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Evening star., 1940-08-24
Tobey Asks Probe
and Radio
Broadcasting Industry
Resolution Proposes
$4,000 for Inquiry Into
Alleged Monopoly
Ry WILLIAM 7. WHEATLEY

Investigation of the adminiStra-
ton of the Federal Communications
Commission and of the radio broad
cast industry is called for in a reso-
luton introduced in the Senate late
yesterday by Senator Tobey. Repub-
lican, Of New Hampshire. The reso-
luton followed the conclusion Of an
investigation by the Senate Com
mittee on Interstate Commerce Of
certain radio affairs in connection
with hearings on the nomination
of Thad H. Brown to succeed him.
self as member of the commission,
At the same time, Senator Tobey
announced that he had sent letters
to each member of the commission
calling for report as to whether
each of them had ever received any
favors or emoluments from radio
licensees Another letter sent to
Chairman James Lawrence Fly of
the commission called for report
by the chairman containing the
same information from each en-
ploye of the Federal body.
The investigation resolution is
broad in its scope and is in five
parts. 1t authorizes s25,0O0 to be
spent for the probe. which. Senator
Tobey held, is made necessary by
the failure of the commission to
make a thorough and complete in
vestigation of alleged monopoly in
radio. A similar resolution to in
vestigate the commission and the
industry was forestalled by the
House Rules Committee two years
ago on the plea of Frank R. Nc
Ninch, former chairman of the COM
mission, that the regulatory body
was going to perform the task.
The resolution of the New Hamp-
shire Senator calls for an investi-
CATION of the existence, extent. for
nation, legality and effect upon the
public or any individual or group
of any monopoly in radio broad
casting, or any phase thereof, or in
the production, sale or distribution
of radio broadcasting or broadcast
ing apparatus The investigation
specifically would include probe of
the administration by the F. c. C..
of those sections of the Communica-
tions Act relating in any manner to
radio and the manner of the ex-
ercise by licensees of the F. c. c. of
the privileges conferred upon them
by their licenses.
The investigation would be con-
Quoted by the Senate Committee on
Interstate Commerce.
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gree in medicine from Jefferson Col
lege, Philadelphia, in 1892. He re-
manned at Jefferson two years as
resident physician before returning
to Washington.
He maintained Offices at his resi-
dence. Besides handling a large
private practice, for many years he
had been chief physician for the
Relief Association of the Capital
Transit Co. He was member OF
the District of Columbia Medical
Society, the American and Southern
Medical Associations.
Active in Masonry, DR.. Weaver
was a past master of Harmony
Lodge. He was also past grand
guardian of Bethel No. /, Jobs
Daughters.
During the Spanish = American
War DR.. Weaver served in the Army
Medical Corps. At the time OF his
death he held the rank of lieutenant
colonel, retired, in the District Ma
tional Guard.
He was a past president OF the
Society of Natives and a former
member of the Association OF Oldest
Inhabitants.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Alice Weaver, and two sisters, Mrs.
Roscoe L. Oatley and Mrs. Charles
J. NeWhard, both Of Washington.
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Rockville.

Th9mas Ssrd 20 AsP bGih Of wsshnsson sad Mildred
James A. Dew. IS, and Jessica J. ouarles.
q. both Of washington. u,,,,r.d
Donaidson: 10 both Of Bethesda. -
zaS::a p ss'h oi esb9 a5s
Donaldson. 10 both of Bethesda.
Charles Nixon Cannsdy, 10, and Beatrice
Virginia Myers, l9, both Of Washington.
Md, and Esther Frances Arnold 81.
Rand0lph Brown, row :, SO W,.n16sR1 and catherine "
Marie Jackson. IS il. both CT Glen Echo
Earl Fenton Wright, %. and Madeline
Olivia Chrobot, is. both Of woodfield.
M.Tsn sls 3 tsnsh 5gs .; fos ad a'Ey Ii Hss
Paul r Anders. 25. Rockville. and Ruby F.
Giles. is. Murat. Va.
william Roy JeiIerlS; Is;son 70 and Willie Chiffon
-. both Of Be:h.sds. Md.
Charles DIXON u: =; csIt.i ana Mar, ", : sparss'
Paul Block, jr -. Toledo ohio. and
Eleana B. Conley, p. Wellesley Heights.
Robert L. Guy. IS. Washington. and RM. I
Marie Clements. 30. Silver spriEs. Nd
Eugene o: Moblsy. go: and Irene El,zsoeth
ucs 1ay 3 Ssons 5S5s 81 s. and
Ruth c. Compton, 43, Oak Terrace,
MINI
David i. schlatel. 30. and Ida 4. Clicks
man. 26, both of Brooklyn. N. Y
Joseph Jancar, 4s. Hyattsville. Nd, and
Lillian Lewis. 40. Baltimore.
James Edward Trotter. 35. and Edith
Florence Evans, Is, both of washington.
Edward K Blankership. %. and Blanche
Braden. %. both Of washington.
seEns1d Hns.l p p asDs bosh 81 Wsshinston r0f A.
Earl n Contee 81, and Eunice v. Diggs,
81, both Of Alexandra, Va.
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International Office
0fY. W. T.. A. 10 Be
SET Up Here
War Forces Removal
Of Headquarters
From Geneva

