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Evening star., 1937-05-22
VOTE FRAUD TRIALS
CONVICT FOUR MORE
Score Raised to SO, With No
Acquittals in Kansas City
Probe.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
KANSAS CITY. May PA FEDERAL
Court jury added four more names
yesterday to the 81 already convicted
Of conspiring to defraud voters in the
November 3 election here.
The jury deliberated only rs min
utes in the seventh trial since Federal
officials last December began investi-
eating wholesale vote thefts here.
The convictions brought the box
score to:
One hundred and twenty-six per-
sons indicted.
Thirty-Slx convicted. eight pleading
no defense and three awaiting retriak
because Of a Jury disagreement Of the
~ tried.
One guilty plea.
No acquittals.
Eighty-three await trial, eight Of
them beginning Monday.
Those convicted today are Robert
Strohm, 20, Democratic precinct cap
tain, member OF the T. ]. PenderKast
organization and county employe;
Gene Riley, 20. Democratic election
Judge; Thomas Audley, 81, Democratic
inside challenger, City Water Depart
ment employe, and Mrs. Irene Erwin,
81, Republican clerk.
Federal Judge Albert L. Reeves said
he would sentence the four next Fri
day. The maximum penalty Is 10
years In prison and $4,000 fine.
Evening star., 1937-05-22
MANN ACT SUSPECT
MUST FACE CHARGE
Edward Brinkley, Arrested Here,
Will Be Removed to
Baltimore.

Edward Brinkley, seized here yeeter-
day in connection with the Federal
Bureau Of Investigation's drive on vice
IN Baltimore, was to be removed to
the Maryland city today under Mann
net charges.
Brinkley has been questioned at
length by F. B. I. agents, who have
charged him with immoral transporta-
ton from Washington to Baltimore
last August Of Caroline st. John, an
important Government witness in the
white slave inquiry in Baltimore.
The st. John girl gave testimony
this week at a United States commits
sioners hearing that led to the suspen-
sion OF two officers OF the Baltimore
Police Department. She is from North
Carolina.
Brinkley will be the fifty-sixth per-
son arraigned before United States
Commissioner James K. Cullen in
Baltimore in the Governments clean
up Of white slave racketeering in
Maryland.
Government agents have found that
the vice traf1ic hourishes In Baltimore
during the racing season. The white
slave operations, it is declared, have
widespread interstate ramifications.
Evening star., 1937-05-22
COURT BILL TACTICS.
ASSA|LED BY HOLT.
Says Administration Con-
Quoted "Sniping" Drive to
Put Plan Over.
By the Associated Press

PRINCETON, N. j.. May 22-
United States Senator Rush D. Holt,
Democrat. of West Virginia, last night
charged the administration With con-
Quoting a "nipng, shopping cam
paign to put across" President Roose-
velts Supreme Court proposals.
Holt and Senator Warren r. Austin.
Republican. Of Vermont spoke against
the plan in . debate with Brien Nc
Mahon. Assistant Attorney General Of
the United States. at the annual BAN
quet Of Princeton University's debating
clubs
Asserting the plan was dead" Holt
termed McMahon's arguments In its
behalf "a funeral Grafton"
A group Of lawyers who never
earned dollar in their lives until they
got on the Governments pay roll'
drafted the measure, the young SEN
ator declared
Mcmahon said the plan should pass
In order that the Constitution might
assume the form of a living, ami
mated soulful organism. alive and
responsive to the needs. hopes. and
aspirations Is we'll as to the tribuh-
taons Of l30. 900 900 of our people"
Senator Austin said that preserva-
ton Of the independence of the three
branches Of Government vas more
important than the putting through
Of an immediate economic program"
Evening star., 1937-05-22
PATIENTS GIVEN PICNIC

