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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-13
The Evening Star Newspaper Company.

18th St and Pennsylvania Ave.
New York Office: ITO East 42nd st.
Chicago once: 435 North Michigan Ave.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-13

Q. How large is that part of London
known as the city?-P. o. H.
A. The City of London is slightly more
than one square mile in area, embracing
GIT acres.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-13

should compel the unions to make finan-
cial accounting and reports annually-as
they are compelled to do in England.
Just what program for labor the adj
ministration will get behind is not en-
tirely certain yet. There is much pressure
for laws governing shorter hours and
minimum wages. But whether these can
be enacted as Federal laws is question
unless the industry affected is inter-
state within the construction and mean
ing of the Constitution. It would seem
that the way had been opened for such
laws by the recent decisions of the Su-
preme Court. While President Roose-
welt is intent upon getting better treat
ment for labor, 1t is understood that he
is not DESTROYS at all Of granting free
license to labor to act arbitrarily. What
he wants is a balance, with reasonable
and fair treatment for both sides.
II X
The President one day this week Is
expected to send to Congress a message
asking for relief appropriations. At the
same time he is expected to give a re-
summary Of the financial situation of the
Government. The President said in his
budget message that the Congress could
appropriate up to about q billion and a
half dollars for relief without disturbing
his plan for balanced budget during the
fiscal year 1888, provided the revenues of
the Government came in as estimated
and new expenditures Of large amounts
were not authorized. The revenues have
fallen of in certain categories. Members
Of Congress have become alarmed and
warnings are coming from the leaders
that appropriations must be cut to the
bone. In some quarters demand is made
for an increase In taxes. The Presidents
message viii b awaited With much
interest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-13

q. At what time was President Lin
coin shot and when did he die?-K. D.
A. John Hay and John Nicolay In
tner biography Of President Lincoln
say, The President had been shot q
lew minutes past TO-" Lincoln died at
7:22 the following morning.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-13

Q. Is Walter Winchell a Jew?-G. s..
A. He is of Jewish parentage.
Evening star., 1937-09-19
La GUARDIA GIVES
CONSTITUTION TALK
Calls Document Foundation for
Essence of Democracy in
Philadelphia Address.
ey the Associated Press.


PHILADELPHIA, September 18.-
Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia OF New
York City described the Federal Con-
.stitution today as the foundation for
the essence of democracy--"the ability
of the people of a nation to express
its own will"
He spoke in the room where the
Constitution was signed $50 years ago
yesterday by delegates from the
American Colonies.
1t was New York day" on the 10
day schedule of events with which the
city celebrated the sesquicentennial of
the Constitution.
Under the Constitution the will of
the people has always found its means
OF expression" he said, whether
through amendment or through a re-
versal by the Supreme Court of a
previous decision"
ut is true" he added. "that the
will OF temporary majorities has not
been instantaneously registered. 1t is
also true that substantially universal
and long cherished desires of the peo-
pie have been delayed in fulfillment,
although apparently within the scope
OF our Constitution, by unwarranted.
strained and distorted constructions
OF the fundamental law.
The resources and devices of DEM
ocratic procedure under our Consti-
tuition have always found the system
OF government under which We live
sufficiently flexible to surmount any
attempts to illustrate and stihe the
legitimate aspirations Of our people u
Evening star., 1937-09-19
MORE POLICEMEN
SOUGHT IN COUNTY
M ntgom cry Municipal
League Considers Present
Protection Inadequate.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. September 1s.-
More adequate police protection for
incorporated towns and the establish
ment of a State police substation in
this county. will be sought by the
Municipal League of Montgomery
County.
Councilman Edgar Reed Of Rock
vile, chairman of committee con-
Quoting survey of county police,
told the league at its meeting here last
night that a general dissatisfaction
regarding the lack Of police protection
in the towns has been found. The
committee was instructed to discuss
the matter with Chief of Police Will
liam ]. Garrett and Commissioner
Frank Karn.
Garbage and trash collections for
the towns and the feasibility Of erect
ing county incinerator were referred
to special committee to be appointed
by Mayor Saunders
Resurvey of Roads.
John Mcdonald, county roads en-
gineer, reported resurvey Is being
made of roads and streets in the vari-
Gus communities to ascertain the ap-
portionment of gasoline tax funds for
each incorporated town. The league
will be furnished with a copy of the
survey on its completion, he said.
Mayor Roy P. Moore of Garrett
Park, chairman of committee which
has been making study during the
Summer of ways of co-ordinating the
tax sales of the towns and special tax
ing areas, said efforts to establish a
uniform system of sales have met with
number Of complications and asked
for more time to complete his report.
Mayor Edward r. Saunders OF Ken
Evening star., 1937-09-19
maryland MARKS
CARROLL'S BIRTH.
Three-Day Celebration to
Honor 200th Anniversary
of States Patriot.
BY the Associated Press.

