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Evening star., 1938-01-22
MEX|CANS ASSA|L
TARIFF INCREASES
National Economy Is Seen
Peri|ed by Boosts
in Duties.
BY the Associated Press.

6y tAc hSsOCldteu fTeSS.
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 22.-Mexican
chambers Of commerce today pro-
tested new increased tariff schedules
as certain to react disastrously on the
national economy.
Pablo Alexander, president of the
Mexico City Chamber of Commerce,
in a letter to Finance Minister
Eduardo Suarez, warned that "immod-
crate increases "doubtlessly will bring
about an almost total paralysis of
commercial activities" by importers
TO the grave detriment of the ma
tional economy" The letter was pub
lished in a newspaper.
Leopold Palazuelos, president of the
Confederation Of National Chambers
Of Commerce and Industry. predicted
the exaggerated increases of rates on
many articles which are primary ma
terials OF industry may result In di-
minlshing industrial production
with the danger that many firms may
disappear"
A survey of customs brokers indi-
Gated heavy cancellations Of import
orders placed in the United States and
elsewhere. These brokers forecast
that imports would be reduced so per
cent or more.
Wholesale and retail prices rose from
10 to Is per cent on many articles,
and some wholesalers refused to quote
prices at all pending further study
of the changes.
Evening star., 1938-01-22
STEEL FIRMS HEAD
OUIZZED AT HEARING
Weirton Official Testifes Support
Given Employees Representa-.
ton Set-up.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
STEUBENVILLE, Ohio, Jan. o.
Thomas E. Millsop, youthful head of
the Weirton Steel Co., was questioned
yesterday at National Labor Board
hearing about company relations with
employe organizations.
Called as the board entered the final
phase of its inquiry into charges that
the company dominated its workers,
Mr.. Millsop testified the company sup
ported the employees representation
plan until April, 1887.
He said the company gave the as
sociation so cents annually for each
employe and paid the month
salaries of IS employe representa-
tives.
In 1886, he continued. the company
advanced the plan $4,000 after Chair
man Claud Conway told him the as
sociation's funds were exhausted. The
money was loaned, he said, with the
provision that it must be repaid in
1887.
Leaders of the Weirton Steel En-
ployes' League announced they would
parade today before the post Office,
where Representative Robert L. RAM
say of West Virginia, who recently
defended the Labor Board, is sched-
uled to speak.
Claud Conway, chairman of the
Advisory Committee, said the parade
would show Mr.. Ramsay the ''condi-
tions in this district" since the board
began the hearing.
Evening star., 1938-01-22

house. when they attempted a rescue.
Deputy Fire Chief c. c. Barnes said
evidence indicated the fire had been
started by the little victims 4-year- r-old
Drotner Bobby playing with matches
m tne room in which she lay asleep
on bed.
Mrs. j. r. McCabe, who ocusied
the room directly over that in which
the child died, had a narrow escape.
Driven out of her room by smoke and
neat, she half climbed, half fell to
the back stairs, her fall being broken
by Sawyer, who caught her as she
dropped.
DR.. c. D. S. Macdonald, city cor.
oner, gave a technical tentative ver-
dict of death from burning" and
said an inquest would be held Tues
day.
Evening star., 1938-01-22
H0US|NGMEASURE
READYFOR SENATE
House Ratifies Conference
Agreement by Voice Vote
After a Few Protests.
BY J. A. O'LEARY.

Senate approval of the conference
report. probably early next week, is
all that remains to complete congress
sional action on the administration
housing bill to encourage private home
construction by liberalizing the mort
gage insurance terms of the Federal
Housing Administration.
The House ratified the conference
agreement late yesterday after brief
debate. This will send the report to
the Senate when 1t reconvenes Mon-
day. but Senate Majority Leader Bark
ley was not ready to announce last
night whether 1t would be taken up
Immediately on that day.
Fixing of a definite time for its
consideration IS expected to await the
return Monday of Senator Wagner,
Democrat, of New York, who Is spon-
sor of the housing measure as we'll as
a co-author Of the pending bill to
curb lynching. Senator Wagner was
i'll at home this week.
Course in Senate.
Although the filibuster against the
anti-lynching bill is still in full swing,
the housing conference report could
be taken up as privileged matter
without permanently displacing the
anti-lynching bill After being taken
up. however, it would be open to de-
bate.
The House adopted the report with
only q scattering Of mays" on a viva
voce vote. and after few speeches
OF protest against particular features
Of the conference agreement.
Representative Wolcott, Republican,
Of Michigan, criticized sections OF the
bill dealing with proposed creation OF
national mortgage associations. He
asserted the conference agreement will
make 1t possible for such institutions
to make loans in competition with
building associations and banks.
Representative Fish, Republican, of
New York said this country is behind
the rest OF the world in private homes
for its wage earners. He warned, how
ever, against too much optimism over
immediate results of the bill, contend
ing that in time of depression wage
earners will not be able to put up the
required down payment OF 10 per cent
OF the cost OF house. He took the
view that, later on. when conditions
improve. the bill will do much good.
Representative Luce, Republican, OF
Massachusetts, registered opposition to
financing apartment house projects
with Government hackipp apd alco
opposed further issuance of tax
exempt securities.
Chairman Steagall of the House
Evening star., 1938-01-22
PROPOSED PROBE
OF T. v. A. BACKED
Senate Agriculture Group Ap'
proves Study Suggested
by Senator Norris.


