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Organized Medicine
Maps New Fight on
Trust Case Decision
Conference of Counsel
Expected Soon to
Plot Legal Course
Faced with an adverse decision in
the United States Court of Appeals,
organized medicine today planned
deliberate preparation of its defense
in the anti-trust medical case, prob
ably by appeal to the Supreme
Court of the United States.
Defense counsel for the doctors
have three months in which to ask
the Supreme Court for a writ of
certiorari, to review the decision
yesterday of the Court of Appeals.
The appellate tribunal reversed a
decision of the District Court, and
remanded the case back to District
Court.
District Court last July had ren
dered a decision upholding the
medical profession, sustaining the
physicians’ demurrer to an indict
ment, and holding that the anti
trust law did not apply to the
medical profession as a trade. The
appellate court, on the contrary,
held yesterday that the law did
apply to the medical profession and
it could not consider itself in a
class exempt from its provisions.
Counsel to Decide Course.
What the defense will do. however,
as its next step, depends on a con
ference to be held soon between legal
counsel representing all defendants.
The belief now appears to favor an
appeal to the Supreme Court.
Another possible step, however,
would be to go back to District
Court, and ask for a bill of particu
lars. to prepare for trial.
The defendants include four or
ganizations of doctors, and 21 in
dividual defendants. The groups are
, the American Medical Association,
the Medical Society of the District
of Columbia, the Washington Acad
emy of Surgery, and the Harris
County (Texas) Medical Society, a
member of the A. M. A. The 21 in
dividual defendants are officers of
the A. M. A., and prominent physi
cians of the District, who hold, or
formerly held posts of importance
In the Medical Society here.
Charged BovciAt.
The indictnjent against these
defendants, which had been returned
by a Federal grand jury in Decem
ber, 1938, charged boycott and
restraint of trade against Group
Health Association, medical co
operative of Government workers
here, against Group Health physi
cians, and against Washington hos
pitals. It charged that the restraint
had been used to deprive G. H. A.
patients of hospital facilities.
. Meantime Group Health Associa
tion, itself, which has not appeared
as a party to the suit in any the
. litigation, said yesterday, it is in a
condition much improved over what
it was before the suit was instituted.
Miss Edith Rockwood, acting
president of G. H. A , declined to
comment on the decision of the
Court of Appeals. She said, how
ever, that "oar relationships with
medical groups Yiave been steadily
Improving.”
Doctors Accepted.
“During the- early months of
operation of Group Health, Associa
tion most of the hospitals of the
District refused to admit Group
, Health, Association doctors, to
their visiting staffs,” she said.
“Within the last year the number |
of hospitals accepting our doctors
on their visiting staffs has been
steadily increasing, so that now we
have no difficulty in obtaining hos
pitalization for our members.”
"Every month G. H. A. is growing
stronger, but we are still in the
experimental stage, and our major
objective is to furnish medical serv
ice and hospitalization of a high
quality to our members at reason
able cost.”
i There are now seven hospitals
J In the District admitting G. H. A.
i doctors to their visiting staffs, it
! was learned, and one in Alexandria.
> “Our membership is growing
i steadily,” said Miss Rockwood, "and
j we have a smaller turnover, an
i evidence that members like the pre
j payment plan of providing medical
| care.”
; Appeals Court Decision
\ May Affect Labor Cases
Labor, associations of lawyers and
other groups, as well as doctors, may
find themselves subjected to the
; Sherman Anti-Trust Act, if the de
■ clsion of the United States Court of
'Appeals, returned yesterday in the
American Medical Association case,
is sustained, observers said today.
The labor angle assumes parti^u
; lar importance at this time, inas
much as Justice Peyton Gordon in
District Court has under advisement
a problem as to whether unions fall
within Che purview of the Sherman
and Clayton Acts. A new weapon
Is placed in the hands of the De
partment of Justice to cope with al
leged illegal combinations in re
straint of trade, if the appellate
court decision, sustaining the valid
ity of an indictment returned
against the doctors, prevails, at
torneys say.
The District Grand Jury, probing
the building industry here, as part
of the nationwide drive of the Fed
eral Government on alleged illegal
activities ofv labor, has indicted
Teamsters Local 639 of the Ameri
can Federation of Labor, as well as
five union officials, charging them
with conspiracy to delay public and
private construction here by strikes,
boycotts and violence. Defense
counsel in this case have filed a mo
tion to quash the indictment, con
tending that the Clayton Act, which
amended the Sherman Act in cer
tain particulars, protects labor un
der these circumstances. Drivers,
Chauffeurs and Helpers Local Union
No. 639 of the International Broth
erhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs.
