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The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-05-31

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The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-05-31

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Evening star., 1940-03-04
$1lo, 900 Estote Left
By }. W. HoIcombe

An estate valued at some Sll0,0 900
mostly in securities, was left by
John Walker Holcombe, who died
February 9, District Court was ad-
vised today.
Through Attorney Erskin Gordon,
the court was told in petition for
probate of the will that Mr.. Hol-
combe owned no real estate. Under
the will, drawn August II, 1897. the
estate was left to members of Mr.
Holcombe's family.
The widow. Mrs. Enie M. Hol-
combe, 2121 Bancroft place NV.
is executor OF the will. Signing the
petition was Col. william Henry
Holcombe, her son, who is an Army
omcer stationed at Milwaukee. Wis
A daughter, Mrs. Eugenia Holcombf
Baker Of Hartford, Conn.,, also shares
in the estate.
Evening star., 1940-03-04
(Story on Page A-1.)

jobs arbitrarily to suffer hunger
and privation, that they accepted
with resignation their condition as
the common fate Of man."
The Roosevelt administration, he
said, had corrected this, and no ad-
ministration in the future will be
able to lind an alibi In the doctrine
of laissez faire"
Not even DR.. Glenn Frank and
the committee Of 200 Republicans
in their report recently submitted
have recommended the repeal or
substantial modification Of 4 single
major legislative act which has been
passed under the Roosevelt admin
istration. Senator Barkley insisted.
Il say that the past seven years
will 60 down In history as q great
humanitarian contribution, when q
great leader, endowed with the pas
sionate and patriotic resolve to SAL
wage the Nation, pulled us out Of
despair and set us on the road to
national rehabilitation, renewing
our faith in the American way OF
life and our own spiritual resources, -
he concluded.
Evening star., 1940-03-04
Edison Says Navy Program
Won't Slight East Coast
By the Associated pYeSs

~ the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, March Sec.
retary of the Navy Edison. speak
ing yesterday in a downpour at the
dedication of Norfolks $400, 900 Mu-
nicipal Airport, said the Atlantic
Seaboard would not be sighted in
the naval expansion program.
I'VE believe that there should be
a reasonable sea force in the At
lantic. We are pushing the work
on all our bases" he said. Il have
recommended that both coasts re-
ceive definite protection"
The Municipal Airport, Mr.. Edi-
son said, "has a great potential
naval and military value in the
event of a national emergency"
Mrs. Edison, carrying a corSage Of
roses, stepped up a ladder to the
nose of new 21-passenger airliner
and by dotting an "I'' and cross
ing ''T' with paint brush, christ
ened it the City of Norfolk.
1T is the first time I ever christ.
ened a ship this way" Mrs. Edison
said as, she descended the ladded,
usually it's with champagne"
The City Of Norfolk will be placed
in the Washington Norfolk service
Of Pennsylvania Central Airlines In
a few weeks.
Evening star., 1940-03-04
Archduke OTTO Boards
eli pper for United States
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press,
BALTIMORE. March 4.-Travel-
ing "incognito." Archduke Otto Won
Hapsburg. pretender to tho nom
existent throne Of Austria, was en-
route here from Europe today
aboard Pan-American Airvays'
American Clipper.
The 27-year-old prince, who has
never relinquished his claim to the
crown, obtained an American visa
In Paris week ago and boarded the
clipper at Lisbon, Portugal, yes
terday.
Accompanying the archduke was
his secretary, Count Trautt-Mans-
dorn. Some observers believed
Otto's visit involved enlistment of
aid from American Catholics In his
claims to the throne.
Seventeen other passengers were
aboard the plane, due here today.
Evening star., 1940-03-04
0akwood Man Is Killed
Al Fairfax CROSSING

