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Evening star., 1939-03-14
Boys Camp Plans
Are Beina Completed

Plans for opening Camp Ernest
w. Brown, summer recreation site
of the Metropolitan Police Boys
Club at Scotland, Md, are nearing
completion, Forrest L. Binswanger,
club director, announced today.
Planting of vegetables to feed 1000
boys during the summer season will
start this week, weather permitting
The camp will be opened July /
to house underprivileged boys for
eight or nine weeks. Mr.. Binswanger
said the sea nettle problem had been
solved by inclosing an area with
fine screen wire. Other improve
ments include the establishment Of
picnic grounds for parents and
guests and the enlargement of the
kitchen.
The camp last year accommo-
dated 951 boys, who averaged visits
of 10 days at cost of rs cents each
per day.
Evening star., 1939-03-14
Charges Filed Against Diaries
Following Cream Seizure
Cases Are Continued
Until March %
On Illness Plea

Seven charges against the Fair
fax Farms Dairy, Inc, and one
against the Embassy Dairy, Inc,
were filed today in Police Court as
an outgrowth of the seizure of 1000
gallons Of alleged bootleg" cream
on March 4, which brought to
head the District milk situation.
Four charges against James j.
Ward. president of the Embassy
Fairfax concerns, we're dropped by
Corporation Counsel Elwood Seal
and only the dairies were involved
in the litigation. Charges against
Pinkey Alexander, colored. an en-
ploye of the dairies, also were
dropped.
The cases were continued until
March % on plea by Defense
Counsel Robert Lynch that an i'm
portant witness, John Kreis, an
employe of the dairies, was i'll. Mr..
Lynch said Kreis was one of those
arrested in the roundup following
seizure of the cream, allegedly
brought here from Lafayette, Ind,
and suffered a severe cut on his
head at the time.
Mr.. Lynch. requesting contin-
uance of three weeks, told Judge
Hobart Newman that there is no
hurry about these cases-no rush
at ALL" but Mr.. Seal opposed such
lengthy postponement. The cor
poration counsel said there is no
evidence to show that Kreis could
not appear in court within 10 days.
The court set the cases for 10
days away with the observation that
IF at that time the witness is un-
able to appear, further contin-
uance will be considered"
The Embassy Dairy and the Fair
fax concern. said by Corporation
Counsel Seal to be joint owners OF
the truck involved in the alleged
shipment, both were charged with
failing to have the names of their
concerns painted on the side of the
vehicle.
The other charges, all against
Fairfax, summed up are as follows:
l. Handling an interstate ship
ment of cream that had not been
Evening star., 1939-03-14
VreeIund Backs Cut
In Firemen's Hours

Representative Albert L. Vreeland
of New Jersey, last night told 225
members of the District Firemen's
Association he would support legis-
lation to provide a 60-hour work
week for firemen and to permit the
association to affiliate with the In
ternational Association of Fire
Fighters.
Another speaker was George j.
Richardson, of Washington, secre-
tary and treasurer of the interna-
tional association, which has head
quarters here.
After a brief address by S. T. Por-
ter, newly-appointed chief engineer
of the Fire Department, the men,
bers pledged 100 per cent cooper
alton with the new administration.
Chief Porter succeeded the late
Charles Schrom.
Evening star., 1939-03-14
Gas Light Firm Again
Asks Power 10 buy
Nearby Companies
Utilities Commission
Grants Hearing on
Application