Stablemen and Helpers of America,
and five union officials affiliated
with it, are accused of conspiring by
strikes and boycotts to obtain work
performed by the operating engi
neers.
Kennedy Stops in Rome
On Way to London
By the Associated Press.
ROME. March 5.—Joseph P. Ken
nedy, United States Ambassador to
Great Britain, said today he planned
ta leave London Wednesday, arriv
ing in time to discuss the European
situation with Sumnerf Welles, who
la on»f special mission of inquiry
for President Roosevelt. .
Mr. Kennedy, en route back to his
post after a visit id the United
States, was silent concerning his
talks with President Roosevelt In
Washington.
DRIVER ESCAPES IN OIL TRUCK BLAZE—Ernest Sisson, 41, of Alexandria, Va., saved himself
from a fiery death late yesterday by leaping from the cab of this burning tank truck after it
struck a soft shoulder on the Little River turnpike, near Annandale, Va., when forced off the
road by another vehicle. Stanley L. Minor of Annandale, a motorist, shouted a warning to the
driver when he noticed flames creeping along the truck. An explosion knocked both men to the
ground an instant after Mr. Sisson had jumped, but neither was hurt. The truck was loaded with
2,000 gallons of gasoline. —Star Staff Photo.
Takoma Recreation
Center Plans Bring
Citizen Protest
Association Disagrees
With Points Raised
By Barrett
Retention of the present Whittier
playgrounds for use of small chil
dren in preference to a section of
the Takoma Recreation Center was
expressed last night by various
speakers at a meeting of the Citi
zens' Association of Takoma Park,
D C.
As a special feature of the meet
ing Lewis R. Barrett, co-ordinator
of recreation for the District, spoke
on the development of Takoma
Recreation Center as tentatively
planned. He pointed out the va
rious activities on the Federal-owned
tract between Third, Fifth, Sheri
dan and Van Buren streets N.W.. on
which is also located the new Cal
vin Coolidge High School. The
particular plan displayed, he said,
had been developed more for the
purpose of securing grades and to
lay out the different areas.
Adjacent to the stadium in the
rear of the high school, but in the
center part of the tract, would be
located an office, with baseball dia
monds for softball along Third
street and with the tennis courts
and swimming pool as at present.
At the corner of Fifth and Van
Buren streets it is proposed to set
aside a section for the use of chil
dren under 9 years of age, with
necessary equipment. It was at
this point that several of those
present took the floor and opposed
this part of the plan.
Objections Voiced.
It was pointed out that Fifth
street is a bus route and would en
danger the lives of children at
tempting to cross this thoroughfare,
which was considered a traffic haz
ard. The speakers in most in
stances favored continued use of
the Whitter playgrounds for the
small children, which was the orig
inal intent when that tract, bounded
bv Third, Fourth, Van Buren and
Whittier streets, was purchased by
the District years ago.
Mr. Barrett said it was planned
to construct additional tennis courts
on a portion of the Whittier grounds
and retain the remainder of the
tract as a community park for gath
erings and activities. It was also
pointed out that there was mo op
position of residents along Fourth
street to the Whittier grounds,
which many felt should be further
developed. Mr. Barrett explained
that the Takoma Recreation Center
was for the benefit of citizens for
half a mile in every direction.
He was asked if it was the in
tention to abandon the Whittier
playground and if possibly the Dis
trict would sell it. He said he was
unable to give any information on
this subject.
Voted Confidence in Lodge.
William H. Parsons, chairman of
the Laws and Legislation Commit
tee. proposed a resolution, which
was adopted, extending a vote of
confidence in Chairman Thomas E.
Lodge of the A. B. C. Board, at the
same time deploring the investiga
tion of two cases by a congressional
committee while they were still
under the jurisdiction of the board.
The association reiterated its op
position to any bill looking to the
establishment of horse racing and
wagering in the District.
