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HOUSE PREPARING
FOR FISCAL BILLS
Hearings on Some Appro
priation Measures May Be
Started in December.
BY WILL P. KENNEDY.
The Incoming session of Congress
will deal more deliberately with the i
appropriation bills than In many,
years for two reasons. First, the;
House must take time to organize and
fill 12 vacancies on the Appropriations
Committee, including chairmanships •
of several subcommittees.
Second, heretofore the principal i
business of the short session, conven- 1
lng in December, was to get the ap- j
propriatlon bills passed before March ’
4. Now Congress opens a month later, j
and must reorganize instead of con
tinuing with the same organization. ]
But it has until the close of the fiscal
5*>ar, June 30. to dispose of the ap
propriation bills.
Under the old order Congress would
already be a month in arrears on ap
propriation bills. Hearings usually
started early in November on from
two to five of the appropriation bills,
to have one or two of them whipped
into shape for the House as soon as
it was ready to do business. So the
Budget Bureau unofficially and con
fidentially submitted proof sheets of
estimates in advance of the official;
action by the President in presenting
the budget to Congress.
This same course may be followed
this year, but Chairman Buchanan of
the Appropriations Committee has not
yet indicated when he expects to start
hearings, and so the confidential draft
of estimates has not yet been re
quested. It would take the committee
clerks only a few days, with the co
operation of the Government Printing
Office, to get the estimates in shape
for subcommittee consideration, so
that, if Chairman Buchanan desires, j
the hearings on several appropriation i
bills may yet be started early in De- 1
cember. This all depends on what
legislation the new Congress will
tackle, and whether it will require
wuj a ia tiv/ii umo can;.
12 Vacancies to be Killed.
There are eight Democratic and
four Republican vacancies on the
House Appropriations Committee, and
four subcommittee chairmanships to
be filled. These are chairmen of Dis
trict of Columbia, War and Agricul
ture. and State, Justice, Commerce
and Labor Subcommittees. These four
latter departments are all Included in j
one bill.
The eight Democratic vacancies ate
caused by the absence of William B.
Oliver, Alabama, chairman of the
State, Justice, Commerce and Labor
bill, who was not a candidate for re- |
election after 22 years of consecutive
service; John N. Sandlin, Louisiana,
chairman of the Agricultural appro
priation bill, who was not a candidate
for re-election to the House after 16
years of consecutive service because I
he was an unsuccessful candidate for !
the Senate in the primary; Tllman B.
Parks. Arkansas, chairman of the War
Department appropriation bill, who
was not a candidate for re-election
after 16 years of consecutive service;
William J. Granfield, Massachusetts,
who was not a candidate for re
election after g years’ continuous serv
ice because he had been appointed to a
Judgeship; Thomas L. Blanton. Texas, i
who was acting chairman on the Dis- j
trict of Columbia appropriations bill, j
and defeated for re-election after 20 j
years’ service; Bernard M. Jacobsen, !
Iowa, who died on June 30. after re- i
nomination; Marion A. Zioncheck.
Washington, who died August 7, while
campaigning for re-election, and Ed- I
ward C. Moran, Jr., Maine, who was
not a candidate for re-election, having
received another appointment.
The Republican vacancies are Clar
ence J. McLeod, Michigan, who was
defeated for re-election after 16 years'
service; Mrs. Florence P. Kahn, Cali
fornia, defeated after 12 years’ con
secutive service; John T. Buckbee.
Illinois, who died on April 23, and
Chester C. Bolton. Ohio, chairman of
the Republican Congressional Com
mittee, who was defeated after eight
years’ consecutive service.
The District of Columbia subcom
mittee chairmanship Is probably va
cant because Representative Clarence
Cannon of Missouri, who was acting
chairman of agriculture in the present :
Congress, during the absence of Rep- ■
resentative Sandlin, and who was
•subsequently placed on the Deficiency
Subcommittee, will undoubtedly be
chairman of the Agriculture Subcom- t
mittee, and definitely withdrawn from
the District Subcommittee. Repre
sentative Blanton of Texas was acting
chairman of the District Subcom- j
mittee. but he was defeated. There I
are only two remaining members on ■
this subcommittee — Representatives
George W. Johnson, West Virginia,
and J.Will Ditter, Pennsylvania—the .
latter a Republican, so Johnson is In 1
line for the chairmanship. But he
has said in an interview that he isn't
•ure he wants it. If he declines this .
post, because he prefers to take his
chances on some other committee,
where he can be in closer touch with
Interests of his own district. Chairman
Buchanan will probably select some
one else for this post. Some one from
the House Legislative Committee on
District affairs might be shifted to the
Appropriations Committee and ap- j
oointed chairman.
McMillan Has Choice.
