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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-11
RECEIVING HOME
FUNDS ARE URGED
Child Welfare Committee
Asks Continuation for
Nine Month Period.

Continuation Of the appropriation
for maintenance Of the Receiving
Home for nine months pending de-
velopment OF 4 new program was
urged yesterday by the Child Welfare
Committee Of the Council Of Social
Agencies.
Adoption OF a resolution to this
effect followed announcement by Mrs.
w. A. Roberts, executive secretary,
that the councils board of directors
approved the action.
Act on Teachers.
The council, meeting at the Y. w.
c. A.. also requested the Senate APP
propriations' Committee to strike out
amendments to the District appro-
priation bill restricting public school
teachers from engaging in clerical
work outside Of class rooms and for
bidding fllling OF vacancies in the
school system teaching stan until
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-11

teachers already on the rolls are n.
signed classes.

teachers already on the rolls are n.
signed classes.
Another resolution approved the
Pepper bill for the education Of handi-
capped children and urged that the
District be specifically included in the
provisions Of the measure.
DR.. Russell ]. Clinchy. who presided.
paid tribute to the retiring heads of
two standing committees, Elwood
Street OF the Family Welfare Com
mittee and Willard O. Smith Of the
Research Committee.
Mrs. Natalie Lnderho1m. assistant
director Of the Department of Social
Work Interpretation Of the Russell
Sage Foundation, also spoke. declaring
the social worker to be successful, must
interpret social work 20 the general
public will be able to understand 1t.
She stressed the necessity Of Coop
Grating with the newspapers the radio
and other media in order to get the
work Of the profession better under
stood by the public. She urged social
workers to try to understand the pub
Lie point of view and to help the public
to understand the detectives OF the
various social work agencies"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-11
DETAILS DELAYING
:DU PONT TAX CASE
IndustriaIist, Being Sued by
u. S. for $617,316, Dozes
During Hearing.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 1.-THE income
tax case against Pierre S. du Point
and John j. Raskob, whom the Gov
eminent charges with making ficti-
tious cross-sales Of stocks after the
Wall Street panic to cut down their
tax payment, was slowed down con-
siderably today by mass of details,
with attorneys for both the indus
trialists and the Government blam-
ing the other for the delay.
When newspaper men talked with
Du Pont during a morning recess he
commented on the tedious procedure
and laughingly remarked:
II guess therell have to be a MUIR
der to get story here, won't there?"
Throughout the hearing, now in its
second week, the elderly Wilmington
multimillionaire has paid the closest
attention to the examination Of wit
resses and the arguments of attor-
neys. Once during the forenoon,
however he closed his eyes and his
head nodded forward for moment
or two.
The pile of correspondence, account
sheets, ledgers, memorandums and
other exhibits in the case became so
large today that Leming, after WINS
comment. suggested that an inventory
Of everything entered in the hearing
be made during the noon recess to
facilitate progress Disney said he
would allow the attorneys to do this.
The cases against the business asso-
ciates have been severed and Du
Points Is being heard first.
There are fully dozen lawyers and
secretaries in attendance with Du
Pmt and Raskob during the case. Du
Pont was asked today if he had any
idea Of how much the case was costing
him In fees, costs and allowance for
his own time, and whether it would be
more than the $617,3l6 the Govern
ment seeks in alleged deficiency taxes.
II don't know how much the law
yes will charge" he replied, but
my own times not worth anything
any more I'm retired now and I
can't place any value on my time"
Raskob's alleged deficiency tax is
81 ops, $40. The Government con-
tends the losses were illegally de-
Quoted on their 1929 returns, charging
the sales Of stock back and forth after
the stock market crash were made
solely for the purpose Of establishing
deductible losses and were accompa-
MED by an understanding that each
would repurchase the stock he sold
and that neither would incur any
loss,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-11
WONDERFUL HOW
P0SLAM S00THES'
ECzEmA'S itch |

Instead of scratching and suffer
ing why not apply soothing, cool
ing Poslam3 Often the very first
application brings welcome relief
to. this distress and with the irri-
tation gone, the skin at rest, heal
ing is greatly aided. Even old and
stubborn cases are comforted, be-
cause Poslam readily penetrates
the outer layers of the skin, favor
ing speedy action. Get a box to-
day from your druggist, SOC, and
say goodbye to eczema's discom.
forts,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-11
FIELD OFFICE MOVED