Patients at the tuberculosis Hospi-
tai, Fourteenth and Upshur strsets,
were treated to an informal picnic
on the hospital grounds yesterday
by w. P. A. teachers conducting classes
there under the direction of the Re-
habilitation Service Of the Tubercu-
losis Association
Miss Hilda Reinhardt served as
otncial hostess, assisted by Mrs Hazel
Taylor, Mrs. Emma Routt, Miss Eliza
beth Kerr, Miss Charlotte Paters,
Oscar Outritt, Lucius Bettinger and
DR.. Roy Geeting. The patients were
under supervision OF Dr. Alexander
Leonardo Of the hospital stan and
Mrs. Agnes H. Stewart director Of
occupational therapy. Miss Emma
Thornwall, hospital dieticiAn, was in
charge of refreshments.
Evening star., 1937-05-22
HOUSE UNIT WON
T0FL0R|DA CANAL
Approves Proposal Author.
izing Comp|etion-Easy
Victory Reported.
BY the Associated Press.

by the ASSOCIATED Press.
The House Rivers and Harbors
Committee approved yesterday a pro-
posal to authorize completion of the
Florida Ship Canal
The vote was taken in q closed ses-
sion, but Representative Green of
Florida, author Of the canal bill said
the proposal received a ma tority Of
more than two to one.
The committee separated the canal
from its omnibus authorization bill,
which it sent to the House with
unanimous approval The omnibus
measure contained ll9 waterway de-
velopments estimated to cost $751;
10000.
Maj. Gen. Edward NJ Markham,
chief OF Army engineers. has reported
to Congress the Government would
be justified in spending sle7 .s2l 900
for the Florida waterway.
Green's bill provided authorization
for the undertaking under specifica.
tions in Markham's report. Neithe,
the canal bill nor the omnibus measure
carries an appropriation.
Some committee members said the
favorable canal vote did not NEAR
that the project would be considered
by the House at this session. Ont
high-ranking Democrat on the com.
mittee described the canal as u meri
torious project" but said it was likely
the bill would be shelved until mex
years, perhaps longer.
Chairman Mansfield said the com.
mittee authorized him to call up tn.
omnibus bill for q House vote at hi
first opportunity, but there was M
such instruction on the canal.
Representative Peterson of Florida
an outspoken opponent of the water.
way, termed the vote only courtesy
to Green, a member of the committee
Peterson said he had learned that 81,
members voted for approval of tn.
bill with the reservation that the,
would be allowed to oppose 1t on tn,
House floor.
Evening star., 1937-05-22
rent STRIKE CASE
MIGHT GO TO JURY
U. A. W. Official Says Garnish.
ment Suits Probably Would
Follow Refusal to Paw.
e. the Associated Press.

Es the Associated Press.
PONTIAC, Mich, May 22.-Justice
Court Jur1es may be called upon to
decide what are fair" rental rates
if the United Automobile Workers Of
America carries out its plan for
large scale rent strikes" unless ad-
jUstments are made by June !.
A spokesman for the U. A. ". A.
Committee, which announced yes
terday it had notified 5000 landlords
OF its program for rent reductions"
said he expected landlords to insti-
tute garnishment suits when-and
n-their tenants refuse to pay rent.
That will take the cases into
court and juries will be called upon
to decide whether the charges are
justified" he said.
There was no outward indication
OF organized plans by property
owners to combat the U. A. w. A.
program"
Although the union committee
fixed per cent Of the assessed
valuation of a property as a fair
rental" spokesman said it was
willing to add 81 900 to the assessed
valuation Of well improved property
FOR the purpose of arriving at a
fair rate" Thus, the committees s
fair rate for property assessed
at $4,000 would be $40 month.
Both sides are agreed a housing
shortage exists in Pontiac Between
1920 and 1880, Pontiac,s population
increased from $4,000 to $4,000, due
to industrial expansion There has
been virtually no home building for
rental purposes since the depression
began, but the city,s population now
Is believed to be greater than In 1890,
Evening star., 1937-05-22
PA PAROLES GRANTED
BY BOARD SINCE JULY
La Roe Says Special Attention Is
Given to Youthful Pris-
onArs in I.arton.

