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Evening star., 1937-10-15
INJUNCTION BARS
STORE P|CKET|NC
Lansburgh & Bro. Win Suit
to Prevent Union
Activities.

A District Court injunction today
barred members of the International
Brotherhood Of Teamsters from pick
citing the Lansburgh g. Bro. depart
ment store, which uses an independent
delivery service against which the
union is on strike.
In decision of considerable i'm
portance in local labor relations, JUS
tice Jennings Bailey ruled late yes
terday no bona fide labor dispute ex-
isted and the case did not come within
the purview of the Norris-La Guardia
anti-injunction act
Whatever may be my own opin-
ion. feel I am bound by the United
States Court of Appeals in the New
Negro Alliance VS.. Sanitary Grocery
case" he declared. referring to a re-
cent opinion by the appellate court
in which it said by way of dicta that
there is no labor dispute until diff
ferences arise between the employer
and employe or some organization of
which the employe is a member.
Admit No Relationship.
1t was admitted in the Lansburgh
case that there was no employer
employe relationship between the pick
cts and the store and that the sole
reason for the picketing was to bolster
the position Of striking Merchants
Transfer & Storage Co. drivers. Lans-
burgh's uses the transfer company's
delivery service
John Keane, attorney for the union,
said he probably would seek a spe-
cial appeal.
The store was represented by At
torneys Leonard Weinberg and Harry
j. Green Of Baltimore and the local
law firm Of Lyon & Lyon.
The case was described by counsel
as the first to arise in this jurisdic-
ton involving the right of a union
to picket concern using a service
furnished by a firm against which
the union was striking because of
bona flde labor dispute.
Holds Act Applies.
"It is not questioned that there is
labor dispute between the union
and Merchants Transfer" declared
Keane. Since Lansburgh's uses the
Merchants service. the drivers on
strike against Merchants are the
men who actually deliver the stores
merchandise. Therefore Lansburgh
is an interested party and stands in the
proximate position of employer, bring
ing the case within the Norris-La
Guardia act
He denied the act is intended to
cover only mployer-employe disputes,
and sought to distinguish the New
Negro Alliance case from the one at
issue by pointing out that the former
involved only picketing by colored
persons of Sanitary Grocery store to
compel 1t to employ members Of their
race.
Attorneys for the store cited cases
from several other Federal jurisdictions
which they claimed supported their
rights to an injunction.
Picket Was Peaceful.
Most of yesterday was taken up
with the testimony aimed at showing
that the picketing was not peaceful;
that freight deliveries were being
forceably prevented, and that patrons
were being interferred with. Near the
conclusion Of the case. however, Vein
berg said he would concede that the
picketing was peaceful.
Homer A. Patterson, business agent
for the local union. had testified he
instructed the pickets to patrol the
outside edge Of the sidewalk, avoid
jostling Of passers-by, to remain silent
and avoid all violence.
The picketing began last Friday.
Evening star., 1937-10-15
HEADS G. w. CLUB
Irwin Nathanson Named Presi-

Irwin Nathanson Named Presi-
dent Of Freshman Group.
Irwin Nathanson was elected presi-
dent Of the George Washington Uni
versity Freshman Club at a meeting
yesterday in Corcoran Hall Also
chosen were Elsie Carper, vice presi-
dent; Irma Silma, secretary, and
Eugene Lerner, treasurer.
Announcement was made Of pep
dance" to be given in conjunction
with the Sophomore Club October %,
the night before the George Washing
ton-Aabama foot ball game
Evening star., 1937-10-15
FIRST DRUG ARREST
Russell Epps Seized Under New
Marihuana Law.

The first person arrested here under
the recent act prohibiting the sale or
possession Of marihuana was ar
raigned before United States Com
missioner Needham Turnage today
and held under $1,000 bond for the
grand jury.
The defendant, Russell Epps, 26,
colored, 400 block Of Ridge street,
was arrested In . restaurant on U
street. He was charged with selling
and without having registered Is =
licensed dispenser.
Evening star., 1937-10-15
Democrats Delay Meeting.

