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Evening star., 1937-08-12
SHOP GIRLS NAME
WAGE SPOKESMEN
Only About 100 Attend Meet
ing to Nominate Worker
Representatives.

With no more than 100 shop girls
attending, employees of Washington's
retail trade establishments last night
nominated their representatives before
the District Minimum Wage Board
paving the way for a decision on the
lowest legal salary which may be
paid to them.
Officials of the board, disturbed by
, the small turnout for Washington's
10000 retail trade workers, explained
that store executives had declined to
permit after-hour meetings of en-
ployes at their stores for nomination
Of conference spokesmen.
Representatives of employers are to
be announced in about week and
after designation of spokesmen for the
general public, the beard will be ready
to begin conferences, it was an
nounced by Miss Gwen Geach, secre-
tary Of the board.
From Each Group.
The board will receive the nomina-
tions from the employees in retail
trade and from the employers in this
field and designate three representa-
tives of each. The conference groups
will be completed with the appoint
ment Of three from the general pub
lie, affiliated directly neither with en-
ployes nor employers, officials said.
The conferences are to start Sep
tember IS and be completed by
October Is, but the decision as
to minimum pay for the workers
cannot be made subject to enforce
ment under the revived minimum
wage law for an additional 80 days,
Miss Geach explained
Miss Geach announced that 1000
letters had been sent to store execu-
tives and others, announcing the
program of selection of representatives
before the board and that notices
have been published via the news
papers and the radio
Approximately half of the shop girls
attending the election meeting, held
in the Government Auditorium. were
employees of the Palas Royal Depart
ment Store This was shown by
standing count after Miss Geach had
urged that employees of other stores
be nominated for the conference dele
gates.
Nine Choices Announced
The result of the balloting showed
the election of the following nine.
three of whom the board will select
for the conferences, the remaining
to be held available as possible al
ternates
Lucy Keisler, 1lO8 East Capitol
street. of Philipsborn & Co.; Henri
eta Nunally, 38l7 Legation street, of
Kresge's; Mildred Raymond, 7l2
Varnum street, of Palais Royal; Anna
Thornhill. 1903 Sheridan street, of
Woodward & Lothrop; Irma Ketchem,
4l6 Tenth street southeast, of
Green's; Agnes Winters, 1882 Tenth
street. of Woolworth's; A. E. Milstead
of Hahn's Shoe Store, Ma 5ha HUE
Of Lansburgh's and NJ E. Speaks of
Jelleff's.
The meeting was conducted by
Arthur L. Schoenthal, labor repre-
sentative on the board. The nine
employe spokesmen were greeted also
by Mrs. William Kittle, chairman of
the board, who represents the general
public.
The board is distributing ques-
tionnaires among workers to gather
data on costs of living, which will be
used in determination of minimum
wages. The questions were explained
by Miss Marie Waite of the Bureau
of Home Economics OF the Depart
ment of Agriculture, which Is CO.
operating In the survey.
Evening star., 1937-08-12
SENATE GETS PACT
TO CUT POLLUTION
Committee FavorabIy Re-.
ports Measure for Congress-
Consent to States.

A resolution granting the consent of
Congress to Maryland. Virginia. West
Virginia, Pennsylvania and the Dis
trict of Columbia to negotiate a COM
pact to prevent or render harmless
the pollution of the Potomac River
drainage area was reported favorably
to the Senate from the Commerce
Committee yesterday.
The proposed compact or agreement
would have to be ratified, however,
by the Legislatures of the several States
and by Congress before it became bind
ing. The resolution contemplates a
compact that would create a con-
servancy district to consist of the
drainage area of the Potomac River
and the main and tributary streams
therein, said district to be organized
and maintained for the purpose Of
regulating. controlling, preventing or
otherwise rendering unobjectionable
and harmless the pollution of the
waters of said Potomac drainage area
by sewage and industrial and other
wastes, upon conditions that suitable
person shall be appointed by the
President of the United States from
the Department of the Treasury who
shall participate in said negotiation
as representative Of the United States.
and shall make report to Congress of
the proceedings of any compact or
agreement entered thereto. : ="
The resolution was sponsored Jointly
by Senators Tydings and Radcliffe OF
Maryland
The Commerce Committee also has
before it a general plan sponsored by
Senator Lonergan, Democrat, of Con-
necticut to control stream pollution
throughout the Nation, and is ex-
pected to consider it later this week.
Evening star., 1937-08-12
PRACTITIONER MEASURE
is SIGNED BY PRESIDENT
Bill Amends District Healing Arts
Law of 1020-Four Others
Also Approved,