Representative Thomas S. McMillan
ef South Carolina, one of the most
popular men In the House, who has
served 12 years consecutively, virtually ,
has his choice of two subcommittee '
chairmanships—War Department or
State, Justice, Commerce and Labor, j
He was acting chairman of the latter
In the present Congress, while Sandlin,
who is not coming back, was cam- !
palgning for the Senate. McMillan
likes the work on this four-department
bill, and may decide to retain that
chairmanship. If he prefers to take
the War Department bill, the vacancy j
on the four-department bill finds
Representative Glover H. Cary of i
Kentucky next in line for chairman,
but he already is chairman of the
naval bill and then next in line come*
Representative Malcolm C. Tarver, j
Georgia.
If McMillan does not take the War |
Department subcommittee chairman
' ahip, then the next in line is Rep
resentative J. Buell Snyder of Penn
sylvania, but he already is chairman
of the Legislative Subcommittee. How
ever, Snyder has said he would pre
fer to be chairman of the War De
partment Subcommittee. Next In line
on both the Legislative and War Sub
committees comes Representative
John F. Dockweller of California. So
it seems probable that whatever
chairmanship Snyder chooses to take,
Dockweiler will get the other chair
manship.
As berths on the Appropriations
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Readers' Guide
and
News Summary
The Sunday Star, Not. 15, 1938.
PART ONE.
Afain News Section.
NATIONAL.
Help for farm tenants goal of V. S.,
Wallace declares. Page A-l
Civil service list due to be extended to
emergency agencies. Page A-l
Ethel du Pont to wed President’s aon,
parents reveal. Page A-l
A. F. of L. leaders scorn Berry plan to
end C. I. O. rift. Page A-l
Striking seamen besiege S. 8. Wash
ington in New York. Page A-l
Autopsy reveals tingle bullet killed
Kentucky widow. Page A-l
U. S. Embassy to probe death of mis
sionary in China. Page A-7
Vast number affected by pay raises.
bonuses and dividends. Page A-7
F. B. I. agents uncover new' business j
racket. Page A-8
U. 8. may make huge profit from 1936 j
social security tax. Page A-17 :
President believed backing bill to cut1
campaign costs. Page A-S
House preparing for appropriation bill
hearings. Page A-2
Steel workers ask President for anti- '
coercion laws. Page B-3
Truckmen denied injunction against j
new rail service. Page B-5
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.
Boy, 4, fatally injured, carried to
mother by friend, 9. Page A-l
Two units of Chest continue drive for :
pledges on Sunday. Page A-l
Howard U. students discuss strike after
team refuses to play. Page A-l ]
Marylander gives his savings of 9500
away, then drowns self. Page A-l
Three-day conference of Mayors will
open here tomorrow. Page A-5
Opposition to Benning abattoir in
creases. Page B-l
New members to handle D. C. appro- ;
priation bill. Page B-l
Ballou declines to enter controversy
over non-residents. Page B-l
Shift involving 12 in Police Depart- |
ment is announced. Page B-l
Citizens’ associations disagree on Ta
koma busses. Page B-l
S. E. C. learns about cemetery profits
here. Page B-l
Bishop Strider to end mission with i
three sermons today. Page B-6
FOREIGN.
Madrid appeals to England for aid to
stop massacre by rebels. Page A-l
Germany resumes water traffic con
trol, violating pact. Page B-5
jrun l J.
C. U., G. W. and A. U. win grid tilts;
Maryland. G. U. beaten. Page B-10
Yale stages great comeback to take
thriller from Princeton. Page B-10
Navy scores over Harvard as Army
bows to Notre Dame. Page B-ll
Alabama and Louisiana State score in
big Dixie tilts. Page B-12
Walper is only D. C. golfer in pro tour
ney at Pinehurst. PageB-13
Ctowboy Scott to meet hard puncher in
Pete Mascia. Page B-14
Memory Book easily best in Autumn
Handicap at Bowie. PageB-13
MISCELLANY.
Washington Wayside. Page A-J
Lost and found. Page A-3
Obituary. PageA-14
Traffic convictions. PageA-15
City news in brief. Page B-S
Vital statistics. Page B-6
PART TWO.
Editorial Section.
Editorial articles. Pages D-l-3
Editorials and comment. Page D-2
Civic news. Page D-4
Military and veterans’
news. Page D-5
Women's clubs. Page D-6
Parent-teacher news. Page D-S
Cross-word puzzle. Page D-7
Resorts. Page D-9
Educational. Page D-9
Public Library. Page D-10
PART THREE.
Society Section.
Society news. Pages E-l-15
Well-known folk. Page E-10
Barbara Bell pattern. Page E-14
Winning contract. Page E-15
Stamps. Page E-15
PART FOUR.
Feature Section.
News features. PagesF-l-4
John Clagett Proctor. Page F-2
Dick Mansfield. Page F->2
Radio programs. Page F-J
Amusements. Page F-5 ,
Aviation. Page F-6
Children’s. Page F-7 j
Highlights of history. Page F-7
PART FIVE.
