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Evening star., 1939-02-28
Bill Authorizes
Cut in District
Job|ess Tax
McGehee Measure
Gives Discretion to
Board Under ; Pct

The rate Of contributions to be
paid by employers into the Dis
trict compensation fund would be
determined by the Unemployment
Compensation Board under pro-
visions Of a bill introduced late yes
terday by Representative McGehee.
Democrat, Of Mississippi, a member
Of the House District Committee.
Existing law prescribes rate of
3 per cent Of the total wage paid
an employe. Mr.. McGehee's bill
provides that the rate shall not be
more than per cent and gives the
Compensation Board authority to
lower it as long as balance of
approximately s10,OOO,O0O is main
tanned by the board to meet claims.
Cut Urged by Director.
John H. Marshall, director of un-
employment compensation, In his
last annual reportto Congress sug-
gested that the present per cent
rate be lowered, pointing out that
1t was producing far more revenue
than needed by the board. The per
cent rate, he indicated, would in
crease the boards reserve about
$4,000,000 a year. The BOARD now
has a surplus of s10000,0O0
A number Of other changes in
the compensation act are proposed
in Mr.. McGehees bill, many of
them intended to carry out the rec
concentrations of Mr.. Marshall.
Changes Would Affect Widows.
One provision, for instance, would
give the District auditor authority
to audit the contributions to the
compensation board in advance of
an audit by the General Accounting
Office. Another would turn over to
the widow or dependent children of
a claimant whose total benefits were
unpaid in the event of death the
right to receive an amount equal to
Is per cent of the original benefit
determination after a edduction of
the benefits actually received by the
claimant.
The bill also would require the
board to fix the rate of contribu-
ton each year not later than Octo-
Der 81 for the following year.
Evening star., 1939-02-28
Chauncey 6. Parker
Is Named Chairman
OF Chest Drive
Has Served Agency
As Volunteer Since
First Drive in 1929

The first step in the 1939-4O Com
munlty Chest campaign was taken
today when Coleman Jennings, pres
1dent of the Chest, announced the
appointment of Chauncey G. Parker,
jr., to the post of general chairman
OF the 18th annual Chest campaign.
Mr.. Parker's appointment, Mr..
Jennings said, marks the beginning
OF the work Of building a volunteer
organization which will continue to
take shape during the eight months
leading up to the fall campaign.
The new campaign chairman has
served with the Chest as volunteer
since the first campaign in 1929,
when he was Metropolitan Unit
chairman. In succeeding years he
served that unit as division chair
man, vice chairman and unit chair
man. For four years he was a work.
er In the Special Assignments Unit
and in the last campaign he was a
committee chairman in that unit.
He also has been division chair
man in the Group Unit.
Was Board Member.
A member of the brokerage and
banking firm Of Auchincloss, Parker
& Redpath, he has been on the
Chest Board of Trustees for the last
three years and also was a board
member in 1881.
He entered Harvard with the class
OF 1918, served in the World War
as q lieutenant in the Field Artil-
lery with the A. E. F. and now holds
a commission as major In the United
States Marine Corps Reserve.
Members of the Community Chest
Speakers Bureau last night heard
Mrs. w. A. Roberts, executive Sec
retary of the Council of Social
Agencies, described the council as
the central planning and service
unit OF the Chest. whose duties are
fact-finding, Interpretation and ad-
Justment to shifting needs of the
community"
Saw "Wasteful Duplication"
When the council was organized
in 1921" she said, there was a tre-
mendous amount of wasteful dupli-
cation in services rendered by local
agencies. Repeated and competi-
tive campaigns, tag days and other
forms of fund soliciting were so
numerous that 'givers' strike was
threatened. The council, then or
ganized to study centralized financ-
ing, became the Citizens Committee
OF One Hundred which brought the
Community Chest to Washington. !"
She described the councils prof.
ect for the blind, the Social Service
Exchange, central clearing house of
persons known to welfare agencies,
and the councils Health Planning
Committee.
Evening star., 1939-02-28
Band Concerts

