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Evening star., 1940-03-17
|oH-Hour Stay
In Movie Adds
To Boys Career

Seven-year-old Regis ONeil,
who seems chronically to get locked
In places, was treated to nine and
. half hours Of the movies last
night. During the latter part Of
his stay the theater screen was dark,
80 ne watched policemen try to get
him out.
Regis, according to his brother,
William, 10, entered the Dumbarton
Theater, 1851 Wisconsin avenue
NV, about 3 pm. At II pm. the
theater closed, but Regis did not
emerge. An alarmed family notified
police, who said they recalled that
the youngster not 50 long ago found
himself confined in the Lido Thea
ter on M street-and 1t took the
Fire Department to free him.
Brother William told reporters
that Regis, during his career, also
has been locked in the Farmers and
Mechanics branch of the Riggs Ma
tional Bank long after closing time.
BY midnight police efforts to lib
crate Reggis from his latest dun
geon proved futile, 80 the theater
manager was summoned. As he
approached at 1890 an, however,
Regis located q latch on the door;
darted out through curious crowd;
gave no explanations.
Evening star., 1940-03-17
P. Wirephoto.

G-men ever had used overlapping
IN violation of existing laws would
not deter the committee from
looking into the instances where
the F. B. I. admittedly has employed
this method to obtain leads"
kidnapping Cases Cited.
Mr.. Hoover said the bureau had
tapped wires only in cases Of kid
naping or Of crimes where either a
human life was at stake or where
the activities Of persons under in
vestigation were of such an aggra-
waited criminal nature as to justify
the use Of extraordinary means to
detect their activities and cause
their apprehension"
Some Senators said the wire-tap-
ping ban incorporated in the 1894
communications act was not clear.
Senator johnson said he thought
Congress should enact law dealing
with this question alone. He said
there might be grounds for some
exceptions to general prohibition
against the use of wire tapping and
listening devices, such as In kidnap-
ing cases.
Evening star., 1940-03-17
ID Columbus Sailors
Stort for Home

SAN FRANCISCO, March 1e.-
Fourteen "non-combatant" Nazi
sailors from the scuttled liner Co.
lumbus sailed for Europe tonight
aboard the italian motorship Rialto.
Ahead of them was a five-week
trip through waters patrolled by
British and French warships and
past the British control station at
Gibraltar.
The IA, all of whom appeared too
old for military duty, comprised the
second group to leave the Angel
Island immigration station. Thirty
four older men left two weeks ago
on the italian vessel Fella.
There are 463 younger sailors left
here.
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Hazen and McCoach
Back Scott Circle
Underpass Proposal
Engineer Commissioner
Will Seek $4,000 for
Drafting Of PIons

