Evening Star Newspaper, May 21, 1933, Page 17

L WASHINGTON ROOSEVELT ASKED BY 1. . JEWRY 0 (PPOSE HILERSH Bernard S. Deutsch Calls| Upon President to Make Public His Attitude. 2,000 DELEGATES ATTEND; CONGRESS SESSION HERE| Leader Cites American Precedents| in Asking Firm Stand Against German Persecutions. President Roosevelt last night was called up>n to make public his attitude toward the “policy of discrimination and intolerance practiced against Jews in Germany by the Hitler government” by Bernard 8. Deutsch, president of the American Jewish Congress, in his address opening the twelfth session of the congress at the Willard Hotel. The congress, from an expected gath- | ering of about 400 Jewish leaders from all sections of the country, last night had grown to a gathering of nearly 2,000 aroused Jews, intent upon making the Washington congress sound Ameri- can Jewry's opposition to Hitlerism as practiced against the Jews throughcut the world. ; The congress, said Mr. Deutsch. will not_desist in its efforts of mobilizing public opinion until the Government of the United States “makes it clear that the tradition of freedom, justice and morality which has marked our foreign policy in relation to the Cubans, Armenians and the Jews in Russia still lives.” “We will not desist,” he shouted, “until our Government makes publicly known its attitude .toward the policy of discrimination and intolerance against the Jews of Germany.” Awzit U. S. Action. Jews in America have been waiting patiently for this Government to speak out, he declared, adding: “Great Britain has spoken out and has found the op- Hits Hitlerism BERNARD S. BENEFITS DOUBTED ND.C GASNEREER Increased Rates and Slash in Personnel Feared by Two in House. Charges that the bill authorizing a | merger of the Washington and George- town Gas Light Companies would re- sult in a reduction in personnel and a probable increase in gas rates, were made yesterday by Representatives O'Brien, Democrat, of Illinois, and Weideman, Democrat, of Michigan, both members of the House District ‘Committee. O'Brien and Weideman were largely responsible for blocking :Pprovll of the merger bill at the District Committee meeting Priday, and their action is ex- pected to delay passage of the measure at the special session of Congress. Chairman Norton of the House Dis- trict Committee had announced she had arranged with Speaker Rainey to have the bill considered at the extra session as an emergency measure since WASHINGTON, BANKS T0 LAUNCH INTENSIVE DRIVE IN CAPITAL MERGER Stock Sales and Additional "Members Will Attract Main Interest. LIST OF SIX EXPECTED TO EXPAND THIS WEEK Seventh Street Savings, Though Not Committed, May Be Next to Approve Plans. More banks may join the six-bank consolidation this week to form the new Hamilton National Bank, it was pre- dicted last night in reliable quarters. Meanwhile, some of those expected eventually to become a part of the big hopes of reopening as independent in- stitutions. The campaign to sell stock in the Hamilton National will get under way in earnest tomorrow. There have been | preliminary sales in some of the mem- ber banks since the merger, but the big drive starts tomorrow, when banks be- gin mailing out to their stockholders and depositors copies of the uniform prospectus, subscription blanks and letters explaining the whole situation. Many Details Left. | While general plans for the new na- | tional bank have been carefully laid | down, approved by the Treasury De- | partment and formally launched, much | work remains to be done, and the | answers to many questions which con- | stantly arise in the minds of stockhold- ers and depositors have not yet been worked out. | Officials of the new bank are busy, however, in setting up the preliminary structure, will apply for a charter as soon as the necessary funds are raised by stock subscription, and then will go forward to set up details of the bank structure. ‘With six banks already in the mer- ger, those which may be considered as next in line are the Seventh Street Savings Bank, United States Savings Bank and Franklin National Bank. The Franklin still is making an effort to new bank still are holding stoutly to; D. C, UT around Seventeenth and C | streets northeast, the pression prevails that Young Lochinvar wasn't such a big | shot after all. | ‘To begin with, when the roll of bold | squires is called, some consideration | must be given to Don Waite, jr., better | known as “Sonny,” a broth of a lad | of 4. ‘Then, there’s Tommy McClintic, also 4, who is quite a boy himself. Finally—but very importantly—Jean Fuschini, the lady fair, just 3!, en- ters the picture. This, as it will be seen, creates a tri- | angle, and wherever there's a triangle, there’s trouble. | Any doubters are referred to (1) the ! Metropolitan Police Department: (2, 3 | and 4), Mr. and Mrs. Don Waite, sr., | 208 Seventeenth place northeast; Mr. and Mrs. Thomas R. McClintic, sr., 213 Seventeenth street northeast, and Mr. | and Mrs. Joseph J. Fuschini, 1707 C | street northeast, who, as it might be | surmised, are the parents of the three | principals. But to get back to the beginning. Day Encouraged Adventure. Yesterday morning, as it will be re- | called, was pretty nice. The sun was | shining, and, with first one thing and | another, it was just the sort of a day to | encourage adventure. | Don and Tommy had canvassed the | | possibilities of the neighborhood without | a great deal of success, when suddenly, | what popped into mind but the allure- ments offered by a carnival at Pifteenth | and H streets northeast. Just as an offhand guess, the idea was Don’s, for he had been to the car- | {nival a few nights ago. Anyway, the| seed was implanted, and two young men | were carnival bound. Then enters the feminine influence. High on her porch, as the two ambled | up the street, stood Jean, penned—and as her family hoped, securely—behind one of those gates designed to keep young ladies from falling down the steps on their noses. | Now Don and Tommy like Jean pretty well, and Jean reciprocates. “Why,” queried they (presumably), “can't Jean go with us?” . “Why not?” responded Jean presumably). Freed Her From “Prison.” The lady couldn't free herself from the “prison,” but the gentlemen could— | and did. This was about 9:30, and| there is now a hiatus of about 30 minutes. | At this point, Mrs. Ida Miller, Jean's' grandmother, who was home alone with | her, missed the youngster, saw the open gate, and started a hurried canvass of the neighborhood. It brought no re- sults. She got in touch with Mr. and Mrs. Fuschini, who were downtown, and | | | | (also SUNDAY MORNING, MAY 21, 1933. Spend Day Adventuring TRIO OF CHILDREN VISITED CARNIVAL AND HEADED FOR BALTIMORE. DON WAITE, JR. Jean made the statement for the de- fense. “We had a fine time,” she emphasized. | “We saw the circus, and went swim- ming.” Boys Don’t Fare Well, Now, those who dance should pay the fiddler. Mrs. Fuschini felt that on gen- eral principles she should lay the ma- * DISPUTES HOLD UP GONFERENGE ON DISTRICT BILL Battle Like Those of Former Years Expected at Next Meeting. U. S. CONTRIBUTION A MAJOR QUESTION Park Refund Payment Also Said to Be Source of House-Senate Struggle. priation bill discontinued their delibera- tions over the week end, after two meetings on Thursday and Priday found the House members unwilling to reach a middle ground with the Senate on major points of difference, such as the Federal contribution and the annual park refund payment. No meeting was scheduled for yester- day, and no definite day has been fixed by the Senate members for resumption of negotiations. Present indications are that the con- ferees are facing a battle not unlike that of former years, in which the House has insisted on holding gdown the Federal share, with the Senaté striving to obtain a more equitable amount. Two years ago the Federal share was $9,500,- 000. Last year, recognizing the need for establishment due to existing condi- tions, the Senate agreed to a compro- | mise figure of $7.775,000. And in the | original bill for 1934, which the House blocked March 4, the conferees had jagreed on a new compromise of $7,- 1 600,000. Revision and Economy. ‘The revised 1934 bill came to the Senate a few weeks with the Fed- eral share still further reduced to $5.- 700,000, and with the operating al- |lowances for the city cut down to such an extent that quite a number of the municipal departments were facing se- rious difficulties to kebp essential ac- I tivities going. The Senate raised the Federal contribution to $6,250,000 and sought to avoid curtailment of neces- economy _ throughout the Government | Committee Aides I he Sunday Stap [ | PAGE B—1 AGENTS TO GATHER DATA FOR DISTRICT INQUIRY APPOINTED Donovan and Roberts Will Work With Subcommittee of Senate. {WILL STUDY OPERATION Conferees on the 1934 District appro- ; DANIEL J. DONOVAN (above) and WILLIAM A. ROBERTS. AGTION DU SON ON OFFEES BL COSTS DURING SUMMER Information Will Be Used in Con- nection With Next Appro- priation Bill. The Senate subcommittee appointed recently to study the District govern- ment during the Summer from the standpoint of operating costs and pos- sible reorganizations announced yes- terday the selection of District Auditor Daniel J. Donovan and Assistant Cor- poration Counsel William A. Roberts as its agents to gather all necessary in- formation. At the same time, Senator William H. King of Utah, chairman of the sub- committee, revealed that Budget Di- rector Douglas has been consulted re- garding the proposed study of the