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Evening star., 1938-12-31
BY JACK ALLEN.


c. Page Waller, prominently
identified with civic, educational,
fraternal and business activities In
Alexandria for 80 years, will become
a member Of that city's Official
family on Monday. He is Alexan-
dria's new tax collector.
Mr.. Waller has been member
OF the School Board for six
years and recently was reelected
for another three-year term, but
declined to accept because Of his
election to the Office he is about to
take over. He was chairman of the
board for three years.
While president of the Alexan-
dria Chamber Of Commerce and a
director of the Kiwanis Club. Mr..
Waller played leading roles in many
undertakings OF public nature,
including the construction OF the
George Mason Hotel, a community
enterprise begun by Alexandrians
who deplored the city's loss OF a
large portion Of the tourist trade
to Washington because of the lack
Of modern hostelry.
President Of Hotel Corporation.
Mr.. Waller headed a force of
volunteer citizens who sold a SUM-
cient amount Of stock among Alex
andria residents to insure the
building Of the hotel. He later be-
came president of the Northern Vir-
ginia Hotel Corp, which operates
the George Mason.
The new collector entered busi-
ness In Alexandria in 1908 as the
manager OF large furniture con-
Germ and went into the same field
for himself three years later. Mr..
Waller will close his business before
taking ONCE.
He IS a past president of the Re-
tail Merchants Association of Alex
andria and Is a past president and
past treasurer Of the Retail Mer-
chants Association of Virginia, in
which he is still a director.
Evening star., 1938-12-31
By a stan CORRESPONDENT of The Star,

RICHMOND, Va. Dec. Sit
looks as though the American popu-
lation is being stratif1ed into classes
as definitely as any of the defunct
aristocracies of Europe, DR.. A. c..
Rosander of the Bureau of Labor
Statistics reported to the American
Association for the Advancement of
Science here today. ~
From an extensive survey he found
that the chances are one out of, two
that the son or daughter of men,
ber of the professions will complete
one year in college, one out of four
for the son of the owner or mana
ger of business, one out of five in
the salesman clerical class, one in is
for the personal servant-skilled la
Evening star., 1938-12-31
$4,000 Flee Philippine
Town as Dam Bursts

BY the Associated Press.
MANILA, Dec. 31-Warned by
skyrockets and pistol shots, resi-
dents OF the town of Calinog ap-
parently all escaped death when a
natural dam burst, hurting the
waters of a huge lake upon the
community of 5000.
1t was at first feared a heavy
loss of life would be recorded after
the deluge, which swept through
community on Panay Island, Central
Philippines.
But the catastrophe had been an
ticipated, and watchers gave the
alarm in ample time for the people
to reach high ground.
Evening star., 1938-12-31
Da|adier Rushinq
Budget 0. K. Before
New Year Dead|ine
Premier Hopes to Leove
Tomorrow for Tour
Of Possessions
BY the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
PARIS, Dec. 3l.-Premier Edouard
Daladier raced to get his 1899 budget
through Parliament today under-ro
midnight deadline before leaving for
tour OF Frances Western Mediter-
ranean possessions.
The budget. on which M. Daladier
twice has staked his cabinets life
and won only by narrow margins,
went before the Chamber of Depu-
ties for the second time, after its
adoption by the Senate last night
with alterations of the original bill.
Its passage became more compli- =
Gated as the Chamber Finance Com
mittee in night session tackled ou
50 new amendments. 1t is expected\
to be shuttled back and forth sew
eral times before the two houses
reach an agreement.
Clock May Be Turned Back.
If the budget has not been enacted
when the old year ends, Parliament
will resort to the time-honored
practice of turning back its clock
and remaining in constant session
until action is completed.
Government supporters, however,
were urging deputies in the chambe<
lobbies to hasten their debate SO M.
Daladier could leave for North
Africa tomorrow with Parliament in
adjournment and domestic political
dangers at least temporarily sur
mounted.
The Premier. whose trip to Cor
sica and Tunisia was announced
after sudden Italian clamor for ter
ritorial concessions from France,
plans to entrain for Toulon Sunday
morning even if the budget debated
is not concluded and board TIN
cruiser Foch that night for Corsica.
Spends Monday at Ajaccio.
His program calls for spending
Monday morning at Ajaccio, capital
of that Mediterranean island and
Napoleon's birthplace, and Monday
afternoon at ST. Bastia before de-
parting Tuesday for Tunisia.
BY leaving before budget adoption
M. Daladier would run the risk of
being overthrown and being called
back to face a ministerial crisis alta
moment when he is going befd \
Frances subjects to show the ma
tons firm grip on her empire.
The ordinary budget as passed by
the Senate provided expenses of Co.
l36 100000 francs (s1,7l9536,OOO
and receipts of 66,203 900 900 francs
with an extraordinary budget in ad-
dition, mostly to be spent on arma-
ments. of 81 900 900 900 francs (s702,-
000,000J
Evening star., 1938-12-31