The local field ONCE Of the Social
Security Board has been moved from
1920 r street to the Bond Building,
Fourteenth and New York avenue.
From his new location on the sixth
floor Of the Bond Building, Ralph B.
Harris, field representative, said he
wished TO emphasize that 1T Is one
Of the essential functions Of this field
ONCE to render. prompt and efficient
service to the employers, employees
and general public of the District OF
Columbia And nearby Maryland and
Virginia."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-11
LUNCHEON TO HONOR
CALLAHAN TOMORROW

A testimonial luncheon meeting to
honor Vinceit F. Callahan, given by
the Advertising Club of Washington,
Is scheduled for 1890 pm. tomorrow
at the Raleigh Hotel. Callahan is
leaving Washington to become gen.
eral manager OF Radio Station WWL,
New Orleans.
Nomination of officers and directors
OF the organization also will be an
nounced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-05-11
DANCES SATURDAY
Lisa Gardiner School to Give
Roosevelt High Program.

The Lisa Gardiner School OF Dance
sponsored by the Community Center
Department will hold its seventh an
nual program in the Roosevelt High
School, Auditorium at $3.50 pm. Sat-
urday
Senior and junior students will ap-
pear in the 10 numbers OF the pro-
gram, which opens with Dubussy's
First ArabeSQue." Other dances in
clude Brazilian Indian number,
Bacchanale, Strauss waltz and
"Old King Cole" the music for which
was written by Edward Potter, local
composer.
Tientsin, China, has upped the ex-
port value OF human hair so per cent.
The Washington times., 1937-04-10

LEO RoCCA. INC, offers $50 guaranteed
cars. No money down. 2 N. Y. Ave. N. e.
USED CHEVRoLETS-CARS q TRUCKS
Addison Chew Sales. 1437 Irving 81
ROsEN MOTOR CO., Plymouth and De
Soto dealers. 1911 r. /. Ave. N. E.
The Washington times., 1937-04-10
Automobiles for Sale

YOU CAN BUY 1885 Ford for only $50
down at Triangle. No. 2 N. Y. Ave. N. W.
The Washington times., 1937-04-10
TRUCKS

1885 Cab and ChasSis.-Has dual 0OPn
wheels. "a Ford Panel. $275: OOOU
1898 Ford Pickup. $22S; 1899 Ford
131 in. Panel, 5000.
BILLHIMER d POLNUR
SO14 r. 1. Ave-, HyattsvilIe, Md.
The Washington times., 1937-04-10
FORDS

FORD 1895 Sport Coupe = S45 down,
SILL per month. See Bob Rutledge,
4S Md. Ave, Hyattsville, Nd. CIR. 2412.
Evening star., 1937-04-29
Home, Once Part of Kingdom
Of Father Diui11e, Put on Block

The residence which until recently
housed part of the religious king
dom" of Father Divine was to 60 on
the auction block this afternoon.
While Divine, worshiped as god"
by his hosts of colored followers, was
In trouble with the authorities in
New York his property affairs here
were in trouble with the Government.
The Father Divine Mission-his re-
tainers deny 1t is called "heaven"-
at 2033 Clagett street northeast was
recently relinquished and new quar-
tiers were taken at 534 Harvard street.
Payments allegedly were not met on
the Clagett street place, and today
the auction is to be conducted under
auspices of the Home Owners Loan
Corp, which had financed its pur-
chase.
The firm of Vernon Owen, 1881 I
street, was to auction the property
ut 4:l5 p.m.-or 4:15 pm. "F. D.
time" as time is stated in THE
Spoken Word-The Positive Maga-
zine" of the Divine kingdom.
Sister Peaceful Joy Of the Harvard
street mission, listed in the phone
book Is Miss Peaceful Joy, said
there was no use to continue pay
ments on the Olagett street mission
since 1t had been abandoned.
A for Father Divipes troubles
Evening star., 1937-04-29
COMMITTEE Of 100
0PPOSESABATTO|R
Public Support of King Bill
to Restrict Nuisance
Industries Urqed.

