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Evening star., 1937-12-06
FIGHT SEEN
ON M'KELLAR BILL
Ramspeck Measure Also
Arouses Protest as Con-
tr0Versy Grows.

A bitter congressional battle over
measures placing postmasters under
the civil service merit system was
taking form today, with charges from
one side that the McKellar bill pend
ing in the Senate would perpetuate
the "spoils system" and from the
other that the Ramspeck bill which
has passed the House would destroy
post Office efficiency"
Senator David I. Walsh, Democrat,
OF Massachusetts,, and the National
Service Reform League joined the
attack on the McKellar bill, support
ing adverse minority reports by men,
bers Of the Senate Post Office Commit
tee which has reported 1t favorably.
They urged substitution of the Rams
peck measure
At the same time Representative
Nichols, Democrat, of Oklahoma,
launched drive for House action on
companion measure to the Nickel
lar bill. charging that the Ramspeck
bill would destroy major part of 10
cal post Office efficiency by giving
postmasters appointments for life.
The Civil Service League attack on
the Mckellar measure Vas contained
| IN a letter to Senators urging that it
be defeated because it would not
take politics out of the post Offices"
1t charged that provisions requiring
Senate confirmation and limiting to
four years appointments to first, sec
ond and third class postmasterships
would require postmasters Ito devote
| their main attention to political &C
tiVities for reappointment."
The league described the Ramspeck
bill as mot an ideal measure" but
said it would go far toward establish
ing the merit system for postmasters.
Representative Nichols charged. how
| ever, that its provision for appoint
ments during good behavior" would
destroy incentive for postmasters to
give efficient service in order to win
| reappointment
Mr.. Nichols said petition to bring
up for House action companion
measure to the McKellar bill, intro
| duced by Representative Charles /.
Faddis, Democrat Of Pennsylvania,
would be started this week.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
Football Game
In OMng Leads
To Try at Theft

In pleading guilty to a charge of
attempting to steal an overcoat, Ed
ward S. O'Donnell, 80, today told
Police Court Judge John P. Mcmahon
ne tried to take the wrap Saturday
because he needed it to keep warm
at the Washington Redskins New York
Giants football game he planned to
attend yesterday
A former employe of the Potomac
Electric Power Co., the man, police
said, went in clothing store in the
1900 block of F street NV. to meas
ure some wire cable and a short time
later was halted as he was leaving
with a new overcoat over his arm.
Though the defendant testified he
had been unemployed for several
months, police said they found in his
pockets round-trip train ticket to
New York, a ticket for the game
and IS.
When asked by Judge Mcmahon
where he got the money, O'Donnell
replied he won it in a penny-ante
game"
He was sentenced to serve go days
In jail
Evening star., 1937-12-06
Santa
Continued From First Page.

Theater, on the air tomorrow night in
behalf of the campaign. They will
play over Station WMAL from 10 80 to
II pm.
In the meantime. details of the drive
move toward Christmas Eve in hun
dred Offices. Food-clothing-
yes! But what about that wheel
chair?
Do you have one not in use? The
police report family with boy who
was injured recently. He must stay
in bed long time unless a wheel chair,
which his parents cannot possibly af
ford, is donted. If you have one to
give you may call Mrs Ada Minnix at
Republic O883 or O884.
Ways of Helping Tots.
You are Santa Claus. Your part in
seeing that no child in Washington
is forgotten this Christmas and that
no family is without a Christmas din
ner can be managed in the following
ways:
L. nttSlld lOy lIldpillce odlui udy
morning, December Is, at any Warner
Bros. Theater A new toy or new ar
ticle of clothing will be the price of
a ticket
2. Leave new toy, new article of
clothing, or non-perishable food (can-
ned food is excellent at Federal
Building collection centers, at any
Peoples Drug Store collection box or
at any night club toy party. Dona-
tionS made at all of these places 60
to The Star Warner Bros-N. B. c.
Christmas campaign.
3. Deliver food, clothing or toys to
any police station or call National
4000 ask for precinct five and ask
that squad car be sent to your home
for anything you wish to donate.
John j. Payette. general zone man.
ager, Warner Bros Theaters, an
nounces the programs for the toy mat
inees, all films having been contributed
by their local distributors.
Earle-Gene Autry in Boots and
Saddle" Republic picture.
tropolitan-Laurel and Hardy in
M-G-Ms Way Out West"
Tivoli-Errol Flynn and the Mauch
twins in Warner Bros Prince and
the Pauper."
Ambassador - Joe E. Brown in
R-K-O's "When's Your Birthday?'
savory-William Boyd in a Para
mount picture, Trail Dust"
Avalon - Spanky Mcfarland in
M-G-Ms General Spanky"
Uptown - Laurel and Hardy in
M-G-M's Way Out West"
Calvert-Joe E. Brown in Warner
Bros Polo Joe"
Sheridan - Jane Withers in the
Twentieth Century Fox production,
Angels Holiday"
Colony - Spanky Mcfarland in
M-G-M's General Spanky"
York-Joe E. Brown in Warner
Bros Polo Joe"
Penn-Jean Arthur and Gary
Cooper in a Paramount picture, "The
Plainsman.'
Apollo - Billy Mauch in Warner
Bros "Penrod and Sam"
Home-Joe E. Brown in Warner
Bros Polo Joe"
Each picture is supplemented with
comedies, Mickey Mouse, Popeye, Silly
Symphony, Merry Melody or Color
Evening star., 1937-12-06
Lily Pons in Detroit.

