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discuss the report that a letter
from the man from Washington"
had been found in the girls room.
He said:
81 am not at liberty to say
anything about that report"
DETECTIVE RETICENT
He wouldn't even admit that
such a letter had been found.
He also refused to confirm a re-
port that letters to her parents
or her diary had been discovered.
He said:
1.-THE only thing / can say is
that we are looking for a man
from Washington"
Asked if he knew whether the
man sought had been in AShe-
Vile during the last few days. he
hesitated for a moment and then
said:
II can't tell you that"
Miss Clevenger had arrived in
Asheville with her uncle only last
Tuesday, and they had taken
rooms just around the corner
from each other.
The uncle and niece we're max
ing a tour of North Carolina to-
gether and had come here from
Raleigh where Professor eleven
ger teaches.
Professor Clevenger discovered
the girls body shortly after 8
o'clock yesterday morning when
he went to her room to ask her
to go to breakfast with him.
Stunned by the sight that met
his eyes, Prof. Clevenger stag
gered from the room and hailed
an employe of the hotel, who
happened to be passing through
the corridor.
The hotel employe carried the
news to the hotel management
who in turn notified the sheriff'S
office. Both the police and
sheriff's officers worked through
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cent of the people-thOse over
go years of age"
He added that nevertheless he
would not be surprised if as many
as 60 congressman will be elect
ed in November who will be
pledged to Townsend and Cough
lin.
johnson declared he thought
the Democratic platform of 1882
was the "the most perfect econ
omic doctrine that this country
has ever seen" and that he went
into the Roosevelt administration
believing that program would be
carried out.
For six months the Administers.
ton went in the right direction,
johnson asserted, then suddenly
the whole basic plan of recovery
was thrown out.
Evening star., 1936-02-22
WINANT ADDRESSES
MOOSE CONFERENCE
Members Also Hear Author, Sena-
tor Davis and Nice-Dance
Ends Session.

John G. Winant, chairman of the
Society Security Board, and Mrs.
Anna Steese Richardson, author, were
to be principal speakers at this morn
tng's session of the Midwinter con-
ference of the Loyal Order of Moose
being held at the Hotel Mayflower.
The two-day meeting will close with
dinner dance tonight.
Governor Harry w. Nice of Mary
land and Senator James J. Davis of
Pennsylvania addressed delegates on
yesterday afternoons program.
Davis, founder of the Mooseheart
School in Chicago, which cares for
more than 1000 children of members
of the order who are in i'll health
described the functions and purposes
of the institution and asked members
to Join in furthering the educational
program of the school.
Nice. member of the order. warmly
praised the work of Senator Davis
'for his unselfish and wholly humani-
tartan efforts" in connection with the
founding and subsequent enlargement
OF the school. The Governor con-
tinued by emphasizing the value of
friendship found in fraternal organ
dzations.
Special conference meetings will be
held today throughout the afternoon,
including those Of the Women of the
Moose assembled here for the Mid
winter conference.
Evening star., 1936-02-22
TREADWAY OFFERS
SALARY PUBLICITY
REPEAL MEASURE
"a Revenue Act Calls for
Publication of All Over
$4,000.
GRATIFIES CURIOSITY,
SAYS BILLS SPONSOR
Should Have Been Terminated
With "Pink Slips" Declares
Bay State Representative.
BY WILL p. KENNEDY.

