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Evening star., 1934-04-12
DINNER TO HONOR
UFFORD IS PLANNED
Notables to Attend Testimonial
for Former Associated
Charities Official.

Walter S. Ufford, who resigned
March l after 25 years as general
secretary of the Associated Charities,
will be given a testimonial dinner in
Barker Hall. at the Y. w. c. A., on
the evening of Monday. April %, it
was announced today.
Plans for the affair are being made
by a committee headed by Coleman
Jennings. Members OF the group are
Dr.. Anson Phelps Stokes, Corcoran
Thorn. DR.. Frederick w. Perkins, San
ford Bates. Dwight Clark, John Joy
Edison. Charles C. Glover, jr.: Mrs.
Charles A. Goldsmith Arthur HELEN,
Maj. James A. Asher Maurice Blsgyer,
Mrs. Archibald Hopkins, Dorsey Hyde,
Miss Katherine Lenrcot. Capt. Rhoda
Milliken, Miss Helen Nicolay, Dr. John
O'Grady, w. Frank Persons, Walter
S. Pratt, jr.: Mrs Louisa S. Roberts,
Elwood Street, George S. Wilson, Miss
Mildred Teritt. william H. Sabin,
Maj. Campbell Johnson, Miss Helen
Storey, Mrs. r. Thomas West and
Miss Louise O. Beall.
Many prominent men and women
from various sections of the country
are expected to attend the dinner.
Evening star., 1934-04-12
ID. c. Real Estate Tax System
Change Is Sought by Thomas
Oklahoma S en- atO1
You'd LO,Uer Assess.
mes,ts and Raise Rate.
Proposal You'd Not In.
crease Property
O,Uners' Bill.

Believing that the Districts real
estate tax system Of high assessment
and low rate causes the city's tax
levy to be misunderstood, Senator
Thomas, Democrat, of Oklahoma, in
charge of local appropriations in the
Senate, today suggested the advisa-
bility Of adopting q lower basis of
assessment with q higher rate.
The Oklahoma Senator emphasized
that such change would not make
the property owners tax bill any
higher, but 1t would bring the Dis
trict's rate into line with the great
majority of other cities which follow
the plan Of low assessment and high
rate.
Apt to Misjudge.
When members Of Congress and
others come to Washington from
cities that have a tax rate Of 50 or
So per hundred, and are told the
Districts rate Is $l50 or $120 per
hundred. Senator Thomas said, they
are apt to misjudge Washington s
actual tax burden unless they are
aware of the high basis of assess
ments to which that rate Is applied
in determining the amount of the
tax bills here, as compared with the
lower ratios of assessments to full
value in the other cities.
Congress a number Of years ago
enacted legislation requiring full
value assessment of real estate in the
District. and Senator Thomas pointed
out that the rate per hundred does
not indicate the fairness Of the tax
imposed until it is studied in relation
to the assessments.
He said assessments here are high
and expressed the belief that much of
the difficulty which arises in the con-
sideration of the financing Of the
Evening star., 1934-04-12

Tuesday night there were 1000
people at the Soviet Embassy and
Ambassador Troyanovsky was COM
PEELED to have a cerberus at the door
of the Sixteenth street mansion to
keep out gate crashers. Many Boil
shevist eaters of the past had asked
for an invitation to the reception, but
were refused because there was no
room in the Embassy to accommodate
all who wanted to drink Staline' s
health.
The party was a great surprise. in
deed. Not only were the members
of the embassy, from Troyanovsky to
the youngest attache. faultlessly
dressed IN tail coats and white ties.
but the legend that the Bolshevists
were uncouth individuals was dis
PEELED.
Everything Das perfect-mdy be
too perfect for the representatives
OF country Dith an entirely ne,D
philosophy OF hte. The drinks
were excellent, the pidnds delicious
and plentiful, ana the band per-
feet. The last guests left at dawn.
But there was something else, which
shows the social tact of the new at
taches There were nc wall flowers.
Whenever a young lady appeared to
want to dance and had no partner.
one of the young. not fierce at all
Bolshevists, bowed in the best Louis
Evening star., 1934-04-12

and costs. An answer was promised.
The company's statement on the
broad field it intends to cover said
hearings might be held at all of the
places already covered in the develop
ment of the commissions case.
A. S. McElroy, Birmingham, Ala,
tire dealer, told the Trade Commis-
sion that competition by Sears, Roe
buck was the principal cause of his
sales dropping from $4,000 in 1927
to $4,000 in 1923.
Since then. he said his sales fell off
year by year until they amounted to
S11 900 last year. He explained the
depression would account for about
half the decline and Sears, Roebuck
competition, the other half since 1929.
He said number of independent
tire dealers IN Birmingham had gone
out of business in the last few years
and the major reason was price COM
petition by Sears, Roebuck."
Evening star., 1934-04-12
JUSTIFIES EXPENSES.
German Foreign Office Organ Hits
French Opposition.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, April 12.-The Diplo-
matische Korrespondenz said today
that if Germany is spending more
money for instruments of war-and
she is--that's Germany's own busi-
ness
The newspaper is the mouthpiece
of the German foreign office.
What right" the organ demanded.
sis there for astonishment in France
or anywhere else that large increases
in military appropriations feature the
1884 budget?"
SiXty-one naval craft are being
built by Britain and 54 by the United
States, the Diplomatische Korrespond-
enz said, so it again asked, why all
this fuss about the German budget?"
Discusses Geneva Moves.
The newspaper treasured the world
that Germany has neither the inten-
ton nor any possibility of engaging
in an armaments race. 1t sees its
duty in providing minimum for its
own defense"
Discussing the disarmament moves
at Geneva in the conference from
which Germany withdrew last Fall.
it stated
How the German Reich disposes of
Its means is its own affair"
The increase in armaments ex-
penditures marks merely carrying
out of a measure that literally was
forced upon Germany year ago by
the World Disarmament Conference
in the manner of an ultimatum-
namely transformation of the Reichs-
wehr into a short-term serving body"
Germany, the newspaper argued,
met the powers-particularl France
halfway both then and now, finally
taking steps which formed the logical
consequences of developments by in
cluding the necessary defense sums in
the budget.
Budget 5,569, ,O0o, 900 Marks.
The army and navy figures were
increased from 67O.OOO,0OO marks
(s268,000, ,000) in 1888 to 894 1000. 900
marks (s357 600, ,0OO) in the next fiscal
year. For aviation. 209 100000 marks
(S83,600,O0O was appropriated, COM
pared to 100000 marks 1928, ,0OO,-
000) last year.
The 1888 total budget aggregated
$3.50 100000 marks (S2,227 900 ,000)-
1855. 900 less than the current ap-
preparations.
In addition, a $l00,000,0O0 grant was
made to the Nazi storm troopers.
Evening star., 1934-04-12

The Soviet government Is still hirt-
ing with the idea Of Franco-Russian
military agreement. Discussions start
ed a few months ago, when the
former French premier. Herriot. and
the minister of air, Cot, went to
Moscow to discuss the subject with
Stalipe and Voroshiloff. Although
nothing definite has yet been agreed
upon, there are chances that such an
agreement may be reached in the
course of the year.
Curiously enough. the Mosco,o
authorities believe that they iDiH
be able to come to terms easier
NTH a French nationalistic 0ou-
ernment-a government OF the
Right-than iDith an administra-
ton OF the Left.
y 4 ~
Having exhausted most credit
sources. many governments exploit
the gambling instincts of their citi-
zens to make them loosen up their
purse strings.
National lotteries, which have exist
ed only in few countries until a
few years ago. and we're considered
by the orthodox financial experts as
an unsound way to increase the funds
of the treasury, are accepted as a
life-saver in those countries where
the public is reluctant to buy govern
ment bonds.
n
The French government has adopt
ed successfully this lottery system,
when it could not tempt investors
to subscribe to another government
bond issue at the normal rate of
interest.
The French national lottery bonds
are sold like hot cakes throughout the
country and the demand is such that
they are usually at premium.
Evening star., 1934-04-12
PROMPT PAYMENT
0NCODE TkXSEEN
D. C. Retailers Are Enthu-
siasticaIIy Supporting
Authority.

Washington retailers are enthusi.
astically supporting their code au-
thority by promptly paying assess
ments levied against them for de-
fraying expenses Of operation Of the
organization.
Reporting on PROCESS Of the drive
to line up retailers under the code.
the Retail Code Authority for the
District today announced large pro-
portion OF the 1000 establishments
to whom assessment forms we're sent
Monday have already returned them.
filled out and accompanied by checks.
Under the retail code. each Arm
subject to 1t must contribute 10 the
support OF a code authority to en-
force and administer the code. The
District of Columbia authority set
the assessment here at 81 per en-
ploye, rs cents Of which goes to the
National Retail Code Authority 10
finance its operation.
Merchants here are enthusiastic re-
garding the enforcement of the code,
according to officers of the Retail
Code Authority for the District. The
business men are convinced the code
aids in doing away with unfair trade
practices, such as predatory price cut
ting and misrepresentation in adver-
tising.
The general retail code affects more
stores and shops, employers and en-
ployes than any other individual code
here. 1t regulates the practices and
policies Of department stores, mems
and women's clothing stores, dry
goods. furniture, hardware and shoe
stores; paint, wall paper and glass
stores; sporting goods, pet shops, news
and magazine stores, music establish
ments. etc.
The Retail Code Authority here is
urging retailing establishments to file
Immediately applications for notices
of hour and wage provisions of the
code, which must be posted in all
establishments under a ruling of N.
r. A. Applications must be made be-
fore Saturday.
Evening star., 1934-04-12
GERMAN CHURCH
ORDER OvERRULED
Court Holds Merger Of Prussian
and Federal Protestant
Unconstitutional.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, April IL P.-Reichs-
bishop Ludwig Mueller was rebuffed
in the courts yesterday by a decision
that he had no authority to abolish
the Prussian Supreme Church Coun-
Gil March 3.
DR.. Friedrich Werner, an attorney,
brought suit against Mueller for nom
payment of his Salary as a member
Of the council. and the lower court
returned verdict in his favor.
The court held that Mueller's de-
cree merging the Prussian United
Church with the Federal Protestant
Church and, at the same time, abol-
ishing the Prussian Council, was ''un-
constitutional"
Mueller is expected to carry the
case to the Supreme Court, but op.
position circles were greatly heartened
by the verdict which. many opponents
of the Reichsbishop believe, will con-
stitute a precedent.
Evening star., 1934-04-12

District will continue as long as the
high aSSessment-low rate method Of
taxation Is used.
Further Discussion Seen.
The views advanced by the Okla
homa Senator may come in for further
discussion when the District Subcom-
mittee Of the Senate Appropriations
Committee, of which he Is chairman,
holds hearings soon on the 1885 Dis
trict supply bill now pending in the
House
Senator Thomas said he would not
comment on the detailed provisions
of the District bill as reported to the
House yesterday. nor on the recon-
mendation of the House committee
that the realty tax rate be reduced
from $3.50 to $120 per hundred, until
he has studied the measure. The
views he expressed regarding assess
ments and tax rates were directed at
the system rather than any specific
rate.
The Senator will fix the date for
Senate hearings on the supply bill as
soon as the measure passes the House.
Evening star., 1934-04-12


The Chinese government. which is
always in debt. has followed Frances
example and also has issued national
lottery tickets with S500,000 as the
principal prize These tickets are
sold in stores. banks and even on the
streets of the principal cities in
China.
But because OF the lack of con-
fdence OF the Chinese people in
their officials, the government is
advertising the fact that eDery
prize is guaranteed in tuH by the
ministry OF finance Euen so, it
is reported, the lucky .irawers
never get more than 80 per cent
OF their gains. The balance goes
into the pockets OF the officials.
The Soviet Embassy had a grand
house warming party Tuesday. wher
everybody who is anybody" ir
Washington political and social life
was invited to drink champagne anc
eat fresh and pressed caviar in the
Soviet Embassy, which had beer
closed for the last 13 years. Ambassa-
dor TrOyan0VSky, who has represented
the Soviet government in Toxic fol
five years. before coming to Washing
ton, showed that he knows how tc
throw a party.
The world changes. For II years
the Bolshevists were taboo in Wash
ington society. They were not to be
touched with a 10-foot pole. Boris
Skvirsky, the present counselor OF
the Embassy, had managed to SNUG
gle himself into the country in 1921
and was able to hold his own here
only by keeping very quiet and unob-
trusive.
To be seen with Boris meant to be
put on the black list of some of the
exclusive houses in the Capital.
Evening star., 1934-04-12
REICH DEFENDING
ARMS COST BOOST
Reply Is Made to Simon on
$15O,OOO,OO Increase in
Military Funds.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 12.-Germany was
believed today to be defending strenu-
ously her increase of $50, 900 In
1894 for military uses
The Reich submitted reply to the
query of Sir John Simon, British for
eign secretary. regarding the increased
appropriations.
It was forwarded to the foreign Sec
retary by the British embassy in Ber-
lin, and Sir John read 1t at once pre-
paratory to making a report to the
House of Commons.
Although the contents of the Ger
man communication were not officially
disclosed, pending this report, 1t was
understood the reply declares the
treaty of Versailles, ending the World
War, placed no restrictions on the
amount of money which Germany
could spend and argues that the Reich
is free to appropriate as much or as
little as desired for military purposes.
The present unsettled status of the
Disarmament Conference, from which
Germany withdrew last year. also is
reported to be mentioned in the reply.
which was said to state that since the
reduction OF armaments seems i'm
probable Germany has found it neces-
sary to take steps to bring her own
forces to a safe level
JUSTIFIES EXPENSES,
Evening star., 1934-04-12
PHILATELIC TREASURES
TO BE DISPLAYED HERE
Rarities Will Be Included in
Stamp Exposition to Be Held
Next Fall.

Some of the most valuable phi
latelic treasures in the world will be
exhibited in Washington next Fall
Michael L. Eidsness, jr., former su-
perintendent division of stamps. Post
Office Department, announced last
evening They will be displayed at a
stamp exposition in the Capital in
october or November. s>
He told members of the Washington
Philatelic Society. meeting at the
Hotel Carlton. that plans call for -"the
greatest show of its kind ever held II
Mr.. Eidsness, recently appointed
associate editor of Stamps Magazine
New York, has promises Of co-opera-
ton from leading collectors through
out the country he said. The exact
date and place will be announced
shortly.
The society also was addressed by
James Waldo Fawcett, stamp editor OF
The Star.
Evening star., 1934-04-12
.$15D,0DD[|BRARY
ITEM APPLAUDED
Dr.. BoWerman and Others
Gratified by Step for
Georgetown Branch.

Action by the House Appropriations
Committee in reporting The. District
bill yesterday with an item of $50. 900
for construction of the Georgetown
Branch Library Building, despite the
fact the supplemental item had not
been forwarded to Congress by the
Budget Bureau, was warmly ap-
plauded today by DR.. George F. Bow
erman. the librarian of the Public
Library, who expressed the gratitude
of the library trustees and of the citi-
zens. who for years have been working
on the project.
In reporting the appropriation bill
the committees report says: THE
committee has inserted In the bill an
item providing for the construction
a cost Of $150.000. The 1892 appro-
priation act provided for acquisition
Of site and for the drawing Of plans
and the committee Is Of the opinion
that this section Of the city should
now be furnished library service such
as has been available for many years
to the Mount Pleasant and Northeast
localities"
Expressions Of Gratitude.
DR.. Bowerman said today that he
was especially happy at the generous
action of the Appropriations Com.
mittee and will formally report the
matter to the Board of Library Trus-
tees at the meeting today. Dorsey W.
Hyde, chairman, and j. B. Wykoff.
vice chairman of the Georgetown
Library issociation. organized several
years ago for the promotion of the
establishment of this branch library
and who presented the matter before
the District Subcommittee of the
Committee on Appropriations, we're
also gratified over the success Of their
long efforts.
Although the Bureau of the Budget
did not send the library item to Con-
gress. DR.. Bowerman said the action
OF the committee in including that
item was to some extent anticipated.
since Chairman Cannon has on many
occasions expressed his interest in the
project and Representative Blanton,
who. in the absence of Mr.. Cannon
Will pilot the bill through the House.
has on several occasions been quoted
in the press as believing that net only
Georgetown. but Petworth and other
sections now lacking library facilities,
should have them. 1t was brought
out at the hearings that Mr.. Blanton
has long been a warm supporter of
the Library Of Congress and that he
is also similarly friendly to the Pub
lie LIBRARY.
Plans Well Advanced,
The plans for the branch library
are already we'll advanced. Nathan
c. Wyeth, the municipal architect.
and M. A. Coe, his assistant. are de-
veloping plans for a Colonial style OF
building to conform to the prevailing
architectural style of old Georgetown.
The site for the branch library is the
old Georgetown Reservoir at Wiscon-
sin avenue and r street. The site has
already been graded from an earlier
appropriation. Plans and specifica-
tions should be complete and pro-
posals issued. so that it should be
possible to start the work on building
at the beginning Of the next fiscal
year.
1nasmuch as the Senate voted an
appropriation for this branch library
for the fiscal year 1888, it is expected
that approval Of the project will also
be secured from that body.
Evening star., 1934-04-12
HOLINESS CHRISTIANS
REFLECT COUNCIL
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
POTTSTOWN. Pa, April 12.-The
Conference Council OF the Eastern
District, Holiness Christian Church of
the United States, was reelected yes
terday at the forty-first annual con-
ference of the church.
Those continued in the denomina-
items ruling body include Rev. Alex
Houseal. Goldsboro. Md, treasurer
The conference also licensed the
Rev. Paul Freeman, Pleasant Hill,
Md, and the Rev. E. Roscoe Smith,
Lisbon, Ohio. as ministers and the
Rev. Isaac Artz, Yakima, Wash, as
an evangelist.
Evening star., 1934-04-12
Democrats Postpone Meeting.

TUXEDO. Md, April IL Especially.
The meeting of the Young Mems
Democratic Club of Prince Georges
County, scheduled here tonight, has
been postponed, it was announced to-
day by President Edward A. Fuller,
jr. The new meeting date will be
announced later.
Evening star., 1934-04-12

XIV manner and whirled away with
her on the dance floor.
Veterans of Washington social life
say that this never happened at the
other embassies.
Many guests were surprised at the
iavishness and correctness Of the
function. One said: If this Is Com
munism am 100 per cent In favor
Of the immediate establishment Of Q
Communist regime everywhere"
Evening star., 1934-04-12
This
Changing
World
May Day Revolution
Is Feared by French
Officials.
BY CONSTANTINE BROWN.


~ ECAUSE of the present polit-
fcal turmoil, the French gov
eminent Is seriously con-
- cerned over a possible revo-
lutionary outbreak on May
1. There have been all kinds of ru-
mors, some substantiated, that the
most aggressive political groups. the
Royalists and the Communists. are
arming. May day has always been a
troublesome festival in Paris. but this
year the government is afraid that
it will be worse than ever.
\ y \
There is one encouraging aspect in
the whole situation. The Commun-
lists, for once, will refuse to cooper
ate with the other parties of the Left
Evening star., 1934-04-12
HEADS DEMOCRATIC CLUB

Carl Schedler was elected presi-
dent of the Young Democratic Club
of Washington at a meeting in the
Carlton Hotel last week, it was an
nounced today.
Other officers elected are: Edward
Wheeler. treasurer; Mrs. Victor Rus
sell, corresponding secretary; Dorothy
M. Ahlers, recording secretary; Mrs.
Eleanor Branson Hurd, first vice
president; George Harvey, second vice
president and Roland Rice, sergeant
at arms.
Evening star., 1934-04-12
Luray Recorder Named.

LURAY, Va, April IL (SpeCiaD -
Luray Town Council elected H. H.
Hudson as town recorder to fill the
vacancy made by the death of W. L.
Rhodes. No successor has yet been
appointed to Mr.. Rhodes place on the
Council. although several names have
been discussed.
Evening star., 1934-04-12
ANTITRUST CASE
DELAY IS SOUGHT
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co.
Seeks Hearing of Defense
August |.
BY the Associa ted Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Goodyear Tire g. Rubber Co.
has asked permission to delay its an
swer to its antitrust citation by the
Federal Trade Commission so it can 60
into the entire field of special brands,
mail order and chain store advertising
in the tire industry.
A motion asking that the company's
defense be heard about August /, in
stead of next month, as previously
scheduled, was filed with the commits
sion by Attorney Grover Higgins as
yesterdays hearing was recessed.
Special Contract at Issue.
At the same time, the company
issued q statement saying 1t expected
to seek testimony on the general COM
petitive situation in the industry relat-
ing to merchandising and advertising
among all the tire manufacturers, dis
tributors of cpecial brands and mail
order houses and chain stores.
"All of the other larger tire makers,
except Firestone, have contracts for
the manufacture Of special brand
tires" the statement said.
Goodyear's contract for special
brand tires for Sears, Roebuck & Co.
is at issue in the citation. The
Trade Commission has charged Good
year with secret rebates and price
discrimination in favor of Sears
Roebuck.
Witnesses from Wilmington, Del; /;
Birmingham, Atlanta and Rome, Ga,
testified yesterday that dealers were
injured by the contract, maintaining
that Sears -Roebuck was able to un-
dersell them by Is per cent on a
grade of tires similar to the ones they
handled.
Evening star., 1934-04-12
Town Too Dull for Farmer.

GREENLEAF, Kans. CP.-Seyeral
years ago life on the farm grew dull
for L. T. Stout and he and his wife
moved here, where they thought they
would find plenty of activity.
Evening star., 1934-04-12
GUN BILL INTRODUCED
Cummings Asks Fingerprinting

Cummings Asks Fingerprinting
and Photographing of Buyers.
Fingerprinting and photographing
Of the purchasers of pistols, machine
guns and other firearms would be re-
quired under a national firearms act
introduced yesterday by Representa-
tive Summers, Democrat. Of Texas.
upon request of Attorney General
Cummings.