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Evening star., 1939-07-10
Martin to Discuss
Congress Program

Representative Joseph w.
Martin, jr., of Massachusetts,,
minority leader of the House,
will be the guest speaker to-
night on the National Radio
Forum over WMAL at $3.50
o'clock.
Congressional Problems"
including the program facing
Congress before it adjourns
and when it returns again to
Capitol Hill, will be the subject
of Representative Martins
speech.
The National Radio Forum
is arranged by The Star and is
heard over a coast-to-coast
network Of the National
Broadcasting Co.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
By ]. RUSSELL YOUNG,

President Roosevelt is expected to
announce tomorrow the appoint
ment of Paul v. McNutt as head Of
the new Federal Security Agency
created under the Presidents execu-
tive reorganization plan.
The high commissioner to the
Philippines, who is considered can
didate for the Democratic presiden-
tial nomination in 1910, conferred
with the President at the White
House today and afterward told re-
porterS that any announcement re-
garding appointment to his new
place would have to come from the
President. 1t was indicated that the
latter would have statement to
make tomorrow.
Mr.. McNutt has not yet formally
resigned as high commissioner, but
expects to do so as soon as he fin
ishes up several routine jobs such as
signing official papers.
Stephen Early, a presidential sec
retary, had asserted earlier, however,
that he would not be surprised to
see Mr.. McNutt in the adminiStra-
ton sooner or later. Mr.. Early
would give no hint as to what po-
sition the former Governor of In
diana might receive.
There were indications that the
President would disclose tomorrow,
either at press conference or in
a formal nomination, that Mr., Nc
Mutt had been chosen to direct
the new security agency.
Mr.. McNutt's salary as high COM
missioner is $4,000 a year, and as
the head of the Federal Security
Agency he would receive $4,000. It
Evening star., 1939-07-10
President Expected to Name
McNutt F. S. A. Head Tomorrow
Hoosier, After Seeing Roosevelt, Says Any
Announcement Must Come From His Chief

has been explained that while the
high commissioner salary sounds
attractive, the personal expenses of
the office are so great that the sal
ary is inadequate.
Selection of Mr.. NcNutt by the
President for an important post in
the New Deal administration has
caused considerable comment, par
ticularly in political circles. Many
Democrats in Washington are
puzzled over the Presidents select
ing a man who is a candidate for
the presidency and one who has
never actually been in the high
command of the New Deal.
On the other hand, some observers
hail the selection as a master stroke
on the Presidents part.
Some also are inclined to think
that the McNutt appointment will
be tied up with Roosevelt third
term possibility. They point out
that with Mr.. McNutt occupying q
high place in the Presidents off,
cial family he cannot become per-
Sonally active in his own behalf for
the 1910 nomination. Their con-
tention is that it would be un-
ethical for Mr.. McNutt to be active
unless the President makes it very
plain that he himself is not candi-
date for another term.
Won't Abandon Campaign.
Mr.. McNutt said on the occasion
Of visit to the President last week
that he had no idea of abandoning
his activities for the 1910 nomina-
ton. That was before he knew he
was being considered for the Secu-
rity Agency job. Today Mr.. McNutt
(See POLITICS. Page A-6l
Evening star., 1939-07-10
House Rejection
Of Lump Sum
Boost Seen
Nichols Feels Sure
$500, 900 Proposal
Will Be Beaten
By ], A, OIEARY.

The compromise conference report
on the deadlocked local tax bill re-
ceived a setback today when Repre-
sentative Nichols, Democrat of Okla
homa, one of the conferees, pre-
dicted the house will not accept it.
Mr.. Nichols, who was out of the
city when the conferees worked out
the settlement, said he felt sure the
house would reject the increase in
the Federal payment from $4,000, 900
to $6,500,000 He attacked also the
revised income tax agreed to by the
Senate conferees as part of the COM
promise.
The Oklahoman characterized the
income levy as being without
precedent" because it proposes to
tax only those domiciled here.
Mr.. Nichols told newspapermen he
does not believe the House would
agree to the increase in the Federal
payment, even if presidential
message is submitted.
The returning conferee also OBJ
jected to the provision adopted by
the other conferees creating a joint
House and Senate committee to
make further study of the local
tax structure after adjournment.
Randolph to Urge Adoption.
House Majority Leader Rayburn,
who is acting Speaker, said he has
not gone into the conference report
yet, pointing out that it cannot come
up in the House before tomorrow.
Meanwhile, Representative RAN
dolph of West Virginia, chairman Of
the House conferees. made prepara-
tions to defend the compromise and
to urge its adoption as agreed to by
the other four House conferees.
Twice during the current fight the
House has voted against going
above $5,O00.OOO. Since the last
House expression, however, the SEN
ate took an almost unanimous stand
against surrendering to the other
branch. by voting II to l to support
Senator Overton of Louisiana in his
fight for a more equitable payment.
This was recorded, roll call vote,
whereas the previous House action
was merely standing vote.
This firm stand by the Senate re-
suited in the House conferees &C.
cepting the compromise figure of
$500, 900, half way between IS, ,OOO,-
600 and the amount contended for
by the Senate. In return, however,
the Senate had to agree to the
House income tax, with members of
Congress and q large number of
other temporary residents exempted.
A factor that may put through
the compromise is the emergency
confronting the municipal govern
ment, which has operated without
authorized funds since July /, and
will be within few days of Gov
ernment pay day when the confer
ence report is taken up.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Bark|ey Proposes Law
Providing Loans Of
$500,
Most Of Financing
Would Be Handled
Through R. F. G.
By the Associated Press.

Senator Barkley of Kentucky, the
Democratic leader. proposed legis-
lation today to carry out a new $2,-
300 900 900 lending program.
The legislation, sponsored by the
administration, calls for the crea-
ton of no new governmental agen-
cles, and most of the financing
would be handled through the Re-
construction Finance Corp.
Sums would be made available as
follows:
Non-Federal public works ''of q
character which will return to the
Federal Government its investment
in them, $3.50 900 900; self -liquidating
express post roads and highway i'm
provements. $75O,O0O,OO0; rolling
stock and ship equipment for lease
to railroads, $500, 900 900; rural elec-
trification loans, $3.50 600, 900, plus
100000 already appropriated; /;
self-liquidating farm tenancy loans,
$500, 900, 900, plus not more than
$100 100000 of funds already appro-
priated; loans through the Export
Import Bank. 100000, 900.
| The total did not include any al
ready-projected increase of $780,
100000 in borrowing authority of the
United States Housing Authority.
First Years Program.
The lending programs would con-
tinue separately over periods run
ming to maximum of seven years.
President Roosevelt originally re-
quested a s50O,0OO, 900 foreign lend
ing program, but this was cut to
an additional 500, 100000 for the
Export Import Bank after congress
sional opposition developed.
During the first year of the new
programs, the following sums would
be advanced:
Non-Federal public works, $780,
100000; express roads, $50, 1000 900;
rail equipment, $100,O0O,000; rural
electrification, $40, 900 900; farm ten
ancy, s250000,00O.
The money made available for
non-Federal public works would be
handled by the commissioner of pub
lie works, and the money for post
roads would be administered by the
commissioner of public roads.
The R. F. c. would be in charge
OF the rail equipment program, and
the Rural Electrification Admins
tration would handle the money for
enlargement of its program. The
Agriculture Department would be
responsible for the tenancy program.
Senator Barkley told reporters the
Senate Banking Committee would
consider the new measure Wednes-
day.
Little Opposition Seen.
II don't believe there will be much
opposition to the legislation" he
said. Il hope it can be approved by
the committee after two or three
days of hearings"
"All disbursements would be for
projects which are self -liquidating
in character" Senator Barkley said
in statement. The bill specifically
imposes on each operating agency
the duty to undertake projects and
(See LENDING, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Woman Rushed
From Movie to
Maternity Ward

The entire Metropolitan Police
force is anxious to tell Gilbert DAN
iels he's the father of a boy.
Here's the birth announcement
that went over the police teletype
last night:
IF any one comes to any precinct
to inquire the whereabouts of Alice
Daniels, white, "a, of Fredericksburg,
Va, notify them that this woman
is in the maternity ward at Provi-
dence Hospital This woman left
this pm. to 90 to the theater and
was taken from the theater to the
hospital. It's boy"
Mrs. Daniels was rushed to the
delivery room before she told the
hospital where her husband could
be reached 1t was understood that
she was visiting friends here with
her husband and went to the movies
alone last night.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Woman Is Sentenced
In Murtin Beck Case
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 1O.-Mrs. Lii
liam Schrein, convicted of forgery
and grand larceny on complaint of
Martin Beck, theatrical producer
and her former employer, was SEN
fenced today to serve from 2 to 4
years in the women's prison at
Bedford Hills, NJ Y.
Mrs. Schrein, who is 80 and the
mother Of two children, was &C
cused of stealing 100000 from the
aged producer.
Your honor, may I be permitted
to thank you for your kind considera-
ton at the trial-which made this
burden much easier to bear" she
said.
Mrs. Schrein, the wife of Beck's
nephew, had testified she was the
producers mistress and that he had
lavished money on her.
Execution of the sentence was
stayed until Friday at her attorneys
request, and Mrs. Schrein, who had
been free under 5000 bail, was
taken to the women's house Of de.
tention.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Politicians Arrested
After Ecuador Revolt

q! tne Associated Press.
QUITO, Ecuador, July 10-A num-
ber of Socialist and Revolutionary
Vanguard Qeftist politicians were
arrested today after the Andinos
Cayambe army battalion staged a
short-llved revolt against officers.
The revolt began last midnight
and ended without bloodshed as the
troops withdrew their demands for
removal of their commander. and
normal conditions were restored.
Politicians arrested included DR..
Calderon, brother -in-law of former
Dictator Enriquez; Ezequiel Padilla
Coz, leader of the Socialist party,
and Norberto Lazo, secretary general
OF the Revolutionary Vanguard.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Controversy Flares
Aqain in Milk Probe
As House Unit Meets
Two-Week Delay Seen
For Further Action on
Schultz Measure
By JAMES E. CHM.

Results of the recent milk inves-
tigation f1ared up again today at a
meeting of the House District Com
mittee and served to delay for two
weeks at least further House con-
sideration of the Sculte bill to open
the local milk market to milk and
cream from areas beyond the pres
ent milkshed.
Representative Seccombe, Repub-
ican, of Ohio started the discussion
by criticizing members of the COM
mittee for failing to defend Repre-
sentative Bates, Democrat, of Ken
lucky when he was attacked on the
House floor during debate on the
milk bill last Monday. Mr.. Bates
was chairman of the Milk Investi-
eating Committee.
Il never saw a member hung out
on a limb as Mr.. Bates was on the
last District Day." declared Repre-
sentative Seccombe He had to
stand up alone and suffer abuse. It
is a reflection back on the commit
tee. I have every confidence in him
and the way he conducted the in
vesigation. am certainly sorry now
I didn't get up to defend him."
Schultz Seeks Approval.
Representative Schultz, Democrat,
OF Indiana, sponsor of the proposed
legislation, later made a vain effort
to have the committee approve his
revised bill as a substitute for the
original measure which the House
debated for four hours last Monday.
Filibustering tactics of Representa-
tive Kennedy, Democrat, of Mary
land, prevented action.
The substitute milk bill was called
up by Mr.. Schultz shortly before
noon. Mr.. Kennedy greeted it with
barrage of questions as Mr.. Schultz
accused him of doing everything
TO- stymie the bill" The questions
were still being propounded at noon
when the committee, under the
House rules, was forced to adjourn.
1t will be another week now before
Mr.. Schultz will be able to get the
committees approval of the revised
bill and two weeks before it can be
called up in the House.
Prior>to considering Mr.. Schultz S
new milk bill, the committee dis
cussed eight other local measures
and succeeded in favorably report
ing only half of them. The others
were either referred back to sub
committees or decisions reached not
to act on them until next Monday.
The four bills reported follow: i.
l. To prevent the Commissioners
from making any further reduction
in the site of the Farmers Market
in Southwest Washington. A por-
ton of the site was recently ap-
propriated for an official automobile
inspection station.
2. To provide for an exchange of
(See MILK, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1939-07-10
W.P. A. Pay and Hour
Changes Drafted
Al White House
Measure to Restore
Prevailing Rotes Is
Offered in House
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Thousands OF w. P. A. ,Dork-
erS started striking at Udrious
points last Ueek in protest
against a provision OF the nep
W. P. A. appropriation bill re-
curing 130 hours monthly for
the same uage formerly earned
IN so to 80 hours As the Amer
icdn Federation of Labor and the
Congress for Industrial Organi-
cation rallied to the support of
the relief ,Dorkers, Col. F. C. Har-
rington, Works Progress chief,
announced that any Worker
leauing job for fve days ,pould
be dropped from the rolls.
w. P. A. pay and hour changes
which caused thousands of relief
workers to strike were drafted at
the White House. members of Con-
gress disclosed today as a bill was
introduced to restore prevailing wage
rates.
Representative SABBATH, Democrat
Of Illinois introduced the bill to
restore prevailing wage rates. Elim-
ifiation of the prevailing wage rate
clause from the 1910 Work Relief
Appropriation Act set off the strike
Of workers in many parts Of the
country.
1t was claimed the change caused
the hours of some w. P. A. workers
to be increased to 130 per month,
and would tend to lower wages, since
it's effect would be to make w. P. A.
employees work at much lower rates
of pay.
Senator Murray, Democrat, of
Montana, planned a similar step as
soon as possible to eliminate the
controversial provision.
Harrington's Idea.
Representatives on the House
committee which made a long in
quiry into the w. P. A. said the idea
for pay apd hour changes was pre-
sented to them by Col. F.. c. Har-
rington in testimony on the w. P. A.
appropriation bill, and that the
language of the amendment was
written at the White House.
TT is my recommendation" Col.
Harrington, w. P. A. chief, told the
committee, that persons employed
(see WAGES. Page A-5)
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Pneumonia CompIicotes
Dr.. Dodd's Condition
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 10.-A turn for
the worse in the condition of DR..
William E. Dodd, 69-year- old former
Ambassador to Germany, was re-
ported by his physicians today.
The retired diplomat was in Mount
Sinai Hospital suffering from bulbar
palsy, a disease which affects the
lower part of the brain.
A bulleton issued by his physi-
clans, DR.. Herbert Pollack and DR..
Samuel Rosen, said the patients
throat muscles had become seriously
affected, adding:
Last evening Dr. Dodd developed
small patch of bronchial pneumo-
mia which will interfere with his con-
valescence."
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Fisher Plant Picket
Arrested After Clash
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, July 10.-The c. I. o.
United Automobile Workers massed
solid picket line about the plant
of the Fisher Body Co. in Pontiac
today and several times prevented
police and deputy sheriffs from
opening a way into the plant. One
arrest was made but no clubs we're
swung.
City officials said there were
nearly $50 men in the picket lines
and so police and 10 deputies on
hand. The arrest followed the
smashing of car window.
The Fisher plant at Pontiac is one
OF nine General Motors units now
affected by the strike the U. A. w.
G. I. o. has called in an effort to
force a supplemental agreement
covering tool and die workers, main
tenance men and engineers.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
HaveIock Ellis Dies
In English VILLAGE;
Noted 5ocio|ogist
80-Yeur-OId Scholar
Known for Studies in
Psychology Of Sex
By the Associated Press.

LONDON, July 10.-Havelock Ellis
80, scientist and sociologist known
for his researches in the psychology
OF sex, died Saturday at the village
Of Hintlesham, it was disclosed to-
day.
Mr.. Ellis had retired a year ago
to the village, near Ipswich in
Sussex. He had been in i'll health
in recent months, but until two
months ago had continued his
prolific writings, all in longhand.
Mr.. Ellis married Edith M. o. Lees
in 1891. They had no children. Mrs.
Ellis died in 1916.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex,
a long series of volumes that began
in 1897, was the work to which Mr.
Ellis was devoted primarily.
The white-bearded scholar, when
he celebrated his 80th birthday last
February 2, said he had gone to
Hintlesham to retire, but had found
it difficult"
Fabian Society Founder.
Mr.. Ellis, whose full name was
Henry Havelock Ellis. was founder
of the Fabian Society, to which
George Bernard Shaw belonged in
his younger years.
Descended on both sides from
seafaring families, he spent much
of his childhood in travel and from
1875 to 1879 taught in New South
Wales.
He returned to England and
qualified for medicine, but practiced
only short time before engaging
in scientific and literary work.
After giving up medicine, he made
life study of sex, tracing the ef-
fects of heredity and habits on crime
and insanity, as well as the psy-
chology of sex.
Gained Wide Acceptance.
Through much of his life he was
unable to get his books published in
England, and this country knew most
about his works from American
publishers. In more recent years,
however, they gained widespread
acceptance here.
His Studies in the Psychology of
Sex" was banned in 1898 by an Old
Bailey jury, which decided the six
volumes were obscene.
Mr.. Ellis had the unusual faculty
of being able to expound his scien-
tific theories in a clear, often beau-
tiful style. A biographer once said
he combined the patience of a Dar-
win and the literary brilliance of a
Huxley.
His writings were noted, aport
from their scholarship, for wit and
a deep understanding of humanity
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Spanish Republican Chief
Gets 30-Year Sentence
By the Associated Press.

