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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27
Farley Will Study
Placing Of 100000
Under Civil Service
Job Of Putting Romspeek
Act in Effect Expected
To Take Many Months

With careful study in prospect or
the procedure to be followed, the
Civil Service Commission and Will
liam H. McReynolds, administrative
assistant to the President in charge
Of personnel matters, will confer ir
the next day or so on the steps tc
be taken to put the Ramspeck Act
into effect and open the way to civil
service status for approximately
100000 to 100000 executive agency
employees, heretofore excepted by
law.
officials are agreed that a ire
mendous job is involved, and that
many months will elapse before the
new legislation can be applied uni.
formly. No thought has been given
yet, 1t was said today, to the order
IN which the affected positions will
be brought under civil service, and
even after this process has been
started by executive order it will be
only the beginning of a much greater
task, for 1t will then be up to the
Civil Service Commission to arrange
the non-competitive examinations
by which the incumbents will qualify
for civil service status.
Further, the procedure can be ex-
pected to be slowed because Of the
defense program which has in
creased greatly the work Of the COM
mission.
In addition to making civil serv-
ice status possible for all but a
few specifically excepted classes
notably Tennessee Valley Authority
employees. the F. B. I. force and
the w. P. A. administrative staff
the legislation, signed yesterday by
the President, also will permit APP
plication of Classification Act pay
rates to the field service. T. v. A.
and w. P. A. exemptions are car
ried In the Ramspeck Act itself
while the ban on civil service for
the F. B. I. is carried in the ap-
preparation for that agency.
Along with the Ramspeck Act
coverage, it is assumed that con-
sideration will be given to bringing
under civil service a large group
of upper-bracket positions in spe-
cialized branches which for nearly
two years have been the subject
of special study by the commit
tee headed by Supreme Court JUS
tice Stanley F. Reed. While these
positions could have been brought
under civil service at any time by
executive order, the change in
status was delayed until an ade.
quate program could be mapped
for recruiting and training.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27

bruising himself. When the dust
settled he discovered his car resting
quietly beside the oak tree, I'M
harmed.
Maybe nothing is as bad as you
think it's going to be-" he observed,
mot even that Christmas mail"
Honored By Neoghbors.
To honor the man who had served
them so faithfully more than 200
residents along his route and neigh
bors in Takoma Park held a recep-
ton for Mr.. Browning at the Parish
House at Falkland last night.
Park Commissioner Lacy Shaw
presided and many county and Post
Office Department officials attended,
including Joseph Cooper, superin-
tendent of rural delivery, and Graft
Briggs, superintendent of mails.
In appreciation they presented
their old friend a gold watch and
chain. a wallet containing $3.50 and
a scroll signed by post Office officials,
Maryland's two Senators and resi-
dents along his route.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27

lily applicable to private lending, the
Neutrality Act apparently would
prevent any Reconstruction Finance
Corp. or other Federal loan to
Britain.
The new China loan, Mr.. Jones
said, probably would be based on the
purchase by the United States from
China of various metals useful in
the defense program.
Asked whether a loan also was
being considered for Indo- China,
the administrator said he knew
nothing about such an advance,
but added that negotiations were
progressing with a number of Latin
American countries. particularly
Argentina, Cuba and Chile.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27

the classrooms, too" she said. Com
petent lecturers on opera can do a
lot to interest students in this field
of music by showing them how to
understand and enjoy opera"
Nine. Cont and her son, A. Cont
Berenguer, has elaborated in
bringing to Washington some
notable opera performances but,
though artistically successful, the
productions usually left a financial
headache. But they proved that
Washington loves opera. Nine.
Conti's production of "Rigoletto" in
Constitution Hall some years ago
packed that large auditorium-and
there were no great stars of opera
in the cast.
OF Family of Musicians.
Nine. Cont, member of a notable
family Of musicians, was graduated
with highest honors from the Royal
Conservatory of Milan at the age
Of is. At 16 she toured Italy with
an orchestra directed by Toscanini,
and at Is she played with her father,
Armada Cont, noted operate con-
ductor, on his last two trips to South
America.
In 1906 she toured the United
States with the original San Carlo
Opera Co., under her fathers must
cal direction, and two years later
her father founded the Boston
Opera. After it was disbanded,
Nine Cont was solo harpist with
the Chicago Opera for Is seasons,
with the st. Louis Symphony for
one season and then with the Metro
politan Opera Of New York. Her
worldwide reputation as a harpist
has been earned by playing under
many of the worlds leading con-
ductors.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27