Financial, Classified.
Trade forges Up. • Page G-l ,
Staples at six-year peak. Page G-l I
Cotton consumption soars. Page G-l
Stocks sell off (table). Page G-Z !
U. S. bonds firm (table). Page G-3 !
Classified advertising. Pages G-4-14 j
PART SIX.
Auto Show Section.
News of new models and automotive
Industry. Pages H-l-20
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POPE’S HEALTH GOOD,
ROME PAPER SAYS
Flatly Denies Rumors, Declares
Pontiff Is Better After
Summer Trip.
the Associated Press.
ROME, November 15 (Sunday).—
rhe newspaper Popolo di Roma, flatly
Ienying rumors here that Pope Plus
XI was In a precarious state of j
nealth, said today “the Pope Is well.” j
The article attracted widespread .
notice since It marked the first time
he Italian press had referred to the '
rumors.
“His long sojourn at his Summer |
residence improved his health strik
ingly,” Popolo di Roma asserted.
"The Pope's vigorous constitution
justiAes the hope he may equal the |
record for longevity established by j
Piux IX and Leo XIII,” the news-j
paper said. Plus IX died at 86 and
Leo XIII at 93. The present pontiff
Is 79.
“The Pope naturally must avoid
excessive exertion, incompatible with!
bis advanced age,” Popolo dl Roma {
said.
“However, there is nothing in this
:o arouse apprehension. It must be :
noted that the intense rhythm ot the'
Pope's labors have not undergone
modification of any sort.”
— . i
Committee—which Is the largest of j
all, with 39 members—are eagerly ;
solicited. It la practically certain that;
some of the re-elected older members j
will be glad to shift from some other 1
lesser committees to fill vacancies on •
the master Appropriations Committee. 1
The work of the party committees
nn committees this lime will be espe
:ially Interesting in their selection of
a slate, especially to And attractive
places for the 74 new Democrats who
nave been elected.
I
f) GO TO AM
REALTOR SESSIONS
National Association Holds
Convention This Week in
New Orleans.
A delegation of 40 persons, largely
composed of Washington realtors,
their wives, and officials of Govern
ment housing agencies, left last night
for the annual convention of the Na
tional Association of Real Estate
Boards In New Orleans this week.
The convention Is expected to be
the largest in point of attendance
since prior to the depression, and the
most important 'in the last decaae
from the standpoint of problems to be
settled. The realtors plan to draft a
program for their business which will
serve through the period of prosperity
which they feel has arrived. The ques
tion of Government subsidization of
housing, which many in the associ
ation feel is unfair Government com
petition with private enterprise, Is ex
pected to be one of the most important
matters before the convention.
Ways of encouraging private resi
dential builders to enter the low-cost
field, to provide more and better hous
ing for the low-income groups is an
other important problem which will
be threshed out at the meeting. The
real estate business heads are expect
ed to take steps designed to prevent
wild speculation in the industry and
to curb the building booms of the
future.
Washington realtors will play im
portant roles in the convention. Sev
eral are listed to address the conven
tion or one of its institutes or coun
cils. Two former presidents of the
national association are with the Cap
ital delegation. They are William C.
Miller and John L. Weaver.
The Washington group will arrive
in New Orleans tonight. Convention
headquarters is the Roosevelt Hotel.
Tomorrow and Tuesday will be given
over to meetings of the association
divisions, institutes and councils.
These are groups which specialize in
various phases of the real estate busi
ness. The convention proper will
convene Wednesday morning with an
address by President Walter W. Rose
of Orlando, Fla. It will be brought to
a close Friday afternoon.
F. L. Sandoz. president of the
Washington Real Estate Boards, heads
the local delegation.
Labor
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trades department of the federation
and "prosecutor” of the C. I. O. be
fore the council last August, offered
the following comment:
"Arbitration might have settled the
Civil War before Fort Sumter was fired
upon.”
Called "Professional Politician.”
J. W. Williams, president of the
building trades department, impunged
Berry's motives by referring to the co
ordinator as a “professional politi
cian.” Williams went a step further. I
also, to predict outright expulsion of
the C. I. O. unions.
As a result of President Green's re
mark tonight that the proposal had
not even been made in formal manner,
Berry said later that he would have
it drafted in writing and submit it by
telegram to both Lewis and Green. Its
fate, however, appears too nearly
doomed to be within saving by any
detail of presentation, although the I
council meets again tomorrow and will
have an opportunity to take some ac
tion.
In this immediate background of
strife delegates were arriving over the
week end for the opening session of
the convention proper on Monday
morning. At least 100 have been here j
during the last week attending de
partment meetings and some 400 ac
credited delegates are expected to be
in attendance when Green makes his
opening address.
