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Evening star., 1940-04-28
| Watch Missinu,
Freed Prisoner
Is Reurrested

For days, police at the first pre-
cinct have been playing host to
Arnulfo S. Hinguanzo, %, of the
1900 block of Ninth street NV. He
was booked earlier in the week on
an investigation charge, but try as
they might, police could get nothing
on their suspect.
Finally they decided to turn him
loose.
At noon yesterday, orders came
through to release Hinguanzo. His
cell was unlocked and he went into
the precinct washroom to scrub.
In the washroom at the time was
Pvt. James F. Gawen, who had
taken on his wrist watch and placed
1t on a shelf. Pvt. Gawen got his
face full Of soap at one point and
when he emerged from the lather
he saw that Hinguanzo had left
the room.
So had Pvt. Gawen's wrist watch.
The policeman set out at top speed
and caught up with the released
prisoner two blocks away. The
watch was in the mans pocket, Pvt.
Gawens said last night He returned
him to his old cell, went to the book
and noted that the investigation"
was completed.
Beside the name of Arnulfo s.
Hinsuanso last night stood the
charge: petit larceny"
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Worship Skipper PIunks Out
Hawaiian Tunes on the Side
Beecher Had Ruther
Be Admiral Than
Composer
BY EDWARD e. BOMAR,
Associated Press Stan Writer.

The man who plunked out the
air of a "A Song Of Old Hawaii" on
q well-worn banjo is headed for
Hawaii to take command of a war
ship.
The music trade knows loose
jointed Slim Beecher as the au-
thor of some fast-selling songs, but
1t. William Gordon Beecher, as he
is listed in naval records, would
rather be an admiral than a. COM
poser. "a
Still. he left Washington with six
banjoes and the hope of finding
time and inspiration to turn out
more tunes about Hawaii. One he
wrote in the islands three years
ago has been played around the
world There is a Melody Forever
Haunting Me" 1t goes. The aver
age man would recognize the tune.
If not the words. It's been played
often enough on the air.
Although up to now he has writ
ten ll5 songs. including some which
midshipmen sing at football games
and complex incidental music for
the films, music to 1t. Beecher is
just hobby and the success Of some
Of his tunes lust plain luck"
Except for brief contact with
Tin Pan Alley in 1925, I've never
thought Of commercializing them
seriously" he explained.
Is Quiet in Manner.
Quiet in manner. the Beecher
bulk in civilian garb suggests neither
the naval oficer nor the musician.
He has served for the last tow
years in the Navy Departments
Public Relations Department and 1t
is characteristic that most OF the
news photographers who dropped
in daily did not know he could
carry a tune. .-.
The son of Baltimore architect,
1t. Beecher started writing parodies
for the middies' musical shows soon
after he entered Annapolis in 1921.
With Bill Kirten, q classmate. he
worked for four years in the musi-
cal clubs.
With Bert Klackring, another
midshipman, he turned out such
football songs as up and At EN-
Navy and Fight Big Blue Team"
He has collaborated with others
since, but has done best on his own.
Hollywood helped later. His serv-
Ices were loaned as technical ad-
wiser for a Navy Aim, "Shipmates
Forever" and 1t. Beecher had
hand in turning out Don't Give Up
the Ship"
But slim" got his start as
recognized composer in Hawaii. 1t.
Beecher cannot read or write music
but he picked out a number of new
melodies on his banjo and made
phonograph records of some to send
back home to the folks at Cations
vile, Md, as Christmas gift.
Caught Ear Of Musicians.
"A Song of Old Hawaii" caught
the ear of local musicians, and
aboard his ship on his way back to
the States 1t. Beecher by wireless
gave permission to a Honolulu mu-
sic house to publish it. Now it is on
five different makes Of photograph
records, and the publisher IS look
Ing forward to a sheet music sale
Of 100000 or more copies.
How 1t. Beecher can produce
Evening star., 1940-04-28
SmuggIer Hides
(FoIse Teeth in
His Mouth
" the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSs.
BUFFALO. N. Y, April 27.--It
may upset the fastidious to learn
that searching a suspects mouth for
smuggled false teeth comes under
the head of an ordinary days work
for United States border patrolmen
along the Canadian boundary.
John j. Mullen, 43, district super
intendent in charge of a 3,6oo-mile
stretch of border, recites a COM
plant from small-town United
States dentist about excessive i'm
portation of false teeth.
The importer" was speedily ar
rested.
mot having any teeth himself,
this man would go into Canada, buy
a false set, slip them into his mouth
and sneak across the border to sell
them in the States" Mullen ex-
planned. ~ 80
Our men caught him going across
one day, forced open his mouth, and
saw the teeth didn't fit. $
I'VE eventually recovered seven
sets OF molars he had sold to various
dentists"
Evening star., 1940-04-28

