Ey the Associated Press.


PITTSBURGH, July 16-Police re-
stored order early today in Pittsbursh's
turbulent Northside after a third night
Of street rioting between races that
resulted in the wounding by gunfre Of
q detective and a colored man and the
arrest Of at least 40 persons.
Those under arrest were held for
hearings today on charges of melting
to riot.
In another outbreak in the North
sides West Park-where police say the
Ill feeting between white and colored
arose during the summer over use of
recreational facilities-one mans skull
was fractured.
City Detective Werner Wagner, 40.
was shot in a leg as he and other de-
tectives leaped from a police scout car
to break up a mob of both races
Wounded in the same melee was James
Lee Dixon, 81, who was shot in both
legs.
Sporadic Street Fights.
The smoldering Ill feeling broke out
Wednesday night in sporadic street
fights Thursday night rowing bands
OF white and colored youths roaned
the district and in numerous Clashes
eight were injured and II arrested.
detective Inspector Walter Monag-
han, who was placed in charge and
who ordered all his available men tn
the scene to aid heavy details of uni
formed police, said the outbreaks last
night and early today covered a 3-mile
area in the Northside. This is q dis.
trict Of industrial plants and residences
on hill across the Allegheny River
from the downtown sGolden Triangle "
inspector Monaghan said that st
one time last midnight Several thou
sano persons were lined up at Bidwell
ana Allegheny streets, the whites on
one side and the colored on the other"
Grows Little by Little.
He added the i'll feeling started in
a swimming pool in West Park and
has grown little by little"
The inspector Withdrew half his
men to headquarters at l am. East
ern standard time). Those remaining
IN the area had the customary supplies
OF tear gas in squad cars.
/ Police 1t John Joyce said the dis
orders resulted from a long dispute
over use of recreational facilities in
the area. 1t. w. j. Lavery said
thursday nights outbreak started in
tne LaWrenceville district-quiet last
nlght-when colored youth attempt
ed to dance with a white girl al a
dance sponsored by the City Bureau
of Recreation.
F1fteen OF those arrested Thursday
night were fined 50 each yesterday
and released and two were held on
charges of carrying concealed weapons
Evening star., 1938-07-16
H. J. KELLY DIES
OF HEART ATTACK
Architect of Treasury Department.
Native of Scotland, Came
to CAPITAL in 1928.

Henry James Kelly, IS, architect in
the Procurement Division of the
Treasury Department, died last night
at his residence, in the Bancroft Ho-
tel He had been stricken Monday
with a heart attack while at work
A native of Scotland, Mr. Kelly had
worked in the Treasury Department
since coming here in 1928. A native
OF Hamilton, Scotland. he was edu-
Gated at the Glasgow Institute of
Technology in Scotland, at the Bel
fast ureland) Institute of Technology
and in London.
Mr.. Kelly had lived in this country
since 1918 Earlier he had been sent
to the United States by the British
government to purchase oil paintings
He was known as connoisseur of an
tiques and oil paintings
He was q thirty-second degree Ma
son and belonged to the Federal Archi-
tects' Association. He leaves no rela-
tives in this country, friends said
The body is resting at the Hines
funeral home, 2e01 Fourteenth street
NV. Funeral arrangements were to
be announced later.
Evening star., 1938-07-16
Head Counting Is Criticized
By National Resources Body

"Illiteracy figures are 50 undepend-
able that they must be used with great
caution.
There is an apparent discrepancy
Of more than million between the
figure for the native population (na-
tive white and Negroes) in 1880, and
that expected on the basis of the 1920
returns and death rates during the
interval, apparently due to greater un-
derenumeration in 1920 than in 1880"
The committee feels there is a Sc
rious need for more accurate informa-
ton about population in order to facil-
itate planning for future developments,
so it Is sending out statement OF the
facts to the As State planning boards,
urging them to encourage and partici-
pate in the future collection Of essen
tial information"
Evening star., 1938-07-16
BRITISH AIR MINISTRY
BUYS WRIGHT MOTORS
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 16.-The Curtiss-
Wright and Wright Aeronautical
Corporations last night announced the
British Air Ministry had purchased
400 Wright Cyclone engines to be
installed in 200 reconnaissance planes
one of the largest orders ever placed
with an American aircraft concern.
The announcement was made by
Guy w. Vaughan, president of the
corporations, who said the engines
were identical to the type used by
Howard Hughes in his round-the-
world flight and were for installa-
tien in twin-motored craft similar
to the plane Hughes Used.
Evening star., 1938-07-16
Minimum WAGE LAW
FOR MEN is PROPOSED
Representative Schultz Plans to
Offer Legislation at Next
Session.

