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Evening star., 1937-03-08

tories over the week end. including:
l. The detection of the Aluminium
Workers Unions largest unit, at the
New Kensington. Pa. plant of the
Aluminium Co. of America, from the
A. F of L. ranks.
2. Recognition of c. I. o. affiliate
as bargaining agency for its members
employed at the Braeburn Alloys Steel
Co.. Pittsburgh, ending a strike of 300
workers.
g. The Westinghouse Electric &
Manufacturing Co.'S recognition of a
C. l. o. affiliate as the bargaining
agency for the unions members
Meanwhile strikes harassed scores
of business and industrial establish
ments on the wide front.
At Akron, Ohio, 10000 employees of
the Firestone Tire & Rubber Co. who
were made idle by the closing of the
factory last week, waited for an agree
ment between company officials and
representatives of the United Rubber
Workers of America. The union
claimed approximately 5000 workers
as members and demanded it be rec
ognized as their bargaining agency.
Strikers at the Bethlehem Steel
Corps Lebanon tPa) plant voted de-
mands that the c. I. o. be recognized
as their bargaining agency and that
the company institute a minimum
wage Of s5 day.
1900 Return to Work.
Some 1900 employees OF the Bohn
Aluminium & Bross Co. returned to
work at Detroit pending settlement Of
a sit-down strike. Agreements over
the week end ended strikes at the
following Detroit auto parts COM
panies: Detroit Stamping Co.. Zenith
Carburetor Co., Timkin-Detroit Axle
Co. and o. & s. Bearing Co.
A c. I. o. field director said at
Newark, N. j.. the union will seek
a contract with the Crucible Steel
Co., employing approximately 1000
workers. The C. l. 0. last week signed
q SOlAtl dIL Will lLiC Sdi liCS SlC AliLllO1o
Steel Corp.
Special police squads roved the
downtown and adjacent districts of
Chicago, intent upon preventing vio-
lence in the strike that has crippled
taxicab transportation. Few Yellow
Cabs and virtually no Checker ma
chimes were seen on Chicago streets
Striking drivers, who demanded wage
and other concessions. organized a
union designed as c. I. O. affiliate.
Negotiations between General Mo-
tors Corp and the United Automo-
bile Workers of America, which opened
five days after the widespread strikes
were settled February II, approached
a conclusion today.
The conferees have reached tenta-
tive agreements upon all issues not
composed in the strike settlement, but
one and, when they recessed for the
week end, they said it was possible
they would sign final terms today.
The one question still before the
conference was the unions demand for
national minimum hourly wage.
Evening star., 1937-03-08
COURT MAY UPSET
CROP INSURANCE
"Grave Doubt" as to Acts
ConstitutionaIity, Farm
Leaders Told.
BY the Associated Press.

by tne hSSOcldteQ freSS.
Members of a Senate subcommittee
told farm leaders today there is very
grave doubt" as to the constitutional
ity of proposed crop insurance legis-
lation.
During testimony by representatives
of farm organizations from a dozen
States indorsing the Pope crop insur-
ance bill Senator McGill, Democrat,
Of Kansas said:
I'VE mustn't mislead the farmers
about what this bill will do.
We should take into consideration
whether the Supreme Court will de-
clare this bill and all others like 1t
unconstitutional"
McGill. an advocate Of crop insur-
ance, added: We're leading the farm
ers to believe we're going to put all
this into effect. when. as a matter OF
fact. we probably won't"
Senator Pope. Democrat, OF Idaho,
author of the bill under consideration
by the committee, commented:
We must admit frankly there Is
very grave doubt whether the Supreme
Court will find this program consti-
tutional"
He said this was true despite the
exercise of great care in drawing the
bill.
C. c. Talbot of jamestown. N. OAK,
president Of the Farmers Union OF
North Dakota, led off a list OF farm
leaders who testified for the Pope bill
Evening star., 1937-03-08
SCHWARTZ ESTATE
VALUEDAT $150,500
Petition for Will Probate Filed.
Bulk Left in Trust for
Widows Benefit.

