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edged over estimate of that amount.
For the District Health Depart
ment, $l1 425 was asked for salaries
In the tuberculosis sanitoria. This
amount was disallowed, but the esti-
mate of $4,000 for provisions and
fuel for the sanitoria was increased
to $4,000. Mr.. Taylor explained
that the additional amount of SIS
600 for the sanitoria was included
in the bill to care for the existing
population instead of an unbalanced
sum of SIT ,425 which looks to per-
sonnel expansion incident to an an
ticipated increase in population but
includes an amount inadequate to
subsist and otherwise care for the
existing population"
Building Maintenance Cut.
The National Park Service had
asked for an additional appropria-
ton of $4080OO to care for and
maintain public buildings in the
District, including rented buildings.
The committee made a reduction
of $4,000, believing that the re-
naming amount carefully applied
will take care of requirements in a
wholly satisfactory manner"
The Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton asked for 100000 for salaries
and expenses for an enlarged force,
but this was cut in half in the bill as
reported. However, the F. B. I. was
allowed 100000 to complete con-
struction of its quick-fire target
range at Quantico, Va.
Mr.. Taylor's report explains that
the current appropriation for sal
aries and expenses of the F.. B. I. is
$6,043 200, including $1,000 on ac-
count of obligations incurred in the
fiscal year 1888. There is also avail
able special appropriation Of $780,
600 for emergency cases.
The committee considered the re-
quest for an additional amount of
$780, 900 to employ 14O additional
special agents and 40 additional
clerical employees, of whom IS special
agents and % clerical employees have
already been hired. The original
appropriation for 1899 was designed
to cover 587 special agents and 244
clerks. These numbers would be in
creased under the supplemental es-
innate to 727 agents and 284 clerks
Leeway Of $4,000.
'In view of the fact that there is
fund available for emergency
cases still instact," said Mr.. Taylor
land the further fact that q force
expansion now might not dove
tail with needs later to be deter
mined by Congress for the f1scal
year 1910, the committee is unwill-
ing to recommend an additiona,
amount beyond that necessary te
carry the additional IS specia,
agents and % clerical employees al.
ready given employment. The COM
mittee in recommending $500 ,0O(
gives a leeway of $33,O6O. If this
course were not pursued, there woulc
be need to resort to furloughs te
avoid incurring a deficiency"
Mr.. Taylor also explained that
already an appropriation of $50.
600 was made in the Second De.
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appeared to be favoring 500, ,OOO, 900.
The subcommittee completed It's
hearings yesterday. During the day
Democratic members of the group
conferred for an hour and a half,
with Speaker Bankhead and Ma
jority Leader Rayburn joining the
discussion.
The Presidents reference to 4
guarantee that private business
would absorb the unemployed
brought this question from Senator
johnson, Democrat. of Colorado:
who in private industry can
furnish such guarantee?"
Choice Of Policies Offered.
The President said there was a
choice between following the course
advocated in his annual message to
Congress "or adopting the policy
which has been advanced by per-
fectly well-meaning people; that is,
cutting down certain expenditures
OF the Government, which, as I
pointed out in that annual message
must, in order to be substantial
come out Of certain obvious items
which can readily be cut" He
added:
They include: Relief for the un-
employed, all forms of public works.
social security for the aged, SUM
clearance and various other items
which today give work In large
volume-all of those being predi-
Gated on the guess of many we'll
meaning people that thereby, taking
away employment from several
million workers, business will auto
matically pick up and employ that
entire slack plus the other large
number of people who are out OF
work, but not in any way being
helped by the Government.
III there was some guarantee that
this would happen, it would be
worth considering. I doubt, how
ever, whether this would meet with
popular approval if it were tried
and the results were not attained
ihere is the answer. 1t is purely
extemporaneous, but I think I said
a mouthful."
Discussing taxes, Mr.. Roosevelt
said the March Is income tax re-
! turns were substantially above esti.
mates. If this showing continued
he added, the increase would be an
piled to the Federal deficit instead
of tax relief.
| He reported he had sent a letter
to Chairman Harrison of the SEN
ate Finance Committee, giving fig-
ures requested by the Senator. These
concerned revenues in event excess
profits, capital stock and undistrib-
uted profits levies on corporations
were repealed and q higher cor
porate income tax levied to Offset
the loss of revenue.
| Mr.. Roosevelt criticized some
newspapers which he said had failed
to report that Senator Harrison
like himself, opposed any reduc-
.tions in revenue.
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ficiency Appropriation Act last year
Tor the target range now being con-
structed on the Marine Corps res
ervation at Quantico for the COM
pletion of which 100000 is included
in the bill reported today.
The committee did not approve an
estimate of $l25 900 for buying land
to enlarge the site of the Naval Ra-
diO Station at Annapolis, Md. Mr..
Taylor said the committee prefers
that this proposal be considered by
its subcommittee charged with han
ding regular naval appropriations
More is involved than the mere
purchase of land,' said Mr.. Taylor
Enlargement of the site looks to
expanding later the existing facili-
ties" The bill, however. carries $75,-
600 for the Naval proving ground at
Dahlgren, Va.
Architects Appropriation Up.
The former appropriation of 50 900
under the State Department budget
for defraying the expenses of the
18th International Congress of Ar
chitects scheduled to meet in WASH
ington next September is increased
in this bill by 5000 instead of $1l,-
600 as requested.
Other District items included in the
bill for 1890 for the Commission on
Mental Health; $5,066 for District
Building salaries and 81 $50 for Dis
trict Building expenses; $1,000 900
for salaries of the Minimum Wage
Board; $4,000 for salaries for ad-
ministrative and supervisory officers
in the public schools; $l,370 for sal
aries of clerks and other employees in
the public schools; $l1.682 for fees of
jurors and witnesses in the District
Court; $29,3l8 for judgments and
$500 for judgments out of the
Highway Fund.
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Indictments Returned
Against 7 Accused
Of HoIdups Here
Grand Jury Charges
Four Automobiles
In Loot Taken

