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Evening star., 1937-11-05
Judge Belieues
Nanle' Justified
If Nearly Hit

1nvective is not entirely out of
order, in the opinion of Police Court
Judge Hobart Newman, when a pc
destrian comes close to being run
over-even if the automobile is a
police car.
Without actually saying SO, the
judge let it be known today that
those were his sentiments. He took
the personal bond of John P. Wright,
42, of 4208 Fourteenth street NV,
for allegedly having hurled a profane
name at the driver of scout car.
Wright told the court he and his
brother William were almost run down
by the police car last Saturday as
they stepped from the curb at Ninth
and B streets NV.
The police car, which bore no
identifying marks or siren, was pro-
ceeding to a supposed murder. In it
were Sergt Paul Sullivan of No. 2
precinct and Policeman G. L. Hayes
of headquarters, who arrested the
brothers and took them to the station
before answering the murder" call,
it was testified
In pronouncing sentence Judge
Newman said John Wright was tech
nically guilty of disorderly conduct,
but under the circumstances he be-
lieved there should be no penalty.
The brother was not charged.
Evening star., 1937-11-05
PlNCH0T ASSAILS
ICkES IN ANSWER
Won't Take Conservation Lessons
From "a Chicago Lawyer"
He Declares.

Clifford Pinchot. whose conserva.
ton views drew the fire of Secretary
of the Interior Ickes in a National
Radio Forum speech Monday night
today caustically retorted to the In
terror chief.
Pinchot, former Governor of Penn.
sylvania, has opposed President
Roosevelt's plan to substitute a De.
partment of Conservation for the
present Department of the Interior
His statement described it as a 'propo.
sition to split up and ruin the Forest
Service"
Every. single department. in Wash.
1neton deals with some part of con.
servation, the Department of Agri.
culture with most of all, and does il
best OF ALL" Pinchot said. "But
Acquisitive Harold's own department
has wasted and squandered more
natural resources than all of the resi-
OF them put together. And at last
accounts was still at it in more than
one part of the West. What license
does that give him to monopolize the
conservation policy2
"Hard-boiled Harold may think he
knows more about conservation and
what is best for conservation than /
do. But just because happened to
be the first man to formulate the
conservation policy and have spent
my life in that work is no real reason
why I need to take lessons in it from
. Chicago lawyer"
Evening star., 1937-11-05
MISS JEAN M0x0N, rs,
RETIRED CLERK, DIES

Miss Jean Herbert Moxon, 76, re-
tired clerk of the Post Office Depart
ment, died Wednesday at her home
in the Cumberland Apartments, 1882
Massachusetts, avenue NV, after a
short illness.
Miss Moxon, a native of Vienna
Va, was appointed a clerk in the
department in April, 1888, and was
retired in June, 1892, from the posi-
tion Of clerk in the rural mails divi-
sion.
She is survived by brother, William
Herndon Moxon, Cannon Beach, Ore,
and q niece and nephew, living In
California.
Funeral services are being held this
afternoon In Hysong's funeral parlors,
1900 N street NV. Burial will be in
Rock Creek Cemetery.
Evening star., 1937-11-05
CUBAN RED CROSS
DECORATES FOUR
Mrs. Roosevelt Among Those
Receiving Award for Dis
tinguished Service.