A law fixing = minimum wage In
the District for men, now that women
are thus protected, will be proposed
at the next session by Representative
Schultz, Democrat, Of Indiana, 1t was
said at his once today.
Mr.. Schultz, It was explained, feels
that men are Disseminated against
under the law fixing l. minimum wage
for women, and has cited instances
where firms have discharged women
and employed men at smaller wages
The Indiana Representative, who Is
q member Of the House District Com
nittee, was In the city today, but
could not be reached immediately for
direct comment.
Evening star., 1938-07-16
MAYORS SON, IS,
/ HELD IN ROBBERY
Mount Rainier Officials Kin
and Friend Are Jailed in
Purse.Snatchinq.

John Aaron Pruitt, 1s, son of Nor
man A. Pruitt, mayor of Mount
Rainier. Md, and Charles Lewis
Gainus, II, also Of Mount Rainier,
were arrested at their homes early
today and locked up at No. IL precinct,
after police said they had found in
young Pruitt's wrecked car woman's
pocketbook snatched on a street last
night.
Both youths confessed, according
to Detective Sergt. Frank o. Brass,
that they grabbed the pocketbook.
which contained $3.50, drove away
and short time later wrecked their
car when they failed to make turn
Mayor Pruitt spent some time at
the precinct station this morning try
ing unsuccessfully to obtain the re-
lease Of his son, the police said
The two boys were booked for in
vestigation and it was planned TO
have them questioned by detectives
Of the robbery squad.
Shortly before noon Gainus, because
he is under 18, was turned over to the
Juvenile authorities and taken to the
receiving home. The Pruitt boy was
taken to headquarters for questioning.
-Sergt. Brass said robbery charges
would be filed against both youths, al
though the case against Gainus would
7have to be tried in Juvenile Court.
The purse theft was reported to the
police last night. Mrs. Elizabeth
Rosenberger of 1915 Otis street NV.
said she was walking in the 1900
block of Otis street about 10 o'clock
when a young man leaped out of the
shadows and grabbed her pocketbook
The purse-snatcher. Mrs. Rosen-
berger told police, fed to a car, at the
wheel of which another youth was
awaiting.
Police later in the night found a
> car wrecked at Twentieth and Upshur
street NE Mrs. Rosenberge's pocket
book was in the car, according to the
police. They traced the license to
young Pruitt, they said.
Sergt Brass and Patrolman John E.
Ennis. learning, they said, that Gainus
was with Pruitt during the evening,
went to the homes of the boys in
Mount Rainier in the early morning,
reused them from bed and took them
to the station house
1t was planned to have Mrs. Rosen-
berger attempt to identify one or both
OF the boys some time today.
Evening star., 1938-07-16
DECISION ON MORGAN
CUSTER TO Be GUIDE
Prof. McIntire Of G. W. Law
School Says He Believes President
OverStepped Authority

The decision by the Supreme Court
on the validity of President Roose-
velts removal of Chairman Arthur
E. Morgan from the Tennessee Valley
Authority will be guide-post to the
future Of Government corporations in
conducting governmental affairs,
Prof John A. McIntire, of the George
Washington University Law School,
said last night.
His lecture was preliminary to the
opening of symposium on Govern
ment corporations Monday at the
university.
Prof. McIntire pointed out that
Supreme Court decisions may be
cited either to support or deny the
validity Of the custer, but limited he
believed that in the Morgan case,
the President exceeded his power.
The symposium will be held from
to 7 pm. daily under the direc-
ton of visiting experts beginning
Monday and continuing through
Friday.
Evening star., 1938-07-16
SERVICE OFFICERS
HAIL HUGHES TRIP
Assert Flight Proved Again
U. S. Military Aviation
Leads World.
Cy the Associated Press.

Ky IIlS hSsoClaNed fTeSS.
Army and Navy officers said Howard
Hughes flight proved again that
American military aviation leads the
world.
Without minimizing the contribution
OF civil aeronautics. they said ad-
vanced equipment perfected for the
Army and Navy played an important
part in the flights success.
BY special permission the Hughes
plane was equipped with two Wright
Cyclone 100 horsepower motors.
Moreover, the Army Air Corps lent
Mr.. Hughes the service of a scientific
ace, Lieut.. Thomas L. Thurlow, to be
navigator on the 14,824-mile race
around the top of the world.
Special Devices Help.
He employed in the aerial labora-
tory the pick of special devices he
helped develop as chief of the Air
Corps experimental navigation sec
ton at Wright Field, Dayton, Ohio.
These included, it was reported
without official confirmation, an in
tricate robot navigation instrument,
used on civilian plane for the first
time. Oficials said such a device
had been developed at Wright Field
The Air Corps gave Mr.. Hughes
permission to use the motors on con-
dition they should not be taken down
outside the United States and that
detailed performance records be kept
confidential.
The Alaskan communications sys-
tenn of the Army Signal Corps kept
the plane in continual touch with
New York after it reached Siberia.
1t. Connor From Navy.
1t. Harry Connor, co-pilot, Naval
Reserve officer, represented the Navy
on the flight. Naval aviation charts
helped guide the plane.
To Mr.. Hughes complaint that maps
of Siberia published by the hydro
graphic Office were erroneous, in that
they showed 6,500-foot mountains
where 9,000-foot peaks existed, Of
ficials responded that such informa-
ton came from Russian sources. The
Nays own altitude figures are lin
tied to heights along the coasts.
1t. Thurlow has been a navigation
specialist since 1888, and for the last
two years has been working on ex-
perimental aids to navigation. He
was given the duty of writing for the
Air Corps field manual a chapter on
principles and tactical application of
aerial navigation.
Evening star., 1938-07-16
MUNICIPALITIES GET
$8O6, FUND

