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Evening star., 1938-03-01
GOV. DAvEY ASKS
HELP IN INQUIRY
Fights Movement He SAYS
Is Designed to Destroy
Him Politically.
~ the Associated Press.

6y the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March Gov.
Martin L. Davey today came to per-
haps the most serious crisis in his
political career.
Ostensibly desirous of q third term,
which might stamp him as presiden-
tial timber in 1910, Ohio's chief ex-
ecutive fought to quell a movement
designed, he said, to destroy him po-
ntically.
Power to stop the movement-an
Ohio Senate investigation of alleged
graft in the State government-lay
in the hands Of the House of Repre-
sentatives. And to the House the Gov-
ernor appealed in effect for help.
As the House prepared to act on q
Senate approved resolution which
would continue the two-month- -old
investigation indefinitely.
Gov. Davey asked for fair in
quiry."
Terming the Senate investigation q
Russian inquisition to which
I do everlastingly object" the Gov
ernor told the House:
You may go along with that If
you wish, but God pity America II
that Is to be the fate Of government
and public officials"
The inquiry, which has produced
sensational testimony and charges of
graft, corruption and waste, resulted
in petitions for removal of the Gov
ernor and demands for the resigna-
ton OF the heads of the highway,
liquor, purchasing and liquor enforce
ment departments on charges of neg
lect of duty.
Demands that departmental chiefs
resign were contained in resolutions
introduced in the Senate These were
met by the Governor with the asser-
ton that Il alone have the right to
fire them. and won't fire them"
Coupled with the resolutions was a
preliminary report OF the Investigate
ing committee which said:
That the liquor department was
"shot through with forgery. corrup-
ton, graft, false reports, faxed sta
tistics, pretended buys and malad-
ministration";
That the highway department pre-
sented "the sad spectacle of almost
gleeful waste of the taxpayers money"
and
That the purchasing department
was operated so plainly in defiance
Of law as to cause this committee to
be bewildered.'
Evening star., 1938-03-01
FINDING ON ACCUSATION
AGAINST OFFICER READY

A recommendation in the case of
Ofcer Emmett Saar Of the United
States Park Police. accused of ir-
regularity in traffic case, today was
ready to be sent to the director Of
the National Park Service, Arno b.
Cammerer. and to Secretary of the
Interior 1ckes. Indications were that
Ohicer Saar would be acquitted Of
the charges, involving the arrest Of
q truck driver and alleged collusion
with a colored lawyer in fixing" q
traffic ticket.
The Police Trial Board of the Ma
tional Park Service, which is headed
BY Hillory A. Tolson, assistant direc-
tor, held session yesterday in secret
and directed that its recommends
ton be prepared. Mr.. Tolson and
the other two members Of the board,
George c. Gist, budget officer OF the
National Capital Parks. and 1t. Henry
Helms Of the United States Park
Police, read the testimony in the
case, discussed it among themselves
and agreed on the recommendation.
Ofncials declared that there would
be no publicity or the boards find
ings until they were made public by
Secretary Ickes.
Evening star., 1938-03-01
Baruch
Continued From First PaRe)

factors brought about to a material
extent by unwise legislation and Gov
ernment policies. Prices have advanced
too rapidly: too much price fixing was
continued during the period of our late
business activity. Too much monopo-
listic power has been encouraged and
developed along all fronts"
Requestioned on his views of yester-
day containing criticism of New Deal
practices. Mr.. Baruch today assured
the committee he would not urge re-
peal of q single enactment of the pres
ent administration but that several,
particularly tax laws, should be re-
vised and modified.
Would Retard Recovery.
Ungrudging modification of the tax
laws, he assured the committee,
would create new business, revive old
business, make more employment,
bring a larger turnover and produce
more revenues"
Under questioning, however, the
hnancier emphasized that business
has not done its share In the past
1t hasn't wanted any change"
In the case of the labor relations law,
he admitted. there has been a lack
OF cooperation" although there have
been faults on both sides"
In his earlier prepared statement
on monopolies, Mr.. Baruch reminded
the committee that many such COM
binations have fallen by their own
weight.
"On this whole question of mo-
nopoly," he added. I cannot agree with
q campaign Of attacking our existing
business system on a broad front for
the sole purpose Of breaking it into
smaller pieces. think that will only
retard recovery and do no good.
Il prefer precisely to define those
practices which We regard as monop-
olistic and then vigorously to prosecute
all who overstep those rules.
III there are actual monopolies,
they should be broken up. If there
are abuses they should be punished
and prevented. But If there are ad-
vantages in mass distribution and mass
production, they should be pushed and
encouraged.
If We break up our big business into
small units, went we have the same
problem we have in agriculture-an
infinite number of small concerns who
cannot fend for themselves and will
have to be given more care by Govern
ment like agriculture?"
Mr.. Baruch said he believed that
solution Of the farm problem lay in the
payment by the Government of q
straight subsidy Oh the domestic con-
sumption OF farm products, leaving
marketing and production free"
He urged Government loans, or pur-
chase Of commodities always at q level
below the market price, to cushion"
price declines caused by overproduc-
ton.
Mr.. Baruch said he questioned the
wisdom Of attempts to control prices
by controlling marketing and produce
ton.
Evening star., 1938-03-01
CAPITAL IS QUIET
AFTER W|NDST0RM
Mercury Expected to Reach
Moderate Level After Din
to 21 Degrees.

