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The Washington times., 1938-01-03
D. C, ACCOUNTS
CALLED FAULTY

Charges that many forms of
irregularity" exist in District of
Columbia revenue accounts were
made in a sweeping arraignment
Of municipal revenue accounting
practices contained in the annual
report of Acting Comptroller Gen
eral Richard N. Elliott, made pub
lie today.
Asserting efforts of the General
Accounting Office to effect re.
forms met with a form of pas
sive resistance" Acting Comptrol.
Ter Elliott declared the Condition
of affairs is such that serious
shortages may exist without de.
lection"
"An examination of the reve-
nue. accounts of the District
government disclosed many
forms Of irregularity," the re.
port said.
Receipts are posted to the
records which are not accounted
for; taxes have been abated and
Cancelled, apparently without
authority; overdue taxes have
not been advertised as required
by law; penalties have not been
charged on taxes in arrears
when paid; the payment records
have never been balanced with
cash records; the auditors So
called control accounts are not
in balance with detail records
in support thereof, and generally
the condition of affairs is such
that serious shortages may exist
without detection"
(Other details on Page y
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
1898, Off on a Sunny Start,
Calls Pupils, Workers Back

In crisp. bright sunshine Wash
ington's workers and school chill,
dren today bade farewell to holi.
day festivities and resumed their
everyday tasks.
Fair weather will prevail
Throughout the day, and the
lowest temperature tonight will be
about 2s degrees, the Weather
Bureau said. Tomorrow will be
warmer and mostly cloudy. Last
night the mercury dropped to 80
degrees from yesterdays high oi
81. At 8 a. m. the temperature
was 80 degrees.
School officials were jubilant
and pupils were downcast over re
ports that all defective heating
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
Balancing of Budget Held
Secondary to Work
for Masses
BY GEORGE R. HOLMES

QNS) In message to Congress importantly re-
garded than since the dark days of 1888 President Roos
welt today reoutned the obectvs of the New Deal called
business for cooperation in attaining themfor it's
goodand the time warned the country that the price
America will have to pay for peace strengthened national
defense.
The President concluded his message upon the high notes
Il do not propose to let the people down."
The message candid appraisal of conditions both at
home and abroad temperate in on and delivered before
joint session of Senate and House. the galleries of which
packed to the rafe Over the radio it carried to the
country and throughout the world That portion devoted to
foreign affairs translated into languages for broad
casting purposes.
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
Peace Due TO Restraint

Summarized, Mr.. Roosevelts message said:
Foreign Affairs The country is at peace today be-
has demonstrated restraint under provoca-
on which in other years could we'll meant war This
reference to the deliberate sinking of the United States
gunboat Panay by Japanese bombers.
Other nations where democracy has disappeared disregard
their treaties but propose keep Peace is jeop
ardzed those which have abandoned or
possessed democratic principles
Business: Big business clean its house of the
chselng" minority which engages n practices which
dishonest definitely harmful to society" To criticize this
minority he insisted attack business as whole as
Secretary of the Interior Ike and Assistant Attorney General
Robert jackson accused Of doing Inferentiay
without naming hem Mr. Roosevelt defended his leuenants
Business he warned police itself expect the Govern
ment to do it.
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
DAINGERFIELD
ABANDONS SUIT

John S. Barbour Daingerfield
scion of a prominent Virginia
family, dropped his 100000 alien
alton suit against E. Pendleton
Turner, Washington socialite. in
United States District Court to-
day.
Daingerfield had accused the
wealthy WasHngtonian of having
''cajoled and flattered" his wife
the former Alice Regina Raisin,
to such an extent that her affec,
ton for her husband was wholly
destroyed.
No reason for discontinuance of
the suit was given by Danger
fields attorney, nor could Samuel
F. Beach, Turner's counsel, explain
the action.
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
Treaties Violated

There is a trend in the
world away from the OBJ
servance both of the letter
and spirit of treaties. We
propose to observe, as we
have in the past, our own
treaty obligations; but we
cannot be certain Of reci-
procity on the part of others.
Disregard for treaty obli-
cations seems to have fol-
lowed the surface trend
away from the democratic
representative form of gov
ernment. It would seem,
therefore, that world peace
through international agree
ments is most safe in the
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
Business Given Warning
1t Must Clean Own House
Text of MESSAGE