The absentee voters study group
OF the Democratic Women's National
Council has postponed its meeting
scheduled for tonight until next
Thursday. The entire council will
hold its regular meeting at 8 pm.
Monday in the Hamilton Hotel.
Evening star., 1937-10-15
231 N. P. H. Wind,

Weather observers reported q gust
OF wind blew 23l miles an hour at
the top Of Mount Washington, N. H.,
1T 1:2l pm. April II. 1894. n
The Washington times., 1937-08-19
The Listening Post By Carlisle Bargero"

"see, those fellows weren't really interested in
preserving the Court"
And he can also point out again to the Court
with Black on it and say: See, it really isn't
the outstanding tribunal you have always thought
it was. It's all just a part of the big political
game"
It's not fair to the Justices, Of course, to keep
whiting away at the Court and then pointing
1t out as not what it is cracked UP to be. The
lament of one of the Justices when the Court
was under bombardment is recalled.
"Fault of President"
IF the Court isn't what it should be-" he said
sorrowfully, 'it's the fault of the President and
the Senators. They are responsible for the ap-
pontments."
But, although the Presidents advisers are
chuckling over the situation and think that
Blacks appointment was one Of the cleverest
things that ever came about, it is doubtful if Mr.
Roosevelt has profited. For example, the young
brilHants are saying that the main reason Black
was named is because the Catholics are held re-
sponsible for the death Of his Supreme Court
packing plan. If that's the way they felt what
would be better than to give them man with a
Ku Klux Khan faint. 1t is fact, of course that
Blacks selection was sudden and in apparent
pique. If this is smart politics, though, we will
eat our hat.
It was big break for Senator Copeland in his
New York mayoralty race. This shows you how
politics works. Copeland probably had more to
do with Hugo's confirmation than any other man
in the Senate. When he raised the Khan issue
it was good political stuff for him in New York
but he virtually made it impossible for the
Southern Senators to do other than vote to con.
firm.
You see. they had probably been just as close
to the Khan as Hugo and their constituents, Ger.
tainly were.
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to be excused. She had to send a wire to her
exhusband. She tripped away on her pretty
little shoes (the female divorcon wears the most
wicked shoes). In few minutes she was back
with copy Of the telegram in her hand. 1t
read:
Honey, you have just lost the sweetest little
girl in the world"
Hes darlin' man." she smiled. "well-let's
make it double Scotch"
The Towns Biggest Lawyer told me about an.
other client of his. A lively number from New
York.
She had been hat check girl in a hotel be-
fore she married rich old man. She was
pretty enough to eat and bold enough to be
lassoed.
When she came out to Reno for "the cure'
she made a bet with the girls in the lawyers
office that she would never buy herself dinner
during the entire six weeks Of her stay. Every
few days she would phone to report her luck.
Once she called for advice.
"He's bought me four dinners in row and
now he wants to get me fur coat. What shall
I do?"
LET your conscience be your guide" her law
yer said.
day or so later she phoned again. II did
let my conscience be my guide. The coat was
only Hudson seal anyhow"
Losing your taste is the real reason for most
of the divorces, the judge thinks. Legitimate
causes for divorce may have been there. But
it's losing your taste that makes you see them
clearly.
The Washington times., 1937-08-19

