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Evening star., 1940-10-23
Court Upho|ds
Milk Order for
District Area
HoIbrook' S Injunction
Dissolved; Firm Must
Paw Price Difference

Washington's milk marketing order
for the milk-shed of this region,
promulgated by former Secretary of
Agriculture Wallace on January %
was upheld today by Justice Daniel
w. O'Donoghue in District Court as
constitutional and valid"
The jurist ruled against Holbrook
Farms Dairy of Brentwood, Md,
which had obtained temporary in
junction against the order, which was
dissolved today. Justice ODonoghue
held the dairy must pay about $4,000
a month since February, represent
ing the difference between the con-
tract price of 20 cents per gallon
for milk of the Virginia
Milk Producers Association and the
order price, which is about 24i2
cents a gallon. In addition, the
Holbrook concern must pay 2 cents
a hundredweight additional as ad-
ministrative expenses. representing
about $50 a month since February.
Three Diaries Affected.
Officials said three dairleS are
directly affected by todays decision.
In addition to the Holbrook firm,
Siebels Dairy of Burtonsville. Md,
and Walnut Hill Dairy of Guilford,
Md, were also brought within the
order, authorities said.
Charles 7. Dunn, market admin
istrator, said the decision is impor-
tant with regard to upholdlng milk
marketing orders now in effect
throughout the United States and
to bringing persons handling milk
In interstate commerce under regu-
lation of the orders.
Uncertain About Appeal.
Representing the Secretary OF
Agriculture in the litigation was
Edward Knuff. special assistant to
Attorney General Jackson.
Counsel for the Holbrook Dairy
said they did not know whether
they will appeal the case until they
confer with their clients.
Justice ODonoghue, delivering his
opinion orally, found that the Hol-
brook Farms Dairy milk in keen
competition with milk sold by Dis
trict of Columbia handlers IN
Prince Georges and Montgomery
Counties, Md.
Evening star., 1940-10-23
1,03S,229 U. 5. Workers
On August Pay Roll

Continuing to increase under the
pressure of the defense program
Government employment totaleo
1,038 ,229 at the end of August, and
the monthly pay roll was s159.218,-
OILS, the Civil Service Commission
announced today, reporting that
14,677 persons had been added to
the rolls.
OF the increase, 1853 were in the
District, to bring total employment
to 142,821, and 1o,309 in the field
where 895, ,408 persons were at work
Locally, the monthly pay roll was
$24 ,881 ,086, or approximately $685.
900 above the July figure.
The largest increases were in the
War and Navy Departments, which
now employ, respectively. 1912
and 133, 1917 men and women. These
two, and the Post Office Department
with 305,917 employees. account for
nearly three-f1fths of the total en-
ployment in the executive agencies
Agriculture, Federal Works and
Panama Canal reported force reduc-
tions in August.
Evening star., 1940-10-23
Courts-MartiaI Excel
IN Guarding Innocent
SaysCo|. Munson
Military Law Lecturer
Points to Reviews as
Check on Injustiees

