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ROOMS FURNISHED.

PRINCE KARL. 1901 K st. n.w-Attrac-
tive, clean. newly furnished rooms inner
spring mattresses. running water some pr!-
yate baths; single. S5.75 up: double. $40
to SIT week: hotel and switchboard service.
1894 COLUMBIA RD.-S3 and S450 wk.;
single, double rms: clean. warm: 4 baths:
n C-Car lines. mi IN
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VACUUM CLEANERS, rebuilt l-year guar.
Eureka. Hoover. G. E.. etc; 25Ge of:
absolutely the cheapest price in town.
Electrical Center. 5l4 10th st, n w., Natl.
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portable. S39.50: high-grade rentals, SO
month, delivered. Central Typewriter Co.,
923 @ st. NV National S124
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I71s 18th ST. NW.-Newly decorated
M. single. running water. next bath; SIS,
Trnnt double tuio haIe
Evening star., 1938-10-02
Ben WEB STER

EAREWEN9 NAVE BEEN pAAD 70 PROF WATT
U\A11,X ALL 7AE BOYS At TAE ScAOol, AS
WELL AS 1AE INSTRUCTORS, AND BEN AND
bPlAR ARE OFF ON A NEW ADVENTURE .
THEY ARE LEAVING VITA OlD 1AFFT IATE>
AAD A\S PET MONKEY AGolE, TO RENDER
AECP q ABAER NAI TX
Evening star., 1938-04-04
MUIR APPOINTED
S0UTHGATE'S AIDE
Chief Usher at White House to
Join Conference Division of
State Department

raymond D. Muir, who has beer
chief usher at the White House since
the death of Irving Ike) Hoover. five
years ago, has been given a position
as assistant chief of the International
conference Division of the State De-
partment and will assume his new
duties April IS.
Mr. Muir was selected because of
his experience in handling functions
at the Executive Mansion. In his neu
posltion Mr., Muir will be engaged in
arranging details for international
conferences to be held in the United
states and will serve as the assistant
to Richard Southgate of the foreign
service OF the United States,
Mr.. Muir is a native of Boston
Mass, came to the White House as
assistant to Mr.. Hoover in 1880. Pre-
vlous to that he had been in a clerical
position in the Veterans Bureau. He
served in the Navy during the war
and saw service overseas
Mr.. Muir will be succeeded as chief
usher by Howell Grim, his assistant
Wilson Searles, who has been on the
usher staff for a number of years
VIII be promoted as first assistant to
MIR. Grim and Mr.. Searls' place will
oe nlIed by Charles Claunch, who as
chief yeoman in the Navy for more
than Is years has been detailed as
yoeman to the naval aide to the Pres
ident. Mr.. C1aunch will have 20
years service to- his credit next Sep
temoer. when he will go on the re-
tlrement roll Of the Navy as chief
yeoman.
Evening star., 1938-04-04

sure that the spending official will
never question the judgment of the
representative of the Congress unless
absolutely assured Of the correctness
of his position.
Say the political patriots, I'VE must
preserve the Constitution.
In my 20 years of experience in
public life, I have never known such
misrepresentation Of a bill. Some
Of 1t may be unwilling, but much OF
1t is deliberate and partisan.
I appeal to the American people not
to be misled by newspaper editorials
and letters from lobbyists urging op-
position to q bill they have never
read.
When you receive letter from them,
ask yourself how they got your name.
Do not respond and let them think
they were justified in placing your
name on a sucker" list.
If you do wire q member of Con-
gress, ask him to vote for the reor-
ganization bill, not against it. Tell
him that the people had enough con-
fldence in President Roosevelt to en-
trust him with the destiny of l30,-
000, 900 people and that you are willing
to trust him to reorganize the execu-
tive departments Of the Government,
which under the Constitution of the
United States. he is directed to ad-
minister.
lcopyrisht. 1888. ~ the North American
4 Nswspspar Alliance, fns.)
Evening star., 1938-04-04
Parents and II Children Win
Ne,U Chance to Auert Epictii0n

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank A. Gambino
and their II children won a new
chance to retain their home in Ches.
terbrook, Va. today when the ownef
postponed execution Of an eviction
order to give Mr.. Gambino's fellow
World War veterans time to try to
help him find job.
Members Of the Falls Church Aneri-
can Legion Post heard yesterday that
the Gambinos were to be evicted to-
day under court order secured bv
the man from whom they had bought
their home when they fell two months
behind in the $40 monthly payments.
The Legionnaires investigated, found
the family plucky and looking et,ly
for a chance to earn their way and
persuaded the owner to hold up the
eviction for few days. In the mean.
time, Post Comdr. w. L. Covinrton
said the Legion post would do every-
thing possible to help Mr.. 7dambino
ind work. first trying to gst him re-
inSt ted Ia The Government eoevioa.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
PRESIDENTS WIFE
TO SEE U. S. WORKERS
Farley Is Set Today on Welfare
Activities-Social Security
Officials to Confer,

Meetings with several groups of
workers from various Government de-
partments are on Mrs. Franklin d.
Roosevelt's calendar for today and
tomorrow, she announced at her press
conference today.
This afternoon a meeting from 2
to O'Clock was to bring to the White
House approximately 80 colored vel
fare workers on projects affecting
women and children, she said. for
the purpose of discussing how to i'm
prove work being done. The meeting
was called by Mrs. Ellen S. Woodward,
assistant works progress administrator.
A group of State administrators
under the Social Security Board will
meet also at the White House from
4 to S pm today and tomorrow DR..
Martha M. Eliot, assistant chief of the
Children's Bureau. has arranged to
bring a Children's Bureau group to
the White House.
With her Easter shopping still to
be done, Mrs. Roosevelt plans to spend
some time the latter part of the week
In New York
Evening star., 1938-04-04

The Gambino family troubles be-
gan when the father lost his clerical
job in the Treasury Department two
months ago. The task of supporting
family of II children had left him no
savings. A groceryman extended
credit to keep the family in food.
There was no money to continue
payments on the house, where the
family will have been living a year
tomorrow. They were not eligible for
relief in Fairfax County until the year
was up, but now may get some as
sistance from this source to help tide
them over.
Mr.. Gambino was at church yester-
day when the Legion post delegation
first went to see him. Far from being
downhearted over the prospects of
having no place to sleep tonight. Mrs.
Gambino was still hoping for . chance
to keep their home and planning how
she could raise much Of the family's
own food this spring on ttA nearby
TIP acres ef land. q
Evening star., 1938-04-04
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

Business considers Senate
bill to expand R. F. c. lending powers.
Reorganization-Further House de-
bate deferred until tomorrow.
Naval Senate committee be1ins
study Of billion dollar expansion pro-
gram.
Unemployment - Senate committee
studies data on relief administration.
Senate-In recess.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Will vote on Burlew nomination and
take up Interior Department appro-
priation bill.
Judiciary Subcommittee hearing on
bill relating to production and market
ing of petroleum, 10 am.
Commerce Committee executive
meeting on merchant marine and
aviation bills. 10 am.
Finance Committee executive meet
Ing to act on tax bill. 1890 am.
Naval Affairs Committee will con-
tinue in session on naval construction
program.
House:
Considers bills on private calendar
and afterward will resume debate on
Government reorganization bill.
Subcommittee of Interstate and
Foreign Commerce Committees con-
siders bills to extend inland water
ways, 10 am.
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Committee considers bill to promote
safety Of life at sea, 10 am.
District Committee begins considera-
ton Of 1899 revenue bill, 10 am.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
Capital Gre,v
Thrice as Fast
In 1887 as '36

Washington grew three times as
last In 1887 as it did in 1896. accord
ing to R. L. Polk & Co., publishers of
the city directory, the 1898 edition of
which is off the press today.
The new directory has 430.232
names Of persons 10 years old or
more. This is an increase of 24,6oO
over last years pink and white book.
which in turn carried $500 more
names than the 1886 edition.
The directory begins with Arnold
A. Aaberg and ends with Albert J.
zyvoloski. There are six Brains to
last years four, three Whitehouses,
one Uncle, three Sans, three Courts,
81 Justices. seven Speakers, one Bill
and two Drones.
There are only two Hecklers, but
there is one Mr.. Horrid and a single
Greenhorn.
The directory offers also catalogue
Of commerce and industry in Wash
ington, guide to governmental Offices
and officers, story Of Washington
and the designation Of owner
occupied homes,A
Evening star., 1938-04-04
COL. W. F. BURNS, 50,
DIES IN SAN DIEGO

1t. Col. William F. Burns, SO. U. S.
A., retired, who formerly had several
tours of duty here in the Judge Advo-
cate Generals Once, War Depart
ment, died yesterday in San Diego,
Calf. it was learned through the
Associated Press.
A native of Illinois, Col. Burns was
graduated with an A. B. degree from
Princeton University and subsequently,
received law degree from Lake For
est University in Illinois He prac-
ticed law in Chicago and in 1917 en-
tered the Army as captain.
Col. Burns had tours of duty in the
Judge Advocate Generals Office in
1919, again from January, 1920. to
June, 1921; from October, 1922. to No
vember. 1925; from September. 1928
to November, 1890, and short tour of
duty in October 1881. He was re-
tired, due to Illness in October, 1894.
Survivors include his widow. Mrs.
Mary Burns. San Diego. and a son,
Allen Francis Burns. Baltimore,
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before the compensation Of field en-
ployes is adjusted.

civil service will ever be extended and
before the compensation Of field en-
ployes is adjusted.
The bill provides for an independent
audit of the Government expense by
an auditor general to be appointed by
the Congress and removable only by
the Congress. The controller general,
under existing law, is appointed by
the President He exercises the power
OF control as well as audit. AS a re-
suit he has been required to devote so
much Of his time to control, advising
departmental officials as to expendi-
lures, that he has been unable to give
the necessary attention to auditing
the expenditures of the Government.
Pre-Audit Figures.
It is said that this bill deprives the
Government of a pre-audit. Today
only 81 per cent of the expenses Of
the Government are pre-audited.
There Is a pre-audit only when a de-
partmental oficial asks for it. The bill
would provide for a daily audit by a
representative of the Congress. If
the disbursing officer failed to accept
the decision of the representative of
the Congress, it would be reported to
the Joint committee of the Senate and
House. This committee can require
the director Of the budget Immediately
to appear and justify his action. The
spotlight Of publicity viii be turned
upon the transaction. This viii In
Evening star., 1938-04-04
MRS. ROOSEVELT
URGES SCHOOL USE
Presidents Wife DepIores
Abandoning of Training
Institution for Girls.

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt said
today that it seems that some in
diNdual md personal difficulties"
must have arisen to bring about plans
for abandoning the present home of
the National Training School for
Girls and expressed the hope that it
may be possible to iron out the difficult
ties
Holding her first press conference
since her return from a Western and
Southwestern lecture tour, Mrs Roose-
velt referred to statement of the
facts she had read in The Star last
Friday and declared that it seems
so clear and commonsense that the
training school should be used, that
1t is hard to understand the decision
reached.
The real facts seemed to point to
the need of keeping the institution
open and used,' she said, "and now
that it has been improved to do real
piece of work.
Talks on War.
Summing up her impressions of the
country on her recent tour, Mrs.
Roosevelt said she feels that war to
most people in this country is lust
an academic discussion.
She does not believe this feeling is
justified, however, she added, explain
ing that. while she does not believe
this country is in immediate danger
OF war, she feels it should be of vital
interest to every one when war is
being waged anywhere.
OF the recession, Mrs. Roosevelt said
that the northwest section of the
country probably is just beginning to
feel the worst of it and that in cer-
tain parts of the country the recession
seems to have been delayed She did
not feel qualified to give comparisons
OF the various sections, however.
N. Y. A. Praised.
She praised N. Y. A. projects in the
southwest section as the most original
and valuable that she has visited, and
also described Hollywood studios as
among the most interesting things
she's ever seen.
Mrs. Roosevelt also disclosed TODAY
that she was much interested to have
her recent comments on plays she has
seen taken as serious dramatic criti-
cisms. A chiding note from Alexander
Woollcott suggested that she must have
mad bad dinner before attending
our Town" she revealed, but re-
lterated her view that she found that
play depressing.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
PRESIDENT TALKS
WITH RAIL GROUP
Labor and Officials Confer
With Him on Emergency
Proposed Measure.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Representatives of railway labor and
management took to the White House
today their views on emergency rail-
road legislation which President
Roosevelt soon will recommend to
Congress.
The labor group has been urging
protection for workers whose jobs
might be menaced in rail consolida-
tions. Management spokesmen have
advised temporary financial aid for
hard-pressed roads and ultimate CO.
ordinated Federal control of all trans
portation.
Fhe White House conference was
requested by the Association of Amer
ican Railroads and Labor Brotherhood
officials. 1t follows an extended study
OF the railroad situation by Mr.. Roose-
welt at Warm Springs, Ga.
Those Invited to Farley.
White House officials announced
those invited to the conference were
John j. Pelley, president of the Asso-
citation Of American Railroads; three
regional representatives of the asso-
ciation-F. E. Williamson OF the New
York Central. S. r. Bledsoe of the
Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe and
Ernest E. Norris Of the Southern Rail-
way-and the following labor repre-
sentatives:
George Harrison, chairman of the
Association of Railway Labor Execu-
tiveA D. B. Robertson, president Of the
Brotherhood of Firemen and Engine
men; E. J. Manion. president of the
Order of Railroad Telegraphers, and
S. H. Hogan, president of the Marine
Engineers
The Chief Executive will send to
Congress within few days a report
by special committee of Interstate
Commerce commissioners analyzing
railroad conditions and recommending
program of improvement. He has
| indicated he then will ask immediate
legislative action
Congressmen close to the admins
tration said bill to give the Recon-
struction Finance Corp. authority to
make business loans would provide a
means Of financial aid to the roads.
Advocates of liberal financial assist
ance contend increased equipment
purchases would stimulate general
business
Measure Before House.
This measure which may result in
new outpourings of Federal millions
to both large and small businesses was
before the House today. The Sena.e
already has approved it.
Many believed the railroad report
would recommend legislation to expe-
dite financial reorganization of roads
in bankruptcy or receivershlp and
would propose machinery for COM
peiline railroad consultations.
Labor. management and Govern
ment have agreed that mergers would
mean personnel reductions, aud MIR.
Roosevelt has promised that men thus
| thrown out of work would be cared for.
Evening star., 1938-04-04

that the House will provide for the
controllers Office. and its powers, as
we'll as an audit. Let us recognize that
we need both. But the controller ought
not to be removable at the will OF
any President, as the House pro-
poses. The controllers ONCE ought
to be Independent.
The elevation of the public spending
to cabinet status is not good. We
ought to be taking it out of politics.
This puts 1t into politics, I fear. But,
at worst. this is not loss Of ground.
1t is failure to move in the right
direction. The entire relief business
must be divorced absolutely from poll
tics and the only way to do it is to put
1t under non-partisan board with
proper laws imposing penalties upon
every one who uses the public spend
ing for political purposes. In the
forthcoming relief bill we ought to
have more definite restrictions than
have been in force heretofore.
Bill to Be Improved.
Much more might be said Let me
come to a close with one remark
A very bad bill has been decidedly
improved by reason Of prolonged de-
bate. The good in it will be well
coined. 1t may yet be further i'm
proved before final passage, and de-
mand for this ought to be maintained
The bad in 1t can be corrected. The
House and the conferees are likely
to improve 1t in response to popular
demand.
We have now the far greater task
Of forming a public policy that will
arrest the depression. If it shall not
be rightly met. we may have infinitely
worse conditions than we may now
be willing to consider likely. Every
man and woman in the country ought
now to be concerned to bring about
measures that will encourage enter
prise, and so set our Republic on the
base upon which it hourished for q
century and half.
The demand is for cool heads
thoughtful action and unity in the
fundamental essentials Kicking, quar-.
reling. exchange of epithets and gen.
eral squawking will get us nowhere
Have your views, insist upon them
but let us be temperate In our ut
terances.
This country is all right. Our Con-
stitution Is all right. There is q
harvest ahead for every man Of good
will who will do his days work as
he stands by them.
Copyright, 1888, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc)
Evening star., 1938-04-04
HITLER GREETED LOUDLY
BY KLAGENFURT THRONG
By the Associated Press.

kLAGENFURT, Austria, April A.
Reichsfuehrer Hitler came to Klaeen-
1urt today to speak on the plebiscite on
Austro-German union called for next
Sunday. He arrived by special train at
. pm. e am, E. S, IT,, and was
loudly welcomed by more than $50 1000
Corinthians, many of them peasants
IN native red and blue costumes.
Hitlers 130-mile rout from Graz
where he spoke yesterday, was almost
everywhere lined with cheering crowds
In some places throngs got in the way
OF the train so it could move only after
strenuous work of gendarmes to clear
the track. Mothers held up their in
fants for Hitler to touch.
Hitler probably will stay overnight
at Klagenfurt after his address TO-
night and will fly to Innsbruck tomor-
row, weather permitting. In the re-
ceptlon at the Klagenfurt City Hall,
Hitler said he would exploint Carinth-
las natural resources fully.
Evening star., 1938-04-04


The disturbance that was centered over
Newfoundland Sunday evening has con-
tinued to move rapidly northeastward,
Julianehaab. Greenland. 29.1s inches,
while disturbances of slight intensity are
moving eastward over the North Atlantic
states, Binghamton. N. Y. 26.76 inches.
and over Northwestern Quebec. LacDor,
1856 inches. Pressure is falling over the
Southern Plains. Amarillo, Tex. 2s!s
Mounty regions, Tonopah. New, 29.72 in
ches. A high-pressure area is moving
eastward over the Southern States. Mont
eomery. Ala, 1924 inches. while pressure
is high and rising from the Mackenzie
Valley soMtheastward over the upper Mis-.
Mackenzie, $3.50 inches. During. the last
cipitation in the lake region and rains
IN the North Pacific States and Northern
California. Temperatures have risen in
the West Gulf States and the southern
portion Of the Ohio Valley.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
at Harpers Ferry; Potomac clear at Great
Falls today.
Evening star., 1938-04-04

February 5, 1887,
and was over
shadoWed at once
by it. The two
together would
have given the
President all the
power of dicta-
torship. T h l S
may not have
been the purpose,
but 1t was the in
dubitable conse-
quence. A man
may desire the
powers of dicta-
torship without
desiring m ho q
Evening star., 1938-04-04
DU POINT WANTS REFUND
Tells Tax Appeals Board 351 ,O4s
Due Him, Doesn't Owe 3115.S1O

Henry B. du Pont of Wilmington.
Del. asked the Board of Tax Appeals
today to award him refund Of s5l ,o4s
on his 1884 Federal gift taxes, in
stead Of requiring him to pay an ad-
ditional s1l5,810.
The additional amount was assessed
against him by the Internal Revenue
Bureau. The controversy arose over
the valuation Of securities given by
Du Pont to his three children in 1894
Evening star., 1938-04-04
Report for Last "a Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, so. $50 pm. yesterday: year
ago, 81.
Lowest, SO, . Am. today; year aso. ~.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest. "a, on March 90
Lowest, 1s. on January %.
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
prom noon yesterday to noon today
Highest, "A per cent, at ] am. today.
Lowest. 30 per cent. at 3:15 pm. yes
terday.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in the
Capital (current month to date.
Evening star., 1938-04-04

c 0 m m u n / S is.
Now t h at the
people are not
quite so afraid of
the Communists,
the same people
charge that the
President is seek
ing to establish a
Nazi government,
and, as proof,
they cite the re-
organization bill.
Well, t h a t bill
was before Con-
gress long before
there was q court
hill 1Nnr hoforo
Evening star., 1938-04-04
Maryland Estimates
Income Tax Yield
Less Than Million
BY the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. April A.
Virtually complete returns from
the State income tax are $917 900,
the controllers office said today
in estimating the total yield is
not likely to exceed s1,000,0O0.
The tax. backbone of the States
social security relief program,
was estimated to raise $1,500,000.
The office estimated last week
relief funds would fall $4,000
short Of meeting the $3,500,o00
yearly estimate.
Evening star., 1938-04-04
THE WEATHER REPORT

District Of tonight
winds mostly northwest
Maryland-Fair and probably light FROST slightly colder portion
tonight; tomorrow generally fair and slightly colder
Vrgnia-Far probably
north portions tonight portion
West VrginiaFa slightly
Evening star., 1938-04-04
b. the Associated Press.

B, the Associated Press.
Conflict over the administrators
billion-dollar naval expansion pro-
gram shifted today to a Senate COM
mittee, which received from Secre-
tary Hull advice that the Navy be
left free to operate in all parts of
the world.
The Naval Committee met in closed
session to question high Navy officers
but first Chairman Walsh, Democrat,
Of Massachusetts, made public the
Secretary Of States recommended
tions.
Secretary Hull declared that to re-
strict feet operations within naval
frontier" would be to erect IAN i'm
aginary Chinese wall" outside Of
which American citizens would be ex-
posed to attack.
5-S3 Principle Upheld.
Secretary Hull also said United
States security" demanded retention
of the principle of the 5-5-3 naval
ratio between this country, England
and Japan unless the political situ-
alton in the Pacific shall have been
50 altered as to permit agreement on
some other basis.
The Secretary said in his letter to
Senator Walsh that he thought mo
practical result" would be achieved by
instructing the President to call a
naval disarmament conference. 1t Is
essential, he declared, that the Ma
tion have adequate security" until
such time as an arms limitation con-
ference might be feasible.
Strong Opposition.
Senator Walsh said Secretary Hull's
! letter presented the needs for naval
expansion in convincing manner"
The committee chairman forecast
the Senate would approve the legis-
lation in substantially the form voted
by the House, but conceded opposi-
ton was "of a forceful character"
Opponents of the bill welcomed an
ally in Senator Borah, Republican, of
Idaho, who said:
Il have yet to be convinced that
this addition to the Navy is essen
tial for national defense. In my
opinion the Navy already authorized
by law Is adequate"