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Evening star., 1938-04-02
RELIEF
INQUIRY BACKED
Citizens Committee Calls
for Impartial and Expert
Probe in District.

A resolution commencing Senator
Elmer Thomas, Democrat, of Okla
homa and Representative Collins,
Democrat, of Mississippi for their
successful effort to have Congress
provide for as thorough an investiga-
tion as is possible by August l of the
whole problem of relief in the Dis
trict," was passed yesterday by the
Citizens Committee on Unemployment
and Relief at meeting at the Family
Service Association.
The motion for adoption of the
resolution was made by Canon Anson
Phelps Stokes Of Washington Cathe-
dral. The statement also included the
committees opinion that lit is i'm
perative that this investigation be
made by some impartial agency or
group" whose report will carry weight
with all thoughtful elements in the
community"
The group also pledged its aid to
whatever commission or agency the
congressional joint committee may
name. 1t suggested the following as
possible conductors of the investiga-
tion: The American Public Welfare
Association. the Social Security
Board. the Brookings Institution. the
Bureau of Labor Statistics or the
Russell Sage Foundation.
If the committee should select a
special commission, the statement said
the citizens committee strongly rec
ommends that it appoint a commission
of three or more members of which
at least two shall be recognized as
authorities in the fields of govern
ment administration and social well
fare" The committee also asked that
some preliminary results of such a
survey be given Congress prior to
the adjournment of the present ses-
sion, If possible.
George Cleary. president of the st.
Vincent de Paul Society and chairman
of the committee. presided at the
session.
Evening star., 1938-04-02
JURY TRIALS HIT
F0RMENTAL CASES
u. S. Health Service Surgeon
Urges Plan to Speed
Early Treatment.

Charging that early treatment of
the mentally i'll in the District is
hindered by obligatory trial by jury.
and citing poor conditions" in GAL
linger and St. Elizabeth's Hospitals,
DR.. Grover Kempf senior surgeon of
the United States Public Health Serv-
ice, yesterday urged new methods in
dealing with mental cases. and i'm
proved facilities for their handling
DR.. Kempf said Gallinger Hospital
admits about 3,400 cases annually for
mental observation. OF these. about
80 to 40 per cent are alcoholics, he
said, in giving a report on the Mental
Hygiene Survey, which was made as
part of the Public Health Survey in
the District, at luncheon yesterday
at the Y. w. C. A.
Opposes Laymen as Judges.
The obligatory trial by jury to de-
termine the mental condition of a
patient applying for admission to an
institution in the District, is the
greatest bar to early treatment of the
mentally ill, DR.. Kempf declared. A
qualified medical authority should be
designated to determine the sanity of
patient. he said. and not a jury of
laymen. DR.. Kempf declared the VOL
untarv admission of the mentally i'll
to ST. Elizabeth.s Hospital would
facilitate early treatment of such
cases
Among the needed Improvements
for handling such cases. DR.. Kempf
listed the abolition of the obligatory
trial by jury; the discharge or release
ON leave of patients from St. Eliza
beth's at the judgment of the hospital
authorities. which he mentioned as a
necessary part of the treatment of the
mentally ill; the establishment of
farm colonies for chronic alcoholic
patients, and the improvement of
wards in Gallinger Hospital and the
increase in facilities for handling the
cases. He also urged the extension of
psychiatric services in the institutions.
particularly at the Reformatory and
at each health center.
SoAloieAoAlS Ill llle OSlTlCC WOulQ O1
horrible without Gallinger Hospital,
even with all its wbacks, DR..
kampf said.
Charges Lack of Services. >
Citing the lack of sufficient psychi-
atric and psychological services at
District institutions and receiving Or
ganizations, Dr. Kempf said Juvenile
Court had 5000 mental cases in 1887.
and that there were $4,000 cases of
lntoxicstion. Records show, he de-
clared. that most of these latter cases
are old offenders.
The lunacy bill now before Con-
gress is definite step forward to
improve the facilities for early treat
ment of mental cases. DR.. Kempf said.
DR.. George c. Rutland, District
health officer. spoke briefly on the
facilities at Gallinger Hospital. DR..
Loren Johnston presided at the
meeting.
Evening star., 1938-04-02
D. c. CATHOLIC ACTION
SCHOOL is PLANNED
Six-Day Course Will Be Held at
Washington Hotel Starting
August 8.

