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Evening star., 1939-02-20
Fire Destroys
Anacostia River
Freight Bridge
Thousands Watch Vain
Efforts to Suve
300-Yord Spon

The PENNSYLVANIA Railroad freight
bridge spanning the Anacostia
River was a mass of charred tim
Der and twisted rails today after fire
last night destroyed the structure.
Thousands of spectators lined the
banks of the river and rails of the
Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge to
watch the flames tapping along the
300-yard span for more than three
hours. Fire companies, answering
two alarms. and the river fireboat
were called out to fight the blaze,
but their efforts were in vain.
1t took more than an hour for
flremen to reach the scene with hose
lines. and by the time they succeed
ed in playing streams of water on
the flames the middle of the bridge
was slowly collapsing.
Rails, white hot, buckled into U
shapes, and the cresote-soaked sup
ports burned furiously.
Hundreds of company workmen
were at the scene today clearing
away the wreckage and making
ready for construction of a tenn
porary structure to be used by
freight traffic until a new span can
be built.
Rail traffic ordinarily using the
bridge was rerouted through the
main terminal yards.
New Span by Friday.
One company official said that
temporary span probably will be in
readiness by Friday. Workmen
were called out from Pennsylvania
yards in Baltimore and Philadelphia
to augment the local shifts. Work
will continue night and day until a
new crossing is completed, the OH
cial said.
Blow torches were being used to-
day to cut the collapsed rails to
remove them from the river.
The fire, believed to have started
from hot Goals dropped by a pass
ing engine, was discovered shortly
after 10 o'clock, and yesterdays S
brisk wind soon carried the flames
the length of the bridge.
Electric power to Landover, Md,
carried by two high-tension lines
directly above the, span, was cut of
until the blaze was quelled. The
lines threatened to give way under
the intense heat and police were
kept busy holding back spectators
from the danger zone.
Fire Trucks Mired.
Fire trucks cut soft fairways of
the Anacostia golf course into rib
bons in attempting to reach the
scene from that side Of the river.
Three trucks mired up to their hubs
in the soft earth, and it took more
that 80 minutes to put them back
into service.
The fire boat was unable to reach
the scene due to piles driven several
hundred yards down the river at
the scene of construction on the
new Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge.
A crew of workmen from the
Washington Gas Light Co. hurried
to the scene to watch out for pos
sible breaks in a gas main running
along the rivers edge a.. short dis
tance from the FIRE. There was
some fear that the line might ex-
plode under the intense heat.
Authorities at dalltnger Hospital.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Y. N. c. A. to Present
Gypsie Chorus

The Gypsie Chorus. under direc-
ton OF Robert Frederick Freund.
baritone, will be presented at $50
o'clock tonight by the Central Young
Mems Christian Association in the
third of an evening music series in
the building at 1886 G street NV.
James O'Brien Will preside.
Besides the chorus. individuals
scheduled to appear include Lucille
Callahan, Anne Evans, Beatrice Hol-
land, George Perkins, Geraldine
Thompson, John Wilson, Erma CAL
vert and Mr.. Freund. Myrtle Alcorn
will be accompanist.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Woman S Party Fights
For Miss Stevens

The Pan-American Union gov
erning board was asked by the Ma
tional Woman's Party yesterday to
retain Miss Doris Stevens as chair
man of the nter-American Com
mission of Women. President Roose-
welt last week appointed Miss Mary
Winslow to Miss Stevens place as
United States representative on the
commission.
1T is through the leadership of
Miss Stevens that the commission
has made its present remarkable
record Of achievement the Ma
tional Executive Council of the Ma
tional Woman's Party wrote to the
Pan-American Union. 1t drafted
the letter at q meeting at its Alva
Belmont House headquarters. The
letter continued:
The commission has gathered eX-
tenSive information on the position
OF women in the Americas; it has
brought into being an equal ma
tiopality treaty for the Western
Hemisphere which has already been
ratified by 10 American republics:
it has also brought into being an
equal rights treaty, already signed
by four American republics"
The letter was signed by Alice
Paul, chairman of the World Wom-
ans Party; Sarah Thompson Pell,
chairman of the National Woman's
Party; Amy c. Ransome. third vice
chairman of the National Woman's
Party: Anna Kelton Wiley, second
vice chairman: Laura M. Berrien,
treasurer; Perle S. Mesta. Nina E.
Allender, Anita Pollitzer, Mary Nc
Lean Halsey and Clara Smell Wolfe.
President Roosevelt named Miss
Winslow. social worker and an ad-
vocate of protective legislation for
women, after the Pan-American
Conference at Lima asked govern
ments which had not done so to
name official representatives to the
women's commission. Miss Stevens
friends contended there was no
vacancy.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Youths in Stolen
|Cur Drive Over