Mrs. Franklin d. Roosevelt was
one of four Washingtonians who re-
ceived decorations yesterday from the
Cuban Red Cross in recognition of
distinguished service to the organi-
Eation.
The Order of the Grand Cross
was bestowed on Mrs. Roosevelt at
the White House by Pedro Martinez
Fraga, Ambassador of Cuba.
Later in the day at the offices of
Admiral Cary T. Grayson in the Red
Cross Building honorary awards were
bestowed on Mrs. James K. Nc
Clintock, controllre of the American
Association of University Women;
Miss Antoinette E. Hardisty, assistant
to Ernest j. Swift, vice chairman in
charge of foreign and insular oper-
ations of the American Red Cross,
and James L. Fieser, vice chairman
In charge Of domestic operations of
the American Red Cross.
Mr.. Fieser received the Grand Cross
of the Order of Honor and Merit and
Mrs. McClintock and Miss Hardisty
Wcic dWdiucu tIie SOlQ ana Wnlle
medals of Recognition of Merit. The
three citations were made by 1t. Col
Evelio Figarola y Infante of HAVANA
general secretary of the Cuban Red
Cross Society.
In making the award to Mrs. Roose-
welt, Ambassador Fraga said
During my visit in many of the
cities and States Of your great coun-
try, was impressed by the great
love and affection of the American
people for the wife of the President
of the United States, of whose noble
sentiments and humanitarian deeds
the people have constant proof.
THE Cuban Red Cross cannot re-
main Indifferent to the altruistic labors
OF this distinguished lady and should
therefore like to offer her the Grand
Gross of the Order of Honor and
Merit Of this society, the same deco
ration that was awarded to the Presi-
dent Of the United States, Mr.. Frank
lin Delano Roosevelt, her husband.
Evening star., 1937-11-05
JAMES ROOSEVELT
HITS RULE OF FEW
Democracy Is Prepared "to Go as
Far as 1t Needs to Go to Keep
Faith" He Tells Students. :.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, Nov. 5.-James Roose-
welt, son of the President. said today
American democracy was prepared 'to
do whatever needs to be done and to
go as far as it needs to go to keep
the faith of the many from falling
back into the control of the few"
Roosevelt addressed rally of
Catholic students sponsored by the
Catholic Youth Organization. He dis
cussed the ambition and obligation of
youth. the preservation of human dig
nifty in critical times and described
various 'isms" as the false gods to
which desperate men and women
hungry for dignity as well as food"
turn in their disappointment. =.
To-day" he said, "our. democracy
has unshakable economic strength
because we have the courage to refuse
to be frightened by those who would
tell us that We must keep hands OF
economic laws, because we have the
courage to do what needs to be
done. =" =.
Evening star., 1937-11-05
WAGE-HOUR BILL
SHIFTS FORECAST
Substantial Revisions Likely
Before Reaching Floor
of House.
(Storv on PAGE H.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
House labor legislators forecast TO-
day the administrations wage-hour
bill would be revised substantially be-
fore it reaches the House floor.
Representatives Thomas, Democrat,
of Texas, and Keller, Democrat, of
Illinois, first members of the Labor
Committee to return for the special
session, predicted their group would
recall the bill from the Rules Commit
tee, which kept it bottled up last ses-
sion.
Both men said they believed the bill,
which has passed the Senate, could be
improved.
Mr.. Thomas urged elimination of
some Of the exemptions now in the
measure and referred specifically to
one applying to employees of local re-
tailers.
He said he wanted the way left open
for retailers to come under the bills
regulatory provisions in the event the
Supreme Court should decide that
merchants who buy their stocks out
side their own States are engaged in
interstate commerce.
The bill, designed to improve wage
and hour standards of workers en-
gagged in interstate commerce, would
permit q Federal board to fix minimum
wages as high as 40 cents an hour and
q work-week as short as 40 hours. 1t
also would ban products of child labor
from interstate trade.
MIR. Keller told reporters he believed
the wage and hour problem should
have been approached through sep
arate legislation for major industries
such as steel, textiles, automobiles and
coal.
However, if the general program is
retained" he said, Il will support it
because believe that any wage and
hour bill is better than none"
Evening star., 1937-11-05
TWO GIVEN CHAIR
IN ST. LOUIS KILLING
Third Convicted of Marriage Day
Staying Gets Prison
Term.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BELLEVILLE. Ill. Nov. 5.-A Cir
cult Court jury convicted three st.
Louisans today of murder in connec-
ton with the wedding-day Staying last
July of William Happen, fixing death
as the punishment for two of them
and 80 years in prison for the third.
Electrocution was ordered by the
jury for Mrs. Marie Porter, sister Of
Happen, and 22-year-old Angelo
Ralph Giancola. John Giancola,
Ralph's 20-year-old brother, whom he
had attempted to clear of completely,
was given the prison term.
Ralph Giancola asserted, In dra-
matte testimony that brought the de-
fense case to a close yesterday, that
the heavy-set woman had offered him
$500 to kill her brother so that she
might collect $4,000 in insurance be-
fore his fiancee was made the bene-
ficiary of. the policies.
Mrs. Porter. 37-year-old widow and
mother of four children, told the Jury
in Circuit Judge D. H. Mudge's court
that she was not implicated in the
plot in any way and had nothing TO
do with the Staying.
Evening star., 1937-11-05
Racing
Results

