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Evening star., 1938-01-14
MANY LACK FOOD,
RELIEF HEAD SAYS
10000 Pounds of Rice Re-.
ceived for Distribution
Here-More Promised.

With Miss Alice Hill, director OF
the District Public Assistance Division,
reporting many families denied relief
are actually suffering from lack of
food, the Board of Public Welfare an
nounced today it has received 10000
pounds of rice for distribution among
the needy. Lack of adequate relief
funds was held responsible for 1893
persons being denied any public as
sistance whatever.
A shipment of five additional car
loads Of rice, totaling 100000 pounds,
has been promised by the Federal
Surplus Commodities Corp, it was
announced. The corporation is now
engaged in buying surplus sacks Of
rice IN Louisiana, Texas and Arkansas
To date, 295oO,0O0 pounds have been
purchased at cost of S684,000 for
Nationwide distribution to people on
relief. David w. Miller, who is di-
rector of commodity distribution for
CAIC "ClldlC oOdIu, Id uldhlllS dIIdIlSc.
ments to see that the rice is given to
the most needy cases in the District
Since October l, Miss Hill reported,
no cases have been accepted by the
Public Assistance Division other than
those falling under one of the social
security categories - old-age assist
ance, aid for the needy blind, or aid
| for dependent children. OF the total
number refused aid, she said, 956 were
employable and 81 unemployable.
1.-TWO families and one unattached
person reported they had been without
food for two days." she told Welfare
Director Elwood Street. Many were
faced with eviction, and one family
consisting of man and wife with
five children under is, were actually
evicted"
Several colored representatives OF
the Workers Alliance have beer
picketing the District Building TO,
several days with signs demanding
more relief. Mr.. Street said there was
nothing that could be done unless
Congress appropriated more adequate
funds for relief.
Miss Hill reported that approx
mately two-thirds of the rejected ap.
plicants had no resources other thar
the possibility of an occasioned day.
work. A number Of aged and bline
persons also were included.
The Public Assistance Division wa!
unable to give any kind of aid what
ever to AZ per cent Of the applicants
To 35 per cent orders were given fol
surplus food. In the cases of 16 pc,
cent letters we're written In their be
half to some social agency; othe
arrangements were made for the re
manning per cent.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
ID. c. INCOME TAX
| WINS NEW BACKER
Bates Announces Support.
Urges Reorganization
for Economy.

Representative Bates, Republican,
Of Massachusetts,, disclosed today he
would join the income tax supporters
Of the House District Committee when
the 1899 revenue bill is considered by
the full committee.
Although not a member of the Fiscal
Affairs Subcommittee which will write
the rev tax increase bill. Mr.. Bates
said he had made serious study Of
the financial structure Of the 80 cities
In Massachusetts,, including Boston,
and is convinced an income tax would
BE- preferable to general sales tax.
For II years he was mayor Of Salem.
Sees Plan More Equitable.
IAN income tax would hit those
better able to pay" he declared.
Mr. Bates urged, however. that seri-
Gus consideration be given at this
time to reorganization of the munich
pal government in the interest of
efficiency and economy.
I'VE must do something" he said.
ito reduce the ever rising cost of gov
ernment."
Would Consolidate Agencies.
In the District, Mr.. Bates said. he
believed the cost of government could
be materially reduced by consolidat-
ing various agencies of the municipal
service.
The Fiscal Affairs Subcommittee viii
meet Monday to complete the draft
of the new tax bill Chairman Nichols
has indicated it would provide fol
continuation of the unpopular bust.
ness privilege tax as we'll as the $l.7s
levy on real and personal property
He also intimated it may contain pro-
vision for a small income tax, pri.
marily to force a test case in the
courts Of the constitutionality of such
a levy that would require Federal en-
ployes to pay it.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
Sperry to Aid Fair Exhibit,

