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Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-05
THE AUDITORS SIDE
[ NeVada State .JOurnuD

Though She may be unable to keep
her check book stubs straight, the aver
age American housewife is relied on to
know What her charge accounts are 10 the
penny, the American Institute of Ac-
cOuntantS says.
Called upon to check and audit the
accounts OF most Of the commercial III
stltutions which give credit. the account
ants have hit upon Il method of verify
ing the books. They send out, about the
first week in February, series of let
ters, to names taken at random from the
files, asking for veritication of the ac
counts on the books. They do not eX-
pect answers. and in most cases do not
receive them The stores occasionally
get Inquiries from their customers, in
quiring why they have been "dunned,"
and the stores explain with great pa
thence that it not their doing but that Of
the auditors. The auditors get their sat
isfaction through what they call mega
tive confirmation" The customer whose
bill is over or under the correct amount
they say, will quickly let the fact be
known
The family bookkeepers are almost
invariably women, the institute says
and thus the accuracy of the average
American housewife is established. The
flock Of Inquiries as to the status Of the
charge or installment account that is
due to be sent out about now, the audi
tors say, is not to be confused with re-
quests for payment or as statements call
ing attention to the account These no.
tees are for the purpose of checking
only and they have served not alone to
verify the accuracy of the stores credit
systems but also to establish the hon
esty Of the average charge customer and
The manner III which he, or she, audits
the family books
! 2&-vcM'-oId |'!rYel Was stolen in
Pacific Co;,.y ,oWN. The culprit WAS
NOR" thar a thief--hc must have also
pc,n an alcheOlOp>t.
Hot air travels faster than cold, scen-
lists say. Maybe that's the reason false
rumor spreads 50 quickly.
a California physician s;lrs 4 genuine
ki>s "ellrr;'t"@ enough heat - destroy
germs, preventing colds. We always have
SAID 4 preventative IS better than Il cure.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-05
Famous Sayings
CARNEGIE

Eight years ago Barry J. Hollo-
way packed his suitcase in Yer
saines. Mo. and boarded Il train
for New York To get 4 job II press
agent. He was an experienced news
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-05
TURNING The TRICK

Some chuckled and some grumbled,
accordingly as political alignments NOV
ed them, when President Roosevelt sub
mitted to congress an economy budget
which--So most Of the nation thought
had no chance Of congressional approval.
The President had congress on the
spot when he chose an election year to
ask economies he had every reason in
the political world to believe congress
would not grant. Senators and repre-
sentatives, he believed and almost every
body else believed, could lot afford TO
face their constituents if they approved
the cuts.
If things had worked ont as they
should the President could have repre-
Sented himself as the economy seeker
and congress as the spendthrift But
they didn't.
Congress is busily engaged cutting
the budget below the Presidents esti-
mates Result: once already the PreSi-
dent has had TO protest against the con-
gressional cuts. Probably he will have
To protest again.
Somebody's on the spot now---bat it
isn't c0nplS.SS.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-05
Reclamation Chief Says Arizona
Power Line Built TO Avert SHORTAGE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. lUP)-
Commissioner John G. Page OF the
Bureau of Reclamation said today
that a 290-mile transmission line
from Boulder Dam to Phoenix had
supplied power to avert Il shortage
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-05
Russia Warriors Waiver

The Firms have tried new stra-
ttgy along the Mannerhcim front.
Instead OF bullets they are sending
over promises via the lOudapcaker--
promises Of bread and butter and
milk and soup FOR any Russian SOL
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-05

paper man, ana
wanted Il job in
the publicity de-
partlnent of the
National Broad
casting Company.
When he arriN-
ed in New York,
he found that tie
company Was not
I = II ~ on any
ltit1at men, III taCt
II iHld Just let
conn, all tllp \tr1\t
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-05

The boys are getting little i'm
patient about the Presidents silence
on the third term issue. All the
candidates seem to have that feel
ing that someone is looking over
their shoulders and chuckling.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-05
Thouqhts for the Day

I have said Ye gods; and all of you are chill
dren of the most High But We shall die like men
and fan like one OF the princes Psalms 82:G7
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-05

Maybe the Russians are letting
themselves be captured just to get
Il clean suit OF underwear.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-05

Hot air travels faster than cold, scien-
lists say. Maybe that's the reason false
rumor spreads 50 quickly.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-05

LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-05

a California physician sazs genuine
ki>s pelr.r;''"~ enough heat - destroy
germs, preventing colds We always have
said preventative is better than Il cure.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-05

j 2@-Hcar-oId |'!ryei. was stolen in {
Pacific Coast ,oWn. The eulprit WA:
nor" thai. thief--&v must have aISo
Dcen an ArcheOlopiSt.
Evening star., 1940-04-16
transportation Bill
Agreement Forecast
By Barley
Action This Session
Predicted After Weekly
White House TuIk

Prediction that a conference agree
ment will be reached soon on the
Wheeler-Lea bill to coordinate
regulation of all transportation was
made today by Senate Majority
Leader Barkley, after the regular
weekly legislative conference at the
White House.
Attending the meeting with Pres
ident Roosevelt, in additions to SEN
ator Barkley, were Vice President
Garner and House Majority Leader
Rayburn. Speaker Bankhead, usual
ly a member of the weekly confer
ence group, is in the South con-
valescing from a recent illness.
In forecasting an agreement on
the transportation measure, with the
added likelihood that the House and
Senate will act on the bill this ses-
sion, Senator Barkley emphasized
that he had no information on how
the differences are being compro-
missed In conference. The House
and Senate originally enacted widely
different bills, with latitude remain
Ing for conference agreement.
Senator Barkley said no politics
had been discussed this morning,
with the conference confined en-
tirely to legislation. On the matter
Of relief appropriations, he said that
both House and Senate committees
are disposed to make careful inquiry
as to how much is needed, but that
thus far there had been no indica-
ton from the President that he de-
sired more than the figure mentioned
IN his budget-$1 ,000, ,000, 900.
Senator Barkley said he expects
the House will pass the relief bill
early In May. ,
Evening star., 1940-04-16
Coptd| Women May Be Lonely,
But Gift Business Booms Here

market. Washington's candy estab-
Hshments got rid Of $1,605, 900 Of
their chocolates, and a box Of candy
generally goes as a gift to q girl.
This was as much as the whole
State of Georgia sold.
The jewe1ry division reveals an
other surprise.
The District of Columbia,s retail
business In diamonds, watches, rings,
bracelets, earrings, ETC., which adorn
milady, was 1896, 900. Arkansas,
by contrast, rated only 1898 900 that
year.
IT feel like giving a tribute to the
women Of Washington" said DIR.
Hart. "They are making a coura-
geous endeavor to ind satisfying and
service-fil lives to meet discor-
agements and loneliness with chins
up"
You can't get any one in the Gov
ernment to comment on the gift
figures-to speculate, for instance,
that chosen few Of the ladies in
Washington may be getting Ill the
flowers, jewelry and candy.
The statisticians Just point at the
figures with q smile.
Evening star., 1940-04-16
Mount Rainier Joins Move
To Obtain PLAYGROUND

A committee of Town Councilmen
from Mount Rainier, Nd, to CO.
operate with a similar COMMITTEES
from Brentwood to obtain a Joint
playground for the two communities
was appointed by Mayor Norman A,
Pruitt at a meeting of the Council
last night. The playground is
sought in Bartlett Park, Brentwood.
Preliminary work for construction
OF buildings on Thirty-sixth street
between Bunker Hill road and Har-
rls street, in Mount Rainier, was
ordered halted by the Mayor, who
said no permit has been issued.
A protest was made by a resident
OF Beach street between Thirty-fr
and Thirty-second streets against
children in groups Of 20 or Is play
ing in the street and damaging
nearby property. A more rigid en-
forcement by the Police Department
OF a town ordinance prohibiting
playing in the streets was ordered.
The police, according to the pro-
testing citizens, are unaware such Q
law exists.
Evening star., 1940-04-16
Senate Begins Hearings
On Cooperative Code

A Senate subcommittee began
hearings today on the Capper bill
to establish a code for the incor-
poration and regulation of co-opera-
tive organizations Of consumers in
the District.
After hearing several witnesses,
Senator Capper, Republican, of
Kansas, recessed the hearing until
Thursday.
Among those heard today were
Miss Margaret Gerber of the District
Cooperative League, Leroy A. Hal
bert and Mrs. Russell Packard.
Witnesses explained there are Sew
eral co-operatives operating here
now. but they find it necessary to in
corporate under Virginia laws. The
witnesses said it would be preferable
to have the District Code define the
conditions under which such Or
ganizations may incorporate here.
Evening star., 1940-04-16
BY EDDY GILMORE,
AsscclAted Press Stan Writer,

