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Evening star., 1938-02-27
M'AD00 SPEAKS
TOLAWYERG GROUP
Jackson Is Guest of Honor
at Dinner of Federal
Bar Association.

Senator McAdoo, Democrat, Of
California told members Of the Fed
eral Bar Association last night that
as the lawyers OF the Government
they are charged with the solemn duty
Of keeping the Government within
the law.
You must see to it," he said, "that
the departments you serve keep within
the framework Of policy which calls
for fairness and deliberation-the very
essence Of q government of laws"
Senator McAdoor was the principal
speaker at the associations eighteenth
annual banquet, held in the Mayflower
Hotel. Robert H. Jackson, solicitor
general designate, and FIRST vice pres
ident Of the organization, was guest
Of honor.
Responding to 4 toast, Mr.. Jackson
said the solicitor generalship was the
one ONCE Of which he was willing to
stand up anywhere and say-I do
covet it,"
Reaction Not Expected.
Despite widespread criticism of ex-
pansion OF Government activities, SEN
ator McAdoo told the Federal lawyers,
such expansion is necessary in view
OF the extraordinary growth Of busi-
ness and industry in this country. He
said the people must be on the alert
against development Of arbitrary gov
ernment. but expressed the view there
Is no danger of reversion to reaction
IN this country so long as the Govern
ment Is guided by policy of fairness
and deliberation in dealing with its
citizens.
He urged the members of the as
sociation whose duties involve the
drafting Of legislation to exercise great
care IN that respect so that laws may
oe so clearly worded that arbitrary de-
clslons IN their administration will be
unnecessary. He also urged the Gre
alton OF Federal Court Of Patent
Appeals to take this burden of the
shoulders Of the Circuit Court judges.
Senator McAdoo was introduced by
Horace Russell. president Of the as
| ISOLATION
McNutt Is . Guest,
Guests included Paul V. McNutt,
high commissioner Of the Philippines
who received an ovation; Chief JUS
tice and Mrs. D. Lawrence Groner,
Justice and Mrs. Justin Miller, JUS
tice and Mrs. Harold Stephens. Miss
Annabel Matthews, Mr.. and Mrs. Bo-
litha J. Laws. Judge and Mrs. Finis j.
Garrett, Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat.
Senator and Mrs. William j. Bulow,
Senator and Mrs. Matthew M. Nicely,
Representative and Mrs Robert Rams
peck, Representative Hatton w. Sum-
ners. Chief Justice and Mrs. Fenton
W. Booth, Maj. Gen. and Mrs. Thomas
Holcomb and Mr.. and Mrs. George
Morris.
Entertainment was provided by the
Marine Band and Charles Trowbridpe
Tittmann, George O'Connor and
George Wilson.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
Districts Day
hHouseHinge
On Word NAV

On the word may" hinges the
tate OF the regular District day in
the House tomorrow.
Chairman Palmisano of the District
Committee said yesterday If House
leaders are willing he may" call up
two local bills for consideration. And
House leaders are just as uncertain
about the program.
Arrangements have been made to
continue debate on the Interior ap-
preparation bill tomorrow, and that
probably will be done unless Mr..
Palmisano can assure the leaders that
neither of the two bills he wants con-
sidered will occupy too much time.
One of the measures would estab-
Lsh a small claims branch In the
Municipal Court. It passed the Sem
ate last year. The other, minor in
character, Is designed to permit con-
tinued operation of a private con-
cession at the District Jail which the
controller general has ruled must 90
because there IL no provision for it,
operation In existinS law.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
COURT MAY RULE
ON HOLDING ACT
Decision Is One of Many Due
Tomorrow as TWo-Week
Recess Is Ended,
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Supreme Court may rule tomor-
row on the Electric Bond Il Share Co.
challenge Of the constitutionality Of
the 1885 act regulating public utility
holding companies.
The justices reassemble then after
a tWo-week recess devoted to writing
opinions.
The Bond & Share Co. and 26 sub
salaries appealed from a Federal
Circuit Court decision at New York
that they must register with the Sc
curities and Exchange Commission
and submit financial statements.
The companies contended before the
Supreme Court that validity Of the
entire Holding Company Act was at
issue in the litigation. The Govern
ment asserted that only the provi.
slons requiring registration were in
volved.
Decisions on IS other cases are
possible tomorrow.
Among them are two involving the
right of the National Labor Relations
Board to order bus companies to with
draw recognition for collective bar
gaining purposes from labor organiza-
tions the companies were alleged to
have formed and dominated.
Federal circuit courts held that the
National Labor Relations Act did not
authorize such orders by the Labor
Board against the Pennsylvania Grey
hound Lines. Inc, and the Pacific
Greyhound Lines, Inc.
In addition to delivering opinions
the court will announce whether it
will review approximately 40 cases
appealed from lower courts.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
DANCE ARRANGED
Pre-St. Patrick 8 Day Event to Be
Held Thursday.

