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A—2 x EVIDENCE CLOSED INDENHARDT CASE Defense Motion for Directed Verdict Overruled as Re- cess Is Taken. BACKGROUND— Mrs. Verna Garr Taylor was found dead in a roadside ditch near her home in Kentucky last Novem- der, a pistol by her side, which was identified as that of Brig. Gen. Henry H. Denhardt, with whom she had been motoring. Br the Assocleted Press. NEW CASTLE, Ky, May .—The evidence was completed late today and only the arguments and judge's charge remain before the life of portly Brig. Gen. Henry H. Denhardt is placed in the hands of the jury. Circuit Judge Charles G. Marshall overruled a defense motion for a di- rected verdict of acquittal. It was made as soon as the Commonwealth eoncluded its brief rebuttal evidence. Charged with the murder of Verna | Garr Taylor on a lonely Henry County road last November, the 61-year-old, bald, soldier-politician has sat in this bleak ugly eourt room for two weeks a5 his attorneys fought to save his life. In a drematic move Thursday he took the stand in his own defense and related, in a calm studied voice, the story of his courtship Wwith the woman “I love.” Suicide Contention. Matching each move of the Com- monwealth the defense through ex- pert testimony tore at the contention | that Denhardt killed the woman that | cold night last November. fense built up their contention the pretty widow and mother of two young daughters took her own life | in a fit of despondency. ‘The general himself told of their last day together, of the events leading up to the finding of the body and of | his love for “the finest woman I ever knew.” Judge Marshall after warning the Jury against talking with any one about the case ordered them locked up for the week end. The judge will give his insinlrlmns! %o the jury Monday and this will im- mediately be followed by closing argu- ments. nearly After court adjourned today spectators wandered about the court house yard and in the cafes across the street. The tense feeling in this town of 500 population which had been apparent the opening days of the trial meemed to have disappeared, and the general frequently was stopped by well-wishers who stepped up to shake his hands. Sister With Defendant. Carefully holding on to the arm of his slender frail sister, Bertha Den- hardt, who has been with him throughout the trial, he walked through the crowd and over to the offices of his counsel. In one of the restaurants Mary Pryor Brown and her younger sister Frances, 16, talked with school friends, OCommonwealth’s Attorney H. B. Kinsolving, jr., late today asked Judge Marshall to include mansiaughter in Readers' Guide and News Summary The Sunday Star, May 2, 1937. PART ONE. Main News Section. FOREIGN. Rescue of Bilbao children is rushed by British. Page A-1 Hitler denounces clerical “interfer- ence and Jews. A-1 Ex-head of Duce's militia sent to Spain by Italy. Page A-1 De Valera faces bitter struggle over new constitution. Page A-2 Opposition increases lead in Japanese election. Page A-4 NATIONAL President at sea signs new neutrality bill. Page A-1 Gov. Murphy, in speech here, proposes State labor boards. Page A-1 Hamilton outlines future Republican policies in broadcast. Page A-1 Burke cites Browder's advocacy of court increase. Page A-1 Economy drive spotlight next turns to relief fund. Page A-1 Burlesque ban lifted, then put into effect again. Page A-1 Evidence is completed in Denhardt murder case. Page A-2 Estimate of 9,000,000 jobless stirs con- troversy. Page A-2 Motordom speculates on Ford's future plans. Page A-3 Gov. Hoffman urges States to act to guard rights. Page A-3 Berry defends claims against Tenmes- see Valley Authority. Page A-3 Lord prescribed squirrel soup, faster, eating again. Page A-4 Note reveals actress killed self seeking “peace.” Five killed in storm along Gulf States Coast. Page A-12 The de- | wASHINGTON AND VICINITY. Subcommittee opposition to tobacco | sales tax is seen. Page A-1 | Schism in Municipal Rellef Associa- tion is revealed. Page A-1 P. W. A. to drop 2,000 administrative employes. Page A-1 D. C. Irish jubilant, skeptical about new constitution. Page A-2 City-wide observances mark May day in Washington. Page A-2 Child health day initiates full year's programs. Page B-1 New traffic system planned at Dupont Circle. Page B-1 inadequate. Page B-1 Memorial site asked. Page B-1 | Federation opposes adoption of D. C. ‘ income tax. Page B-1 SPORTS. Nationals’ bats still sluggish as they lose to A's, 2-1 Ostend thrills in capturing classic gold cup race. Page B-6 Black Chow carries off top honors in dog show here. Page B-7 Maryland bows to G. U. nine for