onerS In Lorton.
Wilbur La Roe, jr.. chairman Of the
District Parole Board, told the Mems
Club of New York Avenue Presby-
terian Church last night that the
board has considered 546 requests for
parole since last July and granted 224
of them.
La Roe explained that the board
pays special attention to younger pris-
oners. There are about 400 youths
now In Lorton Reformatory, some Of
whom are mere boys and first Offend
ers,' he said.
TO give these fellows a new start
In life is constructive work." La Roe
declared, but the experienced burg
lars and stick-up men had better re-
main behind the bars.
The most serious impediment to
successful parole administration In
the District is the mixing Of FIRST
offenders with criminals at Lorton
Reformatory. 1t is disgrace that we
do not have = separate reformatory
for boys between Is and 7l-the most
dangerous age from a crime view
point"
Evening star., 1937-05-22
WORK |SLAUNCHED
ON BIG STEEL UNIT
Irwin Starts ,$45,o00, 900
Pennsylvania Project
Named for Him,
~ the Associated Press,

0y tne A80OClAteO FTeA.
PITTSBURGH, May 22.-WiIiam A.
Irwin, president Of the United States
Steel Corp, dug into bleak Camden
Hill with shiny, stainless steel spade
today and launched work on the vast
$45, ,000,0 900 works the Carnegie Steel
Corp. named In his honor.
On the 600-acre tract along the Mo-
nongahela River a few miles from
Pittsburgh will rise strip, sheet and
tin plate plants capable Of producing
900 900 tons of finished steel annually.
To an audience consisting of his
wife; President B. F. Fairless of the
Carnegie Illinois Corp, the industrys
leaders and residents Of nearby towns,
Irwin said:
1T is appropriate that in the Mo-
nongahela Valley, where our organlza-
ton has worked out 20 many of its
most notable developments, the scene
should be laid for the turning of the
first earth in preparation for new con-
struction."
Recalls Organizations Start.
Recalling that Andrew Carnegie
started his great organization with a
$4,000 furnace, he said
within short time you will see
erected on these premises the latest
version Of a steel plant of its kind,
multiplying Andrew Carnegie's orig
inal investment by 1000 times and
Incorporating Improvements OF which
he never even dreamed.
AT capacity" he said. Irwin works
will provide employment for approxi-
mately 1000 men. This will mean an
annual production of 100000 tons of
finished steel. 1t will mean a tre-
mendous pay roll and a tremendous
expenditure, which will provide bene-
fits for the people whose future, like
ours, is bound closely to the Monon-
gahela Valley.
Hopes for Happy Relations"
Permit me TO express in
deep sincerity the hope that the happy
relations among the men. the manage.
ment and the job which has been ours
for so many years in this valley may
continue long into the future"
Fairless said the group of buildings
housing the plant would be 4,200 feet
in length and $50 feet in width. The
chief units will be an 8O-inch con-
tinuous hot strip mill an 84-inch
three-strand tandem cold reduced sheet
mill, 42-inch fve-strand tandem
cold reduced tin mill and supple
mental annealing furnaces, picking
and Timing departments.
Evening star., 1937-05-22
N MUTT IS SILENT
ON PUBLIC T0ASTS
Office Will Neither Deny or
Confirm Reported Ad-
vice to ConsuIs.
py the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MANILA, May 22.-The ofice of
Paul v. McNutt, new Philippine high
commissioner. would neither confirm
nor deny today reports that he had
advised foreign conSus to give his o1ice
precedence over the Philippine Presi-
dent in public toasB.
Reports were published without con-
nrmation yesterday in the American
owned Manila Bulletin. which also de.
clared it was reliably reported the
commonwealth cabinet privately had
decided odaciak would remain away
from gatherings where any such toasts
might be occasioned.
Several foreign omSuls denied re-
ceiving any such advice from McNutt,
who was not available for comment.
The German consul denied he had
made any expression whatsoever on 4
letter which Wayne Coy. McNutt's g
chief representative, sent to all foreign
consuls instructing them to route for
eign relation matters through the
commissioners Office.
Previously, it had been reported TIE
German consul planned to send all
such matters to MalacanAn Palace,
residence Of the President.
Some observers expressed belief the
entire matter might be the outgrowth
Of . campaign by the Philippine
owned Herald to force = clear defiini-
tion Of the high commissioners powers.
In Washington, State Department
ofncials pointed out that under the
Philippine independence act, the
United States Is to conduct foreign
relations during the transition period
to complete freedom.
Evening star., 1937-05-22
Shine Boy Refuses
Justice M'Reynolds
Offer to Face Lion
Circus Visit Enjoyed on
One Dollar Instead
of Fipe; Yes, Sir.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A smiling colored bootblack told to-
day Of having "a swell time" at the
circus through the generosity of
James C. McReynolds, 75-year-old
associate justice Of the SupreE,e Court.
McReynolds was getting q haircut
In the Supreme Court barber shop
when he noticed glum expression on
the face Of John G. Warner, the shoe
shine boy.
What's the matter, SOM" the jus
tice inquired.
"Oh, he's worried because he doesn't
know whether he'll get enough dimes
today to 60 to the circus" the barber
explained.
The justice reached into his pocket
and gave the boy . dollar bill.
If you'll get In the liens cage and
look the lion straight in the eye. I'll
give you IS more" McReynolds said.
Today the bootblack recounted his
experiences.
"- saw the trape5e act. the elephants,
the lions and everything" he said.
But didn't 80 into the Hons cage,
no SIR
Evening star., 1937-05-22
AIR FORCE IS SEEN
AT HALF STRENGTH
Could Defend Only One
Front, if Attacked on Two,
Gen. Andrews Says.
Xs the Associated Press.

