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Court in Recess, Successor
to Retiring Member Is
Chief Topic.
BY JOHN H. CLINE.
Having completed one of the most
significant sessions in history, the jus
tices of the Supreme Court today
were preparing to begin their Summer
recess while Capitol speculation turned
to the successor to Associate Justice
Van Devanter, whose retirement now
becomes effective.
Apparently far in front for the
nomination to the high bench is Sen
ator Robinson, majority leader.
Should President Roosevelt send up
his name there is no doubt that the
Senate would confirm the nomination.
As Justice Van Devanter left the
bench he was given the following
message signed by Chief Justice
Hughes and Associate Justices Mc
Reynolds, Brandeis, Sutherland, But
ler, Stone, Roberts and Cardozo:
"Dear Justice Van Devanter:
"Your decision to avail yourself of
the rights and privileges specified in
the recent retirement act gives us a
poignant sense of regret at the loss
of the close association it has been
our privilege to enjoy for so many
years. Your temperament and indus
try, your exact knowledge of prece
dents and practice and your precision
of statement have enabled you to
render an invaluable service in our
conferences, and your labors have en
tered into the very warp and woof of
the jurisprudence of the court. You
•will carry into your retirement the
assurance of our high esteem and
warm affection, and we trust that you
will have many years of continued
vigor. We shall greatly miss your
wise counsel and delightful compan
ionship."
Replies to Letter.
In response Justice Van Devanter
wrote the following note:
“My Dear Brethren:
“I am grateful for your generous
words of esteem and affection. Inti
mate association with you in the
work of the court has been to me both
enjoyable and inspiring, and I shall
carry into my retirement happy mem
ories of that association, together
with profound respect and true af
fection for each and all of you.”
In its most important action yes
terday the court agreed to review the
legality of P. W. A. loans and grants
to municipalities for construction of
publicly owned power plants. The
justices also agreed to review a suit
by Robert A. Taft to collect $1.07
interest on a gold liberty bond called
by the Treasury In advance of its
maturity date.
These cases will be argued after
the court reconvenes next October
•nd decided shortly thereafter.
Other Actions of Court.
In other actions the court:
1. Refused at this time to pass on
the validity of the 1935 act regulat
ing public utility holding companies.
Both the Government and the Elec
tric Bond fc Share Co., complain
ant, asked for a review, but the case
had not been through the Circuit
Court, and presumably the high
- court declined to hear the case for
this reason.
2. Refused a request by the Ten
nessee Valley Authority for review of
» Circuit Court order for a trial in
Eastern Tennessee to determine T.
V. A.'s right to continue operations
. in seven States. The Circuit Court
had ordered the case sent back to
the District Court for trial, the pro- !
eedure that must now be followed i
before the matter can again reach !
the Supreme Court.
3. Refused a request by the El j
Paso Electric Co. for review of the ;
Wagner labor act provisions con- I
corning the right of judicial review.
These provisions were approved by
the right of judicial review. These
provisions were approved by the court
in its recent decision upholding the
•ct.
4. Agreed to hear an appeal by
Gertrude Kay of New York, convicted
of violating sections of the home
owners’ loan act relating to mak
ing false statements. She contended
creation of the Home Owners’ Loan
Corp. was unconstitutional.
Irkes Opposed Move.
Secretary Ickes had sought a de
nial of the request for review of the i
case involving the P. W. A. loans in
suits brought here by the Alabama
Power Co. and the Iowa City Light
* Power Co. Yesterday's action
means the high court will hear argu
ments in this matter next Fall, mean
while leaving the P. W. A. subject
to injunctions issued by lower courts
restraining the making of loans.
Taft, son of the late Chief Justice
Taft, had contended the Government
should pay off the bond in gold or
should be prohibited from calling it
before maturity. He had lost in the
Court of Claims.
Statistics compiled by C. Elmore
Cropley, clerk of the court, showed
there were 1,052 cases on the docket
during the term and that 942 were
disposed of, leaving 110 for action at
the next term. Included were a
variety of motions and petitions, as
well as seven cases that had been
•rgued and submitted.
Congress in Brief
TODAY.
Senate:
In recess.
Wheeler Committee resumes rail
road financing inquiry.
Joint Labor Committee begins hear
ings on wage-and-hour bill.
Bouse:
Considers minor legislation.
Ways and Means Committee eon
alders bill to extend nuisance taxes.
Judiciary Committee holds hearings
on bill to revise bankruptcy laws.
Agriculture Committee takes testi
mony on crop-insurance measure.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Routine business.
Appropriations Subcommittee meets
on War Department supply bill.
Further hearings by Joint Commit
tee on Black-Connery wage and hour
bill.
Bouse:
Considers hot oil bill.
Immigration Committee meets
10:30 a.m.
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Committee meets 10 a.m.
District Committee meets in special
•assion 10:30 am.
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Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
MOVIE.
