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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-10
D. c. CHEST LEADS
IN CASH INCREASE
Accomplishment Is Revealed
on Eve of Welfare
Conference.

Although the District of Columbia
Community Chest fell short of its goal
for this year, its actual increase over
the preceding years pledges was sub
stantially greater than the average in
crease for the country as a whole.
This was disclosed today by Allen
T. Burns, executive vice president of
Community Chests and Councils, Inc,
who is here for the conference tomor-
row and Saturday Of leading citizens
from $50 cities to discuss a plan for
relief and public welfare, advanced by
the National Citizens Committee Of
the Community Mobilization for
Human Needs.
President Roosevelt will address the
opening session of the conference to-
morrow morning at the White House
Other sessions will be at the May
flower Hotel
The District of Columbia Chest this
year. by raising 1888, 900 toward its
goal Of $2,059, 900. fell 8 per cent short,
as compared with the average Of 5h
per cent for the 467 Chests of the
country, according to Mrs. Burns. The
grand total raised by all Chests was
about $83,50o,o00 toward a goal Of
100000.
Actual Per Cent Gain.
This city. however, made a better
showing than the country generally
in actua! increase over the previous
year. This city increased its pledges
from $1,746,000 raised in 1885 for the
year 1887 to 1888, 900 raised in 1887
for 1888, a gain of per cent. The
average gain for all the 467 Chests of
the country for the same period in
autual pledges was only 3 per cent.
The general plan for relief and pub
lie welfare to be discussed during the
conference was presented January -
by Charles p. Taft of Cincinnati to
the Senate Committee on Unemploy-
ment and Relief The plan hinges
upon State and local administration of
relief and work relief with grants
in-aid from the Federal Government.
1t calls for Federal setting of standards
for relief, local and State admins
tration. with non-political citizens
boards; local and State determination
OF the nature and extent of work re-
lief; coordination within each State
OF all welfare agencies which receive
Federal funds, and Federal commits
sion to study and recommend a long
range program on relief and public
welfare.
To Celebrate Anniversary,
The 25th anniversary of the Com
munlty Chest movement will be cele-
brated in connection with the confer
ence. A tribute will be paid to the
late Newton D. Baker, formerly hon.
orary president of the Community
Chests and Councils, Inc, by John
Stewart Bryan of Richmond, Va.
Among those who arrived yesterday
for the conference were Stillman F.
Westbrook of Hartford. vice president
of Aetna Life Insurance Co. of Hart
ford. Conn. who is president Of Com
munity Chests and Councils; Mr..
Burns, its executive vice president,
and members of his staff.
Other speakers for the next two
days include Tom K Smith of St.
Louis. past president, American Bank
ers' Association; Arthur G. Rotch,
Boston; Edward L. Ryerson, president
OF the Community Fund, Chicago, and
Ira V. Hiscock, president of the New
Haven Community Chest.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-10
PAINTING exhibition

An exhibition Of water colors and
oils by Paul Klee. Swiss-born painter,
opened today at Phillips Memorial
Gallery, 1900 Twenty-frst street NV.
The paintings Of Mr.. Klee, who was
formerly one Of the leaders of the
Bauhaus group in Dessau, Germany,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-10

ME Humphrey, Boonsboro: . brother.
Charles E. Norris. this city, and two
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at the
residence at 2 pm. tomorrow. Burial
will be in Rock Creek Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-10
RABBI sEGAL TO SPEAK
Forum on Jewish Education to
Follow Services.

Rabbi Henry Segal will speak on
THE Jews, the Unique People" at the
services at B'nai Israel Synagogue
Fourteenth and Emerson streets NV.
at e:15 pm. tomorrow After the SER
vices Mrs. Louis Kalichstein will lead
the forum on What Shall We Aim
For in the Jewish Education Of Our
Youth?"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-10

Construction Of nine torpedo boats
for the British Navy has been started
at Southampton, England.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-10

Lloyds Bank Of London will raise
standard salaries Of male clerks this
year by SIS instead Of $50 as before.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-10