Becalmed after being dashed for
hours In one Of the most sustained
windstorms in recent years, the
Capital today traced the loss Of 4
mans life and widespread but minor
property damage to gales that reached
48-mile per hour peak.
The fatality was blamed indirectly
on the gusty weather. pending an in
vestigation. It happened when the
victim, Robert A. Dulin, 35-year-old
salesman, fell from . street car plat
form, apparently when swept of
balance, beneath the wheels Of heavy
truck.
Driven to a low of 21 at am, the
mercury started up slowly under bright
skies and was expected to reach
moderate levels during the afternoon.
Tonight will not be so cold, the FORE
caster said, predicting a minimum Of
about 80. Tomorrow also Is due to be
fair and warmer.
Fire Menaces Dozens Of Homes.
Blown-in windows, uprooted trees,
disrupted plane schedules and treach-
erous fires were some Of the other re-
suits. One fire menaced dozen houses
in nearby Maryland before being
brought under control, while another,
In neighboring Virginia, tore over q
4O-acre farm for three hours.
Famed by the high winds. the
Maryland blaze. which occurred in
the vicinity Of Avenel, raced through
brush and woods despite the efforts
Of eight volunteer fire companies and
two truckloads of Beltsville c. c. c.
youths to halt 1t.
The firefighters succeeded, however,
in preventing the flames from reach
ing structures which included a tenant
house on the property of Servants Of
the Holy Trinity and residences on the
Old Rhine property.
The Virginia fire was on the Spring.
field Station farm Of Russell White.
Damage estimated at $4,000 occurred
when a barn containing farm imple-
ments was destroyed. The flames
were kept from setting of a quantity
Of dynamite stored on the property.
Stumbled Into Trucks Path.
Mr.. Dulin, who lived at 1902 M
street NE, was killed on Benning road
NE, just east Of Fifteenth street.
He had just alighted from a street
car, police said. when he stumbled
into the path Of fre-ton truck op-
Grated by Nicholas Krick, 81, Of Mil
lersville, Md.
Several regularly scheduled flights
OF transport ships were Cancelled and
use OF Washington Airport was aban-
doned for time in favor of the
larger Boiling Field. This was deemed
advisable because Of the danger of
landing at the small airport during the
blow"
A window that crashed from a
beauty parlor in the 1900 block of
Georgia avenue NV. narrowly missed
several pedestrians. Other walkerx
had similar escapes when tree limbs
were whipped on and onto the side
walks.
Evening star., 1938-03-01
HONOR S|GNERS
OF CONSTITUTION
Tablet Given by D. A. R.
to Be Unveiled Today
at Cathedral Rites.

