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Evening star., 1939-04-17
House Passes Bill
To Complete
Navy Memorial

A bill authorizing an appropria-
ton of 100000 to complete the
Navy and Marine Memorial on
Columbia Island in the Potomac
River was passed by the House
today and sent to the Senate.
The part to be completed is the
base, consisting of three series of
sea green platforms suggesting the
ripping of the sea. The concrete
surbase now in place has been
awaiting the setting of these steps
and platforms since 1884
recommending favorable action
on the bill. the House Library Com
mittee pointed out that persons In
all walks of life all over the United
States, including several million
school children and teachers, had
contributed $340,O to help finance
the memorial
This memorial is exceptionally
important and significant to all
Americans" said the committee re-
port. 1T is the only one dedicated
(See MEMORIAL, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1939-04-17
43 or More Killed,
10 Injured in
Weekend Tornadoes
Five Stutes Suffer
Huge Property Loss;
Villages LeveIed
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
At least 43 persons were killed and
ITO injured by week end tornadoes
in five Southern States. Some rural
communities were practically lev
elled and property damage over the
area was estimated at many hun
dreds of thousands of dollars.
The twisters struck in widely sep
arated sections of Texas. Oklahoma
Louisiana, Arkansas and Alabama
Center Point, Ark, tiny cattle
raising community near Collins, was
the major disaster scene. At least
10 persons were killed there, one
was missing, and eight others were
near death.
Eleven lost their lives there when
they took refuge in Center Point
| church just after the close of an
| outdoor funeral. Others were killed
when more than Is homes in that
section were destroyed.
Minister Among Dead.
The Rev. Thomas West was
among the dead at the Center Point
church.
Jimmy Cash. 38. one Of six per-
sons injured when a farm home
near Calmer. Ark. was destroyed
died in a Pine Bluff hospital today
Rain of near -cloudburst proper
tions accompanied the winds in
Arkansas, where nearly a dozen
communities in all were struck. The
mud it left made rescue work pre-
cariously slippery. Flood warnings
were issued for the Ouachita and
Petit Jean Rivers.
In Louisiana, seven persons were
killed when a twister whipped at
Haynesville residential and business
property, leveling a score of homes
(See TORNADOES, Page A-5.l
Evening star., 1939-04-17
$4,000 Sets Of Records
Have Been Obtained
In Music Campaign

AS the sixth symphonic offering of
The Stars music appreciation cam
paign became available today. a
survey disclosed that more than
$4,000 sets of the recordings featured
have been obtained by music lovers
here and elsewhere since the cam
paign was launched exactly seven
weeks ago.
The symphonic compositions in
the recordings released today are
Claude Debussy's Afternoon of a
Faun," Clouds" and Festivals. ="
These works are available at the
special booth in the lobby of The
Star Building. The group, consist
ing of three 12-inch double-faced
(see MUSIC, Page A-80
Evening star., 1939-04-17
World Public Opinion Backs
Presidents Plea, Hull Says
Canada, Is Pon-Americon Nations
tndorse Peace Pledge Proposal

At his press conference. Secretary
Hull said that he had discussed the
Presidents appeal casually this
morning with British Ambassador
Sir Ronald Lindsay during a 20
minute conference.
He said he had received no indica-
ton from Berlin and Rome as to
what the answers from these cap
itals would be.
Later Secretary Hull lunched at
the White House with President
Roosevelt and Secretary Morgen-
thau.
Asked whether he considered the
Presidents appeal a good one even
If it were rejected. Secretary Hull
(COntinlIed IN pape & Column a.
Evening star., 1939-04-17
Talk by Woodring
To Open D. A. RS
48th Congress
Defense Committee
Session to Hear Eliot
And Pittmon Today Also

