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Evening star., 1939-07-23
Gibson Faces Assault
Triol at Alexandria
By STAFF Corrasnondant ~ -rho v


ALEXANDRIA, Va, July 90
Seventy-fOur prospective jurors and
28 witnesses have been summoned
to the United States District Court
for the Eastern District of Virginia
to appear Monday, when James Ed
ward Gibson is to be placed on trial
for criminally assaulting a WASH
lngton telephone operator.
Gibson, who court officials said
lived in the 900 block of L street
NV, Washington. is being held in
jail with bond set at $4,000 by
United States Commissioner John
w. Monroe, jr.
The defendant was indicted by
the Federal grand jury last month.
The Government charges the alleged
assault occurred in the George
Washington Memorial parkway be-
tween Lee boulevard and Rosslyn
on May II. At the hearing before
Commissioner Monroe, the woman
testified she met the defendant in
Rosslyn and that he represented
himself as a Government official and
promised her a job.
Walter I. Young, local attorney
represents the defendant and United
States Attorney Sterling Hutcheson
Will prosecute the case. Judge Rob-
ert N. Pollard will preside.
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Press Association
Ends Convention
AT Hot Springs
P. F. Watkins, Publisher
Of Ashland Herald,
Named President
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOT SPRINGS, Va, July o.
Members of the Virginia Press As
sociation brought their 5lst annual
convention to a close with a BAN
quet tonight after electing Paul F..
Watkins, publisher of the Ashland
Herald-Progress, president to sue
ceed Maj. Raymond B. Bottom, pub
Usher of the Newport News Times
Herald and Daily Press.
John G. Miller, publisher of the
Shenandoah Valley at New Market,
was named vice president for weekly
newspapers, succeeding Mr.. Watkins
and all other officers were re-elect-
ed. They were Tenant Bryan Of
the Richmond NeWs-Leader, vice
president for dailies; Robert B.
Smith of Newport News, secretary
and manager, and j. H. Thornton
OF the Salem Times-Register, treas
urer.
Virginia Associated Press men,
bers chose Josiah P. Rowe of the
Fredericksburg Free Lance Star
chairman to succeed State Sena-
tor C. j. Harkrader of the Bristol
Herald-Courier and reelected
Frank H. Fuller, Virginia A. P. bu-
reau chief, secretary.
Arrange for Assembly.
Meeting jointly with press asso-
clation members from Maryland, the
Virginia group arranged for news
coVerage of the 1910 General As
sembly, discussed coverage of ses-
slons OF the State Supreme Court
OF Appeals and agreed to hold their
next meeting in connection with
Gov. Prices newspaper conference
on the budget in January.
Group conferences also were held
during the day by A. P. members of
the District Of Columbia and Penn
sylvania, and weekly newspaper
members OF the V. P. A. heard a
discussion of Virginia publication
laws pertaining to county boards
and county officers by State Tax
commissioner c. H. Morrissett.
Need to Change Appearance.
Saxon w. Holt, jr.. advertising
manager OF Norfolk grocery chain
and former newspaperman, told the
publishers at the afternoon session
many newspapers needed to make
use OF scientific advances TO improve
their physical appearance.
He urged the training OF adver-
tising solicitors, specific market data
for the information of advertisers,
Standardization of rates and giving
local business break in the news
columns.
Robert Lane Anderson, publisher
OF two Marion Weekles, reported on
his experience with increased local
picture coverage by use of a one
man engraving plant, and Charles
L; Allen, dean of the Rutgers School
of Journalism and executive secre-
tary of the New Jersey Press Asso-
citation, suggested means of putting
business methods into the operation
Of weeklies,
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Meeting to Consider
Federal Works Strike
Ny the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 22-American
Federation of Labor leaders today
called meetings of the New York
Building and Construction Trades
Council for next Wednesday and
Thursday to consider strike against
all Federal works projects to en-
force their w. P A. wage demands.
At the same time, Mayor La Guar
dia asked Thomas Murray, president
of the council, and George Meany,
president of the State Federation Of
Labor. to confer with him Monday.
A strike such as that under con-
sioeration would affect about $4,000
A. F. L. workers here. but union
sources indicated such action would
be taken only as last resort" in
their battle against the new relief
law which eliminated prevailing
union pay for w. p. A. skilled en-
ployes July l.
Evening star., 1939-07-23
5teng|e Not 10 Seek
AT. 6. f. Presidency
Al Convention
Cecil {. Custer to Be
Backed os Successor
By District Group
By J. A. FOX.

