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Evening star., 1939-08-14

Senator Overton declares that two
presidential terms are plenty. Chalk
up two excellent ideas for the author
of fair fiscal formula for the vote
less District.
Evening star., 1939-08-14

There is this, at least, to be said
for the recurring "one-man subma-
rines." When something goes wrong
they do not kill from thirty to a hun
dred brave men.
Evening star., 1939-08-14

II, as Nine. de Stael said, "archi-
lecture is frozen music" then a lot
Of people will think the current New
York Fair is sort of Flushing
Floogie with Z Floy- -Floy."
Evening star., 1939-08-14

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Evening star., 1939-03-26
D. {. Budget Hearings
MAY End This Week

The House Subcommittee on Dis
trict Appropriations plans to COM
plete hearings on the 1910 budget
this week. it was announced last
night by Chairman Collins.
Estimates of departments under
the Board of Public Welfare are
the only ones remaining to be con-
sidered. These estimates, however,
include an item for public assist
ance, which is expected to take
considerable time of the subcom-
mittee in view of the report of
Burdette G. Lewis, relief investi-
gator who said he found cases of
"chiseling" on District relief rolls.
Representative Collins visited the
District Building yesterday and
called on officials in the Health De-
partment and the Alcohol Beverage
Control Board He insisted he was
merely making social" calls and
that his conversations had no re-
lation with the budget.
AS soon as hearings are completed
on the estimates Of the Welfare
Department, the 1910 District ap-
preparation bill will be whipped into
final shape for presentation to the
House. Indications are now the
bill will be reported about the mid
die of next week.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Griffenhagen Plan Hearing
Is Set Wednesday

Another public hearing on the
Grifenhagen plan for modernizing
the District government will be held
at 10 am. Wednesday, it was an
nounced last night by Chairman
Kennedy of the special reorgan-
ization subcommittee of the House
District Committee.
Representative Kennedy said the
principal witnesses would be repre-
sentatives of the public schools and
the Board of Free Public Library
Trustees. Henry I. Quinn, former
member of the Board of Education
who resigned to fight the Griffen-
hagen proposal calling for abolition
of the school board, also Is to be
heard.
Mr.. Kennedy hopes to complete
public hearings on the reorganiza-
ton plan this week, after which he
and other subcommittee members
will hold series Of executive hear
ings to consider the draft of bill
designed to put the proposed
changes into effect.
Draft Of the measure has vir.
tually been completed.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Huzen Studies HoIdino
Of Crime Suspects

Commissioner Hazen yesterday
began a study of the question of
whether the practice of police in
holding suspects on a charge of "in-
vestigation" should be modified.
He. voiced general support for the
practice, but said he felt it might
be better to change the terminology
to "questioning'' on the ground that
some persons believed that a person
held for investigation" was neces-
sarily charged by police with having
committed some crime.
The subject was discussed during
a brief conference with Police Supt.
E. w. Brown. Commissioner Hazen
said he would ask the advice of Cor.
poration Counsel Elwood H. Deal.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Star Staff Photos.

Mr.. Smiths resolution, introduced
shortly after seizure of about $500
gallons of cream alleged to have
been shipped into Washington with
out q license, was designed pri-
marily to uncover any violations of
the 1925 District Milk Control Act.
The House, at the insistence of Mr..
Halleck, in whose congressional dis
trict the cream was said to have
been produced, amended the reso-
luton directing the investigating
group to ascertain why milk and
cream from outside the present
Washington milkshed should not be
shipped into Washington under
proper regulation.
Trial Postponement Asked.
Meanwhile. Judge Hobart New
man of Police Court has under con-
sideration motion to postpone in
the trial involving the Fairfax
Farms Dairy, Inc. and the Embassy
Dairy, Inc, in connection with al
legged bootleg" cream brought into
the District.
The motion was made yesterday
by Defense Counsel Robert Lynch,
who said an important witness,
John Kreis. an employe of the
diaries, is i'll. Mr. Lynch said Mr..
Kreis was one of those arrested
after the seizure here on March 4
of truck load of cream allegedly
brought from Lafayette. Ind.
Corporation Counsel Elwood Seal,
opposing the continuance, suggested
that q deposition be taken from the
witness at his home.
Judge Newman said he will rule
on the motion Tuesday.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
BoIIes to Ask D. C.. Milk
Probe Funds Tomorrow
Will Urge House Committee to Take
Amount From Contingent Moneys

