Evening Star Newspaper, May 15, 1937, Page 2

A—2 ¥» TRAFFIGEDUCATION URGED BY OFFICIAL Ce-operation of Public Is Essential, Southeast Council Told. Educating the motorist and pedes- trian to traffic regulations and the enforcement of the law is paramount, if trafic accidents and fatalities are to be curbed in the District, Inspector William H. Holmes told representa- tives of the Southeast Council at a special meeting last night. “The law must be enforced and the regulations respected by motorists and pedestrians.” he declared. “No law is worthwhile unless it is enforced. In order that this may be done the public must be educated to the seriousness of traffic accidents and lend co-opera- tion to the fullest in curbing this atrocity.” The meeting was called by the Traf- fic Committee of the council in an effort to iron out traffic problems with the Police and Traffic Departments af the District. Problems taken up concerned taxi- cabs and operators, speeding and reck- less driving, improper lighting of au- tomobiles, traffic lights at intersec- tions and issuance and revocation of permits. Eldridge Speaks. M. O. Eldridge, assistant traffic di- rector, gave a detailed report on taxi- oabs, in which he disclosed there were 4,000 operating in the District. The consensus among those present at the meeting was that this number should be curtailed to 2,500. Capt. Richard Mansfield of the ninth police precinct ‘was of the opinion that only through an act of Congress limiting the num- Ber of taxicabs to be used in the city cpuld there be any curtailment. El- dridge then remarked that 60 per cent of the traffic in the downtown area was the cruising taxicab. Joseph P. Gammell, representing the Lincoln Park Citizens’ Association, suggested an intelligence test for tax- icab operators. ‘The question of speed and the reck- less driver was then brought to the sttention of the group by Elclridge.‘ “No one can safely drive a car in this city at more than 40 miles an bour,” he said. Proper Lights Essential. In reference to one-light driving or the use of defective rear lights, In- apector Holmes said that the police- men should see to it that the condi- tion is remedied immediately when Qrought to their attention. If neces- sary, Holmes declared, the officer should accompany the motorist to the nearest filling station and see that the light is repaired. " As to permit issuance and revoca- tion, the group decided an applicant should be questioned thoroughly as to his or her ability and in the cases of revocations that it be left to the dis- oretion of the court if involving cases of manslaughter or negligent homi- cide. Remarks on the subjects discussed were also heard from George E. Keneipp, manager of the Keystone Automobile Club; Dean J. Locke, staff engineer of the Capital Transit Oo., and Howard L. Dove, division superintendent of the company. Besides those named, representatives from the 10 associations affiliated with the council also entered the discus- sions. The meeting was presided over by Willlam A. Maio, chairman of the oouncil. —— BANK STOCKHOLDERS NAME DAWES IN SUIT New Institution Took Over Prop- erty Without Remuneration, Plaintiffs Charge. By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, May 15—S8uit for $8,000,000 was flled yesterdsy in Buperior Court against former Vice President Charles G. Dawes and others on behalf of stockholders of the defunct Central Republic Trust Co,, long known as the Dawes Bank. Wynnett W. McIlvaine filed the suit, which alleged the City National Bank & Trust Co.—the new Dawes Bank—took over the Central Republic, “a tremendous banking organization of great value * * * without payment of one dollar of remuneration.” ‘The suit placed the value of the banking business and organization at $5,000,000 and the value of the real estate, loan and trust business at $3,000,000. Named in addition to Dawes were the City National Bank & Trust Co. of Chicago, the Central Republic Trust Co. and Charles M. Albers, re- ceiver of the Central Republic. The suit was filed, counsel for Mc- Tivaine said, because of the United States District Court decision May 1 holding Central Republic stockholders liable for more than $10,000,000 under stockholders’ liability laws, The complaint described the Central Republic as “an old established and solvent institution at the time it was taken over” by the City National. ‘The court was asked to appoint a Washington Wayside Tales Random Observations of Interesting Events and Things. TELEPHONY. HIEFLY for its own amaze- ment, the Bell Telephone Sys- tem has compiled a stack of statistics proving that nobody is as busy as a telephone lineman, no