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Evening star., 1939-05-14

kindly and cultured, who preserved in
their lives the best of the American
tradition. She had left like penniless
nobody, fattered that anyone with
Wilbur wealth would notice her.
But she need not feel like a nobody,
with all those years of gracious living
behind her She had roots deep in a
way of peace that Wilbur's tumultu-
GUS living had never known. Renewed
consciousness of these roots made
Wilbur, with his drinking, his reput-
edly widespread love-making, cheap.
He and she were products of very
different PHILOSOPHERS of life and very
different backgrounds. Neither of them
could expect their very diverse ele-
ments to mingle. If she married him,
Evening star., 1939-05-14
"Just Like an oppenheizn stoxY!"

That's what they're saying today about the foreign news
Plots and counerplots Mysterious dsappearances of
prominent people Secret plane designs Deadly bomb for
mulas Beautiful spies The stories of E. Phillips Oppenhelm
the master story teller being acted out in real lite
everywhere Next week begin series OF his tam
GUS tales the adventures of Lson the ournastdeectve
BYE Phillips Oppenheim
Evening star., 1939-05-14

1--WE OF AMERICAS greatest and most i'm
portant businesses is like book, open
to anyone who would look inside.
That business is the business of life insur-
ance.
All affairs and practices of life insurance
company are open to scrutiny by State De-
partments charged with the supervision of
the insurance business. Such department
now exists in every state in the Union.
The head of this Department in your state
is man you ought to know about-for it is
his job to help safeguard all aspects of life
insurance service
How does he do this? In number of ways.
In most states the laws specify the provi-
sions which policy contracts must contain and
the values that must be included 1t is the duty
of the Insurance Superintendent to see to it
that all policies conform with the law.
Once year, each company is required to
give the head of each Insurance Department
a detailed statement about the companys
operations. This statement (Which is kept on
file for the inspection of anyone who wishes
to see it) contains complete information about
the company's business.
1t tells about the company's financial con-
dition, showing its ability to meet obligations;
also contains a history of purchases and sales
of securities, all salaries in excess of $4,000
per year. and many other details regarding
the company's business.
The laws require that each company be ex-
Evening star., 1939-05-14
like an Open Book

amined by its State Insurance Department
York State laws, Metropolitan is examined
once every three years. This examination is
so thorough that large staff of examiners
requires about year and a half to complete
it. Each company is also subject to examina-
ton, at any time, by the Insurance Depart
ment of any state in which it does business.
All this work is done in the interest Of
everyone who owns, or expects to own, life
insurance policy And in doing this work, these
officials and their associates are an aid to the
companies in making life insurance the sound
institution it is.
INSURANCE
Evening star., 1939-11-06
st. Marks Lutheran
Holds Golden jubilee

Golden jubilee services were held
yesterday morning at St. Marks
Lutheran Church, Eighth street and
independence avenue SW. The Rev
DR.. w. A. Wade, former pastor and
guest preacher, spoke on THE
Church of the Ages" The Rev. j.
Luther Frantz. who has served the
church twice, from 1902 to 1912 and
from 1888 to the present time, pre-
sided.
Mrs. c. A. Leimback, Mrs. G. w.
Noack. Miss Emma J. Strobel and
Mrs. Van F. Lippard, who have been
members of the church for many
years, received special recognition.
Services through this week will
be as follows: Wednesday, 8 pm,
former pastors night" The speak
ers will be DR.. John G. Bowers and
the Rev. John B. Rupley, former
pastors Of the church, and the Rev.
P. H. Williams, pastor of Union
Bridge, Md, will bring greetings.
On Thursday at 8 pm. a pageant,
THE Years Will Tell" prepared by
the pastor. will be given by the
young people in costume. On Fri
day, 8 pm, fellowship night.
Speakers, DR.. H. w. Snyder, the
Rev. Edward Goetz and the Rev. H.
v. Porter. An informal reception
and pictorial exhibit will follow.
Evening star., 1939-11-06
First Of New Cargo Ships
In Maritime Fleet Sails

The Maritime Commission today
called attention to unprecedented
Improvement in American merchant
marine travel and shipping between
North and South America and an
nounced a program for training ap-
prentice seamen in new station
at st. Petersburg. Fla.
Admiral Emory S. Land, chairman,
said the sailing today of the 8. S
Nightingale is a milestone in the
program to stimulate and expand
the American merchant marine
The ship is the first of series Of
modern cargo vessels designed to
enter service between New York and
the west coast of South America.
Admiral Land said the success OF
the commissions fleet shows an
increasing interest on the part OF
Americans in South America, an
interest which holds promise OF
very substantial potentialities fol
the future"
Evening star., 1939-11-06
Overseas League
Ho|dsAnnuaI
Breakfast
Many Out-of-Town
Members Are Guests
Of Washington Unit

