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Evening star., 1939-04-01
Mckinley High to Repeat
1SWina Time Review

The second performance Of the
Mckinley High School Swing Time
Review" will be given at the school
tonight at 8 O'Clock.
The show, including minstrel
show and variety numbers, opened
last night with more than 1000 per-
sons present. Gordon Hittenmark,
radio announcer, was master of
ceremonies,
Evening star., 1939-04-01
Circus Train Breaks
Long Trek With Halt
Al Potomac Yards
Animals Are Fed and
Wotered En- Route
To New York

Faithful circus fans of this vicin-
ity got their annual spring thrill
yesterday afternoon when AZ gaudy
carloads Of "the big show" slid to
a halt in Potomac Yards and began
to discharge thirsty animals and
hungry troupers.
Elephants, camels, horses and big
cats were fed and watered, along
with countless menagerie stars. All
the stock which could be led was
hustled out to break the long trek
from Sarasota, Fla, to New York
by stretching their legs on the rail-
roads cinder track.
The fans learned that Ringing
Bros. & Barnum and Bailey is COM
ing back bigger and better than
ever" after last seasons disastrous
labor troubles. It was the biggest
spring train the show ever pulled
through Washington.
Fans Are on Hand.
Among the fans waiting impa-
tiently to greet their old friends
was Attorney Melvin D. Hildreth,
president of the Circus Fans Asso-
ciation; Zoo Director William M.
Mann, president of the local top"
and Director Fred Orsinger of the
Department of Commerce Aquarium.
The train carried only animals
and equipment for the indoor OPEN
ing at Madison Square Garden next
Wednesday.
Another trainload of canvas,
seats, dray horses, etc, will be
brought up when the show takes
the open road, arriving in Wash
ington May Is.
Gorilla Has Car to Himself.
Occupying a fiat car all to him
self yesterday, in his air-conditioned
cage, was Gargantua, the huge
gorilla, which added to his weight
and stature in winter quarters, his
trainer said.
Looking to the needs of their so
lions, tigers and leopards which
they will work this season, were
Capt. Terrell Jacobs and his wife
Dolly.
"Good-by," shouted Washing
tons faithful fans as the engineer
took up the slack in the long train,
and the rearmost coach began to
move, We'll see you in Madison
Square Garden!"
Evening star., 1939-04-01
lit mrntnrtattt

BUNDY. ZENOBIA MILLER Sacred to
the memoTy Ct our darlIne IN fINhv aapghJef ana aho
departed this life nine years ago today.
April /. 1880.
A dav for silence. sweet and deep.
For Joyous knowing our loved one
But mingles close, bidding us not weep.
Aud faiths renewing;
For inner seeing that she. with us.
HFR II fDPsey DeToTRp Rf'"s MOTHER DELLA a BUN n
DELLA AND JOSEPH TURNER.
BUTLER. JOHN NJ. In sad and loving
se Joa S M Gs5 sER IsfE Rho
this life five years ago today. Aprl ]. 1894
Though years may pass and we're apart
From him We love SO dear,
The memory Of those DAYS he lived
HIS DEvofED M 5ffG WI WIFE sEeI ANS 26af DAUGHTER
BEAVERS. ELLA A. In sad but leyine
A. beavers. who departed this lie one
year ago EIfzABEPH '1HaAi Ell Will AND BOB
DUCKETT. JOHN H. In sad but loving
father. JOHN Il. DUcKETT. who departed
tbs 5as- life two years ago today April l.
Jesus. hold him in Thy bosom;
Till we reach that. home on high;
Then let us love and have him.
" "" HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN.
HAWKINS. BONITA l. In loving mem
goNrA fa5 our H1aS HS fea this
@ m 09s ova yf2e aH2 s4AND 5Raiz Ag55 soNs AND
TIERS
HEATHCoTE. JOHN NJ. In sad but
low oHN Of gH dfe5 aho
ms TODAY ADrl
l, 1898.
A precious one. from us has gone.
voice We loved is still:
place is vacant in our home
N WIFE AND DAUGHTERS.
HUTCHINSON. HENRIETTA. In sad but
loving remembranes Of my mother, HEN. =,
RlETTA HUTCHINSON who departed nS this
life two wears ago today. April /, 1887.
In my memory you will always live:
HER DEVOTED DAUGHTER. MRS. RUTH
F WASHINGTON.
KROUS, ROSIE E. In sad but loving
TemembTance Of my dear mother; ROSIE
today, April /, 1888.
Gone but not forgotten. ,,~, !.
MULvIHILL. MARY CURTIN. A tribute
OF love and respect to the memory ,qf, Of G1n our
MULVIHILL, who left us four years ago
today. April /. 1885.
In hushed 10y keeping
The watches of the night:
Her babes all safely sleeping.
She waits the coming of the light
In patient sorrow keeping
The watches of the night
Dear mother. in His care sleeping.
Now We wait the coming of the light.
HER DEVOTED HUSBAND AND Chill
DREN
PAYNE. ROBERT WARREN. In fond
mempry emy, :, Of Of @ our Tn, dear s,H son and brother
years ago today. April 1. 1885.
We love YOU today. Robert. dear. as We
did the dav you passed away.
HIS LOVING PARENTS. WARREN AND
ROSE PAYNE AND BROTHER. PAUL.
RHINES, ELEANORA MINKINS. Sacred
to the memory of our friend and pal.
ELEANORA M1NKINS RHINES. who en-
tered eternal rest. four years ago. April
l. 1885.
EVA. LEoNoRA AND ELlzABETH.
Evening star., 1939-04-01
wagne!!'s Health Bill
Is Political Bribe,
Gannen Asserts
Privote HospitoIs and
Practice Would Be
PeriIed, He Says
By the Associated Press.

