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Evening star., 1939-03-28
Roosevelt Approves Hines
As Chest Unit Chairman
Veterans Official
Chosen to Lead Drive
In u. 5. Units

President Roosevelt has given his
approval of the appointment of
Brig. Gen. Frank T. Hines, admin
istrator of veterans affairs, as
chairman Of the Government unit
for the next Community Chest cam
paign, it was announced today.
Announcement of Gen. Hines ap-
pointment was made by Chauncey
G. Parker, jr, general campaign
chairman, after visit to the White
House yesterday.
Gen. Hines is the first of the six
top leaders of the volunteer corps
to be selected. He will be in charge
OF nearly 1000 department and dir
vision chairmen and vice chairmen
and keymen on the Government
unit during the Chest drive next
fall.
Gen. Hines Is an experienced ad-
ministrator and has a sympathetic
understanding of the welfare needs
of District residents. He has gained
knowledge of social welfare in his
work of rehabilitation and hospital
ization in his bureau.
For 16 years Gen. Hines has
served as director of the Veterans
Bureau or as administrator of vet
erans' affairs. He served in the
Army during the Spanish-American
and World Wars.
During the World War Gen
Hines was chief of the embarkation
service and was charged with trans
portation of troops abroad. He saw
action at ST. Mihiel and at Argonne
He was decorated for especially
meritorius and conspicuous service
Evening star., 1939-03-28
japanese Cherries
Will Defy Cold Snap,
Authorities Predict
Blossoms Are Expected
To Reach Full Bloom
During Week

The Japanese cherry trees will
come to full bloom this week de-
spite falling temperatures, the Ma
tional Capital Parks ONCE forecast
today.
Edward Kelly, administrative as
sistant to c. Marshall Finan, super
intendent of National Capital parks,
said the weather would have to drop
to below 20 degrees to injure the
half-open blooms and the Weather
Bureau predicted no such severe
cold.
The forecast was for fair and
colder today. with lowest tempera-
ture at SO degrees tonight. To-
morrow will continue cold, with rain
predicted for the afternoon and
night.
Mr.. Kelly said that only once in
20 years had the weather been cold
enough to affect the blooms. That
was in 1897, and even then the
blossoms didn't suffer noticeably, he
said.
If the weather becomes warm, Mr..
Kelly predicted the blossoms around
the Tidal Basin would be in full
bloom tomorrow. Otherwise, they
probably will burst forth Thursday
The Cherry Blossom Festival
Committee has been assured, in any
case, of a profuse display of the
blossoms for the festival Friday.
The committee announced that
Senator Alben w. Barkley of Ken
lucky will place the crown upon the
head of Queen" Peggy Townsend.
Mr.. Kelly said the blossoms would
remain open for a week, their soft
pink fading gradually to delicate
white. In another two weeks the
double blossoms will repeat the per-
formance.
The weeping Japanese cherry
trees-a different type, with branches
bending almost to the ground, like
weeping willows, under the load of
blossoms-are already in full bloom
around the city.
They may be found on the White
House lawn, along the Rock Creek
and Potomac ParkWays, around the
Capitol and in the grounds of the
Library of Congress.
Evening star., 1939-03-28
Trinidad Citizens
Ask Enforcementto 10
Guard Firemen
Cite Accidents; =
Protest Cover
On Magazine

Pointing out that fire engines
have had two accidents while on
their way to fires in the last week,
and that two firemen were injured
In one of the accidents. the Trini-
dad Citizens Association last night
called for stricter enforcement of
regulations giving emergency We
hlcles right of way over all others.
Edward J. Cleary, president of
the unit and author of the resolu-
ton, particularly charged operators
OF streetcars and buses with failure
to observe regulations. Private cars
and taxicabs were not causing the
trouble, he said.
Continuing its campaign to halt
sales OF salacious magazines, the
unit protested the front cover pic
ture OF scantily-clad young ladies
on a national magazine.
Mrs. William H. Mahoney, spon-
sor OF the resolution, reported that
she, as chairman of the committee
fighting immoral influences, Fad
appeared before Federal Trade
Commission officials, the Natioh hal
Congress of Parent-Teacher Asbo-
Citations and Post Office Depa TT
ment officials in her fight against
low-grade magazines.
The ban on bingo, diversion to
encourage people to be neighborly,"
was protested in a resolution by
Mr. Cleary, asking that the game
be permitted church and fraternal
organizations. He said the recent
ban had imposed a hardship on
many organizations, but opposed
parties promoted by professionals
for profit.
Mrs j. M. Shelby complained that
some popular radio serials were un-
fit for children and suggested they
Evening star., 1939-03-28

