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Evening star., 1940-10-13
National Labor
Legislation Farley
OPENS Here Nov. Z
Secretary Perkins
Releases Report
On Stote Lows

The seventh national conference
on labor legislation will be held here
November 12-l4, Secretary Perkins
announced yesterday, with Governors
of States and Territories and the
Commissioners of the District repre-
sented as in previous years.
In announcing plans for the meet
ing, Secretary Perkins made public
a report reviewing advances made
by States in labor legislation in
recent years. Despite such new Fed
eral laws as the Wage-Hour, Ma
tional Labor Relations and Walsh
Healey Acts. the States still lead in
labor legislation, the report declared.
The security OF a nation de-
pends not only on its physical de-
fenses. but on the well-being of its
people," the report said Anything
that contributes to greater health
and safety, to proper working condi-
tions. to more adequate standards
OF living, contributes to national de-
fense. State labor laws now reflect
to a considerable extent the stand
ards worked out and recommended
by the successive national confer
ences on labor legislation.
workers are protected against
sweatshop wages in some occupa-
tions, by minimum wage laws in 26
States, the District of Columbia,
Alaska and Puerto Rico. While only
nine States, the District of Columbia
and Puerto Rico had set maximum
48-hour week for women in 1888, IA
additional States and Alaska now
have this standard. In 1888 only
two States barred children under
Is from hazardous employment. To-
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Communist Party
Barred From Ballot
In 10 States
Four Hold Organization
Fovors Overthrow of
Government
BY the Associated Press.


Ten States have barred the Com
munist party from the November
election ballot-four of them on the
ground that it favors overthrow of
the American form of government.
The 10 are Arizona, Arkansas,
Georgia, Illinois, Indiana. Kansas.
Kentucky. Ohio, Washington and
West Virginia.
Another State-Wisconsin-has
refused the party places on the bal
lot because it has failed to poll suf-
flcient votes in prior elections. but
has allowed four of its candidates
to run as independents.
Earl BroWder, present Communist
candidate for President, also made
the race in 1886 He received 80
159 votes in approximately 35 States.
Seven Senate Candidates.
The Communist party has 7
candidates for the Senate, 81 for
the House, 9 for Governor and
q for other State Offices.
It's senatorial nominees are run
ming in Connecticut, Massachusetts
Missouri, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Texas and Virginia. For Governor
it has candidates in Connecticut
Iowa, Massachusetts,, Missouri, Mon
tana, New Hampshire, New Jersey
Rhode Island and Texas.
States banning Communist party
candidates on the ground that the
party advocates overthrow of the
Government are Arizona. Arkansas
Georgia and Washington.
California has taken action to bar
Communists from the ballot but the
law is not effective until 1941 and the
party will be on the November S
ballot.
Party Loses Kentucky Fight.
The party lost its ballot fight In
Kentucky when the courts held that
ISL names had been "fraudulently'
signed to Communist nominating
petitions and the State attorney
general ruled this reduced the total
names to below the required 1000
A Circuit Court in West Virginia
barred the party by injunction
sought on the ground it obtained
petition signatures through misrep-
resentation and fraud
The Illinois State Electoral Board
ruled the party off the ballot, hold
ing its nominating petitions were
defective. 1t failed to qualify in
Ohio because of insufficient sigma
lures on nominating petitions.
The Kansas Supreme Court up
held the refusal of the State secre-
tary to put the party on the ballot
after the States assistant attorney
general had argued the party had
no legal existence in Kansas since 1t
had not filed candidate for a ma
jority of State Offices.
Action Scored by Hayes.
When Arizona denied Communists
the ballot early in August, Arthur
Garfield Hays. general counsel for
the American Civil Liberties Union,
called the action IAN unconstltu-
tional deprivation of the franchise
to a minority group
Offering legal assistance in behalf
of minority party rights, Mr.. Hays
said restrictions against the Com
nnunist and other small parties this
wear far exceed those in 1885 and
1892.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Living Cost Survey
Soon Will Be Made
In Selected Cities
Prices Will Be Token
On All Articles Figuring
In Family Budget

