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Evening star., 1939-11-09
Cuban Day Is Observed
Al Lions Luncheon

Charge d'Affaires Jose T. Baron of
Cuba extended his nations hos
pitality to Lions of Washington and
nearby communities in an address
yesterday before a special luncheon
meeting of the Lions Club of Wash
ington in the Mayaower Hotel.
The Cuban diplomat was among
the guests of honor at a Cuban day"
program arranged to stimulate in
terest in the 1910 international con-
vention of Lions, to be held next July
in Havana.
He hailed the Forthcoming con-
clave as an important factor in REIN
forcing the good neighbor" bond
between Cubans and citizens of the
United States.
A similar sentiment was expressed
by DR.. V. Valdes Rodriguez, Coun-
selor of the Cuban Embassy, and
Cayetano Quesada, Cuban Consul
for New York City.
In voicing the Cuban capitals en-
thusiasm for the convention, DR..
Rodriguez offered slogan: Lions,
Havana is roaring for you'll"
Consul Quesada said the 1910 meet
ing would call attention to the ideals
of freedom and peace cherished by
Evening star., 1939-11-09
Three Naval Ensiqns
To Get Air Iruinino

Three Washington. naval ensigns
are among AZ officers the Navy De-
partment announced yesterday as
selected for training as air pilots in
class beginning next spring.
They are: Harry H. Barton, 47O9
Rosedale avenue, Bethesda, Nd, who
attended Western High School and
the University of Maryland before
his appointment to the Naval Acad-
emy. Ensign Barton is now stationed
on the U. S. S. Chicago.
Walter S. Reid, BIT Tenth street
NE, an Eastern High School gradu-
ate. He is now on duty on the U.
S. S. Wichita.
George M. Rouzee, 53O5 Second
street NV, who attended Mckinley
High and Randles School. He is
now stationed on the U. S, S. Texas.
Evening star., 1939-11-09
Dr.. Richtmyer, Geographic
Society Trustee, Dies

DR.. Floyd X. Richtmyer, dean Of
the granduate school of Cornell Uni
versity and noted physicist, who
died Tuesday in New York, was a
life member of the board of trus-
tees of the National Geographic So
ciety of Washington.
Although elected to the board only
last year, DR.. Richtmyer had been
actively interested in the society's
expeditions during the last 10 years.
His work played an important part
in the United States Army strato-
sphere flights of 1894 and 1885, when
the balloon Explorer I'd scared to
an altitude record of some 13 miles.
Evening star., 1939-11-09

the United States, Cuba and the
other American democracies.
The program was arranged and
presided over by Bert Piers, second
vice president of the Lions Club of
Washington. 1t included a motion
picture film in color depicting scenic
beauties of the island republic.
The club observed Ladies day."
and large group of members wives,
mothers and daughters was present.
Evening star., 1939-11-09

In 1887 the society asked DR..
Richtmyer to help in planning the
solar eclipse expedition it spon-
sored jointly with the United States
Navy. He accompanied the expedi-
ton when it set up camp and lab
oratories on Canton Island In the
Pacific Ocean, and wrote "The Total
Light of the Solar Corona" tech
nlcal paper dealing with its findings.
DR.. Gilbert Grosvenor, president
OF the National Geographic Society.
Evening star., 1939-11-09
Lawson to Speak

Belford v. Lawson, Washington
attorney, will address members OF
the Pleasant Plains Civic Associa-
ton in behalf of the Community
Chest campaign at pm. tomorrow
at the Monroe School. It was also
announced that the association is
Evening star., 1939-11-09

today termed DR.. Richtmyer's death
"a loss Of one Of our most valued
trustees in the promotion Of the
society's scientific program"
Evening star., 1939-11-09

planning membership drive to be-
gin December Is. Mrs. Velma G.
Williams has been reelected pres
ident of the association.
Evening star., 1939-11-09

