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Plight of All Cities
Declared Reflected
In Cleveland Crisis
Legislature's Failure
To Appreciate Needs
Held Major Factor
CLEVELAND. Dec. 6 (N.A.N.A.t.—
Not many American cities have ex
perienced the terrible welfare relief
conditions under which Cleveland is
now laboring, with approximately
16.000 persons dropped from the
welfare rolls and about 35,000 more
trying to exist on two-thirds of the
previous welfare rations, but Cleve
land's bas'ic position does not differ
greatly from that of other big
American cities.
The outsider is not competent to
Judge the validity of many of the
charges of waste, incompetency and
callousness to human suffering that
fire being hurled back and fourth
now between officials of Ohio cities
and Gov. John W. Bricker, in the
State House at Columbus. But any
newcomer with even a smattering of
knowledge of modern American
government would quickly recognize
that the Ohio condition is pretty
typical of conditions the country
over.
The primary cause of the Ohio
trouble seems to be the domination
of the industrial cities of the State
by a Legislature controlled by farm
ers and small town dwellers. Those
elements, of course, have their good
points, but among those points
commonly are not understanding of
the problems of government in a big
industrial city, or the difficulties of
n factory worker dependent for his
entire existence on an uncertain
pay check.
Far Below 50-5C Ratio.
Consequently, the Ohio Legisla
ture in its last session, the same as
many other legislatures the country
over, whacked relief appropriations
far below the estimates supplied by
local and State welfare officials. It
voted $20,000,000 for the two-year
period, as against the $27,000,000 re
quested. This money was to be
matched 50-50 against local money.
But. because of the inadequacy of
the State appropriation, the State
has never been able to match local
funds. The most it has supplied
has been 45 per cent of local ex
penditures, and some months pay
ments have fallen as low as 32 per
cent. The average has been 37 per
cent.
Cleveland officials say, for ex
ample. that, if the State had paid
half of Cleveland's relief bills the
city would not now be in its grievous
position.
Another factor in the Ohio situa
tion which is common in many
States is that the Legislature at Co
lumbus imposed an upper limit on
the amounts local governments may
raise for local purposes, virtually re
stricted local governments to taxa
tion on real estate, and. at the same
time, insisted that local government
carry an even larger share of gov
ernmental expenses.
Cleveland, Toledo and other Ohio
Units must keep their expenditures
within a 10-mill limitation. It used
to be a 15-mill limitation, but in
1934 the rural elements, combined
with real estate men. persuaded the
Legislature to drop the ceiling one
third. At the same time, a sales tax
was adopted. The theory' was that
the proceeds from the sales tax
would be distributed to local gov
ernments to make up the loss in real
estate tax revenues. But it hasn't
worked out that way. Tire Legisla
ture. under pressure of its own prob
lems. has tended to divert sales tax
money to State purposes.
The Ohio cities, under the 15-mill
limitation, apparently got along
fairly well. But, when their rev
enues were cut and depression in
creased welfare expenses they began
to go in the hole. And then began
the dreary round of borrowings,
pleadings of delinquent taxes, diver
sion of funds and other financial
stratagems employed by most Ameri
can local governments to try to get
along.
The main hope in Cleveland to
enable the city to maintain even
present restricted welfare relief is
that the city can sell an issue of
$1,100,000 in bonds, pledged against
uncollected delinquent taxes, to the
State teachers’ retirement fund. The
State seems disposed to make the
purchase, although Cleveland bond
attorneys are not sure the sale would
be legal.
65 Per Cent Majorities Necessary.
The Ohio Legislature permits local
governments to raise additional I
amounts for local uses, if authorized
by the voters. But 65 per cent of
the voters must approve, and thay is
a big majority to get thfse days for
a move to raise taxes. Cleveland got
around this provision last spring b;
invoking home-rule rights, whicl
call for only a majority. The plai
now to meet tire present situation i:
to ask the voters next year to ap
prove an additional levy of welfare
and operating expenses. The amoun
to be raised is still undetermined.
Mayor Harold H. Burton hopes te
be able to maintain present re
stricted relief with the SI.100.000 ex
pected to be realized from the salt
of bonds, until the Legislature i:
called in special session, or the vot
ers authorize higher local taxes
But the squeeze is bound to be tight
Money on hand for even present
relief is expected to run out Sun
day.
Fred W. Ramsay, city welfare di
rector. said that, if the Federal Gov
ernment haa not laid off 40.00C
Cleveland W. P. A. workers last
June, and the Legislature had not
cut State relief appropriations, at
part of a national movement tc
shift the relief load back to local
governments, Cleveland would not
have run into trouble.
