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Evening star., 1938-07-20
MOVIE STOCKS OFF
- AFTER COURT MOVE
Summer Bull Market Jolted by
Selling Wave, With Leading
Issues Down.
~ The Associated Press.

~ The Associated Press.
NEW YORK. July 2O.-A break in
movie stocks on the Government s
court action to force separation of
production and distribution in the in
dustry jolted Wall Streets summer
bull market today.
Loew's dropped 81 share at one
time and Paramount was of more
than 81. Warner Brothers and Twen-
tieth Century Fox also declined about
81. Loew's later regained part of the
loss
Selling in the motion picture stocks
tntervened as the market was staging
fresh advance after an early sell-off.
Steels and other industrials in the
forefront of resumption of the up
swing in the preceding session en-
cpuntered considerable profit taking
and yielded for moderate losses.
Offsetting declines were gains run
ming to nearly So in rails and many
industrials overlooked in the previous
buying rush. Neglected step-children
of .the market place a few weeks ago,
ram boombed on indications Of a good
traffic pickup last week
Evening star., 1938-07-20
Water Gate Concerts on WMAL

The final hour of the fourth Of the Sunset Symphonies"
by the National Symphony Orchestra will be broadcast from
the floating shell at the Potomac Water Gate tonight by
WMAL The Stars radio station-weather permitting
WMA will pick che concert at o'clock after the inter-
mission and continue until the close arranging
broadcasts The Star is cooperating with the Summer Con
further appreciation and support of the orchestra in its
tribution to the musical life of Washington.
Arrangements for the broadcast being handled the
National Broadcatng Co. BY all try attend the
cert at the coorfu Water Gate site but there
be listen to the broadcast Tickets for the
be purchased q the Water Gate tonight.
Evening star., 1938-07-20

SERVICE, during tWO-Qay session OF tne
National Health Conference at the
Mayflower Hotel, DR.. Fishbein prom
ised to take the question back to the
A. M A. House of Delegates for action.
There was no mistaking, however, the
bitterness of his attack against the
broad range and far-reaching sugges-
tions in the t1ve-point program pre-
sented to the conference by the Tech
nical Committee on Medical Care.
Leadership of the A. M. A. was
warned by DR.. Robert Osgood, pro-
fessor emeritus of the Harvard Uni
versity School of Medicine, who is a
member of the Committee of Physi-
clans, that they must think in long
range terms not only of what is best
for their constituents, but of what
Evening star., 1938-07-20
GOV. EARLE Us HURT
IN LANDING PLANE
Strikes Tree on Ellis College
Campus When Fog Forces
Ship Down.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEWTON SQUARE. Pa. July 90
Gov. George H. Earle was slightly in
jured today when his private plane,
which he was plotting, struck tree in
a forced landing on the campus of
Ellis College.
He said after the accident that his
left side, arm and leg felt sore and he
would see doctor.
Gov. Earle, flying from Harrisburg
to Philadelphia, said he was unable to
land at the municipal airport near the
Philadelphia Navy Yard because of
fog.
Mrs E. Ruttan. wife of an instructor
at the college. said Gov. Earle ap-
peared pretty pale. nervous and
shaky' after he got from the plane.
Gov. Earle continued to Philadel-
phia by automobile.
Evening star., 1938-07-20
ESPIONAGE WORK
Barred At PROBE
Republic Police Officer Tells
of Activities in Canton
Strike.
Ry JOHN e. HENRY