A tribute to the signers of the Con-
stitution will be paid by the District
Chapter of the Daughters Of the
American Revolution at pm. today,
when tablet is unveiled at the Wash
ington Cathedral.
The tablet, incised in the wall of the
west aisle OF the north transept, will
be presented by Mrs. Charles Carroll
Haig, State regent for the District, to
Bishop James E. Freeman. The serv-
ice will be conducted by the Very Rev.
Noble c. Powell, with music by the
Cathedral Choristers.
The two-day conference of the Dis
trict d. A. R. will close tonight with
banquet at the Wardman Park Hotel.
Mrs. William A. Becker, president gen.
eral of the D. A. r., will give the prin-
cipal address.
Elections and reports of State reg
ents were features of the meeting at
Continental Hall this morning. Miss
Lillian Chenowith was elected State
regent. Miss Raymond Wiegand, a
junior member, gave an address en-
titled THE Constitution Speaks"
Luncheon for Mrs. Becker.
Mrs. Becker was to be honored at a
luncheon given by the State Regents
Club at the headquarters of the
American Association of University
women at l pm. Miss Luella p.
Chase was in charge of arrangements
Mrs Leslie C. Stevens of the Army
and Navy Chapter described her re-
cent trip to Russia at the meeting held
yesterday afternoon. Stressing the
Importance of teaching patriotism to
children, she said: I'VE should have
q more conscious love of country every
day, instead of reserving our principal
enthusiasm for patriotic holidays.
The delegates voted to oppose the
present system of paroling criminals.
They also passed resolution indorsing
Senator Caraways bill providing for
the codification of rules for the dis
play and use of the flag.
Text Books Attacked.
An attack on certain text books and
magazines used in the public schools
was made by Mrs. Tonnis G.. Holzberg,
State chairman of national defense
through education, who reported that
some of these publications should be
removed
Referring directly to Scholastic
Magazine, she said 1T is a source
OF propaganda against military train
Ing and contains reviews of books of
an indecent nature"
Among the State regents attending
the meetings are Mrs. Arthur Row.
botham of Virginia, Mrs. Harper D.
Sheppard of Pennsylvania, Mrs. John
Logan Marshall of South Carolina,
Mrs. Walter S. Williams of Delaware
and Mrs. Henry c. Childs of Mis-
souri. State officials attending from
abroad include Miss Ada Howard
johnson. regent of France; Mrs. VOL
ney A. Brundage. vice regent of Eng
land, and Mrs. Robert Moseley, past
state regent of England
Evening star., 1938-03-01
Defense
Continued From First PAGE. }

view OF continued foreign preparation
for war and the almost total absence
OF plans for peace"
Senator Pittman, who, as chairman
OF the Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee, frequently voices administra-
ton opinions, did not offer specific
proposals for spending the extra
money. The Navy Department, he
said. could work out details.
Our Government must be prepared
to win." he declared, "if we are i'm
posed upon by any government or
group of governments"
Speaking slowly and thoughtfully,
Senator Pittman added in an inter-
view:
III We are prepared to win, In my
opinion. We will not be attacked. The
only answer to threat is to increase
our naval program. 1t is the cheap
est insurance, both in money and
human life. that I know of.
While We all hate war and fear
to have our loved ones die, this is no
time to indicate fear"
House Soon to Get Bill.
Mr.. Vinson said the House Naval
Committee would have the admins
tration's defense program ready for
House consideration in q day or two.
Public hearings ended yesterday.
Two stumbling blocks to quick &C.
ton appeared, however, as Mr.. Vinson
called the committee into secret ses-
sion to discuss the legislation line by
line. They were:
l. A series of amendments which
Vinson will offer.
2. The controversy within the COM
mittee over the respective merits of
airplanes and battleships for national
defense.
Mr.. Vinson will propose that the
bill include a declaration of policy
saying that the Navy shall be used
solely for defensive purposes, that the
Navy Department construct new air,
submarine and other coastal bases,
and that navy yard facilities be in
creased.
He said he would offer another
amendment to grant West Coast ship
builders 6 per cent differential in
bids against construction companies
from other regions.
Evening star., 1938-03-01
Relief in Athens.

In old-time Athens those unable to
earn their own living, the blind, the
lame and crippled received q daily
subsidy from the state lest any bring
shame upon the city by begging for
the necessities of life. In Rome of
Emperor days the poor were more nu-
merous in proportion to the population
than in modern cities. 100000 males
being listed at one time as getting
some form of bounty, without which
relief they could not exist.
Evening star., 1938-03-01
EASTERN HIGH GYM
STILL INCOMPLETE
Painters Back on Job, but
lronW0rkers Remain
Out in Dispute.

