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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-07-11

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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-07-11
Coco-C lola Party
Honors Visitor

Miss Elizabeth Ramsey and Mrs.
". A. Henley entertained with a de-
lightful informal, coca-cola party Sat
urday afternoon honoring their visi-
tor, Mrs. Douglas Ramsey, nee Jane
Vandiver, of Birmingham.
Intimate friends of the honoree n
the hostesses were invited to share
this charming courtesy.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-07-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Baine, Jr. and
family spent Sunday with his parents
here.
Evening star., 1940-02-07

best wishes to Mr.. Padway, Mr..
Green and "all my other friends of
the Executive Council" Mr.. Lewis
added:
This reference should leave no
doubt that William Green and other
members of the Executive Council
have been participating with Padway
IN the conferences with Montague" ("
Mr.. Lewis declared that Mr.. Reed,
representative of the Weirton steel
interests, submitted the suggestion
that the Wagner Act be amended to
give greater leeway to obtain sub
poenas to union records.
Mr.. Padway incorporated Mr..
Reeds suggestion in an A. F. L.
amendment. Mr.. Lewis charged.
The c. I. O. leader submitted to
the Senate committee another let
ter which he alleged was written
by Mr.. Montague to Colby M. Ches-
ter, president of the General Foods
Corp. and a former president of the
National Association of Manufac-
tuA erS.
Quoted on Supplying Data.
In this letter, Mr.. Montague was
quoted as saying:
During July, August and Sep
tember, I supplied confidentially to
Judge Padway GA. F. L. general
counseD various legal memos and
data he requested regarding certain
N. L. r. A. questions. And during
the A. F. L. convention in Houston
this month I responded to his hurry
calls for additional legal memos
and data"
Mr.. Lewis charged that in the
same letter Mr. Montague wrote Mr..
Chester that Mr.. Padway had asked
him confidentially ito prepare for
him draft amendments of the act"
covering certain points.
At the Chicago conference, Mr..
Lewis alleged, Mr.. Padway met Mr..
Reed, Mr.. Montague and Mr.. Bal
lard to discuss Wagner Act amend
ments which Mr.. Padway was pre-
pairing at the request of the A. F. l..
Executive Council. A draft memo
randum was made at the confer
ence, Mr.. Lewis declared.
Mr.. Lewis submitted for the COM
mittee's inspection comparison Of
the draft memo and a bill by Sen
ator Walsh, Democrat, of Massachu-
sets, which he said showed many
identical passages and even iden-
tical numbering of various sections. 3"
Got Letters by Mail, Murray Says.
The C. I. o. statement said Mr..
Green was kept informed of the
"secret" negotiations through men,
oranda supplied by Mr.. Padway.
"Mr. Green must, therefore, ac-
cept full responsibility for the at
Evening star., 1940-02-07
White House proper. but the Chief
Executive did not attend.
Earlev plAaAs far Ilm1uv.

White House proper, but the Chief
Executive did not attend.
Farley Pleads for Unity.
Chairman Farley pleaded for
party unity in addressing the Wom-
ans National Democratic Club last
night.
"The presidential campaign" he
said. will hnd the Democratic party
enjoying . higher degree Of inter-
nal harmony than its ancient
enemy, the Republican opposition -
At almost the same hour Repre-
sentative Martin was telling . din
ner Of Republican congressional sec
retaries that Democratic leaders
know they face defeat"
TN our special elections since
1898, we have not lost = single Re-
publican district-even in Tennes-
see, where the T. v. A. pay rollers
were modified under the New Deal
patronage lash," Mr.. Martin said.
An increase Of 10 per cent in the
Republican congressional vote over
1888 would give the party "a addi-
tional seats in the House, when
only so seats were needed to gain
control, he said.
"The country is with U.s." he de-
clared. The people are tired Of
crises and emergencies and threats.
They are tired of fumbling admins
tration. Business is anxious and
ready to go forward to new heights
of real prosperity once national con-
fidence is restored"
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Star Traffic Fatality
Series Wins Praise
Of Council
Nichols Avenue Bon
In Rush Hours
Opposed

