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Evening star., 1939-06-16
Sundays Rotoerovure

The rotogravure section of
The Sunday Star will contain
four full pages of choice pic
lures covering the memorable
visit of King George vi and
Queen Elizabeth to Washing
ton and New York. Many
subscribers will want to pre-
serve this document for it's
historical interest. OF par
ticular interest will be init
mate shots taken at the now
famous British Embassy gar
den party.
The section also will present
photographs Of four more
graduating classes Of local and
nearby public high schools,
viz, Anacostia Junior and
Senior High School, Washing
ton-Lee, Arlington, Va; Lee
Jackson, Cameron Valley Va,
and Hyattsville Md High
School. These pictures were
taken under supervision Of
school authorities.
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Fight Gambling,
Report Urges
Methodists
Liquor Traffic,
Sunday Business
Also Attacked

Urging wholehearted support In
"the trying fight against liquor traf-
flc, commercialism of the Sabbath
and gambling games now rampant
on every hand" DR.. G. Ellis Will
liams, superintendent of the Wash
ington district. today read his an
nual report to the Baltimore Annual
Conference of the Methodist Epis-
copal Church.
The report, composite one of the
four districts of the conference,
asked the backing of the group for
the Anti-Saloon League and the
Lords Day Alliance movements and
pledged promotion "in every possible
way to the educational program of
the Board of Temperance of the
church."
1t condemned all forms of gam
bling, bingo and other games of
chance and also recommended ap-
pointment of committees to study
conference claimants, ministerial
training, mutual relief. group insur-
ance and the redistricting of the
new conference.
Other Reports Heard.
This mornings session, starting
the second day of the five-day meet
ing, opened at 0 o'clock with a Joint
session, at which the superintend-
ent's report was read. Other reports
were made by Emmette R. Spencer
treasurer; w. w. Patterson, statis-
tician, and DR.. Allan MacRossie, ed
ucational director of the conference
course OF study.
Bishop Edwin H. Hughes, presid-
ing officer of the conference, di-
rected the morning session.
The program for the remainder
OF the day included a luncheon at
the Douglas Memorial Methodist
Church, Eleventh and H streets
NE. and a joint session of the
conference at the Ninth Street
Christian Church at 2::30. Mrs. Joy
Elmer Morgan will preside at the
anniversary meeting of the Wom-
ans Home Missionary Society, also
scheduled at 2:30 pm. Mrs. Merle
N. English, national secretary of the
Wesleyan Service Guild, will speak
on Not HeartIess-Just Unseeing "
An informal reception and tea will
follow the meeting in the Douglas
Church parlor.
Social Service Banquet.
The social service banquet will be
held at 6 pm. ut the Douglas
Church, with Dr. Fred Reynolds,
former pastor of the Wesley Meth
odist Episcopal Church in Washing
ton, in charge. Senator Burton X
Wheeler of Montana will address
the group during the afternoon pro-
gram.
Bishop Hughes will deliver a con-
ference lecture, Children of the
Manse,' at the closing session to-
night at o'clock Chancellor Jo-
seph M. M. Gray of American Uni
versity will offer a prayer. Music
by the Douglas Church choir and
conference quartet also will be pre-
Sented.
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Commencement Exercises
Held at Abbott School

Commencement activities at the
Abbott School of Art last night fea-
tured a two-performance style show
and the awarding of prizes and
scholarships to several outstanding
students. More than 400 persons
attended.
First prize in a "mix-it-as-you-
please" costume was won by Miss
Helen Harsoulas of 40 Bryant street
NV, who designed, illustrated and
made her outfit, consisting of a blue
check skirt, red jacket, red turban
and white slacks. Miss Harscoulas
also won honors for completing .
two-year course in 18 months.
The feature of the fashion show
from the spectators viewpoint, Of
flcials said, was the appearance of
the 2-year-old triplets-Joyce, Jean
and Julianne Armstrong-whow wore
dresses designed and made by their
mother. Mrs. Iantha Armstrong of
Arlington, Va, student at the
school.
Sharing the crowds plaudits were
the dresses worn by twin sisters, Ann
and Frances Mason, pupils in the
school. Ann wore a dress designed
in 1863 by famous French expert
and Frances appeared in a play
dress.
Miss Mary B. Hillberg of Wood
row Wilson High School was award
ed full scholarship for students in
high school classes. while two half
scholarships to the summer school
were won by Miss Elizabeth Upton
and Charles Hoover. A scholarship
in the fashion illustration class was
awarded Miss Christine Thoroe.
Certificates for successfully COM
pleting the three-year- course were
given Miss Jewel McNab, Warren
Feldman and Miss Barbara Means.
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Methodist Conference
Accepts (. l. KimmeII

