Evening Star Newspaper, November 30, 1936, Page 1

‘WEATHER. (0. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.) Fair and colder, lowest tonight about 18 degrees; tomorrow, increasing cloudiness - with slowly rising temperature, probably followed by snow. Temperatures—High- est, 46, at 2 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 26, at 5:30 a.m. today. Full report on page A-8. The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News and Wirephoto Services. Closing New York Markets, Page 18 84th YEAR. No. " ROOSEVELT HALED AT BUENOS AIRES UPON ARRIVAL FOR - PEACE CONFERENCE Acclaimed by Hundreds of Thousands in Capital of Argentina—Flags Cover Ships, Vehicles, Buildings. PRESIDENT A. P. JUSTO GREETS HIM AT QUAY American Executive Rides Along Fifty - Block Route Between Crowds Lining Streets—Parley to Prevent War Will Open To- morrow Night—Hull Present. BACKGROUND— Breakdown of efforts to establish world peace machinery through League of Nations and the Pact of Paris has brought movement for regional peace arrangements. Small nations of Western Hemisphere have lost faith in League, seeing aggressions “against other small powers of world go unpunished. Inter - American co-operation proved successful in seven Pan- American conferences held first in 1889. President Roosevelt last Jan- uary advanced proposal for mew congress of American nations to consolidate peace in this hemis- phere and insulate New World against war in Old World. Sub- sequently Argentine government is- sued invitations for conference opening December 1. Both Presi- dent Roosevelt and Secretary of State Hull attending. By the Associated Press. BUENOS AIRES, November 30.— President Roosevelt, acclaimed by hundreds of thousands, reached here early this afternoon for the opening tomorrow night of the 21-nation peace conference which grew out of his in- itiative, The cruiser Indianapolis, which carried the President on his 12-day trip from Charleston, S. C., docked ®mid the cheers of a huge throng on £hore and the shrieks of whistles on hundreds of vessels in Buenos Aires Harbor. The Indianapolis reached the flower- bedecked dock at 1:3¢ pm. (11:34 a.m., Eastern standard time). James Roosevelt, the President’s son, was the first ashore. He shook hands with Argentine President Augustin P. Justo and others in the reception group. Greeted by President Justo. President Roosevelt disembarked at 1:58 pm. He was greeted at the pier by President Justo, United States Sec- retary of State Cordell Hull, Argentine Foreign Minister Carlos Saavedra Lamas, Cardinal Santiago Copello and pther notables. Before Mr. Roosevelt left the In- dianapolis, the cruiser's band played the Argentine anthem and then “The Star Spangled Banner,” in which the Argentine Navy Band ashore Joined. ‘The visiting United States President @escended the gangplank holding the erm of James Roosevelt, who had re- boarded the vessel. President Roosevelt got into a car et the foot of the gangplank after greeting President Justo, to whom he was introduced by United States Am- bassador Alexander W. Weddell. Then the two executives drove off together along the 50-block route to the United States Embassy, Mr. Roosevelt's residence during his stay. President Roosevelt is to make the opening address when the inter- American peace parley, proposed by him last Winter, gets under way at 6 p-m. tomorrow, Eight Warships in Escort. Eight Argentine warships and a river flotilla escorted the Indianapolis up the Rio Plata to the quay, while Argentine planes circled and dipped overhead. Near the dock—along which a red earpet an eighth of a mile long had been laid—were the 6-foot-tall horse grenadiers of Argentina’s liberator, Gen. Jose de San Martin, in blue mniforms with white epaulettes. The route of the 1l-car motorcade to the Embassy was lined with enthu- siastic Argentinians, who scurried to their places when the Indianapolis was sighted, ahead of schedule, coming up the muddy Rio Plata. Mounted and fool policemen re- " (See ROOSEVELT, Page A-5) ESTRANGED COUPLE FOUND DEAD IN CAR Discovery Ends Seven-Week Po- lice Search—Case Called Mur- der and Suicide. BY the Assoclated Press. ‘TOWSON, Md., November 30.