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and thumped it closed. He came out from
behind the desk and stepped into the wobbly
gilt lift The Major waved an arm to her to
get in. Slowly and labogiously the lift groaned
up three floors and stopped. The clerk opened
the gates and led them down corridor.
Josephine was too tired now to protest further.
Sleep first - and straighten it all out when
she woke up.
They stopped at door and the clerk opened
it. The Major brushed past Joeephine and
went to the shuttered windows. The shutters
were inside the windows - wooden shutters
and they were padlocked together with brass
hasp. The Major tried the lock. He tried a
door knob that led off that room to the
adjoining room. It was secure.
Il win be unable to give you privacy"
he said, until you are searched"
Searched for what?''
"One never knows One merely searches for
what one will find It is routine"
There were steps in the hallway There was
Evening star., 1938-03-20

blue with dirt. Her hair hung damply to her
cheeks. She thrust it back with both hands.
There are some things" she said, in that
compartment of the instrument panel that
want - and my bags"
"You may not have them, the Major said,
until they have all been examined"
What do you mean? They were all exam
ined on the Lago Alto side. They have the
Customs stamps on them"
1T is routine, he said.
Routine or not" she said. Il will have
them or will stand right here until you bring
the United States Consul to me!'
IF Madame will permit, he bowed again,
there is no United States Consul in Domm." }"
She stared at him for moment and walked
into the crystal and red plush lobby. Her
heels clacked on the marble tiles. She saw
herself in a mirror horrid sight. Her
Major spoke sharply to the clerk and called
back to the chauffeur. The clerk had opened
the great register as she came in He nodded
Evening star., 1938-03-20

arm in iron fingers. He opened the front door
of the car and by the grip on her arm forced
her out and into the back. There were quick
tears of pain in her eyes.
That is better" the Major said. "Remem-
Der now, how it must feel to drive with
compound fracture, and to be refused to be
driven further - to doctor"
The chauffeur of the staff car put jumper
across her lock and started the Mercedes
Benz, Just as an ambulance arrived for the
Director. The Major of cavalry got in with
Josephine and they drove in silence the last
thirty kilometers to Domm.
The streets of Domm were coming briskly
alive with early morning activity. They
passed milk carts - those high-wheeled carts
pulled by dogs that the tourists take pictures
of. The Square of St. Geneve was gray and
crawling on the sunny side, with hungry
pigeons. Sleepy bus boys in blue aprons were
scrubbing down the pavement in front OF the
Cafe du Dome, and the bells of the Cathedral
started to pound out their silver tocsm as the car
pulled in under the canopy of the koendghof.
Josephine got out. Her shoes and the DOT
tom of her dress and her ermine coat were
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Evening star., 1938-11-17

More than so women, representing
various civic and patriotic organiza-
tions of Washington, marched to the
White House today to protest to
President Roosevelt against the re-
moval of the famed japanese cherry
trees on the site of the Thomas
Jefferson Memorial in the Tidal
Basin.
Because of previous engagements,
the delegation was unable to see
Mr.. Roosevelt, but was received by
Secretary Marvin H. Mcintyre, who
assured the protestants that their
appeal would be conveyed to the
President.
In response to a request for COM
ment, Mr.. Mcintyre declined to say
anything other than that he would
take the protest to the President
Meanwhile, the work of clearing
the memorial foundation site Of
trees continued without interrupt
ton, while an ever-increasing num-
ber of civic groups joined in pleas
to the President to delay construc-
ton of the memorial because of the
menace to the trees.
The situation hinged entirely on
the statement which President
Evening star., 1938-11-17
Britain Reported Ready to Try
Kennedy Plan to Move Jews

the Labor party in the House OF
Commons.
1t was understood that Britain
would try to move Jewish refugees
considered in immediate danger to
British Guiana and other British
colonies as soon as possible.
Some of the British dominions
were understood to have offered to
accept some refugees.
It was said, however, that Mr..
Chamberlain visualized taking care
of only a few thousand refugees
while Mr.. Kennedy contended it was
necessary to think in terms of tens
of thousands and to act swiftly.
Kennedy to Return.
Ambassador Kennedy, it was
learned, plans to return to the
United States after January l on
vacation.
The British government was
understood to be prepared to give
the nations a lead in finding homes
for German Jews, but Chamberlain
was expected to make it clear that
Britain cannot act alone.
The first necessity was said to be
to try to obtain Germanys cooper
alton for removing her Jews, some
of whom are believed to be without
passports.
Evening star., 1938-11-17
Three Rescued
| After 81 Hours
| As Boat Sinks
By the Associated Press