Discussing the current European
conflict as compared with the World
War in its early stages and venturing
opinions on international events to
come, members of the Washington
unit of the Woman's Overseas
League met at their annual Armis-
tice breakfast yesterday at the Carl
ton Hotel.
Guests were present from units In
st. Paul, Philadelphia. New York,
Seattle and Honolulu, joining more
than IS local women who rendered
service overseas for their country
during the last war.
Presiding was the head of the local
organization, Miss Hazel Nelson,
who crossed with the wartime unit
representing the General Federation
OF Women's Clubs.
One of the principal topics of dis
cussion at the meeting was the forth
coming national convention for
which thousands of women from
every section of the territorial
United States will converge on
Washington next June 30.
Z. Honor guest at the breakfast was
Miss Ruth McClelland of Washing
ton, recently elected president of the
national organiza ton, replacing Mrs.
Arthur Townsend of San Francisco,
who resigned. Miss McClelland is
the third Washingtonian to head the
national group. The other two. Miss
Lena Hitchcock and Miss Faustine
Dennis, were speakers at yesterdays
meeting.
Miss Katherine l.. McKiever. past
local unit president, gave vivid ac-
count of her recent journey through
Europe and compared the present
fighting with that Of World War
days, particularly regarding defense
nets spread in the seas and in the
air.
All past unit presidents we're pres
ent at the meeting, the arrange
ments for which were in charge Of
Mrs. Helen Nicholson Cream, first
vice president. Sergt. Fran k
Whitchey Of Arlington, Va. U. S. A..
retired, played Taps while the
group paid silent tribute to those
who lost their lives overseas Songs
Of World War days were sung.
Evening star., 1939-11-06
London to Send
Sea Lions to
Zoo Here

The next British freighter to
dock at an American pier in quest
Of airplanes is likely to unload in
exchange a pair of good-natured
sea-lions for the Washington Zoo.
Racially, they are California sea-
lions. but they've never known any
thing but British fog, for they were
born in the London Zoo.
Known as pets of every London
child. it seems that the sea-hons
are disconsolate since the youngsters
have been evacuated to the country
side. Keepers also have been hav-
ing a hard time supplying buckets
Of fish during wartime.
The London Zoo director asked
the Washington Zoo director, DR..
william M. Mann, if he could take
care of the beasts for the wars
duration. Having met the creatures
several years ago. DR.. Mann two
weeks cabled back, "Of course"
When they arrive, DR.. Mann says
they'll be made right at home in
the sea-hou pool. where there now
Is Just one lonely resident.
Evening star., 1939-11-06
Perciva| H. Marshall,
Lawyer, 5uccumbs
After Long Illness
Twice Corporation
Counsel, His Fight Rid
City Of Loon Shorks

