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Evening star., 1937-03-27

have the edge at the rate Of three to
two members. Chairmen rotate. Each
commissioner ultimately Is chairman,
presiding and supervising proceedings
for term Of seven years.
The present chairman is William A.
Ayres. Born in Elizabethtown, ILL.,. MIR.
Ayres early moved to Wichita, Kans.,
where he grew up. was educated, mar
ried and had three daughters. He is
a large, kindly lovable sort Of man.
with ready smile, slow Kansas drawl
and vast understanding Of human
nature.
II have been scrapping all my life
for one thing or another" Mr.. hyres
said. First it was for my education at
Garfield (now Friends) University.
Then it was to pass my bar examina-
ton. was strong, 50 drove a thresh-
Ing machine, or anything handy, to
get along Admitted to the bar in
1893, he practiced law in Wichita until
elected to Congress IN 1915.
II have always been . Democrat.
and SO were my father and grand
father" Mr.. Ayres said. Those were
the days, he explained. when = Demo
crat was something Of curiosity In
Republican Kansas. Kansas people,
however, have way Of voting for the
man they want regardless Of politics,
as LandOn's defeat there evidenced.
Mr.. Ayres' election to Congress was
also an example OF Kansas political
independence He served faithfully in
Congress from 1914 to 1894, with an
interlude Of two years, when he was
defeated by q mere hundred votes For
10 years he was the only Democrat in
either branch Of Congress from Kan
saS. A hard-working member Of the
Appropriations Committee during his
congressional years, Mr.. Ayres called
his service there "one continuous fight
to keep down appropriations"
Now as chairman Of the Federal
Trade Commission he continues his
fighting career. 1t is one legal case
/ after another to protect the little fell
low" from unfair business practices. A
total Of 1927 Investigations were start
ed last year by the Trade Commission,
each Of which requires from two
months to two years to conclude. Out
Of this the commission issued 386
complaints Of unfair competition.
Eight hundred and ninety were ap-
proved sipulations. This proceeding
allows the respondent q chance to
mend his ways.
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i, testine against section OF his
written for him BY the corporation
who In bazes Evon Is ana
what Everson minority
Read Mr. Hughes Wheeler about the work OF
Supme Remember that Joe Stinson told me hdt
call himself "chet 5ut1ce' on the
the Constitution Note
himself against the Constitution on
establish appellate divisions
World Almanac underline
passage Court shall haze appellate
the Congress shall make Wonder
trend to limit
this fd Think he hit foul ball that
with letter. that
inability justices perform work
Advance that future Supreme Court
justify hysterial hulaoaloo ns
SO Information
Probably Divine right" talk about judiciary
Texas working political autobiography Am graft
hundred
will delay final
OF building,
annoyance be hot in Summer
of Judiciary Committee, Hatton
believed Presidents plan but too
Appointment later Cancelled
Senator WheelerS statement
Think pretty good JOB and
TuopeH taking Job in Wall Street.
to Dig
companies Montana, much ingowin0
liberalism.
Drop Moleys
unbeatable he
pillar effort offset Hughes Wheeler Mey
attack judicial reform. Wish
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CLAIRE ADAMS BRIDE

HOLLYWOOD, March 27 tyt.-
Claire Adams, film star of the silent
days, and Donald Selbie Mackinnor
OF Melbourne, Australia have been
married in London, England, her rela-
tives said today.
The couple will reside temporarily
in Berkeley Square while Miss Adams
is making picture in London. Later
they expect to come TO Beverly Hills
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between the House their
they hand least a
behalf bill considerable
That bill uH interfere least uih
policy They assert that they erpect the trade treaty policy TO
that OF the which
treaties negotiated
United obtaining from
"A notable exception
The neutrality legislation calculated affect
directly
Every trade treaty Of the
Evening star., 1937-03-27
Lewis November Chill
Presidential Cold Shoulder Argues That c. l. O.
Leader Is No Dictator Yet.

