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Evening star., 1939-01-10
Two Sons Identity
Pittsburgh Victim
Of Gang Murder
Man Found Along Road
Stabbed IA Times
And Also Shot
Destroying Backbone.
By the Associated Press.

PITTSBURGH, Jan. 10.-Two sons
of a Pittsburgh man mysteriously
slain early today in what detectives
said they believed was q gang mur-
der" identified the victim at the
county morgue as 49-year-old Sam
Mollice.
He had been stabbed about IA
times, probably with a stiletto." and
shot four times, said County Detec-
tive A. T. Lorch, who added:
I'VE think it's a gang murder but
we don't know yet what the motive
was"
The stab wounds were In the
shape Of a heart on the victims
chest.
Body Found Along Road.
The body was found along a rural
road.
The sons, Frank, 20, and James
18, said their father left his home
about II o'clock last night. He wore
no overcoat and did not say where
he was going or whom he was to
meet.
Morgue attendants said he was
shot four times, twice in the head
and twice in the chest.
Identified as a laborer for a con-
struction company, the victim was
well but not expensively dressed
Detectives reported they found q
gold watch and chain In the cloth
ing and that this was another indi-
cation robbery was not motive fol
the Staying. No money, however
was found.
State Motor Patrolman Edward G
Crone and Norman Hopmel said a
farmer living near the scene in near
by Robinson Township reported he
heard an automobile on the road
and then heard voice pleading:
Please don't kill me-"
Two shots were fired, said the
farmer, 1talo Sicher, then two more
shots rang out before the auto sped
away. Sicher and other neighbors
notified police.
Records at Western Penitentiar,
showed Mollice had been sentenced
to serve IS to 80 years eight year.
ago for extortion and robbery. anc
that he was on parole.
Evening star., 1939-01-10
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

Senate:
Judiciary Subcommittee begins
hearings on nomination of Felix
Frankfurter to Supreme Court.
Committee considers nomination
of Frank Murphy to be Attorney
General.
Senate completes organization Of
committees.
House:
Hears miscellaneous speeches.
Appropriations Subcommittee de-
cides on amount of w. p. A. appro-
priation.
Ambassadors Joseph P. Kennedy
and william c. Bullitt appear at
closed meeting Of Senate and House
Military Affairs Committee.
Evening star., 1939-01-10
Proposes Commission
For jackson Memorial

Creation of a commission of nine
members to decide on what would
be suitable memorial to Andrew
Jackson in the District Of Colum-
bia is proposed in resolution in
troduced in the House by Repre-
sentative Chandler of Memphis
Tenn. the town that was named by
Andrew Jackson.
Three members of the commission
would be appointed by the President
three from the Senate, appointed
by the Vice President. and three
from the House. selected by the
Speaker. No appropriation is au-
thorized.
Evening star., 1939-01-10
Federation Backs
Changes 10 Tighten
Montgomery zoning
1l-Poiht Program
Acted On; Would
Elect School Bourd

The Montgomery County Civic
Federation adopted legislative pro-
gram covering wide range of civic
and political questions at the first
meeting of the year in the Bethesda
Elementary School last night.
Extensive alteration in the pres
ent methods Of effecting zoning
changes was urged In a resolution
submitted by the Legislative and
Legal Action Committee and an H.
point platform to be presented at
the f1rst session Of the newly elected
Legislature was offered by H. s.
Yohe, federation president.
The platform included strong rec
concentrations for a countrywide re-
assessment, increasing the police
force from 80 to SO men, abolishing
the Liquor Control Board and sub
stitution Of appeal to the State
courts for the present procedure of
appeal to the State Board Of Lii
censes, election instead of appoint
ment Of the County School Board
and creation Of the Offices of county
controller, county purchasing agent
and a county solicitor to handle all
civil cases for county ofilcials and
agencies.
Would Hasten Merit System.
One plank In the platform recon-
mended State legislation to perfect
the present merit system bill to
make 1t effective without further
delay. A merit bill enacted at the
1887 session Of the Legislature has
been In litigation for more than a
year due to technicalities in the
legislative procedure.
Other planks favored repeal of the
special law for Montgomery County
allowing School Board members ex-
penses of $500 year instead OF the
500 a year allowed board members
IN other counties, amendment of
the motor vehicle laws to permit
parking cars without lights in areas
where street lighting is adequate and
legislation authorizing a State ap-
preparation for purchase of park
land IN the Cabin John area under
the pper-Crampton Act providing
Federal funds to supplement State
appropriations.
Zonfng Amendments Urged.
The zoning amendments to the
act governing the Maryland Ma
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission suggested by the Legis-
lative and Legal Action Committee
would strengthen restrictions on
procedure by requiring applicants
to notify in person or by registered
mail all property owners in the i'm
mediate area and to erect a sign
on the property concerned serving
notice that a zoning change had
been requested and advertising the
date and place Of the hearing now
required by law. Another amend
ment proposed would require unani-
nous consent of the District Coun-
Gil. unless the applicant had secured
written consent Of so per cent Of the
property owners within a specified
area surrounding the property con-
cerned. A fourth amendment would
require the Park and Planning
Commission to state in writing the
reasons for recommending approval
or disapproval to the District Coun-
Gil OF an application.
A resolution from the Sligo Park
Citizens Association favored con-
tlnuation Of open meetings by the
Board OF County Commissioners and
one from the Garrett Park Citizens
Association urged enactment of q
bill to provide county department
OF weights and measures.
Evening star., 1939-01-10
Martin Will Ask
Special Convention
0fU. A. W.
II Denied, Union Head
Will Go Before
Union Rank and File
BY the Associated Press.