A six-day summer school of Catholic
action will be held at the Washing
ton Hotel. August to 13, it was an
nounced yesterday by Albert S. Cake.
Eastern representative in the Queen S
Work Office, in the Washington Build
ing.
Mr.. Cake said the school will be
sponsored by the Eastern Catholic
educators and leaders and the sodal-
ity unions of Baltimore and Washing
ton. The school will be one of five
to be held in various parts of the
country.
This is the first year a Catholic
action school has been held in WASH
ington, previous sessions having been
held in New York, Chicago, Boston
and other large cities.
Evening star., 1938-04-02
BANDIT BRANDISHES
BLACkJACKIN FORAY
Robber Using 1t Instead of Gun
Gets $40 in Hold-up After
Threatening Woman,

Brandishing a blackjack instead of
the customary gun, a young white
bandit last night frightened the
woman manager of a cleaning estab-
lshment into back room while he
robbed the store
Mrs. Marion Houlon, 26, of 1854
Park road NV. manager of the
Smith Cleaning g. Dyeing Shop at
1927 Seventeenth street NV, told
police she was in the place alone
when the bandit. whom she described
as athletic looking" entered.
Pulling blackjack from his pocket,
the bandit held it up for Mrs. Houlon
to see and said, "I'll split your skull
if you don't keep your mouth shut"
He told Mrs. Houlon, who is the
mother of 5-year-old daughter, to
get In back room and stay there.
The bandit then leaped over a wide
counter, Mrs. Houlon said, and robbed
cash register Of about $40.
Evening star., 1938-04-02
five FAIRGROUNDS
WILL OPEN MONDAY
Remainder Not to Be in Operation
Until July l Due to Lack
of Funds.

Because of lack of sufficient oper-
alton funds, only five school play
grounds will be opened Monday by the
District Playground Department for
programs after school hours, instead
of IS or more customarily opened in
the spring, officials announced today.
The department said its funds we're
unusually limited this spring because
more than the customary number of
Fairgrounds were used during the win
ter, due to the continued mild weather,
which made it possible to enlarge win
ter activities.
The five school Fairgrounds to be
opened are at the Cooke School, Sev-
enteenth and Fuller streets NV;
Hayes School, Fifth and K streets NE;
Corcoran School, Twenty-eighth and
M streets NV; Banneker School
Third and K streets NV, and Shaw
Junior High School, Seventh and O
streets NV
The rest Of the school Fairgrounds
will not be opened until the beginning
Of the new fiscal year July /. The
school Fairgrounds operated by the
Playground Department are in addi-
ton to the 81 municipal Fairgrounds
operated the year around.
Evening star., 1938-04-02
DEFICIT OF CHEST
REDUCED IN 1887
Total Is Cut to $101 ,262. Report
Shows-Expenses Put at
$l.652,597.

The Community Chest reduced its
deficit from s169.561 87 to s101 1852 .06
last year. when it collected a total Of
81, ,684, 4,89729. the Chest financial
statement for 1897 showed today
Expenses for the year amounted to
1852, ,597.48. leaving a net income
from collections of $32 2,2998l above
expenses. Repayment of $4,000 in
loans from various Chest agencies
boosted the net gains to $68.2998l.
which was applied to reduce the
deficit
Most of the Chest expenditures
were payments to the various agencies,
which amounted to sl,460, ,s6037. Col
lection campaign and administrative
expenses were $147,383.55.
The report showed the Chest paid
s2S1 ,59407 to nine local hospitals
during the year for service given to
patients who were not able to pay for
their own hospital care and were ap-
proved as eligible for Chest aid by
the Central Admitting Bureau for
Hospitals. The funds provided for
92,525 days care received by 1922
persons in the hospital wards, and for
$260,69O clinic visits by 35,903 persons.
Evening star., 1938-04-02
BY JAMES E. CHINN.

