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Evening star., 1938-12-12
Federation PROGRAM

The District Of Columbia Fedora
ton Of Women's Clubs will present
Its Christmas radio program over
Station WMAL at 10:45 am. tomor-
row, with DR.. Peter Marshall, pastor
OF the New York Avenue Presby-
terian Church, as guest speaker. His
subject will be "The Silent Angels" I"
Mrs. Flora McGill Keefer 10 chair
man Of radio for the federation,
Evening star., 1938-12-12
Alpha Chi Omega

There will be a luncheon meeting
OF the afternoon section of the Al
pha Chi Omega Alumnae Chapter
OF Washington tomorrow at the
nome OF Mrs. William F. Ham, 1921
Woodley place NV, at l o'clock.
Mrs. Kate Calkins Lovejoy, a for
mer national president of Alpha
Chi Omega, will offer "reminiscences
OF her college and sorority days
and Mrs. L. M. Bartlett will tell
about Christmas carols.
On Wednesday the evening Sec
ton OF the chapter will meet at the
nome OF Mrs. Harold w. Caster, Co.
lonial Village, at 7::30 o'clock, when
a special Christmas program will be
presented.
Evening star., 1938-12-12

his apartment for a year. He re-
tired from his judicial duties several
years ago and became legal ad-
wiser to Adolph Lewisohn g. Sons,
investment bankers.
jackson was a native of Nashville,
Tenn. He was appointed Judge at
Ancon, Canal Zone, on May /, 1914,
by President woodrow Wilson. After
his retirement he came to New York
Evening star., 1938-12-12

yesterday with a gunshot wound in
his right temple.
Miss Mary Alden, his nurse, told
police Of the Mercer street station
that she found Jackson when she
returned from church. She said a
revolver was clutched in his right
hand.
jackson, who suffered from angina
pectoris, had been unable to leave
Evening star., 1938-12-12
Miss Janet Richards
Talks Tomorrow
In D. A. r. Benefit

With High Lights on Timely Sub
jects" as her topic, Miss Janet
Richards will lecture at 8 pm. to-
morrow at the Washington Club,
Seventeenth and K streets NV, for
the benefit of the Mary Washing
ton Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution.
Miss Richards, who is a charter
member of the chapter, lectures
annually in its behalf.
Sponsors for the benefit are: Mrs.
Henry M. Robert, president gen.
eral, D. A. R.; Mrs. Charles Carroll
Haig, vice president general; Miss
Lillian ChenoWeth, State regent:
Mrs. Harry c. Oberholser, vice re-
gent; Chalmers Seymour McCon-
nell, S. A. r. State president;
Charles Colfax Long, S. r. State
president; Mrs. Elliott H. Haag, re-
gent, Mary Washington Chapter
and DR.. Josephine Baird-Bennett,
vice regent.
Luncheon to Be Given.
Members of Elizabeth Jackson
Chapter, D. A. r., will be enter
tanned at luncheon by Mrs. Marie
H. Hollingsworth at her home, Uni
versity Park, Md, pext Monday. Mrs.
Joseph L. Lyvers, State chairman
of the Motion Pictures Group, will
be guest of honor and speaker.
Members are requested to bring
{,,tl -
schools. After luncheon the regu-
lar meeting will be held and COM
mittees will make their reports.
Evening star., 1938-12-12

and had lived In the hotel apart
ment for about is years.
Mrs. Helen j. Van Voorhies, said
by police to be Jackson's daughter,
went to his apartment upon learn
ing Of his death.
Evening star., 1938-12-12
Former Canal Zone Judge
Dies Of Gunshof Wound
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-William H.
Jackson, "A, former Federal Court
Judge in the Panama Canal Zone,
was found dead in his apartment
Evening star., 1938-12-12

In China the more distinguished a
man is the shorter m his title.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
V|ADUCT DESIGNS
ARE COMPLETED
$250,000 Structure to End
Last Grade Crossing
in District.

