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The Washington times., 1938-10-08
DEN O, THE PUBLIC:

DEN U The PUbLAC:
L Dear Mr.. Moser: Evidenced
by the roll call vote at the last
session Of Congress, the lower
House is 81 against the. merit sys-
TEN. In view Of the above 1t Is
time to point out the importance
Of Congressional cooperation to
insure full benefits from the Ex-
ecutive Order Of June "A. No one
doubts that the Commission must
have additional appropriations be-
fore examining employees under
mandate from the Chief Execu-
tive. Will the Congress approve
additional funds? Certainly the
Senate may be expected to vote
additional funds, but will the
House do this? Will anyone chal-
lenge my statement that the
House will fight relinquiShing any
patronage? If the Congress re-
fuses to vote substantial increases
In appropriation for the Civil
Service Commission, employees will
acquire status via Form 375. This
is Objectionable and invites attack
in the future. If the Congress will
not vote additional funds for the
Commission it might be possible
for the President to allocate re-
lief to the Commission out Of re-
lief funds" Harry G. Ritner, Ed
itor, Washington Federal Bulle-.
tin,
The Washington times., 1938-10-08
SloWing DoWn

Dear Mr.. Moser: Early this
week q story which apparently
gained wide circulation purported
to indicate that certain Govern
ment workers were undertaking q
showdown strike as a protest
against overtime and .overwork.
Any person who has been in Gov
ernment service for any length Of
time knows that this story is just
so much bunk. In the first place.
bureau heads have full authority
to suspend such workers almost
indefinitely in case of such insub
The Washington times., 1938-10-08
For GaElinger Gals

"Dear Mr.. Moser: I am glad to
see you come to bat for the Gal
linger Gals who serve in the
eastern branch Of the Geological
Gardens. A tough job, I know
The standard squawk is Congress
Won't Give Us Any Money The
last Congress gave them plenty,
and what do you suppose they did
with same? Placed 81 new doc
tors on the pay roll. No wonder
the attendants and nurses have
to work IL to IA hours every day,
The Washington times., 1938-10-08
Voice of New York By Louis Sobol

Of another sad chapter For Conrad was the
discoverer Of the Inflated Russ Columbo and
when the crooner and the seductive beauty
from New orleans, Dorothy Dell, were prepar
ing to elope, it was Conrad who thrust him
self between them and insisted they should
wait until their careers had developed.
Columbo advanced to radio and cinema fame
and Dorothy Dell was heading toward screen
stardom when violent death parted them for
ever-a few months apart. And now Conrad
has joined them-and Broadway is certain
this is another one Of those "deathin.threeS"
The Washington times., 1938-10-08

including sunday. There is
another matter I want to call your
attention to: i.e., the intercepting,
miShandling and tampering with
the U. S. mail, both incoming and
outgoing. AS far back as 1885, l
called this matter to the attention
Of Postal authorities, but no &C
ton has been taken against those
I named. The attendants. nurses
and other help at Gallinger are
o. k. Keep up the good work in
your fight for an 8-hour day, 6-day
week, the same as the goldbrick-
erS in the Municipal Building en-
joy."-B. L.
Dear n T.. W. ShaIIl
Evening star., 1938-07-14