organization so complicated as Bell's when comes the time to take stock of material possessions. The company finds that it owns about 80,458,000 miles of wire, enough to reach from the earth to the moon and back again more than 168 times, and in case it did we still would tele- graph all our messages to the Man in The umpteen million miles of wire are strung on more than 15,000,000 poles, enough to build a solid fence 30 feet high from New York nearly to San Francisco, which wouldn’t do very much good, because all the cattle that were fenced in would roam out almost to San Francisco and sneak around the corners where the fence stopped. Last item we read, before tiring in the stretch and slowing down to a walk, informed us that there are 633,- 000,000 duct feet of underground con- duit, enough to go through the earth 15 times from pole to pole, which we think would be a good idea because we've wanted for some time to talk to a friend in China. Be that as it may, what is a duct foot? Or is it a duct's foot? * ok % X WARNING. Sign on a truck from a honmey farm: “THIS BOX CONTAINS LIVE BEES. BEEWARE!!" B-2-2-2-2-00ks, man, you're tell- ing us!! * ok Kk % SIGNAL. ASIDE to Ugo Carusi, executive as- sistant to the Attorney General of the United States: If you assigned a G-man to the task of discovering why your anteroom expert, Paris Houston, often appears in your door before you ring the buzzer for him, it wouldn't take long to solve the mystery. Alert Mr. Houston knows that your chair squeaks when you wheel about to reach for the buzzer. squeak, he beats the buzz. Never mind the thanks. ing, really. It's noth- Just a bit of sleuthing technique we picked up while hunting | for galoshes on rainy mornings. * % % ok SERVICE. AVING noted that the check room whiled away dull hours by sewing, a bachelor in this office carefully se- lected a topcoat with a torn lining when he dressed for an evening out this week. Arrived at the club, greeted the checkeress, said, “How's business this evening?” “Fairly slow,” said she, “How's sewing?” receiver to handle any recovery it might decree. DRIVE ON DOGS OPENS Chicago, Aroused by Rabies Threat, Starts Campaign. OCHICAGO, May 15 (®).—Aroused by a rabies scare, officials directed & drive to rid the city of stray dogs yes- terday. As the first step in the campaign, & squad of highway patrolmen scoured sbandoned quarries near suburban McCook, shot 4 vicious mongrels, cap- tured 15 others and took them to the Illinois Humane Society’s quarters for observation and, ultimately, death in & lethal gas chamber. The call for action came from Dr. Herman N. Bundesen, president of the Board of Health, after his office reported dog-bite cases had reached & 100-a-day rate. Sentences Youth He Seized. MARION, Ohio (#).—Buster Cray, 18, stood before Juvenile Judge Oscar Gast and was sentenced to the Boys’ Industrial School at Lancaster. The judge did not have to listen to any details of arrest or of Cray's confes- sion to having committed the bur- glaries. At 5 o’clock that morning the Judge had been awakenied by a tele- phone tip, and, attired in pajamas, Tobe and slippers, had gone to a near- by park and himself had arrested Cray, who had escaped from Deten- tion Home, and obtained the confes- slon. b “Fine.” “Good,” he said, “mind sewing this rip while I'm dining?" “Not at all,” said she. She did, too, neatly, beautifully. X x *x % ART CRITIC. 'HIS seems to be our day for think- ing up new jobs for the G-men. If the W. P. A. will ask Mr. J. Edgar Hoover to lend it a couple f first- class detectives for a few hours, they will have little trouble in tracing the whereabouts of a couple of W. P. A. water colors that once hung in the new press room of the De- partment of Justice. Solving the question will only lead to wheels within wheels complica- tions, however, because it was J. Ed- gar Hoover who was responsible for the disappearance of W. P. A's arty fixtures. Seems Mr. Hoover came in to inspect the press room after its opening, saw the water colors on the wall, said, “Ain’t they awful?” or words to that effect. He said he thought something ought to be done about it. It was. About & week later he sent over two en- larged, tinted photographs of na- tional park scenes. VIGNETTE. Our favorite street scene of the week: A bedraggled, middle-aged refuse collector, standing on one of the District’s trash wagons, blithely fiipping over the pages of that so- phisticated publication designed for males, read t:rqely by females. * kX FOILED. BECAUSE of an indestructible be- lief that atmosphere is everything in writing fiction, we were overjoyed the other day to see that one of the airlines had put in a