Officers to be elected at the April
meeting were nominated as follows:
President, Wallace C. Magathan;
first vice president, Bruce E. An
derson: second vice president, Lewis
A. Jones; secretary, William M.
Greene; corresponding secretary,
Carl C. King; treasurer, Dr. Nor
man E. Mclndoo; delegates to Fed
eration of Citizens' Associations,
D. B. Guynn and Mr. Greene.
Sea Scouts' Pilgrimage
The grave of John Philip Soiisa,
famous march composer, will be the
scene of a pilgrimage by District
Sea Scouts at 4:30 pm. tomorrow.
A
Supreme Court
Will Rule on
'Flag Salute'
By the Associated Press.
"I pledge allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America,
and to the Republic for which it
stands; one Nation indivisible,
with liberty and justice for all.”
The Supreme Court at last will
decide whether school children can
be compelled to recite the "Salute to
the Flag,’ ’a familiar rite throughout
the land for many years.
Although the court previously had
| refused to hear cases from Georgia,
California. New Jersey and Massa
I chusetts, where lower courts upheld
| the requirement, it agreed yesterday
to review one from Minersville, Pa.,
where lower courts ruled in favor of
a brother and sister who were ex
pelled from school on the issue.
Lillian and William Gobitis, 12
and 10 years old. respectively, at
the time of their expulsion in 1935,
refused on religious grounds to give
the salute prescribed by the School
Board for daily opening exercises.
It was contended by a religious
group that in such an action they
would "bow down to graven images"
and violate holy writ.
Their refusal was upheld by the
Federal Circourt at Philadelphia in
a decision by Judge William Clark,
which contained this observation:
"We do not doubt that children
can and have been forced to learn
Latin or eat spinach and so eventu
ally to love them. But this peda
gogical victory has more often than
not been won at the price of resent
ment toward the disciplinarian. In
our particular circumstance, then,
that resentment clashes with and
cancels the very affection sought to
be instilled.”
Legion's First Post
Celebrates Tonight
Senator Gurney of South Da
kota will be the guest speaker to
night at 8 o'clock when George
Washington Pr*t, No. 1, the first
post organized in the American
Legion, celebrates its 21st anniver
sary at Henderson Manor. 2108 Six
teenth street N.W. Senator Gurney
is a prominent Legionnaire in his
State.
Present at the celebration also
will be Col. G. Defreest Larner, who
served in the Foreign Legion and
on arrival of the American Army
in France transferred to the air
service. He brought down 13 en
emy planes during the World War
and was twice the recipient of the
D. S. C., together with the Croix de
Guerre and the Silver Star. Others
expected include Comdr. Leland P.
Lovette, public relations officer, U,
S. Navy, and W. H. McCrahon,
former member of the National
Child Welfare Committee.
It will also be "ladies’ night,”
and members of the American Le
gion Auxiliary, Eight and Forty So
ciety and the George Baldwin Mc
Coy Unit of the American Wom
en's Legion will be present.
Lenten Service
Under the Auspices
of
The Washington
Federation of Churches
Epiphany Episcopal
Church
Tomorrow at 4:45 P.M.
Preacher:
The Rer. Howard S. Anderson
Pxtkr •( Pint rmrtntlHil
chmk
THE PUBLIC IE INVITED
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Colored Witness
Brands Southern
Senators as 'Stooges'
Anti-Lynching Bill
Inquiry Is Thrown Into
Turmoil by Communist
By th» Associated Pres*.
A husky colored Communist,
Benjamin Davis of New York City,
1 threw a Senate hearing on anti*
I lynching legislation into turmoil to
, day by terming Southern Senators
i “stooges" and Vice President Garner
an "evil old labor baiter."
Senator Van Nuys. Democrat, of
Indiana, chairman of the Judiciary
| Subcommittee conducting the hear
ing and co-sponsor of the lynching
bill, shouted at the witness at one
point, "That's an insult," and struck
from the committee record Davis'
description of the Vice President
and members of Congress.
| “You crashed the gates of this
I committee just to try and send out
Communist propaganda,” Senator
Van Nuys said when the witness
concluded after a running argument
with committee members.
“You have done more harm to
! prevent passage of this bill than
any one who has ever appeared.”
Protests Against Questions.
Davis, who testified he was on the
editorial board of the Daily Worker
Communist periodical, protested
against questions about freedom of
speech and the press in Communist
Russia.
Before permitting the Communist
party representative to testify,
Chairman Van Nuys remarked that
Earl Browder, general secretary of
the Communist party, had re
quested testimony by party repre
sentatives.
