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Evening star., 1937-07-12
THIEVES LOOT SAFE
.0F $4OD IN GARAGE
Illinois Representative Re.
turns From Trip to Find
Smashed Vault.

Returning from week end trip to-
day, Representative Mitchell, Demo-
crat, of Illinois, only colored member
of Congress, found that unidentified
thieves, taking advantage of his alb
sence. had opened a stolen safe in his
garage, escaping with about s400.
Police broadcast q lookout for four
colored men said to have been seen
near the garage shortly before the
safe was located. 1t was stolen last
night from cafe at 1912 U street.
Mitchell. who lives at 1920 r street,
left Washington Saturday with his
wife for a camp near Hampton, Va.
Returning about o'clock this morn
ing, he was informed by his janitor
that the safe had been found in the
garage. 1t had been smashed open
with hatchet and furnace shaker.
Discovered in the act Of carrying off
a 400-pound safe from an awning store
at 1889 H street northeast, two white
men dropped their load and fed. Mrs.
Anna Phillips, q, who. lives upstairs,
told police she was awakened by a
noise and on investigating saw the
men as they were about to leave the
store. The safe contained s215.
Whisky, champagne and cigarettes
valued at s289 were stolen yesterday
from liquor store at 1925 Mount
Pleasant street, Willard Hyman, store
proprietor, told police.
Threatening him with a knife. two
colored men robbed Carol Andrews.
484 K street, Of s24 Saturday night
near Sixth street and Massachusetts,
avenue.
Evening star., 1937-07-12
SWEEPING CHANGE
IN D. c. MACHINERY
IS URGED BY HAzEN
Proposes Appointment of
Board of Education and
Recorder.
FAV0RS TAKING OVER
PARK POLICE FORCE
Would Remove District Budget
From Federal Bureau and
Control Water System.

Recommendations for far-rea ching
changes in the municipal administra.
tive machinery were submitted today
TO the Commissioners Committee on
Reorganization of the District Gov
ernment by Commissioner Melvin c.
Hazen.
Outstanding among these recon-.
mendations were:
appointment and control of the
Board of Education and the recorder
OF deeds by the District Commission
ers, absorption OF the park police bv
the metropolitan police force, removal
OF the District budget from the Fed
eral Bureau Of the Budget and estab-
hshment OF the entire water system
as municipality controlled public
utility.
Others were:
Definite determination Of control
over streets by District and Federal
governments, with the amount Of
capital cost and maintenance charges
allocable to the respective agencies.
Park Roads Capitalization.
Capitalization of authority in con-
struction and maintenance of park
roads and drainage systems.
Reorganization of the District as
SCISSORS Office with a view to increas-
ing its efficiency.
Consolidation OF various recreational
activities.
Division of the cost Of the Zoo park.
DIVISION of the cost of the Police
Court, District Court and the United
States Court of Appeals for the Dis
trict.
Retention Of the new. plan Of placing
municipal hospitals under the health
officer.
commissioner Hazen said he be-
iieved the District budget should be
assembled by budget officer, whose
once was separate and apart from
the bureau of the Federal Govern
ment and separate and apart from
the District auditors office"
Sees Value in Report.
Pointing out that Representative
Kennedy Of Maryland has suggested
that the House District Committee
undertake study of the District gov
ernment, with view to reorganizing
1t, Commissioner Hazen said he be-
lleVed the report of the Commissioner S
committee would prove valuable.
E. Barrett Prettyman, former COR
poratlon counsel and chairman of the
Reorganization Committee, told him
recently that his committee had al
most completed its factual survey of
the District government and soon
would start work on its final report,
Hazen said.
Evening star., 1937-07-12
81 POLICE HERE
FOR F. B. |. COURSE
Will Have IL Weeks Academy
Training in Aids to Law
Enforcement.

Thirty-seven police officers, repre-
senting the same number of law
enforcement agencies in various Sec
tions Of the country, came to Wash
ington today to begin 12-week train
Ing course in the National Police
Academy of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation.
Another class of 73 students, all Of
whom are experienced police officers,
will be graduated July "a.
The course includes comprehensive
instruction in fingerprint identifica-
ton. scientific and laboratory aids
to law enforcement. record keeping,
report writing. f1rst-aid and firearms
usage. and police administration and
organization. The instruction ts given
free Of charge.
Evening star., 1937-07-12
SIX NAMES ADDED
TO CHEST GROUP
Members of Drive Commit.
tee Now Total 80 for An.
niversary Campaiqn.

