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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-08
NAVAL EXPANSION
DEBATE.THURSDAY
Rules Committee of House
Clears Way for Action
on Bill.
BACKGROUND

0AIA0HOONO- Va
President Roosecelt's billton-dol-
lar ndval building program has
been both praised and criticized
during It's stormy congressional
journey. Some experts haze epen
gone stronger than the President,
demanding strong fleets In both
the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Among latest critics OF the leg
tslation was Senator Borah, who
charged It goes further than de-
tense.
By the Associated Press.
The House Rules Committee cleared
the way today for debate to begin
Thursday on the administration bill
lion dollar naval expansion bill.
The committee recommended IL
hours general debate limited to the
measure. which would authorize con-
struction Of As new fighting ships, %
auxiliary vessels and $50 airplanes.
The bill was given special status
after Chairman Vinson Of the House
Naval Committee warned that failure
to build the proposed ships would
"imperil the security Of this country. F."
Mr.. Vinson held out the hope. how
ever, that whenever the time Is
ripe, there undoubtedly will be an
other international arms limitation
conference"
Secs U. S. Standing Alone.
Questioned closely by rules commit
teemen concerning the need for the
proposed naval expansion, Mr.. Vinson
asserted the United States would have
to stand absolutely alone" in defense
OF its possessions.
He said the projected building pro-
gram would increase the Nays main
tenance cost from $25, 000, 900 to $780,
10000 annually. Explaining this, he
asserted that living standards in this
country. plus certain acts Of Congress
were largely responsible for the high
cost Of the feet.
1t has been estimated, Mr.. Vinson
declared, that the Social Security Act
alone had added $4,000, 900 to the cost
OF a battleship constructed in private
shipyards.
Representatives Brewster. Repub-
lican. OF Maine; Church, Republican
OF Illinois; Cole, Republican, of New
York, and Shannon, Democrat, OF
Missouri, filed q minority committee
report last night contending that the
new armament was unnecessary.
Everything indicates" they said
that this billion dollar increase in
the present four billion dollar pro-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-08
C010RED REPUBLICAN
COMMITTEE CHOSEN
- Organizations Represented at
Rockville Meeting to Name
Fl. Campaign Leaders.

oDesial Dispatch 70 The star.
4 ROCKVILLE, Nd, March 0.-The
sOolored Republican Clubs Of Mont
geometry County. comprising 10 organi-
1ationA met here and named the COL
ored Republican Campaign Commit
tee q Montgomery County.
Nathan Duvall was made chairman,
Charles \. Warren. secretary, and
Charles p. Plummer, treasurer. The
other members Of the committee are
Grady Barnes. BENJAMIN Stewart
John Hoes, Lewis Hill, Thomas Stew
art, Alfred Lee, Palmer Gather, VIII
Ham Hood, Albert L. johnson. George
HAWKING william Wood and Henry
Shelton.
r. Carter, chairman; H. Jackson, F.
Howard, 8. Jackson, c. Robinson, A.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-08

Jackson, II. Moore. II. Clipper and r,
flummer were named q . precinct
committee, and the following were
made members Of the Finance Com.
mittee: Fermon Plummer. chairman:
p. johnson. g. Duvall, 8. Mason, A.
Williams. r. Davis. Eliza Nolan, Peari
Washington, Mamie Holman. Dora
Dorsey and Henrietta Cooper.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-08
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-08
Benefit Party Tonight.

CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Nd, March
8 (SpeciaD.-The Women's Democrat.
ic Club Of Capitol Heights will give Q
benefit party tonight In the firehouse.
Mrs. Irene A. Conner is in charge.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-08
PRESENTS CREDENTIALS
Kennedy Received by King George
in London Ceremony.

LONDON, March 3 (R.-Joseph p.
Kennedy. United States Ambassador
to Great Britain, presented his Gre
dentials today to King George vi at
Buckingham Palace.
Viscount Halifax. British foreign
secretary, was present at the audience
to which the Ambassador. wearing
formal evening dress, drove in semi
state in landau provided by the
palace.
He was conducted up the grand
staircase to the audience chamber be-
tween files Of yeomen Of the guard.
King George wore the full dress
uniform of m admiral of the feet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-08

Industrial production In Poland Il
breaking all records. ~" s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-08

Drive to Reduce Costs. -.
Labor unions Of South Africa have
started . united drive to reduce living
costs,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-08