BOSTON. Nov. l7.-Haggard and
exhausted after 80 hours in a dory
in near freezing weather, three crew
members of the New Bedford fish
ing dragger Valencia were fed and
put to bed today aboard the light
ship Nantucket, with the story OF the
vessels sinking Tuesday afternoon
still untold.
The three were identified by the
lightship's captain as Jack Knutsen,
George jacobson and Nels Adland,
all of New Bedford.
With the body of their captain In
the dory. they pulled alongside the
Nantucket last night, and told. in
half-incohorent language. that they
were the only survivors OF the 49,
foot Valencia. The ship sunk in a
northwest gale Tuesday 25 miles
southeast of the lightship.
The men were so near collapse
from exposure and fatigue they were
given stimulants and bundled off to
sleep before the Nantucket's skipper
could learn the dead mans name.
At New Bedford he was identified
by Mrs. Muriel Tellefsen as her hus-
band, Sigvart, %. father of a g.
week-old son and a 20-month-old
daughter. He died of exposure.
Whether others perished in the
sinking remained undetermined
early today as the Coast Guard cut
ter Thetis plowed south to the
lightship, A miles of Nantucket
Island, to take the men ashore. Mrs
Tellefsen said the Valencia usually
carried five or six"
Evening star., 1938-11-17
No+ice to
The Public

Complaint has been made
from time to time that The
Star is not on sale or has been
sold out on certain news
stands or by newsboys.
The Star would appreciate
information as to any one not
being able to purchase The
Star at any time where other
evening or Sunday papers are
on sale in either the city or
suburbs.
A letter or telephone mes
sage to the Circulation De-
partment giving the exact
location, time and circum-
stances would be greatly
appreciated.
Evening star., 1938-11-17
Women Go to White House
With Plea to Save Trees

Roosevelt promised tomorrow after
studying official reports on the num-
ber of cherry trees that would be
affected by the operations, a number
now estimated at I'll, within the en-
tire area. Should the President give
the go" signal despite city-wide
pressure being brought to bear on
behalf of the cherry trees, bids for
the foundations will be opened Mon
day by officials of the National Park
Service.
Frederic A. Delsno, chairman Of
the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission, who had always
opposed the Tidal Basin site for the
memorial, ventured a dire prediction
today. He reminded that the pres
ent clamor over the removal of a
few cherry trees is mild compared
to the public CONSERVATION that will
be aroused over the scene of de-
struction on the site during the next
two or three years.
The entire south side of the Tidal
Basin in time, he pointed out, will be
the scene of tremendous building
and grading operation that will
make general mess" of the park
(See MEMORIAL. Page A.l20
Evening star., 1938-11-17
Coolidge
Foundation
Concert on WMAl

The famous Kolisch Quartet
will make its final appearance
over WMAL tonight at $3.50
o'clock during the broadcast
of a portion of the Library Of
Congress Chamber Music
Concert.
The Kolisch Quartet will
play Beethoven's Quartet in
c Minor" Opus 18, No. 4.
The concert, originating in
the Coolidge Auditorium at
the Library of Congress, Is
sponsored by the Elizabeth
Sprague Coolidge Foundation.
The broadcast over WMAL has
been arranged through the
cooperation of The Star and
the National Broadcasting Co.
Announcements of future
concerts and broadcasts win
be printed n The Star.
Evening star., 1938-11-17
$1,235,018 Reported
By Chest Workers
At Luncheon
Sum Is Now 58.06 Of Goal
Of $2,l27,000 Set
For Campaign

