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Evening star., 1935-11-17

Dormitory Bowling League will open
at 8 pm. The semi-monthly meeting
Of the Married Couples Club will be
held In the assembly hall at $3.50 pm.
Charles C. Gilman has called q
meeting Of the "Y" Dramatic Club for
Tuesday at 8 pm.
Rev. Harry v. Porter will lead the
Bible class for older boys in Woodward
School at 1920 am. Wednesday. The
Y. M. c. A. Glee Club will meet at
p m In Central Y. M. C. A.
There will be a rehearsal Of the
Dramatic Club at 8 pm. Thursday.
"Dictators and World Progress" will 3e
discussed by DR.. Ellery G. Stowell,
professor Of international law, Ameri-
can University, before the Young
Mems Forum in room 219, Central Y.
M. c. A., at BIS pm. Page NICK.
Etchisop, religious work director Of the
"Y," will speak to the Parent-Teacher
Association at Sparks. Md, at 8 pm.
The Y. w. c. A.-Y. M. C. A. dance
will be held in the assembly hall OF
the Y. M. c. A. Friday at 8 pm.
THE Church" will be the subject
Of the weekly Y. M. C. A. radio talk
from WMAL Saturday at 4:45 pm. by
William s. Jones, vice president OF
the District of Columbia Sunday
School Association. The Southeastern
University Fraternity will meet at the
home of Miss Margaret Belts, 491l
Forty-sixth street, at 8 pm.
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at any time. This provision will ap-
parently apply to clerks and janitors
as well as to teachers and officers.
Situation Unchanged.
"In short, the controller generals
statement to the Commissioners In
dicates the manner in which he will
determine whether the law Is being
compiled with by school employees; his
statement does not add to or subtract
from the previous discussion Of the
meaning Of the word teach"
In effect, DR.. Ballou's statement In
dicates he believes the schools should
continue to follow the ruling laid
down by Corporation Counsel E. Bar
rett Prettyman, which permits the
factual teaching of the history Of
Communism. Of the school property,
however, it will be the responsibility
of the teacher or other school employe
to observe the ruling. In that case,
the school employe would be answer
able to the General Accounting Office
and not the School Board. Refusal OF
McCarl's office to approve the pay
ment Of salary in such an event
probably would bring legal test OF
the ruling.
The McCarl decision has added an
other burden to the Office of Auditor
Donovan, whose employees will be re-
quired to check every pay day the
statements of all school employees with
regard to the Communism ruling
Donovan estimates it will mean the
checking of 5000 statements a month,
in addition to other incidental details,
In the midst of the Communism
discussion, the Wheel of Progress
adopted a resolution opposing the
teaching Of the subject IN any school
or college in the United States. A
committee of the organization was
instructed to petition Congress to en-
act legislation to "annihilate all sub
versive propaganda in the United
States, whether put forth by aliens or
citizens"
Evening star., 1935-11-17
WOODCOCK TO PUSH
CHARGES FOR U. S.
Will Represent Government in
Trial Against Foulkes and
Daniel Gerow.

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS. Nd, November l6.-
Col, Amos w. w. Woodcock, president
of st. Johns College, will represent the
United States Government On Mon
day when the trial Of cases involving
a former Congressman begins in the
Federal Court at Grand Rapids, Mich.
George Foulkes, ST., Democrat, who
was elected Representative from the
fourth congressional district Of Michi-
gan to the Seventy-third Congress in
1892, but who was defeated for re-
election in 1884, and Daniel J. Gerow
have been jointly indicted.
They are charged with conspiracy
to violate the Federal statute prohibit
ing one ONCE holder from directly or
indirectly sliciting campaign contribu-
tions from another office holder.
Gerow, who was the Democratic
candidate for United States marshal
for the western district of Michigan
in 1884, is under separate indictment
Evening star., 1935-11-17
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt yesterday
entered the row over a ruling that
Capital teachers may not teach Com
munism by citing two examples, which,
laid end to end, conveyed the idea she
thought it would be hard on the
teachers.
She refused. however, to express an
opinion on the ruling by Controller
General McCarl that teachers must
sign a statement that they had not
taught or advocated Communism be-
fore drawing each pay check. But
she said she thought it important that
some one i'll authority define what the
ruling might mean.
Mrs. Roosevelt laid down two theses:
l. To teach does not mean to ad-
vocate.
2. Teachers here are due for diff
culties when they meet Russia in
geography and economics classes.
Her own definition for the verbs
''to teach." which she dryly COM
mented would be quite valueless to the
District teachers, Mrs. Roosevelt gave
as follows:
ITO teach, I think, means to tell
Evening star., 1935-11-17
Mrs. Roosevelt Sees Teachers
Embarrassed on RED Teaching g