Commencing The Star for It's re-
cent analysis of traffic deaths and
its why Must They Die?" series,
the Southeast Council, meeting last
night at No. II Precint station
house, heard a report of its Public
Utilities and Traffic Committee and
asked Chairman c. c. Gillikan to
continue study of the traffic prob
lem.
Motions were passed protesting
the parking ban on Nichols avenue
between Good Hope road and Howard
road during morning and afternoon
rush hours and recommending that
sewage-covered sand bars and
sewer outlets in the Anacostia River
be dredged and that the sea walls
be cleaned by the District flreboat.
T. j. Tucker declared that the
Nichols avenue parking ban does
not solve the heavy traffic problem
and that it imposes unnecessary
hardship on merchants. Mr.. Tucker
led in protests voiced against the
lis feet of parking space reserved
for bus stops on Nichols avenue.
He said this space would accommo-
date two bus stops and that, with
the exception of one corner at the
intersection of Good Hope road and
Nichols avenue, the buses stop
singly on Nichols avenue.
Paul r. Donley and w. A. Du-
vail led discussion of the Anacostia
River sewage problem.
C. D. Calvert, president of the
Lincoln Park Citizens Association
and president of the Northeast Con-
ference, spoke in opposition to To-
cation of the Abbott Vocational
School in Brentwood Park. He con-
tended this would make the re-
mainink park section too small and
that the school would be too close
to Union Market trafic. He op-
posed the building of larger and
fewer schools, contending children
in some neighborhoods walk too
far to school.
The next meeting will be held on
March 4.
Evening star., 1940-02-07
ShoweirI's Appetite Is Issue
In Buckner High Court Plea

A mail fraud case with a wine
and woman background got into the
Supreme Court yesterday when Will
liam P. Buckner, jr., and William
J. Gillespie asked the tribunal to
decide whether 1t was right for a
jury to convict them because their
chorus girl friends preferred steak
sandwiches.
Buckner and Gillespie submitted
this novel question in a petition ap-
pealing their conviction in New
York Federal Court last summer.
Arguing that the Governments S
prosecutor had been guilty of "ir-
relevant" references to show girls
and bills for wining and dining
them, the petition said:
Certainly no scheme to defraud
can be inferred from the fact that
one of the young ladies ordered a
steak instead of an ordinary sand
wich.
From the very inception Of the
trial." the appeal continued, until
it was submitted to the jury, and
through every phase of the trial,
the atmosphere surrounding the
case was charged with incompetent
and irrelevant testimony The
United States attorney 80 insisted
upon introducing an abundance of
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Key Republicans
Favor Chicago, Differ
On Meeting Date
Congressional Democrats
Generally Approve
Committee Action
By the Associated Press.

4y the Associated Press.
Although key Republicans in Con-
gress appeared united on Chicago
as the party's convention site, they
expressed q difference Of opinion
today over suggestions for delaying
the meeting until late summer.
Apparently outmaneuvered IN
their original effort to hold the
convention after the Democratic
gathering, some Of them proposed
that the party nominees be picked
In June, as usual.
Representative Martin OF Massa-
chusetts, the House minority leader,
was one of those who went on
record as favoring the early date.
Senator Taft, Republican, OF Ohio,
q candidate for the presidential
nomination, expressed a preference
for late June or early July.
Senator McNary Of Oregon, the
party's Senate leader, recommended
July Is, but his assistant, Senator
Austin of Vermont, advocated hold
ing of the convention until August
l. Both men said Chicago, already
chosen for the Democratic meeting,
was the logical city for the Repub-
licans.
G. O. p. to Meet February 16.
The Republican National Com
mittee will choose the convention
city and date at a meeting here
February l6. Democratic Chair
man James A. Farley was au-
thorized to select the time for his
party's meeting and it is generally
expected that he will set the second
week after the Republicans adjourn.
There was general approval
among congressional Democrats
over the national committees ac-
ton on both the convention site
and date. Senator Brown, Demo-
crat, of Michigan, chairman of the
party's Senatorial Campaign Com
mittee, said the Democrats should
meet in late August or early Sep
tember.
I'VE do not need a great deal
of time to organize" he said, land
don't think we should pay any
attention to what the Republicans
do"
The Democrats who attended
Mondays session of the national
committee were returning home
today without any information as
to President Roosevelt's intentions
about running for third term. A
number Of committeeman reported
strong sentiment in their States
for the Chief Executive"
Filing by without opportunity for
personal conversations-or ques-
tions-the committee members and
State chairmen called on the Presi-
dent at his Office yesterday morn
ing. In the afternoon Mrs. Roose-
welt received them at a tea at the
Evening star., 1940-02-07

