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Evening star., 1939-01-24
Six Persons Overcome
By Coal Gas

Three persons were recovering to-
day from effects of coal gas which
overcame them at 1857 Holmead
place NV. last night.
The victims, Betty Rose Alley, 49,
year-old Central High School stu
dent; Miss Elsie Williams and Mrs.
Anna Jenkins, were saved by the
arrival of another occupant of the
house, who opened the windows and
summoned the rescue squad.
Miss Edith Muir returned home
from a shopping trip to find the
three in semi-conscious condition
Coal gas was pouring into the house
from leak in the furnace f1ue.
Mrs. Jenkins and Miss Williams
were revived by the rescue squad
and remained at home. Miss Alley,
who lives at 1861 Otis street NV,
a visitor of Miss williams, was taken
to Emergency Hospital for treat
ment. She was allowed to 60 home
later, however.
A grandmother and her twin
grandsons were recovering in Silver
Spring, Nd, from a similar expert
once. Mrs. James L. Banner, 70,
and Jimmy and Billy Dissee, 6, were
revived by the rescue squad after
they were overcome at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Dissee, 204
Bruce drive.
Evening star., 1939-01-24
Senators Will Probe
Campaign Charges
Involving Ka|odner
Action on Appointment
As Federal Judge
To Be DELAYED
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Hughes, Democrat, Of
Delaware said today his Judiciary
subcommittee would defer action on
Judge Harry E. Kalodner's appoint
ment to the Federal district bench
until it inquired into 1898 election
campaign charges involving Mr..
Kalodner.
We'll want evidence as to that"
said Senator Hughes after hearing
on the nomination. But we can
scarcely be expected to hold up ac-
ton on this appointment until the
(Harrisburg grand jury investiga-
ton is over. These Investigations
are endless"
Mr.. Kalodner, a former Philadel-
phia newspaper reporter and secre-
tary to former Gov. George H. Earle,
was appointed to the Eastern Penn
sylvania Federal District Court last
August. A grand jury, investigating
campaign charges against ranking
Democrats in the Earle adminiStra-
ton, has indicted the Democratic
State chairman, David L. Lawrence,
on statutory blackmail charges.
Senator Connally, Democrat, of
Texas, a member of the subcom-
mittee, commented sharply about a
1880 fee witness said Mr. Kalod-
ner received for six months services
as an associate of management
counsel in the Philadelphia Rapid
Transit reorganization proceedings.
Evening star., 1939-01-24
Civic Groups Boundary
Proposal Indorsed

The North Capitol Citizens As
sociation last night approved the
recommendation of a special COM
mittee to recognize the boundaries
OF the Metropolis View Citizens AS
sociation as including territory above
Rhode Island avenue NE. north of
Franklin street NE. and east of
Glenwood Cemetery and st. Mary's
Catholic Cemetery.
Members of the committee. Mrs.
Ada c. M. Payne, F. L. Black, James
A. Crooks and Baxter Smith, recent
ly were appointed by President E. B.
Lawless to confer with a similar
committee from the Metropolis View
association. The recommendation,
presented by Mr.. Smith. was the
outcome Of a joint meeting of the
two groups and will be forwarded to
the Metropolis View Citizens Asso-
citation for action.
John F. Hardie presented the re-
port of William r. Shehan, chair
man of the Committee on Streets,
announcing the completion of side
walk repairs on the east side of
Second street NE, between S street
and Seaton place, the condition of
which the association had protested.
Mrs. w. H. Weyrick was made a
representative to the City-Wide
Playground Council and Mr. Hardie
was named the groups spokesman at
the District Commissioners Febru-
ary 10 hearing on parking meters.
The association did no.Ahstruct Mr..
Hardie.
A short talk on the work of the
a cappella choir of the First Congre-
gational Church was made by Miss
Mildred Padgett, guest. Mrs.
Laura j. Wakeman was admitted to
membership. The meeting was held
at Mckinley High School.
Evening star., 1939-01-24
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

Senate:
Begins debate on $725,00O 900 re-
lief bill, noon.
Military Affairs Committee re-
sumes study of defense program,
3 pm.
House:
Three committees begin study of
defense program. =
Hears miscellaneous speeches,
noon.
Committee hearings begin on
railroad rehabilitation bill, 10 am.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Continues debate on w. p. A.
relief bill.
Commerce Committee meets on
nominations and general business.
l0:30 executive.
House:
Hears speeches on miscellaneous
subjects.
Appropriations Subcommittee con-
tinue hearings on War, Independent
Offices, Interior and Treasury supply
bills. 10 am
Interstate Commerce Committee
continues hearings on transportation
bill. 10 am.
District Committee organizes,
1890 am.
Evening star., 1939-01-24
Two D. {. Suffrage
Proposals Discussed
By Mrs. Roosevelt
Gront by Constitutional
Amendment and Shrinking
Area Topics in Conference

