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Evening star., 1934-12-01
10 BOYS ESCAPE FIRE.

GREENVILLE, Tex, December
Seventy boys at the Boles Or
phans' Home, Is miles south of Green
vile, escaped unharmed yesterday
when their dormitory was damaged by
fire.
The fire was discovered in the base
ment of the two-story brick building
by Noah Bates, an employe. He gave
the alarm and aided in ushering the
children to safety. Firemen estimated
the loss at $1,000.
Evening star., 1934-12-01
Apples-Sweet Cider
Rockville Fruit Farm

Drive to Rockville. Md. two blocks
{otomac I'd.
Evening star., 1934-12-01
Eureka Head-to-Foot Home
LAG ROOFING

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labor. It pays. Get our estimate NOW.
KOONS RooFING 933 V St. NV.
Evening star., 1934-12-01
FOREIGN.
Land Bank Loans Collected.

w. I. Myers, governor Of the Farm
Credit Administration, reported yes
terday that SO per cent Of the total
amount of matured installments on
land bank commissioners loans had
been collected up to October 81. The
collections compare with 79.4 per cent
on September 80.
Evening star., 1934-12-01
The Sun and Moon.
Precipitation.

Monthly precipitation in inches in
the CAPITAL Icurrent month to date):
Evening star., 1934-12-01

Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Hoellmen
of 1904 Thirteenth street, who last
Monday held quiet observance of
their golden wedding anniversary
at their home. Mr.. and Mrs.
Luther A. Hoellmen, the couples
only son and daughter -in-law, of
Yonkers, N. Y, and their two chill
dren, Lois E. and John R. Hoell-
men, were the only invited guests.
Both Mr.. and Mrs Hoellmen, who
were married in Girardville, Pa, on
November 26, 1884, are each IA
years of age and have resided in
Washington for the past 10 years,
coming here from nearby Virginia
when Mr. Hoellmen took a position
of building superintendent for the
Potomac Electric Power Co. He
retired from that position three
years ago. -Edmonston Photo.
The Washington times., 1934-12-29

For the correct time telephone
the office of THE WASHINGTON
TIMES, District 1000, at any hour
of the "a,
The Washington times., 1934-12-29
Germans Jail u. S. Girl
For Hitler Insult

BERLIN, Dec. 20 G.N.SO Miss
Elsa Sittell, of New York, 25-year.
old naturalized American, today
was under arrest in the RheniSh
Palatinate because, in an outburst
while customs officials were ex.
amining her baggage at Schone.
burg, on the Saar frontier, she al
legedly applied "very insulting re.
marks" to Chancellor Hitler and
his guards.
She was arrested on December
%, and taken to the little jail in
the nearby town of Waldmohr,
where she passed Christmas runi.
mating upon Nazi law instead of
feasting with her parents.
Before Special Court
She was due to be taken today
to another prison at Frankenthal,
ancient capital of the Palatinate,
near Mannheim.
At Frankenthal she will appear
before a special court which deals
with cases of attacks on the Hitler
regime.
Miss Sitteu chose a place anc
time for her reported attack that
resulted in her arrest when she
might otherwise have been al
lowed to go on after a lecture, for
officialdom on both sides the Saal
border is extremely nervous as the
plebiscite Of January 13 nears, and
The Washington times., 1934-12-29

the frontier has already been
closed for ingresS to the basin.
The girls parents, ironically, are
German patriots who were so
faithful to the Fatherland that
they followed the flag, moving on
into Germany from their home in
Lorraine when that province be-
came French territory after the
World War, it was reported.
She was born in Lorraine and
bears an American passport.
The United States consulate
here, as soon as attaches learned
of Miss Sittells arrest, formally
requested both the Reich govern.
ment and police authorities for
full facts in her case.
port.
The arrest of the New York girl
follows closely the deportation of
another American, Miss Isobel
Steele of Hollywood, who was held
for months in a Berlin jail on a
charge of espionage.
A third American, Richard
Roiderer, is in Jail near Munich,
also charged with spying.
The Washington times., 1934-12-29
FUS|ON To SPLIT
PATRONAGE

