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Evening star., 1938-01-18
MI. R. B. CHARGES
HIT BY SENATORS
Move for Probe Is Criticized
by Thomss-Burke
Pushes Demands.

By the Associated Press.
Senate supporters of the National
Labor Relations Board criticized today
proposals to cut its funds and investi-
gate its activities.
The Senate Appropriations Commit
tee voted yesterday to reduce the
boards 1899 appropriation $685. 900
below the $2.965,0O0 recommended by
the Budget Bureau.
Almost simultaneously the Senate
Judiciary Committee was setting up 4
subcommittee to consider a resolution
by Senator Burke. Democrat, Of Me-
braska for an inquiry into the boards
operations.
Chairman Thomas of the Senate
Labor Committee. however, character
lied the proposed inquiry as entirely
out Of order and the cut in funds as
penny wise and pound foolish" ."
Other Senator's indicated they would
Join him in fighting the reduction.
Under frequently-used Senate pro-
cedure. the Judiciary Subcommittee s
study Of the investigation proposal
could be turned into fairly thorough
inquiry without any further action by
the Senate or its committee Senator
Nicely, Democrat, of West Virginia was
appointed chairman.
Senator Burke said he would appear
before the subcommittee Thursday
and would be followed by other wit
nesses to support his charges that the
board had failed to conduct itself "in
the impartial manner required Of a
body exercising judicial or quasi
judicial powers"
Senator Thomas. whose committee
handled enactment of the labor law
and ordinarily would conduct any in
vestigation Of it. declared
II I read the resolution correctly,
Senator Burke has lost faith in the
Circuit Courts and their ability to re-
view acts of a quasi-judicial body. IT
the National Labor Relations Board
does anything wrong. the department
Of government that should say 50 is
the Circuit Court of Appeals.
Evening star., 1938-01-18
I. VA. IS WILLING
TO BUY UTILITIES
LiIienthaI Says Agency
Would Cooperate in Pur-
chase of Properties.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
David E. Lilienthal, . director, said
today the Tennessee Valley Authority
would cooperate in working out 4
plan for T. v. A. to buy on a fair,
equitable basis" the useful physical
assets of the Commonwealth & South
ern Corp. in the Tennessee Valley.
Mr.. LilienthalS statement was q
reply to a proposal by Wendell L.
Willkie, president Of Commonwealth
Il Southern. that the Government buy
the operating utilities owned by his
corporation in the Tennessee Valley
as "a last resort in 4 desperate situa-
ton"
Il need hardly say" Mr. Lilienthal
said. that T. v. A. cannot and will
not buy anything but useful physical
assets. 1t has no authority nor has
it any intention to pay for water, or
write-ups, in these companies. Nor
would T. v. A. be . party to recon-
mending that any municipality pay in
flated prices"
Suggests Conference Method"
Mr.. Lilienthal suggested the CON
ference method" for negotiating the
purchase of Commonwealth & South
ern properties by T. v. A. or munich
palities in the valley in need of dis
tributing systems.
mo detailed study of this matter
has been made" Mr. Lilienthal said,
but am confident that in this way
the loss Of actual investment here
would be little, if any, provided the
company wished to sell these lines to
the T. v. A."
Mr.. Lilienthal referred to the trans
mission lines owned by WILKES COM
panies in the Tennessee Valley.
T. v. A. Has Authority.
Mr. Lilienthal pointed out that T. v.
A. had legal authority to buy even pri-
vate power dams and plans on the
Tennessee River system II Common
wealth & Southern wanted to sell them
to the Government.
mo one wants two electric systems
IN single town." Mr.. Lilienthal said
NO one wants actual and prudent in
vestment in useful property to be de-
stroyed. And neither uneconomic du-
pllcation nor disastrous loss of useful
property need occur in the Tennessee
Valley If the problem is approached,
not In the spirit Of trying to win 4
debate in the newspapers, but by a
calm and rational analysis of the prob
lem and sincere negotiations.
BY this method the whole problem
can be worked out without any such
radical scheme ~ he (Willkie) has
suggested"
Evening star., 1938-01-18

