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Evening star., 1939-03-29

SOAAAC w tdSll.
ington then," his mother explained,
but I thought he'd already left
Then a friend of the family, a girl
from the Bronx, saw him here. She
told the family he didn't stop long
enough to say hello. She didn't
know he had left home.
Mother Continues to Wait.
Still his mother waited. But she
can't wait any longer.
Il have to see him." she explained.
"I've waited so long"
She's made three trips to the
Missing Persons Bureau but they
can't find trace of the tall, blond
Norwegian youth of her description.
She hopes perhaps the company
that employed him when he first
came here will recognize the descrip-
ton and be able to tell what hap
pened to him, what name he went
under, how he is and where he is.
If Finn Roman Danielson is;still in
Washington he can find his mother
at 1915 Trinidad avenue. a
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Funeral Rites Today
For Mrs. 6. J. Nickel

Funeral services for Mrs. Genevieve
j. Nickel, employe of the National
Geographic Society for the past Is
years, were to be held today at
2 pm. at the Warner E. Pumphrey
funeral home, 8424 Georgia avenue,
Silver Spring, Md. Interment will
take place in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Born near Colesville. Md, Mrs.
Nickel was the daughter of the late
Commodore and Mrs. John w.
Jordan. She lived in Takoma Park,
Md, for about 10 years and more
recently had been a resident of
Washington.
Mrs. Nickel died Sunday at Gar
field Hospital after an illness of five
weeks. A daughter, Mrs. Norman S.
Meese of Kensington, is her only
survivor.
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Band Concert

BY the United States Marine Band
Symphony Orchestra tonight at 6
o'clock in the Marine Barracks audi
torium. Capt. Taylor Branson,
leader; William F. Santelmann, Sec
ond leader.
Program.
Overture, "Coriolan" (opus 62),
Beethoven
Characteristic, whispering
Flowers" ------ Won Blon
Fantasie. Metropolis" Grofe
Valse, Voices of Spring" Strauss
Grand scenes from La Tosca.' j.
Puccini
Prelude, "Irmelin" Delius
Three dances from the opera The
Bartered Bride ("Polka," Flu
RANT" Dance of the Comedi-
ans'o SmetauA
"Slavonic Rhapsody No. g."
. Friedemann
Evening star., 1939-03-29

VOlVer.
The tragedy occurred about $50
o'clock. Pvt. Jett's wife, Grace, had
called him to dinner, and he
responded that he would 'be down
in minute" Shortly later shot
was heard
The family summoned a physician
and" it was learned that Mr.. Jett
had died Instantly
In addition to his widow, Pvt.
Jett is survived by his children,
Marjorie, IS, and Robert, jr., 10. He
entered the service 16 years ago and
since has been attached to No. 9
precinct.
He was one of the first officers to
be assigned to radio patrol duty.
His commanding officers spoke high
ly of his service record and ability
as a policeman.
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Junior MeteoroIooy
Job Tests Scheduled

Junior observers in meteorolopv at
81 ,440 year are wanted by the
Weather Bureau and the Civil Serv-
Ice Commission will hold an exami-
nation open to applicants from 18
to IS.
There are certain educational re-
quirements.
Details are available at the COM
mission, Seventh and F streets NV
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Bill to Add More Porkino
Meters Introduced

A bill making permanent the 3lO
automobile parking meters installed
in the downtown business section for
an experimental period was intro
duced late yesterday by Chairman
Randolph of the House District Com
mittee.
The measure also would give the
Commissioners. who proposed the
legislation, authority to increase the
number of meters. 1t is understood
the Commissioners plan to install
about 1900 additional meters in va
rious congested sections of the Dis
trict after the proposed legislation
Is enacted.
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Milk Case Delayed

Arguments on motions in the al
legged bootleg milk cases against
the Fairfax Farms and Embassy
Diaries were postponed for the sec
ond time in Police Court today.
Judge Hobart Newman set argu-
ments for 1880 o'clock tomorrow
morning after being informed that
Corporation Counsel Elwood Seal
was confined to bed with a cold and
that Defense Attorney Robert Lynch
was engaged In a District Court
trial,
Evening star., 1939-03-29
D. T.. Heads
ToMap Changes
In Tax Program
Meeting With Fiscal
Advisers Today to
Decide Suggestions

