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Evening star., 1939-06-23
President Will Ask
New Monetary Law
Il FiIibuster Kills Bill
Request, If Necessary,
Will Be Made at This
Session, He Asserts
By the Associated Press.


President Roosevelt said today he
would ask for new legislation to
continue his monetary powers if
the tWo-year extension bill pending
in the Senate is killed by filibuster
continuing beyond June 80. His
existing powers to devalue the dollar
and operate the stabilization fund
expire then. In answer to a cues
ton the President said the request
for new legislation, if made, would
be presented at this session.
The Senate was scheduled to re-
sumo consideration of the extension
measure today after an interruption
Yesterday, when it passed the tax
bill.
In addition to extending devalua-
ton authority, the bill pending
would continue authority to pur-
chase domestic silver above world
market prices.
Senators interested in the Treas
ury's maintaining or advancing the
price presently paid for domestic
silver have debated the monetary
bill at length since it reached the
floor. The Treasury now pays 64.64
cents an ounce.
Denying they were fillibustering
they have referred to their tactics
as designed to provide full discus
sion" but some have indicated that
unless they gained their point on
the silver price level they might talk
the bill to death.
Senator McCarran, Democrat OF
Nevada, a leader of the silver bloc
said yesterday he would oppose any
further interruptions in debate on
the bill.
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Federal Employees Comp
To Open Tomorrow

Hi-Catoctin Camp, the recreation
area to be operated for Government
employees and their families, six
miles from Thurmont, Md, will open
for the season tomorrow.
The camp, to be conducted on
non-profit basis, is under the direc-
ton of the Federal Camp Council,
composed of representatives of vari-
GUS governmental groups, and the
Welfare and Recreation Association
of Public Buildings and Grounds.
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Prisoner Back After Escape
Through Slot 8x1O inches

September grand jury On murder
charge
The man, who is slightly more
than S feet tall, was seen sliding
down the roof of the Jail from the
second floor by Leo Buckler, taller.
While the posse beat the brush
around the town and guards were
posted at all highways leading out
OF the community, Mr.. Buckler and
a companion, Buck Guy, found the
escaped prisoner in the woods less
than a mile from the jail. The
prisoner Offered no resistance and
was returned to Jail.
This time, however, he was placed
In what formerly was the padded
cell. which has no convenient slots,
however small, through which a
nimble prisoner might squeeze.
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Mrs. WaIper Captures
D. {. Women 5 Golf
Title, | Up in 10 Holes
Miss Brown Unthroned
As Opponent Sinks
A25-Foot Putt

Holing 25-foot putt across the
10Th green, Mrs. Leo J. Walper
OF the Capital Golf and Country
Club, wife of a golf professional,
today won the District of Columbia
Women's golf championship, de-
feating Defending Champion Miss
Marion Brown of the Manor Coun-
try Club, l up. in 10 holes.
The match, seen by one of the
largest galleries to watch a femi-
nine golf final in many years. was
tense all the way, with both final
lists scoring 80 for the regular cir
cult of the Columbia Country Club
course. Mrs. Walper won with a
par on the first extra hole.
Out in 40, Mrs. Walper, who was
recently runnerup in the Maryland
State women's championship, was
2 up at the turn. Miss Brown won
the long 18th hole with a birdie
4, lost the short 18th when she took
three puts and holed a 2O-foot putt
for winning birdie 3 on the l4th.
A1AiS VOA1 tllC 1OlIl Will d DdT q 10
square the match, and they halved
the remaining three holes in level
women's par.
At the 18th, where the gallery
had grown to more than 400 persons,
Miss Brown hooked her tee shot
into the woods, played out and
flubbed her third shot, getting on
the green 20 feet from the hole in
four. Mrs. Walper, meanwhile,
reached the green in three and
holed 25-footer for the winning
par 4. The Grads:
Mrs. Walper-Out 445 3s5 $3.50
Miss Brown-Out- 465 1865 535-43
Miss Brown--1n 554 434 345-37-s0
Brown. B.
Mrs. Richard Kreuzberg of Indian
Spring won the second flight, de-
feating Mrs. j. r. Daily of Manor,
up in 20 holes.
Evening star., 1939-06-23