ration of Officer
of the Order of
Leopold, Belgi-
UNI; of Grand
Officer, Crown of
Italy; command
er. Order of St.
O. ! a f, Norway,
and Officer. Le-
gion of Honor,
France.
In announcing
the retirement,
Secretary of the
N av Y Swanson
commended Ad-
miral CluveriuS
for his contribu-
Evening star., 1938-12-31
Watch Service Tonioht

A watch service" under the direc-
ton Of the Rev. Paul Graseclose will
be held tonight at the Colesville
MD Southern Methodist Church,
beginning with an entertainment
program at 8 pm. followed by re-
hgious services at II pm. and the
Lords Supper at midnight.
Evening star., 1938-12-31
Funeral Services Monday
For Capt. Ira Sheetz

Funeral services for Capt. Ira
Sheetz, So. veteran police offlcer and
commander Of the 10th precinct for
the last 10 years. will be held at IL
m. Monday in the Congress M. E.
Church at 1888 Thirty-first street
NV.
Capt. Sheetz died in Emergency
Hospital early yesterday after long
illness. In tribute to him, flags on
all police station houses were flown
at half staff. He was lauded by his
superior officers as the most beloved
and one Of the most enicient officers
Of the police force.
The Rev. H. A. Kester. pastor of
the Congress Church, will ofIiciate
at the funeral services Burial will
follow In Cedar Hill Cemetery. The
body will lie in state at the church
Monday morning, preceding the
services, and until then may be
viewed after noon today at the Reu-
ben Pumphrey funeral parlors, 7005
Wisconsin avenue NV.
Men from the 10th precinct stan
will serve as pallbearers at the final
rites, with all inspectors and cap
tains Of the department acting as
honorary pallbearers.
The active pallbearers will be 1t.
L. r. Beall, Sergt. j. j. Knight and
Pvts. E. c. Rhue, L. c. Arion, c. r..
Blick and c. D. Schamp.
Capt. Sheetz, a native Of Wood
stock, Va, who joined the local
police force in 1901, is survived by
his widow Elizabeth, two sons,
Charles E. of 1902 Van Buren, street
NV. and Norman w. of Cabin John
Park, Nd; four grandchildren and
two sisters.
Capt. Sheetz had made his home
in Cabin John Park.
Evening star., 1938-12-31
Weather Report

District OF coumba-Mosy cloudy tonight and slightly
warmer tonight lowest temperature
night; moderate southwest shifting to northwest
Mayand-Mosy cloudy tonight
IN west
night. ~ ~ ~
vsnaPaly tonight tomorrow: slightly warmer to-
night. ' ~ W
West VIgnia-Mosty cloudy
urries north portion
Evening star., 1938-12-31
Democratic Boil Tonioht

The Falls Church (Va) Young
Democratic Club will hold its fourth
annual New Years Eve ball tonight
IN Madison School. The committee
IN charge includes: Bob Rollins,
chairman; j. Francis Jones, Everett
Coxen, r. c. L. Moncure, jr.; John
Beale Sadtler, Barnett Keith and
Mrs. Marie 1ngling.
Evening star., 1938-12-31
'Hit-Run' Driver
| Injuries Spitz,
Fined $3.50
By the Associated Press.

