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Evening star., 1939-07-29
Seeks Use
Of Big Caucus Room
For D. {. Committee
Alterations Would Give
Residents Of Capital
Legislative HoII'
BY WILL P. KENNEDY.

Plans to give residents of the
National Capital a Legislative hall"
unmatched by any Of the major
committees of Congress were dis
closed today when Chairman RAN
dolph of the House District Commit
tee announced that he has written
to Speaker Bankhead, asking that
the marble caucus room. on the third
floor facing the main entrance to the
Old House Once Building, be as
signed to the District Committee.
He asked further that ''it be remod-
eled for this purpose"
Representative Randolph told the
Speaker the people of the District
should be afforded suficient space
to attend hearings and open sessions
Of the committee on legislation in
which they are vitality interested. He
emphasized that the present COM
mittee room is inadequate for this
purpose, and that the 18 seats around
the committee table are not enough
to accommodate a full attendance
OF the 81 members of the committee.
The marble caucus room which
Chairman Randolph hopes will be
given over to the District Commit
tee, Is the finest and largest room
in the office buildings. 1t formerly
was used. on various occasions, for
dancing parties, and has been used
for important hearings. such as the
one on Thursday by the Labor Com
mittee. by the Dies Committee in
vestigating anti-American activities,
and some years ago, when former
Representative Blanton conducted
his Investigation" of st. Elizabeths
Hospital. 1t also was used for some
OF the recent milk investigation
hearings.
Chairman Randolph hopes to have
a raised platform built at one end
on which the members of the Dis
trict Committee will sit around their
table. This would leave q large hall
In which seats for probably more
than 1000 interested observers, when
matters were under consideration in
which District people were particu-
larly concerned, The old room has
space for only about Is observers.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Echoes Of Lewis Blast
Al Garner Heard in
Lending Bill Debate
MeCurron Refers to Man
Who Hos Been Apparently
A Great Labor Chumpion'
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Echoes of John L. Lewis denuncia-
ton Of Vice President Garner re-
sounded in the Senate last night
during debate on the administra-
tion's lending bill.
Senator McCarran, Democrat. of
Nevada, seeking to restore the pre-
vailing wage base for w. p. A.
workers, said he was sorry that a
certain expression was made yester-
day by an outstanding man who has
been in the past apparently great
champion of labor"
Mr.. Lewis had called Mr.. Garner
"a labor-baiting, poker-playing,
whisky drinking, evil old man" in
testlfylng before the House Labor
Committee against changes in the
wage-hour law.
senator Tydings, Democrat, of
Maryland, offered an amendment to
tne McCarran proposal to prevent
any organization from contributing
70 a candidate for Office any money
not collected expressly for that pur-
pose.
s470,O00 Loan BY U. NJ. w.
Although Senator Tydings did not
mention Mr.. Lewis by name, he said
MS amendment would cover the
case where the Democratic party
borrowed half million dollars" He
referred apparently to a loan of
s470,000 by Mr.. Lewis United Mine
Workers in 1896.
The McCarran proposal later was
rejected by the Senate.
In the House, Representative
Gross, Republican, of Pennsylvania
criticized Chairman Norton. Demo.
crat, OF New Jersey, of the Labor
committee for thanking Mr.. Lewis
Tor his fine contribution to the
committee after he had made his
vicious and uncalled-for assault on
tnat courageous American, Jack
Garner" N
Mrs. Norton issued a statement
saying she did not thank him
uewis) for his attack on Mr.. Gar
ner and If I thanked him it was
Tor accepting our invitation to tes-
tify."
Calls Lewis No. 2 Menace.
Representative Hoffman, Repubu-
can, OF Michigan read to the House
a letter from John O'Connor, former
Democratic Representative from
New York. The letter, addressed to
Mr.. Garner, told the Vice President
that America stands behind YOU"
and described Lewis as Americas
menace No. g." Mr.. O'Connor ex-
planned that he considered Mr
Lewis Communist associates" the
country'S No. l menace.
Reading of the letter touched off
spirited exchange between Re-
publicans and Democrats as to Mr..
Lewis political affiliation.
Representative Patrick, Democrat.
OF Alabama, said the Democrats did
not want Mr.. Lewis in their ranks.
Yes. but you got the $47O,0Oo.'
Mr.. Hoffman retorted.
II we give you the money will
you take him back?" Mr.. Patrick
asked, referring to the c. I. o. chief
tain's former af1iliation with the
Republicans.
"Oh, no." Mr.. Hoffman replied.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Gray Line Strike
Reaches Settlement
After Three Days
Cafeteria Workers
At StuIemote Over
Wage Dispute

