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Evening star., 1938-02-20

tor Thomas in his letter that, while
the club does not have all the data
available to governmental bodies, I'VE
have, however, sufficient information
to be firmly convinced of the serious
state of thousands of residents of the
District of Columbia who are unem-
ployed and either unemployable or
unable to secure employment"
THE general statement that an ad-
ditional million dollars was needed to
afford modest protection to these peo-
pie has not been convincing to con-
gressional committees" the letter con-
tinued, "and in the absence of COM
prehensive inquiry into the relief
needs it is apparent that misinforma-
ton and lack of information must
govern appropriations and the expen-
diture Of funds
Evening star., 1938-02-20

tered at the District Employment Gen.
ter who are out of work-and this fig
ure probably represents $4,000 or
more persons who are in need"
Mrs. Agnes E. Meyer asked: "Why
are We recounting facts and figures
that all here know? We ought to
have meeting of the public that
would fill Constitution Hall. The
strongest possible committee, the FORE
most citizens in town, should 60 to
the White House If necessary to show
these obviousl. condemning figures"
Not Beaten.
Walter Ufford, veteran private So
cial worker. protested that not only
had the House refused to increase
the relief appropriation, but that it
had reduced the proposed $7O5O0
item for old-age assistance, approved
by the Budget Bureau, to $486, 900.
In reply to suggestion that a large
mass meeting be called, Mr.. Ufford
retorted: 1--WE did all that a year
ago; We had mass meeting with
more than 1900 attending, and we
sent memorials to the White House
and none of this had one scintilla of
effect-yet We are faced here with a
problem of mass starvation"
Chairman Cleary said: I'VE do not
admit defeat because the House has
allowed only 100000 for general re-
lief. We have hopes that the Senate
will approve the proposed increased
sum. If that happens we will be pre-
pared to fight during the long, hard
pull between the House and Senate
conferees."
Letter to Thomas,
William A. Roberts, president OF
the Monday Evening Club, told Sena-
Evening star., 1938-02-20
Vienna
Continued From First Page.)

awaiting Adolf Hitlers speech to the
Reichstag tomorrow
Others Not So Reassurins.
Other reports were not as reassur-
ing as the government members
statements. Nineteen representatives
OF engineers organizations called on
an official of the Federation of Social
Workers with demands for dismissal
OF Nazi engineers and a declaration
Austria should abandon the Rome
Berlin axis in favor of broader for
eign policy.
Members of the Leather Workers
Guild sent resolution to Schuschnigg
saying they wished to join the Aus
trian semi-military Sturmkorps ito
fight the interloper."
If we must surrender, then we
want to leave only ruins for the
enemy" they said.
A Fatherland Front secretary re-
Evening star., 1938-02-20
HIGH SAFETY RECORD
OF u. S. SHIPS CITED
600, 900, 900 Carried in 3 Years
With Loss of Only One
Passenger

During the last three years United
States vessels have carried 100000 900
passengers with the loss of the life
OF only one passenger. President
Roosevelt said in a letter to Secre-
tary of Commerce Roper commence
rating the Tooth anniversary of the
founding Of the Steamboat Inspection
Service. Commerce Department.
Credit for this achievement is
shared by our merchant marine per-
sonnet and by the inspection service,
for which the Bureau of Marine In
spection and Navigation is RESPONSE
BILE the President said. ITO the
Department of Commerce, to the Bu-
reau of Marine Inspection and Navi-
CATION. and its personnel all over the
country. I send greetings and con-
gratulations.
Personnel Of the bureau celebrated
the anniversary with dinner dance
Evening star., 1938-02-20
LAND TO OCONT|NUE
KENNEDY POLICIES
Announces There Will Be No
Changes in Taking Mari
time Post.
BY the Associated Press.

6y Lnt Associated FreSS.
Rear Admiral Emory 8. (Jerry)
Land, retired chief of the Nays Bu-
reau of Construction and Repair,
assumed the craftsmanship of the
Maritime Commission yesterday and
announced there would be no change
Of policy.
Describing his post as the same
tough Job it's always been." Admiral
Land told the Associated Press he in
tended to ''give the best Of my ability
to attempting to carry out the policies
laid down by his predecessor, Joseph p.
Kennedy. Mr.. Kennedy has been ap-
pointed Ambassador to Great Britain.
There's nothing Of the new broom
about me-" Admiral Land commented
Asked If he agreed with all Of Mr..
Kennedys policies, including his views
on the maritime labor situation, he
said he did.
This indicated continuation Of the
commissions fight for legislation to
require mediation OF marine labor dis
putes. Mr.. Kennedy, who called labor
conditions chaotic" clashed with
Secretary Of Labor Perkins on the
mediation question. She contends the
industry is not ripe" for mediation
Admiral Land, 59-year-old Colorado
born sailor and aviator. has been a
member Of the commission since last
April.
Max ORell Truitt, "a, q native of
Missouri and now general counsel of
the commission. will fill out Mr.. Ken
nedy's unexpired term on the COM
mission. White House aides said Mr..
Truitt's appointment was temporary
pending selection of a West Coast
representative.
Mr. Truitt, a son-in-law Of Senator
Barkley. Democrat, of Kentucky, SEN
ate majority leader. was solicitor of
the Reconstruction Finance Corp. be-
fore joining the commission.
Evening star., 1938-02-20
PLAY OPENS MONDAY

