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Evening star., 1939-04-18
Wagner Act
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violating an important law, would
carry on business as usual.
" All other classes of citizens
could still have the advantage OF
expert and speedy administrative
remedies when they were unfairly
dealt with, but labor, just because it
IS labor, would be thrown back to
the most cumbersome and dilatory
OF the ancient legal processes, with
the obvious hope that its cases would
be unrecognizable when they might
finally emerge.
Discharge Provision.
Under S. 1854, the leader Of the
union could be openly discharged for
union activities, and the law would
give him tip in the shape OF a
few weeks remedial severance pay,
thus licensing the employer to de-
stroy the union by the payment of a
small cash sum. 1t would in all con-
science resemble the purchase Of 4
hunting license.
THE author of S. 1864 (Senator
Burke) voted against the act in 1885,
has made serious public charges
against the administration OF the act
several times since without any re-
spectacle evidence to sustain the
charges, and has been generally un-
friendly to the beneficient purposes
OF the law. Most of the organized
support of S. 1864 comes from those
who. as the records of this commit
tee will show, fought the act in 1885
and have fought its administration
ever since Their first choice would
be to repeal the act and they appar-
emily regard S. 1864 as coming close
to that objective
Ellender Questions Chairman.
Interested in protecting independ-
ent unions. for which purpose he has
an amendment pending, Senator
Ellender. Democrat. of Louisiana.
asked Mr.. Madden if the board had
not in many instances ordered
disestablishment of affiliated
unions after they had won board
elections.
The chairman acknowledged that
such had happened. but explained
that "a company union is a company
union, either before or after an elec-
ton. If disestablishment was Or
dered after an election victory, it
was because evidence later discov-
cred had shown it to be company
dominated
AS the Louisiana Senator observed
that no law during his career in
Congress had been so widely and
bitterly criticized. the chairman re-
ferred him to the first six years life
of the Federal Trade Commission.
Much of the criticism so bitter and
seeming so pertinent at that time,
he added, now seems trivial and un-
justified.
Turning to the amendments intro
duced by Senator Walsh, Democrat
of Massachusetts, and sponsored by
the American Federation of Labor
Mr.. Madden blamed the split in the
labor movement for the Federation S
espousal of the changes.
Citing the thousands OF cases in
which the board has rendered pro-
lection to the A. F. of L., Mr.. Mad
den criticized particularly the Fed
eration's suggestion that present
prohibitions against employer in
reference" be relaxed.
THE advocacy of this proposal,
he said, arises out of disappoint-
ment caused by a handful of de-
cisions of the board in which en-
ployers have been restrained from
interfering with the growth or &C
tivities of another union, the Amer
ican Federation of Labor being the
beneficiary of such interference. In
Evening star., 1939-04-18
SOAP BOX DERBY RULES

0oe to boys The Star and the American Legion
sponsoring Soap Box Derby this for boys the
ngton metropolitan gravity
powered miniature automobiles built
by boys The winner will Washington
international finals at Akron, Ohio, in Augusta
These rules guide WASHINGTON
BOX DERBY:
Eligibility: Boys younger than 10 older than may
enter boy who has passed his 18th birthday the
local is ineligible You live Washington nearby
Maryland and Virginia Members of the immediate family
poyes The the Chevrolet Chevrolet dealers
poyes of Chevrolet dealers will not be allowed to
Rule books entry blanks: these and sign
safety pledge the aesrooms of Chevrolet
Washington Alexandria Clarendon Va Silver Spring
ve Nd You be accompanied by parent guardian
who also Observe the letter the rules regulations
dimensions other building requirements for Derby
Groups of boys we'll individuals enter
adult giving Chevrolet service
and mechanics will be glad advise you.
4 No racing cost than SO.
DERBY WATCHWORDS!
Read the Rules Carefully
Observe Your Safety Pledge.
Read The Star Regularly for Derby News.
Evening star., 1939-04-18
Federal Works Aid
Expenditures Increase
By the Associated Press

Expenditure of S316.880,OO0 for
public assistance under Federal
works programs during February was
reported today by the Social Security
Board. This was $870,O00 more than
in January, and included earnings
of persons enrolled in the w. P. A..
the c. c. c., the Farm Security
Administration, the National Youth
Administration and a few special
projects.
Evening star., 1939-04-18
Runaway Truck Crashes

A driverless truck jumped the
curb and crashed into a show win
dow of grocery store at $500
Twelfth street NE. last night. 1t
had been parked almost Q block
away by James F. Lancaster, 20, OF
AT New York avenue NV, who
told police the brakes apparently
gave way on the machine while he
was delivering package.
Evening star., 1939-04-18
Dinner to Honor Miles

