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Evening star., 1940-03-29
Grand Jury Declines
To Take Criminal
Action Against Mayne
Virginion Was Accused
Of Selling Spurious
Letters in PeIIey Cose

The District Grand Jury today
declined to take criminal action in
the case of David D. Mayne OF
Springfield, Va, who has been ac-
cused as the seller of spurious letters
designed to show link between
William Dudley Pelley, leader of the
Silver Shirts, and Chairman Dies
Of the House Committee on Un-
American Activities.
Gardner Jackson, No. West
Kirke street, Chevy Chase, Md,
legislative counsel of Labor's Nom.
Partisan League, and Harold Weis-
berg, associated with him as a writer
and private investigator, had asked
United States Attorney David A.
Pine to have Mayne held on charges
of perjury, forgery, obtaining money
under false pretenses and conspirs
acy to commit an offense against the
United States.
Paid S105 for Letters.
The District attorney was in
formed that Mr.. Weisberg, on behalf
OF Mr.. jackson, had paid Mayne
some s105 for four letters. Mr.. Pine,
Assistant United States Attorney
John j. Wilson and Assistant United
States Attorney Evan T. Davis laid
the entire case before the grand
jury, which considered the matter
for about a week.
Today the grand jury officially
ended its three-month term and re-
ported a lengthy list of indictments
to Justice Jesse c. Adkins in Crimi-
nal Court No. 2 of District Court.
Offlcias explained that the grand
jury in the Mayne case did not re-
turn formal Ignored" finding.
This, they said, is done only in
cases where person has been ar
rested in original cases coming di-
rectly before the grand jury and an
lgnoramus is necessary in order to
| clear the case on the books of the
district attorneys Office.
Warrant Never Issued.
Through Attorney William A.
Roberts, the district attorney had
been asked to issue forgery war
rant for Mayne, at the instance of
Mr.. jackson, who also filed with
Mr.. Pine a written compaint setting
forth numerous charges against the
alleged seller of the spurious Pelley
| letters.
Such a warrant was never issued,
| however, as the case was presented
to the grand jury after an official
transcript Of the record of the Dies
Committee, pertaining to Mr.. Mayne,
had been transmitted to Mr.. Pine.
Included in the list of witnesses
that appeared before the grand jury
was Mr.. Mayne himself. who was
observed shortly after he entered
the room to depart, giving rise to
the belief that he had declined to
testify, standing on his Constitu-
tional immunity. Proceedings before
the grand jury are secret. Repre-
sentative Frank E. Hook, Democrat,
of Michigan, who quoted the alleged
spurious letters in the Congressional
Record, and Representative j. Parnell
Thomas, Republican. of New Jersey
a member of the Dies Committee
also appeared before the grand jury.
Evening star., 1940-03-29
400 al Symposium
Hear Holding Firm
Drive ofS.E.C. Argued
Umpirin9 Of Federal
System to Be DeuIt
With Tonight

A Government attorney and 9
university law professor last night
discussed the authority of the Sc.
curities and Exchange Commission
to compel integration of holding
companies as three-day symposium
on constitutional law opened at the
United States Chamber of Com.
merce under the auspices of the
George Washington University Law
School and the Federal Bar Asso-
citation.
Some 400 persons were on hand tc
hear Lawrence Stanley Lesser, super
vising attorney of the S. E. c., de-
fend the regulatory provision as
constitutional and necessary, while
Prof. James Forester Dawson OF
the university law school attacked
1t as unwise and unnecessary. Presi-
dent Cloyd Heck Marvin presided.
The symposium is to continue at
8 o'clock tonight with addresses by
former Assistant Attorney General
John Dickinson on the functions of
Congress and courts in umpiring the
Federal system and Prof. Charles S
Collier of the university law school
on whether the courts or State Leg
islatures should umpire tax juris-
diction disputes.
Final sessions will be held at 2::3O
and 8 pm. Saturday.
Act Defended as Valid.
Tho IicyH,,fal @f k@
giving the S. E. c. its authority is
constitutional under the commerce
and postal powers held by Congress,
Mr.. Lesser argued.
"The conclusion is inevitable" he
said, that Congress may prescribe
the conditions under which cor
porate business may be transacted in
interstate commerce. That is all
that Congress has done in the Hold
ing Company Act of 1885,"
While admitting that from a view
point of sheer efficiency and econ
omy" a good case can be made for
such a centralized form of govern
ment," Prof. Dawson pointed out
that efficiency is not always the sole
test under the Constitution.
Unneeded Power Seen.
What useful purpose, he asked,
can be added by the death
sentence" clauses other than direct
Government control of all aspects
of general management and policy
on the theory of social and economic
betterment? He cited other regula-
tions which can be imposed by the
S. E. c. giving it control of directors,
accounts and information of utilities.
indicating thus that the disputed
clause confers an unneeded power.
He predicted that "once more we
shall probably have the spectacle
of regulation destroying both itself
and many of its charges"
Evening star., 1940-03-29
Legion Dinner TONIGHT