DETROIT, Jan. 10-Homer Mar
tin. facing bitter factional opposition
to his leadership of the c. I. O.
United Automobile Workers, an
nounced after an Executive Board
meeting today he would ask that a
special convention OF the union be
assembled in Detroit "as soon as
possible"
A formal request for such con-
vention will be made to the union S
Executive Board at q meeting this
afternoon, Mr.. Martin said. Ap-
proval of the board, on which Mar
tins opponents Hold a majority, is
required for an official convention
call.
Mr.. Martin said the convention, if
held. would replace the regular
biennial U. A. w. Convention, which
had been set for Toledo, Ohio, next
August. He said he believed repre-
sentatives of the local unions could
be named to meet in Detroit "on
or before March l."
Would Elect Officers.
The proposed convention, the U.
A. w. president said, would elect
officers and make such changes in
the unions constitution as the men,
bership desired.
Mr.. Martin said that if the board
declined to call a special convention
ne would carry the question to the
U. A. w. rank and file for a referen-
dunn vote. However, he said he did
not anticipate any such difficulty
pointing out that some members of
the board had wanted to hold a
convention last year.
Another request to be presented to
the board, Mr.. Martin said. prob
ably would be dissolution of the C. I,
O. Co-ordinating Committee, which
was set up by a U. A. VIC. I. O.
agreement last summer to settle
factional disputes in the automobile
union.
Boards Attitude Undetermined.
The attitude of the board, which
had been reported prepared to at
tempt to remove Mr.. Martin from
the presidency or curtail his influ-
ence, toward the convention request
was undetermined.
Board members met with Mr..
Martin for an hour this morning.
Despite reports current that Mr..
Martin would try to suspend a ma
jority of the board in his efforts to
regain control Of the body, a U. A.
w. oficial said no such attempt was
made.
Mr.. Martin said he had not had
an opportunity to report on his ne
gotiations with the Ford Motor Co.
His opponents had said an account
ing of these negotiations would be
demanded.
Mr.. Martin yesterday charged that
an unnamed U. A. w. official had
"insinuated that I have been en-
deavoring to establish a company
union" In Ford plants, terming the
statement an example of "the irre-
sponsibility and the anti-union
character" Of the official.
Todays board meeting, called
after Mr.. Martins latest purge" of
alleged Communist elements in q
local union, was more than an hour
late In getting under way. Earlier
the president had said, II am not
afraid Of q thing"
Evening star., 1939-01-10
IS Italian Planes Lost
b the Associated Press.

ROME, Jan. 10 R.-The italian
government announced yesterday
that IS Italian warplanes have
crashed, been shot down or have
been captured by government forces
in the Spanish civil war.
The official communique said 837
Spanish government planes had
been destroyed by the Italians,
Evening star., 1939-01-10
Weather Report

District of Counbia-Geneay
degrees and tomorrow
night moderate
Maryland-Geneay tonight
extreme portion tonight changing
in tonight colder
VirginiaGeneraly fair tonight
the coast and northwest tonight
extreme
lion tonight colder tomorrow and tomorrow night.
West VmgiiaMoy cloudy much colder
with light northeast portion changing
Evening star., 1939-01-10
Are You Familiar With
The Historic Churches
Of Our Country?