Division Of patronage in Mont
gomery county will be decided at
q meeting today of Fusion party
leaders.
Possibility of a breach looms
unless the patronage situation is
satisfactorily settled in the next
few weeks. Job seekers are be-
coming impatient and are press.
ing Fusion leaders to fill imme.
diately the posts now held by reg,
ular Democratic appointees.
Indications are there will be
about 125 jobs filled with Fusion
lists within the next few months
The division of the jobs be-
tween the two wings of the Fusion
party is expected also to lead to
complications for both Republi
cans and progressive Democrats
feel they are entitled to the lions
share of the patronage Spoils.
Among the major political
plums are posts on the liquor con
troll board, chief of police, counsel
to the liquor board, clerk to the
liquor board, liquor diSpensary
managerships, and numerous
clerkshipS.
The Washington times., 1934-12-29
World of Music
Viola Mitchell to Play
Famed Concerto
Here Soon

Washington is to hear early next
year the new concerto Of Malta
pero, regarded as the greatest iv'
ing Italian composer.
Viola Mitchell, brilliant young
American violinist, will appear
with the National Symphony
Orchestra on Thursday, February
7, and play the concerto with the
full orchestra.
The concerto was first played in
this country in Boston early this
month, and DR.. Hans Kinder ar.
ranged to bring Miss Mitchell here
so that Washington might hear
the work, which has been hailed
as Maliapero's greatest work.
A pupil Of Eugene Ysaye, the
famed Belgian violin master, Miss
Mitchell studied with him until
his death in 1929. She made her
debut in Brussels in 1928, and
since that time has had a notable
career.
The appearance of Miss Mitchell
increases to eight the number Of
guest artists appearing with the
National Symphony this season.
An interesting program has been
prepared by T. Guy Lucas for his
monthly organ recital next Mon
day night in st. Johns Episcopal
Church, Sixteenth and H Streets
N. w.
Included in the program is the
first movement from the Schu'
bert unfinished Symphony" the
enhancing slow movement from
Schumann'S "R henish Sym
phony," and works by Arensky
and Parry.
The recital will start at 8:15,
and the public Is invited. This
will be the third of Mr.. Lucas
recitals this season. They are
well attended by music lovers.
X X
A4GU4C EGUG11 NAC4AGAJAA0EAAB OA4V
child piano prodigy whose appear
ance here next month created
such furor and barrage Of legal
opinions, will arrive in this coun.
try tomorrow after several
months study and concert ap
pearance in Europe.
Little Ruth, who will celebrate
her tenth birthday next week,
possesses a. touch and technique
that are hailed as miraculous
and gives promise Of a brilliant
career.
Last season she created a sen.
sation on her tour of this coun-
try, and has followed it by hard
work with the great European
masters.
The child wonder will be heard
in recital at Constitution Hall on
January %.
The Washington times., 1934-12-29
JIMMY MOVES
ON.J,RESORT

Jimmy La Fontaine Is opening
up in Atlantic City, where there
isn't any "heat."
For the past week he has been
moving paraphernalia from his
Bladensburg white house" te
the resort town, according to his
intimates. He could not be
reached for statement.
Jimmy began to move his
things away when he learned
that Perry Boswell, president of
the board of county commits.
sioners, and other county Off.
cials were serious in their inten-
ton to close his place and keep
it closed.
Chief of Police J. j. Crowley,
at Hyattsville, corroborated the
story of Jimmy's moving by say
ing that he had been told that
fact by one of Jimmy's aides, who
said the "big boss" was opening
UP a large casino soon in Atlantic
City.
La Fontaine is now expected to
be the target of a number Of law
suits by persons who allege they
lost various sums gambling in
Bladensburg. According to Mary
land law, gambling losses can be
the basis of a suit for the return
of the lost money.
The Washington times., 1934-12-29
PONTIAC SHOWS
1885 MODELS

Today Pontiac dealers in wash
ington are exhibiting for the first
time the new six and the i'm
proved straight eight, which form
the 1885 line Of cars presented
by the Pontiac Motor Company.
The new six will be available both
in standard and de luxe models.
The wheelbase Of the Pontiac
six is 112 inches, with 1T inches
for the eight. In appearance, it
duplicates closely the modern
Streamlining of the eight.
Both chasses have ample power
for the modern mode Of high
speed travel. The Six-cylinder en-
CINE develops 81 horsepower at
IS miles per hour while the
straight eight motor delivers 81
horsepower at 10 miles per hour.
Comparison of the straight
eight with last year reveals many
improvements and refinementS
which also are included in the
new six. Briefly they are a
marked CuauSe III apPeaGa a41CCS >
new Fisher solid steel "turret-top"
bodies, built-in luggage space, con-
cealed spare tires, "V" type wind
shield, greater width in both
front and rear seats, hydraulic
brakes, new action clutch, and
new radiator and hood grillS.
Knee-action Is included in the
1885 line except on the standard
six.
From the standpoint of appear
ances as well as construction, the
solid steel Fisher body, used for
the first time by Pontiac in 1895,
is the major feature. This body
is called the '"Turret-Top." The
steel roof rests on a foundation
Of steel bows, welded to the steel
body panels.
The Washington times., 1934-12-29
CIVIL SERVICE
WEEkFIXED

