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The Washington times., 1938-03-10
Transport Strike
Threatens Britain

LONDON, March 10 U.N.S0 O..
Warning today was served on
Britain that from 10000 to 200..
900 workers will go on strike
March 26 unless they receive wage
increases Of $3.50 a week. Ernest
Bevin, general secretary Of the
Transport Workers Union, de.
manded that dispute over col.
lective bargaining be settled by
that date. Railway unions were
asked to cooperate in the possible
strike. All freight transportation
on highways would be affected
but no passenger traffic.
The Washington times., 1938-03-10
MEETING POSTPONED

SILVER SPRING. Md. March
1O.-The regular March meeting
Of the Silver Spring auxiliary Of
the American Red Cross, scheduled
for tomorrow, has been postponed
until April it was announced to.
day by Mrs. Richard F. Junker,
chairman Of the local chapter.
The Washington times., 1938-03-10
TOOL ORDERS GAIN

NEW YORK, March 10 Q.N.S0
Domestic machine tool orders in
February were higher, but foreign
orders declined sharply. The
combined index Is expected to
show continued decline.
The Washington times., 1938-03-10
Senator Lee Defled
At Labor Probe by
Richmond, Va, Girl
She Refuses to AnslOer Query on Radical
VieUs With Simple Yes or NO

darkeyed working girl from Richmond Va deed Chair.
Josh Lee (D of Oklahoma of Senate education and
labor subcommittee today when he sought to compel
Yes No" to question to whether she approved
the attitude of Communist spokesman who preceded her on
The Washington times., 1938-03-10

The saddest widow" In the World.
Noina, the Mate of MOk, the Only
GOrrilas Ever to Live Together in
Captivity, Loses Him, Is Doomed to
Loneliness All Her Life and M0uFnS
Him in Strangely Human Way. An
Illustrated Feature in The American
Weekly, with Sundays Washington
The Washington times., 1938-03-10

Daniel j. Shields, Wig
came before the Senate's Civil
readily admitted he had dis
subpoenaed by the committee
Short and stocky, Shields
traI figure in the Little Steel
strike-clashed Immediately with
Chairman La Toilette (P) of Wis
consin, as the committee began
its investigation of the activities
of the Johnstown Chamber OF
Commerce and the JohnStown
Citizens Association during the
strike in June, last year.
HAS NO RECORD
Appearing before the committee
practically empty-handed as far
as the committee subpoena was
concerned, Shields said he had
no record of tear gas, pay to spe,
cial officers and other "inci
dentals" pertaining to the strike
do you mean to tell me you
have no record of payment or
qualifications of the 500 special
police officers you engaged dur
ing the striker" asked La Fol
lette.
mo, I personally disposed Of
them last July because the strike
was finished business with me-"
Shields said.
"And I had no record at the
time the subpoena was served"
The special officers, he added,
served from June IA to Is and
were paid by me and other mem.
berS of the police force"
MEN PAID IN CASH
Asked if he had complied with
the committee subpoena a few
moments after he took the oath
amid the flash Of photographers
bulbs, Shields said bluntly:
II have no records, I never
authorized deputy sheriffs to
carry arms, but I put in a call
over the city for volunteers and
about 500 responded"
Questioned further regarding
the absence Of records pertaining
to the payment Of the special
police officers, Shields said:
This was an emergency that
had no connection with city
money-that is as far as city
records are concerned, and the
men were paid in cash."
you have no records Of
these cash payments?" asked
La Toilette.
mo, sir, but I can give them
to you from memory"
He was not called upon to de
this.
NO GAS RECORDS
Shields was then asked If hi
had any records of the purchase
of gas during the strike. He
didn't.
'The flood has sort Of dis
turbed everything, but maybe I
can find them," Shields said.
He added that between $4,000
and $1,000 worth of gas was pur
chased for use during the strike
but that little Of it was used.
"We still have 80 per cent OF
it in our possession, but 7 have
never seen it," Shields said.
EVERYTHING VERBAL
Shields said that during tht
strike he had various confer
ences" with officials of the Bethle
hem Steel Company and the Johns
town citizens committee.
Have you any records Of these
meetings?" asked La Toilette.
mo, sir, We kept no records"
Shields replied. Everything was
verbal and there was no CORE
Spondence.
Then La Toilette completed tn
preliminary examination Of tn
witness and called Frances Martin
rreSident nf the InhnStouJI1 Than1
The Washington times., 1938-03-10
Johnstown Mayor
Admits 'DispOsing
Of Strike Records
Shields and La Toilette in Early Clash
At Hearing Before Senate GruOp

