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Evening star., 1939-04-19
Woman Recovering
After Being Attacked
By Man Near Home
Husband Was SIueeed
BY Another ProwIer
Three Months Ago

Mrs. Viola Guthridge, 80, whose
husband was slugged and seriously
injured three months ago by a man
apparently attempting robbery, was
recovering today from shock and
minor bruises suffered last night
when she was attacked by a colored
man near her home at 4914 Fourth
street NV.
Mrs. Guthridge, who is employed
at a downtown department store,
told police she was approached in
the 200 block of Farragut street NV.
shortly after leaving a beauty shop
by man who dragged her, scream
Ing. into q nearby alley.
Her assailant fled after three
youths ran into the alley in answer
to her cries for aid.
Il offered him my purse" the
victim said, but he told me he
didn't want 1t and threatened to
stick a knife through me- If I
screamed again. He was trying to
shove me over q fence into a lot
when the young men ran into the
alley"
Her benefactors left the scene
without revealing their identities.
She was treated by a private physi-
clan for cut on one ear and minor
scratches and bruises on her body.
Her husband, William c. Guth-
ridge, slugged over the head last
January by a white man at the
basement door of his home, re-
manned in Casualty Hospital with
fractured skull for several weeks.
He still is unable to work regularly,
Mrs. Guthridge said today. His as
sailant fed without taking any
money.
Evening star., 1939-04-19
Woodward & lothrop
Club Initiates 81

Thirty-two new members were
initiated into the Woodward &
Lothrop 20-Year Club at its annual
banquet Monday night at the
Raleigh Hotel, bringing the total
membership of the club to 219.
Nine members of the club have en-
ployment records with Woodward
g. Lothrop extending over more than
SO years. The new members are:
Charles w. Asquith, Mrs. A. E.
Baucom, John E. Butte, Miss M. B.
Campbell, Mrs. Lean A. Devers,
George c. Duvall, Charles E. Firor,
Mrs. Laura S. Grove, Mrs. Margaret
E. Hasson, Mrs. Mollie N. Jordan,
Carl A. Leimbach, N. H. Luttrell,
Mrs. Margaret Mcpherson, D. Leroy
Miller, Mrs. Irene H. Milstead,
Charles E. Nalley. BARNARD w.
Parker, Miss Henrietta Reichold,
Ralph r. Rich, Clark A. Riden, Miss
H. j. Roberts, Miss M. s. Roberst,
Mrs. E. A. Sadler, Mrs. M. D. Snow,
Mrs. Mary v. Soper, Samuel e.
Stratton, Mrs. A. T. Townson, Mrs.
L. j. Turner, John Tyssowski, Miss
Leontine Won Entrees, H. E. Walker
and Miss L. M. Williams.
L.. K. Ashford was inducted into
the presidency at the banquet meet
ing. The other new officers in
Quoted are: Mrs. M. Cornelius, vice
president; j. j. Donovan, secretary;
John Adams. treasurer and L H n.
Robinette, historian. The Banquet
Committee in charge of arranging
the dinner and program comprised: !:
r. K. Koontz, chairman; E. e.
Bageant, music, entertaining and
initiation; j. o. Moque, seating;
Mrs. L. Howard, table decoration;
w. G. Bowman, decorating and
lighting: +. p. Scott. reception, and
Miss M. E. Cleary, printing.
Evening star., 1939-04-19
Community Chest
Vice Chuirmen Named

The two vice chairmen in COM
mand of the two main geographical
divisions Of the Metropolitan Unit
for the Community Chest campaign
will be Mrs. A. Chambers Olphant,
who will head the solicitation in the
residential areas of Northwest, and
Edward S. Pardoe, who will head
the campaign in Northeast, South
east. Southwest and the downtown
business area. This was announced
today by w. w. Wheeler, chairman
of the Metropolitan Unit.
At the same time it was announced
that Mr.. and Mrs. Waldron Faulkner
will lead the campaign organization
in the Cleveland Park-Chevy Chase
areas. Mrs. Louis Kalichstein in the
Petworth- Sixteenth street area, J.
Louis Gelbman in the Southeast Sec
tion, Aaron Goldman in the down.
town area, Daniel Partridge, III, in
the West End-Dupont area and
George A. Ford in the Columbia
Heights area.
Evening star., 1939-04-19
House 6. 0. P. Group
Would Have Congress
Recall Money Power
Report Asks EorIy
Resumption Of Specie
Payments Also
Dy the Associated Press.