—Two bodies—police said it was murder and suicide—found in a car parked on 8 little-used road near here ended a shot in the left breast and that Leight had a bullet hole in his temple. His 33,816. Entered as second class fnatter post ofice, Washington, D. O. The Dog Betrays Hold-Up Suspects, Pair Held for District Police Youths Believed to Be Kurz and Berger Cap- tured in Carolina. Betrayed by a pet dog, two youths answering the description of a pair under indictment here for robbery, and wanted for questioning in the ab- duction of a Fort Myer-sentry and the hold-ups of three couples in parked cars, were being held today at Wins- ton-Salem, N. C. The prisoners are believed by police to be Joseph Kurz, 19, and Paul Berger, 18, who, with William N. Beck, 21, were indicted last Wednesday in the $352 hold-up of a market two weeks ago. Beck was taken into custody here Saturday. The two youths being held at Winston-Salem were arrested yester- day at Kernnersville, N. C., Detective Chief Bernard W. Thompson said he was informed in a telegram from F. D. Marshall, police chief of the North Carolina town. Although he did not have all the details of the arrest, Thompson said the telegram gave the impression that the attention of police was attracted by a dog, which was described in a ¥ JOSEPH KURZ. lookout widely circulated in an at- tempt to bring about the arrest of the hunted youths. The dog, a Scotch terrier, was riding on the front seat with the youths (See HOLD-UP, Page A-3.) PORTSMOUTH HIT BY $200,000 BLAZE Entire Business Block Is Threatened—Outside Firemen Called. By the Assoclated Press. PORTSMOUTH, Va., November 30. —Firemen succeeded early today in bringing under control & blaze which swept three stores, a three-story bus terminad, a photographic shop and a restaurant in the heart of the business district, causing damage estimated at approximately $200,000. The fire, discovered at about 1:30 o'clock this morning, gutted the Penin- sula Bus Terminal at the corner of Crawford and High streets and de- molished the Admiral Cafe in the rear of the bus terminal on Crawford street as well as the store occupied by the Dixie Auto Supply Co. at 208. High street. Entire Block Threatened. The two upper floors of the Morris Music Shop on High street were badly damaged by fire and the ground floor was water damaged. A loan office, at | 202 High street, situated between the bus terminal and the Morris Music Shop, escaped fire damage, but was badly damaged by water. A barber shop adjoining the Admiral Cafe was slightly damaged by water. Whipped by a stiff wind, the blaze city's principal thoroughfare and was brought under control only by the combined efforts of fire departments of Portsmouth, Norfolk, Cradock and the navy yard. The Kresge 5 and 10 cent store ad- Joining the Dixie Auto Supply Co. was | saved from fire damage. John A. Morris, head of the Morris Music Shop, said his store appeared to be a total loss and placed the damage at between $40,000 and $50,000. Cafe Front Blows Out. ‘The blaze started in the rear of the Admiral Cafe, according to firemen. When firemen, armed with axes, at- tempted to break the glass of the cafe the entire front of the restaurant blew open from the force of smoke and gas. There were no casualties, however. Officials of the Peninsula Bus Co. said that arrangements would be made to provide a temporary terminal on High street for their patrons. Business Boom Here Reflected in Bank Clearings Reflecting & boom in business conditions in the Capital, an in- crease in bank clearings in the first 11 months of 1936 of $170,- 304,580.59 over the like period in 1935 was reported this noon by the Washington Clearing House Association, a total of $1,018,- 382,559.46, as compared with $848,077,978.87 a year ago. Bank clearings in Washington in November alone reached $91,- 263,703.63, against $83,062,126.19 in November, 1935, & gain of $8,201,577.44. (Details in Financial Section.) FRENCH PACT HOPE SETBACKBY EDEN Debrecates Any Attempt to Divide World Into Two Armed Camps, BACKGROUND— Great Btitain and France, linked in an “Entente Cordiale” before World War, went different ways after occupation of Ruhr by France in 1923, but have drawn closer together since advent of Hitler to power and deepening of the lines between Fascist and dem- ocratic states in Europe. England has always stood be- hind Belgium as guarantor of its independence, and continues to find her interest in pafeguarding Belgian independence. Belgium and France have had @ military alliance since shortly after war and Belgium's abandonment of status ©of meutrality hitherto enjoyed. Anglo-Belgo-French military al- liance would range Western Europe, the Little Entente, Poland, and Russia against Germany, Italy, Austria, Hungary and Japan, By the Associated Press. LONDON, November 30.