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Evening star., 1940-03-13
Count River Work
As Asset, Not a Cost,
Assembly May Ask
Congress May Get Plea
For Change in Method
Of Bookkeeping

Congress may be asked to set up
waterway and reclamation improve
ments as assets of the Nation rather
than as expenses.
The Projects Committee of the
National Rivers and Harbors Con-
gress voted today to appoint COM
mittee empowered to draw up a
resolution asking that these prof.
ects which are of permanent value
be entered on the countrys ledger
as assets. The National Congress,
in its annual appropriation for this
work, has considered them as ex-
penses.
The suggestion was made by Roy
Miller of Corpus Christi, Tex
He urged that the various prof.
ects be appraised periodically and
their value be kept as assets while
part is written off as depreciation.
This, he said, is the custom prac-
ticed universally by private business
and should be the custom Of the
Nation.
He was supported by H. H. Buck
man of Jacksonville, Fla, and j. j
Woodward of Seattle, who suggested
that reclamation projects be in
cluded.
The Projects Committee heard
pleas from several dozen persons
that it approve waterways, flood
control and dams in several sections
of the country. Among the pleaders
were Representative Edith Nourse
Rogers, Republican, of Massachu-
sets, who asked for a flood control
along the Merrimac River. One OF
the committee members asked her:
DO you think it is the response
bility of Congress to procure funds
for flood control?"
Former Representative William
j. Driver of Arkansas, president OF
the Rivers and Harbors Congress
ruled the question was out of order
Evening star., 1940-03-13
Pennsylvania Avenue
Parkway Protection Asked

Curbing to protect the parkway
on Pennsylvania avenue from auto
mobile traffic between Second street
Sc. and Seventeenth street Sc.
was asked by the Summit Park Citi-
zens' Association at it's meeting last
night, on the motion of w. j. Smith.
Mrs, Leila Marshall, president of the
group, added that new hedges and
trees would certainly beautify the
Avenue also"
. The association favored Repre-
sentative Sheridan's bill to investi-
gate the small loan business in the
District to uncover vicious rackets. 4"
A letter was sent to the District
Commissioners asking them to in
vestigate the feasibility of charging
for milk bottles to lessen the cost
of milk.
The group commended the work
of Thomas E. Lodge. chairman of
the Alcoholic Beverage Control
Board. who has been under fire in
connection with the District liquor
system investigation.
Members of the association COM
planned the no-parking signs on
Nichols avenue Sc. from Good Hope
road Sc. to beyond No. IL precinct
station interfered with business in
that vicinity
The meeting was held in the
East Washington Heights Baptist
Church.
Evening star., 1940-03-13
Citizens Vote 10 Foreqo
Revenues From Racinq

Holding that no amount Of
revenue the District might reap
from a track would warrant bring
ing racing to the Capital, the Logan
Thomas Circle Citizens Association
last night opposed the Reynolds bill
Nearby tracks were said to be
easily accessible to race enthusiasts,
and fear was raised that local
track would draw persons of ques-
tionable character to Washington,
increasing crime, already problem
here.
Representative Sheridan's move
for congressional investigation of
the small loan racket" in the Dis
trict was commended by the associa-
ton, but full Endorsement was with
held pending further study.
The association favored the re-
duction of the maximum fine for
violation of pedestrian control laws
to $50, contending the present
maximum was too high in propor-
ton to fines imposed on motorists.
A committee will. visit the opening
Of the Thomas Circle underpass to
pedestrians late today. It was in
dicated that If the underpass proves
successful, the association will 60 on
record as favoring similar projects
at Logan and Scott Circles. The
association at one time opposed the
Thomas Circle underpass.
The association made its semi
annual donation of S. to the Metro
politan Police Boys Club.
The meeting was held at the home
Of the president, Mrs. Ella M.
Thompson, 1l20 Rhode Island ave-
nue NV. The association held Its
18th annual banquet preceding the
meeting.
Evening star., 1940-03-13

