Evening Star Newspaper, February 24, 1940, Page 2

A—2 «» lllinois Deadline Near, Roosevelt and Garner Forces Stand Firm Any Withdrawals Must Be Made by Midnight; La Guardia Pulls Out By JOHN C. HENRY. Political friends of President Roosevelt and Vice President Garner ‘were standing firm today for the en- | trance of their candidates in the | Illinois primary of April 9, with the | The House roll call yesterday on final passage of a resolution to con- tinue the reciprocal trade program for three years: TOTAL FOR—216. DEMOCRATS—216. N L Md me":!zg;. MICHARL KEOGH KERR KIRWAN TTCHENS deadline for withdrawal being mid- | 352 night tonight. Democratic leaders expected no | yo; retreat by either side, although fil- ing of the President's name by the Kelly-Nash Illinois Democratic or- ganization was done without any known consent from the Chief Exec- | BURCH gave formal | B utive. Mr. Garner notice of his willingness to be a con- | tesiant, The names of the Democratic | party's two top men are the only | ones entered on the Illinois ballot, with the eventual voting result.s! being awaited as an important measure of their respective strengths. McNILLAN. CLARA MCMILLAN. JORN L. C: CARTWRIGHT CHAPMAN CLARK GLAYPOOL c%%gmm LMER LEY MARTIN :AKRSHNDALI MITIS, Ark MILLS. La. MONRO! [URDOCK. Aris. MURBOGR. Bian | So8 Test for Roosevelt. | cox Coupled with the April 2 primary in Wisconsin, where the names of the President and Vice President also are entered, the Ilinois race |D may determine whether Mr. Roose- velt is going places in what is be- lieved to be an effort to name the nominee if he is not a candidate, or whether the Texan can command | DOXEY support outside his native South. | While there is some contreversy{ over whether a candidate (in this| ase President Roosevelt) must give ! written consent to being placed in the Illinois ballot, Senator Slat- | tery, Democrat, expressed the opin- | fon last night that the act made it optional with the Stafe Certifying Board. In any even, the Vice Presi- dent’s Illinois managers said they would not contest the filing of Mr. | Roosevelt’s name. With the President still on the‘° E DUNCAN DUNN DURHAM EBERHARTER EDELSTEIN ELLIS EVANS FADDIS FAY FERGUSON FITZPATRICK FLAHERTY FLANNAGAN FLANNFRY FORD. Miss. FORD. Calif. FRIES FULMER GATHINGS GAVAGAN EYER high seas on a fishing vacation, | GosserT Capital politicians took the view he | would keep silent before tonight's | GRIFITH deadline. Nor did they believe] Mayor Edward J. Kelly of Chicago| or Pat Nash, Democratic National Committeeman, would withdraw his HEALEY name. La Guardia Withdraws. With a “phooey” from New York's | Mayor La Guardia, the Republican primary in Illinois is being left to two other New Yorkers, District At- torney Thomas E. Dewey and Rep- | resentative Fish. Entered by friends in the Illinois race, the New York Mayor formally | withdrew yesterday, at the same | time extending his blessing to the candidacy of President Roosevelt | and remarking sadly that the Re- publican presidential crop is “a poor | one indeed.” “The voters in Illinois will have the opportunity of expressing their preference for a constructively pro- gressive government by voting their | preference for President Roosevelt | who is entered in the primary, or they have various types of reac- tionaries among other candidates” Mayor La Guardia told the Asso-| ciated Press. Gene Buck's Hearing Is Set for March 5 Br the Associated Press. PHOENIX, Ariz., Feb. 24 —A hear- ing for Gene Buck, head of the American Society of Composers, Au- thors and Publishers, has been set for March 5 on a Missoula (Mont.) eharge of attempting to obtain money under false pretenses. The $10,000 surety bond Mr. Buck posted shortly after his arrest Thurs- day was reduced to $750 vesterday by Justice of the Peace Harry West- fall. The telegraphic warrant for Mr. Buck's arrest accused him in con- nection with A. 8. C A. P.’s efforts to collect fees from Montana radio stations and theaters for the use of music composed by its members. Mr. Buck reiterated his intention of fighting extradition to Montana. In this stand he had the support of the members of the University of Arizona music faculty, who tele- graphed Mr. Buck, “You have our wholehearted support in your fight for the American composer.” The faculty members telegraphed Gov. Bob Jones a protest against the arrest and asked for an opportunity to appear in Mr. Buck’s behalf at the extradition hearing. At Helena, Mont.,, Gov. Roy E. Ayers postponed until February 27 his decision on whether to ask Mr. Buck's extradition. Diversified Traveling JERSEYVILLE, Ill. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall used nearly everything but stage coach in travel- ing here from Parshall, Colo. They rode a bob sled from their farm to Parshall, took a train to Denver, a plane to St. Louis and finished the trip by automobile. Chicago Grain By the Associated Press. CHICAGO, Feb. 24—An accumu- lation of overnight orders to sell broke wheat prices more than a cent a bushel early today, but the market recovered about % cent quickly. Reports of persistent liquidation of loan wheat as well as actual hedging sales associated with this tended to depress the market, al- though there was some buying based on weather conditions that helped to steady prices at the decline. ‘While some traders expressed be- Hef weather over most of the grain belt this week end may not be as severe as had been indicated yes- terday, there was concern over prospects of much lower tempera- tures. However, the forecast predicted eonsiderable precipitation, mostly in the form of snow, with rising temperatures in some localities 8unday, followed possibly by further precipitation later in the week. Rain and snow were scattered through much of the grain belt the past 24 hours. Traders continued to watch war news, and unfavorable crop news from Yugoslavia attracted attention. Other grains declined fractionally with wheat. Rather liberal receipts of corn, estimated at 116 cars, were absorbed by industries in most cases. Cables said Germany bought 6,000 , Feb, 24 (& — | "%, JARMAN JOHNSON. W. Va. JOHNBON. L. A.. Tex. JOHNSON, L., Tex. Wi WOODRUM ZIMMERMAN REPUBLICANS—5. ALEXANDER HARTLEY BARTON WELCR CLUETT AMERICAN LABOR—1. MARCANTONIO s Hurley Hits"Handicap’ Placed Upon Future Generations in U. S. Tells D. C. Boys Funds Are Used to Keep Minorities in Line Patrick J. Hurley, Secretary of War in President Hoover's cabinet, told more than 500 Washington boys last night that the youth of this country faces “the most severe han- dicap that ever confronted a genera- tion of Americans.” Addressing a mass meeting of the city's boys organizations, held " in connection with the “Citizens of Tomorrow” exhibit at the National Museum, Mr. Hurley declared that “ag citizens of tomorrow you are handicapped by a $45,000,000,000 mortgage on your future.” “These generous men who have been preaching to you that you are underprivileged,” he said, “have been paying their own salaries and emoluments and supporting their big automobiles out of funds that they have obtained from a mort- gage on your future.” Members of the Capital area Boy Scouts, the Boys’ Clubs of Wash- ington, the Metropolitan Police Boys’ Clubs and the Boys’ Department of the Y. M. C. A. were in Mr. Hurley’s audience. Charges Future Mortgaged. ‘The speaker charged that “your future has been mortgaged to pro- cure funds to make suitable appro- priations to keep well-organized minorities and pressure groups on the right side of the political line- Declearing that no one individual has less privilege or more privilege under the laws of this country, Mr. Hurley observed: “Recently your friends who have been saying that you are under- privileged have asked Congress to allow them to increase the mort- gage against your future to $50,000,- 000,000, so that they will have suffi- cient funds for ‘welfare purposes’ during the impending campaign.” Says Security Not a Gift. Mr. Hurley praised the “funda- mental principles” of social security but warned his audience that “eco- nomic security must be wrought in the sweat of those who work.” “You should make up your minds,” he advised, “that you will live by the sweat of your brow and that you will create jobs and weaith for your handicapped fellow citizens. *® * * The people themselves must pay for security.” Music was furnished by the Police Boys' Club Band and a trio from the Boys’ Club of Washington. The Boy Scouts presented a pageant based on their work in the Wash- ington area, and boys from the Y. M. C. A. staged a tumbling act. Acting as master of ceremonies was Thomas E. Lodge, civic leader and chairman of the Alcoholic Beverage ,Control Board. Steinbeck Book Banned, Newspapers Lend Copies By the Associated Press. KERMIT, Tex, Feb. 24.—“The Grapes of Wrath,” banned from the county library because commission- ers thought it was obscene, still will be available in Wink and Kermit. The Kermit Sun and the Wink Times-Herald announced they would tons of Manchurian soy beans early this month. Lard prices werg about steady. lend copies to the public and both newspapers & heavy de- mand. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTO Trade Pact Roll Call Five Republicans Join Democrats in Approving Hull Policy, 216 to 168 TOTAL AGAINST—168. DEMOCRATS—20. MAGNUSON B e CANNON Y Y Ston A VYY REPUBLICANS—146. g?fv.'lu F . Minn. . Calif, Minn, ENGEL ENGLEBRIGHT FENTCON PFORD Gk GEARHART Gl ACH GIFFORD GILCHRIST HLLIE JENNINGS JOHNS JOHNSON. Tl 58#&801‘ Ind. = WOODRUFF KEAN YOUNGDAHL FARMER-LABOR—1. BUCKLER PROGRESSIVE—1, HULL Paired: MERRITT. Democrat. York for and J. Pennsylvania of Illinois fo of New ARRETT. Republican. of against: KELLY, Democrat. T DARROW, 'Republican: ainst; NELSON, Demo- r and THOMAS. Repub- . of New Jersey asainst: DREWRY ocrat, of Virginia for and JENKS, Re- of New Hampshire against: SUL. CALBWRIPEIAL o Rem, ork Lor 'mocrat, of lorida, agai S%i‘!&'l.’rx Democrat. of Indiana for and rogressive, of Wisconsin STEAGALL. Democrat. of Alabama OLCOTT, Republican, of Michigan | : NORTON. Democrat. ‘of New Jer- sey for and COl . Democrat of Wash- ington against: MANSFIELD. Democrat. xas for and Ri TLER. of New York against: CUMMINGS, Dem: erat. of Colorado for and WADSWORTH. Republican, of New York arainst: MOSER. Democrat, (of _Pennyivania Y against, Reeapitulation Democrats for Republicans for 2 American Labor for_ Total for Total against Total voting Not voting _ Paired = Vacancies __ Tetal Mouse membership la Glmiflgults Law Affer Fire Chief | Quits for Pension Directs Council President To Nullify Retirements Of 10 in Department By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, Feb. 24—Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia is “looking up the law” to see whether he can delay the retirement of the fire commissioner and nine other de- partment officials until a new—and less generous—pension plan becomes effective. John J. McElligott, only man ever to hold the dual office of fire chief and commissioner, told the Mayor yesterday he was retiring as chief on a $11.250-a-year pension, equiv- alent to the salary for both jobs. Then the Mayor learned that re- tirement of the nine other fire of- ficials had been granted by Mr. McElligott on pensions of two-thirds and three-fourths pay. Mr. McElli- gott,, who is 55, in a statement said he was retiring because of the un- certainty of the pension situation and because he wanted to “protect his family.” Here were his counter-maneuvers: 1. He directed Council President Newbold Morris to nullify the re- tirements. 2. Designated Deputy Fire Com- missioner Elmer Mustard as acting commissioner and instructed him to rescind the department’s retirement orders. 3. Emerged from a two-hour con- ference at City Hall to say that no action regarding the rescinding of the orders had been taken. “I don't know what the next move will be” he said. “I am_looking up the law now. The facts show that they are all allowed to retire, but not with the extra allowances.” He declined to elaborate on “extra allowances.” Under the new pension setup, to be effective July 1, those who wish to retire on more than half pay will have to present their arguments to a pension board made up of fire department members. Runaway Boy, 14, Sleeps In Theater 22 Nights By the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, Peb. 24.—Four- teen-year-old Johnny likes movies so well he lived with them for 22 nights. Found asleep in a theater yester- day, Johnny told police - he had spent every night there since run- ning away from home February 1. “I panhandled every day and made enough money to buy my meals,” the boy related. “But I'd save enough to get into the last show every night.” | theory that belligerent nations are | jected in the Senate. This, likewise, Congress in Brief TODAY. House and §gnate in recess. Final Action on Loan To Finland Expected On-Hill Next Week House Vote Foreseen on Tuesday; Senate Terms Slightly Changed By J. A. O'LEARY. Final action by Congress next week on further aid to Finland ap- peared likely today, following ap- proval by the House Banking Com- mittee late yesterday of the bill already passed the Senate to au- thorize the Export-Import Bank to advance $20,000,000 to the Finns for non-military purposes, out of a total new lending fund of $100,000,000. ‘The House Rules Committee will meet Monday morning to consider a special rule under which the measure may come up in the House for a vote Tuesday. Acting Chairman Williams, Dem- ocrat, of Missouri had hoped to expedite House passage by taking the bill up under unanimous con- sent, but Representative Fish, Re- publican, of New York opposed that course. This makes the issuance of a special rule necessary. Objects to Bank