—Foreign Minister Anthony Eden dampened French hopes of & tri-power military accord between Great Britain, France and Belgium today. “His majesty's government,” the | youthful foreign minister told the threatened the entire block of the House of Commons, “has explicitly de- precated any tendency to divide the world into conflicting camps. “Our policy continues to be to pro- mote friendly relations between all nations.” Laborite members of Parliament en- Joyed a field day heckling Eden about the Spanish situation. The foreign minister parried ques- tion after question until Miss Ellen Wilkinson hurled her almost daily barh, asking: “Does he not think the time has ar- rived when it would be desirable to evacuate all Spaniards and leave the other countries to fight it out?” Laughter rocked the benches, but Eden only stared. Answering a question as to whether he was aware of any kind of a military treaty between Germany and Japan, Eden declared the government was convinced there was no such.secret treaty. DEMOCRATIC BLOC IS AIM. Delbos Ready to Repeat His Pledge to Britain, PARIS, November 30 (#).—France strove today to forge a militant bloc of “democratic nations” to offset the (See PACT, Page A-2.) SIMMS TO MEET LoUIS Cleveland Heavyweight Matched With “Brown Bomber.” CLEVELAND, November 30 (#)— Eddie Simms, Cleveland heavyweight, was signed today to meet Joe Louis in the main bout of the Cleveland News Christmas fund boxing show, December 14. Johnny Risko, originally scheduled to meet Louis, was forced to withdraw when he received a fractured rib in training last week. Police Will Help Santa Bring Cheer to Needy Children Here Join Forces With Star and Theaters to Pre- vent Yule Heartbreak. Call a policeman! There’s a real emergency in your neighborhood. 1It's the danger some child will be forgotten on Christmas, & danger just as appalling, though less drastic, than a fire or & burglary. A heart-breaking can cause more an- guish than a housebreaking. A call to police will prevent the robbery of a child’s happiness. For the next month the blue uni- form of a policeman will be the sym- bol of help to the hapless as well as the helpless, for the Metropolitan Department, through its six- teenth annual Christmas party, oldest charity of its kind in Washington, will attempt to stamp out misery as effectively as it attempts to stamp out THE SIXTH ANNUAL STAR-WARNER BROS.- N. 8. C. TOY MATINEES and THE SIXTEENTH ANNUAL METROPOLITAN POLICE ‘ PARTY in co-operation with THE. PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION have joined forces to provide food. new toys and new clothing needy children and poor families this Christmas, New toys and new clothing will Ye received at all Warner Bros' -theaters and will be taken as the price of admission at 11 theaters om Saturday -morning, December 19. Non-perishable food or any other gifts will be received at any police precinct in Washingion: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PHONE NATIONAL 5000 Brenches 260, 293 end 418 . Foeni WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION REBEL AIR RAIDERS CONFINE ASSAULT 10 MADRID EDGES Military Circles Puzzled by Failure to Bomb Heart of City. LOYALISTS SEE TURN IN TIDE OF WARFARE Consider Changing Defense Into Attack as Wavering of Fas- cists Is Seen. BACKGROUND— Rebelling against popularly elected Leftist government in July, Spanish Fascists have battled way to outskirts of Madrid where ad- vance has been checked by de- termined Loyalist defense of cap~ ital, Regime of insurgent Gen. Frane cisco Franco recognized by Ger- many and Italy before he has overcome legal government. So- cialist government last week sent protest to League of Nations ask- ing consideration under Article II of Covenant. By the Associated Pri MADRID, November 30.