Elmer L. Kimmen, Is, of 200 Six
teenth street Sc, who recently
graduated from the Boston Univers-
ity School of Theology, was ac-
cepted by the Washington -Balti-
more Conference of the Methodist
Church yesterday at Douglas Me-
mortal Church. He will be assigned
to duty at church to be announced
later. Born in Washington, Mr.
Kimmell attended Eastern High
School and is graduate of Dickin-
son University, Carlisle, Pa.
Evening star., 1939-06-16

A pretty young mother, holding
her 212-year-old son in her arms,
today made fearful plea at Police
Court for the judge to drop charges
against the child's stepfather, ac-
cused of beating and flinging the
boy across the yard of their home.
Mrs. Hazel Coxen, 81, told Judge
Walter j. Casey her husband did
not unduly punish the boy, Eddie,
although neighbor contended he
threw the child halfway across the
back yard" of their home at 1712
A street Sc. yesterday.
To prove the child's devotion for
his stepfather, Spencer Coxen, a
tourist guide at the White House,
the little family went to the press
room at the court and posed in an
affectionate group for photographers.
Eddie, smiling and happy, placed
his arms around his 37-year -old
stepfather willingly and the mother
said Coxen has always cared for
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Baker Sentenced to Die

A sentence Of death was pro.
nounced today by Justice James M.
Proctor in District Court on Will
liam F. johnson, 22-year-old COL
ored bakery worker, ordered to be
executed on August 10. johnson
was convicted recently by a District
Court jury of first-degree murder
for the fatal shooting of George
Scandals, 40-year-old white fore.
man Of bakery at 47e L street s.W.,
last December 18,
Evening star., 1939-06-16
North CuroIinu Club
Plans Double Cruise

The North Carolina Democratic
Club of Washington will hold a
double cruise on the steamer Poto-
mac tomorrow night. Members of
the club may have their choice of
two trips to Indian Head, Md, and
return, one beginning at 8:45 pm.
and the other at 1890 am. Sunday.
Music for dancing aboard the
boat will be furnished by Willie
Smith and his 17-piece orchestra.
Marion c. Sedberry, chairman Of the
entertainment, and Young M. Smith,
president Of the club, are in charge
Of arrangements.
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Comparisons on Proposed D. C.. Income Tax
4ouePossed Figures Listed With Rates Charged Residents
Of u Stotes Represented Senate District Committee

Evidence of the harshness Of features of the pro-
posed District income tax as passed by the House
was revealed today by the Board of Trade in studies
giving comparisons with the income tax rate of resi-
dents OF the II States represented on the Senate
District Committee, which now is considering the
House plan for the District picture of the income
tax situation here and in the II States is presented
three tables prepared by the trade body staff which
presented below.
Table l shows the amount of tax to be paid under
certain income brackets. to the District and to the
States under their own systems, using as simple
example the case of head of family having two
children. To simplify the table, deductions of any
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kind have been considered and all income is con-
sidered to be earned
Table 2 shows in the type of case what per-
centages OF the income bracket by bracket would be
paid here, in comparison with the situation in the
II States. Gross income figures are used The last
two lines compares the District with the average for
the II States showing in each bracket that the Dis
trict would be more severely taxed
Table reveals the amount of tax paid to the District
by non-resdents earning salary in the District after
credits have been allowed for their payment of State
income tax in any of the 13 States shown here
having that tax Cases those OF wage Garner with
wife and two children.
Evening star., 1939-06-16
Roosevelt Soils Toduy
For Weekend on Yocht

President Roosevelt will leave
Washington this afternoon to spend
the week end aboard the yacht Po-
tomac with small party of friends.
He plans to return Sunday evening
after a cruise on Chesapeake Bay
and the Potomac River.
The presidential party will board
the yacht at Annapolis, Md, and
tomorrow will anchor in the bay
near Sharks Island for some fishing.
His guests will include William C..
Bullitt, Ambassador to France, home
on leave; Senate Majority Leader
Barkley of Kentucky, Senator
Schwellenbach, Democrat, Of Wash
ington and Mrs Schwellenbach.
Evening star., 1939-06-16
Alon B. Smith Transferred