oy the Associated Press.
House foes of legislation to ex-
tend the administrations monetary
powers lined up today behind a
Republican recommendation for
congressional control ever money
and an early return to the gold
standard.
The report, submitted by a party
committee to House Republicans
yesterday, demanded discontinuance
of the domestic silver purchase pro-
gram and the Presidents authority
to devalue the dollar further. 1t
asked greater restrictions on the
Treasury's $4,000, 100000 stabiliza-
ton fund.
The monetary bill would continue
these three features until June 80,
1941.
The Republicans proposed that
a Senate-H House committee be estab-
lished to work out changes in the
monetary system, especially means
of bringing about an early resump-
ton of specie payments.
Confidence RestOra ton Seen.
The committee said its sugges-
tions would end "all unsound and
dangerous elements in the present
monetary system, stimulate recov-
cry immeasurably, and restore con-
fldence in government.
War talk figured in the discus
sion of the monetary powers.
Mr.. Roosevelt said at press con-
ference that extension of the fiscal
authority was not linked with the
European situation, but with the
general world economic conditions.
However, Chairman Somers of the
House Coinage Committee men
toned specifically the possibility of
conflict in Europe in urging the ex-
tension.
"We know what situation existed
yesterday. and We know what the
situation is today" Representative
Somers said, but God only knows
what conditions will exist tomorrow.
And I don't want to curtail the right
of the United States to protect itself
against something more extreme
than we have seen in the past
Meeting Is in House Chamber.
The Republicans met in the House
Chamber after listening to a days
debate on the bill to extend for two
years the Treasury's S2,000000, 900
stabilization fund, the domestic sill
yer purchase program and the Presi-
dents authority to devalue the dol
lar.
The Republican committee was
headed by Representative Wolcott
of Michigan.
Minority Leader Martin said no
action was taken on the Wolcott
committees report at the confer
ence and no decision was reached on
how Republicans should vote on the
monetary bill.
Evening star., 1939-04-19
Axis Reaching Out
To Draw Yugos|avia
Within |ts0rbit
Ciono Expected to Offer
Cincor-Murkovich
Plan Saturday
BY the Associated Press,

--S~oSAs<sSN
BUDAPEST, April 19.-Diplo.
matte sources said today Yugo-
slavia appeared to be on the point
OF being drawn submissively into the
influence of the Rome Berlin axis,
with the cooperation of Hungary.
Budapest newspapers in scream
ing headlines announced "Hunga-
rian-Yugoslav rapprochement."
In diplomatic circles evidence was
seen Of at least an impressive initial
success by the axis in bringing Yugo-
slavia into its orbit because of a
friendly reference to that country
by Premier Mussolini and Count
Paul Teleky, Hungarian premier.
during their conversations in Rome.
Ciano to See Yugoslav.
An Italian plan for direct CO.
operation with Yugoslavia was ex-
pected to be presented to Yugoslav
Foreign Minister Alexander Cincar-
Markovich when he meets Italian
Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo
Clano in Venice Saturday.
Diplomatic representatives OF
Western powers here were said to
have an attitude of resignation in
the matter.
Some observers believed that
Yugoslavia, if friendly with Italy,
Hungary and Germany, need fear no
outright invasion either on the
Adriatic, along the lengthy northern
border or from Albania on the south.
They contended that cooperation
with France and Great Britain
would make these frontiers pre-
carious.
The Balkan countries puzzled over
several unanswered questions as to
what new Yugoslav role would
mean to the Balkan Entente of Ru-
mania, Turkey, Greece and Yugo.
slavia, hitherto concerned largely
with keeping Bulgarian territorial
demands under control.
Another confusing element was
the departure of Nicholas Momtchil-
off, Bulgarian Minister to Great
Britain, from London for Sofia.
Well-informed circles in Sofia said
that he was coming home with
British suggestions for moderating
Bulgarian demands for parts of Ru-
manian and Turkish territory.
1t was reported that Bulgaria
would be asked to content herself
with symbolic cession" of small
portion of the Dobruja region-Black
Sea coastal area gained by Rumania
after the World War-and access to
the Aegean Sea across Turkey.
Evening star., 1939-04-19
Board Of Adjustment
Approves Seven
Zone Appeals
Public Hearing Held
On Plans for Open
Parking Garage

