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Evening star., 1938-02-26
HUTCHINSON IS HONORED
FOR PRESS GALLERY JOB
Newspaper Men Give Him Silver
Bowl in Recognition Of Work
for improvements,

william K. Hutchinson, corre-
spondent for the International News
Service and chairman of the special
subcommittee Of correspondents which
conferred with Senate and House
leaders and Appropriations Committee
members two years ago for improve
ments tn the press galleries, yester-
day was presented with . silver bowl tn
recognition Of his efforts.
The bowl, the gift Of the 600 mem
bers Of the House and Senate press
galleries. was inscribed: In appre-
ciatton from the corps Of Washing-
ton newspaper men for your achieve
ment in behalf Of the press galleries
OF Congress Is q member Of the
Standing Committee" It was pre-
sented BY Nathan W. Robertson OF
the Associated Press, chairman Of the
Standing Committee.
Evening star., 1938-02-26
WIFE.BEATER TO GET
20 LASHES AT POST
Baltimore Man Also Sentenced to
Six Months in House of
Correction,
3y the Associated Press.

8y the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Feb. Convicted
Of beating his wife, Clyde Miller, q
printer. was sentenced yesterday to
20 lashes at the whipping post, un-
wed for five years in Baltimore, and
six months in the House of Correction
Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, the wife,
testified with difficulty since her eyes
were closed by the blows and her face
puffed from the beating Thursday
night.
Miller said he beat his wife at their
home after he found her pretty well
drunked up" sitting with three men
in saloon. One of the men, he
testified. picked fight" with him
and beat him UP before he induced
his wife to leave the place.
Mrs. Miller told the court the beat
Ing was caused partly because her
husband was angered by the besttne
he had received in the saloon.
Judge Sayler, in pronouncing the
sentence, gave Miller a verbal lash
ing. saying:
"You are fine specimen of a man
TO pick on q little woman like that.
In order that you may know and
fully appreciate what it means you
will get q taste of the same kind of
punishment"
Evening star., 1938-02-26
ACQUIRE FAMED RANCH

:: COLORADO SPRINGS, Feb. 26
R.-Title to the famous 24O. .OO0-acre
Trinchera Ranch in Southern Colo
RADIO has been acquired by Mrs. Ruth
Hanna Mccormick Sims. publisher,
and her husband, Albert Sims.
: Attorneys said the Simses would
take immediate possession but would
continue their residence in Albuquer-
que, N. Mex.
A part of the consideration, the at
torneys said, was the Ruth Hanna
Mccormick Cattle Breeding Ranch
Of 1000 acres near Rockford. III.
Ranching interests have declared
the Trmchera Ranch worth more
than $780, 900.
Evening star., 1938-02-26
GRAIN CONCERN ACCUSES
CHICAGO TRADE BOARD
Counter-Accusation Is Filed in
Row Over Alleged At.
tempt at Corner"

By the Associated Press.
The Commodity Exchange Admins
tration disclosed today that CarKill,
Inc, a Minneapolis grain company.
had filed . complaint before It accus-
ing the Chicago oBard Of Trade with
violating the Commodity Exchange
Act.
The complaint grew out Of actions
taken by the boards Business Conduct
Committee in dealing with An al
legged attempt to corner" the corn
market In September, 1887. An in.
vestigating committee of the board at
tributed the alleged attempt to three
ofdcials Of the Cargill Grain Co. Of
Illinois, q subsidiary of Gargin, Inc.
The grain company charged that
the board manipulated" prices of
corn futures downward In violation
Of the Commodity Exchange Act. A
hearing is scheduled before the Com
modify Exchange Commission-com-
posed of Secretary wallace, Secretary
Roper and Attorney General Cum
mings-April 18.
The Chicago boards complaint
against the Cargill Co. officers, accus-
ing them of violating the Chicago
grain market regulations, will be heard
in detail by the boards directors,
March l.
Evening star., 1938-02-26
.FRANkEL BOY GOES
BACK TO FATHER
Mother Surrenders Him, Saying
She Won't Fight if Son Is
Unhappy.
II the Associated Press.

