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Evening star., 1938-05-23
Maryland Diuorce Is Held
Valid in District In Suit

to ask that the decree obtained by Mr..
Hellmuth in Maryland be invalidated.
The appellate court held that even
II the former Mrs. Hellmuth's conten-
tions that Maryland was not the last
matrimonial domicile Of the parties
and she was not subjected to jurisdfc-
ton Of the Maryland court by personal
service within the State or by volun-
tary appearance and participation in
the suit:
"1t is quite proper for the District
Of Columbia to recognize the decree as
a matter of comfy, unless consid-
erations of public policy forbid such
recognition.
"In the present case we think the
considerations clearly favor recogni-
ton. The purpose of the suit Is to
destroy appelle's remarriage by de-
claring the appellant to be still the
wife Of the appellee. Under the cir
cumstances we believe 1t Is more In
the interest Of public policy to validate
the remArriage than to Get II aside"
Evening star., 1938-05-23
$64,26O SPENT HERE
FOR GENERAL RELIEF
April Figures Show Drop of Seven
Per Cent Over March in
Number of Cases.

The District expended $64,260 on
2,464 cases of public general relief in
April, which was a decline compared
to March of per cent in the number
of cases and of per cent in funds,
the Social Security Board said in a
ststement last night.
Public general relief includes all
State and local relief in cash and in
kind, except assistance to aged blind
and children under the Social Security
Act and veteran aid. Welfare serv-
ices, subsistence grants from Farm
Security Administration and Federal
surplus commodities also are ex-
|cluded.
Nationally, 101 urban areas showed
expenditures Of $21,312,772 for 773,-
242 cases, which was per cent drop
in cases and 10 per cent In costs.
Evening star., 1938-05-23
DRIVER PLEADS GUILTY
IN HIT.AND.RUN DEATH
Martin L. Bray Faces Sentence
on Manslaughter Charge in
Court Here.

Martin L. Bray Of Fairfax County,
Va, indicted by the grand jury here
on a charge of manslaughter in the
hit-run traffic death of George w.
Sutton, "a, former attorney general
of Tennessee, pleaded guilty today in
District Court before Justice Joseph
w. Cox. Assistant United States At
torney Arthur B. Caldwell. who is
handling the case. said Mr.. Bray
probably will be sentenced in two or
three weeks.
The fatality occurred near a safety
zone at Pennsylvania avenue and Sixth
street NV. on the evening of February
IL. Mr.. Sutton, who lived at the
Continental Hotel here, died Of a
fractured spine and crushed chest.
Police said the driver left the scene
of the accident and taxicab driver
followed the car as far as Eighth
street and Pennsylvania avenue Sc,
where it became lost in traffic. The
Government said the taxicab driver
got the Virginia license number of the
car. Police later recovered the ma
chine from the 2300 block Of Park
place Sc.
The deceased was the father Of
George o. Sutton, local attorney. now
in private practice, but formerly in
the Federal Radio Commission.
Evening star., 1938-05-23
ACTION IS SLATED
0ND.C. MEASURES
Senate Committee to Meet
Tomorrow on P. W. A. and
Rehousing Bills.

Urgent local bills awaiting action
before adjournment will be taken up
by the Senate District Committee at
a meeting called today by Chairman
King for 3 o'clock tomorrow after
noon.
OF paramount interest are the two
measures sponsored by Senator King
to put Washington on parity with
the States on p. w. A. loans and to
clear the way for a comprehensive
alley dwelling rehousing program.
The first bill would enable the Dis
trict government to obtain non-Fed-
eral projects from P. w. A. up to a
limit of $18,150,000 on the same ratio
Of IS per cent grant and IS per cent
loan, available to all other cities, with
IS years to repay the loans. Unless
this bill passes, any new projects the
District gets out Of the new p. w. A.
appropriation would have to be on
the old ratio of 80 per cent grant. 70
per cent loan. specified in the District
public works law Of 1884.
The housing bill has three main
points: First, to pave the way for al
location of 100000 to $4,000, ,000
from the United States Housing Au-
thority for subsidized low-coSt hous.
ing developments; second, to author
ize the Alley Dwelling Authority to
borrow from the Treasury $1,000, ,000
annually for five years to speed up its
own program Of self -liquidating hous-
ing projects to replace inhabited al
leys, and third. to enable the Alley
Dwelling Authority to acquire land
outside Of alley areas to build homes
for families equal in number to hous-
ing units demolished in alleys not
suitable for new residential develop
ment.
This probably will be the last meet
ing of the committee In this Congress
and any other bills regarded as urgent
by the Commissioners are likely to be
taken up.
Evening star., 1938-05-23