In this address may be the real key
note as to what action is to be taken
since the metal trades department al- '
ready has authorized Frey to intro- j
duce a resolution on Monday calling
for expulsion of the Lewis unions.
Fate of this resolution, as well as
others of comparable importance, will
rest in the hands of a Resolutions
Committee which Green will name on
Monday. |
Yearly Report Is Due.
Among other matters of moment to
come before this group will be the
yearly report of the Executive Council
to be submitted on Monday. In this
will be the council's version of the
C. I. O. dispute and its views on legis
lation, relief, unemployment, social se
curity and other Issues close to labor.
That Frey and certain other anti
Lewis leaders here are fully deter
mined to make the present factional
split a permanent one Is Indicated
also in the former's disclosure that
he will appear before the Credentials
Committee to oppose any move to seat
delegates from the Cape and Millinery
Workers, the International Typo
graphical Union and other unions not
under suspension but which hsve tie
ups with the C. I. O. through their
individual officials.
Max Zaritsky, president of the Cap j
and Milltyiery Workers, and Charles j
P. Howard, president of the I. T. U., j
both hold membership on the Lewis
Commitee. It Is not yet known
whether Zaritsky or any members of;
his union are coming to Tampa but
W. R. Trotter, an official of the I. T. I
U.. already is on hand and is con- 1
fldent he will be seated as a delegate.
Howard is in Florida, Trotter said
today, but may not come to Tampa.
Apart from the factional troubles, j
which seem to be in the forefront,'
th* federation is prepared to stage
a convention worthy of the labor
cause.
Speakers Are Invited,
Invited to address the open sessions
through the next two weeks are Sec- ;
ret %v of Labor Perkins, Senator Wag- ,
ner of New York, Senators Peppier j
and Andrews of Florida, Arthur J.!
Altmeyer, acting chairman of the So- :
cial Security Board, and John Wi- j
nant. former chairman of that board;
J. Warren Madden, chairman of the :
National Labor Relations Board, and ,
David J. Lilllenthal of the Tennessee
Valley Authority. Senator Wagner
and Winant have not yet replied, but -
the others have accepted invitations
to speak.
With most of the speakers sched
uled for the first week, the commmit
tees are expected to hammer out the
real structure of the convention be
hind closed doors. The Credentials
Committee, ordinarily not a party to
such problems of importance as may
plague it this year, will report first,
probably on Tueaday.
Even more momentous decisions,
A
iiuwrvri, wiu ivinc iiv/ui .
lions and Legislative Committees later. '
A. F. G. E. PRESIDENT ARRIVES.
Stengle to Offer Program at A. F.1
of L. Convention.
Bj a Stan Correspondent 01 Tne Star.
TAMPA, Fla., November 14 —Charles
I. Stengle, president of the American
Federation of Government Employes,
arrived this afternoon to attend the
annual convention of the American.
Federation of Labor.
Accompanied by Mrs. Bernice B
Heffner, national secretary, and C. L.
Edwards of Atlanta, national vice
president, Stengle will press for con
vention action on the program adopted
by the last A. F. G. E. convention.
Included are proposals lor minimum
salary of i 1.500 in Government service,
the five-day week, automatic promo- 1
tlons. extension of the classification
provisions to the field service, and
optional retirement provisions.
The A. F. G. E. program ordinarily
is referred to the A. F. of L. Legislative
Committee for further action.
HAS MUSICIANS’ CARD.
Green Revealed as Member of Chicago
Union for Three Montha.
CHICAGO, November 14 (>P).—Wil
liam Green, president of the American
Federation of Labor, who has been
summoned to •'trial" by the United
Mine Workers, has been a member of,
the Chicago Federation of Musicians
for three months, James C. Petrillo. i
president of the Chicago union, dis- i
closed today.
Observers said Green's musician's
card could be the means of saving his
position as president of the American
Federation. Should the Mine Work- j
ers, Green’s own union, oust him he
would not technically be eligible for
the presidency without membership in
another union, as the federation’s con
stitution provides that all officers must
be members of a member union.
The charges against Green were in
connection with his fight with John
L. Lewis, head of the miners, over the ,
latter’s Committee on Industrial Or
ganization.
"The miners are a defunct organi
zation." said Petrillo. "I don’t believe
the federation’s convention will listen
to Lewis.”
Concerning reports that Lewis might
be considered as a presidential pros
pect in 1940, Petrillo said:
"I am opposed to any union leader
as a presidential candidate. That
goes for any capitalist as well. We,
must have a middle man’ for the job.”
Chest
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and single persons were receiving pub
lic assistance, some because they are
physically unable to work, including j
the blind, the aged and mothers with
dependent children.
