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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-26
Fair Taxation Group
Pledges Fight on
D. {. Sales Levy
Four-Point Program
includes Revenue From
individual Incomes

Adopting four-point program
which included opposition to a sales
tax in District tax revision, the
Executive Council of the Citizens
Committee on Fair Taxation last
night perfected recommendation to
be presented at the public hearings
of the Advisory Committee on
Study of the District Tax Structure
Monday and Tuesday in the Senate
judiciary room of the Capitol.
Before adopting the recommended
tions the council heard report of
the Research Subcommittee which
developed the resolutions after an
inquiry into District tax reform.
Would Repeal Privilege Tax.
The council instructed the sub
committee to support this program
at the hearings:
/. To advocate the repeal of the
business privilege tax
2. To advocate repeal of the in
tangible personal property tax con-
ditional upon the enactment of an
income tax as substitute.
3. To continue support for the
adoption of the corporation net in
come tax.
4. To oppose the retail sales tax,
pointing out that the sales tax i'm
poses a much heavier burden pro-
portionately on persons in low in
come brackets than those in the
higher scales. In regard to the
sales tax the subcommittee warned
of possible difficulties in admins
tering the tax if any exemptions
were permitted)
Presenting the report, Arthur
Bernstein, chairman of the sub
committee, criticized the attitude"
of the Advisory Committee on both
retail sales and progressive income
taxation.
1T is apparent that the Advisory
Committee is altogether unrepresen-
tative of the great mass of the peo-
pie of the District of Columbia" Mr..
Bernstein continued. "A truly rep
resentative committee would not
only never have Endorsed retail sales
tax but would have taken every
effort to protect the consumers
against the unjust burden which
such tax imposes upon them"
Sees Same Results
Concerning the argument that a
sales tax would bring contribution
from those living outside the Dis
trict but who engaged in business
here, Mr.. Bernstein's report pointed
out that the personal and corpora
ton net income taxes would achieve
the same results but would not i'm
pos a progressive" tax on those who
live here.
Mr. Bernstein also secuted the
possibility of an income tax on Fed
eral salaries being unconstitutional.
He said a tax on local utilities whose
rate off return is fixed by law would
be passed on directly to the con-
sumner in the form of higher rates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-26
Legion Guard of Honor
70 Be Guests at Dance

The American Legion National
Guard of Honor will be honor guests
at a benefit dance sponsored by the
Legion, to be held at the Wardman
Park Hotel tonight.
Proceeds from the dance will. be
contributed to a fund for the pur-
chase of a new iron lung" for the
District of Columbia. The guard
will participate in a massing of the
colors. to be held prior to the dance
at $50 pm.
Guy c. Nadeau, captain of the
Guard of Honor, will be a special
guest. Other officers of the honor
group include: H. w. Lineberg and
John J. McGinnis, first lieutenants;
M. j. Angevine, Rudolph Blick and
w. E. Locklin, second lieutenants,
and I. R. zaontz, adjutant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-26
'Sniper' Is Scratched
On Church Sofe

The single word "sniper" was
scratched in big letters with a pin
across the door of the safe in the
office Of the Asbury M. E. Church,
Eleventh and K streets NV, yes
terday.
The Rev. George w. Boone, pastor,
told police a burglar had tried
unsuccessfully to open the safe by
taking the pins out Of the hinges
on the door and then apparently
had tried to scare somebody by
scratching out the letters.
There was no further trace, mean
while, of the hunted real sniper, who
has killed two persons in the Rock
Greek Park area recently. Police
investigation was at a standstill.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-26
9. w. u. Students Pick q Blond
As University Sweetheart
Eleanor Sherburne, Is, Is D. c. Girl, Has
Blue Eyes, Good Marks and Many Dates

Delta, honorary scholastic society
She likes tennis and swimming and
even the rougher soccer.
Does she like dancing?
'Uh-huh!" she replied with en-
phasis on both syllables.
The reigning beauty has no career
ambitions, but she's not ready to
get married yet. In fact, she
threatens to pursue psychology
studies after graduation from the
university.
Eleanor. who is feet 6A inches
tall, prefers tall, dark brunettes,
because I'm blond myself" She
looks good in street clothes and bet
ter in evening dress, likes nail pol
ish but does not wear it because
the boys don't like it
She apparently is walking def
milton of the word popularity, and
boys who have been out with her
say you have got to date" her about
two weeks in advance. She lives at
215 Albany avenue, Takoma Park,
Md, and you're not supposed to
swing on the gate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-26

