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Evening star., 1939-03-04
People Generally GET
What They Want,
Hughes Says
Chief Justice Praises
American System Of
Checks, Balances
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
Chief Justice Hughes, addressing
Congress, which two years ago de-
feated proposals to reorganize the
Supreme Court, said today that
what the people really want, they
generally get"
Praising the American system
Of Government for it's division of
authority among the executive,
legislative and judicial divisions, the
Chief Justice told his audience, in
cluding President Roosevelt:
If our checks and balances some
times prevent the speedy action
which is thought desirable, they also
assure in the long run more delib-
crate judgment.
"And what the people really want,
they generally get. With the ulti-
mate power Of change through
amendment in their hands they are
always able to obtain whatever
preponderant and abiding sentiment
demands"
His statement reminded the as
sembled legislators and Govern
ment officials of Mr.. Roosevelts S
unsuccessful proposal to reorganize
the Supreme Court and other
branches of the judiciary in order,
as the President said. to get new
blood into the judicial system.
All Members Needed.
The proposal followed the courts
action in invalidating several early
New Deal laws which drew down on
1t much administration criticism.
Subsequently, however. the trend
OF court opinion changed. most
later New Deal laws were approved
and the President has been enabled
by death and retirements to name
three new court members. A fourth
vacancy is soon to be filled
Mr. Hughes declared legislation
passed in 1889 establishing the jul
dicial system made possible the
effective functioning of the depart
ment of Government which is de-
signed to safeguard with judicial
impartiality and independence the
interests of liberty"
But" he continued. "in the great
enterprise of making democracy
workable, we are all partners.
"One member of our body polite
cannot say to another-I have no
need of thee
Successful Cooperation.
1--WE work in successful co-opera-
ton by being true, each department
to it's own function and all to the
spirit which pervades our institu-
tions-eXalting the processes of rea-
son, seeking through the very linn
itations of power the promotion of
the wise use of power, and finding
the ultimate security of life, lib
erty and the pursuit of happiness,
and the promise of continued sta
bility and rational progress, in
the good sense of the American peo-
Pile"
Possibly thinking of the situation
In some other countries, Mr.. Hughes
asserted:
I'VE protect the fundamental
right of minorities, in order to save
democratic government from de-
stroying itself by the excesses of its
own power
THE firmest ground for conf
dence in the future is that more
than ever we realize that, while
democracy must have its organiza-
ton and controls. its vital breath
Is individual liberty"
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Quota Club to Dine

Mrs. Elizabeth Steigner, social
chairman of the Montgomery Coun-
ty Quota Club. announces that a
dinner and business meeting will be
held Tuesday at $50 pm. at the
KenWood Golf and Country Club.
Mrs. B. Peyton Whalen, co-chair-
man of the Montgomery County
Housing Committee, will speak on
Low Income Housing"
DR.. Norma Pearson is in charge
OF the program. Miss Lillian Moore,
president, will preside.
Evening star., 1939-03-04

recent years? The right to be safe
against unwarrantable searches and
seizures-read your newspapers and
rejoice that our flresides and our
households are still safe.
Free Speech Unchecked.
Freedom to assemble and petition
the Congress for a redress of griev-
ances-the mail and the telegraph
bring daily proof to every Senator
and every Representative that. that
right is at the height of an unre-
strained popularity.
Freedom of speech-yes, that. too.
is unchecked, for never has there
been so much of it on every side
of every subject. 1t is indeed a free
dom which because of the mildness
of our laws of libel and SANDER.
goes unchecked except by the good
sense of the American people. Any
person is constitutionally entitled
to criticize and call to account the
highest and lowest in the land
save only in one exception. For be
it noted that the Constitution itself
protects Senators and Representa-
tives and provides that "for any
speech or debate in either House
they shall not be questioned in any
other place" And the immunity
is most carefully not extended to
either the Chief Justice or the Presi-
dent.
Freedom of the press-I take it
that no sensible man or woman
believes that it has been curtailed
or threatened or that it should be-
The influence of the printed word
will always depend on its veracity,
and the Nation can safely rely on
the wise discrimination of read
ing public which with the increase
in the general education is able to
sort truth from fiction. Representa-
tive democracy will never tolerate
suppression of true news at the be-
hest of Government.
BY Every Peaceful Means.
Freedom of religion-that essential
of the rights of mankind every
where goes back also to the origin
of representative government. Where
democracy is snuffed out there, too,
the right to worship God in ones own
way is circumscribed or abrogated.
Shall we by our passiveness, by our
silence, by assuming the attitude
of the Levite who pulled his skirts
together and passed by on the other
side, lend encouragement to those
who today persecute religion or
deny it?
The answer to that is mo-" just
as in the days of the First Congress
of the United States it was no.
Not for freedom of religion alone
does this Nation contend by every
peaceful means. We believe IN the
other freedoms of the Bill OF Rights,
the other freedoms that are lnher-
ent in the right of free choice oy
free men and women. That means
democracy to us under the Constl-
tuition, not democracy by direct &C
ton of mob, but democracy exercised
by representatives chosen by people
themselves.
Here in this great hall are as
sembled the present members OF the
Government of the United States OF
America-the Congress, the Supreme
Court and the Executive. Our
fathers rightly believed that this
Government which they set up
would seek as whole to act as a
whole for the good governing OF the
Nation. It is in the same spirit that
we are met here today, $50 years
later, to carry on their task. May
God continue to guide Qllr steps.
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Delegation Received.

