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Evening star., 1940-01-27
Press Club to InstuII
New Officers Toniqht

Richard L. Wilson of the Des
Moines 1owa) Register and Tribune
will be installed as president of the
National Press Club at 8:45 o'clock
tonight in the clubs ballroom. Cere-
monies will be spiced by mock
inaugural parade of Mr.. Wilson's
supporters, with banners carried by
State delegations.
Melbourne Christerson of the As
sociated Press, will be inducted as
vice president. Retiring President
Arthur Hachten of International
News Service is to speak and the
United States Navy Band, under
direction of Lieut.. Charles Benter,
will play.
Dorothy Lamour, Olivia de Havi-
lland and Franklin p. Adams are
among the celebrities expected to
attend the annual ball, which will
follow induction Of officers. Yvette,
New York radio star, will SIG.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Your D. 6. Income Tux

Whatever charitable contributions and gifts made during
1889 deductible Districts the
hcary of gift deduction
valid The Districts general this question you
deduct:
contributions gifts actually paid within the taxable
to for the of corporation trust community fund.-
foundation maintaining activities in the District of Columbia
and organized and operated exclusively for religious charitable
scientific literary military educational of
the net income of which nus to the benefit of private
shareholder individual"
Adding thereto provso limiting deductions to maxi
mum OF Is cent Of the net income This that
though have given half 1899 charity
claim deduction only Is of net income
You deduct contributions missionary fund,
church building fund for the benefit other activities of the
church Also regarded contributions rents
and dues paid to churches
Gifts made to the United States, State Territory
political subdivision thereof for exclusively public
ducbe For instance If the District tract OF land for
a a public park, that's deductbe item
Contributions to organizations of veterans fratenal
cee orders associations operating under the lodge system
deducble used for religious scientific educational literary
charitable All the deductions for charitable
tbons almost identical with allowed under the Federal
income tax law
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Kennedy Prepares
For Early Hearings
On Reorganization
House Committee
Chuirmun Also Tells
Objections to Plan

Chairman Kennedy of the House
District Committee, disclosing two
main objections to the Seal reor-
ganization plan for the District
government, announced today that
he will hold public hearings on the
reorganization proposals just as soon
as he receives them from the Budget
Bureau. He anticipates this should
be almost any day now" as the
Budget Bureau has been studying
the plan for several weeks.
Chairman Kennedy said he differs
with the Commissioners recon-
mendations on many points which
he feels he should not be too critical
about until the Commissioners have
had an opportunity to explain their
reasons for the proposals at pub
lie hearing There are two aspects
which he feels, however, should be
objected to on principle.
One objection is to the provision
for a citizens advisory council to
be appointed by the Commissioners.
Chairman Kennedy believes this
would give the citizens no better
voice in management of municipal
affairs than they have now, but
would be likely to curtail their in
fluence, because the proposed coun-
Gil, appointed by the Commissioners,
would not be representative of the
citizens.
A second important objection is
to the idea of having the District
health officer chosen from one of
the service branches of the Federal
Government-the Public Health
Service, Army or Naxy-"now or
later" Mr.. Kennedy declared. He is
of the opinion this would take con-
troll over municipal health problems
from the Commissioners and place
the city health work under Federal
supervision. He also holds that
being specially trained for Federal
service, a doctor from one of those
branches of the Government might
not have the training and broad
general experience required for
municipal public health work.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Erie-0hio Canal Seen
Harmful 10 Railroads

By the Associated Press.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mission asserted yesterday that con-
struction of the long projected s240,-
900 900 Lake Erie-Ohio River Canal
might so weaken the railroads as to
prevent them from meeting the
needs of the public for Efficient and
safe transportation"
This statement was made in a re-
port to President Roosevelt on Ger
tain aspects" of the proposed canal.
The I. C. C. was asked for a report
about year ago after the Board of
Engineers for Rivers and Harbors
had told the President that if the
railroads would reduce their rates
by an average of 20 cents a ton, the
project could not be justified.
The Chief Executive asked the I.
c. c. whether or not rate reductions
of the magnitude and type noted
above would be economically justi-
fed" and what effect construction
of the project would have on rail
and motor carriers.
These are problems which
should like to have examined before
large Federal expenditures are made
for the project" the President said.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Explorer Tells Of Rough
Which Droops Under Ball

