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The Washington times., 1937-04-13
E. |. @. EXPECTS
T0LIST UNION
MAJORITY
BY RAYMOND wILCOvE

PITTSBURGH, Pa, April 10
d.N.SD.-Within so days John L.
Lewis Committee for Industrial
ORGANIZATION will take its place as
the representative Of a majority
Of the workers of America, Philip
Murray, leader Of the c. I. O.s
drive to unionize the steel indus
try, predicted today.
Murray, who has worked closely
with Lewis, sat in the skyscraper
offices of the steel workers organ
izing committee, and discussed the
dramatic events that have &C.
CURED in the industrial arena in
the last few months.
Leaders Respected
Murray declared:
'The C. I. o. will be stable
organization, a labor union in
which business will be able to
repOse confidence.
at will have as its leaders
men who have come up from
the ranks; men who have made
regulations as heads Of large,
responsible labor unions like
Lewis, Of the United Mine Work
ers, and David Dubinsky, Of the
Ladies Garment Workers"
Murray praised the United Mine
Workers for cts strict adherence
to agreements which it entered
into" He said:
while the coal operators may
not always sec eye to eye with
the union, they respect the
unions integrity and its ability
to fulfill a contract. That Is
the type Of labor organization
the C. /. o. is building"
Murray asserted that fears that
the c. I. O., due to its phenomenal
growth, may not be able to con-
troll its new members, are ground
less.
All to Pay Dues
Beginning this month, all mem
bers Of the Amalgamated Associa'
ton Of Iron, Steel and Tin Work
erS, the nations Oldest chartered
labor union now numbering more
than 100000 workers, will pay
dues regularly.
Murray said all members Of the
Automobile Workers Union OF
America, numbering approximately
100000, and all members Of the
textile and oil industry unions
now being organized, will pay
dues. He said:
"There are approximately 25,-
100000 unOrganized workers in
the nation and the C. L, o. will
not be content until every
worker has secured for himself
the right to join labor union
and bargain collectively"
The Washington times., 1937-04-13
HIS LONG
LOST MEDAL

Twenty-seven years ago q young
member Of st. Paul's choir, An.
drew M. McCallum, was presented
a medal. Several months later he
lost it, and although he offered a
reward, it was never returned.
Yesterday Policeman Andrew M.
McCallum found his medal.
A young woman from Suitland,
Md, had brought it in and sold 1t
to a D Street secondhand dealer.
The Washington times., 1937-04-13
Horseshoe Meeting

Metropolitan Horseshoe Singles
League, Glasses A and B, will meet
tonight at 8 o'clock in the Star
Sports Goods Store. Those inter
ested are requested to attend.
Evening star., 1937-11-29
COMMITTEE BACKS
JUDGE M'MAH0N

The Senate Judiciary Committee
today voted a favorable report on the
reappointment of Judge John P. Nc
Mahon for another term on the Police
Court bench. His nomination prob
ably will come up for confirmation in
the Senate tomorrow. Judge Nc
Mahon has been on the bench for
about 20 years.
The three appointments to the Dis
trict Court of Appeals are still await
ing action of subcommittee. They
are: Associate Justice D. Lawrence
Groner, for promotion to chief justice;
Representative Fred NJ Vinson, Demo-
crat of Kentucky, to be an associate
justice, and Prof. Henry w. Ecger-
ton of New York, to be an associate
justice.
The subcommittees have not yet
had any requests for hearings.
The full committee also reported
favorably on the nomination of Judge
Finis j. Garrett of the Court Of Gus
toms Appeals to be presiding Judge
Of the court.
Evening star., 1937-11-29
65 c. &P. LINES
DECLAREDPLACE
|. FORAGE ERESU[TS
Witness at Gambling Trial
Tells of Installation for
Telecast, Inc.
TELEPHONE SUPERVISOR
REVEALS PRIVATE LINES
One of Defendants Denies Having
Any Connection With Al.
legged Dive.

