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Evening star., 1936-05-27
REM|NGTON-RAND
TO REOPEN PLANT.
Agreement Is Reached at
Syracuse-15 States Seek
End of Labor Rows.

By .hc Associated Press.
Fifteen States sought today to
cuell labor discord that spawned
vast, swiftly growing army Of strikers.
Peace negotiations, with one notable
exception, deadlocked after "a hours
marked by a threatening Of lines by
both employers and strikers and claims
of union leaders that the roll OF strik-
ers already out or called out had
mounted from 10000 to $4,000.
Mayor ROLAND B. Marvin of Syra-
cuse announced In New York today
that the Syracuse plant of Reming-
ton-Rand, Inc, would reopen at 8
am. tomorrow.
Agree at Conference.
The Syracuse mayor said the re-
opening was agreed upon at con-
ference he held this morning with
James H. Rand, jr.. the president of
the company: Benjamin Wlnchell.
chairman of the Executive Board,
and John Zellers. vice president.
The result of the balloting in the
Syracuse plant as to. whether the
men favored returning to work was
almost unanimous, Marvin said, al
though only one-fifth Of the 1.700
employees voted.
Hundreds of farms and factories
were affected from coast to coast.
Employers generally challenged the
union claims of the effectiveness Of
the strikes. Settlements were reached
in only isolated cases, affecting q
Negligible number of workers.
Police End Picketing.
At New York, police intervened
early today to prevent six striking
seamen from picketing the home Of
Mayor F. H. La Guardia on threats Of
arresting them under an anti-noise
ordinance The pickets were pro-
testing action of police in dispensing
a picket line shortly before mid
night last night on the Panama Paci-
nc Line pier.
This followed an unsuccessful at
tempt by officials of the international
Seamen's Union and striking members
Of the Atlantic and Gulf district to
reach an agreement in Chicago.
1000 seamen were participating in
the strike.
In Dallas, Tex, citizens were vir-
tually without taxicab service today as
80 per cent of the approximately 800
taxicabs normally operating here were
idle because of drivers strike.
Only one firm, operating less than 40
machines, agreed to drivers demands
to increase percentage Of gross re-
ceipts from 25 to 40 per cent, which
chauffeurs said would allow them to
earn about s12 weekly.
The strike was called just 10 days in
advance of the opening of the Texas
Centennial Exposition here.
Barber Strike Spreads.
Six thousand BARRIERS in Lower Man
haitian, New York. were ordered to
join 5000 others in strike which
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holds the high speed record of
122 miles an hour.
At the outset there will be
coach accommodations only,
with all seats subject to advance
reservation. Free Pillows. Econ.
omy meals (35e supper and Isl
breakfast). Hostesses. Radio.
No extra fare. Tickets at the
lowest coach fare of less than 2e
a mile will be honored. Both
trains completely ir.condi.
toned, of course.
Evening star., 1936-05-27
.SOV|ETS DENY BAN
0NROMAN CHURCH
Pope Attacked for His In.
dorsement of Victory
in Ethiopia.
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASbociateo FtesS.
MOSCOW, May 27.-Pope Plus
recent attack on communism and
Soviet Russia received an oficial re-
ply today.
The government newspaper Izvestia
stated there was no law discriminat-
ing against the Roman Catholic
Church In Russia, declaring: ANY
differentiation between religions Is
quite strange to Soviet policy"
The Roman Catholic head made his
attack May II in q speech inaugu-
rating the World Exposition Of the
Catholic Press in Vatican City.
There is no official prohibition
on religious practices in the Soviet
Union. but only q limited number
Of churches remain open here and
they are mainly Greek Orthodox.
The journal criticized the Pontiff
severely for reference to the "tri-
umphal gladness" Of the Italian peo-
pie in commenting on the end Of the
Italo-Ethiopian war.
Pope Plus" said Izvestia, 'is openly
interfering with the domestic and for
eign policies of nations. While teach
ing love Of human beings, he blesses
the cruel suppression Of one people
by another"
In reply to the Pope's reference to
