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Evening star., 1939-09-29


used without permission by persons
writing to Washington concerning
revision of the Neutrality Act. DR..
Bertram j. Sanger, 300 Central Park
West, received from Senator Mead a
letter thanking the doctor for let
ter which the physician had never
written. DR.. Sanger gave the name
Of a brother medic, DR.. Frederick
c. Freed, SO East Fifty-fourth street,
who received similarly undeserved
acknowledgment from Washington.
Members of Congress say it would
be practical impossibility to check
up on all of the tens of thousands
of wires and letters inundating the
House and Senate Office Buildings,
but it should be easy to select few
communications at random to de-
termine whether the signers. if they
actually exist, really had anything
to do with the documents to which
their names are affixed.
Abysmal Ignorance.
Practically impossible. too, would
it be to find out how much, If any,
thing. either the pro or anthem
barge repealists actually know about
the merits of the highly compli-
Gated neutrality question. Entirely
clear, no doubt, the petitioners are
on the "keep-u -us-out war" issue.
But it is a safe bet that as to the
wisest way of achieving that uni
versally desired objective, the ig-
norance of 80 per cent of these con-
gressional correspondents is abys-
NAL. That the vast majority of the
telegram senders and letter writer's
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Leave Isolation Bloc

JOIlIlSUH, VdHueIlUeIH, beIllltLC CldrK,
Shipstead, Bob La Toilette and Cap
per of Kansas.
The fact seems clear the isola-
tionists have got into an indefensible
position. Rather than act on the
Presidents suggestions last spring
and summer, they let the cash-and-
carry features of the so-called neu-
trality law lapse. They are now In
a minority on the issue of repeating
the arms embargo and their only
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HE opinions OF the rters page their o,on not
necsssaz RE Stars Such opinions presented The
readers although such opinions may CONTRADICTORY
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
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Hitler Permission Not Necessary

7uIeT PERMISSION NOt necessary
These gentlemen impression
constitutes Germany
ey nothing about the nations fighting Germany which
be aside without Hitlers permission
At the same time Gas Walter Lppman points ot) these gentle
quite willing consider change the rules after
of football game"he plan which
embargo OF credit clearly injuries the nations
fighting Hitler Senator himself author
the antneuray
eliminate all discretion all
Gillette Of Iowa has observed that cashandcay
nations but Boah (who said there wouldn't
WARP favo Secretary OF State Hull pointed out
nation
tray policies whenever
belgnts frequently change thr tactics and policies
that obliged
during foreign which affects welfare.
Foreign Relations Committee in reporting the bill
miee stalled
nutray bloc about the 2o1 minority which their
strength the
Leave Isolation Bloc
Gillette Reynolds of North Carolina Indiana
Maine changed their with the President
localze the leaving isoons bloc
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Senators
Reverse
Themselves
Committee Now
Permits Debate
On Embargo Issue
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

The Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, Republicans and Demo-
Gratis, have erased the strange action
of last summer when, by a close
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BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.

Senators and Representatives who
are taking the trouble to check up
on some Of their anti-embargo re-
peal communications over
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Roosevelt
Wur-Mind'
Idea Alarms
Administration
Must End Distrust
Of Many Friends
BY CHARLES G. ROSS.

There can be no blinking the fact
that the cause Of arms embargo
repeal is being impeded by an un-
easy feeling in the country that
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Bits of q Puzzle

Bits of a Puzzle
The puzzn belief possibility
marine fleet in the Caribbean three number
dents seemingly mention
ready sighted which the the first slight
dent loves to drop into the public mind something
startling his
second the extraordinary emphasis at the American
ference IN Panama of
The President and the State Department
seemingly
declaration beigerens
extending well
proposed resolutions embodyg
for dealing with
most of the resolutions would all North
harbors bellgerents'
Conference convened 1t difficult enough
a acts warmly ndorsng late spring early fall
chnh
whe TINS country dragons the Latin American nations into early
meeung imposes them
this instance the vast majority problems
reached the
Yet when Latin diplomats
huhng to the
determined
there have the
declaration to the neutrality
Is the only such dscoverable.
Firnness and Caution
The good of insung that this
trade is underlined explorations
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bv re-enactlng the caSh-and-carry
provisions (Which will hurt the
allies) while the fight is in progress?
For some time the so-called
isolationists have taken the posi-
ton that to change the embargo
would be unneutral. Senator Van
denberg Of Michigan said 1t would
be "an act of Immortality and
menace" Senator McCarran said it
would be IAN unfriendly act" toward
Germany and natoht Justify a
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We, the People
Embargo Die-Hords Steer Zis-Zos Course
In Advocating Change to Gosh -ond-C Garry
BY JAY FRANKLIN.