be protested. After discussion the
motion was lost.
Complaining that several cars
have been stripped on Simms place
NE. recently, ALI Good askeo more
street lights.
A bill to provide machinery for
the election of delegates to national
political conventions was supported
by the unit In a motion by Harry E.
Shilling, vice president of the group.
A request that Simms place NE.
be made one way eastbound and
Raum street NE. one way west
bound was made in motion by Mr..
Good.
Forest L. Binswanger, director of
the Metropolitan Police Boys Club,
and Ira Gullickson, police photog-
rapher, showed motion pictures Of
the boys club camp. The associa-
ton voted IS to the clubs.
Evening star., 1939-03-28
'Stop-HitIer' Meeting
To Be Held Here

A stop Hitler" mass meeting will
be held here April S, according to
plans formulated last night by the
Conference for Defense of Minority
Groups at the Foundry M. E. Church.
Niels Christensen was named chair
man to complete arrangements.
Mrs. Marian Bachrach of the
Washington Commonwealth FEEDER
alton outlined the types of neutral
ity legislation now before Congress.
Arthur Stein, member of the Ex-
ecutive Committee, discussed a petit
ton to the State Department and
the President asking an embargo
on Germany,
Evening star., 1939-03-28
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Continued From First Page.)

court for damages from the former
Maharajah, charging wrongful i'm
prisonment and personal injury.
The young ruler described his
bride as "the lady I love from the
heart"
His state has an area of 1902
square miles and population of
1925 900.
The maharaja is not a high-caste
Hindu, his dynasty being descended
from shepherd Therefore there
was little orthodox opposition here
to his marriage.
Relations between the present
ruler and his deposed father were
understood to be not cordial. The
father, interviewed in Bombay to-
day, professed ignorance of his
sons marriage and said he had not
seen him for six months.
The present maharara is consid-
ereu an enlightened ruler with ad-
vanced ideas of popular govern
ment. He Is fond of tennis, bridge
and dancing.
He visited the United States three
years ago and at that time his first
wife, Sanyogita Bal, underwent an
appendectomy in Hollywood. Later
the couple visited Honolulu, where
the wife, while seabathing, devel-
oped complications which resulted
IN her death later in Switzerland.
Evening star., 1939-03-28
Senate Approves
Reorganization Report
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Senate approved compro-
mise Government reorganization bill
today and sent it to the House for
final congressional action.
The measure would permit the
President to reorganize. consolidate
or abolish most Government bureaus
by executive order. The orders
would become effective after go days
unless disapproved by both houses
of Congress.
The compromise draft of the leg
islation, formulated by joint Sen
|ate-House Conference Committee.
would require the Chief Executive to
transfer all the functions of any
agency he abolished to some other
agency.
In addition to his reorganization
bowers, the President would be au-
,horized to appoint six administra-
i've assistants at annual salaries of
$4,000 each.
Evening star., 1939-03-28

Eeral thousand divorces granted
sin the new divorce law went into
effd here August 7, 1885, are in
dam er of being declared illegal be-
cauS the court failed to appoint an
atto} hey to defend in each case,
Jean)M Boardman, prominent local
attorney, who played an important
role M drafting the legislation, con-
tended today in filing case calcu-
lated to put the issue squarely up
to the courts. Half of the uncon-
tested divorces, he said, are ignored
by the defendants.
The case in point today he said,
concerns Mrs. Myrtle E. Beene, 800
E street Sc, who married Jesse
j. Beene of Elizabeth City, N. c.,
on May Is, 1927. In District Court
here she commenced a suit for alb
solute divorce in october, 1885, on
the ground he had deserted her for
more than two years.
Mr.. Boardman pointed out that
after he had been served with
process, Mr.. Beene retained his own
, lawyer, who entered a formal ap-
pearance, but no answer denying the
allegations in the complaint or filing
any other pleading. On June II.
1886, Mr.. Boardman recalled, the
woman was given a decree of abso-
lutte divorce without any defense
testimony.
although the case was uncon-
tested on the face of the record and
was uncontested in fact at the time
OF the trial. the court at no time
assigned disinterested attorney to
enter his appearance on behalf of
the defendant and actively defend
the case," said Mr.. Boardman today
Today's suit, filed by Mr.. Board
man on behalf Of Mrs. Beene, asks
District Court to declare her mar
Evening star., 1939-03-28
Miss Georeionno Todd
Dies at Home Here