Drivers and lecturers of the Gray
Line Sightseeing Co. were back at
work today following a three-day
strike In wage dispute. S
The strike came to an end when
company ofhcials and union repre-
sentatives agreed late yesterday on
terms Of a contract. The settlement
followed a meeting Of Joseph w.
Wyatt. attorney for the company,
and Arthur Reyman, representing
the union, with Stanley v. White,
Labor Department conciliator.
The contract provides for employ
ment on seniority basis, the effect
OF which will be to insure maximum
pay for senior men and down the
line as far as there is work. 1t also
guarantees 51a hours day for extra
workers.
The new contract provides 43
cents an hour for lecturers with
less than three years of experience,
and As cents an hour for those with
more than three years of experience.
Drivers will get 48 cents an hour for
the first three years, and IS cents
an hour thereafter.
In another wage dispute threat
ening a strike of cafeteria workers
In the cafeterias operated in Gov-
ernment buildings, no agreement
had been reached today.
Representatives of the United
Cafeteria Workers Of America, a
c. I. o. afnliate, and the Welfare
and Recreation Association, which
operates the cafeterias on a nom
profit basis, failed to settle the dis
pute at meeting last night with
Mr.. White in the Labor Department.
Mr.. White said there was little
change in the position of either
side. Another conference has been
scheduled for Monday night. with
the understanding that there will
be no change in the employment
status until Wednesday. The con-
tract which the cafeteria workers
now have expires Monday, and the
unions Executive Committee has
been empowered to call a strike If
the wage demands are not met,
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Minister Is Held
In Wife Staying
BY the Associated Press,

os LIE HSsOClAteu FreSS.
FLINT, Mich, July 29.-The Rev.
James Wilson Lane was ordered held
yesterday for trial in Circuit Court
on murder charge in the fatal
shooting of his wife last July 7.
Mr.. Lane, who divided his time
between working in an automobile
plant and preaching in q church at
Frankenmuth, maintained during
his Municipal Court examination
that his wife was accidentally shot
while he was trying to remove q
jammed cartridge from his rifle.
Mrs. Helen Sherwood, Al, house.
keeper for the Lanes, testified that
she had illicit relations with the ac-
cused man and that Mrs. Lane knew
Of them, but denied that she and
Mr.. Lane had entered into an agree
ment to marry in the event Of Mrs.
Lanes death.
Mr.. Lane is 81 years old, as was
his wife, to whom he had been mar
ried A years.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Record Catch Is Made
Where F. D. R. Fishes
Special Dispatch to The Star.

opeclal DlSpatch to The Star.
OCEAN CITY, Md, July 2e.-
President Roosevelt is expected at
the Jackspot today for a session of
deep sea fishing, and the Chief
Executive chose good time for his
expedition as record of 1913 white
marlin was reported here yesterday.
The area is said to be swarming with
big fellows.
Frank Edwards, on the Commo-
dore, had a blue marlin on his line
for 6 hours and 10 minues yester-
day, but after exhausting everybody
on board the fish finally made a
successful break for freedom when
a wire leader broke. Frank Soder-
berg had blue marlin on for a half
hour, but his tackle was too light to
hold the quarry.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
roveI to Europe Rises,
Toxing Lines Capacity

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 29.-A sudden
pickup in Eastbound trans Atlantic
steamship travel taxing the capacity
OF several lines was reported today
by ship officials.
John Brennan, passenger traffic
head of the U. s. Lines, attributed
the increase to removal of the Eu-
ropean war scare from the front
pages"
The improvement was typifed by
the Cunard White Star Lines Maui
retania, sailing for Europe with full
passenger list of Ito and leaving
behind go persons who vainly at
tempted to book passage.
Ofncials of eight other steamship
lines also reported heavy bookings.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Collaboration on D. {
Reorganization
Is Projected
King and Randolph
Discuss Consultations
To Perfect Plan
BY ]. A, OLEARY,

