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subsidiary of the North American Go. It operates in and around St. Louis and in nearby Illinois and Iowa.
 In October. 1888, 1t applied to the SEC for permission to sell 130OO0 shares of new stock. The SEC made the usual inquiry. It learned a lot of interesting things. It learned that Oscar F. Funk, vice president, had been busted after repeated refusal to OK certain large expense accounts. It found 53 lawyers and law firms on the payroll at an annual cost of from $100, 900 to $193,000.
 It found the utility company in- volved in a $2,000, 900 real estate ven- ture around the Lake of the OzarkS, a lake created by one of its power dams. Here parties were held at which the guest list included most of the members of the state legislature. CANDIDATES CLAIM UTILITY MEN PAID EXPENSES
 Then city councilmen and state legislators began to crop up with stories of payment of their campaign expenses by representatives of the utility. A candidate for the legisla- ture said he was offerd Obut refuseO 5000 for campaign expenses.
 The towns of Washington and De Soto, Mo. provided evidence that their expenses in holding five elections con- cerned with utility contracts and franchises were paid by the utility company, though no such donations appeared on the town books.
 The SEC found evidence support ing a long series of such charges. The company became less cooperative, tried to hold up the SEC investiga- tion with injunctions.
 The parent North American com- pany, now sent in a "trouble-Shoot-
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Federation a Il d for the Inter national s t u- dent Service.
 His congress job is full-time, and in theory p a y S $25 @ week. Actually, he t o o k in about $500 last year. He ekeS cut his income by featuring on the side.
 Frances Will liopoc o oIJ,niT,ic. tratiVe SC cre-
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tary. Comes from New Jersey, grad uated from the New Jersey College for Women in 1885, and went to work for the Foreign Policy Asso- citation.
 Her job is time, too; like Cadden's, it's supposed to pay $25 a week, but really paid about $500 last year.
 Abbott Simon, legislative direc- tor. Graduate of Harvard and holder of an M. A. from Columbia. He lives in Washington and acts as the congress- contact man on Capitol Hill. His is not a full time job and carries no pay. YOUTH CONGRESS BORN IN TEMPEST
 THE HISTORY:
 In 1884 meeting was called in New York to organize a youth movement. Moving spirit was Voila lima, who did most of the original
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STUDIED IN PARIS

Trina Baronove was born in Rus sia, she was taken as baby by her parents, White Russians, to Bucha- rest, in 1920, where they fled the Bolshevik regime. The family moved to Paris where she studied dancing, appeared in recital, then joined the Russian ballet. She makes her Hol- lywood bow in "Florian."
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pushing; t n e meeting brok e up in a TO W. however, an d split into two wings.
 One of these V ol a. - dwindled a n d died The other b e c a m e the Youth Congress.
 The Congress went a h e a d, trying to edu- cate both young n e on l q and
 .1k k AI
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VIM. WILSON POST
 MEETS TOMORROW

William Wilson Post, American Legion, will hold its regular mon- thly meeting tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock in its rooms on Bishop street. Senior Vice. Commander. Lester Jenkins will preside. Harold Slattery, representative of the veterans placement service bureau. will be in attendance to explain various features of employment problems to the members.
 Motion pictures of the national convention held in Chicago will be exhibited at the posts rooms on Washington's birthday.
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Traffic Regulation, style of 1900 New York's reception to the earliest automobiles was anything but warm according to evidence found by research work CTS of the New York City WPA Writers Project Mod motorists harassed by such physical difficulties as t.affc congestion might ponder the legal obstacles placed in the way of drivers at the beginning of the twentieth century. Motorists with steam cars were confronted with the authorities view that their vehicles were technically locomotives and thus subject to the rule that holding a red flag must proceed one hundred feet ahead of each moved Although this regulation failed of enforcement, the authorities con- tnued to insist the classification of such vehicles as locomotives, and demanded that the driver have steam engineers lcensea requirement. necessitating some years apprenticeship as steam boiler fireman. Owners of steam met the problem by the discovery of small city farther up the Hudson that granted en- gineers licenses after brief questioning and the pay ment of small fee. And New York city was bound to honor these licenses. Another example of the author ties attitude is found in their ban the of auto mobiles in the public parks Eventually group of mo- toriss brazeny defied the decree by driving into the parks and passing policeman after another Com pletng the tour in triumph, they entered complaint because they had not been arrested! Thus laughed off, the prohibition of automobiles in New Yorks park was at an end
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College in 1937 now enrolled at Union Theolog- i c al Seminary preparing to be a m i n i S t e r. Worked for the Y. M. c. A. after leaving E m ory and spent up- ward of a year in China.
 McMichael is tall, slim a Il d good = looking. His is an un- paid office. He
 was elected to
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Good evening.
THE FIvE-TFTEEN
BY THE MAN IN THE TOWER
(Repeat from Another Day)

