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Evening star., 1939-03-13
Perjurer Gets
Year in Theft He
Laid to Another

Justice was set on the right path
in Police Court today when 27-
year old colored man, whose false
testimony last week convicted a de-
fendant of stealing an overcoat, was
sentenced to serve one year i'll jail.
Joseph Roddey of the 1900 block
of Seventh street NV, pleaded
guilty to stealing the brown coat,
although last week he swore under
oath that Ossie Brooks, Al, colored,
of the 600 block of Rhode Island
avenue NE, had given him the coat
to pawn.
so you perjured yourself on this
witness stand?" Judge Edward M.
Curran asked.
''Yes, SIR" answered Roddey. The
court ordered him held for grand
jury action on the perjury charge.
At the trial last week Roddey
testified against Brooks after Isaac
Howell told the court that his coat
was stolen from a lunch room at
1540 Seventh street NV, on jan
uary 26. The coat was recovered
by officers from pawn shop and
Roddey told police that Brooks had
given it to him to pawn. Brooks
steadfastly contended that Roddey
was framing him.
Yesterday Brooks, VINO was put on
probation, went to Pvt. G.. w. Mills
of No. 13 precinct and told his story.
Roddey was taken into custody and
after several hours of questioning
signed a complete confession.
Judge Curran vacated his iudp-
ment against Brooks and his proba-
ton time was nullified.
Evening star., 1939-03-13
Unions Ask Restoration
OF Alley Authority Fund

The Washington Industrial Union
Council of the c. r o. and five civic
organizations today sent to the
Senate Appropriations Committee
an appeal for restoration of the
$1,00O,00O loan to the Alley Dwell
ing Authority which was eliminated
from the Treasury-Post Office sup
ply bill
The appeal was approved by the
Federation Of Civic Associations,
the National Technical Association,
the Central Northwest Association,
Brookland Neighborhood Association
and Northwest Boundary Associ-
alton.
Sidney Katz, secretary of the c.
I. o. Council, said the signatory
groups represented people in the
lowest income groups who would
be vitality affected by any reduc-
ton in housing funds. In effect.
he pointed out, the entire city would
suffer ''for no part of the city can
be a center of crime, vice and dis
ease without the rest of the city
being affected"
Senator Capper. Republican, of
Kansas said Saturday he would seek
restoration of the $500,000 loan pro-
vision which the Senate Committee
had cut from the bill after the
House had reduced the original
81, 100000 to that amount. The
labor and civic groups, however, de-
sire the full sum restored.
Evening star., 1939-03-13
Mrs. Virginia Blake
Dies of Iona Illness

Mrs. Virginia Green Blake. 64,
wife Of John S. Blake, wholesale
druggist, died yesterday at her home.
ITO B street NE. She had been i'll
several months.
Mrs. Blake was a native Of Vir-
ginia. but had lived in this city the
greater part of her life. For more
than Is years she was active in So
cial work of the Eastern Presby-
terian Church. Since the World
War she had been a member Of the
American Red Cross. She was
graduate nurse of the Alexandria
Va0 Hospital.
Besides her husband she leaves
daughter, Mrs. Walter F.. Mccarthy,
Clarendon, Va; three brothers, Page
Brawner. this city; Conway Brawner.
Alexandria, and Foster Brawner,
Tampa, Fla, and three grandchil-
dren.
Funeral services will be held at
2 pm. tomorrow in Lees funeral
home, Fourth street and Massachu-
sets avenue NE. Burial will be in
Rock Creek Cemetery.
Evening star., 1939-03-13
Congressional Auto
Taos Under Fire