The Cooley Mccullough Post
American Legion, and its Auxiliary
will give a dinner entertainment at
7:45 clock tonight at Walter Reed
Hospital for disabled war veterans
and c. G. c. boys who are patients OF
the hospital. it was announced py
Charles Kohen, commander of the
post. Amateur and professional en-
tertainers will perform. Mrs. E.
Warren Quin Is president of the
Auxiliary.
Evening star., 1940-03-29
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

Senate:
Votes at pm. on proposal for
Senate ratification Of trade agree
ments.
House:
Debates District of Columbia ap-
preparation bill
Labor Committee continues dis
cussion of Wagner Act amendments.
Foreign Affairs COMMITTEES consid-
ers slS,ooo,ooo fund for Polish relief.
TOMORROW.
Senate: +
Not scheduled to meet.
House:
Not in session.
Evening star., 1940-03-29
Woman Dies After Fall

Mrs. Bertha Chalk, As, of 1923
Ames place NE. died at Casualty
Hospital last night of pneumonia
which developed after she fractured
her hip two weeks ago in 4 fall
at her home. Mrs. Chalk was said
to have slipped on a rug,
Evening star., 1940-03-29

Injuries to pedestrians last year
In the District from March, when
pedestrian control regulations were
placed into effect, to December,
showed . decrease Of 118 from the
total pedestrian injuries during Q
similar period In 1898.
Evening star., 1940-03-29
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sTnou ahalt not El1s

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xayd dag
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2aa. sscaaAs hays heart. II had aAArt
&a>1d not sAvs kil1sd dog by poi saatne hin
x aaS aos doing so3a thing to you something
yea dd not like shoala have told and would
Raw seas - 2s ta hs stayaa froa undsr
nasc%masa a&d have right to poi hin.
Our dog in dead nov. however, and cannot br1ag
SS Mack Nc want to realiss though that hAvs
erasan hsarts. Before such unnnan trick
Again. rsport the DOR to its and think twice.
Our only consolation IL that realise that
day ~i11 be paid back in 4 that stll
twice the pain suffer.
hsn you planning to po1son cur dog. d1d you
stop % tA1ak pain hs xon1A have through
before hs dtsd3
Hs1ers you plan TO pot tsoa sosso"s slss's dex :"
haps viii read this note. i
Evening star., 1940-03-29
Wrecked Power Boot
Crew Is Landed
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
GWYNNS ISLAND, Va, March
29-Nine crewmen of the power
boat Lexington, which sank after
colliding with the wreckage of the
old battleship Texas, were landed
here yesterday.
A lifeboat from the power boat
c. E. Wright picked up the crewmen
who had spent a night on the lee
ward side of the Texas, which went
down in 1907.
Evening star., 1940-03-29
Scouts to Celebrate

Boy Scout Troop No. S will cele-
brate its 10th anniversary tonight
with a special program and cere-
mony at st. Adams Parish Hall,
beginning at 7::30 o'clock.
Evening star., 1940-03-29
Weather Report
FURNISHED by

Coumbia-ShowerS
minimum tonight A
gentle shifting
rising temperature
Vngina-Shovers slightly portion
Evening star., 1940-03-29

the Phi Beta Kappa chapter Of the
university to discuss the matter 1t /
meeting tonight.
Evening star., 1940-03-29
weather In various Cities.
Temp. Rain.