THE EVENINGS HIGH LIGHTS
pm-WRC Walter Huston and Nan Sunderland co-star
radio version Of The Commodore Marries' as the dra
variety The world
premiere Ellngtons Lullaby" is another high
light.
sos conducts the Rochester Philharmonic
Orchestra in of classical selections
$3.50 pmWMAL The effect Of the European struggle
debated by John Carmody administrator of
the Federal Works Agency and Mark Jones, consulting
economist Americas Town Meeting.
1000 pmWJSV The Columbia workshop continues its
ton of experimental radio dramas:
SHORT WAVE PROGRAM
700 pm-BUDAPEST. "Al Souls Day HAT4 912 1913
1880 pm-ROME Selections 2RO, 1181 254
m. IRF, 983 meg. 3O5 m.
8:25 pm-MADRID, News. EAQ, 986 meg. 304 m.
$3.50 pm-LONDON Variety GSF 1914 meg, 1913 mi
GSD Ills meg, 255 GSB. 951 BIS m.
$3.50 pm-TOKO. Japan Swing Band. JZK, 1916 1877
900 pm-BERLIN Press Review DJD, 1l.77 254 m.
1920 pm-PARIS Talk Nine. TPB 118S meg,
252 m. TPA4. I'LL meg, 256 m.
1880 pm-BERLIN News DJD, lit meg. 254 m.
1880 pm-LONDON Variety GSD. Ills meg 255
Csc. meg, 3 GSB e51 meg m.
HOO pm.-LONDON, GSD, It's meg, 255 m
33 m; GSB 95l 315 m.
Evening star., 1939-04-22
New Taxes Are Avoided
By Maine Legislature

BY the Associated Press.
AUGUSTA, Me-, April 22.-The
regular session of Names seth Leg
islature passed into history today
with a record of having enacted no
new taxes.
The lawmakers adjourned sine
die last night after 16 weeks of de-
liberation. So determined were the
legislators to end their session with
out new levies, that they rejected
income; tobacco, gasoline and other
taxes and refused to restore to the
statute books a chain store levy
similar to one lifted two years ago.
A bill legalizing Sunday motion
pictures was shorn of an amend
ment proposing a scent tax on ad-
missions.
The problem of increasing old
age assistance rolls without new
revenue was solved by requiring
municipalities to share the cost of
the old-age assistance program. In
reimbursement, the cities and towns
would receive $500 900 in highway
funds. Gov. Lewis O. Barrows esti-
mated the old-age assistance lists
thus could be increased from 1850
to $4,000.
A constitutional amendment pro-
posed increasing the States bonded
indebtedness to $45, ,000, 900 to per-
NIT floating a 100000 highway
bond issue for a five-year program.
The amendment will be voted upon
by the people in September.
Evening star., 1939-04-22
U.F.W. A. Head Says -Four
Goals May Be Realized

Jacob Baker, president of the
United Federal Workers of America
told delegates to the District OF
Columbia Council last night that
four major points in the organiza-
tion's legislative program may be
realized in this session of Congress
The Ramspeck bill for extension
OF civil service, and the classifica-
ton act, which is about to be re-
ported out by the House Civil Serv-
Ice Committee, was hailed by Mr..
Baker as a continuation of the
action and intent of the Presidents S
executive orders of last June "a.
On retirement legislation, Mr.
Baker explained. objection was
raised to the Nicely bill, which has
passed the Senate and is now before
the House Civil Service Committee.
1t would raise employe contribu-
tions one-half per cent above the
present 3la. it would not abolish
the dollar-a-month tontine deduc-
ton and it would change the pro-
cedure by which employees transfer
IN and out of the retirement sys-
tenn. Support of a more favorable
bill being drafted by Representative
Ramspeck was expressed.
The Ellender Committee hearings
on individual grievances of Govern
ment employees. Mr.. Baker pointed
out, proved the need for an appeals
system in the Federal Government.
Such procedure is provided in Sen
ator Logan's bill.
Evening star., 1939-04-22
Border Fighting Stirs
Protests by SIovokio
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BRATISLAVA. April 22.-Slovakia
protested today to Hungary against
alleged frontier violations by Hun.
garian troops.
An announcement of the Slovak
press bureau said the incidents &C.
Cured Thursday and Friday nights
near the villages Of Gajdos and
Vysne Reviste in Eastern Slovakia,
The Slovaks, who have formed an
independent state under German
protection since dissolution of
Czecho- -Slovakia March Is, alleged
Hungarian troops opened fire. None
was killed or injured.
The protest. given the Hungarian
consul here, charged the Hungarian
army constantly violates" an agree
ment under which troops of both
countries should be kept three ki.
lometers, approximately two miles,
from frontier lines.
Evening star., 1939-04-22

