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Evening star., 1939-01-04
Phillips Gives Dute
Roosevelt Views on
Political Refugees
WeIIes Reveals Topic
Of ToIk in Rome
Lost Night
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
President Roosevelt's views on the
question of political refugees have
been conveyed to Premier Mussolini
Of Italy by the American Ambassa.
dor, William Phillips.
Acting Secretary Of State Welles
said today that Mr.. Phillips on his
return to Rome after conferences
here with Mr.. Roosevelt requested
an audience with Premier Mussolini,
to take up with him the Presidents
views on political refugees and to
obtain in return Mussolini's views
on the same question.
Mr.. Welles said that no other mat
ter was discussed at Ambassador
Phillips interview last night with
the Italian Duce.
Mr.. Phillips sat in with Hugh
Wilson, Ambassador to Germany,
and William c. Bullitt, Ambassador
to France, in the diplomatic conver-
Sations with the President in No.
vember and December. Mr.. Phillips
sailed for Rome December 10, being
the first Of the Ambassadors to re-
turn to his post.
The State Department already has
sought assurances from the Italian
government that it's recent anti
Jewish DEGREES will not affect Amer
ican citizens.
The United States is not protected
in this respect by a treaty.
Mr.. Welles refused to divulge any
details of the Presidents views as
conveyed to Mussolini. He said Am
bassador Phillips would report his
conversation in full, but that 1t was
unlikely it would be made public.
Evening star., 1939-01-04
N. B. c. Official Explains
Finances to Probers

The financial setup Of the Ma
tional Broadcasting Co., Inc, was
explained to the Monopoly Com
mittee of the Federal Communica-
tions Commission today by Mark
Woods, vice president and treasurer,
when the committee resumed its
investigation of chain broadcasting.
Lenox R. Lohr, president of the
National Broadcasting Co., is ex-
pected to take the stand this after
noon as the final N. B. C. witness
in the current investigation, which
was recessed during the holidays.
After Mr.. Lohr's testimony the COM
mittee will hear witnesses from the
Columbia Broadcasting System.
Mr.. Woods presented to the COM
mittee figures showing the earnings
and expenses of the company from
November, 1926, through 1897. For
this l0-year period, for the most
part, the figures showed the National
Broadcasting Co. has continually in
creased its net operating profit. The
only loss was from November, 1926,
to December, 1927, when deficit of
$464 ,385l0 was shown. The net
operating profit for the year 1887
was given as $500 1854.
Evening star., 1939-01-04
Funeral Rites Held
For Mrs. HOPKINS
srecial Dispatch to The Star,

Srecial Dispatch to The Star.
LEONARDTOWN, Nd, Jan. A.
Mrs. M. F. Hopkins, 80, postmistress
of Oraville, st. Marys County, Md,
was buried at Mount Zion M. E.
Church Cemetery, Oraville, yester-
day, after services in the church.
Mrs. Hopkins died Sunday at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Ora H.
Early, in Washington.
She is survived by her daughter,
two sons, j. Logan Hopkins and
o. B. Hopkins, both of Washington:
two brothers, John r. Hardin and
Alfred Hardin, both of Alexandria,
Va, and two sisters, Mrs. Anne
Hudson of Washington and Mrs.
Philip T. Graves of Laurel Grove Md.
Evening star., 1939-01-04
T.. |. 0. Unit Here Seeks
Co-operation Of A. F. |.

Efforts to bring about close ard
continued cooperation between c.
I. o. and A. F. L. locals of ONCE
and professional workers in Wash
ington have been launched by the
C. I. o. affiliate in that field, it was
disclosed today.
Pointing out that the two locals
stood together throughout confer
ences called by the District Mini
mum Wage Board to determine the
wage floor for women Office work.
ers here, the c. I. o. union recent
ly adopted a resolution of COM
mendation and directing its Execu-
tive Committee to approach the
A. F. L. afnliate to plan an extern
sion and continuance of this policy
of cooperation.
Evening star., 1939-01-04
Projects in Waterway
Measure Listed
BY the Associated Press.

