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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
Years Bon on Grimes
Backed by Committee
BY the Associated Press.

LOUISVILLE, KY. Aug. 21.-One-
year suspension of Burleigh Grimes
from organized baseball on a charge
that he spat in an umpire's face has
been upheld by the Executive Com
mittee of the National Association
of Professional Baseball Leagues.
Grimes, manager of the Grand
Rapids, Mich, team, has the right
of an appeal to Commissioner Kene-
saw Mountain Lands.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
Ems, Red Scout, Thinks Cleveland Will Be A. |. Champ
Georgetown Golf A Tojons Losing Two Games This Year

sacker, also was at bat three times
in the same frame and each time
drew a pass. Now If any team in
organized ball can beat that,
we're willing to learn.
Did you know that-The aver
age big Lacquer goes down to first
in slightly less than four seconds.
The fastest cover the 80 feet In
81 seconds. The slowest in about
$40 seconds.
Red Face Dept-Interviewed
last April, Jimmy Dykes said: IF
we can stay right behind the
Yankees this year. I'll be salts
fied." Now his friends are dig
ing up that interview and hurting
1t right In his teeth.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
Wander Nicer SCORING
ForIndianapo|is,
But Still Wild
BY the Associated Press.


Johnny Wander Nicer, the latest
ex-big league star to hit the come
back trail in the minors, is headed
in the right direction, but he still
lacks the control necessary to win
in the major leagues.
The former Cincinnati headliner
has been winning regularly for In
dianapolis in the American Asso-
citation, but is doing it the hard
way. Last night he held Milwaukee
to seven hits and blanked it, 8 to O.,
but walked nine batters. He struck
out 10 and left IA Brewers stranded.
The Indians were just as stingy
in the second game, Red Barrett
whitewashing Milwaukee again, 40,
on four hits in seven innings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
Horse Show Is Slated

The 37th annual exhibition by
the Manassas Va) Horse Show and
Fair Association will be held Sat-
urday. August 81. and Monday, Sep
TENDER 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21

Batted for Carrasouel IN ninth.
ST. Louis O03 OO2 1905
WASHINGTON - 600 020 1908
Runs batted in-Judnich. Cliff 81, Po-
fail. Susce. Anger Case Tvo-base hit
Auker. Three-base hits-Early. Travis.
Home run-Pofahl. Stolen bases-Judnich.
Case. Sacrihce-Susce. Double play
Bloodworth to Pofahl TO Bloodworth. Left
on bases-St Louis, 6; Washington. s.
First base on balls-Of Auker, l. of Hud-
son, 2. Struck out-By Auker. .; by Hud-
son, 2. HitS-Oh Hudson, 10 in in
nings: OF Carrasquel. in innings. Balk
Hudson. Losing pitcher-Hudson. UNI
pires-Messrs. Rue. MCGOWAN and Kolls.
Time-2:0l
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
Meendeck, Says Combrio, His Greatest Prospect

few of them-were in camp
after studying the situation
profoundly "asde Krakauska and Haynes the
camp"
Six days a. the little man known as Cambria
appeared again the In tow he had weou yongster
football
Cmbras quote for the day. is the best
prpect Cambria fastened add that George Case
but that Meendk at the same
a better
On March Buge who said that he once
r,aved look $4,000 rookie
hortston Jimmy Pofah Gordon of the
Buege Hes got the same hnos 'e SAME
walk everything. like him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
ndan Reds Flash Championship Class Pace Tells Tigers Dodgers
Win, Lose or Draw
Nostalgia Memories From Spring Headlines
By FRANCIS {. STAN.

Nostoeic Memories From Spring Headlines
cold Washington, but not cold In Orlando Fla, when
marked
headline the said
Harris Rock Hurles Prospects Mats Settle
Training"
sloweyed fellow
Gearman
Sydney Hudson
finally big league pitcher Clyde Barfoot took in
and made six That the
Southe this time"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
Gehrmon Was Glad to Quit Mats

April that Gehman sold to BIRMINGHAM gladly packed
h hays Im happy club said Mr. Gehran
rookie No Cambas teansChar-
ote or Springfield other team I'd rather pitch Tor Pacc
Coast League team Washington, anyway"
On Walter Masterson hailed as the MATS
best April the Mats voted Cecil Travis the s4o
hating On April Pofah was called
by Washington has had since Roger
Peckinpaugh. :. ;.
On April campaign started and now 1t is
Aueust how the early spring head
ines made out We February March
and April but those Of August don't bear al
of them out.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
When EorIy Was Mats No. | Catcher