by tlIP ESSOCIdIeu PTeSS.
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 31.-A
magistrate fined Edward Spiegel
$3.50 on charge of ''hit and run"
driving in an automobile accident in
which Buddy, Spitz, was injured.
The Pennsylvania Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
charged Mr.. Spiegel was the driver
OF the car and that he failed to stop
and render assistance"
Evening star., 1938-12-31

will be placed on
the retired list
of the Navy to-
morrow, bot h
having reached
the statutory re-
tirement age Of
81 years.
The Navy De-
partment an =
nounced at the
same time that
c a p t. Russell
Wilson. U. S.
N, will become
due for promo
ton to the grade
Evening star., 1938-12-31

was appointed to
the Naval Acad-
emy from Wyo-
ming in 1902. He
participated in
the world cruise
of tn e White
Fleet un d e r
President Theo-
dore Roosevelt,
at the taking of
Vera Cruz, Mex
leo, in 1914, and
during the World
w ar organized
and d e v e loped
the de and
CioYo Cacfiop of
Evening star., 1938-12-31
Man Faces Court
For Stealing
Fathers Suit
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 31-Mor-
ris Hubbs, 81. pleaded guilty
today to stealing SIG suit of
clothes from his father, Wesley
Hubbs, and selling it to second
hand clothes dealer.
He amt no good" the father
testified before Magistrate Har-
ry w. Alters. He should get
10 years"
The son was held under $500
bond for the grand jury.
Evening star., 1938-12-31
Artist to Open Show

An exhibit of 20 canvases by Or
rem Louden, ranging from land
scapes to portraits. will open at S
pm. today In the Georgetown Gal
lerles. The show will remain until
January 81, it was announced.
Evening star., 1938-12-31
Watch Niqht Services

Watch night services will be held
at the Silver Spring Md Baptist
Church tonight from 1O:30 pm
until midnight. The Rev. j. Wesley
Lofts. pastor of the church, will
conduct the services.
Evening star., 1938-12-31
Cement Contracts Let

Six contracts for cement, gaso-
line and tools were awarded late
Yesterday by the Navy Department
! The Universal Atlas Cement Co. of
this city received an award for
cement in the amount of $24,O65.
Evening star., 1938-12-31
Two Rear AdmiraIs
Will Be Retired
Tomorrow
Cluverius and Potter
Reach Statutory
Age Of 81

Rear Admiral Wat T. Cluverius,
until recently commandant of the
4th Naval District. and Rear Admiral
David Potter, Navy Supply Corps,
Evening star., 1938-12-31
Waller to Take Over Duties
As Tax Collector Monday
Declines Reelection
To School Bourd
In New Post

This Is one OF series OF
sketches on the ne,ply elected
officials OF nearby Maryland and
Virginia. The nert piH appear
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1938-12-31
Hebrew Loon Unit to Meet

The Hebrew Free Loan Association
will hold its annual meeting At 8
pm. January at the Hebrew Home
for the Aged, l12S Spring road NV.
Evening star., 1938-12-31

Farmers of Mexico have been
; shipping trainloads of tomatoes to
the United States.
Evening star., 1938-12-31
River Report.

Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry Potomac slightly muddy
al Great Falls today
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation IN inches In the
Capital tcurrent month 10 dste).
Evening star., 1938-12-31
ReDsrt for Last "a Hsufs.

