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Evening star., 1934-10-28

a New Orleans club was formed.
Comdr. Harry Coope presided.
Comdr. .-elect r. H. Jamison Of In
ternal Revenue Post announces the
following appointments of officers:
Adjutant, Howard L. Leslie; patriotic
instructor, D. D. Dewar; historian,
H. D. Percy; sergeant major, Roy l..
James; quartermaster sergea I,
Franklin Boushee; guard, 8. F. Nor
ris; sentinal, James z. Lea, jr.; post
service officer, G. G. Davis; color
bearer, L. c. Thornton, and color
guard. r. E. Werner.
Defense Post met Wednesday at
2030 Rhode Island avenue northeast
and elected officers as follows: Com
mander, John w. Winner; senior vice
commander, Raymond A. johnson;
junior vice commander, John Rooster
quartermaster, Clarence Collett; post
advocate. Glenn L. Shinn; surgeon.
c. z. Mann; officer of the day. e. T,
Newkirk; chaplain, John Bright, and
trustee, John Crone.
washington Post elected the follow
ing officers: Commander, Walter P
Boehm; senior vice commander, o. H.
Kee; junior vice commander, Homer
C. Kelso; quartermaster, Charles F.
Kenney: judge advocate, Eli Tardiff /;
surgeon, DR.. c. w. Taggee; officer Of
the day, Roy w. Keesee; chaplain,
Paul Gray; council members, Edward
F. Clark and Leo j. Holland. Comdr.
Boehm appointed Edward F. Clark as
adjutant, Herbert Curling as quarter
master sergeant, h H. Curtis as guard,
and j. F. Quigley as service officer.
Leo j. Holland was elected as 18-
month trustee to serve with D. K. Nc
Conville and ]. F. Quigley, previously
appointed trustees.
The following were obligated: J. S.
Tudor, j. B. Mcdaniel, Carl Worch,
Leroy F. Nicholson, j. D. Skinner and
William A. Skeen.
Fred Lind, chairman Of the Ways
and Means Committee, announced his
committee will sponsor amateur box
ing bouts between service teams rep
resenting the Marine Corps Reserve
and the District National Guard In
the near future.
At the meeting November IL De-
partment Comdr. Nathan D. Golden
and his staff will oficiate and install
the officers.
Evening star., 1934-10-28
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS

Washington Council met last Tues
day evening at the knights of Co
lumbus club house, Grand Knight
Harold F. Jones presiding.
The principal speaker was DR.. Lee
F. Stock, professor OF history at the
Catholic University of America and
also connected with the Division OF
Historical Research of the Carnegie
Institute. He spoke on Some of the
Obscure Phases of Civil War History. u
He was introduced by Leo A. Rover,
former United States district attorney.
The council was visited by State
Deputy George E. Herring and State
Advocate John r. Dowlan. accom-
panied by Grand Knights Thomas F.
McKeon of Keane Council and j.
Fred Brady of Potomac Council.
James B. Flynn, past master of the
fourth degree and past grand knight
of Carroll Council, announced the
Catholic Forum lectures would be held
this year at st. Matthews Church,
the first series beginning October %
and continuing until November 20.
Rev. Father Walker, friar of the
fourth degree, Indianapolis, Ind; DR..
Peter Guilday, chaplain of Washing
ton Council, and Dean Fox of the
department Of law of Catholic Uni
versity, also spoke. Grand Knight
Jones announced a complimentary
Halloween dance for the council Tues
day evening at the club house.
Members of the Fourth Degree,
Washington General Assembly. and of
the knights of Columbus in this juris-
diction will attend the opening of the
Fall session of lectures of the
Catholic Information Forum at St.
Matthews Church today at 8 pm.
Marriage Primeval" is the subject of
the first lecture, to be given by Very
Rev. Edward G. Fitzgerald, in the
series titled THE Church, the State
and Marriage Laws"
Thomas j. Trodden, chairman of
the committee for the annual pound
party for the Little Sisters of the
Poor, announces that the party will
be held November 25 from 2 to 4 at
the home, Second and H streets north
east. Groups are taken on a tour of
inspection of the home by Fourth De-
gree Knights in uniform. Donations
of groceries, fruit, tobacco or money
may be sent direct to the home, or to
the K. of c. Hall, at 918 Tenth street.
Spalding Council will hold Hal
loween costume dance at the K. of c.
Hall next Wednesday evening. Prizes
will be awarded.
The council will meet at the club
house next Thursday.
Evening star., 1934-10-28