Charles Schwartz, Washington jew
eler, who died February Is in Miami,
left an estate valued at $3.50. 500, it
was revealed in District Court today
when a petition for probate of his
will was filed.
The bulk of the estate was left in
trust for the benefit of his widow.
Mrs. Dora K. Schwartz, 24l9 Cali
fornia street, for life.
At her death the trust fund will
be turned over to the jewelers. son
and daughter-in-law, Samuel T. and
Eugenia L. Schwartz, who are named
as trustees.
Mr.. Schwartz's interest in the firm
of Charles Schwartz & Son was
valued at sl25,000.
Bequests of $500 each were made
to the Hebrew Home for the Aged,
the Jewish Foster Home and the Jew
ish Consumptive Relief Association.
Mrs. Dora Schwartz was given $4,000
outright.
Evening star., 1937-03-08
PEDESTRIAN CONTROL
PLAN BEFORE BROWN
System Proposed by Capt. Smith
Said to Be Success in Some
H,&,.,

Police Supt. Ernest w. Brown had
before him today a plan for pedes-
trian control in the downtown area
submitted by Capt Milton D. Smith
traffic division commander.
Maj. Brown said he was not certain
when he would be able to study the
plan and accompanying data, relative
to practices in other cities. Similar
material was sent to Traffic Director
William A Van Duzer for considera-
ton.
Under Capt Smiths plan pedes-
trians walking against traffic lights
would be "ticketed." Such a system
has been successfully set up in In
dianapolis and elsewhere.
Evening star., 1937-03-08
BAYSTATEB BUYING
Of FVOTESCHARGED
Money Paid Democrats as
CO. p. Snapped Favors,
Is Charge.
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
BOSTON, March 8.-Prominent po-
litical leaders charged today that
money was circulated at the Demo-
cratic State convention year ago for
the votes of delegates and that there
was a mad juggling of votes and a
swapping of favorS at the last Re-
publican convention"
State Auditor Thomas H. Buckley,
Democrat, told the Legislative Com
mittee on Elections today that money
was circulated at the Democratic con-
vention for the votes of delegates and
said there was a general impression
that delegates were bought and paid
for to keep them in line"
Buckley spoke in favor of bill to
abolish the pre-primary party con-
ventions which held sessions in 1924
and 1886.
Representative Philip G.. Bowker,
Republican, declared, There was a
mad juggling of votes and a swapping
of favors at the last Republican on
vention in Springfield.
There were many things which
happened at that last convention that
would cause the people, had they
known, to raise cry of Indignation
throughout this commonwealth in
favor of repeal of the pre-primary
convention" he said.
Buckley said: 1T is strong indict-
ment of the political system Of the
commonwealth when delegates have
their hotel rooms. wages and eating
expenses paid for, including other in
cidentals such as liquor and telephone
calls"
State Representative Timothy J.,
Murphy. Democrat. of Boston, called
the way the re-primary convention
was manipulated disgrace to the
State.
Another Democratic representative,
Thomas E Barry. of Boston, termed
the convention "a farce"
Evening star., 1937-03-08
CARROLL PIERCE,
BANKER, IS DEAD
Alexandria Financier Was
Victim of Alleged Extor-
ton Plot Last Year.
Br d stan esrondent of The Star

