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Evening star., 1938-12-11
Citizens Federation
Oppose Corporate
Income Tax
Also Votes Against RetoiI
SoIes Levy, but Hos
No Substitutes

The Federation of Citizens As
sociations last night recorded its
opposition to the proposals advanced
by the Citizens Tax Advisory Com
mittee for corporation net income
tax and combination levy consist
ing of a non-salary, non-wage per-
sonal net income tax and a retail
sales tax.
Acting at special meeting called
by President L. A. Carruthers to
complete action on the Advisory
Committees suggested tax program
the Federation also voted against a
proposal for 1 graduated local in
come tax applying to all persons and
corporations residing. doing business
or receiving income in the District.
Later in the meeting, however,
for some reason which no delegate
attempted to explain-the Fedora
ton refused by vote OF 28 to 26
to support . motion that the or
sani1ation 30 on record IS opposed
to imposition of any form of local
income tax at this time.
Has No Substitute.
After voting down the Advisory
Committees suggested corporation
net income tax and combination
levy during the course of three and
q half hours of discussion, the Fed
Grafton members admitted that they
had no substitute tax proposals to
offer at the present time.
To correct what he termed 4
"muddled" situation in the Fedora
tion's tax program, Wilbur S. Finch
suggested that the Fiscal Affairs
Committee be authorized to make q
further study of possible tax meas
ures and report back to the Fed
Grafton as soon as possible. This
was granted by unanimous vote.
The Fiscal Affairs Committee had
recommended that the Federation
support the Advisory Committee &
suggestion for a corporation net in
come tax, but had amended the plan
to exempt the four major utilities
and any non-profit corporation
exempted by law from paying Fed
eral corporation net income taxes
in the District.
Recommendation Is Defeated.
The recommendation was defeated
by a vote Of 33 to ~, however, i'm
mediately after the proposed gradu-
ated income tax on persons and cor
porations was lost by a vote of "a
to 28. This latter plan was advanced
as = substitute for the corporation
(See FEDERATION. Page A-3)
Evening star., 1938-12-11
Randolph Is Likely
Choice 10 Head
DC. Committee
Kennedy Would Rother
Hold Choirmonship
Of Claims Unit
By JAMES F.. CHINN.

Representative Jennings Ran
dolph. Democrat, of West Virginia
probably will be the new chairman
OF the House District Committee
instead of Representative Ambrose
j. Kennedy, Democrat, of Maryland
Entitled to the Craftsmanship by
virtue OF seniority, Mr.. Kennedy for
the first time last night declared
he would not take it unless urged
to do so by Speaker Bankhead and
Majority Leader Rayburn.
MY present inclination" he said,
"is to remain chairman of the House
Claims Committee OF course. the
House leaders can change my mind. !"
Ever since the defeat in the No
venber election of Representative
Vincent l.. Palmisano, Democrat, of
Maryland, the present chairman,
Mr.. Kennedy had refused to indi-
cate whether he would take the
post.
Will Confer With Leaders.
To take the District Committee
Craftsmanship, Representative Ken
nedy would have to sacrifice the
position he new holds at the head
OF the more important Claims Com
mittee because House rules forbid a
member from holding two commit
tee chairmanshipS.
AS soon as Speaker Bankhead and
Majority Leader Rayburn return to
Washington Mr.. Kennedy plans to
confer with them to ascertain their
views with respect to the District
Committee Craftsmanship. Mean
time. he intends to proceed on the
assumption that Representative
Randolph will become the chairman.
Mr.. Randolph, the second rank
ing majority member on the COM
mittee, will be eligible for the chair
manship If Mr.. Kennedy succeeds
IN stepping aside. Now in Detroit,
Mr.. Randolph could not be reached
Immediately for comment on Mr..
Kennedy's decision. 1t is known.
however. he has indicated a wiling
ness to head the committee if Mr..
Kennedy turns down the post.
Member for Six Years.
Mr.. Randolph has been a member
OF the District Committee for six
years. He has taken an active part
IN the committees proceedings and
has sponsored considerable legisla-
ton designed to benefit the District.
A resolution, introduced in the
last session of Congress to give the
disfranchised residents of Washing
ton both 'home rule" and national
representation. was among his leg
1slative contributions. His most
arduous assignments on the District
Committee have been as chairman
OF special subcommittee that in
vestigated crime conditions in the
District and the ownership and con-
troll of the Capital Transit Co.
Although Mr.. Kennedy does not
want the District Committee chair
manship, he plans to remain on the
committee as member in an effort
to push through Congress his plan
to reorganize the municipal govern
ment in the interest of efficiency
and economy.
For two years he has advocated
(see RANDOLPH, Page A-3J
Evening star., 1938-12-11
Jewish Children Flee Reich,
Bidding Parents Last Farewell