Record for Last - Hours.
Prom noon yesterday to noon today)
HiGhest. Al. $3.50 pm. yesterday. Year
ago. ~.
81.
Record TenDefstures This Year.
Hiehest, 90. on AuGust 1S
Lowest. IA. on November 81.
Evening star., 1938-12-31

tYurniShed by United States Coast and
Geodetic SuryeyJ
Evening star., 1938-12-31

Humidity fer Last Fl Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest. 81 Der cent, at z an today.
Lowest. 81 Der cent at 3 pm. yesterday.
Evening star., 1938-12-31

The Sun and Mool
The Washington times., 1938-10-17
HenryR.Rives
Funeral

Last rites for Henry r. Rives,
SO. who died yesterday at Emer.
gency Hospital after an illness Of
a month, were conducted today At
the w. w. Chambers funeral
home, 1400 Chaplin st. N. w., vita
the Rev. DIR. John w. Rustin,
pastor Of the Mount Vernon Meth
odist Episcopal Church, South, Of.
ficiating. Burial was in Fort Lin
coin Cemetery.
Mr.. Rives, native Of Asheville,
N. c., first came to Washington
in 1895 to accept a position with
the Harris and Shafer Jewelry
Co. He left in 1904 to go TO New
York, where he has been con-
nected with a leading New York
jewelry firm. In 1906, he married
Miss Francis Blackstone of this
city, who died three months ago.
Four sisters, Mrs. e. r. Duke
and Mrs. Mayme Frank, of this
city; Mrs. w. S. Watts, of Mont
clair, N. j., and Mrs. Elizabeth
Edwards. Of Norfolk, Va. and two
brothers, J. w. Rives, of Asheville,
N. c., and the Rev. DR.. j. ]. Rives,
OF Richmond. Va, survive.
The Washington times., 1938-10-17
Speaking Of Government
Workers
-Bv J. Earle MOSer-
TERsELY TELLING 1T

You can get five to one in Mary
land that its coming election will
not be a Nice thing Newest
business enterprise" is a IS card
sold to eateries reading, Union
Place: Federated Government
Workers Association"D -. It's
illegal to scuttle across Pennsyl-
vania Avenue at Eleventh, and If
you figger it out you'll agree e.
It's a toy-that gun carried by the
AAA laddie to impress the gals!
"details on way) General Ac-
counting has been swamped with
thousands of unexpected claims
for mileage benefits from SOL
diers, due to an informative article
in the Legion mag.
There are Lions to be found in
GAO, FEC and Archives, Bears
in almost every agency, Buggs in
GAO, Colts in Agriculture and the
latter also has Kline :. . Federal
Surplus Commodities Corporation
is planning to purchase kababba-
ges to distribute among relieferS
if farmers are found to have grown
too many this fall and failed to
let the durn de-mings have 'em
. More than $4,000 earn their
pay in this country just to hear
pleas Of tax payers for reduction
of property assessments!
Claude Babcock's "FPA Echo"
mag is listing all Archives person
mel, with their past histories, and
his Principal Peeve is scheduled
tor January, when Congress has
Capitalized Oops: More cases
of ptomaine poisoning reach Emer.
gency Hospital from a certain pop
ular restaurant chain (where
we've been dintngD than any
other four local sources Be-
lieve it or else, the solitary man
stationed in SECS stenog pool
with 50-odd lovelies has informed
pals he'd like a transfer to N'York!
Interior workers will have a
Halloween Parade float (IDRA
auspices) Edward Eaton quits
foremanship of Engraving-Pr Print
ing's Revenue Shipping unit Octo-
ber %, after 81 years efficiency,
and the Bureau Band will toast
him Among others, Internal
recent decentralization
smashed an SEC chez and Inter
nal Revenue (She) romance, shoot
ing the lass across the continent
"details later) .. Chief Civil Serv-
The Washington times., 1938-10-17
Army and Navy Orders