At the request of the National De-
tense Commission the Bureau Of
Labor Statistics will soon make a
survey of living costs in a dozen
cities, it was disclosed yesterday.
Five cities have already been Sc
lected, Bridgeport. Conn; San Diego,
Calf; Corpus Christi, Tex; South
Bend, Ind, and Gadsden, Ala.
Miss Faith M. Williams, chief of
the cost of living division, is in
charge OF the work, which will be
carried on by a staff of about 10
experts familiar with the bureaus
statistical technique. The surveys
Evening star., 1940-10-13
day IS States provide this protec'
tio,1

day Is States provide this protec-
ton.
I'm 1888 only four States had
workmen's compensation laws. Now
such legislation is on the statute
books Of all States except one. In
18 States provision has recently
been made for increased benefits.
without a vigorous Department
of Labor to administer State labor
laws, the printed word Of the
statutes may remain . dead letter,
Since 1888 five States have estab-
lished new labor departments.
Every State today has an en-
ployment service and an unemploy-
ment compensation agency. In 1888
only two States were actively pro-
noting apprentice training with in
dustry, labor and school authori-
ties. Twenty-one States are now
sponsoring apprentice training pro.
grams"
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Mercer Alumni to Meet

The Mercer University Alumni
Club of Washington will hold q
dinner meeting at pm. Friday at
Wesley Hall, Seventeenth and K
streets NV, A. Veazey Howell, club
president, announced yesterday
More than so District residents are
alumni of the Macon (GaO school.
Senator George, Democrat. Of Geor-
gia is honorary president Of the
c1uh
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Dentists Are Questioned
On MiIitory Service

The Dental Preparedness Com
mittee of the American Dental
Association is seeking to hnd out
how many dentists throughout the
country can be made available to
the military forces If necessary, 1t
was announced today.
Questionnaires have been sent
to $4,000 dentists as a forerunner to
special courses in military dentistry
to be held in various large cities.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Central Union Mission
Plans Banquet Oct. 26

The Central Union Mission will
hold it's 46th annual banquet October
26 in the Mayf1ower Hotel.
At the banquet Mrs. John S.
Bennett will be honored for her Is
years of service to the mission. She
has served as superintendent since
the death of Mr.. Bennett more than
three years ago. Prior to that she
was director of the children's home
and camp.
Evening star., 1940-10-13
Writer Skips STORY
And 1t Turns Out
His House Is Attire
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, Tex, Oct. Ia
Paul Allen, Atlanta newspaper
man, and his family were at
the outskirts Of town on their
way to Dallas when the city
fire alarm sounded.
There's probably a news
story. for you." remarked the
wife, but Mr.. Allen drove on.
At Mount Pleasant they
learned 1t was their own home
that had burned.
Evening star., 1940-05-02
Druggist Loses $4OO,OOO Suit
Against Exchange for Arrest

A 100000 action, brought by Max
Kossow, druggist of 55l9 Second
street NV, against the Washing
ton Wholesale Drug Exchange, 80 N
street NE, and four individuals
charging false arrest and malicious
prosecution, was thrown out of Dis
trict Court today. Justice Jesse c
Adkins granted the defense motion
for a directed verdict.
Named as defendants with the ex-
change were Paul Pearson, presi-
dent, who died yesterday; Howard
NJ Bradbury, manager; Albert j
Smith, assistant manager, and John
w. Francis, superintendent of the
exchange.
The court and jury were told in
the trial, which lasted for several
days, that the exchange discovered
that for several months drugs were
missing from its warehouse. Detec-
tive Sergts. Michael Dowd and Leo
Murray worked on the case and
developed evidence which led to al
legged confessions on the part OF
drivers, according to the testimony
1t was testified that box of laxa-
tive preparation valued at 5000 was
traced to Mr.. Kossows place of bust
ness.
Evening star., 1940-05-02
80 Minus p
Is Why War
Moved North
Figures Represent
Iron Ore Nozis
Need to Fight
BY JACK STINNETT.