Bell. United; william J. Carey, Nc
Kindley; A. p Brooks, Scott, and
Alfred Walford, Victory, made ad-
dresses. One new member, r. C.
Straw, was initiated.
Harry o. Glenn, secretary of the
Executive Committee Of the assembly,
resigned. w. Gordon Bell was elected
to fill the vacancy.
President Harry o. Glen presided
at the meeting Of Central Council,
District Manager Arthur S. Brown
spoke.
Evening star., 1934-10-28

lain will be Rev. Alva j. Braistaid,
chief of the chaplains of the United
States Army.
Lamont B. Beeber is arranging the
first ping-pong tournament for the
latter part of November. The bowling
league will resume activities next Fri
day at the Lucky Strike alleys.
A flag will be presented by the La
dies Auxiliary of Vincent B. Costello
Post to its unit of the Sons of the
American Legion Squadron November
3 at pm. at the Boys CLUB of
Washington, $50 c street. A program
has been arranged by Meyer Tasker.
Special features will be q review by
Joe Browns students and selections
played by Costello Post Drum and Bu-
gle Corps.
Evening star., 1934-10-28
Screen Version of Roberta.

7ION MEYERS fine work assisting
Pandro S. Berman, R-K-O as
sociate producer, on the production
of the musical satire, '"The Gay Di-
vorcee," starring Fred Astaire and
Ginger Rogers, soon to be released,
has won him a choice assignment.
Meyers Is to assist Berman in the
production Of the screen version Of
Jerome Kern's musical, Roberta" !"
with Fred Astaire, Irene Dunno and
Ginger Rogers starred.
Evening star., 1934-10-28
Town Studies It's History.

Because tourists know more about
the town than the residents, Kinsaie,
q popular resort in the Irish Free
State, is studying its own history.
Every Kinsalian was asked to attend
q series Of lectures on the highlghts
of the towns past and practically
every one responded. Last year Kin
sale was little known. Then 1t adver-
tised in the newspapers and this year
enjoyed the most prosperous seasons
ever recorded there,
Evening star., 1934-10-28
Arthur c.. Fowle Elected
CommanderofV. F.W.Post
Equality-W alter Reed Members Select New
Oficers-Installato to Be
November Is.
4 RTHUR C. FoWLE, adjutant

A RTHUR c. FOWLE, adjutant
" of the District of Columbia
"A Department, Veterans of For
4 4 eign. Wars, was elected COM
mander of Equality Walter
Reed Post at the last meeing. Other
officers elected we're: Senior vice COM
mander, Leonard J. Bacon; Junior
vice commander, William L. Smith;
post advocate, William I. Snyder;
chaplain, John D. Wischhusen; quar-
termaster, Paul Z. r. Nordquist; off,
Ger of the day, Gust. A. Karess, and
Elmer P. Richter was appointed ad-
jutant.
They will be installed at the meet
ing November Is.
Department Comdr. Nathan Golden
spoke in reference to the Armistice
day ball, November 10, at the Willard
Hotel.
At the last meeting Of McKimmie-
Catterton- Police-Fire Auxiliary, No.
247s, the following officers were elected
or appointed: President, E. Whelsr;
senior vice president, A. Grant; junior
vice chairman, M. McCallum: treas
urer, e. Denbroder; chaplain, L. Shaw;
conductress, M. Wetherall; guard, T.
Graves; secretary, r. Reiley; patriotic
instructor, e. Chrisman: color bearers,
M. Grant and F. Kelleher; musician,
Mae Chick.
A bingo party will be held November
/ at 8 pm. at @ street northeast.
A costume party for the children Of
the members of Equality Walter Reed
Post Auxiliary will be given at the
home of the president, Mrs. j. p.
Haynes, 400 w. Broad street, Falls
Church, Va, Tuesday night.
Comdr. William S. Wilson Of H. l..
Edmonds Post announced special ex-
ercises will be held at Roosevelt High
School Thursday evening to memori-
alize Past Post Comdr. Frank H. Ed
monds and to dedicate q set Of colors
which were presented to the post by
Col. Edmonds Just before his death.
The newly elected officers will be in
stalled by Department Comdr. Golden.
National Capital Post met last
Tuesday at Soldiers, Sailors and
Marines Club. For the purpose Of
raising funds to send delegates to the
next national v. F. w. encampment,
Evening star., 1934-10-28

