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Evening star., 1939-03-05
Seditious Propaganda

The Federal sedition statute for
bids persons from advocating the
overthrow of the Government by
force or violence. This law has been
but rarely invoked in time of peace,
probably because seditious elements
have found ways Of getting around
1t. One OF these ways, according to
the Navy Department, is to advo-
cate the laying down of arms by
soldiers and sailors in an emergency
requiring them to defend the Gov
ernment.
One emergency which might call
for mobilization of the armed serv-
ices is the type of seditious uprising
"by force or violence" which the law
says may not be advocated It should
be obvious that advocacy of mutinous
non-resistance by the Army or Navy
against unlawful force and violence
Is just as reprehensible and as con-
trary to the public interest as the
advocacy of revolutionary force and
violence. Yet, as Assistant Secretary
of the Navy Edison pointed out in a
letter to Congress, there is no Fed
eral prohibition against such ac-
tivity.
The Navy Department to serious
degree-and the Army to lesser de-
gree-have been plagued in recent
years by subversive propaganda of
the mutiny-suggesting category.
Huge quantities of literature have
been distributed at and near Army
and Navy posts seeking, Mr.. Edison
said, ito undermine the morale of
the services by urging disloyalty and
disobedience of laws and regulations
for the government of the armed
forces" The handbills and letters,
he said, apparently emanate from
Communist organizations" To con-
troll the situation he proposed law
making 1t a criminal offense, pun
iShable by maximum of two years
Imprisonment and a $1,000 fine, for
any one to advise sailors or soldiers
to disobey orders or to distribute
matter containing such suggestions.
The proposal seems a reasonable
one. There would be no invasion of
the rights Of free speech or free press
In such a law, Mr.. Edison empha-
sized, nor would any one be pre-
vented from advocating the over
throw Of the Government by lawful
means. Urging q soldier to violate
his oath. to disobey his superior off,
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nessmen then will be good to the party
in power by producing recovery. Reals
tic New Dealers, however, doubt whether
recovery is so simple matter as that in
a world gone topsy-turvy. At the same
time 'they recognize that the voters ap-
pear to be sold on the idea Of trial for
the be-good- od-to-business idea
(Oopy4ight, 1o39)
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Yankee Clipper

Christening by Mrs. Roosevelt of
the forty-one-ton Yankee Clipper is
a tangible evidence of the approach
Of regular air transport service across
the most important remaining avia-
ton barrier, the North Atlantic.
This Is the first of a fleet of six
great sister ships, and was built at
cost Of $5,0O0,000 for transatlantic
Evening star., 1939-03-05

Secretary Hopkins urges labor,
agriculture and business to "join US,
not across the table. but on the same
side OF the table, to accomplish our
purpose" All seated, men? While
one group is busy with the butter and
maple syrup, the other might well
say, please pass the salt"
Evening star., 1939-03-05

In the lulls between the reverbera-
tions of arguments as to the location
of the proposed auditorium-s stadium
may be heard the voice of the District
poundmaster asking for a much
needed second dog wagon.
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Rumania, eyes to the northwest,
must feel something like an occupant
in a cell in death row." A reprieve
is possible, of course, but the outlook
is gloomy.
Evening star., 1939-03-05

Well, were you whistled at Monday?
Not the "conle-hither" whistle. but
the come back" kind.
Evening star., 1939-03-05

A demon statistician out at Oregon
State College has figured that all the
money spent in the World War would
have bought 1,OOO,86O, 100000 beers at
ten cents apiece. And even the most
ardent prohibitionist that ever lived
would wish that it had.
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Attention to Rank.

Don't you think our military friend
indulges in glittering generalities?"
His position requires him to be some
what snowy replied the painfully pre-
else person, but his uniform is that Of
a major, not a general
Evening star., 1939-03-05

"De trouble bout promisin' young
man." said Uncle Eben. "is dat he's
liable to git into politics an pass out mo-
promises dan he kin make good in .
lifetime"
Evening star., 1939-03-05

"The study of foreign languages is i'm
portant,' said Hi Ho, the sage of China
town, "but what we need is more ideas
of sufficient consequence to deserve ex-
preston in the language we already
understand"
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Some Comfort.