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt dis
cussed at her press conference today
two proposals by which suffrage
might be obtained for the District.
The two plans were the granting
of national representation by con-
stitutional amendment and restrict
ing the area of the District to Gov
ernment buildings, allowing District
residents to vote in Maryland or
Virginia.
She said she thought the States
were not sufficiently interested in
the District to ratify a constitu-
tional amendment.
She expressed the wish. however,
that States would begin to take an
interest with view to making the
District place where the latest and
best developments in various fields
could be observed. That's hardly the
case at the present time, she said.
The suffrage question came up
after she had described the made
quate nursing staff, overcroWded
conditions and other things she
found wrong" at Gallinger Hospital
when she visited there last week.
Her natural inclination, she said,
was to feel that people with a vote
have more power.
She suggested that a congressional
committee visit the hospital and ad-
vocated increased appropriations for
its maintenance.
Like everything else of a social
welfare nature in Washington" she
said, "Gallinger is operated with
half the personnel it needs"
Discussing the District situation
further, she said she thought taxes
in Washington were lower than
taxes in cities of similar size in
the country and that small group
in Washington dictated the levying
of taxes.
Evening star., 1939-01-24
Man Who Pulled Trap in Purvis
'Hunqinq' Near Death Here
Sheriff, 81, OutIives
Prophecy Of Man Who
Escaped Moose
BY EDDY GILMORE.

The strange case of viii Purvis-
the man who was hanged but who
outlived the jurors who condemned
him-neared its close here today.
Everyone connected with the case
is dead but the hangman-81-year-
old I. o. McGee-who is desperately
i'll here. His doctor and family say
it's just a matter of days.
Forty five years ago Purvis was
convicted of murder. Passionately
processing his innocence, he stood
up in the courtroom at Columbia,
Miss, and, pointing to the jury,
shouted:
Everyone of you will die before
I dol"
At the appointed time Sheriff Nc
Gee led him to the gallows, put the
moose around his neck and pulled
the trap. Purvis dropped. The au-
thorities went over to pronounce
him dead.
But-he was alive-the moose had
slipped.
Sheriff MCGEE refused to hang
Purvis again. He recovered.
The case had all sorts of ramifi-
cations before the death sentence
was committed to life imprisonment.
Twenty-seven years later a man ad-
mitted the murder for which Purvis
had been convicted.
But during those years the Jury
men had been dying. Last fall there
was only one alive. He died on Oc-
tober 13.
Purvis died four days later. His
prophecy had been fulfilled. Mr..
MCGEE came to Washington in
1926 to live with his children, at
1880 Van Buren street NV. He lived
quiet life of retirement, always
wondering why Purvis had never
included him in the prophecy.
Shortly before Purvis and the
Evening star., 1939-01-24
Power Rutes Cut
Heurinq Tomorrow

A Substantial" reduction In elec-
trio power rates in the District will
be considered by the Public Utilities
Commission tomorrow at a public
hearing on the annual adjustment
of the rates of the Potomac Elec-
trio Power Co., under its sliding
scale plan.
Last January the commission
found it possible to order a reduc-
ton in rates amounting to $770, 900,
but good part Of this resulted from
a lowering of the basic rate of re-
turn allowed the company from 6.5
per cent to 6 per cent. The COM
mission is not expected to consider
any further reduction in the basic
rate Of return this year.
Evening star., 1939-01-24
Health Promotion
Held Major Goal
In Security Report
Boards Annual Digest
Says kormoIIy Illness
Is Top Public Foe