Labor trouble which prevented the
completion and Official opening Of the
new Eastern High School gymnasium
last night was still holding up work
on the project today, according to an
Official at the high school.
Work was halted last week when
painters and ironworkers left their
jobs IL protest against the installa-
alton Of equipment by non-union men.
Under agreement reached between
Guy Pearson, chief clerk of the Dis
trict engineer department, the mat
ter was referred to the Labor De.
partment, for mediation, and the
painters agreed to return to work
yesterday. 80
Today, the school official said, the
painters are back on the job, but
the ironworkers are still out.
The building was accepted by the
Commissioners in advance of compile
ton of the contract for construction
and turned over to the Board of Edu-
cation. Arrangements were made at
once to install the equipment under a
separate contract on the assumption
that the original contract for con-
struction would be completed.
Ironworkers and painters on the
construction project, however, pro-
tested work done under the equip
ment contract and have asked that
mt eot
ployes be dismantled and reinstalled
by union men. AS soon as the ques-
tion was raised, work under the equip
ment contract was stopped and has
not been resumed according to an
other school official
A further issue involved is whether
the Bacon-Davis prevailing-wage law,
which applies to construction work,
also applies to contracts for supplies.
Evening star., 1938-03-01
SENATE BACKS CHANGES
IN CLAIMS COURT BILL

The Senate today accepted House
changes in the District Small Claims
Court bill, sending it to the White
House for signature.
The amendments merely exclude
landlord-tenant proceedings from the
jurisdiction Of the new small claims
branch. to be set up in Municipal
Court to aid persons Of limited means
to obtain legal settlement Of claims
under $50, with minimum of judicial
formality.
Senator King, Democrat. Of Utah,
who first got the bill through the
Senate last summer, asked that body
today to agree to the House changes
made yesterday.
Evening star., 1938-03-01
W0MAN'S RED WIG
is REPORTED STOLEN
$35 Loss Reported by Beauty
Shop-Store Also Robbed of
10000 Cigars.

A woman's $35 red wig and 10000
cigars were among articles listed as
stolen in reports to police yesterday.
The wig was missing from a beauty
shop at 1904 G street NV. The
cigars were taken from the Farran
Transfer Co., 208 D street Sc.
In the only hold-up reported last
night, Willie Hood. 81. colored, 1886
r street NV, a taxicab driver, said
he was robbed of 81 at North Capitol
street and Florida avenue by a COL
ored man armed with a large auto
matte.
Evening star., 1938-03-01
Leaves Suitable Text.

A notorious imposter, who likes to
mpersonate clergymen, once visited
= country parsonage and engaged to
preach for the local clergyman. Be-
fore Sunday came around, however,
he had decamped with the clergyman's
cash, but did leave behind him the
following text to be preached the next
Sunday: "Ye shall seek me, and shall
not find me-"
Evening star., 1938-03-01
RECEIVERS AFTER JUMP

Mrs. Barbara Holmes, 2s. Of 20S o
street S.W.. was recovering today
from her plunge into the icy waters
Of the Washington Channel near Hains
Point.
Tom Doerer, jr., who saw her Jump
into the water and then cling to the
seawall. said he heard her scream:
ITS too cold-I don't want to die" as
he ran for help. She was rescued
by harbor police and taken to Emer-
gency Hospital, where she was treated
for shock and exposure and sent home
Evening star., 1938-03-01
Publication
Continued From First Page.)

the President of using his ofice for
personal profit.
Mr.. Early said that the article to
be published in Liberty Magazine.
dealing with the Presidents press
conferences, was not sold to that
magazine. He explained that the
President sold the magazine two other
articles, but insisted that the material
dealing with the press conferences
should be made available to the public
through newspapers as a matter of
news before being published gratis in
the magazine. To emphasize the Presi-
dents insistence upon giving the press
conference material to the public, Mr..
Early explained that another maga-
zine had offered 100000 for the privi-
lege Of printing the material taken
from the stenographic press confer
ence notes, but this was rejected by
the President because he wanted the
press conferences published in news
papers as ordinary news, to have the
widest possible circulation.
Mr.. Early took occasion in his ex-
PLANTATION to say also that the figures
used by those writing about the Presi-
dents sale of his material had ex-
volved In the contracts. He would not
reveal the amount Of money the Pres
ident received from the magazine or
what Is expected from the newspaper
syndicate.
Publication Long Considered.
In giving what he explained were
the facts in the case, Mr.. Early went
on to say that the President had had
In mind for a long time the compila-
ton of his notes and memoranda
into book form and that this idea
took actual root last summer when
Judge Roseman agreed to take over
the task. The Presidents prefaces
and comment. along with notes and
other memoranda to be used in the
book, were then sold to a newspaper
syndicate; and other material not used
In the syndicate, which will make two
articles, was sold to Liberty Magazine,
with thA understanding that the latter
was to have the privilege of printing
the material used in the press con-
ference after this had been given to
the press In the way of news.
It was explained that the compila-
ton Of the i've volumes is well under
way and should be in the hands OF the
Random House Printing Co. Ut an
early date. There was nothing definite
Evening star., 1938-03-01
Squatters Are Run Off.