4
NEW YORK, Feb. Acknowledgment
old Howard Frankel was back in his
fathers home today because . mother
who won his custody In court despared
Of winning his love.
The mother, Mrs. Rose Frankel, sur
rendered to the boys desire to return
to the Linden, N. ]. home Of his father,
julius, yesterday In Brooklyn Chill
dren's Court.
What's the use of fighting any
longer If the boy is not happy with
me?" she sobbed. Four times since q
New jersey advisory master in chan
cery last December 30 ordered Howard
to live with her the boy had run away,
seeking to return to his father.
The parents reached an agreement
by which Howard will live with mis-
father, but will spend every Sunday,
one week end each month, and every
second New York legal holiday with
his mother.
Judge Herbert O'Brien directed that
neither parent should do anything to
influence the boy against the other,
and should avoid "unfavorable refer.
ences to each other"
Evening star., 1938-02-26
All Is Hopeless,
Member of House
Finds WithSpeech
Can't Eues, Get audience
on Topic of U. S.
Budget Balance.

By the Associated Press.
Hopeless, says Representative LAM
bertson, Republican, Of Kansas, is the
word.
He began q speech In the House
yesterday on the "hopelessness of bal
ancing the budget" but digressed
soon to the .hopelessness of getting
members into the House to listen to it.
II am talking" he complained, TO
fewer than Is members. and I UNDER
stand that only IS members have been
here al afternoon" --
Reverting to budget-balancing,
Mr.. Lambertson said it was hopeless
because all committees handling ap-
preparation bills have their minds on
spending. The war scare" has made
it hopeless to hold naval construction,
he continued.
It is hopeless, he went on, to ex-
pect the Treasury to collect In taxes
anything like as much money as the
Government will spend next year, and
unless the spending IS stopped:
Il can see only q very dark end
for us ALL
Evening star., 1938-02-26
Y. ''OLD TIMERS"
attend BANQUET
Several With More Than
so Years Of Membership
Are Present.

Veterans Of many years Y. NJ. g. A.
membership last night attended the
annual 'old-timers' banquet Of the
local "Y" At 1736 q street NV. and
afterward took part In an elaborate
gym night program there.
At the banquet Karl 6humaker.
secretary-treasurer Of the Y. NJ. G. A.
Employed Omcers' Alliance Of North
America, declared $4,000 men are
taking advantage Of physical educa-
tional facilities offered by "Y's"
throughout the country. A total Of
100000, he added, are attending
schools run by Y. M. c. AS
Speaking on the subject "The Ef-
fective Influence Of Y. M. c. A. Pro-
grams Across the Years." Mr. Shu-
maker also emphasized the importance
Of social activities carried on by the
organization throughout the country.
Urges New Building.
In conclusion he made q plea for a
new Y. M. c. A. building here, de-
claring, I'VE need q new building des-
perately" and emphasized the fertile
field In Washington for "Y" work.
Leonard w. De Cast, general secre-
tary Of the local "Y," told how the
Y. M. G. A. operated here on a years
budget OF $4,000, only $4,000, or
about 9 per cent Of which was con-
tributed.
OF the odd timers" present, five Of
them represented q total "Y" men,
bership Of 26l years. The five, each
OF whom has been Q member over half
. century. are Lee d. LAttmer, Arthur
Cowsill, Maj. Guy Withers, c. Edward
Beckett and Lewis Collins. An odd
timer" is any one who has belonged
to q ~" 10 years or longer.
Charles w. Ptmper. chairman Of the
committee for the banquet, who has
been "Y' member over 30 years. pre-
sided
Stunts Performed.
Under direction of william z. Hut
EEL, assistant physical education d.
rector, q series Of stunts were per-
formed in the large gymnasium. A
feature Of the latter was . group OF
timers" going through setting up
exercises. led by c. Edward Beckett,
6e-year-old retired physical director.
The program WAS brought to . close
with q sports tableau. depicting all
sports. Miss Gladys Jorgensen of the
La Sale Apartments represented THE
Spirit of Victory" Ernest Gather
was chairman Of the Gym Night
Committee.
Evening star., 1938-02-26