mu- nicipal government and has arranged to have one of his assistants co-operate with the two local officials in compiling ;vhatever data the subcommittee calls or. In a letter to Commissioner Reichel- derfer yesterday, notifying the Commis- sioners that Donovan and Roberts have been designated agents for the subcom- mittee, Senator King stated that the information is wanted “in order to aid in the preparation of the next general appropriation bill.” No Details on Aims. ‘The resolution under which the sub- ttee was set up by the full com- mittee 10 days ago does not go into de- tails as to the objects sought to be at- tained, beyond referring to the collec- tion of data “on the methods and cost of operation of the government of the District of Columbia and associated | agencies” required for the considera- | tion of legislation by the committee. In discussing the subject Senator King has made known that he has in Rortunlt_v to do so despite the equally eavy burdens which rest upon it.” “Since our great English - speaking power has made known its tondemna- tion cf persecutions of German Jewry they raced home. By this time the other | ternal palm where it would have a little families were notified; so were the! effect, but on second thought, decided police, and the hunt was on in full | she was so glad to see Jean back that swing. | all would be forgiven, this time. How- n _as an _independent institution. e United States Savings is under- stood to be in an uncertain position, with some elements willing and others the gas company had advised her the merger would provide employment for between 200 and 500 additional men. Both O'Brien and Wiedeman, how- sary functions by providing that de- partment heads could transfer funds from one subhead to another within ;Fund Measure May Come Up in Senate Before End of mind reorganization plans, if the data collected indicates this would be ad visable in regard to related activities. The letter yesterday contained the ad- in unmistakable terms, the Jewish citi- zens of the United States have waited anxiously and patiently for cur Gov- ernment to speak out,” he continued. Further, he said: “Can it be said that the burden which weighs on the Government of the United States is heavier than that resting upon the British government? Can it be said that the British government is less sensible to the vital imp:rtance of restoring world presperity and estab- lishing intern<tional comity? Yet the Britich government has spoken out. Not once, but many times. “We wait the word of our Govern- ment. When ‘will President Pranklin D. Rcosevelt join the illustrious line of those who wrote an imperishable record of humanity into the history of the United States? When will he asscciate himself with the vigorous stand for justice and humanity taken by former Presidents Grant, Harrison, Hayes, Theodcre Roosevelt, Taft and Wilson?” Not In Germany Alone. The situation of the Jew in Germany, he declared, cannot be severed from the whole picture of internal conditions in that country, pointing cut: “It cannot be severed from the situa- tion of Germany as a whole. It must be made part of international con- siderations now closely in the offing. “We have heard the chancellor of Germany proclaim to the world that Germany desires peace, the peace of equality, security and dignity. We have followed with amazement the spectacle of the press lulled into relief by Herr Hitler's statements. “How can Hitler’s pledge of faith be given and accepted in good faith when in Germany he is waging war against a minority of the population solely on the ground of their religion and race? This alone raises an insuperable bar- rier to amity and accord among na- tions. ) “We call upon the world to demand deeds, not words from Hitler, in token of his good faith. We affirm that mu- tual confidence will not prevail among the council of nations until the Jews are restored to a status of equality with all other inhabitants of Germany.” Mr. Deutsch deplored the attitude of inaction displayed by some of the men and women who have been regarded as leaders of Jewry in America. Leaders Criticized. “The tragedy,” he sald, “which has descended upon German Jewry is the culmination of 13 years of propaganda and blind hatred militantly preached by leaders of the party which has now become the master of Germany. Its ef- fects are the more sweeping because in all these years in which the present German policy has been forming itself its implications were misufiderstood and the consequence underestimated by Jews of Germany and equally by some of the so-called leaders of Jewry in the United States. We of the American Jewish Congress repeatedly brought home to the Jews of Germany and to the lead- ers of American Jewry the threat to the safety of German Jewry, current