communism as "a force of evil" the
government newspaper said:
When the head of a church an
nounces that triumphal gladness has
been won with bombs and poison gas
and finds that danger for human dig
nifty and safety lies In the forces
which guarantee freedom from ma
terial and moral slavery, we have ade-
quate proof that the spectres Of the
past still lurk behind the statues Of
Venus In the Vatican Museum"
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yesterday, sent the committee
scorching message this morning in
which he announced refusal to testify,
end challenged them ito punitive &C
ton" He was not called, however,
when the committee met, 50 no charge
Of contempt has yet been made against
him.
Downey's blast again enabled the
Townsend forces to steal the show"
from the committee as the latter
turned to questioning Of Alfred Hart,
an economist from Chicago University.
who assailed the feasibility Of the
Townsend plan.
r. z. Clements, co-founder of the
pension program and retired national
secretary and treasurer Of o. A. r. p,
will be called back to the witness stand,
1t was learned, probably next week.
Subpoenas introduced.
As the three witnesses called failed
to answer. Committee Counsel James
r. Sullivan introduced as evidence the
subpoenas served on Wunder and
Kiefer, both Of whom are members Of
| the o. A. r. p. board of directors.
At the same time he read q letter
from Wunder which accompanied Q
Townsend check for $l06.s9 In reirn-
bursement for expense funds forwarded
| to him.
Wunder wrote: acting under in
structions Of DR.. Townsend, have
decided not to testify"
Thomas Hardwick, former Senator
from Georgia and formerly counsel
for o. A. r. p, then requested per-
mission to submit Downey's prepared
statement Of refusal to appear. OBJ
lection was raised on the ground
Downey had not actually been called,
but Chairman Bell finally accepted
the Downey message.
Text Of Letter Given.
Addressed to the committee and
dated today, it follows:
Gentlemen: Be advised shall not
honor your subpoena. Like DR..
Townsend, challenge you to punitive
action, for the unholy record Of this
investigation Is q shield that will pro-
tect us. ALI over America hundreds
of newspapers and citizens by the
millions approve our conduct.
Though they energetically oppose
our economics, they enthusiastically
defend our defiance Of your oppressive
conduct.
| so, gentlemen. proceed. Congress
sional inquisitions are on trial. Your
| delay to force the issue against US
weakens your prestige and increases
ours. We seek the opportunity to
present before the bar Of Congress, or
before an American Jury. our charges
against you. VIII you not, therefore,
hasten your action, make good your
threats and proceed against US?
Sincerely yours.
Hawks Due 10 Testify.
Chairman Bell said before the COM
mittee convened that Charles NJ.
Hawks, Townsend organizer from
Massachusetts,, has assured the COM
mittee he will testify whenever called.
Bell said he expected Rev. Alfred j.
Wright, Cleveland member OF the
Townsend Board of Directors, also
would appear If called Both are un-
der subpoena.
Hart, questioned by Representative
Lucas, said enactment of the Town.
send plan would destroy whatever
national prosperity there Is"
Hart said the movement is char
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Continued From First Page)
early this afternoon, it is believed DR..
Townsend will be charged with two
specific instances Of contempt, first
with refusing to continue testimony
before the committee and second, with
advising five key officials Of his organ
ization to refuse to answer subpoenas.
Wunder and Kiefer, both of whom
were under subpoena, followed Town
sends instructions and failed to ap-
pear when called yesterday. Today,
Committee Chairman Bell called for
Townsend, Wunder and Kiefer, but
none Of the three answered.
The committees action was taken
after a half-hour executive session
which followed an open hearing this
morning. AS the closed meeting broke
up Bell announced the action, but
said that no decision had been made
in the case of Sheridan Downey, at
torney for Townsend.
Downey, served with a subpoena
Evening star., 1936-05-27

