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agencies Kennedy believes should be
consolidated in the interest Of ef1-
cheney and economy.
The principal duties Of the council
will be to serve as a liaison between
the Commissioners and the public and
to aid In the preparation Of the annual
budget. The departments and agen-
cies Kennedy will recommend for con-
solidation as yet are not definitely
determined, but many Of them are
said to be in the engineering branch
OF the District government over which
Col. Dan I. Sultan, engineer commits
sioner, has jurisdiction. Kennedy also
is expected to recommend consolida-
ton Of the Metropolitan and Park
Police forces-a union considered some
months ago by the House Subcommit-
tee on District Appropriations and
later abandoned.
Aided by Brookings.
Kennedy has worked quietly on the
reorganization plan for more than
three months. A number of experts
on municipal government have aided
him. He also sought tho advice and
(see KENNEDY PLAN. Rase A-z)
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Strip'Teosers Keeping Miners
From Meetings, Union Charges

competition of the free exhibitions"
offered by the company.
The complaint charged that the
firm, mentioned recently in hearings
before a senatorial committee in
Washington, did procure lewd and
immoral women to perform free, in
decent exhibitions known as strip
and-tease dances and to otherwise en-
gage in gratuitous, licentious conduct
at times when union meetings were
scheduled, for the purpose of entic-
ing its employees from attending such
meetings"
Charges aired in Washington we're
reviewed, among them one involving
organization Of q company union Of
f1cially named the yellow dog union" {"
The complaint sets forth that the
flrm did employ armed guards, no.
torious criminals, gun thugs COM
nissioned as deputy sheriffs and
other irresponsible ruflans for the
express purpose Of threatening, tn.
timidattng and seereing It's employees" !"
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administration and Its Foes
Deny Bias 4 gainst Strikers

. more sympathetic administration y
he asserted.
There is nothing the Federal Gov
ernment could do to protect the
rights of strikers. That matter Is en-
tirely in the Jurisdiction Of the
States.
"The Federal Government has set
up machinery to consider charges OF
violating the Wagner act. but the in
itiative must be taken by individuals.
The Labor Relations Board already
is hearing charges growing cut Of the
strikes"
Senator Austin, Republican, of Ver-
mont remarked that he had not OBJ
served any Government bias against
the unions" and added:
"On the contrary the Government
of the United States and some States
have showed favoritism toward the
9, I, o. by lack Of prosecution for ,aw
violations"
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ROBINSON WIDOW
URGED FOR OFFICE
Party Dispute Brings Suggestion
+ She Oppose Gov. Bailey
as Independent.
b. the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, July 24.-A
Democratic party dispute in Arkansas
over selection of a nominee to succeed
the late Senate Ma jority Leader
Joseph T. Robinson today brought the
name of his widow to the forefront as
possible Independent candidate.
Sources close to Mrs. Robinson said
she had received many kilograms urg-
Ing her to run against Gov Carl E.
Bailey, nominated by the Democratic
State Committee yesterday to enter
the special election which Bailey will
call, probably for September IA.
Committee action In making the
nomination ITSELF instead Of calling q
party primary, threatened q rift In
party ranks.
The Arkansas Democrat reported
Mrs. Robinson was giving serious con-
sideration" to the requests that she
oppose the Governor.
The possibility that Mrs. Robinson
might enter the race heightened DO
1itical interest due to the fact Arkan-
sas now is represented by one woman
Senator. Mrs. Hattie w. Caraway.
Several others, the newspaper said.
are considering making the race
against the Governor. Albert Walls,
Lonoke attorney. and Representative
John L. Mcclellan of Malvern were
mentioned.
Mcclellan, starting a return trip
to Washington tonight, said he would
issue q statement there "in the next
two or three days"
Gov. Bailey disclosed he was consid-
ering the question of making an in
terim Senate appointment, pending
the special election. Former Gov.
George w. Donaghey and Brooks Hays,
Democratic national committeeman,
were mentioned In that connection.
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4 FREED, J GIVEN
SENTENCES TO END
SC0TTSBORO CASE ):
One Faces Death Penalty,
Four Get Long Terms in
Assault Trial.
LIBERATED MEN TAKEN
OUT NASHVILLE ROAD
One of Group Must Serve 20 Years
for Sheriff Attack-Appeals
to Be Dropped.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Prosecution OF the "Scottsboro
case during sir years has cost
Alabama bet1Ceen $4,000 and s75,-
900. Nine colored men hare buttled
through legal procedure that car
ried the case tlDice to the United
States Supreme Court. They mere
dragged from freight train at
Point Rock March rs. 1881.