~ VIC ASSoSldtco FfeSs
Chairman Mansfield of the House
Rivers and Harbors Committee gave
a preview last night of a rivers and
harbors bill that may provide for
development of scores of projects in
80 States.
The chairman asserted it was i'm
portant for Congress to pass rivers
and harbors measure. and added it
should contain number of COM
bination waterway and hydroelectric
power developments.
He placed in the Congressiona!
Record list of the projects covering
80 States, plans and reports for
which have been submitted or are
expected to be submitted to his COM
mittee.
He mentioned no cost estimates.
however.
Representative Mansfield stressed
river navigation Improvements in
Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New
Mexico, Kansas and Colorado. as
sertlng this area nov has the high
est rail rate structure in the coun-
try"
The people there" he added, "pay
more per pound for the transporta-
ton OF the goods that they buy than
do the people of any other part of
the United States. AS result, new
industries are backward in develop
ing. In an area that is unusually
rich in resources"
Evening star., 1939-01-04

an employe in the county treasur-
er's Office in Rockville and remained
in that branch of the Montgomery
government until taking Office as
county commissioner a few days
ago.
The new commissioner, who is
married and has four children, was
born in Prince Georges County, son
OF the late Thomas j. Roby and
Mrs. Harriet NARROW Roby, but
went to Montgomery County with
his parents when only months
old and was educated in the schools
OF that community.
He lived at Ashton for nine years,
then moved to Fairland and has
lived there ever since. He worked
on his fathers farms until 20, then
entered the mercantile business as
an employe of the late A. G. Thomas
at Ashton.
Later he accepted a position with
the State fish hatchery in Druid
Hill Park, Baltimore, and worked
there for two years. When his
father died he resigned his position
and remained on the farm.
1t was during his employment
with the hatchery that he displayed
the determination to succeed that
has been characteristic of his every
endeavor-political and otherwise.
Transportation in those days was
difficult. Mr.. Roby was forced to
arise each morning at $3.50 o'clock,
walk miles by lantern light to
Beltsville and catch a train for
Baltimore in order to reach his job
on time.
The new commissioner is not a
member of many organizations but
has been afflliated with Liberty
Grove Grange at Burtonsville for
80 years. He also is an active church
worker.
Evening star., 1939-01-04

This is one OF a series of
sketches on neWly elected Off,
cials of nearby Maryland and
Virginia. another wiH appear
tomorrow.
Woodrow Wilson was running
against Champ Clark in the Demo-
cratic presidential primary of 1912
when young Fairland Md
farmer first became interested in
politics.
He was convinced Mr.. Wilson was
better qualified to handle the duties
OF Chief Executive and determined
to do what he could to bring about
his election. He went among his
friends in the agricultural section
near Fairland and implored them to
support the New Jersey Governor
Mr.. Wilson polled only AZ votes in
Colesville district-where Fairland is
situated. He won the nomination.
though. and subsequently was chosen
to be President of the United States.
The sincerity and vigor with which
the young farmer worked for Mr..
Wilson impressed Montgomery
County Democratic leaders. They
sought Odorion w. Roby and asked
him to run for county commissioner.
Won With Little Difficultx
Mr.. Roby became a candidate and
won the election with little diff
Guilty. Nearly a quarter of a CEN
tury has elapsed since that time,
but now he is on the County Board
again as commissioner for the same
area from which he was elected in
1914.
During the 25-year interim Mr..
Roby has been in the public eve
great deal. He compiled such an
impressive record for economical
government during his first term as
commissioner that he went unop-
posed in both the primary and gen.
eral elections when he sought elec-
ton for a second term.
After he retired from the board
in 1921 he became connected with
the State Roads Commission, first
IN headquarters at Baltimore and
later as maintenance supervisor in
Montgomery and Howard Counties
from 1922 to 1881.
Mr.. Roby had re-entered COM
petitive politics in the fall of 1880
and achieved election to the House
OF Delegates, SO he resigned from
the State Roads Commission when
his term as member of the Mont
gomery delegation in the House be-
gan the following January.
"--.'ved in Treasurer's Office.
He was not a candidate for public
office in 1884, but in 1885 he became
Evening star., 1939-01-04
Exit. Gov. Jurgensen's S
Conviction Upheld
BY the Associated Press.

