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Evening star., 1938-01-06
SUMMERS BACKED
FOR COURT POST
Judiciary Group of House
Indorses Chairman in
Letter to Roosevelt.
BACKGROUND


Retirement of Justice Suther-
land, forecast for several years, ,Cds
delayed by Presidents attempt to
reorganize Supreme Court. That
measure failed. but retirement of
Justice Sutherland. tollouing SIM
liar action by Justice Van Deuunter,
both conservatives, ,ril giue liberal
Justice coting control of the court.
Chairman Summers of the House
Judiciary Committee, one of the
strongest opponents of President
Roosevelt's bill to reorganize the Su-
preme Court, was proposed by men,
bers of that committee today as sue
cessor to Justice George Sutherland,
who has announced he will retire jan
uary 18.
The members, in the absence of
Chairman Summers, drafted and sent
to the President a letter strongly in
dorsing the Texan for the post.
This followed by few hours ac-
knowledgment by the President of
Justice Sutherland's letter of resigna-
ton. Some comment was occasioned
by the fact that Mr.. Roosevelt ex-
pressed the hope Justice and Mrs.
Sutherland would attend the dinner
to be given at the White House jan
uary 20 for the Chief Justice and
associate justices.
Since the dinner is to be held two
days after Justice Sutherland retires,
it was felt the Presidents invitation
might be construed by some as tacit
recognition of the contention that re-
tired justices retain their status as
members Of the court-a theory that
figured prominently in the fight
against confirmation of Justice Black.
Praise His Record.
The text of the letter indorsing Mr..
Summers follows:
THE undersigned members of the
Judiciary Committee of the House of
Representatives do, most respectfully,
present the name of Hon. Hatton w.
Summers for your consideration in
making the appointment to fill the
vacancy on the bench of the Supreme
Court which will be caused by the
retirement of Mr.. Justice Sutherland.
In 80 doing we bespeak your
thought upon his ability, his achieve
ments, his record in both private prac-
tice and public service, his poise, ju-
dicial temperament, erudition, clarity,
brilliance and broad humanity-his
mastery Of that field of the law which
is the especial province of the Supreme
Court and, withal, his liberal, pro-
gressive attitude and philosophy Of
life and government.
With mbounded confidence in
Judge Summers, we wholeheartedly
commend him to your favorable con-
sideration, and certify our conviction
that your appointment of him would
rebound to the lasting honor Of your
administration and of the Supreme
bench"
The text Of the Presidents letter,
which was mailed last night, follows:
MY Dear Mr.. Justice Sutherland:
Il have received your letter telling
me Of your proposed retirement from
(see COURT, Fase A-3.)
Evening star., 1938-01-06

- TILL bearing in his body three
~ fragments of the japanese
naval bombs which sank the
- U. S. S. Panay, j. Hall Paxton,
second secretary of the United States
Embassy at Nanking. arrived in
Washington today to report to the
State Department and to receive
medical attention at Walter Reed
Hospital.
Mr. Paxton declined to discuss de-
tails of the Panay incident until he
has had an opportunity to confer with
State Department officials.
There are. naturally, number of
rather delicate diplomatic phases to
this whole affair" he explained, 'and
I don't want to say anything that
might embarrass the department"
Evening star., 1938-01-06
CHINA Mobiles
ON NATIONAL BASIS
Reorganized Govern ment
Expects 80 Divisions in
Field by Spring.
BY JAMES A. MILLS,