Gov. and Mrs. John E. Miles of
New Mexico will be the guests of
honor at banquet and reception at
7:30 pm. tomorrow in the Shoreham
Hotel. The New Mexico Young
Democratic Organization Of WASH
lngton is sponsoring the reception.
which is expected to be attended bv
200 guests, including the States con-
gressional delegation.
Evening star., 1939-04-18
Fiscal PROGRAM Over VOL

District-Federal fiscal affairs will
be discussed over the radio at tbs
pm. Thursday from Station VOL
by a group of Washingtonians led
by Cam Campbell, a Senate COM
mittee clerk.
Evening star., 1939-04-18
School Children
Injured Slightly

Two 6-year-old boys today were
nursing slight head injuries received
at school yesterday.
A stick tossed by a playmate hit
Daniel Shirley, 1910 K street NV,
on the head at Hyde School. He
was treated at Georgetown Hospital.
Treated at the same hospital for
a cut forehad was Charles Nichols,
1919 Beecher street NV, who fell
against a table at the Stoddard
School.
Evening star., 1939-04-18

Traffic lights protect you. Watch
them.
Evening star., 1939-04-18

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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-22
FDR Refuses
To Speak OF
Third Term

Washington, Dec. % -(AP)-Pres-
with a broad smile and a reference
to current foreign and domestic af-
fairs OF government, that he pre-
ferred for the time being to leave
discussion Of third terms, third par
ties and 1910 presidential candidates
up to other political leaders.
AT his press conference, he had
been asked to say something about
Vice-President Gamers recent an
nouncement Of his candidacy for the
Democratic presidential nomination,
Secretary Ickes' suggestion that If
Democrats and Republicans nominat-
ed ''reactionary" a third liberal"
party might be formed, and Mayor
LaGuardlaS statement that voters
should have chance next yea to
vote on real issues"
Mr.. Roosevelt said he was too
busy with foreign and domestic af-
fairs to talk about political events
long way OIL. linen, with a broad
smile, he reminded reporters that
some of them had been kind
enough recently to intimate that he
had a sense Of proportion and
sense Of timing
Independent, Nebraska, joined the
discussion set off by Ickes and La
Guardia yesterday with this re-
mark: "Millions of men like me-
common, ordinary people-Wont
go along with any party in support
OF reactlonary nominee"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-22
Air Raiders
Driven AWAY
By British

London, Dec. 22.-(AP)-The all
ministry announced today that Ger
man air raiders had appeared over
the Firth Of Forth in Scotland this
morning and were driven off after
a battle in which one German plane
disappeared in a dive.
The Firth of Forth, on which the
city of Edinburgh and the Rosyth
naval base are situated, has been the
objective of German raiders several
times during the war.
Earlier in the day, an unidentified
plane was fired on by British anti
aircraft guns over the Suffolk coast
A British communique omitted the
number Of planes engaged, and did
not say whether bombs were dropped
1t stated that British fighters made
contact with an enemy aircraft iden-
titled as a Heinlel III at consider
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-22
American Vessel
Reported Burning
In the Caribbean

New York, Dec. 22.-(AP)-
Officials of the Shepard Steam
ship Company today announced
that their freighter passenger
steamship Wind Rush was abIaze
in the Caribbean Sea in circum-
stances which indicated "sabO-
tage".
Otis Shepard, vice president
of the line, said the ships mas
ter, Harris vi. Jones, reported
that a mysterious" fire was rag
ing in No. 3 hold, but that he
had ii under control, and would
reach CristObal in Canal Zone,
at o'clock tEST) tonight.
Shepard sc\ the line had been
having labor trouble.
Fjremen in Cristobal have
been asked to meet the ship at
its dock.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-22
Roosevelt Planning For
Many Small Hospitals
First Step in Social
lied Medicine to Be
Laid Before N e'x t
Congress By 7 h e
President.

Washington, Dec. 22.-(AP)-
President Roosevelt said today he
was considering a plan whereby
the Federal government would build
small hospitals in states and small
localities too poor to provide health
facilities themselves.
The chief executive, discussing
his national health program at a
press conference, said the bills OF
Senator Wagner, Democrat, New
York. and Senator Harrison, Demo
crat Mississippi, providing for Fed
eral matching of State funds in hos
pital and school construction, would
be too costly and would discriminate
against poorer states.
He added, however, that the plan
he had in mind for small hospital
construction was not q substitute
for the Wagner measure, but 1lrst
step in the effort to improve the
CONTINUED on Page Seven)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-22
Roosevelt Reported
Reconciled to En-
larged Shortage in
Next Budget; 9 IA
Billions Proposed For
Spending.

