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| BATTLE OF LEADERS

The fight has long since degener- ated into a battle between leaders it is not Q battle over labor. Each side has made offers which. if ac- cepted by the other would end most of the discord. But the difficulty lies in finding means of merging the two groups, and at the same time saving to each fair portion of power
 AFL has offered to take CIO unions back into the organization they left in 1885. But AFL terms leave AFL leadership in control. In turn, CIO has offered to return to AFL if it can retain it's crgani- zation intact. That would put AFL leaders in a secondary position, be- cause membership in industrial
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HITLER MAKES ENTRY

BERLIN, March 15.-Adolf Hitler behind his forces, entered his new Proteetorate of Bohemia in broken Czechoslovakia triumphantly late today bringing to a climax day which changed Europe's map for the third time in little more than one year.
 Hitler first set foot on the Nazi Reich's newest acquisition by cross ing the erased border from the lite Sudetan German town Boehmish Liepa.
 In Prague, Czeechs jeered help lessly at Hitler's mechanized army
 (Continuad on Papa Fivel
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JUNEAU COUPLE
 TO WE'D, SEATTLE

SEATTLE, March l5.--James l. McNamara, 37, and Ruth A. J Anderson. 3l, both of Juneau. AL aska, have obtained a license te wed.
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WHY ITS WATCH MussoLIs

Here in chronological order are their main reasons.
 From the very outbreak of civil war, Spain presented an opportunity for the conflicting ideologists strug : gling for supremacy in the world today fascism. democracy, com munism, naziism, or what-have-you A victory for any one of these sys- tems of government in Spain would be feather in that systems cap, so to speak Therefore, volunteers poured in-from communist Russia, fascist Italy, nazi Germany even democratic France, Britain and the United States. Intervention in Spain blossomed into a sort of business for ideologists and military strate- gists. From there on Spain became the worlds stamping ground.
 2 When Mussolini began to ship thousands of Italian troops to Spain he cxplaiiied to alarmed Britain and
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By MORGAN M. BEATTY AP Feature Service Writer

W WAofINGION, MIdUI I0'--N tN9- solinfs on the spot in Spainl
 That's the international pianos tune now that red-sashed General Franco has won bis victory.
 The quick decision of these pow erful democracies France and Great Britain-to recognize the new dictator and to go along with him is the nickel that started the piano going
 At any rate, that's the way the experts here interpret the situation.
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DEATH TAKES ] }. D. ROSS AT
 MAYO CLINIC
Bonneville Administrator, Father of Seattle Light,
 Dies Suddenly

ROCHESTER. Minn., March l5.- J. D. Ross. 66, Bonneville Adm.nis- trator and father of Seattle light, died suddenly as the result Of heart trouble at the Mayo clinic here late yesterday following an operation.
 The death of Ross depriyes Pres ident Roosevelt of the foremost pub lie power advocate who was active years before the Bonneville, Coulee and Tennessee Valley projects were even thought of. Ross envisioned carrying Columbia power New York ward
 Bonneville project is problematical
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TRIBUTE BY ROOSEVELT

WASHINGTON. March l5.-Pres- ident Roosevelt paid tribute to J. D. Ross as 'one of the greatest Americans Of our generation, in a formal statement.
 The President added: He was an outstanding mathematician and equally as great as an engineer. He ccmbincd this with practical abil- fly to make things work in a sphere of public opinicn and successful business"
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Evening star., 1939-03-19
Plantation Stocked

Ninety-seven Guernsey heifers
were shipped early in 1899 from
South Carolina to stock a plantation
in the Bahama Islands.
Evening star., 1939-03-19

approach, namely case work, rather
than administration of a large or
ganization requiring harmonious
discipline and the coordination of
varied activities.
Lack of confidence In the direc-
tor by the auditor apparently
meaning District Auditor Daniel J.
Donovan) and by the congressional
committees controlling the District
is a factor in the present difficulties
of the division. 1t is the investiga-
tors opinion that this lack of conf
dence in the division will continue
to exist as long as the present direc-
tor is in Office, and that this will
hinder cooperation and under
standing between the Public Assist
ance Division and those agencies
upon which it must depend for
funds"
The investigator said Miss Han
kins may have been handicapped
by direct participation in the social
work administration by Director
Hill, but that Miss Hankins had not
disagreed with the director on mat
ters of administration" and there
fore it is difficult" to separate her
from a share in the responsibility.
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Dr.. MyrdoI to Give
Lecture on Democracy