Eight indictments were returned
by the District grand jury today
against Eugene Hawkins, colored.
%, and Charles Weldo, colored, "a,
who were accused in a series Of
holdups of liquor stores in which
wooden bullets" were used.
The grand jury, returning four
robbery indictments against the
pair. accused them of getting around
$1,000 worth of property-including
four automobiles.
In all, A indictments were handed
up to Justice James M. Proctor.
Julia c. O'Connell, "a, and Jeffrey
F. OConnell, 81, were named in
nine indictments, each charging
forgery and uttering of checks, all
legedly drawn on other members OF
their family for various small sums
and passed on different business
houses here. Charles w. Finney
was accused in one case with the
others.
Others indicted and the charges
against them are: Van Leonard Car
ter, grand larceny and larceny after
trust; Ralph w. Sands, Franklin E.
johnson, William E. Yancey, Joseph
G. johnson. Francis C. Davis, Earl
P. Sugg, James E. Murphy and
James l.. Stewart, housebreaking
and larceny Joseph Morris. receive
ing stolen property; Louis Watson,
William E. Piper, housebreaking;
William E. Yancey, James l.. Stew
art. Amos r. Stepney, Tyland T.
Gray, William Stewart, Frank Cox,
robbery; William Stewart, robbery
and assault with dangerous weapon;
William E. Stevenson. assault with
intent to commit robbery: Frank
Ashley, Ethel M. Dodd and Ray
mond Goodman. violations of the
numbers law; Horace S. Diamond,
violation of the Harrison Narcotic
Act and the Narcotic Drugs Import
and Export Act; Alvin j. Harris.
arson: Elmer Lawrence Bostic and
Alfonia Taylor. carnal knowledge;
Mark H. Saunders. assault with dan-
gerous weapon, and Neville w.
Meeks and Elsie w. Hicks, abortion.
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Coroner's Jury BIomes
Mother in Buby's Death

A ooroner's jury today held Ruth
Blair, 80. of the Park Lane Apart
ments, responsible for the death Of
her newborn infant.
The jury directed that the woman
bs held for the grand jury in con-
nection with the death. The infants
body was found in an incinerator at
the apartment building. Dr. Richard
Rosenberg, deputy coroner, said that
death was due to a stab in the neck.
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GoIdsboroueh Speed
Case Again Delayed

