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Evening star., 1939-03-23
Roosevelt and His Guests
Discuss Super Highways

BY tn, Associated Press.
President Roosevelt and his guests
discussed high-speed, super-high-
ways of the future at a small stag
dinner at the White House last
night.
The President, at the request Of
his former law partner, Basil OCon-
nor, had Norman Bel Geddes, stage
designer, architect and author, de-
scribe his theories of tomorrow's
traffic lanes. Afterward. Mr.. Roose-
welt, delivered to Senator Nc
kellar, Democrat, of Tennessee the
report of the Bureau of Roads which
was ordered by Congress in the
Hayden Cartwright bill.
This report, on the feasibility of
six super-highways, three running
north and south and three running
east and west, will next be turned
over to Representative Cartwright,
Democrat. of Oklahoma, and will be
made public later.
Guests at the dinner. besides Mr..
Bel Geddes. who now is preparing
the General Motors exhibit at the
New York Fair, included Mr.. O'Con-
nor. Senator Mcclellan Represent
ative Cartwright. Senator Hayden,
Democrat. of Arizona, and Repre-
sentative Taylor, Democrat, of Col
orado.
Evening star., 1939-03-23

that the President could abolish the
whole or any part of any executive
agency "all of whose functions have
been transferred" to some other
agency. This would permit con-
solidation of bureaus, but without
abolishing the functions performed
by the agencies that lose their sep
arate identities.
Shortly before the final vote, Sem
ator McCarran, Democrat, of Ne
vada failed by narrow margin to
add the newly created Civil Aero
nautics Authority to the list of
agencies exempt from reorganiza-
ton. His motion was lost, Al to 80.
Provides Score Of Exemptions.
The bill, however, contains a score
Of other exemptions, including the
various quasi-judicial agencies like
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, together with the Veterans
Administration, Army Engineer
Corps and Coast Guard.
OF major Importance is the exemp-
ton of the Civil Service Commission
and the General Accounting Office
from this years reorganization plan.
One OF the main causes for the
defeat of last years bill was the pro-
posa1 to substitute a single admin
istrator for the present Civil Service
Commission, and to replace the
General Accounting Office with a
new auditor generals Office, where
only post-audits of Government ex-
penditures would have been made.
These proposals were left out of this
bill.
The general reorganization power
IN the pending bill would expire
January 81, 1941, the date when the
present presidential term ends.
The pending bill also gives the
President the six new administrative
assistants, at $4,000 year each, as
provided in the bill last year.
Evening star., 1939-03-23
ALL. AsksSenate
To Probe Coast
Anti.Labor Activities
/. Executive Council Seeks
(: Inquiry by Civil
Liberties Committee
BY JOHN C. HENRY.

The Executive Council Of the
American Federation of Labor today
called on the Senate to make avail
able sufncient funds for an investi-
cation by the Civil Liberties Com
mittee OF anti-labor movements on
the Pacific Coast.
The action was taken in the form
of an unanimously approved reso-
luton submitted to the council by
Daniel J. Tobin, president Of the
Teamsters' Union. Mr.. Tobin's union
has been powerful for many years
on the Pacific Coast under the i'm.
mediate leadership Of Dave Beck of
Seattle.
William Green, president of the
Federation, said later every effort
will be made to have the Senate fol-
low the suggested course with the
idea of inquiring fully into the ap-
pearance last November of anti
usion referenda in the elections in
California. Oregon and Washington.
Only one, that in Oregon, was
adopted.
With its funds practically ex-
hausted, the Senate committee,
headed by Senator La Toilette, Pro-
gressive, of Wisconsin, made brief
preliminary inquiry into activities
Of the Associated Farmers in anti
labor organizations which were
active in support Of the referenda. :
The A. F. L. Council was meeting
this morning primarily to consider
its next move in peace negotiations
with the c. I. o. These conferences
are scheduled to resume tomorrow
morning No disclosures were made
at the luncheon recess as to what
ever action the council may have
taken on this question today.
The A. F. L.-C. I. o. negotiators
have before them proposal that
jurisdictional conflicts between new
unions of the c. I. o. and. their
Federation rivals be reconciled in
Joint conferences, after which both
Evening star., 1939-03-23
Legislator to Be Guest
At American u. Portv