schedule of 20 round trips & day between Washing- fon and New York. Long impatient to get to work on a story about rid- ing the airliners, we decided it would be & great stunt to make all 20 of the trips some day, keep shuttling back and forth on one plane after another, observing the passengers in various loads, eventually binding them all together in some fantastic tale. Felt sure this would produce quite & work of art (the last novel, written while we crouched in a large trunk in the attic 15 now reposing in the trunk itself, showing how powerful the bond between background and works of genius), until we began fig- uring out a schedule. It takes 80 minutes to get from New York to ‘Washington, or vice versa, or 16) min- utes for & round trip. This would aliow only nine round trips (and s final stop at Dunk’s Green, Pa.) in a day, and nine plane loads of pas- sengers are not enough for an epic novel. Besides, we were determined Hearing the | girl in his favorite night club | THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY MRS. ROSS SLATED 10 DEDICATE MINT Nev. Wést Coast Coinage Center, Cost $1,000,000, Has Rites Today. By the Aseociated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, May 15.—A $1,- 000,000 fireproof, earthquake-proof and robbery-proof mint on a solid rock foundation, was dedicated here today. The streamlined, five-story build- ing overlooks the central business dis- trict from a rocky knoll, and soon will replace the historic downtown mint as the Government's West Coast coinage center. Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross, director of all the Nation’s mints, was asked to make the dedicatory address this aft- ernoon in the presence of State and city officials and hundreds of San Franciscans, who then may inspect the structure for first and probably last time. The building, under construction for 20 menths, commands the corner of Market and Buchanan streets like a fortress. Every possible means, both scientific and massive, has been taken to pro- tect the mint's precious metals from robbers. The building, however, was not constructed to withstand a war- time attack. Its roof is not bomb- proof and there are no grills across tall windows. Huge 22-ton doors protect vaults with 2-foot reinforced concrete walls, 50 strengthened with steel bars that difficulty was experienced in pouring the cement. The vault doors are equipped with one time lock and two combination locks. No employe knows both combi- nations. Should a robber get into one of the vaults, his troubles would begin. Microphones in the ceiling would transmit any noise he made to the central guard room. It has a two-way radio connection with police head- quarters and, in case of serious trouble, with the presidio, where some 800 Army Regulars are stationed. Giant air suction apparatus has been installed in the refining and coinage rooms to conduct dust-laden air to a separator which cost $65,000. It is expected to pay for itself in two years through recovered gold dust. MISSING NEWARK BOY SOUGHT BY POLICE HERE | Student, 17, Had Not Been Seen Since Leaving Home Sunday for Fraternity Meeting. Henry Schneider, 17, missing New- ark (N. J.) high school honor student, : was being sought here by police to- day on request of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Schneider. Schneider told police nis had been “wor- ried sick” since the boy's disap- Epearance last Sunday night. He left home for a fraternity meet- ing, but never reached there. Yesterday the boy wired his parents that he had a 80od job in this city, but gave no ex- planation s to why he left home. He was to have graduated from high school in June Henry was described as being 5 feet 11 inches tall, weighing 150 pounds and having brown hair and eyes and & fair complexion. Henry Schneider. AARON A. MEREDITH, 60, PLATE PRINTER, DIES Rites for Bureau Employe to Be Held Monday Afternoon at 2 0'Clock. Aaron A. Meredith, 60, plate printer at the Bureau of Engraving and Print- ing, died late yesterday of a heart attack at his home, 61 Rhode Island avenue northeast. For many years a Washington resi- dent, Mr. Meredith was the son of the late Capt. William M. Meredith, at one time director of the Bureau ‘of En- graving and Printing. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Elsie C. Meredith; a daughter, Margaret R. Meredith, and three sisters. Funeral services will be held at 2 pm. Monday at the home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. Clara E. Manches- ter, 1926 Summit place northeast. Burial will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery. FRED W. MIXER, 92, CLAIMED BY DEATH Union Veteran Was One of Few Surviving Members of Kit Carson Post. Fred W. Mixer, 92, junior vice com- mander of Kit Carson Post, No. 2, Department of the Potomac, Grand Army of the Republic, died Thursday in Soldiers’ Home Hospital. One of the few remaining members of his post, Mr. Mixer served as a sergeant in the Union Army with the Boston Light Artillery and took part in many of the major battles of the Civil War. After the war he re- mained in the Army and took part in the Indian campaigns. Last Memorial day he rode in an automobile in the parade. In so far as was known at Soldiers’ Home, Mr. Mixer leaves no relatives. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday in Soldiers’ Home Chapel. Burial will be in the home’s cemetery. Pioneer Orchardist, 94, Dies. HAGERSTOWN, Md, May 15 (Special) . —George F. Miner, 94 re- tired pioneer orchardist of Washing- County and formerly proprietor of the Leitersburg Hotel, near here, died yesterday at the home of his daugh- ter, Mrs. Luther Yingling, Waynes- boro. Nine children, 38 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren and one great- great grandchild survive. we are stymied, as every one and everything in the book has to hap- pen alang within 24 hours. Finally decided to give it up, stay home and write & short pamphlet on to cover the whole ac! le, 20 trips, Since that is in a day, canoeing. ! members of the train crew leaped out wife | Favorite and “Dark Horse” Prep for Preakness - lsx R. G. Rand’s possibility because of the heavy Merrymaker as he stepped three-eighths of a mile in 36 3-5 seconds in a late workout, He looms as a track. 4 SCHOOL CHILDREN KILLED BY TRAIN Driver of Auto Also Dies at Crossing En Route to Saturday Classes. By the Associated Press. MILTON, Vt, May 15.—Five per- sons, four of whom were school chil- dren, were killed today when an auto- mobile used for transporting the chile dren to school collided with a train two miles south of Milton Village. The dead were John C. Vasseur, 37, driver of the car; Rene Larochelle, 11, and her brother Howard, 13; Earl Murray, 10, and Earl Fuller, 14, all| of Milton. The children were en route to school on Saturday to make up for time previously lost, Investigators said the driver appar- ently expected a clear track at the little second-grade crossing, unaware that the train, an express from Wach- ington and New York to Montreal, was running 45 minutes late. The light sedan, crushed against the | front of the locomotive, was carried | about a train length, Every person in the vehicle was killed. A light rain was falling at the time | of the accident, investigators said, and possibly helped obscure the view of the unguarded crossing. Engineer John W. Newton of the | Central Vermont Railway said he | sounded the customary signal as his train sped toward the crossing. Halting the train after the crash, and picked up the bodies of the vic- tims. Ten-year-old Earl Mwray was still alive, but died soon afteward without regaining consciousness. — o=t ALBINO BISON CALF IS BORN ON REFUGE Newcomer and Its Father Only Such Rarities in Mon- tana Herd. By the Associated Press. Federal wild game officials have an- nounced proudly that an albino bison calf has been born on the national bison refuge near Missoula, Mont. Stanley P. Young of the Bureau of Biological Survey said & pure white bison was a rarity in the animal kingdom. Young said an albino bison calf was born four years ago, and when ma- tured it was segregated from the herd with several cows. The white bull mated with his mother and the sec- ond albino calf, a female, was born several days ago. Young said that white bison were rare even in the days when countless thousands of the native buffalo roamed the plains. He said the Indians re- garded the albino bison as “big medi- cine,” and that the lucky hunter who killed one was assured success. Young said the new albino calf and its father were the only white bison in the herd of the Biological Survey, which now numbers about 1,000 head. Just to Make Sure. Complying with her final wish that she not be buried alive the aretry of & ‘woman was cut by a medical student just before she was buried at Pre- toria, South Africa. Books Discovered On Founders of 2 Maryland Counties MAY 15, 1937. —A. P. Photos. < Anne Arundel and How- ard Settlers Treated in 60 Volumes. Discovery of about 60 rare books dealing with the genealogical history of the founders of Anne Arundel and Howard Counties, Md., was made known today by Mrs. Clare Warfleld Kenner, daughter of the author, Prof. J. D Warfleld, a descendant of the Stei='s first settlers. The books, published in 1905, were found in the attic of the old family