Maintaining Democracy in Swe-
den Under the Shadow of the To-
talitarian States" is the subject of
the final Bronson Cutting Memo
rial lecture, which will be delivered
a week from tomorrow at the Belas-
co Theater by DR.. Gunnar Myrdal,
formerly member of the Swedish
Parliament and now on leave from
his duties on the faculty of the
Stockholm. Sweden, University.
DR.. Myrdal is in this country
making a study, under the Carnegie
Foundation, of THE Negro In the
United States"
His lecture was to have been given
in Constitution Hall but the scene
was changed by the Lecture Com
mittee in protest against the ban
against letting Marian Anderson
colored singer. use the hall.
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% The boys working the water
outing yesterday afternoon
ana the
TrandtCo
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Congress Planning to Bring
Its Biographies Up to Date

Ansel Void, veteran clerk of the
Joint Committee on Printing, who
compiled the 1923 volume now in
use.
The need for the new compila-
ton is shown by the fact that there
are nov 10 out of the 96 United
States Senators whose biographies
are not in the present volume and
1852 out of the 435 House members.
There are upward of 1000 who have
served in Congress since this book
was published in 1928 who should
be included There are from 1000
to 5000 who served before 1850
whose biographical sketches should
be revised because early records
were obscure and additional in
formation has been secured. Mr..
Void has been continuing his re-
search during the past 10 years
and has uncovered much of histori-
cal value that should be put into
q revised edition.
The present book IS of incalculable
value as a work Of reference, not
only to Government officials in
Washington, but in libraries and
schools throughout the country.
1t contains about 1900 biographi-
cal sketches. all checked as care
fully as possible during a four-year
study from II to 16 years ago. It
is a work of 1,740 pages and lists
historical data regarding all the
Presidents and their cabinets from
George Washington to Calvin Cool
idge. It also contains q record of
the Continental Congress, the CEN
sus apportionment of representa-
tives through the years Is States
came into the Union and the size
Of Congress % It grew.
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BY WILL P, KENNEDY,

Congress is planning within the
next two years to have a thorough
revision and extension made of one
of the largest and most valuable
reference books ever published by
the Federal Government-the Bio
graphical Director of the American
Congress.
Representative Louis c. Rabaut,
Democrat, of Michigan, chairman
of the Subcommittee on Legislative
Appropriations, tomorrow will in
troduce a House concurrent resolu-
ton, providing that this work be
done to include the biographies of
all who are serving in the present
Congress, so that for the first time
this book will be complete record
to date-from 1774 to 1941. House
leaders are agreed that the work
should be done.
It is intended that the work shall
be done under the direction of
Evening star., 1939-03-19
Stephens Is Named
As Civil Service
Training Director
Registers for Personnel
Director and Assistant
Are Completed