A bill amending the Districts heal
ing arts law of 1929 was signed today
by the President. This measure elimi-
mates the rule that required persons
practicing before that time to obtain
new license from the Healing Arts
Commission within five years.
Since the expiration of the five-year
period Congress has had to pass a
number of separate bills to license
practitioners who were out Of the city
at the time or did not know of the
five-year rule, and the amendment will
now allow the commission to pass on
such cases
The President also signed four bills
for individual practitioners. One will
allow the Board of Optometry to ex-
anime Welton B. Hutton for a license
to practice optometry; the other would
license Frederick w. Didier and Will
liam J. Olds to practice the healing
arts and Russell Pemberton to prac-
tice chiropractic.
Evening star., 1937-08-12
BATES TO SPONSOR
POLICE COURT BILL
Bill Would Change Final
Board of Appeal for
Ousted Members.

Police Court would constitute a final
board of appeal for policemen con-
yicted by the Police Trial Board
under legislation which Representa-
tive Bates, Republican. of Massa l.
chusetts disclosed today he proposes
to sponsor. The Commissioners now
constitute the final board of appeal.
Bates revealed his plan at the con-
clusion of series of hearings con-
Quoted by special House District
subcommittee on bills authorizing the
Commissioners TO reinstate four dis
missed policemen. An active member
of this subcommittee. Bates said de-
velopments during the hearings con-
vinced him that something is wrong
with the present system and a po-
liceman convicted by the Trial Board
should be entitled to review of
his case by judicial agency.
As the hearings ended, Bates directed
Assistant Corporation Counsel Thomas
to submit to him the draft of a bill
designed to carry out his plan. Police
Court, under the proposed new set-up,
would have full authority to order
reinstatement of a dismissed police
officer.
The subcommittee headed by Rep
resentative Randolph, Democrat. of
West Virginia closed the hearings after
questioning Capt. jeremiah A. Sulli-
van Of the fourth precinct and two
former policemen who were dismissed
David r. Thompson and Ralph S
Warner. These officers are seeking
restoration to duty through special
legislation. The case of Thompson
and Warner was taken under advise
ment and action will be taken on bills
to reinstate them as soon as the Com
missioners submit report outlining
their reasons for opposing the meas
ures
As a result of the subcommittee S
investigation it already has had the
District Committee approve bill au-
thorizing the Commissioners to rein
state Amos B. Cole, who was dismissed
from the force several months ago. On
recommendation of the subcommittee
the full committee rejected another
measure authorizing the return to duty
Of former Policeman James F. Day.
Evening star., 1937-08-12
SENATE UNIT WILL ACT
ON CAB INSURANCE BILL

A poll OF the Senate District Com
nlttee will be taken today on the
question of reporting the House taxi
cab insurance bill, approved yester-
day afternoon by subcommittee IN
amended form. The subcommittee is
headed by Senator Tydings of Mary
land.
As revised the measure would en-
able cab operators to file with the
Public Utilities Commission insurance
policies for each cab in the amount
OF $4,000 covering death or injury
and $1,000 for property damage. 1t
would also give cab operators the
option of forming mutual insurance
companies to carry the liability un-
der the terms of the marine insur-
ance act of 1922.
Evening star., 1937-08-12
Automobile Burning Causes
Headache for u. S. attorney

The bad luck that brought Ersillo
Bona. 1927 l. street, to the wrong in
tersectlon at the wrong time Monday
night also caused several headaches
in the United States attorneys Office
yesterday
Bona, arrested in connection with
the alleged burning of an automobile
belonging TO Jerry Maiatico, his erst-
while business partner. in front of the
latters home, at 1908 Sixteenth street
northeast, Monday night, was brought
to the United States attorneys Office
to be charged.
Arson seemed the logical allegation,
but check-up revealed the law was
of such early origin it failed to in
clude the automobile 1t was only after
some head-scratching that it was de-
cided to charge Bona with destruction
OF property. He waived preliminary
hearing and was held under $4,000
bond.
Bona's plight, which included con-
viction on three traffic charges in po-
lice Court yesterday as we'll. all started
when Henry Herbert, 1880 Kearney
street northeast, saw a green sedan
driving up and down in front of his
home Monday night and shortly after
Evening star., 1937-08-12