Herewith is the full tert of President Roosevelts mes
sage to Congress:
In addressing the Congress the state of the Union present
facts and future hazards demand that speak clearly and
earnestly of the which undere of profound
Germ to, ALL
In spite of the determination of this Nation for peace has
become clear that and policies Of nations in other parts
of the world have rreachng effects not only their i'm
mediate neighbors but also
am thankful that tell you that Nation is at
peace 1t has been kept peace despite provocaon which
in other days. because of their seriousness could we'll have
engendered The people of the United States and the
Government of the United States have shown capacity for
strant and civilized approach to the purposes of peace
while at the time maintain the integrity inherent in
the sovereignty of 1300O000O people, lest weaken de-
soy influence for peace and eopadz the sovereignty
!. itself. +s
traditional policy to live at peace with other nations
More than that have been among the leaders in advoca
ing the of pacific methods Of discussion and Cancellation
in international differences We have sriven for the reduc
ton of military forces
But in world Of high tension and disorder, in world
where stable civilization actually threatened it becomes the
responsibility of each nation which strives for peace home
and with and among others to be strong enough
the observance those fundamentals peaceful solution
of conflicts which the only ultimate basis for orderly
existence.
Resolue in determination to respect the rights of
Others and to command respect for the rights of ourselves
me must keep ourselves adequately strong in sefdefense
The Washington times., 1938-01-03

hands of democratic repre-
sentative governments-or,
in other words, pc :. is most
greatly jeopardized in and
by those nations where de-
mocracy has been discarded
or has never developed.
I have used the words
Surface trend" for l still
believe that civilized ma1
increasingly insists and in
the long run will insist on
genuine participation in his
own government. Our people
believe that over the years
democracies Of the world
will survive, and democracy
will be restored or estab-
Continued on Page 2, Col. II
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
Hitler to Visit
Rome on Nav 6

BERLIN, Jan. 8 GN.SD Re
liable circles here today confirmed
reports Reichsfuehrer Hitler will
visit Rome May 6. He will stay
in Italy five days and will be ac-
companied by Rudolph Hess, his
deputy; Foreign Minister Won Neu-
rath and Premier Goering. Pre-
mier Mussolini recently visited
Berlin. 70
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
BerniCe Mellon
Missing, Hunted

Fifteen-year-old Bernice Fluff
Mellon was hunted by police to
day after she left home last night
on an argoSy financed with S.
"Fluff's" mother, Mrs. Belle Mel
lon, 1910 Rittenhouse st. N. w
said the girl left home shortly
after dusk yesterday.
She is large for her age, 5 feet
9 inches, and weighs las pounds
She has black hair and brown
eyes.
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
Girdler Is Silent
On Jackson Blast

NEW YORK, Jan. 3 QN.S),
Tom M. Girdler, president of the
Republic Steel Corporation. was
back today from a vacation to the
West Indies. Saying he had not
read the speech of Robert H. Jack.
son, Assistant Attorney General
charging that big business was
trying to scuttle the New Deal, he
declined to comment on the sub.
iect.
The Washington times., 1938-01-03

but IS pere located in communi-
ties with competing private
plants. OF the total allotments,
$50, 8,76S,00O was for communities
already having private service.
In the Alabama case, PWA
loans of $6,7SO,OOO and gifts of
$214,726 were authorized for
Decatur, Sheffield, Tuscumbia,
Hartselle, Guntersville, and Rus
sellville, Ala. 1t was proposed
that the municipal plants take
power from Federally-owned iva.
The Alabama power company
claimed that it had an investment
Of $1,0OO,OoO in the towns, which
would be destroyed by Govern,
ment competition.
CITES MELLON CASE
Justice Sutherland, in deliver
ing the courts opinion, followed
an old precedent in the case OF
Massachusetts, vs.. Mellon in which
the court ruled that an individual
taxpayer cannot question expendi-
ture of Federal funds.
He held that the competition
proposed with the utilities in the
cases before the court was entirely
lawful.
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
DIR. Louis Miller,
Specialist. Dead

