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Evening star., 1937-01-02
ONE KILLED AS SNOW
COLLAPSES CABIN ROOF
School Executive Dies in Noun.
tains-others, Trapped in
Wreckage, Escape.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN BERNARDINO, Calf, Janu-
ary 2.-Jascha Litwak, %. general
supervisor OF the Linwood, Calf, Ele-
mentary School. was killed in the
collapse of a cabin weighted down by
snow in the San Bernardino Noun
tains east Of here early Thursday.
Bob Greenow Of Forest Home, 5
miles west OF the scene. reached the
Mill Greek ranger station on skis yes
terday with word OF the party's plight.
Others In the party Of nine were
trapped in the wreckage but freed
themselves.
Evening star., 1937-01-02
BLAST CRPPLES SERVICE
IN BIG GOTHAM BUILDING
Firemen Battle Blaze in Metro
poutan Life Insurance Structure
for TFee Hours.
Nv fha Axenris a. Y,rnpx

NEW YORK, January 2.-An ex-
plosion ripped out a brick partition
IN the basement Of the 3l-Story Met
ropolitan Life Insurance Building on
Madison Square yesterday and Grip
pied the buildings electrical system.
Firemen worked three hours to
bring the resulting blaze under con-
troll.
The building, which normally
houses 5000 workers, was virtually
empty because OF the holiday.
Assistant Fire Chief Joseph O'Han-
Ion said the explosion was caused by
an accumulation Of gases engendered
by smouldering insulation.
Evening star., 1937-01-02
1000 T. v. A. WORKERS
GET INCREASE IN PAY
New Wage Scale Put Into Effect
Without Approval of Board
of Directors.

BY TIE Associated Press.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. January a.
A new wage scale. providing increases
for approximately 1000 T. ". A,
workers. went into effect yesterday
despite lack Of approval by the Board
Of Directors.
Directors agreed yesterday that
whatever scaleis approved will be
retroactive to January /. The board
will meet again Monday or Tuesday
to act on a recommendation sub
mitted recently by representatives Of
workers and the T. ". A. Authority.
1t provides increases of around 10
per cent for skilled workers engaged
on T. v. A. dams and other projects.
Evening star., 1937-01-02
Capital Publishers Daughter
Tired But Cay as Debut Nears
Florence Meyer Is Fea.
tured Dancer for
Reinhardt.
BY the Associated Press.

| tIie AoSOCidteu ETeSS.
NEW YORK, January 2-She was
too tired to sleep after long hours of
rehearsing, but Florence Meyers dark
| brown eyes sparkled last night as she
said she would dance as she has never
danced before when she makes her
professional debut Monday night un-
der the aegis of the great Max Rein
| hardt.
I'm too excited to sleep when I do
go home" she said, but love tt
| love it,
The dark-haired daughter Of Eu-
gene Meyer, Washington newspaper
publisher and former governor Of the
Federal Reserve Board, will be a fea-
| tured dancer in Reinhardt's ambitious
stage spectacle, THE Eternal Road" +"
which Is based on dramatic high
| lights of the old Testament. The
book is by Franz Werfel, the music
by Kurt WE'LL.
Opera House Interior Rebuilt.
The interior of the Manhattan
Opera House has been rebuilt to ac-
commodate the huge stage settings,
and everything was In such a last
,, minute uproar that Miss Meyer still
had not been able to rehearse one Of
her roles. She felt perfectly hide
GUS" about it.
It is a scene dealing with Joseph's
feast, Miss Meyer appearing as a
juggler who dances up a flight OF
steps. She said she was confident that
everything would turn out all right
| though. because she has been working
SO hard at her dancing
Dancing" she said, "is terrifically
hard work, but adore it. couldn't
live without it.
Dancers work harder than anyone
else, but they get more satisfaction
out Of their work. I love it,
Has Studied on Continent.
She has wanted to dance ever since
she can remember, but it was not
| until she had passed through Bryn
Mawr and Radcliffe that she was able
to settle down seriously to the busi-
ness Of learning how. That was two
years ago, and since then she has
been studying ballet technique in
Russia and in Paris.
All the while she was thinking of
Reinhardt, hoping for the day when
she would appear in one of his pro-
ductions. She had met him when she
was a girl OF IS, at the Salzburg fes-
| tival in Germany, and he had let her
play the part of an angel.
Il was so excited" she said, "and
now I am terribly happy to be able
to make my debut under his direction
and in a production like this. 1t is
going to be like nothing that has ever
been seen before"
In addition to her dancing roles she
is understanding Rosamond Pinchot
in the leading feminine roles. Miss
Pinchot, who appeared in Reinhardt's
THE Miracle" is a niece of former
Miss Meyer in Golden Calf Scene.
Miss Meyer said her most exciting
dance comes in the golden calf scene.
| She described it as rather orgiastic
dance" designed to incite the mob and
lead them on.
Her parents think it is grand" that
she has become a dancer. she said.
There are four other children, all with
different interests. Their parents only
Evening star., 1937-01-02
DEAD COMPOSER WINS
N. B. c. MUSIC AWARD
Widow of New Yorker Receives
$1,000 Prize for Best Chamber