(INS) In sharply defiant Daniel j. Shields, Wig
orous mayor Johnstown Pa before the Senate Civil
Liberties Committee today and readily admitted he had dis
posed" of records his office supoenaed by the committee
The Washington times., 1938-03-10
Plan to Raise Liquor
Tax Gains in House
By WILLIAM s. NEAL
international News Ser vice staff Correspond

boost liquor taxes to replace revenue lost
in the Administration corporation tax revision bill gathered
strength as the House renewed the tax bill tight today
The Washington times., 1938-03-10

Office Building.
Myrtle Powell Lancaster, speak.
ing for the National Business and
Professional Women's Assembly OF
the Y. w. c. A., was the witness.
DODGEs QUESTION
Carl E. Ross, Of the Young
Communist League Of the United
States, appearing in support OF
the So-called National Youth Act,
had refused to answer when Sen
ator Lee, a World War veteran,
asked whether or not he would
fight for the country he was ask
ing to educate and support him.
The National Youth Act, spon-
sored in the Senate by Senator
Lundeen, Of Minnesota, carries an
appropriation Of $500, 100000 for
educational, vocational and job
aid for the nations unemployed
youth.
do you approve Of the atti-
tude Of Mr.. Ross, who preceded
you?" Senator Lee asked Mrs.
Lancaster.
II would defend the flag and
my country against any foreign
foe," Mrs. Lancaster said.
ANSWERS OWN WAY
without mental reservation
or purpose of evasion2" Senator
Lundeen interjeoted.
"Yes," the witness answered.
''But you have not answered
my question:" Senator Lee per
sisted.
A dozen times Senator Lee tried
to obtain q Eyes" or mo" but
each time the witness insisted on
answering in her own way.
"I don't know what the flag
will stand for when I am so or
so years old" she insisted. I'VE
see large numbers Of a whole
generation out Of jobs. They
are not in school--an unedu-
Gated, unhappy, frustrated per
centage Of the population, and
q menace to the social scene.
PERIL DEMOCRACY
1--WE have become much con-
cerned over the decreasing trend
in employment for young people
as against the growing numbers
Of youth coming out Of school
seeking jobs.
"Our greatest concern in the
light Of what is happening in
the country is the preservation
Of democracy in the United
States"
When a spokesman for the Pa
triotic Council introduced a copy
Of the Red Network" literary
sensation Of q few years ago,
which lists the names of Mrs.
Franklin and Senator Borah Of
Idaho, as friends Of the Commu-
mist cause, there was a shout of
laughter, in which several Sena-
tors joined.
A statement filed with the COM
mittee in behalf Of Chairman
John L. Lewis Of the CIO, de
clared the measure had the ap-
proval and support Of his organi-
Zation.
TOOL ORDERS GAIN
NEW YORK. March 10 QN.SO,
The Washington times., 1938-03-10
ONE-MAN BOARD
TO END DISPUTE.
in iva PROPOSED
Congress Action Awaits
White House Farley

