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Doctor’s Pocketbook and
Watch Stolen by Pair
Hiding in Garage.
Waylaid by two colored thugs last
night as she parked her car In her
garage, Dr. Nell W. Bertram, 56. a
physician attached to the Veterans’
Administration, was beaten about the
face and head with a pistol while
she struggled to resist being dragged
from her automobile.
Dr. Bertram succeeded in escaping
her assailants after they tore a watch
from her wrist and grabbed up her
pocketbook. They fled while she ran,
with blood flowing from her wounds,
into the apartment house where she
lives at 1725 Seventeenth street N.W.,
to call police.
The physician had been visiting a
brother in Virginia and drove home
alone about 10:30 o'clock. She turned
oil the light in her garage, drove the
car in and was switching off the igni
tion w hen a colored man suddenly ap
peared at the window’. He thrust a
pistol inside the car and hit Dr. Bar
tram under the eye with the barrel.
Reaches for Her Throat.
The woman said she handed over
hpr pocketbook and the thug noticed
the watch on her wrist, tearing it
loose. The robber then reached for a
pin which Dr. Bartram had at her|
throat.
Believing she was about to be
Strangled, Dr. Bartram screamed and
struggled, and the man rained sev
eral blows on her head, using both the
butt and the barrel of his revolver.
Suddenly, a second colored man, who
had remained in the background,
switched off the garage light. The two
robbers then fled.
Dr. Bartram learned later that her
pocketbook came open in the struggle,
spilling a small purse, which con
tained $22, to the floor of the car.
The robbers took her watch, vanity i
case and cigarette case.
Dr. Bartram said the man with the I
gun was wearing gloves. She de
scribed him to police. Lookouts were
broadcast for the pair and detectives j
searched the neighborhood for hours.
Dr. Bartram was treated at Emer- j
gency Hospital for shock, concussion i
and cuts about the face and head. The !
fact she remained in the automobile !
saved her from heavier blows, as her ;
assailant was forced to strike at her ,
through the window . She was under !
care of a physician at her home to
day.
Two “automobile bandits” held up
Melvin H. Stonestreet, 1793 Lanier i
place N.W, and Miss Ethel Parker, i
1452 Meridian place N.W., as they sat |
In a parked car in front of her home
early today. Mr. Stonestreet told po
lice the bandits drove by in an auto
mobile, stopped and got out with ;
pistols in their hands to rob them, j
taking $5 from him and $10 from Miss
Parker.
GIRL DISAPPEARS
FROM THEATER HERE
Nora Racoosin, 13, Is Missing
Again After Leaving Home
in February.
Nora Racoosin. 13, of 1800 Sixth
Street N W., who disappeared on Feb
uary 9 and was found in Miami, Fla.,
three days later, was missing again
today.
Nora disappeared Monday night
from a theater on Rhode Island ave
nue N.W., where she had gone with
her sister Belle, 19. according to a
report to police by their father. C. I.
Racoosin. who operates a grocery store
•t the Sixth street address.
The missing girl is in the sixth !
grade at Langley Junior High School, i
Her father described her as about 3
feet 5 inches tall, weighing 105 pounds, j
brown eyes and brown hair.
In February Nora left here with a
classmater, Caroline Cathcart. 13, who
wanted to visit her old home in Tampa, i
Fla. They were brought home from
Miami.
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Dr. R. R, Spencer to Speak.
CLARENDON, Va., April 20 (Spe
cial).—Dr. R. R. Spencer, admin
istrative assistant of the National
Institute of Health, will address the
Federated Clubs of Arlington County
at 2 p.m. Friday on the cancer-con
trol program being carried on
throughout the Nation. He will speak
on the Lyon Park Community Center.
Havre de Grace Entries
FOR TOMORROW.
By the Associated Press.
FIRST RACE — Purse. $1,000: claiming:
O-vear-olds. 1 mile and 70 yards,
x Canoloom iCooki 103'
Bay Stout (Seaboi ____ _ " ins !
xStar Mint 'Berger) . _ 103 '
x Janstar (Dupps) __ _ io'i
Hastings View iMachado)_II HT
Frank Brooke (McCombs) __ ' 113
rown Car (Younai _ _ 113
xBookreader (Driscoll) _II 103
Blazing Memory (Laidley) _ 113
xMaepoo (Driscoll) __ 108
Royal Error (McCombs)_I_ 112
SECOND RACE—Purse. $1000: elalm
,nS- '--year-olds: maidens; 4'z furlongs
a Spot News 'Workman! .. _ 113
Silent Gift (Paradise! _ _ 100
xMacie Margaret (Berger)_104
Barker (Young) __ "I no
Bold Lad 'Seaboi ._ ' 110
Nikki B. 'E. Smith) __ los
John's Heir (Kacala) ___ _ " I"-“ 11S
Burner (Levlandi _~ 113
Dritt 'Seaboi 110
Ann Mowiee (Vedder) . _ 11_I~H 1 op
Buneen 1 McCombs) _ ion
Orchids Next (Morgan) _ 113
A Haunted House (Fallon) _II_110
a A. G. Vanderbilt entry.