and future, constituted by Hitlerism. ‘In- terference from abroad is not desired’ was the answer we received. Today, alas, the verity of our position is being | too tragically illustrated in Ger- = “These so-called leaders have adopted | a policy almost tantamount to a be- trayal of German Jewry. Further, they | are guilty of sabotage against American | Jewry. Not content With advocating their own viewpoint, they have played into the hands of our enemies by de- | liberately striving to create the impres- sion through the public prints that a controversy is dividing the ranks of American Israel. “We can understand why Jewish or- ganizations in Germany issued denials of acts of violence; we can understand y Jewish organizations state that do not wish the outside world to interced= in their behalf. We can un- derstand, because, thanks to courageous newspaper correspondents, we know of the terrorization which exists in Ger- many today. We, however, cannot understand why these gentlemen or any other person or organization should accept the words of coercion or dictum for their own actions.” Report Is Received. Closing his address, Mr. Deutsch sug- gested that the grave situation in Ger- many may compel the' convening of a conference of spokesmen for Jewish communities throughout the world be- fore the Summer of 1934, when the World Jewish Conference is scheduled to convene. “Should that hour come upon us, we propose to take common counsel to- ther according to the laws of democ- y and justice. In a united front (Continued on Page 2, Column 5.). ever, do not regard it as an emergency measure, and the former declared em- phatically he would oppose its con- sideration at the special session. ‘Wants More Time. O'Brien also sald he wanted more time to study the provision of the bill. especially i view of the lobbying ac- tivities cf representatives of the gas| company and others. I can’t understand why so much pres- sure is being exerted to have this bill passed at the special session,” he said. “It is not an'emergency measure in any sense, and I don't believe the time of Congress should be taken up during the extra session to consider a merger of the gas companies in Washington while scores of other more impcrtant bills are pending. Every day Congress is in ses- sion is costing the taxpayers hundreds of dollars.” O'Brien and Weideman both pointed out that a merger of the companies undoubtedly would result in a ccnsoli- dation of the existing independent forces of the Washington and Georgetown companies, which would lead to a re- duction in personnel rather than an in- crease as claimed by the gas company. Points to Extensions. In addition, O'Brien declared the gas company probably would have to make certain extensions in service regardless of whether the merger bill is enacted, and these projects would provide worl for its repair and construction crews. Weidman said before he apprcves the merger bill, it would have to contain an amendment to preclude the additional stock which the measure authorizes from going into the hands of foreign interests in violation of the La Follette anti-merger act. “T don't intend to let Wall Street and the Chase National Bank come in here and evade the law through the forma- tion of a common law trust to hold the stock of the Washington utilities,” he declared. “Such a move most likely would result in higher gas rates.” Chairman Norton has not yet decided whether to call another meeting of her committee in an effort to report out the merger bill at this sessicn. AUTOMOBILE HITS TRAIN; COUPLE ESCAPE INJURY Car Demolished, but Capital Resi- dents Are Unhurt in Collision at Landover, Md. Special Dispatch to The Star. LANDOVER, Md, May 20.—Tw Washington residents escaped injury Lere tonight when the automobile in which they were riding collided with a Pennsylvania Railroad freight train. The couple, Willlam Harris Olm- stead, 1400 block of Rhode Island ave- nue, and Bessie Menegatos, first block of L street, were returning to the Capital from the Beaver Dam Country Club, and had stopped at the grade crossing here to let the train pass, ac- cording to_police. Olmstead, who was driving. started to let the car drift as the end of the train approached, and apparently lost control of his machine. which was molished when it hit the train. SEE Family of Representative Says Post Office Officials Will KS PROBE OF ROUGH TREATING OF YOUTH MOVING MAIL TRUCK} very unwilling to come in the merger. The Seventh Street Savings, although | not committed to the merger, is con- sidered in some quarters as likely to be the next to join. Seek Early Action. Officials of the new Hamilton Na- tional are anxious to get the bank under way, and have expressed the desire to clu: up the member situation this week. Edwin C. Graham, selected