The Board of Zoning Adjustment
today announced it has approved
seven applications.
At the same time the board con-
sidered at a public hearing the plans
of the Evening Star Newspaper Co.
for construction of a three STORY
open-type public parking garage at
the southwest corner of Tenth and
E streets NV. The area is now
used as parking lot
There was no opposition to the
proposal. which involves the grant,
ing of variance from the lot occu-
pancy requirements of a ID" area
district under the zoning regula-
tions Speaking for the plan were
Fleming Newbold, business manager
of The Star. and S. H. Kaufman.
assistant business manager of The
Star.
The board approved the following
seven applications:
An appeal by Jamie S. Gore for
permission to erect one-story rear
addition to the Fairfax Hotel,
Twenty-flrst street and Massachu-
setts avenue NV
An appeal by John A. Rupert to
change a non-conforming use from
a candy store and newsstand to a
dry cleaning agency at 1901 Twelfth
street NV.
An appeal by Ernest E. and Esther
Cady Danley for permission to erect
rear two-story addition to dwell
ing at 1907 Foxhall road NV.
An appeal by r. L. Andrus for
permission to erect rear two story
porch on a dwelling at 59O6 Thirty
second street NV
An appeal by Joseph G. Motyka
for permission to erect an inclosed
rear one-story porch at 1343 Madi-
son street NV.
An appeal by Louis and Peter
Veneziana for permission to change
g non-conforming use from a gro
Gerry store to a restaurant at 600
Third street NV.
An appeal by Frank B. Keves for
permission to erect rear one STORY
porch on dwelling at 3412 Lowell
street NV.
Evening star., 1939-04-19
Fleet Starts Trip
Back 10 Pacific
At4P.M. Today
Three Supply Ships
Will Be First to
leove Hampton

The American fleets suddenly
ordered move to the Pacific was to
begin at 4 pm. today, with the
departure from Hampton Roads Of
three supply ships-the Bridge, the
Arctic and the Antares. Most of the
remaining ships probably will be-
gin the long trip tomorrow morning,
although SO vessels will remain on
the East coast for the opening Of
the New York Worlds Fair.
The order of departure was de-
cided on this morning after a con-
ference aboard the U. S. S. Pennsyl-
vania. the fleet flagship. between
Admiral C. C. Bloch. fleet command
er, and his ranking officers. The
Pennsylvania reached Hampton
Roads at 10 am. after steaming
down Chesapeake Bay from An
napolis, Md.
AS the withdrawal time approach
ed there still was no official detailed
explanation for the Navy Depart
ment order Saturday for the return
to the Pacific weeks ahead Of
schedule. Questioned on the move
at his press conference yesterday,
President Roosevelt said the Navy
was subject to daily change Of
orders and that the shift was aimed
at returning the naval situation to
normal
Leave Ends at 6 PM.
In Norfolk, all leave ends today at
e HRnnre
warships were enjoying their last
few hours ashore. The work of sup
plying the ships has been slightly de-
| layed by unfavorable weather, but
they will sail on schedule, it was said
at the Norfolk Naval Supply Depot,
where force of 400 men has been
working three shifts night and day
since Saturday afternoon.
Shortly before the Pennsylvania
arrived in Hampton Roads, the bat
tleships Mississippi and Idaho, the
cruiser Idaho and the hospital ship
Relief left the Norfolk Navy Yard
and dropped down into Hampton
Roads to be ready to leave with the
fleet.
IL AuIlllIdl olOCH ORDERS no
changes, these are among the ships
which will be in New York Harbor
when the Worlds Fair opens:
Battleship Tennessee, which is
already at New York and which
presumably will rejoin the Battle
Force in the Pacific later: the Texas,
the new aircraft carrier Ranger.
the tender Langley. the new heavy
cruiser Wichita, 5 light cruisers, IA
destroyers. submarines. the ex-
perimental destroyer Semmes and
the rescue vessel Falcon.
To Join Fleet at Sea.
The West Virginia. which now is
at the Brooklyn Navy Yard for the
replacement of 16-inch gun, prob
ably will join the Pacific-bound force
in the Atlantic after the armada
sails from Hampton Roads.
Meanwhile the Navy said the
order for the. fleet to return to the
Pacific had resulted in cancellation
of the European shakedown cruise
of the new destroyer Jouett, an
1,85O-ton 11otilla leader. which sailed
yesterday from Chatham, British
naval base. to augment the de-
pleted naval force that will visit the
Worlds Fair.
Evening star., 1939-04-19
Public Assistance
Cases Decrease
Sharply in Year
Miss Hill Reports
Nearly As Per Cent Drop
Under CurtoiIed Funds

