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Evening star., 1939-08-06
District Bills Voted
By Congress Set
Fiye-Year Mark
43 of l28 Measures
Passed by House
And a. by Senate
BY JAMES E. CHINN.

In retrospect, the first session of
the Seventy-sixth Congress which
adjourned last night produced more
legislation for the District than any
Congress in the last five years.
A recapitulation showed 43 Of 1913
local bills introduced were passed
by the House. A by the Senate, and
up until last night "a had been
signed and four vetoed by Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
The outstanding legislative de-
velopment as far as the District was
concerned was the prolonged bat
tie over the amount the Federal
Government should contribute to-
ward the expenses of the municipal
government. The final agreement
which tied up for several months
both the appropriation and tax bills
called for a Federal payment of
100000, an increase of $1,000 900
over the amount appropriated for
the last several years.
The 100000 difference repre-
sented victory for Senator Over
ton. Democrat, of Louisiana, who
steadfastly sought to settle perma-
nently the troublesome fiscal rela-
tions problem with a formula he ad-
vocated that would have made the
Federal payment this year at least
s8,000,000 The Overton plan would
have measured the Federal obliga-
ton by the percentage of land area
of the city required for national pur-
poses. At present this would amount
to 20 per cent or about S8,000.000
instead of the current lump sum
payment of $5,0OO,OOO.
Milk Inquiry Surprise.
The surprise of the session was
the District milk investigation,
which served only to embarrass a
member of Congress, result in the
resignation of the secretary of the
investigating committee, and the in
dictment on perjury charge of a
postmaster from Martinsburg, w.
Va, who was accused of having at
tempted to sell his services in con-
nection with the inquiry.
The primary object of the investi-
cation was to determine whether
the District market should be opened
to milk and cream produced in the
Middle and Northwestern States.
But when Congress adjourned, legis-
lation designed to accomplish this
object still remained on the House
calendar as unfinished business
meaning, of course, it cannot be
considered until the next session in
January.
In the final hours of the closing
session, the House approved Senate
changes in five District bills which
automatically sent them to the
White House for the signature of
President Roosevelt.
The principal measure would make
permanent the parking meters in
stalled in the business section on an
experimental basis and authorize
their installation in other congested
areas of the city.
Other Bills Passed.
The other bills passed follow:
l. A measure giving the Commits
sioners general authority to revise
-
Evening star., 1939-08-06
4 Brothers Killed in Blast
While Cleaning Floors
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 5.-Four BROTH
ers died in an explosion today be-
cause of their zeal for cleanliness.
The Melillo Observation-Disclosures,
%; Joseph, %; Lorenzo, 21;> Louis,
18, and two others-Sol Beck, 10,
and James Turello, "a, all employees
Of the Long Island Trucking Co.,
moved into new building this
morning.
They decided to scour the floor
with benzine.
A few minutes later the one-story
building rocked with binding flames
Joseph and Lorenzo died immedi-
ately, their bodies burned to a crisp.
Louis and Nicholas succumbed few
hours later. Beck and Turello are
in critical condition.
Police thought metal brushes used
by the men caused a spark that
exploded the benzine.
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Japan S Army Repu|sed
Repeatedly, Says Soviet
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Aug. 5.-A Soviet-Mon-
gol army communique reported to-
day Japanese forces had been re-
pulsed in frequent clashes since
July 26 on the border between
Russian protected Outer Mongolia
and Japanese-sponsored Manchu-
kuo.
Infantry, artillery and aerial en-
gagements were reported in the
area east of the Khalka River where
fighting has been in progress since
May II.
The communique, distributed by
Tass, Russian official news agency
said 81 japanese and six Soviet
planes were downed in the air bat
ties.
The vest-pocket war, in which
there has been intermittent broad
scale fighting, was precipitated by
q dispute over the Manchukuo-
Outer Mongolia boundary. Man
chukuo's Japanese protectors say
the Khalka is the boundary in the
battle area; Outer Mongolia's Rus
sian protectors say the line runs
some miles east Of the river.
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Court Here 10 ADOPT
Simple Language
For Tenant Cases
Liti9onts to Be Permitted
To Plead Verbally With
Or Without Counsel
BACKGROUND


