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Evening star., 1939-02-20
Ecc|es Again Appeals
For Federal Spending
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Feb. 20.-Marriner S.
Eccles, head of the Federal Reserve
Board. advocated a continuation Of
Government spending and borrow
ing to finance the expenditures, in
an address today before the Eco
nomic Club of Detroit.
He said that Government spending
stimulates, rather than deters pri-
vate Investment in productive en-
terprise.
Attention should be concentrated
on removing restrictions on private
investment, whether the restrictive
policies lie at the door of capital,
labor or Government" he said. But
it would be mistake to withdraw
the Governments contribution to
community buying power"
Until private enterprise can utilize
idle money, idle resources and idle
man-power, he asserted. Govern
ment must continue to put these
factors of production to work"
Eccles said the United States was
far from imitation which, he said.
would be evidenced by over employ
ment and general rise in living
costs.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Road Is Being Opened
To Snowbound VILLAGE
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. Mex, Feb.
20.-New Mexico State highway
crews, after breaking through %
miles of snow-clogged mountain
roads yesterday to get needed food
to Hickman, N. Mex, continued
north today along the western slope
of the Continental Divide to open
the road to another snowbound viii
lage, Adams Diggings, about 18 miles
northwest of Hickman.
State Police Capt. Ed Jackson,
who headed the rescue party to
Hickman, said he did not think
Adams Diggings was badly in need
of food.
"The Highway Department is
opening the road chiefly to let the
people out to get fodder for their
live stock, which have been reported
in bad shape" Capt. Jackson said.
State police, following a State
highway snowplow. took 1000
pounds of food to Hickman, which
had been isolated for three weeks.
Capt. Jackson said none of the
80 Hickman families was suffering,
but they had reduced the supply of
the community's one grocery store
to 10 pounds Of flour. \
Evening star., 1939-02-20
California Police Seeking
Girl Feared Kidnapped
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PASADENA, Calf, Feb. 90
Police launched a wide-scale hunt
today for an 8-year-old Pasadena
girl, Anne Louise Sweitzer, feared
kidnapped from her home.
Detective w. G. Collins said the
child left the house yesterday morn
ing, telling her parents she was
going to play at neighbor's yard.
He said he was Informed by Mrs.
Jennie Purcell that she had seen
Anne Louise at noon in the auto
mobile of her nephew, a 40-year old
gardener.
Mrs. Purcell reported the man,
who made his home with her, re-
moved his clothes and personal ef-
fects to the car and drove away.
Police were told the gardener had
become acquainted with the girl
while workingin the Sweitzer neigh
borhood. Unable to locate the pair,
officers broadcast an alarm through
out Southern California.
The missing child's father, Ralph
sweitzer, Is q disabled World War
flyer.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
pictures on Page BIZ

Crowds of pedestrians became pu-
pills this morning as special detail
Of police began the period of edu-
cation before they begin making
arrests for violations of the new
rules for pedestrian protection on
March 10.
Fifteen members of the Traffic
division. stationed at dangerous in
tersections in the downtown area,
held former jay-walkers at the curbs
and footed their whistles at errant
strollers dodging in and out of
traffic.
From random questions it was
understood both pedestrians and
motorists seemed to approve the
idea behind the new regulations and
police were careful to point out they
are designed as protective measures.
Many pedestrians, however, dashed
across the streets against the lights,
explaining. as they lauded the new
rules, that they were in a hurry.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
United States
In Foreign Affairs

Senator Key Pittman Of
Nevada, chairman Of the SEN
ate Committee on Foreign Re-
lations, will be the speaker on
the National Radio Forum
tonight over WMAL at 1890
o'clock. The Senator's subject
will be "Our Foreign Policy"
and he will give his own views
on the position Of the United
States in foreign affairs.
The Forum is arranged by
The Star and is broadcast
over a coast-to-coast network
Of the National Broadcast.
ing Co.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
u. S. 'Puritons' Head
To War, Soy Italians

