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2 Policemen
Car-F1nding
Champs

To the list OF champions Of the
year must be added the names of
Policemen M. F. Frye and +. j.
Behnke of the Traffic Division.
For they are the champion
stolen car finders of the depart
ment. There is no question about
that.
Police records show that last
year there were 49S stolen cars
recovered, and Of this number
Frye and Behnke spotted 800.
Their system is to learn the
first three numbers Of the tags
of stolen cars, and check against
a list when they spot car with
these numbers.
This month the two, continuing
their championship class work,
have recovered "a stolen cars.
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sterilization"
You'd be surprised how much Of that coopera-
ton we have had for long time, long before the
NEeA was ever heard Of,
One phase of this cooperation prevailed quite
extensively in our more denSely populated cities.
A type of labor leader would say to clothing
merchant for example, that If he would pay over
so much each week to the labor leader, the latter
would put his competitor out Of business.
The hoidup was not necessarily this blunt.
Maybe the arrangement would be that all Of the
merchants clerks would join the union. The union
meant nothing to them by way Of better living
conditions because they work on a commission.
These "labor leaders found most lucrative trade
among New York restaurants.
Competition Stifled
Several weeks ago we read in an article in the
Saturday Evening Post by very skilled reporter,
Mr. Alva Johnston, that this sort Of cooperation
between labor and management has been worked
out in Seattle to tee. They don't need any MIRA
out there to curtail production stabilize it, the
article ran. The existing business men and the
labor leaders have worked the situation out very
well to stifle competition.
When John L. Lewis put through the Guttey
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TUESDAY, AUG. 81
Seeing America Last By Helen Ena,y

window I seem to see it. At dinner the other
night in my own house woman friend came
wearing of all things, that awful, that terrible
dress. Knowing quite well that clothes can
make or destroy a woman's appearance, have
been feeling guilty ever since set that one
CHASTITY STYLE"
Does It InstinCtiUely
I asked Mr. Banton how he was able to de-
sign for such different types as Dietrich, Colbert
and Lombard. He said he couldn't possibly ex-
plain but as he thought of each woman he knew
instinctively what picture she must present to
the public.
In planning clothes for Dietrich he could al
ways 60 farther, 'if you know what mean."
than with any other actress. In working out
designs for her he would say to himself: "Per-
haps that is a little too daring, but why not try
it and see?" And Dietrich always carried off
the extremes gracefully,
Claudette Colbert prefers to be conservative,
but she likes certain dash also. Carole Lom-
bard requires another type. rather dramatic, but
not as daring as Dietrich.
How, in Mr. Banton's opinion, I wondered,
could woman be well dressed on an average
clothes allowance.
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The bulk Of the increase was
asked by the board for the pay of
an assistant corporation counsel
at a salary Of $4,000. The board
explained it now has only the part
time service of an assistant cor
poration counsel and declared:
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fortunately, was not successful picture, de-
signed . dress that suited a traditional gold
digger. She was cheap little person working
one man after another. The dress was the
present of an old millionaire. had to make it
the kind q cheap little person would pick out.
Definitely not a lady dress, but it had GER
tain gaiety.
WELL" added Mr. Banton, pushing his hand
through brown hair that already stood on end,
chat dress has been copied more than any
other garment I ever designed. It has been done
in prices from $595 to $3.50. In every shop
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q count which experts vigor-
ously attack as inadequate.
Chief redeeming feature of
the congressional act for what
amounts to a voluntary regis
tration of the unemployed
and partially unemployed, is
that a foundation will be pro-
vided for future studies. The
present census must be COM
pleted no later than April 1,
1888.
Ironically, this census bill be-
comes effective lust as Secre-
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knew as much about the bust
ness as the management.
II the employers really had
any sense, it was said, they
wouldn't try to fight this type
of labor leader. He was a down.
right help, not a liability. And
a lot Of people said that it GER
tainly would be nice if the labor
leaders and the employers
could get together in behalf Of
the commonweal. We believe
it was said that this sort Of CO.
would bring about
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-31
l.. T. Rider Takes
New Traffic Duty
ASSESSOR MEMBER