testimony upon issues entirely for
eign to the issues in this case"
AS to the mail-fraud charges, the
two men contended that no crime
was proved and that they had not
had fair trial.
The indictments against Buckner
and Gillespie resulted from their
activities as members of a protective
committee for holders of bonds of
the Philippine Railway. The Gov
ernment contended during the trial
that committee expense money was
dissipated in the entertainment of
women and in other ways, one Of
the episodes being the introduction
in Washington Of. beauty lobby
Of chorines.
Buckner was sentenced to serve
two years in prison and fined $2,50O.
Gillespie was given Is months and
fined 81 500. The verdict was upheld
by the Second Circuit Court of Ap-
peals.
The indictment charged that
Buckner, Gillespie and others had
formulated a scheme to induce per-
sons owning the bonds to give them
up by making false representations
as to their value. The men were al
legged to have said that the Philip
pine government did not intend to
purchase the bonds.
Evening star., 1940-02-07

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in Finland" the newspaper con-
cluded, "is against the ally and help
er of Hitler and directly affects
him.
Neutral Aid Proposed.
A campaign to supply allied arms
to any neutral country drawn into
war by Soviet Russian or German
action also got under way.
Jean Fabry, writing in the news
paper LIE Matin, said France and
Great Britain must be prepared ito
arm all neutral countries that Rus
sia or the Reich may throw into
the war"
Western powers must be ready to
utilize powerfully any battlefield
which may open up" Fabry added.
The writer declared 1t would
''back up the conscience" of each of
the neutrals if the allies could say,
"There are the arms-we have
forged them for the defense Of lib
erty."
Daladier's Party Seconded.
Echoing Premier Daladier's own
Radical-Socialist party call for the
government to give Finland the help
needed to fight and win," the news
. paper Excelsior said in a headline:
Let us aid Finland without
awaiting the mediation that Berlin
is maneuvering."
Meanwhile, French military dis
patches said patrols were keeping a
constant vigil through the mud of
no-man's-land to avoid any chance
of a surprise German attack with
the coming Of the spring thaw. The
advices said reconnaissance groups
returned with interesting informa-
ton"
The French high command COM
munique said merely, Nothing to
report"
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Lewis
Continued From First Page)

amendments were first made last
April 20.
The Lewis statement said that
the amendments as finally drafted
by Mr.. Padway were not shown
to the A. F. L. Executive Council
by William Green, the Federation
president, because the Executive
Council might have conceivably
turned down the amendments be-
cause of their obvious betrayal of
the principles of the National La
Dor Relations Act"
Prepared for Denials.
Mr.. Lewis said he was deeply
conscious" of the seriousness of the
charges he was making.
"The originals of the letters which
I have attached as exhibits, are, of
course, in the possession of the in
dlviduals which have named.
If they deny the correctness or
contents of any of these letters,
am prepared to furnish further
proof to nullify their denial"
After a meeting in the Union
League Club in New York, Mr.. Levi.
charged, Mr.. Montague sent Mr.. Pad
way a memorandum arguing that
all evidence heard by the Labor
Board should be made subject tc
court review and reversal If the
court should find that the evidence
was not substantial and credible.
This amendment, of course" Mr.
Lewis said, would eliminate any
effective administration of the labor
act, which is precisely what Mr.
Montague intended to accomplish.
Mr.. Montague wrote another Letter
to Mr.. Padway, Mr.. Lewis said, ex-
pressing his regret that he was un.
able to confer with the A. F. L
lawyer before the August meeting Of
the Federation's Executive Council
Mr.. Lewis cited q portion Of one
letter which he said conveyed Mr.
Montague's personal regards anc
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Crash Sends Two
Persons to Hospital

