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Evening star., 1939-12-06
Three Groups Taking
War Aid Funds Suffer
Revoked Registration
State Department Acts -
Because of Failure
To Comply With Rules

The State Department disclosed
today that it had revoked the
registrations of three organizations
soliciting funds for relief purposes
in the countries at war in Europe
because of failure to comply with
the strict rules and regulations set
up under the Neutrality Act.
Two other organizations whose
registrations were revoked for
similar reasons have been restored
to the list permitted to carry on
fund solicitations on assurances that
they would comply with all regula-
tions in the future.
The organizations whose registra-
tions were revoked and not restored
so far were listed as:
The Association Franco-Amer-
icaine des Parrains ct Marraines de
Guerre des U. S. A. which had been
organized to solicit funds for use in
France.
Connecticut Bureau.
The Connecticut Radio Bureau,
Meriden. Conn. which was soliciting
funds for use in Poland.
Walter Golanski and Edmund P.
KrotkieWicz, co-partners of Polish
Radio Programs Bureau Ham
tramck, Mich. which was collecting
funds for use in Poland
The State Department showed a
total of 208 organizations and per-
sons, including those which had
been revoked and II others whose
registrations were withdrawn at
their own request. had registered
with the department under the sec
ton Of the Neutrality Act govern
ing the solicitation and collection
of contributions to be used for med
ical aid and relief in the countries
at war.
Six organizations were reported
in good standing in the Washington
area. three of them soliciting funds
for use in Poland. two for France
and one for Great Britain.
Local Organizations.
The local organizations soliciting
funds for Poland were listed as:
The Polish Club of Washington,
1882 Georgia avenue NV.
The International Artists Com
munity Club, 701 Barr Building.
The Gen. Gustav Orlicz Dreszer
Foundation for Aid to Polish Chill
dren, 209 Heurich Building.
Those collecting for France are:
The Central Spanish Committee
for Relief of Refugees, CAT Earle
Building, and Mrs. Carroll Green
ough, 1408 Thirty-first street NV.
Mrs. Walter R. Tuckerman, Edge
moor, Bethesda, Md, was listed as
authorized to solicit funds for use in
Great Britain.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Park Saving Dividend
Ready for Distribution

All will be in readiness tomorrow
morning at 9 o'clock to begin dis
tribution of the 100000 dividend to
1000 depositors of the defunct
Park Savings Bank at the special
Office of the receiver, 1913 Park
road NV.
In explaining this today, John F.
Moran, the receiver, emphasized
that checks have all been written
and signed. but cannot be delivered
to depositors unless they present
their receivers certificates.
The temporary Office is on the
second floor of the post Office build
ing, near the corner of Fourteenth
street and Park road NV. The
doors will be open from 9 am. to
8 pm. tomorrow and Friday, but
will close on Saturday and on busi-
ness days thereafter at pm.
The dividend amounts to 1872 per
cent of the funds each depositor
had in the bank when it closed in
1888. 1t is to be distributed to
general creditors of the bank. An
other special dividend to depositors
in the bank in 1929 will be ready
for distribution shortly after the
first OF the year." Mr.. Moran said.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Mrs. Jane Ellen Wills
Dies After Brief Illness

Mrs. Jane Ellen Wills, 80, widow
of Herman E. Wills, former legisla-
tive representative of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, died
yesterday after brief illness at her
home, 1926 'Crittenden street NV.
A native of Milwaukee, Wis, Mrs.
Wills came to Washington q years
ago with her husband. After his
death several years ago she re-
manned resident of this city.
She is survived by daughter
Mrs. Tilman Bacon Parks, wife OF
the former United States Represent
ative from Arkansas, living in
Washington; grandson, John Law
renee Bischoff. local attorney.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. tomorrow at the home. with
burial in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Trapped

DENVER, Dec. 6 (P.-"1 fell
through coal chute and I'm trying
to get out" said a young man police
found in the basement of cafe.
He certainly should have been
able to get out" Sergt Lee Raedel
said. HE had croWbar and file"
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Congress Members
To Attend Rites for
Santiago |g|esias
Services Are Expected
To Be Held Tuesday
In San Juon