Stuart Walcott Post met Tuesday
In the rooms of the Washington Board
of Trade, Comdr. Samuel Rose pre-
siding. Applications of the following
new members were accepted: j. Sper-
ling. H. Polonsky, A. w. jacobson.
Louis Sugar, j. Tichman, Albert Kahn,
]. Stein, Joseph Gordon, 1. Orlove and
Samuel Polonsky.
Comdr Rose appointed Albert Grob-
stein as welfare officer. Ira D. Scott,
chairman Of the post Entertainment
Committee, announced card party
December at so NJ street northeast.
A motion by John ]. Julius, that
the Sons Of the American Legion Of
the District Of Columbia Department
hold a joint meeting at least every
six months, was adopted.
One more service bar was added to
the staff Of the banner of the U. S. s.
Jacob Jones Post last week when the
colors, in charge of Comdr. Elsie M.
Pinney, were carried in the parade of
the American Legion at Miami. The
post colors have been in every ma
tional convention parade except st.
Paul.
Elizabeth Gladman, welfare officer,
will act as liaison between the post
and the Advisory Council of the Wei
fare and Relief of the District of Co.
lumbia Department in an endeavor
to render maximum aid to ex-service
women and their families who are in
need.
Post members have accepted the
invitation of the Fort Stevens Post
to attend its Halloween dance Octo-
Der 30 at the Indian Spring Country
Club.
At the executive meeting Of Fort
Stevens Post, No. 80, Monday eve
ming it was decided to place before
the membership a proposition to lease
a building in the community large
enough to accommodate the post. The
Drum and Bugle Corps will partici-
pate in the Greater National Capital
Committees Washington Halloween"
celebration on Constitution avenue
Wednesday night.
John Kiley has completed arrange
ments for the posts Halloween dance
next Tuesday at Indian Spring Coun-
try Club.
Chairman Coffey announces ar
rangements completed for the services
at Walter Reed Hospital November IL
at 2:30 pm. The meeting will be
presided over by Rev. Frank J. Miller,
post chaplain, and the guest chap
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-18
THE TEXTILE STRIKE

A S a prod to the administration to enforce
labor provisions Of R and the textile
code, the almost unanimous union vote for a
national strike may help. But if the issue &C
tually is allowed to come to a strike two weeks
hence, the chances of labor victory are slight.
Perhaps that is why the national officers of
the union went along with the rank and file
demand only reluctantly.
Labor has a case. The fact that textile
code violations are widespread seems clear. The
25 per cent cut in production time authorized
by R last June for a three-month period
not only took one-fourth of the low wage out
Of the pay envelope, but also increased the evil
stretchout system. So. although NRA pre-
viously had added about one-third to the num-
Der employed in the industry, raised the pitt
full minimum wage, and enabled the union to
multiply its strength more than fve-fold,
textile labor on the whole still lacks a living
wage and a free bargaining power.
If this were a prosperous industry in pros
porous times, a national strike might be efec-
tive. But it is difficult to see how a national
strike can remove the chief barriers to labor's
welfare under present conditions.
The three major causes of the present bad
conditions seem to be:
l. A limited textile market rejecting gen.
eral business conditions and inadequate ma
tional power. A national strike can not
change that.
2. Extreme disparity of conditions within
the industry, with some employers dealing
fairly with labor and some not. The chiselers
in turn apparently consist of two groups; one
group of INSCRIPTIONS employers and COM
petitors, and another group of companies so
inefficient and uneconomic that they can not
comply with the code and survive. While local
strikes might correct ONE of these conditions,
a national strike would tend to align the good
employers with the bad and create 2 power
full united front against labor.
3. The breakdown of NRA. This is a gen.
eral condition, not peculiar to the textile code.
1t has grown progressively worse until the
President is now in the process of completely
recognizing the work of code enforcement,
especially labor relations. This is a difficult
task involving all industries, involving indeed
the future of the Roosevelt administration and
national recovery. 1t can not be achieved
simply by a national textile strike.
But the danger of this and many other
strikes, most of them growing out of the same
failure of NRA machinery, should hasten the
Presidents long-delayed reform of NRA.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-18
GOING INTO REVERSE