With Secretary of War Woodring
firing the first broadside in con-
vention that promises to make ma
tional defense it's major theme, the
Daughters of the American Revo-
luton will open their 48th Con-
tinental Congress at Constitution
Hall tonight.
This afternoon. however, the 1000
delegates were scheduled to get a
sample of what they may expect
from the convention on the ma
tional defense issue. They were to
hear Senator Key Pittman. chair
man of the Senate Foreign Rela-
tions Committee: Maj. George Field
ing Eliot. U. S. A.. retired. and Rep
resentative Martin A. Dies, chair
man of the House Committee on Un-
American Activities. at a mass meet
ing sponsored by the National De-
fense Committee at the Mayflower
Hotel.
The five-day conventional day
shorter than usual because it's an
off-election year-will open with the
traditional entrance of the presi-
dent general. Mrs. Henry M. Robert
jr.. and the national officers behind
the entire contingent Of flag bearing
pages.
Mrs. Robert. concluding her first
year as chief executive of the ma
tional society. will make her debut
as the presiding officer of the con-
vention.
Hazen to Greet Congress.
Her talk, entitled "Charted Seas"
will follow words of greeting from
District Commissioner Melvin G.
Hazen, Mrs. William H. Pouch, ma
tional president of the Children of
the American Revolution, and Mess
more Kendall. president general of
the Sons of the American Revolu-
ton.
The Right Rev. James E. Freeman,
Bishop of Washington, will offer
the invocation: William Tyler Page,
author Of the Americans Greed, will
lead the assembly in reciting it;
Cathreen Co ~'co. well-known Wash
ington soprano, will give group of
songs, and Mrs. Roscoe C. OByrne,
national chairman of the Good Citi-
zenship Pilgrimage, will present half
a hundred senior high school girls
from all over the country whose
qualities have won them the dis
tinction of being Good Citizenship
Pilgrims.
The delegates will swing into the
regular routine of the convention
(See D. A. R., Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1939-04-17
BY the Associated Press.

| by Lne Associated Press.
Secretary Hull declared today that
world public opinion for peace is
strongly developing" behind Presi-
dent Roosevelt's appeals to Hitler
| and MusSolini.
In formal statement the Secre-
tary of State declared the admins
tration was much gratified" by the
reaction from Europe and the West
ern Hemisphere to the President S
peace proposal.
There is evidenced a definite
feeling he said. that a practical
and timely contribution has been
made to the cause of peace and that
a public opinion, the most potent of
all forces for peace. is more strongly
developing throughout the world"
Evening star., 1939-04-17
President Considers
VIginiu U. Week End

President Roosevelt is contemplate
ing spending the week end at
Charlottesville, Va, with his son,
Franklin, jr.
In the event the President makes
this visit he will be unable to attend
the opening game of the Washing
ton Nationals at Griffith Stadium.
According to the Presidents ten
tative plans, he will make the
journey to Charlottesville by motor.
Evening star., 1939-04-17
Debussy Works Now Available
As Sixth Symphonic Offering
Symphony Broodcosts

Through the cooperation Of
the National Broadcasting Co.
The Star is presenting over
WMAL each weekday morning
a movement from one of the
symphonic compositions fea-
tured in the Music Appreciation
Campaign. The program on
which the recordings are heard,
"Today's Prelude" is scheduled
daily except Sunday from $50
to 7::25 am. and The Stars re-
cordings may be heard at ap-
proximately 7 am.
The recordings already re-
leased in the campaign may be
obtained at the special booth in
the lobby Of The Star Building
each weekday from 8 am. to
s pm. The booth is closed on
Sundays.
Evening star., 1939-04-17
Stocks Sag Fractions 10 81
As Quiet Selling Resumes
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, April 1.-THE stock
market started the new week with a
resumption of the declining trend.
At quiet opening, losers of frac-
t1ons to 2 or more included U, S.
Steel. Bethlehem, Chrysler. General
Motors, General Electric, Westing-
mouse, New York Central, Anaconda,
Sperry. U. S. Rubber, American
Smelling and Montgomery Ward.
Evening star., 1939-04-17
Three Foes
Attack N.L.R.b.;
Urge Revision
Burke, HoImon and
Hoffman Appear
Before Committee
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
A poWertut conservative bloc
IN Congress, aided by the Amer
ican Federation OF Labor. has
been pushing for changes In the
labor relations laW. Senator
Wagner, the laW's author, Is
amenable to some changes, us is
the Labor Relations Board. yh'ch
administers the laW. HoWeDcr,
the laD'S sharpest critics udnt
much more radical amendment
than its author and admin,s-
traitor.
Evening star., 1939-04-17
British Troop Transfer
To Egypt Is Studied
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CAIRO, April ia commission
of British Army officers arrived by
airplane from India today to study
arrangements for the transfer of
troops to Egypt from India in the
event of war.
Evening star., 1939-04-17
Baseball s Opener
Postponed as Rain
And Cold Continue
Ceremonies to Be Held
On Teams Return
Next Friday

