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polntments, unless they are specific
ally put outside of the competitive
system by the President.
The commission explained that it
was intended to put only classified
employees on the re-employment
register under the section of the
Reorganization Act giving preferen-
tial unemployment status to any
workers dropped through transfer.
1t is understood, it was added, that
the Works Progress Administration
maintains an unemployment regis
ter for unclassified workers. and
these should take advantage of that
list if need arose.
In his decision which lightened
the promotion ban, Controller Gen.
eral Brown said it did not apply to
the new Federal loan agency which
will be created by bringing together
number of financing units, includ-
ing the Reconstruction Finance
Corporation, Home Owners Loan
Corporation, Home Loan Bank
Board, Federal Housing Administra-
ton, Electric Home and Farm Au-
thority and some lesser groups. 1t
will have about 10000 employees.
The Controller General said the
band was ineffective because this
was a "co-ordination" rather than
transfer or consolidation. His de-
cision indicated rather clearly that
the prohibition applied to the Fed
eral Securities and Federal Works
Agencies. which were set up by
transfer" and consolidation" in
President Roosevelt's plan one. ana
inferentially it would extend to all
other changes. for the same Ian
guage was used.
Evening star., 1939-06-30

taken during the year in which the
loss occurred.
Losses on assets held less than l8
months can be used to offset SIM
liar short-term capital gains during
the same year. An excess of losses
over gains may be carried over for
one year.
The new capital gains provision
replaces fiat $4,000 limit on such
! deductions.
| Another intended aid for business
permits corporations to place a
higher valuation on their stocks on
June 80, 1899, and June 30. 1910.
for purposes of capital stock and
/ excess profit taxation.
Although the excise tax re-enact-
ment takes effect at midnight, when
the new fiscal year begins, most of
the corporate tax revisions will not
affect corporation taxpayers until
they pay their 1910 taxes in 194l.
Evening star., 1939-06-30
D. C.. Bill
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fronting the District. when, acting
as chairman of the House confer
ence committee on the tax bill, he
reports disagreement with the
Senate and asks for further instruc-
tions. He had planned to do so
last night, but after waiting until
10 O'Clock, with no indication of a
break in the prolonged House debate
on the administration neutrality
bill, postponed his plans until today.
Plea to Committeeman Fails.
Throughout the afternoon and
evening Mr.. Randolph tried in vain
to get various members of his own
conference committee to agree to
support a $6O00,OOO Federal pay
ment as the first step toward break
ing the impasse. Mr.. Kennedy, how
ever, was the only member who
agreed to support him. Other men,
bers of the House conference COM
mittee are Representatives Nichols,
Democrat, of Oklahoma, and Dirk
sen of Illinois and Bates of Massa-
chusetts. both Republicans.
George E. Allen. who had just a
few hours previously taken the oath
OF office for his second term as Dis
trict Commissioner, also joined Mr..
Randolph in trying to persuade the
holdouts to support 5000, 900 Fed
eral payment. He spent several
hours at the Capitol late yesterday
conferring with Mr.. Randolph and
other members of the conference
group.
Meantime. Chairman King of the
Senate District Committee revealed
he had received letter from Secre-
tary Of Interior 1ckes in which he
registered his opposition to the plan
OF Senator Overton for settling the
troublesome fiscal relations problem.
The letter came as a reply to
Senator Kings request for an opin-
ion on the Overton formula. Secre-
tary Ickes answered, as follows, in
part:
IF enacted. it would set a prece-
dent upon which various States
could rely in petitioning the Con-
gress for contributions toward the
expenses of their respective govern
ments based on Federal own
ership Of land within their bound
aries ="
Cites Use by Residents.
THE greater portion of land Fed
orally owned in the District of Co.
lumbia is used by citizens of the
District for recreation and general
welfare purposes. The maintenance
and development of this land is done
with Federal funds, relieving the
District of Columbia of this ex-
pense ="
While conceding that some pay
ment toward District expenses is
just. it is suggested that the amount
to be determined on some more
relevant basis such as the value of
the municipal services performed by
the District for the Federal Govern
ment -. This would not only
be more equitable but would avoid
complicated issues raised by this bill
in its present form"
The conferees on the deadlocked
appropriation bill reached a stone
Evening star., 1939-06-30
P. W. A. sinck it was established
June is, 1883.
Gray Heads Coal Division,


