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Evening star., 1938-01-29
WAGEBOARDBODY
TO MEET MONDAY
Conference Committee Ends
Hearings and Will De.
bate Scale.

Members Of the Conference Com
mittee Of the District Minimum Wage
Board are scheduled to meet In ex-
ecutive session Monday to debate
what shall be fixed as the basic wage
for women workers OF hotels, restaur.
ants and boarding houses.
The question OF whether tips re-
ceived by mattresses and some other
workers should be considered a part
Of the minimum wage continued to
plague the committee yesterday as
1t held its final public hearing.
Reports that many patrons of res
taurants have stopped giving tips be-
cause Of publicity given testimony
of the amount Of tips received by
some mattresses were given the COM
mittee by Virginia Burner, a waitress.
She said she feared many women
would lose their jobs if minimum
wage were fixed.
would be discharged if her employer
found she had testified. insisted that
previous reports Of the amount Of
tips were too high. that she would
consider herself lucky if she totaled
q much as $35 sweek. including
wages, tips and food allowances. The
board asked that her name be with
held.
Robert J. Wilson, business manager
of the Washington Restaurant Asso-
ciation, urged that tips be considered
a part Of the minimum wage and
voiced fears that if this were not
done 1t would result in an increase
In prices. He argued that profits in
the restaurant sbusiness were low,
ranging from l to per cent.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
WEST MAY QUIT,
INTERIOR LEARNS
Prediction Made in Wake
Of purge" in His Office
by Secretary Ickes.

The resignation of Charles H. West
as Undersecretary Of the Interior was
being predicted today in the wake of
purge of his office by Secretary
1ckes which reduced the staff Of five
to one member-a combined stenog-
rapher and receptionist.
Those dropped included James Roh-
rer, Mr.. Vests brother-in-law. who
was his assistant. and a confidential
secretary. stenographer and mes
senger. The last three were transfer
red to the General Land Office.
There was no official explanation
for the move other than that Secre-
tary Ickes was fed up" and consid-
cred the office a useless appendage.
Mr.. West. former member of Con-
gress from Ohio. has been serving as
liaison officer between White House
and Capitol Hill. He has been away
from Washington, and at his home, in
Granville, Ohio, there were reports
that Charley is looking around" for
another job before resigning. accord
ing to the Associated Press. The dis
patch quoted friends as saying Mr..
West wanted more peaceful" post
where he would get "a little better CO.
operation.
The undersecretaryship was created
two years ago and it has been gen.
orally understood that the incumbent
and Secretary 1ckes never have been
congenial.
The Interior head is now having his
troubles with the Senate Public Lands
Committee, where a hearing IS in
progress on the nomination of his ad-
ministrative assistant, Ebert K. Bur-
lew. to be First Assistant Secretary.
Secretary Pittman, Democrat, of Ne
vada, ranking majority member of the
committee. has announced that he will
urge rejection of the nominee.
Evening star., 1938-01-29

Reports from American Red Cross
chapters throughout the country in
dicate the Chinese relief fund is re-
ceiving favorable response, Admiral
Garry r. Grayson, Red Cross chair
man. said yesterday.
Radio appeals for contributions
we're made last night by Ernest j.
Swift. vice chairman Of the Red Cross
In charge Of insular and foreign oper-
ations: Mrs. Eugene Meyer, wife of
the publisher of the Washington Post,
and DR.. Edgar Dewitt Jones, presi-
dent Of the Federal Council Of
churches.
Mr.. Swift said conditions In China
"are truly appalling" and that eco
nomic life is completely dislocated.
MANY of the needs in China can
be met If funds are generously sub
scribed. for every dollar. received by
the Red Cross will be spent without
deduction for operating expenses" he
said. Furthermore, American dollars
have triple purchasing power in
China and as expenditures will be
made under committee appointed
by the American Ambassador, we can
be assured Of efficient and effective
administration.
Mrs. Meyer told the radio audience:
This Is a great and just cause. and
contributions. large and small, will do
much to alleviate misery that exists
among those millions Of homeless
men. women and children. What you
would give means so little to you, but
so much to cur friends across the
Pacific"
Evening star., 1938-01-29
NIAGARA WILL GET
Two new BRIDGES
Ontario and New York State Con.
slider Building Span Near
Demolished One.
b the Associated Press.