or other heads OF the A. F. OF L. were
in and out Of the White House rather
frequently. This was observed by the
minor labor leaders about Washing
ton. It began to trickle out to little
local labor leaders throughout the
| country that Lewis did not seem to
stand 50 we'll at the White House, and
| that Green was now the fair -haired
boy. This was bad for Lewis busi-
ness. He was in life-and-death fight
to get his c. I. o. going, and the ap-
parent discrimination against him at
the White House hurt. Besides. he
was harassed by other things. His
strike against General Motors at
Flint was going badly
Lewis "Blows Up"
So Lewis blew up-he Is an ex-
plosive person. Late one afternoon,
January 2l, he sent for the news
paper men. To them he gave a
statement for publication. He re-
minded Mr.. Roosevelt that during the
campaign "the administration asked
labor to help 1t =" and labor helped
the President >" Now, said Lewis,
labor expects the administration to
support the auto workers in every
legal way in their fight This" said
Lewis, "is no time for neutrality. no
time for pussyfooting"
That statement by Lewis created
a sensation. Everybody assumed Mr..
Roosevelt must do something about
it. He did. He uttered just one
sentence. 1t was a cryptic sentence.
and very mild, I'm the interest OF
peace, there come moments when
statements, conversations and head
lines are not in order"
That was 4 very gentle tap on
Lewis wrist. so gentle. indeed, that
| there was doubt whether it was a
| tap at all Since Lewis name was
not mentioned, no one could be sure
Mr.. Roosevelt was even referring
| to Lewis.
| The whole episode gave rise to
much print All took one direction.
All said that Lewis had presumed on
| his help to the President during the
| campaign to demand that the Presi-
dent should now help him win a
| strike
Knock Brings Entrance.
But Lewis friends declare that this
newspaper Interpretation of his action
is "all wet" They say the strike
was not really in Lewis mind at all
| That was not what he was mad about.
| What caused him to blow up was
the spectacle of his rivals, the A.
F.. of l.. leaders. going in and out
of the White House while he was
kept out in the cold. And Lewis
friends point out the denoument, as
they say in France. They point out
that within 48 hours after Lewis
had let out his blast. he was in
vited to the White House.
AS to the reason Mr.. Roosevelt
grew cold toward Lewis after the
| election, the answer must be sought
in Mr.. Roosevelt's temperament. 1t
is an unusual temperament. Maybe
Mr.. Roosevelt felt that Lewis was
growing too fast. Maybe he felt that
Lewis might try to crow in Mr.
Roosevelt's barnyard Maybe he felt
that one barnyard is not large enough
for two chantecleers. However, this
is all surmise.
We know what Heaven and hell
! will bring,
| But who can know the mind OF
the king?
(Copyright. 1879
Evening star., 1937-03-27

tates to President
Roosevelt. Quite
contrary, say S
Gen. johnson. He
says that others
may think Mr..
Lewis is dictator
at the White
House, but that
isn't W h a t Mr..
Lewis thinks. He
thinks he is Little
Orphan Annie.
johnson S a y s
that Mr.. Lewis
is not in
frequent CONVEX
sation' with the
Evening star., 1937-03-27
News Behind the News
Failure of Hitler's. and II Duces Men in Spain
Delays European War.
RY PAIL MALLON.

world beginning TO suspect tna
II better han they
able TO the COM
4 muniss
their equipment ana men dTohnd nddTo
posSbg 1oT
at mha the bestntomd military men mere
the European dtspoches eno OF
Mnssoint again puA'n9 hd rom ms
batting Italy, the Touo al
the Spanish neutrality conference, etc.
explain everything, dioses much OF the back
worlds oudest
particularly military planes have
concealed from
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merce." 1t Is
leg al, economic
and administra-
tive in character,
and deals with
questions involv-
ing public inter-
ests.
There are five
c o m m iSsioners,
appointed by the
Pre- s l dent and
confirmed by the
S e n a tie. Only
three can belong
to the same p-
! cal party.
Democrats now
Evening star., 1937-03-27
BY MARK SULLIVAN.

~ EN-. HUGH JOHNSON C'sol-
dier and columnist, too')
denies that Labor Leader
~ John Lewis is a dictator. He
reproves those who make the charge.
Johnson repudiates specifically the
notion, widely current, that Lewis die
Evening star., 1937-03-27
Natures Children
Nuttalls Pond Weed (Potamogeton
epihydrus).
epihydrus).

of leaves, those that are submerged
and those that float on the surface of
the water Those that are not seen
are dainty and very narrow, those on
the surface much larger.
The nuttall pond weed has single
seed in each seed box It has a hook
Evening star., 1937-03-27

tutlOnanty OF the
Wagner l. a b o T
Relations Act is
expected to be
h a n d e d down
Monday.
Second, a con-
ference of con-
gressional lead
ers h a S b e e n
called for the lat
ter part of the
week and this is
timed to coincide
with the study
that would nat
urally be given to
a niece of leqiS-
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had been constantly harassed by a
fellow toWnsman, who claimed nine
as his lucky number. The philosopher
showed how three mines could be made
to equal eleven by placing two of them,
forming 99 over the third to get the
fraction which equaled eleven. He
then suggested that the fellow towns
man arrange three mines to equal 20.
The use of simple arithmetic signs or
devices was permitted. Can you do it?
Copyright. 19371
fSee Answer on Page BID
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An American
YouS Should
Know
Federal Trade Commits
sion Head Continues
"Fighting Career"
BY DELLA PYNCHON

BY DELLA PYNCHON.
~HE Federal Trade Commission,
created by act of Congress In
1914, has done much mission
Il ary work for soul business.
The commission is national long
range organization ito prevent un-
fair methods of competition In COM
Evening star., 1937-03-27
|Epoch-Making
Week inU. S.
History Due
Wagner Decision and
Congress Farley May
Guide Labor.
RY DAVID LAWRENCE.