A nonresident who works in Wash
ington hasn't a chance of avoiding
or escaping the proposed District in
come tax.
He'll be caught for the tax even
before he gets his pay envelope
whether he works for the Federal Gov.
ernment or private concern.
Predicated on the theory, perhaps
that non-residents might be difficult
to catch, the income tax plan en-
bodied in the 1899 revenue bill places
the responsibility on the employer to
impound the tax from the salary be-
fore it is paid. The plan is COM
monty known as withholding tax at
its source
Mandatory Provision.
Just as the employer now collects
the social security tax from his en-
ployes, so will he be forced to collect
the income tax. Section 80 of the
bill makes it mandatory on the en-
ployer to withhold from the employees
salary enough to cover the amount OF
the tax he would be required to pay
Residents and non-residents alike
will be required to file return on an
equal basis. But the nonresident
employe, unlike the resident, may fine
himself paying in advance on the in
stallment plan if his employer elects
to withhold the tax payment that way
In other words. the boss must see to
it that the pay envelope is tapped tc
guarantee the District its revenue
from nonresident income tax payers
There's no loophole for evasion.
Problem Involves Expense.
Imagine what a responsibility that
is going to place on the employer
especially the gigantic Federal estab-
lishment. which has thousands of it.
employees living in nearby Maryland
and Virginia. In the case of the pri-
vate employer it also will mean add.
tional bookkeeping, more records etc
But the Federal Government will have
Evening star., 1938-04-02
STUDENTS VISIT HERE

Fifty junior civil engineering stu
dents from the Case School of Ap-
piled Science. Cleveland, planned to
visit the laboratories of the Bureau of
Standards and the Coast and Geodetic
Survey here today.
The students, on their annual in
spection tour of engineering projects
and laboratories. will remain in WASH
ington until Tuesday. when they will
head northward to see the Conowingc
hydroelectric DEVELOPMENT,
Evening star., 1938-04-02
SUSPECT ARRESTED
IN MAIL THEFTS
Co|ored Man Taken After
Months Search by Police
and Agents.

Captured after a months search
by Metropolitan Police, the Postal In.
spection Service and the Secret Serv-
ice, Edward T. Ward. 81, who has
twice served prison sentences for tam
pering with the mails, was held here
today for investigation in connection
with a series of robberies from apart
ment house mail boxes and forging
OF 40 checks and post Office money
orders
Ward, dapper colored man from
Richmond. was arrested in a down.
town department store yesterday after
noon when a clerk, to whom he had
given an Endorsed Government check.
recognized him from a photograph on
wanted" circular sent recently to
all business houses in Washington by
Inspector Bernard w. Thompson of the
Metropolitan Police, in cooperation
With the postal inspectors and the
Secret Service.
The forgerieS with which officials
are seeking to connect Ward mount
into thousands of dollars, according to
w. D. Kahn, in charge of postal in
spectors for the District. Mr.. Kahn
said that apparently the forger, who
ever he is, enlisted the aid of apart
ment house janitors and cleaners in
Harrisburg, Pa. to make it easier for
him to get at the letters in the mail
boxes
Police are holding Ward at the third
precinct station for questioning. Ac-
cordlng to police he was sentenced in
Wilmington, Del. on January 4, 1898,
for the theft of mail from letter boxes,
and served two years in Newcastle, Del,
penitentiary. Records show he was
sentenced here on the same charge
March 20. 1885, and served one year
at Lorton.
Evening star., 1938-04-02
SENATE VOTES INQUIRY
INTO CIVIL SERVICE UNIT
Ellender Bill Allows $4,000 to
Probe Promotions and
Disciplinary Action.

The Senate approved by unanimous
consent yesterday a bill introduced by
Senator Ellender, Democrat, of Louisi-
ana. allowing $4,000 for investigation
OF the Civil Service Commission.
The investigation contemplates going
into the civil service practices in
transfers, promotions and melting out
disciplinary action. It is being made
as a result of complaints OF alleged
personnel discrimination in depart
ments.
Senator Elender is out of the city
at present, but his ONCE said he ex-
poets to open the inquiry about the
middle Of this month.
Evening star., 1938-04-02
FISCAL RELATIONS
SOLUTION |SURCED
Fair Taxation Committee
Asks Procedure to
Settle Issue.