"They demand that we assume a
larger share of the relief load, but
they close the doors to new forms
of taxation whereby we might in
crease our revenues.” complained
Mr. Ramsay. "The State and na
tional Governments take the othei
forms of taxation and leave us only
real estate.”
Certain Groups Dropped.
Cleveland had 24.000 welfare cases
when the crisis broke early in No
vember. Welfare officials eliminated
approximately 8.500 single employ
ables, and 3,500 families that had
at least one employable, but nc
children. And the rations of those
persons remaining on the rolls were
cut one-third, from the previous al
lowance of $24.90 a month, for s
family of four. Cleveland's family
allowance has been the twelfth low
est in the county, being exceeded
for example, by $44.11 in New York
and $39.99 in Detroit.
So far, according to Mr. Ramsay
the welfare populatron has accepted
the situation without disturbance.
“They seem bewildered and tense
but hopeful,” Mr. Ramsay said
“Most of these persons now on
Cleveland rolls would not be hired
either by W. P. A. or private indus
try, because of age and lack of
trades.”
The Federal Government is help
ing to meet the strain by shipping
in 39 carloads of surplus food com
modities. and by promising to assign
several thousand of the cases to
VV. P. A projects now being organ
ized.
Before 1900 there were 40 medical
schools in the South.
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THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK- |
holders of The Columbia Permanent Build
ing Association of the District of Columbia,
lor the election of four directors, will be !
he d on Tuesday, December 12. 1039. at
7 30 p m. at the office of the association.
No. 733 12th sr n w.. Washington. D. C.
FRED A. -SMITH. Secretary.
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THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE STOCK
holders nf thp Prudential Building Associ
ation will hr held at the office of the Associ
ation. 305 Second National Bank Building.
1331 O st. n.w.. Washington. D. C.. at 3
P m.. on the 9th dav of January. AD. 1940.
for the purpose of electing directors and
for the transaction of any other business
that may properly come before the meeting.
The transfer books will be closed at the
close of business on the 5th dav of Janu
ary for the purpose of recording transfers
for the qualification of stockholders for
voting.
__de5.n.7._E._J CARLSON. Secretary._
NOTICE—THE 'ANNUAL MEETING OF
the stookholdrrs of the Second National
Bark of Washington. Washington. D C .
will be held at the bank. 1333 G Street
NW. Washington. D C. at 12 o’clock
Noon on Tuesday. January 9, 1940. Polls
will be open between the hours of 12
o'clock Noon and 2 o’clock p.m. The
meeting will consider and vote upon the
following proposals:
To elect a board of directors for the en
duing year: to amend the Articles of Asso
ciation of the bsnk by authorizing it to
Increase its common capital stock from
$4.-><».<mo to $500,000: to complete the
retirement of all of the outstanding pre- I
ferred stock of the bank, and for the trans
action of such other business as may be !
properly brought before thp meeting.
JOHN A. REILLY, President.
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TOLEDO, OHIO.—THANKS A LOT—Appreciation is written on the faces of these Toledo children
as they receive their lunch from food prepared by W. P. A. women, utilizing surplus commodities
and goods provided by private subscription. With Toledo amid a relief crisis, 1,200 children get
daily lunch this way. —A. P. Wirephoto.
Congress Members
To Attend Rites for
Santiago Iglesias
Services Are Expected
To Be Held Tuesday
In San Juan
Resident Commissioner Santiagi
Iglesias of Puerto Rico probably wil
be buried Tuesday in San Juan, i
was learned today. The body of thi
67-year-old former labor leader whi
became his country's Envoy will bi
taken home aboard a ship, leavini
New York tomorrow morning.
A company of Senators and Rep
resentatives will be on hand fo
the funeral. Two Senators, not ye
named, and four Representatives ar
to fovm the honor guard. Tit'' latte
group probably will include Rep
resentatives Marvin Jones of Texas
Lex Green of Florida. Joe L. Smitl
of West Virginia and W. Sterlini
Cole of New York.
As plans for the funeral wen
ahead today speculation as to Mi
Iglesias’ successor arose. With m
elections in Puerto Rico until No
vember. 1940. the Governor will ap
point a temporary successor. In
sular officials said a special sessioi
of the Legislature may be necessary
Meanwhile President Roosevel
and other prominent Americans paic
tribute to Mr. Iglesias, who diet
yesterday in Garfield Hospital o
pernicious malaria. The Presiden
said he was "awfully sorry" to hea
of his death, adding, "he was i
very old friend of mine."