But, the minority oontendeds
That the bill authorizes new con-
struction even though the Navy has
not started building new vessels Con-
gress previously approved.
That the measure limits naval air.
craft when the importance Of thi,
branch Of armament il increasing.
That it permits the Navy to be
used to follow American commerce
and travellers who wander at their
own sweet will"
That it should contain an expression
on the universal desire for . dis
armament conference"
1.-THE evidence before our commit
tee" the report said, indicated that
no navy afloat today can challenge
the American Navy In American
waters. Most Americans do not de-
sire the American Navy to challenge
any other navy in Asiatic or Euro
pean waters"
An expression Of support for the
naval bill came from Senator Johnson,
Republican, Of California. long an ex-
ponent Of foreign policy of "isola-
tion." He said the new program was
necessary for adequate national de-
tense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-08
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Evening star., 1938-06-17
BANKING AGENCIES
At ODDS S0NPOL|CY
EccIes of Reserve Board
Hits at Treasury and
F. D. |. c. in Letter.

Fy the Associated Press.
Federal banking agencies disagreed
today over liberalizing bank loans to
business.
Chairman Mariner S. Eccles of the
Federal Reserve Board brought the dis
cussion into the open yesterday in a
letter to Senator Vandenberg, Repub-
lican, of Michigan. The board seeks
liberalization of bank examining prin-
ciples, as opposed to the strict policies
of the Treasury and the Federal De-
posit Insurance Corp.
"One reason why bank credit is not
flowing adequately into productive
business channels" Chairman Eccles
wrote. lis because the banks are under
too severe, restrictions in their lend
Ing and investing operations.
officials of other agencies replied
today that they already had outlined
a program for as much liberalizat ton
as they considered conducive to safety
OF deposits, and asserted that Mr.
Eccles refused to approve the step
merely because he believed it did not
go far enough.
Ihe program was approved by the
Controller of the Currency (the ma
tlonal bank examining agency in
the Treasury, the F. D. I. c. and
the National Association of State Bank
Supervisors (the State officials who
examine State banks. 1t has been
Evening star., 1938-06-17

withheld from President Roosevelt for
a week In q final effort to get Federal
Reserve approval.
Secretary Of the Treasury Morgen-
thau said recently the program would
be put into practice with or without
the boards approval. but he was
hoping" for a unanimous report.
Authoritative persons, who declined
to be quoted, described these funda-
mental differences of viewpoint:
Reserve Board-Because deposit in
surance prevents bank runs banks are
able to loan safely for longer terms
and with less collateral and should
liberalize credit policies, especially to
stimulate recovery. Therefore bank
examining methods should be lib
eralized to enable the banks to do So
Treasury-F. D. l. C.-The first duty
OF banks is to their depositors. They
must not speculate with other peo-
pies money. Deposit insurance can
continue to protect depositors only
If bank failures are kept to mini
mum. Therefore. bank examinations
must be strict enough to keep banks
solvent
The Federal Reserve Board, it was
reported authoritatively, wants to
abolish the "slow column" in bank
examination reports. contending crit
icism of unmatured loans discourages
bankers from making loans.
The other agencies propose to retain
the SLOW column" but to change its
name, since SLOW loans" have nothing
to do with rate of payment, and thus
lessen the stigma.
Mr.. Eccles also has asked that banks
value their investment securities at
cost, disregarding temporary market
fluctuations. The other agencies are
willing to permit this only on the
highest grade securities.
Another criticism by Mr.. Eccles
was that present definitions of mar
ketable" securities to which bank in
vestments are limited prevent banks
from investing in sound bonds of
local enterprises.
Evening star., 1938-06-17

assault and battery on . 10-year -old
orphanage boy.
Commonwealth's Attorney Ed H.
Richardson swore out the warrant
charging Mr.. ziegler with "unmerci-
fully beating" the child with . board
Wednesday morning.
Investigating ofhcers quoted wit
nesses Is saying barrel stave was
used In the beating" A stave was
placed in the keeping Of the Roanoke
County sheriff.
Mr. Ziegler has been connected with
the orphanage about three months.
Evening star., 1938-06-17
EVENING STAR WASHINGTON D. c. FRIDAY JUNE H. 1888

tute, sponsored by the Washington
Junior Board Of Commerce.
Il urge you all, as citizens of the
United States, as residents Of the
community. to obey the law, to respect
the law" he said. Otherwise strict
enforcement will be necessary with
corespondingly severe penalties ad-
ministered by the courts.
THE time has arrived when the citi-
zens Of this community must arise
from the deep slumber Of carelessness
and responsibility. call for new
enthusiasm in the District of Colum-
bia, with q greater sense Of duty to-
Evening star., 1938-06-17

ward public authority, and urge you
all to set noble examples"
Judge Curran's talk, which was
broadcast over Station VOL, was de-
livered at the Police Court Building,
where the Accident Prevention Insti-
tute holds Its meetings every Thurs
day from 8 to 9 pm.
Evening star., 1938-06-17
Young Democrats to Meet.