Sy the Associated Press.
LINCOLN, Nebr., Jan. 4.-The Ne
braska Supreme Court affirmed to-
day the conviction of former 1t.
Gov. Walter H. Jurgensen for en-
bezzlement
, Jurgensen was convicted in the
District Court here last spring for
embezzling S549 from Chester C..
Kaderi, Potter (Nebr.) railroad sta
tion agent, in a securities transac-
ton, and was sentenced to 2 to S
years in the State Penitentiary.
In unanimous opinion, Justice
w. B. Rose said:
1T is familiar law that where
a principal intrusts property to his
agent for a particular purpose and
the agent fraudulently converts the
property to his own use without the
assent of the owner, a subsequent
purpose, an offer or agreement of
the agent to make restitution does
rot defeat prosecution by the State
tor embezzlement.
go There being no SUBJ
stantial ground for interference
with the verdict. the judgment -. !.
Is affirmed"
Evening star., 1939-01-04

Of the railroad and other trans
portation problems.
"We have now passed the period
of internal conflict in the launching
of our program of social reform" 4"
said the President.
Investigate Process of Recovery.
Our full energies may now be re-
leased to invigorate the processes of
recovery in order to preserve our re-
forms, and to give every man and
woman who wants to work a real
job at living wage"
This was interpreted as meaning
the President has reached the con-
clusion permanent recovery must be
principal objective of his admin
istration from now on. He said the
first duty of craftsmanship today is
to bring capital and man power to-
gether.
Discussing the objective of a ma
tional income of at least 80 billion
dollars year. Mr.. Roosevelt pre-
dicted that this figure can be at
tanned working within the frame
work of our traditional profits sys-
tenn.
He listed a number of factors
which must govern in attaining the
additional national income, including
more widespread understanding
among business men of changes in
our economy, perfection of the farm
program, acceptance of new stand
ards of honesty in financial mar
kets, reconcilement of antagonistic
interests in the transportation field,
wider markets for electric power, re-
vamping of tax relationships be-
tween Federal, State and local units
of government and consideration of
relatively small tax increases and
the perfection of labor organizations
U. S. Investment Must Continue.
Federal investment, the President
insisted, is an immediate remedy
that must be continued. He was re-
ferring to the Government spending
program. He attacked those who
called for elimination of enough
activities of the Government to bring
the budget into balance. Such
course, he said, would keep this
Nation 60 billion dollar country.
If Congress accepts this theory of
operation, he said. it will have to cut
Government activities by one-third.
This would mean drastic reductions
to agriculture, veterans pensions,
flood control, grants for social and
health security, highway develop
ment and other public works. He
put the matter squarely up to Con-
gress, which, he pointed out, is the
appropriating branch of the Govern
ment.
The President declared his firm
faith in a program of Government
investment" He insisted that it
was such program which reversed
recession and started "the new
rising tide of prosperity and national
income which we are now just be-
ginning to enjoy
Mr.. Roosevelt said he heard some
people say there are certain advan-
tages to dictatorship. He proceeded
to knock this straw man down with
out delay, declaring dictatorship in
wolves costs which the American
people will never pay.
In conclusion, the President said
he had once predicted that this
generation of Americans had a rem
devious with destiny" That proph-
ecy has come true, he said, adding,
ito us much is given; more is ex-
pected"
He closed with quotation from
Abraham Lincoln. This generation
will, the President said, "nobly save
Evening star., 1939-01-04

or meanly lose the last best hope
OF earth. . The way is plain, peace
full, generous, just-a way which, if
followed, the world will forever ap-
plaud. and God must forever bless.
Mrs. Roosevelt and the Presidents S
mother stepped into the gallery re-
served for presidential guests 10
minutes before the President began
speaking
Mrs. Roosevelt removed her fur
coat and pulled little Diana Hop
kins, daughter of the Secretary OF
Commerce, on her lap.
The French and Spanish Ambas-
sadors, the Portuguese Minister and
the German Charge d'Affaires were
in the adjoining diplomatic gallery
Marvin H. Mcintyre, the Presi-
dents secretary, rode to the Capitol
with Mr.. Roosevelt. Members of the
cabinet drove to Capitol Hill in
other automobiles
Just before the Presidents arrival
in the House chamber Josephus
Daniels, Ambassador to Mexico, took
a seat in the Speakers reserved
gallery. Diagonally across the cham
ber, in the last row of one of the
public galleries, sat Homer S. Cum
mings, retired Attorney General, and
his wife.
Signal to Get to Work.
Mr.. Roosevelt's message. which is
being broadcast around the world in
seven languages. was a signal for
Congress to buckle down to work
after brief, jovial session yesterday
that belied growing disagreements
over relief, presidential appointments
and labor laws.
One of the first matters to be acted
on is the w. P. A. relief appropria-
ton. Moreover. as a result of the
charges of political activity brought
against the w. P. A. yesterday by the
Senate Campaign Expenditures Com
mittee, substantial changes in w. p
A. administrative methods are in
prospect.
Senators of both major parties
agreed that restrictions on political
activity not only by w. P. A. officials
but all Federal officials would be
enacted with little opposition.
The report also is expected to form
the basis of an inquiry into the
qualifications of Harry Hopkins,
former w. p A. administrator, to
be Secretary of Commerce. Mr.. Hop
kins' confirmation by the Senate is
forecast generally. however, as is
confirmation of former Gov. Frank
Murphy of Michigan to be Attorney
General.
A major Senate battle appeared
likely. though, over reappointment
OF Donald Wakefield Smith to the
National Labor Relations Board.
The American Federation of Labor
has contended Mr.. Smith has
favored the c. I. o. In jurisdictional
disputes.
Opposition Senators claim suf-
lcient votes to defeat Mr.. Smith s
confirmation, and there have been
reports the President might with
draw his nomination. However, Mr..
Roosevelt indicated a. his press con-
ference yesterday that only technical
details were holding up submission
of his name.
Evening star., 1939-01-04

