Evening Star Newspaper, July 17, 1936, Page 17

Washington News . DEFENSE PLANS | FOR FARNSWORTH Comes to Take Charge, Pending Arrival of Accused Man’s Father. EFFORT TO RAISE BOND IS NOT CONTEMPLATED Believes Former Naval Officer Will Be Better Off Under Strict Observation. Plans for the legal defense of John ®. Farnsworth against espionage charges will be made today with the +naming of counsel, Ward Farnsworth, Chicago real estate man and cousin of the dismissed lieutenant com- mander, said this morning. Ward Farnsworth, who arrived last | night to take charge of his cousin’s de- fense, pending the arrival of the cashiered officer’s father, Frederick W. | Farnsworth of Cincinnati, Ohio, said he did not intend to have furnished he Foening Sfar WASHINGTON, D. C, Hornbill Rears Young in Prison as eMate Acts as Jailer. This rhinoceros hornbill from the Malay Archipelago is one of the rarest and most eccentric denizens of the bird house. the $10,000 bail set by United States | Commissioner Needham C. Turnage at his arraignment Monday. A hearing has been set for July 29. | “I believe my cousin is obviously in | a very bad physical condition and will | probably be better off under strict ob- servation than if he were released,” ‘Ward Farnsworth explained. “I har BY W. H. SHIPPEN, Jr. I female herself makes the prison. —Star Staff Photo, | prison and she comes forth with the S THE hornbill his wife's jailer? | Youngsters. Authorities seem to disagree on this point. Some say he seals his | Archipelago was received in June, wife in a tree, and others that the | 1935. He is a distant and decidedly | This rare hornbill from the Malay | eccentric relative of the owl, the king- This rhinoceros hornbill could settle | fisher and the hoopoe. Zoo officals the qugstion, but bananas and oranges and otherwis he merely gobbles e | Perhaps then they can learn more of }hope to find a mate for the fellow. his domestic life. him i - | keeps his big trap shut. a rare quality | A 3y, knew, henLasw him: yesterc | The hornbill's bony crest or “helmet” day.” | Does Not Know Plans. “I don't know what his defense will be and can't say until after he has talked with his attorney, whoever it Perhaps for protection. Only a small may be. “I do know that he has been com- pletely irresponsible during the past few years, and that it may have re- sulted from a crack-up in which he was injured at Pensacola, Fla., in 1927. His condition, I believe, has been ag- | gravated since his dismissal a year | later. I can't say yet, however, that there is sufficient grounds for claiming | nsanity.” | Meanwhile in his District Jail cell | the former officer maintained his inno- | cence of selling naval secrets to the Japanese Navy, and declared that any | photographs he had turned over to the | Japanese government in his efforts to | get a job as an aviation instructor in: the Japanese air forces were “about as | modern and valuable as the plans of Admiral Dewey's flagship.” | Sought to Avoid Trouble. | He further claimed that the photo- graphs were given to the Japanese agent, whose name has been withheld 1o avoid official complications between | the Japanese and American Govern- | ments, only to substantiate state- | , ments regarding his qualifications as | & naval expert in his efforts to obtain = position as naval aviation in-| suructor. | Farnsworth also admitted having had at one time a copy of the confi- | dential document, “Service of Infor- mation and Security,” which he is accused of selling to the Japanese navy, but claimed that it was 10 or 15 years old at the time and that he had never turned it over to the Japanese. The accused officer, who was dis- missed from the Navy in 1927 for conduct “tending to injure the morals of the service,” said he also had since seen a revised copy of the document. He had obtained possession of & re-| vised edition several months ago, while his application for a commis- sion in the Japanese military forces was supposed to be “under consider- ation in Tokio,” and had glanced through it during a noon hour to brush up on any late developments in naval operations and tactics should his application be accepted, he said. Never had he given that informa- tion to the Japanese, he protested, merely intending to make an impres- sion as & person familiar with naval matters. He had not thought much of the document, however, as he later Jearned it was no longer in use. Attempts to Find Jobs. Farnsworth related philosophically & discourag'ng series of attempts to obtain regular employment since his discharge from the Navy after a court martial in Philadelphia nine years ago. He had worked for the . airship division of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. for a while, as he is en airship as well as an airplane pilot, but had been unsuccessful in obtaining a pilot’s berth with any