Establishment OF Small Claims
Court-the Poor Mans Court
IN April, 1888, 1Dds hailed as pldc-
ing litigation 1Dithin reach OF
persons unable to afford ldWyers
or secure prompt and inexpensive
trials. Landlord and Tenant
Court, another branch of Munici-
pal Court, aDds formed Dith the
same idea-that of giving persons
OF moderate means q chance to
air their legal 1Does. Second er-
pertinent, hoUeUer, developed
faUs.
Formalities will be waived ir
landlord and tenant branch o1
Municipal Court soon in favor OF
simplified, modern method o1
procedure making it possible fol
litigants unable to employ counsel
to appear and state their cases
simply without being handicapped
by lack Of legal knowledge.
The necessity of filing an answer
plCd, d1iudFlt VI OtllCi OclCIlSt III
writing will be abolished, enabling
a defendant to walk into court, state
his defense verbally with or without
an attorney, and obtain a hearing
of his case without any formality
whatsoever Only when defendant
desires to file plea of title will q
written document be entered.
This will be one of number oi
changes made at landlord and ten
ant branch on recommendation OF
the Washington Housing Associa-
ton. Other revisions will include
abolishment of terms insofar a.
proceedings are limited.
The new procedure, as explained
(See TENANT COURT, Page A-1O.)
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Progress Report
On GreenbeIt-

The progress Of Greenbelt,
Nd, the Federal Govern
ment's. nearly 2-year-old
planned suburban community,
is analyzed by James Free, a
Star staff writer, in series of
six daily articles, the first of
which appears on Page B-1
of today's paper.
These stories discuss the
possibility of Greenbelt's ever
paying for itself, the kind of
life afforded its 1900 residents
and what Greenbelters think
OF the housing and socio-
logical experiment in which
they are participating.
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Security Law Revised
By Vote Of Senate;
Tax Burden Eased
ConnoIIy Charges
$695 ,000, 900 Price
To Kill Amendment
BY the Associated Press.

! A sweeping revision of the social
security law, including an amend
nent by Senator La Toilette (Progres-
sive of wisconsin, to extend old age
pensions to a large number of per-
sons who otherwise would be in
eligible, was finally approved by Con-
gress yesterday.
! Originally. the social security act
stipulated that old age pensions
under the contributory system
should go only to thise who reached
IS on January l. 1910, or thereafter
Under the LaFollette plan persons
now over IS can become eligible for
pensions on January l, 1910, provided
they pay taxes on wages extending
over a period of at least six calendar
quarters" (or total of 18 months)
Experts estimated that this change
would add 100000 persons to the
number who will become eligible for
pensions starting January l, 1910
Other increased outlays also are
provided in the security act amend
ments approved yesterday. More
over, the amendments ease the
scheduled tax burden of employers
and employees by an estimated
$9O5 100000.
The legislation sailed to approval
after months of wrangling between
the House and Senate and after
Senator Connally, Democrat, of
Texas had pounded his desk and
charged that Congress paid $685.
000, 1000 price" for elimination of his
amendment to increase the Govern
ment's share of outlays in the Fed
eral-State program of old-age as
sistance.
The Connally amendment would
have required the Federal Govern
ment to match State old-age assist
ance contributions 81 for 81, up to
total of SIS month per bene-
flciary. Above that figure, the
Washington government would have
been directed to match State con-
tributions on a $3.50 basis up to an
aggregate of $40.
Congress retained the present dol
lar-for-dollar matching basis, in
stead of adopting this plan, but in
creased the total that might be
raised in this way from $50 to $40
a month per recipient.
La Toilette Reversal Charged.
The Texas Senator charged that
Senator La Toilette, Progressive, OF
Wisconsin had failed to stand by
the Senate vote in support of the
Connally amendment after he be-
came a member of Conference
Committee which undertook the
task of adjusting differences over
the legislation.
Senator Connally, waving his
arms and striding back and forth
on the Senates green-carpeted
aisles, asserted an amendment by
Senator La Toilette to bring 200, ,OOO
additional persons under the old
age insurance program had been
agreed to by the conferees.
The old-age insurance is the sys-
tenn under which employers and
See SOCIAL SECURITY, Page A-3
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Two American Priests
Arrested in Peiping

PEIPING, Aug. 5 CF).-Authoritie
of Fujen University, an American
administered Catholic institution,
disclosed today that two priests had
been arrested by police of the jap
anese-controlled Peiping govern
ment because they refused to give
police the names of their students.
University officials said a Chinese
priest was arrested last Wednesday
and the following day Father Kroes,
a native of the Netherlands, was
taken away by the police.
Father Kroes later telephoned the
university that he was confined in
a dirty CELL" but thus far was un-
harmed.
The university is administered by
the American Lazarist Society of the
Divine Word.
Evening star., 1939-08-06

PORTLAND, Greg, Aug. 5 P).-
The smoke pail over the North
vests forest inferno grew deeper
today as new fires leaped out of
drying timberlands.
At least 10000 acres were be
lieved to be ablaze in Oregon, with
four fires out Of control. There was
little hope of abatement Of haz-
ardous hre conditions for the next
few dAY.
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Water Gate Concerts on WMAL

portion of the eighth of the seasons Sunset Symphonies
by the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Charles
OConnel conductor will be broadcast
network by the National Broadcasng this evening Through
the cooperation of the National Broadcang Co. and The Star
the program will be heard locally WMAL.
Tonights will be broadcast from $3.50 to 10 o'clock
BY all attend the tonight
and the setting provide combination that shouldn't miss
II you cannot attend tune the concert WAL at $50 o'clock
In arranging these broadcas the National Broadcastng Co.
and The Star cooperating with the Summer Concert Com
me of the Symphony Orchestra in its effort further appreca
ton and of the orchestra which
the musical life Of the National Capital
Tickets for the concert b purchased ct the Water Gate
tonight
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Troops al Manassas
Launch Small Scale
Warfare Tomorrow
District Guard Units
On Scene; Rest and
Worship Today
BY ROBERT A. ERWIN,
Star Stan Correspondent.

MANASSAS, Va, Aug. 5.-Small
scale warfare, prelude to the big
push of next week, will open Mon
day for National Guardsmen on the
first day of their two weeks en-
campment on the Bull Run battle
fields. In the first phase of a five
day training program, it will be
battalion against battalion in vari-
GUS war problems.
The National Guard legions
numbering 1900 troops of the 29th
and 28th Divisions, will spend to-
morrow in rest and worship and in
settling down into the camp area
where most of them moved yester-
day from home stations. BY truck
and train, they came from Virginia
Maryland, the District of Columbia
and Pennsylvania to the rolling hills
where Confederate forces defeated
the Union armies.
Troop trains will pull into the
stations at Gainesville, Nokesville
and Manassas tomorrow with
Suol OoiiCA WllO Will CUIIlplcIe tIle
camp personnel from Maryland, Vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania. All Dis
trict Guard units came in today,
and except for the 260th Coast Artil-
lery. which is attached to Sd
Corps Area headquarters, were en-
camped along Lee highway between
the old Stone House and Gainesville.
Test Battle for Engineers.
The 121st Engineers, commanded
by Col. John w. Oehmann. will go
into test battle early this week,
the exact date yet to be set, with
the 29th Division Tank Company
from Danville, Va. Their assign
ment will be to stop the tanks.
On Friday the 121st and the 103d
Engineers from Pennsylvania will
be merged into a war strength regi-
ment, under Col. Oehmann, to throw
a 7l2-ton, 168-foot bridge across the
waters of Occoquan Creek. Motion
picture cameramen will make a spe-
cial neWsreel of the bridge work.
The first day of field camp, begin
ming at dawn today, gave the Bull
Run area it's second big military con-
Co.
Evening star., 1939-08-06
u. ). Counters
Anti-American
Move in China
Nationals Prepare
To Flee Koifeng
For Sofety
BACKGROUND