DETROIT, Dec. 6 (P,--Lily Pons,
accompanied by her friend. Andre
Kostelanetz, the orchestra leader, ar
rived here last night to sing Lucia
Di Lammermoor" with the Detroit
Civic Opera Co. tomorrow night. Kos
telanetz went on to New York to re-
hearse for a performance Wednesday
night
Evening star., 1937-12-06
INFANTRY IS BEST,
GEN. CRA|G'S VIEW
Neither Planes Nor Tanks
Can Replace Soldier on
Foot, Report Holds.

Military operations in Spain and
China provid, factual evidence"
which demonstrates that neither air.
planes nor tanks can bring about a
decision in land operation" Gen.
Malin Craig, chief of staff, declared
in his annual report to Secretary of
War Woodring, made public today.
Airplanes and tanks, Gen. Craig
said are "auxiliaries, valuable aux
iliaries, to the infantry. whether the
support given be of a tactical or
strategical nature" For the decision,
the chief of staff said, I'VE must still
look to the man on foot" The new
arms can aid the foot soldier but
cannot replace him, he said.
Budget limitations for the fiscal
year 1898, Gen. Craig said in his re-
port, will restrict the average strength
of the Army to 10000, which is
$4,000 short of the strength prescribed
by the National Defense Act of 1920.
He set $4,000 as the minimum num-
Der required to provide adequate gar
risons in the Territories and abroad
and to perform necessary duties IN
the United States. He recommended
that the Regular Army be increased
to 1869 officers and $4,000 enlisted
men and maintained at that level.
National Guard at Peak.
Training of the National Guard has
improved "and its readiness for COM
bat is believed to be at the highest
peak of its postwar history" Gen.
Craig reported. He commended the
Guard for efficiency in maneuvers
with regular troops and during flood
disasters and other civil emergencies
The Guard, however, is dangerously
deficient in anti-aircraft equipment,
he said. Total equipment for 10 anti
aircraft regiments is inadequate to
equip one of them for war service, he
said.
Gen. Craig recommended that 10000
officers of the Organized Reserves
should be called to 14-day active duty
training annually.
The Army is far short of minimum
requirements in such critical items
as anti-aircraft equipment, anti-tank
weapons, tanks, aircraft guns of larger
calibers, field artillery materiel and
motorized equipment, Gen. Craig said
There also is a shortage in reserves
OF war materials sufficient to bridge
the gap until industry can begin guam
tity production in case of emergency,
he said.
S162,000,000 for Housing.
Gen. Craig estimated that $162 000,-
600 is necessary to meet urgent needs
In Army housing. During the last
year Congress made available s25, ,587,-
456 for this purpose
There is urgent need for a new
building to house the War Depart
ment, Gen. Craig said, pointing out
that departmental activities in WASH
1ngton now are housed in 20 different
buildings, widely separated, in the
District, Maryland and Virginia. This
results in delays and difficulties in CO.
ordination that could not be ex-
pected to have other than the most
serious consequences in the event of
war;
Gen. Craig recommended restora-
tlon of the re-enliStment allowances.
eliminated by the Economy Act. and
provision of more adequate pension
benefits for enlisted men DISCHARGED
on account of physical disability. He
also urged increased pay for tech
nlcians, reporting that as men are
trained by the Army they are taken
away by private industry.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
Vegetable Oil Production.