Six American passenger planes have
oeen ordered by an airline in Po-
land.
Evening star., 1938-01-18
CHAUTEMPS NEAR
CABINET SUCCESS
Socialists Pledge Support
for Government in
Chamber.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Crisis In French labor relations
and monetary policy brought restg-
nation OF cabinet OF Camille Chau-
temps last Friday. Subsequent et-
forts Of former Premier Leon Blum
and Finance Minister Georges Bon-
net to form ministry frustrated.
President Albert lie Brun yesterday
called M. Chautemps to attempt to
reform his restoning government.
Communists and Socialists Uant er-
change control. Conservatives op-
pose 1t.
By the Associated Press.
PARIS, Jan. 18.-Camille Chau
temps efforts to form 4 new French
cabinet today appeared near success a!
the Socialist group in the Chamber O.
Deputies pledged him support.
A caucus of Socialist Deputies voted
SO to rs, to back q Chautemps govern.
ment in the Chamber, apparently
making sure the Radical -Socialis
Chautemps would be able to form {
ministry to replace that which fel
Friday in the face OF labor and none.
tary troubles and which he alst
headed.
Leon Blum. Socialist leader and for.
mer Premier. told his followers he con
sidered 1t indispensable" for them Il
support M. Chautemps in present cir.
cumstances.
Communists Hang Back.
The Socialists watched with con.
Germ the attitude Of the Communists
who appeared reluctant to promis,
support. Communists, Socialists ane
Radical-Socialists formed the nov
shattered Peoples Front that backes
M. Chautemps before Fridays resig
nation.
The Socialist verdict opened tn,
way for M. Chautemps to form q cab
met composed largely OF his owl
Radical-Socialists. though he face,
dangers in the Chamber OF Deputies
since Communist vote against tn,
ministry later might force the So
cialists to follow suit
M. Chautemps said most Radical
Socialist ministers In the previous
cabinet would remain in their posts
but that Georges Bonnet, aRains
whom most Communist and Socialis
bitterness was directed. had declined
to keep the finance ministry.
Edouard Daladier was assured tn,
leadership in the national defense ant
Yvon Delbos in the foreign ministry
The foreign exchange market opened
nrm. with the franc at about yester
days closing level, around 1880 t.
the dollar.
Split Among Socialists.
One Of the gravest DEVELOPMENTS wa.
split in the Socialist party, which
put the leadership OF M. Blum an,
Party Secretary Paul Faure in tn
minority for the first time since tn
schism Of 1920. when the Communis
group broke away from the Socialists
M. Chautemps outlined a three
point program at = meeting Of tn
Radical-Socialist group in the Cham
Der OF Deputies. He declared:
l. The cabinet must be formed Will
the avowed support Of the Socialists
2. The ministry must include repre-
sentatives OF the Radical-Socialist
and two minor units within tn,
Peoples Front coalition. the Socialis
Republican Union and the Independ
ent Left.
3. The government must pursu,
policies Of the Peoples Front, avoidin,
a split in the coalition.
Radical-socialists approved the plal
unanimously.
Evening star., 1938-01-18
WARRING AND PALS
GO BACK TO ATLANTA
Attorney General Orders Transfer
at Request Of Ray L.
Hun.

Charles r. CRags) Warning and two
other prisoners serving time on gam.
bling charges have been ordered trans
ferred from Lorton Reformatory back
to the Federal Penitentiary at At.
lanta. along with Sam Beard, for.
mer big shot" among Washington
gamblers
The transfer Of Warning and Joseph
8. Bond and Samuel 8. Montgomery
was announced yesterday afternoon
by Justice Department onicials. Beard
and the three other gambling con-
victs were brought to Lorton from
Atlanta recently in an exchange Of
prisoners.
The shift back to Atlanta was or
dered by Attorney General Cummings
upon request OF Ray L. Hun, general
superintendent Of District penal in.
stitutions.
Still another prisoner to be sent
back to Atlanta will be James Steele,
who Is serving 20 years for robbery
following his conviction in the District,
Evening star., 1938-01-18
Reich, Yugoslavia Closer.

BERLIN, Jan. IL R.-Talks be-
tween Premier Milan Stoyadinovich Of
Yugoslavia and Chancellor Adolf Hit
Ter and other German leaders last
night brought ofiicial declaration of
"steadfast determination to promote
the happy development Of German
Yugoslavian relations"
Evening star., 1938-01-18
Msttson and Freid Kidnapinxs Still
Remain Mysteries.