June is, 1883.
Gray Heads Coal Division.
Howard A. Gray, Secretary Ickes'
assistant as public works admins
traitor, was appointed yesterday to
direct the new BNuminous Coal d.
vision in the Interior Department.
This division takes over functions
OF the Bituminous Coal Commission,
which was abolished. Mr.. Gray, 60,
Is native of Alton, Ill.
A former neighbor of Mr.. Tckes in
Winnetka, ILL.,, Mr.. Gray came to
Washington soon after the New
Deal administration started. He
was made chief of the inspection
division of the P. w. A., supervising
the inspection of thousands of jobs
in the first program undertaken by
the agency. He later was made
director Of the P. w. AS Housing
Division, which pioneered in the
low-cost housing program of the
Government. Under this initial
housing program some 81 projects,
including one in Washington, were
erected and are now in operation.
In November, 1887, when the
Housing Division was transferred to
the newly authorized United States
Housing Authority, Mr.. Gray was
named assistant administrator of
the P. w. "A. In this capacity he
was directly responsible to Secre-
tary Ickes in launching the second
program, achieving it in a record
breaking time. Today the program
is far advanced of its schedule.
Jones Rules Some Agencies.
At the same time that Govern
ment works agencies come under
Mr.. Carmody's supervision, many
Federal lending agencies will be-
come subject to the direction of
Jesse H. Jones, Texas banker, close
friend Of Vice President Garner and
now chairman of the Reconstruction
Finance Corp.
Mr.. Jones told reporters the ma ior
units being brought within his iur-
isdiction-the Federal Housing Ad-
ministration, the Home Owners
Loan Corp. and the Federal Home
Loan Bank Board-were seasoned
organizations and well run as far
as he knew.
He said Stewart Mcdonald, the
housing administrator; John H.
Fahey, head of the Home Owners
Loan Corp. and Board. and his
directors understood what they
were doing.
1T will be my purpose, Mr.. Jones
added, Ito be of such assistance as
1 can to them and their associates
to the end that credit will be avail
able to any deserving borrower for
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wall earlier in the evening, when
House members turned down a SEN
ate offer to split the difference be-
tween the $5,O0O,0O0 Federal pay
ment in the House bill and the ST.
75O, 900 advocated by the Senate,
which would give Sc. 800 900.
This was essentially the same
basis of compromise Senator Over
ton also had offered to a separate
set of House conferees on the tax
bill, when he suggested the Federal
obligation be fixed permanently at
a percentage ratio of Is per cent
of general fund expenses, which for
the coming year would amount TO
about s6,500,OOO.
In going this far to meet the
House half way, the Louisiana Sem
ator pointed out that he was sacri-
f1cing the formula on which he has
labored since January, to measure
the national obligation by the per-
centage of land acreage of the city
required for national purposes.
This formula, under present acre
age figures, would have meant 70
per cent, or about $8,OOO,O 1000. The
present IS 900 900 lump sum is equal
to only II per cent of the general
fund expenses Therefore, the l6
per cent compromise offer was a
middle ground.
Refusal of the House conferees
on the appropriations bill to take
the $6,500.000 offer left them in the
position of holding out for no in
crease whatever in the House figure
The Senators, on the other hand
are in the position of having come
half way to meet the House, anG
with strong indications they will
yield no further.
As he left the appropriation con-
ference yesterday afternoon, Sena-
tor Overton made a statement in
which he pointed out that the
House and Senate are coordinate
Evening star., 1939-06-30
Bennett Will Speak
Tonight in Cameras
In Action Program
Will Describe Uses of
Photography in Soil
Erosion Research

Persons thinking of entering pic
lures in The Stars amateur snap
shot contest should tune in tonight
on the weekly Cameras in Action"
program, scheduled for Station
WRC at 9:45 O'Clock, or, better yet,
attend the broadcast.
The principal speaker on this
evenings program will be DR.. Hugh
H. Bennett of the Soil Conservation
Service, who will describe some of
the many uses of photography In
soil erosion research, both in the
air and on the ground.
DR.. Bennett has been q modern
pioneer in erosion control, first in
the South and then as chief of
soil conservation. The current prof.
ect of mapping two-thirds of the
country for the study of drainage
and soil rebuilding is under his di-
rection.
Hints as to composition. and other
pointers for amateur photographers
will be given by the technical di-
rector of the program, Don Ben
nett.
The Cameras in Action" pro-
gram is a weekly event on N. B. c..
and is given in cooperation with
the Washington Camera Council.
An unusual feature is special light
ing in the studio. supplied so that
the audience may photograph guest
speakers and actors. Tonight can
did camera fans will have a chance
to photograph Lynn Allison, radio
singer.
Pictures submitted to the radio
contest, if eligible, will automati-
cally be submitted to The evening
Star for the snapshot contest.
BY writing to Station WRC a
membership card may be obtained
admitting the applicant to all of
these Friday night broadcasts.
Evening star., 1939-06-30
; to IS Years Melted
In MonsIuuqhter Case