BY the Associated Press.
DECATUR, Ala, July 24.-Swift
court action in the Scottsboro mass
assault case freed four Negroes and
left five others under sentences rang
ing from 20 years imprisonment to
death today.
Prosecutors agreed to dismissal Of
niles" one who was i'll and one who
was practically blind"
The charges were assault in a gon-
dola car upon two white women mill
workers. Ruby Bates and Victoria
Price.
OF the five other Negroes. four were
under sentence for rape after series
OF retrials and one, Ozie Powell, for
assault with intent to murder in slash
ing deputy sheriff with knife Janu-
airy %, 1896.
Status Of Prisoners.
The case left the prisoners in this
status today
Clarence Norris, convicted for the
third time. death.
Andy Wright, convicted second time,
80 years.
Haywood Patterson. convicted fourth
time. IS years
Charlie Weems, convicted second
time, IS years.
Ozie Powell, convicted once Of rape,
who pleaded guilty to assault with
intent to murder. 20 years. The orig
inal accusation against him was
dropped
Freed after six and one-haf years of
Jail life and court appearances were
Olen Montgomery, Willie Robertson and
Eugene Williams. each once convicted
Wright. whose first trial ended in a
jury disagreement.
Prosecutors issued q statement say
ing they we're convinced beyond any
question of a doubt. after going
through II trials of the Scottsboro
cases, that the defendants that have
been tried are guilty of assaulting
Victoria Price in the gondola car as
she recited upon the witness stand
Story Declared "Perjured.'
Samuel S. Leibowitz of New York,
stocky chief of defense counsel. had
challenged her story as "perjured' in
the retrial of Charles Weens, which
ended in conviction today.
The prosecutors said her testimony
is corroborated by reputable wit
nesses"
But after careful consideration Of
all the testimony, every lawyer con-
nected with the prosecution is con-
vinced that the defendants Willie
Robertson and Olen Montgomery are
not guilty.
The doctor that examined Willie
Robertson the day after the commits
sion of the crime. states that he was
sick, suffering with a severe dis
ease and that in his condition he
would not have had any inclination
to commit the crime"
The protestations OF innocence by
1see sCOTTsBORO CASE, Page A-3.)
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Victim, of Heat
Registers Ferer
OF l12 Degrees
Physician Expects St.
Charles, Mo-, Man
to RecOrer.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. CHARLES. Mo. July 24.-Fred
H. Hallbruegge. 81, whose temperature
after a heat stroke registered ll2 de-
grees. is expected to recover, his
physicians said today
DR.. T. L. Hardin pointed out the
hospital staff was amazed by the high
temperature We thought something
was wrong with the thermometer, but
two others gave the same result"
he added. Hallbruegge, taken to the
hospital week ago. today registered
a temperature Of l02.
DR.. Hardin said the highest tenn
perature Of which he had read was
lO9 degrees,
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BY the Associated Press.

Administration friends and foes In
the Senate joined yesterday in call
ing "unfounded" a statement by G. I.
o. unions that the Federal Govern
ment has not displayed the slightest
interest" in protecting strikers against
fragrant" violations Of their rights.
The statement was made by United
Mine Workers chiefs in approving
report by the Steel Workers Organiz-
ing Committee, which criticized Fed
eral oficials for taking no action to
punish violations of the national stat
utes, such as the national firearms
act, by the steel corporations"
Senator Minton. Democrat, Of In
diana, q vigorous administration sup
porter. said the steel and mine work.
ers' criticism was completely un-
justified"
THE workers have never had q
better friend In the White House nor
Evening star., 1937-07-25
CANCER INSTITUTE
SITE At BETHESDA
45-Acre Tract Donated for
$3,50O,0OO Center by
SCourge Victim.

Americas war on cancer. officially
declared by Congress last week, will
be waRed from national research
institute to be built on tract of IS
acres OF the Rockville pike near
Bethesda, Md.
The Public Health Service an
nounced yesterday that this would
be the site of the institute which
Congress authorized
Back of the selection of this site
is the story OF Luke Wilson, Wash
ington business man, who died of
cancer last Monday after arranging
to donate this land to science in its
ceaseless fight on the scourge that
took his life.
He died in the hope that his gift
would help to save others from his
fate.
100000 Yearly For Maintenance.
His death was followed with dra-
matte swiftness within few days, by
approval of the cancer institute bill.
The House authorized an initial ex-
penditure OF S750,Oo0 for building
this new weapon of science and $780,
600 a year for the expense Of main-
tanning it. Then the Senate quickly
passed the measure also, and Presi-
dent Roosevelt is expected to sign it
this week.
