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Evening star., 1937-12-15
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Saue Congress-
Face, House Told
By the Associated Press.

Proofreaders who work all night
at the Government Printing Once got
credit today from Representative
Maverick, Democrat, Of Texas for not
allowing Congressman, in the Con-
gressional Record, to put a coat Of
many colors on David and sink the
Merrimac in Manila Bay.
Representative Maverick wrote the
printing Office that it was he who
spoke of Davids coat of many colors
But the next morning, he said, the
Congressional Record read:
Mr.. Maverick: Well, Joseph's coat
was of many colors = -
The printing Office told Mr. Nav
erick another member had "Hobson
sinking the Merrimac in Manila Bay"
instead of Santiago Bay.
Aided by reference books Of all types,
Mr.. Maverick said, the proofreaders
catch wide assortment Of erroneous
and frequently ridiculous statements.
He said he knew a former Congress-
man who used exceptionally poor
grammar. But in the Record, he said,
the speeches were as polished and
cultured as an English professors.
Evening star., 1937-12-15
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

Wage-hour-House considers amend
ments.
Farm-senate pushes toward final
vote.
Housing-senate subcommittee
studies measure. ,a...
Regional planning-Chief of Army
Engineers testifies before House Com
mittee.
Maritime-Senate committee calls
Q. !. Q. oncials In maritime labor In.
quiry.
TOMORROW.
Probably will continue work on
farm bill.
Interstate Commerce Committee
continues hearings in railroad In
vestisatioh.
House:
Continues debate on wage and hour
bill.
Banking and Currency Committee
resumes consideration Of housing
legislation, 10 an.
Subconnmittees Of ths Appropria-
tions Committee continue hearings on
following supply bills ct 10 an:
Treasury. STATE an4 Navy.
Evening star., 1937-12-15
"DUTCH TREAT" PARTY
SET FOR CHRISTMAS

"a Dutch treat" Christmas party.
to bring together in q friendly atmos-
phere lonely strangers in the city
who do not want to spend Christmas
Day alone, is being arranged by DR..
Grace A. Thompson.
DR.. Thompson, who has sponsored
similar strangers Thanksgiving and
Christmas parties here since she spent
a lonely Thanksgiving in q strange
city four years ago, said those wish
ing to attend the party should make
reservations for an II am. breakfast
or lunch at the shoreham Hotel for
Christmas Day.
Before the meal guests will gather
in the Garbo room at lo:30 am. to
get acquainted, take part in i'm.
promptu songs and speeches and ex-
change gifts-none to exceed rs cents
in value. ~-
Evening star., 1937-12-15
RAILROAD INQUIRY
BEGUN BY SENATE
Pennsylvania Corporate
Structure and History to
Be Investigated.
BY the Associated Press,

The Senate Railroad Finance Com
mittee began today what oflcials said
would be an extensive investigation Of
the corporate structure and financial
history Of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Chairman Wheeler of the Senate
Interstate Commerce Committee took
charge Of the hearing and the in
vestigators summoned Martin w.
Clement, president of the giant trans
portation system, as the first witness.
Senator Wheeler said Mr.. Clement
would be asked to describe the man.
ner in which the Pennsylvania Rail-
road controls other operating units
throughout the East. Later in the in
quiry, he said, the committee would
study the relationship Of the railroad
to Penn Road Corp, a holding COM
pany controlling number Of Eastern
roads.
Successful Financially.
While much Of the previous work Of
the committee has centered on rail-
roads suffering from financial COL
lapse, the Pennsylvania has been one
Of the most successful financially In
the Nation. .
In its s0-year corporate history, the
company has never failed to pay divi-
dends. Investigators said.
Sarofor yXyho oal>y ..;L
the Pennsylvania probably would last
until February, when he expected to
make study Of the New York Central
and New York, New Haven g. Hart
ford lines. 1t might be necessary, he
added, to ask Congress for additional
funds to finish up"
Impeachment Discussion.
Meanwhile, Senator Truman, Dem
ocrat, OF Missouri assembled data for
discussion with Chairman Summers
OF the House Judiciary Committee Of
possible impeachment proceedings
against Federal Judge James H. VII
kerson Of Chicago.
Senator Truman served as acting
chairman Of the Railroad Finance
Committee during the investigation of
two bankruptcies Of the Chicago, Mil
Waukee g. st. Paul Railroad, COM
pleted yesterday.
The Missouri Senator said he would
lay before Representative Summers
evidence concerning the activities of
Judge Wilkerson in the two receiver
ships. II Summers desired a formal
brief, Truman said, 1t would be sup
piled.
Evening star., 1937-12-15
SOCIAL SECURITY
TAX UNIT REDUCED
Helvering Seeks Other Positions
for 800 Civil Service
Workers.

