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Evening star., 1939-01-17
KIan Head 10 Attend
Catholic Dedication
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PresS.
ATLANTA, Jan. 17.-Dr. Hiram
w. Evans, imperial wizard of the Ku
Klux Klan. has accepted an invita-
ton from Bishop Gerald P. O'Hara
of the Savannah-Atlanta Roman
Catholic Diocese to attend dedica-
ton ceremonies tomorrow for At
lanta's new Co-cathedral of Christ
the King.
Dennis Cardinal Daugherty of
Philadelphia will head the group of
Catholic dignitaries at the service.
The cathedral stands on the site
of the former national headquarters
of the Klan. The property was sold
to an insurance company several
years ago and the company in turn
sold it to the church.
Bishop O'Hara announced the in
vitation to DR.. Evans when he came
here yesterday to conduct services
consecrating the altars of the
cathedral. In brief comment
later, the bishop said the church
never was anxious to make any
issue over the Klan and that he
regarded the invitation as q matter
of no unusual significance.
DR.. Evans, dentist, lives in At
lanta.
Other Catholic dignitaries taking
part In the cathedral dedication in
cludes Msgr. Dennis j. Corrigan,
rector Of Catholic University, Wash
ington, D. G.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
D. 6. Taxes
Continued From First Page.

s6,775 900: corporation income tax,
$2,70O,O00; increase in revenue from
readjustment of the tax on utilities,
$3.50, 900; revenue from tax on park
Ing lots, $25 1000, and increase from
change in motor vehicle tax law,
$4,000.
The net gain would amount to
S4,700 900, due to the loss of 50 900 900
with repeal Of the intangible per-
sonal property tax, and $2,20O,OOO
more from expiration of the business
privilege tax.
According to calculations of both
the Budget Bureau and Maj. Daniel
j. Donovan, District auditor and
budget oflcer, the prospective
revenue increase of $4,70O,O0O would
more than balance the 1910 budget
of SAT 100000 with the real estate tax
rate set at $3.50. Neither the Budget
Bureau nor Maj. Donovan agree,
however, on the exact amount of the
anticipated deficit in the new fiscal
year. Maj. Donovan placed it at
about 100000, and the Budget
Bureaus figures are 81, 900 900 lower.
While the report avoided a dis
cussion Of the adequacy of the
present lump-sum Federal payment
Of $5,000,0 900 toward District ex-
penses, it did stress the Importance
Of the problem resulting from the
rapid increase in the ratio of tax
exempt property to taxable property.
Likewise, it pointed out that a
change in the Federal payment
would inevitably have a material
effect upon the District budget.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Frunkfurter
Continued From First Page.)

Court. Up to the time of his ap-
pointment, he had never been ad-
mitted to practice there"
The Senator said that before be-
coming mayor of Detroit and Gov
ernor Of Michigan, the nominee had
been Judge of the Recorders Court.
Senator Bridges charged that
when Mr.. Murphy first ran for Gov
ernor he gave the voters of Mich
igan the impression he had resigned
from his post in the Philippines
As q matter of fact, the Senator
said, he drew more than $4,000 in
salary that year, part of it after he
had been elected Governor while
he was basking in the sunshine at
Coral Gables" Senator Bridges said
this information came from the
Bureau of Insular Affairs.
The New Hampshire Senator read
from q communication from the
editor OF the New South, 3 COM
munistic publication, he said, in
which the nomination of Mr.
Murphy or Mr.. Hopkins for Presi-
dent in 1910 was strongly advo-
Gated. Senator Bridges said, too
that William Winestone, secretary
OF the Communist party in Mich
lgan, also wanted Mr.. Murphy NOM
mated for President in 1910.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Anti-Graff Statute
Before Legislature
In Ohio
Measure Would Remove
Officers for Collision
In Making Purchases
BY the Associated Press.