PimIico-.
FIRST RAGE-PuEse; $1,000: the Monk
Commission (seabo) $500 1880 1890
Lucky Omen ,!WrishD $50 4.g0
Eauerry (Smith) $50
Also ran@WSeepor, Versailles Balkan
Maid, Fancy That Maxine, Solarium,
SECOND RACE-Purse. 81 900; the
Glenmore; claiming; 3-year-olds and up;
Minton !wrishe 4.so SO go g
Pesdeesue !Sarno) $50
Italian Harry, vick;on, Rsws. Crump'
Ssi, Double Rs.sssf Ssid .1ssso PSI s'dr
THIRD RACE-Purse, $1,000; the Car
sS,lton; 2,ss;r-9id'; mile sc and 5o s.sas;
Sir Raleirh lCorbett) ..4o s.ssoo
Also M%e' 'r..na-1.ssIrths.y. .a-.ssIaths Detroit Bull and
Forsooth.
Rockingham
| BY the Associated Press.
FIRST RACE-Purse, $500: claiming;
maiden 2-year-olds; furlonSs.
Canoe (Meloche) 100 $40 100
Akehurst (Dickey) $50
Time-1.14H.
Also ran-Garcis, Open Up, Jack Fly,
| Beneficiary, Day Is Done. Gold Hat, Risht
| Lady, Harry g. and Taxi.
SECOND RACE-Purse $500: claiming;
| 3-year-oIds and MP: furlonEs.
| Brown Marvel tBiermAnl 0.7O $50 $50
| Jack Pine (POrter) lilo $50
| Big Play (Wfmmer) t AGO
Time, 1:12H.
Also rsn-Dark War, Our Admiral,
| Pretty Pal and Flowery Lady.
| Daily double paid $1,000.
| Ia!R2 RACE-ruIse, $500, $500; eiainihE;
Netiee Ne lBisrman) 1850 1889 $50
A1etavrJk {Scheihl 4.30 $50
1 Ceya (larreroI $40
{ TtmeE 1:1x.
Ahe Eren-Mill Pond, Bye BYE Mary,
GlAesx EhfipDf Bey, Flickering, Doetef G N
aAa Pan o0o, -
Evening star., 1937-11-05
AMENDMENTS LOSING
IN PENNSYLVANIA VOTE
Four of Five Constitutions
Change Proposals Trail With
Returns Nearly Complete.

By the Associated Press.
HARRISBURG. Pa. Nov. 5.-With
returns nearing completion today the
vote against four OF the five constitu-
tional amendments in Tuesdays elec-
ton increased slowly.
One amendment was approved. 1t
would validate pensions for widowed
mothers and aged persons with no
other means of support.
All the amendments except one
to authorize a S42,OO0,000 bond issue
for State welfare nstitutions-were
supported by Gov. Earle's Democratic
administration.
The three others would permit more
frequent revision Of the Constitution,
provide a graded income tax, merge
the city and county governments of
Philadelphia.
The totals were:
Time-lock-6,116 of 8,029 districts,
5s1. .739 for; 755,752 against.
Income tax. 6,613 districts, 592.727
for; 806.890 against.
Pensions, 6,116 districts, 774.010 for:
588,311 against.
Consolidation. 6,615 districts. 638,-
IT'S for; 734,400 against.
Bond issue, 6,1l6 districts, 28s $50
for; 9o8,444 against
Evening star., 1937-11-05
REORGANIZATION
PUT AT TOP OF LIST
Bill to Be First Order of
Business at Special Ses.
sion, ByrneS Says.

