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Evening star., 1937-07-31
TAX DE[INQUENTS
WARNED BY ALLEN
Drastic Powers in Pending
Bill to Be Invoked Ito the
Limit" Assessor Saws.

Drastic new powers, which would
be authorized by the pending tax
bill, will be invoked ito the limit"
against personal property tax delin-
quency, District Assessor Fred D. Al
len warned today as the deadline for
filing returns neared.
Several thousand persons had failed
to file returns when the tax once
opened this morning. The time limit
for filing returns will expire at mid
night tonight.
Allen said all returns received in
Mondays mail at his Office which
are postmarked before midnight to-
night will be honored. Twenty per
cent penalties will be assessed against
all dellnquents who fail to get in
under the deadline, Allen warned,
Close Scrutiny.
The tax assessor pointed out that
the tax bill now pending in Congress
will authorize him to summons to
his once all persons who fail to file
returns or whose returns are consid-
cred inaccurate. In addition, he will be
authorized to subpoena books and other
business and private records which
he deems necessary to determine an
accurate assessment. The tax COL
lector under the proposed new law
would be authorized to levy against
all goods, securities, bank accounts
and other property of the delinquents
Personal tax returns will be sub
Jected to closer scrutiny this year
than ever before in the Districts his
tory, Allen promised. All returns will
oe checked against Federal income
tax returns in the search for un-
listed taxable assets and he will not
hesitate to demand records in any
case where he believes taxable prop
erty Is not reported, Allen said.
100000 More Expected.
I'VE will press the authority which
the new law would give US AZ far as we
can" Allen said Il am convinced
that We will be able to increase rev.
enues from the personal tax by ST.
900, 600"
approximately 10000 persons al
ready have filed returns. Last year ap-
proximately $4,000 returns were filed
The assessors Office was crowded this
morning with citizens clamoring to
| file theirs
More than 900 dog owners jammed
the Office Of the collector OF taxes to-
day in a lastminute rush to obtain
new license tags for their pets Monday
the poundmaster will launch a drive
against all CANNES running at large
without the new 1898 tag. 1t was esti-
mated that owners Of approximately
5000 dogs have delayed purchasing
the new tags.
Evening star., 1937-07-31
SLAUGHTER HOUSE
FACES NEW BLOW
Commissioners and Seal
Due to Discuss Ickes'
Suggestions.

The District Commissioners at a
meeting next Tuesday are expected to
confer with Corporation Counsel e.
wood H. Seal concerning new measures
suggested by Secretary Ickes to prevent
operation Of the proposed Adolf Gobel
slaughter house in Benning.
1ckes warned the Commissioners
yesterday that he regarded it the Dis
trict's duty" to protect the new sew
age disposal plant, built with p w. A.
funds, from the harmful effect Of
slaughter house operations.
A suggestion by Ickes that a special
sewage tax might be imposed on the
Gobel firm il 1t makes use Of the treat
ment system was called to Seals at
tentlon. He said today he had not
heard OF this law, which is effective in
Chicago, but would look into 1t i'm
mediately.
Due to the final stages OF the
compromise in Congress on the Dis
tr1cts tax program, the Commissioners
nave not yet referred Secretary Ickes'
sharp communication to the oospoya-
tion counsel. The latter pointed out
today. however. that he has been con-
sidering legal measures to prevent op-
Grafton OF the Gobel plant and would
cooperate IN any new suggestions BY
the Commissioners.
The new sewage disposal plant Is
undergoing test operations. As Ickes
advanced the funds for its construc-
ton. he pointed out in his letter to
| the Commissioners that the P. w. A.
has an interest in seeing that the
public derive the benefits of the ex-
pendituraf. For this reason he called
their attention to the Public Health
Service report declaring slaughter
house operations in Benning would
| contribute to water pollution.
Evening star., 1937-07-31
U. S. TO SEND DELEGATES
TO PARIS ART FARLEY
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The State Department announced
yesterday the United States would
participate In the Second 1nterna-
tional Congress Of Esthetics and the
Science OF Art to be held in Paris,
France, August to IL.
The American delegation will be:
DR.. Royal B. Farnum, Rhode Island
School OF Design, Providence, chair
man: Paul Manship, New York City;
Dr. Richard Bach, Metropolitan Mu-
scum of Art, New York City; George
Downing. Brown University. Provi-
dence, r. l.; Hugh Morrison. Dart
mouth, Hanover. N. H.; DR.. Edward
w. Forbes, Fogg Art Museum, Har-
ward University, Cambridge, and John
shapleigh. University Of Chicago,
Chicago.
Evening star., 1937-07-31
Republican Women to Open Club House
League to Hold Lectures and Business Meetings There and
Entertain Guests
.HE first club house Of the League
OF Republican Women of the
District Of Columbia will be