River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers clear at
Harpers Ferry; Potomac River slightly
muddy at Great Falls today.
Evening star., 1940-03-29


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Evening star., 1940-03-29
Precipitation

Monthly precipitation IN inches IN the
Capital tcurrent month to dates
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-29
3 Nursery Schools
In Butte Dr0EO ~
Average Attendance

Butte'S three nursery schools had
an average monthly enrolment Of IFS
for the 1D39-1940 school term, Miss
Clara Dugan, state supervisor Of nur-
sery, announced.
The three nursery schools. Franklin,
jefferson and Greeley, had an average
monthly attendance Of a. Federal
regulations require an average month
~ attendance of 20 children.
The supervisor further pointed out
that more than half Of the children
gained weight each month. In two
homes out of five the mother was
breadwinner and one child In eight Of
Butte low-income homes was In q nur-
seTy school
The total number Of parent visitors
was 40 while the total number OF
other visitors Was 325 for the 8-month
period. There were SIS parent meetings
with $40 parents attending and 80
homes visited, Miss Dugan stated
Under the WPA program, the pri-
mary purpose Of the nursery schools
Is to promote the physical, social, men
tai and emotional development of
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-29

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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-29
MONTANA M0BILCAS IS
MY GAS FROM NOW on
y0bbers Find Dealers RespOmd
To New Appeal i'm
Montana Crude Refining

TT DOESN'T take long under the Sign of the Flying Red
Horse for service station dealer convincing proof
Of Mobigas popularity among local car owners
From Mobigas famous for hoee qualities
which add up 10 Balanced Performance
The Montana dealer realizes that he enjoys
of public favor when he sells Montana-rened Mobgas
loyal their States and take
added pride in using Mobgas-he modern gasoline-mads
from Montana Crude IN a Montana refinery.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-29

DIR. Mary b. Atwater, who prac-
ticed medicine at Marysville I'm the
I8S0s when that town was q thriv-
ing gold camp, recently visited
Helena renewing odd friendships
there. Her home Is nov In Berkeley,
Calf, with her daughter, MRS.
Hugh Barren. DR.. Afwater, al
though now past so, Is travelling
alone. She came TO attend the
Montana convention Of the State
Federation Of WOmen's Clubs.
AS q physician In the MarysvillG
country in the early days, DR.. Atwatel
covered much of her territory or
horseback and was out feariessly IL
winter and summer making her calls
She often said that on many occasions
her office was saddlebag
She was one of Montana's first prac-
ticing woman physicians and one Of
the best known.
DR.. Atwater was also highly inter
eSted IN woman suffrage and was one
Of the leaders of that movement. She
S credited with being instrumental IN
the Eleanor Walsh memorial
building at the Galen tuberculosis Sani-
,arium since she was one of the first
70 approach the late Senator T. ].
Walsh with the idea that such build
ng be erected.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-29
Br mos TANA LoU. CHILL

AS former wards Of the federal
government, and now asking that
the court Of claims be permitted
to adjudicate claims based on
treaties negotiated more than IS
years ago any effort TO ask for
offsets on the part Of the govern
ment win be opposed by the north
ern Cheyenne Indians. During the
month Of February, last, Jasper
Red Robe, William Redcherries,
William H0Ilowbreast and Albert
M0nethey, members Of the tribe at
Lame Deer, Mont, appeared before
the committee on Indian affairs
of the house of representatives, TO
request the enactment Of H II.
2775, a bill authorizing the Arapa-
hoe and Cheyenne Indians TO sub
NIT claims TO the court Of claims,
and for other purposes.
The Lame Deer delegation repre-
scented to the committee that the
United States did not comply with the
treaty Of Oct. g. 1857. Certain pay
ments to the Cheyenne and Arapahoe
tribes in consideration of the surrender
of their claim to land outside the
boundary Of the reservation they oc-
clpied at the time are provided for
In the agreement. It was also provided
that the boundaries should not be
fourths Of the male adult members of
the tribe, but that this was dtsregarded
IN subsequent treaties and agreements.
It was also commended by the Lame
Deer delegation that the 10 alleged
chiefs who attached their signatures
to a treaty under date Of May %, 1868,
were not authorized TO represent all
the bands, or divisions Of the Cheyenne
or Arapahoe tribes. 1t Is maintained, In
this connection, that its application
TO the previous treaty was an arbt-
trary action ON the part Of the United
States.
Furthermore, this same delegation
contends that the United States failed
to compensate the Cheyenne and
Arapahoe tribes for part Of their res
ervation set aside by executive order
of Oct. 10, 1869, occupied by the
Representative O'COnnOr's View
The allegation is also made by the
delegation that the United States
failed to compensate the Cheyenne
and Arapahoe tribes for their equal
right and title to property, with refer !
ence to the act of Aug Is, 1875, where |
in the federal government sought TO /
COMPENSATE various bands OF Indians |
for the surrender of their claim to |
certain property, when no provision !
was MADE Tor payme1lL 70 tne PSd- /
TONERS represented by the Lame Deer |
committee. These land value claims
are augmented by the further conten-
ton that the Indians have never been
compensated for minerals mined and
removed by white men, without au-
thority, from lands reserved for the
tribe prior to the treaty of Feb. is, 1851.
Representative James F. O'Connor of
Livingston, a member of the commit
IT, FofV ut hnnF- /
ings Conducted in June, 1899, when a
delegation of Arapahoe and Cheyenne
Indians from Oklahoma teSttfying on
this same matter, raised the question
Of the StalenesS of the claim.
Before F.. M. Goodwin, attorney Of
Washington, D. c., representing the {
Arapahoe and Cheyenne Indians, an |
swered that question, he gave pic /
lure of the situation: I
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-29
One Killed, FiUe Hurt
In Automobile Smash

