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Evening star., 1939-08-02
1app Appointed D. {.
Plumbing Inspector

Samuel Tapp, 81 years old, who
has been employed in the plumbing
division of the District for 80 years,
yesterday was appointed District
plumbing inspector The Commits
sioners made the appointment effec-
tive at once.
Mr.. Tapp succeeds A. R. Nc
CONCEAL, who retired from the post
June 80 after many years of service.
Mr.. Tapp has been acting inspector
since Mr.. McGonegal's retirement.
A native of Philadelphia, Mr.. Tapp
came to Washington at an early
age. He now resides at 1916 Newton
street NE. Early in his career he
engaged as an apprentice and later
as a journeyman plumber and has
devoted his entire career to sani-
tary engineering. Prior to his pro-
motion he held the rank of principal
assistant plumbing inspector.
Evening star., 1939-08-02
Randolph to Get
| Award as Houses
| Best bunker

Representative Jennings Ran
dolph, who, besides being chairman
Of the House District Committee, is
acknowledged the champion dunk
er" of the House of Representatives,
will receive his just reward at the
New York Worlds Fair on "dunking
day." next Tuesday.
The Representative, it has been
learned, bested his fellow dunkers
in a recent joust in the Speaker S
dining room. AS dunking cham
pion of Congress he will be awarded
huge dunking cup, as we'll as serve
as honorary judge of a competition
between juvenile dunkers for the
world championship.
Further honors will be bestowed
upon him by the West Virginia
Building in the Court of States at
the fair, where special ceremonies
are being planned for the West
Virginia Representative.
The days ceremonies are being
sponsored by the National Dunking
Association, which was formed re-
Gently to encourage good cheer and
fellowship through dunking."
Evening star., 1939-08-02

the car when it crashed into the
truck, which had pulled up behind
another truck stalled on the high
way. Two other persons, also injured
In the accident, were reported re-
covering today.
Jane Wagner, 40, of Hyattsville,
Md, was in Casualty Hospital to-
day with possibly a brain conclusion
suffered in three-car collision YES
tearday at First street and New
York avenue NV.
she was passenger in a car
driven by Albert c. Wagner. AZ, of
Hyattsville, which was waiting for
a traffic light at the intersection.
According to police, the Wagner car
was rammed by truck driven by
John Rosse, Al, colored, of Belts
vile, Md. The force of the collision
drove the Wagner car into another,
operated by Margaret Dufore, 81, of
4OO7 Connecticut avenue NV.
Five persons were brought to
Casualty Hospital early today fol-
lowing an accident at Muirkirk.
Nd. James R. Carroll, 21; Fran
CHS Blair, 33, and Thomas Belcher.
all Fort Myer soldiers, and Michael
SwirdWouich, "a. and Ethel Biden,
70, both of Baltimore, were tho
injured. Mr.. Belcher, the most seri-
ously hurt, was removed to Walter
Reed Hospital following irst-aid
treatment
James r. Wilcox. So, 826 L street
NE, was in Casualty Hospital with
cuts and bruises. received yester-
day when his car was in a collision
at Fourth and l. streets NE.
Beatrice Knight, "a colored, 1907
Seventh NV, was treated at Emer-
gency Hospital for lacerations re-
ceived when struck by a bicycle in
the 500 block of @ street NV.
Evening star., 1939-08-02
Witness, Identifying Driver,
Points Out Woman Juror

"A woman" Higgins answered
There was gasp, since the accused
driver was man.
do you see the woman in the
courtroom" the attorney asked,
triumphantly.
His eyes wandered about the
room, settled in the jury box where
three women jurors were seated.
Eyes, that one" he said with
fnality, pointing to Mrs. Roxie F.
Utz, 33, of 424 Jefferson street NV.
Judge Edward M. Curran red
dened and swung his face toward
the wall, his body shaking with sup
pressed laughter. The jury and
spectators roared and it was several
minutes before order could be re-
stored.
Later, Judge Curran ordered
directed verdict of innocent, when
testimony showed that Mr.. Rad
ford's car was moving slowly and
that 1t was in good mechanical
condition
Evening star., 1939-08-02