people about something. do not
think 1t means to advocate anything.
I teach or tell my child II he puts
his fingers on the stove he will be
burned. I do not advocate that he
put his fingers on the stove to have
them burned"
Mrs. Roosevelt said some interest
ing situations might arise with both
younger and more advanced pupils,
citing:
Ia geography class, with the
teacher saying, Here is an area two
times the size Of the United States.
1t is lived in by people called Rus
slams" A bright child conceivably
asking, What form Of government
do they live nder?" The teacher
possibly having to say. my dear child,
I can't tell you"
2. An economics class, with teach
ers informing, There is place two
times the size of the United States in
which 150.o00,000 people are living.
I'm very sorry, but I can't tell you
anything about it,
Mrs. Roosevelt said the teacher
would be in a somewhat difficult po-
sition unless some one in authority
clearly defined Whit they were to do
Evening star., 1935-11-17

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by Thomas E. Lodge, its president, IS
expected to be considered by the Board
of Education Wednesday, together
with DR.. Ballou's statement.
DR.. Ballou pointed out that his de-
cision to continue teaching of the
facts of communism in the schools
was based on the fact McCarl made
no attempt to interpret the meaning
of the word teach" He explained,
however, that the ruling would be
applied in so far as it affected all
school employes-oflcers. janitors and
clerks, as well as teachers.
Text of BaIlou Letter.
The text of DR.. Ballou's letter fol-
lows:
II transmit herewith to the men,
bers of the Board of Education a copy
of statement sent by Controller Cen
eral McCarl to the District Commis-
sioners relating to the legislative rider
in the appropriations act Of 1896 hav-
ing to do with the teaching or advo-
eating of communism in the public
schools. After careful reading of the
statement Of Controller General
McCarl, I make the following OBJ
servations:
"The statement Of the controller
general has to do with his plan or
method of putting the legislative rider
relating to the teaching or advocating
of communism into effect. The legis-
lative rider itself makes the controller
generals Office responsible for the
Withholding of the payment of salary
of any person who violates the pro-
visions of this law.
All Employees Included.
"The statement Of the controller
general indicates that not only teach
ers but all employees Of the Board OF
Education, namely. officers, clerks and
janitors will be required to certify in
the form indicated by the controller
generals Office that they are familiar
with this provision of law and have
observed it.
In his statement to the Commits
sioners, the controller general does
not undertake to interpret the word
teach The perplexing question OF
the construction which is to be given
to the word teach still remains un-
answered as far as the controller gen.
erals Office is concerned.
I'm his statement to the Commits
sionerS the controller general adds
one new element for our consideration
Heretofore the discussion of the prob
lem Of the teaching or advocating OF
Communism has assumed that it was
limited to the schools. In his state
ment Mr.. McCarl adds the word ELSE
where thereby apparently assuming
responsibility over employees of the
Board of Education with respect to
their advocating communism anywhere
Evening star., 1935-11-17
PELLEY SEES RAIL
PROBE UNNECESSARY
Association Head Says I. C. c
Could Gain Nothing by Re.
uuesting New Haven Data.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
J. J. Pelley, president of the As
sociation Of American Railroads. yes
terday called unnecessary" projected
Interstate Commerce Commission in
vestigation of affairs Of the New York.
New Haven g. Hartford Railroad Co.
A former president of the road, Pei
ley said he could not Imagine any
thing at all an investigation will ac-
complish."
II see no occasion for an investiga-
tion," he continued, Il don't see
what information they could pos
sibly get from a hearing which they
could not easily have from the COM
pany's records merely by asking for it. !"
He declined comment on the COM
missions recent refusal to grant the
New Haven authority to borrow an
additional $4,000, 900 from the Recon-
struction Finance Corp, or an I. c. c.
report setting out that the carrier had
tried unsuccessfully to borrow addi-
tional funds from banks.
The railroad now is reorganizing un-
der the bankruptcy laws.
Evening star., 1935-11-17