Between July. 1896, and March,
1887, the Chesapeake & Potomac Teie-
phone Co. installed approximately IS
private lines for National Telecast,
Inc, which is accused by the Govern
ment OF supplying racing information
to most of Washington's bookmakers,
witness testified in District Court
today.
The disclosure was made in the
gambling trial of Nicholas mick the
Creek Floratos, well-known Wash
ington sporting figure, and four
others, which began a week ago.
The witness. Josephus Sands, COM
mercia supervision for the telephone
company, was placed on the stand by
Defense Counsel Harry T. Whelan.
Tells Of Installation.
He testified that the telephone COM
pany installed a private line to
Floratos' cigar store at 922 Ninth
street NV, which was raided March
10, along with numerous other alleged
gambling establishments.
In response to direct question from
Mr.. Whelan, he said the company had
installed some 65 such lines during
the months which preceded the raids
by special police squads aimed at
crushing the Capitals bookmaking
business.
Did you ever investigate premises
for which application had been made
for private wire to National Tele-
cast?' inquired Mr.. Whelan.
"On some occasions" replied the
witness. who went on to explain that
those occasions were when the credit
standing of the applicant was in doubt,
or when the premises previously had
been raided.
City-wide Conspiracy Charged.
National Telecast the Government
contends, is headed by Abe Plisco, alias
"Jewboy" Dietz, who is named with 81
others in an indictment charging
city-wide conspiracy to violate the
anti-gambling laws.
One of the defendants in the trial
today was placed on the stand and de-
MED having anything to do with the
alleged gambling joint. He was Ber-
nard Newyahr. He said he was in the
place only once and that was the day
it was raided. He told the jury he
went there to place bet on a race
horse and added he did not see any
of the other defendants there.
The defense was expected to rest this
afternoon and there was possibility
the case might go to the jury before
the end of the day.
On trial with Floratos and Newyahr
are Vincent A. Marino. John A. Glenn
ents and Ben..le NJ. Traub. The five
are accused of operating bookmaking
establishment at the Ninth street
address.
A jury of one woman and eleven men
was impaneled in the case last Mon
day morning by Justice Jesse c. Ad-
kins. Assistant United States Attor-
ney Samuel F. Beach is conducting
the prosecution, and the defendants
are represented by Attorneys Whelan,
Myron G. Ehrlich and Achilles
Catsonis.
Evening star., 1937-11-29
SECOND SUIT FILED
IN D. c. TAX ISSUE
Fruit and Vegetable Distrib-
utor Declares Business
Is Interstate.

For the second time in the past two
months suit was filed in District Court
today to test the constitutionality of
the Districts new business privilege
and gross receipts tax.
The first attack on the law was
disposed Of by the court without any
ruling on the constitutional questions
raised. The suit today was brought
by Max Shapiro. 1909 Water street
NV, president of the local branch
OF the National League of Wholesale
Fruit and Vegetable Distributors.
Declared Interstate Business.
As IN the action brought by Howard
w. Berry, local advertising man, which
was dismissed last week on the ground
Mr.. Berry had not proven himself
to be engaged in interstate commerce,
Mr.. Shapiro's suit alleged that his
business was interstate in character.
During the year 1886, the court was
told through Attorneys Alvin L. New
myer and David G. Bress, MI. Shapiro
received approximately 1925 carloads
OF perishable commodities, all from
outside the District, and distributed a
large part Of these commodities in
other States.
He contended the tax constitutes a
burden on interstate commerce and
consequently is unconstitutional.
In addition. he told the court, it
has the effect OF excluding local whole
salers from the competitive interstate
markets by increasing their operating
expenses.
The tax, in reality, is a sales or
transfer tax on commodity, the suit
stated, and as such is invalid as
amounting to multiple taxation of a
single commodity depending on the
number Of transactions through which
it passes before reaching the con-
sumner.
Tax Regarded Penalty.
The court was told also that the
tax amounts to a penalty on the
man whose own capital is engaged
in a transaction over his competitor
who sells goods on consignment and
receives commission.
The levy was described as retro
active, confiscatory, unequal and dis
criminatory.
Asking an injunction against en-
forcement Of the tax, Mr.. Shapiro
stated that certain members of the
league he heads intend to refrain from
paying the tax which will become due
in about 10 days.
Since the suit questions the consti-
tutionality of Federal statute, it
must be tried before q special three
judge court.
Evening star., 1937-11-29
CONTRACTS BREACH
CHARGED BY UNION
Local Asks District Court to En-
join Contractor From Sub.
agreement Wages.

