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Dr.. CoIvin Again Heads
Reform Federation

DR.. D. Leigh Colvin of New York
City has been reelected president
of the Board of Trustees of the
International Reform Federation,
the organization announced yester-
day. Clinton N. Howard was chosen
general superintendent and editor
of Progress Magazine for the third
consecutive year.
DR.. Oscar F. Blackwelder. Church
of the Reformation, and Everett NJ
Ellison were named to fill vacancies
on the board. In addition to DR..
Blackwelder, trustees living in
Washington include DR.. George S.
Duncan of American University,
DR.. William S. Abernethy of CAL
vary Baptist Church, DR.. Frederick
Brown Harris, Foundry Methodist
Church. and DR.. Harry E. Woolever.
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4llCy WcIt .JOllltu
by 20 Republican Senators (21 to be
exact, since Senator Bridges of New
Hampshire was paired" with Sena-
tor Thomas of Utah, Democrat,
against the $875 100000 and in favor
of the more modest $725, 100000 and
one Farmer-Labor Senator, Ship
stead of Minnesota.
The coalition of anti -administra-
ton Democrats and Republicans
turned the trick, just as similar
coalition in the House did when the
w. P. A. appropriation was consid-
cred there. If such coalition in
both houses was able to pare the
administration demand for w. P.
A. by 50,000,0 ,000-or II per cent
what it may do to the rest of the
billion dollar budget submitted
by the President is something to
consider. Appropriations for relief
are the most difficult to cut down
and the administration forces well
understand that fact. The President
in his annual message to Congress
challenged the Congress to do any
cutting of the big relief appropria-
tons. And now Congress has not
only accepted that challenge, but
has welded the ak.
Able to Withstand Pressure.
The coalition has. moreover,
shown itself able to withstand the
utmost pressure that the admins
tration was able to apply. This was
no perfunctory fight. The admin
lstratlon not only sought in every
possible way to influence Senators
to vote for the bigger appro-
priation, but it also had the assist
ance OF the American Federation of
Labor, the c. l. o. and a galaxy Of
Mayors OF American cities-all
strongly urging that the 1915 900 900
appropriation be not cut. 1t had
also the support of labor's Nom
Partisan League-Which has been
dubbed by American Federation of
Labor Green a mere adjunct of the
c. 10.
The picture of the struggle in the
halls OF Congress, as it was carried
on Thursday afternoon, was not
pretty. 1t gave the lie to the sug-
gestion advanced from the White
House that Congress this session is
to be permitted to legislate as it
deems wisest. For example, in an
Office just off the Senate chamber
sat Joseph B. keenan,, Assistant
Attorney General, seeing a Senator
here and Senator there. In the
lobby was Jesse Jones, R. F. c. head,
and Secretary Wallace of the De-
partment of Agriculture was trying
to work on Senators also. Post
master General James A. Farley, in
New York, was calling them on the
long distance telephone. Boss"
Tom Pendergast of Kansas City,
Mo, and Boss Kelly of the Kelly
Nash organization in Chicago also
were operating by wire. AS it hap
pened neither Pendergast nor Kelly
was able to get his man" Sena-
tor Truman of Missouri was the tar
get of the Pendergast effort and
Senator Lucas, the new Democratic
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Navy Penthouse Office
Being Occupied