A sentence of from to IS years
Imprisonment was imposed today in
District Court by Justice Jesse C..
Adkins upon Willie James Ross, o.,
coiored, convicted few days ago
OF manslaughter.
Ross was charged by the Govern
ment with Staying his wife, Mrs.
Willie Wray Ross, 26, colored, in a
vacant house on Macomb street
on the afternoon of April 10. Testi-
mony showed that there was 63 stab
wounds on her body.
Evening star., 1939-06-30
For Relief In
rheumatic DISORDERS


TOXINS which collect in the system and
are not properly and promptly eliminated
are frequently the cause Of RHEUMATIC
sufering-particuarly ARTHRITIS and
NEURITIS
These poisonous substances enter the
blood stream from faci of infection. such
as tonsils, teeth. sinuses or from improper
assimilation of food. These toxins are
not easily eliminated They prefer to cir
culate until some resting place is found
in the lining OF the joints. in the nerves
or soft tissues around the joints.
Copious drauehts of MOUNTAIN VALLEY
MINERAL WATER help to discharge these
toxins. Diluted by MOUNTAIN VALLEY.
they are carried OF through the normal
channels of elimination. Thus the cause
OF the JOINT pains or the irrita ton OF the
nerves or delicate nerve end is aided in
removal. Phone Metropolitan 1O6: for
Booklet.
Mountain Valley Water Co.
MET 1862 1405 X ST. NV.
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l2l2 to is per cent-but gives all
corporations, partnerships and in
dividuals the right to carry over
their business losses for two years.
Present law permits no carryover.
A new formula is provided for
figuring the tax on capital gains.
permitting corporations to deduct in
full from their taxable income capi-
tai losses on assets held more than
l8 months. The deduction must be
Evening star., 1939-06-30

Pictured are the five judges of the
1889 Newspaper National Snapshot
Awards.
Judging will be held October 16
in Explorers Hall of the National
Geographic Society, following which
the salon will be open to the public
for two weeks. The four pictures
chosen by judges in The Star Snap
shot Contest for entry in the Ma
tional Awards will be judged for
cash prizes totaling $4,000.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
Neuse and Cape Fear
Rivers Rising Fastest;
Western Carolin a
Streams L e a v e
Banks; Roanoke | S
Swelling Slowly.

Raleigh, Aug. 19.-(AP)-A threat
of floods along lowlands of at least
two North Carolina rivers followed
today in the wake of heavy rains that
officials feared had damaged crops
and untreated dirt roads.
A small tornado, part of the
weather disturbance, dipped into Nc
Cullers, near here, yesterday, killing
a Negro woman and injuring at least
two persons and damaging crops and
houses.
The heaviest rains fell west Of Ra-
leigh At Asheville, it was reported
that flooded streams were receding
in that vicinity. The Yadkin river
was rising last night at the rate of a
foot an hour, and forecasters pre-
dicted a 17-foot flood stage by today
Such an overflow would send seven
feet of water over bOttOmlands in
the Winston-Salem area.
The Neuse river pushed out of its
banks at Smithfield this morning and
still was rising rapidly. Weather Bu-
reau officials here said they had not
received enough data to predict a
peak flood stage, but indicated the
stream would rise at least four feet
more.
The Cape Fear also was rising
rapidly, but still was well within its
banks at Fayetteville. The Roanoke
was swelling slowly, and the Tar was
apparently little affected by the
heavy rains.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
Georgia Has
Total Sales
100 Million
Average $12.89 as
Final Weeks Sales
Amount to 1000, 600
Pounds; F. a r m e r
Sales Among Highest
In Belts History.