The Bureau of Agricultural Econom-
les estimates the production increase
in vegetable oils from major crops, like
soybeans, cottonseed, corn and pea
nuts, to be 100000, 900 pounds year.
Evening star., 1937-12-06
Volume Of Breathing.

The volume of a normal breath, ac-
cording to Psychologists, is 80 cubic
inches-tke amount taken by a normal
and average man taking IL breaths
per minute
Evening star., 1937-12-06
Theory of Evolution.

According to the evolutionary theory,
the divergence between man and his
nearest living relative, the gorilla.
must have occurred not less than a
million years ago.
Evening star., 1937-12-06

Rhapsody cartoons, in many cases
three to program.
At the Earle and Metropolitan the
shows start at 9 am. and at all others
10 am.
Evening star., 1937-10-06
GUILTY PLEA MADE
BY ALFRED BRAUER
Probation officer Gets Case of Stu
dent Charged With S e. W
Hold.un.

After denying his guilt week ago.
Alfred H. Brauer, 22-year-old univer-
sity student, pleaded guilty before Jus
tice Joseph w. Cox in District Court
today to robbery charges in connection
with the S. & w, Cafeteria hold-up
August 81 and the robbery of a Sani-
tary Grocery Co. clerk July 81.
Because Brauer had no previous
criminal record, Justice Cox referred
his case to the probation officer for
investigation and report. Sentence
probably will be imposed next week.
Brauer is said by police to have
planned both robberies. Harry G.
Smith, 35, also under indictment, is
accused Of actually perpetrating them.
Smith, who was arrested in Tampa,
Fla, has pleaded not guilty.
The third man indicted in the S. e.
w. and Sanitary cases. William P. AL
len, 80, taxicab driver, pleaded guilty
last week to both accusations.
The prosecution is expected to nolle
PROSE- third charge against Brauer
involving pocketbook snatching Au-
gust 81 near Cathedral avenue and
Fortieth street. Smith and another
man, George Carroll, who has not
been arrested, are charged with him in
the pocketbook case.
Evening star., 1937-10-06
UNI0NIST beaten,
TO STAY IN MEMPHIS
c. I. o. Organizer Again in Hos
pital After Thugs Waylay Him.
City Negligence Charged.

BY the Associated Press.
MEMPHIS, Tenn, october GA
c. I. o. organizer, beaten for a second
time on Memphis streets, served notice
from hospital bed today that mo
thugs are going to drive me from the
city," and his union backed him with
demands that his assailants be pun
ished.
If they kill me there are 10000
other auto workers who will take my
place." said Norman Smith. ST. Louis,
230-pound organizer for the United
Automobile Workers Of America.
Hospital attendants said Smith may
have suffered q skull fracture from
blows from a machinist's hammer and
pistol butts welded by six or seven"
men.
In Detroit Fred Piper, member OF
the International Executive Board OF
the U. A. W., said that in the Smith
beating 1--WE have evidence of gross
negligence on the part Of city oficials
in permitting these things to happen
on a public thoroughfare and we have
complained to the Department OF
Justice, the Civil Liberties Union, De-
partment of Labor, Governor of Ten
nessee and President Roosevelt"
I'VE will take immediate steps to
prevent a recurrence of these Incl
dents and punish the culprits."
Evening star., 1937-10-06
N. R. A. OIL CODE
IS USED At TRIAL
Firms Expected to Fight
Price-Fixing Charge by
Citing U. S. Action.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MADISON, Wis, October 6.-Col
William j. Donovan, chief counsel for
% Oil companies on trial on charges
of gasoline price fixing, produced in
Federal Court today what was expect
ed to be the main point in his de-
fense-certified copies of the N. R. A.
petroleum code and President Roose-
velt's designation of Secretary of the
Interior Harold 1ckes as oil admin
istrator.
Donovan offered the documents a.
groundwork for his right to claim
before the jury that whatever concert
ed action the oil firms took to stabilize
prices had the approval of the Federal
Government
His right to make such a defense,
without establishing proof in advance
was challenged yesterday by Special
Prosecutor Hammond E. Chaffetz, who
contended the Government at no time
sanctioned practices charged in the
conspiracy indictment.
The court accepted Donovan's state
ment that the companies were obliged
to carry out the provisions of the
code" which suspended application Of
the Sherman antitrust law and
operated under it until the Supreme
Court outlawed the N. R. A. in
May, 1885.
Evening star., 1937-10-06
PIPE COMPANIES TO FILE
MOTION FOR DISMISSAL
Complaint Charged Arlington
Company Organized by Other
Five in Restraint of Trade.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Counsel for five concrete pipe COM
panies received permission at Trade
Commission hearing yesterday to file
motion asking dismissal of charges
they engaged in practices tending to
create monopoly and restrain trade.
The concerns are the Lock Joint
Pipe Co.. East Orange, N. j.; the
Gray Concrete Pipe Co., Thomasville,
N. c.; Baltimore and Hagerstown, Md. /;
the Concrete Pipe & Products Co.,
Richmond; the Mid-Atlantic Concrete
Pipe & Products Co., Norfolk, Va,
and the Arlington Concrete Pipe
Corp, South Washington, Va.
Dismissal Of the charges will be
asked on the ground none of the ALE
cations is supported by evidence and
that no public interest is involved.
The motion will go before the COM
mission for decision.
The commission closed its case with
the testimony Of one witness, Wiley
c. Rodman. attorney-examiner for the
commission. He identified various
records concerning the cost OF pro-
ducing concrete pipe made by the
Arlington company. The complaint
charges the Arlington company was
organized by the other companies, and
they were alleged to own all the
Arlington stock and to have inter-
locking officers.
Evening star., 1937-10-06
N. F. F. E. HEAD ASKS
"CODE OF ETHICS"
Steward Raps Other Federal
Worker Groups in Union
Convention.
Special Dispatch to The Star

