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Evening star., 1937-10-10
ENGINEERS REQUEST
WAGNER ACT CHANGE

Want professional Men" Ex-
empted From Joining Agencies
for Collective Bargaining.
BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, October s.-An amend
ment to the Wagner act, exempting
professional men" from obligation
to join agencies for collective bar
gaining, was urged In . resolution
passed today 1T the Convention Of
the National Society of Professional
Engineers.
The resolution stated that "the
Wagner act, which is today the law
of the land, specifically sets forth
that industry shall not coerce labor,
but inadvertently does not provide
against coercion on the part of those
whose interests 1t seeks to promote.
Therefore be it resolved that the
society make every effort to have the
national labor relations act amended
to the extent that members Of the
legally recognized learned professions
shall be exempted from any require
ments to be represented by any nom
professional organization for collective
bargaining"
Furtherance Of these aims by =
united front Of professional groups
was recommended. Creation Of .
public works cabinet post and con-
tinued Federal. aid to engineering
projects also were urged. Next years
eouventieo VII ~ held u Pittsbureh.
Evening star., 1937-10-10
EARLE SENDS POLICE
TO TRUCK BLOCKADE
Officers Confer With Operators in
Effort to Resume Negotiations
for Truce.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
YORK, Pa, October 9.-An appeal
to Gov. George H. Earle for help to-
day brought detail of State motor
police to the scene of the five-day
truck blockade which has tied up the
motor transport business in this ter
ritory.
Under command of Lieut.. Charles
c. Keller, the State police Immediately
conferred with the truck operators in
the York County Court House in an
effort to resume negotiations for q
truce which fell through yesterday.
. Failure Of the conciliation efforts of
a Federal and two State mediators was
followed today by destruction Of two
trailers, one loaded with furniture,
in a fire.
The rowing van Of pickets continued
to ply the roads leading into York and
Lancaster, leaving only union trucks
and vehicles bearing foods and neces-
sary supplies through the lines. Auto
mobiles were not stopped.
The tie-up involves about 20 COM
panies, two Of which, the York Motor
Express and Motor Freight Express,
Inc, are reputed to be among the
largest In the Nation. Between them
the Arms employ 500 men on 500
trucks.
Evening star., 1937-10-10
NUT CROP ASSURES
FIRESIDE PASTIME
Production Expected to Exceed
That of All Years Ex.
cept 1885.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
When the cold winds of Winter
howl in the chimneys and the log
fires burn there will be q plentiful
supply Of nuts for the family to
crack while gathered around the fire
place.
Agriculture Department experts who
follow closely the production of culti-
waited tree nuts ventured the opinion
the country boy with a sack would
find wild nuts in greater quantity
this year than for several years past.
The cultivated nut crop, however
produces q commercial product Of
great value and September l indica-
tions were the crop would be 80 per
cent above the average and would
exceed all previous years except 1885.
The pecan crop was set at 68,777 900
pounds and will be produced In IL
States. II the indications materialize
the crop will be 100000 pounds
more than produced last year.
Evening star., 1937-10-10
TOURNEY NOV|CES.
WIN BRIDGE EVENT.
intermediate Competition
for Star Trophy Won
by Rosson Couple.

