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Evening star., 1937-12-19
Radio Commission Asks N.B.C.
To Report ON Mae West Skit
Protests From Irresponsible Citizens Branding
Broadcast Obscene and Indecent Cited by
McNinch in Starting Inquiry.

letters bear no evidence of having
been written by cranks or prudes but
by responsible and intelligent citi-
zens."
McNinch Explains Duties.
Explaining that the Federal Com
munications Act of 1894 clearly pre-
cludes the commissions exercising any
power Of censorship over radio
broadcasts," Chairman Nine h
pointed out that the same, section,
however, provides that no person
shall utter any obscene, indecent or
profane language by means Of radio
communication and this commission
Is charged by law with the enforce
ment Of that Is well Is other pro-
visions Of the act. Every person hold
ing radio station license has the
legal a. well as moral duty and obliga-
ton to protect the public from Of
fensive hroAdcasts.
II those who have protested to the
commission concerning this broad
cast are substantially correct in their
appraisal Of it," the Communica-
tions Commission chairman said, "I
have no hesitancy in saying that the
licensees Of the stations over which
1t was broadcast have been derelict
in the discharge Of their duty. How
ever, I want to make it lear that
(see NAE WEST, Pss Elz5
Evening star., 1937-12-19
i. S. WARSHIPS SPEEDING
Observation-Disclosures
800 AMERICANS In PERIL
Ambassador Bingham Dies
After Baltimore Operation
Go. Year Old Publisher
Victim Of abdominal
HOdgkins.'

B> the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Dec. l8.-Robert
Worth Bingham, United States Am
bassador to Great Britain, died to-
night at the Johns Hopkins Hospital,
where he underwent a diagnostic
operation Tuesday
Mr. Bingham died at 7:2l pm
(E. S. TD. He was IS years old
The Ambassador had been a patient
at the hospital since November 25.
Physicians said he died of "ab-
dominal Hodgkins," a little-known
disease, the nature of which has never
been exactly determined. The night
director of the hospital said it ap-
peared as tumor and was probably
some form of infection.
Operation Disclosed Malady.
DR.. Hugh Young, friend, who was
with the diplomat when he died, said
the operation earlier this week dis
closed for the first time the rare and
obscure malady he suffered.
The Ambassador visited DR.. Young
Evening star., 1937-12-19
Mercury Drops
after Hitting 72;
Cloudy Today

Summers encore was due to be over
today and the temperature was sched-
uled to stop acting silly.
From high of 70 at 1890 pm
yesterday, within two degrees of the
all-time December maximum, the mer-
curry slid slowly down during the night,
promising to dip below the 40 mark
before dawn today.
Today and tomorrow are expected
to be overcast, with the maximum
reading this afternoon around IS.
Moderate northerly winds will become
variable.
The assault on the December record
Of "a, set December 10, 1924, gave
Washington one of the six hottest days
for this time of year since 1872. Only
once before. on December rs, 1889, did
the Official thermometer register r.
degree temperature in December.
Evening star., 1937-12-19
Toy Matinees Pr0uide Gifts
For $1,000 Needy Children
Scores of Federal Workers Continue
Yule Campaign by Collecting More
Food, Clothing and Presents.

Twelve thousand Washington chill
dren, to whom Christmas might have
been just another desolate day, will
awaken next Saturday to the happy
discovery that Santa Claus. with the
aid of generous community, can find
the dreary homes of the poor as we'll
as those of their more fortunate neigh
bors.
This much was assured last night
when it was revealed that some $4,000
gifts of toys and clothing had been
left at IA Warner Bros. theaters by
kindly Washingtonians alive to the
significance of the message-"You are
Santa Claus"-keynote of the seventh
annual Christmas campaign of The
Star, Warner Bros, the National
Broadcasting Co, the Metropolitan Po-
lice Department and the Parent
Teacher Association.
These gifts, piled high in the toy
Evening star., 1937-12-19
COMPLAINT ON FORD
Is FILED BY U. A. W.
Unfair Labor Practices Charged
in Kansas City Petition to
N. L. R. B.
Ey the Associated Press.