Observance Of the week from
January 13 to 10 as National
Civil Service Week in recogni'
ton of the Sand anniversary Of
the adoption Of the national
civil service act is being spon'
sored by the American Fedora
ton Of Government Employees,
in cooperation with the United
States Civil Service Commission,
it was announced today.
Plans Of the federation call
for making this observance ma.
tional, to create public interest
in the Government service and
to eliminate some of the many
misapprehenSions'' prevalen N t
throughout the country concern
ing Government workers.
q. Claude Babcock, president
of the federation, declared the
purpose Of the movement in part
is to overcome these misappre.
tensions, which he said "have
been deliberately fostered and
spread throughout the country" !"
He added:
"There should be D much
wider recognition Of the mani.
fold activities Of the Govern
ment and Of the sbility and
conscientious service of its em.
pl0yes.
"The benefits Of the national
civil service act have been
SO convincingly demonstrated
during its existence that every
President, to the time Of the
present Administration, has
added to the number Of en-
plOyes under the Civil Service,
and it ID fully expected that
this record will be maintained
in the present Administration,
even though o large number
Of excepted positions have
been created in the last two
years."
The Washington times., 1934-12-29
NOONAN HOME,
IN THE PINK

John ]. Noonan, Washington
capitalist and civic leader, re-
turned to the Capital today after
his firt vacation in several years.
Mr.. Noonan has been in Allan
tic City for the past two months,
walking four and five miles a day
on the boardwalk, and announced
he is "in the pink" He has been
too busy up until now to take q
vacation, he explained.
1t was Mr.. Noonan who organ
lied the minority stockholders in
the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company, obtaining for them
the price of $3.50 a share for their
stock.
He also directed the campaign
which resulted in the Scent car.
fare for school children, and was
active in the fight for lunches for
undernouriShed pupils.
The Washington times., 1934-12-29
BABCOCK ASKS
TARIFF QUIZ

Charging that Tariff Commits.
sion officials have violated the
civil service classification act in
dealing with certain of the com
missions employees, E. Claude Bah
cock, president of the American
Federation of Government En-
ployes, today asked the Civil
Service Commisson to investigate
the matter.
Mr.. Babcock says he has in
formation that the salaries of
certain civil service employees of
the Tariff Commission recently
were reduced although employees
were required to perform the same
duties as before. He said:
"This is a direct violation Of
the classification act, which
says that the rate of cOmpensa-
tiOn is to be fixed according to
the duties performed"
Mr.. Babcock further asserted
that employees whose salaries were
reduced were told that it was be-
cause of a general reorganization
of the Tariff Commission, and
were further told that they "will
be fired if you tell anybody about
this"
According to the reports that
have reached Mr.. Babcock, sal
aries of about % of the Tariff
Commission employees were re-
duced by about $1,000, and, he
added:
"The worst part of it was that
these employees received their
notices on Christmas Eve--a
fine Christmas present"
The Washington times., 1934-12-29
|Kngfish' Keeps
His Front Seat
In Senate
BY International News servic.

ny AHtoEA0tAOnaA news service
Senator Huey "KingfiSh"
Long CD of Louisiana a will
still have a front seat in the
Senate.
Despite a rearrangement of
the entire chamber to accom-
modate the many new Demo-
Gratis, the "boss" of Louisiana
will be on the front row on the
Democratic side.
Under the new arrangement,
In which he keeps the same
seat, he will have 81 Demo
cratic Senators behind him. He
can choose the aisleS or he can
strut across the Senate floor in
front of the rostrum.
The Washington times., 1934-12-29

When you visit the Pontiac salesroom to-
day, you are going to see type of beauty
the like of which the motor car industry
has never known before-new, refreshing,
utterly different the happiest interpre-
tation of the streamline principle ever
achieved =. You are going to see for the first
time that greatest of all Fisher achieve
ments i'm cOachwOrk- ''Turret-
PONTIAC MOTOR COMPANY, PONTIAC
* List price Of Standard sis-cyiuder Coupe at PO
The Washington times., 1934-12-29

Top'' bodies You will discover new type
of hydraulic brakes smooth, positive and
triple-sealed. new six and eight-cylinder
engines featuring silver-alloy bearings and
TO second starting at zero -. In brief, you
are going to see the newest and finest prod
ucts of great modern plant-cars which
embody scores of other quality features
hitherto never combined at prices so low.
MICHIGAN, Division of General Motors
lac, Michigan. Standard group Of accessories
The Washington times., 1934-12-29
TO ADDRESS CLUB

