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Evening star., 1937-11-08

" VERY community should be
* self-governing, and this can be
accomplished only through
complete suffrage for its
citizens.
In this brief, positive statement,
L. A. Carruthers, newly-elected presi-
dent of the Federation of Citizens
Associations, today assured Washing
ton that its long fight for national
representation and a voice in the mu-
nicipal government is still item No.
l on the federation docket.
IF taxes are to be raised, Wash
ingtonians should have the right to
have some part in determining just
how they are to be raised" he said.
IF a citizens tax dollar is to be
spent, he should be able to say some
thing about where it should be spent"
In his 10 active years of partici-
pating in civic affairs of the Nations
Capital, Mr.. Carruthers always has
been a stanch advocate of representa-
ton for the District in both houses
of Congress. in the Electoral College
and in the selection of municipal
officials.
Favors City Manager.
While expressing belief that Wash
ington's present municipal set-up is
as free from graft as any city in the
country, Mr.. Carruthers feels that the
city-manager plan would be ideal
when the District gets suffrage.
Under this plan, there would be
departmentalization of the Govern
ment, placing under department heads
all boards except the Board of Educa-
ton, the Board of Public Welfare and
the Board of Library Trustees. These
latter citizens board should be kept
independent, he said.
Mr.. Carruthers emphasized that his
views regarding changes in the mu-
nicipal government should not be
constituted as criticism of the pres
ent city administration. He declared
he has the highest regard for the
Commissioners and other officials
now administering the municipal gov
ernment.
In his work as assistant chief statis-
tician of the Division of Statistics of
Cities under the Census Bureau, Mr..
Carruthers long has studied finan-
cial set-ups of many cities and is
considered an expert on municipal
finance and taxation.
Responsibility Concentrated.
He feels that under the city man.
ager plan, power and responsibility
of administration would be concen-
trated. Under the present set-up,
there is opportunity for shifting re-
sponsibility, he said.
Mr.. Carruthers believes the Dis
trict's tax structure needs revision, but
he explained he was not entirely free
to express his views on this subject,
since he is chairman of the Citizens
Tax Committee, which is making a
study of the tax problems.
He said he does feel, however, that
some properties are not carrying their
fair share of the tax load. He believes
the property tax rate, increased by
Congress at the last session to $1.75
for one year, should be put back at
$1.50.
Mr. Carruthers said he expects to
oppose any increase in the aggregate
Of the Districts 1899 budget over the
current years, except where ear
marked revenues, such as gas and wa
ter taxes, are in excess of the present
years. He will oppose any attempts
to divert revenues from the gas and
Evening star., 1937-11-08
A. FL. ATTACKS
FARE INCREASES
Publication Says Public
Must Pay for New Cars
and Buses.

Attacks upon the recent street car
fare increase and the agreement to fix
the minimum wage for women in Dis
trict retail employment at SIT weekly,
and strong approval of the movement
for five-day week for Federal en-
ployeS are contained in the official
editorial publication of the American
Federation Of Labor just released.
In criticising the transportation rate
increase, the Federation editorial
quotes the advertisement of the Capital
Transit Co. to the effect that the
estimated S254,0O0 in yearly revenue
will be enough to buy Is new cars or
81 new buses.
Truth Declared Expressed.
Here We have the absolute truth
the Federation charges, although it
was probably unwittingly stated. The
street car and bus patrons, not in
vestors who own the stock and bonds,
are soaked 1854, 1000 increase in fares
to buy new street cars and buses. Then
the street car and bus patrons, who
also, OF course, in reality pay the
wages of the men who operate the
street cars and buses, are expected,
through increased fares, to pay stock
owners and bond owners dividends and
interest for the privilege of being
hauled to and from their work in the
cars and buses which they have bought
with their own fares
SnpQ kif1u
decision, the A. F. of L. publication
calls the SIT figure clearly much be-
low that required to permit the clerks
to live according to those standards
of decency and comfort which every
saleswoman should be able to enjoy
as the result of her employment.
THE insistence of the mercantile
employers and employers generally in
the District of Columbia that mini
mum wages for women clerks be fixed
at the indecently low figure of s14.51
per week is conclusive answer to the
irrationalism of certain groups who
undertake to deceive the public with
the false idealogy that employers
favor high wages"
5-Day Week Urged.
Calling upon President Roosevelt
to ask Congress to enact the five-day
week legislation for Federal employees
and to make the necessary finances
available. the A. F. of L. refers to
the estimated extra cost as "a baga-
telle compared with the realization OF
at least an approach to justice for
around half a million of faithful en-
ployes who are responsible for the
efficient functioning of the important
activities of the Government =
When to this equity for those already
employed there is the added Justice
of providing large number of un-
employed workers with employment
at wages sufficient to support them
selves and their dependents in COM
parative comfort, there can be nc
logical argument against the reduc-
tion in hours"
Evening star., 1937-11-08