Bv Stan esrondent Of The Star.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, March g.
Carroll Pierce, 64, prominent banker
and one time Mayor of Alexandria,
died yesterday at his home, lib North
Alfred street, after an illness Of
nearly two months.
Mr.. Pierce had been troubled with
lingering ailment for several years.
but had been confined to his home
only seven weeks, members of the
family said today.
Six months ago he was the victim
of an alleged extortion plot which
resulted in the arrest by Washington
authorities of a woma and a man
on charges Of conspiring to blackmail.
Mr.. Pierce, who was president of
the Citizens National Bank O. Alex
andria, wa. born in Rectortown, Va,
on December II, 1872, the son Of the
late Zachary Taylor Pierce and Mrs.
Ann Bowdell Pierce.
He was educated in the public
schools Of Fauquier County and at
William and Mary College and taught
in the schools Of Loudoun County
for several years following his grad
uation from the college at Williams
burg.
He then entered the Loudoun Ma
tional Bank and was employed for
several years as a clerk. He entered
the Citizens National Bank as a cor
responding clerk in 1904 and was
promoted to assistant cashier in 1905,
then to the Office of cashier and vice
president in 1907, and finally to the
position of president in 1925.
Mr.. Pierce at one time was Mayor
of this city and was a former presi-
dent and director of the Chamber
of Commerce and one of the organizers
and past president of the Kiwanis
Club.
He was likewise prominent IN bank
ing affairs and formerly was a men,
| ber of the Executive Councils of the
Evening star., 1937-03-08
GARNER WILL OPEN
TRANS.LUX THEATER
To Press Key Turning on Lights
for Benefit Performance
Friday Night.

Vice President Garner will partici-
pate in the formal opening Friday
night of the new Trans-Lux Theater
it was announced today by officials
of the Newspaper Women's Club,
which is sponsoring the ceremonies.
From his suite in the Washington
Hotel the Vice President will press a
key that will turn on the lights in the
theater. The ceremony will be wit
messed by Margaret Hart. president
of the club; Roland Robbins, manager
of the theater, and Katherine Brooks.
chairman of arrangements for the
benefit.
Proceeds from the affair will be
used to aid the clubs work in Chill
dren's Hospital and for the main
tenance of its fellowship fund. The
ceremonies will take place at 8 pm
before an audience which will include
Government officials. members of the
diplomatic corps and other prominent
residents Of Washington.
Because Of the limited seating
capacity. no tickets will be sold at
the theater The few remaining tickets
may be obtained from Miss Margaret
Germond, club treasurer, at The Star
Evening star., 1937-03-08
LABOR HOUSING LEAGUE
TO BE TALKED TONIGHT
City-Wide Conference Sponsored
by Central Union-4O Units to
Be RepreSented

A proposal to establish a Labor
Housing League in the interest of
Favorable renting and housing iegis-
lation' will be discussed tonight at a
clty-wide labor conference sponsored
by the Washington Central Labor
Union at the Typographical Temple.
More than 40 unions will have dele
gates at the conference, according to
Harry j. Thompson, chairman of the
Central Labor Unions Rent COM
mittee.
Only through the united and per-
sistent efforts of organized labor can
We remedy the unfair increase OF
rentals, inadequate sanitation and fire
regulations and the enormous number
Of sub-standard houses" he said.
Evening star., 1937-03-08
FATHER OF SO

o2-Year-Old Negro Has 18th
Child by Second Wife.
BROOKSVILLE, Fla, March
R.-Ambrose Hilliard Douglas, 92-
year-old Negro, became a father for
the thirty-eighth time When his wife
Minnie, presented him with 7-pound
girl last night. 1t is her thirteenth
child.
Douglas first wife, now dead, had
Is children.
The fernando County Welfare
Board presented the newest infant
with complete layette.
Evening star., 1937-03-08
LOST.

BELT-Brown leather vicinity Ga ave.
and Quebec St. Saturday. Call Wisconsin
B11LFOLD-Black. sum OF money and
Identification papers; Friday night or Sat
urday. Liberal reward, John P Rice.
sos A ST. Sc. O.
BLLFOLD-Brown. engraved Karl E
Schaefer.' Call North 6429-J.
DOG-Large bulldog. brindle and white
bobbed tail. Reward. 1909 H st. ne.
Lincoln 1897.
on Sunday. Notify Spanish Store, Decatur
11as.
EARRING-Gold dove; in National Beauty
Parlor. 32i 18th st. NV. Reward. At
EARRING-Diamond and PEARL lost Sun
day afternoon. between Mayf1ower ano
Stoneeigh Court. Reward Apt 773 May
FUR PIEcE-Brown: near scott, Circle
Leibster label. Liberal reward. Cleveland
1867
erai others: tag with TAX. Motor Co CO. Gd ad.
dress. Greenwood 2s"7 or Shep. 1000
RAT TERRIER-Male. black and tan
bobbed tall Mike" North 543l-J Re.
ward.
RING-Gold clasp. engraved 1894. st
Cecilla's Academy; vicinity of Strayer'.
COLLEGE. Reward. Phone Lincoln 6O34.
STRING OF ORIENTAL PEARLS. will
diamond clasp. either Riggs Bank tDupon
Circle branch). National Savings Bank o.
Riggs Market, Liberal reward: Ayre 4
District 114O.
WRIST WATCH-Lady's. white gold, Wal
tham lost at Indian Spring Golf Club
March 4. Call Greenwood 3010.
Evening star., 1937-03-08

