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The Washington times., 1939-01-04

rs their public would take for one season.?
The papers are fairly overflowing with key
notes sour notes, and other declarations all
Of which the public agree with, depending
altogether on which side they happen to be
with at the moment Politicians pointing with
pride and businessmen viewing with alarm
Cor caution). But of all the statements pro
and con think the one of Speaker Bankheads
was to the point and chuckfull of sense: and
this applies to all factions and parties,
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
Hitler's Plane Goal

OUNCE Munich, Germany has
~ been turning out 1000
planes a month. a staggering
total. What Hitler seems to want
mostly are those long-range
bombers. He has one plant work
ing on a three-shift, day-and-
night basis. producing nothing
but these ships.
Recently he completed a new
factory which was supposed to
be devoted to small fighting
ships, but which has now turned
out to be another long-range
bomber factory.
In the past six months, Ger
many has completed two other
plants buried in forests. So far
these two factories have been
working only on a one-shift
basis, turning out small ships.
If Hitler can train the me-
chanics and skilled workmen
necessary to run these three
new plants on a three-Shift
basis, he could turn out an
unbelievable number of planes.
Right now he has about 1000
persons working in his aviation
plants, compared to $4,000 in
the U. S. He is supposed to be
training 100000 young men as
workers and mechanics.
Aviation men say they know
It sounds incredible) that Hit
ler's planned facilities could
turn out $4,000 planes a year.
and this is his goal.
The Washington times., 1939-01-04
Behind the News By Paul Nalyon

CWorld Copyright. 1889. by King Fea-
cures Syndicate, Inc. All Rights Re
served. Reproduction in Full or Part
Strictly PrOhibited.)
nON'T ASK HOW, but Presi-
~ dent Roosevelt had a better
line than has yet been published
on the fighting plane strength of
the major nations when he sat
down 20 write his message to
Congress.
Data in good quarters showed
the lineup at the time of the
Munich peace arrangement was
approximately this (remember
these figures refer only to air
planes ready to fight and not to
observation, commercial and
other types):
Frsnce-About 600, of which
300 were nearly ineffective and
obsolete; just about enough to
patrol the Maginot Line eff
GENTLY. leaving none to defend
Paris.
Great Britain-1,500.
ltaly-3,000 to 1000, or about
twice as many as Britain and
France together.
Germany-10,OOO She really
had them and, more Important,
she had in that number about
1,500 long-range bombers, big
ships capable of flying to South
America from any African
colonly which might be returned
to her (but not to the United
States, unless on a suicide ven
ture).
United StateS-Between 100
and 1900.
This explains Munich and
more recent developments as
well as anything.
Evening star., 1939-01-06
King Again Heads
Senate D. {. Committee

Senator William H. King of Utah
again was chosen chairman of the
Senate District Committee at a
meeting of the Democratic Steering
Committee today, which also elected
Senator Bailey of North Carolina to
fill the important Craftsmanship of
the Commerce Committee.
Senator King for several weeks
had been seriously considering Civ
ing up the District chairmanship,
but was urged to remain in that post
at today's conference. He has been
chairman for the past five years
and has been active in considering
local legislation throughout his
career in both branches of, Congress.
Senator Bailey succeeds the late
Senator Copeland of New York as
head of commerce. Other. chair
manships filled today were:
Committee on manufactures, SEN
ator Overton of Louisiana; patents,
Senator Bone of Washington; pen
sions, Senator Minton of Indiana.
The conference did not decide on
a new Democratic member for the
District Committee to fill an exist
ing vacancy. New Democratic Sen
ators were given their committee
assignments and several other Sen
ators moved up to more important
committees.
Evening star., 1939-01-06
Brokers Insured Presidents
Life in 1888 to Protect Selves
Stock Firm Took. Out 81 5000 Policy,
Fearing Death Would Upset Market

swered only by the person whose
life was assured.
The board noted in its opinion
that Edward c. Fielder, member
of the firm, conceived the idea of
insuring the Presidents life.
There was general opinion in
the minds of brokers, dealers and
the partners that there would be
better conditions in the country and
that market prices of securities
would continue to rise" the board
said. "One of the factors they con-
sidered in forming this opinion was
that new administration had come
in and they believed that the Presi-
dent of the United States had been
given great powers and that it would
be calamity if anything should
happen to business at that time"
Expenditure Held Unnecessary.
At another point the board said:
1T is doubtful whether the ex-
penditure was necessary even in the
sense of being appropriate and
helpful with due regard for the
theories that influence members of
the co-partnership in making large
expenditure.
Even in-the considerations of the
members of the co-partnership, it
does not appear from the record
that they thought there was any
condition prevalent throughout the
United States that created any
emergency for or imminent danger
to the business of dealers in securi-
ties such as to warrant obtaining
such contracts
Evening star., 1939-01-06
13- -Yeor-0|d Boy Slain by Detective
In Trap Set for Extortionist

