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Evening star., 1929-12-18

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Evening star., 1929-12-18
$1.OO

Shakespeare
His complete works and
life, in one volume! Fancy
maroon leatherette cover
with gold lettering. Fine
reference book for the stu.
dent.
BookS-street Floor
Evening star., 1929-12-18

A splendid special pur-
chase from a manufac-
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stocks for new Spring
merchandise! Cookbook
ing chinchillas, boyishly
tailored, and smart ombre
tweeds with huge French
beaver collars. Beautifully
lined and finished like you
would expect a $lo.50 or
SIS coat to be. Blue and
brown; sizes Is to 1o.
Jr. Misses shop-seeond Floor
Evening star., 1929-12-18

A handsome rayon brocaded robe that
boasts pair of slippers to match. Tailored
to fit throughout the shoulders and back
with a collar and cuffs of heavy satin-and
a silk fringed girdle. Wine, brown, tan, blue
and black with white, in all sizes.
Evening star., 1929-12-18

Girls Wool Sk1Tts
Wool plaid skirts for
school; bright cOlorinGS and
gay plaids; plested on bod.
ice top; deep hens. Sizes
7 10 IA.
Girls Wear shop-Fourth Floor
Evening star., 1929-12-20
Four Die in Blast.

GRONINGEN, Holland, December 20
R).-Four persons were killed and sew
eral others seriously injured today when
the boiler of a tugboat exploded Some
houses in the neighborhood collapsed
from the force of the explosion and
others were badly damaged.
Evening star., 1929-12-20
HOLD UP APPROVAL
OF MISS MATTHEWS
Senator'S Reconsider Confirmation
of Tax Appeals Board
Appointee.

The nomination of Miss Annabel
Matthews to be member of the Board
of Tax Appeals, confirmed by the Sen
ate Wednesday, was reconsidered yes
terday and referred back to the finance
committee for further consideration,
after Senator Couzens of Michigan had
called attention to a resolution passed
by the Senate in 1926, disapproving of
the selection of members of the appeals
board from among the employees of the
Internal Revenue Bureau.
Miss Matthews has been employed in
the Internal Revenue Bureau for ap-
proXimately fifteen years, and during
the discussion in the Senate yesterday
several Senators declared her to be well
qualified for service on the Tax Appeals
Board. Senator Norris, Republican, of
Nebraska pointed out that the 1926
resolution was not a law, but an eX-
preston of opinion by the Senate.
Senator Couzens said he was not
bringing up the question because of any
complaint against the nominee, but be-
cause of the resolution the Senate
adopted four years ago he thought the
nomination should be given further
consideration by the committee.
Senator George of Georgia told the
Senate Miss Matthews is exceptionally
qualified for service on the board of
appeals. pointing out that she is a
lawyer in addition to her experience in
income tax matters. Miss Matthews a
native of Georgia, came to Washington
in 1914 and entered the Government
service.
Chairman Smoot of the finance COM
mittee said he would call a meeting as
soon as p2ssiblc to consider the nomina-
uon again.
Evening star., 1929-12-20
VETERAN BUDGET
EMPLOYE RAISED
James Mackey Is Promoted to Be
Assistant to the
Director.