destruction of the rights of labor
guaranteed" by the Wagner Act.
mo evidence has been pro-
duced the justify these emascula-
tory amendments" said the c. I. o.
statement, drafted by Lee Pressman,
general counsel.
Dictator" Feared.
1t asserted that the proposal to
set up an administrator for the
Labor Board would create a "dic-
tator." A suggested amendment
giving courts broader powers in re-
viewing board findings, it said, was
designed ito make the board i'm
potent through strait-jacket rules. "
The c. I. o. argued that the Smith
Committee would change the entire
declaration of policy of the Wagner
Act and thus negative the basic
recognition of the right" of COL
lective bargaining Creation of a
new board, it said, would allow
large corporations now resisting
the Wegner Act to upset previous
board orders"
Evening star., 1940-03-13
Social Workers Study
Problems Of Youth
Without Work
Ways Of Co-ordinotine
Guidance Service
In District Sought

Problems Of the 10000 Washing
ton young people who are out Of
school and out of work were dis
cussed last night by panel OF
speakers at a meeting of the Amer
lean Association of Social Workers
in the Y. w. G. A.
Considering the youth employ
ment problem were Howard Ennis,
chairman of the Washington Youth
Council; Miss Marie Gurley, head
of the Junior Counseling divi-
sion of the District employment
center; Mrs. Dorothy Dunn, who
is in charge of certification for
c. c. c. camps for the District;
Mrs Francoise Bell, District N. Y. A.
director, and Hugo W. Wolter, rec
reational secretary of the Council Of
Social Agencies.
Survey. Ordered Here.
Emphasis was laid on the ne
cessity for continuing the National
Youth Administration, Civilian
Conservation Corps and other gov
ernmental projects affording op-
portunity for work experience and
training.
The organization passed a reso-
luton to appoint committee to
study the youth employment prob
lem and to consider means of CO.
ordinating the guidance services for
youth in the District.
Mr.. Ennis asserted the two major
problems facing youth here were
the dearth of jobs, which he said
could only be met by expanding pri-
vate employment or by program
of public works, and "the inade-
quacy and even the lack Of facili-
ties for vocational guidance and vo.
cational preparation in the public
schools"
More Girls Placed.
Miss Gurley reported that from
June, 1888, to June, 1889, only a
third of the more than 10000 young
people who registered at the Dis
trict Employment Center were
placed in jobs. Almost twice as
many girls as boys were placed, she
added, because of the demand for
commercial and domestic workers.
The number of young people en-
ployed by the N. Y. A. has doubled
during the last year, Mrs. Bell said.
Mrs. Dunn told the association
that great need in the District
is larger C. c. c. quota for colored
youths District recreational facil-
tiles for older boys and girls are
completely inadequate, Mr.. Wolter
said.
Evening star., 1940-03-13
Senate Subcommittee
Votes Anti-Lynching
Bill Report, 5to |
ConnoIIy Comedies
Measure Will Reach
Calendar, Promises Fight
Hy the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
A Senate judiciary subcommittee
approved the controversial anti
lynching bill today, S to l.
Chairman Van Nuys said the re-
port would be made to the full
Judiciary Committee Monday He
predicted that the bill would be re-
ported favorably to the Senate a
week later.
Senator Connally, Democrat of
Texas, who cast the lone dissenting
vote in the subcommittee, conceded
that the measure would reach the
Senate calendar, but said Senators
from Southern States would resist
its passage with all the endurance
and fortitude of which they are
capable"
The bill, which has been beaten
several times by Senate filibusters,
already has passed the House.
1t would make it a felony for a
State or local peace officer to fail
to use "all diligent efforts to protect
an arrested person from a lynch
mob. Three or more persons would
constitute a mob.
In addition, the political subdivi-
sion in which lynching occurred
would be liable for civil damages up
to $4,000 to lynch victim or to
his next of kin if he was fatally in
jured.
Subcommittee members who voted
for the bill in person or by proxy
were Senators Van Nuys, McCarran,
Democrat, of Nevada; Neely, Demo-
crat, of West Virginia; Austin, Re-
publican, of Vermont, and Wiley,
Republican, of Wisconsin.
Evening star., 1940-03-13