ROME. Feb. 20 tP.-Foreign Min
lister Count Galeazzo Ciano's news
paper, II TELEGRAPH, charged today
that an "imperialistic puritan minor
ity" of American leaders, headed by
President Roosevelt, was starting the
United States toward democratic
war"
Giovanni Ansaldo, in the papers
leading editorial, wrote that the
farming of American minds, even
more dangerous than enormous ma
terial armaments," failed to impress
Italians.
Italians do not believe, he de-
clared, that Providence has given
Americans blank check" on which
they can write any victory they
want.
The editorial appeared as Marshal
Pietro Badoglio, chief of the Italian
general staff, arrived in Libya on
mysterious mission which foreign
Evening star., 1939-02-20
House Speeds dsAction
On Naval Air Base
Measure
Vote Will Be Sought
After Six Hours Of
General Debate
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
In face OF unsettled World con-
dttionS, United States has under
taken large armament program.
President Roosevelt asked er-
pdnsiOn to total of s552. 1000 900,
some of 1Ohich already has been
approved by Congress. Program
1OdS inuOlUed in controversy
'phen it ,UaS repealed recently
that French military missions
mad been in this country to buy
United States planes. Adminis-
trdt1on defenders maintain such
sales aid manufacturers here bu
preparing plants for use ty this
country in case of emergency.
BY the Associated Press.
The s53,80O,OOO naval air base bill
sped forward in Congress today
new evidence of a determination to
bolster national defense.
Speaker Bankhead and Repre-
sentative Rayburn of Texas, the
House majority leader, announced
the Houseswould devote tomorrow
and Wednesday to consideration of
the legislation. Thew acted after the
Rules Committee voted unanimously
to ask the House to start voting
after six hours of general debate.
Senator Nye, Republican, of North
Dakota proposed meanwhile to write
into law Army and Navy regulations
against the release of military air
craft to foreign governments.
Senator Nye introduced in the
Senate bill designed to safeguard
for the United States any airplane
or airplane appliance built under
Government contract according to
Government specifications or with
the aid of Government funds or
research.
Will Hear Guam Plan Foes.
Chairman Vinson, Democrat, OF
Georgia of the Naval Committee
and Representative Mas, Republi-
can. of Minnesota, ranking minority
member, said they would grant
ample time" for arguments of op-
ponents of the $5,OO0,O0O item for
developing a seaplane harbor at
Guam
Presidential hints of threatening
developments abroad acted as q
damper on congressional controversy
over American foreign policy, but
there was no doubt the Guam project
would be criticized.
Representive Vinson told the Rules
Committee the Guam item was the
only controversial section of the
11-air base program. Even that. he
said, constituted mo entering wedge"
which might lead to actual fortifi-
cation of the island.
Nye' Gives Arms Views.
Il wouldn't be here advocating de-
velopment of Guam" he declared,
IF 1 thought it would involve us
in the Orient"
The Japanese press has hooked
with disfavor on any proposal to
strengthen this far-Pacific outpost
of the United States and critics in
this country have declared it would
be provocative to do so.
Discussing armaments with report
ers, Senator Nye offered the opinion
that the Senate Military Affairs
Committee should determine how
adequately the American airplane
> (See DEFENSE page A-31
Evening star., 1939-02-20
K. Given u. ).
Income Tax on
State Salaries
Special Senote Group |
Would Provide
Court Test !.
BY ]. A. OIEARY.

A special Senate committee today
approved application of the Federal
income tax to State salaries and
taxation Of Federal salaries by State
governments.
At the same time Senator Brown,
Democrat, of Michigan, chairman,
announced that, while "the commits
tee is not entirely satisfied on the
constitutionality of the issue in
volved, it felt it would be proper to
pass the House bill so that the in
tricate question may be presented to
the courts"
The chairman made it clear also
that the committee is making no
recommendation at this time re-
garding the reciprocal taxation of
State and Federal bonds. The COM
mittee was created by the Senate
last June to make comprehensive
study Of the whole subject of recip-
rocal taxation on salaries and Sc
curltles Of State and Federal gov.
ernments.
Ground for Distinction.
Il want to say" Senator Brown
continued, that We find a SUBJ
stantial ground for a distinction be-
tween the right to tax State salary
and the right to tax the interest on
State bonds, because >the effect on
the State Of taxing a salary is very
slight, while the effect on a bond is
quite direct and substantial"
The special group reached its de.
cision on the salary question TODAY.
because the Senate Finance Conn
mlttee will start hearings tomorrow
on the bill already passed by the
House to provide for taxation of
public salaries. At present Federal
employees pay the Federal tax. and
State employees pay only the State
tax on their salaries.
Extension to Be Sought.
The Brown committee has until
March l to make its findings to the
Senate on the taxation of Govern
ment bonds, but Senator Brown said
he plans to ask for an extension of
so or 80 days to give the question
more study.
This means that bond taxation.
much more controversial issue.
probably would not come up until
near the end of the session. Strong
opposition to Federal taxation of
State securities was registered at
recent hearings.
Five members of the special COM
mittee voted unanimously in favor
OF taxing salaries Senators Brown,
Democrat. of Michigan; Byrd, Dem
ocrat, of Virginia. Miller, Democrat,
OF Arkansas: Logan. Democrat, of
Kentucky; Townsend, Republican,
OF Delaware. Senator Austin, Re-
publican, of Vermont, remaining
member, attended today's meeting,
but was called away by other COM
mittee work before the vote was
taken.
Senator Austin said later he is
reserving judgment on the salary
dill until he gives the constitutional
question further study.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Britain and France Make
New Peace Approach