James H. Mackey, who has been in
the Government service here for nearly
80 years, was promoted today to be an
assistant to the director of the Bureau
of the Budget, in charge Of matters
pertaining to the Department Of
Justice and State Department.
Mr.. Mackey, who resides at TIT
varnum street. has been employed as
investigator of the Bureau of the
Budget since 1928. He was formerly
with the Department of Justice, having
served as disbursing officer of that de-
partment under Attorneys General
Wickersham, McReynolds, Gregory and
Palmer, and later as special investiga-
tor in civil and criminal cases involv-
ing violations Of the Federal statutes.
In taking charge of matters pertain
ing to the two departments, Mr.. Mackey
succeeds Capt. Carlos Van Leer, who as
an assistant to the director of the
Bureau of the Budget is now giving
his full time to the Personnel ClaSsifi-
cation Board, of which he IS chairman.
Evening star., 1929-12-20
DRYS BEGIN DRIVE
TO FORCE REPORT
Senators Seek to Force Hoo
yer Board to Announce
Result of Hearings.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Senate drys began a drive today to
force an early report on open hearings
by President Hoover's Law Enforce
ment Commission.
Two Democratic drys-SenatorS Harris,
Georgia, and Glass, Virginia,-gav no
tice in the Senate that mot another
dollar" will be appropriated to the COM
mission unless it submits some part of
report on its first eight months of work.
Senator Glass, author of the $3.50, 900
fund for the commission, charged that
the commission had "shunted aside the
original purpose-investigation of pro-
hibition"
Senator Harris said that "every enc
my of the prohibition bill wants to keep
the commission there" without any re-
port. He said he would propose an
amendment to the next bill appropriate
ing money for the commission requir-
ing it to have open hearings.
However. 1t was another dry-Sena-
tor Jones, Republican, Washington, who
blocked action today on the resolution
of Senator Harris, requesting President
Hoover to have the commission submit
a preliminary report to the Senate to
be used in connection with dry law
enforcement appropriations.
1T is the most extraordinary exhibit
ton of indifference to the expressed will
of Congress that have ever known" !"
he added.
There has been no inkling from the
commission as to when it will report.
Senator Glass said that only last week,
eight months after the organization of
the commission, member of it came to
his Office to get a copy of the appro-
priation bill in which were provided
funds for it's existence.
This commission was appointed
principally, if not solely. for the purpose
of irquiring into prohibition" said Sem
ator Glass, but until last week not a
member of the commission had ever
read the provision in the appropriation
bill authorizing its constitution"
Senator Harris also directed his fire
at Chairman Wickersham of the COM
mission.
IT do not believe the prohibitionists
are going get any report from this COM
mission to the Congress If the chair
man of the commission and some others
can prevent it." he said. 1T is the
only star chamber commission Of which
know, and under our form of Govern
ment I don't think there should be
commission coming within that cate
gory,"
Evening star., 1929-12-20
YEGGS BREAK SAFE
IN LUNCH ROOM
Remove Strong Box to
Kitchen and Escape With
Contents of $500.

Forcing open a safe at the Presto
Lunch, SIT Ninth street, at o'clock
this morning, robbers stole $500 and
escaped.
The strongbox had been moved from
its customary place beneath a desk in
the lunchroom proper and hauled into
the kitchen where the hinges were
forced. A large breadbox was used as
a screen by the robbers to prevent
pedestrians observing them.
Entrance to the building was gained
by knocking out portion of thin
wallboard used to cover the back Of the
lunchroom opening on small alleyway.
The burglars then jimmied a lock on a
door to gain access to the kitchen.
James KoStakes, a counterman, said
he heard the men leave the scene when
he opened the front door for business
at o'clock. He Immediately discovered
the robbery.
George Smith, customer, who went
into the lunch room when Kostakes
opened up for the day, said that he also
heard the men.
DR.. John v. Howard, Naval Hospital
asked police to make an effort to re-
cover a watch and chain with nugget
charm attached, valued at $3.50. The
timepiece, he stated, was taken from
locker in the hospital yesterday after
noon.
Loss of a handbag containing more
than $40 in bills, ST worth of postage
stamps and a laundry ticket was re-
ported by Mary c. Adams, 1903 K
street. She met with the loss while
shopping in an F street store yesterday.
Theft of 6 shirts and IL pairs of
gloves from the Kirby Hat Store, Inc,
927 Pennsylvania avenue, was reported
to the police last night. The shirts
and gloves, valued at $33, were taken
from the store the past week.
Evening star., 1929-12-20
COMMUNITY CHEST
CANT PA|GN PLANNED
Officials of Metropolitan Unit
Meet to Prepare for Open
Ing January 20.

