Evening Star Newspaper, May 20, 1937, Page 1

WEATHER. (U. 8. Weather Bureau Forscast.) Fair and continued cool, with lowest temperature about 45 degrees tonight; to- morrow fair and slightly warmer; gentle winds. Temperatures—Highest, 70, at 3:15 p.m. yesterday; lowest, 47, at 5 a.m. today. Closing N.Y. Markets—Sales—Page 18 85th YEAR. No. REPRESENTATIONS FOLLOW PRELATE'S ATTACK ON HITLER Mundelein’s Branding. of Fuehrer as ‘Paperhanger’ Leads to Move. NAZI PRESS CALLS NAMES ‘UNSPEAKABLE’ Informal Objections Made Here. | Leaders of Other Sects Back Cardinal. BACKGROUND— George Cardinal Mundelein of the Chicago diocese of the Catholic Church yesterday in an archdioce- san speech attacked German trials of priests on immorality charges as “worse than World War atrocity stories.” He referred to the propa- ganda as coming from “crooked” Dr. Goebbels. B> the Associated Press. The German Embassy has made in- formal representations to the State Department over criticisms voiced by Cardinal Mundelein at Chicago yes- terday against Chancellor Hitler and Germany's Nazi regime. This was learned today coincident with a statement by Embassy officials that Ambassador Hans H. Dieckhoff had not thus far received instructions from his government to make a formal protest. Mundelein's anti-Nazi remarks, in which he referred to Hitler as “an Austrian paperhanger and a poor one at that,” was called to the attention yesterday of James Clement Dunn, chief of the State Department's West- ern European Division, by Dr. Hans ‘Thomsen, counselor of the German Embassy. | Subsequently, Dieckhoff, after a brief courtesy call on Assistant Secre- tary of State Carr, told newsmen the | representation by the Embass | own initiative seemed to close the in- | cident as far as his government was concerned. He indicated he expected no formal protest to be made. “When we received a report of Car- dinal Mundelein’s remarks from our Consul General in Chicago,” Dieckhoff said, “we called it to the attention of the State Department in the usual | friendly way. Of course, we could not | ignore the statement of a man of his position criticizing the head of the German state.” ‘Thomsen showed Dunn press ac- eounts of the cardinal’s archdiocesan speech of last Tuesday while he was in the department on other routine business. He was said to have de- plored Mundelein's speech as calcu- lated to put a further strain on! American-German relations. Protest Reported Made. Dunn received Thomsen's observa- tions without comment, it being pointed out that representations of such a character call for no official reply. High officials of the Catholic Church in Germany declined to dis- cuss the situation for publication. In reliable quarters, it was understood, | they felt such discussion might lead | to further Nazi pressure on the| church. | The church officials even have gone ! &0 far as to request that foreign cor- respondents refrain from calling at | diocesan headquarters lest the Gestapo (secret state police) misinterpret such | visits. “Energetic” Protest. BERLIN, May 20 (#).—"Energetic” representations to the United States Government by Dr. Hans H. Dieck- hoff, the German Ambassador to ‘Weshington, were disclosed today as Nazi Germany's newest reaction to an anti-Hitler speech by George, Cardi- nal Mundelein of Chicago. An official communique issued by the German News Agency, D. N. B, said: “The German Embassy at Wash- ington made energetic representations in the State Department on account of the silly and tactless insults to the Fuehrer and Reichsfuehrer by Chi- cago Cardinal Mundelein.” The controlled German press ban- ner-lined the action as “energetic German protest in U. S. A" These were in turn followed by Berlin representations by the United States Ambassador against Nazi press attacks on American citizens and in- stitutions, - Cardinal Mundelein on Tuesday said in a diocesan speech at Chicago that the German trials of priests and lay brothers on immorality charges con- stituted propaganda worse than the atrocity tales of the World War. He termed Propaganda Minister Paul Jo- seph Goebbels “crooked” and said of Hitler that he was “an Austrian paper- hanger, and a poor one at that.” The German press immediately burst into protest, asking if the Holy See would permit such a speech. At Vatican City prelates said the cardi- nal had a right to speak his own mind and that the Holy See would not in- terfere. Neither Hitler nor Konstantin von Neurath, Reich foreign minister, were in Berlin today, and a spokesman said he believed there were no specific orders for the protest. “Dieckhoff,” said this spokesman, “knows his business.” By this, he explained the Dieckhoff had been or would be made on general, rather than specific, direc- tions to the Ambassador. Press protests, started by Goebbels’ Der Angriff, were taken up by virtually (See HITLER, Page A-9.) DELBOS TO SEE ZEELAND PARIS, May 20 (#).