Ry the Associated Press
A proposal by Senator Norris. inde-
pendent, of Nebraska that the Federal
Trade Commission investigate the
Tennessee Valley Authority received
the approval Of the Senate Agricul-
ture Committee yesterday.
The inquiry would entail study
Of any internal dissension" among
T. v. A. board members and of any
efforts by private utilities to hamper
the agency's operations.
Senator Norris, known as the ia
ther of the T. V. A." introduced a
resolution calling for the inquiry after
friction among T. " A. board men,
bers had been reported.
The agency's directors were said to
have differed in connection with liti-
CATION involving marble leases held by
Senator Berry. Democrat, of Ten
nessee and others on flooded lands
behind Norris Dam.
Under the resolution, the Federal
Trade Commission would ascertain
whether the T. " A. is operating with
reasonable economy and efficiency"
whether its work is being hampered
or interfered with in any way by any
interna. dissension" and whether any
director has helped private power
companies in litigation aaginst the
T. v. A.
In addition the commission would
determine what private utilities have
instituted injunction suits against the
T. v. A. and what expense the de-
tense of the suits has entailed,
Evening star., 1938-01-22
PALESTINE WORK
TO Be REVIEWED
Conference Opening Tonight
to Consider New Ru-
manian Policy.

One of the major issues to be con-
sidered by the National Conference
for Palestine, which opens tonight at
the Mayflower Hotel, will be the prob
lem of finding opportunities for set
tlement in Palestine for the thousands
of Jews who may be forced to leave
Rumania because of that country's new
political regime
More than 500 Jewish civic leaders
from communities throughout the
United States will assemble at the
conference under auspices of the
United Palestine Appeal and other
leading national bodies to mark the
completion Of two decades of Pales-
tine upbuilding and to mobilize Amer
ican Jewry behind the further develop
ment of settlement opportunities.
Survey by DR.. Wise.
The initial session will be called
to order by DR.. Stephen S. Wise. ma
tional chairman of the United Pales-
tine Appeal. who will survey the jew
ish situation abroad, particularly in
Rumania and Germany. The meeting
will be devoted to an analysis Of re-
cent developments in Palestine in rela-
ton to the general Jewish problem.
Principal speakers will be DR.. Joa-
chin Prinz, noted German rabbi; Lud-
wig Lewisohn, distinguished critic and
novelist. and Ittamar Ben Avi, Pales-
tinian editor and publisher. Simon
Shelter of Detroit will preside
A comprehensive report of political
and economic conditions in Palestine
since the issuance of the British Royal
Commission report last July will be
presented to the conference by DR..
Bernard Joseph, legal adviser of the
Jewish Agency for Palestine, who ar
Evening star., 1938-01-22
HOUSING OFFICIALS
DEFY ANNAPOLIS
Authority Demands City Re-
consider Move to Require
Local Labor on Project.

b the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Jan. 22.-The local
Housing Authority today demanded
that the Mayor and City Council re-
consider by Tuesday their resolution
providing that $4,000 in city funds
be withheld until the municipal officers
are assured the Authority will employ
Annapolis and Anne Arundel County
residents on slum clearance projects.
The Council several months ago
voted to give the Authority $4,000
annually for five years. On the basis
Of the grant, the Federal Housing
Authority has tentatively earmarked
100000 for local projects.
Mayor Louis N. Phipps said he
thought the Council was in order in
requesting that the money appropri-
ated for housing be spent at home and
local engineers, mechanics, architects
and laborers employed.
The Authority, in letter to the
mayor and Council, today pointed out
that when the city made the grant
of $4,000 its responsibility ended
and the work of carrying out the in
tent of the State and Federal housing
laws devolved upon the Authority.
THE authority. for its own protec-
ton, must insist that it will not allow
interference by unauthorized sources
with its honestly arrived at decisions, "
the letter continued. In pursuance
with this policy and with all due re-
spect to the Mayor, counselor and
alderman, the authority demands the
reconsideration of your resolution on
or before January 25, in the best in
tsrests of all concerned.
If the Mayor, counselor and alder
men do not concur with this demand,
the authority will be under the most
disagreeable necessity of reporting
your action to the United States
housing administrator who. without
doubt, will cancel the setting aside Of
funds for Annapolis"
Evening star., 1938-01-22
rived recently from Jerusalem to confer
with American Jewish leaders on the
prpSent situo tjOn