Repeal of the section in the rev.
enue act which provides for publica-
ton of salaries paid to officers OF
corporations In excess Of $4,000
year Is provided in bill introduced
by Representative Treadway of Mas
sachusetts, ranking Republican on
the House Ways and Means Commit
tee.
This provision was inserted in the
1884 revenue act as Senate amend
ment. Treadway emphasizes it should
have been repealed at the same time
Congress repealed the obnoxious pink
Slip provision of the same act which
called for full publicity of income tax
returns. The provision with respect to
salaries had the same purpose. he
points out.
Fears Racketeering.
ut seeks to crafty the curiosity OF
snoopers who are always prying into
other peoples business" he says. 1T
furnishes a sucker list for wildcat
promoters of all kinds. for stock and
bond brokers, for insurance statesmen
and others. It provides handy refer
ence for solicitors for all sorts OF
contributions. 1t gives blackmailers
and kidnapers a preferred list OF
prospects. Many other - objections
could be cited.
II do not think we should have
such a law on the statute books. SAL
aries paid to officers of corporations
are a private matter between the Of
flcers and the stockholders. They do
not concern anybody else,. at least
when the salary is less than six fig
ures. Stockholders already have au-
thority, under the law, to inspect the
returns filed by their own corpora
tions, so it cannot be said that this
section is necessary on their account.
Cites Crowd of Inspectors.
when the report of salaries for
1884 was first made public" Tread
way continued, "the Office of the Ways
and Means Committee would not be-
gin to hold all those who sought an
opportunity to inspect the list. and it
had to be separated into sections and
transferred to the large hearing
room. Subsequently, it was necessary
for the chairman of the committee to
restrict each person to 10 minutes to
keep certain individuals from monop-
olizing the list.
Although it has been given rather
full publicity in the newspapers, one
or more persons are continually por-
ing over its pages ferreting out in
formation to which they have no
moral right. and which will be used
for no good purpose. 1t has even
reached the point where one of the
Community Chests has sent a REPRE-
sentative to inspect the list, evil
IDENTIFY for the purpose of sizing up
the individuals from whom they in
tend to solicit funds.
Members of Congress are daily in
receipt of requests from persons seek
ing to obtain copies of the list, or who
want the member to look up certain
names for them. 1t is time that Con-
gress ceased to aid and abet this ef-
fort to snoop into other peoples pri-
vate affairs. This section should be
repealed"
Evening star., 1936-02-22
TRAITS
ra@ CONVICTIONS
FIRST oFFENsE SPEEDING.

FIRST OFFENSE SPEEDING.
John A. de Lathouder, 212o p street,
38 miles, $40.
Otis L. Coles. 21o6 F street, 81 miles,
$40.
John F. Waldron, 3718 Benton
street, 38 miles, $40.
Robert A. Taylor, 1928 Fairmont
street, 80 miles, IS.
Charles G. Cobb, 3614 Connecticut
avenue, SO miles, S..
Mary Stein, 519 Decatur street, 80
miles, IS.
william G. Watt, 31s g street
southeast, 80 miles, IS.
Elmer L. Daniels, 1882 Ridge place
southeast, 80 miles, IS.
Harry Hall, 1920 East Capitol street.
50 miles, IS.
Joseph L. Bowsher, $50 Tennessee
avenue. "a miles, IS.
Gustavus Reinig, New York, 80
miles, $40.
Charles e. Marshall, 208 Massachu-
sets avenue northeast, 80 miles, IS.
Sam Scarlato. 1112 Holbrook street
northeast, "a miles, S..
Whitney Colt, Philadelphia, "a
miles, IS.
Sidney NJ. Fallin. Virginia. %
miles, IS. \,
J Sims Batson, 1915 Thirty-second.
street northeast. SO miles, IS. "a.
Evening star., 1936-02-22
Fish Sold Alive.

Carp are being transported alive
from Lake Beaton, in Hungary, and
sold, still wriggling, from tanks in
London.
Evening star., 1936-02-22
POLICEMAN SUSPENDED

Policeman Thomas O'Donnell of No.
5 precinct was suspended from duty
today after he was reported to have
been in fight at 1903 C street south
east with william Ware, 56, of that
address.
ODonnel called at the C street
address to see q friend after he went
off duty last midnight, police said.
He became engaged in an alteration
with Ware, who hit him with shoe
last. Both were treated at Provi-
dence Hospital, arrested on charges
of assault and released on payment
Of, $50 collateral each.
Their case will be heard in Police
Court Monday.
Evening star., 1936-02-22
TWO CARS STRUCK
At RAIL CROSSINGS
Four Escape in Nearby
Maryland Crashes-One
Auto Is Hit Twice.