Final arrangements were made yes
terday for 'pre-St. Patrick's day"
dance and rally to be held by the New
York State Democratic Club of Wash
ington at headquarters of the National
Democratic Club, 1900 Rhode Island
avenue NV, next Tuesday.
Reports of controversy over use
of the clubhouse that night were de-
MED yesterday by E. o. Keller, club
official. 1t had been reported that an
Indiana organization sought to have
the New York group relinquish the
clubhouse so that a party could be
given in honor Of Paul v. McNutt,
Philippine high commissioner. Mr..
Keller said there was no mix-up and
that the Indiana party will be held
March IA.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
HELD IN KIDNAPPING
Trio Seized Near Here Awaits
Trial in Lynchburg.

LYNcHBURG, Va, Feb. 2e P,-
Accused by FEDERAL authorities of kid
naping an ls-month-old baby on
Porters Mountain, Mrs. Clyde Chill
dress, 40; her daughter, Elizabeth
Childress. 18, and Henry G. Esteppe,
%. were committed to the Lynch
burg Jail today to await trial in Fed
eral Court here
They were brought from Baltimore
by train today by deputy marshal
The three were arrested near Rock
vile, Md. Monday by a Maryland
trooper searching for suspects in a
robbery there.
Questioned at the Jail by State
trooper, Mrs. Childress clung to her
original story told to Maryland au-
thorities, that Lorine Atkins Booth.
mother of the baby, gave the child to
her.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
Miss Perkins Forum Speaker

TARY OF LABOR
FRANCES PERKINS will dis
cuss current labor problems in
~ the National Radio Forum to-
morrow night in celebration Of the
twenty fifth anniversary of the estab-
lishment of the Labor Department.
The Forum is arranged by The Star
and broadcast at 10:30 o'clock over
Station WMAL and a coast-to-coast
network Of other National Broadcast
ing Co. stations.
With the facilities of the depart
ment, including up-to-date figures on
many phases of the labor situation, at
her command. Miss Perkins is in q
position to discuss for the benefit of
the American people some Of the most
important problems facing them today.
The Department Of Labor. which
she heads, has had separate exist
ence since 1913. but prior to that was
part Of double Government depart
ment known as the Department of
Commerce and Labor. The exact an
nivefsary date 10 March 4, which also
u to be celebrated appropriately.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
HORTICULTURE GROUP
MEETS AT MARYLAND
DR.. H. c. Byrd Informs Council
Purpose Is to Aid Farmers
and Residents.

By the Associated Press.
Dedicated to improving and develop
ing the horticultural industry in
Maryland, the new Horticultural
Advisory Council met yesterday at the
University Of Maryland.
DR.. H. c. Byrd, university president,
told the group:
The formation Of the various agri-
cultural councils has been for the
purpose of making it possible for the
University of Maryland to render a
greater service to the farmers and
residents of the State"
Methods of fighting the pleagua of
japanese beetles were described by
DR.. George S. Langford OF the uni
versity's department Of entomology
He said IA, counties have allocated
funds for fighting the insects.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
LABOR CASE DECIDED
Board Dismisses One, Backs Two
Charges Against Newspaper.

The National Labor Relations
Board yesterday announced dismis-
sal Of one charge against the A. S.
Abell Co., publisher of the Baltimore
Sun, but claimed substantiation of
two other complaints of violations of
the Labor Relations Act.
The dismissed complaint was that
Of discrimination against five mem
bers of the International Printing and
Pressmen's Union The board said
there was insufficient evidence to sus-
tain the allegations.
In finding the company guilty Of
dominating the formation and func-
tioning of pressroom bargaining
committee and interfering with the
self-organization of its employees
through anti-union threats the board
ordered such practices to cease.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
WORLD TRIP IN SA|LBOAT
HALTED BY MISFORTUNE
Schooner Mavis, Sought by Coast
Guard, Is Docked-D. c.
Adventures Return

The schooner Mavis, unreported for
several days between Norfolk. Va,
and Charleston. S. c., was reported
by the Coast Guard last night to be
docked at Norfolk. where 1t will re-
main for the winter.
The boat, scheduled to be sailed
around the world by several Washing
ton adventurers, was the object of a
search by Coast Guard patrols until
it was learned the craft had put in
at Norfolk. There is no radio aboard.
Abandonment of the projected trip
came after a series of misfortunes
which overlook the schooner almost
from the start. After the boat had
suffered two setbacks from tins with
heavy seas, three of the Washington
men returned here Edward Avery,
owner, was the only one of the origi-
nal crew to stay aboard the vessel.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
RECORD OF GREAT WORKS