Miss Georgiana Todd. IS. member
of an old Washington family, died
yesterday at her apartment at 2199
Florida avenue NV. Funeral ar
rangements were to be announced
later.
Miss Todd was the daughter Of
Seth and George Dove Todd of this
city. She was born here, and on
her mothers side of the family her
forebears had lived here for several
generations. Receiving her educa-
ton in Washington. she had led a
quiet life, devoting her interests
chiefly to art and music.
Her brother. the late Seth Todd,
jr,. died in 1880. She had no other
close relatives, although several
cousins live in Washington.
Evening star., 1939-03-28

cally expire June 30, might be re-
vived it Congress rejects the new
tax program the subcommittee
writes.
IF we recommend an income tax
and either branch of Congress
turns it down." he said, I'VE are
very likely as a practical matter
to be forced to go back to the busi-
ness privilege tax"
Evening star., 1939-03-28

as chief of the embarkation service,
receiving the Distinguished Service
Medals of both the Army and Navy.
He also was awarded the British
Military Order of the Bath, the
Ordre de Leopold of Belgium, The
French Legion of Honor. the Jap
anese Order of the Sacred Treasure
and the War Cross of Czecho-Slo-
vakia.
He has received honorary degrees
from the Lincoln Memorial Uni
versity, University of Alabama and
the Utah Agricultural College. Gen.
Hines is a member of the American
Society of Mechanical Engineers,
the American Legion, the United
Spanish American War Veterans,
the Military Order of the World
War and the Order OF the Carabao
Evening star., 1939-03-28
Several Thousand Divorces
Endangered in Court Action

riage to Alfred R. Mears-described
as Government engineer on the
Gravelly Point airport project-at
Forrestville, Md, in October, 1887,
as void from the beginning. Her
theory is that her divorce from Mr.
Beene was void because the court
failed to assign an attorney to de-
fend the case here.
Under the District Code, Mr.
Boardman says, distinterested at
torney must be appointed to defend
uncontested divorce cases.
Evening star., 1939-03-28
U.S.. Urged to Recognize
Franco Government

BY the Associated Press
Senator Reynolds, Democrat, of
North Carolina, urged yesterday
that the United States recognize
the Franco government in Spain.
He said this Nation and Russia
were the only two major countries
which had not yet done so.
Evening star., 1939-03-28
Boy Hit by SWING

Robert Stewart, 2, of Bill L street
Sc, suffered a scalp wound when
struck by swing yesterday at the
Virginia Avenue Fairgrounds. He
was treated at Casualty Hospital
and returned home.
Evening star., 1939-03-28

More pedestrian deaths occur on
quiet, isolated streets than in the
entire cOngested section.
Evening star., 1939-03-28

School children quickly learn to
look both ways and watch the sig
mails. Observe them and learn.
Evening star., 1939-03-28

NEW A. B. C. BOARD ASSEMBLED-Wth the swearing in of
Thomas Lodge chairman of the Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board at the District Building today the board assembled
and ready for business. Membership A. group
now constituted is Cleft to right Mrs Agnes Mason Chairman
Lodge and Isaac Lodge George Outt
in by G. NJ Thone secretary the Board of Com
missioners He received greetings from Melvin
Hazen and McCoach.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-21
EDITH O'LAREY BLUHM

Ed tn O'Larey Bluhm, a former
resident of Coulee City, passed away
in Seattle, Saturday, September 16, at
the !home of her sister, Mrs. Ruby
Frisl, at the age Of AZ years. She was
born in South Dakota, moving to this
state when she was eight years old.
She is survived by her husband,
Frank; eight children, Frank, Jr., Of
Yakima; Eleanor Upton of Othello;
Eileen Kessler of Warden; Bernard,
Edith, Robert, Donald and Betty, of
Seattle; one sister, Mrs. Ruby Friel,
Seattle; five brothers. E. j. OLarey
of White Bluffs, Wash; A. J. and p.
G. OIarey of Wenatchee; I. F. o.,
Larey of Yakima, and G. B. O'Larey,
Pasco. One sister, Mrs. G. j. Weller,
and brother, William, preceded her
in death.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-21
STATE 4-H FAIR EXPECTED
TO ATTRACT RECORD GROUP