The answer to Germany's vital
dependence on Sweden-why the
war moved north-is on the black
board in any third-grade arithmetic
class.
The answer is 80 minus %.
There has been much idealistic
talk from both sides about protect
Ing the weak. It is chaf. Germany
knows 1t. and the allies know it.
The go" in the problem is Ger
many's annual demand for iron ore.
Germany needs 3o,OO0,oo0 tons of
iron ore year to maintain her
economy.
The 100" is the crux of the des-
perate situation-the $4,000 900 tons
Germany must get outside her
borders.
No war can be fought without
steel. Armor plate, shells, guns. mo-
tors. ships, all require steel in
quantity. Certainly the war has
increased Germany's need for steel.
Figures for 1888 are the last
available. That year Germany inn
ported 22,000,000 tons of iron ore
from all over the world-France,
Newfoundland, Sweden and else
where. In 1886 German produced
only 100000 tons.
Marshal Hermann Goering an
nounced the opening of other Ger
man ore deposits as part of his
four-year economic plan. The Nazis
admitted then that their most ex-
travagant hopes were for a pro-
duction of 100000 tons.
Hard-headed American CONNER.
cial attaches abroad remain skeptics.
Even stepped-up production-if
achleved-would be little more than
a drop in Germanys steel bucket.
Again it's matter of cold arith-
metic. Not even the vaunted claims
of the superiority of everything on
German soil could make German
iron ore assav r'orn th-~ ?E-ro re~
cent iron. It just amt there. and not
even a pep talk by Adolf himself
can make German soil produce
better ore.
Iron ore of 35-40 per cent iron con.
tent is marginal ore, tremendously
expensive to process, even by efficient
German methods. Steelmen figure
$3.50 per cent ore is a minimum re-
quirement. American iron ore from
the Mesabi range on Lake Superior
runs about so per cent. Ore from
Northern Sweden runs 60-67 per
cent.
So there is Germany's predica-
ment, Her own low-grade ores won't
come within % 100000 tons of sup
plying her steel needs. The rest Of
the worlds ore sources of immediate
supple are locked behind the block
ade door. Except Russia's, which
isn't readily mined.
Evening star., 1940-05-02
ne POLITICAL Mill
Third Termers Escaped Possible Defect
By Texos Harmony With Militant Gurnerites

ator johnson Of Colorado, put him
forward as their choice last summer.
But the Montana Senator refused
to Join in any stop Roosevelt"
movement. He did not believe that
the President could be stopped If he
wanted to run. This was a practical
way of looking at the matter, even
though Senator Wheeler does not
believe that any President should
have third term. He has always
prefaced or concluded his statements
about the presidential nomination
with the assertion of a belief that
the President would in the end de-
cline to run.
May Prove Formidable.
If Senator Wheeler receives the
Democratic presidential nomination
he may prove a formidable candi-
date, perhaps the most formidable
candidate the Democrats could put
forward. For he has a strong back
ing among the liberals and the labor
voters.
Senator Wheeler's friends have in
sisted that he would not agree to
run for Vice President, If President
Roosevelt or any other Democrat
heads the ticket this fall. 1t is a
natural assertion-for man cannot
run for President and Vice President
at the same time-openly Suppose,
however, Mr.. Roosevelt is renomi-
mated Mr.. Wheeler then may have
concrete and practical proposition
laid before him. 1t seems incredible
he would decline vice presidential
nomination. There is always the
chance that Mr.. Roosevelt might not
survive third term. In that event
Senator Wheeler would become
President, If first he were Vice Presi-
dent. There is the further chance
that, as Vice President, Mr.. Wheeler
might be in a formidable position
to win the presidential nomina ton
in 1914. Andrew Jackson picked his
successor, Martin Van Buren,, and
had him nominated for Vice Presi-
dent to run with him. Mr.. Roosevelt
may do the same.
Or suppose the President de-
termined to seek third term with
reservation that, after the Euro
pean emergency has passed, he will
step out of the White House and
leave the Vice President to carry on
That, too, would make the next
Vice President Chief Executive, pro-
vided, of course, Mr.. Roosevelt
should be renominated and re-
elected.
Farley Scores in Bay State.
Postmaster General Farley has
scored in Massachusetts, where a
Farley slate of delegates to the
Democrats National Convention has
just been elected. Presumably these
delegates will not stick to Mr.. Farley
If the President runs.
Federal Security Administrator
McNutt is about to launch himself
in a whirlwind campaign for dele
gates to the national convention
His speaking schedule is amazing
He addressed the State Federation
of Women's Clubs in Greensboro
N. c.. last night. Today he addresses
the Democratic State Convention of
Nebraska. Then he goes to Lima,
Ohio, to speak to the delegates to
the Democratic National Convention
and to the Democratic State Com
mittee
Evening star., 1940-05-02

On August %, 1887, Mr.. Kossow
was taken into custody by Sergt.
Dowd on charges of receiving stolen
property, but two days later the case
against him was dropped in Police
Court, being marked mo papers. "
Assistant United States Attorney
David A. Hart exonerated him of the
charge, the jury was told.
The District grand jury subse-
quently ignored the charge Of re-
ceiving stolen property against Mr..
kosSoW.
The defense, represented by John
E. Laskey and former Judge Ralph
Given, told the court and jury that
it did nothing to cause the arrest of
Mr.. Kossow nor did it prosecute and
that the police acted of their own
volition and initiative and had prob
able cause.
Evening star., 1940-05-02