II you have any interest in the old
and historic churches of this great
country you will want copy of the
publication, Historic Churches in
the United States" Within its 48
pages are pictured SO of the famous
churches of this country which have
much to commend them both from
the standpoint of history and archi-
lecture. The descriptive and histor-
1cal text accompanying the photo
graphs gives keen insight into the
customs and mannerisms of the
pioneer Americans. Order your copy
today-only 10 cents postpaid.
Evening star., 1939-01-10

The disturbance that was over the Plains
states Monday morning has moved rapidly
northeastward with increasing intensity to
Eastern Ontario and Western Quebec,
Doucet. 29.06 inches, and broad trough
extends thence southwestward to North,
inches; The northeastern disturbance is
central along the Labrador coast. Cart
wright, 1922 inches. and pressure remains
low over Western and Southern Alaska.
Atka, 1920 inches. minor disturbance
Is centered over Northeastern New Mexico.
Tucumcari, 90 90 inches. Pressure is high
from the Pacific Coast eastward to the
Rocky Mountains. and from extreme North
ern ena tls Alaska soYtheastward to Manitoba;
the the Eastern Gulf Of Mexico eastward over
Norman: District of Mackenzie. 3O24
inches: st. Georges. Bermuda 1920 inches,
and Prince Albert. Saskatchewan, 3O.16
inches. Rain has fallen quite generally
in the Lake region. the Great Central VAL
ieys the West Gulf States. the North
Middle Atlantic States, and snow has fallen
In the Northern Rocky Mountain region
and the Northern Plains States The tenn
perature has risen in the Eastern States
while colder weather has overspread the
Plains States. the Missouri and Upper
Mississippi Valleys, the Southern Plateau
and Southern Rocky Mountain regions
Manitoba and Saskatchewan. However
the weather is still unseasonably mild from
Coast.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear at
Harpers Ferry; Potomac muddy at Great
a.
Evening star., 1939-01-10
Heads Hospital Stoff

DR.. Carson L. Fifer has been
named president Of the Alexandria
Hospital staff, succeeding DR.. w.
Clyde West, it was announced today.
Other officers elected yesterday are
DR.. William T. Burch, vice president,
and DR.. j. A. Sims, secretary-treas-
urer.
Evening star., 1939-01-10
Officers to Be Installed

New officers of Washington Post
No. So, Jewish War Veterans. and
its auxiliary will be installed at
8 pm. next Tuesday in joint cere-
monies at the Jewish Community
Center. 1t was enormously stated in
The Star yesterday that the meet
ing would be held tonight.
Evening star., 1939-01-10
Legislature Is Due
To Fill Committee
Posts Tonight
Plans for Inauguration
Of O'Conor to Be
Completed
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Jan. 10.-Mary-
lands legislators began moving in
on the capital today for session
tonight, at which committee ap-
pointments are expected to be an
nounced and final plans made for
the inauguration tomorrow Of Gov
elect Herbert r. O'Conor.
An important session because it
may give the answer as to wether
the legislators are ready to get of
to an early start on actual business,
the meeting will be the first since
the Assembly recessed after organ
izing last week.
If committee appointments are
made tonight by Speaker of the
House Thomas Conlon and Senate
President Arthur Brice, the Assem-
bly, will be running far ahead Of
the schedule usually followed.
Interest in the appointments cen
tered mainly on the Craftsmanship
Of the Senate Finance Committee,
for which two candidates were
credited with having strong backing.
They were Senators James j.
Lindsay, Democrat, of Baltimore
County and Dudley G. Roe, Demo-
crat, of Queen Anne's.
Budget Work Pushed.
AS leaders of both houses an
nounced their intention of get
ting under way rapidly, Gov-elect
O'Conor said his budget-most i'm
portant business Of the early weeks
of the session-would be ready well
before the February 4 deadline.
No appropriation bills can be con-
sidered until the budget has been
passed. In view of governmental re-
organization proposed by M.
O'Conor's advisers, it was antici-
pated that the O'Conor budget
would be "streamlined" document,
certain to precipitate long battle
All was in readiness, meanwhile,
for the inauguration. The official
party of 20 will include Postmaster
General James A. Farley. and Sum-
ner Welles, Undersecretary of State.
Frederick r. Huber, director of
ceremonies, said both had accepted
invitations.
Former Cows. Phillips Lee Colds
borough and Emerson c. Harrington
also will be in the official party.
Complete Program.
The complete Inauguration pro-
gram follows:
11-Concert by the United States
Naval Academy Band
11:45-House of Delegates goes to
the Senate chamber. Legislative
escort proceeds to Government
House
11:55-Gov. .-elect OConor and his
official party leave the Government
House for the Senate Chamber.
Judges of the Court of Appeals pro-
ceed to the Senate Chamber.
Noon - Chief judge administers
the oath of Office, after which the
Governor goes to the executive Of
flee. The members of the House Of
Delegates and the official party pro-
ceed to the east portico.
12:15-The Governor forwards to
the Senate the nomination of the
secretary Of State After confirma-
tion the members of the Senate
march to the east portico. The Gov
ernor administers the oath of Office
to the secretary of State.
! 12:30-The Governor, legislative
escort and official party proceed to
the east portico where the Governor
will deliver his inaugural address.
1:30-The Governor will review
the parade from the balcony porch
of the Elks' Home.
2:00-The Governor and Mrs.
O'Conor will hold public reception
in the old Senate Chambers.
Evening star., 1939-01-10
Thirty Nurses End Course