"In addition to all these are numer
ous families and single Individuals on
the verge of dependency or breakdown
because of problems of an Individual
nature. The private ageneles receive
frequent appeals to give special assist
ance, including relief In some cases,
to help these families and Individuals
meet their special problems, and avoid
tragedy to themselves and great cost
later to the community. The total
number of such families and single
persons under care of Community
Chest agencies last year was 6.702.
"The goal of *1.969.000 is the lowest
that can be honestly asked for as the
amount needed to play fair with the
Job to be done.”
Meantime an audit of Chest figures
submitted by Councilor and Buchan
an, certified public accountants, who ;
are handling the Chest audit, showed j
a slight Increase last night over the
reported figures of Friday. There was
no report meeting yesterday, but the
Friday luncheon figures have been
raised by the audit. The official fig
ures are now 16.349 contributions for
a total of $599,160.12, or 30.43 per
cent of the total goal, as compared
with the reported figures of 16,281
gifts tor a total of *598,142.79.
Warns Against Overconfidence.
Explaining these figures, Herbert L.
Willett, jr„ director of the Cheit,
pointed out that workers should not
be too optimistic over results to date,
as a large percentage of the amount
had come from the Special Assign
ment Unit, which had been working ,
10 day* before the opening gun of the
official campaign was fired at the
Thursday luncheon. This unit has
turned In a total of *418,281, or 73.81
per cent of its total quota of $566,645.
The quota of this Special Assign
ment Unit, Willett said, had been re
duced in recent years, due to a change
in the manner of reporting a number
of large gifts. Originally known as
the Special Gifts Unit, this unit so
llcited all large gifts In the city. With i
the appointment of a Special Assign
ments Committee In the Government- i
A
V
• * Will* kiiu HIV vviniiuvj VI Mil
firms and their executives to give
through the Group Solicitation Unit,
In order to hold the firm gifts as high
as possible, the number of prospect*
In the hands of the Special Assign
ments Unit has been materially re
duced.
Colored employes of Children’s Hoe- :
pital have signed up 100 per cent with
the Chest. Without exception each of
these colored employes has pledged 1
cent a day, or $3.65.
Team Captains Vie for Honors.
Spirited contest is being waged
among the team captains of the Junior
Board of Commerce Division of the
Metropolitan Unit in competition for
the Junior Board plaque, which is to
be awarded to the team malting the
best showing. Morton H. Wilner Is
chairman of this division, with William
H. Press as vice chairman. The team
captains are Loren Cluster, Minor
Hudson, Harold Fangboner. James
Owens, Aloysius I. Sheehan. Samuel S.
Kaufman. Hartford E. Bealer, John S.
Bleecker, jr., and Jack Hayes, Jr. The
division has a downtown territory and
the rivalry is keen.
Charles M. Fyfe, managing director
of the Boys' Club of Washington, sec
retary of the southeast area, is organiz
ing a group of former Boys’ Club mem
bers to solicit In that section. The
nucleus of his team is composed of
Ben Zola, Harry Bassm and Mario
Gregorio, all of whom received athletic
training at the club that started them
on their careers toward their present
siatus as star members of the George
iu«w uaoaci uai i trout.
Catholic University Quartet Helps.
Bob and Charlie McVean. Bernie
Lleb and Wallace Vruder, at Catholic
University, are also helping to put
the Chest across. All are lormer
members of the Boys’ Club, which
derives its support from the Commu
nity Chest.
Out at St. Anthony's School the
children became enthusiastic about I
the Chest and went to the sisters in
charge to find out what they could!
do. The sisters advised them to
gather bottles, rags and other junk
and sell It; shine shoes, or do any
thing else in the way of work to earn
money for the Chest. One youngster
who had saved a dollar for a foot
ball helmet put the money ln'o the
pot. and the general result was so
satisfactory that the sisters gave the
children a half holiday In apprecia
tion of their work.
Both WJSV and WMAL will con
tinue their special programs. WMAL
will stage another of the "Other Peo
ple's Money" senes of radio playlets
tomorrow at 7:15 p.m. Ten leading
amateur groups of the city are pre
senting these playlets in competition
for the Lansburgh trophy, awarded
by Lansburgh A Bro. The award
will be made at the final meeting
of the Chest rampaign at the Willard
Tuesday night. November 24. WJSV
will stage another of its remote con
trol broadcasts from the Juanita K.
Nye Council House, a Community
Chest settlement, tomorrow st 6 p.m.
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nasKob lurney
4Kidnaped? From
Show, Ransomed
$500 Prize-Winning
Fowl Rescued From
Market Ax.
by tit VMonated Press.
NEW YORK. November 14.—Either
John J. Raskob's *500 prize-winning
black turkey was "kidnaped” from the
poultry industries exposition and re
covered tonight through payment of
an ordinary turkey as "ransom,” or j
else
Hyram Merriman, manager of the
show, went with a police escort to a
West Side meat market tonight and
exchanged the ordinary turkey for the
championship bird of the former Dem- j
>eratic National Committee chairman.