Reorganization Of the executive
branch of the Government. as outlined
in the bill introduced in the last ses-
sion by Senator Byrnes, Democrat, Of
South Carolina. will be the first order
of business when the Senate convenes
in extra session November Is.
This was announced at the White
House today by Mr.. Byrnes. chairman
of the Senate's Special Committee on
Reorganization. The Senator said he
had discussed his bill with the Presi-
dent. He indicated his bill is gen.
orally acceptable to the President, al
though it does not provide for all the
suggestions submitted to Congress last
winter
Mr., Byrnes said that, while the Sen
ate is waiting for the House to discuss
the administrations farm bill. oppor-
tunity will be presented to dispose of
his reorganization measure.
This bill contains virtually all the
provisions contained in the individual
reorganization measures which the
| House attempted at the last session
to pass piecemeal. The bill also con-
talns the provisions carried in the two
measures passed in the House last
session, one providing for six addi-
tlonal secretaries to the President
with a passion for anonymity" and
| the other granting the President au-
thority to effect certain reorganiza-
| tons by mergers, consultations and
eliminations.
The Senator said he was hopeful
his bill would be successful in passage,
but he has reason to know it will face
stih opposition when the time comes
for debating it on the floor of the
Senate.
Evening star., 1937-11-05
JOHN O'BRIEN DIES:
AIDE TO SENATOR
Secretary of A. Harry Moore
Expires at so in Jersey
CITY.

John j. O'Brien, so, secretary to
Senator A. Harry Moore of New Jersey
died lats night at Jersey City, accord
ing to an Associated Press dispatch.
The dispatch said his death was at
tributed to a weakened condition
brought on by "overwork" here during
the summer.
At the Capitol it was said Mr.
O'Brien had been secretary to the
Senator for three years.
A native Of New Brunswick, N. j.,
he formerly was secretary to Repre-
sentative Thomas Scully, whom he
served about six years.
Before becoming secretary to SEN
ator Moore he practiced law in the
District for number of years.
Surviving are Mr.. O'Briens widow
and a son, John H. O'Brien of this
city.
Funeral services will be held Mon
day at Maplewood. N. j.
Evening star., 1937-11-05
6. P. o. LEGION POST
So TO INSTALL OFFICERS
Massie W. Blankinship to Become
Commander at Ceremonies
Tonight.

Massie w. Blankinship will be in
stalled tonight as commander of the
Government Printing Office Post No.
80, American Legion. at ceremonies
IN Harding Hall, North Capitol and
q streets.
Others to take their posts are Roy
s. Musick, senior vice commander:
Edward A. Newman, Junior vice COM
mander; Lawrence w. Trumbull, adju-
tant; Joseph Toussaint, chaplain;
Penn Howard, historian; Harold
Hampshire, treasurer, and members
OF the Executive Committee, William
j. Cassidy, Edward r. Dixon, Louis
Vogt and Mary N. Wright.
A dance will follow the ceremonies.
Evening star., 1937-11-05
u. s. SEEKS BREAK
IN ALM|NUM SUIT
High Court Asked to Affirm
Right to Press Action
in New York.

