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Evening star., 1939-04-19
Is Face True Bills;
Post Office Burglary
Is Charged 10 One
HOUSEKEEPING Count
Follows Theft of
Conodion Quarter

The District Court grand jury re-
turned 36 indictments today, among
them one charging a man with
breaking into the Central Post Of
flee Station at 1418 I street NV.
Ray R. Mitchell was indicted on
a housebreaking charge in connec-
ton with the post Office burglary.
Police said the only loot was a Ca
madam 25-cent piece.
Others indicted and the charges
against them were: Joseph G.
Simpson, Daniel L. Mills and Joseph
G. H. Parker, joyriding; Van L. Car
ter, joyriding and grand larceny:
Lawrence E. Smith, grand larceny;
Lawrence E. Smith, violation of the
National Motor Vehicle Theft Act;
James Haskins. Philip Davis, Donald
E. Smith, Ray r. Mitchell, John S.
Hodge, Rudolph T. livery and Ed
ward l.. Briscoe, jr, housebreaking
and larceny; Odessa M. Madre, re-
ceiving stolen property: Edgar j.
Adams and John T. Kidd, house,
breaking; Albert o. Davis, Hudson
Epps, Clarence M. Williams and
Marce H. Dwyer. robbery; Marie L.
Hughes, receiving stolen prop
erty; Arthur H. Carter, violating
Liquor Taxing Act, 1894; How
ard Holden, setting up a gaming
table for betting on horse races
and violation of the numbers law;
James B. Clinedinst and James E.
Mclaughlin, forgery and uttering;
Sarah V. Courtney, forgery and ut
tering of Government check;
Harold R. Kirby. Gertrude Smith,
Alphonzo White, Ida M. Flagg, Nan
Kenney and Irene Coates, assault
with dangerous weapon; Maude L..
Gordon, Lucille Jackson, Algie Alice
Patterson. Cecilia Mary Diggs,
Mary c. johnson, Marian Robinson,
Walter Drew, John D. jefferson,
Harold T. Everett and Horace S..
Diamond, violation of the Harrison
Narcotic Act and the Narcotic Drugs
and Export Act and unlawful con-
spiracy.
The jury complimented Assistant
United States Attorney Eugene
Carusi, who is in charge of the
Evening star., 1939-04-19

of concentrating on the society's S
own schools
The inventory of the country's
source material, being done by the
historical records survey of the
Works Progress Administration, is
laying the basis for economy and
increased efficiency in local govern
ment and for "a real renaissance"
in local historical study, DR.. Luther
H. Evans. national director of the
survey, said in an address at the
morning meeting.
While he admitted that many of
his workers were unframed. he said ::
Quality is measured by procedures
and training on the job; hence we
can produce scholarly work without
all our workers being scholars"
Listing the motives behind the
historical programme prepare keys
to the vast quantities of raw ma
terials of research" and to make
clear the necessity of preserving
such material "as sacred trust of
civilization" denied that "ex-
traneous issues of politics, persecu-
ton or propaganda were in the pic
ture."
DR. Jean Stephenson of Washing
ton, Genealogical Records Commit
tee chairman, who made her report
at the morning session. reported
progress in the first year of her COM
mittee's work on 50-year progAam
for collecting copies of source MA
terial for local history and genealogy
to be placed in the D. A. r. library
She said her committee was CO.
operating with the w. P. A. group
and a large number of the society S
chapters we're occupied with gath
ering marriage, cemetery, town and
county records and even tombstone
inscriptions.
Mrs. Frank Leon Mason of Massa-
chusetts, reporting for the building
and Grounds Committee, said Con-
stitution Hall had received contract
renewals from the National SYM
phony Orchestra, the National Geo.
graphic Society and Mrs. Dorsey s
Concert Bureau. She also included
in her report the fact that the Dis
trict of Columbia now has its own
banner which has been placed with
the State flags in Memorial Cont
mental Hall.
Conservation Described.
The D. A. r. conservation work
was described by Mrs. Ober D. War.
then of Georgia, who said the goa
of her committee was the planting
of 2,50O,000 pine trees within the
next three years, an acre for each
chapter in the national society.
Brief biological sketches of the two
remaining real Daughters, those
whose fathers fought in the Revo.
lutionary War, were given by Mrs
Henry Bourne Joy, chairman Of the
Real Daughters Committee. OF thu
two remaining daughters. Mrs. Joy
said, the elder and more alert is Mrs
Annie Knight Gregory of Williams.
port, Pa, whose father was a drum
mer boy in the 5th Pennsylvania
Battalion in 1776. He was 9 year.
old at the time, she said. The father
! of the other Real Daughter, Mrs
Evening star., 1939-04-19
Execution Stoy Given
Man Pending Appeal