Chairman Collins of the House
Subcommittee on Appropriations in
charge of the 1910 District supply
bill this afternoon called Commits
sioner Melvin C. Hazen and Traffic
Director William A. Van Duzer to
explain the procedure followed in
distributing special automobile tags
to members of Congress.
Complaints had been made to the
subcommittee that some of the spe-
cial tags had been seen on the
automobiles of secretaries of men,
bers of Congress and other Capitol
employees. Several weeks ago Repre-
sentative Seccombe, Republican, of
Ohio told the House District Com
mittee he had heard of two instances
In which members Of Congress had
given their plates issued for the
Seventy-fifth Congress to their Sec
retaries when new tags were issued
for the Seventy-sixth Congress. At
that time Traffic Director Van Duzer
pointed out that he had no authority
to require members of Congress to
turn in old tags.
The special congressional tags, it
is understood, are now sent to the
Capitol in a block and distributed
there. Representative Collins said
he was told the law requires the
Commissioners to direct distribution
of the tags.
Use of congressional tags by per-
sons not supposed to have them, it
was said, has already caused en-
barrassment to some members Of
Congress.
Evening star., 1939-03-13
Wife Is Allowed 10 Sue
Aides Of Husband

A wife can sue persons who CO.
operate with her husband In COM
mitting a legal wrong upon her,
the United States Court of Appeals
held today, in reversing a District
Court ruling.
Mrs. Ida Elizabeth Ewald brought
suit against Michael J. Lane, EN-
ma J. Beuchert. Gerald j. ODay
and John c. Ewald, jr, alleging they
conspired to defame her by causing
false charge of adultery to be
made against her in divorce suit.
Mr.. Ewald is the woman's husband
and the lower court sustained de-
murrers on the part of the husband
and two of his co-defendants. She
appealed, being represented by At
torney William J. Rowan.
The appellate court pointed out
that "the woman now comedies that
her action cannot be maintained
against her husband" but declared
that "the mere fact that the plain
tiff charged her husband and the
others as co-conspirators instead of
suing the others separately is not
fatal to her case against them"
The court held that here "the ques-
ton is whether to hold third parties
for their own acts"
IF outsiders jointly wrong mar
ried woman" said the court today,
"she may sue them. There is moth
ing in the code or in the nature Of
things to suggest that they become
immune If they induce her husband
to join them. If they were given
immunity, they would receive a
windfall which they have done
nothing to deserve"
Evening star., 1939-03-13
Comdr. Josepr V. Howard
Dies in California

Comdr. Jasper v. Howard, 56,
Medical Corps, United States Navy,
who was serving as senior medical
officer on the receiving ship at
Yuerba Buena Island, San Fran
cisco, died yesterday of heart dis
ease at Berkeley, Calf, 1t was
learned through the Associated
Press.
Comdr. Howard was on duty here
at the Naval Hospital and Naval
Dispensery, respectively, from Janu-
ary, 1929, to May, 1882. He was
graduated from the University of
Pennsylvania and in 1910 was ap-
pointed to the Navy He had serv-
ice in China with the Marines in
1911 and served at Guam during
the World War. Other assignments
included service at Norfolk, Va,
and on several ships.
Comdr. Howard was a member of
the American Medical Association
and a fellow of the American Col
lege of Surgeons.
Burial will be at Kinston, N. c.,
at a date to be announced later.
Evening star., 1939-03-13
Bishop Freeman to Speak
To Church Federation

The Right Rev. James E. Freeman,
Bishop of Washington. will deliver
the principal address at the annual
meeting of the Washington Feder-
alton of Churches Tuesday night,
March 21, at Calvary Baptist
Church. He will speak on Recent
Significant Trends in the Churches. :"
The Rev. Horace E. Cromer, presi-
dent Of the federation, will preside.
Music will be by Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Potter and Louis Potter, jr. Brief
reports of the work of the federation
for the year will be made.
An outstanding feature of the
gathering will be presentation of the
annual award to the Protestant lay
man who has made "the finest con-
tribution to the moral and religious
welfare of the city during the year" :"
This award last year went to Wilbur
La Roe.
The meeting will follow a dinner
at 6 pm.
Evening star., 1939-03-13
Film Society to Show
Whut Price GIory'