The Public Utilities Commission
will hold a hearing at a date to be
announced later on the third ap-
plication of the Washington Gas
Light Co. to acquire the Hyattsville
Gas Co. and the Alexandria Gas Co.
The local company has asked to
purchase the other two at a cost of
81 ESQ., 900, payable by 12,255 shares
Of the washington company's stock
at $1O2 a share.
All three companies are controlled
by the Washington e. Suburban
Co.'S, a Massachusetts, common law
trust, according to Richmond Keech,
public utilities commissioner.
Permission Denied in 1896.
Mr.. Keech said the company ap-
piled for purchase permission in
1886, when it sought to acquire the
nearby companies for $1,375, 900 in
cash, but permission was denied.
The following year application was
again made for purchase for ST.
250,OO0 cash, but the request was
later Withdrawn before it was acted
on by the commission.
Justification for the integration,
according to Mr.. Keech, is the as
sertion by the local company that
the other two have improved in
valuation. The company also states
that under the Holding Companies
Act the Washington g. Suburban
Cos. must integrate its holdings or
divest its control, Mr.. Keech said.
Further, 1t was argued that the
action would help the company in
tegrate its own organization.
Cab Hearing Granted.
The common law trust holds 1898
per cent of the gas light companys s
stock, according to Mr.. Keech, and
the local organization has outstand-
ing 90,000 shares Of common stock
along with $500 shares of pre-
ferred at 412 per cent.
At the same time the commits
sion also agreed to hold a hearing
on the petition of the Town Cab
Association, Inc, for q permit to
operate In the District. No date
was set for the hearing yet, how
ever.
Evening star., 1939-03-14
Depositors' $500,000
Hinges on Decision
By Supreme Court
Agrees to Review
Decisions Involving
Two Banks

The Supreme Court will review the
findings of the lower courts of the
District that depositors in the closed
Commercial National and District
National Banks are entitled to share
in more than s5OO,OOO of bank assets
already obtained by certain Govern
ment units. The court yesterday an
nounced this action upon an appeal
by the Government.
The litigation grows out of the
bank holiday when these two in
stitutions were among those going
into receivership. They were serving
as repositories for the Government
agencies, which held collateral TO
guarantee the deposits. After the
banks closed, the Government sold
this collateral, and realized 100 per
cent on the deposits.
Receivers Sue.
The receivers-Cary A. Hardee, for
Commercial National, and Justus S
Wardell, for District National-then
sued to receive the difference be-
tween the settlement with creditors
generally and that obtained by the
Government, which tl1ey said wrong
fully had gotten preferential
status.
In the case of the Commercial Ma
tional Bank, depositors have received
10 per cent, so the suit represents 80
per cent of the amount realized by
the Government, or roughly $500, 900.
In the District National Bank, where
the dividend has been IS per cent,
the amount sought to be recovered is
about $4,000.
Calls for Pro Rata Settlement.
If the Supreme Court upholds the
District Court, these sums must oe
returned for a pro rata distribution
to all creditors, including the Gov
ernment units.
When the Court of Appeals ruled
on the case in October, the sum III
volved was more than 1000 900, but
additional payments to depositors
have cut 1t down.
The Federal agencies concerned
are Inland Waterways Corp, United
States Shipping Board Merchant
Fleet Corp. and Panama Canal.
Evening star., 1939-03-14
Mrs. Stinsol1 Denies
She Gave Consent
10 Wedding
Tells Justice Luhrinq
Memory Of Marriage
Is Hozy