Architectural designs for the pro-
posed s250,000 viaduct to be erected
over the tracks Of the Metropolitan
Branch of the Baltimore g. Ohio
Railroad. on the line of Taylor street
NE, were completed yesterday by the
Office of Municipal Architect Nathan
c. Wyeth.
The structure. providing for elm
ination of the Bates road crossing
the last railroad grade crossing in the
District-will be built during the next
fiscal year If Congress decides not to
make heavy cuts in the appropriation
for Federal road aid. Otherwise the
project will be delayed q year or
more.
BY coincidence. the designs were
made public by Engineer Commits
sioner Dan I. Sultan just year from
the time two employees of the Internal
Revenue Bureau we're killed at the
Bates road crossing when their ma
chine was struck by railroad en-
gine. They were James T. Corbin
and Charles c. Shipton.
For traffic reasons. District officials
have planned to erect the new span
on the line Of Taylor street instead
OF at Bates road. The viaduct itself
would have a length of about $50
feet and on one side there would be
a long approach due to grade condi-
tions
Provision has been made for four
tracks of the railroad. Passing under
sections Of the viaduct also would
be Brookland avenue and Porto Rico
avenue. the latter to be moved some
what to the west to swing under the
span.
The span would be of reinforced
concrete type.
Evening star., 1938-02-27

wicked and exotic SeaportS on earth
People are finding out that it is not.
Living spaciously and easily, I can
understand that the Singapore Is.
lsnders would be glad to forget the
world and its worries, If the world
would forget them. their untaxed in
comes, their necessarily shorter work
ing hours, their palm-fringed beaches
airy houses open on all sides to the
view of the sea, green islands, somber
sub-tropical vegetation. or the colors
of the flamboyant tree, bourgainvil-
leas, Gamma lilies, hibiscus and wild
orchids. their plentiful and willing
servants.
The fact is. Singapore residents
commercial and private. are much
less concerned about the war in
China, and what 1t could mean tc
them militarily, than how all this
pother in the near vicinity may
eventually prejudice their successful
and not-too-strenuous money-making
Islands Natural Forts.
Singapore Island Is about as big
as the Isle of Wight. From height.
on the west. looked over a CLASSY
sea. dotted with green islands. True
each sizable island is a little fort
in nature, heavily defended. But man
is cunning and nature is kind. so
between the two, the apparently in
nocent scene equals any in the lang
uorous South Seas.
The island is only q miles by IA,
but contains a sample of everything
the romantic mind expects to find so
near the Equator. Palms. suggestion
OF jungle, pineapple plantations,
swamps, picturesque kampongs ina
tive villages with their wooden houses
on stills, rubber trees dripping the
precious substance into little cups
fastened to the bark; Chinese. Malays.
japanese and Indians at home in their
own style houses. or animating the
streets and walks with their gaily hued
national dress.
OF the 100000 inhabitants of the
island, 490,l55 live in the city Of
oAl SoPO1C. SllllSSC dlC LllC ulUSG
numerous. with 347,1l7 Next come
the Indians with 47,402. then the
Malayians with 45.O77. OF Europeans,
there are only 1888. while the Eura-
SLAMS and Japanese follow with 7,l5l
and 1896, respectively.
As can be imagined, the babel Of
languages is amazing. for even the
Chinese, coming from different pdrts
of China, do not necessarily speak the
same language. The same applies to
the Indians, who speak mostly Telegu,
Malayalam or Tamil. Then there are
the representatives of innumerable
other Malaysian races, speaking Java
nese, Ce'ebese. Sundanese. Boyanese.
etc.-languages which have as little
in common as most European Ian
guages.
Copyright 1898. by the North Amecean
Newspaper Alliance 1nc.)
Evening star., 1938-02-27
RELIEF TO BE TOPIC

