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Evening star., 1939-01-14
Grand Chapter, 0. {. s.,
Elects Mrs. Crome|in

Mrs. Ruth B. Cromelin was elected
grand matron and Richard E. Tit
low, grand patron of the Grand
Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star,
of the District of Columbia last
night at the 43d annual session at
the Willard Hotel. They will be in
stalled with the other officers tdS
night.
The installation ceremony will fea-
ture matrons and patrons of consti-'
tuent chapters, under direction of
Mrs. Laura Wallace and Past Grand
Patron Theodore C. Lewis.
Other officers to be installed in
clude Mrs. Minnie J. Burdine, as
sociate grand matron: Edward c.
Steagall, associate grand patron:
Mrs. Rose A. Yost, reelected grand
secretary for the 10th year; Mrs.
Lille Mckenzie. reelected graQi
treasurer for the 18th term; Miss
Mildred M. Hicks, grand conductress;
Mrs. Hazel R. Englebrecht, associate
grand corductress; Miss Nellie An
derson, grand chaplain; Mrs. Mary
E. Teachum, appointed grand lee
turer for the 40th year; Miss Lii
liam Zimmerman, grand marshal;
Mrs. Hazel S. Shrode, grand Or
ganist; Mrs. Doris F. Cope. grand
Adah; Mrs. Harriet E. Pollard, grand
Ruth; Mrs. Elsie L. Douglas, grand,
Esther; Mrs: Martha S. Kaufman.
grand Martha; Mrs. Blanche P.
Power, grand Electa; Mrs. Carrie
Batson. grand Warder, and Clarence
M. Kiefer, grand sentinel.
Mrs. Helen D. Robbins and Harry
j. Schmidt, retiring grand matron
and grand patron, will be presented
with the jewels of past grand off,
GERS. An installation supper has
been arranged by Past Grand Patron
Theodore C. Lewis. 1t will be given
at the National Press Club after
the close of the meeting. A prs
gram of music and entertainment
will feature the supper.
Evening star., 1939-01-14

A native of Philadelphia, Mr..
Endres came to Washington in 1908,
when his father became maitre
d'hotel at the Willard. After at
tending Charlotte Hall Military
Academy, Mr.. Endres became asso-
ciated with his father in the hotel
business.
In 1922 his father bought the Ash
more Hotel, SOL Twelfth street, and
renamed it. Mr.. Endres is survived
by his mother, Mrs. Minnie E. En-
dres, this city, \and sister, Miss
Beatrice E. Endres, New York.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. Monday in Lees funeral home,
Fourth street and Massachusetts,
avenue NE. Burial will be in Pros
pect Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1939-01-14
Indictment ACCUSING
Personality Builder
OF Fraud Quashed
New Move Against
Miss RondIe Is
Planned Next Week

An indictment charging Rosalyn
Randle, self-styled personality
builder and charm developer, with
false pretenses, for allegedly having
obtained $500 from the mother of
University Of Pennsylvania student
on the plea that she could improve
his mental health, was thrown out
OF District Court yesterday by JUS
tice Bolitha J. Laws.
The jurist held that the Govern
ment had failed to allege that Miss
Randle had represented herself as
an expert in such matters and
agreed with her counsel, Robert H.
McNeill, that even If everything the
indictment said was true, no crime
had been committed. The lawyer
filed a demurrer to the indictment.
United States Attorney David A.
Pine said later, however, that the
case would be presented to the
grand jury again next week, with a
view to having Miss Randle REIN
dicted. He has assigned Assistant
United States Attorney A. B. Cald-
well to draft new indictment.
The indictment, quashed yester-
day by Justice Laws, had contended
that Mrs. Catherine H. Reed, 1928
Hiatt place NV, mother of Rufus
Reed. University of Pennsylvania
student, who was graduated with
major honors in June, had given
$500 to Miss Randle. The indict-
ment charged that Miss Randle rep
resented to the mother that her son
was weak -willed, had an unbalanced
mind and suicidal complex The in
dictment said Miss Randle stated
she handled similar cases before and
had effected a cure in the case of the
heir to large fortune and that the
mother had been informed that the
university authorities had sent her
a picture of Rufus brain, showing
alleged malformations.
Evening star., 1939-01-14
Band Concert

BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra this afternoon
in Stanley Hall at $50 o'clock.
John S. M. Zimmerman, band
master; Anton Pointner, assistant.
Program.
March, Down the Field" Friedman
Overture, Life a Dream" Wagner
Paraphrase, How Fair Art Thou"
Nesvadba
Excerpts from musical comedy,
Orange Blossoms" Victor Herbert
Popular numbers:
The Siren Weeks
Red Hot Henry Brown" Rose
Waltz suite, "The Firefly" Friml
Finale, "The D. A. R."---..-Lampe
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1939-01-14
D. {. Sales Tax
Favored by 4
0verton
Program Of Levies
To Be Disclosed
On Monday

The sales tax feature Of the new
District revenue program found sup
port at the Senate end of the
Capitol late yesterday, when Sena-
tor Overton, Democrat, of Louisiana,
new chairman of the Senate Sub
committee on District Appropria-
tions, announced he would favor it.
Although the tax bill will not 60
to the appropriations subcommittee.
Senator Overton also is a member
of the Senate District Committee,
which will consider it.
Meanwhile, preparations we're be.
ing made to have the tax report pre-
sented to the House and Senate
Monday, at which time it will be
made public. The Joint Committee
on Internal Revenue Taxation will
meet at 10 am. Monday to receive
the recommendations from the ex-
perts who have been studying the
local tax structure since last sum-
mer. The meeting was called by
Chairman Harrison of the Joint
committee after conferring yester-
day with Chairman King of the
Senate District Committee.
Faces Committee Analyses.
1t is expected, however, that the
joint committee, which deals with
national tax problems, will merely
transmit the report to the Speaker
and the Vice President, after which
it will go to the House and Senaa
District Committees for detailed
analysis. The last Congress placed
the tax survey under the supervision
of the joint committee, whose ex-
perts worked with an advisory group
appointed by the District Com
missioners.
Senator Overton said he thought
there should be no exemptions in
the sales tax plan because of the
difficulty of securing full comLli-
ance with the law when there Be
exemptions. He said he realized,
however, it may not be possible to
pass a bill without exemptions. II
there were no exemptions, he said,
the figure could be lower than the
per cent rate the tax program is
expected to recommend. The Sem
ator also favored use of tokens to
collect the tax.
Agreement With McGehee.
Senator Overton's views are In
line with the position taken Thurs
day by Representative McGeNee,
Democrat, of Mississippi, member
OF the House District Committee.
who came out for an all-inclusive
sales tax.
| Following its formal presentation
to Congress next week, the tax
program will start on its legislative
| journey in the House District Com
mittee.
Evening star., 1939-01-14

Press she was looking forward with
pleasure to getting acquainted with
her son.
She recently wrote Mr.. Smith, ex-
planning she had been trying for
years to locate him. The son re-
sponded with a telegram and the
mother called by telephone.
I'VE talked together for the first
time" Mrs. Wilson said. 1t was
happy moment"
Mr.. Smith also was happy to make
his mothers acquaintance. He
mailed her his photograph and as
sured her he would see her soon.
A son by a former marriage, he
was separated from his mother be-
cause of her illness and inability to
support him. He spent his childhood
in an orphanage and served in the
Army before accepting. a position
here.
Evening star., 1939-01-14
Jewish Leaders
Arriving for Farley
On nPalestine COLONY
1,500 Due to Toke Part;
Jan Mosoryk to Head
List Of Speakers