The disturbance that was certered over
Southeastern Missouri Tuesday morning
has moved northeastward to the lower Lake
1sss4 inshes While .e eo09s 1 di.tSas.
ance which developed over Eastern North
Carolina Tuesday has moved northeastward
with increasing intensity and was conferred
this morning about 100 miles south Of
Nantucket with lowest pressure 500 %
millibars (29.5O inches) Pressures are
sissippi Valley. Williston, n OAK. 1904. s
millibars (30.55 inches). while pressure
continues high over the Plateau region,
lnches) During the last "a hours there
has been general precipitation over the
tons 81 the central Valleys and the
northern Plains. Temperatures have fallen
over the Mississippi Valley and the Plains
region.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27
Operu Broudcusts

Through the cooperation Of
the National Broadcasting Co.,
The Star is presenting over
WMAL each weekday morning
excerpts from the operate re-
cordings featured in the opera
appreciation campaign. The
program on which the record
ings are heard, "Today's Prel-
ude," is scheduled daily except
Sundays, from 6 to 7 am. The
Stars recordings may be heard
between GAS and o'clock.
The recordings already re-
leased in the campaign may be
obtained at the special distribu-
ton booths in the lobby of The
Star Building each weekday
from 8 am. to 6 pm. The
booths are closed on Sundays.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27
100000 Kidnap P|oI
Against Mrs. Mclean
Holds Two Youths
Pair Arrested in Georgia
After Notes Demand
Sum Be Hunded Over

A 100000 extortion plot against
Mrs. Evalyn Walsh Mclean, Wash
ington society leader and owner OF
the ill-starred Hope diamond, was
being probed today by agents of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation fol-
lowing the arrest of two Cincinnati
youths at Lavonia, Ga, Saturday
night.
Kidnap notes received by Mrs
Mclean were understood to have
brought about the arrests by Sergt
A. l.. Bagley of the Georgia high
way patrol and F. B. I. agents when
the boys came into Lavonia with a
convoy of used cars.
In Atlanta, Lon Sullivan, State
public safety commissioner, was
quoted by the Associated Press last
night as explaining that the
suspects were taken to patrol head
quarters, where specimens of their
handwriting were obtained. They
then were turned over to the F.
B. I. for further questioning. Mr..
Sullivan said he understood a de-
mand for 100000 had been made
in the notes sent Mrs. Mclean.
r. B. 1. Here Won't Talk.
The inquiry was confirmed at the
F. B. I. Offices here, but details of
the case were refused with the
comment that the announcement OF
the arrests by Commissioner Sulli-
van was a "bit premature"
Mrs. Mclean, confined at her
home, Friendship, with a cold, could
not be reached today.
Mrs. Mclean was cheated of
$1o4,000 eight years ago in a sem
sational fraud based on the Lind
bergh kidnapping.
CASTOR B. Means, colorful crime
figure in the 192os, died in the
Federal prison hospital at Spring
field, Mo-, in December. 1888, while
serving a 15-year sentence for the
hoax.
Asked 100000 Ransom Money.
Means approached Mrs. Mclean
with an offer to produce the Lind
bergh baby if she would provide
100000 ransom to be turned over
to the kidnapers. After she had
done so there followed a series OF
evasions and delays, during which
she twice was introduced to a man
Means called "the Fox" and said
was the kidnaper. The fraud event.
ually collapsed and Means was ar
rested.
Mrs. Mclean gave the swindler
$4,000 for expenses during the wild
goose chase. The money he OBJ
tanned has not been recovered. He
refused to disclose the hiding place
despite the pleas of his wife as he
lay on his deathbed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27
u Dead, FL Missing
In Refugee Ship BIost
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
JERUSALEM, Nov. 27.-In a re-
vised report on casualties aboard
the refugee steamer Patria, which
capsized in Haifa Harbor Monday,
officials reported today at least %
persons were dead, 81 missing and
100 injured.
They said that 81 of the known
dead were caught below decks by
the explosion which capsized the
steamer and all either were killed
outright or drowned.
Aboard the ship were It'll Jewish
refugees from middle and southeast
ern Europe seeking to reach some
British colony. Cause Of the explo-
sion has not been determined.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

Senate:
In recess until Friday.
Foreign Relations Committee con-
siders Dominican customs treaty.
Judiciary Subcommittee considers
nomination of j. Warren Madden
for United States Court of Claims.
Banking Subcommittee considers
amendments to Home Loan Bank
Act.
House:
In recess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27
Weather Report

