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Evening star., 1937-07-14
BRITISH CABINET MEETS.
Most Extensive Coast Defsnss EIer-
cixes Yet Are Launched.
Hy the Axxociared Pyees

Most Extensive Coast Defsns' Exer-
cixes Yet Are Launched.
b. the Associated Press.
LONDON. July 14.-GreAt Britap
launched the most extensve coast
defense exercises in her history todsY
as the cabinet met TO consider the
latest British plan 10 keep the Spanisi1
Civil War from exploding into genera
conflict.
After the ministers have approved
foreign Secretary Anthony Eden1 new
plan--Britain's last effort to keep the
non-intervention ring intact Will,
Spain's warning parties night It out
alone-it will be communicated 10 tbs
Nom Intervention Committee members
Each representative OF the 76 gov,
ernments will be asked 10 have hi,
countrys opinion Of the plan ready By
Friday.
Although the grea test secrecy sur.
rounds the proposals, 1t Was believed
they provided for temporary man.
tenance of on-intervention ~ontrG
more or less on the present basis Will.
= new and more effective scheme n
control is worked out.
The war games will reach theii
climax between midnight and am
Friday, when the whole southwesteru
corner of England will be virtually In
state Of national emergency.
Warships and air raid defenses from
a mythical blue land''--for the pur.
poses of the games considered to exist
500 miles out in the Atlantic-wilI
attempt to wipe out the important
commercial ports and naval bases oi
Southampton. Plymouth, Potsmo&Hi
and Portland.
Evening star., 1937-07-14
w. P. A. RELIEF CUT
is SHORT OF GOAL
Abont l.7D.0W Persons Still
on List Despite Re-
ductions.
B, The Associated Press

B, the Associated Press.
The campaign to cut work relief
rolls to SOC, 900 persons by tomorrow
informed Government of1icials "a ii to-
oay. 1s 100000 short Of the goal.
About l,750, 900 persons still are on
toe Works Progress Administration
list, it was learned
fersons close to Administrator Harry
l.. Hopkins said exact figures would
not be available for several davs. They
pointed out that the 500. 900 figure
was not to be considered 4 hard and
fast maximum.
Inc general program. officials said,
IA Tor the greatest possible reduction
IN the rolls during the Summer to
leave enough slack in the relief ap-
preparation for additions expected
during the Winter. One authority said
the present cut may leave the list as
low as 100000.
W. P. A. announced early in July
that l24,645 had been taken of the
rolls from June u to June 26. leaving
= total then employed Of l.82l,l51. IA
compared with 2,249,357 on July
rs. 1896.
When the w. P. A. rolls reached
their peak for the week ending
February 20. 1895, 3,035, 1852 persons
were employed.
The present reduction campaign be-
gan last January In an effort to lower
the cost OF Federal relief For the
year that started on July !. Congress
voted An appropriation of 81, 500 .OO0. 900.
Evening star., 1937-07-14
GUST P. v. A. AIDE
ON LOBBY CHARGE
Official Dismissed "Without
PREJUDICE for "Mistaken
Sense of Loyalty"

Dismissal OF Jabez G Ghoston. di-
rector OF the inspection division of
the Public Works Administration, for
lobbying in connection with the
emergency relief appropriation act Of
1887" was announced yesterday by
Administrator Ickes.
Gholston was suspended some time
ago. and Secretary Ickes has been in
vestigating a charge that his aide was
lobbying.
In statement announcing Ghol-
ston had been separated from the
sevice without prejudice" the ad-
ministrator said the inspection direc-
tor had admitted such activities in
his answer to the complaint on which
he was suspended. The statement
added:
"Mr. Gholston. without the knowl-
edge OF any OF his superior of1cers
and without authority from any
source. sent a form OF telegram to
members OF the P. w. A. staff in the
field. which they in turn we're 10 cause
to be sent TO members OF Congress
over the signature of municipal au-
thorities. contractors. architects and
others. in order to influence the ac-
ton OF the members of Congress re-
ceiving such kilograms upon pending
legislation.
The administrator pointed out to
Mr.. Gholston that this act on his
part violated the principles OF good
government to the emba barrassment of
the Public Works Administration"
Ickes said that in view OF Ghol-
ston's past record and the admins
traitors belief that the oficer acted
through "a mistaken sense OF 10y
atty to the P. w. A. prejudice was
not placed against his record. and
ne was given the benefit OF his ac-
crued annual leave.
PeremptOry action against anv
other employees carrying on similar
activities was promised by Ickes In
4 recent general order.
j. r. McGuiness, who was assistant
director OF the inspection division, has
been made acting director.
Evening star., 1937-07-14
Retired on Pension, Messenger
Goes on 9th Year of Service

