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Evening star., 1939-10-13

Chairman Dies was legally elected
to the 18th Congress, the demurrer
declared there Is no allegation In
the indictment that Representa- tive
Dies WAS q duly elected member OF
the 10th Congress.
The lawyers also charged the
counts in the indictment are vague
indefinite and uncertain, and that
the true bill fails to charge any Of
iense against tn United States.
Mr.. Gardner pleaded innocent to
the perjury indictment October 6
but In the demurrer he withdraws
this plea and charges the indict-
ment Is bad in substance.
Evening star., 1939-10-13

Reilly, contended the committee
ceased to exist by the resolution
which created 1t on January 8 or
prior thereto. The attorneys de-
clared the Speaker of the Seventy
fifth Congress could not appoint a
committee of the Seventy sixth Con-
gress because, under House rules, the
personnel Of q special committee
must be named by the Speaker of
the new Congress.
The demurrer said an examination
OF the Fraser indictment will indi-
cate that the speaker of the 18th
Congress did not appoint the mem
bers OF the Dies Committee to act
under authority Of the resolution Of
the 18th Congress. Conceding that
Evening star., 1939-10-13

includes the United American Art
lists, led by Rockwell Kent. But he
said he was mot sure that Rockwell
Kent is member of the Commu-
mist party, but he is very, very close"
Investigator Matthews declared,
however, that Mr.. Kent had ac-
knowledged his party membership
in an article in the New Masses.
Talk About Mural Stricken.
When further questions developed
that Mr.. Kent. had been employed
to execute a $4,000 mural at he
Interior Department Building, Rep
resentative Dempsey, Democrat, of
New Mexico objected and Chairman
Dies announced the matter would be
stricken as irrelevant
Representative Starnes, Democrat,
of Alabama, exclaiming he could
''see no reason why Government
agency should employ a Communist
to do anything" asked Mr.. Dies by
what authority the matter would be
stricken.
Il assume the committee gives me
authority to strike matter that
should not go into the record" the
chairman replied, and Representa-
tive Starnes did not press the point.
Maxim said he helped organize
the Newspaper Guild and knew it
was strictly controlled" by Com
munists, among whom he named
Haywood Broun, president, and Nor
ris Watson, vice president. He said
Mr. Broun had withdrawn from the
party recently after his conversion
to the Catholic church.
Mr.. Dies brought from Maxim an
acknowledgement that while the
leaders of the guild might be Com
munists, the great majority of its
members were not.
THE biggest majority of all these
unions I have mentioned are not
Communists" Malkin explained.
but the leaders are"
Before today's open hearing Chair
man Dies announced he planned to
call on the Navy Departments in
telllgence service for any reports it
may have about Communist activi-
ties in the Washington Navy Yard.
The announcement followed secret
questioning late yesterday of six
Navy Yard employees who, it is un-
derstood, were unable to give the
committee any information indicat-
ing Communists may be among their
fellow workers.
Testifies Employees Scared"
One of the witnesses at the ex-
ecutive session of thu committee
Roy E. Frisby, an architect at the
Navy Yard-told reporters after he
left the stand that he testified Com
munists caused a lot of trouble" at
the plant several years ago, and the
employees now are "all scared to
death" of anything that might be
tainted with Communism.
Testimony of the other witnesses
was not disclosed, either by them
or the committee, which met in
private room in a corner of the
fifth floor of the old House Once
Building formerly occupied as the
Capitol telephone exchange. The
name of one witness was not made
public at his request. The others,
according to committee attache,
were: Charles Gift, 1927 Queen
street NE; Fidel Borras, 1910 @
street Sc, and c. T. Belvin and
A. j. Jones, both of Baltimore.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
WASHINGTON, c. FRIDAY OCTOBER 49, 1899

Activities was challenged in District
Court today in . demurrer filed to an
indictment accusing Fraser s. Gard
ner, political research expert, with
perjury in connection with the
House groups investigation of the
Silver Shirts organization.
Mr.. Gardner, who has denied any
connection with the Silver Shirts, al
though he had worked for a publica-
ton associated with the group, had
been accused OF trying to get a job
with the House committee as an in
vestigator in order to "act as an
undercover agent" to sabotage its
work.
The demurrer, filed by Attorneys
F.. Hunter Creech and James r.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
Un-Americun
Continued From First Page.)