Upper: Charles P. Taft OF
Cincinnati, chairman Com
munity Mobilization for HUI
man Needs.
BeloU:: Stillmdn F. West
brook OF Hartford, Conn.,,
president Community Chests
& Councils, Inc. Both will
participate in the relief con-
ference starting tomorrow.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1938-03-10
G. W. NORRIS, FORMER
HOTEL MAN, SUCCUMBS

6uneTal TOMORROW Tor Resident
Of Capital Since 1884.
Was 70 Years Old.
George w. Norris, former proprietor
Of the old Norris House at Twelfth
and E streets NV, died yesterday at
his home, tbs Randolph street NV,
after an illness of about six weeks.
He would have been "a tomorrow.
Mr.. Norris, a native OF Boonsboro,
Nd, had been a resident OF this city
since 1884. He was in the hotel busi-
ness until 1907 and in recent years
had engaged in the real estate busi-
ness.
Surviving are his son. George
M. Norris; two sisters, Mrs. Mary
N. Fridinger, this city, and MES. Jen-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-27
DIR. WELSH HEADS
PRESBYTER|ANS

PHILADELPHIA, May q
Q.N.S3.-Healing a 75-year-old
breach between northern and
southern branches of the denomi
nation, Rev. Charles Whitefielo
Welsh, of Louisville, KY, today
held election as new moderator OF
the Presbyterian Church in the
United States of America.
The 60-year-old pastor, who en-
tered the ministry after an early
career as cotton mill employe. rail
road worker and newspaper re
porter to win the highest honor
possible for his church to bestow
was chosen on the second ballot
after delegates to the 150th gen
eral assembly of the church. now
in session here, heard a vigorous
plea that his election would mean
harmony between the two split
factions of the communion.
It was the first time in As
years that the southern branch of
orthodox Presbyterianism in this
country, representing nearly 500.'
900 of the church's 100000 COM
municants, had been honored by
the choice of a Southerner as
moderator,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-27
'Jafsie' Buys Gun;
Proves Good Shot
OTHERS INJURED

NEW YORK, May ~ GNsJ.
DR.. John F. Condor, the "Jafsie"
who turned over $4,000 ransom
money to the alleged Lindbergh
kidnappers, has a new gun today
for "self protection" He bought
special .38-caliber revolver and
then tested his aim in the arms
sellers range. The 77-year-old
former schoolmaster made score
of IS on the range. Good enough
to get a policeman a day off.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-27
'RubinOff PeriIed
BY New Infection

BATTLE CREEK, Mich, May
81 0.N.S).-Violinist Dave Rubin
off, who underwent an emergency
appendectomy, today was re-
ported by his physician as doing
little more than holding his own"
DR.. Walter Martin, who performed
the appendectony and q second op-
Grafton to remove an abscesS, ex-
pressed fear that Q new infection
may set in.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-27
Savannah to Get
New Radio Station

Q.NS) The Federal Communi
cations Commission today granted
Arthur Lucas a construction per
NIT for q new radio station in
Savannah, Ca, to operate on I'm.
limited time on q frequency Of
1910 kilocycles, with 100 watts
power.
Seaboard Broadcasting Corpora.
ton, Colonial BroadcaSters, Inc,
and Station WTOC interviewed in
opposition to granting the permit.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-27
Is Craft Unions
Sign Wage Pact

NEW YORK, May AZ Q.N.SO.
A three-year agreement covering
wages and working conditions for
1908 maintenance and operations
mem in Rockefeller Center vas
recorded today by IS craft unions.
The agreement prohibits strikes
and lockouts and agrees that IL
disputes shall be subject to arbt.
tration.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-27
sHLPYARps SOLD

NEW YORK, May q G.N.S).
United Shipyards, 1nc, stock.
holders has approved sale Of the
company's property and business
to Bethlehem Shipbuilding Cor
poration, for $9,320,000.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-27

An extraordinary request fol
police assistance was refused at
police headquarters today. The
favor-seeker asked simply to be
electrocuted.
A 30-year-old mechanic. who
gave his name as Frank B. Losh,
and an address in the 1900 block
of M st. N. W., provided Lieut..
Warren o. Embrey with quite a
start when he said confidentially:
81 want you to electrocute
me-"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-27
Asks for ElectrOcutiOn!