February headline of the day proclaimed:
Cuban Squad Cambria Brings
worlds best thowe" George Torres squaty out
Cambria Hes been Joe D Maggie"
collection of
Glberto Torres Monteagudo and
Others but George Torres is the only I'm big
Lacquer"
still battling out and there
the But February 10
ne headline
Griffith Harris and Bengough Hop Bandwagon for Early as
Catcher"
this date to make Jake Early the regular
catcher should have been significant that Rick Terrell
holding out for
Butts was the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
Harris Once Was Sweet on Leip

The next day. which would be March Manager af11 lpeu OUT
m the mb the days headline ran:
Harris Gives Boodwoh First CRACK at second
-, -.
Bky was going at that but even the newspaper
Something they
felt was in the didn't know second bsean when
he saw one or being prepared for Eddie Lep
passed Finally March H. momentous decision
was made Clark Griffith Joe Krakauska de-
lefthanders in the major
leagues forget all about World War Tor
few days. ~, r,s
On March who took again Mr. Harrs
Of the bed "Amon Williams ne
don't like his attitude heck with
him."
Bueky Finally Cove Up on Cubons
Nearly another week went by and then Mr. Harris spoke again The
headline the day said ., .
Up the Lot" ,,. s
spoiled everything
proclaimed the following
Washington Team I've Managed since
fearful slump but spring still was IN
the things fellow And even mao oee
had to say bore some weight
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
GAMES TO-DAY.

Phila. at Chicago.
Boston at Pittsb'gh.
N. Y. at Cincinnati.
Bklyn. at St. Louis.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
GAMES TOMORROW.

Brooklyn at Chicago.
N. Y. at Pitt. t2).
Boston at Cincinnati.
Philadelphia at St. L.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-08-21
Official Score

'Batted for Hudson in seventh.
RATED for CarrasQuel in ninth
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Edwin S. Smith Sees
Fresh Blow to Labor

CAMBRIDGE, Mass, March 9 (P),
Amendment of the Wagner Act,
in the opinion of Edwin S. Smith,
member of the National Labor Re-
lations Board, would serve only to
arouse fresh animosities toward
labor organizations"
He charged that powerful inf1u-
ences in the country look not with
qualification but with apprehension
upon the growth of the trade union
movement, and from these sources
have come numerous proposals for
amendment" of the act.
In view of the general assault
upon the democratic processes
which is now taking place on a
worldwide basis" he asserted in
an address before Harvard Law
School students last night, "it would
seem the part of prudence and
craftsmanship to permit the Ameri-
can workers to continue to enjoy
undisturbed the projections and the
civil guarantees which the Wagner
Act has given them and which they
had been so long denied.
L firmly believe that what the
National Labor Relations Act and
the board require for the future are
not amendments, but time for the
growing employer acceptance OF the
act to crystallize."
Once the barrier of employer in
reference is broken down and con-
tractual relations assumed between
employers and the representatives
of their employees, the supposed need
for control of labor unions in the
public interest will become markedly
less"
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Air Tours 10 Benefit
Finnish Relief Fund

Twenty-five-minute air tours over
the city for the benefit of the WASH
ington Unit of the Finnish Relief
Fund were to be inaugurated today
Mrs. William B. Bankhead, wife
of the Speaker of the House, was
the first to buy ticket for sight
seeing trip. She made the purchase
yesterday at booth set up in the
Mayf1ower Hotel.
Supervising the sale of tickets at
the booth are Miss Alice Barry,
chairman; and the Misses Nancy
Weller, Marilyn Hines, Nancy
Glover, Sylvia Szechneyi, Edith
Wright and Jane Acheson. Tickets
are priced at S. each.
All money raised by the flights
will go to the Finnish civilian vic
TINS of Russian airplane raids on
Finland Since January, the WASH
| ington Unit of the Finnish Relief
Fund has raised more than $44 600.
The flights will be made each day,
morning and afternoon, in 21-pas-
senger, 1910 Douglas planes placed
at the disposal of the Fund by
Pennsylvania-Centr Airlines, which
is contributing all expenses of opera
ton as its gift to the Fund. The
planes used for the flights comprise
the fleet which Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt recently christened THE
Wings of Peace"
Pilots from the regular transport
runs of p. c. A. will be at the con-
trolls as the planes wing over WASH
ington, Mount Vernon and other
nearby points Of historic interest.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Leaders 10 Hear Broadcast
Of Saturday PROGRAM