Remain Mysteries.
By the Associated Press.
The arrest in California of Peter
Anders on charges of kidnapping and
Staying Charles S. Ross of Chicago
leaves only two Federal kidnapping
cases unsolved.
Justice Department files disclosed
that G-men have had jurisdiction in
ia KIDNAPPING cases since passage of
the so-called Lindbergh law in 1892.
OF these only the kidnap-slaying of
little Charles Mattson and the strange
disappearance of Arthur Freid remain
unsolved, officials said.
Literally thousands of suspects have
been questioned In connection with
the kidnapping Of the Mattson boy,
10-year-old son Of Tacoma, WASH,
physician.
Mr.. Freid. a 32-year-old Bronx,
N. r. business man, disappeared De-
cember 4. 1897. after attending q
movie with members of his family.
Evening star., 1938-01-18
Ross
CONTINUED From First Page, }

(COnGnueQ from fHSt PaRe,)
play the ponies" that led to his cap
ture. He was passing some OF the
ransom money through the pari-
mutuel windows at Santa Anita
Hoover said when he was seized.
Previously, he had been trailed to
Spokane and Seattle, Wash: Port
land, Greg; Chicago, New York City,
Philadelphia, Washington, D. c.;
Miami, Fla. and New Orleans, with
Federal operatives CLOSE behind him
on every move" Hoover related.
A trap similar to that set in the
Lindbergh case was baited across the
country as the Government sent a
complete list Of serial numbers of
$3.50 bills given the abductors to po-
lice, newspapers, banks and business
houses from coast to coast.
OnAcials of Santa Anita and banks
here were credited by Hoover with
final help in springing the trap.
Anders was said to have at least
three aliases: Albert March, Marshall
Eaton and Ray Crantz. Hoover said
he also confessed to participating in
the robbery of about 20 banks.
About 80 years old. S feet 8 inches
In height. the slender, wiry prisoner
once worked as logger near Spokane,
Hoover said
Hoover said Anders waived extra
dition. but would not reveal by what
means the man was being returned to
Chicago. Hoover. who few here Sat-
urday from Washington, planned to
leave for the Capital today, he said.
Abducted in September.
The abduction Of Ross September
IS had appeared fated. until Anders
surprise arrest. to 60 down in history
surrounded by the mystery OF another
Ross kidnaping-that of 4-year-old
Charles Brewster Ross in 1874. The
boy was never seen again.
A retired manufacturer OF greeting
cards and valentines, Ross was forced
from his automobile on a lonely Illi-
nois prairie. while his former secre-
tary, Miss Florence Freihage, pleaded
with his assailants that the 72-year-
old mans health was poor and they
would endanger his life.
Ross and Miss Freihage were re-
turning to Chicago from nearby Syca-
more. where they had dined. when
gunner blocked their way and seized
the wealthy victim.
DO you think this guy is worth
S750,000?" Miss Freihage said one OF
the gunner asked has as another took
$S5 from her purse and forced her
to lie down on the car seat.
Ransom Is Paid.
While fears mounted for Ross well
fare, q $4,000 ransom demand was
met October but failed to win his
release.
The victims wife issued statement
October 10. admitting the abductors
had worked q double cross" and hint
ed belief he was already dead.
The first ransom bill-a $40 bill
was discovered October II in Chicago
BY q clerk in the Rock Island Rail-
road ticket offices.
CHICAGO, Jan. 1s LR.-Grief-
stricken and broken in health, Mrs.
Charles S. Ross remained secluded in
her apartment today and declined
comment on an announcement that
the kidnapping and Staying of her
aged husband had been solved.
TWO CASES UNsOLvED.
Evening star., 1938-01-18
House Member to Speak.

Representative Conner Smith, Demo-
crat. of Oklahoma will address the
Association of Non CLASSIFIED Federal
Employees At 3 pm. tomorrow in the
old Interior auditorium. The organ
ization will elect officers.
Evening star., 1938-01-18
Odd Numbering of Houses

Dublin's street numbers start at
one end Of a street, continue to the
farther end and return on the other
side. so that No. on a street may be
opposite No. 437.
Evening star., 1938-01-18
NIEM0ELLER TRIAL SET

BERLIN, Jan. 10 F.-A district
court today set February As date for
the trial Of the Rev. Martin Niemoeller,
Protestant leader in the fight against
Naxi government regulation Of church
affairs.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-22
PR ROUD MEMORIAL TO
WASHINGTON ABANDONED

WASHINGTON, Feb. % There
is a Mount Washington in the Fiji
Islands; a Washington Street in
Ljubliiana, Jugoslavia; a Cape
Washington in Greenland; a Wash
ington Square in Saigon, French
Indo- China.
On the 206th anniversary Of
George Washington's birth, there
are few countries in the civilized
world where residents have not
seen, during the past year. some
thing named after the first U. S.
President.
George Washington's name has
been given to every sort of thing
in almost every country, and has
been thus honored more than any
ether American in history
In the United States there are
more than 1875 cities and towns
called Washington, and the town.
ships that bear the great mans
name are more than double that
number. There are countless
schools, buildings, parks, streets,
monuments, etc, named Washing
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-22