summer. He regarded it as q link
between the known Neanderthalers
of Europe, Of whom about 100 skulls
and fragments Of skulls are in ex-
istence, and the primitive men of
the Far East. Because of its COM
pleteness, he points out, it may
also afford valuable clues to the
brains or brain processes Of the
Neanderthalers.
While it is impossible to remove
the actual skull from Russia, DR..
Hrdlicka said, the cast which was
forwarded through the Department
of State is so perfect that 1t an
swers the same purpose. The speci-
men is regarded as Of such value
that it will not be placed on exhibi-
ton and is kept in a safe.
It demonstrates. said DR.. Hrdlicka,
that q remarkable technique Of
making reproductions has been de-
veloped at the University Of Mos
COW and even an anthropologist,
coming upon such . skull In nature
might be deceived.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Valuable Primitive Skull Last
Soviet Gift to National Museum

An almost perfect cast OF child's
skull, one of the most significant
anthropological specimens ever dis
covered, has just arrived at the
National Museum as gift from
the Anthropological Institute Of the
University of Moscow, DR.. Ales
Hrdlicka, curator Of physical an
thropology, announced yesterday.
The skull Is that of Neander-
thaler, one of the eetle-browed
race of men who inhabited Europe
and Asia early in the last Ice
Age. 1t Is obviously that Of a child
about s years old. The permanent
teeth are still erupting. There is
just a hint of the protrusion over
the eyebrows which was charac-
teristic of the race. Even at that,
says DR.. Hrdicka, 1t is as pro-
nounced as it would be in the brow
of an adult white man.
The skull, complete in every de-
tail, was discovered In Siberia last
spring by Russian anthropologists
and examined by Dr.. HrdNcka last
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Work Stepup Planned
In Bid for 5 Day Week

In a move to get congressional
support for the bill of Senator
Mead. Democrat, of New York es-
tablishing five-day week in the de-
partmental service during the sum-
mer months, members of the United
Federal Workers tomorrow will cir
culate pledges in which Government
workers will obligate themselves to
stepup production" so the short
week-if granted-will not cost the
Government anything.
Jacob Baker, president Of the
U. r. A., pointed out that the FIVE
day week prevails to some extent in
the field and that the changed
schedule here during the hot months
would aid the employees and the Gov
ernment also.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Goodwin Denlounces
Charges Of Mining
Stock Fraud
Former, Interior Aide
Bronds Indictment.
As 'Preposterous'

Francis M. Goodwin, former As
sistant Secretary of the Interior in
the Harding and Coolidge adminis-
trations, last night branded as pre-
posterous" Federal grand jury in
dictment announced earlier in the
day from Denver under which he is
accused with five other men of a
e215,000 mining stock fraud. Now
q practicing attorney here, Mr..
Goodwin said he will fight the case
to finish"
The indictment, according to the
Associated Press. charged use of the
mails to defraud in the sale of penny
stock shares in Pioneer Gold Pro-
ducers, Inc, to more than 5000 in
vestors.
THE indictment is simply pre-
posterous," Mr.. Goodwin said. II
had no connection with the man.
agement Of Pioneer when the stock
was being sold; I am not and never
was an officer or director of that
corporation. I have no connection
IN any sort with the brokers; did not
prepare, or pass upon or approve
any OF the literature they used in
the stock selling campaign, and did
not myself write any letters OF So
icitation whatever"
After the stock selling campaign
was concluded, I discovered that
certain other properties in which I
had an interest had been sold or
leased to Pioneer without my ap-
proval. Later, I was successful in
consolidating three companies into
one for the purpose of preserving
the interests of all. I had a very
substantial cash investment in these
properties, and still have. After the
consolidation in question, I raised
funds to pay off the Indebtedness of
the Pioneer Co., and later obtained
capital from private sources to de-
velop the properties and operate
them.
IF these actions constitute a
crime, of course I am guilty. Other
wise, there Is no justification for
such an action. shall, of course
plead not guilty and fight the case
to a finish"
Mr.. Goodwin will make bond here
Others indicted, the Associated
Press said, are: Ivan E. Goodner.
mining engineer and president of
Pioneer; Myron Bates, general man.
ager; Orville Bates, his brother, vice
president; William j. Bona, broker
age office manager and A. M. Kerns,
head of an investment firm. They
are located in Denver.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Early Senate Action
Will Be Sought on
Logan-Wa|ter Bill
Subcommittee Reaches
Decision in Spite Of
Veto Forecasts

