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Evening star., 1939-05-14
Furore Continues
Over Purchase Of
Argentine Beef
Two Governors Amono
Those Filing Protests
At White House

The storm over purchase of
Argentine beef for the American
Navy continued to reverberate
throughout the Western cattle coun-
try yesterday, President Roosevelt's
statement that the South American
product was better than the domes-
tic brand being variously assailed
as unfair" and "un-A American" in
some quarters, and viewed as a
"joke" elsewhere
Two Governors were among the
proteStants whose sentiments were
registered at the White House, and
other State executives were urged
to join in the chorus of disapproval.
80 1t is grossly unfair and
entirely un-American for you to
use the prestige of your high office
to place any obstacle in the way of
the American cattle producer being
given the full benefit of supplying
the Government which he supports
=" declared F.. E. Mollin, Ameri-
can National Livestock Association
secretary, in telegram to the
President, the Associated Press re-
ported from Denver.
He was joined by Gov. Nels H
Smith of Wyoming, President Joe
Sneed of the Southwestern Cattle
Raisers' Association, E. A. Phillips,
Montana Livestock Association sec
retary, and Con W. Jackson, presi-
dent of the New Mexico Cattle
Growers Association, in contending
President Roosevelt was mistaken in
regarding Argentine beef as better"
than the American product.
Besides sending a personal protest
message to the President, Gov. Smith
sent kilograms to seven Western
Governors urging them to use their
influence "in showing that the Pres
ident's statement is unwarranted,
unjustifled and untrue"
Gov. Payne H. Rather of Kansas
also addressed protest message to
Mr.. Roosevelt, in which he said:
ION behalf of the cattle producers
Of Kansas and Western States, I
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Thomas Circle Underpass
Work Is on Schedule

With work scheduled to start to-
morrow on the southeast approach
wall the $3.50, 900 Thomas Circle un-
derpass is now about 80 per cent
completed.
The approaches are being con-
structed on Massachusetts avenue
on both sides of the circle. The
northeast approach wall, from a
point near Thirteenth street NV.
to the circle, has been completed
and the street surface leveled for
traffic that will be diverted from
the south side of the thoroughfare.
AS in constructing the northeast
approach wall, the street will not
be closed to traffic while the south
east wall is being built
Meanwhile, work will be con-
tinued in the center subway section
OF the underpass, which passes di-
rectly under the circle.
The project is scheduled for COM
pletion in October and is progress
Ing, engineers said, on schedule.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Yale Beats Dartmouth
To Tie for Lead in
Links League

BY the Associated Press,
NEW HAVEN, Conn, May 13.-
Yale tied with Dartmouth today
for the lead in the New England
section of the Eastern Intercol-
legiate Golf League by defea ting
the Indians, S to 4, over the Yale
course.
The Ellis met their first defeat of
the season in the morning round,
when they lost to Harvard, 5 to 4.
1t was the first time in 13 years the
Blue had lost match on its home
course.
Dartmouth was undefeated in
four matches when facing Yale and
needed a victory to qualify for the
finals against the Middle Atlantic
sectional winner of the league at
Stamford next Saturday.
Yale and Dartmouth will hold a
play-of match next Friday, with
the winner advancing to the finals.
Evening star., 1939-05-14

dent Theater, Kansas City. Mo-, and
Mrs. Burton w. James, director Of
the Seattle (Wash) Repertory
Playhouse. Miss Elinor Lord of the
Washington Civic Theater was
named treasurer.
Among the speakers at yesterdays
meeting were Alfred Kastner, local
architect, and Nicholas Ray, theater
consultant of the Recreation Di-
vision, Works Progress Administra-
ton. Mr.. Kastner won first prize
in the design competition Of the
Ukranean State Theater, Karkov,
U. S. S. r.
The organization sessions of the
confederacy were termed the most
important happening in the Ameri-
can theater in decade by Mr.. Ray
The business meeting ended with
adoption of constitution which
will be submitted by the delegates
to their respective theaters, and the
congress came to a close last night
with the Washington Civic The
ater presentation Of The Trojan
Women" in Wardman Park Theater.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
WaIsh-Hea|y Act
Opposed
By Army and Navy
But Labor Department
Approves Changes in
Standards Act
BY the Associated Press.