More than year ago, a group OF
far-sighted women gathered around
a council table in Geneva, Switzer-
land, to discuss what they would do
with the headquarters of the World
Y. w. c. A. if war came.
Their conversation was carried on
without any publicity at all. They
didn't want to be alarmists, but they
came to their decision.
When, in June. it became appar-
ent that they could no longer carry
on in Geneva. they were ready to
move. They had chosen Washing
ton long before the Germans moved
into Poland
Miss M. Marianne Mills of Great
Britain arrived in Washington last
night to establish Offices here. She
emphasized that the Washington
Offices were only Temporary"
We've got to do this decentral-
izing for a bit" she explained.
Maybe it will be for six months,
maybe for year. OF course, none
of use knows how long"
Miss Mills, who was assistant Sec
retary to the general administra-
ton and secretary for education OF
the World Y. w. C.. A. staff, was
chosen with Miss Pearl Carruthers,
also of the Geneva staff, to set up
the Offices here because Il can't
move about freely in Europe any
more"
American members of the staff,
she said, are experiencing difficult
ties in getting into the Continental
belligerent countries, but they are
getting in.
She discussed the extensive work
being done by the Y. w. c. A. in
England in establishing hotels for
women working in agriculture and
in the new munitions plants and
huts for those with the military
units.
The government has called on the
Y. w. C. A., she said, to work with
the women in the auxiliary forces.
Evening star., 1940-08-24

"Oh. Yes, that's right" Rigidly
Tom controlled an impulse to reach
out and seize Davis by the throat
and shake him from his rotton sus-
picions. Instead, he took a deep
breath. shook his head slowly as
he looked at Steve, then limped
with exaggerated heaviness out of
the office into the store.
For a moment he stood in full
view of the men in the Office
and stared moodily around at the
dusty Oriental junk that cluttered
the place. He could feel Danes
eyes upon him, and then he heard
the soft voice of Davis He couldn't
tell what was said, but he knew
that Dane and the man who car
ried the stretcher moved into a
group with the older man and
the talk continued in low tones.
Taking a quick side glance to-
ward the Office, he saw that none
of them for the. moment was watch
ing him. and with quiet caution he
took half dozen backward steps
toward passage leading to the
rear door.
Despite the light in the main
part of the store, the rear passage
was extremely dark. but he was
sure he could remember how to
reach the door. And he knew that
1t used to have only a heavy bolt
on the inside that would be easy
to open.
He looked around at the objects
near him; heavy carved chair. a
painted chinaware lamp. a pile of
framed and dusty pictures. an
ornate table and on it small bronze
Buddha.
Deity he picked up the little
figure and threw it as far as he
could toward the front of the store.
He saw it strike another chinaware
lamp and heard a terrific crash as
the lamp and the tall spindleleg-
ged stand it was on toppled to the
floor. Then he heard one of the
men in the Office shout and saw
Davis rush out into the showroom.
Continued Tomorrow
Evening star., 1940-08-24
700 CaroIinians Send
Draft Plea 10 Wheeler