rived recently from Jerusalem to confer
with American Jewish leaders on the
present situation.
Closes Tomorrow Night.
The conference will close tomorrow
night with banquet in the grand ball
room Of the Mayflower, at which
United States Housing Administrator
Nathan Straus, Senator Wagner OF
New York, DR.. Solomon Goldman of
Chicago and Rabbi Philip Bernstein
OF Rochester, N. Y, will be principal
speakers.
During the session, new officers Of
the United Palestine Appeal for 1888
will be installed by Dr. Wise. who will
be succeeded as national chairman by
DR.. Abba Hillel Silver Of Cleveland,
a foremost scholar and leader in Amer
ican Jewry.
Many distinguished public speakers
will address various sessions, among
them Secretary of the Interior Ickes,
who will be principal speaker at the
afternoon session tomorrow. DR.. JOS
eph will present his political situation
review tomorrow afternoon.
Evening star., 1938-01-22

Banking Committee explained and de-
Tended the conference agreement.
In the Senate next week the report
is expected to produce a more contro-
versial debate over the dropping in
conference of the Lodge amendment,
to require prevailing wage rates on
housing projects If F. H. A. insures
the mortgages. The amendment was
placed in the bill in the Senate by a
vote OF ST to IT, The Senate, how
ever, is expected to accept the con-
ference agreement in the end.
The main purposes OF the bill are
to allow F. II. A. to grant mortgage
insurance up TO 80 per cent of the
cost of small individual homes, instead
OF 30 per cent as at present, and to
grant 80 per cent mortgage insurance
on construction loans for large hous-
Evening star., 1938-01-22
OHIO SENATOR DONAHEY
INDORSED FOR GOVERNOR
Senator Bulkley Praises Colleague
Who Has Held Post Three
Times Previously.

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Bulkley. Democrat. of Ohio
indorsed last night tn. possible can
didacy of his colleague, Senator Dom
ahey for the Democratic nomination
for Governor of his State.
Senator Donahey. who served three
terms as Governor before he entered
the Senate, said recently he had been
urged 10 seek the nomination in op-
position to Gov Martin L. Davey and
Former It. Gov Charles SAWYER
Il would be very much delighted, II
Senator Bulkley said. Ito see Senator
Donahey a candidate for Governor
and know ne would render outstand-
ing service to the people Of Ohio in
that capacity"
He said he would mot have a hand
in engineering the nomination Of q
candidate"
Evening star., 1938-01-22
c. 10. COUNCIL FORMED
100000 Unionists to Be Repre-.
sented in New Group.

NEW YORK, Jan. % R).-Repre-
sentatives of Committee for Industrial
Organization unions organized here
yesterday an Industrial Union Council
similar to the Central Trades and
Labor Council of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor.
The council is expected by its lead
ers to have between 500 and TOO dele
gates, representing approximately $780,
600 c. I. o. unionists. Alan Haywood,
c. I. o. regional director, presided at
the session. A constitution was
adopted, subject to revision by union
locals.
Evening star., 1938-01-22
NORFOLK CHILD VICTIM
OF ROOMING HOUSE FIRE

By the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, Jan. 22.-Gwen-
dolyn Hopkins. 21a years old, died in
a fire which gutted her family's room
in rooming house.
The child's mother, Mrs. William c.
Hopkins, 49, discovered the blaze, but
was driven back by smoke and flames
when she tried to enter the room, as
were William Beaton and Alton Saw
yer, who also live at the rooming
Evening star., 1938-01-22

ing projects. The administration
hopes the bill will help check the busi-
ness recession and create employment.
Evening star., 1938-01-22
FRIENDLY GOSSIP