M. L. Sperry, president Of the WASH
ington Gas Light Co., has been elected
q member Of the Board Of Directors Of
Gas Exhibits, Inc, national non
profit organization formed to arrange
for the participation Of the gas In
dustry in the 1899 New York Worlds
Fair, 1t was announced yesterday.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
$476,522 SUIT FILED
BY FIRM AGAINST U. S.
Chicago Construction Company
Says Amount Is Due for Work
on Federal Buildings.

b. the Associated Press.
The Joseph A. Holpuch Construction
Co. of Chicago filed suit in the Court
If Claims yesterday for $476,522, which
1t said was due it for construction work
on Federal buildings.
Attorneys for the firm contended the
construction company suffered severe
losses from changes in the buildings
specifications from inability to hire
workers under conditions imposed by
the Government and through the Gov
ernment's cancellation of its contract
for construction of hospital buildings
and nurses quarters at Leavenworth,
Kans.
The company listed its projects and
losses as follows: Officers quarters,
Fort Knox, KY, $50, ,o82; hospital, Fort
Knox. KY, $38,488; officers quarters,
Fort Sam Houston, Tex, $34,712; home
for defective delinquents, Springfield,
Mo-, $63, ,436; barracks. Fort Knox, KY,
$141,145.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
1O7,352 Pupils in District.

There are approximately 107,352
students in the public, private and
parochial schools Of the District, &C.
cording to public school statisticians
today. The proportion of public school
students to the others is about Z to I.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
COL. HOLMES TO RETIRE
Statutory Age to Be Reached
on January 81.

on january oI.
1t. Col. Frank M. Holmes, Army
finance department, will be retired
from active service January 81, the
War Department announced today.
Col. Holmes will reach the statutory
retirement age of "a years January a..
Col. Holmes has been q resident OF
the District of Columbia for many
years, and was graduated from Ma
tional University.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
BUYS TICKETS
Marvin Mcintyre to Attend "Be.
tween the Devil" Performance.

tween the Devil" Performance.
Five Washington debutantes in.
vaded the White House yesterday te
sell the first tickets to the musical
comedy in connection with the Presi-
dents birthday celebration to Marvin
H. Mcintyre, the Presidents secre.
tary.
Mr.. Mcintyre was an easy victim
and took his tickets for Between
the Devil ut the National Theatel
January % from Anna Kiess. Jane
Smith, Kay Egan, Regina McKeevel
and Eeene Register.
Evening star., 1938-01-14
HELSINKI MALE CHORUS
TO ARRIVE TOMORROW

Be at Union Station to Re-
ceive Group.
The Helsinki University Male Cho-
rus, 81 students and graduates from
the leading school of Finland, who
will give a concert in Constitution
Hall at 4 pm. Sunday, will arrive
shortly after noon tomorrow.
The chorus will be greeted at
Union Station by members Of the
congressional delegations of Mime
sofa, Mort Dakota Montana and
Wisconsin. Vice President Garner
will receive the group at the Capitol
at 3 pm.
Tomorrow night a reception will be
held for the chorus at the Lee House
at 8 o'clock. The Swedish Minister,
Zero Jarnefelt, will be present.
Evening star., 1938-10-10

done, he said, business losses to trucks
and other forms Of transportation
would have been reduced.
He testified that in the period since
1920 total wages received by rail
workers dropped 46 per cent and the
portion Of operating revenues used to
pay wages dropped 20 per cent.
:'The length Of trains has increased
by 26 per cent and the speed of trains
he's risen So per cent" he said. Blu,
with longer, heavier and faster trains
We have made railroading 50 efficient
that . person Is safer today in . rail-
road passenger car than in his own
home.
Operating expenses, including
wages. have fallen 46.5 per cent, much
more than the decline in railway op-
Grating revenues, and the roads have
been granted freight and passenger
rate increases by the Interstate Com
merce Commission, but still the rail-
ways just will not put away their
crutch and lineup"
Mr.. Keller warned that II railway
wages were reduced, q general wage
cutting campaign might sweep in
dustry.
Evening star., 1938-10-10