form OF gambling all over the. country.
It is played generally in my State.
I'm not one Of those who think
that because people will gamble any
way we should tolerate it. I think It
should be made as difncuit as pos-
sible.
Game Should BE Run Out
"The numbers game should be run
out of Washington. II the police
haven't authority enough under pres
ent law they should be given ample
power. I'm In favor Of the bill passed
by the Senate. designed to reach the
racket, and I hope it win pass.
don't see why any one sheuld oppose
. measure designed to decrease crime
In the National Capital"
Senator Hughes was reminded that
law-enforcement officials regard the
numbers as particularly vicious
racket because it invariably gets in
the hands Of gangs allied with the
underworld and thus encourages
crime and violence. That, he agreed,
b the worst phase Of the racket, one
frequently overlooked. because the
game fattens on petty wasers and b
considered BY many . penny ante
racket"
The Delaware Senator also pointed
out the overwhelming proportion Of
Government workers In Waxhington's
population ana the encouragement
which they are given to gamble on
. game that seems to be at every
ones elbow.
Police and prosecuting odlciais are
marshaling records concerning the
racket with which they hope to con-
.vince the House District COMMITTEES
that The pending bill should pass.
The measure putG UoCe testh n tn
Evening star., 1938-02-26

AID FUND URGED
Anacostia Citizens Associ.
alton Also Favors Numbers
Prosecution Bill.

An Increase IN the district relief
appropriation from 100000 to g..
0000 was asked IN . resolution
adopted by the Anacostia citisens' A.
sociation at It's meeting last night.
John Paul Collins, principal Of the
Anacostia Junior-senior High School,
spoke to the group on the subject,
citing cases constantly brought to his
attention OF school children whose
families should be benefitins from re-
lief but are not.
In Offering the motion Capt. Frank
M. Dent, retired police officer, said
many were uncared for under the
larger appropriation last year.
The group favored passage Of the
King bill strengthening the power of
the Police Department and the dis
tTtct attorney in prosecuting numbers
racket operators. Stanley z. Otto,
newly elected president of the asso-
ciation, explained that even though
1t would not enable the police to wipe
out lotteries and gambling In the Dis
trict, they would more easily cut down
on the profits of the so-called back
ers."
Opposition was voiced by the body
to the proposed law taxing oil used
in oil burners in homes. William ].
Tucker, Offering the resolution, de-
clared 1t to be unjust because the
purpose Of the tax is to force con-
sumers to use coal instead.
Mr.. Otto announced the appoint
ment Of several committees. A mem
bership committee will be active in q
drive to continue until the end Of the
meetings this year. A new publicity
committee was formed to plan activi-
ties and entertainment for the COM
munity Is well as to contact the news
papers and citizens Of Anacostia.
Evening star., 1938-02-26
KIDNAPPING SUSPECT
IS SEIZED BY G-MEN
Karl Clark Strain, Wanted for
Parole Violation, Arrested
in Kansas City.
By the Associated Press. .

