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Park Savings
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submitting this question for deter
mlnatlon of the court.
The special master had been
directed to determine the liability
of directors under the Thompson
case, under two theories The court
had held that directors were liable
for deposits in the bank at the time
its charter expired August 30. 1929,
but not to depositors who placed
their money in the bank after that
date.
Under the first system of account
ing the special master was ordered
to determine liability of directors as
follows: Charging all checks or
subsequent Withdrawals against the
balances of August 80, 1929" Under
the second plan, it was provided the
master should treat subsequent de-
posits as primary fund for the pay
ment of such subsequent checks or
Withdrawals.
Method Left Up to Court.
Under the first plan the maximum
to be recovered was found by the
master to be $305 ,8724O, and under
the second plan, $815. .9O7 .42-both
exclusive of interest. The deposit
ors committee favor the latter
theory, which would treat subse-
quent deposits as primary fund
for payment of such subsequent
checks or Withdrawals. Receiver
Moran left it up to the court.
1t was further provided that If
any claimant should receive under
disbursement of the $350,00O an
amount of money which, in addition
to his general claim" against the
bank, should exceed 100 per cent of
his total claim found by the master,
the "excess" shall be paid to Re-
ceiver Moran for benefit of creditors
generally.
Before being submitted to the
court today, the compromise plan
was submitted to the controller of
the currency. He authorized it to
be submitted to the court for final
decision.
Long lime NeeOc0 ret.
On account of the complicated
nature of the claims against the
bank, it was believed that even
if the court approves the set
tlement, it would take a long time
to work out the details of the way to
distribute the $500,0O0 among the
depositors and creditors of the de-
funct institution, which closed in
1898.
The petition was presented to
the court jointly by Receiver Moran
of the bank. and the Depositors
Committee in the Thompson case.
Counsel appearing for Moran in
the case are j. Bruce Kremer and
Herbert M. Bingham. Counsel ap-
pearing for the depositors are Mr.
Jackson and Mr.. Richardson.
The offer of 100000 from the
directors was presented on their
behalf by counsel: H. Winship
Wheatley. Harry A. L. Barker,
Joseph T. Sherier. John S. Flan-
merry and Julian G. Hammack.
Receiver Moran today was moving
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Crippled Chi|dren's S Fund
Under W. P. A. Cut Off

Education for 300 crippled chill
dren was cut off today-not Just for
the summer vacation, but perma-
nently-unless some new measure
can be found to provide funds for
continuing home instruction.
The instruction was begun last
fall as w. P A. project. but. at
that time. it was stipulated that
funds could only be provided
through the end of the fiscal year
June 30
Meanwhile efforts of school Of
ficials to have home instruction
made part of the regular school
budget have been unsuccessful
Mrs. Mary Steele. who represented
the w, P. A. in the original cam
palgn for the $4,000 teaching prof.
ect. said the only procedure that
could be followed now would neces-
state the School Board requesting
the w. P. A. for a new teaching
project, which the District group
would then forward to the Federal
w P. A.
She was not optimistic about Sc
curing new project. however
This is bad time" she said. "for
us to start any new projects. even
though this teaching project already
has demonstrated its value to the
community
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle. presi-
dent of the Board of Education
said she was deeply interested in
seeing the work continued and that
if it is not made part of the reeu-
lar school system as the board has
sought to have it, she felt sure the
members would be Interested in
sponsoring another similar w. P. A.
project.
Evening star., 1939-06-30
Milk Prober Included
In List Of Police
Promotions
FeIber Elevated to
Detective Sergeant;
Shifts Also Made