A three-act comedy, "One Delirious
Night" will be presented by the Sa-
cred Heart Study Club in the school
auditorium, Sixteenth street and Park
road NV, tomorrow and Tuesday at
BIS pm. There viii, be dancing after
each performance.
The presentation will be under di-
rection Of the Rev. Ronald j. Fannon.
assisted by A. J. Bier. Members Of
the cast are Margaret Mihm, Billy"
Kellinger. Mary Agnes Bier. Marian
Wolberg. Nancy Lang. Bunny" Kee-
Ian. Joseph J. Clark. jr,; Francis
Naughten, Harold Quinn. William
Wilson. James thinner. Robert Cot
ton and John Mcclellan,
Evening star., 1938-02-20

at the MayfloWer Hotel Friday night
Among the guests of honor were AS
sistant Secretary of Commerce j
Monroe Johnson and Mrs. johnson
Senator Copeland, Democrat. of New
York. chairman of the Senate Com
merce Committee, and Mrs. Copeland;
Representative and Mrs Schuyler O.
Bland and Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm
kerlin.
Evening star., 1938-02-20
British Lukewarm, Paris Learns.


PARIS, Feb. 10 P.-The foreign
office today received what was called
the British governments "lukewarm"
reaction to the French invitation to
Join in defending Austrian independ-
ence.
It was brought here by Charles Cor
bin, French Ambassador to London.
who was closeted throughout the day
with Foreign Minister Yvon Delbos
Delbos also received Leon Noel, French
Ambassador to Warsaw.
The French government, it was
learned, proposed to Britain that the
two powers make public declaration
warning Germany they would oppose
"any act of force" which would tend
to modify the territorial status quo in
Central Europe.
Corbin said Anthony Eden, British
foreign secretary, accepted this lin
principle" but, since the question of
Anglo-Italian relations must be set
tied first by the cabinet, q definite
answer must be postponed.
The Ambassador reported Prime
Minister Neville Chamberlain said he
felt he could increase British pressure
on Berlin only in 50 far as progress
was made toward better relations with
Italy.
Evening star., 1938-02-20
London
Continued From First Paee.)

Morrison declared, then Mr.. Eden,
If he has any self-respect left, will
resign and cease to act as a smoke
screen for those of his colleagues who
are determined to subordinate British
security and peace of the world to
Fascist foreign policy.
If Herr Hitler and Signor Musso-
; lini are capable Of cheating each other
as they have done during recent weeks.
then they are certainly capable of
cheating our own not very brilliant
cabinet"
Mr.. Eden shared Mr.. Morrison's
suspicious of Mussolinis motives, some
observers believed. The foreign Sec
retary attended only one Of Mr.. Cham
berlains two conferences yesterday
with Count Dino Grandi, the Italian
Ambassador.
Evening star., 1938-02-20
335 TO GET DIPLOMAS
AT G. w. U. TUESDAY
Phi Beta Kappa Chapter to Get
Charter at That Time-Mar-
win 70 presida

win to Preside.
Diplomas will be presented to 335
students Of the George Washington
University at the winter convocation
in Constitution Hall Tuesday at 8 pm
DR.. Cloyd H. Marvin. president OF
the university, will preside and present
the certificates.
The convocation also will be the
occasion for the formal presentation
Of the charter to the Phi Beta Kappa
Chapter at the university, the first In
Washington.
Evening star., 1938-02-20
Taxes
Continued From First Page. }

which do business in the District. A
committee representing the Baltimore
Chamber of Commerce is to be given
a special hearing at 10 am. to register
the complaint.
Despite the ever-rising tide Of .oppo-
sition to continuation of the business
privilege tax. Chairman Nichols be-
lieves it will remain the backbone of
the tax increase program for the COM
ing fiscal year. He forecast the pro-
vision for imposition of an income tax
on the salaries of all persons who work
in Washington would be eliminated
from the measure and that the pro-
posed SITS tax rate on real estate for
the 1899 fiscal year would be reduced
to 81 so.
Evening star., 1938-02-20
Trade Body to Be Heard.