Two persons received hospital
treatment following = collision Of .
bus and an automobile at Fourth
street and Pennsylvania avenue
NV. last night.
They were Jesse Graham, II, col.
ored, and Louise Gully, II, colored,
both Of Mount, Va. Taken to Emer.
gency Hospital following the colli-
sion, they received treatment for
cuts and were sent home.
Bernice Potts, IA, Of $500 Georgia
avenue NV, was injured last night
as she was alighting from q streetcar
in the $500 block Of Georgia avenue.
The car from which she was aligft.
ing was rammed from behind by an.
other street car, throwing her to the
street.
She was removed to Walter Reed
Hospital and was allowed to go home
later. Several other passengers
were shaken up, but none received
hospital treatment at the time.
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Dissolution Notices
In Law Reporter
Not Mandatory
Court Decision UphoIds
Publication in Newspaper
Of General Circulation

Publication in the Washington
Law Reporter Of notices Of dissolu-
ton Of corporations is not manda-
tory and the law is satisfied II the
public learns Of the proposal to
suspend business, through publica-
ton in some newspaper Of general
circulation, . District Court deci-
sion, on file today, revealed.
Justice James M. Proctor ratified
and confirmed the report Of the Dis
trict Court auditor, which laid down
this procedure. Heretofore, 1t has
been the practice to require publi-
cation Of all legal notices both in
the Washington Law Reporter,
which IS read mainly by judges,
lawyers and law students, and in a
newspaper Of general circulation.
The case arose when the Brook
land Restaurant Co. Inc, 1910
Twelfth street NE, sought voluntary
dissolution.
Representing the company was
Attorney Martin F. O'Donoghue. A
hearing was held before A. Left
wich Sinclair, the auditor Of Dis
trict Court, and Mr.. ODonoghue ex-
planned to that official that the
general rule of the court, being in
conflict with the law, as set forth
in section ITO Of the District Code.
has no application to such pro-
ceedings. After consideration Aud
itor Sinclair decided that this
contention is sound and should be
sustained"
1T seems to be we'll settled that
rule of court must not be in
conflict with any statute" wrote
Mr.. Sinclair in his findings. "A rule
| of court in conflict with q statute
Is void"
Justice Proctor, in sustaining the
AUDITORS opinion, directed that the
Brookland company be dissolved.
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Dunish Colonel Seeks
To Head Finn Aid Unit
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Feb. 7.
Col. Tretow-Loof was reported by
a reliable source yesterday to have
asked for release from the Danish
army in order to go to Finland as
chief of a Danish volunteer corps of
approximately 500 members.
Col. Tretow-Loof's daughter al
ready is in Finland as a nurse with
8 Danish ambulance unit.
Between 1,50O and 1000 Danish
workers registered today at newly
opened Office for voluntary civil work
in Finland.
The workers, most of them unem-
ployed, will take jobs in agriculture
and industry left vacant by men at
the front.
Evening star., 1940-02-07
THEBEST Water
man CAN DRINK

Many are convinced that Mountain
Valley Mineral Water bottled at Hot
Springs, Arkansas, is the best water
man can drink.
l. 1t is delicious to taste-not car
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2. 1t provides the body with rttdl
minerals
g. 1t is mildly dlkaline-tends to Of
set acidity.
4. 1t promotes kidney function-aids
in treating Rheumatism and
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Evening star., 1940-02-07
Musicale Tonight

D. Sterling Wheelwright, organist,
will play, and Olive Lloyd Harris,
soprano, will sing in musicale to-
night at o'clock at Washington
Chapel, Sixteenth street and Colum-
bia road NV. The program will be
dedicated to members and friends
of the Lyon Park Woman's Club,
Arlington, Va. The concert is open
to the public.
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Banker Gets Tax Refund
On Non-Existent Truct

by the Associated PfeSS.
WINCHESTER, Va, Feb. 7-R
Gray Williams, a bank president and
lawyer here, has been paying taxes
for several years on a 5,118-acre
tract Of land in the North Noun
tain section of Frederick County.
But the county entered an order
yesterday refunding him all the
taxes he had paid on the property
$500. 0.48-because the tract of LAND
was non-exiStent.
Tax officials explained that the
land had been confused with an
other tract he had sold as a spe-
cial commissioner.
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Charles 6. Norris III