Ernst F. Artschwager, of the Bu-
reau of Plant Industry, will ad.
dress the Washington Leica Club
at the dinner meeting in the
KennedyLWarren next Thursday
evening. His subject will be
PLANT Photomicrography With
the Ieica."
The Washington times., 1934-12-29
RELIEF SH|F 7
FAILS To GUT
EXPENSES
BY FRANKLIN G. sARTWELL

BY FRANKLIN G. SARTWELL
Decision of the Federal Govern
ment to turn back to States and
municipalities the job Of providing
relief for the "unemployables"-
those who, because of physical
incapacity, cannot earn their liv-
ing-today raised in Washington
the question whether this latest
gesture toward cutting the Federal
relief rolls would, in fact, curtail
the public burden of supporting
those who are out Of work.
According to most interested
observers the new plan means
simply a "shuffling" Of relief
statistics and will not in the end
mean any change in the number
Of persons supported by the tax
payers.
Program Is Old
The effort to get back to q re-
lief basis upon which the States
and municipalities would be doing
more for their own and depending
less upon Federal grants Is, Of
course, not new. Ever since the
Federal Government took over the
main part of the burden 1t has
been realized that some such &C
tion would be essential.
But the Federal Government,
under the New Deal, got itself
into the position, whether 1t
meant to or not, where 1t was OBJ
1igated to take care of the entire
situation.
AS the Relief Administrator,
Harry Hopkins, says, however, the
States and municipalities during
the last year have been increasing
their activity and their expendi-
lures. The Federal Government,
likewise, has been increasing its ex-
penditureS. The number on relief
is not expected to reach its maxi
mum until February.
No Saving to Public
Now, the number on relief isn't
going to be cut by transferring
q part of those on relief to State
relief rolls as distinct from Fed.
eral relief rolls.
So it is obvious that while this
latest proposal for having the
States take care of the "unem-
ployables'' would seem to be saving
the Federal Government money.
it is not, in fact. saving the people
of the country as a whole any
money.
More than that, it is expected
that while the "unemployables" to
the extent of about four million,
go on State relief rolls on Feb.
ruary J., there will be an effort to
credit the States, in figuring their
Federal relief grants, with the
amount that they spend for this
purpose.
This will mean that while the
number of individuals and fami-
lies on the Federal relief rolls will
be cut, the actual expenditures on
the part of the Federal Gov
ernment for relief will not be sliced
appreciably.
State Costs to Rise
On the other hand, the States,
none of which is in an enviable
position financially, will be faced
with the immediate task of con.
tributing larger share toward
local relief purposes.
How these States are going to
do it is a mystery.
Most of them have been seeking
increased Federal grants. Now
they are being told that they will
have to make larger relief appro-
priationS themselves.
While it seems to be largely a
matter of bookkeeping, many of
the legislatures meeting next
month are going to have a hard
time figuring out the answer.
The Washington times., 1934-12-29
IN NEW POST

Benjamin H. Gammage, 100
block Summit Pl. N. w., today was
director of first aid and life saving
work of the District Red Cross,
succeeding Ira LIE Law, resigned.
Mr.. Gammage has been q Red
Cross worker for 10 years.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-14
BETWEEN THE LINES OF
4 COMPANY UNION TALK

But Langrebe did tell you he was
afraid of the rank and file. He
called the rank and file Reds. He
said their number was small, but
he was afraid Of them.
Now Just why is he so particular
in talking about the rank and file
and saying nothing about the A. F.
of L. except where the committee is
concerned. Langrebe knows what
a rank and file worker is, and
should have explained that he is
afraid Of any militant, straight
thinking, studying and talk
ing man who is not afraid to come
forward for love Of his kids, his
fellow-workers and country. to use
free speech and struggle, in or out
Of his A. F. Of L. union lodge, to
kick out the high-paid parasites
who have worked in harness with
men like Langrsbe.
Workers, get into your respective
labor organizations at once. Organ
ize to save the birthr1ght of your
kids Make Of yourselves leaders.
Come forward-use your mouth
Struggle for your rights.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-14
Wagner Advises Bosses
How Best to Use Co.
Unions i'm Strikes
BY HARRY CANNES