He explained Raskob’s fowl had been
itolen from the exposition Wednesday,
tnd that an unidentified "go-between”
old him he could get it back by leav
ng any old turkey at the meat market,
iince the borrower of the $500 one had
just wanted something to eat.
So Merriman went through with the
‘ransom” negotiations, and the *500
Airkey was recovered. He dismissed
lie police escort, declining to make
iharges. The original disappearance
of the turkey was not reported to
solice.
Turkey experts remarked tonight it
vas either the first turkey kidnaping
n history, or one of those publicity
itunta.
Weeds Cut Dowu Crop*.
Tests by Kansas State College offl
:lals showed heat yields on Kan
iss bindweed-infested land averaged
3.S bushels an acre. Fields free of
itndweed averaged 11.2 bushels.
Takes 8th Bride on 13th
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Friday the 13th held no terrors for Deputy Sheriff Edwin
Wintermuth, 61, who took his eighth bride, the former Mrs.
Esther Maria Bernadotte Krokstrom. Wintermuth has been a
widower five times and teas divorced twice. Couple shown after
marriage at Los Angeles. —Copyright, A. P. Wirephoto.
“Status of Trade and Com
mercial Relationships”
Will Be Topic.
Secretary of Commerce Roper ’Till
start the new National Radio Forum
series tomorrow night over WRC and
a coast-to-coast network of other Na
tional Broadcasting Co. stations.
“Status of Trade and Commercial
Relationships’’ is Secretary Roper's
topic. He is mrpected to reveal for
the first time some of the policies to
be followed by his department during
the next four years of the New Deal.
The opening broadcast of the
forum will mark the beginning of its
seventh successive year on the air—
a record that has established it among
the oldest regular radio features.
Arranged by The Washington Star
under the direction of Oliver Owen
Kuhn, managing editor, the forum
will continue its established policy of
presenting Government officials, mem
bers of Congress and outstanding fig
ures in American life, in timely dis
cussions of national and International
events.
Throughout the Summer, the forum
remained ofi the air because of a
plethora of political broadcasts in
connection with the intense presiden- j
tial election campaign.
The time set for the Initial broad- !
cast is 10.30 p.m.
WORKERS REQUEST
NAVY YARD BOARD
Metal Tradei Unit Favor* Beview
Group to Act on Griev
ance*.
Br t Buff Correspondent et The Star.
TAMPA. Fla., November 14 —Estab
lishing of a board of review in the
Navy Department for the purpose of
considering trades employment griev
ances at the Navy Yards in Wash
ington and other cities is favored by
the metal trades department of the
American Federation of Labor.
Acting in response to a resolution
presented during the past week by ,
the Washington Navy Yard metal ;
trades council, the department con- |
vention here placed Itself on record
In support of creation of such a ’
board, to be composed of one rep
resentative of the labor department,
one of the Navy Department and a
third to be named by the president
of the American Federation of Labor.
In its resolution the Washington
group pointed out that no machinery
now' exists for consideration of "a
multitude of grievances . . . involving
such matters as efficiency markings,
interpretation of civil service rules
and regulations, encroachment of the
enlisted personnel on work which
should be retained by civilian super
visors and numerous other matters
which have resulted in dissatisfaction
and inefficiency."
The Washington council presented
five other resolutions, four of which
received approval of the department '
convention.
One calls for the establishment of,
the aeniority rule, a second for in- j
creased vigilance against displace
ment of permanent employes by
emergency workers, a third for pay
ment of not less than time and one
half for overtime, which includes all
Sunday work, and a fourth in sup
port of reinstatement of the rule of
1921 for authorization of first class
rates of pay In all trades and elim
ination of intermediate and minimum
rates.
CUBAN BEAUTY TO JOIN
ALFONSO'S SON IN U. S.
Mart* Rocafort, However, Re
futes to Discus* Possibility
of Marriage to Count.
Bs the Associated Press.
HAVANA. November 14—Marta
Rocafort, whose name has been linked
with that of the Count of Covadonga.
packed her bags tonight for a trip
to New York, where, she said, she
expected to see the son of the former
King of Spain.
The Cuban beauty. New York com
panion of the count last Spring, said
she expected to stay for ‘‘nine months
or a year,” and added:
“There is no doubt I will see the
count, be with the count and be seen
with the count.”
She came to Havana four months
ago after the former heir to the non
existent Spanish throne sued for an
nulment of his marriage to Edelmira
Sampedro. a Cuban commoner.
Senorita Rocafort refused to discuss
the possibility of her marriage to the
count after the settlement of his suit
Ȥauwir Alt a RAiC,
LECTURE ON SPAIN
C. A. Phillipa to Addreaa His
torical Society.