The Rev. William Darby, execu-
tive secretary of the Washington Fed
Grafton of Churches, and A. j. Dris-
coll, president of the Mid-City Citizens
Association. will discuss the city's re-
lief problems at a luncheon Tuesday
at the Opportunity House, First and
I streets NV.
Guest of honor at the session will
be Miss Edith Colson, secretary of the
Council of Social Agencies. Arthur
Clarendon Smith, president of the
Opportunity for Service, will intro
duce the speakers.
Evening star., 1938-02-27

ing History Live in National Park Bat
tlefield Parks
Mr.. Spalding will discuss various
methods employed by the National
Park Service in teaching military his
tory through the medium of the ter
rain, instead Of through the printed
pages" said Arno B. Cammerer, di-
rector of the service, in announcing the
program. which is one Of winter
series Of addresses
Evening star., 1938-02-27
VIRGINIA BATTLEFIELDS
LECTURE TO BE GIVEN
Branch Spalding to Show Their
Place in National Park
Service Picture.

The public will have an oppor-
tunity to get an insight into the
Virginia Civil War battlefields and
their place in the National Park Serv-
Evening star., 1938-02-27
PROPER TRAINING
mus. Jobs URGED
0rdWay Envisages Economy
Spur in Government
Administration.

Declaring sound Federal personnel
policy should 60 far beyond a fight
against patronage in appointment or
even promotion" Samuel H. Ordway,
new member Of the Civil Service Com
mission, yesterday laid down the prin-
ciple that growing interest In the
problem of training" Government
workers presents assurance of a new
economy in Government administra-
tion.'
He spoke at the second annual Gin
service training luncheon" of the
School Of Public Affairs of American
University at the Willard Hotel In the
presence Of other ofncials Of the Civil
Service Commission, administrative
officers Of Government departments
and members Of Congress. The occa-
sion was in honor Of DR.. A. F. Woods,
director of the Graduate School Of
the Department Of Agriculture, in
recognition Of his contribution to the
field Of in-service training.
Problems Differentiated.
I'VE are only now beginning to face
realistically the whole problem OF
personnel administration as differ
entiated from the problem Of personnel
selection" Mr.. Ordway said
During the last SIS years, he pointed
out, discussions of civil service syS-
tenn had been limited largely to dis
cussions of the defensive fight against
patronage in appointment" Questions
of supervision and management, which
do not relate either to selection or pro-
motion, he said, had been largely
"obscured." But a sound personnel
program, the speaker said, must con-
Germ itself equally with sound prac-
tices designed economically to achieve
effective performance of every task
which must be done in government. "
"A vital part Of such a program"
he declared. lies in proper training
of employees for their work Adminis-
traitors will continue to lean upon and
be grateful to the thought and effort
OF educators whose particular task
it is to lead us into the most useful
channels
Real Fight Foreseen.
Proponents Of the merit system were
declared by Arthur S.. Flemming, di-
rector of the School of Public Affairs,
to be facing a real fight" He crit
icized Senate rider to the independ-
ent Offices appropriation bill which
would make Government jobs paying
$4,000 or more subject to presidential
appointment and confirmation by the
Senate. This would put an unde-
served ceiling to the ambitions Of
civil service workers, he charged.
Chancellor Joseph NJ. M. Gray Of
American University declared the
School of Public Affairs was vivid"
example Of the principle behind the
university, which, he said is dedi-
Gated to service" He praised the
school and Director Flemming.
Other speakers who commended the
value of in-service training of Gov
Evening star., 1938-02-27

ice picture on
Wednesday eve
ming at 8 O'Clock
at an illustrated
free lecture in the
auditorium of the
new Interior De-
ar t m e n t. c
street. betw e e n
Eighteenth a n d
Nineteenth streets
NV. by Branch
Spalding, co-or-
dinating superin-
tendent of those
areas. The lee
ture will be en-
titled 'shH "a y
Evening star., 1938-02-27
ASKS NEW SCHOOL NAME
Gov. Earle Says Pennsylvania
State College Is Misnomer.