The congressional committees that
considered the bill knew about Will
sons generous proffer. He had ar
ranged months ago with Dr.. L. r..
Thompson of the Public Health Serv-
Ice to donate the land if the Govern
ment would establish such an insti-
tute. But his death so crystallized
the project that almost overnight it
became reality
The bill left the selection Of a site
to the Public Health Service, which
had planned all along to accept the
Wilson tract.
Cost to BE Near $500, 900.
Nor is the s75o.0o0 close approx
nation to the total expenses that will
bring about the new medical center
The total cost of construction will
approach nearer to s3,5o0,0oO, with
upkeep guaranteed.
Months ago Wilson set aside the As
acres, at first telling only DR.. Thomp-
son of his plan.
I'll set aside As acres of choice land
from my estate in Maryland" Mr..
Wilson had told Dr. Thompson.
If YOU do, it might attract some
attention, get congressional recog-
nition,' DR.. Thompson had said.
Criticism Proves Boomerang.
1t did. The very notice OF a cancer
center proposed for Bethesda brought
down certain amount of opposition,
but the land was from the country
estate OF the philanthropist and his
neighbor on one side was a retired
Episcopalian minister. Canon Peter.
So there was no objection there. The
proposed institute would be between
the two places Work went along, a
road was laid into the 45-acre tract.
sewerage was laid, gas, electricity,
water added-and then Mr.. Wilson
died.
Soon after his death. Congress got
busy. What Mr.. Wilson proposed was,
in fact, a modest layout-the total cost
to amount only to 000-a house
for the study of white mice, guinea
pigs. and the like.
However, that was the beginning
and the supervising architects office
in the Treasury had gone to work.
Architects had made plans. to be
elaborated on. If necessary. So when
(See CANCER INSTITuTE Page As
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BY the Associated Press.

CINCINNATI, July 24.-staid union
meetings fare badly against strip
tease" dance acts, United Mine Work.
ers contended today in a complaint
filed against Kentucky coal firm.
Company officials at Harlan, however.
denied sponsoring any such counter
attraction.
Philip G. Phillips, regional director
Of the National Labor Relations Board,
said the complaint, alleging unfair Ia
Dor practices against the Glover Fork
Coal Co. of Kits, KY, was the first
OF its kind to be filed.
The company has been observing
the Wagner labor relations act to
the letter." declared A. F. Whitfield,
secretary treasurer. "Strip-tease? We
deny that" He disclaimed knowledge
also of any form Of entertainment
designed to lure the miners from
meetings.
Phillips said union representa- tives
told him they found It hard to mest
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tor and started back to the boat with
Caukln to get spare part When
only about 25 yards from the shore,
the wash capsized their craft, throwing
them in the water.
Quinn said he could just see Caukin's
head sinking as he managed to reach
the surface, but before he was able
to help, Caukin sank
George Elliott and his grandson,
Melvin Kennedy, jr. who live at the
foot OF Wolfe street, saw the accident
and roWed to the scene. They picked
up Quinn but found no trace of Cau-
kin. and the harbor precinct was
notified.
Caukin, who was president and
tSee DROWN1NGS. Page A-5D
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TRUCE IS REACHED
IN BUFFALO STRIKE
Agreement, However, Fails
to Alleviate Food Short
age in City.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BUFFALO, N Y, July 24-Two
thousand striking meat packers and
wholesale grocery truck drivers reached
a 24-hour truce with their employ
ers after a four-day strike. but the
agreement provided no alienation Of
a food shortage caused by tie-up Of
delivery trucks.
Rev. DR.. John P. Boland chairman
OF the State Labor Board, said the
employers agreed not to move meats,
butter. eggs and staple groceries for
"a hours and union leaders promised
abandonment of picketing and other
steps taken to prevent food deliveries.
Both groups consented to meet to-
morrow with DR.. Boland and media
ton assistants to discuss closed shop
clauses in proposed contracts.
Much Work to Do.
Father Boland reported:
I'VE have done q lot of work and
cleared away lot Of debris, but We
still have much ground to cover be-
fore settlement can be reached"
He presided at a conference between
Representative of A wholesale gro
Gerry houses and officials Of the United
Teamsters' Union, representing 1000
truck drivers.