miracle has happened to us in that 1t
became possible in so few years to ex-
perience a new German resurrection.
Events might easily have taken a
different turn!
We want at all times to think about
that and from this knowledge to grow
firmer in our resolve to serve this
Germany man for man, woman for
woman. to relegate to the background
everything In the way Of personal in
terests at moment when the greater
interest of our people and the Reich
demand this.
We have experienced and received
an immeasurable boon this year and
therefore we want also to be grateful
to Providence which permitted us to
walk the path of freedom out Of dire
need.
Let us be grateful again and again
that this way could be travelled with
out the supreme sacrifice by our peo-
Pile, by every man, every woman.
now am in your midst for the sec
ond time.
Then you, yourselves, experienced
joy. To-day, all citizens in the Reich
experience this joy.
In this hour we cannot do anything
else than to unite in our confession Of
faith in our wonderful, unique German
Reich. Germany sieg he'll!
Evening star., 1938-10-10

liberately reverts to his dealings with
Mussolini, which French diplomacy
had succeeded In checking last June.
Once more Mr.. Chamberlain en-
deavors to soothe Mussolini and de-
tach him from his partnership with
Hitler through conceding him = SET
tlement of the Spanish problem. which,
in practice, means that France will be
placed in q position to crush the
Barcelona republic.
Pact Due Next Month.
The Anglo Italian treaty Of April 16
50 long left in suspense, is likely to be
enforced next month. The details OF
the agreement that Lord Perth, the
British Ambassador to Rome, has been
instructed to negotiate are lacking,
but it can be perceived that, as against
the recall Of some $4,000 Italians
serving under the Spanish nationalist
flag, the British premier has made up
his mind to consider that italy has
sufficiently carried out the obligations
entailed by the London agreement OF
July l about the recall Of all foreign
combatants in Spain.
Consequently, Mr.. Chamberlain will
accept that Gen. Franco should be
recognized as full-fledged belligerent
and entitled to enforce . maritime
blockade, while the French govern
ment will be pressed vigorously to
close the Pyrenean frontier and forbid
in French Mediterranean harbors the
loading of ships bound for the Spanish
republic. Moreover, the Fascist gov
ernment would be given in London
financial credits of which 1t Is sorely
in need.
Copyright. 1888. BY the North American
Newspaper Alliance. Inc.)
Evening star., 1938-10-10
DR., GEORGE MILLER
DIES IN CALIFORNIA
Former Washington Minister
Will Be Buried Wednesday
at Glendale.

The Rev. DR.. George A. Miller, "a,
former president of the District Min
isterial Council and pastor Of the Ninth
Street Christian Church here from
1907 to 1928, died yesterday after a
long illness at his home in Long Beach,
Calf.
News Of the death was received here
by Leonard C. Roy, 4425 Fessenden
street NV, member of the editorial
staff of the National Geographic
Magazine and brother of Dr.. Miller's
wife, Mrs. Emma Roy Miller.
DR.. Miller left here in 1923 for
Omaha, Nebr, where he was pastor
of the First Christian Church for II
years. He retired in 1885 and since
then had lived in Long Beach. He
was native of Illinois and was grad
uated fro Eureka College in that
State. In addition to having headed
the Ministerial Council here, DR.. Miller
had served as president of the general
conference of Disciples Of Christ
Churches and was a trustee of Lynch
burg (Va.) College.
Besides his wife he leaves a son,
George A. Miller, jr., Long Beach, and
a grandson.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30
pm. Wednesday in the Wee Kirk
Church O. the Heather, Glendale,
Calf. Burial will be at Glendale.
Evening star., 1938-10-10
Colorado Riuer
Canyon Walls
Bear 1884 Date
Ey the Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press.
PHOENIX, Ariz., Oct. 10.-An ex-
oedition led by 84-year-old Julius
Stone emerged from the Colorado
River canyon today with photographs
which DR.. r. G. Frazier, Bingham,
Utah. physician, said offer proof the
dangerous gorge was explored by white
men as early as 1534-242 years be-
fore the earliest exploration heretofore
recorded.
DR.. Frazier reported discovery of
"weathered and apparently authentic
figures" 1884 chiseled in the walls OF
Glen Canyon
The brief message from Lees Ferry,
where the Stone Explorers Club ex-
pedition completed its journey from
Hite, Utah, did not elaborate.
Don, Lopez de Cardenas, lieuten-
.nt in the Coronado expedition, is
known to have seen the Grand Canyon
Of the Colorado as early as 1540. There
is no proof, however. Of an actual ex-
ploration until 1776-when Father
Escalante, Catholic missionary,
crossed the Colorado River In the
vicinity Of Padre Canyon.
Evening star., 1938-10-10
REICH REPORTED
EXCEEDING PACT
Sets Munich Accord Rules at
Naught in Berlin, Says
Pertinax.
By PERTINAX.

