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Evening star., 1938-02-28

foster mother could be supplied i'm
mediately If a plane were sent here.
The plane arrived shortly after mid
night and in the cold hours before
dawn the mongrel was bundled from
her warm kennel bed and rushed to
the airport. About three hours later,
In what probably seemed to her
strange surroundings and circum-
stances, the foster mother was giving
the little aristocrats their first hearty
meal. Reports said the blue-blooded
mother hovered around solicitously
during the proceedings and that both
mothers cuddled the puppies to sleep.
Mr.. Denlinger said that both the
mother and father Of the pups were
lent to Mrs. Owen by Mrs. Geraldine
Rockefeller Dodge, whose husband,
Hartley Dodge, IS head Of the
Remington Arms Co. Mr.. DenlinRer
said the agreement was that after the
pups arrived Mrs. Owen was to keep
one and the mother and return the
rest with the father 10 Nr2 Dodse.
Evening star., 1938-02-28
Citizens DEMAND
FOR RELIEF BOOST
PUT BEFORE HAzEN
Church, Labor and Private
Welfare Delegates Ask
$3,247,0OO Fund.
MOST OF MONEY HELD
FOR Definite CHARGES
Bare Third Left to Handle D. G.
Situation Under Set.Up Of
House District Unit.

Representatives Of churches. labor
and private welfare organizations
called on Commissioner HaEen today
to present demand Of the Citizens
Committee on Unemployment and Re-
lief for a large increase in the Dis
trict's relief fund for the next fiscal
year.
Included among the delegates who
went into conference with Commits
sioner Hazen at noon were George J.
Cleary OF the st. Vincent de Paul
Society, Canon Anson Phelps Stokes
Of the Washington Cathedral, Mrs.
Agnes E. Meyer, member Of the board
of the Council of Social Agencies;
Sidney Katz, secretary of the Indus
trial Council Of Maryland and thei
District; William A. Savin, director.
Of the Family Service Association, and.
D. c. Dow, representing the Central
Labor Union.
$3,247,000 Fund Sought.
At meeting about week ago.
some $50 delegates from different
organizations met with the Citizens
Committee and adopted a resolution
that the relief fund be increased from
100000 to $3,247,000.
In prepared statement which she
planned to read at the conference with
the Commissioners, Mrs. Myer pointee
out that of the 100000 the Hous,
District Committee designated for re.
lief for the next fiscal year, $600,00t
are fixed charges for aid to dependent
children. Thus, she said, only $780,
900 is left for the entire relief situa.
ton.
Last year the Department Of Pub.
lie Health found 81 300, 900 inadequate
not only for straight relief but aisc
for the health OF the unemployed"
the statement said I'VE know al
present there are about 1900 relief
cases that are not receiving adequate
attention and that there are, at the
minimum, some 5000 to 5000 unem-
ployed who are on the borderline of
destitution.
Normal Existence Held Best.
considered merely from an eco
nomic standpoint and with all con-
siderations for humanity and justice
ignored, 1t Is cheaper to keep our
population in a reasonable condition
Of health and sanity, than to attempt
to patch them up in hospitals and
other institutions after they have
been allowed to degenerate physically
and mentally.
IF the committees Of Congress do
not believe the statements that ars
being made on social conditions In
Washington by the professional people
who are in touch with the situation
they should vote sufficient money fol
an immediate investigation to be made
by people in whom they have more
confidence. The situation Is much
too serious to be allowed to drift.
Futile pickering between the City
OF Washington and the congressional
committees concerning the situation
reveals with startling clarity the ab-
surdities of the government under
which we live in Washington. The
whole situation is grotesque, and if it
results in nothing else, it should in
still in the minds Of every Washington
ian an iron determination to achiev>
representation in Congress a. soon :
possible"
Evening star., 1938-02-28
MOngrel Foster Mother Fl0,un
From, d. C.. Saues Boston PUPS