Sorry. That's a little out Of
my line. OF course, could shoot
you. How would that be?"
"It doesn't really make much
difference" Losh replied calm
ly. I'm going out to start q
riot. Way I figure 1t, it's bet
ter for one man to be killed
than q lot of people"
Losh, who said he came here
from Grafton, w. Va, six years
ago, was removed to Gallinger
HOSPITAL for observation.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-27
Samaritan Group
Names Chairman

The Rev. DR.. John F. B. Car
ruthers, visiting minister of
the Covenant-First Presbyterian
Church, has been named chair
man Of the board of directors of
the Good Samaritan Foundation,
1t was announced today.
A campaign to raise $4,000 for
family rehabilitation was an
nounced.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1938-05-27
TROLLEY VICTIM.
31ST FATALITY.
IN D. C. TRAFFIC.
Unidentified Man Dies
In Hospital |

reach 81 for the year, as an I'M
identified white man died in
Gallinger Hospital today.
The man, about so, was struck
by a street car at the intersection
of Seventh and I Streets North
west, last night. He was taken to
Emergency Hospital suffering
broken leg and possible skull frac-
ture, and then transferred to
Gallinger Hospital, where he died
shortly before a. m. without re-
gaining consciousness.
OTHERS INJURED
Alton M. Lee, of the 100 block
of New Hampshire Ave. N. w,
was the operator Of the street car,
police said.
The dead man is described as
being five feet II inches tall, and
weighing ABOUT 200 pounds. He
was dressed in gray suit and
gray overcoat.
Rain and slippery streets sent
q number Of WashingtonianS to
hospitals for treatment Of injuries
received in accidents here last
night.
Most seriously injured Of 20
street car passengers who were
knocked down in q collision Of two
cars at Fourteenth and H Streets
Northwest Mrs. Dorothy Ceilings,
10, of the $500 block of Fourteenth
st. N. W., was reported improving
in George Washington University
Hospital today.
STREET-CAR VICTIM
John Macintosh, "a, of 212 Buf-
falo Ave-, Takoma Park, was also
O victim of a street car last night.
He was injured at Third and Penn
sylvania Avenue Northwest and
was recovering in Gallinger
Hospital today.
Harriet Stevenson, AZ, of Mt.
Rainier, Md. q victim of a traffic
accident March 80, died in Provi-
dence Hospital last night. She
was readmitted to the hospital
May 20, after she was first re-
leased May 9.
Mabel Smith, 20, Of 1928
Twelfth st. N. w., and her COM
panion, Mary Payne, %, OF the
same address, were taken to
Casualty Hospital today after the
car in which they were riding,
operated by William c. Magnin, OF
Riverdale, Md, hit a truck at
Fourth and New York Avenue
Northeast. Operator Of the truck,
William o. Bounds, "a, OF Laurel.
Md, was charged with failing to
yield the right Of way.
AUTO HITS TREE
Failing to halt after his car col
Nded with a taxicab on JeWett
Street, near the entrance to the
Zoo park, William T. Hamilton
was injured when his car ran into
q tree. After treatment at Elmer
Eency Hospital, he was charged
with driving while drunk by police
of No. 8 precinct. Hamilton lives
in the $500 block Of Connecticut
Ave. N. w.
An element Of mystery sur
rounds the case Of Eugene w.
Coughlin, of the 5000 block Of Six
teenth st. N. w., who is held for
investigation by police at No. IL
precinct. Coughlin was arrested
when the front bumper Of his car
was found bearing taillight and
o New Jersey license tag.
Police were checking to deter
mine If an accident involving
New Jersey car had been reported.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-07-28
Sponsors LoW-Cost
Residence Program
Cincinnati Building Trades
Council Sees Community
OF Modern Homes