Meeting simultaneously at the Bur-
lington Hotel and the Phyllis Wheatley
Y. w. c. A. last night, regional and
division chairmen and division Secre-
taries Of the metropolitan unit Of the
Community Chest campaign organtza-
ton made the first organization move
in anticipation Of the coming cam
paign, which opens on January %.
More than rs persons were present, the
nucleus Of more than 5000 army of
volunteer workers who will be enlisted
to serve in this city-wide unit Of the
campaign forces.
Merritt o. Chance, chairman Of the
metropolitan unit, presided at the Bur-
lington, where the officials of regions
l, 2, 3 and 4 held forth. Region S,
which Is the colored division of the
unit, covering the whole city, met at
the Phyllis Wheatley Y. w. c. A., with
Maj. Campbell johnson presiding in
the absence of DR.. Kelly Miller, the
chairman, who is i'll.
The 80 divisions into which the first
four regions are divided will be subdi-
vided into sections, for each of which
captain Is to be secured. Each cap
tain must in turn, get 10 workers. Cap
tains must be enlisted by January 2, at
which time an instruction meeting will
be held. Wokers must be lined up by
January is, ana curing Jne following
two weeks meetings for instruction of
workers will be held in all divisions in
preparation for the campaign, January
% February 6.
The plan of procedure for region 5,
Maj johnson said, will be the same.
Elwood Street, director of the Chest,
addressed both meetings, stating that a
hard task lies ahead by reason of the
need for more money than was raised
in the last campaign. He said, however,
that hard work will enable the Chest
10 reach its goal. That goal will not be
known for the present because the bud
get committee is still at work, but 1t
will be larger because of the rs appeals
combined in the Chest for 1880, as
compared TO the 81 in 1929; growing
needs of q growing city; exhaustion of
cash balances with which some organi-
cations entered the Chest last year: full
year operation Of organizations previ-
ously on a part-time basis; new and
larger buildings of few organizations,
and an increasing need for improved
and more extensive service to meet
community needs.
Evening star., 1929-12-20
EDGAR A. HAWK, LINOTYPE
MACHINIST, DIES AT HOME

Edgar A. Hawk. 81 years old, lino-
type machinist of the Herald and Times
for IS years, died yesterday at his resi-
dence, 800 F street southwest. The
funeral will be held tomorrow morn
ing at o'clock at st. Dominic's
Church. Interment will be in Mount
Olivet Cemetery.
Hawk, native of Tennessee, came to
Washington in 1905. He was mem
ber of the Typographical Union of
America.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Marie T.
Hawk, he is survived by three daugh-
terS and four sons. They are: Marie,
Eta Virginia and Helena Hawk, and
Edgar A. jr.; Ramona, Lloyd and Fred
Hawk, all of this city.
Evening star., 1929-12-20
STREET CROSSING
ELIMINATION ASKED
Planning Commission Consid-
ers Removing Traffic Men
ace in Rock Creek Park.

elimination of the Tilden street cross
ing in Rock Creek Park, near the old
Pierce Mill, is proposed in q program
adopted by the National Capital Park
and Planning Commission, which today
began its two-day December meeting.
The question of the Arlington County,
Va, water front industrial development,
particularly with reference to the ap-
plication for a permit made by the Sun
Oil Co. of Philadelphia, to construct a
wharf at Rosslyn, Va, just north of
the Key Bridge, also was under discus
sion. Replies to QUESTIONABLE sent
interested Arlington County groups by
Lieut.. Col. U. S. Grant, Sd, vice chair
man and executive officer Of the COM
mission, formed the basis for the dis
cuSsion.
Capt. E. N. Chisolm, jr, commits
sion engineer, explained that the
change at Tilden street contemplates
moving the roadway 300 feet from
where it passes by Pierce Mill, thus
eliminating the hazardous crossing.
This afternoon the commission was
scheduled to consider elimination OF
the railroad grade crossing at Michigan
avenue and Monroe street in the
vicinity of the Catholic University.
Studies on the Mall and the Wash
ington Monument Grounds are to be
taken up by the commission, and plans
by w. T. Partridge, its consulting arch
itect, will be taken under advisement.
A study of the George Washington Me-
mortal, contemplated on the Mall, will
be considered, in view of the fact that
the foundations of this structure were
laid some years ago, and later plans
for the roadway to be constructed down
the Mall were tentatively brought to
the front, on the basis of the 1901 Nc
MILAN Commission,
The National Negro Memorial Com
missions program for a memorial to
the colored race also will be considered.
Evening star., 1929-12-20
Quarter, Swallowed
By Accident, Keeps
Youth From Party
Instead, Joseph CoatesWill
Stay in Hospital While
Doctors Fish for Coin.