Provision in the new 1899 revenue
bill for establishment of machinery
or some procedure for working out a
satisfactory basis of fiscal relations
between the Federal and District Gov
ernments was recommended to the
House District Committee today by
the Citizens Committee on Fair Taxa
ton.
Repeal Of the long imperative pro-
vision in eubstantative law requiring
the Federal Government to pay 40
per cent of the expense OF the Dis
trict, as called for in the bill, was
deplored by the organization, which
pointed out the District would be left
without statutory basis of fiscal
relations with the Federal Govern
ment.
Present Procedure Hit.
The present procedure, whereby
the Congress makes lump-sum grants
with no fixed technique for deter
mining its contribution, is not salts
factory" it declared, "and steps
should be taken this year to solve
the problem"
The organization also urged COM
mittee members to approve certain
features of the revenue bill, espe-
cially the income tax plan. and rec
commended disapproval of the pro-
posed IS cents barrel tax on beer.
In addition, it suggested a series
OF amendments to the proposed in
come tax plan and pointed out a
blind spot" is inevitable in income
tax collections in the 1910 fiscal year
as result of the decision to make
1888 instead of 1887 the first taxable
year.
Explain Contention.
The District would not lose any
revenue for the budget for the fiscal
year 1899, because the tax on 1898
income would all be paid in March,
1889" the organization explained.
These receipts would be available
for April, May and June of 1899.
But in the fiscal year 1910 only the
first quarter installment would be
paid in March. 1910. and the District
revenues available for the budget of
the fiscal year 1910 would be reduced
by three-fourths. The remaining
three-fourths of the tax on 1899 in
comes would not be available until
the fiscal year l94l.
ut should be realized now by the Con-
gress it would be called upon to make
a special contribution of about $2,-
100000 to meet the resulting deficiency
in the 1910 budget"
Evening star., 1938-04-02
ANNUAL DINNER TONIGHT
Disabled Emergency Officers to
Conclude Program.

Disabled emergency officers of the
World War prepared today to elect
new national officers for the coming
year and conclude their annual con-
vention tonight with the annual din
ner at the Hamilton Hotel.
Maurice S. Stevenson of Boston.
president Of the group which is COM
posed Of Reserve and National Guard
officers who served in the World War
and became disabled, said one of the
resolutions expected to be adopted
would call for an adequate national
defense program.
Representatives Edmison of West
Virginia and Mccormack of Massa-
chusetts will speak at tonight,s ban
quet.
Evening star., 1938-04-02
WOMAN DISAPPEARS

Clarence Mills, 4436 Alabama ave-
nue. Sc, today asked police to aid in
q search for his 23-year-old daughter
Anna. who disappeared this morning
after starting out for the Government
Printing Once, where she is employed.
Mr.. Mills said Anna has been de-
spondent since the death of her mother
q year ago.
Evening star., 1938-04-02
D. C. Group at Convention.

Among Washingtonians attending
the 18th annual convention of the
Eastern Osteopathic Association In
New York this week end are DR.. Lulu
Irene Waters, 1707 Columbia road
NV, and DR.. Merton A. English. 1920
Vermont avenue NV.
Evening star., 1938-04-02
BAND CONCERT

BY the United States Soldiers Home
Band Orchestra in Stanley Hall this
evening at $50 o'clock. John S. M.
Zimmerman, bandmaster; Anton
Pointner, assistant.
Program.
March, "Kwang Hsue" Lincke
Overture, "Masanielle" -Auber
Entracte
(a) Midnight Reflections"
(Modernistic) 1890 Signorelli
(b) "Southology" Sanders
Scenes from the opera Romeo and
Juliet" Gounod
Popular numbers:
THE Shiek of Araby"- Snyder
1.-THE Song of Persia" Whiting
Waltze suite, Les Patineurs,"
(The Skaters) ----- -Waldteufel
Finale, "Coons Birthday" Lincke
"The Star epsngled Banner"
Evening star., 1938-04-02
Diesel Locomotives,

Twenty-Five of the Nations princi-
pal railroads now use Diesel locomo-
tives. 1t is possible to travel from the
Atlantic to the Pacific Coast in S.
hours on trains powered BY Diesel
locomotives.
Evening star., 1938-04-02
Employers of Non-Residents
To Tap Wages for Income Tax
Congress Stymies Possible Escape From
Lery-Bookkeeping Costs Put
on District Firms.

