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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1939-03-03

WE il better known today perhaps.
III as a motion picture producer
and director. than as a musician
and composer. but without his
musical background who can say
whether he would have been good
producer
His mother was acclaimed in her
day as the worlds greatest violin
iste, SO that 1t was natural that he
became a child prodigy back In
Mahanoy City, Pa. where he was
born. When he was eight. he was
the featured boy violinist in Vic
tor Herbert symphony concert. and
for the next. six years played viclin
solos with Herbert and with John
Phillip Sousa. Later In life, when
he had become composer. he was
elected TO membership i'll the Ameri-
can Society OF Composers, Authors
and Publishers. which Victor Her
bert helped to found.
The concert world lost him when
family financial reyerses sent the
young virtnoso into a Job as orches-
ira leader in Los Angeles and later
In New York. He began TO compose,
and sold several songs and musical
numbers to the ziegfeld 'Foliies.,
bul there seemed to be better fu-
ture as an orchestra leader, SO he
went back to the Belasco Theatre In
Los Angeles, where he became inter-
ested in the then infant motion pic.
ture industry. Although his song
"Marcheta" was breaking records
back east, he renamed with the
films and proved 20 be a great pro-
ducer and director.
In 1914, he married Julia Nicklin,
q noted dancer, and now has two
daughters. Patricia, eleven. and
Paula, ten. He likes to collect iustre-
ware. canoes and vioiins.
His name is M
Evening star., 1939-01-17
British Will Hold
Non-Intervention Policy
by the Associated Press

oS tIe aSSOSlatSo L ASsS'
LONDON. Jan. 17.-1nformed
British sources said today that For
eign Secretary Viscount Halifax told
French Foreign Minister Georges
Bonnet at Geneva that Britain
would not intervene in the Spanish
War regardless of the fate of Bar
celona" or of any French desire to
aid the Spanish government.
It was stated reliably that Prime
Minister Chamberlain had drafted
a memorandum for the cabinet rec
ommending that Britain follow the
policy of non-intervention in Spain
Ito the letter"
At the same time it was under
stood that he would convey to the
cabinet tomorrow a promise newly
given by Premier Mussolini in their
Rome talks to maintain the status
quo in the Mediterranean and to
take Italian troops out of Spain if
and when the Spanish insurgents
win
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Reorganization Plan
For D. T.. Interests
President
Randolph Discusses
Local Problems With
Roosevelt
President
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG.

The government Of the District
may be in line for some reorganiza-
ton in the interests of greater eff
cheney and economy as a result of
a conference today at the White
House between the President and
Representative Jennings Randolph
of West Virginia. new chairman Of
the House District Committee.
The President made it clear he is
keenly interested in this subject and
Mr.. Randolph said another confer
ence will be held at the White
House in the near future. At that
time, Mr. Randolph said. he ex-
poets to go into the subject in some
detail.
The tax problem in the District
as well as the general health situa-
ton were among other subjects
brought up during the discussion of
local problems. Mr.. Randolph de-
clined to 60 into details.
Mr.. Randolph said the President
was amazingly we'll posted on Dis
trict affairs and made it clear that
he has given much thought and
study to local problems.
Mr.. Randolph said that it will be
his policy as chairman of the Dis
trict Committee to keep the Presi-
dent informed on what the commit
tee is doing and to work out an
agreement with the House leaders
10 bring about better cooperation
in the future when District legisla-
ton is brought before the House for
action. He said the District Com
mittee will make it point to have
all legislation we'll considered in ad-
vance of its introduction on the
floor. Representative Randolph de-
clined at this time to give his per-
sonal views on the subject of
changes in local government, new
taxation, or on improving the local
health situation. He would only say
that he is satisfied there is room for
improvements and that as chairman
OF the District Committee he will do
all in his power to better conditions
here.
This was the first time Mr.. Ran
dolph has had an opportunity to go
over District matters with Mr..
Roosevelt since he became chairman
OF the House District Committee.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Engineers Propose
Coastal Maps for
Use in Wartime
Present Facilities
Hit; $50,000,000
For Work Urged
BY THOMAS r. HENRY.