Volunteer workers. forging ahead
in the annual Community Chest
campaign, reported at the sixth
luncheon meeting today at the Will
lard Hotel subscriptions totaling
$l.235,O18.45.
This is 58.06 per cent of the chest
goal of $2,127. 900.
Neville Miller, ex-Mayor of Louis
vile, KY, and director of the Ma
tionals Association of Broadcasters,
was the speaker at today's meeting.
In observation of the Chests
Radio Day the honor guests
included Jess Willard of WJSV,
Miss Madeline Ensign of VOL and
Carleton Smith, representing WRC
and WMAL, both stations of the
National Broadcasting Co. The
Rev. Paul D. Wilbur, pastor of the
Episcopal Church of st. Stephen
and the Incarnation, offered the
invocation
AS the drive passed the million
dollar mark at yesterdays meeting
William j. Flather, jr., campaign
director, told the workers: That's
our first million. Now let's 60 out
and get the second one"
Newspapers Praised.
Bert Sarazen, member of the
Chests Volunteer Public Relations
Committee and principal speaker OF
the meeting, thanked the news
papers for their cooperation, which
he said, set brilliant example OF
community spirit and civic gener-
osity unparalleled elsewhere in the
country.
advertising will not solve COM
munity problems. although we be-
lieve that it will help" he declared
Even the Lord Himself believes in
advertising. Having promised never
again to drown the world with an
other food, He advertises that fact
with His rainbow. It's truly a mas
ter advertisement, stretching clear
across the heavens-a sort of
heavenly double-truck. And, OF
course, to make it more effective
He prints it in color"
Explaining that he did not expect
rainbow results from the publicity
he added that he did expect it to
educate and instruct the public
to soften a lot of hard hearts, to
loosen lot of tight pocketbooks
so that when this army of volunteer
(9oa NHEGT pooa A.SN
Evening star., 1938-11-17
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DUSSELDORF. Germany. Nov
17.-With a challenge to the world
the Nazis gave martyrs funeral to-
day to the assassinated diplomat
Ernst vom Rath.
Adolf Hitler. many other high Of
ficials and the whole nation-by
radio - heard Foreign Minister
Joachim Won Ribbentrop close a
funeral Grafton with an ominous
repetition of the words the Reichs-
fuehrer himself used on a like oc-
casion in 1886:
1--WE understand the challenge
and accept it."
Vom Rath was killed by a young
Jew in the German Embassy in
Paris last week. The death touched
off a wave of anti-semitic violence
in Germany.
Recalled GustlOff Funeral.
Today's impressive ceremonies In
the swastika- -draped Rheinland hall
recalled the funeral, at which Hitler
spoke. of Wilhelm Gustloff, Nazi
organizer in Switzerland who was
killed February 4, 1886, by a young
Yugoslav student. That event pre-
cipitated intensified anti-Semitism
German Jews expected new actions
and restrictive measures to follow
the burial today.
Won Ribbentrop and Ernst Will
helm Bohle. state secretary and
head of the organization for Ger
mans living abroad, eXtolled the
young embassy secretary as blood
witness to the Nazi cause
They vowed the fight against in
ternational Jewry would be unremit-
ting.
Bohle referred to Vom Rath as
"the eighth victim abroad of the
Jewish -Bolshevist lust for murder
and asserted The shots fired at
Davos Switzerland, where Gustoff
was killed., Barcelona and Paris had
but one aim-Germany, the third
Reich.
Being Loyal Guests"
Germans living abroad are every
where attending to their callings and
work as loyal guests OF the states in
which they live.
Yet they are today targets for
hatred. persecution and the calum-
nies of international sub-humanity,
which concentrates all its strength
upon the destruction of the resur-
rected Reich"
Flags waved at half staff over all
public buildings, schools and many
private dwellings throughout Ger
many.
Won Ribbentrop, wearing the black
uniform of Nazi diplomats, said the
old world-apparently meaning the
democracies-was definitely sinking
and that sinister effort of inter-
national Jewry, inimical to every
thing" would be unavailing.'
Chancellor Hitler arrived here
quietly at 1l:41 am. He drove to
the Rheinland Hall through masses
of people lining the streets and sa-
luting without the customary shouts
Of He'll"
At the hall the Nuehrer first spoke
(See VOM RATH, Page A-30
Evening star., 1938-11-17
8y the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 1.-THE British
government was said by a high
authority today to have agreed to
try to operate a plan offered by
United States Ambassador Joseph P.
Kennedy for removing thousands OF
Jews now suffering from wave Of
violence and restrictive DEGREES in
Nazi Germany.
Prime Minister Chamberlain told
the House of Commons that the
matter of finding new homes for
such refugees was being treated as
one Of urgency.
He said the problem had been
taken up with governors of a num-
ber of British colonies, including the
governor of Tanganyika, formerly
German East Africa, now British
mandate.
He added that he hoped to make
a statement on the whole question
early next week.
The United States Ambassador
was known to have laid his pro-
posals before Mr.. Chamberlain in a
long conference Tuesday and the
British government considered them
In its meeting yesterday.
Most Of 100000 Affected.
The Kennedy plan" has been de-
scribed authoritatively as calling for
an effort to remove the majority of
the nearly 100000 Jews now in Ger
many to North and South America
and parts of the British, French and
Netherlands Empires.
In well-informed quarters it was
emphasized that Britain was work.
ing with the United States in trying
to obtain "a final solution" of the
problem of the German Jews.
Details of the proposals, which are
to be presented also to France, the
Netherlands, Latin American repub-
lies and other states, are expected
to be worked out at Forthcoming
meetings of the 1ntergovernmental
Committee on Refugees, formed last
July at Evian-les-BaineS.
It was estimated that it would
cost about $500 family to move
Jews from Germany to new homes
In other lands.
The United States part in the
plan was understood to be mainly
financial.
Kennedy Sees Macdonald.
Mr.. Kennedy talked three times
this morning to Malcolm MacDon-
aid, secretary for colonies and fol
dominions, who was one of the first
members of the British government
with whom he discussed his pro-
posals. He also put them before
Anthony Eden, former foreign Sec
retary. at luncheon yesterday. To-
night he is dining with leaders OF
Evening star., 1938-11-17
DC. Airport Allotted
viii Get
Extra
Only $3.50 Left
Of $200, 100000
P. W. A. Fund

