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Evening star., 1939-06-05
Tolerance Group Plans
July 4 Ceremony

NEW YORK. June 5.-The Council
Against intolerance in America to-
day announced plans for a Nation
wide Independence Day ceremony,
which it said will be stirring ma
tional re-dedication to American
ideals of tolerance and freedom as
set forth in our Declaration of In
dependence
The ceremony will be centered
about an American Declaration of
Tolerence and Equality initiated by
George Gordon Battle. Senator
Barbour, Republican, of New Jersey
and William Allen White, co-chair-
men of the council. The declaration
is to be read for adoption at thou
sands of celebrations throughout the
country July 4.
Inscribed on an illuminated scroll,
the document has been submitted
to the Governors of each of the 48
States for signature and approval
1t will be presented to Congress
after the Independence Day cere-
monies.
Among the sponsors of the Inde-
pendence Day project are: Adjt.
Gen. Robert B. Handy of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars of the United
States, Past Comdr. in Chief Alfred
j. Kennedy of the Spanish War
Veterans, Col James A. Moss, presi-
dent general of the United States
Flag Association; Joseph Berning,
supreme president of the Catholic
Knights of America; Frank L. Well,
president Of the Young Mems
Hebrew Association, and National
Comdr. Owen A. Calvin of the
Disabled American Veterans of the
World War.
Evening star., 1939-06-05
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

senate:
Considers strategic war materials
bill az noon).
Banking Subcommittee quizzes
Jesse H. Jones and Mariner S.
Eccles about insured loans for small
business Q0:30 ann.
Joint Committee tries to adjust
differences between Senate and
House farm bills Chour not set).
House:
Considers wage-hour amendments
(noon).
Appropriations Subcommittee hears
Secretary Woodring on supplemental
Army supply bill Go ann.
Ways and Means Committee holds
hearing on tax revision bill u0:30
| am0.
w. P. A. Investigating Committee
resumes hearings 90 am.D.
TOMORROW.
| Senate:
Program uncertain.
Banking and Currency Commit
tee, executive, 10:30 am, on stabili-
zation fund bill.
Commerce, executive, 1890, gen.
eral business.
Monolopy Committee, hearing
| 10 am.
House:
Considers amendments to Social
Security Act.
Rules Committee considers spe-
| cial resolutions, 1890 am.
Merchant Marine Committee con-
stders bills relating to motor boats,
| 10 am.
Evening star., 1939-06-05
Shower Brings Linen
For Boys Club Camp

Youthful guests at Camp Ernest
w. Brown of the Metropolitan Police
Boys Club this summer can thank
society doin's" for their cool bed
ding equipment and towels, most OF
which were collected at a linen
shower held yesterday at the home
of Police Chief and Mrs. Brown
1854 Hemlock street NV.
Approximately 535 sheets, pillow
cases and towels were donated by
guests at the party, the first of its
kind in club history, sponsored by
the House and Camp Committee of
which Mrs. Brown is chairman
Several cash donations swelled the
fund also, Mrs. Brown reported.
Entertainment was provided by
the Police Boys Club Band, a color
full unit in red uniforms, which
played several numbers. Miss Cath
reen Carrico and Howard Samsel
sang several songs.
The hostess, Mrs. Elizabeth Howry,
the new president of the woman S
auxiliary to the club, and Mrs. James
A. Councillor, chairman of the party,
received the 500 guests, including
many Government and District Off
cials and prominent Washingtonians
interested in Boys Club activities.
Alternating at the tea table were
Mrs. James Colliflower, Mrs. John A.
Remon, Mrs. Leon Arnold, Mrs. Rob-
ert Mcclure, Mrs. Albert Fisher, Mrs
Harry B. Dell, Mrs. Evan Sholl, Mrs.
Charles T. Bassett and Mrs. William
Shelton
Those assisting in the garden were
Mrs. Casper Dugin, chairman of the
Refreshments Committee; Mrs. G. E
Davis, Mrs. William Harrison. Mrs
w. E. Holmes, Mrs. w. B. Wender
Mrs. w. E. Williams, Mrs. C. H
Stratton, Mrs. B. w. Thompson, Mrs
Charles Talbert and Mrs. Maurice
Collins.
The donations were in charge OF
Mrs. j. M. Schaffer, chairman:
Mrs. Sidney Marks, Mrs. G. S. Fra
Ger and Mrs F. G. Settee. Mrs. E.
Milburn Colvin arranged the music
Evening star., 1939-06-05
Rites Held in Alabama
For F. McG. Hamilton