Taking issue with the average
laymans conception of a military
court martial as an inquisition
tribunal, Col. F. Granville Munson
of the Judge Advocate Generals De-
partment of the United States Army
last night declared that any de-
fendant, if innocent of the charge
against him, should prefer court
martial procedure to trial by any
civil court.
The reason. he explained, centered
about the more rigid rules of evil
dence practiced under military juris-
Ciction and the subsequent reviewing
of cases by the board of review in
the nine corps areas into which the
Nations military force is divided.
Cases requiring additional study
through some variation of trial pro-
cedure, can then be sent to the Office
of the Judge Advocate General and
if necessary to the Secretary of War,
he said.
Col. Munson's talk last night was
the third in series of six lectures
on military law at Catholic Uni
versity School Of Law He spoke
to a large audience in Mcmahon
Hall Auditorium.
Sees Less Chance Of Error.
In explaining his contention by
comparing courts-martial and civil
tribunals, the speaker declared that
evidence presented before the mill
tary group was less likely to produce
error, as there was considerably
more formality about presentation of
facts, because of the subsequent
review by the corps area board, a
body he described as most exact
ing"
Reviewing the history of courts
martial in this country, Col. Munson
pointed out that such courts are
recognized in the Constitution and
were in existence before that docu-
ment was written. They are not,
however, a part of the judicial sys-
tenn Of the Federal Government. but
are part Of the executive branch,
and as such had limited jurisdic-
ton, he added
1t. Col. Robert E Wysor. U. S. A.,
acting commandant R. o. T. c.,
University of Maryland, presided at
the meeting and introduced Col.
Munson. Also on the speakers plat
form was Dean Robert j. White of
the school of law.
The fourth lecture will be given
Friday at $3.50 pm. at Mcmahon
Hall Auditorium with Rear Admiral
General Of the Navy, presiding.
Evening star., 1940-10-23
Guard Association
Acts Correct
Discrimination
Declares Plans Are
Lacking TO Protect
Future of Troops

Aroused by what it considers dis
elimination against the National
Guard and several phases of the
mobilization program, the National
Guard Association of the United
States today adopted a number of
resolutions designed to correct al
legged inequalities and took an en-
phatic stand against moral sabo-
tage" by certain false and vicious
forms of publicity.
The Executive Council of the as
|.sociation was authorized to develop
broad-range program in order that
the National Guard should be per
petuated as a first-line component
of the Army of the United States"
Concerned About Future.
This resolution, described as "the
most vital one" now confronting the
Guard, followed serious exposition
of the dangers facing the Guard
presented by Maj. Gen. Milton A..
Reckord, adjutant general of Mary
land, to the conference yesterday
afternoon. Charging that there has
been developed no future plan for
the Guard at the end of its II con-
secutive months service in the field,
he declared that unless something
was done to correct the legislative
situation the Guard was apparently
on creased slide"
Among the resolutions adopted
were those providing the Guard
should serve at least II months in
stead of '12 consecutive months"
that surplus Cavalry officers of Ma
tional Guard Cavalry divisions dis
banded be given active assignments
and that in several instances the
pay and rank of National Guards
officers be equalized with those of
similar responsibilities in the Reg
ular Army.
The association enthusiastically
indorsed by a unanimous vote a
strongly worded resolution con-
deming false and vicious forms Of
publicity and recommending a pos
tive factual press policy and radio
program.
Sharp exception to the opinion of
some amateur strategist and tao
ticians" was taken by Maj Gen.
Frank M. andrews of the general
staff, in charge of training. He
objected to the opinion of these
amateurs" that the art of war has
recently been entirely changed and
revolutionized.
Gen. Walsh Speaks.
Future of real home defense units
was discussed yesterday by Maj. Gen
Ellard A. Walsh of Minnesota and
Brig. Gen. James c. Dozier of South
Carolina. Gen. Walsh warned that
only a limited number of men
should be organized into such units
and emphasized that they should
not be called ''home guards" state
Guards" or militia" In Minnesota,
he explained, they are to be known
as minnesota Defense Force"
Gen. George C. Marshall, Army
chief of staff, delivered the prin-
cipal address at the annual BAN
quet of the association last night
at the hotel. 1t was all "off the
record"
Evening star., 1940-10-23
No Third Term Day
0bservances Held Here
Local Republican organizations