Playing as unattached entrants in
their first bridge tournament, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bernard Rosson, 430 Irving
street, won the intermediate event
for The Evening Star Trophy last
night in the seventh annual tourna-
ment for the District bridge cham
pionship being played at the Shore
ham Hotel.
With match point total Of 1T, Mr..
and Mrs. Rosson won by only two
points over S. c. Rowe and j. L..
Wilson OF the Agriculture Depart
ment. Third place went to Miss
Mary Merrick and Miss Jeanette
Blech Of the Army Medical Center
who totaled 173la points.
Tied for Fourth Place.
Tied for fourth place with 164L,
points each were Mrs. Pat McCarran.
wife OF the Senator from Nevada,
and William Bullion, and Miss JEAN
ette Marcus and o. E. Burton of the
Vanderbilt Club, leaders at the end
Of the first session.
At 1H5 am. today play was still
under way in the second and final
session of the open pair champion
ship and the consolation play for
those eliminated in the first session of
the open pair yesterday afternoon.
In the final sessions Of the tourna-
ment today winners will be deter
mined IN the national tournament
entry games, beginning the final ses-
sion at pm, and in the team of
four competition, which WILL hold
sessions at ll:30 am. and pm.
The first session Of the open pair
championship was played in three
sections from which 80 pairs were
qualified, the rest eliminated at the
end OF the afternoon session yesterday.
Afternoon Play Results.
Results of the afternoon play:
Section Al, Mrs. j. H. Lemon.
L. r. Watson, jr., ITO; 2, C. B. Penne-
baker, Oscar Brotman, l48; 3, DR.. E.
B. Connolly, Thomas Hamlin, the de-
lending champions. l45.
Section B-1, DR.. L. w. Lord Bal
timore, Julius Telles, New York. 1857:
2, H. r. F. Brett and Capt. Vde Svesh-
nikoff. University Club l49; 3, Mrs
Daisy H. Mott, George H. Kennedy.
>146.
Section C-1. AL Stidham. Benton
Brooks, 100; 2, Leroy Thurtell, w. M
Mcintyre, 1874; 3, John C. Kunkel. T.
r. Wickersham, both of Harrisburg.
Pa. 123l2.
Also qualiied-Mrs. Frederick Van
Nuys, wife of the Indiana Senator. and
Mrs. William Cheeks; Lester D. John,
son and Isaac H. York; James A.
Esklns and Irwin Fisher Of Baltimore:
Wayne Evans and Al Roth; Mrs. A. P.
Stockvis and Mrs. M r. West; DR..
E. q. Scott and F. H. Callahan; Mr..
and Mrs. Horace M. Hall; Mr.. and
Mrs. H. H Kreider of Harrisburg. Pa:
A. P. Stockvis and j. H. Lemon; Mr..
and Mrs. Ellis Butt Of Norfolk. Va:
Mrs. Charles Kavanaugh and Mrs.
Monte Given; Mrs. John Ralph Emery
and Mrs. Allen Rutherford of Bal
timore: Mrs. Katherine .Fenton and
John Donnelly; DR.. A. salasky and
A, L. Walton of Richmond, Va; Clag-
EFT Bowee and Edward Lieberman of
New York; Lewis G. Tubbs and LLOYD
l.. Tubbs; Mrs. Lila Tudor and Mrs.
w. S. Athey; DR.. Charles Duffy and
Gerald Coloni of New Bern, N. c.;
J. Westley Gardner and Harold H.
Acker; DR.. and Mrs. c. w. thinner;
w. r. Lewis and Col. Edward C.
Clifford, former assistant secretary of
the Treasury.
Evening star., 1937-10-10
''Strange as 1t Seems," Creator
Flattered by Doubling Readers
CdrtOOnist of Unusual Facts Gets Mate.
rial "Erery,chere"- Books
Yield Some of Material.

John Hix. creator of Strange as
1t Seems" whose cartoons will appear
daily in The Star beginning tomorrow
with a feature on Washington pre-
pared especially for this newspaper, Is
fiattered when you doubt him.
Hix doesn't mind at all when people
press him with questions OF where he
gets all his material The answer is
no great secret-the best answer is
everywhere" He doesn't have time
to marvel at the strange things that
appear in his column. He leaves that
to the millions of fans who read and
wonder at Strange as It Seems"
every day.
Hix is too busy to think about yes
terday's cartoons. He is shuddering
at the thought Of tomorrow. Some
times he sits all day at his drawing
board and all night reading forgotten
books in search of new oddities and
marvels. Other times he runs around
to strange places. asking strange
questions Of strange people.
Results Justify Means.
1t sounds kind OF crazy, but the
results certainly justify the means.
For, Strange ~ 1t Seems" the daily
cartoon. appearing in more than 100
newspapers in this country, is an estsb-
lished success because of the intense
effort John Hix puts into the feature
The success of Strange as 1t
Seems" is not a hit-or-miss accident.
1t is the outcome of careful study
of the workings Of the human mind
John Hix asked himself, What makes
a thing seem strange" and the
answer to that question is the founda-
tion on which the feature was built.
Strange as 1t seems, old Father
Time makes many things seem
strange. Tamerlane as he rode his
shaggy Mongolian pony toward Delhi
in 1898. at the head Of An army which
left in its wake 100000 murdered pris-
oners, had no idea that he was mate
rial for newspaper cartoon, to be
published nearly five centuries later.
If he had been permitted to look that
far into the future, Tamerlane would
have been puzzled. Puzzled to think
Evening star., 1937-10-10
L DUCE'S SON MET
BY 400 AT AIRPORT
Pushing Crowd Seeks Auto
graph of Gum-Chewing
Vitt0ri0 MussoIini.