q! the hSSOClhteo PIeSS.
Representatives of the Army and
Navy opposed, and a Labor Depart
nent spokesman supported at con-
gressional hearings yesterday pro-
posals to tighten the Walsh-Hea
Act, which establishes labor stand
ards on Governments contracts of
10000 or more.
L. Metcalfe Walling, administrator
If the Public Contracts Division OF
The Labor Department, told Senate
Labor Subcommittee there has been
considerable evasion of the Public
Contracts Act through the legal
lodge of subcontractors He urged
hat labor requirements of the act
oe made to apply to subcontractors.
He cited what he termed evasions
If the act in the cotton textile in
1ustry by manufacturers who oper-
ated through dealers"
If the dealer does not ship di-
rectly to the Government. then he
S outside our reach now" Mr.. Wall
ng said
Mr.. Walling also urged that con-
;racts for $4,000 or more be made
subject to the labor standards.
Many contracts now are shaved
Just few dollars under $4,000 to
avoid jurisdiction" he said.
Opposition to reducing the con-
;ract limit from $40 1000 to $4,000 was
voiced by Army and Navy spokes-
men.
Maj. J. F. Watson of the Judge
Advocate Generals Office said the
War Department supported general
purposes of the Walsh -Healy Act,
out had opposed the lower limit
when the act was approved in 1886.
Comdr. NJ L. Ring and Capt. C. w.
Fisher, speaking for the Navy Con-
'truction and Supply Corps, said ad-
1itional stipulations as to labor con-
iitions on Government contracts
night impede the national defense
program.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Corn Beef Produced
In This Country Only
Drop in Bucket
Commerce Department
Estimates 80 Per Cent
Is Imported

The amount Of canned corn beef
produced in the United States and
the amount used by the United
States Navy are infinitesimal COM
pared with the amount Of beef i'm
ported into this country.
Figures obtained yesterday from
the Commerce Department disclose
that a total of 1887 O07 pounds of
canned corn beef was imported into
the United States in 1888 and A.
$4,000 pounds in 1887. Domestic
production of the commodity is so
small that it is not segregated in
the general category of Canned
meats" by the Commerce Depart
ment. The department made guess
that 80 per cent of the canned
corned beef used in this country is
of foreign origin.
The Navy contract for Argen-
tinian beef, so Objectionable to cattle
raisers and meat packers in this
country as to cause them to appeal
to their members in Congress, calls
for only $4,000 pounds of canned
beef, mere drop in the bucket. In
1888 the United States imported
33,901,721 pounds from Argentina
and 26,000,000 pounds from Uruguay.
Some of the beef listed as coming
from Uruguay, however, was Argen-
tine beef shipped through Monte
video
The reason for the large quality
differential between the Argentine
canned corned beef and that pro-
duced in this country lies in the fact
that the Argentine beef represents
surplus of good cuts which are used
in no other way. American packers
now use "all the COW but the moo" it
was explained and consequently
have only the poor cuts to can.
Evening star., 1939-05-14