Authorized construction costs for
municipalities under the new p w. A.
program reached total of s806,15l,-
996 today as Administrator Ickes ap-
proved IS additional non Federal
projects calling for allotments Of
$8,889, 705.
These bring the total of Federal
projects authorized to 2,232. for which
the P. W. A. has allotted 1929, ,549, 1872.
including $38, ,301 500 in loans.
Today's projects were scattered in
Kansas, New York, Indiana. illinois,
Pennsylvania and Arizona The largest
was an allotment of s4,794,75 to con-
struct the third link In a through
traffic driveway in New York City de-
signed to relieve congestion on the
West Side arterial highway. This new
driveway will cost the city $10,e55, ,o00
Evening star., 1938-07-16
HORL|CK HE|RESS'
HOST SUBPOENAED
Ontario Inquiry Summons
Man at Whose Home
Mrs. SidIey Died.

TORONTO, July 16 Canadian
Press w. Perkins Bull, Toronto at
torney, was under subpoena today tc
appear at the suddenly ordered inquest
into the death Of Mrs Maybelle Hor-
lick Sidley, 6l-year-old heiress to the
Horlick matted milk fortune, who died
at his home July 6.
The inquest was ordered by Attorney
General Gordon Conant for July 2t
after conference last night with po-
lice officials. No reason was given for
the action.
A private autopsy, performed with
permission of her son William the day
Mrs. Sidley died, found death due to
natural causes, from a brain tumor
that followed spinal lesion.
Inquiry Begun July I.
The police launched an inquiry July
7, however, at the request of the at
torney general, who explained that
"the atmosphere Of the case puts 1t
on inquiry"
Later Joselyn L. Rogers, Ontario
government analyst, said no poisonous
substance had been found in chemi-
cal analysis Of Mrs. Sidley's vital
organs.
The attorney generals order for the
inquest came on the same day that
Mrs. Sidley's will was made public at
Racine, Wis, disposing of her 81, ,000,-
600 estate
Bull, at whose home she had been
a guest for about a year. was be-
queathed more than $1,250, 900, in
cluding third of the residuary estate
Her son received another third and
the final third was left to various In
dividuals and institutions.
A subpoena was served on Bull at
his home short time after the order
for the inquest was issued.
Tax Inquiry Also Ordered.
The Evening Telegram said the
Ontario government had ordered a
thorough inquiry to determine whether
any of the estate of the Chicago
divorce was subject to the success
sion duty (inheritance) act.
Mrs. Sidley was the only daughter
Of the late William Horlick, sr., who
went to the United States from Eng
land in 1869 and made a fortune by
discovering special process for pro-
ducing matted milk.
At the time of his death, Septem-
ber 26, 1886, he left an estate esti-
mated at about $17,000,000, most of
which was left in trust to his three
hildren-Alexander James Horlick,
William Horlick, jr., and Mrs. Sidley.
Mrs. William Horlick, sr, died three
days after the death of Mrs. Sidley.
Evening star., 1938-07-16
By the Associated Press.


Head-counting in the United States
isn't what it should be, the National
Resources Committee complains.
While giving the Census Bureau .
pat on the back for putting out ION
the whole, an admirable product" the
committee indicts the bureaus figures
on six counts. The comment follows
q report on "the problems of chang
ing population" which the committee
submitted to the President a little
more than a week ago.
While at work on that, the commit
tee found out these things:
Many divorced people are reported
as married, widowed, or single, instead
Of as divorced.
There is evidence that about 3 per
cent Of all children under years Of
age are usually not enumerated.
Evening star., 1938-07-16
WEATHER REPORT

District of CoumbaFair
perature; southerly ~ NNAee ~ eLn'
Maryland tonight
change in - -o"' A'"'
west VTgna-Fa tonight and tomorrow tonight
Evening star., 1938-07-16
Record for Last "a Hours.