VIIIlC IIOuOC OIIVy
G.N.S.) Substitution Of a one
man director Of the far flung
Tennessee Valley Authority for
the present three-man board was
proposed in Congress today as
leaders soft-pedaled action pend.
ing President Roosevelt'S White
House conference on the issue to.
morrow.
Out of the Presidents confer
ence with Chairman Arthur E.
Morgan and his two bitter ad-
versaries on the board-Harcourt
Morgan and David E. Lilienthal-
was expected to come proposal
for solving the conflict which has
stopped IVA dead in its tracks.
DEMAND HARMONY
That something must be done
to restore harmony in the pres.
ent board or to create a new
board of one man was generally
demanded on Capitol Hill.
Senator Byrnes CD Of South
Carolina. powerful Administration
chieftain, proposed that one man
be placed in complete charge Of
iva, expenditures for which were
estimated to cross $500, ,000, 900.
The suggestion is being consid-
cred by Senator Norris Q.RJ Of
Nebraska, author Of the iva Act.
Norris said that while he
thought Byrnes proposal had
merit, for the present three-man
commission should rule. Norris
said he was not satisfied with the
way the original board plans had
worked out.
TRUCE PROPOSEU
It was Senator Barkley Of Ken
lucky, majority leader, who pro-
posed a truce in the IVA contro-
versy on Capitol Hill pending re-
suits Of the White House confer
ence.
A full report to the country on
the conference has been assured
by the President. Stephen T.
Early, his press relations secretary,
will attend the conference to take
notes for publication.
While Byrnes was Of the opin-
ion President Roosevelt could re-
move any or all Of the present
iva commissioners, Norris did not
think so. The Supreme Court has
held such commissions are indie
pendent of Executive control, Sen
ator Sherman Minton (D0 of In
diana, commented.
II think now that a mistake
was made when the iva board
was divided into three parts with
one engineer, one lawyer and
on expert on phosphates," Nor
riS said
TROUBLE CAUSED
"The idea was there should
be expert knowledge on each
subject, but it has resulted in
difficulties. I believe it would
be best now to have q three
man board of executives-busi-
ness men. They could hire en-
gineers or any other experts
needed.
II would never again want to
see an engineer put in such q
post, because most Of them do
not have the proper executive
temperament and ability, no
matter how great they may be
as engineers"
However, Seantor Bridges CR.)
Of New Hampshire. continued to
insist upon a congressional tnves-
tigation of iva, saying he did not
believe agreements" reached at
the White House would satisfy
the country.
THE people want all the facts
laid bare" Bridges said.
The Washington times., 1938-03-10
District Banks Report TotoI
OF $3l8,8O8, ,391.75

Deposits in 81 Washington banks toaled Is
on March the institutions reported today in response to
a call from the Comptroller of Currency
Highest total deposits reported by Riggs National
Bank, which had $99,490,5O625
Among the banks reporting total deposits were:
The Washington times., 1938-03-10

March T. 1898 Dec 81, 1913
American Security and Trust Co. $52837536 $50377121
Anacostia Bank ....,....... 1790,879A1 1,752O06.4
Bank Of Commerce and Savings 3243,O8894 SOI2o41I
Citv bank .....,..,. 1926 697T 8,0722130
Columbia National Bank ...... 4728,49998 4,5485739
Washington Savings Bank .. 1O46,01219 1OO2lO94
Hamilton National Bank 246OO,45552 25Z69oO42
Industrial Bank Of washington 592,O0318 539S9S1
Liberty National Bank 736427211 7358O52I
Lincoln National Bank ,,.... 1013629461 9,4589595
McIachlen Bank ..........,. 51O3 628.5O 4797012.5
Metropolitan National Bank 27216321.31 27591355!
Morris plan Bank -.,....., 2O426914O 8379174
Munsev trust Co ....,,,..,. 5654l2915 5,312375.8
National of Washington 1120842524 992SOoS.f
National Capital Bank ......... 2522092O1 -. .
Riggs National Bank 9949050625 95O59S12Z
Second National Bank S,22463O26 TSoS'zU4T
Security Savings and - -...
Commercial Bank ............ 7,5O7,362O8 I1SI6110
Union Trust Co. ........... II O4907757 10505 1925
Washington Loan and Trust Co 235775711T 2S2741802
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-27
NEW YORK STOCKS

