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Evening star., 1938-05-02
R0BB BQU|TSPOST
AS PROSECUTOR
Assistant u. S. Attorney
Since 1881 Will Enter
Private Practice.

The resignation of Assistant United
States Attorney Roger Robb, prosecu-
tor OF many well-known cases since
he entered the Office of the District
attorney in 1881, was announced today
by his chief, David A. Pine.
He will begin the private practice
of law with Haven B. Page. The new
partnership will have its Offices in the
Hibbs Building.
The son of Justice Charles H. Robb
who retired recently. Mr.. Robb was
reared in an atmosphere of the law.
After his graduation from Yale Col
lege in 1923 with an A. B. degree, he
entered the Yale Law School and was
graduated in 1881. The same year
he passed the District bar and shortly
thereafter was appointed an assistant
District attorney.
Prosecuted Means.
One of his first big cases was the
prosecution of CASTOR B. Means in
the notorious Lindbergh baby ransom
hoax He participated not long after
that IN the prosecution of Bishop
James Cannon, jr., during the clergy
mans trial on a charge Of violating
the corrupt practices law.
He took part in the trial of Sam
Beard. reputed car of Washington
Evening star., 1938-05-02
COUPLE KILLED
IN AUTO CRASH
Fatal Accident Is South of
AIexandria-Another
Woman Dies.

An elderly New York couple was
killed and five other persons were hurt
in traffic accidents during the past
"a hours in the Washington area.
Another woman died of injuries re-
ceived in an accident more than
month ago.
When their automobile left the
Washintgon-R Richmond highway about
8 miles south of Alexandria yesterday
morning Mrs. Horace F. Hunt, SO, of
Angola, N. Y. was fatally injured.
She died en- route to Alexandria Hos
pital. Her husband, 70, was taken to
the Alexandra Hospital with frac-
lures of the legs, elbow and jaw and
died at 4:35 am. today.
Dies of Injuries.
Mrs Elizabeth Rice, So, mother of
Second Precinct Policeman John D.
Rice. died at her home, 1913 Taylor
street NV, from injuries received in
an accident at Bacon Hill, Md, March
13. Her husband, also victim of the
accident, died March %.
Mrs. Inez Casey, 36, of 208 H street
NV, and her son. Timothy, 6, were
injured when taXicab in which they
were riding collided with another taxi
cab at Fourth and C streets S.W. At
Emergency Hospital Mrs. Casey was
said to be suffering from brain con-
cussion, shock and cuts, while her son
was said to have head and face injuries
and perhaps internal injuries.
Others Injured.
Edith Brown, colored, II K street
Sc, and Charity Warren, "a, colored,
same address, we're cut and bruised
when car in which they were passen-
gers was sideswiped and overturned
near Piscataway, Md.
Helen Williams, 81, colored, TIA
Thirteenth street NV, was brought to
Providence Hospital with a lacerated
neck following crash in Prince
Georges County, Md.
Evening star., 1938-05-02

y
on at the same time his community
welfare and civic work and his
duties as head of the church.
II have no desire to retire from
active service" he said. Ways are
under consideration by which what
ever experience I may have gained
may be utilized in and through the
church. 1t is partly that I may be
free to accept them that I am asking
to be relieved of the burden that
have borne for so many years."
DR.. Perkins came to washington in
1927 to take charge of the building of
the Universalist National Memorial
Church. 1t was dedicated in 1890.
He has served as president of the
Council of Social Agencies, as a
trustee of the Community Chest and
on its Budget Committee. At present
he is president of the Family Service
Association and chairman of the
Public Assistance Committee of the
Board Of Public Welfare.
Evening star., 1938-05-02
PRINCE GEORGES
ELECTIONS HELD
Spirited Contests Mark Day
in Five Towns in
County.