Washington clergymen and other
religious leaders will gather in the
New York Avenue Presbyterian
Church from 2 to 3 pm. Saturday to
hear a program broadcast over a
network of the National Broadcast
ing Co. The assembly will be under
the direction OF the Committee on
International Relations of the
Washington Federation of Churches.
DR.. John r. Edwards will preside
and explain the arrangement. SINH
lar assemblies will be held in about
30 cities throughout the country.
The radio program has been ar
ranged by the Foreign Mission Con-
ference of North America. It is en-
titled THE Foreign Service Convo-
cation" Its purpose is to inform the
listeners about world conditions in
the field of religious activities.
Those participating in the pro-
gram will be Bishop Henry st.
George Tucker, who will preside;
President Roosevelt, the Queen of
the Netherlands, the Belgian Am
bassador, DR.. George A. Buttrick,
DR.. John R. Mott, DR.. Charles r.
Watson and DR.. Charles T. Leber.
The music will be provided by
Marian Anderson, the Tuskegee
Choir and the Westminster Choir.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
of victory than on the two pre-
vious roll calls.
Rogge Accused by Pepper.

of victory than on the two pre-
vious roll calls.
Rogge Accused by Pepper.
Debate yesterday brought from
Senator Pepper, Democrat of Florida,
a Hatch Act opponent, a charge that
Assistant Attorney General John
Roger has interferred with State
elections in Louisiana when he went
there to investigate corrupt prac-
tees allegations.
Senator Nicely. Democrat, of West
Virginia delivered long speech in
favor of the pending bill in which
he charged that West Virginia State
employees were forced to contribute
per cent of their salaries to the
political organization there.
An amendment by Senator
Maloney, Democrat, of Connecticut
to remove from the extension legis-
lation its language forbidding polit-
ical activity to State employees paid
in whole or part with Government
funds was beaten, 40 to n.
One amendment by a friend of
the bill, Senator Clark, Democrat,
OF Missouri was accepted. 1t would
broaden the anti-politics ban to in
clude all State appointive officials
whose work is financed by the Fed
eral Government, whether or not
they get their pay from the Govern
ment. In particular, it was said,
the amendment would strike at
State highway commissioners.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Mass 10 Be Celebrated
For Prince Christopher

A requiem mass for Prince Chris
topher of Greece, who died recently
in Athens, Greece, will be celebrated
by Archbishop Athenagoras, head
of the Greek Orthodox Church of
North and South America, tomor-
row at SITS. Constantine and Helen
Church. The Rev. Thomas Daniels,
pastor. will assist as deacon.
Kimon Diamantopoulos, Minister
OF Greece to the United States, and
Nine. Diamantopoulos; Minister
Counselor and Nine. George De-
pasta, Mr.. and Mrs. Stephen
koundouriotis, and other members
OF the staff of the Greek Legation
Will participate at the services,
which will be held after the reg
ular mass at noon.
V. I. Chebithes, supreme president
OF the Order of Ahepa; Louis p.
Maniatis, supreme secretary, the
presidents of the local chapters and
other local Hellenic Societies have
been invited. George Papas. pres
ident of the trustees of the church.
heads the Arrangements Committee.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Hoax Admitted in PLOT
To kidnap Judy Garland
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, March GA 49,
year -old youth has admitted, police
say, that what was feared to be a
plot to kidnap Judy Garland, young
film star, was nothing but figment
OF his imagination.
Police Psychiatrist DR.. Paul De
River says Robert Wilson, transient
youth held on suspicion of kidnap-
ing, told him he "just wanted to
meet the young actress.
Wilson was arrested Thursday
night after officers said he tele-
phoned police that Miss Garland
would be kidnapped.
DR.. De River said Wilson admitted
"a guy named Foster" with whom
he insisted he had plotted the kid
naping. was fictitious.
Police Capt. Grover Armstrong
said that If the district attorneys
Office does not issue a kidnapping
complaint, the youth will be turned
over to the psychopathic detail for
observation.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press.

