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Justice Laws to Go
To Detroit, Boston
To Study Procedure
Trip Based on Prospect
Of Adopting Pre-Trial
| Technique Here
*
Looking to the possibility of adopt
ing pre-trial procedure more exten
sively here, under the new Supreme
Court’s Rules for Civil Procedure,
District Court, it was learned today,
frias delegated Justice Bolitha J.
Laws to go next week to Detroit,
IMich.. and Boston. Mass., to make
first hand study of the situation
there.
» The court has designated Justice
Daniel W. ODonoghue, and Justice
Oscar R. Luring, and Justice Laws
Jis a special committee to inquire
tnto the pre-trial procedure. The
civil docket here is now some 20
months in arrears.
In keeping with the District
Court's action, a group of promi
nent attorneys, representative of the
Bar Association of the District of
Columbia, is meeting this afternoon
to consider the special points that
the District Court Committee should
consider in conjunction with the
pre-trial procedure, so that Justice
Laws may be informed as to the
wishes of the bench and bar here.
Meeting in Woodward Building.
The lawyers' meeting will be held
Bt the office of Attorney Lawrence
Koenigsberger in the Woodward
Building. He was one of the prom
inent attorneys here that sat on the
advisory committee which drew up
the draft of rules of civil procedure
for District Court here.
Invited to participate in the law
yers' gathering are; Godfrey L. Mun
ter, president of the Bar Associa
tion of the District of Columbia;
JVilbur L. Gray, the association's
aecretary; George P. Hoover, Charles
W. Arth. H. Mason Welch, Frank F.
Kesbit, Edmund L. Jones. Alein L.
Newmyer, H. Winship Wheatley,
Jkho was chairman of the District
Court Committee on drafting new
Jules for vicil procedure; Henry I.
JJuinn and Percy H. Marshall.
“ These lawyers will discuss the
thole question of pre-trial proced
ure in District Court here, and draw
up a list of suggestions which Jus
tice Laws will take with him to De
troit and Boston. It is considered
likely that Mr. Koenigsberger will
fccompany Justice Laws to Detroit.
- District Court has made plans, it
|k understood, to have Justice Laws
actually sit in on cases with Judge
Joseph A. Moynihan of the Circuit
Court for the Third Judicial Circuit
of Michigan, at Detroit. Likewise,
the local jurist is expected to par
ticipate actively in the pre-trial pro
cedure in the court of Justice A. E.
plnanski of the Superior Court of
Massachusetts, at Boston.
' Relieves Conjected Dockets.
Los Angeles, Detroit and Boston
Jlave had conspicuous success in the
pre-trial procedure in relieving the
Congestion in their court dockets.
Justice Law's will not go to Los
rgeles, however, but will thorough
study the pre-trial processes in
Detroit and Boston with a view to
applying the lessons learned there
to the lagging court calendar here.
Upon his return to Washington,
Justice Laws, who expects to leave
Ihe National Capital Sunday night,
fcnd spend around three days in
Detroit, and then go to Boston, will
report his recommendations to Jus
tices ODonoghue and Luhring, and
later to the entire District Court.
With Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat
presiding, District Court, several
days ago, authorized the special com
mittee and the trip of Justice Laws.
• Mr. Nestit, at the October meet
ing of the Bar Association here,
presented a resolution to publish
ihe pre-trial procedure setup in
Its Journal. Attorney Joseph A.
Burkhart sponsored a resolution
*o have the association wait until
fcfter Justice Luhring delivered his
lecture on pre-trial procedure before
Ihe association, which the jurist
did on November 17. As matters
how stand, the Bar Association of
the District of Columbia has taken
no official action with reference to
pre-trial procedure, as the meeting
Jield on Saturday night was in the
nature of a testimonial dinner to
|he new president of the American
Bar Association, Frank Hogan.
! Justice Laws has conducted a
pre-trial roundtable conference him
self, in conjunction with the case
revolving around the estate of Ed
ward B. McLean, former Washing
ton Post publisher, now a mental
patient in a Baltimore (Md.) hos
pital. The purist is expected to
hand down a decision in this case
shortly. Justice Luhring, in open
court, recently held a pre-trial pro
cedure, in a case in which Commis
sioner of Indian Affairs John Collier
has been sued for libel.
Jan Masaryk to Speak
Before Jewish Group
Jan Masaryk, son of the founder
of Czecho-Slovakia and until re
cently that country’s Minister to
Great Britain, will speak here at the
National Conference for Palestine on
January 14 and 15, the Washington
headquarters of the United Palestine
Appeal announced today.
More than 1.500 Jewish leaders
from all parts of the United States
are expected to attend the confer
ence. which will be held at the May
flower Hotel. This will be the occa
sion for mobilizing all sections of
Jewish population in an effort to
provide maximum refugee settlement
in Palestine.
With the announcement of Ma
•aryk's visit, the local headquarters
also released a message sent by
Prof. Felix Frankfurter of the Har
vard Law School, which said support
of Palestine settlement is a "dire
necessity.”