Six-year-old Joseph Coates has a
quarter he doesn't want and he's wish
ing somebody would come and take 1t
away so he can go to school today for
the Christmas party they're going to
have for the first-grade children at
the Thompson School.
Instead Joseph has to lie in an "ole
bed" in Georgetown Hospital until
somebody comes to fish it out, and sub
nit to all sorts of indignitieS such as
the application Of bronchoscopes and
x rays.
Joseph, the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Coates, 1927 N street northeast,
started out gaily late yesterday after
noon to the corner store for LOAF oil
bread. His mother had given him the
now-unwanted quarter to buy a LOAF OF
bread.
On the way to the store, Joseph met
friends and there was a lively discus,
of other things that little boys discuss
Arrived at the store, Joseph had for
gotten what mother wanted, so he sour
ried home to find out.
In his excitement he put the quarter
in his mouth and when he started 10
ask his mother for orders again the
quarter went down his throat and stuck
there. Joseph gulped several times, but
the quarter stayed in his throat, and
he became i'll. Mrs. Coates rushed Jo-
seph to the hospital and DR.. P. Constan-
tinople OF the hospital staff, worked
frantically to get the coin. He failed,
and Joseph spent a miserable night.
This morning, however, something,
Joseph didn't know what, had happened
to the quarter. He could breathe all
right and he wasn't sick any more. But
the doctors are still fusSing about him
when he wants to be at school with his
friends.
X-rays are being taken today to f1nd
out where the quarter has gone, and to
determine whether 1t will be necessary
to operate.
Anyway, the doctors tell Mrs. Coates
that her son is not in danger now.
Evening star., 1929-12-20
K0BASHI ESCAPES TRIAL.

TOXIC. December 20 (P).-Judicial
authorities today decided not to prose-
cute Ichida Kobashi. minister of educa-
Of corruption had been made against
him. After close examination Of the
case. 1t was decided there was insuffi-
cient evidence to convict.
Kobashi was charged with having ac-
ce1ted funds in connection with gov
ernment purchase of a railway III 1927
when he was a member of the lower
house and ne..lbsr Of the row defunct
SsiXuhQnto partX
Evening star., 1929-12-20
Chilean Nitrate Commended.

BY Gable to The Star.
SANTIAGO, Chile, December 90
Chilean nitrate can compete advanta-
geously with synthetic nitrates on the
world markets, Fertius Aikman. presi-
dent of Aikman London, Ltd, declared
on his arrival here today. Aikman Is
on the board of directors of several
nitrate companies.
Evening star., 1929-12-20
Four Waits Given Homes.
is COMMUNISTS GUILTY.
Four Out of 20 on Trial for Sub

WARSAW, December 20 R).-Six-
teen out of 20 Communists on trial
here on accusations of subversive action
were convicted yesterday and sentenced
to prison. The other four were ac-
quilted.
One of the Communists was sentenced
to eight years confinement and 10
others to terms ranging from 2 to 6
years each,
Evening star., 1929-12-20
Colombian Consul Appointed.

BY Gable to The Star.
BOGOTA, Colombia, December 90
Nicolas Garcia Samudio yesterday was
named Colombian consul in New York
to replace car!ps AERslasE Urdapsta .
Evening star., 1929-12-20
Author Dies.

MIAMI, Fla, December 20 R.-Ken-
meth Harris, magazine writer, died here
Miami a week ago from his home in
Chicago, to recuperate from illness.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-08
dependence of all imperas powers That goal will
be attained through agreements with Imperialism but only
through unreenng armed conflict against the tyrants and
all their native agents.
New Orleans Strikers at the Mercy of Mitten

