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Evening star., 1939-01-12
u. 5. Agencies Pledge
Food 10 Sharecropper
Demonstrators
F. S. A. to Provide Cash
And Help Find Farm
Connections

B. the Associated Press
NEW MADRID, Mo-, Jan. 12.-The
prospect of food supplies and assist
ance from two Federal agencies en-
couraged more than 1000 Southeast
Missouri tenant farmers today in
their demonstration against share
cropper poverty.
Officials of seven surplus COM
modify warehouses were ordered by
Assistant Social Security Admins
traitor Proctor Carter to make sup
plies available to the families,
camped at scattered sites along two
major highways.
The Farm Security Administration
and the Surplus Commodities Corp
announced food and other assistance
would be provided.
Officials said the F.. s. A. would
make financial grants, not to exceed
$50 a month, to families needing
help, and also assist them in find
ing new farm connections. The 8. c..
C. arranged to distribute food.
The families, three-fourths Of
them colored, huddled around
campfires and oil-barrel stoves again
last night. Temperatures were well
above freezing but the possibility of
rain continued.
Most of them had inadequate pro-
lection against the open air. Women
and children were given improvised
shelters or tents, while a few spent
the night inside dilapidated automo-
bileS or trucks Those outside slept
on cots. corn-shuck mattresses or
blankets.
Mr.. Carter said none Of the cot
ton farmers has made application
for the commodities.
"The requests, If any are made,
will have to be handled through our
regular county Offices, and the need
Of the applicant established" he ex-
planned
"The supplies are open to the
sharecroppers just as to any other
needy person"
Little Danger Of Epidemic.
William E. Baxter, jr., Midwestern
branch manager of the American
Red Cross, said the position OF the
Red Cross is that it is "a matter for
State and Federal agencies"
DR.. Harry F. Parker, State health
commissioner, said he saw little dan
ger Of an epidemic. Most of the fam
lilies, he said, were immunized and
vaccinated during the floods two
years ago in this area.
Owen H. Whitfield, colored Bap-
tist minister, led the march to the
highways Tuesday to call attention
to the sharecroppers' plight and to
protest against the growing move
ment in the cotton country to aban-
don sharecropping in favor of day
laborers. Some families claimed they
had been evicted by landowners who
wished to avoid sharing crop benefit
payments with them.
At Washington. the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration said
Government payments might be
withheld from landlords changing
the status OF sharecroppers to that
Of day laborers
Evening star., 1939-01-12
Congress in Brief

Senate:
May receive Presidents defense
message at noon.
Harry L. Hopkins recalled for
further testimony on qualifications
for cabinet post. 10:30 am.
Felix Frankfurter testifies before
Judiciary Subcommittee on Supreme
Court nomination. 10:30 am.
Unemployment Committee drafts
formula for relief distribution. 10:30
am.
House:
Begins debate on emergency relief
fund II am.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
May not be In session.
Commerce Committee continues
hearings on Hopkins nomination.
10 am.
Special Unemployment Committee
meets in executive session to con-
slider final report. 10:30 am.
House:
Meets at II am. to resume debate
on emergency relief appropriation
bill.
Evening star., 1939-01-12
Nicholson Warns Public
On Third-Term Clubs

The public should "be careful in
responding to unauthorized appeals
for political campaign funds, Charles
Nicholson, director of publicity for
the Democratic National Committee.
said today. He reiterated that the
National Committee did not coun-
tenance the National Associate Of
Roosevelt -for-l94O Clubs"
These things spring up sporad-
ically," Mr.. Nicholson said, empha-
sizing that he was speaking gen.
orally and that no one could say
whether President Roosevelt might
be a candidate for a third term.
His comment followed announce
ment that the National Association
Of Roosevelt-for-1 1910 Clubs" planned
to set up national headquarters here
and campaign for support through
out the country and disclosure that
one of the associations national
officers, not resident in Washing
ton, had a police record dating back
to 1913 and including 360-day Jail
sentence in 1885 on charges of
fraudulently advertising a $500 900
bond issue in New Jersey.
Evening star., 1939-01-12
Army Will Open Bids
On New Fighting Plane
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
The Army Air Corps will open bids
January Is on new fighting plane
which unoflcial sources reported
was of revolutionary design and
speed.
The craft is single-engine pursuit
plane Experimental models will be
submitted at Wright Field, Dayton,
Ohio.
Seeking to keep ahead of military
aircraft developments abroad, the
Air Corps already has in service
pursuit planes which have obtained
officially recorded speeds of miles
a minute. Even greater speed has
been reported for P-40 pursuit
plane, a recent experimental model
which President Roosevelt saw on
display here last month.
Evening star., 1939-01-12
B. R. Smith, Stotisticiun
For B. & O., Succumbs

