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Evening star., 1939-04-16

Chieako Cash Market.
No cash wheat
Corn No. . yellow .5n-.5OH.: No. .
white. .55 Oats No, y white. 80; sample
grade white. .2S-.31la Barley, maltine,
SOTO, nominal Feed. 35-.45. nominal
Timothy seed, 2 2.s5-3.l5 nominal. Red
I3:Oo- Il 90. nominal. Red top. s25-.75.
Winnipeg Cash Market.
Winnlpeg: April Is Up, Wheat. No. /
Northern. sos; No > .56ss: No. g. 10
Oats. No. white. .2sla: No ). .a6ls.
Evening star., 1939-04-16
Odd-Lot DEALINGS
BY the Associated Press,

The Securities Commission reported to-
day these transactions by customers with
odd-lot dealers or specialists on the New
York Stock Exchange for April IA: 4,7O9
purchases. involving 120.263 shares; 3,421
sales involving 06,552 shares.
Evening star., 1939-04-16

Barker Bros. Corp.-March quar-
ter deficit was $3,522, against deficit
Of $101,522.
Evening star., 1939-04-16

Cotton oil futures skidded to
Z points lower today. Selling by Euro
pean interests and scattered liquidation
followed easing Of tension abroad. Sales
otaled As lots: May. 6.55b; July 672b;
September ssh; october. 6s4. BID.
Crude oil was quoted nominally at 5h
cents in the Southeast and valley and 5h
to 53s in Texas.
Evening star., 1939-04-16
New Orleans Prices.

NEW ORLEANS. April IS LP.@Cotton
futures rallied after an irregular OPEN
ing here today and prices closed net un-
changed to 3 points higher
Evening star., 1939-04-16
Washington Stock Exchange
Year 1899

W 1 bbs washnson. D. o.
INCLUDING FRIDAY,
Evening star., 1939-04-16
Corporate Earnings

NEW YORK. April Is fP.-Corpora. .e
earnings reports released during the week
showing profits per common share includ-
1870 1QSR
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Closing range follows.
CottonSeed Oil,

Exports today. 1858 bales; season SO
far. 3,04s.324. Port stocks. 2,209 s37;
port receipts, 2,T91.
Evening star., 1939-04-16
Commodity Prices

NEW YORK. April l5.-The Associated
Press weiehted wholesale price index Of
35 commodities today declined to "a 80.
new 1889 low.
Previous day 65O5: week ago, 65.13;
month ago. 65.s5; year ago. 67.16.
Range OF recent years:
Evening star., 1939-04-16

Cottonseed oil closed steady: bleachable
prime summer yellow. 6.55. nominal: prime
crude, 5.37l2-5 62l2: May. 6O6b July,
g. lob: September. 6.30b: october, 6.33b.
Bid ASKED
Evening star., 1939-04-16

Quotations by Johnston. Lemon & COY
Yesterdays closing bid and asked quota
tons on Washington securities which are
traded over .the .cnlnfer fnllnN.
Evening star., 1939-04-16
Investing Companies

NEW YORK. April Is (P,-Inyestmen,
8ankerS Conference, Inc:
Evening star., 1939-04-16
u. S. Treasury Notes

NEW YORK April Is P.-Prices quoted
in dollars and th1rty-secOndS: Approx
Rate Maturity P.d Asked Weld
Evening star., 1939-04-16
D. C.. Securities

e2S extra. p Soc paid September 20. 1888.
Evening star., 1939-04-16

Sales. PUBLIC UTILITIES,
$4,000 Ana Il Pot Riv RR lst 80
$4,000 Capital Traction 1st b%
5000 City & Suburban Ry. 1st
@6,b00 Wash Gas Light LIST 59o /!
1000 Wash Ry g. Elec cons AZ
Evening star., 1939-02-23
5eccombe Opposes
Reorganization Of
District Government
Says City Manager
Plan FoiIed Twice
In Cleveland