Conferences between Chairman
King Of the Senate District Com
mittee and Chairman Randolph of
the House District Committee in
continuing the study of proposed
reorganization Of the local govern
ment after Congress adjourns ap-
peared likely today.
The advisability of working In CO.
operation on such major District
problems was discussed informally
by the two committee chairmen late
yesterday, with indications both are
agreeable to that course.
Senator King previously had an
nounced he would remain in WASH
ington during part of the recess
to work with the Commissioners
and other District officials in out
lining a satisfactory reorganization
bill for the next session. At that
time he welcomed the cooperation
Of House committee members in this
further survey of the problem.
Consider Other Bills.
The first opportunity to make
plans for joint consultations came
yesterday, when the two chairmen
met to go over other bills still
awaiting action at this session.
Meanwhile, the Commissioners
yesterday approved q suggestion by
Corporation Counsel Seal that each
local department head pe requested
to make recommendation on any
additional powers they believe
should be conferred on the Com
missioners to improve the municipal
government. These recommended
tions would be submitted to the
committee Of District Building ofi-
cials working on the reorganization
question
Chairman King also announced
last night he will ask the Senate to
concur in House amendments to
two bills that have passed both
branches, which would complete leg
lslative action and send them to
the White House for signature.
One authorizes the Commissioners
to install additional automobile
parking meters, with proviso that
half OF the meters bought during
the current fiscal year may be of
the manually operated type. The
existing meters are mechanically
operated.
Amends Realty Broker Law.
The other bill makes a series of
amendments to the law regulating
and licensing real estate brokers
and statesmen. The amendments are
designed to clarity and extend GER
tain provisions of the original act
including some revision of license
ices to avoid raising more revenue
than is needed for supervision of
the regulations.
senator King also hopes to obtain
senate action within a few days IN
IL other local bills remaining IN
the Senate calendar, nine of which
have already passed the House.
Most important on this list is the
lunacy bill, designed to relieve over
crowding at Gallinger Hospital by
authorizing the more expeditions
transfer Of serious cases to st. Eliza
beths Hospital.
The decision OF Senator King to
remain here and help work out a
new reorganization plan following
adjournment was reached after a
House subcommittee dealing with
the subject voted recently to post
pone action until January on the
Kennedy bill, embodying a modified
version of the Griffenhagen plan
for consolidation of municipal de-
partments, delegation of broader
policy-making powers to the Com
miSsioners and transfer of their ad-
ministrative functions to a new ad-
ministrator.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Roskob Loses $4,000
Suit, Must Pay $16,8S6
NJ. tba Aesa.;ot.d n,>,

By the Associsted Press.
LOS ANGELES, July 29.-John J.
Raskob, financier and politician,
lost his suit for $4,000 against w.
j. Williams and jury in Judge
Clement L. Shinn's Court granted
Mr.. Williams $16,886 damages in his
counter suit.
Mr.. Raskob alleged Mr.. Williams
failed to pay $4,000 note in min
ing deal. Mr.. Williams charged he
bought the mine because OF misrep-
resentation. He asked to be excused
from further payment, for return of
his $4,000 down payment, and
losses sustained in operation of the
mine.
Mr.. Raskob was represented by his
son, Robert.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Pair Rewed Half Century
After Separation
BY the Associated Pres.

BY the Associated Press.
CATLETTSBURG, KY, July o.
A half century after divorce ended
their first marriage, Jake Persinger,
81, of Scott, w. Va, and his 86-year-
old bride, who was Mrs. Helen Wood
ward, Of oClloden, w. Va, were
honeymooning again today.
Their remarriage yesterday was
witnessed by their daughter, Mrs.
Florence Vance, who brought them
together, and her daughter, Mrs.
Agnes Pauley.
Magistrate Dee Bolt, who per-
formed the ceremony, said the
couple separated a few years after
their first marriage and subsequently
married others, who since have died.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Cornwall Opens Tonight

MANASSAS, Va, July 20 (Spe-
ciaD The annual carnival of the
Manassas Volunteer Fire Depart
ment will open tonight on the
Manassas High School athletic field
and will continue until August S.
Election returns will be posted at
the carnival Tuesday night.
The committee in charge Of ar
rangements includes Thomas How
ard, chairman: John T. Breaddus,
Warren Coleman, A. Mcmillan and
John Roeeberry.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Mrs. Williams Honored

ANNANDALE. Va, July % (Spe.
ciaD.-The Women's Missionary So
ciety Of the Annandale Methodist
Church yesterday presented a life
membership in the organization and
gold pin to Mrs. Rena Louise Will
liams, 70, in recognition Of her work
In the church.
Mrs. Williams is the widow of the
Rev. George H. Williams who served
as pastor for many years.
The presentation was made by the
Rev. s. M. Iglehart, pastor of the
East Fairfax Methodist Circuit.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Divorce Is Granted
Mrs. Elizabeth Foss