0y tne AxSOCl8teQ Press.
NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Jan. 90
Plans for two new spans over the
Niagara River Gorge we're being con-
sidered by engineers today, as the ice
mass which tore down famed Honey
moon Bridge" Thursday moved re-
lentlessly onward to Lake Ontario.
simultaneously with the announce
ment by International Railway Co. Of
hcials that the fallen bridge. owned
by the company. would be replaced.
came word that Ontario Province and
New York State were considering con-
struction Of another span 1000 feet
downstream
As the shattered length of the
Honeymoon span lay sprawled gro
tesquely over the ice mass that had
caused its destruction, experts studied
devices by which the steelwork might
be salvaged. The wreck contains an
estimated $500 tons of steel, with an
approximate value of $3l, 900 as scrap.
Immediate salvage operations were
considered unlikely, however, in view
Of the continued movement of the
ice mass.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
CLEVELAND SEEKS
COAL INJUNCTION
CitySays Commission Order
Means Loss of $780,
600 Annually.

Declaring 1t Il threatened with q
loss Of $240, 900 . year Is = result Of
increased coal costs. the city Of Cleve.
land asked District Court today for
an injunction to prevent the Ma
tional Bituminous Coal Commission
from enforcing its orders establishing
minimum prices for coal.
The petitioner, however, did not
follow the usual procedure Of asking
for q temporary restraining order,
which means that the prices fixed by
the commission will remain In effect
1T least until after it answers the
suit. Under the rules Of the court,
the commission has 20 days In which
to. file its answer.
The suit was filed on behalf Of the
city by Frank o. Wallene. director Of
public utilities He contended the
orders of the commission establishing
minimum prices in the region around
Cleveland were fixed without hearings
or findings of fact as required by the
act Of 1887 creating the commission.
Must Pay S2o,sss More.
Mr.. Wallene said the minimum
prices are substantially higher than
the old prices and that Cleveland will
have to pay $4,000 q month more for
its coal in the future. He asserted
that prices are excessive and inequi-
table and teat. in view Of the manner
In which they were fixed, the city has
been deprived Of property" without
due process of law.
He told the court most Of the city's
coal Is used In operating its water
works. supplying 100000 persons.
Mr.. Wallene also stated coal producers
in the Cleveland area were willing to
reduce their prices for coal sold to the
city If they could be relieved of the
penalties imposed by the act Of
doing 50.
Prior to today's suit. the Nations
railroads had joined forces in an at
tack on the legality Of minimum prices
for locomotive fuel coal as prescribed
by the Coal Commission.
Nearly 200 carriers. members of the
Association of American Railroads
and the American Short Line Railroad
Association. filed a petition in the
United States Court of Appeals yes
terday. They contended $2l,000,-
600 would be added to their annual
fuel bill.
The Coal Commission announced it
would conduct an exhaustive study"
of the subject and consider 4 revision
Of the prices
Shortly after the filing Of the suit
by the railroads, two Indiana coal
mining companies whose representa-
tives said they sold large quantities to
railroads filed similar suits in the
Court Of Appeals challenging the con-
stitutionality of the commission's s
price fixing orders
They we're the Enos Coal Mining Co.
of Pike County, Ind. which produces
about 1000, 900 tons of bituminous coal
a year, and the Saxton Coal Mining
Co. Of Vigo County, Ind, which pro-
duces about SOC, 900 tons.
Both mines complained the $2.10
price Sc: by the commission for rail-
road coal would reduce purchases by
railroads to such \ degree that the
mines would be unable to operate at
. profit.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
WATCHMAN'S BODY
FOUND IN FLAMES
Apparently Shot While Sleeping,
Charred Corpse of Man Pulled
From Blazing Shack.

By the Associated Press.
ESSEX, Nd. Jan. 29.-The charred
body Of . night watchman who had
been shot in the head. apparently
while he slept. was dragged early
today from the blazing ruins of his
shack near here.
A shotgun wound in his right temple,
Karp Fedeskie. 81. night watchman
for the United Clay Mines. was found
dead in his burning shack when Essex
flremen answered an alarm. The body
was lying face down.
Near window was q shotgun which
Baltimore County police said belonged
to the company whose pits Mr..
Fedeskie watched. Of1cers also found
a portion of a s2.500 life insurance
policy made payable to Mr.. Fedeskie's
foreman.
Offices Of the company. 100 feet
away from the watchman's shack, had
been ransacked. police said. 1t was
not Immediately known whether any
money had been taken.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
DISTRICT GETS $5OO,0O0
y BY TAX DEED SALES

The District has collected about
100000 in delinquent taxes through
the sale of tax deeds at the January
auction" of real estate, according to
. report by Tax Collector Chatham
M. Towers. He said 5000 deeds were
sold.
The assessed valuation of the prop
critics involved in the forced collec-
tions he placed at some $500, 900.
He said that usually about 95 per
cent Of the owners Of properties
sold" at the auction are able to
. redeem them within the two-year
limit.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
Woman May Lose Jobs.

