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Evening star., 1939-04-11
League Asks Summers
To Push Adoption Of
Representation Bill
Letter Urges Passage
Of D. c. Measure
At This Session

The National Democratic League
of Washington today thanked Chair
man Summers of the House Judiciary
Committee for sponsoring the Dis
trict representation bill and urged
him to press for it's enactment at
this session of Congress.
In letter signed by DR.. F.
Thomas Evans. the leagues presi-
dent, the organization wrote:
Judge Summers: May this appeal
to you and to your associates not be
in vain. Let us feel that before this
Congress closes that you have helped
us to change from what is practical
ly a totalitarian system of local gov
eminent somewhat like those of
Hitler and Mussolini to one of es-
sential equality with all other
Americans"
The Summers bill. which would
grant the District national suffrage
and voice in the affairs of the Ma
ton, has been referred to the House
Judiciary Committee. The leagues
letter declared:
For the past quarter of a century
a fight has been carried on by
small but patriotic element for
national suffrage but, as this clearly
lacked the vital function so neces-
sary to a proper government, for
several years past a more widespread
and determined movement has been
gathering momentum, and today
the patriotic, thinking members
OF Congress are beginning to realize
the injustice of our present unfair
and utterly un-American political
setup.
In the many years YOU have so
aoly represented your State and dis
trlct IN Congress you have demon
strated your qualities as a real
statesman, and today, through your
ability. you sit at the head of one
OF the greatest congressional bodies,
the Judiciary Committee of the
House of Representatives.
May we ask you to not only place
yourself on record as favoring the
correction of this great injustice to
the citizenry of the District, but
may we also beg you to extend
every aid within your power to have
this bill approved by your commit
tee and passed by the Congress.
by doing this you will aid those
splendid Americans, Senator Capper
and Representative Randolph, and
other sympathetic members of the
House and Senate, to have your
name and theirs emblazoned i'm
perishably in the minds and hearts
OF our people.
Good citizenship, with all the
privileges pertaining thereto, is q
necessary prerequisite to enable the
people here to reach and maintain
the high standards of political NOR
ality that should be diligently pur-
sued and maintained by the citizens
of the Capital of the greatest ma
ton on earth, and the only remain
ing truly democratic nation Of any
consequence now in existence"
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Welfare Leaders Open
3-Duy Meeting Thursday

Leaders in public and private well
fare work will convene here Thurs
day for the three-day Washington
and Suburban Conference Of Social
Work.
The conference will be held un-
der the auspices of the Council OF
Social Agencies, the central service
and planning agency of the Com
munity Chest, and will present as
speakers a number of authorities on
local welfare problems.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
300 Young Women
To Act as Pages al
D. A. R. Congress
Will Be Honored Guests
Of Annual Boil at
Moyflower April 18

More than 300 young women from
all sections of the United States will
serve as pages during the Forty
eighth Continental Congress of the
Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, which convenes next Monday
at Constitution Hall.
For performing their multitude of
duties the pages will be rewarded
with the annual pages ball at the
Mayfower the night of April 18.
West Point cadets and Annapolis
midshipmen will escort them at the
dance.
The most honored pages are those
assigned to the president general Of
the D. A. r., Mrs. Henry M. Robert,
jr. They are Miss Sarah Belk, North
Carolina; Miss Jane E. Robertson,
Nebraska; Miss Charlotte Newton
Sheppard. Pennsylvania, and Miss
Bradley Slayton, Annapolis, Md.
Miss Elizabeth Sherrier, Alexan-
dria, Va, is a vice chairman of the
Pages Committee. Among the pages
who will be privileged to work on
the platform at Constitution Hall
are Mrs. Harriet Haig Green, Mrs.
Virginia M. Lambert and Miss Helen
Towner, all of Washington, and
Miss Frances Sinclair of Alexandria.
The 20 other Washingtonians
among the pages are Mrs. Sarah l..
Berry, Mrs. Evelyn H. DAILY, Miss
Jane S. Duvall. Mrs. Atlee w. Elgin,
Miss Carrie Roper Fulton, Miss
Maxwell Galloway, Mrs. F. Eleanor
Gardner, Miss jeanette E. Gibson.
Miss Jean Hammerlund, Mrs.
Edna H. Max, Miss Edna Mill
ward, Miss Nancy Ordway. Miss
Mildred Paddock, Miss Helen S.
Pickens, Miss Rebecca Reilly, Mrs.
Marguerite Shore, Miss Grace Swift,
Mrs. Virginia C. K. Taylor, Miss
Margaret A. Turner and Mrs. Verna
P, Young,
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Bond Concerts

BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra this evening
at $50 o'clock in Stanley Hall.
John S. M. Zimmerman, bandmas-
ter; Anton Pointner, assistant.
Program.
March, Loyal Comrades"
Blankenburg
Overture, La Burlesque' e'-Suppe
Entr'acte-
pale Moon" Gndian love
song) g)--------------Logan
Petite Ballet Japanaise,"
Goublier
Excerpts from musical comedy
Leave It to Jane" e"-------- Kern
Popular numbers
"The Old Town Pump Won Tilzer
On the Sunny Side of the
Street ----------M McHugh
Waltz, brides and Butterflies"
Moret
Finale, 1.-The Lumber jack"
Richardson
"The Star Spangled Banner"
BY the United States Navy Band
Symphony Orchestra, tonight at
$3.50 o'clock in the Sail Loft at the
Navy Yard. 1t. Charles Benter, U.
S. N, conductor: Charles Brendler,
assistant conductor.
Program.
Overture. Russian and Lud-
milla" --M. Glinka
Minutes Symphoniques," Op. So
Capriccio, Rapsodia, Scherzo, Tema
con Variazioni, Rondo.
E. Won Dohnanyi
Suite from the Water Music
Allegro, Air, Bourree, Hornpipe,
Andante, Allegro Deciso.
G. Handel
Valse, "Weiner Blut" ii. Strauss
"Slavonic Rhapsody No. o.
G. Friedemann
Symphonic No. T.
Alegretto, Allegro, Lento, Allo
Motto. Lento.
D. esostakowic1
The Star 0pauglsd Banner"
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Tree Will Be Planted
For Arbor Day Founder

The permit Office, National Capital
Parks, has issued a permit for the
planting of a memorial tree in front
of the new Agriculture Department
Administration Building on April %.
The tree will be planted in honor
of j. Sterling Morton of Nebraska,
former Secretary of Agriculture and
founder of Arbor Day in his home
State. April % is the anniversary Of
Mr.. Morton's birth and the date OF
the original Nebraska Arbor Day.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Crippled Children Fund
Backed by Bridges

Senator Bridges, Republican, of
New Hampshire, today added his
voice to a group of Senators urging
an item of So 400 as an amendment
to the District appropriation bill to
provide an adequate teaching force
for the education of crippled chill
dren. Senator Bridges is men,
Der of both the Senate District
Committee and the subcommittee
on District appropriations.
II shall be glad to aid in the
restoration of the item by the Sem
ate" Senator Bridges said, adding
that economy should not strike at
such small items for humane pur-
poses.
Senators Capper, Republican, of
Kansas, and Nye, Republican, of
North Dakota, both said they IA
vored consideration of the question
when the Senate hearings begin.
An estimate of $8.400 for that pur-
pose was omitted by the Budget Bu-
reau.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Map on Post Office Floor
Either Embarrassing or Costly

"Gosh," sighed the morning
watchman, you're about the 50th
one today who's said something
about the map. Heck, we can't
do anything about It,"
People spring all sorts of home
made wisecracks.
They want to know the name
of that Strange Green country
called Austria" How that
yellow strip called Czecho-S -Slovakia
got included in the world"
The remarks that make the
guards finch, however, are the ones
like:
"Everybody's admitted Germany's
absorption of Austria except Post
master General Farley"
Oficials have unofncially discussed
the problem, but no solution is in
sight. They are afraid to order
alterations, because another country
might go before the new cement
is dry.
II suppose" said one, We'll just
have to let the peoples feet wear
out the boundary lines"
Evening star., 1939-04-11
ais --- $7,275,0Oo $6,4e5 900