Poo4tAShs
By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. January 2.-Winners
of the National Broadcasting Co.
Music Guild awards for 1885 for the
best original chamber music by Amer.
ican composers were announced yes
terday by Lenox r. Lehr. N. B. C..
president.
Mitya Stillman of New York. viii
ner Of the first prize Of $1,000, died
a month after his score was sub
mitted last February. and his widow,
Mrs. Rebecca Stillman, received the
award.
Second prize OF $500 went to DIR.
Alois Reiser Of Hollywood Rudolf
Forst OF New York won third prize
Of $3.50.
The winning scores were all string
quartet compositions In sonata form.
Evening star., 1937-01-02
FIVE DIE WHEN TRAIN
HITS AUTO AT CROSSING
All Passengers in Car, Driven by
Farmer, Killed in Crash
in Heart of City.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
BLOOMER, Wis, January 2.--Five
persons we're killed last night when
their automobile was smashed by an
Omaha railroad passenger train at q
diagonal crossing in the heart Of the
city.
The dead: Mr. and Mrs. Roliin
Smith and Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Mis-
feldt of Bloomer, and Otto Schnoor.
farmer, living seven miles from here.
The party was returning in an au-
tomobile driven by Echnoor from the
farmers home.
Evening star., 1937-01-02
10000 Broilers Shipped.

PRINCESS ANNE, Nd. January 2
P).-One Princess Anne poultry farm
shipped more than 10000 broilers to
New York for the holiday trade. The
chickens. weighing q. to 3 pounds,
were raised in this vicinity and tho
shipment of 10000 represented ap-
kproximately $1,000.
Evening star., 1937-01-02
INDUSTRY CONTROL
FARLEY REPORTED
Roosevelt Said to Have Held
Conferences to Set
Minimum Pay.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
A source close to the White House
disclosed today that President Roose-
velt had conferred with other ad-
ministraticn leaders on q tentative
plan for abolishing child labor, short
ening working hours and raising
starvation wages"
Although details of the plan re-
manned to be worked out by legal ex-
perts, its chief features were:
/. A Federal regulatory agency
with broad powers to fix minimum
wage and hour standards for all firms
engaged in interstate commerce.
O. A "re-definition" of interstate
commerce by Congress. to bring much
industrial production, as well as dis
tribution, under Federal supervision.
Purely local enterprises would be
exempt. but major industries-such
as steel, coal, automobiles and tex
tiles-which vitally affect the entire
Nation would be defined as part of
interstate commerce.
Scope Of Regulation.
An individual firm could escape
regulation only by proving to the sat-
isfaction of the commission and the
courts that its business was predomi-
nantly intrastate.
It was suggested that an existing
agency, probably the Federal Trade
Commission, might take over the new
functions.
While the new plan was designed
to achieve some of the goals Of the
old N. r. A., it would differ sharply
in many particulars.
There would be no exemptions from
the antitrust laws, for example, and
no effort will be made to enforce
fair trade practices"
The program was characterized as
an attempt to set an American labor
standard" which could not be broken
by "chiseling" competition, but to per-
init unrestricted competition above
that level.
Mr.. Roosevelt was said In usually
well-informed sources to oppose any
immediate effort to amend the Con-
stitution, on the ground that such a
procedure would be slow. cumbersome
and unnecessary.
The White House was said to feel
doubtful about the proposal Of Senator
OMahoney. Democrat, Of wyoming
for system of Federal licenses for
firms carrying on an interstate busi-
ness. Some administration lawyers
have declared that its constitution
ality Is questionable.
Advisers Confident.
Presidential advisers are confident
however, that Congress can redefine
interstate commerce in terms that will
be held binding on the courts.
Although those who had talked to
the President said he was strongly
inclined toward this type of legisla-
ton, they made it plain that he was
eager to consider any other scheme
Congress might advance.
Thomas Corcoran, Reconstruction
Finance Corp. attorney who has long
stood high in New Deal councils. was
expected to play large part in draft
ing the proposed law.
1t was reliably reported that con-
gressional leaders already have as
sured the President that the plan
might be quickly enacted if 1t is in
troduced early in the forthcoming
session.
It's course might be stormy, however,
II conflicting measures-such as the
O'Mahoney bill or the Black 30-hour-
Evening star., 1937-01-02
P. Wirephoto.