IT IS more apparent today than
ever that personal, business and
family relationships will be no
end improved when that motion
picture, "None of Your Business,”
finally gets out of town.
Maybe you will recall that the box
office girls got under the skins of
quite a number of customers when
it played P street. We had an item
then about how the customers would
call, ask what the feature was, be
told it was "None of Your Business,”
and hang up In a huff.
Now it turns out that Angela Ad
ams, the pleasant and pretty young
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene
Adams, got caught in the same trap.
"What did you see?" the parents
asked when Angela came home from
the movies the other night.
"None of Your Business” replied
Angela angelically.
Of course, it was all straightened
out, as those things always are, but
Hollywood really should be more care
ful about its titles.
* * * *
STREET SCENE.
Nothing is safe in this world any
more, not even the newspaper you
happen to be reading. That is the
way Henrietta Morgan feels about
our times at any rate.
She was standing at the curb the
other morning, waiting for the bus.
To fill in the interval she read her
morning paper. Of a sudden, a
dark shadow appeared beturen her
and the sun, the paper was snatched
out of her hands and she looked up
to see a car full of men scooting off
down the street.
She still is trying to figure out j
whether it teas a friend, a practical
joker, or a petty thief.
* * * *
"W. P. A.”
■y^'E HAVE been told to study the
ant in order to learn industry.
Some of the readers of this column
have decided that to study a certain
chipmunk in Cleveland Park is to
learn politics. Now it seems that this
chipmunk, being born in the present j
administration, has from the begin
ning of its existence been accustomed j
to W. P. A. assistance in the form of
nuts, grain, etc. Whereupon the de
scendant of a long line of industrious
ancestors, instead of rustling for him
self demands relief. Long and loudly !
he demands it, sitting on a stump, j
lazily in the sun. He is named, we
might remark, W. P. A.
Not only docs he himself depend ;
wholly upon relief in place of indus- ]
try, but he does not allow the chip
munk next door—that skinny, measly,
half-starved one, who plainly merits
nis name. Republican—to share in the ;
handout. I should say not. You just I
ought to hear Republican's squeaks !
of protest. And see the triumphant
wave of W. P. A.'s tail. And hear him :
orate afterward.
* * * *
PARTY'S END.
jyjRS. ISABELLE GRIFFIN gave a 1
1 party the other day for Miss
Mary Hornaday, retiring president of
the Women's National Press Club.
Mrs. Frances Parkinson Keyes, who
had been bidden as one of the guests,
was delayed, but two or three hours
after the time set attempted to call
Mrs. Griffin on the telephone. The 1
maid answered, stating that Mrs.
Griffin was very busy.
‘'Well,” said Mrs. Keyes, ‘‘I was just
wondering whether the party was over
or whether I could still come.” At '
these words, the maid became voluble. !
"Oh. ma'am." she said. ''I have jes’ |
finished washin' all the dishes. Please, !
I beg of you, don't come now."
Note: Mrs. Keyes thought she had
her answer.
* * * *
WISDOM.
'J^AKE note of this gem of philosophy.
One of our newspaper girl friends
attended the press party at the White
House Friday evening and afterward
put in a few more hours at whatever
spots could be found open.
when her colored maid, Delia, i
arrived in the morning, the newspaper
gal was so weary, she could scarcely
arouse herself sufflcently to take the
coffee and toast Delia brought her.
Delia looked at her mistress severely.
"Big nights,” she said sternly, "makes
little days.”
* * * *
EXPERTS.
JP YOU want the best possible tips
on the best possible places to eat
in Washington, the best possible place
to find these is at the big downtown
w-ater-front market.
All the market men and dealers
know the inside secrets of the gastro
nomic parlors. Moreover these ex
ecutives are the most fussy, particular
patrons who ever sally forth on maid's
night out.
If you see one of them occupying a
table at the restaurant of your fancy,
you may breathe easily and preen i
yourself w-ith satisfaction. The men
who handle meat, poultry, fruit,
vegetables and extras and who know
what's what not only in onions but
in beefsteaks—would be any cafe
owner's best advertisement could he
lure them within his doors.
However, it would be hopeless for
one to attempt to glean information
as a stranger asking questions on the
water front. So close-mouthed are the
gentlemen of the market that they
make Col. Charles Lindbergh appear
loquacious by contrast.
38,000 Stamps in 14 Years.
Alfred W. Oliphant, jr., an auditor
with the Texas State Board of Con
trol, has collected 38,000 postage
stamps in 14 years.
Quad Goats Born.
Quadruplet goats were born recently
st the home of Bob Jones, near Enid,
Otla.
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BY MID-DAY SUN
King, Queen, Over 250,000
Others See Sandsprite
Run Second.
B.v the Associated Press.
EPSOM DOWNS. England, June 2.