Construction of a vehicular under
pass at Scott Circle was proposed
yesterday by majority of the men,
bers Of the Board of District Com
missioners as q result of the trial
of the subway at Thomas Circle.
Engineer Commissioner David Nc
Coach, jr., announced he would ask
the Board Of Commissioners to in
dorse q plan to seek a supplemental
appropriation to the 1941 District
budget for an outlay of SIS 5000 for
the drafting of plans and specifica-
tions for a vehicular underpass at
Scott Circle.
Later yesterday, Commissioner
Melvin c. Hazen, president of the
Board of Commissioners, said he
would approve such a plan. The
cost of the Scott Circle project is
estimated roughly at some $4O0, 900.
While trafiic jams occurred at
Scott Circle following the opening
of the Thomas Circle underpass,
District engineer officials said they
believed this would be reduced
when motorists who do not have to
use the Thomas Circle underpass
stopped making trial" use of the
place, but. nevertheless, they found
reason for belief that there still
would be q bottle-neck at Scott
Circle. They said congestion at
Scott Circle always had been bad,
even without considering the ex-
traordinary results of the opening of
the underpass at Thomas Circle.
Several years ago the Commis-
sioners approved general plans for
underpasses at Dupont and Scott
Circles as well as at Thomas Circle,
but Congress limited appropriations
for a trial at but one place, Thomas
Circle.
The proposal for seeking funds
for drafting Of plans for Scott Circle
will be considered formally by the
Board of Commissioner at their
meeting Tuesday. The proposed SUBJ
way there would be In the line OF
Sixteenth street,
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Biz Income Tax Yield
Indicated by Gains
In Many Cities
TotoI Moy Go 80 Pet.
Above Lost Years,
OfficioIs Estimate
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
Reports Of sharp increases In in
come tax collections In many key
cities indicated yesterday that the
Treasury may be pleasantly sur
prised when it totals the annual
big March yield.
Up until midnight Friday, when
the deadline for making returns was
reached. the unofncial guess was
that 80 per cent, or $150.0O 900,
increase over the tax take a year
ago might be attained.
But tanies from several impor-
tant collection districts showed in
creases well in excess of that figure,
although in others the percentage of
increase was comparatively mod
crate.
The Michigan district, home Of
the giant automobile industry, re-
ported unofficially that collections
were running 30 per cent over a
year ago. Oregon reported AZ
per cent increase and the Washing
ton-Alaska district noted that COL
lections in the first two months of
this year ran about 40 per cent
ahead Of year ago. The first Cali
fornia district had SO per cent
boost.
Increases Elsewhere.
Here are some samples of in
creases elsewhere:
Kentucky. 81; Ohio, IS; Illinois,
80; Missouri (Kansas City district)
%; Tennessee, 26; Massachusetts,,
81; Western Pennsylvania, 81:
Florida, 20; Georgia, 13; New York
tin the second district, including
the financial area), S.
Local circumstances brought some
notable variations.
Indications were that tax collec-
tions in Rhode Island would be
two to three times greater than a
year ago. Taxpayers there made
heavy deductions In their returns
on 1888 income to cover losses in
CURED when a hurricane swept the
State in the fall of that year.
Maine reported payments were 6
per cent under a year ago. The
collector said several non-recur-
ring items filed last year" accounted
for the decrease. but did not explain
the matter further.
Only Part Forwarded.
The actual cash that the Treasury
has put in its income tax till since
the first of the year shows about
a 80 per cent increase over the cor
responding period last year-$l26,-
69l ,5l9 on March IA, compared with
$96.747,l 1893
The money, however, represents
only that forwarded to Washington
and does not include the huge flow
pouring into income tax collection
district Offices in the days and
hours Immediately preceding the
March Is deadline.
The total collection for March,
1889, was $505, 900, 900.
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Sensations Hinted
As Senators Plan
e.1apping Probe
Story Of Espionage
Nay Reach Into
Half Dozen Stutes
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A projected congressional investi-
cation of overlapping, interested
Senators limited yesterday, may un-
fold a sensational story of political
espionage reaching into half dozen
or more States.
Proponents predicted the Senate
Audit and Control Committee would
approve next Wednesday resolu-
ton by Senator Green, Democrat,
Of Rhode Island to provide $25 900
for an inquiry by the Interstate
Commerce Committee. They said
speedy action then would be urged
to start the investigation.
1t was disclosed that tentative
plans have been made to summon
numerous State and Federal on
cials, as well as officers and en-
ployes of some private detective
agencies. They would be questioned
about what some Senators described
as an apparent network" of pohti-
cal espionage in several State
capitols.
States mentioned by committee
members as likely to figure in the
inquiry included Rhode Island,
New York, Colorado. Pennsylvania,
Massachusetts, and California.
Probe Of Governor Reported.
The committee has received re-
ports, it was learned, of the sur
reptitious hanging of microphone
In a Governors office, the tapping
of the telephone lines of State at
torney general and the use OF record
ing discs to reproduce the conversa-
tions of public officials.
If it is given the "go-ahead"
signal, the committee also is ex-
pected to inquire into the use of
listening devices by Government
agencies, particularly the Federal
Bureau of Investigation and the
Alcoholic Tax Unit, in obtaining
leads on criminal cases.
Senator Green said his chief in
terest in the inquiry was centered
IN his home State Of Rhode Island,
where a Federal grand jury inves-
tigation of alleged tapping of State
officials wires was ordered recently.
Will Insist on Testimony.
Senator johnson, Democrat, of
Colorado, said he would insist, if the
inquiry were ordered, that certain
Colorado citizens be called for testi-
mony concerning the placing Of q
microphone in the ofnce of former
Gov. Teller Ammons, who succeeded
Mr.. johnson as chief executive of
the State.
The Interstate Commerce Com
mittee already has received reports,
said Senator Schwartz, Democrat,
of Wyoming, that a New York de-
tective agency tapped wires in sew
eral States, reputedly acting in some
instances at the direction of politi-
cal groups.
Some members said the recent
denial by j. Edgar Hoover that the
Evening star., 1940-03-17

