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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-21
| DUCE ERECTING
.HUMAN FORTRESS
Balzano Industrial Zone In.
augurated for TyroI
INFLAMMATION.
By the Associated Press.

4y the Associated Press.
BoLZANO. Italy, December ii
Mussolini's fight to erect a human
fortress along the Austrian frontier
and to Italianize the Tyrol region
taken from Austria following the
Werld War was given concrete ex-
preston here yesterday by the cere-
nlorious Inauguration OF the indus
trial zone of Bolzano.
Cabinet ministers and government
officials attended, together with tens
OF thousands of the public.
The industrial zone is composed of
new and extensive factories erected
at. cost of tens of millions Of lire.
They are designed to attract the
italian workman to this region, so as
to balance the population of Austrian
origin. They are surrounded by gov
ernment-built workmen's houses, new
and comfortable.
Fourteen years of fascism have ap-
preciably impressed the Tyrol-Alto
Adlge region with the Italian i'm
prant, and the Italian population
there has considerably increased-but
the Italian is still greatly inferior to
the resident Of Austrian-origi in
number.
$4,000 Italians in Section.
THE problem of the Austrian from
, tier province was outlined recently
| In an exhaustive work by the frontier
! expert Sirnor PaoIo Dripo
Signor Drigo said there are now
$4,000 Italians in the Tyrol-Alto Adigo
| section, compared with $1,000 Italians
at the end of the World War, so that
from 1918 on, the increase has been
10000.
However, this is only 80 per cent
OF the total population. which means
that more than two-thirds of the
people here are of Austrian origin.
The economic rank of the Italians
has improved, but it is still not suffi-
Gent to give the italian element
enough weight in the community, said
Sigflor Drigo.
OF the whole Italian population in
the Tyrol region. however, Signor
Drigo asserted, only 80 per cent is
stable population. OF the number
that entered the district after the
war, he added, only to 10 per cent
ere stable.
And of our stable population" he
added. "only a very small part, per-
haps a sixth, fulflls functions of
higher class in the social order"
Minority Lacks Influence.
"We are therefore faced with the
incontrovertible fact that our minority
cannot make itself felt in proportion
ito its numbers, because two-thirds
Of 1t does not possess stability and
because of the third that is stable
only small part occupies an elevated,
or at least independent, place in the
social order
Signor Drigo avowed the ratio be-
tween the Italian and the Austrian
origin populations must be changed.
Tt is now las. During the second
decade Of fascism he would have it
brought to Ia, and in the third to IL.
Only when the Italian population
Is brought to between 10000 and
100000, he concluded, "can the real
transformation of the frontier prov
inIe be effected and the bulwark
really restored"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-21
v. P.A. PRODUCTS
D0NATEDFOR YULE
Priced Collection of $50 Ar.
tiCIes Contributed to
Capital Drive.

Priced samples of the handwork Of
men and women on w. P. A. womens
and professional projects in every
State of the Union-a collection Of
$50 articles ranging from leather
jackets to wooden toys. hooked rugs
to scrap books-today was added to
the contributions of Federal depart
ments and bureaus cooperating with
The Star, Warner Bros. theaters, Ma
tional Broadcasting Co., Metropolitan
Police Department and Parent Teach
ers' Association to see that no one
in Washington Is forgotten this
Christmas.
This donation, made up Of articles
sent to Washington for exhibit pur-
poses from projects throughout the
country, was made possible by the in
terest Of Mrs. Ellen S. Woodward,
director of women's and professional
projects, according TO announcement
by Harry r. Daniel, chief co-ordinator
Of Federal workers. 1t is representa-
tive Of the best work done during the
past year on w. p A. projects under
Mrs. Woodward's direction.
Toys Small Proportion.
Toys comprise only small proper
ton Of the w. P. A. contribution TO
the Christmas campaign. The list Of
gifts includes clothing of all types,
quilts, pottery sandals and even a
few volumes of Braille. In spite Of
the finished workmanship, officials ex-
planned that many of the articles were
made from scraps Of materials left
over from previous work. For instance,
scraps were utilized in the production
OF bed room slippers, mittens. belts,
helmets and baby shoes and pieces Of
leather left over from making coats
of solid color were used to make crazy
quilt sport jackets"
w. P. AS contribution-which was
additional to gifts w. P. A. employees
contributed to the Federal workers
Christmas campaign-was the largest
donation reported today from Govern
ment organizations, Daniel stated.
More Gifts Promised.
AS the campaign was continued.
however, Daniel received the promise
Of gifts to continue up until Christ
mas eve.
Meanwhile Gordon Hittenmark, in
charge Of the N. B. c. Doll House, at
Fourteenth and F streets, announced
that Federal employees from more
than dozen organizations have con-
tributed to the doll house and nu-
merous small Office parties are being
planned for its benefit.
All contributions made from now
on, either to the coll house or directly
to the Federal employees campaign.
will be turned over to the sixteenth
annual Metropolitan Police Christmas
party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-21
GROUP TO DIRECT
ROAD CAMPAIGN
Bethesda Organizations Will
Name Steering Commit.
tee Tomorrow,
BY = Stan Correspondent Of The Star.