Repeal Figure Not Included.
The bill, however, provides for
repeal of the present tax on in
tangible personal property, produc-
ing about $4,000, 900 a year, which
is not deducted from the estimates
OF either Maj. Donovan or DR.. Pond.
II the 100000 is subtracted in
each case, DR.. Ponds net estimate
OF additional revenue yield would
be s4,275,oo0 and Maj. Donovan's
$3,465 900.
When the 1910 District appro-
priation bill passed the House,
Chairman Collins of the House sub
committee in charge of the supply
bill, declared new tax legislation
would not be needed in~the coming
fiscal year to balance the budget,
He said if the tax rate on real and
personal property is continued at
$1.75 the District would get nearly
enough revenue to offset the short
age.
The real estate tax is scheduled
to return to 81 so at the close Of the
present fiscal year June 30.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Post Office Departments
stickler for geographical accuracy
faces the prospect of ripping up its
$40. 900 foyer floor or ignoring what's
been happening abroad.
Here's the trouble:
Centerpiece of the departmental
building-one of the costliest in the
Capital-is a huge floor map of the
world, built out of colored stone
and set smack in the entrance.
It's the first thing a visitor sees
the blue, green, yellow and pink
countries, all outlined in expensive
granite with bronze edgings.
When the structure was built, a
few years ago, things were quiet in
the Old World. Italy's Ethiopian
campaign hadn't started. Austria,
Albania and Czecho-Slovakia still
were independent states.
Developments have proved en-
barrassing to the building guards
the men who sit by the map and
have to answer the questions OF
sishtseers.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Bowermun's Continuance
In Office to Be Asked

The Commissioners will ask Presi-
dent Roosevelt to allow George F.
Bowerman, District librarian, a Sec
ond extension in Office to help with
the work of planning new library,
it was announced yesterday.
DR.. Bowerman, who reached the
retirement age of 10 last Septem-
ber, is now serving a one-year ex-
tension of service approved by the
White House last May. He has been
District librarian for "a years.
Commissioner David McCoach ex-
planned that DR.. Bowerman's present
extension does not expire until this
fall.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Revised Plans
OF D. T.. Charter
Go 10 Officials
Copies Of Proposed
Organic Act Mailed
ToObtuin Views

Copies of the proposed new Or
ganic act for the District, to put into
effect the Griffenhagen recommen-
dations for undermining the munich
pal government, were mailed today
to District officials and heads of va
rious civic and business organizations
"for comment and criticism"
The proposed new charter is en-
bodied in the committee print" OF
a bill prepared by Chairman Ken
nedy of the Reorganization Subcom-
mittee of the House District Com
mittee. Representative Kennedy
said the proposed legislation is only
designed tc give members of his sub
committee something to shoot at"
indicating that changes probably
will be made before final action is
taken.
Independent Units Get Copies.
Twenty copies of the committee
print" of the bill went to the Dis
trict Building for perusal by the
Commissioners and department
heads. Representative Kennedy said
he also sent copies to the Board of
Education, the Board of Library
Trustees and other independent
agencies of the municipal govern
ment affected by the reorganization
plan.
"A number of changes have been
made In the original Griffenhagen
reorganization plan" said Mr.. Ken
nedy. II want the officials Of the
various departments affected to sub
NIT their views on these alterations
before any further action is taken"
Meeting Date Not Set.
Mr.. Kennedy has not fixed date
for a meeting of his subcommittee
to examine the draft of the proposed
legislation, but indicated it prob
ably would be held the latter part
Of the week.
No further public hearings are to
be held on the original Griffenhagen
recommendations.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Brilliant Costumes
Feature Annual
Bal Boheme
French Ambassador Is
Among Guests at Fete
With Porision Theme