Six additions were made today to
the Tenth Anniversary Campaign
Committee Of the Community Chest,
bringing the total membership to 49,
The six are: Frank Birgfeld. chief
clerk of the Treasury: Morris Cafritz,
builder, Maj. Gen. M. w. Ireland,
retired; Stanley Reed, solicitor gen.
eral of the United States: Dr.. w. w.
Stockberger, Agriculture Department,
and Maj. Daniel j. Donovan District
auditor.
Assistant Secretary OF State Will
bur j. Carr also has accepted a place
on the committee, and will serve until
he leaves for his new post as Min
1ster to Czechoslovakia.
Clarence Phelps Dodge. president OF
the Chest, is titular chairman of the
committee, and William j. Flather
jr, vice chairman. Others members
are Clarence A. Aspinwall, Maj. Gen.
Frederick w. Coleman, Edward F.,
Colladay, Frederic A. Delano, Will
liam w. Everett, Robert v. Fleming
Charles A. Goldsmith, E. C. Graham
John H. Hanna, Arthur HELEN, Frank
j. Hogan, Frank R. Jelleff, Coleman
Jennings, Joseph D. Kaufman, DR.
William Mcclellan, William Mont
gomery, Newbold Noyes, John Poole
H. L. Rust, jr.; John Saul, Marcy L.
Sperry, Corcoran Thorn, Col. Will
liam O. Tufts and Lloyd B. Wilson.
Chairman Dodge has written tc
the president Of each OF the IS fed
Grated welfare organizations, compris.
ing the Chest, asking them to sigr
up for service. Each is asked to &C.
cept individual responsibility for hi
part in the campaign, which will in.
clude writing to each of his boarc
members, asking for similar pledge
DR.. Allen A. Stockdale, chairman
OF the speakers unit, has received
assurance from more than 100 pas.
tors that they will speak in behalf OF
the Community Chest to their con.
gregations on one Of the two Com.
munity Chest Sundays, October 81
or November 7.
Chest officials are enthusiastic owe,
the early progress made in organiza.
ton for this years campaign.
Evening star., 1937-07-12
MORE REQUESTS NOTED
FOR PHILANTHROPY
Decrease in Gifts of Same Nature
Occurred, However, in First
Half of '37,

An increase in bequests for phil
anthropic purposes, but a decrease
in gifts of the same nature, was re-
ported for Washington for the first
six months of 1887 as compared to a
like period in 1886, it was announced
today by the John Price Jones Corp.
Of New York.
Consultants and recorders in the
establishment and maintenance OF
endowments and special funds, the
New York company reported that six
major cities of the Nation show a
total increase of more than 100 per
cent in philanthropic gifts and be-
quests during the periods mentioned
above.
For Washington. philanthropic gifts
for the first six months of 1887 totaled
81 l,068,454. as compared to $2,O92,8l3
in the similar period Of 1886. For the
same periods 1887 bequests amounted
to $3.50 as compared to 1886 fig
ures of $4,000.
Evening star., 1937-07-12
TAXES IN D. c. AREA
JUMP $28,588,357
Revenue Collections for Fis-
cal Year Just Ended Reach
$109,649,052 Total.