Friends and neighbors often tell each
other from experience Of the value of
Father Johns Medicine for colds and
proven body builder. Must be good
to be in use over 80 years.
Evening star., 1938-07-06

out. I think she k trying to scare
US. Yes, str, that's what ! think. ]
would like to see him try to catch me. q
The bold little Mink's brothers and
sisters eyed him doubtfully.
you're Just Dragging" said one.
! II think that such talk Is silly, y
said another.
you know very well that Mother
knows best" said . third.
IT you don't watch out you may
ket your wish and also Hooty the Owl
may get you," said the fourth. "And
it would serve you just right II he
should" he added.
Now, the boldest little Mink was
also vain little Mink. He liked to
have his brothers and dstsrs look up
= him and admire hin beeasase a
Evening star., 1938-07-06

marm," with the others when their
mother had warned them about Hooty
the Owl, and that it was safer to
hide frst at the least suspicion Of
danger and look into the matter after
ward, but down in his heart he had
thought his mother foolishly timid,
and as soon as, the five little Minks
were alone he boosted that he wouldn't
run from anything until he knew
what he was running from.
II guess" said he, that I have
sense enough to know when danger
Is near. II We run from every NOV
ing shadow We will be running most
Of the time. This Hooty the Owl
mother tells about may be . terrible
fellow, and then again he may not be
half . ts91ibls q sho Hj1s . make
Evening star., 1938-07-06
LETTER-OUT
BY Phillips
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Evening star., 1938-07-06
Large Dams Proposed.
BY WiIIord
Trademark a D piled
For q. 8. Patent Omce
BY Bud Fisher
ADVERTISEMENT.

To prevent the recurrence Of con.
ditions following last years serious
drought. Argentina plans to con-
struct two large irrigation dams in
the Province Of Tucuman. They are
expected to cost over $4,000, 900.
Preparations are under way in Buenos
Aires for the call for bids within the
next few months. One Of the dams
Will be on the Sail River and the
other on the Marapa River. These
projects were originally authorized by
law approved by the Argentine Ma
tional Congress in 1885. Tho serious
results Of the 1887 drought IN the
Tucumaa Province caused the move
b hasten thei1 ooup3et3ou.
Evening star., 1938-07-06
By Edgar Rice Burroughs

his boldnsss. He always wanted to
be the leader In whatever was going
on and usually he was. It hattered
his sense Of pride. 30 now he tossed
his head scornfully.
"You are all little 'fraidies, that's
what you areI" said he. I'll show
you that, I'm not afraid Of any old
shadows. I'll do it the first chance I
get"
Wasn't he silly little Mink?
(Copyright. 103S.)
Evening star., 1938-07-06
. Bedtime Stories:
~ THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Oh. he was bold as bold could be;
A foolish little Mink was he.

You will find that little folks who
are very bold usually are also
very foolish. Their boldness makes
them foolish. The two things seem
to 60 together. Boldness makes them
think that they know more than any
one else. or At least quite as much Is
any one else, and SO they do not heed
the advice Of those older and wiser
than they. I hardly know which Is
worse-to Be foolishly timid or fool
ishly bold-but suspect that those
among the little people Of the Green
Forrest and ths oeeen Meadows who
Evening star., 1938-07-06
are foolishly timid live longer than
those who are foolishly bold.

Now whenever you ind 4 family of
children you will always find one who
Is bolder than the others. It was so
with the five little Minks. the children
of Billy Mink and Mrs. Billy. There
was one who was always the first to
try any new adventure. He was the
first to learn to swim. and the first
to catch = hsh. Also, am sorry
to say, he was the FIRST to disobey
his mother and 60 out from the
safety Of the brush heap under which
their home was while she was away.
And because he was bold he was q
boaster, which Is usually the way
with those who are bold.
The uttie Mink had answered ''Yes,
Evening star., 1938-07-06
Tennis Marksman.

TEANECK, N. J. R.-A thrush
went foraging for food on the courts
Of the West Englewood Tennis Club
only to be killed by a tennis ball.
Ted Mckinley was serving. His
.cannon-ball service felled the bird IS
It new low across the court. The
plaintive notes Of the mate in q near
by tree could be heard as Mr.. McKin-
ley turned spadefull Of earth and
buried his victim.
Evening star., 1938-07-06
Slickers Find New Commodity.