Benjamin Richard Smith, a life
long resident of the District and for
28 years statistician with the Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad here, died
at his home, 4O8 Minnesota avenue
NE, this morning after a brief ILL.,
ness.
Mr.. Smith was member of the
Holy Name Society and the Holy
Comforter Church.
He Is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Alta E. Smith: son, Raymond, and
daughter, Elsie. Also surviving
him are two sisters, Mrs. Ella E.
Wenger and Mrs. j. F. ODonnell,
both of this city, and a brother,
James P. Smith of Chicago. Ill.
Mr. Smith will be buried Satur-
day in Mount Olivet Cemetery fol-
lowing services at the Holy Com
forter Church.
Evening star., 1939-01-12
Antitrust Phase
Cited 10 Engineers
In Convention
Case Of A. IA. A. Called
To Attention by
P. H. Gott in Speech

The question of professional so
cieties becoming subject to anti
trust laws was raised today by
Philip H. Gott, director of the Trade
Association Division, United States
Chamber of Commerce, in an ad-
dress before the secretaries branch
of the American Engineering Coun-
Gil in session at the Mayfower Hotel.
"If the Department of Justice sue
ceeds in its prosecution of the
American Medical Association, will
professional societies be subject to
antitrust laws?" Mr.. Gott asked as
he presented the problem to the
secretaries.
Something to Think About.
This will give you something to
think about" he said, because the
Medical Association claims it is a
professional society,"" Mr.. Gott
merely presented the issue and drew
no conclusion.
The speaker reminded engineers
Of their social conceptions and urged
them to take cognizance of the pos
sible economic results and reactions
of the machinery they create. He
said it was the duty of engineers to
cooperate with the local Chambers
of Commerce in dealing with such
questions as city planning and zon-
ing, modernization, building codes.
housing and educational activities.
The American Engineering Coun-
Gil opened its ninth annual confer
ence at the Mayflower today with
forum on national planning. The
meeting was called to order by DR..
William Mcclellan, president of the
Potomac Electric Power Co. and
head of the council.
Speakers at Session.
Speakers at the assembly session
were DR.. Harold G.. Moulton, presi-
dent of the Brookings Institution,
and Charles w. Eliot, I'd, executive
of the National Resources Commit
tee. who disagreed on definitions of
national planning Dr.. Moulton
discussed it from the standpoint of
the type of national government in
power while Mr.. Eliot presented
planning as a decentralized function
to affect as large proportion Of
the population as possible.
"You engineers have more to con-
tribute toward national planning
than any other group in the coun-
try" Mr. Eliot told the council,
which is composed of delegates from
various professional engineering So
cieties.
Brig Gen. Earl Mcfarland, assist
ant to the chief of ordinance, War
Department. was scheduled to speak
on '"The Engineers relation to Ma
tional Defense" at today's joint
luncheon session of the council and
the secretaries.
Evening star., 1939-01-12
Musica Paid $150,000
To BIackmaiIers
Before Suicide
Investigators Reveal
Records Established
Payments
B. the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-The diaries
of F. Donald Coster -Musica dis.
closed today that the masquerading
head of McKesson & Robbins drug
firm paid approximately $15o,OO0
to blackmailers who knew of his
criminal past, prior to his suicide
last month.
Investigators said the total was
definitely established after an ex-
animation of the diaries, which
contained ledger-like entries, and
OF his private papers.
The Coster-Musica diaries were
said, too, to have disclosed the
identity of the so-called Donald
Coster, jr.," who rented Office space
in Montreal, supposedly at the be-
hest of Coster-Musica. Investiga-
tors indicated the mystery man had
used the name only to engage Office
space and that he was not a mem
Der OF the Musica family, nor in any
way related to the Musica brothers.
Assistant United States Attorney
John w. Knox, continued his ex-
animation of witnesses today and
questioned New York lawyer
whose identity was not disclosed.
The lawyer was said to have in
formed Federal agents shortly after
the Mckesson & Robbins re-
organization petition was filed that
he was aware of the identity of
Coster-MuSica.
Knox planned to question Archi-
bald Mcneil, Connecticut Demo-
cratic political figure, later in the
day as well as Nathan Halzer, a
Brooklyn lawyer who was said to
have represented George Vernard-
Arthur Musica in some litigation.
William j. Wardall, trustee of
McKesson & Robbins, moved, mean
while, to prevent disposal of
cash and other property disclosed
to have been fraudulently with
drawn from the firms treasury
by Coster Musica.
On petition of the trustee, an
order signed by Federal Judge AL
fred G. Coke was filed enjoining the
transfer Of property now held in
the names of the Muscia family
members and some Is other in
dividuals, aliases and corporations
already connected with the case.
The order also covered any assets
which may be uncovered through
the continuing inquiries of the
trustee and Federal, State and
municipal authorities.
A move by District ATTORNEY
Thomas E. Dewey today blocked the
road to freedom of two of the
Musica brothers.
The third brother, George Ver-
nard-Arthur Musica, remained in
Federal Jail because he repeatedly
could not raise $4,000 bail.
Federal authorities released
George Dietrich -Musica and Rob-
ert Dietrich-Musica yesterday after
they provided bail of $1,000 and
$4,000, respectively, but they were
promptly rearrested by District At
torney Dewey on charges of grand
larceny. Dewey said their thefts in
his jurisdiction might reach sl0OO,-
600. Bail of $4,000 was set for
George Musica and $500 for Rob-
ert Musica. Dewey said the BROTH
ers would face possible maximum
sentences Of 25 years each if con-
victed
Evening star., 1939-01-12
Admiral Stuunton Rites
To Be Held Tomorrow