Representative Bolles, Republican,
of Wisconsin announced last night
he would urge the House District
Committee at its regular weekly
meeting tomorrow at 10 am. to seek
an appropriation from the House
contingent fund to finance the pro-
posed investigation of Washington's
milk situation.
I'm not going to let the investi-
cation die because Of the lack of
funds to finance it," he said.
Two weeks ago the House adopt
ed resolution sponsored by Repre-
sentative Smith, Democrat, of Vir-
ginia directing the District Com
mittee to make the inquiry. A week
later the committee assigned the
job ITO its Subcommittee on Public
Health, Hospitals and Charities.
Bates Ready to Go.
Representative Bates, Democrat,
of Kentucky, the subcommittee
chairman, said he would proceed
with the investigation as soon as
funds are provided to pay the SAL
ary of lawyer, investigator and
clerical staff.
No one, however, has yet intro
duced a resolution to appropriate
the funds out of the House con-
tingent fund.
Representative Halleck, Repub-
lican, of Indiana, who succeeded in
having the House broaden the scope
of the investigation as outlined in
the original resolution of Mr.. Smith,
said he believed the inquiry could
be made without special funds.
We've got our witnesses and we
are ready to co." he declared.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Tuxi Driver Robbed
By Two Men

Two flares" picked up at Wiscon-
sin avenue and K street last night
robbed Cleveland Burton Of 915
Fourth street Sc. of his taxicab
after he had driven them to Thirty
first and K streets NV. The driver
told police the men were armed with
a nickel-plated revolver.
Charles F. Robinson, Al, and VIII
lis Morris, "a, both colored, employed
by the Charles Furniture Co., re-
ported to police they were robbed Of
$25 yesterday afternoon at Wiscon-
sin avenue and Grant road NV.
They said the robber was dark
skinned colored man.
Leslie G. Bruce of Greenwich,
Conn, reported the theft of clothing
valued at $110 from his automobile,
parked in the 1000 block Of street
NV.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Dollar Bill Justice McReynoIds
Gave Small Girl to Be Framed
Lucinda Hamilton
Got Present on
9TH Birthday
BY BEN H. PEARSE,
EStar Stad Correspondent,

ROCKVILLE, Nd, March 25.-
Justice McReynolds of the United
States Supreme Court does not
know at least until today, that the
81 bill he gave a small girl for a
birthday present some time ago in
the courthouse here is about to be
framed, or that on the same day
he was mistaken for a w. P. A..
worker.
The incidents occurred during an
excursion in search of records con-
corning family that lived in Up
per Montgomery County more than
century ago, emigrated to Tennes-
see and lived near Mr.. McReynolds'
home. While he was poring over
volume after volume of old land
records, he noticed 7-year-old Lu-
cinda Hamilton at a table nearby,
drawing a picture with crayons
while her fether, S. NJ Hamilton,
was carrying on some business in
another part of the building.
The justice complimented the girl
on her drawing and during the con-
versation which ensued, "Cindy"
proudly announced that that day
was her seventh birthday. When
Mr.. McReynolds asked if she was
sure about it, she ran out of thk.
room, but reappeared shortly and
declared:
Eyes, daddy says it's my birthday"
May Have Bill Framed.
Mr.. McReynolds reached into his
pocket, brought out his wallet and
handed her { 81 bill. wishing her
many happy returns OF the day.
She thanked her new friend and
ran back to her father to show the
bill to him.
"A man gave it to me upstairs"
she said.
Mr.. Hamilton Immediately stopped
his work and went upstairs to find
out who was giving 81 bills to small
girls on their birthdays and en-
countered Justice McReynolds. IN
Productions followed and Mr.. Ham,
ilton added his thanks to those of his
daughter.
I Kept the bill for her." Mr.. Ham,
iiton explained today, "and when
sne gets old enough to appreciate it,
sne can Keep it as memento. I
believe III have it framed"
mistaken for w. P. A, Worker.
MeanWnlle the incident had caused
sunoued commotion in the Office
and tne word spread that a Supreme
ACourt justice in the flesh was in ~
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Heavy Calendar
OF D. T.. Bills Faces
House Tomorrow
Eight Measures to Be
Called Up; Three
Affect Schools

