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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-04
ANOTHER D. c. MAN
PROFITS IN SWEEPS
Max vogt Draws Long-Shot-As.
sured of $4,000, He May
Win $150,000.

The name Of second Washing
tonian to draw live" ticket in the
Irish Sweepstakes. to be run tomor-
row on the English Derby at EPSON
Downs. was announced today by the
Irish Hospitals group in New York.
Earlier more than half a dozen
Washingtonians had drawn consola-
ton tickets worth about $500 each.
Max Vogt, Oil Cromwell terrace
northeast. machinist at the Wash
ington Navy Yard. was notified today
he had drawn the horse Spanner. a
long shot in the Derby. Vogt and
John P. Collins. 28-year-old loco
motive mechanic, whose ticket was
drawn yesterday will win sl50,O00
should their horses finish in front in
the historic race. Even if scratched or
unplaced. the two will receive $4,000
each.
Vogt's lucky ticket was purchased in
his name by his wife.
We received a telegram from New
York signed Irish Hospitals telling
us our ticket had drawn Spanner, -"
Mrs. Vogt. said. I'VE are waiting
to see what happens tomorrow"
The good fortune of Collins. along
with that Of local holders of consola-
ton tickets, was announced yesterday.
The horse that Collins is pulling for
to win is Maltravis, also long shot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-04
LOCAL GAS RATE
HEARING RESUMED
Value of Additions to Plant
Is Subject of Cross
Examination.

Overshadowed by a threat OF court
contest over the value fixed by the
Government for the property of the
Washington and Georgetown Gas Cos.
the public hearing on rates to be
charged by the firms was resumed
today before the Public Utilities Com
mission.
The forming session was devoted
to cross-examination of August C.
Klein. chief mechanical engineer of
the Stone e. Webster Engineering
Corp, by Human D. Folsom. special
assistant corporation counsel, assigned
to utility work.
Folsom endeavored to break down
arguments presented by Klein regard
ing the calculated present reproduc-
ton value of additions made to the
plants of the companies since July
l. 1882. when proceedings in the valu-
alton Of the companies we're started.
Klein yesterday submitted an exhibit
showing that the actual cost of plant
additions. from July /, 1882, to De-
cember !. 1884. totaled Sl,280.334.
He "trended" this cost to conform to
what he figured to be rises in material
and labor costs. to show that the
value of the additions on December
81. 1894, to be s1.413875 There was
long cross-examination today as to
the propriety of theories used by Klein
in arriving at the increased reproduc-
ton cost.
Gas company officials have ex-
planned, for one thing, that labor
wages involved in the construction of
the additions, were increased by 20
per cent, August Is. 1888, as a result
of compliance by the gas companies
with the Presidents Unemployment
program.
AS base for its computations the
company used figures of the commits
sion in its valuation decision, but the
commission has been warned that the
company has not accepted the COM
missions valuation and that a court
test may be expected if the commits
sion orders lower gas rates for con-
sumers.
On the basis Of the commissions
valuation it has been confidently ex-
pected the commission would order
substantial cut in gas rates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-04
DELEGATES REGISTER
FOR SESSIONS HERE
Scientists and City and State
Officials to Discuss Weights
and Measures.

approximately 200 scientists and
city and State officials from all parts
Of the country registered today for
the twenty-fifth annual conference on
weights and measures at the Bureau
of Standards.
The session is the first held since
1881 and the opening assembly was
devoted to reports by State delegates
on new developments in the Standard
ization of weights and measures since
the last conference
E. C. Crittenden, assistant director
of the National Bureau of Standards
delivered an address of welcome
Since the last meeting three Offices
have become vacant. those of president
and first and second vice presidents.
These will not be filled until Friday
afternoon. but later today a presid-
ing officer was to be chosen for the
four-day session.
Addresses were to be made by Ed
win S. Emhardt. weights and measures
official at Philadelphia. and Ralph w.
Smith, member of the bureau staff
New devices are to be demonstrated
during the week by the representatives
of manufacturers and an exhibit is to
be kept open throughout all the ses-
SionS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-04
Lam gs S0lue Problem of Names
Presented by T,oin Daughters

