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Evening star., 1940-05-05
On Capitol Hill
A Weekly Report on
D. G. Legislation

The House District Committee at
tomorrow's scheduled weekly meet
ing, at 10:30 am, will consider a
number Of bills recently introduced
or on which action is slated, as fol-
lows:
H. r. 9525, the revised Kennedy
bill for reorganization Of the Dis-s
trict government, which is expected
to be brought up ir the House
May 13.
H. R. 96ls, the revised McGehee
bill to amend the District Unemploy-
ment Compensation Insurance Act
on a compromise plan, to which,
however, objections have been raised
by Representative Eberharter, Demo-
crat. of Pennsylvania and local G. I.
o. spokesmen.
Tax Bill Proposed.
H. r. 1904, offered last week by
Representative Dirksen, Republican,
Of Illinois, to broaden scope of pres
ent District income tax laws. Prob
ably will be referred to Fiscal Affairs
Subcommittee, headed by Represent
ative Nichols, Democrat, of Okla
homa. who has declared no further
tax legislation will be urged at this
session.
H. r. 9577. offered by Chairman
Randolph of House District Com
mittee, to permit Commissioners to
furnish water free to religious and
charitable institutions. Probably will
be referred to Fiscal Affairs SUBJ
committee.
H. r. 9576, offered by Mr.. Ran
dolph, to permit treatment at st.
Elizabeth's Hospital OF persons who
are residents of Virgin Islands. Prob
ably will be referred to Public Health
Subcommittee.
The House last week passed no
District legislation. Pending on
House calendar is H. r. 8S46, to lib
eralize retirement provisions for
members of Police and Fire Depart
ments, and H. r. 699l, to amend
child labor laws.
Senate Group to Meet.
The Senate District Committee is
expected to meet some time this
week. It will have before it favor
able report by special subcommit.
tee, headed by Senator Austin, Re-
publican, of Vermont, on the Capper
bill to set up election machinery for
choosing District delegates to ma
tional political conventions every
four years.
Awaiting action also is 8. 1871,
offered by Senator Nicely, Democrat.
Of West Virginia April "a, to amend
the law as to retirement Of public
school teachers. Commissioners have
been asked for report on measure.
Hearings were completed by Dis
trict Appropriations Subcommittee
on 1941 District supply bill. Senator
Overton, Democrat, of Louisiana and
other subcommittee members will
mark up bill and prepare report for.
action by full Appropriations Com
mittee and Senate.
In past week the Senate passed no
purely local legislation.
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and the following year he served as
chairman.
He was elected secretary of the
association in 1881, second vice
president in 1882, first vice presi-
dent in 1888, and president in 1884.
He also has served on several COM
mittees of the American Bankers
Association, and is now chairman of
the Finance Committee Of the
American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science.
Mr.. Siddons long has been an
active Community Chest worker.
serving as vice chairman of the
Special Gifts Committee, member of
the Operating Committee, chairman
of the Insurance Committee, men,
ber of the Collection Committee and
chairman of the Banking Group
Committee. In 1885 he was chair
man of the Greater National Capital
Committees campaign group.
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ShcCCfLCS " OUtCSTS uUU UV VcCtOT6
OF the Board OF Trade.)
Frederick p. H. Siddons Is an
other of the many directors Of the
Board of Trade who chose banking
as a career and made a success Of
1t in their home town.
A native of Washington, Mr.. Sid
dons joined the staff of the Amer
lean Security g. Trust Co. in 1920
In its new business and credit de-
partment. -Four years later he was
elected assistant secretary Of the
firm, and in 1925, at %, he became
secretary, a post he holds today.
After graduating from Western
High School Mr.. Siddons received
degrees at the University Of Wiscon-
sin and National University Law
School. Like many of his colleagues
on the Board Of Directors, he served
in the Army during the World War.
Enlisting in June, 1917, he attended
the Sd Oflcers' Training Camp and
was commissioned a lieutenant in
June. 1918, in the field artillery. He
resigned from the Army in Septem-
tember, 1919. In addition to his
banking duties Mr.. Siddons also
serves as professor of banking at Ma
tional University and as banking
instructor for the Washington
Chapter of the American Institute
Of Banking.
IN the District Bankers Associa-
ton he has served as chairman of
its flduciaries section, chairman of
Publicity, Protective, Commercial
Trade Activities and Special Inter-
est and Insurance Committees. In
1880 he was vice chairman of the
General Convention Committee,
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Periodically the work Of the Stu
dent Aid Committee of the District
of Columbia Congress of Parents
and Teachers looms as one of the
continuing projects which has a
concrete appeal to most Washing
ton people.
= At this season Of the year this
committee Is unusually busy, be-
cause winter clothing must be dis
carded and lighter, more seasonal
clothing substituted. 1t also is the
season of house cleaning, and one
may suppose that practically every
attic or closet viii yield some wear
able garments which have outlived
their usefulness to their present
owners. If these garments can be
made available to our Student Aid
Committee they will be more than
welcome, for clothing racks are
practically bare at the present time,
and the demand has not diminished.
With graduation an event of the
very near future, there are gradua-
ton clothes to be supplied to many
boys and girls. Our Student Aid
Committee takes a personal inter-
est in Quitting these young people
so that they. will feel no lack Of
pride in appearance when they take
their places on the platforms Of
their various schools and receive
the diplomas which testify to the
successful completion Of the pre-
scribed courses Of study.
Somehow one feels q particular
compassion for these young boys
and girls from underprivileged
homes who will be graduated, for
at no time in life is there such q
fierce personal pride as during ad-
olescence. And 1t is In an endeavor
to maintain this pride that our
committee makes every effort to
see that these children are suitably
clothed.
There are graduation parties
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CALENDAR NOTES.