Percival Howison Marshall, IS.
prominent lawyer and member Of
the firm of Whiteford, Marshall,
Hart & Carmody, died early today at
his home, 1901 Thirty-sixth street
NV, after four month illness.
Born in Philadelphia, Mr.. Marshall
was the son of the late John D. and
Adelaide Howison Marshall. He
came to Washington as child, was
educated in the public schools here
and was graduated from George
town University Law School.
Mr.. Marshall passed the District
bar examinations with the second
highest rating. but was only 20 years
old and had to wait year before
being admitted to the bar in 1896.
Early in his career. Mr.. Marshall
served twice as an assistant corpora
ton counsel. During his second
term in that Office, he represented
the District in its fight to rid the
city of loan sharks and was largely
responsible for their being barred
from Washington.
He had been associated with
Whiteford, Hart and Carmody some
10 years, doing the bulk of the firms
trial work. Possessed OF a prodig-
tous memory, Mr.. Marshall was con-
sidered by all who knew him as an
encyclopedia of legal information.
Corrected Justice.
On one occasion. Mr.. Marshall
was defending case involving a
will before Justice Oscar Luhring
In District Court. The opposition
presented some evidence which
Justice Luhring excluded, where
upon Mr.. Marshall corrected the
Justice, saying the evidence was per-
Missile under certain conditions
Evening star., 1939-11-06
Bureaus
Win Stay Of Ban
On Racing Wires
Two Suits Are Filed
In Move to Block
Controet Conceling
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO. Nov. 6-United States
District Attorney William j. Camp
bell agreed today to q temporary
continuance Of the telephone wire
service to M. l.. Annenbergs Horse
Race Information Bureaus
The Illinois Bell Telephone Co.
had been prepared to withdraw its
facilities at noon.
A short time before the deadline,
Nationwide News Service of Della
ware, Inc, and Nationwide News
Service of Illinois, Inc, filed q pair
Of injunctional suits in Federal
Court asking that the Illinois Bell
Telephone Co. and the American
Telephone & Telegraph Co. be re-
strained from canceling more than
100000 worth of contracts.
The suits also named as defend
ants States Attorney Thomas j..
Courtney of Cook County (Chicago)
and Mr.. Campbell. The latter
has demanded that the two tele-
phone companies and Western
Union cease furnishing facilities to
the Annenberg interests for the dis
semination of horse racing results,
odds paid on races and other track
information.
Last August Federal grand jury
here indicted various Annenberg in
terests for, among other things. US
ing interstate wires for transmission
of information which the Govern
ment contended was in effect prize
lists in a lottery scheme.
With Mr.. Courtney supporting
him, Mr. Campbell notified the wire
companies that the Government
considered they were aiding q lot
terry by allowing their wires to be
used for the circulation of racing
news.
Hammond Chaffetz, an Amen
berg attorney, who filed the Federal
Court suits, said a similar suit was
to be filed in a State court today
against Illinois Bell and the two
prosecutors A fourth suit, he an
nounced, was being prepared against
Western Union, for filing in Federal
Court.
Evening star., 1939-11-06
Maj. Paul Anderson,
Revenue Bureau
Special Agent, Dies
Attorney Was Connected
With Many Important
Investigations

Maj. Paul Anderson, an attorney
and special agent of the Bureau OF
Internal Revenue, who had been
connected with many of the i'm
portant investigations carried on by
the Intelligence Unit Of the bureau,
died today at Mount Alto Hospital
after an illness of about six weeks.
Active in military affairs and in
the Masonic order. he was widely
known in several city-wide organiza-
tions.
Maj Anderson, who was 56, was
taken Ill with heart trouble and COM
plications at his home in the Ports
mouth Apartments several weeks
ago, and was taken to Mount Alto
Hospital. He died this morning. In
terment will be at Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery.
Received Law Degree Here.
Born in DanVille, ILL.,, the son Of
John and Anna Charlotte Anderson,
he was educated in the public schools
of that city and at the law school of
George Washington University,
where he received his law degree in
1914.
After being associated with a law
firm for about two years here, he
was commissioned first lieutenant
in the Army shortly after the out
break of the World War. He served
with distinction as military intelli-
gence officer, acting motor trans
port officer, personnel manager, in
spector of ordnance, supervisor OF
artillery ammunition. and COM
manding officer of U. S. ordnance
warehouse.
After leaving the Army in Octo-
ber, 1919. he entered the Intelli-
gence Unit, Bureau of Internal
Revenue, as special agent. He be-
came assistant special agent in
charge of the Washington Division
in 1927.
Connected With Big Cases.
In his 20 years service with the
bureau he was connected with many
important cases, some of them OF
national Importance
Maj. Anderson always maintained
an active interest in military af-
fairs. He was major in the
United States Ordnance Reserve
Corps and member of the George
Washington Post of the American
Legion. He was past master Of
Dawson Lodge of Masons, past pa
tron of Loyalty Chapter, Order OF
the Eastern Star, 32nd degree
Scottish Rite Mason, member OF
Kappa Sigma Fraternity and the
Order Of Lafayette.
Maj Anderson married Victoria
Neosha Gary, who survives him.
Evening star., 1939-11-06
Compensation Upheld
For Injury 10 Driver
OF Superior Auto
Appeals Court Rules
Worker Is Entitled
To Benefits

