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Evening star., 1939-02-16

the Riggs National Bank for $3,-
864.86. in which So checks are in
volved,
Liability Is Denied.
Through the law firm of Hogan &
Harrison, the Riggs National Bank
denied liability and said that If the
Government knew the checks were
forgeries, it was incumbent on the
officials to notify the bank accord
ingly. Likewise denying guilt was
the Washington Loan g. Trust Co.,
which answered through its attor-
neys, Arthur Peter and George p.
Hoover, which said that If the loss
is to fall, it should be on the one
whose neglect and lack of foresight
made the loss possible.
The Columbia National Bank,
which answered through Attorney,
Walter B. Guy of the law firm Of
Guy & Brooks defense similar to
that offered by the other banks
denied liability and said the Gov
ernment was negligent In that 1T
failed to exercise reasonable care
and caution in making an examina-
ton OF its pay rolls, vouchers, books
and records, and the said checks,
and failed to take reasonably proper
and necessary precautions to cause
reconciliations to be made Of its
vouchers. books and records and dis
bursements and the checks referred
to in the complaint herein and by
the exercise Of such reasonable care,
plaintiff could and would have pre-
vented any loss of money caused by
or attributable to such alleged for
gerry and by reason thereof plain
till is estopped from setting up as
against this defendant the alleged
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Three Banks Claim
j. ). 10 Blame in
StiteIy Case
Discloim Liability in
PeeuIotions, Hitting
Federal System

Had the United States Govern
ment been more careful in its ac-
counting methods, Beno E. Stitely
former chief of the voucher unit of
the National Park Service, Interior
Department, now serving sentence
of from 6 to IL years at Lorton, Va,
for peculations aggregating some
$4,000, could never have gotten
away with the sums he did, three
Washington banks told District
Court yesterday, in their answers to
suits filed by the Government to re-
cover sums paid out, and denying
any liability.
The Government, through United
States Attorney David A. Pine and
Assistant United States Attorney
William S.. Tarver, recently filed
suit against the Washington Loan
& Trust Co. for $29, 9,334.49, In which
1862 of Stitley's checks figured;
against the Columbia National Bank
for $48,602.57, in which 651 of his
checks are concerned, and against
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the Treasurer of the United States
for payment there was an implied
warranty, that the banks had title
and thus the Treasurer paid the face
value Of the checks under q mistake
Of fact and therefore the money
should be returned by the banks.
The second count of the Govern
mentis case Is predicated on the ex-
press guarantee Of prior indorse-
ments In each case, inasmuch as
each check bore a stamp: "All
prior inducements guaranteed" On
this showing, the Government con-
tends that 1t is entitled to recover.
Other suits, for smaller sums of
money, are planned against other
banks, in Municipal Court.
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forgery Of the signatures Of the
payee Endorsed on each of said
checks"
Legal Defenses Set Up.
Each Of the banks also set up
number Of legal defenses, which
they told the court JUSTIFIED their
action and urged that the cases
against them be thrown out and
that the tribunal decree them to be
without any indebtedness to the
Government, because Of Stitely's
peculations.
The Governments theory is based
on the assumption that the bank
did not obtain title to the checks in
each case, as they had forged in
dorsements and when presented to
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j. Dteckmann, associate professor
Of obstetrics and gynecology of the
University Of Chicago, who will dis
cuss 'Toxemias Of Pregnancy" and
DR.. Emil Novak, associate professor
OF obstetrics and gynecology of the
University Of Maryland Medical
School, who will speak on "Sterility."
The scientific papers on Saturday
will be presented by alumni and
stan OF the Medical School.
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washington University School Of
Medicine.
The programs will comprise the
Seventh Annual Postgraduate
Clinic OF the School Of Medicine,
and related functions.
The postgraduate clinics will be
preceded tomorrow afternoon by
SYMPOSIUM on obstetrics presented
Dy the A. F. A. King Obstetrical
Society OF the Medical School,
speakers will include Dr.. William
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6. ". Medical Society
To Banquet Saturday

The thirteenth annual banquet Of
the George Washington University
Medical Society Saturday night at
the Mayf1ower Hotel will climax q
"three-way get-together" tomorrow
and Saturday Of 600 physicians,
graduates and friends of the George
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Patients Make 1000 Visits
Yearly 10 Syphilis Clinic