Five valuable English cocker spaniel
pups were cuddled in their beds in
Boston today by two mothers-one
their own blue-blooded parent whose
milk nearly killed them. the other a
mongrel foster mother who was rushed
to Boston from Washington by plane
early yesterday to give them the milk
that saved their lives.
The foster mother, who hasn't even
a name, was supplied from the kennels
Of M. G. Denlinger, $500 Western
avenue, Chevy Chase. Mr.. Denlinger
boards dogs mainly, but on the side
has foster mother service for puppies
whose mother either has died or whose
milk they cannot take.
Mr.. Denlinger received . rush call
Saturday night from Mrs. Harriet b.
Owen, wife Of the director Of the
First National Bank of Boston, saying
two Of the $1,000 pups already had
died because Of the excess Rid In
their mothers milk. and asking II .
Evening star., 1938-02-28
CAMP FIRE GIRLS
TOMARKFOUND|NG
Indian Maid Will Tell Lead
ers of Importance of
Conservation.

An Indian girl will tell leaders in
the national conservation movement
the importance Of preserving natural
resources when the Camp Fire Girls
open the celebration of their 26th
anniversary at tea in the Sulgrave
Club tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. Arthur H. Vandenberg, wife
Of the Michigan Senator and vice
chairman of the National Conserva-
ton Project, will be hostess at the
birthday tea, honoring the Camp Fire
Girls for their activities in con-
servation work.
Miss Gladys Tantaquidgeon, Mohe-
gan Indian, will leave her work in
the schools Of the Sioux tribe in South
Dakota to speak at the tea. At AS
pm. she will speak over the blue
network Of the National Broadcast
ing Co., describing how Indians feel
about the destruction of wild ami
mails and the fertile soil.
John Collier, chairman of the con-
servation project, will tell what is be-
ing done for conservation by the Camp
Fire Girls and the Government, and
what can be done by private citizens.
Senator Schwellenbach of Washing
ton will broadcast over the Mutual
Broadcasting System at 6:45 pm. on
Stealing From Ourselves" Senator
Schwellenbach, who is chairman Of
tho Sonata Conservation roy,,r,}ttoa
will introduce Miss Ruth Margaret
Ledig. Washington Camp Fire Girl
Present at the tea will be Mrs. Mary
Beard, historian, who with Lester r.
Scott, national executive of the Camp
Fire Girls, and Mr. Collier helped IN
augurate the conservation project two
years ago.
Evening star., 1938-02-28
NAVY MACH|N|STS
CENSURE OFFICER
Protest Rating Policies of
Capt. Ducey, Senior
Inspector.

Threatening to take their fight to
Congress, II necessary, about 1000 ma
chinists Of Columbia Lodge, No. 174.
International Association of Machin-
lists, at special meeting yesterday in
the Avenue Grand Theater, "censured"
Capt. David F. Ducey. U. S. N. senior
inspector at the Washington Navy
Yard, for allegedly introducing policies
detrimental to the workers, especially
regarding promotion.
Unanimously adopting resolution,
the machinists instructed E. j. McGui-
gan, the lodges president, and a COM
mittee to communicate with Secretary
Swanson and Assistant Secretary Edi-
son Ito respectfully ask that this of1i-
Ger be instructed to assume a more
conciliatory and cooperative attitude
toward the machinist employees. in or
der that harmony and efficiency may
prevail once more"
Capt. Ducey, reached this morning
at the Navy Yard, said that while
he had heard about the action of the
machinists, he had not been officially
advised Of it. He declined to comment
and said he would confer later in the
day with Rear Admiral George T.
Pettengill, commandant OF the yard,
on the matter.
Complain Of Transfers.
There are some 3,70o members in
Columbia Lodge, officials said. The
machinists. at yesterdays meeting,
complained Of picking employees with
high ratings and transferring them to
another shop where their ratings will
take a drop" and in refusing raises
to those employees who have been
working there the last four years"
Particularly do the machinists OBJ
ject to "the promotion of some en-
ployes and transfer OF master me-
chanics without any consideration or
competitive examination, which
should be held to see that the best
qualified man is given the position" :"
Text Of Resolution.
The resolution follows:
whereas demoralizing policies have
been gradually introduced in the
Naval Gun Factory of the Washing
ton navy Yard during the past three
years by the senior inspector, Capt.
D. F. Ducey, and,
Whereas these policies have caused
the employees of the Naval Gun Fac
tory to be in such a state Of unrest
that the efficiency of the gun factory
is impaired and,
Whereas the said Capt. Ducey has
shown by his actions toward the COM
mittees that he does not intend to CO.
operate, therefore be it,
Resolved, That the president of
Columbia Lodge, No. 174, and his COM
mittee prevail upon the authorities
that be, the Assistant Secretary of
Navy and the Secretary of Navy, to
respectfully ask that this officer be
instructed to assume a more concil-
iatory and cooperative attitude toward
the machinst employees, in order
that harmony and efficiency may pre-
vail once more, and be further.
Resolved, II necessary to have in
troduced in Congress bills or a joint
resolution calling for the investigation
of such actions"
Evening star., 1938-02-28
A. A. A. HITS DIVERSION
OF HIGHWAY FUND HERE
Letter to Senator Opposes Use Of
$765,OO Sum for Street
Lighting.