The contract clause which union
men insisted upon. DR.. Boland said,
and which employers refused to
grant was:
THE employer agrees to hire only
members Of good standing in the local
in all departments and the local agrees
to furnish the employer with suf1-
cient competent workers"
DR.. Boland. Buffalo priest who start
ed settling labor disputes as hobby,
returned to his home here and drew
the contenders into a quick concilia-
ton conference as a special State
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REWARD OFFERED
FOR EARHART CLUES
Husband Seeks to Clear Up Mys.
tery Of Disappearance-Me-
mortal Planned.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, July IA
reward was offered for definite evi.
dence Of the fate Of Amelia Earhart
today as friends planned a memorial
service for the avatrix.
Sydney S. Bowman, a friend OF Miss
Earhart's husband, George Palmer
Putnam, announced a $4,000 reward
would be paid for information which
would definitely clear up the mys.
terry" OF what happened to the famous
flyer and her navigator, Frederick J
Noonan.
In an $4,000 flying laboratory"
Miss Earhart and Noonan left British
New Guinea July 2 for a 2,570-mile
flight to Rowland Island in the equa-
torial Pacific, but never reached their
goal. Ships and planes searched the
Rowland area for more than two
weeks.
Atchison, Kans., birthplace Of Miss
Earhart, arranged a memorial service
for the aviatrix August and started
a move to erect monument In her
honor.
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BY G.. GOULD LINCOLN.

While President Roosevelt and the
newly elected Democratic leader OF
the Senate, Barkley of Kentucky, were
off on yachting trip, presumably
discussing the legislative program,
Senators and Representatives yester-
day were talking about winding up
the present session and getting out
of Washington.
Pass the revised court bill and go
home" was the demand.
Not all Of them took this position.
Some there were. like Senator Black
of Alabama, who insisted that Con-
gress should put through his wages
and hours bill. the lever normal gram
ary" farm bill, the Wagner housing
bill and few other measures. But
the urge to get through was on them.
Furthermore they hoped to have the
assistance of Vice President Garner
in this matter. Already they look
upon the Vice President as the man
who brought the impasse over the
Presidents court bill to an end.
Unless there is change Of senti-
ment, the farm bill is due to go over
until next session, even though the
labor bill and the housing bill may
be acted upon.
Smith Advises Study.
Senator Ellison D. Smith Of South
Carolina. chairman of the Senate
Committee on Agriculture, made his
position, and that of his committee,
clear yesterday. No one. he said, is
more in favor Of enacting permanent
legislation for the benefit Of the farm
ers than himself and the rest of the
committee. It Is his contention, how
ever, that this is the time to give
the problem the most careful study
so that when legislation is enacted,
1t will be effective.
For that reason. and because under
temporary legislation the farmer is
dong we'll this year. Senator Smith
and his committee have decided to
make frst-hand study of the farm
problem ION the ground" subcom-
nittee has been appointed, with Smith
tions Of the country and get the in
SIDE story, the psychology of the
farmers and the facts. The other
members of the subcommittee which
will tour the agricultural States are
Senators McGill of Kansas, Bank
head of Alabama, Pope of Washing
ton, Moore of New Jersey and Frazier
of North Dakota, all Democrats except
Frazier. McGill and Pope are the
sponsors Of the 'ever-normal granary"
bill In the Senate
Progress on Court Bill
The subcommittee of the Judiciary
Committee, headed by Senator Nc
Carran of Nevada, assigned to the
task Of drafting new judicial pro-
Adure reform bill, made much prog
ress yesterday. A tentative draft of
the bill will be printed for the use
(see CONGRESS, Page A-8,)
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KING IS UNM0VED
BYA|RP0RT FIGHT
Drafts Bill for Camp Springs
Field Senate May Get
It Tomorrow.
BACKGROUND


For II years Congress has de-
Dated need for adequate airport
for Washington. Volumes of testi-
rony hare been taken, Utthout re-
suit. Airline pilots precipttdted
crisis July by announcing refusal
to fly out Of Washington Airport
unless adequate safeguards are pro-
Dtded. A day or t,uo later District
Airport Commission recommended
airport at Camp Springs, Md. Com
merce Department is drafting rules
prohibiting Washington Airport
operations nhen conditions are un-
safe: War Department has granted
emergency use Of ner Boiling Field
at such times.
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Harry Quinn, l0s Wolfe street, who
was with him. also was thrown into
the water, but made the shore in
safety.
The other drowning occurred several
hours before and the victim was Eule
Bird, colored, Is, Of Washington. Wash
from tow in Georgetown Channel
overturned the skiff bearing him and
James Irby, colored. Is, of S25 Twenty
sixth street. Irby clung to the bottom
Of the craft until rescued.
Caukin was returning to Washing
ton from trip down the river with a
party Of friends when the motor broke
down. He anchored about 100 yards
out and went ashore in the dinghy to
get aid.