HANKOW, Jan 6.-The manpower
Of this nation of 100000. 900 persons
was being recruited today on a ma
tional mobilization basis for an unre-
lenting war against Japan.
All cities and towns outside Japa-
nese-occupied areas swarmed with
troops. In some cities recruits out
numbered civilians BY spring China
expects to have 80 full divisions in
the field.
Guiding the mobilization Of men,
money and munitions was General
issimo Chang Kai-shek, vested with
full power over military and civil life
Of China under a government reor-
ganized on a war basis
Under Chang, DR.. H. H. Kung-
Chiang's brother -in-law and China's
generalissiIno of finance-was placed
in charge of economic affairs and in
dustrieS. Last summer DR.. Kung
toured European capitals enlisting
credit and munitions.
Gen. Ho Ying-chin, minister of war,
veteran of the 1911 and 1918 revolu-
tions and graduate of the Japanese
Military College, was named chief of
the general staff.
Officials insisted the government
had enough money and arms for
long war.
Fifty Chinese non-combatants were
killed or wounded today when 80 jap
anese bombing planes heavily bombed
the airfields at Hankow and Wuchang,
across the Yangtze.
Chinese officers suggested the raid
was in reprisal for yesterdays foray by
Chinese bombing planes on the jap
anese airbase at Wuhu, where six
japanese planes were reported de-
stroyed.
Todays was the second japanese
raid on this provisional capital Of
China this week.
(Chinese communiques declared
heavy fighting was in progress near
Hangchow, capital of Chekiang
Province. Japanese countered with
assertions that all was quiet in the
Hangchow area and that they still
held the city.
Japanese continued their drive
for control Of railway lines through
Shantung Province, and were at
tempting to consolidate their gains
in the Lower Yangtze Valley.
(Shanghai late today received
foreign news reports that Japanese
airplanes had raided Hankow for
the second time this week. Twenty
bombers escorted by fighting craft
were said to have attacked the air.
drome and broadcasting station.
The Chinese government reorganiza-
ton under Chang as head Of the
Supreme War Council and DR.. Kung
in Chiang's former post as president
of the Executive Yuan included es-
tablishment Of six new boards and
enlargement of the Advisory Council
for National Defense to membership
of IS.
Left Wing elements of the Kuom-
intang, National party, and leaders
Of the Eighth Route Communist party
were given some places on the coun-
cil Chinese officials insisted, how
ever, that Shanghai rumors that for
mer Communist leaders now play IN
important part In the government
! were false.
Evening star., 1938-01-06

Limping heavily as result of his
injuries at the hands of the Jap
anese, Mr. Paxton arrived here
shortly before II am. in a Pennsyl-
vania- Central Airlines plane from
Cleveland and went directly to the
State Department.
He still wore the heavy fleece-lined
leather jacket in which he made his
escape from the Panay, but was minus
the full beard he was wearing at the
time of the bombing and which ap-
peared prominently in the newsreel
films made during and after the
bombing.
Il shaved it off in San Francisco"
he explained. That beard was just
Ca v-~N1
Evening star., 1938-01-06
D. c. TAX HEARING
PROGRAM MAPPED
Move to Assign Dirksen to
Committee to Deter
mine Procedure.
BY JAMES E. CHINN.

Plans were made by Republican
members of the House District Com
mittee today to assign Representative
Dirksen of Illinois on the Fiscal AZ
fairs Subcommittee, the group that will
write the new tax increase legislation
and develop program for reorganiza-
ton of the municipal government. Mr..
Dirksen will replace Representative
Short. Republican, of Missouri.
At the same time, the subcommittee
met in the office of Chairman Nichols
and mapped out a program of pro-
cedure for writing the new tax bill.
Mr.. Nichols said 1t would be the
aim of the subcommittee to complete
the draft of the new bill within week
or 10 days and Immediately introduce
it in the House. After that public
hearings will be held on the measure,
at which, he declared, every inter-
ested person in the District will have
an opportunity to testify"
Hearing Monday.
First actual steps to prepare the new
tax program will be taken at a hear
ing Monday at 10 am. at which the
Commissioners and group Of District
officials will be called on to make spe-
cific recommendations as to what
forms of taxes should be adopted to
Offset an anticipated budget deficit of
between $4,000,000 and $5,000,000 in
the coming fiscal year. The officials
to be called include Maj. Daniel J..
Donovan. auditor and budget officer;
Corporation Counsel Elwood H. Seal
and Chatham M. Towers, collector Of
taxes.
The following day the subcommittee
plans to discuss the tax program with
the special committee of District Of
ficials which recommended adoption
of general sales tax, per cent in
come tax and an increase in the Fed
eral payment toward District expenses
as q means of balancing the 1899 bud
get.
Expect Actual Figures.
I'VE are going to direct the Com
missioners and other District officials
to be prepared to show the actual re-
turns this year under the tax legisla-
ton we gave them at the last regular
session of Congress-" said Mr.. Nichols.
I'VE also want to find out from them
how many licenses were issued under
the business privilege tax law and the
potential number that should have
been issued. We want a complete
history Of what happened under the
current tax increase bill. II 1t has
failed to produce the amount of reve-
nue. originally estimated, we want to
know why"
The special tax committee Of Dis
trict officials, Mr.. Nichols said, also Is
to be asked for an accounting Of its
expenditures in connection with the
investigation it made Of the tax situa-
tion. The current District appropria-
ton act carried $4,000 for the use
Of this committee. The members are
Maj. Donovan, Mr.. Seal, Capt. H. G.
Whitehurst, director Of highways, and
Richmond B. Keech. vice chairman
Of the Public Utilities Commission.
Mr.. Dirksen who took an active part
(see TAXES, Page A-33
Evening star., 1938-01-06
Police KnOu Numbers Racket
Men, but Claim They Are
Shackled BY Lack of La,us
No. S of a Series.
BY CARTER BROOKE JONES.