Il never let my conscience bother
me-" Republic Steel Corp. police
ofiicer told the Senate Civil Liberties
Committee today when questioned
about the fact that he was receiving
sl2 a day and all expenses from the
company for doing labor espionage
work while serving as president of
q dummy independent union and
as member of a strike strategy COM
mittee supervising an A. F. of L. strike
in a Republic subsidiary In Canton,
Ohio, in 1895.
The officer was Edward c. Ray. who
was a steel worker in the Stark plant
Of Republic when a strike occurred
in the Berger plant. The Stark In
dependent" Union was established A
few days after the Berger strike
opened. Lasting only few days. the
Independent" went on record in sup
port of the Berger strike and Ray and
Kenneth J. Soldiers. another official
of the Independent" became active
members of the Strike Strategy Com
mittee
Like Ray. Soldiers was being paid
for espionage work ;or Republic
Did this arrangement help you
forget your conscience" Chairman La
Toilette asked Ray.
1T probably helped" the witness
said.
Quizzed on Threats.
As Soldiers. also on the Republic
police force now, prepared to leave the
stand. T. F. Patton, Republic attorney.
told the committee that the formers
life had been threatened and Chair
man La Toilette called the witness
back to ask him about it.
Soldiers story was that Mrs. Keith
Hartman. wife of member of the A.
F. of L. Bus Drivers Union. called
Mrs. Soldiers one night last week to
warn her that Soldiers was in danger.
Soldiers, now living in Cleveland, went
to Canton to see Mrs. Hartman last
Sunday to learn more Of the threat,
but she was not at home.
Hartman. sitting beside Soldiers on
the stand. said he had never heard of
any threat on Soldiers nor did he
know of his wife's warning.
Soldiers said he was not alarmed
over the threat.
Different Version" Of Strike.
As today's session opened. Chair
man La Toilette took under advise
ment a request of r. F.. Patton, Re-
public attorneys, that the committee
subpoena IL witnesses to give a very
different version" of the Berger strike.
up to this time" Mr.. Patton said,
you have heard evidence respecting
the 1885 Berger strike mainly from
people who we're hurt or who were not
employees of the company and who are
obviously hostile to the company. Con-
sequently a distorted and one-sided
version of the incidents described has
been created. We do not condone vio-
lence, but we are sure that you want a
full, fair and complete picture of this
situation, and I therefore ask that
you subpoena to appear and testify
before the committee the following
witnesses:
James D. Barnhill. George Cooper,
Evening star., 1938-07-20
Roosevelt Trip
Is Turned Into
Science Party
By the Associated Press.


ABOARD U. s. S. HOUSTON. EN-
ROUTE TO PANAMA. July 20.-Prof.
Waldo Schmitt of the Smithsonian In
stitution of Washington, D. c.. told
President Roosevelt today he had OBJ
tanned biological and bird collections
of great scientific interest at each of
the stops on the Presidents fishing
cruise
Prof. Schmitt was invited by the
President to cruise with him so he
might conduct scientific investigations
which the institution had wanted to
make for many years. The professor
brought with him drags, seines, bottom
samplers traps and hand nets to cap
ture marine animals.
In Magdalena Bay, the professor in
formed Mr.. Roosevelt, he found an in
credible number Of small crustaceans.
The Houston rode at anchor today at
the southern end Of Socorro Island,
largest of the Revilla Gigedo group.
while President Roosevelt and men,
bers of his party fished the seldom
visited waters of that vicinity. Others
went ashore to explore the zee of this
picturesque bit of land.
Evening star., 1938-07-20
BLAST
KILLS 10 IN SHAFT
Four in Tunnel Crew of 10
Hurt as 450.Pound Charge
Goes OFF Early.
Fy the Associated Press.