American Institute OF Banking and
the American Bankers Association.
He was past president Of the Vir-
ginia Bankers Association also.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ellen
G. Pierce; three sons, Chester. G..
Carroll, jr., and Edwin H. Pierce; four
sisters, Miss Mary D. Pierce of Farm
vile, Va: Mrs. Della Ross OF Alexan-
dria, Mrs. Hattie Grasty Of Orange,
Va, and Mrs. Annie P. Gregg of Ham
ilton, Va, and four grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 8
o'clock tomorrow in the First Baptist
Church and burial is to be in Ivy Hill
Cemetery.
Mrs. Mary Krieger, 35-year-old for
mer Oklahoma school teacher, and
Samuel Leighton Frooks, So, New York
lawyer and one-time congressional
candidate, the pair arrested in the ex-
tortion plot last September, will be
brought to trial despite Mr.. Pierce's
death, it was announced by the district
attorneys Office today.
The couple was arrested on charges
Of conspiring to blackmail the elderly
bank president after he allegedly
refused to live up to a promise to give
the woman a job.
Mrs. Krieger at one time lived at a
fashionable Connecticut avenue apart
ment.
Frooks was candidate at large for
the Republican nomination for Con-
greSS.
Evening star., 1937-06-26
SYNAGOGUE APPOINTS
SCOUT AID COMMITTEE

The United Synagogue of America
has appointed a committee to provide
for the religious welfare of Jewish
Scouts at the National Boy Scout
.Jamboree. The committee. headed by
Morris Stein and Col. julius Peyser.
co-chairmen, includes representatives
of local Jewish religious and cultural
organizations.
The committee has arranged a pro-
gram for the Jewish Scouts which
includes divine services at camp July
2. 7 pm, and Oneg Shabot at the
Monument grounds the following
afternoon.
Additional duties of the committee
are to arrange that kosher meals be
given the Jewish Scouts and to pro-
vide transportation for them on sight
seeing tours OF Washington.
Evening star., 1937-06-26
UNIFIED TRAFFIC
AGENCY IS SOUGHT
Semi. Official Group to Consoli'
date Activities Urged
by keystone.

Creation Of a semi-official District
Traffic Safety Commission to co-ordi-
nate the activities of the numerous
unofficial agencies concerned with
traffic safety was urged today by the
Keystone Automobile Club.
Asserting I'VE are not getting far
enough with these individual efforts,
George E. Keneipp, club manager
requested establishment of the new
agency in a letter to Commissioner
Melvin c. Hazen.
The proposed commission would act
as a self-governing advisory group
forwarding to the city heads trafic
safety recommendations truly rep
resentative Of a city-wide viewpoint
Keneipp said. He suggested that 1t
be modelled along the lines of the
Federation Of Citizens Associa tions
including representatives of all or
ganizations now working separately
on the trafiic problem.
Coordination of these individual
efforts, keneipp added. would con-
stitute one Of the most constructive
possible steps toward greater safety
on our streets" He pointed out that
other cities have found such commits.
sions distinctly valuable In formulat.
Ing effective frame aafety programs,
Evening star., 1937-06-26
TRANSIT INQUIRY
IN HOUSE DELAYED
Probe to Be Resumed When
0irksen Returns,
in Week.