Resident Commissioner Santiago
1glesias of Puerto Rico probably will
be buried Tuesday in San Juan, it
was learned today The body of the
67-year-old former labor leader who
became his countrys Envoy will be
taken home aboard a ship, leaving
New York tomorrow morning.
A company of Senators and Rep
resentativeS will be on hand for
the funeral. Two Senators, not yet
named, and four Representatives are
to form the honC- guard. Tho latter
group probably will include Rep
resentatives Marvin Jones of Texas
Lex Green of Florida. Joe l.. Smith
of West Virginia and w. Sterling
Cole of New York.
AS plans for the funeral went
ahead today speculation as to Mr.
Iglesias successor arose. With no
elections in Puerto Rico until No
vember. 1910. the Governor will ap-
point a temporary successor, In
sular officials said special session
of the Legislature may be necessary
Meanwhile President Roosevelt
and other prominent Americans paid
tribute to Mr.. Iglesias, who died
yesterday in Garfield Hospital of
pernicious malaria. The President
said he was 'aWfully sorry to hear
of his death, adding. he was a
very old friend of mine
President William Green of the
American Federation Of Labor said
the sudden death of Santiago
Iglesias is a great loss to the labor
movement"
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Christmas
Continued From First Page)

brown, but she can still rough-house
with her children and play with
them the games that don't need toys
Her greatest dread now is Christ
mas. There are so many questions
she won't be able to answer. She
cannot put her faith, like the chill
dren, in a department store Santa
Claus.
For this mother. for hundreds of
other mothers who dread those ques-
tions, Christmas morning can be
bleaker than any other morning
or it can be something pretty special
The difference is in your hands
If you would like a family. some
family you have never seen, to have
a real Christmas mo" ming, you can
send a dollar, or 10 dollars, or even
a few dimes. to The Star cashier
Your gift will be acknowledged in
the news columns and acknowledged
many times again in the thoughts
of mothers like Mrs. Higgins.
Or if you would like a child to
have new toy to unwrap Christmas
Day, you can plan to attend one of
the toy matirees where your ticket
of admission is one new toy.
And on Christmas morning you'll
have the good feeling inside that
none of the gifts under your we'll
lighted tree can bring you. We call
it the "Christmas heart"
Evening star., 1939-12-06
YueosIov Ship Hits Reef
OFF Dominion Republic
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
PORT-AU-PRINCE. Haiti, Dec. 6.
The 3,508ton Yugoslav motorship
Drava sent out an sos stating she
had struck reef off the north coast
of the Dominican Republic today,
but added that she hoped to make
the nearest Haitian port under her
own power.
The sos said she struck the
reef 40 miles northwest of Puerto
Plata and was taking water fast.
Puerto Plata is IS miles east
of the Dominican Haitian border.
There are several Haitian ports in
this part of the island.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Vincent
Continued From First Page)

NSolltAlUCO f1olll T IA 81 Z ago.
panied by Ellie Lescot, Haitian Min
lister to the United States: L. E.
Etheart, chief engineer of the re-
public's public works department.;
Georges Heraux chief agriculturist:
Dr.. Rulx Leon. head Of the sanitary
service; Tirenne Carrie, chief of
protocdf, Col. Gustave Laraque,
commander of northern grade dis
trict. and Capt Arnaud Merceron,
chief of the presidential military
household.
Among those at the station to-
greet them were Capt. Daniel CAL
laghan. President Roosevelt's naval
aide; Maj. Horace Smith. senior
White House military aide; Law
renee Duggan, chief of the State
Department Division Of American
Republics: George Summerlin. chief
Of protocol of the State Department;
DR.. l.. S. Rowe, director general of
the Pan-American Union; Pedro de
Alba, assistant director of the PAN
American Union, and James c.
Dunn, adviser to Secretary Hull on
political affairs.
Evening star., 1939-12-06