homstead, Brickhouse Farm, near Lisbon, Howard County. They are titled “The Founders of Anne Arun- del and Howard Counties of Mary- land.” “The books,” Mrs. Kenner said, “tell of the established families of these counties up to 1905 and trace them back to their forefathers.” Prof. Warfleld, who died in 1914, was a direct descendant of Richard Warfield, one of the first settlers of Maryland, who in turn traced his | ancestry to William the Conqueror. Richard Warfleld was a brother of Benjamin Warfleld, from whose fam- ily Wallis Warfleld Simpson's father descended, Mrs. Kenner said. Rich- ard and William and another brother all settled in Maryland. Brickhouse Farm stands on an original grant of land by the King of England to Richard Warfleld. DUCE SAYS POLICY PEACE GUARANTEE Refers to U. S. as Country Where Collective Labor Contracts Are Obligatory. By the Associated Press. ROME, May 15.—Premier Mussolini declared today Italy's self-sufficiency program Wwas a guarantee of peace and could not be abandoned as, he said, “the democracies” would like. Speaking before the annual meet- ing of the Corporative Guild, I1 Duce drew an extensive picture of Italy's economic development in the last year and said: “Economic autocracy is a guaran- tee of peace which we firmly desire. It is an impediment to war and on this point there is no hesitation in essuring the life and power of a great people like the Italian nation. “The democracies would like to have the so-called authoritarian states rehounce their autarchies in exchange for we do not know what counterpart. “For us it is impossible in a world armed to the teeth to abandon such & policy. It would mean putting our- selves tomorrow, in case of war, at the mercy of those who have all and who can make war without limitation of time or consumption.” 11 Duce’s speech apparently referred to the United States at one point, when he said democracy is a term which could bear much discussion, particularly in a country which only & few months ago made collective labor contracts “obligatory.” Guards to Hold Meeting. A mass meeting will be held by guards of all Government buildings in the Woodmen of the World Hall, 935 G place, at 8 o'clock tonight. The purpose of the meeting, it was an- nounced, is to organize a beneficial association similar to that of District police and firemen. (Story on COAST BANK CHAIN PLAN 1S OPPOSED Transamerica Corp. Ready to Act If and When Legis- lation Passes. Br the Associated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, May 15—An implied proposal to extend activities of the huge Bank of America National Trust & Savings Association brought vigorous opposition today from groups opposed to interstate branch banking. Directors of Transamerica Corp., which owns 99.65 per cent of Bank of America's outstanding stock, yester- day approved plans to distribute 60 per cent of the 4,000,000 bank shares to Transamerica stockholders. The distribution will be made as a dividend, along with the regular cash dividend July 31. From A. P. Giannini, founder of the bank which has nearly $1,500,000,- 000 in resources, came the hint of extension of the bank's activities. | “In the event of passage of a bill recently introduced in Congress to | legalize branch banking throughout | each Federal Reserve district, Trans- | america will be in a position to estab- | lish one of the first largest district- | wide banking systems,” he said. “The corporation now is interested in national banks in all of the seven States comprising the twelfth Federal | Reserve district except Utah and Idaho.” Taking Giannini’s declaration as a threat to preservation of State unit bankijng systems, Dr. Luther A. Harr, chairman of the Executive Commit- tee of the National Association of Supervisors of State banks, said his organization was determined “Mr. Giannini's program shall not prevail.” “His ruthless attempt to drive through Congress this legislation which carries ruin in its train for unit banks must be blocked,” said Dr. Harr in Philadelphia, where he is Pennsylvania State secretary of bank- ing. “Our committee will meet in Wash- ington during the last week of May to lay our plans to crush the McAdoo bill.” Giannini, chairman of Trans- america's board, told newspaper men he believed “the day of bank holding compariies is gone.” He indicated a purpose to recon- struct his financial firms to align them with modern tendencies and recent and potential Federal legislation. His program will be submitted to approval of stockholders at a spe- cigl meeting, July 10, in Wilming- ton, Del. Ocean Flyers Greeted by War "Ace Throwing his arms about their necks, Eddie Rickenbacker, wartime