.
State College Is Misnomer.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa, Feb. 26 LP).
Gov. George H. Earle advocated to-
day a change in the name of PENN
sylvania State College to the Uni
versity Of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania.
Speaking at ground-breaking cere-
monies inaugurating $5,OO0,00
building program under the general
State authority, the Governor de-
clared the present title Is "abso-
lutely a misnomer" and should be
changed in recognition of the schools
services to the people of Pennsyl-
vania.
He asked students, faculty and trus-
tees to consider the wisdom Of q
change and promised his full and
hearty support if they arrived at q
positive conclusion.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
45th Anniversary. The Famous
GlNene ::%ss! s: y:. 1keAtre

acting. teaching and directing Student stock
COMPANY company New york % appearances while
Merkel Lee Tracey. etc Courses for dis
covering Stage and Screen Personalities now
forming in Gl Drama. CD Dance. tD
Vocal. a. Radio. t5) Music. t6) Costume
Design. Beginners g. Advanced, also sep
arate children's Division. 20 departments.
46 instructor specialists. For Catalos Ap-
ply Sec'y Carlin. So West S5th St.. NJ Y.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
MARYLAND BOARD WON
TO SABBATICAL LEAVES
Approves Plan Gin Principle -
Conferences Scheduled in Re-
gard to Project.

conferences ScneduleG. In Re-
gard to Project.
By the Associated Press.
Marking the end of a lO-year CAM
paign by the local chapter of the
American Association of University
Professors, the Board of Regents at
the University of Maryland has
approved in principle sabbatical
leaves
Frank K. Haszard. secretary to DR..
H. c. Byrd. university president, in
announcing the regents action last
night, said DR.. Byrd would confer with
Attorney General Herbert r. O'Conor
on the plans legality.
Under the tentative plan made by
the regents, eligible faculty members
will have choice Of obtaining leave
for one semester with full pay or a
year with half pay.
Evening star., 1938-02-27

ernment employees included: DR.. w. w.
Stockberger, director Of personnel of
the Department Of Agriculture: DR..
Woods and Lawrence Appley. direc-
tor Of training. Socony Vacuum Oil Co.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
DRIFTS 300 MILES

Bottle Was Thrown Off Explorers
Ship in 1886.
The photographic Office announced
yesterday it had received a bottled
paper thrown off Explorer Bob Bart
let's ship Morrissey on August 10,
1896.
The bottle drifted 3,70O miles before
1t was taken from North Norway
waters and sent to Washington.
Evening star., 1938-12-11

federation said was "the fact that
many Republicans won seats in the
House on promises to support old
age pension programs"
Mr.. Hamilton replied that tho
subject matter Of Mr.. Johnsons re-
quest concerned more the members
OF Congress than the national com.
mittee, then added:
"The National Committee is not,
OF course, q policy-making group.
The policy or stand of the party is
made in the halls OF Congress, il
q matter Of record, and can be
established only by the actions Of
the present members of the House
and Senate"
Mr.. johnson commented In yester.
days statement that ut would ap-
pear from Chairman Hamilton's
letter that the Republican National
Committee is ignoring the action Of
the several State Republican plat
forms in favor of a more ADEQUATE
old-age pension program than the
present Social Security Act, or at
least In granting hearing on our
general welfare act"
The federation said it was draft.
Ing amendments to its original
proposal to exempt from the 2 per
cent income tax 500 q month of a
workers income and to exempt that
portion OF the revenue Of a business
paid out In wages, salaries, COM
missions, taxes and interest on
debts.
Evening star., 1938-12-11
Welfare Federation
Names WadsWorth
As Pension Foe
Says 6. O. P. Candidates
For House Post Are in
Direct Opposition.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The General Welfare Federation
Of America reported yesterday that
the two leading candidates" for
leadership Of Republican forces in
the House, Representatives Martin
Of Massachusetts, and Wadsworth
Of New York, were "in direct oppo-
sition on the old-age pension issue" :"
Representative Martin had ex-
pressed himself, a federation state
ment said, 'in behalf Of improving
the old-age security program and IN
favor of hearing by the House
Ways and Means Committee on
the federation's program. The fed
Grafton proposes an old-age pen
sion of about $50 a month for every
citizen past so. financed by a 2 per
cent gross income taxi
Representative Wadsworth was
the "only avowed opponent of its
program, to which more than 100
members Of Congress are commit
ted" the organization continued
1t said the New Yorker had writ
ten the federation a letter saying:
Il am opposed to the act. A long
study Of this and similar proposals
convinces me that the imposition
of the enormous tax, proposed in
the measure, piled on top Of our
already burdensome State and Fed
eral taxes would postpone recovery
indefinitely and eventually break
down our economic structure"
Arthur L. johnson, executive sec
retary of the federation, recently
wrote Chairman John Hamilton of
the Republican National Committee,
asking him to state the position
Of the committee in view of what the
Evening star., 1938-12-11
Randolph
Continued From First Page.)