Elizabeth Mathilda, the 6-day old
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. Anton j.
Lang, jr., cooked her head sidewise
this morning and gave her twin sister
an appraising glance.
80 this Is Annemarie Moniker
Maria" the puckered little mouth
seemed to say.
Having finally selected a name for
his second and unexpected daughter,
DR.. Lang heaved sigh Of relief. The
,aby is named Annemarie after a sister
of her famous grandfather. Anton j.
Lang of Oberammergau. who portrayed
the role of the Christus in the Passion
Play, more often than any other per-
son. She is given the middle name
of Moniker in memory Of another
great-aunt. DR.. Lang said that both
infants Will have thu third mama Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-04

Maria. because they were born in the
month of May.
1t was quite a problem determining
names for twin girls, when both Or,
and Mrs. Lang were so certain their
first child would be boy. Elizabeth
Mathilda. named after her maternal
grandmother, wasn't so difficult for an
alternate name had been chosen TO
meet that possible contingency.
Mrs. Lang, the former Miss Klara
Mayr, who played the role of Mary
Mapdalene in the Passion Play last
Summer before her marriage to the
young Georgetown University profess
;or, is happy. too, that both her daue h.
tiers now bear names. They are thriv-
ing at the university hospital and soon
will be christened by mutual friend.
Rev. Bernard Hubbard, the Glacier
priest
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-04
Deaths Reported.

Charles w. Needham. IS. 1923 Conn. ave.
Joseph Giacchefti. so. 45O3 18th St
Adelaide r. Marceron. Is. 1870 Neal st. n &.
Rose M, L. Gliddon. IS. Wardman Park
Rernaro s. Wise. IS. SIS Jefferson st.
Bartholomew Doolins. 10, Walter Reed
es SIR !: Bacon, e. s s44 st.
Vene Fetterman. "a. ia 9TH st. ne
Earl B, ullman. 40. George Washington
Elizabeth Chadwick. AS. 1919 Mass. ave.
Agnes Chace As Sibley Hospital.
Herbert A Lewis. 81. 21S 5th st. ne.
Leary 7; BUCKINGHAM, 49, Eastern Branch
Eleanor NJ. Cheeseman. 30. s29 Quincy St
Harry Sommers. %. Potomac River, near
Herbert BieEert. 90. Walter Reed Hospital.
CECIL B Lands. Is, en- route Emergency
James Citing. 4h. Children's Hospital.
Ella Winslow 56. 1112 4ath pl ne.
Edward Wallace. SIS. 2l E st. s.w.
Samuel Wooldridge. so. Gallinger Hospital.
Bertha Campbell. "a Gallinger Hospital,
Willie Davis, 20. Gallinger Hospital.
Arthur Corner. 10. $3.50 Jay st. ne.
Infs mt Jean H. Reed. 1908 4th st.
Infant to Bernard and Grace Pleasure
Infant to william and Theresa Hawkins.
Gallineer HOSPITAL.
Infant Lawrence J. Marshall, childreni
Hospital
Infant to Edw; and Naomi Foreman. GAL
Infant to Edwin and Bernies Bruce. Freed
mems Hospital.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-04
MARRIED so YEARS

Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Michael today
celebrated their fiftieth wedding an
niversary at the home of their son,
c. w. Michael. Ill Kentucky avenue
southeast, with whom they live.
The couple came to Washington
after their wedding in Frederick, Md,
and have resided here since that time.
Mr.. Michael is rs and his wife
is II. They have one other son.
M. M. Michael, residing in Hyattsville.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-04
ROOSEVELT SIGNS
FARM CREDIT ACT
Measure Hailed as One Which
Will Induce Tenants to Be.
come Landholders.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The new farm credit act. amended
to permit loans to finance purchase OF
farms, was signed yesterday by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, and hailed immedi-
ately by officials as an instrument
that would spur tenants to become
landholders.
At the same time, Gov. william l.
Myers, announced a reduction in in
terest rates, which now will range
from 312 to AZ per cent In contrast
to the S and 6 per cent prevailing.
The Farm Credit Administration
reported that loans from May l, 1888,
through December 81, last, had totaled
81, 379, 063, 900.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-04
ORDERED TO SCHOOL