President William Green of thi
American Federation of Labor sail
“the sudden death of Santiagi
Iglesias is a great loss to the labo:
movement.”
Is Yours a Christmas Heart?
If it Rives you a warm feeling at the Yuletide to know that some
needy child has a woolly sweater because of you, or a new toy or what that
child needs most—then you've got a Christmas heart.
Every beat of the Christmas heart is a dollar, or five dollars, or even
a few pennies sent to The Star Christmas Heart Fund, which in turn |
will pass the money on to the Council of Social Agencies to distribute
through trained workers to Washington families whose Christmas, without
your gift, would be bleak indeed.
x unuvwn^ ct ii.'t ui luuuiuu*
tions received to date:
| Paul L. Spooner, jr._$1 00
: Thelma _ 20.00
i Anon _ 100
[ Anon . 500
Roxane Hill _ 1.00
■ Anon 1.00
“ E. and E. _ 1.00
i "Three Bovs’’ _ . 5.00
, Anon 10.00
' Col. R. J. Fleming ___r_ 5.00
’ Anon _ ___ 20 00
Anon . _ 25.00
■ i -
; Total _ $95.00
Three Groups Taking
! War Aid Funds Suffer
. Revoked Registration
State Department Acts
; Because of Failure
To Comply With Rules
The State Department disclosed
! today that it had revoked the
' registrations of three organizations
soliciting funds for relief purposes
■ in the countries at war in Europe
. because of failure to comply with
the strict rules and regulations set
■ up under the Neutrality Art.
[ Two other organizations whose
i registrations were revoked for
• similar reasons have been restored
to the list permitted to carry on
fund solicitations on assurances that
they would comply with all regula
tions in the future.
The organizations whose registra
j tions were revoked and not restored
1 so far were listed as:
The Association Franco-Amer
icaine des Parrains et Marraines de
: Guerre des U. S. A., which had been
organized to solicit funds for use in
France.
Connecticut Bureau.
The Connecticut Radio Bureau.
Meriden. Conn., which was soliciting
fimrlc for urn Dolotirl
Walter Golanski and Edmund P.
Krotkiewicz. co-partners of Polish
Radio Programs Bureau. Ham
tramck. Mich., which was collecting
funds for use in Poland.
The State Department showed a
total of 208 organizations and per
sons, including those which had
| been revoked and 11 others whose
registrations were withdrawn at
i their own request, had registered
i with the department under the sec
[ tion of the Neutrality Act govern
ing the solicitation and collection
of contributions to be used for med
ical aid and relief in the countries
at war.
Six organizations were reported
in good standing in the Washington
area, three of them soliciting funds
for uke in Poland, two for France
and one for Great Britain.
Local Organizations.
The local organizations soliciting
funds for Poland were listed as:
The Polish Club of Washington,
5832 Georgia avenue N.W.
The International Artists’ Com
munity Club, 701 Barr Building.
The Gen. Gustav Orlicz Dreszer
Foundation for Aid to Polish Chil
dren, 209 Heurich Building.
Those collecting for France are:
The Central Spanish Committee
for Relief of Refugees, 647 Earle
Building, and Mrs. Carroll Green
ough, 1408 Thirty-first street N.W.
Mrs. Walter R. Tuckerman, Edge
moor, Bethesda, Md., was listed as
authorized to solicit funds for use in
Great Britain.
Trapped
DENVER, Dec. 6 UP).—1KI fell
through a coal chute and I'm trying
to get out,” said a young man police
found in the basement of a cafe.
"He certainly should have been
able to get out,” Sergt. Lee Raedel
said. ‘‘He had a crowbar and a file.”
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Christmas
iContinued From First Page.)
brown, but she can still rough-house
with her children and play with
them the games that don't need toys.
Her greatest dread now is Christ
mas. There are so many questions
she won't be able to answer. She
cannot put her faith, like the chil
dren, in a department store Santa
Claus.
For this mother, for hundreds of
other mothers who dread those ques
tions, Christmas morning can be
bleaker than any other morning—
or it can be something pretty special.
The difference is in your hands.
If you would like a family, some
family you have never seen, to have
a real Christmas mo'ning. you can
send a dollar, or 10 dollars, or even
a few dimes, to The Star cashier.
Your gift will be acknowledged in
the news columns and acknowledged
many times again in the thoughts
of mothers like Mrs. Higgins.
Or if you would like a child to
have a new toy to unwrap Christmas
Day, you can plan to attend one of
the toy matinees where your ticket
of admission is one new toy.