Jewish leaders were arriving to-
day for the National Conference for
Palestine, which will consider the
plight of Jewish refugees abroad and
make plans for mass settlement in
Palestine. More than $500 dele
gates from 800 communities in A
States are expected for the confer
ence, which opens tonight at the
Mayflower Hotel and concludes with
banquet tomorrow night.
Heading a list of distinguished
speakers will be Jan Masaryk, son
of the founder of the Czecho- -Slovak
Republic and until recently that
country's Minister to England. Mr.
Masaryk, arriving here today, will
broadcast an address from 6:15 to
$50 o'clock tonight and appear as
one of the principal speakers at the
conferences main session tomorrow
afternoon.
Also on tomorrow afternoons pro-
gram will be Solicitor General Rob-
ert H. jackson, whose speech will be
broadcast.
Topics on Agenda.
Principal matters to be discussed
during the conference are:
/. The increased crisis of the ref
ugee problem in Germany and
neighboring countries.
2. The need for providing system
attic emigration Of a large number
Of German Jews who must leave the
country.
3. A program for extending mass
immigration and settlement in Pal
estine, where more than $4,000 Ger
man Jewish refugees have found
permanent homes since 1888.
4. Plans of the Intergovernmental
Committee on Refugees for facilitat-
ing the emigration of German Jews
S. The union of American Jewish
communal forces in concerted pro-
gram for all major phases of relief
and rehabilitation work for refugees
and settlement in Palestine.
Speakers Tonight.
Speakers at the opening session
tonight will be Robert M. Bernstein,
vice chairman of the Allied Jewish
Appeal of Philadelphia, who will
preside; DR.. Abba Hillel Silver,
Cleveland, Ohio, national chairman
of the United Palestine Appeal; Dr.
Israel Goldstein, president of the
Jewish National Fund and national
co-chairman of the United Palestine
Appeal; Louis Lipsky, chairman of
the Palestine Foundation Fund and
national co-chairman of the United
Palestine Appeal, and Leon Gellman,
president of the Mizrachi Organiza-
ton of America.
A survey of Jewish achievements
in Palestine will be presented by Jo-
seph Baratz, pioneer Palestine COL
ony builder.
At 8 pm. tonight DR.. Silver, DR..
Stephen S. Wise, chairman of the
Executive Committee of the United
Palestine Appeal, and DR.. Goldstein
will participate in a radio sympo-
SUM on the refugee problem.
Evening star., 1939-01-14
Presidents S Birthday
Celebration Plans
Progressing
10000 Dimes Received
To Fight InfontiIe
Paralysis

Plans were progressing today Tor
the celebration Of the Presidents
birthday while former Commissioner
George E. Allen, co-chairman with
Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen Of
the local committee, reported 10000
dimes had already been received at
the White House in the March of
Dimes" to fight infantile paralysis.
Committee heads met with the CO.
chairman at the District Building
yesterday to report on events sched-
uled for the birthday celebration.
Boxing February 8.
Although the official celebration
is set for January 80, the principal
athletic event will be held February
8 when Washington and Richmond,
Va, Golden Gloves champions meet
here at Turner's Arena. Edgar Nor
ris, chairman of athletic events, re-
ported that Joe Turner and Goldie
Ahearn had donated the arena and
their services as we'll as agreeing
to print the tickets.
Maj. Henry Leonard, chairman of
the Reception and Floor Committee,
reported he was making arrange
ments for a group of women to be
present at each of the seven hotels
where birthday balls will be held
to greet Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
and her escort.
Horse Show at Fort Myer.
The first posters for use in store
windows have already been distrib-
uted, C. Melvin Sharpe, Publicity
Committee chairman, reported
Street car signs and posters for
lamp-posts will also be distributed.
Army and civilian riders are re-
hearsing for the Presidents Birth
day Horse Show, to be staged at
Fort Myer on the evenings of Janu-
ary Is and 26, Col George S. Pat
ton, chairman of the Horse Show
Committee, reported. He corrected
previous reports that the show would
be presented on January q and 28
Corporation Counsel Elwood Seal,
chairman of the Ticket Committee,
released tickets for sale for the
birthday balls yesterday. They can
be obtained at the seven hotels, at
all Peoples drug stores and, after
Tuesday, in all Government depart
ments.
Evening star., 1939-01-14
6. H. A. Officials Insist
Loan by H. Ole.
Will Be Repaid
Part Of $40 Assessment
Is to Be Applied to
$40, 900 Advance