Es the Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Dec. ia Kan
sas City local of the United Auto
mobile Workers late today filed an
unfair labor practices complaint with
the National Labor Relations Board
against the Ford Motor Co. here,
where strike has been in progress
more than a week.
Announcement of the complaint was
made by Homer Martin, international
president of the United Automobile
Workers, to mass meeting of union
members tonight.
Cyrus Slater, attorney for the board,
said later the complaint specifically
accused the Ford Co. of unfair labor
practices, supporting union, unlaw-
ful discharge Of employees and refus-
ing to bargain collectively. The COM
plant was signed by Jack Swift, as
sistant regional director of the
u. A. w. A.
Martin tonight reiterated his
criticism Of T. ]. Pendergast, Kansas
City Democratic leader, and of the
Kansas City police force. which, at
the direction Of the city manager, has
undertaken to prevent picketing st
the local Ford plant.
Evening star., 1937-12-19
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Adam and Epe," radio skh
starring Mae West last Sunday
night stirred Nation-wide storm OF
protest starting from address BY
Req. DR.. Maurice S. Sheehy OF
Catholic University, iDllo called ON
Legion OF Decency to protect
"sanctity Of the ,lsonls" from the
radio. Sponsors and radio authori-
ties haze apologized.
Stirred by protests against the Mae
West radio skit, Adam and Eve. "
broadcast last Sunday night, the Fed
eral Communications Commission last
night called on the National Broad
casting Co. for q comprehensive re-
port on the incident.
Chairman Frank McNinch Of the
commission yesterday wrote to. Presi-
dent Lenox r. Lohr Of the broad
casting company that the commission
had received many letters" protest.
ing against the skit, sponsored by the
Chase d Sanborn Co., and broadcast
over q Nationwide network.
There is marked uniformity OF
thought in the letters Of protest,
wrote Chairman McNinch, which
variously characterize the skit as
'profane,' obscene indecent 'vul-
gar 'filthy,' dirty 'sexy' and .in-
silting to the AmsEisan public These
Evening star., 1937-12-19

headquarters at 4l2 Eleventh street
NV, made an impressive display,
but they mark only the beginning of
the campaign.
Trucks to Collect Gifts.
Determined that every home in
Washington, no matter how poor, shall
receive q visit on Christmas eve, an
army Of generous hearted Federal
employees rallied today to the aid of
Santa Claus. To this end, workers
in the departments, independent
agencies, Congress and the Supreme
Court will place thousands of toys,
articles Of clothing and non perish
able foods in campaign collection
boxes in all Government buildings to-
morrow
These will be collected In Evening
Star trucks and added to those from
(See TOYS Page A.1ZN
Evening star., 1937-12-19
pictures on Page B-3.)
BY JAMES E. CHINN

Plans for . drastic reorganization
OF the House District Committee for
the coming session of Congress were
completed last night with the ap-
pointment of Representative Nichols,
Democrat. of Oklahoma to head a
subcommittee that will write the tax
increase legislation for the next fiscal
year beginning July /.
Mr.. Nichols succeeds Representa-
tive Kennedy, Democrat, of Maryland
at this post. Mr.. Kennedy served as
head of the special subcommittee
which framed the current $4,000 900
tax increase, but rejected chairman
ship OF the standing committee on
fiscal affairs. because of his other
congressional duties. Aside from be-
ing the ranking majority member on
the District Committee, he is chair
man of the Claims Committee, and a
member Of the Merchant Marine Com
mitee.
In naming Mr.. Nichols to head the
fiscal affairs subcommittee, Repre-
sentative Palmisano, Democrat, of
Maryland, chairman of the District
Committee, said he not only selected
a member who has been most active
on the committee. but one who under
stands fully the financial problems of
the District.
Was on Tax Group Last Year.
MIR. Nichols was a member of the
Special Tax Subcommittee at the last
session of Congress. aiding Mr.. Ken
nedy in framing the current tax in
crease program. He also served as
secretary Of the Congressional Airport
Commission, and has fought vigorously
in the HouSe-and is still fighting-
for enlargement Of the Washington-
Hoover Airport.
Mr.. Kennedy was named chairman
OF the Subcommittee on Education, as
well as chairman of the Insurance and
Banking Subcommittee.
In addition to selecting Mr.. Nichols
as chairman of the Fiscal Affairs Sub
committee, Mr.. Palmisano virtually
completed the slate of other subcom-
mittee chairmen. The assignments
were given members who have taken
an active part in the affairs of the
committee under his leadership.
Representative McGehee, Democrat,
Of Mississippi, was named to head the
important Judiciary Subcommittee.
Craftsmanship of the Public Utilities
Committee was given to Representative
Randolph, Democrat, of West Virginia,
who now heads a special subcommittee
appointed to investigate the Capital
Transit Co.
Other Chairmen Listed.
Other outstanding subcommittee
listed and their chairmen follow:
Public health, Representative
Jenckes, Democrat, Of Indiana; traf-
fic, Representative Schultz, Democrat,
of Indiana.
The personnel of the subcommit-
tees has not been completed by Mr..
Palmisano. Each subcommittee, how
ever, will he composed of five mem
bers-three Democrats and two Re-
publicans.
Mr.. Schultz was appointed chair
man of the trafdc subcommittee Is q
result of his intense interest In the
Districts trafic situation. Two years
apo he was q member Of q special
subcommittee which made . thorough
investigation of trafic problems and
recommended q number of reforms.
Recently he initiated q campaign to
increase trafiic safety in the District
In 1898.
Nearly all the other subcommit-
tee chairmen selected by Mr.. Palmi-
sano had the same position when
Mrs. Norton abolished standing COM
mittees.
Evening star., 1937-12-19
81 HELD IN GAMING
ANDL|QUOR RAIDS
As Seized in G Street Res.
taurant-P0IiCe Make
Four S0rties.