The Government today appealed To
the Supreme Court to break a legal
tangle which is holding up efforts OF
the Department of Justice to dissolve
the Mellon-controlled Aluminium Co.
Of America.
In lengthy technical brief filed by
Solicitor General Stanley Reed and AS
sistant Attorney General Robert H
jackson of the Antitrust Division
the department asked the high tri-
bunal to affirm action Of a special
Expedition Court in Pennsylvania in
supporting the right of the United
States to sue the company in New
York.
This right has been contested Wig
orously by the Aluminium Co., which
carried its appeal to the Supreme
Court some weeks ago.
1t was reported on high authority
that Chief Justice Hughes, and Asso-
ciate Justice Stone will not sit in
judgment on this case. It is believed
the Chief Justice feels he is not quail
fed to take part in the deliberations
because his son, Charles Evans
Hughes, jr., New York attorney, was
associated with the Aluminium Co.
counsel in earlier phases of the litiga-
ton. Justice Stone was Attorney
General a dozen years ago when an
earlier suit against the company was
filed by the Department of Justice.
In the New York suit the Govern
ment charges the company with being
a monopoly, in violation of the anti
trust laws. In a somewhat similar
suit in 1912 like charges were made
in suit filed in Pittsburgh. The
company contends that the new suit
is merely an extension of the original
proceeding and should be instituted
in Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1937-11-05
20 DEATH SENTENCES
REPORTED IN SOVIET
Executions Ordered as Result of
Prosecutions for Live Stock
and Farm Disruptions.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW. Nov. 5.-Twenty more
death sentences were reported TODAY in
prosecutions growing out of the live
stock and farming industries.
Eight persons were given the su-
preme penalty at Go Ell, White Russia.
on charges of disrupting collective
farming. They were alleged to have
plotted with German and Polish
spies" to separate White Russia from
the Soviet Union.
Defendants included the chairman
OF the Village Soviet and various agri-
cultural officials who purportedly were
linked with "Trotzkyist" organiza-
ton.
Twelve death sentences we're i'm
posed on live stock breeders for alleg-
ly causing live stock deaths.
Evening star., 1937-11-05
TREASURY WARNS
KENT MURAL MAY GO
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Treasury threatened today to
peel Rockwell Kent's Puerto Rican-
EskizAo mural from a Post Once De-
partment wall and return 1t to the
artist as unsatisfactory"
Ofncials were angry over reports
that Kent would sue If the Treasury
altered an inscription without first
paying him the full $1,000 he asked
for the picture.
If he is going to be unpleasant, we
may have to return the painting and
get back the $3.50 we paid him on
account" an official said.
The inscription, interpreted as an
Eskimo appeal for rebellion in Puerto
Rico, has stirred criticism.
Evening star., 1937-11-05
PRESIDENT SILENT
ONU.S. WORK WEEK
Declines to Throw Addi-
tional Light on Proposed
5-Day Schedule.
BY ]. RUSSELL YOUNG.


On his return to Washington TODAY.
President Roosevelt declined to throw
any additional light on his opinion of a
proposed five-day work week for Fed
eral employees.
Asked directly at his press confer-
ence If he was in favor OF five-day
week for Government workers, the
President said he favored study of
the subject. He showed no desire 10
be more specific when questioned
further.
Mr.. Roosevelt said he understands
the subject is being studied by the
Civil Service Commission and the
Budget Bureau with a view to deter
mining certain important factors. The
study being made by the Civil Service
Commission, he added, will be sub
mitted to the budget director before
being transmitted to him.
He would make no comment on re-
cent disclosures on the part of a
Government authority to the effect
that to put the five-day week into
effect would increase the Government
operating cost between s60000,000
and s100 100000.
Queried on La Guardia Talk.
The President, responding to
question about his conference In New
York yesterday with Mayor FioreHa
La Guardia, referred to news stories
about the meeting and added: &c..
Speculative news stories are lust
as bad as speculation on the stock
exchange" He permitted the direct
quotation. 80,
Mr.. Roosevelt minimized the i'm
portance of the meeting with La
Guardia. He said the Mayor arrived
about 2:40 pm. and saw him alone.
that Postmaster General Farley
joined the conference rs minutes later
and they talked for about minutes.
Shortly afterward the Mayor left,
and the President and his party de-
parted for Washington.
Proverb on Speculation.
When other questions were asked
about the meeting. Mr.. Roosevelt noted
published accounts of it and dictated
his quotation after saying he felt like
inventing new proverb on specula-
ton.
The President showed no inclination
to discuss rumors that Great Britain
Is considering making a token nav
ment some time in the future on its
debt to this country or rumors to the
effect that he would personally take
a hand in working out a trade agree
ment between this country and Great
Britain.
Mr.. Roosevelt said he would leave
Washington the night of November "a
for Warm Springs, Ga, where he will
have Thanksgiving dinner with the
infantile paralysis patient at the
Warm Springs foundation. He was
not certain how long he will remain
in Georgia, but present indications
are the stay there will not be over
two or three days.
The President will stop of en- route
at Gainesville, Ga, where he will
make a brief speech incident to cere-
monies celebrating the rehabilitation
OF this city after the destruction
caused by hurricane more than q
year ago. This rehabilitation was
made possible by 100000 in Gov
ernment funds, and the rebuilding
includes public park named In
honor Of the President.
Evening star., 1937-11-05
Ostrich Knocks Out Farmer.