Declaring that 1--WE would vastly
prefer an army with no enemy to
engage than an enemy with no
army to engage it," pro-conscrip-
ton telegram was sent last night
to Senator Wheeler, Democrat, Of
Montana, over the names of TOO
North and South Carolinians who
expressed themselves in poll TAX
en- by the Charlotte IN. c. News.
The message, addressed to Sem
ator Wheeler las the chief opponent
in the Senate of the conscription
BILL" asked him to LAY aside all
differences with the administration
and its advisers and to emphasize
the national security over all other
considerations"
Down here we have long since
ceased to heed arguments as to
whether it is more democratic to
raise an army by voluntary or con-
scription Methods the message
said. Our young men are volun-
teering, to be sure but it is
apparent to us that delay is dan
gerous and may be fatal"
Evening star., 1940-08-24
13be 5eak,wood&ose
BY lloyd Ca" @

morning, and that was when Gram
by had knocked 1t out OF MS handl
Cranky had handed him the cane
when he came back to the once
after going out front to investisate
the mysterious stranger at the front
door. Cranky had struck the plow
to make it looks like murder! but
why? To that question there dlont
seem to be any possible answer.
Diverts Attention.
The half of Toms mind that was
thinking of Steve as he lay there
on the stretcher suddenly became
alert. Something about the back
of Steve's right hand, the one that
had been crumpled under him when
he was lying on the floor. struck him
as peculiar. Maybe it was the
color-it seemed more blush than
pale, like the left hand and the
face. He started to reach out to
touch it, but Davis caught his arm.
This is for the police now, son."
Evening star., 1940-08-24

the same time, almost automatic
ally, he glanced down at it. In that
instant he saw what Davis must
have seen-a dark smear just below
the curve of the handle with two
or three strands of grayish hair
clinging to it.
MY Cod" he exclaimed, Gran
by!"
Davis grunted and reached for the
phone. "Cranby!" he repeated con-
temptuously in a barely audible
whisper, "sure!" In a moment he
was saying into the phone: Davis,
the undertaken, calling. I'm at CAL
lahan's store. :. Yeah. :. The old
man is dead and it looks like mur-
der. Yeah. his son found him
.Okay, We'll be here" He turned
to Tom as he put the phone down
Since you found the body they'd
like you to stay
sOf course III stay Why wouldn't
-" Toms anger now was strangely
mingled with fear. These men OBJ
viously thought he had killed Steve,
and the smear on the cane was
damning evidence The police would
certainly think the same thing. He'd
be taken for questioning, and, even
after he was cleared. as he certainly
would be. a stigma would hang over
him for a long time-might affect
his Job with the air lines. Not only
that. but all the while he was being
questioned about murder he knew
nothing about, the real murderer
if Steve really had been murdered
would be getting farther out of
reach.
Suspects Cranky.
He moved closer to Steve's body
and looked down at him. 1t was
terrible thing to be having thoughts
like these when poor Steve was
scarcely cold In the presence of
death a person ought to feel rever-
ent, ought to be recapturing men,
ories of the one who had died, ought
to say little prayers. -. And when
ones father died there ought to be
tears, there ought to be a terrible
feeling of loss and of sadness.
AL those emotions Tom could
feel within him, but something
was making him push them aside.
thrust them out of his mind. And
that something was the unsuppress-
ible effort his mind was making to
piece things together, to correlate
the few disorganized facts sur
rounding Steve's death: The tele-
gram, the cutoff phone call from
Chicago. the mysterious DR.. Cranky
who now was missing, the cryptic,
penciled memoranda on the desk
and now the blow on Steve's head
that certainly had not been there
when Tom first found the body.
1t might have been Davis but
what possible reason could he have
had-no, come to think of it, it
couldn't have been Davis, because
Tom remembered he'd had his cane
with him at all times since the un-
dertaker came. 1t had only been
out of his hands once during the
Evening star., 1940-08-24
Killer Says Trotsky
Ordered Him 10
Assassinate Stain
Mexicons Are SkeptieoI
OF Accusation in Note
Written Before Attack
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MEXICO CITY, Aug. 24.-Accu-
sations leveled at Leon Trotsky by
his confessed slayer, who said Trot-
sky had ordered him to 60 to Rus
sia and organize the assassination
of Josef Stain and other Soviet
leaders," drew expressions of skep-
ticism today from Mexican offlcials
Police said the accusation was
contained In a note which Frank
Jackson, mysterious foreigner, wrote
before he attacked Trotsky with a
pickax last Tuesday in the latter's
closely-guarded Coyoacan home.
Trotsky's order, Jackson's note
said, was the last act necessary to
disillusion him concerning the IA
nous exile's political philosophy and
motives and impelled him to the
assault on his former mertor.
Attorney to Answer Note.
"For me 1t was great disillu-
sionment," the note said, that, In
stead of encountering face to face
a political chief who was directing
the struggle for the working class, I
met a man who desired only to sat-
isfy his own necessities, his desires
for vengeance and his hates"
Trotsky's attorney. Albert Gold
man Of Chicago, who characterized
jackson as an agent Of the Ogpu
(RuSsian secret police, said he
would issue a statement later ito
disprove all the lying statements of
fact" contained in the note.
Goldman awaited action by the
United States consulate on a request
to take Trotsky's body to New York
for memorial services. The con-
sulate said the request was being
given due consideration"
Jackson Still Guarded.
Jackson, meanwhile, remained un-
der close guard in hospital here,
where wan and haggard, he is re-
covering from head injuries inflicted
by Trotsky's bodyguards.
To inquiries he murmured In
French:
II am sorry. Yes, repent for all
I had no accomplices. Please leave
me alone"
Also in custody in the same hospi-
tai was Jackson's friend, Sylvia Age
loft of Brooklyn, who Gen. Jose
Manuel Nunez, chief of federal dis
trict police, said would be consigned
for prosecution as "a probable &C
complice."
Miss Ageloff protested her inno-
cence
Evening star., 1940-08-24
1n mrnturtant
BUCHANAN. NELLIE ANN. In men