The United States Court Of Appeals
ruled today that a Maryland divorce
may be valid in the District even If
the parties had last lived together
here and one of them did not appear in
the suit.
The court upheld District Court
decision which denied petition by
Mary j. Hellmuth that decree OBJ
tanned in Maryland by Frank He'll
muth be set aside in connection with
her own suit for a limited divorce.
In reviewing the case, the opinion
by Associate Justice Justin Miller re-
called that Mr.. and Mrs. Hellmuth had
executed separation contract on Feb
ruary II, 1925, and that Mr.. Hellmuth
had moved to Maryland in 1926. while
she continued to reside here. Mr.. He'll
muth was granted divorce In Mary
land in March, 1880, and remarked IN
July, 1892. Mrs. Hellmuth filed her
suit for divorce here In October. 1892,
and In January. 1897. amended her bill
Evening star., 1938-05-23
CLERK DROWNED,
FOUR ARE SAVED
ASCANOE UPSETS
Police Dragging River for
Body of Worker at State
Department.
SECOND CRAFT IS HIT
BY WHIRLPOOL ALSO
All Occupants Swim to Shore
or Are Rescued Except Henry
]. Kanczuga.

Treacherous currents upset two
canoes in the Potomac River just be-
low Chain Bridge late yesterday,
drowning a 23-year-old State Depart
ment clerk and threatening the lives
of four other Government workers.
Harbor police were dragging the
river today in tedious hunt for the
body of the drowned man, Henry j.
Kanczuga, enthusiastic canoeist. but
poor swimmer, who was swept down.
stream by the swirling water too swift
ly for rescue by his companions.
Survivors Of the two river accidents
were Erwin Dehn, 20, who lived with
Mr.. Kanczuga at 2201 Massachusetts,
avenue NV; Albert Hansen, "a; Carl
Hansen, 20, and Edward Fenig. %
who room together at 1857 Church
street NV. All work in the State
Department except Carl Hansen, q
civilian employe in the Marine Corps
Mr.. Kanczuga, a native Of Chicago
who had attended night classes at
George Washington University while
working in the State Department for
the last year, was riding with Mr.
Dehn and Albert Hansen in the canoe
that led the way up the river to a
point about 200 yards below Chain
Bridge.
A sudden whirlpool turned their
craft broadside as they padded
against the swift current, Mr.. Dehn
said, and Mr.. Kanczuga lost his bal
lance and toppled overheard. Strug-
Cling in the water, he seized the side
Of the boat and pulled it down so thai
it was filling rapidly with water. His
companions told him to try to climb
in at the end. But as he attempted
this maneuver, enough water swept
in to sink the vessel.
All three men then started SWIM
ming for shore, the survivors said
Mr.. Hansen said he heard Mr.. Kane
zuga call for help, and turned to SEE
Mr.. Dehn swimming toward him and
yelling to him to save his strength anc
not try to swim against the current
Apparently caught in q swifter part
of the current, Mr.. Kanczuga was
swept downstream and sank from
sight before his companion could
reach him.
A few minutes later, Mr.. Fenig anc
Carl Hansen came padding upstream
in q second canoe, alarmed by news
of the first accident. The same
treacherous current swung their craft
broadside and capsized it.
Mr.. Fenig clung to the overturned
boat until motor boat rescued him
Mr.. Hansen swan ashore, exhausted
He said he could not have made the
land if it had taken five strokes more
Mr.. Dehn said canoeing was Mr.
KancZuga's favorite sport and that he
had planned to spend every Sunday
this summer on the river. Yesterday
was his first excursion of the season
He was described as able to swim, bu,
not very good swimmer.
Harbor police started searching fol
Mr.. Kanczuga's body shortly after the
accident occurred about pm. yes.
terday. Dragging operations from q
patrol boat were resumed this morn.
ing.
Evening star., 1938-05-23
GONZAGA HIGH SCHOOL
GIVES is SCHOLARSHIPS
Four Full and 12 Half Awards
Made as Result Of Tests Held
Saturday.