A clinic for treatment of syphilis
established four years ago at Emer-
gency Hospital has been taking care
of patients who make aboupt 1000
visits a year, it was announced last
night.
DR.. John Reisinger, formerly asso-
ciated with the department of syph-
ilology at Johns Hopkins University
Hospital, was appointed to establish
the clinic and patterned it after the
one at Johns Hopkins. The clinic
collaborates with all other clinical
services of the hospital and requires
that there be a thorough physical
examination of the patient.
This clinic has been one of the
most active in the hospital and the
thoroughness Of its work has been
the subject of commentator by the
board. Where disqualification of a
patient has been found necessary,
necessary arrangements have been
made to have this accomplished at
the hospitals expense if it was not
possible to make other arrange
ments.
Complete checkups by all tests
are given each case and all patients
are individually treated. All cases
who do not report back for their
regular checkup are followed up by
the social service department and
advised of the necessity of continu-
Gus treatment.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Senator Mead in Forum Talk
Proposal for Loans to Small Business
To Be Discussed Tomorrow Night

Proposals for facilitating Federal
loans to small business will be dis
cussed on the aNtional Radio Forum
tomorrow night by Senator James
M. Mead, Democrat, of New York.
The National Radio Forum is ar
ranged by The Star and broadcast
over a Nationwide network of the
National Broadcasting Co.. originat-
Ing at Station WMAL at 10:3O pm.
Senator Mead, a veteran member
OF the House who was elected to the
Senate last year to fill the unex-
pired term of the late Senator Royal
s. Copeland, is the author of bill
pending in the Senate to provide
for insurance by the Reconstruction
Finance Corp. of bank loans to small
business.
In his address tomorrow night, he
will explain the provisions of this
measure. under which the Federal
Government, through the r. F. c.,
would guarantee banks against pos
sible losses on small business loans,
up to 100000.
He also will discuss a bill intro
duced by Senator Pepper, Demo-
crat, of Florida, calling for the
establishment of separate corpora
tion by the Government to set up
regional industrial banks to make
direct loans to business.
Another proposal to be outlined
tn Senator Meads address would
authorize the existing banks in a
community to cooperate in setting
up an affiliate corporation espe-
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Hacker Pins Bandit
To Wall With Tuxi

A colored hacker. victim of hold
up last night, got his man by pin
ming his attacker against brick
wall with his taxicab.
The driver. Hugh Smith. 80, 1850
T street NV, was hailed by a COL
ored man at Sixth and L streets
NV. shortly before midnight and
told to drive to an address on Nor
ton street NV.
On alighting, his passenger held
him up at gun point and took 81.
The bandit fed through an alley
with Mr.. Smith and his taxi in close
pursuit. In an alley in the rear Of
63l Lamont street. the bandit was
overtaken and pinned to the wall by
the taxi's bumper.
Ignoring the brandished gun, the
driver fought with the man until
police from No. 10 Precinct Station,
called by neighbors. arrived. The
bandit was being held for investi-
CATION.
Mr.. Smith got his 50 back.
Miss Myrtis FARRELL. l701 K street
NV. was the victim Of a purse
snatcher early last night while
walking in front of the Grafton Ho-
tel. she reported to police. A for
mer employe of the Library OF Con-
gress. Miss FARRELL said that her
purse. containing only 20 cents, was
snatched from her by a young COL
ored man, who escaped.
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Mrs. Ethel CowsiII Dies
After Short Illness