dummy package in milk bottle
on the porch.
The detective said the boy walked
up to the porch and bent over the
bottles.
stop where you are" Sergt. Flood
said he shouted. The boy ran. The
detective asserted he fired warning
shot over David's head, and another
at his feet, the second charge strik-
ing the boy in the back.
Finding an otherwise unaccounted-
for dime in the boys pocket, police
theoriZed the real extortionist had
feared an ambush and bribed David
to get him the milk bottle.
They declared the note was the
work of an adult. Officers also traced
a threatening telephone call to Miss
Walsh as having come from a drug
store. The druggist said the call
had been placed by tall, dark man.
Evening star., 1939-01-06
Won Schneiders
Listed Socially.
Six of Them
By the Associated Press.


SIOUX FALLS, S. OAK, Jan. g.
The 1899 edition of the Social Direc-
tory of the United States. which car
ries the foreword that "the stand
ard for eligibility has been extremely
high" lists the names of Mr.. and
Mrs. F. A. Won Schneider among the
South Dakotans this year.
The Won Schneiders were described
as members Of the Minnehaha
Country Club and graduates of
Heidelberg University. Their four
children were listed as Mimi, Hans,
Gretel and Sophia.
Inquiry developed that the Won
Schneiders and their children are
Dachshund thoroughbreds belonging
to T. M. Bailey, an attorney. How
they happened to be listed in the
directory was not disclosed.
Evening star., 1939-01-06
By the Associated Press.

A Board Of Tax Appeals decision
disclosed today that a New York
stock trading firm bought insur-
ance on the life of President Roose-
velt in 1888 on the assumption his
death would upset market values.
The board ruled that the pre-
MUM on the Roosevelt policy could
not be deducted from the taxable
income of partners of the firm.
The policy, providing for payment
OF 10000 British pounds sterling
(about $4,000 in 1889 in the event
of the Presidents death was de-
scribed by the board as wholly
unique in the business history of
this country" 1t was issued May
l6, 1888, to Jacquelin and De Cop
pet, New York, by the Equity and
Law Life Assurance Society of
London.
In its income tax return for 1888,
the partnership deducted the cost
of premiums, $23,l02, as business
expense. This was disallowed by the
commissioner of internal revenue.
Protection Given as Reason.
In line with the commissioner
ruling, the board decided that Her.
man Goedel of the partnership could
not deduct from his taxable income
$1,211 which he said was his share
of the premiums.
The purpose of the policy, the
firm said, was protection of in
vestments." Provisions for medical
examination were waived along with
other questions that could be an
Evening star., 1939-01-06
New York Taxi Drivers
End Three-Duy Strike
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-New Yorks
taxicab drivers returned to work
today, ending their three-day strike,
following elections last night to pick
a bargaining agent to meet with
their employers.
John G. Moore of the State Labor
Board, who supervised the polling,
announced the Transport Workers
Union &C. I. o. was chosen bar
gaining agent for six of the % COM
panies involved in the balloting. In
other companies, unafiliated unions
were selected.
Results of three elections still re-
main in doubt, Mr.. Moore said, be-
cause of challenges.
The T. w. U. called the strike
Tuesday. demanding wage increases,
a nine-hour day and vacations for
drivers.
Evening star., 1939-01-06
Girl, 7, Fatally Injured
In Auto Accident

Barbara Ann Sewers, 2-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Burton
Sewers. Washington, was struck and
injured fatally by an automobile
driven by Arthur L. White. 80.
Lynchburg, Va, on the Centerville-
Manassas road, near Bull Run. Va,
shortly before noon today, Fairfax
County police reported. The child,
taken to a physician in Manassas,
died of a fractured skull and other
injuries.
According to A. w. Mills, State
game warden, who went to the scene
of the accident, the child was visit
ing at the home of her grandparents.
Mr.. and Mr.. Luther Griffith, Of near
Manassas. The grandmother had
crossed the road to a mailbox and
just as she started back the child,
standing on the opposite side, ran
toward her and into the path of
the automobile.
Deputy Sheriff Henry T. Magarity
said no charges would be placed
against the driver. An inquest will
be held later In Manassas.
Evening star., 1939-01-06
BY DON S. WARREN.

