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Evening star., 1939-11-15
100 in Last Man Club
Begin Long Wait
For a Bottle Of Wine
A Lone Survivor
Will Drink 1t in Toast
To Departed Comrades

The Last Man Club of Washing
ton last night permanently closed
its membership roll after enlisting
100 World War veterans. the last
survivor of whom. many years hence,
will drink toast to his departed
comrades in old Chianti wine.
Approximately 35 members of the
unusual club held special business
meeting over dinner at the Fair
fax Hotel to close the membership
and make plans for the annual ban
quet to be held at 2400 Sixteenth
street next February Is.
The club has its own ritual, but
is patterned after lines of similar
organization of Middle Western vet
Grams of the Civil War. Several years
ago the last survivor of this group
drank a final toast to his comrades.
The. local clubs bottle of wine is
in possession of the president, Mai,
Gen. Amos A. Fries. who will pass III
on to his successor in Office. The
club was organized February Is, 1887,
by. William B. Covert, its present
secretary 1t was originally planned
70 close the membership when it
reach 100.
The members are from % States
and many foreign countries. Their
World War ranks range from general
to private, and every branch of the
United States service is represented.
All of the original members are still
living
You never can tell who will be
the first to CO. said member,
whose registration number was 13
I'VE haven't had a death yet, and
I'm knocking on wood . not that
I'm superstitious. you understand,
but I get a little uneasy when I
think about that number of mine"
The informal meeting was pre-
sided over last night by Gen. Fries,
who had to leave early Robert
Slater, senior vice president, took
charge of the meeting in his alb
Sence
One member suggested that the
club take out life insurance policy
on the "last man." who, in all like
ihood, will need several thousand
dollars for his old age after outliv-
ing 80 of his comrades in the club.
Decision on the proposal was post
poned.
The average age of the members
is As. and their average life ex-
pectancy, said member who had
discussed the question with an in
surance agent, was approximately
% years more.
The club has worked out elaborate
toasts to be said by the last 10 men
and, finally, by the last survivor.
The oldest man in the club is Gen.
Fries, who is 66, and the youngest,
Percival H. Smith. 38, a veteran of
the Canadian army, now an enter
tainer and professional Santa
Claus in season.
The clubs slogan is, Garry On"
Evening star., 1939-11-15
CoIored Group TO Raise
Civil Rights Fund

The District of Columbia branch
of the National Association for Ad-
vancement of Colored People, re-
porting a membership of 23O6, met
last night at the Twelfth street
branch of the Y, M. c. A. and de-
cided to establish fund to carry
on its program, including sponsor
ship of civil rights" bill for the
District.
The following officers, elected at
the reorganization session last
spring. were named by unanimous
vote to succeed themselves: G. Her
bert Marshall, president; Mrs. Ger
trude B. Stone, first vice president;
Robert c. Weaver, second vice presi-
dent; John Lowell, secretary; James
Ward, assistant secretary, and DR.
Amanda v. c. Hilger, treasurer
In spirited contest, the following
were named to the executive board
Mrs. Bertha Blair, Mrs. Norma
Boyd, George Brice, Robert w
Brooks, DR.. Sara Brown, j. Robert
Japott, jr.; L. Wray Choat, Mrs Sally
Fisher Clark, Wendell Erwin, Will
liam Hastie, James NJ Nabrit, Ar
thur Newman, Charles Edward Rus
sell, U. S. Pate, Franklin Thorne
Miss Pauline Wallace and Robert
c. Weaver.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Ickes Receives
Parks Survey
For District
Report Has Bedrine
On Civil Service Test
For Superintendent