Brilliant costuming featured the
annual Bal Boheme at the Willard
Hotel last night.
With the diplomatic corps and
Capitol Hill we'll represented, the
affair drew a colorful list of guests.
Winners of costume prizes were:
Most original, Richard Hill, 1475 N
street NV; most beautiful. tie
between Marcia Evert, 2O17 R street
NV, and Parr Hanna, 2151 Cali
fornia street NV; most amusing,
Samuel Staples, Kensington, Md.
The French Ambassador, Count
de Saint-Quentin, was one of the
most enthusiastic guests at the ball.
He arrived some minutes after the
gay pageant started and he con-
stantly applauded as scenes OF
spring in his native country were
presented. The Ambassador was
guest of Frank Steele, president OF
the Arts Club, and Mrs. Steele, who
also had with them Malcolm Corse,
vice president of the club, and Mrs.
Corse and Lyle A. Brookover, chair
man of the gala function.
Staff Well Represented.
The staff of Ambassador Saint
Quentin was we'll represented at the
fete. The Military Attache of the
Embassy, Col. Emmanuel Lombard,
was present, as were the Air Attache
and Nine. Weiser, the First Secre-
tary, M. Jacques Dumaine; the
Third Secretary and Nine. Lucet
and the Attache and Countess de
Gramont.
Mrs. Maud Howell Smith was
among the boxholders, sharing a
box with Mrs. Ralph Richards.
Judge Ellen J. Ready entertained
Mrs. j. Frank Staley, Mrs. Walter E.
Hilton and Mrs. Jean L. Bennett,
and Mrs. o. B. Campbell and Mrs.
H. Rowland Roberts were joint
hostesses, having with them Mrs. H.
Rowland Roberts, jr.; Mrs. Charles
o. Pengra of Boston, Miss Grace
Nelson, Miss Mary Nelson and Miss
Jessie Small.
Others at Party.
Mrs. James H. Hughes, wife Of
Senator Hughes, was among those
occupying a box with Mrs. Neitah
King. Others in this party were
Mr. and Mrs. Oman Hydrick, Miss
Margaret Helen Felcj, Miss Sybella
Clayton, Miss Ida Mae Fleming,
Myron Dysinger, Clair L. Stout,
Gerard Guilfoyle and John Chap
pelear.
Mrs. Charles Bittinger was in a
box along with Admiral and Mrs.
w. R. Furlong, Mr.. and Mrs. A. j.
Ted Meurer, Mrs. Charles H. Strait
ton, Mrs. Eugene Byrnes, Mrs. Edwin
H. Etz, Miss Ellen Cobb, Miss Jean
Stier, Miss Helen Campbell and
Mrs. w. w. Wilson.
While many of the guests were
in costumes there were many who
wore evening dress. Among others
in the gay throng were Mr.. and
Mrs. Wade Hampton Ellis, Mr.. and
Mrs. Casenove Lee, Miss Helen
Louise Sergeant, Miss Natalie Ul-
man and Larcy L. Sperry, Mr.. and
Mrs. Duncan Phillips and Mrs.
Charles Acker, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Acker, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Bonright, Mr.. and Mrs C. Powell
Minnigerode, Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Corrin
Strong, Miss Mary Bradley, John
Dryer and Oliver Ricketson.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Sunutorium Boil TONIGHT

congressman of New Mexico are
expected to attend the third annual
sanatorium ball, sponsored by the
Washington Order Of Ahepa, Amer
ican Hellenic Educational Progress
sive Association, tonight In the
Wardman Park Hotel. The ball is
given each year for the benefit Of
the Silver District Sanatorium,
maintained by the order In Albu-
querque, N. Mex.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Man Left PontsIess
BY Helpful Stranger

Here's one stranger who had no
respect for the other fellows posi-
ton.
According to police reports, Paul
Fierbiend, 1900 Pennsylvania ave-
nue. NV, was taking a shower at
the bus terminal, Fourteenth street
and New York avenue NV, yester-
day and splashed water on his trou-
Sers.
He asked colored man to take
the garment to nearby dry clean
er's to be pressed. The stranger new
er returned. The victim borrowed q
lengthy coat to get home.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
900 Leave w. P. A.