"I don't care a rap for what Earl
Browder or his whole party thinks
of this or any other bill,” Senator
Van Nuys said. The four other
committee members, Senators Wiley,
Republican, of Wisconsin; Austin
Republican, of Vermont; Neely
Democrat, of West Virginia, and
Connally, Democrat, of Texas, voted
to let the Communist testify under
a 15-minute time limitation.
Launches Into Tirade.
Davis launched into a tirade
against Senators who have filibus
tered against anti-lynching bills.
‘‘The shameful tactics of Senator
Connally-” Davis began. Sena
tor Connally protested, “I do not
propose to be slandered by this wit
ness,” and Senator Van Nuys
warned the witness against deroga
tory remarks.
“Congress has not been very re
spectful of the Negro people,” Davis
replied, going on to say that Senate
opponents of the lynch bill were
“stooges for landlords and mill own
ers who are degrading white wom
anhood by paying low wages in
their mills.”
Senator Wiley asked Davis what
would happen to any one in Com
munist Russia who attempted to
come before a governmental hear
ing and slander without restraint.
Earlier, John P. Davis, executive
secretary of the National Negro
Congress, testified that revival of
the Ku Klux Klan in many areas
showed a “trend of increasing mob
violence” that could be met by pas
sage of, the bill, which would pro
vide penalties for counties and coun
ty officers in event of a lynching.
House Tribute Is Paid
Royal C. Johnson
My tht AMoclattd Prm.
World War veteran members on
both sides of the House joined yes
terday in a one-hour memorial
service for the late Representative
Royal C. Johnson, Republican, of
South Dakota.
Mr. Johnson was first chairman
of the House Committee on World
War Veterans’ Legislation. He re
signed his seat to enlist during the
World War and was awarded the
Distinguished Service Cross and the
French Croix de Guerre. He died
August 1.
1
4 Accused Officials
Arraigned in Detroit
Graft Inquiry
Pleas of Innocent
Entered; 47 Others
Also Indicted
By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, March 5.—Taken into
custody by Coroner Albert A.
Hughes according to ancient legal
custom, Sheriff Thomas C. Wilcox
was escorted from his residence to
the Wayne County (Detroit) Court
house today for arraignment on a
charge of conspiring to protect
gambling.
The sheriff was one of a group
of county officials including Prose
cutor Duncan C. McCrea. indicted
by Circuit Judge Homer E. Fergu
son. sitting as a one-man grand
jury Investigating gambling and
graft.
“I’m sicker than a goat,” re
marked Sheriff Wilcox; "I ought to
be back in my sick bed.” The sheriff
has been ailing for some time.
Shortly afterward McCrea and
his chief investigator, Harry Col
burn, appeared voluntarily at police
headquarters and Bernard E. Mc
Grath, chief deputy sheriff, was
brought in by Detective Inspector
Charles E. Searle. All. with Carl
Staebler, chief of the civil division
of the sheriff's office; Albert J. Gar
ska. president of Grosse Pointe
Park, a suburb, and 45 other persons
were named in the indictment.
Released on Bond.
Wilcox and McGrath stood mute
when arraigned before Judge Fer
guson and pleas of innocent were
entered for them. They were re
leased under bonds of $1,000 each.
McCrea and Colburn appeared
later, entered pleas of innocent and
were released on similar bonds. Ex
amination of all the public officials
arraigned was set for March 14.
One of the first non-officials ar
rested was Gustav Pines, an invest
ment broker accused by the grand
jury of being "an agent and em
ploye” of Wilcox in the alleged
conspiracy.
Prosecutor McCrea and Invest!*
gator Colburn are already under in
dictment by the grand jury on
charges of conspiracy to protect or
operate a $1.000,000-a-year baseball
pool in Detroit.
The indictments followed by only
a few hours an attempt by the pros
ecutor's men to invade the grand
jury headquarters. Judge Ferguson,
calling out police riot squads for
protection, charged the prosecutor
was seeking to seize the grand Jury's
; records and prevent a court exami
nation of the earlier indictment to
morrow.
Assaults Charred.
Explaining his attempt to invade
the grand jury headquarters last
night the prosecutor charged mem
bers of the jury organization with
“assault to do peat bodily harm or
worse” and said he had affidavits
| from “three or four” grand jury
witnesses stating that they . had
been beaten by grand jury investi
gators.