An employe driving an automobile
of superior fellow employe and
being injured when the machine is
side-swiped is entitled to workmen's
compensation, the United States
Court of Appeals held today
Represented by Attorney Richard
L. Tedrow, Curtis Williams. employe
of the Root Pop Bottling Works,
asked District Court to sustain the
findings Of the deputy commissioner
of the United States Employees Com
pensation Commission, who held
that his injury arose out of and in
the course of this employment. The
American Employers Insurance Co.,
the insurance carrier, appealed to
District Court to overturn that find
ing and declare that no relationship
of master and servant existed under
these circumstances. District Court
ruled that it found no evidence in
the record Of the hearings before
the assistant commissioner to sus-
tain his findings that Mr.. Williams
was injured in the course of his
employment.
The Appeals Court declared there
Is substantial evidence" to support
the finding Of the deputy commits
sioner.
I'VE think that the injury which
the employe received was a direct
result of the position in which he
was placed by the order of his su-
perior and that it therefore arose
out of his employment said the
court S opinion. written by Associate
Justice Fred NJ Vinson. The en-
ploye occupied a menial position,
that of laborer. In our view, it ne
cessitated strict obedience to his
superior's orders. Driving the car
was not of his own volition, but at
the express order of his superior
and in line of duty
On the day of the accident, the
deputy commissioner found, one Of
the companys driver salesman and
Mr.. Williams were making their reg
ular trip selling and delivering soft
drinks on Southern Maryland
route. Mr.. Williams, the court
found today, was under the "exclu-
sive supervision and control of the
driver-salesman, who purchased an
automobile for his own personal use
and instructed Mr.. Williams to drive
it and to follow closely behind a
truck operated by the driver-sales-
man. While returning on the direct
route to Washington and the en-
ployer's plant the automobile was
side-swiped and Mr.. Williams was
injured.
Evening star., 1939-11-06

and quoted an obscure Court of
Appeals ruling, naming the case
involved and the legal volume In
which it was set forth.
Justice Luhring, who told the
story himself, permitted the intro
duction Of the evidence in question.
Mr.. Marshall, who made law his
consuming interest, even reading it
for recreation, had one other hobby.
He loved dogs. Every stray mon
grel that crossed his path was taken
in, fed and sheltered until the end
of its days. At times Mr.. Marshall
kept as many as six dogs in his Gel
lar refuge.
Taught Law.
In 1906 he married Mary Brewster,
a Washington girl. She and a son,
Brewster Howison Marshall of Fran
coma. Va, survive him. Brewster
Marshall is an assistant United
States attorney for the District.
Mr.. Marshall taught the law of
municipal corporations at National
University and the law of evidence
at Southeastern University until a
few years ago.
He was member of the American
and District Bar Association, having
been a first vice president and di-
rector of the latter. He was also
associated with Oldest Inhabitants
and Columbia Historical Societies
and was member of the Elks. His
clubs were the University and Law
yers.
OF late he had been active in work
of the District committee for the
formation and consideration of rules
of civil procedure for the Federal
district courts.
Funeral services will be held at
2::3o pm. at his home, with burial in
Oak Hill Cemetery.
Evening star., 1939-11-06
Brussels Burgomoster Max,
War Leader, Dies at 20
Stubborn Resistance
To Germans Won
Him World Fame
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 6-Adolphe Max.
burgomaster of Brussels, who was
imprisoned by Germany during the
World War and who had held Office
continuously ever since, died today
at the age of 10.
Max had been burgomaster Of
Brussels since 1909, but he first won
world fame for his stubborn resist
ance to the German invaders in
August, 1914.
Refusing even to shake hands with
the German commander, Max con-
tinuously protested infringement Of
Belgian civil rights and slept in his
office rather than surrender his au-
thority. But in September the Ger
mans arrested him and kept him In
a German prison until the war was
over
Max managed now and then to
smuggle out messages to his city
and with Cardinal Mercier was one
of the leaders credited with keeping
alive Belgian nationalism during the
German occupation.
Rejoicing greeted his return in
1918 to Brussels, where he was
known affectionately as Our Max
and was a familiar figure on the
citys boulevards with his terrier,
Happy.
Refusing a title from the King,
he preferred to remain 'Burgomas-
Evening star., 1939-11-06
| Astronomers
| Plan 20 Public
Telescopes Here

Spurred by a talk by DR.. Watson
Davis, director of Science Service,
members of the National Capital
Astronomers Association are plan
ming to set up 20 telescopes for
public use throughout the city.
DR.. Davis, who spoke at a meeting
of the association Saturday night at
the National Museum. said the
number of amateur astronmers has
increased 1000 per cent during the
last 10 years.
The public" he said, ais inter-
ested in astronomy and will take it
up if offered the opportunity"
Evening star., 1939-11-06
bankhead Declines
|ToGuess House Action
On Dies Unit Extension
Committee Chairman
Confident Of Approval
Of Continuance