Alan B. Smith, in charge of the
Pennsylvania Railroads passenger
traffic department since 1929, has
been transferred to Pittsburgh in
the capacity of general passenger
agent In charge of the roads traffic
department. He will be succeeded
here by G. Gordon Pennington, at
present general passenger agent In
Chicago.
Evening star., 1939-06-16
Wunderbirds to Hike

The Wanderbirds will leave the
National Theater at 8 am. Sum-
day on an eight-mile hike, starting
from Clifton, Va, via Doak's Farm
to powerhouse on Bull Run; then
along Bull Run, with swimming at
the Loop. to woodward Ford Bridge,
returning via Manassas.
Evening star., 1939-06-16
Fire Burns Suits

Fire early today on the second
floor of Kent's cleaning establish
ment in the 1000 block of Ninth
street NV. destroyed a number
of linen suits and slightly damaged
the building.
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BY the United States Navy Band
in the Navy Yard Sail Loft this
afternoon at 2 o'clock and in the
Walter Reed Hospital formal gar
dens tonight at $50 o'clock. 1t.
Charles Benter, leader; Charles
Brendler, assistant leader,
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Band Concerts

BY the United States Army Band
at the Capitol tonight. at 7:3o
o'clock. Capt. Thomas F. Darcy,
leader; Karl Hubner, assistant
leader.
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BY the United States Army Band
in the Army Band auditorium to-
morrow morning at 10:30 O'Clock.
Capt. Thomas F. Darcy, leader; Karl
Hubner, assistant leader.
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BY the Fifth Battalion Of the
Marine Corps Reserve tonight at
7:30 o'clock at the Meridian Hill
Park, Sixteenth and Euclid streets
N. w. 1t. Arthur E. Harper, leader.
Evening star., 1939-04-17

issues raised by the dictatorship
states and when the latter have a
point to recognize it and proclaim
its fairness before the word.
Sacrifice Held Need.
Nothing would contribute so
quickly to confidence within Ger
many and Italy in the sincerity of
the American effort to make peace
than public indications of willing
ness on the part of the French and
British to consider perpleXing ques-
tions of economic readjustment on
a basis which plainly reveals con-
cession as we'll as sacrifice.
An effort, such as the President
has started, cannot succeed unless
back of it is world opinion plus a
deep belief in the spiritual obliga-
tions which governmental leaders
and peoples inevitably must feel
when they ponder whether to plunge
millions into the murderous mael-
strom of war. The challenge to
Christian ethics and philosophy was
never greater. Can a bitter reply
from the dictators be received in
Washington, London and Paris with
out permitting passion and anger
to govern? And in spirit of hui
mility can the American Govern
ment try again and again until by
patient negotiation, openly before
Evening star., 1939-04-17

certainly II there should be
be impoliic to let the middle get profit
IN the meantime, the politics of continues
sentiment as weapon against the Some Of the
Senators who
name OF economy whoopng
payments to the farmers AS this is
verge OF writing up the farm appropriation half billion dollars
ana the House OF Representatives would gladly
change
Cotton alone offers planter
pound and there 500
mas millions OF bales which has loaned
pound The proposal let the
Tor cents polndtu giving him Accent profit the
ne sell that making
combined profit both
OF total price of $40 bale This money
for heaven knows there little ordinary
cotton cultivation The old grow get to
buy fertilizer to cotton.
The wheat and dairy farmers have objection
idea They want to something for themselves
work has been completed for big deal
toward the old triple with
taxes in the teeth of the to lquidate
Credit dealing
to Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
Roosevelt The result will be to realrm the alliance
and Southland good thing tooand e-esablsh
ical basis of the
Byrd and Milard Tydings
If this DONE the
alliance OF Western and Southern farmers
financial industrial
do that with least trouble unemployed
relief not only sans the purchasing of the
in their home States makes get at the
farmers While the latter have propey
the w. p method political realities
A. than the successful
against
that without in the Eastern cities
what they already have.
though had bitten off
than they could chew in taking the New spending
Evening star., 1939-04-17
Washington Observations
Presidents Note to Dictotors
Hos Familiar Look About 1t