Arguments Heard
On Transit Move
To Bar Auto-RaiIers
District Firm Says
Entry Of Virginia Line
Would Lose 1t $40, 900

Justice Daniel w. ODonoghue In
District Court today heard argu-
ments and testimony on the move
Of the Arlington & Fairfax Auto
Railroad Co. to run its auto-railers
from its present terminal at Ross
lyn, Va, into downtown Washing
ton at Fourth street and Constitu-
ton avenue NV.
A temporary restraining order
was obtained last month by the
Capital Transit Co. to prevent the
extension of the line into the down.
town area. The company claimed
it would be injured by the prospec-
tive competition. The restraining
order was aimed at the Public
Utilities Commission and the Ar
lington & Fairfax Auto Railroad Co.
The transit company will lose
$4,000 annually net If the prospec-
tive competition is permitted, coun-
sci for the carrier told the court
today. Representing the company
are Attorneys G. Thomas Dunlop
and S. r. Bowen; for the Arlington
g. Fairfax Auto-Railroad Co. are
Attorneys Stuart T. Saunders and
Edmund d. Campbell, while the
Public Utilities Commission is repre-
sented by Attorney Lloyd B.
Harrison.
Irreparable Loss.
Counsel for the transit company
asserted the firm constructed an ex-
pensive underground system for
electrical power over the Key Bridge
and at the Rosslyn terminal to ac-
commodate traffic originating in
Virginia, involving an investment
of more than s120 900: that a consid-
erable portion of the traffic comes
from the vehicles of the auto-rail-
road company, which proposes to
carry that traffic itself to Fourth
street and Constitution avenue.
About 300 passengers are carried
both ways each day, said the transit
company, and some $1,000 a year
is involved. There is no possibility
OF saving expenses, said the LAWYERS,
as the Rosslyn terminal of the Cap
ital Transit Co. is one of the main
lines Of the firm and no cars can be
taken eft, as this would impair the
service. The financial loss would
be "irreparable," it contended.
Auto Railer Firm Asks Damaxes.
The question involved. said the
transit firm. is whether the Arling-
ton g. Fairfax Auto-Railroad Co. is
required to have a certificate of con-
venience and necessity under the
Interstate Commerce, Act to operate
in downtown Washington and
whether such a certificate is re-
quired from the Public Utilities
Commission.
The Arlington g. Fairfax company
contends that the Capital Transit
Co.'S complaint fails to state claim
against it upon which relief can be
granted. 1t denies that it is legally
required to obtain a certificate of
convenience and necessity from
either the Interstate Commerce
Commission or the Public Utilities
Commission of the District, as a
condition prerequisite to its engag-
ing in the interstate pickup and
delivery service here.
1t asks Justice O'Donoghue to dis
miss the suit and award to it dam
ages for the "improvident issuance"
OF the restraining order.
Evening star., 1939-01-04
Wagner to Seek More
Funds for u. S. H. A.
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
Senator Wagner, Democrat, of
New York, said yesterday he planned
to confer soon with President Roose-
welt and housing officials on obtain
ing new funds for the United States
Housing Authority.
Senator Wagner, author Of the
U. S. H. A. Act. said he intended to
ask Congress for an additional ap-
preparation to carry on the splendid
work" of the Authority. He was not
certain how much would be needed.
Evening star., 1939-01-04
Equal Rights Measure
Is Introduced Again
By the Associated preee