Speaker Bankhead declined to pre-
dict. at press conference today,
what action the House may take at
its regular session in January on
the resolution of Representative
Dies, Democrat, of Texas providing
for another years extension of the
Special Committee on Un-American
Activities which he heads.
The committee, now operating
under an extension of its original
time, is destined to expire January
3. the date on which Congress will
return for its regular session.
Speaker Bankhead even refused
to discuss his views on the resolu-
ton. In response to questions on
the subject, he declared:
Il have absolutely nothing to say
at this time And don't know what
the temper of the House will be
when it returns in January
Although the Dies resolution did
not contain an authorization for an
appropriation. the chairman has in
tin,ated he would ask for 100000
to keep the committee in operation
for another year. This is the same
amount provided for the commit
tees activities this year. In the
first year of its life the committee
was restricted to an expenditure of
$25, 900.
Despite Speaker Bankhead's re-
luctance to forecast House action
on the resolution, Representative
Dies said he is confident it would
be adopted. He said the importance
Of the committee has grown since
outbreak Of war in Europe and that
a recent Nationwide poll showed
the majority of those who answered
questionnaires want the committee
to continue its disclosure of sub
versive movements in this country.
Chairman Dies. accompanied by
Robert E. Stripping, committee Sec
retary, will leave Washington to-
night at $50 o'clock for New Or
leans. There Mr.. Dies intends to
investigate the case of William c.
McCuistion. former witness who
is being held by police here at the
request of New Orleans police off,
cials on a murder charge. Nc
Cuistion, who testified he was for
10 years an organizer of seamen for
the Communist party in the United
States, is fighting extradition to New
Orleans. He claims he is being
framed"
Mr.. Dies believes the sudden ar
rest Of McCuistion after he left the
witness stand last Tuesday consti-
tuted an attempt to "intimidate" q
committee witness.
Il am determined" he declared
that witnesses before our commit
tee must not be intimidated"
Evening star., 1939-11-06
Amendm or Repeal
Faced by Labor Act,
McCann Asserts
Former TriuI Examiner
For Boord Soys Low
Has lncited Unrest

The prediction that the National
Labor Relations Act must be sub
stantially amended or 1t will face
repeal at the next session of Con-
gress was made today by Irving G.
Mccain, former trial examiner for
the N. L. R. B.. at luncheon meet
ing of the Washington Building
Congress at the National Press Club.
The National Labor Relations
Act is today our most important do
mestic issue" Mr.. McCann said.
For four years it has fostered and
melted industrial unrest. It has de-
prived employers and employees OF
inherent rights. It has worked un-
told hardships and deprivations
upon minority employees as we'll as
the public. 1t has destroyed con-
fidence in the wisdom Of Congress
granting too much executive, judi
cial and legislative power to Gov
ernment bureaus. It has created
actual burdens on interstate COM
merce, instead of relieving the fic-
titious burdens upon which the
trainers of the act relied to give
Congress jurisdiction and make the
act Constitutional" -.
Blame on Employers.
The speaker charged that the
board has blamed all employers for
unfair labor practices where labor
sins have been committed by only
a minority. -.......-~. 4-- .--.,..--.-
He also charged that the board
was created as partisan advocate
and biased judge of labor disputes.
Provisions in the act to which Mr..
McCann chose for severe criticism
are those which he said forbid en-
ployers to indulge in certain unfair
labor practices while expressly per-
petuating the unrestricted right OF
labor organizations to intimldate
and coerce not only unorganized
employees but also employers" and
grant to the board exclusive right
to investigate, to prosecute, to ad-
Judge the facts and decide the issues
in any labor dispute, free from the
usual rules of evidence, and makes
their findings binding upon the
courts if sustained by any evidence. "
Mr.. McCann said the modifica-
tions in rules and regulations re-
Gently placed in effect are so circum-
scribed by conditions and so depend
ent on the boards discretion that
they are Of little or no value.
Cites Leiserson's Activities.
The boards former friends are
now it's worst enemies and it has
now been caught between the lines
of labor's civil war, he said.
In referring to the activities of DR..
William M. Leiserson, new member
of the board who has dissented from
his colleagues on a number Of i'm
portant labor cases, Mr.. McCann
said:
"Dr. Leiserson is either inviting
the courts to reverse his associates
on the board. or inviting Congress to
clarity its intent with respect to Ger
tain antiquities of the act by
amendments. His dissenting opinions
are tacit admissions that the act is
defective and that his associate
on the board cannot be trusted to
administer fairly and impartially its
provisions"