A divorce on the grounds of cruelty
was granted in Reno, New, yesterday
to Mrs. Elizabeth v. Foss from Ken
dali B. Foss, executive assistant to
the rural electrification administra-
tor, 1t was learned here.
Mr.. Foss is to provide Mrs. Foss
and their one child 500 a month
alimony under terms of the agree
ment, q dispatch from Reno said.
They were married December "a,
1880, and had made their home here
ct 2445 Fifteenth street NV.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
New Worlds Form
From Cosmic Dust,
Scientist Theories
Astronomer Estimates
Thickness of Matter by
Effect on Starlight
BY THOMAS r. HENRY,
Star Staff Correspondent,


LIEGE, Belgium (by Yankee
Clipper New stars and new worlds
may be forming out of the cosmic
dust which strews the vast emptiness
Of space.
This possibility was presented be-
fore the French Association for the
Advancement of Science, meeting
here. by the president, Prof. Charles
Fabry, noted mathematical as
tronomer. BY means of recent
technical advances it now is possible,
he pointed out, to estimate the
thickness of this dust in certain
portions of the heavens by its effect
on light from distant stars passing
through it. For the vast Milky
Way galaxy 1t turns out to be less
than a single kilogram for a space
as large as the earth This, he
stressed, is about as near absolute
nothingnesS as the human mind
can imagine, although matter may
actually be much thinner in the
spaces between the galaxies them
selves than in the relatively small
distances of few light years which
separate the stars.
Nevertheless, Prof. Fabry said, it
can be calculated that, since space
is so vast compared with the total
volume of all the stars, planets and
other celestial objects, that these
finely dispersed grains of dust,
atoms, electrons, ETC., constitute a
total mass at least equal to that Of
the luminous larger bodies.
Pour Energy Into Space.
But, Prof. Fabry said, the stars
are themselves constantly pouring
into space incalculably vast amounts
of energy in the form Of light, heat,
electrical waves and invisible ultra
violet and infrared radiation. This
mingles with the cosmic dust and
acts upon it, in ways of which
astronomers as yet have no clear
ideas.
Energy does not disappear into
nothingness and evidence of its re-
conversion into matter, although
held by some, is not yet generally ac-
cepted But in any event, DR.. Fabry
said, the existence of this free
energy transforms the vast reaches
of the galaxy from lifeless deserts
of nothingness to possible stages of
recreation.
In some way, over vast expanses Of
time, he said, it is entirely possible
that the finely scattered particles are
being assembled into masses of
stellar magnitude. If the process
could be consummated rapidly. there
might be twice as many stars in
the Milky Way galaxy than the 100,-
000, 100000, more or less, estimated
at present.
Comes From Stars.
Much of this cosmic dust, however,
has come originally from the stars
themselves, it was pointed out, al
though a considerable part of it may
represent unused material for the
building of galaxies. 1t is impossible
to determine whether the speed of
the building-up process-a speed too
slow ever to be detected by human
observer and discernible in its ef-
fects, if at all, only over countless
millions of years-is slow or faster
than that of the tearing down proc
ess which is constantly causing the
disintegration of stars.
The possibility was suggested that
there may be an approximate bal
ance maintained, the deaths of old
stars being offset by the appearance
of new ones.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
BeryI Mercer Dies

SANTA MONICA, Calf, July 20
R.-Beryl Mercer, 81, noted char
acter actress of stage and screen,
died at hospital yesterday.
Miss Mercer was active In New
York Theater Guild productions.
She appeared on the New York
stage In Outward Bound" and in
the movie version In 1881.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
New Torpedo Boat
Tested by Britain
BY the Associated Press,

BY the ASsoc1Ated Press.
SOUTHAMPTON. England, July
"a new British torpedo boat
which does not appear much more
formidable than an ordinary pleas
ure cabin cruiser was put through
its PAGES today ut 81 miles an hour.
The craft carries two torpedoes,
six depth bombs and q war crew
Of six IN addition to guns.
Testers claimed for 1t defensive
and offensive possibilities "out Of all
proportion to COSTS"
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Report
Furnished by q

OF Combiashowers this afternoon tonight and tomorrow
nns winds becoming gentle to moderate noher tomorrow
cloudy and cooler showers east
Monday fair '
~ ' '
portion tonight slightly cooler tonight;
temperature.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Congress in Brief
TODAY,

House:
Considers alien bill az noon).
Senate:
Continues debate on lending bill
I'll am.). .
Evening star., 1939-07-29
GuerriIIas Blast Train
On Shanghai. .Nankinq R. R.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, July 29.-Chinese
guerrillas were reported today to
have blown the locomotive of a
passenger-freight train of the track
in a dynamite and machine-gun
attack on the Shanghai-Nanking
Railway.
The japanese spokesman said 400
Chinese participated in the attack,
160 miles west of Shanghai. All
traffic was halted.
The train, local, carried mostly
farmers as passengers and the only
guards were japanese. The spokes-
man said a number of persons were
killed in the machine-gunning
which followed blasting of the loco
motive and derailment of eight cars.
The spokesman declared it was
the third successful" attack on the
railroad since February, 1898, and
expressed surprise the guerrillas did
not wait for one of the expresses
which run twice daily.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Drought Hits Shantung,