—Foreign Min- ister Yvon Delbos left for Brussels today for discussions with Premier Paul Van Zeeland and other Belgian leaders on the European situation. Delbos conferred earlier this week with Russian Foreign Commissar Maxim Litvinof and Dr. Guido Schmidt, Austrian undersecretary for Full report on page A-6. 33,987. Entered as second class matter Ppost office, Washington, D. C. 1934 America’s Cup races. BULLETIN. NEWPORT, R, I, May 20 ().— Capt. Wallace Grint of the Viva sald today the crew of the En- deavour had reported “all well” and were proceeding to the United States. By the Assoctated Pre. EWPORT, R. I, May 20.—The vacht Viva, which had been convoying T. O. M. Sopwith's Endeavour I, one of his two prospective challengers for the Amer- ica’s Cup, arrived at Newport alone today and reported the big sloop had parted her tow line in a gale 900 miles ofi Newport and was somewhere out in the Atlantic. Meager details were signaled by the Viva to Gerard B. Lambert's schooner ch WASHINGTON, Endeavour I ‘Somewhere at Sea’ After Towline Breaks in Gale Endeavour I as she appeared off Rhode Island during the —A. P. Photo. yacht Atlantic, while the English yacht awaited inspection by customs, health and immigration authorities. Until passed by those officials, no one was permitted aboard Viva, which remained anchored in the stream. A signalman on the Viva advised a 55-mile gale was blowing when the tow line parted. His signals were in- terpreted to mean Endeavour I con- tinued under her jury ket~h rig toward “home.” Whether that meant back to Gos- port, England, or on to Newport was not clear, but local 'achtsmen believe she was continuing to the scene of the approaching international sailing con- test. Endeavour I was defeated by Rain- bow, sailed by Harold S. Vanderbilt, " (See ENDEAVOUR, Page A-9.) 44 ARE EXECUTED ASSPIESBY SOVIET Condemned Declared Agents of Japanese in Far East Sabotage. By the Associated Press, MOSCOW, May 20.—The 8oviet government was disclosed today to have carried out the greatest mass execution of spies in three years, shooting 43 men and one woman con- victed of espionage and sabotage plots, allegedly ‘“‘under the orders of the Japanese secret service.” The spies were lined up before fir- ing squads at Svobodny in the Far East on May 9. The executions were the first of their type to be carried out since Joseph Stalin, secretary-general of the Communist party, last March called for greater vigilance to wipe out spying and sabotage, and declared “the enemy must be exterminated mercilessly.” ‘The shootings took place shortly after the conclusion of the trial of the 44 before a military collegium of the supreme court. Communique Published. A communique published in the newspaper Pacific Star at Khabarovsk, on the Manchoukuoan-Siberian bor- der, 450 miles north of Vladivostok, said: “A military collegium of the Su- preme Court of the U. S. S. R. has examined the case of a group of Trot- zkyist espionage diversionists which acted under the leadership and ac- cording to the orders of the Japanese Secret Service in organizing railroad wrecks in the Far East.” The communique added that the 43 men and one woman had been con- demned to death and “the sentence has been carried out.” Thousands Under Arrest, Thousands of other oppositionists to the Soviet Russian government poli- cies are known to be under arrest. The Far Eastern executions came upon the heels of repeated daily warn- ings in the entire Soviet press to citi- zens against what was termed the espionage tactics of Japan and Ger- many. The government also has expelled numerous foreigners from the Soviet Far East on suspicion of either espion- age or sabotage activities for the Japa- nese. All of those executed were Russians. The woman shot was Da Panova Shargoroskaya. Others Executed. ‘The government executed about 130 persons three years ago after the assassination of Sergei M. Kiroff, chiet aide to Stalin, at Leningrad on Janu- ary 12, 1934. (Thirteen persons convicted of plot- ting against the Soviet government were executed February 1 after trea- son trials the previous month