racy IN sea OF relationships where
the name of Woodrow Wilson still
\ is spoken with reverence.
A third of the 100000 Germans
whom the Fuehrer is striving to
bring within the Nazi orbit live in
Czechoslovaka, a nation that is
a hodge-podge of races and SpraWls
across the map of middle Europe
like bridge between the German
ic and Slavic worlds.
Any day now Hitler is expected
to make the first move. One of his
aims is to detach Czechoslovakia
from it's alliance with Soviet Rus
Sia. This pact is one of his chief
concerns, for he believes that
Czechoslovakia, nudeing as it does
against the German border is in
reality a dagger against the heart
of the Reich.
Loosen Bonds
If at the same time he can loosen
the bonds of the little entente
Czechoslovakia, Rumania and Ju-
goslavia = and thereby further
weaken French influence in the
Balkans, so much the better. The
little entente is the device France
worked out after the World war to
circle Germany with steel The
years have broken and weakened
that circle, and the outstanding
factor in the present diplomatic
situation is that Germany's reSurg-
pnce has Smachpd Fra nco- -Priticb
influence on the continent.
How will he go about his attempt
to smash the circle? Probably thru
the same technique he used in his
coup in AUSTRIA threat of force
,and then, possibly, Modification of
the government.
Observers here believe Hitler had
worked out definite schedule for
the Austrian coup and had been
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-22

ton, not only in America but all
over the world.
But in Washington, d. C-the
city that the great man planned
one of the most ambitious at
temptS to commemorate the Faith
er of His Country has fzzled after
more than 40 years struggle.
1t is the George Washington
Memorial, begun in 1895 to obtain
increase of opportunities for
higher education as recommended
by George Washington"
Today Workmen are busy clear
ing away the foundations on
Pennsylvania avenue that were all
that ever existed of the memorial.
Rising soon on the site will be the
new National Art Gallery. a gift
to the nation from the late An
drew Mellon.
The memorial association un-
able to raise $2000000 for COM
pleton of the building, has asked
the U. S. District Court to allow
it to dissolve and give the $232,-
900 remaining in its Golfers to
George Washington University.
At one time the association had
more than 000-made up
largely of dimes and dollars con-
tributed by American citizens to
honor Washington.
But the contributions stopped
coming in, the association gave up
the ghost, Congress rescinded the
land grant, and busy Washington
has forgotten all about the George
Washington Memorial.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-22
NAzIS WILL GET
COLONIES BACK.
ASSERTS BORAH

EDITORS NOTE: Sen. Will
liam T.. B0rah, who has served
continuously i'm the senate since
1907 and is considered an au1hor-
ity on foreign affairs, speaks his
mind on the significance of week
end developments i'm Europe i'm
the following interview.
BCrah has. never been abroad,
but his long membership on the
senate's foreign relations commit
tee, his demands during the 1920's
for American recognition of Soviet
Russia, his militant opposition to
the Versailles treaty and the
League of Nations, and his en-
during fight for United States
isolation, have made him one of
the Americans widely known i'm
Europe.
Copyright, 1898. by United Press
WASHINGTON. Feb % (UP)-
Sen. William E. Borah, r., Idaho,
the senate's leading authority on
foreign relations, said today that
the European diplomatic crisis had
resulted from the abandonment by
Great Britain Of all hope for an
alliance with the United States.
Borah said he was convinced that
the purpose of Britains move to
seek an agreement with Italy was
to weaken Germany and. at least,
delay her efforts to regain colonies
lost in the World War.
Il believe that the British gov
has come to the conclusion
that an arrangement with the Unit
ed States is impossible because the
American people won't allow it."
BOrah said in discussing the events
Of The weekend in European capi-
tails.
"As a result she has undertaken
TO make friends where she can and
if she succeeds in making an agree
nent with Italy it will drive a
wedge between Italy and Germany" :"
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-22

planning to execute it in March.
but after the army purge" and
the shake-up in the Reich diplo-
matte corps he decided to proceed
Immediately. He probably thought
the coup would be a useful smoke
screen for his purge" and would
distract domestic and world atten-
ton from what he was doing to the
high command of the army. His
strategy apparently succeeded.
Duce'S Hand
The part of it which is still OBJ
scure is what Premier MusSolini got
in exchange for keeping out of the
Austrian affair.
The most frequent guesS-and it
is nothing more than a guests
that Hitler promised to supply
whatever military aid is needed to
assure the victory of Generalissimo
Francisco Franco in Spain. Mus
solini is now so deeply committed
in Spain that he cannot permit a
LoyaliSt victory. HitlerS Reichstag
speech might be interpreted as
giving weight to that theory be-
cause the Fuehrer clearly indicated
he would regard Frances defeat as
a Bolshevist victory and thus in
tOlerable TO NaziS.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-22
CLASS
HOLDS PARTY
ALAMO-VERDE NOTES