Seeking time for an appeal for
executive clemency to the White
House, James Bostic. colored man
sentenced to die in the electric chair
Friday, today received an extension
Of life until May from Justice
James M. Proctor in District Court.
simultaneously. Bostic, who was
convicted of having shot and killed
William Tuckson, jr.. colored, will
try to make an appeal to the Su-
preme Court. The guilty verdict
returned by District Court jury
has been upheld by the District
Court of Appeals. Bostic claims he
shot in self-defense.
Evening star., 1939-04-19
Wilson Again Takes
harcissus Show Honors

For the second successive year M.
c. Wilson of 3005 South Dakota
avenue NE. today held sweepstakes
honors in the narcissus show of the
Woodbridge Garden Club.
He won first place Monday night
against field of 500 exhibitors in
Sherwood Presbyterian Hall, Twen-
ty-second street and Rhode Island
avenue NE, and was awarded a sill
yer medal.
Evening star., 1939-04-19
D. A. R.
Continued From First Page)

word "hideosity" to describe the
city's old buildings. The Decatur
House. once the home of Commo-
dore Stephen Decatur. is now owned
by Mrs. TruXtun Beale.
The prospective sale of the house,
which lacks not only electric
ity, but even the convenience Of
gas lights. has been rumored for
some months as result of sup
posed complication in connection
with the estate of Mrs. Beale's late
husband. Representative Edith
Rogers, Republican, of Massachu-
sets, has sponsored a bill for the
Governments purchase of the
building.
Other Resolutions.
Other resolutions unanimously
adopted at the morning session of
the D. A. R. included commenda-
ton of the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation and its director, j. Edgar
Hoover, for the establishment and
carrying on of definite educa-
tional program in behalf of law en-
forcement and order"
The construction on the ground
floor of Memorial Continental Hall
OF an archives room to house docu-
ments and historical material of the
revolutionary period.
The establishment of an endow-
ment fund to provide funds for the
general needs of the organization
with which to assist and pomote its
work and maintain its property.
The continuance of the penny pine
project, a part of the societys con-
servation work.
The presentation of a portrait of
Caroline Scott Harrison, wife of
President Harrison and first presi-
dent general of the D. A. r., to the
President Harrison mansion now re-
stored as museum in Indianapolis
(The latter four resolutions fol-
lowed recommendations of the Ma
tional Board of Management as its
projects for the golden jubilee of
the society,"
Establishment of the Edith Scott
: Magma Scholarship fund for use at
American International College,
funds for this purpose to be taken
from the amount remaining in the
Magma Tablet fund, which has been
increased from $500 to $1,000. Mrs.
Magma is honorary president general
OF the society.
Will Thank WOodring.
The delegates also resolved to
thank Secretary of War Woodring
Tor his inspiring message" at the
opening session of the Congress; to
pay tribute on the floor of the
congress today in memory of Sarah
Elizabeth Mitchell Guernsey, who
served as president general of the
society from 1917 to 1920 and who
died in February of this year. and
to abolish the so-called waiting
list" of approved schools in favor
Evening star., 1939-04-19
Germany Beheuds Two

BERLIN, April 19 R.-ConvicteC
of conveying military secrets to for
eign agents for money. Walter Her.
mann, "a. and Walter Hertwig, 10
were beheaded at dawn today
Whether they died under the ak or
guillotine was not disclosed.
Evening star., 1939-04-19
TONIGHT.

TONIGHT.
Concert, 7 until 7:30-United States
Army Band, Capt. Thomas F.
Darcy, jr, leader.
Assembly call.
Entrance March-Entrance of the
president general and the State
regents escorted by the pages with
State flags
Invocation-Dr. James Shera Mont
gomery, chaplain United States
House of Representatives.
State regents reports.
Group singing - The assemblage,
Mrs. Harold Brooks Gardner,
leader: New York State chairman
Advancement erican Music
Committee, member New Rochelle
Chapter.
March.
Nominations.
The retiring of the colors.
Music-United States Army Band.
Evening star., 1939-04-19

once before has
the N a tion a !
c a pi al been
represented by a
Moderator. H e
was the late
Rev. DR.. Wallace
Radcliffe, t h e n
minister of the
New York Ave-
nue. Presbyterian
Church.
The Modera-
torship of the
P r e S b y t e rian
Church in the
United States is
A.
Evening star., 1939-04-19
Dr.. Mccartney Backed
For Moderator Of
General Assembly
80 Churches of D. G.
Presbytery Take Action
BY Resolution

DR.. Albert Joseph Mccartney,
minister of Covenant-First Presby.
terian Church, was Endorsed for
Moderator of 1899 General Assembly
Of the Presbyterian Church In the
United States at a meeting of 80
churches of the Washington City
Presbytery yesterday at Northmin-
ster Presbyterian Church.
In a resolution, adopted by the
members, it was set forth that only
Evening star., 1939-04-19
TOMORROW MORNING.