Forced to reduce the Social Security
Tax Unit of the Bureau of Internal
Revenue by nearly 300 employees,
Commissioner Guy T. Helvering to-
day informed the American Fedora
ton OF Government Employees that
Efforts are being made to find other
positions either in Washington or in
the field for those being displaced.
The reduction in personnel, it was
explained, was made necessary by
decentralization of the work of the
Social Security Tax Unit.
All employees affected have civil
service status, but the privilege held
by neld collectors of appointing their
own assistants without regard to the
civil service law removes any guaran-
tee OF transfer for those being cut of
here.
Charles I. stengle. president of the
A. F. G. E., asked Mr.. Helverine's CO.
operation In caring for these people
today's announcement being con
tanned in q letter from the bureau
head to the union.
Evening star., 1937-12-15
STATE ASKS DELAY
IN new COAL PRICES
Scale to Be Effective at Midnight
Tonight Unless Action Is
Taken by Courts.
By the Associated Press.

1y the Associated Press.
New York State asked the Bitum,.
nous Coal Commission today to post
pone the effective date Of the new
Government-f1xed soft coal prices.
The prices will become effective st
midnight tonight unless the courts
intervene. The commission has given
no indication it will set aside its price
fixing order.
Joseph M. Messing. assistant attor-
ney general in New York State, told
the commission that both the State
Purchasing Department and large soft
coal consumers had asked Gov. Leh-
man to seek a delay in price fixing.
The Purchasing Department and
industrial consumers, he said, felt
that New York had been Disseminated
against in the price schedule. The
State, Mr.. Messing added, lis not
without sympathy with the general
terms of the (Guf1ey coal controD
act" but wanted a suspension of the
price schedule pending an examina-
ton Of the facts"
Evening star., 1937-12-15
MADDEN ADMITS
DUAL MI. B. DUTY
Unit Is Prosecutor and
Judge, Too, Chairman
Tells Burke.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Senator Burke, Democrat, of Me-
braska, who is seeking Senate in
vestisation Of the National Labor Re-
lations Board, made public today a
letter from Chairman Madden saying
the board was patterned after several
other Federal agencies which are
prosecutors as we'll as judges"
An earlier letter from Mr.. Madden,
embodying q request that Senator
Burke justify a speech critical of the
board, had been followed by the Sen
ator's call for an inquiry into its ac-
uvities.
Asserting he assumed a public off,
cial would not attack another branch
OF the Government without evidence,
Mr.. Madden had asked the Nebraskan
for the basis OF his charges.
Senator Burke replied by asking
Mr. Madden whether the board chair
man interpreted the Wagner Labor
Act as providing for IAN impartial
tribunal quasi-judicial in character"
or one whose function was more in
the nature Of a prosecutor"
Other Bureaus Cited.
Mr.. Madden said, In the letter
given out by Senator Burke today
that the board regarded itself as ian
administrative quasi-judicial body"
to prevent unfair labor practices In
the same way other bodies had beer
set up to prevent unfair charges BY
railroads and other public utilities
unfair competition and other trade
practices, ETC."
These administrative bodies" Mr.
Madden wrote. have apparently sat.
Hf1ed the Congress that the device
by whatever name it may be called
Is useful one and our board 4
created in the same pattern.
In my opinion, 1t Is intended te
be quasi judicial body to the same
extent to which the Federal Trade
Commission, the Interstate Commerce
Commission, the Securities and Ex-
change Commission and other such
bodies are.
All Admitted Prosecutors.
Its duty to investigate alleged vio-
lations Of the National Labor Rela-
tions Act which are brought to its
attention and if the investigation in
dicates violation, to hold hearings
and make decision, makes it to that
extent a prosecutor.
To that extent also the other
bodies which I have mentioned are
prosecutors.
The decisions Of all these bodies
are subject to review in the courts
- But all Of them are prosecutors
as well as judges, If one chooses Sc
to call them"
Senator Burke said he had accumu-
lated a mass of evidence in connec-
ton with the Labor Boards actiyi-
ties, and when the Judiciary Commit
tee considered his resolution he would
present rs or 80 charges for investiga-
ton. Most of them, he said. deal,
with the conduct Of the boards trial
examiners, rather than the board it.
self.
Evening star., 1937-12-15
HOLIDAY MAILING
WILL Be SPEEDED
Postmaster Burke Launches
New Machinery-Specia|
Parking Arranged.