cate those States added during a
25-year period in the Nations his
tory.
I'm the upper left corner of my
flag are three stars-Vermont, 1891 !;
Kentucky, 1892; Tennessee, 1885,"
says the designer. That completes
the 1700s,
above the circle of 13 are Ohio,
1902: Louisiana. 1872; Indiana, 1916;
Mississippi. 1917: Illinois, 1918: Ala
bama, 1919; Maine, 1890; Missouri.
1921.
I'm the upper right corner we find
Arkansas, 1896; Michigan, 1887:
Florida, l845; Texas. 1s45; Iowa,
l846: Wisconsin. 1913; California,
1850.
AT the lower left are Minnesota,
1858: Oregon, 1859: Kansas, 1861
West Virginia. 1868; Nevada, 1864 !;
Nebraska, 1867.
Below the circle, Colorado, 1876;
Montana. 1889: North Dakota. 1889;
South Dakota, 1889; Washington,
1889; Wyoming, 1890; Idaho. 1890;
Utah, 1896.
Then in the lower right corner
are Oklahoma, 1907 Arizona, 1912
and New Mexico. 1912.
We not only have the States
represented but something of the
countrys history as WE'LL
Evening star., 1939-04-22
Doctor Seizes
Second Suspect
In Two Weeks

The second suspect in series Of
mail box robberies in the Northeast
area was in custody of postal in
spectors today as a result of police
work" on the part of DR.. Thomas
Collins, 324 H street NE, who also
captured the first man.
DR.. Collins was called on yester-
day by q 40-year-old colored man
who said he was mail carrier and
needed 81 because he was "in trou-
bic with police"
The physician conversed with the
stranger while q nurse called police.
The man was locked up at the ninth
precinct and turned over to postal
authorities today.
DIR. Collins two weeks ago caught
q colored man taking mail from his
box and held him for police. OFF,
ctals believe series of thefts prob
ably is solved by the capture of thA
pair. 4
Evening star., 1939-04-22
Daughters Of 1872
Associate Council
Convenes Tomorrow
Dies and Proctor
To Speak at Annual
Banquet Tuesday

The 47th Associate Council of the
National Society of the United States
Daughters of 1912 will convene here
for four days, with the opening ses-
sion scheduled at $50 am. tomorrow
at the national headquarters, 1861
Rhode Island avenue NV.
Mrs. Robert j. Johnston, president
of the Officers National Club of the
society, will preside at a breakfast
to be followed at pm. by a me-
mortal service at the Church of the
Epiphany. Mrs. Arthur j. O'Neill,
president national, will be in charge
of the service.
Annual Banquet Tuesday.
High lights of the four day meet
ing will be the annual banquet at
7::30 pm. Tuesday at the Willard Ho-
tel. Chairman Martin Dies of the
House Committee on Un-American
Activities, and John Clagett Proctor,
chairman of the Permanent Com
mittee on Marking Points of His
torical Interest in the District of
Columbia, will be the principal
speakers.
A special program and business
session will follow dinner of the
Association of State Presidents and
Charter Members of the society at
the Willard at pm. tomorrow. Mrs.
H. B. Diefenbach. association presi-
dent, will be in charge.
Registration Monday.
Official registration for the council
will take place at the Willard from
9 am. to noon Monday, while the
executive board is convening in its
opening session. A reception will
follow during the afternoon at the
Rhode Island avenue headquarters.
The initial business meeting of
the entire gathering will take place
at 8 am. Tuesday. A reception for
the members given by the officers
national will precede the annual
banquet at the Willard.
Final business sessions will be held
at 9 am. and 2 pm. Wednesday.
Evening star., 1939-04-22
Georgetown Homes Tour
Closes Today