Occupation Of the new $4,000
penthouse" on the second and
third wings Of the Navy Depart
ment Building has been started
with moving into the new Offices of
units of the Bureau of Supplies and
Accounts and the Bureau Of Con-
struction and Repair
The disbursing division Of the
Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
has been moved into the new quar-
tiers, and the research and in
formation and standard and boat
plans sections Of the Bureau of Con-
struction and Repair also are in
their new home.
Other naval activities still to move
into the new wings include the
war plans section of the Bureau
of Construction and Repair, the
radio division and part Of the de-
sign section of the Bureau of En-
gineering. the design section of the
Bureau of Ordnance and a part of
the Bureau of AerOnautics,
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from the Western and Southern
States, irrespective of party, are
feeling the pressure of their con-
stituents to stop the competition be-
tween w. P. A. wages and farm
labor so that rural districts can get
workers. Whether or not this is
the true reason for scarcity of farm
hands at. harvest and ploWing time,
the TACT remains that farmers think
IT Is, and hence Senators, observing
the serious protest in the last elec-
lions emanating from the rural dis
trlcts, are giving heed to what they
oeheve is public sentiment trend.
There were Democrats who voted
TO support the administration on the
Issue who usually are linked up
against it, and there were some who
ordinarily vote with the administra-
ton who did not do so this time.
Such a f1uctuation of view was the
direct result of the confusion as to
what the reduction of the appropria-
tion really means.
Early Lay-Offs Restricted.
=. The President, for instance, is Or
dered not to cut the relief rolls of
about 100000 persons by more than
10000 In the next two months
After that he can either spread
the work and reduce the paw, and
hence keep large number on the
rolls, or else he can cut to 100000.
He has fund of about S15O,OOO 900
which Is supposed to be used for
carryover to the fiscal year which
begins July l. He can, of course.
come back to Congress for more
money IN two months and many of
the Senators who voted for the re-
duced appropriation confidently ex-
pect him to do so.
What then was it all about? The
only real significance that might be
derived from the vote is the fact
that Congress has been trying to
demonstrate that it is against spend
ing, or at least that it wants to start
the trend from the larger to the
srqaller appropriations. MANY men,
bers OF Congress feel that business
confidence will be restored if Con-
gress shows itself inclined to make
economies, and that even though a
S150.OoO000 cut isn't a large pro-
portion of the s95oO,O0O 900 budget
which is proposed. the curtailments
show a tendency that will meet
popular approval.
Unquestionably there is a new
spirit of economy under way, COM
parable perhaps to that which was
evident for a while in 1888. Maybe
the economy drive will manifest it.
self on national defense appropria-
th6ns, where no doubt some of the
Western Senators will be found vot-
ing with the Republicans who al
ready indicate they want to cut
down the proposed national defense
program.
Incidentally 20 of the % Repub-
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ydngs THIS rene they could cooperation At
during the attempted purge" the Maryland
down the line the New Deal? sir!
During trip last
W. p A. administrator perfectly candid
Ihey wanted me- he said Ito campaign against
nation of Senator Blank got appointment
Blanks Endorsement for turning
over all Federal patronage out here to the Senator Do they
expect to undo in five months the Blank budup
years? Nus just told them going my
neck out"
BY calling the Hopkins
administration to the draw and left
old category of You're another" politics.
The second aturt~of The debate
favor OF the heart proposal to spending
TO stop spending American There had
call on the proposition the relief
unexpected had been the kickback
policy that the Senate Finance Committee
amendments maintain relief
informal polls of majority favor of
the original 1915 900 900 relief deficiency bill
So the stalled while boys
lobbed and spouted against Mr. Hopkins, against
against spending against politics relief
the battle lines of Old Scrooge The opinion
House leaders, make the relief
sardonc comment OF American business the whole
drive expressed itself in another sharp
Government spending is tapered
going to face some pretty slim pckngs.
There perhaps other smearing
OF Secretary Hopkins It well known that
Harry reconcile Government
would be fatal to the dream of riding
also be embarrassing financial
Government at swords points the old principle
conquer"
So possible suspicion prejudice aroused in
ADVANCE Hopkins
did the
The same hidden hand which has hitherto blocked
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tatorship and all would be lost as a

