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The Washington times., 1937-12-22
PERKINS GETS
Clio PROTEST

The Maryland-District of Co
iumbia Industrial Union Council,
a CIO affiliate, in a letter to
Secretary of Labor Perkins, has
made a vigorous protest against
it's exclusion from representation
on the newly appointed District
of Columbia Advisory Board for
the United States Employment
Service.
The letter, signed by Sidney R.
Katz, secretary-treasurer of the
council, disclosed that represent
atives of the board already had
conferred with Frank Persons, di
rector of the employment service
on December Is.
Mr.. Persons, the letter stated,
declared at the conference that he
had not known of the existence
Of CIO unions in Washington out
side of Federal workers.
The letter told Miss Perkins,
that while it is conceivable that a
minor official, such as a bureau
chief. could plead ignorance of the
existence of CIO unions in the
locality in which he lives, it is diff
ficult to overlook the fact that the
newspaper release was issued in
your name"
Mr.. Katz said he was bringing
the matter to the Secretary's a.
tention "as a formal request for
full and equal representation on
this advisory council.
ITO omit a most active labor
group from the advisory council
would constitute a disservice to
the unemployed and to the
country as a whole" he said.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
MURPHY TESTS COUNTY RELIEF
Gift TO AIDE HEAD SUSPENDED

ROCKVILLE, Md, Dec. 22.-P,
Ray Souder, supervisor of Mont
gomery county aid, was suspended
by the Board Of Montgomery
County Commissioners here yes
terday following a conference with
States Attorney James H. Pugh
and a representative of the Balti-
more auditing firm of Wooden &
Benson.
Following announcement of
Souder's suspension, F. Barnard
Welsh, attorney for the commits
sioners, said he was suspended on
recommendation of the States At,
torney pending further revela-
tions of the special audit of several
county accounts just completed" !"
Souder, a Fusion-Democrat and
son of former County Commis-
sioner Philip Souder, was one of
four persons indicted by a grand
jury early last october on en-
bezzlement charges.
Expressing faith in Souder'S in
tegrity, the commissioners refused
to suspend him following the in
dictment. He has been in charge
of county relief expenditures since
early in January, 1895.
Lillian Riley, Souder's assistant,
will be placed in charge of the
office tanporarilv.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22

Utter collapse of conferences
between the two forces looking to
reunion brought bitter renewal of
the rivalry that has wedged them
farther and farther apart for two
years now. This failure carried a
vital meaning for the nation So
cially and, perhaps, politically.
BOTH ALLEGE BLAME
But first of all came charges
and counter-charges of' blame,
plans of each to fight for labor
supremacy, and a summing of the
situation from the viewpoint of
both sides.
For the CIO, terse announcement
by chairmen of the respective
peace" committees that their
meetings were "all off," meant
vigorous stimulation of member
ship drives, new moves by John L.
Lewis to spread his CIO theory Of
one big union for each big indus
try.
For the AFL, the conference
failure meant that it's executive
council, when it meets in Miami
next month, will take punitive
action against the ten now
suspended CIO unions, probably
resulting in their formal ex-
puIsion from the federation.
TO MAP NEW WAR
1t meant for the federation,
further, that an entirely new
"wer plan" against the C1O will
be mapped in Miami. The AFL
in it's annual convention in
Denver voted a campaign to
wipe out the CIO" on the west
coast. and this bitter slogan will
probably be broadcaSted to in
clude the whole nation by the
council in January.
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Propeller Held
Crash Cause, Sues

SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. % ON.
SO-Charging q defective air.
plane propeller was responsible
for the crash of their plane dur
ing the 1886 Bendix air races, a
Chicago couple today filed a
$150000 suit in Federal court
against the Lycoming Manufac-
turing Company Williamsport.
Mr.. and Mrs Ben o. Howard,
the plaintiffs, allege their plane
was equipped with a propeller
pul chased from the Williamsport
concern when it crashed during
the air meet and that the part
was defective.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22

Ian SING, Mich, Dec. 20
G.N.SO.-Governor Frank Murphy
today asked the attorney general
for q ruling whether he would
have to make Lieut.. Gov. Leo
Nowicki "a Christmas present" Of
1899 of his salary for the 70 days
that the governor spent out of
the State this year.
Nowicki bobbed up Tuesday
with the announcement that he
had been acting governor of the
State fu1 the 72 days Governor
Murphy was absent. He then cited
an ancient statute which provides
a lieutenant governor may draw
the pay of governor ($13.88 day.
for the time the governor is out
side the State.
NowickI was the first lieutenant
governor ever to use the old law.
Governor Murphy Immediately
announced that either himself or
the lieutenant governor, not both,
would draw the governors pay for
the 72 days.
With the exception Of time
spent recovering from illness from
overwork. the governor explained,
all his trips outside the State were
on government business. He added,
"It'S apparently a Christmas pres
ent from me to Governor Nowicki. -
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BAR COMMITTEE.
PRESSES ACTION.
in B 0 N D CASE.
Three Cited Men Deny
UnethiCaI Practices