wish Is that whatever they do they do
well.
She had feeting venture in jour-
nalism once when she wrote an article
about the Austrian situation" for her
fathers paper. But dancing was her
true love.
Romances? She laughed merrily.
I'm staving off all romances," she
said. "at least until after the OPEN
ing"
Evening star., 1937-01-02
GRATEFUL,
does not always 90 un.

CHIVALRY does not always 20 un-
rewarded, it seems.
A Justice Department elevator
crowded with men paused to take on
lady passenger the other day. Space
was more than limited and 1t was only
with considerable shifting and nudg-
ing that the men, scowling a bit at the
inconvenience, managed to doff their
hats. The young lady was not, how
ever. without gratitude for, putting on
her best smile. she cooed:
Thank yuh-all!"
Even the scowlers. clutching their
hats gingerly. beamed.
Evening star., 1937-08-12

than two hours. He said he hac
merely given the committee some sta.
tistics on the cost Of the various sub.
sidy plans before 1t.
He described As "the least objection.
able" Of the cotton plans that o1
Senator Connally, Democrat. o.
Texas, for 2Ha cents a pound sub.
sidy. Funds for this would be taker
from the so per cent of tariff receipt,
set aside for agriculture by the 1913:
agricultural adjustment act.
Favors Special Session.
Asked If he thought a special ses.
sion should be called for enactment
of farm legislation, Wallace tolc
newsmen.
I think it would be 4 grand thine
for tho farmer"
Wallace, asking checkrein on
surpluses, said yesterday he wants
legislation that will make rich har.
vests "A blessing instead OF a curse
for the Nations farmers.
He and other administration off,
cials expressed confidence they can
set up a definite control program for
cotton, and possibly wheat and corn,
to operate next year.
The committee received word today
from the Agriculture Department 1t
would cost approximately $3.50, 1000, 600
Evening star., 1937-08-12
PLEDGE FARM ACT
AT NEXT SESSION
Senate Committee Approves
ReSoIution-Meets to
Study Bill Tonight.
Ey the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Senate Agriculture Committee
approved today a concurrent resolution
pledging Congress to take up general
farm legislation in the first week OF
the next session.
There was a belief among some
committeeman that if Congress adopt
ed such a resolution President Roose-
welt would agree to make crop loans
this year. The President, however, has
indicated several times he possibly
would not make loans until after en-
actment of farm legislation,
The resolution approved was intro
duced by Senator Bilbo, Democrat. OF
Mississippi. The committee made one
change, amending 1t to pledge action
"at the next session" instead of at the
1888 session.
No action was taken on any Of the
measures before the committee provid-
ing for crop payments to farmers
Chairman Smith said the committee
would meet again tonight Ito report
out one Of the bills"
Displeased With Plan.
The committees action followed dis.
closure that President Roosevelt hac
written Chairman Harrison OF the
Senate Finance Committee advising
that he was still displeased with pro-
posed restrictions on refined sugar
shipments from Puerto Rico and Ha.
vaii despite that under suggested
compromise production of continental
refiners would be frozen at the presen,
level
Before the Agriculture COMMITTEE
approved the resolution Secretar!
Wallace was closeted with it for mor'
Evening star., 1937-08-12

to finance I 2h-cent-a-pound subsidy
ktor cotton.
r Both administration leaders and
farm State Congressman agreed that
price-pegging loans. or . combination
Of loans and cash subsidies. would
meet the problem of sagging markets
as far as this years crops were con-
cerned.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-12-23
J. Walter Ricketts,, Jr.
Wins Livestock Medal

The local County Agriculture Ex-
tension Office has received a handsome
gold medal for state club leader e.
&. Jenkins, to be presented to j. Wal
ter Ricketts,, Jr., Of Barnesville who
has been designated as county cham
pion in the National All Meat AMI
NAL Livestock Project Contest which
Thomas E. Wilson, of Wilson & Co.,
Chicago, sponsors.
Ricketts, is member of the Sugar
Loaf All Club of GAINESVILLE with
three years work to his credit. He has
carried swine and conservation pro-
jects. His swine project work was the
basis for his being declared county
champion. The last two years he has
been a successful exhibitor with his
purebred Poland China pigs at the
state fair at Timonium.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-12-23
Train Service To
Local Points Has
Assurance OF B&O