Winners of four full scholarships
and IL half scholarships to Gonzaga
High School were announced yesterday
as a result of examinations held IN
parochia, schools Saturday.
Four-year scholarship winners were
John Joseph Raedy of the Blessed
Sacrament School, Norman Jones OF
st. Gabriel's, John O'Connor Of Holy
Name and Robert Boucher Of st.
Aloysius.
Winners Of scholarships providing
half tuition for four years were Ray
mond Tanning of Sacred Heart, Ber-
nard Healy of st. Aloysius, William
L. Lyons of Nativity. Robert Shreve
of st. James School, West Falls
Church, Va; Henry Carrera Of st.
Aloysius, Raymond Frisk Of St.
Teresas, Robert Hurry of st. James
School, Mount Rainier. Md; Raymond
Hurley Of Holy Comforter, John
McGovern of st. Gabriel's, William
McGrath of Blessed Sacrament,
Andrew Shreve Of Holy Comforter and
william Redding of st. Gabriels.
Evening star., 1938-05-23
SLAY|NC-SU|C|DE
DOUBLE ER|TESSET
Capt. Stringfel|ow and Wife
to Be Buried Today in
Charlottesville.
By the Asse ciated Press.

By the Asse ciated Press.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va, May %.
Double funeral services were planned
for 4 pm. today for Capt. Stanton
Stringfellow and his wife. who were
found shot to death here yesterday.
Coroner j. Deforrest Burch said
Capt. Stringfellow. despondent over
the physical condition of his wife.
shot her and then killed himself. He
said the evidence and circumstances
in connection with the shooting point
ed to a mercy Staying" and a sui
side. The investigation revealed three
notes in the Stringfellow apartment,
two addressed to his brother. Capt.
Martin Stringfellow, giving funeral
instructions, and one to the String
fellows colored maid, inclosing check
for her services.
Stanislaw John Makieliski assist
ant professor Of art and architecture
at the University Of Virginia, and a
friend of the Stringfellows, found the
bodies.
Prof. Makieliski said Capt. String
fellow, retired civil engineer and World
War veteran, telephoned him yester-
day morning and requested that ne
come by the apartment for some
dishes. Prof. Makieliski told Coroner
Burch he. found Mrs. Stringfellow's
body on the bed and her husbands
on the floor with q .38-caliber re-
volver by his side.
Dr.. Monte L. Rea, who attended
the inquest yesterday, found two bull
let wounds in Mrs. Stringfellow's head
and one in Capt. Stringfellows tenn
ple, according to Coroner Burch.
The room was filed with flowers.
Singing canaries and Q squirrel frisked
In cages in the room where MRS.
stringfellow had spent three bed
ridden years.
She had suffered q broken back In
an automobile accident In Eastern
Virginia. Mrs. Stringfellow was dr1v-
ing their car near Saluda when q
wasp new into the machine. causing
her to lose control. The car plunged
of the highway. Capt. Stringfellow
also was injured in the accident which
occurred six months after their mar
riage.
Capt. stringfellow, 54. was q son OF
the late Rev. Frank Stringfellow,
prominent Episcopal clergyman for
many years connected with the Epis-
copal Theological seminary ct Alex
andria.
Evening star., 1938-05-23
BAND CONCERT

