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Smyrna times., 1939-03-23

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Evening star., 1939-01-14
Presbyterian Home Gets
$4,000 Bequest

The Presbyterian Home of the
District of Columbia is left $4,000
under the terms of the will of Miss
Georgia Robertson of the Kenesaw
Apartments, who died here on Tues
day, the petition for probate, filed
yesterday in District Court. revealed.
Named as executor in the will,
drawn June II, 1884, was Robert c.
Turnbun of Bath, N. Y, who was
left $4,000 Of the estate, which was
valued at upward of 100000. Most
Of the estate Is in personal property
NOTES, bonds, stocks and mort
cages.
Attorney A. Coulter Wells of the
Union Trust Building filed the petit
tion on behalf of Mr.. Turnbull. The
Board of Pensions of the Presby-
terian Church in the United States
of America was given $4,000; $685.
600 goes to the American Bible So
ciety Of New York City; the Ameri-
can Tract Society gets $4,000 and
Bertha L. S. Colt of Altadena, Calf
is to get the income from $40, 900
under the will. The remainder of
the property is left in trust to Mr.
Turnbull for the sister of the testa-
trix-Mrs. Elizabeth r. Hamilton
Atlantic City. N. ].
Evening star., 1939-01-14
By the Associated Press.

~ sAcSS$AsSSN
Congress still believes there
ought to be q law"
Merely 5000 bills were introduced
in the first 10 days of the session.
Most of them are minor bills seek
ing to adjust some difference be-
tween a single individual and his
Government, but hundreds of them
propose new general laws.
A glance at the list indicates that
half the Congressman have plans
for solving the farm problem. Anti
lynching bills and pension proposals
are almost as numerous.
An imposing array Of Senators
and Representatives seems to think
the birthday of Gen. Casimir Pu-
laski, Revolutionary War hero,
ought to be made national holiday.
The same thing has been proposed
without success for years, but that
has not killed the idea.
A wide variety of generosities Is
proposed. One member wants to
provide parachutes for all airplane
passengers in the United States. :,
A few Congressman want to do
something for themselves and their
colleagues. They introduced bills to
let them hire additional clerks at
Federal expense, and to permit them
to collect benefit farm payments.
On the other hand, Representa-
tive Burdick, Republican, Of North
Dakota set out to make it illegal for
oratorically inclined members to ac-
cept payment for making speeches.
A brace of encouraging" bills
showed up among the early ar
rivals.
One would encourage inventive
genius" by permitting inventors to
deduct from the taxable income up
to $4,000 of their proceeds from
their creations. This would not ap-
ply, however, to the proceeds from
inventions of war materials.
Another measure was designed to
Evening star., 1939-01-14
Engineering Students
Opportunities Under
Civil Service Cited
information Program
Is Urged at Final
Council Session

A program to educate engineering
students in employment opportuni-
ties offered by the United States
Civil Service, the United States Pat
ent Office and other channels was
advocated by F. L. Bishop of the
University of Pittsburgh at today S
closing session of the American
Engineering Councils assembly at
the Mayhower Hotel.
Replying to the proposal, Dr.
William Mcclellan, president of the
council and head of the Potomac
Electric Power Co., said such a pro-
gram should be conducted through
and with the approval of profess
sional societies composing the coun-
ellis membership.
Russell s. Mcbride, Washington
consulting engineer and chairman
of the Patent Subcommittee of the
Council Committee on Public Affairs,
reported the councils study of the
monopoly aspects of patents was now
underway, with force of field and
office workers operating under an
| dllOIIueIlC Oh $LZ,oUU.
President Continues.
DR.. Mcclellan, serving a tWo-year
term, will continue as president of
the council for another year. Three
officers were reelected today. They
are Carroll o. Bickelhaupt, Amer
lean Telephone and Telegraph Co.,
New York City, and John S. Dodds
Iowa State College, Ames, Iowa, vice
presidents, and Leonard j. Fletcher
Caterpillar Tractor Co., Peoria, Ill.
treasurer. Other hold-over officers
with DR.. Mcclellan are Ralph E
Flanders, Springfield, VT, and Alon-
20 j. Hammond, Chicago, vice presi-
dents, and Frederick M. Feiker
Washington, executive secretary.
The Civil Service Com mission sys-
tenn for selecting Government engi.
neers yesterday was condemned by
Col. William Bowie, retired officer Of
the United States Coast and Geo.
detic Survey, at a forum meeting
yesterday.
Col. Bowie said the system is re.
Sponsible for selecting the culls re.
jected by private industry and send
ing them around to the Govern.
ment."
F. E. J. Stocking, technical exam.
liner Of the Civil Service Commission
replied generally to Col. Bowie's re.
marks, saying the present examina.
ton and registration system for en-.
0ineerS was efficient from the stand
point of its handling by the Civi
Service Commission. He said the
commission was endeavoring to CO.
operate in every way possible with
Federal agencies.
A defense of the Government re.
organization bill was delivered BY
Joseph Pratt Harris, director of re-
search for the Presidents Commit.
tee on Administrative Management
Evening star., 1939-01-14
New Republic Magazine
Not Communist, Dies Told