BY the United States Army Band
this afternoon at 3:15 o'clock in the
Army Band auditorium. Capt.
Thomas F. Darcy, leader; Karl Hub
ner, assistant leader.
Program.
March, THE Royal Welsh
Fusiliers" Sousa
Selection, "Reminiscense of Wales"
Douglas
Traditional hymn, "Aberystwyth,"
Parry
Trombone quartet.
Symphonic poem, THE Universal
Judgment" --- De Nardis
Waltzes from THE Ameer," Herbert
Finale, March of the Anzacs,"
Lithgow
''The Star Spangled Banner"
BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra this evening
at $50 o'clock in Stanley Hall.
John S. M. Zimmermann, band
master; Anton Pointner, assistant.
Program.
March, up the Street" Merse
Overture, THE Count of Essex"
Mercadante
Two Spanish numbers,
(a) "A Media Noche" Aviles
60 "Rosas Y Abrogas," Viderique
Excerpts from musical comedy,
Girl of My Dreams" -Hoschna
Popular numbers,
Those Good Old Days" Wenrich
Cali Over Nothing at All" Rule
Valse espagnole, LA Belle Valen-
cia" Kaempfert
Finale, Under Fire -Losey
THE Star Spangled Banner"
BY the United States Navy Band
Symphony Orchestra this evening
at $3.50 o'clock in the sail loft at the
Navy Yard. 1t. Charles Benter,
U. S. NJ, conductor; Charles Bren-
dler, assistant conductor.
Program.
Overture, "Fingal's Cave"
Mendelssohn
"Intermezzos to Act II and Act
ILL.," from Jewels of the Ma
donna" Wolf -Ferrari
"Serenades" --.--He Herbert
a. Spanish.
b. Chinese.
c. Cuban.
d. Oriental.
Ballet, la Gioconda" Ponchiello
Valse, "Gipsy Baron" Strauss
Spanish suite, La Fete De Seville"
Tavan-Marchett
q. Bolero.
b. Sierra morena.
c. Jota.
d. Sevillanas.
e. Marche des toreadors.
Fantaisie, "Kamarinskaia" -Gunka
Rhapsody No. -Liszt
The Star spansaed Banner"
Evening star., 1939-02-28
8 Department Heads
Slated 10 Be Heard
Today on D. {. Budget
Utilities Commission
And Wage Board Items
Due for Consideration

Heads of eight District govern
ment departments are scheduled to
appear today before a House SUBJ
committee on appropriations to de-
fend the estimates of their respec-
tive departments in the 1910 Dis
trict budget.
Those notified to be ready to tes-
tify include officials of the Alcohol
Beverage Control Board, the De-
part of Weights. Measures and
Markets, the Public Utilities Com
mission, the Department of Insur-
ance, the Surveyors Office, the
Minimum Wage Board, the Office
of Register of Wills and the Office
of Recorder of Deeds
Other Hearings to Intervene.
Hoping to expedite the budget
hearings, Chairman Collins of the
Appropriations Subcommittee, rushed
nearly a dozen department officials
as we'll as the Commissioners on
and off the witness stand at the
initial session yesterday, but his
plans were later thwarted by an
other appropriations subcommittee.
The subcommitte handling the
War Department appropriation bill,
of which Mr.. Collins is a member,
will take his time for the rest of the
week, beginning tomorrow. and indi-
cations are that after today's hear
ing there will be no further session
over the District budget until next
week.
Special Attention to Welfare.
The budgets of the Health and
the Public Welfare Departments are
expected to be given the most seri-
Gus attention in view of recent de-
vlopments in connection with Gal
linger Hospital and the administra-
ton of public relief funds.
Requests have been made to the
subcommittee to increase the Budget
Bureau figure for the Health De.
partment and especially that for
Gallinger Hospital. Several days
probably will be taken in the ex-
animation of officials charged with
the administration of public as
sistance funds because of the report
of Burdette G. Lewis, relief investi-
gator. which charged that there are
number of "chiselers" on relief
rolls.
Evening star., 1939-02-28
". P. A. Employment
Shows Increase Here