lots Of fun in those days" he said
They would serve fine dinners right
here in the Capitol. And they would
have awful nights on the floor of the
House, but 90 down to the bar and
drink it off and be good friends again. +"
Harry was born at Mount Vernon
Va. His paternal grandfather was
George Washington's body servant, he
recalled.
He was mighty proud of all the fine
things said about him on the House
floor yesterday. Chairman Robert L..
Doughton Of the Ways and Means
Committee and Representative Allen
T. Treadway of Massachusetts,, rank
ing minority member of the commit
tee, were among those paying tribute
to his loyal service. 1--WE never heard
q word Of criticism against Harry
Doughton said.
Harry thinks highly OF AL the COM
mittee chairmen he was worked for
He has his own system for sizing them
up, he revealed as he sat beamins
outside the committee room door, II
watched Mr.. Doughton pretty closely
when he flrst came up here" Harry
said. "Then one day when was I'M
packing his suitcase found his Bible
and decided that anybody who carries
his Bible with him all the time Il all
right"
Harry is deeply religious and has
h,,jlt hiS tifo around fh> sirpn1. craad
OF going through the world doing
all the COED can"
He Is married and has a son he
hopes will keep up the family tradition
At Govesnank sartce. He lives Il
t3dS Rsss4 Eeet.
Evening star., 1937-07-14
MRS. JOHN F. WHITE
DIES AT HOME HERE
Wife Of Bank President Was De.
scendant Of Gov. Spotswood
Of Virginia.

Mrs. Ellen Spottswood White. s4
wife Of John Francis White. president
Of the National Bank OF Washington
died today after long illness at her
home, 1891 Ashmead place.
Mrs. White, 4 native of this city. wa1
the daughter Of the late Mr.. and Mrs
J. M. A. Spottswood, members OF old
Virginia families. Mrs. White was q
direct descendant Of Alexander Spots
wood, early Colonial Governor of Vir-
ginia.
Besides her husband, she is survived
by three sons. Jarrett c. White and
H. Spottswood White, both Of this city
and Edward S. White Of Chicago: q
daughter. Miss Margaret A. White, and
one grandchild, Miss Ellen Spots
wood White.
Funeral services will be private, the
time to be announced later.
Evening star., 1937-07-14
0USTED EMPL0YE
ACCUSESF CO.
Unsatisfactory Work" Only
Excuse, He Tells N. L. R. B.
Boss Admitted.
p~ The Associated Press.