The disturbance that was over Lake
superior Thursday morning has advanced
northeastwsrd. Haileybury. Ontario 90. go
inches with a. trough extending southeast
ward to Northern New York and thence
southwark to North Carolina. Pressure IS
also low southeast of Newfoundland Cape
Race; 29.?0 inches. Another, disturbance
IS advancing eastward over the Northern
Rocky Mountain region Fort Peck. Mont.
29.1O inches; A hieh-pressure area is cen
tral over Labrador Cartwright 1920
inches inch Sro with wedge extending southyard
from Missouri. Columbia, 1904 inches.
southwark to the Louisiana coast, New
Orleans, 1904 inches. Pressure is also
ihgh high on the North Pacific Coast. During
the last "a hours showers have occurred
on the WASHINGTON coast. in the Ohio and
Middle Mississippi Valleys the Lake region,
Tennessee. the north portion of the Gulf
States the Middle Atlantic States and por-
tions Of the South Atlantic and North At
lantic States. Temperatures have fallen
in the Ohio and Middle Mississippi Valleys
and in portions Of the Lake region. while
they have risen over the Middle Plateau
and the Rocky Mountain region.
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers muddy
at Harpers Ferry; Potomac muddy at Great
Falls today
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Data on State Rolls
OF Unions Demanded
BY the Associated Press.

A spokesman for Southern cotton
mills demanded today that Elmer
F. Andrews. wage-hour administra-
tor, force the textile unions of the
A. F. of L and the C. I. o. to dis
close their membership distribution
by States.
Seeking the information to deter
mine the number of organized work.
ers in the South. Tyre Taylor, coun-
sci for the American Cotton Manu-
facturers' Association. asked also for
distribution by States of the names
of textile mills with which the
unions had contracts and informa-
ton as to whether there were wage
differentials in the contracts.
His request for subpoenas to pro-
duce the information was opposed
by John Abt, counsel for the Textile
Union of America &c. I.OD. Charles
Wyzanski, representing the National
Association of Cotton Manufactur-
ers, a northern association, also
opposed the move.
Mr.. Andrews took the request un-
der consideration.
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Entombed 10 Hours
By Tons Of Dirt,
Man Is Rescued
Workers Sink Shaft
And Tunnel Beneath
Cuve-in Victim
BY the Associated Press,

