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Evening star., 1940-02-11
600 0-Yeur-OId Empire

Today the japanese people cele-
brate the 2,600th anniversary of the
founding of the Japanese empire and
OF their imperial dynasty, the pres
ent-day descendant of which is EN-
peror Hirohito.
Out OF the two chronicles which
are the basis for early Japanese his
tory-the Kojiki and the Nihongi-
there has been pieced together the
legend of how the Sun Goddess
Amaterasu sent her grandson to the
island Of Kyushu, in Japan, to found
kingdom, and of how he carried
with him jewel, a sword and mir
ror, relics which, the japanese be-
lieve. are now deposited in the family
shrine of the imperial house in Toxic.
The legend also tells of the appear
ance on the island of Kyushu of the
first japanese Emperor, Jimmu Ten
no; of his conquests and his acces-
sion to the throne, supposedly on
February II, $50 BIC, a date fixed by
the Japanese constitution in 1889.
Divinity Of the Japanese i'm
perial house is claimed as far into
antiquity as there is written record,
and the possession Of the relics,
which are brought from their place
in the imperial shrine on only rare
occasions and never openly displayed,
is proof-to Japanese-of that divin-
ity.
The japanese teach that the i'm
perial dynasty is an unbroken line-a
point which competent historians
dispute-and that as the lineal de-
scendant of the Sun Goddess the
Emperor is therefore divine. BY vir-
tue Of that divinity he is the Japa-
nese state, and loyalty to him is a
duty which no Japanese would deny,
lest persecution and assassination at
the hands of the truly loyal subjects
of the Emperor be invited.
Persistent teaching of these
dogmas from the moment young
Japanese become aware Of their sur
roundings has produced in the Land
of the Rising Sun an intensely patri-
otic race, faithful to everything that
serves the Emperor or his glory.
Strong in the Japanese military is
the belief in Japan's mission to bring
peace-a japanese peace-to East
Asia, and it is mission for which
the japanese people are willing to
die, for in doing so they would die
for their Emperor.
The effect of worship of an i'm
perial dynasty which is believed to
spring from such ancient and divine
origins profoundly affects Japan's re-
lations with other peoples. The mill
tary, which is directly responsible to
the Emperor, is considered in its
every act to be executing his divine
will. And the actions of the military
have resulted in the perplexing is
sues between Japan and the Western
nations tOdav
Evening star., 1940-02-11
ArIinqton's S Finest

Moving automatically, but with
businesslike efficiency, Arlington
County Manager Frank c. Hanra-
han appears to be laying the ground
work for an improvement of the
county police force designed to make
the citizens proud of their officers.
Since the guardians of the law were
placed under his supervision a few
days ago he has made several
changes and has announced plans
indicating that the force will merit
the title "Arlington's finest"
First, and perhaps foremost, among
the moves made by Mr.. Hanrahan is
the announcement, repeated several
times with emphasis, that politics
and influence" will have no part in
the departments new deal" Be-
fore Sheriff Howard w. Fields sur
rendered supervision of the police to
Mr.. Hanrahan there had been many
complaints that the police were over
active in politics.
Other steps taken to modernize
the force include the inauguration
of health tests to determine the At
ness of the personnel, the formation
of detective, traffic and foot-patrol
squads and the assembling Of service
records of the officers. Future plans
call for instruction Of the officers in
State and county laws and proper
methods of testifying, organization
of a reserve squad for use in emer-
gencies and as a source from which
new members will be drawn, estab-
lishment of a criminal identification
bureau and installation of modern
system of record keeping.
All of this does not give the force
headlines as big as those It would gel
If its new management launched 9
series of raids or made wholesale ar.
rests. In the long run, however, II
probably will produce better and
more lasting results.
Evening star., 1940-02-11
Capital SideIi9hts
BIZ WIN p. Kennedy