Police Supt. Ernest w. Brown to-
day announced a number of promo
tions and transfers in the depart
ment. including elevation of Pvt.
Richard Felber of the 10th precinct
to the rank of detective sergeant in
recognition of his services in con-
nection with the recent congress
sional investigation of the District
milk situation.
The new orders are to be effective
at 8 am. tomorrow.
Among those promoted were Night
Inspector Marshal r. Gore and de-
tective Sergt. Richard F.. McCarty to
lieutenant and sergeant, respectively.
The activities of Pvt. Felber in
checking the importation into the
District of unlicensed or so-called
bootleg" cream was the spark that
set off the milk inquiry.
Trailed Milk Truck.
Pvt. Felber last March trailed a
suspected bootleg" milk truck from
Washington to Michigan and Indi-
ana and returned and seized it at
the plant of a local dairy. Follow
ing that seizure, Representative
Smith, Democrat, of Virginia in
troduced a resolution the House sub
sequently adopted directing the Dis
trict Committee to inquire into
various phases of the milk situation.
Aside from trailing bootleg milk
trucks Pvt Felber assisted Capt.
Floyd Truscott of the 10th precinct
during the milk investigation in
trapping suspected lobbyists with
the use of dictaphones installed In
several downtown hotels.
Loses $3.50 Annually.
In changing from his plainclothes
job to that of a uniformed sergeant,
Sergt. McCarty will lose $3.50 COM
pensation annually. Appointed to
the force in 1924, he has been a de-
tective for seven years.
Night Inspector Gore, who held
the rank of sergeant, will become
lieutenant in the Traffic Bureau, re-
placing 1t. Robert Pearce, whose
transfer to the first precinct also
has been announced.
1t. Pearce will replace 1t. A. M.
Winfrey. who has been assigned to
the Detective Bureau to fill the
vacancy created by the retirement
of 1t. Warren O. Embrey
1t. Archie NJ Winfree is to be
shifted from the first precinct TO
the Detective Bureau.
Others Involved.
Other orders involved:
Sergeants-Charles c. Wise,
transfer from harbor precinct to
administrative headquarters as night
inspector; William Pasour, eleventh
precinct to the harbor precinct
Pvt. John Behan, promoted to
precinct detective at the Commits
sioners' Office, has been aide to the
Commissioner.
Precinct Detective Richard Will
liams, transferred from second to
eighth precinct.
Privates transferred-Will B
Piper, precinct to 4; George E
Cooper, 2 to 4; Albert L. Embrey
4 to 2; William Gordon. 4 to g.:
Nathan T. INLAY, to IL; Maynard
w. King, to the Traffic Division
Richard D. McMahill. IL to 2: F. T
Winfield. to g. Paul F. Nelson,
to administration headquarters:
William F. Rector. administration
headquarters to No. g. Frank j.
Behnke, Traffic Division to No. 10:
Charles A. Goodman, Traffic Di-
vision to No. II; William B. Sparks.
TRAFFIC Division to No 7, and Paul
I. Wilson. Traffic Division to No. 9.
Twenty-four rockies who have
been attending Police School for
the last three months will be made
patrolmen.
Evening star., 1939-06-30
By the Associated Press

bS ti1e associated freSS.
ROME. June 30-Premier Mus
solini was reported today to be in
very close touch with his axis part
ner, Chancellor Hitler. by telephone.
and to be watching carefully the
tense European situation.
II Duce was at his villa at Ric-
clone. on the Adriatic Sea. He pre-
served strict silence regarding in
ternational developments. while an
increased uneasiness was apparent
among Italians.
There were reports he had con-
ferred secretly with Hitler at some
frontier point, but these were au-
thoritatively denied as absurd"
In many quarters the belief was
expressed that a new European
crisis was coming. Some looked
toward Danzig and others toward
the Balkans as possible danger
point.
Evening star., 1939-06-30
Hitler and II Duce Reported
In Close Contact by Phone
MussoIini. at Villa on Adriotc,
Keeps Silence on Developments

The controlled press threw no new
light on the Italian attitude, but
continued vigorous attacks on what
it called British and French attempts
to "encircle" the Rome Berlin axis
and on what newspapers alleged to
be mistreatment of Italians in
France and TuniSia.
Newspapers told of "alarmist cam
paigns' in London and Paris over
Danzig and asked whether there
were preparations for IAN aggres-
sion against the axis"
The official Stefani news agency
dismissed as devoid of any con-
structive proposal whatever" British
Foreign Secretary Lord Halifax
speech yesterday.
Italian Foreign Minister Count
Galeazza Ciano returned imme-
diately to Rome after the funeral
of his father at Leghorn.
Evening star., 1939-06-30
u. S. School at Foochow
Rozed by Japanese