Maj. Donald B. Phillips. General
Headquarters Air Force, commanding
the new 14th Bombardment Squadron
at Boiling Field, has been ordered to
the Air Corps Tactical School, Max
well Field, Ala, August 20. the War
Department has announced. He will
revert to his permanent rank of FIRST
lieutenant at that time.
1t also was announced today that
First Lieut.. Arthur L. Bump, jr.. has
been appointed flight commander in
the 21st Observation Squadron. Boil
ing Field, with temporary rank as
captain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-04
Births Reported.

holland H. and virginia A Wiley boy.
John W. and Agnes NJ Middlebrooks. boy
Julius N, and Dora A. Tucker. boy.
Michael j. and Peggy A. Dowd. boy.
Robert J. and Anna NJ Brisbane. boy.
Ernest T. and Freeda r Shaw, girl
Robert j. and Harriet " Bailey. girl.
John g. and Helen E. sutton. girl.
Karl z and Mary z. FARRELL girl
Norman r. and Katherine Miller. girl.
Frank B. and Betty Clinton. girl.
Wilbur s. and Genteliska I. King boy.
Russell T. and Esther A. Wilson. boy.
Floyd z. and Catherine A. Blanton, boy.
John j and Winifred He'll boy
William and Emily Lindsay. boy.
George r and Thelma L. Niedomanski girl
Raymond p. and Marjorie z. Schaefer. girl
Raymond G. and Beulah L. Moore girl
Raymond w and Florence L. Cotton. girl
Thomas I. and Bertha Emerson. girl
Cher p. and Evelyn E. Tyson. boy.
John and Daisy Champion. girl.
Peter p. and Emma j. ellis. boy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-04
MAI. G. P. SANDR0CK
DIES AT HOSPITAL
Medical Corps officer, Native of
Nebraska, Succumbs at
Walter Reed.

Maj. George P. Sandrock, Medical
Corps. U. S. A., executive officer at
Carlisle Barracks. Pa. where the Medi-
cal Field Service School is located.
died Sunday evening at Walter Reed
Hospital.
Born in Nebraska in 1889, Mai.
Sandrock graduated from the Chicago
College Of Medicine and Surgery in
1916. He entered the military service
during the World War as an emer-
gency officer. He was commissioned a
first lieutenant in the Medical Corps.
Regular Army, on July /, 1920.
He graduated from the Medical
Field Service School in 1921, the
Army Medical School in 1922 and the
Command and General Staff School
in 1888.
He is survived by his widow. who
has been staying during his illness at
$500 Wilson lane. Bethesda.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-04
FIRST CONTRACT LET
AT GLENN DALE SITE
Work to Start in Two Weeks
on tuberculosis Hos
pital.

The first of a series of contracts for
construction of the adult tuberculosis
hospital at Glenn Dale, Md, was
awarded today by the Commissioners,
and work will be started within two
weeks The contract was for con-
struction of foundations and other
underground work.
The award went to the George Hy-
man Construction Co. of this city at
bid of $100.130. 1t was given $50
calendar days to finish the work
The building is to be erected under
an advance of sl,500,000 by the Pub
lie Works Administration. 10 per
cent to be repaid by the District over
a period Of years. with interest at 4
per cent.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-04
N. R. A. Topic of Grocery Clerks.

Effect of the Supreme Courts N.
r. A. decision on the retail food trade
will be discussed tomorrow night at
mass meeting of the Retail Grocery
and Provision Clerks Union 500 at
the Typographical Temple. 423 @
street. The meeting is set for Q
o'clock.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-04
Candidates Invited.

BANCROFT, Va. June Especially
The Bancroft School and Civic
League has invited all candidates for
public office to attend meeting
Thursday night in the leagues hall
and speak on the political questions
q the campaign.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-04
Woodside PIT. A. to Elect.

wOODSIDE, Nd, June Especially
Election Of officers will be held to-
night at a meeting Of the Parent
Teacher Association of Woodside
School Mrs. James r. Reside. chair
man of the Nominating Committee,
will resent . Alato Of oMee1s.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-04
Copy American Shoes.