Perhaps there is some romance in
statistics, after all, for they don't tell
a tale as sad as that of DR.. Hornell
Hart, the sociologist, who says the
Capital inflicts unhappiness on its
women.
washington" said the Duke
University professor, "inflicts un-
happiness because it draws together
great numbers of lonely women for
whom no mates are available"
The last business census (1936)
doesn't say anything about the busi-
ness of broken hearts or lovelorn
females, but its figures shed some
light on some other significant
matters.
The Capitals florists, for instance,
sold 81, ,736. 900 worth Of blossoms In
year.
Assuming the ladies got most Of
Washington's flowers, they had more
spent on them than the women Of
Baltimore, Buffalo, Cleveland, Mil
waukee, st. Louis and Pittsburgh.
The Capital also had q lush candy
Evening star., 1940-04-16
Reports Are Heard
AT Social Agencies
Council Election.
Name Is Changed to
Embrace Activity in
Nearby Vicinity

The Council of Social Agencies
yesterday elected members to its
Board Of Directors. individual men,
bers to the council and transacted
business which included changing
its name. at its 18th annual meeting
held in the Y. w. c. A., Seventeenth
and K streets NV.
Under the new name. the council
becomes the Council Of Social
Agencies Of the District of Columbia
and Vicinity, instead of the WASH
ington Council of Social Agencies.
The new name was adopted since
the activities Of the council have
broadened into nearby Maryland and
Virginia.
Yesterdays meeting also was
marked by an address by Col. John
J. Allan of the public relations
department Of the Salvation Army,
New York, and a member Of the
board of the Welfare Council in that
city, whose subject was What Is the
Spiritual Value to the Commul ity
Of It's Social Work Program?" Mrs.
Harry S. Bernton, president of the
local council. stressed various phases
of the councils work in q brief ad-
dress.
Three Reelected.
Members elected to the councils
Board of Directors were James v.
Bennett, Leifur Magnusson and Mrs.
John Jay O'Connor, all of whom
were reelected; Mrs. William Kittle
and DR.. Benjamin E. Mays. All
were chosen to serve terms of three
years. The two new members were
elected to fill vacancies created by
the expiration of terms of two Of
the board members.
Fifteen individual council men,
bers were elected as follows: Mrs.
Bennett, Mrs. Whitman Cross, DR..
Ernest S. Grifith, Mrs. Eugene
Meyer, Owen Lovejoy, Mrs. Kittle.
Mrs. E. c. Nourse, Vincent Sac
cardi, Miss Elisabeth Christman, DR..
Mays, Arthur Schoenthal, Walter S.
Uhord, Mrs. Walter S. Ufford, Mrs.
Prentiss Wilson and DR.. Carl Wells.
OF these only Miss Christman, DR..
Mays and Mrs. Kittle are new, the
others all having been reelected.
The elections were unanimous and
followed recommendations made by
q Nominating Committee composed
of John 1hdler, chairman; Mrs.
Albert Atwood and Judge Fay l..
Bentley.
Board to Name Officers.
The Board Of Directors Is to elect
council officers at its meeting on
May IA.
On motion of Ray H. Everett,
from the District of Columbia Social
Hygiene Society, those attending the
meeting opposed as individuals the
proposed amendment to the District
Of Columbia child labor law which
would permit employment of minors
on the stage. The members voted at
the same time to take up opposition
to the proposed change with their
member agencies.
The bylaws changes voted upon
at the meeting included:
l. Creating a third type of council
Evening star., 1940-04-16
Optimism Is GROWING
Over D. T., Income
Tax Receipts
Officials Are Cuutioas
About $3,200,000
Prediction, However