Charging contract violation. the
Journeymen Plasterers' Local No. 7
asked District Court today to enjoin
Clarence Melcher, contracting plas-
terer, from paying SUBJ contract wages
on an apartment house construction
project just over the District line, on
Sixteenth street NV.
Through the law firm of Berman Il
Smith the union told the court it
entered into a contract with Melcher
and some 40 other contracting plas-
terers last August 6, fixing working
conditions for journeymen plasterers in
this vicinity.
According to the suit, the Con-
tracing plasterers promised to con-
tinue to pay the prevailing wage of
81 an hour and to maintain 5-day,
40-hour-week until March, 1888.
Melcf1er is paying his journeymen
plasterers either rs cents or 8712
cents an hour and working them "A
hours a week, the suit contends.
Unless the court enjoins the pay
ment of these wages, other contract
ing plasterers will be forced to reduce
the wages they pay in order to meet
the competition, the suit declared.
Evening star., 1937-11-29

Swanson, Washington secretary of the
local organization, and a third espe-
cially strong team will be composed
Of Mrs. M. S. Teichman, New York;
Mrs. Maude S. Zontlein, New York;
Mrs. c. B. Pennebaker. Washington,
and Mrs. w. S. Athey, Washington.
The mixed pair match, which starts
tomorrow night, also promises to be
interesting. The trophy is now held
by James H. and Martha Lemon of
Washington. Among the leading con-
tenders are Mrs. Frederick Van Nuys,
wife of the senior Senator from Indi-
ana. and Walter J. Pray of Indianap-
oils, DR.. Llewellyn Lord Of Baltimore
and Mrs. A. P. Stockvis, Washington;
Mrs. Llewellyn Lord and Harold Karp
of Baltimore, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Cheeks of Washington and Mrs. M. R.
West and Louis r. Watson, jr., WASH
ington.
In the open pair championship battle
Oswald Jacoby, the ace of the Four
Aces, will play with Henry Chenin of
Atlanta. Mr.. Chenin, who made re-
markable individual score in the VAN
derbilt Cup match. has announced he
has a mystery team from Atlanta
which he will enter in the team of =
four championship contest.
Evening star., 1937-11-29
136D.C. GAMBLING
PLACES ALLEGED
Listed by Prose-
cutor in Answering Gaming
Conspiracy Defendants.

Answering demand by Abe Plesco,
alias Jew Boy" Dietz, for particulars
of the gaming conspiracy charged in
an indictment pending against him
and 81 others, the Government today
listed 1876 addresses of alleged gambling
establishments.
These places, 1t claims. were linked
with the web of telephone wires by
which Plescos National Telecast, Inc,
is said to have supplied this city with
illicit racing information.
Dietz and the others named in the
true bill, including five policemen.
were indicted after a spectacular
series of IS forays by special police
squadrons last spring. Thirty-four
other indictments were returned at the
same time as the conspiracy true bill
and charged substantive violations of
the anti-gaming law. A total Of 1924
persons were accused.
The list filed today by the Govern
ment was in reply to demands by at
torneys of Dietz for g. bill of par
ticulars.
In the requested bill, Assistant
United States Attorney Roger Robb
stated the conspiracy alleged in the
indictment contemplated the setting
up and keeping of gaming tables.
gambling devices and gaming places"
at the addresses listed and at divers
other places in the District of Co.
lumbia the exact location Of which is
unknown to the United States at
torney."
Many of the places listed have been
raided, Robb said, while police have
information that gambling was being
carried on at others.
Evening star., 1937-11-29
Broadcast Tonight to Feature
Opening of Bridge Tourney
Leading Experts of Game
to Be Heard Ouer
WJSV.
By FRANK b, LORD,