Due to reduced appropriations the
average number of cases receiving
general public assistance here so
far this fiscal year has been de-
creased by nearly As per cent from
the level for the first nine months
of the previous fiscal year, the
Board of Public Welfare has been
advised.
Data to show this change In the
relief picture of the District were
contained in the March report of
the public assistance, division, filed
yesterday with the board by Miss
Alice Hill, director. The average, she
said, had been reduced from 1888
to 1867 a month.
She added: "Since the number
who receive assistance depends
upon the amount of money avail
able it does not necessarily indi-
cate the extent of need"
Reporting at the same time on q
study of all aid-to-dependent-chil-
dren cases, active last December,
Miss Hill said that only three of the
1856 households receiving such cate
gorical aid had other income in
excess of 500 per month.
Burdette G. Lewis, in his report
on an investigation of the District
relief machinery published in jan
uary, declared that some l8 per cent
of the A. D. c. families had other
income of $l00 per month or more.
Miss Hill said that one Of the
three families, which had nine
members, had a total income from
all sources of $136, including an
A. D. c. grant Of SIG a month; that
second family of seven persons
had a total income of $l79, including
Evening star., 1939-04-19

particularly since the official high
school list of records does not in
clude many of these symphonies Of
fered by The Star"
Debussy Works Available.
The Star today was continuing
distribution of the newest release
of the campaign - Claude Debus-
sy's Afternoon of Faun,"
Clouds" and Festivals" at the
special counter in the lobby of The
Star Building. Although made
available only two days ago. the
new relase already has proved a
popular one.
The five previous offerings of the
program also may be obtained at
the booth. These are Bach's
"Brandenburg Concertos Nos. 2 and
3d. Wagners preludes to Die Meis-
tersinger" and "Parsifal," Mozart's
symphony No. 40 in G Minor" ;"
Beethoven's symphony No. in c.
Minor" and Schubert's beloved "Un-
finished Symphony"
Evening star., 1939-04-19
School Music Teachers Say
Star Recordings Help Them
Symphony Broudcusts

Through the cooperation of
the National Broadcasting Co.
The Star is presenting over
WMAL each weekday morning
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, includ-
ing the latest offering-Debus-
sy's Afternoon of a Faun."
Clouds" and "Festivals'-may
be obtained at the special booth
in the lobby of The Star Build
ing each weekday from am.
to 6 pm. The booth is closed
on Sundays.
Evening star., 1939-04-19
Roosevelt Instructor
Sees Campaign as
Aiding Orchestra