Representative and Mrs. Robert
F. Rich Of Pennsylvania will be
guests of honor when Chancellor
Joseph M. M. Gray of American
University and Mrs. Gray receive
members Of the junior class of the
College of Liberal Arts of the uni
versity at their home tonight at
8 O'Clock.
Receiving with Mrs. Gray will be
her daughter, Mrs. Ralph s. Fowler,
and Dean and Mrs. George B.
Woods. Miss Mary Louise Brown
and Mr. and Mrs. Arthur s. Flem-
ming. Mrs. Frank S. Morrill, will
review Robert Sherwood's "Abe
Lincoln in Illinois,
Evening star., 1939-03-23
In-Com-Co Club
Presents Talent in
Radio Program
Weekly Broadcast Of
We, the Government
People, Is Given

With members of the In-Com- Co
Club OF the Interstate Commerce
Commission participating, the Eve
ming Star last night presented the
NTH weekly program of 1--WE, the
Government People" over WMAL.
A feature of the musical presenta-
ton was a group Of numbers by the
Kephart String Quartet, composed
Of Arnold, Robert, George and Calva
Kephart, children of DR.. c. I. KEEP
hart Of the Bureau of Motor Carriers,
with Calva, 11-and the smallest
doubling in brass, so to speak, by
announcing the selections as well as
Joining her three brothers in putting
them over.
A woman's chorus sang the club
theme song-"The In-Com-Co"-
composed by Marion Lee Maxwell
and c. E. Kissinger; there was a
two-piano duet by Mrs Edith Veles-
quez and her brother, Ed Marceron,
and Anne Monson sang a solo. The
accompanist was Florence Kuhns.
A dramatic skit written around
Che presidential medals of honor
awarded rail employees for bravery
was presented by w. K. Bryan, AL
bert Allen, John Callison, Bessie
Bruce, June Callison, Harold M
Brown, Miss Kuhns, Bee Meyer, Jean
Handy and Bill Goheen.
Bill Coyle, radio director for The
Star. who is in charge of this weekly
feature, interviewed w. Laird, as
sistant secretary of the commission,
on the history Of the organization.
and Donald D. Isbell, president of
the club, told of its activities.
There was a talk by j. A. Fox of
The Star staff on Federal employs
matters.
Evening star., 1939-03-23
Reorganization
Continued From First Page.)

effective, merely by failing to dis
approve the Presidents order.
1t was this coalition that produced
a series of close votes on the
Wheeler amendment. On Tuesday
the amendment went in the bill, As
to A. On shift of one vote for
strategic purposes the final count on
adoption was 46 to 43. Yesterday it
went out, 46 to a..
The coalition did not continue the
hight against passage, with the re-
suit that the majority for the bill
was decisive on the final vote.
Senator Wheeler of Montana,
author Of the substitute, would have
voted for final passage, but was
paired. Most of the other Democrats
who supported his amendment also
voted to pass the bill. Three Demo-
Gratis. however, held out against the
bill to the end. They were Senators
1ydings of Maryland, King of Utah
and Gerry of Rhode Island.
Two Republicans, Reed of Kansas
and Taft of Ohio voted for the bill.
Another reason why the pending
bill appears headed for certain
enactment, in contrast to the killing
Of last years bill, is that most of the
controversial features of the old pro-
gram have been dropped.
Last-minute adoption by the Sen
ate OF an amendment by Senator
O'Mahoney, Democrat, of Wyoming
curtailing the Presidents power to
abolish functions of Government
presents one of the main issues to
be settled in conference.
Representative Cochran of Mis-
souri,, chairman of the House reor-
ganization group. said it presented
a question his committee would have
to study. Representative Lindsay
Warren of North Carolina, who
played an important part in drafting
the House bill, also refrained from
commenting on any of the detailed
changes the Senate made, but con-
fldently predicted an agreement will
be worked out soon after House and
Senate conferees have been ap.
pointed.
The OMahoney amendment is de-
signed to meet the claim put for
ward during two days of Senate de-
bate that the House bill made il
possible for the President to abolish
outright functions of Government as
well as agencies, and that in so do
ing acts of Congress by which Ger
tain functions were created might
be affected, or left in doubtful status
The effect of the amendment i!
Evening star., 1939-03-23
Hines
Continued From First Page.)