Polntedly and repeatedly urging
the need for experienced and capa- :
BILE" administrators for the Districts
relief machinery, Burdette G. Lewis,
special investigator, called for a re-
view of every case now receiving
grants, in the fourth section of his
report, made public today.
He recommended also a more care
ful appraisal of every w. P. A.
accepted, but unassigned, worker and
every unprovided-for family.
Mr.. Lewis argued his Investigation
had showed that SILT, 1886 could be
saved" annually and transferred
from "unproftable or doubtful" pur-
poses to necessary uses by the adop-
tfon of the extensive program for
revamping the relief machinery
which he had recommended.
Had there been sufficient time. he
continued, or enough investigators
to probe through more case loads.
1T is undoubtedly correct to state
that a much larger number of i'm
proper cases could have been
proved" He claimed savings made
so far amounted to three or four
times the $4,000 spent on the probe.
Sees Basis for Yardstick.
In the course of a general discus
sion. Mr.. Lewis report states:
I'm order to determine the ade-
quacy and inadequacy Of individual
grants, we believe, for the first time
in America, we have attempted to
lay the foundations for the later de-
velopment of relief and social Sc
curity yardsticks.
Our expert conferees are conf
dent that we have at least made a
beginning of lifting this subject out
OF the sentimental, sinister and
simian stew into which relief, So
clal security, public welfare, educa-
ton and employment were plunged
by the agricultural def1ation of 1921
in the United States"
The report contained new blasts
(See REIIEF Page All
Evening star., 1939-01-06
Mob in Indiu Kills Major
For Trying to Halt March
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
CUTTACK, India, Jan. GA mob
carrying slaves beat to death Mai.
Reginald Louis Bazalgette, political
agent of Orissa Province, when he
attempted to halt its march today
on the palace of the Rajah of Ran
pur.
An Indian officer was injured Sc
riously. The trouble followed the
arrest of several members of Praj
Mandal, banned political organiza-
ton, which demanded increased
participation by the people in the
government.
Maj. Bazalgette fired upon the
demonstrators when they refused to
disperse, British reported, and killed
two of them.
Evening star., 1939-01-06
Federal Water Use
A Factor in Loss
To District
Hozen Says Lond-Areo
Fiscal Policy Is Step in
Right Direction, However
This is the second in series
OF articles.
BY ]. A. O'LEARY.

Ihe land area required for Gov
ernment purposes would be a much
fairer measure of the percentage
of national payment toward upkeep
of Washington than the unscientific
lump sum policy, but loss of revenue
from tax-exempt property is only
one Of number of factors that
justify more liberal Federal share
in the city's expenses.
This is illustrated by the latest
comment from Commissioner Hazen,
who again commended Senator
Overton, Democrat, of Louisiana for
suggesting the land-area formula.
but at the same time pointed out
the Federal Government also should
share in the cost of the water sys-
tenn. Although the Government is
a heavy user of water, the system
has been maintained for a number
of years entirely out of the rates
paid by priavte consumers.
The Commissioner further cited
the monumental scale on which 10
cal Improvements must be planned
to harmonic with the development
of a National Capital.
Cites Ownership Ratio.
He called attention also to how
the amount of Federally-owned
property has been added to in recent
years, with corresponding decrease
in privately owned property, and
predicted that if this trend should
continue at the same rate for 13
years, the Federal Government
would own as much as is priavtely
owned.
The Commissioner emphasized,
however, that he regards Senator
Overton's suggestion for a definite
fiscal relations formula based on area
OF Federal land ownership as some
thing worth following through"
Mr.. Hazen predicted that if the
plan were adopted, the citys tax
burden of the last two years could
be modified by returning the real
estate rate SITS to $3.50 per 500 of
assessed value. He does not believe
any other features of the tax pro-
gram would be affected, because of
the need for permanent improve
ments, including school, health,
(see d. c. FORMULA, Page A-40
Evening star., 1939-01-06
BY the Associated Press.


EAST ST. LOUIS, ILL.,, Jan. GA
13-year-old boy slain here in trap
set for an extortionist apparently
was the unwilling dupe of the man
sought, police declared today.
The boy was identified by a neigh
Dor as David Kaempf; son of MIS-.
Philona Kaempf, a widowed house.
keeper.
Detective Sergt. Clifford Flood re-
ported firing the fatal blast from his
riot gun as the boy fed from the
porch Of Miss Kathryn Walsh last
night.
Miss Walsh, rs, earlier in the
evening reported receiving a note
threatening death unless $50 were
placed in q milk bottle on her porch.
Sergt. Flood and two patrolmen
hid in the Walsh home after placing
Evening star., 1939-01-06
Coolidge
Concert
On WkAL

A broadcast of another
Library of Congress chamber
music concert will be heard
over WMAL tomorrow at 4::3O
pm. The Coolidge String
Quartet will play "Hagio-
grapha," three Biblical mar
ratives for string quartet and
piano by Frederick jacob.
The present Library of Con-
gress series is sponsored by the
Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge
Foundation. The broadcasts
are arranged through the CO.
operation of The Star and the
National Broadcasting Co.
Evening star., 1939-01-06
B, the Associated Press.