oniy field day defeat. Page B-8 D. C. water devotees ready for big com- petitive season. Page B-9 Bowlers to wind up great season in tourneys this week. Page B-10 Pompoon loses Derby caste as Melodist wins Wood Memorial. Page B-11 MISCELLANY. ‘Washington Wayside. Lost and found. Shipping news. Page A-2 Page A-3 Page A-9 his charges to the jury, Economy (Continued From First Page.) sentative Rayburn of Texas, the Dem- ocratic floor leader. Rayburn said the impounding plan ‘would enable the President to make slashes where they would do the most good and the least harm. Hesitates on 10 Per Cent Slash. Speaking, he said, as an average member of Congress, the Texan as- | serted he did not know enough about | operations of Government establish- ments to be able to vote intelligently for a 10 per cent horizontal reduction. Such a cut, he said, might stop necessary Government activities. Senate Majority Leader Robinson, h contrast, said in a statement the | nnon plan would impose “an im- | possible task upon the Executive,” invite competition among various Federal departments, and probably result in “very small savings.” Senator Stelwer of Oregon, Repub- | lican member of the Appropriations | Committee, gave another view, saying: | “I have no patience with the optional impounding plan. If the President wants to impound part of the appropriations, he can anyhow. Congress does not spend money. Ex- cept for the legislative branch, it merely makes money available and the unexpended balances that fre- quently come before the committee, to be continued available, show that all of an appropriation does not have to be spent. “I have never liked the idea of the general 10 per cent cut because it is unscientific, but it may be the only way we can approach the problem, and if it is I'll support it.” Cannon Argues Other Side. Representative Cannon argued the other side of the question, declaring there is no statutory law authorizing e jimpounding of appropriations. ranting that departments do not have to spend all of their appropria- tions, Cannon predicted a saving would not be effected unless Congress specifically provides for the impound- ing. As to the discretionary power for the President to release the im- pounded money, the Missourian said it would leave a way of providing for unusual conditions that might arise during the fiscal year. Contending some items “cannot be eut a penny, while some others could be cut 25 per cent or more,” Cannon said he believes his plan would be more adjustable to conditions than the mandatory 10 per cent. He expressed the belief, however, that there is general support for econ- omy and that it will be accomplished, *“because the budget was prepared at a | time when higher internal revenue collections were expected.” He said the only question is one of procedure. Senator Robinson, in reiterating his preference for the 10 per cent cut in all except fixed charges, predicted it would encounter less difficulty than other pending proposals. Common Purpose Held. He took occasion to declare he would not contribute to any discussion de- signed to place proponents of different plans in an attitude of antagonism toward one another. He also said he does not feel “the situation justifies the conclusion that there exists any division of opinion on the subject which may not be worked out to a wise conclusion. All have the same parpose in view and the only question that arises is to reach an adjustment which will be workable and reason- able.” McKellar, who originated the 10 per eent cut idea five years ago during the { ) Traffic convictions, Obituary. Service orders. Vital statistics. City news in brief. PART TWO. Editorial Section. Editorial articles. Pages D-1-3 Editorials and comment. Page D-2 Civic news. Page D-4 Miljtary and veterans’ news. Women's clubs. Parent-teacher activities. Cross-word puzzle. Resorts. Stamps. ‘Winning contract. PART THREE. Society Section. Society news. Pages E-1-11 Well-known folk Page E-7 Barbara Bell pattern. Page E-10 Educational. Page E-11 PART FOUR. Feature Section. News features. Pages F-1-4 John Clagett Proctor, Page F-2 Dick Mansfield. Page F-2 Radio programs. Page F-3 Amusements, Page F-5 Automobiles. Page F-6 Aviation, Page F-6 Children's page. Page F-7 PART FIVE. Financial, Classified. Business forges ahead. Page G-1 Stocks irregular. Page G-1 ‘Wheat gains, Page G-1 Stock table, Page G-2 Bond table. Page G-3 Curb table. Page G-4 Classified advertising. Pages G-5-17 Fire Razes 600 Homes. TOKIO, May (#).