SHANGHAI. June 80 (P,.-Jap-
anese planes destroyed a plainly
marked American school at FoochoW
today in the opening of coastal
of1ensives which Chinese declared
had been repulsed thus far.
At the same time the British gun
boat Grasshopper landed 36 blue
jackets to protect British interests
in Foochow. Japanese yesterday
blockaded the ports of Foochow and
Wenchow despite warnings from the
United States, Great Britain and
France that the invaders would be
held responsible for damage to
foreign interests.
Damage to the American -owned
Union Middle School, two miles west
of Foochow, was estimated at
$4,000. Two projectiles hit the large,
foreign-style building, which was a
mile from any other structure of
similar character. There were no
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Evening star., 1939-06-30
Germany Conscious
OF Strength, Nazis
Reply TO Halifax
Number of Reservists on
Active Duty Is Held
Not Unusual
BY the Associated Press.

DIV lIe hSSOClateQ FTeSS.
BERLIN, June 30.-British For
eign Secretary Lord Halifax's warn
ing that Great Britain would fight
in case of further aggression" and
the repeated expression of fears in
London and Paris that a Nazi coup
was being prepared in Danzig were
met with shoulder Shrugs today in
official German quarters.
we are conscious of our strength
and supremely calm, in contrast to
the nervousness prevailing in Lon
don and Paris" an official said.
Berlin newspapers paid scant at
tention to the speech, which was
relegated to inside pages. They
omitted the foreign secretary's state
ment that Great Britain would
meet force with force"
Answering foreign reports that an
unusual number of reservists had
been summoned to military duty.
officials said that no abnormal
number of reServists has been called
up, each summer. under the stag
ger system, reservists do six weeks
of. bruShing-up service. and these
are the men who are now partici-
pating in maneuvers"
The German Navy tomorrow will
launch in Bremen the fifth of
series of 100O0-ton cruisers. 1t will
be named the Luetzow. after a ship
that went down during the World
War.
Bremen today was decorated for
the occasion. Chancellor Hitler, rest
ing at Berchtesgaden. was not ex-
pected to attend the launching.
Hitler's Voelkischer Beobachter ig-
nored Lord HalifaXs address in Lon
don last night, but displayed an
article on the Humanitarian Bal
ance in Palestine"
The National Zeitung of Essen.
paper close to Field Marshal Her.
mann Wilhelm Goering, preferred to
give prominence to report from
Brussels describing a Belgian in
ternational fight to remain inde-
pendent in case of war.
Evening star., 1939-06-30
Japan 10 Take Up
Alien Rights Issue
In British Par|eys
Concession Situation Is
Blamed for Cose of
Four Chinese
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
TOXIC. June O.-Authoritativ
sources said today Japan would
broaden the scope of forthcoming
negotiations with Britain on the
Tientsin controversy to include the
issue of foreign rights in China.
japanese were said to blame the
Tientsin dispute-which arose from
refusal of British authorities to sur
render four Chinese accused of ter
rorism-on the concession situation
under which Great Britain and
France exercise sovereignty over
stipulated areas in some treaty
ports.
The position of Japan was said
to be that mere settlement of the
Tientsin dispute as local problem
would be fruitless without correct
ing the causes.
Evening star., 1939-06-30
Halifax Warning Held
Grovest Since War