in Moscow. (In those trials the name of “Mr. H.” figured prominently in testi- mony as an alleged plotter against the Soviet Union. “Mr. H.” later was identified as a Japanese Embassy at- tache, S. Hiroshima, recently trans- ferred to Warsaw. The Soviet gov- ernment requested his withdrawal from Moscow. Fhree of 13 defend- ants in the treason trials said he had~suggested plans to wreck the foreign affairs, Soviet. railway system. < AGTION DEMANDED ON REORGANIZING President Tells House Sec- tion of Committee to Push Program. BACKGROUND— Mushroom growth of Government agencies under New Deal led to de- mands for overhaul, with launching of parallel surveys by White House and Congress. Presidential com- mittee last January recommended drastic changes, including two new departments—social welfare and public works—but Congress, cool to many of the proposals, has failed to act, Meanwhile Byrd committee in Senate has started “economy- efficiency” survey of Government. President Roosevelt today told the House members of the Joint Commit- tee on Reorganigation at the White House that he wants action at this session on the entire reorganization program he sent to Congress. The entire Democratic personnel of the House section of the joint com- mittee were at the White House, led by Chairman Cochran of the House Committee on Expenditures; Repre- sentative Vinson, of Kentucky, mem- ber of the Ways and Means Com- mitlee; Chairman Warren of the House Committee on Accounts, and Representatives Robinson, Utah; Kniffin, Ohio, and Beam, Illinois. On leaving the White House, Coch- ran said the House committee mem- bers had met with the Joint Commit- tee on Reorganization, of which Sen- ator Robinson, of Arkansas, Demo- cratic leader of the Senate, is chair- man, and that hearings with repre- sentatives of the Brookings Institu- tion have been completed. He also said the committee had met {requently with the President’s Special Committee on Reorganization, headed by Louis Brownlow. He said there will be another meeting of the joint committee next week. Meeting to Be Urged. Chairman Cochran of the House group said that he wili endeavor to persuade Senator Robinson, who is chairman of the Joint Reorganiza- tion Committee, to hold a joint ses- sion early next week in an effort to hurry along the President’s reorgani- zation program. He denied that he had taken the House members to the White House in protest against delay on the part of Senator’ Robinson to’ hold joint sessions during the last two or three weeks, “The President wanted us to tell him the situation regarding reorgan- ization,” sald Mr. Cochran, “and we pointed out that it was exactly as when he left Washington on his trip, but that we hoped to get some action soon. The President made no demands and offered no suggestions. He was most kind and sympathetic regarding our efforts to get early action on the re- organization program.” DIZZY DEAN FINED NEW YORK, May 20 (#)—Dikzy Dean and Jimmy Ripple each were fined $50 by Ford Prick, president of the National League today, for their fight in the St. Louis Cardinals-New York Giants game at St. Louis yester- ‘WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION DN 21,000 STEEL MEN VOTE PEACEFULLY ON LEWIS' UNION More Than One-Third of Bal- lot Cast in Jones & Laughlin Plants. JIBES ARE EXCHANGED AS WORKERS MINGLE Warrants Issued Against Seven Republic Employes, Charging ‘“Interference.” BACKGROUND— Opposition of the “big five” in- dependent steel concerns to union organization of workers brought strike in Jones & Laughlin Corp. plants last week. For 36 hours pickets surrounded them, then the corporation agreed to election to determine bargaining agent. Philip Murray, chairman of Or- gonizing Committee, predicted vice tory for C. 1. O. afiliate yesterday, while rival unions made like claims. By the Associated Press. PITTSBURGH, May 20.