Funeral services for Frederick Nc
Guire Hamilton, who was killed
Saturday in an airplane crash in
Montgomery, Ala, were held there
today in ST. Peters Catholic Church.
Burial was in Montgomery.
Mr. Hamilton, who was born here
in 1905, was son of George E.
Hamilton, dean of the Georgetown
University Law School, He had
lived here until recently. He was
educated at the Georgetown Pre-
paratory School and at Georgetown
University. graduating from the lat
ter in 1927. Subsequently, he stud
led law at the university for a year
and then went to work for the
Union Trust Co.
In 1884 Mr.. Hamilton was married
to Nora Mcintyre. daughter of
Gen. Frank McIntyNe, former chief
of the Bureau of Insular Affairs.
For the last two years he had been
in business in Montgomery.
Evening star., 1939-06-05
Puerto Rico Legislature
Requests Statehood
- the Associated Press.

SAN JUAN. Puerto Rico. June S.
Statehood for Puerto Rico was re.
quested yesterday in memorandum
addressed to President Roosevelt and
Congress by joint committee of
the Puerto Rican Legislature.
Pending action on the request,
the committee demanded" island
reforms providing for an elective
Governor and the transfer to him OF
appointive powers, now held by the
President, for members of the
islands Supreme Court and the
heads of various government depart
ments.
Another provision called for the
election of two resident commits
sioners in Washington, one to sit in
each House of Congress with the
right to vote on all questions affect
ing Puerto Rico.
The committees memorandum was
forwarded to the Resident Commits
sioner, Santiago Iglesias, in WASH
ington.
Evening star., 1939-06-05
1t. Col. 6. M. Peabody
Dies of Lona Illness

1t. Col. George M. Peabody, ad-
jutant of the Fort Leavenworth
(Kans) Staff and Command School,
died yesterday in Walter Reed Hos
pital, where he had been for treat
metn since March 2.
Funeral services will be held We'd
nesday afternoon in the Fort Myer,
Va. chapel. Burial will be in Ar
lington National Cemetery.
Mrs. Lillian R. Peabody was at the
bedside of her husband when he
died. Other survivors include a
daughter, Miss Marjorie Peabody,
and son, Richard r. Peabody.
Born at Danvers, Mass, August
10, 1893, Col. Peabody was gradu-
ated from Norwich University in
Vermont in 1915. He served as a
first lieutenant in the Vermont Ma
tional Guard Cavalry in 1914 and in
1915 and was commissioned second
lieutenant in the Regular Army
Cavalry December l, 1916.
He attended the Cavalry School
advance course at Fort Riley, Kans.,
in 1927 and in 1928 went to the
Command School at Fort Leaven-
worth, transferring to the Adjutants
Division at Fort Leavenworth in
1882.
Evening star., 1939-06-05
Canning Season
Is Druwinq Near

And it is time for home can
ners to get ready for early
fruits and vegetables. Rhu-
barb, currants, strawberries.
cherries and raspberries will
be the first to engage the at
tention of the thrifty house.
wife. CANNING AND PRE-
SERVING, a 48-page practical
booklet on the subject, con-
tains more than 100 tested
recipes. How to make deli
cious jellies, jams, preserves
and marmalades. How to
pickle fruits and vegetables.
Hints on the latest scientific
methods. Send for this handy
guide to household economies
today. Inclose 10 cents to
cover cost and handling.
Evening star., 1939-06-05
Rail, Security Buildings
Contracts Awarded
Associated Press Photos,