w. P. A. employment in the Dis
trict is on the upgrade despite the
recent deficiency appropriation cut
suffered by the relief organization.
Col. F. c. Harrington, Works Pro-
gress administrator, announced to-
day that tabulation Of w. p. A. en-
ploynent here for the week ending
Febr larry 18 shows a rise of 274 over
that of the week ending February
II, when w. P. A. employment
throughout the country hit its low
for the current calendar year.
On February 18 there were 1920
persons on w. P. A. relief in the Ma
tional Capital, it was announced.
For the same week w. p. A. en-
ployment throughout the United
States, its territories and possess
sions, showed a net gain of 44258
and total of 3,010,068. On Febru-
ary II the same figure was 2,965 $40
low since January l.
Seasonal influences normally lead
us to expect heavier w. P. A. en-
ployment in February and early
March" Col Harrington said today.
The deficiency appropriation act,
OF course, stipulates that there shall
not be reduction of more than S
per cent before March 81, and we
can expect no marked change before
that date"
The key political States, Indiana,
Michigan, Illinois and Ohio, lead the
list Of increases with more than 5000
additional employees on the rolls
each. Indiana took first place with
1888, a breakdown of the increase
showed today. Other States showing
large increases were California, with
1884; Georgia, with 2,611, and Texas,
with 2,432. North Carolina, Arizona,
Missouri and South Carolina were
all over the thousand mark
Evening star., 1939-02-28
District Tax HEARINGS
Set for March 7

The definite time fixed by Chair
man Nichols of the fiscal affairs
subcommittee of the House Dis
trict Committee to begin public
hearings on the new District tax
program is Tuesday, March 7, at
10 m.
Three times previously, Mr..
Nichols has postponed hearings
because of the illness of DR.. Chester
B. Pond, New York tax expert, who
developed the new tax plan. DR..
Pond has recovered, Mr.. Nichols
has been informed. and will return
to Washington tor tho hearings,
Evening star., 1939-02-28

that the seventh bottle came in
after flying half way around the
world on the Royal Dutch Airlines
and Pan American Airways planes.
1t bore tags, labels and signs in
three languages, certifying that its
contents had been dipped up from
the Indian Ocean near Java Head,
the most famous of all Eastern land
falls for the sailing clippers.
Took Four Weeks to Collect.
Collection of the water required
four weeks to day from the time
seven airmail letters were dis
patched until these letters had
travelled a total of 81, 300 miles and
the water has come back the same
distance from seven of the farthest
separated points on the globe. All
but 5000 miles of the total of 74,6O0
miles flown by letters and bottles
was flown on United States airlines,
the gap being between Batavia and
Hong Kong for the Indian Ocean
sample.
The waters from the seven seas
have been blended and sealed in
two quart bottles, one for emergen-
cieS.
The Yankee Clipper, following
flight from San Francisco, now is
being washed, polished and groomed
inside and out at the Pan American
base in Baltimore in readiness for
the flight here Friday morning.
She is to remain in Washington
Saturday and Sunday and will re-
turn to Baltimore for demonstration
flights Monday and probably Tues
day before going to the trans-Atlan-
tic base at Port Washington, Long
Island, for demonstration flights
next week.
The Civil Aeronautics Authority
now is considering final details of
the proposed transatlantic service
preparatory to issuing to Pan
American Anyways a certificate of
convenience and necessity for the
first scheduled air transport service
across the North Atlantic.
Evening star., 1939-02-28
Worlds Largest Plane
To Be Christened Here
Mrs. Roosevelt to Be One Of 50 Passengers
After She Breaks Bottle of Seven Seas Water