More than 1000 workers have left
the District w. P. A. during the past
month and a half to take jobs in
private employment, according to
Otto Cass, deputy w. P. A. adminis-
traitor here. C. E. Lamson. director
of the District Employment Center.
reported that his organization had
made more than 5000 job place
ments during March.
Evening star., 1939-04-11
Jeffries Elected

The Washington Chapter of the
American Society for Metals elected
William j. Jeffries of the Navy De-
partment Bureau of Construction
and Repair chairman at a meeting
last night in the Dodge Hotel.
Other officers elected were George
A. Ellinger, vice chairman, and c. E.
Jackson, secretary-treasurer. Sc
lected for the Executive Committee
we're DR.. j.. 6. Thompson, w. o.
Farr, 1t. Comdr. r. X. Wells, Carl
Underwood, T. g. Diggs, r. +. Wood,
T. Z. Hamiu and @. :. Nargerum.
Evening star., 1939-04-11

plus of $775,OOO on the basis of DR.
Ponds figures.
Neither Maj. Donovan nor Dr.
Pond included in their estimates
the prospective revenue from So
called gift tax" which the bill pro-
vides, but which was not called for
in the original Pond-Stam tax pro-
gram. Their respective estimates
of the revenue yield of the various
taxes provided in the bill follow:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-07
Six Countries Are Rushing Arms to Finns-Even
 Germany Doing It
MAY SHIFT BATTLE
 LINES OF EUROPE
But Germany Must Remain Obscure Unless All Eu-
 rope Forces New Issue
BY JOE ALEX MORRIS

United Press Foreign News Editor)
 Europe's big and little powers hinted today that they were ready to stand united from Scandinavia to the Dardanelles against any Bolshevist invasion. Mater ial as well as moral support began flowing to Finland in her war against the Red Army, with Great Britain, France, Italy, Jugoslavia, Hungary and Sweden reportedly sending or preparing to send war supplies.
 Even Nazi Germany was reported selling arms to Finland and to Ru- mania, which had been warned py the Communist International to acc icept a mutual aid pact with Soviet Rusisa, but the position of Adolf Hitler - even now stepping Up the tempo of fighting on the Western Front - remained to be clarified. Tn broad outline, 1t appeared pos- sible that the European conflict might yet turn into struggle where the main issue would be shifted from the battle for power between Eng land and Germany to technical crusade for or against BolshevisIn and in which Q desperate Germany might be forced to join up with Russia. The real issue in such 6 struggle might or might not be Bol- shevism, but in the shifting com- plexities of European chaos 1t could be used as . rallying cry by both sides. That Is already vaguely fore- shadowed.
 Germany Must Be Secret For that reason, Germany's mater- ial aid to Finland must remain an obscure factor until Hitler's fate in warfare against the Allies forces him to a more definite position in relations to the Soviets.
 But for the other powers, the ques- ton appears to be more definite. Britain and France are steadily closing the door against the possi- bility of Russian aid in the war against Germany, possibly because the government of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain in London con- siders Communism a worse enemy than Nazism.
 But a more immediate cause for the allied attitude can be found in the fact that Russia definitely has demonstrated that she does not irl- tend to aid Britain or France and in the fact that Russia's efforts to capitalize on the European war by extending her defensive frontiers has aroused the anger and fears of her small neighbors, which may be persuaded by that fear to cast their lot more definitely with the allies. Depends on Stalin
 The outcome of those maneuvers remain to be seen and depend pri- marily on how far or how fast Josef (Continued on Page q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-07
AUTO TRAVEL NEAR
 ALL TIME HICH'