MARCH FELL. Calf. May ~
The startling observation that the
United States air force is so made
quate it could defend only one front
should two be attacked was made to-
day by an Army expert in analyzing
the massive aerial war games on the
West Coast.
If the United States were attacked
today on two different fronts, we
couldn't defend both Of them" said
Maj. Gen. Frank NJ Andrews. COM
mander Of the General Headquarters
Air Force.
Wed have to make choice"
In emphasizing his point. he pointed
out that six of the nine air-force
groups in the Nation had to be skel-
etonized completely in order to bring
the other three groups to wartime
strength for the maneuvers.
Sees Lack of Flyers.
1--WE lack flyers and flying machines.
not to mention few more inland
bases and good deal Of equipment"
he said.
Gen. Andrews regarded as unusual
and significant" that not one of the
1925 men who participated in the
games was injured. Only four ships
were lost Taken within themselves" +"
he said. the exercises were highly
successful. We learned q lot
Specific results will 60 into a con-
fidential report, on which he was
working today, with his staff
A gas attack demonstrated the ter
rife handicap imposed on q ground
crew he said, and new radio mi
crophone. attached to the operators 8
throat, was used successfully.
This type of microphone serves dur
ing high-altitude flying. when the
operator S face is covered by an oxygen
mask They talk normally and the
sound is picked up Just as well as it
would be from the mouth"
Prepare for HOmeward Journey.
While the officers conferred, units
brought from Selfridge Field, Mich;
Langley Field, Va; Mitchell Field,
n. Y, and Barksdale Field, La, pre-
pared for the homeward Journey.
=. During the three weeks maneuvers.
the planes bombed sized city OF
Los Angeles outlined on the desert.
Whether the Pacific Coast is ade-
quately defended, Gen. Andrews de-
clined to say.
That wasn't our purpose" he ex-
planned. I'VE wanted to test full
strength organization of the Ma
tions air forces. That is, We as
sembled three groups on a wartime
basis.
Concerning his observations on gas
attack, he commented:
'Of course, every nation promises
not to use gas in time of war AL
the work they do along this line, &C.
cording to them, is for protection in
case the other fellow goes back on
his word.
Well, that's what we're trying
10 do
Evening star., 1937-05-22
U. S. VlSAS TO BE ASKED
FOR REFUGEE CHILDREN
500 Prom Bilbao Reported Appli-
eants, Though Quota for
Spain Only $50.