The worlds largest airplane, the
alton Boeing superclipper, will
make her maiden passenger flight
over Washington Friday afternoon,
with Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt as
one of so passengers.
The flight will follow the christen-
ing of the big flying boat, intended
for transatlantic service, by Mrs
Roosevelt at 2:30 pm. She will
use bottle of water collected from
the seven seas by American
Airways. The new flying boat, to
be the flagship of this country's
merchant marine of the air." will
be named Yankee Clipper.
Although capable of carrying IA
passengers and a crew of Is, or a
total of 80 persons, the Yankee
Clipper, for transocean service, is
being limited to accommodations for
so passengers in addition to mail,
baggage and express. This will
limit the number of passengers to
be flown during four demonstration
hops over Washington Friday after
noon.
The first flask of seawater for the
christening was taken from an old
pirate cove off Port Royal, near
Kingston, Jamaica, in the Carib-
bean Sea, and arrived here Janu-
ary 80. Within three hours two
more came in-one from off Castle
Harbor in the Bermudas, 800 miles
out in the Atlantic, where the old
time clippers used to cruise, and one
collected 2,700 miles out from San
Francisco.
Fancy Water Bottles.
On February a fourth bottle,
done up in red, white and blue
Chilean ribbons, bearing a big red
wax seal, arrived with the legend,
in bit unusual English: Contain
cred at Valpo $500" It contained
water from the South Pacific, taken
from the first port made by the old
clippers after rounding Cape Horn.
February brought a fifth bottle
plastered with Portuguese labels
from Rio de Janeiro, containing
water from the South Atlantic.
On February 16 came the sixth
bottle, after being flown across the
Pacific. It contained water from
the China Sea, taken half way
around the world, $4,000 miles away,
from of Macao, the first white
mans port In Asia.
But It WaS not until Yobenary ~
Evening star., 1939-02-28
Sosscer on Committees

Representative Sasscer Of Mary
land was today assigned member
ship in the House Committee on
Public Buildings and Grounds and
the Committee on Claims.
Evening star., 1939-02-28
Housewurminq

A 'housewarming" program will
be staged by Victory Post, No. 4,
American Legion, tonight at 8
O'Clock, in the new headquarters
rooms, 414 Ninth street NV, Pat
rick J. Fftzgibbons, post COM
mander. announced today.
Evening star., 1939-02-28
Bethesda Meetino

Election of delegates and alter
mates to the Montgomery Civic Fed
Grafton will feature a meeting Of
the East Bethesda CMd) Citizens
Association at 3 pm. tomorrow ut
tho County Building, Bethesda.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-02-04
BIRDHURST IN FOURTH
LEAGUE VICTORY

In close battle between tha
BirdhurSt senior caGers and The Po-
lish= Falcons of TIC Recreation .g=
que al The Munger school last Wed
nesday night, in The Rrihgr-t
came out OF top by the score
Of "a 10 %.
This game marked the fourth sue-
cessive victory for the Br5hurst
basketeers since the league opened
d month ago.
It is believed that the Falcons Is
the toughest team in the league
therefore The B7rdHITST VlCT07y W5y
..,,.,. nrcnn1r..c -,-.t 70 .hn tn-t1.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-02-04

GARY Feb 3-J0seph Brown.
age IS, died Monday night n Mercy
hospital Of pueumon4 Joseph j.
survived by his parents, Nh and
Mrs. Clemon Brown.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-02-04

Northeastern KEEP. s.. Antoine on
heir toes every minute. In the th.ra
frame. Antoine went Wild. although
their passing was a bit Inaccurate
,hei- shots and court play were
similar TO that Of. their Older
cousins, the Grea: Lakes BE EiYe-
who uses their gym FOR their prac-
tice sessions ana for some Of thcr
regular games. Antoine led by Ca
vim Porter, swep' lightly down the
hardwood like a teuta OF ton q.
TINT. Determined, blazing and dis
playing a brand Of basketball tina.
IS rarely seen IN Y cage society.
Friday night the 81. Antoine
seniors and the Young Mems div.-
sion team defeated Pontiac IL q
doubie-headcr, IN Pontiac nc y.tt';;'-
statistics We're; Detroit men. 80
Pontiac men 80; Detroit boys SO.
Pontiac boys 80
b A few weeks ago Poutiac's men's.
team came 10 Detroit and whipped
the Motor City YAID by iWo~po!nt-s
This was the mems first victory ami
the fifth straight for the lads.
The senior boys claim that they
could have beaten the Pontiac Five
by a large score If they hadn', al
NOSE frozen during their long drive
to Pontiac.
Nv heatj, q. Northaas+arr c ,,,-5,,,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-02-04
EXPECT CROWD
TO SEE LOCAL
five IN ACTION
Victory Over Ohio Whets
Brewster's Appetite