Washington, Dec. p. ~ (AP)-
President Roosevelt was described by
usually well informed officials to-
dollar deficit in the next Federal
budget, in spite Of an announced de-
sire to limit it to two billion dollars.
When the President sends his an
nual budget message to Congress the
first week in January, these sources
predicted he will ask for about So
250,000,O00 of expenditures during
the year beginning July /, 1910.
At the same time he is expected to
forecast revenues during that fiscal
year Of about S6,300 100000, not
counting revenue from any new taxes
which Congress might levy.
Whether the deficit will be slightly
more or less than S3,0OO,0OO,OOO de-
ponds on adjustments in preliminary
calculations which the President, the
Budget Bureau and Treasury have
yet to make before the big budget
book goes to the printers next week.
Behind the scenes, the war has
boosted some costs, particularly those
for national defense, and has cut
some revenues, such as customs re-
ceipts But better business-some say
this is also war effect-has reduced
certain costs like relief, and has i'm
proved such revenues as income and
excise taxes.
By spending less and taking in
more, the deficit in the next budget
may be about $80O,000,00O smaller
than the shortage for the current
year. Careful estimates are that the
government will spend about $780,
100000, and take in about $5,700,0 OO,-
900 this year
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-22
France Does
Her Duty By
Firms Army
Daladier Tells Cham
Der of Aid Sent;
Given Unanimous
Vote on War Budget;
Frances War Losses
Only 1888 Men, Pre-
mier Says.

Paris, Dec. 22.-(AP)-France
has accomplished her duty toward
Finland in a measure which is not
inconsiderable,' Premier Daladier
told the Chamber Of Deputies today
He did not explain more definitely
what this duty was.
Discussing Frances own war
with Germany, Daladier made the
first official announcement OF
French war casualties, stating that
1888 men had died up to Novem-
Der 30 He won the Chambers
unanimous approval Of the govern
ments war expense bill Of 54,237,-
100000 francs (about 81 ,242 ,000,000)
for the first three months Of 1910.
France carried out her duty to-
ward Finland Immediately after the
league Of Nations on December ID
condemned Russia as an aggressOr,
Daladier said. LET me say to you
that the same evening the League
pronounced its condemnation, we,
in the framework Of the covenant,
carried out our entire duty" he
said.
The premier pointed out that
Frances war death list was low in
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-22
British Trawler
Sunk In Raid By
, German Planes

Oslo, Norway, Dec. 22-(AP)-
The sinking of British traW1er by
two German planes was reported
today by the arrival Of survivors at
Kappervick, Norway. The traWler
was the cotton River Amman, which
was sunk while carrying the Danish
crew Of the 1,214-ton freighter
BogO, which itself sank after strik-
ing a mine December 10.
Survivors of both vessels were
picked up by a Norwegian vessel,
the ROgaland, after they had been
aflOat for SO hours.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-22
Bridge In Paris
Across the Seine
Falls; Two Killed

Paris, Dec. 22.-(AP)-Two
persons are known to have been
killed and at least three injured
today when the st. Louis
bridge behind the famous
cathedral of NOtre Dame col
lapSed after heavy barge
knocked out it's central arch.
The bridge connected two is
lands in the Seine river.
Police said a gas main ex-
plOded after the barge struck
the bridge, plunging the struc-
ture with pedestrians and We
hicles into the stream.
The bridge, which was built
originally in 1927, disappeared
completely into the river.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-22
Bv ROGER w. BABSON,
Copyright 1889, Publishers Financial
Bureau, Inc.

Sarannah. Ca, Dec 22.-Ghrist-
.nas. 1880 t.nds buster America
and gloon .er Europe than Yule-
tide d a year ago. Business is better
Is tie United States and Canada;
workers, pay envelopes are fatter;
tesse els income is higher; inVes-
tor- dividend checks arg bigger
While millions are still jObless, we
have taken long strides toward
prosperity il the past twelve
months Abroad, the years events
may add nothing to the Christmas
spirit this Weekend. but here in
America We can look back en- 1889
a q period Of rapid recovery.
With the lid virtually nailed on
1899. business has scored a twelve
months gain Of 1875 percent. This
compares with any forecast Of 20
percent advance. When business
topped up to the 1889 springboard
january. the Babson chart In
aeN wa lowering around 100 The
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-22
j. s. Is Considering
Building Warships
About $4,000 Tons
Would Be Largest
Afloat And Assure
"Absolute Invulner-
able" Position of Ma
ton, Naval Commit
tee Men Believe.