Secretary of the Interior Ickes to-
day was considering a report on the
park system in the District on which
Is to be based a civil service exami-
nation to decide who shall be the
next superintendent of National
Capital Parks.
The post of superintendent was
left vacant last August ! when c.
Marshall Finan was transferred in
a three-way shift of superintendents
in the National Park Service to Zion
and Bryce Canyon National Parks
in Southern Utah.
The report, which was handed to
Mr. Ickes Monday by its two au-
thors, Capt. Charles G. Sauers, SUI
perintendent of the Cook County
forest preserve district of Illinois,
and H. S. Wagner, director -secre-
tary of the Akron (Ohio) metropoli-
tan park district, has taken about
three months to prepare.
Study Adjacent Areas.
The two men have delved into the
park system here and in adjacent
areas and have endeavored to rec
ommend how it could be operated
better. They have conferred not
only with officials of the National
Park Service, of which the Office
of National Capital Parks is a field
unit, but also have interviewed the
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission, the District Rec
reation Department, officials in the
District government and other in
dividuals, both in official and pri-
vate life.
Secretary Ickes was not prepared
to say today just what recommended
tions are in the report, as he indi-
Gated he had not had time to give it
thorough examination.
1t is believed, however, that some
of the recommendations involve
changes in the present policy of
administering the parks here and
In the requirements which the next
superintendent of National Capital
Parks should possess.
Urge Experienced Men.
There is said to be considerable
opinion IN the park service that su-
perintendents in the future should
be experienced men in the field of
municipal park work This pre-
| cludes the appointment of virtually
any park service official. as their
training has been largely in connec-
ton with large wilderness areas and
point of national interest only re-
motely or incidentally connected
with large cities: Washington {
paTkA on the other hand, are an
integral part on the city as well as
Of national interest. Their admin
istration is therefore complicated by
the fact they have to provide both
community and national use and are
financed by both local and national
appropriations.
Interior Department officials said
they did not know just when the
report would be made public, but in
dicated that an announcement could
be expected before long.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
FootIight Club Presents
Double Door Tonight

The Footlight Club of the Uni
versity of Maryland will present
the first performance this evening
of its forty-first production, "Dou-
BILE Door," by Elizabeth McFadden.
The play, which is being directed
by Ralph I. Williams, will be pre-
sented each evening through Satur-
day.
The leading parts will be taken by
Mary zurhorst, Albert Coleman,
Aria Guild and Lorraine Jackson.
In the supporting cast are George
Gantz, Martha Corcoran, ;Gino VAL
enti and Ted SteU.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Col. Edwin St. G. Wren
Dies in Hawaii

1t. Col. Edwin st. G. Wren, ST.
Dental Corps, U. S. A., who served
three deails of duty in Washington
died yesterday at Schofield Bar
racks, Hawaii, the War Department
learned today.
Col. Wren completed courses at
the Army Dental School here and
was stationed in Washington from
1922 to 1924 in the Office of the
Surgeon General. He also was sta
toned at the Army War College
from 1886 to 1888.
A native of Boyertown, Pa, Col
Wren was graduate of the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania Dental
School. He entered the Army in 1919
after service with the Pennsylvania
National Guard. He was made a
lieutenant colonel in 1897.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Virginia s. Wren, and a son, Will
liam s. Wren.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Report Urges
More Parkinu
Facilities
Downtown Problem
Cited by A. A. A.
Committee

A continuing decline in the ratio
Of central business district prop
erty values to other land values is
in prospect for the Nations large
cities, if steps are not taken to i'm
prove accessibility for motorists, a
report made public today by the
American Automobile Association
National Committee on Parking and
Terminal Facilities contends.
In counseling concern for the
economic health" of downtown
areas, the report declares, "it be-
comes increasingly evident that at
tention must be directed to provision
of low-cost off-street facilities, as
contrasted to undue attention to
further curb regulation"
The report points out central dis
trict curb space is being withdrawn
from legal parking use in increasing
amounts.
A study submitted to the COM
mittee yesterday by the A. A. A.
safety and traffic engineering de-
partment indicated so per cent re-
duction in legally available down.
town parking space had been ef-
fected in Washington since 1880.
Smaller Municipalities Active.
The smaller municipalities have
been taking more active interest in
relieving the parking problem than
large cities. according to the COM
mittee's report. Thirty-three cities
of 100000 population or less have
provided municipal off-street park
ing facilities, it. is stated.
The report was one of three re-
leased today in advance of tomor-
rows opening of the A. A. AS 37th
annual convention. to be held in
the Mayfower Hotel.
Railroads are attempting to in
fate" highway costs by employing
a built for profit" theory, Col. Sid
ney D. Waldron of Detroit, Mich,
said in making available to dele
gates the report of the Motor We
hicle Taxation Committee, of which
he is chairman.
In seeking increases in the motor
vehicle tax burden. Col Waldron de-
clared railroads have been using
ridiculous procedure in attempting
to apply cost-plus- profit charges to
public enterprise such as highways" "
Gas Tax Reduction Noted.
The committee report noted re-
duction in 1888 in gasoline taxes and
in diversion of motor tax revenue to
non-highway purposes. The report
added immediate action should be
taken to forestall tolls on roads al
ready completed and paid for.
The Highway and Legislative Com.
mittee urged a drive for establish
. .ment of minor courts with salaried
magistrates to eliminate "fee-split-
ting" among constables and justices
of the peace, and the Roadside De-
velopment and Control Committee
said the United States is far behind
many other countries in protecting
roadsides against unsightliness. The
latter group asked increased activity
in behalf of the Suggested Uniform
Act for Roadside Development and
Control.
Secretary of the Interior Ickes will
deliver the principal address to-
morrow morning at the opening con-
vention session. His discussion of
"Travel in the Americas" will be
broadcast by the Mutual Broadcast
ing System.
Senator King of Utah is to well
come the delegates.
The three sessions tomorrow and
those on Friday will include con-
sideration of all traffic engineering,
safety and motor vehicle tax prob
lens.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Grand Jury Ignores
Homicide Charqe
In Traffic Death
Former Hotel Official
Accused Of PecuIotion;
26 Are Indicted