\EN YORK. NOV. -. 'OfJ
stocks turned lower in late trading
today after several sessions Of
e.aeWiSe mJNcm tnt. Trading picked
up on the setback.
Experts attributed the sudden
burst Of selling. - imoa{ience on
trying for a rally. ManN were un-
willing to risk carving large com .
,ritmentS over the Weekend in
view of the French situation auu
the continued decline in the pound
ierling.
A domestic factor ef uncertaintE
"a a break in Transa erica STOCK
which drODDed TO nov low fo'
he year at c. of > points
aused by action Of the SECURITIES
NJ exchange commission in calling
hearing for January . 20 de-
ermine whether 10 suspend the
sue On the ground the company
issued false ard misleading state
neuts" III the registration appiica-
ion.
Indications were that steel oDer-
,ti0ns would decline m 1deTately in
ae coming week with declines al
.eadN noted in the prime pal pro
'ucius districts. Departmen store
Jos made poorer snoWlHE ihdI
q the previous week. sterling, de
lined and gold in London made
pW record high.
steel share- dropped sharply foI
tine. L. :. steel touched 63it Of.
=. points and Bethlehem y off
=. ChrysleT lost nearly points
% 7sfg and General Motors was
own about a point. Soppers wer'
euressed fractions to more than
ONT. American Smelling touched
-. off Ia.
Selling spread TO all departments
1cluding the aviations and foF
jme lust before the close the tas
III behind the market.
RaiIr9ad shares resisted seIllni
rtter than other groups but mos
+ them registered declines. l.
le utility division. losses were
I'D TO fractions. Oils moved nar.
owlv. A few special issues mac
aims on the day. Small gains were
s Electric Boat and the await On.
1ted in the armament shares sucI
Dow Jones closing stock aver
res. Industrial. 1885. off l.6o
all .2989. off o.54; utility 22.34
IF o.29. ro...,..
stock sales aUUroNimated 69o,oo'
mares against 100000 shares IN iA'
hort session a week ago. cur
lie werC 12s.OOU shares agalnsI
10000 last SATURDAY.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-27
S,nGead joIIey
Bat Champion

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 26. (UP)
-Smead Jolley, 240 pound Oakland
r.abIfielder, won the 1888 Pacific
cast baseball league batting crown
aita q mark of $50, official records
revealed today.
JoIey played in 119 games, made
do hits in Ala times at bat and
)atted in 81 runs. He finished ahead
)f Bernie Uhalt of Hollywood and
Eddie Mayo Of Los Angeles who hit
332. Uhalt in 166 games led the
eazue in stolen bases with 80.
Leaders in various departments:
Hts, Russell. Los Angeles, 216;
runs. Statz, Los Angeles, 131; home
suns, Ted Norbert. san Francisco
80; runs batted in. Norbert, 1863
.aree base hits, Milo Marshall, Sac
amento. II; two base hits, DicE
Eyselman. Seattle. So; sacrifice hits
3ilI Lawrence, Seattle. %.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-27
Bench Warming
By Burdette Kline
Post Press Sports Editor

fensiye man than Farmer. 7 have
tayored Holmes.
Nyose Of FL Centro is my choice
for the center position. He IS IN
clined to play foot ball with his
head. rather than depending upon
his 30 pounds. All Fl Cenro
power has been over the center OF
the line. and I am CT the opinion
that MyOse has had a lot TO &c
WITH that fact 7 don't recall a
bad pass by MyoSe. either.
Ny backfield consists of Sander.
Gray. Looney ana Mendoza. Those
four boys make up the most versa
tile all-yGlley backfield that I have
witnessed during my time IN the
Yauey I am Of the opinion that
that set OF backs behind either OF
the four lines. Holtyille. CaleXico.
e Centro or Brawley. would be
rather tough outfit for any other
high school team to knock over.
Sander at quarter. Gray and Looney
a the halves. and Mendoza at full.
A one tackle. ! am placing Joe
James OF BraWley. He always plays
a dependable game. and is certainly
. fine team leader His play is not
outstanding, but I have failed 20
see any excellent work al the tackle
positions this year. At the other
tackle, I am placing Murilo OF
CaleXieo. He is big rugged boy
ana plays an aggressive game at ali
times He never gets hurt. and is
5ble TO 90 46 minutes # necessary.
At the guards. I am placing Ta-
nase Of Holtville and Acuna OF CAL
eXico. Tanase always leads the in
reference Oh tie Holtville reversss.
and he barely misses the defense.
Acuna on The other hand IS a very
strong defensive man. He also
handles his offensive assignment
very well I don't believe that two
better guards could be chosen. It
may be that I have seen only theil
better games.
The second team would line up
IS follows:
Ellls-Il -IlSII4tT dI!O D4Cht4 SUI.
Tackles -Edgal and Brown.
Guards-Zumstem and HarweN
Ceu,er-NCble.
PacKs-SeriguChi BoWker KIRK
patrick and Sasaki
Nov after ali The trouble in pick
ing that first team. let Us suppose !
that the first and second teams
should play a game The outcome /
would probably be 3 to 0. in favor |
CT ne second team. ZuTnStell |
would kick q field goal from the 40 /
yard line.
The ducks and quail are going to I
catch it the next few days.
Sincerely.
pete" Sewers.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-27