Representative Bolles, Republican,
Of Wisconsin, and member Of the
House District Committee, will speak
on efforts being made by his COM
mittee toward q city-wide check
up Of potential fire hazards in
washington Wednesday evening be-
fore the Rhode Island Avenue Ctti-
zens' Association. Harold J. Clay.
association president, said that Mr.
Bolles also will speak on crime in
the District and the efforts being
made to make Washington the
safest city" In respect to fire haz-
ards and crime.
Another Representative, G. Ar
thur Anderson, Democrat, Of Mis-
souri,, will be guest speaker before
the Columbia Heights Citizens As.
sociation, which will meet Thurs
day night instead of its usual Tues
day. Col. Luther r. Maddox, presi-
dent, announced that Mr.. Anderson
would discuss his bill calling for
election of two District Commission
ers by the people of the District.
Officers will be elected by the
Dupont Circle Citizens Association
tomorrow afternoon. The following
nominated last month, will be elect
ed to Office: L. M. Leisenring, presi-
dent; DR.. Harry A. GARFIELD, first
vice president: Harral Mulnken
second vice president; w. Herbert
Gill, treasurer, and Rowland 8
Marshall, secretary. Col. Spencer
Cosby and Miss Margaret Delano
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CALENDAR NOTES.

The Park View Board of Directors
will meet tomorrow at 7:30 pm,
Georgia avenue branch Of the City
Bank, 360s Georgia avenue NV.
The Master Plumbers Board Of
Directors will meet tomorrow at
$3.50 pm, Frank Bentley, Inc, 3717
Georgia avenue NV.
The Connecticut Avenue Board of
Directors will meet Tuesday at 10
am. Mayflower Hotel. Connecticut
avenue and De Sales street NV.
The Federation Board of Directors
will meet Wednesday at BIS pm.
Continental Hotel, North Capitol
between D and E streets.
The Cleveland Park group will
sponsor ladies night Tuesday, 7
o'clock, at the Bradley Hills Country
Club, formerly the National Wom-
ems Country Club, Bethesda, Md.
Dinner. dancing and entertainment
will comprise the festivities of the
evening. Dress is to be optional.
The central body is sponsoring a
bundle party" for benefit of the
Washington Self-Help Exchange un-
der auspices of the Membership
Committee. Tuesday, $50 pm. at
the Club Studio, Fairfax Hotel,
Twenty-fir street and Massa-
chusetts avenue NV. Seventy-five
cents is the price of admission with
every one required to bring q bundle.
Business Builders, the bulletin
listing all members and their busi-
ness establishments of the Central
group, is going strong" according
to Frederick Levy, president of the
group. With the return of Louis
I. Oberg, secretary, from an ex-
tended trip to Puerto Rico, "adver-
tising' of the association through
pamphlets. etc., has risen sharply.
Another trade association will be
recommended for membership into
the federation by the Board Of Di-
rectors' meeting tomorrow.
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F. o. EoeIes