quately financed to carry on investi-
cations into the cause of infantile
paralysis and the methods by which
it may be prevented. 1t will endeavor
to eliminate much of the needless
after effect of this disease
caused by the failure to make early
and accurate diagnosis of its presence.
I'VE all know that improper care
during the acute stage Of this dis
ease, and the use of antiquated treat
ment, or downright neglect Of any
treatment, are the cause of thousands
of crippled, twisted, powerless bodies
now. Much can be done along these
lines right now.H
Evening star., 1937-11-08
COOPERATIVE OPENS
FILLING STATION HERE
Consumers Groups First Such
Venture in City Is at 211O
Virginia Avenue NV.

While Anders Hedberg, a leader in
the Swedish cooperative movement,
looked on, the Konsum Filling Station
at 2110 Virginia avenue NV, first
cooperative gasoline station in WASH
ington, was opened to the public this
morning.
Mrs. Michael Strauss, wife of the
chief of information of the Public
Workers Administration and the In
terror Department, was the first Gus
toner. She bought 10 gallons of gaso-
line and two quarts of oil.
The station is operated by Konsum,
Inc, a cooperative group associated
with the District Cooperative League.
Its president is Clark Foreman, head
OF the P. w. A. power division.
Evening star., 1937-11-08
DR.. McGee to Speak.

BETHESDA, Md, Nov. 8 (SpeciaD :;
DIR. Darcy MCGEE, vice president OF
the National Chapter of the Izaak
Walton League and president Of the
District of Columbia branch, will speak
at the meeting of the Woman's Club
of Bethesda, at club headquarters on
old Georgetown road, tomorrow after
noon.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-10
WEEKS DEBATE
NC!0URT ENDS
By WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON

BY WILLIAM X. HUTCHINSON
The Senate today neared the
end of it's first weeks debate on
the Administration Supreme Court
bill, with the Democrats split and
the opposition claiming ultimate
victory.
Administration leaders, through
strict enforcement of all rules, ap-
parently hoped to stem off a fill
buster Opposition leaders laughed
at the strategy and invoked the
rules against proponents Of the
bill.
Senator Van Mugs CD, Of In.
diana, an opposition spokesman,
declared:
"The Senate has been placed
In a straitjacket through fear Of
a filibuster. There is no need of
a filibuster to defeat this BILL
Administration leaders said they
were satisfied that their speakers
had raised the question of party
loyalty as an issue in conSidera-
ton of the bill.
They said, too, that their speak.
erS, particularly Senators Guffey
CD of Pennsylvania and Minton
CD of Indiana, scored in at
tacks on the records of Chief
Justice Hughes and Associate
Justice Roberts. Both claimed the
New Deal could never be certain
Of success so long as these justices
welded a balance Of power on the
Supreme Court.
The opposition was satisfied with
developing the point that the Ad-
miniStration desires enactment of
the bill in order to secure a
change of philosophy on the
court and a reversal Of anti-New
Deal decisions.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-10
MRS. 4WALLACE
DIES SUDDENLY
picture on Page q

Suddenly stricken with q fatal
illness, Mrs. Mildred Fuller Wal
lace, widow of Hugh Campbell
Wallace, former American Ambas-
sador to France, died last night in
New York, according to word re-
ceived here today.
Mrs. Wallace had just left Wash
ington for her Summer home at
Bar Harbor, Me-, and was at the
Ritz Carlton Hotel when she was
stricken.
Mrs wallace, who was SO years
old, was the daughter of the late
Chief Justice Melville Fuller, of
the United States Supreme Court.
She was active in social and
philanthropic circles in the Capital
for many years, and was presl-
dent of the Home for Incurables.
Ambassador Wallace, who served
in Paris from 1919 to 1921, died
at the Wallace home here, 800
Massachusetts, Ave. N. W., in 1881.
Mrs. Wallace is survived by four
grandchildren, Patricia Wallace,
Ruth Wallace, Hugh Wallace and
Melville wallace, the children of
the late Melville Wallace. son of
the Ambassador and Mrs. Wal.
lace.
Funeral plans have not been
made.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-10
Camp Goods on Sale
AS Scouts Leave