—Driving from behind in the final
yards, Mr. G. B. Miller's Mid-Day Sun,
lightly regarded at 100 to 7, led home
20 ranking 3-year-olds, including Wil
liam Woodward's favored American
bred Perifox, in the 158th Derby today.
With the King and Queen and a
multitude of their subjects, variously
estimated front 250,000 to 500,000,
jamming every inch of the historic
Downs, Mid-Dav Sun drove home a
length and a half in front of Mrs. F.
Nagle's Sandsprite. A like distance
back trailed Le Grand Due, carrying
the silks of the Aga Khan, thrice win
ner of England's most famous flat
race.
Perifox, son of the famous Gallant
Fox and installed the joint favorite
with Lord Astor's Cash Book at the
last minute, wound up fourth after
racing well up with the leaders until
the final quarter of a mile. He faded
still more rapidly when the tiring
horses hit the last uphill climb of 50
yards from the end of the l'^-mile
journey.
Beary Rides Welt.
At that the American horse did bet
ter than Cash Book and Evremond de
St. Alary's French-owned runner, 1*
Ksar, also the medium of heavy play.
Both finished far back and never fig
ured seriously in the running. Le
Bambino. English-bred colt owned by
Ralph Strassburaer, erstwhile Phila
delphian. wound up seventh behind
the four leaders, Lord Derby's Snow
fall and Sir F. Eley's Winnebar.
The veteran Michael Beary! riding
his first Derby w-inner after 16 fail
ures, did a fine job of rating Mid-Day
Sun. an offspring of Solario, which
won the St. Leger in 1925 and the As
cot. Gold Cup the year following. He
did not. appear among the contenders
until the final straightaway of 3 fur
longs.
Responding gamely to Bearv's urg
ing. Mid-Dav Sun passed his tiring
rivals and then held off the belated
challenges of Sandsprite, a 100-to-l
shot, which came up from next to last
place in the final mile. Le Grand
Due, held at 100 to 9, raised the hopes
of his supporters as he pulled abreast
the leaders about two furlongs from j
home. He faltered in the final test, i
however, and was driving at the end
to hold Perifox safe.
Second Woman to Win It.
Mrs. Miller, who led Midday Sun
into the paddock, was the first woman
so to do since the Derbv was first run
in 1780.
In earning the purse of about j
$50,000. Mid-Day Sun. third in the
2.000 Guineas, rared the Derby dis- i
tance in 2:37:j5. slow compared to the :
track record of 2:34 held jointly bv
Hyperion and Windsor Lad.
When they broke from the webbing.
Victor Sassoon's Renardo, with Goya
in closest pursuit, took a narrow lead.
The pair made mast of the running
to the mile post where W. Murray's
Fairford took temporary charge. Goya ■
stepped hack in front after the turn
from Tattcnham corner—4 furlongs
from home—with Perifox, Mid-Day
Sun and Le Grand Due challenging.
Goya soon had enough, however, as
Mid-Dav Sun moved up to take com
mand. Perifox was the next to weaken
while Jack Crouch, the King's jockey,
brought Sandsprite, up like a streak of
lightning on the outside. Although ;
finishing strongly, Sandsprite did not >
have enough left to catch the fast '
stepping Mid-Day Sun.
The bookmakers not only profited bv !
Mid-Day Sun's victory, but the tote
set a new record for England. Ap
proximately $209,000 passed through
the machines.
28 AMERICANS WIN.
Nine Have Midday Sun. Eight on
Sandsprite.
LONDON. June 2 (.J5'.—Nine Ameri
cans who held Irish Sweepstake tick
ets on Midday Sun. Epsom Downs ’
Derby winner, today won $150,000
each.
The winners:
“Sonia Mio,” 107 Kensington ave
nue. Jersey City, N. J.
Frank Feinbcrt, Farmville, Pa.
“We Will Meet Again,” P. Ryan,
1530 Beach avenue, the Bronx, N. Y.
George F. Bishop, 502 Radnor ave
nue, Baltimore. Md.
Bill March. Fort Lyon. S. C.
“Mike and Jess,” 3606 Olve street,
St. Louis.
"Jinks on Me,” 778 Myrtle avenue,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
“Lucky Family," 465 Riverdale ave
nue, Brooklyn.
A. K. Thompson, 216 Park Terrace
avenue, West Haven, Conn.
Eight Have Sandsprite.
Eight Americans on Sandsprite,
second place, won $75,000 each:
“Mckt 9 B2,” 102 Elm avenue, {
Mount Vernon. N. Y.
“Horrido,” care A. Pfisterer, 121
West Seventy-ninth street. New York.
“Felix,” Leland road, Whitingsville,
Mass.
E. T. and F. M. Fagan, 4-9 Indiana
avenue. Long Branch. N. J.
Andy Selzer, 56 Ebony court, Brook
yn.
“Must Win," Sunbury, Pa.
“Gone With the Wind,” 435 East
Fifty-seventh street, New York.