Five persons were injured early
today in a triple collision on the
Largo Road, near Landover, Md.
The injured were brought to
Casualty Hospital by the Bladens'
burg Rescue Squad and listed as:
Malcolm Lynch, II, of Brentwood,
Md, Irene johnson, Is, James
Green, IS, Marie Oliff, 10, all Of
Mount Rainier, Md. and Lawrence
Higgins, 20, of the 1900 block Ham
ilton st. N. E. Police reported one
car, sideswiped by another, crashed
into a third automobile.
In another accident near Mar.
shall Hall, Md, Telma Willett, IT,
Of Colmar Manor, Md, and her
cousin, Dorothy Willett, 16, Of
Brandywine, Md, were injured
seriously. They are in Casualty
Hospital. Miss Willett suffered a
possible fracture of the skull and
the other girl, a fractured jaw and
several head injuries. They were
riding with Virgil Townshend, 20,
The Washington times., 1937-08-19
By John O'Donnell
and Doris FLeeSon

tees right to draw his salary challenged. This
authority doubted that, once Black had taken his
seat and participated in the Courts decisions the
legality Of those decisions could be challenged.
Typifying again present diSagreements over
Blacks legal position the New Dealer cited above
pooh-poohed Senator Borah's argument that no
vacancy exists, but thinks there is danger in the
contention that Black voted to increase the
emoluments of the justiceship and is therefore
constitutionally barred from assuming It,
Levitt stands in the position of attention-caller
to the Court. It is now up to the Court to decide
whether to let its attention be called If the Jus.
tees decide they didn't catch the name. nobody
can make them hear it.
Case Has No Precedent
No one today could recall a similar case where
the Court had been called upon to Judge the
qualifications Of its members The Constitution
merely states that the President shall name Fed
eraI judges "by and with the advice and consent
Of the Senate" It can hardly be said the Senate
advised the naming Of Black; it certainly con-
scented to it.
The fight is, Of course, upon the President and
the New Deal. The lobbyists who thronged the
galleries yesterday we're interested solely in see.
ing how much opposition could be mustered to
real New Dealer for the Supreme Court Their
consolation in defeat must be that there is Ger.
tainly very great deal more opposition than the
vote indicated.
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other Justices chuckled agreement with this JUS
tice and, being the curious sort Of fellow are,
we made it point to ascertain whether major.
ity of the Justices felt the same way.
Challenges Aplenty
If there is anything they can do about it,
though, we don't know what it is. One fellow is
already challenging the new Justice and you can
bet your boots that Hugo'S fellow Alabaman,
Forney Johnston, attorney for the Alabama
Power Company, will take delight in challeng-
ing him the first opportunity he gets, which will
be almost as soon as Hugo puts on the black robe.
But there is question as to how far he will get.
For one thing, the power interests aren't sup
posed to have any rights under the new order.
The thing we will never be able to get through
our noodle is the mental processes Of those Sena-
tors who were opposed to packing the Supreme
Court but who voted to confirm man to sit on
it who was a ring leader in the packing move
ment. Mr.. Roosevelt would seem to make an ad.
vance against his opponents here. He will be
able to point to their vote on Black and say:
The Washington times., 1937-08-19
Bicyclists to Take
Race Tests Sunday

Bicycle races for junior and
senior boys are to be held in West
Potomac Park on the roadway en'
closing the polo oval, Sunday. be-
tween 8 a. m. and IL noon, C.
Marshall Finnan, superintendent
of National Capital Parks, an
nounced today.
The program will include both
sprints and middle distance con-
tests. 1t is one of a series to select
wheenmen who will complete in the
National Parks Bicycle Sweep.
stakes later in the year. Entries
will be accepted for all events by
Quentin Miller, secretary of Ma.
tional Capital Wheelmen.
The Washington times., 1937-08-19
DISTRICT fire
REPORT SHOWS
DROP IN LOSSES
Insurance Rate Cut
Drive Supported