In a letter to Chairman Thomas
OF the Senate Subcommittee on Dis
trict Appropriations, the American
Automobile Association has reiterated
its opposition to diversion of $765 900
from the highway fund for street
lighting.
At the same time. the association,
through Washington I. Cleveland,
manager of its D. c. Division, again
urged that the motor vehicle taxes
sollected in the highway fund be used
tbr highway projects such as con-
struction of a new Pennsylvania ave-
hue Bridge, the Dupont Circle under
pass, the Thomas Circle underpass
and the grade separation project for
K street and Rock Greek drive.
The group also urged that an ap-
preparation be made for a substantial
increase in the personnel of the Dis
trict police force, particularly the
motorcycle branch.
Evening star., 1938-02-28
D. c. BUSINESS TAX
REPEAL IS URGED.
BY TWO IN HOUSE.
Pa|miSano and Mapes Hit
= Measure on Floor in Un-
expected Attack.
LEVY MAY BE TAKEN OUT
BY THE SUBCOMMITTEE
Group to Meet Tomorrow to Con-
] slider Revisions in Revenue
Plan.

Repeal of the unpopular business
privilege tax on gross receipts was
urged III the House today by Chair
man Palmisano of the District Com
mittee and Representative Mapes, Re-
publican, of Michigan.
Continuation of the tax is provided
IN the 1889 District revenue bill now
under consideration by the Fiscal AZ
fa1rs Subcommittee of the House Dis
trict Committee.
The attack on the business privilege
tax came Unexpectedly while the
House was preparing to take action
Apn two local measures on the calendar.
i Representative Mapes precipitated
the discussion by calling attention to
the fact he had been informed of a
ease where the owner of cooperative
apartment who had rented it had
been required to pay the $40 business
privilege license fee
Chairman Palmisano explained that
1t was not the intention of Congress
TO require such persons to pay the
license fee, but that such conditions
had arisen under interpretations of
the law in the corporation counsel's
Office.
Well" said Mr. Mapes, "the busi-
ness privilege tax ought to be re-
pealed."
\ Mr.. Palmisano explained he was
one of the members of his committee
who vigorously opposed the business
privilege tax last year, and said he
hoped the committee would not ap-
prove its continuation for another
year.
The Fiscal Affairs Subcommittee
plans to meet tomorrow at 10 am, in
executive session to revise the three
point revenue producing plan con-
tained in the revenue bill. There have
been rather pronounced indications
that the business privilege tax may
be eliminated from the measure before
1t is. reported to the full committee
Removal of this feature would leave
an income tax and continuation of
the present Sl.75 real estate tax rate
to provide the additional revenue
needed to balance the 1889 budget.
Evening star., 1938-02-28
HELLO AMERICA" RADIO
PROGRAM THIS EVENING
Senator McAdoo and the National
Commander Of v. +. w. Will
Be Speakers.