Repeat from Another Day) Do your recall long ago
 When you were about sixteen? The big climax of the day
 Was the arrival of the five-hfteen In those days with the wild crowd Small things brought such pleasure; There was fun galore in that one-horse town And plenty to do at your leisure In the afternoon about four o'clock You'd take a stroll down the street, Arm in arm with your very best chum For a chocolate soda treat. At the corner drug the crowd was gathered, You joked and said, "Oh you kld!' Then along about five o'clock This is just what you did Down to the depot the whole crowd hurried To see the evening express arrive, Hustle, hustle, grinding of wheels, Everything was sure alive. Sometimes friend got of the train Or a prominent citizen was seen, But everybody went down anyway To meet the fve-ffteen.
 FEM. EM.
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Q CATIONS
 WASHINGTON COLUMN
Red Row
 Old Stuff To Youth Group
BY BRUCE CATION Waterbury Democrat Washington
 Correspondent

VesEAOuAy OCAAAUChak NaoAAAAAH bVAA Correspondent
 Washington, Feb. 13 - The Amer l m Youth Congress was born in a row, and has been in the center of intermittent row ever since - most of them over the issue of Commun- ism. Between rows and meetings 1t is run by three young men and a girl.
 Properly speaking, it isn't a group but a conglomeration of independ- ent organizations-60 or more of them, with 4,000, ,000-odd members. Practically speaking, four of these are the congress backbone: the Na- tional Student Federation, the American Student Union, the In- ternational Student Service and the United Student Peace Committee. RELIGION STUDENT
 HEADS GROUP
 Greatly condensed, here's the lay- out:
 THE OFFICERS:
 Jack McMichael, chairman. Born in Georgia, graduated from Emory
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TodsYs Answsss 70 0ANlUM CRACKERS
Questions on Comic Page

Questions on Comic Page 1. Feodor Chaliapin: Co singer. 2. Vladimir Lenin: (d) Revolu- tionary leader. 3. Count Alexei Tolstoy: (a) author.
 4, Peter Tschaikovsky: tb). com poser.
 5. Anna Pavlova: tb) dancer.
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Mr. and Mrs Joseph Vitkus of Riverside Street have
 new addition to the family. It hefty male present from Longegs stok at St. Marys Hospital last Friday eight and three quarter pounds to be exact Both Momma and the newcomer coming along nicely. Momma Vitkus is the former Ethel Ottnger Baby Vt- kus will be tagged Robert. . MT. and Mrs Chester LaRoche and son. Shaun of WeSpor are vacationng in Florida Mrs., LaRoche is the former Clara Russell sister of Attorney Jim Russell of this city.
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SEAL HUNT CANCELLED

Capetown, South Africa (UP).- Changing fashions in fur coats have resulted in the cancellation of the Union Governments annual official seal hunt this season. The demand of sealskins or South African and foreign markets is small this year.
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Hot from the grapevine Officer John Drs coll is adding poundage, though he's attempting to lose it by bowling at south end bowling alley. Stop Press! Those delightful refreshing Three Pep pers make return trip to TOrringtOn, this week. end for another hot tOrrid session of mad music jam! CWe simply went wild over their presentation of "Yes! Yes!") Mickey DeNicOla is planning his summer vacation trip with Anthony DeMicO. Both lads have armfu of Wild West guide books that would shame an Indian! Remember Paul Tremane and his Lonely Acres crew? We'll, the boys are recognizing and it won't be long before new faces at Hamilton Park-Hey, hey!!
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TRUSTED MAN

Feliz Bressart portrays Michael simon, who is depicted as Edison's most trusted workman in Edison, the Man"
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er," William McClennan, to relieve Louis H. Egan as president. SECRETARIES STORY TURNED OVER TO SEC
 McClennan soon had plenty of. trou- ble to shoot. Hermann Spoehrer, secretary, came to him with story.
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Anslvers To
 Test Questions