ALLENE CUNNINGHAM.
Allene, II, 1Oho shined shoes
back home In Wichita, Kdns.,
to further her singing career,
can continue her training
1Dith Chicago instructors, a
Probate Court ruled yester-
day. Her parents sought to
terminate a contract 1Dith her
teachers on the ground they
did not like the way their
daughter ,Uas Huing in chi
cdgo.
-Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto.
Evening star., 1938-07-14
TREASURY DEFICIT
RAISES TAX ISSUE
Further Revision Is Seen
in View of Mounting
Spending Program.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
President Roosevelts estimate Of
$4,000, ,000, 900 deficit for the present
fiscal year has raised the question
whether the administration would ask
Congress to enact additional or higher
taxes.
Treasury tax experts. who were I'M
willing to venture an answer, said Mr..
Roosevelt and department executives
probably would decide this next fall.
Nevertheless. the Treasury already
Is gathering data that Congress may
Use in drafting another tax revision
bill. Department experts are studying
the inteeration Of Federal and State
tax systems and the entire field of ex-
emptions and credits.
Any recommendation made, one of
the experts said. may be directed pri-
marily at making the tax laws more
workable tnd equitable, rather than at
increasing their yield.
Three Factors Seen.
Three factors may result in a de-
cision against tax charges designed to
raise more money.
l. Existing tax laws brought in a
record amount of $6.241 ,00O, 900 dur
Ing the fiscal year that closed June 80.
A major pickup in business would
result in an even larger volume of
revenue from present levies.
g. Many members Of Congress saw
the imposition of additional taxes
would be blow to business con-
fldence.
3. Mr.. Roosevelt himself, in dis
cussing the new budget summary,
made no further reference to balanc-
ing the budget.
Treasury authorities. furthermore,
said yesterday they knew no formula
for raising any substantial additional
sums easily and painlessly A balanced
budget could be obtained by levying
more taxes. they said, but a reduction
in Government expenditures or an up
turn in business would be just as
effective.
Presidents Plan.
President Roosevelt has made it
clear. however, that Congress will be
asked to take some action on taxes at
its next session. He has intimated.
at least. that he might press again for
a heavier levy on undistributed
corporate profits and for a graduated
capital gains tax
He has suggested. too. that Congress
see what could be done about eliminat-
ing the reciprocal exemptions ac-
corded by the State and Federal gov
ernments to the interest on Federal,
State and municipal securities, and to
the incomes of Federal, State and mu-
nicipal officers.
Roswell Magill. Treasury Undersec-
retary, said additional revisions under
consideration included:
The repeal of more manufacturers
excise taxes. which were intended to
be temporary.
The simplification and consolidation
Of administrative provisions.
Further provision for the application
OF net operating losses Of one year
against net operating income of sub
sequent years.
The possible consolidation of the
estate and gift taxes.
Evening star., 1938-07-14
IY.P.A.-P0[|T|CS
REMINDER ISSUED
Supervisory Employees May
Not Run for Office, Hopkins
Points Out.

Works Progress Administrator Harry
L. Hopkins today reminded all State
administrators that w. p. A. super
visory employees may not legally run
for elective ONCE or serve As campaign
managers Oh aides to other candidates.
either Federal or local.
Explaining the order issued in
letter to the State administrators. Mr..
Hopkins pointed out that 1t Is re-
quirement of the current Relief APP
propriationsA Act. which contains a pro-
hibition against use of the funds to
pay salaries Of persons seeking ONCE.
Further. he said. 1t is the policy Of
the w. P. A. that no employe in an
administrative or supervisory capacity
may simultaneously hold an elective
ofice In which the salary is more than
5000 per year or which requires his
absence from w. P. A. during working
hours.
Coincident with the w. p. A. admin
istrator's latest promulgation with
regard to politics in relief was q re-
quest today by George E. Sullivan.
Washington attorney, that the Senate
Campaign Investigating Committee in
quire into what he termed the wan
ton diversion OF relief funds for
political purposes.
Mr.. Sullivan also asked in q letter
addressed to committee members that
1t be ascertained whether Federal
funds are being used to finance the
present transcontinental trip OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
"All honest citizens Of this repub-
lie are anxious to know" Mr..
Sullivan wrote.
Representative Halleck. Republican.
Of Indiana, previously had raised the
question of whether public funds were
being used to finance q presidential
trip partly political In character.
Evening star., 1938-07-14

flights over the Atlantic by the Mer-
curry. the upper and speedier half Of
the twin combination. It has 4 hying
range Of over 1000 miles when fully
fueled.
The Maia is the lower plane. It is
slower. but lighter and with power to
take the Mercury into the air. After
performing its parent task this morn
ing. the Maia returned to her base.
The planes separated by use Of an
involved lever system after proper
speed was reached.
Evening star., 1938-07-14

the pen Of Philip Paul Bliss, country
school teacher turned evangelist.
Bliss was born a century ago in a
log cabin at Clearfield. Pa. The shaft,
built from the mites given by Sunday
schol children, was dedicated to Bliss
memory In 1877 by DR.. Dwight L..
Moody.
Homer Rodeheaver. who led the
singing for the late Billy Sunday, will
direct the singing of such iavorites
aS Let the Lower Lights Be Burning, /"
Hold the Fort" "Whosoever Will
and Wonderful Words of Life"
Evening star., 1938-07-14
CONGO RICH IN COPAL

The Belgian Congo is the chief pro-
ducer of copal. resinous substance
exuding from various tropical trees
and used mainly in making varnish
and lacquers, according to Industrial
and Engineering Chemistry. Exports
last year aggregated 1900 metric
tons.
During the last two years scientific
research on copal has been carried on
by the Copal Committee of the Asso-
citation Of Belgian Colonial Interests
at the University of Louvain.
Evening star., 1938-07-14
POLICE GRADUATES
BACK FOR COURSES
81 Alumni of F. B. I. Academy
Return for Further Study
in Crime Work.