The National Recovery Act stim-
ulated monstrous growth of COM
pany unions, IN the most powerful
trusts, in steel, aluminium, auto
chemical, metal mining, the work
ers see before their very eyes that
N.R.A. promises Of the right to
organize" have become shame
less travesty. The NR.A., that is,
the action of the Roosevelt regime,
is mainly responsible for the ire
mendous poisonous spread of COM
pany unions.
Having achieved the objective
of greater justification, increased
profits, higher prices, and lower
wage levels, the biggest corporations
wanted to insure these advantages.
The company unions were shackled
on the workers to keep them from
resisting the benefits" of the
NR.A.
According to the National In
dustrial Conference Board, company
unions under the MIRA. increased
1859 per cent. A survey made by
this bosses organization shows the
NR.A. scored heavily against the
workers in the matter of organi-
zation.
From questionnaires directed to
industries employing ~ per cent
of all workers in manufacturing
ana mining enterprises, II was
found that only 9,3 per cent Of
the workers have trade union con-
tracts with the employers; As per
cent are in company unions; anil
45.9 per cent deal individually
with the bosses. The growth of
the company unions has been
tremendous in chemical, steel,
RUBBER, metal mixing, metal
working and petroleum.
The Roosevelt government, ably
assisted by the A. F. of l.. officials,
and the National Labor Board
helped the Morgan, Rockefeller and
Mellon trusts to enmeSh the workers
in company unions.
Strikes and Company Unions
Every strike broken by the Ma
tional Labor Board, thanks to the
help of Bill Green, John L. Lewis.
Sidney Hillman and George Berry.
either resulted In STRENGTHENING
the existing company union or foist-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-14
Gen. johnson, 1000 Bosses
Discuss Co. Union Strategy

conflicts we're entirely among them
selves, however, for as speaker sf-
ter speaker declared publicly, the
only basic opposition to them is the
dual force of militant labor unions
and the Communist Party, par
ticularly the Communist Party.
Johnson, the bombastic drillmaster
Of the MIRA, made this clear in
his final speech in Constitution
Hall. He boosted that the critics
who came to his Field Day for
Criticism" last week, made COM
plants mot directed at the codes
but at errors and omissions in
what has been done under the
codes"
With minor exceptions of a po-
litical nature, there was practically
no criticism of the Recovery Act,
nor Of the basic principles of the
codes themselves then john
son found it necessary to refer to,
and distort the position Of, the one
exception-"except for the Commu-
mist, who invited me to join move
ment for the overthrow of the gov
CONTINUED on Page 6)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-14
Steel Transportation Coal Workers Battle Company Unions
Hackmen's Fight on.
Co. Union Needs All.
Workers Support

have already voted with their feet
against the so-called Brotherhood
A driver, writing to the Daily
Worker, gives good picture of how
the company union is improving
personal relations and group well
fare" around the Parmelee garages
"On March IL, the 3Sth Street
pickets reported that only eight
cars left the garage between 4 and
8 a. m, Monday morning. A few
company union rats were driving
around the block to encourage
other drivers to take cars out. The
hackmen were not fooled and are
solid behind the fight against the
company union and the S12 a
week, blacklist offer of Mrs. Her
rick and the bosses.
cat 38th St., the oil man was
made by company union officials
to drive around the block to de-
moralize the pickets."
THE Parmelee System has always
ways Disseminated against Ne
groes. 1t is the policy Of the COM
pany union leaders to segregate the
Negro drivers so as to keep them
from uniting with the white drivers
in the struggle for higher wages and
shorter hours.
The cars on which the Negro driv-
ers work are painted in distinctive
colors. The Parmelee System does
not allow a Negro to drive out of
any Of the % garages owned by the
company throughout the city, except
the one located at Fifth Ave. and
140th Street.
This vicious system must be
stopped. And only by defeating the
company union can it be stopped
The Taxi Drivers Union of Greater
New York has taken the proper ac-
ton to stop it.
The strike must be spread and ex-
tended to other systems-to the
Terminal System, where Gerald E,
Kamm is active building company
union, to the Knickerbocker Fleet
where the blacklist system is used
to terrorize the drivers and beat
them into submission, to all the ga
RACES in the city.
BY spreading the strike the drivers
can defeat the starvation code
which Mr.. Allen, Deputy N. r. A.
Administrator. Is attenDtfno In MT
over on all taxi men. They can
halt with one mighty blow the fur
ther development of company unions
in the New York taxi garages. Ev-
cry worker, every trade union, every
workers organization should give
the utmost support to the struggle
Of the taxi drivers against the men,
ace of company unionism
Company unionism is spreading in
all industries under N. R. A. author
ity. Stop it by strike action.