Lindsey T. Rider today assumed
his new duties as chief permit
examiner Of the Department Of
Vehicles and Traffic. An en-
ploye of the department for the
past six years, Rider had been
an assistant examiner. He sue.
ceeds Robert Cornett, who re.
Gently resigned.
Rider recently uncovered q
racket" whereby persons inen-
gible to receive permits had been
obtaining them through a fraud
ring.
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they are today, sat back in his
Louis XIV chair and talked
easily and rapidly about beau
tiful women and Hollywood's
responsibility in setting dress
fashions.
Hundreds Of thousands Of
women see the clothes worn
by film actresses and are thus
influenced in their own dress.
Sometimes the influence Is
tragic" said Mr.. Banton in an
annoyed tone. "For instance
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BOY DROWNED

Certificate of accidental drown
ing was issued today by Coroner
A. Magruder Macdonald in the
case of Franklin Kerr, IL, of the
1900 block T st. N. W., who slipped
into the rain-swollen Rock Creek
and was drowned last week.
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due to the great number Of
legal questions arising here, it is
necessary that a person possess
ing all the qualifications Of a
corporation counsel be on hand
at all times"
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they will test the constitutionality
of the tax law in the courts, and
will also make a vigorous fight at
the next session of Congress to
have food dealers exempt from the
new taxes.
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The Listening Post By Carlisle Bqrgoon

coal bill fixing prices and production in the coal
industry we saw what is known as a more ad-
vanced, a more scholarly example Of cooperation
between labor and industry.
But Mr.. Sidney Hillman, Of the Amalgamated
Garment Workers, is out to give us a still more
advanced exhibition. Mr.. Hillmans admirers like
to refer to him as labor statesman rather than
labor leader. He is educated and smart The great
turmoil now about the wages and hours bill, the
political and industrial travail the question is
causing in the South, is due to Mr.. Hillman's
scholarly cooperation with the garment manu-
facturers in New York and whereabouts. He has
promised, in return for the Eastern garment
manufacturers giving his members around $1S
week to kill off the new competition they are
getting from the South.
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A best seIler-packed with thrills
International intrigue - glamour - x.
Phillips Oppenheim's envoy ExtraOr-
binary" - comma Thursday in The
Washington Times.
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Capital Stuff

Substituting for the regular conductors OF
"CGpitGI Stuff" 1Oto are on UGcGtton)
HYDE PARK. N. Y. Aug. s1.-President Roose
welt approved the unemployment census bill
yesterday, despite his own previous opposition to
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-31
By Robert C0novGy

NAV be- Of the number, classes and geographical
distribution 70 the unemployed and partially en-
ployed. Also the number Of dependents, the in
come of part-time jobholders and the income Of
regular jobholders.
Initial steps in the count. actually started be-
fore the President signed the bill, are relatively
simple. wPA rolls will provide 100000 or more
names. The National Unemployment Service Of
the Labor Department has 100000 names, and
the aged and blind can be obtained from Social
Security records. This means, as expert critics
have objected to from the beginning, that there
will be Implications and no check on cases where,
if the head of the family was employed depend
ents provided for would include others who under
the present census system will merely be added
to the unemployed rolls. However, the President
appears satisfied that even such census will be
better than no count at all.
Interview Causes Annoyance
Mild annoyance was expressed In Summer
White House circles over the latest attempt to
smoke out the Presidents thirdterm attitude by
interviewing his aged mother Mrs. James Roose-
welt, who is mentioning in Paris. The Presidents
84-year-old parent is brilliant and witty CONVEX
sationaliSt. But it has been standing rule of
American reporters not to quote her personal
opinions or wishes on matters affecting her sons
political activities
On the other hand, 1t is true that the Presi-
dent frequently discusses the gravest political
subjects with his mother, whose experience and
opinions he values highly. If Mrs. Roosevelt has
set her mind against third term, her opinion
will certainly be weighed when and if the &C.
casion for q formal announcement should arise.
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A. B. G.. Board Seeks
Full-Time ATTORNEY