A new plan for dispa.ching Christ
mas packages that will permit about
1000 patrons to be served hourly at
City Post Office, North Capitol street
and Massachusetts avenue, will be in
augurated tomorrow, it was announcei
today by Postmaster Vincent C. Burke,
who also has negotiated special park
ing arrangements to encourage patrons
to use the main office rather than one
Of the substations elsewhere in the
city.
The special machinery provided is
designed to eliminate the long waits
that customarily characterize holiday
mailings 1t is estimated that even at
the peak rush, no more than 10 min
utes will be required to serve any one
dispatching gifts.
Several units will be set up in the
Post ONCE rotunda. Each will be
manned by weigher, two stamp
sellers and two clerks to handle pack
age insurance. BY this means, patrons
will not be required to move from
window to window to transact their
business, but will stay in the same
line until each package finally is ac-
cepted for transmittal.
In order to help out, Traffic Director
Van Duzer has cut parking to Is min
utes in the vicinity of the Post Office,
and special police details will see that
there Is no unreasonable oyerstaying
Of this limit.
This parking will be in effect be-
ginning tomorrow and continuing
through December %, and is aprlica-
BILE as follows:
East side OF North Capitol street
from E street to Massachusetts, ave-
nue NV.
Both sides of North Capitol street
from Massachusetts, avenue to G
street NV.
Both sides of G street, from First
street NV. to First street NE.
First street NE. from G to H on
the east side and from G street to
Uni Station plaza on both sides.
Both sides of E street, from North
Capitol to Union Station plaza.
North side of F street NV, from
Massachusetts, avenue to New Jersey
avenue.
Mr.. Burke pointed out that the spe-
cial service could be established only
at the City Post Once where there is
space to conduct it, and that it not
only will offer advantages over SUBJ
station mailing because of the speed
with which the patrons can be moved,
but also because the mail goes directly
out from the City Post once, while
an extra movement is needed when it
comes IN from outlying points.
Evening star., 1937-12-15
STORE CHECK-UP SHOWN