Missed One Call in Al Years.
B. G. Housley Of Hoylake, England,
who has Just retired from hfeboat
service, missed only one call tn Il
years to 60 out with the boat.
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Townsend

Continued From First Page.)
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Terms-H Desired
Evening star., 1936-06-21

way. is Mrs. Benny's birthday E. but
she doesn't say which one.
Major Bowes' personal wheel of for
tune is getting ready to spin with an
eye on next seasons radio contract.
Round and round it goes, and where it
stops will be at the $4,000 mark for
each broadcast. if the major gets his
wish :. That's the figure he's asking
for renewal of his contract, which ex-
pires in September Meanwhile
100000 is the sum which goes to Au-
thor Carleton Morse when his "O.4a
Mans Family is made into a movie
:. and Radio Comedian Frank FAY
is asking $4,000 a week for his pro
posed sally into vaudeville.
WITH Billy Hay settling down in
Chicago as a member of N. B
C.'s executive staff Carlton Kadell has
his regular announcing job with the
Amos n Andy show .. . at least for
the Summer, while the pair remains
on the Coast.
Comely Elinor Sherry isn't blue
about her new WOR-MBS Friday $50
series, and neither are the dialers
Leave it to Lee Wiley to glorify swing
In a new way at CHS Saturdays at 8 in
company with Bunny Berrigan's Band
-. The really big-name bands
and we don't mean jazz are tuning
up for the Summer, with N. B. C.'s
Blue and Red networks planning to
alternate airings of the Goldman
Band concerts, with the former web
drawing this weeks program, Thurs
day, $50 Chicagos Grant Park
concerts will be back July /, via the
same hook-up N. B. C.-WEAF
will air the first of the Chautauoua
concerts July l9, at 3, with the usual
Sunday programs being supplemented
this season by Saturday concerts on
the same network for a children's
audience
Wonder if those c. B. S. Might
Court" dramas, withdrawn from pro-
gram schedules before taking to the
air weren't patterned too closely after
those real-life dramas caught in the
Good Will Court" Anyway, Charles
Ta7ewell got to work on some new
scripts and turned out those new
Meet Mcbride" detective yarns for
airing instead on WABC Saturday.
$50. New shows at the c. B. S.
microphone also include a series for
the Kreiner String Quartet Sundays
at 2. N. B. C.'s shift of the Summer
shows gives that sprightly Saturday
Jamboree' a o'clock spot for the
next few months.
BLOSSOM SEELEY again makes
date with the microphone and
promises to keep it this time, for
N. B. C. WEAF, tomorrow at g..
Guest talent on the airlines also is
due to be augmented by Jane Freman
teamed up with Ben Bernie on Tues
day . . and that songbird, by the
way, also steps before the camera for
the coming flicker, "Loudspeaker Low
down." while she's on the coast &.
A film colonist, Patsy Kelly, has signed
up for the Bernie show for the fol-
lowing week and Merle Oberon
and Herbert Marshall will do q stint
for Mondays Radio Theater" next
week.
C. B. s. schedules the return of
Bill Goodwin to announce for Walter
| OKeefe's sponsor.
Evening star., 1936-06-21
Major Features
and Notes
GEORGE GERsHwIN, pianist COM

GEORGE GERSHWIN, pianist-com
poser, Will be the featured guest
artist with Emo Rapee's Symphony
Orchestra during the concert over
WRC at tonight. He will play sew
eral Of his own compositions, accom-
panied by the orchestra.
The Canadian Grenadier Guards
will pay tribute to French Canadian
composers during their broadcast at
5 o'clock over WMAL: The program
includes Ringuet's march, "Cremazie,"
and a composition by the band leader,
Capt. ]. J. Gagnier, La Dame de
Occur"
Jose Iturbi, the noted Spanish
pianist and conductor, will be heard
during the Sunday Evening Hour
program on WJSV at 8. The artist
will play major composition and
several lighter selections.
Frank Mum, tenor; Lucy Monroe,
soprano; the Amsterdam Chorus, the
Arden piano duo, Bertrand Hirsch,
violinist, and Gustave Haensohen's
Orchestra will contribute to the pro-
gram of the Album of Familiar Music,
scheduled for $50 O'Clock over WRC.
The Columbia Symphony Orchestra.
which will be heard over WJSV at 2
o'clock, will play Debussy's 'Prin-
temps; Pacific 23l." by Honegger;
Delius' "On Hearing the First
Cuckoo in Spring; the Petite Suite" :"
Of Stravinsky and Ravels "Bolero."
Henrietta Schumann, concert pian-
ist. will play as soloist in the final
broadcast of the series Of programs
devoted to the works of modern COM
posers by the Music Hall on the Air /"
This program will be heard over
WMAL at 1870 o'clock this morning
Mary Pickford and Enrol Flynn will
present a radio version of the famous
dramatic success, "Smilin' Through" 4"
on the Parties at Pickfair program on
WJSV at 8.
Evening star., 1936-06-21
New Cantor Series.

