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Evening star., 1940-02-03
Ernest Named to Head
Restaurant Association

A. G. Earnest, proprietor of
Ewart's Cafeteria, has been elected
president of the Washington Res
taurant Association, it was an
nounced today.
Other officers are E. A. Sholl and
Mrs. H. Papps, vice presidents; Ray
mond Lurba, treasurer; Robert j.
Wilson, executive secretary; Miss
Dorothy Kraft, personnel director,
and Julian 1. Richards, general
counsel.
Elected to the Advisory Council
were Bert L. Olmsted. Hubert H.
Keller, Julius Lulley, Theodore D.
Sloat and j. Willard Marriott.
Directors include A. H. Bacas,
Peter Borras, A. H. Dressed. Miss
Grace Goodpasture, Miss Emma T..
Hahn, r. o. Huus, John H. Melrose,
Mrs. H. L. Pieper, S. Grady Putnam,
Ralph S. Scott, Martin Smith and
j. N. West.
Dates for the fifth annual regional
convention we're announced for next
December 2, 3 and at the May
flower Hotel.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
CopitoI's Magazine
Exhibit 'Disinteqrutinq'

Representative Gillie, Republican,
of Indiana, complained today that
his library of naughty magazines" +"
collected by him from Washington
news stands as exhibits in his fight
to outlaw such publications by fore
ing the owners and editors to re-
veal themselves to public scorn, lis
rapidly disintegrating"
His bill is now awaiting action
in the Senate, and the lewd publica-
tions have been circulated among
influential members of the usually
staid Senate"
The most effective bit of "itera-
ture," Mr.. Gillie said, ''is a luridly-
illustrated article on Lobby Mis-
tresses'-which deals with the activ-
tiles of group of gay maidens,
supposedly tools of paid lobbyists,
who use their charm to influence
House and Senate members"
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Bache Gets 3-to-10 Years
In Goodacre HoIdup

Clarence Bache, 80, who protested
his innocence when arraigned before
Justice Daniel w. ODonoghue in
District Court, was under sentence
of from 3 to 10 years today on
robbery charge.
Bache, who claims he is the victim
of mistaken identity, was sentenced
yesterday after Justice O'Donoghue
had refused his request the case be
held open indefinitely.
He was convinced of robbing Beu-
lah M. st. Clair, an employe of the
Goodacre restaurants, in front Of
one of the restaurants at 704 H street
NE. The robbery, which occurred
last August, netted $227
Mack Wilson Fiest, witness at
Bache's trial, testified that he had
held the gun and that Bache was
not with him. Assistant United
States Attorney Arthur j. McLaugh-
lin prosecuted the case.
Justice ODonoghue also sentenced
Alfred r. Brown, colored, IS, to 20
years after he had pleaded guilty to
second-degree murder Brown was
indicted on December on charge
of first-degree murder after the
shooting of William B. Gentry, COL
ored, 48, on November 10 in the 400
block of Twenty-first street NV.
The Government was represented by
Assistant United States Attorney
William Hitz.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Wilde Eyed Bandit Robs
Woman in 10Th St. Apartment

well, show me your gun," Miss
Miner replied.
She said the man did not reply,
but demanded another purse and
she gave him one containing $50
pennies. Some one knocked on the
apartment door and they both an
sWered, with the colored man in the
lead. When he opened it, no one
was there.
AS he turned around, Miss Miner
brushed her hand against his right
side in an attempt to find whether
he had a gun. She felt none. The
man then demanded another purse,
and Miss Miner, having given him
all the purses that contained little
or nothing, and determined not to
give him one containing most of
her money, ran screaming out of
the apartment The colored man
followed, passed her in the hall and
ran down back stairway from the
sixth-floor apartment.
She said the man was about 20
to Is years old and wore a brown
suit. Police were doubtful the man
was the "wild-eyed bandit"
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Your D. G.. Income Tax
No. 21-Insurunce Premiums

fire, and casualty insurance premiums paid
during connection with property held for investment
business deductbe under the local income tax law
the other hand insurance paid dwelling owned and
occupied taxpayer deducibe that
sonal expense paid for life insurance by the insured
also not deductble
addition deduction is allowed for premiums paid by
taxpayer life insurance policy covering the life OF any
officer employe person financially interested in the tax
business when the taxpayer directly indirectly
a beneficiary under the policy.
There are connected with insurance that
specifically need be included in income
return proceeds from life insurance policies paid
death of the insured However you hold such
under agreement to interest thereon you must
report the interest
(ote than amounts paid by of the
death interest and amounts received
annue life insurance endowment contract which
exactly equal the premium paid exempt
But received the condera
tion paid is taxable.
received annuity must be included
that the received
aggregate considerations paid for the
nuy free until the aggregate amount excluded equals the
aggregate premiums paid.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Emma RedeI Dies;
Was D. T.. Girl Who
Became Opera Star
Singing at Y.M.C.A. Here
Brought Introduction to
Man She Married