Preparing to inaugurate the train
ing courses throughout the classified
service directed by President Roose-
velt's civil service expansion orders,
the Civil Service Commission yes
terday announced the appointment
Of Winston B. Stephens as director
and co-ordinator of training.
Mr. Stephens is to cooperate with
officials of the executive agencies,
the Office of Education and educa-
tional institutions which will have
part in the new training programs
The commission announced also that
as soon as funds are available, a
technical consultant will be named
to work directly with technical train
ing officers who are in charge of
specialized governmental training
programs Technical advice also is
to be made available to those agen-
cies which have not inaugurated
practical training programs.
Registers Completed.
Mr. Stephens has had wide expert
ence in educational and administra-
tive work. He comes to the COM
mission from the Farm Security
Administration, where for several
years he has been director Of
personnel
The commission also announced
that registers had been completed
for director and assistant director of
personnel provided under the Presi-
dents orders. The new registers are
for the $1,000 and $4,000 grades: that
for the $500 grade was established
last month.
In explaining procedure followed
for establishing eligibility for ap-
pointment, the commission said that
applicants first received a prelim-
mary rating on education and expe-
rience. Those qualifying next UNDER
went written examination, and the
third step was an oral examination.
The number called for the last test
was regulated by the probable va
cancies to be filled in the next year.
For the $500 grade, II were ad-
mitted; for the IS 900, 81, and for the
! $4,000, 81.
Units Being Created.
If further vacancies occur beyond
the estimates already made. addi-
tional candidates will be called for
the oral examination.
Under President Roosevelt,s orders,
personnel units are being created in
the 10 departments and several OF
the larger Independent agencies, and
the personnel officers In charge of
these constitute the Council of Per-
sonnel Administration which is to
figure Importantly in improving per-
sonnel procedure.
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huge gold shipments from the Phila-
delphia mint and the New York
assay Office to the new gold deposi-
tory at Fort Knox, KY, and during
last falls New England hurricane he
was in charge of all mail shipments
from New York into the stricken
area.
The new general superintendent
was appointed a railway mail clerk
at Buffalo, N. Y, in 1902. After
serving in the Buffalo division for
IS years, he was appointed chief
clerk of the Harrisburg (Pa) district
in 1917, position he held until his
promotion to New York in 1893.
Mr.. Hardy is native Of Rushford,
N. Y. where he was born on Febru-
ary 2. 1880. He Is married to the
former Eliza Riggs of Franklinville.
N. Y. and they have one daughter,
Miss Florence G. Hardy.
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ton that the director of the division
replace the office Of business man.
agement with that Of the executive
assistant who was primarily qualified
IN handling personnel administra-
ton, but in addition sufficiently
qualified to draw up clear-cut in
structlons and organize the flow of
material between the several Offices
IN such a way as to expedite action
and guarantee uniformity"
The investigators found that case
workers spend an average OF at
least SO per cent OF their time in
their offices. debating reports and
handling other clerical responsible
ties and Mr.. Smith declared some"
system should be instituted to de-
tail sufficient clerical help to the
case workers to handle their office
duties.
To this Mr.. Rovin added: 1.-THE
Public Assistance Division is justi-
fed in claiming inadequacy of staff.
Too large case loads do not permit
eff1cient work by the case workers,
and saving in administrative costs
through such devices is false econ
omy.
Mr.. Rovin also found that "fric-
ton exists between the director
miss Hill and the consultant on
aid to dependent children (who was
listed as Emma l.. Davies. The in
vestigator said: The consultant
has been stripped of many of the
proper duties of a consultant, and
these have been assumed by the di-
rector and the assistant director
(Miss May Hankins). The chief
ground seems to be that the con-
sultant intrudes the question of
morality in determining eligibility
for relief The resultant situation
is unhealthy for the efficiency of
the department."
AS to Miss Hill and Miss Hankins,
Investigator Rovin gave the follow
ing appraisal:
THE present director and assist
ant director of the division are well
qualified by experience and training
to administer social work program.
They have impressed investigators
as honest. personally capable, and
sincerely interested in their work.
The administration of the di-
vision. however. has been unsatis-
factory In investigators opinion.
The director seems more suited for
the direction of a single program
entailing a highly individualized
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Gus Eichberg Dies;
Once Sold Plane
To Lindbergh
General Auctioneer
Was Well Known on
Atlantic Seubourd