as presi- dent, feels that the new merger pre- sents a “ unity opportunity.” It | will be a with many small stock- holders, a so-called “people’s bank,” he said, with & business background Plans of the District National Bank, |the first to propose the reorganiza- | tion plan for merger, are well along. The original proposal, sent to stock- | holders and depositors along with sub- | scription blanks, was built on a flexi- ble base to adapt itself to the larger merger. This bank will send out, how- ever, in addition to its original pro- posals, copies of the new Hamilton National Bank prospectus and the new uniform- subscription blank. Other banks in their order of join- ing the merger, the Potomac Savings Bank, the Federal-American National | Bank & Trust Co. the Washington | Savings Bank, Northeast Savings Bank. and the Woodridge-Langdon Savings and Commercial Bank plan to circular- | ize their stockholders and depositors early this week, with the uniform pros- pectus, and subscription blank, along | with a letter explaining their own par- | ticular situation. i Mass Meeting Called. How much will be included in these | letters about the separate banks them- | selves remains to be seen, but it is believed that most of the banks plan to emphasize the merger and the set up of the new bank. The Northeast Savings Bank has called a mass meeting of its people in- terested to be held tomorrow night at Stuart Junior High School, Fourth and E streets. Speakers at the meeting to explain the situation, and the advantages of the merger over the former plan of the Northeast to open independently, include: President Graham of the Hamilton National; W. Irving Shuman of the Treasury Department; Leonard P. | Stuart, president, and George F. Hoo- ver, vice president and conservator of | the Northeast bank. | ANNUAL RECITAL HELD | More Than 100 Children of Dance i Group Take Part. More than 100 children took part last | night in the annual recital of the Lo- | retto Turner dance group at the Ward- man Park Theater. The program was divided in four | parts, with the first devoted to chil- |dren’s dances fllustrating _children’s | stories, the second a battleship scene, | with nautical dances; the third a group of foreign folk dances and the fourth |an exhibition of tap dancing. There also was an exhibition of ball room dancing of modern times. Two special features of the proj | were a Chinese garden dance, claborate Oriental settings and a toy m | thrown down an embankment and de- |shop presentation, fllustrating the old ' toy-maker story. Be Asked to Make Inquiry. Post Office officials will be asked to investigate the rough treatment re- ceived by Samuel B. Hill, jr, 17, son of Representative Samuel B. Hill, of Washington, when in moving a mail truck parked abreast of his car on Thirteenth street yesterday he was taken for a mail robber by the truck driver, members of the Representative's family said last night. Young Hill told police who rushed to the 700 block of Thirteenth street after receiving a radio alarm of “mail | robbery” that he asked the driver, Wil- liam B. Lamplugh, to move his ‘truck when he first stopped, as he wished to leave his parking place at the curb. The driver, he said, paid no attention | to his request and went into the nearby Telephone Building. a high school student, ‘Then Hill, climbed into the mall truck and started to | out, struck him on the side of the face, and pulled him to the street. A large crowd gathered about and some one phoned for police. A radio car and numerous foot policemen hurried to the scene. Police released Hill after hearing his story, but l.lm%lugh was still talking about having the boy arrested when he drove away In his truck. It was not held likely that the Representative's son will try to get an assult warrant for Lamplugh, although an investiga- tion of the incident will be asked. Lamplugh contends that the first time he noticed young Hill was when he returned from the building and saw him in the truck. He likewise an- with | move it when Lamplugh rushed ' The only clue was found at a grocery | store some blocks away. There it was| reported that three thirsty travelers had stopped at the pump to cool off. For four hours, the frantic parents| searched through the Northeast without result. Then, under police guard, the trio rolled home. They had been picked | up on Bladensburg road, through with | the carnival, and undecided as to just| what the next step would be, a trip to| Baltimore being one of the plans under | consideration. \ Star reporter yesterday attempt. ed to obtain answers in re- sponsible banking circles to| some of the pertinent questions | which have arisen in connec- tion with the merger of closed Wash- | ington banks into the new Hamiiton { National bank. | Some of the questions