Preparing themselves for an ap.
pearance before the House District
Committees specialists in revenue
legislation, the District Commits
sioners planned consultation for
this afternoon with their fiscal adj
visers as to what changes they
should suggest in the Pond program
for revisions of Washington tax
laws.
The Fiscal Affairs Subcommittee
OF the District Committee already
has decided that the program must
be revamped in the light of the
Supreme Court decision granting
that States can tax the pay of Fed
eral employees. 1t will meet in closed
session at 10 am. tomorrow to start
the revamping
The Commissioners will appear
before this subcommittee, but they
were undecided this morning on
what recommendations if any, they
might bring to the meeting. They
are inclined to leave the decision
about revision with Congress, but
they wished to be prepared to an
sWer If they should be called upon
Tor suggestions.
Income Exemption Slash Seen.
The Commissioners have asked to
the conference Maj. Daniel j. Dono-
van, auditor and budget officer for
the District, who is chairman of
the Commissioners Tax advisory
COMMITTEE; Corporation Counsel
ElWood H. Seal and 10 V. Morgan,
the only member of the District
Board of Tax Appeals. The last
TWO, however, are said to be con-
hned to their homes by illness.
indications at the Capitol are the
only material change by the House
Will be made in the provision for
unique combination 2 per cent retail
sales tax and personal income tax
on earned income of $4,000 or more,
Chairman Nichols of the subcom-
mlttee has lntimated an income tax
having an exemption far lower than
the present $4,000 may be written
INTO the new tax plan as a substi.
tute for sales tax if it is deter.
mined a graduated income tax will
raise sufficient revenue to meet the
District budget needs for the next
seven years.
I Questions Raised.
Fears have been expressed, how
ever, that such a tax would con-
stItute triple taxation on the in
come of Federal workers in the
District if they maintain a legal
residence in States which tax their
income. An opinion also has been
advanced that if the District per-
mlts credits for income taxes paid
the States local income tax might
not raise the S6,775 900 a year which
the combination retail sales-income
tax was estimated to yield.
Representative Nichols said he in
tended to ask Chairman King of
the Senate District Committee and
other members of his group to sit
with the subcommittee during the
| process of revising the tax program
as a means of eXpediting its con-
slderation by Congress.
DelaS way DEIHS stop Gap.
| A long delay in framing a re-
vised tax plan, Mr.. Nichols believes,
might result in Congress adopting
another "stop-gap' emergency pro-
gram for the coming fiscal year by
continuing the unpopular business
privilege tax on gross receipts, which
will expire June 80.
DR.. Pond has been summoned
from New York to advise the sub
committee during revision of the
original tax program.
Evening star., 1939-03-29

She doesn't understand English very
we'll.
Her boy, Finn Romar Danielson,
was lust 10 when he left his home
in Brooklyn. That was almost three
years ago. Soon after Christmas
that year his parents received Il
letter from him. 1t was postmarked
Washington.
Finally Gets Job.
It began Dear Nom and Pop"
He said everything was all right,
that he was sorry for what he had
done, that he hoped "everything
would turn out for the best"
Gee, life certainly is a tough
Evening star., 1939-03-29
lasted sufficiently long to win his

lasted sufficiently long to win his
way to sunshine and freedom.
So, for years the Jones family
who thought they were providing a
snug home for their bird friends
have been sending them to slow
death from starvation and have
mistaken their frantic efforts to
escape for the ordinary housekeep-
ing activities of a happy bird family,
This is a-sordid story but, thanks
to young Bucky, Jones, no more
birds will be sacrificed.
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Club to Present PIoy

The Girls Dance and Drama club
of the Hine Community Center,
Seventh and c streets Sc, will pre-
sent a play, THE Princess Who
Couldn,t Laugh" and a dance dem
onstratIbn on Friday night at 8
o'clock. The play is under direction
of Bella Chotin.
Evening star., 1939-03-29

but I'll never
give up until
I really make
S o m e t h i n g of
myself"
He finally got
a job, he went
on, latter nearly
S t a ing to
DEATH" He earn
ed $40 a week .
Then he said he
was h e AID i n G
south" and after
that he was CON-
ing home.
Il would have
Evening star., 1939-03-29

