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Evening star., 1937-09-20
GRAVES TO SPEED
NEW TAX SET-UP
Treasury Expert Takes Over
Job of 0verhau|ing Col.
lection Machinery.
BY the Associated Press.

Harold N. Graves, the Treasury's
ace administrative expert, today took
over the job of simplifying and inn
proving the Governments intricate
tax-collecting machinery.
Oficials said Secretary Morgenthau.
seeking to clip 'red tape" has as
signed Graves to reorganize the In
ternal Revenue Bureau. He has been
an executive assistant 10 Morgenthau
and former co-ordinator for Treasury
law enforcement agencies.
His old post as enforcement co-ordi-
nator will go untitled. Elmer L. Trey,
head of the Revenue Bureaus mteli-
gence Unit, however, viii preside at
conferences between enforcement au-
thorities.
Graves. a civil service career man,
will seek to build smoothly-func-
tioning organization to handle a pro-
iected new revenue system.
Drafting Tax Program.
A Treasury committee Is drafting
long-range tax program to be sub
mitted to congressional committees in
November.
In the past the bureau sometimes
has taken several years to levy addi-
tional tax assessments. One of Graves
jobs will be to speed up this process.
Officials said quick determination
of whether tax returns are accurate.
should eliminate much costly htiga-
| ton and make possible prompt agree
ments between taxpayers and the
bureau.
Graves assignment to the revenue
position was made at the request of
Guy T. Helvering, Internal Revenue
| commissioner.
| Helvering, officials said, felt that
| the bureau would operate more eff
GENTLY if it were revamped by an out
side expert.
! Co-ordinated Organization.
| Officials said Graves already had
succeeded in knitting the Secret
Service. Coast Guard and other law
| enforcement agencies into a flexible,
| co-ordinated organization and that
his services in this field are no longer
essential.
BY reorganizing the bureau now,
officials said. the Treasury will be
prepared to handle any changes Con-
gress may make In the tax laws.
Headed by Undersecretary Roswell
Magill, Treasury committee now Is
drafting a broad tax program de-
signed to serve as permanent" rev.
enue structure.
The program, which may provide
for eliminating some emergency taxes
and making others permanent, will be
given to congressional committees In
November.
Evening star., 1937-09-20
ELIZABETH G. DEERING
EXPIRES AT HOME HERE
Wife of English Teacher at Catho-
lie u. Had Been III for
-Four Months.

Mrs. Elizabeth. Cans Deering, wife
Of DR.. Arthur Deering. teacher in the
English department at Catholic Uni
versity, died yesterday at her home.
134l Newton street northeast. She
had been Ill about four months.
Besides her husband, Mrs. Deering
leaves three sisters, Miss Dolores Cans
and Mrs. Joseph B. Reilly. both of
Baltimore, and Mrs. Ralph Lynch,
Pittsburgh, and two brothers, J. Edgar
Cans, Silver Spring, Md, and Hilary
w. Cans, Baltimore.
Funeral arrangements were TO be
announced later.
Evening star., 1937-09-20
BLACK, RETURNING,
TO MISS ROOSEVELT
New Justice Will Arrive Here
While President Is on West
ern Tour.

1t is believed that President Roose-
velt will not see Supreme Court Justice
Hugo l.. Black before the date on
which the Alabaman is scheduled to
take his seat on the bench.
Justice Black, on vacation in Eng
land, is expected to return to the
Capital for the opening term of court
on October 4. Mr.. Roosevelt expects
to depart next Wednesday on West
ern trip and will not return until
about October 8.
There had been wide speculation
that before the court opened the Pres
ident would confer with Mr.. Black
about the latter's alleged affiliation
with the Ku Klux Klan. Their re-
spective schedules, however, seem to
eliminate such a possibility.
Evening star., 1937-09-20
K. of c. Ceremony Set.