Local Republican organizations
were scheduled to be active today
in a series of mo third term" day
observances.
A feature of the observance was to
be a motorcade of some IS auto
mobiles, scheduled to start at l
pm. at Third street and Pennsyl-
vania avenue NV.
A second group of Washingto-
mans, headed by S. Blackwell Jones
and Mrs. j. Marvin Wright, was to
motor to the Arlington CVa0 Willkie
headquarters and there join an
Arlington group to go to Alexan-
dria. From Alexandria the latter
group was to 60 to Bull Run, Va,
where a demonstration of swapping
horses in midstream" was sched-
uled for $3.50 pm.
A Republican rally to be held at
the George Mason Hotel tonight
will be directed by j. Barton Phil
lips, president of the Willkie Club
of Alexandria. Leo A. Rover, for
mer United States attorney for the
District of Columbia, will speak.
Another feature of the mo third
term" day observance will be a rally
tonight at o'clock under auspices
of the League of Republican Wom-
en- in Pierce Hall, at which Miss
Elizabeth Howry and William P.
MacCracken, jr.. are to speak.
The Willkis Washington Commit
tee will keep "open house" tonight
for those who wish to listen to radio
broadcasts of speeches of Senator
Taft, Representative Martin, former
Gov. Smith Of New York and Mr..
Willkie.
Evening star., 1940-10-23
Catholics 10 Receive
Appeal 10 Double
Donations 10 Chest
Message From Archbishop
Curley to Be Read in
Churches November ;

Catholics of Washington will be
asked to double their 1899 Com
munity Chest contributions this year
in a message from Archbishop
Michael j. Curley to be read in all
the Capitals Catholic churches Sum-
day, November 3.
Archbishop Curley revealed his
intention to make the appeal in a
telephone conversation with the Rev.
Ignatius Smith, o. P. of Catholic
University, Father Smith said in a
brief talk yesterday at the first re-
port luncheon of the Chests Ad-
vance Gifts Unit in the Willard
Hotel.
I'm more heartily in favor of it
than I've ever been before he
quoted the archbishop as replying
when queried as to his views on
the Chest campaign,
Paying tribute to the units vol
unteer workers for "the energy you
: have displayed" Father, Smith ex-
pressed an opinion that particularly
energetic work would be neesed to
insure success this year, because. Il
think that our people are disturbed
their minds are not at ease"
"A reward that can't be wiped of
the books comes for work in "a
cause that has been created by
human dependency" he added.
Keep the pressure on all the
time" General Chairman Chauncey
G.. Parker urged the teams after
numerous increased contributions
had been reported by the various
captains.
A. G.. Neal. head OF the Group
Solicitation Unit, asked that Ad-
vance Gifts Unit solicitors make an
effort to pave the way" for his
workers when approaching business
executives.
j. Clifford Folger. advance gifts
chairman. presided at the luncheon
AS the volunteers continued max
ing calls today, Chest headquarters
announced group of Bethesda
(MoD women, headed by Mrs. Don
aid Roberts, met at 10 am. in hel
home, 4818 MiddleseX lane, to COM
plete organization and hear how
the Chest-supported Social Service
League of Montgomery County bene-
fits residents of the area. Miss Ruth
A. Bolton. executive secretary of the
league, was to speak.
Also at 10 am. the Washington
Society for the Hard of Hearing
threw open its doors to the general
public, beginning a two-day 'oper
house" and "gadget show as a
means of acquainting Community
Chest donors with the ways in which
the society uses its share of the
fund A voice mirror" and old and
new types of hearing aids we're fea-
tured in the display.
The society's headquarters, 243l
Fourteenth street NV. will remain
open until 10 p. m. tonight and will
welcome visitors again tomorrow be-
tween 10 am. and 10 pm.
Evening star., 1940-10-23
Special Army Staff Course
Planned for 100 Officers

In pursuance of a policy to train
younger officers for general staff
tduties and combat commands the
War Department announced today
it is planning a special course at
the Command and General Staff
School for about 100 officers under
40 years of age.
1t was expected this course would
open at Fort Leavenworth, Kans.,
on or about December l and con-
tinue for two months. Most of the
student officers will be drawn from
the National Guard and Reserve
Corps, along with a small number
of Regular Army officers.
Tentative plans for this special
course contemplate instruction on
general staff procedure as a whole
for all students Student officers
then will be divided into groups
according to their probable future
staff assignments for specialized in
struction in the duties of various
sections of the general staff. Later
perhaps the number of students at
these courses will be considerably
increased.
Evening star., 1940-10-23
CIV. School of Medicine
Lectures Open Today