Slickers Find New Commodity. {
LOS ANGELES B.-wiliam Zion,
So, waited till street car No. 1924 came
along.
He boarded the car, showed bill OF
sale to the conductor for No. 1924,
and demanded his property.
The conductor referred Mr.. Zion
to the police bunko detail. which now
seeks the "salesmen" who took zionS
800.
Evening star., 1938-07-06
Twizzler Answer

The tricky. point In the timepiece
problem was the word minute" :"
meaning, In this caIe, very small end
~ III eqaiSo1Gnt q - sooenAs.
Evening star., 1938-08-23
ALTMEYER RAPS
$50 PENSION IDEA
Social Security Head Aids
McAdoo With Figures
Blasting Foes Plan.
By the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
Senator McAdoo, New Deal-favored
candidate for Democratic renomina-
ton in California, today was in re-
ceipt of a useful weapon dispatched
from Washington in the form of a
letter from Chairman Arthur ]. Alt
meyer Of the Social Security Board
condemning the $50 every Thursday
old-age retirement plan, which the
the Senator's three outstanding oppo-
nents have been supporting in various
degrees.
Responding to request for comment
from Senator McAdoo, Mr.. Altmeyer
said the proposal would jeopardize con-
tinuance of old-age assistance pay
ments now being made with Federal
aid to l1700o Californians.
In addition. he declared, it would
require additional State taxes of
Sl,560,000,o00 year, or nearly four
times as much as the total State and
local tax collections in California in
1886.
Disastrous Effect"
Economists are generally agreed
that the effect on business and indus
try would be disastrous" Mr. Altmeyer
wrote in his letter to Senator McAdoo,
dated August 9.
A petition has been circulated in
California to place the question on the
ballot this year, but this effort has
been challenged in the State Supreme
Court.
AS defined by the social security
chairman, the proposed law would au-
thorize the issuance by the State of
California of $3.50 worth of negotia-
BILE warrants annually to all qualified
electors of the State over so years of
age who are not generally speaking,
employers or employees
Senator McAdoo has been publicly
silent, thus far, concerning the pro-
posal. Two of his opponents, Sheridan
DoWney and John w. Preston, have
favored permitting the question to 90
on the ballot but have not publicly
advocated the system itself.
Tax of S625 Per Person.
Representative JChn F. DockWeller
of Los Angeles, running for Democratic
nomination for Governor, has support
ed the proposed law.
Mr.. Altmeyer wrote Senator McAdoo
1t was likely that adoption of the law
would mean making the $40 a week
payments to 100000 persons.
II we assume that this is to be paid
by employed persons between the ages
Of IS and so, plus the 100000 aged
who do not receive warrants, it would
mean that roughly 2,500.OO0 people
would have to pay Sl,560. 100000, or
an average of about s625 per person."
he added.
The Federal official expressed the
opinion that the system would tend
to drive lawful money" out of Cali
fornia and leave in the State a vast
amount of warrants with very little
currency backing.
With such condition, it is doubt
ful that merchants would accept the
warrants except at considerable dis
count" Mr.. Altmeyer continued.
Asserting it was not within the
Social Security Boards province to
pass upon the constitutionality of
State laws, he said nevertheless that
there seemed to be grave doubt" as
to the constitutionality of the proposal.
Evening star., 1938-08-23

sian nurse, Anna zaporojachuk. to
America with him in 1922, represent
ing her as his wife. They were mar
ried several weeks ago.
Reports and depositions of various
high American Army officers pictur-
ing Bogomoletz as killer fiend,"
were introduced at the deportation
hearing. The Americans alleged Bogo-
moletz was in charge Of terrorist
train in Siberia
He was alleged to have wantonly
fired on an American troop train in
1920, killing two soldiers. This the
former general denied.
Evening star., 1938-08-23
GAMING RAID TRAPS 400
Chicago Men, Women Fight for
Exits as AK Squad Arrives.

Exits as AK Squad Arrives.
CHICAGO, Aug. % (P.-The axe
squad swung into action again yes
terday and chopped up the fifth
handbook wrecked during the past
six days in the States attorneys war
on gambling
Women shrieked and several tainted
as some 400 patrons, including ITS
women. pushed and fought to reach
exits when eight axe men raided
the commodious Wilson-Clifton Club
on the Northwest Side.
1t. Thomas Kelly Of the States
attorneys police, who led the raid,
said the squad visited four large
handbooks before they found one
open. The others, he said. had folded
up" 1t. Kelly arrested two men who
identified themselves as clerks in the
club.
Evening star., 1938-08-23
AIR CRASH KILLS 5
Store Is Demolished as Plane
Plunges in Berlin,

BERLIN. Aug. % LP.-Three wom-
en- and two men were fatally injured
yesterday as military airplane
crashed into the roof of a store in
the busy Eastern Weberstrasse section
OF Berlin. The two occupants of the
plane were not hurt, however.
The two-seater plane, attempting an
emergency landing because of motor
trouble, was wrecked, and the store
was demolished
Three passers-by. two women and
q man, were injured by falling debris
Evening star., 1938-08-23

Cuba Ships $1,000, 900 in Tobacco.
Cuba shipped s7,352.3ss worth Of
tobacco to cther countries in the first
six months Of this year.