INDIANAPOLIS, June 23.-How-
ard Jackson, SO, sewer contractor
waved feebly and said, Hi, Dad"
today as he was brought to the
street surface after almost 10 hours
of entombment by tons of dirt and
treacherously-sliding gravel.
Mr.. Jackson, his father, Sam. and
a colored helper were attempting to
tap sewer 81 feet below street level
yesterday afternoon when timbers
supporting the shafts walls COL
lapsed and pinned him.
Some of the smaller beams fell in
such way that they formed a
shield over most of his body, leav-
ing only a small part of his face
exposed.
Fearful of digging directly toward
him because of the sliding sand and
heavy timbers, rescue squads of w.
P. A. and volunteer workers worked
in relays sinking an auxiliary shaft
some distance away and then tun-
neled beneath him.
The husky, 240-pound Jackson,
who almost tainted several times
because of the pressure on his body,
screamed in pain as rescuers reached
him, roped his imprisoned arms and
pulled him free.
A crowd of several thousand
watched through the night and early
morning hours as rescue squads
worked slowly and carefully toward
the imprisoned man.
Earlier, fire department. rescue
squad had fed Mr.. Jackson air
through fresh air pump, which in
turn was supplanted by an oxygen
apparatus from City Hospital.
The imprisoned man once mur-
INJURED, L hope they hurry-I don't
believe I can last much longer"
Physicians said after the rescue his
condition was fair.
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Committee Testimony
narrows Some Riffs,
N.l.R.B. Counsel Says
Fohy Rejects Charge
Of Lack of Confidence
In Labor Agency
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
Charles Fahy, counsel for the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board, said
today that Senate Labor Committee
testimony by American Federation
of Labor witnesses had served to
eliminate and narrow some differ
ences' over amending the Wagner
Labor Act. Z.
Mr.. Fahy made the comment to
the committee when he began read
ing a 308-page statement replying
to A. F. L. testimony on proposed
changes in the act.
For example" Mr.. Fahy said,
the A. F. L. witnesses and the
board are in agreement in opposing
the amendments of Senator Burke,
Democrat, of Nebraska and Senator
Holman, Republican, of Oregon
which would destroy the present
administrative and judicial methods
OF enforcing the law.
Some Held UnimpOrtant.
I'VE are in agreement also in
opposing the amendments of Sen
ator Burke which, specify certain
employe tunfair labor practices,
which, if found by the board. would
cause the loss by employees of the
protection of the statute. Further.
1t is conceded that court decisions
have rendered certain amendments
unimportant. if not necessary.
1T is conceded also or is apparent
that such matters as longer notice
before hearing, and employer petit
tions for elections, may be handled
without amendment. 1t is virtually
conceded also that the amendments
OF Senator Walsh having to do with
District Court writs are unnecessary,
and that changing the principles
under which reviewing courts pass
upon the findings of fact is not
necessary"
Mr., Fahy said it had become clear
likewise that A. F. L. complaints
against administration of the act
related exclusively to issues growing
out OF the split between the A. F. l..
and c. I. o.
Lack of Confidence Charge.
The Labor Board counsel asserted
that charges of a general lack of
confidence in the board were "un-
justified" and untrue"
1T is not fair for men deliber-
ately to seek to create lack of con-
fidence, without just cause" he said
"and by claiming to have succeeded
in doing so, to say confidence does
not exist. I say it does exist among
those most vitally and personally
affected, and it should exist on the
record"
Meanwhile, Representative Cox
Democrat of Georgia. predicted that
the House Rules Committee, OF
which he is a member, would ap-
prove next week a resolution OF
Representative Smith, Democrat OF
Virginia for House investigation OF
the Labor Board.
Representative Cox said the com
mittee planned to act quickly so the
measure could be called up on the
floor at any time.
Administration lieutenants, how
ever, have asked Mr.. Cox and Mr.
Smith to wait until later in the
session before seeking House con-
sideration, on the possibility that
the Labor Committee might ap-
prove amendments to the Wagner
Act and thereby forestall the inquiry
Representative Smith also intro
duced legislation for a similar in
vestigation of the administration
of the wage-hour law.
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Beck Attorney Accused
By Mrs. Schrein
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, June 23-Mrs. Lii
liam T. Schrein, on trial on grand
larceny charges, testified today that
an attorney for Martin Beck, theat-
rical producer. instructed her to
make false statement to a bank
so that he might recover several
thousand dollars.
Il had done nothing wrong" said
Mrs. Schrein. Mr.. Beck's. niece by
marriage and former secretary of
his theatrical corporation, but to
save Mr.. Beck I Swore falsely be-
fore representatives of the bank
The statement to the bank was
"a confession" that she had no au-
thority to sign checks and dispose
of securities for the theater cor
poration. She now is accused of
stealing 100000 from Mr.. Beck.
After testifying the confession"
was a false statement, Mrs. Schrein
added
Il had done so much for Mr.. Beck
that I wouldn't stop at that"
Evening star., 1939-06-23
|Green Advises
Miss Perkins
7okeep Silent
By the Associated Press,

C. I. o. and A. F. of L. officials
said yesterday they did not know
what Secretary of Labor Perkins
meant Wednesday when she said at
Denver:
"A solution has been found for
the great obstacle between the C.
l. O.. and A. F. of L. and other
snarly little problems, such as who
is to be president of what, should
not be difficult to solve
President William Green of the
A. F. of L. commented:
The cause of peace would be pro-
NOTED and advanced if Secretary
Perkins would keep her mouth
shut"
Evening star., 1939-06-23