commercial airline. He lost a job as statisticlan with a New York se- curities house when his dismissal grom the Navy was discovered. Thereafter he had applied to the Chinese, Argentine and Russian gov- ernments with offers to instruct and advise their aviation forces, before epplying to the Japanese. “I'm not asking for any sympathy, baven't made any ‘confession’ and Tl tell my story in court when the time comes, he promised.” TRAILS CLUB TO MAKE HIKE THROUGH CANYON White Oak Region Near Skyland Will Be Explored by Walkers Sunday. The Potomac-Appalachian Trail will hike down the White Oak indeed in the din of a bird house. | It is certain, however, that the fe- male is sealed in a hollow tree with | | hard mud during the nesting season, | hole is left, and through this the | faithful male projects food from his | Tong beak. | The female remains in prison while | ‘hntchmg her eggs and rearing her | young until they are almost rull grown. | She is rather thin, weak and rumpled | when the male finally cracks her |is a throwback from some primitive form. He lives in flocks in the jungle, |and his flight is noisy, heavy and | awkward. Branches of the hornbill | family are found in Africa, India and | the Malay Peninsula. The rhinoceros hornbill is especially | rare. Sometimes it is months or even years before he finds a mate. VETERANS HONOR UNKNOWN SOLDIER Prepare Dedication of Own World War Memorial Tomorrow. CAPT. LOUIS CUKELA PUTS WREATH AT TOMB Informal “Get-Togethers” Mark Program—=@Gen. J. A. Lejeune Greeted on Arrival. Tribute to the Unknown Soldier was paid today by veterans of the Second Division Association as they prepared to dedicate tomorrow after- noon -an imposing memorial to their own World War dead. Capt. Louis Cukela, U. 8. C., now stationed at Quantico, who is the re- cipient of two Congressional Medals of Honor, was selected to place the wreath on the tomb of the Unknown Soldier in simple ceremonies shortly before moon. Meanwhile, veterans of this famous division, which suffered greater cas- ualties and took more artillery and machine guns than any other, have gathered from all sections of the United States and several foreign countries for their eighteenth annual reunion, opening yesterday, _with headquarters at the Willard Hotel. Few formalities mark the reunion, outside of the ceremonies at Arlington today and the dedication tomorrow of the new memorial near Consti- tution avenue and Seventeenth street. Many Informal Meetings. In small and large groups, the vet- gethers,” as they were officially listed on the program. Most of the time of the reunion is given over to these opportunities for the men to “promote and maintain . . . the comradeship FRIDAY, JULY 17, 1936. PAGE B—1 Man Cars * Gen, John A. Lejeune (left), war-time commander-of the 2d Division, is pictured being greeted on his arrival at the Union Station yesterday by Col. George A. Herbst, national secretary of the 2d Division Association, veterans and gradvales of V. RELIEF EMPLOYES | TOGET LEAVE PAY erans had many different “get-to- | Tomorrow: fiz_"ghoxt" wolf of and spirit engendered by active serv- ice with the 2nd Division.” the pampas, who bears an evil reputation. ZONING RULE GAP PLUGGED BY BOARD Side Yards to Be Required of Flats—Restrictions on Properties Passed. A gap in the zoning regulations which permitted the building of flats without provisions for side yards—a gap which has existed, unknown, far a decade—has been plugged up by the Zoning Commission by adoption of an amendment to the code. The fault in the rule was discovered several weeks ago when an architect applied for a permit for a flat without side yards. Officials found they could not reject the application under the regulations. Under these, apartments were de- fined as having no less than three stories. Flats were not listed in the requirement of side yards because they are of two stories. Following a brief public hearing yesterday the commission approved an amendment requiring side yards for flats as well as apartments. The commission also amended the recently adopted new rules placing re- strictions on use of properties for gasoline filling stations, auto repair shops and public service garages. It strengtfiened the rule requiring an applicant to serve notice of his plans on all property owners within 200 feet and ruled that after the notices are given 15 days instead of 10 must elapse before a permit may be issued. The commission also amended the rules concerning the size of inclosed courts in commercial buildings, to permit them to be built somewhat narrower than in the past, BUDGET METHODS ASSAILEDBYHAZEN {Preparation of D. C. Fund Plans “Tremendous Waste of Time.” Commissioner Melvin C. Hazen yes- terday branded preparation of the District budget as “a most hopeless | and thankless job,” and attacked the | Budget Bureau