Bureau
District OF CoumbiaPart cloudy tonight slightly
colder temperature So degrees fresh
westerly winds $3.50 $1,000
Maryland and Virginia cloudy
occasional snow fues in the mountains slightly
in extreme west portions tonight ~
West urries and
partly cloudy and moderately nores portion
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27
Church Plea Brings Arrest

ABBEVILLE, S. c. CR-A woman
began soliciting funds for renovat-
ing Upper Long Cane Church-and
was arrested. She made the mis-
take of asking a member of the
Church Committee to contribute.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27
Report for Last "a Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
tFrom noon yesterday to noon today)
Highest, 46. noon today. Year ago, 81
Lowest, 35, 6:45 Am. today. Year
ago 81.
Humidity for Last "a HsurA
(From noon yesterday to noon todayO
Highest. % Per cent, at 5:15 pm. yes
terday.
Lowest, IS per cent. Ut noon yesterday
River Report.
Potomac and Shenandoah Rivers cloudy
at Harpers Ferry, Potomac muddy at Great
Falls today.
Tide Tables.
FURNISHED by United States Coast and
GAodetic Quryey
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27

Only 1924 students in New York
high schools are studying German
as compared with 22,500 In 1884.
French ranks first.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27

Nova Scotia CNew ScotlanO was
named $50 years before there was
q Scot in the country.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27

Automobile lights must be turned or
one-hah hour after sunset.
Record Temperature This Year.
Hishest. 100. on July 81.
Lowest. z, on January 20.
weather in Various Cffi.x
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27
Summary Of
Todoy's Stor

Foreign.
Italian resistance stiffened by REIN
forcements. Page Al
"a reported executed by Iron Guard
lists. Page Al
Britain's Mediterranean feet en-
cages Italians. Page Al
Britain expects U. s. to become Sec
ond arsenal for war. Page Az
7,000-ton British convoy ship sunk,
Germans declare. Page A-3
q. 8. due to resume diplomatic talks
with Russia. Page AS
Lord Rothermere, powerful British
newspaper owner, dies. Page AS
National.
Final congressional action on Logan
Walter bill sought. Page AS
New loan for China being discussed,
Jesse Jones reveals. Page AZ
Vultee plant resumes operations as
strike is settled. Page A
New U. S. pursuit plane cannon tests
reported satisfactory. Page AS
Washington and Vicinity.
Two full-time cashiers allotted to
auto fee work. Page Al
Districts first selective soldiers re-
port for duty. Page Al
Chest drive continues extra week to
attain goal. Page Al
Wet streets responsible for many
traffic accidents. Page A
Civic groups approve enlarged Mont
gonery health staff. Page Alb
Nearby areas ready to induct Sc
lectees tomorrow. Page B.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27
Precipitation.

Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation In inches in the
Capital (current month to date):
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-11-27

Temperature, Weather.
moon. Greenwich time, today.l
Hcrta (FayaD. Azores 90 Cloudy
(Current observations)
San Juan. Puerto Rice "a Cloudy
6eVeaa Cuba 90 Cloudy
01cot00 6Sad S00o.. " Cloud
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-13
lEs[DI1 1TO(EAlL
"IT CAN HAPPEN HERE"

Recently universities been the object of law
by Negroes for refusing allow them students We
reminded Of situation here minneapolis that occurred short
when students applying Vocational High School
allowed enroll of their choice by student ad
vsor We told that the Negro children advised that they
should only enroll for subjects in which they allowed work
There doubt that all hdn need advice
when embarn that they might be able to
sen choose that which they best suited for possible The
therefore employed that they reveal to the
all of the features regarding their particular choice and the
order that they might reach their desired
goal.
One of the stock used by the other for
Negroes the scarcity total lack of trained
Yet informed that the advisors refused
allow Negro girls enroll in such beauty culture and
senogaphy, and discouraged boys from taking
courses likewise.
intolerance Many
Negroes expend much trying obtain surface equtes
that become blind the kind of discrimination that will
uay reduce them and posey ndescrbabe abec existence
No should recognize better than the Negro the growing i'm
possibility for exist who do everything and
thing we'll The Negroes place the world today and tomorrow
surely depends proportion his preparedness old we'll
as fields
Samuel D. Harris
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-13