~ HE first club house Of the League
OF Republican Women Of the
District Of Columbia will be
opened officially on Monday,
dedicated to entertaining visiting Re-
publicans all during the year and de-
signed to furthering the cause Of the
party with lectures and business meet
ines.
According to Nine. Julia Grant Cam
tacu7ene. installed as president of the
organization last May, there will be no
official reception but the club will be
open for inspection all day to men,
bers Of the league and their friends
The first real home OF the league
which has been occupying two rooms
in hotel, is the old McCagg house
at 1901 Seventeenth street, with .
long history OF hospitality behind it.
Nine. Cantacuzene, q granddaugh-
ter Of Gen. U. S. Grant, personally
solicited assistance from Republicans
that resulted in the league starting
of with fund in the bank to cover
rent for two years of the three for
which the house has been leased
Equipment for the dining room and
kitchen was purchased. but everything
else was donated. A good deal OF the
downstairs furniture comes from the
old National Capital Club and Nine.
Cantacuzene provided the furnishings
for her Office on the second floor.
which Is also the board room. There
hangs a portrait of President Grant
and autographed pictures OF President
and Mrs. Calvin Coolidge. A litho-
graph of Abraham Lincoln and pic
lures Of President and Mrs. Hoover
decorate the main reception room
downstairs.
A plaque in the hall extends thanks
to those who made the club house
possible, including several local firms
that donated materials and labor to
repair and renovate the structure, and
the following individuals: Miss Laura
Harlan, Miss Mary Sheridan, Miss
Maurice H. Thatcher Mrs. Anne
Archbold, George H. Lorimer, Mrs.
Ao'io "a 1NCCu, MIS. SIlAIlCS u. wal.
colt. Mrs. Charles Lea, Mrs. Mary
Logan Tucker. Mrs. Chester Castle
Bolton Of Ohio, Mrs. Ralph Owen
Brewster, Mrs. George Burnham Mrs.
Chauncey M. Depew, Mrs. John Henry
Gibbons, Mrs. Guy Despard Gon and
Mrs. Charles M. Lea.
Activities of the club will be initi-
ated August ii at meeting of Re-
publican national committee women
called recently by Chairman John
Hamilton. Then the league will en-
tertain the visitors and be open all
the time so that both visiting and
local women may come to rest and
drink tea.
A full schedule is planned for the
coming season, according to Nine. Can
tacuzene. Notables will be asked to
speak on current issues at monthly
meetings. Mrs. Walter White, chair
man of the Entertainment Committee,
Evening star., 1937-07-31
c. .U.PROFESSORS
GIVEN NEW POSTS
Transfers to Take Three
From 0b|ate SchoIasticate,
Fourth Coming Here.