With ideal weather prevailing, a
large vote is expected today in five
Prince Georges towns, where election
contests are being settled at the bal
lot boxes after weeks of campaigning.
In Bladensburg. Seat Pleasant, Riv-
erdale. Capitol Heights and Cottage
City spirited contests were being fought
at the polls. while at Hyattsville, Ed
monston, District Heights. Mount
Rainier and Cheverly no opposition
was being encountered by the nomi-
ness.
Voting was light in all the polling
places during the morning, but is
expected to pick up late this afternoon
and during the final hours in the five
towns where opposing states are Of
fered.
Montgomery Elections.
Elections also were being held in
five Montgomery County towns as we'll,
but no opposition was being offered
states consisting mostly of incumbent
officials in Takoma Park, Garrett
Park. Rockville. Gaithersburg and
Somerset.
In Bladensburg nine candidates are
seeking seats on the towns fve-man
commission, and at Seat Pleasant two
full tickets are in the field.
Three candidates are running for the
Eastward Council seat in Riverdale.
In Capitol Heights two candidates for
Mayor and nine places on the six-man
Council are seeking election. In Cot
tage City two of the four Councilmen
are opposed.
Voting Mere Formality.
In the five towns where candidates
are unopposed voting will be merely
a formality. In more than half the
towns throughout other counties of the
State no contests are in prospect.
A contest has developed in West
minister, where George Mather and
Frank A. Myers are seeking the may
orally post and two Council seats are
being sought by five candidates.
The only clear-cut issue is being
fought out at Berlin, where William
H. Whaley and DR.. H. o. Cropper are
opposed for Mayor. Mr.. Whaley wants
to pay for municipal improvements
from current taxes. while DR.. Cropper
favors accepting Federal loans.
Evening star., 1938-05-02

Hum, you guys again! Well, go
ahead, shoot. I'll try to look my best. +"
Moe hurried alongside, swapping
out of his hang -overish attitude, and
looked affectionately at his mate while
the flash bulbs went off. He tapped
his flippers for the next picture set
ting and walked away to one side so
Molly could get some singles made.
"Oh. my. this has started again"
sighed Keeper Davis 1T looks like
more irregular eating, little sleeping
and loss Of some more weight for me-
I hope Molly and Moe come through
successfully again this time and the
resulting offspring lives"
He seemed as proud Of Molly as
Moe was, however, and made prepa-
rations to keep close watch over their
health during the trying days
ahead"
When they get things organized,
mama and papa will take regular
turns sitting on the egg, shifting
around 2 o'clock in the afternoon
and again after midnight. They eat
in turns and during leisure hours
stand by the one on duty, nodding
and Tapping the flippers.
Evening star., 1938-05-02
Bryan Untiedt, Colorado Hero,
N0,u Has q Job With N. Y. Il.

Bryan Untiedt, the Colorado boy
hero of 1881, who went to Jail last
February for driving a truck with
out a license, is now, at 10, an as
sistant project supervisor of the
National Youth Administration, Au-
brey Williams, chief of the N. Y. A.,
disclosed yesterday.
HE is young man of possibili-
ties," Kenneth w. Rowe, State direc-
tor Of the N. Y. A. for Colorado,
reported to Mr.. Williams.
Untiedt was entertained at the
White House by President Hoover
when he was IL for his heroism in
saving the lives of IS children trapped
In bus during a blizzard.
Seven years later he was back in
the news-jailed for the lack Of 81
to pay the truck-driving due. A
Evening star., 1938-05-02
MAY DAY MARKED
BYGERMANP|CN|C
DR.. DieCkhoff, in Address,
Asserts His Nation Has
Conquered Unrest.