George Washington University
prefers blends this year-but def
nitely.
Personality expressed through big
blue eyes and dimpling smile, to-
gether with nifty" complexion
and a figure that's neither too slim
nor too plump, also are in especial
favor.
That's why Eleanor Sherburne
was selected to be the 1888 model
George Washington University
sweetheart"
Eleanor, 18-year-old representa-
tive of Kappa Kappa Gamma Soror-
ity, where. students say, everybody
is beautiful, was formally crowned
as campus sweetheart last night be-
fore hundreds of students and alum
nj at the homecoming ball at the
Willard Hotel. She won over 10
other contestants.
The new queen, a graduate of
Roosevelt High School, is now
sophomore at the university, where
she is secretary of Alpha Lambda
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-26
Tri-State Conference
On Law Enforcement
Weighed by Hazen
Hopes for Agreement to
Tighten Up on Numbers,
Solve Motor Arrests

A joint conference of Maryland,
Virginia and District officials was
suggested yesterday by Commits
sioner Melvin c. Hazen to consider
new reciprocity plans dealing with
a further attack on the numbers"
racketeers and the problem of COL
lateral for motorists arrested for
traffic violations.
Enforcement, judicial and traffic
officials of the three Jurisdictions
may be asked to hold a 'tri-State
good neighbor" conference on these
two and possibly othere questions,
he said.
REEVES Legislation Plans.
In the hope of a more concerted
drive on numbers" game operators
Mr.. Hazen revived the proposal for
hot pursuit" legislation, under
which police would be deputized to
cross the District, Maryland or Vir-
GINA lines when chasing suspects.
Commissioner Hazen said he would
consult with Corporation Counsel
Elwood H. Seal. Police Supt. E. w.
Brown and Traffic Director William
A. Van Duzer before deciding finally
on the conference idea.
Suggests Permits as Collateral.
Robert Ennis, Capitol Heights JUS
tice of the peace, has suggested a
plan to allow nonresident motorists
arrested for the more minor traffic
offenses to deposit" their drivers
permits in lieu of collateral in cases
when they did not have sufficient
funds with them. The driver would
be given "a hours in which to de-
post the required collateral and
collect his permit.
If the conference is called, Mr..
Hazen said. the possible adoption
of the arrangement by all three
Jurisdictions should be considered.
If applied by the District it would
permit Maryland and Virginia driv-
ers arrested here to leave their per-
mits when they did not have neces-
sary funds for collateral.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-26
American Legion Bridge
Tournament 10 0pen

The first session of the annual
District contract bridge tournament
of the American Legion will open
tonight at BIS o'clock in the hall
OF the American War Mothers Home,
1927 New Hampshire avenue NV.
Continuing for the next three
Saturday nights, the tournament is
open to other veterans organiza-
tons, their auxiliaries and the gen.
eral public, as we'll as members
OF the Legion and its auxiliary.
Mixed pair games will be played
tonight, women's pairs on December
g. mems pairs on December 10 and
open pair games on December II.
Both duplicate and progressive
forms of contract will be played
at each session.
Supervising this evenings mixed
pair games will be a committee
composed of DR.. A. j. Steinberg,
James G. Stone and Mrs. Eugene
Nolan. The progressive game will
be directed by William Cheeks and
Maxwell T. johnson. Capt. A. M.
Gruenther of the Army War COL
lege will act as technical director
of the play.
Gen. James A. Drain, past ma
tional commander of the Legion, is
chairman of the general committee.
1t. Comdr. w. A. Corley, U. S. NJ,
is chairman of the Tournament
Committee. Forty prizes will be
awarded tournament winners.
According to contest rules, at least
one member of a pair must be a
member of some local post or of the
other participating veterans organi-
cations or the Women's Auxiliary,
and at least two players must be
members of one of these organiza-
lions to participate in the team
event.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-26
Bond Concert

BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra this evening
in Stanley Hall at $50 O'Clock. John
S. M. Zimmerman, bandmaster;
Anton Pointner, assistant.
Program.
March, 1.-THE Land of joy -Valverde
Scotch overture, Guy Mannering,"
Bishop
Entr' Acte:
(a) IAN Armenian Wedding
Procession" -----B rockway
10 THE Angelus"- -Hadley
Scenes from the opera, Faust"
Gounod
Popular numbers:
'NEverything" ----------Al Jolson
"Nagasaki" -------------W Warren
Waltz de concert, eau Revoir,"
Waldteufel
Finale, Loyal Comrades"
Blankenberg
THE Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-26
Chest Workers Urqed
To Forget Cold 10
Win $4,000 More
Hordships Greater for
Needy-Non-Givers
Face Responsibility