The tour of Georgetown houses
was to come to close today with
the opening of 10 homes for the
benefit of st. Johns Church, George
town, from 2 pm. to 6 pm.
The houses open today: Miss Mar
garet w. Bisland, 2806 N street; Mr..
and Mrs. Livingston Hartley, 29O6
N street: Mr. and Mrs. Frederick
Brooke, 1921 N street: Mr.. and Mrs.
George L. Howe. 3134 P street; Mr..
Christian Gudebrod, 1880 Thirtieth
street; Mr.. and Mrs. j. Klahr Hud-
die, 1927 Thirty third street; Mr..
and Mrs. Chauncey Parker. jr.. 1914
o street; Mr.. and Mrs. Francis de
Wolf. 1922 o street; Miss Anita
Phipps, 1923 Thirty street;
Mr.. and Mrs. Gray Foster, 5000 S
street; St. Johns Church, George
town, 3240 o street.
Tickets at 81 for each group of 10
homes are on sale at the Mayflower,
Shoreham and Willard Hotels; the
American Automobile Association
and the Keystone Automobile Club,
and all houses.
Evening star., 1939-04-22
France HoItine Ship,
Draws Spanish Protest

By the Associated Press.
GIBRALTAR, April 22.-The Span
ish government was reported yes
terday to have decided to protest to
France because the French destroyer
Volta halted and questioned the
Spanish fishing smack San Vicente
one mile west of Cape Spartel, near
Tangier, Morocco.
The San Vicente sank after bump
Ing into the side of the Volta while
the destroyer's officers were ex-
amining the Spanish vessels papers
last night. The crew of eight was
saved and turned over to the Span
1sh consulate at Gibraltar.
The Volta Is one Of the French
warships patrolling the Strait Of
Gibraltar since France assumed vir-
tual naval control in waters around
Gibraltar.
Evening star., 1939-04-22

Among delegates to the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution
conclave is representative of Pio-
neer Chapter, Independence, Mo-,
who is proud of her designation as
"the modern Betsy Ross"
She is Miss Dolly Breitenbaugh,
who lives in Lees Summit, Mo-, a
suburb of Kansas City, and the ap-
pellation grows from her cham
pioning of new design for the
American flag. Miss Breitenbaugh
has taken advantage of the D. A. R..
session to present small flags illus
trating her design to the society's
national officers and Speaker Bank
head of the House of Representa-
tives.
MY design follows the original
pattern approved by George WASH
ington and the Continental Con-
gress.' she declares.
Miss Breitenbaugh does not sug-
gest scrapping the stars and stripes
idea. She has concentrated upon
rearranging the stars in the blue
field. The design contemplates an
inner circle of 13 stars, representing
the original States. around which
would be arrayed the other 35-but
IN no precise geometric pattern.
They would be spaced to resemble
consultations, each group to indi-
Evening star., 1939-04-22
Enough Foster Homes
In u. 5. for Refugees,
Witness Says
II Applicants for Every
Child Adopted. Congress
Probers Told