BALTIMORE. July 20.-A prema-
ture explosion of $50 pounds of dyna-
mite killed 10 members of a crew of 18
workmen blasting a water tunnel
through solid rock 200 feet below the
surface near the city pumping station
today.
Seven men were killed outright as
the burst of rock rolled through the
tunnel. Three of the eleven brought
to the surface alive died in hospitals.
Only four escaped injury.
Officials of the construction COM
psny said the blast. which occurred
about O'Clock. must have been set
off by accident while the men were
tamping down the huge charge of ex-
plosive.
The white members of the crew
escaped with their lives.
Construction Of the seven-mile
water tunnel between the Lake Monte
bello filtration plant and the Gum
powder River was begun in 1887 to
provide an additional subterranean
viaduct to supplement the Baltimore
City water supply.
A three-year time limit was placed
on the $500, 900 P. w. A. project. en-
ploying some 500 workmen. and day
and night crews were maintained.
IA Were Tamping Charge.
Walter Colston, one Of the injured
said IA men were tamping charge
~ Am r,o,,yde ~ dyy,o yoito into O ho1o
in the end of the shaft when the ex-
plosion came.
Just before the shift knocks off it
plants a big charge of dynamite" he
said. Then everybody hoofs it up to
the shaft head and from there they
explode the charge electrically.
Il stood there few minutes watch
ing the men load the bore with dyna-
mite-it was about minutes of 7
and all Of a sudden there was flash
and roar that knocked me fiat
Il was dazed, and there were few
minutes there when I didn't know
just what was happening. But when
my head began to clear. discovered
was bleeding from cuts on the scalp
and the shaft was filled with sharp
smoke and gases-in fact. for several
minutes the smoke was so thick that
1 couldn't see what had become Of
the men who had been planting the
dynamite charge.
When the smoke began to thin
out little, I saw the men. They
were lying all around. Some were
under a dirt truck. I walked down
and helped pull them out from under
the truck and then made my way
up to the shaft opening"
An electrician, Charles H. Elliott
who was working in the tunnel about
800 feet from the scene, said there
was terrific blast-the only thing ]
knew was I went up in the air and
landed in a gutter. It's good thing
was 800 feet away. A piece Of rock
struck me over the right ear"
Evening star., 1938-07-20
HITLER PROPOSAL
STUDIED IN PARIS
Czech Peace Plan Believed
Topic of French and
British Leaders.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Csechosloudkia has $500, 900
Suedeten Germans in its popula-
tion. They hare been outspoken
in demand for ertenSipe privileges
of Selt-gopernment. Uith greater
triendlincss toUard the Nasis. Only
strong French-British diplomatic
action last Nay II checked Nasi-
Czech conflict on the minority
question.
By II c Associated Press
PARIS, July 20-British and French
statesmen took time out from the
formal ceremonies of King GEORGE 8
state visit today for diplomatic dis
cussions said to include plan by
Chancellor Adolf Hitler for solution
of the Czechoslovak problem.
The statesmen. including Premier
Edouard Da1adier. French Foreign
Minister Georges Bonnet and British
Foreign Secretary Viscount Halifax,
went into conference at the foreign
ofice Immediately after luncheon.
Fuehrer Hitler,s plan on the
Czechoslovak minority problem was
said by sources close to the govern
ment to have been brought to Paris
by Viscount Halifax.
King George and Queen Elizabeth,
meanwhile, spent the day in busy
round Of ceremonies, including a
tribute to Frances World War dead,
a visit to the City Hall and a luncheon
in their honor at the British EN-
bassy
Prior to the luncheon the sovereigns
received members of the British
colony at the Embassy and the King
reviewed the British Legion of Honor
Guard.
Received Plan in London.
Viscount Halifax presumably re-
ceived Hitler's formula for ending
strife between the Czechoslovak gov
ernment and its Sudeten German
minority population a few hours be-
fore he sailed with his sovereign for
France yesterday
London lnformants said the swift
step toward improving English Ger
man relations was by personal mes
sage" carried to Viscount Halifax by
Capt. Fritz Wiedemann, who Is
Fuehrer Hitler's confidential envoy.
The two met at Halifax's London
home for a 20-minute secret" talk
late Monday night. Capt. Wiede-
mann was said to have declared there
were no fundamental differences that
need separate the two nations and
that Everything is capable of ar
rangement."
The British foreign secretary was
believed to have replied that peace
full settlement of the Czech problem.
without outside interference, obviously
would lead to clearer atmosphere for
negotiations of wider scope.
King George, speaking at the din
ner given him and Queen Elizabeth
by President Lebrun last night.
stressed that France and Britain Joint
ly had great responsibilities in pre-
serving Democratic institutions.
Some saw this as foreshadowing set
tSee FRENCH, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1938-07-20