TOMORROW MORNING.
Election of ofhcers-Polls open at
o'clock; voting in Memorial Con-
tinental Hall.
Organ recital 9 until 8 9:30-Mrs. Eu-
gene Norfleet Davis. organist;
State regent of North Carolina,
member Caswell-Nash Chapter.
Assembly call-Entrance of the pres
ident general escorted by the
pages.
Congress called to order-The presi-
dent general.
Scripture and prayer-The chaplain
general.
Evening star., 1939-04-19

grand jury, and Oficer Allan B.
Baker Of the Metropolitan Police
Department for their efficient pres.
entation of cases."
Evening star., 1939-04-19
Program of the D. A. r.

The pledge of allegiance to the flag
The assemblage.
The national anthew-The assem-
blage.
Reading of the minutes-The re-
cording secretary general.
Report of the Resolutions Commit
tee-Miss Emeline A. Street,
chairman.
Supplemental report of Committee
on Credentials-Mrs. Keyser Frey
chairman.
Reports of national committees
(continuedD.
Music - Eleanor Westergren, So
prano; Marjorie Davis, accom-
panist.
AmericaniSm-Mrs John Y. Rich
ardSon, chairman.
Address-"Wake Up, America
Claiming Pollock.
Announcements.
Recess.
Evening star., 1939-04-19
TOMORROW AFTERNOON

TOMORROW AFTERNOON.
Assembly call, 2 pm.
Call to order-The president general
Reports of national committees
tcontinued).
Music-Maxwell Galloway, soprano
member Col. James Mccall Chap
ter, D. c.; Dorothy Fay Lofts, ac-
companist.
National Defense Through Patriotic
Education-Mrs. 1mogen B. Emery
chairman.
Address-"National Defense Through
Patriotic Education" Walter Lipp-
MANN
Announcements.
Recess.
Evening star., 1939-04-19

Probers Study Testimony.
Meanwhile, the House w. P. A.
investigators were studying the testi-
mony OF officers of the Workers
Alliance, w. P. A. employees organ
Evening star., 1939-09-14
AII-Star Cast Chosen
For 'Mikado' Next Week

An all-star cast of principals will
head the company which will pre-
sent Gilbert and Sullivan's Mi
kado" at the Potomac Water Gate
next Tuesday and Wednesday eve
nings for the benefit of Children S
Hospital.
Included in the cast will be Ruth
Altman, Detmar Poppen and John
Cherry. Miss Altman began her
career as Marguerite in the New
York Light Opera Co. production
of Faust" She also sang the lead
in the Grand Duchess and was
featured in The Magic Flute.
Her most recent success was tour
of the United States as prima donna
in The Great Waltz
Both Mr.. Poppen and Mr.. Cherry
are widely known in the light opera
field. specializing in Gilbert and
Sullivan operas. Each will sing q
leading role in The Mikado."
Because of the work being done
at Children's Hospital and because
its receipts from the Community
Chest are inadequate to take care
of the cases of children receiving
free treatment, the promoters de-
cided to name the institution as
beneficiary of the performances.
Evening star., 1939-09-14
5qua|us Is Being
Cleared Of Wafer
For Drydock Probe
Bodies of 26 Victims
Of Disaster May Be
Removed Today
Dy the Associated Press.

Dy the AsSoela ted Press.
PORTSMOUTH, N H. Sept. "A
A powerful navy yard fire engine
pumped water from the after-sec-
ton of the salvaged submarine
Squalus today while officials pressed
preparations for removal of her 26
dead, possibly before sundown.
Meanwhile, salvage workers &C
companied by Harold C. Preble,
civilian naval architect, who was
one of the 33 rescued after the
Squalus sank May %, surveyed the
dry forward compartments of the
battered, rusted craft as she lay at
a wharf.
Initial efforts failed to open the
after-battery compartment door,
which was slammed against the in
rushing water as the Squalus sank,
saving the lives of ma ajority of her
crew.
Meanwhile. the Naval Board of
/ Inquiry, which adjourned its in
vestigation into the sinking in 240
feet of water, Is miles off shore,
made plans to reconvene tomorrow
Salvage workers brought their job
to successful conclusion last night
by hauling the Squalus eight miles
to Portsmouth Navy Yard wharf
The craft could not be drydocked,
The final day Of salvage operations
at sea began encouragingly yesterday
as the SoualuS came I'D smoothly
Then, however, the detected salvage
Evening star., 1939-09-14
AMAZING LIQUID WAY
TO BEAuT|FY Teeth
THRILLS THOUSANDS
Cleans ond thus Beauties Teeth withovt US
of Pvmice> Grit or Abrosives Of any kind
Cannot Possibly serotch Tooth EnomeI