hope this order can be Cancelled and
that definite policy be established
for the future to prevent the pur-
chase of foreign products by the
United States Government where
domestic goods are available"
President Roosevelt announced
Friday that he had approved an
order for $4,000 pounds of Argentine
canned beef at 9 cents pound, plus
cents duty. The bid by American
producers was % cents for the order.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
$30,00O,0OO Outlay
For Puerto Rican
Air Base Planned
Disclosure Follows
Selection Of Leohy
As Governor
1y the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt's selection of
Admiral William D. Leahy to be
Governor of Puerto Rico was fol-
lowed yesterday by the disclosure
that the Army and Navy we're ready
to spend more than 100000 900 to
convert the Caribbean island into
an air base fortress.
Without undertaking costly coast
defense works, the administration
was reported authoritatively to be
planning creation in Puerto Rico of
a defense outpost for the Atlantic
Ocean corresponding to Hawaii's S
Importance to the Pacific.
Informed officials said under
present defense plans long-range
Army bombers and Navy patrol
planes based on the island would
be expected to intercept any aerial
threats from Europe to the Panama
Canal, the continental United
States or South America. Hawaii
has been made a Gibraltar to head
OF any naval attack from across the
Pacific.
Plans Call for Large Outlay.
The Army's plans were said to
call for an outlay considerably more
than double the $9,138 900 expendi-
ture that Congress already has ap-
proved for a secondary" naval air
base at San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Details were withheld, but mill
tary sources said the Army's air base
would cost nearly as much as the
Nays and that other installations"
would involve greater sums.
In another defense DEVELOPMENT,
the White House published yester-
Gay a recommendation by Govern
ment experts to the President that
existing facilities to train aviation
mechanics be expanded to the
limit OF peacetime practicability."
A seven-man interdepartmenta]
committee, headed by Oswald RYAN
OF the Civil Aeronautics Authority,
reported that the aviation indus
try would require from 100000 to
100000 skilled workers should the
United States become involved in
war. For the current vast Army
and Navy expansion of air forces.
the group said, the industry must
increase its present 10000 workers
to 100000, but predicted this could
be done without major difficulty.
Program Proposed.
10 meet wartime needs, the COM
mlttee proposed this program:
l-Establish Immediately ap-
prentice training systems in all
aircraft plants and commercial air
carrier shops.
2-Encourage public vocational
and trade schools to assist the in
dustry in training present workers
and apprentices.
3-Ald youths showing aptitude
Tor mechanics in National Youth
Administration work centers to get
jobs as apprentices.
4EContinue to inculcate "desir-
able work habits" in Civilian Con-
servation Corps enrollees, to make
those with talent for mechanics
available for aviation jobs.
Admiral Leahy's selection for the
governorship of Puerto Rico took
on added significance in the light
OF the reported defense plans for
the island. The retiring chief of
operations has been the President S
principal naval adviser during the
Nations greatest peacetime arms
expansions and in the Caribbean
will be in position to supervise
and report on developments.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Late Sports News
See Part w for the Complete Sports Section
Maryland Golf Team
Second in Tourney
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, May 13.-Otto
Greiner, University of Baltimore
sophomore, retained his Maryland
intercollegiate golf title today by
scoring a $50 in the 36-hole medal
competition ended today at Rodgers
Forge.
Loyola's four won the team title
with a 686 total for the So rounds
played yesterday and today. Uni
versity of Maryland was second
with 692.
Other team scores were Univer-
sity of Baltimore 70l, University of
Maryland Dental College 7O4, Johns
Hopkins ITO and Western Maryland
725.
Loyola's George Rice was hot on
Greiner's heels with 153 for run
ner-up in the individual honors.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Catholic AIumnue Plan
Mass and Breakfast

The District Chapter OF the In
ternational Federation of Catho-
lie Alumnae will hold their annual
communion mass and breakfast for
1889 graduates next Sunday. The
mass will be said at St. Matthews
Church at 8 am. and will be fol-
lowed by breakfast at the Mayhower
Hotel.
The Rt. Rev. Msgr. Patrick j.
Mccormick, vice rector of Catho-
lie University and director of the
International Federation of Catho-
lie Alumnae, will be the speaker at
the breakfast.
Entertainment will be furnished
by Miss Helen Hickey, Miss Ann
Brosnan, Miss Grace Collifower and
Miss Gertrude Betz.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Navy Golfers Score Over
VIRGINIA in Hot Match
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md. May 13.-Navy
golfers downed Virginia's divoteers
today. 5l2 to 312. Most of the match
was played in heavy rain, but the
Cavaliers Lew Oehmig shot IA for
low medal score. Navy Capt Larry
Gels followed him with rs.
The first two foursomes were
split in scoring, but Bill Lambs
crack golf in the last foursome de-
cided the match for the Middies.
!, Oehmig, Va. defeated May. g and s.
2. Pye. Navy. defeated Leonard. 4 and 2
tbest ball-VaD
8. Helfrich. Navy. defeated Cushman. 8
T. keSman, hna Va. defeated Baldwin, . and :,
tbest ball-halved).
5. Lamb, Navy. defeated Harrison, 3 and .
6. Gels, Navy. defeated Battle, and 8
tbest ball-NavyD.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Moscow-New York Flyers
Given Gay Send-off
y the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 13.-The two
Russian aviators whose recent Mos
coW-to-New York flight ended in
Nova Scotia bog were given a gay
send-off by their admirers today as
they sailed for home aboard the
French liner lie de France.
Brig. Gen. Vladimir Konstanti-
novich Kokkinaki and Maj. Mikhail
K. Gordienko occupied a four-room
suite in the vessel Books and flow
ers and other gifts were given them
by about 80 Russian girls and half
dozen men, most of them employees
of the Amtorg Trading Corp.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Sands Point Four Ahead

PORT WASHINGTON, N. Y. May
13 (P.-Scoring seven goals in the
last period, Tommy Hitchcock S
Sands Point polo team defeated a
British-American four, IA to 3, un-
der the eyes of the American Polo
Defense Committee today. The
game was played in a downpour
and shortened to six periods be-
cause of the playing conditions.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Bon on Credit for Beer
Will Be Discussed