The Southwestern disturbance has moved
eastward and it now extends from the Gulf
OF Mexico northward to the upper Missis-
sippi Valley and Lake Michigan. Peoria,
Ill, 1010.S millibars (29.S5 inches); Wash
inston; Ind, l011.2 millibars cess
millibars I2990 inches. Pressure is low
over the Gulf of Alaska Kodiak. Alaska.
1910 mllibars (29.44 inches). Pressure
Is high and rising over the western half of
the United States. and it remains high over
the northern and eastern Lake region and
the the Atlantic States; -Pembna. NJ; OAK,
lo35 3 mtllibars t30.59 inches); Canton.
n y. 1034.9 millibars (30.56 inches) and
i,'ah, baker. oreg. i03?2 millibars (304s
most generally from the Rocky Mountain
region eastward to the Ohio Valley. the
upper Lake region. the Southern Appa-
iachian region and the South Atlantic
Coast Heavy rain fell in the lower Missis-
sippi Valley and portions of the East Gulf
states Greenwood Miss. reporting the
greatest amount. 2>35 inches The tenn
persture has risen in the Ohio Valley: the
southern Lake region and portions of the
Middle Atlantic and North Atlantic States,
Wnlie cold polar air overspread the Plains
states, the Southern Rocky Mountain
region and the West Gulf States.
Evening star., 1940-03-13
A Booklet of
Puzzles, Tricks
And Magic

Thirty-two pages Of fun and
diversion for every one, in the
form of mathematical puzzles,
word puzzles, enigmas, a maze,
tricks with pencil and paper
and simple magic. Fully illus
trated. Though mainly a form
of recreation, puzzle solving IS
a fascinating way to sharpen
the wits. Order a copy of
Puzzles, Tricks and Magic
without delay. You can de-
pend upon it to pep up your
parties and to Danish dull mo-
ments at home. Inclose 10
cents to cover cost and han
ding.
Evening star., 1940-03-13
Westerners Give Horse Luuqh
To Pony Express Stamps Critics

forward to give the pony freedom for
his galloping start
Another critic said the type OF sad
die was not used until so years after
the pony express.
That's a lot of hooey," retorted
Don HouseWorth, editor of the Inter-
national Stamp Review. THE saddle
is, as near as can be determined
from the picture. an exact reproduc-
ton of the pony express saddle made
in St. Joseph by Israel Lands IA
nous saddlery. 1t is modified de-
sign of the regular Western stock
saddle"
AS for criticism of the horses nos
trils, L. D. Blunt, another expert, re-
torts:
THE nostrils are distended and
the horses's mouth is open because
the pony needs lots of air at once for
the great effort exerted in his flying
start"
Evening star., 1940-03-13
Cripple Kills Elderly Pair
During Attempted Attack

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, March ia crippled
youth committed suicide after slay-
ing an elderly couple who inter-
vened when he attempted to ravish
their granddaughter.
The youth was Howard Larimer,
18, a senior in the Morrill, School
for Crippled Children, where he had
been regarded as brilliant student.
His victims were Hugh j. WEIGH,
u, and his wife, Mary, 10. The slay-
ings occurred late yesterday in their
South Side apartment.
Bernadette WEIGH, II, victim Of
the attempted attack, and her sister,
Mary Ann, 16, were hysterical for
several hours after the shootings.
Mary Ann, a schoolmate of
Larimer, discovered her grandpar-
ents' bodies. She summoned a
neighbor, Mrs. Mercedes Carlson,
who found Larimer struggling with
Bernadette. She said Larimer fired
at her, but missed. While he was
reloading the gun Bernadette and
Mrs. Carlson escaped. Larimer later
! was found fatally wounded.
Evening star., 1940-03-13
Finnish Relief Drive
To Continue Locally