Chairman Nichols left Washington
last night for Oklahoma to make a
George Washington birthday anniver-
sary speech in his congressional dis
trict and will not return until the lat
ter part of the week During his alb
sence hearings on the bill will be con-
Quoted by Representative Wood. Demo-
crat, of Missouri, ranking majority
member Of the subcommittee.
The entire hearing tomorrow Is
expected to be devoted to consideration
Of the protests of Baltimore business
men. A hearing will not be held Tues
day because of the holiday, but
Wednesday the Washington Board of
Trade will be given An opportunity to
outline its views on the new tax pro-
gram.
Evening star., 1938-02-20
Letter to ThOms

William A. Roberts, president of
the Monday Evening Club, told Sena-
Evening star., 1938-02-25
CONFIDENCE URGED
ON BUSINESS MEN
Legislator Speaks at Columbia
Heights Associations 18th
Annual Dinner,

Urging business to have confidence
in the Government and in its own fu-
ture. Representative Boren of Okla
homa told members and guests of the
Columbia Heights Business Mems As
sociation at their 18th annual dinner
dance at the Shoreham Hotel last
night, that business drops into q
pessimistic attitude without thinking
Business lacks confidence in Gov
ernment, in competitors, and in other
lines of business" Representative
Boren said. Business men must look
forward, and not borrow problems OF
yesterday and tomorrow"
Mr.. Boren was introduced by Wayne
c. Stone. general chairman of the
Dinner Committee. Gordon Hitten-
mark of the National Broadcastina
Co. was POSTMASTER at the dinner
which was attended by about 250
guests.
Other speakers included Theodore
Grape, president Of the Federation of
Business Mems Association, and
George A. Ford, president of the Co.
lumbia Heights Association, who gave
an address of welcome and introduced
the other officers of the association
They were w. T. Gary. vice president;
H. d. Gordon. second vice president;
Mrs. Velma B. Merriam, third vice
president, and H. c. Phillips, secre-
tary-treasurer.
Community singing was led by W.
R. Schmucker accompanied by Miss
Ethel Lynch.
Evening star., 1938-02-25
FRENCH DEBATING
REALISTIC POLICY
Deputies Are Near Blows.
Vote on Confidence
Tomorrow.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, Feb. 25.-The Chamber of
Deputies today opened a two-day de-
bate on foreign policy which may de-
termine II France Is to follow the Brit
ish lead In realistic" European ap-
peasement.
Hostility between right and left
evoked bitter epithets and almost led
to blows. Friends held the Commu-
mist Renaud Jean and the Rightist
Andre Daurer in their seats after
M. Jean had called M. Dauer "spy
and traitor" and the Rightist had re-
torted with Servant OF Moscow"
Delbos Follows Debate.
Foreign Minister Yvon Delbos and
Francois de Tessan, undersecretary
for foreign affairs, followed the de-
bate closely, striving to keep the ma
jority lined up behind the M. Chau-
temps government.
Last nights speech by Chancellor
Kurt Schuschnigg Of Austria drew the
praise Of Ernest Pezet. Popular Demo-
crat, the first Of the Deputies who had
requested permission to speak.
Eighteen Deputies listed for debate
today represented all party groups.
Rebuttal by M. Delbos, NJ Chautemps
and other government spokesmen will
come tomorrow.
Vote Due Tomorrow.
A Chamber vote on confidence in
M. Chautemps' Radical-Socialist GOV
ernment was expected tomorrow night.
Government supporters said they
felt sure the cabinet would win a man
Evening star., 1938-02-25
|C0MM|TTEEBA
NEW z0N|NC LAW
Civic Group Suggests Minor
Changes in Bill Offered
by King.