PARIS. Feb. 20 (P).-France and
Britain today sought a new ap-
proach toward peace in Spain and
a basis for recognition of National
list Generalissimo Frances regime
as the legal Spanish government.
Senator Leon Berard, French
emissary, and Sir Robert M. Hodg-
son, British commercial agent to
Nationalist Spain. conferred in Bur-
gos after talks with the Nationalists
had snagged on persistent NATIONAL
ist demands for unconditional sur
render by the republican govern
ment.
Sir Robert was believed to be
taking the lead in the conversations
with Burgos authorities while Sen
ator Berard primarily was occupied
with the preliminaries of joint
recognition Of Gen. Franco by France
and Britain.
A showdown was expected We'd
nesday when the two planned a
(See SPAIN Page A.3.)
Evening star., 1939-02-20
AndrewsSees Wider
Use Of Guaranteed
Annual Wage
Overtime Exemption
Permitted Under
Union Contract
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
Wage-hour Administrator Elmer
F. Andrews predicted today that
wider use of Guaranteed annual
wage contracts by seasonal indV-
tries Eight result from the FAN
Labor Standards Act.
A guaranteed annual wage Ssn-
tract is one under which employees
are paid on an annual or semi
annual basis. Under the Wage
hour Act such employees cannot be
required to work more than 1000
hours in six months or more than
1000 hours in one year.
Mr.. Andrews based his prediction
on a formal memorandum prepared
by Calvert Magruder. general coun-
sci for the Wage-hour Division. in
terpreting two sections of the law
The memorandum was intended to
serve, Mr.. Magruder said. as guide
to the administrator unless the
courts direct otherwise.
Union Contract Required.
Mr.. Andrews indicated the guar
anteed annual wage basis would be-
come attractive to employers by
giving them the right to step up
production in emergencies without
paying employees overtime.
He emphasized that the exemption
from overtime payments. however,
applied only to industries whose en-
ployes worked under union contracts
calling for specific wages and work.
ing periods over long terms.
Under collective bargaining
agreements arrived at between a
bona fide union and the employer"
he said. employees may be worked
up to IL hours day and Sc hours
a week without the payment of
overtime"
Annual Wage Intended.
1T is apparent from the legis-
lative history (of the section>," the
memorandum said, that by re-
quiring the employe to be en-
ployed 'on the annual basis Con-
gress intended that the employe
be guaranteed either a fixed an
nual wage or annual employment.
1T was brought to the atten-
ton of Congress that an employer
might, for example. guarantee his
employees $50 week for 50 weeks,
or a fixed annual wage of $1,56O
regardless of the number of hours
an employe worked in any particu-
lar week.
THUS an employe might work
So hours in me week and but is
in another, yet receive $50 for each
week. This plan could not be con-
tinued in effect If the employer
was required to pay time and half
the regular rate of pay for all hours
worked in excess of "A hours in
the weeks that the employe worked
So hours"
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Summary of 'Toduy's Star

Page. Page.
Amusements, Obituary ---A-l2
Bis Radio --B-11
Comics --B-14-15 Short Story B-9
Editorials --A-10 Society B-3
Finance ----A-13 Sports -B-16-17
Lost, Found BIZ Woman's Pg. Bio
Foreign.
German press hits Roosevelt fears
OF crisis. Page Al
Mussolini indicates backing for talk
with Hitler, Franco. Page Al
As foreigners ready to evacuate LUIS
han refuge. Page Az
Territory revision among topics at
Balkan conference. Page AS
Commons informed of Italy's in
crease in Libya. Page AS
Precautions taken by Benavides after
Peru coup fails. Page AS
British trade envoy to visit Russia
on promotion trip. Page Al
National.
Congressional row over U. S. foreign
policy is diminished. Page Al
Senate committee backs U. S. income
tax on State salaries. Page Al
House speeds action on naval air
base measure. Page Al
Senate Judiciary Committee ap-
proves nominees. Page Az
U. S. to sue 18 tire firms to recover
in alleged collusive bids. Page Al
Kidnaper of child wins stay of exc
cution. Tage Al
Presidents cruiser of Guantanamo
as war games start. Page AS
State Legislatures hit by inquiry cpl
demic. Page Al
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Music Appreciation G Campaign
Is Launched by The Star
Worlds Greatest Symphonic Works,
Electrical Record Player Offered