FOREST GLEN, Md, September 90
(SpeciaD .-Exemplification of the
first degree for candidates from Patux-
ent, Montgomery and Forest Glen
Councils, knights Of Columbus, will
be held at meeting of the local coun-'
Gil tomorrow at $50 pm. in Rosen-
steel Hall. A social program will fol-
low the ceremonies.
Evening star., 1937-09-20
HOTEL 'bLACKMA|L'
LAID TO j. s. GROUP
Business Men Protest "Hold-
Up" in Demands for Re-
duced Rates.
BY the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, September 20-The
asserted that a purported effort to
obtain reduced hotel rates for Federal
employees travelling in the Kansas City
area amounted to attempts at black
mail" and at holding up group OF
American business men"
In letter of protest addressed to
President Roosevelt, Thomas D. Green,
president Of the Hotel Association, at
tributed the rate-reduction movement
to the Greater Kansas City Federal
Business Association"
Green also sent to the White House
a letter addressed to Kansas City
hotel suggesting rate reductions be
made and signed by o. w. Price, pres
ident of the Greater Kansas City Fed
eral Business Association and assistant
manager of the Veterans Administra-
ton in Kansas City.
The text of the letter to the Kansas
City hotel, which was not identified
by Green, follows:
Hotels in number of the larger
cities grant reduced rates to officials
of the Federal Government who are
in the city on Government business
and who present their official Gre
dentials at the time they register.
Kindly advise whether your hotel
would make similar concession and
the rates or discounts applicable.
I'VE thank you for this cooper
alton"
The letterhead says the organi-
zation Is composed of heads and
principal assistants of the Federal ac-
tivities located in Greater Kansas
City, Leavenworth, Lawrence and
Wadsworth, Kans, and Excelsior
Springs, No"
Besides Price. the officers are listed
as Alexander w. Graham, postmaster
Of Kansas City, first vice president:
F. G. Zerbst, warden Of the Leaven-
worth Federal Prison, second vice
president; r. E. Corbin, marketing
specialist of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, secretary
treasurer.
This organized attempt of Federal
office holders to blackmail hotel men
is the most reprehensible thing I have
come across in some time" said Gen.
j. Leslie Kincaid, chairman of the
A. H. A. Public Relations Committee.
Green, in his letter TO President
Roosevelt, said, I'VE hotel men have
too much respect for our President to
believe for one instant that he would
be part in such a crude attempt to
hold up group of American business
men"
He told President Roosevelt SO bu-
reaus in the various Federal depart
ments were listed on Prices letter.
heads and added:
This array of Federal departments
tall, incidentally, supported by the
taxpayers when considered in con-
junction with the notice on the letter
head to the effect that the Greater
Kansas City Federal Business Asso-
citation was established by executive
order of the President constitutes a
clear threat of official discrimination
against any hotel which does not feel
inclined to grant reduced rates '+'.'
Evening star., 1937-09-20
SUBURBS MERGER
WITH D. c. URGED.
Resources Committee Seeks
Move for lntegrated Rule
as an Experiment.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Washington and LEntant planned
here for Nations Capital that
not only included the present Dis
trtct of Columbia, but an area in
nearby Virginia, stretching from
Jones Point, south OF Alexandria,
to Falls Church. But other men,
NTH lesser Dision, decided the Dis
trict pns too large and so back to
Virginia went the land on the other
side OF the Potomac RiUer, some
36 square miles, on September z,
1916. Spdsmodic efforts to enlarge
the District since haUe come to
r5dught, as legislation by Maryland,
Virginia and Congress is deemed
necessary.
Creation of Greater Washington
an integrated municipal government
embracing areas of the District and
nearby Maryland and Virginia, was
recommended by the National Re-
sources Committee in a report made
public today.
The report, forwarded to President
Roosevelt by Interior Secretary Ickes,
pointed out that Washinetons metro
politan territory embraces 26 towns
outside the District. The committee
said:
"As an experiment the Federal Gov
ernment should cooperate with the
States of Maryland and Virginia and
make use of the unique opportunity
to devies complete scheme of in
tegrated metropolitan government for
the District of Columbia and the
urbanized outlying areas within the
metropolitan district"
Boundaries Not Suggested.
The report did not suggest specific
boundaries for the enlarged munich
pality, nor did 1t 60 into detail con-
cerning which governmental functions
would be combined for all the COM
munities.
A Greater Washington was sug-
eested as national experiment-a
yardstick for other metropolitan areas
similarly situated. The report pointed
out:
with nearly one half the people of
the United States living in metropoli-
tan districts which straddle local
boundaries and in many instances
State boundaries as we'll, there is ur-
gent need for reconsideration of the
governmental management and struc-
Of these merging centers Of urban life.
ban life.
Interstate Pacts Urged.
Proper conduct of metropolitan
affairs requires an enlargement and
development of local governmental
areas, powers and techniques, ire
spective of the political boundary lines
which criss-cross these complex urban
districts
The committee suggested that Con-
gress pass legislation giving states au-
thcr1ty to adopt interstate pacts
dealing Jointly with health, sanitation,
public safety, education and other
municipal functions in overlapping
urban areas.
Savings to the Taxpayers in the con-
eolidation of public offices Is an I'M
poftant consideration, in the opinion
OF the National Resources Committee.
The report was prepared by its
Urbanism Committee, headed by
Clarence Dykstra, president Of the
University Of Wisconsin and former
city manager Of Cincinnati.
Evening star., 1937-09-20
Price Denies Charges.