Revision Of the Districts ls-year-
old zoning law as proposed In the
bill introduced by Chairman King Of
the Senate District Committee has
the Endorsement Of the Committee Of
100 Of the Federal City.
At q recent meeting when the new
zoning bill was under study, a few
minor changes were suggested but
there was a substantial unaMmity on
the part Of the committee that there
Is real need for this legislation.
Both District and Federal zoning
experts xre awaiting word from Chair
man King who has not yet fixed q
date for public hearings. Creating q
Board Of Adjustment similar to those
in other progressive cities, the bill
would supplant the outmoded zoning
act under which the District has been
operating since March l, 1920.
Would Adjust Inequalities.
The Board of Adjustment would be
empowered to grant variances from
the decisions Of the Zoning Commits
sion. This would render 1t possible
to waive or modify otherwise rigid
requirements in individual cases for
the purpose of obviating hardships to
owners Of land which would arise
from a technical enforcement of gen.
eral zoning regulations
Under existing law there is no pro-
vision for an appeal from the Zoning
Commission except to the courts and
1t allows no variance from the strict
rules and classifications fixed by the
commission.
The King bill also gives legal status
to . Zoning Advisory Board which
would consist Of one member of the
National Capital Park and Planning
commission, one member Of the Zon-
Ing Commission and one for the Dis.
trict Commissioners.
Follows Former Group.
The proposed law is modelled closely
on the State enabling act adopted by
the Advisory Committee on Zonine.
= group OF experts appointed by Her
oert Hoover when he WAS Secretary
OF Commerce. 1t was under STUDY for
several months by District and Fed
eral ofncials.
The Committee Of 100 was repre-
sented at the meeting by Charles r
Consaul. vice chairman; DR.. Theodore
8. Palmer, Frank P. Leetch. Joshua
evans, E. c. Graham. Charles Eliot
a. and Evan H. Tucker. Capt. Hueh
r. Oram, Chief OF Inspection for the
district; Vernon West, Assistant Cor.
porat'on Counsel; John Nolen, ir
director OF planning for the National
capital Park and Planning Commits
sion. and Harlean James. executive
secretary Of the American Planning
ana CIVIC Association. were guests Of
the committee at this meeting.
Evening star., 1938-02-25
Italian Writer
Warns america
To End Insults
Cayda Sees Citizens
Of Foreign Origin
Reser,tful.
sr eeial Dispat tch to The Star,

SLeclHl Olspatch 10 Tno 9taf.
ROME, Feb. 25.-Unless an end IL
put to Insulting phrases and ex-
plosive denunciations against the So
called Relationships" the United
States faces trouble from her citizens
Of italian and German origin, Vir-
ginio Gayda, leading Fascist editorial
spokesman. warned yesterday in an
article putting America straight on
the facts Of international life.
His gloomy outlook on America s
future was shared by q writer in
Lavoro Fascista," who moralized on
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt's use OF
lipstick and concluded that the United
States could no longer rightfully be
called 4 democracy.
Gayda took his text from reported
declarations Of william e. Dodd, for
mer American Ambassador to Ger
many. before the Foreign Affairs
Committee Of the House OF Repre-
sentatives. In . tone more OF sorrow
than of anger, he invited Americans
to correct their ignorance of his
tory, Of national necessities and of
the real achievements Of Fascism
and Nazism, instead of sentiment
talizing over the pretended tyranny
OF Italy and Germany.
He added that denunciations OF
dictatorial aggressiveness were a re-
Election on Americans intelligence.
and would do the country no good.
(Copyrisht, 1888, By the New York Trib.
une, Inc)
Evening star., 1938-02-25

into the morning hours today to cele-
brate their chancellor's pledge the ma
ton would remain independent of Ger
many and free Of Nazidom.
But Austrian Nazis were angered
and there were some scattered demon
strations. There was also talk Of a
hitch in the new Austro- German
friendship drafted by Chancellor
Schuschnigg and Germany's Fuehrer
Hitler at Berchtesgaden February IL.
The essence of that agreement.
SchuschEigg told Parliament last
night. was an unmistakable guarantee
by Germany to respect Austrias s
sovereignty. 1t was said the Austrian
chancellor, milestone toward peace. J."
a step to assure permanent friend
ship"
Gave Report Bluntly.
Slowly. emphatically, bluntly
Schuschnige gave his report of the
Berchtesgaden talks, and ended IA
days OF suspense by announcing the
beginning of new political life"
To those who had feared Hitler had
won first definite step toward unfit
cation OF Austria and Germany by
getting amnesty for Austrian Nazi
political prisoners and placing five pro-
German Austrians in Schuschnigg's
Evening star., 1938-02-25
DRIVE TO AID REFUGEES
FROM NAZIS NETS $4,100

The local drive to raise funds for
the aid Of immigrants and refugees
fleeing from Poland, Germany and
Rumania has netted the Hebrew
Sheltering and Immigrant Society Of
America, sponsors of the drive, more
than $4,100, it was announced today
by Joseph A. Wilmer, chairman of the
Washington campaign.
DR.. Rudolph Kornblith, campaign
director. said q number Of rabbis and
presidents Of congregations will assist
the drive by appealing for funds in
their synagogues. =.
Those participating will be DR..
Abram Simon, Washington Hebrew
Congregation; Rabbi Henry seral,
B'nai Israel Congregation; Rabbi M.
Drubof, Kesher Israel Congregation,
and Maurice Maser, Home for the
Aged Congregation.
Evening star., 1938-02-25
HEADS OF DEFUNCT FIRM
DEMAND TRIAL BY JURY
James and Burton Enter Not
Guilty Pleas to 1S CHARGES of
prnduco cf U;o1a%:


Guilty Pleas to 1s Charges of
Produce Act Violation.
Elvin c. James, 335 Concord avenue
NV, and William E. Burton of New
York, general manager and vice presi-
dent, respectively. Of the now defunct
National Commission Distributing Co.
OF this city, pleaded not guilty and
demanded jury trial when arraigned
in Police Court today on Is charges Of
violation OF the National Produce
Agencies Act.
Assistant District Attorney David A.
Hart, who presented the case for the
Government. charged that during 1894
and 1885 the defendants, while acting
for the corporation, failed to account
Tor the sale and disposal of about $8,-
900 worth Of produce received from
farmers In eight States.
Mr.. Hart said the charges were
made at the request of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, which said it had
IS cases against the defendants, but
was using only 18 because witnesses
for these cases could be brought from
nearby States.
Because he lives out of the city,
Burton was ordered to post $500 bond,
while James was set at 500. Judge
John P. McMahor heard the case.
Evening star., 1938-02-25
SENATE UNIT ASKED
TO HEAR BRIDGES
c. I. 0. Requests Chance to Let
Him Answer wild" Accuse.
tions Against Him,

BY the ASsocia ed Press.
The Committee for Industrial Or
ganization asked the Senate Commerce
and Labor Joint Committee today to
allow Harry Bridges to answer "the
wild and loose-lipped accusations that
were made against him" at committee
hearings.
Lee Pressman, c. I. o. general coun-
sci. sent the request to the Capitol by
special messenger.
The Joint Committee has been hold
ing hearings on proposed labor amend
ments to the Merchant Marine Act.
During these hearings, Mr.. Bridges
has been called 4 Communist by wit
nesses and the committee has been
investigating.
The Labor Department Is investieat-
ing charges that the Australia born
longshoreman Is q deportable Com
munist.
Evening star., 1938-02-25
BEAVER Is STUDIED

Wild-life technicians OF the National
Park Service of the Department OF the
Interior are searching the literature
OF the past for material on the status
OF the beaver in Virginia. In Capt.
John Smiths day it flourished in the
region now set aside as Shenandoah
National Park. Beaver, in fact, exer-
clsed powerful influence upon the
opening up Of new frontiers. The
heaver hats fashionable during the
18th century, made from beaver peltA,
indirectly led to the exploration of the
hlnterland by trappers and traders.
Evening star., 1938-02-25
MENTAL DISCIPLINE
URGED BY EDUCATOR
DR.. Stringfellow Barr Criticizes
"Utility Courses as Not Full.
filling Their Purposes.

A return to intellectual discipline"
was advocated by DR.. Stringfellow
Barr. president OF St. Johns College.
last night at a dinner meeting Of the
Education Committee of the American
Association of University Women.
In response to a question As to
whether the system of rigid curricula
does not destroy individuality, DR..
Barr said that any one mot an idiot"
could respond to the liberal arts
courses. Education" he added,
should appeal to the common ra-
tionality and not to the eccentrics."
Emphasis on utility courses" was
criticized by DR.. Barr who held that
they did not fit young people to step
into well-paid conditions Immediately
as was their intention.
Evening star., 1938-02-25

GATE to follow Britain's policy tn neso-
tiations for a settlement with Italy.
Inc request for such a mandate came
after political leaders refused to form
a national union government. thus
strengthening M. Chautemps' hand.
A second test of the cabinet was ex.
pected Monday, when the government
attempts to settle differences bstveen
the Chamber and the Senate over tvo
sections OF the labor code measure
providing compulsory arbitrs ton Of
labor disputes and new collective Ia
Dor contracts.
Evening star., 1938-02-25
japanese Flyer
Deserts IL, Air.
Chinese Report
By the Associated Press

HONG KONG. Feb. 25.-Chi-
nese dispatches today reported the
first midair desertion of the Chinese
Japanese war. They said Japanese
flyer. firing of war, Wednesday leaped
from his plane near Fatshan, Kwang-
tung Province, parachuted down and
was made prisoner
Chinese reports told of an air bat
tie over Northern Kwangtung in which
the Japanese were said to have lost
SIX planes. "a japanese army spokes-
man IN Shanghai admitted four Japa-
nese planes failed "a return from q
raid "a Canton.)