6y tile Associated PRESS.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, September 18-
Maryland began today a three-day
celebration Of the 200th anniversary
of the birth of one of her first citizens
Charles Carroll of Carrollton.
signer of the Declaration of Inde-
pendence.
'He was a great American and
great Marylander of whom his State
and Nation are justly proud" said
Judge T. Scott Offutt of the Court of
Appeals.
Judge Offutt was a principal speak
er at the opening ceremonies-a cele-
bration at the old Carroll Mansion in
Annapolis.
Maryland is an old State" he said.
Its traditions die slowly, and while
elsewhere that spirit has yielded to
the advance of an industrial age, here
it still persists in much of its original
strength.
Charles Carroll incarnated that
spirit, and because he did, and be-
cause it was completely expressed in
his life, his name and character still
have in this State the vividness and
the brilliance of a living thing"
Senator George l.. Radcliffe drew
parallel between the lives of George
Washington, Charles Carroll and other
men of early days Of the Nation,
saying.
They were conservative in their
ideas, yet supported what was the
most radical thing ever done on this
continent-putting into effect the
American Constitution"
Radcliffe added:
Sometimes I wonder how many
people Of today of the conservative
type would have been willing to sup
port the Constitution in 1777."
From Annapolis the celebration
shifts tomorrow to Ellicott City, and
on Monday to Baltimore.
At today's celebration, pageant
opened with controversy over the
action of Gov. Eden in fixing officers
fees by executive mandate, then
showed delegation of citizens visiting
Carroll to thank him for his defense
Of the legislative right of taxation.
Evening star., 1937-09-19

sington was unanimously reelected
president Of the league. Councilman
Reed was reelected vice president and
Councilman w. Scott MacGill Of Gar
rett Park was named secretary-treas-
urer, succeeding Welles Merriam of
Kensington.
Washington Grove Admitted.
Washington Grove. which recently
Incorporated as town, was received
into membership. Other towns rep
resented in the league are Takoma
Park, Rockville, Kensington, Gathers
burg, Garrett Park and Glen Echo.
The league accepted an invitation of
the Mayor and Council of Garrett Park
to hold the next meeting, scheduled for
November 19, there.
Evening star., 1937-09-19
1t hit concealed rock in the Takoma
Desert, running the radiator.

1t hit concealed rock in the Takoma
Desert, running the radiator.
With no way to get additional water,
the pair motored slowly through the
movable sands. steering by compass
for six days of suffering and privation
Finally, near the boundary line of
Peru, Rodriguez died of thirst. Divo
scarcely had strength enough to bury
him.
The lone traveller proceeded slowly
on and was rescued himself by pass
ing merchant caravan.
Returns for Car.
After res.p--ating, Dive returned
for the car and went on to Lima, Peru.
He was Joined by Humberto Ibarlucea,
a Cuban, who left him after a short
while because of the hardships.
Two other Argentinians later de-
cided to accompany Divo Antonia
Vega and Jose Morales. Vega died
of fever as they entered Panama. He
was buried in the Darien forest.
Further difficulty was encountered
III COSTA Rlca When thelr raft sank
in the Colorado River and the auto
was under water for IS days. When
they reached Managua, Nicaragua,
Morales was taken sick and it was
then that Delcasty joined him. Divo's
wife met him in Costa Rico, having
left Buenos Aires by boat.
Car Causes AstOnishment.
Dive said some of the people he
encountered on the trip had never
seen a car before and thought it was
some kind of animal. One country
man tied it to tree one night so it
wouldn't stray. Others, hearing the
motor, thought it had malaria.
The weatherbeaten Argentinian
looked down at his empty plate, where
a large lobster had been, thought of
the steak that had gone before the
lobster.
Il wonder if there is a place around
here where we can get good big
sandwich he asked, in Spanish.
Back at the filling station, Divo was
asked. What are you going to do
when you leave New York;"
"Okay," the traveller replied.
Evening star., 1937-09-19
zoo DRIVERS POST
TAGS COLLATERAL
Countrywide Sweep on In
proper Licenses Brings
$500 Into Golfers.
BY staff Correspondent of The Star.

