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Evening star., 1938-10-05
RAIL WAGE DATA
. .HE[D|LL-F0UNDED
Labor Counsel Questions
Part-Time Workers
Non-IncIusion.
BY the Associated Press.

Railroad labor counsel questioned
today as ill-founded the testimony Of
witness for the railroads that the
wages they pay are high in COM
parison with other industries.
Charles M. Hay, representing 18
brotherhoods, asked an emergency
fact-f1nding board to discard a pile Of
charts and graphs offered by the car
riers in an effort to justify proposed
is per cent wage reduction
The board was named by President
Roosevelt in an attempt to forestall a
strike, voted by railroad men in protest
against the cut.
Mr.. Hay sharply cross-examined DR..
Willford King, New York University
economist, who prepared the wage
studies for the carriers.
The brotherhood attorney contended
DR.. King had failed to include thou
sands of part-time workers in his
charts. These charts showed the
average rail worker topped those in
nearly every other industry in hourly
and weekly wages.
THE railroad industry runs IL
months a year and "A hours a day."
the labor attorney said, "and cannot
be compared to many of these other
industries that operate on a seasonal
basis and employ many unskiIled
workers."
DR.. King had testified that railroad
wages were at an all-time peak in the
first six months Of this year, while in
nearly all other industries the wage
trend turned downward
Those Affected Considered.
You made no allowance for the
railroad men who are walking the
streets without jobs?" Mr.. Hay asked
Mr.. King.
The railroads witness replied that
his study showed only the condition
"of those who would be affected by this
reduction"
No. the others already have their
heads cut off," the workers counsel
observed with sarcasm.
Mr.. King said one of the reasons
why so many railroad men were out
OF jobs was the high rate Of pay of
those employed"
I have tried to present a fair and
accurate picture" the economist added.
You have ignored the 100000 who
have lost their railroad jobs since
1929" Mr.. Hay said. And yet-you
call this fair picture"
Mr.. King said that as an economist
he thought all wages too low but
that the reason for the situation was
national productivity too low to
support higher wages"
Evening star., 1938-10-05
SALARY PUBLICITY
STUDIED BY CHURCH
Lutherans Also Will Discuss
Social Security Program at
Baltimore Session.
2. the Associated Press,

~ the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Oct. 5.-Proposals
for publicity for the salaries OF all
general officials of the United Lutheran
Church, and discussion Of whether
the church shall maintain its own So
cial security program for ministers are
two Of the matters to come before the
biennial convention of the church,
which opens here tonight.
Clergymen from Philadelphia. Read
ing, Wilkes-B Danville and Lam
caster, all in Pennsylvania, will pre-
sent petition asking that ministers be
included under the Federal Social Sc
curity Act Whether the petition shall
be adopted and forwarded will be left
to the convention The Pension Com
mittee of the church will present new
plan to substitute for the present pen
sion system.
The Central Pennsylvania Synod of
the church announced its delegation
would press for adoption of the rule
making public the salaries and allow
ances and would ask the church to es-
tablish maximum and minimum SAL
aries.
Pending the first service of the con-
Ventlon tonight, with sermon by the
Rev. F. H. Knubel, president of the
church, the delegates were free of fixed
engagements. Minor groups met for
discussion during the day, however.
The convention of the brotherhood
OF the church closed yesterday after
Heiby w. Ungerer of Rochester, N. Y,
advised the world needed the social
and economic forces of the church. j..
Milton Deck of Philadelphia was
elected president of the brotherhood,
Evening star., 1938-10-05
POLLUTION PARLEY
SCHEDULED TODAY
Representatives of Four
States and District to
Gather Here.

Representatives of four States and
the District Of Columbia were to con-
fer here this afternoon on publication
OF the entire Potomac basin.
The meeting. bringing together the
compact committee of the Potomac
Valley Pollution Conference, was
scheduled to be held in the office of
M. o. Leighton, local engineer, TIC
Fifteenth street NV.
Purpose will be to reach an agree
ment acceptable to the States con-
cerned on what pollution abatement
work should be considered the re-
sponsibility of each.
In addition to Mr.. Leighton, mem
bers OF the committee include H. E.
Moses. chief engineer of the Pennsyl-
vania Health Department: DR.. 1. C.
Riggin of the Virginia Health Com
mission: E. S. Tisdale, chief engineer
Of the West Virginia Health Depart
ment, and George L. Hall, acting chief
engineer Of the Maryland Health De-
partment.
Evening star., 1938-10-05