6y the Associated Press.
MADRID, July 10.-Prof. Julian
Besteiro, who was convicted by a
military tribunal of helping prolong
the Spanish civil war, was sentenced
today to 80 years imprisonment. He
was the last head of the Spanish
Republican regime.
Besteiro, a Socialist leader and a
professor OF philosophy, headed the
Madrid Defense Council which sur
rendered the city to the Nationalist
last March %.
He was tried Saturday by a mill
tary tribunal of four generals and
two lieutenant colonels on charges
Of aiding rebellion"
Evening star., 1939-07-10
New York Lawyer
Flies to Stricken
Son in Italy
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, July 10.-Guido Coen,
New York lawyer rushing to
the bedside of his 6-year-old
son in Florence Italy, left here
today for Turin by regular Ala
Littoria plane.
When he reached Paris last
night Mr.. Coen had covered
3,620 miles from New York in
201t hours of flying, first by the
Yankee Clipper to Southamp-
ton and then by air from Lon
don to Paris. He took the train
from Southampton to London.
Mr.. Coen's son is stricken with
infantile paralysis.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Second Bank Robber
Slain in Kansas
BY the. Associated Press.

GARDEN CITY. Kans.. July TO-
Two young desperadoes from Den.
yer paid with their lives for a $10,-
900 bank robbery at Fort Morgan
Colo
They were Myron Earl Howen, 20
shot and killed in a rooming house
here early yesterday by a State
highway patrolman, and Kenneth
Allen, 20, slain in a gun battle with
peace officers at Sidney, Nebr.
Saturday. Both had served terms
in Kansas Reformatory.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
King Calls Farley
Today on District
Reorganization
Hozen Describes Bill
As Not So Hot;
Fovors Changes

Chairman King of the Senate Dis
tricU Committee today called the
Commissioners to the Capitol at
2:30 pm. for a conference on the
District reorganization bill intro
duced in the House last week by
Representative Kennedy, Democrat,
of Maryland.
Commissioner Hazen, who studied
the bill over the week end, said
this morning he thought it was not
so hot" He said he thought it ought
to be amended in several instances,
but declined to divulge just what
amendments he would suggest.
Although the Kennedy bill would
extend the powers of the Commits
sioners in many ways, Mr.. Hazen
felt they were also curtailed in
others, such as in the case of per-
sonne|, for example.
Meanwhile Commissioner Allen
who worked out the present plan
with Representative Kennedy. re-
ceived notification from Col. F. C
Harrington, w. P. A. commissioner
Of a conference of all State and re-
gional w. P. A. administrators and
directors in Chicago Wednesday and
Thursday. Mr.. Allen is w. P. A.
chief for the District and may leave
tomorrow night for the conference,
which he described as too impor-
tant" to send deputy. It is under
stood the conference will take up the
matter of the recent w. P. A. strikes.
Mr. Allen said, however, that he
could be back by Friday and he did
not anticipate action on reorganiza-
ton during that period in view of
the present deadlock over the Dis
trict budget.
Suffrage Demanded.
The Maryland, District of Columbia
Industrial Union Council yesterday
protested against the exclusion of
any suffrage provision in the Ken
nedy reorganization bill.
At the quarterly meeting of the
Executive Board, according to a
statement released today by execu-
tive officers, John T. Jones of Cum
berland, Md, president, and Sidney
r. Katz of Washington, secretary
treasurer, this c. I. o. group urges
that the reorganization plan be de-
feated unless it contains a provision
for an elected city council such as
that suggested in the Griffenhagen
study.
The State Board of the C. I. o.
voted approval of bills introduced in
Congress to restore the prevailing
wage rate on w. P. A. projects.
John T. Jones, president of the
council, was elected a delegate to the
national c. I. o. convention to be
held in San Francisco in October.
Baltimore was designated as the
convention city for the third annual
convention of the Maryland and Dis
trict of Columbia Industrial Council
Union to begin November 20.
Evening star., 1939-07-10
United States Protests
Chungking Bombing
By the Associated Press.

BY Gne ASSOCIATED Press.
SHANGHAI, July 10.-The United
States Embassy in Peiping made
representations at the Japanese
Embassy today protesting against a
bombing attack made by japanese
planes last Friday on Chungking,
the Chinese capital.
The flyers damaged the American
Missionary Lewis Memorial HOSPITAL
and also endangered the lives of
United States Ambassador Nelson
r. johnson and Counselor Willys
r. Peck by dropping bombs near
the United States Embassy there,
Evening star., 1939-07-10
Senator Urges Cut
In Interest Rates
BY the Associated press.

6y Lne ASS0CI3teo Pte42.
Senator Barbour, Republican, Of
New Jersey proposed today q general
reduction of interest rates on all
Federal loans and insured mort
cages as q means of stimulating
business.
He said he would introduce legis-
lation this week for reduction Of In
terest rates on loans to home owners
through the H. Q. L. G. and !. H. A.