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Evening star., 1937-08-03

ards will continue to exist even after
Military road shall have been closed
and the SO acres shall have been made
available for cross runways.
Believed Fair Solution.
THE committee. however, has un-
dertaken to remove what it regards rs
the principal hazards at the airport
and has provided what it believes is
fair and reasonable solution of the
problem incident thereto. The imme-
dlate enactment of this bill will au-
thorize the leasing Of Military road
and the immediate closing of that
artery OF traffic and will thereby re-
move probably the most dangerous
feature connected with the present
airport. The leasing of the 53-acre
tract will permit the installation OF an
additional cross runway and the two
taken together will, for the time being
at least, make the Washington Air
port as safe as it may be made by
the enactment Of legislation.
AT subsequent session when more
time is available for appropriate COM
mittees to consider and work out the
details OF legislation. the questions
OF establishing an additional airport,
the Federal ownership Of all airports,
the removal OF nearby hazards, may
all be fully considered. but In the
meantime the enactment OF this bill
will remove the present more dan
gerous features Of the Washington Air
port and render it safe for the trav-
cling public"
Evening star., 1937-08-03
II tha AasoriatAd prsss

By the Associated Press.
Here are some questions and an
swers about the low-cost housing bill
now before the Senate:
What are the bills objectives7
To promote construction Of safe and
sanitary homes for low-income FAM
lilies at reduced rentals; to eradicate
slums.
How would it accomplish these OBJ
jectives?
BY authorizing Federal financial aid
to slum clearance and low-rent hous-
ing projects undertaken by public
agencies or by limited-pro1it organi-
cations.
How would Federal aid be given?
As outright contributions and As
loans maturing over periods OF not
more than so years.
What proportion Of the cost would
the Government donate?
Under one plan, an annual amount
equal to not more than IS per cent Of
the total rental necessary to finance
a project; under an optional plan, not
to exceed 40 per cent Of the construc-
ton or development cost.
The Two Plans.
What are these two plans?
% A housing agency could borrow
all the money needed for construction.
The Government would contract to
pay sufficient money each year to as
sure the low-rent character of the
project. CD The Government would
contribute at the outset rs per cent
OF the cost and. at the discretion of
the President, an additional Is per
cent in the form Of relief labor. The
State or community would donate 20
per cent and the Government could
lend the balance.
What would be the total cost to the
Federal Treasury?
The bill contains authorizations for
only the first three years. During that
time the Government could enter into
contracts involving possible payment
OF $20000,000 year for so years.
Capital grants Of Slo,O0O,00 = year
for the next three years also would
be authorized.
How much housing could be con-
structed under the plan?
Counting demonstration pro tcts,
about $500 600, 900 would be the maxi
mum program for the first three years.
1t might be much less because the
amount OF annual subsidies Is based on
variabl. factors
Those Eligible.
How would the Government finance
its share Of the cost?
1t would issue $7o0 O0o, 900 in bonds
in the next three years, and the pro-
ceeds would be used to make loans.
Subsidy payments lump-sum grants,
demonstration projects and admins
trative cost would be financed by ap-
preparations. The bill lauthorizes ap-
preparation Of $4,000, 900 for the next
year.
Evening star., 1937-08-03
EDUCATOR ASKS BAN
ON MILITARY TRAINING
New Yorker Makes Plea in Toxic
Conference as a Move for

IOk1O. August (P.-Dr. Paul
Monroe OF New York. president of the
world Education Conference, argued
today for abolition of military training
IN schools. Military training is
vital feature OF Japans educational
system.
Deploring the failure Of peace or
carnations throughout the world to
achleVe peace, Monroe told the con.
terence each organization was follow
Ing Its own plans and there is no
peace among them"
Evening star., 1937-08-03
SHIPS SPR|NKLERS
GOOD, BOARD TOLD
City of Baltimore Chief En-
gineer Says Water Started
When He Opened Valves.
ey the Associated Press