Before 1900 there were 40 medical
schools in the South.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Seven Families Routed
By Apartment Blaze

A fire of undetermined origin in
the basement Of new apartment
house, at 1855 Forty first street N.ws
shortly after 2 am. today routed
seven families.
Though quickly extinguished by
firemen. smoke from the blaze
seeped through the building and
caused the tenants to leave until
the sturucture was aired.
William R. Bailey, IS, colored jan.
tier, discovered the fire In his base.
ment quarters when he returned
home. The fire, he said, apparent
ly started in a corner of his living
room.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
u. 5. Reorganization
Increases Expenses,
House Members Say
Big Gain in Personnel
Seen by Dirksen. Tober,
Unnamed Democrat

BACKGROUND
After a fight exceeded in bit
terness only by that ,Uhtch de-
ueloped oter the Supreme Court
bill OF 1887, Congress finally
passed a Government reorgant-
cation bill last session. Ho1DeDer,
the measure limited the Presi-
dents p0Ders much more than
the original bill.
Shortly after bill became law,
President RooseDelt issued erecu-
tine order grouping number of
Government units into the Fed
eral Security Agency, Federal
Loan Agency and Federal Works
Agency. This order became et-
tective July 1.
BY the Associated Press.
Two Republicans and Demo-
crat on the House Appropriations
Committee said today that Presi-
dent Roosevelt's reorganization of
the Government was increasing,
rather than decreasing, Federal ex-
penditures.
They told reporters Budget Bu-
reau estimates for the next fiscal
year indicated Government per-
sonnel would be increased consid-
erably.
Says Pay Roll Has Increased.
Representative DirkSen, Repub-
lican, of Illinois, said that, not
counting defense requirements, the
Federal pay roll had been in
creased by 1905 from May to De-
cember. He reported 4O,O56 persons
were added because of the defense
program.
when the roll is called down
yonder at the Treasury Depart
ment pay Office it seems to get
bigger and bigger" Representative
Dirksen declared. 1.-TWO or three
more reorganization plans, and we'll
soon have a million persons on the
civil pay roll"
He said the Civil Service Commits
sion listed 937357 employees on De-
cember /.
A high-ranking Democrat on the
committee, who declined to be quoted
by name, said the new Federal Sc
curity Agency had "a great many
more employees than the total OF
separate agencies from which it was
formed.
The Government Reorganization
Act, under which President Roose-
welt made two major reshuffliags
of agencies. prohibits abolition of
any existing Federal function.
Representative Taber of New
York. senior Republican member
of the committee, said indications
were the program would result in
less efficiency and more cost than
previously.
Although some officials said when
the law was proposed that increased
efficiency rather than economy was
the primary purpose of the reor-
ganization, President Roosevelt es-
timated savings to the Government
would amount to at least $4,000, 900
annually.
Evening star., 1939-12-06

around this provision last spring by
invoking home-rule rights, which
call for only majority. The plan
now to meet the present situation is
to ask the voters next year to ap-
prove an additional levy of welfare
and operating expenses. The amount
to be raised is still undetermined.
Mayor Harold H. Burton hopes to
be able to maintain present re-
stricted relief with the 100000 ex-
pected to be realized from the sale
of bonds, until the Legislature is
called in special session, or the vot-
ers authorize higher local taxes
But the squeeze is bound to be tight
Money on hand for even present
relief is expected to run out Sun
day.
Fred w. Ramsay. city welfare di-
rector, said that, if the Federal Gov
ernment hao not laid off 10000
Cleveland w. P. A. workers last
June. and the Legislature had not
cut State relief appropriations, as
part of national movement to
shift the relief load back to local
governments. Cleveland would not
have run into trouble.
They demand that we assume a
larger share of the relief load, but
they close the doors to new forms
of taxation whereby we might in
crease our revenues" complained
Mr.. Ramsay. The State and ma
tional Governments take the other
forms of taxation and leave us only
real estate"
Certain Groups Dropped.
Cleveland had 24O00 welfare cases
when the crisis broke early in No.
vember. Welfare officials eliminated
approximately $500 single employ
ables. and $500 families that had
at least one employable, but no
children. And the rations of those
persons remaining on the rolls were
cut one-third, from the previous al
lowarce of S2490 a month, for a
family of four Cleveland's family
allowance has been the twelfth low
est in the county, being exceeded,
for example, by SAIL in New York,
and S39.99 in Detroit.
So far, according to Mr.. Ramsay,
the welfare population has accepted
the situation without disturbance.
They seem bewildered and tense,
but hopeful" Mr.. Ramsay said.
Most of these persons now on
Cleveland rolls would not be hired
either by w. P. A. or private indus
try. because of age and lack of
trades"
The Federal Government is help
ing to meet the strain by shipping
in SO carloads of surplus food COM
modities, and by promising to assign
several thousand of the cases to
w. P. A. projects now being organ
lied.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
Reds Swap Searse||a
For Pitcher Turner