Five youths were injured, one fatally,
when their car overturned on u. s.
highway No. 10 about 30 miles west
of Miss0ula.
Ben Weinstein of Spokane, Wash,
law student at the University of Idaho,
died five hours after the accident
Robert Brown, Boise, Idaho, has q
possible skuH fracture and spinal IN
juries; Robert AlexandeFSon, Caldwell
Idaho, has several broken ribs and q
leg injury and Robert Pritchard
Pullman, Wash, and Alvin Orm, Ash
ton. Idaho, have injuries not yet fully
determined.
According to officers Investigating
the accident, Alexanderson was driving
the car when 1t Swerved from the
road after striking rough place and
The car was completely demolished.
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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-29
rs Youths Admitted
To Practice of LGIU

Eighteen members Of the law schools
graduating class at Montana state unit
verstty were admitted by the state SUI
preme court to the practice OF law. The
group includes:
A r. Olsen, Billings; p. I. Mas
Donald and A. r. Dougherty. Butte: J,
r. Wine Jr., Helena; Dorothy J. Mliel-
AEissoua; @. ]. Carmody, KaIispeIl: B'
B. McNamer, Shelby; L. III. 1Angen,
Glasgow; @. r. Hickman, Great Fails:
III. I Grant, Columbus; @. p. Fopp.
SOmers; III. 81. Conrad Jr., Conrad: E
q. BrOwnlee, Wolf Point: william
Browning, Belt: D. n. Thomas, Terry,
and x. W. DtSSfy, EewistOwn.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-29

Population of Neihart, according
to District Supervisor Homer H.
WhitmOre's preliminary census re-
port, Is 464 as compared with I69
In 1880. That is an increase Of IT'S
percent In the 10 years. There Is
but one ether town In Montana
for which 1910 census returns have
been received 10 show q greater
percentage gain. That Is Cut Bank,
center Of Montana's. newest big
oil field. ITS preliminary figure Is
2,496, as compared with S45 in 1880,
a jump of 1876 percent.
Glasgow, gateway to Fort Peck anc
its great dam building operations, has
Its people in It's corporate limits, q
gain Of 1859 since 1880. There are
about 1000 living nearby. OF the
larger Montana cities, Billings shows
the greatest gain, AZ percent. MisSoula
is next with Is percent increase.
NeihartS percentage gain In popula-
ton is due to the better prices for
silver since 1894 and to the introduc-
ton Of new methods of treating ores
there which have made It possible to
operate mines on a paying basis that
could not have been profitably worked
under processing formerly used.
A reliable estimate of the number
Of men now employed at the Neihart
mines IS $50, of which the Lexington
Mining Co.. formerly the Montana Sill
yer Queen Mining Co., accounts for
more than 100. Several other operators
make up the difference. There are six
operating with mills. The
government now pays q fraction over
II cents an ounce for newly mined
silver: the smelter return Is 7O.625
tents. In 1923 silver commanded but
% cents. IN 1885 It was IS cents, then
n 1884 1t jumped to 64.6 cents.
In the opinion of E. A. Shaw of
Great Falls, who operates the Florence
md other properties, Neihart IS in
'etter shape than ever before In its
history. His belief is that its present
Upward trend in mining activities and
population increase will continue for
N indefinite period. He bases it on
he TACT that new properties are being
pened from time to time and new
Mills are being erected, a situation
which he believes will go on.
There is not a mine in Neihart
ow being worked" said Shaw. that
ould be successfully operated under
ne old system of shipping the crude
re. And I think there are few that
ould by the old gravity process of
l1lling. 1t Is the new flotation process
milling that has put Neihart ON
S feet and that will result in greater
evelopment there and further growth
nd prosperity for the town"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-29