Seeking appointment of a futime attorney the Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board submitted the District Commissioners
1889 budget estimates totang $780, increase of 1910
The current appropratiOn
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HOLLYWoOD-Travis Banton, the man who
designs the clothes that make Marlene Dietrich,
Claudette Colbert and Carole Lombard the gals
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-08-31

Back in the days Of the old MIRA there was a lot
Of propaganda about the enlightened labor leader
who cooperated with management, the fellow who
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night and discussed the same prob
lem, but despite the invitation of
Virginia organizations to move to
that state, took no action in that
direction.
The fruit dealers decided that
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Merchants
To Fight DC. Tax

Commission merchants of the District will meet today to
plans for an attack on the gross receipts tax.
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2 REAL ESTATE
HEADS NAMED
FOR DISTRICT
Doyle, Wardwell
Get New Posts

The District Commissioners to-
day appointed the city's first Real
Estate Commission.
They named Harold E. Doyle.
vice president of Thomas J. Fisher
& Co. Inc, and Aubrey st. Clair
Wardwell, attorney, as members
of the commission.
ASSESSOR MEMBER
Tax Assessor Fred D. Allen is
an ex-officio member and chair.
man under terms of the law
passed at the last session of Con.
gress, which created the commits
sion. Duties of the commission are
to license real estate operators
and regulate the realty business
of the Capital.
John A. Petty, valuator with
the Federal Housing Administra-
ton who for 10 years was Secre.
tary Of the Washington Real Els.
tate Board, was appointed execu-
tive secretary OF the commission.
His salary has not yet been al
located by the Civil Service Com
mission. Doyle and Wardwell will
receive $40 a day for each day
they sit as members of the COM
mission.
DEAN OF APPRAISERS
Doyle has been connected with
the Fisher company for A years.
He formerly was president of the
Washington Real Estate Board
and chairman Of its appraisal
committee. He is known as the
dean of local real estate appraisp
ers. He resides at 1918 Hunting.
ton st. N. w.
Wardwell is a native of the
District, was educated in local
schools, the University of Mary.
land and Georgetown University
Law School. He has been prac.
ticing law here since 1929 and 10
special counsel for the Union
Labor Life Insurance Company.
From 1925 to 1928 he was con-
nected with a Washington real
estate firm.
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South Opens Plants

SOUGn "Opens EGUNSS
It seems that in the last five or six years, about
30-not more than that-small plants have opened
UP in small Southern towns, lured, in many in
stances, in addition to the cheaper labor by free
rentals, taxes and the like. We aren't so much
shocked by the rural Southerners giving these
concessions as we are about the ones to whom
they give them. Goodness knows, they need pay
rolls in those communities, but you would think
they would starve before dealing with some Of the
people they have.
But what we had mainly in mind is that these
plants don't employ more than five or six thou
sand workers. They constitute the great national
problem" for which it is wanted to pass Federal
law and set up an allpowerful Federal board with
the destiny of millions of workers in its hands.
The answer is that Mr.. Hillman, the labor states
man, is close to the Administration.
Some of the cruder labor leaders" will bomb
competition out of existence. Labor statesmen
prefer to legisate the competition out In the end.
it is all the same.
Evening star., 1937-11-17
Women to Stage
Mass Meeting in
Var on BilLbOurds
Session in Alexandria to
Hear Report on
Progress.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

