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Evening star., 1936-11-18
M'NAIR LOSES FIGHT
TO WIN HIS JOB BACK
Resignation of Pittsburgh Mayor
on October 6 Beyond Recall"
Court Decides.
By the Associated Press.

PITTSBURGH, November ls.-Wil-
liam N. McNair. who climaxed a
unique administration as Mayor by
resigning, lost yesterday fight to get
his job back.
A three Judge court decided that
McNair's resignation october was
beyond recall" that he left very
pressing emergency" at the City
County Building when he quit the
Mayors Office, and that Cornelius D.
Scully is Mayor.
Scully, president of the City Coun-
Gil in McNairs administration, be-
came acting mayor when McNair re-
signed. then was elected by Council
to fill out McNair's term.
Council. at odds with McNair. had
accepted his resignation promptly and
refused to reconsider its action 48
hours later when McNair sent word
he had changed his mind about quit
ting.
McNair'S attorneys based their case
in Common Pleas Court on the alac-
rity with which Council acted, con-
tending it should have waited "a
hours before voting on the resigna-
ton.
The judges-Thomas M. Marshall.
Ralph H. Smith and James H. Gray
lined up solidly behind Scully in their
decision.
Evening star., 1936-11-18

more than $500,000 were announced
by major copper producers, effective
December /.
In addition to Phelps Dodge, the
States biggest producer, the wage in
crease was announced by Inspiration
Consolidated, Miami, United Verde
Extension, and the Ray Mines OF Ne
vada Consolidated.
The Fall River, Mass, Cotton Man
ufacturers' Association announced de-
cision of its members mills to grant
a general 10 per cent increase In wages,
effective November 80.
James Tansey, secretary Of the Tex
tile Council of the American Fedora
ton Of Textile Operators, who made
public the announcement, said the
increase would affect approximately
Is, 900 workers.
simultaneously, the Berkshire Fine
Spinning Associates, Inc, reported a
general wage increase for 10000 work.
ers, effective November 80.
The Lansing, Mich, Motor Wheel
Corn. manufacturer Of automobile
parts and oil furnaces, announced a
scents an-hour increase in the wages
of $500 employees, effective Novem-
Der 26.
The American Steel Foundries OF
Granite City, Ill. announced 10 per
cent wage increases for its 1850 en-
ployes.
The United States Finishing Co..
Norwich, Conn. announced scents
an-hour wage increase, effective De-
cember 10, for its $500 employees in
I textile plants in Norwich and Sterling
and in plants of the Queen Dyeine
Co., at Providence, r. 1.
Evening star., 1936-11-18
BY ]. RUSSELL YOUNG.

Because the brother-in-law Of a
White House stenographer was under
going an operation yesterday, even
President Roosevelt's executive staff
was "scooped" on the resignation OF
DR.. Rexford Tugwell, Undersecretary
of Agriculture and resettierlent ad-
ministrator.
In fact, the operation resulted in
such complete miscarriage OF the
Presidents instructions that Stephen
Early, his secretary in charge OF press
relations. did not know DR.. Tugweu
had severed his connection with the
New Deal until long after the story
appeared in a New York newspaper.
1t developed today that DR.. Tugwell,
without any advance notice, presented
his letter of resignation to the Presi-
dent yesterday afternoon. The Presi-
dent carried the letter with him during
the day and later called stenog-
rapher, dictated his acceptance and
then directed the young lady to inform
Early that DR.. Tugwell had resigned.
The President then dropped the matter
from his mind and went on about pre-
pairing for his departure aboard the
cruiser Indianapolis for South America.
The young stenographer also dropped
the matter from her mind, not be-
cause she was going to South America.
but because she was all worked up over
her sisters husband being on the op-
Grating table in local hospital. In.
stead of carrying out the Presidents
orders to acquaint Secretary Early with
the facts, she hurried from the White
House to the hospital to be with her
sister during the operation.
About l o'clock this morning Early
was aroused from his slumber and
asked to confirm or deny the au.
thenticity Of the story Of Tugwell's
resignation. Early told inquirers II
was al news TO him. The calls became
Evening star., 1936-11-18
Presidents Executive Staff
"Scooped'' on Tug,ueu Story