By the Associated Press.
The House Committee on Un-
American Activities received an
affidavit today from Bruce Bliven,
managing editor, denying that the
New Republic magazine was q Com
munist weekly.
The afddavit was sent in to deny
q statement made before the COM
mittee last October by Harper
Knowles and Ray Nimmo, who said
they represented the Radical Re-
search Committee of the California
American Legion.
This statement" Mr.. Bliven told
the committee, "is without any
foundation whatever In fact. The
New Republic Is not and never has
been a Communist organ Of any
kind, directly or indirectly.
1T is and always has been de-
voted to the discussion and defense
of American ideals. If the state
ment of Messrs. Knowles and Nimmo
had not been made before a con-
gressional committee and therefore
privileged, they would have laid
themselves open to libel action" I"
Evening star., 1939-01-14
Peace Committee
Backs President
On Neutrality Law
Group Seeks Distinction
Between Aggressor
And Victim Nations

Support Of President Roosevelt S
policy for peace as expressed in his
message to Congress on January 4
was pledged last night by the Com
mittee for Concerted Peace Efforts.
I'VE are in wholehearted agree
ment with his analysis of the grow
ing threats of aggression, of the
mounting dangers to the institutions
of religion, democracy and interna-
tional good faith, and of the un-
fortunate results Of a neutrality
policy which may encourage aggres-
sion and penalize the Victims" the
committees statement said.
The committee, headed by Clark
M. Eichelberger, national director
of the League of Nations Association,
is seeking enactment of an amend
ment to the Neutrality Act which
would permit distinction between
"aggressor" and victim" nations in
application of embargoes.
Among the other IA members OF
the group are James T. Shotwell
president of the League Of Nations
Association; Mary E. Woolley
chairman of the International Rela-
tions Committee, American Associa-
ton of University Women; Marion
M. Miller, executive secretary, Ma
tional Council of Jewish Women;
Charles G. Fenwick, president, the
Catholic Association for Interna-
tional Peace; Vera w. Beggs, chair
man of international relations, Gen.
eral Federation of Women's Clubs
and William w. Hinckley, chairman
of National Council, American Youth
Congress.
The modification in policy sought
by the committee was urged yester-
day by another peace organization
when a petition bearing the sigma
lures of ALMOST 200, 900 persons was
presented at the White House by q
committee Of the American League
for Peace and Democracy.
The petition claimed representa-
ton by the league of 800 organiza-
tions, boasting a total membership
of 7,441 1866.
Harry Lamberton, chairman Of
the Washington branch, headed the
committee.
Evening star., 1939-01-14