The grand jury today ignored a
homicide case against Sam Richard
son, colored, 46, of the $500 block
OF Eads street NE, who was accused
by police of causing the death of
Harry L. Baker, So, white, of the
200 block of Indiana avenue NV.
on October Is at Benning road and
Eastern Branch NE, while driving
his automobile. Mr.. Richardson told
police that he remembered striking
some object, but thought it was
curb. Mr.. Baker died in Casualty
Hospital, police said, as a result of
the injuries.
Walter F. Paul, As, former credit
manager of the Ambassador Hotel,
was indicted on a charge of embez-
Element, as the grand jury handed
up 26 indictments to justice Peyton
Gordon in Criminal Court No. /,
The indictment specifically charges
Paul with taking some s304.44 of the
hotels funds. ~ '-
Hotel Manager Russell A. Conn
told police that Paul would fire.
quently relieve the front office
cashiers on duty for several minutes
at time and put check in the
cashiers drawer for a certain sum
OF money and then keep the money.
Police were informed by Mr.. Conn
that Paul received these checks in
his capacity as credit manager.
Paul's alleged frequent absences
from the hotel reputedly led to his
discovery.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are: Roscoe Fields.
Joseph H. Perte, Daniel l.. Mills,
Charles Ingram and Harold L,
Kirby. grand larceny; Samuel Smith,
Louis D. Jenkins, Booker T. Jaw
Samuel A. Reynolds and William M
Chck, housebreaking and larceny:
Marion Dixon and Jacob Blankfeld
receiving stolen property; Aytch
Hansford, colored, 20, larceny after
trust for allegedly taking s162 from a
drug store where he was EMPLOYED
as a porter; Martin r. Rieckman
lndlcted on a charge of taking two
pistols. the property of the United
States-allegedly a deserter from
washington Headquarters Company
OF the Army; Willie r. Spells, vio-
lations of the numbers. law; Robert
=. Green, violation of the White
slave Traffic Act; William Jordan
James A. Davis. Thomas E. Robin
son. John A. Spriggs, Reginald j
wheeler, robbery; Joseph N. Ferrj
and William S. Rich, assault with
intent to commit robbery; Richard
r. Mason and James Patterson, as
sault with dangerous weapon
George E. jackson and John Moore
violation OF the Harrison Narcotic
Act and the Narcotic Drugs I'm
port and Export Act, and Clyde l.
Finklea, pandering.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Execution Delayed
To Allow Mercy Pleu

Justice Peyton Gordon in District
Court today postponed the execution
of Edward B. Bishop, convicted of
killing his wife with a hammer,
from December l to the second
Friday in January so that defense
counsel may seek executive clem-
ency.
Ross O'Donoghue, attorney for
Bishop, told the court that Presi-
dent Roosevelt would be asked to
commute the sentence. Assistant
United States Attorney Cecil r.
Hef1in, who prosecuted the case,
appeared for the Government.
The United States Court of Ap-
peals recently upheld the conviction
of the 36-year-old itinerant car.
penter.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Missionary to- Speak

Miss Emma Bass, a returned mis-
sionary, will describe Adventures
Under the Southern Cross" at a
meeting of the Women's Guild of the
Sibley Memorial Hospital tomorrow
at II am. The Rev. Clarkson Banes
of Waugh Methodist Church is to
offer the devotional service. The Sib-
ley faculty bazaar will be conducted
In Rust Hall parlor from 10 am. to
Q pm.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Dr.. Cove 6. johnson
Feted on 25th Year
AT Baptist Church
Reception and Social
Hour Follow Brief
Services