NEW YORK, Jan. !, S,--Announce.
was made today Of the death Of
DR.. Louis Miller, of 24p w. Seventy
fifth st., in Miami, Fla, on Satur.
day. DR.. Miller was d noted heart
specialist and was IS years old. He
was formerly o member Of the
visiting staff Of Polyclhic Hospital.
The Washington times., 1938-01-03

plduIS'
The high court ruling on ap.
peals of the Alabama and Duke
power companies, held that the
utilities had no standing in court
to contest the loans and grants.
The decision of the court was
unanimous. Justice Hugo L. Black,
however, merely concurred in the
result.
Justice Sutherland read the
opinion.
PWA LOANS OKAYED
In the two cases before the
court, PWA loans and grants to six
Alabama towns to build munich
pal systems to obtain power
from iva and Greenwood county,
South Carolina's Buzzard Roost
project, were given legal right OF
way.
The courts ruling settled a bit.
ter legal fight between utilities
and the New Deal, which began
when allotments we're made from
the original $3,SOO,o0O,OOO public
works fund.
The PWA authorized loans or
grants for 260 projects, of which
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
SMITH TAKES SEAT

Q.N.S0 A new representative,
with one.quarter Cherokee blood
coursing his veins, was sworn in
as a member of the House today.
He is Conner Smith, Democrat,
elected to fill the vacancy caused
by the death Of the late Repre-
sentative Hill CD Of Oklahoma.
The Washington times., 1938-01-03

today launched his defense with
charges of official prejudice, hos
tility and star chamber plotting.
Five generals and a colonel Of
the Marine Corps and a captain
of the Navy comprised the court
which is trying General Reisinger
in a large staff room at the
Quantico Marine base.
HEARING DELAYED
After defense attorneys kept UP
a constant barage of objections
throughout the morning, the
prosecution requested an ad-
jou-nment of the trial until 10
a. m. tomorrow. The request was
granted and the court recessed
without having officially heard
the charges against General
Reisinger.
AS the trial opened, Major Mer-
ritt B. Curtis, defense counsel,
charged that Brig. Gen. Douglas
C. McDougal lis decidedly hostile
to the accused officer" and de-
manded that he withdraw from
the court.
Questioned by other court
members, General McDougal as
serted:
II deny any prejudice"
He was allowed to remain, and
Continued on Page IL, Col. u
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
RE|S|NGER SAYS
HE IS VICTIM
OF PREJUDICE
Trial Is Adjourned
Until Tomorrow
BY CARROLL PEEK

Fighting to save his distin.
guished career from charges Of
padding official travel accounts
Brig. Gen. Harold C. Reisinger,
paymaster of the Marine Corps
and highest ranking Marine of.
ficer ever to face a courtmartial,
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
CHINA HURLS
MILLION MEN
IN BIG DRIVE
May Gust Japan
From HangchOw

SHANGHAI, Jan. 8 dN.S0.
with two staggering blows on land
and in the air, China today
plunged into a gigantic new de-
fensive campaign which will pit
more than a million men against
Japan.
Driving forward in tidal waves
of men, a Chinese counter-offen'
sive brought the army's vanguard
up to the Hangschow railroad sta
tion and recapture Of the import
ant center south Of here was de-
clared imminent.
LIGHTNING AIR RAID
Due to practical encirclement Of
Hangchow, the Japanese soon will
be forced to evacuate, Chinese dis
patches said. -
While further japanese i'd
vances were reported in Shantung
province, China dealt another
blow with a lightning air raid on
the Japanese alrdrome at Marking.
Two Japanese bbmbers were de-
stroyed before Nipponese craft
could rise into the air in pursuit.
The raid, while Of minor i'm
portance in itself. was regarded
here as symbolic Of China's deter
mination to reject ''humiliating''
japanese peace terms and to con-
tinue resistance until Japan is
worn out militarly, economically
and financially.
TROOPS LAND
Aware that the new Chinese
attitude would mean a long
struggle, the Japanese high COM
mand also acted with speed.
Only a few miles from the
Portuguese colony of Macao,
southwest Of Hbngkong. three
Japanese transports landed troops
at Shekki. Hundreds OF Chinese
refugees poured into Macao.
Eight Japanese warships were
reported heading for South China
to participate in the forthcoming
drive against Canton.
TsINGTAO ISOLATED
In the north, Tsingtao was
further isolated when one Japan
ese column occupied Taian, i'm.
portant town on the Tientson'
Pukow railroad. Tsingtao, the
port against which another Japan
ese army is pushing, now is
practically cut off entirely by
lanj. The defenders Of Taian put
Up stout resistance, but were
forced to fall back 10 the south.
Pressing speedily forwarded in
the face of litter resistance. the
Japanese reached Tawenkow, Is
miles below Taian.
CHANG HEADS DEFENSES
The all-important question Of
whether China would now yield
and accept Japan's terms appar.
emily was. answered in a reorgani-
cation Of the central government,
which left Generalissimo Chang
Kai shek free to direct his coun.
try's defenses.
DR.. II. H. Kung, finance min,
lister who recently toured Europe
to raise funds for China, succeeded
Chang as premier.
The Washington times., 1938-01-03