His future work need never be
A matter of conjecture,
For even though defeated, he
Can practice law or lecture.
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Always Original.

Always Original.
"You say he is one of our most re-
markable young orators?"
eyes, he has never been heard to say
that he puts his trust in the plain
people"
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The Split Second.

'You say there was great applause?'
"Well,' answered Senator Sorghum,
IT wouldn't like to say whether it was
great applause, an ovation or a riot of
enthusiasm. You see, I forgot my stop
watch"
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At this stage the New Deal leaders are
asking: Where do we go from here?
The answer, so far as more expert
ments go, appears to be: Nowhere.
President Roosevelt is trying to assure
businessmen that his main purpose now
is to achieve national unity" The def
mite attempt is to be made to heal
wounds that were opened by the battles
to impose a New Deal on the Nation
particularly New Deal that was based
upon White House dominance of the
machinery of government.
There Is presidential assurance OF no
more experiments. There is assurance
that there need be no more taxes at
present. If expenditures are held within
limits Of the budget, and that present
taxes can be modified where, they are
found to restrict the operations of busi-
ness. There is further assurance that
to no further Governments financed COM
petition in the immediate future and
that the industry can expect generous
treatment for its bondholders and stock
holders where Government does buy ex-
listing properties.
Harry Hopkins, the new Secretary OF
Commerce, is talking Government-bus
ness peace. An effort is being made to
end the division within the ranks OF
organized labor-a division that right
now Is threatening serious labor trouble
in number of vital industries.
An effort now is to be made to reach
recovery by being good to businessmen
In the hope and expectation that bust-
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MARYLAND and Virginia
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During the present reign there has
been a wide extension of educational
facilities. There are public health serv-
ices and many miles of road have been
built. For communication among the
islands, radio stations have been erected.
The Queen makes radio broadcasts to
her people on various occasions. g.
The islands are replete with interest.
tortoise brought to the islands by Capt.
Cook. Although the creature is enter
ing his third century Of life he is active
and has the title of The King. On
Tongatabu there are remarkable mega
lithic remains. The story of these vast
monoliths,' weighing tons, is unknown,
hidden in the dimness OF far-off CEN
turies. The natives declare they mark
the burial place of ancient kings. There
also is an ancient stone arch. The mono
lith uprights are II feet above ground
and the cross-piece 10 feet long. How
these ponderous stones could have been
set in place is an unsolved mystery.
Among the Tonga Islands is Falcon
Island. the strange formation which has
the habit of sinking beneath the sea and
then reappearing. 1t last emerged In
1927 after having been absent far be-
meath the surface for 10 years. On this
last emergence the Prince Tungi, who is
prime minister, hastened to remedy .
previous neglect He instantly dis
patched men to set up the Tongan nag
on the temperamental island and claim.
1t for his Queen. No one can tell whether
or when 1t will again sugmerge. = -.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-02-14
Two Go on Trial
In Auto Theft CHARGES

Two Richmond, Va, businessmen
Palmer. j. Wellhouse and John R.
Kendig|went on trial today in Dis
trict Court here, charged with four
cases OF grand larceny, in which the
Government claims that they par
ticipated in racket, whereby auto
mobiles were stolen from the streets
of Washington, taken to the Vir-
ginia capital, where the original en-
gines were removed and others sub
stituted, so that they were able to
get good bills of sale and titles to
the cars to pawn them off on inno-
cent purchasers.
The case is being heard before
Justice James M Proctor and an all
man jury and a long list of wit
nesses was in prospect. Prosecuting
the case is Assistant United States
Attorney Arthur j. Mclaughlin,
while Attorney James R. Kirkland
represents Mr.. Kendig and Attorney
James j. Laughlin appears for Mr..
Wellhouse.
The prosecutor, outlining the case
to the jury at the outset, explained
how the alleged racket worked and
how he would prove that the two
defendants went to an automobile
wrecking concern and purchased
engines out of old cars, transferring
them to the machines which the au-
thorities say were stolen in WASH
ington last year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-02-14
Many D. {. Bills Await
Senate Committees
Attention Tomorrow
Overton Measure One
Of More Important
For First Meeting