were skeptical, who argued that the
administration was intent on a tre-
mendously increased armament pro-
gram to take the minds Of the peo-
pie of domestic affairs-particularly
New Deal reverses-Said they were
pretty we'll satisfied. They pointed
out that the cost of the program was
far below what had been predicted
in some administration sources not
SO long ago. They pointed, also, to
the fact that the number of air
planes requested by the President
was not more than one-fourth the
number they had been led to be-
lieve would be demanded. And
they found the Presidents message
not nearly so bellicose as they had
expected it would be.
Didn't Mention Dictators.
The President did not discuss in
his message the air strength of
Italy, Germany and Japan. He did
not mention by name any of these
nations in an effort to compare their
military preparedness to that of
the United States. And yet it was
not long ago that those who were
supposed to be ION the inside" were
convinced that the President would
paint very definite picture of tow
ering air forces of the "aggressor
nations ready to pounce on the
United States or other American
republics after they had settled with
the more democratic nations of Eu-
rope and the Orient.
Well. such message did not ma
terialize. 1t is true that the Presi-
dent warned that world conditions
made it necessary for this country
to be prepared to defend itself. But
there was far less beating of drums
in this message than there was in
the Presidents annual message to
Congress. The President asked for
what he considered the immediate
minimum requirements for national
defense. And the program he laid
down he estimated to cost $552, ,O00,- :
900.
Moderate Tone Disarms Foes.
The moderate language of the
message, plus the comparatively
moderate recommendations it con-
tanned, left the antagonists Of larger
armaments programs with lit
tie to criticize. Senator Clark of
Missouri, who has been a very def
mite and outspoken critic Of greatly
increased ornaments, frankly stated
that he had been agreeably sur
prised. Mr.. Clark halls from q Sec
ton Of the country that has been
traditionally opposed to spending
huge amounts of money for armed
forces-from section that has been
regarded as extremely pacific.
1t would be q mistake, probably,
to say that there will be no opposi-
ton to the new program on Capt.
tol Hill. But it is safe to say there
will be very much less opposition
than might have been the case.
The details Of the program are still
Evening star., 1939-01-14
Bills Offered to Relieve
Tax Liabilities

Companion measures to ones al
ready introduced in the House, bills
which would relieve State and mu-
nicipal employees of liability for Fed
eral income taxes back to 1926 have
been introduced in the Senate by
Senators Green of Rhode Island
and Maloney of Connecticut, Demo-
Gratis.
Necessity for the legislation arises,
1t was explained, through q recent
Supreme Court decision empower
ing the Treasury Department to
collect taxes on such salaries from
1926 to the present.
Prior to the decision, immunity
of such employees had been observed
by the Federal department.
Evening star., 1939-01-14
Cumero Club Lectures

A series Of seven illustrated lee
lures on photography, one to be pre-
sented each month, has been ar
ranged by the Camera Club of the
Department of the Interior Recrea-
ton Association. The first will be
offered January "a by James r. Kie-
ley Of the National Park Service
former president of the club, in
room 4023 Of the Department of the
Interior Building.
Evening star., 1939-01-14

alu YOU may not think the issue
small " Foreigners wishing naturaized are required to
make an oath casting of their sovereign prince
who may have ruled them before Depart
men always Angphle has King England stu
the nominal sovereign prince poentate
naturally Woundng to the feelings
with some reason that the Free State good President
OF its and precious little affection King of England
Irish vote in Massachusetts, large
culvaung Cultvatng 1t, indeed, Lodge tradition The
grandfather OF the Senator giving annual
sharp twist to the British lions TAIL enjoyed large following
OF Massachusetts 1rshmen, who Demo-
Gratis His grandson worthy heir to the tradition was
distressed by the State Departments wounded
feelings of the Irish nationaists
Early last summer he wrote Secretary Hull
suggesting that it citizens of Fire
to renounce allegiance the English Department
anxious to avoid irritating the English did engeay
correspondence continued nermtenty days ago
when Lodge notified that by strange chance leading
Democratic Congressman from his chosen
offer bill making foreigner the
particular potene whose desired
BE- The Senator's immediate
Evening star., 1939-01-14
The Capital Parade
Lodges Irish Bill Master Stroke Of Politics, Would
End Need for Renouneine Allegiance to King <

BY JOSEPH ALSOP and ROBERT KINTNER.
the Washington assumed its normal
during congressional statesmen making
ments The deservng b searching for suitable
looking laid supplies
the peoples lawmakers
business playing politics.
This singular sport widely praccd but seldom accurately
understood object Of the please
number Of with least possible trouble expense the
Evening star., 1939-01-14
5000 Bills Prove Congress
Thinks There Ought to Be a Law

encourage travel in the United
States by Government cooperation
with tourist agencies.
In the face of all this legislative
enterprise, Representative Barton,
Republican, of New York doggedly
resumed his campaign to repeal a
law a week.-Mrs. far without sue
cess.
Evening star., 1939-01-14
Driver to Stand Trial
In Traffic Futulity