PARIS, Oct. 10 (NAN.A).-I sup
pose that neither Premier Daladier
nor Foreign Minister Bonnet would be
bold enough to repeat today that the
Munich settlement must be welcomed
as a triumph of peace and that Hitler
has been won to conciliatory methods.
Wenzel Jaksch, German Social
Democrat leader in Czechoslovakia,
has arrived here, and he has dread
full tales to tell Before the irruption
of German troops in the districts al
located to Germany by the Interna-
tional Commission in Berlin, the So
called volunteers recruited by Konrad
Henlein were given free rein and
the men they chose to identity as
dangerous Marxists have been merci-
lessly' sent to concentration camps,
and, to the number of about Is, have
been shot. Terrorism is already in
full swing, and we have to witness
the same cruel scenes which have
already unrolled themselves in Aus
tria.
Moreover, in the so-called Interna-
tional Commission in Berlin, Francois
Poncet, the French Ambassador, and
the CZechoslovak Minister are faced
daily by the dictation Of Won Weis-
Zacker, the German chairman, backed
by the Italian Ambassador, and, sur
prisingly enough, by Sir Neville Hen
derson, the British representative. All
the rules laid down in Munich-much
too vaguely, 1t is true-are set at
naught.
In Czechoslovakia, Germany has
now become top-dog, and she is SEEM
ingly determined to make the most
Of it. Her obvious purpose is the de-
struction or abject subjugation Of
everything Czech.
Runciman Report Tragic.
The Runciman report now makes
tragic and ludicrous reading. Vis-
count Runciman charged the Czecho-
slovak authorities with lack Of COM
prehension and spirit OF discrimina-
ton. Lord Runciman ought to be
sent back to Czechoslovakia for his
own enlightenment.
As to M. Poncet, he ought to be
withdrawn from the commission, as 1t
would be much better that the cruel
doings of the Germans in the areas
transferred to them should not bear
the stamp of international supervision.
But We can well ask ourselves today
whether that frightful record in Dan
ubian Europe Is not to be outdone
shortly by what is going to happen in
Spain. Since the French cabinet
inadequately supported by French pub
lie opinion, and even disgruntled by
the indulgent attitude toward Hitler
and Mussolini of vocal section OF
the conservative classes-decided not
to play its part as Czechoslovakia's s
ally, and so lost face, Mr.. Chamber
lain, as could have been foreseen, de-
Evening star., 1938-10-10
CORN CROP ESTIMATE
TO BE RELEASED TODAY
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Agriculture Department officials,
studying problems created by sur
pluses of cotton, wheat and several
minor crops, will get fairly accurate
idea today of whether they must
tackle an excessive corn surplus
The Federal Crop Reporting Board
is releasing at pm. (E. S. TD its
latest forecast on the size Of this
years corn crop, based on conditions
as of october l.
A month ago the board forecast
a crop of 2,454,526,0OO bushels. Of
ficials said that should this figure be
increased materially they would be
faced with a corn surplus problem
almost as serious as that in the wheat
belt.
Evening star., 1938-10-10
FREIGHT FIGURES
PLEA|N RAIL- PAY
Employees Offer Argument
in Final Week of
Hearings Here.
By the Associated Press.