miles in my futile campaign and the
three pairs of shoes I wore out in
doing some 1900 miles of valiant hik-
ing on the same mission.
No Charge for Chickens.
ITO sum up: spent s41s.70 in cold
cash, travelled some 10000 miles by
auto, wore out three pairs Of shoes
travelling some $500 miles on foot,
consumed some 300 chickens and one
ton of potato salad. drank 40 gallons of
iced tea, talked till was hoerse and
still got beat
Mr.. Sabine explains in his letter
that he did not charge any depre-
ciation on the auto, as the car was
loaned to him by friend, and like
wise made no charge for the chickens,
etc, "as ! have good appetite and
had to eat anyway"
Il might say" continued Mr.. Sabine,
Il expect to sit back and revel in
flendish glee when my opponents line
up at the barrier and the time is at
hand to make good on unfulfilled
promises. 1t certainly will be a source
of Joy to me and embarrassing to
them. for am reliably informed that
in many instances the same job has
been promised to two and, in some
cases, to three separate individuals.
When I went to school no mathe-
matical theory was then taught that
would handle it. Since then, l believe,
Einstein has come out with the rela-
tivity theory. Perhaps that will take
care of the situation
May I say, in conclusion. I expect
to support the organization slate in
the general lection. I'm still a Demo-
crat. They must win. Think Of the
entertainment will enjoy when those
promises are up for fulfillment!"
Evening star., 1938-10-05
Ey the Associated Press.

Fy the Associated Press.
LEXINGTON. N. c., Oct. 5.-Lula
Belle Kimel, %, jailers daughter,
was behind the bars today because she
took pity on youth charged with
capital offense and, according to con-
fession which Sheriff Raymond Bowers
said she made, allowed the youth and
a fellow prisoner their freedom.
James Goodwin, 19, of High Point,
and Bill Wilson, 81, of Hickory, es-
capped Monday from the Davidson
County Jail Several hours after their
getaway, police began receiving reports
Of highway robbery and hold-ups. One
man, Donald Moss of High Point, was
shot fatally as he stepped from his
car Police Sergt w. B. Ridge of High
Point said the crimes were attributed
to Goodwin and Wilson.
Goodwin was being held on charge
of first-degree burglary in the forcible
entering of his aged grandfather's
house two months ago. The old man,
too, was badly beaten the night of the
robbery Wilson was charged with
hold-up.
Writes Letter to Sheriff.
Jailer T. c. Kimel locked up Lula
Belle yesterday and wrote a letter to
Sheriff Bowers asking that he be re-
lieved Of his duties pending full and
complete investigation by your of1ice.
the county authorities and the court"
II am Inundated and grieved beyond
control and have locked my own
daughter in Jail in order that justice
may find its course" Kimel wrote his
superior.
Bowers quoted Lula Belle as saying
that she released Goodwin after he had
gotten religion and promised to go
straight" and because she did not want
to see him go to the gas chamber"
Jailer and Wife Absent.
Bowers quoted the young woman as
saying that Goodwin released Wilson
and that they left the jail together.
Evening star., 1938-10-05
Candidate Elated by Defeat;
Cites Food He Ate During 2 Race
Report Halls Fact He Has
No Can, paign Pledges
to Fulfill.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md. Oct. Sit looks
as II Leslie r. Sabine won the election
after all.
There would have been no question
about the matter If they had counted
fried chickens instead of votes in the
Democratic primary for county COM.
missioner.
Mr.. Sabine, who attended every
campaign supper, picnic, barbecue,
etc, estimates he got away with 300
fried chickens. ton OF potato salad
and 40 gallons Of iced tea.
Thus he benefited not only himself,
but the farmers who sold the chickens
and potatoes on scarcity market, and
even the war-beleagured Chinese who
deal in tea. Having been a boon to
the farmers Of Montgomery County
and mankind in general" Mr.. Sabine
congratulates himself further with the
thought that now he has no campaign
promises to fulfill.
Files List Of Expenses.
The well-known farmer and dairy
man, of near Laytonsville, transmitted
all this and much more to District
Court Clerk Clayton K. Watkins today
In sworn statement Of his campaign
expenses. as required by law.
He said, in part:
During the campaign I attended
every supper, picnic, etc. they would
let me attend and consumed approxi-
mately 300 friend chickens. which i'm
mediately had its beneficial effect or
the farmers by the increased consump-
ton. quickly boosting the price OF
chickens cents per pound No doubt
you noticed that nary cock nor cock
erel dared crow because they feared
Sabine would eat him. The hens
also feared for their lives and went to
sitting, causing shortage Of eggs and
they advanced from 18 to 80 cents per
dozen, another benefit to the farmer.
During the campaign I must have
consumed a ton of potato salad, which
helped relieve the glut in the market
and Immediately potatoes advanced in
price, all Of which benefited the
farmer Not wishing to bestow all
blessings at home, looked abroad to
extend helping hand to China. They
must win that war SO to help them I
did my bit by consuming some 40 GAL
Ions of iced tea.
You can appreciate I approached
this subject from an unselfish stand
point, for you know full we'll I'm in
the milk business and if I were of a
selfish nature would have used milk
instead Of tea. The 500 gallons of gas
estimate carried me some IL nO0
Evening star., 1938-10-05
TESTIMONY DENIED.
Boston Publisher Disavows Correction
With the Ovra.