Netord TOT Last u Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon todsy)
" highest, go. at 3:15 pm. yesterday
Lowest, SO, at 4:45 am. today. Yea
Humidity for Last 24 Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon today
Highest 81 per cent, at am. to-day
lowest, "a per cent, at $50 pm. yes
River Report
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers cles
a. Harpers Ferry; Potomac muddy a
Evening star., 1938-07-16

More than 100000 additional tele-
phones will be installed in homes and
ofiices in England this year.
Evening star., 1938-07-16

Monthly precipitation in inches in the
CAPITAL (current month to datel:
Evening star., 1938-07-16
Report for Last "a Hours.

Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest, 90 on July IL.
Lowest, Is, on January %.
Tide Tables.
Evening star., 1938-07-16
FOREIGN Stations.

q am, Greenwich time. today
Tcnnper trra Wy a a
Evening star., 1938-07-16
Precipitation

Automobile lights must be turned on one
half hour after sunset.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-09-15
A Social KiIIinq

A man was buying his wife a
wondrous ruby ring. It's color and
cutting and setting were perfect.
Anything lovelier couldn't be imag-
ined. Much personal and foolish
importance was attached to the pur-
chase. The merchant said its price
was $4,000. They tipped the money
from their purses as if it were
farthing and said to each other so
clearly that the merchant heard,
that they were sorry; they had
hoped that it would cost $4,000. 1t
would be SO much bigger a story to
tell! And they intended that ring
to help thern make a social kill
ing"
They remind me of the man who
went to market to buy a big pipe
organ, one with chimes and harps
and all the modern gadgets. He
did not know anything about organs;
only something about dollars. This
one had a big front and cost lot
of money, many thousands. It was
exceedingly short on performance.
Another instrument with half the
window display at much less than
half the cost had real musical mer-
it, had what an organ ought to have
melody and harmony, sweetness,
richness and variety of tone. But
the man who went to market to buy
an organ paid the big price for the
poor product. 1t made such good
story to tell. See how much it cost!
Most of us are like thatl We pur-
chase sensible little string of
beads as gift to some graduating
girl. Then we scour around until
we find a Tiffany box in which to
send it. We buy some perfectly
good ten cent store candy for the
weekend or as an informal, friend
ly courtesy. But when we share it
with others, if we are clever
enough, our candy gets placed in a
blue-blood box with a famous trade
name which somehow we think
takes off the ten cent curse. We
just seem made that way. We can't
help it apparently, because we judge
so frequently by other standards
than downright values.
Really it is the same thing with
infinite variations as Mistress two
red elephants, highly desirable at
$9-impossible at $l49.
Copyright-WNU Service
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-09-15
The SALLY (D.I1. IVA Walsh
W. W
- 80 - Service
Copyright
WNU Service

"Sally Drew!" Mrs. Pinney
jumped. "She's the very one. I'll
see her this afternoon"
Sally Drew was a tiny woman
with hair like snowy wool and a
pale pointed little face. Her eyes
were wonderful, so bright, so
black, so alive. They danced in
her face. But her smile was more
wonderful than her eyes.
The smile came now at sight of
Mrs. Pinney.
"Julial" she cried. Come right
in"
In Sally's small living room, so
old-fashioned, SO cozy, and withal
so well suited to Sally herself,
Julia Pinney told her story.
"Well, what do you want me to
do?" Sally asked.
Il want you to go to Helen Chi
chester and get her to give us
$4,000. That will keep the hos
pital running for one year. After
that-but We'll hope"
Sally's smile vanished. She was
silent an instant.
"Tn 60, of course" she said
quietly.
Mrs. Pinney arose.
"Sally, you're a dear. If any
one can do it you can. You are
our last resort"
At 9, just as Mrs. Pinney was
ready to fly to pieces with sus-
pense, Sally walked in. The Sally
smile was bright indeed.
II couldn't get away sooner.
Helen wouldn't let me come. You
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-09-15

see, we haven't spoken before in
thirty years"
"What?" gasped Mrs. Pinney.
Thirty years." nodded Sally. 81
did hate to go. But after l got
there it was all right. Here's your
money" She drew a check from
her handbag and gave it to Julia.
Fifty thousand dollars!" Mrs.
Pinney could just articulate. "But
we hoped your smile would do
it."
'It did" Sally grew grave. "Thir-
ty years ago Helen got the man 1
wanted. But no one ever knew it
except her and me, for the day
she was married I pinned on my
smile and I've worn it ever since"
She paused reflectively. "She says
she was puzzled for thirty years
over my smile. We made a fair
exchange. l told her how l got it
and she gave me $5O,0O0 for my
secret"
Herbert Chichester had only
lived five years, but he had lived
long enough to spoil the lives of
two women. His wife had grown
selfish and sore, but the woman
she had won him from had
"pinned on a smile" that had
frightened whole community.