walter ppmnn has been hit often enough in these columns to
impose the obligation give him credit
the tactics Of the neutrality bloc question
to change the o-caed neutrality
(Which Hler)
how be regarded change
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Firmness and Caution

The good of nurng that peaceful
trade underlined by explorations
problem being conducted by the Department
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declaration the United
would the western 'front.'
sentative Hamilton repeal
acte
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lie OIL American
would be aroused imagined Naturally
therefore the neutrality the
all available both of ships planes discover
OF supply, or to discover that they not there.
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Washington Observations
Signatures Found Forged on Letters
Opposing Embargo Repeal

cleared for action blindly at the beA
hest OF some ax-grinding organiza-
ton or special group is, In the Capt.
tolls opinion, lead-pipe cinch.
Evening star., 1939-04-19

Doo"y
WNChESIEk VA-APPE
oeneveve
MISS Mclonan OF leeDurs Enozya
Evening star., 1939-04-19
Good Luck Gift
Comes to Garner
In Time for 1910

Vice President Garner has ut
least 1000 symbols of good luck
should he decide to run for Presi-
dent In 1910.
In the form Of four, i've and six
leaf clovers framed under q glass
case, they were presented to the
Vice President In his ONCE yester-
day by two admirers who came
down especially from Philadelphia.
According to the two, Miss Claire
Alosi and Frank Capano, Mr.. Gar
ner blushed when the subject Of
1910 was brought up. Along with
Mrs. Garner, he seemed more In
terested in the clovers, which had
been fashioned into the emblem Of
the Lone Star State.
All the clovers were collected by
Miss Alosi, who seems to have un.
usually good luck in finding them.
Next to broadcasting, Miss Alosi.
known in Philadelphia as the sing
ing poetess Of the air, likes to hunt
clovers-the good luck variety.
She found four four leaf clovers
On the Senate once Building lawn
yesterday.
Evening star., 1939-04-19
Zoo Penguins
Matching Out
| Two Eggs

A pair of penguins at the Zoo were
earnestly doing their best today to
present Washington with a couple
OF youngsters.
The birds, tentatively designated
as Tux and Ada, have started the
work OF Matching out two eggs, Head
Keeper William H. Blackburn an
nounced. He has hopes that their
efforts will be more successful than
those OF Molly and Moe, who tried
and failed In other years.
The penguins are part of the FIVE
bird colony which lives in an air
condition cage in the bird house
at the Zoo. They will set on the
eggs for six weeks before any small
penguins can be expected, Mr..
Blackburn said.
Mr.. Blackburn also announced that
the Zoo was trading its baby pigmy
hippo for family size model, known
as Pinky. Pinky is lady who is
being obtained on trade from q
circus and will keep house for
Bongo, the Zoos bachelor hippo.
Among the new arrivals at the
Zoo today were q pair Of colorful
Palawan pheasants, first to be. ex-
hibited here for some years. They
came from the West Coast.
Evening star., 1939-04-19
Decision Of District
Reorganization Awaits
Rooseve|t's Views
Presidents Study
Of PIon Delayed by
World Affoirs

Definite action on the Griffen-
hagen plan for undermining the Dis
trict government will not be taken
by the Reorganiza ton Subcommittee
of the House District Committee
until President Roosevelt makes
known his views on the proposal, it
was indicated today by Chairman
Kennedy.
The President had planned to
study the Griffenhagen set-up over
the week end and outline his posi-
ton to Representative Kennedy
early this week. At his press con-
ference late yesterday, however, Mr..
Roosevelt said pressing national and
international affairs had interfered
with his plans, and he had not had
time to finish reading the plan. He
said it would be another week before
he would have an opportunity to
confer with Mr.. Kennedy again.
The President, however, indicated
he had not abandoned his interest
in the movement to reform the Dis
trict government. but said he consid-
cred any changes that may be made
primarily matter of congress-
sional responsibility.
According to previous reports, Mr..
Roosevelt has indicated he approved
certain major features of the Grif-
fenhagen plan. notably the ones
calling for council as governing
body, and an administrator who
would be the city manager.
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Hearing Gets Plea
For H. 0. |. {. Rate Cut