Married women of Holland may be
prohibited from holding jobs If the
plan submitted to the High Council of
Labor by the minister of social affairs
Is adopted. In Amsterdam he an
nounced q slogan of Back to the
as the basis Of his measures.
The minister made two exceptions. A
wife may continue her position If she
is the head of some enterprise or If
she is the sole breadwinner.
Evening star., 1938-01-29

but the petite, red-haired screen
beauty said 1t was too early in the
morning to kiss radio announcers.
Richmond B. Keech, executive vice
chairman of the local Birthday Ball'
Committee, headed the official well
coming committee, which escorted Miss
Gaynor, Mr.. Brown and the juvenile
stars, Tommy Kelly and Anne Gillis,
through hundreds of autograph seek
ers to waiting cars
The Hollywood visitors were to be
entertained at White House lunch
con at l pm. by Mrs. Roosevelt, and
will engage in "get-together" party
at one Of the local hotels at $3.50 pm,
joining in sending their personal in
vitations over a city-wide radio hook
up to all Washingtonians to come to
see them at the parties tonight. Earl
A. Nash, chairman of the Publicity
Committee. will introduce the stars
over the radio.
Hazen Stresses Importance.
Commissioner Hazen, general chair
man of the committee in charge of the
local celebration, pointed out the i'm
portance of the new foundation which
will wage q Nationwide crusade
against infantile paralysis in urging
all Washington to help make the par
ties here success. Every person
dancing or attending one Of the mid
night shows tonight means just that
much more for the fund that will en-
able others to walk, he said.
odicials emphasized that = $3.50
ticket will admit the holder to any
or all Of the seven hotels where the
parties are being held and where each
OF the screen stars will appear. For
81, one can attend . midnight show
At the Capitol or Earle and also see
the visiting celebrities. Stage shows
will be shifted from. one theater to
the other % that each audience will
see both shows. Many Of the feature
acts In the hotel floor shows also
Will make the rounds Of other parties.
The $3.50 tickets Will still be on
sale at the participating hotels to-
night for those who had NO oppor.
tunity to buy them in advance.
The Army. Navy. Marine Corps,
police and fire departments will Join
forces to keep the huge crowds Of
celebrants In order and to make sure
that everyone will have . chance to
see the visiting stars and Mrs. Roose-
welt as they arrive. Police motor
cycle escorts will speed the celebrities
from one party to another.
Ciimaxing the ofncial celebrations
wal be q SIS gold plate" breakfast at
Evening star., 1938-01-29
MRS. ROOSEVELT HITS
POLICY OF ALO0FNESS
1--WE Do Not Know What We
Want or What We Believe"
She Says.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 29.-Mrs. Frank
lin D. Roosevelt said last night that,
although the United States is q great
peace-loving nation, we do not know
what we want or what we believe"
Speaking at the American Youth
Congress Model State Legislature Con-
vention, she said, Il do not hold that
you have to think your country Is al
ways right" but I'VE cannot live in
little world OF our own when the
whole world is constantly being drawn
together. The United States, in fight
ing for world peace, will get no place
by holding itself aloof.
only as we face our problems and
give the feeling that We are willing
to help other peoples can We advance
the cause Of peace"
Evening star., 1938-01-29

the Carlton Hotel. arranged by J. F. T.
O'Connor, recently resigned controller
Of the currency.
Proceeds from numerous other
parties in the District tonight will be
contributed to the paralysis war fund.
These include ball at the Buchanan
Community Center, Thirteenth and D
street Sc. and dance at the Y. M.
c. A., 1886 G street NV. Later fund
raising events include horse show at
Fort Myer, Va, on February and 2.
when Mrs. Roosevelt will head the list
of exhibitors; Golden Gloves boxing
competition between Washington and
Boston teams at Catholic University
on February 4, and the Maryland
Catholic University basket ball game
at College Park on February IL.
The birthday balls being held in
every State tonight include a gigantic
affair at the Waldorf-Astoria In New
York, where the Presidents mother,
Mrs. James Roosevelt, will be the
guest Of honor.
20 70 Gather With President.
Guests at the Presidents personal
party at the White House will be the
20 members of his "Cuf Links Club"
men intimately associated with Mr..
Roosevelt during his work as Assistant
Secretary Of the Navy and his later
political campaigns and presented gold
cuff links by him.
President Roosevelt. who once was
stricken with infantile paralysis him.
self, has given" his birthday to help
raise money for treatment Of thou
sands Of crippled children.
The President,s birthday actually u
tomorrow, but the parties were set for
tonight almost everywhere.
Sharing birthday honors with the
President will be bis newest daughter
in-law, Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt, IT,,
who will be ~ tomorrow. 1.r.
Bentley Mulford, past national vice
commander Of the Veterans Of the
Rainbow Division, A. e. r., issued .
statement urging IN the division vet
Grams to contribute in . concrete
manner" to the birthday celebration.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
GOV. HURLEY INDICATES
FLOOD BILL SUPPORT
Executive Shifts From New Eng
land Demands States Retain
Power Project Rights.