Col. Johnson said there is no objec-
ton so far as he Is concerned, and
indicated that arrangements now are
in progress for bringing the plane and
its pilot back, possibly on the S. s.
Lehigh. leaving Dublin today and ar
irving in New York July 20.
Evades Punishment Query.
Col. johnson parried all questions
as to possible punishment OF the dar-
ing young Irish mechanic
The boy has made a hero of him.
self; We are tickled that he got across, :"
he said. We are not burdening our
minds with any thoughts of punish
ment now. Every one is having a
good time over the night. and we don't
want to be guilty Of casting a wet
blanket on the exploit by talking about
punishment"
Col. johnson said nothing further
will be done until after Corrigan's ar
rival in the United States and said
that he will confer with officials of
the new Civil Aeronautics Authority
before any action is taken
The Acting Secretary laughed
heartily over Corrigans flight to Dub
lin by way OF California He char
acterized the mistake as AN excellent
Irish joke"
Mistake" Impossible.
Pressed as to whether he thought it
was possible that Corrigan might have
mEread his compass, as the flyer said
in radio broadcast last night he had
done, Col. johnson laughed.
There could not possibly have been
any such confusion in the mind of any
man who could fly great circle
course as Corrigan did" he replied.
Referring to the world flight OF
Howard Hughes. as contrasted with
that of Corrigan, Col. johnson said
that Hughes had taken every known
precaution against failure and sat
his flight was as we'll prepared and
well-equipped as human ingenuity
| could guarantee.
DO you think Corrigan was we'll
prepared and we'll equipped?" Col
johnson was asked.
well, he personally seems to have
been well prepared Col. johnson
| chuckled
He added that in his opinion, moth
! ing that could have been done to the
9-year- airplane would have made
it well prepared or equipped.
Col. johnson said fatty that the
Bureau of Air Commerce several
times" had refused Corrigan permis-
sion to make the ocean flight.
Evening star., 1938-07-20

the duty Of these constituents is to
medicine and to the public"
DR.. Osgood insisted that there was
no suggestion of revolt from the
ranks of the A. NJ A. on the part
of the Committee of Physicians. al
though he acknowledged that certain
differences of opinion exist"
Representing an entirely different
point of view in the medical profess
sion, DR.. Kingsley Roberts, medical
director Of the Bureau OF Co-opera-
tive Medicine. threw the controversial
question of Group Health Association.
Inc, of this city into the conference
ofiicially for the first time. This kind
of medicine has been bitterly fought
(See HEALTH, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1938-07-20
ROSE BURGLAR
SUSPECT SEIZED
Richard Heck, Washington
Youth, Is Arrested in
New Orleans.

Richard Heck. 20-year- -old youth
hunted for the last month as Wash
ington's so-called rose burglar" has
been arrested in New Orleans, La. on
a charge of assaulting a police officer
with gun, local police were informed
today.
Inspector Bernard W. Thompson
chief of detectives, Immediately sent
a telegram to New Orleans authorities
asking for details of the arrest and
whether they would be willing to re-
turn Heck for prosecution on burglary
charges facing him here.
Inspector Thompson was informed
OF the arrest by Detective Capt. John
Cooney Of Baltimore, who was notified
by New Orleans officers that Heck
told them he had escaped from an
institution in Baltimore. Capt. Cooney
recognized the name and description
as that Of the youth who was dubbed
the rose burglar" after a rose was
found at the scene of a burglary he
was believed to have committed here.
Fingerprints clinched the identlfica-
ton, police said.
The arrest in New Orleans came as
ofhcers were seeking to trace Heck
through Maryland and New Jersey re-
sorts which he had visited during the
last few weeks with a 16-year-old local
high school girl.
The girl had left home nearly a
month ago to share the fugitive's life,
but was persuaded by friend of her
mothers they visited in Baltimore to
return home Monday. She told police
she had slipped away from Heck while
he was asleep.
Police said Heck had been sent to
Lorton Reformatory for HOUSEKEEPING
about three years ago. He is wanted
for burglary Of two stores here re-
Gently and for questioning in connec-
ton with several housebreakings.
Evening star., 1938-07-20
BY JOHN H. CLINE.