A system to provide complete
check on every article of mercha ndise
IN large department store was out
lined last night to the National capi-
tai Group Of Controllers, afiliated
with the National Retail Dry Goods
ASSOCIATION, at meeting in the Lafay-
ette Hotel.
The system was that used at the
r. Il. Jellef Co., and was described
by Carl Knapp, controller of the
store.
j. Frank Brown, controller of S.
kann Sons, presided at the meeting.
Evening star., 1937-12-15
HUNGARY TO PAY
ON DEBT TODAY
Partial Remittance, First in
Five Years, Due-Other
Powers Default.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the ASSOCIATED PreSs.
The United States expected Hungary
today to break the general suspension
OF war debt payments by depositing a
partial remittance-the first in more
than hve years.
The little Balkan regency would be
the nrst Of IL nations to undertake .
resumption Of payments which were
stopped during or after the Hoover
moratorium of 1882.
BY far the greater part Of the 81
6S0,l70,447 which fell due today on
the semi-annual installnlent date,
however, went by default again. Great
Britain, France, Italy, Poland and
Yugoslavia reiterated in advance that
they were not able to pay. The six
other defaulters were expected to fol-
low suit.
Finland Meets Payments.
OF all the war debtors, only Finland
has met its installments fully and
promptly and agreed to do 30 again
today.
Hungary owed a total OF $467,e73
In current and past due installments.
1t notified the State Department in
August that it proposed to resume
partia- payments at the rate Of $9,828
senli-annually for a period Of three
years, or total Of $58,s6S. This
compares with s25s,440 which will fall
due during that time.
The Hungarian government indi-
Gated it would seek to negotiate q
refunding Of its entire debt of ST.
$4,000 during the three-year partial
payment period.
Transfers Suspended.
1t had paid nothing since June IS
1882, when economic conditions forced
Its government to suspend transfer.
OF foreign currency. These are beins
resumed on partial scale in both
public and private obligations.
A partial payment, it was said in In
formed quarters, does not remove Hun.
gary from the category Of a defaulter
To get out Of that class, Hungary
would have to pay its past due install
ueHLS OF negotiate new funding
agreement.
Hungary's debt represents the pur.
chase price, plus accrued interest, o.
-four sold to it on credit by this Gov.
eminent to relieve threatened famine
in 1920.
Amounts due today from all the wa,
debtors, representing current and pas,
due installments. We're:
Belgium, ss1,3ooos4; Czechoslova.
kia, sl6,3l5,4o0; Estonia, $4,l6O.2s7;
Finland, s232,l43; France, SASS, ,ooe..
1853; Great Britain. ses4,4 1857: Hun.
gary. S467,673; Italy, $s4,11e,757;
LatNa, sl,eo7.2ss: Lithuania. 1888.
227; Poland, s5l.766,l47; Rumania
s7.43s,75o; Yugoslavia, sl,sl3,5l5.
Evening star., 1937-12-15

Pressure continues low over Newfound-
land, st. Johns. 1928 inches. and pressure
Is a l9T south of Greenland S; s. Scan Mail
eastward near the mouth of Hudson Strait,
resolution Island. 29.1S inches, and pres
sure continues low over Southern Alaska
Dutch Harbor. $500 inches, while a dis
tmnroance Is moving southeastward over the
western Canadian provinces, McMurray
Alberta, 29.52 inches Pressure continues
relatively low over the West Gulf region
Srownsyille. Tex. 30.O6 inches Pressure is
nign over the lower Lake region and the
Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic States
Columbia. 8; e, 30,42 inches, and over the
southern Plains. Oklahoma City. Okla,
1920 inches: A high pressure area is NOV.
ing eastward over Hudson Bay, Churchill,
Manitoba, 30.2S inches. During the last
"a hours there has been light precipitation
IN pc portions OF the Ohio. the Upper Missis-
slppi and Lower Missouri Valleys the
Southern Plains and the southern portion
OF the Lake reGion. while moderate rains
occurred in portions of Texas. Tempera-
tures nave risen in the Lake region and the
Ohio Valley.
River Report
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear
st Harpers Ferry; clear at Great Falls to-
Evening star., 1937-12-15
EIGHT CONGRESSMEN AID
FIGHT FOR SHOE TARIFF
Join New England Manufacturers
In Asking Commission to
Raise Import Duty.