George Thomas Mason. ~, father
Of three children, was killed today
when q Southern Railway express
train struck his automobile at a
crossing less than half a mile from
his home. at Oakwood, in Fairfax
County, Va.
Mr.. Mason, painter, had left his
home for work only few minutes
before the mishap, which occurred
at Cameron crossing. The train was
an Atlanta-Washington express,
with L. NJ. Watkins of Alexandria,
Va. as the engineer.
Fairfax County Policemen James
Mahoney and Grafton Wells said
their investigation disclosed the
front Of Mr.. Mason's automobile had
cleared the track and that the rear
of the car was struck by the train
The machine was demolished.
The body was removed to the
Cunningham funeral home. in Alex
andria. Mr.. Mason's survivors in
clude his widow and three children
Evening star., 1940-03-04
BarkIey Commends
McNdry AssaiIs,
New Deal Record
Rise in Income and Tex
Increase Are Cited by
Rival Speakers

The seven years of the Roosevelt
administration were reviewed last
night by spokesmen for both major
parties.
They didn't agree.
Senate Majority Leader Barkley
and Minority Leader McNary ex-
pounded their views before a Ma
tional Press Club audience in the
American Forum Of the Air which
was broadcast over Station VOL.
This led up to an informal panel
discussion in which the participants
were Senators Mead. Democrat, Of
New York; Tobey. Republican. of
New Hampshire. and Representa-
tives Jones, Democrat, of Texas, and
Dirksen Republican. Of Illinois.
Senator Barkley contended that:
Total income of the American
people has increased more than
$lS, S,000, 900 900. - Farmers cash
income, without benefit payments
has increased from 1852 900 900 to
$7,7l2. .000, 900. ''' Despite a net in
crease of 5000 900 employables, un-
employment was cut from l3 or Is
million persons in 1882 to seven OF
nine million now.
Senator McNary replied that:
With "the greatest tax burden in
the Nations history" annual per
capita income has been cut from an
average of $50 for the seven pre-
Roosevelt years to $500 for the seven
New Deal years. Cash farm
income averaged $9.046 000, 900 fol
the seven Roosevelt years;
$7.247 900 900 for the seven Roose-
velt years. More than 5000,
600 unemployed disconsolately
tramp our streets"
Evening star., 1940-03-04
Firemen Rescue Man
Overcome by Smoke

Overcome by smoke from q
smouldering mattress on which he
was lying. a 2s-year-old man was
taken to Emergency Hospital after
being rescued by firemen from q
basement room at 900 Thirteenth
street NV, shortly after noon today
The man, Eugene Mothershead
800 North Capitol street, was said
to be visiting a friend, L. P. Phillips
who rooms at the house. Hospital
attaches said his condition was not
serious. Firemen stated the mat
tress evidently had been fired by 4
lighted cigarette.
Other residents Of the roomine
house, operated by Mrs. M. Hooker
noticed the smoke As 1t rose to the
upper floor and called the Fire De-
partment.
Evening star., 1940-03-04
Congress in Brief
TO-DAY.

Senate:
Considers extending Hatch law to
cover State employees paid In part
from Federal funds. Noon.
Commerce Subcommittee votes on
resolution designed to eliminate per-
sonal income questions in census.
1890 am.
Finance Committee resumes hear
ings on reciprocal trade program.
1890 am.
House:
Considers minor bills. Noon. :.
Appropriations Committee con-
dders Interior Department bill. 10
an.
Judiciary Subcommittee continues
hearing on amendments to Walsh
Healey Government Contracts Act.
10 An.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
Probably will continue debate on
Hatch bill.
Commerce Committee, executive
meeting at 1890 am: may take UP
Tobey census resolution.
Conferees on transportation bill.
10 am.
House:
Continues debate on Interior De-
partment appropriation bill.
Subcommittee Of District Commit
tee resumes consideration Of nlu-
nicipal government reorganization
plans, 1880 am.
Special Subcommittee Of District
Committee resumes investigation of
Nquor situation, 10 Am.
Evening star., 1940-03-04
Bark|ey Places
Roosevelt Actions
High in History
Luuds Attuinments
In Senote Speech
Marking Anniversary
ByG. GOULD LINCOLN.