Continued rain today forced post
ponement of the opening game Of
the major league baseball season
and the New York Yankees and the
Nationals will participate in the
same ceremonies Friday.
Clark Griffith. president of the
Nationals. and Secretary Edward B..
Eynon, jr., delayed their decision
until ll:30 O'Clock, but a final glance
at the field and a report from the
Weather Bureau that the rain would
continue forced them to postpone
the game.
Some 400 fans had gathered at
the park by the time Grif1th and
Eynon made the announcement and
dispersed quietly when informed of
the postponement.
Will Be Played Friday.
The Nationals play a three game
series with the Athletics at Phila-
delphia starting tomorrow and the
official opening game will be played
with the Yankees when Washington
and New York inaugurate a three
game series here Friday.
Tickets for todays opener, the
ball park announced, will be good
only on Friday.
Fans started gathering at the ball
park before o'clock this morning.
The ticket windows were opened
at 7:30 am. and the first to show
up turned in two tickets. But a
line of buyers soon formed at the
windows and the remaining bleacher
seats and standing room tickets were
being bought rapidly.
Stadium Is Improved.
Griffith Stadium, incidentally, has
undergone a face lifting since last
viewed by sizable gathering. AL
terations include new, enlarged rest
rooms, more adequately equipped
and expanded concession stands, a
paved runway under the stands, a
more suitable press box, additional
telephone booths and the construc-
ton of brick walls at vital points.
With an emphasis on youth, the
Nationals are radically rearranged
club from the outfit that trotted
out to wallop the Athletics, 1913,
in last years opening game. Gone
are such familiar figures as Al Sim
mons, Zeke Bonura, Johnny Stone,
Monte Weaver, Mel Almada, Wes
Ferrell, Elon Hogsett and Goose
Goslin and replacing them in almost
every instance is a youngster.
Griffith has admitted he is con-
centrating on the future and toward
that end has installed as regulars
such youngsters as Jimmy Wasdell
at first base and Roberto Estalella,
George Case and Taft Wright in
the outfield.
New Faces.
Among the new and compare
| lively strange faces to be seen in
the dapper but conservative uni
forms of the Mats this season will
be Utility Infielders Charley Colbert
and Jimmy Bloodworth, Pitchers
Roberto Ortiz, Alexandra Carrasquel
Rene Monteagudo, Joe Haynes and
Bucky Jacobs, Catcher Jake Early
and Outfielder Johnny Welaj.
Washington generally is conceded
to have too many question marks
in its ranks, with inexperience and
improved. but still indispensable,
pitching expected to squelch its bid
! for a. f1rst-division berth.
Evening star., 1939-04-17
Opinion Bars
Deportation Of
Strecker
Justices Rule Out
Former Communism
Ties as Ground
BULLETIN,

Provisions of the 1888 Agricul-
tural Adjustment Act limiting the
amount Of major farm products
to be placed on the market were
held constitutional today by the
Supreme Court.
Under the legislation the Sec
retary of Agriculture is empow-
cred to fix national marketing
quotas for major agricultural
products and to make an allot.
ment to each grower.
The quotas would be established
in order to get rid of any excess
sive surplus of cotton, wheat,
corn, tobacco or rice.
Evening star., 1939-04-17
Hitler to Reply to Roosevelt
Before Reichstog on April %;
Turkey Reported Joining Bloc
Consultations Over,
Fuehrer Inspects
Army Centers

BACKGROUND
President RooSepelt Friday
night addressed plea for peace
to Reichsfuehrer Hitler and Pre-
mier MusSolin,. Message re-
Quested them to pledge security
from attack to 81 nations from
Iran to Portugal and North
Africa to Finland. Message also
proposed conference for arms
limitation and availability of
norld's resources to all nations.
Ndsi press promptly launched
campaign of scorn against ap-
peal.
Evening star., 1939-04-17
BULLETIN,

LONDON, April II (P.-Turkey,
Germany's ally in the World War,
was reported reliably tonight to
have Joined the British French
front against aggression.
Evening star., 1939-04-17

(See BURKE, Page A-3o
Evening star., 1939-04-17
Summary Of Toduy's Star
Foreign.
NotionoI.

Week END tornadoes kill 43 or more,
injure ITO. Page Al
Burke demands revision of Wagner
Labor Relations Act. Page Al
Amlie called Red for political rea-
sons, President says. Page AS
Ohio Valley floods route lowlanders;
four dead. Page Al
Physicians attack constitutionality of
antitrust indictment. Page B-1
U. S. can stop Japan in China, Sen
ate committee told. Pare B-s
Washington and Vicinity.
Three hurt - freight hits circus
train at HyattSville. Page Al
Evening star., 1939-04-17

(See TORNADOES, Page A-5J
Evening star., 1939-04-17

(See D. A. r., Page A-5)
Evening star., 1939-04-17

(See COURT, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1939-04-17

Continued on Page S, Column 81
The Washington times., 1939-01-24
WOMAN SAVES 3
FROM GAS DEATH