THROUGH the discovery of an amaz-
L ing dental cleansing agent, a revolu-
tionary dentifrice has been developed
which seems destined to start a new era
in the daily care of teeth.
We called on home after home, where
it had been tried against popular denti-
frices, and more of these people preferred
this new marvel than all tooth pastes and
powders they were using, combined.
Evening star., 1939-09-14
Revolutionary in Action

Teel is the name of this remarka able denti-
frice, developed by Proctor & Gamble
after four years of research. It's not paste
mot powder, not soap-but an amazing
liquid with Beauty in Every Drop!
Teel contains no pumice. no grit-no
Evening star., 1939-09-14
Three Allies Tell League
Peace Clause Is Invalid
Nv tie Assocjat ted Press,

BY tre Associated Press.
GENEVA, Sept. 14.-Britain,
France and Australia, In separate
notes to the League of Nations, said
Yesterday the special clause in the
World Court statute which calls for
compulsory arbitration in any con-
f1ict, which they signed with IS other
nations, no longer was valid so far
as their war with Germany was con-
cerned.
The British note said:
"All present machinery to main
tain peace has broken up.
The conditions under which the
British government agreed to sign
the optional articles OF the World
Courts statute no longer exist"
The French and Australian notes
were similar.
League officials considered the
direct language of the notes meant
that Britain, France and Australia,
while planning to keep the League
in existence for postwar reorgan-
ization, had abandoned any idea OF
trying to use League machinery to
help them in the war.
Evening star., 1939-09-14
Mons Release Ordered

RATION, N. Mex, Sept. IA P.-
Allen Lostroh, 48, held since last
May in the 10-year-old disappear
ance of Ray Sutton, prohibition
agent, was released yesterday
Charges against him were dismissed
at the direction Of D. w. Black,
investigator for the Federal Alcohol
Tax Unit.
Evening star., 1939-09-14

workers saw the stern sink and
were forced to lower the craft to its
bed 80 feet below the surface and
begin anew.
Jubilantly, few hours later, the
workers watched the Squalus rise
again and then began the home
ward tow. 1t was the fifth lifting
operation and the third tow since
the vessel first went down in 240
feet, Is miles off Portsmouth. Two
previous lifts failed.
Evening star., 1939-09-14

Presidents Peace View
Shared by Woodring
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 14-Secretary
of War Woodring, pleading for "tol-
erance" and national unity" said
yesterday he Shared President Roose-
velt's hope there would be mo black
out of peace in the United States" "
Mr.. Woodring told the Baltimore
Advertising Club in a luncheon ad-
dress that the Presidents orders in
creasing the strength of the coun-
try's armed forces had "but one
single object in view
This object, he said, was "the as
surance of freedom of action by the
Evening star., 1939-09-14
Polond's Harvest In;
Grain Is Stored
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LWOW, Poland (by courier TO
Rumanian frontier), Sept. 14.-Po-
land finally has completed harvest
ing and has stored away about 500,-
100000 bushels of grain to feed her
besieged people-or the German
army if the Nazis continue to sweep
across the country.
Poland is one of Europe's major
producers of rye and oats, a large
grower of wheat and some corn and
barley.
Her normal potato crop is about
1000 900 900 bushels.
Evening star., 1939-09-14

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Evening star., 1939-09-14

United States in the preservation of
neutrality in the event that the con-
flict now raging across the seas is
extended to spheres which might
prove of vital concern in the Sc
! curity of the United States"
Evening star., 1939-09-14
Smallest Watch

The smallest wrist watch in the
world is said to be of Swiss con-
struction. 1t is about the width
of a shoelace . just over tp inch
wide, and contains more than TO
parts
Evening star., 1939-03-10
Standard Gas Offices
Will Be Shifted
Because Of Taxes
Move From Chicago
To New York Is Set
For April !
Py the Associated Press.