The heaviest calendar of local
bills at the present session faces
the House tomorrow when it takes
an interlude from consideration of
national legislation to give the Dis
trict its prescribed semi monthly
day.
Ten District bills are on the cal
endar, but only eight will be called
up by Chairman Randolph. Six of
these measures already have passed
the Senate.
The Senate-approved bills pro-
vide:
!. For establishment of position
of research assistants in the public
schools.
2. To require school teachers to
designate beneficiaries under the
teachers retirement fund.
3. To require a salary division
between teachers in the white and
colored schools regardless of the
manner in which they are distrib-
uted in the various levels.
4. To require operators of all pub
lie vehicles to procure licenses
March / each year.
S. To give the joint board of the
District, composed of the Board of
Commissioners and the Public Utili-
ties Commission, authority to en-
force its orders.
6. To reduce the margin of 4 per
cent for defective or incorrect meas
urement of electric current to 2 per
cent. The present margin for gas
meters is per cent. The District
Committee, in its report to the
House, said: Experience has demon
strated that there is less reason for
error in measurement or for loss of
electric current than there is for
error In measurement or loss Of gas. -
One of the two other bills which
lack Senate approval would extend
from go to 80 days the period in
which the Board of Public Welfare
may investigate adoption cases. The
other would authorize the Federal
central heating plant to furnish
steam heat to buildings erected In
the Municipal Center area.
The other two bills on the calen-
dar which Representative Randolph
does not intend to call up would
provide additional protection to
banks, and change the definition in
the District Code Of murder In the
first degree. 4
Evening star., 1939-03-26
u. 5. Employees Fear
Of Probe Reprisa|s
Eased by E||ender
IS to 90 Per Cent Are
Reluctant to Testify
About Personnel

On the eve of starting Senate
hearings on complaints of favoritism
or discrimination in the handling of
personnel problems in Government
departments, Senator Ellender, DEM
ocrat of Louisiana, last night urged
employees not to hesitate to testify.
The Senator said that notwith-
standing his action in obtaining
written assurances from all depart
ment heads that employees need have
no fear of reprisals, he has found
that between IS and 80 per cent of
those whose complaints have been
looked into are reluctant to go be-
fore the committee.
He took occasion to deny reports
he is considering running for Gov
ernor of Louisiana, and declared the
special Senate committee would
continue its Government personnel
inquiry as long as there are any
questions to go into.
When the hearings open at 2 pm.
tomorrow in the Senate Of1ce
Building the three members of the
Civil Service Commission will be
called, the Senator said. to give
any information they may have as
to the general nature of employe
complaints. He indicated they prob
ably would be the only witnesses
heard the first day, to lay the
groundwork for the survey.
Senator Ellender has emphasized
that the committee wants to avoid
petty complaints and duplication.
He suggested several days ago that
the committee probably would seek
to develop illustrations of various
types of complaints.
The inquiry was ordered by the
Senate last year to determine to
what extent favoritism or discrim-
ination may occur in appointments,
promotions or dismissals.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
Future of Democracy
Held Up to Youth
~ the AssociAted Press.

~ VAC hb1OCl8teu 14Scos
SALISBURY, Nd, March 25.-
The future of democracy rests in the
hands of American youth, DR.. H. G.
Byrd, University Of Maryland presi-
dent, advised Eastern Shore college
and high school students today.
"Tomorrow's America" he told the
fourth annual student conference,
"is going to be what you determine 1t
to be-"
1.-THE real reason that no demo-
cratic government has continued to
exist" he continued, "is that the
people were hot intelligent enough
to live In that form of government.
There isn't another country on
the face of the globe that is attempt
ing to educate all Of its people as Is
America"
Evening star., 1939-03-26
More Money for Euster