children from Vienna and was COM
posed Of those whose fathers either
were dead or in concentration
camps. Others are to follow every
two weeks.
All but 100 of the children were
destined for England, where some
will be trans-shipped to the Anglo
Egyptian Sudan, there to be. trained
for Colonization in Ethiopia
Jewish officials said Premier Mus
solini had agreed to the establish
ment of q Jewish children's colony
near Lake Tana.
It was long past bedtime for the
smaller children, so they were car
ried to the train, half asleep, on the
shoulders Of other children charged
with caring for them.
Numbers were hung around the
child refugees necks - white for
those going to England and red for
those to be left in the Netherlands.
The children carried knapsacks,
small vslises and bed linen. For
passports they had only birth GER
UdcatAA.
Evening star., 1938-12-11

preceded by daily activities this week
on behalf of the campaign, notably
the Shoreham toy ball next Friday
night. when a gift to the poor will
take the place of the cover charge
and very special floor show will
entertain the customers. Santa
Claus himself will be present "a
guest Of honor.
Arthur Murray, who Is said to have
taught more people how to dance
than any one in America, Is coming
from New York especially for the
ball. and with six of his best dancers
will present the "Minuet In Jazz, "
featuring Ted Norman and Harriet
Kroncke.
Frank Craven, noted Broadway
actor, starred in the current show
at the National Theater, will be
present.
Others to divert the shoreham
(9o0 Y0f.E 6A06Xf1SN, t000 A-3.)
Evening star., 1938-12-11
MemeI Vote Today
Quasi-PIebistite
On Joining Reich
Nozi Fever Grips BoItic
Seaport on Eve Of
Diet Elections
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
MEMEL, Lithuania, Dec. lO.-Nazi
fever gripped this Baltic seaport
and the rest of former German
Memelland tonight on the eve of
Memel Diet elections which had the
full If unofficial favor of plebiscite
on anschluSs (union) with Germany.
High-booted Memel Storm Troop
ers stamped through the streets and
white, red and cream Memel flags
snapped in the icy Baltic wind as a
challenge to Lithuanian sovereignty
since February Is, 1923, when the
1,O99 square miles of Memelland was
handed over by the League of
Nations.
The population is 152 900, predom-
inantly Germanic. The territory
was sheared OF East Prussia by the
treaty OF Versailles and controlled
by q conference Of Ambassadors be-
fore it came under the Kaunas GOV
ernment with provisions for 4 large
measure Of local autonomy.
Vote Termed PIebiscite.
Extreme Nazis were calling the
Sunday elections "a plebiscite for
return to the Reich" Some news
papermen reported that Wilt Bertu-
lett, a Memel deputy, told them last
night that q demand for reunion
with Germany would be voiced in
January.
Today, however. Bertuleit denied
this was the objective of Nazi Mem
ellanders. He said his party wanted
only strict application Of the Memel
autonomy statute, full cultural free
dom for Germans and reorganiza-
tion of Memel economic life with
changes in Lithuanian customs,
tariffs and foreign policy.
GA dispatch from Berlin said
the Sunday voting was regarded
by responsible Nazis there as
merely the forerunner to COM
plete Memel autonomy.
(Memelland, in the Nazi opin-
ion, will be another Danzig-
nominally independent of Ger
many but actually run from Ber-
lin as Danzig Free State. If
Lithuania plays ball" and per-
mits the Memellanders to do as
they please-such as introduce
Nazi principles of government
autonomy at present will satisfy
Reichsfuehrer Hitler, 1t was said.)
Jews Move Inland.
Hundreds of nervous Jewish FAM
lilies moved from Memelland into the
Lithuanian hinterland. It was re-
ported that the equivalent of $5,-
100000 invested capital had been
withdrawn from Memelland.
Jews who remained here said
they had received threatening let
ters telling them to stay away from
the polls tomorrow. Thousands of
Lithuanians were said to have been
deprived of voting rights by election
officials.
Confident followers of Mcneil
lands "horse-doctor fuehrer," Ernst
Neumann, a 50-year-old veterina-
rian, shouted slogans containing
such words as "plebiscite" and Back
to the Reich!" Neumann's pictures
were everywhere, captioned I'VE fol-
low thee"
Evening star., 1938-12-11
B, the Associated Press.