Trinidad avenue
NE. while his
wife and two
children waited
at the table for
him to join them
at dinner.
Coron er A.
Macdonald. who
issued a certif-
icate of suicide.
said Pvt. Jett
had been in i'll
health for some
time. He shot
himself through
the mouth with
a ,38 caliker re-
Evening star., 1939-03-29

meet.
It was that
slim hope that
drove Mrs. Julia
D a n i e l S on of
Brooklyn, N. Y,
to take her first
train ride. 1t
gave her cour-
age to venture
away from home
to a strange city
Where she must
tell her story in
English and try
to answer the
questions tn a t
are asked her
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Policeman Kills Self
While His Family
Waits al Dinner
Suicide Certificate
Issued; Record as
Officer Is Praised

Policeman Robert Donald Jett, Al,
shot himself to death last night with
his service revolver in the upstairs
bedroom of his home at 1413
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Convicted in Assault

FARMVILLE, Va. March 20 [P).-
Clarence Howard, 81, colored, faced
death in the electric chair today on
conviction for criminal assault OF
a white woman. A guilty verdict
was reached last night In So
minutes.
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Talk on Wild Flowers

DR.. E. T. Wherry of the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania will give talk
on Rare and Interesting Wild
Flowers" in the National Museum at
8 pm. tomorrow.
Evening star., 1939-03-29

Latin America increased it's pur-
chases of American aeronautical
products nearly 20 per cent last
year.
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Mother Takes First Train Ride
10 Look for Son in Capital
Norwegian Woman Seeks Young Man
Who Left Home in Brooklyn 3 Years Aoo

Somewhere on the streets of WASH
lngton a little Norwegian woman
and her boy, her youngest son, may
Evening star., 1939-03-29

nattle when you've got to fight it
yourself without any one encourag-
ing you or helping out" he wrote,
Evening star., 1939-03-29
Bodies and Heap of Skeletons Reveal
Gruesome Death Trap in Wesley Heiqhts
Prisoners Tapping
And Its Rescue
Uncover Tragedy

Y. E. Booker, Investment banker
and amateur ornithologist. has
,Uritten this true story for The
Star.
Evening star., 1939-03-29

NO HARD FEELINGS HERE-When the Judiciary Sub
committee approved the nomination of Wiley Rutledge
eft of the University of Iowa yesterday to be
member of the District of Columbia Court Appeals Senator
William King rgh Democrat, of Utah the only men,
Der not joining, reservng the right oppose nomination.
few later Dean Rutledge Senator King left the
nearing arm in arm Associated Press Photo
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-11
THE PUBLIC SHOULD
GET THE FACTS
(Long Beach Press-Telegram)

San Francisco has civic association
Of long standing and high repute, known
Us the Commonwealth club. It's policy is
get the facts" and when thus armed,
reach fair verdict on whatever public
issue that may be up for discussion and
decision. How it goes about such pro-
cedure is illustrated by a recent inquiry
into the merits of the Wagner Labor act
and proposals to amend it. The question
was first referred to a section of the
club for study, and four months were de-
voted to the problem. At seventeen of
its meetings, the section had before it,
as stated by the San Francisco Chron-
icle, impartially chosen representatives
of labor and employer organizations, the
CIO, the AFL, the NLRB, the Pacific
Coast Labor Bureau, the United States
Chamber of Commerce, the state labor
commission, and independent students
of the subject. Among the members of
the section are well-kEown labor leaders
and employers.
Again at a general meeting of the
findings, outstanding speakers on all
After this full and fair presentation
of the question from its various angles,
a secret vote of the membership was ia
ken by mail, with these decisions on the
various points in dispute:
Overwhelmingly, 979 to 169 were for
the protection by law of the right of en-
ployes to organize The club voted 755
to 353 that the labor board has net gen.
orally carried out the intent of the act.
At the same time, it opposed outright
repeal by 796 to 332, but recorded, 995
to 122, its decisive conviction that the
act needs to be amended.
The Chronicle explains that the Com
monwealth club is not a special interest
organization. It's membership is open to
all persons who desire to get the facts.
That is purpose that other groups
might do we'll to emulate, with the thor
oughness employed by this association in
the instance here reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-11
FODDER FOR THE CANNON

