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Evening star., 1938-04-06

preciate prompt assurances on the
subject"
The State Department said other
technical steps will be taken soon as
a result Of Germany's absorption of
Austria
These include the question Of
whether to continue most favored
nation treatment in commerce with
Austria or whether to add Austria to
our economic blacklist along with
Germany.
Evening star., 1938-04-06
NEW BUND INQUIRY

Py the Associated Press
Justice Department officials sifted
new evidence tod, to determine
whether the Amerika Deutscher
Volkesbund and its Nazisaluting mem
bership are adhering strictly to Fed
eral laws
The investigation, the second within
six months. was made recently by
Federal agents. A 1,000-page report
prepared in January by J. Edgar Hoo
yer, chief OF the G-men. previously
had been submitted to Attorney Cen
eral Cummings.
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bat of Miss Collins who was trying to
hit ball at that moment.
Mr.. Corcoran was taken to George
town Hospital where at first it was
feared he had fractured skull. Hos
pital authorities reported today, how
ever. the injured man is in good con-
dition-except for lump on his
head.
A w. P. A. worker, Mr.. Corcoran is
the second member of his family ir
the hospital One of his six children
1mogene, 10, is in Gallinger Hospita.
with rheumatic fever.
Evening star., 1938-04-06

As he sped to
first base, he
didn't notice that
a n o t h er ball
game was going
on on the side
lines. Miss Viola
Collins, Is, of
3143 N street
NV. was batting
balls tossed by a
friend. Halfway
between first base
and home plate,
the speeding run
ner was dropped
in his tracks by a
suing from, the
Evening star., 1938-04-06
Player Injured
By Girls Bat
In Ball Game

Richard Corcoran, 35, of 34o2 N
street NV, went to bat in the last
nall OF the ninth inning of a base
ball game yesterday on GEORGETOWN
Playground, Thirty-third and Volta
streets NV, and sent line drive over
Evening star., 1938-04-06

The celebrated philosopher, Schop-
enhauer. the exponent of pessimism,
was born on Holy Ghost street, Danzig.
Evening star., 1938-04-06
BRIDGES FRIENDS
MAYB0YCOTT QUIZ
G. o. P. Senators Reported
Ready to Force His
Appointment.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Investigation OF Tennessee Valley
Authority UaS projected after it be-
came apparent diSSension among
three directors ,Das hamperino the
rork of the agency Responsibility
for inquiry ,raS passed to Congress
after President failed to elicit facts,
but refusal OF Republican Senators
to Serre on Joint Congressional
Committee has for the moment
blocked Legislative inquiry.
Evening star., 1938-04-06
HUGE W0RKSFUND
TALK IS REVIVED
Pump Printing Considered
by Officials as Aid Costs
Mount.

BACKGROUND
Relief appropriation for current
fiscal year iUas 10000 900. Of
fcials say available funds will be
exhausted June 80. President tenta-
tiuely projected $1,000 0.00O. 900 ap-
preparation for 1889 in January.
Experts no,D believe a far larger
sum 1DiH be needed in pieD OF the
rising unemployment situation.
Evening star., 1938-04-06
HARRISON TO MAKE
TAXAPPEAL TODAY
Committees Head to Ask
Scrapping of Several
New Deal Theories.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
For past t1uo years business has
complained that NetD Deal theories
OF taration ,Dere sitting Nation
economically, in last sir months
blaming them particularly for cur
rent depression. House, 1Dith ad-
ministration consent, enacted SEP
eral notifications, but Senate FL
nance Committee Went far beyond
this point. Eventual result wiH be
compromise bet,Ueen tWo bills.
Evening star., 1938-09-19