Steering toward possible reduc-
ton of fire insurance rates in the
District, Commissioner Melvin c.
Hazen today forwarded to Insur-
ance Superintendent J. Balch Moor
the annual report Of the Fire De
partment, showing a decline Of 80
per cent in fire losses. .-.
Hazen requested Moor to. study
the report. with a view toward de-
termining whether it will affect
the local rate situation. The re-
port revealed that during the past
fiscal year fire losses amounted to
$294,204 The average loss was
fixed at $75, a decrease Of $3.50,
and the per capita loss calculated
at 48 cents.
MOOR BACK TOMORROW
Moor, who has been absent from
the city, is expected to return to
his office tomorrow. He partici-
pated in a bitter controversy be-
fore the Kennedy subcommittee Of
the House District Committee last
spring, with a contention that Dis
trict residents had been over
charged $4,000, 900 during the last
IL years for fire insurance. This
was denied heatedly by Edward s..
BraShears, representing the Ma.
tional Board of Fire Underwriters.
Upshot Of the controversy was
the inclusion in the current Dis
trict appropriation bill Of an item
Of $4,000, to hire a fire insurance
expert. The Civil Service Com
mission has allotted $1,000 to fill
this job and Moor is expected to
shortly select the expert who will
make a survey Of fire-insurance
rates, losses and kindred points
over the past five years.
EARLY CUT DOOMED
Hope for obtaining an earlier
reduction in fire rates was dashed
through an opinion of Corporation
Counsel Elwood H. Seal.
Moor was under the impression
that he had authority to order
lower fire.insurance rates, but
Seal ruled he was without this
power and special legislation
would be necessary to vest him
with it.
The Washington times., 1937-08-19
Book GiUes
.AdUice on
Plants

How to recognize poison ivy in
its native state and how to i'm
munize against infection by it is
described in a booklet listing
plants and flowers to be found
along the Rock creek Nature
Trail.
Wild flowers and other interest
ing plants to be found along the
trail are keyed in the booklet to
correspond with metal tags at
tached to the plants, including the
ragweed, dreaded by most hay
fever victims.
The booklet was prepared by
Donald Edward McHenry, Ma
tional Parks naturalist, assisted by
Wilman Spawn. Copies may be
obtained at Room 1921. Interior
Building.
The Washington times., 1937-08-19
Knights Ride
JOuSterS Tilt Al
Marshall Hall

Fifteen horsemen from Mary
land and Virginia reenacted the
days when Knighthood Was in
Flower" at the annual jousting
tourney at Marshall Hall yester-
day.
Instead OF. being clad in armor
and riding feAk tilt against each
other in deadly combat, the mod
ern knights" wore ordinary rid.
ing garb, and directed their lances
against rings suspended from goal
posts.
M. w. Hennesy, of Hagerstown,
Nd, was the winner with per.
feet score, and Phil Love, Of Coles
vile, Nd, took second place.
The Washington times., 1937-08-19
REA Lines
u. S. AIlOts Funds
For -Four Projects

Allotment Of $15o,000 to the
Southwest Electric Cooperative
Association Of Arkansas to start
construction of a 672.mile dis.
tribution system to serve more
than 1000 farmers was an,
nounced yesterday by the Rural
Identification Administration.
The REA allocated, 1858, 200
for two projects in Texas and
one each in Georgia, Minnesota
and Tennessee. The projects:
Texas-One hundred thousand
dollars to a cooperative now be-
ing formed to begin a $4,000
system of 400 miles to serve the
San Saba, Mason, Coleman and
Brown counties areas.
Georgia-Additional $4,000 to
serve Douglas, Carol, Cobb and
Paulding counties.
Minnesota-One hundred and
eighteen thousand dollars add
tional to the Peoples Coopera.
tive Association.
TennesSee-One hundred and
fifteen thousand dollars add
tional to the Tri-County Electric
Membership Corporation.
The Washington times., 1937-08-19
D. C. Girl SEEKS
BEAUTY CROWN

When the beauties Of the nation
step before the judges in the At
lantic City Beauty Contest to Sc
lect Miss America" the Capital
will be represented by a young
divorce, Helen Greene. "a, Of 23O1
Cathedral Ave. NV.
The mother of a young son, Miss
Greene was awarded the title of
Miss Washington" by the judges
in the finals of the elimination
contest at the Shoreham Terrace.
A radio singer and professional
model, Miss Greene is a brunette,
5 feet S inches tall and weighs 119
pounds. Mary Fay Mathews was
second prize winner and Barbara
Jones took third place among the
eight girls in the finals.
The Washington times., 1937-08-19