Phonograph records of great COM
posers' works will be played at 1880
pm. tomorrow in the Music Division
of the Public Library, Eighth and
K streets NV.
The program will include Bee
thoven's Fifth Symphony" Fin
landia" and "Valse Triste," by
Sibelius, and excerpts from Wagner's
Tristan and Isolde"
Evening star., 1938-02-27
PLAN entertainment
Friendship and Southwest House
Arrange Proerams.

Friendship House and Southwest
Community House, two major Com
munity Chest supported settlements,
are presenting free entertainment for
children and adults this afternoon.
Friendship House, 619 D street Sc,
offers . musical program from S to
8 PM, featuring Miss Katherine Lat
inner, pianist; Charles Mitchell, cor
netist, and Mrs. Harriet Alexander
Mitchell, soprano.
= At Southwest Community House, sol
Second street S.W., Mrs. Sadie Mays,
assistant administrator Of the Ma
tional Youth Administration, will give
4 travel lecture at 4 pm.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
Senator Holt to Speak.

Senator Holt, Democrat. of West
Virginia will be the principal speaker
1t 8 pm. tomorrow before the Wheel
of Proxress 1T its monthly meeting at
the Washington Hotel. Mrs. Margaret
worrell, president general. announced
yesterday. A special musical program
viii foetlre Nias Jessie lasterA
Evening star., 1938-02-27
DOUGHTON TO RUN
FOR HOUSE AGAIN
Announcement Puts End to Spec.
ulation on Whether Vet.
eran Would Retire.

BY the Associated Press.
Representative Doughton. Democrat,
Of North Carolina announced yester-
day he would be a candidate for re-
nomination to Congress.
The announcement put an end to
much speculation whether the 73-year-
old chairman Of the Ways and Means
Committee would retire at the end of
his present term.
The announcement merely stated
Representative Doughton would be a
candidate for denomination He is the
third Oldest member of the House in
point Of service.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
By CARTER BROOKE JONES.


It's painful duty to record that
Washington's digital impresarios-
numbers men, II you prefer-are not
all that they should be-
This is not to imply that they do
not drink the best bonded stun, nor
that they fail to use the right forks
or to drive the swankiest cars. 1t in
wolves no criticism OF their country
homes in Maryland and Virginia-they
are achitecturaily sound-or of the cut
Of the dinner coats they wear to the
"tonier" night spots.
Neither is allusion made to their
little arguments with the law. Not one
has been mixed up in anything more
serious than murder and none, so far
as this informant knows. has any such
misdemeanor-or is 1t q felony?-
hanging over his head at the moment.
They've been agreeable fellows, on the
whole, never using guns except in self
defense or for some other good reason,
and welding blackjacks, when neces-
sary, in . quiet and refined way. No,
the past is the past and shouldn't be
raked up.
Betray Clients.
But-and one hates to disillusion the
chance-loving public-the number
teers don't always do right by their
clients.
They have their percentage. What
is it-999 to the suckers /? Some
thing like that But some money!
makers are never satisfied-they're al
ways wanting to pyramid their wealth.
An episode Of a few days ago may
be illuminating:
The chief executive Of q certain
numbers bank was supervising 4 check
of the days business. The third race
was in, the lucky number tabulated.
And 1t was bad, bad number, for 4
lot Of clients, through some strange
prescience, had picked it.
The boss remarked, in effect:
would you look at that! Oh, dearl
To think that the good old numbers
would throw me down like this! Say,
you mugs, We don't pay all these. Get
it? Wen pay few. but not all these.
They'd damn near wreck U.s."
And so a certain runner-or pick
up man-was sent to an address used
as branch bank. There he tele-
phoned q man he knew, who hurried
over. On his arrival the runner van
ished and called up police head
quarters.
Say" he said. there's one of
them numbers games running full
blast here" And he gave the address.
The police responded. They found
a man with lot of slips and took
him to the station house. But nothing
could be done to him-under the
present law-and he was released
The slips, Of course, were conf,scated
The police got q good laugh. They
knew the fellow was q stooge for 4
numbers mob, used occasionally when
the clients got too hot.
The next day = lot Of writers"
were busy explaining to the disap-
pointed customers. 1t was q shame
they said. and they sure felt bad about
it. but police had swooped down on
one OF their branch ofiices and grabbed
all the tickets. Since these tickets
had never got to headquarters, there
was no way Of paying on, was there9
Too bad.
customers VIII hit at times, despite
the terifnc odds against them. which
after az. are based on mathematical
formulas extending indefinitely and
not for given period. In other
words, picking up three separate packs
OF snumed cards, you might cut Of
tne aes ef dianaons In each instance.
ous tnss wouldn't altar tho lav Al
Evening star., 1938-02-27
SAFETY REWARDED
Prizes Given Driver-SaIesmen of
Holmes & Son, Bakers,