for or urge the adoption of. which is
50 easily understood that no interpre-
tation was deemed necessary.
= McCarl then announced the follow
Mg ruling:
In view of this specific limita-
Gon on the uses of the appropria-
tions to pay the salaries of those
employed in the public schools Of the
District, it becomes duty Of this
Office to require, before credit may be
allowed, a showing of fact in sup
port of each payment of salary to
those so employed. to the effect that
the law has been duly observed"
He then ruled every teacher OF
ether school employe must sign g
Statement that he or she had moi
taught or advocated communism, in
schools or elsewhere" but did not de-
fine the terms.
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necessary to enter the Ohio primary
In May.
THE chance for such an announce
rnent already has some key Ohio Re-
uublicans concerned. Representative
Marshall at Xenia said yesterday If
outside candidates, including Borah,
came into Ohio it would be contrary
10th to the wishes and plans Of most
Of the leaders"
Want Free Ohio Delegation.
sThey want the delegation unat-
tAched, although Borah and Gov.
Jandon of Kansas recently polled %
ahd 20 votes, respectively, as favorites
d Young Ohio Republicans.
! What the situation amounts to is
that the independent Ohioan has put
the regular party leadership on notice:
II am not a candidate-yet."
sIf he and his views are ignored, the
breadth of the Republican split next
1ear may depend to an extent on how
fhlly he follows through" Both
parties are counting on their opposi-
don dividing.
meanwhile, Col. Frank Knox, Chi
Ghgo publisher who has been men
toned frequently as a possibility for
fhe Republican nomination, asserted
Yesterday that President Roosevelt's s
latest Endorsement of Senator Norris,
Republican, of Nebraska, was tanta-
mount to abandoning his own party
program and taking up the radicals" i"
New Deal favor of Norris and Sen
ator La Toilette. he said. "feaves the
Democrats of Nebraska and Wisconsin
q orphans in the storm"
Z Douglas Comment.
sWhatever its appeal to Independent
Republicans, the Norris statement by
the President was not calculated to
please dissaffected Democrats. Lewis
Douglas, former budget director, be-
SPOKE the sentiments of many of them
last week when he complained that
the Roosevelt enactments were "di-
rected toward making this Govern
1nent into complete collective state. ,"
sThe administration took no direct
1ptice. Secretary Roper did move to
reassure business that it need not
worry about more reform. And down
ID Alabama the State Democratic Ex-
efutive Committee chose four leaders
FOR the delegation to the June con-
0ention, Ito give President Roosevelt
TOUR years additional term of office.
-Topping off the relatively quiescent
week, Charles Nicholson, for the DEM
Ocratic National Committee, last night
rcked more jibes at the Republicans
dter the recent State elections.
a"We were gravely informed by the
d. O. P. prophets" he wrote, that
the results in New York, Philadel-
mia and Kentucky would unerringly
loint to Democratic destruction next
far."
THE reverse happened, he believed,
sAying perhaps the complete returns
now available may account for the
easing Of the Republican chortles."
Evening star., 1935-11-17

the rider, but the
h e r e informing
Of of pupils con-
eerning the his
tory, existence or
theories Of the
eommuuistic gov
ernments or par
ties is not pro-
Nbited. The mere
Hcitation or study
Of factual data
s not the teach
tpg prohibited in
the rid e r. He
pointed out the
&crd advocate"
Evening star., 1935-11-17
"Y DISCUSSION
TO Be HELD TODAY
Sunday Morning Group for
Dormitory Men-Visitors
Are Invited.

The Sunday morning discussion
group for dormitory men Of the Y. M
C. A. will be held today at $50 o'clock
in the club room. Visitors to the as
sociation are invited.
The weekly staff conference will be
held at $50 am. Monday, when q
further study will be made of the
meeting of the International Council
l.. w: De Cast, general secretary, will
lead the discussion. At 6 pm. the
Board of Managers will meet in room
219, Central Y. M. c. A. The second
semester of the School OF Religion will
meet at 7:l5 PM, with classes in "Old
Testament" THE Teaching Work OF
the Church." young Peoples Depart
ment Administration" and 1.-THE Life
Of Christ" The weekly meeting Of the
Evening star., 1935-11-17
U. S. WORKERS MEET
: IN STATE CONVENTION
National Officers Go From Capt.
tai to Maryland Farley in
Z Baltimore.