Counsel for respondents, one
lawyer and two bondsmen cited for
alleged unethical practices, are
scheduled to continue their cross
examination Of witnesses before
four judges of the Police Court at
1880 o'clock this afternoon.
William E. Leahy, representing
Attorney John P. Mullen, said at
the close of yesterdays hearings
he would continue to question
Hans Otto Etasch, 26-year-old for.
mer CCC worker, concerning an
affidavit sworn to by Stasch in
which the youth implicated Mullen
and Bondsmen Hymen Mendelson
and Joseph P. MCGEE for alleged
Misrepresentation Of a bond pre-:
MUM.
ON STAND TWO HOURS
The affidavit, which is the basis
of the charges filed by special
bar association grievance commit
tee, asserts that Mullen and the
bondsmen knowingly misrepre-
sented to StaSch last June that
his bond had been set in collision
case at $500 instead Of $500. It il
further alleged that the three
told him the premium on the bond
would be $100 rather than $25,
the requisite rate fixed by statute
on a $500 bond.
Young Stasch was on the wit
ness stand for two hours yester.
day following a parade of wit
nesSes summoned by the bar COM
mittee. Efforts on the part of
Leahy to discredit Stasch's testi.
mony featured the latter's stay on
the stand.
DISMISSAL DENIED
An early motion to have the
proceeding dismissed was made by
Attorney Irving Goldstein, repre-
senting the respondent Mendel.
son, on the ground that the Board
of Police Court Judges lacked
jurisdiction under the act of Con-
gress fixing bond premium re-
quirements. The motion was over.
ruled.
Members of the bar association
committee who are in charge Of
the presentation Of evidence 1Ela
clude Austin Garfield, George
Monk, Franklyn Yasmer and Will
liam S. Gallagher.
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.ealy's Death Key
Seen in Fist Fight

But the actor eluded Marx about
II p. m, called a taxi and ap-
peared at the Trocadero, film
lands swank night club, where
he was refused service at the bar
because he didn't need any more
to drink"
Healy then got in an argument
with a patron, was taken out Of
the club by attaches, but got
back in again by a ruse and
plunged into another argument
with another man who invited the
comedian "to come outside and
settle it,"
FIST FIGHT FOLLOWS
Healy accepted the invitation.
The two men went to an adjoin-
ing parking lot and a free-swing-
ing bout took place with the actor
doing most of the receiving. When
he couldn't fight any longer, his
adversary went back to the club
and Healy boarded a taxi.
At another night club, he Dor
rowed $50 and went on to a third
cafe where he was found by three
friends at 2:30 a. m. They took
him to the suite of DR.. Sydney L.
Weinberg, in a Hollywood hotel.
The physician closed the cut over
Healy's eye with two surgical clips
and otherwise treated his injuries
"Healy had been drinking can
siderable" said the physician,
"and declared he had been in a
fight, but didn't know who his
opponent was"
Healy'S sister, Marcia Healy,
with Marcus and the three Samari-
tans who had picked up the come
dian, took him to his home. All
day Monday he was violently ILL
He lapsed into a coma at 3 a. m
yesterday and died nine hours
later.
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at Races =.
Wife Gets Decree

CHICAGO, Dec. % QN.S).
Because Robert ProSSer, q parE
mutuel clerk at the rack tracks,
enforced with blows his masculine
opinion that the tracks are mo
place for a lady" his wife, Mrs.
Ruth Prosser, obtained a divorce
here today. She declared he struck
her on two occasions last fall be-
cause she insisted on going to the
track with him.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
Shotgun Staying
Laid to Book War

ROCKFORD, H., Dec. %
G.N.SJ.-Slain by a shotgun blast
as he drove home with his wife,
Charles A. Ka1b was the victim Of
a gambling feud, according to po-
lice today.
Kalb, wealthy and a resident of
Rockford for Is years, was de-
scribed as car of the handbook
operators in this district.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
Trew Employees
Get Yule Bonus

