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Evening star., 1937-01-11

families Of workers on the works
program, we have found that it will
be necessary, during the Winter
months, to provide employment for
at least 2.5sO,00o workers, of which
number 250,ooO will receive employ
ment from funds appropriated in the
emergency relief appropriation act OF
1885. This represents a net reduc-
tion of more than 100000 since last
March. Further reductions will be
made in the Spring and Summer, at
the time Of seasonal increases in pri-
vate employment.
An unforeseen factor in Federal ex-
penditures for the relief of destitu-
ton has been the drought, which laid
waste large area Of the country, and
brought disaster to hundreds of thou
sands Of farm families. During last
Summer and Fall, an emergency pro-
gram was developed to provide en-
ployment for the most destitute of
the stricken families. With the ad-
vent of Winter. about 25O,000 of these
families are being transferred from
work projects to the Resettlement Ad-
ministration, which will provide them
with direct grants for subsistence
through the Winter, and make other
provisions to get them started on an
independent basis when the planting
season arrives.
Since the balance of the present
appropriation Of SLABS, 900 for relied
and work relief will be barely sufi-
cient to finance this program through
the month of January, I recommend
that the Congress provide a supple
mental appropriation of s790 .000, ,00t
for this purpose for the remainder oi
the fiscal year 1887.
We have promised that the men
women and children of America who
are destitute through no fault oi
their own shall not be neglected. Be.
fore the end Of this fiscal year I shall
make specific recommendations tt
the Congress, defining in detail my
views relative to the continuing prob.
lem of unemployment relief and it.
administration in 1888.
Respectfully.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.
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EMPLOYEES APPEAL
S'Isf
! ! 7 : 7 TO LABOR BOARD
Argue for Representation
Plan in Carnegie Illinois
~ ~ Steel Corp.

Claiming to represent employees OF
1--WE steel plants and insistent that
they were not being retained by the
management, two attorneys appeared
before the National Labor Relations
Board today to ask leave to intervene
la defense of the employe representa-
ton plans of the Carnegie Illinois
Steel Corp.
Decision of the board on the petit
ton was deferred until tomorrow.
Directly afterward Elmer J. Maloy,
veteran steel worker. took the witness
stand to tell the board he had been
removed last week as chairman of
the employe group of the Pittsburgh
Council because of his membership
in the Amalgamated Association Of
Iron, Steel and Tin Workers.
Vote on Removal.
The removal was voted, Maloy said,
by a count Of 25 to II, with two
delegations that had previously with
drawn from the council returning to
participate. During the days just
previous to the removal action jan
uary 7, company officials called closed
meetings of employe delegates un-
friendly to Maloy to prepare the
custer resolution.
G. L. Patterson, counsel for the
board, called attention to a section
of the constitution of the employe
representation plan which stated that
no discrimination should be practiced
against participation in the plan on
grounds Of membership in the union.
The request to defend the employe
representation set-up was made by
Alex Pendleton, of Gary, Ind, and
Benjamin Wham, of Chicago, attor-
neys.
Reminded by ]. Warren Madden,
chairman of the board, that the en-
ploye representation groups had no
treasury and no finances with which
to engage counsel. Pendleton declared
that most of the employees were per-
sonal friends of his and that he and
his associates were prepared to repre-
sent them without pay if necessary.
I'VE are entirely independent of the
steel company management" he said.
Gives Answer.
In answer to a remark by Madden
that somebody is always showing up
IN Washington claiming TO represent
a million people, more or less" Pendle-
ton said they could submit evidence of
their right to represent the employees,
although admitting he was not in a
position to prove representation of a
majority. He and Wham had been
employed by delegation of 10 men, he
said.
The plants named by Pendleton ard
Wham as their clients were South
Works, Gary Works, American Works,
Gary Tin Mill and Gary Sheet Mill, all
part Of the Carnegie Illinois set-up.
Approximately $4,000 men are en-
ployed in the five plants named.
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certificate Of efficiency embodied in
the Copeland bill.
The Associated Press reported that
Joseph Curren, chairman of the Joint
Strike Committee in New York, was
to address a meeting of striking sea-
men in Baltimore tonight.
Contracting seven seaport cities, the
Metropolitan police were notified two
of them, Boston and Norfolk, are to
send small delegations, while police in
New Orleans, Philadelphia and
Charleston. S. c., reported they could
learn of no plans for departures from
those cities.
New York police reported that
headquarters of striking seamen there
still claimed that as many as 1000
sailors may leave for the Capital at
the end of the week.
At headquarters Of the Workers
Alliance here it was claimed that
plans are still going forward to have
several thousand here by Friday.
Composed principally of w. P. A.
workers, this delegation is TO protest
against a 100000 relief appro-
priation instead of Sl,000,000 900,
which they believe necessary for the
remainder of the present fiscal year.
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retroactivity fixed in the act (35 days)
Is not unreasonable, but consistent
with the practice sustained by this
court in the cases already cited"
During argument on the case, Gov
ernment counsel had contended the
tax was necessary to enable the Gov
ernment to effectuate its monetary
policy.
The noting Of probable jurisdiction
in the milk control case indicates the
court will review this controversy.
The case is important to the Dis
trict since the Virginia Milk Commits
sion. under the authority of the State
legislation, created the Arlington
Alexandria milk market area and pre-.
scribed minimum prices and certain
rules and regulations relating to the
production and distribution of milk
in this area. The Highland Farms
Dairy. which operates a milk depot
here, buys milk from dairymen in
Maryland and Virginia, and sells itS
entire output Of bottled milk to High
for resale In the District.
Evening star., 1937-01-11
D. c. HEADS MAP
FISCAL STRATEGY
Will Meet Auditor for Discus.
sion of Budget, Jacobs
Report.