The campaign of the Finnish Re-
lief Fund, Inc, in the Capital will
continue, despite cessation of hos
tilities in the Russo-F Finnish con-
f1ict, the Rev. DR.. Edmund A. Walsh,
chairman of the Washington unit
of the fund, announced today.
"The needs of the 100000 home
less evacuees in Finland remain.
Food, clothing, shelter and medical
aid must be supplied to them with
unrelenting support" Dr. Walsh S
statement declared. Accordingly,
the activities of the Finnish Relief
Fund already scheduled in WASH
ington will continue"
Evening star., 1940-03-13
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

Senate:
Leaders seek agreement to short
en- debate on Hatch Act ameno-
ments.
Foreign Relations Committee con-
siders proposal to invoke Neutral
ity Act in Sino-Japanese war.
Judiciary Subcommittee continues
hearings on anti-lynching bill.
District Committee considers fair
trade bill.
House:
Debates appropriation for con-
gressional expenses.
Labor Committee discusses Wag-
ner Act amendments.
Agriculture Committee continues
hearings on revisions of farm credit
machinery.
Special subcommittee of District
Committee resumes liquor investiga-
tion.
Appropriations Subcommittee re-
sunaes hearings on District supply
bill.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Probably will continue on Hatch
bill.
House and Senate conferees will
meet again on transportation bill.
Appropriations Subcommittee on
Nom Military Functions OF the War
Department..
House:
Considers bill providing for ap-
pointment of additional District
and Circuit Court judges.
Patents Committee begins hear
ings on bill to protect Government
in patent infringement suits, 1890
am.
Fiscal Affairs Subcommittee of
House District Committee begins
consideration of proposed changes
in income tax law, 1890 am.
Subcommittee on Appropriations
resumes hearings on District ap-
preparation bill, 10 AN.
Evening star., 1940-03-13
Bata Firm S Motion
For Deportation Ban
Due 10 Come Up Today
Shoe Concern Seeks
Temporary Injunction
To Keep Workers in U. S,