—Insurgent planes raided the capital twice today, bombing government lines in the uni- versity section and along the Manea- nares River. The Fascist birdmen then wheeled back to their bases without attempt- ing to bomb the center of the city. The failure to take advantage of “perfect bombing weather” to attack the heart of the city itself puzzled mil- itary circles. The government pointed to the maneuver as the latest indica- tion that the back of the insurgent at- tack on Madrid had been broken. Socialists jeered the insurgent com- mander, Prancisco Pranco, saying: “A general who hesitates is lost.” ‘The first insurgent air raid, shortly after midnight, loosed high explosive bombe sround the Paseo de Rosales. Loyalist Planes Eluded. Returning in midmorning, the bombers eluded a squadron of gov- ernment pursuit planes guarding the capital and dropped 10 projectiles mainly along the University and Casa de Campo entrenchments. Informed military circles aitributed the failure to bomb the city proper to lack of gasoline and the fear of Franco's “mercenary pilots” to risk battle with the government’s “now determined aviators.” A general feeling of optimism was felt throughout the capital. Informed circles said that the government was considering turning the defense into an attack and ending the city’s agony of siege. 8light advances of the international brigade in the University area in the northwestern part of the city and of the militia in the Casa de Campo, coupled with Pranco's failure to carry out his alleged threat to bomb the center of Madrid, bolstered the de- fenders’ spirits. Demoralization Seen. Bigns of demoralization spreading through the Fascist ranks, officials said, were evident from the aspect of | prisoners recently captured. Gen. Franco, government sources said, even was running the risk of T (Bee SPAIN, Page A-4) 6,353,827 Attendance. DALLAS, Tex., November 30 (#).— The last of 6,353,827 visitors witnessed in a drizzling rain early today the closing of the Texas Centennial Ex- Pposition. Summary of Page. Amusements D-8 Pinance ..._A-18 Lost & Found A-3 | Sports Obituary _...A-12 NATIONAL. Garner due here this week to confer on tax problems. Page A-1 Strikebound ships with food for Alaska released. Page A-1 $200,000 fire sweeps business section of Portsmouth. Page A-1 ‘Youths wanted in hold-ups reported held in North Carolina. Page A-1 Mrs. Norton plans to aid with D. C. appropriations. Page A-1 “8it down” strike conferences resumed. at Detroit. Page A Speaker Bankhead predicts long, su cessful Congress session. Page A-3 U. 8. gets 2 billion, States billion in overlap taxes. Page A-16 FOREIGN. Eden dampens French hopes for mili- tary pact of 3 powers. Page A-1 Roosevelt hailed by hundreds of thou- sands at Buenos Aires. Page A-1 France to reveal military pact with Japanese institute purging country of Communist elements. ~ Page A-3 WASHINGTON AND VICINITY. First snow of season predicted for D. C. tomorrow night. Page A-1 Police will help Santa with toys for needy. Page A-1 Yule buying seen 15 per cent greater than in 1935. Page A-l1 Bulk of $291,000 De Knight estate to .| Two men burned to death in Arlington Page THE IDEA | THE EEp THE STo piy HANT g TAIL, ! o Star WASHINGTON, 'D. C, - MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1936—FIFTY-TWO PAGES. FHP ATURDAY'S Smuu.'-.( .mlu."" SUNDAY'S Circulation, 148,158 returns not yet received.) UP) Means Associated OLD GAME IN NEW FORM AS PLAYED BY SOME REPUBLICANS. GARNER EXPECTED T0 DISCUSS TAXES Vice President to Return Five Weeks Ahead of Congress Opening. By the Associated Press. Expecting Vice President Garner to reach Washington early this week, Congressmen in both Houses specu- lated today on the political significance of his unexpectedly early return, He will arrive nearly five weeks ahead of the opening of Congress Jan- uary 5, although in past years he has preferred to remain at his Uvalde, Tex., home until a few days before the ses- sion. An acknowledged authority on tax problems, Garner is expected to confer with Chairman Harrison, Democrat, of Mississippi, of the Senate Finance Committee on proposed revisions of the Nation's revenue system. Harrison has promised minor changes in the levy on undistributed corporation surpluses whenever expe- rience exposes “inequities in the law.” In addition, he has been working close- ly with experts of the Joint Congres- sional Committee on Internal Revenue, studying methods of simplifying the entire tax structure. Senate attaches said Garner’s advice would be “highly respected,” since he was & member of the House Ways and Means Committee for nearly two decades. ‘They predicted, however, that he would find few pressing political ques- tions awaiting him, since many admin- istration leaders, including President Roosevelt, are out of the city. Friends suggested he might leave Washington after a few days for & hunting trip in the Carolinas. New Winnipeg Mayor. WINNIPEG, November 30 (#).