The opening of the eleventh national
bridge tournament at the Hotel Shore
ham tonight will be featured by a
broadcast over station WJSV in which
leading experts of the game will be
presented
Among those who will be heard will
be Gordon NJ Gibbs of Bloomfield. N.
j., president of the American Con-
tract Bridge League. recently voted
the Wetzler memorial trophy as the
outstanding man of bridge in 1887;
Ely Culbertson, Baron Waldemar Won
zwedtwitZ, who gave up his Austria
baroncy to become an American bridge
player; Sir Derrick J. Wernher and
Others The broadcast will start at
$50 pm.
1t. Comdr. William A. Corley, U. S.
NJ. retired president of the Washing
ton Bridge League under whose aus
piceS the national tournament is be-
ing held this week. was busy today
with his committee in arranging pairs
and teams of four for the big meet.
Tonight will be Washington Bridge
League night when local players will
contest against visitors from all sec
tions of the country. The real tourna-
ment matches will start tomorrow
afternoon with the women's team of
four championship match for the
Charles E. Coffin trophy.
The up-defending team consists
Of Mrs. r. B. Fuller of New York,
Mrs. Florence Stratford of Cleveland.
Mrs. A. M. Sobel of Los Angeles and
Mrs. L. G. Quigley of Chicago. Mrs.
Quigley will be absent tomorrow and
her place will be taken by Mrs. Mabel
Erwin of New York.
Among the leading teams to be
matched against them will be one
comprising Mrs. Martha Lemon,
Washington; Mrs. M. R. West, Wash
ngton; Mrs. r. c. Young, New York,
and Mrs. Llewellyn Lord, Baltimore;
second, composed of Mrs. Helen
Rockwell, Warren, Pa, president Of
the Women's Auxiliary of the Ameri-
can Contract Bridge League; Mrs.
Marguerite McKenney, wife of the Sec
retary of the league; Mrs. Allan Ru-
therfold, Baltimore, and Mrs. E. B.
Evening star., 1937-11-29
DORIS DUKE GOES
T0PENNSYLVAN|A
Worlds Richest Girl and
Mrs. Roosevelt Extend
Inspection Tour.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MORGANTOWN, w. Va. Nov. 2s.-
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt and Doris
Duke Cromwell motored from the
rolling hills of West Virginia today to
industrial Western Pennsylvania on
an inspection trip of homestead prof.
ects and mining sediments.
Mrs. Roosevelt and "the worlds
richest girl headed for homestead
project conducted by the Friends
Service Committee near Brownsville,
in Pennsylvania's bituminous coal
region.
The Brownsville district. like some
Of the area the party covered yester-
day, depends on coal for its principal
industry. There thousands of miners
were unemployed during the depres-
sion years. but in normal times
smoke hangs heavy over the hills and
coke ovens twinkle like firef1ies in the
night.
Poverty and Luxury.
The heiress to the Duke millions
saw yesterday the poverty of a mining
village and. in contrast, the compara-
tive luxury of modern, adequate life
on Government homestead at near
by Arthurdale. Neither sight was new
to Mrs. Roosevelt, a frequent visitor
to homestead projects in West Vir-
ginia
Squalor in dusty, unpainted houses
perched side by side on the hills over
looking the mine pits greeted them at
the little settlement Of Usage, where
sulphur -colored Scots Run twists be-
tween the hills.
There Mrs. Cromwell visited in the
two-room shack of Mr.. and Mrs. Otis
Campbell. Campbell, an unemployed
miner, supports his six children on
w. P. A. wages and sends three of
them to school, although they are un-
able to buy books.
S. a Month Rent.
I'VE are supposed to pay IS a month
rent for our house, but we haven't
paid for two or three months now
the miners wife replied in answer to
a question from Mrs. Roosevelt.
1t was then that observers in the
party noted that Mrs. Cromwell ap-
peared more interested in the pov-
erty OF the miners than the plenty of
the well-housed, adequately EMPLOYED
homesteaders, most of whom also once
lived in the tiny, boxlike dwellings
clustered about the mines.
Earlier the visitors attended the tinv
church at Arthurdale, where 20 de-
nominations worship side by side
They stopped for the night at a hotel
in Morgantown.
Evening star., 1937-11-29
"SPIRITUAL FRONT"
URGED BY RECTOR
Inclusive, Strategic Action Is
Needed, Rev. S. M. Shoemaker
Says in Cathedral Sermon.