Atlanta, Ca, Aug. 19.-(AP)-
with fourteen of the IS warehouses
unreported, Georgia's total tobacco
sales for the season were given to-
day as 99,531,5 ,588 pounds, sold at an
average S12.89 per hundredweight.
Stiles Martin, statistician of the
State Agriculture Department, who
said fourth week sales, which ended
yesterday, approximated 100000
pounds. He estimated this went at
an average of about 11.25 cents.
The season record for poundage in
Georgia is 1O3,395,159 pounds, es-
tablished in 1880, when the average
price was 9.86 cents.
Farmer sales this year have been
exceeded only five times in the o.
year-history of the bright leaf mar
kets, and approached closely the
total for one of the five years, 193.,
when sales amounted to $13,281.-
O99.9O.
The dollar volume was made UP
from the heavy sales. however, as
he average price of 12.89 was low
er than the average for 16 of the %
years of the market.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
Dog Incident
May Change
Government
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In thu Sir Walter Hotel,

Raleigh, Aug. 19.-1t seems a lar
cry from yellow mongrel dog to
the form of government in North
Cardinals capital city; but there are
plenty Of indications that just such
cur-or at least the killing thereof
is likely to prove decisive in swing
ing Raleigh from its present commits
SION form of'rule to a city manager
ship
Under a law passed by this years
General Assembly, an election is to
De held next year to decide between
lle existing and the managerial form
OF city rule.
Il IL were TO be held today, there
seems little doubt that the manager
al torn would carry, and would car
~ Principally, or at least largely,
lIou8h, burning, blazing resentment
d1 lfle present commissioner Of public
edlely, robert c. Powell because
"Hal the resenters call his bungling
- me situation which arose when
Iily Detective Oliver Smith fatally
cluobed friendly dog to death on a
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
WPA Driving
Schools Get
Good Results
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Matter Hotel.
D. WIENJDV NERETT

Raleigh, Aug. 19.-Those who
think women make the very worst
automobile drivers because they
don't know what it's all about,
ought to join in vote of thanks to
the WPA-sponsored safe driving
schools in North Carolina, which IN
81 sessions have graduated 2,136
women completely qualified to oper-
ate motor vehicles on the highways.
The schools have caught 'em
young and its instructors are conf
dent the feminine graduates have
been given an education sufficient
and practical enough to qualify them
thoroughly with only little practi-
cal experience needed to make them
Grade A. drivers.
Average age of all the 2,967 drivers
graduated (white and colored, male
and fema1e), is "a, and so the fledg-
ling operators aren't at all in the
category of old dogs being taught
new tricks.
A statistical breakdown for the 81
classes which have been completed
has been issued by Lieutenant Early,
of the WPA, who heads the schools
operated in close cooperation with
the State Highway Safety Division
For whites the figures show there
have been completed 78 classes in
which there was total enrolment
of 1892 Of these 2,42O graduated,
"a percent of them men, 66 women
Average age of whites enrollees was
%, and average grade for the courses
was 89.
Raleigh, with II classes graduated,
tops the list, with Winston-Salem's
16 classes only a step behind. Fay
etteville has had II units, High Point
9, Asheville and Durham each,
New Bern 5, Wilmington 4, Charlotte
2, Goldsboro |. In addition there was
one special class conducted for prin-
cipals and teachers of the Columbus
county schools.
All but two of the cities Charlotte
and New Bern) are still maintaining
the schools, which have current
enrolment of 314, divided as fol-
lows: Asheville IA, Durham 33, Fay
otteville 13, Goldboro 80, High Point
I27, Raleigh 33, Wilmington As and
! lWinston-Salem so.
On the Negro side of the picture
13 classes have shown a total en-
rollment of 695, with SAT graduates.
of whom % percent were men, 72
percent women. Average age Of
graduates was rs and average grade
attained by the graduates was 3D..
Raleigh has graduated 7 classes,
New Bern 3, Fayetteville 2 and Win
ston-Salem 1. Currently there are
$50 Negroes enrolled, so each in
schools at Fayetteville, Raleigh and
Winston-Salem. The New Bern clas-
see have been discontinued.
Director Ronald Hocutt, of the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
Warsaw Says Same
Germany That Feared
Her Own Encircle-
ment Is Now En-
circling Poland; Reich
Soldiers Filling Slo-
vakia.