Two thousand German citizens of
the Washington area gathered yester-
day in Walchs Grove, 25 miles away
on Maryland route No. 3, to celebrate
May Day by playing host to three
visiting delegations from Germany
and listening to an address from their
Ambassador, Dr. Hans Dieckhof, who
spoke from a platform over which
an American flag and a German
swastika were flying.
German beer flowed freely from
scores OF kegs at a stand in the
center of the picnic ground, and as
much or more German was spoken
than English during the festival that
lasted all afternoon and into the
early night.
According to Ernst Ostermann, Sec
retary of the German Embassy here.
the affair was sponsored by German
citizens of Washington, including the
embassy staff itself, to celebrate May
Day and to honor the visiting Ger
mans.
Three German Groups.
The three groups here from Ger
many included Sc exchange students,
en- route home to Berlin after staying
Tor some weeks in Cleveland; 40
German electrical engineers on three
week tour of the United States, and
approximately so German merchants
and business men who were in Wash
lngton after visiting Chicago, Denver
and New York.
Not NaA uniform was in sight, Mr.
Ostermann, pointed out as he de-
clared the celebrants were mostly Ger
man citizens and had no connection
with the German-American Bund op-
Grated by Fritz Kuhn, the American
Feuhrer."
The Bund is purely an American
institution" Mr.. Ostermann contended,
and German citizens in this country
have been forbidden to hold member
ship in it."
Says Unrest Conquered.
Accompanied by his wife, DR.. Dieck-
hof visited the picnic ground early in
the afternoon. In his address he de-
clared Germany had conquered labor
unrest and class strife, and that May
Day there was now a day of peace.
Many persons, he said, do not seem to
understand the policies of the Third
Reich.
The welcoming speech was made by
Philip Hassold, who praised the ad-
ministration of President Roosevelt,
The crowd that milled around the
ground exchanging greetings and
pleasantries all afternoon Joined in
singing first THE Star Spangled Ban
ner" and then the two German an
thems, THE Horst Vessel Song" and
Deutschland Uber Allies"
The German school children sang
several folk songs. Bavarian folk cos
tunes were in evidence.
Evening star., 1938-05-02
Moe and Molly Penguin Again
Blessed.Epentirg in Zoo Cage

Moe and Molly, Mr.. and Mrs. Pen
gum to you. were taking turns at
"settin" again today, % days after
the passing of their second offspring,
Minnie
Molly came through at 9:3l am,
glanced momentarily at the new egg,
tilted her head in the direction of
Zoo Keeper Malcome Davis and re-
sumed the same duties abandoned a
couple of months ago when her first
born peeked through their shells.
Moe appeared trifle haggard as he
stood alongside in their cage, nod
ding his head as "the Mrs" began
a new 40 days and 40 nights of egg
warming Moe took over his shift dur
ing the afternoon and seemed even
more the worse for wear. He would
sit and nod. just as Molly had done
all day, while she stood alongside
with triumphant gleam in her eye
This pair seemed to have forgotten
the deaths Of Malcolm and Minnie
The latter died April 3, surviving her
brother by two weeks.
The photographers, came soon after
Molly started setting She cooked her
head to one side as if to say:
Evening star., 1938-05-02

Denver lawyer won his release, and
the case attracted the attention of
President Roosevelt. The N. Y. A.
looked into it.
His chief problem" Mr.. Rowe said
of Untiedt. "is a feeling of financial
responsibility for the family in view
Of his mothers death and his fathers
physical incapacity. He is perfectly
able to take care of himself, but he
needs job which would also permit
assistance to his family and the pos
sibility Of advancement. His chief
interest is In the construction field"
When Mr.. Rowe went to see him,
Untiedt made no mention of his brav-
cry. He talked about the jobs he has
had, the work he hopes to do and
the training his father had given him
In carpentry and other tines.
Evening star., 1938-05-02