BY the Marine Band in the Marine
Barracks at o'clock tonight. Capt.
Taylor Branson, leader; William F.
Santelmann, assistant. i
Program. g..
March, General Holcomb"- -Balfoort
Overture, "Stradella" -------Flotow
Rhapsody in Rhumba" -----Bennett
Saxophone solo, "Valse Erica"
Wiedoeft
Kenneth Douse.
Suite, peer Gynt" Grieg
(a) Morning"
(b) 1.-THE Death Of Ase."
(c) "Anitra's Dance" -
(d) I'm the Hall Of the Mountain
King"
Valse di concert, "Voices Of Spring" g-
Strauss
Xylophone solo, "First Waltz" -Durand
Charles Owen. gy
Selections from "The Student Is
Prince" ------------R Romperg
Dance Of the Hours" from La
Gioconda" -PonchleIu
"The Marines Hymn"
The Star spansled Banner"
Evening star., 1938-05-23
DYNAMIC FAIRS
SEENFORF FUTURE
American Arts Federation
Hears Criticism of US.
Exhibits.

World fairs and expositions Of the
future will be LESS haphazard," more
dynamic and more purposeful than
those of the past, the 29th annual
convention of the American Fedora
ton of Arts was told today by speakers
opening three-day session in the
Wardman Park Hotel.
Robert D. Kohn. architect, who Is
chairman Of the Committee on Theme.
Board of Design, Of the 1899 New York
World Fair, told the delegates the ex-
position would be keyed to the
dynamic" trend, with many things IN
motion to catch the attention Of the
public. He took occasion to criticize
exhibits by the Government in recent
fairs consisting Of wall charts OF
statistics showing, for instance. "how
many people named Brown live on the
second floor"
People are caught by something that
moves, he declared-such things. Tor
instance, as toy trains going through
a tunnel. A world fair ought to be to
more serious minded people an at
tempt 10 pEcScuG AL SCA Aoe@S'
and dynamic form what they want 10
put over.
The New York Fair also was ex-
planned by Stephen F. Voorhees,
chairman of the Board OF Design. .
The Golden Gate International
Exposition was described by Philip
N. Youtz. president of the federation
and a consultant Of the exposition.
and by DR.. Grace F. McCann Morley.
director of the San Francisco Museum
of Art.
The convention, at luncheon today,
heard reports from its chapters. The
afternoon session was devoted to
subject of industrial Design-a New
Profession"
The afternoon session was to be
followed by reception at Dumbarton
Oaks, in Georgetown. where the dele
gates were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Woods Bliss.
Several round-table dinners tonight
are scheduled to take up wide variety
Of subjects.
Tomorrow morning the session
opening at 1890 will be devoted to
a discussion Of radio, television and
art.
The convention will close at ban
quet tomorrow night.
Evening star., 1938-05-23

Of the g. L. o. 1.-THE ofiice doesn't
open until 8 an, but he's here at z.
banging away on his typewriter. And
you ought to see him type with that
one hand!"
Mr.. Buck has been writing short
stories ''off and on" for about IS
years-but without success.
"And now that I'm going to have
some time on my hands, he said, I'm
going to try to write at least one short
story that I can sell. That's what
I'm going to do with my retirement
that and spade the garden. build q
few things I've been needing around
the house and devote . little more
time TO my sermonA"
Evening star., 1938-05-23
EAdio Announcer Found Dead.

NEW YORK, May % (P.-Neel B.
Enslen. SO, radio announcer and for
mer baritone of the American Opera
Co., was found dead yesterday In the
gas-filled kitchen Of his apartment.
Evening star., 1938-05-23
Power Production Boosted.