A lecture dealing with Spanish lo
calities that have become well known
to American readers during the cur
rent civil war will be given Tuesday
at 8:15 p.m. at the Mayflower Hotel
at a meeting of the Columbia His
torical Society. J
The lecturer is to be Clarence A.
Phillips, who traveled through Spain
last year from the French frontier
at Irun to Gibraltar. There will be
lantern slides.
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SECRETARY ROPER.
i
W ashington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
BUSINESS.
THERE'S a pretty senior in one
of the northwest high schools
who should go a long way in
"big business," Judging by the
enterprise she has shown In talcing
toll from a song sweepstakes Just now
popular with radio audiences.
The high school crowd has always
been in touch with the popular songs
of the day and this young lady has
been a consistent winner week after
week. 6he sold the prises to her
father.
That was all right for small change, 1
but her uncanny faculty of picking
the winners in 1-2-3 order spread
through the school and there were
numerous requests for her advice, but
that brought nothing more substantial
than "much obliged." Now she acts
as a consultant selector and does the
picking for scores of boy friends. She
is too sharp to give out her weekly
selections to any one individual to be
broadcast throughout the school and
has developed her system to the point
where the boys sign their cards In
blank and she Alls in the selections
and mails the cards direct.
On a basis of "no win—no commis
sion” she is ahead quite a lot of
money.
* * * *
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NOT GUILTY.
“That man.” the colored woman
told Judge Edward M. Curran from
the witness stand in Police Court,
“is just plain no-count. He beats
me all the time. Ever since we
been married he s been heatin' me.”
“How long have you been mar
ried?” asked Hiuoner.
“Twenty years come Decemberi
“How many children do you
have?”
"Seventeen, your honor.”
“Does he work and support you
and the children?”
“Yes. sir, your honor; he works,
all right."
"Case dismissed,” decided the
court.
* * * *
TERMINATED.
JN THE Government you are ‘•termi
nated" sometimes instead of being
fired as in private employment. That
is to say. in these days of temporary
Federal agencies, jobs sometimes col
lapse right from under those who hold
them.
With that explained, perhaps need
lessly, you might be interested to
learn that P. W. A. has found the !
hardest man to terminate who ever
found his way into the Government
service. Five times he has gone
through the process only to emerge
on the other side in another branch
of the same agency.
Those familiar with his story are
convinced the whole thing will have
to be abolished to get him out of the
service.
* * * w
COMFORT.
A MR. ALLEN WHEELER called up
yesterday to tell how a night at j
the movies was completely spoiled for
him by a man who came in at the
same time. The man carried, of all j
things, a footstool.
Mr. Wheeler who sat a couple of
row* behind the footstool owner sim
ply couldn't keep his mind on the pic
ture. He just sat there for a couple
of hours waiting for some one to fall'
over the stool. No one did. Appar- |
ently the man has mastered a tech
nique for getting the stool out of the
way of later comers.
* * * *
DICTIONARY.
CIGNORA CORTE of Rome. Italy, is
^ getting many laughs from her
American friends during her visits to
Washington because of the English
she uses in her conversations. Just
now she is here with her architect
husband. Signor Renato Corte seeing
the sights. She is a sculptress with
an excellent reputation back home.
It seems that the Signora acquired
her English from an American volume
she requested her brother to bring
back from this country on one of
his trips. Having several languages
neatly catalogued already in her mind,
she felt that an amusing volume from
the United States would equip her
with sufficient knowledge to use on
her proposed journeys here.
When it is explained that the book
he selected was "Gentlemen Prefer
Blonds" it will be understood why so
many expressions used by the visitor
evoke laughter at the wrong places in
the signora's conversations.
* * * *
DEFINED
.'ran Hambleton can tell you
what a slumber party is. "It's a
party at which five girls tabout 13
years old/ find out tor the first
time that they cannot sleep in two
twin beds."
* * * *
INTIMACY.
A MONO friends, neighbors and
playmates, nicknames come from
the names themselves.
But in the board rooms where
stocks and commodities are traded,
nicknames for stocks often come from
the ticker tape abbreviation and con
tribute to a family spirit among stocks
themselves.
U. 8. Steel, for example, is on the
ticker, but is known generally as
••Big Steel.” Bethlehem 8t*el, BS
on the tape, often is called Bessie
Steel. And there’s another steel sis
ter, Rebecca, coming from the RBC
for Republic Steel.
"Boro Railroad" is a common ref
erence to B. Sc O.
Another one is “Skeeter,” derived
from SKC, Silver King Coalition.
The more you watch a ticker, the
more you sort of get the family spirit
of the thing >
f 1
to
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Roosevelt Believed Ready to
Back Measure to Curb
Spending.
Kr th* Associated Fret*.
President Roosevelt was said by '
authoritative administration sources
today to be considering new legisla
tion to tighten reatriction or, campaign
spending.