The young married peoples class
of the Methodist church of Holt
vile met at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Maurer Tuesday evening
for a Valentine party. Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Reiman helped the Maur-
ers entertain. Attending the party
were: Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Coyner,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert FiShburn, Mr.
and Mrs. Kenneth Savage, Mr.. and
Mrs. Keffler, Mr.. and Mrs. Keith
Savage, Mrs. Howard Hoy, Mr.. and
Mrs. William White, Mrs. Robert
Bolin. Mrs. Roland, Mr.. and Mrs.
Aubrey Freeman, Mr.. and Mrs.
James Reynolds, Mr.. and Mrs.
Watson, Mr. and Mrs. Reiman and
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurer.
The Alamo PIT. A. met at the
Alamo school. A Founders Day
program was given. The school
children gave a pageant of the diff
ferent periods of American history
A candle lighting ceremony was pre-
Sented. Taking part were MeSdames
r. II. Williams, d. Mckenzie, H. K.
Law, o. Gray, John Higuera. F..
Maurer, E. R. Maring, and G. E.
Tuttle.
Carolyn Maurer attended birth
day dinner in Holtville Thursday
evening at the home of Mrs Tom
Rogers given in honor OF her daugh-
ter Gayle's 18th birthday.
Mrs. d. Mckenzie called on Miss
Catherine Watson, Miss Maud Hall
and Edward Watson Sunday after
noon.
Sunday afternoon Mrs. F.. Maurer
and daughter, Carolyn, and Mr.
and Mrs. Jerry Rice ani children
Nancy and Dickic attended the
recital at the Masonic hall in Holt
vile. 1t was given by James Fish
er for his pupils. Dickey Rice took
part in the recital.
Mrs. G.. l.. Gates of San Diego
will be the house guest of her. niece,
Mrs. Fred Maurer, this week.
The home of Mrs. Charles O'Con-
nor was the scene of a lovely bridge
party Wednesday afternoon. Dainty
refreshments were served. Mrs. M
McKinnon took highest honors and
Mrs. l.. Woolridge second At the
two bridge tables were MeSdames
j. T. Connolly Henry Muller, Lottie
Woodbridge, Dave Williams, Frank
Woodbridge, Minnie McKinnon,
Whitmer and the hostess Mr.. Chas.
O'Connor.
Mr.. and Mrs. F.. Maurer and
daughter, Carolyn, attended the
wedding Sunday at 1890 pm. at
the Methodist church in Calexico
of Miss Verna Powell of CaleXico
and Stanley Rogers of Holtville.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-22
Erratic Driving
Leads To a Cell

Ramon Lara's cratic manage
mert of an automobile in the Mo
Cabe district last weekend landed
him first in a borrow pit beside
the highway and later in the eoun-
ty jail on a drunk driving charge.
He attracted attention when he
swooped down the highway, Just
missing an oncoming automobile.
and crashed into a bridge support,
Highway Patrolman Bill Mitchell
said Lara backed out of this en-
tanglement, Wavered across the
highway, crashed into the other
bridge support, turned around.
headed back in the direction he
Just had travelled, and plunged
into the ditch. Mitchell declared
Imperial Valley press., 1938-02-22
.WASHIN
LAST ADDRESS
is READ AGAIN

WASHINGTON. Feb. %.
(UP)-The capital led the
nations celebration of the
2O6th anniversary of the
birth of George Washington
today, stressing a keynote taken
from the first presidents last ad-
dress-no foreign alliances.
With the world increasingly anx-
ious over European and Asiatic
conditions, special Importance was
attached to the usual custom in
both houses of congress of reading
Washington's immortal farewell
address.
1t was in this address that Wash
ington warned the country to steer
clear of permanent alliance with
any portion of the foreign world"
and to guard against "the insidious
Wiles of foreign influence"
The address was read by young
legislators-Rep. Francis H. Case,
r., S. D., in the house of represen-
tatives, and Sen. Allen j. Ellender,
D., La, in the Senate.
Wreaths were laid at the base of
the Washington monument during
the day by many organizations.
More than 5000 persons led by
veterans organizations made the
annual pilgrimage to Washington's
tomb at Mount Vernon.
Leaders of isolation blocs in both
houses pointed to those words near
the end of the address where
Washington, after giving advice on
internal affairs, began his discus
sion of foreign policies with the
admonition that permanent, in
veterate antipathies against parti-
cular nations ana passionate at
tachments for others, should be
excluded"