| Declaring the United States the
most poorly mapped progressive
country in the world" the Society
of American Military Engineers has
submitted to President Roosevelt
proposal for preparation of extreme
ly accurate maps of strip from 100
to 200 miles wide along all the coun-
trys coastlines and international
boundaries for purposes of national
defense
The President has referred this
proposal to the War Department
and has instructed the acting budget
director to call to his special atten-
ton future appropriations asked for
map-making.
The plan. it was stated today by
Maj. William Bowie, president of
the society and the country's fore
most authority on mapping, would
cost about s500OO,OOO. or about one
| third OF the estimate for mapping
the entire United States.
The exchange of letters between
! Maj. Bowie and the President was
made public today with the publi-
cation Of the current issue of the
Military Engineer, official journal of
the society.
Claims Urgent Need.
Maj. Bowie wrote to Mr.. Roose-
welt:
Il am directed by the Executive
Committee of the Society of Ameri
can Military Engineers to bring to
your attention the urgent need for
good topographic maps of the entire
area of the United States and to
urge upon you the desirability of
adopting program of work which
will bring these maps to completion
at an early date In this connection
the following points are offered for
your consideration:
THE early completion of the topo-
graphic maps of this country is con-
sidered to be of prime Importance
by engineers, scientists. planners,
military officials and other map
users.
THE United States is the most
poorly mapped of the progressive
countries of the world. About 48
per cent of our area has topographic
maps but most of these maps are
of the reconnaissance type and are
of no use to modern map users. Not
more than Is per cent of our country
is adequately mapped.
Congress has authorized the ap-
preparation of funds for the COM
pletion of the topographic mapping
as Federal project by the Temple
Act passed more than a decade ago.
This act received executive approval
Waste of Funds.
Much money is now being spent
on mapping, but most of the maps
made are for special purposes and
they do not fit into national plan.
The same areas will eventually be
mapped two or more times by
agencies of the Federal Govern
ment who are mapping for their
own uses. This is leading to waste
of funds.
THE topographic mapping should
be considered a major public work.
The agency or agencies carrying on
the topographic mapping and con-
troll surveys cannot work to the
best advantage with only relief or
emergency funds. It is desirable to
lsee MAPS, Page A-30
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Curfew Works
In Reverse in
Cambridge
BY the Associated Pre-

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. Jan. IL
CurfeW worked in reverse when
police revived it here last night.
Instead of taking children off the
streets it brought more on.
You'd think they had plotted
the whole thing said puzzled
blue-coat. Right on the dot of 9 80
the streets are suddenly filled with
boys in short pants and little girls
in pig tails
A brother officer thought enforce
ment was hopeless.
Might as we'll try to round up a
flock of jack rabbits" he grumbled
They scoot around the corner and
give you the razzberry You chase
EN- in the front door and they run
out the back
The curfew. for youngsters under
l6. was revived by Mayor John w.
Lyons at the urging of a commits
sion studying juvenile delinquency.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Unhappy Lovers
| Held Sufferers
|Of AkdIosis
By the Associated Press.


SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 17.-Dr
William j. Kerr, head of the Uni
versity of California Department of
Medicine, said today he had dis
covered what is wrong with un-
happy lovers-alkalosis.
Alkalosis, the doctor added, is
also the affliction of people who
worry about the stock market, un-
paid bills or anything at all.
The chief symptom. however, is
that usually associated with shat
tered romances-heavy signs. The
signing or overbreathing causes the
ailment, DR.. Kerr said. by draining
carbonic gas from the blood stream.
Then comes palpitation of the
heart, trembling. dizziness, spasms,
and pains-until the patient has
obtained a new girl, sold his stock
or paid his bills.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Woman Badly Injured
In Fall in Building

Mrs. Margaret r. Kincannon, 81,
of Silver Spring, Md, is in serious
condition at Emergency Hospital
after drop from either the fifth
or sixth floor down an open stair
well inside the Transportation
Building, at Seventeenth and H
streets NV.
Louis Fitzgerald, 1882 Decatur
place NV, found her at the foot
of the stair well, on the second
floor, after hearing "a loud noise" :"
Some of her clothing was found
scattered between the fourth and
fifth floors, on the stairway.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Public Hearing Ordered
On Parking Meters

The Commissioners today decided
to hold a public hearing the first
week in February to determine
whether they shall recommend the
permanent installation of parking
meters in the District.
The meters now in operation were
Installed on an experimental basis
until June 80, 1885, The Commits
sioners wish to investigate public
sentiment as to whether thev should
draw up bill recommending per-
manent installation. There are now
$40 meters in operation in the citv
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Topmust of Sunken
Freighter Sighted
BY the Associated Press.