Two women and an 18-year-old
Central High School girl had a
narrow escape from death last
night when they were overcome
by coal gas fumes at a lodging
house in the $500 block of Hol-
mead Pl. N. w.
Quick thinking on the part of
Miss Edith Muir, who shares ali
apartment in the building with
Miss Elsie Williams, 81, probably
saved the lives of the trio. She
ran through the house opening
windows when she returned from
a shopping trip and found the
three women affected by the dead
ly fumes.
When she arrived home she
found Miss Williams and a friend.
Betty Rose Alley, 18, of the 1900
block of Otis st. N. w., complain
ing Of "StuffineSS" in the apart
ment and of feeling i'll. Before
Miss Muir had finished opening
windows, the two women col
lapsed.
Running to the second floor to
open windows, she found Mrs.
Anna Jenkins, 70, owner of the
house, overcome in her bedroom.
A fire department rescue squad
and an Emergency Hospital am
bulance worked with a respirator
for more than an hour before all
of the trio were revived.
Mrs. jenkins and Miss Williams
felt we'll enough to remain at
home, but Miss Alley was taken
to Emergency Hospital for fur
ther treatment. Later she was
released.
The Washington times., 1939-01-24
SCREAMS SAVE
WOMAN FROM
'SNIPER' ATTACK
"Phantom" FIeeS After
Battle on Md. Road

Search for the "Phanto tom
Sniper" who killed two men and
wounded two other persons several
weeks ago, was renewed by police
today after a young woman resi-
dent of Tuxedo, Md. sobbed out
the story of an attempted attack
as she was on her way home last
night.
From the description given by
the victim, whose name is being
withheld by police, detectives said
it was possible the attacker was
the long-sought Phantom"
ROUTED BY SCREAMS
Returning from Washington,
the woman left streetcar at the
end of the Kenilworth line in the
Northeast and started to walk out
River Road.
After walking several blocks, she
noticed a man following her and
quickened her step. The man
continued to follow her. and as
they came to lonely spot on the
road seized her.
Fighting desperately, the woman
started to scream, and as nearby
residents, alarmed by her screams
came out to investigate, the at.
tacker released her and fled into
the darkness.
MAN DESCRIBED
Prince Georges county police
were summoned, and they re-
quested Washington police to
broadcast a lookout for the at
tacker, who was described as q
Well-dressed colored man with .
small mustache.
Several similar attacks have
been reported to police in the last
few days.
Last nights attack occurred in
the same section as the mysterious
kidnapping of Mary Brown. young
Washington convent student, sew
eral weeks ago.
The girl was seized in broad
daylight while walking to her
home in Oxon Hill after school.
Held prisoner for many hours
in a shack some place in South
ern Maryland that police were
unable to find, the girl was driven
to the vicinity of her home and
released.
State police officials directed
the search for the kidnapers for
several weeks, but were unable
to find solution to the case.
|
The Washington times., 1939-01-24
SHOPPERS
Won7en's Group Tries
to End Hotel Strike

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Jan. 24.-A
committee Of Alexandria members
of the Washington League OF
Women Shoppers today sought to
end the two week strike of II
mattresses at the George Mason
Hotel.
The Rev. Ernest A. deBordenave
committee chairman, said the
group will present a petition to
the hotel management, asking it
to negotiate with the workers, with
a view to settling the strike by
giving the workers fair wages
and working hours"
Although denied by hotel Off
cials, the mattresses claim they
were paid so cents a day and that
the hotel had refused to negotiate
with their union. They have kept
pickets parading in front of the
hotel entrance since the strike was
called.
Other members of the commit
tee picked to contact the hotel
management are City Attorney
Armistead L. Boothe, State Dele
gate Maurice D. Rosenberg, and
Mrs. r. B. Smith.
The Washington times., 1939-01-24
VOTE FORUM
SUPPORT URGED

An appeal to organized citizenry
of the District to participate in
the Round Table Forum on Dis
trict Suffrage at the National
Press Club Auditorium Friday eve
ming was voiced today by L. A.
Carruthers, president of the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Association,
and John S. Colpoys, U. S. mar
shall for the District.
Speakers who will participate in
the discussion include Sef ton
Darr, newly elected president of
the D. C. Bar Association; Will
liam A. Roberts, formerly Peoples
Counsel, and William H. Mondell,
vice president of the L. C. Suf,
frage Association.
Among members of Congress
who have signified their intention
of attending the forum are Sena-
tor William H. King, chairman of
the Senate District Committee;
Senator Arthur Capper, ranking
minority member of the commit
tee; Senator Edward H. Burke of
Nebraska, Representative Hatton
w. Summers, chairman of the
House Judiciary Committee; Rep
reSentative Jennings Randolph,
chairman of the House District
Committee; Represen tiv e
Charles F. Mclaughlin, member
Of the House Judiciary Commit
tee, and Representative William
D. Byron, a member of the House
District Committee.
The Washington times., 1939-01-24
Senate Battle Seen
On Hurricane Relief