—Fire at Bihai- machi, on the Island of Hokkaido, today destroyed 600 houses and left hundreds homeless. Page A-9 Page A-12 Page A-13 Page Agl5 Page A-1$ Pages D-5-7 Page D-6 Page D-6 Page D-7 Page D-8 Page D-9 Page D-10 — Pprevious eccnomy drive, said yesterday he learned from experience then that there are some activities that cannot be cut. For that reason, he suggested careful study of the subject. He said he felt sure economies will be effected in & way not to destroy the work of Government agencies. He expressed opposition to eliminating essential new agencies. Senator Gerry, Democrat, of Rhode Island went on record in favor of the general principle of a 10 per cent cut h_: appropriation totals, with recogni- tion of the fact that some Govern- ment obligations cannot be cut in that way. The extension of P. W. A. until June 30, 1939, comes before the House subcommittee tomorrow in the form of a bill transmitted by Col. Horatio B. Hackett, deputy administrator. The letter stated the President has indi- cated to Public Works Administrator Ickes his willingness to have P. W. A. continued for an additional two years, and that the Budget Bureau had ad- vised it was not in conflict with the President’s program. Liquidation Faced. Without further legislation, P. W. A. wauld go into a liquidating process, Wwith no new projects after July 1. The bill does not call for & new appropria- tion, but would continue available the agency’s authority to operate out of its revolving fund. As the unemployment relief issue approaches committee consideration, there are two conflicting viewpoints developing among members of both Houses, one to slash the $1,500,000,000 deeply, the other %o raise it. y says | Page A-12 | | Relief director holds present stafl is Each side is expected to take | | a day in arguments | Restudy of wide area for Jefferson the | Page B-6| THE SUNDAY ULSTER OPPOSES NEW CONSTITUTION De Valera Move for Union With North Ireland Faces Hot Fight. BACKGROUND— President Eamon de Valera’s new conatitution, while clearly declaring the Irish Free State’s independence, leaves the way open for some form of “international co-operation” in issues of common concern, although #t fails to mention the King or Irish association with the empire. Under the present constitution an erternal relations act provides for recognition of the King in external matters. The Free State became a co- equal member of the Community of Nations in the British Common- wealth of Nations by royal proc lamation in 1932. However, its present status is not quite clear since the English gov- ernor-general’s salary was abolished last December. That, in efect, abolished the office, sole erecutive tie with the crown. By the Associated Press. DUBLIN, Irish Free State, May 1.— President Eamon de Valera's new con- stitution, declaring all Ireland a “sov- ereign and independent democratic state” and leaving the door open for union with Northern Ireland, ap- peared headed tonight for determined opposition from Ulster and England. Ulster, Northern Ireland, separated politically from the Irish Free State, received the proposal coolly, while British newspapers were unsympa- thetic. “We definitely prefer our position as citizens of the United Kingdom,” said | the Ulster commerce minister, John Milne Barbour. Ulster Papers Comment. Some newspapers of Ulster, which has six northern counties, termed the new constitution a “challenge” to the British government. Ulster, which has a governor named | by the King, has a separate Parlia- ment and executive government. Cer- tain legislative and fiscal powers are reserved to the Parliament of the United Kingdom The Irish Free State, under its | present constitution, is a co-equal | member of the community of nations forming the British commonwealth of nations. ‘The English governor-general for the Free State, last executive link with the crown, last December signed a Free State bill abolishing his job. Dublin Press’ Opinion. In contrast to the Ulster attitude, the Dublin press generally regarded De Valera's proposal today as not changing the existing association of the Free State in the British com- monwealth of nations The new constitution, which will be | put to the voters late in June, de- clares the “inalienable” right of the Irish people to choose their own form of government and provides for elec- | tion of a president for a seven-year term by direct vote. ‘The constitution makes no mention of Great Britain or the British King, and designates Gaelic as the national language. Previously, Irish and Eng- | lish enjoyed equal status. It proclaims the national territory a¢ “the whole of Ireland, its islands and territorial seas.” It is designed to require no alteration should Northern Ireland join with the Free State, NEW CONSTITUTION REACTIONS VARIED | Jubilation