Because Of the rapid progress made
since their graduation in the field Of
scientific crime detection, 81 alumni
Of the National Police Academy Of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation
have returned mere for postgraduate
studies.
The post graduate students repre-.
sent police departments in al, parts
Of the country. They range in rank
from private to chief Of police. The
police oficers were invited to undergo
that which F. B. I. Director j. Edgar
Hoover provides for veteran G-men.
Classes were organized yesterday.
Among the students is Detective Corpl
Russell A. Hawes Of the Alenadria,
Va, Police Department.
In suggesting the advisability Of
Postgraduate instruction, Mr.. Hoover
pointed out that new methods Of en-
forcement are being developed md
new types of laws are required ; to be
enforced" The new course will en-
phasize methods Of instruction and
operation of police training schools.
as well as scientific aid practical law
enforcement developments, so that the
graduates will be quallf,ed to organize
similar courses in their respective de-
partments.
The first session of the National
Police Academy was launched on
July 20, 1885. Since then 233 police
officers have graduated from the reg
ular three-week courses. Seven ses-
sions OF the academy have been held.
The eighth regular session now is
nearing conclusion. The students rep
resent IS law enforcement agencies in
the United States. Detective Inspec-
tor Henry Arthur Leslie Of Scotland
Yard, London. also is a member of
the class Graduation exercises will
be held July %. s.
Evening star., 1938-07-14
Tires Have 20 Valves.

Two tires, each so feet long. are
being constructed for use As tenders
on the dock At Southampton. England,
to prevent damage to flying boats
They are 80 inches in circumference
and are made Of alternate layers of
rubber and canvas. The inner tubes
are in 20 sections. with 4 valve for
each.
Evening star., 1938-07-14
Don't Suffer With
Acid Condition

Mountain Valley Mineral Water. direct
to correct acid condition Mildly alkaline.
Works naturally to eliminate harmful tox-
ms from body. Endorsed BY physicians for
let.
Mountain Valley Mineral Water
Met 1862 14O5 X St. NV.
Evening star., 1938-07-14
SACRED SONGS AUTHOR
WILL BE HONORED
Pilgrims to Rome, Pa, to Sing
Hymns in Memory Of
Philip Paul Bliss.

~ the Associated ff0Ss.
ROME, Pa, July 14.-Hymns will
swell on . thousand voices Sunday
from the foot Of . monument to the
man who wrote them.
In the peaceful cemetery here mod
ern pilgrims will sing the SONGS from
Evening star., 1938-07-14
MAYNARD E. ZEPP DIES
IN INDIANAPOLIS HOME
Deceased Formerly Was General
Business Manager Of
Washington News.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
INDIANAPOLIS, July l4-Funeral
services will be held tomorrow night
for Maynard E. zepp, SIS, former gen.
eral business manager Of the Washing
ton News, who died yesterday at his
home here after an extended illness.
Mr.. Zepp was founder Of the News
paper Boys of America. He also served
rs assistant circulation director of the
Chicago Daily News and held other ex-
ecutive position with the Hearst and
Scripps- Howard papers
Survivors are the widow, q son and
the mother, al of indianapolis.
The body will be cremated.
Mr.. zepp was general business man
ager Of the Washington News in the
early l920s, leaving that post in 1928.
He also Was circulation manager Of
the washington Post for some tin j.
Evening star., 1938-07-14
'PICK.A.BACk' PLANE >
ON ENDURANCE FLIGHT
2, TOO Mile Hop in England Is In
Preparation for Attempt
Over Atlantic.

b. the Associated Press.
SOUTHAMPTON, July 1.-THE
speedy half Of Britain's novel pick
A-back plane-oIle plane atop another
started 2,700-mile endurance flight
over England and ireland today.
The trip was In preparation for
Evening star., 1938-07-14
Storm Stops Clocks at Z.

A severe electric. storm in the Maid
stone district Of England caused ell
electric clocks to stop at exactly Z
O'Clock.
Evening star., 1938-07-14

Germany shipped nearly 100000
accordions and concertinas to other
parts Of the world in 1897.
Evening star., 1938-07-14

The ancient city walls Of Tientsin,
China. were pulled down in 1900.
Evening star., 1938-01-30
Nosozins Section