Celebrating the completion of the
Rev. DR.. Cove G. Johnson's twenty
fifth year as their pastor. members
of the National Baptist Memorial
Church last night crowded the
church auditorium for brief services
followed by a reception and a So
cial hour.
DR.. Rufus w. Weaver, executive
secretary of the District Baptist
Convention, declared in his address
to the congregation that DR.. john
sons influence has not been merely
Evening star., 1939-11-15
To Serve Turkey Dinner

A Homecoming " turkey dinner
will be served in the parish house of
st. Margarets Episcopal Church,
Connecticut avenue and Bancroft
place NV, tomorrow at 6 pm. The
Young Peoples Society will assist in
the serving. -
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Roosevelt Not to Act
On Dimond Protest

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt said yesterday
that at this point he planned to do
nothing about protest from An
thony Dimond, Alaskan delegate in
Congress, against appointment of
DR.. Ernest Gruening as governor of
the territory.
He suggested that the question be
repeated in month or so.s
Evening star., 1939-11-15
300 Expected at Party

Approximately 800 members are
expected to attend the Thanksgiv-
ing party to be given by Spalding
Council, Knights of Columbus, at 8
O'Clock tomorrow night at the coun-
ellis clubrooms, 918 Tenth street
NV. A buffet supper will be served
following the party.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Miss Rice to Speak

Miss Selma Rice, assistant econ
omist of the National Resources
Planning Board, will address the
meeting of the D. c. Cooperative
League tonight at 8 o'clock in the
educational building of Foundry
Methodist Church, Sixteenth and P
streets NV.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Consumers Conference
To Hold Open Meeting

A Consumers Conference on High
Prices and Profiteering, recently or
ganized here. will hold an open
meeting at pm. Friday at 736
jackson place NV. 1t was an
nounced that plans will be made
at the meeting to combat price rises
and profiteering.
Mrs. Samuel Levy of Silver Spring,
Md, temporary secretary, said the
speaker will be DR.. Theodore kreps
of the Monopoly Committee. His
subject is Price Dangers Ahead"
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Woodside Turkey Dinner

The Ladies Aid of the Woodside
Methodist Church will hold its an
nual turkey dinner at the church,
1914 Georgia avenue, tomorrow
from S to 8 pm. Mrs. George But
Ter is chairman OF the dinner. "A
bazaar also will be held. :
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Traffic Record

The traffic record for 24-hour
period ending 8 am. today:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, 80.
Motorists injured, 8.
Motorists arrested, 387.
Pedestrians injured, 8.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation of pedestrian control
regulations, IL.
Evening star., 1939-11-15
Reece in Hospital

Representative Reece, Republican,
of Tennessee, entered Naval Hos
pital for minor operation yester-
day. Attaches said he would return
to his Office in a few days.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-01

CALGARY, Alta, Aug. l. CUP)-
Testimony of Alice Knowles, %,
an attractive nurse, that she was
tarred and feathered two weeks
ago by the socially prominent wife
and daughter of a physician with
whom she had been keeping COM
pany because she felt sorry for
him." high-lighted police court
hearing of her case today.
Under questioning by Crown
Prosecutor M. H. Staples yester-
day, Miss Knowles named Mrs.
Ethel Allen, SO. wife of DR.. j.
L. Allen, and her daughter, Bet
ty, "a, society fashion model, as
the women who entered her
apartment July 18 and covered
her body with a tar-like roofing
paint and feathers. She has for
maNy charged the mother and
daughter with assault.
She said she was married five
years ago but had not lived with
her husband. In 1887, she said
she met Allen at patients home
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-01

mobile with her, Mohammed charg-
ed.
The complaint charges formally
that Lupe married the Hindu
"fraudulently and solely" with the
intention of obtaining his property.
After the marriage, it continues, he
bought her clothing and entrusted
to her their wedding gifts. At her
request, Mohammed relates, they
drove to Calexico in his car.
There the bride said she wished
to visit relatives in Mexicali, re-
questing that she be allowed to 60
alone. Mohammed parked his car
in Calexico and went for drink.
When he returned, his bride, to-
gether with his car. clothes, we'd
ding gifts and $40 he had given her
were gone
The car was recovered next day
in MeXicali. Neither the bride nor
the other items of property were
heard of again.
And since the wedding, Moham-
med relates, he has been informed
that Lupe already had a husband
living in Mexicali
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-01
arm Families Face
Loss Of Homes Thru
Loan Liquidation