flyer and airplane exec- utive, welcomed Dick Merrill (left) and his co-pilot, Jack Lambie (right), when they completed the first round-trip conquest of the Atlantic ever made without an accident. { -~ t —Cop; ht, A. P. Wirephoto. After an easy workout at Pimlico, War Admiral, winner of the Kentucky Derby and favorite for the $50,000 added Preak- ness today, is cooled out by an exercise boy. ROOSEVELT PLANS b Page A-1.) NEUTRALITY ACT EXTENSION URGED ‘Positive Duty’ to Place Pro- hibitions on Germany and Italy, Allinson Says. Bs the Associated Press. FREDERICKSBURG, Va., May 15. —Extension of commercial embargoes | and penalties of the United States | neutrality act to the commerce of Italy and Germany was given today | as a solution to what one speaker be- fore the Sixth Annual Virginia In- stitute of International Relations termed “indirect intervention” by the | United States in the Spanish war. | Brent Dow Allinson, secretary of the {Council on International Relations, | Washington, told the institute yester- | day it was President Roosevelt's “posi- |tive duty” to extend the neutrality | act to include prohibition of passenger travel by Americans on Italian and German merchant vessels, if it is es- tablished their governments have pro- vided military assistance to the Span- | ish rebellion, | Allinson declared to the 200 mem- | bers attending the opening session of | the institute that the Spanish loyalist |government looked to the United military weapons and States “for supplies with which to combat a wide- | spread military conspiracy and armed uprising, supported by the Italian and | perhaps also the German dictators.” However, he said, the non-interven- tion agreement of 25 European states to isolate the Spanish war constituted “a gesture in the right direction.” Speakers on today's program in- cluded Dr. Frederick A. Finch, editor of the Journal of International Law and assistant director of the Carnegie endowment division of international law; Dr. Lawrence Duggan, chief of Latin-American affairs, the State De- partment, Washington, and Dr. Wil- liam M. Manger, counselor of the Pan-American Union, Washington. The institute, being conducted at Fredericksburg State Teachers College, will conclude today. FRANKING PRIVILEGE VIOLATION CHARGED Senator Holt Makes Public Letter From Texan Accusing Postal Solicitor. By the Associated Press. Senator Holt, Democrat of West Virginia, made public last night s letter from Stanley Boykin of Fort Worth, Tex., charging Post Office De- partment Solicitor Karl A. Crowley with violating, franking privileges. Boykin said he had received a franked letter from Crowley criticiz- ing him for statements he made about Postmaster General Farley. The statements, which Boykin sent to two New York newspapers, asserted Far- ley made & trip to Texas to criticize Senator Connally, Democrat, of Texas. Crowley’s letter to Boykin denied the trip was made for any political purposes. Holt commented “the administra- tion has the greatest espionage sys- tem in the country, even following up what people write in letters to news- papers.” He added, however, that he was not himself making any charges against Crowley. YOUTH AND GIRL FACE MURDER TRIAL MONDAY By the Associated Press. JERSEY CITY, N. J, May 15— Gladys MacKnight, 17, and Donald Wightman, 18, faced today the un- expected consequences of a tennis date they made last Summer—their trial for the hatchet murder of the girl's mother. Apparently estranged during their long stay in prison and fight for sep- arate trials, they go to trial together Monday before a jury to be chosen from a panel made up entirely of men. The death penalty will be asked, Prosecutor Daniel T. O'Regan an- nounced, for the crime which the State charges resulted from & quarrel between Gladys and her mother, Mrs. Helen MsacKnight, 47-year-old club- womgpn, over & tardy supper which de- 2 HOLIDAYS AWAY Hopes to Visit Hyde Park Memorial Day and July Fourth, President Roosevelt is planning to be away from Washington on Memo- | rial day and the Fourth of July. On both of these holidays he hopes to visit his old home at Hyde Park, N. Y. Mr. Roosevelt has not seen his 82- | year-old mother for some time and he is arranging his plans now s as to | leave here on the night of May 29 to spend two or three days with her at the old home. The wedding of his son, Franklin, Jr., to Miss Ethel du Pont is sched- uled for June 30 at the Du Pont mansion in Wilmington, Del. The President and Mrs. Roosevelt and other members of the family will go to Wilmington from Washington aboard a special train and it is the President’s intention at this time to continue on to Hyde Park after