"Heretofore the rebuilding of Pal
estine has been a noble dream,”
Prof. Frankfurter said," * * • The
pioneers have done their glorious
part to make the dream a living re
ality. Let us do our part.”
*1 P More days to
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PROTECT
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HOME •
They stimulate the building and the
use of tubsroulosls sanatoria.
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FORMER FIRST LADY—Mrs. William Howard Taft, widow of the
late President and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, shown as
she left the White House yesterday after a call on President
Roosevelt. —Harris Si Ewing Photo.
New 'Who's Who in Capital'
Contains Sketches of 7.056
Biographical sketches of 7,056
prominent residents of the metro
politan area are contained in the
1938-9 edition of ‘ Who’s Who in
the Nation's Capital," first copies
of which were released today by the
publishers, Ransdell, Inc.
President Roosevelt and Mrs.
Roosevelt are included in the list
ings, as is their eldest son, James,
who was a member of the White
House secretariat when editorial
work on the thick volume was com
pleted November 1.
The biography of Dr. Najero de
Castillo. Ambassador from Mexico,
commands the largest number ‘of
lines, but the varied civic interests
of Theodore W. Noyes, editor of The j
Star, require only a few less In the
register.
Christian Heurich, 96-year-old
brewer, is the oldest notable to re
ceive mention. The runner-up in
age is Shelton Cameron, patent at
torney, 81, while the Rev. Dr. Henry
Hyvernat of Catholic University, 80,
and Henry Litchfield West, 79, for
mer District Commissioner and old
est member of the Gridiron Club,
also are among those chosen for in
clusion.
Mention in the 957-page book is
controlled by a board of editors rep
resenting various factors in the life
of the city, and residents are se
lected for their position in the Dis
trict or Federal Government,
achievement in the arts or sciences
or in the professional or civic life
of the Capital.
American Physicians
Jailed in Vienna
Take Appeals
Brothers Here Ask State
Department to Assist
Mount Rainier Man
Two American physicians—Dr.
Oscar Lavine, 32, of Mount Rainier,!
Md.. and Dr. Michael George Albert
of New York—have appealed prison
sentences imposed in Vienna for
violation of the German currency
laws, the American consulate in
Vienna reported today.
Dr. Lavine’s three brothers also
have asked the State Department to
aid him.
John Morgan. American consul,
and Theodore J. Hohenthal, vice
consul, attended the trial.
Dr. Harold H. Lavine, Leonard
Lavine and Isadore Lavine, an at
torney, all of whom reside in Mount
Ranler, made the plea to the State
Department to intercede In their
brother’s behalf.
Dr. Lavine. a graduate of George
Washington University, who was do
ing advanced study of medicine in
Vienna when arrested, was given 6
months’ imprisonment without hard
labor and fined 60.000 marks—
*24,000—or, alternatively, two
months’ extra imprisonment.
Another Convicted Also.
Dr. Albert, who was in Vienna on a
similar mission, was convicted along
with Dr. Lavine and was sentenced
to one year's imprisonment at hard
labor plus a fine of 60,000 marks
or, alternatively, two months’ extra
imprisonment.
An Associated Press dispatch said
that In both cases time already
spent in prison will be deducted
from the sentences. In Dr. Albert's
case this would be nearly four
months. The two were arrested
about August 15, but Dr. Lavine
later was released on $10,000 bond.
Both men reserved the right to ap
peal.
Exast nature of the charges
against Dr. Albert and Dr. Lavine
was not disclosed during the months
they were detained. Following thei»
arrest it was said the public prose
cutor would have to determine
whether they would be tried in
court or released after paying fines
usually imposed for minor currency
offenses.
The two defendants were trans
ferred from police headquarters at
Vienna a week after their arrest
and were taken to the Criminal
Court.
It was reported then that they
were well treated and officials of the
State Department in Washington
said they were keeping in close
touch with both cases.
Native ot Mount Rainier.
Dr. Lavine is a native of Mount
Rainier and attended public schools
there and in Washington. He re
ceived his M. D. degree at George
Washington University and com
pleted his intwneship at Galllnger
Hospital six years ago, immediately
entering practice at Mount Rainier.
He went to Vienna last summer
to study eye, ear, nose and throat
cases with a view to specialising in
that field, according to friends here.
He had expected to return to this
country in September.
He had been a physician for the
Bladensburg Rescue Squad and per
formed the autopsy in the mysterious
murder of Corinna Loring a few
years ago.
Relatives have been actively work
ing for a release not only through
the State Department here, but
abroad. A $10,000 fund for his re
lease was raised and a sister, Ann,
went to Vienna in an effort to aid
him.
Britain is paying $105,000,000 in
war pensions a year.
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Martin Warns U. A. W.
Unauthorized Strikes
Won't Be Tolerated
Procedure Notice Is Sent
To Every Local in
Big Union
! By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Dec. 7 — Homer Mar
tin, president of the United Auto
Workers (C. I. O.), today called
upon every officer and member to
take an uncompromising position
against unauthorized strikes. Every
local in the big union was advised
by letter of the procedure to be
followed henceforth.