despise, into position Of mastery
over their former rulers" The
Sudetens would not be human if
they failed to make the most of
their new power, and the Sudetens
are very human indeed
There are distinct limits to what
Reichs-Protector Won Neurath can
do to temper these combined blasts
to the shorn Czechs. 1t seems to be
definitely the case that Won Neurath
does try to temper the blasts and
that he succeeds to a certain extent
but only to certain extent.
While Won Neurath can advise,
suggest, and in some cases moder-
ate the Nazi policy, he has nothing
even remotely resembling a veto
power.
Peril in Foreign Intrigue.
5. Foreign encouragement of the
Czechs and foreign intrigue in the
protectorate provide a fifth explo-
sive element in the situation here.
More than one government in the
outside world is trying to use Czech
natlonallsm as a weapon against
Nazi Germany now, just as the allies
used it against Hapsburg Austria
and thereby also against imperial
Germany during the World War
Czech nationalists are being
helped to escape. Some of them
are being received with open arms
abroad. Czech legions" are being
recruited on foreign soil. Funds are
being collected in other countries
to support anti-Nazi activities here.
The Nazis claim that agents of
foreign governments are at work
stirring up trouble in the protecto-
rate itself.
The refusal of American, French
Polish and certain other govern
ments to recognize the German
seizure of Bohemia -Moravia and to
turn over the Czech Legations and
Consulates to the Nazis also en-
courages the Czechs here to resist
German rule-and causes the Nazis
to act with extra vigor against such
resistance.
Alcohol Element of Danger.
6. A sixth element of danger in
the situation in the protectorate is
alcohol. Even if the protectorate
were bone dry and even if both
Czechs and Germans were all tee
totalers to man, the position here
would be explosive enough. But the
protectorate is not bone dry and
neither the Czechs nor Germans are
teetotalers.
And when alcohol has inf1amed
the pride and impaired the sense of
duty Of the one, or exacerbated the
resentment and inhibited the dis
cretion of the other-or both-trag-
edy ensues. Alcohol played an i'm
portant part in both of the two
most serious incidents which have
taken place under Nazi rule here,
and it will inevitably play an i'm
portant role in causing future Incl
dents of a similar nature.
7. Mutual suspicion sharpens hos
tility and increases friction here
quite apart from the justification
for the suspicion on both sides.
Many, if not most, Czechs always
suspect the worst of the Germans
and many, if not most Germans, al
ways suspect the worst of the
Czechs. The result is that the
slightest of incidents, the merest of
deliberately fabricated, malicious
rumors, an deven the most baseless,
spontaneous gossip can and does
lead to serious consequences.
For here, as elsewhere, men act,
not necessarily on the truth, but on
what they believe to be the truth,
and in the atmosphere of bitter
mutual suspicion here nothing is too
fanciful, too discredibtable, or too
monstrous to be believed.
(copyright, 1899, by Chicago Daily News
Evening star., 1939-06-23
WASHINGTON, G, FRIDAY JUNE 2 1889
Special Dispatch 10 The Star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
LEONARDTOWN, Md, June "a
Slowed safely away in Leonard
towns 165-year-old Jail today was
a colored prisoner who yesterday
wiggled through a Jail door food
slot only slightly larger than an
ordinary 8-by-10-inch piece of letter
paper and managed a Jail break
that stirred the whole town.
Two alarms by the town fire
whistle reused firemen, police and
citizens about 3 pm. yesterday, and
more than 300 persons formed a
posse that secured the woods for
George Washington Matthews,
about 40, who has been imprisoned
since March, pending action by the
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Silva Gets Cut Eye; Go
With Kodak Here Off

joey Silva's proposed 1O-round
bout with Leo Kodak, scheduled
Monday night at Griffith Stadium,
has been Cancelled because of a cut
eye suffered by Silva Wednesday
night at Hagerstown, Md
Matchmaker Goldie Ahearn said
that no suitable substitute could be
obtained in announcing the cancel
latiOn.
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

Senate:
Resumes debate on bill to extend
PRESIDENTS monetary powers. liam
Labor Committee continues hear
lngs on Wagner Act amendments
1o:30 am.
appropriations Subcommittee con-
saders l939-40 relief bill. 1890 am
House:
considers miscellaneous bills.
sMerchant Marine Committee con-
sders water carrier legislation. II
am.
Appropriations Committee pre-
pares deficiency supply bill. Ills
am.
s. TOMORROW.
Senate:
Probably will continue debate on
ktabilization fund bill.
Evening star., 1939-06-23
German Miners Unhoppy

That coal miners in Germany are
so exhausted that absence from work
Is increasing is declared in a letter
from German miner received by
w. Lawther, acting president of the
British Mineworkers Federation.
The letter, as reported in London,
says that the coal output in Ger
many has decreased, in spite of in
creased hours of work and the
governments demand that produc-
tion shall be doubled. The German
miner works So hours a week, the
longest In the world.
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Weather Report
FURNISHED by the I

'rufhSheo oS the United States Weather
gentle northwest ~ Ne''' 0110ito" LON >
Maryland-Pay cloudy nio,
TINS afternoon and tonight slightly
~ 'Nei''' ohi'''o"
VHgna-PartV cloudy southeast
IN mol portion tonight;
West VTgniaFair tonight;
portion. o' "'H'O- AL 'o4'i
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Aqueduct
hand, pressed for legislation on Ger
man Nazi lines.

Then the Bohemian government,
some weeks ago, handed over a pro-
posal to the protectors office sug-
gesting that Jewish property should
be sequestrated within four years.
1t seemed that Won Neurath agreed
to this. The greater was the sur
prise when, on Wednesday night, a
new decree was issued which is al
most as severe as the Nurnberg laws.
(Copyrieht. 1899, ChicaKo Daily News, Inc }
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Race Results
Suffolk Downs
By the Associated Press.