The speeding case against T. Alan
Goldsborough was postponed again
today when Trafic Court Judge
John p. Mcmahon granted con-
tinuance until tomorrow after As
sistant Corporation Counsel John
ODea told the court the defend
ants attorney informed him Mr..
Goldsborough had IAN appointment
at the Post Once Department this
morning."
Mr.. Goldsborough who soon is to
take the oath of ONCE as a Dis
trict Court judge, posted $40 COL
lateral yesterday after conferring
with the assistant corporation coun-
sci.
The former Maryland Repre-
sentative was stopped on Benning
road NE on March IA and accused
of going IS miles an hour in a 30
mile an-hour zone r. H. McNeill
represents Mr.. Goldsborough as
counsel.
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Regulations Simpler
For Renewal Of
Pilot tLicense
G. A. A. Announcement
Is Made at Flying
Award Bouquet

The Civil Aeronautics Authority's
simplified regulations for annual re-
newal Of private pilots licenses,
which go into effect today. were
announced by C.. A. A. Chairman
Edward J. Noble at the banquet
climaxing the two-day joint con-
ference Of private and collegiate
flyers here. -.-'
The banquet. known as the an
nual Looming intercollegiate Flying
Award banquet and held at the
Shoreham Hotel, featured the pres
entation Of the Looming Trophy to
Stanford University's Flying Club.
In revealing the simplif1ed regula-
tions for license renewal, Mr.. Noble
said the change was made "in ac-
cordance with the announced pur-
pose Of simplifying requirements
where this can be done without
sacrifice Of basic safety principles. ="
Fifteen Hours Solo Time.
An applicant hereafter must show
total Of IS hours solo time in the
preceding year, with at least S
hours in each type OF plane for
which renewal is asked, he ex-
planned. A pilot. however, may SUBJ
stitute l hours dual flight instruc-
ton, 3 hours solo practice, and
l hours check flying with q certified
instructor.
Formerly a pilot had to have Is
hours flying time in each weight
of plane and engine classification
for which he sought license renewal.
Col. Robert Olds. commander of
the Buenos Aires flight of six flying
fortresses' last year, told the flyers
that the increase in the number OF
pilots as planned by the govern
ment pilot training program would
be q great aid to civil aeronautics
and the Nations defense.
He emphasized the value OF actual
flying for those interested in aero
dynamics and said that aeronautical
engineers who are competent pilots
themselves can turn out more salts
factory planes for either military or
civilian consumers.
More Helicopters Forecast.
Grover Looming, donor of the
Looming Trophy, which is awarded
each year to the outstanding COL
legiate flying club, predicted that the
helicopter. which permits landing in
a small area. would be the next type
Of airplane to have q wide use. Hon.
orable mention for the Looming
Trophy went to the flying clubs Of
the University Of Michigan and the
University of Minnesota.
Observers considered one of the
most important announcements
made at the banquet that made pv
Robert Hinckley. C. A. A. member
Mr.. Hinckley said he would give $500
for the best essay or essays on the
subject The Cultural Value of Fly
ing"
The judges and the division Of the
funds. Mr.. Hinckley explained. would
be determined jointly by the Inter
collegiate Flying Association and the
National Aeronautic Association.
Evening star., 1939-03-22
Roosevelt |ntervened
In F. H. A. Dispute,
bankhead DiscIoses
Suggested Billion as
Amount of Increase
In Mortgage Insurance
By the Associated Press,

~ the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt has inter-
vened, 1t was learned yesterday, in
the dispute between two govern
mental agencies dealing with home
financing.
Senator Bankhead, Democrat, of
Alabama, disclosed the Chief Execu-
tive had suggested that the amount
of mortgage insurance which the
Federal Housing Administration
could write be increased by $1,0O0,-
100000.
This disclosure was made soon
after Senate Banking Subcom-
mittee had approved legislation to
carry out the suggestion.
Previously, F. H. A. officials had
asked that their present insurance
limit of $4,000, ,0OO 900 be doubled
and officials of the Federal Home
Loan Bank system, which op-
crates chiefly through building and
loan groups, had opposed the re-
quest.
Roosevelt Writes Mcdonald.
Senator Bankhead, chairman of
the Senate subcommittee which
heard the pleas of both agencies,
said the President had written
Stewart Mcdonald, the F. H. A. ad-
ministrator, suggesting the $1,0OO,-
100000 increase, subject to presiden-
tial order.
The presidential letter also took
cognizance, it was said, of the COM
plant of officials of the Federal
Home Loan Bank system against
r. H "A. insurance of mortgages on
existing construction.
The home bank officials COM
planned that financial institutions
working with the F. H. A. were re-
financing existing mortgages and so
competing with other private lend
Ing facilities. They suggested that
F.. H. A. insurance be limited to
mortgages for new construction or
homes involved in new building
transactions.
Mr.. Roosevelt agreed that F. H.
A. should retire eventually from the
field of refinancing existing mort
cages, but said such move might
retard home construction in the
next few years. He also praised the
F. H. A. on the ground it had re-
duced home mortgage interest rates.
Decides on Insurance Limit.
Senator Bankhead said the SEN
ate subcommittee had decided to
limit future F. H. A. insurance of
mortgages on old homes or exist
ing construction to IS per cent of
Its total new insurance.
Although the Senate subcommit-
tee voted to increase the insurance
limit only one third as much as
F.. H. A. asked, the Senator said
this could not "be regarded ex-
actly as compromise"
"Some of the Republican Senators
were opposed to any increase" he
explained.
Senator Bankhead said the sub
committee also voted to continue
r. H. A. insurance on mortgages for
home modernization and repair,
under Title I of the F. H. "A. Act,
now scheduled to expire July l.
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School children quickly learn to
look both ways and watch the sig
mails. Observe them and learn.
Evening star., 1939-03-22
Cos Masks for Tots