Community Chest volunteers,
trudging through icy streets, were
reminded today that the discomfort
they endure in soliciting for the
Chest is small compared to the
hardships the early snowfall has
brought to fuelless homes and the
ill-clad needy.
In issuing the reminder, Herbert
L. Willett, jr., Chest director, added
the warning that unless Washington
givers dig down for at least $193 900
more than has been contributed to
the Chest campaign so far, the ex-
tent to which human needs are met
through the Chest agencies must be
cut down under the level that was
possible with the sums budgeted to
agencies during the past year.
Although the Chest is still nearly
$4,000 behind its $2,127,000 goal,
$193 900 is the minimum increase on
which the campaign can end and
still hold out any hope to keep Chest
agencies going on even budgets COM
parable to last year, Mr.. Willett said.
Nom Givers Urged to Help.
Responsibility for the unmet por-
ton of the Chest goal rests with
those Washington residents who
have not yet made their contribu-
tions," Mr.. Willett declared.
There is still time for those who
are able to give to prove they have
not forgotten the needs of their less
fortunate neighbors," he said. If
they will notify the Chest, volun-
teer solicitor will call for any con-
tributions, or givers may mail or
bring their gifts personally"
The severe weather multiplied
many times the calls at Chest agen-
cies. Children, escaping from cold
homes, sought warmth at the settle
ment houses. Others, whose shoes
were held together with safety pins
leaving gaping holes for the snow,
turned to the shoe and rubber funds
of the District Congress of Parents
dllO 4CdCllcIS dllO VI Vic T COC1 q tAOI1
of PIT. AS.
Men who had left prison wearing
summer clothes and who were able
to get by until now, asked help from
the Bureau of Rehabilitation.
Many Travellers Stranded.
Trains and buses discharged the
usual quota of stranded travellers,
many of them so thin-clothed they
needed immediate warm clothing.
The case work agencies were be-
sieged with pleas for heavier cloth
ing. shoes and fuel.
The $4,000 gift reported by the
Special Assignments Unit yesterday
was cabled by Princess Boncom-
pagni, Frederick M. Bradley, unit
chairman, revealed today. Formerly
Margaret D. Draper, the princess is
the daughter of the late former
Ambassador to Italy and Mrs.
Draper. Although she spends much
Of her time abroad, the princess
keeps in close touch with Washing
ton and maintains her interest in
conditions here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-26

An 18-month-o infant was
brought to the Children's Country
Home a year ago last summer. Her
tiny legs were painfully curved with
ricketts,, her bones stood out under
the transparent veil of skin.
She had been living with her
family in an automobile on park
ing lot.
1t took five months to build the
baby back to health For five
months, she was given the finest
nursing care, wholesome food in
stead of beans and fried potatoes,
fresh air and a generous quota of
sunshine.
BY that time her father had OBJ
tanned a w. P. A. job and the fam
ily-mother, father and two young
sters-moved into a one-room apart
ment.
Last summer after a seige of
pneumonia in the hospital the baby
was back in the Children's Country
Home. Again she stayed several
months. She's going home the first
of next month, but she'll be back.
Medical Worker Is Help.
The home for convalescent chill
dren has grown to expect that. It's
a discouraging prospect - building
the children up, sending them back
to their homes and then seeing them
again a few months or year later,
thin, malnourished. subject to all
the diseases bred in poverty, ignor-
ance and neglect.
The way out of the dilemma, in
the opinion of supervisors at the
Children's Country Home and the
Christ Child Fresh Air Farm for
Convalescent Children, Is the medi-
cal social worker.
This worker would call at the
home before the child is sent back
there. She would see that proper
preparations are made for the
child's return. If the family is not
able to provide the special diet and
other facilities necessary for the
child's progress on the road to re-
covery, the social worker would get
in touch with the proper agency to
assist the family in caring for the
child.
After the youngster has been
home a few weeks, the worker would
return to see if the family is car
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-26
Parking-Lot Liability
Discussed by Unit
OF Board Of Trade
Attendants Licensing
Is Also Discussed;
Toxi Driver Talks