MO SOONER have come to the conclusion that
particularly dirty betrayal of the working class by
alleged labor leader is the lowest level of nfamy that be
attained than swnder sinks lower At this moment
W. D. Mahon president of the international Association of
Street and Electric Railway Employees holds the prize
postmaster of fakery and betrayal.
After the militant struggle of the New Orleans traction
strikers Mahon stepped in and began series Of familiar
that eliminated in his entering into conspiracy
with Secretary of Labor James Davis to have Thomas E.
Mtten of Philadelphia go to New Orleans to Settle the
controversy.
Davis is well known is himself Pittsburgh million
ae and of the original Harding appontees in the
Teapot Dome cabinet political pal of Andrew W. Mellon,
the chief scaberder and strkebreaker the country Men
gained notoriety by breaking the strike of the
Philadelphia street railway workers and establishing train
ing school scabs that he could break strikes all
the country For years Philadelphia scabs trained in the
Men school have been used to break strikes in other cities
the most notorious recent instance being the Buffalo
mems strike.
1t is this professional srkebreaker this enemy of
gained labor that Mahon president of the Garments uno
proposes to send to New Orleans with the approval of the
srkebreakng Thus Mahon again proves to the
public utility magnates that they need not organize company
unions of their because he will deliver the who pay
dues into his organization bound and gagged the employers
The New Orleans strikers should refuse accept this in
famous selout and should continue the fight against the
company and against Davis and Mahon and Mitten.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-08
Egyptian Home Rule, Limited

IBBON the historian quotes Augustus founder of the
~ Roman empire saying, "a nation be deprived of
its liberty provided is soemnly assured it enjoys freedom
That Augustus and the Roman who followed him
wrong is indicated by the of Gibbons work.
1.-THE Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire"
Premier Ramsey Macdonald and his foreign minister,
Arthur Henderson, not know anything about the theory
Augustus but their dupicity dealing with Egypt proves
that they practice it. First Arthur Henderson
that the old policy of suppression and terror against Egypt
is to be replaced by he fullest of home rule This
is Immediately qualified with certain very specific
tions The English government is to insist upon naming all
officials of the Egyptian government charged with handling
foreign policy. That that only British interests
will be considered far Egyps foreign relations
cerned The second qualification is that English troops will
guard the Suez Canal The third reservation is that Eng
land to retain the Sudan This latter impossible with
the free passage of troops through Egypt The fourth
string to he fullest of home rule the nssence
upon the appointment of financial advisors to control the
economic life of Egypt
The purpose of the Macdonald Henderson gesture is
perfectly clear 1t is to carry out British imperiaist policy
without the slightest altering the tyranny that character
lied the tory regime while at the time trying deceive
the Egypt and the workers in Britain by meaning
less twaddle about ''home rule"
Henderson uses the vile instrument for carrying
out his policies that used by the tory
Mahmud Pasha, premier of Egypt. Mahmud signed the
agreement with Henderson, but there strong probability
that the Egyptian parliament will ratify it. In which
the Macdonald will repeat the performance
of Baldwin and dissolve the Egyptian parliament and have
the agreement ratified by hand picked cabinet of mpe
rialist mercenaries.
The demand of the revolutionary forces in Egypt
"home rule with without qualifications but complete
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-08-08
By SOL AUERBACH.

The 10000 Negro workers and
poor farmers in this country were
blissfully not mentioned at the
Twentieth Annual Conference of the
National Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People, which
has just completed its sessions in
Cleveland.
One need not go far to find the
reason for this. The conference
was representative of the Negro
middle class. Even at its mass meet
ings the composition of the audi
ences was predominantly bourgeois.
The N. A. A. c. P. is an organiza-
ton for the development and con-
tinuation of Negro middle class.
The 20 years of its existence has
seen the growth of a Negro tour-
geoisie, composed of teachers, pro-
fessionals, landlords, real estate
men, business men and even some
bankers, which for its existence and
maintenance poached upon the Ne
gro workers in the community. The
N. A. A. c. P is an expression of
this well-to-do poaching class, an or
ganization primarily concerned with
guarding its interests and helping
in the growth of this class.
Banks Greet Delegates.
It is therefore not surprising to
find that the mayor of Cleveland
welcomed the association in the
name of the city, and that leading
banks and other business institu-
tions. of Cleveland extended their
welcome and invited the delegates
to visit them. Although there was
evident some dissatisfaction among
few delegates, the general atmos-
phere of the conference was sub
mission to Yankee Imperialism and
willingness to grovel at the feet
of the white bourgeoisie for tie priv
ilege of holding a segregated para
site position in relation to the work
ers of their own color. Protest
against race prejudice and lynching
was generally the only sign of weak
kneed revolt, and even at that it was
accompanied by distinct willing
ness to submit to segregation.
This only reflected the fact that
the Negro bourgeoisie had attained
position of its own and would ra-
Their submit to segregation and the