FREDERICK, Md, March Is R.-
Frederick County farmers will have
more money for Easter. Starting
Monday, approximately 1900 Gov
eminent checks totaling $l92,928 will
be distributed to farmers who COM
piled with the soil conservation pro-
gram.
County Agent Henry R. Shoe
maker said the total is the largest
made in any Maryland county by the
Agricultural Adjustment Admini-
stration program for 1888.
Evening star., 1939-03-26
New Hampshire Avenue
Extension Bids Called

Bids on an extension OF New
Hampshire avenue in Maryland will
be received by the State Roads Com
mission in Baltimore April 4, 1t
was announced yesterday.
j. Glenn Beall, chairman, said the
avenue is to be extended from its
present terminus at University lane
to the Avenel road, . distance OF
.939 miles. --
Evening star., 1939-03-26
D. {. Tax Bill
To Be Written
During Week
Last Public Hearing
On Program to
Be. Tuesday

The definite plan Of taxation
Congress will be asked to approve to
keep the District government out of
the red for the next seven years is
expected to be written this week by
the fiscal affairs subcommittee of
the House District Committee.
The subcommittee, it was an
nounced last night by Chairman
Nichols, will hold its final public
hearing on the tax program Tuesday
at 10 am, and then proceed in
executive session to draft the new
revenue bill.
The major problem confronting
the subcommittee is whether to re-
tain in the proposed tax program
framed by experts, the unique COM
bination retail sales-income tax,
which, it has been estimated, would
produce about $6,775 900 a year in
additional revenue.
Some subcommittee members are
known to favor sales tax without
the income tax feature. Several
others have argued for a graduated
income tax as substitute for the
combination plan, even though it
has been pointed out an income tax
would not raise sufficient revenue to
meet the Districts needs unless the
rates are made confiscatory.
Income Levies Rejected.
Sales tax advocates on the sub
committee also declared it would be
futile to recommend graduated in
come tax because the House has
twice even refused to consider such
a plan for the District.
Representative McGehee, Demo-
crat, of Mississippi, subcommittee
member, who missed the public
hearings on the tax program be-
cause of the illness and death of his
father, which kept him away from
Washington for three weeks, re-
vealed last night he would support
the sales tax. He said, however, he
would urge the subcommittee to
follow the Mississippi sales tax law,
which allows no exemptions of
any kind.
The tax program under consid-
Grafton by the subcommittee would
exempt medicines and foods not
consumed in the place in which they
are purchased. Any articles selling
for less than Is cents also would be
exempt under the plan recon-
mended by the tax experts. A COM
mittee print" of proposed tax bill,
however, would lower this exemption
to articles selling for less than
13 cents.
Exemptions Dangerous.
I'VE learned down in Mississippi
that as soon as you have exemptions
there are too many evasions and the
sales tax doesn't yield the revenue
expected of it," said Mr.. McGehee.
But without exemptions, the sales
tax really produces the money. In
Mississippi the revenue jumped from
$4,000, 900 to Sc, ,O00,0 900 year as soon
as the exemptions were dropped"
Representative Schwert, Demo-
crat, of New York, another mem
Der OF the subcommittee, said he is
inclined now to favor an income tax
because he believes sales tax would
impose a burden on the poor, espe-
cially those on the relief rolls.
There are only three other men,
bers on the subcommittee, including
Chairman Nichols, who has indi-
Gated preference for the combina-
ton sales-income tax feature. The
other two members. Representatives
Dirksen of Illinois and Bates of
Massachusetts,, Republicans, have in
the past supported an income tax.
Mr.. Dirksen, in fact, championed
the income tax both times it was
turned down in the House.
Evening star., 1939-03-26

building. One courthouse employe
made special trip, expecting to
find, perhaps, an imposing parsonage
in judicial robes, or at least swal-
low-tailed coat and silk hat. When
Mr.. McReynolds was pointed out
to him, he saw man in ordinary
business suit and soft felt hat.
"Humpf," he said, II saw that
man in here before I thought he
was one of those fellows who have
been digging around in those dusty
old records in the attic for the past
few months. Working on some
w. P. A. project, aren't they?"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-25
BRISTOL BAY
 TRADER, WIFE
 GOING OUTSIDE
H. N. Evans Arrives from Egegik and Kanafak
 To See Fair