her little brother James, police said.
Mrs. Vandergrift said today that her
daughter had previously disappeared
a week ago Sunday and was found by
police some distance from her home.
Again last Wednesday the mother said,
Irene walked into the sixth precinct
station about dusk and told the police
she was afraid to walk home alone
She was taken home in squad car.
Mrs. Vandegrift said her daughter
read great deal and had been spe-
cially interested in the stories about
the disappearance of Miss Major, who
WAS found travelling with a circus in
Norfolk, Va.
Irene was described by her mother
as weighing about 1872 pounds, blue
eyes and blond hair and when last
seen was wearing q flowered print
dress.
Evening star., 1937-08-12
DISTRICT GIRL, IS,
MISSING z DAYS
Irene Vandegritt interested
in Doris Major Stories,
Mother SAYS.

Irene Nadeene Vandergrift. 10. who
was greatly Interested in the stories
Major, cigarette girl who joined the
circus, was being sought by police to-
day after her distraught mother, Mrs.
Irene Vandergrift. reported the child
is missing
Irene, who lives at 5O78 Sherrier
place, was last seen at home Tuesday
afternoon when her mother lay down
for nap, leaving the girl to care for
Evening star., 1937-08-12

street and Volta place.
Apparently walking in his Sleep
James S. Funk, %, of 923 E street
southeast last night toppled through a
low window on the second floor of
his home and fell 20 feet to the
ground. He was treated at Casualty
Hospital for a broken ankle.
John T. Grieve, 81, of SO8 Decatur
street, workman at the new Govern
ment Printing ONCE Annex, North
Capitol and G streets, was taken to
Casualty with a broken ankle and
a sprained back after he slipped
through trap door on the roof
and fell 80 feet to the third floor
of the structure.
Evening star., 1937-08-12
POLICE ARREST FOUR
IN GAMBLING RAID

Led by Detective Sergt. George C..
Deyoe, vice squad police raided an
establishment in the basement of q
rooming house in the l700 block of
Corcoran street yesterday afternoon.
arresting four colored persons and
confiscating $3.50 in cash. a large
quantity of alleged numbers" slips,
two adding machines and a revolver
Those arrested, all of whom were
charged with operating a lottery, gave
their names as John Henry Stanton,
80, of 1850 S street; Daisy M. Thomas,
23. Of l747 Corcoran street; Eliza
beth T. Morrison, SO, Of 1884 U street
and Helen Juggins, ~, Of 322 r street.
Evening star., 1937-08-12
.|CKES HITS FOES
Of RE0RCAN|z|NG
Tells Senate Group Presi-
dent Should Have as Much
Freedom as Possible.

In a surprise appearance before the
special Senate Reorga nization Com
mittee Secretary 1ckes said today the
President ought to have as much free
dom as possible in recognizing depart
ments of the Government. He de-
nounced what he called propaganda "
against the administration reorgan-
ization plan.
The Secretary named former Gov
Clifford Pinchot of Pennsylvania as
the spearhead Of q national cam
paign of propaganda" against naming
the Department Of Interior the De-
partment of Conserva ton, as proposed
in the reorganization bill.
Witnesses representing forestry
groups before the committee have op-
posed the change in name, because,
they said, it indicated probable trans
fer Of the Forest Service from the
Agriculture Department.. where they
l..
Conservation Important.
why should people from Wall
Street to the farms object to a de-
partment of conservation he asked
Nothing is more important than
conservation, 1ckes said I'VE ought
to recognize it as a ma jor function of
government.
The proposed new department of
public works, a feature of the report
Of President Roosevelts "BroWnlew
Committee" is out, it was learned
today.
1t had been passed over in the
omnibus reorganization bill on which
the Senate Committee is holding 10
day public hearings 1t also has been
omitted with emphasis from the bill
reported Tuesday by the House Reor-
ganization Committee and today the
Brookings Institution turned thumbs
down. on the proposition.
The bill probably will be reported
to the Senate next week but action
is not expected this session.
Senator Byrd Of Virginia. author
Of the original resolution for reorgani-
zation studies in the interests of
economy and efficiency, today made
public the last four of IA sections of
the report prepared for his commit
tee by the Brookings Institution,
covering Federal agencies in the fields
Of uD banking and credit: (2) public
domain, agriculture. wild life and
aquatic resources; 80 transportation,
and % public works and water re-
sources.
Single Depa rtment Hit.
Regarding public works. this report
makes two general conclusions. The
first is that the wide diversity" of
functions makes it impossible to
unite them all in single department
simply because their administration
utilizes personnel, techniques and
equipment that are vaguely grouped
under the heading Of engineering and
are therefore assumed to be character
lied by interchangeability." Secondly,
the creation of central public works
organization to undertake all con-
struction for the Federal Government
does not appear to offer any advantage
either in economy or efficiency"
Reallocation Of regulatory functions
in the field of transportation are rec
commended, calling in most cases for
concentration of regulatory activity
in the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion. The report points out that at
present such Federal work is super
vised jointly by IL units in 7 de-
partments, by 8 independent commits
sions, boards or administrations and
by Government corporations-spend-
ing more than $500 ,0O0, 900 last year,
Evening star., 1937-08-12
Sanitary Employees Picnic.