The House District Committee is
expected to consider tomorrow the
bill sponsored by Chairman Ran
dolph to prohibit the purchase of
beer on credit by Washington re-
tailers. Another measure likely to
be discussed at the weekly meeting
provides for abatement of personal
taxes from insolvent associations in
the District.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Architectural Talk

Louis Justement, Washington
architect, will discuss The Archi-
tect and the Engineer as Collab-
orators" in one of series of lectures
sponsored by the University of
Maryland College of Engineering
Tuesday at 11:20 am. In the univer.
sity's engineering auditorium.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Sports Scores

College Tennis.
Chicago. Z; Minnesota. l.
College Golf.
Grinne!l. 13: Loyola. 5.
Grinnell, 14l2; Coe. 3la.
Yale 5: Dartmouth. f.
Holy Cross, s, Brown, l.
Williams, 81 Harvard, 4
Dartmouth, 3: Holy Cross. l.
Harvard. 5; Yale 4
Williams 8; Brown. l.
College Track.
Beloit. 661s: Lawrence, 642s
Knox. SO; Monmouth. A..
Butler. "A; Depauw. 81.
Ball State. 70; Earlham, SIS.
Emory and Henry 61; Wake Forest, "a.
College Lacrosse.
Loyola 15 City College of New York 4
College Baseball
Louisville 12; Wabash l.
Indiana State. =; St. Joseph's. 6
Earlham. l2; Franklin. 4.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Best Beuu Takes Stake

SAN MATEO, Calf. May l3 (P).
Best Beau won the s2,50o added
Golden Gate Handicap at Bay
Meadows today. Time for the mile
was 1;38. One and three-quarters
lengths behind came Boss Martin,
and Galapas, the favorite, was
third.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
Envoy's Wife Operated On

BALTIMORE, May 13 P).-Felipe
Estil, wife of the Argentine Ambas-
sador to Washington, underwent an
operation today at Union Memorial
Hospital. Her condition is satis-
factory.
Evening star., 1939-05-14
FIoris PIT. A. Elects

FLORIS, Va, May 13 (SpeciaD -
Mrs. H. F. Curtice has been elected
president of Floris Parent-Teacher
Association.
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No cobwsbs In His Bruln

John Mango Garner was born on
Nov. 70. as near Thanksgiving as so
modest and wise person would
choose to be. His countrymen can't
help numbering him among their
blessings this week." said an editorial
IN the New York Times year or 30
ago in commenting upon the vice.
presidents birthday. "He holds play
fully" said the editorial. that the
books have got the year Of his birth
wrong. They say it was 1868. He pre-
fers SO. For us it is 80 until he selects
some other date. Commemoration of
his birthday should be a movable
feast. Early to bed and early to rise
has had its proverhial effects. On his
anniversary Monday he was out of
bed at 7:45 a. m; into it again at p. m.
He has been at Washington for
nearly IS years. There he is an insti-
tuition. Young folks little careless
with their geography yet with an in
stinctive sense Of the higher pro-
prieties are apt to think Of Uvalde as
the capital Of Texas. He has minded
his own business perfectly. He has
minded the nations affairs carefully
and competently.
He can be patient with policies
that he disapproves. A sort Of Ben
Franklin, he has no cobwebs in his
brain. He can be exposed freely to
fantasists and fanatics and keep the
peace. 1t is luckyAfor his own that he
is a philosopher. The Fluctuations Of
his colleagues drove him from the
chamber. Politicians who habitually
spread their ears upon the ground
can admire man given to forming
his own opinions.
He is wise by nature and long s1-
perience. without pretense. pedantry
or solemnity. He is a good man, an
able man, full Of humor and a good
fellow. II he doesn't make his years
a round hundred; that will be the irst
time that he has disappointed the
public hope"
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ECONOMIC CONDITIONS &
THEIR CURE
Critic

America was land where
anyone with ambition and in
dustry could attain finacial
security undreamed of any
where else on earth, while this
is not true today because we have
outgrown the pioneer stage the
United States of America is as
it now is the greatest strong
hold of freedom on earth. Nc
one need starve even in these
h IT d times because there is
help for the needy everywhere
True the present government has
surrounded relief With ithings
somewhat hard for ones pride
such as injecting politics in the
business of feeding the hungry
and clothing the naked yet. we
do feed and care for the poor,
and so we'll have we done so the
reliefer has made a vocation out
of it in many cases and the presi
dent feels he has such a hold
on things he can disregard old
traitions and get himself elect
ed a third time, not to mention
the billions upon billions of
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UN.ANfBRiCAN CIRCUITS
CONDEMNED BY USWV

.Un-American organizations
and activities were scathingly
denounced in resolutions adopt
ed unanimously by the United
Spanish War VeNterasn, dept.
of West Virginia at Williamson
for their 10th annual encamp-
ment. So. ......
Singled out far particular
condemnation wasG the Oxford
Society, a sect that has gained
worldwide prominence of late.
The preamble to the resolution
sets out that this organization
with it's suggestive educational
name, has blinded many as to
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Is ,nsfde1aaetsvites,.