BERLIN, Jan. 6.-Chancellor Hit
ler was regarded by competent OBJ
servers today as having taken an
other major step toward realization
of Nazi determination to dominate
Europe east of the Rhine.
This was believed to have been the
meaning of Hitler's three-and-a-
quarter-hour meeting with Col. Jo-
seph Beck. Polish foreign minister,
at the chancellors Obsersalzberg
home yesterday.
Information in reliable quarters
indicated that Hitler sounded out
Beck on whether Poland was ready
to cooperate in realizing Nazi
dreams.
The Nazis consider France and
Britain withdrew from continental
affairs through the Munich Czecho-
Slovak agreement and that all of
North, Central and Southern Europe
is their sphere of direct influence.
Poland is perhaps the most likely
objector.
Nazis base their claims to this
vast section of the continent on the
contention that German minorities
live in all its sections, and that these
Germans must be given the right to
recognize Hitler as their leader and
live as do Germans within the Reich.
Behind this stands the frequently
repeated Nazi desire to have access
to raw materials of the rich Soviet
Russian Ukraine.
Different plans for consummation
of these desires are discussed here
often. One, in which Poland would
share-and Hitler was believed to
have felt his way on the matter yes
terday-would seek to give Poland
direct and Germany indirect rule
over an autonomous Ukraine, in
Guiding that part of the Ukraine now
in Poland and also the Russian Uk-
raine.
The theoretically autonomous Uk-
| (See GERMAN pooe Az
Evening star., 1939-01-06
By ths Associated Press.

by tI1S hSSOCldleQ FIeSS.
ROME, Jan. 6. - Trustworthy
sources said today that Premier Mus
solini was studying a United States
proposal for settlement Of some Jew
ish refugees in Ethiopia.
They indicated Jewish colonization
Of some regions of italian East Africa
was among proposals In a memo
randum from President Roosevelt
which Ambassador William Phillips
delivered to Premier Mussolini last
Tuesday.
Mussolini, they said, showed an
encouraging attitude
The Fascist Grand Council already
has provided a way for this, having
announced on October Z that anti
Semitic restrictions did not exclude
the possibility of conceding con-
trolled immigration of Jews into
some zone of Ethiopia, even defect
ing such emigrations from Palestine" J"
Have Two Months to Leave.
Foreign Jews in italy, many of
them refugees from Austria after
the German annexation, have little
more than two months to leave the
country under the decree expelling
them by March IL.
How many of the estimated 1880
affected by the decree have left is
not known, but the number likely is
small because of immigration re-
structions of countries to which they
might 60.
Informed sources indicated some
of Italys approximately 200 Amer
lean Jews would be allowed to re-
main. The United States Embassy
has been given assurance that Ital-
ian authorities would consider max
ing exceptions in individual cases.
The Fascist newspaper II Messag-
gero, meanwhile, charged that Presi-
dent Roosevelt in his defense speech
to Congress supported Jewish plu-
tocracy which has declared war on
authoritarian states"
The press charged Mr.. Roosevelt
had "succumbed to the infamous in
f1uence of Jewish-controlled SUPER
capitalism under the disguise of hu-
manitarianism."
Two Objects Seen.
II Messaggero, adhering to the
view OF German newspapers, saw
two objects of the speech:
First, to persuade the people of
the United States of the necessity of
new colossal ornaments desired by
Evening star., 1939-01-06
800 Crack Shots to Diibouti

MARSEILLE, France, JAN. 6
P).-High army and naval ofilcials
reviewed 300 Senegalese sharpshoot-
ers boarding a steamer today for
Djibouti. French port on. the Gulf
of Alden. This was the second con-
tingent sent to reinforce the little
colony within q week.
Evening star., 1939-01-06
3O-Ounce Buby Dies

ADA, Okla, Jan. 6 R.-A baby
girl who weighed only pound II
ounces at her premature birth died
today after three days Of life in an
incubator.
Evening star., 1939-01-06
Cold Kills 81 in Turkey

ISTANBUL, Turkey, Jan. 6 R.-
Intense cold and blizzards in remote
sections of Anatolia VAsiatic Tur-
key have taken 80 lives and caused
widespread suffering in recent days.
Evening star., 1939-01-06
CorreII Boby Dies

HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Jan. 6 (R.-
Less than "a hours after birth, an
infant daughter born to Mrs. Charles
j. Correll, wife of ANDY" of the
radio team of Amos n Andy" died
today in a Hollywood hospital.
Evening star., 1939-01-06
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BUDAPEST, Jan. 6.-The Hun
garian government reported today
two Czecho-Slovak artillery bonn
bardments of the border city of
Munkacs in a pitched battle be-
tween Czecho-Slovak and Hungarian
forces.
Reports OF the battle, involving
cannon, tanks and armored cars,
spread wave of excitement through
the nation. Munkacs is in the ter
ritory Czecho-Slovakia ceded to
Hungary two months ago.
High officials of the government
met in continuous conference.
The foreign Office announced that
a strong protest had been made to
Prague, charging violation of Hun
gary's border. 1t said the German
and Italian legations in Budapest
had been informed
Hungary valves all responsibility
for what may happen an official
statement warned.
Hotel Is Bombed.
Official advices said both sides
had suffered casualties In the first
bombardment, they said, hotel,
motion picture theater and the
Munkacs Municipal Theater were
struck by CZecho-Slovak shells.
The Hungarian official news
agency said a second barrage began
at 2:20 pm. 1920 am, E. S. To.
It reported four hits on buildings
of the city, which was part of the
award of 4,875 square miles of
Czecho-Slovak territory made to
Hungary by Italian-German media
ton at Vienna last November g
Hungarian military authorities re-
ported at pm. 90 am, E. S. TJ
that the assault of the invaders" had
been repulsed all along the line but
intermittent shelling of Munkacs
was continuing. Most of the she'll
fire, they said, was concentrated on
the residential district, but occa-
sionally projectiles fell in the busi-
ness section.
Vague reports of what Czecho-
Slovaks regarded as number of
brawls' in the Munkacs region
were made to Prague. Lack of
details was ascribed to poor
communications, but the Hun
garian reports were considered
exaggerated.
Gater the Hungarian Charge
d'Affaires called at the foreign
Office and lodged protest which
charged that Czecho-Slovak
troops had invaded the region of
Munkacs.
(Czecho-Slovak officers at
tached to the Joint Hungarian
Czecho-Sl Border Delimita-
ton Commission we're ordered to
the scene of the incident Re-
ports here indicated that only
small detachment of Czecho-
Slovak troops was stationed in
that area)
Munkacs-also called Mukacevo-
200 miles northeast of Budapest, lies
in a strategic region in the Carpa-
THAN Mountains where Czecho-
Slovak, Hungarian, Rumanian and
Polish borders come close together.
Two hundred miles to the east lies
the Soviet Ukraine.
Bulletins Are Broadcast.
The Hungarian radio sidetracked
all other programs to give frequent
bulletins on the reported hostilities.
tSee BATTLE. page A-4D
Evening star., 1939-01-06
D. T.. Relief Prober
Calls for Review Of
EveryCase
Lewis Claims Study
Opens Way to Saving
OF $717,138 Annually
BACKGROUND

Methods of administering pub
lie relief funds in the District
haze been attacked in first three
sections OF Uoluminous report
submitted to Congress by Bur-
dette G. Le1DiS, 1Uho conducted
investigation of entire relief
structure. He has charged.
among other things, that fraud
and "chiseling" haze resulted
from "lackadaisicaP methods of
administration of relief monevs.
Evening star., 1939-01-06
Italy Is Studying
u. ). Plan 10 Aid
Jewish Refugees
Roosevelt Said to Have
Proposed Colony
In Ethiopia
BACKGROUND

Roosevelt proposals on provid-
ing places for Je1Dish refugees
to go ,Uere giuen Mussolini Tues
day By Ambassador Phillips. II
Duce is said to haze shoWn EN-
couraging attitude" Italy has
ordered foreign JeUs to leupe.
The decree goes into effect March
IL. 1t affects estimated 1850.
Evening star., 1939-01-06
Hitler Seeks Poland S
Views on Plan 10
Dominate Ukraine
Possibility Of Aid in
Aims Sought in
Talk With Beck
BACKGROUND

While Germany is seeking to
ertend its influence through
North, Central and Southern Eu-
rope The immediate Objective is
domination OF uast Ukraine sec
ton. Access is sought to rd,U ma
terials OF rich Soviet territory.
Germany also desires immediate
return of Danztg and Memel and
recognition OF influence in Lithu-
ania, EStonid and LdtUid.