A paradise for golf buffers, where
the rough conveniently droops to the
ground on contact with a ball, was
among the high lights of pictures
shown last night by Carveth Wells,
the explorer, who is back from a
visit to the Straits Settlements.
The rough on the strange golf
course, an attraction of a resort
near Singapore, is covered with a
plant whose leaves collapse when
touched or brushed The film was
shown before the National Geo.
graphic Society at Constitution Hall.
Another oddity shown was a
species of lizard which, when pur-
sued by an enemy, detaches a part
of its tail. While the pursuer sits
pondering over the wriggling piece
of his prey's anterior, the lizard slyly
makes his getaway. Later, the
lizard grows another tail.
The explorer made the trip partly
to bolster some of the stories he
brought back from a visit there
about IS years ago.
Elephants are quite traffic prob
lem N the section, he said. They
WI in tunnels and wreck trains
an railroad lines have to keep
wa nen at either end to prevent
their entering.
Pictures of monkeys trained to
harvest coconuts, and a strange
species Of fish that climbs trees also
were shown.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Two Are Slightly Hurt
In Traffic Accidents

Two passengers in automobiles in
volved in collisions here last night
were nursing minor injuries today.
Fred Wineland, 13, of SIG Trenton
street Sc. received leg bruises and
an injury to his right shoulder in a
collision on Nichols avenue Sc,
near Sheridan road. He was treated
at Providence Hospital and returned
home. The boy was passenger in
car which, police said, was oper-
ated by Sherman A. Snow, of the
Trenton street address. He and the
other driver, Elmer E. Cox, of Oxon
Hill, Md, were not injured.
Face and head cuts were received
by Louise D. Gordon, 10. of 324l r
street NV, IN a crash in the $500
block of @ street NV. The car in
which she was riding rammed a
parked taxicab, police reported. She
was treated by private physician.
A. Camp Stanley, jr., son of a
Washington physician and student
at Blue Ridge College, New Windsor,
Md, was slightly injured in head
on automobile collision last night
on Route II near Middleburg. Md,
according to the Associated Press.
Miss Barbara Brechbill, 81, daughter
of a State Line, Pa, minister, was
killed, and four other persons were
injured in the accident.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Youth Is Accused Of Theft
OF S91 From Safe

Police today charged a colored
youth with grand larceny in con-
nection with the theft of $9l from
an open safe at the Partisan Fur
Shop, GAL Pennsylvania avenue
Sc. yesterday.
The suspect. an employe of the
shop, gave his name as James
Raymond Nixon, II, of the 400 block
of Fifth street Sc. Police said they
recovered $50 of the money.
More than S167 worth of jewelry
and other valuables we're reported
stolen from a bedroom of a home
at 49l3 Ninth street NV. Richard
Cromwell, who reported the theft,
said entrance was gained by jim
mying kitchen door.
Helen Finuman, 1918 N street NV,
told police man snatched her
pocketbook, containing 81, as she
was walking near Seventeenth and
De Sales streets NV. last night.
Two colored bandits robbed Allen
Neumeyer, Government Printing
Office employe, of his billfold, con-
tanning $23, on K street near North
Capitol street early today. Mr..
Neumeyer lives at 4O23 Ninth street
NE.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
D. c. Heads Reject
Liquor Permit Appeal

The recent revocation by the
Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
of the liquor license of the Bamboo
Gardens, Chinese restaurant at
Fourteenth and H streets NV. has
heen upheld by the Commissioners,
II wa7s announced today.
An appeal from the A. B. G. Board
ruling had been taken to the Com
missioners by F. Joseph Donohue,
attorney for the restaurant.
The board had revoked the permit,
effective as of midnight Monday,
ruling the place had been guilty Of
a sale to a minor. Thursday is the
beginning of the new license year
and the place has applied for a
renewal. Chairman Thomas E.
Lodge of the A. B. c. Board said
he did not know how soon the
agency would act on the new appH-
cation,
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Americanization School
Asks immigration Study