By the Associated Press.
A child welfare leader testified
today that there are more than
enough foster homes In the United
States for 10000 refugee children
from Germany.
Paul Beisser. Baltimore. head of
the Child Welfare League of Amer
lea, said there normally ARE IL ap-
plications for every child adopted
it this country"
Mr.. Beisser was q witness before
the joint Congressional Committee
considering legislation to admit TO-
600 German refugee children under
IA years during the next two years
Waiting to testify for the legisla-
ton were Dorothy Thompson, noted
writer, and Canon Anson Phelps
Stokes Of the Washington Cathedral,
leaders in the move to open the
door of this country to the young
refugees.
Representative Maciejewski, Dem
ocrat, of Illinois asked If admission
Of the refugee children would hurt
chances Of the many homeless
children in this country?"
Il can't see how 1t could" Mr..
Beisser replied. 1T probably would
help them by directing attention to
this field"
Dean Dudley d. Carroll of the
University of North Carolina, Chapel
Hill, said his chief worry" was that
the South would not get our share
of these children"
The North Carolina educator said
that as Southerner, I feel that
the South has suffered because it
has not been In the tide of immigra-
ton"
This. he added, had caused stag
nation" He said the infusion of
new blood would be one of the great
est blessings"
Miss Elizabeth Eastman said the
Y. w. c. A. supported the legislation
and Rabbi Stephen B. Wise of New
York City declared that he would
deem it a privilege to adopt one
of these refugee children" The
rabbi said thousands of children
had been dumped outside German
borders by the Nazi regime.
Evening star., 1939-04-22
Netherlands Work
In Housing Field
Traced by Visitor !
Cooperative Projects
Are Operated as
Small Democrocies'

Cooperative housing projects,
which members Of societies run
Ike small democracies, have met
With great success In the Neither.
lands.
The projects, which together with
municipality administered projects
similar to the District Alley DWELL
Ing Authority's projects, number
220, 900 dwellings in the Netherlands.
were described last night by Jan
BONNER. q member of the Amster-
dam City Council and executive di-
rector Of the Federation of Public
Housing Societies in the Neither
lands, at a meeting at the National
Catholic School of Social Service.
24OO Nineteenth street NV.
The meeting was held under the
JOINT sponsorship Of the school, the
school OF Social Work of the Cath
ol1c University, and the School Of
Public Administration of American
University. John Ihlder, head Of
tne District Alley Dwelling Author-
lty' was among those in attendance.
Mr.. BONNER told the meeting
there were two kinds of housing
projects now extensively EMPLOYED
IN his country-the municipallv
owned "slum clearance" type for
loWest-1ncome brackets and the CO.
operative projects for higher
brackets.
The second type is operated by a
society of tenants or prospective
tenants which builds the projects bv
means OF a national loan similar
70 those issued by the United States
Housing Authority. The tenants
elect officers who administer the
project during the amortization
period subject to the supervision of
government officials responsible for
the loan. After the loan is paid of
the project becomes self-suficient
and rents are paid on a non-profit
basis. There are more than l 600 Of
these societies now in the Neither.
lands, Mr.. BONNER said.
Evening star., 1939-04-22
Symphony Broodcosts

Through the cooperation of
the National Broadcasting Co.
The Star is presenting over
WMAL each weekday morning
a movement from one of the
symphonic compositions fea-
tured in the Music Appreciation
Campaign. The program on
which the recordings are heard,
"Today's Prelude" is scheduled
daily except Sunday from $50
to TBS am. and The Stars re-
cordings may be heard at ap-
proximately 7 am.
The recordings already re-
leased in the campaign, includ-
ing the latest offering-Debus-
sy's Afternoon of a Faun,"
Clouds" and "Festivals''-may
be obtained at the special booth
in the lobby of The Star Build
ing each weekday from am.
to 6 pm. The booth is closed
on Sundays.
Evening star., 1939-04-22
D. A. R. Delegates
Homeward Bound
After Banquet
Boord Of Management
Stoys On to Complete
Congress Business