BY the Associated Press.
BOSTON, Jan. 29.-Gov. Charles F.
Hurley last night shifted from the in
sistent demand Of New England Gov
ernors that their States retain rights
to power developed on flood-control
projects.
The chief executive, first of the six
Governors to waver, apparently swung
his support to the Mccormack flood
control bill. providing for Federal
Government construction of the Con-
necticut and Merrimack River prof.
ects. in a xadio address announcing
his definite stand on the question
Describing the measure proposed
by United States Representative John
w. Mccormack. Democrat, Of Massa-
chusetts as "a compromise between
the conflicting interests of the States
and Federal Government" the Gov
ernor declared his immediate inten-
ton" of urging the other New England
Governors Ito consider the merits Of
the proposal"
Evening star., 1938-01-29
JUSTICE REED HONORED
BY FORMER ASSOCIATES
Departmental Group Function Is
Arranged by Hoover and
Cummings.

Supreme Court Justice Stanley
Reed today was the guest Of honor
Of former associates In the Justice
Department at . luncheon at the
Raleigh Hotel.
Arranged by Attorney General
Cummings. Director J. Edgar Hoover
Of the Bureau Of Investigation and
their STATS. the guests included Rob-
ert H. Jackson, who succeeds Justice
Reed as solicitor general; Assistant
Attorneys General Joseph B. Keenan,,
James w. Morris, Brien McMahon,
Sam Whitaker and Carl Mcfarland;
Golden Hull, assistant solicitor gen.
eral; Clyde Tolson, assistant director
Of the r. b. l., and others.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
G. O. P. Meeting DATED

Chairman Glenn Frank OF the Re-
publican partys new Committee on
Program" said yesterday the group
would hold an organization meeting in
Chicago on February % and March l.
He said permanent headquarters
would be opened at Chicago in the
near future and q staff assembled.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
GALES LASH BRITAIN
0O-Foot Granite War Memorial II
Toppled in. .OXfordShire.

LONDON. Jan. 10 F.-Freak Is
mile-an-hour gales, rain, sleet and
hail dashed Britain today.
A e0-foot granite South African
war memorial on the lofty Chiltern
Hills in Oxfordshire was toppled. A
shock like an earth tremor shook the
houses of Great Missenden, north
west Of London. A woman was killed
In bed by falling chimney in Wales.
Fishing fleets were held In port and
coastal 1hipping was hampered.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
CORPORATION STATUTES
CHANGED IN GEORGIA
Measure Held Another Step in
States Effort to Attract New
Industry and Capital"

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Jan. 29.-Gov. E. D.
Rivers signed bill yesterday rewrit-
ing the State corporation statutes.
which he described as another step
forward in Georgia's effort to place
itself on par with other States in
attracting new industry and capital"
The act simplifies the method Of
incorporation. defines the powers and
restrictions of corporations. permits
mergers and alters the routine OF ap-
plication for charters.
Gov. Rivers said the new law "is a
further assurance that capital and in
dusty already in the State will receive
treatment equal to that Of any other
State
Evening star., 1938-01-29
QUODDY WORK URGED
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
AUGUSTA. Me-. Jan. 70 R.-dov.
Lewis o. Barrows last night said he
favored resumption Of work on the
Quoddy tidal water power dam ut
Eastport, abandoned sometime ago
by the Federal Government which
estimated $50, ,000,0 900 would have been
necessary to complete the project.
In telegram to Senator Frederick
Hale In Washington, Barrows said the
millions Of dollars Of Federal money
already expended will be wholly
wasted unless the project Is resumed" :"
Evening star., 1938-01-29
H|NAREL|EFFUND
DR|vEPROCRESSES
Favorable Response Given
to Plea for 100000
to AIlay Suffering.