CHEFOO, China, July 20 (R.-
While neighboring Hopeh province
is suffering from floods, four eastern
counties of Shantung province are
threatened with complete destruc-
ton Of crops by drought.
Farmers pray daily to their idols,
which they carry into the fields to
see their dying crops. With Chi
nese guerrilla fighters demanding
food and Japanese planes bombing
their villages, the farmers plight is
grave.
Evening star., 1939-07-29

Scotlands new aircraft factory
will employ 5000 persons within q
year.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
River Report.

River Report.
Potomac ana Shenandoah Rivers muddy
at Hsrpers Ferry; Potomac slishtly muddy
n Great Falls today.
Evening star., 1939-07-29
Precipitation

Automobile lights must be turned on one.
half hour after sunset.
Rv>nlni<sH3>,
Evening star., 1939-07-29

Monthly precipitation In inches n Il
Capital (current month to date):
The Omaha guide., 1939-07-29
DR.. Jernagin Serv-
es Tea to London
Guests

Washington July 26 (C)-Dr.
w. H. Jernagin, president of the
Fraternal Council of Negro Chuez
ches in America, and noted Baptist
divine, 1341 3rd street, N W., is
keeping a busy schedule his week.
DR.. Jernagin, Immediately ON re-
turning from Tulsa, where he
made the opening address before
al B. Y. P. U. and SIS. Congress,
was one of the speakers at the
Lincoln University summer con-
ference for ministers, and on July
II opened as president the Sum-
mer Conference for Ministers and
Christian Workers at Storer Col
lege, Harpers Ferry, w. Va; and
en- uesday, July IS, served tea to
DR.. 7. G Dunning of London Eng
land, and mis- delegation, who are
enroute to the Baptist World Alli-
ance at Atlanta, Ga. DR.. Jerna-
ging left Thursday night for the
Alliance meeting, where he is one
of the speakers. In 1887 DR.. Dun
ming gave DR.. Jernagin and his
delegation a fellowship tour in Lon
don. Luton, Berford and Cam
bridge, England.
On July %, the National B. Y.
P. U. and SIS. Congress is giving
an international tea for the foreign
delegation attending the World Al
lance at Spellman college, Allan
ia
The Omaha guide., 1939-07-29
To Reduce w.
p. A. Rolls By
August 1st

Colonel F. c. Harrington, Works
Projects Commissioner, announced
today up return from an admins
trative conference in Chicago that
WPA employment would be re-
duced to 100000 by August /,
chiefly by dropping workers who
have been on the rolls for 18 con-
secutive months. Employment now
stands at 100000, the number
previously authorized for July.
Decision to begin dropping wor-
kers who have been on the rolls 18
months was influenced largely by
q survey indicating that approxi-
mately 650,9O0 would have been
affected August 81 by the require
ment of the new WPA appropri-
alton act, making lay-offs manda-
tory for such persons after that
The Omaha guide., 1939-07-29

know the amount of wages cred
tied to their accounts, but to en-
able US to correct any records
which are shown to be in error,
said John j. Corson, Director of
the Bureau of Old-Age Insurance.
''In the year since it was anoun-
ced that this information was a
vailable, we have received requests
from about 100000 workers. To
more than 85 percent of the inqui-
rers, statements have been immed-
lately forwarded. The percentage
of wage earners who have found
these statements at variance with
their own records is small. In all
such cases we have tried 10 recon.
cile the employers wage returns
and the workers belief that not
all of his wages have been repor-
ted. We have been able to trace
the missing wage items and cred
it them to the workers accounts in
a great majority of the cases."
The Omaha guide., 1939-07-29

date, Colonel Harrington said.
By beginning now to drop these
workers, the WPA Commissioner
pointed out, it will be possible to
lessen the magnitude of the sud
den cut in project personnel, which
wculd have practically clcbed
down entire sections of the pro-
gram.
Those persons dropped because
of having had 18 months employ
ment can regain employment on
WPA only by being recertified as
in need and securing reassignment,
it was explained. Such reassign-
ment, Colonel Harrington said, will
be made on the basis of the indi-
vidual persons qualifications for
performing essential duties on a
project on which there were va
cancies and on the basis of rel
ative need, as required by the
act.