Declaring that the Roosevelt ad-
ministration had accepted the gen.
eral welfare clause of the Consti-
tuition as a solemn obligation" Sen
ator Barkley of Kentucky, Demo-
cratic leader of the Senate, said to-
day that it had proceeded by swift
and enlightened legislation to cor
rect, as far as possible, the Ills
which bedeviled our people"
Taking the floor of the Senate
on the seventh anniversary Of the
Roosevelt administration, the Ken
tucky Senator reviewed its accom-
pliShments. ....
To-day I feel that we are justified
in pausing here brief period" he
said, Ito pay tribute to a man who
will be honored by countless gener-
ations of Americans yet unborn and
to record made by him and those
who have labored in behalf of the
American people"
Stresses Labor Benefits.
While stressing what had been
done for the people as whole, Sen
ator Barley called attention to
what the administration has done
especially for labor. He predicted
that eventually the machinery for
orderly collective bargaining, estab-
hshed under the Roosevelt admin
istration, as time moves on will
undoubtedly be perfected 50 as te
function more adequately and effec-
lively" He made no reference,
however, to any proposed amend.
ment of the Wagner Labor Re-
lations Act.
1T is probable that RooSevelt's
continued demand for the consid-
Grafton of the rights of labor has
brought upon him more violent
criticism than any of his other poll
cies," Senator Barkley said. I'm
this great program, however, the
President has been a pioneer and
has not only been compelled but
has been willing to take the conse-
quences.
THAT he did not receive as COM
plete cooperation as might have
been desired from the groups whose
rights he championed is regrettable
But it should not be forgotten by us,
and will not be overlooked by later
students Of this period, that labor
has gone through particularly diff
f1cult phase Of its development"
He compared the period through
which labor has been going to the
reconstruction era after the Civil
War. when the righting Of old
wrongs through emancipation led ia
period Of turmoil before the ulti-
mate adjustment was accomplished
under our American way Of life"
The Democratic leader was re-
ferring to the conflicts which have
arisen not only between labor and
employer, but also between the A. f.
of L. and the C. I. O.
Asserting that mo President since
or save, Lincoln has faced 90 grave
Evening star., 1940-03-04
Jones 10 Oppose
.Guffey in Fight
For Senate Seat
Oil Man Enters Keystone
Race; McNoir Files
Nominating Petition
BY the Associated Press.

HARRISBURG, Pa, March A.
Walter A. Jones, wealthy Pittsburgh
oil man and road builder, announced
today he will oppose United States
Senator Gufiey, Democrat, of Penn
sylvania In the Pennsylvania pri-
mary April q.
Mr.. Jones will have support Of
many Democrats who blame SEN
ator Guffey for the 1898 Pennsyl-
vania party fight. Senator Guffey
bucked q State committee primary
slate. The Republicans then tri-
umphed overwhelmingly in the gen.
eral election.
Mr.. Jones is chairman of the
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
building a $70,O00,0o0 all-weather
highway from Harrisburg to Pitts
burgh.
Meanwhile William N. McNair,
wisecracking former Mayor of Pitts
burgh, filed nominating petitions as
q Democratic candidate for the
Senate. John A. Derenzo, Altoona
publisher, filed for the same ONCE
on the Republican ticket.
Mr.. Jones had announced that
the Democratic State Committee
had prepared nominating petitions
for him from IS counties containing
two or three times as many sig
natures as are needed"
State Representative Herbert B.
Cohen said virtually all OF the DEM
ocratic leaders and chairmen of SO
counties canvassed during a meet
ing last night pledged their sup
port to Mr.. Jones.
Last day filings were expected to
swell the number seeking nomination
for Offices at stake this year we'll
past the estimated 720 whose peti-
tions we're received by closing time
Saturday. Counting nominations
by both parties, approximately 1000
places are to be filled at the primary,
including nominees for United States
Representative, State treasurer and
auditor general, and State Senate
and House.
Sixty-seven contenders already
have filed for 81 of Pennsylvania S
"a congressional seats. The missing
seats are in the I'd congressional dis
trict, Philadelphia, and the 10th,
representing Lancaster and Chester
counties.
]. Roland Kinzer, Republican in
cumbent, and George M. May,
Democrat, both Lancaster residents,
have announced their candidates.
for the 10th district seat. Repre-
sentative James p. McGranery has
Seen slated by the Democratic organ
ization for the Philadelphia seat and
Augustus T. Ashton by the Repub-
licans
OF the 81 who already have filed
"a are incumbents.
Evening star., 1940-03-04
| --latest Thing
IN Mousetrops
| Resets Itself
y the Associated Press.