taxpayers and other patriots will be
glad to have an opportunity of hear
ing the Federal wheels 20 round
Ten or a dozen prominent Wash
ington correspondents will fire posers
at labor's first lady on the gen.
eral subject of employment and un-
employment. No questions are
barred and the reporters are invited
to go the heckling limit.
Peak arrivals of European gold at
New York. with Great Britain ap-
propriately supplying the lions
share-some $3.50, 900 900 last month
naturally arouse curiosity as to
the real reason for this record
breaking westward movement of the
precious metal. The war scare is
supposed to be the fundamental
cause. Specifically. it's thought
some OF big European national in
stltutions, like the Banks of Eng
land and France. are quietly trans
ferring large gobs of their gold to
this country for safety. Their prob
lem is graver nowadays because of
the peril OF air bombardment. An
other theory is that the British and
the French may be buildineAqlp re-
serves here for emergency war pur-
chaseS, because of the cash-and-
carry provisions of our neutrality
law, which, by the way, unless eX-
tended by Congress, will give up the
ghost at midnight on April 80.
X X X X
1t isn't often that a freshman
Senator, before he's been in Office
SIX months. rises to the rank of
senior Senator from his own State.
That's the unique distinction which
has just come to Scott w. Lucas,
Democrat, of Illinois, in consequence
OF the passing of James Hamilton
Lewis. Lucas may also inherit
Lewis place on the blue-ribbon For
elgn Relations Committee. He's been
IN Congress little over four years,
having served two House terms.
Like Senator-designate Slattery. who
will take the Lewis seat. Lucas is
a close political associate of Gov.
Henry Horner who appointed him
chairman of the State Tax Com
mission in 1898.
ITO Presidents Taste" is the
name of fascinating volume of
recipes just published by Lee Ping
Quan. the Chinese chef who tickled
the palates of Presidents Harding
and Coolidge aboard the yacht May
flower and of innumerable distin-
guished Americans and foreigners
who from time to time cruised on
the presidential yacht from 1921
to 1929. Quan, a direct descendant
Of Ii Po, Chinese poet and philoso-
pher, learned to cook under his
fathers direction in Manila. At
the age of 20, he enlisted in the
United States Navy. The theme
song of his epicurean compendium
is, 1T is not good to be without a
cook, but it is very much worse to
have a bad one" Chicken a la
President, United States STYLE" is
one of Quan's famed creations. He
taught Mrs. Coolidge how to cook
chop suey and rice curry, Canton
ese fashion, so that the gracious
Grace could serve those delicacies
to Calvin after the Vermonters left
the White House.
(Copyrisht. 1880
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the whole world, there shall be ac-
complished peace by civilized
methods?
Any impatient brushing aside of
the German and Italian replies, no
matter what they say in their in
itial responses, merely means that
resort to arms is believed inevitable
an assumption which has grown
too widespread already and is in
itself psychological factor imped-
ing the return to reason.
The opportunity for moral force
has been seized by the President at
the right time and the prayers of
every man, woman and child who
doesn't want war might we'll be
offered in the hope that the spokes-
man Of the American people and of
world peace will keep on trying,
submerging pride, ignoring sarcasm
and distrust, and proving America S
sincerity of purpose, until moral
force compels the peace without
victory" which alone can give prom
Use of preserving a Christian civiliza-
tion
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Nine Students 10 Get
Civilian Club Award

