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Evening star., 1939-07-10
Congress in Brief
TO-DAY

Senate:
Holds state funeral for Secretary
Swanson. pm.
House:
Considers District legislation.
Noon.
Interstate Commerce Committee
considers minor amendment to I.
c. G. Act. 10:30 am.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Will debate motion picture block
booking, also conference report on
District tax bill.
Foreign Relations Committee. ex-
ecutive session, to act on neutrality.
10:3O am. .
Judiciary Committee, executive
session, miscellaneous business. 1890
am.
Monopoly Committee, continuous
hearings. 10:30 am.
Considers resolution to provide a
Franklin d. Roosevelt Library at
Hyde Park, N. Y.
Merchant Marine Committee con-
siders bill to amend Ship Owners
Liability Act. 10 am.
Reorganization Subcommittee Of
District Committee considers Ken
nedy bill to modernise municipal
government. 1890 Am.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Carpenter Is Hurt
As Saw Throws Bourd

A 25-year-old carpenter working
on a construction project at a coal
yard at Linden, Nd, today was
painfully injured by a flying board
which jumped from his hands as 1t
struck knot on q band saw and
knitted into his leg.
Administered first aid by the Sill
yer Spring Rescue Squad, Archie
Collins, of 6604 Western avenue,
Chevy Chase, Nd, was taken to
the Washington Sanitarium Hos
pital. Doctors there said that his
left leg had been cut below the
thigh to the bone and that the
severing of an artery had been
missed by "a miracle"
His condition was described as
good. Mr.. Collins was assisting in
the building Of o warehouse at the
E. G. Keys coal yard, according to
police.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Y. W. T.. A. Loses
S1,4O0 Tax Appeal

The Y. w. G. A. has lost its appeal
for refund Of more than 81 400
paid the District In business privi-
lege taxes for the fiscal years 1898
and 1899, it was learned today.
The corporation was taxed on
gross receipts from the operation Of
a tea room, two cafeterias and two
rooming houses. The levies were
paid under protest, the Y. w. G. A.
asserting that 1t was exempt because
of the nature of its activities.
10 v. Morgan, member sole of the
District Board of Tax Appeals, held
that despite the exemption of the
corporation from payment Of Fed
eral income tax and the fact that
profits were not used to benefit any
stockholders or individuals, the cor
poration was operating q business
within the meaning Of the act in It's
tea room, two cafeterias and resi-
dent home at Seventeenth and K
streets NV. He ruled, however, that
receipts from the other rooming
house, q house for stranded girls in
the District in the 600 block Of E
street NV, should be excepted be-
cause Of the nature Of its work. He
authorized q refund Of little more
than $62.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
| Chi|dren's S Questions
Harry Bandits in Ho|dup

BY the Associated Press.
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, July TO-
While children fired typically child
ish questions, two somewhat en-
barrassed robbers held up a meet
ing of eight magnates and two off,
cials Of the Stillman Food Stores
Sunday and escaped with weekend
receipts totaling $1,000 in cash and
checks. How much was in checks
had not been determined.
Fidgeting, three children brought
to the usual weekend conference by
two of the eight managers we're
forced to lie on the floor with their
fathers and the other eight men.
As the robbers paved through the
receipts they found stony silence
only prompted more of such ques-
tions from the children as:
What are you doing that for?"
"Why are you carrying that?"
(pointing to a shotgun and pistoD
"Why are we on the floor?"
The robbers never answered, keep
ing their eyes away from the chill
dren, none Of whom was more
than 6.
Sherry, S. and Howard, az, chill
dren Of Arthur Siever, weren't going
to lie down until their father sold
them on the idea it was a game.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Lutheruns Dedicate
Schufer Memorial