oy IEc AsSOClALeQ ffeSS.
CHI CAGO, March 9.--Wheat
prices sagged about u cent today
under the pressure of selling based
on forecast of precipitation through
out much of the grain belt over
the week end.
Light rain or snow was predicted
for parts of the hard winter wheat
belt as we'll as the spring wheat zone
and soft winter wheat area of the
Ohio Valley. Furthermore, scattered
moisture was in prospect for two
or three days of next week, accord
ing to the -long-range forecast.
The Southwest received only q
trace of moisture overnight, where
as moderate precipitation had been
expected, and this contributed to a
wheat price advance of about u
cent shortly after the opening.
Fairly liberal receipts at North
west markets and reports of peace
negotiations in the Russo Finnish
war as well as the weather forecast
brought enough selling in the pit to
wipe out these gains later. The
spring wheat zone had snow in many
localities overnight, with 2 to 3
inches of heavy wet snow reported
over Southeastern South Dakota.
Importers were understood to be
inquiring for Canadian wheat for
shipment at the opening of navi-
cation. Vessels also were said to
have been booked to take Australian
wheat to Portland, Greg, for trans
shipment to Great Britain, accord
ing to unconf1rmed cables.
Wheat receipts at Minneapolis and
Duluth totaled 428 cars compared
with only 139 year ago.
Corn and oats held about steady
but-rye fell with wheat. Seeding Of
oats was reported progressing in
Oklahoma. Argentine exported 110,-
600 bushels Of oats to the United
States this week, attracted by the
highest level of domestic prices
since July, 1887.
Lard prices were steady to firm.
At II am. wheat was unchanged,
u higher compared with yesterdays
finish, May, 103h; July, 101, and
corn was IN down, May, 56h;
July, 50.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Opposing Counsel Call
Coster 'Taskmaster'
And 'Sma|I-Timer'
Defense Describes Five
SwindIe Case Defendants
As Dummies
BY the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. March 9.-F. Dom
aid Coster. self-slain head of the
$87 7000, 900 McKesson- Robbins drug
firm, was pictured yesterday both as
an evil genius who duped his as
sociates and as a small timer" of
"unsavory reputation" whose amaz-
ing swindle succeeded only with the
aid of those same associates.
Coster, who killed himself when
his true identity of Philip Musica,
ex-convict, became known, was cast
in these conflicting roles in the
Federal Court trial of five men
charged with conspiring to defraud
the drug company.
Irving r. Kaufman, assistant
United States attorney, opening for
the prosecution. declared Coster-
Musica couldn't have got to first
base in huge swindle without these
men the defendants) behind him. u
Called "Taskmaster."
But to defense attorneys, Coster-
Musica was the 'taskmaster," and
the man of devious wit who 'im-
posed upon the defendants and 9TH
ers whose regulations are far
greater"
Counsel for the five defendants
pictured them variously as plain
dummies, too dumb to be part of the
scheme" as men who honestly car
ried out the orders of Coster- -Musica
and as individuals who acted sim
cerely, often protesting too rapid ex-
pansion of the firm.
Mr.. kaufman, however, declared
the defendants deceived the stock
holders through imitation" and
other corporate devices which final
ly climaxed in a petition for re-
ceivership by Coster- -Musica in 1898
Brother 20 Go on Stand.
On trial are Horace B. Merwin
president of the Bridgeport Conn
City Trust Co.; Rowley w. Phillips
former chairman of r. F. GHggs
& Co., investment bankers of Water
bury, Conn; John H. McGloon OF
Fairfield, Conn.,, who was a vice
president and controller OF the drug
company, and Leonard and John o
jenkins, brothers-in-law of Coster.
Musica.
Three brothers of Coster-M Musica
and Benjamin Simon, a former as
sociate, have pleaded guilty to the
charges and are expected to be Gov
ernment witnesses.
One of the brothers is expected tc
be the first witness Monday when
court reconvenes.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Giont BoIIpIoyer Sought
As Wife Deserter

BY the Associated Press.
RICHMOND, March "a request
was forwarded to Florida authorities
yesterday by the Richmond Police
Department for the arrest of Nor
man r. (Babe) Young, first base
man of the New York Giants, now
at a training camp at Winter Ha-
ven, who is wanted to answer a
charge of wife-desertion.
Justice j. Hoge Kicks of the Juve-
nile and Domestic Relations Court
issued a warrant for Young's arrest
on complaint Of the ball players
wife, Mrs. Glennis E. Young of
Richmond.
Young played first base for Rich
mond in 1887 and 1898. Last year
he was with Knoxville of the South
ern Association.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Youth Bouquet Todoy