A series of conferences designed to
map a plan Of strategy in handling
the proposed 1888 budget and the
Jacobs fiscal relations report was in
the making today at the District
Building. The Commissioners and
Maj. Daniel ]. Donovan, auditor and
budget officer, hope to induce Con-
gress to reject the Jacobs report and
restore some Federal contribution to
the cost of the District government
Maj. Donovan spent the week end
studying the report and the proposed
new budget, but he declined to COM
ment today, pending conference with
the Commissioners.
Plans had been made to take up the
subject Friday, but Commissioner
Hazen was confined to his home with
a cold. and Commissioner Allen was
in Philadelphia in connection with
plans for the Presidents birthday ball
They were both back on the Job today,
however, and hoped to take up the
matter before closing their Offices
this afternoon.
District omciaS are particularly
concerned with the prospect of hav-
ing to raise the tax rate in order to
collect approximately $4,000, 900
more than current anticipated reve-
nues in order to meet the proposed
new budget.
To avoid this, means will be con-
sidered to appeal to Congress to re-
ject the Jacobs report wholly and to
restore the formula Of past years.
Definite plans for the conferences
between Donovan and the Commis-
sioners had not been worked out to-
day, further than that all agreed that
action will be taken as early as pos
sible and that preliminary meeting
would be held during the course of
the day. Whether anything definite
will come from the initial parley
could not be learned in advance of
the meeting.
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Lands REPORTED
GOING TO HARVARD
S. E. c. Chairman Declared
Due to Become Dean of
Law School.
BY the Associated Press.