Nine Washington students will
receive honor keys for outstanding
citizenship presented annually by
the Washington Civitan Club at a
banquet Thursday at $50 pm. at
the Mayhower Hotel.
Presentation will be made by
George H. Markward, president of
the club. The winners were chosen
by the principals Of their schools.
Speakers of the evening will be
E. Barrett Prettyman, former cor
poration counsel and a member of
the club. Other guests will include
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle, presi-
dent of the Board of Education;
Supt. of Schools Frank w. Ballou,
and Allan Davis, former principal
of Roosevelt High School, together
with the principals and parents of
the winners.
In addition to receiving the key,
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sits Jay Pierrepont
Affairs AS the the
and Berlin Warsaw and Budapest it
Copies distributed department.
to MoHa and to whichever his subonates
country origin The of ingestng the promptly
begins
In quiet times the ecstasy happy routine
Important developments practice
cases tagged with their appropriate
matters settled by minor times as
these things different Mofat the
forming at the Half the he coseted
with Secretary OF State Corde Hull
WeleS his colleague, the adviser
James c. Dunn and the men who help the
MEATS are weighed and judged Instructions
and Ministers drafted in the careful
national intercourse The cables and nemnably,
records action reaction the history
In such post, Perrepon reasslring
figure tall rather heavy slightly
and modest QuIin his whole
been born him. probably product
small world of Victorian
one was every es cousin fortunes went back to merchant
lures often than industrial combinations orderly
gence and dependabilly greatly valued.
After 20 the diplomatic
corners OF the earth there still decidedly Victorian flavor
walk to the office long hard hours spirited
oldge game and bed reasonable horuch Moat
He is serious. He disikes aamboyance.
He is careful in his and in the pubcs business Above
all, he Of proportions
The stern daughter of the
gln1ly described, shout simply whisper
Mofat
Admirable they narrow
Perhaps Moffat might himself
things his
European history informed about
bother initiate having kind
And there public
through special insisting on
broad calm view of he facts His language moderate
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The purpose, II Frederic william Vile.
F.. D. r. ever really cherished it,
came to naught. But the well-in-
formed reporter who gave it cur
rency has never ceased to believe
that the scheme continued to dwell
in the Presidents bosom as some
thing which, could it ever be Sue
cessfully carried out, would fix his
place in history and assure him
immortality. The invitation to Hit
Ter and Mussolini to beat their peace
words into deeds bears a cousinly
resemblance to the grandiose plan
ascribed to Mr.. Roosevelt in 1886.
Doubtless the President was par
TALLY inspired to appeal to the die
tators last week by rising criticism
of him in the Senate at Washing
ton and in totalitarian quarters
abroad, to the effect that he has
become "War-monger." Recent
attacks by Senators George, Bridges
Vandenberg, Reynolds ct al. charg-
ing that Mr. Roosevelt, by pledging
support to the anti-aggression coali-
tlon is augmenting the danger of
American embodiment in European
war, naturally did not pass unno-
ticed at the White House. 1t is
logical to believe too, that the
President has become resentful OF
suggestions that he is 'fomenting
war to build up third-term senti-
ment. ContrariWise, master politi-
clan that he is, Roosevelt may
reckon, provided he does aspire to
another four years in the presi-
dency. that hardly anything he
could do, short of prompt re-estab-
lishment of prosperity. could sc
endear him to the American peo-
pie as the banishment of war fol
at least 10 years. He kept us out
of war" reelected Woodrow VIII
son % years ago Mightnt the
same slogan possibly do the trick
for another Democratic president
thirdterm prejudices to the con-
trary Notwithstanding?
tllC vi Vic
United States fleet in the Atlantic
this year was heralded at the time
of its transfer as purely temporary
measure, announcement of its re-
turn to the West Coast, at this
particular moment. has obvious in
ternational significance. Proclaimed
on the same day the President asked
Hitler and Mussolini to stack arms
and renounce aggression, Roosevelt
in effect signals to the totalitarian
autocrats that Uncle Sans armada
is in no respect to be considered
threat to them or that it is being
held on our East Coast for pros
pective employment in Europe. The
order to the fleet to go back to
San Pedro is diplomatic gesture
of the first magnitude.
* X X X
One afternoon this week the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co. will for the
first time put New Deal depart
mental press conference on the air
and over a coast-to-coast hookup
The cabinet officer selected for this
innovation is Secretary of Labor
Perkins. If possible, the broadcast
will be made directly from her
Office. The purpose is to show just
how the newspapers gather their
information at the source. The ar
rangers of the stunt believe listening
Evening star., 1939-04-17
Social Security Reports
Relief Case Rise of 40

The Social Security Board said
today that the number of cases
receiving general relief from public
funds in the District of Columbia
increased per cent during March,
with total of 1872 cases listed. At
the same time, the Districts obli-
cations incurred for relief extended
to these cases rose to $48,741, an
increase of 9 per cent.
The figures were made available
in general report on relief from
public funds in 109 urban areas
throughout the United States. The
countrywide average case increase
was per cent, and the obligation
increase 4 per cent.
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the winners will have their names
inscribed on plaque at their re-
spective schools.
Those who will be honored at the
dinner are Carl Gerber, Anacostia
High School, German Orphans
Home, 2100 Good Hope road Sc;
Arthur Thompson, Central High
School, 3101 Eighteenth street NV;
John S. Harris, Eastern High School,
1867 U street Sc; Jesse Mann, Con-
zaga High School, II Fifteenth
street NE; Fred Bach, Mckinley
Technical High School. 20 T street
NV; Kessler Johnston, Roosevelt
High School, 1911 Emerson street
NV: Edward Viehmeyer. St. Johns
College, 1888 Blagden avenue NV;
George Mccoy Musgrave. Western
High School, 3215. Morrison street
NV: Lewis Franklin Bond. Wood
row Wilson High School, 3738 Mill
tary road NV.
William j. Vaught is chairman of
the committee on arrangements for
the Civitan Club.