KANSAS CITY, September 20 (P)-
0. w. Price, president of the Greater
Kansas City Federal Business Asso-
cation, expressed surprise that "any
one should get excited" over what he
termed a routine" letter asking
Kansas City hotels If they would grant
lower rates to Federal officials and
employees.
1T was in no sense a demand for
lower rates." Price said of the letter.
IF any hotel chose to give lower rates,
that would be perfectly satisfactory.
but, primarily, I was asking for rate
schedules. Several of the departments
in Washington maintain hotel lists,
with rates, for the benefit Of their en-
ployes and oficials II was intended
as q service TO Federal officers, and
nothing mora" s.'.~
Evening star., 1937-09-20
FRANKLIN, JR., ENROLLS
Presidents Son Registers at u. Of
V. Law School.

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, Sep
tember 20 (P.-Franklin D. Roose-
velt, jr, today registered as a law
student at the University of Virginia
He will be here for three years.
Accompanied by his bride, the
former Ethel du Pont. young Roose-
welt has leased a home on Fendall
avenue near the university Cleaners
and decorators have been engaged at
the house for the last week preparing
it for occupancy.
Evening star., 1937-09-20
SHOE MAGNATE DIES
" M. Hurley, 81, Exhibited Prize
Blooded Guernseys.

BROCKTON, Mass, September 20
Rl-William M Hurley, ST. promi-
nent Brockton shoe manufacturer and
exhibitor of prize blooded Guernseys,
died yesterday after short illness.
Evening star., 1937-09-20
BLACK ROW HELD
ROOSEVELT FAULT
President Should Have Seen
Warning in Confirmation
Fight, White Says.

Supreme Court Justice Hugo L.
Black and the Ku klur Kldn are
discussed here by "The Sage OF
Emporia," eminent journalist and
political Observer, Who tpds actipe
in the fight against the KIan dur
ing the 1924 gubernatorial cam
pdtpn in Kansas.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-01-07

Begin the New Year Right Subscribe for The Nugget.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-01-07
Parents Mattson Boy Fear Cold
 Be Dangerous
(By The Associated Pressl

tBy The Associated Pressl
 TACOMA, Jan. 7-The coldes, weather of winter has alarmed the parents of the Mattson boy and are fearful that he might be seriously affected if he is being kept in some outlying poorly heated shack or released on some lonely country road.
 Thefather of the boy has made preparations to rush him to a hospital instead of home, as he had a cold when kidnapped.
 All avenues to the family are being left entirely open to permit contact with the k;dnapers. G. men, police, and newspapermen have withdrawn from watching the families movements and etc.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-01-07
Installation Of
 Pioneer Officers

Installation of officers of Pio- neers of Alaska Igloo No. 1 o1 Nome took place last evening Thomas Gaffney, Past President being the installing officer. Fol. lowing are those installed:
 President Alvin Bahlke Sr.; ls' Vice President, Ole Hay; 2nd vice president, Chas. Code; treasurer Dave Gray; chaplain, Nels Swan. berg Sr.; historian. Lige Ketchi- son; Inner Guard, Billy Ander- son; Sergeant at Arms, John J. O'Leary.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-01-07
Weather Today GU. S. Weather Bureau)

Believe it or not, it was colder along the coast of Oregon and Washington than any station re- porting over the Nome-Fairbanks airway or Nome-Kotzebue Air way this morning. Seattle re- ported a temperature of 20 for the lowest while Portland obser- we'd IA. The lowest observed in interior Alaska was 16 above while most temperatures were well up in the twenties.
 Cloudy and unsettled weather with fog and snow squalls con- tinue over the western portion of Alaska and Panama Valley. Rain was falling at Kodiak Island and had fallen at Juneau during the night.
 Barometer readings continue high over the north Pacific Ocean and extending into the Western States and Canadian Provinces. Low pressure is charted over Western Alaska and the Boring Sea. This distribution will like ly cause continued unsettled wea ther with probably snow squalls and fog with continued mild tenn peratures.
 The lowest Nome temperature last night was "A and the highest yesterday 3l.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-01-07
John Lepri, D,
 Passed Away
 During Night