Arthur Higgins, 16, colored, of the
HOO block of Sixteenth street NE,
it was decided today, had established
an all-time high for mistaken iden-
tity in Police Court. Asked to point
out a defendant accused of negligent
homicide, Arthur put a wavering
finger on one of the women jurors.
The youth was testifying as a Gov
ernment witness yesterday against
David H. Radford, 35, of Cheverly,
Md, charged with negligence in the
death of James L. Hockaday, IL,
colored, of 1144 Sixteenth street NE,
run over on May II on Bladensburg
road NE.
Assistant United States Attorney
Stephen Haycock led Higgins
through a detailed description of
what he saw at the scene of the ac-
cident. The witness did not falter
until Defense Attorney H. Carlyle de
Lozier began cross-examination, ask
ing who was driving the car.
Evening star., 1939-08-02
Otto Wudsted Honored
At Danish Club Dinner

The Danish Club of Washington
gave farewell dinner and reception
last night to Otto Wadsted Minister
OF Denmark and Iceland, who is
being transferred to the Danish Le-
cation in Rome.
More than 200 guests attended the
reception to say good-by to the
Minister and Nine. Wadsted.
They sail for Italy from New York
next Tuesday. Mr.. Wadsted will be
succeeded here by H. Kaufman.
Evening star., 1939-08-02
Georgetown's Bobies
Compete Friday

GeorgetoWn's healthiest and hap
piest baby will be selected at George
town Playground Friday, one of two
baby shows scheduled this week un-
der auspices of the District Recre-
alton Department.
Thirty-six prize ribbons will be
awarded to tots up to 4 years of age
tomorrow at the Wheatley School
Playground beginning at 2 pm.
Awards will be given also to the best
decorated baby carriages.
The Georgetown Mothers Club is
to present prizes for the Friday baby
show, which starts at pm.
Evening star., 1939-08-02
Non-Owner Pays for License,
Hears Dog Ordered Shot

not far from their former home,
Prince apparently just attached
himself to the three Stevens boys
and that's how all the trouble came
about. The Hulls didn't leave Prince
at the Stevens home and they didn't
take Prince with them.
Prince did an "every dog for him.
self" stunt and remained about the
old premises. That's how come ne
got Mr.. Stevens into court this
morning; for the Arlington game
warden, w. Harry johnson, had his
eye on Prince, who was charged at
one time. with having committed a
minor attack on a child.
Though Mr.. Stevens testified he
never did own Prince, he was or
dered to buy a license-and then,
when he had paid the dollar, ne
heard the trial Judge order Prince
Shok
Evening star., 1939-08-02

Waldo E. Stevens of the uniformed
force of the United States Secret
Service, had no rights at all In
Prince, a mongrel who played with
his three sons, and yet Mr.. Stevens
was ordered by Judge B. M. Hedrick
in Arlington Police Court today to
purchase 81 license for Prince,
after which Prince was sentenced to
death.
Last November Officer Stevens
and his family moved to 1133 North
Utah street, in Arlington, a house
formerly occupied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Calvin Hull.
Mr.. Hull, a District fireman, came
home one day with Prince, then a
puppy, his wife testified in court to-
day. Prince liked the Hull home,
but Mrs. Hull didn't like Prince.
When the Hu1ls moved over to the
1000 hlosk ~ Kesth Taylg sas
Evening star., 1939-08-02
THAT Lie Shouts
Woman Pedestrian
To Police Testimony
Conviction Follows
Declaration Officers Use
'CunniboIistic' Tactics