—Dr. F. E. Warriner, Independent, yesterday ‘was elected mayor of Winnipeg with a majority of 1,749 over Mayor John Queen, Independent Labor party nomi- nee, on the fourth count. County fire. B-1 King's affairs own, says Canadian woman M. P. Page B-1 Features of new Police Court Building are outlined. B-1 | National traffic fatalities increase; de- crease in D. C. Page B-1 District National Guardsman awarded medal for fire heroism. Page B-1 Disposition of Pidelity affairs delayed by 3,600 members. Page B-1 Andrei Popovici, Rumanian diplomat, recalled to native land. Page B-1 SPORTS. L. 8. U. and Alabama being weighed for Rose Bowl bid. Page D-1 Pitt, Yale players lead in picks for all-East team. Page D-1 Revision due in forward pass inter- ference rule. Page D-1 Ryder Golf Cup rules ban five foreign- born pros. Page D-2 U. 8. Davis Cup tennis hopes rise with Perry out. Page D-2 ‘Washington pros eliminated for Dixie League title race. Page D-2 Navy has strong replacements for grid- ders to be lost. Page D-2 Program of “brawls” to be presented at Arena tonight. Page D-3 EDITORIAL AND COMMENT. This and That. Page A-10 Answers to Questions. Page A-10 Page A-10 Page A-10 Page A-11 Page A-11 Page A-11 Page A-11 Page A-11 Page A-17 Page A-18 Page A-18 Page A-19 Page A-19 Page A-19 Page A-16 Page A-12 Page B-3 Page B-13 B-7 Colder Tonight; Snow Expected Late Tomorrow 18 Degrees, Season Record So Far, Is Likely. Washington probably will have its first snowfall of the season tomorrow night, the Weather Bureau predicted today. The forecaster said tomorrow will be increasingly cloudy, with slowly rising temperatures, “probably fol- lowed by snow.” The mercury is not expected to rise above the freezing point, ‘The first snowfall last year did not come until December 20, although & | trace was noted November 17. ‘The coldest night of the season in this vicinity is expected tonight. The thermometer may register a mark as low as 18 degrees above zero, the fore- caster asserted. The lowest temperature so far this PFall was 19, recorded November 19. If it becomes cloudier tonight than is expected, the mercury may fall even lower than 18, it was said. ‘The highest mark yesterday was 46 degrees, reached at 2 pm. By 5:30 am. today the temperature had dropped to 26. CRISIS IMMINENT Cabinet Promised That if It Quits Other Parties Will Refuse Helm. BY WILLIAM H. STONEMAN. By Cable to The Star and Chicago Daily News. LONDON, November 30.—All other issues confronting the British govern- ment at home and abroad are mo- mentarily thrown into the background by the crisis—no longer secret—which confronts the cabinet, the King and the empire as a result of the Simpson affair. ‘The absolute determination of King Edward to marry his American friend, Mrs. Wallis Simpson of Baltimore, in defiance of the government, his own family and all tradition, is now an accepted fact, after a period during which he was inclined to “listen to reason” and supposedly agreed to con- tent himself with maintaining the re- lationship on its present basis. ‘The King apparently is willing to carry his case to the people, if neces- sary, in order to overcome the gov< ernment’s opposition to the e, obviously in the conviction that his popularity with the masses is great enough to give him his way. Pressure Being Applied. The cabinet, which in this case ap- pears to have the support of all po- litical parties in the House of Commons with the exception of the extreme left wing of the Labor party, is determined first, to persuade the King to aban- don ‘his plans for marriage and—if the King proves adamant—to make it im- possible for him to marry Mrs. Simp- son legally. At the moment the period of calm persuasion is about at an end and pressure is in process of being applied. ‘The gravity of this situation, created by one lone American woman, may well force a cabinet crisis and create a sit- uation in which the King will find himself confropted by a solid body of (See SIMPSON, Page A-2) SHPS WITH FOD TOSHLTOALASKA Vessels Released as Mari- time Peace Efforts Make Little Headway. By the Assoclated Press. SAN FRANCISCO, November 30.