THIRD RACE—Purse. $1,000; claim
ing; .1-year-olds; 0 furlongs.
X Sun Time (McDermott)_ _ 11 •)
x Happy Code (Dupps) _~ I 103
Yomer <Le Blanc)_ _ _ 108
Abdicate (Vedder) _ _ no
A formation (OMalley) _IIII" 120
x Ghost Queen (Driscoll) _ no
Lady Elgin (YoungI _ 110
Why Tarry (Workman) _II" 11.3
TOUDTH RACE—The Sudbrook: nurse.
SI .000; 3-year-olds; fillies; 6 furlongs.
Irish Moon (Corbett) _ __ 1”3
Dog Flower (Wor—kman)_120
Evening Shadow (Eccard) __ _ 117
Nansemond (Vedder 1 111
• Roman Lady ino boy)_ I ] ] 7
• Little Sally (O'Malley)_I.I'I ill
Dorothy Rock 1 Eccard 1_ 117
Toddle On (Peters) _ 114
a H. P. Metcalf entry.
FIFTH RACE—Purse. $1,000: claiming;
4-year-olds and ud; 1miles.
X Java Mocha (Hufli _ . 112
Sun Mica (McCombs) _ 110
Tuttlcurio (Young) _ 118
Count Tetrarch (Schmldl) _115
New Deal (E. Smith) _ 120
Klevson (Shelhamer) _ 123
x Achieve (Berger) _ 104
Saparoo (O'Malley) _ 115
SIXTH RACE—Purse. $1,000; claiming;
J-year-olds and up; 11a miles.
Jolvon (Napier) 118
x American Belle (Driscoll) _ I08
x Hit and Run (Berger) 4_ 118
Shot Up (E. Smith) 118
x Donna Dulcin (Dupps) __ 113
High Tension (Shelhamer) _ 120
x Bad Dreams iDudpsi __ 107
Balgpln (Workman) _ 118
8EVENTH RACE—Purse. $1,000; claim
ing; 4-year-olds and up; l>/« miles.
Longful (E. Smith) __ 113
x Old Field (Howell) _ 110
Great Shakes 'Shanks) _ 115
< Wshcoo (Huff) 112
Flagstone (Shelhamer) _118
x Morris Griner (Driscoll)_ 113
Bun Orax (Eccard) _ 114
iBlaek Scout (Howell) _110
x Apprentice allowance claimed.
Cleat and last.
A
The Girls Were Green With Envy
Mrs. Roosevelt visited the new Boys’ Club at Seventeenth street and Massachusetts avenue
S.E. yesterday for the opening ceremonies. She is shown with some of the Boy Scouts looking
inJlf building. On her left is young Lawrence Connelly, a member of the commit
tee that showed Mrs. Roosevelt around. Capt. Paul O. Tucker, troop committee chairman is on
her right The 00,000 building includes craft rooms, a gymnasium, a swimming pool and other
equipment.____ _ —Star Staff Photo.
AL
IS SET FOR MAY 14
Historical Homes to Be Seen
for Benefit of Two
Church Groups.
A historic homes tour of Alexan
dria. Va., sponsored by the Rector's
Aid Society of St. Paul's Church and
the Parish Aid Society of Christ
Church, will be held Saturday. May
14. with 19 historical sites included,
it was announced today.
The tour will be heLd from 10 a m.
to 1 p.m. and from 2 p.m. until 5 p.m.
Tickets may be obtained at the George
Mason Hotel or from any of the
houses visited.
Included on the tour is the home
of the Rev. and Mrs. Harry Lee Doll.
407 North Washington street. This
is the former home of Mrs. Lee, widow
of Gen. Henry i Light Horse Harry)
Lee. and her children, one of whom
was Robert E. Lee.
Other places listed are the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Donald J. Marran, 211
Cameron street, which was erected by
John Dalton, one of the first trustees
of Alexandria, for his daughter.
Contains Lee Secretary.
At 509 Cameron street, the home of
Mrs. D. M. French, which was the
home of Hannah Ramsey, sister of
Col. Dennis Ramsey, who was one
of George Washington’s pallbearers.
Built in 1794, the home contains the
secretary which once belonged to
Richard Henry Lee.
The residence of Judge and Mrs.
Edwin L. Davis at 215 North Wash
ington street, the former home of
Benjamin Hallowell.
Christ Church, at Cameron and Co
lumbus streets. Built in 1773. it was
the worshiping place of George Wash
ington.
The only home in the town which
has the -pineapple trim.” denoting
hospitality, is now owned by Lt. Col.
and Mrs. John C. Swank, 226 North
Alfred street. Recently restored, it is
said to retain the spirit and charm of
Colonial days.
Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Douglas are the
fifth generation to own their home at
913 Cameron street, where may be
found heirlooms of silver, furniture
and ornaments.
More than 150 years old, the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Taylor at
817 Prince street retains the design
and atmosphere of earlier periods.
“Flounder Type” of House.
The home of Miss Edith Snowden
and Miss Elsie Snowden at 211 South
Washington street is known as the
"flounder type” house, with its double
gallery, which is peculiar to Alexan
dria.