Of r B, Md, and were hurt when
the car apparently struck a rut
and overturned.
DRIVER IN CUSTODY
While driving at Thirteenth and
Kearney Streets Northeast, Paul ].
Allen, ~, 1900 block Tenth st.
N. E., suffered a broken leg when
his car was in collision with an
other a utomobile. Allen was
treated at Casualty Hospital.
Twelfth Precinct police took
Arthur w. Leith, IL, of the 4100
block Thirteenth st. N. E., driver
of the other car, in custody on a
charge of reckless driving.
Felled by a street car at Second
and B Streets Southeast, last
night, Benjamin H. Good, so, of
the 500 block East Capitol St., was
in Providence Hospital today under
treatment for a possible fracture
of the skull and decorations.
The Washington times., 1937-08-19
newman WAITS
JUDCESHIP 0. K,


Early Senate confirmation Of
the nomination Of Hobart Newman
as Police Court judge was expected
today.
The Senate Judiciary Commit.
tee will act today on a subcom.
mittee's favorable report of the
nomination, and Senate action will
follow soon afterward.
Mr.. Newman's name was sent to
the Senate two weeks ago by Presi-
dent Roosevelt to succeed Judge
Isaac r. Hit, whose term ex.
pired some time ago.
The Washington times., 1937-08-19

you noticed how good looking they are? How
snappily dressed? 80. Certainly you have. They're
enjoying themselves 80. Listen, the only times
they're unhappy is for the first twentyiow
hours after they arrive. Then they are lonesome
AS soon as they meet some congenial spirits
and they always do-they cheer up. And away
they go. And when they get the decree, they
always have a celebration and never fail to send
q CHEEKY wire home to the person from whom
they got the divorce"
One of the funniest wires home that ever he
knew about, The Towns Biggest Lawyer. was
sent yesterday by Little Southern Girl a client
of his.
Wires Ex-Husband
She was cute kid. Pretty as the dickens.
Soft drawing voice and lots Of charm. She
got her decree at about 1870. She said to her
lawyer and her witnesses, Lets go over to the
hotel bar and celebrate"
But before she sat down to the table she asked
The Washington times., 1937-08-19

of ocean and air mail contracts and his inveSti-
cation of utility propaganda against the anti
holding company bill made him foes in high
places in the business and financial world. The
corporations involved have much business in the
courts and they have the money and legal talent
to stage real lastditch battle against the Presi
dents choice
That battle is confidently expected but because
there is no precedent for the present situation,
legal lights shy of making predictions about it.
Doubts Legality Is at Stake
One trusted and experienced New Deal lawyer
suggested tonight that the fight might come in
connection with an appropriation for salaries ana
upkeep Of the Supreme Court with thA.new. Jus
The Washington times., 1937-08-19

ity Of the Supreme Court mem
bers do not think so. We don't
mean to say we've polled the
gentlemen on the question but
we do know whereof we speak.
AS a matter Of fact, at the
time Congress passed the re-
tirement act by which the
vacancy was created, one Of
the liberal Justices chuckled
and said, in effect: Nov
they've made themselves inelig-
ible for any vacancy that may
OCCUR" At that time, two
The Washington times., 1937-08-19
STATE POLICE MEET

More than 100 members Of the
Maryland State Police Associa-
ton, which is headed by Chief j.
William Garrett of the Montgom-
cry county police, will gather for
their regular quarterly meeting at
Ocean City, Md, on September l..
The meeting will be held at the
Stephen Decatur Hotel.
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declares, come from staying
up too late and from too many
long cold drinks.
I'm the many years I've
been practicing here" insists
the T. B. L., 1--WE seen only
one really heartbroken woman,
and not one heartbroken man.
The woman was well over
middle age. She was being
pushed out by her husband.
He wanted a new young wife.
But the others I know find
The Washington times., 1937-08-19