The Schafer Memorial Hall, ad-
joining st. Paul's Lutheran Church
donated by Mrs. Carl Schafer, In
memory of her husband, who was q
member of the church council at
the time of his death, was dedicated
yesterday morning at the close OF
the services.
The Rev. DR.. Henry w. Snyder,
pastor, received the keys Of the
building from Lindley G. Schmidt
chairman of the committee for the
new annex. %
A social, sponsored by the Sunday
School, will be held In the hall to-
night. Representative Louis @
Rabaut will make q short address
There Will be music and refresh
ments.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Spanish Torture CeII'
Designer Gorroted
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
BARCELONA, Spain, July 10.-Al-
fonso Laurent Cik, 3s-year-old Yu-
goslav architect, was put to death
by garroting Saturday for painting
weird designs on the walls of civil
war torture chambers"
Nationalists charged at his court
martial that he built small, odd
shaped concrete cells and decorated
them with bright-colored lines, spots
and cubes that changed shape under
dazzling lights and drove prisoners
mad.
elk, a former cabaret decorator,
said Spanish Syndicalists forced him
to paint the chambers. Former
prisoners testified some of the cells,
only 4 feet high, had an inclined
concrete chair and bed so that it
was impossible to sit or lie more
than minute at a time.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Is Your Car
Vacation Fit?

With hot weather more and
more automobiles will take to
the road carrying vacationists
and week-enders by the mil
lions. Is your car in Al con-
dition? If not, now is the
time to get it in prime running
order. The American Auto
mobile Association has pre-
pared a special booklet of
simple facts for the average
automobile owner. The best
experts on car care and safety
were enlisted in furnishing
the text and illustration. The
purpose of the booklet is to
get more service and greater
enjoyment from his car, and
to encourage safe driving.
Order your copy of CARE OF
THE CAR today, and take ad-
vantage of the hints and sug-
gestions offered in this au-
thoritative booklet. Ten cents,
postpaid.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Middies Here Tomorrow

Six destroyers of the Atlantic
Squadron carrying midshipmen from
the United States Naval Academy
on the second of three cruises here
this summer are scheduled to arrive
at the Washington Navy Yard late
tomorrow afternoon.
The midshipmen are to inspect the
Naval Gun Factory and other facili-
ties of the yard and will leave Thurs
day morning for Newport, r. I. The
cruise will end at Annapolis August l..
Evening star., 1939-07-10
D. {. Bank Chosen
To Accept Suburban
Wafer Accounts
Sanitary Commission
Makes Provision on
Moving to HyottsviIIe

Having moved into It's new quar-
ters on Owens avenue, Hyattsville,
Nd, the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission announced
today arrangements had been made
with q Washington bank to accept
bills due the commission.
For years residents Of suburban
Montgomery and Prince Georges
Counties have been able to pay
water and sewer bills at the WASH
ington office of the commission. In
order to accommodate those who
still find 1t more convenient to pay
in the District, the group had desig-
mated the K street branch of the
Security Savings e. Commercial
Bank to accept payments.
AS in the past all banks in the
Maryland suburban area will con-
tinue to receive payments on water
and sewer bills.
The new 100000 building is the
f1rst headquarters the commission
has had outside Of Washington. It's
first main Offices were in the Evans
Building. Six years ago the COM
mission moved to the Tower Build
ing and remained there until trans
ferring to the Hyattsville structure
this month. Both Of the Washing
ton locations proved to be incon-
venient because Of parking prob-
lens, J. Darby Bowman, commits
sion secretary, said.
Since its organization the commits
sion has had three locations in
Prince Georges County. The first
branch once was in Riverdale
When the building on Columbia
avenue in Hyattsville was completed
in 1922, the branch omces were
moved there. Now most omces are
located in the new structure.
Members of the newly organized
board are Perry Boswell of Mount
Rainier, chairman; ]. Donald Clag-
EFT Of Woodside Park, the full-time
member, and Frank B. Smith OF
Mount Rainier.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Soap Box Derby
Winners 10 Claim
Prizes Wednesday
Centroi High School
Auditorium to Be Used
For Reward Jumbores