This is the second OF a series
OF articles analyzing the income
tar plan in the neW District reu-
enue bill
Evening star., 1938-11-27
HOUSES FURNISHED.


1924 BUCHANAN ST. N.W.-IMMEDIATE
possession to responsible adults modern. 6
rms. oil burner: well furn.: reas.
ATTRACTIvEY FURN.. BEDROOMS, 8
baths. fireplace, garage. modern: facing
Rock Creek Park. Dupont 9702.
UNUSUAL OPPORTUNITY TO RENT VERY
lovely completely furnished. nearby Va.
home for the winter. year or longer. cleo
tricity,. oil heat: 2 nreplaces. 4 baths.
CONNELLY. "a Independence ave. or phone
Falls Church S48-J-13.
PARTLY FURNISHED; LARGE s-RooM
suburban home GeorGia ave; extended. for
5 months at $75 per month: all modern
improvements. Shepherd 1852
43O SHEPHERD ST. N.W.-6-RM.. AND
bath house. partly furn:: nov occupied BY
rental S69. so. May be inspected any time.
DIXIE REALTY CO.. Natl. $3.50.
coNPLETMY FURN e;RN. HOUSE;
recreation IN, n,i, sstinse& & NIL shsss Wy, n,s
fsds svs. dssesis tslS. cei. sooS. WV
Evening star., 1938-11-27
HOUSES FURNISHED.
fNnrtinuAA

ssuBLrT PIcTUREsouE aDoRaEroWN
ashsS aIonnds sEsiEfIh!p: DisIat ss4 complete
29 HICKORY AVE, 'TAKoMA. Md
bas senses ass5j ss
I72s IRVING ST NW:-ATTRAcTIVEL
sibie COUPLE Columbia 1855. ~ D0
S35 so MONTH-F1vE RMS, GARAGE.
one-fare zone. Cali Hillside 0543-k
LEAVING FOR FLORIDA; BEAUTIFULLY
new furniture: Chinese rug; avail. immed.;
l-yr. lease; references: Concord ave. near
Bird: S75. Phone Georgia 6941.
spoGn,5t gs0s eth ST N.Y. RooMs; NEAR EAd
A sEMI-DETAcHED BRICK HOME IN. AN
excellent NV. section: completely furnished
containing bedrooms 4 baths, living rm..
oil heat: modern in every way: rent to q
H. RUssELI co. i7al K st. o,sR. NV: Ao I
house comnIetely ' tSrn nodSp WoodieY 1885. sS~
NICELY FURNISHED HOUSE, 16 ROOMS;
some rms. made into apis. Very convenient
location. Reasonable. Col. 4S17
CHEVY CHASE. MD, JUST, OFF CONN.
sutabe for eoSpe Gn eans
rm. kit. bath. auto. oil heat. hot t.; water. e
auscY sMrH fhads 1Nc .efs 800 slGs 5h e.
NV. District 9O57.
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY PARK - AT
tractively furnished home. 7 rooms 2 baths;
oil burner: built-in garage; convenient To-
CATION Will lease very reasonably. OWNER,
WESLEY HE1GHTs-CHARMING HOME.
beautifully situated on corner 3 master
bedrooms. 2 baths maids room and bath
4355 Klingle st. NV. Can be seen Sun
day 2-6 pm.
1889 NEWTON ST. NW.-COMFORTABLY
furnished. oil burner Frigidaire: rooms
bath. Phone Adams S035.
BETHESDA MD.
new. modern. DELIGHTFULLY."- furnished
home at 1919 Norwood drive. consisting
OF living room with freplace. :; bedrooms
one with lavatory adjoining: tiled bath and
shower; exceptionally large closets: kitch-
en- with refrigerator and gas stove: screened
side porch oil heat Located on a spacious
lawn 15xl5O Call Mr. Reed WEAVER
BROS. INC. Dist. 1886.
S90.00-3l50 10Th NV r.. B.. OIL
s74'5o-s7l7 Kansas ave. n.w.-e r. b.,
oil
o., THos D. WALSH INC.
s15 11th NV. District 1853
GLENBROOK VILLAGE.
III 3. Chelsea lane-5 rms, bath. stor-
age attic garage, porch: partly furn.: SIS.
THE NEWBOLD DEVELOPMENT CO,
76ll Wis. Ave. Wisconsin 52s6.
IR-CONDITIONED-6-
Furnished House. Reasonable. Phone
BRODIE & COLBERT. INC. NATL. ss15
Evening star., 1938-11-27
APARTMENTS FUR. OR UkFUR.