Officials Of Group Health Associa-
ton today insisted that G. H. A. in
tends to repay $4,000 advanced in
1887 by the Home Owners Loan
Corp. to set up the G. H. A. clinic at
1928 I street NV.
1t had been officially. but erro-
neously, explained yesterday that
few contributions mad been received
from members, that the board of
trustees had taken no action to
collect funds to repay the H. o. L. c.
and probably would not do so.
Instead, the same officials ex-
planned, the board of trustees of
G. H. A. does intend to 60 forward
with a plan to raise funds from its
membership, on an expansion pro-
gram, and eventually will repay the
$4,000.
The extra funds are coming from
membership fee of $40 which was
assessed each member, both old and
new.
The old members are paying the
$40 fee on the installment plan
Funds from this source are being set
aside for three purposes, expansion
OF the clinic. adequate hospitaliza-
ton and repayment to H. o. L..
Hoping that hospitals of Wash
ington will open their doors to G. H
A., following the example of Gar
field Hospital. which recently ad-
mltted three G. H. A. physicians to
its courtesy staff, G. H. A. is looking
forward to being able to pay off the
H. o. L. C. earlier than if it should
become necessary to build a hospital
of its own.
The status of G. H. A. will be re-
viewed at its annual meeting Tues
day night at the Departmental Audi
torium on Constitution avenue, be-
ginning at 7:30.
Evening star., 1939-01-14
Arthur F. White to Speak

Arthur F. White, director of the
Bureau of Statistics of the Inter-
state Commerce Commission, will
speak on cost findings in transpor-
tation at 8 pm. Wednesday before
the local chapter of the National
Association of Cost Accountants. A
dinner and technical session in the
kennedy-Warren Hotel will precede
the speech.
Evening star., 1939-01-14
Crop Insurance Corp.
Issues Wheat Report

The Federal Crop Insurance Corp.
at the Agriculture Department has
acquired 3,377 ,496 bushels of wheat
in payment of wheat crop insurance
through January Z, Leroy K. Smika,
manager of the corporation, an
nounced today.
Most of this wheat, Mr.. Smith said,
has been stored in Federally licensed
warehouses near, so far as possible,
to the areas where the premium
collections originated.
This States in which the wheat re-
serves have been collected are
Kansas. Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska,
New York, Iowa, Minnesota, Indiana,
Tennessee, Oregon, Missouri anu
Washington.
Evening star., 1939-01-14
St. PouI's Episcopal

William A. Narramore will address
the Mems Forum of the church on
Twenty third street, near Washing
ton Circle, on Tuesday evening. He
will present aspects of the mems
work in the life of the church.
Week day services are held on
each Tuesday at 7:30, each Wednes-
day at 7::3O, each Thursday at II and
on Friday at 1880, as we'll as 7:30 on
holy days.
The Rev. Arlington A. McCallum
will have for his subject on Sunday,
christians Primary Duty Is
Praise"
Evening star., 1939-01-14
Plans 10 Visit Mother
He Has Never Seen

Francis J. Smith, 26, an employe
OF the District Water Department,
today was planning to visit Buffalo,
N. Y, soon for a reunion with his
mother, Mrs. Jean Smith Wilson,
whom he had never seen or heard
from until letter reached him a
few days ago.
Mr.. Smith said he planned to visit
his mother as soon as he can ar
range the trip. Meanwhile. Mrs.
Wilson in Buffalo told the Associated
Evening star., 1939-01-14
Academy Police Urged