so frequent that Early called Rudolph
Forster, executive secretary of the
White House, and even he could not
throw any light on the matter.
Early did some checking later, and
by resorting to his own newspaper
training Of many years he ran down
the fact that the President had called
for stenographer late yesterday for
some dictation. and with this clue he
learned the name Of the stenographer
and located her at the hospital. He
told her to hurry back to the White
House with the Presidents dictation,
and when the young ladys notes were
finally Transcribed for q press release,
exactly 16 hours had elapsed from the
time President Roosevelt gave her the
dictation.
To add to Secretary Early's per-
plexity, before he solved the mystery
he received kilograms early today
from newspaper men accompanying
President Roosevelt to the dock al
Charleston, s. c., informing him tha,
in response to their queries about
Tugwell President Roosevelt had re-
ferred them back to the White House
in Washington.
It was said at the White House to-
day that Tugwell has rendered his
resignation to the President several
times in the past few years, but the
President has always persuaded him
to stay on. Recently, it was said
Tugwell talked the matter over with
the President and won his acceptance
It was learned that President Roose-
welt wrote personally to DR.. Butler
president of Columbia University
where DR.. Tugwell occupies the pro.
fessorship Of economy, to request that
Tugwell be granted further extern
sion of leave to enable him to con.
tinue in the service Of the Nev Deal
administration. This extension w
~raatAd
Evening star., 1936-11-18

Whats this all about?" he asked.
why" said the big boss, hesitating,
"why, doggone If know. Take it to
Miss Jones (his secretary she can al
ways read my writing"
X
PAST AND PRESENT.
DOLITICS, around Police Court, Is
a deathless subject, but Attorney
Robert I. Miller added the final touch
in conversation with friends In the
halls the other day.
Miller, 1t seems, attended recent
political rally in Virginia. He was
telling who was there. Leslie c. Gar
nett, the Attorney General, the
Solicitor General
who is the Solicitor General?'
asked a young lawyer.
Why, Beck, of course" replied
Miller.
DIFFICULTIES OVER.
A BRAND-NEW executive In town
soon found out the sort of fu-
ture which was in store for him. On
his first morning in the new position
he came into the office early. Instead
of finding there his assistant, who had
been handed down with the lease, he
Evening star., 1936-11-18
FIGHT REOPENED
ON BUS SERVICE
Effect on Value of Ninth
Street Business Is Dis.
CuSsed.
Repeated clashes between opposing