BY the Associated Press.
A judiciary subcommittee decided
yesterday to seek early Senate action
on the Logan-Walter bill providing
for judicial review of decisions of
administrative agencies, despite pre-
dictions of administration suppor-
ters that President Roosevelt would
veto 1t.
Chairman Ashurst of the full
committee, and Senators Barkley,
Kentucky; Hatch. New Mexico;
King, Utah, and Burke, Nebraska,
Democrats, and Austin, Republican.
of Vermont attended an informal
meeting at which it was agreed to
bring up the House-approved legis-
lation this week.
Democratic Leader Barkley said
he personally would prefer to wait
until q Justice Department COM
mittee completes its inquiry into the
effects Of the measure, but that he
did not know whether the Senate
would agree with him in this posi-
ton. '-
Senator Minton, Democrat, of
Indiana; an opponent of the bill,
predicted the President would veto
the measure if it passed the Senate.
Senator Minton and others have
charged that the measure would
subject decisions of the National
Labor Relations Board and other
agencies to court review not only
as to procedure but as to the merits
of each individual case.
Il don't see how any President
could afford to sign a bill which
just hamstrings all the agencies of
the Government" Senator Minton
declared.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Proposal 10 F. c. c.
Would Bar Big Radio
Programs 10 Millions
Clear Channels Would
Be Wiped Out in Favor
Of Small Local Stutions
BY WILLIAM J. WHEATLEY,


Millions Of rural radio listeners
are facing the loss of big time"
programs through . plan OF fire.
quency allocations before the Fed
eral Communications Commission
which would have the effect Of wip-
ing out the "clear channels" by which
stations serve the rural areas. IN
directly, 1t was said, 1t is another
manifestation of the tendency
toward cutting down the alleged
domination Of radio by the big
chains. and also to reduce their
profits.
The breakdown Of the clear chan
nels would be brought about by is
suing licenses to local stations in
small towns on the same frequen-
cies.
Elimination of the clear channels
may have international complica-
tions, 1t was pointed out. Under
international agreements, partic-
ularly the recent North American
agreement, with its Nation wide
shift of frequencies the latter part Of
the summer, the United States may
have up to 80 clear channels.
On the other hand, If these clear
channels are broken down by
permitting other stations on them,
the opinion within the commission is
that other countries signatory to
the agreement may also move in on
these channels and cause such in
reference and atmospheric havoc
that none will get good service. Some
even see possibilities of such havoc
as to bring demand for govern
mental operation of radio. Such q
possibility is viewed with consider
able alarm. because 1T would provide
the opportunity for complete domi-
nation of this means of mass COM
munication by any party in power.
Problem for Small Stations.
The question has been raised as to
whether distribution of clear chan
nels to small local stations would re-
suit in better service. The people in
these towns would have radio sta
ton, 1t was explained, but by reason
of its own limitations and interfer-
ence, which would seriously re-
strict its coverage area. it might not
attract sufficient advertising income
to pay its expenses.
Through putting such a program
into effect, it vas said, approx
mately 10000, 900 rural listeners
would be denied the high type Of
programs which they have been en-
abled to get for the last II years
over the clear channel station serv-
ice.
At present each clear channel
station is given freedom from
broadcast interference within the
boundaries Of the country. 1t was
done to permit rural listeners to
obtain good reception, and the de-
mand for it is said to be growing as
electrical power is being more read
lily available in these areas.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Caro|ina's S Is Votes
Virtually Assured
For Roosevelt
Compromise Effected as
Gov. Hoey Approves
OF Action
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED Press.
RALEIGH, N. c., April PA
compromise agreement virtually as
suring President Roosevelt Of North
Carolina's 26 votes in the National
Democratic Convention - provided
his name is before the convention
was effected today by Gov. Hoey and
leaders of the North Carolina for
Roosevelt" movement.
The Advisory Committee of the
movement, at a meeting here today,
adopted resolution urging the State
Democratic Convention to instruct
North Carolina delegates to the ma
tional convention to vote for Mr..
Roosevelt, If his name is presented,
until he is nomianted or until his
name is withdrawn from the bal
loting."
Gov. Hoey, who recently issued a
statement asserting he favored the
candidacy of Secretary of State Hull,
said tonight the resolution meets
my approval and I will support its
adoption at the State convention"
Since the combined leadership of
the Hoey administration and the
North Carolina for Roosevelt
movement represents almost all the
prominent Democratic leaders in
North Carolina. observers here ex-
pressed confidence the State was in
the bag" for the President.
The North Carolina for Roose-
welt" Advisory Committee voted
unanimously to establish an organi-
zation in every county, and the u
members present said reports from
all sections of the State indicated
the people were backing the move
ment.
The Governor made it plain that
he still believes Mr.. Roosevelt would
not be a candidate for reelection.
He said he had had conference
today with John Folger of Mount
Airy, chairman of the movement,
and had been assured the organiza-
ton would not attempt either to
draft Roosevelt" or to place the
State party on record as favoring a
third term.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Of Art
Taught by Tours Of
4.
Corcoran Gallery
e,335 City School Pupils
On 1s5 Trips Since
Lost November s