Complementing President Roose-
velt's message to Congress yesterday
outlining a vast program of Fed
eral-State health activities, the
Social Security Board, In its third
annual report. declared today that
promotion of the Nations health
is a major goal for the near future"
and expressed the conviction this
belief Is shared also by the general
public.
Except in years when unemploy-
ment is widespread. sickness is
commonly the leading cause of So
cial and economic insecurity" the
board said. Discussing studies made
at the direction of the President
in the past four years, it recalled
that the Technical Committee on
Medical Care. including representa-
tives Of the Children's Bureau, Pub
lie Health Service and Social Sc
curity Board. had offered sugges-
tions to meet this problem.
Insurance against temporary dis
ability, it was said. might be
patterned after unemployment COM
pensation. while permanent disabil-
ity, presenting situation analogous
to old age, might be met by extern
sion of present provisions of the
Social Security Act.
Extension of Act Urged.
The board reiterated arguments
for strengthening and extending the
Social Security Act along lines of
the report made public last week by
President Roosevelt in urging Con-
gress to make changes in the law.
1t said that continuing study is
being given 70 the plight of workers
in geographic areas or industries
where jobs have disappeared, and
to the need for closer integration
between unemployment compensa-
ton and programs for public work
and rehef-a point that also was
emphasized recently by the Senate
Unemployment Committee. Again
warning was sounded against
"extravagant proposals for LIBERAL
izing the act.
In treating the Federal-State re-
lationship in the field of public
assistance, the board, with obvious
reference to trouble encountered in
the past year, emphasized the diff
cult situation in which it is placed
when conduct of a State program
violates any of the specific admin
istrative requirements set forth in
the Social Security Act.
ITO withhold Federal funds" it
explained. sis a drastic step to be
taken reluctantly and only as a
last resort, since it is likely to work
hardship on the needy and the un-
employed. It would be more effec-
tive and certainly more equitable if
the Social Security Act were amend
ed so that Appropriate corrective ac-
ton could be taken without injuring
benef1ciaries."
The board favored cloaking public
assistance rolls with secrecy to keep
them out of the hands of candi-
dates for office.
Evening star., 1939-01-24

last juryman were taken sick, the
old sheriff began to feel his years.
A few days ago he grew so weak
that a son, Rex MCGEE, was called
here from Mississippi.
The son smiled as he recalled
his fathers career.
HE was the sheriff who was
ordered to stop the bare-knuckle
fight between John L. Sullivan
and Jake Kilrain for the cham
pionship of the world" the son said.
The sheriff didn't stop 1t?
NO." said Mr.. MCGEE, "He always
said there were too many for him
that day near Richberg, Miss, in
1889. So he took the front row seat
that they offered him."
The old sherri1f's children always
laughingly accused him of letting
the fight 60 on because he liked
a fight.
He always said he didn't, just
as he said he'd like to outlive Will
Purvis,
Evening star., 1939-01-24
Weather Report

Columbia-Rain afternoon followed fair
colder and
tomorrow night fresh northwest winds.
and snow in west portion this after
followed generally urries portion
tonight colder portion tonight colder
Virgnia-Iight generally
portion
and tomorrow night
vrgia-Lght rain changing to urries and colder to-
f1urries and colder.
Evening star., 1939-01-24
c. c. c. Youth Is Injured
In infirmury Fire

A youth at the Civilian Conserva-
tion Corps camp at Anacostia road
and E street Sc. was burned on his
arms yesterday attempting to ex-
tinguish blaze in the camp in
f1rmary.
Charles Count, 10, was treated at
the infirmary after workers had
succeeded in putting out the fire.
which was started when gasoline
spilled on the floor was ignited by
a coal stove. The flames were con-
fined to the waiting room and OH
cials described the damage as meg
ugible."
Evening star., 1939-01-24
City Heads to Attend
Committee Meetino

Commissioners Hazen and Nc
Coach today accepted an invitation
of Chairman Randolph of the
House District Committee to attend
the organization meeting of the
committee tomorrow at 1890 am.
Representative Randolph is par
ticularly anxious for the Commis-
sioners to become acquainted with
the eight new committee members.
Evening star., 1939-01-24
Model Health Plan
Urged for Capital
By Mrs. Roosevelt
Lack Of knowledge Of
Cool Held to Be Most
Serious Hondicop