National Commander Scott p,
Squyres Of the Veterans OF Foreign
Wars and Senator McAdoo, Demo-
crat. of California, will speak tonight
on a Hello America" radio program
to be broadcast from the National
Press Club auditorium under auspices
Of the District Department, v. F. w.
The program, during which . large
class Of recruits will be administered
the v. F. w. obligation, will follow =
banquet in honor Of Mr.. Squyres and
several members Of the Senate and
House.
James E. Van Zandt, past national
commander Of the organization, will
act as master Of ceremonies. Mrs.
Louise Schertle Of oakland, Calif.,
national president Of the ". r. w.
Ladies' Auxiliary, also will speak. The
U. S. Navy Band Concert Orchestra
will play and Ralph H. Carlin, known
as the Official singer OF the v. +.
W." will lead the veterans In singing
wartime sonss during the program.
Evening star., 1938-02-28


is showing special aptitude for live
stock raising.
Billy Davidson. son Of James w.
Davidson, superintendent Of the his
toric Bel Air estate owned by William
Woodward, wealthy New Yorker, is
another country All Club boy taking
the live stock project. Billy is the
only one who has had experience in
such work before. The Bel Air estate,
near Bowie. has produced many thor
oughbred horses and prize live stock,
and Billy had prize winning entrant
in the Baltimore show two years ago.
Two Of the other county boys who
wanted to raise baby beeves and were
permitted to help start the project
this year live in the vicinity of Belts
vile, where the Governments farm
makes rural youth live stock con-
sciouS. They are David Schaffer and
Donald Smith. The sixth lad who is
raising an animal for the contest is
Carlton Beall Of Mitchellville. Billy
Davidson's beef is shorthorn and
the Beall boy is raising Hereford. All
the others are of the Aberdeen Angus
breed.
Evening star., 1938-02-28
BANDITS GET $500
IN FIVE HOLD-UPS
Police Bring 35 Migrants to
line-Up to Solve Other
Robberies.

Hunting bandits who stole 5000 in
i've hold-ups yesterday and early today,
police hoped a lineup of IS vagrants
weeded out of 125 loafers picked up
for questioning last week would lead
to solution of numerous other recent
robberies here.
Inspector Bernard w. Thompson,
chief of detectives, said most of the
group held for further investigation
after release of the majority of those
arrested in a series of raids Friday
had long criminal records. If not
identified BY victims of recent rob-
berries, they will be prosecuted on
vagrancy charges. he said
The suspects will be paraded before
the robbery victims at police head
quarters either tonight or tomorrow
night, Inspector Thomson said. A
lineup of the entire 125 last Friday
night was unsatisfactory, he added,
because the public failed to cooperate
by attempting to identify the suspects.
Held Up in Garage.
The latest hold-up victim was Ban
jamin Bobb, 1118 G street Sc, who
told police he was robbed of $145 by
two colored men who held him up at
pistol point as he was walking near
his home early today.
DR.. Harry Smith and his wife, 1922
Argon.e place NV. were held up and
robbed of $50 as they were putting
their automobile into their garage
early yesterday. DR.. Smith said one
colored bandit, armed with .32-cali-
Der revolver. followed them into the
garage while another awaited in an
automobile.
Two colored bandits answering the
description Of those who robbed DR..
Smith had held up Andrew King.
manager of gasoline station at $500
Georgia avenue NV, half an hour
earlier and taken SIG from the cash
register and his change carrier.
Jewelry Stolen.
Mary E. Smith, BIAS Mount Pleas
ant street NV, a Chesapeake & Po-
tomac Telephone Co. operator, re-
ported she was held up at pistol point
SJ yOAA6 W1tS Ildl1 VIII UOOA AINA
purse containing $16 as she was walk
ing in the 5000 block of Fifteenth
street NV.
Henry Stackhouse, 500 Thirty-third
street Sc, said two colored men held
him up near his home and robbed
him Of $3.50 in cash, a ring and two
watches.
A colored pocketbook snatcher
seized . purse containing only two
nicke6 from Nellie Petronia, 604 G
street Sc, she reported early today.
A thief entered the apartment OF
Royce p. Davis, 1856 Fifty-ninth
place NV. with q duplicate key and
took toy bank containing $22 in
small change, he reported.
Other housebreakings included the
theft Of $126 worth of jewelry from
the home Of Mrs. Alfred Anthony,
1701 Sixteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1938-02-28
$5OQ,0OO IS ADDED
TO LENDING FUNDS
OF F|RST'FEDERAL
Half Million Credit From
Home Loan Bank Is
Arranged.
ASSETS OF $4,8A,00O
FOR new INSTITUTION
Association Opens Tomorrow, Pre-.
pared to Receive Claims Of
Fidelity Shareholders.