Maj; Charles R. Hall. c. A.. from
TEX: Capt: Charles G. Brenneman, A.
for Co. fFG% Ge5GnaGo caf Wd to his
son. c. A. c., from Key West Barracks,
Fla, to Panama Canal Zone; Col. Will
lis Shippam, c. A. C.: from the Pre-
ment: @ Lieut.. C Col | John PsD'aI B. Martin p G.
A. c.. from Peoria. ILL.,, to the Philip
pine Department; the following named
Coast Artillery Corps officers are trans
ferred from their present stations to the
Capt. Arnold D. Amoroso. Fort Mac
Arthur, Calf; Capt. Harold W. Smith.
Fort Crockett. Tex; Second Lieut.. Her
Ga1 cspt Clair Hf Mex conzems& corr Fort Bar Bar:
rancas. Fla; First Lieut.. Gilbert N.
Adams. Fort Monroe, Va; First Lieut..
Thomas K. McNair, Fort Monroe. Va. !;
sSeDn Monroe, s Vs.: second ] Lieut.. Ii H jerome S.
Byrne, Fort Totten, N. z: Second Lieut..
Willard ]. Hodges, jr., Fort Monroe, Va. /;
Second Lieut.. John D. Wood. Fort Mon
The following officers are transferred
stations after their names:
Col. Thomas A. Terry. Fort Winfield
Fort Crockett. Tex; Capt George A.
Tucker, Fort Macarthur. Calf; Capt.
George E. Young. Fort Winfield Scott,
Calf; First Lieut.. Robert L. Ander-
Alfred Ashman, Fort Monroe. Va; First
Lieut.. William H. BaXnes, Fort Monroe,
Va: First Lieut.. Harry R. Hale. Fort
Monroe, Va; First Lieut.. George E. Kee-
ler, jr., Fort Monroe, va; First Lieut..
Russell NJ. Miner, Fort Monroe, Va.
First Lieut.. Norman A. skinrood. Fort
Monroe. Va; First Lieut.. Bernard S.
Waterman, Fort Monroe. Va: Second
Lieut.. Clarence A. Cozart, Fort Monroe,
Capt. Charles W. McGsshan. c. A. C..
from Fort Hancock, N. j., to Panama
Canal Zone; Capt Clarence R. Farmer,
Inf, from Fort Benning, Ca. to his
home to retire with rank Of major
Capt Murray C. Wilson, F. A, from
Madison Barracks. N. z. to Fort Sill
Okla; Major Allen Caryl Bigelow, G. c..
from Princeton, N. J., to Washington,
D. c.: Major Theodore Henry Eick
hoff, Specialist Reserve, from clevela nd
Heights, Ohio, to washington, D. c.
Capt. Alonzo Harry Alcott, @. NJ, from
Brooklyn, N. T., to Wilmington. Del.
Capt. Rudolph Longfellow zimpel Eng
c., from Mclean, Va, to Washington
10, T.
The Washington times., 1938-10-17

The following second lieutenants Of
the Air Corps Reserve are transferred
from Randolph Field, Tex, to the Ha-
waiian Department.:
Perry Sherman Cole, Rudolph Emil
Flack. Ronald Dean Hubbard. Arnold
Frederick Adolph Kluever, Gladwyn Earl
Pinkston. Robert Sidney Quinn, John
Alva Roberts, ir.. Gerald Graham Rob
inson, Raymond Paul Salzarulo, Walter
William Sparks jr, James Fred Star
key Robert Hartwell stuart. Joseph
Charles Tuell, Ira Francis wintermute.
Second Lieut.. Kenneth Moses Welborn.
a. c., from Randolph Field, Texas, to
Panama Canal Zone: Second Lieut.. Jon
AnseI a sci La Laird: 4; G: from waco; Tex, to
rard Francis Mulligan, A. c., from
Mitchell Field. N. Y. to Bath, N. H.
NAVY ORDERS
Lieut. Comdr. John o. Huse, from U.
s: S. Tuscaloosa to Naval Engineering
Experiment 7 Station, Annapolis, Nd;
Sgtroy Division %, to San Diego, Calf.
Lieut.. Gordon B. Tayloe (M. CO., from
Naval Hospital, Brooklyn, to Navy Yard.
n: Y: Lieut.. Comdr John P. Forsander
&c. H. c., from U. s. 8. Nevada, to
Long Beach, Calf.
The Washington times., 1938-10-17