Saturday night. February 4 To-
LEGO brings tf,c-- easisctbatti=tearsl to
Detroit 10 play Brewster Recreation
CentegS, on The Brewster gym floor.
Last week. Brewster Recreation
Center's aggregation went 10 Toledo
where they beat the Ohio team.
With a change Of thei. style Of play
Toledo is coming 70 Detroit 20 take
bgck the defea, tina; Brewster hand
ed them Bat Coach Leon Whee-er,s
team has Other ideas. After beating
The fast Pittsburgh Y Five, two
Saturdays ago, the Brew sier boys
--ciaiTl4- rllar-.l1llz ave
tgal the rest Of the cage season.
The Brewster Toledo game Is
about an even toss-up; both cage
outfits are fast and reckless. Cald-
well watson ard his almost lawless
Performance may be the final
word ma: perhaps VIII decide the
winner. Toledo had better watch
Gur-f5E- Y, IftZ5II. In 5-ti7e- tast-feU'
games that Brewster Recreation he
has played has been stardout The
Wilson lad seems to have wings on
his feet and luck with his hands
and the eye Of an eagle.
, No; only have Brewster an asse!
N Wilson. -but the other caGe=nleA
can handle the assignment
Aside from the To4edo-Brewstcr
Recreation Center game, there Will
be a Franklin Settlement House
Brewster Recreation Center juniors
preliminary exhibition The Brew
s;er lassies will play at $50 pm.
After the game there will he
dancing by Mathew Rucker and his
u Spirits of Swing. To enter the
dance hall all hats and coats must
checked. Checking will be free.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-02-04
Term
Opens For
'YActiuities

Now is the time to find a new
winter hobby or to prepare for
next summer vacations by learn
ing tennis, the latest dance steps
and other vacation activities. The
new term Of classes and sports Of
fers wide variety Of hobbies and
sports and special features 20 in
Ac:reSt home women. employed girls
and children. REGISTRATION may be
made this week for the new term
which officially began on Monday,
Jan. 30. Announcements may be
secured al Lucy Thurman branch
Y. W. c. A.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1939-02-04
WELCOME SAGE

WELCOME SAGE
The good old Sage OF ST. Antoine
sticks his head in through the door
to have his say about the Joe Louis
John Henry Lewis title fight.
THE FIGHT
John Henry Lewis ard Champion
Joe
We're matched in fifteen rounds to
But before John Henry could land
a crack,
Joe knocked him fat upon his back.
John Henry would not take the
dole,
He was on his feet though knocked
out cold.
Joe whipped in fast vicious left;
John Of his senses was not bereft.
But he was up again-would not
stay down,
Twas PLAIN he could not end the
round,
So the thrd time when he hit the
mat,
The referee said. We'll that's that
And so at once he stopped tie
~ slaughter,
To-, .b01,eat-d flaws aq~ae1 he-o118A4
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Well wait 70 bet on Father Time.
The Sage Of 81. Antoine Street
La gaceta., 1939-12-21
SORTEO ESPECIAL PARA
CANCELAR LA D D.
DEL CIRCULo CUBANo

El presidente del Circulo
Cubano, Sr. Paquito Garcia,
que Sc encuentra en- la Haba-
ma, mand6 hoy un telegrama
a la Secretaria del Circulo,
que dice: Tuve entrevista cor
ell Presidente Laredo Bro. Con
cedi6 sorteo especial. -Fran-
cisco Garcia.
Este quiere decir que ell Pre-
sidente de Cuba, DR.. Federico
Laredo BrG, firmara un deere
to disponiendo que los ingre-
sos de un sorteo especial de la
Loteria Guiana Sc dediquen a
cancelar la hipoteca que so.
bre la poderosa sociedad Gu
bana gravita.
La fecha del sorteo serA a
nunciada opOrtunamente, en-
la Habana.
Recientemente, en- su WISH
ia a esta ciudad, ell senador
Enrique Recio prometi6 que
ell p~residente Laredo Bro ac-
tuaria en- favor del Circulo.
La gaceta., 1939-12-21
Harlan UNA DECLARE
CION CONJUNTA LAS Ma
CLONES DE AMERICA