and answers, as complete as it is possible to ascer- tain at_present, follow: How much will depositors of the present member banks have avail- able at once when the Hamilton Na- tional opens? A. Forty per cent of the total amourt | in all accounts, assuming that each | depositor complies with the request to subscribe 10 per cent of his total de- posit in stock in the new bank. This would be paid for from the 50 per cent made available for withdrawals. The | stock subscription is not mandatory | but, it was explained, that the whole merger plan depends on the success of | the stock sale campaign. | . What_ about the remainiug 50 | per cent of deposits? | A. This depends on the amount of cash the depositor’s bank can raise on its remaining assets in what is known as “orderly and economical liquidation” by the conservator. Q. What banking houses will be re- tained, which ones abandoned in the merger? A. The six member banks of the| merger now have a total of 12 banking buildings in good positions. Headquar- ters will be the Federal-American Bank, Fourteenth and G streets. The stock | sale prospectus says on this point: | Merger Queries Answered | checking accounts, ever, truth compels the admission that Don and Tommy did not fare quite so vell, The three were sleeping the sleep of | the just at 8 o'clock last night when a photographer called. Luckily, however, there wcre pictures of Don and Jean available; there was none of their com- panion. However, Tommy won't worry about that, for he had his picture in the papers three years ago—when he swal- lowed a nickel. Explanation of Depositors’ Status, Location of the Branches and Other Matters Offered After Study. “Present plans provide for branches to be selected from the best locations of all the participating banks.” It was predicted yesterday that most of the outlying branches will be retained. Q What will happen to the officers and employes of the six merged banks? A. The answer to this is still indefi- nite. John Poole, president of the Federal-American, and Joshua Evans, | president of the District National, will occupy positions in the executive staff of the new bank which will be headed by E. C. Graham. Places of responsi- bility will be found for the heads of each of the merged banks, it was pre- dicted last night unofficially, but the final set-up remains to be worked out. It was said the new board of directors will be elected by the stockholders. It also is planned to have an advisory board for each branch, giving special consideration to the most prominent and influential depositors in their re- spective communities. Q. Will the new bank open on a 100 per cent banking basis? A. Depositors in all the member banks will find the new bank ready to| do & general banking business, including savings _accounts, Christmas savings, safe deposit depart- ment, trust department, commercial and collateral loans. Plan Dance at Berwyn. BERWYN, Md., May 20 (Special).— The Fealy Club of Holy Redeemer Church will hold a dance June 2 in the Holy Redeemer School Fathers Beat Girls DAUGHTERS LOSE IN BASE BALL GAME. fered AKING use for the first time of their new athletic field at Beauvolr, the | 15 night onon pupils of the National Cathedral School for Girls yesterday held their | bile while on Ppro annual field day while throngs of parents looked on. A hotly contested Twen dan: o base ball game between fathers, captained by Creed W. Fulton, and|at ity-second street. He was treated ce music in the club’s ball room be- daughters, led by his own daughter Katherine, resulted in a victory for nounced he would ask investigation of | the dads, 10 to 5. Walter Jchnson was umprie. He called Anne Schaff safe in | of the mt‘n by higher-ups in the de- | the home plate slide shown above, Willlam N. Wood is the catcher. departments to take care of the most essential activities. The Senate also voted to permit necessary new school and bridge construction by making available some unexpended balances of prior appropriations and by .allowing the city to spend more of its own gaso- line tax money. ~ House Attitude Stiff. Although even the Senate’s figure of $6,250,000 as the Federal contribution would be $1,525,000 less than the lump sum for the present year, reports are to the effect that in the two conferences held thus far the House members have remained adamant in declining to go +|above the House figure. With regard to the park fund issue, the Senate struck from the bill the annual $1,000,000 reimbursement from the District to the United States on account the Capper-Cramton ark development program after it had n brought out that no. further Federal advances for the program are being made and that the District is repaying the expenditures already made at a faster rate than was contemplated in the beginning. This