Gaping exercises for 80 Junior
nurses will be held at 6:45 o'clock
tonight at the Washington Sani-
tarium and Hospital School of
Nursing, Takoma Park, Md. An
entertainment program will follow
the exercises.
Evening star., 1939-01-10

transcontinental journey without his
wife and partner, Mary Livingston,
re-entered the plane for the final
leg of his fight.
Evening star., 1939-01-10
French Middle Glass Is Hit
Hard by Rearmoment
Toxes Are BIed From Income by Devious
But Most Effective Methods

This is the sirth of a series
OF articles on Europe After the
Munich Pact,' by Constantine
Bro,Dn, The Stars commentator
on tOreiqn affairs,
Evening star., 1939-01-10

A French soldier doing his military
service draws a pay of so centimes
a day (about a cent and half), but
he has some advantages, such as the
free franchise of his letters. M. Rey-
maud. the present minister o1
finance, made a quick addition ir
his mind: There are about 500, ,00(
soldiers in the French Army. They
write at least eight times a month
to their people and sweethearts
There is an income there. And hi
issued an order allowing the soldier.
of the French Army to send only
two letters a month free For thu
others they must pay like every
ordinary French citizen.
Next year the deficit will be
heavier than last year. The ordinary
and extraordinary budget of the ma.
tional defense alone will cost the tax.
payer something like $1,600, ,000, ,00(
(about $1,000, 100000 francs), ane
there is no way Of cutting down this
expense.
The rich will have to pay another
supertax. 1t won't amount to much
1t will be the middle class, the small
bourgeoisie who has small private
income and a fair salary who will
have to pay the sum both in direct
taxes (Which he can dodge and ir
the inescapable indirect taxes.
Income No Better.
How that works is illustrated by
the following story told this writer
by French major general. Wher
he was lieutenant he was incom.
parably better off than now. Hi.
wife had in 1905 an income Of l000t
francs year. His salary was 2,00t
francs year. They had together
an income of 1000 francs or 5000, 6
month. And they lived like Indiar
potentates. His wife's income ha.
not increased. It is the same. Tha'
means that it has shrunk from
$4,000 to s275 a year, because of tn,
depreciation Of the franc. He re-
ceives now salary of 10000 francs
a year. After paying all the take
his net income from the army i
less than 100000 francs a year. H,
has consequently total income O
a little over $4,000 a year after 3!
years of distinguished work. It i
barely enough to live in decent pow
erty.
The same thing applies to all tn
liberal professions and to shop an,
restaurant keepers. After they hav'
| finished paying their income tax
the town taxes. their share in tn,
social insurance and old age pen
sion, the two weeks holiday will
pay for their employees and othe
contributions they are lucky II the,
have enough to eat and dress mod
Evening star., 1939-01-10

Report for Last "a Hours.
Evening star., 1939-08-02
American League President Spikes Talk Of Transferring Brownies Franchise
Only Seven Redskins Unsigned
As Camp Trip Starts, With
Is Leaving From Here

What will constitute more than a
fourth of the Washington Redskin
squad when it is fully assembled in
Spokane, Wash, will board the
Liberty Limited at $40 o'clock this
afternoon for the start of the long
est training trip in football history.
Thirteen of the four dozen players
who will report to Coach Ray
Flaherty for the years first practice
on Monday will make Union Station
their embarkation point for in
dividual and collective goals of sue
cess in 1895 pro grid circles.
The 13, 7 of them rockies, will
be under the supervision of General
Manager Jack Espey, who will head
the party Big Chief George
Marshall went West two weeks ago
and Flaherty lives in Spokane. Eight
more players will join the Eastern
and Southern delegation in Chicago
tomorrow, making a total of 81
which Espey will deliver into his
bosses hands upon arriving in
Spokane Saturday night.
Leaving here today are Veterans
Charlie Malone, Wayne Millner, Bob
Masterson, Hal Bradley, Clem
Evening star., 1939-08-02