Bit by bit the school children Of
Washington are being instructed In
the fne arts through a specialized
system Of tours through the collee-
tion Of the Corcoran Gallery OF Art.
The trips were started last Mo-
vember after period of negotiation
between the Corcoran Gallery and
the Board OF Education as to how
transportation Of students could be
arranged. Since that time 195 tours
have been made with total attend
ance of 6,335 students.
G. Powell Minnigerode, director of
the gallery, said yesterday that al
though this represented but drop
in the bucket" compared to the more
than 10000 students in the public
school system, he hoped the number
OF tours could be greatly increased.
Prime requisite for a material in
crease in the tours would be final
solution Of the transportation prob
lem. Transportation Is now paid
Tor by contributions of the students
and their parents, Mr.. Minnigerode
said.
With the various private schools in
and around Washington, he said, the
situation Is different, as the funds
necessary for transportation can
more easily be raised in such schools.
Typical of the tours was one taken
Friday by a group of 40 students
from Taft Junior High School. They
were supervised by Miss Hope Wick
ersham, Bryn Mawr post graduate
student doing research at the gallery,
who explained to them something of
the history and meaning of the most
famous art objects on display.
Miss Wickersham is one of num-
Der of persons either on the gallery
staff or in the advanced classes Of
the Corcoran School of Art who have
been especially trained to guide stu
dents through the gallery.
1t was not hard to see that the
students were impressed by many Of
the exhibits. Portrait of an Elderly
Man" by Rembrandt, THE Last Days
of the Emperor" Napoleon u by
Vincenzo Vela, the famous Gothic
tapestries of the w. A. Clark collec-
ton, a plaster reproduction of "The
Puritan" by Augustus st. Gaudens
and many others. So interested were
they that it was hard to keep them
from wandering off through the gal.
lery to look at the picture and sculp.
lures not included in the usual tour.
Files of the gallery contain many
notes of appreciation from students
taking the tours.
The tours were instituted by the
gallery as means of stimulating
interest in the fine arts among the
general public and will be continued
until the end of the public school
year. Mr.. Minnigerode said the tour
would be resumed next fall.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Morse Nobel Winner
Scores Fugitive Regime
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press. St
OSLO, April 27.-The legal govern
ment OF Premier Johan Nygaards-
void was bitterly denounced today
by Knut Hamsun, 8l-year-old Nor
wegian author and winner of the
1920 Nobel award for literature, for
organizing resistance against the
Germans.
"The government ordered mobili-
zation, then fled," Hamsun wrote
In the newspaper Nationen. "Nor-
wegian youths now die for that
government We need grown-ups
and youths just now for other
purposes.
you may remember Spain had
also Q legal government"
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Thomas Perry, so, Dies
After Stroke at Glen Echo

Thomas Perry, so, a special off,
Ger at Glen Echo Park, Nd, died
last night after suffering q stroke
at the amusement park. ....
Mr.. Perry, who lived at Wilson
lane, Bethesda, Md, was taken to
Georgetown Hospital by the Glen
Echo Rescue Squad, where he was
pronounced dead.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
River Report.
ne and ShenAndnah RixArs mud