BOMBAY, Jan. 17-Naval author
tiles sighted today the topmast of
the 637-ton British freighter Cam
bay Star, which sank with the loss
OF % lives in the Arabian Sea, $50
miles from Bombay.
The vessel sailed January 8 from
karachi for Calicut. both Indian
ports, and was three days overdue.
Her loss has not been explained.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
BY JAMES E. CHM.

ny JAMES T.. ChlNN.
With members of Congress al
ready sharpshooting at its major
features, the Districts new tax
raising program went to the House
District Committee today to face
a long series of public hearings and
an unpredictable fate.
AS soon as the committee is
organized for the new Congress-
probably tomorrow-Representative
Jennings Randolph. Democrat of
West Virginia, who is slated to be-
come chairman, plans to appoint
a special subcommittee to consider
the tax legislation recommended
to put the program into effect.
Representative Jack Nichols. Demo-
crat, Of Oklahoma. who directed the
preparation of the socalled stop
gap" revenue legislation for the
current fiscal year. will be Mr.
Randolphs choice to head the sub
committee.
The new program, differing but
slightly from the unofficial advance
details that became known during its
development, was referred to the
District Committee by Speaker
Bankhead without the Endorsement
of the Joint Congressional Com
mittee on Internal Revenue Tax
alton which directed the tax study
The joint committee, after reading
the report of the experts which
wrote the tax program, found itself
at odds with certain features, and
transmitted it to the House and
Senate with the following CRYPTIC
comment:
THE report does not represent
the views or recommendations OF
the Joint Committee on Internal
Revenue Taxation, but is transmit
ted as survey made by the special
staft appointed for that purpose, :
in accordance with the act of Con-
gress authorizing the tax study.
Goes Exhaustively Into Subject.
The entire District tax problem
is treated comprehensively in the
report which contains more than
$4,000 words covering $50 printed
pages. In addition. the tax experts
in the appendix, inserted the draft
OF a suggested omnibus tax bill
that would carry out their recon-
mendations for revamping the tax
structure.
Assuming that the real estate tax
rate, scheduled to return auto
matically to 81 50 at the close of the
present fiscal year, is not changed,
the new program is estimated to
yield gross of 1900 900 in revenue.
Broken down, the estimate of the
amounts the various tax sources
would produce follow:
Combination income and sales tax,
(See D. c. TAKES, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Insurgent Central Column
Takes PoIIeroIs
BACKGROUND

LERIDA, Spain, Jan. II (P.-The
insurgent command today announc-
ed capture of the village of Pallerols,
Al airline miles west of Barcelona on
the route of the insurgent central
columns eastward advance.
Pallerols is 13 miles west of the
City Of Igualda, next major objective
of this column.
Evening star., 1939-01-17

The circulation of The Star
is now running over 100000
daily and over 100000 Sum-
day, which is between 1000
and 5000 more than at this
time last year, and is the
greatest in the history of the
paper.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Considers Rushing
Arms and Munitions
Across Border
BY the Associated Press.