By the Associated PreSS.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 26.-Dwight
Brantley. agent in charge Of the Fed
eral Bureau Of Investigation here, an
nounced last night the arrest of Karl
Clark Strain. 26, wanted for violation
of . conditional release from Alcatrax
Island and the kidnapping Of . San
Diego. Calf, policeman.
Strain was arrested aboard q city
bus by three F. B. I. agents, who
said he and his wife had been oc-
cupying an apartment IS Mr.. and
Mrs. J. P. Murphy. Mr.. Brantley satd
his men found q half dosen Army
odicer's uniforms and two .45-caliber
automatic pistols In the apartment.
Mr.. Brantley said Strain also Il
wanted at Fort Worth, Tex, for i'm
personating IN Army officer and had
cashed worthless checks while posing
as an oh1cer in California.
Strain was released on probat ton
last July. Later. Mr.. Bentley said, he
posed as an ofncer in Fort Worth.
From there he went to San Diego
where, Mr.. Bentley said, he kidnapped
and wounded . policeman who tried
to arrest him.
Evening star., 1938-02-26
Will Roosevelt Ind0rse Brand
Of Cigarettes? House Is Asked
Michigan Member Critici5es President
During Consideration of Interior
Department A appropriations.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt's sale of his
press conference records led Repre-
sentative Hoffman. Republican, Of
Michigan to ask yesterday whether
the Nation soon would be seeing the
Presidents name in cigarette ad-
vertisements.
Criticizing Mr.. Roosevelt during
general consideration of the $124.-
988.730 Interior Department appro-
priation bill, Mr.. Hoffman told the
House the President had sold his
manuscripts to q syndicate for 500, 900
Using his presidential ofice as his
advertising agency-and this without
cost to him personally-theP President
retains monopoly. prevents those
who are engaged in the business Of
reporting and writing from using their
information" Mr.. Hoffman said.
Are we shortly to be advised through
full-page advertisements Of the brand
Of cigarettes the President smokes?"
A short time later, Representative
Taber. Republican, Of New York, rank
ing Republican Appropriations Com
mittee member, declared that the ad-
ministration had spent 500, 900 900 in
the last five years on illegal "propa-
ganda."
He charged the Interior Depart
ment with violating the law which
prohibits use of department funds to
influence member Of Congress.
Just two days ago, he shouted, the
department sent to each member of
Congress . pamphlet called School
Life" which is published 10 times a
year at a cost of $7,565.23.
There's not thing in it except
propaganda for increased appropria-
TONS" Mr.. Taber said. There Is not
Evening star., 1938-02-26
VISIT H0LABiRD TODAY

Approximately 500 Warrington Re-
serve o(ncefs, members Of Congress
and procurement odicials are expected
to participate In the second OF q
series Of contact camps" for local
ofhce1s, to be held this afternoon as
Holahtrd ouartermaster Motor Trans-
port Depot BolAbird, Nd.
Omcers making the trip hy rail wert
to assemble at Union Station Ut l:1s
pm. and b assigned hy ouantA-
aousto ax cars e.A sp1uta1 tfaiuA J.
Evening star., 1938-02-26

an intelligent statement in 1t with
reference to education. It Is Just Z
complete collection Of the worst kind
of propaganda.
THE cost of this propaganda
propaganda that violates the law
has been upward Of $40 ,000. 900 a year
in the last five years"
Representative Knutson. Republican,
of Minnesota interrupted to remark
that the administration ''is probably
trying to provide a more abundant
life for the printers"
Mr.. Taber suggested that the House
should reduce the item for salaries in
Secretary Ickes' Office 500 600 instead
Of accepting the committees recon-
mendation for an $s5, $50 increase over
the current $420, 900 figure.
He said that Ickes' recent reduction
Of the Office force Of Undersecretary
Charles West was an indication of the
fact that they have too much money
now" Mr.. Ickes, he said. had de-
scribed Mr. Vests Office as useless"
A broadcast last Tuesday in which
Mr.. Ickes warned British listeners
against Fascism elected this comment
from Representative Woodruff, Re-
publican, Of Michigan:
observers in Washington are puz-
zled as to the explanation for this
remarkable development. Apparently
one of two answers is logical.
Either the Ickes broadcast was q
part of some secret understanding and
plan Of procedure between the admin
istration and the Eden wing of British
diplomacy. or else it was the most
amazing piece of gratuitous imperti-
nence that has ever been offered to
a friendly foreign power by . re-
sponsible official OF the American
Government"
Evening star., 1938-02-26
Chosen for Spelling Bee.