plants n the school system were
overhauleo during the holidays
and there will be no delay in mid.
year examinations.
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
ROOSEVELT SAYS S $ $S;$ $ 4? S5?:!: :;ES4! ;. 5$$
High Court Backs
PWA Power Grants
To municipalities
Rules Utilities Haze No Place in
COntesting Agency Loans

NN.S) The Supreme Court today upheld the New Deals
plan promoting public ownership of electric power plants
through PWA loans and gifts to cities and to build
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
WASHINGTON FORECAST

Rair, with lowest temperature about 2s
tonight; Tuesday mostly cloudy and
warmer.
Evening star., 1938-12-25

Washington-Lee High School stu
dents at dance, to be given in the
Firemen's Hall in Cherrydale.
Mrs. c. B. Emery was a luncheon
and bridge hostess Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. D. Martin, jr..
and their daughter Barbara Ann,
who have been the guests for the
past month of Mr.. and Mrs. w. D.
Martin, sr., at their home in Lyon
Village, have taken an apartment on
Owens place in Northeast Washing
ton
Mr.. and Mrs. j. R. Num- of Lee
Heights left last week for about a
months stay in Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel G. Hallett
with their son, Samuel Hallett, jr.,
have left for st. Louis, their former
home, to spend Christmas and New
Year Day with Mr.. Hallett's mother,
Mrs. E. S. Hallett.
Mrs. Eleanor Gary and Mr.. and
Mrs. M. G. Major have with them
for the Christmas holidays Mrs.
Gary's son and his family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mitchell Gary and children,
John and Shirley Gary, of Kala-
mazoo, Mich.
Evening star., 1938-12-25
Annapolis
Continued From Page C-5)

Tenn. Miss Abercrombie is en- route
from Maryville to her home in
Massachusetts,.
Miss Marguerite Kells, a student
at Randolph-Macon Womans Col
lege, Lynchburg, Va, is spending
the Christmas holidays with her
parents, Prof. and Mrs. Lyman M.
Kells. Miss Kells has as her guest
for the week end her cousin, Miss
Dorothy Kells of Washington.
Many schools and colleges began
the holiday season this week end
and students from Annapolis who
returned were Miss Elizabeth Melvin,
daughter of Judge and Mrs. Ridge
ley P. Melvin; Miss Elizabeth Handy,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. D. Claude
Handy, and Miss Virginia Cooley,
daughter of Capt. and Mrs. Hollis
M. Cooley, all students at st. Cath
crimes School, Richmond, Va.
Miss Halle Rich, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Rich of Ferry Farms,
is here from st. Timothy's School,
Catonsville. Md
Miss Nancy Jane Schetky, a STU
dent at Bryn Mawr College, is with
her parents, 1t. Comdr. and Mrs.
T. L. Schetky. and the Misses Bea-
trice and Margaret Corn, daughters
of Comdr. and Mrs. William Corn,
arrived Tuesday from the Univer-
sity of Rochester, Rochester, N. Y.
Miss Betty Dillingham;, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander Dilling-
ham, is spending part Of her vaca-
ton with her sister, Miss Rena Dill
ingham Of New York City.
The Annapolis girls who are home
from Sweetbriar College, Virginia,
are Miss Barbara Godfrey, daugh-
ter of 1t. Comdr. and Mrs. Vinvent
H. Godfrey, and Miss Grace Doug
las Woods, daughter of Capt. and
Mrs. Edgar Woods M. c., U. S. N.
DR.. and Mrs. Richard Kuehne-
mund are Christmas guests of Mrs.
Kuehnemunds brother -in-law and
sister, Comdr. and Mrs. Charles
Yanquell, at their home in Phila-
delphia.
Mr.. John Keiffer, who is on the
staff of st. Johns College, will spend
q few of the holidays with his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. John B. Keiffer,
at their home In Orange. N. ].
Evening star., 1938-12-25