and Skepticism Irish Circles Greet An- nouncement. News of a new Irish constitution | designed to sweep away last vestiges of British control was received with | Jjubilation and skepticism in Washing- ton yesterday. James Conlon, president of the An- cient Order of Hibernians of the Dis- trict, was outspoken in his approval of the new constitution. But other members of the organization refused to be quoted, declaring they wanted time to study the document to deter- mine whether it really provides the freedom it would seem to at first glance. “It is an excellent constitution,” said Conlon. “It is a great step toward making Ireland independent of England and re-establishing the old Irish nation again. “England had no business in Ire- land in the first place, and she has made a nuisance of herself in the 700 years she has been there.” The Executive Committee of Kevin Barry Council, local branch of the American Association for the Recog- nition of the Irish Republic, lost no time in rushing a congratulatory cable- gram to President De Valera. “Felicitations on today’s glorious news,” read the cablegram. “Joyful hearts thank Fianna Fail, its sup- porters and you. Up the Republic of Eire.” 4 Charles Edward Russell, noted his- torian and chairman of the council, and Andrew I. Hickey, executive com- mittee member and long active in the cause of Irish freedom, joined in is- suing a statement. “It is something to make all hearts dance with delight that now, after 134 years, Robert Emmett's epitaph can be written,” the statement de- clared. Every dictator in the world, the statement added, has been made to feel less secure in his seat by the realization that “after 700 years Ire- land is free.” “Behold now how futile are drum- head court martials, firing squads, prison cells * * * all the force and pomp and show of imperialism against the power of a great moral idea,” the statement declared. Hickey said Irish patripts in Wash- ington will plan a celebPation of the new constitution just as soon as copies of it are received here. At the Irish Free State Legation, it was announced that Minister Michael MacWhite would not discuss the con- stitution for publication. In diplo- matic circles it was pointed out that the constitution does not change the status of the Irish Minister, who re- mains a representative of the British King in Washington. : The new constitutiop, it was pointed out, does not give the President power to negotiate treaties or to appoint envoys to foreign powers. in Walter I. Plant, State deputy of the Knights of Columbus, chuckled when he was asked for comment and said he would have to read the consti- tution thoroughly before he ventured to discuss it. “You see, I'm not even Irish—I'm English,” he said. ¢+ | office late yesterday. S Hurls Child LOUISE WARD, Mrs. Ward, 22, wife of a W TAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, MAY 2 Off Bridge MRS. MYRTLE WARD. . P. A. worker, yesterday threw her child Louise, 4, over the rail of this bridge at Pasadena, Calif. Then she jumped, fatally injuring herself in the 150-foot fall. The child’s fall was broken by tree branches and she may survive, The bridge has claimed 87 lives—Copyright, A. P, Wirephoto. (Story on First Page.) Mount Vernon Superintendent, Col. H. H. Dodge, Gravely Ill 85-Year-Old Host lo‘ Over 25,000.000 Visi- | tors Suffers Stroke. Col. Harrison Howell Dodge, host to more than 25,000,000 visitors to his- | toric Mount Vernon during his 52| years as superintendent of the na- tional shrine, last night was danger- | ously 11l in Garfield Hospital with a | cerebral hemorrhage suffered in his | | He is 85 years | old. Dr. G. C. Birdsall, the family physi- | cian, declared “The colonel is very | dangerously ill.” | ‘Two physicians, Drs. William B. Wilkins of Alexandria and William P. | Caton of Woodlawn, were summnnedl to Mount Vernon shortly after 5 o'clock. They found Col. Dodge suffer- ing from a stroke. They spent more than two hours with him before the arrival of an ambulance from Wash- ington. Df. Birdsall said Col. Dodge has been in excellent health and that he never had shown any previous evidence of a stroke. Hospital attaches considered the colorful figure's condition “grave.” Appointed superintendent of Mount Vernon in 1885 by the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association, Col. Dodge has been re-elected unanimously every year since. He also has served as | postmaster at the shrine since his ap- pointment by President Cleveland dur- ing his first term. Col. Dodge is known throughout the world by the thousands of persons who | visit Mount Vernon each year. | CONTROLS INDUSTRIES Manchukuoan Government