Assurances against any curtail-
ment in train service were. given
Rockville and Gaithersburg residents
this week by officials of the BaIti-
more and Ohio Railroad. s.
Itawas announced that Train No,
"a leaving Brunswick and Train No.
~ leaving Washington will make the
same stops at the same time that are
now made by Trains 81 and 38 oper-
ating between Brunswick and Wash
ington.
Trains "a and II now are through
trains, but will be halted at Rockville,
Gaithersburg and other points to
serve commuters who would be cut
off by the discontinuance of Trains
81 and 38.
Announcement that the two latter
trains would be cut off December 81,
created storm of protest among
Montgomery County residents who
have been riding those trains between
their homes and places of employ
nent in Washington.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-12-23
AL Vogt Resigns To
Coach At Bethesda

After seven years as athletic
director and coach at Richard Mont
gomery High School, Rockville, AL
Vogt has resigned to become coach
ait Bethesda Chevy Chase High.
This move came after Coach Tony
Kupka of Bethesda was offered and
accepted the duties of basketball and
track coach at Woodrow Wilson High
School in Washington.
Vogt came to Rockville seven
years ago as Richard Montgomery's
first physical education instructor and
regular coach, after graduating from
Ithaca College, Ithaca, N. Y. During
his reign here Vogt has produced
some very successful teams in the
various sports of the school. His
latest achievement was the soccer
team which captured the mythical
Montgomery County soccer champion
ship this Fall.
AS a going away present, Coach
Vogt's basketball team presented him
with a 1910 win over the Friends
Prep quint of Washington.
A new coach for Richard Mont
gomery has not yet been selected.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-12-23
Stuart Nicewarner Is
Debate Chairman

Stuat Nicewarner, president of the
student government of Richard Mont
gomery High School, was chosen Sec
tioral chairman Of Section / of the
Debate Conference at George Wash
ington University. Other members of
THE Montgomery County Debate
League, who attended the conference
were Gordon Conklin, Nancy Sweck-
er, Gordon Rosenberger, Dorothy Nc
Gaia, Edwin Brown, Jack Clark,
Dorothy Monday, Jean Parent and
Miss Margaret Rosenberger.
The Conference was called by
George Washington University for
discussion of the topic, "Should the
several states adopt the unicameral
SYSTEM" Members of schools from
Maryland, Virginia and the District
of Columbia, were present. A banquet
at the Mayflower Hotel marked the
closing program on Saturday.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-12-23
Farmers Club Hears Two
Noted Guest Speakers

Edward Snowden was host to the
members and a few guests of the
Montgomery Farmers Club, when il
was entertained on last Saturday
evening in one of the old homes OF
Sandy Spring, named auburn"
Jack Bentley, who was elected
president at the last meeting, presid.
Ell for the first time, with Robert H
Miller, Jr., as secretary.
Two geusts for the occasion gave
most interesting and instructive talks
one being Calender Winslow, of the
State Forestry Department, who talk
ed on the use of the farm wood lot,
the preservation of trees and the dan
ger of indiscriminate cutting.
Reuben Brigham, the second speak
er, gave an analysis of the pending
farm bills before Congress.
The usual round table of questions
was held, with adjournment to Dray-
ton, the home of Mortimer o. Stabler
in January.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-12-23
Legion Auxiliary Busy
With Its Service Work

The American Legion Auxiliary Of
the Henderson-Smith- Edmonds Post
No. SO had its December meeting at
the home of Mrs. Ada Thompson.
This organization is doing a splen-
did piece of service work-several of
the ladies have donated fruit cakes
and sold, the proceeds of which has
been used to send money to Perry
Point to the disabled soldiers. Money
has also been donated for the buying
OF children's books for the new Rock
vile Library and for local rehabilita-
ton work.
Mrs. John Myers of Pine Crest
Joined the auxiliary at this meeting.
After the business meeting a de-
lightful supper was served by the
hostess.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-12-23
Chest Clinics To
Prove Great Boon
To This County
Health Department Hopes To
Secure 'X-ray Machine
: Very Shortly