Funeral services for Rear Admiral
Sidney Augustus Staunton, U. S. N,
retired, who died yesterday in Naval
Hospital, will be held at 3 pm. to-
morrow in st. Johns Episcopal
Church, Sixteenth and H streets
NV. The Rev. Oliver J. Hart will
offciate.
Burial, with full military honors,
will be in Rock Creek Cemetery.
The funeral escort will be COM
manded by Capt. Frank j. Lowry,
U. S. N.
Honorary pallbearers will be Ad-
miral Joseph Strauss, Vice Admiral
William Ledyard Rodgers, Rear Ad-
mirals Spencer S. Wood and Mont
gomery M Taylor and Capt Frank
K. Hill, all retired, and Lynch
LuQuer.
Evening star., 1939-01-12
Horse Show Planned
January n and 28

January ~ and % are the dates
tentatively set for the horse show
planned as a feature of the Presi-
dents Birthday Celebration in the
Capital, according to an announce.
ment by Col. George S. Patton
commandant Of Fort Myer and
chairman of the event. Unusua.
stunts are being arranged for the
show, which will take place at the
nearby post.
Evening star., 1939-01-12
Be Thrifty
BUDGET Your Income

Start the new year right. If you
want to get the most out of your
income, plan your expenditures
wisely-and adhere to it. Every
thrifty household must be managed
after some predetermined financial
plan. Get the thrift habit-order
your copy of the 1899 HOUSEHOLD
BUDGET BOOKLET. It tells how
to make the best uses of money,
how to spend and to save, and how
to make your money work for you.
Twenty pages of thrift hints and
IL ruled accounting pages for keep
ing daily record of expenses and
income Order now-only 10 cents
postpaid.
Evening star., 1939-01-12
Quote Club to Elect

Election Of officers will be held al
dinner meeting of the Quota Clut
OF Montgomery County at $50
O'Clock tonight at the Kenwood Coli
and Country Club.
Miss Lillian G. Moore, president;
DR.. Norma Pearson, vice president;
Miss Dorothy Nickerson, secretary
and Mrs. Helen Price Bready, treas
urer, are unopposed candidates TO,
reelection.
Evening star., 1939-01-12
Prof. Powell to Speak