Emma Redell, the Washington
girl who became a world celebrated
operate soprano, died yesterday of
a heart attack at her home in New
York City.
Born Emma Cohen in Baltimore,
Md, Miss Redell was the daughter
of Solomon and Sarah Cohen. She
came with her parents to Wash
ington at the age of 2 and it was
here that she received her early
vocal training and recognition. In
private life Miss Redell was Mrs.
j. Anthony Marcus.
A year ago this month she sang
in Washington for the first time
since becoming famous. AS Elsa
in Wagner's opera "Lohengrin" Miss
Redell thrilled a Constitution Hall
audience with the richness of her
voice.
Some who heard her remembered
the night II years ago when she had
sung for small group in the lobby
of the Y. M. C. A. Building. She
was Emma Cohen, then: Emma
Cohen, the tailor's daughter.
Voice Won Him.
It is said that Mr.. Marcus, who
was to become her husband, stepped
into the Y. NJ. c. A. lobby to get
out of the rain and heard her sing
ing. Attracted by the voice, so the
story goes, he sought its owner,
complimented her on her singing
and urged professional training.
Last February they returned to
Washington for Miss Redell's
operate appearance, her husband
said:
From now on she is yours. I am
giving her to Washington after all
these years"
Miss Redell made her American
professional debut at Carnegie Hall
in 1929. Perhaps her greatest sue
cess was achieved with Wagnerian
interpretations as star of the Chi
cago Civic Opera Co. in the early
193Os. In recent years her singing
had been largely confined to con-
certs.
Shortly before her death she had
contracted to make phonograph re-
cordings of German songs for one OF
the larger record concerns.
Sang in Listeners Tongue.
Miss Redell believed in the Euro
pean custom of singing opera and
concert music in the language OF
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Greater Money Return
In Cutting Shad Take
From Bay Seen
Fisheries Investigator
Denies Conservation
Commissions at Odds

Robert A. Nesbit, Bureau Of
Fisheries investigator, who is CO.
operating in conferences looking to
the recapture of heavy losses in
the Chesapeake Bay shad catches,
said today Maryland and Virginia
fishermen should benefit from an
annual increased income of $500. 900
if measures are adopted to allow
40 per cent of the shad to spawn.
The Federal official denied there
was any friction between the Mary
land and Virginia Conservation
Commissions over joint legislative
proposals to protect the shad runs
in the Bay and all tributary rivers.
Mr.. Nesbit is here attending the ses-
sions of Secretary Ickes' Fisheries
Advisory Committee, which end to-
night
Misunderstanding Denied.
There is no misunderstanding, he
said, between G.. Walter Mapp, Vir-
ginia commissioner, and Edwin
Warfield, Maryland commissioner.
AS a result of conferences with
fishermen in Virginia, legislative
proposals are soon to be presented
to the Virginia Legislature. which
is in session this year. Mr.. Warfield
was quoted in press reports as say
ing the Maryland commission pre-
ferred to wait to see what the Vir-
ginia fishermen proposed, a state
ment which Mr. NeSbit said gave
rise to rumorS that the two States
are unwilling to play ball"
AS a matter TO fact, he pointed
out, the Mary land Legislature does
not convene until next year, and
for this reason, there are no legis-
lative steps that Commissioner War;
field can make until then.
To overcome the estimated $780,
600 losses in the Chesapeake Bay
shad catches, proposals were made
on behalf of the Virginia fisher
men for each State to reduce the
percentage of the runs taken an
nually to allow 40 per cent of the
shad to spawn. This could be ac-
complisned, Mr.. Nesbit said, by an
interstate agreement to reduce the
number of nets.
Ickes Cites Activities.
A message from Secretary Ickes
was read at the conference by Alvin
Wirtz, Undersecretary of the Inte-
rior. Since the committee was
formed in 1885, Mr.. Ickes said, funds
have been obtained for the outfit
ting of research vessel, for tech
nological laboratories in Alaska,
Puerto Rico and College Park, Md,
and for the construction of hatch
cries.
These new bureau projects are
all now, or soon will be, under con-
struction,' Mr.. Ickes said. "Numer-
GUS other functions have been in
itiated or enlarged and these serv-
ices are contributing daily to the
welfare of the industry"
Secretary Ickes said the depart
ment considers that the activities
of the Bureau of Fisheries "do not
yet include the full measure of
services which are needed by the
industry and which can best be pro-
vided by the bureau"
He suggested that for this reason
he would like to see the advisory
committee continue and to have it
become increasingly active"
Evening star., 1940-02-03