The Georgetown University dele
CATION, headed by the Very Rev. Ar
thur A. OLeary, S. j., president, and
DR.. Edmund A. Walsh, S. j., chan
cellor of the university, was re-
ceived In the Office OF Senator Bank
Evening star., 1939-03-04

81. 4.596 O59.19 S7,4S4.S3
VERNON HALL. Vice President.
r. F. RIEDER. Secretary
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 18th day Of February. 1899.
(Seal) w. A. WEBER.
Notary Public.
Notary public. Queen's County. Clerks
No. 2053, REGISTERS No. $3.50. Certif-
Gates filed in New York County Clerks
No. 249. Registers No. 9-W-173. Com
mission expires March 80. 1899.
Evening star., 1939-03-04
Rubber Futures

NEW YORK. March 4 LP,.-Crude rub.
Der futures closed 2-15 higher. Sales, No /
standard. 20 contracts. March, 1R SO.
May, So July, 1873. Smoked ribbed.
spot. 167sn. Nominal.
Evening star., 1939-03-04
OF THE CONDITION OF TIE
County Fire Insurance Co.
of Philadelphia, Pa.

On the alst day of December. 1898 as re-
quired under Section 64T of the Code of
Law for the District of Columbia.
Evening star., 1939-03-04

S4427S32l S2.476.3s
D. R. ACKERMAN. Vice President
j. G. NIEDERLTTZ, Asst Secretary
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
Goth day of February. l93a
,SealD j HONNET REED,
Notary Public Kings County No Il. Ger
tiflcate filed in New York County No 90.
1On the basis of December 81 1898
market quotations for all bonds and stocks
owned. this companys total admitted as
sets will be increased to s. i5S, 0Uo. 81 and
surplus to SS37.729.66
BRODIE & COLBERT, INC.
Agent.
1907 Eye st. NV. Ma. 1875
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Low Bid on Center Unit
Is S3,574,000

Construction of the superstruc-
ture of the East Building of the
Municipal Center is expected to be
started by the end of this month,
provided the Public Works Admin
istration approves the result of the
bid opening yesterday at the Dis
trict Building.
The lowest of six bids received
by the Commissioners came from
D. M. w. Construction Co., Inc, of
Brooklyn, N. Y, which offered to
erect the building for $3,57400 a
figure roughly approximating the
allowance for the project in the
Districts P. w. A. schedule.
The successful contractor will be
allowed 290 calendar days to COM
plete the work, meaning that if the
building is ready on schedule nu-
merous major departments of the
District will begin moving into their
long-sought permanent housing next
summer
vision has been made in the East
Building, which will rise between
Third street and John Marshall
place NV. north of c street, are
police, fire, traffic, health, play
grounds, administrative Offices OF
the Board of Public Welfare, the
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
the Board of Cosmetology and the
Barber Board.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
President Declines
To Sian Annuity Bill

| President Roosevelt yesterday We
toed bill which would have placed
Charlotte E. Hunter, a former school
teacher in this city, on the list of
retired teachers and would have
given her an annuity.
The President. in a public memo
randum explaining his disapproval,
of this personal bill passed during
the closing hours of Congress, said
that in spite of the apparently ex-
| cellent record of Miss Hunter he did
not feel justified in approving the
bill because it singled her out for
preferred consideration.
Miss Hunter entered the public
school service in the District on
February 5, 1895, and her service
| was terminated by voluntary resig-
nation April II. 1919, prior to the
establishment of a retirement sys-
tenn for District teachers by the
| Teachers Retirement Act of Janu-
ary Is, 1920, which became effective
on March l, 1920.
The President said there are a
number of former teachers now liv-
ing in the District who are in the
same position as Miss Hunter in that
they retired from the service prior
to the passage of the Teachers Re-
tirement Act. and therefore are not
entitled to retirement benefits.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Haberdashery Emp|oye
Pleads Guilty in Theft