Internal revenue taxes from the
District Of Columbia and Maryland
increased s2s,58s,357 during the fiscal
year just ended, as compared to the
prior fiscal year, inrline with huge
gain all over the country during the
same period. according to Treasury
Department figures made public today
Total internal revenue from the
Baltimore collection district which
includes Maryland and the District of
Columbia, rose from $sl ,o6o,69A to
$l09 9,649, ,O52.
For the country the collections a9-
gregated 1852 ,504,l06. as compared
with s3,52O,20s.3 for the previous
fiscal year, an increase of $l,132,295,-
725. -
Rise Of 1856 Millions.
For the country income tax collec-
tions rose from $l,4l2,938, ,30389 to
$2,14e,381, 1927, an increase of $780,
442,845.32. Excess profits taxes in
creased from $l4,509,2s0.47 to s24.-
967, 1880. a gain eof slo,457, ,828.33.
blHuOl IdACS JuHlHNO llOAl oOzO,1
$3.50 to $592 ,30i ,43205, an increase
of 66,S78, ,90645. The collection of
social security taxes became effective
for the first time during the fiscal
year 1887, total receipts from that
source amounting to $265, ,755 ,938.37.
Miscellaneous taxes accounted for
the remainder Of the increase in in
ternal revenue taxes for the fiscal
year 1897, collections from this source
amounting to $1,495, ,69l ,999 for 1886
and $500, ,098, ,467.s6 for 1897.
Individuals replaced corporations as
the largest income tax payers for the
entire Nation, reversing the relation
ship Of the previous year. For the
IL months Just ended individual in
comes accounted for $1.094, ,492, 900
taxes, as compared to corporation
income levies of $1,054, 1885,, 900.
Operation of the undistributed
profits tax Is believed to have caused
this shift as industry escaped part
Of its surtaxes by distributing divi-
dends to stockholders. The latter, In
turn, paid greater income taxes.
Income Taxes Up 10 Millions.
In the Baltimore district corporation
income taxes rose froh $15,333,313 in
1896 to $l9,525,e12 in 1897, individual
income taxes jumped from $2l ,692, ,526
to $3l, ,660,157, excess profits taxes in
creased from $328,296 to $409,310, and
liquor taxes went up from $25, 5,342, 1886
to $34,697,93 i.
In this area agricultural adjustment
taxes in 1886 were listed at $2,302, ,732
virtually disappearing in 1887. How
ever, this was more than balanced by
social security taxes from this area
which in 1897 were listed at $4,559, ,531
Details showing . separation Of the
taxes paid in Maryland and th4ee paid
here In the District Of Columbia are
not yet available.
Evening star., 1937-07-12
Capitol Pages School Knocks
Off Studies for Summer

the Senate go to school from until
$50 am, rush to the Senate, and
then finish their studies when the
Senators recess.
Students from the House, who are
not all on duty at the same time,
begin reporting at 8 am. sandwich in
as many classes as possible until noon,
and then return after adjournment.
Ernest Kendall, studious, modest
man, is the principal OF c. P. S. Dur
ing the year Just ended there were
five other instructors and a student
body OF IS.
Kendall says it is the one institu-
ton where pupils don't carve initials
in desks. The boys use furniture
which stood in the House from the
administration Of Abraham Lincoln
up to the time OF Theodore Roosevelt.
The desks are respected, Kendall
says, because famous men once worked
at them.
Evening star., 1937-07-12

BY the Navy Band at the Capitol
at 7:30 O'Clock tonight Lieut. Charles
Benter, leader; Alexander Morris, as
sistant.
Program:
Vorspiel from, "Hansel and Gretel,"
Humperdinck
1ntermezzo scene, I'm Persian
Market -Ketelbey
Solo for cornet, The Devils Tongue"
Schmidt
Oscar Short.
Excerpts from the musical comedy,
Rose Marie -Friml
"Bolero" Ravel
Introduction to Act II, and Air
to EliZab beth" Wagner
From 'Tanhauser.'
Xylophone solo. Second Valse."
GODDARD
Louise Goucher.
Scherzo and finals from The Fifth
symphony Beethoven
Descriptive, "A Hunting Scene"
Bucalossi
"Gugue a la Gigue"- Bach
The National Anthem"
BY the Marine Band in the barracks
at o'clock tonight Capt. Taylor Bran
son, leader; William F.. Santelmann,
assistant.
Program.
March, THE Song of the Marines"
from The Singing Marine" Warren
overture, "Carneval" Dyorak
Cornet solo, "Napoli"- -Bellstedt
Winfred Kemp.
(Band arrangement by the soIoist)
Excerpts from The Desert Song"
Romberg
"Rhumba," from Second Symphony"
Mcdonald
military band arrangement by
Albert Bennert.)
xylophone duet, Gypsy Dance" from
Carmen" Pivot
Charles Owen and Oliver Zinsmeister.
Waltz, Tales from Vienna Woods"
Strauss
"Meringue of Haiti
Compiled and arranged by Luis
Guzman.)
Finale" from symphony in D
Minor" Francke
"The Marines Hymn"
"The Star Spangled Banner"
BY the Army Band, at the District
War Memorial in West Potomac Park,
at 730 o'clock tonight. Capt. Thomas
F. Darcy, leader; Karl Hubner, as
sistant.
PROGRAM.
March, March. "kins ps.Gett Cotton" sousa
Cornet solo. King Sport johnson
tAlbin Johnson. soloist)
American sketch, Manhattan
Serenade" Alter
Novelty. st Louis Blues" Handy
Saxaphone solo. "Valse Caprice" Hostetter
Eugene Hostetter. soloist)
Excerpts from Mile Modiste' Herbert
March "Barnum e. BAiley's
Royal Paseant" Oubls
THE Star spangied Banner"
Evening star., 1937-07-12
J. N. COLVER DIES:
ADVERTISING MAN
Heart Attack Is Fatal to Veteran
Newspaper Worker-Funeral
Tomorrow at 4 PM.