Driver-salesmen Of Holmes & Son,
bakers. who have not had an acci-
dent IN the last three months, par
tlcipated in the distribution of SIPS
in cash prizes at q dinner Wednes-
day night at Schneider's Cafe. The
novel plan for rewarding careful
drivers was part Of 4 safety campaign
sponsored by the Mutual Insurance
Agency, Washington representatives
OF the Lumbermen's Mutual Casualty
Co. OF Chicago, in cooperation with
the bakery firm.
The dinner was attended by 100
driver-salesmen, supervisors and other
ohicials OF Holmes g. Son and the
insurance firm.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
WOMEN'S PAY TOPS $50
IN ONLY 3 INDUSTRIES
Weekly Wage in Newspaper and
Periodical Printing Leads,
Average Being $24.42.

Only three industries-newspap
and periodical printing. dressmaking
(other than cotton) and slaughtering
and meat packing-paid women an
average weekly wage Of more than $40
in representative month Of last year,
1t was announced yesterday by the
Labor Department.
The highest weekly wage for Sep
tember, 1887. the month cited, was
S24.42 paid in the newspaper and Pc
riodical printing business. The other
extreme was the Sill so average weekly
wage paid women in factories making
knit underwear.
Hourly wages for, women ranged
from 34.2 cents in power laundries
and 35.4 cents in the manufacture of
women's cotton dresses to 745 cents
in the manufacture OF other types of
women's dresses, the report said.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
Poets Birth to Be Celebrated.

The 50th birthday anniversary of
Lalmon Shnaur, Hebrew poet, will be
observed by the Chevrutah organ
ization at the Jewish Community Gen.
ter tonight at o'clock. Daniel
Persky, New York author. will be
guest speaker, and a musical program
will be given.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
Readers Guide
and
News Summary
The Sunday Star, Feb. 81, 1888.
PART ONE.
Mut,, NeUs Section.

FOREIGN.
Japan hints plan to end navy race will
be offered Page Al
Chautemps wins, 1892, in Chamber
on Fascist deals. Page Al
French tear Japan's seals of American
building. Page AZ
Britain sees Paris aiding four-power
pact. Page Al
Catholics called to pray for free
Austria. Page Al
Singapore, earthly paradise, frowns on
big naval base. Page BIS
NATIONAL.
Pershing, sinking closer to death, talks
of illness. Page Al
Pennsylvania party chieftain quits;
Democratic win seen. Page Al
Separate fleet for Atlantic too expen-
sive, Edison says. Page Al
Senators favor downward revision OF
tax bill rates. Page Al
Senate battle over reorganization bill
opens tomorrow. Page Al
Five reported killed in Iowa train
wreck. Pare Al
U. S. moves to smash alleged spy ring
after arrest of three. Page Al
Oklahoma cut off in security funds,
says Thomas. Page Ar
Supreme Court may rule tomorrow in
holding company case Page Az
President and McNutt confer on
Philippines affairs. Page Az
Corn and wheat exports show big gain
in January. Page AS
Father" of S derby children tells of
prize-sharing pact. Page Al
Medical association skeptical on health
plan. Page Al
U. S. propaganda drive faces unsettled
Latin conditions. Page Al
Greatly expanded Nation health pro-
gram is urged. Page AS
Processing taxes and compulsory cot
ton quotas favored. Page AS
Proposal for lakes fish treaty urged
at Detroit. Page ALL
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.
McAdoo addresses Federal Bar Asso-
citation. Page Az
Transfer of D. c. agencies to new
building considered. Page B-1
Robbers continue activities as police
work overtime. Page B-1
Pine backs proposal for registration of
criminals Page B-1
Mrs. Doyle urges change in methods
of training teachers. Page B-1
81 barrel beer tax for District to be
offered Page B-1
$l.500.000 checks are turned over to
First Federal. Page B-1
Inquiry into D. c. jobless relief needs
to be proposed. Page B-1
53,233 persons here getting aid, tax
payers group states Page B-1
Ordway urges proper training of Fed
eral workers. Page B-3
Modification of court practice suggest
ed at tax clinic. Page B-3
SPORTS.
Clemson takes Southern Conference
boxing crown. Page b.
Aneroid beats Seabiscuit in Santa
Anita State race. Page B-4
Every Star tournament basket ball
game should thrill. Page BIS
Lucky Strike making strong bid for
national pin event. Page B-6
Lawrin scores surprise victory in Flam-
lingo Stakes. Page B.
MISCELLANY.
City news in brief. Page Al
Vital statistics. Page All
Obituary PAGE A-l0
Permits suspended. Page A-13
Shipping News Page b.
ES,1rofi n>~> u Q
Evening star., 1938-02-27
Glasses in Esperanto.