Ernest F.. Mckay, 80, Of 1341 S
street Sc, will stand trial in Police
Court under the Negligent Homicide
Act in connection with the traffic
death of Mrs. Gladys Karr, Is, of
134 Eleventh street Sc, 1t was
decided yesterday by a coroner's jury.
Mrs. Karr was fatally injured De-
cember 18 in collision in the 1900
block of Alabama avenue Sc. be-
tween the car in which she was rid
ing with Theodore Polling, 21, Of
5719 Fourth street NV. and a car
driven by Mr.. Mckay.
Evening star., 1939-01-14

following.
The only question raised by should
members of Congress be required be the
constituents? There few, both in the
who keep their time for themselves But cynical
sentative remarked Most of the House
quarters of doing little jobs home
In the Senate, of they're all statesmen,
spend about twohirds of every day."
Politics being what is the question unlikely
Meanwhile like
big problems and tries his people matters
exceedingly promising recruit for his party.
Evening star., 1939-01-14

a warning that third q
party" might the Democrats did not unite behind
policies Roosevelt pointed
Jacksons successor in the White House tried
politics" turned favor Of the candidate
moneyed interests that the American people
20 for another democratic leaderAbraham Lincoln
Lincoln Mr. Roosevelt remarked blandy President
only by the founding of party"
would the votes from operation?
the question practical politician would Roosves
little less than spinxke He said The generation Of
Americans by large majority intend keep going places
with the New Deal Do overlook this rising generation Its vote
Civilian Corps
which rang points for the allegiance youth
to the New Deal policies interesting that the c.
uniforms and that N Y A.
important part In the national defense program
Finally the President raised the whole political debate
where his conservative will feel uncomfortable They
dwees valleys antique parisanshp their breath
philosophy
generation Americans follow party which annrms the old
principle which broadly national in
its There yet Of voting
America whole than do half the members OF the
Senate while calm OF the c. c. c. have stood
the hills the glory Of this country spread before them with
out being tempted sell for the usual Of pottage
Added together Roosevels hints offered the Democratic
choice between last brief for the hhpo
promised warned his party that If they in
comfortable somebody eperhaps him
leadership Of a party
inside the old achieve the moral principle social
responsibility national secionam
class hatred in politics
Democratic Washington
heard too WELL They laughed Hal Ha in
Evening star., 1939-01-14

probably will re-
suit In q much
better r e lation-
ship b e t W e e n
the e x e c u tive
a n d legislative
branches Of the
Government.
. The action of
t h e H ou sc in
scrutinizing re-
lief appropria-
tions Is signif-
cant of a general
desire to exam
Inc GOV ern-
m e n t. expenses
Evening star., 1939-01-14
Unions to Hold Dance

The Allied Printing Trades Coun-
Gil of Washington will hold an en-
tertainment and dance Friday night
at the National Press Club. Chester
A. Montgomery, president of the
Stereotypers Union, is general chair
man of the, affair.
Evening star., 1939-01-14

cratic Senators
as Clark OF Mis-
souri, and Tyd-
ings of Mary
land, as well as
for S e n a t ors
Walsh of Mass
achusetts, chair
m an of the
N a val Affairs
Committee, and
s h e ppard Of
Texas, chairman
Of the Military
Affairs Commit
tee.
Democrats and
Evening star., 1939-01-14

be worth careful study. One
such Is the Irish naturalization
bill lately introduced by Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge. jr., Repub-
ncan, of Massachusetts.
The Lodge bill Is a simple
measure. 1t relieves citizens of
the Irish Free State desiring to
become naturalized Americans
from the necessity of renouncing
their somewhat less-than-tepid
allegiance to the King of Eng
Evening star., 1939-01-14

HE opinions of the rtts, on TIT. page their
nsce:sary The Stars Such optnons dfe presented n
readers although such opinions be contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1939-01-14

HiedSuIe oeallnG especially with
the case of Ireland.
The Lodge bill is a little
master stroke because it offends
no one but a few nervous State
Department officials. and en-
dears Lodge to a numerous group
Of the electorate. For the mat
ter Of that, it's probably a very
sensible bill. And Lodge is very
sensible to have introduced it,
for very politician who wishes to
must build himself a personal
Evening star., 1939-01-14
We, the People
Democrats, at Jackson Day Dinner, Hear
Roosevelt Make Toughest Speech
BY JAY FRANKLIN.