Testimony that a 43-year-old for
mer floor manager at an F. street
haberdashery stole more than $4,000
by taking refund slips was given in
police Court yesterday after the de-
fendant pleaded guilty to 10 charges
of petty larceny.
Francis A. O'Connell of the 100
block of Third street NE. admitted
the charges filed. involving a total
of $50. and Judge John P. Nc
Mahon referred the case to the pro-
baton Office before passing sem
tence.
E. Emerson Snyder, general man
ager of Raleigh Haberdashers, told
the court O'Connell obtained the
money by taking fake refund slips
to the refund clerk and informing
him the customer refused to walk
the "l50 feet" to the back of the
store.
Detective c. S. Stepp testified that
O'Connell, employed at the store fol
the last % months, made Oh with
$4,000 In all.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
DC. Employees
Library Gifts
Won n'tBeListed
Allen Orders Funds
Sent Directly to
New York Office

District Commissioner George E
Allen today ordered that District
employe donations to the $350,000
Roosevelt Library at Hyde Park be
sent directly to New York City head
quarters of the library to avoid the
suspicion that District Officials might
be scanning the lists of contributors
utorS.
Commissioner Allen made this an
nouncement shortly before noon
after comforting with Engineer Com
missioner David NJ McCoach and
Corporation Counsel Elwood Seal.
Mr.. Allen directed that donations
be sent by department agents or
by groups of department agents, or
by groups of employees. if they wish
direct to the Franklin D. Roosevelt
Library, Inc, at 1000 Broadway, New
York City, instead of having the
checks given first to Mr.. Seal, who
was to forward them to Mr.. Allen
for transportation to national head
quarters.
1t was explained also that officials
of the District w. p A. or the ad-
ministrative staff of the District
Public Assistance Division had not
been asked to attend a conference
Monday at which the fund was dis
cussed Mr.. Allen said no one on
work relief or on public assistance
would be expected to contribute
anything.
Commissioner Allen, who, in
aiding Frank c. Walker, head
of the National Committee in
charge of the Embarrassing, had the
matter brought to the attention of
District employees, said there was no
intention of conducting a cam
paign" and reiterated that ne
would rather not get one penny
than to have our motives ques-
toned"
Declaring it was his own idea to
put the matter of contributions up
to District employees. Mr.. Allen said
he saw nothing out of the way in
the procedure, inasmuch as the Ii
brary is intended to be for the use
Of the public.
He said he did not know what
progress had been made in raising
money, as we've just gotten
started"
At the instance of Commissioner
Allen, Corporation Counsel Seal
called the meeting of District
department heads Monday and
suggested that they arrange for con-
tributions by employees.
LAS far as I'm concerned, I SIM
ply brought the matter to their at
tention and if they (employeS want
to contribute, or if they do not,
1t is all right" he said.
Mr.. Seal said no list of contrib
utors was to be kept Department
heads would receive whatever might
be given them-'from a nickel up
he explained.
The local solicitation. which has
gone also into the Department of
Agriculture, is understood to have
been carried on without the knowl-
edge of the White House.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Mrs. Walters Effects
Valued at S20,325

A value of s2O.325 has been placed
on the personal effects of Mrs. Caro-
line Roebling Hagner Walters. for
mer Washington socialite, who died
July 8 in her Reno, New, home when
she shot herself accidentally with
a pistol, according to word received
here from Reno yesterday.
The property, representing what
she had with her in Nevada. con-
sists mostly of jewelry. silverware
and two automobiles.
The exact value of Mrs. Walters
estate has not yet been determined,
1t was said here at the law Office
of Hogan & Harrison.
The will, recently filed here In
District Court, is to be sent to Reno
for probate
An unofficial estimate placed value
OF Mrs. Walters personal estate at
about $3.50 900 and real estate owned
by her at approximately sl15O0O.
The will and codicil name Mrs.
Walters two children by her former
husband, Alexander B. Hagner, 2339
S street NV, as the beneficiaries.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Pepco's Expansion
Request to Be Probed