of my devoted mother, NELLIE ANN BU-
CHANAN. who left me six years ago to-
day, August "a. 1884.
LONELY DAUGHTER. LILLIAN.
FELLS. PEARL LOUISE. In sad but
PEARL LOUISE FELLs, who passed to
the great beyond eleven years ago today.
August "a, 1929.
When alone in our sorrow and bitter tears
.'s.s he =1d q she isss' ss
And whispers; Dear ones. death cannot
NSR7 . N2HHER s2dKgos AsR ANS Mgs AHH
RESA SMITH.
ing remembrance of my dear mother. AN
GELINE GRANT. who died one year ago
Hss tSasy ASgVs5 bgyorsb 4; 1879: BauoHrrR. MARY
HARRINGTON, MARY E. In sad but
TON. who derarted this life one year ago
'' HUSBAND AND CHILDREN. I.
DRY of my dear mother, MAMIE NJ. HAIR
R1S, who passed away twenty-eisht years
ago today. August "A, 1912
HER apIrISs RAsUdHTER' ETHEL HARRIS
SMITH. CHARLES HARVEY. A tribute
of love and devotion to the memory of
our. devoted son and brother. CHARLES
HARVEY SMITH. who entered into. eter-
nal rest nine years ago today. August
"a, 1881.
LONELY MOTHER, MRS LILA J. SMITH.
AND BROTHER, ]. ARCHIBALD SMITH.
WHITE. CHARLES E. In memory of
our loving husband and father. CHARLES
E. WHITE, who left us four years ago
today. August "a. 1886.
He did not fail to do his best,
His heart was true and tender;
He worked hard for those he left
And ever will be, remembered.
Surrounded by friends ] am lonesome.
In the midst of my Joys l am blue:
With a smile on my face I've a heartache,
Thinking. dear Charles Of you.
DEVOTED WIFE1fND CHILDREN.
Evening star., 1940-08-24
Chicago Grain
BY the Associated Press.