The Americanization School Asso-
citation last night asked Congress to
consider carefully all pending meas
ures on immigration and natural
ization which may affect millions of
native-born children of foreign-born
parents.
Souren H. Hanessian, vice presi-
dent Of the association, said effort
was being made to unite all organi-
cations in the city which are inter-
ested in the legislation for discus
sion and consideration of the
measures.
F. Regis Noel was chairman of
the panel at last nights ses-
sion. Members included Miss Selma
Borchard and Martin Boghosian.
Other speakers were Vladimir Vasa
of the Americanization School,
Elizabeth Eastman of the Foreign
Language Information Service, Mrs.
Geoffrey Creyke, chairman of the
D. A. r. Americanization Commit
tee, and James A. Crooks, chairman
Of the legislation study group Of the
association.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Social Security Board
Member to Speak

The Rev. Orris Gravenor Robin
son, minister of the Calvary Metho-
dist Church, will preach tomorrow at
II am. on The Will to Under
stand" At the Calvary Evening
Forum DR.. George E. Bigge, member
of the Social Security Board. will
speak on Some Basic Questions of
Social Security" Next Sunday morn
ing the sacrament of the Lords
supper will be observed at II.
Elihu Frick, president of the
Young Peoples Department of the
church, will preside at a supper and
open cabinet meeting of the group
at $50 Sunday Following this
there will be brief devotional serv-
ice, in charge of Adele Archer, to
take the place of the regular 7
o'clock service.
Mr. Robinson will speak Thursday
evening. The c. Y. w. Glass, Mrs.
Edwin Dice president, will hold a
guest night at the church Wednes-
day at 8.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Educators Discuss
Civil Service al
Conference Here
300 Attend PorIey Of
Association of Schools
Of Social Work

A panel discussion on Civil Serv-
ice Selection and the Profession of
Social Work" was to feature an
open luncheon session at the May
flower Hotel today for the more
than 300 educators attending the
conference of the American Asso-
citation of Schools of Social Work.
Members of the panel were to be
Edith Abbott. dean of the University
of Chicago Social Administration
School; Albert H. Aronson, Social
Security Board; Elizabeth Cosgrove,
Civil Service Commission; Margaret
Frank, Maryland Employment Com
mission; Glen Jackson. New York
State Department of Welfare, and
Walter West, of the association.
A review and discussion of the
best means of training men and
women to fit them for public and
private welfare work has occupied
the delegates from the Nations
leading social service schools during
the three-day meeting. The lunch
con session today is open to the
public, and will be the last general
meeting scheduled.
Virginia P. Robinson of the Penn
sylvania School of Social Work was
the principal speaker at the annual
dinner held last night. w. 1. New
stetter of the University of Pitts
burgh, president of the association
presided.
Miss Robinson, one of the out
standing leaders in the field of social
service training, spoke on THE Gull
tivation of Skill as the Determining
Factor in Social Work Curricu-
lum.' Social service schools. she
said. should design their courses to
fit ever-increasing conditions in the
field
Earlier yesterday discussions were
led by Florence w. Hutsinpillar of
the University of Denver Charlotte
Towle of the University of Chicago
and Arlien Johnson, University of
Southern California.
The Rev. Lucian L. Lauerman
National Catholic School of Social
Service, was chairman of the local
Committee on Arrangements. Com
mittee members were the Rev.
Thomas E. Mitchell, Catholic Uni
versity, vice chairman; Dorothy
Abts, National Catholic School of
Social Service; Hazel A. Hendricks,
Children's Bureau of the Depart
ment of Labor; Monica Lyman,
Catholic University, and Agnes Van
Driel, Bureau of Public Assistance,
Social Security Board.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Four Students Receive
White House Invitation

Four seniors of the New Jersey
College for Women who invited
Mrs. Franklin Roosevelt to dine
with them when they come to
Washington for the citizenship in
stitute of the American Youth Con-
gress in February will lunch with
her at the White House instead.
Their invitation to the President S
wife explained: 1--WE realize this re-
quest is quite out of the ordinary,
but we don't uphold conventions
and formalities just for their own
sake, so when a circumstance pre-
sents itself where we feel justified
in casting aside these conventions
we do So"
The response to their invitation
was a note from Mrs. Roosevelt S
secretary, Miss Malvina Thompson,
asking them to come to the front
door" on February 10 for lunch.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Army Nurse Is Buried
With military Honors