DETROIT, July IA discharged
Ford Motor Co. workman told a Ma
tsonal Labor Relations Board examiner
today that when he was dismissed last
May Is his foreman admitted that a
notation Of unsatisfactory work" was
only an excuse for the action
Elmer Mackie one of IS men in a
cushion depar rtment who he said Joined
the United Automobile Workers Union
April 3, was the witness as Trial Ex-
sminer John T. Lindsay heard eM-
dence on the N L. R. B. complaint
charging the Ford Co. with unfair
labor practices.
Mackie said Rudolph Prokob. the
foreman, took him to the superin-
tendents Office and wrote work un-
satisfactory on slip
L asked him II that was why I was
being fired" Mackie testified and he
said No, that I knew what l was being
fred for"
Forty Men Involved.
The N. l.. r. B. complaint charged
the company discharged or transferred
nearly 40 men for union activity.
Mackle told the examiner that dur
ing the General Motors and Chrysler
strikes by u A. w members in Detroit
last Winter, service men who police
Ford property were everywhere" in
his department at the Ford plant in
Dearborn.
Every time you'd look behind you
hs said, there would be service man
looking at you. Every time you'd
talk to your partner. you could almost
zee the service mans ears stretch to-
usrd YOU trying to hear what you
were saying"
When. he mentioned "a couple OF
s'ivs on the line and Louis J. CO.
lombo. Sr. chief Ford counsel. asked
him 10 identify them, Lindsay inter
rupted to say:
Those men are Still working at
Ford's, Mr.. Colombo, so l won't re-
ouire the witness TO reveal their
names"
Denies Colombo'S Implications.
On cross examination Mackie made
nat denials Of several questions put
to him by Colombo, among them
Didn't Prokob warn you that your
work was unsatisfactory" and after
you Joined the u A. w. didn't you
develop an arrogant attitude and
think you were no longer required
ho do a full days uork?"
The board turned to these charges
after completing yesterday its inquiry
INTO the injury OF more than a dozen
members OF the United Automobile
Workers Of America while they were
trying ~ distribute leaflets outside the
eonnpa ny's River Rouge plant May IS
Clarence E. Fleming, an automobile
Lindsay that he was dismissed by the
Ford Co. May "a without apparent
reason after bis daily wage had been
increased from IS to $3.50 during the
s,1 months he worked at the factory
n suburban Dea rborn.
Evening star., 1937-07-14
CHINA IS PICTURED
AS READY T0F|GHT.
Intends to Maintain Terri.
toria| Integrity, y. of V.
Institute Told.
Ey the Associated Press.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, July "a
China rs a young and united ma ton
that has just begun to fight for
rightful place in the sun, DR.. Chin
Meng, director of the China Insti-
tute OF America, told the Institute
Of Public Affairs at the University OF
Virginia today
China In 1897 Is 4 rejuvenated
China" he said She is confident
OF her destiny She has charted her
course. For herself the plan is to
apply modern science and technol-
ogy for the betterment OF tho life
OF all.
with other nations she would ar
duously work for peaceful and friend
ly relations. But in order to preserve
her territorial integrity she Is COM
PEELED TO arm herself for self-de-
fense."
In an address sponsored by the
Daughters OF the American Revolu-
ton, Mrs. Vinto Earl Sisson. chair
man OF the D. A. r. Committee On
National Defense Through Patriotic
Education. outlined the society's at
tempts to safeguard American ideals
and institutions"
Miss Jane Hoey, director Of the
Bureau OF Public Assistance of the
Social Security Board, told the same
audience that social change has had
an enormous effect upon Government
participa ton in the field OF social
welfare and upon the public attitude
toward Government responsibility for
social welfare.
Sir Herbert Brownames, former
financial director OF the League of
Nations, spoke on danger points Of
central Europe. He asserted that the
independence OF the little states of
Central Europe may be preserved only
II "rearmed Britain and a united
France are willing to take positive
action ON the lines laid down bv the
covenant of the League of Nation.
ana II they are adequately supported
by other league member states"
Czechoslovakia was seen by Sir Her.
bert as the present danger point
Czechoslovakia has 4 treaty of NIL
tual assistance with Russia" he said
BY this avenue Russia might reach
the borders Of Southeastern Germany
1hls alliance is intensely distasteful
70 Germany and the Cxechs are told
70 renounce II or take the conse-
q'iences. Hence German propaganda
oenounces Czechoslovakia as an out
post OF bolshevism.' Yet in no state
OF Europe is there less communism i"
DR.. Chih Meng, whor ecentlv re-
turned to America from a trip during
which he Travelled more than l7o00
miles IN China. said that ALTHOUGH IN
manv places one still sees the marks
OF an ancient civilization. China to-
day gives the impression Of Young
nation in her enthusiasm for aviation
engineering. military training and
popular education.
The speaker said japanese appres-
sion continued to exert "a tremendous
unWholesome influence from tn. ont
side We are compelled TO devote
an aonormally large portion of our
man power and resources to the prem
aration for war
Evening star., 1937-07-14
JACKSON DEFENDS
MRS. ROOSEVELT
Did All She Could to Assure
Payment of Any Taxes
Due, He Says.
By ine Associated Press.