More than a score of local bills,
including the Overton plan for de-
termining the Federal obligation to-
ward District expenses, await the
consideration of the Senate District
Committee at its first meeting of the
session. called by Chairman King
for 2 pm. tomorrow.
While the committee is not Ikely
to act on all the pending bills at
this meeting, it probably will go
through its calendar and designate
subcommittee to handle some of
them.
Senator Overton, Democrat, of
Louisiana, new chairman of. the
District subcommittee of the Senate
Appropriations Committee, is seek
ing to have Congress abandon the
arbitrary lump-sum Federal pay
ment it has been making annually
since 1924, and which has been re-
-duced gradually in recent years from
$9,500, 900 to 100000.
Under the Overton proposal, the
Government would pay fixed per-
centage Of the city's general fund
requirements, based on the acreage
Of Federally used land in the city.
At present this would be 20 per cent
and would make the Federal share
$8,O15 $50.
Other important bills before the
committee include: Regulation of
the number of taxicabs, to put more
teeth in the District small-loan law,
to regulate the practice of profess
sional engineering, to shorten the
hours Of District firemen and a Sc
ries Of amendments to the District
banking laws.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-02-14
Lee Emory 10 Be Buried
AT CenferviI|e, Md.

Funeral services for Lee B. Emory
SO, clerk in the Catalogue Division,
Library of Congress, who died Satur-
day at his home, 811 Sixth street
NE, were held today at the resi-
dence. The body was taken to
Centerville, in Queen Anne County
on the Eastern Shore, Of Maryland,
for burial in Chesterfield Cemetery
A native of Centerville, Mr..
Emory came to Washington many
years ago, was graduated from
Eastern High School, shortly after
which he went to Work at the
Library. He had been employed
there some "a years.
Mr.. Emory was active in num-
Der of organizations, being mem
Der of Washington Lodge of Elks,
Knights of Pythias, Improved Order
of Red Men and Federal City Lodge
of Odd Fellows.
Surviving are his mother, Mrs.
Mary c. Emory, and sister, Mrs.
Annette E. Harrell, both of this
city, and two brothers, Arthur R.
Emory, this city, and Rufus H.
Emory, Memphis, Tenn.
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Star Staff Photo,

said yesterday. From now on, she
Is yours. not mine"
The full story Of Miss Redells
career-and her devoted husbands
part in twas unfolded by the
pair yesterday.
Miss Redell was a student at
Business High School at the time
Mr.. Marcus found her. She lived
with her family at 300 M street
NV. and was graduate of Jeffer-
son Junior High School.
After hearing the girl sing, Mr.
Marcus went to New York searching
for a teacher. He persuaded Anna
Bell Holt to come here and listen
to the girl. The famed teacher
backed Mr.. Marcus judgment and
offered to school her free of charge.
Miss Redell did not know that
it was Mr.. Marcus who put up money
for her train fare to New York that
time. Nor that it was MIR. Marcus
who, some months later, dug down
deep to finance trip to Vienna for
her.
For three years, Miss Redell
studied in Vienna Her teacher told
her that an interested sponsor was
supplying the money. Miss Redell
did not know that it was Mr.. Marcus.
She made her debut in Europe
and won instant acclaim. Germany
came to call her the ideal singer of
Wagner. She sang in the United
States-everywhere but Washington.
Nine years ago, Mr.. Marcus pro-
posed to her and she accepted him.
Then he told her that he was -the
angel" who had financed her career.
They were married and since each
has had a career-he in business
and she in music.
Tomorrow nights performance
will mark the climax of the story.
Il am as happy as I can be-" she
said.
wait until they hear you sing"
he promised. Then they will be
happy too"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-02-14