Boys who raced and won Satur-
day In the second Washington Soap
Box Derby will reap their rewards
In a prize jamboree Wednesday
night in Central High School audi
torium. The time will be 8 o'clock.
The spotlight will be turned on
the new Washington champion,
Carl Cederstrand, II, of 3719 Apple
ton street NV, q student at the
Ben Murch School, who beat Clark
B. Stewart, IA, of 312 Elm street,
Chevy Chase, Md, by less than
nose in q whirlwind downhill finish
late Saturday afternoon on the
Massachusetts, avenue NV. track.
First of all, Carl wins the M. E.
Coyle Trophy, official award to all
city Derby champions In the United
States. With his father, Carl Ce-
darstrand, Indian Bureau architect,
as escort, he will go to Akron, Ohio,
to race for the national and inter-
national Soap Box Derby titles on
August 49, Their expenses will be
paid by The Star. When the an
nual banquet is held at Akron, the
boy will get his final city cham
pionship award. a fine gold wrist
watch bearing the Derby emblem.
To Get Heat Awards.
AS for Wednesday night, Carl also
will collect prize for each heat he
won on the speedy road to victory
Saturday. The prizes are bronze
medal for the first heat. a silver cup
for the second heat, portable radio
for the third heat and bicycle for
winning the class B finals. Clark
Stewart will get the same prizes,
with his bicycle for taking the final
round IN class A, just before he and
Carl met in the Washington finals.
Three other boys will reap the re-
ward Of their fine workmanship on
the Soap Box Derby assembly line.
They are Frank Weller Loeffler, 13,
Of 1908 Second avenue, Silver Spring,
Nd. builder Of the car judged as
showing the best workmanship:
Raymond Giavannoni, IL, of $40
Rittenhouse street NV, best de-
signed car. and Bob Maudlin, II, of
1929 r street NV, best upholstered
car.
Weller Loefler will be presented
with gold-f1lled wrist watch and
Raymond with white metal wrist
watch, both donated by Sidney
Selinger. jeweler, of 81s F street
NV. Bob Maudlin's prize will be
pen and pencil set, national award
contributed by Collins and Aikman.
Prizes for the heat winners are
contributed by The Star, the Dis
trict Department of the American
Legion and 10 Chevrolet dealers in
Washington, Alexandria and Clar-
endon, Va, Hyattsville and Silver
Spring Md.
Plans in Making for 1910.
Except for the prizes and the
Akron races, the 1899 Derby season
is over, but the post-mortem season
is now in full swing. Boys who lost
from Clark Stewart on down, already
are talking of their plans for build
ing better speed wagons in 1910.
The winners will be called to the
Central High stage to receive their
awards. Carl Cedarstrand will be
greeted by Norman Rocca, the 1888
winner, who collected the spoils of
victory at Central last year.
Members of the family and friends
Of the winners, as well as boys who
lost, are invited to be present.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Danzig Drafts Protest
On Border Violation
By Polish Soldiers
Removal Of WesterpIotte
Depot Is Demanded
By Nozi Leader
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
FREE CITY OF DANZIG, July
10.-Free City authorities drafted a
protest to Poland today against an
alleged violation of the frontier
by three Polish soldiers.
Police charged that shortly before
dawn two Polish privates and a
nom commissioned officer crossed the
frontier bridge over the Vistula
River at Liessau and menaced DAN
zig customs officials with a rifle.
The customs officials, they said,
held their ground and the Poles were
persuaded to return to Poland.
Vorposten, Danzig Nazi newspa-
per, described the incident as Polish
provocation.
1t came in the wake Of a defiant
Nazi demand for removal of a Polish
military depot on the strategic
Westerplatte at the mouth of the
Vistula.
Away with this Polish ammuni-
ton dump at our front door," was
in effect the demand made by DAN
zig's Nazi party leader, Albert
Forster.
In Free City Territory.
The Westerplatte is nat, dreary
stretch Of land some hundreds of
Yards long, Just across the ship canal
from the Free City community OF
Neufahrwasser, where Forster yes
terday made one of two speeches in
which he thundered defiance at
Poland.
Tens of thousands Of Danzig resi-
dents IN brown, black and gray uhi-
forms cheered Forster's reassertion
Of confidence that Adolf Hitler
would 'liberate the Free City" Po-
land and Great Britain, her ally
were booed Justify.
The Westerplatte is in the heart
of Free City territory, but Poland
occupies it by virtue Of a concession
from the League of Nations, Danzig S
nominal protector.
The Westerplatte's most conspicu-
Gus feature from the harbor is q
long red wall on which Polish SOL
diers stand evidence of Polish
control of the mouth of the Vistula
Believed Powder Depot.
1--WE are not supposed to know
what is going on there" Forster
shouted. But I can assure you that
everything taking place is being
watched with closest attention by
your leaders and can tell you that
the status Of the Westerplatte must
be changed"
The Nazi leader did not enlarge
on what is going on" behind the
red wall, but every man and child
in Danzig tells visitors that Poland
has stored vast quantities Of am
munition there.
This powder dump is SO close
that if it exploded every window in
Danzig would be shattered" one S. S
(Nazi elite guarO leader said.
Many Free City citizens expressed
fear that blowing up the depot would
be the last act of the Poles If a mill
tary force obliged them to abandon
the Westerplatte.
Evening star., 1939-07-10