Transfers that will take three priests
away from the Oblate Scholasticate
OF Catholic University and bring a
fourth to Washington were announced
today.
Very Rev James T. McDermott,
Q. M l.. provincial of the First Amer
ican Oblate Order, announced at
Lowell, Mass, that Rev. John H.
Kennedy, professor Of history in the
scholasticate here, would go to Buffalo,
N. Y, to head the Juniorate at Holy
Angel College, while Rev. James c.
Sullivan of Lowell will come to the
Capital as bursar Of the scholasticate.
Rev. Francis B. Conlon, member of
the Mission Band at the Oblate
Scholasticate, received notice Of his
transfer to the Mission Band at Colo
RADIO Spring. His work will take him
into several States.
Rev. c. Wohlrab of the local scho-
lasticate and Rev. James Kerrigan.
Buffalo. will be sent to the Holy Angel
Community in Buffalo
Received Degree Here.
Father Kennedy was ordained at
the scholasticate here in 1923. He
taught history from 1923 until 1888,
meanwhile receiving his doctor of
philosophy degree from Catholic Uni
versity in 1888 He then spent three
years on the Oblate Mission Board at
Buffalo, returning to Washington last
year, again AS professor of history
10 ic of
Buffalo institution of which he becomes
head is preparatory seminary for
young men studying for the oblate.
Father Sullivan took his seminary
course at the oblate here and was
ordained in 1929. He has been sta
toned since then in Buffalo and
Lowell.
Was X. Of C. Assistant Chaplain.
Father Conlon, native of Lynn,
Mass, was ordained at the scholas-
ticate here in 1888 and received his
masters degree at Catholic University
in 1895. He has served as assistant
chaplain Of the Washington Council
of knights of Columbus and often has
preached at Sacred Heart and St
Stephens Churches here and at the
Baltimore Cathedral.
Father Wohlrab was ordained here
in 1881 and assigned to Colorado
Springs mission work He remained
there for five years and then returned
to Washington He served the scho-
lasticate as bursar last year.
Father McDermott also announced
the transfer of Rev. Clement Flynn,
superior OF the Oblate Noyitiate in
Tewksbury, MASS, to lead band of
missionaries IN Richmond, Va. FatAer
Flynn was assigned to the Richmond
diocese on invitation of Right Rev.
Peter L. Ireton, Bishop OF Richmond.
Evening star., 1937-07-31

ure would be out OF reach Of the
airport
Chester H. Warrington, president Of
the Aero Club OF Washington, opposed
any support by the board for WASH
ington Airport, declaring that for
the board to abandon its hght for
Gravelly Point to support even
emergency legislation would be to
capitulate to private corporation
in : matter Of pqblic interest"
Evening star., 1937-07-31
Must Supply Own Metal.

ltaly's shortage Of iron and copper
Is 80 acute that customers are re-
ported 10 have had to provide these
metals N order TO obtain deliveries
Of products requiring them.
Evening star., 1937-07-31
Slavery. He Claims.

TOPEKA, Kans. LP,.-N. O. Reese,
hotel owner, sent the State Tax Com
mission bill for s45 with the sug-
sestlon that unless he is paid for
collecting the per cent State sales
tax the State will have violated the
Federal Constitutions ban on involun-
tary seryitude.
Evening star., 1937-07-31
Leaps Into Empty Reservoir

1NDIO, Calf. June 81 P.-Cari@
Addento, unable to sleep because Of
the heat ran from his room to a lsrgs
reservoir nearby and leaped In. He
is recovering from painful injuries.
The water had been drawn from the
reservoir.
Evening star., 1937-07-31
BAND CONCERT.

By the Soldiers Home Band In the
band stand at o'clock tonight. John
S. M. Zimmerman, bandmaster; An
ton Pointner, assistant.
Program.
March, Excelsior" Goldma II
Overture, The Triumph Of Alex
diuSI ftlCl1AIO9
Entr'acte, (a) Sunday Morning st
Glion" -Bendel
(b) "Springtime in Chinatown"
Renton
Musical extravaganza, White Horse
Popular, Saddle Your Blues to a.
4 Wild Mustang" ng"-Ha -Haid
\ Swamp Fire Mooney
Waltz suite, The Flower Of Italy,
Stefano
Fnale, "0sntry's TriumphaI- Jewell
THE Star -spangled Banner"
szE~ Il
Evening star., 1937-07-31