to Di- rect Key Enterprises. HSINKING, Manchukuo, May 1 (#). —The government today placed all key industries under state control. These include manufacture of muni- tions, aircraft, automobiles, minerals, wool and cotton industries, flour mill- ing and other operations. COL. HARRISON H. DODGE. RAILROAD ENGINEER DIES AT HOME HERE George E. Booker Was Native of Baltimore, but Lived Here Since 1905. George Emory Booker, 62, engineer with the Pennsylvania Railroad for the last 42 years, died yesterday at his home, 1714 Fourteenth street southeast. He had been five months. A native of Baltimore, Mr. Booker had lived here since 1905. He was a member of Alexandria Washington Lodge of Masons and a Shriner. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Vinnie B. Booker; three sons, Carl- ton E., William H. and Raymond E. Booker, and a daughter, Miss E. Hazel Booker. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at his late home, Burial will be in Baltimore. i Shanghai, China, has just in- augurated its first factory inspection bureau. Senator Byrnes in Forum Government Economy and Reorganization Will Be Discussed by Administration Supporter on Appropriations Committee. ISCUSSING the topic, “Put- D ting the Government House in Order,” Senator James F. Byrnes, Democrat, of South Carolina will speak in thesNational Radio Forum tomorrow at 9:30 p.m., Eastern standard time. The National Radio Forum is arranged by The Washington Star and broadcast over a Nation-wide network of the Na- tional Broadcasting Co. A member of the Senate Appropria- tions Committee and a strong sup- porter of the Roosevelt administra- tion, Senator Byrnes has urged the Senate to follow the recommendations of the President for economy in Gov- ernment expenditure. He also is & member of the joint congressional committee considering the President’s bill for reorganization of the executive departments. The Senator’s address will deal with the matter of Government economy and reorganization. ). ! introduced the speakers. | furnished by the Mar e Band. | | Praser, 1937—PART ONE. MAY DAY RITES HONOR WAR DEAD Drain Lauds National Unity | Under Arms—Cites Duty of U. S. to Citizens. City-wide observances marked May day here. The principal event was a service honoring World War dead, arranged by the American Legion and affiliated organizations at the District World War Memorial in West Potomac Park in the afternoon, Gen. James A. Drain, past national commander of the Legion, now in the educational division of the Social Se- curity Board, was the main speaker. “We Americans are in agreement,” he said, “that banishment of war for= ever from the earth is an end continu- ally to be sought until achieved. But we believe in giving the devil his due and war its meed of merit. Prightful as are the losses of war, there are some gains. Among its beneficent by- products is the splendid self-sacrifice of men and women. “I doubt not that we have all won- dered whether it might be possible to invoke this same spirit in peace. Were that possible, the benefits would be beyond measure. But we shall all agree that peace-time patriotism in war-time cadence is too much to be expected just yet. Still, we may in- dulge the hope of its ultimate realiza- tion, meanwhile doing what we can to advance the day.” Retirement Held Necessary. Relating social security to war, Gen Drain said he felt “in the case of a man willing and able to work who can find no work to do, there is just as much a debt as if war had disabled him.” In support of old age retirement provisions he declared: “Obsolescence of employes is no less an obligation than the universally recognized pro- vision of prudent business men for a fund to retire worn-out machinery or out-of-date buildings.” Frank B. Noyes, who as chairman | of the 1931 Memorial Commission was | instrumental in establishing the Dis- trict memorial to the World War dead, and Mrs. Noyes were guests at the program. Mr. Noyes was introduced by Mrs. Dorothy B. Harper and de- livered a brief expression of satisfac- tion at being able to participate. Child Health week, the observance of which began on May day this year, was called to the attentoin of the Legion audience by Mrs. Mollie E. Averill of Washington State, national | head of Des 8 Chapeaux et 40 Femmes. | May day, she said, has become “the | occasion to unite services for the wel- | fare of children and to continue until | the program embodied in the chil- | dren’s bill of rights has been carried out.” yesterday Urges Adequate Defense. | District Legion Comdr. Horace W. Lineburg pleaded for an adequate na- | tional defense, declaring “many mis- | guided persons would have