The disturbance that was central over
Northern Ontario Sunday morning is NOV
ing slowly eastward over Western Que.
bee; st. Felicien, loo2:4 millibsrs $3.50
ne stsse sreo to h. ass
Atlantic States and the Upper Ohio Valley.
minor disturbance. is moving east
southeastward over Montana and Southern
Alberta Medicine Hat Alberta, 1O11.9
millibars (29.6S inches). and pressure
Esmains low ever Hudson I,,. Strait .,,!i; the
Island. Hudson Strait, 10OO.3 millibars
10os.s miiiibars tso. So Inches. An area
Of high pressure is moving eastward
over the plains States the Southern Rocky
Mountain region. the Upper Mississippi
'S:n.s sSs 49,. n'5liSs5s M|.S
millibars .13o19 inches). Pressure re-
mains high from the Bahamas and Florida
eastward over the ocean. and over British
Columbia and along the North Pacific
Coast ct. 0eorges. Bermuda. 1023.0 nilli-
bar bars t3o;21 inches, 6 and Tatoosh t Island
ts Shoxs5: Il. hsvs OesSf;sd ;; + ps5tiSa: q
the Upper Ohio valley. the the lake reeion
and New Mexico. The weather has be-
Upper Mississippi valley but the temper
atuts Is , stili consid,sr.bly sboye normal
s.e :nd om Il. ,nG nsfor 9E ~ tie
Pacific States eastward to the ROCKY
Mountain reRion
River Report.
Shenandoah River muddy and Potomac
cloudy at HArpers Ferry; Potomac slightly
muddy At Great Falls today.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Martin Is Secretary
Of Burtenders' Union

BY a plurality vote, Claude S.
Martin defeated five other candi-
dates in elections yesterday for the
post Of secretary of the Bartenders'
Union, Local Is. He received 80 of
199 votes cast.
Mr.. Martin will fill the unexpired
term of Charles E. Sands, who re-
signed to become adviser to the in
ternational unions general presi-
dent.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Deportation Hearing
Against Bridges
Begins Today
If Burden Of Proof Is
Put on Unionist, Case
Will Sc Taken to Courts
By the Associated Press,