Robert Jackson. Assistant Attorney
General. told congressional tax investi-
gators in letter TODAY that Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt did all that 4
conscientious taxpayer could do to
assure payment Of any taxes that
might be due in connection with a
broadcasting contract she signed In
1895.
Representative Fish. Republican. OF
New York had accused the President S
wife OF using tax law "loophole'
when she signed a contract for 10
broadcasS. under which she was to
receive 81, with $4,000 to go to the
OF Philadelphia. a charita bic organiza :
ton, after each program.
In the letter, made public by Chair
man Doughton OF the Congressional
! Tax Committee. Jackson. former chief
counsel OF the Internal Revenue Bu-
reau, said Mrs. Roosevelt had submit
ted her broa dcaSting proposal to the
| Treasury in 1884 to learn whether the
proceeds might go TO the charity. free
! OF tax. or whether the contract was
/ in such form that she should pay a
tax
She was In the position Of an art
ist or actor who aids charity by q
benefit performance, he wrote.
There is no tax on such a kind
ness, and whatever spiritual enrich.
ment comes OF good works Is not es-
tmated as taxable income
Explaining that he headed the In
ternal Revenue legal Office in 1894
jackson said the questions raised by
Fish make it = duty Of one who
has knowledge and some responsibility
for the situation to see that the rec
ord Is made straight"
Jackson said in appraisng Mrs
Roosevelts handling of the matter
that these considerations should be
kept before the committee:
Il. Mrs. Roosevelt voluntarily dis
closed the full transaction to the
Treasury in order to make provision
for the payment OF tax If one were
to become due.
2. This was not the case of assign.
ing. or diverting, compensation earned
| by her to some corporation or member
OF the family from which she would
receive an indirect benefit. The pur-
pose was wholly to aid a charity, and
she had at no time any direct or indi-
rect benefit from the funds realized
by the charitable society.
3. If the gentleman from New York
desires to indulge in criticism OF this
Treasury attitude, the responsibility
for it is not that of MIS-. Roosevelt.
but that Of myself and others who
were Treasury officials at the time.
Mrs. Roosevelt. who did all that con-
scientious taxpayer could do. would
therefore be dropped from this contro-
versy, and If Mr.. Fish wishes to con-
tinue 1t. let him direct his criticism
at US men,"
Evening star., 1937-07-14
ROOSEVELT SEEKS
TO CUT HIGH RENTS
Landlords Getting so Per Cent Of
Tenants Income in Some
Cases. He Says.

e. the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt says he b con-
vinced Americans pay too much Of
their money to landlords.
He has ordered the Governments
housing experts to seek q means Of
cutting down rents declaring some
families spend half their income
for shelter
Mr.. Roosevelt talked with repre-
sentatives of nine Federal agencies
yesterday, especially concerning ex-
tension of the limited dividend cor
poration system.
This system, he told his press con-
ference. might help by making pos
sible the financing Of homes and
apartments for rent.
Mr.. Roosevelt recalled that Ameri-
can families used to make it 4 rule
to spend no more than 20 per cent
Of their income for rent, but now
some have to pay so per cent
He contrasted this with average
rental expenditures in France Of per
cent Of total income and in most
Of Europe an average Of IS per cent
In the 81 lov-rent housing prof.
ects Of the Public Works Administra-
ton, tenants are restricted TO those
whose income is not more than five
times the established rental. This
follows the old 20 per cent practice.
The P. w. A. also has seven limited
dividend projects. These corporations
get financial help from the Govern
ment, which in return seeks to pro-
hibit overcharging of renters.
The corporations are modelled some
what along the lines of building and
loan associations. The Presioent sug-
essead they might attract large MAN
hsgs & small investors.
Evening star., 1937-07-14