Mrs. Lola M. Stinson testified be-
fore Justice Oscar H. Luhring in
District Court today that she had
a haZy recollection of her marriage
to Joseph Stinson, as she continued
her testimony in support of her
suit to annul her marriage to the
artist and engineer.
Mrs. Stinson, who charges that
she was persuaded to marry through
fraud and coercion, took the witness
stand yesterday, but had not fin
ished her story to Justice Luhring
at adjournment last night.
She testified that she had been &C
companied everywhere in the
months preceding her marriage by
a nurse, Miss Jessica Shoemaker
Mrs. Stinson also testified that her
husband has persuaded her to es-
tablish trust fund of $23O,00O for
him, and identified numerous checks
which she said she had cashed for
Mr.. Stinson.
She said that she did not want to
marry Mr.. Stinson, and told him so,
but that he insisted on arranging
the marriage. She said she was
married in church, but did not re-
member going there and was with
out knowledge of the marriage until
the next day.
II didn't remember anything
about it" Mrs. Stinson said. II sort
of came to and knew then I was
married"
Justiee Luhring asked: did you
consent to this marriage?"
Il certainly did not" she replied.
Il told him was not going to marry
him."
Describes Sanitarium Visit.
Mrs. Stinson on the witness stand
yesterday described an overnight
visit to sanitarium in Concord,
N. H. She said she was per-
suaded to go there for a physical
examination, but found it was a
mental institution and left the next
day. Asked how she knew what
type of hospital it was, she said:
Il saw man chasing butterflies.
He had a net, but. I didn't see any
butterflies"
Mrs. Stinson said she advanced
Mr.. Stinson money for motor tours
they took, in company with a
trained nurse. She said she was
physically exhausted as they were
driving to Nova Scotia and when
they stopped in Quebec she wanted
to enter French convent for sew
eral weeks of rest, but, after being
promised room, she was told after
the nurse called that she could not
be accommodated.
did Things Automatically"
Discussing her movements shortly
before her marriage, Mrs. Stinson
said:
Il did things automatically. There's
a lot I don't remember"
Mrs. Stinson, who is author of two
volumes of poetry, formerly was
married to the late William Living
ston Crounce, the writer. At his
death she was left an estate ap-
praised at $70000 Mr.. Stinson was
divorced from his first wife, Harriet
Mckee, shortly before his remarriage
September ~, 1887.
Evening star., 1939-03-14
Plea for GaHinger :
Made by Members Of
legislative Committee
100000 Increase Asked;
Commissioners Ask 800
More Porking Meters

Appeals for an increase of at
least 100000 in the Gallinger Hos
pital budget to provide for addi-
tional nurses, orderlies and other
personnel were made to a House
Subcommittee on Appropriations to-
day by members of the District Leg
islative Committee of the House.
Meantime the subcommittee which
is conducting executive hearings on
the 1910 District appropriation bill
was informed the Commissioners
had prepared a bill which would
authorize them to extend automo-
bile parking meters throughout the
congested areas. More than 300 of
the meters are now in use on an
experimental basis. The Commis-
sioners, it was said, want to in
stall 1900 more.
Representative Collins, Democrat,
of Mississippi, chairman of the APP
propriations Subcommittee, indi-
Gated before the hearings started
on the supply bill he would seek re-
moval of the 300 meters at the ex-
piration of the experimental period.
In view of information given him
by District officials, however, it is
believed he will withdraw his OBJ
jections to the meters.
The meters now in use, it was
said, already have produced $4,000
in revenue and fully paid for them
selves. And among the thousands
of nickles collected from the me-
tiers, 1t was reported, only 81 slugs
were found among them.
The procedure followed in distrib-
ing special congressional automo-
bile tags to members of Congress was
explained to the subcommittee late
yesterday by Commissioner Melvin
c. Hazen and Traffic Director VIII
liam A. Van Duzer.
Complaints had been made that
some of the special tags had been
seen on the cars of secretaries Of
members of Congress and other
Capitol employees.
The special tags, 1t was said, are
now sent to the Capitol in a block
and distributed there. Five hum
dred are issued for each Congress,
and IA are supposed to be assigned
to Capitol officials who are not men,
bers of Congress.
Members of Mr.. Collins sub
committee indicated that distri-
button of the special tags would
be Strengthened out" for the future
at the District Building.
The delegation of members of the
District Legislative Committee men,
bers who appeared before the sub
committee in the interest of in
creased appropriations for CALM
ger, was headed by Chairman Ran
dolph and Representative Bates.
Democrat of Kentucky. Mr.. Bates
is chairman of the Public Health,
Hospitals and Charities Subcom-
mittee, which recently completed
an investigation of conditions at
the institution, and reported the
need OF increased appropriations
adequately to stan the hospital,
Evening star., 1939-03-14
Bond Concerts

BY the United States Army Band
this afternoon at 3:15 o'clock in the
Army Band auditorium. Capt.
Thomas F. Darcy, leader; Karl Hub
ner, assistant leader.
BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra this evening
at $50 o'clock in Stanley Hall,
John S. M. Zimmerman, bandmas-
ter; Anton Pointner, assistant.
BY the United States Navy Band
Symphonic Orchestra this evening
at $3.50 o'clock in the Sail Loft at
the Navy Yard, 1t. Charles Benter,
q. 8. NJ, conductor; Charles Brend-
Ter, assistant conductor.
Evening star., 1939-03-14
Woman Attempts
To Bet on Numbers
In Police Office