One warm night 16 years ago,
j. Anthony Marcus, a Commerce De-
partment worker, was strolling near
the Y. M. c. A. Rain began to fall
and Mr.. Marcus ducked into the
"Y" Building for shelter.
He heard the sound of a girls
voice. raised in song. Entranced, he
followed the sound to its source,
found blond, chubby high school
girl singing an old Russian air.
THE Russian" Mr.. Marcus says,
was terrible. But the voice"
A music lover-withal fairly i'm
poverished one-Mr. Marcus ap-
preached the girl and suggested that
she train her voice. She explained
that her circumstances were mod
crate, too, but Mr. Marcus could not
be discouraged. To his friends, he
vowed:
Il will send her forth into the
world and not bring her back to
Washington until she has won the
whole worlds acclaim"
Today Mr.. Marcus had brought
that girl back. He had kept his
vow-for she has won the world S
acclaim.
Her name is Emma Redell, known
to opera lovers from Berlin to San
Francisco as "the ideal Wagner
singer" To the man who discov-
cred her here-and who, incidentally
paid for her training out of his own
thin earnings-she is known by an
other name-Mrs. j. Anthony Mar
Gus.
Tomorrow night at Constitution
Hall Miss Redell will make her pro-
fessional debut in Washington. She
will sing the role of Elsa in Wag-
ner's "Lohengrin" and music lovers
OF this city will have their first
chance to hear the dramatic So
prano voice that has echoed through
music halls from Siberia to South
Africa.
Il am giving her to WASHINGTON,
after all these years." Mr.. Marcus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-02-14
Descendant of franklin Drove
Last Horse-Cor Used Here
Water Street Trip
Thrilled Patrons,
Mr.. Albert Recalls
By JOHN ]. DAILY.

Allan McLane Albert, great-great.
grandson of Benjamin Franklin,
holds the distinction of being the
last man to drive a horse-drawn
street car in Washington. Just
about this time 81 years ago Mr..
Albert drove the last horsecar of the
streets of Washington and into the
barn.
Now retired from all professional,
business and social activities, Mr..
Albert, who lives in the quietude of
Sunderland place NV, just around
the corner from Busy Dupont Circle,
looks back over half a century Of
active life in the Nations Capital
and sees many changes. He was
born April Is, 1S45. on his fathers
Observation-Disclosures is now the
site of the Manor Club, near Olney,
Md.
when I ran the last horsecar in
Washington Mr.. Albert says, the
new century had just begun. That
old route was quite the celebrated
shuttle line, too. I remember it we'll.
We started at Ninth and Louisiana
avenue-near the old Center Market
went across B street to Twelfth,
then down to the Wharf-to Water
street-came back the same way. 1t
was a gorgeous ride. YeSsir, I don't
think there was ever a greater thrill
than riding on a horsecar."
Old Race Horses Used.
While few Westinghouse remem-
Der the old horsecars, they were
quite sight in Washington way
back in the Gay Nineties and beyond
until Mr.. Albert took the bride off
his horse, parked the car for good
and all, retired from the tracks and
went into the cigar business. Some
of the old horsecars were drawn by
former race track favorites-colts
and f1llies that once ran at Pimlico
and other Maryland tracks. So the
story goes.
AS the great-great-grandson of
Benjamin Franklin, Mr.. Albert has
to his credit many careers. His first
role in life was that of farmer-and
this he considers best of all. Then,
after the sale of his fathers farm,
the young man came into Washing
ton and got job as conductor with
the old Washington Railway Co.
owners of the horsecars. In three
years time he had got to be a driver
and a driver in those days was no
mere man. He had to be combina-
ton horse trainer, jockey and recep-
zionist; letting the passengers of
and on, or on and of. However, it
all hit in with his hobby-hogs and
horses. $50
In May of last year, the Post Once
Department issued a. Benjamin
Franklin stamp-from the post
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-02-14
Griffenhagen Plan
Hearings Delayed
Another Week
Kennedy Anxious All
Interested Parties Get
Copy Of Report