John J. Sulshaw, Sturtevant. Wis.
11 Win on Le Grand Due.
Eleven Americans won $50,000 each
an Le Grand Due:
“Battery Gang,” 47 Charles street,
Buffalo, N. Y.
“Poor Fish,” 1429 East Twenty-third
street, Brooklyn.
Marion B. Olsen, 519 Lincoln place.
Brooklyn.
Victor Pagni. 2343 West Twenty
fourth place, Chicago.
M. Stiglitz and family, 81 First
itreet, Elizabeth, N. J.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Mascetti, 11446
35th street, South Ozone Park, Long
island.
Cafe Click, 1314 West Eighth street,
Muncie, Ind.
“Buns,” 5407 Laurens street, Ger
nantown, Pa.
“Is It Time?” 2005 East Eighth
itreet, Brooklyn.
Thomas E. Grimes, 245 Stambaugh
ivenue, Sharon, Pa.
“Sweet Mud,” 6-72 Sixty-ninth
ivenue, Ridgewood, N. Y.
WINNER HESITATES.
Baltimorean, Richer by $80,000,
Doesn’t Know Whether to Work.
BALTIMORE, June 2 (fP).—George i
P. Bishop, who won $80,000 today on
;he English Derby, isn't so sure now
;hat he will put the money away for
lis old age.
He and Mrs. Bishop had planned,
when their ticket drew a horse, to put
Jie money in the bank. And now.
PRESIDENT BACK
Diplomatic Advisers Invited
for Talk Over European
Situation.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.
Returning to the White House today,
President Roosevelt invited three of
his leading diplomatic advisors to a
luncheon conference for a general
discussion of the European situation.
Secretary of State Hull, Under
secretary Sumner Welles and Norman
H. Davis, ambassador at large to
Europe, were asked to call soon after
the President returned from a three
day visit to his Hyde Park, N. Y.,
estate.
Mr. Roosevelt also devoted con
siderable time to putting finishing
touches on the special message on
conservation which he hopes to trans
mit to Congress tomorrow.
White House officials said the lunch
eon conference would touch on the
general situation abroad, including
all angles of the incident stirred by
the bombing of the German battle
ship Deutschland and the bombard
ment of the Spanish port of Almeria.
National Planning.
In his conservation message, it is ex
pected, the President will recommend
legislation to put into effect a na
tional planning program which will
set up a series of regional authorities
similar to the Tennessee Valley experi
ment, but considerably widened in
scope, so as to embrace many new con
servation features.
He had hoped to complete the mes
sage in time to send it to the Capitol
today, but at noon he said it would
not be ready before tomorrow. The
message will be 1,700 words in length.
Mr. Roosevelt looked rested and
physically fit as he alighted from his
special train at Union Station at 8:35
a.m. There were no members of his
family or administration associates on
hand to greet him, and he motored
directly to the White House.
All traces of the recent cold from
which the President was suffering
when he left Washington Saturday
had disappeared. While at Hyde Park
he spent most of his time in the open,
and the fresh air and sunshine are
believed to have been very beneficial.
The President is understood to have
included in his special message a re
quest for a national planning pro
gram to cover a period of 20 years.
It will Include a general program for
planning and administering projects
throughout the country, utilizing the
Nation's vast natural resources to
deal with floods, droughts, duststorms,
soil erosion, power and other phases
of the national problems.
It is understood Senator Norris of
Nebraska, with whom the President
frequently has conferred regarding
the program, will introduce a bill em
bracing Mr. Roosevelt's recommenda
tions. or at least a part of them,
shortly after the message is received.
Naval Academy Greeting.
The President wrote a brief greet
ing to be read at the graduation ex
ercises at the Naval Academy tomor
row. This message will be taken to
Annapolis by Rear Admiral Adolphus
Andrews. The President also received
several members of the editorial staff
of the Lucky Bag, official yearbook of
the academy.
Among others the President re
ceived for conferences today were As
sistant Secretary of the Navy Edison.
Senator Bulklev of Ohio. Secretary of
Agriculture Wallace and Dr. William
Alexander, hpad of the Resettlement
Administration; Senator Guffey of
Pennsylvania, and Representative
Walters of Pennsylvania.
MRS. ROOSEVELT
TALKS TO NURSES
First lady Tells Arlington As
sociation to Seek New
Ideas.
E» a Start Correspondent of The S'ar.
ARLINGTON, Va., June 2—More
money should be spent for bettor home
conditions, better health surround
ings. recreational centers and pre
ventive medicine, Mrs. Franklin Delano
Roosevelt said last night.
Speaking before more than 1,000
persons attending the meeting of the
Instructive Visiting Nurses Associa
tion of Arlington County. Mrs. Roose
velt said she believed "if many chil
dren years ago had received proper
care they would not today be cripples
and .nmates of insane asylums.”