That section Of the Democratic which paid 500 apiece
attend the Jackson dinner Washington heard President
welt deliver the toughest speech Of his political Couched in
light delivered
MI. Roosevelt told his party to fall in nne-"or else
There points the address interest to the country
whole The first hint that he would veto
bill which proposed to turn Federal relief funds to the
Evening star., 1939-01-14

0CHLeB. 6pedKIIlH Oh A1luleW
jackson, the President said: "On
his very last day In the White
House he vetoed . bill supported
by many Of his own party blu
which surrendered to the States
and to q thousand, warning. petty
local interests, the Federal Gov
ernment's responsibility for hus-
banding the surplus funds in the
Federal Treasury for the benefit
of the whole Nation"
Evening star., 1939-01-14
By G. GOULD LINCOLN.

President Roosevelt's 8 new national
defense program, sent to Congress
Thursday, was well received on Cap
itol Hill. That goes for such Demo-
Evening star., 1939-01-14
Thrift
Rolling Up in
Congress
Brakes on Spending,
However, Provide
No Alternative
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

This is certainly an independent
minded Congress. The charge Of
rubber stamp" can no longer be
made and, II the truth be known, It
Evening star., 1939-01-14
It's Different
BECAUSE

BECAOSE:-
Father Johns
Medicine Is not
"just another cold
remedy" It not
only helps break
up colds, but
builds up the
body.
IT'S healthful,
nourishing ele.
mentsa aid inmain-
MullIlS SWCAA6 sAAs
vigor and vitality.
Its use by mil
lions Of people
during "a years
Is the strongest
possible proof OF
value.
. .soA0 aAxAA Ar
Evening star., 1939-01-14

stead OF Ha! Ha! Hal" They
clapped their hands with notice.
able lack of abandon. They
WINGED slightly at the Presidents
uncomfortable words and were
frankly relieved when Speaker
Bankhead led them back into the
more familiar realms of old-style
Democratic spellbinding. But my
impression is that the country as
whole liked the Presidents
speech and that the Younger
Evening star., 1939-01-14
VERY IMPORTANT

Treats Inside: No Injurious Drug
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-03-27

hats and white vests that the real thing may look like a fraud. There have been Senators who look like that. There are some now. But Jim won't let the movies make them all look like that even if it spoils some of the romance. Jim knows that the Senate is made up of honest men, smart ones, good lawyers. hacks. farmers, and a few spirited into public life from no place in particu- lar
 It is just an average body of men, such as you might find any place. But once dumped into the Senate they become a bsSy Of men like no other in the whole world
 Quite a task for Jim to put over that point-especially as a technical director
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-03-27
BELLE ISLAND
 HEALTH SPRING
 INCORPORATED
Miss Harrington, ziegler, Ellis Form St5O,OOO Enterprise

Capitalized at $150OO0, The Health Springs, Inc, today was granted incorporation papers at the office of Territorial Auditor Frank Boyle
 Anna Harrington of Belle Island, operator for many years of the Belle Island Hot Springs, is an incor- porator, along with R. V. Ellis and A. H. Ziegler of Ketchikan
 Miss Harrington. on recent trip to Juneau, said she planned to build a new hotel at the resort this spring. Under it's incorporation papers the concern is allowed to operate hot mineral and medicint l establishment. deal in real estate and conduct hotels, stores, baths, swimming pools. sanatoriums, fish ing and hunting lodges and operate water and aid transportation sys- tems, ice-making plant and power projects.
 Stock is divided into 150.000 shares of Sl par value. Debt limit speci- fled in incorporation papers is Sl,- 100000.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-03-27

tell the story of Brilliant Young 1 Senator coming tG town to make the world over. Somehow romance gets tangled up in it but that is for Ca pra to worry about Capra was just little fearful that in his effort to put romance in the Senate he might overdo the thing, get the atmos- phere wrong. or slight an important tradition and make the film seem silly.
 It is Jim's job to prevent that, He is Senate tradition incarnate. He is a slender, tallish fellow about 55 who looks so much like Prime Minister Chamberlain that he was used as the main course at Grid iron Banquet skit on Chamberlain. He looks that way without dress ing up. It is natural. He even wears the black homburg, although he doesn't carry tn, umbrella, yet
 Jim came to the Senate gallery the year before the Spanish Ameri- can War. He stayed through the World Oar and the war against the depression. He has known every Senator well since 1895. The country is full of managing editors who were broken in to the Wash ington newspaper business by Jim Preston, as head of Ne press gall lery.