ERIE. Pa, June II R.-Pennsyl-
vanias young Democrats registered
today at the opening OF their annual
two-day conference that leaders pre-
dicted would bring 1900 party men,
bers to this city on the shore Of Lake
Erie.
Guests expected include Lawrence
W. Roberts. jr., of Washington, sec
retary OF the Democratic National
Committee.
Evening star., 1938-06-17
SET NOBLE EXAMPLES
IS ADVICE TO MOTORISTS
Strict Enforcement of Law Is
Warned by Judge Unless
Record Improves.

II the trafnc accident record of the
District does not improve, q more
strict enforcement Of the law will be
necessary. Police Court Judge Edward
M. Curran, warned last night in q talk
before the Accident Prevention Insti-
Evening star., 1938-06-17
Plane Delivers Drugs.

To advertise its products, drug
and medicine manufacturer in Ger
many recently flew q shipment Of
drugs to Athens, Greece, in its spe-
cially constructed delivery plane.
Evening star., 1938-06-17
MINISTER IS CHARGED
WITH BEATING YOUTH
Assistant Head at orphanage at
Salem Is Placed Under Bond
in Alleged Attack.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
SALEM, Va, June 1.-THE Rev.
e. r. Ziegler, assistant superintendent
Of the Lutheran Orphanage at Salem,
was at liberty under $500 bond today
after being arrested and charged with
Evening star., 1938-06-17

Sales Of American products in Ger
many are increasing.
The Washington times., 1938-09-02
Democrats
Set Up Tent

KENSINGTON, Md, Sept. 2.
Independent Democrats in Mont
gomery county evidently felt that
their political camp needed a tent,
for they erected a fair-sized can
vas headquarters right in the
heart of Kensington today. The
tent is located at Howard and Lin
coin Avenues, at the entrance Of
the new B. and o. railroad over
pass.
Wilbur Stubs, committeeman
of the Independents, announced
today that he will be in charge
of the tent. It will be known as
the O'Conor- CantrelPugh mid
county headquarters.
Herbert O'Conor, of Baltimore,
is the Independent candidate for
governor; Joseph Cantrel, of
Chevy Chase, candidate for Con-
greSs, and James H. Pugh, also
of Chevy Chase, the Independent
Democratic candidate for State
senator.
It is planned to improve the
appearance Of the tent headuuar.
ters with shrubbery and a neon
sign.
The Washington times., 1938-09-02
Judge Cites Low

Judge Pecora informed defense
counsel that evidence obtained
unlawfully is received ir the State
courts If it is intrinsically relevant
to the case."
Dewey, in his argument with
Stryker, accused Hines chief
counsel Of trying to prejudice the
jury against "a perfectly decent
officer Of the Federal Government
doing his duty"
Judge Pecora declared the man
ner and means Of obtaining
illegal" evidence is not the busi-
ness of the court and such
evidence may be admitted provided
it is relevant and material.
A lengthy verbal battle enSued
as Stryker vigorously pressed his
contention.
Mellin gave the dates during
which Davis telephone was
tapped as from June 8, 1898 to
July 3, 1888, and from September
! 9, 1888 to October 6, 1888.
The Washington times., 1938-09-02
HOME BU|LDING C
IN ARLINGTON
GAINS IN AUGUST
Sharp Increase Over
July Reported

ARLINGTON, Va, Sept. 2.
Building work in Arlington county
during August registered an In
crease of nearly 100000 over July,
according to figures released here
today by Building Inspector An
drew Jensen.
Totaling $824,968, Angus
building for this year topped the
same month Of last year by more
than $4,000. July permits this
year totaled $543, 1925.
Breaking down the figures, Jen-
sen reported 1875 individual houses
approved at a cost of $718,300;
two apartments totaling $3S, 900;
$4,000 church; three business
establishments valued at $40, 900;
A alteration jobs for $25,92S; 10
garages for $2,7OO and AZ garages
with homes for $1,000.
Meanwhile, in nearby Alexan-
dria city, building activities de-
clined in August, with 1914, 886 re-
ported against $327,427 in July.
August activities for this year,
however, according to Building In
spector A. r. Lash, more than dou-
bled the total accounted in August
last year.
Breaking down the Alexandria
figures for last month, Mr.. Lash
reported 81 one-family houses for
$195,410; one apartment at $780,
280; II private garages for 81, $40;
one store for $31,170 and "a altera-
tionS totaling $17,086.
The Washington times., 1938-09-02

being spent on their behalf by
Others"
In reply to the committees
question Of whether the can
didateS have any knowledge of
expenditures by others in their
behalf, candidates have re-
ported no information at hand
or in a few cases small ex-
penditureS by others. Shep.
pard said that candidates who
have knowledge of expendi-
lures by others on their be-
half and don't report this in.
formation are subject to con-
tempt proceedings.
The Washington times., 1938-09-02
WIRE TAPPERS
INVOLVE HINES
Wire Tapping Data
Illegal But USable