to q climax the most important case
In District Attorney Thomas E..
Dewey's spectacular racket smash
ing career.
Judge Mott said he assumed" the
Parole Board would discharge Hines
after he had served a minimum
sentence-slightly less than four
years, with good behavior-but he
added:
IF there is any interference with
any witness in this case. shall take
the matter up with the Parole Board
and request that the defendant
serve the maximum"
Mr.. Dewey told the court, during
the sentencing of Davis and Schoen-
haus both of whom testified against
Hines, that Davis had incurred ''the
undying enmity of a large number
OF the underworld whose powerful
protector he has brought to justice" ;"
Evening star., 1939-03-23
Child, Z, ScoIded,
Dies From Burns

Charles Beasley, 2. of 3219 M
street NV. was dead today, the
victim of burns received in his home
yesterday.
The child died at Georgetown
Hospital, where he had been brought
after a pan of hot water had spilled
on him. At the time of the ac-
cident he was sitting in a high
chair in the kitchen.
His mother, Mrs. Mary Beasley
was in the room when the acci-
dent occurred. She removed him
to the hospital. where it was found
he was suffering from second degree
burn.
Evening star., 1939-03-23
Social Security Tax
Increase Held Needless
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Walter e. Fuller Of Philadelphia
president Of the Curtis Publishing
Co., urged today that the increase
in social security taxes scheduled for
next year be postponed.
Appearing before the House Ways
and Means Committee in behalf of
the National Association of Manu-
facturers, Mr.. Fuller said actuarial
studies made by his organization
made 1t evident that even If pay
ment Of benefits was begun jan
uary !, the present pay roll tax OF
per cent would be more than suf-
ficient to adequately finance the
plan for the next Is years."
Evening star., 1939-03-23
Roomine House Fight
Sends z to HospituI

Two men were in Casualty Hos
pital today as a result Of a battle
in rooming house in the 600 block
of New Jersey avenue NV.
William O'Brien, SO, suffered seri-
GUS stab wounds and his brother,
Joseph, AZ, was hurt less seriously
IN the fight. Police arrested another
roomer on the suspicion that he
had attacked the brothers with a
butcher knife.
Evening star., 1939-03-23

the old and new G. I. o. unions
would be absorbed into the A. F. Of L.
Proposed originally in 1887. this
solution was simpler then than at
present, for several of the G. I. O.
unions since 1887 have gone beyond
their original Jurisdictions.
For example, the United Mine
Workers Union has enlarged its
Jurisdiction to take in chemical and
coke workers and employees Of ex-
plosive plants. The Amalgamated
Clothing Workers recently accepted
laundry and glove workers into
membership.
Evening star., 1939-03-23
Will Present PIoy