The acrimonious debate in the House
on Friday on the civil service extension
bill had its lighter touches. Represent
ative T. v. Smith of Illinois, college pro-
fessor, treated his colleagues to another
of his facetious talks studded with
morals Apropos of the interparty
squabbing as to which receives most
blame or credit for civil service juggling,
he told an anecdote of medieval kings
and empty quarrels. After living for
years in amity and peace one Of them
had unexpected company and hastily
scribbled note to the other king: Send
me blue pig with yellow tail, Or"
The recipient was insulted, determined
to reply in kind and sent return mes
sage: Il have no blue pig with yellow
tail, but If did have-blankety
blank" The first king became angry
and declared war. They fought ana
fought until their ships were sunk and
their armies were exhausted. Finally,
they met at a conference table. One
said: why did you send me that in
sulting note? We had been friends for
years" The other answered: IT did not
send you an insulting note. but you did
send me an insulting reply. I merely
wrote Send me blue pig with yellow
tail, or any kind you have, for I am in
need of meat" The other, mollified,
explained: IF that is what you meant
my reply was not insulting at ALL
meant I had no such pig, but If did
have I would gladly send it to my fellow
sovereign and dear neighbor" Mr..
Smith said the political quarrel then in
progress was equally fictitious"
House colleagues on Thursday gave q
sincere demonstration of their admira-
ton for the veteran Washington corre-
spondent, now highly esteemed mem
Der of Congress-Representat Louis
Ludlow OF Indiana-when he returned
after Butler University had conferred
upon him the degree of IL. d. The
spokesmen were Representative John
Tabor Of New York and Representative
Clifton A. Woodrum OF Virginia, re-
spectively ranking Republican and Dem
ocratic members of the Appropriations
Committee, on which Mr.. Ludlow Is a
subcommittee chairman. Mr.. Tabor
pointed out that Butler University had
celebrated its Goth anniversary, with IA
college presidents in attendance, and
concluded: Mr.. Ludlow is not only an
able and distinguished writer, but he is
sound-minded, courageous and con-
scientious Representative" Representa-
tive Woodrum said: II know of no
member Of the House who is more dill
gent, more conscientious and more sin
cere in his efforts to serve the country.
I am sure the members will appreciate
the honor conferred upon this BODY
Mr.. Ludlow, in response, said: There
are times when the tongue just simply
cannot express the language of the
heart, and that is the fax am in at this
moment" The entire House applauded
for several minutes. It was spectacle
such as has seldom been seen in the
House within the memory of the Oldest
veterans.
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- -
Perhaps the choice Of Anglers as the
Polish capital was prompted by the cir
cumstance that 1t is the ancient capital
Of the County Of Anjou, the domain Of
the Due d'Anjou, who became King Of
Poland.
Anglers is some 100 miles southwest Of
Paris In the Department Of Maine ct
Loire. It is on the Maine River, tributary
of the Loire, and In the heart of q region
Of tremendous historical interest for the
English speaking people. It will be re.
membered that one Of the greatest, or
at least one of the most picturesque, Of
English kings was Richard Occur de
Lien, Richard Plantagenet. He spoke no
English and was said to regard his title
Of Count of Anjou as as great If not
greater dignity than his title Of King Of
England.
At Anglers Is the Cathedral Of st.
Maurice. dating from the 18th century.
The bishopric Of Anglers dates from the
Sd century. The cathedral is famous for
its stained glass and tapestries, centuries
old. The moated castle Of the old city
still stands and there are many other
castles and chateaux in the region. Read
ers Of shakespeare's King John" will re-
member the scenes before Ansers and
the siege and the battle on the plain
before Anglers. But today its chief pre-.
eminence Is that 1t is the capital Of
Poland.
Evening star., 1940-02-11

IL Is tIllS WIlOle CTCIlQ away 1TOm
constitutional check to Government ac-
ton that astute Robert jackson, new
Attorney General and leading New Deal
err sees as the most fundamental accom-
plishment of the last seven years.
But that trend, in itself, is going to
make job on the Supreme Court much
less exciting and important. The life Of
a Supreme Court justice has been excit-
ing because of the power it gave to influ-
ence and shape broad national policies.
With constitutional questions relegated
to the dim background, the Supreme
Court will concern itself largely with
highly technical questions of law rather
than with broad matters of policy. These
highly technical legal questions are un-
likely to inspire the young group of JUS
tices now on the bench. The real fact
of the matter is that about one-third
Of the cases before the Supreme Court
involve tax questions that battle any one
without deep knowledge Of the intricacies
of that intricate kind of law. Yet there
is not single tax expert among the
present Supreme Court justices.
The bulk of remaining cases concern
corporation law, and here, too, the num-
ber of justices with experience In this
type of law is dwindling.
Out of the change comes the one Ger
tainty that If the new Supreme Court
majority has its way there viii be q
trend in decisions toward protection Of
human rights as contrasted with prop
erty rights and the general welfare
clause Of the Constitution viii be more
Of . guiding Light than the due process
clause.
Evening star., 1940-02-20
John Manning Funeral
Services Tomorrow