NEW YORK. Sept. 2 QN.S) ).-Records of telephone
talks obtained through overlapping admitted evil
dence in the Hines today under this ruling by
Supreme Court Justice Pecora:
evidence obtained unawfuly is received in the State
Courts if it is inrinscally relevant to the case"
In Federal courts, under United States Supreme
Court ruling such evidence is barred but in State courts
the New York Court of Appeals has held evidence OBJ
tanned by "a policeman in performance of his duty"
although gathered through illegal wre-tappng is legally
admitted into the record.
proposed constitutional amendment to be submitted
the State electorate in November would legaze wire
tapping.
The Washington times., 1938-09-02
Met Many Racketeers

Detective Sake said he had met
O lot of Davis associates and he
named some of them-"Bo" Wein-
ber, Freddie Fisher, Charlie Miller,
Marty Krompier and Leo Rosen-
thai.
He said the first time he met
"Bo" Weinberg, who was Dutch"
Schultz's bodyguard, was at a
restaurant at 125th Street and
Lexington Avenue, and that he
searched him for guns. telephone
numbers anything that would
help in the apprehension of Dutch
Schultz"
You'll get a medal for this"
he quoted Weinberg as saying
to him.
Dewey and Defense Attorney
Lloyd P. Stryker engaged in a hot
argument when the prosecutor
said he wanted to corroborate the
testimony of Dixie" Davis that
Hines had tried to get Sake re-
moved.
The Washington times., 1938-09-02
DR.. Silver Appointed
To Cosmopolitan Post

DR.. Edwin n. Silver has been
appointed to the executive com.
mittee Of the Cosmopolitan Club
to replace DR.. Fordyce A. H. John
son, resigned, 1t was announced
today. Fred orsinger, director of
the Bureau of Fisheries aquarium,
was guest speaker at the luncheon
yesterday.
The Washington times., 1938-09-02

Titanic Memorial in Potomac
Park where two held him and an.
other rifled his pockets taking $40
from his billfold. The men fled
The empty billfold was found a
short distance from the crime
scene.
Jean Skillman and Keith Rider,
both of the Park Lane apartments
at Twenty-first and Pennsylvania
Avenue Northwest, reported money
stolen from their rooms.
The Washington times., 1938-09-02
Clerks Plan Strike
In San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, sept. 2.
The Retail Clerks Union Of the
AFL has asked the executive
board Of San Francisco Labor
Council to authorize a strike at
81 large department. stores, sew
eral of them nationally famous.
The board will consider a recon-
mendation to be made to the full
labor council at meeting tonight
The Washington times., 1938-09-02
Boston Symphony
AppIduds Audience

BOSTON, September 2. - Re
verSing the usual procedure, the
Boston Symphony Orchestra re-
Gently applauded the audience.
The crowd had sat through a.
heavy rainstorm on the banks of
the Charles River to listen to the
program while the players were
sheltered by the huge shell. =.
At the conclusion the entire or
chestra rose and drummed on their
fiddlebacks with their bows and
clapped their hands.
The Washington times., 1938-09-02

1923 of the penal code showed
wire tapping was contrary to law.
Dewey contended that section
does not apply to police officers
on duty. A hot argument en-.
sued.
Il state that the tapping of
telephones in this State is q
felony" shouted Stryker.
Stryker told Judge Ferdinand
Pecora that he was trying to
bring out "how offices of the
law break the law" and Dewey
jumped up.
"Your honor" he said, "I OBJ
ject to an officer of the court i'm.
plying that an officer of the Fed.
eral Government acting under the
orders of his superior is breaking
the law when the courts of the
State have held exactly the con-
trary since 1916"
The Washington times., 1938-09-02
Demand All Truth
On Campaign Funds