house brooms, pot holders, heater
stacks, water buckets, various
kinds Of cooking pots and pans
then, here's a chance, according
to Scout officials. to obtain them
at real bargain prices.
Should the outdoor camper want
reaoy-conStructed shower baths.
stoves, tables, benches, ice boxes
and other camping equipment,
then supplies for this purpose are
being offered at just as good
prices.
Some of the prices quoted in.
clude dry ice boxes at $40; heater
stacks at 81; patrol tables with
built-in benches around them at
81; small can openers at 2 cents;
brooms at 10 cents; gallon pitchers
at Is cents; fire cranes at IS
cents; troop dry ice at 81; loyal
lon garbage cans at Is cents; g.
gallon water buckets at 10 cents;
wash basins at a nickel; pudding
pans at two for a nickel; dish
pans at a nickel, and various
other equipment at similar prices.
Complete shower baths are Of
fered for $40.
Orders are being taken until
Monday for this equipment at the
engineering tent in general head
quarters near the Washington
Monument and after Monday will
be taken at the construction tent
located on the grounds.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-10
OFF
ON BAY CRUISE
International News Service


Prepared for a weekend OF
work aboard the presidential
yacht Potomac, President Roose-
Welt today left Washington for
Annapolis. where he will board
the craft for a cool night on
Chesapeake Bay.
Four important reports were in
the Presidents portfolios.
A document submitted by the
National Resources Committee,
which Secretary of Interior Ickes
heads, dealing with chronological
progress and social trends to be
expected therefrom, comprised
the most important data before
the President.
Another report dealt with Slum
conditions in rural areas; third
with unemployment and destitu-
ton, and a fourth, prepared by
Ontario Province in Canada, with
diversion of water in connection
with development Of power at
Niagara.
With the President went James
Lands, chairman of the Securities
and Exchange Commission, and
Mrs. lands, and Representative
Sam Rayburn of Texas. Demo
cratic leader of the House.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-10
6 Men, Girl Arrested
Viewing Strike Films

CHICAGO, July 10 G.N.S).
Police held six men and a girl to-
day following their arrest in a sur
prise raid on a hall where films
were being shown of the Memorial
Day steel riot which cost 10 lives.
Lieut.. Stewart Moss and Is po-
licemen conducted the raid last
night on the hall, which Moss said
was the West Side headquarters
for the Young Com mun S S
League. Among those arrested
was Alva Cyrus Adams, 80. q
Negro, who took the films.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-10
FAILURE FACES
FISH TAX PLEA
International News Service

The campaign of Representa-
tive Hamilton Fish (R0 OF New
York for a public investigation
of the tax returns of prominent
Administration figures and Demo
cratic campaign contributors was
on the verge of collapse today.
While the Senate-House tax
investigating committee may dis
cusS examination of the returns
of Secretary of the Treasury Nor
genthau, his father and his
wife. which Morgenthau invited,
further action was unlikely.
Representative Doughton CD
of North Carolina, chairman of
the investigating committee. said
he hoped to end public hearings
next Tuesday when Treasury wit
nesSes will be heard again.
Meantime, Fish joined his
family at Atlantic City for the
weekend. He planned to return
Monday, however, and may make
further demands.
Neither Representative Tread.
way Of Massachusetts nor Repre-
sentative Crowther of New York,
Republican members of the in.
vestigating committee. would say
what demand would be made for
the returns Of any members of the
Roosevelt family.
Representative Vinson CD of
Kentucky denied that James
Roosevelt, the Presidents son and
secretary, formed a foreign, per
sonal.holding company in the Ba.
hama Islands, as Fish claimed he
had been informed.
Democratic members of the
committee turned on Fish, charg.
ing that he had failed to present
any real evidence Of use of tax
loopholes by the Roosevelt family,
the Morgenthaus, or other Ad.
miniStration figures.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-10
HOPE
OFFENDING
filters
900 Square Miles
OF Pacific Waste to
Be Scanned