the listeners rather than in the
tongue in which it was written. Sew
eral years ago she devoted much of
her time to support of a measure
which was to provide an opera hall
in Washington in which all singing
was to be in English.
Several Washingtonians were in
part responsible for Miss Redell's
career. She was studying at Busi-
ness High School to be stenog-
rapher some 20 years ago when her
voice first attracted attention. Her
singing then was confined to church
choirS and benefit recitals.
Mrs. Frank Bryan, known to
many as a music teacher in local
public schools, gave Miss Redell her
first solo part in high school musi-
cal production. Later she was per-
suaded to go to New York to study
under Miss Annabelle Holt.
Toured Europe.
In the years that followed Miss
Redell went to Vienna for training,
toured Central Europe giving con-
certs, and gave her first operate
performance in the City of Alien
burg in West Saxony. She sang the
role of La Tosca in German.
Some of roles she sang with great
est success were both Venus and
Elizabeth in "Tannhauser" Can
tuzza in "Cavalleria Rustcana, -
Leonore in I'll Travatore" and Senta
in THE Flying Dutchman."
In 1923. Miss Redell was invited
to sing in several Russian cities
by the Soviet government and was
enthusiastically acclaimed in that
country. She also gained experience
singing in German for the United
Opera House of Barmen- -Elberfeld
Miss Redell's parents died several
years ago. Besides her husband, q
sister, Mrs. j. B. Levenson, and a
brother, Solomon Cohen, both OF
Washington, survive.
Evening star., 1940-02-03

A young colored man forced his
way into the apartment of Miss
Margaret Miner, 25, 1916 Sixteenth
street NV, today, calmly an
nounced he was the "wild-eyed
bandit you've been reading so much
about" and forced Miss Miner to
produce several purses for him be-
fore making his getaway.
Miss Miner. a Bureau Of En-
craving and Printing employe, said
the man knocked on her door and,
thinking he was the janitor, she
admitted him to the apartment.
He then identified himself as a
bandit who has been engaged in
this practice in apartment houses
in recent weeks and told Miss
Miner to take a seat in the living
room.
He demanded money and she
handed him an empty purse. When
he found nothing in it he said, Il
don't want there to be any shooting
around here"
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Debate With Boston U.
Launches A. U. Series

American University's debating
team yesterday began the first in
a series of debates with a nom
decision contest with Boston Uni
versity on the question of isolation
for the United States.
American had the negative side
of the question. Debaters for the
local institution were Edgar Keller,
4007 Garrison street NV, and Hec-
tor Sherertz, Of 427 King street,
Alexandria, Va.
Next week American will encount-
er Shepherd State Teachers Col
lege of Shepherdstown, w. Va,
Monday at 4 pm. and Tuesday will
meet Marquette University at 8
pm. Friday at 2 pm. Maryland
will be debated.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
tuberculosis Group
Will Act Today on
Reduced Grants
Rutland Requests
$1,000, Instead Of
$3.50 Allowed