6y the ASSOCIATED PreN.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 10
Harry Bridges deportation hearing
may be thrown open to the man in
the street."
The hearing was scheduled to be
held on Angel Island In San Fran
cisco Bay. but when Dean James
M. Lands, trial examiner, arrived
today, he said he understood the
trial should be public and room
provided for as many people as
possible.
Il see no reason for holding the
entire trial on Angel Island unless
it is impossible to find room in San
Francisco" said the dean of the
Harvard University Law School.
The trial hall is the 81 by % foot
dining room of the Immigration De-
partment's Building on Angel Island
Because of limited space only those
directly connected with the trial,
newspaper reporters and representa-
tives of Legitimate" interests, would
be admitted under present arrange
ments.
Trial Is New Departure.
Mr.. Lands described the Bridges
trial as complete departure" from
usual deportation proceedings. Open
ing of the hearing to the press and
public are new to such hearings, he
said.
Mr.. Bridges, alien West Coast c.
I. o. leader. is accused Of member
ship In "an organization, associa-
ton, society and group that believes
in, advises, advocates and teaches
the overthrow by force and violence
OF the Government Of the United
States"
The Government has not disclosed
the nature Of its evidence nor THE
names Of any witnesses. Thomas
Shoemaker, chief deputy commits
sioner Of the immigration Service
has directed the Governments in
vestigation.
Case Called "Frameup."
Labor leaders have branded the
case against Mr.. Bridges a frame
up" and claimed that it was "in-
spired and guided by the employers. :"
Harry Bridges is not a Com
munist party member now and
never was a member" said Miss
Carol King, chief of defense counsel.
Miss King said that if the Gov
ernment successfully contends the
burden is on Mr.. Bridges to prove
he is not a member of the organi-
cation charged (the Communist
party, the defense Immediately will
appeal to the courts.
The question, Miss King indicated,
may be one of the first placed be-
fore Dean Lands.
Mr.. Bridges, 80, a native of Aus
tralia, first attained prominence in
labor circles in 1884, when he led
the Pacific Coast maritime strike
and the San Francisco general strike
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Jimmy Stewart
Isn't Intrigued
| By Politics
BY MIRIAM OrTENBERG,

Jimmy Stewart doesn't mind play
ing Senator for the sake of art, but
he wouldn't like to be one.
The pleasant-faced young man,
who looks more like that tall lad
next door than q movie star,
wouldn't even accept a nomination
as Mayor Of Hollywood. He just
wants to be an actor good actor.
As an actor, he's got some sight
seeing to do around Washington.
He'll be filmed seeing the Lincoln
Memorial, the Capitol, q Senate
onice-and the inside of q street
car before he leaves Washington
tomorrow night.
And what kind Of a Senator is he
in his picture? Well, he has an or
ganization called the Boy Rangers.
Il go around pinning buttons on
everybody" he explained in a hoarse
whisper. He caught a cold flying
East. He doesn't blame Washington
for 1t.
In fact. he doesn't even think it's
hot here. You should have been
in Tucson, Ariz. You could have
fried an egg on the plane" he whis-
pered.
Knows Lincoln.
AS the somewhat confused Sena-
tor. Mr.. Stewart went on, he also
has a tremendous respect for Alb
raham Lincoln.
Il don't know anything about Ma
poleon and Shakespeare" he said,
but. boy, do know my Lincoln?"
When movie agent limited that
in real life he's somewhat better ac-
quainted with Shakespeare. he
grinned modestly, I've never played
Shakespeare. Everybody figured I
wouldn't look good in tights"
He really is very tall and some
what thin. His lankiness, his drawl,
his general easy-going air, prob
ably accounted for the title on q
fan magazine story that made him
stop reading fan magazines some
four years back. The title was The
Barefoot Boy of Hollywood"
He doesn't seem to take things
seriously. but then, he said 1t took
him five weeks to learn to shas
with Jean Arthur for "You Can't
Take It With You"
Too Busy to Find . Wife.
1--WE thought we were pretty hot
stun, too," he reminisced, but
they cut the whole thing out. And
a week later I couldn't remember
single step. Do I like it? Sure
do. but I wish I could do IL
now"
Inevitably. the question about his
bachelorhood came up. He's one
of the most eligible young men
around Hollywood.
"I'd like to get married. I'm
still looking, but I've been pretty
busy"
This isn't Mr.. Stewards first trip
to Washington. He was here when
he was II, on his way to South Caro-
lima to say good-by to his soldier
father, who was leaving for France
during the war.
Asked what he thought of Wash
ington women, Mr.. Stewart replied
That's funny. It's one Of the ques-
tions q girl reporter asks me in the
picture" Then he added: But you
read it better than she did. I think
she overplayed It,"
He didn't say what he thought OF
Washington women.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Settles Argument