Authority. Mr. Fish explained he is not op- posed to aiding Finland, pointing out that he would support a direct loan .or gift to that country. His objection, he said, is aimed at the general authority ithe bill confers on the Export-Import Bank. He Wwill try to have the Rules Commit- tee recommend six hours of debate, | but if the bill is to be disposed of | in one day, a shorter time probably will be fixed for discussion, The Banking Committee made two changes in the bill, and if they | are sustained by the House, it will | have to go back to the Senate for | ratification of the amendments be- | fore congressional action would be | complete. While they may take| time, the amendments are not ex- pected to endanger final passage. One would permit the Export-Im- port Bank to finance the shipment | of commercial airplanes, on the not interested in obtaining such planes for military use. Would Apply Johnson Act. The other would apply to this $100,000,000 of new lending authori- zation the provisions of the Johnson Act of 1934, which prohibits any per- son in this country from making loans to nations that are in default | on their past debts to the United States. This limitation would not | interfere with aid to Finland, since | that little nation has never defaulted | on its indebtedness to the United | States. Even in the midst of its | struggle against Russian invasion, | the Finns delivered the regular in- stallment on their debt to the Treas- ury in December. A motion by Representative Jessie Sumner, Republican, of Illinois to cut the total of the bill to $50,000,000 | was defeated in committee yester- | day, as it previously had been re- would not have precluded aid to Finland, but would have lessened the chances of the bank extending cred- its to South America and to some of the Scandinavian countries. Whe_n the House group went into executive session yesterday after a | week of hearings, some members made a fight for more effective help | to the Finns. They proposed to ear- | mark $30,000,000 and to let the Finns | spend it in this country for anything | they need in the battle to preserve | their independence. This move failed, however, to muster a majority. Senate Terms Accepted. | The committee later in the day | accepted the Senate version, which | leaves to the lending agency discre- tion to advance the Finns up to $20.- | 000,000, in addition to $10,000,000 | heretofore allotted, but only to buy | supplies not listed as arms or imple- ments of war in the President's neutrality proclamation. Supporters of the bill feel there | are many articles not banned by the neutrality list that will prove | beneficial to Finland at this time. Some committee members felt the Johnson Act amendment was un- necessary, because the committee had been told the bank would not make loans in conflict: with that act. When the amendment was offered, however, by Representative Barry, Demoerat, of New York, it carried, 13 to 11. A specific amendment was neces- sary in order to exempt commercial planes, because the neutrality proc- lamation bans all kinds of aircraft. This amendment was offered by Representative Miller, Republican, of Connecticut. It carried by a one- vote margin, and was retained when a motion to reconsider failed on a tie vote. Navy Deparfment Transfers Two Capfains The Navy Department announced yesterday changes of duty for two captains. Capt. Oliver M. Read is detached as commanding officer of the hos- pital ship Relief and transfered to Washington for duty with the Hy- drographic Office. Capt. George H. Fort is transferred from command of destroyer division 2 to duty at the Nayal Academy in Annapolis. Capt. Read, a native of South Carolina, has had three tours of duty here in the Steam Engineer- ing, Navigation and Engineering Bureaus. This transfer concludes his sea duty. He holds the Navy Cross, the Victory Medal and the Yangtze Service Medal. Capt. Fort, a Georgian, served here twice in the Bureau of Naviga- tion, and n 1935 was assigned as instructor at the Naval Academy Post Graduate School. The transfer concludes two year8 of sea duty. He holds the Mexican Service Medal and Victory Medal with destroyer clasp. Device Made to Identify Hit-and-Run Drivers By the Associated Press. PHOENIXVILLE, Pa., Feb. 24—A device to identify hit-and-run drivers has been patented by State Policeman John E. Sebesi. It consists of a small metal strip, engraved with identification infor- mation such as type of car and en- gine number. Policeman Sebesi pro- poses that States require each auto- mobile and truck to carry the strips front and rear. They