By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Md, Feb. 20.-Four
youths in a stolen automobile es-
capped from police last night by
driving a mile across the green's
and fairways of the Hillendale golf
course.
A radio car saw the automobile.
reported stolen, drive through a
stop sign. They started in chase,
reaching a speed of 80 miles an
hour.
After 5 miles, the fleeing car
turned off the road and bumped
across the open fields. 1t tore up
the shrubbery near the clubhouse,
rammed through board fence and
came to the estate of Mrs. John
Knox. Here it crossed an alfalfa
field, went through an orchard and
berry patch, circled the Knox
house and was abandoned 400 feet
from the road.
The police car kept to the road
and lost the other machine early
in the chase.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Judiciary Unit I ~
Approves Three
Roosevelt Nominees
But Donohey Declares
He Won't Support
Aront for Judge

B1 the Associated Press.
The Senate Judiciary COMMITTEES
approved today President Roose-
velt's nomination of Dean Herschel
Arant Of Ohio State University Law
School as Federal circuit Judge,
and Shackelford Miller, jr., as a
Federal district judge in Kentucky.
The committee acted without
holding public hearings, although
Senator Donahey, Democrat, of
Ohio said he would not support
Dean Arants confirmation. The
Kentucky State Federation of Labor
protested nomination of Mr.. Miller,
who served as 1888 campaign man
ager for Senator Barkley, Demo-
crat, of Kentucky in the recent
elections.
The Judiciary Committee also ap-
proved the nomination of John T.
Cahill for the post of United States
attorney for the southern district of
New York, to succeed Lamar Hardy,
resigned.
The sixth Federal circuit to which
Dean Arant was appointed includes
the northern and southern judicial
districts of Ohio, Eastern and West
ern Michigan. Eastern and Western
Kentucky and Tennessee.
Senator Donahey, in letter on
the Arant nomination, told the COM
mlttee Dean Arant has not had
practical experience on the bench"
Senator Taft, Republican, of Ohio,
informed the committee he recon-
mended the confirmation.
Committee approval of Dean Arant
was with a reservation by Senator
King, Democrat. of Utah, to object
later in the Senate.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Maj. Brown Opposes Locating
Auditorium in Center Area
Study Of Street Layout and Traffic
Before FinoI Decision Is Urged

street, adjoining Anacostia Park
The proposed seating capacity of
the armory-sports center is set at
10000, as against $4,000 for the
proposed downtown auditorium. The
editorial suggested that the build
ing might further be developed to
serve as a major auditorium.
The location proposed on Consti-
tuition avenue Cthe municipal CEN
ter site) is one of the main arteries
between the White House, United
States Capitol and Union Station
and carries heavy traffic at all
hours" Maj. Brown continued In q
letter to The Star.
This location is also in proxim-
ity to the new Federal buildings and
will be close to the new municipal
center, and the erection of an
auditorium as proposed at this loca-
ton would. in my opinion. tend to
increase the traffic congestion in
this already heavy traffic area.
Il fully recognize the urgent need
of large auditorium. however, and
in finding a suitable location for an
auditorium of this character, it is
of course considered desirable to
have it convenient to the largest
point of congested population.
"A thorough study must be made
of the streets and street capacity in
the area where it is proposed to
erect an auditorium of this size
otherwise the success to be achieved
in this program would be seriously
defeated"
Evening star., 1939-02-20
IS Foreigners Ready
ToEvacuate Refuue
On Lushan Mountain
Nine Americans Among
Group Due to Leave
KuIine Wednesday
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, Feb. 20.-Nine Amer
leans prepared today to leave Ku-
ling, the Lushan Mountain resort
where they have been str,snde y for
months while Chinese-Japanese bat
ties ragged around them.
A message from 1t. Comdr.
Charles R. Jeffs of the United
States gunboat Oahu informed the
United States Embassy at Chung
king that As of the foreigners at
Kuling. including the nine Ameri-
cans, hoped to leave Wednesday
for. Shanghai aboard a transport
provided by japanese.
Navy Officers Form Mission.
1t. Comdr. Jeffs and 1t. Comdr.
r. S. Stafford OF the British gum
boat Ladybird formed mission to
help the refugees. They reached
Kuling, is miles south of the
Yangtze River port of Kiukiang,
Saturday.
Reports to Chungking were that
about 100 foreigners were at the
resort and that some, including nine
other Americans were remaining at
Kuling because of illness or other
reasons.
The nine who planned to leave
are Miss Wilhelmina Kalsbeek of
Grand Rapids. Mich; Roy Allgood
of Birmingham, Ala; Mrs. J. W.
Bradley of Lexington. Va; Mr. and
Mrs. Hugh w. White of Bedford,
Va; Mr.. and Mrs. J. V. w. Berg
smini and children, David and Eliz-
abeth of New York City.
The names of the remaining
Americans were not available.
Staying Probe Started
Japanese authorities started an
investigation of the Staying here of
Tcheng Lob (Chen Luz, foreign
minister in the Japanese-spo
Marking reformed government. by
20 Chinese gunner who broke into
his home and fired is bullets into
his body.
1t was ascertained that two of his
bodyguards joined the assailants
after the attack. suggesting collu-
sion. The Staying of the 61-year-
old Tcheng Loh, one-time Chinese
delegate to the League of Nations.
was one of more than so political
assassinations here since the Jap
snese occupied the Shanghai area.
He was envoy to France from 1920 to
1927.
Evening star., 1939-02-20