John Lepri, well known Nome ite, associated for many years as cook at Little Creek for the Ham mon Company, and lately in bus mess with Dan Alvich in the Al aska Liquor Store, was found dead about g o'clock this morn ing. The marshars office inves- tigated, calling Dr. Morcom and Undertaken McConaghy, who viewed the remains. John was found dead sitting in his chair, evidently having died in sleep some time early this morning.
 Dr. Morcom declared the cause of death was heart failure brought on by erysepalis, an infection on the face, tending to weaken the heart.
 John Lepri, some years ago op- erated the former Milos Cafe in Nome. He was a member of the Moose lodge No. 1413 at Nome, which it is believed will handle the funeral arrangements.
 He was born in Yugoslavia in 1888 and was 49 years old when he. met death today. He is sur vived by father in Europe and a couple of sisters living at or near Napa, California.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-01-07
Searching Party Said Say Nothing
 Of Missing Man
Search For Lloyd Kinder
 Been Abandoned

Roger Mendalook. one of the searching party returned to Nome today in company with Charles Esch. who was working at the Jannson quartz mine. The other member of the searching party, Pete Larson remained in the hills to look for reindeer.
 Mendalook reported that no sign of the missing man, Lloyd Kinder, who disappeared Tues day, December 18th, could be found, and the search was aban- doned
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-01-07
HOW TO STAKE CLAIMS.

How Mining Claims can be Staked in Alaska, length, Bread tn, how many, and the Associa- ton Claim, described in detail, in pamphlet form, for sale at The Nugget Office, for 10 cents.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-01-07
Three Vocational Classes TOStart
 In NOmeSoon

Announcement of the forma- ton of the three vocational class es for adults was given out to- day by Superintendent Pool of the Nome Public Schools.
 The classes include Knitting and Cooking for the women, and a Diesel Engine class for men. Other classes may be formed if there is sufficient demand for them.
 Facilities of School
 The Nome School Board has offered the facilities of the school building for these activities, which are being sponsored by the Vocational Director, A. E. Schoettler, from the Territorial Office of Education in Juneau.
 This is in line with the policy for adult education which has been so popular in the states and which for the first time is mak- ing its appearance in Nome. Glass es are in session, however, in many other Alaskan cities and it is hoped that the public will take advantage of the opportun- ity for this type of instruction here.
 Should Register With
 The class in Knitting which is for both beginning and exper- fenced knitters will be organiz- ed at the high school at four o'clock Monday, January llth, under Mrs. A. Polet ST.
 Ladies interested in the cook ing class will meet at three O. clock Monday in the Homemak- ing room at the high school.
 Diesel Engine Class
 The Diesel engine class is of slightly different nature and is offered only to those individuals whose line of work brings them into contact with the care and maintenance of Diesel engines. It is not a beginners class and all entrants should have some prev ious knowledge of this work. Those interested should register with Supt. Calvin Pool or with O. A. Cunningham, Hammon com pany Machinist.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-01-07
Airplane News
 Nome Airport

It is understood that two PAA mail planes are waiting at Nula- to with two weeks mail, for the weather to lift so they can fly into Nome.
The Nome daily nugget., 1937-01-07
TELEGRAMS ]! 1!

Telegrams may be left at the Pioneer Drug Company where they will be picked up by the U. S. Signal Corps Radio Station messenger twice daily. The mes senger will call at the Pioneer Drug Store at 10 A. M. and 4 pm. on week days, and at 4 pm. on Sundays and Holidays.
Evening star., 1937-12-17

tractive daughters, Senorita Marta
Trucco. who wore a gown of black
taffeta flacked with blue dots; Senorita
Graciela Trucco, wearing black tafeta
fashioned with fitted bodice and a
full skirt having bands of black velvet.
and Senorita Rebeca Trucco, who Sc
lected for the occasion gown of
stone blue satin made on fitted lines
with high neck line. Sonora de Puga,
wife of the Air Attache of the Chilean
Embassy wore becoming gown Of
pink and silver brocade made on grace
full lines and having no trimming.
Nine. Troyanovsky. who accompanied
her husband. the Ambassador of the
Union Of Soviet Socialist Republics,
wore a becoming gown of electric blue
satin made on simple lines with a skirt
which fell into a slight train.
Nine. Oumansky. wife of the Coun-
selor of the Soviet Embassy, wore a
gown Of light blue crepe, the skirt
having slight train; Nine Grigoriev.
wife of the Attache, was in blue green
satin, also made with train, and Nine.
Bolotnikov, wife Of the Assistant Mill
tary Attache of the Embassy, was in
a becoming gown of white satin.
The japanese Ambassador, Mr.. Hirosi
Saito, was accompanied by Nine. Saito,
who wore gown of French blue satin
designed with wing back and a gen.
erously full train which dropped into
a slight train. Nine. Kobayashi, wife
Of the Naval Attache of the japanese
Embassy, wore gown of ivory satin
fashioned along Grecian lines. and
Nine. Kitazawa, who was escorted by
her husband, the Third Secretary Of
the Embassy, Mr.. Naokichi Kitazawa,
Evening star., 1937-12-17
Ecuadoran Envoy
Returns for Reception.