j. Warren Madden. chairman OF the
National Labor Relations Board, was
accused today Of comforting secretly"
in Washington during the hearing Of
case against the Weirton Steel Co.
with an organizer for the c. I. O. who
had taken an active part in the in.
ouiry.
This charge was made as the Labor
Board was hearing an appeal by
Claude A. Armstrong. Weirton attor-
ney, who was excluded from the Weir
ton case, which was heard in Steuben-
vile. Ohio by a trial examiner The
examiner accused the attorney of de
flant, contempuous and contumacious
conduct"
The accusation against Mr., Madden
was made by Attorney Earl F. Reed
of Pittsburgh. representing Mr.. ARM
strong. Mr. Madden denied there was
anything improper in his conversation
with the organizer, identified as Ken.
meth Koch
The charge came Immediately after
Reed had quarreled heatedly with
Donald Wakefield Smith. a member
of the board
Dispara ging Remarks Claimed.
The junior member OF the board
(Mr. Smith came into the hearing
room during the Weirton case and
made number of disparaging re-
marks concerning the manner in which
counsel for the steel company were
conducting themselves" Mr.. Reed said.
Pale with anger, the board member
replied:
That statement is not true and I
propose to put you and Mr.. ARM
strong on the witness stand here to
prove that it is false"
Mr.. Reed said he had stenographic
report of Mr.. Smiths remarks in the
hearing room and was prepared to
prove them at the proper time.
And furthermore, the steel COM
pany's lawyer continued, L want to
say that Koch came to Washington
last December after a meeting at night
with the trial examiner and had q
secret conference with the chairman
of this board. After that conference.
Koch brought Lee Pressman, general
counsel for the C. l. O.. to the Labor
Board Offices and Mr.. Pressman also
conferred with the chairman
Madden Explains Talk.
You ought to be completely
ashamed of yourself, Mr.. Reed, to
stand before this audience and make
such demagogic remark" Chairman
Madden interrupted. What is the
point of such statement? 1t is true
that I saw Mr.. Koch, whom I know,
standing in the corridor outside my
office and invited him in. I talked to
him for about 10 minutes and would
have done the same thing had it been
you. 1t appears to me that your re-
mark was addressed to the press and
not to this board"
Attorney Reed said he had cited the
incident, which was known to ARM
strong, to illustrate the difficulties
under which the Weirton counsel
functioned during the Steubenyille
hearing and contended these dificul-
ties were responsible for the conduct
which led to his expulsion from the
hearing.
The attorney also charged that Mr..
Koch. who had been active in organiz-
ing the Weirton steel workers, played
a prominent part in the hearing and
had in his possession request. written
on Labor Board stationery, that he he
shown every courtesy"
Mr.. Reed said that request was
signed by an attorney for the Labor
Board.
Efforts to Subpoena Recalled.
Weirton counsel. he asserted, had
tried to subpoena that document dur
ing the hearing. but Trial Examiner
tSee LABOR BOARD, Page A-41
Evening star., 1938-07-20
p japanese Woo Peru.

LIMA, Peru, July 20 (P.-Peru ap-
pointed cultural and economic mis-
sion today to visit Japan at the latter's
request and study conditions. The
commission, headed by former Chan
cellor General Cesar de la Fuente, will
sail July 81 and remain in Japan
seven weeks.
Evening star., 1938-07-20
Finnish Ships Seized.