The questions of requiring parking
lot operators to take out liability
insurance similar to that required
by taxicab drivers and of requiring
parking lot attendants to be licensed
were being considered today by the
traffic committee of the Washington
Board of Trade.
The suggestions, brought up at
yesterdays weekly meeting of the
committee at Harvey's. Restaurant,
were not placed in the form of a
motion pending further considera-
ton by the committee.
Committee members also heard
Henry Boes, taxi driver, discuss the
city's taxi problem. Cabs should be
prohibited from cruising and
widely scattered system of small
taxi stands should be substituted
instead, Mr.. Boes said.
Held Result of Congestion.
ITO my mind, traffic problems of
Washington are the result of con-
gestion more than any other one
thing" he said. There are at
times as many as 16 cabs idlng
around one block. Substitution of
small stands at convenient intervals.
where they could be easily found by
those wanting cabs, would alleviate
this unnecessary evil"
Mr.. Boes said he favored a re-
duction of the number of cabs in
the District, and singled out for
elimination those who drive in their
off hours to augment an income
made elsewhere.
In discussing a proposal to raise
cab fares, Mr.. Boes said, Cabs are
not a luxury in the District as they
are in most cities. They are a public
utility because there are no elevated
railways or subways and are used
for short hauls more than the buses
and street cars. Hence, I and many
other drivers are against the in
crease because we fear the resultant
drop in business would more than
offset the higher fare received.
Net About $50 a Week.
"Old-timers in the cab business
here wear pleased expressions when
they bark to the days Of the meter
and the scent short haul"
The average driver makes a net of
about $50 a week as it is, and would
probably make less under increased
fares, Mr. Boes added.
John Victory, committee member,
said he favored restrictions on park
ing lots that require customers to
leave ignition keys in cars.
unlicensed attendants, not al
ways responsible, move cars about in
a careless manner, and damage,
wear and tear are the result. Often
attendants move cars out on the
street after the customer has left"
he said.
Col. L. c. Crawford, chairman of
the committee, said all suggestions
would be given immediate and care
full consideration.
Next week the committee will hear
speakers, pro and con, on the ad-
visibility of raising the speed limit
In the District to Is miles per hour,
Col. Crawford announced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-26
d. {. Won't PAY
Sewer Link Cost
For Maryland
Sanitary Body Told
Stute Must Finance
Pollution Project

Of1cials Of the Washington Subur-
ban Sanitary Commission have been
notified by the District Commits
siohers that Maryland must pay the
entire cost of laying sewers to con-
meet with the Districts system, If
that means is adopted to end Mary
land pollution of the Anacostia
River.
The cost to Maryland communities
under this plan has been estimated
at more than $1,000, 900. Commits
sioner Hazen announced last night.
The suggested alternative is the con-
struction of disposal plant near the
river in the Colmar Manor area Of
Maryland.
District engineers say the cost Of
the latter plan would be considerably
less, totaling some $500 900, but there
are reports that suburban planning
officials object to the placing of a
disposal plant in an area planned
for park purposes.
Further Parleys Due.
The formal statement of the Dis
trlct was sent several days ago to
T. Howard Duckett, chairman of
the Suburban Sanitary Commission,
but was not made public because ne
gotiations were still in progress.
Further conferences are expected to
be held.
Mr.. Hazen also delayed release of
the study OF group of sanitary en-
gineers on the Anacostia pollution
problem, but said one plan was for
Maryland to lay a new trunk sewer
line from the Colmar Manor area
through the District to Poplar Point,
on the Anacostia River, opposite the
Navy Yard. There it would be
Joined with the Districts outfall
sewer leading to the Districts dis
posal plant.
$1,000 q Year Added.
Under this proposal Maryland
would pay the whole cost of this
sewer project, running to perhaps
81 200 900, and also would be assessed
about $1l 900 a year for the cost of
handling the sewage at the disposal
plant. Also the plan involved a pay
ment by the Maryland communities
OF portion of the cost of future
enlargement of the Districts dis
posal plant, to the extent 1t was
made necessary by the volume of
Maryland sewage.
District officials have disapproved
suggestions from Maryland officials
that the suburban commission be
allowed to connect its proposed sewer
mains with the District system above
Bennlng road NE. 1t has been
found that the District mains from
Benning to Poplar Point are not
large enough to handle the Mary
land sewage, in addition to District
drainage, Mr.. Hazen said.
If this were permitted" he added.
the pollution of the Anacostia in
the District would be worse than it
is now, because of the overflow from
District outlets into the river"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-26
$59,544,000 Spent
In D. G. by Tourists