United States has no other plans for
the future at thisItime than his teach
ing career at Georgetown.
The former Austrian Legation where
Mr.. Prochnik presided last March
when he received word that Austria
had been absorbed into the German
Empire Is for sale or rent by the Ger
man Embassy. He was an attache at
the German Embassy until about q
month ago when he withdrew.
Mr.. Prochnik married an American
woman and has two children. In
1905 he was appointed to consular
post in this country, serving at Cleve-
land, Chicago, Pittsburgh and finally
at st. Paul. After the war he acted
as first secretary Of the Austrian dele
cation to negotiate the Treaty Of Saint
German, after which he returned to
Vienna as chief of Preparations Bu-
reau.
Returning to the United States in
1920, Mr.. Prochnik became the first
representative Of the new Republic
Of Austria and In 1896 was elevated
to the rank Of minister plenipotentiary.
. position hs allied with distinction
Evening star., 1938-09-19
ARIZONA IN COMMAND
OF CAPT. ISAAC KIDD
succeeds Capt. Alfred Winsor
Brown as Head of Big
Battleship.

Capt. Isaac Kidd, U. S. N. TODAY
was appointed to command of the
U. S. S. Arizona, San Pedro, Calf.
succeeding Capt. Alfred Winsor Brown.
who died September at Long Beach.
Calf.
Capt. Kidd, a native of Cleveland
Ohio where he was born March 2e.
1884. has been serving on the staff
OF the President of the Naval War
College, Newport, r. I.
The Arizon's new commander was
appointed to the Naval Academy in
1902 and was on duty there as an
instructor when the World War begun.
During the war, he assisted in fitting
out the battleship New Mexico and
served during the closing months of
the war as her gunnery officer. He
was captain Of the port at Cristobal,
Canal Zone, from June, 1927 to June
1880 and also served during that
period as chairman of the Board of
Inspection and Survey and as acting
marine superintendent of the Panama
Canal.
Evening star., 1938-09-19
BROWN CONTENDS
JUVENILE CRIME
SHOWS DECREASE
Dr.. NoIan's Report That 1t
Went Up 1920 for 6. Month
Period Brings Denial.
FAILURE TO CHARGE
FEL0NIES is CITED
Criminologist Says Youths Are
Booked for Misdemeanors, Not
for Actual Deeds.

The report of DR.. James A. Nolan,
director of the Washington Criminal
Justice Association, Saturday, that
juvenile crime increased the first six
months Of this year drew a dissent
from Police Supt. Ernest w. Brown
and a reply from the criminologist
today defending the report.
While Maj. Brown agreed with DR..
Nolan's report in most particulars, he
insisted that the reports of the Police
Statistical Bureau showed a steady
decrease IN juvenile offenses for five
years, with felony arrests dropping
from 354 in 1888 to 90 in 1887.
DR.. Nolan reported an increase OF
80 per cent in juvenile arrests over
the same period of 1887. He said
children under II were charged with
l9.per cent Of the serious crimes here
the first six months of 1898, as COM
pared with 1873 per cent in 1887 and
1863 per cent in 1887.
Replying to Maj. Browns objections.
Dr. Nolan contended the police often
Jailed to charge juvenile offenders
with the felonies for which they were
originally arrested, but merely booked
them for misoemeanors. For instance
ne explained, if a boy under 1S is
arrested for housebreaking, a felony.
ne usually is booked for unlawful
entry, misdemeanor, because he must
be dealt with by the juvenile court
ana his case does not % before tho
grand jury, as when adults are so
charged.
But In our study" DR.. Nolan
added, we went to the original source
OF each crime and found out what
juveniles actually were arrested for.
not what they were charged with.
This, I think. accounts for the diver.
gence between our report and that Of
Maj Brown"
The Criminal Justice Association re.
ported that crime as a whole de.
creased 37.S per cent during the
period surveyed
MAJ. Brown praised the report and
commended the organization as "ex-
cept1onally effective in arousine public
interest in the crime situation and
bringing about better coordination
OF law-enforcement ageuciexss' The
superintendent added:
There Is no doubt that the asso.
ciation has contributed materially tn
reduction in crime the first half of
this year" {,
Evening star., 1938-09-19
DEATH
HEARING lis ENDED
Police Board Due to Reach
Decision in Staying by
End of Week,