On their first trip outside together in many years, Mir and Mrs. H. N. Evans of Egegik and Kanatak are stopping over a week in Juneau.
 Evans is trader, canneryman and fish saltery operator at Kanatak on the Pacific and Egegik on Bristol Bay and admits to spending most of his time travelling the 100 miles between the two places. The trip across the Alaska Peninsula is made 30 miles on river, six of portage and 65 on Becharof Lake.
 Evans was one of the original To- cators of oil claims at Jute Bay in 1920. He says he is watching with in terest the present drilling which is just eight miles from his Kanatak store
 Besides his claim to fame as a business man on the Alaska Penin- sula since 1922, Evans was an early settler at Anchorage, building the third house there in 1915.
 MT. and Mrs. Evans were passeng- CTS on the Kasilof from Kanatak to odiak to Anchorage and on the Alaska to Juneau. Theyswill go south next week, planning to visit the San Francisco fair before returning to Bristol Bay in June5
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-25
GIaeier 3 Bay
 Monuillenffo
 BeEnIarged
President Proeldims Addi- lion -Itkes Explains
 New Boundaries

WASHINGTON April 25. n. Glacier Bay National Monument in Southeast Alaska has been D in- creased from 1920 square miles of area to 3,850 square miles by Presi- dential proclamation.
 Secretary of the Interior Harold L. Ickes, said the new boundary extends from Mount Fairweather, on the Alaska British Columbia boundary, due west to the three mile limit in the Pacific Ocean, thence southeasterly along the shoreline three miles out, back to Excursion Inlet, off Icy Straits, thence to the divide between Gla- cier Bay and Lynn Canal, and along the divide to the headwaters of Excursion Inlet.
 The old boundary line from Mount Fairweather northeast to Mount Harris and thence south west to Excursion Inlet headquar- ters remains unchanged
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-25
PORTLAND WOMAN
 BRIDE TODAY OF
 A. J. VAN AHA

At quiet ceremony performed this morning in the parsonage of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, Miss Sarah Betz, of Portland, Oregon, became the bride of MT. A. D. Van Att@ well known Juneau barber. Pastor H. L. Wood performed the service.
 For the ceremony the bride wore a blue crepe dress and corsage of gardenias and rosebuds Attendants were Mrs. H. L. Wood and Pastor c. A. Scriven.
 Following the closing of the Sew enth Day Adventist convention this evening shower and reception will be held in the parsonage for the couple.
 The bride arrived this morning on the steamer North Sea, and was met at the boat by MT. Van Alta and Pastor Wood.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1939-04-25
INDIAN CHIEF
 TO APPEAR IN
 CONCERT HERE
Musical Thursday Evening at Northern Light Pres
 byteridn Church

Chief Kiutus Tecumsch, lyric tenor, and full blooded Wenatchee Indian, will be heard in concert Thursday evening at the Northern Light. Presbyterian Church, the musical sponsored by the adult choir of the church.
 Appearing in native costume, Chief Tecumseh will sing classical and sacred music, and included on the evenings program will be one of his own compositions, "The Land of My Prairie Dreams" Mrs. Carol Beery Davis, well known Juneau musician, will be accompanist.
 Chief Tecumseh arrived here this morning on the steamer North Sea, and appeared in concerts enroute at Metlakatla, Ketchikan and while in Petersburg was heard Sunday at the Presbyterian Church and again last evening in concert at the Lu- theran Church.
 A graduate of the Chicago Musl- cal College, Chief Tecumseh is student of Herbert Witherspoon. He also studied in New York and has appeared over several NEG broad casts, being one of the tenors on the radio debut of John McCor- mick several years ago. The well known tenor was heard at the White House during President Coolidge's term, and has sung sev- eral times for Henry Ford and his family.
 Chief Tecumseh travels over 25,- GOO miles each year, appearing in concerts throughout the United States and visiting Indian hospi- tals, and orphanages, where he pre- sents informal musicals. From Ju- neau the Indian chief plans to continue to Fairbanks where he will sing.