oy tHS ASsOSIdlcO T'IcSS.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. ia
recommendation for a permanent
anti-graft statute which would re-
move state officers for collusion in
making purchases or contracts was
before the Ohio Legislature today.
The statute was recommended by
Gov John w. Bricker in his biennial
message in which he called upon
the General Assembly to eliminate
asserted corruption and waste from
Government.
Proposed anti-graft legislation was
aimed at so-called "legalized graft" "
for which the administration of for
mer Gsv. Martin l.. Davey was
criticized by a Senate Committee
last year.
Demanding stringent economies" "
Gov. Bricker also made the follow
ing recommendations:
Replacement Of the present two
member Civil Service Commission
with q personnel administrator
under a three member board Of re-
view, or with a three-member COM
mission to halt abuses of the merit
system.
Replacement of the present Dem
ocratic controlled Unemployment
Compensation Commission with
men OF unquestioned integrity and
high motives = = not hampered by
narrow partisan administration"
Adoption of a longterm relief
program. largely administered by
local governments but financed by
both State and local governments.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
T.V. A. 6-Month TotuI
Exceeds '38 Revenue
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Tennessee Valley Authority
reported yesterday that revenue
from electric power sales for the
six months ended December 81 ex-
ceeded those of the entire 1888 fiscal
year by 100000.
John B. Blandford, jr.. general
manager, said the half-year revenue
was $26l5,000, compared with 50 800, :
600 for the full year ended last June
80. He said the estimate of s., 900, =
900 in revenues for 1899 apparently
would be exceeded.
Revenues showed a monthly in
crease from 1896, 500 in July to $5O4, :
600 in December, Mr.. Blandford said.
Large industrial customers account
ed for half of the total, $1,3l3OO0,
while electric utility companies
bought about s321,700 worth of
power.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Ecuadorian Girl
Steams 10 Boston,
Plane on Sea Bottom
Picked Up by Vessel
After Landing Alongside.
Out Of Fuel and Lost
BY the Associated Press.

MIAMI. Fla, Jan. 17-Hermilinda
Briones, Ecuadorian girl pilot who
overlooked a few regulations to
make a cherished flight to Cuba
was en- route to Boston by steam
ship today. her little airplane rest
ing on the bottom of the sea.
She and her mechanic, A. M. AL
fonso. were rescued yesterday when,
far of her course and out of fuel,
she alighted at sea alongside the
Lykes steamship Liberty Bell, Bos-
ton bound.
Alfonso was taken of the ship by
Coast Guard boat and landed
early today at Fort Lauderdale. He
said the black-eyed South American
girl decided she would 60 on to
Boston.
Much Closer to Home.
''It is so much closer to her home
in New York than Fort Lauderdale, u
said Alfonso.
! The mechanic, once in the Naval
Air Service and a pilot in his own
right, now w. P. A. worker, father
Of six children and grandfather oi
five, shook his head as he described
the difficulties of the trip.
You arn't allowing enough rud-
der for wind drift" he said he told
Mrs. Briones shortly before they
landed. She handed him note:
Were lost. We've got to land
They sighted the Liberty Bell q
few minutes later, and plopped into
the water alongside.
Went Completely Under.
"We went completely under, but
came to the top" said Alfonso. u
thought we would drown. The ship
was lowering a lifeboat by the time
we touched the water and they were
on their way toward us when we rose
to the surface. We stood up in oul
cockpits and they took us off,
The plane plunged to the bottom
before lines could be attached.
Mrs. Briones previously had beer
ruled out of flight by 38 planes
to Cuba because of engine trouble
at Key West. With repairs but
without permission from United
States customs or civil aeronautics
authorities, she hoped for Havana
to take part in an internationa
air show there.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Receivership Suit Filed
Against Mutual Druq