BY DAVID LANRENCE.
n YEXT week may mark mile
M stone in the development OF
a workable relationship be-
4 tween employers and en-
ployes in America
First, the long awaited decision OF
the Supreme Court on the constl-
Evening star., 1937-03-27

believed likewise, Judging from the
heat of his response.
Now British oficialdom is
trying to get the press to soft
pedal the situation and will sue
ceed to whatever extent is desired.
The State Department seems
never to have heard of neutrality
legislation. Officials are saying
nothing publicly, and all they will
say privately is that the subject is
involved in too delicate a debate
Evening star., 1937-03-27
people have not consented in the
customary way to relinquish.
Delicate Task.

people have not consented in the
customary way to relinquish.
Delicate Task
The task of the Supreme Court in
indicating how far the Congress may
go in limiting the rights of workers
and the rights Of the employer is DEL
lcate one. For granted that the Wag-
ner act is upheld with reference to
the duties and obligations Of the
employer in future industrial dis
putes, the inference will be drawn
that Congress is able at some future
time to legislate just as freely with
respect to the rights and obligations
of the worker. One naturally goes
along with the other, for if Congress
is to have jurisdiction in labor dis
putes irrespective Of State lines and
irrespective Of whether production
merely is involved. then a new ex-
ercise of power by the Congress over
the future Of American labor will
seem TO have been validated as part
and parcel of the vaguely phrased
Dut olLeH deiIDittiy iHttl piSoeu fisHt
of Congress to regulate the flow of
commerce among the several States.
Whether the court proclaims new
rulings or sticks to the old prece-
dents. the coming 10 days will open
up for discussion the whole question
of labor relationship to constitutional
law on background of "sitdown'
strikes that have grown to epidemic
proportions and OF spectacular con-
troversy over the future of the Su-
preme Court itself as an institution
a most extraordinary combination of
circumstances occurring by coinci-
dence in the l50th year of the life
of the Constitution.
tCopyright, 1870
Evening star., 1937-03-27
Brain Twizzlers
BY PROF. J. ID. FLINT.

BY PROF. J. ID. FLINT.
THERE is q legend about an ancient
Greek philosopher and a problem
Of mines. The number nine was
thought TO possess magic powers in
days gone by and this problem was
proposed by the philosopher after he
Evening star., 1937-03-27

practiced military eyes. The planes
have proved to be slower than an
ticipated in actual war conditions
They are not only heavy but lack
sufficient maneuVerability
Soviet flyers on the other side
have flown rings around the Ger
mans. Their only trouble is that
there are too few of them.
The Germans have decided to
redesign both planes and engines.
That is prohabIy a tWo-Vear pro-
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Norris of Nebraska about the
States new unicameral Legislature.
Tell him four guys down in Texas
want to know how the new sys-
tenn prevents pigeon-holing. buck
passing and secret conference
methods of legislative skullduggery.
He explains, 80 decide to save ma
terial for . rainy day.
Stop In at Senate Judiciary
Committee hearings. A guy named
Everson from the Farmers Union
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these guys had place where they
could be found when needed.
Go home, have shower, drink
and dinner. Tune in on ex-Su-
preme Court Justice John H.
Clarke, speaking for the plan.
Clarke says Roosevelt scheme en-
tirely constitutional. Who ever
said it wasn't? Am amused at in
tellectual puzzle presented by
man over 10 arguing that men
Evening star., 1937-03-27
We, the People
Columnist Gets Word in About Court as He Digs
for Court Column.
BY JAY FRANKLIN.