neighborhood when several persons
were injured.
Myself and another man went to
prison for felonious assault in the
second degree" he said.
Maxim testified he disagreed with
the International Labor Defense
over its conduct of his case and ac-
cused that organization, for which
he had been special organizer, of
using funds collected in his behalf
fol. Communist purposes.
Maxim said that after the ex-
pulsion OF Leon Trotsky from the
Communist party William z. Foster
American chairman, brought back
from Moscow in 1923 a new party
line, by which the Communists at
tempted to organize their own
unions. That policy was changed
in 1884 because of the success of the
A. F.. L. in organizing under section
IA of the N. R. A, to a policy of
boring from within" the Federation,
he explained
One OF our OTgdnlZerS.
The agency through which the
Communist party organized its
unions, Maxim said, was the Trade
Union Unity Council, of which he
was one of four organizers. Maxim
said these unions resulted from that
work: The Food Workers Union,
Transport Workers Union, Hospital
Workers League, Pharmacists
Union. Radio Workers League,
Furniture Workers Industrial Union,
Retail Salesmen's Union, Office
Workers Union, Newspaper Guild,
Mirror Novelty Workers Union
Novelty Jewelry Workers Union
land some others"
He said all were dominated by
Communists and gave this descrip-
tion of them:
Food workers-Now affiliated with
the A. F.. L., with 10000 to $4,000
members in New York City under
the name of the Hotel Trades Coun-
Gil; led by j. Rubin and Mike Ober-
meyer and controlled by Commu-
nists.
Transport workers-Led by Com
munists, among when Maxim named
Michael Quill, who, he said, was a
national director of the C. I. O.;
membership, 10000 to 10000, mostly
in New York City.
Radio Workers-One-t third of the
Executive Board members of the
Communist party, including the ma
tional secretary of the G. I. o.; men,
bership, 10000 to 10000.
Many Executives in Party.
Furniture workers-Affiliated with
the A. F. L.; membership of 10000
to 10000; two-thirds of the Execu-
tive Board members of the Commu-
mist party.
Retail Observation-Disclosures with
the G. I. o. and headed by Clarina
Michaelson; two-thirds of the Ex-
ecutive Board members of the Com
munist party and the rest fellow
travellers"
Office workers-"absolut con-
trolled by the Communists" and di-
vided into two groups-Bookkeepers,
Accountants and Stenographers'
Union CA. F. of L. and the United
Office and Professional Workers of
America &C. I. o.
The latter group, Maxim added,
Evening star., 1939-10-13
Submarine FIotiIIa
Operates Near u. s,
Representative Says
Underseu Boots Entered
Caribbean in EorIy
August, Is Report
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Representative Snyder, Democrat,
OF Pennsylvania returned from AN
inspection of Caribbean fortifica-
tions today with a story of extern
sive foreign submarine operations
near United States soil.
Representative Snyder, chairman
Of the House Military Appropria-
tions Subcommittee, said Gov. Law
renee Cramer Of the Virgin Islands
had expressed the opinion to him
that flotilla of foreign submarines
had been in the Caribbean since
early August.
Gov. Cramer did not name the
nationality of the undersea craft,
Mr.. Snyder said, adding there was
belief in the islands that they be-
longed ito power embittered
against British shipping"
Some were of the opinion" the
Pennsylvania said, that a big
submarine was bringing fuel and
other supplies to a number of sub
marines of smaller type"
The Governors reports, he ex-
planned, came from civilians living
along the Virgin Islands coast as
we'll as from Army and Navy pa
trolls covering the Caribbean area
Expressing enthusiasm for the
state of American defenses after an
11000-mile air tour of Army posts
on the mainland and Caribbean
islands. Representative Snyder said
he believed there should be fur
ther expansion in some branches.
He declared he would advocate
increasing the Army's air force from
the authorized $500 planes to 5000,
to be completed by January l, 1943.
Evening star., 1939-10-13

the association was not only con-
cerned with the financial aspect Of
the problem but with the attitude
of the boys.
Since somewhat similar out
break two years ago." she said, I'VE
have extended the athletic classes
and other recreational facilities to
provide an opportunity for boys in
this neighborhood to direct their
energies along wholesome channels.
1t is time to see that something is
done to create the proper respect for
public property"
Evening star., 1939-10-13
Dr.. Boyd Carpenter to Speak

Members and friends Of the Rocky
Mountain Professional Society to-
night will hear DR.. William Ben
jamin Boyd-Carpenter, professor of
political science at the Georgetown
University Graduate School speak
Evening star., 1939-10-13

on "The Effect Of European Trou.
bles on Asiatic and African Colo.
MES" The lecture will start at $50
pm. at the Raleigh Hotel.
Evening star., 1939-10-13
Dies Committees
Legality Questioned
lin Court Demurrer
Gordner's Attorneys
Resist Indictment
Of Perjury
The legality Of the formation