Gus Eichberg, the auctioneer who
once sold nondescript plane to an
unknown by the name of Lindbergh,
will be buried today.
A familiar figure for many years
in the auction rooms along the At
lantic Seaboard where he coaxed
thousands of dollars from the pock-
cts OF bargain hunters. Mr.. Eich-
berg died Friday at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Thelma De Young
1543 Upshur street NV. He was
68 and had been ill several months.
The genial auctioneer had his own
establishment - Eichberg Auction
Sales. 1nc-at 1927 R street NV.
for the past 13 years, but he con-
tinued to be in demand elsewhere,
and wherever goods were on the
block 1t was almost certain that the
booming voice would be heard in
sisting that ''everything from bat
tleships to toothpicks" was to 60 up
for bids.
Came to U. S. as Boy.
Born in Germany, Mr.. Eichberg
came to this country as a boy of IS
and settled in Washington. For a
while he was employed as a clerk in
the old Herman dry goods store at
Four and One-Half and E streets
NV. Next he became q horse
trader and then turned to general
auction sales.
At the close of the World War
he Joined the staff of M. Fox &
Sons, Inc, of Baltimore, official auc-
tioneers for the War and Navy De-
partments. and went around the
country disposing of surplus war
materials.
In 1896. Mr.. Eichberg went into
business for himself here, operating
at 462 Pennsylvania avenue NV,
before going to the present location.
For the last five years he had been
official auctioneer for the Metro
politan Police Department.
Sold Plane to LindberEh.
Edward r. Dougherty. president
of Dougherty Auction Sales, Inc, 81
street NE, who was Mr.. Eichberg's
manager at the Pennsylvania avenue
location. recalled yesterday Mr.. Eich-
berg sold Charles A. Lindbergh his
first airplane at an auction at Au-
gusta, Ga.
AT that time" Mr.. Dougherty
said, "the chassis and motor of an
airplane had to be bought in sepa-
rate deals. Mr.. Eichberg sold young
Lindbergh a chassis and frame at
one end of the field. then took him
to another field and sold him an
engine" Mr.. Dougherty added Mr..
Eichberg also sold another plane
that day to former Representative
Manuel Herrick of Oklahoma, a fly
ing enthusiast.
Funeral services for Mr.. Eichberg
are being held today at II am. at
his daughters home with Rabbi
Norman Gerstenfeld ofIlciating. Bur-
ial will be in Washington Hebrew
Cemetery.
Mr. Eichberg is survived also by
one son, Simon E., of Washington,
and brother, Meyer, of Baltimore.
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Middies to Get l8 Planes
By the Associated Press.

Navy officials said today 1S patrol
planes of Patrol Wing No. S would
fly Wednesday from Norfolk to An
napolis to be based for two months
at the Naval Academy. The planes
and personnel will be used in the
training of midshipmen. and will
remain until the fleet sails May %
on its return to the Pacific.
Evening star., 1939-03-19
Concert at CheverIv

An orchestra under direction of
Sophocles T. Papas, will present a
concert of classical and popular
music tomorrow night at the Chev-
erly-Tuxedo School. at Cheverly,
Md. The performance. under aus
pices of the Parent Teacher Asso-
citation of the school, will open at
8 pm.
Evening star., 1939-03-19
Renewed Criticism
Of Relief System ::
Made by Lewis
Lotest Report Says
EmpIoyobIes Should
Be Cared For

A nat declaration that sufncient
appropriations should be granted
for the care Of the employable
needy, as well As for the unem-
ployables, b contained in the latest
volume Of the report Of Burdette
g. Lewis on his investigation Of the
Districts relief system, released last
night.
Support for this repeated con-
tention by the Board of Public
Welfare and its Public Assistance
Division Is intermixed with renewed
criticisms of the relief Administra-
ton In the new volume. which con-
sists Of reports from various In
vestigators who aided Mr.. Lewis.
Charles B. Rovin. one Of Mr..
Lewis stan, declared:
"The policy Of refusing relief to
employables, even though destitute.
is unjust and unsound. and the
director Of public assistance (Miss
Alice HID agrees to this. How
ever, II the Public Assistance Divi-
sion has been forced into this
policy, due to inadequate funds for
relief to both employables and un-
employables on the basis Of need,
1t seems justified in this policy and
cannot be blamed for resultant difn-
cultieS.
If available funds would provide
relief suflcient for subsistence for
employables and unemployables, the
policy Is indefensible."
Summary Of Work.
A general summary of the work Of
a number of special investigators
was presented by Ebert w. Smith Of
the Department Of Agriculture. In
addition to the work of Mr.. Rovin,
studies were made by John H. Clark
and j. D. Wade Of the Soil Conser-
vation Service. Agriculture Depart
ment: William H. Yarbrough OF
the personnel office of the Com
merce Department. Dom N. Bent
of the personnel Office of the Labor
Department, and w B. Miller OF
the Employment Service Of the
Labor Department.
These studies all were directed
particularly to an appraisal Of the
personnel and methods of the re-
lief machinery. In his summary
Mr.. Smith said. ut is clearly indi-
Gated by all investigators that the
employees possess average or better
qualifications for the duties to which
they are assigned. This is partic-
ularly true with respect to the case
workers and case supervisors.
When the staff was reduced. In
past years. Mr.. Smith said the in
vestigators found, "the more COM
petent and more qualified workers
were retained" He added that he
felt that clerical and tipping per.
sonnel in the accounting and busi-
ness management sections are
weak" from the standpoint of edu.
cation and experience.
The investigators found, he con-
tinued, "a very acceptable applica-
ton to duty" on the part of "practi-
cally all" employees Of the Public AS
sistance Division, but added: From
the standpoint of efficiency, the most
serious situation seems to exist In
the absence of definitely prepared
procedure and work program"
Others Are Criticized.
Frank Norton, business manager
and some other leading officials, as
well as Miss Hill, came In fol
criticism.
Mr.. Smith said it had been found
there is a lack of coordination be
tween Mr.. Norton's Office and other
Offices of the division to such an ex-
tent as to impair efficiency of opera.
ton. It would be my recommenda
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5tressing Of Ethics
In Classroom Urged
By Col. CIephane
Soys Practice Would
Reduce Shysters
Procticing Law