The Ecuadoran Ambassador Senior
Captain Colon Eloy Alfaro, who re-
Evening star., 1937-12-17

With the Chilean Ambassador, Senior
Don Manuel Trucco, were his three at
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tain at breakfast Sunday morning home Ruthven
In honor OF Mr. and Mrs Henry Paris have
been in Washington week
The United States Ambassador to France William
Buitt will be Joined shortly in Paris daughter
Butt who sailed Wednesday night Europa
York for Europe She accompanied by Miss
The United Guatemala Mr. Fay Allen Des
will leave the city Sunday join Fay Portes r
student of the University of South Carolina Wnnsboro c.
for the holidays Mrs accompany husband
here this time from Guatemala
The Minister accompanied last diplomatic re-
cepon at the White House his niece Mary Portes of
Winnsboro, S. C.
The Air Attache of the French Embassy Chapsaur
Will leave Washington Monday California Mexico
and will not return for month
TIL Commercial Atache Embassy and Sonora de
Campbell with their daughters York they will
be until next week.
Admiral M Watt retired and Mrs PHILADELPHIA will
arrive within the next few their near
Philadelphia to be with their Comdr
and Mrs r. M Watt jr, through the Christmas holidays
Col W. H. Ballard of Welch Va spending several days
at the Wardman Park Hotel while in Washington.
1t Col and Mrs Clyde entertained at dinner in
the blue at the Shoeham evening celebrate their
wedding anniversary.
Maj and Mrs Hugh Allen entertaining few davs at
their home in Aurora Hills Mr. Frank York City
formerly of Shanghai China, stopping off en- route to
Miami Fla.
Evening star., 1937-12-17

ing room where refreshments were
served and then looking in on the
dancing in the east room Following his
custom after extending a warm hand
shake and a greeting of welcome to
his many guests the President retired
to the family suite on the upper floor
of the mansion.
Reception Opened
Promptly at 9 O'Clock.
The reception opened at 9 o'clock
with the appearance of the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt at the great door
of the state dining room. Preceding
the hosts across the corridor were
the White House aides and walking
just behind the Chief Executive and
Mrs. Roosevelt were the members Of
the cabinet and their wives.
Mrs. Roosevelt chose for the occa-
sion a gown of plum color crepe. made
with a high waistline. The bodice
was of orchid-color crepe, the same
material forming long sash, and the
skirt was accordian plated With
this the Presidents wife wore a cor
sage of purple orchids and a necklace
of diamonds.
Mrs. Cordell Hull wife of the Secre-
tary of State, wore a beautiful gown
OF white satin with design of rhine
stones down the front and back and
the skirt having very slight train.
She wore diamond bracelets, q pearl
necklace and earrings to match.
Much interest centered about the
gown worn by Mrs. Homer S. Cum
mings, wife of the Attorney General.
for it was the one in which she was
presented to the Court of st. James,
fashioned of soft red silk chiffon, the
lower part of the skirt having a sill
very white lame bamboo pattern ap-
pliqued and woven into the material.
The train, which was attached to the
gown for the presentation, Mrs. Cum
mlngs had made into wrap which
she wore to the function last night.
Mrs. Claude A. Swanson. wife of the
Secretary of the Navy, completely re-
covered from slight. indisposition,
was looking exceedingly we'll. Her
gown was of gold lame, made with a
V neckline and the skirt dropping
into the slightest of trains.
Mrs. Henry Morganthau, jr., wife
of the Secretary of the Treasury,
wore gold gown heavily brocaded
in black and designed on empire lines
with a short train. Mrs. Harry H.
Woodring, wife Of the Secretary Of
War, had on a white gown, which
was appliqued with wreath of gold
kid leaves about the decolletage. Mrs.
Henry A. Wallace, wife Of the Secre-
tary of Agriculture, chose for the c.
casion gown of gold lace.
Mrs. Daniel c. Roper, wife of the
Secretary of Commerce, wore an un-
usually becoming gown of blue and
silver lame made with a short train
and v neckline. She wore pearl