Funeral services for John Bernard
(Jack) Manning. we'll known dane
ing teacher and one-time star In
Broadway shows. will be held at
ppm. tomorrow at the Hines funeral
home, 2901 Fourteenth street NV,
followed by burial in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery.
Mr.. Manning collapsed Sunday in
the dancing studios of Adelaide
Courtney, 1908 vFourteenth street
NV, after giving an exhibition for
members Of the National Capital
Dance Association, and was pro-
nounced dead 20 minutes later. He
had been in Washington since Satur-
day. staying at the home of Leroy
H. Thayer, 6435 Barnaby street NV.
An expert in tap dancing, Mr..
Manning arranged and directed the
dance routines for a number of
shows, including the Greenwich
Follies." He also directed the Gay
Foster Girls, a dancing chorus known
for precision steps. In recent years
he had conducted a dancing school
in New York City. He made his
home in Fort Washington, N. Y.
His widow, Mrs. Elizabeth Man.
ming. survives.
Evening star., 1940-02-20

the children might be there for
several weeks.
That the institution was ar
chitecturally unsuited to meet
the needs of the home, that it
lacked recreational facilities and
a trained dietician.
Miss Castendyck, who made her
visit at the request of the sub
committee. recommended temporary
boarding homes and better control
OF intake to cut down the number
OF inmates. She also suggested
that the children be referred i'm
mediately to the Juvenile Court to
eliminate delays and to make sure
that detention case is necessary.
Mr.. Leonard, next on the stand,
was asked by Mr.. D'Alesandro why
he allowed 6-year-olds to play with
17-year-old boys.
THE building doesn't lend itself
to segregation" Mr.. Leonard re-
sponded. I'VE haven't enough space
or sufficient staff to segregate the
children"
Asked about the food, Mr.. Leonard
said there was as much variety in
the institution as in the average
home"
Chairman D'Alesandro immedi-
ately turned to Miss Castendyck to
give the luncheon menu she had
seen on the day she visited the
home. She pointed out that no milk
was served at the meal.
You frequently feed the children
with bologna, don't you?" Mr.. DIAL
eSandro asked Mr.. Leonard.
He responded that the children
got bologna about once a week.
when you were feeding them
with bologna" the Representative
went on, were you having lamb
chops?"
Question Causes Laughter.
Mr.. Leonard responded that there
was little difference in the menus
and that he frequently chose the
children's menu for his own meal.
Mr.. D'Alesandro responded:
"You. take the best all the time,
don't you?"
Mr.. Leonard ignored. the remark,
which sent ripple of laughter
through the crowded committee
room. and declared, "The children
are well fed. Their stomachs are
full"
The Representative asked Mrs.
Leonard to come to the stand. He
wanted to know if the children
worked in the institution, particu-
larly if they served the food. She
responded that they did.
Mr.. D'Alesandro pointed out that
the Receiving Home with 16 at
tendants and IS children made the
children do the work, while at Blue
Plains, with TOO poor .old people, !"
there was an insufficient staff.
1t was soon after this that Mr..
Bondy took the stand and Mr..
D'Alesandro told the Commission
ers funds weren't needed to rem
edy some of the evils at District
institutions. He did not enlarge
on this remark, however.
Evening star., 1940-02-20
Labor Board
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merely had an arrangement by
which 1t exchanged information with
the N. l.. r. B.
Under this plan. the R. F. c. gave
the Labor Board a list of approved
loans and the board sent the lend
ing agency the names of companies
charged with unfair labor practices.
In three instances, Mr.. Schram
recalled, there were delays in pay
ing out loans at the request of the
Labor Board, but there were only
short delays.
In a fourth case, Mr.. Schram
said, the R. F. C. refused to follow
the recommendations of the board
and granted the loan.
/ In one case, Mr.. Schram testified,
the r. F.. c. found a company
named had settled its labor trou-
bles some time before, though the
Washington office of the Labor
Board had not been notified.
Mr.. Schram said there had been 50
few cases in which labor troubles
had caused delays or investigations
by the r. F. G. that the matter was
regarded as negligible.
Representative Healey, Democrat
Of Massachusetts, asked:
From the standpoint of law, II
is a vital concern for you to know
whether or not an applicant for a
loan is having labor trouble, is II
not?"
Most certainly"
THAT may affect the ability Of the
applicant to carry on?"
Certainly"
"And after you have made loan
it Is also matter Of vital concern
for your agency to know whether
or not the concern you have loaned
money to has good labor relations OF
bad labor relations with its en-
ployes, is it not?"
THAT is right"
Evening star., 1940-02-20
Interfederation Group
Will Study Report