IAsHINGTON'S immensely profitable racket
wv controlled by few They've cleaned millions
on it, The identity of these matter of
knowledge about town. The police know them
Yet this illegal enterprise practically unhnded
who make out the numbers hang buildings
with customers. They have
The big numbers bankers
the lamentabe
violently
live sumpuous suburban
of he
Evening star., 1938-01-06
BY JOHN C. HENRY.

Confident that the present busi-
ness decline will be a short Lived one
William Knudsen, president of Gen.
eral Motors Corp, told the Senate
Unemployment Committee today his
company is carrying forward its plans
for plant expansion in cities other
than Detroit.
Remarking that slump of SIS per
cent in neW-car sales during Noven-
Der and December was the most Sc
we're ever experienced by General Mo-
tors, Mr.. Knudsen confessed that he
was baffled by this violent business re-
Cession.
Il have one hope" he said. THAT
Is that people will feel. more con-
fldent of the future. We can't ac-
count for the present feeling"
Without qualification, the Danish
born head of one of Americas great
est corporations took full personal re-
sponsibility for his company's deci-
sion last week to lay off 10000
workers.
Inventory $4,000 Above Normal.
Naturally" he told the committee
IN his slow and accented speech, q
don't like to lay people off, but We
couldn't carry them"
While Mr.. Knudson was testifying
the White House announced that he
and John D. Biggers, director Of the
recently made unemployment census,
would lunch with President Roosevelt.
Disclosing that General Motors
dealers now have about 100000 new
cars on their hands, about 10000 more
than normal, Mr.. Knudsen said that
personnel is adjusted primarily on a
basis of production need, rather than
for financial reasons.
Under questioning by Chairman
Byrnes. the motors executive revealed
that his company has surplus of
about s452, 100000, of which some
S2l1 100000 is in cash and securities.
The yearly pay roll amounts to about
$4o0, 100000, he said.
Blaming an abrupt falling off in
used car sales for blocking the auto
mobile market. the witness insisted
that new car price increases were not
responsible.
Few Commitments Denied.
1--WE don't feel that prices are
factor in the situation at present"
Mr.. Knudsen said. The average man
simply feels that work is going to be
slack and he won't commit himself
to buy car"
He insisted that curtailment of op-
erations rather than reduction of
prices was the necessary choice of his
company at the time the lay-of1s were
ordered. In further justification, he
pointed out that the discharged en-
ployes are spread over several States.
Although earnings per share de-
creased in 1887 from s5.35 in 1886 to
SAB, the witness testified the COM
pany surplus increased by $4,000
and dealers profited by $55 ZOO, 900 in
addition to salaries.
Il imagine that would have q very
hne effect, but what would we have
them do?" he countered when Chair
man Byrnes asked what would be pub
lie reaction II G. M. re-employed the
10000 workers.
Business Bad Before Lay-off.
1nsistently, Senator Byrnes ham,
mered at the effect such action would
have on public confidence if the en-
ployes were brought back on a share
the-work basis.
Can you imagine anything more
calculated to enhance this fear
psychology than for General Motors
(See BUSINESS Page A-51
Evening star., 1938-01-06

Some Of the copies of The
Star are slit in the center
fold of the paper by a pat
ented process in printing.
The Star is experimenting
with this idea and If you,
the reader, received one of
these copies and find it is
helpful in turning the pages,
will you please write or tele-
phone your comments to
the Circulation Manager,
National 5000.
Evening star., 1938-01-06
U. S. CRUISER AUGUSTA
QUITS SHANGHAI PATROL
Leaves for Manila-Admiral Var
nell Establishes Headquarters
on Naval Yacht Isabel,