By the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, Jan. ia stock
holder filed a receivership suit
against the Mutual Drug Co. today
charging that the Cleveland whole
sale drug chain had paid more than
81 l,000000 In dividends out of its
capital stock since 1929.
The suit followed directors REIN
statement yesterday of F. T. Roosa
as president. A month ago they
replaced Mr.. Roosa with L. l.. Van
Setback OF Chicago.
Terance Scullin Of Cleveland
holder of 1lO common shares, filed
State Court petition against the
company and II officers. contending
Mr.. Roosa, company president for
20 years. ran the concern primarily
for his own benefit.
The State Securities Division al
Columbus ordered the company to
stop issuing $25 participating Ger.
tiflcates to retail druggists which
entitled them to discounts and par.
ticipation in profits, SAID Paul Selby
division chief.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
New Drive Launched
By japanese Troops
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, Jan. 17.-Japanese
started a new drive today in an
attempt to dislodge 5000 Chinese
entrenched on the slopes of Lushan
Mountain, atop which % Americans
and II other foreigners are staying
The foreigners are at the health
resort Kuling, where they assembled
some months ago as the japanese
pushed up the river to Hankow.
New fighting around Kuling de-
veloped when the Japanese sent
reinforcements to attempt to wipe
out the Chinese forces, who have
been holding out in the hills despite
efforts of the invaders to cut of
their supplies.
More than 100 foreigners have
been evacuated from Kuling since
last fall.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Nazi Officials Decide
Aid 10 Be Given
Refugee Group
Purchase of Germon
Goods Is Busis of
Schucht Plan
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BERLIN, Jan. 17.-Nazi officials
were understood today to have de-
cided how much aid they will give
the Intergovernmental Refugee
Committee in evacutating German
Jews. A protocol embodying their
plan may be signed before the end of
the week by Reichsbank President
Hjalmar Schacht and George Rub
lee, American director of the COM
mittee.
The plan was understood to be the
original project, with notifications.
that DR.. Schacht was said to have
outlined in London during confer
ences last month.
The basis for German co-opera-
ton, it was reported. remains DR..
Schacht's statement that if foreign
countries want Germanys help in
the evacuation, they must lift unoff-
cial boycotts against Germany and
buy more German goods. 1t is esti-
mated there are nearly 100000 Jews
in Germany. Previous reports said
hopes were entertained for getting
400, 900 to 100000 Jews out of the
Reich, primarily wage-earners who
might send money back to Germany
TO help destitute and aged Jews.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Silver to Be Accepted
| After June 30
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Treasury announced last
night it would accept domestic sill
yer mined before June 80 at the
current price of 6464 cents per
ounce, even though delivered after
that date.
When President Roosevelt an
nounced December 81 that the 64.64
price would be continued for the
first half of this year he said the
price would apply only to silver de
livered" by midnight June 30. The
Treasury, however, adopted a tech
nical definition of delivery" which
will permit actual delivery of silver
mined before June 80 for approxi-
mately five months after that date
The Treasury announcement fol-
lowed protests from Silver State
legislators and interests.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Irish Agitators Sough
As Ten Bombings
Alarm England
Heavy Guards Posted
At All Power Plants
And Reservoirs
BY the Associated Press.

4
LONDON, Jan. 17.-P oil C e
throughout the United Kingdom
were ordered to question members
of Irish independence groups to-
day in an effort to fix responsible
ity for the worst series of bombings
since the Fenian agitations more
than a half century ago.
Heavy guards were posted at all
power plants, gas works and res
ervoirs in England and Scotland
to prevent a repetition of eXplo-
sions in London. Manchester. Liver
pool, Birmingham and other cities
yesterday.
Scotland Yard worked on the
theory that the explosions, number
ing 10 in all, were caused by men,
bers of the Irish Republican Army,
whose aim is united Ireland, en-
| tirely free from British influence.
Workman Killed Fighting Fire.
This viewpoint was discredited in
Dublin, where it was said the or
ganization had been inactive for a
year until an appeal for its reor-
ganization was made during the
week end.
One workman was killed and two
were injured at Manchester while
fighting flames caused by one Of the
explosions, but most of the blasts
did comparatively little damage
Many people, however, were SO
alarmed by the explosions that they
rushed from their homes wearing
gas masks distributed during the
| September crisis.
An Irish Joan of Arc" was in
troduced into the mystery today
She is Maude Come Mcbride, 7O
once known as one of Europe's most
beautiful women. She was deported
from Northern Ireland in 1888 on
grounds of Republican activities.
Police said charred bits of news
paper found at the scene OF one OF
the explosions mentioned the name
Mime Mcbride" four times.
Police Check on AgitatOrs.
The bombings recalled the series
between 1883 and 1885, eliminating
in a dynamite explosion at the
House of Commons. Life sentences
then were given two members of the
Irish Republican Brotherhood.
Police flying squads swept down
on Irish sections of London and the
big provincial cities looking for
known agitators and the home fac
tory where they believed the bombs
were being made.
Close watch was being kept on
Irishmen who entered the country
recently. Information on their ac-
tivities was being exchanged with
Irish police. 1t was believed some
of the better known Irish RepubE-
cans would be asked to leave the
country or be deported if they refuse
Scotland Yard was considering
increasing the guard about the
House of Parliament and also the
advisability of providing bodyguards
for cabinet ministers.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Nv. P. A. Orchestru's
Programs Announced

The w. P. A. Orchestra and
Stringed Trio schedule for the week
included the following engagements:
Orchestra, ST. Elizabeth's tonight at
7 o'clock; Friendship House Thurs
day at $50 pm. and the Rock Creek
Park C. c. c. camp Friday at pm.
The stringed trio will give two
concerts tonight, one in the WASH
ington Sanitarium at 7::30 o'clock
and the other at banquet of the
Federal Trade Commission at $50
o'clock.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
AnnuoI Smoker TONIGHT