Mrs. Ethel Harmer CdWsill, 81,
wife of Frederick o. CoWsill. build
ing superintendent for D. J. Duni-
gan, Inc. died yesterday at her home.
412l Ninth street NV, after a short
illness.
A native of Pennsville, Ohio. Mrs.
Cowsill had been a resident of this
city the last 43 years. For many
years she had been an active mem
Der of the Petworth Women's Club,
for the last two years serving as
chairman of the clubs music and
fine arts departments.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vlved by three daughters, Mrs. Miles
S. Bray of Arlington, Va; Mrs. Ar
thur j. Tufts and Miss Gertrude
CoWsill, both of this city; a brother,
Henley j. Harmer of La Rue, Ohio,
and one grandchild.
Funeral arrangements were to be
completed later. The body is at
Hines funeral home, 2901 Four
teenth street NV.
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longshoremen Ruled Guilty
OF Violating Contract
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PORTLAND, Greg. March Ii
Samuel B. Weinstein. Federal
arbiter. ruled today that longshore-
men refusing to pass a Chinese
picket line to load $500 tons of
scrap iron for shipment to Japan
had violated their contract with the
Waterfront Employers Association
Weinstein's decision came after
the Greek freighter Ann Stathanos
had been in port for eight days
waiting for longshoremen to load it..
The Chinese protested on the
grounds scrap shipped to Japan was
for war materials.
The effect of the ruling will re-
main unknown until longshore
gangs are dispatched to the vessel
tomorrow.
Meantime, Tsuako Kawabata.
Japanese consulate attache, said a
former protest placed with Astoria
port officials yesterday against
closing of the port to scrap iron
shipments was made under instruc-
tons from the Japanese govern
ment.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Bureau for the Lonesome
Finds Some F friends for II
The Corefree Circle After Self Conscious
Stort, Provides ToIkutive Evening

A dozen young people sit in a
silent circle occasionally eyeing each
other, and just as quickly looking
away. Breaking a trying silence
one speaks.
'I'm-ah, from New York City"
It's a diff1dent young man who
works in the Department of Com
merce, and the other young Gov
ernment workers who fill the circle
give him glances slightly tinged with
envy for his boldness.
A long silence while young men
loosen collars and young ladies
Wriggle.
Your accent doesn't sound like
New York City" volunteered l9-
year-old girl from the Civil Service
Commission.
Another pause, while the last
speaker flushes.
Mercitully. Mrs. Patty Snyder
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Mi. Pleasant Citizens
|ndorse Griffenhaoen
Report in Principle
School and Library
Provisions Are
Excepted

Approval of the Griffenhagen re-
port in principle with the exception
of public school and public library
provisions was voiced last night by
the Mount Pleasant Citizens Asso-
citation meeting in the Mount Pleas
ant Branch Library.
The association asked that the
schools and the library remain au-
tonomous bodies as under the pres
ent system.
Under the present system of
management, the School Board and
the Board of Library Trustees are
to be commended for handling a job
that could not be better supervised, -
Raymond J. Bowen said.
Copies Of the modified plan drawn
up by the Executive Committee of
the body were presented to the
members and explained by Mr.
Bowen, who fostered the proposal.
The separation of the legislative
! and administrative functions of the
District Government as proposed il
! the Griffenhagen report merely fol-
/ low a tradition of American gov.
ernment," Mr.. Bower declared.
John F.. Consaul, objecting to 6
/ proposal to include a suffrage plea
4 in the plan. declared that the grour
had favored national representation
for years but opposed local suffrag.
because 1T left the city wide oper
/ for politics"
BY placing the selection of mem.
bers of the District Council in tn,
hands of the heads of the Houst
and Senate District Committees. WI
can have no better city manage.
ment," Mr.. ConSaul said.
Other recommendations in tn,
groups proposal are: The member
OF the governing body should repre-
sent the geographical sections of tn,
city, and since it is not contem
plated that their services will b,
required at all times. their compen
sation should be fixed at a maxi
mum of $500 a year.
John De La Mater, secretary o.
the group, announced that a letter
of bereavement would be sent to the
family of Judge Gus A. Schuldt
former judge of the Police Court
who was once member of the as.
, ISOLATION,
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takes up the conversational baton as
she comes into the room, and the
deadly lapses diminish.
To Meet Twice a Week.
For Mrs. Snyder, a former lone
some Government worker herself
knows just how they feel, and she S
determined to do something about it
She was hostess last night in her
own living room at l345 Childress
street NE, where she held the first
open house of new social group
she has begun.
Labeled The Carefree Circle the
group has formed to enable lonely
young Government workers to spend
an entertaining evening among So
ciable people in "a personalized
atmosphere.
The group who met last night
spent the evening becoming ac-
qualnted with each other, and plan
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age to resist. A member of the
air reserve, Seitz had been called to
the colors twice during the Czech
crisis; he told us he had heard at
that time secret grumbling and talk
of revolt, but that when he Sug-
gested organizing resistance the
brave takers were too frightened to
do anything.
eve know we will be shot if we
don't obey the command" Wilhelm
shrugged his shoulders. Believe me,
Hitler and his party officials, the
S. A., the S. S., and the rest, won t
be found near the front in the next
war. No; they will stay behind with
guns to shoot any one else who hesi-
tates-even mothers, wives, sisters
or sWeethearts, any one who tries
to persuade man to stay behind" :"
But Wilhelm's view is not the
usual one because he despises Hitler
and all his works. More representa-
Evening star., 1939-03-12
As Youth Sees Germany
Two Young Americans, in Tour of Reich,
Find Opposite Points of View on Hitler