The legality of the formation Of
the Dies Committee on Un-American
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-08-04
EVENTS SCHEDULED
IN The CITY PARK

The following permits have been
issued for events in the City
Park:
Aug. 5-Stenger Reunion
Aug 5-BlUe Ridge Gladiolus So
ciety.
Aug. 6-ArnOld Reunion
Aug. 6-Shiffler Reunion
Aug. 9-Snavely Reunion
Aug. 10-Stockslager Reunion
Aug. 10-John and Martha Shank
Reunion
Aug. 12-Mullendore Reunion
Aug. 12-Martin Reunion
Aug. 13-Crunkleton Reunion
Aug. 13-Coffman Reunion
Aug. 16-Shank Reunion
Aug. 19-Kirk Reunion
Aug. 20-Shank Reunion
Aug. 20-Needy Reunion
Aug. Wolfinger Reunion
Aug. 26-Burkhart Reunion
Aug. 26-Minnich Reunion
Aug. 27-Smith Reunion
Aug. 27-Neikirk Reunion
Aug. 30-Dennis Reunion
Aug. 31-Frush Reunion
Sept. 3-Wolf Reunion
'ept. 3-Grosh Reunion
'eDt. 10-Culler-Hewett Reunion
sent 1O-Parnhart Reunion
Sept. 17-Elbon Reunion
apt. 17-Grosh Reunion Norman
GrOve).
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-08-04

will receive his old-age insurance
benefits until he reaches the age
Of IS.
O.: l run little crossroads
store with the help of one clerk.
Is it necessary for me to make a
wage report to the Government for
that one employee? Is my en-
ployee covered by old-age insur-
ance?
A: Yes; under provisions of the
Social Security Act an employer
OF one or more employees in a
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-08-04
WHAT'S WHAT ABOUT
SOCIAL SECURITY
QUESTIONS G. ANSWERS:

O.: read in the paper that over
a half billion dollars has been
paid out in the United States for
unemployment compensation bene-
fits. How much of that money
came to jobless people in this
State2
A: Payments for unemployment
compensation from January l, 1888
(when benefits were payable in
this state) up to May 1, 1889, to-
tai $12.391 ,009. During the month
Of April, benefits paid to workers
in the State of Maryland who
were temporarily unemployed,
amounted to $416,S73.
O.: About how much could a
person who is entitled to unem-
ployment compensation expect to
get in case he loses his job?
A: In this State the average
weekly payment of unemployment
compensation during recent weeks
to those who were totally unem-
rloyed was 1892, according to the
atest figures available. The aver
age weekly payment for partia
unemployment in this State during
recent weeks was 1888.
O.. My brother. who worked in
bicycle shop for the past two
years, lost his job several days
ago. He has been paying his one
ger cent wage tax every week for
a long time, and now that he is
out of work, he thinks he is en-
titled to benefits. What should he
do in order to get this payment?
A.: The one per cent wage tax
YOUR brother has been paying has
nothing to do with unemployment
compensation benefits. Employ
ers of four or more workers in
commerce or industry in the State
If Maryland are subject to the
AK under unemployment compen-
sation law; and their employees
are covered by the benefit provi-
sions of that law; but workers
who are employed by firms ex-
empted under the State unemploy-
ment compensation law are not
entitled to unemployment compen-
satiOn. Employees in this State
DO not pay tax under the unem-
ployment conversation law. The
only wage tax employees paw in
Maryland is the one required by
the Social Security Act which is
related to old-age insurance. The
same law that provides N)ld-age
insurance benefits also provides
for q tax on empoyee as we'll as
employers. The employer takes
the one per cent tax out Of the
employees wages. adds his own
one per cent tax to that and sends
it all to the Collector of Internal
Revenue. However no worker
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-08-04
PATRONS NOW SERVED BY
C.. G. p. TELEPHONE CO

The State Corporation Commits
ion of Virginia has granted dis
0lution of the charter of the
1riglersville Mutual Telephone
o., and the exchange in Criglers-
Vile has been abandoned. Some
5 customers of the former tele-
1hone company. which was forced
% discontinue. are now being
'erved by the C. & P, through the
Madison exchange.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-08-04
TOoT! TooT!