! Zoning legislation to restrict or pro-
hibit the operations of so-called nui-
sance industries in Washington, as
proposed in the bill introduced by
Chairman King of the Senate District
Committee, was Endorsed today by the
Committee Of One Hundred on the
National Capital.
| Meanwhile, Secretary of the Interior
Ickes asserted his confidence in the
constitutionality of the bill. He ap-
peared surprised by reports that un-
named attorneys at the District Build
ing had questioned the validity of the
proposed law, especially in connection
with its retroactive clause, which ad-
mittedly is aimed at the pending op-
Grafton of the Gobel packing plant
Attorneys in the Public Works Ad-
ministration have passed on the bill,
and it is understood also that Com
missioner Allen and Corporation Coun-
sci Seal had consulted Solicitor Cen
eral Stanley Reed about the measure
before its introduction.
Agreeing with Secretary Ickes that
1t is up to Congress" to pre-
vent the opening of the Gobel
slaughter house at Benning, Charles F..
Consaul, vice chairman of the Com
mittee of One Hundred, urged public
support Of the King bill. Such legis-
lation, he declared, is in line with the
recommendation made by the Com
mittee of One Hundred in 1924, when
it sought to establish a policy to keep
Washington free from Objectionable
industries
The Committee of One Hundred is a
group of the American Planning and
Civic Association and was one of the
leaders in the former opposition to the
plans of the Gobel Co. to re-engage
in large-scale abattoir operations in
the Benning area which is now being
developed by the Federal Government.
Senator Kings bill, which has the
backing of the administration, should
protect the National Capital from the
kind of developments which are "en-
tirely unsuitable here" Consaul pointed
out. 1T is hoped that this bill will
receive cordial support and favorable
Endorsement of all organizations con-
cerned in the preservation of the Ma
tional Capital from the incursion of
such industries"
The King bill aims broadly at the
restriction of numerous nuisance
making activities, with a retroactive
feature which the Department of JUS
tice believes would stand up under
any test. 1t follows the general classes
Of industries which the Zoning Com
mission singled out last Winter in an
effort to control future attempts to
establish such activities in the District.
The Committee Of One Hundred,
which has done much to promote the
development of park areas in the Dis
trict, is making thorough study Of
the King bill, with view to enlisting
the support Of all the civic groups
that have joined activities with the
committee in the past.
The National Capital Park and
Planning Commission and the Hous-
ing Division of the P. w. A.
are preparing to support the 'legisla-
ton with all their influence. The
P. w. A. was one of the principals In
drafting the King bill and, in doing
so, made close study of zoning legis
lation in many States.
Evening star., 1937-04-29
Ne,U Mothers Call
For Doctor Brings
FHemen, CROWD
Father Arrires, Mother
and Baby Are Rushed
to Hospital.

Police cars, fire engines and crowd
of nearly 1000 persons jammed mar
row Morton place northeast yesterday
to aid 21-year-old mother who, alone
in her house. had just given birth to
6-pound son, placed him in bed and
walked through two rooms and long
hall to call for doctor through a rear
window.
.Neighbors hearing her call, Help,
I'm I'LL" jumped to the conclusion she
may have been overcome by gas and
called the Fire Department, which re-
sponded with several pieces OF ap-
paratus, including Fire Rescue
Squad ambulance. Another neighbor
called two hospitals and two more
ambulances sped to the scene with
screaming sirens,
A crowd assembled and police in
squad cars and afoot roped off the
street to control the curious.
The front door was locked and the
young mother, Mrs. Eunice Fitzhugh,
was too weak to come down the stairs
to open it. Police and firemen, still
under the impression there was a
gas case inside, we're contemplatin
smashing the door when Fitzhugh
arrived, unaware of the fact his wife
had just given birth to child.
He opened the door and his wife
and baby were rushed to Providence
Hospital, where both were reported
doing nicely" today. The baby,
Fitzhugh said. had not been expected
until May IS. The Fitzhughs. who
have one other child, Elizabeth, 4,
live Ut eo9M Morton place northeast.
Evening star., 1937-04-29
SENATE CLERK PAY
INCREASE OPPOSED
Adverse Report Presented by
Byrnes With Assertion Law Bars
Contingent Fund Use.