us discon- tinue all measures of national de- fense, but we of the American Legion | believe that peace can only be secured | and maintained through an adequate system of defense, which has been the fundamental policy of this coun- try since its inception.” R. J. Chaillet, grande chef de gare of the District Voiture, Des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux, delivered an indictment of communism in which he declared its advocates “do not tell you that it throttles freedom of speech, freedom of the press and freedom of religion. “We maintain,” he said, “these sub- versive groups are alien to America, for we stand as a noonday sun of clean and righteous government to the naticns of the world.” Mrs. Ellen Louise Warren, national | public relations chairman of Des 8 | Chapeaux et 40 Femmes, presided and Music was Other speakers were Ferdinand G. | national chairman of the Americanism Commission of the 40 and 8, on “Americanism”; Col. Julius | 1. Peyser, member of the 1931 World | War Memorial Commission, on “Ap- | preciation”; Mrs. Mary K. Killeen, | department president, the Legion Aux- iliary, and Mrs. Bess London Faine, head of the District Branch of the 8 and 40. Patriotic organizations opened the program with massing of colors. Rev. | Howard Snyder delivered the invoca- tion. The James Reese Europe Juniors’ Glee Club sang several selections. The Sons of the Legion Drum and Bugle Corps, the Legion Auxiliary Juniors and the Junioss Guard of Honor Joined a poppy processional. Playgrounds Give Programs. Special programs were held at 46 | playgrounds under auspices of the Playground Department. These in- cluded field day events, athletic ef- ficiency tests with presentation of awards, singing and dances for the pre-school groups, folk dances and | costumed events, and at the Happy Hollow Playground a demonstration of the Japanese game of battledore and shuttlecock. The Sorority Council of George ‘Washimgton University played host to approximately 100 high school girls from Washington, Baltimore and nearby Maryland and Virginia. The visitors spent virtually the entire day on the campus, starting with a tour of the university buildings at 10 am. and ending with a late afternoon tea in Strong Hall. The Junior School of Gunston Hall presented scenes from Shakespeare's “As You Like It” in a festival yester- day afternoon in the auditorium of the school on Florida avenue. Other May day events included a fete and the Theater Group's play, “El Secreto,” held by the Capital City Forum at 1502 Fourteenth street last night; a rally by the Girl Scouts of Northeast Washington on the campus of the National Training School and a campfire program in the evening and celebrations at Chevy Chase School, 8410 Connecticut avenue and at Almas Temple by the Filipino Cen- ter, Inc. In the latter celebration Miss Eunice Martin was crowned queen by Quintin Paredes, resident commis- sloner of the Philippines. A reception and dance followed. MRS. ALFRED BURDINE, DISTRICT NATIVE, DIES Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Burdine, 64, a native of Washington, died suddenly Yyesterday at her home at 1652 Monroe street. Surviving are her husband, Alfred H. Burdine; three daughters, Mrs. James Paul Casbarian, Miss Ethel R. Burdine and Mrs. Martin H. Ristig; one son, Alfred L. Burdine; a sister, Mrs. J. W. Koob, and two brothers, Samuel L. Lytle and Charles Lytle. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the home, with Rev, Dr. G. Grifith Johnson officiating. | ing wrong with him, either. Burial will be in Glenwood Cemetery. 1 ! W ashington Wayside Random Observations of Interesting Events and Things. LAST WORD. UTOMOBILE trailers, the roll- ing stock of all varieties of free spirits, have been used for hauling tourists, horses, greyhounds and other casual adven- turers but an item culled from the Service Page of The Star suggests that recently they attained a new dignity. The note said: “The Board of Directors met Tues- day in the traller of Mr. and Mrs, Metz.” BLOW. Crushed and disillusioned was a former circus clown named A. Robins (they claim he has no other first name, just “A.), who came here last week end to begin an engagement at a local theater. Takes him about two hours to get his clown make-up on, and two hours before the first stage show his wardrobe and make-up kit had disappeared simultaneously, in aq vagrant trunk. Half an hour before the skow the luggage was located, up on Sir- teenth street—sent there nobody knows why. Then it was impossible to find A. Robins, who had gone off searching for the trunk Eventually there was a reunion at the theater, but Mr. Robins was not to be