LANCASTER, Pa, July 10 R.-
Just to settle an argument, j. Paul
Anderson, 62-year-old one-armed
retired steel worker, swan eight
miles in the Susquehanna River
and with apparent. ease. Using
sidestroke, he had to skirt sandbars
and battle choppy water. but friends
who followed him in a boat said he
was breathing normal at the end
Of his eight-and-a-half- hour grind
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Art Experts Here
Neptica| Of Painting
1outed as RaphaeI's
z.
ToImon Wants to See It,
Holland Reserves Fihof
Opinion on Boeoto Find

Washington art experts remained
politely skeptical today in the face
of renewed claims of authenticity
for the Madonna of Bogota," dis
covered in South America and
touted as genuine Raphael. ..
r. P. Tolman. acting director Of
the National Collection of Fine Arts
said he was adopting seeing is
believing" attitude in the matter
Leicester B. Holland, Chief of the
fine art division of th87IibrafyD Di
Congress, said he hadnt made ,llI
his mind yet.
Meanwhile, in Detroit, Ruth Van
Sickle Ford, president of the Chi
cago Academy of Fine Arts, an
nounced that she "felt certain" the
painting was genuine Raphael
1t was discovered in Bogota, Colon
bia, in the possession of family
which had owned it for four gen.
erations. believing it to be copy
of Raphael's work, or copy OF
copy.
Leo A. Marzolo, restorer of paint
ing at the Chicago Art Institute
inspected the work and declared
that if it proved genuine 1t would
be worth 100000.
Renews Authenticity Claims.
Miss Ford's renewed claims OF
authenticity were made after skep-
tics had questioned the painting
Claims of Prof. Santiago Mar
tinez Delgado, professor Of archi-
lecture and fine arts at the Uni
versity of Bogota, Colombia, for the
picture have been substantiated by
documents, X-rays and experiments
and I feel certain the painting is
q Raphael" she said.
Mr.. Tolman said that he had
never heard of either Miss Ford
or the Chicago Academy of Fine
Arts and that he would not be-
lieve the painting genuine until he
had seen it himself or had the word
of some Raphael authority, such as
Wilhelm Reinhold Valentiner of
Detroit.
Il have never seen a picture that
had newspaper notoriety such as
this turn out to be genuine" he said
1.-The evidence I have seen is so very
slight that I cannot accept it. Time
will probably tell"
Comments on Evidence.
Mr.. Holland said that it was i'm
possible to judge without inspecting
the picture, but that he was not pre-
pared to recognize it as a genuine
Raphael on the basis of present evil
dence.
1T is not impossible that this is
authentic" he said. But will bide
my time until the experts have
passed on this.
From the newspaper accounts
however, I gather that there is
some evidence to back up the
claims. For instance, I read that
the limbs on the under painting are
placed in different positions from
those on the oyer painting.
Nov it doesn't seem likely that
a copyist would place the limbs
in one position, then change his
mind. If he were copying, he would
be right the first time.
"Of course, that doesn't prove
anything. But We'll see."
The painting is much like thu
madonna of the Rose" which has
hung for many years in Madrid anc
which Is believed to be the work o1
one of Raphael's pupils. The dis
coverers of the Bogota Madonna"
claim that the Madrid painting is
but a copy of their painting.