Charles I. Stengle, former mem
ber of Congress from New York. who
for three years has been president
of the American Federation Of Gov
ernment Employees. announced last
night that he would not be candi-
date for reelection at the forth
coming convention in Atlantic City.
Concurrently, there were reports
that leaders in the District Depart
ment would back for the presidency
Cecil E. Custer. now treasurer, who
has been associated with the fedora
ton since the early days Of its for
nation as the white collar" union
Of the American Federation of La
Dor.
A brief statement disclosed Mr.
Stengle's decision to step out of
office. He said:
After most careful and pains
taking consideration, have decided
not to be candidate for re-elec-
ton to the Office of president of the
American Federation of Government
employees at its eighth annual con-
vention to be held in Atlantic City
in September.
1T must not be assumed. however,
that this decision on my part in
any way lowers my high esteem for
the 1ederatlon. nor my intention to
continue TO support actively any
movement which will inure to the
benetlt Of the American Federation
OF Government Employees and of
other Government employees"
Three Candidates Seen.
Along with reports that Mr.. Gus
ter. who is assistant budget officer
OF the United Civil Service Commits
sion. would be pushed for the presi-
dency, were indications that two
other local leaders would be sup
ported for national Offices.
Charles T. Hoffman, a national
wee president, who is president of
Internal Revenue lodge, was said to
be the choice for treasurer, succeed
ing Mr.. Custer. and James G.. Yaden.
chief of the Division of Investigation
OF the Civil Service Commission. a
former president of the District de-
partment, is due to be backed for
.he vice presidency on the same slate.
The presidency of the federation
Is for two years. and the salary,
$4,000, and, according to gossip cur
rent In the organization, brisk
contest is in prospect at the Atlantic
City meeting which gets under way
September IL, with two candidates
already having wide support in the
field membership. One of these is
James A. Campbell of Cincinnati. a
national vice president, and the
other Henry C. Her. national or
ganizer, whose headquarters are
here. A ma jority vote is necessary to
elect.
Succeeded Babcock.
Mr.. Stengle, who had been on the
headquarters staff, succeeded to the
presidency E. Claude Babcock, after
the latter had split with the leader
ship of the organiza ton because of
publication by the Republican Ma
tional Committee of an attack he
made on the spoils policies of the
Democratic administration
The A. F.. G. E. was set up by the
American Federation of Labor after
secession of the National Federation
of Federal Employees from the parent
body in controversy over classil-
cation legislation.
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Woman Dead, 3 Hurt
In Virginia Car Crash
By the 4 ssociated Press.

BY the associated Press.
MARTINSVILLE, Va, July o.
Mrs. Malvin Turner, %, of Axton
was killed and three other persons
seriously injured in a head-on COL
Ision of two automobiles tonight on
the MISUNDERSTANDING highway
6 miles from here.
Mrs. Turner's husband received
serious head and body injuries, and
Mrs. Jessie Turner of Axton, mother
of Malvin Turner, was badly hurt.
Harry Hodge, colored, of Leather
wood suffered multiple skull
fracture.
State Trooper P. c. Nowlin said
the car in collision with the Turner
automobile was driven by Robert
Martin, colored, Of Leatherwood.
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Two North CuroIinu
Rivers Leuve Bunks
By The Associated Press.

BY .he Associated Press.
RALEIGH, N. c.. July 22-The
Neuse River, swollen by heavy
rams during the last 4s hours.
pushed slightly out of its banks at
Smithfield today and Weather Bu-
reau officials here predicted the
stream would reach a 2-foot food
stage at Goldsboro by Wednesday
morning
Fairly heavy rains fell over most
sections of the State today. Gen
orally, however, the rainfall was
much lighter than the near-cloud-
bursts of Thursday night and Friday
morning, which resulted in at least
seven deaths
All Eastern North Carolina rivers
rose rapidly after the rains. but only
the Neuse and the Little Rivers.
which join south of Raleigh. had left
their banks tonight, reports here
indicated.
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Circus Outfits Bought
By Hom-ond-Eg
BY the Associated Press

BY lTe ESSOClhteO Press.
LOS ANGELES. July 22.-The
ham-and-egg pension plan organi-
cation went into the circus business
today.
Leaders of the $50 Week Retire
ment Life Payment Association took
over remnants of two circus outfits
and will send them ON Statewide
summer-long tour starting at Po-
mona next Saturday.
Proceeds will go into the associa-
ton fund to advance the cause of the
ham-and-eggers." said H. E. Karst
editor Of the associations newspaper.
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Maj. Brown Demands
Enforcement Of
Pedestrian Law
l45 Arrests Have
Been Made Since
Control Began