Contract was awarded by the Pro-
curement Division Treasury Depart
ment today to McCloskey & Co.,
Philadelphia, for construction Of the
Social Security Board and Railroad
Retirement Board buildings in
Southwest Washington, for the sum
Of s10,843.530
The contractor is given 42O calen-
dar days in which to complete the
two structures, to rise on the site
bounded by Independence avenue,
c, Third and Fourts streets. S. w.
McCloskey, who was the lowest of
five bidders, has constructed several
public buildings for the Government
in Washington.
Other contracts for the same
buildings let today by the Treasury
were:
For installing escalator plant
1865 $780, Westinghouse Electric Ele-
vator Co., Jersey City.
For installing elevator plant. $685.
875, Otis Elevator Co., of this city.
Evening star., 1939-06-05
Many Of 5000 Cases
Decided by Manton
May Be Reopened
Fox Theoter Litigation
One of Five in Which
Review Is Asked
By the Associated Press.

ES the ASSoCldleo FTcbSs
NEW YORK, June 5.-Re-exam
lnation Of many of the 5000 cases
which Martin T. Manton decided in
more than 81 years as United
States circuit judge appeared prob
able today as result of his convic-
ton for selling Justice"
Reviews already have been asked
in five cases in which Manton acted.
Among these is the Fox Theaters
Corp. receivership which a special
master has been appointed to inves-
tigate. In addition it was possible
that losers in other cases which
Manton heard might demand their
reopening on contention of fraud.
Free on Bond.
The Stern-visaged, 58-year-old
Manton, convicted Saturday night,
and his convicted co-conspirator,
George M. Spector, liable to prison
terms of two years and fines of $l0.-
600, were free on bond as they await
ed hearing June 20 of their motions
for new trial. Manton was con-
victed of conspiracy to obstruct JUS
tice and to deprive the United States
Of his impartial services.
Spector was convicted of acting
as an intermediary for Manton
Three other persons pleaded guilty
Speculation arose over the judicial
procedure in the event of an appeal.
The Second Circuit Court of Ap-
peals, which normally would hear
such a case, is the one on which
Manton himself sat from 1917 until
this year, and of which he was senior
judge for IL years. Appointment of
special court might be necessary
Cleanup Drive Promised.
United States District Attorney
John T. Cahill, 36 years old, has said
the Manton trial was just the be-
ginning of drive to clear Federal
courts of all suspicion of reproach,
but he would not disclose his next
step.
Among the Manton-connected
items he was expected to study,
however, were testimony that Harry
Warner, film magnate. made $50
900 loan to Manton when litigation
concerning Warner Bros. Co. was
pending.
Brooklyn Cases to Be Pressed.
Undismayed by acquittal Of Kings
County Judge George Washington
Martin on bribery charge, Special
Prosecutor John Harlan Amen pre-
pared today to seek early trials for
others of more than 40 persons
indicted for various offenses in his
investigation of official Brooklyn.
Judge Martin, acquitted Saturday
night of the charge he received
$1,000 to dismiss an abortion indict-
ment, said he planned to resume his
place as senior judge after a rest
of three or four weeks. He has been
on the bench 19 years.
In the meantime the Brooklyn
Bar Association called a meeting for
Thursday. at which Secretary Wal
ter Bruchhausen said he would in
troduce a resolution asking resigna-
ton of William F. x. Geoghan as
Kings County prosecutor.
Evening star., 1939-06-05
Jesse Jones Held
Due 10 Head Merged
u. Lending Agency
President Reported to
Have Decided to Name
r. F. 6. Chuirmun
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt is represented
in informed congressional circles as
having made up his mind to ap-
point Jesse Jones, r. F. C. chair
man, as administrator of the new
consolidated Federal lending agency
which will come into existence
July /.
The reported decision to place Mr..
Jones at the head of the financial
corporations to be grouped under
the organization plan was hailed in
some congressional quarters as a
gesture of good will to business.
AS R. F. c. chieftain, Mr.. Jones
is credited with having won the
confidence of businessmen generally
by the course he has pursued in
directing the lending activities of
that organization, several Senators,
among them Schwellenbach, Demo-
crat, of Washington, Borah, Repub-
lican, of Idaho and La Toilette, Pro-
gressive. of Wisconsin. predicted
quick Senate confirmation if the
nomination is made.
The new agency will bring together
under one directing head the Re
construction Finance Corp, Elec-
trio Home and Farm Authority, R.
F. c. Mortgage Co., Disaster Loan
Corp, Federal National Mortgage
Association. Federal Home Loan
Bank Bard. Home Owners Loan
Corp, Federal Savings and Loan In
surance Corp. Federal Housing Ad-
ministration and the Export Import
Bank.
AS head of this agency Mr.. Jones
thus would have general direction
of a proposed program of loans to
small businesses, if the Mead bill,
pending in the Senate Banking Com
mittee, were adopted by Congress.
Senator Mead, Democrat, of New
York. proposed in the measure that
the R. F.. c. guarantee 80 per cent
of the loans of less than 1000 900
to be made to businesses by banks
at low rate of interest.
Ernest G.. Draper of the Federal
Reserve Board has suggested a plan
for changes in the Federal Reserve
regulations to permit small business
loans on more liberal terms than
now prevail.
Evening star., 1939-06-05