Mrs. Imogene I. Reudiger. principal
Of the Cooke School, has been Sc
lected by the department of ele-
mentary school principals of the Ma
tional Education Association to partici-
pate in the spelling bee sponsored by
the National Broadcasting Co. tonight
at $50 o'clock in the Municipal Audi
torium Of Atlantic City. Five men and
five women principals have been Sc
lected from all over the country to
compete In this event.
Evening star., 1938-02-26
FORMER INVESTMENT
HEAD IS FOUND SHOT
Note Giving Instructions About
Insurance Policies Discovered
in Dead Mans Desk.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Feb. 26.-Horace c.
Tovner. ~, vice president of q La
Sale street investment house until re-
Gently, was found shot to death hast
night in the firms eighth-fioor ofice.
He had been shot once through the
head. A pistol was found near the
body. In the desk he formerly used
was . note to his wife. It gave In
structions regarding his Life insurance
policies. '.~
MIR. Towner resigned from Lawrence
Stern d CO. February to accept .
position ut the Board Of Trade. He
was the son Of the late Horace M.
Towner Of Corning. Iowa. former
Judge, United States Representative
and Governor Of Puerto Rico.
Evening star., 1938-02-26
New Stamps Proposed.

The battleship Oregon's historic
trip from Puget Sound, Wash, to Key
West, Fla. would be commemorated
ia . series Of special postage stamps
proposed yesterday In . resolution by
Representative Georhart. Republican
Of California.
The Oregon made the hurried trip
10 give the American fleet an ad-
vantage over the Spanish heet. then
In the Gulf of Mexico. The trip,
around Cape Horn, was made In GO
days.
Evening star., 1938-02-26

District lottery law by making pos
session Of numbers tickets evidence
Of violating this statute.
The great difAculty a obtaining
convictions under the present hv,
omcers say. has allowed the racket
to run wild In Washington. with
writers" haunting Government de-
partments, ONCE buildings and street
corners. Federal o6acials have egti-
mated tl1et this illegal business crosses
100000 . day In sthe metropolitan
Evening star., 1938-02-26
PLAN MEMORIAL
TO MISS EARHART
Leaders Meet at White
House to Discuss Honor
to Flyers Memory.

More than so men and women,
leaders in almost every field of ma
tional life, gathered at the White
House yesterday to pledge their sup
port to the program for the perpetua-
tion OF the memory Of Amelia Ear
hart.
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, honor
ary chairman of the new Amelia
Earhart Foundation, explained to the
guests the reason for choosing Thiel
College in Greensville, Pa, as the
heart of the living memorial"
Ever since Amelia Earhart was
lost" she said, Il have had the feel.
ing that every one who knew he,
would want to do something tn her
memory. We would like to think
that her personality. her courage ano
her spirit could be carried on so tina,
young people would not forget her"
The Amelia Earhart Foundation
which was started at Thiel. was ex-
planned by the Rev. DR.. Henry H
Bagger, head of the Lutheran synod
in Pittsburgh. It contains four major
objectives, the first Of which Is q
number Of postgraduate scholarships
in sociology and science to be award
ed annually to women graduates OF
accredited colleges, allowing them te
continue their work in any place they
may choose.
Memorial Hall Planned
A second objective is the Amelia
Earhart Memorial Hall, to be erected
on the campus Of Thiel College as q
residence hall and social center fol
women students. Third. the founda.
ton plans to endow q memorial lee.
tureship, with . lecture to be giver
annually by . woman in one of the
major cities of the country on 9
subject in which Amelia Earhart was
interested
Finally the foundation proposes to
endow chair Of science bearing the
name Of the aviatrix at the college
In recognition Of what she termed her
own Laboratory mindedness."
Representative O'Day Presides.
The varied purposes Of the program
were stated by Representative Caro-
line O'Day Of New York, who pre-
sided; Mrs. H. F. Rough, the former
Miss Helen MacCloskey, holder Of the
worlds record for speed and distance
in lightweight airplanes; DR.. Earl S.
Rudiill, president of Thiel College,
and Miss Helen Hall, director of the
Henry Street Settlement In New York
and president of the National Fed
Grafton of Settlements.
Among those who attended the
luncheon meeting and promised to
serve as sponsors in the campaign to
enlist public support for the founda-
ton were Judge Florence Z. Allen
OF the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals,
Mrs. Edwin Gould, Mrs. Oliver Harri-
man, Mrs. Walter Ewing Hope and
Mrs. Ogden Reid of New York, Miss
Fannie Hurst. author; Supreme Court
Justice and Mrs. Stanley Reed, DR..
Florence R. Sabin, Miss Cornelia Otis
Skinner. actress; Mrs. George Horace
Lorimer. Mrs. Henry Morgenthau, jr.,
Mrs. Owen D. Young. Mrs. Frederick
H. Brooke, national Girl Scout chair
man; Miss Earlene White, president
of the National Federation of Busi-
ness and Professional Women, and
Mrs. Jacob H. Gilbert, daughter of
Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis.
Evening star., 1938-02-26
ENGINEERS TO ATTEND
Signal Experts to Go to Baltimore
for BENEFIT.