Classification and treatment of
anemias was to be discussed today
by DR.. Paul w. Clough, chief of the
diagnostic clinic at Johns Hopkins
University, in the opening lecture of
the Smith-Reed- Russell series of
the George Washington University
School of Medicine.
The lectures are sponsored by the
Smith -Reed-Russell Society, an
honorary medical group named for
Theobald Smith, Walter Reed and
Frederick Russell, pioneers in the
field Of bacteriology at the University
school of medicine.
Evening star., 1940-10-23
|CWic-Minded
Gather on Call
From They
Special Dispatch to The Star.

SEAT PLEASANT, Md, Oct. 25.-
They" called a mass meeting here
Monday night, and practically every
body interested in civic improvement
showed up.
Throughout Monday citizens ac-
tive in town matters received tele-
phone calls reminding them to at
tend the meeting at the local school.
When the citizens asked who had
called the rally, the reply was
they"
Believing they" were the heads
of fellow organizations, the citizens
went to the school. 1t was in total
darkness.
Somebody who thought he heard a
chuckle from the shadows said,
who's that?"
You mean, who's they, don't
you?" came the answer, going away.
Evening star., 1940-10-23

Several persons today were in hos
pitfalls with injuries received in traffic
accidents here yesterday.
Most spectacular wreck occurred
near Nineteenth and California
streets NV, when woman lost
control of the car she was driving
after it collided with another. The
automobile ran wildly down the
street for $50 feet. knocking over a
light pole and coming to stop only
after it had hit tree.
Driver of the car, according to
police, was Mrs. Frances T. Ritchie,
35, of 1717 Twentieth street NV.
She escaped uninjured, but a pas
sen2er in the car was taken to Gar
field Hospital for treatment of in
juries. The passenger was Mrs.
Blanche Mitchell. 80, of 705 Eigh-
teenth street NV, whose condition
was not serious.
Truck and Sedan Collide.
In collision of mail truck and
heavy sedan belonging to the City
Orphans Home. three persons were
injured yesterday afternoon. The
accident occurred at Thirty eighth
and Warren streets NV.
Those hurt were Frederick De
Mar. 35. ATT N street NV, driver
of the mail truck; Florence L. Sla-
GER, %. of 4119 Nebraska avenue
NV, driver of the sedan, and Jane
Reede. 13, of the same address. one
of several children in the car. None
Of those injured was considered in
serious condition today and the re-
naming children in the car were un-
hurt.
Florence Curry, 20. colored. of the
1900 block of R street NV. was
taken to Garfield Hospital last night
after being knocked down by street
car as she stood on the edge of a
loading platform at Eleventh and S
streets NV. She was not believed
to be in serious condition today.
Boy Knocked Down.
John T. Green, TO- of 5039 Drake
street Sc. was admitted to Casualty
Hospital last night after being
knocked down by an automobile at
East Capitol street and Central ave-
nue..
Marion C. Newsom, "a. of GA E
street NE, was treated at Casualty
Hospital last night after the auto
mobile he was driving was involved
in a collision with another auto
mobile at Ninth and I streets Sc.
Evening star., 1940-10-23
40.Hour Week
Goes in Effect
Tomorrow
Woge-Hour Division
Estimates 6,272 Here
Will Be Affected