BOSTON, Oct. [P).-Ubaldi Guidi,
Boston Italian-American newspaper
publisher described by a witness be-
fore the House Committee on Un-
America Activities as an agent of
Ovra, a branch of the Italian govern
ment secret police, today branded the
description absolutely untrue and
ridiculous"
II have absolutely no connection
with the Italian government" Mr..
Guidi said. Il am only a newspaper
publisher and radio news commenta-
tor for about four years"
Girolamo Valenti of New York yes
terday told the House Committee the
OTa is "a spy organization which calls
at the homes of American citizens Of
Italian descent and attempts to
frighten them whenever they have
participated in activities which do not
conform to Fascist government policy"
He said Mr. Guidi was one of four
known agents of Ovra in the United
States.
Denying the testimony, Mr.. Guidi
said: I'm the last five or six years
have not gone into any ones home be-
cause I have no time"
He said he had resided in Winthrop
Mass, for % years and America is
my country-seven children of mine
were born here"
He added that Guido Segre, Italian
consul general at Boston, listed by Mr.
Valenti as one of a group of officials
"exerting influence over American
citizens of Italian descent while enjoy
ing diplomatic immunity" was recalled
to Italy probably because he was of
Jewish extraction" Consul Segre
sailed September "a, Mr.. Guidi said
Evening star., 1938-10-05
u. ". OFFICIALS
| HEARcOMPLA|NTS
Reunited Board Takes Up
Chrysier and Dodge
Locals Cases.
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
Philip Murray and Sidney Hillman,
c. I. o. vice chairmen, kept a guild
ing hand on affairs of the United
Automobile Workers today, although
their task of settling the unions
factional dispute was ended.
The two officials sat with the newly
reunited executive board of the
U. A. w. while it discussed inter-
probation Of its contract with Gen.
eral Motors and heard complaints from
Chrysler and Dodge locals in Detroit.
The board reinstated four expelled
officers yesterday in accordance with
the recommendations of Vice Chair
men Murray and Hillman, who were
appointed to arbitrate the long stand
ing controversy between board fac
tions. The groups previously had
agreed to accept the decision of the
arbiters as final, while at the same
time reaffirming the unions autonomy.
A member of the board reported
that everything appeared to be har-
monious" at the session.
John L. Lewis, c. l. o. chairman,
predicted the decision would bring
complete elimination of all internal
controversy"
In making their recommendation
for settlement of the dispute, Mr..
Murray and Mr.. Hillman contended
that sense of responsibility and
adherence to administrative authority"
was needed in the union.
The officers reinstated yesterday
were Vice President Richard T. Frank
ensteen. Wyndham Mortimer and Ed
Hall and Secretary Treasurer George
Adde's. The Executive Board expelled
them several months ago after dis
putes over union policy
The complaints made by Chrysler
and Dodge locals pertained to the
Chrysler system of lay-offs and re-
employment during seasonal fluntua :.
tions in production. The union con-
tended this broke the seniority of
thousands of union members.
Homer Martin, president Of the
union, said the board probably would
decide today whether to make repre-
sentations to Chrysler officials or
to take other action.
Evening star., 1938-10-05