BETHESDA, Md. December al
William Buckley, president of the
Bethesda Chamber of Commerce, has
called meeting for tomorrow night
to form a steering committee to ham
die details Of the campaign to widen
and resurface the Old Georgetown
road
Since two motorists were killed In
a collision with bus on the narrow
highway December 6, public senti-
ment In favor Of improving the road
has resulted in mass meeting at
which a resolution was voted to take
immediate steps toward having the
road converted into q thnr' ilghfare
capable of handling the heary trafic
1t Is called on to bear anG eliminating
the hazards which have made it one
Of the danger spots in this section.
Appointment of q steering commit
tee to carry out the mandate Of the
meeting is in accordance with the
procedure followed in securing i'm
provement Of the Wisconsin avenue
extension, Buckley explained, and is
expected to be successful in obtain
ing results in the case Of the Old
Georgetown road. He said:
Sentiment Crystalized.
Sentiment in this section is crys-
tailed in favor Of having the road
improved. but getting the co-opera-
ton OF the State Roads Commission
and having the necessary appropria-
tons made is another question.
From past experience. we know It
will take many trips to Baltimore and
Annapolis to discuss details Of the
project and 1t Is difdcult 10 get together
large delegation on short notice,
as is frequently . necessity in efforts
of this kind.
"A small committee, representing the
various interested groups in this part
of Montgomery County, will be able to
accomplish more than . large COM
mittee. Needless to say. the various
groups which the steering committee
represent will be consulted in every
case before any action Is taken and
their advice and support will be sought
In all steps proposed"
Will Outline Program.
Tomorrow nights meeting will be
held in the county building and repre-
sentatives Of the Old Georgetown Road
Citizens Association, the Bethesda
Fire Board. the Bethesday Elementary
School Parent-Teacher Association
and the Chamber Of Commerce will be
asked to attend.
The steering committee will outline
q definite program of procedure to
be followed and enlist the aid Of all
interested in the project.
Among those whose assistance will
be asked, Buckley said, will be Miss
Ruth Shoemaker and Joseph A. Can
trel, members Of the county delega-
ton in the Maryland Legislature;
County Commissioner Robert D.
Hagner, the American Automobile
Association and the Keystone Motor
Club.
The keystone Club already has con-
Quoted a preliminary survey Of the
Old Georgetown road, showing 1t total
ly inadequate to handle the heavy
traffic which travels the road daily.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-21
DEMOCRATS
TO HOLD VICTORY BALL

The California Democratic Club of
Washington will stage victory ban
quet and ball at the Mayfiower Hotel
on January 20. it was announced today
by Mrs. Florence D. Shreve. president.
President and Mrs. Roosevelt have
been invited to attend. and Senator and
Mrs. William Gibbs McAGoo and Sena-
tor and Mrs. Hiram johnson have been
asked to head the States delegation. A
large attendance is expected.
Keith Carlin is in charge of arrange
ments, assisted by Controller of the
Currency j. F. T. O'Connor. Justus
Wardell, Miss Marian Harron. r.
Robert Carroll ard Philip Dodson. w.
o. r. Manning Is chairman of the
Committee on finance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-21
GOODS PREFER WORK

PITTSBURGH, December II III
At the University of Pittsburgh fresh
man girls think about work, not we'd
dings, after graduation.
A survey of records in the Office of
the dean of women. where occupa-
tional aims of $50 first-year students
were listed. disclosed yesterday just
one had marriage in mind.
OF the $50 women students. 100 said
they wanted to become teachers
Eighteen listed newspaper work as
their idea of a career.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-21
FEDERAL INCOME
GAIN IS REPORTED
Treasury Announces $164,.
600, 900 Increase as Ex.
perts Complete Budget.
By the Associated Press.