ABOARD U. s. S. LEXINGTON,
IN MID-PACIFIC, July 10 Q.N.S0.
The last, slim hope that the lost
round-the-world fliers, Amelia Ear
hart and her navigator, Captain
Fred Noonan, may be rescued
rested today with the 300 crack
Navy airmen aboard this giant
aircraft carrier.
The Lexington's SO planes were
warmed up as the mother ship
steamed close to the search area.
The air armada was ready to
take off as soon as Capt. ]. S.
Dowell, commander Of the Lexing-
ton, gave the order which might
come today, but more likely to-
morrow after the Lexington has
covered three.quarters of the ! 500
miles between Honolulu and
Rowland Island.
DeStroyerS Race Ahead
Nearly 800 miles of the south.
ward journey to Rowland has
been covered since the giant car
rier cruised away from Lahaina
Roads, near Honolulu, after re-
fueling following the dash from
the Mainland. The 25.knot speed
of the ship was not at forced
draft because Captain Dowell
issued order to conserve fuel for
any possible emergency.
Racing ahead of the Lexing-
CONTINUED on Page 2, Col. p
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-10

An inquest will be held today
into the death of C. w. Caulder-
head, 90, of 1881 California st.
N. W., who died last night at
Emergency Hospital an hour after
he had been shot through the
head in a service station at Thir-
tenth and K Streets Northwest.
Howard L. Melton, 81, of 804
Garfield St., Bethesda, Md, was
held by police pending the inquest.
Both Caulderhead and Melton
were recent graduates Of Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and both
were employed at the service sta
ton.
Melton said he was going
through the manual~of arms with
the small caliber rifle still in its
case when the weapon was acct
dentally discharged, the bullet
striking eaulderhead in the tenn
80
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-10
Mercury to Reach SO
As Heat Continues

dicted a high of SO degrees this
afternoon and held little hope for
any relief over the weekend.
From a low Of 78 degrees this
morning, the mercury began a
rapid climb, jumping as much as
three degrees hourly throughout
the morning. From 6 a. m. to noon
it had assembled IA degrees.
Only slight hope is entertained
by weather experts for relief, but
there is a possibility of a thunder
shower tonight or tomorrow morn
CONTINUED on Page 3, Col. 81
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-10
Pilots Thank Times
For Airport Article

The toltotOing letter tDGS
receiUed today by The Wash
ington Times:
Managing Editor,
The Washington Times,
1917 H st. N. w.
Washington, D. c.
Dear Sir:
The air line pilots wish you
to know that the articles you
carried in your paper relative
to the unsafe features Of the
Capital Airport are deeply ap-
preciated.
With this kind of whole
hearted and unSelfiSh sup
port a safe landing field for
the City Of w a s hingtOn
should be assured.
With every good wish, / am
Sincerely your,
Air Line Pilots Association,
DAVID L. BEHNCKE,
President
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-10
Tuna Clipper S Crew
Adrift in Life Boat

SAN DIEGO, Cal, July 10
U.N.SO.-Eight San Diego fisher
men, members of the crew of the
wrecked tuna clipper Sachtlehen,
were adrift in a lifeboat off the
Mexican coast 400 miles south Of
here today.
Reports of their plight was made
by the Coast Guard cutter Perseus.
The cutters crew found the hulk
Of the clipper on an island and
a note stating the men had taken
to a lifeboat. Coast Guardsmen
were proceeding to the rescue.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-10

Thousands of dollars worth of
household and camp equipment
will go on sale in a few days
throughout the 350-acre camp Of
the Boy Scouts Jamboree tent city.
Most of the more than a score
of items listed are being offered
for approximately IS per cent Of
the original cost.
Should housewives want refuse
cans, can openers, warehouse
brooms, trash burners. pitchers,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-10
; i. 5. DEAD
IN SPANISH
FIGHTING
Is Wounded in Recent
Battles Of 2, 300
Volunteers
By THOMAS A. LOAYZA