RS the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March 10.-Standard
Gas g. Electric Co. notified its
stockholders yesterday that it would
move its main Offices from Chicago
to New York (420 Lexington ave-
nue., April /.
The transfer, the statement to
stockholders said, was made neces-
sary because of "prohibitive personal
property taxes"
The company is one of the Ma
tions largest public utilities, with
a consolidated balance sheet, in
Guiding subsidiaries, of $4,000 900.
Bernard w. Lynch, president, said
removal from Chicago was made
necessary because of profIibitive
personal property taxes on intau-
gible property of companies incor-
porated in other States and doing
business in Illinois"
Consolidated net income for 1883
was $1,383,4 ,42l, compared with ad-
Justed net income figure of S4,342,-
524 in 1887. The 1888 figure includes
approximately $l,0l9,000 of undis-
tributed earnings of subsidiaries ap-
pllcable to Standard Gas held
stocks, OF which approximately
$o58,oO0 is not available for distri-
button to Standard Gas due princi-
pally to preferred dividend accumu-
lations.
Net income of Standard Gas, non
consolidated. was 1868, ,7o3, compared
with adjusted figures for 1887 of
$2,102,5
Evening star., 1939-03-10
NEW YORK CURB MARKET

Stock and Sales
Dividend Rate. Add 90. High. Low. 2:55.
Midvale Stl .75g-. 25s 1901 1907 lO0la
Mid West Corp 4 81 8M 81
Midwest OIL az. 81 81 8s4
MINI M&M 1900 zoos so 49h 49h
Miss Rtv p pf(6). 4Osl15 liz lie
Evening star., 1939-03-10

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 1O-The bond
market continued its broad advance
today, with U. S. Governments, rails,
industrials and utilities all fitting
higher.
Government bonds moved up
sharply, some Treasures recording
the highest prices ever seen in the
Federal list. Gains generally ranged
to around 1872 of a point. while one
of the less frequently traded Treas
ury issues at one time was up more
than a full point.
Near noon favorites in the cor
porate division showed gains of frac-
tions in around 2. Higher were
American & Foreign Power IS, In
ternational Hydroelectric IS, New
York Central SIS. Nickel Plate
4l2s and 5l2s, Missouri-Kansas-
Texas SIS of 50, Armour IS of SIS and
Texas Corp. 3i2s.
Among foreign dollar issues Bra
lillian loans continued to sprint, with
gains to around points. The squirt
began yesterday with announcement
of details of an agreement to facili-
tate trade between the United States
and Brazil and of resumption of pay
ments on Brazilian bonds held in
this country.
Evening star., 1939-03-10
Well Known BROKERAGE
Houses 10 Consolidate
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 10.-Two
of the Nations oldest brokerage
houses-H. Content G. Co. and Henry
Zuckerman & Co.-will merge April
!, it became known today.
Both have been in operation more
than half century.
Harry Content, who will be senior
partner of Content, Zuckerman &
Co., is the "old master of Wall
street" who holds the Oldest men,
bership On the Stock Exchange, a
seat he purchased in 1885. His
father, Noah, was in Wall street be-
fore him.
The head of Zuckerman g. Co. is
sPaul S. Zuckerman, who has been
"a member of the exchange since
1927 and whose father founded the
firm. His grandfather was broker
in the days of Noah Content.
Harry Content has the reputation
of having handled more of the &C
counts of the fabulous old-time
plungers than any other man active
today.
Among his clients were John w.
BET a Million" Gates, Jim Keene
and William G. Durant.
Evening star., 1939-03-10
Mild Weather Aids
Continued Rise in
Retail Trade
Wholesale Purchases
Still Cautious, but
Some Lines Gain
BY the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March lO.-In a
week marked by generally rising
business activity retail trade en-
joyed the broadest gains, Dun &
Bradstreet reported today in their
weekly review.
wholesale buying was heavier in
apparel and other seasonal lines, but
revealed no significant change in
retailers' cautious merchandising
policies" asserted the report.
Mild weather helped retailers to
extend their gains OF the previous
week. Stores reported that the i'm
provement in sales was spread
through all departments, but gained
most momentum in wearing apparel
and other seasonal items.
Total consumer expenditures
during the week were estimated 3
to 10 per cent above the correspond
ing period of last year, despite the
lower level of prices paid for goods
With all signs pointing to an
early season, retailers bought heavily
this week to fill assortments of
spring ready -to-Wear and acces-
sorles. Wholesalers reported that
almost all orders were for spot and
nearby delivery, pointing out that
the unusual number of wire requests
received was good indicator of the
prevalence Of "shot-string" stocks.
I'm most lines buying was heavier
than at this time a year ago and
on the average sales were up to 10
per cent in dollar volume"