says IN Cathedral Sermon.
To create spiritual front across
the world, the church today needs the
same kind of inclusive, stategic action
as is needed when nations 60 to war,
the Rev. Samuel Moore Shoemaker,
rector of Calvary Church on Gramercy
Park, New York City, declared yester-
day in q sermon in Washington
Cathedral.
Speaking on "The Church Has the
Answer" Mr.. Shoemaker said: This
country is full of people who are no
longer in touch with organized re-
ligion, whose hearts are not cold to
Christ, and His real cause, and His
organized church, If we touch them
on the right side.
"The forces of anti-Christ have
used the differences among Jews,
Catholics and Protestants 70 Danish
almost all religion from the schools
and from social work in New York
City," he said I'm our sentimental
fear Of stepping on somebody's toes,
we have left breaches in the line for
the enemy to come pouring through.
There are nations today where
churches have been closed and burned
because they did not recognize the
enemy and combine against him tn
time. That can happen here. It Will
II anti Christ goes on unchecked"
Evening star., 1937-11-29
Officer on Way
To Halt Fight
Bitten BY Dog

A bulldog, which evidently was anx-
1ous to perpetuate a family quarrel.
expressed his objection to interference
last night by forcing Policeman Mar
win o. Myers to leave somewhat faster
than he had arrived.
Rushing to house in the 800 block
Of Sixth street NV to investigate q
reported family fight, the officer was
greeted, first by a growl and then
by bite in the leg.
The quarrel was ended by that time,
anyway, so MFR. Myers overcame de-
sire to supply some real news by Bit
ing the dog, and went to Casualty
Hospital to have his leg treated.
Evening star., 1937-11-29
SPEAKER WILL DISCUSS
FAMOUS CHURCH HYMNS
Canon Douglas to Talk TONIGHT At
Washington Cathedral in
Special Service.

The historical development of IA
NOUS church hymns will be traced
IN an address at o'clock tonight by
Canon Winfred Douglas, speaking be-
lore the Church Music Society at
washington Cathedral Canon Doug
las came from the Cathedral of St.
John in Denver to attend the service.
A combined choir of 12O men and
boys from the Cathedral, st. Johns
Episcopal Church Of Washington, ST..
Johns Episcopal Church of George
town and st. Stephen will sing.
This Is the first of three special
services and lectures sponsored by
the society for the advancement Of
music in local churches. The public
is invited.
Evening star., 1937-11-29
Female Tree
Produces Red
Holly Berries
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
When you put up your Christmas
decorations and hang the holly
wreaths in the windows and on the
doors your admiration for the green
foliage and red berries will be directed
toward the female of the species.
For 1t Is the female holly tree, Ag-
riculture Department experts said to-
day. which bears the red berries-the
male tree produces only a small yellow
flower.
Holly Is one of the few trees that
have males and females. This pecu-
liarity, the experts said, is the reason
some persons cultivate holly trees and
find no red berries. They have plant
ed male trees, similar to the female In
appearance.
Though holly is Nationwide in pop
ularity and more than 80 towns all
over the country have taken their
names in full or part from 1t, the
native holly grows only In the SOUTH
eastern States. 3th Maryland - the
most Northern point.
Evening star., 1937-11-29
BAND CONCERT