Architects from the Interior De
partment have measured and photo
graphed the carved and paneled wood
work in the home of Dr. and Mrs.
Ford Swetnam at 815 Franklin street.
It was the former town house of MaJ.
and Mrs. Lawrence Lewis of Wood
lawn. who lived here during the win
ter seasons.
Yates Tavern was once the name
of the house at 414 Franklin street.
Later it acquired the name of "Spring
Gardens” because of its old-fash
ioned setting in flawers, boxwood and
vineyards.
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Sparks, 212
South Fairfax street, live in the
home of Dr. William Brown, who
built the house in 1775 and who was
physician general to the Continental
Army.
St. Paul’s Church, at 220 South
Pitt street, is another point of interest
to be shown. The interior is pat
terned after St. James Church in
London and was erected in 1817.
Many historical figures may be found
in its old parish records.
The old Leadbeater house, owned
by OdI. and Mrs. Charles Barrett of
213 South Pitt street, contains many
interesting features, among which is
an old verse etched in a window pane
in 1828.
Boothe Home Opened.
A Dutch oven, built-in kitchen
clock, original brasses, fireplaces and
woodwork remain in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Armistead Boothe, 211
South Pitt street. In the yard 1s a
pink horse chestnut tree brought from
Mowbray, England, 83 years ago.
Interior Department architects place
the date of the home of Miss Susie
Fawcett and Miss Ellen Fawcett, at
1750. The house, at 517 Prince street,
was selected as one of the fine old
buildings of the city for which archi
tectural drawings were made and
filed in the Library of Congress.
At 211 South St. Asaph street, the
home of Mrs. John Tackett has re
mained unchanged. While Alexandria
was held by Federal forces in 1862,
this was the home of Federal Judge
Underwood, where he formulated
plans for the creation of the new
State of West Virginia.
Mr. and Mrs. John Joynt occupy
the old house at 601 Duke street, said
to have been erected in 1705 by
Benjamin Dulaney. Gen. Lafayette
addressed the people of Alexandria
from the front steps of this structure
when he visited here in 1824.
Army Parades
For Hider on
49th Birthday
Powerful Motorized
Weapons Shown
in Berlin.
By ih? Associated Press.
BERLIN. April 20.—Picked units of
the German Army paraded before
Adolf Hitler today as all Germany
celebrated the Reichsfuehrer's 49th
birthday anniversary. For the first
time Austrian soldiers marched in the
birthday parade in Berlin.
Der Fuehrer reviewed the parade
from a podium before Berlin Uni
versity's main building.
Apparently the chief purpose of the
demonstration was to show Germans
and the foreign military attaches that
Germany's weapons are formidable.
The second half hour of the parade
was devoted to displaying motorized
weapons of the most deadly sort.
Opposite Der Fuehrer's stand was
a riot of color. There the military
attaches of foreign powers in their
multi-colored uniforms were grouped
around their Ambassadors or Min
isters. Hugh Wilson, United States
Ambassador, was seen there for the
! first time on such an occasion.
Especially joyful was the celebra
, tion in ihe newly-acquired Austria.
All cities, towns and villages were
profusely beflagged and decorated with
i "Hitler oak saplings" freshly painted.
Bonfires were to be lighted in the eve
ning on the mountainsides. Gala per
: formances of Wagner operas were
billed in Vienna tonight.
Max Schmeling, as one conqueror to
another, was invited to see Hitler on
his birthday and explain to Der
Fuehrer Just how he overwhelms his
opponents in the ring.
WILL MEET IN D. C.
Speakers’ List Includes
Prominent Educators and *
Executives.
Editorial executives from leading
papers all over the country will gather
at the National Press Club tomorrow
for the 16th annual convention of
the American Society of Newspaper
Editors.
Speakers will include Dr. James B.
Conant. president of Harvard Uni
versity; Dr. William A. Eddy, presi
dent of Hobart College; Carl W. Ack
erman, dean of the Graduate School
of Journalism at Columbia University,
and H. O. Crisler, football coach at
the University of Michigan.
Other prominent speakers will in
clude Harold L. Cross, secretary of
the New York Herald Tribune; Ken
neth E. Olson, dean of the Medlll
School of Journalism at Northwestern
University, and Mark M. Jones, con
sulting economist of Akron, Ohio.
The sessions will begin at 2 p.m.
with an address of welcome from
Harold W. Brayman, president of the
National Press Club, and the annual
address of the society’s president, Al
fred H. Kirchhofer, managing editor
of the Buffalo Evening News. Follow
ing reports of other officers. Dean
Olson will speak on "Raising the
Standards of Schools of Journalism.”
President Roosevelt will grant the
delegates an off-the-record interview
at 9 p.m. tomorrow. Sessions will
continue Friday and aSturday.
Windsors Go to Riviera.
VERSAILLES. France, April 20 (*»).
—The Duke and Duchess of Windsor
left last night for Antibes, on the Ri
viera. where, friends said, they planned
to rent for several months the Chateau
de Croe, owned by the American-born
Sir Pomeroy Burton.
S. E. C. Hears $242,349
Was Paid Failed Broker
in Commissions.