Vittorio Mussolini, 81. arrived by
plane in Washington yesterday after
noon for a week end, unoficial stay
at the Italian Embassy.
He was met at the airport by 400
eager, pushing men, women and
urchins who fought for the privilege
Of being first to get the autograph
of the eldest son Of II Duce. Vittorio,
the first Of the Roman Mussolinis to
visit the Capital Of the United States,
may see President Roosevelt.
As early as pm. the crowd of
curious began gathering at the air.
port. and as the 2:35 pm. landing
time Of the plane neared. great feel
ing of excitement developed in the
air all about the field, Two little
boys, unable to wait for, the big
moment. devoted the waiting period to
solicitating autographs from the auto
graph-hounds.
When the Eastern Airline plane
came down at last and Vittorio him.
self stepped out Of the cabin. the
crowd knew no holding, although two
uniformed men pleaded with the
wavers of pencils and papers to keep
back OF the fence.
Says Nothing.
The photographers had their innings
first. but the pictures taken, the un-
expected visitors surrounded the fair
haired Vittorio. The nonchalant,
gum chewing hero of the moment
affably stood for 10 minutes on the
chilly field. signing his name for all
who held out paper. He autographed
at least one dollar bill.
Vittorio, however, had nothing to
say. He speaks English poorly. but
Mario Del Papa. who acts as inter-
prefer, was by his side. Del Papa ex-
planned:
He cannot talk to you until he has
spoken with the Ambassador"
Ambassador Fulvio de Suvich was
waiting at the Embassy to receive the
son Of his premier. To greet Vittorio
at the airport in his name. De Suvich
sent First Secretary Del Drago and
the Marquis Capomazza, second secre-
tary. c. L. Willard of the State De-
partment accompanied him on the
plane from Newark, as did Del Papa,
an official of r. A. M.
(R. A. M. stands for Roach IL Mus
solini, the name of the italian motion
picture production firm in whose in
terest Vittorio arrived in the United
States September 22)
May See President.
De Suvich entertained for Vittorio
with small dinner at the Embassy
last night, and perhaps tomorrow. the
supposed day of his departure from
Washington. he will meet Mr.. Roose-
welt at the White House and spend an
hour or so at the headquarters Of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation in the
Justice Department. j. Edgar Hoo
ver's fame is great even in Italy.
The Embassy, however, made few
plans for their guest. Del Drago ex-
planned: Hes just young boy of
on his own bat. Well let him do
pretty much what he wants"
The young boy" was the first per-
son off the plane. His brown felt
hat was pushed back from his fore
head. His hands were deep in his
trench coat pockets He stood on the
runway placidly while photographers
fired away. but an Italian photog-
raper aroused him when he called
"Vittorio."
Recognizing the Roman roll in the
"r." the visitor stood at attention and
held up his right hand in the Fascist
Evening star., 1937-10-10

that in the twentieth century men
would think his career strange. In
1898, Tamerlane was a normal prod
uct Of his times. Today, he is an
oddity of the past.
Viewpoint Another Factor.
Viewpoint is another thing that
makes things seem strange To the
man on the street. it is a strange fact
that one out of every 81 births results
in twins: and that one out Of every
81 times 81 births results in triplets.
But to the statistician or physician,
this fact is the logical outcome Of the
laws of probability and chance. To
them. it would be strange if this were
not true-if. for example, the ratio
were to change suddenly.
The things that seem strangest to
most people are those things that con-
tradict general belief or dispute a
fact which has long been accepted as
true.
Calvin Coolidge was never Governor
Of State! When this statement ap-
peared in Strange as 1t Seems" a
flood of denials swamped the Hix office
in Hollywood. But. Calvin Coolidge
never was Governor of State, despite
the indignant denials coming from all
parts Of the country. Calvin Coolidge
was Governor of the Commonwealth Of
Massac achusetts.
Peacocks Don't Lay Eggs.
People hate to change their ideas
you can win money betting that pea
cocks never lay eggs.
Most everybody likes to read about
a personal eccentricity of another. 1t
makes him feel superior. John Doe,
who spends his days weighing sugar
and butter at the corner grocery store,
is intrigued by the thought that Louis
XIV never took bath until he was
IS years old, and that Grover Cleve-
land, twenty-second and twenty-fourth
President Of the United States, was a
hangman.
Every strange fact appearing in
Strange as 1t Seems" is based on a
definite and positive law Of psychology.
That is why John Hix never misses
and never fails to interest every one
of his millions of readers.
Evening star., 1937-10-10
JAIL BREAKER Is SHOT
IN Sd ATTEMPT OF WEEK
Joseph scofic, Notorious for Es-
capes, Receives Bullet in
Chest in Michigan.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
CFEBOYGAN, Mich, October g.
Joseph Scofic, notorious Jail breaker
being transferred with four other pris-
oners to the Northern Michigan branch
prison at Marquette, was shot through
the chest today in his third attempt
this week to escape police custody.
The Ave prisoners dashed, despite
their leg irons, for the door after
lunching in restaurant at Indian
River, southwest of Cheboygan, this
noon. A shot felled Scofic and the
others-John McAllister, Andrew Leko,
John Thompson and Raymond Hamil-
ton-surrendered to their State police
guards.
Two companions of Scofic in an es-
cape from Southern Michigan Prison
last February were killed by police at
et. Louis. Mo. Scof1c was recaptured
In New York State. He managed to
saw four bars Of his prison cell this
week before his act was discovered
Sentenced Thursday to $3.50 years
for kidnapping, he made futile break
IN the court room.
Evening star., 1937-10-10
PART FIVE.
Feature Section.
is KILLED, SCORES HURT
BY BRAZIL WINDSTORM
Santa Maria Wrecked by Gale.
Sections of Buenos Aires Left
Without Water.
81 the Associated Press,