Largest attendance in several years
is forecast for the State All club fair
ct Yakima, September % to October
1, by Henry M. Walker, state Al
club agent.
A series of district fairs throughout
the state has provided many local Al
" champions -; and the state All club
fair this year is being held i'll connec-
tion with the Central Washington dis
trict fair, which, will provide the att
mosphere of hot dogs and side show
barkers. Last year more than 500 4'H
youngsters and leaders attended the
event, which is under the direction
OF the Agricultural Extension Service
of the State College of Washington
Virtually every county of the state is
represented by exhibitors or contest
ants in the many events.
Three new "feature' contests have
been scheduled this year which should
provide fun for onlookers and thrills
for contestants. These are shirt-iron
ing dish washing and bed making
contests for members of hoe efficiency
All clubs. Contests will be staged in
the large arena in the All building.
Annual highlight of the fair is the
All style review in which club girls
model costumes which they have Sc
lected and made for themselves. This
year for the first time boys will enter
this contest as 2 selected All boys
will model costumes correct for their
ages for various activities. Owners Of
the winning livestock entries will also
display their animals as a part Of this
show and will be clad in appropriate
neat costumes.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-21
DELINQUENT PERSONAL
PROPERTY TAXES DUE

Delinquent personal property tax
not ces are now being mailed out by
the county treasurer office, Sidney
jackson, county treasurer, reports.
The 1888 personal property taxes
became delinquent May 81, unless the
first half was paid by that time, Mr..
Jackson points out. Under the state
law it is mandatory on the county
treasurer to proceed with collection,
and, if necessary, distrain and sell
the property for the tax.
cit is net our desire to pile up costs
ard mileage in addition to the taxes
already assessed, said Mr.. Jackson
However, we have no choice if the
notices are ignored. Therefore, we urg
all taxpayers who owe delinquent per-
sonal taxes to contact the treasurer s
office Immediately and make arrange
ments for the payment of the tax"
With completion of the harvest, tax
collections are again picking up, Mr..
jackson reports. Many farmers are ia
king advantage of the new tax law
which allows lnstallment paying on de
linquent real property taxes, when
they 60 as far back as 1885. This law
expires Nov. 80. 1889,
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-21
WILL ACCEPT APPLICANTS

According to an announcement re-
ceived from the officer in charge of
the Marine Corps Recruiting Office,
433 Federal Office Building, Seattle,
Washington. applicants may be accept
ed for first enlistment if not over 80
years old. Men with previous service,
including army, navy, coast guard
and marine corps, may be accepted for
reenlistment if not over IS years old.
It is also announced that men who
have been out of the Marine Corps
for not more than four years will he
reappointed to the regular rank held
at the time Of last discharge, or it
the rank held at the time Of last
discharge was by virtue of spec
ial warrant for mess, communication,
aviation, quartermaster, or paymaste-
duty, the reappointment will be by
similar special warrant
Unlimited vacancies now exist for
enlistment and reenlistment and all
men interested should apply at the
above address.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-21
Big Dam Proves
Tourist Magnet

Grand Coulee dam soon will over.
shadow Boulder dam as tourist at
traction, it appears today from
study of comparative bureau of rec
lamation figures Of the two projects.
1t was reported at the bureau of
flee that the Boulder canyon pro-
jcct had record month in June
with 1883 visitors inspecting the
power house. The total exceeded the
juno 1888, record by 500. and the
previous high month"; of August, 1887
by 5276. Grand Coulee records show
that about $4,000 sightseers came
to the dam site this June and that
As, 900 were present in government
vista houses last month, the all time
high for the project.
1t was pointed out by local engin-
GERS that because of intense desert
heat in Colorado tourist peaks there
generally are reached earlier in the
season than in this state. By the end
of the year about 100000 visitors
will have seen the concrete structure
at Coulee dam.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-21
SLIDE ON WEST SHORE is AGAIN
CAUSING TROUBLE AT DAM