Christmas bonuses totaling $26,.
900 were distributed to employees
of the Trew Motor Company at
a party held in its showrooms
last night. 1t marked the second
Christmas the company has re.
warded employees.
The checks were presented by
Joseph Trew, jr., and the EN-
ployes were addressed by Joseph
Trew, Sr. Following a buffet sup
per, R. j. "Dick" Murphy acted
as master Of ceremonies at an en-
terainment program.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
'PITTMAN SEEKS
AMENDMENT. TO.
NEUTRALITY ACT.
W 0 u | d Strengthen
Embargo Plan
By ROBERT A. McGILL

G.N.S) Revision of the Neu-
trality Act to strengthen embargo
provisions and clarity others may
be sought early in the next session
of Congress, Senator Pittman O1
of Nevada, chairman of the For
eign Relations Committee, said to-
day.
Pittman intimated the act may
be amended to more sharply define
when a state Of war exists between
two nations, and when embargoes
should be placed in effect.
WOULD CHECK UP
Pittman proposed also that the
act be revised to enable the Presi-
dent to keep in "closer touch"
with foreign emergencies.
The present act" he added,
should be changed to give the
President far more information
on foreign situations than he
now has, especially the object
ives of the belligerentS."
Any attempt to broaden the dis
cretionary powers of the President
in the present act, will meet with
strong opposition from members
of the Senate Munitions Commit
tee, sponsors of the original neu-
trality act.
NYE SERVES NOTICE
Headed by Senator Nye (R.) of
North Dakota, the neutrality bloc
has already served notice they will
launch a drive to strengthen"
the act early in January.
In addition to making the act
mandatory throughout" efforts
will be made to remove from the
President the discretionary author
ity to declare when a state of war
exists between two foreign ma
tionS.
Nye has repeatedly declared the
full force of the neutrality act"
should have been invoked when
Japan launched its most recent
conquest of China.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
Japan Fish Right
Renewed by Soviet

MOSCOW, Dec. % QN.S0.
Despite repeated threats that the
concession would be revoked as a
result of japanese adherence to
the anti-comintern pact, the Soviet
government announced today that
Japanese fishing rights along Rus
sia's coast have been renewed for
a year.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
Smell insists" Session
Wasn't DO-NOthing Meet

2. Vice President Gamers hunt
ing trip in Pennsylvania.
3. The Maine-Idaho potato-eat
ing contest.
The final result of the whole
special session will be a tooth
ache for the country" Smell
unused.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22

GN.SD A "do-nothing" Con-
greSs?
Not so, retorts Bertrand H.
Smell, of New York. Republican
House floor leader. He listed the
high lights of the session as
follows:
l. President Roosevelt's South
ern fishing trip.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22

Contrariwise, jobleSs insurance
which goes into effect January /,
was seen by industrial leaders as a
deterrent factor in the calling of
strikes.
LAW is EXPLICIT
The unemployment compensa-
ton law is extremely explicit in
setting forth who can and who
receive benefits in the
event of strikes or lockouts. BY
the same token, it takes cogniz-
ance of the principle that indus
try must standardize labor and
wage conditions.
Most States will refuse to pay
jobless insurance benefits to a
unemployed while
there is a labor dispute in his
place Of work, three States in
crease the waiting period" before
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had expected to go home with her
baby on Christmas. Nurses said
she was dazed by the grim mes
sage.
From Jack Marcus, Healy's
friend and manager, police
learned most of the details of the
comedians last celebration. They
patched the story together as fol,
lows:
Healy called his studio Saturday
in great excitement, telling the
phone girls to "tell the news
papers, tell everybody that I'm a
father; the proudest father in the
world, with the swellest baby ever
born"
ESCAPED WATCHMAN
He rushed in and out of the
hospital several times, comforting
Mrs. Healy and chatting happily
with attendants, and then made
a round of cafes, treating all who
would listen to his story of "the
greatest baby in all history"
The next day, Sunday, Healy
was ill and spent most of the day
in bed under the watchful eye OF
a bodyguard, Hymie Marx, who
had been posted at the comedians
home by Marcus with instructions
not to let Healy out Of his sight
The Washington times., 1937-12-22

Making Fun Of the Doctor. He Did
the Best He Could Down Through
the Centuries. But He Was InSOrant,
Often Did Stupid Things, People
Laughed at Him and Sometimes
Killed Him. Page of Queer Old
Cartoons, in The American Weekly,
with Sundays Washington Herald
Times.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
Little Done
By Congress
BY ARTHUR HACHTEN