By the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, Jan. 6.-The United
States cruiser Augusta, which stood
by for protection of Americans during
the months of Shanghai warfare,
steamed out of the Whangpoo River
today for Manila.
Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, who had
used the Augusta as his flagship, took
up new headquarters on the naval
yacht Isabel.
The Augusta came to Shanghai
August IA, the day after fighting broke
out. On August 20 one sailor was
killed and II wounded when a shell
fragment struck the deck,
Evening star., 1938-01-06
HOUSE GROUP HITS
GIFT BY /. 0, |, c,
FOR GROUP HEALTH
General Counsel Quizzed,
Declares Plan Saves
Agency Money.
PERFECT FARCE, SAYS
CHAIRMAN WOODRUM
Russell Contends That Act Gives
Corporation Broader Discre.
tion Than Customary.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Establishment OF Group Health
Association, Inc, to serue employees
OF Federal Home Loan Bank Board
and affiliated agencies has stirred
controversy for months. Program
pas attacked as illegal "socialized
medicine" by priuate physicians.
On December II Acting Controller
General Richard N. Elliott gaue
opinion that advancement of s37,-
900 to Group Health by Home
O1oners' Loan Corp. Uds "without
authority OF lap."
Evening star., 1938-01-06

every day and the large Office forces
necessary to man the headquarters.
There are some shoestring oper-
ators who do business on a smaller
scale. but they are in-and-o cutters, be-
(See NUMBERS. Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1938-01-06
500 Whales Caught in River.

TOXIC, Jan. 6 R-Three hundred
fishermen caught 500 Of 5000 10 to is
foot whales, worth 500 each, which
swan into the mouth Of the Tone
River near Toxic today.
Evening star., 1938-01-06
KNUDSEN EXPECTS
BUSINESS TO RISE;
PLANTS EXPANDED
General Motors President
Tells Senators of Con-
Germs Position.
new CAR SALES OFF
$3.50 IN TWO MONTHS
Official Takes Responsibility for
Lay-off Of 10000, Saying
They Can't Be Used.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND-
Appropriating $4,000 for pur-
pose, Senate authorized special
committee to make comprehensive
study and recommendations for
handling unemployment relief as
long-term necessity. Appearance OF
Diolent business decline last jail
lent added tinaeliness to inquiry
and committee called upon indus
trialistS. laboriteS and economists
intimately acquainted ,Uith cur
rent business developments.
Evening star., 1938-01-06

A veteran police official estimated
that somewhere between 5000 and
10000 persons are employed regularly
in the National Capitals most i'm
portant racket. He's inclined to think
a census would bring the figure close
to 10000. These are the writers, the
pickup men who gather in the tickets
Evening star., 1938-01-06

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(See BUSINESS Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1938-01-06
WEATHER.

(U. s. Weather Bureau F0rocaStJ
Rain late tonight and tomorrow; warm
er tonight, lowest temperature about ~:
. colder tomorrow afternoon and night.
Temperatures today-Highest, So, at 2
pm; lowest, 20, at am.
Full report on page Az.
Evening star., 1938-01-06

(See PAXTON, Page A-l6.)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-23
Erskine Dean To
Be Chief Speaker
At ARP. Event

DR.. R. L. Robinson, dean of the
Erskine Theological Seminary will
deliver the chief address Of the
Wednesday session Of the Chris
tian Workers Conference Of the
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church now being held at Bon
clarken.
The program will open at TAO
a. m, with Rev. A. X. Whitesides
conducting the morning worship.
Mrs. R. NJ. Plaxco of Louisville,
Ca, superintendent of junior and
intermediate work, will conduct
the Bible study, and DR.. Robinson
will talk during the Bible hour.
Miss Orene McIlwain, associate
director of leadership will con-
duct the leadership training PEE
Rod.
Vesper services at z p. m. will
be under the direction of Rev.
R. N. Hunter.
Friday will be Layman's Day at
the conference, at which time such
outstanding speakers as DR.. E. L.
Reid, Of Erskine college; Rev. K.
E. Speer, DID,, of New York City,
and DR.. Julian Miller, editor Of
the Charlotte Observer will speak.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-23
CONE MAKING
BRAVE FIGHT
FOR HIS LIFE
Florida Governor lay
Have Better Than
Even" Chance