Harry Parker, colored messenger for
the House Ways and Means Com
mittee with = record of SO years serv-
ice at the Capitol. rejoiced today that
he doesn't have to work any more,
but went on working just the same.
In an unusual demonstrati ton paying
tribute to his long and faithful service.
the House yesterday passed unani-
mously a special resolution retiring
him with a pension for life.
But Harry likes to keep doing
something and feels that ut would
shorten my days to lose contact with
these fine gentlemen" and 30 vowed
that AS long as these old feet will
carry me around. I'll be on hand as
usual. doing all the good I can
Harry doesn't remember how old
he is. but thinks he was about II
years old when he was found wander
ing about the Capitol and given 4 job
shining shoes in the House barber
shop. That was SO years ago and
would make him about IS. For the
last - years he has worked for the
Ways and Means Committee. starting
when President Mckinley was chair
man.
In all that time he has steered clear
OF politics. Asked to what political
party he belonged or favored, Harry
said, I'm just servant Of the people,
looking out for everybody"
"Whatever's best for the people, I'm
for" he continued Some folks like
coffee and some like iced tea and 1t
isn't for me to say which Is best"
Old Days Happier.
But he thinks the horse and buggy
da1s' vsss tbs Aaps,iAst In the Capital
1hs ssntienAsa v9ked hard hlst had
Evening star., 1937-07-14
Girl Ready to Quit
Her playhouse in
Oxygen Iron Lung
Child, 5, Compiler 49th
Day Without Aid cf
RespirMOr.
~ the Associated Press,

~ lDS hSSOC1bISO FTe1N.
BALTIMORE, July -l4-Five-year-
old Betty Sue Martin soon will be
able TO return to her North Carolina
farm home. we'll on her way to re-
covery from effects OF post-diphther1al
paralysis.
Today she completed her forty ninth
day 'ouside" the Iron lung" at the
Johns Hopkins Hospital, where she
was brought for treatment last March
81. She was unable to breathe with
out aid OF a respirator at that time.
For IS days she breathed with the
aid Of the machine. Now she is able
TO get along without it.
The child calls the machine her
playhouse"
That playhouse. however. is yet
hazard to her complete recovery.
Physicians said persons who have used
it and contract a cold in the year or
so after It's use are susceptible 10
pneumonia.
II she can get through next Winter
without suffering cold. they said, she
should be out OF danger.
Evening star., 1937-07-14
AUTOGRAPH.

AUTOGRAPH.
CHAP named Chang, who n an
American citizen but born Of
Chinese parents. came here recently
with one Of the Hawaiian Scout troops
and performed deeds which. We be-
lieve, would have won him the Croix
de Guerre in Hollywood. Pursued by
autograph hounds. he always obliged
smilinsly and scribbled beside his name
each time tiny inscription in Chi
YleSe
The people with the autograph
books we're enchanted by this novel
touch, sometimes thanked him tan
autograph collector usually just says
10000" when the victim sigma. Now
safely on his way back to Hawaii,
Scout Chang wonders II any Of his
Washington pals will bother 10 have
the inscriptions translated Usually
they read something like this, ITO
popeyes" Or Regards 10 biz nose. "
and less frequently. ITO a beautiful
girl
Evening star., 1937-07-14
RITES SET TODAY
FOR COL. R. T. OLIVER
zen. Pershing Heads List Of Hon
orary Pallbearers for Fort
Myer Servioex.