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suggestion of light
marked the location of
windows. She felt that
the door must be to the
right. She took cautious
step and suddenly screamed
as the heel of her right foot
came down on something soft
and yielding.
At that instant, the lights came
on. Win found herself staring down
at mans body A knife had been
driven to the hilt in between his
shoulders. The body lay sprawled in
grotesque position on the floor, lying par
TALLY on its right side the right arm extended
above the head, the palm uppermost. 1t was
on this hand Win had stepped
Wins startled eyes recognized the features
of Kendall M. Fishback, chief lieutenant of
Dudley Lockhart, reputed king of the under
world, and political boss of a machine which
was dangerously close to coming into power.
Win heard steps in the corridor She kicked
the door shut, locked it and ran to the tele-
phone in the far corner of the room. With
swift fingers, she dialed the number of THE
Planet rs Bert there?' she asked.
NO." the operator told her. but he tele-
phoned just minute or two after you called
in the last time gave him the numbers
you'd left"
Did he say what he was going to do?'
mo. Just took the numbers and hung up.'
when he comes in have him No,
l can't :. When he comes in, have him
wait If he telephones tell him to leave a
as she heard gentle tapping on the door.
n ''Yes?" The Planet" operator said. What
M is it,"
u Win. her heart in her mouth, gently slid
the receiver back on the hook and stood mo-
tioness To her relief, she heard Bert Grin
nels voice from the corridor saying, "Okay,
Baby. It's Bert" She ran to the door, un-
locked it.
Grinnel did not Immediately see that which
lay on the floor. He stood in the hallway,
chunky. competent and unexcited, his hat
tilted slightly to the back of his head; ciga-
rette dropping downward from lips drbbled
drop ashes on his wrinkled vest
denly "Okay, Baby, he said. Il heard you tele-
phoning What's the -" He broke off, as he
t out saw the sprawled figure He pushed his way
which into the room kicked the door shut, locked it.
, was whats the dope?"
uptly II don't know, she told him. Il followed
stless Judge koomes here.
AZ
Evening star., 1938-01-30

phoning What's the -" He broke of, as he
saw the sprawled figure He pushed his way
into the room, kicked the door shut, locked it.
whats the dope?"
Il don't know" she told him. Il followed
Judge Koomes here
ITO this room?"
Il think so yes"
Did you see him here?"
mo. The lights went out and while it was
pitch dark, he came out and passed me in the
corridor"
How'd you know who it was?" Grinnel
asked.
"He had his dog with him. heard the dogs
claws on the corridor floor"
Grinnel indicated the empty socket of a
desk light. He shorted that connection and
blew out the fuses so he could make get
away in the dark. Later somebody must have
complained and the landlady replaced the
fuses. Frightened, Baby?"
She said, "Uh huh little Bit
want to wait out in the CORRIDOR"
Say, what do you think am?" she biazed.
I'm reporter on the job, just the same as
you. If you'd gone through what did, you'd
be frightened, too. Only yom wouldn't have
(Co"t;"usd on poes 12)
The Washington times., 1938-01-05
D. C. Bank Deposits Cain,
Shouting Slump UnfeH

The business recession may be affecting the rest
of the nation but not Washington, according 10 de-
posits in Capital banks.
A bank call was issued by the Comptroller OF the
Currency today of the close of business
Der 81. Compared with deposits on June 3O the date
of the last call, heavy increases were reported.
These increases in deposits were reported despite
the fact that the banks paid out several millions OF
dollars last month from Christmas savings accounts
The Riggs National Bank reported deposits on De-
cember 81 of $95 059, ,92221, compared with $86,
435, ,47806 June 80 an increase of $8624, ,44415
The Hamilton National Bank reported deposits OF
$23 269, ,6O420 at the close of the year. as against
$22 1886, ,40828 June 80 an increase of 1888 195. .92
National Savings and Trust Company reported as
of December 81 deposits of $17233, ,956O7 and June
80 deposits of $15,52O,3 ,3O6.91, an increase of
$1,713,649.16.
American Security and Trust reported at the close
of the year $5O377,12164, and June 80 deposits of
S48 954, ,O33. 80, an increase of $1,423, 1884.
Security Savings and Commercial Bank reported
deposits December 80 of $7,197, ,61185, and June
80, ST ,O13, ,O92O5.
The City Bank reported deposits December 81 of
S8,O72,213, and June 80, $7,750,520.43.
The McLachlen Banking Corporation reported De-
cember 81 deposits of $4,797 O1254, and June 80 de-
posits of 5,084 ,689,21
The Liberty National Bank reported December 81
deposits of ST. 358 O5228, and June 80 deposits of
$6,9O3, ,265.91.
The National Metropolitan Bank reported De-
cember 81 deposits of $27,597 ,353.12 and June 80
deposits Of $23, $50, ,O44.45.
The Washington times., 1938-01-05
BYRD'S MOTHER
. INJURED IN CAR