Below are the answers to test questions printed on page 6.
 l. Hudson. 2. Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Washington. D. c. 3. Ions. 4. Famous violin Alaker. 5. About 15O. 6. Switzerland. :. Whales.
 8. Boxing.
 g. London, England. 10. The upper arm.
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it last June, and it's his first Youth Congress office.
 Joseph Gladden., executive sec- retary. A New Yorker, graduated from Brown University in 1881; worked for the National Student
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The first lord mayor of London. England, held his post for 25 years
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Mr. and Mrs. Al Mawby of the Bronx, Moo Yawk Mawbys are using the guest towels of MT. and Mrs. Elmer Grady of Southmayd road these days Since Saturday they found out why our fair city is the Brass Center of the World . . TOmmie LamitOla, unofficial mayor of the Central and ambidextrOus sign paintez has been released from St. Marys hospital where he treated for broken jaw. Now that his mastlcat- ing organ good it's in for plenty of exercise
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Heard in paSSine

Heard in passing Marguerite Griffin, daugh- is patient at St. Marys hospital having suffered fractured leg and while roller skating last week.
 :. Rotary will observe it's 35th birthday on Febrl1- ary 23rd of this month with the local club joining in the festivities Edward D. Heiman of this city is a member of the state committee arranging testi- mOnial for Harry H. Browne of Bristol recently elect ed nlustrous Potentate of Sphinx Temple AAONMS. A POtentates Ball will be held at the Hartford Club ballroom Saturday night Rev. Charles l. Kane na- tive of this city, is president of the Elm City Kennel Club which holds it's 21st annual show in the Goffe Street Armory Saturday afternoon Mrs. A. L. Henry of Wateryille widow of former president is on the BOard of Governors and MT. and Mrs. William DrS- roH of Field street members of the Show Com mittee
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E. Robert Stevenson will sail the twenty-first of this month from New York, aboard ship of the Great White Fleet to cruise the Caribbeans Bobby Calkins versatile pianist with Cliff SlatOrs orchestra, has been laid up with broken leg the past four weeks
 Bud Davis of the Central hOnOrs me with two Annie OakIies for the badmintOn match Thursday night, featuring Ken Davidson European champion
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secretary makes secret statement
 on Union Electric doings. ated, first by St. Louis newspapers, then by the SEC, then by a federal grand jury.
 SEC INQUIRY TURNS UP INTERESTING" INFORMATION
 Union Electric is a holding com- pany with six subsidiaries, itself a
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Confucius says =. Lipstick on collar more dan gerous than lpstick lip Fellow with lots of money to first get something in eye and wink than wink and get something in eye. Girl with future should be- ware of man with past Girl who get sugar daddy usually not so sweet Two can live cheap one, but cannot sit in orchestra Girl on mind more dangerous than girl on lap Girl who got fur coat on time, not always say what kind of time it was
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.Japan has bannea nsw tsa houses
Evening star., 1940-11-12

the United States Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia and was
complied with by the corporation.
Evening star., 1940-11-12

Banquet 10 Celebrate
126th Anniversary Of
Foundry Methodist
Fellowship Dinner Also
To Honor 10Th Year of
Dr.. Harris Postorote

A fellowship banquet marking the
126th anniversary of Foundry Meth
odist Church, and the 36th an
niversary of the erection Of the
building at Sixteenth and P streets
NV, will be held Thursday in the
dramatic hall of the church at
$3.50 pm.
The occasion Is also the 18th an
niversary of the pastorate Of DR..
Frederick Brown Harris. Cyril P.
Upham Of the Treasury Department
and Arthur Fleming Of the Civil
Service Commission will preside at
the dinner.
On Sunday, the reredos and altar
of the church will be dedicated with
services beginning at IL am, at
which the Rev. DR.. Lynn H. Hough
will preach. DR.. Hough is dean of
Drew University in Madison, N. j.
Last Sunday, a series Of dedica-
tions of worship settings was begun,
at which Bishop Adna Wright
Leonard, the new Methodist resident
prelate, spoke. Bishop Leonard en-
phasized in his sermon the i'm
portance of the new Bishop William
Fraser Mcdowell memorial pulpit.
The left chancel window in
memory of Mr.. and Mrs. John c.
Let's was unveiled at the Sunday
services by Misses Ann Guthrie and
Emily Jones, granddaughters OF the
couple.
Bishop Francis j. Mcconnell, resi-
dent bishop of the New York area,
speaking Sunday night, said the
Christian Church, more than any
other institution. today is adapting
itself to changing conditions.
The congregation was congratu-
lated on its new project and its
anniversary by DR.. G. Ellis Will
liams. superintendent Of the West
Washington district of the Metho-
dist Church.
Also participating in tn" program
were DR.. John c. MILAN. Baltimore
Conference director of religious edu-
cation: DR.. Richard X. Shipley
editor of the Methodist Recorder:
DR.. Chesteen Smith and the Rev
William A Keese. pastor Of the
Metropolitan Memorial Methodist
Church: DR.. A. B. Potorf of Ameri-
can University. and the Rev. Eddy
L. Ford. director of religious educa-
ton at the Foundry Church.
Evening star., 1940-11-12