Delegates to the 4Sth Continental
Congress Of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution started home
ward today after climaxing their
five-day convention with the an
nual banquet at the Mayfiower Ho-
tel last night.
The National Board Of Manage
ment remained today to put the
finishing touches on congress busi-
ness. Among their duties was the
assigning of measures voted on by
the delegates to national commit
tee chairmen.
Even Mrs. Henry M. Robert, jr.,
the society's president general,
whose serious mien has been no.
table during the congress, relaxed
last night to the extent Of reveal
ing a sly sense of humor and a tai
ent for song.
Mrs. Robert, together with three
other cabinet officers, entertained
the banquet guests with series
Of songs dedicated to various ma
tional officers.
ITS Me. o Lord. Standing In
the Need Of Prayer" was sung for
the chaplain general, Mrs. Loren
Edgar Rex.
After entertaining the guests with
"Rosalie," Sweet Adeline," Cali
fornia, Here Come" East Side,
West Side" and "Over There" Mrs.
Robert apologized for any flaws
detected in the singing on the score
that while the quartet had had four
rehearsals only one member Of it
had appeared for each one of them.
Before the quartet took the stage
Mrs. Robert warned the guests that
"after a week such as this. some of
the voices may appear a little she'll
shocked"
One of the features of the banquet
was the traditional parade of ice
forms, most notable of which was
q complete sentence reading. 'Di-
plomacy is the art of keeping COOL"
The banquet, thought to be the
largest ever given by the society. was
interspersed with the singing of
State songs by the various delega-
tions. Varicolored flowers bloomed
on the tables and in the corsages of
q majority of the guests, while light
ed tapers were part of the decorative
scheme of the long speakers table
State flags were suspended from the
balcony around the ballroom.
The banquet followed the compile
ton of more than 80 resolutions
earlier in the day; the professional
OF incoming vice presidents general,
honorary vice presidents general and
State regents, and the White House
reception at which Mrs Cordell Hull,
wife of the Secretary of State; Mrs.
Henry A. Wallace, wife of the Sec
retary of Agriculture, and Secretary
of Labor Perkins took turns receiv-
ing the guests in the absence of Mrs.
Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1939-04-22
Co|ored Man Hunted
In Ho|dup Staying
O. ectAl Dispatch to The Star.

O. recfAl Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, April 22.-Mary-
land police were today searching
for two colored men who fatally
wounded Meyer Jacobs, 32-year-old
Baltimore liquor store employe, in
an attempted holdup last night.
Physicians at Franklin Square
Hospital. where he died five minutes
after admission, said Jacobs had
been shot above the heart.
Passersby told police they saw two
colored men run from the store as
Jacobs appeared in the door, clasp
Ing bottle, and collapsed.
Jacobs was shaving when the in
truders arrived and police said there
were apparently no witnesses to the
actual shooting. The cash register
had not been rifled, police said.
Jacobs was married and lived at
S048 O'Donnell street.
Evening star., 1939-04-22
Strike Ties Up Tonkers

BALTIMORE, April % (R.-Four
oil tankers were tied up here yes
terday by a strike called Monday by
the National Maritime Union
against four oil companies.
The tankers were the w. H. Libby
and the Franklin K. Lane of the
Standard Oil Co., the Tulsagas of
the Tidewater Oil Co. and the Olean
of the Socony-Vacuum Co. The
other company involved in the strike
is the C. D. Mallory Co.
Evening star., 1939-04-22
Wife Takes SPEEDING BIome

INDIANAPOLIS R.-Alfred Te-
derson's wife came to his defense
when he was brought into City Court
charged with running through two
stop lights and speeding IS miles an
hour.
Mrs. Tederson told Judge John l..
McNelis she'd urged her husband
TO hurry so they wouldn't be late
for a birthday party in her honor.
Did he buy you a nice. costly
present." the judge asked.
"Yes."
"Then," he said, II guess he al
ready has financial troubles"
Evening star., 1939-04-22
Man Killed by Brick
Thrown During Fight

Edward Washington, %, colored
338 c street S.W., died early today
in Providence Hospital after being
hit in the head with a brick during
q fight at Clarks court S.W.
Fourth precinct police arrested
Charles c. jackson, 50, colored, 1923
M street S.W., and charged him
with murder. Hospital attaches
said the victim died of a fractured
skull.
Evening star., 1939-04-22
Justice Laws to Speak
To Trade Committee

justice Bolitha j. Laws of Dis
tr1ct Court will address the Public
Order Committee of the Board of
Trade at its last meeting of the
fiscal year OF the board Monday
night at the May1lower Hotel.
The dinner meeting, which starts
at s pm. will be presided over by
Odeu Smith, chairman of the COM
mittee.