Striking their hardest blow of re-
cent weeks, police late yesterday
raided four alleged gambling and
illicit liquor Establishments, taking 81
prisoners. Nine of them were charged
with violating either the lottery or
liquor code.
Four of the nine were among the
As men taken in one place above a
restaurant in the 900 block of G
street NV. Sergt. Deyoe, who led
the raiding squad, said that when he
entered nearly all the men were
grouped around card and dice tables.
Equipment seized included dice,
cards, numbers and racing slips and
$500 in cash. Sergt. Deyoe said
plainclothes men had been visiting
the place during the last week to OBJ
tain evidence.
Four Held as Operators.
The four, said to be operators of the
place, were listed as Steve P. Pana-
tazis. "a, of the 300 block of Third
street NV, charged with operating
a lottery, and George N. zeppos, 80,
of the 400 block Of Massachusetts, ave-
nue. NV; Louis j. Pantos, SO, of
the 800 block of Third street NV,
and Nick A. Verikios, 46, Of the 400
block of Massachusetts avenue NV,
all charged with setting up gaming
table.
When police descended on her home
in the 300 block of L street S.W.. Rose
Lee. "a, colored, obtained permission
to go upstairs to get her hat and coat
and then jumped out the second-floor
window and tried to escape through
the alley, according to Detective Sergt.
william E. McEwen, who led the raid.
She was arrested q short distance away
and later charged on two counts OF
selling liquor without license and
one count of keeping liquor for sale.
Accused Of Accepting Bets.
A man was arrested at the corner
Of Sixth and r streets NV. and
charged with accepting bets. He gave
his name as John F. Pompei, %, Of
the TOO block Of Sixth street NV.
Two other colored men and COL
ored woman were arrested at their
homes and charged with violations Of
the liquor laws.
All those charged were let out on
bond and the others were released for
their appearance in court as wit
nesses.
Evening star., 1937-12-19
L0YAL|STS READY
TO ENTER TERUEL
Last Defenses of Strategic
lnsurgent City Reported
Fallen.
BY the Associated Press.

~
MADRID, Dec. 10 (Sunday).--A
government communique said today
that the last defenses Of Teruel, stra-
tegic insurgent city in Eastern Spain,
had fallen before the governments
surprise offensive.
The army high command. the COM
munique said, would make final as
sault upon the city this morning after
civilians had been given a chance to
escape.
Ten prisoners of war were sent into
Teruel last night, carrying gov
ernment promise Of safety for all
civilians and insurgent soldiers who
would leave the city and enter gov
ernment territory before 9 am.
The first eyewitness accounts Of
battle for Teruel told Of fierce fighting
in q blizzard reaching velocity of so
miles an hour and in bitter cold. Snow
was from to SO inches deep.
Just before the news from Teruel
was received by jubilant government
officials, it was announced that 16 per-
sons were killed and 80 injured when
a large insurgent shell landed in q
street in Southern Madrid.
Denied by Insurgents.
HENDAYE, Franco-Spanish From
tier, Dec. ID R).-An insurgent COM
munique today denied Teruel was
encircled and said Generalissimo
Francisco Frances troops were clean
ing up an enemy ''infiltration" in
that sector.
The newly captured positions, gov
ernment dispatches said, cut deeper
into insurgent territory along the
corridor to the northwest linking the
Teruel front to Zaragoza.
TIE insurgents insisted their lines
had been opened as a trap to let
small government forces and go tanks
penetrate the sector the night Of
December 16.
Evening star., 1937-12-19
Stradivari Is Honored.

BOSTON, Dec. Is R.-A world
renowned violinist and a world-re-
nowned symphony orchestra joined
tonight in tribute to the greatest of
violin makers, Antonio Stradivari, who
died 200 years ago today. Playing on
a rich-toned violin made by Stradi-
yari in 1881, Jascha Heifetz performed
two concertos for violin. Serge Kous-
sevitzky conducted.
Evening star., 1937-12-19
Motor Vessel Sinks.