An elderly gray-haired wom-
an, slightly on the tipsy side,
entered the finance Office at Po-
lice Court today.
DO you wish to pay a f1ne?"
asked Assistant Finance Clerk
William Zepp.
Number 468," she answered.
Number 1892" the clerk re-
peated, puzzled.
Eyes, I want to place a bet on
that number"
Mr.. Zepp was about to tell
her she had come to the wrong
place, when the visitor wan
dered merrily on her way.
Evening star., 1939-03-14
Stor Editor to Speak

Newbold Noyes, associate editor of
The Evening Star, will discuss "The
Life and Times of Crosby S. Noyes"
before the Columbia Historical So
ciety at 8:15 pm. next Tuesday at
the Mayhower Hotel.
Evening star., 1939-03-14


the Community Chest last inspected the St. School,
Helen Miss Elizabeth waac
Holngsworh
Evening star., 1939-06-24

hom he has frequently preached
ring his tenure of Office.
Celebrations of the holy COM
Union are at 7:30 am. and $50
h.
Pilgrimages through the Cathedral
Pl be conducted by pilgrim aides
lowing the II am. and 4 pm.
Fvices. The Bishops Garden will
open from II to 2 pm.
Bishop James E. Freeman began
vacation this week with Mrs.
eeman and their daughter, Mrs.
(ymond L. Wolven, on a brief visit
his old home, in Minneapolis,
nm, where today he will perform
? marriage ceremony for his
lnddaughter, Miss Mary Jaffray,
b Mr.. Erie Savage, jr. The we'd
hg will be held in St. Mark
urch, of which Bishop Freeman
S rector before coming to WASH
kton.
kfter a short stay in Minneapolis
Fhop and Mrs. Freeman will open
fir summer home in Sorrento
+, for the season. During the
INNER he will conduct services in
little Church of the Redeemer,
h which he has been associated
more than Is years,
Evening star., 1939-06-24
Pfefy Religion Is Topic
s.. Paul's Lutheran

at st. Paul's Lutheran Church
borrow morning the Rev. DR..
|nry w. Snyder will preach on
kfety Religion" At I pm. the
|lrch will participate with other
ptestant churches in a union serv-
on the lawn of All Saints Epis-
bal Church, at Chevy Chase Cir
The Rev. E. o. Clark of the
levy Chase Baptist Church will
the speaker.
Mrs. H. c. Danner, Mrs. Robert
Fellers, jr., and Mrs. Robert S.
ither we're received into member
|p last Sunday. At a recent bap-
nal service Georgine Olga Marie
Uterine Palic, daughter of DR..
b Mrs. Vladimir Palic of the
echo-Slovakian Legation, was
ristened by DR.. Snyder. Minister
b Nine. Hurban of the Legation
od as sponsors.
The lawn fete by the Mems Club
J been postponed to July 13.
The new Schafer Memorial Hall.
nearing completion, will be
iicated July 8. On the evening of
y 10 the room will be inaugu-
ed with a social under the aus
es Of the Sunday school. Funds
construct the hall were given by
s. Carl Schafer in memory of
husband.
Evening star., 1939-06-24
! Souls Unitarian
nds 30 to PorIey

thirty high school youths from All
lls' Unitarian Church, together
i h groups from other Unitarian
lrches of this region, are partici-
ting this week ,end in the 7th
hual Chairman powwow at the
|nterey Inn, Blue Ridge Summit,
DR.. Ulysses G. B. Pierce, min
er of All Souls Church; DR.. Fred
tk r. Griffin of Philadelphia and
Rev. Dale De Witt of New York
the conference leaders. The
fference is directed by Laurence
Staples of All Souls Church.
pr. Pierce will occupy his pulpit
the II am. service tomorrow,
aching on Living Tomorrow's S
e Today" This is the final serv-
of the season. Beginning July
All Souls Church will cooperate
h Mount Pleasant Congregational
|lrch and the Universalist Ma
nal Memorial Church in the 11th
nual series of union summer serv-
5. The first three services are
ng held in the Universalist
urch.
bn June ~ the annual church
looi picnic will take place in Rock
rex Park.
Evening star., 1939-06-24
Dr.. Rasmussen Back
From Conference
In Wisconsin
Will Preach Tomorrow
On Resources for
Christian Task