Hartford, Conn, Dec. 7.-(UP)- Insurance company statisticians estimated today that automobile travel will reach an all-time high mark in the United states this year well above the previous record of 1887. They predicted that by the end of the year, approximately S0.968, 900 registered cars will have used 2i, S43. 800. GOO gallons of gasoline.
 Registrations were l,0S8.O0 more than in 1888 and S7S.000 more than In fo37.
 Gasoline consumption was 6.S4 per cent higher than last year.
 Registrations increased the most in east south central states and gasollne consumption in the west north central states.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-07
Secretary For German
 Consul Gen. Murdered

Medical examiners said he had been dead at least "A hours. Because he was in bed, clad in a nightshirt, it was believed he was slain Monday night or early Tuesday. The posi- ton of the body and his unclenched hands indicated that he was killed while asleep.
 Friends are Sought
 Detectives sought seven or eight men who had shared the five room, two-story house with him at differ ent times during the past year. The bed in a room adjoining that in which he was slain had been slept in recently. Dresser drawers and the closet, empty, were open in the sec- ond bedroom. indicating that its oc- cupant might have packed hurriedly. The back door of the house was un- locked, the key on the outside.
 Engelberg was unpopular in the
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-07
War Bulletins

London, Dec. 7- UP)-British fighting planes drove eight German craft from the Firth of Forth to- day, the air ministry announced. One enemy plane was struck by British fire.
 An air ministry communique said:
 "The air ministry announces that eight enemy aircraft ap- preached the coast in the Firth of Forth area shortly after midday today. Royal air force fighter air craft were sent up to intercept them and contact was made about l2:4S ?. m. The enemy were driven off an done of their aircraft was seen Co have been hit. No bombs were dropped. The 'rald passed size nal was sounded after about half an hoar."
 Nnzl flying boats twice attempted
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-07
TAX COLLECTIONS
 MAKING RECORDS
More Than 95 Percent of Total Levy Has Already
 Been Collected

A new record for local tax collec- tions has been set, with more than 95 per cent of the total levy having been collected. Tax Collector Wil- liam A. Ennis reported today that collections on the 1888 list, payable in 1888, now amount to more than $5,554,0O0. Needed for a 95 per cent collection record was $5,552,750.
 With more than three weeks of the year yet remaining. the tax collector is hopeful that payments may be sufficient to bring the percentage to 95.5 per cent or whereabouts.
 The figures cited by MT. Ennis are only for taxes due this year. They do not include large payments that have been made on back taxes and assessments.
 The previous record for tax col- lection was set in 1887, also when MT. Ennis was in office. On Decenl- Der 31 of that year total of 94.3 of the taxes due that year had been recorded as paid. In 1888, the fig- ure slumped to SIS per cent.
 Thus far this year over $700, 900 more has been collected in current taxes than was collected in the enc tire year of 1888.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-12-07
REPUBLICANS IN
 DEBT $7OO,OOO
Have That Amount to Pay Before Launching At-
 tacks On New Deal
BY LYCLE c. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent)

(OniteU GESnS SSah NvakeSPvsAuVAV
 Washington, Dec. 7-(UP)-Re- publican National Committee mem- bers converting here in semi-annual meeting today, expressed substan- tial sentiment for a late national convention and shorter presidential campaign in 1940.
 One argument mentioned by men- bers in support of an abbreviated campaign was the economy angle. Econmy is attractive to COP lead- eds because they face $700,000 def- icit hangover from the 1936 presi- dential campaign. They regard the debt as an obstacle to the frontal ate tack all Republican candidates are planning to make against New Deal deficit spending.
 President Roosevelt has already suggested in talks with Democratic leaders that the national conven- tions be held later this year than usual. A double benefit would ac- crue, the president was represented as believing, economy and firecrack- CT finis hto the campaign.
 Hamilton Says Nothing
 The shortened campaign and Thomas E. Dewey's speech at Minn- eapolis last night, opening the drive of the New York District Attorney for the COP presidential nonina-
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