The newly reorganized Police Trial
Board ended its first hearing today
by taking under advisement, following
attorney summations. the case of the
shooting of Leroy Keys. 38-yea--old
World War veteran, who was killed
March 8.
Policemen Robert M. Henry and j.
w. Nally are the officers before the
board on charges Of illegal use of their
revolvers. The corporation counsels
office made the charges.
One witness, Mrs. Lottie Mitchell.
sister Of the slain man, was recalled
before the board to give ownership of
property burned by the dead man.
She said the curtains, rug and over
stuffed chair belonged to her brother
and also that he rented the ground
floor apartment Of the three-stoy
house in the 2400 block of Ontario
road.
Events Are Outlined.
Oliver Gasch, the prosecuting at
torney for the corporation counsers
office, said in opening his summation
that he only wanted to present the
facts of the case and have the board
decide the merits" He outlined to
the three-man board events as de-
scribed by more than rs witnesses. He
pointed out that the fire started by
Keys in the front room of his apart
ment was the key to the case Mr..
Gasch said 1t would have to be decided
by the board whether, according to the
police manual, criminal act had
been performed by the dead man.
The prosecuting attorney read the
section of the police manual on the
use of firearms He claimed the
officers, Nally and Henry, were not
in personal danger at any time. He
also said Keys, while barracaded in the
front room of his home, at no time
tried to escape. He also claimed there
were no acts of arson or felony.
He asked the board in making q
decision to consider whether the
officers had exhausted all means to
effect an arrest. He asked the board
to consider why tear gas had not been
used and why the officers had not
called a superior or made an attempt
to get into the building.
Defense Counsel James F. OShea
followed Mr.. Gasch with a "step-by-
step" outline purporting to show that
the slant given testimony and facts
by the prosecution were not in accord
with the record. He claimed the fire,
which witnesses admitted was small,
was a menace and could well have
started a great fire thus endangering
not only tenants in the house but
others as well.
Mr.. O'Shea pointed out to the board
that its duty was not to tell criminals
Of this city that policeman do not use
their guns in self defense, or to pro-
tect property and lives.
On the new Trial Board are Chair
man George Reber Littlehales, as
sistant corporation counsel: Inspector
Edward J. Kelly of the Police Depart
ment and Maj. James r. Lusby, Dis
trict disbursing officer. The board
chairman indicated a decision would
be reached by the end Of the week.
Evening star., 1938-09-19
REGATTAP PAGEANT
TICKETS ON SALE
Preparations Go Forward
for Thursday Spectacle
at Water Gate.

As preparations went forward today
for the night pageant Thursday that
will feature the Presidents Cup regatta
program, James A. Councillor, general
chairman. urged immediate purchase
Of tickets for the Watergate spectacle.
A cast Of more than $50 will par
ticipate in the "undersea theater" pre-
sentation, King Neptune, Davy Jones.
the Flying Dutchman and others
famed in sea lore having part. Mr..
Councillor explained the stage is so
arranged as almost to preclude seeing
the show to any advantage except
from the seats. Admission will be
from so to IS cents.
Tickets are on sale at the Willard
Hotel, American Automobile Associa-
ton, Keystone Automobile Club and
Gordon Hittenmark's street floor
broadcasting studio in the Translux
Building.
While the pageant is in progress the
queen, Miss Elizabeth Reed, will be
crowned by the Assistant Secretary of
the Navy, Charles Edison, and as the
climax there will be a $4,000 fire.
works display.
Friday night there will be a colorful
parade along Pennsylvania avenue, for
which scores of floats already are
reported registered. Swimming and
diving contests at the Shoreham also
will.be on the program that night.
The public address system for all
regatta events is being operated, with
Joseph D. kaufman acting as master
of ceremonies. Assisting Mr.. Kaufman
in the announcements for the pageant
and racing on Friday, Saturday and
Sunday are Lee Everett and Jim Nc
Grath of N. B. C.-WMAL; Bill Coyle,
radio director of The Star; Mr.. Hitten-
mark, N. B. C-WRC; Stanley bell,
Carlton Smith and Bill Crago of
N. B. c.; Arthur Godfrey, Warren
Sweeney. Hugh Conover, Larry Elliott
and Arch Mcdonald of c. B. S.-WJSV,
and Art Brown and Tony Wakeman of
M. B. S.-WOL.
Evening star., 1938-09-19
NERVOUS BANDIT
GETSLOOT Of $35
d-Haired Thug Answers
Description of One Who
Staged 2 Robberies.