Serious injuries we're sustained by
j. Froneman, prominent ostrich
farmer of Marquard, South Africa,
when one of his giant birds sud-
denly attacked him as he was round-
ing them up on the weld. A bone
in Froneman's face was broken and
he was blinded temporarily IN one
eye He has been an ostrich farmer
80 years and this Is the first time
he has been attacked. t3t
Evening star., 1937-11-05
SLAYER OF MARINER
CONDEMNED TO DEATH
Meguerdich Karayan Received
Sanity Hearing Before Sentenc-
ing for Killing Consul.

BY the Associated Press.
BEIRUT. Lebanon, Nov. 5.-Me-
guerdich Karayan was condemned to
death today for the assassination of
James Theodore Mariner, United
States Consul General.
The sentence was imposed after the
Armenian-American WAS given a
sanity hearing before an extraordinary
tribunal in Criminal Court.
Karayan, %, returned to Aleppo
from the United States in 1894. His
father, John Karayan, lives in Bos-
ton. Mass, the prosecuting attorney
said.
Karayan is said to have admitted
to authorities he killed Mr.. Mariner
becadse he felt "insulted" that his re-
quest for a passport visa to return
to the United States had been re-
fused.
Evening star., 1937-11-05
SHIP LINE WITHDRAWS
EXEMPTION REQUEST
Merchants & Miners Line Aban-
dons Plea for Lifting Of
Radio Rule.

The Merchants & Miners Trans
portation Co. of Baltimore withdrew
today an application for exemption
from laws requiring use Of radios and
radio alarm systems on seaging YES
sells.
A hearing scheduled before the Fed
eral Communications Commission was
Cancelled.
The application had listed IA YES
seh operated by the company in
coastwise trade.
Evening star., 1937-11-05
CEREMONIES PLANNED

American Legion ceremonies in con-
nection with the opening of the local
observance Of Armistice Week will
be held at 2 pm. Sunday in the
Little Theater as a feature Of the
Washington premiere of "The Dead
March," motion picture records Of
the World War
Department Comdr. Tom Mason
and other Legion officials will attend
the premiere following ceremonies in
which the Legion's national gusfd
Of honor will participate.
Evening star., 1937-11-05
: NAVY TROPHY AWARDED.

Schiff Memorial Goes to Wright
Patrol Squadron.
The Navy announced yesterday
award of the Schiff Memorial Trophy
to Patrol Squadron Z of the U. s. S.
Wright, commanded by 1t. Comdr.
Robert L. Fuller, San Diego, Calf.
The trophy Is an annual award to
the naval aviation squadron or unit
with the best safety record.
Evening star., 1937-11-05
TREATY RENEWAL URGED
Japan Seeking to Continue Right
to Fish in Russian Waters.

TOXIC. Nov. 5 tP.-A foreign office
spokesman said today Soviet Russia
has been urged to renew her fishing
treaty with Japan, mot only from the
standpoint of justice, but in considera-
tion Of future Russo-Japanese rela-
tions."
Japan sent a strong protest to the
Soviet Union last April against what
Toxic officials characterized as Rus
sian agitation for cancellation of jap
anese rights to fish In Russian terri
torial waters granted in the Ports
mouth treaty Of 1905.
Evening star., 1937-11-05
SO HORSES ENDANGERED
BY FIRE NEAR TRACK
Blaze Is at House Near Old Ben
ming Course-Animals Are
Led to Safety.

The lives of 38 thoroughbred race
horses were endangered late yesterday
when house near the stables at the
old Benning race track was partially
destroyed by nre.
The horses, scheduled to run at
Bowie when the season opens, were
quickly led from their stalls as the
blaze swept over the house, only rs
feet away.
The dwelling houses the superin-
tendent Of the old track. A faulty
chimney was believed responsible.