Washington, Dec 22--(AP)-A,
congressional sub committee is ex-
ploring the ACCESSIBILITY of giving
the navy 65,O0O-ton battleships,
vastly bigger and more powerful
than any now afloat or known to
be in prospect abroad.
The House Naval Appropriations
subcommittee has asked the Navy
Department to prepare estimates on
the cost Of such ships-almost
double the size Of the fleets big
gest.
Coincidentally, Represent tiv G
Mas, Republican, Minnesota, SEN
ior minority member Of the House
Naval Committee, recommended
battleships up to 10000 tons in size.
He asserted they would be cheaper
in the long run and would make
this country absolutely invulner-
able"
Chairman Scrugham, Democrat,
Nevada conceding that his appro-
prations subcommittee had re-
quested the cost dota on bigger
ships, emphasized today that the
question of such construction was
decidedly in the exploratory stage
and that no decisions had been
reached.
At present, 35,OO0-ton battleships
form what naval leaders call the
backbone of the fleet" Congress
voted funds this year to start work
on two 45,000-ton battleships, after
hearing testimony that Japan al
ready was at work on one of at least
pproximately that size Officials
said, however, that the 45,O0O-ton-
ners were in the planning stage.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-22
So Billion Deficit No1u Likely
Wreck of Berlin
Trains Kills 20

Berlin, Dec. 22.-(AP)-TwO
passenger trains crowded with
Christmas travellers cOllided in
the station at Ghenthin today,
killing 20 persons and injuring
100, German authorities eSti-
mated.
The wreck occurred with the
Berlin Neukirchen express, trav-
cling at top speed, pIOWed into
the Berlin Cologne train. which
was making an unscheduled halt.
The locomotive and six cars
of one train were derailed. The
wreck caused the greatest loss of
life of any of a series of German
rail disasters. 1t was the eighth
since the war began.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-22
John Hanes
Resigns Job
In Treasury


Washington, Dec. 22.-(AP)-
President Roosevelt today accepted
the resignation of John W. Hanes
under secretary Of the Treasury. eff
fective December 81.
Hanes tolu the President he had
decided that the time had come
when he must carry out his long
expressed intention to return to pri-
Vate business.
The Treasury tax expert, who left
a New York brokerage business to
join the SEC, and later to become
Secretary Morgenthau's right hand
man, said in his letter of resigna-
ton that his service with the
Securities Commission and Treas
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-22
Indict Three
Electrical
Corporations


Detroit, Mich, Dec. 22.-(AP)-A
special grand jury today indicted the
three largest corporations in the
United States engaged in distribution
and sale of electrical supplies, along
t.ith ten Detroit wholesale houses
and 10 individuals, on charge of
conspiracy to violate the antitrust
laws through price-fixing.
he national corporations named
ere the General Electric Supply
Company, Schenectady, N. Y, dlstrl-
outing agcnc yfor the General Elec-
tire Corporation; Westinghouse Elec-
'lc & Supply Company, distributing
agency for the Westinghouse Elec-
tic & Manufacturing Company, OF
Continued on Page Four)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-22
1899 Rides High At End,
Business At 1O-Year Top
But People Are More Worried Than During
Dark Days of 1928 For Fear of Economic
Letdown, Taxes, War And Third Term.

year had hardly gotten underway,
however, before Hitler started the
pot boiling in Europe and uncertain
ty brewing in America. AS result,
activity gradually drifted lower,
hitting the years bottom, 94.7, in
May. Yet it averaged 20 percent
above the same months Of 1888. This
was not far from my forecast of a
Is percent gain for the first half.
New Ten-Year High.
The decline was under control
by May and there was steady,
healthy Improvement as summer
worked along. By Labor Day, just
as the first German bomb fell on
Poland business had worked back
to the January level. Then the war
touched off one Of the most spec
tacular upsWings in history Week
after week giant industries, such
as steel, autos, textile, lumber,
power, and railroads reported rec
ord-breaking business BY the end
Of September the Babsonchart In
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-22
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the SsT Waiter Hotel

Raleigh, Dec. 2.-Steadily increas-
ing annual internal revenue tax col
lcctions in North Carolina, set back
only slightly by the recession" OF
1887, illustrate wildly the States in
dustral gains over the past decade,
Director R. Bruce Etheridge of the
Department Of Conservation and De-
velopment pointed out after an eX-
animation of figures from the office
Of Charles H. Robertson, collector of
international revenue for North Car
Dina.
Director Etheridge cited, too, the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-22
CREEK STEAMER is
AGROUND ON COAST