Aiming for maximum safety for
Washington's streets, Maj. Ernest
W. Brown, superintendent, yester-
day instructed that police precinct
captains again remind their men Of
the benefits of the Districts pedes-
trian control law, and to demand
its enforcement at all times.
Since the law went into effect
March TO- total of 145 pedestrians
have been arrested for violations of
the regulations, survey of the rec
ordS of the Police Statistical Bureau
shows. Although obeyed by large
majority of District residents. the
law still is disregarded in many
instances
Maj. Brown said yesterday the
law had been of great value in in
suring the safety of pedestrians.
particularly in crossing the crowded
downtown streets.
Enforcement Has Been Lenient.
Il know, however" he said, that
there are still violations. People
will continue to cross street
against red light when they're
In big hurry. l have issued in
structions that police in all pre-
cincts and in the traffic division
are to be on the lookout for viola
tionS."
Policemen have moved cautiously
IN enforcement, and in many in
stances warnings TO violators and
explanations of the need for control
of traffic flow have been enough to
gain willing obedience.
Yesterday. however, Traffic Po-
liceman C. E. Glass reported the ar
rest of a 20-year-old Government
stenographer. who had previously
ignored his warning. The woman.
arrested after she had crossed
against red lights twice within a
minute. heaped verbal abuse on the
officer before she finally was taken
to headquarters. There she posted
50 collateral for violation OF the
regulation at Twelfth and E streets
NV.
Rigid Enforcement Needed.
Faced with an unwillingneSs TO CO.
operate in such cases, the depart
ment must nevertheless continue
rigid enforcement, Inspector w. E.
Holmes. who delivered Maj. Browns
orders to the captains, said.
Statistics show there were five
arrests in March, when the regu-
lation was explained and violators
for the most part were warned.
In April arrests increased to 81,
then down to 26 for May, % for
June. and 23 from July 10 o.
In the carrying out of the pedes-
trian-control law" Inspector Holmes
said. Il know that a number of
lives have been saved that other
wise might have been listed as traf-
fic deaths. To obtain maximum
safety for pedestrians, the law must
be enforced, and violators punished
Evening star., 1939-07-23
J. BoIch Moor, D. &. Insurance
Superintendent. Dies
Native of Texas
III Two Weeks;
SO Years of Aqe

j. Balch Moor, SO. insurance su-
perintendent of the District, died
at 10:55 o'clock last night after an
illness of two weeks in Garfield
Hospital following two operations.
Mr.. Moor, a native of Texas, was
operated on a week ago yesterday
and again last Friday. He had been
suffering from a severe abdominal
allment. The insurance superin-
tendent has been recovering last
week after the first operation, but
early Friday took a turn for the
worse and it was decided to per-
form the second operation. Since
Friday, Mr.. Moor had remained
in a serious condition from which
he failed to rally.
Mrs Moor was confined to her
bed at her home. the Kenesaw
Apartments, 5000 Sixteenth street
NV, in the care of a nurse fol-
lowing the death of her husband
Funeral services have not been COM
pleted. but are expected to be held
in Texas
He is survived by his widow; one
daughter, Mrs. Ben K. Wheeler. and
a granddaughter, Miss Janet Whee-
Ter, both of Dallas, Tex.
Was Born In Texas.
Born in Fannin County. Tex,
where he attended grade schools.
Mr.. Moor in 1906 entered the in
surance business in Bonham. Tex
home of House Majority Leader Sam
Rayburn. his friend for many years.
He became agency director for
the Southwestern Life Insurance
Co. in 1916, and after a number Of
years with the concern he returned
10 private insurance business as
local representative for 26 fire COM
panies and the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Co. He served for time
as president of the Bonham Cham
Der of Commerce.
AS part-time ventures, Mr.. Moor
purchased farm lands, pecan grove
and an interest in a minor league
baseball team-the latter mainly as
an avocation. He retained a keen
enthusiasm for baseball until his
death, following the play of home"
teams in Texas and later in Wash
ington. He often marvelled at the
infinite number of alibis ball players
and managers could find to explain
their losses. L don't think ! ever
heard a manager admit that the
other team just out and out licked
Them he used to remark to friends.
His favorite recreationS were fish
ing and attending legitimate plays.
Came Here In 1888.
Mr.. Moor came to Washington in
1888 as an assistant department ad-
ministrator in the N r. A. in charge
Of six of the N. r. A. codes. On
recommendation of Representative
Rayburn and others, he was named
insurance superintendent for the
District in March, 1896. succeeding
John A. Marshall, who was named
executive head of the Unemploy-
ment Compensation Board
He was a Baptist and member OF
Rotary International Early in July
he was elected vice president of the
National Association of Insurance
Commissioners. He had served pre-
yiously on the associations eXecu-
tive committee.
Mr.. Moor impressed his associates
in the District insurance office by
his wide general knowledge of the
insurance field and his democratic
treatment of callers and employees.
He insisted on receiving all would
be interviewers who could be ac-
Evening star., 1939-07-23