EDDIE CANTOR will begin his new
series on Columbia in September
He will be supported by Parkykarkus,
Bobby Breen and Jimmy Wellington.
Evening star., 1936-06-21
Greatest achievements Ahead
For Radio, Most Experts Believe

OVER and above all the conflicting
demands and theories Of the scien-
lists, industriahsts and Government
authorities who paraded before the
Federal Communications Commission
here last week during its epochal con-
ference on the future uses of the
hitherto uncharted ultra-short radio
waves, one fact stood out in signifi-
cant force-and that was the general
acceptance on all hands that television
and facsimile services, while not yet
ready for every day use by the average
citizen, are already remarkable tech
nical accomplishments awaiting final
"big push" to become popular reali-
ties.
When approximately 900 leaders of
the coordinate and competitive
branches Of the radio arts and indus
try gather under one roof, including
the best brains and the biggest capital
at the command of American radio en-
terprise, differences Of opinions and
varying demands are bound to be
heard from those who choose to speak
their pieces" Nearly 100 of them did
Yet those variances of approach to
what the F. c. C.'s chief engineer,
Comdr. T. A. M. Craven, called ira
dos crossroad," served only to en-
phasize the notable fact that radios
greatest achievements lie ahead.
Chief objects of the conferences at
tention were television, or motion pic
lures into the home via radio; fac
simile, or reproductions of pictures,
letters, newspaper pages and the like
via radio, and additional broadcasting
channels-all seen as available on the
ultra-shorts.
The speakers, their imaginations
stimulated to astonishing heights,
ranged from eagerness to persuade the
Government to order full speed ahead
in these new arts, to words of caution
that Government and industry make
haste slowly. For example:
Whereas David Sarnof, president Of
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before another twelve months
elapse. there may be q dozen ra-
dio Goliaths galloping over the ether
waves singing millions Of watts into
space for reception practically over
the entire country. For whether the
United States shall have more sta
tions of the power Of WLW, worlds
largest station. will be decided next
Fall by the Federal Communications
Commission. For two years WLW
has been obtaining phenomenal re-
suits with 500, 1000 watts power, or 10
times the energy of any other station
in the country.
At its last meeting the F. G. G.
Broadcast Division decided that next
September "a those stations aspiring
to the super-power class shall have
their day in court. Thus far only five
stations have formally requested this
right. But another half dozen are re-
ported to be ready for the tenfold
power boost and are expected to file
the necessary papers in advance Of
the hearing date.
Engineers figure that with the in
crease in power of the big clear chan
mel stations from $4,000 (the present
authorized maximum) to 100000
watts, stations can increase their COW
erage ranges about three and one
quarter times. In other words, If Q
station now covers q 200-mile area, the
half million watts output will boost
that consistent area to TOO miles. OF
course secondary" service, or that
which isn't consistent the year round,
probably will reach practically over
the length and breadth of the coun-
try.
Today there are pending before the F
C. c. the 500 ,o00-watt applications OF
KNX, Los Angeles; WHAS, Louisville;
WHO, Des Moines; WIZ, New York
and WGN Chicago. In addition, KFI
Los Angeles, is known to be contem-
plating an application. Among others
flirting about with super-power bugs
are WABC, Columbia's key station in
New York: WEAF. the other N. B. C
network key in New York, and WSM
Nashville. The list probably will be
augmented by others of the 30-odd
full-time clear channel stations.
At the September hearing the F. c. c
first must decide whether as a matter
Of policy 1t favors super-power broad
casting. If it decides in the affirma-
tive, then it will modify its present
regulations which limit regular power
to $4,000 watts. What it probably will
do is make $4,000 watts the minimum
power to be used on clear channels,
and then leave the maximum open.
Assuming it does modify its regula-
tions, it then will consider the indi-
vidual merits of the respective apph-
cations. 1t is hardly likely, for exam
pie, that 1t will allow two or three
super-power stations in one city. The
outlook now Is that in New York there
will be three, or perhaps four, appli-
cations for super-power.
There Is one other complicating
factor. Smaller stations are appar-
emily agitating against super-power
on the ground that it will destroy or
at least seriously impair their useful
ness. In Texas a few weeks ago the
State Broadcasters' Association
adopted a resolution vigorously pro-
testing any SOC, ,00o-watt grants to be
filed with the F. c. c. They unques-
tionably will appear at the September
hearing to state their case, and 1t is
not unlikely that other smaller sta
tions throughout the country will pick
up the same battle cry.
Evening star., 1936-06-21