Officials of the District Tubercu-
losis Association were scheduled to
meet this morning to take some
action on reduced grants approved
by its directors to supplement the
tuberculosis work of the District
Health Department.
Health Officer George c. Rutland
last night dispatched a plea to DR..
J. Winthrop Peabody, president Of
the association, urging that the
association directors reconsider the
action, holding that unless the de-
partment is given a grant of $11 300,
instead of $3.50, the work of the
department would be seriously
hampered."
The sum requested by DR.. Ruh-
land, he explained, would go to pay
the cost of six clerks in the city's
tuberculosis clinic and for aug
menting the salary of the new chest
surgeon at the District tuberculosis
Sanatoria at Glenn Dale, Md.
Budget Data Needed.
Members of the Executive Com
mittee of the association were to
meet at 10 o'clock at the associa-
ton Offices. 1t was expected a for
NAL statement would be issued.
In asking for reconsideration of
grants to the Health Department,
DR.. Rutland said that unless the
detailed budget was known to the
members they would find it difficult
to pass on the relative merits of the
requests.
He emphasized that the amount
granted the Health Department
would mean the virtual elimination
within 80 days of the portion of the
associations budget which applies
to the support of the city's tubercu-
losis services. He explained this
would mean the department would
have no funds after this month for
the six clerks at the chest clinic.
Included in this sum Is an item
of $1,000 to augment the salary OF
DR.. Harlon w. Harrison, the new
full time chest surgeon at the
Glenn Dale institution, who was
employed by the District at rate
of $4,000 a year. At the time of
his appointment it was understood
outside funds could be found to
raise the total to $4,000.
Funds Asked From District.
DR.. Rutland, it was said at the
District Building, had requested
funds to pay the six clerks out of
District revenues in his estimates
for this fiscal year and next, but
that the Commissioners had deleted
the items.
Reports received at the District
Building showed the tentative"
budget adopted by the directors of
the association amounted to 59,619,
the amount of funds which the as
sociation has available. This shows
there is a reserve item of $2,600.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
1850 Free Meals Given

The Children's Aid Mission served
free meals to 1860 children in jan
uary, Mrs. Fay M. Vawters, resident
director, reported tu the Board of
Directors last night. During the
month, she said, the mission gave
shoes to 81 boys and 116 girls, over
coats to 81 children and under
clothing to 142 children. A motion
was passed inviting Washington
residents to visit the mission at any
time.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
DR.. Gudakunst Takes
PARALYSIS Foundation Post

DR.. Don w. Gudakunst, former
commissioner of health, of Michigan,
has resigned from the United States
Public Health Service here to go to
New York, where he has taken over
the post of medical director of the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis.
This was announced from New
York yesterday by Basil O'Connor,
president of the foundation, who
explained that DR.. Gudakunst's par
ticular mission will be to coordinate
the field work of the foundation
with the central Office of the foun-
dation at 120 Broadway, New York
City. He will devote his entire time
to the work.
DR.. Gudakunst formerly resided at
6507 Summit avenue, Chevy Chase,
Md.
For more than Is years he was
connected with the Detroit Depart
ment of Health and later became
commissioner of health of Michi-
gan. He left Michigan last August
to take commission in the Medi-
cal Reserve Corps of the Public
Health Service and devoted his time
to duty here in the Division of Do
mestic Quarantine, doing States
relations work.
Appointment of DR.. Gudakunst
means no change in the various
medical advisory groups of the
Foundation for Infantile Paralysis,
Mr.. O'Connor explained. In fact,
the appointment of medical direc-
tor, he said, fllls a long-felt want
in connection with the foundation S
expanding activities in the field,
particularly in regard to infantile
paralysis epidemics and the treat
ment of after effects.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Man Hurt in Traffic
Is Recovering

Carl Fisher. 50, If 817 Varnum
street NV, was reported in good
condition" at Casualty Hospital this
morning, where he is under treat
ment for injuries received yesterday
in a traffic accident.
Mr.. Fisher was struck by an auto
mobile as he walked from the curb
to street car loading platform at
Seventh and G streets NV. Re-
moved to Casualty, he was treated
for scalp lacerations and possible
skull fracture.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Boy, II, in Hospital
With Knife Wound

Leonard Hilgenberg, IL. of 1882
Euclid street NV, was under treat
ment at Childrens Hospital today
for stab wound in his right shoul-
der, received when he was set upon
by a colored boy yesterday.
Leonard told police he was return
ing to school after lunch and was in
the 1400 block of v street NV. when
his assailant approached him. Evi-
dently the colored boy mistook
Leonard for one of the youths who
had participated in snow battle in
the block some time before, police
said.
The boys condition was not be-
lieved to be serious, but he was held
in the hospital for observation. He
attends st. Pauls Academy at Fiji
teenth and v streets NV.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Accord on Hatch
Bills Sought
Again Today
Author Indicates
Senute Subcommittee
May Alter Details
BULLETIN.