Mr. Martin's action was under
stood to have complete indorsement
by C. I. O. advisers and is in line
with C. I. O. policy shaped at the
recent convention in Pittsburgh.
In Mr. Martin's strongest state
ment yet on the subject he said:
''Unauthorized strikes will not be
tolerated under any conditions. It
is the duty of every international
officer, local officer and member of
the union to take a position with
out question against unauthorized
strikes. Any officer or member of
the union who fails in this duty
will be held accountable for his
action.
“Whatever measures are necessary
to enforce this policy will be taken
without respect to persons.”
He assured members that au
thority for strike action could be
obtained quickly “on legitimate and
just grounds.”
Negotiations were scheduled to
open here today on a dispute over
piecework which caused a strike in
General Motors’ Ksher No. I plant
at Flint Friday. The 6,400 men di
rectly affected by that strike re
turned to work yesterday and oper
ations in other General Motors
plants dependent upon the Fisher
No. 1 plant for parts had returned
to normal today.
An agreement for termination of
a protracted U. A. W. strike in the
Reynolds Spring Co. plant at Jack
son, Mich., was announced today.
It will be submitted to members of
the U. A. W. local at Jackson to
night. The plant, which employs
1.260, has been idle for a month.
There was a brief flurry of violence
November 16 when the management
attempted to reopen the plant,
which manufactures springs for au
tomobile seat cushions.
Mr. Martin participated in an all
night conference at which the
agreement was negotiated.
Operations were resumed at the
Nash-Kelvinator Corp. plant here
today after a six-hour strike called
yesterday by the Mechanics Educa
tional Society of America, an inde
pendent union, because-of the dis
ciplining of a union shop steward
for objecting to transfer from one
department to another.
Samoan Sword Given
To Naval Academy
St the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md„ Dec. 7.—The
Naval Academy had another relic
today to add to its mementoes of
the sea.
It is a sword originally given by
the United States Government to
the King of the Samoan Islands in
appreciation of his assistance to the
crews of United States vessels lost in
the 1880 hurricane.
The Navy Department announced
Admiral Sir Guy Gaunt, K. C. M. G,
C. B„ retired, of the British Navy,
had presented the sword to the
academy.
The council of the high chiefs of
the islands, considering the sword
their most valuable possession, pre
sented It to Admiral Gaunt in 1889
for saving the llf^pi their King.
Episcopal Clergymen
Join Civic Leaders
In Rust Tribute
Bishop Freeman Says
Late Diocese Officer
Was 'Ideal Layman'
Clergymen of the Episcopal dio
cese of Washington joined with a
large group of civic leaders and
friends at a memorial service at
Washington Cathedral yesterday to
pay tribute to the late Harry Lee
Rust, treasurer of the diocese for
more than 25 years.
The Right Rev. James E. Free
man, Bishop of Washington, speak
ing at the service, which coincided
with the 77th anniversary of Mr.
Rust's birth, described the late civic
and religious leader as “an ideal
layman, a man of high consecra
tion and a Christian gentleman.”
Mr. Rust, a widely-known Wash
ington real estate man, who came
here nearly 50 years ago, died last
August. Attending the service in
his honor were the boards of many
diocesan institutions, the Standing
Committee of the dioceses, the en
tire organization of H. L. Rust &
Co. and members of the Washington
Real Estate Board and other civic
and business organizations.
Choir Sings Special Music.
The Very Rev. Noble C. Powell
headed the staff of the Cathedral
clergy present to pay tribute to Mr.
Rust. The Cathedral Choir of men
and boys sang special music, under
the direction of Robert G. Barrow.
Bishop Freeman, in his eulogy of
Mr. Rust, paid tribute to this Chris
tian virtures and called attention
to his modesty and sense of self
effacement.
“Harry Lee Rust,” he said, “was
not a noisy Christian, and he never
wore his heart on his sleeve, but
he was a noble one, a man who
exemplified his belief and his creed
in his life.”
Henry P. Blair, longtime associate
of Mr. Rust, recalled his work in the
Capital's civic, religious and phi
lanthropic affairs, and paid him
tribute as “one of our outstanding
Citizens."
Relatives Present.
Members of Mr. Rust's immediate
family present included his son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. H. L.
Rust, jr.; his grandson, Harry Lee
Rust, III.; his granddaughter, Miss
Mary Jane Rust; his nephew, James
S. Rust, and Miss Marion M. Lee, the
Rev. and Mrs. H. B. Lee of Towson,
Md.: Miss Emma Kent, Mrs. E. Rust
Smith, Miss Maude Hodgkins, Mrs.
W. W. Pierce and Miss Eleanor
Pierce.
H. L. Rust, jr., has been appointed
diocesan treasurer to succeed his
father.
The Washington Cathedral staff
present included Canon Anson
Phelps Stokes. Canon William M.