A busy man was using the tele-
phone.
Il want Murray Hill double-two
1ouble-two," he said.
"Two-two. two-two" replied the
,xchange girl. reproachfully.
All right" said the man pat
entity. but right now, just get me
he number - I'll play trains with
you later"
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-08-04

shop or other commercial estab-
lishment is subject to the law. and
his employees are included under
the old-age insurance benefit pro-
visions.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-08-04

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The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1939-08-04
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Evening star., 1939-07-23
Births Reported

Thomas and Matilda Miller: boy.
Peter and Mary Probst, boy.
Homer and Alice Jones. boy.
ar1es Perry ana anq Msrasret laSe % eaWen. Boy Boy.
William and Alma Bailey: girl.
Edgar and Mary Seay, girl.
Howard and Dorothy OFT. girl.
Harold and Dorisdele Gresham boy.
Willard and Lois Ishsm: r." boy.
Henry Rnrsi .nd ma p'Estelie Ha LoSry. lp; siri.
Grayson and Anita Scott girl.
clyde and Rose Stride. girl
Charles and uf FRANCES @ DeLough' girl.
Harvey and Frances Dickerson girl.
John and Lydia Morris. ir. boy
Raymond and Mary Palmer. boy.
Richard and Elizabeth Wilkinson. boy.
5sr 5:mes and and Annls Bestriee H srsdy SGs girl
francis and Catherine MONTGOMERY. cir
Albert and F1ossie Beardslee. eirl.
Francis and Marie Hoffman. boy.
R.pa H.%ss AND and 5ans ASs erfa eunter IT, boS oSs
Oscar osan and and Mary Diet. boy SG''' wy
William and violette Bowling, girl.
Philip and Caroline Gentileore' girl.
Franklin and Aurelia Spence. girl.
Charles and Dorothy Green. girl
Francis and Madeleine Busch. girl.
4, Rodrioue and Guyola Paouip. girl
Erie and Lucille Ward. boy.
John and Bertha GLADDEN., boy.
Arthur and Roberta johnson. girl.
William and Maria Swami. girl.
sos 1oss ana .sd Msrssr.s hyds NoErs slk. boy So,
clifton and Isabelle Boone eirl
Russel and MarRaret Hill. girl.
Francis and zenolia Collins girl.
Evening star., 1939-07-23

exports are sausage castings, goat
and kid skins, bristles, peanut oil,
sesame seed, raw cotton and carpet
wool. There is-or was-also a con-
siderable trade in antiques and OBJ
jects Of art.
American officials see little of a
practical nature that can be done at
the present time to halt japanese
incursions in the China trade. Upon
several occasions, Secretary of State
Cordell Hull has addressed protests
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Marriage License
Applications

Thomas Lucas. 46. s11 Delaware ave. s.w.
and Ada Harris, As. s1l Delaware ave.
sw; the Rev Wiley Westray.
saEah, Diamond 2o. Baltimore; Rabbi
Norbert j. Hipp. 80. ,2237 Massachusetts
ave. NV. and Loretta H. Cunnlngham.
80, 1857 Sheridan st. NV: the Rev.
Russell il. Holman. ~, 3743 Benton St
NV. and Evelyn Crisp. %. Mount
Rainier Nd the Rev. Simpson B.
Elmer j. Ryan. 80. Kennedy Warren
Apartments and Marjorie A.. Fuller. %,
Chalfonte Apartments; the Rev. Patrick
w.m Iad yfEs6isn fSss risSy it 1aS y !3h asi4 q
Ct. nv; the Rev, Z. B. Niver
Robert W. Brown, 25. Atlanta. Ga; and
Susie z. Furlow. Fl. $50 Peabody st.
NV: the Rev. r. s. Harp, jr.
Eulus Hayes. 23. 3007 11th st. NV, and
Veral D. johnson, 10. 1908 st. NV;
the Rev. John L. Henry.
Rockville.
Rachel Brosden. 26. Rockville.
son. 46. both Of washington
"a, both Of Washington
Joseph Ashton. %, Washington, and Doris
l.. Bell. 21, Alexandria. Va.
Evening star., 1939-07-23

the Medical Corps Reserve to the
Medical Department Detachment of
the 29th Division Special Troops,
District Guard.
First It. Frank H. Babers, member
Of the Inactive National Guard and
formerly of the 245th Coast Artil-
lery, New York National Guard, was
assigned as first lieutenant to Bat
terry G, 260th Coast Artillery, here.
Those promoted were Sergt. John
F. Ellis, Battery D of the 26Oth, and
Evening star., 1939-07-23

encing in shipping goods safely on
the North China railroads.
Frequently, 1t is understood, mer-
chandize purchased by Americans
in the inner provinces, such as
Chahar, and shipped to the sea-
ports fails to arrive. Japanese Of
ficials explain that the freight trains
carrying the goods were attacked
and looted by bandits, despite the
Japanese military guards along
these roads. 1t has been claimed by
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Deaths Reported