Fewer shysters would be practic-
ing In the courts today If greater
stress were placed on legal ethics
during the early years of training,
Col. Walter c. Clephane. professor
emeritus of George Washington
University Law School, said at the
annual law dinner last night given
by the George Washington Law As
sociation in his honor.
The occasion was the 50th ami
versary of Col. Clephanes gradua-
ton from the law school. The
Student Bar Association Joined with
the senior law association In spon-
soring the dinner, attended by more
than 400 alumni and friends.
Representative Mclean of New
Jersey. q graduate of the law school
IN 1906, was the principal speaker
and many members OF the District
bar were present. Newell w. Eli
son, president of the law associate
was toastmaster, and DR.. Cloyd H.
Marvin, president of the university,
spoke. Dean William G. Van Week
Of the university law school and
Justice James M. Proctor of the
class Of 1904 paid tributes to their
former teacher.
Hits Use Of Technicalities.
Col. Clephane, who was made
professor emeritus of the law school
on his retirement in 1896, pointed
out that the practice of taking ad-
vantage of technicalities of the law
tended to bring the system of JUS
tice into disrepute.
Attorneys should not plead the
statute of limitations If the ability
to prove debt exists Is unimpaired
by the lapse of years, he said, nor
should they plead lack of q written
contract If there has been q meet
Ing OF minds only verbally ex-
pressed.
Representative Mclean stressed
the necessity for paying more at
tention to constitutional law today
when the powers of the Federal
Government are infringing on the
rights OF the sovereign States. The
States will soon be q mere admins
trative agency of the centralized
government, he said.
A set of II volumes on the lives
Of the chief justices and the lord
chancellors of England was pre-
sented to Col. Clephane by the
alumni.
The guest list for the dinner
follows:
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after R years in
the postal serv-
ice.
Mr.. Hardy, an
employe of the
Railway M all
Service for 81
years. has been
ntendent
Of the New York
division Of the
service for the
past six years.
He supervised
t h e transporta-
tt on arrange
ments for the
GnVornro on f'c
Evening star., 1939-03-19
To Show Films of Navy

Motion pictures of the United
States Navy will feature a meeting
Of the Charles A. Stewart School
Parent-Teacher Association, East
Falls Church, Va. at pm. Tuesday
The pictures also will be shown
Tuesday afternoon for the children
of the school and the cub Scouts.
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Hardy Is Appointed
Superintendent Of
RaiIwayMaiI Service
Will Succeed CisIer.
Retiring on Moy !
After As Yeurs

Appointment Of John d. Hardy Of
New York to succeed Stephen A.
Cisler as general superintendent Of
the Railway Mail Service, was an
nounced last night by Second As
slstant Postmaster General Ambrose
O'Connell.
The appointment becomes effective
May !, when Mr.. Cisler will retire
Evening star., 1939-03-19
Engineer to Speak

Experiences Of an Engineer" will
be the subject of lecture by Frank
T. Leilich, consulting engineer Of
Baltimore, at 1920 am. Tuesday,
in the engineering auditorium, Uni
versity of Maryland.