Of claims to include interest as a tlst
basis of compensation as found by the
supreme court of the United States, IN
such cases. 1t would limit this tribe
and put 1t on different basis from
the other tribes"
'In this respect, said Red Robe, ~and
speaking as representative and mem
Der of the Northern Cheyenne Indian
tribe we do not feel that any excep-
ton should be made in cur case"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-29

physical examinations, nutritious and
weil-balanced meals, and g regular
routine OF free and guided play, toilet
ing, eating and sleeping" Miss Dugan
further stated.
'sThe nursery school is a supplement-
not substitute, for the home" Miss
Dugan concluded.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-29
NETHART GAINS
IN POPULATION
SHOWS INCREASE OF IT'S PERCENT
SINCE 1889, CENSUS REPORT
REVEALS

Growth from 1853 to 464 in 1910 At
tributed TO Boost In Price Of Silver
and Improved Mining Methods; Six
Properties Now Operating.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-29
WOMAN PIONEER
DOCTOR REVISTTS
DIR. MARY b. ATwATER PRAC-
TTCED MEDICINE AT MARYS-
VILE IN 1908

She Now Resides with Daughter IN
California; Rode Mountain Trails on
Horseback Both Winter and Summer
During Her Years In Montana.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1940-06-29

SWEET GRASS - The weatherman
favored the border area with a 81
hour soaking rain. There was a heavy
downpour at times. Over an inch fell.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-09
ARCHBISHOP OF
 PARIS IS DEAD

Paris. April 9-(UP)-Jean Car dinal Verdier 76, archbishop of Paris. died early today of a heart attack.
 Cardinal Verdier apparently was recovering from serious operation last week and doctors had ceased announcing his progress after a Sunday bulletin which said he was recovering satisfactorily.
 He was an outstanding cleric and was considered in Rome, together with the then Cardinal Pacelli, now Pope Plus XII, as the most talented member of the College of Cardinals. During the recent election which elevated Cardinal Pacelli. Verdier was mentioned as a compromise candidate.
 Verdier was famed chiefly as church builder and was an ardent anti Communist and once set a precedent by playing a speaking role in a French propaganda film condemning German mistreatment of Catholics and Jews.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-09
FEWER DEATHS IN STATE RECORDED
Monthly Bulletin Shows Good Signs of Success
 Against Diseases

Record low death rates were es- tablished in the state during 1889 for infant mortality, diphtheria, pulmonary tuberculosis, pneumonia and puerperal diseases, the March monthly bulletin of the State De- partment of Health discloses in the provisional summary for the period l935-1939. For the past five years, the general death rate has de- creased each year. The average is a rate of 906 per 1000 population. The rate of 9.6 in 1889 is the low record.
 The rate of 36.0 deaths under one year of age per 1,G00 living births made in 1889 is the record low in Connecticut. Infant mortality has decreased from the rate of 43.l in 1885 to the low of 36.
 In 1889 diphtheria recorded it's lowest death rate, 0.3 per 100000 population. This rate, the bulletin points out, is lower than the typhoid rate for the same year 0.4, circum- stance which would hardly have been considered possible fifteen years ago.
 Over the last five years, the aver age death rate from pulmonary tuberculosis has been 33.4. In 1889 a new record low rate of 295 was made.
 A startling reduction in the pneu- monia death rate has been effected in the last few years, according to the bulletin. Since 1885 the rate has fallen 25.O. The record low for the state, 4O.4, was established in 1889 The average rate for the five year period is 57.0.
 A rate of 2.7 deaths of mothers per 1000 living births recorded in 1889 is the lowest maternal death rate ever registered in Connecticut In 1897, 1888 and 1889 the rate has been encouragingly low, the average rate over the first five years being $40.
 Although there were 370 deaths due to automobile accidents in 1889, an increase of 29 over the 34l in 1886, accidental deaths as whole have decreased each year during the last five years. According to the bui- letin, there has been reduction in he death rate due to accidents from 72.0 per 100000 population in 1885 to 592 in 1889.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-04-09
DRIVER CONFUSED
 BY REGULATIONS
Elm Street Man Fails to Convince Judge in
 Second Try

Michael Hassan, of Washington avenue, New Haven, arrested last month on a charge of operating an illegally registered motor vehicle, and who paid $5 for nolle, and then made a motion to reopen the case, was adjudged guilty by Judge Theobald E. Conway in city court today.
 Attorney A. Henry Weisman, Hassan's counsel, told the court that Hassan had no intention of violat- ing the law when he changed his registration from one car to a brand new one. He set forth that his client was confused by the regula- tions of the motor vehicle depart ment.
 The judge ruled, however, that the violation was committed.