Secretary of State Hull indi-
Gated today that he would welcome
the services of Gen. John J. Per-
shing as Ambassador to France.
Asked at his press conference
about newspaper reports that the
former commander of the A. E. F.
might be named to represent this
Government at Vichy, Mr.. Hull
SAID he believed that Gen. Pershing
would be a very good ambassador
to any country.
He added that he did not know
whether Gen. Pershing would feel
in a position to accept the offer of
such post if it were made and
that he had not heard the matter
discussed. The Secretary pointed out
that appointment of ambassadors
Is primarily a function of Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
Evening star., 1940-11-12

the men while away from their reg
ular employment as "a sort of wind
fall which neither the corporation
nor the employees should be allowed
to retain
1t added that the order could be
viewed as directing the corporation
to reimburse the employees for back
pay lost but that the employees
should reimburse the Government
for interim support
In this view" the board said,
1T is but a bookkeeping convenience
for the corporation to pay the Gov
ernment directly
No Ruling in Press Case.
Important pending cases which
involved Federal regulation of
hydroelectric projects and freedom
of the press were not passed on
today.
In another decision today the
court upheld a Labor Board order
designa ting c. I. o. industrial
union instead of smaller Ameri-
can Federation Of Labor craft union
dS CulfcCtlFc Uhi gaining dSCiNs'
Joseph Padway, the federation's
attorney. had contended that the
ruling, if followed generally, would
destroy our internal organization
that has existed for so years. He
referred to the federation's craft
union Setup as contrasted with the
C. I. O.'s industrial unions.
Robert B. Watts. associate gen.
eral counsel for the Labor Board, as
serted. however. that the litigation
! applied only to special and un-
usual circumstances" that developed
at the Serr!ck Corp. Of Muncie, Ind.
Nr. Watts said the federation
, craft union-a local of the Interna-
tional Association of Machinists,
Tool and Die Makers-had been de-
MED DESIGNATION as a voting unit be-
! cause it had been assisted by the
company's unfair labor practices"
Justice Douglas delivered the
opinion. No dissent was announced.
Mr.. Douglas said the Labor Act
authorized an order abrogating a
contract with labor organization
which has been assisted by unfair
labor practices"
He added that "the presence Of
such practices in this case justified
the boards conclusion that petit
tioner tthe federation aff1liate) did
not represent an uncoerced majority
of the toolroom employees"
( The board determined that all the
production employees, including
members of the craft union. should
be the voting unit. 1t designated the
United Automobile Workers of
America, c. l. o. affiliate, as the
collective bargaining agency and
directed the corporation to abrogate
a collective bargaining contract with
the Federation union.
The Federation claimed 10 have
obtained before the boards deci-
sion majority of all the production
employees. 1t contends the board had
acted improperly in failing to order
an election al that time to determine
the representation
The boards order was sustained by
Evening star., 1940-11-12
Bishop Hurley Is Honored
On Leaving Cleveland