More than $50 social workers and
health officers yesterday heard Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt advocate the
perfection of q health program In
Washington that would be a model
for the rest Of the Nation.
She expressed the wish that people
all over the country would demand
in Washington demonstration of
the health projects they are striving
to perfect in other parts of the
Nation.
only through achieving a salts
factory health pattern here" she
said, will we be able to bring up the
general standard of health In the
nation"
Holds Goal First Problem.
She told the Health Committee
OF the Council of Social Agencies,
meeting at a luncheon in the Y. W.
c. A., that it was lack of knowledge
of the ends to be achieved rather
than lack of funds that prevented
Washington from being an ideal
demonstration unit for the rest of
the Nation.
The only way to make Washington
q standard for comparison with
other communities, she said, was to
make the country conscious OF the
need that somewhere there should
be something 50 outstanding along
health lines that any one seeking
information could go to that place.
She also spoke of the need for a
convalescent home for colored chill
dren where they would get chance
to get we'll enough to stand the con-
ditions to which they have to return.
Cites Burden on Nurses.
The Instructive Visiting Nurses
Society and the public health nurses,
she said, are carrying far more work
than they can endure She sug-
gested that health centers should be
organized where all public health
functions could be assembled. She
also advocated doubling the number
of nurses in public health work.
Devoting part of her talk to
maternal and child health, she said
that good prenatal care would cost
much less to the community in the
long run than motherless children
dependent on the community for
care
Points to False Economy.
I'VE spend more money on the
care of delinquent children and in
mates of prisons and hospitals than
we would need to spend If we did
an adequate piece of work in pre-
natal care and education of moth
ers," she declared
Mrs. Harry S. Bernton, president
of the Council of Social Agencies,
presided at the meeting, and Willard
c. Smith of the Social Security
Board, chairman of the Health Com
mittee of the council, introduced
Mrs. Roosevelt.
Among those attending the lunch
con meeting were Mrs. w. A. Rob-
erts, executive secretary of the coun-
Gil: DR.. George c. Rutland, District
health officer; Herbert L. Willett, jr.,
Community Chest director; Ray
Everett. director Of the Social Hygi-
enc Society," Miss Katherine Lenroot,
chief of the Children's Bureau; Miss
Gertrude Bowling, director of the
I. V. N. 'S.: Mrs Henry Grattan
Doyle, president of the Board of
Education, and Judge Fay Bentley
of the Juvenile Court.
Evening star., 1939-01-24
Overton
Continued From First Page

sion that the lump sum payment is
a haphazard, unscientific basis for
meeting the Federal obligation. It
is not embodied in permanent law,
but is merely appropriated for one
year at a time in the annual Dis
trict supply bill. Although Con-
gress began in 1925 substituting an
annual lump sum for the definite
6O-4O ratio. that ratio remained as
substantive law until it was re-
pealed by provision in last years
District tax bill.
Senator Overton emphasized to-
day that his land area proposal
should not be regarded as a tax on
Government property, pointing out
that it leaves out of consideration
entirely the assessed valuation. It
is intended he said, merely as u
yardstick to measure the Federal
obligation.
Half of Park Area.
In tentative form, the Senators S
proposal is to count only the land
area used by the Federal Govern
ment. He would include half of
the park area since Washington
was found to have twice the park
space of that in the average COM
parable city. He would eliminate
the streets, the title of which is in
the United States, and also United
States land used by the District
government. He would then apply
the percentage of federally used
land to the total land area, which
would be about 20 per cent. If %
per cent is applied to the general
fund expense for next year, amount
ing to $4,000, 900, the Federal obli-
cation would be $4,000. 900.
Evening star., 1939-01-24
u. ). Asks Nazi Ban
Exclude Jews
In Professions
Dentists, Druggists
And Veterinarians
Hit in New Edict
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Jan. 24.-The United
States Embassy, in q note to the
German foreign Office, has request
ed assurances from the Nazi gov
ernment that United States citizens
will be exempt from decree oust-
ing Jewish dentists, veterinarians
and druggists from their professions.
The note was delivered last night.
The decree promulgated January
II Cancelled licenses of Jews in the
three professions, effective January
81. One exception was made, that
Jewish dentists could to limited
extent treat Jewish patients only.
Jewish druggists also may con-
tinue to operate in connection with
Jewish institutions, but no Jewish
veterinarian may practice in any
case.
No estimate was available imme-
diately Of the number of Americans
affected.
The Embassy sent a formal note
to the German foreign Office No
vember 16 protesting against at
tackS on stores and Offices in which
the interests of American citizens
suffered.
On the same day Ambassador
Hugh r. Wilson departed home
ward and couple of days later
German Ambassador Hans Dieck-
hoff was summoned home from
Washington to report on the stu
alton in the United States.
On November % the United States
asked the German government for
formal assurances the decree oust-
ing Jews from business enterprises
would not be applied to American
Jews.
1t was then pointed out on behalf
OF the German government tina
Propaganda Minister Paul Joseph
Goebbels and other Nazi Officials
had specifically stated foreign Jews
did not come under the ban.
Soon afterwards United Stateq
consulate officials sought an inter
probation as to how far the Interests
Of United States Jews holding prop
erty in Germany were involved b.
Economics Minister .Walther Funk :
sweeping anti-Semitic DEGREES Of
December 6.
1t was ascertained later that a
great majority of the Jews who
would be affected already had wound
up their businesses here and that
perhaps there were not dozen cases
left in Germany.
Ten days later Prentiss Gilbert
United States Charge d'Affaires
presented a note repeating the de-
mand for exemption of United States
Jews from anti-Semitic DEGREES,
The Germans promised to give the
matter full consideration"
Evening star., 1939-01-24
State Employment
Benefit Change Urged
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Congress of Industrial Or
ganizations urged the amendment
OF State unemployment compensa-
ton laws last night to provide a
minimum benefit of 81 a week pay
able for maximum of 18 weeks.
State plans now provide benefits
ranging from IS to SIS week for
periods from IL to IA weeks.
Evening star., 1939-01-24