procedure by which | the Federal contribution to District !expenses is determined. “We can't plan more than a year ahead,” Hazen told the Kiwanis Club in a luncheon meeting at the May- flower Hotel. “The whole process is a tremendous waste of time. It is most unfortunate.” If the Federal Government had to pay taxes on its property here, the | contribution would be more than $10,- 000,000 instead of the $5,000,000 pro- | vided for the coming year, the Com- missioner explained. He said the Nation “shouldn’t ex- pect upkeep of its beautiful Capital to be continued by the few taxpayers here.” Pointing out that President Roose- velt will appoint a committee on fiscal relations, Hazen expressed hope a per- manent policy will be worked out. In his talk Hazen also reviewed the history of the District. George Of- futt of the Alcohol Beverage Control Board, spoke briefly. Maj. Ernest W. Brown, superintendent of police, was master of ceremonies. —_— Canadian Preacher, 95, Dies. CALEDONIA, Ontario, July 17 (#).— Rev. James Laird, 95, oldest minister of the Methodist and United churches in Canada, died last night after a long illness. Young Washington Engineering days begin earl; Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Kohler, 1203 Emerson street. a student at West School next Fall. Louise Munns, daughter of My and Mrs. Ernest Munns, ~ Cooke School. for Bobbie Kohler, 5, son of Bobbie will be Tomorrow: Constance Hoto. —Star Staf ‘Tonight, for instance, the regular program provides for another ‘gen- eral get-together” in the ball room of the Willard Hotel. Music will be furnished by an orchestra of the U. S. Army Band. Maj. Gen. John A. Lejeune, one of the three A. E. F. commanders of the 2nd Division, arrived last night from Virginia Military Institute, of which he now is superintendent. He was met at Union Station by Col. George A. Herbst, national secretary of the 2nd Division Association, and a large group of friends and admirers, including alumni of V. M. L. Harbord Due Today. Maj. Gen. James G. Harbord, chair- man of the board of the Radio Corp. of America, who commanded the 2nd Division and was chief of | staff of the A. E. F, was expected to arrive early today to participate in the ceremonies. He will deliver morial. Maj. Gen. Omar Bundy, the first commander of the division, has been ill at Walter Reed Hospital and is not expected to be able to participate. Elaborate preparations are being completed for the dedication cere- monies which start at 2 pm. Repre- sented at the occasion will be three armed forces of the Government which took part actively in the 2d Division— the Army, Navy and Marine Corps. Appropriately, the memorial is ded- fcated on July 18, as it was on that date in 1918 that Gen. Harbord, then chief of staff of the A. E. F., com- manded the 2nd Division against the huge German offensive at Soissons. This battle marked the turning of the tide in the drive on Paris and the beginning of the general German re- treat. Colors Massed for Rites. Colors of the regiments participat- ing in the 2d Division engagements overseas have been brought to the re- union for massing at the memorial in authentic and colorful tribute to those who fell beneath their folds. A special color guard comes from Fort Sam Houston, Tex., now the home of the 2d Division, to bring these official flags. The color guard, which is to be quartered at the Head- quarters Company, Eighteenth street and Virginia avenue, is headed by Lieut. Col. Madison Pearson. Among the features of the dedica- tion will be an airplane salute, hon- ors to the three division commanders, a salute of 21 guns by the 16th Field Artillery, and music by the United States Army and Marine Corps Bands. Maj. Prank E. Mason of New York City, vice president of the National Broadcasting Co., is president of the 2d Division Association and will pre- side. Officers to Be Elected. ‘The program for tomorrow will open with a business meeting in the ball room of the Willard Hotel. Officers are to be elected and reports on progress made on the history of the division will be made by Maj. Gen. Preston Brown, U. 8. A, retiied, chairman of the Historical Committee. Gen. Brown, who was chief of staff of the division, now resides at Martha's Vineyard, Mass. Last night the veterans, their rela- tives and friends, made merry at an- other get-together and dance at the hotel. Arrangements were in charge of the local branch of the Second Division Association, of which Dr. Charles W. Tegge is president. Among the many reunions of various units of the 2d Division will be the annual banquet in the cabinet room of toast- | ployes of Willlam 5th Regiment, 1st Bai , before MWIMMDIMW the dedication address at the me- | | | | | i | | | | | } - ‘The resignation of Miss Florence 127 Dismissed Employes to Be Remunerated for Ac- | cumulated Time. District