The Public Utilities Commission
today directed its staff to make an
investigation of the request of the
Potomac Electric Power Co., filed re-
Gently, for permission to enlarge its
Buzzard Point Power Plant.
The commission also called on the
company to submit by next Tuesday
answers to a number of questions,
including the estimated cost of the
proposed new additions, whether the
work would be done by contract and
competitive bidding, the generating
capacity of the extension, and data
on the annual output and peak load
for each year since 1882, and the
projected figures for the next five
years.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Free Parking Is Offered
For Symphony Patrons

j. j. Kimball. owner of parking
lot at 20l6-2044 E street NV, today
invited music lovers to park their
cars on the lot free of charge while
attending the Wednesday and Sun
day evening concerts of the National
Symphony Orchestra at the Poto-
mac Water Gate.
Mr.. Kimball said he had observed
that many persons attending the
concerts have had difficulty obtain
Ing parking space in the vicinity OF
the Water Gate. About 300 cars can
be accommodated on the lot ano
attendants will be on hand to direc,
the parking, he said.
Evening star., 1939-08-09

told by Frederick w, McReynolds,
Welfare Board chairman, that it
was mans job and he did not
believe woman would be appointed.
Mrs Biddle said she had told the
Commissioners she thought the time
had come for the District to give
a woman job big enough to
make noise" She added that she
now needed a demand from the
public in support of the appoint
ment of woman to succeed Miss
May o. Hankins, who resigned some
months ago as assistant relief di-
rector.
Welfare officials have declined so
far to reveal their plans for filling
the position. 1t pays $4,000 a year.
So far as is known the Public As
sistance Committee of the board
has made no recommendations.
Mrs. Biddle served as a member
of the Commissioners Efficiency
Committee, which drafted the Pret-
lyman report on District reorgan-
ization. AS an official of the Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs she was
active in various studies of the work
of District welfare institutions.
Officials of the Welfare Board, it
was said, are considering several
persons for appointment as super
intendent of the Reformatory at
Lorton, Va, to succeed Col. William
L. Peak, who was killed recently in
an automobile accident. Among
those said to have been suggested
are Jerry Welch, deputy superin-
tendent, who has been employed at
the institution since 1919, and E.
Allen Green, executive assistant and
business manager, who acts as as
sistant general superintendent of
the penal institutions. He has been
in District service since 1916.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Edward 6. Yonker Estate
Valued al S351,319

Edward C. Yonker, late president
OF the Sanitary Grocery Co., who
died in Colorado Springs, Colo.
July Is. left an estate, entirely in
personal property, valued at $751;
1890
A petition for the probate of his
will was filed in District Court yes
terday by his widow, Mrs. Mabel
Blair Yonker, $500 Calvert street
NV, and the American Security &
Trust Co., petitioners and executors
The estate embraces stocks total
ing $274, ,427, and the will was drawn
October 10, 1882. Surviving Mr.. Yon-
ker are his widow, a daughter, Mrs
Madeline Yonker Lloyd Of Oakland
Calf, and a son, Edward Blair
Yonker, 63l5 Utah avenue NV.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Mrs. Bidd|e Seekinq
Post Of Assistant
Relief Director
Reveals Unsuccessful
Efforts to Be Appointed
D. G. Welfare Head

Mrs. Lloyd w. Biddle, active in
clubwomen's work here for some
years, revealed today that she was
a candidate for appointment as
assistant director of the Public As
sistance Division of the District She
also voiced indignation over the re-
fusal of the Welfare Board to nomi-
nate a woman for the job of director
of public welfare.
Mrs. Biddle, who is an official
of the District Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs and one of its past
presidents, declared that when she
applied some time ago for appoint
ment as welfare director she was
Evening star., 1939-08-09