BY the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI. Dec. 6.-The first
important player deal Of the base
ball convention was closed today
when the National League cham
pion Cincinnati Reds sent Les
Scarsella and a small amount OF
CASH to the Boston Bees for Pitcher
Jim Turner. Scarsella was reserve
first baseman for the Reds last
season.
Evening star., 1939-12-06
SPECIAL NOTICES.

PLANNING A BANQUET. OYSTER ROAST,
orga hlzatlon dinner or stag party? ODon-
nell,S Farms, on the Marlboro pike, is the
ideal SPOT for such IN affair." Phone Repub-
lie 1850 or Hillside 0112 for reservation,
! WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
DEBTS other than those contracted for by
myself, WILLIAM R. THOMPSON, Jr.,
CHAIRS FOR RENT SUITABLE FOR
BRIDGE PARTIES. banauets WEDDINGS
and meetings. 10c up per day each. New
sen fssTs Or saa As0 uS 2Tf A 5GnE feays tH
CO. 41s 10Th st. NV MEtropolitan ls44
I WILL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY
self RICHARD L, GRAY No. St.,
LADY WHO PICKED UP GLASSES OR ANY
witness to accident involving streetcar and
cah July IA, pm, at Calvert and Adams
Mil I'd, please address Box 372-Y. Star. s.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
ing Association of the District of Columbia
ior the election Of four directors. will be
hed on m Tsfsdfs lay nj H. aaa at
FRED A. SMITH, Secretary.
de2.6,ll
holders Of the Prudential Building Associ-
alton will be held at the office OF the Associ-
ation' syor 3o5 Second National Bank Building;
pm on the m ah 9th dav wadfrnn Of January Il AD 1a4o
for the purpose of electng directors and
I6r i6 the transaction of any other business
The transfer books Will be closed at the
close. of business on the 5th dav OF Janu-
ary for the purpose of recording transfers
voting
de5.6.7. E.J CARLSON. Secretary.
NoTICE--THE ANNUAL MEETING OF
the stockhoders Of the Second National
Bank of WASHINGTON. washington. D. c.,
Wi! be held at the bank. 1888 G Street
NV w. washington, D. G. at II o'clock
will be open between the hours of II
O'Clock Noon and = O'Clock pm. The
meeting will consider and vote upon the
following proposals:
To elect a board of directors for the en-
suing year: to amend the Articles of Asso-
sSiation Of the bsnk by authorizing it to
increase its common capital stock from
S4?o,000 to S5O0,O00: to complete the
retirement of all of the outstanding pre-
TERED stock OF the bank. and for the trans
action of such other business as may be
properly brousht before the meeting
JOHN A. REILLY, President.
def. .13. o0o o11a}
Evening star., 1939-12-06
65 Per Cent Ma ajorities Necessary.