The Burtonsville- (Md.)
Epworth League will present a play,
Madam, the Boss" at 8 pm. to-
morrow in the Grange Hall at Bur-
louisville.
Evening star., 1939-04-29

decade and has directed the basic
survey of the United States, still in
progress.
The medal was presented by DR..
r. M. Fields, professor of geology
at Princeton University, president
of the American Geophysical Union.
May Discover Oil Resources.
Vast new oil deposits may be dis
covered in the United States by in
struments measuring as little as a
millionth of a second of time and
extraordinarily minute differences
in gravity, it was predicted at a
general session of the union yester-
day.
Since 1920 reserve supplies have
been increased from 5000, 100000 to
2O,0O0,0OO, 5000 barrels, and II new
fields have been discovered since
1887, said DR.. j. Brian Eby. Now
intensive explorations are being
conducted through Georgia, Ala
bama and Florida in hopes of find
ing hidden oil fields for which
there is no evidence on the sur
face.
The chances of striking oil have
been increased in the last few years,
Prof. Eby said. from approximately
one in a hundred to one in four,
and it is hoped still further to i'm
prove these.
A new system of prospecting in
which the natural electric currents
Evening star., 1939-04-29
U. F. W. A. Heed to Speak

Jacob Baker, president Of the
United Federal Workers of America,
will speak at an inforra. ceremony
tonight ending the spring term of
the Federal Workers School.
Michael Batnick will act as master
of ceremonies during the program.
which will begin at $3.50 pm. in the
school. A dance will follow the pro-
gram, which includes several skit;
by class members.
Evening star., 1939-04-29

in the earth are used to locate geo.
physical features, such as the salt
domes associated with oil deposits,
was described in a paper prepared by
DR.. Marcel Schlumberger, French
geologist. These currents, for the
most part very weak, flow around
the earth. Like rivers Of water,
they follow the path of least re-
sistance.
Oils are always found in sedi-
mentary deposits. The salt domes
around them have high resistance
compared with the clays and marls
of the surrounding territory. When
these differences can be detected by
delicate measuring instruments they
save the expense Of carrying sources
of current into the field.
Evening star., 1939-04-29
First Bowie Medal
Goes 10 Dr.. Bowie for
Geophysica| Research
Awarded by Pupils
And Ex-Associutes of
Former Geodesy Head

DR.. William Bowie, former chief
Of the geodesy section of the Coast
and Geodetic Survey and president
OF the Society of Military Engineers,
was the recipient Of the first Bowie
medal established in his honor for
unselfish cooperation in geophysi-
cal research at the closing meeting
of the American Geophysical Union
yesterday afternoon.
Established by pupils and former
associates of DR.. Bowie, the medal
will be awarded each year as a re-
ward for some outstanding accom-
plishment in the earth sciences. He
has been a leading figure in all &C
tivities of the union for the last
Evening star., 1939-04-29

AS for the children-need we say
More than that our Fourth Floor boasts
The joys the Younger Set likes most.
The Toy Store we'll may end your quest, your
Search for small gift or lavish gesture.
And fashion-wise young people know
This same Fourth Floor is where to 60
To find the shirts, the frocks, the bonnets
That make them want to Warble sonnets.
Evening star., 1939-06-15
Wood Winds
And Brasses
Win a Battle
Symphony Takes
Walter Brennan
For a Ride
HOLLYWOOD.