.
As administration experts put finish
ing touches on next years budget. the
Treasury recorded today . S64 ,000, 900
gain on the income side of its ledger
since July /.
For the first five months of this
fiscal year, its receipts totaled 81, $685.
$4,000. compared with $l.221 ,786, 900
in the corresponding period last year.
Gains were shown in IS Of the 70
categories Of taxation. Leading the
upswing were income taxes, which
totaJed $4l3.863.000 between July
and November 80. an increase of $780,
SIS. 900.
OF the income tax receipts, $23S.9lS.-
600 came from corporations and STA
ga 900 from individuals.
The next largest gair was In liquor
tax revenues. which. at 1858 SOC, 900
were $47,4l7,ooe above the same period
last year.
Others included:
Tobacco taxes. s235,12s, 900. gain Of
S24 ,020 900: gasoline. $90.0l9 900. gain
Of S4.701 900; automobiles. 81, ssh 900,
gain Of $7,546,000; tires and inner
tubes. sl6,ss4.000, gain Of $3,732 900;
telephone and other communications,
1921 900, gain Of 81 ,0s3, 900.
Oficials said receipts for the i've
months supported their estimates that
revenues for this fiscal year would
aggregate s5,642, 100000 This total
would compare with s4,ll5,956. 900 last
year and So. 100, 045 900 in 1885.
Estate tax receipts fell s12,lls, 900
to $4,000, 1000. Declines also were
listed for levies on domestic wines,
matches. and crude petroleum pro-
cessed.
Only President Roosevelts budget
message and certain technical details
remain to be completed before the
Governments fiscal plans for ls37-38
are sent to Congress.
It Is expected the new budget will
count in part on further increases in
tax revenues next year to narrow the
gap between revenue and expendi-
lures.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-21
SANTA.
ONE of the towns children. who
. should be grown up, but aren't,
don't care a boot for Santa

1.-THE bright. particular star" the
article says. in part, was Mayor
Cummings. His honor hit the ball
savagely. Square and hard he
smashed 1t every time at bat, gath
ering in one three-base hit. three two
baggers, two singles and a fly out.
six of the lawyers runs were
scored by Mayor Cummings, and his
fielding was of high order. too. Only
one error was chalked up against
him"
RUN.
When the husband Of Mamie
Dtgos goes on the rampage, he amt
tooling, Mamie told Warrant Clerk
r. E. Colt at Police Court. Mamie
said he had "drapn knipes, a gun
and an ice pick" Dith Which to do
her bodily harm.
did you find out you could
rum" Colt asked.
Deed I did," Mamie replied, II
been running like that for seven
years. Sometimes, mister, / think
my feet hurt, but Uhen things git
hot, ! forget I got feet"
Colt issued the ,Ddrrdnt.
SIGN.
While all these investigations are
going on, will somebody please find
out what gruesome spirit painted that
sign on the highway over in vir-
ginia beyond the end Of Memorial
Bridge?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-21
BUTLER ASSAILS
:"IMPROPER" TAXES
Columbia President Holds Be.
quests to Public Service" In.
stitutions Should Be Exempt.