The Herald wishes to correct news
item appearing in the issue of jan
uary 9th Concerning a cafe operated
near the cross town corner of 38th and
4th Ave. So. This Cafe, once known as
the 38th Street Tavern, is closed by
civic order and has been for sometime
in the past.
Located at the address once housing
the Minnesota Iowa Club of the Twin
Cities, this place was closed on infor
nation supplied by Civic authorities,
that the place was breaking the civil
rights law of the city and state in dis
eliminating because of race and color.
The place was found to be four feet
to near a school house and its license
revoked as consequence, but there
was no complaint made against the
place as to a nuisance or pitfall for
race youth AS there is said to be against
the Dreamland cafe, located at the same
address where Bob Moulden operated
the same type of place for over ten
years. The new Dreamland Cafe rep
resents an investment of over $1,000
dollars of race money spent in an eff
Fort to make a place I'D to date and
a paving investment as we'll as to Offer
decent legal employment to six race
people at time when relief is chief
business and employment of close to
so per cent of the Negroes of Mime
apolis. Any attempt to petition against
this decent place of recreation should
first consider these facts as we'll as the
fact that this clean cut, intelligently
operated cafe, one of very few of its
kind and caliber in the city, is located in
a business and cross town corner, sur
rounded by white mercantile establish
ments whose owners and operators are
so pleased with the operation and
grade of the Dreamland that they, the
adjacent white merchants singly and
in groups have made it point to call
upon the Dreamland Cafe management
to express their approval of the place
and offer all encouragement for its
-4;--'et oros~eritv fter a nunher
o1-tel. decent pla e
of business in an effort to see just what
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-13
WITHIN THIS PRESENT
Well Folks:

Well Folks:
This little leap year is coming along
all right The little bird tells me that
R. Cooper and w. Bell are walking the
aisle on February 10Th. Now is this
true or is it just another one of those
things?
The Notebook came across some re-
solutions quite interesting the other
day.
Fern Knight Just little less jive and
little more to the point.
Alice Jackson just find me some fine
young man.
Mary Gilbert: To be faithful To
whom, dearie?
Starr Grissom: To gain little less bit
of weight.
Marian Franklin: To make her fine
young man say Eyes" soon.
Bessie Grissom: To learn new tune
on the piano to get ahead of the
boyfriend
Now for a little bit of seriousness:
Have you Chicks read the latest maga-
zine "The Woman" 1t will put you
wise to lot of things. Here is one:
eff you tear your nail back beyond the
quick and still catches, try this. I'm
til your nail grows out, cover the split
with adhesive tape and polish over it.
1t will make the split less conspicuous
and the polish will keep the tape from
sticking" Such articles as "Why are
you Still Single" "How Not to Carve
a Turkey" Those Embarrassing
Moments" as oYuth Going to the
Dogs" and such, will wise you up.
And Now for the News:
Did you know that Carl Wade has
gone to CCC Camp? Now who is the
little hick who will have broken heart
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-13
TWO THUGS FACE FINES
FOR ATTACK

Mankota, Mimi, Jan. 12-One of the
two white men who attacked John Fl.
Webb early this month was fined this
week and the other bound over to the
district court.
Mr.. Webb was attacked by two
thugs on January 3 as he passed
tavern. But the two didn't know that
Webb, whose hobby is finger printing,
knew all the tricks used by the police
in handling criminals. While Webb
was beating one thug soundly the other
fled but was speedily rounded up.
On his plea of guilty, w. Ward was
fined $50 and cost. But his partner in
crime wanted jury trial and was held
over for the district court.
Mr.. Webb, Pullman porter, lives at
5245 Indiana avenue, Chicago, with his
family.
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-13
BETHESDA CHURCH NOTES
Continued from page y

Continued from page y
lions being trained to high degree of
efficiency in the skill OF murder. The
finest brains being used in inventive
genius to produce the most deadly
weapons to be used in human slaught-
er; and the countless billions of money
spent to be the creation in human
blood.
Behold, the battle fields covered with
the bloody slain, the hospitals filled
with misery ridden souls, look as you
will ,at the fine young men whom we
send to war, returning to us lame,
blind, manned, insane and what not!
Hear the wall of the devoted mothers
and wives, sweethearts and friends who
must welcome them home! then think
of the bitterness, crime and vice left in
the wake of war to curse Society. Is
this fair to our God and Creator who
must repent in shame that He made
us? Is it fair to ourselves who are the
sons of God Is it fair to our children
who must suffer when we are gone?
Our Father in heaven has given us His
only begotten Son as the Prince of
Peace that we might learn the way of
life and peace, and live the life Of
goodwill toward all me. We treated
Him shamefully and put Him to death
that we may carry on the bloody pro-
gram of Cain but God raised Him up
again: because God had said: "My
word shall not return unto me void,
bit it shall accomplish that which |
please and prosper in the them where
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-13

and only some letters to remind her
of him? Yvette Strader, I hear, is 60
ing to Florida in two weeks, to school.
Let's give her a great send off and
show her that Minneapolis is the tops.
The ever popular Kitty Vassar, hear,
has eloped with the handsome Clar-
ence Taylor to Fort Wayne, Indiana.
The young blood is really getting
around these days. Some of these fine
little chicks will be out before you
know it and where will the notebook
and its pals be?
Here's hopin' the Notebook will off
the shelf this year.
By the Notebook.
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-13
Samuel D. Harris.