BAChGROUND-
Chinese-Jdpdnese Udr fare has
been Stdlen1dted in recent months
and Japan has turned to attack
on foreign interests In China,
notably in Tientsin, Uhere British
and French concessions hare been
blockdded. japanese haze melted
Chinese to assaults on property
and persons of foreigners British
and japanese conterees are now
engaged in negotiations at Toxic
on Tientsin issues
By the Associated Press
SHANGHAI, Aug. 5. - United
States authorities made new repre-
sentations today to the japanese
against anti-American demonstra-
tions in Kaifeng despite Japanese
denials that an anti-American move
ment was under way in North China.
increasingly threatening anti
American agitation caused Ameri-
cans in Kaifeng to get ready for
flight from the Honan Province cap
ital and it was understood that some
already had left, although direct re-
ports of the Kaifeng situation were
meager.
Sources Authoritative.
American authorities in Hankow,
the nearest large city, said their
information came from "authorita-
tive quarters" sufficient to warrant
further representations to the jap
anese, who control Kaifeng, the seat
Of extensive American mission prop
critics and some business concerns.
0n Washington, State Depart
ment officials watched with great
est care signs from China of
what they said appeared to be a
Japanese campaign for expelling
Americans and other foreigners
by getting Chinese to put pres
sure on them)
American officials also were anx-
ious concerning Chinese press re-
ports-not confirmed by other
sources-that anti-foreign demon
strations at Yochow had wrecked
mission buildings and compelled
both American and British mission
aries to leave the city.
Japanese denied, however, that
there had been any disorders in
Yochow, an important port in Human
Province at the confluence of the
Yangtze River and Tungting Lake.
Records here indicated two mission
aries of the Reformed Church in the
United States were there: Rev. Ed
win Beck of Tifin, Ohio, and Miss
Mary Edna Myers, a nurse, native
Of Westminster, Md.
Living Outside City.
1t was understood here that since
the japanese occupation of Yochow
the Americans had been living out
side the city at mission school on
the shores of Tungting Lake.
1t was reported that the japanese
at Kaifeng, near the Yellow River,
cut the city's communications after
Americans there had sent first word
of their plight by courier who
crossed the japanese lines and tele-
graphed the United States Embassy
at Chungking.
Japanese spokesmen asserted they
had little information from Kaifeng.
LAS far as we know the movement
there continues to be entirely anti
British" said one,
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Maryland Youth Saves
Boy From Drowning
BY the Associated Press,

BY Cfe ASSQClateu PreSS.
CRUMPTON, Md, Aug. 5.-Reese
Bayne, 13, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wiz
Bayne of Crumpton, was credited
today with saving a 9-year-old boy
from drowning in Chester River
The younger boy, a visitor whose
name was not ascertained, fell from
a grabbing boat into the channel
where the water is 30 feet deep and
the tide was running strongly.
Evening star., 1939-08-06

PENNSBORO, w. Va, Aug. S (P.
Mrs. John H. Stackhouse, a.
year-old wife of farmer, has given
birth to her second child, daugh-
ter.
Married at the age of IL, the girl
bore her first child last year.
Evening star., 1939-08-06

OMAHA, Nebr, Aug. S (P).-Wasp
stings caused Mrs. Opal E. Paulsen,
SIS, Omaha, to complain of extreme
pain today. She died soon after
wards.
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Congress Ends, En|ivened
By Peppers Attack on Bloc
That Killed New Deal Bills
Security Act Changes
And Third Deficiency
Measure Passed
As Congress Ended:

ACTION ON SOCIAL SECURITY
changes completed after row.
Page Al
SPEAKER BANKHEAD names COM
mittee to probe labor board
Page Al
SESSION PRODUCED more Dis
trict legislation than usual.
Page Al
FILIBUSTER THREAT kills plan to
arm Latin Americas. Page Al
Evening star., 1939-08-06

Complete Index, Pose Az
Rodio Programs, Poee F-3
Evening star., 1939-08-06

tSee TROOPS, Page A-8)
Evening star., 1939-08-06

(See CONGRESS, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Wasp Stinqs FotoI

(See TENANT COURT, Page A-10.
Evening star., 1939-08-06
New Forest Fires Rooe

See SOCIAL SECURITY, Page
Evening star., 1939-08-06
Mother Twice at Ia

(See LABOR BOARD, Page !
Evening star., 1939-08-06

(see D. c. LEGISLATION, Pg. A-5.)
Evening star., 1939-03-17
Second Wife Loses
Fight 10 SET Aside
Nixon S Divorce
Justice BoiIey Rules
Pennsylvania Decree
Is Valid Here