Eamon de Valera, Irish Free State
President, was born in New York In
1882.
Evening star., 1937-07-31
N AUTOMOBILE may be

N HO 1ON1ODIIAE HIdY De
n machine for going places to
~ you, but for four nights now
a and old sedan has been the
Evening star., 1937-01-31
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Evening star., 1937-01-31

low Owensboro, KY, tonight and would
reach Cairo about Wednesday. He
expects q stage from so to 81 feet.
Cairo Ready for Crest.
Cairo is ready for the crest. Three
steamboats, stand by, ready in emer.
gency to use one Of the Oldest tricks
of the river fighters. In the event Of
q bad break the steamers will nose .
large steel barge into the gap. stem
ming the water while workers pitch
sandbags into the danger spot.
In case of catastrophe the barges
may become refuge for the workers.
In addition so large lifeboats, each
with q capacity Of 80 or 40 persons.
line the dock.
Twenty miles to Cairo's north the
Ohio backed into the Cache River
and forced 1t to reverse its course.
emptying into the Mississippi. Its wa
ter flowed over the small communities
of Karnak, Ullin, Pulaski and villa
Ridge, but engineers said the situation
placed Cairo in no immediate danger.
One highway out of the city remained
open.
At Harrisburg, nj, normally ~
miles from the Ohio, backwater flowed
through the streets, polluted the city's
water supply and drove 5000 persons
from their homes.
Threat of Rain In Air.
A threat Of rain hung over Har-
risburg tonight as the townspeople
huddled on q highland in the center
Of the community. It was the only
dry spot. Backwater from the Ohio
continued to creep toward them as
it flowed over the tops Of houses On
the outskirts Of town.
DR.. Frank J. Jirka, director Of
the State Department Of Public
Health, advised all residents to be i'm.
munized against typhoid because Of
the water shortage. He added gen.
eral health conditions In flooded
Southern Illinois were good.
An airplane flew over Shawneetown,
first down-State community to suffer
from the flood, and the pilot re-
ported water coursing over the top
Of the 60-foot levee. Shawneetown
was deserted early in the week.
Evening star., 1937-01-31
CINCINNATI Starts
FLOOD CLEANUP
River Drops S Feet From
79.99.Foot High-9,m
Refugees Examined.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, January 30.-Cin-
cinnati watched the water line retreat
toward the Ohio River tonight and
started cleaning up hundreds Of busi-
ness houses and residences The
water had fallen nearly feet from
the high level Of 1899 feet Tuesday
morning.
The city continued on . Sunday
basis" under orders from Disaster
Dictator G. A. Dykstra. Business
houses he said. will remain closed ut
least through Monday.
The city water supply may be
returned to . normal basis by
Wednesday.
Charles Sawyer. Ohio Democratic
national Committeeman, returning
from Washington, expressed conf
deuce Congress would take definite
steps on flood control.
Cleaning streets and houses-even
the follow-up task Of repairing dam
age-started. Workers moved float
ing houses back to foundations.
More than 1000 flood refugees were
examined by physicians. Persons
mildly i'll of communicable diseases
were isolated.
Health Commissioner F. w. Harder
warned that all perishable food
touched by food water must be
destroyed
Nearly all business houses paid SAL
aries as usual
Talk of a food control system con-
tinued. Former Senator John E.
Holden Of Morrow, Ohio, and Mayor
Earl j. Mag of Morrow called
meeting for early next week.
Evening star., 1937-01-31