6S the ASsOClhteQ EIeSs.
BALTIMORE August 3.-A Federal
board of inquiry had conflicting testi-
mony before it today as to whether
the water pumps and sprinkler sys-
tenn OF the bay steamer, City OF Bal
tinore, were working when it was
destroyed by fire with loss Of three
lives
Early witnesses before the board in
vestigating the disaster that occurred
IA miles out from Baltimore Thurs
day night, said no water came from
fire hose outlets when they were
manned.
But Chief Engineer Charles SIM
mons testified yesterday that when he
called to the engine room to start the
fire pumps he was told that "the
pump was already working" and that
water came out" when he opened
Several valves OF the sprinkler
system"
Frank Barnes, watchman, who said
he believed the fire started in the
vessels sugar cargo, also told the
board that he saw the sprinkler sys-
tenn working in the after section of
the ship.
Fire broke out yesterday in the
hearing room where the board was
taking testimony.
Smelling acrid smoke, Capt. Paul
Tyler of the local Marine Inspection
Board stopped the hearing until a
spectator put out a fire that had
fared up in cuspidor.
Evening star., 1937-08-03

tial that the Arlington farm tract be
used for establishment Of east-west
runways.
Wilcox reported for the committee
that there has been objection to clos
ing Military road from the people of
Arlington County unless a substitute
road is provided.
The Committee on Military Affairs
believes that there is considerable
merit in this contention and has
therefore provided by amendment to
the bill that the Secretary OF War
may lease Military road to the airport
corporation for 25 years for sum of
money which will be adequate to in
stall and construct a necessary SUBJ
stitute public road the report said.
1T was explained in the report that
the committee had made no effort to
flx rental for the farm property
because it realized that many factors
must be considered in determining
the amount Of rental to be charged
and the terms and conditions to be
inserted in any lease to be negotiated
for this particular tract of land"
The committee admitted that II
the Agriculture Department is unable
to agree with the airport corporation
the lease will not be negotiated"
In reporting this bill" Wilcox said,
the Committee on Military Affairs
has not attempted to solve the many
and perplexing questions which have
arisen relative to the establishment of
an airport for the City Of Washington
Numerous hearings have been held
before committees of Congress and a
commission has been appointed to
determine the location of an appro-
pirate permanent airport"
The committee pointed out the COM
plexity Of locating an airport and
determining It's size and Characters
tics.
The Committee on Military Affairs
realizes that the decision Of these ques-
tions Is outside its jursdication and it
has made no attempt to include these
matters in the present BILL" the report
stated
1t also was pointed out that the
committee had not gone into the ques-
ton Of public ownership.
The committee realizes also that
there are other hazards connected
with the Washington Airport which
will not be solved by the present bill"
Wilcox said. Among these is the
existence Of the radio towers to the
west OF the present field. These haz-
Evening star., 1937-08-03

Of any project to $4,000 4 unit or
$1,000 = room. Wagner had estimated
those amounts as the probable cost OF
units to be constructed under the Fed
eral program.
Slum Elimination.
Walsh introduced an amendment to
require elimination of slums in an
amount substantially equal to the new
housing.
"Slum eradica. on should come ahead
Of rehousing." re told the Senate.
Walsh also proposed 4 reduction n
the income limit for families eligible
to occupy Government-subsid
homes. The bill as written would re-
strict occupancy to families whose in
come was not in excess Of five times
the rental or six times II the family
had three or more minor dependents.
Under the Walsh amendment the
ratio would be reduced to three times
the rent for the smaller families and
five times for the larger families.
Evening star., 1937-08-03
Airlilller
Continued From First Page.)

Navy patrol planes. l Navy am
phibian and Is Army craft.)
A radio message then indicated the
ship was nearing Cristobal, its desti-
nation on the Atlantic Ocean side of
the canal and was descending in
search of an opening in heavy cloud
bank.
The Pan-American Clipper sched-
uled to take off at 6 am today for
Miami. Fla, and with which the miss
ing ship was to have made connections,
Cancelled its flight and joined the
search.
All other Pan-American-Grace Air
ways ships also were taken from regu-
lar service to hunt the big Sikorsky
amphibian, which was flying from
Guayaquil. Ecuador. The pilot was
Stephen Dunn.
1t was "a hours behind schedule be-
fore leaving Guayaquil because of an
overnight layover on fight that
started at Lima, Peru.
The plane reported in its last radio
message that it was circhng down.
ward because of overcast skies.
Because there was no report after
that. it was thought the ship had
allghted on the sea, possibly damaging
its radio Pangara and Pan-Ameri-
can officials were confident Of the
pilots ability to handle the craft
safely under the circumstances.
IL PASSENGERS ON PLANE.
Evening star., 1937-08-03
Housing
Continued From First Pape)