By the Associated Press.
Gardner jackson, Washington rep
resentative Of the American Board of
Guardians for Basque Refugee Chill
dren, announced today the organi-
zation would apply Immediately for
visss permitting evacuation to the
United States of 500 refugee children
from besieged Bilbao. Spain.
The State Department said the
matter had not been brought to its
attention. Omcials explained, how
ever, that the American consul to
whom the applications are made has
the responsibility of determining
whether applicants are eligible for
admission to this country.
The United States immigration law
limits Spanish immigrants to $50 an
nually, a quota which now Is filled.
Visas sometimes are issued, 1t the
discretion Of oonsul, for temporary
visits to this country Of persons desig-
mated IS tourists, students, business
men and others
Jackson said his organization
planned to ask Secretary Hull for a
statement Of policy ON the question
Of giving American sanctuary to the
children.
Evening star., 1937-05-22
Marine Band Trip
10 Encampn,ent of
1898 Vets Barred
House Naral Group Also
Prevents appearance
mT. F. W. Session.
By the Associated Preks

By the Associated Press.
Members who think the Marine
Band has been travelling enough said
today the House Naval Committee
had shelved a bill to send the musi-
clans to a Spanish War Veterans
encampment at Columbus in August.
The committee also scuttled another
measure which would have let the
band appear at a Veterans of Foreign
Wars meeting at Buffalo, starting
August 29
Representative Mas. Republican
OF Minnesota remarked that the band
had been sent on a months tour Of
Texas last year and probably would
be ordered to q Confederate reunion
At Vicksburg. Miss, this year.
Chairman Vinson suggested it might
be q good idea. for economy reasons,
to keep the band in Washington for
while.
Evening star., 1937-05-22

bras. The birds turned on an
extra chirp to dropn out the
hynsnists.
Result: The Sunday school class
Dent to toipn on IT. hvnns as Il
neDer had before.
ITEM,
IN DESPERATION We searched 4
basketful Of perfectly good Wayside
stories seeking one to top Oh this COL
umn. They were flne, but none
seemed to suit the occasion (vhat-
ever 1t is). At last We turned to that
old trusty Of all stuck coiumnists-
the city telephone book.
Opened it at random, glanced down
the page. found the KS, promptly
discovered:
The Kun In Market"
satisded?
Evening star., 1937-05-22
BRIBERY CHARGED
IN BONDING CASE
Arrest to Be Followed by
Quiz of Prince Georges
Probe Witnesses.