comforted. Said it was the first time he'd missed a perform- ance in 35 years * PROVINCIAL W ALKING by a Connecticut avenue confectionery the other day, a correspondeht saw a sign, “Candy, Ice Cream and Moulds Sent by Parcel Post — Everywhere.” Forthwith he went inside and said, “Would you please send a couple of moulds of ice cream, shaped like firemen's hats, to my friend, John Jones, in San Fran- cisco?” “Oh, we couldn't do that,” said the clerk. “The artificial ice would only last 12 hours.” “Ah,” said our man, “so that’s the limit, is it? More than 12 hours away from Washington, nowhere. * x x | Within 12 hours of here, everywhere. Right?” “Right,” said the clerk. “0. K.” said our man. taffy candy?" ok x % SITE. L\IA“"'S home s his castle, home is where the HAT is, and all that, but what about a dog? That's what we said—(direct quotes)—"‘What about a dog?” A lady in Chevy Chase passed the corner of Taylor street and Connecti- “Got any _S- cut avenue the other day and saw a Jarge black and tan police dog sitting complacently in the middle of a mud puddle. Not standing—sitting. Noth- He just sat there, watched the cars go by and wagged his tail to make little ripples in the dark, brown waters. * x ok % AUTOMATON. OUNG Leonard Meakin, son of the theater world's Hardie Meakin, learned something the other day that almost every one around town should know by this time. All you have to do to set this de- partment—any one connected with it now, or in the past—into a frenzy is to walk up and say, “I know some- thing you don't know.” The victim says, “What?" “The Simpson Building out on Con- necticut avenue—" Whereupon the victim's eyes get | glassy, he gnaws his lips and screams | “——ls across the street from the Duke | of Windsor Inn. Also the Palace Laundry has e branch in Simp- son's? Yes?" “Uh, huh,” said L. Meakin tried the trick only last week). “Uh, huh,” we say, too, having had the story sent in only two or three times a day for about two months. * x % % CHESS. This is a tale about the only time in the history of the world that knives and guns were drawn at a chess game, that most peaceful of pastimes. It was told by Lieut. Col. Frank Scowden of the Army Industrial War College as one of the reasons why people should keep diaries— which he doesn’t. This chess game tpok place on Mendanau, the island of the Philip- pine group where the warlike Moros, descendants of the Arabs, live. Chess, as you can’'t be er- pected to know, originated among the Arabs, but it spread to Europe, while the Arabs, among other ac- tivities, spread to the Philippines, and the game changed a bit in the process. The players were a Second Lieut. Gray, since retired, and the Moro Sultan. On one side of the room stood five young officers from the American Army—on the other a lot of pretty stern-looking Moros. Lieut. Gray pulled the “castling” move (we are told you have to know ehess to fully appreciate this), and the Sultan leaped to his feet, draw- ing his sword. It was just an im= pulse, and, as he later ezplained, he didn’t mean any offense, but his Moro warriors naturally assumed that a fight was on and decided to “take” the second lieutenants in one leap. However, the Army held them off with revolvers, while the Sultan called off his guards. When things calmed down, Lieut. Gray erplained the castling move to the Sultan and, so Col. Scowden says, proved himself not only & good chess player, but & man of courage, by winning the game. } (who . [ 9 000,000 JOBLESS, TWOAGENCIES SAY Estimates Stir Controversy, Due for Airing at Maloney Bill Hearing. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 1.—How many unemployed? The two agencies making regular estimates of the number place it around 9,060,000, indicating that only about, one out of six persons of work- ing age has no private gainful em- | ployment. | _These agencies are the National Industrial Conference Board, sup- ported chiefly by large corporations, and the American Federation of Labor. Skeptics pointed out today, however, that this is some five times the num= ber of jobless estimated for 1929, while the Federal Reserve Board index of industrial activity for March equaled the 1929 average. Employment in industry, they said, as measured by the monthly index of the United States Bureau of Labor | Statistics, is less than 8 per cent under 1929, and the conference board | estimates employment in agriculture above 1929, Public Airing Slated. The controversy seems slated for a public airing in the next few weeks in Washington, in hearings by the Senate Committee on Commerce on the Maloney bill for a census of the Jjobless. Statisticians who arrive at the | 9,000,000 