Berlin, Aug. 19.-(AP)-Inspired
statements here alleged today the
Polish government had completely
lost control of it's affairs-the same
ominous accusation that was hurled
a year ago at CZechoslovakia as the
. Sudeten crisis approached.
Diplomats saw in the increasing
{ Nazi animosity toward Poland an
apparent swift building of Ger
many's back fences in southeastern
Europe, the possibility the moment
was ripening now for a decisive
turn in the Danzig issue.
, The Nazi press, continuing its
anti-Polish campaign, rejected any
idea of, conference to settle the
quarrel with Poland over the re-
. turn to Germany of the free city
and the so-called Polish corridor.
Berlin newspapers hailed as a
"grand achievement of German
technicians in Danzig' the pontoon
bridge which was to be anchored
across the Vistula river today Nazi
commentators said the bridge, to
link the free city and German East
Prussia, demonstrates that Danzigs
"vivid connection with the rhythm
of life and work Of the Reich re-
mains untouched by the drawing Of
unnatural borders"
This came on the heels of a
parade by 1900 home defense men
in Danzig last night with trucks
and field pieces.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
Dies Committee Told Germany
Has Designs On This Nation
Well Known Educa-
tor to Testify Monday
On Nazi Designs on
United States; Demo-
Gratis Expected to Be
More Cohesive Next
Year.

Washington, Aug. 19.-(AP)-Told
that Nazi Germany intends eventual
ly to gobble up the United States,
the Dies committee centered its at
tention today upon how this might
be brought about.
A committee representative said,
"a we'll known educator whose pro-
fessional standing and knowledge is
beyond dispute," would be called
Monday to testify concerning efforts
to introduce Nazi teachings in Amer
lean colleges. He added that his tes-
timony would deal with firsthand
experience, but declined to disclose
the educators name.
Some seasoned Democratic lead
ers are predicting that the practical
problem of reelection, which faces
so many Democratic members of
Congress in 1910, may serve to mar
row the breach in the party'S ranks
during the next session. Although a
Democratic Republican coalition
worked effectively against much ad-
ministratiOn legislation during the
last session they said it might be
more difficult to continue such a
working agreement next year.
u. S. Preeminence Sought.
Behind the scenes of a quiet cele-
bration of the nations first avia-
ton day, military and civil officials
are taking the first steps toward a
gigantic program designed to give
the United States preeminence in the
air
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
Britain Has
Sharp Eyes
On Balkans

London, Aug. 19.-(AP)-Britain
eyed the Balkans carefully as a
growing danger spot today while
holding firmly to an attitude of calm
resolve in the face of grave Euro
pean developments.
Government circles were said to
have expected the announcement OF
the German military possession Of
SlovaKia" >as a natural strategic
move. The little country, which be-
came a 'protected state" after the
partition of CzechoslovalSia, yester-
day provided the Reich with greater
freedom to Use it as a Jumping off
place by ratifying military agree
ment with Germany.
Tacticians pointed out Germany
bv having troops in Slovakia, on
Hungary'S northern border, could
exert greater pressure upon Buda-
pest for greater cooperation in event
of war.
It also was pointed out here, Ger
man military forces in Slovakia
would strengthen Germany's south
eastern flank automatically in case
of war against Poland.
The Balkan situation, it was said,
will, be prominently before the
(Continued on Page Eourl
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-19
MILITARY POSSESSION OF
SLOVAKIA DRAWN FIRMER

BrauSlaVa, SloVakia, Aug. 49,
(AP)-The German army tightened
its protective" grip on Slovakia to-
day with measures described by a
BratlslaVa radio announcement last
night as military possession"
Treaty ignored.
German troops were deployed
along the Po1ish-Slovak frontier for
at least 100 miles, lar greater zone
than that fixed by treaty last March
when Germany guaranteed Slova-
kla,s independence for 25 years.
(In Berlin, it could not be con-
firmed that Germany mad taken
military possession of Slovakia.
Quarters close to the foreign office
indicated there had been no change
IN German recognition of Slovak
sovereignty. These quarters said de-
velopments in Slovaxia were "fol-
lowing the course mapped out when
the country arranged for and re-
ceived German protection.")
Soldiers of the Reich were re-
ported moving in large numbers
through the high Tataras, the
mountainous stronghold Of north
east Slovakia, which is regarded by
military strategists as the backdoor
to Poland
Tens of thousands of German
troops were observed in the vicinity
OF the northwest termination of the
Polish frontier.
Bratislava, the capital at the
southwest tip Of Slovakia, apparent
ly remained under formal Slovak
authority, but the rich Vag valley
and the northern borderland ad-
mltted were controlled by the Ger
man military command.
Slovak radio listeners were stun
ileo last nlght when an English
speaking voice, with reassurina
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