~ tAC locOSA0tCo ACoos
NEW YORK, April Frank Can
nett, Rochester IN. " publisher and
chairman of the National Committee
to Uphold Constitutional Govern
ment, said yesterday the proposed
Wagner national health bill was "in
effect huge bribe to install polit-
ically controlled medical service"
He said the act, introduced in
Congress recently by Senator Rob-
ert F. Wagner, Democrat, of New
York would have even more damag-
ing results than his (Wagner's) N. r.
A. and National Labor Relations Act,
which have promoted strife in in
dustry and delayed recovery"
The publisher said in a statement
the measure would put the Federal
Government far into the field of
medical care from which it will never
retreat.
Sees Hospitals In Peril.
Using Federal and State funds"
he said, "it will set up Government
hospitals and vast system of tax
supported medical care that may, In
the end, undermine and drive out of
existence all private and church
hospitals and the private practice OF
medicine.
$50 humanitarian and praisewor-
thy are the objectiveS (of the act)
that one must be brutally frank tc
point out that the diagnosis behino
them is careless and inaccurate, that
the prescription is wasteful and un.
scientific, and that the cure inSteaC
of achieving the desired result, woulc
infect the practice of medicine with
an almost fatal disease.
That disease is politics.
"On the face of it, the Wagner bill
does not provide for compulsory
Evening star., 1939-04-01
Retired Minister Dies

WILLIAMSBURG, Va, April (P).
Lewis Peyton Little, SO, retired
Williamsburg Baptist minister, died
yesterday following brief illness.
During the World War Mr.. Little
was camp pastor at Quantico and
came to the Williamsburg Baptist
Church following the war.
Evening star., 1939-04-01
Buddhists Holding First
Convention in u. S.

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, April 1.-More
than 1000 young Acknowledgements
Buddhists, representing apprcxi-
mately 10000 members of the faith
in North America, gathered here
yesterday for the first national
Young Buddhist Convention in the
United States.
Buddhism is the religious doctrine
founded by Gautama Buddhs, who
lived and taught in India, where he
died about 500 BIC.
Evening star., 1939-04-01
Dutch Spur Air Force

AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands
April l (P.-The Netherlands gov
ernment expects shortly to place an
order for a large number of mill
tary planes with the Fokker fac
tories at Amsterdam, to boost the
little country's airforce in the face
of increasing fear Of a European
war.
Evening star., 1939-04-01

his chest, infict-
ed last night
while he and two
playmates were
insp e c t l ng a
real gun" after
listening to gun
play in a radio
detective thriller.
The accident
occurred at the
home of Frank
MdHO1lcy, Jr., IL,
of 3612 Twenty
sixth street NE,
who was dis
playing q 49,
caliber revolver
Evening star., 1939-04-01
Boy Shot Inspecting
Gun After Listeninu
To Radio Thriller
Token to Hospital in
Serious Condition;
Bullet Removed

Julian B. Williams, jr., 10, of 1904
Twenty-sixth street NE, was in a
serious condition at Sibley Hospital
today with a bullet wound through
Evening star., 1939-04-01
Hit Mrnturiant

BELL, HAROLD W. In sad but loving
remembrance of our dear son and brother.
HAROLD w. BELL. departed this life four
years ago TODAY. April /. 1925.
We never thought when you left home
that you would never return. That YOU so
soon in death would sleep and leave us here
10 weep We do not know the pain you
bore. we did not see YOU die We only
know YOU went away and did not say good
by. Our hearts still ache with sadness.
pur eyes shed MANY tear God only
knows how We miss you at the end of four
LOVING MOTHER. EVA HODGES: FA-
THEIR. W. NJ. HODGES: SISTERS, ALMA
JACKSON AND JOYCE SAVOY
BROWN. JOSEPH NJ. In sad memory of
our dear son and brother JOSEPH NJ
BROWN, departed four years ago, April
l. 1895.
Our hearts still ache.
Our eyes shed many tear
God only knows how we miss you
AT end of each sad year
HIS DEVOTED FAMILY,
Evening star., 1939-11-09
The War Situation

favorable German reaction to the
joint Belgian-Dutch mediation
offer, declaring "the stiff-necked
men" who run Germany speak
no language but that of force"
page AID
In Bergen, Norway, the Amer
ican freighter City of Flint be-
gan unloading her cargo in prep
aration for returning directly to
the United States as her master
decided against any further risk
to the vessel seized by German
battleship and subsequently re-
leased by Norway after interment
of her Nazi prize crew. page
AID
New trouble loomed for Britain
in her far-off Indian empire as
Mohandas K. Gandhi, Nationalist
leader of millions of Hindus, re-
newed his demand for 1ndia's
freedom as the price for CO.
operation with England in her
war against Germany, rejecting
the British contention that unity
must precede independence. Page
A-6)
Evening star., 1939-11-09
Flint UnIoads Carqo
Before Leaving From
Bergen for Home
Vessel to Return to U. S.
In Ballast, Dodeine
BeIligerent Ships
BY the Associated Press,

BERGEN, Norway, Nov. 9.-The
United States freighter City of Flint,
which was captured as war prize
by Germany and then released by
Norway, started to unload her cargo
today in preparation for returning
directly to America.
Capt. Joseph Gainard said the
vessel would carry only ballast on
the return voyage. Thus she would
travel from one neutral port to an
other without cargo in an attempt
to avoid ENHANCEMENT with war;
ships of the belligerents on the look
out for contraband.
The City of Flint was bound for
England when the German pocket
battleship Deutschland seized her
October 9 and put German prize
crew aboard.
Lubricating oil, agricultural ma
chlnery, radio receivers, zinc, surgi-
cal instruments and other miscel-
laneous articles were included in the
cargo taken off the ship today. No
ammunition or explosives were in
evidence
The German prize crew first took
the City of Flint to Murmansk, Rus
sia, and then brought her down the
Norwegian coast as far as Hauge-
sund.
There Norwegian officials interned
the German crew November and
returned the ship to her American
master, accusing the Germans OF
violating international law by halt
ing in a neutral port without due
cause
Evening star., 1939-11-09