U.S.. Patrol Watches Southoote,
Believed Supplying Worships

United States naval planes, appar-
emily unharmed, and the signal was
never explained.
She was seen in Mona Passage
by flying boats of the neutrality pa
troll operating from San Juan. The
supply boat theory offers the only
apparent explanation of her myster-
ious movements since March l, when
her distress call gave her position as
160 miles northeast of Puerto Rico.
When the Southgate was seen in
Mona Passage, approximately 800
miles southeast Of there, she was
headed northeast again.
Naval informants said orders from
Washington are to track her into
port 50 that the United States Gov
ernment may have some explana-
ton of why she sent her distress
signal and then became silent. As
far as naval authorities know, she
has not touched port since.
Evening star., 1940-03-17
French Gunboats Seize
Two Portuguese Ships
BY the Associate Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LISBON, Portugal, March II (Sun-
day).-A ministry of marine COM
munique today said French gun
boats had seized the 4,751-ton Portu-
guese freighter cassequel and S,3os-
ton liner Colonial.
The statement said the govern
ment was awaiting reports from the
commanders of the vessels. It added
that the CAssequel was taken to
Casablanca, French Morocco, and
the Colonial to Dakar, Senegal.
Shipping circles said the Casse-
quel was seized at the entrance to
Lisbon Bar, just outside territorial
waters, when she was inbound from
Antwerp with full load of produce
The Colonial was en- route to Angola
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Ohio Relief Deficit Outlook
For 1910 Reported Worse
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 16-
Ohio's relief financing troubles,
which left local governments with
deficits totaling $3,254 800 ut the end
Of 1899, probably will be worse" this
year, State Auditor Joseph T. Fergu-
son predicted today.
He attributed troubles to a deficit
financing" policy "very much criti-
cized by the students of government
everywhere. All available poor re-
lief moneys are now pledged for
bond retirement, he asserted.
Every large Ohio city except
Cincinnati showed a poor relief de-
f1cit last year, and five cities-Cleve.
land, Toledo, Dayton, Columbus and
Akron-showed deficits represent
ing 1872 per cent Of the total. Cleve-
lands deficit alone was $1,s72,500.
Evening star., 1940-03-17

district engineer at st. Paul, MINI.
He was detailed from this post to
the wage-hour division.
The National Radio Forum IL ar
ranged by The Star and u broad
cast over . coast-to-coast network
Of the National Broadcasting Co.
The program Is heard locally over
Station WMAL 1t 1880 pm, Z. 3. r
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Father of 6 Nevada
Crew Members Has
2 More Prospects

The father of six members
Of the crew of the battleship
Nevada told Secretary Edison
yesterday. that he had two.
younger sons who were pros
pective sailors.
Clarence F. Patten of Ode
bolt, Iowa, replying to congrat-
ulations extended by Mr.. Edi-
son, said he thought that six
sailor sons established q Navy
record, and added: II have two
more boys to go rs soon as they
are old enough"
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Son Soves Record

DENTON, Nd, March Is R.-
Mr.. and Mrs. Wendell T. Grimth,
both Of whom have birthdays March
"a, almost saw the record spoiled
BY the third member Of the family.
Their son, however, was born at
the EAAton Emergency Hospital /
minute be9ore midnight of March ~.
Evening star., 1940-03-17
~ the Associated Press.


SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico, March
l6.-The 4,862-ton British steamer
Southgate, which two weeks ago
flashed a mysterious distress signal,
Is still In waters near Puerto Rico
under constant surveillance by the
United States neutrality patrol,
naval sources asserted today.
The theory is held in these quar-
ters that the Southgate. rowing in
side the American neutrality zone,
is supplying British warships. This
has been bolstered by the disclosure
that she was sighted two days ago
in Mona Passage. between Puerto
Rico and the Dominican Republic.
The Southgate drew worldwide
attention when at sunset March /
she sent out an S S S, radio signal,
often interpreted In wartime as q
distress call due to q submarine.
The next day she was sighted. by
Evening star., 1940-03-17

Weather Conditions Last "a Hours.
The disturbance that was central over
Maine Friday night continued to move
northeastward The minor disturbance
that was centered over Eastern Iowa Fri
day niGht moved rapidly eastward. being
central tonight about $50 miles south Of
Block Island. r. l.. with lowest pressure
about 1905 millibars. 29.71 inches. An.
other disturbance Is moving southeastward
over the Dakotas, Minot. n. OAK. 1003.1
miliibsrs .!29 e2 inchesl. Pressure is hish
SsrthsIn xi.st.. ana from MIshissn era
wisconsin southwark to the Gulf Of Mexico
and thence eastward over, Florida and
thS, Bahamas, Barrow. Alaska; 102ss
Wash, 1O26.1 miiii6ars t3O.3O inchesl;
inches5. and winchester. Ky. iois.e milf
bars l30Os inches!. Precipitation. mostly
rstion and In the Pacific states as far
Lske resion ana the upper Ohio valley
eastward to the Atlantic Coast. The
yeather has become warmer. from the
Rocky Mountain eastward to the Atlantic
Coast except In New England and Eastern
New York. Unseasonably mild temperature
now prevails from the Plateau region east
ward to the AiSStSSippl Valley.
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Garden School at U. of M.

The annual garden school for
amateur gardeners will be held at
College Park. April and 4, under
the supervision of the University
Of Maryland Department Of Horti-
culture. The public Is invited to
the sessions.
Evening star., 1940-03-17

Air raid .precautions demonstra-
tions in England include "rescues"
from demolished" factories.
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Report
FURNISHED BY the

District of CombaFar and warmer today tomorrow increasing
coudiness followed by light rain tomorrow night
southery this afternoon.
followed light tomorrow night
Vgnia-Fa today tomorrow cloudy followed by
Evening star., 1940-03-17

Grand totals 189 1877 1,508942
s1ncludes
by France 2o
Germany Norway, Sweden Netherlands
Al; Finland IL Eston Belgium 8; Italy Lhuan
Soviet l. Rumana L. Japan Yusoava l; 1atvia, /; span
Total
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Losses in War at Sea

following
the 18th week Of the inclusive
Evening star., 1940-03-17

Record Until 10 Pm. Saturday.
Hiehest. 80. ESQ pm. yestsrday. Year
Aso. 46.
Lowest. 40. 4 am. YESTERDAY. Year
Aao. a.
ReeSfl TanDsratarss This Year.
Highest. a.. on February IT,
Lowest, z. on January ~.
Evening star., 1940-03-17
River Report,

Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers mud
dy at Harpers Ferry late yesterday.
Evening star., 1940-03-17
Readers Guide
News Summary
The Sunday Star, March II. 1910,
PART ONE.
Main Neacs Section.