Of families living in vermin-infested
quarters where rats bit babies.
Majority Leader Barkley meanwhile
predicted Senate approval Of the hous-
ing bill by mid-afternoon today.
Debate was cut short yesterday to
give Senator Wagner, Democrat, of
New York, author Of the bill, addi-
tional time to study amendments
submitted by Senators Walsh, Demo-
crat, Of Massachusetts, and Byrd,
Democrat, Of Virginia.
Would Tighten Rules.
Their amendments would tighten
rules designed to exclude other than
low-income families from the bene-
f1ts OF Federal housing, to keep the
cost down, and to compel slum clear
ance INF proportion to new construc-
ton.
Senator Wagner urged enactment
OF the measure as promising great
social service and great advantages
from an economic standpoint"
He said there was practically no
opposition" to his proposal, that it
had been Endorsed by every labor
organization, women's groups such
as the League Of Women Voters. and
at least 1000 other organizations"
Byrd proposed limiting the cost
Evening star., 1937-08-03
Airport
Continued From First Page.)

title to the airport in fee simple. 1t
set rental of 81 year for the ex-
perlmental farm area and for the
boundary channel lagoon.
Puts Cost at $4,000.
Samuel j. Solomon, airport manager
said his corporation would be forced
to borrow the $25, 900 at S per cent in
terest and the transaction ultimately
would cost $4,000 in rental for the
use of less than four acres Of ground.
He also expressed the belief that no
agreement could be reached between
the airport and the Secretary of Agri-
culture, who has consistently objected
to the use OF the experimental farm
for airport purposes.
The amended May bill was reported
formally to the House this afternoon
by Representative Wilcox OF Florida,
acting for the committee.
In his report, Wilcox pointed out
that Washington Airport has become
entirely inadequate" for the opera
ton of the larger type transport
planes. He reviewed the history of
the Military road controversy and
explained it has been possible to
keep the airport in operation only by
rigidly controlling trafiic on the high
way.
occasionally, however" he report
ed, in spite Of the most modern
equipment and In spite of.the diligence
OF attendants there have been in
stances where catastrophe has been
narrowly averted. So dangerous has
this condition become that pilots oper-
ating transport planes in and out of
Washington Airport have vigorously
protested and the travelling public has
become alarmed as to safety in land
ing at or taking of from the Wash
lngton Airport. 1t is feared that un-
less Military road is permanently
closed to trafic, a major catastrophe
may occur on the landing field at the
airport"
Wilcox also pointed out that with
the increase in size of transport planes,
Washington Airport has become in
adequate under certain conditions Of
weather and wind because of the lack
OF adequate runWays across the field.
To improve this condition, he said, it
is necessary that additional land be
made available. He said it is essen
Evening star., 1937-08-03
c. & 0.S7OCK ISSUE
VALIDITY DOUBTED
Wheeler Cites Case as
Senate Rail Probe
Reopens.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Chairman Wheeler of the Senate
Railroad Investigating Committee as
serted today there was serious ques-
ton" about the validity Of 4 $l5,000,-
900 preference stock issue made last
January by the Chesapeake A Ohio
Railway.
He made the statement when the
committee reopened its inquiry into
recent financial dealings of the Van
Sweringen railroad system.
Thomas H. Jones, Cleveland rail-
way attorney, told the committee the
securities were issued as q stock divi-
dend and carried a right to elect two
OF the 10 directors on the board Of c..
d O., Virginia corporation.
Wheeler presented an opinion writ
ten for the railway by Virginia law
firm-Hunton, Williams, Anderson,
GAY & Moore - holding there were
grave doubts whether the issue was
legally authorized.
The document noted that the
preference issue would reduce the
voting power of c. 81 O. common
stockholders, and that Virginia law
forbade such reduction without ap-
proval of 80 per cent of the common
security owners.
Wheeler said only u per cent of
the stockholders had voted for the
new issue. Jones replied the pro-
cedure had been approved by the
Virginia Corporation Commission and
was no longer open to question.
Evening star., 1937-08-03
Housing Bill Catechism
Plan Would Take Care Of $4,000 Fami;e, for
3.Year Program Working of Measure,
Eligibility EXPLAINED

dow would the program be admin
Ntered?
A corporate body, the United States
Housing Authority, would be created
under 4 flve-man board.
How many families would the three
year program rehouse?
Senator Wagner, Democrat, Of New
York author Of the bill, estimates
875 900 families.
Who will be eligible to live in the
housing units?
Only families whose net income does
not exceed five times the rental in
GLIDING the cost Of heat, light, water
and cooking fuel.
Evening star., 1937-08-03
IL PASSENGERS ON PLANE.
Two Commerce Department Officials
and Banker on List.