Auditor Daniel J. Donovan | ruled today that any of the 127 em- ployes of the Public Assistance Divi- sion who were dismissed July 1 for ! reasons of economy, without being | granted all accumulated leave, must be paid in full for any additional leave | due them. | The ruling was a victory for a Grievance Committee of Lodge 249, American Federation of Government Employes, headed by Miss Edna Kury. who yesterday protested to Commis- | sloner Hazen many of the group had | not been given all their accumulaied leave, in violation of the executive order of the President in promulgating new leave regulations. Maj. Domevan overruled a position taken by Miss Alice Hill, relief di- rector, who held the additional leave could not be granted on the grounds that the 127 had been “legislated” out of their jobs by the act of Congress in limiting relief administrative costs for this fiscal year to $200,000. Maj. Donovan told her the Presi- dent’s order left no room for discre- tion, that the rule was that the d of dismissal of any employe in Dis- | trict or Federal service, involuntarily | separated from service, except for cases of misconduct, “shall” be fixed to permit full allowane of all accumu- lated leave. In the 127 dismissals welfare offi- M. I, of which he is now superintenden?, Star Staff Photo. Private Telephone To Monument Goes For Economy Sake For economy's sake, the Wash- ington Monument no longer has its own private telephone. Charles A. Peters, jr., assistant director of the National Park Service in charge of buildings, said the private line of the Mon- ument, National 3751, had been removed and its telephone placed on a War Department extension. Now, to telephone the office of the towering Monument you must call the War Department first and then ask for Branch 1444, D.C. SCHOOL aPEN TONOVAESIENTS Can Accommodate All Grad- uates of Junior Institu- tions, Ballou Says. Increased school facilities in Wash- FLOOD CONTRIL STUDY AUTHORIZE |Best Locations and Levels | in Potomac Park to Be Determined. Flood control studies to determine | | whether the level of the permanent | dike system should be raised were au- | [ | | HEAD OF GROUP CITES SLOWNESS ATBOARD HEARING “Professional Car Rider” Voluntarily Takes Stand to Support Firm. FORMER OPERATOR DEFENDS NEW MOVE Citizens’ Associations Send Rep- resentatives to Express Opposi- tion to Extension. Organized trainmen, representing 94 per cent of the platform employes of the Capital Transit Co., are opposed to any extension of the use of one- man cars in the District. This testimony was given the Public Utilities Commission today by William F. Simms, a conductor and president | of the local division of the Amalga~ | mated Association of Street and Elec~ | tric Railway and Motor Coach Opera- | tors of America. Simms’ particular objection to onee | man cars is their slowness, as he dee scribed it, in loading and unloading. ;As a two-man operator, he said, his run from Mount Pleasant to Thir- |teenth and D streets northeast has been delayed as much as 9 minutes because a one-man car preceded his on the tracks. He also told the commission that when he attempted to get three or | | four men employed by the company to testify today he was informed they could not have the time off, because there were no men on the ‘“extra™ list to relieve them. Richmond B. Keech, acting chair~ man of the commission, said he would hear them later in the day. Simms has served as a conductor for the company since 1919, he tes- tifled. Henry F. Foulds, 1221 Thirtieth street, who described himself as a | thorized today by the National Capital Park and Planning Commission. The best locations and levels for the | proposed dikes will be determined be- fore the next meeting of the commis- ; sion, probably in September. Stakes will be placed 10 show a dike ystem with a level of 19 feet above mean low water, and to show the slopes | of the embankments and other fea- | tures. Commission members will be |able by field studies to determine how much destruction of parks, trees | and landscaping would be involved. ‘The new dikes will be outlined at the location of the temporary sandbag and | earth embankments which held back | floods this Spring. Permanent low-level dikes, now located between the Tidal | ington suburbs will enable the District Basin and Constitution avenue, played | “professional car rider,” voluntarily took the stand to urge the commis- |sion to extend the use of one-man | cars. “I make from 16 to 18 complete |trips a day on the streeL cars” he | said, “and I have never seen an acci- dent, a sticking door, or slowness on the one-man cars. What the system needs is more one-man cars.” Edward C. Spengman, former one- | man operator, who testifled for more |than an hour and a half yesterday, | completed his testimony under crosse | examination this morning. He