business and Ocean City Is jammed.
Another port may be needed to han
die the business and somewhere in
Virginia one will be established. But
Chincoteague hardly seems the spot.
because it fishes the same grounds as
Ocean City. The idea is to find new
grounds, not deplete the few known
places.
Other fishing news concerns
the rockfish situation in Ches-
apeake Bay, and things are
on the upgrade.
Howard P. Bailey and Howard w.
Kacy report on the good striper
angling at Rock Hall. They ac-
counted for 20 between 4 and IN
pounds, all caught cumming. The
boat costs $12 over there and chum
shrimp is $3.50 a gallon. That
might seem like stiff figure, but
times are when you pay 81 a quart
for the stuff and glad to get it.
There is sharp demand for the
boats, especially on week ends, and
advance reservations sometimes are
necessary.
Pests Make Fish Fodder.
Hodges Bar near COLCHESTER seems
to be the A-No. l spot at present for
the big ones, and as many as SO
boats will be anchored there at one
time in the late afternoon and eve
ming, and when the going is right
they will have from 80 to so rock
on board.
japanese beetles are the
bane of florists and farmers,
but they are good for some
thing.
The Susquehanna River section
particularly is afflicted with the
pests, and currently they are form
ing a major portion of the diet of
the black bass along there. The
bass leap from the water with much
enthusiasm and snag them from the
air and water, and almost every bass
caught up there has several in its
stomach.
From Liverpool, Nova Scotia,
comes report Of the first giant tuna
OF the season. It weighed SOS
pounds. Two others over 900 pounds
were next, and one estimated at
over 300 pounds got away. Wedge
port, Nova Scotia, already has re-
ported over 20 tuna Of that size.
Evening star., 1939-08-02
Bensinger Opposing
.Chicagoan in Boys
National Tennis
D. 6. Entront Advances
EosiIy; Stor Juniors
Also Take Matches
BY the Associated Press.

CULVER, Ind, Aug. 2.-Seeded
players go against one another for
the first time today in the National
Junior and Boys Tennis Tourna-
ment on the Culver Military Acade-
my clay courts.
In Junior singles. Ted Schroeder
of Glendale. Calf, seeded fifth, was
matched with Albert Everts of New
tonville, Mass. ninth. and Earl Bart
lett of New Orleans, sixth, with
Arthur Mark of Beverly Hills,
Calf. tenth.
Third-round junior singles play
saw Gardner Larned of Chicago de-
feat seventh-seeded Calvin Sawyer
also of Chicago, rs, 6-1. and
Jimmy Evert, another Chicago
player, eliminate eighth-seeded Art
Prochaska of Hartford, Conn, 6-1
60.
In second-round boys singles
Jack Geller Of New Rochelle, N. Y,
downed sixth-seeded Arthur Leigh
ton. of Chicago, 60, 81, and Law
renee Cahall, jr, of Germantown
Pa, ousted Allen Richardson of ST.
Louis No. 8, rs, 6-3.
First-seeded Ted Olewine of Santa
Monica, Calf, trounced Robert
Aldrich of Galesburg, Ill, 60,
60 He was matched today with
Vic Seixas, Philadelphia district
champion.
Jack Kramer of Los Angeles
seeded No. 2. who beat Tom Nixon
of San Antonio, Tex, 60, 6-3
went against Tom Price Of Cincin-
natl.
Larry Dee OF San Francisco, No. 3
and Fourth-seeded Bobby Carrothers
Of Coronado, Calf. also advanced
In boys singles, the favored Bulge
Patty of Los Angeles was matched
with Vic Fotre of Chicago. Harry
Likas of San Francisco, No. 2, was
pitted against Gary Albertine OF
Memphis, Tenn.
E. Blair Hawley of New York City
seeded third, was to play Jack An
derson of Shawano, Wis. All won
easily yesterday.
Bob Bensinger of Washington, D.
c., seeded fourth, who won over
John Hayman of Huntington, w
Va, 60. GO, was matched with
Benny Migdow of Chicago.
Evening star., 1939-08-02
layden Remains Far
Ahead in Poll for
An-Star Coach
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. Aug. 2-Elmer Lay
den of Notre Dame continued to
hold commanding lead today in
the poll to select the head coach
for the college all-star football
team which meets the New York
Giants, professional champions,
August 30
Layden had 1,343,374 votes. Lynn
Waldorf of Northwestern was Sec
ond with 674,624 votes and Harry
Stuhldreher of Wisconsin was third
with 563 ,33l votes.
Behind them were Nal Edward
Of Purdue, Eddie Anderson of Iowa,
Maj Bob Neyland Of Tennessee and
Carl Snavely of Cornell.