IF the full history of use of the national
4 guard in labor disputes is ever written, not
the least interesting chapter will be the one
furnished by recent events in Minnesota.
The national guard is called out in strikes,
generally, to preserve the peace"
This usually takes the form of camping out
around the plant which is the center of in
dustriaI disturbance and presenting a hedge Of
bayonets to all who try to get at the ma
chinery.
Since the strikers, in the very nature of
things, are on the outside looking in, this
usually means that use Of the guard cramps
the strikers plans. Picket lines and the like
do not thrive under military rule.
A factory which is protected by the guard
can go on with its production in spite Of the
angry cries of the mob outside.
But the Minnesota case has provided a sur
priSing reversal of the usual procedure.
Here We have had the guard, in effect, do
ing the picketing.
A plan to settle the truckmen's strike is
proposed, accepted by labor and rejected by
the employers. The latter, naturally enough.
having rejected the offer, seek to run their
trucks as usual.
But at this point the g~uardsmen, called
out to maintain public order and keep the
peace, begin doing precisely what the union
pickets would 90 if the militia had stayed
at home; they refuse to let trucks run at all
unless they are being operated under terms
OF the offer Of settlement.
Now the use of the guardsmen is always,
in theory, impartial. They are not supposed
10 take sides; they are supposed to keep prop
erty from being destroyed and to keep heads
from being cracked.
Usually, because Of the circumstances in
which they are called to serve, this has the
effect Of breaking the strike.
In this Minnesota ase-and it is hard to
think Of any other case quite like fittings
are reversed. The guardsmen's l~aw-and-order
activities have the effect Of helping the
strikers.
The whole method Of meeting the prob
lem OF violence in labor disputes has been
turned upside down. A precedent has been
set. It viii be exceedingly interesting to see
what comes Of It.
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COMMANDER V. NJ. ARMSTRONG wisely
~ and courageously has announced that
politics win be kept out Of the state legion
convention. vhich meets at Gary on Aug. 25.
Charges Of meddling in local and national
politics have been leveled frequently at the
legion in recent years. Whether they have
foundation or not such accusations are bad
for this great fraternal organization. It's Of
ncials should treasure its reputation so jeal-
ously that they keep it above reproach.
The founders Of the legion we're well aware
RI the insidious danger that politics might
bring 70 il. That was why they inserted the
following paragraph in the constitution:
The American Legion shall be absolutely
nonpOliticaI and shall not be used for the
dissemination Of partisan principles nor for
the promotion Of the candidacy Of any per-
sons seeking public Office or preferment. No
candidate for or incumbent Of a salaried
elective public Office shall hold any Office IN
the American Legion or in any department
or post thereof"
The congress paid the legion the high hon
or Of granting it a national charter. The con-
stitution Of the legion is a solemn covenant
between the veteran members and the peo-
pie Of the United States. Every legionnaire
has a deep and abiding moral obligation to
keep the faint Of partisan politics out Of the
organization.
There have been numerous cases in which
individuals have used their legion connections
to further selfish political ends. This is the
sort of thing that Commander Armstrong is
anxious 70 stop. He is right and every de-
cent thinking member should back him to the
limit.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-18
A RECORD WORTH SAVING

TWO young artists are starting on a long
l. trip through the mountains Of Tennes-
see. Kentucky and North Carolina. They
plan to make a complete pictorial record of
the lives and customs Of those isolated and
fascinating folk. the mountain whites" in
the belief that this group is a passing race.
Great changes are beginning in the land,
and not least of them is the new develop
ment in these southern mountains. The
federal governments plans for the Tennes-
see valley. its use of subsistence homesteads,
It's scheme for decentrslizing industry and ty-
ing city and country more closely together
these things Will profoundly affect the condl-
tons under which the mountsineers live.
These artists believe that the mountaineer
OF tradition viii soon be living under very DIFF
fcrcnt conditions. so they want to make a rec
ord Of him before it is too late.
Whether the change Will be as great as they
expect may be open 10 question. 1t Is certain
that. II IL Is. something peculiarly and funda-
mentally American Will pass away. Let US
have this pictorial record, by all means. 1t
will preserve the memory of something that Is
deeply rooted IN our national life.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-18
TA\ RELIEF