A Washingtonian is fighting for his
life today and an Ammendale family
father. mother and adopted son-are
recovering from the shock and minor
injuries as the result of two Prince
Georges County grade crossing acci-
dents late yesterday.
On the danger list at Casualty Hos
pital is Edgar M. Clark. 81, of 1886
Meridian place. His machine was in
collision with the Pennsylvania Rail-
roads Federal Express at the Land
over crossing. His skull was fractured
when the fast northbound train
dragged his car about so feet. He was
thrown clear of the wreckage about 80
feet from the crossing, and that is be-
lieved to have saved him from death
Pulled From Wreckage.
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Hodgkin and
their adopted son. Luther Brown, IL,
owe their lives to quick work by two
"Tugwelltown" employees, who extri-
Gated them from their car after it was
struck by a northbound Baltimore g.
Ohio train at Ammendale crossing
just before the machine was struck
again by southbound train.
Hodgkin suffered a wrenched shoul-
der, his wife a confusion of the leg
and the boy scratch on the shoulder.
Kelton Merson and Frank Vetter
of Laurel were the two rescuers. They
were en- route home from the Reset
tlement Administration project in
Berwyn Heights and reached the
crossing just after the crash.
The Hodgkins live within sight OF
the crossing and were returning home
from Beltsville when their car was
struck on the northbound tracks and
knocked 80 feet, falling on its right
side. As the three occupants were
removed the car was hit again by a
southbound train, and hurled up on
the platform at the shelter station
There is no watchman at the AM
mendale crossing, but bells and fash
ing lights have been installed No
witnesses to the accidents were found
by the Maryland State police in their
investigation. The family Is under
physicians care and was unavailable
for questioning
A watchman Is maintained at all
times at the Landover crossing. Ac-
cording to L. w. Windsor, who was
on duty when Clark was injured, the
motorist crashed into the train, his
car striking the second car. The
train was pulled by two electric en-
gineS.
Approached From South.
Clark approached the crossing from
the south after entering the highway
from side street so feet away. He
had gone to Landover to get his
machine, which friend had repaired.
Windsor said he took his position
on the north side of the crossing,
waving red lantern. He saw the
automobile approaching, but did not
see the crash, as the train passed
between them.
A spring was broken on the second
car Of the train and it was halted
in Bowie for temporary repairs.
The Bladensburg Rescue Squad car
ried the injured man to the hospital.
Both Hodgkin and Clark are en-
ployes of the Potomac Electric Power
Co.
Evening star., 1936-02-22
MISS THOMPSON
HITS SECTION 213
Noted Writer Says Govern
ment Trend Discriminates
Against Women.

Dorothy Thompson, distinguished
journalist and lecturer, said last night
that the theory back of Section 2l3
of the Economy Act is "cock-eyed,"
and that if the trend to discriminate
against women in the matter of en-
ployment goes further. you can lay
it right at the door of the Federal
Government"
1t is ridiculous to have to defend
the married woman's right to work,
she declared militantly to members of
the National Women's Party, at q
meeting at the Carlton Hotel. It is
more difficult, however, to defend the
feminist movement now than it was
five years ago, she added. land we've
got to begin mobilizing the same old
arguments" for emancipation.
Right here in Washington" she
said, you have two very interesting
cases of what am speaking of. I
refer to the notorious Section 213 of
the Economy Act and to the 40-hour-
a-week law for women now in hear
ing before the District of Columbia.
Both, she said, are clearly designed
in deprive women of working privi-
leges-the first, because it frequently
removes married women from their
rightful positions in the Government
service; the second, because, by neces-
stating adjustment in behalf of wom-
en- workers, it would result in trans
Rnr,.nl <n man
Criticizes Fascist Regimes.
Looking very feminine in a white
gown of soft flowing taffeta, the
speaker impatiently pushed back vivid
blue chiffon draperies as she told how
the Fascist movements in Germany
and Italy threaten to put women "in
the worst position they've ever had in
all history" There are Fascists in
this country, too, she charged, and
many "call themselves anything from
rugged individualists to Jeffersonian
Democrats!"
She deplored the fact that the anti
feminist movement is not confined
to "old fogies." Because young people
are finding it difficult to get work.
many of them think that taking
women out of their jobs would solve
the problem, she explained.
But women have always worked, she
argued. Before the machine age, she
pointed out, manufacture of gar
ments, the canning of foods and many
other industries were carried on In
the home. In going into factories to
do this work, women are simply fol-
lowing their original jobs, she de-
clared.
"The curse of the world" she said,
'is the theory that it is better to have
little than lot-that there Is too
much production. But what we need
Is more production, better quality OF
goods, better wages, lower prices and
larger consumption"
Average Wage of Women.
The average wage of all women
workers In the United States is $11 q
week, she said. which effectively dis
poses OF the argument that the mass
Of women work for fun. As for Sec
ton 213, it knocks the props right
out from under the Civil Service sys-
TEN, she claimed, by replacing the
merit system OF appointment with
preJudiced discrimination against
class.
Issuing q warning to men, she said,
DO not believe that society which
dictates tos women will stop with
4 Asked at the coneausiou of her ad--
Evening star., 1936-02-22
.FATALPLANECRASH
CAUSE SUGGESTED
Pilot interference Possible
Explanation of Sudden
Goodwin Tragedy.
BY the Associated Press.