A study now being made of inter-
municipal or ntergovernmental ar
rangements and contacts existing
between the District of Columbia
and adjacent governmental units in
Maryland and Virginia by DR..
Geddes w. Rutherford, an associate
professor at Iowa State College, on
leave of absence from that institu-
ton. was discussed constructively at
meeting of the Interfederation
Conference last night.
The conference, after hearing the
reading of newspaper report of
Dr. Rutherford's findings to date,
decided to appoint a committee to
make study of the article with a
view to rectifying certain errors the
conference felt were made. 1t also
was decided to invite DR.. Ruther-
ford to future meeting of the
conference, at which time he would
be presented facts available to the
group. The committee to meet Dr.
Rutherford is composed of Jesse C.
Suter, chairman and representative
of the District of Columbia; W. F..
Mulligan of Prince Georges County,
DR.. F. L. Lewton of Montgomery
County and Robert E. Plymale of
Arlington County.
A discussion was held on snow
removal in the District and COM
parison made with other cities of
like size, but no action was taken.
Reports were heard from Dele
gates Col. j. G. Gilbreth, Montgom-
cry County; William Green, District
of Columbia; Mr.. Mulligan and j.
Byron Brooks, Arlington County.
w. G. Copley, new delegate rep
resenting Prince Georges County,
was welcomed into the conference.
On motion of Julian D. Simpson
OF Arlington County the conference
voted to express its appreciation to
the Board of Trade in The Star
Building for the use of its Offices
for the meeting.
Mr.. Suter, second vice chairman,
presided in the absence of the
chairman, Fred w. Cast.
Evening star., 1940-02-20
Traffic
tContinued From First Page.)

the car which hit Mr.. Kelly, was
released on bond.
Mrs. Melvina Posey, 80, Of 446
Tenth street S.W. suffered serious
head and body injuries when felled
by an automobile in an accident
which occurred minutes later and
less than 6 blocks from the scene
OF Mr.. Kelly's death.
Police said the driver of the car
was Joseph Akulis, 30, soldier in
the Signal Corps at Fort Myer, Va,
who was released in custody Of his
superiors at the Army post. Mrs.
Posey was taken to Emergency Hos
pital.
Mrs. Helen Doucette, 40, Of An
napolis Junction, Md, suffered a
fractured leg and other injuries yes
terday when a car in which she was
riding crashed into parked ma
chine on Maryland avenue, in
Hyattsville, Md.
Her son, Jack Doucette, 81, and
. her daughter, Miss Helen Doucette,
10, received slight cuts and bruises.
AL were treated at Sibley Hospital.
Evening star., 1940-02-20
Liquor
CONTINUED From First Page.)

>O~NAe~AANA
witness stand, Mr.. Shafer inquired:
"Just how far are we going in
this investigation?"
THAT will have to depend on
what develops at the public hear
ings," answered Chairman Eber-
harter. 1--WE will proceed and get
as much information as we can"
"A lot of charges have been made
and there's been a lot of loose talk" !"
said Mr.. Shafer. Il don't think we
should have a lot of loose talk. I
think if we are going into this
thing we will have to ask the House
for funds to hire an investigator
and a lawyer. I've seen too many
of these House District Committee
investigations sabotaged by loose
talk. I don't want to see this thing
turn out that way"
The subcommittee will hold an
other public hearing at 10 am. to-
morrow.
Mr.. Lee, accompanied by the
daughter of a United States Sena-
tor, first appeared before the SUBJ
comittee in executive session last
week. The nature of his testimony
was never disclosed.
A statement issued by the A. B. C..
Board explaining the reasons for
issuing a license to Mr.. Lee yester-
day follows:
This board has given careful at
tention and much study to the addi-
tional evidence and all of the prob
lens presented in the matter of the
application of Lees Ice Cream, Inc,
for class c license at 1922 E street
NV. CA class C license permits
sale of liquor by the drinkD
previously the National Park
Service and the Federal Works
Agency, Public Buildings Admins
tration units under the Department
of the Interior, and the Acting Sec
retary of Interior protested the is
suance of this license.
Objection Is Withdrawn.
Subsequently the Undersecretary,
who had been Acting Secretary at
the time of the letter of protest,
advised the board that after review
and reconsideration of the protest
formerly made against this appli-
cation the Department of Interior
withdraws its objection to the grant,
ing of this license.
This board had no doubt prior
to the denial of this license that it
was not in the public interest to
issue class c license for this loca-
ton. However, it has been estab-
lished by evidenced that the area
is we'll policed, that the restaurant
is bona fide one of a desirable
character, that it is not now and
will not become a night club, that
by agreement the issuance of this
license will not in any way enhance
the value of this property upon
condemnation as contemplated by
the United States Government, and
that arrangements for the use of the
premises meet all requirements of
the Department of the Interior"
The statement was signed by all
three members of the A. B. C. Board
Thomas E. Lodge, chairman; Mrs.
Agnes X. Mason. vice chairman,
and William P. Meredith.
Evening star., 1940-02-20