figure base their calculations on the 1930 census, which showed | 3,338,000 unemployed in March of that year, and proceed to make adjustments based on the monthiy index figures of the Bureau of Labor Sstatistics on Industrial Employment, allowance for population growth and | miscellaneous scattered reports and indicators. Changes Are Measured. From this 1930 base point, analysts first measure changes that have oc- curred during the intervening years. The Bureau of Labor Statist gauges of emplovment in industry are, therefore, drawn on to arrive at an estimate of the increase or decrease in the number on pay rolls This series, however, calculates var- iation in occupations covering less than half of the total employmer Shifts in agricuture, the professions, independent hand trades (garages, re- pair shops and the like), fishing, for= estry and public service are either roughly figured on the basis of frag- mentary data or carried at a constant figure While economists agree that reason= | able accuracy may result from esti- | mates based on roughly 50 per cent fact and 50 per cent calculation of probability in the early stages, the | farther from the base year, 1930 is carried the greater the po: 1 of error. | Having in this manner arrived at |8 figure representing the number | working at a given time, it is neces= ! sary to ascertain the employable population. Here again the investi= gators’ ability to estimate is at a premium, as there is no complete cen- |sus later than 1830. The 4.000,000- odd believed to have grown into the ranks of the labor force since that time having been added to the total | working population at the earlier date, | those with jobs are deducted from | the potential workers to arrive at the | number unemployed. Method Held Unreliable. Some statisticians hold that adding | the increase in the labor force to the available supply of workers autoe matically overestimates unemploye ment They point out that since the bee ginning of the industrial age in this country, the business machine has | automatically absorbed new workers as they grew up. Since the bureau's data, therefore. makes little allowance for newly organized businesses, un- employment might be placed too high, | these analysts say. An attempt is made to correct the bureau’s indices for this shortcoming by adjusting the figures to agree with the biennial census of industry. Several factors tend to throw esti mates out of whack. One of the most important is the number of self-em- ployed people who run roadside stands ‘ror similar one-man businesses. Another consideration is the in- creased percentage of persons of work- ing age who are in school. President (Continued From First Page.) authority conferred by the President, disclosed simultaneously that Ameri- can vessels engaged in commerce with | Spain may carry small arms and am- munition necessary for preservation of diseipline aboard. The act barred transportation of all arms. Presidential Discretion. Under the law, the President may designate materials or commodities not to be transported to belligerents by American merchant vessels. Amerie cans who sell such goods will be res quired to relinquish title before ship= ment. Thus purchasers will be required to | pay cash for goods and ship them in | their own foreign ships. Present re- strictions remain in force against Americans traveling on belligerent's ships. The new law, approved by Congress Thursday, differs principally from the old in its “cash and carry” provision, limited to two years’' operation. This inaugurates a new aspect of American neutrality policy, under which the President may limit exportation of war materials to belligerents as well as prohjpit outright the shipment of arms, ammunition and implements of war. Congress, by joint resolution passed in January, prohibited expor= tation of munitions to Spain or any other foreign country for reshipment to Spain. Fishing Weather Ideal. A dispatch from the President to headquarters here said he had started fishing under ideal wather conditions. A gulf storm appeared to have missed the party. “Arrived off Aransas Pass at 1:30 this afternoon and commenced fish- ing,” said the message. “Will spend night inside jetties. Fog lifted. Lively afternoon. Further plans on hour to hour basis.” Rough seas earlier today prevented usa of two Navy planes based here for aail transportation to and from the President’s boat. The planes dragged anchor and collided in the Gulf off Galveston early today. Presidential BSecretary Marvin H, McIntyre, with a small staff, trans- ferred White House headquarters ta the Galvez Hotel here after an overs night train run from New Orleans. {