The disturbance that was over North
western Iowa Sunday morning has ad-
yanced eastward to Northern Vermont,
Burlington 2944 inches, whence it will
move ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Pressure con-
ttnues relatively low over the Rio Grande
Valley. Del Rio. Tex. .9.S6 inches A
high-pressure area is moving eastward
Harrinston;; Que. 70 "A inches. Pressure
and in the region of Bermuda. St. Georges.
3:0.36 inches. Another hish-pressure area
is, moving east-southeastward over the
Plains States. Bismarck N. Oak. 3O6O
inches with wedge extending northeast
ward over Ontario Sioux Lookout. 20. As
inches. During the last "a hours rains
have occurred in the Gulf States. the lower
Lake Region. the Ohio and Middle and
Lever Lover Mss, Mississippi Valleys. the, Appala-
ellen. MAhiantic States and lisht SHOWS in the
States the Upper Mississippi Valley and
the Upper Lake region. Temperatures
have risen In the Middle Atlantic States
New York. PENNSYLVANIA and Southern
New England. whSe they have fallen in the
Plains States. the Middle Rocky Noun
tain and Middle Plateau regions. the
Upper Lake region, the north portion of
the West Cult. States and the Ohio and
Mississippi Valleys.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers muddy
at Harper's Ferry; Potomac muddy at
Great Falls today.
Time Tables.
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Geodetic Survey
RAnort fnr u~u,.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
f.B.l. 10 Make 7-Day Week
OF g Hours Permanent

The staggered-hour plan putting
the Identification division of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation on
a seven-day week-but retaining the
39-hour basis-is intended asa per-
manent measure to keep abreast of
the Eork, it was said today at the
Department of Justice following in
auguration Of the new schedule yes
terday.
that the program, while requiring
some employees to be on duty Satur-
day afternoon, Sundays and hoii-
days, will have the effect of cutting
down on the amount of overtime
previously worked.
Some question is reported to have
been raised as to the legality of this
procedure, but a check on controller
general decisions appeared to indi-
cate that it was within the province
of administrative officers to put it
into effect. The law which pre-
sumably will govern has been inter-
preted in the past to require only
that work be performed on six days
This ruling was made by acting Con-
troller General Elliott a year ago
in denying the right of the Social
Security Board to institute a five
day. 39-hour week for departmental
employees in the Bureau of Old Age
Insurance in Baltimore.
1t was explained at the Justice
Department today that the Federal
Bureau of Investigation gets a min
imum of 5000 f1ngerprints a day on
which report must be made within
SO hours and that under the Gus
tomary work week schedule ending
at Saturday noon an accumulation
of $4,000 to 10000 prints has been
on hand every Monday morning.
Evening star., 1939-02-20

articles dealing 1Uith the audi
torium- stadium problem pending
in Congress. Further discussion
iDiH tollo,U, and the opinions of
readers are inpited.
Opposing the location of the pro-
posed auditorium in the municipal
center area. Maj. Ernest w. Brown,
superintendent of the Metropolitan
Police Department, advocates further
study of the whole problem before
a site is definitely selected.
Location of the auditorium in the
municipal center. Maj. Brown be-
lieves, would tend only to increase
the trafic congestion in an already
heavy traffic area.
Although he is in entire accord
with the campaign for erection of q
large auditorium for Washington
and describes the need for such an
auditorium as urgent" Maj. Brown
advocates thorough study of the
traffic situation and street layout in
the proposed auditorium area before
any further steps are taken.
Il have read with interest the edi-
torial in The Evening Star of Janu-
ary 81. 1899. entitled, Plea for Re-
consideration with reference to the
location for the auditorium for the
Nations Capital. and I wish to state
that I am in full accord with this
editorial as to location" Maj. Brown
said.
The editorial to which he referred
directed attention to the proposal
of the National Capital Park and
Planning Commission that an ar
mory and sports center be located
at the east end of East Capitol
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Legion Post Sponsors
School Essay Contest