Believing that great numbers
Of its readers will want to have
the joy and Inspiration of hearing
the worlds finest music in their
own homes, The Star today an
nounces the opening of a music
appreciation campaign to make
available on extraordinarily at
tractive terms some of the great
est symphonic works of the ages.
More than a year ago The
Star conducted an unprecedented
and highly successful educational
campaign to promote art through
the distribution of color repro
ductions Of 48 great paintings.
Today The Star announces an
unusual music appreciation cam
paign, the purpose of which is to
make available some of the great
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Pedestrians Loud New Rules,
Even While Beating Lights
Police Department Sends IS Members
Of Traffic Department Out as Educators

II think that pedestrian regula-
ton is good thing and it will
help to prevent accidents" said a
young woman as she made the curb
inches in front of an oncoming
bus. Reminded that she had just
disobeyed the rules herself, she
answered, "Yes. but I'm in a hurry
Another girl. who had been
stranded in the middle of the street
while automobiles whizzed by on
either side. was asked what she
thought. "Oh. has it begun today?"
she asked. We'll, I won't cross
against the lights if it's against the
rules"
A busy officer took the whistle
out of his mouth long enough to
state, IF one person starts across
the street. they all go. It's like
sheep following leader"
Nobody that I've stopped has
complained yet he added. "but
wait until the rush hours He
pointed out that during the rush
Evening star., 1939-02-20
By CARTER BROOKE JONES.

Possibility of new evidence in the
Warning jury scandal was seen today
as dozen attorneys prosecuting or
defending the contempt of court
proceedings prepared to resume the
hearings before Justice Bolitha j.
Laws in District Court tomorrow.
Counsel for Harry T. Whelan and
William B. OConnell. defense at
torneys in the Warning income tax
case, battling contempt citations,
limited that they might have some
startling testimony, though the
nature of it was guarded closely.
Meanwhile United States Attorney
David A. Pine and Assistant United
States Attorneys John j. Wilson and
Jack j. Fihelly, after putting in most
OF Sunday studying angles of the
case, were interviewing possible new
witnesses, it was learned.
Courthouse Gambling Probed.
The prosecutors also were direct
ing an investigation of an alleged
traffic in numbers bets inside the
courthouse. This phase of the case
came out Saturday when former
Deputy United States Marshal John
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Army Of Policemen
Assigned 10 Guard
Meeting Of Bund
Precautions Are Token
Against Any Violence
In New York Tonight
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-Fifteen
hundred policemen were assigned to
Madison Square Garden by Police
Commissioner Lewis J. Valentine to-
day as extraordinary precautions
were taken against any disorders at
a pro-Nazi rally scheduled for to-
night.
The officers were ordered to re-
port at the Garden, a block from the
Broadway theatrical district, at 4
pm. They will augment a 24-hour
guard of Is men which has pa
trolled the big block-square arena
since Saturday, when reports reached
City Hall that three time bombs had
been secreted in the building. No
bombs were found.
Ernest Rice, organizer of the New
York local of the Socialist Workers
party. labeled the bomb scare re-
ports as deliberate provocations by
Fascists against contemplated anti
Fascist action"
Declared Patriotic Meeting.
AllC oCl lCdll oullo,
sponsors Of the rally, described it as
a patriotic meeting in celebration of
George Washington's Birthday.
The rally has been protested by
American Legion units and other
organizations and the Socialist
Workers party has announced it
would have as many pickets outside
the building as there were persons
inside.
Fritz Kuhn. bund leader. said that
5000 uniformed storm troopers
would help keep order.
Preparations were started after
Mayor La Guardia, frequent critic
of Hitler and the Nazi regime, de-
clined to cancel the permit for the
meeting. He held that the bund
members were entitled to the con-
stitutional right of free speech.
Fully Equipped Detail.
Commissioner Valentine said his
department would have two motor
cycle sidecars for communication,
three patrol wagons, a sound truck
and two-way radio car at the
scene.
Commissioner Valentine and Chief
Inspector Louis F. Costume will
command the police detail which
includes S captains, 120 sergeants,
1900 patrolmen, mounted SER
geants, so mounted patrolmen and
10 lieutenants. At least 100 de-
tectives, including men from the
criminal alien and bomb and forgery
squads also will be on hand,
Evening star., 1939-02-20