BY the Associated Press.
Eight members of Congress joined
Yesterday with representative of New
England shoe manufacturers in ap-
pealing to the Tariff Commission for
higher import duties on shoes to
protect the American industry from
cheap labor" competition abroad.
"All we ask is square deal for
American manufacturers" said Sena-
tor Walsh, Democrat, Of Massachu-
sets, who headed the congressional
delegation.
Senator Walsh was co-author of a
Senate resolution directing the COM
mission to investigate the difference
IN cost Of production Of women's
cemented shoes here and abroad.
Representatives of the New England
manufacturers centered their attack
on the Bata Shoe Co. Of Czechoslo-
vakia, which, they said, was under
selling the American manufacturers
IN the "two-dollar market"
Evening star., 1937-12-15
HOUSE TO WEIGH
WARBALLOT' PLAN
Amendment Requiring Ref.
erendum Is Taken From
Committees.
By the Associated Press.

The House. at the insistence Of ad-
vocates Of peace, decided yesterday on
early consideration of a constitutional
amendment requiring the Government
to obtain approval Of the people in a
referendum before declaring war.
The signatures Of 10 members COM
pleted the necessary 2ls required to
take the proposal away from the House
Rules and Judiciary Committees The
latter has been considering it inter-
mittently for more than year.
House rules require that seven legis-
latiVe days elapse, under this pro-
cedure, before floor consideration OF
a measure can begin. In this case,
the earliest date Of debate would be
December 81, when, most administra7
ton leaders believe, Congress will not
be in session. The next opportunity
would be about tn. second week in
January.
Ludlow Predicts Passage.
Representative Ludlow, Democrat OF
Indiana, who proposed the amendment
predicted it would pass, although a
tWo-thirds vote is required. If both
Houses pass 1t, it must be approved
by three-fourths of the States to be-
come the law Of the land.
The petition to discharge the COM
mlttees from further consideration of
Representative Ludlow's resolution had
only ITS signatures when the special
session of Congress began. The last
OF yesterdays signers was Representa-
tive White, Republican, Of Ohio.
The move caught House leaders un-
awares. Just before the last name
was added to the petition, one Of them
described Mr.. Ludlow's proposal as
the biggest piece Of asininity I've ever
heard Of" They sought to induce
some members to withdraw their
names, but they We're too late. Five
names were withdrawn, but as many
more quickly were added.
Directed at Rules Committee.
The petition was directed at the
Rules Committee, which usually
grants legislative right Of way to major
legislation, Authorities on House pro-
cedure said 1t had the effect Of wrest-
ing the resolution from the Judiciary
Committee as we'll, because 1t pro-
vided for the beginning Of general de-
bate
The proposed amendment provides
that a majority Of citizens must vote
in the Affirmative on this question:
Shall the United States Declare War
on --?" before the Government
can move against another nation. ex-
cept where hostilities are clearly nec-
essary to protect the continental
United States.
In radio address last night Rep
resentative Ludlow said:
Americans can cast their ballots
tor constables or dog catchers or on
the location Of pesthouses or water
works, but they have absolutely moth
ing to say about the most important
OF all decisions, declaration Of var"
Evening star., 1937-12-15
CHRISTMAS TREE

Amid appropriate ceremony, includ-
ing dancing, singing and music, q re-
voiVlng Christmas tree decorated with
hundreds Of multi-colored lights will
oe erected in Longfellow Triangle,
Eighteenth street and Connecticut
avenue NV, by the Eighteenth
street Business Mems Association ut
$50 pm. today.
Gordon Hittenmark, radio an
nouncer, and ofncers Of the business
mems group will speak briefly. The
tree will remain until after the New
Year, when dismantling ceremonies
also will be staged.
Evening star., 1937-12-15
THE WEATHER REPORT

Ostct OF Coumbia-Lght
onnt; slightly warmer with
tomorrow mostly cloudy and becoming
Mayand-Posiby light
morrow; slowly - - "' ''o1os o-
Nsnh-Ciouoy ana warmer
by Light sleet portion tonight tomorrow oIv
e' 01o" AAo"'S cioooy
west VHgna-Moly cloudy and
and light rain tonight tomorrow nartv cIs
' pN'"S etouoy ano
Evening star., 1937-12-15
Racing Results