A motion for temporary injunc-
ton against Secretary of Labor
Perkins and JAMES L. Houghteling
commissioner of immigration and
naturalization, was expected to be
argued in District Court today in
the fight OF the Bata Shoe Co., Inc.
of Aberdeen, Md. to prevent the
threatened deportation of As work
ers brought from Czecho-SloVakia.
A complaint for an injunction and
declaratory judgment was filed by
the plaintiffs in District Court late
yesterday. The court was asked to
issue temporary injunction and
set aside an order of the Secretary
of Labor; grant a permanent in
junction on final hearings and en-
join the two Federal officials from
instituting and prosecuting any pro-
ceedings for the purpose of deport-
ing any of the individual plaintiffs
or in any way interfering with them
Lawfully Admitted.
The plaintiffs said they were law
fully admitted to the United States
and that, with the exception of one
woman who married an American
citizen since coming to this coun-
try, all of them maintained domi-
Giles in the protectorate of Bo-
hemia -Moravia, formerly the Re-
public of Czecho-Slovakia. Because
of present European conditions, they
said they are prevented from re-
turing to their domicileS.
Representing the plaintiffs are
Francis w. Hill, jr., president of
the District Bar Association; Wal
ter G. Moyle, Ralph P. Wanlass
and John w. Cragun
The court was informed the
Czecho-Slovakians were brought
here to train American employees in
the operation of special type ma
chinery used by the Bata company
Would Hire $500 Americans.
The firm now has three-story
Office building, a five-story hotel and
five new homes under construction;
has broken ground for another FIVE
story factory building and has spent
$1,800,000 at Belcamp at Aberdeen
in connection with the development
the court was told. BY January l
194l, the company has planned tc
permit employment of an additional
1000 American citizens, which woulc
bring the total number of American
employees to $500, according to the
suit.
The Bata firm was organized by
Jan A. Bata and others to operate
shoe factories in Holland, England
France, Netherland Indies, English
Indies, Canada, Switzerland, Egypt
Czecho-Slovakia, Hungary, Yugo-
slavia and other countries.
The court was informed that the
United Shoe Workers of America
a C. I. o. affiliate, were permitted
to examine confidential records Of
the Labor Department and to file
a memorandum regarding termina.
ton of the permits of the alier
visitors. No notice Of the revoca-
ton of the permits was first giver
to the plaintiffs, the suit declared.
Evening star., 1940-03-13
Hoover Says Peace
Terms Mark Sad
Day for Civilization
Finnish Relief Work
To Continue to Meet
Civilian Emergencies
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, March 13.-Former
President Herbert Hoover today de-
clared that the peace terms i'm
posed on Finland" mark another
sad day for civilization"
''The Firms have made an heroic
defense that will live for all time, !"
he said, but the odds were in
superable"
president Kyosti Kallio of Fin
land today sent a cable to Mr..
Hoover asking that American
help for Finland be continued)
Mr.. Hoover, head of the Finnish
Relief Fund, Inc, said the organi-
zation would continue its work for
the present Ito meet the civilian
emergencies for which it was Gre
ated."
There will be thousands more
Finnish refugees from the Russian
acquired territory for whom new
homes must be found" he said.
THE homes destroyed by air at
tack in every town and city must
be rebuilt. There are many des-
titute who need to be carried over
until employment can be resumed
He expressed hope that the fund
would continue to receive 1.-The
united support of the American peo-
pile"
Last night, Mr.. Hoover, who is
chairman of the Commission fol
Polish Relief, told a rally of $1,000
at Madison Square Garden that be-
fore the year is over relief to Poland
ION a huge scale must be found ano
that it may cost as much as $780,
100000.
Il presume that all the need we
are looking for the next six months
could be covered with one-half of ]
per cent of that which we are spend.
ing on our own unemployment" ht
said. America is still silly enough
to stretch another y per cent"
| A message from President Roose
welt was read at the garden meetin.
praising American efforts to estab
lish relief in war-torn lands a
eloquent witness to our traditiona
interest in alleviating human suf
fering.'
Evening star., 1940-03-13
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, March 13.-
Stamp and pony express experts are
giving the horse laugh to riding
academy critics" of the new pony ex-
press stamps.
Some philatelists in Washington
have been criticizing the stamp-due
April sand about everything on it.
The pony express ran between St.
Joseph and Sacramento, Calf, and
folks here think they know little
bit about it.
One critic said the rider is being
casual about his reins. The horse is
galloping, but the reins are dangling.
Whoever heard of Western
pony being kicked into full gallop
with the rider holding tight reins?"
asked G.. j Luhn, treasurer Of the
st. Joseph Stamp Collectors Club.
The rider is throwing the reins
Evening star., 1940-03-13
Army Board Seeks Cause
Of Pursuit Planes Crash

By the Associated Press.
DAYTON. Ohio, March ia
board of inquiry of the Army Air
Corps sought today to determine
what caused pursuit plane capable
of speeds up to 300 miles an hour
to crash yesterday, killing the pilot,
Clark N. Piper, IS, of Paris, III.
Mr.. Piper, attached to the aircraft
laboratory at Wright Field, was on
routine navigation training fight in
the ,single-seater when the crash oc-
CURED, 3 miles north of the field
William J. Payton, witness, re-
ported that the ship apparently
failed to come out of a power dive
Evening star., 1940-03-13
Two Convicts Cut Off Leqs
In MutiIution Outbreak