Allotment by the Public
Works Administration OF So
100000 for the Washington Ma
tional Airport just about cleans
up all that was left Of the $780,
100000 fund for Federal pro-
jects.
P. w. A. officials said that. as
closely as any one can figure on
short notice, the balance OF the
fund today is about $3.50.
Evening star., 1938-11-17
Corporate Income Tax
On D. {. Utilities
Is Proposed
Plan Would Roise
$493,688 More
Revenue
By DON S. WARREN.

Increased support for the sug-
gested adoption Of a corporate in
come tax as one means of increasing
District revenues was indicated
today by the Advisory Committee
on District Taxes when Maj. Daniel
j. Donovan. chairman, revealed a
plan to apply the proposed levy to
Washington four ma jor utility con-
Germs
Maj Donovan invited representa-
tives of the four utilities to attend
meeting of the Advisory Commit
tee next Tuesday, when proposed
revision of the present system of
taxation of the utilities will be con-
sidered.
He revealed that the committee
is considering application CT cor
porate income tax, with fiat rate
of S per cent, to the utilities. plus
adoption of uniform gross receipts
tax of per cent. The latter would
replace the present varied system
of gross receipts and gross earnings
levies now paid by the utilities.
A tabulation made by the COM
mittee and carried in letters to the
utility concerns indicated that the
proposed new plan would raise
nearly $5OO,OOO more in taxes from
the four concerns.
Increase of S493,6S8.
This showed that the Capital
Transit Co. would be required to
pay $3.50 more than its present
levy, the Chesapeake e. Potomac
Telephone Co. s10l.698 more, the
Washington Gas Light Co. 100000
more. and the Potomac Electric
Power Co. $285, $40 more. making a
total increase of s493 ,688.
Revision of the Districts tax sys-
tenn is being studied at the direction
of Congress by the Congressional
Joint Committee on Internal Reve-
nue. Taxation, with the assistance Of
Colin F. STAN, chief of staff of the
committee. and Chester B. Pond,
tax expert, and an advisory COM
mittee consisting of group Of Dis
trict officials and representatives of
Washington residents.
Maj Donovan emphasized that
the advisory committee had not yet
reached any final conclusion, but
it was announced some weeks ago
that the committee was considering
a possible combination of a corporate
income tax-not to be applied to SAL
aries-with sales tax. 1t had not
been known until today that the
committee considered application of
the income tax portion of the plan
to the four utilities.
Maj. Donovan stated in letters to
the concerns: LAS you are aware,
there has been almost no change
in the tax system of the District as
it relates to public utilities for the
last 36 years. and the Advisory
Committee feels that consideration
should be given to this subject in
connection and as part of the
study now in progress, which is
being made by direction of Con-
gress."
He explained that the act of Con-
gress providing for the study spe-
cifically included taxes paid by pub
7coo rAYATION paoe A.20
Evening star., 1938-11-17
Es the Associated Press

Es the Associated Press.
BERLIN. Nov. 17.-Douglas Miller
commercial attache Of the United
States Embassy. was called to Wash
ington today less than "a hours after
the departure of Ambassador Hugh
r. Wilson. Miller was directed to
report in Washington not later than
January !.
The calling home of Mr. Miller
was regarded by the American
colony in Berlin as a significant
indication that the United States
Department of Commerce had lost
interest in Germany for the present
Orchard c. Patterson, jr., AS
sistant Secretary of Commerce,
said today that Douglas Miller,
American commercial attache In
Berlin, was returning to the
United States on routine visit
arranged two months ago.
(The Berlin announcement
came on the same day set for the
signing in Washington of broad
commercial treaties among the
United States, Great Britain and
Canada.
Ambassador Wilson was sum-
moned home by President Roose-
welt for report and consultation
on the German anti-JeWish cam
paign)
No successor was named to Mr..
Miller, but his assistant, Robert M.
Stephenson, was authorized to carry
on his duties.
Mr.. Miller probably will leave with
his family about the middle Of De-
cember on the S. S. Manhattan.
1t was known that Mr.. Miller asked
three months ago for a transfer, as
he felt he needed change Of
scenery"
At that time the Department of
Commerce was reported to have con-
sidered him indispensable, as there
were hopeful signs of better trade
understanding with Germany.
Mr.. Miller's annual reports on the
German economic situation were
known to go far beyond the scope
of business alone. They reflected an
insight into the German psychology
and contained general material Of
an analytical nature.
Evening star., 1938-11-17
Hazen Probes
Warning Charge
Of Police bribes
$1,000 q Month Held
Protection Cost;
Income Told