Officers Of the National Federation
Of Federal Employees yesterday attend
ed the convention of the Maryland
state Federation of Federal Employees
Unions at the Town Hall in Baltimore.
/. Among the Washingtonians present
at the meeting were Luther c. Steward,
president; Gertrude M. McNally, sec
mtary-treasurer, and Matilda Lindsay.
Rational organizer. The District Fed
Grafton was represented by John W..
Ginder, president: William S. Kinney.
vice president; Belle A. Trouland and
Mrs. Ola G.. King, members of the
Executive Committee.
Evening star., 1935-11-17
SUIT BY 2 DISTILLERS
CHALLENGES A. A. A. TAX
Maryland Firms Bring Action in
Federal Court Attacking
Constitutionality.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, November 1.-two
distilling companies today filed suit in
Federal Court here attacking the con-
stitutionality Of the agricultural ad-
justment act.
Each suit asked that the court en-
join M. Hampton Magruder, collector
of internal revenue for this district,
from collection of processing taxes on
rye used in making whisky. Plaintiffs
were the Hunter Baltimore Rye Distil-
lery and the Maryland Distillery.
Evening star., 1935-11-17
10 Lashes Given for Thefts.

WILMINGTON, Del, November 16
R.-Dennis Leone received 10 lashes
at the New Castle County Workhouse
today. He had pleaded guilty to jewel
thefts from two dwellings.
Leone, who is "a, also was sentenced
to IS years imprisonment and to pay
q fine of $10O.
Evening star., 1935-11-17

shall be available for the payment of
the salary of any person teaching or
advocating communism"
The substance of the interpreta-
ton of the rider by Corporation Coun-
Sel Prettyman, made at the request
Of the Board of Education. is that:
: Any teaching of communism which
has for its purpose or its intended
effect the nurture, the training or
the indoctrination of the pupils in
cbmmunistic thought is forbidden by
Evening star., 1935-11-17

for soliciting political contributions In
various post Offices.
Elmer Smith Is under Indictment
for soliciting funds in Federal build
ing.
The Government charges that
Gerow attempted to solicit campaign
funds from postmasters to assist
Foulkes' unsuccessful campaign for
reelection. The separate case against
Gerow will be taken up first.
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preparation a C t
and an interpre-
tation and ruling
by Corporation
Counsel E. Bar
rett Prettyman
and on t roller
Gen. McCarl.
The text of the
rider, sponsored
by Representative
Cannon, Demo-
crat, of Missouri,
follows:
THAT hereafter
no part Of any
appropriation for
A. ANa
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FISCAL ACT RIDER
! CAUSE OF DEBATE
Views of Corporation Coun-
sci and Controller General
: Compared.

: The controversy concerning teach
ing of communism in the District
public schools grew out of the fol-
loving rider to the 1886 District ap-
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ing colored floral designs. Hemmed
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yards finished. Embroidered hem.
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The Washington times., 1935-01-03
list
TOPNOTCHF FOE

Fleet Wings.
It sounds like the name of a
carrier pigeon, but it is the handle
for one of professional basket
balls most remarkable teams.
The Fleet Wings are champions
Of the Eastern Pennsylvania pro
league, which means they are good.
They represent Gettysburg.
On Sunday, the Wings will fly
into washington to take q crack
at Washington's own Heurichs,
winners of 43 out of As games
played last year. A sensational
game is expected to develop. The
game will be played Sunday after
noon in the George Washington
University gym.
Colbert Coach
Charley Colbert, famed as a
Shortstop for the st. Louis Cardi-
mails Of the National Baseball
League, is the head-man of the
Fleet Wings. Charley is quite 4
basketball coach. Under him he
has such stars of the court as Art
Zahn, former G. w. captain: Lou
Reilly, formerly of Penn States
crack quints; Jack Gracha, Hugh
Hoke and Ivan Kitzmiller, who
formerly played with the cham
pionShip five representing Gettys-
burg College.
Berger i'm Lineup
Heurich's probably will start
the Fleet Wings game with Moon
Evans, Ralph Bennie, Bucky
Buscher, Joe Croson and Bozey
Berger. Red Roberts, former
University Of Nevada star, joined
the team last night just before
it scrimmaged against G. w.
Johnny Fenlon and Tubba Far
rell, along with Roberts will COM
prise the reserve strength Of
Heurich's.
Heurich's Flashes and St.
Mary's Celtics will play a pre-
Gminary game starting at 2::3O
o'clock. Immediately after the
game. the professionals will take
the court.
The next four games on the
Heurich schedule: January 13.-
Trenton BooSeS; January 20-BoS'
ton Americans; January 27-
Pittsburgh Willigs; February g.
Newark Mules.
The Heurich management Is
endeavoring to arrange a game
here with the New York Giants.
The Washington times., 1935-01-03
JONES, LOWRY
. ON RING CARD