LONDON, June SU iAb.-BfltOnS
in fighting temper asked themselves
today whether Adolf Hitler would
listen to and heed Foreign Secretary
Viscount Halifax sharp admonition
that any further aggression" in
Europe would run up against the
whole of our strength in fulfillment
of our pledges"
The speech was described as the
gravest warning by foreign min
lister to another power since the
World War
Amid rumors of an impending
Hitler coup in Danzig, it was broad
cast last night at home, abroad and
specifically in German to Germany
But many officials and civilians
asked: Will Hitler listen?'
Lord Halifax declared:
In the event of further aggres-
sion we are resolved to use at once
the whole of our strength in full
flllment of our pledges ito smaller
countries.
The threat of military force is
holding the world to ransom and
our immediate task is to resist ag-
gression.
Germany is isolating herself and
doing 1t most successfully and COM
pletely economically
politically culturally. p"
1t is impossible to negotiate with
a government whose responsible
spokesmen brand a friendly country
as thieves and blackmailers. *~
I'VE know that if international
law and order are to be preserved
we must be prepared to fight in its
defense.
'As has happened once before we
are creating here also powerful
weapon for the defense of our liberty
and that of other peoples.
Il can say at once that Great
Britain is not prepared to yield
either to calumnies or force. -
The last thing we desire to see
is the individual German-man or
woman or child-suffering priva-
tions; but if they do so the fault
does not lie with us, and it depends
on Germany, and Germany alone,
whether this process of isolation
continues or not, for any day it can
be ended by policy of co-opera-
ton"
The foreign secretary did not
specifically mention the Free City
of Danzig-German before the
World War and now affiliated with
the Polish customs administration
but newspapers emphasized that
persistent reports of an impending
crisis over Danzig this week end
prompted Lord Halifax's warning.
Speaking of British guarantees
to Poland, Rumania, Greece and
Turkey. Lord Halifax said: I'VE
have assumed obligations and are
preparing to assume more with a
full understanding of their causes
and with full understanding of
the consequences.
I'VE know that if security and
independence of other countries are
to disappear, our own security and
our own independence will be
gravely threatened. We know that
if international law and order is
to be preserved we must be pre-
pared to fight in its defense"
In this connection he mentioned
negotiations now under way in
Moscow on the proposed British
French-Soviet Russian mutual as
sistance pact, saying, Il hope there
may very shortly be successful
ISSUE"
Evening star., 1939-06-30
Legislators Invited
To GIee Club Concert

Senator Alexander Wiley and
Representative Joshua l.. Johns of
Wisconsin yesterday invited their
colleagues in the Senate and House
with their families to attend a con-
cert Monday afternoon, July 3, by
the Green Bay tWisJ Y. M. c. A.
Glee Club in the Department of
Commerce auditorium.
This glee club has been featured
at the Century of Progress Expo
sition and at the Chicago Music
Festival, having been awarded gold
medals. The club is now appearing
at the New York Worlds Fair, where
it will give its closing concerts Sat-
urday night and Sunday afternoon.
The director is Earl E. Fisk.
Evening star., 1939-06-30
MiddIe-CIdss LEAGUE
Is Organized by
Columbia Professor
80 Organizations Take
Up Movement in
EIyrio, Ohio
~ the Associated Press.

9y the Associated Press.
ELYRIA, Ohio. June 30.-This
busting Northern Ohio county seat
of Is 900 nourished today Walter B.
Pitkin's embryonic league of the
middle class which the Columbia
University professor said is destined
to grow into the next American
revolution"
Representatives of more than 80
organizations and churches COM
prised a committee to organize the
league. which the author of Life
Begins at 40" hopes will one day be
national in scope,
He outlined his revolutionary
movement" before an audience OF
800 last night, describing it as nom
political and non-sectarian, dedi-
Gated to defend middle class eco
nomic security against invasion by
means of focused public opinion.
Unless you act in very few
years to solve such problems as our
idle young men and women, you will
face the other kind of revolution" ="
the 62-year- r-old educator told his
audience.
The balance of power in this
country is already in the hands of
the forgotten youth--and some
smart fellow is going to use it unless
you do something about it,
Tho rrOfpccOr cajH tho middle
class was "preyed upon by multi
tude of minorities," and enumerated
"the millionaire fringe, the un-
fortunate pauper fringe, the GRIM
inal underworld. and the lunatic
fringe, including minorities seeking
utopias."
You need to get on your own hind
legs and roar" he exclaimed, IF
that doesn't get action, start biting"
Evening star., 1939-06-30
immigration Service
Needs More Funds

BY the ASsocis ted Press
Citing a heavy increase in the
number of aliens applying for
naturalization. President Roosevelt
requestioned Congress yesterday to
make available an additional $3.50 900
for the next fiscal year to help the
immigration and Naturalization
Service keep up with its work.
Evening star., 1939-06-30
u. S. Rug Manufacturers
In Tientsin Worried