said | that of eight accidents he had as an employe of the Capital Transit Co., |seven of them were while he was on | two-man cars and only one occurred on a one-man ecar. E. W. Payne | of the Columbia to accommodate all non-resident junior | an important part in flood control last | Heights Business Men's Association, school graduates who desire to enter senior schools here this year, Dr. Frank W. Ballou, superintendent, an nounced today. The 122 non-resident students grad- uating from District junior schools last month will be admitted to the McKin- | | ley and Central High Schools this Fall | submitted a program for 1937, cover- | without necessitating any increase in the number of teachers. Spring. | Thomas Settle, secretary to the com- ission, explained that engineers had ecommended that the level of Inde- [pendenc: avenue southwest be raised to provide a permanent dike. John Nolen, jr., director of planning, | ing personnel, land purchasing and de- In some in- | tails of park maintenance, which was cials had allowed a maximum of two | 5 stances there may be restrictions in | taken under advisement. Nolen also weeks' leave. Many had earned much | (he ejective subjects offered. All non- | submitted & supplementa) report on more than that, Hazen was told. Maj. before him Monday to start calcula- | tions of the leave pay due in each case. | MISS CHAMBEéS RESIGNS‘ PLAYGROUNDS POSITION | Many Letters of Appreciation for | 20 Years’ Service Are Tendered With Gifts. Chambers, 1421 Wcbster street, as an employe of the District Playground Department, where she had been en- gaged for 20 years, was announced | today. | She has received many letters of appreciation from children on play- grounds where she has worked as a play director and, in later years, as | an inspector. Miss Sibyl Baker, super- visor of the department, issued a statement praising Miss Chambers’ record. * A delegate from the department staff, including Mrs. Abbie Flynn, Mrs. Mary Heald, Mrs. Florence Mat- thews and Mrs. Ruth Tate, went to Miss Chambers’ residence today to present flowers and other gif's. Miss Chambers, who started her service as an assistant to Mrs. Susie Root Rhodes, former playground su- pervisor, was seriously injured last October while attending a convention of the National Recreation Associa- tion, in Chicago. GIRL, 11, MISS]&G Mother Says Lillian Garver Van- ished Last Night. | Mrs. Mabel Van Houern notified police today of the absence of her 11-year-old daughter, Lillian Garver, from her home, 803 I street, since 7:30 pm. yesterday. The girl was described as 5 feet 5 inches tall, weighing 95 pounds and having a small scar near the left side of her neck. She was dressed in a white dress and black shoes when last seen. i CLUB PLANS OUTING The Progress Club, made up of em- Hahn & Co., will visit Chapel Point, Md., Sunday for its annual outing. The organization main store at Seventh streets at 8:30 a.m. recreation will include games, athletic events Caterers wiil s fried residents not graduates of junior except those of Army or Marine posts near Washington, who will be admitted to the senior high schools under the same conditions as have applied in the past. Due to increased space in schools in Bethesda and Silver Spring, Md., and other Maryland and Virginia sections, the non-resident enrollment has stead- ily decreased during the past few years, Dr. Ballou explained, and this year will total about 2,100 in all schools in the District. DIES IN CALIFORNIA Widow of Col. A. 8. McLemore ‘Was One-Time Resident. Mrs. Maude S. McLemore, a native of this city and widow of Col. Albert S. McLemore, U. S. M. C., died Wed- neseday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William G. Manley, at Coro- nado, Calif., it was learned here to- day. The deceased lived here for many years. Her husband at one time was assistant adjutant and inspector at Marine headquarters. Mrs. McLemore is survived by her daughter, Mrs. Manley, wife of Capt. Manley, U. S. M. 0',; a son, Albert S. Mclemore of Truckee, Calif, and two grandchildren. i Naturalization Denied. Because he had lived in the United States 48 years without seeking citi- zenship, William Van Densellar, native of Holland, was denied naturalization by an El Centro, Calif., judge. the Milwaukee traffic studies recently | Donovan directed Miss Hill to appear | schools here will be refused admission | made by a group from Washington. ex-officio member of the commission, been an improvement in traffic con- ditions Jocally. study of zoning and subdivision regu- lations and will recall Alfred Bett- man of Cincinnati, to make additional | studies during a period of 10 days later in the Summer. DRIVE TO AID BLIND 1,000 Asked to Aid Fund to Fur- nish Vacations. A campaign for 1,000 annual asso- ciate memberships at $1 each, the proceeds to be used to furnish