District officials were a little mcre
optimistic today about the totsl re-
ceipts from the Districts income
tax, but none was willing to make
an outright prediction that the to-
tai would reach the earlier esti-
mated $4,000
Tax Collector Chatham "a. towers
reported tooay that cash recelred
and counted ii, his department to-,
tailed, up through last night, 81, ,225,-
1893, but some unknown portion Of
this sum represented only half pay
ments on tax levies since many per-
sons elected to take advantage of
the semi-annual payment plan, with
the last half due by October Is.
Not only did 5000 or more persons
pass through the line yesterday to
hand In their tax payments per-
osnally, but thousands of others
sent in their returns and payments
by mail. No less than a dozen full
mail sacks of payments were hauled
into the collectors office this morn
ing and it may be several days be-
fore all of this can be counted and
credited.
Asked what he thought the out
come would be, on the annual basis
and not restricting his estimate to
the half payments received, Maj.
Daniel j. Donovan, auditor, said:
II am still sticking to my 5000, 900
estimate"
Tax Assessor Edward A. Dent
said: 1T looks pretty good-pretty
good" but when asked If he meant
by this that the Districts personal
and corporate income levies would
produce 50 zoe, 900, he quickly added:
II didn't say that don't know,
we will have to count those checks
in those mail bags first"
Belief that the personal tax pay
ments would amount to the esti-
mated $1,000,00 was voiced last
week by some District officials.
Whether the total anticipated reve-
nue. would be received, it appeared,
depends upon how many large cor
poration tax payments are included
in the mail, yet to be counted.
Evening star., 1940-04-16

membership to include afIiliated
groups.
2. To give votes to delegates from
so-called public agencies.
3. To limit the terms Of individual
members to three years.
4. To increase the number of board
members from Is to 10.
S. To limit the terms of the coun-
ellis president and vice president to
three years instead Of only two
years.
6. To change the number Of the
Nominating Committee from three
to five.
7. To limit the terms of COM
mittee chairmen to three instead Of
two years.
In his address Col. Allan praised
the value of the council in develop
ing maximum welfare with mini
mum cost. At the same time he
stressed the value of the spiritual
approach" in dealing with welfare
problems. and warned of any danger
that might arise from becoming
too mechanical" in taking care of
such problems.
Col. Allan said that without such
an agency as the council that social
work would be haphazard and with
much duplication. He stressed the
value of the council as q central
planning body.
Mrs. Benton, the president, de-
clared the council last year had
carried on 16 activities, more than
the number carried on in any other
city by similar organization.
These activities, she explained, have
been conducted at a cost Of only
1.8 per cent of the total funds
raised by the Washington Com
munity Chest.
These figures, she pointed out,
compare with IL activities In st.
Louis at q cost Of 80 per cent of
funds, 6 in Cleveland at q cost of
3.5 per cent Of funds and 10 in
Pittsburgh at q cost Of 2.3 per cent
Of Chest funds.
Mrs. Benton In q short general
review Of the councils activities
pointed to the work Of its Social
Service Exchange, which acts as an
identifying medium In coordination
Of social work and which she de-
scribed as an effective element In
community planning" Through 1t,
she said, duplication is avoided.
Tells Of Volunteer Training.
She also related work Of the VOL
unteer Bureau in training volunteer
workers and placing them with
agencies.
A review of the work Of the va
rious divisions Of the council and
its committees Is described In .
booklet distributed ct the annusl
meeting.
Evening star., 1940-04-16
N Street PARKING
Restrictions Urged
By |nterfederation
Conference Backs Plan
To Speed Virginia
Rush-Hour Traffic