BY Staff Correspondent of The Star.
SILVER SPRING. Md. September
18.-The State of Maryland was richer
by more than 1,500 tonight, at least
for the time being, as all but few
Of the approximately 200 motorists of
this area and the Takoma Park section
ticketed last night for having improper
automobile tags posted the necessary
s12.50 collateral pending trial by court.
The "unfortunates" were the first to
be tagged in countrywide drive against
Maryland residents operating their au-
tomobiles on District of Columbia and
other State licenses.
Corpl. James Miller of the Mary
land State Police. who is in charge of
the drive, announced that about the
same number remained to be tagged In
the Silver Spring and Takoma Park
areas.
Excuses Pour In.
From an early morning hour up
until 10 O'Clock tonight puzzled and
sometimes irate residents streamed
into the police precincts armed with
excuses" Police were lenient in all
cases where circumstances made It
possible. Where identity was we'll
established the victims" we're re-
leased on personal recognizance.
Trial before a police justice in the
case of the Silver Spring section resi-
dents was set for October IL at the
Rockville court house. The minimum
fine is $40 with maximum penalty
OF Sl00 for the violation The extra
$3.50 in the collateral charge is to
cover court costs in cases of for
FIXTURES.
Evening star., 1937-09-19
REGATTA SUPPLIES
AIRLINE PROBLEM
Rearrangement of Schedule
{. on Night of Fireworks
Planned.

Fearing that the fireworks display
which will close the Potomac River
regatta Thursday night, will create
. serious obstacle to operations from
Washington Airport, officials of the
various airlines, Post Office and Com
merce Departments last night were
working out rearrangement of sched-
ules to avoid the dangers of
pyrotechnics barrage directly in the
path Of the long runway at the flying
1leld.
With the regularity of operations at
the airport already seriously threat
ened by new Federal regulations. the
proposed fireworks display came as
an added source of worry to harassed
airline officials.
The new regulations restrict land
ings and take-offs of large airliners to
the long runway. Plans for the fire.
works display call for construction of
scaffolding 40 feet high directly in line
with the only remaining take-off and
landing strip, the airlines have been
notified.
Island Above Water Level.
Since Columbia Island is 20 feet
above water level, this scafTolding,
which will hold large "set pieces" will
create obstacles nearly so feet above
the runway level, it was pointed out.
, In addition, reproductions of the frig4
ates Bonhomme Richard and Scraps,
with masts about SIS feet in height will
create additional obstacles. A barrage
OF some 1000 aerial bombs, also in the
line Of air transport operations, is
planned as part of the display.
Warned of the fireworks plans, rep
resentatives of the airlines, 1.-THE Post
Office Department and the Bureau of
Air Commerce are completing plans
which call for temporary rearrange-
ment of airmail and air transport
schedules Thursday night and are
planning to issue warnings to all pilots.
The fireworks display is scheduled
to be at its height at about the time
the 11:15 westbound airliner of Penn
sylvania- Central Airlines is sched-
uled to leave for Cleveland, Detroit
and Milwaukee. Fearful that if the
plane takes off on schedule it will |
run into the fireworks barrage, the |
Post Office Department is seeking to
speed up delivery of connecting rail-
road schedules from the South so air. 1
mail may be delivered to the airport
In time for the airliner to take off
ahead Of schedule, by IL pm. or
earlier.
Planes May Be Delayed.
Incoming planes will be delayed |
II necessary to keep them out of |
danger, it was planned.
Construction of the scaffoldinr
for the set pieces is expected to be-
gin Wednesday morning and will be
torn down as. soon as possible after
the display to clear the way for
airline operations after midnight.
Evening star., 1937-09-19
THE chance that brought Calvin
/ Burkitt into filling station
at Third street and Constitu-
a tion ovenl1a vesterdov u,ifl,