6peclal Dlspatcn 10 Ihe Star.
OTTAWA, Ontario, October g.
Calling for code of ethics" for pub
lie employees that has due regard for
the public interest" Luther C. Stew
art, president of the National Fed
Grafton of Federal Employees, today
raped Government worker groups
that have sought for short cuts and
immediate panaceas" to attain OBJ
jectives.
Unable to distinguish between
public and private employ, they have
sought to bring into the public service
methods which simply will not oper-
ate in our Government Federal serv-
1ce," he said.
There have been some strikes, some
picketing, some rather tawdry demon
strations, some sabotage, some provo
cative acts designed to attract public
attention, and then the false claim
has been made that organization ac-
tivity was being interferred with.
These manifestations have been spor-
adic-do not represent the general
sentiment of the public employees
group, but naturally attract unfavor-
able public attention out of all proper
tion to their Importance.
These manifestations have no place
in any proper organization of public
employees which is formed for legiti-
mate purpose and conducted along
proper lines"
Steward emphasized that there
must be definite recognition of the
fact that in public service, unlike pri-
vate employment, there can be nc such
thing as collective bargaining"
Evening star., 1937-10-06
WAR MEMORIAL RITES

In the presence Of thousands of
members Of the Aemrican Legion, now
on pilgrimage to France and Italy,
and high onacials of the American
and French governments, the Amer
ican War Memorial near Chateau
Thierry will be dedicated tomorrow
under auspices Of the American Bat
tie Monuments Commission.
The ceremonies will be broadcast
to the United States by French short
wave radio from Paris on a wave
length of $3.50 meters or 11.72 mega
cycles, commencing at 10 pm.
Addresses will be made by Gen.
John ]. Pershing, chairman of the
commission; Gen. James G. Harbord
Gen. Lheritier of the French Army
and national commanders of the
American Legion and Confederation
Nationale des Anciens Combattants.
Evening star., 1937-10-06
CITY CLERK LEADS
IN DETROIT RACE
Richard W. Reading and
C.l. O. Endorsed Candidate
Will Fight 1t Out Nov. 2.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
DETROIT, October 6.-The candi-
date indorsed by the Committee for
Industrial Organization and the pres
ens city clerk. nearly complete official
returns showed today, will be the two
nominees for Mayor Of Detroit in the
November 2 election.
They defeated the man favored by
the American Federation of Labor as
we'll as two others who trailed far be-
hind.
Richard w. Reading, the city clerk,
lead the five candidates in yesterdays
non-partisan primary and the second
place went to Patrick H. OBrien. the
c. I. 0. indorsee, who said during the
campaign that labor must seize the
reigns of government in Detroit and
every other American city"
Reading was regarded as a "con-
servative," although the contestants
had no party or other designation on
the ballot for municipal Offices.
OBrien is a Democrat and a former
attorney general of Michigan.
The official tabulation of returns
from 900 of the 918 precints showed:
Reading, 1920; O'Brien, 96,600;
Smith. 67,5o7; Mcleod, 1918, and
Philbrook, 1919.
More than half of the city's reg
istered voters cast ballots.
A fight between c. I. o. and A. F. L.
forces for seats on the City Council
still was in prospect for next months
election, however, as each group ap-
parently placed its men among the
victorious ID. That number was
chosen from the 66 starters to con-