PALO ALTO, Calf, Feb. I R-
Charles G. Norris, author, Is Sc
riously i'll after suffering . heart
attack last Saturday.
Evening star., 1940-02-07

Between 20 and 30 were the dan
ger0us ages for District drivers last
year. Twenty eight deaths in the
1889 traffic toll involved automobile
drivers between those ages.
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Sheet & Tube Calls
Lewis Mistaken

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Feb.
R.-Youngstown Sheet g. Tube
Co., named by John L. Lewis as
l of IA companies having counsel
which helped prepare A. F. L. pro-
posals to amend the Wagner Act
said today: Mr.. Lewis is mistaken
as we know nothing about the mat
ter discussed by him."
Evening star., 1940-02-07

tempted betrayal" was Mr.. Lewis
conclusion.
Mr.. Murray filed Mr.. Lewis state
ment for the committee record with
only a brief Introductory comment
and without being questioned by
the committee.
Afterward, when reporters asked
him how the c. I. o. obtained the
letters in the statement, Mr.. Muir
ray said:
MY information is that they
found their way to our Office
through the mails
Evening star., 1940-02-07

Washingtonians can enjoy
tho convenience Of Home
Delivery Service-and save
money. simply by making .
telephone call. Call Ma
tional 5000. give your name
and address and the service
you desire. Consult the rates
and services to the right.
Evening star., 1940-02-07
Paris

Continued From First Page)
Evening star., 1940-02-07

MONTHLY RATES
CITY AND SUBURBS
Efsef;ps Jsssa,y I. 1910
The Evening and
Sunday Star ----- 75c per month
The Evening Star 45c per month
Night Final and
Sunday Star =, 85c per month
Night Final Star 60c per month
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-16
. STORIES
 IN STAMPS
U. s. Noy Must Guard South American Nations

WESTERN HEMISPHERE de.
 W fense, as far as naval power is concerned, rests with the U. s Navy. Many of the other repub. lies of the Americas have no na. vies, and the fleets of the others are filled with obsolete battle craft. There are five battleships 17 cruisers and 28 destroyers ir South American navies. Argentina, which honored it: naval forces with the stamp above marking the last voyage of the training ship "Presidente Sar. miento," is building five new de- stroyers and five patrol vessels Two battleships, six cruisers, g training cruiser, IT destroyers three submarines, IT patrol ves- sels, two river monitors and six small transports make up Argen- tina's navy.
 Brazil has two battleships, two cruisers, one destroyer, seven tor pedo boats, four submarines, one gunboat, three river monitors, seven mine layers and auxiliary craft. Chile counts one battleship, two coast defense ships, three cruisers, eight destroyers, nine submarines, six coast guard ves- sels.
 Other craft include: Cuba, two cruisers; Peru, two cruisers, two destroyers, four submarines, one transport; Mexico, six transports, 1o new gunboats.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-08-16
A Good Chauffeur Keeps Silent

back to the window and motioned Carol to come over. For Q few minutes, the two men spoke softly.
 When OLeary entered the drawing room, the conversation stopped abruptly. The ofdcer stood poised in the doorway 8 moment. His trained eyes swept the five per- sons in the room. "One of these people," he thought, may be a murderer"
 But he said, T may have to bother you folks little, but this is kind of mess, you know"
 Barbour's fiorid features were still spotted with crimson. DO you know who did it?" he asked.
 Not yet" OLeary admitted "There are lots of things we haven't fitted into the picture yet
 Rhoda puckered her lips and caught Dale Appleby's glance. Il was as if signal had passed be. tween them, In the ivory gown Rhoda looked 8 good deal like { small child, OLeary thought Mentally, he complmented Dal' on his good taste.
 I'm going to ask some ques' tions," the officer said Some O them may seem kind of personal but that can't be helped. Thert are a lot of things we've got tt know aobut if we're going to gel to the bottom of this thing Frankly, we don't know very much yet, but"
 OLeary don't finish. From somewhere in the den, a shot rang out that made the whole house quiver.
 (TO Be Continued)