from other ana less blessed Gee
ti5us Of tna country Dartmouth
IS here with ore Of its best teams
il years, a team that despite {
Geieat by Cornell IS generally rate,
BY eastern critics as ole Of the
ten best in the United States.
Ru, 5 Dartmouth fay Iored over
Stanford. a team that has lost SIX
Of eight games Dlared? no. j.
isn't The game is held g. ever
money by the Gamblers. and the
San Francisco press box pedante
are unanimOH- IL the Eeliec thal
prosperity is just around the corner
ior the boys from Herbert Hoover's
old school, and that they will scalr
tie Indians from New Hampshire by
anywhere from one to four touch
downs.
The reason advanced for such 9
kelief is very uncomplimantary tc
eastern football The critics don :,
think Dartmouth will lose becaus,
o. the long train trip, the chang.
IN climate, strange drinking water
or a different cuisine. Such things
were not even mentioned in pick
ing Dartmouth 10 20 down 10 de.
Ieat. The one and only rCaeor
offered was that Pacific coast foot
ball is so much better than the,
played in the Ivy League" bal
IN the deCadent east, that Dare
mouths Winning record means moth.
ing and Stanford s ability to keer
rom losing only six games ou'
here &! a tribute to its strcnath.
In ether words. the Ivy League
is composed OF 4 group Of panty.
waists who are taught blocking b,
tier gCyernesses and tackIing b,
their tutors. and lack the ruggaC
manhood to Withstand the sort O.
punishment handed out by the
stern, vlrile pioneer sock OF the
western teams.
Generally speaking the Dart.
mouths are much more rough and
ieady than the average football,
player, their habitat beinp = Iand
CI boulderS aud snow. When = DAFT
mouth isn't playing football he +
skiing, and as anyone who has eve,
jumped Off the side Of a mountain
with nothing bat polished chan
rockers on his feet knows. skin,
calls for a fun measure of courap>
and hardness. A man who has
Jumped off mountain certainly
isn't going to let a little thing Ike
a tackle bother him.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-27
Cha nm .
Butters
Garcia