The Sanitary Grocery Employees
Association. Section No. 80. held its
annual picnic yesterday at Glen Echo
Park. More than 900 members of the
association and their families took
part in events which included SWIM
ming In the park pool and amusement
rides. From 4 to s pm. there was
dancing, followed BY q basket supper.
Evening star., 1937-08-12
Engineer License Bill Urged.

Pending legislation requiring IL
censes fer engineers has the approval
of the District of Columbia Society of
Professional Engineers, its Board of
Directors announced today The board
urged adoption of this measure ITO
safeguard life, health and property"
Evening star., 1937-08-12
FALLS CAUSE HURTS
TO FOUR PERSONS

Four persons, two of them children
were painfully injured in falls yes
terday and last night.
Mabel Mawson, 10, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. j. A. Mawson, 1905 M street
Evening star., 1937-08-12

suffered a double
fracture of her
left leg when she
slipped into an
excavation in the
3700 block OF M
street. She was
taken to George
town Hospital.
Also treated at
Georgetown was
8-year-old Ernest
Lee, 1909 Thirty
third street, who
cut his chin when
he fell in a play
ground pool at
T hir ty- fourth
Evening star., 1937-08-12
Infant Care Books
Sent by US. Bureau
To Marine in China
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Children's Bureau bundled
up batch Of prenatal and infant
care booklets today for the Marine
guard at Peiping.
A sergeant wrote in that the
guard was short on such litera-
ture and his wife was expecting a
baby. He asked directions to care
for the child during the three
years Of his station tn China.
Evening star., 1937-08-12
Will Hold Picnic.

The Capital Transit Co. Employee
Association will hold its annual picnic
next Thursday at Glen Echo Park.
Robert Dougan, chairman Of the COM
mittee in charge OF the outing, has
arranged a program Of swimming,
dancing and amusement Yidss.
Evening star., 1937-08-12
Coffin Lid of Two Tons

At least l 500 years old and con-
tanning q well-preserved skeleton. q
Roman comm dug up in Belgrade,
YusoslaHa. had . lid weighing two
tons.
Evening star., 1937-08-12
BAND CONCERTS

BY the Marine Band at the War
Memorial tonight at 7:30 o'clock.
Capt. Taylor Branson. leader; William
F. Santelmann, assistant.
BY the Soldiers Home Band at the
bandstand tonight at o'clock. John
S. M. Zimmerman, leader; Anton
Pointner, assistant.
BY the Marine Band in the audi
torium at 1l:15 am. tomorrow. Capt,
Taylor Branson, leader; William F.
Santelmann, assistant.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-04-15

teachers institute at Lamber!on.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Richert
were business visitors at Sleepy
Eye Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Hanson
had as their guests Sunday eve
ming, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugo Kranz
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Klabunde
visited at the Arthur Kruger
home in North Star Sunday.
Carl Klabunde was confined to-
bed several days last week due
to illness.
Mrs. Albert Jeske spent the
forepart of last week at the home
of her mother, Mrs. Ringle at
Sanborn. Mrs. Ringle has been
quite ill and at present is staying
at the home of her sister, Mrs.
Herman Birkemeyer at Spring
field.
Mr.. and Mrs. Potter visited at
the Peter Peterson home at Nor
gan Sunday. Other guests there
were Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Par
ker of near Clements and Mr.. and
Mrs. Ben Peterson and son, Dom
aid.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virtus Fonken
were Redwood Falls visitors
Monday.
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Everybody's Health