Burial with full military honors in
Arlington National Cemetery today
was accorded Mrs. Christy Glueck,
81. Army nurse, following funeral
services at the Hines funeral home
at II am. Mrs. Glueck died Thurs
day at her home, 265l Sixteenth
street NV. She was the wife of
Mason H. Glueck, attorney with the
Reconstruction Finance Corp.
A native of Fargo, N. OAK, Mrs.
Glueck was graduated from the
Army School of Nursing at Walter
Reed Hospital here in 1921. She
was appointed to the Army Nurse
Corps the same year, serving at the
Army Medical Center and at Camp
Meade. Md.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by her mother, Mrs. Ina H
Dalrymple, q sister and two brothers
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Dividing Of Cut
In Electric Rates
Slated Monday
Utilities Commission
To Meet to Decide on
Spreading $579,029

Members of the Public Utilities
Commission will meet Monday to
determine how to divide among GUS
toners of the Potomac Electric Pow
er Co. sum of $575,029 they have
decided is available for rate re-
duction this year.
Experts of the power company
were directed late yesterday by the
commission to submit suggested new
rate schedules after the commission
had ruled on the amount available
for the cut. The reduced bills are
expected to be made effective within
several days.
Above Company Figure.
Company spokesmen had contend
ed that the rate cut should amount
to no more than $454,76 on the
basis o. the company's financial ex-
perience in the last year. The high
er figure had been suggested by
George H. Wilson, chief accountant
of the commission, and it developed
that the difference was based IN a
new accounting procedure adopted
by the commission during the last
year as to the handling of certain
items of miscellaneous properties,
formerly charged to operating ex-
pense but later put through the
depreciation reserve accounts.
Two decidedly different views as
to how the rate cut should be ap-
portioned already have been present.
ed to the commission. Rufus S.
Lusk, speaking for the Building
Owners and Managers Association
Of the District, argued that the en-
tire cut should be given to CONNER
cial users on the ground that resi-
dental consumers now are receiving
service at price below cost.
Home Claim Presented.
Sidney r. Katz, for the Maryland
and District Industrial Union Coun-
Gil of the c. I. O., contended that a
greater ALLEGATION should be made
to residential consumers.
The rate results from operation
of the sliding scale plan for the
power company, under which the
Company is allowed an initial rate
of return of 6 per cent on the
agreed rate base, which now amounts
to more than $80,000000.
Evening star., 1940-01-27

more. declared he enjoyed it thor
oughly.
Members Of the diplomatic corps
who accepted invitations to attend
the premiere were Ambassador of
Venezuela Don Diogenes Escalante,
Ambassador of Peru Don Manuel de
Freyre y Santander. Ambassador of
Panama Don Augusta S. Boyd. Am
bassador of Ecuador Colon Eloy AL
faro. Ambassador of Colombia Ga
briel Turbay, Argentine Ambassador
Don Felipe A. Espil, Mexican Am
bassador Don Francisco Castillo
Najera. Minister of Rumania Radu
1rimescu, Minister of Portugal DR..
Joao Antonio de Bianchi. Minister
Of Egypt Mahmoud Hassan Bey
Minister of Guatemala DR.. Don
Adrian Recinos. Minister of Ireland
Robert Brennan. Minister of Greece
Demetrios Sicilianos, Minister of the
Dominican Republic Don Andres
Pastoriza, Minister OF Lithuania Po-
villas zadeikis, Minister of Yugoslavia
Constantin Fotitch, Minister of
Czecho-Slovakia Vladimir Hurban
Minister of Nicaragua DR.. Don Leon
De Bayle and Count jerry Lasocki,
attache of the Polish Embassy.
Representatives of the District
government included Commissioners
Hazen, Allen and McCoach and Cor
poration Counsel Elwood Seal.
Others accepting invitations were
Secretary of War and Mrs. Wood
ring, Supreme Court Justices Hugo
Black and Owen Roberts. Speaker
of the House and Mrs. Bankhead
j. Edgar Hoover, Gen. Edwin Wat
son, Guy Helvering, Eugene Meyer
Mrs. Mabel Walker Willebrandt anc
Mrs. Jerome Frank.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Navy Selection Boards
Convene February Sc