81 the Associated Press.
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, October
9.-Sixteen persons were known today
to have been killed and scores injured
by violent windstorm which wrecked
the town Of Santa Maria.
Homes were torn down, trees up
rooted and communications disrupted
by the storm, according to dispatches
from Porto Allegro, on the southern
coast Of Brazil.
Reports from Buenos Aires said va
rious parts Of that city were without
water because of a windstorm which
whipped Rio Plata waters away from
the south shore and, leaving water
supply intake pipe high and dry,
caused depletion OF the city's water.
Navigation was crippled to some
extent and the electric power supply
was curtailed, the reports said.
Evening star., 1937-10-10
MARITIME UNION ASKS
ROPER TO GUST FRIED
Inspector Declared "Prejudiced"
After Trial Of ID on Mis-
conduct Charges.

~ the AssociA ted Press.
NEW YORK, October 9.-The c. I.
o. National Maritime Union an
nounced today it had written Secretary
OF Commerce Roper asking the removal
OF Capt. George Fried, marine super
vising inspector of the Commerce
Department here, on the ground he
was a prejudiced trial judge
Union action was taken yesterday at
the end of the trial of IA crew members
Of the liner California on misconduct
charges. The verdict has not been
returned
Capt. Fried was the hero of two
sea rescues. He saved 80 men from
the sinking Italian ship Florida OF
the Virginia Capes in 1929, and res
cued the crew of the British vessel
Antinoe in 1925,
Evening star., 1937-10-10

\ \ ISIS MARY DEWSON, newc
M member Of the Social Sc
w curity Board, will be guest
4 4 speaker on the National
Radio Forum tomorrow night.
The Forum. sponsored jointly by
The Washington Evening Star and
the National Broadcasting Co., is
heard over q Natior wide N. B. c.
network. Going on the air at l0:30
pm, the program Is heard locally
over Station WMAL.
Miss Dewson's appointment to the
board last August climaxed . long
career devoted 10 welfare work of
various kinds, particularly on behalf
of women. Her subject tomorrow
night will be What Security Means
to Women"
Agraduate of Wellesley, Miss Dew
son once served as superintendent
of the girls parole department in
Massachusetts, and later rs 4 member
Of the Massachusetts, Commission on
Minimum Wage Legislation for Wom-
en-. An authority on such legislation
Miss Dewson wrote the factual briefs
from an economic standpoint in the
testing Of both the District and Cali
fornia minimum wage laws for
women.
Active in getting women voters out
In support Of the Democratic tickets
II 1851 and 1885, MIN Devsn Also
had time 10 serve "a ths Pfesadsat's
Evening star., 1937-10-10
WINDSOR AND DUCHESS
WRITE NOTES IN PARIS
Send Last-Minute Messages to
Friends Before Departure
for Germany.
Ey the Associated Press

Ey the Associated Press.
PARIS, october 9.-The Duke and
Duchess Of Windsor spent their last
afternoon in Paris writing last-minute
notes to friends before their scheduled
departure tomorrow for Germany.
Britain's former king announced he
will study conditions among German
workmen, and the couple has decided
on an extensive tour of the nation
in addition to visiting Berlin.
After their l4-day trip, the Windsors
plan to return to Paris, leaving again
at the end Of October or during the
first week of November for the United
States.
The duchess will be accompanied by
her secretary and four maids, the
duke by his secretary and bodyguard
on the trip to Berlin.
Evening star., 1937-10-10
FALLS INTO BOILER

MOBILE, Ala, October . R>.-
Falling into the fuel door OF flaming
boiler last night, Mid Draughn, 2S-
year-old powerhouse engineer. was
burned to death.
Draughn was checking steam pres
sure.
Tons Of water were poured into the
boiler, but too late to prevent the
body from being consumed.
Evening star., 1937-10-10
Edward Belasco Dies.