VIENNA, Dec. 10.-A 10-coach
train carried $50 Jewish children
out of this city tonight, in fight
from the Nazi anti-Semitic storm
over what was for their fathers
gay Vienna.
The 400 boys and 100 girls, aged
3 to II, left suburban Huetteldorf-
Hacking station for England and
the Netherlands accompanied by 20
Jewish women who found jobs as
house servants in England.
Mothers and relatives were not
permitted to enter the station. They
held what may have been their
last meeting with the children at
nearby hotels.
The emotional strain Of parting
was too much for some of them.
One died of = heart attack after
kissing her 5-year -old child good by.
The child was not told. Seven
mothers tainted as the children
marched to the train, which left
shortly before midnight.
Il VAs tas drst &anspoet q
Evening star., 1938-12-11
Twister' Ruzes Hennery,
Killing One, Injuring ;
Pv the A..or,.+.d pr...

F3 the ASSOciated Press.
WRENTHAM, Mass, Dec. 10.-A
sudden "twister" blew down four
story, 360-foot henhouse here today
on what reputedly is New England s
largest poultry farm, killing one car
penter and injuring three others
seriously.
Eight other men suffered cuts and
bruises rs they fell among crashing
timbers. The new building was to
replace one destroyed in the Sep
tember II hurricane.
Paul Bedez, IS, Of Woonsocket,
r. l., died in the wreckage in which
he was pinned by . large beam.
Evening star., 1938-12-11
Advertising on Radio
Must Be Limited
Wheeler Warns
Says Congress May Act
Unless Industry Cuts
Time Voluntarily

Congress may limit the amount of
advertising on radio programs unless
the industry reduces it voluntarily,
Senator Burton K. Wheeler of Mon
tana told the Federal Communica-
tions Bar Association at it's annual
banquet at the Raleigh Hotel last
night.
He also told them that highly COM
mercial programs we're no greater
evil than the propaganda foisted on
the listening public by governmental
agencies under the guise OF educa-
tional programs, but which were in
reality designed to effect greatsr ap-
propriations and increased personnel
He took decided stand against
proposed super-power stations,
warning that they undoubtedly
would result in 4 monopoly Of the
air, to be followed by a demand for
Government ownership. And, he
added, such q step might 90 further
and threaten the democracy Of the
country, through its control by some
future President who might desire
to perpetuate himself in ONCE. He
told the radio lawyers that there was
a question in his mind whether
Mussolini, Hitler or Stain would
have been successful in their re-
spective rises to power If they had
not had absolute control Of the radio.
Urges Regulation Of Clients.
Senator Wheeler told the lawyers
that they should see not only that
the commission functions in q fair
and square manner, but that they
should see to the regulation of their
own radio clients to the end that
there would be the least possible reg
ulation by Congress. Unless this is
done, he warned. there is going to be
demand for Government owner
ship of the radio, and he added that
the American people will rue the day
when that time comes. He said that
he could not caution the radio in
dustry too much along that partic-
ular line.
Discusses Radio In Democracy.
Senator Wheeler digressed from
his prepared address to discuss the
part which he said radio would play
in the preservation of democracy
In this country. He said he didn't
believe democracy is failure here
and the way to prove it was to make
1t work. The way to make it work
is to preserve the right for the
views OF all sides of an issue to be
presented over the radio. No radio
station, he said, has the right to
present only one side of an. issue.
He took rap at radio commenta-
tors who day after day and week
after week present what he de-
scribed as one side of issues. If the
people are going to hear the views
OF one commentator, then there
should be commentators to tell the
other side, he said, adding that the
town hall idea should be enlarged
by every station in America.
Senator Wheeler said that he
realized that radio stations must
have income from advertising, but
he added that it was his sincere be-
lief that there is entirely too much
radio time consumed by commercial
advertising. When, he continued,
six or seven minutes of a 15-minute
program are devoted to commercial
announcements, the effectiveness is
greatly reduced, and the program is
definitely in bad form. Limited ad-
vertising will attract more people to
radio programs and there will be
(see RADIO. Page ACID
Evening star., 1938-12-11
| Eva TongVoy,
|Dying> Faces
End Unofroid
By the Associated Press.


HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Dec. 10
Eva Tanguay. former musical COM
edy and vaudeville star, was criti-
cally Ill at her apartment tonight
with an abdominal ailment. She
received several blood transfusions
during the week.
Another last night proved more
successful said her physician, DR.
Wendell w. Starr, but I'm afraie
her case must be termed hopeless"
My life has been a full one" Mis-
Tanguay was quoted by friends a
whispering, when told she nigh
live but few more hours. Its al
right. The end has to come t,
every one sometime"
Evening star., 1938-12-11
james Roosevelt Visits
Sister in Seattle
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SEATTLE, Dec. 1O.-James Roose-
welt. son of the President, came
here tonight for a visit with his
sister, Mrs. John Boettiger.
I'm out of politics now," he said
I'm not planning to run for pub
lie ONCE. He recently resigned as
secretary to his father and several
days ago became vice president Of
Samuel Goldwyn, Inc, In Holly
wood.
He said he would leave by plane
tomorrow for the East.
Evening star., 1938-12-11
Mutual Health Plan
Details Announced
By Medical Society
'Domiciliory Care Of
INDECENT Of District
Is Next Objective
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
District Medical Society In 1888
began study of medical eco
nomics," sponsored Group Hos
pitdlizdtion, Inc, and other Or
0anizations, to Improve care Of
sick. Launching attack on Group
Health Association, medical CO.
operative, the society became in
UolDed in court battles and grand
jury investigation of society's
alleged Diolation OF Sherman
Antitrust Act.
Evening star., 1938-12-11
Smashing the Spy Ring

Leon G. Turrou, ace Oman
who broke the Nazi espionage
service in the United States.
tells how he and other F. B. I.
agents rounded up the evi-
dence that convicted three and
sent others fleeing out of the
United States.
The first of "a installments in
The Evening Star
Tuesday, December IS
Evening star., 1938-12-11
Cotton Vote
$4,000 Favor Quotes;
1887 Against

A tabulation of the farmer vote
at l am, Eastern standard time, to-
day. comprising about three-fourths
of the expected total in yesterdays
cotton marketing quota referendum,
Evening star., 1938-12-11
Arqentina and Peru Join Hull
In Proc|oiming Need Of Front
To Repu|se Foreign Invasion
Delegates Applaud
PIeu; Resolution
Is Likely
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Euents of last fpe years haze
forced nations OF the Western
Hemisphere to look to themselves
for assurances of peace and haze
shaped the agenda OF the Eighth
Pdn-Americdn Conference at
Lima, Peru. Chief topics to be
discussed are continental defense
and perfection of present inter-
american peace machinery by
means OF an American League OF
Nations and an inter-American
court OF justice.
(Tert OF Secretary Hulps speech
suill be found on page ABB
Evening star., 1938-12-11
The Holy Terror

H. G. Wells fantastic story
Of the man who became dicta-
tor Of the world. Starts today
on Page Az.
Evening star., 1938-12-11

(See RADIO, Page A-12)
Evening star., 1938-12-11

(See LIMA. Page A-19.)
Evening star., 1938-12-11
Cotton Quotas
Voted; Tobacco, ,
Rice in Doubt
Top-Heovy Mojorities
Favor Continuation of
Program for Staple
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Marketing quota system,
among NeW Deal efforts to keep
farm prices at reasonable lepel,
has dra1Dn much criticism, espe-
cidlly from proponents OF do
mestic- allotment" plan, dlloping
unlimited production and en-
couraging foreign "dumping" for
surpluSeS,
Evening star., 1938-12-11
Weather Forecast

Increasing cloudiness with slowly rising
temperature today; tomorrow mostly
cloudy, possibly occasional rain. Tenn
peratures yesterday-Highest, 81, at
pm; lowest, 40, at 5 am. Full report
on page Az.
Evening star., 1938-12-11

&C. YUEI 6A1EzfdN, 10 ALL
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-21
POcah0ntaS CnaI

Pocahontas coal takes its name
from the coal fields of Pocahontas,
Va, which town was named for the
Indian maiden celebrated in the CO.
lonial history of that state. And
because this little Indian maid stood
for the best of the native product
Of old Virginia" states "'The Story
of PocahontaS, l863-1915; a good
COAL" her name has been associat-
ed with the best natural products
of our country, and the word ''Poca-
hontas" whenever we see it associ-
ated with anything always means to
US best" And because these
now famous coal fields produced
the best steam Goals in the world.
they have become known as the
"Pocahontas" coal fields and have
carried the fame and name of Poca-
hontaS to the farthermost parts of
the earth"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-21
Author of Go West"