flooded countryside. Twelve miles
away was the Ohio River.
A powerful speed boat provided by
the State has aided materially In res.
cue work.
Butcher Pig on Roof.
jim Williams and his i've children
were on the roof of their house near
Shawneetown from early Tuesday to
Wednesday afternoon when Lieut.,
Henry Michaels Of Chicago took them
on. They had butchered a pig on the
roof and eaten 1t TO avoid starvation.
There were other similar instances.
Wednesday Tom Colbert was rushed
from q farm near Junction City to the
Shawneetown High School with badly
frozen feet. He had waded knee-deep
in water to send help to his father
and brother marooned In the rapidly
flooding farmhouse.
People were rushed to the high
school, on high ground. from through
out the valley. For two days their
only medical service was furnished by
q nurse, Miss Foote.
80-Year-Old in Charge.
There Is perfect spirit Of cooper
alton in the rescue work. The Busi-
ness Mems Committee in Equality took
charge Of all civilian activities, pro-
viding transportation In private autos
to Eldorado and supplying the refugees
with hot coffee and food.
DR.. I. r. Bournd, 80 years old,
worked night and day administering
typhoid shots. He was in charge Of
temporary hospitals established by
Comdr. Pieper in the high school gym
nasium and the opera house.
Tonight I'm going back with Eddie
to get more pictures Of this raYaged
country.
Evening star., 1937-01-31
NEUSE RIVER FLOOD
WORST OF WINTER
Residents Of Hapersville, N. C.,
Expected to Be Forced From
Homes by Water.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
RALEIGH. N. c., January 30.-The
Neuse River went into its worst food
Of the Winter today, and Lee A. Den.
son, head of the Weather Bureau
here, said the few residents of Hapers.
vile might have to evacuate their
homes late next week.
Hapersville Is q village across the
river from Kinston, in Lenoir County.
The Neuse reached 10 feet, 6 over
the banks. at Smithfield today, and
tonight was still rising. At Goldsboro
the waters were expected to climb to
"a feet, 10 in flood. by Wednesday.
The stream was slightly out of the
banks here, but did no damage.
Lesser overflows were reported in
the Roanoke, Cape Fear and Tar
Rivers. The Tar was expected to
reach IS feet at Rocky Mount by
Tuesday and 10 feet, 6 over the
banks, at Greenville by Wednesday,
benson said.
The Cape Fear was falling in its
upper portions, but rising on the
lower levels, being at 39.2 feet, 4 in
flood, at Fayetteville tonight.
Evening star., 1937-01-31
RED CROSS FUND
UP TO $,4l7,0DD.
District Contributions Rise
to $3.50, ,166, Far Over
Quota.

With Washington well over its
quota, the national Red Cross flood
relief fund had climbed to $6,417,0O0
when taubulations were completed
yesterday.
The latest tabulation for the Dis
trict fund was $150.166.2l, but all
contributions had not been compiled.
Donations through The Star alone
totaled $23, ,705.83. The District quota
was $4,000.
The Federal Trade Commission and
its staff had collected $3.50 Saturday
and more than two truckloads Of
clothing, bedding and shoes.
Sends Inaugural Refund.
C. e. Droadrup Of Frederick. Nd,
sent in IS, which he said was half
of q refund he received on inaugural
tickets.
"one good turn deserves another"
he wrote.
Admiral Cary T. Grayson, chair
man of the Red Gross, sent note OF
appreciation to the National Theater,
which is turning over to the fund all
proceeds from the performance Febru-
ary II of Reflected Glory" featuring
Tallulah Bankhead.
Carl S. Stebbins of Oskaloosa, Kans.,
sent a check to the national fund for
IS by airmail and said he and his
wife had q budget Of approximately
10 cents a meal and plenty more than
we need to eat"
so If we eat two meals a day and
give the third meal to those in need,
every Is days we could send S. more"
Stebbins wrote. The same thought
occurred to ]. Doyle Norris OF st.
Joseph, Mo-, who said "the idea OF
sacrificing only one meal would be q
small sacrifice for any one"
Volunteers Here Praised.
Commenting on the local drive, Gen.
r. r. Keefer, chairman of the District
Chapter. said:
AT the end Of one of the busiest
week in the history of the District
Chapter I can say with pride to the
people Of the District of Columbia
that their Red Cross has not failed
them. T'ne regular stan at tne CHAP
ter house would have been swamped
by the enormous amounts of money
and the overwhelming bundles Of
clothes and blankets sent here since
the disaster started. We have been
able to cope with the situation, due
to the untiring service of some two
dozen stenog-aphic volunteers, the
efforts of the Salvation Army, which
has packed and shipped enormous
amounts Of clothing under our direc-
ton, and the cooperation of the fire.
men, the police, and the newspapers
and radio stations of the District
Though our quota of $4,000 has been
raised the food is reaching such pro-
portions that we still need many more
thousands Of dollars to extend ade-
Quate relief to the stricken areas"
Evening star., 1937-01-31
ILLINOIS MINING
TOWN HARD HIT
Only i Mine Out Of II
Operating in Equality
Section.
BY JAMES s. BEIRNE.