The Netherlands government,
officially disclaiming any fear of
a German invasion, cleared bor-
der villages for defensive flood
ing OF her water line" facing the
Reich as Belgium called more
men to the colors, bringing her
mobilization to a near peak of
100000. page AID From Paris
the French, with watchful eye
on the Low Countries, reported
increased activity along the
north flank of the western front.
Follows above story)
AS Adolf Hitler returned safely
to Berlin, Germany launched a
nationwide manhunt for the as
sasslns who set the bomb which
killed 7 and injured 63 Nazis in
Munich's Buergerbrau Hall II
minutes after the Fuehrer's de-
parture. The British Secret
Service and the Jews were openly
charged with the attempt on Hit
ler's life. page A-1.)
British Prime Minister Cham
berlaln, bed-ridden with gout, was
pessimistic on chances of any
Evening star., 1939-11-09
Natural Gas Study
lis Ordered Here:
Rate Cut Objective
Survey to Determine
Feasibility Of Complete
Substitution
BY DON S. WARREN.

Thorough investigation into the
practicability of complete substitu-
ton of natural gas to consumers of
the Washington Gas Light Co. was
ordered today by the Public Utilities
Commission with view to deter
mining whether this could result in
reduction of rates. The order re-
suited from the debate over the
subject which has developed at re-
cent hearings before the commits
sion on related subjects.
The company now uses approx
imately 80 per cent natural gas as
a mixture with the manufactured
product at the local plants and the
question of the possible advantages
OF greater use of natural gas has
been debated for some years.
The commission will place the sur
vey work in the hands of a special
investigator or survey staff. and the
investigation may require several
months. A public hearing will be
scheduled after the survey has been
completed, if the commission con-
slders any change in the present
situation.
The commission plans to have the
survey experts consider the whole
picture, including the adequacy and
permanency of the source of supply
of natural gas, which. it is said, could
be obtained from Kentucky and
West Virginia and other fields; the
adequacy and dependability of trans
mission systems. what adjustments
must be made to appliances used by
consumers; the effect of natural gas
on transmission and distribution
systems; whether it would be prac-
ticable and feasible to dismantle
existing manufacturing plants here.
IN whole or In part; and whether it
would be necessary to continue the
existing manufacturing plants as
standby units and what adjustments
would have to be made to take care
OF the higher B. T. u, or heating
quality. OF natural gas as opposed to
the manufactured product.
commission members explored the
SUBJECT to some degree at the hear
lngs some months ago at the pro-
posal OF the Washington Gas Light
Co. to buy from its parent trust the
assets of the Hyattsville and Alex
andria gas concerns, a transaction
that was approved. The information
developed at that time, however, was
incomplete and unsatisfactory to the
commission.
The cost of the investigation will
be assessed against the utility con-
Germ, in keeping with the provisions
OF the District Utilities Act.
Evening star., 1939-11-09
Starting Gate
lmprisons FMy;
Bets Refunded
Special Dispatch to The Star.

PIMLICO RACE TRACK, Nov. 9
The new electric starting gate
which has been SO satisfactory in
its previous tests brought grief for
the track officials and hackers of the
filly Dixieland in the first race here
this afternoon.
When the field was dispatched
Dixleland failed to break and it was
discovered that one of the locks
had not released, thus imprisoning
the fllly in her inclosed stall.
After a conference the Maryland
Jockey Club refunded all Wagers
placed on Dixieland, including those
in the daily double.
The three-quarter- race was
won by j. j. Watts Billionaire. rid
den by Eddie Arcaro. He finished
half a length before White Cockade
the favorite. with Royal Cross third
A crowd of 10000 was on hand.
Evening star., 1939-11-09
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Nov. 9.-Prime Minister
Chamberlain declared today that
"the stiff-necked men" who run Ger
many speak no language but that
of force" and, therefore. I am not
very hopeful of satisfactory
response from the German chancel-
lor' to the peace proposals of Queen
Wilhelmina and King Leopold.
The Prime Minister'S declaration
was delivered before the Lord
Mayors luncheon by Chancellor OF
the Exchequer Sir John Simon as
Mr.. Chamberlain was suffering from
gout.
Every one will appreciate the
lofty motives of the sovereigns of
the Netherlands and Belgium in
their peace appeal of last Tuesday
and Great Britain will reply after
consultation with the Dominions
and her allies" the declaration con-
tinued.
We do not want to continue
the war day longer than is neces-
sary if satisfactory settlement can
be obtained in another way" Mr.
Chamberlain wrote
Sure Allies Can't Fail.
But he reiterated: Since we have
been compelled to take up arms we
shall not lay them down until we
are assured that Europe has been
freed from the threats which have
so long paralyzed the life of her
peoples"
Observing that this strangest OF
wars" must seem to many mo wal
at all, but rather a sort of siege,
he continued that at any moment
it may be changed Into a violent
conflict
Repeal of the Neutrality Act in
the U. S. A." he said, "reopens for
Evening star., 1939-11-09
$486,077 in Chest
Pledges Reported
Al Luncheon
Gifts From 1856
Donors Bring 24.30
Per Cent of Goal
Pictures on Page BIZ