Anticipating applications for new
loans, the First Federal Savings &
Loan Association today arranged for
$500,000 credit from the Federal Home
Loan Bank of Winston Salem, N. c.,
Of which the local unit, opening to-
morrow morning, is q member.
Already the assets Of the new First
Federal. at 610 Thirteenth street NV,
had mounted to s4,344, 900, principally
in cash, loans and real estate. With
the addition of the extra 100000 to-
day, the total "footings" Of the new
institution were brought up to figure
of s4,844,000.
The new credit from the Winston
Salem bank has been set up. but
Carl H. Ellingson, executive manager
of the First Federal, explained today
that 1t will not be drawn on until
needed for new loans.
Doors Open Tomorrow.
The door of the new First Federal
will open promptly tomorrow at Q
am. At that time the new institu-
ton will be ready not only to receive
the claims of the first 500 sharehold-
ers OF the closed Fidelity Building o.
Loan Association but to accept new
savings and investment accounts and
to receive applications for new loans
on homes.
The Fidelity shareholders are being
notified by groups to call at the in
Stitution at the rate of not more than
500 day. There are $4,000 Fidelity
shareholders. If they all came at
once it would create too much con-
fusion. Post cards were mailed out
recently directing the first 500 to call
tomorrow.
Additional patches Of 500 post cards
are being mailed out daily asking
Fidelity shareholders to call on a
specific date. Mr.. Ellington requested
shareholders to wait until they have
been officially notified before calling
to satisfy their claim.
Must Bring Documents.
The Fidelity shareholders will be ex-
pected to bring with them two docu-
ments. One of these is the postcard
notifying them when to call. The
other is evidence of claim" which is
really a receipt from the Fidelity re-
ceiver, James H. Nolan. The share
holder may present these two docu-
ments to receivers teller, who will
exchange them for an order on First
Federal Savings & Loan Association.
The First Federal representatives,
operating in the same room, will then
offer to the shareholder either cash or
shares in the new First Federal. The
Fidelity people realize IS cents on the
dollar.
More than 10 per cent of the Fidelity
people already have offered to invest
their Fidelity holdings for shares in
the new First Federal. 1t is also ex-
planned that the Fidelity shareholder
may split up his credit. into part cash
and part shares in the First Federal.
Evening star., 1938-02-28
DRUNKENNESS ARRESTS
DROP TO 1881 IN 1887
Gradual Decrease Shown Since
Repeal-93 Taken Into Gus
tody Over Week End.

Drunkenness arrests in Washington,
which numbered 16.867 during 1898,
the last full year of prohibition,
dropped to 1881 in 1887, Police
>Court figures showed today. Repeal
came to Washington four years ago
this midnight.
Ninety-three persons were locked
up in precinct stations on intoxication
charges over the week END and taken
into Police Court this morning, a
sharp decline from the 200 court at
tendents recalled were customarily
taken into court on Monday five years
ago.
Judge John P. Mcmahon meted
xVt average fines of S35, although he
sentenced two women to pay 500
each or spend so days in Jail.
The intoxication arrests mounted to
1886 during the first full year of
repeal, 1884, and then fell gradually
a6,687 in 1885 and 1882 in 1896.
Evening star., 1938-02-28
Upper Classm'en
Make HOnOrROU
At Maryland u.