BY the Associated Press.
The Equal Rights Amendment
which has caused wide controversy
among women's organizations. Is be-
fore Congress again. 1t was in
troduced yesterday by Representa-
tives Ludlow. Democrat. of Indiana:
Guyer, Republican, of Kansas, and
Kennedy, Democrat, of Maryland.
The amendment provides: Men
and women shall have equal rights
throughout the United States and
every place subject to its jurisdic-
ton
Evening star., 1939-01-04
Fur Coots Reward Kick

SCRANTON, Pa, Jan. 4 R.-
Patrolman and Mrs. John Vanston,
out for a promenade, spied a box
in a gutter. Mrs. Vanston felt an
urge to kick it. Her husband tried
to dissaude her-but to no avail.
The kick disclosed that the box,
which had fallen from a truck,
contained seven fur coats.
Evening star., 1939-01-04
Dies in Cousewuy Foil

MIAMI, Fla, Jan. 4 (R.-A man
identified by Police Sergt. Robert
Yancey as Thomas K. Hammill, 81,
Of Oceanside. N. Y, plunged to his
death from the County Causeway
yesterday. Sergt. Yancey said Clar-
ence Keevan, 10, told of seeing the
man Chamber to a railing and
roll of.
Evening star., 1939-01-04
Bisectine Roadway

Germany is preparing to con-
struct new motor highway from
Breslau to Vienna which will cut
CZechoslovakia in two.
Evening star., 1939-01-04
Forced to Move

Many Jewish families in Italy are
forced to move into smaller quarters
because OF the prohibition against
employing Aryan servants.
Evening star., 1939-01-04

WORK for
chuet the
Thomas Although the
Evening star., 1939-01-04
Ardor for Wilson STAMPED
Roby as Coming Politician
New Commissioners Is
Veteran Servant
Of Montgomery

This is one OF a series OF
sketches on neDly elected Off,
cials of nearby Maryland and
Virginia. Another Uill appear
tomorrow.
Evening star., 1939-01-15
(Continued.)
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Evening star., 1939-01-15

NEW BUILDING
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-29
FAIRFAX BEATEN
BY WINTHROP 81
POSTPONED GAMES TIC
OCCUPY SEVERAL OF
TEAMS NEXT WEEK

July is an open date in the
Western Minnesota league sche-
dule although several of the clubs
have postponed games to play
Sunday or July a and others are
slated for exhibition affairs.
League hostilities will be re-
sumed July 9 when Gibbon, sec
ond place club, goes to Olivia;
Bird Island plays the league
leaders at Fairfax, Winthrop goes
to Hector and Franklin to New
Ulm.
Winthrop blasted out a 81 de-
cision over Fairfax Sunday, but
failed to GUST that team from the
leadership as Gibbon continued in
second place and Bird Island adj
vanced to tie with New Ulm for
third. The New Ulm at Gibbon
game was called off because of
rain.
Franklin nosed out Olivia, 5-4,
and Bird Island slid through an
81 decision over Hector.
Two at home exhibition games
are booked for the Fairfax base
ball club during the weekend.
Sunday the Key City club, one of
the fastest semi-pro clubs in this
section, plays there while Fair
fax's July opponent is Jordan,
the team that defeated Fairfax 2
to / in the regional tourney last
fall. Dick Elston and Bob Frank
will be the Fairfax battery at both
games.
The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1939-06-29

Score by innings:
Wanda-40O 10 22x-10
Wabasso-000 013 600
Summary-Three Base Hits: Merth,
lick, Giersdorf; Two Base Hits: Jer-
ONE Harrington. F. Eichten; Stolen
Bases: b. Eichten, ID. Harrington,
Ross. Snyder; Sacrifices: Johanneck;
Struck out by: Bauer 8, Giersdorf 5:
Base on Balls: off Bauer none, off
Giersdorf 2; Left on Bases: Wanda
Z, Wabasso IL; Umpire: Aufderheide
and Fitzgerald; Scorer: Anderson.
Seaforth and Echo got plenty
of runs in the first eight innings
of their encounter but both went
scoreless in the ninth and tenth
frames and until two men were
out in the first half of the elev-
enth, Echo batting, when the game
was called because of Minnesota's
six o'clock law.
Echo held 4 to l lead in the
fourth when Seaforth stepped
ahead with four runs. The Sea-
forth lead was to 5 after the
fifth but Echo more than kept
pace as the scores continued to
climb and finally overlook the
home club in the eighth.
Thirty-one hits were credited,