"We should be constantly trying to
find new ideas, but not new fads,” she
declared. "We should be interested
only in information from accredited
sources.
"We here have every opportunity,
situated as we are, to learn what we
want to. But that is not the case in
many sections of the country I have
visited. We are only starting in this
work. There is much more to do and
I hope it will be continued.”
The program, held in the Washing
ton-Lee High School, was opened with
the invocation by Rev. G. G. Oliver
and followed by selections by the
school glee club under the direction
of Miss Florence Booker. County
Manager Frank C. Hanrahan wel
comed Mrs. Roosevelt, and Mrs. Wil
liam N. Doak. widow of the former
Secretary of Labor, made the intro
ductory talk. Dr. Grace Langdon
was another speaker on the program.
Little Faith Japhet, daughter of 1
Mrs. Viola G. Japhet, executive secre- >
tary of the nurses’ group, presented
i bouquet of roses to Mrs. Roosevelt
it the conclusion of her talk.
The meeting launched the member
5hip drive of the newly-formed organi
sation. The drive will be climaxed
with a tag day Saturday.
KREISLER IN TAX FIGHT
Fritz Kreisler, violinist, is engaged
in a controversy with the Govern
ment over income taxes.
The Government has sought to as
sess him $130,311 for alleged defi
iiencies in taxes from 1931 through
1933. Kreisler contended the Govern
ment erred. Robert H. Jackson, in
:ernal revenue counsel, filed a brief
yesterday denying any error.
hey said, they are not so sure about
saving all of it. They just didn’t know
what they would do.
Bishop’s ticket won $150,000, but he
said he sold half of it in New York
yesterday for $5,800.
The 50-year-old bookkeeper stayed
lome from work to hear the race over
;he radio. When his horse won, his
>nly immediate comment was “well.”
rhen he got up, smiled, and said, still
jalmly:
“I guess I'll go to work now,”
But he hung around and a little
ater, asked if he really was going to
work, he replied:
“What f^j? I'm important now.”
Godmothers at Twins’ Christening
rrmw-tr' —grewes* an.i-»..y, . ,<y _Ll^Bn
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt shown holding Ruth Eleanor Armstrong, for whom she and Mrs
Ruth Bryan Owen Rohde (right) stood as godmothers last night
Mrs. Roosevelt, Mrs. John N. Garner, wife of the Vice President, and Mrs. Rohde, former
Minister to Denmark, took part in christening services for Robert Furman Armstrong and Ruth
Eleanor Armstrong, 2-month-old twins of Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Armstrong, jr The boy babu
is held by Mrs. Rohde. The girl was named for her godmothers. Mrs. Armstrong formerly was
Bess Furman, Associated Press reporter, who covered Mrs. Roosevelt’s activities --A P Photo
Woman Flyer Lands at Cari
pito—Next Stop Is
Paramaribo.
Ev tF ° Asso lated Press.
MIAMI, Fla , June 2 - Pan-American
Airways reported that Amelia Earhart
landed at Caripito, Venezuela, at 10:13
am. ‘Eastern standard time.) today j
after a flight from San Juan, Puerto
Rico.
It was expected that she and her
navigator, Capt. Fred J. Noonan,
would remain overnight in the Stand
ard Oil Co.’s guest house there and ’
take off tomorrow for Paramaribo.
Dutch Guiana. From there she prob- ]
ably would proceed to Natal by way uf
Para. Brazil.
The aviatrix is flying around the
world as near the Equator as prac
ticable. making the 28.000-mile jour- 1
ney for pleasure.
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WOMAN INDICTED
IN FORGERIES HERE
Twenty-Eight True Bills Are Re
turned by District Grand
Jury.
Twenty-eight indictments were re
turned today by the District grand
jury'. Among them was a tme bill
charging Catherine Bailsman, 23. with
five forgeries in July. 1934
The young woman now is serving a
prison sentence in Maryland following
a forgery conviction there. She is
charged with forging the name of
Clarice L. Scott. 3000 Connecticut ave
nue. to five checks of small denomina
tions passed in local stores. The
statute of limitations would have pre
cluded prosecution here within two
months, but for the indictment today.
Others indicted were;
James Smith, Kermit Johnson. Wil
liam Bernard. Albert E. Boyd and
Harry P. Trumbull, housebreaking and
larceny; Hazel Irene Tadlock, Hilton
White, Frank E. Lewis and Alfred
Mabes, grand larceny; Melvin John- I
son, Eugene Barton. George A. Mills, '
Clarence W. Ferguson, Sloan Hollo- j
way. George Huff. Albert E. Boyd and
Harry P. Trumbull, joyriding; Alfred
Mabes and Lew Kekenes. larceny after ;
trust.; Ethel Brown. Jessie M. Bivins.