Republican AssaiIs
Democratic Foes Of
transportation Bill
'Impuen Motives Of
President Says
WoIverton
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
A Republican charged Democratic
opponents Of pending transporta-
ton legislation yesterday with i'm
pugning the motives of President
Roosevelt.
Representative Wolverton. Repub-
lican. Of New Jersey made the asser-
ton during House debate on a Sec
ton of the bill which would bring
water carriers under the regulatory
authority of the Interstate Com
merce Commission, like railroads.
business and trucks Referring to q
large group of Democrats who with
a smaller number of Republicans
had expressed bitter opposition to
the section, Mr.. Wolverton said:
Il have been astounded by the
manner in which some of them have
attacked this measure as a railroad
bill, as bill in the interest of Wall
Street. an effort to destroy water
carriers throughout the Nation.
Representative Warren. Democrat,
of North Carolina, leader of the
opposition group, told the House the
measure was an courageous SELL
out of the Nations consumers and
producers.
Power for 1. G. C.
The legislation-a rewritten ver-
sion of Senate-approved transporta-
ton proposals-would give the I. c.
c. authority to TX minimum rates
for both water and rail carriers,
authorize an l. c. c. investigation
into freight rate differentials, en-
power the r. F.. C. to lend railroads
new equipment money when private
financing is impossible and permit
voluntary mergers and consolida-
tions by the railroads themselves.
House leaders. arranging to start
consideration of amendments to the
House bill tomorrow, have expressed
hope it could be passed Tuesday.
When they make these and SINH
lar attacks upon this bill" VIM.
Wolverton said they are impugning
the motives of their own leader, the
President. For it was he who, as
candidate for the presidency, pointed
to the necessity for this type of un-
ified regulatory control. Thus
when you condemn this bill as being
based on ulterior motives, you are
making your charges against the
President"
AS debate began yesterday with
scarcely one-fourth of the members
present, Representative Pearson,
Democrat. of Tennessee a House
Interstate Commerce Comittee men,
Der like Mr. Wolverton, said that
unles the legislation became law,
the Nation would see the same
devastating competition among
the different types of transportation
as formerly existed among the rail-
roads.
Seen Aiding Railroads.
But Representative Culkin. Re-
publican, Of New York argued:
The railroads in their palmiest
days never enjoyed the power that
would be given them under this bill
This bill puts the American
people in an economic straitjacket."
He contended that in cases where
the I. c. c. now regulates water
rates. these charges have risen to
within 10 per cent of the compar-
able railroad charges.
epresenta tive Wilmington, DEM
ocrat, of Mississippi, charged the
measure was designed primarily to
cure the railroad troubles at the
expense of the Nations waterways.
Whatever may be said, the I. C.
c. is railroad minded" he asserted.
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Hit-Runner Kills Three

PADUCAH. Ky, July % (R).-A
hit-andrun accident took the lives
of three children and seriously in
jured a fourth on U. S. Highway 68
about II miles east of here tonight.
Those killed were Jessie Louis
Peck, 18, James Peck, 16, and Jack
Peck, IL, sister and brothers. Mar
jorie Hancock, II, suffered a broken
collar bone, lacerated legs and Sc
we're shock.
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Exclusive Contracts
To Shippers Held
Discriminatory
Maritime Commission
Examiner Rules
On Obligations
BY the Associated Press.


A Maritime Commission examiner
has held to be discriminatory So
called exclusive contracts offered
shippers by steamship conferences
serving North Atlantic ports.
The commission made public yes
terday recommendations by Exam
iner F.. J. Horan urging the commits
sion to modify the agreements to
provide that there be no discrimina-
ton because shipper has patron
lied another carrier operating a dl-
rect line from ports on the Great
Lakes.
Shippers Obligated.
The contracts offered by members
of the four steamship conferences
obligate a shipper to give the con-
ference members his export business
in return for reduced rates of about
10 per cent.
Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio and In
diana. through their attorneys gen.
eral, assailed the contracts as "un-
justly discriminatory. unfair and
detrimental to the commerce of the
United States.
They contended the contracts pen
allied shippers for using direct
service from the Great Lakes BY
using a direct service from the Great
Lakes during the navigation season,
they asserted, shippers could not OBJ
tain reduced rates from the confer
ence members for their shipments
during the remainder of the year.
Conferences Involved.
Steamship conferences involved
are the North Atlantic-United King
dom Freight Conference, North At
lantic-Continental Freight Confer
ence. North Atlantic-F Atlantic
Freight Conference and North At
lantic-Baltic Freight Conference.
The commission probably will hold
hearing before issuing its decision,
based on the examiners report.
In order to obtain reduced rates.
the examiner said, all shipments by
contractor, regardless of their orr
gin. must be rendered to the respond
ents for their vessels, which may load
at Norfolk. Newport News. Baltimore,
Philadelphia. New York. Boston,
Portland, Montreal. Quebec, Halifax.
st. John or West ST. John.
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Six on Wrecked Ship
Are Reported Sufe
BY the Associated Press.