PHOENIX, Aug. l. CUP)-More
than 500 members of farm families
in Apache county are in danger of
being made homeless under a re-
Gently enacted farm loan liquida-
tion law unless immediate legis-
lative aid action is taken, State
Treasurer William Peterson report
ed today
Peterson asked Gov. r. T. Jones
to include the farm relief item on
the list of urgent business in the
event the state legislature is called
to special session. The liquidations
are required under a law passed by
the l4th legislature directing the
state treasurer to liquidatc all state
farm loans outstanding on the Jy-
man irrigation project.
II would say there are approxi-
mately 500 men. women and chill
dren under the Lyman dam project
that will lose their homes unless
something in the way of legislation
can be done for them" Peterson
told the governor.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-01
Danger Of Strike
In Valley Seen
Continued from Page -

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vile established precedent where
by he-pledged as governor to re-
present all the people-represents
only that portion of the people
which does not want to work and
wants nobody else to work.
"He has forgotten, also, that the
law enforcement officers with whom
he interferes are just as truly re-
presentatives of the people as he
is. Not only are they subject to
the will of the people, but they are
much closer to their community
problems, and have greater know
ledge of the things that cause those
problems, than the governor has.
"The Associated Farmers as an
organization are not interested in
the governors politics, but the as
sociation will continue to stand
for impartial lew enforcement by
duly constituted officials regardless
Of the wishes of any labor union or
union of -laborers. We will not
brook any interference with en-
forcement of the law. regardless
of the source of that interference.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-01
Eddie Cantor Sued
In Attack Case

HOLLYWOOD, Aug. 1. CUP) -
Eddie Cantor, the Reynolds Tobacco
company and the Columbia Broad
casting company were named as
co-defendants today in $751 900
damage suit brought by an Austri-
an-American and his wife who were
assaulted last March q when they
protested the comedians anti-Nazi
jokes.
Bert Gordon, the Mad Russian"
of Cantor's radio programs. was
named as a fourth defendant In
the suit which was filed by Charles
Gollob, apartment house owner, and
his wife Elsie.
The Gollobs declared the attack
was unprovoked. They said they
left the Cantor broadcast because
they objected to his jokes about
Adolf Hitler and other dictators
solely on the grounds that "they
we're ancient and not funny gags
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-01
District Valuation
Totals Reduced

Removal of l4l5 delinquent par
GELS of city property from I'M
perial Irrigation District assess
ment rolls shaved the assesses val
uation of district property from
$39, 400 .987 in l938-39 to $38,6676
in 1899 40 Assessor collector w. A.
McFadden reported to Secretary
Walter Goodson Tuesday.
McFadden's report of the $780,
311 cut came in his formal state
ment to Goodson in preparation
for sessions by district directors
as board of equalization. begin
nisg Aug. % and meeting daily
thereafter until Sept. /.
Delinquencies for the fiscal year
ending last June were 1856 per
cent, compared with 1484 per cent
in the preceding year, McFadden
said.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-01

IIloOol IIuCkS DedTln0 anu uTl1K-
placards. Anti-drink labels we're
fixed on 14,400,000 match boxes.
Fifty thousand leaflets appealed
to the public to make prohibition
a success. The government leased
the American movie Ten Nights
in Bar Room" to use as a sales
talk, arranging to exhibit it at
admission prices of from two to
four cents, and ordered a special
stamp showing a serpent twined
around a liquor bottle, dripping
poison into a wine glass.
The prohibition edict was ano-
ther victory for emaciated Ma
hatma M. K. Ghandi, but the au-
thorities were not sure it would
be a victory without flare back
when the native drinkers realized
that they could not get drinks but
Europeans could.
Under the new law. Europeans.
Indian princes and persons not
domiciled in India may obtain per-
mitS emitting them to seven units
OF intoxicants month. One unit
consists OF one bottle of spirits OF
three bottles of wine or vermouth
or nine bottles of beer Hotels NAV
sell liquor for private consump-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-08-01
Sophie Tucker Out
As Actors Chief

HOLLYWOOD. Aug. 1. UP)-
Ralph Morgan, president of the
Screen Actors Guild. today an
nounced the suspension of Sophie
Tucker, president of the American
Federation of Actors. following an
nouncement in New York that her
organization had received a charter
from the International Alliance of
Theatrical Stage Employees.
'Actors will never come under
domination of the Stagehands'
union," Morgan said after directors
of the guild voted to suspend Miss
Tucker.
The directors termed Miss Tuck
ers reception of the Stagehands
union charter "a flagrant and OBJ
vious offense, detrimental to the
best interests of the guild"