The George Washington Post, No.
l, American Legion, will award
bronze plaques to students submit
ting the best essays on citizenship,
it was announced today.
Those eligible for the plaques
include students at Woodrow Will
son High. Alice Deal Junior High,
Sidwell Friends, ST. Adams schools
and enrollees in the Rock Creek
Park c. c. c. camp.
Each plaque will bear the names
OF the winners. the year of grad
uation and the name of the school.
Presentation will be made in June
by officers of the post
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Cab Driver SIoshed
In Row Over Fare

A charge of assault with danger
GUS weapon was pending today
against taxicab passenger as a re-
suit of an alteration yesterday with
cab driver over a fare.
According to police the passenger.
Horace DurWood Hampton, jr., of
the 800 block of D street Sc,
slashed the driver, Glenn Hutzler,
%, of 2424 Pennsylvania avenue
NV, with knife. The argument
took place in the 1900 block of
street NV. Police said the driver
fed down an alley and when the
passenger followed him Mr.. Hutzler
knocked him down with a club.
Both men were treated at Freed
mems Hospital. After an investiga-
ton, second precinct police placed
the charge against the passenger.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

Senate:
Considers appropriations for in
dependent Federal agencies (noon
Military Committee continues
hearings on defense program
U0:30 a.mD.
House:
Considers extending lending pow
ers of r. F. c. and affiliates (noon)
Ways and Means Committee hears
Townsend pension plan advocates
Go am.).
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Program uncertain.
Finance Committee hearing 10 m.
on reciprocal taxation Of Federal
and State salaries.
Banking and currency hearing at
1890 on continuing functions Of the
Export Bank and Com
modify Credit Corp. y
Territories, hearing 1890 on the
new Philippine bill.
House:
Begins debate on naval aviation
facilities bill.
Subcommittee of Appropriations
Committee continues hearings on
agriculture supply bill at 10 am.
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Committee resumes hearings on rail
aid bill at 10 am.
Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Committee considers bill to make
effective provisions of the officers
certificates convention Of 1886 at
10 An.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Invited to Speak

An invitation to speak at the
Osteopathic Manipulative Thera-
peutics section of the 43d annual
convention of the American Osteo-
pathic Association has been received
by DR.. Riley D. Moore. 1717 K street
NV. The convention will be held
at Dallas, Tex. June 26 to 30. DR..
Moore will talk on "Sacro-iliac
Strain
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Attorney Addresses Forum

The Business Mems Forum was
addressed by Ross Johnson, attorney.
at its regular meeting in the Bond
Building. Mr.. Johnson's subject was
Cheating Cheaters," and concerned
suits brought into court by the
operators of slot machines. M. j.
Cookery. engineer, spoke on air
conditioning.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
A Household
BUDGET Booklet

Every family should keep record
of household expenses. The 1899
Budget Booklet available through
our information bureau will simplify
your task and give a new zest to
your daily thrift routine: Here is
expert guidance on the division of
income, model budgets for every in
come group, hints on spending, saw
ing and insurance. A ruled account
ing page for every month of
year, printed on special paper in
color to preserve either ink or pencil
records indefinitely. A helpful book
let for the thrifty. Inclose 10 cents
to cover cost, handling and postage.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
PowIine, Hayes to Speak

Members of the Philosophical So
e1ety OF Washington will attend
a meeting at BIS pm. Saturday
at the Cosmos Club. Jesse Pawling
formerly of the Naval Observatory
VIII discuss THE Formation of a
Revised Second Bordeaux Catalog. :.
and H. c. Hayes of the Naval Re-
search Laboratory will speak on
sap Flow and Pressure in Birch
Trees"
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Friendship House PIoys

The Girl Reserves of Friendship
House, 6l9 D street Sc, will present
two one-act plays and dance at
8 pm. Wednesday at Friendship
House to raise funds to send deserv-
ing Girl Reserves to local summer
camps.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Civiton Club Luncheon

Senior E. de Anzorena of the Mex
lean Foreign Service. will be the
guest speaker at the weekly lunch
con of the Civitas1 Clab cs Wash
ington tomorrow in the Mayflower
Hotel. George H, Markward, presi-
dent OF Civitan, will preside.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Named Parish Secretary