Out of $5,003, 100000 which the
National Park Service estimates
tourists spent in the United States
last year Washington got SIS, 544 900.
Maryland's share of the tourist
business was placed at $500, 900
and that of Virginia at $64 $50, 900.
North Carolina took 64,350, 900 and
South Carolina $30,050,000.
New York's total, $846. 800, 900, was
the largest. California was second
with $416,800, 900 and Pennsylvania
third with 1927 100000.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-26
Dies While Dancing

HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 26 P.-Ed-
ward Carly, go, veteran minstrel
man, vaudevillian and movie player,
died yesterday at studio while
dancing In a movie scene.
Efforts were made to revive MN
with . pulmotor after he suffered .
heart attack. 2
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-26
Education Aide to Speak

Miss Susan Burson of the Home
Economics Service, United States
Bureau of Education, will speak on
state and Federal Aid to Educa-
ton" at meeting of the Civic Ma
tional Forum In the Good Will Bap-
fist Church, Sixteenth and U streets
NV, at $3.50 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-26
Ruts Holt Electricity

Strand, South Africa, is trying to
exterminate its rats because they
get into an electric transformer and
shut of the city's lights every little
while.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-11-26
Mai. Allen to Speak

Maj. H. H. Allen, vice president Of
the j. E. Greiner Co. of Baltimore,
will discuss Maryland's bridge sys-
tenn In a lecture at the University Of
Maryland Tuesday.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-01
WEATHER CONDITIONS AT 8 AM TO-DAY

Seattle (airport), cloudy tempe cldt torla missing; 1oggy oo Bull arbor foggy 56 clear Prince 6o Dead partly 63 Wrange clear 56; Petersburg, Sitka Cape Spencer clear 8 Hoonah clear clear 56 Port Athorp clear Juneau clear 52 Skagway clear 4 Tusequah 54 Yaka clear 52 Cape Hnchnorook Cnna clear 50; Mccarthy Anchorage cloudy 5 Portage foggy cloudy springs ralnHg Panama, raining 52 Flat raining raining cloudy 5o Mccath raining 58 Bethel Solomon 46; Council, cloudy 49 Nome raining,
 Juneau September 2-Sunrse, 459 sunset 6:59 pm.
 WEATHER SYNOPSIS
 Low baometrc continued this ana northern portions of Alaska the lowest 296o inches at Nome pressure prevailed the North Pacific Ocean relatively short distance southwest Dutch Harbo the lowest reported ude 50 degrees and longitude pressure continued the Tanana Valley aska the lde 46 degrees This distribution by precipitation the interior oy 1a weather rom Kodiak and Cordova souhward Coast states.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-09-01
JUNEAU PUBLIC
 SCAooLsoPE:N
 SEPTEMBER s
Teachers Are Assigned by
 City Superintendent A. B. Phillips

1 The Juf1eau rubIic Schools are now ready for approximately 1000 children in Juneau and vicinity Repairs of all kinds have been com pleted and both high and grade schools open next Tuesday.
 Juneau teachers will arrive on the Yukon or Princess Louise.
 Little or no change will be made in the curriculum of the school. It is possible that Spanish will be of fered in the high school language department this year, in addition to Latin and French. This remains undecided until the students have registered to see if sufficient are interested in a Spanish class to make it worthwhile offering to the students nd flceln s.il3s gt E agcc Teachers Assignments
 Teachers and their assignments are as follows: S;}9lliS.1 C.. Miss Cynthia Batson will again teach the Kindergarten starting her fifth year in Juneau She is a graduate of Miss Woods Kinder garten School at Minneapolis, ! Iva Tilden will have one of the first grades. She will be starting her eighteenth year in Juneau She is a graduate of the State Teacher College at Edinboro, Pa. ..R
 Miss Dalma Hanson will teach the other first grade and will start her fourteenth year in Juneau. She is graduate of State Teacher College, Valley City, North Dakota. Miss Mabel Mof1son will teach one second grade, and will be start ing her ninth year in Juneau. She is a graduate of State Teachers College, WinnUna, Minnesota.
 Miss velnla Bloom will teach the other second grade. She is starting on her fifth year in Juneau. She is a graduate of the University of Nebraska vo''f si'' rtsi
 Miss Margaret Abrahamson has been selected to take Miss Donie