Stories of suffering among home
owners were told to members of the
House and Senate Banking Com
mittees yesterday by representatives
Of Save Americas Homes Pilgrim
age" in an effort to obtain reduced
interest rates and other concessions
for Home Owners Loan Corp. bor-
rowers.
The contentious and proposals of
the delegation, from New York and
several other States, were opposed by
H. o. L. c. officials, who maintained
the suggested changes were unneces-
sary and might endanger the H. o. L.
c. program.
E. L. Oliver, executive vice presi-
dent of Labor's Non-Partisan League
supported the delegation.
The some 600 persons in the dele
CATION, who paraded around H. o. l..
c. offices and the Capitol yesterday,
left last night by train.
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Coroner Investigates
Death Of Man Taken
From Hospital
Apparent Traffic Victim
With Fractured Skull
Locked Up os Drunk

Circumstances leading up to the
death of Clifton Moore, 35, colored,
of 1850 Denniston place NV, were
being investigated today by Coroner
A. Magruder Macdonald.
Moore apparently died of injuries
received in a traffic accident. He
was found early Sunday morning by
Eugene Mueller. jr., of 1914 Hunting
ton street. NV. beside the road at
Yuma street and Reno road NV.
Removed to Emergency Hospital
in an 9Th precinct patrol wagon,
Moore was admitted for treatment
The following morning, the precinct
stated, it was notified that the man
had been removed from the hospital
and locked up at the Sd precinct
as drunk case.
From the third precinct station
he was taken to Gallinger Hospital
when he failed to regain con-
sciousness. There he died early
this morning. Doctors at Gallinger
said he had suffered a fractured
skull and other injuries. DR.. Mac
Donald said an autopsy would be
held to determine the cause of his
death.
George Dessauer, g., of New Ro-
chelle, N. Y. was in Casualty Hos
pital today with serious injuries re-
ceived when he was struck last night
by an automobile in the 270O block
of Bladensburg road NE. Goodman
Muscovitch, 40, of Hyattsville, Md,
said by police to be the driver of
the car that hit Mr. Dessauer, was
charged with reckless driving.
Gladys Houser, %, 1345 Saratoga
avenue NE, was taken to Sibley
Hospital after being struck at Four
teenth street and Michigan avenue
NE. She was hit after alighting
from bus by car driven by John
B. ODonnell, jr., %, of 1923 Michi-
gan avenue NE, police said. Mr..
O'Donnell was charged with operat-
ing with bad brakes.
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Dumbarton Oaks
Gardens 10 Be 0pen
On Saturday
Benefit Not Connected
With Home Tour
On Some Day

The famous gardens Of Dunbar
ton Oaks, the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Robert Woods Bliss, will be thrown
open Saturday only from 2 pm. to
6 pm. for the benefit Of the Home
for Incurables.
In making the gardens available
for the benefit, Mr.. and Mrs. Bliss
are following an annual custom
1t was emphasized, however, that
the event has no connection with
the tour of old Georgetown homes
being held Friday and Saturday
under the auspices of st. Johns
Church in Georgetown.
Captions with series of pictures
OF the Dumbarton Oaks gardens
yesterday in The Star erroneously
announced that they would be on
display in connection with the
Georgetown tour.
The Dumbarton Oaks gardens will
be open only on Saturday. it is
pointed out, and the privilege of
visiting the home itself will not be
included in the benefit.
The benefit, according to Mrs.
Edward R. Finkenstaedt, president
Of the board of the Home for In
curables, is for the care of the 165
patients.
Mrs. Finkenstaedt said tea will
be served on the terrace adjoining
the conservatory, beneath the two
giant oaks from which the estate
takes its name. Guests will be
served by a group of young girls
selected by Miss Florence M. Doble,
IN charge of tea arrangements. The
group included the Misses Eleanor
Flood, Maisie Howard. Sally Brad
ley, Mariana Evans, Katherine
Ostermann, Patricia Griffin, Doro-
thea Sewers. Sidney Beall and Louise
Burke.
Mrs. Finkenstaedt said members
o. the board would also be on hand
10 pour tea. Among those expected
are Mrs. Woodrow Wilson, Mrs.
Dwight Davis, Mrs. Theodore Will
klnson. Mrs. Hamilton Fish, jr.; Mrs.
David Barry, Mrs. Harry Covington,
Mrs. Wayne Chatf1eld-Taylor, Mrs.
Lawrence Houghteling, Mrs. Rob-
ert Taft and Mrs. David E. Finley.
Miss Alma III. Ruggles is chair
man OF the benefit and other COM
mittee members are Miss Elisabeth
A. Noting, Miss Rosalind Wright
and Mrs. James Spear Taylor.
Evening star., 1939-04-19
Planners 10 Weigh
Conflicting Proposals
For Armory
Commissions Two-Duy
Session to Consider
Several Big Projects