,TIENTSIN, June 80 (P.-Amer-
lean rug manufacturers and ex-
porters in Tientsin, who normally
do an annual business Of $1,000, 900,
predicted today their enterprises
would be wiped out in six months If
present Japanese trade restrictions
continue.
The industry has wool sufficient
for half year, after which, the
owners said, they would have to
shut down, throwing $4,000 Chinese
out of work. Dependent on these
workers are 100000 more Chinese.
Evening star., 1939-06-30

his Office of the Park Savings Bank.
from 1913 Georgia avenue NV. to
the Riggs National Bank Building
at Fourteenth street and Park road
NV, where he will be ready for
business tomorrow. He also is re-
ceiver in the same Office for the
North Capitol Savings Bank, De-
partmental Bank and Prudential
Bank.
Evening star., 1939-06-30
Bandits Get Pay Roll

SYRACUSE, N Y. June 80 (Pl.--
-Four armed men held up an automo-
bile carrying a pay roll to the Syra
cuse Federal housing project today
and fed with $4,000 in cash.
Evening star., 1939-06-30
Man, 79, Injured in Fall

A fall down a flight of steps sent
Eugene F. Arnold. 70, of 1888 Thirty
first street NV. to Georgetown
Hospital today with a compound
leg fracture and severe head injuries
The accident occurred at his home
Evening star., 1939-06-30
Monetary
Continued From First Page

stabillzation of exchange and the
even flow of commerce with the
American republics and Canada.
The foreign silver price of the
Treasury stayed at 38 cents per
ounce today.
This was attributed to the effect
on world silver prices of the 1act
that the compromise monetary %
reported last night to the House and
the Treasury's foreign silver buying
Democratic leaders, working fe-
verishly to hold their lines against
a diSgruntled coalition, expected lit
tie difficulty in winning House ap-
proval for the confereeS' report on
the monetary bill.
But Senate action depended large
ly on a bipartisan combination of
Observation-Disclosures. who under the
rules of unlimited debate probably
could flilibuster the bill TO death.
The 77.57-cent silver amendment
had been written into the Dill
last Monday by the coalition. but
the compromise increase voted by
the confereeS was expected to salve
some of the wounds inflicted on the
silver faction
lhe quick agreement came as a
surprise to many legislators-espe-
clally foes of dollar devaluation-
who had expected the conferees to
wrangle for long time.
Arly,oi,oi ictr l,oJ
ready explanation: 6 of the 10
Conferees-a ma ajority-favored the
devaluation provision and foreign
silver purchases. They were willing
to increase the present domestic
silver price as a concession to the
silver bloc.
Adams Visibly Angry.
Senator Pittman, Democrat. of
Nevada, leader of the silver bloc.
said he was not satisfied with the
agreement. but added that doesn't
mean I will not vote for it
Senator Adams. Democrat, of
Colorado, another silverite who
sponsored the anti devaluation
amendment. came out of the con-
ference visibly angry
He made the fiat prediction the
bill would not pass. but tempered
this with an intimation the silver
Senators would not hold up vote.
Will the coalition stand together
now?" he was asked.
Il had no coalition with any one"
he replied. Il had no occasion to
trade myself off. But if I were one
of the Republicans, I would see that
the bill did not pass"
representative Reed, Republican.
of Illinois, a House conferee. said
the bill still was not as good as
the Republicans would like to
have it.
Evening star., 1939-06-30
U. S. Products DispIoyed

Many American products were ex-
hibited at this years annual Inter-
national Brussels Fair in Belgium.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-04-13
CAST OF CHARACTERS

nETTY MARY JORDAN-Pretty young Border Patrol service sec retary.
 SHERIDAN sTARR-Handsome Border Patrol officer. HOPE KILDARE-starr's fellow ufIlcer, also . bachelor. LUIS BARRo-Mexican smug- gler.
 as
 Yesterday: Hope and Sheridan are startled by a noise in the canyon, then Betty appears. A half hour later, the trio hear horse snort. There's trouble ahead now! The officers want Betty to % home.