test for the nine seats.
The A. F. L. supported the six in
cumbents who sought reelection. and
they topped the list with 900 precincts
tabulated. They are Councilman Ed
ward j. Jeffries. jr.; Eugene /. Van
Antwerp, John c. Lodge, William P.
Bradley. Robert G.. Ewald and John
A. Kronk
Maurice Sugar. attorney for the
United Automobile Workers of Amer
lea. who was one of the c. /. O.'s five
Council candidates, also was among
the nine leaders. In the second nine
were four U. A. w. A. officials. Richard
t. Frankensteen, assistant president.
and Walter Reuther, Tracy M. Doll
and R. j. Thomas.
Evening star., 1937-10-06
FORMER POLICEMAN
IS ON TRIAL TODAY
Robert F. Landgon Accused Of
Obstructing Railroad Track
in Connecticut,

Robert F. Iangdon, A, former Dis
trlct policeman and at one time a
suspect in the unsolved murder of 49,
year-old Beulah Limerick, was being
tried at New Haven today on a charge
Of obstructing railroad track near
his East Haven home.
Langdon tagged a Boston-bound
limited train to stop last March %,
barely in time to prevent the locomo-
tive from passing over heavy chain
bolted around the rails. He told DO
Vice he saw man who had been
bending over the tracks flee as he ap-
preached, and later discovered the
chain.
Investigation led to the arrest of
Langdon, who was charged with
placing the obstruction there himself.
He denied the charge. The first wit
ness at the opening of the trial yes
terday was a photographer who dis
played pictures taken at the scene
of the near derailment.
Evening star., 1937-10-06
INITIATION IMPOSSIBLE
IN U. S., SAYS THOMAS
Utah Senator Back From Europe,
Declares q. s. Has Solution
to Money Problem.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Senator Thomas, Democrat, of Utah
said today that Americas gold and
silver reserves make monetary infia-
ton in the United States utterly i'm
possible"
Just back from a European trip,
the Utah Senator said in an interview
that "the worlds biggest problem is
still money and the United States has
the solution to that problem
AT the same time he expressed hope
that Europe would avoid a general
war. He said the prospects were very
much more hopeful than a year ago."
and that England and Italy will mo
doubt" reach an agreement which
would remove any threat OF trouble
between them.
Thomas went to Europe as q dele
gate to the Interparliamentary Union,
and conferred with some Of the leading
European statesmen.
Evening star., 1937-10-06
CITIZENS GROUP VOICES
BUSINESS TAX PROTEST

Following a resolution opposing the
business privilege tax the North Cleve-
land Park Citizens Association at its
first Fall meeting last night also voted
in favor of enfranchisement of District
residents.
A committee was appointed to op-
pose execution of the tax law, which
was termed unfair and inequitable 4"
In an election of officers j. B. Dick
man was named president; F. l..
Barkley, first vice president; R. L..
Risdon, second vice president; j. w.
Howes, treasurer, and w. M. King,
secretary. DR.. H. N. Roberts and
F. L. Barkley were chosen delegates
to the Federation of Citizens Asso-
Citations.
Evening star., 1937-10-06
Fireman CATCHES FIRE

PHILADELPHIA, october 6 (R.-A
fireman caught fire yesterday at the
annual convention of the Pennsyl-
vania Firemen's ssociation.
George Kramer, Philadelphia, lis
tening to speaker tell Of fire pre-
vention, let out = yell and clapped his
hand to pocket from which smoke
was pouring.
Charles Gill, Philadelphia's acting
chief engineer, rushed into action
yanked on Kramer's coat and ex.
tinguished the Are, caused by . box Of
matches.