The motion picture of Lawrence
Stallings' war play What Price
Glory" originally produced in 1926,
will be shown at Pierce Hall, Fiji
teenth and Harvard streets NV, at
$3.50 pm. Wednesday by the Film
Society of Washington. The pro-
gram will be one of a series pre-
sented by the society to show un-
usual films now available only
through the courtesy of the Museum
of Modern Art in New York City.
Two more films remain in the
series-the original Robin Hood"
featuring Douglas Fairbanks, to be
shown March 20. and Greed" an
experimental Aim" of the 1923-24
era, to be screened April S. Tickets
are available through the sooiety's
ONCE at 1874 r street NV.
Evening star., 1939-03-13
Catholic Players Give
The Third Cross

A new Lenten drama, "The Third
Cross" was presented for the first
times yesterday afternoon and night
by the Catholic Players Guild and
will run for two weeks under spon-
sorship Of a number of Catholic
churches.
Written by James ]. Glade in the
manner of a Passion Play, the drama
is taken directly from the Bible
narrative of the events of the last
week in the life of Christ.
Opening with scene in the
counsel chamber of the high priest,
Caiphas, the play follows with a
presentation of the last supper, on
the evening of the same day. Act
three depicts the way of the cross
and ends with the crucifixion. The
epilogue shows the return from Call
vary.
A cast of 40 local players par
ticipates in the performance, di-
rected by Paul Messink. The role
Of Christ is enacted by John Van
Sikken. Other leading roles are
played by Carl Christianson, Judas;
Norman Rose, Caiphas; J. Edmond
Veitch, Annas; George Harrington,
PLATE; Clarence Ruebsam, a beg
gar; Charles Grunwell, Malchus;
Edward Baggs, Peter:- Grace E.
.Hanley, Mary Magdalene; Eileen
Stella Davis, Mary, mother of Christ.
and Jennie Peluso, Veronica.
Tonight's presentation will be
sponsored by the Holy Name Church,
in whose new auditorium at West
Virginia avenue and Neal street
NE. the drama is being played.
Catholic parishes sponsoring the
production include Holy Rosary,
Holy Name, st. Mary's. St. Aloysius.
st. Peters and Holy Comforter.
Evening star., 1939-03-13
Fire Department Bill
Is Passed by House

Without debate, the House today
passed a bill designed to permit
members of the District Fire De-
partment to join the International
Association of Fire Fighters.
Chairman Randolph of the Dis
trict Committee did not call up a
Senate-approved bill to protect banks
from unreasonable obligations and
unjust claims. He said Representa-
tive Kennedy, Democrat, of Mary
land, author of that measure, had
requested him to delay House action
because several members are pre-
pairing amendments.
The bank bill now cannot be con-
sidered before March q, the next
District day in the House.
Evening star., 1939-03-13
House-to-House
Punchboord Trade
Brings Prosecution

A 26-year-old colored man
who pleaded guilty to setting
up a gaming table today be-
came the first person to be
prosecuted for house-to-house
solicitation with q punchboard.
Although a point of law arose
over whether charges could be
brought since there was no
fixed residence where the
gaming was being carried on,
the Government held it was a
violation of law.
The defendant, Dewey Will
liams of the first block of De-
frees street NV, was arrested
Friday by Pvt. w. j. Webb,
who witnessed the transaction.
The board, Pvt. Webb said.
takes in $50 in cash and offers
prizes totaling $21.50.
Williams was ordered held
under $500 bond for grand jury
action. Assistant United States
Attorney Stephen Haycock
handled the case for the Gov
ernment.
Evening star., 1939-03-13
Charles B. Stewart,
Retired Merchant, Dies