The Rev. DR.. Carl C. Rasmussen,
pastor at Luther Place Memorial
Church, returns to his pulpit tomor-
row morning from a week in Wis
consin, where he represented the
Conference of Board Secretaries In
charge of the promotional plan OF
the United Lutheran Church in a
series of conferences of church coun-
cilmen. His subject tomorrow at IL
am. is Resources for the Christian
Task" A group of new members
will be received.
The Rev. Frederick John Eckert
assistant pastor, and Miss Dorothy
Virginia Harris of Baltimore, will
be united in marriage in st. Paul's
Lutheran Church, Baltimore, at 7:30
this evening.
At the Senior Luther League meet
ing at 6 pm. tomorrow Miss Hen
retta Bovine will speak on THE
Results of Repeal" At 7 pm, Miss
Geraldine Smith will speak to the
Young Peoples League on THE
Gospel in Other Lands"
The Ladies Aid Society picnic will
be held June % from 3 to o'clock
in the old Sixteenth Street Reservoir
section of Rock Greek Park, just of
Kennedy street.
Evening star., 1939-06-24
Albright Will Begin
Summer Schedule

The summer schedule of services
will begin tomorrow at Albright
Memorial Evangelical Church. The
Sunday school will begin at $50
am. and the church service at 1890
am. The Rev. George E. Schnabel
will preach on The Good Neigh
bor."
The last Sunday night Christian
Endeavor meetings will be held at
6 and 7 o'clock After tomorrow
the young peoples groups will meet
on Wednesday night in cooperation
with the summer fellowship pro-
gram. The evening service of wor-
ship begins at 7:45 o'clock. The
sermon subject will be The World
of Today"
The Official Board will meet Mon
day at 730 o'clock. On Wednesday
night the first Of the summer fell
lowship nights will be held. The
young people will conduct the open
ing worship period. Following the
fellowship hour the Building Com
mittee will meet.
Ground breaking exercises for the
new church auditorium were held
Thursday night. 1t was preceded
by a dinner. Edward Turner spoke.
Evening star., 1939-06-24
Petworth Methodist
Activities Given

DR.. Frank Steelman will preach
at II am. in Petworth Methodist
Church on "The Revelations of
God" An informal evening service
will be held during the summer at
7:30 pm. in Fellowship Hall and
will be shared by the minister and
young people. Tomorrow evening
Olive Rickard will leaa the service
and William Carter will speak.
Other parts will be taken by Miriam
Stackhouse, Albert Dudley and
Gene Otto. DR.. Steelman's subject
will be Ancient Men on Modern
Streets
The following young people will
attend the Junior high camp which
opens at Westminster, Md, this week:
Chester Callbeck, Fred Mears, Doris
Miner, Doris Demaree, Olive Fewell,
Alan Haralson, Dorothy Rudy, Helen
Kimball, Mildred Bean, Evelyn
Bean, Shirley Nolan, Peggy Lander
gren, Peggy Hewitt, Juanita Mutch-
Ter, Alvin Anderson, Jack Bateman,
Buddy Smith, Norman Lovegrove,
Patsy Mason and Helen Newman.
Evening star., 1939-06-24
DR.. Rustin 10 Preach
Twice Tomorrow al
Mount Vernon Place
Lost Young Peoples
Tea Of Season at
6O'CIock