~ Sn6 A160C16ted Fto66.
KANSAS CITY. March "A path
soon may be beaten to the door
Of Bert G. Chappelle OF Kansas
City because he has designed what
he modestly calls q better mouse
trap"
Mr.. Chappelle's trap automatically
reacts itself every time 1t catches
. mouse. A revolving door arrange
ment pushes each mouse farther
back in the trap.
The device viii be shown ut the
convention Of the Inventors Of
America March 1915.
Evening star., 1940-03-04
Two German Lifeboots,
Empty, Found by Nav

The Navy oil tanker Salinas today
reported the finding of two empty
hfeboats, bearing the German.
owned Hamburg American Line
trade name, HAPAG, in the Carib.
bean Sea, of the coast of the
Dominican Republic.
The boats, one of which was
capsized and the other partly filled
with water when found about 5
pm. yesterday, are believed to have
come from one of the German ships
scuttled by crew members when
trapped In Latin American waters
by the outbreak of war,
Evening star., 1940-03-04
Food Stamp Plan
May Be Extended on
Nationwide Scale
Systems Future Hinges
On Congress Action
In Providing Funds
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
Administration farm oficials are
thinking Of extending the stamp
plan for distributing surplus farm
products among the needy on .
Nationwide scale.
Although the plans future de-
pends on action by Congress, about
1850 900 persons in So cities soon
will be eligible, and arrangements
are being made to adopt the system
in some other cities and county
areas by July l.
Under the plan, families on relief
purchase designated surplus food
products at regular grocery stores
with Government-issued stamps.
The Government buys the stamps
back from the grocers with funds
appropriated for disposal of agri-
cultural surpluses.
The systems future depends
largely, officials said, on what action
Congress takes on a presidential
recommendation that 81, 900 900 be
appropriated for surplus disposal
besides 500, 1000 900 Of customs re-
ceipts authorized for that purpose.
The House did not attach this item
to the Agriculture Department ap-
preparation bill for the next year.
but ofdcials we're hopeful that the
Senate would tack it on and that
the House then would approve. They
said their hope was based largely on
the reception given the stamp plan
by members of both major parties.
If the $72 ,000, 900 were provided, Of.
f1cials said, the plan could be ex.
tended to several hundred more
cities and counties. Before operation
could be placed on national scale,
an annual appropriation of between
$3.50, ,000, 900 and 10000 900 would
be needed.
The department soon will inaugu.
rate an experimental cotton stamp
plan in two or three cities. It will
be similar in principle to the food
stamp plan. Relief families will re-.
ceive stamps good for purchase Of
cotton goods and clothing at stores.
Evening star., 1940-03-04
81 Auto Tickets Fixed,
One q Representatives

Representative c. Arthur Ander-
son Of Missouri was one Of the 81
persons to have tickets adjusted for
the week ending March 3. Accord
ing to police reports, Mr.. Anderson
parked in violation Of 4-to-6 pm.
regulation and was warned, by the
orders Of Maj. Ernest w. Brown, at
the request Of Representative An
derson.
OF the 81 fixed tickets, II were
cancelled and IS warned, these in
cluding four members Of the diplo-
matte corps.
Evening star., 1940-03-04
Indionu Alumni Elect

The Washington Chapter of the
University Of Indiana Alumni As
soctatton yesterday held its annual
election Of officers at a breakfast At
the Kennedy Warren. Those named
were John J. Reinhard, president;
1t. Col. Paul E. Tombaugh, Mrs.
Willard Givens and Delbert w. Cor
bin, first, second and third vice
presidents. respectively; Miss Helen
Greeley, secretary; Jerome Shay,
treasurer, and James L. Fieser,
chairman of publicity.
Evening star., 1940-03-04