are designed to break off if a vehicle strikes a pedestrian or another car, leaving a clue ln)mvuuxlfim | Walsh, 8. J, OSCAR L. CHAPMAN. —Harris-Ewing Photos. Dr. Walsh Favors Cabinet Questioning in Congress Sessions Policy Would Provide Answers for General Welfare, He Says In his second lecture on American diplomacy last night Dr. Edmund A. vice president of Georgetown University, that as a matter of war and peace policy, cabinet members should have | home in Denver, Colo. There he was | a seat in Congress so they might be asked “such questions as affect the common welfare and even the lives and destinies of millions.” Dr. Walsh said matters of “ex- ,treme delicacy involving foreign | governments” could be reserved for executive sessions or deferred for Parliament rather than the practice in vogue in France where votes of confidence are demanded. By giving cabinet members, par- ticularly the Secretary of State, the privilege of seats or chairs in Con- gress, Dr. Walsh said that “peace and war, national policy and for- eign relations might well receive both the commendation they often deserve and the check they some- times merit before proceeding too far. Dr. Walsh said “a grave respon- sibility rests on the shoulders of the Chief Executive, to whom American diplomacy is directly an- swerable under the letter and spirit of the Constitution. Should he or any other official seek to advance a party purpose by dangerous means,” | the educator added, “he should be as readily and publicly denounced as any opposition which would seek to obstruct his legitimate preroga- tives for party profit. “The question immediately arises: “Who is to judge?” he went on. Dr. Walsh addressed a large au- dignce in Memorial Continental Hall, beginning in the second of his series an analysis of Soviet. and American diplomacy. The former, he said, is “once again vital in the great equation of world forces, as the Moscow commissars have dropped the always transparent veil of pretended pacificism and frankly taken the road of unpro- voked aggression.” He described the branch of the American Govern- ment as the “first line of defense against the ghastly conflagration now creeping mile by mile across the continent of Europe. “It is no time for any one to sneak up and cut the hose with which they are fighting the fire,” he added. “That hose is confidence.” The lecture series is being given under the auspices of the School of Foreign Service, of which Dr. Walsh is regent. Roosevelt Heads Back For Panama Canal By the Associated Press ABOARD U. 8. S. LANG, AT SEA, Feb. 24 —President Roosevelt headed for the Panama Canal today aboard the cruiser Tuscaloosa after bidding good-by to Cocos Island in the Pacifié, for three days the scene of busy fishing sessions. Heavy swells outside picturesque Chatham Bay, touching on the re- mote Pacific island, delayed de- parture of the presidential party on its second visit to the canal within a week. The Tuscaloosa was attended by the destroyers Lang and Jouett on a circuitous route to the canal. Attaches of the President indi- cated three stops were probable be- fore reaching the canal. The arrival time there was uncertain. Mystery Check Mailer Excites Ozark Country By the Associated Press. SPRINGFIELD, Mo., Feb, 2¢.—A generous but mysterious “sunshine friend” had the Missouri Ozark country beside itself waiting for the mailman. Cashiers’ checks of $100 or more are arriving unexpectedly at homes with this penned admonition: “Use this and try to make some- body as happy as this makes you.” The gifts to charitable and other organizations in Springfield total $12900. Now three former mer- chants and a widow living in nearby Ava, Mo,, have received checks. One check was for $150, the others for $100 suggested | diplomatic | D. C., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1940, Chapman fo Marry Former Secrefary In Louisiana Miss Kenarick to Be Interior Aide’s Bride At Rites Tonight News that Oscar Littleton Chap- man, Assistant Secretary of the In- terior, and Miss Ann Kendrick, his former secretary, are to be married tonight caused a flutter in Wash- ington social and official circles. The wedding will take place at Shreveport, La., at the home of Miss Kendrick's parents. Miss Kendrick had been Mr. Chapman’s secretary for several years. He met her when both came to Washington in 1932 to work in the first Roosevelt campaign. As in the case of Secretary Ickes and the for- mer Miss Jane Dahlman, the ro- mance between Mr. Chapman and Miss Kendrick had been rumored, but kept generally secret. The Assistant Secretary recently