The Federal Power Commission re-
ported today United States power pro-
duction in 1887 totaled approximately
121, ,04s, $50, 900 kilowatt hours, or Q
per cent more than in 1886.
Evening star., 1938-05-23
W0RKERBUDCETS
SURPRISE BOARD
Separate Sets of Figures
Filed in Beauty Culture
Wage Conference.

The beauty culture wage conference
OF the Minimum Wage Board was
greeted with a surprise at its Sec
ond public hearing today when rep
resentatives of colored employers and
employees in the beauty culture indus
try submitted separate estimates OF
the minimum costs of living for en-
ployes in this industry.
At the initial hearing last week, the
budgets drawn up by the designated
employe and employer representatives
were submitted to the conference.
which is seeking to determine basic
wage for women and minor male en-
ployes in beauty shops.
When today's hearing opened,
Claude H. Woodward, employer repre-
sentative on the board. announced
separate budget has been prepared
and sumbitted by colored employers.
Problem Different, They Say.
"These employers feel their problem
is different" he said. II don't know
anything about this separate budget
estimate, but the minimum wage act
provides that q separate study may
be made of any branch Of an industry.
I suggest that we set aside tomorrows
hearing to discuss this budget"
A short while later, Arthur L. Scho-
enthal, employe member Of the board,
announced q separate budget had been
drawn up by group Of colored en-
ployes in the industry. The confer
ence then agreed to consider the new
budgets at tomorrow's hearing.
Mr.. Woodward and Mr.. Schoenthal
expressed surprise at the new develop
ment. Mr.. Schoenthal pointed out
that colored employees were represent
ed in the preliminary hearings at
which the employe budget was drawn
up, and Mr.. Woodward said colored
beauty shop operators were represented
at the employer budget discussions.
Great Difference.
These new budgets differ greatly
from those placed before the confer
ence for consideration last week. The
employers submitted budget calling
for SIT minimum weekly wage. The
one submitted by the colored employ
ers today asked only $12.77.
The colored employees budget calls
for q weekly wage Of only $14.47, while
that submitted by the designated en-
ploye representatives sets the minimum
at 422.3o . week.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-07
Colonial Post Plan in
Use Before Revolution

Long before the Revolution, a CO.
lonial post system had been estab-
lished. According to "Old Post
Bags" by A. F. Harlow, in the early
settlements, servants, acquaint-
ances, merchants, peddlers, friend
ly Indians and ship captains were
the casual postmen, some making
a charge for their services, some
carrying letters free. Shipmasters
about to sail from either England
or America often hung up a bag in
some tavern, in which letters for
the other side were to be deposited.
When a vessel arrived, some mem
Der Of the family would be sent
on board to inquire for mail. The
letters not thus delivered would be
taken by the captain to a coffee
house on the wharf. Hence the
habit grew Of depoSiting at the
wharf coffee-house letters also 60
ing by land to and from other parts
Of the country, these being carried
py Whatever means the landlord
found available. It became Gus
tomary to address ones correspond
ent at the leading tavern Of the
community. Thus several years be-
fore there was post office or post
rider in the colonies, a rude, slow,
unsafe but neighborly system Of let
ter delivery had sprung up"
The first legislative action was
taken by Massachusetts in 1889, APP
pointing Richard Fairbanks house
in Boston as the place for deposit
ing letters to be sent overseas or
brought from there. The Continen-
tai congress in ITS made Benja-
min Franklin the first postmaster
general and the following year he
was succeeded by his son-in-law,
Richard Bache.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-07
ST. JAMES A. M. E. CHURCH
ST. PAUL, MINI.