Bradner. Canon Edward S. Dunlap,
Canon Albert H. Wucas, headmaster
of St. Alban's School for Boys; the
Rev. James Henderson, chaplain of
St. Alban's School, and Canon Ze
Barney T. Phillips, rector of the
Church of the Epiphany and chap
lain of the Senate.
Canon Raymond L Wolven. Bishop
Freeman's chaplain, was in charge of
arrangements for the service.
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Arlington Federation
Hits Auto-Rail Limit
The Public Utilities Commission's
recent order permitting the Arling
ton and Fairfax Railway to extend
its service from nearby Virginia to
Fourth street and Constitution ave
nue N.W. was branded as a discrimi
nation against Virginia residents by
the Arlington County Civic Federa
tion last night.
The group stated it is “perplexed
and cannot understand" the com
mission's order which prohibits the
carriers from discharging or taking
on passengers within the District
except at Fourth street. This opera
tion “is not likely to satisfy any
body” because the 1.200 Virginians
depending on the service cannot
benefit unless their destination is
within walking distance of the ter
minus and because it continues the
"same unsatisfactory transfer ar
rangements.” the resolution stated.
The measure, introduced by Pub
lic Utilities Committee Chairman
Robert E. Plymale, urged the rail
road company to appeal the com
mission's order and spare no effort
to reach a satisfactory solution.
The three-memMr committee to
award The Evening Star Trophy to
the delegate or committee for mer
itorious service to the community
was not named last night. The
committee was voted to be enlarged
to five members and the election of
its personnel will be the first order
of business of the January meeting.
The Evening Star Trophy was pre
sented the federation last month by
Newbold Noyes, associate editor of
The Star, and becomes the perma
nent possession of the civic body for
annual award.
Gordon Junior High
To Present Plays
Three 1-act plays will be pre
sented by Gordon Junior High
School at its auditorium this after
noon, tomorrow night and Friday
night.
The productions include "Alice's
Blue Gown,” "Ghosts by Moonshine”
and "Good King Wenceslaus.”
People, Government
And Capital Urged
To Co-operate
Manufacturers Are Told
Confidence Is Only
Missing Element
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Dec. 7.—Represent
atives of many thousands of Amer
ica’s industrial concerns heard
Charles R. Hook, president of the
National Association of Manufac
turers, call today for co-operation
of America s common people, capi
talists and Government for a new
and enduring prosperity.
His audience, the delegates to the
43d Congress of American Indus
try, had assembled from through
out the Nation for the three-day
meeting. It will close Friday night
with a banquet of 4,000. at which
Anthony Eden, former British for
eign secretary, will speak.
‘‘To make America go ahead
we’ve got to get our 9,000,000 un
employed back to work. We cannot
regain prosperity until we do. That
was apparent in 1933; it is equally
as apparent now,” Mr. Hook de
clared. .
Sums Up Potentials.
“We should leave no doubt in the
minds of the people that, for the
public good, we favor regulation of
certain phases of our incentive sys
tem. We agree that as a public
safeguard. Government must set
up certain standards designed to
protect the. public interest.” • * •
Summing up American prosperity
potentials, he said:
"We have the money—billions are
idle in our banks. We have the
man-power—9.000,000 men are un
employed. We have the same bound
less natural resources we had before
1929. We have pent-up consumer
demands and obsolescence in plants
to satisfy. We have over 2.000.000
families more than we had in 1929
to supply. We have scientific knowl
edge to serve us as never before.”
The missing catalyst to make
these elements work, he said, was
confidence born of the co-operation
of the various groups.
Five-Point Program.
Hook recommended a five-point
program:
1. Government and industry em
phasis on increased production: un
employed back to work in produc
tive enterprises.
2. Eliminate Government competi
tion with business to encourage in
vestment and industrial expansion.!
3. Overhaul the entire tax struc- j
ture; tax for necessary revenue, not
for regulation.
4. Change national labor rela- j
tions policy to be “fair” to employer
as well as employe, without damag
ing protection for protective bar- !
gaining.
5. Give American business a
chance to operate under a "square
deal”; let business admit and cor
rect its mistakes for the good of
all business, all people.
Says “Business on Spot.”
Don Francisco, president Lord <fc
Thomas, national advertising
agency, said:
"Business is on the spot under i
this attitude, business cannot click, j
America cannot click. • • •
"Therefore. I suggest that each
of your industries and large busi
nesses take these four steps:
"1. Find and correct your mis
takes.
"2. Heal your sore spots.
"3. Make new' friends.
“4. Tell your story of social serv
ice."
Public Is Arbiter.
dr. George Gallup, director of the
American Institute of Public Opin
ion, told delegates the public is the
final arbiter of relationships be
tween industry, Government and
society.
“Voters in the upper and middle
income groups.” said Dr. Gallup,
“are becoming alarmed as they view
the tax consequences of the Govern
ment's spending program.
“Close scrutiny of the Federal
budget and earmarking of funds,
therefore, is likely to find more
popular support in this Congress
than in the last one.
“In this connection, however, it
should be noted that the country is
overwhelmingly in favor of an in
creased Army, Navy and air force.