Miss Emma Louise Thompson,
music teacher at Roosevelt High
School, believes the symphonic re-
cordings being made available in
The Stars music appreciation cam
paign will be of great benefit to
the orchestras in the schools, which
are making use of the recordings.
In letter to DR.. Edwin N. c.
Barnes, head of the department of
music of the public school system,
Miss Thompson said:
Il am very enthusiastic about
The Stars campaign. Many of our
pupils are getting the records and
are becoming more interested. This
is particularly true among the men,
bers of the orchestra.
Each work is being studied, and
I believe it will not only bring a
keen appreciation of the best music
but will serve as an impetus toward
better orchestra playing"
PIT. A. Buying Records.
Miss Thompson explained that
the Roosevelt Parent-Teacher AS
sociation is supplying the school
with recordings from The Stars
list which are not already included
in the schools record library.
DR.. Barnes also has received q
letter concerning the campaign
from Paul D. Gable, head of the
music department of Eastern High
School, who wrote that "the facul-
ty of Eastern and myself are very
enthusiastic about the campaign"
'As you probably know" Mr.. Ga
BILE said, Eastern High School was
one of the first of the high schools
to order the complete series of rec
ords and the record player. I am
using the recordings in my appre-
citation, major choral and orchestra
tion classes. The records are uni
formly good, and they fill want,
Evening star., 1939-04-19
Congress in Brief
TODAY,

senate:
Debates ss6,soo,ooo naval air base
bill. Noon.
Breckenridge Long testifies on
neutrality legislation. 1890 am
Labor Board Chairman Madden
continues testimony on Wagner Act
amendments. 10 am.
Banking Subcommittee studies re-
peal Of Silver Purchase Act. 1890
am.
Byrnes Unemployment Committee
votes on permanent relief set-up.
10 am.
House:
Discusses bill to train $4,000 civil
ian air pilots. Noon
Foreign Affairs Committee con-
tinues neutrality hearings. 10 am.
Agriculture Committee studies
cost-of- production farm bill. 1890
am.
Ways and Means Committee con-
siders social security extension. 10
am.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Will consider naval air base pro-
gram or new public works bill.
immigration Committee meets.
10 am.
Interstate Commerce Committee
holds hearing on railroad legisla-
ton. 1890 am.
House:
Continues debate on dollar stab
iliZation bill.
Foreign Affairs Committee con-
tinues hearings on neutrality legis-
lation. 10 am.
Appropriations Subcommittee con-
tinues hearings on State and JUS
tice supply bill. 10 am.
Evening star., 1939-04-19
Receiver Authorized
To Sell PROPERTY

Cary A. Hardee, receiver of the
Commercial National Bank of
Washington, was empowered yes
terday to sell for s73,5OO cash the
property at 1522-1524 Fourteenth
street NV. to Charles D. Drayton,
local lawyer, under an order signed
by Justice Joseph w. Cox of Dis
trict Court.
The order specifies that the sale
shall be subject to the existing
lease of B. F. Goodrich Co, now
In possession under an agreement
running until January 81, 1910, at
an annual rental of $4,000.
Evening star., 1939-04-19

Pressure continues low over the Lake
region. Houshton Lake. Mich. 80. 81 inches
while disturbance is moving slowly
northeastward over the Middle Atlantic
States. Richmond. Va. 29.74 inches
disturbance is moving southeastward over
HUDSON Bay. Chesterfield. 2g4S inches
with trough extending Southwestward
over the northern Plains States. Pressure
Is high southeast Of Newfoundland and
east OF Bermuda. S. s. Deutschland 3O.4@
inches Pressure is high over the Gulf
States. Brownsville. Tex. 30 10 inches. and
over British Columbia and the North Pa
enc states Lansara Island. British CO.
hours there have been showers mostly
light: ign In & the Lake region. the Ohio Valley
States and along the south Atlantic coast
Temperatures have fallen somewhat in the
southern s,iI Appalachian region. while they
lantic and North Atlantic States. the
middle Rocky Mountain and Plateau re-
glons and the northern Plains.
Evening star., 1939-04-19
ExiIed Novelist
To Talk on Germany