—Peaceful | balloting in the Nation's largest Gov- ernment-supervised industrial election decided today whether the 27,000 Jones & Laughlin Steel Corp. workers would be represented exclusively by the John L. Lewis union forces. More than one-third of the vote was cast in the first six hours of the elec- tion at plants in Pittsburgh and Aliquippa, Pa. Mill men, who have opposed one another since the Steel Workers' Or- ganizing Committee began its union drive last June, mingled good natured- 1y as they cast their ballots under supervision of the National Labor Re- lations Board. They left the polling booths in the mills to return to their jobs before the white-bot furnaces to await results of the election, which will be announced tomorrow. The lines of voters resembled a typical mill town election group. Negroes mingled with strong, grimy- faced white men. The men talked in the languages of many foreign coun- tries as they waited for their ballots. Instructions in Three Languages. Even the election instructions were printed in three languages, English, Italian and Slavish. While quiet prevailed throughou: the mill districts, the steel workers Organizing Committee announced war- rants had been issued against seven employes of the Republic Steel Corp. whom Chairman Philip Murray charg- ed with attempting to “interfere” with the election. Justice of the Peace John Lynch of Beaver Falls, Pa, sald he issued the warrants. Lynch said the warrants charged conspiracy to commit assault and carrying concealed weapons without a permit and were issued against these men: J. 8. Williams, Cleveland; fdward Todd and John Keiffer, both of Buf- falo; Fred Rhodes, Joseph Gilroy, Canton, Ohio; Millard Hannan, War- ren, Ohio, and Charles Fette, Youngs- town, Ohio. Republic stated yesterday it had sent men to Aliquippa to observe, but denied there was any plan to interfere with the election Ernest C. Dunbar, acting regional " (See STRIKE, Page A-3.) POPE TO BROADCAST Catholicism's Position in Science Topic May 31. -.CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, May 20 (®).—Pope Pius XI ordered arrange- ments today for & world-wide broad- cast of the speech he will deliver May 31 at the inaugration of the new Pontifical Academy. He is expected to make an important statement of Catholicism's position in regard to science. Summary of Page. Amusements__C-2 Comics _ C-7 Editorials A-10 Finéncial ___A-17 Lost & Found A-3 Obituary .._A-12 FOREIGN. Basque militiamen check offensive of insurgents. Page A-5 Thousands homeless in Philippine fire. A-2 Windsor to fight foes in govern- ment. Page A-8 NATIONAL. Roosevelt asks reorganization action at this session. Page A-1 Morgenthau opposes general monetary conference. Page A-1 President urged to kill court bill. Page A-1 Nazis protest Cardinal Mundelein's Radio .- Short Story- Society - Sports _ Woman's Pg. C-5 THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1937—FIFTY-SIX PAGES. ¢ Foening Star K The only evening paper in Washington with the Associated Press News L.l L and Wirephoto Services. Yesterday’s Circulation, 141,826 (Bome returns not yet received.) (®) Means Associated Press. TWO CENTS. ————————————————— RECKON I'LL HAVE To SEE JUSTICE ROBERTS AND FIND oUT HOW To DECIDE CLOSE VOTES! THAT HOT SPOT! PARKBOARD TOHIT SLAUGHTER HOUSE Planning Body to Send Dele- gation to Testify Against Project. BACKGROUND— Protest against plans of meat- packing firm to locate new slaugh- ter house in Benning section of Capital arose last Fall upon request for building permit. Rejected at time, permit finaily was granted this Spring after com- pany revised intentions. King-Norton bill to regulate nui- sance industries is subject of hear- ings, Senate, with flood of uspport coming from citizens’ groups. House District Committee yesterday voted to report bill favorably. Voicing determined opposition to slaughter houses and other objection- able industries here, the National Cap- ital Park and Planning Commission decided today to send a special dele- gation to appear this afternoon before | the Senate subcommittee considering | the King bill to ban nuisance indus- tries in Washington. The group planned to advocate speedy passage of the bill. Today's action was the first formal expression from the commission on the slaughter house subject, although its chairman, Frederic A. Delano, al- ready had denounced the project in a statement several days ago. Meanwhile, a vote on the nuisance bill drew near as Chairman McCarran of the subcommittee felt hopeful of closing the lengthy public hearing late today. Proponents to Appear. Encouraged by the prospect that the companion Norton bill might be called the District day calendar, proponents of the legislation were scheduled to be heard before the Senate group this afternoon. In recording its opposition to slaugh- ter houses the Planning Commission pointed out that the whole operation proposed by the Adolf Gobel Co., which wants to erect a slaughter (See ABATTOIR, Page A-16.) i Jesse James’ Kin Sees Home. 8T. JOSEPH, Mo, May 20 (#).