The Young Democrats Club of
Washington will hold its annual
smoker at the Continental Hotel at
8 o'clock tonight. This affair will
be stag, but at the same time the
women Of the club will hold q dinner
and card party at the Admiral Tea
House. Tickets for both events
may be obtained from Charles l.,
Hannowell, Mrs. Walter P. Bram-
hall and other officers Of the club.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Arranging Conference

Jose L. Colon. chief Of the divi-
sion of agricultural cooperation,
Pan-American Union, will arrive
in Cuba from Venezuela in a few
days to consult with the Ministry of
Agriculture regarding plans for
holding the second international
American conference on agriculture
in Cuba.
Mr.. Colon has been in Venezuela
recently on an official visit.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
AImas Temple Elects
Stanley D. Willis
As Potenfafe
Walker Again Chosen
Recorder and Becomes
Life Member of Council

Stanley D. Willis, trust officer oi
the National Metropolitan Bank
was elected potentate of Almas Tenn.
pie of the Mystic Shrine last night
at its annual election, succeeding
Granville Guide.
Outstanding among the honors
was the reelection of F. Lawrence
Walker as recorder of the temple
for the Goth consecutive year. He
also was selected as representative
to the Imperial Council of the
Shrine for the 2lst time. AS re-
suit of this he will be made life
member of the Imperial Council with
The title of representative emeri-
tus," when 1t meets at Baltimore
next June.
In addition to the new potentate
other officers elected for the year
were Karl E. FARRELL, chief rabban;
Earl w. Shinn, assistant rabban;
Howard P. Foley, high priest and
prophet: Needham C. Turnage
Oriental guide: Frank E. Ghiselli
treasurer, and Mr.. Walker, recorder
Native of District.
The new potentate was born in
the District and is a member of the
Society of Natives He belongs to
St. Johns Lodge, No. IL, of which
he was master in 1929 and 1892;
Mount Vernon Chapter, No. 3, R. A
M; Washington Commandery, No
l, K. T.; Albert Pike Consistory
M. r. S.; Almas Temple and Capitol
Court, No. so, R. o. j.
He is a director and trust officer
Of the National Metropolitan Bank
director of Northwestern Federal
Savings & Loan Association, also
the Home Building Association and
secretary and director of Fussell-
Young Ice Cream Co.
He Is member of the Board of
Trade. Bar Association of the Dis
trict Of Columbia, American Bar
Association and Sons of the Revo-
luton.
An old custom of sending the out
going potentate to the Imperial
Council session following his retire
ment from Office was set aside last
night when the retiring potentate,
Mr.. Guide. requested a new policy.
At his suggestion the newly elected
potentate and chief rabban were
chosen as representatives, thus CIV
Ing an added year of experience to
the two principal divan officers.
Representatives Elected.
Following this policy the temple
elected as its representative Record
er Walker, reelected for the tWen-
ty-flrst time; Robert P. Smith, past
potentate, elected for the fifth con-
secutive term; Mr.. Willis and Mr..
FARRELL. Leonard P. Steuart, by vir-
tue Of being a past imperial poten-
tate, Is life member of the Imperial
Council and therefore a perpetual
representative.
After the election and transaction
OF routine business, the newly elect
ed officers were installed by Past
Imperial Potentate Steuart, assisted
by Past Potentate L. Whiting Estes,
acting as marshal, and Past Poten-
tate Robert S. Regar.
Mr.. Steuart, prior to the install
lation, recounted the work of the
past year under the leadership of
the retiring potentate, Mr.. GUIDE
and complimented him upon the
showing he had made during his
tenure of ofiice.
The program closed with enter
tainment.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Group Health Will Hold
Annual Meetinq

Group Health Association, center
OF the controversy over group medi-
cine. will hold its annual meeting
tonight at the Departmental Audi
torium, on Constitution avenue be-
tween Twelfth and Fourteenth
streets.
The session, which will be ad-
dressed by William c. Kirkpatrick,
president; Perry Taylor, manager,
and others, is scheduled to open
promptly at 7:30 pm.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Mercury at 41 Below

WARROAD, Mimi, Jan. II P).-
Warroad enjoyed bit of a cold
snap" yesterday when the tenn
perature dropped to Al degrees be-
low zero. This Canadian border
community recorded As below dur
Ing Christmas week.
Evening star., 1939-01-17
Businessmen to Meet