cept that sign Of dots is made before
the letter to indicate it represents a
number instead Of letter. The num-
Der sign is this.
And she showed them dotted SYM
boil that was like the letter L in re-
verse.
This sign indicates that the next
symbol will be q number" she said.
Now I'll do the numbers to TO-"
Her hands flew as she punched with
her right hand, feeling with her left
for the correct cell.
"Of course you all can see these
spaces" she smiled. II use my left
hand to feel them"
The blind instructress expressed the
hope the women would use the train
ing they were getting to transcribe
textbooks for blind folk. -
That's the real need" she said with
conviction. II have friend who has
just completed translation Of an Ital-
ian grammar into Braille."
Another blind instructress, Miss
Catherine Grady, Of 341S Twenty
ninth street NV, will teach the
night clasaes beginning Friday. ;
Evening star., 1938-10-05
CLASSES ARE SET
ON COURT RULES
Bar Association Will Give Three
Day School Hereto Begin
Thursday.

A three-day school for lawyers" to
acquaint them with the new rules of
civil procedure for United States Dis
trict Courts will be held by the Ameri-
can Bar Association at the United
States Chamber of Commerce Build
ing beginning Thursday.
Both morning and afternoon ses-
sions have been arranged, with ex-
perts on various legal questions ex-
planning the changes in the rules.
At the opening session, which will
be presided over by Attorney General
Homer Cummings Edgar B. Tolman
will be the speaker That afternoon
the speaker will be Dean Charles e.
Clark, Yale University Law School,
Chief Justice Lawrence Groner Of the
United States Court of Appeals will
occupy the chair.
Prof. William W. Dawson Of West
ern Reserve University will speak at
the Friday morning session, to be
presided over by Judge w. Calvin
Chestnut, United States District Court
of Maryland. Mr. Tolman will speak
again that evening. and Solicitor Gen
eral Robert H. jackson will preside.
The speakers at Saturdays sessions
will be Robert G. Dodge in the morn
ing and Judge George Donworth in
the afternoon. Judge John j. Parker,
senior judge of the fourth Federal
judicial district. will preside in the
morning. and Chief Justice Alfred A.
Wheat of the United States District
Court will take the chair in the after
noon
Neither the District Court nor the
Court of Appeals will be in session
during the institute. Members of
both benches will attend the sessions
as honorary guests. The sessions will
start at 10 am. and pm each day.
feature of the meeting will be a
seminar on patent law Friday night.
1t will be presided over by Thomas
E. Robertson of the patent law sec
ton of the American Bar Associa-
tion. The lecturers at this seminar
will be Nathan Heard of Boston and
William S. Hodges of Washington.
Evening star., 1938-10-05
A|RLNES STUDY
SAFETYPROCRAM
Voluntary Cut in Cruising
Speed and Bigger Fuel
Cargo Considered.

Voluntary reductions in air trans
port cruising speeds, coupled with
possible increases in extra gasoline
fuel supplies carried, probably will be
ordered by the Nations air transport
operators during the coming Winter
as a result of conference being held
here today with the newly created
Safety Board Of the Civil Aeronautics
Authority.
It is understood that the operations
managers of the country's airlines
have agreed upon the reduction in
speed and increase in fuel as part of
a major program intended to increase
safety of operation during the winter
months.
From today's meeting are expected
to come new regulations and recon-
mendations for new equipment to
guard against accidents during the
winter. The c. A. A. is expected,
where necessary, to issue new regu-
lations backing up safety agreements
reached by the airline operators.
Col. Smith Presides.
Col. Sumpter Smith, chairman OF
the Safety Board, is presiding at to-
days session, held behind closed doors
at the Commerce Department.
The operators are represented by a
committee under the Craftsmanship of
Ralph Damon, vice president OF
American Airlines. Other members Of
the committee are Maj. r. w. Schroe-
der, United Airlines; Paul Richter, ex-
ecutive vice president, Transconti-
mental g. Western Air; S. w. Shan
non, vice president of Eastern Air
Lines; George E. Gardner, vice presi-
dent of Northwestern Air Lines; An
drew Priester, Pan-American Airways;
Bruse Braun, Chicago g. Southern,
and Lee Bishop, operating manager of
Mid Continental Always.
First Voluntary Move.
The meeting is unique in American
Airline history, representing the first
voluntary effort on the part OF air
transport operators to pool with Gov
ernment safety experts their expert
ence concerning safety problems in an
effort to reach voluntary agreement
as to improved operating procedure.
The air lines are expected to request
that the United States Weather Bu-
reau provide increased information on
upper air weather conditions through
more widespread use of the newly
developed radio meteorograph. De-
veloped at the Bureau of Standards,
this is small device sent up attached
to a meteorological balloon, which
automatically broadcasts at frequent
intervals information as to altitude,
humidity and temperature.
Evening star., 1938-10-05
MERGER OF CITIZENS
ASSOCIATIONS PUSHED
West Leland and Bradley Groups
Meet in Standardization
Scheduled Oct. rs.