Willing to be shown, but until then
actively opposed to the reorganiza-
ton of the District Government as
recommended in the Griffenhagen
report is the attitude of Representa-
tive James Seccombe, Republican,
of Ohio, member of the House Dis
trlct Committee, who served four
years as mayor of Canton, Ohio.
1--WE seen practical demonstra-
ton of how bad the city manager
plan can be in operation. 1t failed
twice In Cleveland" said Mr. Sec
combe The Griffenhagen report
proposes city manager as adminis-
trative head of the District to carry
out the policies agreed upon by an
appointive city council.
Il can see no valid reason for
changing the present form of local
government in the National Capt.
tal," he said, emphasizing that
there haven't been any serious
charges of graft. corruption or other
malfeasance iE Office levelled at the
commission form of government
here" He let it be known yesterday
that he is preparing data to show the
adequacy of the present form of gov
ernment in the District. 1T will take
considerable convincing to make me
change my mind" Mr.. Seccombe
said.
The first session of the Reorgan-
ization Subcommittee of the House
District Committee is scheduled for
Tuesday afternoon by Representa-
tive Ambrose j. Kennedy of Mary
land, who sponsored the reorganiza-
ton report. He has, however, indi-
Gated that he is willing to yield on
the most controversial proposal in
the reorganization report which
would place the school board under
the city manager, where now it di-
vorced from the District Commits
sioners, the school board members
being appointed by the District JUS
tices. Mr.. Kennedy says he will
yield if the evidence presented at q
public hearing is sufficient to prove
that the present setup is more eff
cient.
Evening star., 1939-02-23
Boxing Bout Listed
Bv Junior Bourd

A boxing bout between two we'll
known members of the Junior Board
of Commerce, is scheduled for Tues
day night at the Y. M. c. A. as an
outstanding attraction to draw a
crowd to hear a reading of the
boards constitution.
Contestants have been scheduled
as Red Headed Bomber" Howard
de Franceaux. insurance broker, and
"Larroping Larry Gichner," iron
worker. But Larroping Larry this
morning had other ideas. He issued
a statement: I'D rather take, on
'Barrel-House Bill Jacobs of the
Potomac Electric Power Co.," he
said. Whoever the contestants,
however, it was announced, the bout
will go on.
The Junior Board gathered today
at luncheon to hear James Milton
Hood, president of the American
Short Line Railroad Association
discuss "The Railroad Problem" at
the Annapolis Hotel.
Evening star., 1939-02-23
House Group
Favors Cut in
Firemen' S Hours
Subcommittee Gives
Approval to 5-Doy,
6O-Hour Week

A 5-day 60-hour week for District
firemen was approved today by the
police and fire subcommittee of the
House District Committee together
with proposed legislation which
would permit members of the Fire
Department to affiliate with the In
ternational Association of Freight
erS.
Adoption of the e-day-week
plan the subcommittee was told
would increase the Fire Department
personnel by 207 and add $4,000
Immediately to the cost of operating
the department. Within five years
it was estimated the additional cost
would amount to $500,000 year.
Favorable reports on the five-day-
week bill and the bill which would
repeal existing law preventing Dis
trict flremen from joining the In
ternational Association of Fire
fighters were ordered by the sub
committee at the close of a public
hearing on the two measures.
SCnultc proposes Cn1nSe.
No changes were made in either
bill by the subcommittee but Chair
man Schultz announced he would
insist on an amendment to the five
day week measure forbidding fire
men from engaging in any outside
work for compensation. He said he
had received a number of COM
plants that some firemen were en-
gagged in outside employment when
not on duty.
John L. Werheim, president of the
District Firemen's Association, and
Edward G.. Williams, president of
the City Firefighters' Association,
both Endorsed the five-day week bill
but split over the measure which
would allow firemen to affiliate with
the International Association of
Firefghters. Mr.. Williams said his
organization went on record unani-
mously as opposed to such legisla-
ton fearful that affiliation with any
national or international organiza-
ton might lead to closed shop in
the fire department.
Schwert Is "Surprised."
I'VE don't want to run such a
risk" he declared. 'It would en-
croach on our freedom"
Representative Schwert, Demo-
crat, of New York said he was sur
prised" to learn that existing legisla-
lation prevents firemen from afflliat-
ing with the international firemen's
organization.
Representative Seccombe, Repub-
lican, of Ohio declared the firemcn
are not "going far enough" in ask
ing for 60-hour week. He said that
fire departments in every. progress
stve city work on a three-platoou
system of eight hours
District flremen are now on two.
platoon system. The day shift has
60-hour week and the night shift
an 84-hour week on a six-day basis
Under the proposed five-day, CO.
hour bill the day shift would work
so hours a week and the night shift
70 hours a week.
Evening star., 1939-02-23
Mexican Envoy Leaves
To See Curdenus