L. Z. Keller, research director for
the Brotherhood Of Maintenance OF
Way Employees, told the Presidents
fact-finding board today that q mil
lion railroad workers are now handling
more gross freight business than a.
000, 900 handled 1S years ago.
Mr.. Keller gave the board statistics
showing that the pay Of rail workers
has dropped 3S.6 per cent per freight
ton mile since 1920, while the cost to
the public Of shipping ton Of freight
q mile has declined only Ill per cent.
Testimony by the brotherhoods be-
gan the final week Of the boards hear
ings, ordered by the President after
the unions voted to strike rather than
accept a Is per cent pay cut. The
carriers completed their testimony last
week.
Mr.. Keller asserted that the rail-
roads had failed to give the public. in
reduced freight rates, the savings they
realized in wages. II this had been
Evening star., 1938-10-10
SLOW EBRO ADVANCE i
REPORTED BY REBEL S
BY the Associated Press.

by the AS6oclated PreeS.
HENDAYE. France, Oct. i0.-Span-
ish insurgents asserted today they were
slowly advancing on the Ebro front
in ceaseless give-and-take fighting
with the strongly entrenched govern
ment militiarnen.
The government admitted the in~
surgents had captured two hill posi-
tionS after an 8-hour assault, but said
the militiamen Immediately began .
counterattack.
Both sides continued fighting dog
gedly for mastery in the air. The In
surgents reported nve government
planes were shot down, while Bar
celona reports said the government
had lost only two and had shot down
six insurgent bombers.
Evening star., 1938-10-10
IL Rescued From Boat.

LONG BEACH, Calf, Oct. 10 P).-
Five women and several naval officers
were rescued yesterday from q whale
boat that overturned en- route tc
shore from the heavy cruiser Quincy
Lifeguard lookouts who saw the mis-
hap sent out boat, which reached
the scene after Ensign K. S. Brown
had started to swim the ~ miles
to shore.
Evening star., 1938-10-10
HITLER SEES WAR
CONTINUING PERIL
Prepares DefensiveIy, but Is
Ready for Accord, Says
Fuehrer.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Oct. 10.-Informed circles
today interpreted Chancellor Adolf
Hitler's Saarbruecken speech as q
warning to Germany that the future
still carries war dangers.
The Chancellor declared that Ger
many was ready "for policy Of
understanding with our neighbors, but
was preparing herself defensively more
than ever"
He indicated that Germany would
continue especially to keep an eagle
eye on three British statesmen
former Foreign Secretary Anthony
Eden, former First Lord Of the Ad-
miralty Alfred Duff Cooper and Wins
ton Churchill, first lord of the ad-
miralty during the World War-whom
be described as "leftovers from Ver-
sailles."
Doubts Some Want Peace.
The experience of the past eight
months" he said, shows We must
strengthen our determination and be
careful to leave nothing undone for
our security and rights.
There are those abroad who do
not want peace. The construction OF
their states is such that men of peace
can. at any time, be supplanted by
others.
"Supposing after Chamberlain
British Prime Minister) there came
Cooper or Eden or Churchill? They
are men who would like to make
war"
Mr.. Duff Cooper resigned as first
lord of the admiralty october l and
Mr.. Eden resigned as foreign secre-
tory February 20, both in disagree
ment with Mr.. Chamberlain's for
eign policy. Mr. Churchill frequently
has criticized Mr.. Chamberlain in
the House of Commons.
Theater Gift to Saar.
Hitler spoke at demonstration on
Liberty Field following the dedication
yesterday morning of the Saarland
peoples theater which Propaganda
Minister Paul Goebbels described as
the most modern in Germany. 1t is
LIlC CIlhllCcliOI CIV W VIZ AS"oA P0P
ulation in recognition Of loyalty to
Germany
"As a strong state" Hitler declared,
I'VE are now ready at any time for
policy of understanding.
I'VE want nothing of others. We
merely want peace.
This is especially true OF our rela-
tions with Britain. 1t would be good,
however, If in Britain certain leftovers
from Versailles were discarded. We
simply cannot stand for governess-
like guardianship.
Questions about events in Germany
are out OF place." he continued. I'VE
don't bother about Britain's affairs
either. We could, for instance, ask
about Palestine. We leave them to
those who think God has called them
to solve those problems"
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-07
SPONGE
SALE CONDUCTED
AT LOCAL DOCK
VARIOUS GRADES DISPLAY
ED: TOTAL SALES YEsTER-
DAY BROUGHT CLOSE TO
SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS

Displayed on the sponge sales
dock yesterday were three lots of
grass, eight lots of yellow, II lots
of Wool sponges and one lot Of
wire, making total of SEQ
punches. There were 268 lunches
of grass, 1873 punches of yellow,
1853 punches of wool and one
bunch of wire.
OF the grass offerings one lot
OF 225 punches brought the high-
est price of STAT A price of $3.50
was paid for % lunches and IA
punches brought S668.
Wool varied in make up of lots
from one bunch which brought
ST. to 48 punches which sold for
$l6i67. Other offerings were: 81
punches for $8f67, II punches FOR
$685..
Highest prices paid for yellow
sponge was S20.65 for ~ punches
and Sl5.55 paid for 80 punches,
and $7.35 for ~ punches. The
single bunch Of wire brought a
price of so cents.
Sales Of the INHERENT lots were
divided as folloWsa268 bunches Of
grass sold for Slss48; l3s lunches
of yellow sold for S5T.62: l58
punches Of wool sold for S3T384.
All offerings brought S592.44.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-07
CRIMINAL COURT
HOLDS SESSION
TWO CASES WE'RE DISPOSED
OF DURING PROCEED
INGS TODAY

AT a brief session Of criminal
court held this morning presided
over by Judge William v. Albury,
and attended by officials and at
taches of the tribunal, two cases,
in which the offenders wished to
plead guilty, were heard.
John l.. Crawford. charged
with stealing a check from a fell
low worker on the keys, pleaded
guilty and was sentenced to SIN
months in the county jail
However Judge Albury gave
consideration to the condition OF
the prisoner, who was badly IN
need of medical assistance, and
suspended sentence provided the
prisoner would leave the city and
never return. This the prisoner
agreed to do, and he was re-
leased.
The other case was that Of Abe
Lewis. who was arrested some
time ago on charge Of stealing
decorative palms from private
grounds. He was sentenced 70
pay a fine Of SIS which he did.
and was allowed 70 depart
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1938-06-07
STUDENTS GO
TO TORTUCAS
BECOME EMPLOYED DURING
VACATION WITH LIGHT
HOUSE DEPARTMENT

Leaving last week for Tortugas
were several young students from
Florida University who applied
for work during the summer va
cation to assist them in their tut
ton at college, and one graduate
from the Key West High School,
who was just recently given his
diploma.
The young men had applied at
the lighthouse department for as
signments on the working list and
those selected were the first
names on. the list. The assignees
were:
Edward Woodson Jeff Knight,
Jr., Hilary Albury, Jr., and Jackie
Carmack, from the University of
Florida: George Solomon, gradu-
ate of the High School: Albert
Roberts, licensed officer and for
mer employee, and Joseph Wat
kins. former depot employee.
Their trip to tortugas is for the
purpose of erecting an addition
to the radio beacon house, which
is to be made of concrete, and
the work viii be carried on under
the direction of Foreman Paul
Atwell.