a change in the set-up Of the Dis
trict government. He believes a new
system can be developed that will
reduce administrative expenses and
at the same time provide improved
service for the taxpayers. The last
Congress listened to his arguments
and appropriated funds for an ex-
haustive study of the municipal
government. which is being made
under the direction of E. O. Grinen-
hagen, head Of a Chicago firm OF
municipal engineers.
The survey is now nearing COM
pletion, and Mr.. Grif1enhagen has
promised to have a report ready for
consideration Of Congress soon after
1t convenes January 3.
Representative Kennedy is anxi-
Gus to head a special subcommittee
of the District Committee to consider
this report and draft legislation that
would put its recommendations into
effect. He said If he does not be-
come chairman Of the committee he
would request Representative RAN
dolph to appoint him to head the
special reorganization subcommittee.
Would Guard d. c. Days.
Mr.. Kennedy also said he is anxi-
GUS to work out plan that will as
sure House consideration of i'm
portant District legislation on the
two so-called District days each
month.
Il am convinced that too many
unimportant bills are reported out
OF the District Committee" he de-
clared. "As a result the House pays
little attention to District legisla-
ton. In fact, the situation has be-
come 50 bad a District bill goes into
the House with two strikes on it.
Il think that situation can and
should be changed in the coming
Congress. First of all, the commit
tee should work out its legislative
program and get the approval of
House leaders before 1t is even re-
ported out. In some cases it might
be necessary to confer with the
President. I believe such a pro-
cedure would give District legisla-
ton a new deal in the House and
the members would take decidedly
more interest in the problems of the
Nations Capital"
Evening star., 1938-12-11
Seal Drive Intensified,
Il DAYS Remain

With IL days remaining, the Tu-
berculosis Association today intensi-
fed its drive to reach the goal set
for its Christmas Seal quota to
fulfill its budgetary requirements
for the year.
Pointing toward $60,00 goal, the
association has outlined q program
for X-ray service and general re-
habilitation for tuberculosis suf-
ferers.
"A very satisfactory start has been
made during the last two weeks to-
ward the attainment of this objec-
tive" Risley G. Hunt, chairman of
the committee, said yesterday. "The
number of seal buyers has been
gratifyingly high at this stage of the
campaign. The amount thus far
collected is approximately $4,000.
We are deeply grateful to all who
have helped to make this good be-
ginning. But We know that there
are many thousands Of others who
have received the seals on approval
and still others who will want more
of them"
Evening star., 1938-12-11

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Evening star., 1938-12-11
$2,7OO Clerk Tries Suicide:
Admits ? Wives, S Children