MADRID, July 10 O.N.SO.
Three American volunteers, fight
ing for the Spanish government,
have been killed in action, and 10
wounded in the offensive now be-
ing waged by Madrid against the
insurgent forces.
The American youths who fell
in battle during the last three
days, all New Workers, are Ray
Peters, Jean Bronstein and David
Walba.
This correspondent visited 10
wounded Americans in a local hos
pital. It is feared that American
casualties are heavier than can be
ascertained here.
1900 American Volunteers !.
Estimated to number more than
1900, the American volunteers,
attached to the George Washing
ton and Abraham Lincoln brigade,
were in the thick of the fighting
west of this capital
NdOu04OACo AL OA1C LAC" OhGO1C VA
the Madrid front were estimated
in the thousands.
The hospital records list the
names of the wounded Americans
as Martin Courehan, John Hun
ter, Walter Garland, Saul Rose,
Joe Drill, Stephen Revere. John
Givney, Frank Fatal, Edward Len
ding, Larry Maynard, Lester Git
tleson, Maurice Tobeman, Moe
Fishman, Bernard Baramoski,
Ashod Andreasin, wrence
O'Toole, David Anderson and.
Tango LundSte. 4
PARIS, July 10 G.N.S0.-Neu-
trality control along the Franco
Spanish border will end Tuesday.
a communique issued at the Quai
D'Orsay announced today.
This step, resulting from French
annoyance over the non-interven-
ton impasSe, may eventually re-
lease men and munitions across
the border from France into loyal
list Spain.
The official announcement
stated the neutrality officials now
stationed along the border will re-
main, but will not exercise con.
troll.
LONDON, July 10 Q.N.S0.-Re-
ports have reached here that a
Spanish insurgent warShip lad
stopped and seized a French
freighter between Bayonne, France
and Requejada, Spain.
A dispatch to Reuters news
agency from Bayonne identified
the Spanish ship as the Salerna,
and stated that the French steamer
involved was the Liberte. 1t was
understood the incident took place
only a few miles from Santander.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-10
Bee Ties Up Traffic

PITTSBURGH. July 10 G.N.S).
A bee was blamed today for the
crash of four automobiles on
PittSburgh's busiest boulevard that
tied traffic up in a knot. Police
said it flew into the car of Herbert
Rosenbaum, causing him to lose
control.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-10

70 uC6u sOuAy WHICH 0euakOE
William H. King d. Of Utah,
filed the lOng-awaited report of
the Washington Airport Commits
sion. Although he did not make
1t public, he announced that he
had presented the report to the
Speaker Of the House and to the
White House in addition to filing
1t with the President Of the SEN
ate.
Congressional action on the Dis
trict Airport Commissions recon-
mendations is expected within so
days by the members of the COM
mission, it was revealed today
when it was learned that that body
has only q 60-day option on the
proposed new airport site it has
recommended.
Although the exact location of
the site has not been officially an
nounced, members of the commits
sion are known to feel that speedy
action by Congress to furnish the
city with an adequate, airport is
necessary and they will seek to
impress this idea upon congress
sional leaders.
Report Due Soon
This was learned while aviation
interests anxiunSly awaited the.
making public Of the report of
the Airport Commission. It was
expected that Speaker Of the
House Bankhead and Senator Key
Pittman CD of Nevada, who is
presiding over the Senate, would
make the report public either to-
day or Monday. Until the report
is made public through these two
leaders, the location of the site
will not be definitely known.
Whatever location is recon-
mended, it was pointed out, it is
believed that the legislation pro-
viding for the creation of the new
airport will run into possible
stumbling block because Of only
one major proviSion-that dealing
with who is to provide the money
for financing the project.
There are those in Congress who
believe that the District and the
Federal Government should put
up the money on a $3.50 basis,
while others argue that, since this
is the seat of the Government and
the airport will be used to large
extent by Government officials
and those coming to transact bust
ness with the Government, the
financing should fall entirely upon
the shoulders of the Federal Gov
eminent.
Insurance Men Act
Meanwhile, it was learned that
more heat has been added to the
movement to hurry along with the
development of adequate airport
facilities here by the action Of the
underwriters who insure the huge
transports operating in and out OF
Washington.
The Associated Aviation Under
writer's announced that it will
launch an immediate investigation
of the local situation with view
to protecting the associations m
terests. Spokesman for the or
ganization said, however. that 1--WE
cannot say at this present time
what action will be taken If we
find things as dark as they are
painted"
AS the climax was being reached,
both Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker
and Sam J. Solomon, manager of
the Washington Hoover Airport, is
sued statements urging the en-
largement and extension Of the
present airport here.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-10
Dodges Heat on Roof
And Is Hurt by Fall

PITTSBURGH, July 10 uN.SO
James McGown, 80, went to sleep
on the roof Of his home to escape
the heat, rolled over and awoke
on the ground, badly hurt. He
was taken to the hospital.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-10

A scorching sun blazed relent-
lessly over the District again to-
day, threatening to add to the
city's present toll of two heat
deaths and scores of prostrations,
as Weather Bureau officials pre-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-10
President Signs Fair Bill

President Roosevelt today signed
the revised 100000 bill provid-
ing for Federal participation in
the New York Worlds Fair.