by tQe ASSOCldteQ tTeSS.
A report by Commerce Department
experts on the American Air Lines
crash at Goodwin, Ark, was disclosed
yesterday to have advanced inter-
ference with the pilot as one of sew
eral alternative explanations.
The plane fell January II, killing
all of the II passengers and crew.
The experts report, which may be
changed in some details, was said vir-
tually to confess inability to prove
any particular cause, but substantially
eliminates purely mechanical failures.
Ofhcials are considering asking the
Senate subcommittee now investi-
eating the crash that killed Senator
Cutting of New Mexico to carry on
the Goodwin inquiry beyond the
scope of the Commerce Department.
The experts suggest that COM
mentary loss of control of the plane
may have been responsible. This
might have happened, they said, had
one of the pilots been absent from
the control room and had the remain
ing pilot been in some manner in
capacitated.
Such a momentary loss of control
the experts theorized, might have been
sufficient to drop the plane enough
to catch tree top.
Possibly, it was suggested, gasoline
tanks were being changed and in this
instant the dropsoccurred.
A great many possible explanations,
some highly dramatic, have been ad-
vanced, but the experts dwelt but little,
except by inference, with these sug-
gestions in their report. Development
Of them, 1t was suggested, might be
carried on by the Senate subcommit-
tee.
The experts made several suggestions
for the future, including the requiring
Of higher flying; that both pilot and
co-pilot be constantly in the control
room; that no passengers be permitted
to visit the control door, and that the
door between it and the passenger
compartment always be kept closed.
Evening star., 1936-02-22
w. R. MOORE LECTURES

New Zealand was painted as a
scenic wonderland, flsherman's par
adise and land of progressive people
by w. Robert Moore, writer and pho
tographer for the National Geographic
magazine in talk to members of the
National Geographic Society in Con-
stitution Hall last night.
Moore, who recently spent six
months touring the Antipodes for
the society, travelled more than 5000
miles in the dominion down under"
His talk was illustrated On sound pic.
lures and scolored slidexN -....-
Evening star., 1936-02-22
BURGOS VISITS HULL

Ernesto Bonetti Burgos, recently ap-
pointed minister Of foreign relations
of the Dominican Republic, paid a
brief visit to the State Department
here yesterday en- route home from
Germany. where he was Minister from
his country.
Together with Andres Pastoriza,
Dominican Minister to the United
States, Burgos later attended dinner
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Hull. He Ii
the guest of Mr.. andAMrs. Pastoriza
at the Dominican Ie ,iora. .-e:sz-a-:-si---. =
Evening star., 1936-02-22
SWANSON, ROOSEVELT
PATIENTS IN HOSPITAL
Secretary Continues Improvement
as Assistant Is Stricken With
Intestinal Influenza,

The Navy's two civilian heads were
patients in Naval Hospital today
Secretary Swanson apparently recov-
ering from the pleurisy that followed
rib fracture, and Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt in the acute stages of in
testinal influenza. Roosevelt entered
the hospital last night.
THE gradual improvement in Sec
retary Swanson's condition continues" 4"
Capt George C. Thomas. command
ing the hospital, reported today.
Roosevelt spent "a fairly comfort-
able night" but is likely to be con-
fined to the hospital "for several
days"
Roosevelt, a cousin of the President,
is a former regular officer in the Ma
rine Corps.
Evening star., 1936-02-22

dress If she thought America was in
danger Of becoming Fascist, Miss
Thompson quoted, laughingly, the title
Of her husbands "It Can't Happen
Here!" q novel by her husband, Sin
clair Lewis.
'The pattern is simple" she added.
''Fascism. Is q relatively easy thing
to do"
She was introduced by Raymond
Gram Swing, an editor OF The Nation.
Evening star., 1936-02-22

motorists riding mracuousy
accidents yesterday
O Automobile which three people suffered
struck at Ammenda 2 Hodgkin
ambulance after
the go Luther adopted
in Clark of
Washington hurt
at (5 Kelon
Laurel who saved the lives Hodgn
by pulling them out of their after
minutes after their limited
and completed its demolition Cd Edgar
LandoVer mishap
Evening star., 1936-02-22
Newlyweds Welcomed.

Seaside resorts of England are try
ing to attract newlyweds by offering
them the freedom of the city" during
their honeymoon.
Evening star., 1936-02-22
Pay Change Asked.

The government of South Africa has
been asked to demand that all salaries
and wages under $4,000 year be paid
on weekly basis.
Evening star., 1936-05-05
Guild Plans
New Season
At National

pLANS already are in the making at
the New York Offices of the The
ater Guild and the American Theater
Society for the group Of plays to be
presented next season at the National
Theater, and there is a strong posi-
bility that Ina Claire and Osgood
Perkins will be seen in the Capital
early in season in S. N. Behrman's
End Of Summer"
No definite information is forth
coming at present concerning other
Theater Guild plays to be seen here,
but it is known that the group has
under consideration for 1867 pro-
duction, And Stars Remain" a
play by Julius j. and Philip G. Ep-
stein, who hitherto have confined
their writing to motion pictures.
The guild also owns The King of
the Mountains" by Martin FLUID, and
options on plays by Eugene O'Neill,
Maxwell Anderson and John Wexley,
so it is quite possible that there will
be several important previews here
next season.
Reservations for the 1867 season
Of the Theater Guild may now be
made at the National Theater with
Bess Davis Schreiner, local representa-
tive Of the American Theater Society.
The office of the subscription director,
in the second floor lobby of the Ma
tional. is open every afternoon from
noon until 5 o'clock.
Evening star., 1936-05-05
Twins in One Role.
THE infant Prince James, in R-K-o

THE infant Prince James, in R-K-O
Radios forthcoming production of
MARY of Scotland" will be played,
not by one baby, but two! Director
John Ford, now bringing the Kath-
arine Hepburn -Fredric March starring
film to completion, chose Jean and
Judith Kircher, 1-year-old twins, for
the role of Queen Mary's son. Ford
and Producer Pandro German tested
nearly 500 babies before deciding on
the minute Kirchers.
Because of the strict laws governing
the use of babies in pictures, it always
is necessary to have two youngsters
who look alike for each role. One baby
doubles for the other in long shots.
The law requires that a baby shall be
under lights for not more than so sec
onds at time, with rest periods of 5
minutes between. A life-size doll is
used as a "stand-in" for the babies
during rehearsals and while the set
up is being prepared and lighted for
the scene.
Jean and Judith are so much alike
that even in close-ups it is impossible
to tell them apart. They began their
screen careers when they were
months old, and have appeared in
The Three Godfathers," Riff Raft
and THE First Baby" They are the
children of Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Kircher
of North Hollywood.
Evening star., 1936-05-05
LANGLEY DAY AIR MEET
JUDGES ANNOUNCED
Program at College Park to In
clude Annual Presentation of
Association Trophy.

Appointment of three judges and
two of the race officials for the fourth
annual Langley day air meet, to be
held at College Park Airport Sunday
afternoon, was announced today by
Chester H Warrington, president of
the Washington Air Derby Association,
sporsor
The judges are William R. Enyart,
secretary to the Contest Committee of
the National Aeronautic Association;
Lieut.. Col. Vincenzo Coppola, Italian
air attache, and Capt Brintnall H.
Merchant, secretary of the Air Reserve
Association.
j. Earl Steinhauer, well-known local
pilot and vice president of the Derby
Association, will serve as field marshal.
George C. Brinckerhoff, manager of
the airport, will act as chief starter.
The report of the Committee on
Awards of the derby group will be
made at the association club house at
the airport during the meet and will
be followed by the annual presentation
OF the association trophy to the out
standing local aviator of the past year.
The flying events have been sane
toned by the National Aeronautic
Association. An important feature will
be the first public exhibition of three
of the new light airplanes Of radical
design built for the Bureau of Air
Commerce in its quest for an airplane
suitable for the average citizen.