Charles B. Stewart, 81, retired feed
and grain merchant, died yesterday
of a heart attack in Emergency Hos
pital.
Mr.. Stewart, who lived at No. 8
Carvel road, Westmoreland Hills,
Md, was a director of the National
Capital Bank. He was native Of
this city and belonged to the Wash
ington Golf and Country Club. His
former place of business was in the
200 block of D street Sc.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Jane K. Stewart, and son, Charles
w. Stewart.
Funeral services will be held at
11:30 am. tomorrow at Hines fu-
neral home, 2901 Fourteenth street
NV. Burial will be in Glenwood
Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Vernon Green,
Francis j. Kane. DR.. James T. Nc
Clenehan, p. D. Cronin, J.. Barrett
Carter and H. G. Flanery.
Evening star., 1939-03-13
S17 Minimum Waqe
For 4,500 Women
Becomes Effective
Office Workers Scale
Fixed by D. c. Board
Begins Operation Today

The SIT minimum wage for some
4500 woman Office workers of the
District became effective today.
Under a ruling of the District
Minimum Wage Board, women and
minors doing Office work or similar
functions are to receive a minimum
of SIT for a 80 to A hour work week.
The same wage applies to elevator
operators, but with a 40 to 48 hour
week, and $l4 minimum for learn
ers.
Also affected are maids and
cleaners who are to receive a mini
mum of $1450 for a 40 to 48 hour
work week. Miss Gwen Geach, Sec
retary of the board, emphasized,
however, that this does not apply
to domestic workers. She said the
board has received a number of calls
on this matter. but pointed out that
the law specifically excepts domes-
tics in private homes.
Miss Geach said today's order will
mean increases for many of the
employees, as testimony at the hear
ings on which the new wage was
based showed a SIS to SIG prevail
ing wage in local offices, some en-
ployes, she said, were receiving only
$3.50.
A total of $4,000 women and chill
dren now working in the District are
under pay standards fixed by the
board.
During the past week, copies of
the orders have been circulated
among about 1000 employers, &C.
cording to Miss Geach.
Penalties for first violations under
the act call for a fine of not less
than $25 or more than 500, or not
less than 10 days or more than three
months in jail, or both, she said.
Theater cashiers and ushers are
also included under the order, she
added.
The final order of the board cover
ing more than 1000 women en-
ployed in manufacturing and whole
sale houses, will become effective in
June. 1t calls for a SIG minimum
pay.
Evening star., 1939-03-13
Substitutes |mperi|
Cotton Industry,
House Hearing Told
Head Of Cooperative
Association Backs
Parity Payments
BY the Associated Press.


N. c. Williamson, president of the
American Cotton Cooperative Asso-
citation, told the House Agriculture
Committee today that rayon and
other substitutes constituted a grave
danger to the cotton industry.
These substitutes form a more
serious threat than foreign produc-
ton in our foreign markets." Mr..
Williamson said. And when we
raise artificially the price of cotton,
we're encouraging the substitutes"
He said rayon was replacing mar
kets for about 3,500,0OO bales of cot
ton and added that development Of
the Southern pine industry was cut
ting cotton acreage appreciably.
Indorses Growers Views.
Mr.. Williamson strongly Endorsed
the program approved by a confer
ence of growers with Secretary Wal
lace here January 6. 1t included
appropriation of between S40000O.-
900 and $5OO.0000OO annually for
parity payments to cotton growers,
reduction of the Governments hold
ings of about II 900 900 bales of loan
cotton and transfer to the Federal
Surplus Commodities Corp. of L.
100000 bales from the loan holdings.
Under questioning by Representa-
tive Coffee, Democrat, of Nebraska,
a committee member, the witness
agreed that the Federal program of
subsidies, loans and benefit pay
ments had tended to increase cotton
production through increased yields
per acre.
Meanwhile, Chairman Jones,
Democrat, of Texas of the House
Agriculture Committee said the cot
ton problem could be met under ex-
isting legislation.
Jones Backs Relief Distribution.
Without referring by name to the
recent plan of Senator Smith, Demo-
crat, Of South Carolina, to reduce
the Governments loan holdings, Mr..
Jones said in a statement:
Fortunately the present act pro-
vides for handling emergency situa-
tions. - We can and should COM
pete in the markets of the world
through orderly marketing in a
competitive way. This can be done
with much less expense than some
of the proposed plans would involve.
Let us distribute some of the COT
ton through relief channels. Then
let us sell some of it, or the prod
,yctS thoroof ohroo1 Toic cor ho
done without disturbing the domes-
tic price. In fact, in the long run
the domestic price will be helped by
the reduction of the amounts now in
storage"
Evening star., 1939-03-13
7osconini to Conduct Symphony
In Concert Here Tomorrow
Distinguished Maestro to Lead Fine Array
Of Musicians at Constitution Hall