VI SOdStlIlS dI lllt HlOIIl6Ill. but
there is or has been active an i'm
pressive number of organized group
activities, including: The Citizens
Association, the Junior Citizens AS
sociation, the Cooperative Organiz-
ing Committee, Federal Credit
Union. Post No. 1876, the American
Legion; Boy Scouts, Boy Scout
Mothers Club, Cub Scouts, Girl
Scouts, Girl Scout Brownies, Moth
ers' Club. Pre-school Mothers Club
Parent-Teacher Association, Boys
Club, Athletic Association, Better
Buyers Club, Hobby Club, Journal
istic Club. Radio Club. Camera Club,
Garden Club, Glider Club, Gun Club,
Chamber Group Singles Club,
Homemakers' Club, the Greenbelt
Players, Greenbelt Choral Group,
the Bridge Club and the Democratic
Club. This, as, will be noted, does
not include elementary or high
school organizations.
Sensitive to Criticism.
1t is not to be inferred that be-
cause these clubs are numerous
they are not active. The manage
ment of the Greenbelt motion pic
ture theater has noted on many
occasions lean movie attendance on
club meeting nights.
Most Greenbelters are sensitive to
criticism of their community. Some
cannot discuss it impersonally.
Nearly all seem to feel that any
imperfections should be minimized
lest they endanger the welfare of
the entire social experiment. The
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Price, Mary Pickford
To Lead Virginia Reel
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
SOUTH BOSTON, Va, Aug. g.
Gov. Price and Mary Pickford will
lead the Virginia Reel" the opening
night Of the National Tobacco Fes-
tival, September 7, the Festival Com
mittee announced yesterday.
Earlier 1t was announced In WASH
ington that Assistant Secretary OF
War Louis johnson had accepted an
invitation to crown Miss Pickford
as queen Of the festival the following
day.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Bund Concerts

BY the United States Marine Band
at the Capitol at 7:30 pm. Capt.
Taylor Branson, leader and William
F. Santelmann, second leader.
BY the United States Navy Band
at the Navy Yard at 7:30 pm. 1t.
Charles Benter, leader and Charles
Brendler, assistant leader.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Falls Church Concert

FALLS CHURCH, Va. Aug. 9
(SpeciaD.-A joint concert by the
Falls Church Band and the Marine
Reserve Band of Washington will
be given tonight at $50 o'clock on
the lawn of the Presbyterian Church.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
BY JAMES FREE.

There Rotary Club Ex-
change Cuo no Opm Club no Country Club this
munltv in
organizations within limits
Sociologis significant
has no luncheon clubs They might
social, recreatonal
ORGANIZATIONS dormant
Evening star., 1939-08-09

THEY COVER THE WATER FRONT-Photo shows members of
the Board of Trades Rivers and Harbor Committee inspecting
water front improvement projects Left to right in the
ground Col R. Thomas Army engineer District
p c. Dorr engineer; Lawrence Williams president
Board OF Trade John Remon chairman of its Rivers
bors Committee and John De La Mater vice chairman.
Star etad Photo
Evening star., 1939-08-09

evenings many men and women NAV
be seen moving their lawns, tending
shrubs and flowers. If a tenant is
too slipshod about the lawns, the
town will trim the grass and bill the
tenant heavily for the service. But
lot Of them take especial care of
their yards in preference to partici-
patton in softball game or a club
meeting.
Evening star., 1939-08-09
Organizations Are Numerous
In CIub-Minded GreenbeIt
For Recreation, Residents Have Choice
Of Movies, Swimming. Tennis and Boating

This is the fourth OF OF articles
the Farm Security Administrators planned suburban community
tor o-income families OF the Washington
dents nearly too Greenbeh
tuN occupancy September L
Evening star., 1939-08-09

TomorroU's article Uill discuss
Greenbelt's remarkable birth rate
one OF the highest in the coun-
try and nearly four times as high
as the national birth rate-dnd
school facilities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-09
NARCOTIC AGENT REFUTES REPORT
Kiwanis Club Guest Speaks on Use of Mari.
 juana Weeds"

Arthur J, Rivard, agent of the state health department, narcotic division, debunked reports of an alarming Increase in the consump- ton of marijuana among Connecti- cut people, particularly school chil- dren, In . talk before the Water bury Kiwanis club at The Elton yes- terday,
 Many magazine and newspaper articles circulating ln the state were written by persons unfamiliar with the facts, MT, Rivard said. He ex- plained the effective campaigns car- ried on by the health department to suppress illicit sale of the Mexican weed. Inhalation of the weeds smoke do not stimulate users, as many authors claim, the speaker said. He also punctured other stories of trafiie in the narcotics.
 pr. Roger B. Nelson was admitted to membership in the club.