Elmira H. Holbert. Darnell Kinara and
Robert Lindsey, robbery; James Hen- I
derson and James Gonton, attempted
robbery; Mike Katsaras. assault with
a dangerous weapon; Michael J. Sul
livan. incest; Andrew R. Myers and
Samuel Fones, violation of liquor-tax
ing act: Sam Bradley, Ramo Mon
tanez. Thomas Newman and Coleridge
Williams, gaming law violation; Ber
nard Dent, sending a threatening let
ter through the mails; Philip Ebert,
non-support of wife and minor chil
dren.
Charges of grand larceny and joy
riding against Horace Butler were
ignored.
Old Cornfield Found.
A cornfield a thousand years old and
a domed earthen council house are
among the reminders of long-vanished
peoples who once occupied the vicinity
of what is now Macon, Ga.
Iii Green Case
NAMED SPECIAL MASTER
BY SUPREME COURT.
JOHN S. FLANNERY
Of Washington, who yesterday
was named special master by
the Supreme Court to hear
testimony to fix the legal
home of Col. Edward H. R.
Green, son of the wealthy
Hetty Green, at the time of
his death last June. Texas
has started litigation against
New York. Florida and Massa
chusetts to collect inheritance
taxes. —A. P. Photo.
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Beauties of Tropical Flying
Described by Miss Earhart
Famous Pilot Plans to Start Second
Flop Today, but Will Stop in
Cara pi to, Venezuela.
BY AMELIA EARIIART.
By Radio to The Star.
SAN JUAN, P. R—The 1.033 miles,
mostly ovpr-ocean flying, which is the
first leg of the eastward Journey from j
Miami, is now behind us.
At about 1:30 p.m. Eastern standard
time 12:30 pm. New York timei we;
landed here at San Juan. Early today, '
if all goes well, we will continue
south. I had hoped to attempt a non- i
stop flight directly from here to Para
maribo, Dutch Guiana. However, the !
condition of the firing field is such !
that it probably would not be the
part of wisdom to attempt to take !
off with sufficient gasoline for that !
flight.
So, as matters stand, instead we
will make the short jump to Carapito, I
in Venezuela. Then, tomorrow or next
day we will keep on to Paramaribo,
and eventually Natal, beyond which
lies the much-fiown South Atlantic.
NR-16020 left Miami Municipal Air
port at 5:56 a.m.. Eastern standard
time, yesterday. For 13 minutes we
climbed slowly, swinging southerly on
our course toward Puerto Rico. Beau
tiful in the early morning light was
the curving line made, when the
blue waters of the Gulf Stream met !
the aquamarine of the shoal waters off
Miami's coast.
Now and then I thought we glimpsed 1
the outlines of shadowy fish, dark
against the pale sands of the beach, j
Legend has it that sailftsh are found j
thereabouts. I say legend because I j
tried unsuccessfully one day last week
to rapture one. To me their existence i
is thus far merely hearsay.
i unes in ior forecasts.
Shortly after 6 o'clock two ships i
were visible. It was then, with them
beneath us, when everything in the
cockpit was properly set and working '
smoothly. I tuned in Miami's radio
station WQAM, which was broadcast
ing every hour a summary of weather
conditions which lay before us, as pre- !
pared by Pan-America's efficient me
teorologists. My own schedule called
for a broadcast every 30 minutes, at a
quarter past and a quarter to the hour.
I was delayed a little with my first
broadcast, because just then the I
radio stations were sending out a de- |
scription of my own take-off. So, a 1
hundred miles from the field, the an
nouncer held me in cruel suspense as
to whether or not I actually was going
to get off safely.
As the sun rose higher the sea be
came hazy. A few fuzzy clouds sailed
lazily beneath the silver wings of the 1
ship. Fred Noonan was not enjoying
the scenery as such, but spotting con- 1
formations of the islands beneath us 1
and looking for lighthouses with which
to check our course and rate of speed.
At 6:35 we sighted the great reef:
of the Bahama banks. At about 7
o'clock Andros Island stretched out
as a vivid green rug before our eyes, i
The fringe of that rug was formed i
by the varicolored tendrils of the sea,
reaching fingerlike into the islands! '
some of them so green as to resemble
bright snakes wriggling in a new- '
found Garden of Eden.
Fly Through Clouds.
The beauties of these tropic seas,
as seen from the air, were in sharp
contrast to the leaden dullness of the
North Atlantic and far reaches of the
Pacific Ocean, as I have seen them
from aloft.
My penciled log records that off
Andros we sighted a partly sub
merged wreck, mute testimony of a
tragedy of long ago. Here cumulous
clouds piled high, their shadows float
ing across the pale waters. Flying at
a thousand feet, we sneaked beneath
some of these cloud layers and soon
emerged again into brilliant sun
shine.
By midmorning Noonan estimated
that we would reach San Juan by 10
minutes past 1 o'clock. I remember a
few days ago, when we flew across
some 400 miles of the Gulf of Mex
ico from New Orleans toward Florida,
while we were still far from land
he predicted we would sight Tampa at
12:10. Actually we made our land
fall one minute earlier. So I have
come to have implicit faith in Noo
nan’s power of navigational divina
tions.