Italian-soviet rapproachement basis
laid, say NaHs. Page Al
Americas protest to Britain on Naxi
ship sinking. Page Al
Talk with Pope tomorrow ends
Welles' tour. Pare Al
Nazis claim planes bomb British
ships in Scapa Flow. Page Al
Chamberlain faces first challenge to
leadership. Page AS
Rumania takes precautions. against
Iron Guardists. Page A
Films to fly to Moscow to iron out
border details. Page A
Finnish war works vast improve
ments in Red Army. Page Al
Finnish peace seen Naz preparation
for drive. Page Al
War Of nerves forces small states
together. Page Ale
National.
Samuel Untermyer, crusader for
Jewish rights, dies. Page Al
Roosevelt hackers plan drive in Gar
ner's own State. Page Al
Final vote on Hatch bill due at
pm. tomorrow. Page AZ
Wire-tapping probe sensations hint
ed by Senators. Page Az
Tobey's census attitude un-American,
Hopkins tells him. Page Az
Gov Rivers drafts fight to avert
Federal Jail sentence. Page A-l8
Feuding Democrats hurl charges in
Illinois race. Page AS
Army leader tells Senators of dam
gers to Panama Canal. Page As
Legion shuns ANY part" of war on
21st birthday. Page A-19
Washington and Vicinity.
Seal seeks to correct sales tax pro-
posal inequities. Page Al
1s4l budget to provide full-time Blue
Plains doctor. Page Al
President is guest Of White House
correspondents. Page At
Hazen and McCoach back plan for
Scott Circle underpass. Page Ais
Federation indorses pre-marital
medical tests for D. c. Page B-1
Sports
Leonard may pitch for A. L. team
in relief game. Page B-7
Nationals given l2-to-2 drubbing by
Giants. Page B-7
Buddy Baldwin. jr., despite spill,
wins at Warrenton. Page B-8
Terp nine and stickmen to start
campaign Saturday. Page B-9
City pin tourney likely to have
record entry. Page Bio
General Jack annexes Tropical
stake; spill thrills. Page Bill
Miscellaneous.
Obituary. Page ALA
Vital statistics. Page E-4
Service orders. Page E-4
Travel. Page B-6
PART TWO.
Editorial.
Editorial articles. Pages C-1-3
n
Evening star., 1940-03-17

weather In Various Cities.
Temperature 7:3o
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FURNISHED by United States Coast and
6eodetic Survey
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best or the worst. Gas they go on
their way"-the routine of life's ev-
erydayness-"they are choked with
cares and riches and pleasures Of
this life. and bring no fruit to per-
lection"
That is the true picture of the
modern scene. Most of the char
acters that miss real fruition have
simply let the best be crowded out.
They talk trivalities, instead of the
greater realities: they read the
newspapers comics instead Of its
important news: they prefer trashy
periodicals to good books; they listen
to the radios jazz and humOrists
instead of to fine music and serious
discussion; they are bent on pleas
ure, instead of real living; they put
money ahead of religion; they are
so bound up with inferior interests
that they neglect life's great rean-
ties. This is the indictment that
lies over against most of us: we put
secondary things first; we listen to
bllC lSlloblC llloOSdd Vi Vic 1lob1C
This picture of the three kinds of
soil is rather depressing and dis
tressing, isn't it? 1t sounds like q
jeremiad of contemporary cynics.
Yet Jesus was no pessimist, but in
the highest sense a realist, and his
picture-story was climaXed with
good seed in good soil, bearing fruit
thirty, sixty and a hundred-fold.
Despite the hard wayside, the shall
low soil on the rock, and the thorn
infested ground, the farmer got a
crop. Most of his planting bore
abundant fruit.
Yes; and in the harvest field Of
the world, the good is greater than
the bad; the successful more nu-
merous than the failures. Human
hearts respond to noblest teaching.
Most persons are honest, kindly,
brotherly. For every shanty repre-
senting shiftlessness or misfortune
there are score of well-kept homes,
where measure of prosperity OBJ
tains. There are Maynard youth by
the myriad, but there are millions
more who walk the straight road of
integrity. Divorces are scandalously
many, but happy homes outnumber
them nine to- one. Crooked politi-
clans, crooked businessmen, crooked
labor leaders, and downright GRIM
inals mar the contemporary scene;
but they are made doubly visible by
the clear, vast background of honest
men and women of good will.
The Sunday school lesson for
November "a is Attitudes Toward
tie Gospel Message. viii.
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Teacher Training Classes
To Start on Monday