And on Christmas morning you'll
have the good feeling inside that
none of the gifts under your well
lighted tree can bring you. We call
it the "Christmas heart.”
Park Saving Dividend
Ready for Distribution
All will be in readiness tomorrow
morning at 9 o’clock to begin dis- j
tribution of the $400,000 dividend to
11.000 depositors of the defunct
Park Savings Bank at the special
office of the receiver, 1413 Park'
road N.W.
In explaining this today, John F.
Moran, the receiver, emphasized
that checks have all been written
and signed, but cannot be delivered
to depositors unless they present
their receiver's certificates.
The temporary office is on the
second floor of the post office build
ing. near the corner of Fourteenth
street and Park road N.W. The
doors will be open from 9 a m. to !
8 p.m. tomorrow and Friday, but
will close on Saturday and on busi
ness days thereafter at 5 pm.
The dividend amounts to 121 a per
cent of the funds each depositor
had in the bank when it closed in
1933. It is to be distributed to
general creditors of the bank. An
other special dividend to depositor*
in the bank in 1929 will be ready
for distribution "shortly after the
first of the year,” Mr. Moran said.
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(LIABILITY AND PROPERTY DAMAGE)
District and Federal Employes
At a Saving of 371%
From the Manual Rate
ALL PASSENGER AUTOMOBILES Our Rate
Bodily Injury, limits $5,000 and $10,000_ S91 25
Property Damage, limit $5,000..
25% Reduction on Comprehensive, Fire,
Theft, Tornado or Collision Insurance.
This Insurance Is Issued by The Ohio Casualty Insurance Company, an old
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J. Stanley Lon«. Pres. Speneer B. Curry. Sec -Trees.
U. S. Reorganization
Increases Expenses,
House Members Say
Big Gain in Personnel
Seen by Dirksen. Taber,
Unnamed Democrat
BACKGROUND—
After a fight exceeded in bit
terness only by that which de
veloped oier the Supreme Court
bill of 1937, Congress finally
passed a Government reorgani
zation bill last session. However,
the measure limited the Presi
dent’s powers much more than
the original bill.
Shortly after bill became law,
President Roosevelt issued execu
tive order grouping number of
Government units into the Fed
eral Security Agency, Federal
Loan Agency and Federal Works
Agency. This order became ef
fective July 1.
By the Associated Press.
Two Republicans and a Demo
crat on the House Appropriations
Committee said today that Presi
dent Roosevelt’s reorganization of
the Government was increasing,
rather than decreasing, Federal ex
penditures.
They told reporters Budget Bu
reau estimates for the next fiscal
year indicated Government per
sonnel would be increased consid
erably.
says ray non nas imrrawu.
Representative Dirksen, Repub
lican, of Illinois, said that, not
counting defense requirements, the
Federal pay roll had been in
creased by 11,605 from May to De
cember. He reported f0.056 persons
were added because of the defense
program.
“When the roll Is called dowm
yonder at the Treasury Depart
ment pay office it seems to get
bigger and bigger,” Representative
Dirksen declared. “Two or three
more reorganization plans, and we ll
soon have a million persons on the
civil pay roll.”
He said the Civil Service Commis
sion listed 937.357 employes on De
cember 1.
A high-ranking Democrat on the
committee, w ho declined to be quoted
by name, said the new Federal Se
curity Agency had "a great many
more” employes than the total of
separate agencies from which it was
formed.
The Government Reorganization
Act, under which President Roose
velt made two major reshufflings
of agencies, prohibits abolition of
any existing Federal function.
Representative Taber of New
York, senior Republican member
of the committee, said indications
were the program would result in
"less efficiency and more cost” than
previously.
Although some officials said when
the law was proposed that increased
efficiency rather than economy was
the primary purpose of the reor
ganization, President Roosevelt es
timated savings to the Government
would amount to at least $16,000,000
annually.
Reds Swap Scarsella
For Pitcher Turner
By the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI. Dec. 6—The first
important player deal of the base
ball convention was closed today
when the National League cham
pion Cincinnati Reds sent Les
Scarsella and a “small amount of
cash" to the Boston Bees for Pitcher
Jim Turner. Scarsella was a reserve
first baseman for the Reds last
season.
• _
Mrs. Jane Ellen Wills
Dies After Brief Illness
Mrs. Jane Ellen Wills, 83, widow
of Herman E. Wills, former legisla
tive representative of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Engineers, died
yesterday after a brief illness at her
home, 1426'Crittenden street N.W.
A native of Milwaukee, Wis., Mrs.
Wills came to Washington 27 years
ago with her husband. After his
death several years ago she re
mained a resident of this city.