Arcelia J. Thomas. 90. 1909 I st. ne.
Boyd c. Myers. Is, Sibley Hospital.
Johana D. Socket. SO, 2103 r. l. ave. ne.
James Waey, 50. Garfield Hospital
Margaret A. Lsnnon, 81. Providence Hos
Edith O. Nesius. 81, 333 11th st. sc.
Robert Ward. 81. Providence Hospital.
Margaret Dore. 55. 1852 2sth St
Roy C. Roberts. 40. U. S. Naval Hospital
Elizabeth Pascoe AZ, % 9TH st. ne,
Arthur Crumpler. As. Sibley Hospital.
Charles r. Pritchard AZ. Gallinser Hos
infant Patricia A. Benton, Children's Hos.
John Forrest. 81. Gallineer Hospital
Charles 2. Nelson. "A. 1850 Wis. ave.
Evening star., 1939-07-23

Americans in the area, however,
that trains carrying Japanese
owned goods seem to enjoy a singu-
lar immunity from such depreda-
tions.
American Firms Operating.
A number of large American ex-
port firms have been engaged in
business in North China for some
years, among the largest being the
China-American Trading Company.
Among the more important of their
Evening star., 1939-07-23

to the central Japanese Government
in Toxic against its violation Of the
"open door" policy Of equal CONNER
cial opportunity in China. These
protests, however, have not served
to deter Japan from continuing its
policies.
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Four New Officers
Added to D. G. Guard

-Four officers, two OF them by pro-
motion from non commissioned
ranks, were added yesterday to the
oficer personnel OF the District Ma
tional Guard.
Brig, Gen. Albert d Cox, guard
commander, announced the ap-
pointment of Capt. Wesley Fry Of
Evening star., 1939-07-23

Pvt. James G. Small of Battery B..
both to second lieutenant. 1t. Ellis
was reassigned to Battery A and 1t.
Small to Battery F. S@
Evening star., 1939-07-23
Flew $1,000 Miles

Eight-year-old Diana Ogilvia res
Gently flew $4,000 miles from Croy.
don, England, to Australia, unac.
companied by relatives. s
Evening star., 1939-07-23

Germany is expected to buy all
Sac Paulo cotton in Brazil this
year.
Evening star., 1939-03-15
Hearings Open tuesday
On Limiting Taxicabs

Public hearings on a bill author
izing the Public Utilities Commits
sion to limit the number of taxicabs
in Washington will be held by the
Public Utilities Subcommittee of the
House District Committee starting
next Tuesday, it was announced to-
day by Chairman McArdle.
Plans for the hearings were dis
cuSsed at an executive meeting of
the subcommittee yesterday, at
which Representative McArdle ex-
planned that many requests had been
made for early consideration of the
bill. More than a score of these
requests, he said, came from taxi
drivers.
ANY move to limit the number
Of taxicabs operating in Washing
ton brings up variety of other
problems" said Mr.. McArdle. "A
bill Of this type should not be acted
upon until the persons affected have
an opportunity to be heard.
II know I speak for my colleagues
on the subcommittee as we'll as my
self when I say we have no desire
to deprive any one of an honest
means of earning living. On the
other hand, both public interest and
the interest of the drivers and own.
ers of taxicabs in Washington de-
mand that something be done to
solve the taxicab problem here"
Evening star., 1939-03-15
obucco Auctioneer's Chant
To Rinq in Prince GEORGES

Another sales warehouse at
Hughesville, to be operated by the
Southern Maryland Tobacco Mar
ket, will be opened on May /. Both
projects were the outgrowth of dis
satisfaction with sales methods on
the Baltimore market, it was de-
clared.
Buyers representing all Southern
manufacturers and several of the
leading buyers for the export trade
will be on hand for the opening
sale, it was announced by Mr.. Hall.
He said he was promised the full
cooperation of buyers on a recent
trip through the South.
Tobacco growers will be given q
choice of selling their crop on the
loose-leaf or the bulk market, since
the opening has been timed to COIN
eide with the first sale on the Bal
timore market. Backers of the en-
terprise are confident that they will
have enough tobacco to sell despite
the conflict of dates, however.
Maryland tobacco, it was declared,
is the only cigarette tobacco not be-
fore sold at auction.
Special preparations are being
made in the town to house and feed
the large crowds expected to attend
the daily sales. 1t is estimated that
the population will be more than
doubled on sales days.