The expression, go West, young
man, go West" was first used by
John L. B. Soule in an editorial in
the Terre Haute Express, in 1881.
Soule was editor of that paper and
in his editorial he stated that Hor-
ace Greeley could not give better
advice than this. 1t became a IA
vorite saying of Greeley, who used
it in a letter to w. H. Verify in
1854 and again in Hints Toward Re-
form" in the form go West, young
man, and grow up with the coun-
try" Seitz's biography of Greeley
mentions that on his western trip
to Buffalo and Detroit In 1889 he
had yet to cry, go West, young
man, 60 West" for he concluded q
letter by saying: IF I were farm
er without a satisfactory farm, I
might emigrate to the Far West:
but ! should be quite as likely not
to wander beyond the western boun-
dairy of Erie county, Pennsylvania"
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-21
Festival Of Hanukkah an
Old Jewish Celebration

Many myths have grown up about
the Hanukkah lamps which at first
burned outside the Jewish homes as
the festival Feast of Lights was
celebrated in the streets of Jerusa-
lem and the other cities of the an
cient world. Later, the festival of
Hanukkah became primarily a
home festival, and this, coupled
with the fear of persecution, drove
the lamps indoors.
The ceremonial Of the Feast of
Lights, as explained by an authori-
ty, follows:
On the first night one light is
lit, on the second two, and on to
the eighth. The lights are set in a
place where people on the street
may see them, in the window or by
the door. They are considered sa-
cred and must not be employed for
any ordinary purpose. For this rea-
son a servant light" (shammash)
is placed next to them, which is
used in lighting them.
Rabbinical tradition accounts for
this feature of the feast by the story
that when the priests entered the
sanctuary after the Syrians had
been driven out, to light the per-
petual lamp, they found a vial of
sacred oil unpolluted, which, under
ordinary circumstances was only
sufficient for one night, but by a
miracle lasted for eight nights, UNI
til new oil could be prepared for the
lamps for the candlesticks.
There are exhibited examples Of
common clay lamps from Graeco-
Roman times and brass, pewter,
silver and gilded lamps of more re-
cent history, ornamented with his
toric and religious motifs. There
are the upright lamps which were
used in the synagogue and hang
ing lamps for the home, wherein
the imagination of the designer was
given free rein to embreider the
tales of Jewish history and myth
and the everyday objects Of his
life.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-21

It's conceded no one can under
stand the ways of man but-how
about cats? Believe it or not, this
happened yesterday. We heard a
great commotion in the side yard,
and on rushing out, 10 and behold,
our little terrier was seen hurried
ly, or rather, madly, entering the
yard with big gray cat serenely
perched on his back. How she got
there nobody knew until several
excited boys, who were very much
thrilled at the spectacle, declared
she was being chased for her very
life. suppose on finding no con-
venient tree she decided it would
be better to jump the enemy and
have him under control. Now, can
you beat that for resourcefulness I?
Take lesson, folks, from the hum
BILE cat.
St. Paul recorder. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1938-01-21
Early u. S. Stamps Used
as Fractional Currency

The clever adaptation of postage
stamps during the Civil war was
responsible for the introduction of
fractional currency, according to
collectors who study both philatelic
and numismatic records.
Because so many people boarded
the metal coins Cloth silver and
copper during the conflict Of 1851
1865, small currency was practically
drained from circulation.
In order to make change for bills
rendered in payment for purchases
postage stamps were forced into
service. Various concerns produced
little. brass cases into which postage
stamps were placed. Other people
merely pasted unused specimens on
pieces Of cardboard and used them
instead Of money.
One such card, coming to the at
tentlon Of banknote designer, in
spired him to propose fractional pa
per money. He used that card as a
model, copying the Tapped stamps
and adding only suitable inscrip-
tons and trimmings.
The original engraver's design
shows that he even left the words
''U. S. Postage" on each Of the
stamp designs. A pencil correction,
however, indicates that the Treas
ury official who approved the idea
eliminated the postage"
The rest of the design was left
intact and paper bills were issued
with face value of Is and so cents.
On them were reproductions of post
age stamp designs: the 25-cent bill
had brown Jeffersons, while the So
cent had as many green Washing
tons.