The tolloming article is the
first OF series OF meekly articles
1Ohich 1riH appear in The Star By
Thomas L. Ddmnlann and his
'rite Hdrle. These t,Uo young
people are traueting in Europe
and 7oriting as they 90 OF What
they find interesting. and The
Star prints their articles as fhe
impressions OF t1co young Amer
leans. Mr.. Damndnn, q Harvard
graduate, 1cas business manager
OF the Hdrrdrd Crimson and
gained experience as a reporter
in Chicago and Nashville. He
and Mrs. Ddmmdnn hare traU-
eled Nide[U.
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ming future meetings. They hope
to enlarge the circle. and increase
the variety of the evenings, which
will be held twice week.
Slow In starting at first, as the
evening wore on the brand new
members became more relaxed and
Mldwesterners made fun of South
ern drawls, and Georgians jibed at
New England tWangs.
| They Gradually Loosen Up.
Digging in at the refreshments
supplied by Mrs. Snyder, the mem
bers gradually unwound their death
grips on the furniture and mixed
more freely, finally taking over liv-
ing room, dining room and kitchen.
That's what I want them to do
Mrs. Snyder declared. Il know
what it means to be in a strange
city without any friends. and I want
them to feel at home here"
Mrs. Snyder, who is in her early
20s, thought up the idea between
taking care of her house and her
two infants. Originally from New
Haven, Conn, she came to Wash
lngton about four years ago. and
was married to Samuel SNYDER, a
War Department statistician, 10
| weeks after her arrival.
Her idea of the circle, however, is
not a matchmaking bureau but
just place where young people cab
get together to dance or play bridge
or talk.
It'll probably go slow at first" "
she said but after some of the
young people who were too shy to
come to the first meeting think it
over. I'm sure We'll have a lot of
members
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opinions have been formed by the
intensive Nazi 'education," to which
every young German has been sub
jected for the last six years.
He said that if war began he
would enlist at once, asking no
reason but the will of Hitler.
But why" he demanded, "are
you Americans always asking us
about war? We Germans don't
want war; We hate it! But your
people always talk as if you thought
we were going to make war"
well, in America we're not used
to seeing every third man in
uniform, nor do we see uniformed
little boys marching about like
grown soldiers" we explained. "But
here that's all we see."
"Ah, that doesn't mean war. At
least 1t doesn't mean Germany
wants war. You see," he continued,
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Word Probably
Loses Caste at
Weather Bureau
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
The Weather Bureau promised
yesterday to use the word prob
ably" less frequently in daily weather
forecasts.
F. w. Reichelderfer, chief of the
bureau, said development and ex-
tensive use of a new instrument for
upper air observations would elimi-
nate much of the present guesswork
of forecasting. The instrument is
carried aloft by balloon.
The instrument. known as the
"radio-sonde,' transmits radio sig
mails which indicate air pressure,
temperature and humidity of upper
air levels, SO the ground observer
may know these important items
in making forecasts.
Such readings are being taken at
10 stations in various parts of the
country.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Mrs. William K. Petty
Dies at Residence

Mrs. Martha Waters Petty. wife
OF Dr. William x. Petty. dentist
died Friday at her residence in
the Fairfax Hotel after a short
illness.
A lifelong resident of this city
Mrs. Petty was a daughter of the
lale Joseph G.. Waters and the late
Mrs. Martha Clagett Waters. Be-
sides her husband, she leaves five
nleces
Funeral services will be held at
II I'm. tomorrow at the home of hel
niece. Mrs. A. C. Chambers. 2821
Thlrty-ninth street NV. Burial
will be private.
Evening star., 1939-03-12

cially to handle small business loans.
He plans to introduce such q bill in
the Senate this week.
Senator Mead contends there is a
definite need for some Federal ac-
ton along these lines. To support
this contention, he plans to review
the present plight of small business
and its difficulties in obtaining capi-
tai loans.
Evening star., 1939-03-12

tive is Ludwig
Muller, a fiery,
18-year-old Nazi,
who lives with
h S W i d o W e d
mother in the
little town of
Wernigerode in
the HartZ Noun
tains of Central
G e r m a n y. He
was II years old
and already a
member of a
Hitler youth Or
ganiZation when
Hitler came to
~Nr,o- orI hic
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Chevy Chase Man Dies
En- Route Home on Train
By the Associated Press.