rlneral services for Col, Robert
Todd Oliver. 50, former head OF the
Army Dental Corps, who died Sunday
IN Walter Reed Hospital, are being
held today in the Fort Myer chapel
Burial viii be in Arlington National
Cemetery with full military honors.
Gen. John J. Pershing heads list
N honorary palibearers. The others
are Mai. Gen. Merritte W. Ireland, re-
tired, former surgeon general 0 the
Army: Mai. Gen. c. r. Reynolds. Army
sureeon general: Brig. Gen. Wallace
De Witt. assistant surgeon general;
Coils. Rex H. Rhodes and William L..
Keller, both retired; Coils Frank P
Stone. Robert H. Mills and Henry C..
Cnburn. T.. OF the Dental Corps; Lieut.
Coils. John W. Scovel and Raymond w.
Pearson, Dental Corps; Lieut.. Col
William F. Rice. Medical Corps Mais
Walter d. Vail and Edwin ST. c.
Vrenn. Dental Corps; Dr.. Willard
Camalier. DR.. lie Roy N. s. Miner, DR..
H. W. Gillette and Dr. Charles Ash.
Col. Oliver had served with distinc-
non In the Spanish American and
World Wars. In the latter he was
head OF the Dental Corps Of the Amer
lean Expeditionary Forces. He was
made q member Of the French Legion
~ Honor and awarded the Distin-
Rilshed Service Medal Col. Oliver
was president of the American Dental
Association in 1930-3l.
He was head of the Dental Corps,
with headquarters in Washington.
from the time of his return from over
eea: until 1924. Later he was ordered
to duty ak professor OF military sci
enre and tactics at Evans Institute.
University OF Pennsylvania. where he
remained until retired in 1892,
Evening star., 1937-07-14
Loyalist Version of Fighting Tells Of
Offensive

MADRID. July ID tP,.-From the
SKY and across the sun baked plains
west Of Madrid, Gen. Jose Miaias
combined air and land forces we're
forging a ring of fire today around a
great segment of GeneraliSsimo Fran
cisco Frances insurgent army Of siege.
The apparent strategy Of the gov
eminent offensive, now in It's second
week and marked by combat on World
| War scale. was to encircle the m
, surgents by curving westward SAL
| lent. at the same time sublectin1 thoes
within the oval-shaped trap TO herce
frontal attack.
Government csptors Of baked
Villanueva del Pardlllo at the Eill
open bottleneck about Is miles west
and slightly north of Madrid. tor,,-
fed their positions today And
launched slight attack on the out
skirts Of the town.
Road Seethes With Fire.
The road from Villanueva dAs Par
dillo TO Majadahonds seethed with st-
! shells and hand grenades created a
deafening overtone, studded nv the
| chatter Of rifles and machine guns.
! Aerial operations have been On an
almost unprecedented scale Combat
/ over the Madrid front at times has
brought nearly 100 pursuit and bomb
| ing planes into action at once. The
! rival sauadrons engaged in no le.s
! than eight battles over Ma ladahonds.
I Navalcarnero and Villafrsnca del Cas-
! tllio yesterday. Twelve insurgent
planes were reported shot down.
| The governments light, fighting
shlps-snUb-nos O1atos and Moscas
! and the insurgents Iiaian-made
| Fiat Romeo fighters dared and
swooped in innumerable dog FIGHTS"
with their machine gun fire erlss-
crossing the Summer sky.
Plane Fights Described.
An air ministry communlque said
| government bombing plane was hit ny
anti-aircraft fire over suburban Cara
banchel Alto and fell within the enemy
lines, The communique added:
! From our vantage point we eol1ld
see how the plane, crashing into the
ground, exploded and was destroyed.
One of the pilots who was able to
Jump in his parachute alightad very
near the antennae OF the wireless
station at El Campamento and was
taken prisoner"
These are examples Of the serial
struggle:
Over the Sierra tC;uada rrama1
sector nine government Moscas st-
tackled several insur9ent Junker
bomberS. escorted by feet of fast
Fiat Romeo fighters The escort was
broken up and several of the FiAts
were reported shot down.
Five other 'MoScas' engaged nina
Italan-made Flats and German
made Henkel about the same time
in another battle which brought de-
! struction to four inSurgent ships. The
| IL MosCas of the two soua drons re-
turned intact TO the government air
drome.