question also has gouved a stumbling block in confer- There are other differences at issue, such as the testing laboratory for the Highway Department, which the House jeliminated and the Senate restored. Another amendment at issue relates to the District incinerator in the South- jeast section, operation of which was prohibited by the House and restored by the Senate. e LR KING'S COMMITTEE MEETS THIS WEEK Senate D. C. Group to Consider Three Preliminary Measures at Next Session. The Senate District Committee will be | called together sometime this week to | consider the alley improvement bill, the gas merger measure, and the proposal to broaden the powers of the Commis- sloners in promulgating municipal reg- ulations, Chairman King said yesterday. | - The Senator predicted an agreement would be reached on the terms of the alley measure that would clear the way for action on it by the committee. The merger bill would authorize con- solidation ‘of the Washington and Georgetown Gas Light Cos., including authority to issue additional stock for extensions and betterments. . ESPERANTO ASSOCIATION WILL MEET THURSDAY Hamilton, Dr. Mauro Baradi and Member of Geneva Committee to Speak. ‘The Washington Chapter of the Es- peranto Association will meet Thursday at 8 pm., at the Powell Junior High School Auditorium, Hiatt place and Lamont street. Representative Finlay Hamilton of Kentucky, who learned and used the international language in the Philip- pines, ‘will discuss “The Need for & World Auxiliary Language.” Other speakers scheduled are: Dr. Mauro Baradi, acting Commissioner from the Philippines, whose subject will be he Tragedy of Misunderstand- ing”; Edwin C. Reed, member, Lan- guage Committee of the Universal Es- peranto Association, Geneva, who will consider “Esperanto Experiences,” and Conway Brawner, jr. president, Alex- andria High School Latin Club, who will talk on “The Language All Can F. Gaines, president of the fl t?nobr:mmmn, will pre- There wi & musical program. The public is invited. HURT BY AUTOMOBILE Representative George Longthore, 45, colored, of the 400 block of Twenty-second street suf- leg and head injuries struck by an automo- Virginia avenue near William 3. Bray, 29, of the 1100 block ortheast Eighth street n¢ t was driver of .nlmh ‘him, police This Week. ‘The Senate may take up before the iend of this week ths independent of- fices appropriation bill, carrying ap- proximately $543,000,000 for the various independent establishments of the Gov- ernment, the greater part of which is for the Veterans' Administration. The bill also contains & fumber of general ‘provisions relating to Govern- ment personnel. One of these sections | as passed by the House would have ex- posed large groups of Federal workers from a number of States and the Dis- trict of Columbia to the danger of dis- missal by providing that, in reducing forces, departments would have to con- sider State quotas under the appor- tionment law. The Senate Appropria- tions Committee modified this by re- quiring _the departments to consider both efficiency and apportionment. Some members of the Senate favor eliminating the apportionment rule for dismissals, as was recommended by the Senate subcommittee that drafted the bill, but whether any effort will be made in that direction in the Senate is mot definitely known. | Another section provides for the pay- iment of retirement annuities to Gov- | ernment employes who are separated from the service after 30 years, even though they have not reached the reg- ular retirement age-limit. As it came from the House, this section applied to those “involuntarily” separa from the service. The Senate Committee amended the section to allow optional 30-year retirement, which Federal workers have been advocating for many years. The Senate Committee added :’n‘:fl 'y'ords, “voluntarily or involun- Employes retired under this section would continue to pay into the retire- i ment fund 31, per cent deduction until the regular retirement age is reached. JEWISH CENTER PLANS EXHIBITION FOR TODAY Dancing Recital and One-Act Play Among Many Features to Be Presented. > This afternoon, beginning at 2:30 | o'clock, the Jewish' Community Center will present the annual exhibition of the last season’s activities in the children's and club departments. A dancing recital by the children, from 3 to 10 years old, will be featured in the program. in which the elocution department will offer a one-act play g})r};fleyed by children from 5 to 8 years A novice wrestling tournament in the gymnasiune starting at 4:30 o'clock, will be conducted by the boys’ clubs, events being oven to boys in all classes. The girls’ clubs will be addressed by Dr. Esther Nathanson, Capital physician, Wwho is presenting the second of a series of lectures for