Q.N.S.) Orders have been
given to investigators for the
Senate campaign fund investi-
eating committee to inquire
whether senatorial candidates
have made truthful reports
on expenditures in their races,
Chairman Morris Sheppard
W.1 of Texas revealed today.
He said:
"WhiIe candidates are re-
porting personal expenditures
Of only q few hundred dollars,
they must be aware Of funds
The Washington times., 1938-09-02
Felony, Says Stryker
Dixie'SFOlkS
Flee StQreS
OfCuri0us

NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-The
neighbOrs stared so hard at
the family of Dixie Davis that
they have had to pack up and
move out of their West End
Avenue apartment.
The apartment, rendezvous
for Dutch Schultz and his
henchmen, today was locked
and empty. The whereabouts
of Dixie'S mother, father and
two sisters, all under police
guard since Davis was arrest
ed in Philadelphia, were un-
known by the dOOrman, who
said:
while they lived here the
last few months a detective
stayed in their apartment
twenty-fOur hours a day. He
used to sleep there nights"
The Washington times., 1938-09-02

room. When she screamed, the
man fled down the stairs with her
pockethook containing $40 In bills
and her glasses valued at $40.
Cornelius p. Harvey, Jersey City,
N. j., reported to police he met
four white men at Eighteenth and
q Streets Northwest, about mid
night last night and asked them
to direct him to the Willard Hotel.
They agreed, he said, but instead
walked him to q point near the
The Washington times., 1938-09-02
Purse 7hieUes Rob =

Pocketbook thieves staged q
crime carnival in washington last
night. Seven purse thefts for q
total Of 1925 were reported to
Metropolitan police.
The most daring theft occurred
at 1901 Massachusetts, Ave. N. W.,
where Ruth Cisar told police she
was awakened in her third floor
bedroom about 3 a. m. today by .
colored man prowling about her
The Washington times., 1938-09-02

Dewey called Joseph D'Ablemont,
telephone-company employe, who
produced a record showing he had
installed a telephone at Davis
apartment, which was in use from
May, 1889, to October, 1884.
William J. Mellin, special agent
OF the Internal Revenue Bureau,
testified that as a former detec-
tive he had tapped telephones.
Later he became an Investigator
for the United States Railway
as q wire Taper
and installer of photographs. He
said he tapped Davis phone June
6, 1888. The officers assigned on
that job with him were Tom
Mccarthy and Jules Salter and
a Federal agent, John Saxon.
Felony, Says Stryker
Stryker cross-examined Mellin.
Did you know tapping a wire
Is a felony?" he asked.
NO." said the witness.
Stryker insisted that section
The Washington times., 1938-09-02
Civilians Will Fete
BOYS Garden Club

Members Of the Boys Garden
Club will be guests of the Civitan
Club tomorrow morning at 100
Anacostia Rd. N. e.
Novelty races, jumping, barrel
contests, shoe scrambles and horse
shoe pitching will feature the
athletic program. The boys, repre-
senting all sections Of Washington
range from 10 to 16 years old.
The Washington times., 1938-09-02
Vain Fight
WGged to
Bar 1t
CONTINUED from Page II

tween Hines and J. Richard Davis,
former lawyer for the Dutch"
Schultz mob of policy racketeerS.
According to the telephone con-
versation quoted by Detective
Sake, "Dick" told Jim" okay and
the money was sent to Jim"
1t previously had been testified
that the telephone at Davis apart
ment at SIS Central Park West.
Apartment lob, had been tapped
between June 6 and July 3, 1888,
and between September 9 and Oc-
tober 6, 1888.
Detective Sake said the conver-
sation he quoted from the stand
(refreshing his memory from
notes. took place at 838 a. m.
on September %, 1888. At the
time Sake was cooperating with
the Federal authorities who were
seeking the apprehension of
Schultz.
The Washington times., 1938-09-02
Recognized Voice

Sake said he knew DAVIS and
other members of the Schultz mob
and that he could recognize Davis
voice.
Dewey asked Detective Sake
just what the conversation was
on that occasion. Sake replied:
1T was 8::38 a. m. An incom-
ing call. The mans voice, said
Hello, Dick Dick said, Hello
The other party said, Joe call
ing Dick said Yes. The voice
calling: The boss wants to talk
to you Then another voice.
"Boss-'Hello, Dick, can you
let me have $500?'
"Dick-'Yes. Jim BoSs-'I am
going downtown with Johnny
Dietz and I need that Dick
All right
"Boss-'I'll send Eddie Holly
down for it, Dick-'Okay.'"
The memorandum from which
Sake read the conversation was
marked for Identification.
The Washington times., 1938-09-02
Monetary Union

France, Italy, Belgium and Swift
zerland formed a monetary union
in 1865 under which they agreed
to establish q uniform coinage