Three days after it started. the in
vestieatlon OF the Capital Transit Co.
by special subcommittee OF the
House District Committee was
abruptly halted today, due to the
necessary absence from Washington
OF Representative Dirksen, Repub-
lican, of Illinois. who has taken a
leading part in the inquiry.
Dirksen will not return for week
or 10 days. In the meantime. the
investigating subcommittee plans to
mark time
The inquiry thus far has centered
on the efforts of the company TO
economic with the use of one-man
cars. DirkSen. who has introduced a
bill to prohibit such operations. has
persistently hammered the one-man
cars on the ground they do not pro-
vide proper service or proper protec-
ton to the public.
To Probe Financial Structure.
With resumption OF the investiga- =
ton. Dirksen proposes to probe into
the financial structure OF the COM
panv and its relationship to the
North America Co. OF New York.
which has a controlling interest in
the transit concern. He also intends
to look into the salaries paid officiak
Of the company and to determine
whether it is 'topheavy' with execu-
tives.
Dirksen's contemplated program IL
designed to lead up 10 discussion Of
another bill he has introduced which
would fix street car and bus fares by
congressional mandate at a maximum
Of cents. The company now has
petition pending before the Public
Utilities Commission to increase token
fares from for 80 cents to 1 for IS
cents.
Cites Promise Of Lower Fares.
DirkSen said he cannot understand
the reason for increased fares. since
promises were made at the time Of
the merger Of Washingtons trans
portation facilities December I, 1898.
that unified operation would result
in improved service and lower fares.
Representative Randolph. Demo-
crat, of West Virginia is chairman
OF the investigating subcommittee
The other member is Representative
Arnold. Democrat, Of Illinois.
Evening star., 1937-06-26
Ne,c York Girl, 10, Chosen Queen
Of Secretaries BY Students Here
Ruth Lack Wanted to
Go on Stage, but Father
DISAGREED.

Ruth Lack, who stays beautiful by
sleeping more than nine hours a night,
told her father she had a yen for the
stage Mr. Lack thought differently
and suggested that she make q career
out OF shorthand, typing and dicta-
phones.
That was last November. Ruth fol-
lowed her fathers advice so con-
scientiously that yesterday a throng
of her fellow future dictaphone listen
ers on the thirteenth floor Of the
National Press Building acclaimed her
as Americas ideal potential secretary.
She still wants to play Juliet.
This certainly is unexpected" the
girl remarked of her new laurels.
Maybe I can get producer to in
troduce business office motif into
the part Of Lady Macbeth"
Ruth lives in Rye. N. Y. with her
father, George, who is travelling pas
senger agent for the Canadian Ma
tlonal Railway. She received a sec
retarial diploma last night from the
Washington School for Secretaries, at
whose New York City branch she
learned the fundamentals of being a
cheerful helper to the boss.
Blond and Slim.
Americas ideal is 49, She is blond
and slim, weighs 125 pounds and
stands feet s inches. She takes her
shorthand at 100 words minute and
sets a pace of so words every so Sec
onds on her typewriter.
Hard work put the Katharine Cor
nell of the writing machine where
she is today She explained:
Il took my fathers advice very
seriously and put my heart into learn
ing how to become a secretary. I
didn't go out week nights at all I
studied my home work three hours
every evening and then rested up
with nine hours sleep
Follows Strict Regimen.
Miss Lack follows a strict regimen.
Up at 7:30 am. She dresses, break
faStS and has last look at her home
work Then to the Rye tation of
Evening star., 1937-06-26
GIRL, 8, PRETT|EST
BOYS CLUB SISTER
Daphne Fleming Gets Low.
ing Cup Over 81 Con-
testants.