MEXICO CITY, March / (P.-
Scores of agrarian squatters who laid
out q "city'' on a hacienda near the
village of La Piedad deserted it today
when federal soldiers appeared.
Evening star., 1938-03-01

PoSner, Ne1D York attorney
and friend OF Murray Levine,
Dhose 12-yedr-old son Peter
is missing mysteriously, de-
clined today to reDeal Uhether
contact had been made 1Dith
the supposed kidnapers.
Copyright, A. P. Wirephotos.
Evening star., 1938-10-01
TO CO
TO CONVENTION
District Men Are to Leave
Tomorrow for Farley
in Baltimore.

Lutheran men of the District Of CO.
lumbia will leave tomorrow for Balti-
more to open the eleventh biennial
convention Of the United Lutheran
Church OF America.
Headed by Martin A. McGrory, pres.
ident Of the Maryland Synodicsl
Brotherhood and William H. Bauer,
president OF the District Of Columbia
Lutheran Brotherhood. several hundred
local men will participate in the omen.
ing service in Grace English Evaneel-
ical Lutheran Church, Baltimore Md.
The Rev. w. H. Greever. secretary.
United Lutheran Church of America
will speak on The Brotherhood Of
Lutheran Men witnessing for Christ"
The robed choir will be composed NJ
the Glee Club Of Maryland Univer.
sity with Al voices, led by Prof. Harlan
Randall.
Monday morning registration Of
delegates from all parts of the United
States will be held at the Lord Baltj-
more Hotel. The speech of welcome
Will be delivered by Christian Will,
general chairman Of the Baltimore
Convention Committee
The sessions will continue through
Tuesday, closing with a banquet that
evening
The United Lutheran Church Con-
vention will follow this convention
with sessions continuing seven days.
Evening star., 1938-10-01
HARRIS T0PREACH
ON THIS MINISTRY
Foundry N. E. Church Viii
Begin New Program for
Young People.

Sermons will be delivered on Sunday
in Foundry NJ E. Church by DR.. Fred
erick Brown Harris at II am. on
This Ministry" and at 8 pm. on
'Defenses Which Do Not Defend. ("
The program Of the elementary di-
vision will begin extended sessions to
1915 pm.
The new program of the Foundry
Forge for Christian Living. sponsored
by the Young Peoples League, will be
inaugurated tomorrow evening. This
will include fellowship supper at
5:45 pm, service at $50, with an
address by the Rev. Eddy L. Ford,
director of. religious education, on
The Search and discussion and
interest groups from to 7:5O under
the leadership of DR.. John E. Bentley,
Prof. Arthur S. Flemming, the Rev.
John L. Nixon, DR.. Reuben Stein
meyer and DR.. Ford. on the general
themes: Looking Toward Great Ex-
pectations," Personal Religious Liv-
ing, Why and How Do Men Wor-
ship" Thinking About Marriage" ="
Housing and Social Problems" and
The Far East"
The tenth annual sunset party,
sponsored by the Fellowship Glass, at
which shut-ins and older members of
the congregation are guests, will be
held at the church Saturday from 4
to o'clock.
Evening star., 1938-10-01
GRACE LUTHERAN
REPA|RSF|N|SHED
Services to Be Resumed in
: Auditorium Tomorrow
at II Am.

After some extensive repairs and
improvements on the church building
services will be resumed tomorrow at
II am. in the church auditorium of
Grace Lutheran Church. Dr. Ger
hard E. Lenski will conduct the serv-
ice. Holy communion will be cele-
brated. DR.. Lenski will preach on
"Christs Peace Program for Troubled
Hearts"
The reorganized chorus choir Of 40
voices will sing, under the leadership
OF Erich Mees. Marion Ranberg will
serve as organist, with Margaret
WambsganSs as assistant.
Voting members and friends OF the
church will meet at a dinner at the
church October 3, at 6:l5 pm. Leon
Chatelain, president, will conduct the
program. Addresses will be given by
Marvin Bumgarner, Earl Haislip, John
Althaus. Hugh Keiser, Frank Stutz
and Robert Handwerk.
Confirmation instruction classes will
be resumed under the direction OF the
pastor. Juniors will meet Sundays,
9:45 AM; seniors, Saturdays, 10 am.
and Sundays. $50 pm. In his work
with those in the younger classes the
pastor will be assisted by Louis Waple
and Charles Ferry.