BOSTON, January 11.-Reports
that James M. Lands, chairman Of
the Securities and Exchange Com
mission, would be named dean of the
Harvard Law School circulated widely
in Boston today despite lack of Of
fetal confirmation.
Harvard officials declined to confirm
or deny the report that the former
Harvard professor and present high
ranking member of the Roosevelt
brain trust would succeed Dean Roscoe
Pound, whose resignation was sub
mitted last September.
Meeting This Afternoon.
The overseers of the college sched-
uled a meeting this afternoon. The
overseers must confirm all such ap-
pointments.
Prof. Edmund M. Morton is now
acting dean of the Law School.
Dr.. Lands. although only 81 years
old, has had brilliant career.
He was graduated from Harvard
Law School in 1924 and the following
year became doctor Of judicial
science.
In 1928 he was appointed to full
professorship at Harvard Law School,
one of the youngest men ever to re-
ceive such an appointment at Harvard.
Lands was contemplating becoming
a candidate for the Cambridge City
Council when President Roosevelt's
attention was directed to him by
Prof. Felix Frankfurter Of the original
Roosevelt brain trust.
Named to Trades Commission.
The President named him a men,
Der of the Federal Trade Commits
sion and he went to Washington. He
obtained leave of absence from Har-
ward at that time, 1888.
He helped draw up the securities
and exchange control act and because
OF his knowledge Of it, was suggested
for the Craftsmanship by Joseph P.
Kennedy when he resigned the post.
Rumor that he would follow other
leaders of the New Deal back into
private life grew strong when 1t was
learned he had not requested a con-
tinuance of his leave of absence from
Harvard. Early this month he in
formed the President he was planning
to leave the chairmanship of the
S. E. C.
By the Associated Press.
James M. Lands, chairman Of the
Securities Commission, withheld COM
ment today on Boston reports that he
would become dean of Harvard Law
School
Until Harvard makes an official
statement. will have nothing to say"
Lands said.
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bowed God out of the door," Rev. Mr..
Benson touched match to the Bible
and dropped the flaming book into a
bucket of water which he suddenly
produced from under the pulpit.
He also ignited copy of his auto
biography, explaining, my life Is
bound up with the Bible"
Rev. Mr.. Benson once tramped from
Niagara Falls to New York City, hand
ing out Bibles to mayors "a route
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week by the House. For that reason.
she is reserving her comment on the
communications.
However, she said she does believe
the proposed three-point formula for
solving the fiscal relations problem Is
unfair to the District"
''The Jacobs report has had one
good effect" Mrs. Norton declared. 1T
has aroused the people of the District.
1t has been difficult to do that in the
past"
Evening star., 1937-01-11

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, January 11.-Cha-
grined, he said, at the paucity Of
worshipers. Rev. S. Benney Benson Of
the Kent Street Reformed Church in
Brooklyn set fire to a Bible in the
pulpit in the middle of last nights
service.
Commenting as he scanned the
congregation-about 50 persons-"we
apparently have tipped oar hats and
Evening star., 1937-01-11

When the mans words fell upon
his ears. Mr.. Mitman turned around
for look at the speaker. He saw
what looked like progressive farmer:
one who'd do anything for crop, but
nothing for laugh.
r
SIGN.
II this operative Dere police
man he might take ofenSe at a
sign which, although probably
meant in the right ,Day. sticks out
in an empty lot neTt to big house
in Northwest Washington. The sign
reads:
Keep Out, No Trespassing-
Police Take Notice"
= X X X
BAREFOOT BOY.
WILLARD PURCELL. who operates
A'A a filing station out on Bladens-
burg road, removed his work shoes
the other day to send them to a re-
pair shop. Beside him was another
pair-his best-which he was going
to wear while the new half-soles and
heels were being put on.
Before the change was completed,
however. he was called to the tele-
phone-and, for some reason that even
he can't explain, answered In his
stocking feet.
Purcell talked only a few minutes,
with customers entering and leaving
the station all the time. When he was
finished he sat down to complete the
change to the newer shoes, and-they
were gone
But that didn't feaze Purcell. He
hoped into his car, drove down to H
street northeast and, ignoring the
curious stares and giggles of passersby
climbed out in his stocking feet and
walked nearly a block from the best
parking place he could find to the
nearest shoe store.
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THE Congressman fused and
fumed. Finally he exploded:
"'Well,' he turned to any one who
would hear him. this is a fine state
Of affairs. When I get to Washing
ton I'm going to file a bill and stop
this sort of thing right away"
Evening star., 1937-01-11
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
FIELD.

FIELD.
NJ L'ENFANT'S Mall may be
Nu a thing of beauty and a Joy
EVv forever to most citizens Of
4 As this Republic. but Carl w.
Mitman heard it described as waste
land the other day by skeptic from
the farm belt.
boy, give me a good pair of Mis-
souri, mules and a plow and I'd turn
over that stuff (the greenswardD and
show you the best crop of corn in the
East"
Evening star., 1937-01-11
Collision Kills 20.

BOGOTA, Colombia, January II
R-Twenty persons we're killed and
more than so injured last night in
collision between freight and passen-
ger trains near Medellin.
Evening star., 1937-01-11
ATTENTION.

Al EN I1ON.
A VISITOR to Washington on a
train from the South received
f1rst-hand information as to how some
of the legislation Is introduced on Cap
itol Hill, and especially the innocent
causes for it.
II sat back Of Southern Congress-
man on a train coming into Wash
ington," the visitor told an operative.
"a few miles out Of Washington the
train stopped and was delayed for
several minutes.
Evening star., 1937-01-11
MEANY.