ana DdHkeF On LlSL.
NEW YORK, August 3 (P).-Two
Department Of Commerce oficials,
one from Washington; a representa-
tive of the National City Bank Of
New York, and an employe Of the
Ford Motor Co. were among the II
passengers who with three crew mem
bers were aboard the Pan-American-
Grace airliner reported missing today
In the Canal Zone.
The list, made public here by John
d. McGregor. vice president OF the
company, did not contain home ad-
dresses of the passengers, with the
exception of the Commerce Depart
ment officials and the bank official
It follows:
Thomas Wakely, National City
Bank, New York.
Rex Martin, Department Of Com
merce, Washington.
G, @. Caldwell, Department Of
Commerce, Miami, Fla
Oscar Miller, Ford Motor Co.
Mrs. Amy Levering, wife of a Pan
American-Grace employe and her son
Jimmy and daughter Jefe.
Ernest Wood, Pan -American-Grace
employe Isidor Souza, Sam Oliver and
P. w. kumle.
Kumle was en- route to Los Angeles.
The destination of the other passen-
gers was listed as Cristobal, with the
exception of Wakely, who was travel
Ing to Miami
The crew consisted of Stephen
Dunn, pilot; Lawrence Arnold Bick-
ford, co-pilot, and Herman Diez Can
eeco, steward.
Pan-American Airways, the routes
OF which cover Cristobal, the West
coast of South America and Buenos
Aires over the Andes, is a separate
company from Pan American Airways,
but P, A, A. holds in interest in p. A.
Grace.
Dunn has been on the Cristobal-
Ecuador run for six years. The serv-
ice IS operated twice week.
MARTIN ON PLANE.
Evening star., 1937-08-03
MARTIN ON PLANE.
Aeronautical Adviser Left Washinston
Several Months Ago.

oSNSidl AkU.
Rex Martin, formerly assistant chief
OF the Bureau of Air Commerce. now
has the title of aeronautical adviser
for Latin America, and left Washing
ton several months ago for an inspec-
ton tour of Latin American airlines
with view to developing trade pos
sibilities.
His wife, Mrs Percy Martin, Is still
living in their apartment at 1850
Harvard street, but she could not be
located today.
G. @. Caldwell, Latin American air
line inspector, lives in Miami, Fla.
Martin took over his new duties after
a shake-up in the bureau on March l,
which resulted in the resignation Of
Eugene L. Vidal as director and the
appointment Of Fred D. Fagg, jr to
succeed him. The shake-up followed
q congressional investigation of air
safety.
Martin cracked q vertebra in his
neck and received q shoulder injury
In September, 1888, when a plane in
which he was making test flight
crashed at College Park, Md. He
suffered no permanent i'll effects from
the injury, but for about five months
had to wear back and neck brace.
Evening star., 1937-08-03
Named Head of Mission.

SALT LAKE CITY. August 3 lP).-
DR.. Carl F. Eyring. dean OF Brigham
Young University School OF Applied
Sciences, was appointed president of
the recently New England
Mission Of the Latter Day Saints
Church today.
Evening star., 1937-08-03

IA Million Retail Stores.
Retail stores in the United States
number about one and one-half mil
lion.
Evening star., 1937-08-03

Principle highway projects now
planned in England will cost $ll6,-
500 900.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-20
Teachers Would Contribute
Fund To Provide Pay
ments After 35 Years
Service
SENTELLE CLAIMS
TEACHERS FOR 1T
SiIer Proposes Free Tuition
In State Institutions for
War Veterans Orphans;
Ratification of Liquor Bill
Is Deferred Until Next
Monday

Raleigh, Feb. 20 (AP)-Rep-
resentative Sentelle, of Bruins
wick. introduced in the legisla-
ture today a bill to provide a re-
trement fund for public school
teachers.
The measure would provide for pen
.ions for teachers with 80 years or
more of service from a fund to which
tbey contributed equally with the
State during their active teaching
wears A nine-member commission
would be created.
Teachers would contribute not more
than five percent Of their annual pay,
and should they retire before reaching
IS years of service would get back
their money with interest.
Sentelle said the plan "has very en-
thusiastic support of the teachers
and lis needed as the State should
think of the social security protection
for its teachers and others in public
service not covered under the Federal
social security program.
Representative Siler, of Chatham,
Continued on Page Five.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-20
Roosevelt
Asks More
Court Aid