A nervous young white man whose
rusty gun SHOOK like a leaf" in his
hand early today held up and ROBBED
Michael J. OBrien, night manager Of
the Lord Baltimore filling station at
Eldridge street and Rhode Island
avenue, Brentwood, Md, Of s35 and
then forced Mr.. O'Brien into the
washroom while he escaped.
The man, answering the same de-
scription as a bandit who has staged
two robberies in the District, called
Mr.. O'Brien's attention to his hair.
Now, don't forget, I have red hair" +"
he twice told the manager.
Mr.. O'Brien told bf1cers Roscoe C..
Sines and g. William Gray of the
Prince Georges County police that he
was eating a sandwich when the hold
up man entered from a side door and
stuck the gun to his back and told
him to shell out" When Mr.. O'Brien
held up his hands in surrender, the
bandit told him to put them down be-
cause they attracted too much atten-
ton.
He described the man as about %
years old. feet inches tall, weigh
ing about l60 pounds and with red
hair. He wore khaki trousers and a
gray sweater. Washington police
were asked to look out for him.
Looked Like It Would Shoot.
He carried rusty old pistol, but
it looked too much like it would shoot
to suit me-" Mr.. OBrien said.
Among other petty thefts reported
over the week end were two cases in
volving stolen pocketbooks in churches.
Purses Taken at Church.
Miss Anna Treanor, 1921 T street
NV, told police her purse, containing
$41, was taken while she was attend
ing services at st. Paul's Catholic
Church, Fifteenth and v streets NV.
Miss Miriam E. Casteel, 600 Four
teenth street NV, said her purse, with
$57 Government check in it, was
stolen at the Metropolitan Baptist
Church, Sixth and A streets NE.
Mark johnson, 1908 Sherman ave-
nue. NV, was robbed of 81 by a COL
ored gunman who accosted him in
the hallway Of an apartment house
on Sherman avenue and forced him
to stand facing wall while he
escaped.
Elizabeth E. Erickson, 1923 N street
NV, reported her pocketbook, con-
tanning IS, was snatched by a colored
man as she was walking near
Eighteenth and M streets last night.
Evening star., 1938-09-19
CHURCHES UNITE
|NPEACE PRAYERS
Washington Congregations
Join in Worldwide
ConcIave Against War.