MISS Hllda Lanhardt, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Edward Lanhardt,
West Hyattsville, Md, has been
appointed full time parish secretary
Of Pinkney Memorial Protestant
Episcopal Church, Hyattsville. She
will assume her duties March l.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Weather Report

District OF Coumbia-Coudy and much colder tonight
fresh to strong
Maryland-Cloudy
extreme
southeast and
extreme south
West Vrgnia-Coudy colder;
and cOide
Evening star., 1939-02-20
OverhoIser to Speak

DR.. Winfred Overholser, super
intendent of st. Elizabeths Hos
pital, will speak at the Federal
Community Chest Forum to be
held at 1890 pm. tomorrow on the
second floor of Childs Restaurant,
1923 Pennsylvania avenue.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Woodside Civic Meetino

Woodside MD Civic Association
will meet tonight at 8 o'clock, at
the home of Sidney Oliver. 1910 Seq
ond avenue, Woodside, Md.
Evening star., 1939-02-20

The uie1Ds OF William A. Van
Duzer, District director OF ue-
hicles and traffic. iDill be pre-
Sented in tomorTo,U's article.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Precipitation,

Monthly precipitation in inches In the
Capital Current month to date):
Evening star., 1939-02-20
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Report for Last AZ Hours

Record for Last "a Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today
Highest. "A. at 4 pm. yesterday. year
ago. AZ
Lowest. ga. at 3 o m. today; year ago. "a
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest "A. on February 10.
Lowest. II. on January 26
Humidity for Last "a Hours.
From noon Yesterday to noon today
Highest. % per cent, at 10 am today
Lowest. Al per cent. at 1870 pm. yes
terday.
Today Tomorrow
High ----------- $40 am. 9.17 am.
Low ----- 3:1a aAm. 3:5l am.
Hish - 900 am. 9:35 m
Low pm. 4:l4 pm.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets.
Sun, today - 6:55 $50
Sun. tomorrow ---- 1884 551
Moon. today ----- 7.11 am. S.22 m.
Automobile liehts must be turned on
one-hAf hour after sunset.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-06-16
County Government Cost

What Does Montana County
Government COST" is the title
of new circular written by DR..
R. r. Renne. head of the agri-
cultural economics department at
the Montana Agricultural Ex-
pertinent station. In this circu-
lar he points out that Montana
county governments today are in
as sound a financial condition as
at any time in the last Is years.
The circular gives the results of
q study made by DR.. Renne with
the assistance of the WPA on
the costs of county government
in Montana. Copies may be OBJ
tanned free by writing the Mon
tana Agricultural Experiment
station. Bozeman.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-06-16
No Sleeping Sickness
In Montana Cattle

DR.. W. ]. Butler, state veter.
marian, has fatty denied that
sleeping sickness is affecting
cattle in Montana. The state
livestock sanitary commission
has received numerous reports
from steckmen that they were
told their cattle were suffering
from the malady. The cases
were investigated by Dr.. Butler 9
department, and no sleeping
sickness was found.
The veterinarian said there
never has been an authentic re-
port in the nation of cattle
naturally acquiring sleeping sick
ness. He said as far as medical
science knows cattle are not sus-
ceptible to the disease. although
it attacks horses.
Most of the stockmen who
said they had been told their
cattle had the disease said the
persons diagnosing the cases had
recommended immediate vaccin-
alton. and that most of them
carried vaccine with them. The
vaccine, incidentally, DR.. Butler
said, was much higher priced
than that available through reg
ular channels.
Glacier County chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1931-1940, 1939-06-16

The U. s. Civil Service Com.
mission announces an open
competitive examination for
Foreman Of Laborsrs (Irrigation)
for filling vacancies in the posi-
ton of Foreman. in the U. s.
Indian Irrigation Service. for
duty on the Blackfeet Irrigation
Project, with headquarters at
Browning Montana. at $50. 90 to
$4,000 q month. Seasonal en-
ployment-.S months yearly. Re-
ceipt of applications to close
June %, 1889.
For further information and
application blanks apply to the
Project Engineer. BIackfeet
Irrigation Project. U. 8. Indian
Irrigation Service. Browning.
Montana. or the Secretary,
Board of U. s. Civil Service Ex-
aminsrs. Post Office. Conrad,
Cut Bank. or Shelby, Montana;
or the Manager. Eleventh U. S.
Civil Service District, Federal
Office Building. Seattle. Wash
ington.