Whit* House experts, these authori
ties said, are drafting a bill for sub
mission when Congress convenes
January 5, or soon thereafter.
Unprecedented expenditures durir^
the last campaign—totaling more thin
$13.000.000—were said to have spurred
the President's interest in mors
stringent regulations. *
British methods of controlling po
litical spending are being studied by
the White House experts, while Sen
ate aides draft an exhaustive repvS
on outlays by all parties and individu
als In the presidential election. Chair*
man Lonergan, Democrat of Connect!*
cut. of the Senate Campaign Funds
Committee, conferred with the Presi
dent Friday. »
Britain Require* Publication.
British laws require the publication
of all contributions within a week
after they are made, in the form of
legal advertisements In local papers.
There was no indication whether tho
President was considering this kird
of legislation.
The Senate Committee announced
yesterday It was collecting the most
detailed information ever assembled
on election expenditures, to serve as a
basis for legislation.
Robert Jeflerys, committee secre
tary, said he was trying to determin*
how much money had been spent by *
each State political organisation, as
well as by national parties and indi
vidual candidates.
Every contributor of $50 or more
will be asked to list any other dona
tions he may have made for political
purposes.
Secretaries of State In each 8tat*
are being enlisted in the committee *
drive to uncover all contributions—
an extremely complicated task.
11,90$ Page* of Data.
More than 12.000 pages of expendi
tures reports already have been filed
with the clerk of the House, in addi- -
tion to a mass of data collected by
the Senate committee.
Another report, dealing with politi
cal coercion and spending in States
where the election was particularly
hard-fought, is being prepared by
Chief Investigator Louis R. Glavis,
Jefterys said.
The committee* preliminary studies
were said to have shown that "com
pletely novel” methods of influencing
the electorate were developed in th* *
last campaign.
Purchase of magazines for political
purposes and greatly expanded us«
of moving pictures, sound trucks and
broadcasting were mentioned by Jef
ferys as "noteworthy development*."
Howard
_< Continued From First Page.)
dent at Howard University walk out I.
Mon., Nov. 16th. All Day.”
Dr. Mordecai W. Johnson, president
of Howard, was out of town and other
officials would not comment on the
foot ball team's action other than to
express surprise at the turn of event*.
The university's student council,
guiding body of the undergraduates,
will be asked to take formal action
early tomorrow when it is presented
with a petition outlining the griev
ances of the athletes.
In addition to the lack of a train
ing table, the foot ball players also
complained of inadequate equipment, ,
proper quarters to assure "proper
rest” for the team and a more ex
perienced and trained coaching staff.
"If Howard is going to continue to
have foot ball.” the school paper
editorial declared, "these things must
be provided."
Although dissension wss known to
be brewing among the players after
they suffered overwhelming defeats
in previous games, the walkout of the .
team reacted like a bombshell to Coach
Payne.
Coach Expresses Himself.
After Virginia Union had been de
clared winner by a 1-0 forfeit because
of the failure of Howard's players
to appear, Payne expressed himself:
“The boys really let me down. I
knew nothing about it. It came out of
a clear sky.”
But the players said they were the
ones that had been undergoing a
"letting down” process. They agreed
unanimously with the Hilltop's
editorial, which stated:
"The athletic budget has been cut ,
so in the last few years that it has
been necessary to purchase equipment
of an inferior quality. This faulty
equipment is responsible In so many
instances for serious injuries suffered
by players. With this poor equipment
the team has to go against teams with
the last word in foot ball equipment.
What protection is there for these
Howard students who sacrifice their*
time and energy for the honor and
glory of their alma mater?”
A co-ed sympathizer, writing to the
college paper, expressed these senti
ments:
"Considerable unrest Is beginning
to be manifested by the student body
at not only the losing streak of How
ard's team, but also at the number *
of injuries suffered by members of
the foot ball team.
"Many of the students feel that the
situation can be relieved by the estab
lishment of training tables. These
tables will serve a dual purpose. The#
will insure the proper feeding of our
athletes and will promise good fel- *
lowship among them.
"Many of the young men attending
Howard find it cheaper to board in
the city than In the dormitory. They
don't know, not having had courses
in dietetics, the right foods to eat.
Ice cream, pie. hot dogs and ale are
certainly not good resistance builders,
ind the men who subsist almost solely
>n them are certainly not strong *
enough to resist those corn bread and
:abbage-fed players from other col*,
leges.”
It was pointed out by members of
the foot ball team that the university
jperates a foot ball training table for
two weeks prior to the opening of
:lass, but closes it before the season
tctually gets underway.
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Sympathy Strike in Puerto Rico.
PONCE. P. R., November 14 (/Pv—
rhe crew of the tanker Kisha Co
luillax declared a strike today in
sympathy with fellow workers In Use
United States. The ship was to have -
:»iled for Boston, Mass.
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