tatorship and all would be lost as a
result.
Following his talk Mr. TugWell
told reporters he was not advocating
specific changes in the present Gov
ernment but merely pointing out
what seemed to lie ahead.
He described the fourth branch as
a perfected N r. A. or a national
resources committee with teeth in
it."
Men of high qualification would
be appointed to posts on a commits
sion for either life or for long
terms in order to divorce the COM
missions activities as much as pos
sible from politics. Their appoint
ment would be subject to Senate
confirmation and their decisions to
presidential veto. tWo-thirds votes of
the Senate and Supreme Court de-
cisions.
Under the fourth branch would
be grouped all the regulatory COM
missions and planning agencies now
in Governmental outgroWths of
the need for directional planning"
he said. Specialized planning agen-
cies would be grouped under top
directional commission which could
view the given situation in the coun-
try as a whole, Mr.. Tugwell ex-
planned.
Mr.. Tugwell was introduced by
Tracy B. Augur, president of the
American Institute of Planners Cthe
name of the organization was
changed yesterday from the Ameri-
can City Planning Institute, he an
nounced. Mr.. Augur presided in
the absence of Frederic A. Delano,
vice chairman of the National Re-
sources Committee and chairman of
the National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission, who was i'll.
Horace M. Albright, president of
the Institutes associated organiza-
ton, the American Planning and
Civic Association. conveyed Mr..
Delanos regrets at not being at the
banquet.
At the speakers table were E. L.
Seymour, editor of Horticulture and
American Home; Myron Downs of
the Cincinnati Institute of Planners;
Edward M. Bassett, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alfred Bettman of Cincinnati, Earl
Draper of the Tennessee Valley Au-
thority and Mrs. Draper, Mrs. AL
bright, DR.. j. Horace Mcfarland,
past president of the American
Planning and Civic Association,
Secretary of Agriculture Wallace,
Undersecretary of Agriculture M. l..
Wilson, Mrs. Tugwell, Senator Con-
nally, Democrat, of Texas, chair
man of the Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds; Nelson
Wells, president of the City Gardens
Club of New York City; Dr. Harold
Bryant, newly appointed superin-
tendent of Grand Canyon National
Park. and John Nolen, jr.. director
of planning for the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
and Mrs. Nolen.
Approximately 300 members and
guests of the two planning organi-
cations, in Washington for their an
nual joint meeting, were in attend
ance.
Following Mr.. Tugwell's talk DR..
Bryant presented an illustrated lee.
ture on Grand Canyon National
| Park.
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icans in the Senate voted with the
26 Democrats and one Farmer-La-
borite Senator to comprise the Al
votes. This evidence of solidarity
on the part of the Republicans must
have been achieved by considerable
pressure behind the scenes, for the
other day it was reported that Sena-
tor Davis of Pennsylvania, Repub-
lican, was going to vote for the
larger program. He may have been
convinced that the cut could be
voted without immediate harm to
the relief rolls-it was a favorite
argument in the cloakrooms.
AS for a symptom of real econ
omy wave, more evidence as to its
permanency will have to be adduced
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1ugwe|| Emissions
Master PLANNING
OF Government
New Deal Ex-Aide
Tells Groups of Need
OF Fourth Branch

The trend of the times in the
United States is toward a fourth
branch of Governmental directive
planning branch to aid the legisla-
tive, judicial and executive branches
former Undersecretary of Agricul-
ture Rexford Guy Tugwell last night
told members and guests at the joint
annual banquet of the American In
stitute of Planners and the Amer
lean Planning and Civic Association
at the Washington Hotel.
Mr.. Tugwell spoke as chairman of
the New York City Planning Com
mission.
American democracy, Mr.. Tug
we'll said, is beset by the regressive
influences of conflicting groups and
interests, resulting in maladjust-
ment economically, socially and cul-
turally. The 'laissez-faire" system
of government, followed by the 1929
crash, turned the people to the
executive branch of the Government
aid the executive became exalted"
he said, adding the warning that "if
we are to preserve true democracy
we must preserve the system of
checks and balances which makes
1t possible"
Sees Need for Planning.
A fourth branch of Government is
therefore sin the cards to COM
pensate for the effects brought on
by the clash of opposing factors in
our national life, he said.
tThe three branches OF Govern
ment as they stand are dueling
among themselves, Mr.. TugWell said,
adding that while efficient planning
In all the governmental and private
groups is becoming more effective
and smooth, this planning should
be given direction. 1t should be
unified into constructive, cohesive,
cooperative, general force for the
good of ALL"
A fourth, directive, branch of the
Government would be able to CO.
ordinate this varied planning and
still preserve the present system of
checks and balances, he said.
III direction is not provided in
Government, our civilization will
turn upon us and destroy us, just
as planes now drop bombs on their
inventors" the former member of
the New Deal inner circle asserted.
Establishment OF this fourth
branch of Government would come
in either of two ways, Mr.. Tuewell
explained-either as the result of a
revolutionary change, brought on by
some great future depression, or as
the outgrowth of steady develop
ment along directive lines. In the
former case, Mr.. Tugwell pointed
out, there would be danger of die
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before such an impression is tenable.
AS for the prospect that the admin
istration will have to fight every
inch of the way for its appropria-
tions, this is a certainty. 1t is the
direct result of the stiffening of the
opposition to the administration
through the election of many more
Republicans to the Senate last au-
tumn. When the minority gets
larger there is always the likelihood
in the Senate that temporary ma
jorities can often be modified on
specific issues against the party in
power. This session is no exception
to the rule.
tCopyright 1939)
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100000 or
relief between
now and June 80
was cut down to
$725,000, 900, but
the answer will
be h ard to
establish because
1t was neither a
conservative ver-
sus liberal line
up nor a pro and
anti-administra-
tion cleavage.
The most that
can be said of
the vote is that
I h e Senators
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Howard Day Exercises