7SIOSS OOTUST
BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, Jan. 1.-THE French gov
ernment, fearing an insurgent VIC
tory in Spain, was said today to have
taken up anew the question of
opening its Pyrenees frontier to aid
the hard-pressed Spanish govern
ment.
Sources close to the foreign office
said the government was considering
rushing arms and munitions to the
defense of Barcelona to meet Italian
men and material aiding the in
surgent offensive.
Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet
returned from meeting of the
League of Nations Council at
Geneva to encounter increasing de-
mands for such action.
CThe Italian press. following
last weeks visit of British Prime
Minister Chamberlain, has de-
livered stiff warnings to France
against giving help to the Spanish
government At the same time
it has carried on bitter anti
French campaign and voiced
Fascist demands for colonial con-
cessions from France
Faces Policy Debate.
Bonnet went directly from the
train to the Chamber of Deputies
to face foreign policy debate.
Deputy Alfred Margalne, member
of Premier Daladier's own Radical
Socialist party. told the chamber
we have been duped in the policy
of non-intervention in Spain We
acted through fear of war which
should be enough to condemn such
policy
Other deputies joined in the at
tack Of non-interVention.
The Socialist group, biggest in
the chamber. decided to carry di-
rectly to Daladier and Bonnet its
demands for an end to the practice
of withholding supplies to govern
mental Spain while Italy openly
supported the insurgents.
ut is no longer either admissible
or tolerable," wrote Socialist former
Premier Leon Blum in his news
paper, lie Populaire.
Officially the situation was said al
the foreign office to be that France
always had reserved the right tt
make use Of her liberty of action
if the other powers failed to carry
out their pledges under the non
Intervention accord.
This meant theoretically thai
France could reply to Italy's long.
continued, open and avowed in.
tervention in Spain by similar &C.
ton.
British Influence.
Actually. however, French aid ha!
been withheld both because of Brit.
ish urgings and French fear of pre-.
cipitating a new crisis. Officials sale
that any decision now to send aic
to the Spanish government woulo
be taken only in agreement with
Britain.
Viscount Halifax, British foreign
secretary, who came from Geneva
on the same train as M. Bonnet
conferred here with Sir Eric Phipps
British Ambassador to France, and
then continued to London.
Meanwhile Premier Juan Negrin
of government Spain was reported
to have left Barcelona on a secret
mission to plead for aid at Geneva
and Paris, as he did once before
French border officials denied that
the Barcelona Premier had passed
the frontier. but the possibility re-
manned that he had travelled by
| orr
Evening star., 1939-01-17
New Tax Program
For District Faces
Fire in Congress
SoIes-Income Lew
Is Heart of Plan
Urged by Experts
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Congress at the last session
directed its Joint Committee on
Internal Repenue Tdrdtion to
make surrey OF the District tar
structure looking touard reforms
and Development OF a permanent
program. Tar experts employed
by the Joint Committee 1Uorked
for nearly sir months in deuelop-
ing the ne10 program. The Com
mtssioners appointed special
Advisory Committee on Taxation
to 1Cork uith the tar experts.
Congress required the report to be
submitted not later than January
Is, 1889, but since that date uas
Sunday the committee was qipen
an additional day.
A condensed uerSion of the Dis
trict tar report uiH be found on
Page 40.
Evening star., 1939-01-17

The Senate confirmed today
the appointment of Frank Muir
ply as Attorney General. Ex-
tended floor debate preceded the
confirmation.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Profit to All ;

Advertising in The Star
makes possible the distribu-
ton of larger quantities of
better merchandise at low
prices, thus serving the con-
sumer, the manufacturer and
the merchant.
Yesterdays Advertising
Local Display
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Ban on Politics
Is Opposed by
W.P.A. Chief
House Bill Provision
Seen Violation of
Civil Rights
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
President Roosevelt asked Con-
gress to appropriate s875,000, 900
to administer relief needs during
rest OF fiscal year. With w. P. A.
under fire and "economn' being
giuen 1Oide obeiSance at the mo-
ment, House sldShed this amount
by Sl50,O0O, 900. Safeguards
against political misuse of fund
are expected to be in bill by time
of passage.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Summary Of Toduy's Star

Pler In Yacht Basin No. / nearly
complete. Page A-12
civil service gains predicted at
meeting. Page B-1
cutting lecturer holds defense of
hemisphere duty of U. S. Page B-1
Evening star., 1939-01-17

(See MAPS, Page A-30
Evening star., 1939-01-17

(See FRANKFURTER, Page A
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Weather Forecast

Cloudy tonight, followed by rain: not
much change in temperature; lowest
tonight about IS degrees. Temperatures
today-Highest, 40, at 2 pm; lowest, 80,
at $40 am.
Full report on Page Az.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-31
Civic Club To Hold
Garden Exchange