GN.SD Congress. accused OF
being rubber stamp for the
White House. definitely broke
away during the special session
Just ended and wound up in a
group of bipartisan blocs that be-
wildered Administration leaders
Surveying today the achieve
ments" of the extraordinary ses-
sion called November Is to deal
with emergency conditions facing
the country, congressional leaders
foresaw revolts and confusion com
pounded at the regular session
which begins January 3.
LOOK TO PRESIDENT
Most of the issues that con-
fronted the special session are yet
to be settled. Eyes were turned
toward the White House for a
message from President Roosevelt
pointing the way for the next
session.
While not a single measure
recommended by the President to
help lift the nation back onto the
highway of prosperity was finally
passed at the special session, some
consolation was taken in the fact
the far flung farm-aid bills, and
the housing boom bill reached the
stage Of conference between the
Senate and House. The conferees
will settle the differences between
the Senate and House bills.
Congress did pass a bill ap-
propfiating 1925, 900 for travelling
expenses of its members. The
Senate and House pages were
taken care of in another appro-
priation bill whistled through the
two houses; also some compare
lively insignificant bills.
BATTLING ATTITUDE
Old.time Senators and Repre-
sentatiVes declared themselves
baffled over the transition" that
seems to be taking place in Con-
greSs. The word must" on Ad-
ministration bills no longer ap-
peared to have its magic on Capt.
tol Hill. The President, according
to close advisers, has determined
to give Congress a chance to show
what it could do to lift the nation
out of the depression.
The Presidents four.point re-
covery program submitted to the
special session failed of consum-
nation. He asked for a compre-
hensive farm program, but that
will not reach him until mid
January. His request for legisla-
ton to facilitate a housing boom
will not be complied with until
early January
He asked for wage-and-hour leg
islation and that bill, after a spec
tacular fight in the House with
Democrats joining Republicans in
opposition, was sent back to COM
mittee for further study. Outlook
for reSurrecting it was not con-
Sidered bright.
PLAN NEW DRIVE
The President wanted authority
to reorganize the executive branch
of the Government in the interest
Of efficiency. Legislation never
even reached the talking stage in
either Senate or House. A drive
will be made to put it through
next month.
The President asked the special
session for legislation creating
seven natural resources planning
boards. 1t is still in commmittee,
with a nonpartiSan group fighting
it tooth and nail. States rights
and private electric power forces
are in the thick of the fray.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
MOkanshan Falls
In Japanese Drive

SHANGHAI, Dec. % GNS0.
Japanese troops tonight captured
in their drive toward
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
payments begin from three to ter
weeks under such conditions.
BAN STRIKE-BREAKERS


At the same time, the social Sc
curity act makes it mandatory
that benefits be paid to an un-
worker if he refuses to
take a job that is open because of
a strike, lockout or other labor
dispute. Hence, the act will sup
port the unemployed if he refuses
to become a so-called strike
breaker.
The tenets of organized labor
is further supported by the act
by permitting payments to the
jobless who refuses a job where
"the wages, hours, or other condi-
tions Of work are substantially
less favorable to the worker than
those prevailing for similar work
in the locality"
The Washington times., 1937-12-22

lJOuTH ana 20 nome.
The next thirteen days, before
Congress returns in regular session
January 3, will be devoted to ar
intensive publicity campaign
against the small but powerful
group Mr.. Roosevelt believes is
wilfully retarding business recov
cry.
/ Administration officials hoped
that while members of Congress
are home for the Christmas holi
days reaction from their constitu
ents would make the lawmakers
more amenable to adoption of the
White House legislative program
next month.
FEAR DERIDED
Mr.. Roosevelt derided the at
mosphere of fear now prevailing
He traced it down and declared
business men we're afraid, not of
the Federal Government, but of
their own business associates and
friends.
An unofficial senatorial board
of strategy was weighing ways
and means of promoting the New
Deals program during the brief
period of adjournment. On it are
eight liberal senators, including
George w. Norris, veteran inde
pendent from Nebraska, and Roo
ert M. LaFollette, Wisconsin Pro
gressive. The six Democrats are
Wagner of New York, Minton OF
Indiana, Schwellenbach of Wash
ington, Pepper of Florida, Green
of Rhode Island and Brown of
New Hampshire.
1t was believed in some quar-
ters President Roosevelt was de-
batting early introduction of legis
lation to tighten the antitrust
laws. 1t was understood the Ad-
miniStration was concerned not
81 much with trust-busting as
with firm revaluation of the chis-
cling minority that hampers oper-
alton of legitimate monopoly.
FEELS ENCOURAGED
The President was much en-
couraged by his ability to reach
a common ground of understand.
ing with private utilities interests.
w. H. Harrison, president of the
Philadelphia Electric Company,
and Frank R. Phillips, president
of the Duquesne Light and Power
Company, were described by Mr..
Roosevelt as members of the over
whelming majority of enlightened
induStrialists after they agreed
with him in principle on the "pru-
dent investment" theory of evalu-
ating utility holdings.
The element of fear, however,
must be overcome in the electric
discovered that Harrison and Phil
lips both wanted to expand, but
were fearful of obtaining Junior
money" In earlier conferences
with power leaders, Wendell Will
kie, of Commonwealth Southern,
and Floyd Carlisle, of Niagara
Hudson, voiced similar doubts.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
Peace Bridge Burned
Bv AFL-CIO Groups
By EDWARD B. LoCKETT