— For the first time in her life, Jo Frances James paid a visit this week to the house where her notorious grandfather, Jesse James, was killed by Bob Ford on April 3, 1882. Today’s Star Officials uncover new information in Keene mystery. Page B-1 Welfare offieials to plead for more D. C. bill funds. Page B-8 Trafic menace near schools to be studied by board. Page B-17 EDITORIAL AND COMMENT. Editorials. Page A-10 This and That. Page A-10 Stars, Men and Atoms. Page A-10 Answers to Questions, Page A-10 David Lawrence. Page A-11 Paul Mzallon. Page A-11 Jay Franklin. Page A-11 Mark Sullivan. Page A-11 Delia Pynchon. Page A-11 FINANCIAL. Corporate bonds uneven (table) A-17 Slower pace set at cotton mills A-17 Stocks advance (table) A-19 Curb changes small (table) A-19 speech. Page A-1 Steel workers vote at Jones & Laugh- lin plants. Page A-1 Roosevelt advisers urge him to with- draw court bill. Page A-1 Green may use Lewis' tactics in fight with C. I. O. Page A-2 Movement to delay action on farm program developing. Page A-15 WASHINGTON AND VICINITY. Commission names delegation to op- pose slaughter house. Page A-1 Supply bill delay to draw up tax pro- gram is urged. Page A-1 Col. Dodge, superintendent of Mount Vernon, dies here. Page A-2 Relief appropriation to come up in House this afternoon. Page B-1 Benate approves conference report to repeal red rider. Page B-1 A, F. G. E. in internal warfare over economy move, Page B-1 Bills to liberalize District liquor act hit by A. B. C. Board. Page B-1 House group may call Cumngings in D\ G crime probe, Rags B-1 ’ Bank clearings rise A-19 Loew's declares extra A-19 SPORTS. Nats revise hurling corps and Linke will be starter. Page D-1 Hubbell, cool as others fight, rates as slab king. Page D-1 500-mile auto classic is declared boon to science. PageD-2 Golf club tossing, weeping over bad shots is lost art. PageD-3 MISCELLANY, ‘Washington Wayside. Shipping News. Young Washington. Vital Statistics. After Dark. City News in Brief. Dorothy Dix. Betsy Caswell. Bedtime Story. Nature's Ohildren, Crossword Purzle. Traffic Convictions. Service Orders. Latter-Out. Page A-2 A-4 B-2 B-2 B-7 D-4 c-5 C-5 C-6 C-8 c-1 C-8 up for action in the House Monday on | “Husband” Dies Before Couple Can See Pastor By the Associated Press. RICHMOND, Va, May 20.—Dr. W. A. Plecker, State registrar of vital statistics, said today he received the following letter from a Southwest Virginia matron after noting that his records showed no minister's signa- ture on the marriage license: “Dear Sir, “I received your letter which you wrote Charles, asking about the mar- riage license. I tell you sir we did not see no minister when we got the papers at the court we both thought that was all you had to do to get married we never was married before & we did not no about it. I am sending the paper'’s I have you can look them over if you need them keep them if not send them back & sir, I tell you my man Charles is dead got killed April 2, 1937 last month sure was bad. But I won't forget about the minister again.” SENATE APPROVES RED RIDER REPORT House Consideration of Re- peal Resolution Due Next Week. The Senate approved without debate today the conference report to repeal the red rider, with the stipulation that this action is not to be construed as permitting advocacy of communism. | The report now goes to the House for consideration, but may not be taken up there until next week. The rider has been a source of con- troversy ever since it was attached to the District appropriation act two years ago in the form of a restriction providing that no salary could be paid to any school employe who taught or advocated communism. The controller general’s office held that to comply with the rider, teachers must sign a statement each pay day that they had not violated the rule. An oral agreement to remove it from the statute books, with the stipu~ lation that this step does not imply approval of communism, was reached by the conferees last week. A con- ference report embodying the agree- ment was drawn up yesterday by Rep- resentative Kennedy, Democrat, of Maryland, and signed by the con- ferees. ‘The House originally voted to mod- ify the rider instead of repealing it. The modification would have elimi- nated the ban on teaching and re- moved the controller's requirement for pay-day statements, while retain- ing the restriction on advocacy. The Senate twice voted for outright re- peal. Representative McCormack, Demo- crat, of Massachusetts, who sponsored the modification plan, examined the conference report yesterday and it is understood to be