OF the 81 300 District wage earners
covered by the Fair Labor Stand
ards Act, 6,272 are now working
more than 40 hours q week, the
Wage and Hour Division estimated
today. Beginning tomorrow, the
standard work week will be 40 in
stead of AZ hours and, under the
law. time and a half must then be
paid for overtime
In Maryland, 2l1 300 workers are
covered by the wage and hour law.
and nearly 41,000 of these. it is
estimated, are now working more
than 40 hours a week. In Virginia,
2l3 400 wage earners are covered.
of whom approximately $4,000 are
working more than 40 hours a week
The law applies to 1851, 700 work.
ers in the United States, according
to figures of the Wage and Hour
Division. OF these, it estimates that
1888 900 would be found working
more than 40 hours in a week of
average industrial activity. OF this
group, more than 100000 are now
being paid time and a half for work
over 40 hours. Less than 2000,0 900
wage earners. therefore. will be di-
rectly affected by the shortening Of
the work week
Exemptions Under Law.
Railroad workers and truck and
. bus employees whose work affects the
safety of operations are exempt
from the maximum hour provisions
of the law. Employees of retail and
service establishments are also
exempt.
Time and half must be paid for
work in excess of 40 hours for the
first full work week starting after
midnight today In Establishments
the pay roll records of which Gus
tomarily set the work week from
Monday to Saturday, the overtime
rule will apply to the work week
starting next Monday.
National Defense Commission off,
cials concerned with mobilizing a
sufficient labor supply for defense
industries said they expected little
effect from the change. They point
ed out that practically all defense
industries are on a 40-hourweek
basis since that is the standard pre-
scribed for all Government contract
work by the Walsh-Healey public
contracts law.
New Definitions Apply.
At the same time the 40-hour work
week begins, the wage-hour agencys
new definitions of exempted white
collar workers become effective, eX-
empting from the law a group of
executive, administrative and pro-
7fessional employees and outside sales
men estimated to exceed 100000.
In addition. other revised regula-
tions previously established opened
the way to exempt from the maxi
mum work week and overtime pay
canning, packing and processing
plant employees for as much as %
weeks year during the busy sea-
sons.
The second goal of the wage-hour
lava general 40-cents-an-hour
minimum wage-will be reached in
1945.
Evening star., 1940-10-23
Wilmer Is Reelected
By ADDS Israel

Joseph A. Wilmer, local business
man and member of Draft Board
No. l, was reelected president of
the Adas Israel Hebrew Congrega-
ton last night for his 18th term.
Other officers elected at the an
nual meeting included Herman
Robin. vice president; Joseph Blu
menthal, treasurer; Abe Shelter
man, executive secretary, and Henry
Gichner, corresponding secretary.
Members of the Board of Man.
ayers, reelected for three-yeaI
terms, were Falk Harmel, Isaac ia
cobson, Simon Levitan, Leon Ma
kover, Maxwell A. Ostrow, Alfred
Schwartz, Max Zweig and Fred s.
Kogod. Rabbi Solomon n. Metz
and Cantor Louis Novick also were
reelected.
Evening star., 1940-10-23
Two Tuxicub Drivers
Robbed by Armed Men

Two taxicab drivers were victims
Of armed robbers here last night.
Maynard Long, %. of 1882 Tenth
street NV, reported that two men
stopped his cab in the 1900 block Of
L street NV. about midnight. They
confronted him with gun and
took about $40.
William T. Long of 1854 Columbia
road NV. told police that two men
hailed his cab near Sixteenth and p
streets NV. and ordered him to
drive to the 500 block of Eastern
avenue NE. At Fifty-eighth and
Blaine streets NE. they took 81 from
him, forced him out Of the cab and
drove away.
Evening star., 1940-10-23
D. c. Surgeon Wins
Suit Over Operation
DR.. Robert z. Moran. 1880

DR.. Robert E. Moran, 1882
teenth street NV, was upheld
day in District Court when a jul
decided he was justified in perform
ing a skin-grafting operation Janr-
ary 7, 1888, at Emergency Hospital
The jury said he had the necessary
permission to perform the operation.
John Bonner, is years old, COL
ored, 1900 block of New Jersey ave-
nue. NV, sued through his mother,
Mrs. Margaret Moore. for $4,000
damages. claiming that DR.. Moran
did not have the consent of the boy
or his mother to operate.
Evening star., 1940-10-23
Convicted Slayer
ToAsk New Trial