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(See MUSIC, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1939-02-20
70 Saved After Upset
Of Pon-Americun Plane
\ the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, Feb. 90
A Pan-American passenger plane
en- route from Miami to Buenos
Aires upset while landing in San
Juan harbor during rainstorm
Sunday, but the % passengers and
crew Of 6swere removed quickly to
safety.
The craft kept partially afloat an
hour after the mishap,
Evening star., 1939-02-20
German Press
Hits Roosevelt
Fears sofCriisis
Report He May Cut
Short Trip Draws
Heavy Attack
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Leaders in American Govern
ment, headed By President
Roosevelt, hare repeatedly de-
nounced autocratic regimes in
Europe. Secretary Ickes, in
Clereldnd address December IS,
scored German government, and
Mr.. Roosevelt in message to Con-
gresS early last month deuoted
most OF his address to Darning
America of threat of aggression,
urging measures short OF 1Dur"
but stronger than mere 1uords"
against dggreSsorS. Saturday he
harmed the dictators that the
Americas stand firm against
their truculence.
By the Associated Press
BERLIN, Feb. 2O.-The entire
German press struck at President
Roosevelt today for reports that he
might shorten his cruise in the
Caribbean because of word reaching
him OF developments abroad.
All America, the press said, was
excited by new batting by Peace
Disturber Roosevelt" and a the
atrical coup in Washington"
Nachtausgabe asked whether the
Presidents "ceaseless war gossip
was intended to push Europe into
war to aid the American arms in
dustry.
"Sows Trouble Systematically"
Boersenzeitung said the Presi-
dents views of the European situa-
ton showed him as "a man who
thoughtlessly seized all means to
hold his tottering position and who
Systematically attempted to SOW
trouble in the world in order to
assist the dark forces which support
him."
1t added that a statement of
Rabbi PerlzWeig before the London
Jewish Congress that Roosevelt is the
symbol of all the forces of democracy
and freedom is sufficient declara-
ton"
The foreign office mouthpiece,
Diplomatisch-Politisch Korrespond-
enz, joined in the attacks, asserting
that the impression is gaining here
following a series of events, that the
present administration in the United
States has conscious interest in
maintaining OF even increasing ten
sion among European nations"
The foreign Office organ added
that it nevertheless is pleasant that
within the country Itself opinion is
growing against this policy"
Ignorant of New Crisis.
Under the headline catastrophe
politician" Nachtausgabe said I'VE
in Europe know nothing about new,
serious Developments"
so now Roosevelt, who is so anx-
ious over Europe, must let himself
be told that Europe does not need
his anxiety" it continued.
The question remains. said Mach
tausgabe. docs Herr Roosevelt with
his ceaseless war gossip want to
swing Europe under any circum-
stances into war in order to serve
the American arms industry? Or is
the American press right in as
serting that It's Presidents hysteri-
cal outbursts are a maneuver to
distract from ever growing internal
political difficulties? Whatever the
answer is, Europe knows what to
expect from Roosevelt's declara-
tions"
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Coalition Government
Takes Office in Burmo
By the Associated Press,

RANGOON, Burma, Feb. 20.-A
new coalition government under
U. Pu took Office today after Parlia-
ment defeated Ba Maw's cabinet,
Burma's first since her separation
from India in April. 1887. over its
allegedly lax handling of recent
racial disturbances.
Maw's ban on demonstrations
failed to prevent religious-racial dis
orders in Rangoon February 13, and
Mandalay February IL, where "a
were killed when police fired into
q mob.
Evening star., 1939-02-20
Riots in Syria Mark
Crisis Over Cabinet
By the Associated Press.

6y the ASSOclateu FIeSB.
DAMASCUS, Feb. 20.-Riotous
demonstrations in Syria today fol-
lowed a cabinet crisis precipitated
by resignation on Saturday of Jamil
Mardam Bey's government.