The Ohio Legislature permits local
governments to raise additional
amounts for local uses, if authorized
by the voters. But 65 per cent of
the voters must approve, and tha. is
a big majority to get these days for
q move to raise taxes. Cleveland got
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Erratic Little Retains
Lead at Greensboro
By One Stroke
Hogan Shoots IS to Tie
Course Record Set
By Pocemoker
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
GREENSBORO, N. c., March 25
Lawson Little of Breton Woods,
N. H., sprayed shots all over the
course today but the 27-year-old
former amateur champion kept his
score low enough to remain in front
of the field at the halfway mark
of the $4,000 Greensboro Open Golf
Tournament.
He did only 70 on the second
round, but that figure, added to his
record-smashing IS of yesterday,
gave him 1873 blows and a one
stroke lead.
John Bulla of Chicago and Ralph
Guldahl of Madison, N. j., with
1895. were next.
The biggest advance was made by
Ben Hogan, the young pro from
White Plains, N. Y. Hogan toured
the Sedgefield course in IS strokes
today. With a 79 for his first
round, he moved up from far back
to a tie for 10Th place at IA.
Harry Cooper of Chicago and
Clayton Heafner, the 24-year-old
Greensboro pro, duplicated their
opening round par 70s and were
tied at 140 for third place, one
stroke in front of Jimmy Hines of
Great Neck, Long Island; Felix Ser
atm of Scranton, Pa; Denny Shute
of Coral Gables. Fla, and Henry
Picard, of Hershey, Pa.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Hough Of Tigers
Swins 10 New
World Mark
Cuts Breast Stroke
Time as Michigan
Takes Title Meet
By the Associated Press,

ANN ARBOR, Mich, March 25.-
Richard Hough of Princeton
smashed the world record for the
20O-yard breast stroke. covering the
distance in minutes and % sec
onds, in the 18th annual national
collegiate swimming championships
tonight in which Michigan won the
team trophy.
Hough's time eclipsed the previous
mark Of 2 minutes 225 seconds set
by Jack Kasley of Michigan, in
the N. C. A. A. meet in 1896.
Away to great start, Hough went
into an early lead and held it TO
the end, although pressed all of
the way by John Higgins of Ohio
State.
Michigan in taking the cham
pionship for the sixth straight time
scored IS points. Ohio State was
second with So.
Relay Clinches for Michigan.
The Wolverines clinched the title
by winning the 400-yard relay, final
event Of the two-day program
Ohio State finished second in the
relay.
Princeton was third in team
totals with % points; Yale scored
IA; Texas. Harvard and Southern
California 8 each; Northwestern 4;
Columbia, Iowa and Iowa State 3
each, and Illinois. Florida. Kenyon
and Franklin and Marshall 2 apiece
logged free style-Paul Wolf. South
gan, tied for frst; third. William Ouayle.
Ohio State: fourth Wademar Tomski,
Michigan. fifth. John Good, Yale Time,
2OO-yard breast stroke-Won by Rich
ard Houeh, Princeton; second. John Hig-
State; fifth. John Haieh. Michigan Time,
2:22 fbreaks all existing N C. A. A. rec
ords and sets new world record breaking
record Of 2::23 3 set by Jack Kasley OF
Michigan in 1880.
440-yaid free style-Wor by Tom Haynie,
Mchlgan: second. James Welsh. Michigan;
Adolph Kiefer Texas; fifth, George Lowe,
-. Three-meter thish board) fancy diving
Wor by Al Patnik. Ohio State. second. Earl
Clarke Ohio State: third Hal Benham,
Michigan: fourth. E. R. Greenwood Har-
ward; NTH. William Brink. Texas.
40O-yard free style reay-Won BY
ins. Tom Haynie and Waldemar Tomskii
second, Ohio State third Yale; fourth.
shall. Time. 3:335
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Yankees Charley Keller Belongs Near Top

rookie Williams jonted, quaint young
employ
fellow, Williams pound
Minneapolis leading the Association
3 He better fielder
which all
lied managers describing young rookie.
the another outfeder Keller
Williams vigorously stepped
University led International
hitting 1887 slumped appaingy
He baed only 1865 and finished second in the circuit.
No. hortstop kid named Frank Coucher of the Detroit
practically baseball He
exhibition the with the Mats play
batted ingoiou 189
nte dark rookie field
develop fair of country hitter
Skipping of the American League is another
shorop-Eddie appears older,
good
shortsops
against the wind Boston he figures into balls
distance He's Kansas City,
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Krakky, on Slab
For & Frames,
Gives Single
Monteogudo Finishes;
WusdeII PAGES 5th
Straight Win
BY FRANCVIS E. STAN,

By Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
OCALA, Fla, March .25. i Fred
Schultz, heroic cog in Washington's
last pennant-winning club six years
ago, spoiled a no-hit, no-run game
for a pair of rookie Nat southpaws
here today as the Griffmen won
their fifth straight grapefruit cir
cult start from the Milwaukee Brew
ers, 4 to 0.
Schultz, now SO and playing out
his baseball string in the minors,
slapped a clean double to left field
to open the second inning and keep
Joe Krakauskas and Rene Montea-
guido from sharing a no-hitter in
their first exhibition appearances.
Krakauskas gave up the hit. He
also pitched six innings, or longer
than any Washington pitcher so
far this spring. He was fast, as
usual, and gave up only four bases
on balls, which practically is par for
his course. Monteagudo worked the
last three innings, walking one
hitter and facing only II men alto
6Ct4lC1. All Cl1Ol Ny ouoAy bC"1o
accounted for the llth batsman.
Blaeholder Matches Krakky.
For five innings 1t was quite a
battle, with the veteran George
Blaeholder. formerly of the Browns,
matching the pitching of Krakaus-
kas. Blaeholder limited the Mats
to only two hits, both singles.
When old George was finished
the Brewers dispatched young
Claire Bertram to the box. Ber-
tram, who belongs to the Cubs. was
no ball of fire. He opened the Wash
ington sixth by walking George Case
and Buddy Lewis, and then his trou-
bles really began to start.
Bobby Estalella caught one Of
Bertrams fast balls and planted it
deep in center field for triple. scor-
ing two runs. Sammy West followed
with a single that scored Estey and
then Buddy Myer singled West to
second base. There was q brief
pause while Charley Colbert drilled
into a double play, but then Jimmy
Wasdell lined screaming triple to
left and West scored with the fourth
and final run. Bertram finally got
the side out by fooling Rick Ferrell
into hitting line drive to Shortstop
Gordon Foth.
Wasdell Versatile Hitter.
Bertram left the game after this
inning, holding his right arm, and
Al johnson and Ray Wallen finished
for Milwaukee. They were entirely
adequate, but too late.
Only two Brewers reached second
base They were Schultz, who got
the only hit, and Ralph Winegarner,
former Cleveland handy man who
is playing third base for Milwaukee.
With one down in the ninth Wine
garner was safe on an error by
Lewis. MonteagIdo then walked
Schultz, pushing Ralph to second
base, but the outf1eld took care Of
two flies by Ted Gullic and Joe Just
to end it.
The Mats collected eight hits in
all, and the only hitter to make more
than one was First Baseman Jimmy
Wasdell, who showed commendable
versatility in the process. His first
hit was a single to right, his second
a dragged bunt past the pitcher, and
the third that three-bagger that
roared into left center.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Ortiz, Early Also Rate Amono First IS

No. the Cuban Johnson Mats He
may not STICK the
ever gets his feet the ground he
NO. 10 Is another Red Soxer Jim
who steps right into regular Higgins
the Tigers II
No. u Cardinal pitcher lost
for Atlanta last
NO 13-Here the Mats
astonishing has Jake
improved backstop fine thrower and
second baseman of the Reds
figure to ball player but all
and Cincinnati becomes
better than he really is.
AS for No. 5 it looks to be
Dodger pitcher and unheralded kid
the Mr. Wyatt spent Chicago
Cleveland but insists that he still
WAITS
going 80 and, with a show of bravado,