U.N.SD. A Senate fight to pro-
vide $5,0OO,00O for New England
hurricane relief and rehabilitation,
was forecast today after House
passage of a deficiency bill which
carried only $3,50O,OOO for such
Federal aid. In spite of budget
estimate of $5,O00,OO0 for removal
of inflammable debris, trees and
similar refuse on private lands and
restoration of forest communica-
tion facilities in New England, the
House sustained action of the Ap-
preparations Committee in cutting
the total to $3,000,00O.
The Washington times., 1939-01-24
TIMOTHY GODDE
In Reconciliation

moon, there has vanished all signs
of a rift with her third husband,
which led the heiress to file suit
for another appearance in a di-
vorce court. She dropped the &C
ton later.
The marriage, a few years ago
in London, between the former
Miss Dodge and Godde, a banker,
almost went on the rocks. At
that time rumors had Jack Doyle,
Ireland's grooming gift to the
prize ring, becoming Delphine's
fourth hubby.
James H. R. Cromwell, econo-
mist, now the husband of Doris
Duke, was the first husband of
Miss Dodge. The marriage ended
in a divorce.
Delphine's second matrimonial
venture was with the late Ray
mond T. Baker, director of the
mint, and a leader of the Demo
cratic party. A divorce suit was
pending when Mr.. Baker died.
The Washington times., 1939-01-24
Women TO Sponsor
Blood, Serum Banks

A ladies committee to sponsor
permanent blood and serum
banks at Children's Hospital was
ready to function today, following
announcement of its formation by
Mrs. WinSloW B. Van Devanter
The blood and serum banks will
be supported by city wide bridge
party to be held st. Valentines
Day. Individual parties will be
arranged in every section Of the
city. The committeewomen will
raise funds by selling tickets at 81
each to the various bridge parties.
The Washington times., 1939-01-24

In the grand ballroom at the
Waldorf, the Old Guard ate their
dinner and watched a magnifi-
Gently costumed playlet in two
acts. The operetta was called lie
Souper de Jacques" or IAN Eve
ming with Offenbach."
GOES OFF SMOOTHLY
Despite many last-minute
changes, the playlet went off very
smoothly and was perfectly acted.
The plot was slight. but the cos
tunes and jewels made up for q
lot.
It nearly turned into comedy
Of errors, because Lily PonS de-
veloped a bad throat and was un-
able to appear. Mrs. Samuel Bar
low, like a seasoned trouper, spoke
Miss PonS' lines, and did an eX-
cellent job.
It turned out to be a very busy
evening for both Mr.. and Mrs.
Barlow, for he filled in for Charles
Kullman, who also didn't arrive.
The spot Mr.. Barlow was sup
posed to have filled was taken by
John Steinway. To start with, Mr..
Barlow had planned to play two
other parts, but in the shuttle
one was cut out, and Garow Gear
took the other. Do you follow me?
OTHER CHANGES, TOO
Mrs. Chester Burden, who was
listed on the program as Princess
Obolensky. dropped out, and Mrs.
Allan A. Ryan, jr., took over. She
The Washington times., 1939-01-24
INSULT
Court Holds Subway
Liable for Assault

NEW YORK, Jan. "a U.N.SJ.
If some disgruntled fellow pas
Senger on the subway or any other
common carrier suddenly socks
you on the nose the company is
responsible, according to Judge
Albert Conway.
Under terms Of a ruling from
Judge Conway, the New York
Rapid Transit Corporation today
was under court order to produce
for examination a guard at a
station where Mrs. Sara Shlimo-
witz, a passenger suing for SIS
900, claims she was thus assaulted.
"The law seems to be now well
settled that the carrier in obliged
to protect its passenger from Vio-
lence and insult from whatever
source arising" Judge Conway
ruled,
The Washington times., 1939-01-24

and Mrs. Astor shared the same
private dressing room, aided by
Mrs. Astor's personal maid and
hairdreSSer.
Mrs. Astor, as Countess de
Mournay, looked as regal as a
queen in a gown of cerise satin,
whose full skirt was trimmed with
shirred ruffles. Her hair, which
was powered with gold, was worn
high and trimmed with cerise
camellias. She got her ruby and
diamond necklace out of the vault
for the occasion.
Lawrence Tibbett portrayed the
part of the half brother of Ma
poleon III, Count de Mornay, look
ing every inch the part in fierce
Van Dyke beard.