NLlSSApCAkC O. .s OSe'A-0''
Potomac Telephone Co. in Balti-
more in 1912 as voucher and pay
roll supervisor. In 1922 he was
transferred to Washington and be-
came manager Of the auditors ONCE
in 1880.
Mr.. Shannon was d member Of
the Knights of Columbus and the
Telephone Pioneers of America.
He leaves his wife, Mrs. Kathryn
H. Shannon.
/ Funeral services will be held at
the Hines funeral home, 1901 Four
teenth street NV, at $50 am. to-
morrow, followed by requiem mass
at the Catholic Church of st.
Thomas the Apostle at . o'clock.
Burial will be in Woodlawn Gene
terry in Baltimore.
Evening star., 1940-02-20
Mrs. Roosevelt to Spend
Time Writing, Resting
1y the Associated Press

0y tne Associated fIeSS.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla, Feb. 90
Reading, 'riting and resting IS the
seaside winter vacation schedule of
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Beautifully handicapped with trop-
ical palms and shrubs, with its own
beach and a private cabana, Mrs
Roosevelts temporary estate at near
by Golden Beach provides an ideal
retreat. She arrived there yester-
day.
Mrs. Roosevelt said she expected
to spend about three hours a day
writing, the rest of the day sun
ming or riding, and her nights read
ing and getting eight hours sleep
Although she has leased the estate
for q month, the Presidents wife
said she expected to remain only
about two weeks.
Evening star., 1940-02-20
Father Hell, 4, Mother
Is Hunted in ChiId's
Violent Death
Mysteries Of Religious
Cult Probed for
Possible Clue
- the Associated Press,

~ the Associated PreSS.
MONTEBELLO, Calf, Feb. 90
Detectives investigated the myster-
les OF an obscure religious cult to-
day, seeking to explain the violent
death of 5-year-old Geraldine Har-
daker.
The child, her head crushed and
her body scratched and bleeding
was found in city park restroom
late yesterday.
Police ordered search for her
mother, attractive Mrs. Betty Har-
daker, IS, with whom they were in
formed Geraldine left home yes
terday morning.
The child's father, Charles Har-
daker, was arrested early today in
nearby South Gate for questioning
Police said he was at work in an
automobile factory at the time the
girl died.
Police Chief Jack Maxwell
launched the cult inquiry after the
girls grandmother, Mrs. Eta
Karnes, told investigators Geral-
dimes parents had joined a sect
which believes in human sacri-
hce."
God tells them to kill people" !"
Chief Maxwell quoted Mrs. Karnes
as saying. He said she added that
Mrs. Hardaker had been treated re-
Gently for nervous breakdown.
Mrs. Hardaker was reported seen
yesterday afternoon in Whittier, a
few miles away, dressed in a rid
ing habit, boots and pink sweat
er. Her brother-in-laW, George
Loomis, said she did not reply to
his query as to where she was 60
ing. She is the mother of two other
children, Charles, jr., months old,
and Dixie Ann, Is months.
When officers first were taken to
Geraldines body, they expressed
the belief she was the victim of a
hit-run driver who had dragged
her into the restroom from the
street. They abandoned the theory
because her clothing, although dis
arrayed, was not dirty or torn. She
was lying on her back, her short
blue print dress pulled high over her
chest. One slipper was beneath
her left leg.
The wound in her head was deep,
her hands were bruised, one wrist
was swollen and abrasions were
visible on both sides of her fore
head.
A nearby resident reported he
heard screams from the direction of
the park shortly after noon.
Evening star., 1940-02-20

~ 0A~ "SSAO o0
his home. 2700
Connecticut ave-
nue. NV.
Born In Cam
den, N. j., Mr..
8 h q n n o n was
educated In the
public schools Of
Phila d e lphia
and W mt to
work for the
p IN n s y lvania
Bell Telephone
Co. In Phila-
delphia in 1905.
He mined the