The District National Guard
Armory project will be among
number of important items to be
considered by the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission at
a two-day meeting tomorrow and
Friday.
The armory proposal is regarded
as of unusual Importance because
of the plan of the commission to use
1t as an entering wedge" to estab-
lish the proposed East Capitol
street development. The commits
sion had selected site for the
armory at East Capitol and Nine
teenth streets, adjoining the Ana
costa Parkway.
Disregarding this plan, the House
Appropriations Committee, without
consulting the Park and Planning
Commission, included in the Dis
trict appropriation bill an item of
$l50,000 for the purchase of an
armory location in Southwest Wash
ington.
Reports on Other Projects Due.
The commission is to consider the
armory matter at Friday mornings
session, in connection with pending
local legislation. Thomas S. Settle,
commission secretary, is to report
on the status of the armory and
other pending projects, among them
the proposed grade separation at
Fourteenth street and Maine avenue
S.W., including widening of the
Tidal Basin Bridge; the proposed
dual highway in the Rock Creek and
Potomac Parkway, and the Massa-
chusetts avenue viaduct or bridge
over Rock Greek to replace the
present tunnel.
At its opening session tomorrow
morning the commission will pass
on number of park and playground
land purchase items and will COLI
slider project lines for other develop
ments, including recreational units.
A number of requests from citizens
associations and other groups for ac-
QUESTION of small neighborhood
parks in various parts of the city
will be considered.
A. d. A. to Ask Action.
Final plans for two low-cost hous-
ing projects will be submitted to the
commission by the Alley Dwelling
Authority for action which is expect
ed to clear the way for construction
The commission will consider re-
quest by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Tor an extension of trackage in the
Buzzards Point area east of the
Army War College.
tomorrow afternoon Mr.. Settle and
John Nolen, jr, director of plan.
nlng, will report on the development
OF plans for the George Washington
Memorial Parkway west of the Dis
tr1ct in Maryland. Consideration
also will be given to proposed changes
IN the Maryland park and planning
laws, some of which it is said will
Vltally affect future development of
regional planning.
Ihe meeting will close Friday aft
ernoon with joint session of the
Park and Planning Commission and
the Commission of Fine Arts: One
OF the chief items to be considered
Is the relocation of the Mount Yer.
non highway around the Washing
Ion national Airport at Gravelly
Point.
Evening star., 1939-04-19
| Bandit Insists
On Limiting
Loot to 81

An unkempt bandit who insisted
on taking only 81 in a liquor store
robbery was among thieves sought
by police today for several petty
crimes in the District last night.
Holding one hand menacingly in
his pocket, a poorly clad, emaciated
white man demanded 81 from Ed
ward F. Hall, proprietor of a liquor
shop at 1911 E street NV, and
Hogarth Colston of Silver Spring,
Md.
The intruder commented: Il know
you have more money, but all want
is s4' Mr. Colston gave him the
desired amount and he fed on foot.
Evening star., 1939-04-19
Emmett Carter Death
BEING Investigated

Homicide squad detectives today
were investigating the death of
Emmett Carter, 43. of 1887 B street
Sc, whose body was found yester-
day floating in the Anacostia River
near gravel scow where he worked
Fellow employees said they had
not seen Mr.. Carter since late Mon
day. His body was discovered near
a sand bar at the foot of Half street
Sc. Investigators expressed belief
his death was accidental.
Evening star., 1939-04-19
Partisan Move
Blocks D.
Sales Tax.
Democrats to Fill
5 Vacant Places
On Committee
BY JAMES E. CHM.