The United States Naval Academy
at Annapolis will have an academy
police system, If bill introduced by
Representative Kennedy, Democrat,
OF Maryland>i is enacted. The force
would be composed of Naval Acad-
emy guards and the master-at-arms
force.
Evening star., 1939-01-14
Preston to Speak

John F. Preston of the Soil Con-
servation Service will discuss farm
forestry under the conservation pro-
gram before the Biological Society
of Washington at the Cosmos Club
January 81. An illustrated lecture
on trapping methods of the Cana
dian Woodland Indians also will be
given by DR.. John M. Cooper of
Catholic University.
Evening star., 1939-01-14

prietor.
Mr.. E n d r e S
was a son of the
late Frank En-
dres, who was
proprietor OF the
old Park Hotel
and restaurant
at lev ve n t n
street and New
York a v e n u e,
where baseball
p l a y e rs ana
m a ny OF h e r
celebrities dined.
The elder Mr..
Endres died in
1000
Evening star., 1939-01-14
U. 6. E. Meets Tomorrow

The United Government Employees
will meet at Shiloh Baptist Church,
Ninth and P streets NV, at 8
o'clock tomorrow afternoon. En-
ploye legislation will be discussed,
and the Howard University SYM
phony Orchestra will give a pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1939-01-14
More Working on Forms

The Agriculture Department re-
ported yesterday 8,767 900 persons
were employed on American farms
on January /, an increase of about
5000 over a year ago. It said wage
rates were slightly lower.
Evening star., 1939-01-14
F. Earl Endres, Hotel
Proprietor, Dies

F. Earl Endres. Al, died yesterday
OF a heart attack at his residence,
in the Endres Hotel, SOL Twelfth
street NV, of which he was pro-
Evening star., 1939-01-14

Oul 1ll6 Cllc VOIlU WAL
Came on Special Train.
Mr.. McArdle is the new member
who came from Pittsburgh in a
special train with $50 members of
his family, friends and business and
civic leaders. His father is City
Councilman and was president of
the Amalgamated Association of
Iron, Steel and Tin Workers. He
is in the insurance business, and
two years ago was elected to the
State Legislature. He has inter-
ested himself particularly in hous-
ing, labor and social security legis-
lation. His principal announced OBJ
jective in the present Congress is
''nurturing South American trade
expansion"
Representative Kramer is now
serving his fourth term, has not
been officially notified of his ap-
pointment to the District Commit
tee. did not ask for it and cannot
understand why he was so appoint
ed, although he says it has been
suggested ever since he came to the
House. He says that such an ap-
pointment is "of no benefit" to him
and that he would be better off if
left off,"
Mr.. Kramer is one of the Districts
most severe critics in the House.
He says he does mot like to mess
into the overflow of administration" !"
that he favors one-man govern
rnent instead of q commission form
and believes it would result in econ
omy and efficiency. He also advo-
Gates higher taxes for the District.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-01-19
Farmer-CO-Op Labor
Meeting Scheduled

Announcement was made at the
Civic and Commerce association
meeting Tuesday night by j. j.
Leipzig of st. Paul, that the
Farmer-Co-Op Operative Labor coun-
Gil which he represents has sched-
uled a public meeting at Redwood
Falls Friday, January q, at 8
p. m.
Three meetings, the others at
Mora and Red Wing, have been
arranged by the council "to bring
about better feeling between
farmers and laborers," he said.
Among speakers scheduled to APP
pear here are George Lawson,
secretary Of the Minnesota Fed
Grafton of Labor and Cecil Kruse,
secretary of the Northern States
Coop league.
He declared the meetings are
"tests" to determine if good will
and understanding can be foster
ed in that way and assured BUSH
ness men that state AT of L lead
ers believe attempts to unionize
workers in small communities are
a mistake and no attempt will be
made to reopen union activity
here.
While many association MEM
bers will no doubt attend the
meeting, the association voted not
to sponsor it in any way.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-01-19
ARMY PROSPECTING
FOR HORSES; FINDS
COUNTY HAS 1890
REPORT 25 PUREBRED
STATIONS; 200 MULES
is AGENTS GUESS