Quinn volunteered to repair the mo-
Evening star., 1937-07-25
KING GEORGE MAY FLY
TO VISIT BOYS CAMP
Will Go to Southwold This Week
to Inspect Institution He
Helped Found.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 24-King George is
considering making his first airplane
flight since he came to the throne
7l2 months ago. an official announce
ment tonight said.
The occasion will be one-day
visit late next week to Southwold to
inspect the boys camp he founded
when he was Duke of York. South
void is about 80 miles northeast Of
London.
In past years George has spent sew
eral days living in a tent at the camp.
He is scheduled to return to London
after spending Thursday at Belfast,
Northern Ireland.
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the institute has fabricated a plane
with a wing span of % meters, an
overall length of 1444 meters and
equipped with 6oo-horsepower B. NJ.
W. type (modifed) engine manufac-
tured by the Kawasaki Engineering
Co. 1t has a retractable landing gear
tSee FLIGHT, Page A-3)
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URGE TO ADJOURN
MAY CATCH WAGE
AND FARM BILLS
"Pass Revised Court Bill
and Go Home," Is De.
mand of Members.
BLACK ASKS ACTION
ON LABOR MEASURE
Judiciary Subcommittee Will
Weigh Tentative Draft
Tomorrow.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Eager to put legislation behind
them and 90 home and campaign,
members OF Congress adjourned
their sessions last year on June II.
Eren that 1Uas a later date than
they nanted, but the tar bill kept
them at the Nations business. The
Supreme Court bill thrust aside
hopes OF early adjournment this
year. And during the tiue and
hdI months the fight ragged, other
legislation desired BY the White
House dealing NTH farms. housing
and uages and hours Was neglected.
NoD these problems come to the
fore
Evening star., 1937-07-25
BY J. A. O'LEARY,

III - ~. " LIAM.
Washlngtonians may know before
the end of this week whether the bulk
OF their new tax burden is to be placed
on land and incomes, or take the form
OF modified business privilege tax
With smaller increase in the uniform
rate on real estate and tangible per-
sonal property.
With the House slated to send the
revenue measure to conference tomor-
row. the big problem confronting the
conferees appears to be the making of
a choice between the foregoing alter
natives.
Assuming that the House will agree
70 the conference asked by the Senate,
Chairman King of the Senate District
Committee said last night he would
try to have the two groups meet to
begin deliberations tomorrow afternoon
or Tuesday.
1t Is expected the House MANAGERS
Will be selected from the tax subcom.
mlttee that drafted the bill originally.
They probably will be Representative.
Kennedy of Maryland. Nichols Of
Oklahoma. McGehee Of Mississippi.
Allen Of Delaware, Dirksen Of Illinois
and Cole of New York.
Senators Are Named.
The Senate already has named
senators King of Utah, McCarran Of
Nevada. Tydings Of Maryland, Capper
OF Kansas and Austin of Vermont.
Although there are wide differences
| OF opinion in the two houses as tn
how the city's 100000 deficit should
be met, there are indica tions also of
desire to adjust the differences and
pass revenue bill to meet the Dis
trict's pressing emergency financial
situation.
nevertheless, as an added precau-
ton against the city being left with.
out operating expenses pending tax
| collections, Chairman Palnisano Of
the House District Committee is ex-
pected to seek House action tomorrow
on the separate measure to let the
city borrow temporarily from the
Treasury.
Borrowing Authority.
The borrowing authority has been
embodied in the tax bill by the Sen.
ate, but this would not preclude the
two Houses from adopting it as q
separate bill Immediately. In that
eNent the conferees could eliminate it
from the tax bill later and the city
would be assured Of being able to
meet its obligations until local tax
collections are made.
Until all the conferees are appointed
and have a chance to exchange views
around the conference table the final
complexion of the tax schedule re-
| mains In doubt.
There are no signs. however, of a
let-up in the opposition OF the House
to the income tax proposal and to
the Senate's heavy land levy. which
Is modified version OF the single
tax theory.
Compromise May Be Sought.
II the House stands firmly against
the income tax, and it becomes neces-
sary to return to the business priv-
lege tax on gross receipts, it is be-
lieved a compromise would be sought
by scaling down the gross receipts tax
below the three-hfths OF l per cent
rate in the House bill. Other changes
also probably would be urged to make
it less burdensome.
The gross receipts tax as It passed
the House met strong opposition in
the Senate, mainly because of the
application of fat rate to all busi-
ness, regardless of the fact that the
difference between gross receipts and
o