In churches throughout the city
yesterday, Washingtonians joined a
worldwide conclave Of prayer-to keep
Europe out Of war.
Washington Cathedral was the scene
of special service for peace, con-
Quoted by the Right Rev. James E.
Freeman, Bishop of Washington. A
congregation composed Of 600 men,
women and children met at evensong
and heard the bishop intone the prayer
Of 1.-The family of nations"
Appeal for Peace.
DR.. Albert Joseph Mccartney, pas
tor of the Church of the Covenant,
on behalf of the Committee on Re-
ligious Life in the Nations Capital,
issued an appeal for peace before he
departed for New York to occupy DR..
Joseph Sizoo's pulpit. DR.. Mccartney
said:
I'm this hour. when the peace Of
the world trembles in the balance, let
us join our brethren of all faiths
throughout the world as they kneel be-
side their respective shrines and SOL
diers' cenotaphs and throw in our
prayers upon the side of peace, that
Europe may be spared the awful
scourge Of war;
Throughout the day prayers for
peace were offered at the Church OF
the Immaculate Conception.
At st. Marks Church the Rev. Will
liam r. Moody said:
If the people of the world would
forget hate and learn to follow the
spirit Of brotherhood which was taught
by Jesus Christ, the world would have
peace. There is no reason why the
Czechs and the Germans cannot live
together IN peace. The world may be
soon thrown into war because of the
preaching of the gospel of hate"
Bishop Freeman's Remarks.
In such time of Stress" Bishop
Freeman told his congregation, 1.-The
people turn again to God as their
greatsource of strength. The solemnity
OF this hour cannot be exaggerated
Its tragic significance is felt in every
heart. While the chiefs of nations
meet in conference to consider mo-
mentous questions, we assemble here
to petition the Almighty Father to
guide and assist them"
Two minutes of silent prayer fol-
lowed the bishops petition. Similar
services. it was announced, were held
In every Episcopal church In the
Washington diocese.
At Foundry Methodist Church, Six
teenth and Q streets NV, the Rev.
Frederick Brown Harris led his con-
gregation in singing hymn Of peace.
Evening star., 1938-09-19

Nancy Jean doesn't quite know what
happened. She does know that she
can't stand on her feet. One leg is
about 2 inches shorter than the other.
Miss Alice Heffner, Frederick Hospital
nurse, Is with her constantly.
Nancy Jean also knows she Is given
nothing to. eat but fruit juices and
other soft foods. But she takes the diet
without complaining. Her weight Is
back to 40 pounds now.
Her return visit to Johns Hopkins
Is scheduled for Wednesday. She has
q 1-to-l0 chance of surviving the
operation-no chance of surviving
without 1t.
But her mother and father don't
tell her this. Nancy Jean laughs and
plays with her dolls and color books.
Mrs. Kurrie still has a perceptible
limp from the severe ankle injury.
She may never be able to dance or
othrwise overexercise the injured leg.
But that doesn't matter" Mrs.
Kurrie said yesterday. Then she
smiled and pointed to her daughter
who sat on the floor tying q bonnet
on the head of a wide-eyed doll.
"she's the one. She's the only one
who matters"
The little girl twisted her body
slightly and said very clearly
'Momny, don't want to 60 back
to the hospital. I think I'll Just
stay home"
Child Never Whimpers.
Nurse He5ner will attest to the
good humor Of Nancy Jean. This
quick-witted little girl handles her
broken body carefully and without
q whimper. She doesn't know how
much that needless crash in July
has cost her father. He has spent
the family savings to mend the bodies
of his wife and daughter and has
had to borrow additional funds tc
take care Of future bills. He, too
takes the tragic turn in their lives
philosophically.
Mrs. Kurrie will tell you she and
her husband nave experienced death
in the greatest degree and a thou
sand times since this horrible thing
happened" But then she'll look at
Nancy Jean and say. But thank God,
she's still with u.s.
The parents would enjoy taking pic
lures of their little girl, but they feel
they can't afford to spend money for
another camera. Some heartless per-
son stole the one they had from the
wreckage on the afternoon of the acci-
dent.
The Kurries will live again if Nancy
Jean survives this operation. Her legs
can be Strengthened later
This all just happened to the Kur-
ries because they we're the ones who
were in the way of a senseless driver
Evening star., 1938-09-19
c. u. LAW FACULTY
ADDS 5 MEMBERS
Pike, Collins, Buddeke, O'Donnell
and Winn Accept, Posts for
New Term.