FIRST RACE-Purse, ST 900: claiming;
4-year-olds and up; furlongs
Brierton Rosenl $40 460 $50
Masked Gal (Adair) $50 400
Little Mike tRobart) 500
Time 1:14as
Also ran-Mattapony. Miss Mckay. Gala
Star, Marcabala and Habit
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Czech Conscript Powers
Taken by Von Neuroth

PRAGUE, June % P.-Powers of
the 1896 Czecho-Slova defense act
have been transferred to authorities
of the Bohemia -Moravia protecto-
rate under a decree issued by Pro-
tector Baron Konstantin Won Neu-
rath.
This enables Won Neurath to con-
script the nations labor power up
to the age of so and to control in
dustry in che event Of war or emer-
Hency. ,
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Record Temperatures Thi, Year,

Highest. 96 on June Is
Lowest. II. on February %.
Humidity for Last 81 Hour,
From noon Yesterday to noon TO-DAY,
Hishest. 90 per cent. at 1890 pm. yes-
Lowest. ~ per cent. at noon yesterday
Weather In Various Cities.
Evening star., 1939-06-23
frecipitatiOn.

Monthly precipitation in inches In the
Capital fcurrent month to date):
Evening star., 1939-06-23
Report fer Last 81 Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
From noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, ss. $3.50 Pm yesterday. Year
ago, S6.
Lowest. 60 am. today. Year ago. 81.
The Sun and Moon.
Rises. Sets
Sun. today 4:42 T:37
Sun, tomorrow 4:42 7:37
Moon today - 1143 am. IL so m.
Automobile lights must be turned on
one-half hour after sunset
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED BY Omitted States Coast and
Evening star., 1939-03-12

Educotion Of deof children Of the District at
the Kendall School storts with development Of O
fine sense Of touch so thot they moy "heor"
through vibrotions These youngsters ore deveI-
opine thot sense by pyromidine blocks. fitting
graduated discs on peg ond such bIindfoId
exercises. They ore omone u children offend
ing the school supported BY District toxpoyers.
The children live at the school Of which Sam B.
Croie is principal. (See other photos on poee 81
Evening star., 1939-03-12

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Evening star., 1939-10-06

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Evening star., 1939-10-06

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Evening star., 1939-03-22
Dr.. Benes to Speak
Before Civilians

DR.. Edouard Benes, former Presi-
dent of Czecho-slovakia, will ad-
dress a joint meeting of the Wash
ington and Richmond Civitan Clubs,
April 13, at Richmond His topic
will be "Czecho-Slovakio, Past and
Present"
The suggestion of the joint meet
ing came from Curtis M. Dozier, jr.,
president of the Richmond club, and
was accepted by George H. Mark
ward, Washington president.
Evening star., 1939-03-22
jolly Polly
A Little Chat on Eiqnetfe.
BY JOS. J, FRISCH,

r. K. Con professional business
doctors should be called by their
titles, not by their first names, no
matter how intimate we may be
with them. Thus, in telephoning
a doctors Office, we properly say. "Is
the doctor in?" or May speak with
DR.. Smith," not Let me talk te
Bill" And most doctors do not
like to be called Doc"
Evening star., 1939-03-22
To Talk on Cosmic Roy

Recent findings of cosmic ray in
vestigators will be discussed by
Thomas H. Johnson of the Bartol
Research Foundation, Swarthmore,
Pa, at $50 pm. Saturday before
a meeting of the Philosophical So
ciety of Washington in the Cosmos
Club.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1939-11-09
Farm Women,s Club Meets.

A very enjoyable day was spent
by the Farm Womens Demonstra-
ton club November ! at The home
of Mrs f. a. Rice
A bountiful luncheon was served
at noon by Mrs Rice and Mrs. Chas.
Martinsen. Original decorations
representing the Thanksgiving sea
son caused many admiring COM
ments Much amusement was mani
tested by the reading of Indian
names which had been bestowed up
the place cards of the unsuspecting
members.
After a number of songs by the
group, games were played Mrs.
Hugh Slauson won first prize for
naming the longest list of words
pertaining to Thanksgiving Mrs.
Claus Detjens won high for nam
ing the greatest number of songs
containing the word Thanks"
A demonstration of knitting was
given by Project Leader Mrs. B. E.
Mooney. She told of the use of the
gauge and of blocking.
A short talk by Mrs. Herbst on
early Libby history was followed by
a business meeting Twenty mem
bers and four guests were present.