tellectual superiority but Of spiritual
insufliciency"
Rufus Brett, Berkshire farmer
of Monterey, Mass, reported that he
had found that moral rearmament
is good for church members of so
years standing and also for those
the church never has reached"
Baron and Baroness de Wattville
Berckheim of Paris described the
effect of the September crisis in
France when our country found a
new unity In moment of silent
prayer" and DR.. Sven Stolpe Of
Sweden forecast "a cultural renais-
sance" and "a new type of men and
new kind of civilization" in Scandi-
navia through moral re-armament
DR.. Buchman, closing the meeting
asked: Can we be drafted by God
to do His work? Can moral re-arm-
ament become national movement
in America as it already is in other
countries?" He asked the audience
to join in the recital of the Lord S
Prayer and then to sing The Star
Spangled Banner
Marine Band Plays.
The Marine Band played a con-
cert of patriotic and religious music
before the meeting began with a
procession of flags carried into the
hall by foreign delegations attend
ing.
Earlier in the day DR.. Buchanan
and many other speakers had par
ticipated in radio program between
the ballroom of the Mayflower
Hotel and meetings in London
Edinburgh, Liverpool and County
Down, Ireland.
Messages came to the evening
assembly from Gov Herbert H. Leh-
man of New York, Gov. Raymond
E. Baldwin of Connecticut and Gov
A. B. Chandler of Kentucky; citizens
of Stockbridge. Mass; Clydeside
mill girls of Greenock, Scotland
the president of the senior class and
many other students of Vassar Col
lege, Poughkeepsie, N. Y: citizens
of Minneapolis, headed by Gen. Erie
D. Luce; Mayor Thomas Gamble OF
Savannah, Mayor M. w. Gross OF
Allentown and Mayor Robert Pfeile
OF Bethlehem, Pa; Arthur Baker
chief of the London Times parlia-
mentary staff; Kyril Mangoff, Bull
garian student leader; Mrs. Lone
Jardine, Northwest Province, India
DR.. Albert de Brauw, attorney tc
Queen Wilhelmina of The Neither
lands; William H. Jacob, London
Cooperation Society; Austin Reed
London industrial leader, and many
others.
DR.. Buchanan celebrated his 61st
birthday anniversary during the day
Among the gifts offered him were
three birthday cakes.
Evening star., 1939-06-05