girls. On Tuesday evening the Service Council, formed to foster the spirit of hospitality and advise the community ditional information that the data to be collected would be used in connection with the next appropriation bill. The letter also mmf that, in addition to the District government, the study would include “such other governmental agencies as are maintained by appro- priations carried in the District appro- priation acts.” In this connection, the resolution mentioned the Qffice of Public Buildings and Parks and the Park and Commission among the agencies that ‘would be requested to furnish data. Text of Communication. After informing the Commissioners of the creation of the subcommittee, which consists of Senators King, Cap- per of Kansas, and McCarran of Nevada, the letter sent to the District Building yesterday read in part as follows: “The committee have selected as agents, Daniel J. Donovan, the District auditor, and Willilam A. Roberts, spe- cial assistant corporation council, and directed them to secure the informa- tion “and data referred to. The sub- cDml.lu, dir;‘:"!brczln(m md‘c‘e‘{l in e . in Te- gard to the aforesaid matter. The bu- reau of the budget, in order to dis- charge its functions in connection with the District of Columbia, is required to examine into the administration of the District and to acquaint itself with the agencies, departments, etc., of the District of Columbia. The director of the budget has signified to the com- mittee that he will be glad to co-oper- ate with the committee in its efforts to obtain the data and information above referred to, and will, for that purpose, assign one of his assistants to co-operate with the agents of the committee. “The committee is desirous of obtain- ing all pertinent and relevant informa- tion and data concerning the District of Columbia and its agencies, depart. ments, etc., in order that it may be able to0 make such recommendations to the full committee as it may deem proper. Assistance Is Asked. “It is desired that the performance of the task assigned to the subcommit- tee be carried forward with expedition, as it is desirable to have the informa- tion and data in order to aid in the preparation of the next general appro- priation bill. “Accordingly, the subcommittee re- spectfully request you and your asso- ciates to advise Mr. Donovan and Mr. Roberts of thelr appointment as such agents, and to give them such aid and assistance as may be required in the performance of the duties assigned to them, and also that the various officials and employes of the District of Colum- bia be instructed to facilitate their work and to aid them in obtaining the data and information which they have been appointed to secure.” U. S. REALTY LEADER SCORES TAX BURDEN William C. Miller, in Radio Ap- peal, Urges Reduction of “Over- heavy, Unfair Levies.” A call for reduction in “overheavy, of the center’s program, will hold its second “variety night,” with a vaudeville show. At this offering, Brook Johns, musical comedy star, will be seen, as will Marion Wolberg, Jean Kressin, Jeanette Bittner and the juvenile performer, ‘Wilton Mendelson. ~The Dramatic So- clety will present a one-act play from the Broadway success, “Four Walls.” —— WILL ROGERS IS GUEST AT PRESS CLUB AFFAIR Silver Jubilee Year House Warm- ing and Dgnce Marks 25th Year of Organization. With Will Rogers as an_honor guest, the National Press Club held a silver fl'&"" year housewarming and dance night, attended by about 600 mem- bers and guests. The entertainment opened at 6 o'clock with selections by a German band and a showing of motion pictures relating to the history of the club. Leon Brusiloffi’s Orchestra vided iween 11 and 1 o'clock. The housewarming was one of a series g‘m m"iln:lmufl;‘yurn of the Wifllm AT SRS unfair tax” on real estate was sounded last night by William C. Miller, presi- dent of the National Association of Rea] Estate Boards, in a radio address over a Nation-wide hook-up of the Na- tional Broadcasting Co. Mr. Miller, who is a member of the local realtor firm of W. C. & A Miller, described real estate’s tax bur- den as “a hobble which it ought not to_have.” ‘The tax muddle, he said, is at presen$ greatly delaying the very necessary work of mortgage adjustment. “Real estate,” he said, “once almost our total taxable wealth, makes up now less than half our capital assets. Measured in income, and excluding agricultural income, real te now accounts for only one-tenth of our national total. “The new kind of wealth takes form of stocks, bonds, franchise leges and the like. We call tangible wealth. Yet with all t changes we have had little change our tax laws. Real estate paying more than half the enti Federal, State since 9 am. yesterday. He & light sweater, is 4 feet 5 and weighs 68 pounds, ) 3