arranged “a brief vacation” and it was rumored he was going to Miami. Confirmation of the impending mar- riage came last night from Shreve- port. Miss Kendrick had resigned early this month, informing friends that she had planned to return home for a long-desired rest from ‘Washington duties. Former School Teacher. The bride is a graduate of Baylor College at Belton, Tex. and later James 1. Kendrick. The former will officiate in the presence of members of the family and a few friends. The wedding was planned as a quiet af- fair because of the severe iliness of an uncle, Dr, John Manly of the University of Chicago. After the ceremony, the couple will leave for a wedding trip to Havana, Cuba, and then will make their home in Washington. The wedding will be witnessed by Miss of Colorado Springs, Colo., and Mr. | fayette, La. Charles Kendrict of | New York City, brother of the bride, | will be best man for Mr. Chapman. Made Home in Denver. Mr. Chapman was married in 1920, shortly after he came out of the World War as an enlisted man in the Navy, to Miss Olga Pauline | Edholm of Stillwater, Minn. She died in 1932. welfare chairman of the American Legion. After the war he made his FRANK S. EASBY-SMITH. —Harris-Ewing Photo. ?Frank Easby-Smith 'In Critical Condition After Shooting | Accidentally Wounds | Himself With_ Rifle While Cleaning It | Frank S. Easby-Smith, 40, Wash- late vesterday after accidentally | shootin | rifle. U. S. Neufrality Act Could Be Extended To Arctic Ocean President Has Right To Widen Area When Conditions Warrant By the Associated Press. The combat area into which American ships are forbidden to sail could be extended quickly to cover the Arctic Ocean around Northern Finland and Russia if the reported | British-French naval activities in those waters take the form of a | blockade. The area now stops in the North at Bergen, Norway. The President has the right, under the Neutrality “Act, to extend or diminish the forbidden area when- ever he feels that conditions require the change. He needs no further authorization from Congress nor does he have to proclaim the Neu- trality Act with regard to Finland and Russia to do so. If the area is extended to the North, a lane undoubtedly would be left open so that American ships could still go to Bergen and other Central Norwegian ports to carry | goods to and from Norway, for that | country and for Sweden. g himself while cleaning a force.” Otherwise it become: Pending an official proclamation of a blockade, neutral ships under international law have the right to taught English and Latin in a high | Ington lawyer, was reported to be proceed through an informal block- school at Brownsville, Tex. She is| in critical condition today at Emer- adc_ if they are headed for neutral the daughter of the Rev. and Mrs. | gency Hospital, where he was taken Dations. Moreover, the blockade must be strictly maintained in sufficient s what 1s known blockade,” as a ‘“paper Hospital attaches reported that Which is not recognized under in- he spent a restless night. A bullet pierced his abdomen shortly befor ternational law. Dispatches reaching here say that " | Petsamo, the northern Finnish port, 5 pm. yesterday in the basement|is under the control of the Rus- of his home at 4944 Lowell street | N.W. slans, so that American supplies for Finland could not in any event go Police were told that all other t© Petsamo Such supplies, includ- | himself. Only the maid, did not hear the shot. Her husband, Henry Webb, but- ler-chauffeur, discovered the acci- | dent when he came into the house. The wounded man called out to him: “Henry, get a priest. dentally shot myself.” Doctors Give First Aid. I've acci- Kendrick's two brothers-in-law and | members of the family were out g several shipments of war planes, sisters, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Heller | when Mr. Easby-Smith wounded Nave been unloaded at Bergen for Irene | ransportation by rail across Norway and Mrs E. C. Bodemueller of La- | Webb, was in the home, and she and Sweden to Finland. Radcliffe Claims Support By Wicomico Group BY the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, Feb. 24.