the ceremony and not to return to Washe ington until after July 4. These are the only plans Mr. Roose~ velt has to take him out of the city in the immediate future. The President did not go to his desk in the executive office today, pre- ferring to remain in his study on the second floor of the White House and transact his business there. The only engagement he had was to receive Dick Merrill and Jack Lambie, who Jjust completed a successful round trip airplane crossing of the North Atlantic. Mr. Roosevelt spent most of the early part of the day disposing of ac- cumulated mail and has arranged to start the writing of a message he will send to Congress early next week oute lining a national power policy and recommending co-ordination of existe ing Federal hydro-electric projects along with the proposal for new regional developments that would come bine power generation with flood cone trol and soil conservation. ‘GENTLEMEN OF VERONA’ GIVEN AT AMERICAN U. Dramatic Club’s Production Is Worthy Addition to Long List of Good Performances. RESENTED as the twelfth in its series of annual Spring produc- tions, “Two Gentlemen of Verona” proved a completely worthy addition to the list of Shakespearean efforts being compiled by American Univer- sity’s Dramatic Club when the final curtain had been drawn last evening. These treatments of the Bard's works, achieved as a phase of regular class activity by the pupils of Prof. Wil Hutchins, represent the most con= sistency of merit to be found among local amateur groups and “The Two Gentlemen of Verona” did not pale beside their average in histrionic ade~ quacy or entertainment value. While the more serious efforts were entirely acceptable, it was two hilarious zanies who became firmly ensconced in the affections of the audience at an early stage of proceedings. They were Speed and Launce, or, rather, Odell Rosen and Homer Patton, playe ing Speed and Launce. Both were forced to wait for the applause to subside on their first entrances, and they continued to “sell” their bits on each try. Author Shakespeare probe ably intended the servants to the title characters to be as funny as Messrs. Rosen and Patton made them, but few have achieved his purposs so fully. Catherine Knockey, playing Julia, and Jean Miller, in the role of Silvia, were intelligent of reading and fluent of motion. Their performances wers perhape. a bit, but only a bit, more impressive than those of Sherman Lee and William Thompson, playing the respective original suitors, Proteus and Valentine. Their ladies in waiting offered opportunities taken advantage of to the full by Virginia Omo and Marguerite Woodberry, while James Waldo, Samuel Keker, William Fox, Kimber Shoop, Douglas Parmentier and Robert Thompson were among the other acceptable performers. C.AM 30-BOYS ON BUS TOUR OF HISTORICAL PLACES Woodward School Group of Y. M. C. A. Visit Winchester, Antie- tam and Other Points. Thirty boys of the Woodward School of the Young Men's Christian Asso- ciatfon will return tonight from a 375-mile bus tour to historical points made in connection with the school's educational program. Leaving here yesterday morning, their intinerary included Winchester, Va.; Cumberland, Md., a visit to coal mines and a paper mill, the Antietam battlefield, Harpers Ferry, Shepherds- town and Charles Town, W. Va., and Hagerstown, Md. At the latter place they were to visit what is said to be the world's largest pipe organ factory. A visit also was to be made to the Washington County (Md.) Library, said to have been the first free public library in the United States. Dr. A. L. Maiden, head of the his- tory department of the school, is in charge of the trip. FEREEhE LEWIS HITS HIGH COURT AS VARIABLE AND FICKLE Says Organized Labor Expects Congress to Adopt Presi- dent's Proposal. By the Associated Press. John L. Lewis, in a radio address last night, charged that the Supreme Court is “unstable, variable, fickle.” Organized 1abor, Lewis said, expects Congress to adopt President Roose- velt'’s court reorganization plan. Working people, he added, do not desire that rights vital to their “very life” should be at the “whim” of one or two justices of the court. BANQUET-DANCE TONIGHT ‘The Washington International Club will hold its annual banquet and dance at 7:30 o'clock tonight in the Mayflower Hotel. The guests will include Representa« tive Caroline O'Day of New York, Conrado Benetiz, dean of the Univer- sity of the Philippines at Manila; Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Picket of Philadel- phia, and Mr. and Mrs. Vincent D, layed the girl and Donald from their Dl?edmulhtmolwmfll. Nicholson, Mr. and Mrs. Felix Morley