DR.. Mordecai w. Johnson, presi-
dent of Howard University, will be
the principal speaker at II am
tomorrow at Howard day exercises
to be held in the Third Baptist
Church. Fifth and Q streets NV.
Evening star., 1939-01-28
The Capital Parade
Orthodox Democrats Bitter Over Naming Of Amlie
To Interstate Commerce Commission Post

Presidents appointment fe-eating
Thomas Amle to the
caused peculiar bitterness among orthodox Democrats There
about 1t,
railroads he from Wisconsin, they railroads
But, underneath the Jokes there Is the bitterness
OF all the horror about Amle
much at least in the mouths garden politicians
whose enthusiasm for the Government has
loading that service with their friends and relatives
It's quite that the Ae railroad problems
practically existent But although radical Amle
able nothing shocking
about the Amle appointment than the appointment
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small businessmen and which
has resisted all New Deal efforts
to tighten the taxes on small
business concerns was busy when
the Senate ponderously debated
the Hopkins nomination. With
every opportunity to win Nation
wide publicity for their views, the
opponents of reform have tried
to cripple in advance the Presi-
dents program for cooperation
between Government and busi-
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spending pro .
gram landed a
fast one on the
President in the
Senate yester-
day. OF course,
the defeat OF the
Presidents d e =
mand for a full
$875, 900, 900 for
w. P. A. for the
rest of the fiscal
year was not ac-
C o m phi S h e d
a one by the
anti-administra-
ton Democrats.
They Wera mined
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Civic Forum to Meet

The Civic National Forum will
meet at 4 pm. tomorrow in Good
Will Baptist Church, Sixteenth and
U streets NV, to discuss Coop
Grafton or Team Work" DR.. Theo-
dore R. George will preside The
meeting is open to the public.
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will still be snatching for them
the hand, like President John N.
Garner and Jim Farley On the other the New Dealers
dental euenants like Hopkins Murphy
like
done pretty thing remember
solely attributable the Presidents nclnaons the conflict
between the New Dealers the orthodox members his party
he
American Alliance ne)
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the orthodox Democrats and the
New Dealers. The same row
broke out over Felix Frank
furter's nomination to the Su-
preme Court. It is now raging
around the 16 Federal judge
ships which the President has
yet to fill. When the judgeships
are filled, it will continue to
rage. for, while the stakes may
change, the same two groups
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er-lobbyist, like Joe Davies, to
be an Ambassador, or the ap-
pointment of an amiable political
hack, like Uncle Dan Roper, to
a cabinet place. The patronage
system itself is at fault, but you
don't see many conservative
Democrats running around, shak-
Ing their heads and bemoaning
the patronage system.
Because Of the voters capac-
lty to suffer greed and stupicity
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1t is seldom that Senator chance hit birds
speech but the debate the conservatives the
their playing politics human
New Deals for relations
and Government.
O. 1s4o How crimes committed in thy name
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We, the People
Much Completely Seen Behind
Hearings on Hopkins
BY JAY FRANKLIN.

The Senate of the United devoted three its
expensive time to debating sonorouy TIE character and achieve
of Harry Hopkins then his
Secretary of Commerce overwhelming majority
this phenomenon indignation linked Siame
to political completely?
There at least twoperaps
ing notice. that the indignant
Evening star., 1939-01-28
Lightning Hats TroIIeys

Lightning struck a power sta
tion in Johannesburg. South Africa,
and stopped all street cars in the
city.
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playing poHtlcS With reIlef
came from some of the very
Senators who had done most to
convert w. P. A. to their own
political machine purposes. For
example, the w. P. A. in Mary
land was largely officered and
administered by Senator Tydings'
political henchmen. I under
stand that in earlier years the
Washington officials had been
lad To laaxao fhat l,1x criI1ix,cr A6r
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BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Anti-administration Democrats
anti-administration at least to the
extent they do not believe in the
Roosevelt-Eccles boot lifting,
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eHE opinions of ,uriters on page their on
neeessary The Stars Such opinions are presented IN
readers although such opinions be contradictory
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
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Vote Is Slim
Indicator Of
Economy
Marrow Defeat of
New Deal Hints
Battles, However
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

Significant of what? This may
we'll be asked about the 47-to-46
vote in the Senate by which the ad-
ministration's proposal to spend
Evening star., 1939-03-02