J. Newton Colver, SIS, veteran news
paper and advertising man, died yes
terday of heart attack at his home,
1850 Fuller street.
For 20 years Mr. Colver was con-
nected with the Spokesman Review,
Spokane, Wash, in an editorial ca
pacity. Later he worked on the Sc
attle Post-1ntelligencer, in the adver-
. tising department of the New York
American, as advertising director OF
the Milwaukee Sentinel and on the
Milwaukee Journal.
He had ben in the advertising de-
partment of the Washington Herald
since December l last, coming here
from New York, where he was work.
ing with the Democratic National
Committee.
Rev. DR.. R. Burton Sheppard of the
First Methodist Church. Milwaukee,
boyhood friend of Mr.. Colver, is to
come here to conduct the funeral
services at 4 pm. tomorrow. Services
and cremation will be at Hines funeral
parlor, 290l Fourteenth street.
Mr.. Colver is survived by his widow,
Mrs. Blanche Colver, and two daugh-
ters, Carol and June Colver.
Evening star., 1937-07-12
DIRECTORS NAMED

LURAY, Va, July (SpeciaD The
Page County Soil Conservation Asso-
citation has elected the following d.
rectors: Shenandoah, Grover Koontz,
Keirle Koontz and D. d. Kite; Spring.
field, Raymond Strickler, Frank Car
veil and e. J. Montgomery; Luray,
Sam Warner. H. B. Hite and Lester
Gander; Marksville. Henry Gander,
w. N. Conner and r. D. Koontz.
The directors will organize this
week,
Evening star., 1937-07-12
MAN FRACTURES ANKLE
FLEEING FROM OFFICER
Colored Prisoner in Freedmen S
Hospital After Jump From
Second-Floor Apartment.

Bradley Wilson, %, colored, was in
Freedmen's Hospital today with a
fractured ankle. which police said he
received when he jumped from sec
ond-foor apartment WINDOW in an ef-
fort to escape from Park Policeman
r. D. Livingstone.
The officer, according to the police
report, tried to question Wilson con-
corning complaints that colored man
had been annoying residents Of the
Meridian Hill Park section. Wilson.
according to police, ran and hid in
the bath room of an apartment oc-
cupied by Mrs. Ray Hannah.
She discovered him and ran scream
ing from the apartment. Wilson. it
was said, then ran to the second floor
and jumped from a window. Living.
stone then apprehended him.
Evening star., 1937-07-12
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
That little-known institution of
learning-the Capitol Pages School
has recessed for the Summer.
In many ways, c. P. S. is the Ma
tons most unusual educational CEN
ter:
For a roof it has the House Of Rep
resentatives.
For a playground there are the
grassy slopes of Capitol Hill.
Its regents are the members Of Con-
gress.
The school was started in it's pres
ent form six years ago to give an edu-
cation to the youths who run errands
for the countrys legislators.
With committees meeting at 10 am.
and Congress convening at noon and
often continuing until dinner time,
there is not much time for page
boy to go to regular school.
Dressed in knee breeches, boys from
Evening star., 1937-07-12
ALLIANCE AIDE ON TRIAL