A young Woman's shout of that s
a lle!" to a policeman's testimony
and her accusation that Washing
ton police use 'cannibalistic" tactics
today failed to save her from convic-
ton in the most hotly ly-contested pc
destrian conrol case yet tried in
Traffic Court.
The defendant, Miss Mildred Dat
ton, who gave an address in the
2500 block of Fourteenth street NV,
was adjudged guilty by Judge John
P. Mcmahon and the case referred
to the probation office before SEN
fencing. After the investigation
Judge MaMahon took her personal
bond with the observation, You ap-
parently are high strung"
Miss Dalton did not fare so we'll
before Judge Hobart Newman, how
ever. He sentenced her to pay fine
Of $40 or serve 10 days in Jail, after
Policeman w. w. Hill accused her in
Police Court of creating a disturb
ance at the time of her arrest.
Miss Dalton told Traffic Court
that she did not "even drink or
smoke" after officers said she had
been disorderly when arrested yes
terday at Fourteenth and G streets
NV.
Says Name Refused.
Policeman Hill told Judge Nc
Mahon that the young woman, ac-
cused of crossing on a red light. be-
came disorderly when he told her
to step back to the curb She re-
fused to give her name, so he could
write out a traffic ticket, Mr.. Hill
testified, and resisted when he tried
to hold her until the patrol wagon
arrived.
"She told me to get out of the way
that she was in a hurry" he said
Policeman M. B. Novotny, who
happened on the scene, said that
when Mr.. Hill released his grip on
the defendant, Miss Dalton tried to
run away.
That's lie" she shouted.
Nov, young woman, just q
minute warned Judge McMahons
Exhibits Arm Bruises.
Upon taking the witness stand
Miss Dalton, dressed in a purple
fowered print and wearing straw
hat with black streamer ribbon
in back, exhibited to Judge Nc
Mahon bruises on her arms where
she said, the officer held her. Miss
Dalton, who spent the night locked
up at the Womans Bureau, said
the officer embarrassed and hui
inflated me and I had to stay in
that terrible place all night, along
with my bruises"
Miss Dalton said she came here
six months ago from Philadelphia.
Il never saw police use canni-
balistic tactics like they do here
she said.
Judge Mcmahon declared he was
convinced she did not show the
proper" cooperation and defended
Washington's police as being "as
courteous as any in the country"
Evening star., 1939-08-02
Mrs. Virgie P. Sparks
Dies at Seattle Pier

Mrs. Virgie P. Sparks, g., of 1884
Wilson boulevard, Arlington, Va,
died suddenly of a heart attack
while waiting to board the Victoria
steamer at Seattle, Wash, yesterday.
the Associated Press reported today.
Mrs. Sparks had been on vacation
during July and was to have re-
turned to her home Saturday, q
neighbor, H. E. Jackson, said.
Evening star., 1939-08-02
To Resume Treatments

Rafael Martinez Nadal, president
of the Puerto Rican Senate, arrived
yesterday and said he would re-
sumo treatments at Johns Hopkins
Hospital in Baltimore for an all
ment from which he has suffered
for several years. He said he would
reside here and drive daily to Bal
timore for treatments.
Evening star., 1939-08-02
Autopsy Ordered
On Man Found DYING

An autopsy was ordered performed
today on Manson Miller, 81, resi-
dent of Soldiers Home, who COL
lapsed last night on Maine avenue
near N street S.W.
He was taken to the office of a
neighborhood physician and pro-
nounced dead a few minutes later
Coroner A. Magruder Macdonald
sought to learn the cause of death.
Evening star., 1939-08-02
Band Concerts

BY the United States Marine Band
at the Capitol tonight at 7:3O
o'clock. Capt. Taylor Branson.
leader; William F. Santelmann. sec
ond leader.
BY the United States Navy Band
at the Navy Yard Bandstand to-
night at 7:30 o'clock. 1t. Charles
Benter, leader; Charles Brendler,
assistant leader.
BY the United States Army Band
IN the Army Band auditorium to-
morrow at pm. Capt. Thomas F.
Darcy, leader; Karl Hubner, as
sistant leader.
BY the Washington Gas Light
Co. Employees Band at Twelfth
street and Michigan avenue NE. at
7:3o pm. Capt. Otto seibeneichen,
R&AslsesA
Evening star., 1939-08-02
Man
Dies Of Crash
Injuries
Woman in Hospital
After Car Is Hit
At Traffic Light

Elmer Moreland, %, OF Hughes
vile, Md, died in Providence Hos
pital early today from injuries suf-
fered Sunday when the car in which
he was riding collided with the rear
end of parked tow truck on the
Grain highway near T B, Md.
Maryland State police said Andrew
Williams of Hughesville was driving
Evening star., 1939-08-02
$3o,183 Tax Refunded

The Treasury refunded S39 1888
yesterday to the estate of the late
Jesse I. Straus, former United States
Ambassador to France, representing
an amount he had overpaid on his
income taxes for the three years
1885.
Evening star., 1939-08-02
Traffic Record

LIE tTaIuc record, as revealed
at police headquarters, for the
24-hour period ending at 8 am.
today:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, %.
Motorists injured, 8.
Motorists arrested, 254.
Pedestrians injured, 3.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation Of pedestrian control
regulations, 81.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-05
THE YOUTH MOVEMENT
[ Alameda TimeS-Star)