BY the Associated Press.
CLEVELAND. Nov. 12.-Bishop
Joseph P. Hurley, departing today
from his old home scenes here, car
ried sendoff from clergy and lay
men to his installa ton as head OF
the Roman Catholic diocese of St
Augstine, Fla, November 26.
Bishop Hurley received his ap-
pointment after serving as assistant
in the office of the church's secre-
tary of state in Rome. He is ma
tive of Cleveland and was ordained
and served here as a priest.
At a banquet in his honor Arch
bishop Joseph Schrembs of the
Cleveland diocese said, Pope Plus
XII chose to honor Bishop Hurley
in a remarkable way, by sending
him to the oldest outpost of our
holy Catholic faith in the United
States, the diocese of st. Augustine
Bishop Hurley said he was too
filled with emotion TO adequately
thank all' of his well-wishers.
He will attend the meeting OF
Catholic bishops of the United States
tomorrow in Washington before
| going to St. Augustine.
Evening star., 1940-11-12

he said, was matter for the Presi-
dent to handle himself.
Mr.. Flynn spent the night at the
White House. He is going on a
vacation trip with Mrs. Flynn to
San Domingo and will be away for
about three weeks, he said.
MI. Flynn was asked about candi-
dates for Mayor of New York in
the coming election. He shook his
head and said he had nothing to
say. Mayor La Guardia, who cam
paigned for the reelection Of Pres
ident Roosevelt, attacked Mr.. Flynn
during the last mayoralty campaign
as a boss" of the worst type.
Nor did Mr.. Flynn have any
thing to say about reports that
Senator Jim Mead. who has just
been reelected. would be the DEM
ocratic candidate for Governor OF
New York in 1912.
Commenting on the big Demo-
cratic vote polled in New Hampshire
and other New England States, Mr.
Flynn said it was due to the P"esi-
dents foreign policy" He said he
did not know anything new about
the close vote in Michigan, where
Mr.. Willkie apparently hos nosed
out the President. He had been told
he said, that in the coun,y WnCre
there was a miXup over the use OF
the VOTING machines the machines
had been so arranged that if votes
were cast for the judicial ticket none
was cast for President. and that il
made a difference of 5000 or 5000
votes.
That county he said, was the home
of the Commonwealth and Southern
Corp. Mr.. Willkie was president OF
that cOmpan rrtu l. resigned tC
make the race for President.
Evening star., 1940-11-12
Hull Would Welcome Choice
OF Pershing as Envoy to France

Gen. Pershing's name has come to
the forefront in speculation about
the ambassadorship mainly because
of his long standing personal friend
ship with Marshal Petain, head Of
the Vichy government. 1t has been
pointed out that this friendship,
which became extremely close dur
ing the comradeship Of the two
commanders during the l9l7-18
fighting in France, might result in
bringing about closer understand
ing between this Government and
France if Gen. Pershing were sent
to Vichy.
William C. Bullitt, present Amer
ican Ambassador to France, now is
home on leave and it has been re-
ported that he would not return to
France.
Evening star., 1940-11-12
0usted Cook Quizzet
In Poison Pancake
Deaths Of Twelve
Doctors Fight to Sove
43 Others Stricken at
Salvation Army Home
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, Nov. 12.-Doctors
and chemists at three hospitals
strove today to save the lives of 43
men stricken by food poisoning
believed to be roach powder baked
in pancakes-which killed II way
farers at a Salvation Army home
yesterday.
The stricken men were among 10
partaking of an Armistice Day
breakfast at the Army's quarters in
the Lawrenceville district.
The homes cook, Arthur Wilson,
80 who, Coroner P. j. Henney said,
mixed the pancake batter, was
among those i'll. He told authorities
he had no idea how the roach pow
der came to be mixed into the bat
ter.
Adjt. Roy Barber told detectives
there was a quantity of the insect
powder in the kitchen supply room
when he took over management of
the Salvation Army home in Sep
tember.
Mr.. Barber said that when he
took over the management he asked
a former cook, in charge at that
time, if he had any of the powder
used to eXterminate insects. He
said the former cook showed him a
package of it in the supply cupboard
adjoining the kitchen.
The former cook, who was dis
charged three weeks ago. was held
by Philadelphia police for question
ing. Police said that after going to
Philadelphia he coTesponded with
acquaintanceS here.
A breakfast of pancakes, bacon,
coffee and sweet cake was served to
70 lodgers about tbs am A few
minutes later a half dozen men be-
gan to moan with stomach cramps.
Then dozen men Writhed in agony
on their beds. When deputy cor
oners arrived. beds in the home
we're virtually filled with men in
agony.
49,, All breakfast scraps, including
samples of pancakes and uncooked
batter, were taken to the city morgue
for chemical analysis.
The few men who partook only of
bacon and coffee were the only ones
who escaped the poison.