ChorIes Town.
FIRST RACE-Purss, 500: claiming;
3-year.olds and MP; Charles Town course.
Dixie Bee (Miller) 400 $50 2.2O
AelIa (Faust) 500 2.4O
Lady Buck (Dunbar) $50
Time, 1:10M.
Also rAn-Gr4ceM, AtWO, MomAnA,
Douglas r., Gulfelsno.
SECOND RACE-Purss, 84oO; claiming:
3.yeer:eldY and up; Charles Town course.
wild Blend (SiMMons) 1870 4.4Q $40
Deminant Star iNspisr) 3.60 $50
6aMaley (WsHO $40
TiAes 1s15A.
sssfsaass. Aaas '. l.. TitjS iIs6ss.
Evening star., 1937-12-15
1886, $50 CONTRACT LET
6. A. Fuller to Construct Three
Health Institute Buildings.

George A. Fuller Of this city has
been awarded contract to construct
the three National Institute of Health
buildings at Bethesda, Md, the Treas
ury Department announced today.
Mr.. Fuller's bid Of $9se,s50 was the
lowest Of II submitted. The contract
calls for completion Of the Job within
$50 days.
Evening star., 1937-12-15
Report for Last "a Hours.

AutomobfIe Nehts must Be turned On
one-haf hour after sunset.
Humidity for Last "a Heurs.
(From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest, rs per cent. At 3 an. today.
Lowest, 35 per cent, at 2:45 pm. yes
terday.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
Geodetic Survey
Evening star., 1937-12-15
Laundryman Beheaded. i.

Tradition has it that queen Eliza
beth Of England, the noted Queen
Bess," had . laundryman beheaded
because one Of her favorits necA ruf3s
fell 10 pieces ia the wash.
Evening star., 1937-12-15
Record Cor Last "a Hours.

hee"fu .or Last "A Hours.
'From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest. "a. 8 pm. yesterday. Y.ar
ago, 50
Lowest. 81 3 am. today Year aKo ao.
Record Temperatures This Year.
Highest a., en- August 20.
Lowest. II. on December H.
Weather in Varioux Cif{sa
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-03-27

/ thickness Of around 400 feet. The Dakota,
which is a lttoral deposit, consists Of sand
stones and sandy shales Of about 200 foot
thickness. The Benton and Niobrara, with an
organic, dark marine shales and are quiva-
lent to the Colorado or Benton Of the Rocky
Mountains though a great deal less In thick
ness. The Pierre Is equivalent to the lower
portion Of the Montana group in age and is
marine shale approximately 500 feet in
thickness.
At wainwright in eastern Alberta, not far
from the Observation-Disclosures boundary, a
well, drilled into the Paleo8oic sediments
presumably either the base OF the Devonian or
the top Of the Silurian, encountered what is
recognized as commercial production Of oil
and gas in a sandy limestone which has, as
yet, not been completely drilled through,
though 1t has been penetrated to a depth Of
over 80 feet.
In the Western and Southern section the
Jurassic shales, dark calcareous shales Of
marine origin. wedge in. shortening from
Southeast to Northwest, and are of great
Importance from the standpoint Of source
retention Of oil and gas in adequate struc-
lures. They are the source Of great deal Of
the Montana and Alberta production. The
Importance Of shorelines in connection with
structure as a means OF segregating commer-
cial deposits of petroleum and natural gas
universally recognized that the coincidence
of the shoreline Of sands, associated with.
organic marine sediments, and adequate struc-
ture, is ideal for the accumulation OF COM.
mercial deposits.
Above the Jurassic Is the Kootenai 90 Of
the Lower Cretacious, continental deposit
OF variegated shales and sands, with an aver
age thickness Of 200 plus feet This forma-
ton is important as It has at, on near, the
base sands which have yielded commercial