TINE chance that brought Calvin
Burkitt into a filing station
at Third street and Constitu-
ton avenue yesterday with q
good working knowledge of Spanish
solved the linguistic difficulties of
three South American travellers and
released the details of 21,000-mile
jaunt from Buenos Aires to Washing
ton in an ancient model automobile.
Although marred by tragedy-two
men lost their lives on the hazardous
journey-the trip also had its humor-
GUS aspects, according to the story told
to Burkitt after the lingual troubles
had been Strengthened out.
Driving into the stauion for gas,
Burkitt, who lives at 33 U street north
east, came on scene of confusion as
26-year-old Migual Dive, Argentine
artist, battled with one-word vocab-
ulary of "Okay" to explain his
troubles to the baffled attendants.
Burkitt was speedily drafted as
interpreter, and later as guide for
Dive, his wife, Emma, and Francisco
Delcasty, Argentine newspaper man.
Delcasty, whose English batting aver
age is a little better than Divo's. is
here to get an insight into America
for about four South American papers.
Three Were Hungry.
The three were hungry and looking
for place to eat, Burkitt explained
to v. w. Nunez, district sales manager
Of the station.
"Okay,' said Divo, showing off.
What was that he said?" asked
Nunez.
He said fine" translated Burkitt.
Over a steak in wharf restaurant,
young Burkitt heard this story.
Two and half years ago Dive
left Buenos Aires in the old car. At
the time he was accompanied by Pedro
Ficheras, Argentine adventurer. AS
the car climbed $4,000 feet up the
Andes, the altitude became too much
for Ficheras, and he was forced to
drop out to recuperate in sani-
tarium.
Continues Alone to Chile.
Dive continued by himself to San
tiago, Chile, where he picked up an
other companion, Bernardo Rodriguez.
But only tragedy resulted.
First, while the car was running
along the narrow piece of land be-
tween the Andes and the sea in Chile,
Evening star., 1937-09-19

Paris whose members establish the
styles for the entire world.
Despite his prominence in the
fashion field, lie Long is only in his
4os and is youthful in appearance.
He was wounded during the World
War and, after his return to Paris.
set up his own establishment. where
ne creates gowns and perfumes for
many members of European royalty
and American movie stars. Fishing.
sailing and motoring are his favorite
sports.
Il Long will be the guest OF WASH
mgeon store executives during his
1tay here.
Evening star., 1937-09-19

etyleS ana trenCS
In wopen's ap-
parel in t h / S
c 0 Il n try. Like
other Partisan
d e sign ers. he
looks TO Ameri-
can women for
final approval Of
his creations.
lie Long re-
Gently was elect
ed president of
the Cham bre
Syndicate de la
G o u I ure, the
group of fashion
Evening star., 1937-09-19
lE LONG TO OBSERVE
D. C. STYLE TRENDS
Famous Partisan Designer Visits
Capital Tuesday on Extended
u. S. Tour.

Lucien lie Long, French stylist
whose name and fashions are widely
known among American women, will
visit Washington Tuesday on his first
extensive American visit in five years.
The object of his visit is to Sc
cure first-hand observations of the
Evening star., 1937-09-19
Church BANQUET Set.

HYATTSVILLE, Md, September 18
(SpeciaD Young people of Memo
rial Methodist Episcopal Church will
hold their fourth annual banquet the
evening of September "a in the church.
Evening star., 1937-09-19
VOTE c. /. o. LINK
Caroline Mill Employees Agree on
Textile Union Afiliation.