APARTMENTS FUR. OK UNFUR.
(Continued)
1913 SHEPHERD ST. NV RIM. KIT.
bath, incl. gas. heat. cleo; $3.50 mo
comPlstsly flrn;; $3.50 O
RIGHT INTOWN.
l RIM, X, $40; 2 Rms, K, $45.
Modern elevator apt. BLDG: convenient,
bright. roomy. Furn. at slight extra cost.
BLAIR. 1921 M st. NV
EXCLUSIVE LOCATION.
CONN. AT TAFT BRIDGE.
3 RMS. s4s; 4 RMS. FUR. S75.
Modern freproof BLDG: elevator secre-
tarial. phone service: large rooms. mirror
doors: triple exposures. 23OS Ashmead pl
NV. Potomac 50S3
SENSIBLE RATES.
MODERN, DOWNTOWN.
Choice suite in fireproof bldg: SWITCH
board. elevator service: FREE refg Spa
cious living room: bath. kit. S35: without
kit. $50: may be had furn. at small charge
1880 r ST NV DUPONT $500.
Evening star., 1938-11-27

large bed-living room kitchen, Frigidaire
bath; first floor front: reasonable.
DOWNTOWN WML-FURNIsHED APARf-
Fstd.ss satd lss''asss Sss a Rsl9ant ss ss
Evening star., 1938-11-27

202 ADAMS ST NE-BEAUTIFULLY
furnished r., mod; elec. appl.; restricted
nelehborhood. nr. cars. buses; nr. 3rd. r.
!. ave: SH5 mo. 2Qs
Evening star., 1938-11-27
FLATS FOR RENT.

NO. g.. 1O17 18th PL. NE
NO. 4. 1918 18th PL. NE
3 rooms. dinette. kitchen and bath.
HARRY A. KITE.
1910 vt. Ave. Natl 4s46.
Evening star., 1938-11-27

CORNER. DETACHED, 8 RMS. "a BA.
Center hall. auto. heat: like new.
BRODIE & COLBERT. INC. MAI. ooLo.
1851 SHERIDAN ST; NV.
rooms. 2 baths dncludins recreetlon
room); gas heat, built-in garage: Mooern
IA every detail; Sso. o..,J c. WELDON co.
l0onfin1Sd O Next f16sJ
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1938-11-10
Farm Bureau
Drive Closed
S
Victory Dinner Served
To 238 People At
Albany Meeting
NEWS FROM AGENT
Condition Deciding
Factor In Showing
Baby Beef Calves
Farm Bureau Drive Closed


The organization drive for MEN,
bership in the Stearns county Farm
Bureau came to a close with the
Victory Night at Albany on Satur-
day, November 5. A splendid din
ner was served by the Women's
Guild Of the Albany parish to 23S
people. These represented the work.
ers and their wives that carried on
the drive in the various townships
OF the county. Even though the
drive Is not completed in many
townships and has not begun in
some townships, splendid results
were secured this year. Seven hun
dred seventy-five farmers have al
ready signed to become members
and Of these $50 have paid their
dues. Last year the organization
secured 801 paid members and at
the time Of the Victory Night last
year only 534 had paid their dues
so the total membership for 1889
will be much larger when the year
is completed than for the year 1888.
Some of the high townships on
membership work are: Grove with
IS signed and 81 paid, Paynesville
with 81 signed and 81 paid, Ray
mond with 81 signed and At paid.
Others trailing close with a high
paid membership are Spring Hill
with IS. Holding with u, Eden
Lake with %, Luxembourg with %,
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