to run or not. He is to have a
Texas delegation instructed to work
for his nomination.
The Vice President is the only
Democratic candidate for the presi-
Dental nomination who has had
the courage to say openly and fatty
he would challenge the President
in the convention. Postmaster Gen.
eral Farley has said he would be a
candidate without reservation" but
he has never said definitely he
would oppose denomination Of Mr.
Roosevelt
The Texan has been the only
Democratic presidential candidate
who has ventured to cross swords
with the third -termers in the presi-
dental preferential primaries. He
has been defeated Overwhelmingly
in those primary contests. Never
theless, he picked up three delegates
in the Wisconsin primary and ne
made a showing in Wisconsin ano
Illinois that has given some OF the
third-terms pause-if only for a
minute.
Bitter Struggle Avoided.
When the third-terms decided
TO challenge Mr.. Garner in his own
home State they really started
something. If reports from Texas
are correct, the third-termers faced
defeat in the State convention II
they went through with it. In any
event, there was promised bitter
struggle in the Lone Star State
This did not sit we'll with important
Texans in Washington-Represent'
ative Rayburn, the leader OF the
House. for example. And finally
the so-called compromise was
worked out. Some OF the Garner
followers were willing to go to the
mat with the third-termers, even
though it might have proved en-
barrassing to the leaders in the
National Capital. But in the in
terests of so-called harmony" they
gave way.
No one knows yet whether the
President will run. The Chief Ex-
ecutive has maintained silence on
this important question. although
the people generally have wanted
to know what to expect-partlcu-
larly the Democrats. The Presi-
dents Silence has been devastat-
ing to other candidates. for the
presidential nomination-in his own
party.
How far has any President the
right not to take the people into
his confidence in this matter Of seek.
ing a denomination? Particularly q
third-term nomination? 1t smacks
of one-man rule-called dictatorship
in other lands. However, the Pres.
ident appears to be getting away
with it.
Inquiry Begins.
A President is in a position to USE
tremendous political influence tt
bring about his own denomination
Already the Senate Campaign Elk.
penditures Committee, headed by
Senator Gillette of Iowa, is inves.
| tigating to see whether influence
patronage, etc.-has been used by
other candidates for the presidential
nomination in their favor. An in.
quiry into what has been done by
the third-termers may be too hot Il
handle. But why shouldn't there be
such an inquiry?
Senator Wheeler of Montana
finally has thrown his hat in the
presidential ring. In an interview ir
New York he has said: IF Presi.
dent Roosevelt is not a candidate
will be a candidate" That Senator
Wheeler is candidate has been vel
understood ever since a group o1
! Western Senators, headed by Sen.
Evening star., 1940-05-02
Citizens to Fear Porter

Stephen T. Porter, chief engineer
OF the District Fire Department, will
be guest speaker before the Randle
Highlands Citizens Association at
8 pm. tomorrow, at the Orr School,
Twenty y-second and Prout streets
Sc
A technicolor picture, american
Always" will be shown at the close
OF the business meeting, with re-
freshments following.
Evening star., 1940-05-02
The Capital Parade
'stop-Roosevet' Democrats Hit by Third Term Deal
In Texas; PIon Held Directed by President

By JOSEPH ALSOP ROBERT KINTNER.
March
Dealers
independent Democrat candidate field"
at hand and the prediction has not quite true.
But of the independents
almost openly aiming second ticket headed
large the
Thus considering supposed
Dealers
The truth that the
Ganer which uperntendd
Evening star., 1940-05-02

nOmlnatlOn II
his own right
with a Texas
delegation ready
to b ack him
The agreement
entered into by
he ar n e r
managers a n d
the third-term
ers in Texas has
not changed the
situation. M r,
Garner's name
Is to go before
the convention
W h e t h er the
DrociSopt SociSos
Evening star., 1940-05-02

with the sit-doWn strikes and the
battle for the judiciary reform bill
in 1887 has been healed.
Hearts are happy and arms are
around shoulders and the whole po-
litical outlook is one grand, sweet
song. The terms of the treaty are
simple. The Garner people were in
a position to win the Texas delega-
ton to the Chicago convention, but
at a cost in bitterness that would
have seriously impaired their con-
Evening star., 1940-05-02
Harry Be|Ier, Federal
Investigator, Dead

BY the Associated Press.
FORT SMITH, Ark, May g.
Harry Beller of Newburgh, N. Y,
special investigator for the Federal
Alcohol Tax Unit, who had been
assigned here for an investigation
OF alleged liquor running, died in
q Fort Smith hospital yesterday
afternoon.
Mr.. Beller suffered a heart attack
several days ago.
Evening star., 1940-05-02
Roosevelt Is Winner