NEWARK, N. j., March 11.-Po-
lice Detective Henry Ryan said an
elderly man, identified through pa
pers in his pocket as Frederick K.
Van Court of Chevy Chase, Md.
died OF heart attack tonight aboard
a New York-Washington Pennsyl-
vania express train.
Detective Ryan said Mr.. Van
Court, returning home from a Ma
sonic order banquet in a day coach,
collapsed and was carried to a bag
gage car, where he died. The body
was taken off the train at Newark.
Evening star., 1939-03-12

n1arcn Wherever
he commanded.
We pressed them
for reasons and
found their an
SWers not en-
tirely clear.
Our frie II d
Wilhelm S e i t z
said it is because
young German:
are "y e l o W
that they SUBJ
NIT to militari-
zation and pos
sible death in
war because they
haven't the cour-
Evening star., 1939-03-12
No Pedestrian Control
Arrests Made on
Second Day
Commissioner Huzen
Indorses A. A. AS
Protection Contest

With no arrests made by the po-
iice who handled its enforcement at
busy intersections. the Capitals pc
destrian control law completed its
second day of operation yesterday.
One pedestrian was obliged to post
collateral at precinct station Fri
day.
In accordance with orders of Maj
Ernest w. Brown, superintendent of
police, the officers are exercising
their arrest authority only in cases
of fragrant disregard of their in
structions by persons crossing streets.
AS police expressed satisfaction
with the manner in which Wash
ingtonians we're demonstrating a
willingness to obey the regulations
designed for their safety, Commits
sioner Melvin c. Hazen gave his
personal approval to proposal that
the District be entered in a ma
tional pedestrian protection" con-
test sponsored by the American
Automobile Association and its affili-
ated motor clubs.
Plaque to Be Awarded.
Mr.. Hazen voiced his Endorsement
after the plan had been explained
by Washington I. Cleveland. man
ager of the District Motor Club. an
A. A. A. member. but official action
of the Commissioners was withheld
because of the absence of Engineer
Commissioner David McCoach, jr.
Traffic Director William A. Van
Duzer will be asked for report.
A plaque is to be awarded to the
city adjudged most efficient in de-
vising and carrying into effect a
pedestrian safety program. Pedes-
trian accident records, unusual pc
destrian aids, education of the walk
ing public and physical improve
ment of traffic facilities are among
the factors to be weighed.
Curb Lights Suggested.
Meanwhile, Frank Vanderhoof,
who calls himself the father of
N. r. A." advanced an idea which
he believes would assist pedestrians
IN making safe crossings and result
in their being more willing to OBJ
serve the regulations.
Mr.. Vanderhoof. who carries with
him sheaf Of letters and clippings
as support for his contention that
the National Recovery Act-stickers
and all-was his brain child. doubles
as gadget inventor, and his latest
effort is system of pedestrian lights
Embedded in curbs.
Just look down. If the green is
on. you have plenty of time to cross,
he declares. Don't bother with the
signals for automobiles Even if the
green is showing for those going in
the same direction as you, the little
signal in the curb may be red. That
means you won't be able to make it.
Wait for next time"
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Hull, on Vacation,
Refuses Interview
Ry the Associated Press

DELAND, Fla, March 11.-Secre-
tary of State Cordell Hull was va
cationing here today.
"Mr. Hull has had a hard winter
and he's down here for a complete
rest" said T. c. Brooks. hotel mana
ger, relaying the Secretary's re-
fusal Of an interview.
Evening star., 1939-03-12
Weather Report

District of Columbia-Inemttent with rising
becoming morning
MarylandIntemint
generally slightly light fures
portion.
VIginia-Moly cloudy and intermittent
interior today generally colder
extreme northwest portion
West VignaIntermittent
tonight ending