A LONE automobile, driven by an
= elderly man, was halted at a
red light at a busy corner in the
northwest section. Another car, oper-
ated by a snappily dressed young fel-
low, pulled up behind it.
The light changed. The oldster's
machine didn't move.
The other driver footed his horn
several times, but without result. He
could have backed few feet and
driven around the other vehicle, but
for some reason-perhaps because
he'd lost his temper-he didn't.
Instead, he backed just far enough
to get a fairly good start, then stepped
on the gas-apparently just about as
hard as he could.
The car shot forward and crashed
into the rear of the other machine,
humping 1t ahead with a terrific Jerk.
The elderly driver. obviously exasper-
ated, opened his mouth as If to shout
something apropos and-embarrass-
ment Of embarrassments-his false
teeth, upper and lower, went sliding
across the street.
I'm going to call an officer" the
oldster almost cried. "I-I-Iu fx
you for this, you-"
BY the time the victim had clam
bered out and retrieved his teeth, how
ever, the younger driver had disap-
peared.
Evening star., 1937-01-11
ROLLING ALONG.

The good people OF Karachi.
India, seem to haze gotten a bit
confused on their American geog-
raphy-perhaps by noW-closed
chapter in history.
A letter Just receiDed at the Post
Office Department, after torwdrd-
ing, iDas addressed to "The Post
master General, Central Post Of
flee, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
State, on Mississippi, U. S. A."
Evening star., 1937-01-11
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

TODAY.
Routine business.
TOMORROW.
Hears President Roosevelt's message
IN Government reorganization.
Evening star., 1937-01-11
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Evening star., 1937-01-11
THREAT.

Dan Terrell, publicity man for q
local theater chain, asked q friend
OF his for a pup, thereby giving the
family an idea.
NotD, whenever Tam, the family
cocker spaniel, gets out of hand
she's threatened tOith, "It you don't
behave DeH giUe you to Dan Ter
Tel"
1t alUays seems to Dork, too.
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The Washington times., 1937-05-04
JUNK YIELDED
BY STOMACH,

There was q time-and not so
long ago-when John S. Shorty"
sperry, Of Philadelphia, could
make a banquet off broken glass,
razor blades, needles, pins and
such "delicacies." But no more.
Sperry is recuperating from q
stomach operation at Walter Reed
Hospital. A miniature junkyard
was removed from his stomach.
His doctors say he will recover, but
have ordered him to abandon his
extraordinary diet.
While doing q "hitch" with the
Army in Panama, Sperry started
on his strange diet. He out-ate
a professional glass and blade
eater in q Panama cabaret. He
was mustered out Of the service IL
years ago, and since that time has
been working in carnival and
circus freak shows, swallowing
glass, blades, needles and pins for
the amazement Of crowds.
He kept improving on his act
until he turned himself into a
human pin-cushion and began in.
viting strong men to knock him off
his feet by punching him in the
stomach.
Then he got q "stomachache"
and came to Walter Reed Hospital.
The Washington times., 1937-05-04
Staying Feared as Girl
VaniSIh0S i'm Plot

q contact agent for the Interna.
tional Peace League. He said Miss
Brand was to have reported to him
last night but did not appear. He
declared, in his opinion. she had
fallen for a Stricken trap"
DunstOn Watched
Having no reason to take Dun.
ston in custody, the officials are
watching him constantly, and
simultaneously are checking with
Scotland Yard on his identity.
Before DR.. Brand was slain, an,
other man, known only as Mr..
Welkirk, q European, who had
originally stolen the formula and
given half Of it to Stricken, was
found slain in his hotel room. His
murder also was laid to Stricken,
but agents are certain that the
latter did not obtain the other
half Of the formula.
X-9 is the principal secret agent
Of the F. B. I. investigating this
weird case. His own life is in
danger with Strickler's identity
and whereabouts still a mystery
Do you want tn find out If Strick
Ter will be trapped and If Miss
Brands disappearance Is solved ?
Just follow SECRET AGENT ks
today in the comic pages Of The
Washington Times. Turn to the
comic pages now and 60 on with
this thrilling story.
The Washington times., 1937-05-04