The last chest clinic of the year in
Montgomery County was held in Rock
vile on December 18th. These clinics
are conducted by DIR. Leo v. Schneid.
er, of the staff of Glendale Sanator-
ium and are held under the auspices
Of the Montgomery County Branch of
the Maryland tuberculosis Associa-
tion an dthe County Health Depart
ment. They are supported largely by
funds from the sale of Christmas
Seals.
According to DIR. v. L. Ellicott, the
most important measure in the con-
troll of tuberculosis is the discovery
of the disease in its early stages when
the patient can easily be cured by
sanatorium treatment and can be kept
from spreading his infection to others
in the community. tuberculosis is,
however, very difficult to detect early
and the clinic examination is of great
Importance.
Fifteen clinics were held in Mont
gomery County this year. New pa
tients have x-rays taken in advance.
Diagnosis fthe early cases is diff
fculty by physical examination alone,
even when done by a specialist.
"The chest clinic is also a place
where a physician may send persons
already known to have the disease to
find out whether satisfactory pro-
gress is being made. This function Of
the clinic, however, is secondary to
the examination of new patients sus-
pected of having the disease The
more clinic time devoted to new pa
tients the, greater its benefit. In the
December clinic n Rockville, II of the
Is patients came in for the first time.
Six of the II were pronounced free
from active disease and only one of
the 5 had sufficient activity to need
sanatorium care.
SIT is hoped that an x-ray machine
can soon be obtained sa part of the
county clinic. At present patients have
to be taken beforehand to hospital
for x-rays. This is a great inconven-
fence, often requiring much urses' OF
volunteers time. With machine on
hand, pictures can be taken on the
clinic day, Immediately developed and
then read by the clinician at the time
of the physical examination"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-12-23
Maurice Ward Places
High In Judging Contest

The Al Livestock Judging Team
from Montgomery County which rep.
RESENTED the state in the National
contest at Chicago, placed fifteenth
Twenty-three teams competed, This
was the first time Maryland was
!rg sSsented in this contest. Maurics
Ward placed first in judging sheep
and fifth in placing swien and was
the high scorer on the Maryland team
Melvin Walker and William Miles
were the other members of the Mary.
land team.
While in Chicago Maurice Ward
appeared on radio broadcast from
station WIS with other leading club
members from other states.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-12-23
John E. Oxley Named
On Law Commission

John E. Oxley, wellAxnown member
of the Montgomery County Bar, has
been notified of his appointment b,
Gov. Nice as a member of com.
mission to study the laws Of Mary,
land and other states relative to coun.
~ governments and municipal corp0r,
ations and to recommend to the Gov
|ernor and General Assembly enact.
ment of such legislation as the com
mission might deem advisable.
The commission was created by q
joint resolution of the 1887 Genera
Assembly and is composed Of nins
members. Mr.. Oxley has received hi
commission.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-12-23
Baptist Sunday School
Party Wednesday, Dec. 29

The Baptist Church Sunday School
at Rockville will hold its annual
Christmas party on Wednesday, De-
cember 80, at 1880 P. M. Santa will
distribute candy and gifts.
On New Years Eve there will be a
Watch Night Service at the church.
A social hour will last from 10 to II
iP M. From 11:15 P. M. until the New
Year devotional period will be OBJ
served
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-12-23
g Commissioners Karin
Says Sen. Prescott
Wrong In Figures
President OF Board Defends
Action In Refusing TO
Issue Bonds

County Commissioner Frank III.
Karin this week released the follow.
ling statement in answer to a letter
made public last week by State
Senator Stedman Prescott. The
statement is quoted in full:
"December IA, 1887, there appeared
in the public press, excerpts of Sem
ator Stedman Prescott's letter TO
Mrs. Marion "A. Lee, of Bethesda,
President of the Federated Pareu-
Teacher Associations of the County,
in which he made number of state
ments and gave figures with which
! cannot agree.
"The Senator said the Montgomery
County Commissioners in the past
three years have affected reduction
of approximately $S,063, 25S in the
county assessable basis. This figure
is very largely erroneous. You will
be given the true figures later.
Whoever furnished the Senator the
"pVVc uiS uA0S iiIust nave uSSu o mui~
tiplying machine instead OF an add
ing machine.
The Senator advised the issuance
OF $124,0OO in bonds for the school,
puiidlng program. To this would
have 20 be added the cost OF equip
ping the schools. The interest
charges, the upkeep, fuel, lights,
Teachers and Jan1tcrs salaries
transportation and other current ex-
penses, which would amount TO APP
proximately S25O,OOO making tota1
OF about $sbO,OOO. 81
THE fusion Commissioners advo-
cate adequate school facilities, bue
they are against issuing bonds 10
pay for them. have not voted 1or
the issuance OF any bonds since !
have been on the Board Of County
Commissioners and hope not to.
p have not voted for bonds because
/ believe Montgomery County Is al
ready too heavily bonded, also QUIZ