Court itself
of ONCE agreeing that lawyers
and saying swell coumnist
Nobody skunk Communist or paid popagasdis
slipping publicity photographs requested
look like between cokatoo and
candid
OIL with . heavy
Go Office Building secretary Of Senator
Evening star., 1937-03-27

The University of Oklahoma has
1921 students this semester, the
largest second semester enrolment in
the schools history.
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HE opinions OF the riter this their oon not
necessarily The Stars Such opinions presented IN
effort all sides OF questions OF interest to its
readers although opinions be contradictory among
| themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1937-03-27
O. U. Enrolment Grows.

lSee Answer on Page BID
Milford chronicle., 1937-03-26
RAILROADS UNDER
SIEGE

"As matters stand now. the trans.
portation industry is in a state ol
SIEGE" says X. V. Fletcher, General
Counsel of the Association of Amer
ican Railroads. recently. "It is at
tackled on every side by jealous cru
saders. many sincerely striving for
the public good. many others insin-
ccrcly seeking some form of self
ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
II am firmly convinced that what
ever foes the railroads now confront
will ultimately face our competitors.
"lf the government takes over the
railroads: the trucks. the buses and
the boats will soon follow. If the
railroads are Over-regulated to their
detriment the same fate is in store
for others. If the demands of labor
sound the death knell of transport
upon the rails. our friends on the
highways and waterways will sit i'm
anxious expectancy listening for the
same melancholy sound"
II is a shortsighted business man
indeed who would encourage directly
or indirectly. program that would
penalize and hamstring his competi-
tor. The greed of politicians knows
a dozen other industries will be in
line for the same sort of
bitter medicine. and ultimately labor
Milford chronicle., 1937-03-26
KENT FIREMEN HOLD
ANNUAL LADIES NIGHT
TConfinned from Firsf Pagel

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William Mayberry. a talking chalk
artist.
Harrington Fire Company offered
several other numbers, including
feats of magic by Rev. Stephen Gal
ley; High School quartet, Harry Tee,
Harlan Cooper. Bob Widdowson and
Bob Smith, accompanied by Mrs.
Jean Greenlee. Three-act comedy by
II. T.. Girls of High School. Making
Over Sally" cost included Mary Ann
Fleming. Dorothy Minner. Ula Mae
Clarkson. Thelma and Peggy Simp-
son; tap dancing. Fred Marvel.
Frederica Fire Company was rep
resented by the Hill Billy Band.
Robbins Hose Company of Dover
stood sponsor for Ginger and Tick"
in mystifying feats of magic.
The closing numbers on the pro
gram were offered by Magnolia Fire
Company and included a piano duet
and piano and harmonica duet, Ray
Ingram and daughter Billy Ingram.
by Rev. Stephen Galley
Of Harrington.
Milford chronicle., 1937-03-26
WILL 1T HAPPEN HEREi

One of the most heartening events
of the Nme is the manner In which
liberals" are rallying to the sup
port of the United States Supreme
Court. To say that no man past
seventy is fit for high judicial office
is to dispute the clear evidence of
history. If that theory is accepted.
IL should be applied as matter of
principle TO senator's. representa-
tives, governors and presidents.
Liberals realize that such social
ed practical" arguments for change
in the court are simply window
DIRE ssing.
Real liberals who wish our indi-
vidual rights protected and our lib
critics maintained unabridged-ar
opposing the court proposal on ques-
tions of principle. In the words of
Walter Lippman, himself liberal,
This is so reactionary a proceed
ing that nothing like it has been at
tempted in the whole history of this
nation. This is the sort of thing that
is done in backward countries which
have not yet learned the art of self
government. That is where great is
sues are settled by ousting men
from office, rather than by the con-
sent of the people after open debate.
But II has never happened here. and. |
If the people are allowed time to
they will make sure that |
i shall not happen here"
Milford chronicle., 1937-03-26
UNCLE, NEPHEW TAKEN
BY DEATH WITHIN HOUR

jeremiah Fleetwood. of Holloway
Terrace, and nephew. George Fleet
wood. AZ years old, 1871 French
Street. Wilmington, died Tuesday al
ternoon. March %. within an hour OF
one another. jeremiah Fleetwood
died at his home after long illness,
and the nephew died in the Homeo-
patbic Hospital after an illness oil
several weeks.
For number of years. jeremiah
Fleetwood was employed at the Me-
gary furniture store. until retir-
ing several years ago. He is sur
vived by his wife. Mrs. Nora Savery
Fleetwood: five children. Mrs. Ida
Still and Mrs. Minnie Hill, Milford;
Harry. Claymont; Raymond, Hol-
loway Terrace, and Miss Mary Fleet
wood. Philadelphia; two brothers.
Samuel l.. Fleetwood. Wilmington,
and John Fleetwood of Connecticut.
and three sisters. Mrs. Anna Waller,
Bridgeville; Mrs. Sallie Jewel, Mil
ford, and Mrs. Blanche Cannon, Will
mington.
The funeral will take place from
the home today. Friday afternoon. at
2:30 o'clock. Interment will be in
Lombardy Cemetery.
The funeral service for George
Fleetwood was held at the home
Thursday afternoon at 2:90 o'clock.
Interment was made in Lombardy
Cemetery. He was a son of Mrs.
Elizabeth Fleetwood. and the late
Evin Fleetwood. He served over
seas in the World War.
Milford chronicle., 1937-03-26
SUNSHINE CLASS NOTES