The longer they stay, the smarter
they GET
So reports Miss Alma H. Preinkert,
registrar Of the University of Mary
Land. The freshmen and sophomores
at the school outnu1nber the juniors
and seniors, 2 to l. Yet, Miss PREM
kert reported, there are II upper
classmen on the honor roll Of 112 and
only II underclassmen.
Washington, which has more stu
dents than any other one city, had 26
honor students. Baltimore, in second
place in the number Of students here,
had Is. The rest on the honor roll
were all from the Maryland counties,
with the exception X eight registered
from outAde the 6eAte.
Evening star., 1938-02-28
4 13-YEAR-OLD Upper Marlboro
~ school girl who aspires to be
\ an "all-around farm woman"
halr,ixcx 10 In 1lnalro q hahu

beef All project in Prince Georges
County this year. She has entered
the competition to raise baby beeves"
which will compete in the annual
live stock show in Baltimore next fall
Barbara Dorsett and five boys will
be the county entrants in the All
beef section of the show. Her brother
Bill, 10, is one of the boys.
With the assistance of County
Agent p E. Clark the children ac-
quired the calves. They are feeding
and grooming them carefully for the
show, keeping a detailed record of all
expenditures.
Barbara and Bill are the children
of Mr. and Mrs T. B. Dorsett, who
operate poultry farm in the Ritchie
section, northwest of Upper Marl-
boro. Their parents are encouraging
them to stay on the farm and ac-
cording to Mr.. Clark the girl already
Evening star., 1938-02-28
T. &. SULLIVAN RITES

ROCKVILLE, Md, Feb. 20 (Spe-
ciaD Funeral services for Thomas
E Sullivan, 81, who died in . Wash
ington hospital Saturday after an ILL
ness of several months, were held this
morning at the funeral home Of w.
Reuben Pumphrey, Bethesda. Burial
followed in the cemetery At Potomac,
Md.
Mr.. Sullivan was the husband Of
the late Cora May Sullivan and leaves
no children. He was . native of Della
ware and had lived ht Glen Echo
Heights. Nd, for . number Of yearA
Evening star., 1938-02-28
N. |. R. BIS AID ASKED
IN HOTEL-UNION ROW
Employees Alliance Accuses Ra-
leigh Of Refusing to Negotiate
Contract.

The National Labor Relations Board
has been asked to intervene in a labor
dispute at the Raleigh Hotel, where
the Hotel and Restaurant Employees
Alliance alleges that the management
has refused to negotiate a contract
in behalf of the workers whom the
union claims to represent.
The action was announced at the
Office of James McNamara, the busi-
ness agent, who said also the hotel
was guilty of unfair labor practices
in circulating a petition In which the
employees said they were satisfied with
present conditions.
The employees affected include
maids, bellmen and all others not en-
gagged in the serving and preparing
of food. The board, it was said, will
check pay rolls against membership
application cards to determine the
validity of the unions claim to rep
resent the workers.
Evening star., 1938-02-28
so PICKETS ARE ADDED
TO STORE STRIKE LINES
Week End Negotiations Fail to
Solve American Co. Labor
Difficulties.

More than so additional pickets
Eere added to the lines of the striking
CAmerican Stores Co. clerks today as
weekend negotiations failed to bring
the walkout any nearer settlement.
A number of Sanitary Grocery Co.
employees. who voted Friday night to
support the American strike "finan-
cially and morally" joined the lines in
their "off" hours, while representatives
of the National Women's Trade Union
league continued picket duty began
Saturday.
Members Of the latter group were
to picket stores in Alexandria today.
Robert T. Castles, general super
intendent Of the grocery company
here. said the trouble appeared no
neaser settlement. despite efforts
toward . compromise.