—Senator Radcliffe cornered a large bloc of | Drs. Arthur Grennan and Fred Wicomico County support and How- | ministered first-aid until an Emer- gency ambulance arrived. There were a number of rifles in He was formerly national child | Greier were summoned. They ad- ard Bruce pledged “priority” for World War veterans. developments Maryland's in the latest in the contest for Democratic senatorial |associated with Judge Ben Lindsey | the room where the lawyer was Romination. | in the Juvenile Court and later be- came associated with the late Sena- “Iound, all of them antiques except the gun which discharged the bul- Senator Radcliffe’s headquarters announced last night that 200 Wi- | tor Edward P. Costigan of Colorado |let. They were freshly cleaned and ¢OMico County Democrats headed by | a number of oily rags which had State Senator H. Fulton Waller, had in law practice. was born in Omega, Va., and at- tended Randolph-Macon Academy | ver, where he obtained his law de- | gree. | In 1932 he managed Senator Cos- | tigan’s campaign and came to | Washington the following year. Soon |after he was appointed Assistant | Secretary of the Interior. "On Coming fo the Point’ '\ Dr. McCariney's Topic | “On Coming to the Point” will be | the subject of Dr. Albert J. Mc- | Cartney, minister of Covenant-First | Presbyterian Church, tomorrow at 111 am. At the Thursday afternoon ves- | per service Dr. McCartney's ad- dress will be “The Church Visible and Invisible; the Real Purpose of the Church.” At the vesper service | William O. Tufts, jr., organist of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church, will be guest organist, his i recital including “Alla Trinita,” ar- |ranged by Dickinson; “Rejoice Ye | Pure in Heart,” by Sowerby, and | “Autumn,” by Noble. | The annual church dinner will |be held Thursday at 7 p.m. The | speaker will be Dr. Donald Macken- |zie of the Princeton Theological | Seminary. | Miss Ruth Boyer will conduct the |ladies’ mission study class on Wednesday at 3 pm. in the St. Andrew’s Chapel. chapters of Basil Matthews' book, “Through Tragedy to Triumph.” Mr. Denney's lenten class will meet of Thursday. Alice Faye's Divorce Suit Charges Martin Was Cruel By the Associated Press. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 24—Alice Faye, blond film actress, filed suit for divorce today against Tony Mar- tin, radio crooner. She charged cruelty. Her two-page complaint alleged that for 18 months, Martin “in- flicted grievous mental suffering” on her, causing her “to become physical- ly and mentally ill.” It included no request for alimony and made no mention of any property settlement. NEW YORK, Feb. 24 (#).—Tony Martin said “ditto” last night to Alice Faye's plaint that long-dis- work. “It was just the old Hollywood jinx,” the band leader-singer said on his arrival by plane from Miami. “There may be ways of managing masriage by remote control, but we haven’t found it,” he added. “There’ll be no contest and no property settlement—unless she wants to set a new style and give me alimony.” Ferry Rate Hearing Set for Wednesday By the Associated Press. BALTIMORE, Feb. 24.—The Pub- lic Service Commission will resume Wednesday a hearing on the rates and earnings of the Claiborne-An- napolis Ferry Co. while a stenographic report of testi- mony was prepared and final ex- hibits of Joseph Sherbow, people’s counsel, were completed. Mr. Sherbow probably will com- plete his case Wednesday, after which Philip Perlman, counsel for presentation of testimony. Mr. Sherbow has termed the ferry and announced he will ask the com- mmlpwmr.nducdon. She will discuss | on Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. instead | tance Hollywood marriages do not/| The hearing has been in recess | g, found in the room. Police said they believed that the leaving one bullet in the gun. This cartridg exploded when Mr. Easby-Smith touched | trigger. His wife, Mrs. Mildred Easby- | Smith, was summoned home im- | mediately after the shooting was . discovered. Member of Prominent Family. Mr. Easby-Smith is a member ot a family which has long been prom- inent in the District. His father, Col. James Easby-Smith, was presi- | dent of the District Bar Association |in 1917-18 and was awarded thc Mr. Chapman is 43 years old. He | been used on the weapons were Announced support the for f Senator Rad- cliffe. On the opposition front. Mr. Bruce | special treatment. He had in mind | 2°d later the University of New |ejector on the repeating rifle haq 2PPeared before a fraternal group the “question hour” of the British | Mexico and the University of Den- | failed, for a previously political talk. As he prepared to leave the plat- rm. a guest demanded to know “What you'll do about the veterans when you get to Washington.” “My views on the veteran question re the sagfle now as they were in 1918,” Mr. Bruce replied. “I said then, and I repeat now, that those who were overseas—and getting shot at—are entitled to all the priority that we can possibly give them by law.” announced non- Distinguished Service Medal for his Sheep Sheared by Thief ‘activities in administering the se- | lective service law during the World | A | War, He has two children, Julia and | John W. Easby-Smith. | Good Deed Goes Sour | _ KANSAS CITY. Feb. 24 (#).