HELSINGFORS, Finland. July 20
(P)-Two Finnish vessels were seized
by Russian authorities today off Seis-
kari Island, in the Gulf of Finland,
presumably on the grounds the ships
entered Soviet waters. The Finnish
government started an investigation
Immediately.
Evening star., 1938-07-20

b me Associated Press.
Attorney General Cummings charged
eight major film companies today with
virtually monopolizing the motion pic
ture industry
He filed civil suit in Federal District
Court in New York asking that the
firms be required to divest themselves
either of their ownership Of theaters
or of production and distribution IA
cilities.
The case, among the most compre-
hensive brought in recent years under
the antitrust laws, was presented
after long investigation by the JUS
tice Department. 1t was disclosed just
as committee of Congressman and
Federal administrative officials is
searting broad monopoly inquiry.
The Governments bill of complaint
charged the eight companies, IS sub
sidiary or affiliated corporations and
132 individuals with controlling about
IS per cent of the Nations moving
pictures from selection of the story
to final showing at the theater."
Defendants Are Listed.
A statement issued at the Justice
Department named as principal de-
PENDANTS:
Paramount Pictures. Inc; Loew's,
inc; the Irving Trust Co., New York,
as trustee in bankruptcy for Radio
Keith -Orpheum Corp; Warner Bros.
Pictures, Inc: Twentieth Century-Fox
Film Corp, Columbia Pictures Corp,
Universal Corp. and United Artists
Corp.
Mary Pickford, her former husband,
Douglas Fairbanks, and Charles Chap
lin were among those named as indi-
vidual defendants.
S"Restoration of free enterprise and
open competition amongst all branches
Of the motion picture industry is the
primary objective of this proceeding"
said the statement
The suit may settle questions that
are vital in the application of the anti
trust laws to other industries in which
manufacturers or producers, knit to-
gether through common trade asso-
citation, seek directly or indirectly to
dominate and control markets.
The Nations finer theaters are now
dominated" Mr. Cummings charged
by Paramount, Loew's, Radio-Keith
Orpheum. Warner Brothers and Twen-
tieth Century-Fox Film.
Charges MonopoIistic Power.
Because such control enables them
10 exclude other producers, he said
that control constitutes monopolistic
bower forbidden by the Sherman Act
This monopolstic power has a ten
out of the business or to compel them
d sell to the producer owned theater
chains on the latters' terms"
In general, Mr.. Cummings charged
the producers with:
Avoiding competition with each
other by virtual division of territory"
Pooling stars and feature players.
Exchanging directors, technicians
and equipment.
Giving preference to company
affiliated theaters in arranging release
oates.
Requiring independent theaters to
accept all pictures furnished them, a
practice known as block booking; to
. sign inflexible contracts and to accept
unfavorable showing dates.
If trial develops evidence that the
antitrust laws are insufficient to re-
(See MOVIES, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1938-07-20
Maritime Unit Plans Free Ride
Home for Corrigan and Plane
Flyer May Arriue in Ne,o York on S. s.
4 Lehigh July 29-If No Official
Objection Is Raised.

Douglas Coean and his antuated probably
will
Evening star., 1938-07-20
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nearby suburbs.
Evening star., 1938-07-20
MADDENACCUSED
Of SECRET TALK
WITH c. |. 0. AIDE
Conferred With Organizer
During N. L. R. B. Hearing
on Weirton, Is Charge.
CHAIRMAN DENIES
PARLEY WAS IMPROPER
Attorney for Pittsburgh Man
Clashes With Board Member
Over Interference
BACKGROUND


Weirton Steel Co. General Coun-
sci Clyde A. Armstrong appealed to
National Labor Relations Board
after boards Trial Examiner Ed
mdrd Grandson Smith ordered Mr..
Armstrong excluded from hearing
on Unfair labor practices against
Weirton Co. Hearing opening today
pos boards first experience in pass
ing on conduct of defense lduyers
in Labor Board cases.