FAIRFAX, Va, March 8 (SpeciaD
The Rev. H. E. Hudgins of Cherry
dale Methodist Church will be guest
speaker at youth banquet spon-
sored by the young people Of Fair
fax Methodist Church at the church
at $50 o'clock today.
Emory Chesley. president, will
preside and Carl Maxwell will act
as POSTMASTER. The speaker will
be introduced by the Rev. r. Carl
Maxwell, pastor.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Mrs. Trotter Follows
Husband in Deuth
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MORGANTOWN, w. Va, March
9.-Mrs. Lillian Steele Trotter, who
was stricken with a cerebral
hemorrhage last Thursday a few
hours after the death Of her hus-
band, died early today.
She was the widow Of DR.. Frank
Butler Trotter, former West Virginia
University president, who died Of q
heart attack.
Surviving are q son, L. Steele
Trotter Of Charleston, and q sister,
Mrs. Diase Steele Pifer of Morgan
town.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Wagner Act Revision
Supporters Predict
Victory in House
Cox Sees Possoge After
Much Debate; Senate
Chances Held Doubtful
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Supporters predicted today that
the Smith Committees proposals to
amend the Wagner Act would be
passed by the House at this ses-
SION but they refused to guess
whether the Senate also would ap-
prove them.
I'm my judgment, the House will
accept the Smith amendments in
toto" Representative Cox, Demo-
crat, of Georgia told reporters.
"Once we get them up on the floor
there will be much debate, but
they will go through"
Seventeen changes in the law
were proposed Thursday by ma
jority of the Special House Investi-
eating Committee which spent three
months studying the laws opera
ton.
Mrs. Norton Assails Report.
Major amendments would create
a new National Labor Relations
Board and separate the boards
present administrative and judicial
functions.
The proposals were referred auto
matically to the House Labor Com
mittee. That committees chair
man, Mrs. Mary T. Norton, Demo-
crat, of New Jersey, said last night
it would have been much more
honest" for the investigators to pro-
pose repeal of the Wagner Act.
Recalling that the Smith Com
mittee recently obtained second
S50,000 appropriation to continue its
inquiry, Mrs. Norton suggested also
that it would have been better for
that group to withhold recommended
tions until its work was completed.
Representative Wood, Democrat,
of Missouri, member of the Labor
Committee and president of the
Missouri State Federation of Labor
agreed with her and expressed the
opinion that the Smith Committee S
program, if adopted. would have the
effect of emasculating the law.
Committee to Meet Wednesday.
"I do not see how either the
A. F. L. or the C. l. o. could agree
to the Smith report, which proposes
such a revolutionary change with
reference to evidence. judicial
authority and other vitals of the
labor law" Mr.. Wood declared.
Mrs. Norton announced a meeting
of the Labor Committee next We'd
nesday to consider procedure.
Mr.. Cox, Chairman Smith, Demo-
crat, of Virginia, of the Investigating
Committee and others disclosed
that, if there were indications that
the Labor Committee was not going
to approve the revisions soon, they
would resort to a petition to force
them before the House. This would
require the signatures of half of the
House membership.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Fire Town Council Asks
Cottu,Je Rent Subsidy

After reporting at a meeting OF the
Urban Council of Ballina, Fire, that
rent arrears on 519 cottages owned
by the Council totaled over $8,000,,
the clerk declared that eventually
the government would have to aid
tenants in paying rent.
Councilman McAvock declared
that rents Of slum houses should be
national charge and taxpayers
should not be asked to pay arrears
In rent. The council voted to ask
the government to increase the sub
sidy on slum cottages occupied by
persons on the dole and receiving
home assistance.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Newspaper Circulation
Up AT Pct. in 20 Years
By the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, March 9.-Editor and
Publisher, the trade magazine, said
today daily newspaper circulation
in the United States increased 42.7
per cent in the last 20 years, and
that Sunday newspaper circulation
increased 84.5 per cent, compared
with a population increase of 243
per cent.
The combined circulation of 1888
dailies in 1899 was 39,670,682, COM
pared with 27,790,656 for 2,042 dailies
in 1920.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Burned Fighting Fire

Charles T. Money, 1241 Raum
street NE, received minor burns on
the face last night while fighting a
fire in the rear of the cleaning shop
where he is employed in the 1900
block Of South Capitol street.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Scurecrows Robbed

Escaping from Shrewsbury Jail,
In England prisoner annexed the
clothes of two scarecrows in an
orchard, and resembling the typical
tramp he walked away to freedom.
Evening star., 1940-03-09
Degrees vs.. Forms

Whether more university degrees
more privately-owned farms are
better for the country, is being dis
cussed in Eire, which sends many
university graduates to America.
Evening star., 1940-03-09

Scientists will study the sable in
Its natural environment In Siberia
this winter.
Evening star., 1940-03-09

Shipments Of iron and steel prod
ucts from Australia increased Ave-
fold in the last year.