80 O<e~sAAo 0s A1AAAkANGs
teer Driver for Eddie OHaire, Associated
Press Cameraman.
EQUALITY. nll., January 80 R.-
People are disheartened by the out
look in the flooded parts Of southern
Illinois. but they have contributed
their share Of flood heroes.
All communications are down and
the country Is filled with the widest
kind Of rumors.
The damage through the territory,
according to Judge J. c. Coyle, is so
great that 1t may threaten the eco
nomic existence Of Equality.
The coal mines are filling with
water and the trapped air has caused
several explosions. Only one mine
out Of approximately twelve here is in
operation. The large Scarlet No. 3
mine Is completely flooded.
But every effort is being made to
save others.
Community Isolated.
Saline mines, an old salt mining
community Of go persons in Gallatin
County. is entirely isolated by water
and when the last few inhabitants
are moved out 1t will be abandoned.
I drove Eddie O'Haire, an Associated
Press photographer, from Cincinnati
to Harrisburg, ILL.,, Thursday and then
to Edorado and Equality. The trip,
300 miles normally, was stretched to
$50 miles because of water detours.
At Equality the Mayor, sheriff,
judge and head Of the Business Com
mittee had turned over the entire town
to the Naval Reserve officer from Chi
cago, Comdr. Arthur r. Pieper.
Monday morning his men chlorinat-
ed every well following tests which
showed presence of typhoid germs.
They set up headquarters in the
opera house and established a lookout
on the roof, overlooking % miles Of
Evening star., 1937-01-31
Cairo
Continued From First Page.)

basin back into the rivers main chan
mel. The estimate was made by Maj.
r. D. Burdick Of the United States
Army Engineers here, who gave the
spillway credit for saving Cairo. He
said it took 3lh feet Of water Oh the
potential crest here.
At New Madrid Col. Edwin g. Kel-
ton Of the Engineers said:
All the levees are in good shape
here. The situation Is well in hand"
But workers continued to bulwark
the spillway's setback levee against
the crest expected next week when
the Ohio finally empties the full Of its
brimming load into the Mississippi. .
River Forecaster w. e. Barron said
the Ohio's crest probably was just be.
Evening star., 1937-01-31
ARKANSAS PREPARED.
Hundreds of Men Toiling to Strengthen
Levees.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, January 30
R.-With q far-dung organization
prepared for any emergency. Arkansas
worked, watched and waited today for
the rising Mississippi Rivers crest to
reach its eastern borders, possibly by
the middle Of next week.
) Along the river itself, hundreds of
men toiled at sandbagging and levee
STRENGTHENING. In Little Rock, Army
officers watched every development
and forecast on the big stream while
on Crowleys Ridge, 80 miles back
from the Mississippi, thousands Of
refugees prayed that the lowland
homes which they fed would be
spared from the ravases Of "the big
muddy"
Nearly 1000 convicts were among
the workers thrown into the task of
building up the dikes. Largest con-
centration was at Mellwood. Ark,
where the levee threatened to give
way early In the week, prompting
general evacuation Of ths area.
Evening star., 1937-01-31
652,9O3 Flee Homes
Flooded, Red Cross
Statistics Reveal

~ the Associated Press.
Red Cross food statistics by
States: