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Evening star., 1938-04-18

it to the system Of Maryland state
police. which connects with Pennsyl-
vania and Delaware systems.
Thus . message reporting the theft
Of an automobile here. for example,
will be picked up by Maryland police
and rebroadcast. A few minutes aftel
the lookout goes on the air here, 1t
is repeated back, sometimes as often
as nine times, in the big receiver at
the local station which is tuned in
on Maryland.
Broadcasters accustomed to swift
results In their war on crime are still
q bit surprised by the fan mail which
drifts in from the far places. After
all, the fact that small boys have
broken q window on p street, or q
dead cat has been reported in an alley
at rear Of - street should be Of
purely local interest. It seems In
credible when these occurrences are
heard around the world.
Evening star., 1938-04-18
TAX BILL REPORT
DUE BYTOMORROW
Senate Is Likely to Wait
Several Days Before
Acting, However.

The Senate District Committee may
be ready to file its report on the re-
vised local tax bill tonight or tomorrow
morning. But it appeared likely to-
day the Senate may wait several days
before acting on the measure.
Senate leaders expect to proceed to-
morrow with the 1899 naval appropria-
ton bill. measure that probably will
take more than one day of debate.
Chairman King of the District Com
mittee had hoped to get the tax bill
up and passed promptly when the
Senate reconvenes from the week end
recess tomorrow, and while this still is
possible. it is doubtful.
District officials today were putting
the finishing touches to the changes
agreed upon in the revamped gross
receipts tax Saturday and probably
will deliver the completed draft to
Senator King late today.
In its present form the bill is esti-
mated to raise about s5,40o,00o to
meet the deficit and leave 100000
cushion for later contingencies, from
the following sources: Revised gross
receipts tax, with sliding scale of
rates, $4,000, 900; continuation of the
SITS tax rate on real and tangible
personal property for another year,
100000, and new tax of so cents
per barrel on beer, 100000.
The sliding scale replaces the fiat
rate Of two-flfths Of / per cent on
gross receipts, which, it was con-
tended last year, made no allowance
for variations in the margins on which
different lines of business operate. In
the new bill the rates will range from
one-tenth to four-tenths of / per
cent.
Evening star., 1938-04-18
Berth Change
Costs Senator
Josh Lee $lO4

It cost Senator Josh Lee, Democrat,
of Oklahoma sl04 to change from an
upper to lower berth on q return
trip from Jackson, Miss.
The Senator had been in the Missis-
sippi capital to speak at State teach
ers convention and was returning to
Washington by train At first, he
could get only an upper berth, which
he says makes me feel like I'm on
an elevator" and requested that he
be changed at the first opportunity.
This change was made and while
Mr.. Lee slept his wallet was relieved
of everything except a few personal
cards. A jackson newspaper man Mr..
Lee met on the train advanced the
Senator enough money to buy meals
and otherwise have a comfortable trip
for the remainder of the journey. He
arrived here last night.
"The porter on the train who ef-
fected the swap" Mr. Lee said today,
told me after the incident: Boss, I
sho is sorry switched you from No.
g. I responded he was not the only
one who regretted the change"
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RULING IS SOUGHT
ON MD. j. LABOR
Request Will Be Based on
Fact W. P. A. Provision
Has Been Waived.

An immediate ruling on whether
Washington and Montgomery County
unemployed will share In BENEFITS from
the $780, 900 building program at the
University Of Maryland will be asked
OF Harry D. Williar. acting works prog
ress administrator for Maryland, it
was said today by M. H. Davis, resident
engineer.
Plan for the request for information
was based on statement by DR.. H. C.
Byrd. president of the university, that
he hoped some residents Of Wash
ington would be among those given
employment on the project" DR.
Byrd disclosed Saturday that in obtain
ing a $l.135,ooo w. P. A. grant the
usual relief-labor provision of the
w. P. A. act had been waived.
Under the requirements Of the
w. P. A., IS per cent of all labor On
such q project must come from the
relief rolls. 1t was revealed by Mr.
Davis that there are only 201 persons
on the certified rolls of the county, 81
Of these being women. Mr.. Davis said
he had not been informed Of the con-
ditions Of the grant, since Dr. Byrd
conducted his negotiations directly
with the Washington Office. The resi-
dent engineer was not consulted.
Mr.. Williar said his Office has mot
gone into the details of the matter.
All questions relating to labor will be
settled at the meeting of the Board
Of Regents of the university this week "
E. Claude Gaylor, head of the
Prince Georges County Office of the
United States Employment Service, in
dicated Washington workers would be
used on the project.
Under the terms OF the allotment,
the W. p A. will furnish $1,135 900
and the State $1,170,000 for the con-
struction program. A private gift Of
$260,O00 also will aid the building pro-
gram, totaling $2,380,0 900, to be carried
out at the University Of Maryland
branches in College Park, Baltimore
and Princess Anne.
Although only the 201 unemployed
have been certified for work in Prince
Georges County, there are 2,20O un-
employed in the county, Mr.. Gaylor
said. He expressed hope that Wash
ington and Montgomery County work.
ers would be employed because, he said,
81 don't see how they can expect to
put up those buildings with relief
labor"
It was pointed out by Mr.. Davis
that . majority Of the workers Ger
titled for w. P. A. work are now en-
ployed on small building project
at the university.
At headquarters Of the w. p. A. here,
1t was said the allotment now has
been approved by Acting Controller
General Elliot, and the authority is
In the hands Of the State w. P. A..
administrator at Baltimore.
Evening star., 1938-04-18
BARBER FOUND SLAIN

Allen Curtis Keller, %. barber, was
found dead last night. The top Of his
head was blown of. He was lying be-
side shotgun in his home, 103 Seaton
place NV:
The coroner's Office expected to issue
q certificate later today. An examina-
ton OF the room revealed that Mr..
Keller had left no notes. Investigators
were unable to dnd q suicide motive,
they said.
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y II e % I U III d c
River near Treas
ure Cover Satur-
day as that of
her son.
The yout his
body was seen
floating about S
miles south of
Alexandria, Va,
by the captain of
q tugboat oper-
ated by the Smoot
Sand & Gravel
Co. and taken to
the Richie fune-
raj home in Up
nor NJ r1horo
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Eats 70 Eggs to Win Prize.

BULLS GAP, Tenn, April Is (P.-
Doss Dean. 50-year-old w. P. A.
worker, ate 10 eggs right down-just
like that-Saturday and won himself
an Easter present-fve dozen eggs.
The eggs were supplied by w. G.
Hawkins for what Dean said was q
trial to see IF I am In condition to
try q new worlds record for egg
eating"
Evening star., 1938-04-18
ARDENWEEKTR|P
PLANS COMPLETE
Alexandria Area Featured
by Seven Historic Spots
on Route.

Nearby areas figure prominently in
the display places to be shown in the
Garden Week tn Virginia, which has
been set for April rs through April 30.
This year the observance Of Garden
Week Is expected to attract thousands
Of visitors from Washington and other
States. Information booths have
been established throughout Virginia
to aid the public in finding the
estates which are being shown.
First district listed by the Garden
Club Of Virginia, sponsor of the cele-
bration, is Alexandria. In this area,
and Of special advantage to Washing
tonians desiring to see some OF the
historic spots the State has to offer,
seven historic gardens may be found.
Lees Boyhood Home.
Included in the Alexandria district
are Robert E. Lees boyhood home at
POT Orinoco street. About five miles
south on the Mount Vernon Boulevard
may be found Wellington, the home Of
Tobias Lear, one Of George Washing
toms secretaries. The estate, built in
1760, is at present owned by Mr.. and
Mrs. Malcolm Matheson.
Holm Hall. miles south Of Alex
andria on the Fort Hunt road, was
built by George Mason for his son,
Thomas Mason. The original spin
ming house stands today and Mrs.
trucker Miller, the present owner,
maintains modern garden there.
Woodlawn, miles south Of Alex
andria on route l, is one of the most
imposing Virginia estates. Now owned
by Mrs. Oscar w. Underwood, 1t was
built by George Washington for Nell
lie Custis, granddaughter.
Gunston Hall Garden.
Gunston Hall. on county road No.
500, which leaves route about IL
miles south Of Alexandria, was built
in 1883 by George Mason, author of
the Virginia Bill Of Rights, and one of
the trainers Of the United States Con-
stititution. His tomb Is nearby. A
boxwood garden viii be on display.
Pohick Church on route / was at
tended by George Washington and
George Mason.
Other tour districts q little further
away include Leesburg, where Oat-
lands and Oak Hill may be seen and
Fredericksburg, where Chatham, Bel
mont. Mary Washington House, Ris-
Ing Sun Tavern, Kenmore, James Mon
roe's law ONCE and Aqua Church
are shown.
Detailed information and free lit
erature on the gardens may be Sc
cured from the American Automobile
Association, Keystone Automobile
Club or the Mayhower Hotel. In
Alexandria information may be Sc
cured at the George Mason Hotel.
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DIVORCE IS SOUGHT

ROCKVILLE, Md, April 18 (Spe-
ciaD.-1n petition filed in the Circuit
Court here, Mrs. Helen Stuart Denne-
witz Of Silver Spring, Md. asks for a
limited divorce from Homer A. Uenne-
witz Of Washington. She also asks to
be awarded custody Of three OF the
couples four children.
The bill states that the couple was
married at Takoma Park, D. c., May
20, 1917. Attorney Thomas M. Ander-
son represents the plaintiff.
Evening star., 1938-04-18
RACING ACTION DELAYED

The Judiciary subcommittee of the
House District Committee again today
delayed action on the Sacks bill to
legalize horse racing and pari-mutuel
betting in Washington. No date was
set for another meeting.
The postponement was ordered by
Chairman McGehee as q result of con-
tinued absence from the city Of Repre-
sentative Sacks, Democrat, Of Penn
sylvania, the bills sponsor.
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AIRPORT MANAGER
TOPAY R0ADFUND
Solomon Is Ready to Give
County $25, 900 When
Papers Are Fixed.

Samuel j. Solomon, manager o.
Washington Airport, today notified
officials of Arlington County, Va, tina
he is ready to pay to the county
$4,000 to be used in construction oi
substitute road as soon as the Wa,
Department has completed prepara-
ton Of papers transferring Military
road to the airport.
Mr.. Solomon then went to the War
Department to discuss arrangements
for the conveyance of a part of the
Military road right of way by quit.
claim deed and the remainder under
50-year lease at rental of ST a
year.
Efforts will be made to expedite
the transfer so work of improving
safety conditions at the local air ter
minal may be undertaken at once.
In view of growing belief that Con-
gress again will fail this year to pass
permanent airport legislation for
Washington, maximum possible en-
largement and improvement of Wash
mgton Airport is regarded as of the
greatest Importance.
New AirIiners Due.
Giant new four-engined transport
Airliners are due to make their ap-
pearance this summer and may 60
into regular operation on major air.
lines by next year. Larger than any
yet produced for domestic air trans
port use, these great 42-passenger air
planes will require larger, more ade-
quately equipped airports than present
types.
Belief the National Air Line Pilots
Association may join forces with local
Aeronautical and civic organizations
to save the Gravelly Point airport
site from the encroachment of the
Bureau of Public Roads highway re-
search laboratory buildings was seen
today.
The association, in its monthly bull
letin Today, called attention to the
fact the Agriculture Department has
refused to delay construction of the
laboratory buildings, despite testi-
.mony that the plant may jeopardize
the Gravelly Point airport plan ad-
yocated by President Roosevelt"
4 Won't Hold Up Construction.
8 ''Secretary Of Agriculture Wallace,
In letter to Chairman Lanham Of
the House Committee on Public Build
ings and Grounds, voiced the refusal
of the department to hold up con-
struction," the association notified its
members.
Representative Lanham's commit
tee recently called on the department
to suspend construction of the labor
Atory until Congress has been given
an opportunity to act on the pending
Smith bill, authorizing construction Of
the Gravelly Point airport. The Avi-
alton Committee of the Washington
Board Of Trade, the National Aero
nautic Association and the Aero Club
of Washington also asked the depart
inent to put of construction of the
plan"
David L. Behncke, national presi-
dent Of the association, arrived IN
Washington today and was In con-
Terence with Federal aviation officials
and members Of Congress on the local
airport situation. Decision as to the
stand to be taken by the association
in view Of the latest local develop
ments is expected before the end Of
the week.
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Alice Fave on Honeymoon

HOLLYWOOD, April 18 R.-Be-
sieged with work since their marriage
seven months ago, Tony Martin and
Alice Faye Of the screen were bound
for Honolulu today on belated
honeymoon.
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MAN FOUND DEAD
Body of Retired Merchant Il
Discovered by Wife.

Leon Bonner. 56, retired merchant,
aMAs found dead on the bathroom floor
so6 his home at ia North Fairfax
street, Alexandria, Va, yesterday by
hs wife and daughter, when they re-
turned from a visit to friends. He
fermerly lived at Kilnarnock. Va.
QeEoner Lewellyn Powell was to con-
sdact an inquest today to determine
the cause Of Mr.. Bonner's death,
Evening star., 1938-04-18
Missing Boy, Is,
Found Drowned
Near Alexandria

The Nationwide search for 15-year-
old John Alfred Green, jr.. missing
since February 9, ended yesterday when
his mother identified body taken from
Evening star., 1938-04-18
BAND CONCERTS

BY the Marine Band at the White
House at pm. today. Capt. Taylor
Branson, leader; william F. Santel-
mann, assistant.
Evening star., 1938-04-18
Rotarians to Hear Harlow

Leo p. Harlow, president Of the Alex
andria Bar Association. will be the
principal speaker ct the Alexandra
Rotary Club meeting in tbs George
Mason Hotel tomorrow at 1880 p.m,
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20
TRUCK SHIPPING
RATE INCREASE
PLANS DROPPED
Fight Ends In
Stalemate at Order
OF Commission

A two year battle over
truck rates was back where
it started Friday when the
State Railroad commission
set aside an order establish
ing high rates for the movement
of fruit and vegetables by truck.
The general rate order, handed
down by the commission in April
after two years of bitter controver-
sy in a series of hearings from
Sacramento to Ell Centro, estab-
lished truck rates that the indus
try believed would ruin fruit and
vegetable growers.
The Imperial county farm bureau
and Ell Centre chamber of COM
merce led the fight against the
high rates after growers and ship
pers of the valley failed to take
more than casual interest in the
tariff.
The abandonment of the plan to
collect high rates again leaves
independent and contract carriers
without regulating tariff, Bob
Hays, secretary of the chamber of
commerce, announced.
Importance of the rate abandon
ment is reflected, Hays pointed
out, in the fact that 77la per cent
of fruits and vegetables shipped
to Los Angeles arrive by truck.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20
Typhoid Increase
Reported by Fox

A slight increase in the prevail
ence of typhoid cases in Imperial
county this spring makes typhoid
vaccination advisable, DR.. Warren
F. Fox, county health officer, an
nounced Friday.
He urged all rural residents to
boil ditch water before they use
it or disinfect it according to direc-
tions contained in state health de-
partment bulletins available at the
county health department. Vaca-
tioniSts also should be vaccinated
against typhoid before they embark
on trips necessitating the use of
water and milk of undetermined
quality.
-Four hundred and so children
of school and school age at
Bard, Winterhaven, and Mt Signal
this week received the last in ty-
phoid vaccination series. The sec
ond vaccination in a series was
scheduled for inland Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20
JUDGECAUGHT
IN OWN PROBE

SAUKESHA, Wis, May 20. (UP)
"A vice investigation in Waukesha
county, where there is one tavern
for approximately every rs persons,
developed today into a scandal
which even included indictment of
the judge who started out to make
the investigation.
A special grand jury, after hav-
ing studied vice and gambling con-
ditions throughout the county, re-
turned indictments yester y
against Municipal Judge David M.
Evans, sheriff Walter A. Liskowitz,
former District Attorney Herman
r. Salen and IL other persons.
Judge Evans was charged with
having altered county records, hav-
ing obtained $23 under false pre-
lenses and having committed per-
jury before the grand jury. Lisko-
witz was charged with subordina-
ton of perjury, malfeasance in Of
flee and neglect of his official duty.
Salen was accused of having drawn
the articles of an organization
which conspired to violate state
gambling laws with slot machines.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20
Vote Fervor Spreads
Over Central Campus

Platform hyperbole blended with
school cheers Friday at Central
high school while pupils marked
their ballots in the annual election
of officers.
For nearly an hour Friday morn
ing Central pupils sat back in
their seats at a special assembly
and heard campaign talks from
cajoling orators whose themes rang
ed from "Cooperation-we gotta
have it!" to That old school spir-
It'll" Then they went out to vote.
Polls will close late Friday. .
The vote climaxed a week of ac-
tive campaigning by "a candidates
who seek 10 offices. School build
ingS have been decorated with elec-
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20

discharge the union seeks be-
cause he continued work on the
Lewis Chambers All American cam
al contract when a strike was called
there, and subsequently refused to
pay a SIS fine assessed by the un-
ion, was still at work on the Braw-
ley job.
P. l.. Carpenter, private contrac-
tor building the wing under PWA
contract, said Friday he had all
the workmen he needed and mate
rials were arriving on schedule in
spite of threats made by various
union officials. He has no inten-
ton, he said, of discharging the
blacklisted Onstatt as his work was
satisfactory.
Union officials declared the strike
still is in progress and will be until
their demands are met by Carpen-
ter.
Judge H. B. Griffins refusal to
issue a complaint against Hugh T.
Osborne of the Associated Farmers
at the request of Joe Humphries
Of the Carpenters union halted
legal action planned to get Os-
borne placed under bond to keep
the peace. No warrant was issued
for arrest of John Lamb, district
employe. Humphries accused Lamb
Of reckless driving and declared
he had barely missed running a
picket down with a truck Lamb
went to Griffin's court when he
heard the complaint had been
signed against him.
Two John Doe warrants issued
out OF Griffin's court Thursday
we're intended to be used against
the drivers of certain vehicles
whose license numbers the pickets
had obtained when the cars en-
dangered them, Humphries said.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20

l.. Hess. a Staunch New Deal fol-
lower.
Although Martin campaigned as
a friend of President Roosevelt, :"
Hess had the oral support or sec
retary of Interior Harold l.. Ickes,
who denounced Martin as mot q
New Dealer" and of Sen. George
w. Norris of Nebraska.
Labor union issues also were in
volved in the primary but they
were scrambled. Martins campaign
against vandalism in lumber strike
last winter resulted in scores of ar
rests. Several union leaders were
among the prisoners. But both the
Committee for Industrial Organi-
cation and the American Federation
of Labor. whose warfare caused the
lumber strike, found some of Mar
tins tactics commendable and some
Objectionable.
Continued on Page g. Col. u
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20

ton signs and cards with close
attention to election expenses. Each
candidate was limited to So ex-
penSe.
For president, Henry House was
conceded a slight edge over j. V.
Stewart in the race for the office
held by Bill Dunn. Bill Thacker
and AMI Bridgers seek the posi-
ton of boys vice president, previ-
ously held by Henry House For
girls vice-preSident, ElroSe Maquar
and Bobby Jean Clark are COM
peting. Lorna Hamerson is the in
cumbent.
Rita FabareS, outgoing secretary,
will be succeeded by either Pauline
OSWalt or Neva Dowd in one of
the bittereSt tiltS of the election.
p four-Way race marks the con-
test for the treasurership, previous
ly held by Helen Tipps. Candidates
are: Bob Tackett, Margaret Small,
Louise Chormicle and Dorothy
Boyer
Jean Burger and Jack Aaron are
competing for the publicity post
formerly the job of Lamar Gillette
and Charles Radcliffe and Tom
Daniel seek the position of athletic
manager held by Dale Hockett.
For girls welfare Frances john
son, incumbent, Genevieve Moody
and Hazel Lee are running. James
Newell, house manager, will be sue
ceeded by Joe Northrop, Paul Hon
ola or Jack Carr. James Newell is
running for Halls and Grounds. a
position held by Helen Terrence
along with Alice Combs and Mar
jorie Anderson.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20
Is LAID OFF.
$500 STRIKE
IN SIX PLANTS
Goodrich Factory Closed
AS Workers Protest
Veteran LayOff

AKRON, O., May 20. (UP)
"A strike today closed all
six Akron plants of the B. F..
Goodrich company.
Eighty five hundred rub
Der workers were idle.
Pickets of the United Rubber
Workers patrolled main gates of the
mandatory in protest against
what they charged was company
violation of seniority rules in lay
offs of 25 electricians.
The strike at first had only af-
fected the main plant.
L. L. Callahan, President of the
U. R. w. Local, said that he and
his executive committee were to
confer later with Vice. President T..
G. Graham of Goodrich, and other
company officials.
The union and management have
been at odds on wages for several
months.
This thing really started last
July when the company started to
Continued on Page 6, Col. p
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20
OPEN DOOR IN
ORIENT DEMAND
OF ; NATIONS
DemOcracies Warn Japan
OF Limits Placed
On Neutrality
Copyright 1888 by United Press
SHANGHAI, May 20 (UP)

tCOpyrlgnt 1900 ny Ohisc" A'SS''
SHANGHAI, May 20 (UP)
The United States, Britain
and France are prepared TO
take a firm stand for an
"open door" in the Orient, it was
reliably reported today as Japan
sought to convert the fall of Suchow
into death blow to the National
ist government.
The democracies were reported
to have no hope of mediating the
war but to be determined to force
Japan to reopen the areas which
she has occupied in order to pro-
mote the return of foreign business.
They will seek to impress Japan,
informed quarters said, with the
fact that there are limits beyond
which the democracies will not toll
crate attacks on foreign nationals
and foreign property.
The informants said the three
powers were expected to assert
freedom of the seas and the rivers
throughout China and immunity
against the japanese naval block
ade.
Military, naval and diplomatic
conferences in Shanghai were ex-
pected to result in immediate de-
mand for the reopening of the
Yangtze river to foreign ships, at
least as far as Marking, and the
removal of restrictions on the move
ment of foreigners in occupied
zones
Imperial Valley press., 1938-05-20
Posse Seeks Bank
RObber in Arizona

CLIFTON, Ariz., May 20. (UP)-
A posse was reported ION the trail
today of a heavy-set. middle-aged
man who robbed the Clifton branch
of the Valley National Bank OF
$4,000 in currency and coins yes
terday, abducted the manager and
then abandoned him in the middle
of a stream.
The bandit, masked and threat
ening his victims with a gun, enter
ed the bank shortly before it's clos
ing hour yesterday, tossed a bag to
w. A. Mcbride, manager, and Or
dered him to fill it with money.