Youth is resilient and tough. 1t is un-
afraid Hardships and discomforts and
other problems which threaten physical
pain, possible death. do not frlghten the
young man or woman. They are an
xious to meet the future, take 1t apart
and see what makes it the way il is; to
improve it and to make it work to their
benefit Youth has been this way since
the beginning of things.
In recent years Il group of mature
failures, dribbling gloom, sanctioned by
the New Deal in politics and with the
public's money, inaugurated a movement
to do something for the youth Of the
country" The group began by voice and
typewriter. telling the young men and
women what an unfortunate country
they were born in and what a hopeless
future they are facing
There is nothing in profitable en-
ployment the youth of today may look
forward to." is the keynote of literally
thousands of speeches and millions of
printed pamphlets. Rarely, if ever, is
there an encouraging word or a note of
hope. 1t is heartless country, these
failures have for nearly six years been
pouring into the ears of youth. and are
still steadily yammering destructive
dogma.
From the outstart we did not believe
in it and we believe less in it today. But
that youth is permitting this persistent
publicity to affect its thinking to the
detriment of its own future and to the
welfare Of the country is evidenced by
the discouraging note in its conversation
and in its actions. "A country that does
Mt Want them isn't worth fighting for, .
is sentiment gradually creeping into
the national youth thinking.
It's the bunk. We have faith in the
youth of the land-let alone by busy
bodies and Misunderstanding its way just
as the young who faced the future in
years agone found its way in the indus
try and the professions of the country.
The country is richer, has more oppor-
tunities, has greater prospects than ever
before in history. That this is true may
safely be founded in the fact that this
country has but seven per cent of the
population of the world, more than one
half the wealth and the greatest degree
of freedom. With all this, with an abun-
dance in food production, the sWiftest
in transportation, communication and
education, why should the youth of the
country be discouraged?
We ask in all sincerity.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-05
CLASS LEGISLATION
OF The WORST KIND

If Radical Harry Bridges, the west
coast labor leader who is now in Wash
ington is successful in getting congress
to approve legislation he favors = al
though he could not vote for or against
it, being an alien-he will have estab-
lished class legislation of the worst kind
Bridges wants passage of a bill which
would force government operated mer-
chant vessels to hire all crews through
union controlled hiring halls. This would
place government shipping in the posi-
ton of saying to one class of men, I'VE
have jobs for you," and to another, I'VE
cannot offer you a job until you join
the union.
There is not and should not be any
law against labor organization. Neither
should there be any law forcing man
to join labor union before he can OBJ
tain work-and once the government sets
the precedent, the door is open for such
a law
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-05
Bruce Cation in Washington
Disseets the News

WASHINGTON. One thing
which makes argument over the
neutrality law so heated is that the
opposing forces have diametrically
opposite ideas about the immediate
danger of war in Europe.
The group which endorses the
Roosevelt policy of supporting the
European democracies and wants
tc see the neutrality law modified
thinks that a European war may
come at any moment. Its attitude
is best summed up, perhaps, by
the testimony which Raymond
Leslie Buell. of the Foreign Policy
Association gave the other day be-
fore the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee.
Briefly. Dr Buell. argued like this
the neutrality law hurts France and
England more than it does Ger
many. hence makes their defeat in
war more likely. Germany and
Italy are hungry and have big
ideas. r they beat France and
England the day when they they
would actively muscle in on Amer
lean preserves is brought that much
nearer
Hence. it is TO our interest to sup
poIt France and England by meas
uers short of war; the m0ves we
have made to date have almost
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-05
CENSORSHIP LIFTED

Formal press censorship in Soviet Rus
sia was abolished Thursday news dis
patch said. There were no cheers from
the newspapers of free nations-for a
good reason.
There may not be formal press censor
ship in Russia-but the informal kind
remains. The Soviet may not say to an
editor, Don't criticize the government" !"
1t doesn't have to- He knows he'll be
shot if he does criticize the government
Not exactly formal-but very, very effec-
tive.
Russia has merely changed formal for
informal censorship-and the informal
kind is most deadly.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-05
RAILS ALSO SAFER
Riverside Press