NEW YORK. Nov 26. up
Henry Armstrong. closes, thing to
perpetual motion machine the
:. s. patent office will ever see,
I'LL has WelterWeight champion OF
he World tOday-ylctor over CeIer-
no Garcia in a raw. bloody brawl
which made q sucker CUT Of who
eyer IL Was that said good big
lian could always lick 4 good little
nan.
For Armstrong. the little man. 1874
pounds OF uylve and dynamite. gave
one Of the great exhibitions OF his
areat career in Madison Square
Galden last night against Garcia.
he pig man. and won al the way.
Standing in the haze of smoke at
he rineSiae. Promoter Nike Jacobs
arnounccd that Armstrong, like
alexander. lad whipped SO many
people he sighed for new worlds
% CONQUER
So. come February or March,
Henry the Hammer defends MS
NelterV eignt Championship aGams-
Iod Amoels. A little man is go
Ing to figh, little man-two boys
Who barely come up to the light
weight Iimi. ot l35 pounds are go
IN to lght for ne Welterweight
lite C l47 pounds And il there
s Welterweight who doesn't like
1t. he can take the winner and
start saying his prayers now.
~. n
arTeielt champion. defeated Am
bers this fall in a fight THAI left
tAa canvas red with their blood. It
vas a hair-lire decision and the
-uston3ers Will come back. begging
fer somebody To take their money,
when the boys 60 a. it again.
Bur Armstrong met and master
ed the best OF the welterWeiSht
chalIengers last night while 10000
persons watched the blood course
down Garcia S .ace and marveled
Al the lUt.e Negro Who could give
away % much weight and sill pillow
in u force The tightinZ. Carols
weighed u pounds more than Arm
trong. he stood inches taller and
had almost three inches advantage
=. reach. He brought TO the ring
is famed Bolo punch, a corkscrew
rich. upuercut that was supposed
e be advance notice for the am
70 turn on the siren.
So What? So Armstrong Won
vita something that %ou can't
measure with tape, something
hat doesn't show when you step
On the scales. something that COM
mands Go on" when you know
you cunt 90 on-something called
heart.
Twice Armstrong was in danger
last night ana twice his heart COM
manded GO chi" md he dld 20 or
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-27
L. A. PRODUCE

Los ANGELES. Nov. 25. CUP)-
Supplies were light 10 moderate 2r
most lines with demand and trad
ing very slow.
Cucumbers: san Diego Co lugf
S1.75-2. local S1.s5-2; l. Y. flats 81
Lettuce. Lompoc 4s 1852: s.
s1-1O-l.25 6s 1850. Guadalupe d
santa Maria As S175-1.S5: 5s S1-115
san Diego Co A. S1.75-2.
Peas: Sar Diego co l2-l5c
Coachclla VlY bush 1u-l2c. !. Y
squash: /. V. white SUMNER
cratcs S2-2.25: flats $780,; Coach.
ella Wy lugs So So. 90; San DleS
a. - So. local S2-225. Italian ~
crates S2-2.25: flats $1.S5-225; Ital
ian !. y. crates So. 25; flats Sl.S5
.. San Diego co lugs 81. .25-2.5o; 10
cal S2-225: yellow crookneck sd
Dirpo Go Tugs S2-2.25: local 81 %
90. per ton. banana so. 300
hubbard S25.0O-30.O0.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-27
. ! ! O Play
On E 90 St
riidoY

Caleyico terminated it S
celebration of a perfect sea-
son in league play today as
the Bulldog gridders began
serious concentration on a
game which may lead the Covin2-
tonmen to a southern California
championship.
The BULLDOGS will clash with a
powerful La Jolla high school team
in La Jolla in the first game Of the
annual battle for divisional cham
pionship.
Coach Ed Covington slated the
first practice Sunday afternoon.
More heavy practice sessions will
be on tap Monday and Tuesday.
he squad will taper off on We'd
nesday and Thursday afternoons.
In La JClla CaleXico's Bulldogs
vii face their stiffest assignment
Of the season. The Bulldogs appar-
entity were never extended in league
pay Always they seemed to score
at viii, once they made up their
mind to smash over some winning
points.
Ted Sandez. Al Mendoza, Walter
BoWher, and Henry Andrade form
ed the smOothest backfield in the
valley league, but those lads will
meet an equally smooth backfield
in La Jolla. Coach Marvin Clark,
former Brawley high mentor, will
matcn al Walden against the speed
and open field running of Ted
Sandez. Walden scored ten touch
downs in six games for La Jolla.
final League Standings
Imperial Valley press., 1938-11-27
Qualifying Date
DELAYED 10 Dec. 4

Qualifying rounds for the club
championship tournament at the
Barbara Worth golf club extended
% Dee. 4, Saturday Match play
viii START the following weekend
nd continue with a match a week,
Curley Vesey, pro, declared.
The championship flight will play
rom scratch and the first flight
under handicap