ALEXANDRIA, Va, Nov. 1.-THE
Associated Clubs of Virginia for Road
side Development, comprising 10000
women all over the State, has called
mass meeting here tonight to arouse
enthusiasm for its campaign for beau
tif1cation and billboard elimination for
Virginia's rural roadways.
Mrs. George Sloane of Warrenton,
president of the group, which is af-
f1liated with the National Roadside
Council of New York City, and Mrs.
D. c. Sands of Middleburg will talk
on the progress of the organization
since its inception last March. The
meeting will open at 7 o'clock in
the George Mason Hotel.
Already, Mrs Sloane will report,
most advertisers with billboards along
Virginia roads in unincorporated areas,
except Washington hotels, have agreed
to the womens persuasion against the
use of billboard advertising.
Those attending the meeting will be
shown slides of some of the $4,000
billboards discovered along 5000 miles
Of Virginia roadways.
Gardner Boothe, Alexandria attor-
ney. and Lomax Hunter Richmond
newspaper man, both members of the
Executive Board of the Associated
Clubs, will be present at the meeting.
Evening star., 1937-11-17
PROBE MAY COVER
ALL WELFARE UNITS
House Member Indicates He May
Ask Proposed Inquiry Be
Broadened.

The proposed investigation of the
National Training School for Girls
probably will be broadened to include
all institutions under the Board of
Public Welfare, it was indicated to-
day by Representative Kennedy, DEM
ocrat, of Maryland.
Mr.. Kennedy plans to ask the House
District Committee to authorize the
inquiry at its regular meeting Novem-
Der "a. Chairman Palmisano said he
would support the proposal
Investigation of the National Train
ing School for Girls was demanded
several weeks ago by Mr. Kennedy
following several riots among the girl
inmates and the dismissal of DR.. Car
RE Weaver Smith, former superin-
tendent. Since then, he said, he has
reached the conclusion conditions at
other institutions under the jurisdic-
ton OF the Welfare Board should
be inquired into at the same time.
The principal institutions over which
the Welfare Board has control include
the District Jail. the reformatory at
Lorton. Va, and the workhouse at
Occoquan, Va.
Chairman Palmisano announced If
the full committee authorizes such a
sweeping inquiry he will appoint a spe-
cial subcommittee to conduct it.
Evening star., 1937-11-17
POPE MAKESPLEA
FOR CATHOLIC j.
Priority in Financial Aid Is
Advocated in Apostolic
Letter..

A plea that the Catholic University
Of America be relieved of the burden
of material anxiety" was made by
Pope Plus XI in an apostolic letter
to all the cardinals. archbishops and
bishops of the Catholic Church in
the United States made public to-
day by the university.
Referring to the approach of the
flftieth anniversary Of the founding
1889, the pontiff said:
In order to hold the dominant
position which has already been
achieved as the national center of
Christian culture, it is necessary for
the university not only to maintain
the ground gained during this half
century, but also to expand the Serv-
ices of its several faculties to meet
the new and urgent demands which
are being made Such a program of
course, cannot be actuated without
material resources proportioned to the
magnitude of the work"
Pope Plus recommended that in
the two years preceding the golden
jubilee of the university. plans be
concerted and realized in your re-
Spective dioceseS to give to the claims
Of this institution priority over all
appeals other than those of estab-
lisned tradition or of strict necessity.
Only in this way will it be possible
to lay the firm and enduring founda-
ton which is indispensable if the
university is to be equal to the tasks
which have been set it,
Evening star., 1937-11-17
STAIRS ARE REFUGE
FROM TWO BANDITS
Cab Driver Flees Up Five Flights
When Hold-up Men Demand
His Money.

Five flights of stairs offered refuge
for Edward G. Brice, taxicab driver.
in escaping from two colored bandits
after he had driven them from the
Union Station to the 100 block of
Willard street NV. early today
On arrival at the Willard street ad-
dress one of the men drew a gun and
demanded Mr. Brice's money Instead
Of complying, the cab driver fled into
nearby apartment house and bounded
up the stairs to the fifth floor.
Rousing an occupant from his early
morning sleep, Mr. Brice called police.
Before their arrival, however. the
driver descended to the street to find
his cab gone. 1t was later found
abandoned at Eighth and V streets
NV.
While buying ticket in Union Sta
tion, Mrs. Charles Graham of Ohio,
S. c., lost suit case containing clothes
valued at SIS when a white man
offered ito watch" it for her.
Evening star., 1937-11-17
GROVES DEFENSE
POINT FORBIDDEN
Justice Sustains Govern.
ment Objection to Consid.
ering Defendants Action.