BY the Associated Press.
Mexican Ambassador Francisco
Castillo Najera left by train for
Mexico City last night to confer with
President Lazero Cardenas.
The Ambassador said he would
join President Cardenas on tour
of Mexico's northern provinces. He
added that he expected to return
here within two or three weeks.
A message instructing Mr.. Costello
Najera to leave for Mexico, received
here several days ago, said the object
was completion of his report regard
ing the Lima Pan-American Con-
ference, at which he headed his
country's delegation. Accompanying
him on the present trip were his
wife and small son, Guillermo.
Evening star., 1939-02-23
Brown Is Silent
On Further
Police Shakeup
Vice Squad Shifts
Made for Good of
Service,' He Says

Speculation centered today on a
possible further shake-up in the
police force, following the surprise
announcement that four members
of the vice suqad were being trans
ferred for what Supt. Ernest w.
Brown said was "the good OF the
service"
Maj. Brown declined to say
whether there would be other trans
fers. His only comment on those
already made was to deny, in answer
to question. that they had any,
thing to do with the Warning trial.
He added that no further investi-
cation would be made and that trial
board action was not involved.
The four men transferred yester-
day after a conference between Maj.
Brown and Capt. George M. Little,
chief of the vice squad, included
6ergt. George C. Deyoe, second in
command of the unit; William Nc
Even, Melvin M. Kite and Harry O.
Dodson.
The four were ordered to precinct
patrol DUTY, SergC. DeyOe 10 tne
fourth precinct; Mr.. McEwen to the
eleventh, Mr.. Dodson to the tenth
and Mr.. Kite to the thirteenth.
Only Mr.. McFwen could be
reached, the others being reported
out-of-town. He declined comment
except to deny having said the shifts
were probably ordered because "of
things across the street. as he had
been quoted. This alleged state
ment was taken to refer to the
Warning case.
Capt. Little would only say: "The
boss has seen fit to make the
transfers. Any comment must come
from him."
The changes left the vice squad,
whose duties include investigation
of gambling and kindred matters
with only two men besides the eight
regularly assigned to the Alcohol
Beverage Control Board.
Maj. Brown said there would be
no requirements at this time.
Evening star., 1939-02-23
Jury Scandal Case
Decisions 10 Be
Made Tomorrow
Justice Lows to Make
Known Dispositions;
Three to Be Sentenced

Justice Bolitha j. Laws will hand
down a decision in District Court
tomorrow in the case of Harry T.
Whelan and William B. O'Connell.
attorneys, who were cited for alleged
contempt, pleaded innocent and de-
MED charges that they gave money
to John B. Upperman, deputy
marshal and jury custodian in the
Warning income tax trials.
At the same session of court, JUS
tice Laws plans to sentence Upper
man, Emmitt Warning and Harry
Fine, who have pleaded guilty to
contempt for tampering with men,
bers of the jury or prospective Jurors.
The court also is to impose pen
atty on Thomas Harrison Quinlan,
who was adjudged guilty for investi-
eating two of the jury panel for
Emmitt Warning.
Judgment is to be given in a sew
enth case, that of Carl T. Denekas,
juror at the second trial. Denekas
admitted on the stand that he al
lowed himself to be approached by
Fine before the trial and offered
5000 on behalf of the Warnings, but
the jurors counsel raised legal OBJ
jections to the contempt charge.
Mr.. Whalen and Mr.. O'Connell,
law partners for about 18 years and
defense counsel in the Warning in
come tax case, were implicated by
Upperman's testimony alone.
The court took under advisement
the Whelan-O Connell and Denekas
cases and sentence in the other cases
after hearings ended Tuesday.
Thomas Ellis Lodge, attorney for
Denekas, filed with Justice Laws
today memorandum describing his
previous reputation in the commun-
ity as excellent. Attached were
about 80 letters attesting to Dene-
kas' good character. The attorney
pointed out that Denekas had been
employed by the Potomac Electric
Power Co. for years as an elec-
trician and previously had been in
business with his father and BROTH
er. The family has been located
here since 1881, Mr.. Lodge said.
Evening star., 1939-02-23
Why Must They Die?