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 18 R).-The To-
foot motor vessel Hilton, plying be-
tween here and Matanzas, Cuba, sank
OF Careys Fort reef today. but the
three members Of the crew reached
safety at the Careys Fort Lighthouse.
Evening star., 1937-12-19
HOUSING MEASURE
PASSED BY HOUSE;
CALENDAR RUSHED
Leaders Move for Senate
Action Before CIosinq
This Week.
AMENDMENTS VETOED;
FINAL VOTES 325 1923
Lawmakers in Session More Than
Eight Hours on Bill to
Spur Business.

BACKGROUND
Believing housing boom mould
furnish the needed stimulus for a
general recovery increment, PreSi-
dent Roosevelt recently urged
liberalization of the National Hous-
ing Act in an effort to encourage
Investment of $4,000, ,000, 900 OF
private capital in construction
work ouer a fUe-year period
Realization OF this hope toould be
most Delcome to the President and
those of his advisers 1Dho seem to
haze turned thumbs dotUn on fur
ther large-scale made Uork"
projects financed NTH public funds.
Evening star., 1937-12-19
N|CHQ! ST0HANDLE
NEW D. c. TAX BILL
Oklahoman Made Head of
House Subcommittee in
Reorganization.

BACKGROUND
Several years ago Representative
Norton as chairman of the House
District Committee abolished
standing subcommittee in tauor of
special subcommittees. As her sue
cessoT, Representative Palmisano
recently announced he Uould re-
Derse her policy and 90 back to
standing subcommittees.
Evening star., 1937-12-19
B! the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Demands for a double-edged re-
taliation against those who drove the
wage and hour bill back to committee
sprang up yesterday in several
quarters.
In the Capitol, House hackers of
the wage and hour control plan spoke
Of directing retaliatory measures
against the farm measure. But a
statement came from the Labor Nom
partisan League, of which John L.
Lewis, the head Of c. I. O., is chair
man, predicting that the wage-hour
plan would be an issue in the 1888
congressional elections.
Representative Healey, Democrat, of
MASSACHUSETTS, chairman Of an n-
ofncial steering committee which
fought for the labor standards bill,
said many Of his colleagues, angry
at the action Of Southern Democrats
in forcing the wage-hour bill back to
the Labor Committee, were consider
ing voting against adoption Of the
Senate-House conference report on
the farm bill when it comes up.
Little Agreement on Bill.
"Of course, cooling-of period
during the holiday adjournment may
produce quite . change" he said.
Personally, don't believe retaliatory
tactics should be employed"
Some legislators said the decision
of farm leaders against attempting to
draft the conference report until after
Christmas was largely due to the
bitterness" Of urban members who
had helped put both Senate and House
farm bills through.
There was little unanimity yester-
day ON any phase Of the wage-hour
problem. Labor Committee members
displayed no inclination to tackle the
subject again st any early date.
Representative Welch, Republican,
Of California. ranking minority mem
Der Of the committee, called the meas
ure's recommital = blow to social Sc
curity and predicted terrible reac-
ton" would set in against members
who blocked its enactment.
"By their action" he said, "they re-
afiirmed the anti-social security atti-
tude Of Frank Knox and John d. M.
Hamilton tn the 1896 campaign. Their
speeches up and down the country
(see WAGNHOUR, Pare A-8.)
Evening star., 1937-12-19
BY DON S. WARREN.

~ D0AS % NvhAhLN.
Adoption Of general sales tax and
an increase in the Federal contribution
to the District budget as substitutes
for the business privilege levy and this
years Is cent boost in the realty tax
rate will be recommended this week
Dy the District Tax Committee, judg-
ing from the results of an informal
poll last night of views of leading
municipal officials.
The Commissioners as yet have not
taken a vote, although Commissioner
George E. Allen is still sponsoring an
income tax, and Commissioner Melvin
G. Hazen has come out for the sales
measure. Commissioner Dan I. Sui
tan declined to reveal his views.
Ofdcials of the Board of Trade an
nounced yesterday an overwhelming
majority of its members have cast
their support to a sales tax. They
voiced objections to an income levy,
holding that exemption Of large num-
bers Of residents would make its ap-
plication here unfair.
A substantial increase in the Federal
payment was urged by the trade body
and this recommendation unquestion-
ably will be repeated by the Commits
sioners in their report to Congress,
which must be ready by January IS.
Contest Is Seen.
As soon as the Commissioners form
ulate their recommendations they
will be laid before the House and
Senate District Committees, where
there are prospects of contest.
The District Tax Committee, con-
sisting Of six "key" officials of the
municipal government, who have been
struggling with the problem since
last August, will meet tomorrow at
the call Of Maj. Daniel j. Donovan,
chairman. The Commissioners will
refer to them the recommendation
filed Friday by the Commissioners
Advisory Committee on Taxes, con-
sisting Of representatives of nine busi-
ness and civic bodies.
The advisory group. headed by L.
A. Carruthers, president Of the Fed
Grafton Of Citizens Associations, urges
O that the Commissioners make
vigorous effort to secure an increase
in the Federal payment, (2) that
the Commissioners make a determined
Evening star., 1937-12-19
REBELS REOPEN BORDER
Portuguese-spanish Frontier Traf-
hc Il Resumed.