NS~~tAa0 ~ AAAo1 Z1ihllhAlOus
LUMBERTON. N. c., September Is
up. Employees Of the Mansfield and
Jennings cotton mills voted today to
affiliate with the Textile Workers Or
ganizing Committee, an offshoot Of the
Committee for Industrial Organization.
Jennings mills workers voted ITO to
So for the union and the Mansfield
employees 32l to 261.
The elections were conducted under
an agreement between the T. w. o. c.
and the mills management. Strikes
were called at both mills earlier in
the Summer and the Jennings mill
was closed for time. The strike at
the Mansfield plant was short-lived.
Evening star., 1937-09-19

To celebrate the achievements of
Soviet flyers, Russia recently held an
Aviation day.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-05-15

authoritative source that he planned
to confer with Congressman Dough-
ton, the daddy" of the parkway, and
to whom President Roosevelt is I'M
derstood to have given definite assur-
ance that the parkway would be COM
pleted. He was also planning to con-
fer with Senator Robert r. Reynolds
and other members of the North Caro-
lima possibly even with
Senator Bailey, although the senior
senator is not expected to be Of much
or any help at the present time-as to
the best approach to make or proce-
dure to follow. It is known, of course
that economy at any price" bloc in
the House, consisting mostly of north
ern and eastern Democrats and a few
Republicans, are slashing appropria-
tons right and left. It is also known
that many of these have very little
love for Congressman Doughton be-
cause of the tax bills he has forced
through Congress, and that some are
only too willing to try to get back at
him.
But Congressman Doughton is noted
for being smart horse trader in
Congress as we'll as a good stock rails
er in Allegheny county, with the re-
suit that those who know him are
betting that he will be able to get the
parkway appropriation boosted back
up to at least $5,O0O,OOO if not to the
original $1O,OOO,OOO. They also believe
that he will be able to get the sup
port of the President for the early
pushing of the parkway work.
So for the time being, the hopes of
all those interested in the completion
of the parkway are pinned on Dough-
ton and his closeness to the President,
even though the Tennessee delegation
may be applying all kinds of heat in
an effort to get the parkway route
diverted into Tennessee. They are
confident that Doughton, with his
many contacts and his tremendous in
fluence, will be able at least to get
parkway through the House.
But even if the appropriation gets
through the House, it will face hard
shedding in the Senate, it is agreed.
For Senator Kenneth McKeller, of
Tennessee, is chairman of the Senate
Appropriations Committee, is sure to
have the support of his new colleague,
Senator George L. Berry, strong
New Dealer. But in the Senate, the
North Carolina parkway advocates
will have to depend almost solely upon
the work of Senator Robert r. Rey
nolds, due to the fact that Senator
Galley, for the time being at least, is
IN the administration dog house be-
cause of his opposition to the Presi-
dent.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-05-15
CITIES, COUNTIES
ASKED TO ASSIST
Urged To Help in Beautifi-
cation To Attract Tour
lists to State
Daily Dlspatcn Bureau
I'm. the Sir Walter Hotel.
NJ ~ SRA CE[ LHRVTT.T,

Raleigh, May 15-The Board of
Conservation and Development is ex-
pected to adopt the suggestions made
by Governor Clyde r. Hoey and by
Coleman w. Roberts of Charlotte, one
of it's new members, that every coun-
ty, city and town in the State be urged
to cooperate with the State in clean
ing up and identifying the roadsides,
so that the State will be more attrac-
tive to tourists and visitors. The
board is also expected to urge all
cities and towns to make concerted
effort to get all the smaller hotels,
tourist homes and boarding houses to
improve their appearance and the
quality of their meals.
The proposal made by Roberts for
the appointment by the governor OF
Statewide committee on roadside I'M
provament and Identification, with
similar committees in every county OF
the State, was we'll received by the
board members and the governor, and
| it is agreed. that "a concerted effort,
reaching into every county in the
State, will be made to make the State
| more attractive to tourists.
Both Governor Hoey and Mr.. Rob
erts pointed out that the new adver-
Using campaign being undertaken by
! the State, in which it will spend $l25,-
900 a year to bring tourists, new resi-
dents and new industries into the
State, will be of little value unless
each county, city and community CO.
operates in making these visitors
want to stay in North Carolina.
1--WE must wake the people of the
State to the point where they will
extend some real southern hospitality
to the tourists who are already COM
ing into the state in increasing num-
bers," Roberts said. "At the present
time, there are too many in the State
who are interested only in the money
the visitors spend-and in giving as
little in return as possible for this
money. This attitude is frightening
people away, making them prejudiced
against the State. We need to Guilt
vate more real friendliness and help
fulness, so that people will want to
come back to North Carolina again
and again."