hear 1t over again just for my own
pleasure"
A ruler in the realm Of music,
Toscanini has received homage from
rulers of temporal kingdoms. Once
in London, the late King George,
so it is told, attended one of the
concerts and afterWard commanded
the conductors presence in his box.
Overheated, overexcited, still under
the strain of his arduous conduct
ing. Toscanini replied: 1T is the
same distance from the royal box
to this dressing room as it is from
this dressing room to the royal box"
The King came.
Toscanini has not shown hesitancy
in disapproving of some things the
Fascists do in his own country or
the Nazis in Germany. He got him
self in disfavor with the Fascists of
his own country in 1881 when he re-
fused to play their patriotic hymn
"GiovanezZa. There were no po-
litical motives in this refusal.
Toscanini abhors politics. He
thought the hymn simply was bad
music. He never changed his mind
and never has played 1t.
Idol of Beyreuth Festival.
For a number of years he was the
idol of the great Wagnerian festival
at Bayreuth, Germany. After Hit
Ter came to power and began his
brutal treatment of the Jews, Tos-
canini indicated his disapproval of
such practices by including in one
program a work by Mendelssohn
though this composer is taboo in
Germany. After 1885 he declined
to return to Germany because of
the treatment of Jews, many Of
them his friends. Emphasizing this
objection, he journeyed to Palestine
to conduct the opening concert of
the Palestinian Orchestra at Tel
Aviv.
According to newspaper reports,
Toscanini had difficulties with the
Fascists as late as last fall. There
was some trouble about his passport
as he prepared to leave for the
United States for the first of Sc
ries of worldwide broadcasts with
the N. B. c. Orchestra. Whatever
the trouble. it was settled and Tos-
canini returned to this country.
AS he stepped briskly to his place
at the opening concert on Christ
mas night 1t was. in a sense, a
crowning achievement of his life.
He had played in many parts of the
world, old and new, at different
times in his long career. But sue
cess on that occasion was heard at
one time by a large part of the
world.
His appearance here tomorrow
night will mark a repetition of that
achievement one which many
Washingtonians will be privileged
to see as we'll as hear.
Evening star., 1939-03-13
Poster Contest Opens
For Bal Boheme

Washington professional and
amateur artists are eligible to COM
pete in the poster contest sponsored
by the Arts Club for its Bal Bo-
heme to be held April 10 in the
Willard Hotel. Prizes of $25, SIS
and IS will be awarded in the con-
test, which will end March q. The
works must be based on the clubs
1889 theme of Paris aux Prin-
temps"
The hotel ballroom will be deco
rated to represent Paris streets, fea-
turing boulevard cafes and the
French market. Morley J. Williams
is in charge of decorations, and
others are Mrs. Charles Bittihger,
costumes; Mrs. Maud Howell Smith,
pageant cast, and H. v. Meahn,
Floor Committee.
Evening star., 1939-03-13
Club PIuns Forum

An open forum on "Democracy's
Debt to the Church." at which five
county government officials will dis
cuss the subject in relation to their
respective fields, will be held by the
Mems Fellowship Club Of the Arling-
ton Presbyterian Church at $50
pm. March %, 1t was announced
today by the Rev. Walter +. Wolf,
pastor.
Evening star., 1939-03-13
Chi|d, +, ;, Hurt,
Firemen Rescue
Others in Blaze
Woman Holds Baby
Out Window to Avoid
Suffocution