could possibly make, what should be
more intelligent people, wish to snatch
the means of making normal living in
decent honorable employment to six of
their own people by causing courage
Gus enterprising Negro capital to lose
1000 dollars in an attempt at racial and
ecominal freedom. The suggestion that
there must be some other reason
other than set forth in the alleged peti
ton seems evident, and that reason
must be as usual with so many of our
people. Purely personal or self gain.
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-13

The choir rendered very timely num-
bers. Prayer by c. B. Phelps, Min
ister, followed by song, Scripture
Reading by the Pastor Rev. c. B.
Wheeler. Eulogist Rev. c. 7. R. Mel
son, Camphor church, St, Paul and
Rev. H. w. Bolts, Zion, Rev. ]. H.
Reynolds, Pleasant Green Baptist
church, Des Moines, Iowa.
Surviving the deceased is his wife
Lovey, a daughter, Mrs. Blanche
Ezerson of St. Paul and other relatives.
Funeral was in charge of the Neal
funeral home. Interment, Elmhurst
Cemetery.
Reverends w. E. Wadington, G. L.
Hayden, H. w. Bolts, c. T. A. Mel
son, ]. J. Clayburn, c B. Phelps, E. B.
Graham acted as pallbears.
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-13

Installation of Officers of Queen
Esther Temple No. ISN'T. was
held on Monday afternoon, Januar !,
Sth, 1910. Officers are: Rebeque d.
Force, Worthy Princess; Jersee Jack
son, Vice-Princess; Anna Wright, Fl
nancia1 Secretary; Weller White, Re-
cording Secretary; Lucille Woodard,
Treasurer; Ludie Watkins, Joshua;
Marcy Hayes, Zella; Della Watkinson,
Pilot; Esther Carroll, Senior Marshall;
Lille Humphrey, Jr. Marshall; Fannie
Lewis, Chaplain; Theo. Woodard, Bro.
Co1eb; Ida Roberts, Inner door; Hill
da Parker, Trustee, who gave review
of the order.
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-13
Opheia Rice W.C.T.U. Meets

Mrs. Mayme Carter was hostess to
the Ophelia Rice Women's Christian
Temperance Union at the home OF
Mrs. Hattie B. Douglass, 2S05 Pills
bury Avenue. Mrs. w. E. Wadling-
ton lead the devotionals. Reports on
Christmas relief were very interesting
ly given by chairman Mrs. Douglas.
Mrs. NJ. c. Washington, President,
gave her report on Fifth District meet
ing and also gave reading. A dainty
repaSt was served.
Mrs. Mary Lou Breed1ove, S04 Aid
rich, fell on the icy sidewalk on Sixth
avenue north, breaking her ankle. Mrs.
Breedlove was taken to General Hos
pial
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-13

Rev. ]. c. Bothic, 522 West Central
Avenue, former pastor of Mount Olivet
Baptist Church, Mackubin and Central
Avenue, St. Paul, MINI. Funeral SER
vices were held Friday at p. m, jan
uary 5th, from Mt Olivet Church
where he had pastored for three and
half years. Rev. c. B. Wheeler, the
present Pastor of Mt Olivet Church,
was in charge of funeral arrangements.
Rev. C. B. Bothic was born in
Louisville, KY, came to Northwest in
the spring of 1915 and as Missionary
he was conscientious worker in the
State of Nebraska, Iowa and Mime
sofa. In 1886 he was called from the
Calvary Baptist Church to the Mt.
Olivet Church, ST. Paul.
The funeral was very impressive.
Twin-City herald., 1940-01-13
PILLS WHEATLEY HOUSE
By the Notebook.

Mr.. Clarence NJ. Mitchell, Jr., Ex-
ecutive Secretary of St. Paul Urban
League, will be the speaker Sunday,
January Fl at 4 p. m. at the Mime
apolis Sunday Forum at the Phyllis
Wheatley House. Mr.. Mitchelps sub
ject will be: "A Look at 1889 and
1940." Rev. w. E. Waddlington will
be the Guest Pastor and the Choir of
Bethesda Church will sing. Everyone
is welcome