1t is good to know that railroads are
doing their share to supplement the
splendid achievements of the highway
safety campaign.
We hear much more about the mag
nificent accomplishments of the high
way safety movements than we do of
what the rails have been doing. So when
we are informed that the railroads are
being made safer it is a pleasant sur
prise.
The best general safety record in 80
years was established by the L. S. rail
roads in 1898, according TO J. J. Pelley,
president of the Association of American
Railroads.
The number Of train accidents in pro
portion to miles run, was the lowest on
record, and the actual number of acci-
dents was third less than in 1897.
Fatalities to employees were cut from
666 in 1897 to 479 in 1898. Passenger
fatalities were up, 52 in 1898 as COM
pared to three in 1897, as a result of
two bad wrecks Grade-crossing acci-
dents were materially reduced.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-05
SENATOR LAWS BILL
AGAINST COERCION

Imperial countys state senator mas
never before so truly reflected the ma
jority opinion of his county as III bill
pending before the legislative body at
the present time = Senate Bill ll69-
which he introduced and sponsors.
The bill would add a section to the
state penal code providing, in effect,
that anv person or organization which
uses threats or intimidation to prevent
any other person or organization from
engaging in any lawful pursuit may be
Jailed for 90 days or more, fined S500O
or more or both
Public opinion in Imperial county has
shown time and again that Senator Ed
ward H. Laws bill is right in line with
the desires of people in this area. We
believe it is also parallel with the de-
sires of the average citizen throughout
California.
If enacted into law, the bill would
prevent such labor union tactics as have
terrorized more than one California city.
Yet it in no way interferes with the un-
questionable right of labor unions to or
ganize peacefully, or to go about recruit
ing new members on peaceful basis
1t is aimed solely at the vicious practice
of some unions which send out strong
arm squads to force other employees to
join the union, whether they wish to or
not, on penalty of meeting physical harm
or losing their jobs altogether if they
refuse.
The bill will meet powerful opposition
in Sacramento, largely from pro-union
legislators who believe they owe their
jobs to the labor unions. Luckily this
states lawmakers have proved them
selves of an exceptionally high type, not
to be moved by pure pressure groups.
1t might not be amiss, however, for
the people of this county to indicate to
their senator, as we'll as to Assembly
man Clarence Walker, their approval of
the pending measure.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-05
Willis Thorntons Editorial {
Look at Substance; Forget the Word

erican dictator always insists that
he also is merely trustee of the
peoples power, ruling for them
until they are able to do it them
selves. And that is dictatorship.
So whenever we hear those words
democracy and dictatorship to-
day let's stop and ask ourselves,
just what Go we mean?
Better than either word today is
"a free country Every American
has defiantly asked the question
We'll, it's a free country isn't it?'
He knows what that means.
And the important thing about
any country today is not rs it a
democracy?' or "a dictatorship?' or
"a monarchy?' but rs it free?'
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-05
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
No. 1929

Estate of
! DOLPH LEE ZINN.
Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, Kittie A. Zinn, as
Executrix of the estate of Dolph
Lee Zinn, deceased, to the creditors
of and all persons having claims
against the said deceased. that
within six months after the first
publication of this notice they either
file them with the necessary vcuch-
ers in the office of the Clerk of
the Superior Court of the State OF
California, in and for the County
of Imperial, or exhibit them with
the necessary vouchers to the said
Kittie A. Zinn, as Executrix of said
estate, at the office of Childers &
Roberts, 207 Bank of America Bldg,
FL Centro, California, the same be-
ing the place for the transaction OF
the business IF the said estate in
the County of Imperial, State of
California.
Dated at Ell Centro, California
this 18th day of April, 1889.
KITTIE A. ZINN,
EXecutriX Of the Estate of
DOLPH LEE zINN.
Deceased.
A, ID 81 28-M. S
Imperial Valley press., 1939-05-05
You re Telling Me-

The best spring tonic for a woman
who feels listless and run down,
SAYS a woman physician, is new
spring hat, That's medicine not
bard to take-eXcept for their huS-
bands.
Up to this writing Hitler has
found The Polish corridor nothing
but Il blind alley.
Cockroaches. says scientist, en-
iov good music Another job for
some swing orchestras-insect erad-
ication.
The folks are hoping to give dad
a swell present for Fathers Day.
However, it all depends en whether
he can afford to pay for it.
After reading the latest guppy
gulping news we yearn for the good
old safe and sane days when flag
pole sitting was actually considered
the height Of fCOliShncSS.
A mid-Westerner found needle
in hay stack after searching 81
hours. The next great scientific dis
covcry will result when some one
interviews a hen a9 10 why she
crosses a road