gamblers. Up to the present time he
has been considerably occupied with
the enforcement of the anti-gambling
laws.
During his term as prosecutor he
has tried % murder cases, obtaining
an unusually high percentage Of con-
vlctions. Among them have been
such well known cases as the Thomas
Jordan and Harrison Mckinley Kaiser
trials.
Besides Beard, other well-known
gamblers he has convicted include
Morris (Dutch) Irwin. Recently, he
obtained perjury convictions against
Joseph E. O'Brien, William r. Car
penter and Harry Behrle.
Worked on Conspiracy Case.
During the past year, he has spent
much time working on the prepara-
ton of the Cissel liquor conspiracy
case and the Dietz gambling conspir-
acy case.
In accepting Mr.. Robb's resignation,
which was effective the end of April,
Mr.. Pine wrote:
Il am taking this action with dis
tinct personal regret because shall
keenly miss the friendly personal re-
lationship which has existed between
us. In addition, may state officially
that by your resignation this office is
losing the services of splendid law
yer, a vigorous prosecutor and a con-
scientious. public servant"
Mr.. Pine added that Mr. Robb gave
notification last November OF his
desire to go into private practice, but
consented to remain until the end
OF last month on the special request
OF Mr.. Pine that he stay and assist
in clearing up the congested condition
Of the docket.
The retiring prosecutor is married,
has one son and lives in Alexandria.
Evening star., 1938-05-02
POLICE HOMICIDE SQUAD
PROBES MANS DEATH
Heart Attack Believed Cause,
but Marks on Face Lead to
Investigation.

The police himicide squad today was
Investigating the possibility of vio-
1ence in the case of Charles M. Thom-
as. "a, w. P. A. painter, who was
found dead in bed at a rooming house
where he lived, at 1927 o street NV.
Although Mr.. Thomas was believed
to have died Of a heart attack, the
investigation was being made because
there were bruises on his face. Other
roomers at the place said, however,
Mr.. Thomas face was slightly marked
when they saw him Saturday night.
Mr.. Thomas was married and was
the father of four grown sons.
Evening star., 1938-05-02

will submit his
resignation a S
pastor at an an
n u al general
meeting Of the
church May IL.
D r Perkins
said his resigna-
ton was not
the result of
any sense of fall
ure or dissasisfac-
ton or lack of
harmony between
minister and peo-
ple," and implied
that he no longer
Evening star., 1938-05-02
DINNER MEETING

"Law Enforcement in the District
of Columbia" will be the subject dis
cussed at a dinner meeting of the
Women's Bar Association Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia at $50 o'clock to-
night in the Continental Hotel.
Speakers include DR.. James A.
Nolan, managing director Of the WASH
ington Criminal Justice Association;
Capt. Rhoda Milliken, chief Of the
Police Woman's Bureau, and Mrs.
Grace Brown Stiles, recently appointed
assistant United States attorney.
Evening star., 1938-05-02
Seeks St. Marys Post,

LEONARDTOWN, Md. May 2 (Spe-
ciaD George B. Cecil, a former
county commissioner of st. Marys
County,. today announced his candi-
dacy for clerk Of the st. Marys County
Circuit Court, subject to the Demo.
cratic primaries.
Evening star., 1938-05-02
FIREMEN'S BANQUET
4 Members of Congress Expected
to Speak in Cherrydale.

CHERRYDALE. Va, May 2 (Spe-
ciaD -Four members of Congress and
r. Walton Moore, counselor of the
State Department, are due to address
the Cherrydale Volunteer Fire Depart
ment at its 17th annual banquet to
be held here tomorrow night at 8
o'clock.
United States Senators Carter Glass
and Harry Flood Byrd Of Virginia,
r. r. Reynolds of North Carolina and
Representative Howard w. Smith of
Virginia are the members Of Congress
who are expected to address the fire.
men.
Evening star., 1938-05-02
Delegate Will Speak.

MOUNT RAINIER, Md, May 2
(SpeciaD delegate John S. White
will be the principal speaker at a meet
ing Of Chillum District Democratic
Club tomorrow night in the lodgeroom
of Klein's Tavern.
Evening star., 1938-05-02
BAND CONCERT

BY the Army Band in the auditorium
at 2:30 pm. tomorrow. Capt. Thomas
F. Darcy, leader; Karl Hubner, as
sistant.
Program.
Concert march, Hall of Fame"
Olivadoti
Oriental fantasy, "Yishma El"
God Has Heard) -Jalowicz
Sauphone solo, "Sunspots."
Trumbauer
Nicholas L. King, Soloist.
Organ voluntary, Prelude "-Beghon
Characteristic, March" Griselle
From the Two American Sketches"
Moroccan, "Old French Song"
Tschaikowsky
March, Americans We Fillmore
"The Star spangler Banner"
Evening star., 1938-05-02
DR.PERK|NS QUITS
PULPIT 0NMAY L
National Memorial Pastor
Implies Time Is Needed
for Welfare Work.