A special Senate subcommittee
reached substantial agreement
today on the bill extending the
Hatch Act to thousands Of State
workers paid in whole or in part
from Federal funds. In a last
minute decision, it was decided to
include an amendment restoring
to Federal employees residing in
nearby Maryland and Virginia
the right to hold municipal
Offices.
Another effort will be made today
by special Senate subcommittee to
reach a decision on the Hatch bills
to tighten restrictions against po-
litical activity among Federal and
State employees.
After preliminary discussion by
three subcommittee members yes
terday recess was taken until this
morning to enable two others, Sena-
tors George of Georgia and Austin
of Vermont, to be present.
Senator Hatch, Democrat, Of New
Mexico. chairman, indicated there
was no disagreement at yesterdays
executive session as to the main OBJ
jectives of the bills, although they
may be changed in detail before ac-
ton is taken.
One of the bills would put more
teeth in the act of 1925 to curb
solicitation of political campaign
contributions from Federal workers.
Existing law makes it unlawful for
persons in the service to ask other
employees for contributions. The
pending bill broadens the ban to
prohibit any person from calling on
Government workers for political
donations.
The other measure is designed to
extend to State employees, paid in
whole or in part from Federal loans
and grants, the Hatch Act of last
year, which bars Federal employees
from active participation in election
campaigns. 1t also would bring en-
ployes of the District government
within the terms of the Hatch Act.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Congress Library Credit
Union Declares Dividend

The Credit Union of Library of
Congress employees last night de-
clared AZ per cent dividend and
named directors and committees.
On the board are: Robert w.
Cushman, Mrs. Marian S. Harris,
Leo E. La Montague, Clark j. Mac
Lane, Miss Julia c. Pressey, Ralph
NJ Ricketson, Harold o. Thomen,
Alexander B. 10th and Milton A.
Tooter.
Credit Committee: Frank E.
Louraine, Karl Metz and Gusts
Christianson: Supervisory Commit
tee: Marion Campbell, Carl Gins
berg and John o. Rothrock.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Fire Routs Residents
Of Apartment House

Residents of an apartment house
in the HOO block Of N street NV.
early today were driven into the
cold when a fire of undetermined
origin damaged one of the apart
ments on the first floor Several
residents of an adjoining house also
fled to the street for safety while
firemen fought the blaze.
None of the occupants of the
building was injured.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Man Found Hurt on Tracks

Walter Scott Altman, 81, of 1900
Bladensburg road NE, was reported
recovering at Casualty Hospital to-
day from back injuries received yes
terday on the railroad tracks along
Montana avenue NE, near Union
Station. Mr.. Altman was found un-
conscious near the tracks by q rail-
road employe.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
~ to Show Films

The second of series of religious
and educational motion pictures will
be shown at S pm. tomorrow in the
lobby of the Central Y. M. c. A.,
1875 G street NV, under auspices
OF its religious work department
in cooperation with the Dormitory
Council. The pictures are Botany
Clothes Nature" and Faith Tn
umphant."
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Girl Scouts Reunion

The annual reunion banquet Of
Camp May Flather of the District
Girl Scouts will be held at $50
o'clock this afternoon at Pierce Hall,
Fifteenth and Harvard streets NV.
Among the honored guests will be
Mrs. May F'lather. founder of the
group; Miss Anne Mclean. newly
appointed camp director, and Miss
Eleanor Durrett, director Of the
District Girl Scouts.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
GeneuIoqists to Meet

DR.. Henry Peasants, jr., of West
Chester, Pa, will discuss Claims of
Damages in Chester County During
the March of the British in 1777"
at 8:15 pm. today in the Y. w. G. A.
at the monthly meeting Of the Ma
tional Genealogical Society.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Outlook of Youth

Abbott Simon, legislative director
Of the American Youth Congress.
and Ed Strong, chairman of the
Southern Negro Youth Congress,
will discuss "The Outlook of Youth
for 1910" at $3.50 pm. tomorrow in
the Metropolitan A. M. E. Church.
1918 M street NV. The program is
presented by the Washington Negro
Youth Federation.
Evening star., 1940-02-03
Traffic Record

The traffic record, as revealed
at police headquarters for "a
hour period ending 8 am. to-
day:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, As.
Motorists injured, 4.
Motorists arrested, 266.
Pedestrians injured, 10.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation of pedestrian control
regulations, 10.