Norfolk, Va, Dec. 22.-(AP)-
Two coast guard cutters today
were standing by to give assis-
lance to the Greek steamer Alik-
mon, 2,817-tOns, which ran
ashore about 4:3O a. M, rs miles
south Of Cape Henry.
The crew was believed to be in
no immediate danger.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-22
internal Revenue Gains
Show States Progress

fact that even during the slight slump
in collection on business of 1888
North Carolina rose from fifth to
fourth place among all the states in
the matter OF tax payments to the
Federal government
The figures for 1929 to 1899, in
elusive, showed that in this period
of eleven years collections in North
Carolina mounted to more than three
billion dollars, wit hthe average run
ming we'll above $25O,OOO,OOO annual
ly. During that time North Carolina
Continued on Page Seven)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-22
.Goebbels In
Attack On
"Plutocracy''

Berlin, Dec. 22.-(AP) Minister
Of Propaganda Paul Joseph Goeb-
bells declared today world pluto
cracies "have risen and are trying
to strike down social minded Ger
many"
Goebbels spoke at a Christmas
Celebration in the propaganda min
istry for 200 children removed from
the Saar war zone and Memel.
In the first Christmas season ut
terance of any Nazi leader, the
propaganda minister said the "war
Christmas" found a determined
Continued on Page Four)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-22
FORMER ice MAN
DIES IN ALABAMA

Mobile, Ala, Dec. 22.-lAP)-
HcharG V. Taylor, 80, Mobile city
tamissioner and former member Oh
to Interstate Commerce Commission
died today. He served as interstate
commerce. commissioner from 1870
e. $50, and formerly was vice-presl-
dent and general manager OF the
Mobile & Ohio railroad. He was a
native OF New Bern, II. {.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-22

Helsinki, Dec. 22.-(AP)-Hardy
Arctic fighters today pursued retreat
ing Russian forces in F;nIand's mar
row corridor in the far north, while
snoW-filled skies curtalned the ma
ton from enemy bombs.
The Russians were reported in a
general retreat in the frigid Arctic
Petsamo region, and the Firms
bounded back from the defense lines
to which they had withdrawn last
week to harry the hard-pressed in
vaders.
Norwegian border reports said the
Russian retreat approached "catas-
trophe" Watchers on the frontiers
said the sOuthernmost Russian forces
now were in the vicinity of Sal
mijarvi, a point they were reported
to have passed in their southwark
advance of the past week before the
movement reversed
Inhabitants who were familiar
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-22
GionhQh
FOR NORTH CAROLINA

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Fair, continued cold; below
freezing to coast tonight; Satur-
day increasing clOuGiness, fol-
lowed by snow Or rain Saturday
NIGHT and Sunday, and beginning
in southwest portion and in
mountains Saturday afternoon;
slightly warmer Saturday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-22
Thousands
OF Soviiets
Die In Cold
Firms Withstand
Heavy Russian At
tacks on 18th m us
Without Yielding An
Inch; Snow Prevents
Soviet Raids From
Air.

Helsinki, Dec. 22.-(AP-
Finnish anti aircraft batteries to-
day shot down one of seven Rus
sian war planes which dropped
20 to so bombs on the Helsinki
area in the fourth successive day
of Russian raids.
Numerous villages around Hell
sinki were attacked by the raid
erS. No casualties were reported.
and damage apparently was not
extensive.
Nm official announcement said
the Firms had destroyed $50
tanks on all fronts since the be-
ginning of hOstiIities. The Rus
slams used 1000 tanks on the
Karelian isthmus, it said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-12-22

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SENTIMENT AGAINST DIVERSION
GROWS THROUGHOUT THE U. S.

Iowa, Nevada, South Dakota and
Wisconsin. Resolutions for consti-
tutional amendments were intro
duced in half a dozen other state
legislatures this year, and although
not adopted, the fact of their in
PRODUCTION is taken to indicate a
growing tide of sentiment against
diversion. Opponents of diversion
say that they do not expect re-
form throughout the country to
come Immediately, pointing out
that it took 20 years to bring about
the enactment of the federal pure
food law.
About a dozen states in the past
few years have reduced the
amounts of diversion of highway
funds. Diversion of road funds in
1888 stood at below diversions in
1887. The outlook for 1889 holds
the promise that total diversions of
the states will decline. The ending
of diversion in California for ex-
ample, will reduce diversions by
S1O,OOO,OOO.