hc Is Resumed.
LISBON, Dec. 18 R.-The Portu-
guese-Spanish frontier was reopened
today. Passenger and freight train
services were re-established. The
border was closed Wednesday by
order Of Spanish insurgent Generals
simo Francisco Franco after the in
surgents earlier blockaded their from
tier with France.
Evening star., 1937-12-19
VENGEANCE ASKED
ON WAGE B|LL.F0ES
Retaliation Against Farm
Plan Hinted-Pay Measure
Seen Issue in 1888.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
The House rebellion that sent the
todge and hour bill back to COM
mittee by 216-to-198 Dote Friday
night has threatened the complete
destruction OF the administrators
tour-point Legislative program for
the special session OF Congress. Re-
organization and regional planning
measures, originally on the pro-
gram, haze been dropped and no
iouge and hour legislation is no1D
possible. Only the farm bill has
q chance OF passage, but some
House members, angered at South
ern Representatives, hare threat
ened to block conference report
on it.
Evening star., 1937-12-19

here last summer, but a diagnosis
failed to disclose the disease. After
his return to Europe, Dr. Young said,
(See BINGHAM, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1937-12-19
RETAIL SALES LEVY.
GAINS BACKING OF.
TAX COMMITTEE.
City Officials to Recommend
Plan, Judging From Re-
suits of Poll.
ALLEN SPONSORING
INCOME ASSESSMENT
Board of Trade Wants Consumer
Charge-Movement Toward
It Is Hit.

BACKGROUND
Two OF the major elements OF
this years emergency District rep-
enue act ,0iH expire merit June 80,
the business privilege leuy and the
ascent increase in the realty and
tangible personal property tar rate.
EUen Without anticipating an in
crease in budget estimates. District
oDfcials see need for reuenue in
crease of between $1,000, 900 and
100000 oDer the normal" base.
Evening star., 1937-12-19

Traditional Foreign Ne,u on
Pages Al, AS and B-2.)
Evening star., 1937-12-19

(See D. c. TAXES, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1937-12-19

lses WAdBHouR. Page A-s.l
Evening star., 1937-12-19

(See TOYS, Page AID
Evening star., 1937-12-19

~. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Mostly cloudy today and tomorrow;
somewhat colder: moderate northerly
winds today, becoming variable. Temper
atures esterday-Highest, 70, at 1890
pm; lowest, 43, at 10 pm.
Full report on page Az
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-27
HAYDEN MAN
 WINS DISCHARGE.
Brain COncussiOn Might Have Made Him Ap4
 pear Drunk

Anthony Antonio, B, of Hamden was given a discharge in city court this morning by Judge Edward Mas colo after medical testimony had shown that a brain concussion suf- fered in an accident could have caused him to appear as if drunk. He was arrested November Q on a drunken driving charge after an &C., cident on South Main street.
 Dr. Dudley Deming testified that Antonios staggering and loose talk could have been caused by a blow on the head, suffered when he struck the windshield of the car.
 A nolle was given c. D. Ladyga, 42, of 8 Lawrence street, charged with breach of the peace.
 The following motor vehicle cases were continued to trafflc court: John Wiggirls, g of 1888 South Main street, unsigned license, incorrect registration; Robert Lukowski, 18, l19 East Farm street, reckless driv- ing; Arthur Lee, g, of 138 Lake view avenue, rules of the road; Frank Hochon, 32, of 36 Dikeman street; John Kirdzik, 19, of Union City, reckless driving; Giacondino Santopietro, 32, of 937 North Main street, reckless driving; Patrick Bredice, 24, of 129 Bradley avenue, defective equipment; Vincent Ber- gin, 24, of 1098 East Main street, reckless driving.