NEW YORK, December ala
warning against any improper use
of the Governments power of taxa
ton was sounded last night by
President Murray Butler of Columbia
University, who said:
THE most subtle type of revolution
which confronts American democracy
today is that which is easily and
silently possible through taxation"
DR.. Butler, in his annual report to
the trustees, declared all money given
or bequeathed to institutions of public
service should be exempt from taxa
tion: Such institutions, he said, are
established and maintained by the
benefactions of individual citizens.
If. therefore, Government UNDER
takes, in the exercise of its duly
granted powers, to adopt and enforce
scheme of taxation which makes
these benefactions for the public
service in the field of liberty impos-
sible, then Government is attacking
the public interest and the public
service at their very foundation.
Neither communism nor facism
could do more"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-21
HIT-RUN CAR KILLS MAN,
HURTS HIS WIFE AND SON
Driver Fails to Return After
Telling Women He Is Going
for Aid.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RICHMOND. December Ala mo-
torist who struck and fatally injured
Emmett Lee Purcell. 53-year-old Rich
mond printer, stopped to tell Mrs.
PurceS Pc was going to get aid, she
told police last night, and then sped
away without returning
Mrs. Purcell and Willie Taylor, their
6-year-old grandson, were also hurt
by the car, which knocked them into
q ditch as they were walking along
Hanover road near Fair Oaks, she told
State Policeman Bill Groth and
Henrico Ohicer Frank Bowls.
The driver, young man, stopped
and tried to lift Purcell into the ma
chine, the widow said, but found the
unconscious form too heavy. He said
he was going to a nearby filing station
to get helper. When he did not re-
turn, Mrs. Purcell said. she made her
way to a house for assistance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-21
INQUIRY IS PRESSED
INTO BRUNO ESCAPE
Pennsylvania Attorney General
Leaves Pottsville to Tour Coal
Area With Earle.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
POTTSVILLE, Pa, December al
Attorney General Charles J. Marsiotti
left Pottsville temporarily today with
the word that his office was not slack
ening efforts to solve the walkaway
escape Of Joseph J. Bruno while serv-
ing q life term for murder in the
Schuylkill County jail.
The attorney general was invited
to Join Gov. George H. Earle In o
tour Of the anthracite region, look
ing into the unauthorized mining Of
coal by unhired miners.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-21
SAILORS PROPOSE
TERMS IN STRIKE
Automotive Industry Feels
Effect of Glass and Parts
IdIeness.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Union and employer spokesman
sighted a possible break in the 53-day-
old Pacific Coast maritime strike to-
day in the form of a tentative agree
ment submitted to members of the
Sailors Union.
On another strike front the auto
mobile industry began feeling the
pinch of a walk-out by $4,000 glass,
auto and auto parts workers, with
little Roadway apparent in efforts to
reach accord.
At Pittsburgh steel workers launched
an attempt to supplant company
unions with the form of industrial
organization advocated by John l..
Lewis. Claiming to represent 900. 1000
men in q Eastern mills. 244 delegates
organized the Committee for Indus
trial Organizations Representatives
Council to carry on the campaign.
Terms to Be Submitted.
Harry Lundeberg. chief Of the
Sailors Union Of the Pacific, said set
Element terms would be submitted to
members perhaps tonight. The Sail
ors' Union is one Of seven involved in
the walk-out.
The sailors want to show the other
unions the way home" said Lunde-
berg.
An unsuccessful conference Satur-
day night left unshaken q strike of
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. workers.
but Glen w. McCabe, president of
their union. said the workers and
management of the Libbey- Owens
Ford Co., tied up by a sympathy
walk-out, were mot far apart" A
total of more than $4,000 glass work.
ers was out.
The automobile industry. affected by
the glass strike. was further hampered
by idleness of more than $4,000
craftsmen of bodies, wheels and other
car parts.
Members Reported Out.
The United Automobile Workers of
America claimed 2,400 members were
on strike at the Fisher Body Corp.
and Chevrolet Motor Co. in Kansas
City, 1900 in plants of the same two
companies at Atlanta. 1900 in the j. 1.
Case Co. at Racine, Wis; 1900 in the
Hercules Motor Co., Canton. Ohio;
5000 at the Hayes Co. in De-
troit, and 140 in the affiliated Kelsey
Wheel Co. at Windsor. Ontario.
Unicn leaders at Detroit. accusing
the Kelsey-Hayes management Of re-
fusing to deal with them. said in a
statement: We we're willing and still
are willing to negotiate"
BALTIMORE TUGS TIED UP.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-21
MAY ATTEND DINNER

b the Associated Press.
Of1cials In the Office Of Postmaster
General Farley said today he has
tentatively" accepted an invitation
to attend the annual Christmas dinner
for midshipmen at the United States
Naval Academy.
They indicated Farley probably
would attend unless something "un-
forseen" should develop.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-21
Missing Pilots Wife,
Unaware of Crash,
Plans for Christmas
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SEATTLE. December 2l.-Mrs.
Arthur A. Haid. home from the
hospital. planned Christmas to-
day for her 10-day-old baby and
her husband. unaware that Pilot
Haid has been missing since Fri
dav in an airliner.
When she asked about him she
was told that bad weather had
disrupted his flying schedule.
Haid and q co-pilot are being
sought in North Idaho wilderness
country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-21
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
Of Interesting Events
and Things.
SANTA.