Cincinnati, o. (OLNS).-A COM
munity Of well-built, modern brick
homes, costing not to exceed $4,000, is
planned by the Housing Commission
of the Cincinnati Building Trades
Council, appointed recently to stimu-
late the construction of homes in that
price range.
Plans for the homes have been COM
pleted by a cooperating architect. Each
home will be of six room, two-story
brick construction, steam heated, have
modern copper plumbing, insulated
roof and all windows and doors Wealth
erstripped and screened.
The low cost of these homes, with
their expensive features, is made pos
sible only through large scale pur-
chases of materials coupled with the
fact that the homes will be sold at cost
and no commissions will be paid.
Only skilled craftsmen of the Build
ing Trades Council will be employed
in the construction of the homes, which
will be financed under the FHA.
The members of the Councils Hous-
ing Commission are Evan Baker,
president; Fred Wahlbrink, secretary;
Frank Vincent, treasurer; Jack Hurst
and Harry Williams.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-07-28
Monopoly Through
Continued From Page One)

sbly the patent laws should have a
thorough overhauling.
1t is further pointed out that most
of the patents that are being issued
today are not basic, but come within
the area of improved gadgets that
permit legal extension Of control by
owning interests upon expiration Of
original patent deeds.
On the suppression side, there is
indication that some companies have
engaged in the practice of buying up
improvements and shelving them
rather than incurring the cost of
changing machinery already in use in
order to manufacture the improved
product. In this manner, the improve
ments are kept out of the hands of
competitors, and in trade parlance, are
consigned to company graveyards."
The committee also may study
merits Of suits and threatened suits
for patent violations for evidence of
intent on the part of large entrenched
groups to tie up patents by litigation
and thus combat competition by new
comers in an industry.
Early antitrust cases involving pat
ents may be combed over for light on
the problem.
One Of the early antitrust cases in
volved a company that GO years ago
bought up more than so patents for
spring tooth harrows and was en-
abled thereby to control the output
and price of harrows.
Another frequently cited is the So
called "bathtub case of 30 years ago
in which an association, by patenting
an enamel spraying process, was able
to control prices in the whole bath
fixture industry.
One company that had patent on
a mimeograph machine was able tc
dictate the type Of stencils and other
supplies to be used with the machine
while another that had a motion pic
ture machine patent determined the
films that could be used on it, unit
finally stopped in the courts.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-07-28
(CONTINUOUS SHOW SUNDAY
Labor Mdn Running
For State Treasurer

Crooksville, O.-David J. Lewis, the
only Republican candidate for any
state office from the ranks of labor, is
a former Crooksville pottery worker.
Mr.. Lewis is in the race for State
Treasurer.
At present member of the Inter-
national Union of Operative En-
gineers, Mr.. Lewis has been affiliated
with organized labor great number
of years.
Numerous labor bodies throughout
the state, including the Perry County
Trades and Labor Council, have en-
dorsed him.
Mr.. Lewis is qualified for the po-
sition he seeks. He served two terms
as Treasurer of Perry County, four
years as auditor in the Tax Commiss-
ion of Ohio, and two years as chief
of division in the Department of In
dustrial Relations. . Examiners of
Engineers.-O. C. 1876.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-07-28
Cincinnati Labor
Prepared TO Greer
OSFL DeIegafes
CLU President Hurst. Civic
Leaders Will Deliver
Welcome
By Ohio Labor News Service)

(By ONO LABOR News SefNlce)
Cincinnati, O.-Organized Labor Of
this city, after weeks of busy prepara-
ton, is ready to extend an old fash
ioned, hospitable welcome to the sew
eral hundred delegates and visitors
who will start arriving here Sunday,
July 81, for the opening session Of the
54th annual convention of the Ohio
State Federation of Labor, Monday,
August /.
All sessions of the convention,
which is expected to continue through
August 5, will be held in the beautiful
air-conditioned Hall of Mirrors in the
Netherland Plaza Hotel.
The Credential Committee will be
stationed in the main lobby of the
Netherland Plaza for the registration
of delegates and visitors, and a corps
of auxiliary workers will be on hand
to assist in handling the large repre-
sentation expected to attend the
sessions.
cretary-Treasurer Thomas j. Don
nelly, of the Ohio State Federation of
Labor, will call the convention to or
der at 1000 A. M. Monday, and will
turn the opening ceremonies over to
President Jack Hurst, of the Cincinnati
Central Labor Council.
Invocation will be asked by a Gin
cinnati minister, following which
President Hurst will deliver the well
coming address in behalf of Organized
Labor in Cincinnati.
He will then introduce city officials
and civic leaders, who will welcome
the representatives of American Fed
Grafton of Labor Unions in Ohio to the
Queen City.
Following the benediction, which
will be pronounced by another Cincin-
natl clergyman, President Michael j.
Lyden of the Ohio State Federation of
Labor, will respond to the addresses
Of welcome, and officially declare the
convention organized for the trans
action of all business that may come
before it.
A number of speakers, including
representatives of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor and affiliated Inter
national Unions, State Labor Depart
ment heads and Labor Members of
Commissions whose functions directly
affect the worker, will address the
delegates during the convention sess-
ions throughout the week.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-07-28
Steel's Dollurs Go
Into Publicity Mill