DR.. John w. Rustin, pastor Of
Mount Vernon Place Methodist
Church. will preach tomorrow morn
ing on Pleading for a Verdict" and
in the evening on THE Power of
His Might"
Services will be held at 7 pm. by
senior, young peoples and younger
adult departments. The last tea of
the season for all young people will
be given at o'clock. Charles K.
Corbett will speak on II Belong to
the Church" at the young peoples
service. Mrs. G. L. OFT will address
the adult department at $50 am.
on "A Sense of World Brotherhood. :"
Clara Jeffery, organist, and Ruth
Barnhart Mayberry, soprano, will
give a recital Wednesday at 8 pm.
The Workers Council will have a
dinner at the church at $50 We'd
nesday, followed by a meeting.
The Boy Scouts in Troop As, How
ard Douglas, scoutmaster, will en-
-ertain their parents at the church
Friday at 8 pm.
Evening star., 1939-06-24
DR.. Pruden to Preach
AtFirst Baptist

Dr. Edward Hughes Pruden, pas
tor of the First Baptist Church, will
preach tomorrow morning on The
Mount of Temptation" In the eve
ming he will continue his series of
sermons on Sins That Are FIRE.
quently Overlooked" taking as his
topic THE Sin of Being Static" On
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
of this week he spoke twice daily at
the Pennsylvania Baptist Ministers
Conference at Bucknell University,
LeWiSburg, Pa.
A group from the B. Y P. U.
Comrades" will conduct services at
Central Union Mission Tuesday
evening. with Miss Louise Sargent
as leader and the speakers, Ermes
Knight, Edith Mae Hand, Alma
Daugherty and June Pyne, all Of
whom have just returned from the
recent students conference at Ridge
crest, N. G.
Evening star., 1939-06-24
Healing Heart Of World
1opic al Mount Pleasant

Healing the Heart Of the World"
is the subject of the Rev. George A.
Ackerly, associate minister of the
Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church, tomorrow at II am. DR..
Buschmeyer is chaplain at the Fifth
Northover Young Peoples Confer
ence, in New Jersey. Delegates from
Mount Pleasant include Nancy
Beale, Myrna Helen Buschmeyer.
Ruth Howard, Ruth Morgan and
Margaret Wickes.
Informal classes for the kinder
garten and primary department will
be held during the church hour for
the convenience of parents of young
children.
Beginning July this church will
join with the Universalist National
Memorial Church and All Souls
Unitarian Church for the 1lth year
OF cooperative summer services of
worship. The services will be held
in the Universalist Church through
July 16, in All Souls Church from
July % through August 6. with the
remaining services in this church.
Each of the participating churches
will resume services in Its own
building September 10.
Evening star., 1939-06-24
Dr.. Harris to Preach
On Getting Ready

DR.. Frederick Brown Harris will
continue his 18th year of ministry
tomorrow in Foundry Methodist
Church and will preach at IL o'clock
on Getting Ready" A baritone solo
will be sung by Norman Green of
the Glee Club of Syracuse Univer-
sity. A male chorus will sing at the
8 o'clock service and DR.. Harris will
speak on "The Last Bolt"
There will be a union vacation
church school in the church each
weekday morning, except Saturday,
for three weeks beginning June 26,
providing program for boys and
girls to II years of age. The
school is being sponsored by the
Washington Federation of Churches
and nearby churches are CO.
operating.
The Oficial Board will meet on
Wednesday night for the last time
before fall.
Evening star., 1939-06-24
Brentwood Methodist
Services Are Listed

At Brightwood Park Methodist
Church tomorrow the Rev. s.. Carroll
Coale will occupy the pulpit both
morning and evening" He has re-
turned to this pastorate for the
ninth year. He will speak tomorrow
morning on How We Gather
knowledge of God" The topic for
the children's story will be Having
Three Hands" The evening SER
mon theme will be Gods Arith-
metic." This service will be the
first of a series of summer evening
messages, with q program bf music
by choir and congregation.
On Monday morning an auto
caravan will take . large group Of
children to the Junior High Camp
at Westminster, Md. They will re-
main through the week, returning
next Sunday Afternoon.
The Church School Board will
hold its ANAL business meeting for
the summer.