Hence spending for national defense
should be less subject to the public's
criticism than other forms of Gov
ernment spending.”
Gallup Brings Applause.
The audience burst into applause
and laughter when Dr. Gallup, re
viewing a survey of the likelihood
that President Roosevelt would be
elected for a third term, said:
“There is real doubt that Presi
dent Roosevelt could be elected
should be ask to be returned to the
White House for an additional four
years.”
Responding to the hand-clapping,
Dr. Gallup said:
“I left space there for applause.”
Robert L. Lund of St. Louis, execu
tive vice president of the Lambert
Pharmacal Co., urged that business
men “go into politics, not as busi
ness executives, but as private citi
zens of a great republic, to battle
for those principles in which they
believe.”
American exports of chewing gum
in 1937 totaled 3.182.000 pounds val
ued at $1,177,000, or more than
double the 1933 figure.
‘Robert/ Press Club Waiter,
To Be Buried in Arlington
John Robert Wood, known and re
spected for more than a quarter of
a century by Washington newspaper
men whom he served at the National
Press Club, tomorrow will be buried
in Arlington Cemetery, following a
high mass of requiem at Holy Re
deemer Catholic Church at 9 o’clock.
He died Monday at his home, 509 N
street N.W., after being ill for some
time with a heart ailment.
"Robert,” as the genial colored
waiter was known to thousands, had
been at the Press Club for 27 years,
and probably had served more ce
lebrities than any* other waiter in
the country. Among them was the
present Duke of Windsor, when the
then Prince of Wales visited this
country after the war.
Friends said one of Robert's great
est disappointments was his inabil
ity, on account of illness, to be
present at the 30th anniversary cele
bration of the club last month and
serve President Roosevelt, the guest
ot honor.
Robert vu a veteran of the World
War, and old-timers at the club
still chuckle at recollection of the
farewell party that was tendered in
his honor. He was given a purse
of $147 and a gold watch as speak
ers extolled the virtues of those who
die in battle—and told him he would
be missed.
He served in a labor battalion at
Newport News and after the war
returned to the club.
The following committee has been
named from the Press Club to at
tend the funeral: Arthur Hachten,
Richard L. Wilson, Melbourne Chris
terson, Charles A. Hamilton, Felix
T. Cotten, Lawrence Stafford, Clif
ford A. Prevost, Charles O. arid
ley, Thomas L. Stokes, Raymond Z.
Henle, Paul R. Leach, Eugene S.
Leggett, George W. Stimpson, H. O.
Bishop, Edward Kelly, Paul J. Mc
Gahan, H. R. Baukhage, Richard
W. Westwood, Grattan Reran s,
Charles P. Stewart, James F. Doyle,
W. H. Atkins, C. C. Childs, John J.
Daly, Carlisle Bargeron mad Harvey
D^ Jacob. ^
NEW YORK.—ATTEND JEWISH FUND DINNER—Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt, shown with A. F. of L. President William Green,
last night at the Jewish National Fund dinner. Mrs. Roosevelt
said that the world “will return to kindness and liberty.”
, i —A. P. Wirephoto.
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Anderson Eulogized
As Great Reporter
By U. S. Officials
Roosevelt, Cummings
Join in Expressions of
Grief—Rites Today
High Government officials joined
with newspapermen today in paying
tribute to Paul Y. Anderson, 45, one
of America's foremost reporters, who
died yesterday in Emergency Hos
pital after taking a quantity of
sleeping tablets.
Coroner A. Magruder MacDonald j
returned a certificate of suicide in j
the death.
A maid in Mr. Anderson's home, at
4980 Quebec street N.W., said he
took the tablets early yesterday
after saying, “I’m going to end it all;
my usefulness is at an end." Friends
said he was subject of late to periods
of despondency and was depressed
in recent weeks.
President Roosevelt, speaking at
his conference yesterday, joined with
others in praising Mr. Anderson s i
outstanding qualities as a news
paperman, and said he was grieved
at his death. Attorney General i
Homer S. Cummings deplored his
death as "a loss to the liberal press."
Courage, Ability Stressed.
"His courage and his ability as a
journalist enabled him to cut
through the crust of appearances
and disclose the truth beneath the
news,” Mr. Cummings said in a
statement. “The thousands who
have followed his table interpreta
tion of current events during the
past quarter of a century are deeply
saddened by his passing.”
Mr. Anderson attained top-rank-!
ing as correspondent here for 15
years for the St. Louis Post-Dis
patch. during which time he won, j
in 1928, the Pulitizer Prize for his
covering of the Teapot Dome oil (
scandals. Less than two years ago
he severed his connection with the
Post-Dispatch and since February
28, 1937, has been correspondent for
the St. Louis Star-Times. He also
wrote extensively for magazines.