The Navy selection boards will
convene February and 6 to select
800 lieutenants, Junior grade, for
promotion to lieutenant and eight
lieutenant commanders and II COM
manders in the Medical Corps to
commanders and captains.
Later third board. as yet un-
named, will choose officers for spe-
cial postgraduate work at An
napolis.
Capt. Robert A. Theobald will
head the board selecting lieutenants.
Serving with him will be Capts. Paul
H. Bastedo, Lemuel E. Lindsay,
Charles ]. Moore, James A. Logan,
James G.. Ware, Elliott B. Nixon,
George D. Murray and Robert H.
English. 1t. Comdr. Armand j.
Robertson will be recorder.
Rear Admiral Benjamin H. Dorsey
will head the board of medical Off
GERS selecting commanders and cap
tains. Serving with him will be
Capts. William j. Zalesky, James M.
Minter, Gordon D. Hale, William E..
Eaton, Richard H. Laning and Will
liam w. Hargrave. Comdr. John
G. Adams will be recorder.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
j. ). Retirement Plan
Extension Will Be
Studied Further
Romspeck Cites Bill
As Filling Needs Of
UncIussified Clerks

The special committee studying
the question Of now to provide old
age benefits for thousands of un-
classified Government employees not
under civil service, and therefore
not subject to civil service retire.
ment, decided yesterday to gather
additional information before TAX
ing any action.
Representative Ramspeck, Demo-
crat, of Georgia. chairman of the
House Civil Service Committee,
pointed out today that if the House
passes his bill, now awaiting con-
sideration, to provide a method for
bringing these groups into civil
service, their retirement problem
would be largely solved. AS extern
sions of the civil service took place,
the employees would become eligible
to enter the civil service retire.
ment plan, he explained, as it is
now, they not only are outside of
the Retirement Act, but because of
having Government employment
are barred from social security also
The special committee includes
members of Congress and repre-
sentatives of several executive
agencies. President Harry B.
Mitchell of the Civil Service Com
mission is chairman.
Plan Expected Soon.
Meanwhile, Robert H. Alcorn,
Chairman Of the Joint Conference
on Retirement of Civil Service EN-
ployes, predicted today that within
two weeks some plan would be
ready for consideration by Congress,
to liberalize the age limits for op-
tional retirement from Government
positions after 30 years of service.
This proposal struck a snag in
Congress last year. when differences
of opinion developed over how much
the employee contribution toward
retirement, now 31a per cent OF
salary. should be increased to make
possible the improved optiona
| feature.
Congress at that time, however
succeeded in putting through severa
| other changes in the law, one oi
which became effective January l
enabling employees to increase theil
contributions voluntarily in order
to obtain a higher annuity at re.
| tirement.
Extra Benefits Shown.
These voluntary extra payment.
may be made in multiples of So;
a year. In letter to officers ane
members of the joint conferenc,
yesterday. Mr.. Alcorn inclosed {
table just prepared by Lewis H
Fisher, chief of the retirement di
vision of the Civil Service Commits
sion, showing to what extent vol
untary contributions of various
amounts would increase the retire.
ment annuities of employees whit
utilize the new feature Of the law
For example, an employe who vol
unfairly added $25 a year to hi!
contribution for 20 years, woule
have between $50 and $65 a veal
added to his regular retirement an
nuity, depending on which retire
ment-age group his position falls ii
So, IS or TO- The table also show.
what the amount would be if re.
tirement came after 10 and aftel
80 years of accumulation.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Man Pleads Guilty
To Theft of Tickets

Roland Linder, charged with steal
ing two airplane tickets to San
Francisco and $116 from a travel
agency in the 700 block of Four
teenth street NV. where he was
employed, pleaded guilty at his
arraignment yesterday in Dallas,
Tex, the Associated Press reported.
Linder was taken in custody Sun
day when he and his wife stepped
from a transcontinental plane at
Dallas. He will be returned here
for trial.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Clothing Asked for Veterans

An appeal for warm overcoats
and wool suits for disabled veterans
suffering from the cold was issued
today by the home service depart
rnent of the District Red Cross.
Donors may bring garments to the
chapter house, 1870 E street NV,
or have them picked up by calling
National 5400, extension 242.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Will Discuss Dictutorships

Ways Of avoiding dictatorship in
America will be discussed in a course
to be given by DR.. Ernest w. Grifnth,
dean OF the American University
C-2duate School, beginning Thurs
day.. 80.
Evening star., 1940-01-27
Traffic Record

The traffic record, as revealed
at police headquarters for "a
hour period ending 8 am. to-
day:
Fatalities, none.
Accidents, 81.
Motorists injured, 3.
Motorists arrested, 232.
Pedestrians injured, /.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation of pedestrian control
regulations, l..