Record Until 10 Pm. Saturday.
Highest. 4 pm. 81: yesterday. year ago,
%: lowest 1870 am, 40; yesterday. year
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. rs on April 4; lowest. Z on Janu-
ary %.
weather Conditions Last "a Hours.
The disturbance that was on the South
Atlantic Coast Friday night Is advancing
east. NOR rtheastward with increasing in
tensity. being central about roo miles east
Of Cape Hatteras. attended BY shifting
moderate sales. The Rocky Mountain dis
turbance Is moving slowly eastward, being
central over southeastern Wyoming, Chey-
enne. 1853 millibars (29.41 inches), with
trough extending southward to extreme
western Texas. A high-pressure area is
moving southeastward over the Lake region,
Detroit. Mich. 1O3o.b. miiiibars ts043
incheO, and pressure is high on Il Middle
Pacioc Coast. Eureka. Calf, 1O22.0 milli-
bars (3O.1S incheD. During the last "a
hours rains have occurred in the North
racine States and along the Middle At
lantio and Southern New England coasts
ana showers ere reported from the PLATEAU
and Rocky Mountain regions, the Plains
States and Portions Of Texas. Tsmpera.
tvres have riJen in the Plains States and
Middle Plateau. while they have fallen in
the Rocky Mountain region. and in the
interior OF Texas.
Tide Tables.
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Evening star., 1940-04-28
Spain Reveals Execution
Of More Republicans
~ the Associated Press.

oJ tKfe TS8UCIAIeU FIeS8.
MADRID, April 27.-Spanish au-
thorities today announced the exc
cution OF an undisclosed number of
members of the former Republican
Fine Arts Society" who were
charged with responsibility for more
than 10000 political slayings during
the civil war.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Weather Report
(FurniShed |

FURNISHED ather Bureau
District Of Coumb-Far tomorrow increasing cIodn
and followed
northeast winds. ' e ~ "'0
Maryland Vginia-Fair tomorrow in...
and warmer by local portions in after
night. ~ [ 40 ~
West oudness slightly warmer todav:
- ~~'' No-A0N0
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Bod Breuk on Brokes

SEATTLE, April 27 (P.-Wallace
j. Crozier, %, was fined SIS for
having defective brakes on his car
which rolled down a hill and into q
plate glass window. He is manager
Of an automobile brake repair shop.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Readers Guide
and
News Summary
'rhA G,,~l>,, Ga A-.ay 90 ina
PART ONE.
Main Ne1Ds Section.

Foreign.
Nazi planes bomb five British ships
In Morse waters. Page Al
Bold German maneuver over noun
tains menaces allies. Page Al
Grandi speech hints Italy's involve
ment in war. Page "A
Air power holds Trondheim key for
British, Eliot says. Page AS
National.
Pre-convention meeting of G. o. p.
leaders seen assured. Page Al
Labor Board action in weak" case
studied by probers. Page Al
Federal Jury indicts Seattle builders
in antitrust drive. Page Al
Special House action sought on job
less tax bill. Page Az
Gen. Short praises troops and arms
in maneuvers. Page A-20
Washington and Vicinity.
Roosevelt o, KS plan to cut District
P. w. A. interest. Page Al
King hits building of trafic under
passes here. Page Az
D. c. tax income may exceed $780,
600, Dent says. Page B-1
c. A. A. reorganization proposal op-
posed. Page B-3
City heads approve new set of har-
Dor regulations. Page B-4
Evening star., 1940-04-28
Rreoipitstion,

Monthly precipitation in inches In the
CApitAl (current month to datel.
Evening star., 1940-04-28
PART THREE.
Society.
PART FOUR.
Sports.

Maryland takes two more titles at
Penn relays. Page Ell
Nationals defeats Yankees, 80, on
run in ninth. Page Ell
Blockade retires cup with triumph
in Maryland hunt. Page E-2
Thora Won Bern best dog in show
at Alexandria. -! = & Page E-3
Capital golf pros now are looking to
National open. Page E-4
Masked General equals record in
Philadelphia handicap, Page E-5
Evening star., 1940-04-28

Tide Tables.
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The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-12-27
REAL ESTATE AND LOANS

Five Per Cent Interest, 10 to Is
years to pay. L. S. Spangler, End
floor, Second National Bank Bldg.
Telephone 1876.