Eighty-sir persons 1Uere killed
last gear In traffic accidents in
the District of Columbta-n need
less sacrifice of liues.
The Star, believing q study OF
fatal accidents may cause mo-
torists to driDe more carefully,
is Offering during 1889 tactual
analysis of each fatal accident in
the District OF Columbia, illus
trdted by pictures or sketches.
Facts, as presented, are based
upon official findings. Herewith
are details of the 18th fatality.
Facts regarding the 9Th, hit
run case, are still incomplete. At
this time last year II persons
had been killed in traffic.
TRAFFIC FATALITY NO. II.
The place: Intersection of Vir-
ginia avenue, Nineteenth street and
c street NV.
The accident: A 74-year-old COL
ored man was struck and knocked
down by car proceeding southeast
on Virginia avenue with the green
light. Witnesses at the inquest dis
agreed whether victim was caught by
left rear fender of car when he ran
from northwest corner of Virginia
avenue to southwest corner of c
street, or from street car loading
platform on Nineteenth street (28
feet west of curb on northwest cor
ner of Virginia avnue) to southwest
corner of C street. Victim was run
ming against lights after being
warned by street car motorman to
wait for green light. He was treated
at hospital for contusions of lower
body, released Immediately and ad-
mitted to another hospital the fol-
lowing day where X-rays revealed
fractured pelvis. He died February II.
Officer on the case admitted that
the darkness would constitute traf-
f1c hazard. Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald pointed out the Senate
had passed q bill now awaiting &C
Evening star., 1939-02-23
Traffic Inspector Instructs
Pedestrians on New Law
Capt. Smith Of Traffic Bureau Participates
In Broadcast in Downtown Area

Through this grouping fewer per-
sons were caught in mid-street by
the yellow light.
OF benefit as part of the traffic
education program was the an
nouncer's caution not to leave the
curb on the yellow light. This
worked out both for safety to the
pedestrians and for a quicker fow
of traffic in the other direction. AS
a result of the yellow light caution
fewer persons were caught on the
light change, thus leaving a clearer
intersection for traffic approaching
from the other direction.
A number of spectators gathered
to watch the announcer and the way
pedestrians responded. When some
one stepped off the curb at the wrong
time and was cautioned by Mr.. Coyle
the crowd laughed and the wrong
doer stepped back quickly. This
seemed to have double effect of
more deeply impressing traffic haz-
ards on pedestrians and at the same
time increasing the safety factor.
Scouts to Lend a Hand.
In cooperation with The Star and
the Metropolitan Police the Boy
Scouts of the city will join in the
educational campaign this week end.
More than 400 Scouts will be as
signed to busy intersections from 10
am. to 6 pm. Saturday to assist
police.
The general plan is to have four
Scouts at an intersection to warn
and guide pedestrians. One will be
stationed on each corner. Not only
will they work in the downtown area
with the police, but they will be To-
Gated at the buster intersections IN
various parts of the city. 1t is
planned in some cases to have the
Scouts on duty at night in many OF
the neighborhoods where consider
able pedestrian and vehicle traffic
develops from late shopping. The
Scouts also will be on duty a week
from Saturday.
The educational period ends March
10, when police will be instructed to
make arrests for pedestrian viola
tions. The new pedestrian control
regulations resulted from alarm over
the increasing traffic death rate in
the city.
Evening star., 1939-02-23
Band Concerts