Fy the Associated Press.
The New York brokerage house of
Richard Whitney & Co., whose recent
I failure was attended by spectacular
financial disclosures, received $242.
349' in brokerage commissions from J.
P. Morgan & Co. between January,
1934, and March, 1938. George Whlt
; ney. a Morgan partner, told the Se
| curities Commission today.
I Mr. Whitney is a brother of Rich
I ard Whitney, who was sent to prison
, for misappropriating customers' se
; curities.
The payment of the brokerage com
mission was brought out by Commis
sion Counsel Gerhard A Gesell during
further questioning of the witness
about a $1,082,000 loan he obtained
, from Thomas W. Lamont of the Mor
gan banking firm. Mr. Whitney se
1 cured the loan to help his brother to
get out of a "jam,” he testified
| Mr. Whi'ney said the Morgan part
ners were not • formally” notified of
thf1 loan h'1 secured from Mr. Lamont,
“It wasn't a firm matter.” he testi
1 fied. "I undoubtedly acquainted them
of the fact as friends. I don't believe
1 all of them knew."
i Mr. Whitney was questioned about
| his knowledge of disclosures that his
! brother allegedly misused portions of
the stock exchange gratuity fund creat
ed to pay benefits to families of de
ceased exchange members.
"Was the use of the gratuity fund
securities the first Information you
had of misuse?” asked Mr. Gesell.
"I had never had any reason to
suspect." Mr. Whitney replied. "I
never heard any suggestion, implica
tion or rumor that had an earmark of
any such thing.”
SULTAN BACK, DELAYS
ACTION ON PARKING BAN
Engineer Commissioner Dan I. Sultan
today returned to his desk from a four
week vacation trip that took him to
Mexico City, but he postponed decision
on the proposed drastic new parking
ban restrictions recently considered by
the other Commissioners.
Final action on the parking bans, to
be applied to places near street inter
sections. had been withheld by the
Commissioners pending the return of
Col. Sultan. He said he wished to
make a new study of the situation be
fore he cast his vote.
The publication of the orders was
withheld by the Commissioners be
cause of a question of application of
the bans to taxis, buses and sightseeing
vehicles, which come under the juris
diction of the Public Utilities Com
mission.
SUGAR BENEFITS SET
The Agricultural Adjustment Ad
ministration said yesterday benefit
payments to producers of the 1937
domestic sugar cane crop who com
plied with the sugar control program
would average about 95 cents per ton
of cane.
Payments will be made late in the
spring or early summer.
The program authorises payments
at the rate of 60 cents per 100 pounds
of sugar produced from cane. The
A. A. A. issued an administrative order
establishing methods of determining
the amount of payments to which each
grower will be entitled.
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Party at Lyon Park.
LYON PARK, Va., April 20 (Spe
cial).—The Lyon Park Citisens’ As
sociation will hold its annual benefit
spring card party Friday at 8 p.m.
at the Lyon Park Community House.
300 Killed by Violent Quakes
Destroying 20 Turkish Towns
Bt the Associated Press.
ANKARA, Turkey, April 20.—Three
hundred persons were killed and 20
villages were shaken to the ground
by violent earthquakes in Central
Anatolia, reports today said.
It was feared the total casualties
would be much larger when a count of
the dead and Injured was completed.
The quakes were felt all Tuesday
afternoon at Ankara, the capital, and
at Konia, Kirshehr and Kayseri.
The quake spread ruin through nine
of the most productive agricultural dis
tricts of Central Anatolia. , Many vil
lages were reported wiped out in the
districts of Yosaad and Klrshbhr. re
spectlvely 100 miles east and 100 miles
southeast ol Ankara.
Panic-stricken thousands fled into
the fields, not daring to return to
homes weakened by the shocks.
Ankara suffered no loss of life, but
several buildings were badly shaken
and some chimneys and walls col
lapsed.
Eighteen strong shocks were felt,
beginning 1 p.m. Tuesday and lasting
until nightfall.
The government and the Red Cres
cent, relief organisation similar to the
Red Cross, sent forces of doctors and
relief workers into the stricken areas,
especially Yosgad and Kirshehr,
where looms of thousand# were with*
out shelter,
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G. H. A. ATTACKED,
DEFENDED IN D.C.
Shafer , Says Organization
‘Smacks of Racket.’
Demands Probe.
The embattled Group Health Asso
ciation, Inc., was sharply attacked
yesterday on Capitol Hill and stoutly
defended last rjlght before the District
of Columbia League.
Representative Shafer, Republican,
of Michigan, urged an "unsparing in
vestigation of G. H. A.,” charging the
organization "smacks very much of a
common racket.”
"For several weeks now, G. H. A.
has been engaged in a ruthless, high
pressure campaign of false and slan
derous propaganda, obviously designed
to smear the Medical Society of the
District of Columbia,” Representative
Shafer declared.
“The medical profession gives away
millions of dollars' worth of its time
and talents every year in this city
alone to help the needy. G. H. A.
gives away nothing. It has attempted
to poison the public mind with the
untrue belief that the Medical Society
has refused to co-operate in a pro
gram to give adequate medical care
to persons of low income.