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Aug. %.
y(UP) Fred Preston Cone, elder
Nv governor of Florida and a vic
! tim of heart disease and influ-
enZa, fought for his life today
under an oxygen tent in st. Vim
cents hospital.
Cones personal physician, DR..
Stanley Erwin, announced last
night that the governor was in a
SERIOUS but not Immediately dan
gerous" condition.
The governor suffered Il coro-
nary thrombosis July 20 and, ac-
cording to Erwin, was recovering
gradually until stricken with in
fluenza last Saturday morning.
The governor then was placed
in naox ygen tent for the second
time since his stay in st. Vim
cents. Last night, his family paid
many visits TO the governors hos
pital room. Branch Cone, the
governors brother and executive
secretary, hurried by car from
Tallahassee to the state chief ex-
ecutive bedside.
"The governor has no pneu-
monia, but his condition is toxic
and he is running high tempera-
ture," DR.. Erwin said last night.
"There is no reason to believe
he will die tonight or even to-
morrow. For a man of his age,
his condition is satisfactory. 1t
may be several days before we
can determine definitely how
much damage the influenza has
done"
Erwin said an accurate account
of the governors condition had
not been released previously be-
cause he had not been given
permission.
"The governors condition is
better tonight than it was yester-
day." Erwin said. The physician
left the hospital to 60 to his home
shortly after 9 p. m. EST. He
said he did not plan to return to
the hospital until this morning.
of he does not develop pneu-
monia and does not have another
coronary thrombosis, give him a
better tina neven chance to re-
cover" the physician said.
Erwin said the governor had
been given glucose injections in
his veins, but explained that such
procedure was customary in
threading influenza and heart dis
ease in persons Of advanced age.
He denied reports that the gov
ernor had been given blood trans
fusions.
"There's nothing to warrant a
TRANSMISSION now" he said.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-23
RUSSIA SAYS
BRITAIN MUST
ACT ON SPAIN
Foreign Office Is Told
Non-Intervention Group
Must Meet

LONDON, Aug. %. (uP).--
Ivan Maisliy, Soviet ambassador,
visited the foreign office today
and demanded Immediate sum
moning of the non-interventlon
committee on Spain, in view oil
the crisis caused by the national
ist rejection Of Britain'S proposals
for withdrawal Of foreign VoIun-
teerS.
IT WAS reported that when Nal
sky proposed that the committee
meet at the end Of this week,
Lord Plymouth, its chairman, re-
piled that it would be Impractical
bic since further preparation was
necessary.
1t was learned that Guido
Crolla, Italian charge d'affareS,
visited Plymouth yesterday and
urged further diplomatic eX-
change between the nOn-lnterVen-
ton committee and the insurgent
government at BurgoS, with Il
view to Calculating passage con
sidered obscure III General Fran
cisco Frances note.
Lord Plymouth was understood
to share Crolla's opinion. The
next step would be further
communication with Burgos, he
said, so that committee meeting
meanwhile would be inopportune.
In conversation with Maisky,
Lord Plymouth was understood
to have proposed that the next
move would be to ask Franco
whether his reply to the British
plan in "hiS last word"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-23
SHIFT Scene
OF iva QUIZ
Testimony on Alleged Util-
tiles Propaganda Will
Be Heard

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. %.
(UP)-A congressional commit
tee investigating the Tennessee
Valley Authority shifted its hear
ings to Chattanooga today to hear
testimony on alleged propaganda
activities by utilities companies to
prevent municipal use of iva
power.
Hearings will be resumed in
Knoxville after 1.-TWO or three
days" in Chattanooga, committee
counsel Francis Biddle announced.
Meantime, David +. Lilienthal,
Il IVA director, reiterated his
charge before the committee that
the current investigation was not
ordered because of differences in
policies within the board, but be-
cause congress thought-aS did
the man in the street and the
presS-that there was crooked
ness within the IVA"
Blame for the general under
standing" that dishonesty" exist.
ed within the IVA directorate was
placed by Lilienthal on A. f. Nor.
gan, deposed iva chairman.
Lilienthal resurrected the dis.
honesty issue yesterday. saying
he wanted to make additional re-
marks in reply 10 the position
taken Friday by Representative
Thomas A. Jenkins, r.. Ohio. that
A. f. Morgan had not charged the
other IVA board members with
personal corruption.
Lihenthal said President Roose'
welt and members of congress in
terpreted statements by the de,
posed chairman as charging him
and Harcourt Morgan, another
iva director, with personal dis
honesty and corruption" He also
testified that congressional resOIu'
tions to investigate iva lay dor,
mant until A. F.. Morgan made
charges against his colleagues last
March.
81 want to make it clear that
CONTINUED on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-23
All-Florida Teams
To Meet Tonight
In Shuffl eboard

An All Florida shuffleboard
match will be held at Boyd PARK
this evening between players from
the East Coast and players from
the West Coast.
Matches will begin around 1870
o'clock with leading players from
both sections participating and
close matches are expected. Com
petition between the East and
west in Florida usually is un-
eaualled except by competition
between Florida and California.
and both teams are reported in
good shape"
Seats are provided around the
SWITCHBOARD courts and the pub
lie is invited to witness the
matches.