While Maryland authorities with
held action pending further delibera-
tion today. local police were preparing
to question some 80 Washington wit
nesses In the Prince Georges County.
Nd, bonding investigation to deter
mine whether attempts have been
made to buy of" their testimony.
Atwo-w week continuance was granted
in Police Court this morning to
Harry McH. Braxton. 26, colored,
Lakeland, Md. charged with bribery
after he was trapped In the apart
ment Of q witness here Thursday night.
Following 4 conference with Mary
land officials here yesterday, Assistant
District Attorney David Hart said
he would present the case to the
local grand jury.
Ask Aid Il Mai. Brown.
Assignment Of detectives to question
other witnesses, expected to appear at
the trial OF seven former county police
men. . bondsmen and = justice Of the
peace in Upper Marlboro on June Z.
was promised by Maj. Ernest w.
Brown, police superintendent, late yes
terday.
Acting on complaints from "at least
five witnesses" Walter NeWrath, at
torney for the Keystone Automobile
Club, which sponsored the police
bonding inquiry, and George Keneipp,
club manager. requested assistance
from Brown after yesterdays confer
ence with Hart.
Braxton was arrested in the apart
ment of Charles Hamilton, 80, colored,
1888 T street. one of the Washington
motorists who told the county grand
jury he had been "victimized" through
alleged police-bonding collusion In the
county The prisoner, according to
Detective Sergt. Jacob Wolf, was ap-
pretended shortly after he had offered
Hamilton s35 not to appear against
one of the indicted policemen at
the forthcoming trial.
Secreted In Apartment.
Wolf, Newrath and Attorney Louis
LeboWitz of Mount Rainier, who
started the county probe into alleged
law enforcement irregularities. had
been secreted in Hamiltons apart
ment on tip from the witness that
Braxton was scheduled to appear.
At yesterdays conference with Hart,
Wolf gave the assistant District at
torney a written statement by Brax-
ton duplicating one Of the former
Prince Georges policemen as the man
who asked him to offer Hamilton
the s35.
Also at the conference were Alan
Bowie. States attorney for the county,
and Ogle Marbury, special prosecutor.
They declared they had not deter
mined what action to take. but indi-
Gated that the alleged bribery evi-
dence would be introduced at the
trial of the men charged with con-
spiracy to obstruct justice.
Bowie also said that the evidence
would be presented to the county
grand jury. A special session of the
panel may be called to consider the
evidence on June 7, it was learned
authoritatively yesterday, but if the
group is not recalled, the case will be
presented to the regular jury next
October.
A colored woman, Myrtle Lewis, IS,
of North Brentwood. Md. was appre-
hended early yesterday when she ap-
peared at police headquarters in
search Of Braxton. She was released
rs United States witness In the
custody Of . United States marshal.
Evening star., 1937-05-22
PARADE THREE MILES
TO CHEER STRIKERS
Employees of Lock Company Are
Headed by c. I. o. Leaders
and Drum Corps.

~ the Associated Press.
STANFORD, Conn. May IL
Twenty-Five hundred employees of the
Yale d Towne Manufacturins CO.
here, headed by c. I. o. organizers
and = 1ife and drum corps, marched
) miles late yesterday to the plant
OF the Norma-Hodman Bearing Corp.
where strike WIS called last week.
The demoustration began when the
Yale & Towne factory shift came OF
duty at pm.
The paraders marched through the
center of the city, and then out to
the Glenbrook plant Of the bearing
manufactures. There they chsered
c. l. o. pickets on duty before the
plant, and after . few impromptu
speeches pledging support to the
strikers dispersed quietly.
/ A force Of IS State troopers and Is
local policemen we're On duty at the
plant, bat thseo Was no d4GordsrA
Evening star., 1937-05-22
FARLEY WILL DEDICATE
FOUR POST OFFICES
Leaves for Trip Which Will Take
Him as Far West AZ
Flagstaff, Ariz.

Postmaster General Farley left
washington last night for a week.
trip that will take him as far West as
Flagstaff, Ariz. Farley is to dedicate
Tour post ofioes and he plans some
other stops in the course of the trip.
The post ONCE dedications will be at
Flagstaff. Richmond, Mo- Magnolia,
ARK, and Vicksburg, Miss. The
Postmaster General is spending the
week end in New York and will get
away tomorrow night, going first to
Chicago. He also plans stops In
Louisiana, Texas and New Mexico.
Farley has been doing much of the
spade work for the administration
court reform program and observers
here took 1t for granted that he would
also take occasion on the trip to
sound out sentiment on the court
plan In the section he will traverse.
Evening star., 1937-05-22
HONOR PAID COPELAND
Senator Receives Nolan-StirlinE
Trophy for Service.

On the steps Of the Customs House
IN New York City Senator Copeland,
Democrat, of New York today Is be-
ing awarded the Nolan Stirling trophy
Is . highnght Of the observance Of
National Maritime day. The trophy Is
awarded each year for outstanding
services In behalf of national defense
and the American merchant marine.
It was named In honor of Maj Gen.
Dennis Z. Nolan, q. S. A., former COM
mander Of the 2nd Corps Area, with
headquarters at Governors Island,
and Rear Admiral Yates Stirling, F.,
U. s. NJ, formerly In command Of the
naval area Of Greater New York.