A bout that may produce an
opponent for Phil Furr in the not
distant future will be presented
IN semifinal support of Petey Sar.
ron and Eddie Burl at the Wash
ington Auditorium Tuesday night
when Jimmy Jones, Baltimore's
welterweight champion, engages
rugged Bob Lowry over a sched-
uled 10-round distance.
Whereas Lowry has forged to
the front in sensational style Of
late Jones has proven a splendid
drawing card in the Oriole City
for some time now, knockouts Of
Petey Bevan and Ray Bowen
along with wins over Tony Domin-
guez, Charley Thompson, Clarence
Sloat, Frankie Blair and Eddie
Marks figuring in his rise in the
ranks.
The Washington times., 1935-01-03
IN, R. ROCK TOPS
| STAR TOURNEY

Melvin r. Rock, Bethesda
duckpin smacker, is tentatively
figuring how he will spend first
prize in the Evening Star Yule-
tide tournament.
Last night, the opening one
Of the roll-off, Rock found the
pocket with uncanny accuracy
to pile up a 689 set, including a
53-pin handicap. His games
were 1875, 109, 161, 1875 and 116.
It was an eloquent argument for
the effectiveness Of the new
handicap system.
Walter Koontz' $50, also
marked by a 53-pin handicap,
places him second, and Paul
Hartman, Arcadia ace, who, be-
lieve it or not, also has a five-pin
spot, is third with 657. Lee
Rothgob, Silver Spring bowling
impressario, rolled 653 to take
fourth place.
AL Woods, Gene Hargett and
A. R. King are tied for fifth
The Washington times., 1935-01-03


According to Eds little book.
which is a complete story on
bike riding professionally by Ar.
thur Mann, the six-day bike race
is where most of the cash lies.
Therefore it is easy to see why
these six-day grinds are the goal
of every amateur aspirant each
year-why every lad, after get
ting the bike-riding bug, aspires
to become a full-fledged profes-
Sional as quickly as possible.
Few Reach Goal
Very few amateurs reach their
goal, however. Bieber's book tells
the interesting story that out of
every thousand who start out,
probably one will make his goal.
The reasons are easy to grasp
Before the amateurs can even
get q foothold, they face an
obstacle that is as mountainous
and as "big" as the six-day event
itself.
This obstacle is, the professional
group of riders who just won't
relinquish their hold or "retire
from service" despite their age
and long years in the game
There are about 100 top-flight
riders riding today, so Of these
who specialize in the six-day
competitions year after year in
every section of the country
where the events are held.
The salaries OF the Six-day
riders range from $500 to $500 q
day. When times were good, one
rider earned a salary of $1,000 q
day. He was Alfred Goullet, an
Australian, who came to this
country in 1912. Franco Georgetti
an Italian, whom Ed Bieber
knows and who has given the
lad reams of pointers, received
$500 a day at the height Of his
career several years back.
Bieber in Action
Bieber has appeared in several
Six-day bike Shows" but only on
opening nights when the anna.
teurs are afforded the chance to
appear in exhibitions. From
these exhibitions the promoters
try to interest these youngsters
to continue as "bit players"
These riders are paid $50 a day.
If the amateur is lucky and
can keep out of spills his ex.
penseS are lower.
Many riders elect to become
professionals in this manner, but
Bieber has refrained from it be.
cause his aims are to step into
some top-flighter's shoes one of
these dayS-providing there is an
opening before he becomes
burned out" keeping in trim.
The Washington times., 1935-01-03
MULVEY SHINES
On DRIVES

Ed Mulvey, one of the city's
best a half decade ago, flashed
bit Of his old-time form last
night when he tipped off a 403
set, with games of 1874, 139 and
40, to lead Thorpes to a shutout
win over Temple in the Temple
Major League last night.
"Chief" Lovett helped Mulvey
out with 159 game and 392 set,
and the team chalked up games
Of 643, GA and 589 for an 1,S43
set. Ed Brooks also sparkled
when he rolled a $50 game and a
375 set for HechingerS.
With Virginia Calvagno, Mae
Perry and Katherine Burns tax
ing turns with games of 127, 1913
and 122, respectively, Temple girls
whitewashed Meyer Davis in the
Ladies' District League.
The Arcadia lassies led by Beth
Minson's 131 game and 344 set
swept the Bill Woods, while Co.
lumbia twice downed Convention
Hall.