There are some disease con-
ditions that are found especially
in nervous, high-strung persons.
They appear to be caused by en-
otional strain rather than by any
outside germ or bodily disorder.
One of these is peptic ulcer, a
disease that presents so many diff
ficulties both as to origin and
treatment, that Minnesota doctors
are arranging a special sympos-
ium to be held in connection with
the eighty fourth annual meeting
of the Minnesota State Medical
association.
Any ulcer that develops in the
mucous membrane of the stomach
or duodenum that is exposed to
the action of the gastric juice is
called a peptic ulcer.
It is no longer necessary for
doctors to spend much valuable
meeting time discussing methods
of treating typhoid fever, for ex-
ample, because vaccination and
modern sanitation have reduced
the amount of typhoid to a point
where, so long as preventive mea-
sures are vigorously maintained,
the disease is no longer menace.
Modern sanitation and the tech
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-04-15

We do our best to keep this
here hamlet in tune with the
times why can't the rest of
you kids cooperate? g.. Here
we haven't had one teesy weesy
gol darn sit-down strike !. and
its about time someone made a
few suggestions.
-f-f-
That school teacher from Bel
view can follow suit by sitting
down on the guy who sent her a
letter reading somewhat as fol-
lows. "Please check the day when
1 may call on you at p. M
Mon. [ Tues. { Wed. { }
Thurs. } Fri. { J" In
case you don't catch, the sit-down
would be for the inclusion of Sat-
urday night on the gentleman's
request card.
-
And John Peterson, also of Bel
view, might sit down on fortune
tellers 1t seems that the
bashful bachelor took three wo-
men guests to a celebration at
Granite Falls and there was pre-
vailed upon to consult a palmist.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1937-04-15
WPA WORKERS
STRIKE ON JOB

A crew of eight WPA men at
Sacred Heart staged a strike last
week when they were ordered to
install cutoffs on the city water
mains. The strikers decided that
skilled man was needed to fit the
pipes or else they were to be paid
skilled wages.
The first day of the strike was a
week ago Saturday, when the men
walked off the job for the entire
day. Difficulties were settled again
on Monday and the men decided
to return to work until Wednes-
day, when a WPA labor supervi-
sor from st. Cloud was to have
arrived.
The supervisor did not arrive
as scheduled and the men struck
again last Thursday. The stl ike
was again settled on Friday ard
the men returned to work.
Strikers contended that the
work they had been asked to do
required skill and that they
should receive the wages of a
skilled worker If they performed
the service. Since none Of them
are skilled plumbers, the WPA
headquarters could not grant the
increase.
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Wendt home.
Mrs. Ernest Wendt accompan-
led by Mrs. Anthony Jensen and
Mrs. Laforest Heir visited at the
Stanley Shewe home near Sleepy
Eye Saturday.
Mrs. Hannah Nelson of Clear
Brook is visiting at the Gerhardt
Peterson home and with other
relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Potter
visited at Redwood Falls Satur-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alois Wermish at
tended funeral services for Mrs.
Joseph Haas at Sleepy Eye
Thursday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wendt
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Kettner of Springfield went
to Nicollet Thursday to attend the
funeral of Mrs. A. L. Kettner, an
aunt of Mrs. Wendt and Mr.. Kett-
ner.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wendt
went to Morris Monday to look
after farming interests and visit
friends and relatives.
There was no school in district
Is Friday while the teacher, Miss
Irene NeuschWander attended
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"Your name is john" the seer
ess informed him, not especially
surprisingly as John previously
had been engaged in conversation
with the three ladies just outside
the tent.
"And you're married and have
three children" announced the
fortune teller, just before. the In
dependent gentleman tainted.
49,
George L. Hanson might conduct
a one-man sitdown in protest
against the lady who hung her
underwear in full view from his
upstairs window, thereby subjec-
ting him to taunts by practically
the entire populace.
49,
Our personal sitdown is going
to be on Fred Macs who whisper
ed following attrocity into our
shellike ear this week:
did you hear about the girl
who was so dumb that she
thought "Gone With The Wind"
was a trip to Chicago on the
ZEPHYR"