The Georgia Avenue Business
Mems Association will hold its
monthly meeting at Huntemann's s
funeral home. 5732 Georgia avenue,
at $50 o'clock tonight.
Evening star., 1939-12-10
Bulletin of Current Exhibitions

coRcoRAN ART Seventeenth street and New New
December IS Oil paintings and water co by Russell Cowe
d eoGrs m and by osv anu
THE ARTS CLUB OF WASHINGTON 2ol7 street NV
pictorial photographs by George
F. Slade November 26 to December Is.
NATIONAL MUSEUM NATURAL HISTORY BUILDING, Con-
tuion at Tenth streehogaphs by Stow "egenro'h
NATIONAL MUSEUM ARTS AND INDUSTRIES BUILDING
Ninth Independence SWPctoa photographs
by New Club December to 81.
PHILLIPS MEMORIAL GALLERY 1900 Twenty first street NV
vicinity December to 81 RETROSPECTIVE exhibition Of Georges
Braque December 6 to January g.
PUBLIC LIBRARY, Eighth and streets NW-1lumnations
and drawings by Marian Lane December to 81.
HOWARD UNIVERSITY ART GALLERY-Pantngs by Eoen
F. Comins, December 81.
STUDIO GALLERY GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
NW.-Works by Iugo linden December to a.
WHYTE GALLERY 17o7 H street NW.-Christmas exh-
bon of paintings by members Studio House Group December
Water coors and works in other media by Albert Miles
Keneay and John Greer December to January TO-
WONdENS CITY CLUB Jackson place NW.-Pantings by
A. O. Role, December l to 81.
GALLERY OF ART, the Mall at Twelfth street sw-
coectonsOrienal paintings drawings and prints
Mcneil Whistler the Peacock Room and paintings by
American artists
Collection Additional prints Whistler Penne purchased
Early Architecture the Deep
South" photographs by Frances Benjamin Johnston
T NE rus T o street snd AND
to Admission by card obtainable at Office at George Hewitt
Myers, 75O Fifteenth street NV.
A. GALLERIES, Independence sW-Alloca-
ton Gallery oil paintings by artists OF the Art Section OF the Com
Gallery work Of Danish children.
CHALET NoNPARE1 7os Old Georgetown road Bethesda
glass and pottery, December IT.
THE LITTLE GALLERY, 1904 street NW.Paintings and
drawings from The Inner Life Of Man. by Frances G. Wcke from
November 10 through December
OAR MUSEUM Continental Seventeenth
Fridays at 3:45 pm.
EXHIBITION Of handv1ougt xsy and ensme by Frank
Gardner Hale master craftsman of Boston, at 1909 Connecticut
avenue NV, from December 7 to 2l
Evening star., 1939-12-10

been working in Washington for
some years, teaching at the Abbott
School of Fine and Commercial Art,
designing textiles for American
manufacturers and room decorations
for private individuals. Included in
the collection now on view are three
hand-printed textiles, amusing and
clever, one representing "Noah's
Ark" and the animals that were
taken therein, another the Christ
mas theme Noel and the third.
| jocosely, School Days'-all Of
which demonstrate the fact that
any motive will lend itself to conven-
tional design if skillfully handled. In
addition to these, in glass-front boxes
are number of grotesque crea-
tions set down as paper plastics,"
| the purpose or use of which Is not
made evident. But humor is a deli
cate flower which only blossoms with
understanding, without which it falls
dead and dry, in which case the re-
sponsibility may be said to rest with
the observer. The remaining and by
far the larger section of this exhi-
bition is made up of water colors Of
houses and street scenes in WASH
| ington-such as white House."
ARTS Club Neighborhood," 1890
Block, H Street." Washington
Circle" * Street Corner" "Synago-
que" etc.
Evening star., 1939-12-10

out-of- town artists of special dis
tinction, such as Cecilia Beaux,
Lydia Field Emmet and Margaret
FitzHugh Browne. were hung in the
main gallery and were hors concours
for prizes-which, by the way, were
an afterthought, being at almost the
last minute offered without Solicita-
ton by certain art lovers wishing to
encourage the effort. These were
for oil paintings and water colors,
a first and second each, with also
in each class honorable mentions.
In oils, the first prize went to Oke
Nordgren for 4 picture of harbor,
looking down upon it from a con-
siderable height, difficult problem
in perspective very well solved. Sec
ond prize in this class went to Auriel
Bessemer for head done somewhat
In the manner of a fresco and show
ing Eastern influence. In water COL
ors, the first prize went to paint
ing of two fishermen seen against a
background of rough sea, painted
very boldly by Fredericque Alan
Counsel and lately exhibited in the
Georgetown Galleries, while second
prize was awarded to Gertrude G.
Brown for her excellent and unusual
painting Of sea gulls on the rocks
or flying above them.