The, northeastern Hudson Bay disturb
during the last T. hours with decreased
inches, with trough extending southeast
ward to Southern Labrador and the Gulf
OF st. Lawrence Harrington. Quebec. 295
inches. Another disturbance of slight in
tensity has remained practically stationary.
being central about 800 miles northwest of
Bermuda with lowest pressure about 30 90
inches Another disturbance is moving
eastward over the Northern Plains States
RAPID City. s.. Oak. 2a4S inches with
trough extending southwestward to Utah
hleh-pressure area is moving eastward
over the Appalachian region. Pittsburgh,
"a. 500 inches and pressure is high
On the middle Pacific Coast. Eureka, Calf
3O.Os inches. Another hish-pressure area
IS central, over the district of Mackenzie
Fort Smith. 301S inches, with a wedge
extending southeastward to Western On
tarlo. Sioux Lookout. 29a0 inches Dur
ing the last "a hours showers have oc-
Cured in the North Pacific States. the
northern plateau Montana, and in por-
tons OF the South Atlantic and West Gulf
states. Temperatures have risen in the
upper lake region. the Upper MISSISSIPPI
valley. and in the interior of the West
Gulf States. while they have fallen over
the plateau and middle Rocky Mountain
REGIONS.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers cloudy
at Harpers Ferry; Potomac slightly muddy
at Great Falls today.
Evening star., 1939-06-05
byrnes Asks Limit
On U. 5. Old Age Aid
To Help Poor States
Sliding Scale Would
Also Hike Federal
Share for Them
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
Senator Byrnes, Democrat. Of
South Carolina. proposed today that
Federal contributions to the States
for old-age assistance payments be
made on sliding scale based on
the States per capita income.
Asserting this would assure a
minimum payment OF at least SIS
month even in the poorer States,
Senator Byrnes said it would be
OF "a great deal more practical
beneflt' than increasing the pres
ent maximum SIS month Federal
contribution as recommended by the
House Ways and Means Committee.
Under the present social security
law, monthly old-age assistance pay
ments are made by the States, but
the Federal Government matches
State funds dollar for dollar up to
Sl5. Thus, If the payment in a
State is $50. SIS comes from the
State and SIS from the Federal
wv NJ &hAiClits
In recommending amendments to
the social security law, the House
committee has proposed that the
Federal Government match State
payments up to $40 a month.
Limit Of SIS Asked.
Senator Byrnes' plan provides for
the Federal Government to con-
tribute one-half to tWo-thirds of
the total payment, but in no case
more than SIS.
Whatever percentage the State
would have to put up under his plan
would be determined by the rela-
ton OF the States per capita income
to the national average.
This would mean that in the State
| OF lowest per capita income, if the
oid-age assistance payment was SIS
month, the Federal Government
would contribute $40 of the total
and the State IS. On the other
hand, if the State of greatest per
capita income wished to make nav
ments OF SIS month it would have
to put up $3.50 and the Govern
ment would contribute $3.50.
Sees No Benefit to South.
Senator Byrnes said payments in
some States now ran as low as So a
month because the States could af.
ford only 81 and the Federal Gov.
ernment could share only on q So
so basis.
He contended the proposal to in
crease the maximum Federal con-
trlbutlon to $40 would benefit only
| the wealthier States.
Senator Byrnes said he also would
propose a IS minimum unemplov-
ment compensation payment-it now
| runs lower in some States.
He said he would advance his pro-
posals formally when the Senate
Finance Committee begins consid-
Grafton Of the social security amend
ments. The committee will take
up the amendments after the House
acts on the recommendation of its
Ways and Means Committee.
Evening star., 1939-06-05
Man Found Hanged
Is Called Suicide

A certificate of suicide was issued
today by Coroner A. Magruder Mac
Donald in the death of Harold E.
Wheeler. Al, who was found hanged
from tree near an entrance to the
Broadmoor Hotel yesterday.
Mr.. Wheeler, who had moved last
week from an address in the HOO
block of Thirteenth street NV, was
formerly painter at the hotel.
His body was discovered by DR..
Benjamin F. Iden, who lives at the
Broadmoor. The mans wife, Mrs.
Anna Wheeler, lives at 1904 E street
NV
Evening star., 1939-06-05
Report
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District of Columbia rising
'
tonight tomorrow fair temperature
Vrglnia-Fa tonight tomorrow rising temperature in
portions. 80 N'
West VrgnaFair slightly portion toneht to.
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Evening star., 1939-06-05
Sl40 Funeral Fund Stolen