After brief funeral services to
day at 3 p.m. at Gawler's funeral
chapel. 1756 Pennsylvania avenue
N.W.. the body will be returned for
burial to Knoxville. Tenn., the place
of his birth and start in newspa
per work as a copy boy on the
Knoxville Journal. Three close
friends, Senator George W. Norris
of Nebraska, John L. Lewis, head
of the Congress of Industrial Or
ganizations, and George R. Holmes,
chief of the Washington Bureau of
International News Service, are
scheduled to speak at the rites.
Club Representatives.
Harold Bray man, president of the
National Press Club, has appointed
these as a committee to represent
the club at the funeral: Robert S.
Allen, Norman W. Baxter, James R.
Brackett. Raymond P. Brandt, Er
win D. Canham, W. Turner Cat
ledge, Marquis W. Childs, Raymond
Clapper. Stephen T. Early, John H.
Edwards. Morris D. Erwin, J. Fred
Essary, J. V. Fitzgerald. Earl God
win, Arthur Hachten, Frank A. Hall,
Leon Henderson. Raymond Z.
Henle, George R. Holmes, Hugh
Johnson, Ben Hall Lambe, Paul R.
Mallon, Maury Maverick, Lowell
Mellett, Charles Michelson, Joseph
L. Miller. W. C. Murphy, jr.; Joyce
O’Hara, Sam A. O’Neal, Drew Pear
son, J. S. S. Richardson. Kirke L.
Simpson, Thomas L. Stokes. Bas
com N. Timmons. Senator Robert
F. Wagner, Franklyn Waltman,
Lyle Wilson and John O’Donnell.
William W. Rodgers, president of
(he Washington Newspaper Guild,
announced that the following will
represent the guild at the services:
Mr. Allen, Mr. Childs, Mr. Pearson,
Mr. Stokes, Mr. O’Donnell, Kenneth
G. Crawford, Elizabeth May Craig
and Doris Fleeson. Mr. Anderson
was one of the leaders in the guild
movement here and in a conven
tion here in 1934 helped form the
American Newspaper Guild.
The following committee was ap
pointed by Charles P. Trussell, chair
man of the Standing Committee of
Correspondents, to represent the
press gallery of Congress at the
service: Charles P. Trussell, Alfred
F. Flynn, Paul J. McGahan, Mark
L. Goodwin, W. L. Beale, jr.; Mr.
Allen, Sidney Olson, Louis Stark,
Jack Beall, Cecil B. Dickson, Ruby
A. Black, John C. Henry, Edward B.
Lockett, William J. Donaldson, Wil
liam C. Collins.
W. P. A. Reports 79,251
Drop in Enrollment
By the Associated Press.
The Works Progress Administra
tion reported today a 79,251 decrease
in work relief enrollment since No
vember 5.
Harry L. Hopkins, administrator,
said that as of the week ended De
cember 3, the enrollment stood at
3.183,418 compared with 3362,669 on
November 6, when a decline started
from the all-time peak.
Ruhland to Address
Closing Session of
Restaurant Men
Responsibility to Public
To Be Theme—New
Gadgets Displayed
“The Responsibility of the Restau
rant to the General Public" was to
be the subject of an address this
afternoon by Dr. George C. Ruhland,
District health officer, at the closing
session of the three-day convention
of the National Restaurant Associ
ation in the Mayflower Hotel.
Dr. Ruthland was to be followed
by Julian t. Richards, general coun
sel of the Washington association,
who was to discuss "Food Hazard
and Property Loss Responsibility.”
Inspection of exhibits will close the
business session of the convention.
Tonight, convention delegates will
honor Roy W. Cooley, president of
the National association, and Julius
Lulley, Wasnington president, with a
banquet. A dance will follow.
Practically all the equipment
known to modern science for the
preparation of meals has been on
display for the last three days at
the convention scene and was dem
onstrated last night.
A few of the more helpful “gad
gets” on display include a machine
capable of washing and drying 200
pieces of silver in one operation, a
combination gas and charcoal broil
er that turns out tempting steaks
in three minutes and a glass washer
that sterilizes and dries in five sec
onds.
Figures released at the conven
tion show the restaurant business
is a two-billion-dollar industry an
nually, employs half a million peo
ple, 40 per cent of whom are wom
en, and expends annually $8,000,000
in salaries.
A gold cup was presented last
night to Miss Margaret Slack, who
has been employed at the Lotos
Lantern Restaurant for the last 24
years. Other “faithful restaurant
employes" awarded prizes included
Miss Tessie Peterson, 19 years at the
Pomona Restaurant; Miss Mary Ly
tle. 13 years at the Park Lane Inn,
and Miss Mildred Allen, 12 years at
the Garden T Shoppe.
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Dr. Duncan to Lecture
On Palestine
Dr. George S. Duncan, professor
at the Graduate School of American
University, will deliver an illustrated
lecture at 7:30 o'clock tonight, on
“Ancient and Modern Palestine,” in
the Central Young Men's Christian
Association building, 1736 G street
N.W. The public is invited to at
tend.
The lecture will be under the
auspices of the class in “The Origin.