— Federal mediators persisted in mari- | time strike peace efforts today de- spite another setback which left the month-long blockade of Pacific ports unbroken except for release of Alaska food ships. Edward F. McGrady, Assistant Sec- retary of Labor, said he hoped to| bring the coastwise operators of 70 freight vessels back for discussions which ended abruptly Saturday when | they demanded that deck officers re- turn to ships under pre-strike con- ditions. The coastwise ownmers previously had reached virtual agreements with sll unions except the Masters, Mates and Pilots. Appeals to Secretary Perkins. ‘The New York Board of Trade ap- pealed to Secretary of Labor Frances | Perkins to take steps to end what it termed a national emergency. The off-shoot strikes of rank-and- file seamen on Eastern and Gulf Coasts and a boycott against Ameri- can ships by French and Mexican dock workers neared a new crisis in New York. Officials of the Interna- tional Longshoremen's Association there, who have disapproved the in- boycott of the French Liner Cham- plain when it arrives Wednesday. Striking seamen, in turn, threatened to handle cargo of the ship if long- shoremen retaliation develeped against | the French dock workers’ boycott. Steamer to Sail. The Alaska relief program went forward with announcement the steamer Arctic, chartered by the Fed- eral Government from the Alaska packers corporation, will sail from Oakland tomorrow. It will stop at Seattle to load food supplies under direction of Col. O. F. Ohlson, manager aof the government- owned Alaska railroad. Col. Ohlson, who signed contracts with unions here for working the vessel, left for Seattle yesterday to arrange for additional ships as needed. The Coast Guard took over the prob- lem of getting emergency supplies to Hawaii. The new 2216-ton cutter William J. Duane probably will sail from San Francisco Thursday with food. | ISLAND TRADE AT STANDSTILL B the Associated Press. HONGKONG, November 30.— American trade with this British island off the coast of China was at & standstill today because of the United States maritime strike. The last United States freighter in port, the Unicoi, sailed for New York yesterday after shipping men said they did not expect another ship in until the strike was settled. The local market for American goods of a wide variety was completely inactive because importers could not obtain merchandise. American im- ports in Hongkong normally total more than 500,000 Hongkong dollars ($152,500) a week. Pacific Coast foodstuff exporters who built up the profitable trade here were among those hit hardest by the strike. o S Quake Near Los Angeles. LOS ANGELES, Calif, November 30 (#).—A slight earthquake, rattling windows but doing no damage, was reported in the vicinity of Bell, be- tween this city and Long Beach, late last night. 15 Per Cent More Yule Buying Over Last Year Seen by Roper B the Associated Press. Secretary Roper said today that re- ports to the Commerce Department from all sections “clearly show that people are buying this Christmas more expensive types of gifts than for any season since 1929.” At the same time, Roper made the first comment from an administration source on recent heavy dividend dec- larations. Hlllld"munmmtz through bonuses and extra dividends is & most stimulating factor” in the Christmas store sales this season “will be at least 15 per cent greater than in 1935 and will closely approach the volume at- tained in the 1929 season.” “Our reports give evidence of the fact that people throughout the coun- try are in & much more prosperous condition now than has been the case for the last seven years,” h;‘ennunuad. | surgent seamen’s strike, threatened a | IN SIMPSON CASE P TWO CENTS. CHAIRMAN NORTON 10 ACT T0 FORCE .. SHARE BOOST District Unit Member’s Ad- vice on Appropriations Bill to Be Urged. FISCAL RELATIONS BODY WILL RECEIVE APPEAL Program to Assure Payment in Excess of Present $5,000,000 to Be Advocated. BY JAMES E. CHINN, Staff Correspondent of The Star. JERSEY CITY, N. J., November 30. —Chairman Norton of the House Dis- trict Committee disclosed today she had decided on two plans in an effort to force the House at the forthcoming session of Congress to provide ade- quate