War and rumors of war came
close to Redwood county Monday
when County Agent J. 1. Swed-
berg received an inquiry on the
humber of horses in this section,
from the United States army.
The QUESTIONABLE, sent out by
a major in the cavalry, was evil
IDENTIFY for the purpose of ascer-
tanning where horses would be
available in time of a national
emergency.
Mr.. Swedberg reported that
there are approximately 1890
horses in the county.
THAT is pure guess" he said.
But he based his figures on q
horse census taken here in 1887
when $4,000 was the number
About 1913 animals died of Sleep
ing sickness in 1887, he found.
The army is apparently most
interested in purebred stations,
which Mr.. Swedberg estimated at
25-16 Percherons and nine Bel
gians. There are $500 chunks;
1000 heavy draft horses and TO-
600 light draft horses, he estim-
ated.
Mules number about 200 in the
county, he guessed.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-01-19
District Legislators
PrOpOSe New Laws

Fourteenth district men in the
state legislature were among the
sponsors of several bills intro
duced in the legislature this week.
John M. Zwach and H. E.
Swennes were among sponsors of
two bills memorializing congress,
one to propose an amendment to
the constitution prohibiting the
issuance of tax exempt securities
and the other to continue a low
minimum rate of interest on farm
loans through the federal Land
bank system.
Zwach was also among authors
of bills to amend the general
laws of 1921 relating to the i'm
position and enforcement of an
occupation tax on the business of
mining or producing iron and
other ores and to provide for the
payment of an annual fee by CO.
operative associations in lieu of
taxes.
Senator Alexander Seifert is
co-sponsor of a bill which would
eliminate firms employing eight
or less persons from the provi-
sions of the state unemployment
compensation act and of d bill to
regulate real estate brokers and
agents.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-01-19
SAFE SCHOOL BUS
INSTITUTE PLANNED
WILL INSPECT BUSES
IN USE IN COUNTY,
INSTRUCT DRIVERS

A countrywide school bus safe
ty institute will be held lat Wa
basso Friday morning, Superin-
tenden Wallace Simpson of Wa
basso has announced.
Bus construction, rules for safe
ty in operating buses and pro-
blems concerning drivers will be
discussed by T. c. Engum of the
state department of education and
other speakers representing the
accident division of the state in
dustrial commission and the state
highway patrol.
Redwood county has 35 school
buses i'm daily operation, trans
porting nearly 1000 children over
township, county and state high
ways.
The institute is in harmony
with the safety education pro-
gram throughout the country and
in the interest of bus drivers who
wish to establish a uniform code
of operation and enlist the Coop
Grafton of the general public to
enforce it.
School superintendent, school
board members and bus drivers
will attend. School buses will be
inspected as they arrive starting
at 9 a. m. The regular meeting
of drivers and officials will begin
at 10: 80 and will be over by noon.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-01-19
Gray Will Attend
Cleveland COnclave;
Bring Back Report

Reede Gray, superintendent of
Redwood Falls schools, will make
his annual trip to the conventio<l
of the American Association of
School Administrators the last
week in February.
This year he goes to Cleveland
for the session February Is to
March 2.
Usually Mr.. Gray racks his
brain in long sessions with Red
wood Falls reporters to give the
people of the community an out
line of the interesting things he
has seen and heard on the Jour-
ney.
But this year, it will be made
easy for him.
According to the January issue
of the Journal of the National Ed
ucation association, Another in
novation is intended to aid super
intendents in adequately report
ing the convention proceedings TO
boards Of education, teachers
meetings and local newspapers.
There will be distributed at the
final session a printed bulletin
which will give complete Off
cial summarization of general
sessions and discussion groups"
About 20 well-qualified educa-
tors have been enlisted to cover
meetings and write the summary
reports.