A delegation Of District signal engi-
neers will 60 to Baltimore tomorrow
to attend an oyster roast being staged
to raise funds for the September
convention in Baltimore OF the Inter-
national Municipal Signal Association
and representatives Of the electrical
industry.
Herbert A. Friede. superintendent OF
the District IRE alarm system, viii
head the Washington delegation.
Evening star., 1938-02-26
BOYS GROUP TO SING
Chorus From Salem, Mass, to Be
Heard Tonight.

The Crusade Union Boy Singers. q
chorus composed of rs young boys
from Salem, Mass, will sihg in the
Pail Mall room of the Raleigh Hotel
tonight from 9:15 to 10 O'Clock.
For two decades this chorus, with
It's ever-changing membership, has
sung to over 3.O00, 900 people at world
fairs, conventions and other gather
inRs.
Evening star., 1938-02-26
Fraternity to Install.

The Joseph H. Choate Chapter Of
Sigma Nu Phi, legal fraternity at Ns-
tonal University, will install its new
oAceTs tomorrow at ceremcnies : in
the Warrington Hotel. The second
degree viii also be conferred ca cendi-
dates for membership In conjunction
with tho installation.
Evening star., 1938-02-26
Congress in Brief

TODAY.
Oefense-Navy odcials tell House
committee expanded air force u
needed.
Relief-OonferenOe committee con-
siders s250, ,000, 900 emergency appro-
pgtation.
Senate and House IA recess.
Evening star., 1938-02-26
Smashing of Numbers Racket
Demanded by Senator Hughes
No One Should Oppose Measure to De-
crease Crime in National Capital,
LuaUn,Qker Declares.

THE District of Columbia amounts to
national disgrace There small hope Of improvement of crime
conditions in community long body citzenry
remains Indifferent, uninformed hostile"
ATTORNEY GENERAL CUMMINGS
Evening star., 1938-02-26
RIGADO0 TOMORROW
Junior Hadassah Has Planned
Entertainment at Center.

The Junior Hadassah Is sponsoring
. rigadoo, to be held tomorrow from
5 until IL pm. at the Jewish Com
munity Center, Sixteenth and @ streets
NV.
A varied program Of entertainment
will be offered, including taxi-dancing
and booths for fortune telling and
sketching, according to Miss Doris
Raebach, chairman.
Evening star., 1938-02-26
DR.. ALFARO TO SPEAK
Lectures at Harvard Next week
on Pan-Americauism.

DR.. Ricardo ]. Alfaro, former presi-
dent OF Panama and for many years
Minister to the United Statex viii
give . series Of conferences on pan
Americanism at Harvard University.
Beginning Monday, Dr.. Alfaro viii
speak ON The Achievements Of the
Pan-American Conferences" Wednes-
day he viii discuss Peace In the
Americas" and his flnal lecture nj
day win be On The Significance Of
the Solidarity Of the Americas.s'
.The speeches win b broadcast "a
the lAtia Americas I: - 3 z. =.
Evening star., 1938-02-26
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

senator Hughes Democrat Delaware District
Committee feels that the numbers racket
eminent In Washington and should
which has Committee
the subject Of public 9
Cganlzed gambling the
Senator Hughes
Evening star., 1938-02-26
THE WEATHER REPORT

District Columbcloudy tonight preceded BY
cloudy
moderate to fresh southwest shifting to winds
Maryland Vhgnia-Coudy
sbay on the coast tomorrow morning; tonight
VenaCoudy