The Rev. Frederick w. Perkins,
pastor of the Universalist National
Memorial Church, announced from
the pulpit yesterday morning that he
Evening star., 1938-05-02
Ignorance in Action.

There Is no more terrible sight,"
once wrote Goethe. than ignorance
In action"
Evening star., 1938-05-02
PICK 4-H DELEGATES
Maryland Club Officials Select
Four to Attend Sessions.

Mary King Wilson, Allegany Coun-
ty; Dorothy Fouche, Frederick Coun-
ty;; Henry w. Koler, jr, Carroll
County. and James w. Davis, Har-
ford County, have been named dele.
gates to represent Maryland at the
18th annual National All Club Camp,
which will be held in Washington
from June 16 to %. The girls have
been in club work 10 years each and
the boys 9 years each. All are l9
years of age.
Evening star., 1938-05-02
GEN. PUTNAM TAKES OATH

Ready to Start Marine Corps
Paymaster's Duties.
Maj. Gen. Thomas Holcomb, COM
mandant Of the Marine Corps. today
administered the oath of office as
paymaster Of the corps to Brig. Gen.
Russell B. Putnam.
The ceremony was performed at the
Navy Department in Gen. Holcombs
office at Marine headquarters.
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-08
STOP FIRES By
BUILDING SAFELY

From Washington and state capi-
tolls come reports of government
loans for building projects. Whether
these are for large-seale housing
individual dwellings or industry,
money and trouble viii be saved in
later years il sound rules of con-
struction are followed. Many q
building fire has been prevented
while the plans were on the draft
ing board.
More important still. one sure way
TO reduce the great loss Of life from
fire is to build safely.
In dwellings, such features as
fifestops in walls, and ceilings OF
cement on metal lath in cellars,
serve to retard the spread Of flames.
A fire-resistive roof, proper chimney
construction and correct installa-
tion Of heating plants, all help TO
prevent fires.
In factories and mercantile build
ings II is imperative that stairways
and elevator shafts be enclosed and
Prevails be installed TO separate the
various sections Of structures This
Will prevent flames spreading up
ward from floor to floor or sweep
ing laterally through large areas.
Openings in Prevails should be
equipped with fire-doors. In order to
resist flames coming from adjacent !
buildings, windows should be of
wired glass In metal frames.
Probably there will always be ac-
ignition of fires, but the
horrible toll of human life taken by
fires, annually, can be curtailed to
large extent when buildings are con-
properly. Then occupants
will have a chance to escape before
he fire spreads. -'
Adequate municipal building codes
ielp bring about these safer condi-
ions. Hundreds Of such ordinances
ire modelled after the Recommend
d Building Code Of the National
hoard of, Fire Underwriters. - o.
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-08
Need Of a Free Economy

Probably no better example ex
lists Of the need for economy free sot
political or governmental interfer,
ence than that furnished by the mod
ern, low-cost retail store. These
stores are typical Of American busi-
ness energy. They came into exis-
tence In answer to nationwide
consumer demand for greater effl-
cheney and lower prices IN the field
OF retail distribution. They remain
in business solely because they con-
tinue to meet that demand. II and
when they cease TO meet it some
other form of enterprise will super
sede them. That is the way OF a
free economy. and 1t Is the reason
why a free economy must be kept
alive In this country.
A free economy is the surest guar
antee OF steady progress. As long as
1t exists, the lazy and unresourceful
enterpriser will have tough shedding.
Abuses are promptly punished, for
the very obvious cause that once
they become apparent Mr.. and Mrs.
OohSuiueI SAlll tuefF pdlfOuaSe 10
more honest competitor.
During recent years there has
been an Unprecedented attack on
chain stores. Countless efforts have
been made to drive them into bank
ruptcy through punitive taxation and
regulation. Basically these attacks
are nothing but attempts to cripple
the present system of a free econO-
my. Their net result is to restrict
competition and shelter the ineffi- |
cient, to say nothing of tending to
destroy generation of merchand-
ising progress. Instead of wiping /
out imaginary monopoly, punitive !
attacks on chain stores actually fos-
ter It, because anything which ham,
pers the functioning OF a free econ
0my creates a condition that breeds
rue monopoly. When consumers are
'orced to patrOnize a certain type of
establishment because the concern
" their preference has been wiped
Dut by law, what remains but a
monopoly? ...-- ..,s-- s..
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-08
HOUSTON