Growth and Interpretation of the
Bible” of the Y. M. C. A. School of
Religion. i
D. C. Pastor Insists i
James Roosevelt
Set ’Bad' Example
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(Failure to List Church
Gifts in Tax Return
Held 'Object Lesson'
By the Auocleted Prees.
The* Rev. Howard Stone Ander
son, pastor of the First Congrega
tional Church here, said today that
unless James Roosevelt included his
church contributions in his income
tax returns, he would be considered
"a bad object lesson to the coun
try.”
"It is entirely legal for a man
to make these deductions and where
there is such a lack of evidence
of them as in his case, one can t
help but interpret it the way I
did,” Mr. Anderson said.
The tall, youthful-appearing min
ister, relying on published income
tax records of President Roose
velt's eldest son, told the House
Committee on un-American Activi
ties yesterday that James’ appar
ent failure to make church dona
tions causes “loss in support” for
benevolent organizations.
"And as we weaken our spiritual
institutions, we weaken America,”
he added.
James Offers to Send Data.
James Roosevelt said in a state
ment at Hollister, Calif., that he
actually did make such contribu
tions, but that usually he did not
claim deductions for them. He said
that if Mr. Anderson was inter
ested, he would be glad to inform
him of his donations.
“I accept this statement in good
faith.” the minister said after learn
ing of that comment. "But I feel
that it is unfortunate that since
a man can claim deductions and
didn't that he should lay himself
open to what he may feel is un
justified critidlsm.”
The clergyman appeared as the
first of a series of witnesses, who,
Chairman Dies of the committee
said, had "affirmative knowledge of
how to promote Americanism.”
Quit Insurance Job in 1937.
Three months ago, a magazine
writer (Alva Johnston in the Satur
day Evening Post) said estimates of
James Roosevelt's income from his
I insurance business ranged from
$250,000 to $2,000,000 a year. He
left ljis Boston insurance firm in
1937 to become an assistant to his
I father.
James Roosevelt then published
his income tax returns for 1933
through 1937 in another magazine
(Collier's). They listed income
ranging from $27,714 to $49,167 an
nually.
The Rev. Mr. Anderson has been
pastor of the First Congregational
Church for two years, coming here
from Chicago.
James Roosevelt attended St.
Thomas' Episcopal Church while
living in Washington. He is a
vestryman of St. James Episco
pal Church at Hyde Park. N. Y.
Several weeks ago, he resigned
as a member of the White House
secretariat. Announcement was
made last Sunday that he had ac
cepted the vice presidency of a mo
tion picture company.
20 Lorton Parole
Pleas to Be Heard
The cases of 20 Lorton Reforma
tory prisoners eligible for parole, in
cluding a father and his two sons,
will be considered by the Board of
Indeterminate Sentence and Parole
tomorrow at Lorton.
The father is Howard Truitt, who,
i with his sons. Clarence and Edward,
was convicted of grand larceny in
November. 1937. Clarence Truitt
and his father were sentenced to
from one to two and a half years
and Edward Truitt from one to one
and a half years.
The others to be given a hearing
I are William Hardman. Raymond U.
Ball. Arthur J. Allen, David Curry,
Fred W. Smithwick, Reginald J.
Wheeler, Charles Marshall, Alfred
Charles Curtis, Walter C. Parker,
Simon Sims, Joseph F. Stone, Fran
cis Wheeler, Harry Clemons, Leonard
E. Coleman, Willie E. Odom. Leon
lazn and George Arthur McCoy.
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Production of gold in Guatemala la
breaking all records this year.
Weather Report
District of Columbia—Increasing cloudiness: lowest temperature
about 35 degrees tonight; tomorrow cloudy: probably rain by night; little
change in temperature; gentle winds mostly southerly.
Maryland—Increasing cloudiness tonight; cloudy tomorrow; not much
change in temperature.
Virginia—Increasing cloudiness tonight; tomorrow cloudy followed by
rain in southwest portion; not much change in temperature.
West Virginia—Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow; not much change
in temperature.
The storm lh*t was centered over New<
England Tuesday morning has moved
northeastward to Labrador and Eastern
Quebec. Cartwright. Labrador. 28. TO
inches, while a slight disturbance is mov
ing eastward over the Lake region. Frank
fort. Mich.. 28.88 inches. Pressure con
tinues low over Iceland and over much of
Alaska. Anchorage. Alaska. 28.28 inches.
A disturbance is developing over Texas.
San Antonio. 30.00 inches. Pressure is
relatively high over the Southeastern
States. Savannah. Ga„ 80.18 inches, and
it is high over the Plateau region and the
Pacific States. Medford. Greg. 30.58 inches.
During the last 24 hours there has been
rather general precipitation over north
eastern sections and light rains or snows
in the Lake region, while rain occurred in
the North Pacific States. Temperatures
have fallen rather generally in the Middle
Atlantic and North Atlantic States.
Revert far Last 24 Hears.
Temperature. Barometer.
Yesterday— Degrees. Inches.
4 p.m. _ 50 28.83
8 p.m. _ 44 28.81
Midnight _ 42 28.87
Today—
4 a.m. _ 38 28.88
8 a.m. _ 37 30.04
Noon _ 61 30.03
Regard far Last 24 Hears.