Says Society Co-operative.
"Actual records show that the Medi
cal Society has been willing to co-op
erate with G. H. A. from the begin
ning toward such a goal, and at
tempted to do so. G. H. A., however,
insisted upon 1i program that the
medical society sincerely believed was
dangerous to the public Interest, un
sound, illegal and unethical. The
society refused to betray its public
trust by co-operating in such a pro
gram. For that, it should be com
mended, not vilified.”
Mr. Shafer also reiterated his de
mand that O. H. A. be included
within the scope of the Scott resolu
tion now pending before the House.
This calls for an investigation of the
activities of the American Medical
Association and its affiliated groups
in connection with socialized medicine.
Later, the right of Group Health As
sociation to have its physicians prac
tice in Washington hospitals was as
serted by William O. Kirkpatrick,
president of the organization, apeak- |
ing before the District Co-operative
League at Mount Pleasant Congrega
tional Church.
Mr. Kirkpatrick criticized the hos
pitals for refusing to allow the medical
stafT of the association to use its fa
cilities for member patients.
Ability Not Questioned.
He pointed out that the DUtrict
Medical Society has not advanced any
objection to the professional ability
of the physicians and surgeons affili
ated with the Federal health unit.
Mr Kirkpatrick said the Medical
Society had offered to co-operate in
"making low-cost medical service
available to persons with low In
come,” but had not offered a single
constructive suggestion as to how
this might be accomplished.
One District hospital, he said, had
refused to accept members of Group
Health, even If they called in phy
sicians acceptable to the Medical So
ciety. The others, he explained, were
willing to take members, but only if
they were not attended by Group
Health physician*, but summoned doc
tors not affiliated.
T. Swann Harding and others made
brief talks. Jacob Baker, president of
the United Federal Workers of Amer
ica and vice president of the Co-op
erative League, presided.
VOTE OF SUFFRAGE
PLAN IS INDORSED
Citizens’ Forum of Columbia
Heights Hears Details of
Plebiscite April 30.
The Citizens’ Forum of Columbia
Heights unanimously adopted a reso
lution last n.gr.t favoring the ref
erendum to be held April 30 to de
termine whether or not District resi
dents desire suffrage.
Burd W. Payne, delegate of the
forum to the Campaign Council of
the Suffrage Conference, which Is
sponsoring the plebiscite, explained in
detail the plans of the referendum and
gave a summary of arguments by
members of the council.
William H. Mondell, vice chairman
of the council and head of the Elec
tions Committee, told the forum that
“every member should go to the
polls.” Under the suffrage plan, he
said. Government employes living here
would vote in the District instead of
absentee voting in their States. Their
civil service status would be unaf
fected, Mr. Mondell asserted.
The forum. In another reaolution
approved, asked that the public play
ground at Sixteenth and Lamont
streets N.W., near the Powell Junior
High School, and the playground on
Spring road near Georgia avenue,
close to the Raymond School, be
placed under supervision of the school
system rather than the Playground
Department as at present. The reso
lution criticized the “double-headed”
management and asked for the change
to “harmonize” the situation.
Lyman F. Kebler, president of the
forum, presided at the session, held
at the Powell Junior High School.
Dance Recital Tonight.
A choreography group from Sweet
Briar College, Va., will give a dance
recital tonight at 8 o’clock at the
Wardman Park Hotel Theater for the
benefit of the Sweet Briar library
fund. The recital is under the aus
pices of the Washington alumni of the
college.
CONGRESS IN BRIEF
By the Associated Press.
TODAY.
Senate and House hold memorial
services for deceased members.
Naval—Senate considers amend
ments to expansion program.
Relief—House Appropriations Com
mittee hears Harry Hopkins outline
emergency relief needs.
Lobby—Senate conlmittee asks sec
ond official for records of National
Committee to Uphold Constitutional
Government.
Tomorrow.
Senate:
Will consider naval expansion bill.
Two subcommittees of the Judiciary
Committee will have open hearings at
10:30 and 10 a.m., respectively, on
the administrative court of appeals
bill and on the oil bill.
House:
Considers non-military appropria
tion MU.
Library Committee considers
Thomas Jefferson Memorial Mil, 10:10
am. *
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Pershing in New York
Pale and shaky, but managing a smile, Gen. Pershing ar
rived in New York early today from Phoenix, Ariz., after recov
ering from an illness which doctors feared would be fatal. The
general, accompanied by police and detectives, was photographed
at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel as he left the rarely used private
elevator coming from the railroad tracks.
__—Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto.
Republicans and Democrats
Join in Tribute to Deceased
Members.
By the Associated Press.
Congress laid aside pressing prob-*
lems of taxes, relief and national de
fense for a brief period today to par
ticipate in memorial services for
members who died in the past year.
Democrats and Republicans in the
Senate Joined in paying tribute to the
late Democratic leader, Senator Rob
inson of Arkansas.
Memorial services arranged in the
House recalled the deaths of five
members of that chamber.
Senator Robinson died last July in
the midst of one of his greatest legis
lative battles—the Supreme Court
plan proposed by President Roosevelt.