Washington, Feb. 20.-(AP)-iPresi-
dent Roosevelt, seeking all possible
support for his judiciary reorganiza-
ton program, arranged for two con-
ferences with Senators at the White
House late today.
In the first group invited to the
White House were Vice-President
Garner and these Democrats: Robin
son, of Arkansas, the majority lead
err; Harrison, Mississippi; Ashurst,
Arizona, chairman of the judiciary
committee; Barkley, Kentucky; Black
of Alabama; Byrnes, South Carolina;
and Guffey of Pennsylvania.
The second group consisted Of Sen
ators Frazier and Nye, North Dakota
Republicans; LaFollette, Wisconsin
Progressive, and SchwelIenbach, Dem
ocrat, Washington.
On Monday American Farm Bureau
Federation officials will call to dis
cuss the courts. They will be accom-
panied by Secretary Wallace. The sec
rotary has said farmers will support
the program. He made that statement
after the National Grange, farm or
ganization opposed increasing the
size of the Supreme Court.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-20
AnOtherNeW
Enforcement
Unit Sought
Would Absorb High
way Patrol And Go
Much Further Than
That AS Well
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
Rv HENRY AVERHT


Raleigh, Feb 2O-In discussion of
the transfer of the State Highway Ia
troll from the Revenue Department
and reorganization of the patrol, a
companion bill setting up new State
law enforcement agency with wide
and comprehensive powers and du-
ties has been somewhat overlooked.
The bill, introduced by Con G. John
ston, Iredell, and referred to his COM
mittee on roads, is entitled an act to
establish a State bureau of identi-
fication and investigation, and many
of it's provisions do little more than
consolidate existing record keeping
agencies under one head: but in addi-
ton the new bureau is given sweep
ing powers to act as police agency.
First of all. the bill would create
a bureau of identification and investi-
cation under supervision of the divi-
sion of public safety as part of the
governors office.
The governor would be given the
juicy patronage plum of appointment
of director Of this bureau, with a
salary which would no doubt be fixed
at a very substantial sum.
This director would then, in turn.
appoint sufficient number of as
sistants and stenographic and clerical
help" .A
Nor would the work of these "as-
sistants" be confined to keeping iden-
LITIGATION records. The bill provides:
"The director of the bureau, and his
assistants, are given the same power
Cont led on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-20
Dust-Ridden Town
Calls For Aid AS
Diseases Increase

HugotOn, Kans., Feb. 20 (AP)-
Pleas for more medical supplies
and nurses went out today from
this dust-piagued town in south
western Kansas after two more
deaths brought to IA the number
of victims of influenza and pneu-
mOnia.
We need help" declared DIR.
r. G. GammeIl, city health officer.
We must have more nurses and
more supplies"
South in the Oklahoma pam
handle, at GuymOn and TexhOma,
a dust sOiled, snow fell early to-
day GOOdwell and Boise City,
Okla, and Elkhart Kans., also
had snow.
Elated GuymOn residents stood
out in the falling flakes, stained a
reddish brown by the blowing top
soil. a slight haze which hung
over that section cleared rapidly.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-20
illinois "S|TD0WN" STRIKERS DEFY court
Flremen Trapped
In Nashville Fire

Nashville, Tnn., Feb. 2O.-(AP)-
seven firemen were injured and
three were trapped under a falling
roof, their fate undetermined, in
flames which destroyed one build
ing and damaged another on the
edge of Nashville's business district
today.
Spectators expressed the fear the
missing men were dead, crushed by
tne debris. Physicians said none of
the injured firemen rescued ap-
peared to be in a dangerous con-
ditiOn.
The fire started in the four-story
building housing the w. E.. Step
hens Manufacturing Company. The
frames spread to an adjoining
building.
Property damage was estimated
unofficially at 100000.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-20
EnbargoOn
Spain Begins
At Midnight
Government Forces,
Meantime, Scoring
Successes Against
Rebel Forces
(By The Associated Press.)

Reports of government successes
came from Valencia. and Madrid to-
day as Europe's nations made final
plans for clamping an embargo on
the war-torn pensinsula at midnight
tonight
Portugal, not entirely favorable to
the blockade plans, was expected to
fall in line over the weekend, allow
ing British inspectors to see that she
does not send ornaments to her
neighbOr.
The nations took official individual
steps to punish volunteers for the war
as hundreds of battle-minded men
rushed toward the Franco-Spanish
border to meet the midnight deadline
The final rush through Perpiguan,
France, was expected to total 800
some 1000 volunteers were estimated
to have passed through that city since
the war started.
Government troops, changing their
tactics, reported gains northwest of
Madrid.