She is survived by a daughter.
Mrs. Tilman Bacon Parks, wife of
the former United States Represent
ative from Arkansas, living in
Washington; a grandson. John Law
rence Bischoff. local attorney.
Funeral services will be held at 2
p.m. tomorrow at the home, with
burial in Fort Lincoln Cemetery.
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HAITIAN PRESIDENT ARRIVES—Acting Secretary of State
Sumner Welles (left) shown greeting Stenio Vincent, President
of Haiti, on his arrival at Union Station today. In center is
Stanley Woodward, assistant chief of protocol of the State
Department. —Star Staff Photo.
Vincent
(Continued From First Page.)
panied by Elie Lescot. Haitian Min
ister to the United States: L. E.
Etheart, chief engineer of the re
public's public works department;
Georges Heraux. chief agriculturist;
Dr. Rulx Leon, head of the sanitary
service; Tirenne Carrie, chief of
protocdf: Col. Gustave Laraque,
commander of northern grade dis
trict. and Capt. Amaud Merceron,
chief of the presidential military
household.
Among those at the station to'
greet them were Capt. Daniel Cal
laghan. President Roosevelt's naval
aide; Maj. Horace Smith, senior
White House military aide; Law
rence Duggan, chief of the State
Department Division of American
Republics: George Summerlin, chief
of protocol of the State Department;
Dr. L. S. Rowe, director general of
the Pan-American Union; Pedro de
Alba, assistant director of the Pan
American Union, and James C.
Dunn, adviser to Secretary Hull on
political affairs.
London
(Continued From First Page.)
Finland as "an Inexcusable act of
aggression" and prepared to send
a delegation to Geneva for the
League of Nations Council meeting
Saturday to discuss Finland's ap
peal.
Addressing the House of Lords
yesterday, Lord Halifax, the British
foreign minister, blamed German
foreign policy for the Finns’ plight, j
saying Hitler, in dealing with j
Russia, had "bartered what was not j
his to barter—namely, the liberties
of the Baltic peoples "
Lord Halifax said: "I have heard
it suggested that an immediate peace
'with Germany) on almost any
terms would be desirable in order to
save Western civilization from worse
perils. I think that view is short
sighted.”
He reiterated that Britain wants
a peace ending "the fear of aggres- ,
sion in Europe."
Diplomatic quarters predicted pub
lic indignation over the Finnish
conflict would result in dropping of
the current British-Russian trade
negotiations.
Sir Samuel Hoare, lord privy seal,
told the House of Commons yes
teiday Great Britain had 1,250,000 j
to 1.500,000 men under arms and
1.500,000 to 1,750000 men and women
on air raid precautions duty. He
said munitions production had dou
j bled in six months, with contracts
j totaling £195.000.000 ($756,000,0001
: let since the war began.
Yugoslav Ship Hits Reef
Off Dominican Republic
By the Associated Press
PORT-AU-PRINCE. Haiti. Dec. 6. i
—The 3.508-ton Yugoslav motorship
Drava sent out an SOS stating she !
had struck a reef off the north coast
of the Dominican Republic today,!
but added that she hoped to make
1 the nearest Haitian port under her
own power.
The SOS said she struck the
reef 40 miles northwest of Puerto
Plata and was taking water fast.
Puerto Plata is 65 miles east I
of the Dominican-Haitian border.
There are several Haitian ports in
this part of the island.
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Seven Families Routed
By Apartment Blaze
A fire of undetermined origin in
the basement of a new apartment
house, at 2655 Forty-first street N.W*
shortly after 2 am. today routed
seven families.
Though quickly extinguished by
firemen, smoke from the blaze
seeped through the building and
caused the tenants to leave until
the sturucture was aired.
William R. Bailey, 35, colored Jan
iter, discovered the fire in his base
ment quarters when he returned
home. The fire, he said, apparent
ly started in a comer of his living
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Exquisite ‘all-white table
Lamp with alabaster base.
3.95
Mhg. finish Drum Table
with Duncan Phyfe base.
4.95
Handsome oval Coffee Ta
ble. Solid mahogany with
glass top. Duncan Phyfe
pedestal base, brass claws.
9.95
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Colonial Footstool, walnut
or mahogany finish. Cot
ton tapestry covers. Ideal,
too, for needlepoint top.
1.95
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Kenwood Blankets known
to millions for sleeping
comfort. Long - fibered
wools, all satin bound.
6.95
Wool ind Down* filled
Comfortables beautifully
covered in rayon, satin or
taffeta. Pastel sbtfes.
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