The majority leader had presented
to the Senate only a few days before
his death a compromise substitute for
the bitterly-fought court bill. A com
plete victory for opponents of the bill
followed his death.
The memorial session was arranged
on motion of Senator Caraway, Demo
crat, of Arkansas. In a prepared
speech she asserted that Mr. Robinson
was "unwavering in his allegiance to
a democratic form of government and
to his party's policies."
"I am free to say." Mrs. Caraway
added, “that he carried a burden of
responsibility exceeded by none, not
even that of the Chief Executive."
House members who died in the last
year included: Representative Good
win, Republican, of New York; Con
nery, Democrat, of Massachusetts;
Peyser, Democrat, of New York: Hill,
Democrat, of Oklahoma and Kennedy.
Democrat, of New Jersey.
Services for Representative Colden,
Democrat, of California, who died here
Friday, will be held next year.
Speaker Bankhead chose Represent
ative Plumley. Republican, of Vermont
and Representative Lanham. Demo
crat. of Texas to make the principal
addresses.
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TWO CAPITAL BANKS
LOSE COURT DECISION
Federal Judge Upholds Right of
Chase to Retain Funds Held
for Philippines.
Receiver for the Commerce National
Bank and the District National Bank
of Washington have lost a suit to com
pel the Chase National Bank of New
York to pay for collateral posted when
these and other banks became depos
itories for the Philippine government,
the Associated Press reported today.
Federal Judge John K. Woolsey up
held the right of the New York bank
to retain in a fiduciary capacity
$6,051,771 it holds “as stakeholder for
the Philippine government."
Joining in the suit were receivers
for the Pittsburgh National Associa
tion. Fletcher American National
Bank of Indianapolis. Baltimore Trust
Co., and the Guardian National Bank
of Commerce of Detroit.
The plaintiff banks went into re
ceivership before 1934. The War De
partment sold the collateral and
turned the proceeds over to the Chase
Bank to hold for the Philippine treas
ury, Judge Woolsey held that the re
ceivers for the other banks did not
have a cause of action.
LEADERS ANNOUNCED
FOR JEWISH FUND DRIVE
Campaign to Aid Rehabilitation
of Palestine and Destitute
Jews to Start May 2.
A list of leaders in the men's and
youths’ divisions in the United Jewish
Appeal campaign, which will start
May 2, was announced today at the
Jewish Community Center.
Men who will lead the drive for
funds for Palestine rehabilitation and
the relief of destitute Jews in other
countries are Dr. Ivy A. Pelzman,
president of Argo Lodge B’nai B’rith:
Rabbi Isadore Breslau, president of
the Washington Zionist District; Rabbi
Norman Gerstenfeld, associate rabbi
of the Eighth Street Temple; Edward
C. Ostrow, William Illch and Gilbert
Hahn.
The youth division, composed of
members of various young people's
clubs and societies, will be led by Miss
Nancy Goldsmith and Aaron Gold
man.
Preparatory to the opening of the
drive special campaign services will
be held April 29 at the Sixth Street
Synagogue. Pierre Van Paasen, for
many years European correspondent
for the New York Evening World, will
speak.
U. S. High Tariff Policies
Blamed for Rise of German
Dictator.
Charles F. G. Fenwick of the fac
ulty of Bryn Mawr College was re
elected president of the Catholic As
sociation for International Peace at
the group's closing-day session yes
terday.
The Rev. Edwin V. O'Hara of Great
Falls. Mont., was named honorary
president; the Rev. John La Farge of
New York, Edward Skillen of New
York. Dr. Jerome Kerwin of the Uni
versity of Chicago and Miss Marie
Carroll of the World Peace Founda
tion, vice presidents: Miss Miriam T.
Rooney, treasurer, and Miss Elizabeth
Sweeney, secretary.
Leading an open forum session on
"a constructive program of collective
security,” Michael Francis Doyle of
Philadelphia. American member of
the Hague Tribunal, told the associa
tion yesterday that disregard of in
ternational treaty obligations con
tributes the greatest threat to world
peace.
"Unfortunately,” he said, "all coun- 1
tries making treaties have clever
lawyers and astute politicians, who,
when the time so pleases them, are
able to discover loopholes in the pacts
that bind them in solemn obligation
to other nations.”
Dr. Edward Lynch of the Princeton
University faculty told the delegates,
“that, but for the high tariff policies
of the United States in the late 1920s
and the early 1930s, Adolf Hitler might
be a nonentity on the world scene.
America's international trade and
financial policies in the Coolidge and
Hoover regimes are. to a very con
! siderable extent, responsible for the
, events which have led to extreme
nationalism and dictatorships,1 Dr.
Lynch stated.
"Fundamental principles of Catholic
morality applicable to nations.” were
being considered today at a conference
of the Student Peace Federation of
i the C. A. I. P. at the Mayflower Hotel,
j The students, representing numerous
| colleges throughout the country, will
: end their conference with a dance at
j the hotel at 9 o'clock tonight. Miss
j Mary Jo Conley of Catholic University
la chairman of the Dance Committee.
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Fairfax Meeting Postponed.