The Fiscal Affairs Subcommittee
of the House District Committee may
scrap the proposed l per cent retail
sales tax in its revision of the Nichols
revenue bill, but there is little like
lihood the present $4,000 exemption
in the income tax provision will be
lowered to catch salaries in the
smaller brackets.
AS a substitute for the sales tax,
the subcommittee, it was reported,
may consider proposal to continue,
with certain notifications, the un-
popular business privilege tax on
gross receipts which is scheduled to
expire automatically at the close OF
the current fiscal year June 30.
The subcommittee plans to begin
revamping the bill the latter part of
the week. Changes will be made be-
cause the full District Committee re-
fused to approve it in its present
form. The chief objection is a pro-
vision-the very heart of the meas
calling for a combination l per
cent sales tax and tax on earned
income in excess Of $4,000 a year.
To Add Five Democrats.
Meantime, Chairman Randolph of
the District Committee hopes to
strengthen the Democratic member
ship by five members. to preclude the
possibility of another situation aris-
ing similar to the one which delayed
final action on the Nichols bill.
There is little doubt now, that the
bill was recommitted to the subcom-
mittee for further consideration to
check move Of the Republicans
who had lined up solidly behind Rep
resentative Dirksen of Illinois. rank
ing minority leader, to substitute a
graduated income tax reaching into
the lower salary groups as sub
stitute for the sales tax The Re-
publicans had three Democratic
members aligned with them. enough
to have eliminated the sales tax had
a vote been taken on the sales-in-
come tax feature of the bill
Representative Randolph has tried
to keep District legislation free of
partisan politics. But since the
Republicans appeared to have at
tempted to make a political issue
of the new tax bill, he wants to be
in a position in the future to halt
any similar move.
Eligible List Prepared.
For that reason, he asked Speaker
Bankhead to fill the five Demo-
cratic vacancies on the committee
that have existed since Congress
convened In January. He Is now
preparing for the Speaker a list
OF House Democrats who would be
eligible to serve on the committee.
AS now constituted the committee
has 8 Democratic and Republican
members. The ratio since the DEM
ocrats have been in control of Con-
gress has been IA Democrats and 7
Republicans
Representative Nichols. Democrat.
OF Oklahoma, chairman of the
Fiscal Affairs Subcommittee and
sponsor of the revenue bill, will
not admit the sales tax is dead"
But other members of the District
Committee privately intimate that
no further effort may be made at
this session of Congress to report
out a tax bill providing for a sales
tax. Some of them seem to think
the present business privilege tax,
If modified and refined" might be
more acceptable than a sales tax.
The proposed l per cent sales
tax was estimated to yield 81, 500 900
In revenue. The business privilege
tax is now producing about $2,-
100000.
Evening star., 1939-04-19
Newspaper Editors
Begin Session Here
|, tomorrow
Criticism of Press
Will Be AnoIyzed
At Conferences

The Society of American News
paper Editors will begin three day
meeting here tomorrow.
William Allen White, president of
the society, has announced that the
sessions will be devoted ito an honest
attempt to make some sense out of
the public criticism of the press"
The editors will open their meeting
with session at the National Press
Club tomorrow afternoon. at which
Arthur Hachten, president of the
Press Club, and Mr.. White are to
speak. Round table discussions will
follow.
The meetings will conclude Satur-
day morning. 1t was announced
today that members of the society
would leave here at noon Saturday
on a Pennsylvania Railroad special
train for visit to the Worlds Fair
in New York. This preview has been
arranged by Grover Whalen, head
of the fair.
To Analyze Criticism.
AS announced by Mr.. White, the
society's program here will center
around an analysis of the criticism
leveled at American newspapers.
Some angles on this may develop to-
morrow night when the editors have
their annual "off the record con-
ference with President Roosevelt.
There will be shop talk" break
fast Friday at which three editors
will discuss the topics: Kicks from
Reader, How Dealt With and han
died." "Apportionment of Spaces"
and Accuracy in the News Report" !"
Women's news will also be discussed.
Maj. Gen. j. j. Arnold, chief of
the Army Air Corps, will appear at
luncheon Friday to deliver an off
the record talk on military aviation
strength in the world today. In the
afternoon, Harold Peters, foreign
correspondent, will lead round
table on foreign news.
Discussion on Friday.
On Friday afternoon, Mr.. White
said, the meeting would be thrown
open for discussion of criticism of
newspapers. Every one, he said, will
be invited to "let their hair down. ~
At the annual dinner Friday night
District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey
of New York, Senator Robert A.
Taft of Ohio. Solicitor General
Robert H. jackson and Senator
Joseph v. O'Mahoney of Wyoming
will speak, outlining their views on
public questions.
A breakfast will be held Saturday
morning and the meeting here will
conclude with committee report
on schools of journalism and with
adoption of resolutions.
Evening star., 1939-04-19
Glacier Park to Be Topic

The story Of the milNon-acre
Glacier National Park, with its so
glaciers and 200 lakes, will be told
by Edmund H. Whitlock. traveller
and lecturer, in an illustrated public
lecture at 8 pm. today in the De-
partmental Auditorium. Constitu-
ton avenue between Twelfth and
Fourteenth streets NV. under the
sponsorship of the National Park
Service.
Evening star., 1939-04-19
Peace League Program

h Edwin l.. Smith of the National
!. Labor Relations Board, Lee Press
i man, general counsel of the Con-
&gress of Industrial Organizations;
miss Marian Bachrach and Miss
Malice Barrows will discuss the Ma
+: tional Labor Relations Act and the
/: Neutrality Act in an Information
Please" program sponsored by the
american League for Peace and De-
mocracy at 8 pm. today at the Book
shop, 916 Seventeenth street NV.