by tNe hSSOCldleO fIeSS.
CHICAGO, Aug. 24.-Wheat prices
were permitted to drift rather aim
lessly in a quiet grain trade today
although the trend was slightly
lower most of the session. Prices
dipped about Y cent at times.
The inertia which gripped the
market reflected for the most part
tagging commercial activity which
in turn was due, pit brokers said. to
uncertainty regarding the war situ-
alton and to the fact that much
new wheat is not being put into
commercial channels for the time
being.
Hedges placed by elevators against
limited supplies to which they OBJ
tanned title accounted for some SELL
ing and spreaders changing posi-
tions or evening up accounts added
to volume. Little mill activity was
in evidence.
Receipts at spring wheat terminals
continued to run rather heavy but
many traders believed the peak of
the movement in the Northwest has
been reached This new wheat was
no burden, however, inasmuch as
dealers estimated IS to as high as
80 per cent of it is being placed in
storage with the possibility that
large percentage eventually will be
impOunded under loans.
September wheat was quoted
around 21a to 4 cents under de-
ferred deliveries, the widest discount
in some time. Contracts involving
about 100000 bushels deliverable
in September remain to be settled.
Traders are trying to determine
how much of the long" interest in
this contract is being transferred
to deferred deliveries and whether
the widening discount will discour-
age delivery of any, substantial
amount of grain next month.
Corn prices were fractionally
lower. Receipts totaled ZIG cars,
largest for Saturday in some time,
rejecting to-arrive purchases this
week totaling nearly 1000 900
bushels, heaviest business for any
week since last September. Traders
said the volume of corn sold by
the country is the important market
factor at present as the only scar
city is at terminals.
Oats and rye also were shade
lower while lard was about steady.
At II am. wheat was unchanged
to % lower compared with yester-
days finish, September, 50; Decem-
ber, 71as, and corn was unchanged
to * OF, September, 60A; December,
55h.
Evening star., 1940-08-24
DrathB

WEST, MARY G. CNETTIE). On Friday,
August %, 1910, MARY G. iNEITIE)
WEST. the beloved wife of Ebert B. West,
mother of Mrs. Evelyn Ofenstein Klinge.
daughter of the late John 7. and Frances
A. Herbert and sister of John T., jr.: Ro-
land B. and Joseph r. Herbert
Funeral from the Deal funeral home.
4Sl2 Georgia ave. NV. on Monday, Au-
gust 26. at . am. Relatives and friends
invited. Interment Cedar Hill Cemetery. 25
WHITE. JACK. Departed this life Fri
day. August 2:}. 1910, at Burkesville, Va,
JACK WHITE, loving husband of Mrs
Martha White, devoted father of Merlene
White. He also is survived by two broth
erS William and George White; one Sis
ter, Mrs. Sylvester Fordston: other rela-
tives and friends. Remains resting at the
funeral home of John T. Rhines & Co.. 3rd
and Eye sts. s.w.
Notice of funeral later. 25
Evening star., 1940-08-24
Simone Simon Seeks
u. S. Citizenship

LOS ANGELES, Aug. "a P,-
Simone Simon, French movie ac-
tress, applied for citizenship yes
terday, saying the greatest am
bition of my life is to become an
American citizen"
Giving her name as Simone Fer
nande Therese Simon, she said she
was born in Marseille, France, 26
years ago.
Evening star., 1940-08-24

october with a
heart ailment.
DR.. Weaver, a
native of Wash
ington. had been
in general prac-
tice here since
1894. The son of
the ! a t e Har-
rison and Mary
Weaver, he was
e d uc a t e d in
w a S h ! n G t o n
schools and was
a graduate OF
C e n trail High
School. He re-
oo,,,oJ hic do
Evening star., 1940-08-24
Births Reported

Kenneth and Rhoda Baker, boy,
William and Lillian Barber, glfl.
Raymond and Elsie Brothers. boy;
Eugene and Margaret Fentress: girl
william and Marie Jackson. girl.
Francis and Lillian Null, girl.
Nicholas and Margaret Palmer. boy.
Theodore and Gertrude Balenser, girl.
Thomas and Mary Bradley, Girl.
James and Suite Ellis, boy.
Willard and Naomi HinZe, boy.
Harry and Mary Hughes, boy.
Arnold and Pearl Kirch, girl,
Charles and Helen StebbinS. boy.
Joseph and Bessie Aston. boy.
Charles and Louise Penny, boy.
Frances and Helena Stewart, girl.
Junius and Iretha West. boy.
Ernest and Argentine Newman. twins.
Le Roy and Lillian Spriggs. boy.
Homer and Lorraine Thurston, girl.
Evening star., 1940-08-24
Deaths Reported