> What with such expert naviga
tional help and the flying assistance
of the Sperry gyro-pilot, it does seem
that my long-range flying is getting
pretty sissy. The ease and friendli
ness of it all is further accentuated
by the marvelous help given by the
radio.
Sights Land at 12:40.
Were I alone on such a trip as
this, I would be hopping along short
lines, my attention divided between
flying ships and attempting to keep
track of exactly where I was.
At about noon the navigator told
me we were too far north, and I
changed slightly as directed. At the
moment there was nothing to see but
indistinguishable sea and sky. And
then suddenly through a haze we
sighted the beautiful shore line of
Puerto Rioo. That waa at 13:40 pun.
i
Eastern standard time. I came in di
rectly, following the long shore to the
field, close to the side of this colorful
city.
The airport, by the way, is not |
overly large for ships such as mine 1
and is partly under construction.
It was odd to see a four-masted
schooner anchored ofT the runway.
She had come filled with cod from
Nova Scotia and return with salt from
Turks Bland.
The reception, as so often with
itinerant flyers, was supremely friend- ;
ly. I was greatly impressed with the
courtesy and helpfulness of the local !
officials. Acting Gov. Menendez
Ramos generously offered hospitality,
but I had made arrangements to im
pose myself upon a fellow pilot who
is accustomed to such strange habits
as arising at 3 a m.
So I declined the Governor's hos
pitable offer and am writing this
now en route to the near-by planta- ;
tion of Miss Clara Livingston, who 1
Is one of the few private flyers on
the island. Before leaiing town we i
lunched with Mrs. Thomas Roden- j
baugh, w ife of the Pan - American
airport manager here.
Flying seems to make even more
trouble for the innocent bystander I
than it does for the participants. 1
I fear that the roar of my motors ;
so early this morning might have
awakened some of the good citizens
of Miami. Certainly, to all of those !
who came out to the field to see me
off I owe an apology for so thoroughly I
ruining their night s rest. The people '
of Miami have been so kind to me
that I would be ungrateful were I to
be responsible for causing any of
them inconvenience.
tCopyrlchi 1937.)
JOHN J. WARD, HEAD
OF DAIRY FIRM, DIES
President of Embassy Concern. 78,
Succumbed to Effects of
Carbuncle.
John J. Ward. 78, president of
the-Embassy Dairy, died early today
in Georae'own University Hospital
after an illness of three weeks. Death
was due to the effects of a carbuncle.
He had been head of the dairy busi
ness since he bought it five years ago
and had been in the dairy business
in Chicago and Washington for 45
years.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Nona 1
Ward: a daughter. Mrs. E. L. Koep
nick. 1618 Webster street, and a
brother. James J. Ward, secretary of
the Embassy Dairy.
Funeral services will be held Fri
day at 8 30 a m. at the residence of
Mrs. Koepniek, with mass at Sacred
Heart Church at 9 am. and inter
ment in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
JAPANESE LEADERS
SEEN RECONCILED
Konoye Abandons Hostile Atti
tude in Beginning Forma
tion of Cabinet.
By the Associated Press.
TOKIO. June 2.—Prince Fumimaro
Konoye departed today from the hos
tile attitude that brought about the
downfall of the government of Premier
Senjuro Hayashl and named members
of Japan's two strongest political
parties to the cabinet he is forming.
The blue-blooded prince, command
ed by the Emperor to form a govern
ment that would end the continued
succession of political crises, was be- i
lieved to have reconciled the political !
leaders with their bitter opponents in !
the army and navy.
Chikuhei Nakashim of the Seiyukai
was named minister of railways, and
Ryutaro Nagai of the Minseito was
appointed minister of communications.
ADJOURNMENT LATE
Senator Robinson, Democratic lead
er, cautiously forecast today that
Congress would not adjourn before
August 1.
"It is not possible to anticipate
now when Congress will be ready to
adjourn,” Robinson said. “I do not
expect it to be before about August 1.”
Killed Resisting Robber.
CHICAGO. June 2 UP).—Walter
O’Leary, 64, was shot and killed today
when he resisted a robber as he stood
behind the desk in the lobby of the
Kenwood Hotel on the South side,
where he had been employed as night
clerk for 20 years. Police sought a
pouth who had robbed two employes
if another hotel In the neighborhood.
* «
3n!y 17.7 PerCent of Appro
priation Allowed, Senate
Group Informed.
BY J. A. O’LEARY.
A protest against the action of the
House in reducing the colored portion
of the school building program for the
coming year was laid before the Sen
ate subcommittee today as hearings
on the 1938 District supply bill drew
to a close.