Repeated clashes between opposing
counsel for civic and business groups
over introduction of testimony on the
value of business on lower Nlntn
street marked the third day OF hear
ings today before the Public Utilities
Commission on transportation for the
Takoma area.
Leading in the disputes were Will
liam A. Roberts, former peoples
counsel. who now represents Ninth
street, Associated. and George A. Cor
bin, representing the Manor Park Cit
liens Associated.
Merchants along lower Ninth street
are fighting to have the proposed
Takoma express bus line routed
through Ninth street from Florida
avenue to Constitution avenue. Cor
bins group favors substitution of bus
service for one Of the street car lines
serving Takoma. but he opposes shift
ing of the busses to Ninth street.
Real Estate Man Testifies.
Early in today's session Roberts
called as one of his witnesses George
r a lCdI CSIdIC OpNL hNOis "
testify as to the values of business
properties on lower Ninth street and
to report that business there had
fallen of In recent months since the
old Ninth street car line was aban-
doned.
Corbin Immediately objected, con-
tending that the question Of realty
values was not involved in the Ia
koma transportation case and should
| not be admitted. Riley E. Elgen
announced the commission would take
the question under advisement and
allowed Linkins to continue.
The witness said the values of lane
and Improvements along Ninth stree
between Pennsylvania avenue and I
street amounted to s10,126,000, tina
| there we're 180 businesses located
there and that there were Al differen
types. including two banks and min,
theaters. He said one merchant re.
! ported IS per cent decline in busi-
ness in recent months, whereas he fig
ured it should have increased by II
per cent.
Linkins said most of the Ninth
street business men attributed de.
clines in business to the fact tha
mass transportation on Ninth stree
had been removed, leaving only cas-
and west bound services.
Statement of Van Duzer.
Chairman Elgen Interrupted at one
point to recall that Traffic Director
William A. Van Duzer yesterday
stated that E street had reached the
traffic saturation point.
Roberts said Van Duzer was talking
Of bus saturation." and, he added
it may be that bus passengers leave
the busses at other points than Ninth
! street.
Fred A. Sager. chief engineer for
the commission, was waiting to testify
on numerous facts found from study
of bus operations on other lines, in
cluding the Chevy Chase bus service
which was substituted for street cars
| about year ago.
Evening star., 1936-11-18
Chaperons
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this afternoon. Behrle and Carpenter
were accompanied by a plain clothes
man. z. E. Thompson who trailed
them out after Justice Cox postponed
action on the requested temporary re-
straining order until later in the day.
The police attempt to keep them to-
gether at all times. and force them to
live at the same place, Behrle and
Carpenter alege.
Released After Questioning.
Both men were questioned by police
concerning the O'Brien shooting
shortly after it occurred. but were re-
leased without any charges being
placed against them. Subsequently, six
other men were arrested and charged
with assault with intent to kill.
| O'Brien and Behrle sought to avoid
testifying before the grand jury dur
ing recent investigation of the shoot
ing, contending their testimony might
incriminate them. Justice Peyton Cor
| don forced them to answer questions.
however. Carpenter testified volun-
tarily.
At midnight. November 10, the
plaintiffs related in their injunction
suit. policemen came to the restaurant,
in the 1900 block Rhode Island avenue
northeast, where Carpenter is en-
ployed, and took him away to the De-
tective Bureau. There, he was told, the
suit said, that from that time on a
member Of the Detective Bureau would
be assigned to accompany him for "a
hours of each and every day"
Since he works until or am,
| Carpenter and his guardian policeman
returned to the place of employment
and there found Behrle and another
policeman.
Since then, the court was told, they
have been compelled to live together
against their wishes, in violation OF
their rights of privacy and in violation
of their constitutional rights"
Illness Held Aggravated.
The men were represented by At.
torneys Myron G. Ehrlich and F. 10.
seph Donohue The suit stated thai
Behrle had had ulcers of the stomach
for some time and that his condition
has been aggravated by the so-callec
illegal practices" of the police.
In addition. Behrle has been forcec
to stay at Carpenters place of EN-.
ployment until early morning every
day, rendering him nervous and un.
dermining his health, it was asserted
The constant surveillance has pre-.
vented Behrle from pursuing any EN-.
ployment Of his own. and because o.
it. Carpenter is in danger of losing hi!
job. the court was informed.
Detective Thompson and two other
plainsclothesmen are assigned to stay
with Carpenter and Behrle and they
work in eight-hour shifts, it was said
No explanation of the surveillance
was furnished the court.
OBrien was shot during the early
morning of July 81 in the 200 block
of Second street southeast During a
three-month investigation police
rounded up six men, whom they
charged with the assault. The six
are Charles rags Warning. John
w. Sweeney, Clarence L. Ware, Jo-
seph S. Bond. George F. Tear and
Samuel S. Montgomery.
Evening star., 1936-11-18
PEACH GROWERS URGED
TO SPRAY TREES NOW
Extension Specialist Says Warm
Days of Fall and Winter
Develop Leaf Curl.

BY staff Correspondent of The Star.
COLLEGE PARK, Md, November
1s-Peach growers today were ad-
vised 10 apply peach leaf curl sprays
at this season by DR.. Robert A. Jehle,
specialist in plant pathology for the
University of Maryland Extension
Service
1t is extremely difficult, Dr. Johle
said, to get into an orchard early
enough in the Spring to do any good,
and many warm days of late Fall and
Winter cause development of the
disease. He pointed out that the leaf
curl is caused by a fungus, propagated
by single crop Of spores, which are
produced on the leaves of the plant.
For spray material, DR.. Jehle sug-
eests using six gallons Of concen-
trated lime sulphur, (32 degrees
Baume), in sufficient water to make
100 gallons Of spray. All parts of the
tree should be well covered, he said.
Evening star., 1936-11-18
INAUGURAL PLANS
WAIT ON GRAYS0N
Business With Red Cross
May Prevent Admiral's
Service as Chairman.