CAIRO, H., July IL R.-Trial Of
Edward Parker of Staunton, I'LL, or
ganizer for the Illinois Workers
Alliance, arrested during demonstra-
ton at the relief ofhce here April 9
in which several persons were wounded
by gunfire, was to begin in Mont
gomery Circuit Court here today.
Parker is facing three charges Of
assault to murder and one each of in
citing to riot unlawful assembly and
malicious mischief. The trial first
began May "a, but was adjourned when
one Of his attorneys charged member
Of the Jury was . constable.
Evening star., 1937-07-12
PATMAN RESERVE BANK
BILL WILL GET HEARING
Texas Representative Expects 1t
to Go Before Committee
Next Week.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Patman. Democrat
of Texas, said today the House Bank
ing Committee had granted him a
hearing, probably for next week, on
his bill for Government ownership OF
Federal Reserve Banks.
He expressed the opinion majority
Of the House membership, including
100 to 327 Democrats, was behind
the measure.
Patman contends enactment of the
measure would save the Government
considerable money. Federal Reserve
Banks now use Government credit to
make profit for themselves, he said,
and Government might as we'll take
over operation of the banks.
Evening star., 1937-07-12
Dies in Fall.

ATLANTIC CITY, N. j., July II
R).-Herman Jacobs, about so years
old. 3608 Galloway avenue. Baltimore.
Nd fell to his death from the eighth
floor of beachfront hotel last night.
DR.. Isaac F. Leonard, county physi-
clan, said death was instantaneous.
Jacobs registered at the hotel with
his wife July 3.
Evening star., 1937-07-12
J. J. FOLEY DIES
Served as Army Engineer in War
Funeral Tomorrow.

John ]. Foley, SO, who served with
the Army Engineer Corps during the
World War, died Saturday at his
home, 50 @ street northeast, after a
Today illness. Funeral services will
be held at am. tomorrow in St.
Martins Church, North Capital and
T streets.
Burial will be in Mount Olivet Gem
etery.
A native of Washington, Mr.. Foley
was q member Of Potomac Council,
Knights of Columbus, and the Holy
Name Society of St. Martins Church.
He Is survived by . sister. Miss
Nellie Foley.
Evening star., 1937-07-12
M'MURRAY NAMED HEAD
OF PHILIPPINE BOARD
Ambassador to Turkey Replaces
sayre on Committee Weighing
Economic Problems

ECONOMIC 1foDIemS.
By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt today appointed
John Van A. MacMurray, Ambassador
to Turkey, as chairman Of the Joint
Preparatory Committee on Philippine
Affairs considering Philippine eco
nomic problems.
He replaces Francis B. Sayre, AS
sistant Secretary of State, who tenn
porarily held the post as acting chair
man.
MacMurray, now on leave in this
country. will preside at public hear
ings to be conducted at San Francisco
by the committee beginning July 81.
Evening star., 1937-07-12
BAND CONCERTS,

BY the Navy Band at the Capitol
at 7;30 O'Clock tonight. Lieut.. Charles
Benter, leader; Alexander Morris, as
sistant.
Evening star., 1937-09-29