FAIRFAX, Va„ April 20—The
meeting of the Fairfax Citizens’ Asso
ciation, scheduled for tomorrow eve
ning, has been postponed until next
Wednesday in the court house at
7:30 p.m.
Roosevelt Reasserts His
Belief in Peaceful
Negotiations.
BACKGROUND—
Naval expansion program has
been growing in cost almost daily
since its introduction into Congress
last winter at reguest of President
Roosevelt. At that time. President
wrote that Nation should strength
en defenses in view of absence of
assurances that world would long
remain at peace.
By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt's reiteration of
his belief in "peaceful negotiations"
strengthened the arguments of his
Senate lieutenants yesterday that the
$1,156,000,000 naval expansion pro
gram could not be construed as war
like.
Mr. Roosevelt said at his press con
ference yesterday that this Govern
ment viewed "with sympathetic in
terest" the new accord reached by
Britain and Italy He refrained, how
ever, from any references to the politi
cal conditions which impelled it.
The United States, the President
said, “believes in the promotion of
world peace through the friendly solu
tion by peaceful negotiation bet's een
nations of controversies which may
arise between them.’’
He said the White House had given
no opinion on the wisdom of a pro
posal by Representative Scott, Demo
crat, California, to have the State De
partment issue a list formally naming
international treaty violators. Repre
sentative Scott’s goal was reported to
be -an unofficial boycott of Italy, Ger
many and Japan. y
Walsh Defends Program.
The international note ran through
Senate discussions of the House-ap
proved bill to authorize an increase of
20 per cent in the Navy's strength.
“This program looks large tvhen vou
consider It by itself,” Chairman Walsh,
Democrat, Massachusetts, of the Naval
Committee told reporters.” but when
you compare our position with that of
other nations it is very merger.”
Senator Walsh said many Senators
were “shocked” when debate devel
oped that the projected increase would
not bring this country up to the
5—5—3 ratio once lad down for Britain,
United States and Japan.
The Senate approved most com
mittee amendments to the measure
yesterday, causing Senator Barkley
of Kentucky, the Democratic leader,
to predict final passage by tomorrow.
But from Senator Nve, Republican,
of North Dakota, an opponent, came
a statement that “we have between
40 and 45 votes against the bill and
we will keep debating it for two weeks
or more.”
Senator Nve said he would stress
the argument that “we have adequate
national defense against any attack—
against even a simultaneous attack on
both coasts."
Amendments Approved.
Amendments approved without ob
jection would increase the number of
authorized auxiliary ships from 22 to
26 and would require shipbuilding to
be carried out under terms of th’
Walsh-Healy act. which imposes w.-.t
and hour standards on Government
contractors.
Although originally approving p. t
amendment to wipe out a House
approved authorization of $3.000.0fiQ
for building a dirigible, the Senate
later reconsidered and delayed ac
tion.
Remaining committee amendments,
which were expected to arouse a
vigorous floor fight, would increase
lrom 35.000 to 45.000 the maximum
tonnage of three new battleships to
be built under the expansion program
and would lift from 15,000 to 20.000
the tonnage maximum for two new
aircraft carriers.
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CHEST LEAGUE MEETS
Mrs. Wilson Compton, prominent
volunteer social service worker, and
Arthur Hellen, legal counsel lor the
Community Chest, will discuss the
Chest's "character-building" activities
at a meeting of the Community Chest
League this afternoon at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Carroll Glover,
jr„ 4200 Massachusetts avenue N.W.
Another speaker will be Herbert L.
Willett, jr„ director of the Chest.
Mrs. Dwight F. Davis will preside.
WEATHER REPORT
Diii.net of Columbia—Light showe
tomorrow partly cloudy and much coole
winds.
Maryland—Scattered showers ar
tomorrow partly cloudy and much cool
Virginia—Mostly cloudy and sci
In south portion tomorrow morning; m
West Virginia—Mostly cloudy am
probably showers in extreme east portic
ressure continues low between Greenland,
and Hudson strait. Resolution Island.
Hudson Strait. 2!*. 12 inches, while a
disturbance is moving rapidly eastward
over the southwestern portion of the Prov
ince of Quebec Lac Dor. 29.24 inches, with
a trough extending southwestward to
Texas. Laredo. 29.68 inches. Another dis
turbance is moving southeastward over the
northern Plains. Qu' Appelle. Saskatchewan
29.72 Inches, with a secondary over the
southeastern Plateau region. Flagstaff.
Ariz.. 29.66 inches. Pressure is relatively
high east of Bermuda while pressure is
rising from Western Hudson Bay. Churchill.
Manitoba. 36,68 inches southward over the
upper Mississippi Valley and the middle
Plains. Concordia. Kans 29.98 inches.
Pressure is high over Southeastern Alaska.
Ketchikan 30.24 inches, and over the
mouth of the Mackenzie Aklavik District
of Mackenzie. .30.42 Inches. During the
last 24 hours there .have been scattered
showers in the Lake rigion. the Central
Valleys and the middle and west Gulf
States. Precipitation occurred also in por
tions of the western Canadian provinces.
Temperatures have fallen considerably in
the upper Mississippi Valley and the west
ern portion of the Lake region.