AS the White House awaited word
from Rear Admiral Cary T. Grayson
as to his availability for the post Of
inaugural chairman, preliminary plans
were being drawn today for a stately.
columned inaugural reviewing stand
patterned after Andrew Jackson's old
home at Nashville, Tenn
1t was learned yesterday that Ad-
miral Grayson, chairman OF the Amer
ican Red Gross. is the Presidents
choice to head the Inaugural Commit
tee. He served in q similar capacity
four years ago.
Admiral Grayson today was en-
route to Europe to attend an inter-
national Red Cross conference and
he is not due to return to this coun-
try until December 7. Immediately
after his return he will be engaged in
an important executive meeting Of the
American Red Cross. Because Of re-
cent illness and pressure Of business
affairs there seemed to be some ques-
ton as to Admiral Grayson's ability to
take on other responsibilities.
Apparently the President will not
consider any one else for the chair
manship unless Admiral Grayson finds
he Is unable to serve.
Approves Parade Plans.
AS President Roosevelt departed for
his South American trip last night,
he left behind him definite approval of
parade plans and instructions for
architectural appearance Of his review
ing stand in front Of the White House.
His decision to permit parade. at
first frowned upon. gave hope to
proponents of an elaborate celebration.
Apparently the President remains op-
posed to an inaugural ball, however.
The assignment Of developing plans
for reviewing stand Of early Federal
architecture" was given by the Presi-
dent to Waddy Wood, local architect.
who designed the court Of honor for
the first Roosevelt Inauguration.
To Resemble Hermitage.
Acting in accordance with Mr..
Roosevelt's suggestion. Wood is pre-
pairing plans for a grandstand resem-
bling the historic Hermitage. built by
jackson on the site of his former log
house on the outskirts Of Nashville.
Jackson died there in 1s45 and he
was buried, beside his wife, in a corner
Of the garden of the old estate.
The imposing old mansion is Of two
story construction, with a portico ex-
| tending to the roof, with huge white
columns. The front design is regarded
as readily adapted for reproduction in
the presidential grandstand.
President Stresses Simplicity.
Before leaving Washington the
President told newspaper men he hat
agreed to the holding of q parade oi
sorts" which. he indicated. means one
not too elaborate and costly. He ad.
heres to his contention that the forth.
coming ceremonies should be as sim.
pie and inexpensive as is compatible
with the importance of the occasion
Meanwhile letters and telegram!
continued to pour into Washington
from all parts Of the country. urgint
an Inauguration celebration on {
grand scale.
Malcolm s. McConihe, Democratic
national committeeman for the Dis
iris Of Columbia, visited the Whit,
House yesterday in behalf of the move
ment for bigger and better" cele,
bration on January 20 next. He dis
cussed the Inauguration situation will
White House attaches.
Evening star., 1936-11-18
INCREASE EXPECTED
IN HOLIDAY TRADE
Commerce Department officials
Base Optimistic Forecast on
Business Indices.
By the Associated Press.

By the ASSOCIATED FreS6.
Holiday business this year substan-
TALLY above that of 1885 was said yes
terday by Commerce Department Of
cials to be indicated by mounting
business indices.
DR.. N. H. Engle, assistant director Of
the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
Commerce, who keeps close watch on
business indicators, cited steady i'm
provement In the steel and automobile
industries, pay increases and dividend
declarations Of recent weeks and nu-
merous other factors as indicating
Every sound and substantial progress. Z"
IT don't know of any weak spot In
the business picture" he added.
Engle said it was impossible to fore
cast what holiday business would total
this year. He added, however, that al.
though it would be above last year he
doubted It would approach 1929 levels.
Evening star., 1936-11-18
FARM PROGRAM HELD
"EC0NOMIC FALLACY''
President Everson of National
Union Says Importations
Proved Unworka bility.

BY the Associated Press.
DES MONIES, Iowa. November is
z. H. Everson of st. Charles, s. D.,
National Farmers Union president,
told delegates attending the thirty
second annual national convention
here yesterday that the Federal Gov
ernment's farm program is an ECO
nomic fallacy."
This is proven by the fact that
1t became necessary to import hun
dreds of millions of dollars worth of
agricultural products to sustain So
ciety," he said.
las further proof" Everson con-
tinued, "the same administration now
Is sponsoring a crop insurance pro-
gram to insure society against the
ravages of drought.
If crop insurance is undertaken,
it seems to me that it is a risk that
should be borne equitably by the
whole of society instead of being
collected from the farmers and con-
sumers as was the case with the
major portion of the processing
taxes"
Evening star., 1936-11-18
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
SCARES.
Y EAN MACARTHUR, Chevy Chase
i girl, now attending Ohio State
! University. sends back from
SCARES.

SCARES.
YEAN MACARTHUR, Chevy Chase
girl, now attending Ohio State
University, sends back from
~ the Midwest a tale Of a whole
raft of scared girls and q woman
with the right outlook on life.
The other night some one called her
sorority house. represented himself as
calling for a Columbus newspaper. A
dangerous man, said the voice. had
Just escaped from one of the State in
stitutions and was thought to be IN
the neighborhood of the university.
The girls, warned the voice, should
bolt the doors and be on the look
out.
Needless to say. the furore was terri
BILE. Nervous prostration approached
every one but the house mother. More
disguised than frightened, she said
drily:
Huh. Six nights a week you're all
afraid a man won't come and on the
seventh you're scared to death one
will"
y
TEST.
The Post Office Department.
often cusSed and discussed, Uas
praised by Harry Zalph, 21H H
street, when a letter he addressed
and urote in Yiddtsh to Irping Ep-
stein, 1929 Thirteenth ctreet, a0ds
deliuered by the mailman the same
day.
When he learned it reached Ep-
stein promptly. Zalph commended
the departments efficiency.
nNE of these bright Autumn morn
~ ings the head of division Of
large business firm here returned from
a field trip and found a memo on hi
desk that had been written by th'
local manager several days before.
Penned in longhand, the message
was unintelligible to the division chief
who took it personally back to tn,
manager.
Evening star., 1936-11-18
HOPEFUL FOR ART
Dudley Crafts Watson Sees Bright
Future.