Our CaVeman Ancessors. Charles
r. knight. Distinguished Artist-Scien-
tist. Paints q Stirring Scene Showing
Prehistoric Man Defending His Wife
and Child Against Wolves. Repro
duced in Full Color In The American
Weekly, the Magazine Distributed with
Next Sundays Herald.
The Washington times., 1937-08-19
camp SPRINGS
AIRPORT BILL
BACK IN HOUSE
Favorable Report
Complete Surprise

In a surprise, last-minute move,
the House Military Affairs Com
mittee today favorably reported
the Norton bill for establishment
of a Federal airport at Camp
Springs, Md.
The bill, which apparently had
been pigeon-holed, was ordered
reported at an executive meeting.
at which Senator william H. King
CD of Utah, chairman Of the
Washington Airport Commission.
testified.
HAS PASSED SENATE
The action of the committee in
the closing days of this Congress
makes it possible for the bill to
be passed before Congress adj
journs. The Senate has already
passed the measure.
Favorable action on this meas
ure, which has been disputed for
several weeks, also paves the way
for passage of a bill for the de"
velopment and expansion Of the
Washington Hoover Airport.
It is understood that Senator
King, who moved for reconsidera-
ton of the Washington Airport
measure in the Senate, will permit
this bill to go to conference, now
that the Camp Springs measure
has been reported.
ASKED RECONSIDERATION
A few days ago, Senator King,
who has been opposed to the WASH
ington Airport bill and who is the
author of the Senate Camp
Springs bill, asked for Senate re"
consideration of the former meas.
ure after the Senate had passed
both the airport bills.
He is understood to have
planned to hold up the Washing"
ton airport bill until he could
obtain action on the Camp Springs
measure.
The bill for the establishment Of
the airport at Camp Springs has
been criticized for its distance
from downtown Washington and
because Of its proximity to the
Naval Radio Receiving Station at
Cheltenham, Md. Lengthy hear.
ings were held by the House Naval
Affairs Committee on the COM
plant of Navy Department that
construction of an airport at Camp
Springs would seriously interfere
with radio reception at Chelten.
ham. The Naval Affairs group
agreed to make every effort to
prevent construction of the air.
port.
The Washington times., 1937-08-19

to keep Hugo L. Black from
taking his seat on the Supreme
Court will come to nothing.
The opinion is equally fixed in
informed circles, however, that
a legal test will one day be
made of the Alabaman'S eligi.
bility. In some quarters it is
added: Eventually &C., why not
now?
Black has made real enemies
in his Senate career-and they
are not in the Senate. His
labor legislation, his exposes
The Washington times., 1937-08-19
THURSDAY, AUG. I!
Seeing America Last By Helen Es5ny1

RENO, Aug. 19.-The Towns Biggest Lawyer
tells me that it's silly to think the divorcons
(you call them that before the decree) are I'M
happy.
Those hollow eyes I've been grieving over" he
The Washington times., 1937-08-19
Capitol Stuff

The prevailing opinion in the Capital is that
the present effort by Albert Levitt, former assist
ant to United States ATTORNEY General Cummings
The Washington times., 1937-08-19

In view Of the controversy over whether Hugo
L. Black is eligible to sit on the Supreme Court
YOU might be interested in knowing that major
The Washington times., 1937-08-19
Dozen Injured Here
In Traffic Accidents

dozen persons added to the mounting list OF traffic
casualties during the past "a hours the result of mishaps
in and near the Capital.
The Washington times., 1937-08-19
SKTPPY

Do you want money? The Washington
Times is offering $50 in prizes each week for
The Washington times., 1937-08-19

news tips phoned to The Times Tip Editor at
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