Daphne Fleming years Of age. Of
227 Third street. whose brother Clar-
ence entered her in the first beauty
contest ever held by the Bows Club
Of Washington, walked away with the
honors Yesterday afternoon over field
Of 80 entrants.
Thus 81 sets Of parents. 81 brothers
and 81 female entrants-ranelng from
the age of 2 to the ripe old age of 8
went home heart broken while Daphne
Fleming. carrying a huge bouquet of
roses and silver loving cup. posed for
the photographers.
1t was Daphne's day Clarence. her
brother. aged II. who paraded her
before the multitude. was willing to
argue with any boy in the neighbor-
hood who said his sister was lust as
pretty as Daphne
Daphne had won from a field EQUAL
~ divided between blonds and bru-
nettes.
Not redhead showed up, although
invitations had been sent out for car
rot-tops, brick-tops and anything that
resembled Persian sunset.
Varieties Of Beauties.
What took place, instead of the red
head revue. was tinge OF beauty that
ranged all the way from platinum
blonds to the Mediterranean type ex-
beloved Beatrice.
From the 80 young ladies. some Of
them Just beginning to walk. the
Judges selected three outstanding
beauties from which TO choose the
winner. The runners-up were Betty
Lou Poston. a 6-year-old of 800 Sixth
street northeast, and Martha Louise
Dlnsmore, 2-year-old baby in her
fathers arms. OF 224 C street.
To make Daphne Fleming doublv
happy. she was presented with the
silver loving cup by Joe Morrison. who
introduced the song, The Last
Roundup"
Judges Of Contest.
Judges Of the contest were: Rev.
Randolph L. Gregory, pastor of the
Temple Baptist Church; Miss Eta
Mae Russell. social worker, of the Fed
Grafton of Churches. and Officer Rob-
ert E. Cannon of the second precinct.
all members OF the Central Neighbor-
hood Council
The contest was staged by Charles
F1ef. director of the Boys Club of
Washington.
Lots Of honors were heaped upon
Daphne Fleming when she won the
beauty contest. Today will mark
the greatest day in her career, un-
douotedly. She was to be the guest
OF Warner Bros. at the Earle Theater.
where she was to be introduced and
given an opportunity to take a bow
from the stage. Luncheon at Ohm
stead's Grill and an afternoon and
night at Glen Echo, where Leonard B,
Schloss, manager, will present her
with season ticket to the swimming
pool.
Evening star., 1937-06-26
TRAFFIC COUNCIL
PLAN is PUSHED
Safety Organization Committee to
Meet Early in Week With
E. F. Colladay.

Preliminary organization plans fol
the projected Joint traffic safety coun.
Gil of citizens and officials will be
laid early next week. when the Or
eanizing Committee meets with Ed
ward F. Colladay, vice chairman.
The movement for such a safety
organization was started several
weeks ago when civic and Govern
ment leaders heard Lieut. Franklin
Kreml, Evanston. ILL.,, traffic expert
outline the safety plan he has in
augurated in his own and several
other cities.
The Organizing Committee will be
aided in its formation plans by Sid
ney J. Williams, president of the
National Safety Council, it was an.
nounced today.
At next weeks meeting additiona,
members will be named to the organ.
izing group.
Like Lieut. Kreml. Williams believes
that strong community movement il
an important factor in highway safety
promotion. He told local organizers
yesterday, however that the safety
program must be kept going continu.
ously to be effective in reducing tht
highway death toll.
Evening star., 1937-06-26
CHANNEL FERRY BOAT
FOR CHILDREN PLANNED
Craft Expected to Carry Southeast
and Southwest Youngsters to
Swimming Pool,

The Bureau of Navigation and
Steamboat Inspection of the Depart
ment Of Commerce yesteray was in
specting a small boat OF the National
Capital Parks prior to giving assent
for its use as ferry across the WASH
ington Channel from the harbor pre-
cinct wharf to EAST Potomac Park.
c. Marshall Finnan. superintendent
OF the National Capital Parks, said
that II the commerce officials sane,
toned the use OF the craft, it will be
put into commission on Monday morn
ing to carry underprivileged children
OF southeast and southwest Washing
ton to the new free swimming pool
in East Potomac Park.
Finnan said this craft, which is a
survey boat. used by the engineers of
his office in conjunction with the
Arlington Memorial Bridge and other
jobs, will be utilized temporarily until
a Coast Guard craft can be brought
around from Baltimore.