Three-year -old Richard Ashcraft
was In Casualty Hospital today with
a fractured leg received In a fire
last night which routed residents
from an apartment building at 4O7
G street NV.
The child was injured when his
mother, Mrs. Josephine Ashcraft,
Al, stumbling blindly from the
smoke-f1lled building, fell down a
stairway. Although her ankle was
sprained and shoulder bruised in the
fall, Mrs. Ashcraft picked up her
child and carried him from the
building.
A 6-month-old baby, Robert Reed,
was rescued by Pvt. Herman R.
Fones Of No. 4 Truck Company as its
mother, Ruby Reed, 18, held him
from third-story window to keep
him from suffocating. After the
fireman carried the baby to safety,
Capt. R. D. Crompton and Pvt. M. F..
Coxen, also of No. 4 company, assist
ed Ruby Reed and her mother, Anna
Reed, IS, down the ladder. Her
father, Roy Reed, AZ, and roomer
in their apartment, James Mccall,
28, escaped by the stairway.
The fire, originating in a store
room on the first floor when q mat
tress became ignited, caused little
damage. 1t was quickly extinguished
by the truck company and No. 8
Engine Company.
Other occupants forced to flee
from the building were John Hall,
80, manager Of the apartments; his
wife, Startling, %; their infant
daughter, Sally: Mr.. Halls son,
John, II, who live in a basement
apartment, and Nicholas Van
Alstine, IS, roomer on the second
floor. Other occupants of the build
ing were not at home at the time.
Evening star., 1939-03-13

IN a n d OF t n e
Command a n d
G e n eral Staff
School at Fort
L e a v e n worth,
Kans., effective
about April l.
G e n. McNair
will relieve Brig.
Gen. Charles M.
Brundel, who re-
tires une 80.
G e n. M c N a ir
served as eXecu-
tive officer in the
Office of the
chief of Fl Id
Ar t ii lery here
Evening star., 1939-03-13
High Court Declines
To Review Suit Of
The Washinetonian
Copyright Violation
In Merry-Go-Round
Had Been Charged

The Supreme Court today de-
clined to review a recent decision
involving an alleged copyright in
fringement, although officials had
declared that the Interpretation
given the copyright law would be
costly to the Government.
The case is that of the suit of the
Washington Publishing Co., which
published the eWashingtonian against
Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen,
loca! columnists, and the Van Rees
Press, Inc, of New York. The pub
lication charged material that they
had printed had been reproduced
in August, 1882, in More Merry-Go-
Round" and sought damages. These
we're allowed in United States Dis
trict Court here but the Court of
Appeals reversed the verdict and
the Supreme Court in turn reversed
the Court of Appeals.
Contention of Defendants.
The defendants had contended
that the suit could not be main
tanned because copies of the publi-
cation in question had not been de-
posted in the Copyright Division
of the Library of Congress until IA
months after publication. The law
requires that the deposit be made
promptly
The Supreme Court held that the
law had been complied with.
In the petition for rehearing, the
Government intervened as a friend
of court" Chairman Kent E. Keller
of the House Library Committee
pointed out that the copyright di-
vision did a s298,00O business last
year and turned in surplus OF
$56 900 to the Treasury after all ex-
penses. If the decision operated to
delay deposits, he continued, it was
feared that the receipts would be
cut to 10 per cent of that figure.
Barley Asks Rehearing.
Senator Barkley, Democrat, OF
Kentucky, chairman of the joint
Library Committee, also argued for
a rehearing, as did Secretary of the
Treasury Morgenthau. The Govern
ment said that in addition to the
financial loss the Library of Congress
likely would be without large num-
ber Of published works which should
be included there and that the
Treasury likely would be impeded in
enforcing the prohibition against the
importation of piratical copies of
copyright works
The court divided sharply in its
original opinion, with Justices Black,
Reed and Roberts dissenting.