AL contributions to the Amer.
lean Red Cross Chinese relief
fund should be sent to the local
chapter headquarters. 1880 z
street NV. The Red Cross Is at
tempting to raise $1,000, 900 for
relief Of civilians in China.
Evening star., 1938-01-29

Educational exhibits will be featured
at the Philippine Exposition in
Manila.
Evening star., 1938-01-29
Birthday

Continued From First Paee.)
Evening star., 1938-06-19

THE sport Of rosine pigeons beson Belgium Now some
10000 fooc;er, reee over 100000 homns pigeons in
America eoch yeor Esho Honson Washington" otto'"ey is
breeder and oncer Of mony fine and birds at his poce
the old Georgetown rood His coeco" now consists OF
over 900 chickens bontoms and pigeons Of oil types.
The Washington times., 1938-05-07
By Evalw Walsh Mclean

men considered as playing the game. Aldrich
was Virgins assistant for several years while
the latter was president of the bank, and every.
one knows what Wiggin did. His acts were con-
demned by Ferdinand Pecora as having been
much worse than anything that Richard Whit.
ney has done. AS I remember, Mr.. Aldrich did
not expose Mr.. Virgins conduct. 1t took Pecora
to do this.
Then we all know the case of Charles Mitchell;
how desperately hard his friends tried to save
him.
Another example of knowing things are not
right-if you harbor lawbreaker or in any way
held him you are liable under Federal law for
aiding and abetting a crime. Also, if a man
cheats at cards at his club, it does not have
to be the man whose money he has taken that
necessarily reports him, but it is the duty of
any man who was in that game to go at once
and turn over his knowledge to the proper au.
thorities, and you will see in very few days
the cheater will be dropped as a member.
The Washington times., 1938-05-07

In the month of January, 1888, motion was
put before the House of Representatives on the
question of discharging the Rules Committee
the very same Rules COMMUNICATION further
consideration of a rule to release the Ludlow
referendum for "full and free opportunity" of
the House to discuss it.
The Ludlow Act was an argument for the
necessity of giving the people the right to vote
on whether they wished themselves and their
children to go to war on foreign soil. 1t was
a proposal that the Administration including
the White House-dd not like.
The legislation had been put ION ice" in COM
mittee by Administration efforts. However, when
national sentiment in favor of discussion of the
merits and dement's of the Ludlow Act grew SO
strong after the Roosevelt quarantine" speech
and the Panay incident, 218 congressman signed
The Washington times., 1938-05-07
A Question of Duty

THERE is no one in the world who has more
L respect for family, position and a great
name than l. but, after all, just because per-
son happens to have these is no reason why any
one should condone or neglect to report what
it is his duty to report.
Remember, all these men are not only re-
sponsible to themselves, but are guardians Of
thousands of women and children who trust
them with their money and who have every right
in the world to be protected and guarded
Why is it that just because a man CANDLES in
millions instead of a few hundred dollars his
friends all refuse to report him. and he serves
a comparatively short time in prison when he
at last collapses?
Remember men are great only as they are
kind" and it is certainly never kind to let the
innocent suffer for the guilty.
The Washington times., 1938-05-07

The youthful 25-year-old son of
a Loudoun county farmer found
employment as a laborer at the
Oak Hill Cemetery at Thirtieth
and R Streets Northwest.
Next Tuesday that Virginian-
Samuel Francis Tippett-will OBJ
serve his fiftieth year of employ
ment at the Oak Hill Cemetery.
Having worked his way from a
laborer to foreman of the dozen
men employed at the 35-acre ceme-
terry with more than $4,000 graves
in 16 years, Mr.. Tippett has served
continuously as foreman since
1904.
Reminiscing over the half CEN
fury of years that he has served
in the cemetery, Mr.. Tippett re-
calls that one of the most dis
tinguished persons buried in the
The Washington times., 1938-05-07

dered if he would have kept his silence about
the Whitney affair if Mr.. Whitney owed him
all that money and the revelations might have
brought his great banking firm down around his
ears
That is an almost childish remark Mr.. Nor
gan made when he said Mr.. Whitney could not
have spent that much money on horses or women.
Look back through history and see the empires
and the fortunes after fortunes that have been
squandered on women. Also look at the men
who have gambled on horses, who have lost their
all in the end. Is it possible that Mr.. Morgan
has never read these facts about life and is as
innocent and naive as that statement sounds?
And do you think for minute that any little
teller of bank any cashier who takes few
hundred dollars would be protected? I don't
think so. So far as have ever known, the
minute these little men are caught they are
sent up to long years of servitude in Jail.