The recently-inaugurated movement
to consolidate the West Leland Citizens
Association and the Bradley Citizens
Associations was furthered at a meet
ing Monday night at Bethesda, Nd,
which was attended by approximately
40 members of the two groups.
The gathering was in the nature OF
a get-together preliminary to formal
action. The new association probably
will be called the Leland-Bradley As
sociation.~ A nominating committee
consisting of two members of each Or
ganization and non-member OF either
was named to recommend officers for
the new association. They will be
elected October Is.
Membership of the new organization
will embrace residents Of the area
bounded by Wisconsin avenue and
Glenbrook road and Edgemoor and
Bradley boulevard. 1t Is planned to
afiliate with the Montgomery County
Civic Federation. The combined en-
rollment Of the two groups Is about Is.
Evening star., 1938-10-05
OUTLAY OF $8,571
REPORTED BY LEWIS
Lists Contributions of $4,658 in
Unsuccessful Race for Senate
Nomination.

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Lewis, who opposed
Senator Tydings for the Maryland
Democratic senatorial nomination, re-
ported to the Senate Campaign Ex-
penditures Committee today his un-
successful campaign cost $8,571 and
he received contributions of $4,658.
Representative Lewis said Kent R.
Mullikin, Laurel, Md, his campaign
manager, was preparing supple
mental report Of contributions and
expenditures he had handled.
The large contributions listed by
Mr. Lewis included:
G. T. Clayton, Washington, 500;
Helen w. Wilson, Bethesda, 5000;
Willis J. Ballinger, Washington, $l25;
Owen E. Hitchins, Cumberland, sl00:
c. Lloyd Rogers, Baltimore, $3.50; Ed
ward J. Donahue, Frostburg, 500;
H, Egley, Baltimore, 500, and Eugene
Casey, Gaithersburg. $1,641.
Evening star., 1938-10-05
POWER DEFENSE GROUP
is PUSHING SURVEY

The National Power Defense Com
mittee, named recently by President
Roosevelt to map plans for assuring
an adequate electric power supply for
national defense, is going forward, it
was announced by Assistant Secretary
of War Louis johnson following q
meeting yesterday.
The committee is comforting with
representatives Of electric utility COM
panies which serve strategic centers,
to determine just what they could do
to meet defense needs and to correct
deficiencies. 1t also is consulting
manufacturing concerns to determine
their capacity for turning out equip
ment.
Evening star., 1938-10-05
HYPN0TIST SENTENCED
IN DEATH OF WOMAN
By the Associated Press.

LOS ANGELES. Oct. 5.-"The Great
Gilbert" vaudeville stage hypnotist
whose real name is Robert Avery Gil
bert, 40, was sentenced yesterday to
serve two to five years in San Quentin
Prison for contributing to the death of
young expectant mother.
Judge A. A. Scott denied probation
to Gilbert, who was convicted of con-
spiracy to perform an abortion on Mrs.
George Colombos, %. Her husband
George testified Gilbert proposed to in
duce a premature birth through hyp-
motto influence.
Gilbert's defense was that he agreed
only at Colombos' insistence to use
hypnotic influence to relieve pain at
a normal childbirth His lawyers
argued that physicians, testifying for
the prosecution, were. unable to estab-
lish definitely the cause of Mrs. Colom-
bos' death.
Evening star., 1938-10-05

Kimel and his wife were absent at
the time.
A wide search was under way today
for the pair. 1t was concentrated in
the vicinity of Carthage, Moore
County. where lives the young wife of
Goodwin. She was taken with him two
months ago when he was apprehended
in Sumter, S. c., on the f1rst-degree
burglary charge and turned over to
her family's care.
Sheriff Bowers said he had word that
Goodwin was headed toward Carthage
Lula Belle was charged with aiding
prisoners to escape jail, misde-
meanor.
A conviction of first-degree burglary
carries a mandatory death sentence
under North Carolina law.