BY the United States Army Band
this afternoon at o'clock in the
Army Band auditorium. Capt.
Thomas F. Darcy, leader; Karl Hub
ner, assistant leader.
Program.
March, "The Palestra" --- Fennell
Excerpt, THE Young Prince and
Princess, Rimsky- -Korsakow
From the "Scheherazade" Suite.
Air de Ballet, "Nymphs of the
Mile" ------------ Hersom
Duet, "Miserere," from III Tro-
vatore" --- ---------V Verdi
Messers. Ralph K. Ostrom, cornet,
Harold Dawkins, euphonium.
Characteristic, Hungarian Dance
No. II" Brahms
Morceau, LA Mouche dor"
Armstrong
March, Youth on Parade" Klohr
"The Star Spangled Banner"
BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra this afternoon
at $50 o'clock in Stanley Hall. John
s. Zimmerman, band master; An
ton Pointner, assistant.
Program.
March, Wake Up America" Glogau
Overture, "The Amazon" Kiessler
Entra 'acte:
(a) "After Vespers" Morot
(b) 'Adagio Cantabile','
Richard Strauss
Melange, Master Melodies No, l."
Roberts
Popular numbers:
"Weary Silver" Silver
watching the Clouds Roll By"
Kalman
Waltz song, Alabama Moon" Green
Finale, Where Do We Go From
Here?" Request) Wenrich
"The Star Spangled Banner"
BY the United States Marine Band
Symphony Orchestra this evening
at 8 o'clock in the Marine Barracks
auditorium. Capt. Taylor Branson,
leader; William F. Sampelmann,
second leader.
Program.
Overture, 'Massaniello" lo"---Auber
Chorale, Hail, Day of Our Re-
deeming" Bach
Orchestral arrangement by
Musician Albert Bennert,
Selection, Gems of Rudolf
Friml," ------ -Grofe
(a) Valse Badinage, Musical Snuff
Box" Liadow
(b) Humoreske, "Cat and Mice"
Opus 81 -----L Leonard
Tone poem, Finlandia," Opus
Nocturne, Dreams of Love" Liszt
Suite, "At the Fair" Powell
I. Merry Go Round"
II. "Circassian Beauty"
III. "Hoochee-Choochee Dance"
Intermezzo, Under the Stars"
Coates
Finale from Fourth Symphony"
Opus 36 -----Ts Tschaikowsky
The Marines Hymn"
"The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1939-02-23
Dr.. Ruffin Denies
Agreement With
Dr.. RuhIand's Plan
Hits Accuracy of Report
Of Meeting on Control
Of GolIinger Hospital

DR.. Stirling Ruffin, a member of
Health Officer George C. Ruhland's s
Advisory Committee, today stated
he had not agreed with DR.. Ruh-
lands insistence that control of
Gallinger Hospital divisions should
be taken from visiting physicians.
DR.. Ruffin made this declaration
in denying the accuracy of report
by DR.. Rutland as to an agree
ment" reached by three members of
the advisory group in consultation
with DR.. Rutland last Friday.
DR.. Rutland had reported that
the group had agreed: That the
resident physicians should, by all
means, be retained in their present
status; that working relationships
with the medical schools should be
worked out in further conferences
with the schools; and that authority
over the hospital rests with the
Health Department"
Hazen Gave Support.
On the basis of this report, Com
missioner Melvin c. Hazen threw
his support to DR.. Rutland in the
controversy over the new policy at
Gallinger by stating that if the
members of the committee agreed
with the new policy he would abide
by their judgment.
When DR.. Ruffin, last Friday, read
of DR.. Ruhland's announcement he
sent the health officer a letter of
protest, stating that he was not in
agreement with the new policy.
Thereafter, Dr. Rutland released
brief portion of the stenographic
minutes of the meeting to show that
DR.. Ruffin had stated in one place
that at the present time he felt
the department should continue the
present status and then added, II
think that status may be changed"
DIR. Ruffin's Statement.
DR.. Ruff1n stated today:
THE health officer has tried twice
during the past week, in statements
to the press, to make it appear that
at meeting of his Advisory Com
mittee on the 18th instant favored
a plan of professional organization
at Gallinger Hospital which he
knew I did not favor I had on a
previous occasion discussed the same
matter with him at some length.
If his stenographer's notes do not
make it appear that at the meeting
on the 10th instant I expressed
definite opposition to his plan of
organization, they are grossly in
complete and lacking in value. If
the stenographer's notes make it ap-
pear that I favored his plan of or
ganization, they simply have no re-
gard for the facts.
1T is true that I told the health
officer he might quote me, but as a
matter of course by expectation was
that I would be quoted correctly"
Evening star., 1939-02-23
Church Home to Hold
Purty Tomorrow