France, following the example of Ger
many and Italy, has launched cam
paign for bigger and more families BY
use of dictatorial DEGREES Premier Da-
ladier is going to offer suitable rewards
for those parents who have the most
children.
Americans can be forgiven for Won
dering why.
Germany and Italy, especially, are
forever complaining that they haven't
enough living room," yet they go on
encouraging almost abnormally large
families
The answer, of course, is that the die
tators want more young men for their
armies more cannon fodder for the
game of power politics.
Perhaps some day, some enlightened
country will encourage birth Of children
to families of highest intelligence, and
help civilization instead of hindering it.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-11
You re Telling Me-

The saddest words of tongue OF
pen-or printing press-are these:
mot much change in temperature
Mote to editor: You can reprint
this one next january
The hardest job for many a HUSKY
husband is opening a bridge table
A lone student is graduated by
New York state school. He could
have saved lot of people a LOT
of trouble by flunking
Adolf Hitler soon will have his
own airplane with so great a crui-
sing range, We read, that it can
fly him nonstop from Berlin
to New York. Which, we imagine
he sincerely hopes it doesn't.
Bow-legs are a sign of courage
we read, Is that why some men
dare wear golf knickers?
Don't envy the man who looks
rested and comfortable. He hasn't
gone on his vacation yet.
A noted entertainer says women
add dignity TO cocktail bars. Maybe
so, but it's too bad that bars don't
reciprocate.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-11
A SHAM FOR THE SAKE
OF SAVING EACE2

ferhaps the Department of Labor,
headed by Secretary Frances Perkins,
really wants to deport Harry Bridges
mere has been no sign Of such de-
sire up to now-and there continues to
be no sign of it.
A nearing is being held in San Fran
CISCO Tor the express purpose of show
ing that he should be deported, true;
but there are hearings and hearings.
some are What they seem to be; others
are not
The department of immigration. sub
agency of the department of labor. is
attempting TO show at the San Francisco
nearing that Harry Bridges is men,
Der of the communist party.
Inc department already knows that
Bridges could openly swear fealty to
the communist party and still could not
be deported
Proving that Bridges is a communist
Will accomplish one thing alone 1t will
prove that he is liar. Otherwise il will
mean nothing at all
Inc communist party is recognized
political organization in the United
States. In many states including Calf
ornia, it is a registered party and enti-
tied to have its name and its candidates
on the ballot. Membership in that party
is no more crime than membership in
the Democratic or Republican party
II the department of labor is sincere
III wanting TO deport Bridges, it will for
get about his disputed membership in
the communist party and try to prove
that he is an undesirable alien who has
advocated overthrow of the American
system of government.
If Bridges is not an undesirable alien,
and if he has not advocated overthrow
Of the government, then he should not
be deported. If he has advocated over
throw of the government as many of
his enemies contend. then he is an un-
desirable alien and should be deported.
The truth will never be found out by
confining inquiries to Bridges member
ship in the communist party.
Secretary Perkins has delayed the
Bridges hearing for five years. Short
of an open declaration that Bridges is
under her protection, she has done every
thing she could to offer him sanctuary
in the meshes of official red tape
If the secretary really wants to prove
that she is impartial, that She wants to
know the facts-or act upon them if
she does know thenl-then she will in
struct her subordinates to seek evidence
that Bridges has urged overthrow of the
American government.
If the hearing at San Francisco is
confined exclusively to Bridges member
ship or non-membership in the commun-
list party, then it seems reasonable to
believe that the hearing is nothing more
than face saving gesture intended at
the beginning to get exactly nowhere.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-11
Bruce Cation in WASHINGTON
Dissects the News