(From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest. 52. at 1 p.m. yesterday. Year
ago. 33.
Lowest. 36. at 7:10 a.m. today. Year
ago. 22.
Record Teas Persia res This Year.
Highest. 86. on August 16.
Lowest. 14. on November 28.
HaaUdlty for Last 24 Hears.
(From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Higheat. 66 per cent, at 7:30 a.m. today.
Lowest. 34 per eent, at 1 p.m. yesterday.
Tide Tablet.
(Furnished by United States Coast and
Geodetic Surrey.)
Today. Tomorrow.
High_7:32 a.m. 8:22 a.m.
Low_2:10 a.m. 2:57 a.m.
High _7.58 p.m. 8:46 p.m.
Low_2:10 p.m. 3:00 p.m.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation In Inches in the
Capital leurrent month to date):
Month. 1838. Average. Record.
January_ 2.64 3.65 7.83 '37
February_ 2 37 3.27 8.84 '84
March _ 2.23 3.75 8.84 '81
April -M-_ 1.67 3 27 8.13 '80
Mar _ 3.51 3.70 10.68 '88
June IfI_ 2.26 4.13 10.84 '00
Julr _J_5.06 4.71 10.63 '86
August *_ 4.64 4.01 14.41 '28
September_ 4.27 3 24 17.45 '34
October*_ 1.15 2.84 8.81 '37
November _ 2.60 2.37 8 88 '88
December _ 1.36 3.32 7.56 '01
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River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivera cloudy
at Hamers Perry: Potomac very muddy
at Great Falls today.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun. today _7:13 4:46
Sun. tomorrow_7:14 4:46
Moon, today_ _ 5:20 p.m. 7:13 a.m.
Automobile lichta must be turned on
one-half hour after aunset.
Weather in Various Cities.
Temp. Rain
Barom. High.Low. fall. Weather.
Abilene_ 30.08 64 36 Cloudy
Albany_ 20.82 46 36 0.02 Cloudy
Atlanta . 30.10 50 32 _ Cloudy
Atlantic C. 30.04 54 40 _ Clear
Baltimore 30.00 52 36 _ Clear
Birrain'am 30.0R 56 42 _ Cloudy
Bismarck. 20.86 42 32 _ Cloudy
Boston _ 20 84 54 40 0.42 Cloudy
Buffalo . 20 76 38 32 0.24 Rain
Charleston 30.14 56 42 Cloudy
Chieaco _ 20.84 36 34 0.04 Cloudy
Cincinnati 20.06 44 36 Clear
Cleveland. 20.82 42 34 0.06 tfcow
Columbia. 30.12 54 36 _ Clear
Denver_ 30.12 4R 38 Cloudy
Detroit--. 20.76 38 32 0.06 Cloudy
El Paso .- 30.12 66 40 _ Clear
Galveston- 30.04 66 60 _ Cloudy
Helena 30.16 44 40 _ Cloudy
Huron - 20.06 48 30 _ Cloudy
India’polls 20.02 42 36 _ Clear
Jackson'ills 30.16 62 44 _ Clear
Km ns. City 30.00 54 38 _ Cloudy
L. Anceles 30.14 88 64 _ Cloudy
Louisville. 30.00 46 38 Cloudy
Miami _ 30 08 70 60 - Cloudy
Mpls.-St.P. 20.86 34 26 0.1S Cloudy
N. Orleans 30.10 66 48 Cloudy
New York. 20.08 50 40 0.01 Cloudy
Okla. City. 30.06 58 42 — Cloudy
Omaha 30.02 52 34 _ Cloudy
Phlladel'hla 30.00 50 36 —- Clear
Phoenix 30.12 78 44 Cloudy
Plttsbureh 20.90 38 34 0.02 Cloudy
P’tland.Me. 20.76 54 38 0.52 Clear
P'land.Ore. 30.42 56 50 0.18 Cloudy
Raleich _ 30.10 52 34 ... clear
St. Louis 20.98 48 38 ... Cloudy
S. LakeC. 30.44 50 34 ... Cloudy
3. Antonio 30.00 74 50 ... cloudy
San Diego 30.10 78 56 .. dear
3. Fran seo 30.28 64 52 Clear
Seattle 30.32 54 48 0.04 Cloudy
Spokane. 30 36 42 36 0.16 Cloudy
Tampa 30.14 60 40 a?irT
WASH . .D C. 30.03 52 36 I" clear
FOREIGN STATIONS.
(7a.m., Greenwich time, today.1
London. England_ 4*tUT*' ^CToudl*
Parti. France _ 39 SP™**
Vienna, Austria _ 34 cSlSL
Berlin. Germany_ 39
Stockholm. Sweden ... 32 £,”"22
Gibraltar. Spain I U SSSSJ
„ . 'No?"' Greenwich time, today >
San lu.s.rf: 78 §5ar
iavana. cub.- 66 §555,