Ecuador shoe manufacturers are
eopyine American styles,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-25
Home Owners
Fight Taxes

SHAMOKIN, Pa, Feb. 24.-After
exposing the program of the rent
department of the Emergency Relief
Board here the Unemployment
Council is organizing the unem-
ployed home-owners to demand a
moratorium on mortgages, cancel
alton Of back taxes and full pay
ment Of rent by the Relief Board.
The rent department announced
a few weeks ago that they would
pay rent to all unemployed home
owners but when the checks were
distributed some were as low as
$1.22 per month.
At meeting called by the Coun-
Gil to discuss this problem last week
large group Of home owners, who
face eviction and loss of their
homes unless they force the relief
board to pay their rent, passed a
resolution demanding that the
promise of the board be carried out.
All unemployed home-owners who
are faced with similar problems
have been urged to get in touch
with the Unemployment Council at
the Workers Hall, 716 North Sham
ok1n Street, Shamokin, Pa.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-25
JObless, Faces
Deportation

PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. "a. =
Smoke screening the real issues be-
hind alleged violations COM
mitted II years ago, the u. S. inn
migration authorities again took
Walter Baer into custody yesterday
for deportation to Nazi Germany.
Baer, who has lived in this coun-
try for more than 80 years, served
time for law violations as q youth.
Later he became a civil engineer.
He married and has three children.
With the depression, Baer was
swept into the army of unemployed.
He became active in unemployed
organizations, at first placing his
confidence in self-help programs.
But with the collapse of the self
help program, Baer saw the need
for militant, mass struggle. He was
finally arrested with a group of
jobleSs at a relief demonstration.
and shortly thereafter the immigra-
ton authorities arrested him on the
pretext of his youthful offense.
Protests should be rushed by wire
and air mail to Frances Perkins.
Secretary of Labor, Washington.
D. c., Roy j. Moreno, immigration
Inspector at Portland, Ore.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-25

among the workers in the shops.
mills, mines, factories, etc, There
are still nuclei in our Party that
have practically crawled into shell.
looking down at the masses from
above, exsggerating the danger of
exposing themselves. This shown
clearly the lack of basic political
and organizstional understanding of
the nature of the shop nucleus as
the Party in a particular factory.
mill, mine, ETC., which, if it cannot
sometime speak verbally to the
workers in the shops because of the
terror, victimization, ETC.. yet can
speak to their fellow workers in
their homes through the shop
papers, etc.
The problem to be solves here is
to destroy the illusionG Of superior
ity, or fear, or lack of understand
ing and to make clear that precisely
because the Communists must be
the best element; this quality can
express itself only through the per-
sonal, comradely contact with the
workers. through the ability of Civ
ing guidance to the struggle Of the
workers.
Sectarianism, which expresses it
self in the lack of understanding
that every struggle, every campaign
led by the Party must not only aim
to raise the class consciousness of
the workers, but at the same time
must utilize these campaigns to draw
in the best elements into our ranks.
Concretely. this sectarianism ex-
presses itself in the weakness of
recruiting as one of the main. daily
tasks of the Party, of each Party
member.
It is by smashing these sectarian
tendencies, of which 1 enumerated
a few, by developing a concrete plan
Of work on how best to mobilize the
basic organizations of the Party as
the transmission belts to move the
masse organized in the trade union,
in cultural, fraternal, Negro organ
izations, that we will be able to
speed the tempo of our mass work.
This requires not only continuous
discussion to clarity the necessity of
the tasks Of the units and fractions.
OF each individual Party member.
but the working out concretely of
the organizational tasks. and at the
same time, carrying on more
vigorous check-up on all decisions
from the top down.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-25