The second report luncheon of the
Community Chest campaign today
showed a total of 28686 pledges
amounting to s4S6,07723, bringing
the grand total to 2430 per cent of
the S2000,000 goal.
Reports by units were as follows
Group Solicitation, 1,748 pledges
S62 .26575; 1875 of quota.
Metropolitan Unit, 2O25 pledges
s46,148.75; % per cent of quota.
Advance Gifts, 1874 pledges, STA
872; 1888 per cent of quota.
Another feature of today's lunch
con was the presentation of the first
of series of dramatic personal
stories Of people who have been
helped by Chest funds.
1t was presented by Ross Gar
rett, director of the Health Security
Administration. He related the
"heart-warming" story of Mary
Ann a little girl, whose mall
formed mouth has been trans
formed through a series of opera
tions SO that she now is learning to
talk at the age of S.
Tomorrow the ''humanizing" story
will be told by Charles Fyfe, director
of the Boys Club of Washington
He will tell the true story of one
of the most successful men who rose
out of the ranks of Boys Club men,
bership.
IA Per Cent Pledged.
Encouraged by reports yesterday
showing that 14.55 per cent of the
goal already had been pledged-a
substantial gain over the first days
reports last year-the army OF
volunteer workers sailed forth to-
day determined to fulfill predictions
at yesterdays luncheon that the
Chest would certainly exceed its
goal
Figures officially reported at yes
| terdays first luncheon meeting Of
the campaign revealed 1855 con.
tributions for a total of 1921 ,OO9 80
The Advance Gifts Committee
Tuesday had reported a total of II:
gifts for $410,418, representing in.
creases in individual gifts amounting
to $25 1872 At the first official re.
port meeting for all workers yester.
day, however, the Advance Gift!
| ICoo NIJTCT pono OI
Evening star., 1939-11-09
Roosevelt Again Seeks
To Bring Labor Peace
Ey the Associated Press

Sy the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt undertook
once more today to bring peace to
the divided ranks of labor by reviv-
ing the dormant A. F. L.-C. 1. 0.
negotiations he first set in motion
two years ago.
William Green, president of the
American Federation of Labor, dis
closed to newspapermen, after a
White House visit, that Mr.. Roose-
velt had renewed his personal inter-
est in labor peace and was intertesed
in exploring the situation" to de-
termine when negotiations could be
resumed.
II told him there was no hurdle
as far as we were concerned" Mr..
Green said.
I'VE are ready to resume negotia-
tions whenever the Peace Commit
tee of the C. I. o. is ready to meet
U.s."
Mr.. Green mentioned that the
President would see John L. Lewis,
head of the Congress of Industrial
Organizations, later today, and sug-
gested that Mr.. Roosevelt might
persuade" Mr. Lewis to resume the
peace conferences broken off last
| April.
Evening star., 1939-11-09
Chamberlain Sees Little Hone
OfSuccess for Peace Move
Reich's Rulers Speak No Language
But Force, Prime Minister Says