The Decline of German Civiliza-
tion-What It Means to World
Democracy is the subject of an ad-
dress to be given tonight at the
Jewish Community Center by Mrs.
Eva Lips, exiled German novelist.
Mrs. Lips will speak before the
April session of the National Jewish
Forum, and her lecture will be
open to the public. Mrs. Morris
Cafritz will preside as chairman of
the meeting and will lead the dis
cussion that will follow.
Evening star., 1939-04-19
Four Marine Outfits
To Receive CoIors
By tie Associated Press,

By tie Associated Press.
The Navy announced yesterday
plans for a presentation of colors
ceremony at the Quantico (Va.)
Marine Barracks post parade
grounds Saturday morning, May 6.
-Four stands of regimental colors
will be presented by Maj. Gen.
James c. Breckenridge, U. S. M. c.,
to the 5th Marines, the Is Marine
Aircraft Group, the 1st Battalian,
10th Marines, and the LIST Battalion,
18th Marines.
Evening star., 1939-04-19
Plan 'Anti-Wur Dow

BOMBAY, April 10 UP-Subhas
Chandra Bose, president of the AL
India Congress party. today called
on all Indians to observe next Sun
day as "anti-war day" On that
day patriotic organizations through
out the British Empire commemo-
rate st. George, the patron saint
of England.
Evening star., 1939-04-19

an A. D. c. grant of SIG, and that a
third family, consisting of 13 per-
sons. had a total income of 1923,
including $32 in A. D. C. grants.
The 1910 District supply bill as
it passed the House contained a
prohibition against payment of
more than $48 a month from any
public funds to any relief client.
Miss Hills report shows that the
averasc A. D. c. grant per house
hold according to the December
study was $4302 per month. She
said the average income from all
sources per household was $500.
Evening star., 1939-04-19
Lebrun Honors Gustuv

PARIS, April 10 R-President
Albert Lebrun gave formal lunch
con at Elysee Palace today for King
Gustav of Sweden, who is on his
way home after a vacation in
Southern France,
Evening star., 1939-04-19
Cancels Fair Trip

PARIS, April 10 LR.-Because OF
the international situation, Minister
of Commerce and Industry Fernand
Gentin today Cancelled trip to
New York for opening of the
Worlds Fair.
Evening star., 1939-04-19
Weather Report

District OF Counba-Pary cloudy tonight
tonight with lowest about IS degrees
Maryland cloudy
! ers the coast tonight tomorrow generally
Vlgna-Pay cloudy;
generally fair; cooler
tonight
in nSOuLh hnOrtnn
Evening star., 1939-04-19

ton, w. Va, Monday after he called
the childs mother Sunday night
and told her Betty Jean was safe.
Mrs. Hodges quoted him as saying
he intended to see to it that neither
she nor police ever found Betty
Jean unless she agreed to allow the
child to 60 to school here.
Police traced the call to Silver
Spring, Md. where they learned he
boarded a Westbound Baltimore g.
Ohio train. His arrest followed.
Evening star., 1939-04-19

Try to understand the other fel-
lows problem and make street safety
cooperative.
Evening star., 1939-04-19
Report for Last FL Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest. SO, 5:15 pm. yesterday. Year
Lowest. SO. 6 am. today. Year ago. IS.
Record Tenperaturss This Year.
Highest s5, on March 20.
Lowest, II, or February %.
Hunidity fer Last "a Hours.
Trom noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest. 90 per cent. at 10 am. today,
Lowest. 81 Der cent, at noon today.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers muddy
at Harpers Ferry; Potomac muddy at Great
Falls today.
Tide Tables.
Uurnished BY United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Today. Tomorrow.
Hlrh ------------- 7:44 am. s:23 am.
Low ------------- 2:l1 am. 2:49 m
zoa E,;n ---------- s:9s s9s Pm Pm: sss sas Pm Pm
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Bets.
Sun. tomorrow ----. 6:o6 6:49
Moon, today ------- 5:1S am, 1903 p.m
Automobile liehts must bs turned on one
half hour after sunset.
PreeiDitatisn,
e.nIen9 Menthly p.sSip,sstiSn in inches In the
'a1uary =------- a.41 a.bs 7.sa 81