guest for the week end Mr.. Bernard
Koteen of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Estelle Nordlinger is in New
York visiting her brother, Mr.. Leon
Reid, at the Madison. where she
was joined by her sister. Mrs. Harry
Heilbrun of Mount Vernon N. Y.
Miss Helene Klawans Is on a three
week cruise to Mexico.
Miss Flora Blumenthal, who at
tends Syracuse University, Is home
for the holidays.
Miss Beverley Livingston. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Liv-
ingston of the Westchester, is
spending the holidays in Chicago
and Cincinnati, the guest of rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Goldenberg
have as their guests their cousin,
Mrs. Frank Kaufman, and daugh-
ter, Miss Ruth Ann kaufman OF
Baltimore.
Mrs. Hattie Stern is leaving for
her home in Los Angeles, Calf, to-
morrow after spending some time
in Washington as the guest of her
cousins, the Misses Morris.
Miss Phyllis Buxbaum is spend
ing the holidays in New York as
the guest of her uncle and aunt,
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Haas. She
also will visit Mr.. and Mrs. Leo
Sturm in Long Beach, Calf.
Miss Ruth Schaffner has gone to
her home in Erie, Pa, to spend the
holidays with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Schaffner.
Miss Frances Rolnick has as her
guest for the holidays Miss Dorothy
Gussman of McKeesport, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney c. Kaufman
are entertaining family party over
the week end at their summer bum
galow at Bowie, Md.
Miss Wilma Jane jacob is SPEND
ing the Christmas holidays from
Duke University with her mother.
Mrs. William jacob of Cathedral
Mansions.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Cutler have
as their house guest for the holi-
days Miss Jeanne Benswanger OF
Pittsburgh, f1ancee of Mrs. Cutters
brother, Mr.. Joseph S. Bendheim.
Evening star., 1938-12-25
Bishop Freeman
ToTalk on WMAL

Bishop James E. Freeman will be
the speaker on the monthly radio
broadcast sponsored by the Dis
trict of Columbia Chapter Of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton.
The broadcast will be heard over
Station WMAL at 10:45 am. on
Tuesday. Bishop Freeman is ex-
pected to discuss the attitude of
young people toward the problems
facing them in the year to come.
Robert G. Barrow, organist and
choirmaster at the Washington Ca
thedral, will play the studio organ,
and some of the Cathedral Choir
boys will appear on the broadcast
to sing Christmas carols. Mrs. Lee
r. Pennington is chairman of the
chapters Radio Committee.
Evening star., 1938-12-25
Santa Makes
White House
Place
Leaves Good Cheer
On l38th Visit
To Mansion.
Continued From First Page)

Roosevelt, brother of the President S
wife, and Mr.. Harry Hooker.
The older members of the Roose-
velt clan will accompany the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt to the
morning service at St. Thomas
Church today, and those whose bed
time is earlier than their elders will
have their Christmas dinner at
lunchtime. The President will carve
the turkey for the children at the
midday meal, and in the evening
when the grownups enjoy their meal
he will again display his art as a
carver Joining the family party
at the mansion tonight will be Mr.
Frederic A. Delano, the President S
uncle; Mr.. and Mrs. James L.
Houghteling, the latter a cousin of
the Chief Executive, and another
cousin, Mrs. Theodore Douglas Rob-
inson, widow of the former Assistant
Secretary of the Navy, and her SON.
ln-law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacques Blaise de Sibour.
Family Greetings
Via Telephone.
Before going to church the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt will speak to
their children and grandchildren
who are away from the Capital In a
telephone connection arranged so all
may. hear. Mr.. and Mrs. John Boet-
tiger and the latter's sen and daugh-
ter, Curtis Roosevelt Dali and Anna
Eleanor Roosevelt Dali, will listen in
from Seattle; Mr.. and Mrs Elliott
Roosevelt and Ruth Chandler and
Elliott Roosevelt, jr, from Fort
Worth, and Mr.. and Mrs. John
Roosevelt from Boston.
The custom in most households In
this country of spending the days
with ones family is being carried
out in the domiciles of members of
the Presidents official family. The
Secretary of War and Mrs. Woodring
are giving over their day to their
children, Marcus Coolidge Woodring,
Melissa and little Cooper, now
years old. The children hung their
stockings on the mantel in the living
room near the tree and there was
much excitement early today when
they found all the gifts and how
gaily the tree had been decorated
For the first time the children will
have Christmas dinner with their
elders, the dinner being served at
midday.