Found guilty of first-degree mur-
der by a District Court jury last
night, Clarence Blocker, colored "a
year-old truck driver, 81 I street
NE, today was preparing, through
his counsel, legal moves to evade
the electric chair. He was convicted
of fatally shooting, with the police
mans own service revolver, United
States Park Policeman Ivan w.
Thompson at First and I streets
NE. on June IA.
Blocker has three full days In
which to file a motion for a new
trial, and his counsel, George E. c.
Hayes, and his nephew, Leonard S.
Hayes, colored, indicated that the
case would be carried to the United
States Court of Appeals. Justice F.
Dickinson Let's in Criminal Court
No. l of District Court will likely
impose the death sentence upon
Blocker a week from Friday.
The case was given into the hands
of the all-male jury by Justice Let's
at asa o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The jury returned its verdict at
about Ola o'clock last night.
Prosecuting the case was Assistant
United States Attorneys Charles Z.
Murray and William Hitz, who asked
for the death penalty.
The Governments testimony, pro-
duced through nearly half hun
dred witnesses. showed that Block
er was halted by Policeman Thomp-
son. who was returning to his home
when he observed the colored man
violating a traffic law and accused
him of reckless driving. After
scuffle the colored man wrested the
service revolver away from the po-
liceman, according to testimony,
and then Blocker stood over tn"
PROSTATE form of the private ar
shot him. In all. five shots "
fired, the Government contendeG.
Evening star., 1940-10-23
Cashier in Shortage
Probe CRITICALLY III

Gallinger Hospital physicians said
today Miss Julia l.. VasS, cashier OF
the Department of Vehicles and
Traffic, has contracted a pneumonia
condition and is critically ILL.,"
Miss Vass was taken to the hos
pital several days ago after she
was reported to have swallowed a
disinfectant. She had been tenn
porarily suspended pending investi-
cation by the Commissioners of a
$4,000 shortage in the accounts of
the District agency.
Evening star., 1940-10-23
Transit Request to Buy
55 Buses to Be Studied

Application Of the Capital Transit
%. for permission to buy IS new
buses, costing $417,155, will be con-
sidered by the Public Utilities Com
mission at its meeting tomorrow.
The company proposed to buy 20
40-passenger buses, 5 4l-passenger
buses and 30 27-passenger buses.
Evening star., 1940-10-23
S. (. 6. Head Declares
Talk 'MisinterPreted'

BY the Associated Press.
Chairman Jerome Frank of the
Securities and Exchange Commis-
sion said last night that a recent
speech of his in Memphis, Tenn,
had been "misinterpreted as indi-
eating that I believe that the In
vestment Bankers Association is en-
gagged in a concerted effort to gut
the Securities Act"
Il do not believe that and have
never said that I believed it," Mr.
Frank added in a statement.
Evening star., 1940-10-23
Alumni Hear Dr.. Walsh

DR.. Edmund A. Walsh, 8. j.. Vi
president Of Georgetown Universit..',
was guest speaker today at lunch
con Of the Foreign Service School
Alumni at ODonnell's restaurant.
1909 E street NV He spoke on
THE Present Position of Soviet
Russia in World Affairx"
Evening star., 1940-10-23

Fatalities, none.
Accidents. 33.
Motorists injured. 8.
Motorists arrested. 313.
Pedestrians injured, 6.
Pedestrians arrested for vio-
lation of pedestrian control reg
ulationS. none.
Killed in 1910 traffic, 54; by
October 90. in 1899. SO.
If you don't kill any one with
your automobile and no one
kills you by 8 I'm. tomorrow.
Washington traffic will have
had three deathless days.
Evening star., 1940-10-23

A substantial increase in sugar
production was general in 1899.
There are about 1,172 ,000, 900 cross
ties in railway track in the United
States.