Jesse McCoy Hanson, president of
the Dougiass-Simmons Parent-Teacher
Association, filed a statement pointing
out that, while the colored schools are
entitled to 36 per cent of the amount
appropriated, onlv 17.7 per cent of the
appropriation for buildings arrf
grounds in the House bill Is for tie
colored schools.
“Our colored school population f W
the District of Columbia represei ■
36 4 per rent of the total school pop 7
lation,’’ Hanson declared. “This c tj
causes us to face a serious ronditiv
relative to housing for our school chil
dren."
Additions Requested.
His association asked the Senate tc
add $200,000 for a Banneker Junior
High School and $90,000 for land at
the Dennison School. These two
items, he said, will meet the needs
of the colored schools and maintain
equity in the distribution of funds
for school buildings. At this time, he
said, there are overcrowded conditions
at the Terrell, Garnet-Patterson and
Shaw Junior High Schools, creating
a need for the proposed new junior
high. The statement showed that the
Budget Bureau had allowed the rol
lored schools 49 per cent of the build
ings and grounds fund.
Dr. Leon A. Ransom, professor of
law at Howard University, also uiged
increases in the House fund for col
ored school construction, and gave the
legal history of laws dating back to
1864-1866 providing for apportionment
of school funds according to the rela
tive population of children in the
white and colored school divisions.
Conference Friday.
With hearings due to end today,
the subcommittee in charge of the
measure has called a conference
for Friday with the Commissioners to
go over a number of questions of pol
icy before voting on changes in House
provisions.
Senator Thomas of Ok homa
chairman, experts to have the bi.
ready for passage in the Senate earlv
next week. School and playground
questions predominated at the a Per
noon session of the hearings yester
day
Miss Selma Borchardt. legislative
chairman of the Teachers’ Union
asked the subcommittee to rewrite the
House ban on the performance ol
clerical work by teachers and to elim
inate the House proviso to preveni
the average compensation of schoo.
librarians from exceeding the average
for the same grade of work in the
Free Public Library.
Clerical-Work Rider Hit.
Other witnesses have asked for elim
ination of the clencal-work rider. Thr
Teachers’ Union took the position tha'
the purpose of the amendmen is de
sirable. but felt the obje-tive sough
would not be accomplished under the
House language.
Miss Borchardt said her organiza
tion believes the clerical work pro
viso was inserted to make sure thr
persons paid as teachers be assignee
to class-room work, and that definite
provision should be made for researcl
work in the school system. She sug
gested the amendment be revised alonj
these lines. She urged Congress te
recognize definitely and establish th,
research department, with provisior
for the necessary professional am
clerical salaries, and allow teacher
now assigned to this work to decid
for themselves whether they wish t
return to class-room teaching or b
appointed in the research depart
ment.
Points to Error Possible.
Miss Borchardt contended that a.
long as research workers and other,
rendering special technical servici
are classed as teachers, the computa
tion of the number of pupils pe
teacher “will, on paper, appear to hi
very low. while actually it is ver’
high.-’
The House proviso, as It stands
declares that teachers shall not per
form any clerical work except whet
it is necessary or incidental to clas:
room assignments.
$1,700ipTjewels
STOLEN IN STORf
Rosa Golden Reports DiamoHf
Were in Pocketbook—Res
taurant Robbed.
Theft of a platinum pin and a chai
both set with diamonds and valued ft
a total of $1,700. was reported to po! e*
late yesterday by Rosa D. Golden, 72<
Oglethorpe street, clerk in Kann’s De
partment Store.
The robbery occurred In the fittinj
department of the store sometime dur
ing the afternoon, she said. Th<
jewelry, along with some cash am
personal papers, was contained in i
pocketbook which was stolen.
A downtown restaurant and a drui
store were among other victims o
robbers late yesterday and last night
Peter Photer. 724 Third street, pro
prietor of a restaurant at 419 G street
reported his place was entered b;
breaking a glass door. The loot in
eluded an undetermined amount r>
cash from a music box, eight bonu.
certificates worth $50 each and $90 ii
cash, taken from a compartment un
derneath the front counter.
Entering by a rear window, oandiu
stole cigarettes and an undeterminn
amount of money from the drug stop
of David Feldman, 1008 Sixteentl
street.
Coast Guard uniforms, $125 in cur
rency and his orders and official paper
were stolen from the automobile o
Frank F. Crump, Coast Guard warran
officer, from his car parked in front o
1200 Fifteenth street late yesterday.
18 SENT TO HOSPITAL
CHICAGO. June 2 UP).—A crowdet
street car collided with a truck ant
trailer loaded with furniture at i
West Side intersection yesterday, send
ing 18 persons to hospitals. Five o
the injured were women.
Roy Macaw of Evansville, Ind., th<
truck driver, was most seriously hurt
suffering back, leg and chest injuric.*
A score of passengers were treated fo
cuts and bruises.
The front end of the surface car wa
tovn in, and the truck was turnet
over.
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