By the Army Band at the Army
Band Auditorium today at 6 pm. Capt.
Thomas F. Darcy, leader; Karl Hub
ner, assistant.
Program.
Descriptive overture, Street Scene"
Newman
Chant sans paroles, "Melodie" -Friml
Xylophone solo, "Liebesfrud,"
Kreisler
Joseph L. Young, solost.
Popular, There's q Gold Mine in the
Sky" ----------- c. and N. Kenney
Cornet solo, "T'he Bells of St.
Mary's" Adams
Ralph K. Ostrom, soloist.
March, "Cheerio" -- Goldman
"The Star Spangled Banner"
BY the Marine Band, in the audi
torium, Marine Barracks, tomorrow at
3 pm. Capt. Taylor Branson, leader;
William F. Santelmann, second leader.
PROGRAM.
Overture, "Cosi Fan Tutti" Mozart
Trio for cornets, Polka Dots" Buchtel
Musicians Chester Shields, Kenneth
Slater and Eugent Kuhns.
Loves Dream After the Ball"
Czbulka
Selections from "The King Steps
Out" Kreisler
Euphonium solo, "Asthore"- Trotere
Musician Donald Kimball
Grand march, Entrance of the
Guests Into the Wartburg," from
Tannhauser" Wagner
Novelette,, La Mariposa" -Diaz
Brass quintette. with harp accom-
paniment, Lullaby" ------- Brahms
Hymn. 20 God Our Help in Ages
PAR Croft
Narilles' hymn, "The Halls Of Monte
zumA"
Pssy9sa 9&sr Svn u01>a n.~.w
Evening star., 1937-11-29
OLD BELL REDEDICATED
in GEORGETOWN CHURCH
Returned From Aurora, w. Va, to
Evangelical Lutheran Edifice
After Absence of Century.

Returned to the church where it last
tolled about century ago, "The Old
Bell" historic relic which has rested
meantime in Aurora, w. Va, was re-
dedicated yesterday in special services
at the Georgetown Evangelical Lu-
theran Church.
The bells history is fragmentary,
but it is known that the church,
founded in 1859, sent the bell to Au-
rora about 100 years ago. A small
crack in the bell will be repaired
before it is put into active use.
Two former pastors, Rev Drs. Lu-
ther Hess Waring and Gould Wickey,
omciated at the services. William H.
stombock and Joseph G. WINNER ar
ranged the rededication ceremonies.
Included among other historic pieces
of the church on display were an old
German Bible printed in 1880, the
old pulpit and q valuable communion
set.
Evening star., 1937-11-29
Silver Trophies Stolen.

Six silver trophies valued at $50
were stolen from the Sigma Chi Fra
ternity house, at 1912 N street NV,
some time between Friday and yes
terday. it was reported to police by
Milton S. Musser, president of Ep-
silon Chapter. The fraternity, which
is connected with George Warrington
diversity, had won the cups IA
lp8rting events and the like,
Evening star., 1937-11-29

Keep the way open from the door
to the chair Of Baron Waldemar
Won Zedtwitz, who won't come In
until the whistle blows.
Dissuade any one from picking
up the stub pencil which Mrs.
Mckinney carries. She's been
known to insult strangers who
touched 1t.
Is Cheek superstitious?
Not about cards." he explained,
"but I am about superstition. Sup
pose some one wQald borrow Mr..
McKinney's chait I've got my
fingers crossed"
Evening star., 1937-11-29

at the battle OF pasteboards which
begins tonight ut the Shoreham
Hotel, Cheeks faces this sort Of
assignment:
He must find 4 portable divan
for Edward Hymes, jr., who curls
up with the cards before making .
tough play.
Provide q masseur for P. Hal
Sims, who never goes into q
tournament play without q head
massage.
Keep the way cleared to khn 3.
Rau's room. Il hs runs Me0 bad
Evening star., 1937-11-29

luck, he'll dash upstairs and
change his clothes right down to
his socks.
Forestan q carnation shortage
In the Capital. Ely Culbertson
never enters play without one, al
though he denies he's superstitious.
Make sure nobody sits in william
McKinney's chair. He drags it
from table to table or he doesn't.
play.
Prevent kibit2ers from wishing
Mrs. Sims well. She THINKS It's
good luck.