Appointment of five new members
to the Catholic University Law School
formally was announced today by
Dean Robert :. White.
They are James A. Pike. who will
give course in new Federal pro-
cedure and new Federal rules; j, Ed
ward Collins, who will teach courses
IN civil procedure, business organiza-
tion and suretyship and MORTGAGES; :;
Richard A. Buddeke, who will teach a
course In taxation; John Logan
ODonnell, who will teach. real prop
erty, and Robert H. Winn, who will
teach the principles of accounting and
business in reference to law.
Mr.. Pike collaborated in the prepa-
ration of his course with Dean
Charles E. Clark of Yale Law School.
He was formerly assistant to the re-
porter Of torts in the American Law
Institutes Restatement of American
Law. He is a graduate of the Uni
versity Of Southern California and
holds the degree Of doctor of juris-
prudence from Yale Law School.
MI. COLLINS Is q graduate OF Boston
College Law School and received the
degree Of master of laws from Cornell
Law School.
Mr.. Buddeke is q graduate of
george Washington University and re-
oeiVed the degree of master Of laws
from Columbia University Law School.
Mr. ODonnell is graduate Of Will
Aams college and received his degree
OF ooctor OF laws from Northwestern
University Law School, where he was
head case editor of the Illinois Law
Review.
Mr. Wlnn, who is associated with
tne securities Exchange Commission,
Is graduate of Randolph Macon Col
lege and George Washington Univer.
sity Law School.
Evening star., 1938-09-19
J. B. AVERY DIES

Retired Building Contractor Was
Native of Connecticut,
John Buel Avery, IS. of 1913 Ten
nessee avenue NE, retired building
contractor, died early today in George
Washington Hospital after an illness
Of about a week.
A native Of Falls River, Conn, Mr..
Avery had been 4 Washington resi-
dent for many years. He retired about
Is years ago.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. VIII
liam ]. Kettler, jeweler; three sons,
Walter B., Clarence E. and John H.
Avery, and five grandchildren, all of
this city.
Funeral arrangement we're to be
announced later.
Evening star., 1938-09-19
F|REMEN ARE CALLED
Respond When Pipes Burst at
Writer'S Residsnse.

Because a broken water pipe was
flooding their home at 5000 Nebraska
avenue N. W. yesterday, Mrs David
Lawrence. wife OF the editor Of the
United States News and Evening Star
political commentator, called firemen
for assistance.
The flow, coming from a pipe In
the bathroom wall, seeped through the
ceiling Of the first-floor reception hall
and did about 500 damage. While
stopping the leak and to protect fur
niture from seepage, firemen covered
the hall with a large tarpaulin.
Evening star., 1938-09-19
RARE BIRTHDAY

The zone in million" happened
at sibley Hospital yesterday when Mrs.
Perry Griffith, 3206 Park place NV,
gave birth to daughter on her own
birthday anniversary which falls on
the same day as that Of her mother.
Mrs. Grinith. the former Lucille
Farris, was born on the birthday ami
versary Of her mother, Mrs. Thomas
H. Farrts. Mr.. orimth q employed
by the Government
Evening star., 1938-09-19
BAND CONCERT

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band, tomorrow evening at 9 o'clock, In
the band stand. John s. M. Zimmer-
mann, bandmaster; Anton Pointner,
assistant
Program.
March, "Trombones On Parade" Taylor
Overture, "Idomence" Mozart
Entr'acte, "Humoresque" (request),
Dvorak
The Glow Worm" -Lncke
Scenes from the opera "Hansel and
Greter' -Humperdinck
Pep numbers, Nov I'm In Love-"
Shapiro
"Mindin' nv Own, Business" Shapiro
Waltz suite. Vienna Blood" Strauss
Finale, fastener" Johnnie Richards
1hs Star epenslsd Banner"
Evening star., 1938-09-19

attendants decided 1t would be worth
the risk Of an ambulance ride to
Johns Hopkins in Baltimore to have
her under the observation of one of
the finest kidney specialists in the
world.
The brave little girl lay in Johns
Hopkins for another week while doc
tors puzzled over her internal injuries.
They knew the kidney was torn bu:
something else was wrong They de-
cided an operation would be necessary