Glasses for beginners in Esperanto,
the proposed international language,
will be held at the Mount Pleasant
Library, Sixteenth and Lamont streets,
at pm. every Monday. beginning
tomorrow. Glasses for advanced stu
dents will be offered at the Thomson
School, Twelfth and L streets NV,
every Tuesday at s pm.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
THE WEATHER REPORT

today tomorrow
change in mi winds
change
fair
Evening star., 1938-02-27
Benefit PLANNED
Sodality of st. Aloysius Parish to
Hold Party Tuesday.

Hold Party Tuesday.
The Sodality Of st. Aloysius Parish
Will hold card and bingo party at
BIS O'Clock Tuesday evening. The
doors Of the two recreation halls will
be opened to the public at 7:30 O'Clock.
Free parking has been provided on
the Fairgrounds of the parochial
school. entrance to which is between
the church and the hall on North
Capitol street.
Evening star., 1938-02-27

Pressure continues low to the east and
south Of Newfoundland A disturbance is
moving rapidly southeastward over East
High pressure prevails over the Northern
Plateau. Missoula, Mont. 3O.36 inches
with q wedge extending southeastward to
the western Gulf of Mexico, Brownsville,
Tex. 3O.1S inches. During the last "a
hours light SHOWS have occurred in the
lake region the upper Ohio Valley and
the Appalachians. Temperatures have
risen in the Gulf States. the Middle At
lantic and South, Atlantic States the
Plains States. the lake region. and IN the
Ohio and Mississippi Valleys.
River Report.
potomac and Shenandoah clear at HAr.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
M0unatin Defenses Attacked,

Reports at Peiping said the Japanese
had thrown their full weight against
20-mile line of Chinese mountain
defenses, south of Lingshih. about 40
miles from the Yellow River, and had
supported bloody frontal attacks with
several flanking movements.
A japanese spokesman described the
battle as extremely severe. He said it
probably would be the last pitched
battle in North China as no other
large Chinese forces remained north
Of the Yellow River.
He reported also an entirely new
japanese offensive in northwest Shansi
Province, where, he said, the walled
city OF Hochu was under siege by a
japanese mechanical army and Mon
col cavalry.
Evening star., 1938-02-27
Report japanese Boats Sunk.

HANKOW, China, Feb. 26 (R.-
Chinese air headquarters reported to-
night its planes had sunk two jap
anese gunboats in the Yangtze River
near Wuhu, above Marking. The Chi
nese flyers said they scored direct hits
and both surface vessels exploded.
Evening star., 1938-02-27

HIGHEST, ~, 3 pm. Yesterday year ago. 36
Lowest, 81, 1870 pm. Yesterday year ago
Evening star., 1938-02-27
PART THREE.
PART FOUR.
Financial, Classified.

Financial, Classified.
Washington Gas earnings
up. Page Ell
Industry and business lag Page Ell
Stocks lose part of gains. Page Ell
Exports ahead Of imports. Page Ell
Lost and found. Page E-3
Classified advertising. Pages E-3-13
Evening star., 1938-02-27
japanese Claim Advances.

JapnuCSC SAoAA AuVoHSCSs
Japanese meanwhile claimed ad-
vances tonight on all fronts of their
far-flung offensives in Central China.
They said Chinese had been forced
back to the Yellow River both on the
Lunghai Corridor, the main 35o-m,le-
long front, and further inland in
Shansi Province above the great
bend" in the river.
Two separate japanese armies, one
driving south and the other west
faced their most serious barrier in
the broad river. Both must cross it
to achieve their objectives.
The south" army aims at collaps-
Ing the 180-mile- wide Lunghai Cor
ridor to trap an army of 100000 Chi
nese and unite Japan's conquests in
North China and the Yangtze Valley.
The west" army is driving across
the middle of Shansi Province to-
ward neighboring Shensi. the Chi
nese Communist empire" a vast
province of 18,00O,-
600 population and 1920 square
miles.