Josephine S. Nichols, 81. Emersency Hos
pital
Frank Nelson. SIS. IIOa st. ne
DOUGLAS Whiting. s5. 31G0 Upton ST.
Laura E. Lennon. So, 30l New Jersey ave,
Sc
J. Frank Drew 81. 140a Oak st NV
Joseph Stumph. so. Garfield Memorial Hos
pital.
Samuel F. Perkins 13, 1928 Hobart st. NV.
Arthur Crouch, -, 40 T st sw
Catherine B. Stutler, 6s, 5000 Bennins I'd.
Sc
Arthur w HAYES. 81. Walter Reed Hospital.
William H Wright, SO. Doctors HOSPITAL
Fred Lindeman 50, U. s. Soldiers Hone
Hospital.
Bernard r Krauski. SO. 1850 Wisconsin
ave NV.
Ella Prather. 73. Casualty Hospital.
Cora A. Butler. 81. Casualty Hospital
Louis Rounds, AZ, Casualty Hospital.
Levi jackson. j., 1924 Seaton st. NV.
Evening star., 1940-08-24

Francisco By plane in response to his
fathers mysterious teleGram reading.
please come quickly" Tom Callahan
store in Chinatown. He regrets his
unexplained sudden departure for the
dinner rendered him and his nancee,
Chris Mallory. in Chicago BY Chris
friend. Rolfe Suttle, but all that is
quickly forgotten when he finds Steve
lying PROSTATE on the floor of his
once He calls a Dr. Cranky. who pro-
ee While cranbs % Is sen .hege Tom % leaves 'Ni the
Gfiice for Q moment then returns and
Cranky departs A short time later.
in. response to Toms call. the under
taker. Davis. arrives He discovers q
wound on Steve's head. sdspiciously
questions Tom about the mysterious
Cranby's diagnosis
Evening star., 1940-08-24
CHAPTER v.

Davis had been watching Tom
closely during the phone conversa-
ton. Now he stepped up to MIN
and said. May take your cane for
a moment, Mr. Callahan"
What the devil is this, anyway"
Toms voice rose heatedly. He took
tighter grip on the cane, but at
Evening star., 1940-08-24
Dr.. T.. A. Weaver,
Ill for Nearly a
Year, Dies al 50
Physiciun Was Active in
FroternuI Orders and
Civic Societies

DR.. Clarence A. Weaver, SO, we'll
known Washington physician, died
last night at his residence, 1914 @
street NV. He had been i'll since
Evening star., 1940-08-24
Uarn uf ThankH

.GRICE, GEORGE W. To all those hne
friends who stood by so Loyalty and sym:
psthetically during the recent Illness and
take this means of giving public express
sion and gratitude for the many mes
sages and floral remembrances. l thank
the senders from the bottom OF my neart.
To all / shall be ever grateful.
- MARY L. GRICE.
MCKINNEY, MARYE The family Of the
late MARY E. MCKINNEY wish to express
their appreciation to relatives and friends
for their acts of kindness. beautiful floral
tributes snd other tokens of sympathy at
the time of their bereavement:
= THE FAMILY.
Evening star., 1940-08-24

Careless drivers sometimes get
there -carqhil drivers always do.
Evening star., 1940-08-24

Continued Tomorrow
Evening star., 1940-01-21
TALK ON CLASSIFIED
Vague Advertising

THE Speaker at a recent
L meeting of the Ad Club in
his address on the subject of
What Is Wrong With Adver-
tising" said: What you are
after is the unstudied reaction
of group of people, and your
ad isn't worth a nickle the
minute you have to argue about
it or explain it,"
This statement was aimed at
all types of advertising but it is
most certainly applicable to
Classified.
Strangely enough, the customer
frequently wants to insert an
advertisement with the purpose
hidden, explaining to the CLASH
fled Department ne expects to
unfold the details to those who
answer. Little does he realize
how much Of his own time as
well as that of the respondents
he is wasting, because a num-
Der will neither be interested
in or capable Of doing the work
required.
II the ad clerk has to ques-
ton you about the copy offered
your advertisement is not a
good one, because a good ad-
vertisement is self-explanatory.