THE poor old taxpayer is pinching himself
Il these days just to make sure that he is
really awake. Ta'es are coming down. This
is the best news ne has heard in many a weary
year.
Each afternoon as he picks up his news
paper ne finds that one more taxing body Is
swinging into line for lower rates. First he
heard that Mayor Sullivan and the city fathers
have found a way Of tightening his burdens.
Next he is told that the school city Is going to
charge him less.
Today he discovers that the Marion county
rate Will be reduced at least "A cents-the
largest slash in the history of the county. All
Of which makes extremely cheerful reading.
Il means. Of course. that local business Will
have a better opportunity to move along the
road TO recovery. II means that more people
can be employed and that industries which
have been hobbled by heavy government costs
can really step out.
Tax reduction does not make sensational
reading. but those at the head of the city.
county and school governments could do
nothing OF more Importance for indianapolis.
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SEES JOKER IN
HOUSING ACT
Bv Circus Spectator.

By Circus Spectator.
The housing act is another n of
those things we are supposed to
swallow with our eyes shut. If we
can only be patient long enough
while our economic doctors go
through our pockets, we will come
out of this coma soundly broke. To
get a loan, to make repairs to a
Ieaky roof that we had to let get
leaky while our pockets were being
emptied, we are now supposed to
20 to a bank to whom we have been
perfect strangers for nearly five
years. or to a building and loan
whose officers had to yell for help
to the RFC or the Home Loan bank
This gag is all right for the in
side boys playing the slap me on
the back" game. The money ring
circus performers will fix up the
property now they have foreclosed
on. their teammates will do the
furnishing of the material and con-
tract the work. The profits will
STAY close to home. FERA workers
will have to keep on holding UNI
brellas over their leaky roofs, their
paw envelopes don't entitle them to
new roofs. Neither do our smart
business leaders know how to find
a productive job" for these relief
cases" Any way we go we r sup
posed to borrow ourselves out OF
debt, the whole relief program is
based on more debt, while debt is
the cause of the economic collapse,
Bassett Jones. engineer and econo-
mist, cites figures to show that we
have a 300 billion dollar debt in
this country with only 200 billion
dollars Of property. If we can dou-
Bile the debt before We write it of,
We can keep on tinkering with hous-
ing acts and relief doles quite a
while yet.
We have everything to build new
things with. plenty Of materials
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BY Critic.
Much ado seems to be made Of
the fear that business is sup
posed to have developed by the
spending program of the govern
ment. If business had any con-
fldence before this spending pro-
gram was started, there would
have been no need for starting
the government spending program.
tt is the lack of spending on the
part of business that forced the
spending on the part of govern
ment. And if business can not re-
sumo it's spending program, while
government is giving it a boost,
then government will have to in
crease it's spending rather than
decrease it. No responsible gov
eminent would drop its spending
program until business shows its
ability to pick up the responsible
ity. To stop the program before
business shows its capacity to go
it alone would only aggrayate the
need for more spending. Con-
fdence to proceed with spending
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liberals Then he turned from the left to the
right and his predecessor in power. General
Won Schleicher. was shot. Finally he purged TO
death a goodly number Of his own Nazi aids.
That was something Of a record IN nonparti-
sanship Of persecution.
At the same time he approached even
handed injustice in his treatmen OF religion.
Though he was more ruthless in prosecuting
Jews. he soon earned the hostility Of Catholic
societies and churchmen. Now the Protestant
clergy are openly defying him and his edicts
and being jailed. Of course. Indeed, the re-
ligious leaders have been far more heroic in
their defense Of the real Germany, and
against Hitlerized distortion Of Germany, than
most Of the political leaders.
So Herr Hitler is staging what he calls a
plebiscite. The object is to prove that his
victims love him. This is to be achieved by
the simple device of controlling not only the
election machinery and secret police, but the
press. radio and all means of communication
through which the citizens are being warned
in effect that any one who votes against
Hitler IS an enemy of the state.
In the Nazi lingo an enemy OF the state
means a person Of any age. sex, political or
religious belief who is in danger of being taken
for a ride.
The people of the world may judge Hitler
by such a plebscite. but they will not judge
the German people by it.