Ann Firta, rs. Buffalo, the detective
chief added. He was never divorced
from his first wife who bore him
f1ve children, Whalen said.
Upon returning to Buffalo with
his new wife, Gasner set her up
In q separate home and divided
his time and pay checks between
the two women for more than q
year without either learning of his
two marriages, Whalen quoted Gas
ner as saying in 4 signed state
ment.
Wife No. 2, Ann Firta, said Gasner
told her a few days ago he had
never been divorced from his first
wife, later wrote q farewell" note
confessing his marital troubles, and
then shot himself in the side. The
case came to police attention yes
terday when her mother, Mrs. Mary
Firta, told police of Gasner's ac-
tions.
Mrs. Gasner No. l told reporters:
IF only I can help Millard be-
come free 20 he can come back
70 The childro0."
Evening star., 1938-12-11
YuIe Campaign
Continued From First Page }

party will include Warner Bros. and
National Broadcasting Co. stars, as
we'll as Maxim Loew's Shoreham
Hotel Orchestra. Barnee directing.
Santa to Fly to Airport.
Santa Claus will start the party
of when he lands at Washington Air
port at o:30 pm. after q hasty trip
from his North Pole headquarters
in an American Airlines plane
Children are invited to be at the
Terminal Building to watch Saint
Nick's arrival, with Maj. Ernest w.
Brown. superintendent Of police. on
hand to welcome him and accom-
pany him to the Shoreham Toy Ball
with q motorcycle escort.
A half-hour broadcast which be-
gins when Santa lands will include
his entrance at the ball, when Mel
vim c. Hazen, chairman of the Board
Of Commissioners, will present him
with the keys to the city.
A broadcast Tuesday evening at
7:30 pm. will present children
directly from Children's Hospital
ward. Mary Mason, N. B. C. an
nouncer, will interview them about
what they want for Christmas this
year.
Wednesday Night Broadcast.
Wednesday at pm. a broadcast
will feature Earle Theater headlin-
ers, the famous comedy team of
Tom Howard and George Shelton.
The Earle Theater Orchestra will
present some numbers through the
courtesy of the Musicians Protective
Union, Washington Local 161.
Tomorrow the police will open
their food collection center at the
National Guard Armory, Sixth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV. From now on until Christmas
contributions OF cash and non-per-
ishable food are welcome there.
Gifts are pouring into the II
Warner theaters in the District, in
dicating q widespread desire to help
the needy. On Saturday morning,
December II, new toy will be the
price of admission to the annual toy
matinees at these theaters. They
are the Earle, Metropolitan, Tivoh,
Ambassador, Savoy, Avalon, Colony,
York. Penn. Apollo. Home. Uptown,
Sheridan, Calvert, Silver, Takoma
and Avenue Grand.
Evening star., 1938-12-11
Stor-Worner Bros. .-N.b.C.
Christmas Compoien

The Evening Star, Warner
Bros. theaters, the National
Broadcasting Co., the Metro
politan Police Department, Par
ent-Teacher Association, Peo-
Piles Drug Stores and Federal
employees in all branches of the
Government have Joined forces
to help you provide food, cash,
NEW toys and NEW clothing
for needy children and needy
families in Washington this
Christmas.
NEW toys and NEW clothing
,Dill be received at all Warner
Bros. thedters at any time and
,pfll be taken as the price OF
admission at II thedters on Sat-
urddy morning, December II.
Non-perishdble food and any
other gifts ioill be received at
any police precinct.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION
PHONE NATIONAL 5000.
BRANCHES $50. 45l. 4s2. 453
AND 239.
Evening star., 1938-12-11
By the Associated Press.

BUFFALO, N. Y, Dec. 10.-A
$2.100 a year postal clerk who
Detective Chief John j.. Whalen
said confessed he was married to
two women, lived with and sup
peSted both in separates homes and
had five children, was held in jail
tonight In lieu Of $4,000 bail.
The postal clerk, Millard l..
Gasner. 80. was arrested after he
attempted to solve his marital difn-
culties, Whalen asserted, by shoot
ing himself and inflicting 4 slight
wound in the side.
Gasner was arraigned on q charge
OF illegal Use of q firearm instead
Of bigamy Secause, Whalen said,
his second marriage took place in
Erie. Pa, and could not be prose-
cuted In this State. He pleaded
innocent.
Married to Julia Weise, 10. in
Elmira, N. Y, September 5, 1923,
Gamer confessed he eloped 10 Erie
on November Is, 1887 and married