acceptable to him. Chairman Norton of the House Dis- trict Committee complimented Repre- sentative Kennedy on the conference agreement. By the Assoctated Press. HOLLYWOOD, May 20. — Nearly three years have gone since Russ Co- lumbo, Hollywood singer, was kilied accidentally with a Civil War pistol. His mother, Mrs. Julia Columbo, still knows nothing of the tragedy. For her sake the “merciful lie” that he is alive and well has been per- petuated by his brothers, sisters and the people who were his friends. They may never tell her. She is.old and in poor health. Late in September, 1934, she sufe fered a stroke. Her physician, Dr. H. H. Blodgett, saved her life. The attack left her with a serious heart condition, he said, and impaired her eyesight. On the third day of her illness, her son started toward the Santa Monica Hospital, where she was lying. He stopped, en route, to see his friend, Lansing Brown. They were facing each other on opposite sides of & PRESIDENT URGED TOKILL COURTBILL Van Devanter Retirement One Reason—Compro- mise Indicated. BACKGROUND— About twe hours after Justice Van Devanter resigned Tuesday the Senate Judiciary reported unfavor- ably on the President’s court reor- ganization proposal. Critics gen- erally felt the bill was beaten by the two events. By the Assoctated Press. President Roosevelt's closest Senate advisers were urging him today to| withdraw his court reorganization bill or restrict it to two additional jus- tices. They argued that the original bill no longer is needed, because the court | is construing the Constitution more broadly and because Justice Van De- vanter's retirement is approaching. Mr. Roosevelt still gave no public indication that he would yield. Many Senators predicted he would stand firm until the Supreme Court decides the constitutionality of the social se- curity law. There were indications, however, of | private negotiations for a compromise. Administration leaders in the Senate | certainly were talking it. The President himself called Sen- ator Nye, Republican, of North Da- kota to the White House yesterday for | & conference, which Nye would not | discuss afterward. Compromise Reported. The North Dakotan, one of the last Republican Senators to declare against the Roosevelt bill, frequently has criti- cized the Supreme Court. He long has been associated with Senators Norris, Independent, of Nebraska and La Follette, Progressive, of Wisconsin, | both of whom are supporting the court bill. Word was passed around in the| Senate that the President discussed | with Nye a compromise on two, in- stead of six, new Supreme Court jus- tices. Nye would neither confirm nor deny the report. Senator Frazier, Republican, of North Dakota also was understood to have received a White House invita- tion. Court bill opponents said the admin- (See JUDICIARY, Page A-3.) WORKER FATALLY HURT IN BLAST OF OIL DRUM Another Slightly Injured When | Head of Tank Blows Out in Test. Spectal Dispatch to The Star. HAGERSTOWN, Md., May 20— Harry J. W. Renner of Hagerstown, father of nine children was fatally injured this morning when the head of an oll drum blew out while being tested in the yards of the New York Central Iron Works here. One other worker was slightly ina jured. An investigation is being made to ascertain the cause of the explo- sion. Renner died shortly after reach- ing the Washington County Hospital. Ill Mother of Russ Columbo Still Unaware Son Is Dead he picked it up, absent-mindedly, and was toying with it. Suddenly, there was an explosion. A steel ball struck the desk, ricocheted, and buried itself in the singer’s fore- head. He lived only a few hours. Long months passed, and his mother gained slowly. One of her first wishes was to see “Ruggiero.” They told her Russ had been calied to England for motion picture work. All her visitors were initiated care- fully into the “merciful lie.” Hospital attendants “censored” the newspapers she read. Finally she was able to go home. Huge bouquets came daily to her. Each box bore the card “from Carole and Russ.” At the time of his death, the singer and Carole Lombard, the screen star, were constant compan- ions. The actress frequently visited her and they exchanged information about Russ, things he “wrote” in his “letters.” “They haven't told her,” Dr. Blod- gett said today. “She still thinks Russ is in England. She’s happy, and it's better that wag.” - 1 SUPPLY BILL DELAY 15 ASKED PENDING D. . TAX PROGRAM Thomas Says Enactment Should Await Adoption of Revenue Plans, DR. BALLOU