not be human II they did not want
the support Of the nation which
came to their aid in 1917.
The recent train of events has
brought us into closer mutual in
terest with these two allies of ours
in the World War. Shall we again
add our shots to their fire in case
they go to war? What will we get
out Of It? Who will pay the costs?
Powerful Barriers.
On the Atlantic side Britain's
great navy and Frances navy and
their military forces form power
full barriers for us. On the Pacific
the reverse is true. Although Brit
aims interests in the Far East are
larger than ours, it is ours which
is the dominant naval strength,
since Britain cannot we'll spare
many battleships from home waters.
If we fortify Guam, it must be
strongly or not al all. How far
are we to go in terms of force in
the Far East for the protection of
our trade and the defense of the
Philippines?
Still we proceed on the home
scare basis for more preparedness
even at that immense distance. The
army experts do not forget that
no one conceived in 1897 we should
ever send an army to the Philip
pines, or in 1918 that we should
ever send one to France. They
realize we are secure from home at
tack, but would be ready for the
call to go wherever public emotion
might send them; READY against the
elimination of propaganda which
produces the war fever.
For this they would have what is
called a protective force of 1000 900
men,. And the flesh of youth will
pay the price for unreadiness, as it
has before.
Looking toward that eventuality
although we do not mean to invite
it, our Regulars and National Guard
should have the semi-automatic
rifles, the mortars, the tanks and
the small mobile anti-aircraft guns
to cover troop movements abroad
which they lack, and dies and tools
and factories should be ready for
mass production.
Could Save Huge Sums.
Plans should look to the adapt
ability of men and material and the
shipping to transport them abroad
| This actually will better assure
home defense for the gloomy
If we should undertake a busi-
ness-like systematization of our
needs, free of alarms and musty
Illusions and eliminate the waste of
material we shall never use, we
should be able to save immense
sums.
AS for the mournful warnings or
that revived old ghost behind the
drawn curtains about the powerful
new weapons potential enemies are
secreting-the Germans are boast
ing so much about theirs-as an aid
to bloodless victories, this may be
taken as a sign they have none.
The only new weapon the Ger
mans introduced in the World Wal
was gas, which was already known
An American had the idea of the
depth charge against the subma-
rine in 1916 before our entry into
the war. The tank was British
based on the American caterpillar
tractor. Has our inventive genius
gone stale while that of other coun-
tries has become miraculously In
spired?
And whittier America? Off tc
what future adventure? What i;
our rea, policy in the world Of
force? The stronger We are for ac-
ton, the greater our potential force
as a monitor in world affairs if we
wish to press our part in Europe
or Asia.
/ Copyright 1889. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc)
Evening star., 1939-01-24
Missino Girl Located

Mae Trombly, 14-year-old high
school girl missing for two days from
her home, 3008 Thirteenth street
NV, was located by police late yes.
terday in Quantico, Va. She told
officers she had been visiting
friend.
Evening star., 1939-01-24
Odd Fellows Purty

A benefit party to raise funds for
the Odd Fellows building wiz be
held at 8 pm. tomorrow at the
Odd Fellows Hall, Thirty-fourth
street and Bunker Hill road, Mount
Rainier, Md.
Evening star., 1939-01-24
President Twits
Garner in Signing
Autograph
BY the Associated Press.

oy tuC hSSOCldlcu EIcSS.
President Roosevelt auto
graphed a photograph for
Capitol Physician George w.
Calver-and twitted Vice Presi-
dent Garner at the same time.
The photograph. showing Mr..
Roosevelt and the Vice Presi-
dent laughing together, was in
scribed by Mr.. Garner:
ITO DR.. Calver. for making
me try to behave"
When DR.. Calver asked for
Mr.. Roosevelt's autograph, the
President wrote:
ITO DR.. Calver-keep on try
ing!"