HOLLYWOOD.
A harasSed and bewildered man
Is Walter Brennan. He's been dou-
ble-crossed by the cellos, tricked by
the tympani and. thoroughly hood
winked by the wood winds.
And if that isn't enough, the
brasSes have got away from him and
the baSSes sneaked in a few oom-
pahs while his back was turned.
He is the picture of a symphony
conductors nightmare, one in which
the musicians have all developed
ideas of their own and won't re-
spond to the most frantic wavings of
the baton.
Not that Walter Brennan is be-
coming a symphony conductor by
choice, but he has been cast in that
role by Samuel Goldwyn for the
production Music School, starring
Jascha Heifetz. world renowned vio-
linist.
For days Brennan has mounted
the podium to conduct an orchestra
of As children who didn't need con-
ducting and couldn't follow him even
if they did.
They are members of the Califor-
mia Junior Symphony Association
and their work in the film has been
entirely pre-recorded under the di-
rection of Alfred Newman.
Brennan. then, finds himself in
the position of conductor who
must fit his actions before the cam
era to the music which already is
on wax. Considering that his mu-
sical education heretofore was en-
tirely a matter of hearsay, the job
was formidable.
There he stands, his Toscanini
coiffure sufficient in itself to give
him credit for lifetime among the
clefs, crescendoes and half-note
holds.
He taps for silence with directorial
authority. He glares over the top of
rimlesS glasses and raises his baton.
With full arm swing and lurch
toward the first rank of musicians,
he signals the opening chord. Moth
ing happens.
He stops. He relaxes. He is about
to begin again when an orchestra
crash rocks him bodily.
While he is bending intimately
over the first violins the cellos skip
of on measures of their own. He
turns to them and away 60 the
brasses. Hhis shoe string tie is
casualty in the onslaught
For while Brennan and the play
back are neck and neck That lasts
only during fairly temperate pas
sage Of the Barber of Seville over
ture.
Once crescendo gets started
ahead of him, Brennan is lost. He
is like a hurdler who's lost his stride.
He Zigs. the orchestra zags. He ups,
the orchestra downs.
With determination which hon
ors his New England forebears,
Brennan has stuck with it under
personal tutelage of Alexander Stein
ert, former Boston SYMPHONY Or
Evening star., 1939-06-15

the sub with . larger lance, driven
by an improved water pressure noz-
zle.
They have been working from the
right and officers in charge felt
that the change, coupled with the
improved lance, might bring COM
pletion Of the tunnel by weeks end.
Through the tunnel, chains will be
looped for attachment of .pontoons
with which the Squalus Will be
lifted and towed In easy stages to
shallower water.
Meanwhile, IN Washington, Sec
retary Swanson appointed a naval
court Of inquiry to open its investi-
Evening star., 1939-06-15
New Method Used
In Raising SquaIus
b. the Associated Press.

b. the Associated Press.
PORTSMOUTH, N. H., June IS
Undersea workers attacked from q
new angle today the task of raising
the sunken submarine Squalus and
its 26 dead.
Hampered for more than a week by
an obstruction beneath the hull
which blocked tunneling work just
as 1t was near completion, divers be-
gan burrowing from the left side of
Evening star., 1939-06-15

chestra conductor, and at the end
OF three days torturing, muscle
soaring exercise, he manages to keep
abreast of the music.
He is living monument to Hol-
lyWood's machinations-an orches-
ira conductor, himself conducted
by the music he should have been
conducting, but wasn't.
The Chinese governments new
broadcasting station in Chungking
has started worldwide broadcasts.
Evening star., 1939-06-15

CATION Of the May 23 disaster in
Portsmouth Monday without await
ing completion Of salvage work, but
under instruction not to complete
the inquiry until the submarine is
brought here.
Evening star., 1939-06-15
Miss HoIIonder Honored

Miss Rhoda G. Hollander, for
mer Junior at Central Kigh School,
was voted the girl most likely to
succeed by the graduating class of
Centenary Junior College at Hack
ettstown, N. j., where she has
Evening star., 1939-06-15
At the Open.Air

Romance Of the Limberlost," the
film suggested by Gene Stratton
Porter's Girl of the Limberlost," ="
will open Sunday at the Open-Air
Theater. Jean Parker and Eric
Linden are the principal players.
Evening star., 1939-06-15
Goucher COLLEGE, Grads

Mary Jean Lowe, 3429 Oakwood
terrace NV, and Riley Collette
Moore, 342l Brown street NV.
have been graduated from Gouchep
College in Baltimore, 1t was an
nounmed here yesterday.
Evening star., 1939-06-15

studied for the past year and .
half. She also read the class his
tory at the graduating exercises.
Evening star., 1939-03-24