Washington, Die. 21.-Se re-
dacta hoy en- consulta una decla-
raci6n conjunta de los paises de
America, acusando a las nacio-
mes beligerantes de Europa de
violar las zonas de neutralidad
acordadaS por la conferencia
P~an-Americana de Panama. La
declaration hara saber a los bali
ceramics que no tolerara nue.
vas violaciones, no importa de
quien partan.
FL presidente de Panama,
don Augusta Boyd, sera Ell en-
cargado de remitir la declara-
ci6n a Alemania y los Aliados.
Nuevas consultas Sc haran
entire 81 los paises americanos
para determlnar una norma CO.
mum en- cuanto al trato que Sc
dara a los barcos de guerra de
las naciones beligerantes.
Las consultas Sc haran des-
pues de las fiestas de Pascuas Y
antes del ano nuevo.
La gaceta., 1939-12-21
Protestan los nazis de que haya sido intenada
la tnpulacion del Graf Spec
Piden para ella la Classification
de buque naufrago

BERLIN, Die. 21.-El GO
bierno del canciller Hitler Sc
dirigi6 hoy al gobierno argen-
tino protestando de que haya
sido internada la tripulaci6n
del acorazado Admiral Graf
Spec"
La nota eta un case de
1914, cuando ell gobierno dc
Holanda devolvi6 a Inglaterrs
los tripulantes supervivientes
de los barcos Hogue, Greasy y
AbOukir, torpedeados los tres
en- un solo di.a
Estima la cancilleria alema
ma que Sc lie debiera dar a esa
tripulaci6n los bensficios que
90 eoncsden a las zipuSco.
La gaceta., 1939-12-21
Francia pubHcara I'm Iibro amarillo
Encuentros de guerra en- ell Saar

Paris, Die. 21.-El gobierno
va a publican un libro amarillo
que contiene documentos sobre
las promesas que Stain hiciera
y quebrantara y tambien las
promesas que Hitler habia he
cho en- cuanto a Austria y Che
coeslovaquia.
La diplomacia de los Aliados
va a aumentar su actividad en-
los eStados del Baltico y los Bal
kanes, segdn la impression pre-
dominate. Varios peri6dicos
jdeclararon hoy que la guerra
con Finlandia representa- el
principle del fin de Stain.
Las actividades militares Sc
La gaceta., 1939-12-21

principales ciudades Y provin-
cias chinas.
Ell nazismo aleman, con la ex-
cusa de recuperar la Sudeten,
destruy6 la democracia checoes
lovaca y ALI aSesina estudian-
tes. "burgueses', obreros y cam
pesinos; Austria fue incorpora-
da a la fuerza al Reich y los aus
TRACES estan dominadoS y "prO-
tegidos" por Berlin.
La Italia de Mussolini, la TIA
liza fascista, extermin6 a los e.
tiopes que sc Oponfan a la inva-
sion y mas tarde, hace unos po-
cos meses, lie arranc6 la corona
al rey de Albania, por rehusar
cumplir las "indicaciones' del
dictator italiano.
Aver Polonia y hoy Finlandia
sufren las constituencies del sal
vajismo totalitaria.
Son muchos los pueblos que
sufren, los pueblos atropellados,
Y para ellos solo hay una espe-
rama; la completa destruction
del totalitarismo mo importa Ell
color que tenga.
La gaceta., 1939-12-21

Instructor BRITANNICA que lie ha-
bia hecho dos disparos para que
detuviera la Marcia.
A la tripulaci6n Sc lie concede
ra 60 dias de residential provi-
sional y despues, en- case nece-
sario, Sc lie otorgara una pr6rro-
ga.
Ell captain hizo abrir las val
vulas del buque, para que pene-
trata Ell aqua, Y despC6s lie in
cendi6.
Declare Ell captain del @Co-
lumbus'' que habia salido de We
racruz escoltado por destructo-
res americanos Y que mas tarde
en- alta mar, ell captain de los
destructores sc habia despedi-
do de 81 con estas palabras
"BUena suerte y felices Pas
cuas".
Dos fogoneros del vapor pc
recieron. FL Instructor ingles
que intentaba apresarlo era de
la clase G; pero no pudo verle el
nombre.