With the sudden disappearance
Of q beautiful blond girl. Miss
Hedwig Brand, secret agents Of the
Federal Bureau Of Investigation
have redoubled their search for the
capture Of q man known only as
"Strickler," believed by police to
be q numbering mailman who will
stop at nothing to gain possession
Of the complete formula for a
deadly weapon of warfare.
Stricken already is known to
have half Of the formula, and In
his attempts to complete 1t, al
ready has murdered two men. The
formula, if it were to fall into the
hands of an INSCRIPTIONS warning
nation, could cause unestimable
havoc.
Companion Slain
Miss Brand came to this country
as q companion to a man known
as "Dr. Brand" who said he was
a relative. Both were representa-
tives Of the International Peace
League, which likewise sought to
destroy the formula. Shortly al
ter they had traced Stricken tc
this city, DR.. Brand was found
murdered in q deserted house IN
the 400 block Eighth st. N. w
Near the body was found a note
signed Stricken, threatening the
life of Miss Brand If she continued
ITO interfere in my affairs"
In Miss Brands room, agents
found q note which read:
EFF I don't return in "A hours,
notify police. Hedwig Brand"
Police Immediately hurried to
Mr.. Dunston's room and ques
toned him. He said he, too, was
The Washington times., 1937-05-04

Citizens Association to seek recon
ing to first commercial Of Eigh-
tenth Street northeast from
Randolph Street to Bunker Hill
Road. It was voted to hold a
garden contest with the 500
homes In the associations terri
tory. Unanimous Endorsement
was given Col. william L. Peak
for appointment as Superintend-
ent Of Penal institutions Of the
District.
Thirty.three persons were ad.
mitted as members.
Zone PIacards Requested
Resolutions were adopted by
thes Manor Park Citizens Associa'
ton, at last nights meeting in the
Whittier School, requesting the
zoning Commission to placard all
property listed for rezoning. In
another action, the association op.
posed daylight saving for the
District.
Evening star., 1937-11-07
Albania Challenges
Tourists Willing to
Sacrifice Comforts

NEW YORK, Nov. Cone Of
the most inaccessible spots in
the world, for tourists, is Albania,
which cannot be reached by rail-
way, but must be approached by
sea or air. King Zog's mountain
walled little country represents
a definite challenge to the
traveller who, having explored
the rest Of the world, is in search
Of something completely of the
beaten track.
The strange contrasts of this
flower-covered land perched
among bleak, forbidding rocks
are wildly described in "Daugh-
ter Of the Eagle: The Biography
OF an Albanian Girl" by Nexhmie
Zaimi Gives Washburn), the first
book ever written in English by
a new" Albanian. This book
makes understandable the COM
ment of E. Alexander Powell, au-
thor and world traveller, who
says: I'm Albania you have the
feeling that romance turks just
around the corner. 1t is the sort
OF land in which almost anything
might happen. 1t is the last of the
little kingdoms. 4. If you are
prepared to sacrifice your COM
forts and luxuries for the sake of
the unusual, the colorful and pic
turesque, go to Albania. But 20
before it has been spoiled"
Evening star., 1937-11-07
Beware Local Weather.

Select your cruise clothes with the
idea of their possible future use in
your mind, for if cleverly chosen they
will be appropriate next Summer for
sports and country wear. And above
all do not make the mistake of let
ting the local weather dictate to your
subconscious self your travel apparel
One New York woman who bought her
travel wardrobe on a blustery De-
cember day found herself in the trop-
les with clothes really suited to the
Arctic circle and points north.
More specifically, for Nassau and
Havana plan clothes in soft pastel
shades, with here and there a dash
Of color. You will want a tweed coat
and at least two knit costumes for
the voyage, and if you are planning to
take part in the ship sports that make
cruises joy don't forget your shorts
and bathing suits, with a tennis frock
and rubber-soled shoes thrown in.
On shore, sports apparel tending to
spectator or formal sport is best. Eve
ming clothes for the West Indies will
this Winter strike a formal note, but
chiffons and semi-formals are usually
satisfactory for formal dinner wear.
Take along also washable sport frocks,
a few prints, sweaters, a large
brimmed hat. light raincoat and
good walking shoes.