Tiny pupils in elementary schools
in Northern Ireland are being fitted
with gas masks.
Evening star., 1939-03-22

MEMEL SWALLOWED IN NEW GERMAN BITE-Memel today
was returned to the German Reich from which
In 1919 as Lthuania formally handed the
tory shown marked diagonay between dotted line old
border and heavy line. Fears felt that action
inspire further efforts to get back Danzg area
part OF Germany, now free city. a. P. Wirephoto.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-10-12
Germany Can Have
Real Peace Under
/ roper Safeguard
German Government
Alone Stands In Way
Of Peace 1--WE Are
Determined To Sc
cure, Premier Tells
Commons; Hill e r
Plan Refused.

London, Oct 12.-(AP)- Prime
Minister Chamberlain told Adolf
Hitler today he could have peace if
he wanted it, but it unjust be real
and settled peace, and not as out
lined by the German fuehrer in the
Reichstag last Friday.
Replying to Hitler's peace over
lures, Chamberlain, in his weekly
war report to the House of Com
mons, scorned "an uneasy truce in
terrupted by constanH alarms and re-
peated threats
He said the proposals Of Hitler's
speech were vague and uncertain
and contained no suggestion for
righting the wrongs done to Czccho-
sloval<ia and Poland"
"The German government and the
German government alone" Cham
berlain declared, stands in the way
Of the peace we are determined to
secure
The prime minister said that, lack
ing convincing proof by definite
acts and guarantees Of Hitlcr's will
for peace, Britain and France must
pefsevere in our duty to the end"
When Chamberlain finished his
comparatively brief declaration, Gle
ment r. Atlee, leader of the Labor
opposition, spoke in support.
Britain, Chamberlain declared,
could not accept such a basis for
peace as Hitler proposed without
FORGETTING her honor" He said that
even if Hitler's proposals contained
suggestions for righting the wrongs
of Poland and Czechoslovakia, cit
would still be necessary to ask by
what practical means the German
governments intends to convince the
world that aggression will cease, and
that pledges will be kept"
Looking beyond the war, Cham
bcrlain asserted ''WhateVer may be
the issue of the present struggle, and
in whatever way it may be brought
to q conclusion, the world will not
be the same world that we have
known before"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-10-12
Senator. Says Ship
p n g Provisions
Would Disrupt Amer
lean Commerce and
Destroy Much Of Our
Merchant NJ arine;
Bulow Speaks.