Chairman Kennedy of the Special
Reorganization Subcommittee of the
House District Committee announced
today there would be a delay of at
least another week before public
hearings are started on the Griffen-
hagen plan for undermining the
municipal government here.
At the same time Representative
Kennedy called on Mai. Daniel j.
Donovan, District auditor and budget
officer, for a list of all civic and
business organizations in Washing
ton, to which he plans to send a
copy of the Griffenhagen report.
Originally Mr.. Kennedy had ar
ranged to begin hearings on the re-
organization plan this week. A delay
in printing the voluminous Griffen-
hagen report, he said, was one of
the principal reasons for postponing
the hearings.
District officials, especially those
vitality affected by the plan, Mr..
Kennedy explained, have not yet
oSSAA q WY VI VIC ACPOAC. nc SdAO
he is particularly anxious that they
have full opportunity to study the
various recommendations it con-
tains before testifying before the
subcommittee.
Mr.. Kennedy also pointed out
that postponement of the hearings
was advisable to give those civic
organizations interested in the pro-
posed new setup sufficient time to
examine the report in advance OF
the hearings.
One thousand copies of the re-
port will be available tomorrow.
Mr.. Kennedy said the public can
procure them either at the House
District Committee room in the
old House ONCE Building or in the
House document room in the
Capitol.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-02-14
Type 1 Blood Is Sought
For Youth, Near Death

A District youth lies seriously il
of pneumonia at Garfield Hospital
his only chance of recovery depend
ing on blood TRANSMISSION from some
one having type l" blood, the at
tending physician announced today
in q city-wide plea for immediate
aid.
The victim, John Brown, 20, 1927
M street NV, must depend on vol
unteers for his fighting chance" be-
cause the blood bank at Gallinger
Hospital was depleted of its last
type l" supply early today after a
call from Glenn Dale Sanitarium.
The youths stepfather, Lawrence
E. Culpepper, and his mother, Mrs
Mabel Brown Culpepper, and numer-
Gus friends of the family have Of.
fered their blood for transfusions
but no volunteer possesses the re-
quired blood. Mr.. and Mrs. Gull
pepper took their plight to local
newspapers.
Those possessing type /" blood
who are willing to give transfusions
are asked to contact Garfield Of
flcials.
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Auto Thief Suspect
Hurt; Is Recaptured
After Fleeing Hospital
Youth Injured in Crosh
Thut Ends Chase
BY Policeman

An alleged automobile thief, ar
rested after a wild chase in which
he wrecked a stolen car, escaped
from Emergency Hospital last night
but was captured again shortly
afterwards.
He was one of several injured, two
seriously, in traffic accidents in
Washington yesterday and last
night.
The alleged thief, a youth, 20, was
arrested first by Policeman M. j.
Bridges Of the fourth precinct. The
officer spotted the car as its theft
was being reported to him through
a police patrol box telephone.
The policeman, Communicating a
taxicab, chased the car and at Con-
stitution avenue and Third street
the youth crashed into a tree. In
the ensuing excitement some one
called the Fire Department. The
youth, cut and bruised, was carried
| to Emergency Hospital in q Fire
Department ambulance for treat
ment.
Had to Be Strapped Down.
At the hospital, according to
police, he became so obstreperous
he had to be strapped to an operat-
ing table while being treated. While
Policeman Bridges was out of the
room making a report on the acci-
dent, the youth in some manner
loosened the straps and slipped
away. He was re-arrested by Sergt.
William Sanders who was hiding be-
hind mail box at Nineteenth and G
streets NV.
The youth was returned to the
hospital for treatment and then
moved to the fourth precinct sta
ton. He is held for investigation.
The wrecked car, police reported
was owned by w. j. Carwile of 443
Sixth street S.W. and was stolen
from in front of his residence.
Mrs. Millisa Roper, "a, of Sol
Varnum street NV, and Llewellyn
o. Scales, rs, of 1919 G street NV,
were seriously hurt when struck by
an automobile as they were crossing
Georgia avenue at Webster street
NV.
Bot Taken to Hospital.
Both were carried to Garfield
Hospital. Mrs. Roper received in
juries to her head and hip, and Mr..
Scales suffered a broken left hip
and left leg.
The driver of the caf, l9-year-
old boy, was held at the 10th pre-
cinct station pending an investiga-
ton of the accident.
The young bicyclists were slightly
injured yesterday when, police said,
they ran into automobiles.
Arthur w. Cloer, Is. of LOG
Seventh street Sc, was treated at
Providence Hospital for 4 bruised
shoulder after his bicycle ran into
car in the 500 block Of A street
Sc.
Billie Brown, H. OF II Fourth
street Sc, was similarly treated rs
result Of similar accident ut
Eighth street and Pennsylvania
avenue Sc.