The American Home Committee of
the Civic Club, which is in charge
of the Clubs next meeting on April
18th wish to remind the members
of the display of homecraft. Each
member is requested to bring at
least one example of handwork
which will be inspirational to 9th
ers. Articles in needlework, wood
craft. weaving or any medium which
furnishes ideas for more attractive
home decoration will be appropriate.
Most fitting will be the ideas which
can be worked out at little cost and
of materials available around the
home.
In connection with the display
there will be a garden exchange
booth and all those who are inter
ested in gardening are asked &C
bring plants, sets, bulbs, and
shrubs to exchange with other gar
deners.
During the afternoon there will
be demonstration classes in the
making of four strand braided rugs
wrapped rag rugs, and eroeheted
rugs. Lessons will be given in the
first steps of eroeheting and knit
ting, and help and advice will be
offered in the more intricate pat
terms. Those who are interested in
those demonstrations should bring
materials for their work.
The committee members who are
in charge of the display and dem.
onstration are Mrs. ]. c. Black.
burn, Mrs. J. H. Clements, and
Mrs. Melvin Steear, Mrs. H. Kittils.
by is making arrangements for the
garden exchange.
Any articles which are to be dis
played for an exchange of ideas may
be turned in to the ladies on the
committee during the next Two
weeks
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-31
COrdOYa Is Declared
In Prosperous Shape

JUNEAU - Residents of the Cop
per River rail belt have not yet be-
gun to feel the effects of the rail
roads abandonment last November
in the belief of John Rosswog, vet
eran CordoYa druggist who visited
here this week en- route to his home
after a visit in the Pacific North
west.
The railroad has always ceased
to operate during the winter months
Rosswog said, and except for few
year-round employees who have
been laid off no one in the Cor
doya country has felt any serious
financial effects from the closing
of rail operations.
He indicated that the loss would
be more keenly felt this summer,
but declared that Cordova was in
prosperous shape and would survive
the shock all right. AS for the rail
belt residents, most of them live be-
tween Chitna and Mccarthy on the
upper end of the line which will be
tapped by tramears this summer
operated by the Alaska Road Com
mission, and connecting with the
Richardson Highway at Chitina thus
giving them direct tidewater con-
nection with Valdez.
The railroad employees are being
tided over with Unemployment Com
pensation Commission checks, issued
weekly.
To date the Unemployment Com
pensation Commission has devoted
about half its payments to Kenne-
colt miners and railroad workers OF
the Copper River region who were
thrown out of work by the closing OF
operations Director Walter P. Sharpe
said today.
Fund payments were not author
lied to begin until January 1 OF
this year, but since then about $751;
900 has been sent out in checks,
but that does not imply that $40,-
900 was tossed into the laps of the
present residents of the Copper Ri
yer belt: for since the railroad clos
ed, miners and trainmen have scat
tered to all parts of the country.
Checks go out from the commits
sion office here to them in nearly
every state in the union, including
Florida; and in places in Alaska as
far away as Nome. OF the 773 rail-
road workers in Alaska, exclusive OF
the government-owned Alaska Rail
road, approximately 400 were en-
ployed ON the Copper River road. An
additional 300 to 400 men were en-
ployed at the Kennecott.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-03-31
Reindeer Vital Resource OF Alaska
ESkimoS Says Dimond

By J. J. Eekles, secretary to Del
egate Anthony J. Dimond).
WASHINGTON, D. C.-When the
item in the Interior Department ap-
preparation bill providing $1,070,
600 for the purchase of all reindeer
and reindeer equipment in Alaska
owned by others than natives was
taken up by the House on March
Is, objection was raised against the
bill on a point of order and the en-
tire item was stricken from the bill.
Efforts made by supporters of the
item when the bill was under con-
sideration the following day to have
it inserted as an amendment. revised
to avoid the yulnerability that had
let it fall under the axe the day
before. were without avail. The
amendment was rejected by a vote
of ISL to 113.
Background for the appropriation
goes back for a number of years to
the time when conflicts began to
arise between the original Eskimo
owners of the reindeer and others
who later acquired herds in the Ter
ritory over reindeer ownership and
range rights.
The conflicts grew in proportion
to the increase in the size and in
the number of herds. Various solu-
lions to effect a permanent settle
ment of the constantly growing
problem were considered by Con-
gressional committees charged with
the welfare of the Eskimos and 9TH
err natives of Alaska. Study of The
record of the testimony on the SUBJ
ject shows general agreement that,
in view of the fact that the reindeer
had originally been brought to AL
aska for the benefit of the natives
to replace a subsistence that had
been lost to them by inroads
made by the white man on
the whales, walrus, caribou,
and other indigenous game from
which the Eskimos had obtained a
living, the natives were entitled
to first consideration in any plan.
Delegate Dimond took, the stand