the allies the doors of the greatest
storehouse of supplies in the world"
Mr.. Chamberlain contended that
the position of the allies since the
outbreak of war had strengthened
rather than deteriorated.
Cites Turkish Pact.
He listed the British-French-
Turkish mutual assistance treaty
as "a powerful instrument for the
peace of Southeastern Europe"
He set against it the Russian
German agreement which he as
serted, had gained indeed great ad-
vantages for the Soviet Union but
has brought only humiliation and
loss for Germany"
I'VE know that we cannot fall
he concluded, land I cherish the
firm conviction that we shall live
to see the foundation laid of a new
world in which freedom and human
ity will have superseded oppression
and the rule of force"
The luncheon was held in the
Mansion House.
Only shortly before the function
it was announced that the Prime
Minister, who is 10, was i'll.
The Prime Minister was said to
have been suffering from gout for
several days. It was said to have
become so acute during the night
that he could not put his foot to
the ground.
1t was the first gout attack Mr.
Chamberlain had suffered in le
months. He had been unable fol
several days to take his usual walk
in the park.
II the attack takes its usual course
1t was said, Mr.. Chamberlain she .,lo
be about in day or two. Mean
While he is attending to papers anc
meeting minister's in hjc hedroor,
Evening star., 1939-11-09
Morgenthau Denies
He Will Ask Raise
In Debt Limit
Won't Draw Checks for
Penny Above DeodIine,
Treasury Head Says
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Secretary of the Treasury Nor
genthau said today that neither
President Roosevelt nor he would
ask Congress to lift the Federal debt
limit.
The Chief Executive and Treasury
head had been expected to recon-
mend raising the debt ceiling from
s45oOO,O0O,OOO to probably s5OOOO,-
100000 in order to clear the way for
continued Federal deficit spending
Congress makes the appropria-
tons" Secretary Norgenthau said
Il am just the paymaster. If we
get up to the debt limit I won;
drew checks for penny more"
He declined to estimate when the
debt, now SAL ,l68, ,96O,554, would
reach the limit, but said he would
not be worried about it for at least
a few months-until Congress meets
again and has chance to do some
thing about the situation. Pressed
by reporters as to whether he wanted
Congress to raise the debt limit, the
Secretary declined to answer fatty,
but said he hoped Congress would
keep 1t regular and legal"
Leaving for Arizona.
Discussing other questions Mr.
Morgenthau said there would be no
Treasury financing for at least 10
days because he and Mrs. Morgen-
thau were leaving this afternoon for
rest in Arizona. He declined to say
where they would stop there. He viii
will fly in Coast Guard plane tc
Nashville, Tenn. taking an airline
plane from there. while Mrs. Nor.
genthau is to make the entire trir
in private plane.
Turning to the subject of small
business loans, he proposed thai
S25.000, instead of s1,OOO,O0O, be
set as top limit for such loans.
Reporters asked his views on new
proposal by Senator Mead, Demo.
crat, Of New York for Government
aid on loans not exceeding ST 900, 900
1T seems to me-" the Treasury
head said, "the limit should bt
s25,000 About that figure, we have
an entirely different problem"
Sees Three Bankers.
He added that he was strongly il
favor of some method of enablins
small businessmen to get credit a
reasonable rates of interest"
Three bankers from Atlanta, st
Louis and Boston-he did not name
the men-called on him yesterday
he related, and told him that bank.
generally are making a large mum
ber of short-term loans up to S5 5,OOt
at the present time.
The banks, however, he added, dt
not seem to be able now to do much
for the small businessmen up tt
$25,O0O to finance long-term plan
improvement.
Evening star., 1939-11-09
u. 5. Delays Decision
On ConaratuIating Hitler
Bv the A Associated Pres.

BY the Associated Press.
The State Department, Secretary
Hull said today, is awaiting official
diplomatic reports on the Munich
bombing before deciding whether to
send congratulations to Reichs-
fuehrer Hitler on his escape.
At Mr.. Hull's press conference a
reporter said he thought it was
customary for a telegram of con-
graduation to be sent by this Gov
ernment when the head of foreign
state escaped injury or death by
assassination and asked whether
similar action were being taken in
this case.
The Secretary replied that the
State Department was seeking to
obtain full statement of the facts
surrounding the attempt against
Hitler before determining what &C.
ton to take.