The resolution sponsored by so Sem
ators to give clerks in Senate Offices
Is per cent pay increase next fiscal
year out of the contingent fund Of
the Senate was reported adversely to-
day by Chairman Byrnes of the Audit
and Control Committee.
Byrnes told the Senate existing law
prohibits pay increases out of the
contingent fund and that a simple
Senate resolution coule not repeal
that law. If the Senate desires to
grant an increase the law must be
amended, he explained
Majority Leader Robinson said the
resolution is subject to point of
order, and announced he would make
the point if the resolution il called up.
Senator Copeland, Democrat, of
New York, who filed the resolution
two days ago, paid tribute to the COM
petent service performed by Senate
employees and urged Senator's to con-
slider some way of granting the in
crease.
Evening star., 1937-04-29

with the law-charges of felonious
assault-she and Sister Precious
Love of the Divine Mission at l113
o street were worried not the least.
They think it's all part OF the Divine
Providence.
He doesn't need any one to fight
his battles, because the Spirit is over
all things" complacently remarked
Sister Peaceful Joy. There's moth
ing to it after all. know the Spirit
has bid these things to be in the
fulfillment of the Bible"
She spoke from the front door OF
the Harvard street mission, where
there are numerous pictures OF
Father Divine, described. by his fol-
lowers as the "Tangibilated Pres
ence," God Almighty in Bodily
Form" and the Supreme Funda-
mental"
Rev. P. J. Jernagin, colored pas
tor of the Northeast Baptist Church,
who has expressed his own opposi-
ton to Father Divin's cult, lives
next door to the former Clagett
street mission, which he confirmed
was being sold at auction for failure
to meet payments.
The two Divine missions here hold
services twice weekly, righteous gov
ernment" on Tuesday night apd regu-
lar services on Sunday.
Evening star., 1937-04-29
GRAND JURY GETS
GAMING GEV|DENCE
Presentation of Findings in
Race Information Raids
May Take 3 Weeks.

Presentation OF evidence to the
grand jury concerning the 81 gambling
raids made during the last two months
was begun yesterday afternoon and is
expected to continue daily for about
three weeks.
Police and prosecutors said they
would ask for conspiracy indictment
including more than 100 persons, in
addition to substantive charges cov-
ering each raid.
Half a dozen police officers went be-
fore the jury yesterday to testify con-
cerning four raids. Evidence of six
other raids probably will be presented
today and eight or ten other cases
tomorrow
Possibility that several policemen
and telephone company employees may
be implicated was freely discussed, and
it was authoritatively stated that eH-
dence concerning them would be
presented.
The conspiracy indictment Is ex-
pected to center around the extensive
racing information service of Nationa
Telecast, Inc. said to have been
operated by William (Jewboy) Dietz
who was arrested in raid on the con.
Germs Albee Building headquarters
two months ago.
Identity of witnesses is being with.
held, since they include undercove,
men who allegedly obtained plays
in each place which has been raided
Evening star., 1937-04-29
STENGLE ASSERTS
FEDERAL PAY CUT
IS NOT INTENDED
Federation Head Saws He
Has Assurance of High
Officials.
DECLARES STATEMENT
is BASED ON FACTS
States Cannon Is Per Cent Reso.
luton Has to Do Only With
Stoppage of Waste.

Charles I. Stengle, president of the
American Federation of Government
Employees, said today he has received
assurances there is no intention on the
part Of President Roosevelt or Con-
gress to reduce the salaries of classified
civil service employees.
Stengle said he issued his statement
after contracting persons "in high au-
thority in the Government and Con-
gress." His statement follows:
L have previously refrained from
issuing any statement concerning the
possibility of reduction in governments
tai salaries so that I might be able to
base my statement upon actual facts.
Il am now in position, after
having contacted persons in high
authority in the Government and in
the Congress, to assure Government
employees, both in the District of
Columbia and in the field service, that
there is no intention on the part of
either the President of the United
States or the Congress to reduce the
salaries of classified civil service en-
ployes.
THE Cannon IS per cent resolution
has to do only with the stoppage of
waste and in no way does it attempt
to repeal existing statutes. The clas-
sified civil service is a statutory posi-
ton and, therefore, will not be dis
turbed by adoption of the Cannon
resolution.
There was some danger in the
Byrnes horizontal 10 per cent cut pro-
posal but that danger is now over
because of presidential disapproval.
The American Federation of Gov
ernment Employees is at all times deeply
interested in the welfare of our Gov
eminent and desires economic admin
istration, but it cannot and will not
advocate or favor the wrecking OF
| homes, the destruction of family life
or the separation of married couples
in order to satisfy some fancied eco
! nomic hysteria. In this position, We
have the hearty cooperation of Presi-
dent William Green of the American
Federation of Labor and the entire
executive council of that organization.
While there is no present danger it
shall be our purpose to continually
guard the welfare of our membership
and of Government employees gen.
orally"
Evening star., 1937-04-29
d.. ADDS T0STAFF
IN MONOPOLY WAR
Nine Attorneys to Be Given
Jobs After July |, It Is
Announced.
BY the Associated Press.