| At this point we must ask our
selves: Can we be satisfied? The
answer Is: No. While it Is true in
/ the last period that some forward
| steps were made in correctly apply
ing the line of the Party, neverthe-
less, we must be on guard against
self dissatisfaction, against taking for
granted that because the line is
correct, because we have already
had some results, the process will
speed automatically. No, this is not
the case. We must be on guard
against such tendencies. 1t is only
through continuous follow-up and
close attention to the smallest de-
tails, that we can concretize the
line of the Party, overcome the OBJ
stacles Of sectarianism and success
fully carry into life the line of the
Party.
Next Steps
What are the next steps7 What
are the next tasks? These are con-
tanned in the Central Committee
Resolution. The problem before us
as discussed in this part of the
resolution, is in carrying this task
into life. This depends primarily
on the ability of the Party to turn
to mass work and to overcome the
remnants of sectarisnism. The ex-
periences in the struggle around
the unemployment and social in
surance; the struggle against war
and fascism, the experiences in the
trade union field concretely point
the way to be followed, show how to
overcome the past weaknesses and
make a real turn possible.
How does this sectarianism ex-
press itself? In the trade union
field, for example, while to a great
extent much has been overcome, yet
we are confronted with the resist
ance Of many Party members to
enter the A. F. of L. unions. This
shows the lack Of understanding of
one of the basic tasks of the Party
the necessity of connecting our
selves with the organized masses for
the purpose Of taking leadership in
the struggle Of these masses, to
revolutionize these masses.
Sectarianism prevents the develop
ment of broad united front, as
expressed in the idea of many Party
members that certain workers are
not yet mature because they are
still ur*ier the influence of the So
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-25

period until today, we must admit
that the Party has succeeded to
some extent in reaching larger
masses, and has put before the
masses the vital problems of the
American labor movement. The
Party's influence has grown and is
growing-yet not in proportion to
the favorable objective situation.
This Is due, as the resolution
states, to the still strong sectarian
features that prevent stronger
connection of the Party with the
masses, especially in the factories,
with the organized masses in the
trade unions and other mass organ
izations. Has the Party taken steps
to defeat this sectarianism? Yes, to
some extent, as the resolution states,
an theological campaign is being
carried on for the purpose of cor
recting, through the press, and
through discussion, the various mis-
takes in our practical work. But
the theological campaign must be
accompanied by the concentration
OF all tasks put by the Central Com
mittee Resolution. This is an or
ganiZational problem that We must
solve.
Two Examples
Have We examples that show cor
rect methods of how to reach the
masses and involve them in united
front struggles for their immediate
demands in various political cam
paigns? We have two splendid ex-
amples before us on national scale
the Congress Against War and
Fascism; the Congress for Unem-
ployment and Social Insurance.
1t was through intensive activity
of the Party among the masses in
their organizations, trade unions.
cultural and fraternal organizations,
that millions of organized workers
were represented at the two Con-
crosses. n national scale, we have
another good example, such as the
formation of the Youth Congress.
where the Young Communist
League played the main role of
bringing about broad united front
Of the American youth in the strug-
gle against fascism and war, in the
struggle for the Improvement of the
economic conditions of the youth,
represented by the Youth Congress.
Besides these examples, there are
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-25
BY F. B R O W N

hundreds of others that could b.
cited practically in every maioI
industrial center. Furthermore
through the correct mobilization o.
the Party forces inside the cultura
and fraternal organizations undel
the influence of the Party, we have
been able to make of these organ.
izations instruments to reach thu
organized masses under reactionarJ
leadership.
The outcome Of these activities
was also evident in the large repre-.
sentation of the proletarian, cul-
tural and fraternal movements al
the Anti-War and Unemployment
and Social Insurance Congresses
where the delegates, for example, Of
the fraternal movement represented
hundreds of thousands of organized
workers in organizations that pre-
viously were never reached.
How did we succeed in mobilizing
these larger masses? Not only
through agitational ca aigns
around the issues involved, but be-
cause the Party learned how to
apply concretely the united front
policy; and more, because we sue
ceeded in modifying the basic Party
organizations; the units in the fac
tories, in the neighborhoods, the
fractions in the mass organizations,
to establish direct organizational
contact with the masses.
Trade Union Problems
The last Party Plenum, discuss
ing the trade union problems, rec
ognized the achievements made in
this field, especially in the last
period. 1t is shown how our forces
inside the A. F. Of L. unions sur
rounded by the most militant, ener-
getic workers. were able in many
cities to take leadership in the
struggle of the workers, in strength
ening everywhere the opposition to
the bureaucracy; and more, in
many cities, becoming the driving
force for strengthening the unions,
them instruments of strug-
gle, serving the interests of the
working class. In this field. also,
we succeeded, because after having
given the correct line and clarifying
The Party membership on the cor
rectness OF this, we were able to
follow it up with organizational
measures.