SANTA.
ONE of the towns children. who
should be grown up, but aren't,
don't care a boot for Santa
- Claus, it seems.
Bill Ewing, who played Santa at q
recent party to get toys for the city's
unfortunate children, found it out the
other night. After the party bill and
q newspaper man decided to stop in
at another night club before calling
1t night. Bill wanted to change
back to his multi. but the newspaper
friend said mo-" He'd 60 with Santa
Claus, but he would not be seen ut
this spot with Bill Ewing.
So they had great time. MIR. Ewing
being introduced as Mr.. S. Claus, being
royalty entertained and asking every
one in the place what he wanted for
Christmas. Anything but . mink
coat was st. Nick's reminder,
though. It was all fun until one lad.
who had said "1'u have another" too
often. began to wonder II Santa's
whiskers would burn.
He took out a match. The news.
paper man. who claimed he was St.
Nick's manager and personal repre-
sentative, picked up seltzer siphon.
The lad put the matches away. Pretty
soon the idea got the better of him
again and he pulled out another
match. The siphon was aimed again.
Finally Santa Ewing decided maybe
his managers" aim wouldn't be so
good, so the pair moved to a safer
zone. On the way out Bill unused, 1T
took 1t for granted those whiskers
were fireproof; wonder If they really
are"
REWARDS.
A young boy named Richard
Warren Shenk OF 3225 Adams Mil
road recently did a tap dance for
the entertainment of q lot OF chill.
dren OF local stores employees,
uho were having a Christmas
soiree. The parents didn't feel
paying q little boy toos proper, so
they decided to chip in and glue
him n,oUie camera and some film
for 1t. For the other children then
purchased lot OF toy matches as
taUors. Young Master Shenk did his
dance, Uus presented with his
package and told uIlat lDas in it.
He went home and began opening
bundles. In one, sure enough, he
found the camera. The other one
contained n matches.
ERROR.
omen admire. and are admired by,
Attorney General Cummings, but
they have dug up information show
ing him to have made at least one
error in his career. The error was
made on a base ball diamond, though,
not in court.
In their publication, The Investi-
gator" the Federal agents reprint
this month an excerpt from the
Stamford (Conn) Advocate Of Au.
gust Q, 1909. The item describes q
base ball game between Q group OF
lawyers and doctors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-21
Members Reported Out.
BALTIMORE TUGS TIED UP.
Partial Dissolution Of Strike MARRIED
by New Strife.

Partial Dissolution Of Strike Marred
BY New Strife.
BALTIMORE. December 81 (P.-
Baltimore's strike fronts, involving
marine workers and a third Of the
city's cab drivers. partially dissolved
today, only to be supplanted by q
sudden tie-up of the ports tugboats.
approximately $500 stevedores
eased the waterfront situation with
an overnight decision to go back to
work after a week end walkout. The
move meant the stevedores refused to
form a united front with about 1850
other marine workers. who have been
on strike for some time.
The cab drivers, responding to a
plea from Gov. Harry w. Nice, agreed
with their employers, the Diamond
Cab Co.. to call truce in their
strike until January 2.
Meanwhile, however. members Of
the remaining striking marine work.
ers' unions threw picket lines around
the city's tug docks Although the
tug workers themselves were not in
the picket lines and have not voted
an oficial strike, they refused TO 60
through the picket lines.
CONFERENCE REQUESTED.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-21
CONFERENCE REQUESTED.


eraf Motors Official,
DETROIT, December 81 R.-Ho-
mer Martin. president Of the United
Automobile Workers Of America, tele-
graphed to william s. Kpudsen, ex-
ecutive vice president Of General Mo-
tors Corp, . request for . conference
today IN view of the present extreme
" troubled situation In the automobile
industry and particularly In reference
to General Motors"
The request was sent Q short time
after John Brophy. . director Of John
L. Lewis Committee for Industrial
Organization. arrived IN Detroit to
INSET with Martin and other q. A. w.
odlciAls, who have said thsy would
ask General Motors to institute col
e bargaining with employees.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1936-12-21
Fourteen Wind Tunnels Used,

Fourteen wind tunnels are main
tanned by the British government for
testing various types Of aircraft.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1936-07-24
j. S. Circuit Court
Rules Labor Act
Is Constitutional
Unanimous Decision Supports Right of Congress to Pass
Reinstatement of Discharged A. p Man Upheld.

New York City (ILNS)-The U. S.
Circuit Court of Appeals of this cir
cult has upheld the National Labor
relations act by unanimous vote, de-
claring that congress did not exceed
its powers in passing this law.
This is the first time the law has
been tested in the U. S. circuit court,
and the unanimous vote is considered
highly encouraging, both to labor in
general and the Labor Relations
Board
Six cases from the NLRB came be-
fore the court at this session, and in
five of them the court ruled in favor
of the board. Four of these cases
were appeals by corporations from the
rulings of the federal district courts
which have refused to issue injunc-
tions restraining the labor board
from acting on complaints filed with
it. In every case, the circuit court
upheld the district court, and, Incl
dentally, the NLRB.
Court Rules Against A. p.
Another case, in itself the most in
teresting of all six, was that of the
Associated Press VS.. Morris Watson.
Watson was fired by the A. P for his