The Justice Department said today
nine attorneys would be added to its
staff handling antitrust cases in the
year beginning July l.
At the same time, Senator Borah,
Republican. of Idaho, declared in a
statement that there is vast amount
of power ito end monopoles) in the
law. which has never been used
The trouble has not been the want
OF law, but the want of purpose.
Attorney General Cummings told
President Roosevelt Tuesday the anti
trust laws need revision to make the
Governments power more effective
Officials of the Justice Department
said 1t is carrying on extensive in
vestigations in the motion picture, oil
and fertilizer industries.
Cummings Not Mentioned.
Borah's statement did not mention
Cummings by name. 1t expressed hope
that I'VE are now. to deal in thorough
fashion with monopoly all along the
line, playing no favorites and having
no pets
Borah said both the old political
parties have made solemn pledges for
40 years that they intend to destroy
monopoly
Every one realizes that this thing
we call recovery is in a jittery, shaky
condition" Borah continued. "'" =
There can be no permanent recovery,
no solid rebuilding of the economic
system for at least 50,000000 Ameri-
can people so long as private price,
fixing continues"
He contended that price fixing Is
going on upon large scale and that
the Federal Trade Commission has,
or can shortly have, ample facts to
justify action upon the part Of the
Government.
A short time before he gave out his
statement, Trade Commission officials
told reporters they were considering
issuing a general complaint against
use of the "basing point price sys-
tenn by the steel industry.
"Basing Points" Long Used.
Attorney General Cummings told
the President Tuesday that the steel
industry, whose prices the Chief Exec
utive said recently were far too high,
long has used the "basing point"
system
Under that system. bidders select
certain cities called "basing points" "
and figure the freight on any ship
ment from one OF the "basing points
to the purchaser. regardless of where
the shipment actually originates.
A possibility that the administration
would not attempt to revise the anti
trust laws at this session of Congress,
relying for the time being upon cease
and desist' orders which the Trade
Commission has power to issue, also
developed yesterday.
High authorities indicated that the
study of antitrust act revision which
the Attorney General recommended
could not be completed in time for SUBJ
mission of recommendations to Con-
gress this year.
Evening star., 1937-04-29
BAPTIST MISSION
PARLEY TO CLOSE
Pageant and Banquet Are Among
Last Events on Pro.
gram.

Conferences on children's S and young
peoples work, a historical pageant and
a Worldwide Guild banquet will
bring to a close tonight the annual
council meeting Of the Atlantic Dis
trict Womans American Baptist
Home and Farm Missionary Society,
in session at National Baptist Memo
rial Church, Sixteenth street and
Columbia road.
The council delegates, who are
members of the separate home and
farm groups which convene jointly
each year, came from Pennsylvania,
New Jersey, Delaware and the District.
The conferences were held this
morning The pageant was to be pre-
sented this afternoon, with Mrs. John
Cotton Mather as narrator, depicting
years of achievement in church work
The banquet was to begin at $50 p m.
with Mrs. Max d. Hoener as leader.
Rev. DR.. Joseph Novotny of the
International Seminary, East Orange
N j.. pastor of two Czechoslovak
churches in New York State. addressed
the council last night on The Re
ligious Romance in the Heart OF
Europe" Dr. P. H. j. Lerrigo. former
home and foreign missionary, now
home secretary of the convention
spoke on THE Life Stream
District chairmen and general COM
mittee members for the convention are
Mrs. E. O. Howe. Mrs. Loudenslager
Mrs. E. E. Richardson, Mrs R. F.
Mancill, Mrs. H. A. Elmore, Mrs
Harvey Boltwood, Mrs. Albert A
Brown, Mrs. J. M. Rissler, Mrs. A. +
Adams, Mrs. A. H. Feelmeyer. Mrs
A. H. Blakleslee, Mrs. w. E. Mooney
Mrs. L. H. Fisher and Mrs. D. C
Shankle.