—Two | Boy Scouts saw three men disap- ened grocery store. sweeping out. COVINGTON, Ga., Feb. 24 (#).— thief slipped into Dairyman C. A. Sockwell's pasture and stole the | wool off the back of a sheep which | was pasturing with cows, the dairy- l man reported. |Builds Fire Under Wife SOMERVILLE, Mass., Feb. 24 (#). | pear behind a counter in a dark- | —Harold J. Ronco, 40, built a fire They notified | with newspapers under the chair in | police, then let the air out of the | which his wife Ruth, 38, was sitting, tires of what appeared to be the | They took her to the hospital with | getaway car. The three in the store | second-degree burns. were the manager and two clerks | charged Ronco was with drunkenness and ‘ mayhem. | to fresh northwest tomorrow. light rain turning to snow flurries. Pressure s high along the Atlantic New Haven, inches), but a disturbance is moving rap- idly eastward over the Great Lakes region. Grand Rapids. . 10135 millibars (29.83 inches), trough_extending southwestward ' to Eastern Texas, Dallas, 1015.2 millibars (29.95 inches). A high- pressure area s moving southeastward over the Plains States. Bismarck. N Dak. 1056.2 millibars (30.60 inches). the last 24 hours there has been rather general precipitation, mostly in the form of snow, over the Lake reglon and the Central Valleys. and rains in portions of the Lower Mississippi Valley. Light pre- cipitation occurred also in portions of the and the North Pacific States. tures have risen in the Ohio Vailey and the Southeastern States. but much colder and the Middle Missourl and Upper Mis- sissinpi Valleys Weekly Outlook. peratures mostly below warmer toward end of week i North Atlantic States and snow or rain in Middle Tuesday or Wednesday and again near end of week. Ohio Valley and Tennessee—Tempera- tures mostly below normal. except warmer toward end of week. Raip or snow about Tuesday and agnin ‘during latter part of week. River Report. Potomac and Shenandoan Rivers muddy at Harpers Ferry; Potomac muddy af Great Falls tod: Report for Last 24 Hours. ‘Temperature. Barometer Yesterday— Degrees, Inches. EX Record for Last 24 Hours. (From noon yesterday to noon today.) Highest. 45, noon todey. Year ago, 49. Lowest, 32, 4:30 am. today. ago, 27. The Sun and Moen. 8un, today Precipitation. Monthly precipitation in inches in Capital (Gurrent montn to da e Month. Junuaty, PFebruary the company, is expected to begin | April ly rates “excessive and unreasonable,” | 3! During | Plains States. the Rocky Mountain region | Tempera- | weather has overspread the Plains States | North and Middle Atlantic States—Tem- | o 3 Conn.. 1029.1 millibars (30.39 Weather Report (Furnished by the United States Weather Bureau.) District of Columbia—Rain tonight, probably ending early tomorrow; | lowest temperature tonight about 38 degrees, followed by partly cloudy |and much colder tomorrow; moderate southerly winds tonight, shifting; Maryland—Rain in east and central and snow or rain in extreme west portion tonight ending early tomorrow, except snow flurries in the mountains; warmer in east portion tonight; much colder tomorrow. | Virginia—Occasional rain; somewhat warmer in east and central portions tonight: tomorrow light rain, turning to snow flurries in the ! mountains; colder tomorrow; much colder in west portion. West Virginia—Cloudy and much colder tonight and tomorrow with Record Temperatures This Year, Highest, 64, on February 12. Lowest.' 7, on January 20. Humidity for Last 24 Hours. (Prom noon yesterday to noon today.) Highest, 75 per cent. at 4:30 a.m. today. Lowest. 30 per cent, at 4:15 p.m. yes- terday. Tide Tables. (Furnished by United States Co: Ceodetic Buveyy Comt snd Weather in Stations. Abilene _ Albany Atlanta Atl. City Baitimore Birm'sham Bismarck Boston Buffalo Charleston Chicago Cincinnaty Cleyeland Columbia P, Rain- Low. fall Weather 43 0.02 t | Davenport Denve, T Des Moines Detroit El Paso _ Galveston Helena Huron Indian'p'lls Jacks'nville Kans. City L. Angeles Louisville | g ES-ireeirgie Year | Omah a Philad phis Phoenix Pittsburgh ™ i P'ti'nd, Me. o293 2 BRRERHRHS 0 3. .3 SRR B D12 D 222000 BEINIBFIEIZRES ia ok comiseg ‘amp; 0. WABH..D.C. 30: Cloudy FOREIGN STATIONS (Noon, Greenwich time. today.) Temperature Weather Horta (Faval), Azores 80 Cloudy (Curfent obsarvations.) Ban Jusn, Puerto Rico 7 Clou na_ Cubs .~