Aerie No. 125 will meet at the
Raleigh Hotel on May 6 at 8 pm.
The following officers have been
nominated: H. Y. Brock, president;
c. E. Miller. vice president; ]. M.
Regeon, secretary: G. v. Cherry
treasurer; H. Murray, chaplain, and
Messrs. Roberts, Wilcox and Taylor.
trustees. Mr.. Brock Will speak Mon
day on memorial services to be hello
on May Is.
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Upper left: District and
school authorities propose
that recreation should be
divided into two camps, thus.
with supervised play and
community center activities
on the units Of the recreation
system under the Board Of
Education and unsupervised
broad-scale park recreation
under the ONCE Of National
Capital Parks.
Upper right: Parks and
park and planning oficials
desire to roll recreation into
one big system, thus, with all
facilities, schools and parks
directed by an executive ap-
pointed under joint control Of
schools and parks.
Lower: At present recrea-
ton is partially rolled into one
big system because Of respon-
sibility of Lewis r. Barrett to
District of Columbia Conmis-
SionerS and Board of Educa-
ton as we'll as official link
with parks.
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Senate Group Holds Key
To Recreation Setup
Proponents of Unified and Separate
Systems Marshal Forces in
Long.Standing Controversy
BY RUDOLPH KAUFMAN II.

The future Of public recreation Washington about for
sdctona controversy
Appropria.
tions
committee into
Of Appropriation Bill
conflicting views backed by equally influential
the fate of recreation in the District.
The conflict revolves around the question:
public Capital separated into two
distinct parts supervised recreation and
recreation be considered anything
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Business GROUPS
Five Associations
Meet This Week

The following five businessmen's s
associations are scheduled to hold
meetings this week:
Tuesday, May 7.
Columbia Heights - Luncheon,
Sholl's Cafe, 3027 Fourteenth street
NV, 1915 pm.
Funeral Directors-Regular meet
ing, Willard Hotel. Pennsylvania
avenue and Fourteenth street NV,
$50 pm.
Electrical Contractors - Regular
meeting, Pepco general ONCE build
ing, Tenth and Z streets NV, pm.
Northeast-Luncheon, Continental
Hotel. North Capitol between D and
E streets, 1915 pm.
Thursday, May 8.
Central-Luncheon, Hamilton Ho-
tel. Fourteenth and K streets NV,
1915 pm.
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How They Stand

Nichols avenue and Raleigh street
Sc, 8 pm.
Progressive Citizens of George
town-Curtis School, Thirty-second
and o streets NV, 8 pm.
Tuesday, May :.
North Cleveland Park-3923 VIM
dom place NV, 8 pm.
Southeast Council-No. II police
precinct, Nichols avenue and Chi
cago street Sc, pm.
Wednesday, May 8.
Michigan Park Bunker Hill
School, Fourteenth street and Mich
igan avenue NE, 8 pm.
North Randle Community-Port-
able School, Minnesota avenue and
E street Sc, 8 pm.
Rhode Island Avenue-Woodrid
Branch Public Library, Twenty-sec-
ond street and Rhode Island ave-
nue. NE, 8 pm.
Thursday, May 8.
American University Park-Hurst
Hall, American University, Massa-
chusetts and Nebraska avenues
NV, 8 pm.
Columbia Heights-Mount Pleas
ant Congregational Church, 1410
Columbia road NV, 8 pm.
Congress Heights Congress
Heights School, Nichols avenue and
Raleigh street Sc, 8 pm.
Washingtonians - Meeting place
undecided to date.
Friday, May 10.
Brentwood - Paul Junior High
School, Eighth and Oglethorpe
streets NV, 8 pm.
Saturday, May II.
Mount Pleasant-Mount Pleasant
Branch Public Library. sixteenth
and Lamont streets NV, 8 pm.
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Siddons' Banking Success
Is Home Town Product
Is D. G.. Native
And Graduate
OF Western

fEighteenth In a series OF
sketches OF officers and directors
OF the Board OF Trade.)
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Nv Jesse C. suTER.

provisions appropriation
the the
Education change approved
Commissioners and number Of civic The office Of National
Capital Parks and the National Capital Park Planning
have urging that the control be placed with ONCE
Education Jointly This idea presumably
the theory that there much Federay property being
used for recreation purposes.
the Federal land in question acquired with District
title taken by the United States All Of the
recently and recreation the District
acquired.
the recreation hapeed by the exist
system and municipal playground
department under the District Commissioners To this added
further complication In the development Of Federalcontroed
coordination Of the three
cesfu and there have been intent demands for bringing the
entire recreation system under one head.
part of the available recreation facilities
say connected with the schools the civic leaders
gard the Board of Education the logical body which the
should be centered 1t conended that only through this
method there be avoided the lack of responsibility in the
OF school property In the hearings before the House Appopria
ton District agreed that the system
OF joint control cumbersome and therefore unsatisfactory
On the other hand officials backing plan which
they believe would better unity the recreation system Under
plan Of joint control but different from the existing they
would have the Board Education supervise school
ery and public relations while the parks would
centrae physical development and maintenance parks Work
Of the two would be coordnated executive director
not known just what the attitude the
tee the subject OF this legislation appropriation
bill to which there always serious objections
tcal matter however Of the most important District lega
ton enacted was attached to appropriation bills.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-22
Major General Bundy
Passes In Washington

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81 Up -
Major General Omar Bundy, whose
fighting career ranged from Sioux
Indian campaigns in frontier days
to major battles Of the World war,
died today.
Death came to the 7S-year-old vet.
eran after a two-year illness in his
home here.
Born at New Castle, Ind, Bundy
was graduated from West Point in
1888. AS a lieutenant, Bundy saw
his first action when United States
troops moved against the Sioux In.
dams in South Dakota in 1S90-91.
Seven years later, he went to
Cuba to fight in the Spanish Amer.
lean war, seeing action at the Bat
tie of Ell Caney and the seige Of
Santiago. The following year-1S99
|-Bundy was sent to the Philip.
pines. There he vas in frequent en-.
gagements for six years, starting
out with operations against the in.
surgents and Ladrones and ending
with the assault on the Moro strong.
hold at Mont Aajo in 1906.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-22
"RETURN OF DOCTOR X"
is FEATURED AT ROYAL

Horror roles such as his part with
the graveyard makeup in Warner
Bros 1.-THE Return of Doctor X"
which is to show at the Royal thea
tire today, are the hardest for Hum
phrey Bogart to play, according to
that actor. cit isn't that I react
to the sinister atmosphere with
which they surround these roles, or
get to worrying about the trying
things they make me do" Bogart
says. But because I look around
me and see so many solemn faces,
and always want to do something
that will break up the tension with a
laugh"
Bogart regards his attitude as a
weakness which he has tried and
failed to conquer since his boyhood.
whenever the teacher would out
line the horrible fate that was going
to happen to a boy who broke the
regulations, I always wanted to give
way to a big laugh" Bogart says.
This made a lot of trouble for me
in school,"
The short program is made up of
a musical comedy subject entitled
Worlds Fair Jr.," breaking the
News" a novelty, and Movietone
News.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-22
NOTICE TO PUBLIC

All Advertising appearing in these
columns is for reputable and reli'
sble concerns, so far as we can
ascertain from a careful investiga-
ton.
zee that every firm that uses these
columns is required to live up to
their obligations. Therefore. should
YOU reply to any advertisement on
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dered as advertised. The Star-News
wants to know 1t.
The U. S. postal regulatio, s are
very strict in such matters as such
an act would be misuse Of the u. =.
mail and The Star-News will see
that any attempt to defraud is
promptly handled by the P. O. de-
Yartment.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-22
Movie. Revues
POWER FAYE PICTURE
is FEATURED AT BIJOU

Tyrone Power and Alice Faye, the
romantic stars of "Alexander's Rag
time Band" are joined by the mimi
table AL Jolson, singing again the
songs he made great, in Rose of
Washington Square," one of the
grandest films that has come to the
screen in years.
The beloved hit tunes of the past
have been used to tell the story
of a woman who loved as some
women can in this m~agnificently en-
tertaining Goth Century-Fox film
with Daryl F. Zanuck in charge of
production, which shows at the BIZ
jou theatre today.
You'll hear all your old favorites
again in a list that includes "My
Man." foot loot Tootsie, Good
bye" I'm Sorry I Made You Cry
"Ja-Da," april Showers MAN
N.Y." Rose of Washington Square,
the James F. Hanley and Ballard
Macdonald number which gives the
film its name.
The latest Paramount News and a
sport reel, winter Playground are
also on the program.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-22

tor Herbert numbers as "a Kiss in
the Dark" "Ah! sweet Mystery of
Life" "Kiss Me Again" and I'm
Failing in Love With Someone"
the picture presents the gay. color
full days at the turn of the century
as seen through the eyes of a stage.
struck young girl, Miss Martin, who
comes to New York from the coun-
try, determined to become a Broad
way star.
Miss Martin, in her search for
fame, is aided considerably by her
romance with Jones, Herbert's lead.
ing star, who introduces her to the
great composer and gets her her
first chance in one of his operettas.
Her marriage to Jones, her problem
when she discovers that she is be-
coming more popular than he is and
the rise Of her talented daughter,
also under Herbert's aegis, are ex.
citing and dramatic story elements.
"Sniff1es and Bookworm," a Popu-
lar Science subject, and World News
Events complete the bill"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-22
|BR0WDER RETURNS
TO COURT TODAY
Determined To Beat Govern
ment's Charge Without
Calling A Witness