SAN FRANCISCO, October Q (R.-
Edward Belasco, SO, San Francisco
and Los Angeles theatrical producer
and brother of the late David Belasco
of New York, died tonight. III for
some time. his death was hastened by
stroke.
Belasco was credited with bringing
many New York actors and actresses
to the West Coast. where they event.
uAlly became screen stars. The list
included Edward G. Robinson, Fred
eric March, Helen oahagen, Lionel
Barrymors, Inward Arnold and Boeis
xax3o1. :.
Evening star., 1937-10-10
"BIG APPLE" is BARRED
BY W. & /. STUDENTS
Dance Control Committee Holds
It Il "Hardly Within Bounds
of Prescribed Conduct"

By the Associated Press.
LEXINGTON, Va, October e.-The
Big Apple" Southern dance now
sweeping the Nation. was banned to-
day from the dance floor at Washing
ton and Lee University AS hardly
within the bounds of good conduct
prescribed sfor Washington and Lee
dances"
That Characterization was applied
in = ruling by the Student Dance
Control Committee, which is composed
OF members Of the Executive Commit
tee Of the student body, three nom
fraternity men, and leaders Of all
dance sets.
Washington and Lees opening
dances viii b held next week end.
Evening star., 1937-10-10
CAUSE OF DECLINE
|NSTOCKSPROBED
Loss of $4,000, coo, 600 In
Quoted Values Stirs
Hot Controversy.

BACKGROUND
Rise in the stock market from
March, 1885, to March, 1887, Ucs
about as steady and persistent cs
anything In stock market history.
Business had been improving pretty
steadily. The bull Unpe seemed
to reach a Gilman last Spring.
Betueen March and July prices slid
OF gradually. By late Summer
Wall Street felt tor one reason or
another that the long bull festival
iDds oDer for q time, and the past
eight weeks OF sharply declining
prices hare been the result.
Evening star., 1937-10-10
STRIKE DELAYED
BY BUS DRIVERS
Union and Management of
Eight Lines to Meet in
Peace Effort.
BACKGROUND

6AC ChOhOOND-
Bus drivers strike Dds ordered
during week on Greyhound lines
corerino territory between Detroit,
6u6dlo, the New England States,
NeW York, Washington, Norfolk,
Va. Louisville, Cincinnati and st.
Louis. Brotherhood OF Rail,Uay
Trdinmen, Which called strike,
seeks agreement incorporating
rules and regulations OF uniform
or universal application to the
lines involved.:.
BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND, October "a 72-hour
postponement of strike Of 1900 driv-
ers for eight Greyhound bus lines,
originally called for 5 am. Sunday,
was announced tonight by s r.. Har-
vey, assistant president Of the Broth
erhood Of Railway Trainmen, pending
further negotiations.
A trainmens union committee and
the management Of the eight lines af-
fected by the strike call will meet here
ut am. Monday to discuss settlement
of the dispute over drivers demands
for blanket contract, Harvey said.
Postponement Of the walkout fol-
lowed a telephone conversation with
Ivan Bowen Of Minneapolis, attorney
for the Greyhound Lines, Harvey said.
The strike has not been called off,
but has merely been postponed for u
hours, or until am. Wednesday,
pending meeting with the bus line
management" the union Official de-
clared.
At Chicago Bowen said he and pos
sibly other Greyhound officials would
attend the Monday conference. Harvey
said r. w. Budd, president of central,
Illinois and two New England Grey
hound lines, and S. r. Sundstrom,
president of Pennsylvania and Rich
mond Greyhound lines, were expected
to attend.
Charlton Ogburn. American Feder-
alton of Labor counsel. said in Wash
ington he may ask for an injunction
against the National Labor Relations
Boards refusal to order a collective
bargaining election among Greyhound
bus drivers of the eight lines.
The board certified the Brotherhood
OF Railway Trainmen last month as
exclusive bargaining agency for a
study of membership claims Of unions
seeking to represent the drivers The
claims were compared with company
pay rolls.
Evening star., 1937-10-10
Picnic This Afternoon,

Agriculture Department locals Of
the United Federal Workers Of Amer
lea will entertain their associates in
the department at q picnic In Rock
Greek Park at o'clock this afternoon
There will be games and prizes.
Evening star., 1937-10-10

Advisory Committee in preparation
for the drafting of the social security
Law. She also served as an industrial
econoraist In both the n. h A. and
the Labor Department