The Interfederation Conference
Endorsed restricted parking on M
street in Georgetown at a dinner
meeting last night in the Y. w. c. A.
Building. Robert E. Plymale, dele
gate from Arlington County, SUBJ
mitted the motion, declaring the
thoroughfare is "intolerably con-
gested" during morning and evening
rush hours.
The resolution, asking support OF
the District Federation of Citizens
Associations, member of the con-
ference. looks toward mo parking
regulations on the south side of the
street between and $3.50 am. and
on the north side between the hours
of 4:30 and 6 pm.
Melrose Underpass Held Feasible.
w. F. Mulligan, president of the
Prince Georges County Federation
reporting on the recent Melrose
grade-crossing fatalities, declared
construction Of an underpass at
that point is feasible from an engi-
neering standpoint, but that nc
funds are available. Mr.. Mulligan
pointed out that an increase in the
State gas tax would be necessary
as the "only practical means OF
meeting the cost in view of the fact
that railroad companies no longer
share in grade-crossing elimination
expense"
Mr.. Mulligan advocated that in
lieu of closing the Melrose crossing
to traffic 24-hour automatic bell
and flash signal system should be
installed. Under present condi-
tions the benefits of the Hyattsville
overpass are all but neutralized and
will be- until a remedy for the cross
ing is effected" Mr.. Muli:gan added.
The Prince Georges delegate also
reported on the pedestrian hazard
at the Mount Rainier streetcar ter
minal, pointing cut the lack of syn
chronization Of tie terminal traffic
signals with those of the highway
and declaring that this constitutes
one of the greatest Danger sources.
Mr.. Mul'igan said his organization
is pressing for a transit company
rehea;tng on the matter.
Complaints of inadequate public
transportation facilities were pre-
sented by William D. Morian, presi-
dent Of the Fairfax (Va) Com
mutcrs' League, and by Montgomery
County representatives.
Among other delegates to report,
Washington I. Cleveland offered q
motion, which was adopted, that
all regular meetings of the con-
ference be dinner meetings starting
at pm.
Harry N. Stull, president of the
District Federation, spoke on the
congressional bill to require pre-
marital health checkups to deter
mine the presence of venereal dis
eases; Jesse c. Suter urged the
group to send delegates to confer
with DR.. G.. w. Rutherford, profess
sor on leave Of absence from Iowa
State College, now preparing a
monograph on municipal govern
ment in the washington Metropoli-
tan Area.
Thomas P. Martin, provisional
head of the newly formed Fairfax
County Federation, was introduced
as special guest of the meeting.
Fred w. Cast presided.
Evening star., 1940-04-16
Young Praises Personnel
OF D. {. Departments

Praise for the ability and intelli-
gence Of the rank and file of the Dis
trict personnel was voiced today by
Commissioner Young as he went
through his first days duty as q
member of the Board of Commits
sioners, succeeding George E. Allen.
His statement of commendation
to District workers was made at an
informal reception he held for de-
partment heads, clerks and other
workers in the District Building.
Col. David McCoach, jr., Engineer
Commissioner, in presenting Mr..
Young to the group of nearly 100,
said the new Commissioner could be
assured that the District Govefn-
ment was handled by an efficient
and loyal body of workers.
Commissioner Young said: II
know that it is, Colonel, for found
that it was such many years ago
when was over here as a reporter
for The Star. I want to ask you
all for your cooperation. I am
sure that we will all get along to-
gether fine"
A number of floral tributes were
arranged on the Commissioners
desk and on a nearby table. Among
these was large decoration with
roses marking the initials j. R. Y.
s. E. Alumni, meaning the j. Rus
sell Young School of Expression
Alumni. Another floral set came
from the Board of Commissioners.
Mr.. Young's first duty this morn
ing was to sit as a member of the
District Unemployment Compensa-
tion Board. Later he sat with Col
McCoach as members of the Board
Of Commissioners and this after
noon had hopes of getting to the
opening baseball game at Griffith
Stadium.
Evening star., 1940-04-16
Simplicity Held Main Motive
In Street t-Renon,ing Project
Maryland City Move Discounted
By Planning Commission Aides

at present it is practically impossi-
BILE" for a visitor to find an address
in the Metropolitan Area without
making at least a half dozen in
quiries.
This factor tends to place us in an
unfavorable light" he said.
Mr.. Whiteford said that ANY ex-
pense that firms may have to bear
in making changes in their records
when the new system is adopted will
be compensated from the economies
derived from the new plan in the
long run"
Dolby Tells OF Chief Purpose.
Supporting the new plan, Bird H
Dolby, president of the County
Municipal Association, the organiza-
ton that sponsored the enabling
legislation, contended that the chief
purpose in naming a street is to
designate its location, thereby
making it easier to find.
If it is desired to honor the name
Of some outstanding person, why not
erect monument to his memory?"
he asked.
One of thu reasons for adopting
the Washington system is its famili-
arity. to persons living in the Metro
politan Area, Mr.. Dolby said. If
both areas had independent systems
the residents of both Washington
and the Metropolitan Area would be
forced to learn two sets of address
systems" he said. Then there would
be just as much confusion as there
is now"
A similar plan has been under
study in Montgomery County, where
problems due to lack of system and
duplication also exist. Details of the
Montgomery proposal, however, have
not yet been announced.