The Friendship Bible class will
holda bake on Saturday morning ii
the fire house, beginning at tel
o'clock. Be sure to come out anC
buy something good for Sunday din
ner.
The members of the Ladies' AiC
rented cottage at Slaughter Beacl
for the day last Friday, and those
who went surely enjoyed themselves
Those who did not go missed lots OF
! fun.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrews of Philadel-
phia and Miss Mary Cochran, OF
Claymont spent the weekend and
Fourth with Mr.. and Mrs. William
Coulboufne.
Julius and Randolph Cooper spent
the weekend with their mother,
Mrs. Marguerite Cooper.
Joseph Marvel was home over the
Fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory Webb spent
the weekend and Fourth at River
dale with Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Kennedy
of Wilmington, who are occupying
the Webb cottage for a week.
Mr. and Mrs. Merrill ThistleWood,
Mrs. Paul Greenlee and MIR. and Mrs.
John Donovan and son Ted motored
to Cape Charles, Va. on the Fourth
of July.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Sharp. Sr..
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Eu-
gene Sharp. Jr. on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert ThistlewoOd
moved into one of the apartments of
Mrs. Ida Marvel on Saturday and
we are glad TO welcome them in our
midst.
Mrs. Ida C. Marvel spent Friday |
and Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. L.
II. COhee.
Mr.. Joseph ErFigO. young lawyer |
of Wilmington, and his wife, and Mr..
and Mrs. Leroy Hummel were week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Obey F.
Sapp.
NJ. +. Church
Sunday School $3.50 A. N. Howard
Moore, Supt.
Morning worship and sermon by
he pastor, 1O:30 A. NJ.
Young Peoples Service 6:45 p. NJ.
Subject, Meeting DisappOintments
md Difficulties" Joe Parvis, leader.
TilliamsYllle
Sunday School 200 P. NJ. George
Supt.
Worship Service 800 P. NJ.
Ira z. Crum, Pastor.
Milford chronicle., 1938-07-08
CONSERVATION EXHIBIT
AT HARRINGTON FAIR
tcontlnusd from 20 PaFal

decided that an exhibit showing the
purpose and results of the agricul-
tural conservation program would
be a desirable type to use this year
in view of the large number of far
mers throughout Delaware partici-
,pating in this farm program. Accord
ing to these plans, therefore, the con-
servation story will be illustrated by
enlarged maps indicating how the
farms in Kent and New Castle coun-
ties have been photographed by aer-
ial methods, and signs showing the
extent to which farmers who have
signed up in this program are fol-
lowing certain recommended prae-
tices for improving and conserving
the fertility of the soil. n
AS the aerial photography for Sus-
sex county has not been completed.
the enlarged aerial map for this
county will not be available for use
in connection with the fair exhibit
this year. In place of this map, how
ever, an exhibit illustrating the soil
building practices which have been
followed and the results accomplish
ed in this farm program viii be fea-
tured along with the aerial photo
graphs for Kent and New Castle
counties.
During the week of the fair this
extension exhibit will be in charge
of the county agricultural agents,
who will be available to answer
questions concerning this conserva-
tion program and to discuss the var
ious phases of this program with
those who are interested. This will
be the first time the agricultural
conservation work has been featur-
ed in an exhibit at the Kent and
Sussex County Fair, and it is ex-
pected to attract the attention of
many visitors who attend this annual
event in Delaware.