Undoubtedly. for a man to stay
single in these days, when the hus-
band-hunter is not only more re-
lentless and bloodthirsty than be-
fore, but is more skillful in stalking
her prey, requires a bit of doing, as
our English friends say, and I re-
gret that the only helpful hints that
I can offer such one about how to
make getaway are negative ones.
The first is. stick to the good old
American doctrine of friendship
with all, entangling alliances with
none. Recognize platonic friend
ship for the snare and delusion
that it is and steer clear of that
pltfaN. Don't undertake to dry
widows tears unless you are ready
to sign on the dotted line. Don't
think you can make near-love to
a woman and get away with it.
When you try to go she will weep
on the second button of your vest
and it is all over except sending
out the wedding invitations. Half
the men in the world don't know
how they happened to get married.
Steer clear of matchmaking wom-
en- who feel it is their sacred duty
to their sex to provide it with bill
payers. Look with suspicion upon
your male friends who are always
inviting you to their houses, where
they have baited trap with a
pretty sister, or cousin. or one of
their wives girl friends. 1t takes
wise bird and a sly one to escape
the fowler.
And, finally, beware of all of pro-
pinquity, which is the undoing of
most bachelors. Don't let any
woman get to be a habit with you.
Don't get in the way of dropping
in on any woman for tea every eve
ming, or of taking walks with her,
or of going to plays with her unless
you want to take her on for keeps.
Variety is the price of safety. And
don't hire any woman for private
secretary, or work at the next desk
to one unless she is so, or else she
will get you. Try these simple pre-
cautions. And may heaven save you.
DOROTHY DIX.
(copyrisht. 1939)
Evening star., 1939-03-24
Fancy Shades
OF Makeup
Deplored
The Clever Woman
Leaves Eccentric
Tints to Others
BY PATRICIA LINDSAY.

To give you another side of the
current makeup picture let me
quote Wally Westmore, youthful
makeup artist of Paramount Studio
In contrast to the craze of adopt
ing and trying out all the luscious
new shades Of rouges and lipsticks
and eye-shadows, he insists that
really clever woman is foolish to
be tickle about them. In fact he
simply SCOTS at the new eccentric
tints!
Il think the advent of exotic
shades of lip rouges, powders and
eye-shadows are endangering the
beauty of the non-professional
woman" declared lie Westmore.
Il urge all women to look at
beautiful Madeleine Carroll as an
example of feminine glamour.
Miss Carroll is among the number
OF thoroughly intelligent feminine
stars who would never dream Of
changing becoming makeup colors
and contours. A woman who knows
her type and sticks to colors, lines
and clothes which set off her beauty
to the best advantages. is the wise
one! A correct basic set of colors
in clothes and makeup exists for
each woman. and no matter how
susceptible she may feel to fads
and flurries, she is foolish to for
sake her own basic style.
I'm Cafe Society,"" explains Mr..
Westmore, Madeleine Carroll epit-
omizes the sophisticated, social
beauty Of today. Her makeup, her
hair, her manners, lend ample in
spiration to potential society charm
ers. Against her pale skin she uses
a deep rose lipstick, the faintest
touch OF blush rouge and a cream
colored powder. Her lashes are
barely touched with dark brown
mascara and q faint Aim Of pale
blue, with a suggestion of silver,
is her favorite evening eye-shadow.
Miss Carroll never changes this
makeup. The blue, mauve or cy-
clamen rouges amuse her, but she
is not tempted to experiment with
SA~>AAA. AAAuo SAlV 4CtdAlS llCI OWlk
individual charm and beauty!'
So there. my pets, Is a profess
sional opinion. One, I must ad-
init, which does not take into con-
Germ the newer shades in coats,
gowns and hats which absolutely
demand matching or harmonizing
makeup. And he fails to realize
also, that if women didn't adore
these newer experiments with make
up the cosmeticians would not 60
to the trouble of blending them!
There are women, Of course, who
90 not like to fuss. And others who
have discovered the most fiattering
shades Of rouge and lipstick. Those
women prefer not to play with the
daring. but I cannot help but feel
That we have our moods for make e-up
shades just as we have our moods
Tor certain perfume fragrances!