The Department of Religious Edu-
cation of the Diocese of Washington
will conduct weekly teacher-training
classes starting Monday and con-
tinuing through Monday, Decem-
Der Is, at ST. Johns Church, George
town, beginning each evening at 80
The courses to be taught and their
leaders are: Understanding the
Prayer Book" the Rev. Edward B.
Harris, rector of Holy Trinity. Col
lington; Understanding the Child, y
Mrs. Theodore o. Wedel, and I'm
Outstanding Missions" the Rev. F.
Bland Tucker, rector of st. Johns
Church, Georgetown.
These classes are open to all
teachers and others interested in
Christian education and diocesan
and national credits may be earned.
No charge is being made and there
is no requirement for advance reg
jStration,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-23
Miss FIeurette Joffrie
To Continue Series

Miss Fleurette Joffrie, lyric and
coloratura soprano, will continue
her Ministry of the Singing Spirit"
at Theosophical Hall, 1916 H street
NV, at pm. tomorrow. Opening
number, Thanksgiving anthem by
Harris, "Give Thanks and Sing
followed by an exposition in speech
and song, with piano accompani-
ment by Miss Mildred Dean, de-
veloping the special theme of the
evening, 1.-THE Voice of God, or the
Mystery of the Soul as the Indi-
vidual Son of God, in the Presence
of the Mental Triad, Revealing and
Interpreting the Omnif1c Word. y
The service will close with DEM
onstration of group healing by the
power of music, followed by ques-
ton meeting.
Mystic Glass, Sunday, $50 pm.
1.-THE Secret Doctrine and the Man.
ner of Its Revelation" Troward
Glass, Tuesday, pm, "The Ser
pent In Eden. Friday, 8 pm.
"studies in the Philosophy Of
Light"
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Rev. Sam Morris TO Speak
Al National Baptist

The Rev. Sam Morris, temperance
lecturer, will speak at II am. to-
morrow at the National Baptist Me-
mortal Church. The choir will sing
"Praise the Lord, o Jerusalem" by
Maunder.
At the evening service the Rev
A. Lincoln Smith, assistant pastor,
breaches on THE Steps From Death
to Life" There will be baptisms
Miss Martha Key and Charles Greg
DRY, jr., will assist, and the choir
will sing Turn Ye Even to Me-" by
Harker.
The Home Circle Bible Glass meets
Monday at 7:30 pm. with Mrs. Edna
Huston, 1870 Walsh street, Chevy
Chase, Md.
The young business women will
meet to organize a mission circle
Wednesday at pm. at the home of
Miss Hazel Scruggs, 1448 Park road
NV.
The Thanksgiving prayer meeting
will be held Thursday evening. The
subject will be Reasons for Thanks
giving" The Junior Union, under
the leadership of Miss Bernice Owen,
will have part.
The deaconesses will meet Thurs
day at pm.
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Evangelism Series
Will Be Concluded

At Columbia Heights Christian
Church tomorrow morning the last
of the series on Evangelism" will
ne discussed when the Rev. A. p.
Wilson'S topic will be The Face of.
Jesus" As part of the morning !
service. the Three Hundred Club,
will be launched, a movement for
financing the church building debt.
Opportunities will be given at ALL
services of the day to become a
member. 81
In the evening the service will (,
be turned over to the Anti-Saloon .
League when the guest speaker will
be DR.. Alonzo Baker, International
lecturer. Various churches on the,
Heights will have a part in this. .
service.
The Wilmeth Bible Glass will hold
social at the church Wednesday, =
evening. and on Thursday the Elder 4
ship will meet to discuss plans for
evangelism for the next year. Game
night will be resumed on Thursday
evening. 8