The home of Mrs. J. C. Williams
was the scene of a gala Christmas
celebration on Monday, December
9th, given by the Willing Workers
club. The increasingly popular
fiddlesticks game and distribution
of Christmas gifts were the main
features of the evening. Mrs. G..
L. Hayden, wife of the pastor, re-
ceived the prize for the highest
score in the game. Guests of the
party included Rev. and Mrs. Hay
den, Mr.. and Mrs. Sides, Mr.. Bar
bour, Miss Aretus Blaney and
others.
A pleasant birthday surprise
party was enjoyed by thirty-six
guests at the home of Mrs. Minnie
Hall on Saturday night, January
first, Mrs. Halls birthday. A
luncheon set was presented to her
by the missionary society of st.
James church. Refreshments were
served.
The evening was made more en-
joyable by the junior missionaries
who furnished games for the occa-
sion. Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Stewart,
Of st. Peters church, Minneapolis,
were among the visitors.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-07
First Normal School

Vermont housed the first normal
school in America. The founder of
the school was a minister, Rev. DR..
Samuel Reed Hall. He wrote a
number Of tracts on educational
subjects, one Of which, on teacher
training, was such a forward book
that New York state purchased TO-
900 copies Of it. On the site of the
old school is a granite bowlder bear
ing this inscription on a bronze
marker: THE State Of Vermont
erects this tablet on the site of the
First Normal School In America.
Opened March /, 1923, by its found
er, Rev. Samuel Reed Hall, LID,
Originator Of Americas System of
Teacher Training, Author Of the
First Textbook of Teaching In
America, Pioneer in the use of the
Blackboard as a School Room APP
pliance." ....
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-07
Wolf, Cunning Animal

Nature knows few beasts more
cunning, more elusive than the wolf.
There are trappers who have lived
all their lives in woh-infested terri
tory, caught many Of the animals
In traps, yet have never seen a live
wolf. That is easily explained.
Wolves fear men, recognize them az
their greatest enemies. The wraithS
Of the timber generally refuse to
approach any place man has been.
When hunters find a caribou that
has been killed by wolves, they
sprinkle the carcass with strych-
nine, hoping the wolves viii return
and be poisoned. Usually, It Ii n
vain hope. Only the unwariest of
wolves will touch the meat for the
man-scent Is there.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-07
Bibles Got Their Names
From Errors of PrinterS

Several curiouSly-named Bibles
which have become famous received
their names from typographical er-
rors or archaic words which they
contain, or from some special cir
cumStance in connection with them,
says PearSon's London Weekly.
There is, for instance. the Bug
Bible. This Bible, Coverdale's, Of
the year 1885. is so named because
Psalm l6 is translated: Thou
shalt not nede to be afrayed for
eny bugges by night" The Author
lied and Revised Versions both read
terror" in place of ''bugges.
The Discharge Bible, an edition
printed in 1906, contains the word
discharge" for charge" in I Tim
othy 5:2l: II discharge thee before
God :"
The Murderers' Bible was an edi-
ton Of 1901 in which the misprint
'murdererS" for 'tmurmurers"
makes Jude l6 read: These are
murderers, complainers, walking
after their own luStS :"
The misprint Of ''the Parable Of
the Vinegar" instead Of the Vine
yard, gives the name to the Vinegar
Bible; and the Wite-hater Bible Is
an edition of 1910 in which the word
life in Luke IA: %, is printed
wife"
There is a more generally known
work - the Brooches Bible, which
has been the cause Of more queries
to editors Of newspapers than most
other subjects Of intriguing argu-
ment. This Bible was so-called be-
cause passage in Genesis was rem
dered: THE eyes Of them bottle
were opened . .. and they sowed
figge-leaves together. and made
themselves breeches." This occurs
in every edition of the Genevan BIZ
BILE, but not in any other version.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-07
"CreeIing the BRIDEGROOM"

There is an old Scottish custom
known as erecting the BRIDE
groom" A basket of stones is tied to
his back. The bride cuts the rope
and so relieves him of his burdens.
In another part Of Scotland the bride
is expected to kick a football out
Of her carriage so that a game
may be played in celebration. In a
northern district, the first man to
give the bride a gentle kick at the
wedding party is rewarded with a
kiss.