Justice Joseph w Cox, presiding in
District Court over the trial of w.
Boone Groves on charges of contempt
of the Senate in failing to appear be-
fore the Civil Liberties Committee on
August 81, 1886. today sustained Gov
eminent objection to consideration of
actions of the defendant or the COM
mittee after that date.
or importance, the ruling wipes out
consideration of one of the principle
points Of defense. namely. that the
committee itself prevented the de-
fendant from purging himself by sub
sequent appearance, if he so desired
by intervening in connection with a
show cause order and informing the
court on August 25 that they no longer
desired appearance
The objection was raised by Cramp-
ton Harris, special prosecutor, who
contended the action of alleged con-
tempt when Mr., Groves failed to obey
a subpoena for appearance on Au-
gust 81.
Railway Audit Officials.
Similar objection was overruled in
the trial of L. Douglas Rice on the
same charges last May Both Mr..
Groves and Mr Rice are officials of
the Railway Audit & Inspection Co.
Inc, investigators of labor relations
Four other officers of the concern also
are under indictment for the same
offense.
First witnesses yesterday were Ken
meth Haigler, clerk of the Committee
on Education and Labor, and Robert
Wohlforth, clerk of the Civil Liberties
Committee. which is a subcommittee of
the first-named group. Testimony of
both was directed at establishing the
authority of the latter committee and
the validity of its actions.
Were Under Subpoena.
Officers of Railway Audit were un-
der subpoena to appear and produce
records of their company on August
Fl, 1886. On that date, however
counsel appeared to inform the CON-
mittee that a show-cause order had
been issued by District Court restrain
ing company officials from producing
the records until after a court hearing
on August 25.
Committee counsel, granted permis-
sion to intervene. told the court they
no longer desired the records or the
individuals. Action against the de-
dendants for their failure to comply
with the subpoenas on August 2l was
brought by the committee later, and
yesterday formed the basis for a charge
OF vindictiveness leveled at the COM
mittee by Leonard Weinberg, counsel
for the defense.
Champion Harris, former law part
ner OF Supreme Court Justice Black. /,
special prosecutor for the Govern
ment, assisted by Committee Counsel
John j. Abt.
Evening star., 1937-11-17
D. c. REORCAN|z|NC
WILL Be PRESSED
Representative Kennedy to
Confer With Head of
Citizens Group.

Representative Kennedy, Democrat
of Maryland made preparations today
to push his plans for a general reor.
ganization of the administrative set-uI
of the District government during
the special session of Congress.
AS the first step. he will confer
later in the week with former Cor
poration Counsel E. Barrett Pretty
man, head of special Citizens Com
mittee appointed by the Commissioners
to develop another reorganizatio
scheme
The purpose of the conference was
not disclosed, but Mr. Kennedy init
mated he would like to have the Citi-
zens' Committee go along" with him
in his efforts to give the District a
more efficient and more economical
government
Il have no pride of authorship" he
declared, "and if the committee has
better plan than mine. I would be
willing to support it. But I believe
there are good features in both plans
Perhaps it might be possible to take
the best features in each plan and
consolidate them into one general
plan"
Mr.. Kennedy's scheme is designed
to give the Commissioners increased
powers and to divorce the Budget
Bureau from any control over munic-
ipal finances. 1t also provides for
regrouping of various municipal
agencies and consolidation of others
Details of the plans of the Citizens
Committee have not been disclosed
Mr.. Prettyman announced recently
however, the committees report would
be submitted to the Commissioners
in the near future
Irrespective of the outcome of the
conference with Mr.. Prettyman, Mr..
Kennedy said he proposed to seek
early action on a reorga anization plan
in hope Congress will approve it in
time to be put into effect by the be-
ginning of the new fiscal year July
/. 1888.