GNS) The American Federation of Labor and John i.
Lewis CO burned fragile peace bridges today and turned
fiprcplv back to war.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
President Launches
Attack Upon Group
Retarding Recovery
Derides Psychology of "Fear" In Industry
Plans Publicity Drive on RecdLcitrdnts
By GEORGE DURNo

GNS) President Roosevelt today trained his guns the
"ear psychology begging down industry he watched
p specal session of Congress adjourn and go home.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
Here's What Congress Did

0NS) The special session of the Seventhy fifth
Congress placed only five President Roose
vets desk during the 81 days the Congress sat- They
were:
A $4,000 appropriation to pay Senate and House
l. page boys.
. $225,00O appropriation to pay members of both
4. branches mileage at the rate of 20 cents mile
. bill amending the farm credit union act of
.. 1884
A resolution authorizing the loan of pictures
He to the committee for the celebration of the Sesqui
centennial Anniversary of the Signing of the Constitution
= bill extending the time for construction and
Os peton of bridge the Tennessee River at Shelf
field, Ala.
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Job Insurance Seen
AS Aiding Standards
By FREDERICK N. PoLANGIN

QNS) Organized labor today looked the memploy
compensation law means ultimately of raising work
standards and consolidating its position.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22
RATES BY CARRIER IN WASHINGTON. D. c
AND SUBURBS

RATES By MAIL FOR VIRGINIA, MARYLAND,
WEST, VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA
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ALI NAIL SUBSCRIPTIONS PAYABLE
In ADVANCE
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terainment program.
The Washington times., 1937-12-22

Every Suit a Kuppenheimer
Crusaders. Worsteds, Cheviots,
Chestys, 2 and s. button
models. "The Overcoats are
$45 Alpa Rajahs and $55
Worumbos and Broadbrook
Boucles.
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Western Suffers
Bad Beating

GLENs FALLS, N. Y, April 2.
New Jersey interscholastic basket
ball is a bit faster, if not a whole
lot faster, than interscholastic
basketball in Washington, D. C.
That's the consensus of opinion
here today among high school
basketball coaches who yesterday
watched the Morristown IN. j.
High quint humiliate Western
High, of washington, 34-19, in a
game heralded as one of the out
standing contests Of the eight
zenith annual Glen Falls scholastic
basketball tournament.
The team from the Nations
Capital was no match at all for
the New JerseyiteS. From the open.
ing whistle it was apparent that
the Red Raiders Of Washington
were due for a beating. In the
final quarter, western was help.
less before the clever work Of TIE
opposition.
Morristown's carelessness nearly
proved fatal. In the final canto,
the New Jersey boys, sure of vic
tory, began to stall. AS a result,
Western drew up to within
points Of the New Jersey team.
Then, upset by Westerns show of
opposition, Morristown turned on
the heat for the final three.
quarters Of the last chapter and
made the game a runaway affair.
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GRIST OF THE GRIFFS

fact, he applauded the stuff shown
to him by the kid.
Newsom promised to monkey
around with no more side arm
curves when York almost shook
down the left field fence in the
Detroit game. But Buck was
right back at his cid tricks yes.
terday. He tried the side arm
hook, and against the company
it was quite successful.
1t did look as if wsom
pitched close to Estalella with in
tent to at least scare the Cuban
Bobbie, however, does not scare
easily. He chartered his defiance
at NewSom as he walked down to
first base.
Travis broke slowly on Miles
slow roller in the fifth inning
and the speedy Lookout beat the
play at first with ease. This Is
the first time that the funda
mental weakness of Travis has
cropped out this season.
NewSom was more than lucky
in the fourth inning, He gave
four bases on balls and allowed
one hit, yet escaped with only
one run scored against him.