APPEARS BEFORE SENATE BODY He and Other School Officials Are Called to Discuss House Ap- propriation Slash. BACKGROUND— Facing deficit of nearly $8,000,- 000 in District finances, Commis- sioners and members of Congress have been working for several weeks on more than score of tar pro- posals. House subcommittee is making survey of complete District tar structure, with five-point program of Commissioners before it for consideration. On Senate side, sub= committee is studying revenue pos- sibilities along with 1938 District appropriation bill. As District officials prepared to sube mit their $8,500,000 of new local taxes to congressional committees by the first of next week, Chairman Thomas of the Senate subcommittee handling the 1938 District supply bill today de= clared it would be unwise to carry the appropriation bill to final enactment until the method of raising the re quired revenue is agreed upon. He indicated, after the third day of hearings on tie supply bill, that it is immaterial to him which committee works out the tax program, but that he believes it would be illogical to pass the appropriations without know= ing where the money is to come from to make the budget balance. Meanwhile, the Senate subcommit- tee devoted today’s session to hearing Dr. Frank W. Ballou and other school officials explain school items that were approved by the Budget Bureay, but reduced in the House. School Fund Figures, It is understood subcommittee meme bers asked school officials to get fig- ures showing how the percentage of the District budget earmarked for schools compares with the propore tion of the total budget allotted for schools in other cities. The request is reported to have followed testimony to the effect that the District should devote a larger percentage of its total annual exe penditure to schools One subcommittee member is under~ stood to take the view, however, that the amount should be based on the local requirements for schools, rather than on a certain percentage of the total. Subcommittee members are re- ported to have asked officials if they took the District's revenue situation into consideration in preparing the school estimates, and received an af- firmative answer. House Cut $551,285. As it came from the House the bill | carried a total for all school purposes of $12,751,695, a cut of $551,285 be= ‘Io\\ the Budget Bureau recommenda- tion. For buildings and grounds the | House reduced the budget estimate from $2,165,000 to $1.683,000. Since the bill passed the House the Budget Bureau has recommended to the Senate an additional $150,000 to meet, & rise in the cost of construction on five school buildings since the proj= ects were authorized. The Senate group also took testie mony regarding the effect of a House rider to restrict the amount of clerie cal work school teachers may pere Jdorm. It is expected the Commissioners will have their tax bills ready before (See TAXES, Page A-4.) 2 KILLED AS TRUCK COLLIDES WITH TRAIN Marine and Civilian Victims of Crash at Quantico Crossing. Bv the Associatec Press. FREDERICKSBURG. Va., May 20.— Two men, a Marine and a civilian, were instantly killed about 9:15 o'clock this morning, when a Marine Corps truck on which they were riding crashed into a northbound R. F. & R. R. passenger train at a grads crossing in Quantico. The dead were identified as Pvt. Willie E. Duke, Marine Corps, and Willie Stribling, about 40, of Staf- ford County. An unidentified colored man leaped from the truck before the collision occurred and was unhurt. The locomotive was nearly knocked from the tracks by the impact, raile road authorities said. The train was delayed an hour and a half, but there was no traffic tie-up as northbound trains were routed over southbound tracks. The only apparent explanation for the crash was the failure of the truck's brakes to hold on an incline ap- proaching the railway crossing. A Marine sentry is on duty as flagman at the crossing day and night. Inquiries were launched by Marine Corps and R. F. & P. authorities. BULLETIN Proposed legislation for the re- tirement of Government employes at 60 years of age after 30 years' service and 62 after 15 years’ serv- ice was virtually agreed upon today at a conference between President Roosevelt and the Civil Service Commission. Under the compulsory plan in effect now retirement ages of dif- ferent classifications are 62, 65 and 70. While the new plan was de- scribed as optional, the option rests with the Government as well as the emploge. [