subordinates with both liking and
respect.
It's impossible to think of any
one doing a better job out there
than Admiral Yarnell has done .
said one high-ranking officer, "On
the other hand, it's impossible to
think of a man in the navy who
is better qualified to take Admiral
Yanell's place than Admiral Hart. ?"
Ammiral Hart has had a varied
and distinguished career; comman-
ded the two submarine divisions
which the United States sent to
Europe in 1917, served on the staff
force and served as superintendent
of the Army War College, comman-
ded the cruisers of the scouting
OF the Naval Academy-where the
r,idshipmen learned why it is that
he has a navy-Wide reputation as
a disciplinarian. His last assign
nient was as chairman of the Cen
eral Board of the navy.
The General Board is Q sort of
advisory council for the secretary
of the navy, and is charged
among other things-with the task
of making recommendations for the
annual building program: what
ships should be built, how they
should be armed and so on.
The navy recently began install
ling new high-pressure steam
turbines on some of its new ships,
and quite an argument developed,
some of the older men being
highly skeptical of the practica-
mlity of the new machinery. Since
Hart was head of the General
Board at the time, it goes without
saying that the step was not taken
over his objections.
Although his reputation as Q dis
ciplinarian and his reserved man.
ner sometimes make younger Off
GERS consider him unapproachable.
he unbinds when off duty
He likes people, likes to talk
with them, dine with them, or play
golf or go riding with them
He is. in fact considerable more
active socially than the ordinary
naval officer in Washington, and
goes out good deal with civilian
capitals society"
Admiral Hart is keen student
of world affairs. AS soon as he
learned that he Was going to the
Asiatic fleet he began an intensive
study of far eastern politics. Now
a rear admiral. he takes rank as
admiral when he reaches China
outranks both the French and
British commanders there, in fact.
Admiral and Mrs. Hart have two
sons and three daughters. A son
was graduated from Annapolis this
spring.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-11

WACHINGTON.-T State De-
partment doesn't carry him on
its books. but one of the most i'm
portant of American diplomats
during the next two years will be
Admiral Thomas C. Hart. U. S. n
Admiral Hart is now Ell route
TO China. where he will take over
command of the Asiatic fleet, re-
lieving Admiral Yarnell. And. al
though the Asiatic fleet is a pretty
weak collection of fighting ships.
the job of bossing it is just about
the biggest job the navy has to
offer.
That is because the admiral in
command has to be more than Just
a naval officer. He carries on ne
gotiations with foreign powers; has
to make quick, spur-of-t f-the-moment
decisions which might easily mean
the difference between war and
peace, and can't always stop to
wireless his government for orders
before making them.
He also has the pleasant knowl-
edge that if war does comes he
and his little command will be
right under the gun with over
whelming enemy forces all around
them and home thousands of miles
away.
All in all, few American public
officials have more profoundly
important jobs than Admiral Hart
will have for the next two years.
So he's worth getting acquainted
with.
First of all, he isn't the sturdy
sea-dog of popular tradition. He
is slightly under medium height,
extremely quiet and soft spoken
has gray hair, and looks substan-
TALLY younger than his 81 years.
Officers who have served with him
have great respect for his mental
ability; say he's clear thinker
with an analytical mind, pfe-
nomenal memory and great deal
of driving force. AS a command
ing officer, he seems to inspire his
Imperial Valley press., 1939-07-11


l have received from the De-
partment of Natural Resources
the record of assessments and
charges for Petroleum and Gas
for the current year,
The charges therein assessed and
levied are due and payable on the
first Monday in July and one-half
thereof will be delinquent on the
sixth Monday after the first Mon
day in July at six O'Clock, P. M,
August a. 1899, and unless paid
to the State Treasurer at the Cap
itol prior thereto fifteen per cent
will be added 10 the amount there
of, and unless paid prior to the
first Monday in February next
thereafter at six o'clock P. M. Feb
ruary 5. 1910, an additional five
per cent will be added to the
amount thereof; and the remain
ing one-half of said charges will
become delinquent on the first
Monday in February next succeed
ing the day upon which they be-
come due and payable, at six o.
clock p. M. February 5, 1910, and
if not paid to the State Treas
urer at the Capitol prior thereto,
five per cent will be added to the
amount thereof
HARRY B. RILEY, Controller
BY: BERT FOSTER, Deputy
Dated at Sacramento, California
this 7th day OF July, 1889
July lilo Inc.