Washington. Oct. 12- (AP) -
Cfa-man Bailey, Democrat, North
C ma. Of the Senate Commerce
Committee, declared today that ship
pme provisions OF the administra-
tuu.s neutrality bill would disrupt
American commerce and destroy
III "a Of the American merchant
I Me.
Undoubtedly, the most far-reach-
ag provision Of the pending bill,
ley said. is the prohibition a.
ganst shipping any article or ma
tenal In American vessels to bel
leerent country. 1t appears that this
provision viii disrupt American COM
mefcc and will destroy much OF the
-lHerican merchant marine
Senator BurloW, Democrat, South
DaEola, opened the eighth day OF
debate on the neutrality bill with the
argument that a desire on the part
of some people to profit on NUM-
tona sales was partly responsible for
efforts 10 repeal the arms embargo.
Bailey. in his statement, said that
mo reason appears why our ships
Should keep off practically all the
highways Of the seas because lew
sea lanes are blocked, or purported
10 be blocked, by belligerent coun-
tues. nor why normal intercourse
yctWeen nations at peace should be
disrupted.
Efforts to modify the shipping pro-
Nsi9ns came from half a dozen SEN
at9rs On both sides Of the arms en-
barge controversy. IN conferences
fth Senator Pittman, Democrat,
Nevada. chairman of the foreign re-
latlons committee, they proposed a
variety Of changes.
Saying that Congress was called
To act on neutrality bill which
would keep the United States out OF
d foreign war, BuloW observed the
debate appeared to be turning away
from this purpose, and toward aid
ing the Allies. He commented that
spne people say eve ought to go
oHer and hang Hitler, and maybe
Hitler ought to be hung"
TO get our hands on Hitler we
you'd have to kill maybe 10000
p'J russians, and we would sacrifice
s'|cral million American lives before
get got our hands on him."
lnlerrupting, Senator Reynolds,
democrat, North Carolina, expressed
(COntirnQd on Dooo TuyOl
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-10-12
Firms Hoping
For The Best
From Soviets

Helsinlli, Finland, Oct. 12.-(AP)
Foreign Minister Elias ErKko ex-
pressed the home today that no
difficulties would arise between
Finland and Soviet Russia in their
Moscow negotiations but said there
are certain international rules
which cannot be overlooked"
mo demands have been put be-
fore us YETI, he said. eve have been
asked to exchange views, and we
have no reason to reject such a
request. We would do the same
for any other state"
He declined to discuss the diplo-
matte activity reported progressing
IN other capitals, but said Finland
"of course, had communicated
with friendly nations in regard to
the :ituation.
Erkko referred to the removal Of
women and children into the coun-
try and other actions as 'precau-
tionary measures" similar to what
all neutral nations had taken.
''Modern neutrality is active neu-
trality'', he said eff a neutral can
not defend itself against threats,
then it no longer is neutral and in
dependent. | hope nothing will hap
pen, and | am convinced that the
Russian government does not want
anything to happen any more than
we do"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-10-12
Attacks By
Get
NoAdvances
Hundreds of Casual
ties by E n e m y
Claimed by French;
No Prisoners Taken;
Weather Turns Sud-
denly Cold in West.

Paris, Oct. 12-(AP) = German
patrols battered French outposts
from the Mozelle to the Rhine today,
continuing a series Of thrusts report
ed to have cost the Nazis hundreds
Of casualties in the last three days,
without gaining IAN inch of ground"
French advices, which told of
Every hot" action in one unidentified
sector during the night, said the
latest assault had been repulsed, de-
spite heavy preparation by German
artillery. At no point have the Ger
mans been successful in attempts to
take prisoners, according to these re-
ports The French, entrenched in po-
sitions from which they raked the
advancing Germans with machine
gun fire, described their own losses
as slight
AS thc~fighting increased in scope,
the weather, which has been foggy
Continued on page two)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-10-12
i. s. APPEALS FOR Firms
Russia Urged to Play
Fair With Little Bal
tic Nation; Arnbassa-
dor Steinhardt Calls
At Krenlin Before
Firms Arrive.

Washington, Oct 12.-(AP)- The
American government, it was learn
ed authoritatively today, is express
ing to Soviet Russia its earnest
hope" that nothing may occur CAL
culatcd "to affect injuriously'' peace
full relations between Russia and Fin
land
1t was also learned that the Amer
lean move was an entirely indepen-
dent action Of the United States gov
eminent.
Instructions covering the represent
tations were sent to American Am
bassador Laurence Steinhardt at
Moscow.
An official statement by the De-
partment was expected to follow re-
ceipt Of a report from Steinhardt
that he had delivered the represent
tations to the Russian government
The American action apparently
ruled out joint action by the Unit
ed States, Norway, Sweden and Den
mark on the Finnish situation Dis
patches from several Scandinavian
capitals indicated their governments
were also contemplating diplomatic
steps at Moscow.
The State Department had at first
desired to wait until some definite
results were learned Of the CONVEX
sations beginning today in Moscow
between Russia and Finland How
ever, it was believed here that if
the negotiations broke down their
collapse might be followed imme-
diately by military action, so that if
a diplomatic move were to be made
it had better be made at this time,
while peace was still possible