WINCHESTER, Va, Jan. 5.
Injured about the head yesterday
when her automobile was forced
from the road near here, Mrs.
Richard Evelyn Byrd, mother of
Senator Harry Flood Byrd and
Explorer Richard Evelyn Byrd,
was reported recovering satisfac-
torily at her home today.
Mrs. Byrd's automobile, driven
by her chauffeur. was crowded off
the highway by speeding sedan
occupied by three men. The sedan
did not stop.
Mrs. Byrd suffered a cut and
bruises on her head when she was
thrown against the door Of the
machine.
The Washington times., 1938-01-05
PLANE ENGINES ORDERED

Award of a 1855, 800 contract to
the United Aircraft Corporation
of East Hartford, Conn, for 142
airplane engine, was announced
yesterday by the War Department.
Another contract to the same COM
pany for purchase of BIS engines
and spare parts at a cost of S3ls,.
521 also was awarded.
The Washington times., 1938-01-05

Of defense, even when the sys-
TEN is in full operation. In
normal times, even with the
present restricted benefits, un-
employment compensation will
probably compensate for two
thirds of the unemployment
suffered by covered workers.
But in a period such as 1882,
this proportion might drop as
low as one-third."
Virgil Jordan, president of the
National Industrial Conference
Board, a private institution, said
unemployment has virtually dou-
bled since 1880.
JOBLESS REPORT ASKED
Based on the census of occupa.
toin taken by the Government In
1880. 100000 were unemployed
in November, 1880, compared to
100000 in November, 1887, he
said.
The committee today called for
a weekly report from the Admin.
istration on the number of persons
seeking work or aid from the Gov.
eminent.
Committee Chairman Byrnes
CD Of South Carolina, stressed
the need Of accurate and continu-
GUS figures as he announced the
system will be inaugurated through
the $500 offices Of the United
States Employment Service scat.
tered throughout the country.
The Washington times., 1938-01-05
Ecuador Places
Ban on Gambling

QUITO, Ecuador, Jan. 5.-Presi.
dent Alberto Enriquez prohibited
by executive decree today all
forms Of gambling in which money
or other things of value are risked
and winning depends on chance.
The municipal charity lottery Of
Guayaquil and raffles for church
benefits, where money prizes are
not given, are excepted. Penalties
are provided for both the opera
tors of the games and the players.
The Washington times., 1938-01-05

asserting that unemployment
compensation under the act car
never be more than "a first line
of defense" against business re
cessions. Altmeyer urged that
this provision of the act be broad
ened to include agricultural and
other classes of workers, and that
payments be speeded up all along
the line. Pointing out what he
termed Limitations" of the act
Altmeyer said:
"T think I should point out
the limitations of unemploy-
ment compensation So far as
solving the unemployment re-
lief problem is concerned, even
when unemployment compensa-
ton is in full operation.
CHRONIC JOBLEss CITED
First of al there is what the
British call the hard core of
unemployment, which consists
Of workers who are chronically
unemployed and rather perman-
emily unemployed, due chiefly
to chronological changes and
market changes.
Unemployment compensation
cannot help them, because they
soon exhaust their benefit rights
or perhaps never develop any
benefit rights"
Second, unemployment COM
pensation can only protect wage
and salary earners. It cannot
protect the farm owner, small
business man or the self
employed professional man.
Third, large groups Of wage
and salary earners, such as farm
laborers, domestic servants and
employees of very small estab-
hshments are usually excluded
from coverage.
BENEFITS LIMITED
Fourth, the benefits are lin
tied both as to amount and
duration.
'For all these reasons, un.
employment compensation can
never be more than a first line
The Washington times., 1938-01-05
Eccles Says Labor
Partly Responsible

= Mariner S. Eccles, chairman Of
the Federal Reserve Board. assert;
high labor costs are partly respon
Sible for the business recession.
Labor, and industry as well,
would be better off it it took a
reduction which puts costs back
to 1886 levels to increase pur.
d. chasing power and then we
. would be able to go forward"
The Washington times., 1938-01-05
VA. HIGHWAY BID

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Jan. 5-Tht
Virginia Highway Department yes
terday announced a low bid ot
$171 ,042.91 for widening the Rich
mond Highway a distance of TX
miles south of Alexandria. Th(
bid was submitted by B. w. Jack
son, Inc, Richmond.
The Washington times., 1938-01-05
Patrick to Address
SOjOurners' Fete

. Representative Luther Patrick,
Of Alabama, will speak at the ban.
uuet of the National Sojourners in
the Mayflower Saturday night, it
was announced yesterday by Rear
Admiral Harry G. Hamlet. Rank.
ing members of the Army, Navy
Marine Corps and Coast Guard
will attend.