Washington ILNS).-John w. Hill,
a Cleveland publicity man, testified
before the Senate Civil Liberties Com
mittee that between July, 1888 and
December, 1887, he and his partners
received total Of $248,65426 from
three clients, the Republic Steel Com
pany, the American Iron and Steel In
stitute and the Youngstown Sheet and
Tube Company.
Hill testified that in June, 1887,
after the bloody "little steel" strike
finally died down, his firm entered in
to arrangements with six steel COM
panies to render Especial services" at
a fee of $4,000.
These services, Hill testified, in
cluded a study of "the CIO, it's leader
ship, it's methods, it's philosophy, and
the nature of it's support by COM
munists," surveys Of National labor re-
lations procedure, the British labor
laws, and general labor history, as
well as a weekly news letter, and gen.
eral public relations counsel.
The six firms, each of which paid
Hill and Don Knowlton $1,000 per
month, were Republic Steel, Youngs-
town Sheet and Tube, American Roll
ing Mills, and Inland, Bethlehem and
National Steel.
He said that no printed matter had
yet been distributed to the six clients
as a result Of the studies made Of labor
history and British labor laws.
About two months ago, Hill said,
Youngstown Sheet and Tube and
American Rolling Mills discontinued
the firms services on the plea that
"we're not making much money"
while the fees for the other four firms
were reduced approximately in half.
Hill said his firm had been employed
by Republic for several years, as we'll
as by the American Iron and Steel In
stitute.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-07-28
THE DESPERATION OF NATIONAL
AMBITION

Warfare by Japan, more ruthless
than the world has known since the
scourges Of plague and cholera across
Europe, upon helpless civilians and
crowded cities of China, reveals the
desperate plight to which the island
empire of Nippon is reduced in it's at
tempted conquest of the eastern coast
Of Asia.
Apparently, through sheer savagery
and mass murder, Japan hopes to
frighten China into throwing up her
hands in surrender before the ex-
haustion of Japan's own financial and
economic resources compel the with
drawal of her troops and warships in
defeat. Japan has gambled desper-
ately, but the tide runs against her.
The japanese government is urged
by its elder statesmen to use it's gold
and specie reserved to buy raw ma
terials and the Cabinet approves plan
to ship abroad $50, 100000 of the gold
reserve to create foreign exchange
revolving fund-the most omlnous
sign of financial distress since the con-
Aict with China started year ago.
China, desperately lacking in guns
and munitions, and it's civilians ex-
posed to pestilential seourge and mass
death, shows no sign of surrender and
builds stronger it's resistance.
America, to the amazement even OF
Americans themselves, has idly and
mutely watched Japan in it's despera-
ton unfold this panorama OF death
and brutality with scarcely an audible
protest-certainly no protest that has
been heard by Japan.
Does America, which arose in fury
at brutality in Cuba, cried out in hor-
ror at mass murder in Armenia, held
mass meetings in every city over the
shame of a pogrom in Kishinief, and
jumped into world war because OF
submarine atrocities and ruthless war
fare at sea, breathe easily and toll
erantly as Japan duplicates these
crimes a hundred fold? We think not
VIII the democratic peoples OF the
world sit idly by without giving voice
to the moral conscience that is the
boast of modern civilization? Viii
mass murder Of unarmed men, womer
and children continue before worlt
too occupied "to care how the othel
! half lives"
Japan's cutlass is not merely at tn
throat of China, but at the throat O.
the whole world.