Capt. Thomas Hay Nixon, Army
inventor, today had his final divorce
decree from his second wife, the
former stage beauty, Mrs. Annette
Pauline Nixon.
Justice Jennings Bailey in District
Court yesterday signed the decree,
which ordered her bill of complaint,
her amended bill of complaint and
supplemental bill of complaint for q
divorce here dismissed. The jurlst
held that the captains decree Of
absolute divorce, awarded him in
the Court of Common Pleas of
Adams County, Pa, on August %,
1885, Is recognized here as a valid
decree Of absolute divorce.
Under the decree yesterday, the
wife was awarded judgment
against her husband for 1925, repre-
senting the total amount of accrued
and unpaid alimony, and Justice
Bailey held that execution may
issue on this.
Allowance Is Reserved.
The allowance OF attorneys fees
for the wife's litigation, Justice
Bailey decreed, should be reserved
Tor determination by District Court
and the cause was referred to the
auditor to recommend the reason
able amount.
This action brings to a close q
colorful chapter in the LITIGATION
involving the Nixons. Mrs. Nixon
had asked District Court to rule
that the Pennsylvania decree was
invalid here. Her lawyers attempt
ed to show that the captains domi-
clle was in the District and that he
mad brought large mirrors from his
gettysburg, Pa, home to Washing
ton to install In newly purchased
house here, as well as other furni-
ture. She contended that she did
not know the Pennsylvania divorce
action was proceeding.
Would Have Voided Marriage.
Attorneys said that a divorce
granted to the second Mrs. Nixon
would have the effect of making
his present marriage void.
The Army officer remarked after
the Pennsylvania divorce decree,
which was upheld by the Pennsyl-
vania Supreme Court. The decree
once was set aside by an appeals
tribunal. BY his present marriage
to the socially prominent Anne
Cooke, whose sister. Jane, eloped
with the family chauffeur and thus
came into the news. Capt. Nixon
has three children. They were
married in 1885.
The second Mrs. Nixon accused
l the third Mrs. Nixon Of evadinp
Evening star., 1939-03-17
Ina Claire, a Bride
For Third Time,
To Learn 10 Cook
Actress Murries
San Francisco
Attorney
b. the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
SALT LAKE CITY, March IT,
Actress Ina Claire, q bride for the
third time. proposed today to learn
to cook.
Miss Claire, who has starred on
stage and screen, married William
r. Wallace, jr., a San Francisco at
torney, here last night. She met him
In 1917 when he was a student at
Harvard and she was a member OF
the Ziegfeld Follies.
Since their first meeting Miss
Claire has married and divorced
James Whitaker, Chicago news
paperman, and married the laJe
John Gilbert, famous star Of the
silent movies-without, she admitted,
learning to cook.
To reporters the pert actress dis
played brand-new book of recipes
Evening star., 1939-03-17
Bund Meetings Legal,
Mrs. Roosevelt Says
b the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
HARLINGEN, Tex, March IT,
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt said in
response to a question following her
lecture here last night that meet
ings Of the German bund could not
be prohibited under present United
States law protecting the right Of
citizens to assemble.
In reply to a query concerning her
attitude regarding Marian Ander-
son, Negro concert star, she said,
MY attitude is that I invited her
to sing in the White House few
years ago before she became widely
known"
Evening star., 1939-03-17
7 have always wanted to. learn to
c0Ok " ShA chirr1inAd

II have always wanted to learn to
cook" she chirruped.
1T Is one Of my ambitions"
The couple arrived from San Fran
cisco by airplane at 8 pm. County
Clerk w. ]. Korth met them at the
airport to issue q marriage license
and they hurried to the home Of
Mr.. Wallace's brother, John M. Wal
lace, Mayor Of Salt Lake City.
The Rev. Theodore G. Lil.ey Of the
First Presbyterian Church performed
the ceremony.
Mr.. Wallace, who also attended
the University Of Utah and Oxford
University in England, won Utah's
Democratic nomination for the
House Of Representatives in 1926,
but was defeated In the election.
Evening star., 1939-03-17
WASHINGTON, c. FRIDAY MARCH H. 1885,

service Of court process, after the
latter had been named as q de-
fendant In the divorce action here.
A night clerk at the Stoneleigh Court
! Apartments was accused of imped-
ing service of court process, after
he had allegedly tipped of Mrs.
Anne Cooke Nixon that Harold T.
Scott, process server, was seeking
her.
Evening star., 1939-03-17
TwizzIer Answer

The clock in the store window by
the street car line was ~ minutes
faster than the one In the depart
ment store window. It was a III
minute walk from the street car to
the department store.