Report for Lost 21 Hours.
Temperature Bmeler
Yesterday— Degrees. Inches.
4 p m _ _ 79 29.79
8 p.m. _ 71 29 79
Midnight.. 03 29.78
Today—
4 a m. _55 29.,,
8 a.m. _ 66 29.78
Noon _ 84 29.75
Reeord for Lost 24 Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest. 81. 5:30 p.m. yesterday. Year
**Lowest. 55. 4 a m. today. Year a(6. 52.
Reeord Temperatures This Year.
Highest. 85. on April 14.
Lowest. 18. on January 28.
Humidity for Last 24 Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest. 85 per cent, at 5:36 a m. today.
LoWest. 19 Per cent, at 4:30 P.m. yes
terday
Tide Tablet.
(Furnished by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey !
Today Tomorrow.
High _11 41 a m. 12:14 a m.
Low ._ 6:07 a.m. 6:54 a.m.
High_ 12:30 p.m.
Low _ 6:42 p.m. 7:30 p.m.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun, today _ 5:26 6:49
Sun. tomorrow_ 5:25 6:50
Moon, today 9:28 p.m.
Automobile lights must b« turned on
one-half hour after sunset.
River Report.
Potomae and Shenandoah Rivers clear
•t Harpers Ferry: Potomac (lightly muddy
at Great Falla today.
rs and cooler this afternoon or tonight;
r; moderate to fresh northwest to north
d cooler this afternoon or tonight:
?r.
ttered showers tonight and possibly
uch cooler.
1 much cooler tonight and tomorrow;
n tonight.
>
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation In inches in the
Capital (current month to datei.
Month. 19.38 Av Record.
January _ 2 «4 3 55 7 83 '37
February _ 2.37 3.27 8 84 84
March _ 1.T8 3.75 8 84 '91
April _ 1.18 3 27 9 13 '89
May _ _ 3.7(i in 69 '89
June - - 4.13 10 94 'Oil
July _ - - 4.11 10 63 '86
August _ _ 4.01 14.41 '28
September __ _ 3 24 17 45 '34 .
October __ _ 2.84 8 81 '37
November _ 2.37 8.09 '89
December 3.32 7.56 '01
Weather in Various Cities.
Temp. Rain
. , Baro. High. Low. fall. Weather.
Abilene . . 29.78 >4 58 (1.70 Clear
Albany . 29.08 04 52 Cloudv
Atlanta 29.no 80 02 Cloudy
Atl. City 29.78 70 52 Clear
Baltimore 29 78 78 50 Clear
Birm'gham 29.tm 70 04 0.22 Cloudy
Bismarck 29.70 58 38 Cloudy
Boston _ 29.72 7 4 50 Cloudv
Buffalo 29.00 00 42 0.01 Cloudv
Charleston 3o.no 80 08 Cloudv
Chicaso 29.82 SO 50 0 01 Cloudy
Cincinnati 29.78 82 82 o 02 Rain
Cleveland 29.74 78 52 0.02 Cloudy
Columbia 29.94 84 68 Clear
Denver . 29.92 46 34 0 08 Cloudy
Detroit . 29.72 78 52 0.50 Cloudy
El Paso 29.72 90 04 Clear
Gal"eston. 29.78 74 84 0.38 Rain
Ind'apolis 29.82 82 54 . . Cloudv
Jacks'vtlle 30.82 84 80 Cloudy
Kans. City 29.94 80 54 Cloudv
L. Angeles 29.86 78 58 Cloudy
Louisville 29,82 80 04 .... Rain
Miami 30 04 78 88 Cloudy
N. Orleans 29.90 82 88 0.12 Cloudy
New York 29.78 74 60 Clear
Pittsburgh 29.72 74 00 Cloudy
Omaha 29 94 82 44 Clear
Phil'd'Dhia 20.78 74 58 ... Clear
Phoenix 29.78 98 60 Clear
Piand Me. 20.70 08 50 ... clear
Raleigh 29 88 84 82 ... Clear
S. L. City 29.82 62 38 Cloudy
San Diego 29.88 84 58 Cloudy
S. Fr cisco 29.88 HR 50 Cloudy
St. Louis 29.88 88 54 0 10 Cloudy
Seattle 30 04 58 44 Clear
SDOkane 30.04 58 40 _ . Cloudy
Tamils 30.00 82 86 Cloudy
Wash.D.C. 29.78 81 55 ... Clear
Forrign Stations.
(7 a m.. Greenwich time, today.)
London. England_ 38 Cloudy
Paris. France _ 43 Cloudy
Vienna. Austria_ 34 Clear
Berlin. Germany_ 37 Cloudy
Brest. France 43 Clear
Zurich Switzerland .. 38 Cloudy
Stockholm. Sweden 30 Clear
Gibraltar. Spam 57 Rain
(Noon. Greenwich time, today '
Horta (Favali. Azores 62 Cloudy
(Current observations.)
St. Georges. Bermuda 80 Cloudy
SanJuan. Puerto Rico <4 Cloudy
Havana. Cuba - TO Cloudy
Colon. Canal Zone- <8 Cloudy