'5s5 yds.) WASH FABRICS. Printed
and plain pioue. lawn, dotted Swiss,
mercerized prints. tubfast. 10n
Regularly 29c to SOC. Yd. AoC
Evening star., 1939-03-02
Alunnae to Hold
Benefit Dance for
Memorial Fund

The second annual dance for the
benefit of the Flora Alpert Fucker
memorial fund will be held Satur-
day from 10 to l o'clock at Ward
man Park Hotel under auspices Of
the Washington Alumnae Club of
Phi Sigma Sigma sorority.
The fund was established in 1887
by the sorority in memory of the
first deceased alumna of the George
Washington University Chapter. The
fund, which is non-sectarian, was
created when the group learned of
the urgent need for special medi-
cines and corrective medical appli-
ances for children of needy parents.
Orthopedic Shoes special powdered
milk, series of injections of glandular
extract, replacement of missing
front teeth, as we'll as over 80 pairs
of eyeglasses, have been supplied
children through the fund.
Cases are brought to the attention
OF the administrator of the fund,
Mrs. A. Palma Aaronson, by the
social service workers in the clinics
of the various hospitals, school
nurses, Juvenile Court officials,
school attendance officers and pri-
vate agencies, and are cleared
through the Hospital Permit Bureau
of the Health Department.
The chairman of the dance is
Mrs. Sidney Kolker of 1858 Twenty
ninth street NV. Among the patrons
and patronesses are DR.. and Mrs.
Harry Bernton, DR.. and Mrs. Edward
CafritZ, DR.. and Mrs. William Chase,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leopold Freudberg,
MIR. and Mrs. Christian Heurich,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. l. Kaufman, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles A. Goldsmith, Mr..
and Mrs. Milton King, DR.. and Mrs.
David Kushner, Mr.. and Mrs Mark
Lansburgh, Mr.. and Mrs. Gustav
Ring, Mr.. ard Mrs. John M. Safer
and Mr. c. E. Turner
Evening star., 1939-03-02
Radio Party
Discusses
Refugees
Federation Holds
Forum After
Broadcast

That the refugee problem is one
for the entire civilized world was
the consensus of speakers on the
monthly radio program of the Gen.
eral Federation of Women's Clubs,
which was broadcast from New York
yesterday, and also speakers who
participated in a discussion follow
ing the broadcast at the radio party
held at the federation headquarters
here. The subject of the broadcast
was why Is There Refugee Prob
lem?"
Mrs. Sadie Orr Dunbar, president
of the General Federation, and Mrs.
Flora McGill Keefer, radio chair
man Of the District Federation, pre-
sided at the radio party and pre-
sented DR.. Charles Pergler, dean of
the National University Law School,
who led local forum discussion.
The radio speakers were Dl. Frank
Kingdom, president of the University
of Newark; DR.. Emily Hickman, pro-
lessor of history in the New Ier-
say College for Women, and Ray
mond Gram Swing, radio cnmmenta-
tor and newspaperman. The radio
program had been arranged by the
national radio chairman of the Cen
eral Federation of Wumen's Clubs
Much of the discussion centered
about the advisability of indorsing
the Wager Rogers bill to proviae for
the admission of 10000 refugee chill
dren from Central Europe.
Provision for proper placement of
the children before their admission
into the United States was generally
agreed by the local clubwomen to be
one of the most important angles
of the refugee problem.
Among those present at the dis
cussion were Mrs. j. A. Mendelson,
past president. Women's Club Of
Tien Tsin, China; Mrs. Lucien
Greathouse, Mrs. Edgar B. Merritt.
vice chairman, Radio Committee;
Mrs William Sherman Walker, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank B. Steele, Mrs. Ed
gar Boyd Kay, Mrs. Harvey w. Wi
ley, Mrs. Jennie Esmond Wright,
Mrs. Hugh Butler. Mrs Margaret
Hopkins Worrell, Mrs. Harriet Rig
don. Mrs. Thomas Petticord, Mrs.
Frederick Mills and Mrs. Louis Ot-
tenberg.
Evening star., 1939-03-02
West Virginia Society
Dance Announced

The West Virginia State Society
of the District of Columbia will hold
its next dance at the Raleigh Hotel
March Is beginning at 10 o'clock.
The custom of distributing SOU
venirs from manufacturers in the
State of West Virginia to all pres
ent at the meeting will be observed.
Card playing will also be a feature.
Col. H. H. Rice, president of the
society, will be in charge, and. Mr.
j. Leighton CornWell will direct the
Floor Committee.