CLEVELAND, June 5 (P).-PoIce
are looking for a thief who stole
Sl40 from Mrs. Henry Rosson, a
w. P. A. workers widow.
1t had been collected by neighbors
to help pay her husbands funeral
expenses. He drowned May 20 while
on fishing trip.
Evening star., 1939-06-05
'Boby Ballet in Recital

A baby ballet" in which five chill
dren between and years will per-
form is included on the program of
the annual recital to be given by the
Alice Louise Hunter School of
Dance. June II, in Woodrow Wilson
High School, at 8:15 pm.
Evening star., 1939-06-05
Series Complete

All 10 Of the symphonies and
symphonic compositions fea-
tured in The Evening Stars
music appreciation campaign
now are available at the special
booth in the lobby of The Star
Building. The booth is open
each weekday from 8 am. to
6 pm, but is closed on Sun
days.
Evening star., 1939-06-05

Portugal, about as big as the State
Of Maine. has = population Of 6,o00-
900.
Evening star., 1939-06-05
eport for Last 48 Hours.

Record for Last 2i Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, 80, at p.m yesterday. Year
ago. So
Lowest, SO. at 5 am today. Year
ago, 50.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest 95 on May 81.
Lowest II, on February 23
Humidity for Last Fl Hours.
CFrom noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest. 70 per cent. at 5 am.
Lowest, 81 per cent. at 11:30 am.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED BY United States Coast and
Evening star., 1939-06-05

Hrecipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches IN the
Capital current month to date):
Evening star., 1939-07-28

ARTISTS IDEA OF "MARTIAN
INVADERS" CATER VOTER)
going by such means as setting of
powder explosions.
Possibly the time will come when
rocket will reach a planet, or at
least the moon, but I feel sure I
shall not be aboard it! Life seems
too good to me to risk it that way!
The greatest care in aiming a
rocket probably would not take it
to a planet. With Mars shooting
through space at a speed of Is miles
per second, how hard it would be to
Evening star., 1939-07-28
UNCLE RAYS CORNER

Nine months ago the world was
given proof that many persons now
adays are ready to believe almost
anything. A radio program, kind of
play on the air, told of a great in
vasion from Mars.
Many of those who tuned in late
supposed they were hearing news
flash, and in some places there was
nearly panic.
1t is not likely that people from
Mars df there are such people, will
reach the earth by rocket, or in any
other way. If they do come there
seems hardly one chance in a mil
lion that they would want to make
war on people of the earth.
If people of Mars were smart
enough to reach the earth we may
feel almost certain they would know
war is foolish thing.
Turning the question around, what
are the chances that people of the
earth will be able to travel to Mars?
Such chances at present seem very
small. An airplane could not go to
Mars, since there would be no air
on which it could ride during most
Of the distance.
The talk is not about an airplane
going to Mars but about rocket.
The idea is that a rocket might shoot
beyond the gravity power of the
earth, then would be able to keep
Evening star., 1939-07-28

Mrs. Niles Eric Wind. The Judge
granted the divorce, on grounds OF
desertion, then gave Mrs. Wind per-
mission to resume her maiden name
GLADYS Snow.
Evening star., 1939-07-28
T rip to Mars Dunuerous

catch up to it, even if the rocket
could be made to turn! 1t would be
a sorrowful thing to miss the mark
and go shooting through space for
ever and ever.
If we did hit the mark the land
ing would be like going into almost
certain death. Mars has only about
one-third the gravity of the earth,
but 1t could pull a rocket toward it
with great force.
The best way to go to Mars is
with the help of a telescope. Our
present telescopes have shown facts
of interest, and telescopes Of the
future may tell much more. One
invention or another may make it
possible to obtain better views of
the surface. At some distant date
we even may be able to see a crowd
of people-if there are any people
there.
Cor Science section Of your scrap
book)
A leaflet called Famous Music
Masters" may be had by sending
q 3-cent stamped, return envelope
to me in care of The Evening
Star.
I~e&s 'Ra1
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