There will be no investiga-
tion," he said. There is nothing
to investigate"
DR.. Sidney M. Lister, Prison
Board chairman, commented:
There is not much we can do
about it. 1t is another Of those
waves that break out there from
Jime to time. They are the worst
convicts in the system"
He recalled several previous
epidemics of self-mutilation. One
involved 10 prisoners.
Two guards have been dis
charged for permitting an ak to
be smuggled into the prison.
Evening star., 1940-03-13
Grand Jury Probes
Mayne Letters in
Dies Investigation
PeIIey Faces Return
To North Caroline
On Old Charge

The District grand jury today be-
gan to question witnesses about the
background of the Mayne letters,
allegedly forged, purporting to show
a sympathetic link betweeu Chair
man Dies of the House Committee
on .Un-A American Activities and Will
liam Dudley Pelley, the Silver Shirt
leader, who faces return to North
Carolina to face a five-year-old
criminal charge.
David D. Mayne is among the
nine witnesses who, it is known
have been subpoenaed to testify be-
fore the jury, whose proceedings are
secret. Mr. Mayne is claimed tc
have sold the letters to Gardiner
Jackson and Herman Weisberg. who
said they were told that Mr.. Pelley
wrote them to Mr. Mayne. Repre-
sentative Hook, Democrat, of Michi-
gan, created furore in the capita,
when he quoted from the letter ir
the House in the belief that they
were genuine.
Other Witnesses Called.
The other eight witnesses include
Gardiner Jackson, legislative rep.
resentative Of Labor's Partisan
League, who requested forgery
warrant, through Attorney William
A. Roberts, against Mr.. Mayne. HI
took this step after Representative
Hook. convinced that the letters wer,
spurious, asked on the floor of tn,
House to withdraw the quotation.
from the letters which he had hac
inserted into the Congressiona
| Record.
Mr. Weisberg, John M. Henshaw
Charles Appel, special agent of tn,
Justice Department, which, through
the Federal Bureau of Investiga
ton, last summer inquired into Mr.
Pelley's activities; James Stedman
connected with the Dies Committee
and Wayne Birdsall. notary public
Special Agent Appel is considered al
expert on questioned documents
David A. Pine, United States at
| tcrney for the District, who on Feb
ruary Is received from the Die
Committee all its information on tn
letters, appeared before the gran,
jury today on the matter with Eval
T. Davis and John j. Wilson, assist
ant United States attorneys.
Pelley Awaits Hearing.
Meanwhile, Mr.. Pelley, free il
5000 bond, awaited a hearing Sc
for next Wednesday before Justic
F. Dickinson Let's in District Cour
on his habeas corpus petition. Chic
Justice Alfred A. Wheat yesterda
ordered him returned to North Car
olina but instructed deputy Unite
States marshals to delay the re
moval until the habeas corpus pro
ceeding had been completed.
T. Edward O'Connell. Mr.. Pelley
attorney, charged that his clier
was being framed" in the extra
dition proceedings. Mr.. Pelley i
1885 was convicted of violating tn
North Carolina blue-sky law an
! of false pretenses in connectio
with the sale of securities. TIL
charge against him in North Caro-
lima is that he violated his parol
after receiving a suspended sen
tence.
Evening star., 1940-03-13
Citizens to Meet

The Waycroft Citizens Association
of Arlington, Va, will hold its
March meeting at BIS pm tomor-
row at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
O. A. Borcherding, ATS North
Washington boulevard.
DR.. R. H. Bogue will talk on
Impressions of Scandinavia.
Evening star., 1940-03-13
By the Associated Press.

HUNTSVILLE, Tex, March 13.
20. J. S. Ellington, general man
ager of the Texas prison system,
disclosed today two convicts had
cut of their legs in the latest
outbreak of self humiliation at
Eastman Prison Farm. He said
both were drug addicts.
Eight other prisoners have
broken arms, three have broken
legs and one sliced the flesh of
his heels. Ellington said a prac-
tice of serving coffee to men In
the fields recently was discon-
tinued, arousing enmity Of the
prisoners.