Future.
CHICAGO, November 16 R.-
American sculpture, Dudley Crafts
Watson opined yesterday, is the most
neglected art in the world"
Watson, member of the Chicago Art
Institute staff. told delegates to the
annual convention of the Memorial
Craftsmen of America:
Were it not for the late Lorado
Taft we would be so years still fur
ther back. Many sculptors would have
starved to death during the last six
years if it had not been for Federal
projects"
But he professed to see q hopeful
sign in the growing public apprecia-
tion OF beauty. He added:
I'm the near future we are 70 see
almost nothing ugly Manufactured"
Evening star., 1936-11-18
workers determined to stay there until
the labor controversy was settled.
LABOR MEDIATORS SENT.
Miss Perkins Says Two Are on Way
TO South Bend.

Secretary Of Labor Perkins said
today Edward c. Mcdonald and Rob-
ert G. Fox are ON their way to South
Bend, Ind. to represent the Labor
Departments Conciliation Service In
the current Bendix Corp. labor dispute
there.
Evening star., 1936-11-18
MESSAGE.

DOES the printed word have mind
Of its own? Well say, after read
ing this one.
Congressional Library clerks had to
close religious publication hurriedly
the other day to prevent it from
blurting out an uncomplimentary re-
mark which they all "felt" toward .
fellow worker.
The story is told by Hugh Dummy
Nesbitt, who reports that members OF
the copyright department were sent
scurrying around trying to locate q
book which some worker had mis-
placed.
At the end of five minutes search
the book was found, right under the
nose Of the one who claimed It had
been lost. Carelessly opening it, her
colleagues were convulsed to see the
words, my God-Wake Up!"
It was the title Of the first article!
Evening star., 1936-11-18
Road Investments Beneficial.

Each dollar spent on highway con-
struction results IN S315 worth of
business and wages for "a industries.
Evening star., 1936-11-18
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Anywhere in the City
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it in The Night Final Sports Edition
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Evening star., 1936-11-18

found a wire from the lad. 1t read;
Took a girl home, stop: she lives
in New York, stop; will be half hour
late"
It was a bit difficult on the first
day, but the new theater commenta-
tor Is prepared for anything now.
STATUE.
At the carriage entrance to Nn-
tionul Park Seminary stands d
statue OF lDonldn with uplitted
hand, shading eyes i0hich appear
to gaze at the local B. & o. Rail-
road station. Whatever the statue
Is intended to syn1bolise, it is re-
ferred to by the students as the
"Great gosh! I'ue missed the train"
lady.
Evening star., 1936-11-18
Miners Get Pay Boosts.

Wage increases affecting 1850 min
ers, mechanics and smelter workers
and boosting the annual pay roll OF
Arisonas leading mining communities
The Washington times., 1936-01-02
Minfer SerYiGeS neCialS
'PimD Tuning

WILLIAM WooLLEY-Piano, organ tuner.
repairer. I'LL N st. N. ". Pot. &970s
The Washington times., 1936-01-02
Marley, Mitchell
In Net Draw

Tom Markey is just as good a
tennis player in winter time as
Dooly Mitchell he proved yester-
day on the "Y" sports program
when he held the Georgetown
flash even, with one set apiece,
Is, 2-6, in an indoor match.
The former Notre Dame ace
won the first set by virtue Of q
great rally after trailing most Of
the way. A streak of aces gave
Mitchell the edge in the second
set.
A new District two-mile run
record Of 10 minutes 4 seconds
was set by j. L. Sanders, former
L. S. U. star. as he handily won
the "Y" two-mile run yesterday.
Winning the 50-yard free style
and 50-yard back7stroke in fast
time, Danny Chambers was the
swimming star Of the day.
After six years the Washington
"Y' quint finally beat the Balti-
more "Y," % to Is, while the "Y''
indoor baseball team outslugged
Victory Post, 10 to 7.