The reclamation bureau is having
slide trouble again on the west shore
of the Columbia.
The continuous, though slight,
movement of the west bank on which
a portion of the dam site highway
rests forced government officials to
send q crew Of men TO the road Mon
day to fill in sunken areas with tar
and gravel.
Low spots became more acute IN
the last week, and reached the point
Monday where they were becoming
dangerous to traffic.
Human gophers are rapidly drilling
another tunnel into the hillside in an
effort to find additional water peck
cts which,, it Is believed provide lu-
IRRIGATION over which the the mass
slides.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-21
BOXING SHOWS TO BE STAGED
EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT

A large crowd attended the boxing
show and dance Saturday night at
Gregg hall, Coulee City, and enjoyed
the entertainment very much.
The first bout was fast one be-
tween Jimmie Underwood and Bud See.
man, with Bud eeking out the decision.
A second preliminary bout ended in
draw. Final bout was between Lawrenc
Flatla and Kid Kingsbury, and this al
SO wound up in a draw. Griffin won
the wrestlig match, pinning Red An
derson in four minutes.
Promoter Seeman has arranged for
boxing shows every Wednesday night,
the first of which Will be held on Sep
TENDER 81. He has also made arrange
ments so boys wishing to- partici-
pate can work out every evening
from Z to p. N.
Dances will be held in the hall ev.
cry Saturday night, with the best or
chestras available furnishing music.
Big Bend fight and dance fans are
urged to patronize these events.
All who wish to take part in the
boxing are asked to see Mr.. Seeman.
at the hall and make arrangements.
There will be boxing teams come from
other towns to meet some of the Cou-
lee City boys and there will absolutely
be no ''fixed' bouts, Seeman said.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-21
Sims Corner

Sims Corner Grange held it's regu-
lar meeting last week. The third and
fourth degrees were given. A new
member was voted on and accepted.
After the session, pinochle was play
et; and refreshments were served.
Next meeting will be Booster night,
September 80.
The Ladies Auxiliary met Wednes-
Gay. Plans for the fair were discussed.
Roll call was taken and each was to
tell what kind of plant she would
like.
A group of friends charivaried Joe
Hayes and his wife Wednesday night.
TIE couple was married in Sprague
the latter part of August.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Burton, Mr.. and
Mrs +. w. Lemley were in Mansfield
Oh business one day this week.
Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Witt and baby
Of Walla Walle, are visiting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Ally
ward.
J. p. Weimerskirch and son, Mi
chael, were in Spokane Wednesday on
business.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1939-09-21
Huge Resurvey Job
Now Under Way

The herculean task of surveying
and mapping the 100000 acres of
the Columbia basin, about half OF
which will be irrigated by the Grand
Coulee dam, is expected to be COM
pleted in 1910, it was said recently at
the bureau Of reclamation office.
More than 100 townships--an area
for $3.50 square miles, must be resur-
veyed that the reclamation project 8
future canal system may be laid out.
The work is well under way.
The reestablishment of section and
quarter-section corners located by
contractor surveyors so to rs years
ago has already been completed over
an area of 1,75O,O0o acres. The work
is known as "retracement."
The survey will form the basis of
the bureaus land ownership records
and will cover mot @only the irrigable'
land but also the waste land and
grazing districts interspersed with
arabic land. Engineers say it is in
dispensable to the design and pur-
chase Of right of way for the canal
system.
Engineers said that when the rec
ords are complete they will show the
location, ownership, topography and
soil constituency of every 40-acre par
eel of land Within the Columbia basin
area.
Together with the survey, every
parcel is sampled, carefully analysed
and classified and the land and its
improvements appraised for the bene'
fit of future settlers. About 100000
acres of public domain are to be open
ed gradually to public settlement. Of
fetal word from Washington, D. c.,
indicates.
Harland H. Barrows, chairman of
the department of geography at the
University of Chicago and member
of the water resources committee, who
was recently named as consultant to
direct the work. HAS arrived at the
dam site.
1t is anticipated by bureau officials
that many agencies, local, state and
federal, will participate in the plan
ming activities which will be coordln-
ated by the bureau under the general
direction of Mr.. Barrows.
He will study the project to deter
mine the most logical program for de-
veloping the lands, the planning OF
community and transportation fac1li-
ties, the outlining of sound methods of
colonizing the lands, which would in
clude provisions for resettlement OF
some of those who have migrated from
the drought areas and the determine
ton Of typical farming and marketing
programs for the guidance of set
tiers