The resolution asks The femov
al from any position of honor
or responsibility of any who can
not freely subscribe to the oath
of allegiance taken by "us and
our comrades of all other wars
in defense of our Iation."
Any educational institution
in the state that .harbors or
Condones he Oxford Society, or
similar organization, should be
deprived of state aid, The reso-
luton advocates, until every
faulty member and student be
removed or expelled on the
grounds of disloyalty, coward
ice and unworthiness. :
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MRS. H. H., ], SHoTT DIES

Mrs. Hugh IKE Shot. wife of
Il the pubfssief /" the Bluelield
Telegraph died early Thursday
morning at Lake Place" the
Shot home in Bluefeld after an
illness of four days.
Mrs. Shot was one Of themost
socially prominent women of
Bluefield.' -.
Funeral will be held Sunday
at the home at 300 with inter
ment at Monte Vista park.
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dollars speHt for relief which
partly went to build up a vot-
ing machine. In such case we
may learn the price of buying a
high Office, and also of paying
for it. The soft soap and baloney
coming from high places along
with virtues and high sounding
plausabilities for mass consump-
ton is highly effective propa-
sanda. r r7 .... =.
The manner In which industry
and big busiess is kicked around
today suggests plenty to the
well informed. Industry made
America great and initiative
helped. There can be no real
recovery while private capital is
frozen. The great power of the
government to regulate and
control no one gainsays yet it
is helpless to cause industry to
go into activity, and with the
goose that lays the golden eggs
on vacation the tender of the
goose will have done something
if he can force egg production.
better he should tender to the
comfort and welfare of the bird,
no dumb thing is armored a.
gainst kindness. Chasing the
fowl with a hatchet could not
possibly cause the fowl to gel
back to egg-laying.
On the other hand is this the
plan? If it is it wont work be-
cause bankruptcy wbuld cause
down fall. However there are
things to be considered such as
that huge gold pile of ours and
a declaration that all debts are
wiped out. Still the majority of
the voters wanted the present
government and in America the
majority rules, 80 it is all right
in every way. The next year or
so will see the decision made for
once and all. 1t is our belief the
voters will stop the business.
This is a matter to be settle
by the voters of the Republican
and the Democratic party since
they each represent different
view on government. The small
time crack-pots representing
| various forms of isms and day
dreams of impossible theories
have no place in the picture. The
ground is thoroughly covered by
the two major parties, anyhow
it should be. Chose your side
and stick to it, after you have
learne what each side stands
for, and be governed by your
choice and since you are aware
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of what you are voting for you
ought to make up your mind to
abide with it if you happen to
be with the majority. Get it?
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Canonical Obedience

Canonical obedience Is the ohe-
dience which the inferior clergy owe
to the diocesan bishop, which bish-
ops owe to the metropolitan, and the
metropolitans to the pope In the
Roman Catholic church.
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KEYSTONE news

DIR. j. M Whittico stopped in
keystone and Kimball enroute
from Bluefield where he had
been to visit his brother, Edo
or Whittico, who is patient at
Providence hospital.
Evening star., 1939-01-08

us our fill of these songs Of
uarter-century ago.
Now Culture Dawns
On Robin Burns.
The two pieces of pipe having
served their purpose, Paramount
has announced that the bazooka
will never appear with Bob Burns
again. With the tone that indicates
cultural progress, they explain that
the actor now is beyond all that.
Without saying so, the studio is
attempting to slip the Arkansas
humorist into the niche left vacant
by the death of Will. Rogers, and
they hope that with time he will
be accepted as the personif1cation
of the real down -to-earth Ameri-
can.
At the moment he is engaged in
I'm From Missouri" a Rogeresque
type of yarn, dealing with mule
breeder and his wife, who has social
ambitions; Gladys George is the
wife. To gladden. the heart of rural
America, prominent in the picture
will be last years champion mule,
Champ Clark, which cost Para
mount $500. So that no offense
will be given Missouri's favorite
son, Bennett Champ" Clark, the
mule has been renamed Samson.
When the animals screen career is
ended he is to serve as a pet on
Burns ranch.