1910
well as campaign strategy.
Roosevelt Is Winner
For Roosevelt treaty Washington"
succeeded re-establhng Democratic
on terms which leave hard feeling i'll will
the pay upper brackets namely Senator Wheeler Montana
Postmaster General
political buwark in the shape
they could work undisurbed Farles
cratic National Committee into
the White bill dealing
party unity Roosevelt united
Finally there remains the Wheeler effort op off the
antal chunks OF "
deals with John Lewis radng the
Evening star., 1940-05-02
Auto Injuries FutuI

RICHMOND, Va, May 2 P.-1n-
juries suffered last night when he
was struck by an automobile north
of here proved fatal today to Walter
Brooks, %, of Mount Rainier, Md
He died in Memorial Hospital here
Evening star., 1940-05-02

nIln. HIS warm feelings were by no
means cooled by the Vice Presidents S
sudden assault on the Hull trade
agreements program in the Senate.
House Majority Leader Rayburn
and Federal Loan Administrator
Jones, who had had part in his
previous decision to leave Texas
alone, again pleaded with him not
to carry the fight into Gamers
home State. But the Texan New
Dea lerS vniced the nnnnsinp view
Evening star., 1940-05-02

tIle OeHdle, duu
that is their ab-
Solute frankneSs.
They want to
re t ain unre-
stricted power in
the commissions,
boards and bu-
reaus, and they
do not hesitate
to say so.
For this rea-
son it is inter-
esting to ex-
anime perhaps
the most forth
right eXplana-
As
Evening star., 1940-05-02
Wirtz Goes to Texas

the President authorized Wz
leave of
actually opened campaign headquarters getting
from the local politicians
both him and the Baock that they ought
talk the results which reported and by the Pres
before
problem President will
(Reeae by the Amer Newspa Alliance Inc
Evening star., 1940-05-02

the remaining stufflng out of the
STOP Roosevelt Democrats. The deal
is that the Texas delegation will be
split three ways, one-third 100 proof
Garnerites, one-third 100 proof
Rooseveltians, and one third mod
crates. The delegation will give the
Roosevelt policies humping public
Endorsement. And by secret clause
it is reliably reported that if the
President decides to run. the dele
cation will cast their votes for him
Evening star., 1940-05-02

THE opinions OF the rers this page their
necessara Ths stars Such opinions presented Ths
Stars e0or gue all sides OF questions OF interest to It's
readers although such opinions may contradictory among
themselves and directly opposed to The Stars.
Evening star., 1940-05-02
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Notwithstanding the efforts OF
the third-term boomers. Vice Presi-
dent Garner still remains a candi-
date for the Democratic presidential
Evening star., 1940-05-02

It was due to his character and 10y
atty that the feud which has para
lyzed the Democratic party in Con-
gress for the last three years was
composed on terms of peace with
dignity"
The importance of this settle
men runs far beyond the fate of the
delegation at the Chicago conven-
ton. 1t includes the current pro-
gram Of legislation before the Con-
gress. 1t means that the party will
60 into the 1910 campaign reunited
well as on campaign strategy.
Evening star., 1940-05-02
We, the People
Treaty Of Washington Seen as
Bringing Peoce to the Democratic Party
BY JAY FRANKLIN.

Peace with dignity the phrase
New Dealers describe the treaty Washington
Majority Leader Raybrn
the White House April
So another perfectly good fight
ebatted
Evening star., 1940-05-02
The Uses
OfDelegoted
Power
Fortus Article
Cited as Argument
For Walter Bill.
Power
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

There is one thing about the
young New Dealers who are fight
ing vehemently to keep the Walter
Logan bill from being passed by
Evening star., 1940-05-02


10 ao the term demonstration
canoe of the deal is grasp.
Angry at Garner
At the time paid the New
Dealers pardonabe shouts glee
Ixas Gamers setback
development that barring Jim Farley
for an irresistible draft
the Presidents part in the matter inevitably going
accede to the draft.
Leaving out the effectiveness Jim opposition
New Dealers nstence the Presidents readiness
accepted contrary to report he
aa not wish to do o and his condan this instance members
the New Deal Furthermore his
have been motated much by with
further his
The rather complex story really begins with the Wisconsin
lnoS which
Before the Wisconsin and Illinois voting the wehnanced
appeared to have unShakab hold
which chosen machine
When OF the primaries
movement assumed politicians at
tended shake the delegation
Wirtz Goes to Texas
Observing these symptoms Mayor Maverick
Tom Miller Austin Undersecretary
the Interior Wz other
making thirdtem
Then he was shown documents other evidence
the Garner campaign in Wisconsin Illinois,
bitter and highly personal its attacks the President