newcomers writings making the grade
in radio. Even If he turns up a brand
new idea and has the training to whip
It into the proper technical form, his
chances are pretty slim right at the
outset because he'll have to move
heaven and earth to get his script
read.
WHY? 1t isn't because the radio gen.
tlemen have hearts of stone and
lot of prejudices about accepting
ideas preferred by unknowns. But
they're just not quite up to taking the
risk Of suits for plagiarism. Which is
why they go to some lengths to avoid
possible litigation-by bundling up
scripts received from unknowns and
sending them right back without so
much as glimpse at the world beat
ing ideas which might-just possibly
be inside. And just In case a script
does get opened by mistake it goes be-
fore the camera and a copy is made
for the files, as a far-sighted bit of
precaution against the time an inspir-
ing author should decide to speak up
In court 10 claim the parentage of
some program idea which did find its
way to the microphone.
Speaking Of legal tsngles in radio
It looks as il the difficulties Of N. B. C.
and that paint manufacturer over the
recent metropolitan additions of the
air" have been silenced At any rate
that's one Of the shows promising to
do comeback next Fall for the same
sponsor. Those two Sunday night mo-
tors concerts, now due to fold, also
will be back next season. So will War
den Lawes' program and the preten-
tious Morning Matinees."
lust PLAIN BILLS" adventures
are winding up, along with
Crime Clues" stanzas, although the
latter's sponsor is plotting a new dra-
matte show, Younger Generation, "
which will make use of questions posed
by listeners to supply the idea for dra-
matte sequences in the new series.
There's a search afoot for pianist
to replace Frank ST. Leger, who bows
out of that Sunday night show, and
for a conductor to pinch-hit for Andre
Kostelanetz when he goes West for a
14-week stay Looks as if it would
be the Eddie Duchin Orchestra in the
Burns and Allen spot later in the
Summer Get ready to welcome
those amusing gossips Of the air, Clara,
Lu n EN- to a nighttime broadcast
period, which is where they have be-
longed for years. Missing from the
airlanes since January, they get back
Friday at $50 on c. B. S., when Fred
Waring moves up to the 9 O'Clock
period.
Don't be foiled in your good resolu-
ton to follow David Ross Poets
Gold" even If it does seem unneces.
sarily difficult to keep up with him
these days-but get ready to shift tc
Sundays at 2 with him on CHS .
Meredith Wilson did so well with hi;
Tuesday spot that he rates another
Saturdays, $50, on N. B. C.'s Red net
work, with Tommy Harris and Jear
Cowan doing the vocals.
JACK BENNY can't get away from
that persistent Hello. Stranzer!' =
Even when he signs OF the airlanes
next week, Sam Hearn will be in cam.
era range, toto appear in Benny's
coming picture Tuesday, by the
Evening star., 1936-06-21
Cleveland Contention Broadcast
To Be DUPLICATED in PhiIudeIpEiu

IT'S to be another week Of conven-
ton broadcasting for the Nations
networks. Facilities that were CEN
tered in Cleveland week ago for the
Republicans are to be duplicated in
Philadelphia this week for the Demo-
Gratis.
Actually, it will be full week on
the air, so the microphone schedule
as already detailed would indicate.
It starts Monday night with pre-
convention broadcasts and concludes
Saturday with notification ceremonies.
There are to be day and night sessions
throughout.
As at the Republican convention,
the regular list Of programs viii be