ice front man" between now and
February / will be James c..
O'Brien, Mayer aide Retort
supreme (charwoman to imperti-
nent messenger): "G'wan boy
stop beatin' 70 gums!"
During the last fiscal year Agri-
culture conducted approximately
$50 various in7service training pro
grams for personnel Johnny
Federal croaked today: There are
just two kinds of girls, those who
want a man and those who want
to get rid of one!" One of
Civil Service commish's quainter
questions on application blanks
asks, Have you any objection to
the COMMISSIONS making inquiries
regarding your character, qualifi-
cations, ETC., Of your PRESENT
employer"
To his worried family, a young
man employed with one of the
newer agencies press sections ex'
plains his excessive imbibing as
necessary because, II think So fast
have to drink to slow me down."
Several U. S. post offices are
known merely by number, such as
"16, Montana" Southern
WPA workers will stage a congress
sional howl for more jobs and
higher wages" beginning January,
using Workers Alliance as a spear.
head.
Clerks in the D4strict Building
have given UP trying to use the
patent electric hand dryers, many
buying their own paper towels for
use when patty-pawS must be
washed Zone worker burned his
thumb on the contraption 10
Gently, but thinks he can't sue
because it's in a Government
structure) u. No Government job
in the country is safer than that
The Washington times., 1938-10-17
ID. C. CRIPPLES
PROMISED HELP
FROM U. S. CASH
Plans Laid to Treat and
Educate Them
Continued from Local Page)

Continued from Local Page)
war against infantile paralysis
said he would call the Presidents
attention to the lack Of facilities
to treat and educate crippled
youngsters in the Nations Capital.
ASKS PERMANENT PLAN
Promising whole-hearted support
of the WPA in the present move
ment to provide educational IA
cilities to neglected crippled young
sters, Allen emphasized the need
for development of a long-range
program.
Formation of an independent
committee to study the problem
and develop a comprehensive pro-
gram for the District to follow was
suggested by Allen.
I'VE can only consider what
we are doing now as make
shift and temporary means for
helping a very few Of the chill
dren," Allen said. THE present
crisis was brought about be-
cause in the past the city failed
to plan for the future"
Facilities for the treatment and
education Of crippled children in
the District are woefully below
those provided by other large
cities, Allen said.
The Washington times., 1938-10-17

to establish a grocery business.
When the United States entered
the World War, he sold his bust
ness and enlisted in the Army.
He served two yeasr as sergeant,
first class, Signal Corps.
Following his discharge from
the service, he became a member
Of the Metropolitan Police De
partment, serving II years be-
fore retiring two years ago. He
was last assigned to patrol and
scout car duty at the Twelfth
precinct.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Annie Mcdaniel, and a son
Francis Mcdaniel, with the Go.
vernment Printing Office; a
brother, Andrew Mcdaniel, of
Berthaville, Va, and two sisters,
Mrs. Eta Frank of Index, Va, and
Mrs. Annie Berry, Of Mines, Va.
The Washington times., 1938-10-17
F.N.M'Daniel
Rites Set for
WedneSddu

Military rites will be held for
Frank N. Mcdaniel, 81, World
War veteran and retired member
of the Metropolitan Police Depart
ment, on Wednesday at 1880 p. m.
in the Fort Myer Chapel, with
burial following in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery.
Mr.. Mcdaniel died yesterday at
his home, 149 v st. N. E., after
an illness Of two years with a
heart ailment.
A native of Index, Va, he was
educated in the public schools and
came to washington 35 years ago
The Washington times., 1938-10-17
Raymond Funeral Set

The body Of George c. Ray
mond, sr., 8S, who died Saturday
at the residence of mis- daughter,
Mrs. Fred j. Klund, 713 Taylor St.
N. w., will be sent to his native
city, Wilmington, Del, for burial.
Funeral services will be held
there tomorrow at 2 p. m. at the
Chandler funeral home. The Rev.
High Adams, pastor Of the Brecker
Methodist Episcopal Church, will
officiate, with burial in Riverview
Cemetery.