BY tne HySOClALed PTeSS.
SEWARD, Alaska. July GA
terse message from the Coast Guard
cutter Morris off Cape ST. Elias dis
closed the five men and one woman
on the Northwest Passage vesse1
Pandora. wrecked on the rocks early
yesterday morning. were safe.
1t. H. F. Garcia of the Morris re-
ported, Expect make rescue today.
The expedition. headed by DR.
Homer Flint Kellems of Oklahoma
City. had planned a trip to the At
lantic Coast along Northern Can
ada's shores while the waters were
ice free.
Evening star., 1939-07-23

Weather Conditions Last 2i Hours.
The Northern disturbance Is central
over the District of Keewatia, Chesterfield,
9ss.S millibars '29.:9 inches,. and a
Ontario and from there southwestWard to
Texas Wichita Falls, Tex. 1908. 8 milli-
bars (2979 inches. Pressure is low also
over the southern plateau region. Las
Vegas New. 1904 millibars t29 66
inchesl. TIE minor disturbance that was
central near the Virginia Capes this morn
ns is advancing east-northeastward over
iO15.O millibars (9s,as inches'. Pressure
is high from Southeastern Alaska to PudRet
Sound and over. the Atlantic States and
the Western Atlantic Ocean. except on
the middle Atlantic Coast, s. S. Exechorda:
about 200 miles south of Nova Scotia and
s. S. Argentina. about 800 miles south
west of Bermuda, 1O:5,1 mllibars (3o.27
1se bars Go sno 81 inc & hes PRESSURE is reativeIy
Mississippi Valley. North Platte, Nebr,,
1915 millibars f30.05 inchesl. Rain
has fallen in portions of the Middle At
lantic and South Atlantic States and local
thunder showers have occurred in Florida,
New Mexico the Southern plains States,
lake region. The temperature has risen
from the Mississippi River eastward to
the Appalachian region. and from the
Pacific Coast eastward to Minnesota and
Manitoba while the weather has become
slightly cooler in Kansas and portions
of the adjacent States. The highest tenn
perature reported this afternoon vas l09
degrees at Saltille. Tex.
River Report.
Potomac River clear and Shenandoah
muddy at Harpers Ferry late yesterday.
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Mike at Bedside
To Send Sermon
To Pulpit
4y the Associated Press.

LYNCHBURG. Va, July %. -
Members of Parkview Methodist
Church will hear their pastors voice
tomorrow but they won't see him.
Confined to bed because of a
broken ankle received in a softball
game, the Rev George w. Ports has
determined to keep up with his cleri-
cal duties.
A microphone connected by direct
wire to his pulpit will carry his
eermon-"Not Bone Was Broken
to the congregation tomorrow morn
ing. His voice, tuned higher than
the others, will lead the choir.
He expects to conduct the COM
munion service August 6 from the
bedside, his son, seated at a two-way
microphone in the church, advising
him as each group leaves the altar
rail.
Evening star., 1939-07-23

commodated. often staying after
hours for this purpose.
He saw them all, an Office as
sistant remarked. no matter how
trivial their problem might be or
how shabbily they were dressed.
Show him in he used to say, his
business is probably as important to
him as mine is to me-"
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Youth PorIey to Open

AMSTERDAM, July % lP-Ap-
proximately 400 young Americans
will join l.l0O from other lands for
a Today study of modern problems
when the World Conference of
Christian Youth opens Monday
Evening star., 1939-07-23
RecreutionuI Center
To Open at RiverduIe
Special Dispatch to The Star.

RIVERDALE, Nd, July o.
Riverdale's recreational center will
open soon on the grounds adjoining
the local school. The committee ap-
pointed by Mayor William C. We'd
ding, headed by Councilman I. N.
Goodwin, has selected Mrs. Gene
We've Koontz to be in general super
vision. Mrs. Koontz supervised the
Works Progress Administration play
school here.