The Cathedral Age" the Cathedral
Christmas card department, the re-
ception Of pilgrims, the curator's ONCE
National Cathedral Association and
will represent the Cathedral in fur
nishing information to the press, pho
tograph services and radio networks.
His new duties will include increased
advisory work with the College Of
Preachers. the Cathedral library, the
National Cathedral School for Girls
and ST. Adams, the National Csthe-
dral school for boys
Native sf Connecticut.
A native OF Plainville, Conn, born
July 13. 1890, Lewis began his career
Britain Evening Herald. He was an
assistant on the New York Tribune
city desk when the United States
entered the World War, resigned to
enter the first officers training camp
1T Plattsburg, was commissioned a
second lieutenant there in August,
1917. He sailed for France with the
sun A1V EsiOAA ia pAiC 0Rt Il& "a ASAo.
During the hnal drive through the
Argonne Forest he commanded Com
pany B of the 3O8th Infantry. Gen
Pershing cited him for bravery in ac-
ton when he helped TO carry q wound
ed comrade to safety under heavy
shellfire at Vile Savoie He was pro-
NOTED in the field to first lieutenant
and captain, returned home As adiu-
| tant OF his regiment and was COM
missioned a ma ior in the Oficers' Re-
serve Corps when mustered out at
Camp Upton in June. 1919.
Came Here With Alderman.
Lewis came to Washington IN 1924
with Carl W. Alderman. now dean OF
the Graduate School of Journalism
II Columbia, then in charge OF public
relations At Washington Cathedral.
He was designated to edit the Ca
thedral Age, and chosen secretary of
the National Cathedral Association,
the voluntary fellowship Of Cathedral
friends, in 1925. He is president OF
the Horace Mann Teacher
Association, leader of the Adult Bible
Glass of st. Adams Parish and one
Of the Oxford Group radio speakers
from Station WCBM. Baltimore. Long
interested in the Community Chest,
he has served rs area chairman in
the Metropolitan Unit and as a so
licitor in the Special Gifts Unit. He
was 4 member of the American team
at Oxford. England, in 1895, and one
OF the international leaders at the
Oxford Group meetings at Stockbridge,
Mass, in 1886
Dean PC9nell. speaking of Lewis ap-
pointment, said: He has been a most
loyal friend and worker on the Ca
thedrA sta1, and this action OF the
chapter Is not only one which is great
ly pleasing to me personally but it will
make 1t possible for Mr.. Lewis to be
Of the greatest assistance to me in
the work Of the Cathedral"
Evening star., 1937-09-29

Queen Elizabeth a Great Aunt.
Through the birth Of \ xon 10 Hon
Mrs. John Wills OF London. Queer
Elizabeth became 4 Rveat-aunt At ~,
Evening star., 1937-09-29
COSTS OF SCHOOLS
HIT by CITIZENS
Logan Thomas Circle Association
Voices Disapproval Of Increased
Estimates.

School expenditures in the current
budget were singled out for particular
criticism last night. AS the Logan
Thomas Circle Citizens Association
voiced general disapproval of increased
estimates Of needs for the District In
the 1888 fiscal year.
Opposition TO any further tax in
creases was voted with the stipula ton
that II they are found necessary some
source other than real estate be levied
on. John F. Du Comb, Horace M.
Fulton and Frank M. Thompson were
named as \ special tax committee
to study other possible sources of
revenue.
Dr.. Charles K. Koones led the at
tack on school expenditures. Sharply
criticising appropriations for school
books for any but the neediest chill
dren, he declared. Il think we've gone
wild on the public schools
DR.. Koones also attacked the drive
to obtain funds for free lunches for
needy pupils. belittling reports Of wide
spread malnutrition among the chill
dren.
Walter M. Stout and Horace M
Fulton were reelected delegates to
the Federation of Citizens Associa-
tions.
Evening star., 1937-09-29

Priests Shots
SAGE Victim of
Aerial Runaway
C0n1erazn0n Carried
1000 Feet in Air
As Balloons EscuDe.
pv the AaSOcinted Press

Ry the Associated Press.
OLD ORCHARD BEACH, Me,
September 2o.-Rifle shots fired BY 4
Catholic priest yesterday brought
down cluster OF 81 balloons which
broke loose from their post and ear
ried 4 New York newsreel photog-
rapher 1000 feet into the air.
The cameraman flyer, Al Minga-
lone. dangling from a harness beneath
the runaway balloons, landed unin-
jured Is miles from the take-on.
As two shots fired by Rev. James
Mullen Of Old Orchard Beach found
their mark hydrogen escaped slowly
from several punctured balloons, and
the wind-borne cluster descended
gradually.
Phil Coolidge. chief Of 4 newsreel
'companys photographers here, said
Evening star., 1937-09-29
M0TORiST BURNED

Frank Barkowski, 55, of 454 Massa-
ehusees avenue, was severely burned
about the arms. head and left side
last night when the contents of a
can OF gasoline became ienited as he
was pouring the fluid into his auto
mobile.
Police said Barkowski extinpuished
the flames, then called for help. He
was taken to Casualty Hospital, where
his condition was said tc be favor
able" today.
Evening star., 1937-09-29

the ballon was being used to take
pictures from the air.
The photographer previously had
made = brief picture e-taking ascent
using 90 balloons and had returned
to earth to change reels.
He had just climbed hack into his
harness when the extra lifting power
of the two additional spheres broke
4 rope holding the cluster captive.