Aroused over testimony yesterday
In the Warning brothers income tax
conspiracy trial that one of the de-
PENDANTS had said he paid $4O0 a
month in 1894 and $1,000 a month
in 1885 as "protection" money, Com
missioner Melvin C. Hazen today
ordered steps taken Immediately to
determine names of any officers
accused of accepting any of the al
legged bribes.
Mr.. Hazen conferred with Maj.
Ernest w. Brown. police superin-
tendent. by telephone today and
asked that an officer be assigned to
sit in on the trial proceedings as an
observer. Maj. Brown designated
1t. George Little. head of the vice
squad, to act in this capacity, as 1t.
Little already was listening to the
trial.
Maj. Brown said that full Coop
Grafton of the Police Department
will be forthcoming in any investiga-
ton deemed necessary after evil
dence of the alleged bribe payments
is presented fully at the trial.
LIT. Little has been instructed to
watch closely all developments" he
said. "Of course, we can not pro-
ceed with anything until the COM
pletion of the trial"
H. Watson Leese, an internal rev.
enue agent, yesterday testified that
Emmitt Warning, described as the
head Of the Warning gambling en-.
terprise, told of the protection
payments when he was questioned
concerning the Warning income tax
at the Internal Revenue Bureau
here in the summer of 1886.
Hazen Wants Trials at Once.
Mr.. Leese told the court that when
Warning was asked if he paid out
money for immunity from arrest
the reply was in the affirmative
The witness continued:
Mr.. Warning said he paid S4O(
a month in 1884 and $1,000 a month
in 1885 and took care of the pro-
lection himself"
Commissioner HaZen said if thu
alleged payments were received by
any members Of the police force h.
wanted to know who they were anc
have them brought speedily befor.
the Police Trial Board.
He described the court statement
as very, very serious thing anc
said he intended to see that ever,
effort was made to run down thl
direct facts in the allegation.
Mr.. Hazen also conferred Will
Corporation Counsel Elwood Sea
and asked him to assign one of til,
assistant corporation counsels to 81
IN as an observer at the trial.
Testimony to Be Studied.
Mr.. Seal later conferred with Mr.
Pine while the trial was in progress!
and the District attorney said h,
had no objection to Commissionel
Hazen's request.
The suggestion also was made tha
Mr.. Pine be asked to allow the
assistant corporation counsel, desig.
mated to act in this capacity, to sit
in with prosecuting officials, possibly
to assist them in preparing questions
in the hope of getting testimony
naming the alleged recipients of the
protection" money.
The corporation counsel said the
Commissioners will be furnished 8
copy of the transcript of the tes.
timony at the trial Commissioner
Hazen said it would be studied close
ly to see if any leads appeared
which would provide a case against
any police officers.
Evening star., 1938-11-17
P. W. A. and w. P. A.
Join to Supply Model
Field for World

BACKGROUND
Tired of waiting for action
from a Congress Uhich has had
local airport legislation under
consideration for IL years, Presi-
dent Roosevelt sir 1Deeks ago an
nounced he had taken the mat
ter into his o,Dn hands. He in
Structed- the neU Ciuu Aero
nautics, Authority and public
works and Army officials to get
together on q development plan.
Tuesday the President announced
that a bad legal tangle oper al
lotment OF funds had been
cleared by the Justice Depart
ne1t.
Evening star., 1938-11-17
Agent Tells Warnings
Income From Numbers
By CARTER BROOKE Homes.

A revealing picture Of how the
Government struggled with the
books and records of an illegal busi-
ness in an effort to find out how
much income tax it had coming was
unfolded today before District
Court jury at the tax fraud trial of
the three Warning brothers and two
accountants.
H. Watson Leese, an internal
revenue agent. under cross-examina-
ton by Leo A. Rover. attorney for
Gordon L. R. Sadur, one of the tax
accountants on trial, went over the