vaca- tions near here for a number of the + underprivileged blind of Washington, was launched today by the Friends of the Moment Blind Society. Plans of the soclety, as announced by Miss Angela Frances Small, 1315 Euclid street, chairman, call for ob- taining by rental or donation a cot- tage in the country within easy access to the city. Bruce Baird of the National Sav- ings and Trust Co., is treasurer of the society, and is receiving new memberships. Both Candidates “Elected.” CINCINNATI (#)—The Cincinnati Numismatic Association played things politically safe today. It elected both president Roosevelt and Gov. Landon to honorary membership. Postal Attorney Held Lacking ofe In Ability as Henry R. Cohen, chief of staff of the Universal Song Service of Holly- wood, today hinted to Post Office At- torney W. C. O'Brien that as a song writer O'Brien has plenty of room for improvement. “The writer of such lyrics as ‘Girl of the Dale’ needs to be enlightened,” Cohen said in a solicitor’s hearing, just as if he didn't know O'Brien was author of the lyric. Most amateur writers need profes- sional instruction, which is the rea- son Universal Song Service sends out literature to all its prospective clients, according to Cohen, who is defending his concern’s right to use the in its business. “Girl of the Dale” was O'Brien’s composition, submitted to Universal when he was working up the investigation. The author of another lyric, “I Song Composer Want You,” needed instruction, too, Cohen said. “That man had ideas, but those ideas need development,” he vointed out. O'Brien read the lyric: “When lonely nights and days reveal, “That my heart you can only heal “I want you, I want you, only you. For developing such themes and putting them into songs in shape for publication, Universal receives $50. Cohen estimated he “services” an average of about 80 songs & month and that his personal profits run some- thing around $10 for each song. He declared he puts no intrinsic value on music, adding, “to me a song is worth all T can get out of it.” “If you can put over ‘Uh Uh, six, seven, eight, .’ you ean put over anything,” he said. Senator King of Utah, chairman of | the Senate District Committee, an expressed the belief that there has The commission authorized further | and David Babp, secretary of the Fed- | eration of Citizens' Associations and president of the Burroughs Citizens' Association, told the commission their | organizations had gone on record ;unummonsly against further use of one-man cars. Babp said he spoke only for his local association. People’s Counsel William A. Roberts ‘ques!ioned Sprengman at the outset | of his testimony yesterday as to his | motives and it was testified that he left the employment of the company | after inheriting an estate, which, Rob- erts showed, is an owner of Capital Transit stock. Roberts yesterday introduced R. Ledger of the Rhode Island Ave- nue Citizens' Association; Charles ‘M. Maize of the Kenilworth Citizens Association; Sidney R. Katz, spokes- | man for the W. P. A, Lodge of the American Federation of Government Employes; Harry S. Wender of the Southwest Citizens Association and James C. Waters, 1604 Vermont ave- nue, who spoke for the colored resi- dents of the city. Katz was told to file a brief of argu- ment against that of the transit com- paay after S. R. Bowen, general coun- sel, objected to testimony he termed as argumentative. The chief argument of organized la- bor as presented by William W. Keeler of the Central Labor Union and Katz, was that extension of the one-man car is, in effect, application of the “stretch-out” system, which means the employment of one man to do two men's work, using the same ma- terials and equipment. DR. RUFUS WEAVER, 95, DIES IN PHILADELPHIA World-Famous Physician and Teacher—Many of Pupils Practicing Here. Word has been received here of the death in Philadelphia Wednesday of Dr. Rufus B. Weaver, 95, worlde famous physician and teacher, many of whose pupils are doctors in ‘Washington. Dr. Weaver won world renown in 1888 when he published a description of the first dissection of the human nervous system. He was the uncle of Rufus M. Weaver in Washington. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow in the Baptist Temple Church in Philadelphia. G ' DISPLAY MEN BAND A local organization of display men to be afliated with the International Assoclation of Display Men was formed last night at a meeting in the offices of the Merchants & Manufacturers’ Association. Arthur Gray of Lans- burgh’s was elected president; James Styles of Hecht Co., vice president; Joseph McCann of Kann's, treasurer, and O. D. Grimes of Palais Royal, sec- retary. Immediately after the completion of the organization a motion was adopted unanimously invite the Internse tional Associa of Display Men to hold its 1937 meeting in Washington.