NEW YORK, Jan. 21-R-Earl
Browder, the man for whom S0,159
Americans voted for president in
1885, returns to federal court to-
morrow determined he can beat the
governments passport fraud charge
without calling a single defense wit
ness.
The case is expected to reach the
jury of II men and a woman tomor-
row or Tuesday.
Browder, leader Of the communist
party in America, is charged with
putting the names Of other men to
visas, on three separate occasions,
permitting him to travel abroad I'm
der the protection Of the govern
ment.
The offense is punishable by a
maximum of 10 years imprisonment
and a $4,000 fine.
For three days the man who
studied law in his youth in Kansas
sat silent and preoccupied in court
as the government sought, through
a score Of witnesses, to show that
Browder Travelled on false passports.
Last night George Gordon Battle,
Browder's chief Of counsel, said no
defense witnesses would be called;
that counsel for Mr.. Browder have
determined that the factual basis
for the defense has been adequately
laid and that it is not necessary to
offer additional proof"
All passport applications carry a
line reading:
"My last passport was obtained
from (blank space for office) on
(blank space for the date) and is
submitted herewith for c~ancellA
ii l."
Browder, the government claims
wrote the word none" in the frs
blank space in 1884 when he applied
. for a passport under his own name
The case hinges on that one word
The prosec >,tion contended thi
;, word was false because the CON
munist leader had previously oh
: tanned passports in the names o
Nicholas Dozenberg in 1921, Georg
= Morris in 1927 and Albert Henr
Richards in 1881 for travel through
= various countries and to Moscow.
y The trial moved DULY; Brewer
followers had charged he was bein;
tried not SO much for his passpor
as for his politics; the prosecution
= treading lightly to avoid ever tn
appearance that this might be SO re
-lied for the most part on docun.en
j. and the testimony of handwritin
experts.
A stranger in court would hav
- thought Browder, taking no part j
conferences at the defense table
just another spectator. He fingere
I. his dark moustache when Dozer
ID berg, one of the founders Of tn
communist party in the nation, test
: fled for the government; he teetel
ed in his swivel chair when Ma
Bedacht, veteran communist, 3wor
r. he had seen Browder in Moscow o.
a business" trips during times whe
. the, government says the communis
- was abroad on a false passport.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-22
GREAT VICTOR HERBERT
FEATURED AT CAROLINA

Allan Jones, Mary Martin, Walter
Connolly and a collection Of Victor
Herbert's grandest songs are four
good reasons for seeing 1.-THE Great
Victor Herbert the first motion pic
ture having to do with the bestowed
of American composers!
The rousing musical romance,
which will open locally at the Caro-
lima theatre, is a spectacular, NOV
ing drama during the era when Vic
tor Herbert ruled Broadway and all
the world was humming the immor-
tai melodies he wrote for his oper-
ettas.
Paced by such unforgettable Vic
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-22
Lewis, Green To Push
Fight Over Wagner Act

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 Up -
John L. Lewis and William Green.
rival labor leaders, personally will
carry their fight over the Wagner
Labor Act to congressional commit.
tees.
The Smith committee investigat.
ing the board announced today that
Green, president of the American
Federation of Labor, would testify
next Thursday and the house lab, r
committee said it would hear Lewis,
president of the Congress Of Indus.
trial Organizations, soon after Feb.
ruary 1.
The latter group originally ar
ranged to resume its own study Of
amendments to the law next Tues
day but agreed to a postponement
when many CLIO leaders said they
would be attending the annual con.
vention of the United Mine Work.
ers' Union in Columbus, Ohio.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-01-22

according to law. II. b.. IuttIe, DIS
trict Supervisor.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT., Office
of District Supervisor, Alcohol Tax
Unit, Bureau of Internal Revenue, Bal
timore, Maryland. Date of first pub
LEGATION, January 8, 1910. Notice is
hereby given hat on December 3, 1889,
one grey horse, harness gear, and one
2-wheel cart were seized in Fender
County, North Carolina. for violation
of the internal-revenue laws, to-wit:
Sections 2SO7 and 1921, /. r. C. Any
person claiming an interest in said
property must appear at the office Of
Investigator in Charge, Alcohol Tax
Unit, Charlotte, North Carolina. and
file claim and g751 cost D bond as p prq ha.nsa
February Z, 1910, otherwise the prop
erty will be disposed Of according to
law. R. e. Tuttle, District Supervisor.