appropriations for the Nation's Capital. Pirst, Mrs. Norton proposes to urge Speaker Bankhead to permit a memse ber of her committee to serve as an ex-officio member of the Subcommite tee on Appropriations when it frames the 1938 District appropriation bili. Second, she will appeal to Presie dent Roosevelt's Special Fiscal Rela= tions Investigating Committee to work out a formula for solving the trouble« some problem that will assure the District of a Federal payment in exe cess of the present $5,000,000—an amount she considers grossly unfaif and inequitable. Appropriation Bill's Fate. Mrs. Norton is particularly cone cerned about the fate of the 1938 ap- propriation bill, especially in view of the fact that it will be framed by a subcommittee made up almost en- tirely of new members, who are une | familiar with the needs of the Dise trict and its problems. She feels that a member of her committee, merely sitting with the subcommittee when it begins hearings on the bill, will be ~ in a position to offer valuable advice, Because of her intense interest in the District'’s fiscal problems, Mrs. Norton indicated she would be willing to sit with the Appropriations Sube committee. “I am going to do everything withe |in my power to see that the District gets a square deal at the coming ses- sion of Congress,” she declared. “I am sure my committee will be fair to the District, but the matter of ade quate appropriations is of vital ime portance. That is something over which my committee has no control and in view of the fact that the sub= committee which will write the 1938 supply bill will be virtually new, I believe a member of my committes should be allowed to serve on it in an advisory capacity.” New Committee Members. ‘Two new Democratic members must be assigned to the Appropriations Subcommittee to fill vacancies caused by the death of Representative Jacobe son of Iowa and the defeat of Repe resentative Blanton of Texas. Mrs. Norton had been urged to take one |of these vacancies, but she declined | with a feeling that she would be of more value to the District as chairman of the Legislative Committee than serving on the Appropriations Sube committee. To take an appointment on the Appropriations Committee, Mrs. Norton would be forced to re [sign as chairman of the Legislative | Committee. | “The only veterans left on the Ap- propriations Subcommittee are Rep- resentatives Johnson, Democrat, of West Virginia and Ditter, Republican, of Pennsylvania. Johnson, by seniore ity, is in line for appointment as chairman of the subcommittee, but he is undecided whether he wants the position. Mrs. Norton said she wanted ine creased appropriations particularly for the hospitals, public schools and Police Department, and appeared somewhat amazed to learn that the primary 1938 estimates now under considera- tion by the Budget Bureau do not provide any increases for these as well as other District agencies. Payment Called Inadequate. “This is one reason the Federal payment toward District expenses should be increased,” Mrs. Norton declared. “The present $5,000,000 does not represent a fair share of the obligation of the United States to- ward its capital city. If the amount is increased to an equitable and just figure, I am confident it will be pos- sible to provide some of the urgently needed improvements.” Mrs. Norton said she would sug- gest to the President’s Piscal Rela~ tions Committee that in the formula it works out for determining the amount of the Federal payment, that the major element constitute the tax the United States does not have to pay on its ever increasing holdings in the District. She pointed out that latest valuation placed on Federal " (See NORTON, Page A-3) CAT CAGES FIGHT IS TO BE APPEALED Miss Hantzmon's Group, in Con- troversy, Preparing to Stage Show This Week. The fight to regain possession of some 212 missing cat cages will be carried to the United States Court of Appeals, Miss Mary Hantzmon, who identified herself as president of the Columbian Cat Fanciers, Inc., said today. Miss Hantzmon'’s group has been ine volved in litigation with a rival face tion headed by Ira Chase Koehne, who claims to be the real president of the organization. ‘The suit to acquire possession of the cages and determine the respective claims of the two groups was dis- missed recently by Chief Justice Alfred