Weoshef Conditions Last "a HourS.
The disturbance that was central over
indiana Sunday morning has moved slowly
to Western New York
and Northwestern Pennsylvania. Knapp
Greek. N. r., 1OO37 millibars (29.6A
developed over Maryland and Virginia
within the last IL hours 10 now centered
northeastward with Increasing intensity.
Atlantic City. N. J.. 1001.7 millbars (28 .58
tncheO. The AriSona disturbance 10 NOV
Wn. n9 sootnsastvsrd oxfr the Rio orande
Tex. 1O1O.5 millibars (29. "a inehes) Pres
eIn Alaska, Dutch Harbor. 98S.s milIibars
l2a;ls inehesr and y q falling thence
Pressure 10 high over Northern New Eng
lana and almost generAlly west Of the
snss Msntss:si,sfppi River Winnemuccs: New.
kans.. 1O24 millibars f3O. 20 inchesl. and
Aoulton, Ne. 1021.7 millibars f30.17
incheO. Precipitation has occurred over
most sections east Of the Mississippi River
and in the eoutherp Rocky Mountain
region and along the North Pacific Coast.
The temperature has risen from Minnesota
eastward to Maine. while colder weather
has overspread the Ohio and lower Mis-
stsstppi Valleys. Tennessee. the Gulf States
and portions Of the Dakotas.
g. ~ - 81
Evening star., 1940-03-04
Insurance Agents Here
To Vote on AffiIiution

The National Labor Relations
Board today announced a Secret
ballot election will be held within 80
days among the approximate 60 in
surance agents Of the two Washing
ton ofIices of the Equitable Life In
surance Co. to determine whether
they wish to be represented by an
American Federation of Labor in
surance workers union.
Bargaining rights for company
employees were requested by the
union last October, according to the
board, but the company later refused
the unions request.
Evening star., 1940-03-04
individual pacis
Upheld as Justices
Ban Company Union
High Court to Review
Appalachian Power
License Cose
BY ]. A. FOX.

The Supreme Court today out
lawed another company union"
but said that rights that employees
had obtained under individual con-
tracts negotiated through the Or
ganization were not foreclosed.
The case involved the National
Licorice Co., which had appealed
from a ruling of the United States
Court Of Appeals for the Second
Circuit Affirming board order. The
Supreme Court. however, modified
the order to protect the rights of
the employees who had not been
Joined in the proceedings.
The court also agreed today to
review the 15-year-old case CENTER
ing around the efforts of the Fed
eral Power Commission to require
the Appalachian Electric Power Co.
to take out a license for its
$ll.000,000 hydro-electric develop
ment on the New River at Radford,
Va. The Fourth Circuit Court of
Appeals had denied the Govern
ment the right to require this
license which gives the Federal
Power Commission authority to pre-
scribe rates and charges for the
power development and gives the
Government the privilege of taking
over the projects after so years.
Stone Reads Decision.
The decision in the National
Licorice Co. case was read by Justice
Stone. In separate opinion JUS
tice Douglas and Justice Black said
the Labor Board order should not
have been modified. Justice Murphy
did not participate in the case.
The case rose in August, 1887,
when an A. F. L. local, the Bakery
and Confectionery Workers Interna-
tional Union of America, filed
charges Of unfair practices against
the company. which has plants In
Brooklyn and elsewhere. The union
charged the company with interfer-
ence with its collective bargaining
operations and with attempting to
form a company union.
The board later issued q COM
plant against the concern and in
the following May ordered the COM
pany to cease dominating or inter-
fering with its Collective Bargaining
Committee as the representative of
its employees and to completely dis
establish it. The board said also
that the company should not give
effect to wage contracts that the
committee and individual employees
had made with the company.
Refusal to bargain collectively with
the union and to interfere with the
right of the employees for self organ
ization also was barred.
Order Modified.
The Second Circuit Court then
feafnrmed the order but modified it
to the extent of providing that bar
gaining with the union would de-
pend on whether the labor group
was certified as the proper bargain
ing agency by the board after an
election.
While these proceedings were in
progress the employees of the Brook
lyn plant sJruck, but later came back
to work. They obtained a five per
cent wage increase and other en-
ployment benefits which were agreed
to under the controverted contracts
When the board order was affirmed
by the Circuit Court, the company
appealed. For its appeal the COM
pany raised the question of whether
the employees had not been necessary
parties to the board order to abro-
gate these contracts.