On Wednesday evening. March 10
at O'Clock the members of the Sun
shine and Brotherhood Classes of the
Methodist Protestant Church as
sCmbled in the church diningroOm
to partake of the carefully prepared
banquet served by the Ladies' Aid
OF Cedar Neck.
The diniHg-rOOm was beautifully
and artistically decorated in green
and white, with lovely ferns on the
tables where covers were laid for 12S.
Year after year this occasion is
looked forward to with keen interest
by all members. This is the one time
in the year when these two great
classes get together.
John wilkins, superintendent of
the Sunday School and teacher of
the Sunshine Class acted as toast
master.
Songs were sung during the ban
quet by the entire assembly led by
Edward Trice.
Interesting talks were given by
the teacher of the brotherhood Class.
Mrs. Bernice Swain. also by the
president, Edward Cooper. Alice
Brown. president. gave her speech in
rhyme about the officers and MEM
bcrs of Sunshine.
Can You Believe Your Eyes,"
was a very fitting title for the pro-
gram put on by Charley Swain and
Fulton Downing. who impersonated
Prince ALA Bendi and IIoudini.
Mrs. McNevers First Airplane
Ride" was delivered effectively by
Mrs. Harold Clifton. Sara Alexander
and Dorothy Kitchens favored the
assembly with duet.
This banquet will long be remem-
bered and the committees in charge /
are deserving of much credit for 4
such delightful evening. Z
Not letting well enough alone has /
given us some great inventions.
Milford chronicle., 1937-03-26
BUREAUCRACY THREATENS
AGRICULTURE

Progressive farmers are gradually
realizing the dangers inherent in
State control of production and sale
o: agricultural products.
Thus. New York farmers by the
hundreds recently protested to New
York's Legislative Milk Investigat-
ing Committee" against the States
stringent milk control law and de-
manded its discontinuance. Members
of the Dairymen's League Coopera-
tive Association. a pioneer in the
Eastern field. testified at two big
hearings. and aggressively opposed
the law on behalf of their members.
With certain types of produce,
sanitary regulations are necessary
and justified. No one opposes them.
But laws which tell the farmer what
he must charge, and where and when
he must sell. infringe on personal
liberty. II speaks well for the fore
sight and wisdom of cOoperatives
that they are taking a stand against
political domination of farming.
Milford chronicle., 1937-03-26

head-start over weeds, which don't be-
gin to grow till later. When they do
start UP, they find mighty little room'
and lots of them are choked ouH
But" adds the Master Gardener.
''by a square meal / don't mean ma
nures or bone meal or sewage fertilizers.
They supply only two or three OF the
eleren food elements growing things
need from the soil. I'd advise you to
use VIGORO, because it provides all
eleper in balanced proportions"
Vigoro is sanitary, odorless, easy to
apply. Economical, because its results
are sure. Order enough not0 to give
your lawn a square meal-4 lbs. per
100 50. #.
Milford chronicle., 1937-03-26
"EARLY FEEDING
BEST FOR LAWNS"
MASTER GARDENER

BY far the most profit
able time to give your
grass a square meal is
early spring, just as soon
as frost is out of the
ground.
Feeding at this time
Milford chronicle., 1937-03-26
BUSINESS BRIEFS

Business briefs Of interest follow
RETAILING: Business Week re,
ports that in 1896 retail trade gross
ed $37, IS 900. .000-1i per cent more
than in 1885. % per cent less than in
1929.
CONSTRUCTION: According to
Engineering News-R Record, February
construction was Is per cent great
er than the weekly average for 1896.
i'm spite of had weather in many sec
tiOns. Private building is up 1i5 per
cent. public building down 30 per
cent.
RAILROADS.: Traffic. both pass
enser and freight, is holding to rel
atively good levels. The industry
faces legislative difficulties. along
with the brotherboods' demands for
20 per cent wage boosts.
MOTORS: Production continues
good. New strikes are in prospect.
however. in some plants, notably
those making accessories. tools, etc.
TAXt.S: Higher taxes upon both
industries and individuals are re-
Garded as inevitable. Broadening of
the tax base may also come. The
current Federal budget is already
nistorted-the years deficit will eX- /
ceed previous forecasts.
SECURITIES: There have been .
fairly wide fluctuations in the stock /
market lately. due in part to profit +
taking. Speculation is rampant, es
pecially in low-priced issues. The
general tone of the market is up
ward.