The annual party of the Swartzell
Methodist Home for Children will
be held tomorrow at 8 pm. at
Foundry M. E. Church, Sixteenth
and P streets NV, in an effort to
Inform the public of the work of
the home.
Entertainment will include a
representation of the various in
terests of the children at the home.
Raymond Otterback will entertain
with magic. DR.. A. G. Christie is
president Of the Board of Trustees
and Mrs. John r. Edward, president
of the Board of Managers.
Evening star., 1939-02-23
Farley Wants 3-Cent
Mail Rate Continued

By the Associated Press.
If Congress accepts the advice of
Postmaster General Farley, it will
continue for at least two more years
the letter postage rate of cents.
Mr. Farley submitted his recon-
mendation yesterday, pointing out
that revenues for fiscal 1888 would
have been $95 100000 less under a
2-cent rate.
Evening star., 1939-02-23

ton in the House giving the Com
missioners discretionary power to
turn on or off street lights. At pres
ent, lights are turned of a certain
fixed time before sunrise and turned
on at fixed time after sunset.
The time: About 6:35 am, Jan
uary 8, 1899.
The weather: Dry, but with early
morning haziness.
The street: Straight road at inter-
section. Street lights out, still dark.
The vehicle: Coupe, driven at be-
Evening star., 1939-02-23

tween 18 and % miles an hour. The
driver testified he jammed on his
brakes and stopped 13 feet from
scene of impact.
The driver: A 32-year-old colored
employe of a transfer company, with
a driving record of Is years. He re-
ported himself to the Traffic Division
after the accident and was sent to
the third precinct in which the ac-
cident occurred.
Coroner's Jury verdict: Accidental
death due to carelessness Of deceased.
Evening star., 1939-02-23
Scouts Asked to Get
Instructions for
Aidinq Police

In order to learn their assign
ments for assisting police to-
morrow in the pedestrian con-
troll education program, all Boy
Scouts of the District, IA years
OF age or older, are requested
by Scout headquarters to attend
the meeting of their troops to-
morrow night or to communi-
cate with their scoutmasters.
Evening star., 1939-01-29

fortunate families have been taken
to the committees two receiving sta
tions-at the Woodward Building,
1922 H street NV, and Connecticut
avenue and Albemarle street NV.
necessity for further contributions
before the drive closes about the
middle of next week was stressed
yesterday by the committee chair
man, r. Regis Noel.
Donations are being received
through the Women's Council of
the Federation Of Churches, the
American Association of University
Women, Woman's City Club, Twen-
tieth Century Club, Junior League,
the staff of the Juvenile Court and
the Metropolitan Police Department.
Evening star., 1939-01-29

stiles for the 5000 wards Of the
Juvenile Court of the District Of Co.
lumbia.
Inactive tor the last five years
because Federal agencies were pro-
viding for the Districts unfortu-
mates, the committee decided to re-
sumo its work when Judge Fay
Bentley revealed that more than a
third of the children under Juvenile
Court supervision were in immediate
need of assistance to keep them
regularly in school, and forward cor
rective treatment in readjusting
their lives.
For the last four days shoes, stock
ings, underwear and other articles
discarded by Washington's more