Prof. Thomas Reed Powell of
Harvard University Law School, will
speak on Recent Trends in Con-
stitutional Law" at forum meet
ing of the District Chapter Of the
National Lawyers Guild at 8:15
o'clock tonight in the North Interior
Building. He will be introduced by
Calvert Magruder, general counsel
of the Wages and Hours Administra-
ton.
Evening star., 1939-01-12

lin, assistant boxing coach and mill
tary science instructor of the uni
versity; Sergt. George Uhrinak, as
sistant rifle coach; Jim Meade, all
Southern halfback; Jim Kehoe and
Mason Chronister, track stars; Rob-
ert Neiman, fencing coach, and Will
liam Council, Fitz Maisel and Carl
Cline, physical education majors
Mr.. McCaw says the program has
dual purpose in providing a prac-
tical laboratory in boys work for
physical education students as well
as worthwhile activity for the
youngsters in the vicinity of the uni
versity.
Evening star., 1939-01-12
in temperature.

The extensive northeastern disturbance
has remained almost stationary during the
last "A hours. Cartwright, Labrador $3.50
inches. and broad trough extends thence
southwestward to the South Carolina coast
and from there west-southwestward to the
Texas coast. where another disturbance is
developing Galveston 20. .s2 inches Pres
sure is low also over Southern and Centrai
Alberta and Saskatchewan southwark to
the Texas Panhandle. Prince Albert Sas-
katchewan. 29.74 inches; Rapid City, S
OAK, 29.SS inches, and Clayton n
Mex, 1920 inches Pressure is high
eenSers as follows: = North Head. Head wash. iai
;3O.3s inches; Norman. District of Mac
kenzie. 1896 inches; Indianapolis. Ind
1924 inches. and Bemidji MINI. 3O22
inches. There have been general rains in
the Gulf and South Atlantic States. Ten
nessee and the Southern Appalachian re-
gion: while light snow has fallen from
the Northern Rocky Mountain region east
ward to Northern New England. The tenn
perature has fallen over the eastern halt
OF the United States, but it is still above
normal over the greater part of the United
states and Western Canada
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
At Harpers Ferry: Potomac slightly muddy
at Great Falls today.
Evening star., 1939-01-12

More than 100 boys in the College
Park area joined the newly organ
lied Boys Club sponsored by DR..
Leroy Mackert, head of the phys
ical education department of the
University Of Maryland, last night.
University coaches and athletes
will act as instructors for the boys,
whose ages range from to 16.
Stewart McCaw, physical education
instructor, is in charge of the club
work.
The spaller lads will be taught
various games, while older boys will
participate in all lines of sport. The
staff consists Of Capt. William Mag
Evening star., 1939-01-12
Escaped Leopard Shot

PAIGNTON, England, Jan. IL (P.
Hunters today shot and killed a
200-pound leopard whose escape
from its cage in a ZOO had caused
terror among residents of this sea-
side town for 48 hours. The leopard
was found crouching in shrubbery
on the ZOO grounds.
Evening star., 1939-01-12
Weather Report

District OF ColumbiaRan
increasing n
Marylandsnow
and tomorrow;
VrginiaRain southeast
portion
West VrginiaRain
in tempe Noo
Evening star., 1939-01-12
Veteran Golf Pro Dies

NEW YORK, Jan. IL (P.-James
c. Farrell, veteran golf professional
and older brother of Johnny Farrell
United States Open golf champion
in 928, died yesterday at a Brooklyn
Hospital.
Evening star., 1939-01-12

Humidity for Last "a Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon todayD
Highest, SO per cent at 5 am. today
Lowest 80 per cent, at pm yesterday.
Evening star., 1939-01-12

CHICAGO-BULLET IN FLIGHT-A -caber ong-r bullet
pictured through the lens of candid camera
seen as 1t passes through glass; travelling past the
camera at an estimated speed of 1000 feet una
ton Of the flight caused the discharge $4,000
partially evacuated tube Left right bullet the
Evening star., 1939-01-12

Record for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest. so, pm. yesterday. Year
ago. 3S.
Lowest. 40, 5:16 am today. Year ago 49,
Record Temperature This Year.
Highest. 63. on January 10.
Lowest. 81. on January o.
Evening star., 1939-01-12
Precipitation

Monthly precipitation in inches In thu
Capital (current month to date):
Evening star., 1939-01-12

Report for Last e4 Hours.
Evening star., 1939-01-12
River Report.

Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Great Falls today
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10
Crosby And Wilby Hoopn1en Meet Saturday
CUNNINGHAM TO RACE TONIGHT I. May Set New Mile Mark on New Penn A. C.
 Track

1 Philadelphia, Feb. 10-(UP) - Glenn Cunningham will get another chance at record breaking urge on a springy, new board track tonight in the second annual Penn A. c. games.
 Some experts have pronounced the new oval the fastest ever built and talk of a four minute dream mile" has been revived, but track critics have no hopes for this meas ure of response from the itireless Kansan. V
 Although 1t has 12 laps, some of the coaches believe the track is faster than the 11-lap boards at Dart mouth, where Cunningham regis- tered 4:04.4 las tyear in the fastest mile ever stepped by man. These mentors believe the wider turns of the local oval will more than offset the extra lap.
 Cunningham will face familiar field tonight, his. foremos trivals being Don Lash and Chuck Fenske.
 Gene Venzke has deserted the mile to compete in the half-mile against Pittsburgh's Johnny Wood- ruff.
 More than 400 athletes, including such headliners ash Ben Johnson, Bill Wilson and Stella Walsh, will compete.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10
Sunday Matinee
 Of Ice Follies Proves Popular

New Haven, Feb. 10.-All attend ance records at the New Haven arena are being shattered this week by the Ice Follies of 1889, and the new high" for spectators will be even higher as the result of the addition of an extra matinee on Sunday.
 Earlier 6 Saturday matinee had been added when all seats were sold for the evening sessions of this fine ice show. The Saturday tickets dis appeared like snow under hot sun. The follies management gave in" when agreeing to the Saturday mat inee, and 1t took powerful persua- sion to get the promoters to sanc- ton the Sunday afternoon session. But the public demand was great, and the slogan of "the show must go on" was followed-and as there is one more chance to see this spec tacular ice presentation. Tickets for the Sunda matinee are now avail able at 85 cents, $l.10, $1.65 and $2.20.
 The show, with a fine cast of 65 headed by Bess Ehrhardt, Evelyn Chandler, Eddie and Roy Shipstad and Hene Brock, has been a great success in New Haven and through out the country. During the week standing room at leach performance has been taxed to the limit and, in- cluding the extra session slated for Sunday, hte Follies will set an at- tendance record of 36,000 for its weeks run in New Haven.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10
WORCESTER TEAM
 OPPOSES LITHS

The classy Worcester, Mass, Nor- tons invade St. Joseph's hall at g o'clock tomorrow night to do battle with the K. of L. tossers.
 The Nortons who hold @ victory over the Hartford aircraft array, and dropped an overtime decition to the West Haven Red Devils, have one of the outstanding centers in the game today, in Howard Mutt" Johnson, key man in their attack.
 Johnson isi six-foot-four and has a big, powerful pair of hands, which he .;ses to advantage in tossing in baskets from all angles with either hand. His tremendous reach and jumping ability make him a threat of the first rank and he caused the Liths no end of trouble before Joe Swasey finally caught up with him at Worcester two weeks ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-10
Ansonia Blue
 Devils Oppose Naugy Keds Tonight
Naugatuck, Feb. 1o.-The Ansonia

Naugatuck, Feb. 1o.-The Ansonia Blue Devils invade the local "" court tonight for a regular State League clash with the local U. S. Rubber Co.,, "Keds". A preliminary at 7:15 between the Bristol Cobras and the U. s. Big Leaguers will precede the main game which Is scheduled for 8:30 p. m.
 The visitors boast of one of the largest teams in the circuit with three regulars, Fair, Seaxaski, and Woerner, well over the six foot mark and will provide the locals with e smashing, breaking type of game. It will be the last scheduled league game for the Blue Devils and they are out to "feed" Fair, their star forward, in an effort to overcome the present scoring leader, Me- Gurk of Danbury, who has scored TO points for his IS league games. Fair has scored 135 points for 13 games and may be the one man in the league who can overtake him.
 Bob Red" Mariana, the local scoring leader has scored 125 points for 13 games and alsho has @ slender chance at the scoring lead- ership. The local ace holds the league scoring record for one game, 9 points, and will need another such game to get himself back in the running. Dancing will follow the main game.
 Tonight's probable lineups:
 Keds-Mariano, Cieslewski, for- wards; Korowotny, center; Gair, Sterniak, guards.
 Blue Devils-Fair, Stockings, for. wards; Sepkaski, center; Woerner, Kelley, guards.