The attempt to enter the grand
jury rooms, his aides said, was for
the purpose of identifying the room
in which the witnesses claimed to
l have been beaten.
The indictments were the second
group to be returned by Judge Fer
I guson in two weeks after a six
months’ investigation into allega
; tions of a link between gamblers
j and law enforcement officers in
j Wayne County. Like the other
| group, they followed an attempt by
| Prosecutor McCrea to halt the ac
tivity of the grand jury.
The baseball pool indictments,
which named former Supt. of Police
Fred W. Frahm along with McCrea
| and Colburn, followed an attempt by
McCrea to obtain an extortion war
rant for Chester P. O'Hara, special
prosecutor for the grand jury.
Telephone Police.
It was O'Hara, working with
Judge Ferguson in the grand jury
chambers last night, who received
information of the impending at
tempt to gain entrance, and tele
phoned police.
“I want protection. I want all
the protection we can get,” he de
manded. "There are 15 men from
the prosecutor's office attempting to
raid this office and seize our
records.”
Riot squads went racing through
the downtown streets to the build
ing housing the grand jury shortly
before midnight.
Congress in Brief
TODAY.
Senate:
Debates extension of Hatch Act to
State employes paid in part from
Federal funds.
Judiciary subcommittee closes
hearings on anti-lynching bill.
Finance committee continues
hearings on reciprocal trade pro
gram.
House:
Debates $119,000,000 Interior De
partment appropriation bill.
Census Committee continues hear
ings on congressional apportion
ment.
Subcommittee of District Com
mittee resumes consideration of
muncipal government reorganiza
tion plans.
Special Subcommittee of District
Committee resumes investigation of
liquor situation.
TOMORROW.
Senate:
If Hatch bill is passed tonight,
Senate will take up Bankhead cotton
co-operative bill.
Judiciary Subcommittee considers
adjustments on part claims against
the United States, 10:Jo a.m.
Conference Committee considers
transportation bill, 10 am.
District of Columbia Committee
considers general business, 11 am.
House:
Continues debate on Interior De
partment appropriation bill.
Judiciary Committee resumes
consideration of bills to amend the
law relating to purchase of supplies
and making of contracts by the Fed
eral Government; 10 am.
Immigration Committee considers
miscellaneous bills; 10::30 am.
Public Buildings and Grounds
Committee considers bill to au
thorize an increase in White House
police force; 10:30 am.
Special Subcommittee of District
Committee resumes liquor investi
gation; 10 am.
Reorganization Subcommittee of
District Committee, resumes consid
eration of plans to modernize mu
nicipal government; 10:30 am.
Ginger Rogers Files Suit
For Divorce From Lew Ayres
GINGER ROGERS AND LEW AYRES.
—A. P. Photo.
By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, March 5.—Gin
ger Rogers of the movies has filed
suit for a divorce from Lew Ayers,'
It was revealed today. A Superior
Court set March 13 as the trial date
The complaint escaped notice
since it was filed under their true
names of Virginia M. Ayer and
Frederick Ayer.
Ginger and her movie hero hus
band were married in 1934, but they
have been separated since early
in 1936.
Ginger charged desertion.
Both Ginger and Lew were mar
ried previously. Mr. Ayres’ first wife i
was actress Lola Lane. Ginger’s
first husband was Jack Culpepper,
vaudeville actor.
In May, 1936, the Ayres issued a
joint statement saying they had
instructed their attorneys to draw
up a “separation agreement.”
. Hollywood blamed the separation
on "temperament.” Lew, who had
made a great hit in “All Quiet on
the Western Front,” was the star of
the family when he and Ginger
married. Subsequently, Ginger was
teamed with Fred Astaire and
danced to the peak. Lew lost out in
pictures and tried being a director.
Only lately has he come back as an
actor.
Brazilians Buy 90
6-Inch Guns From
U. S. Surplus Stock
First Sale Since Survey
Of Army Supplies
Ordered by Roosevelt
The first sale of surplus war ma
terials since President Roosevelt
ordered a survey of stocks last
month was announced today by
Secretary of War Woodring.
Brazil has purchased 90 six-inch
guns. They will supplement Bra
zilian defenses and may be mounted
as railway guns, field pieces or put
in permanent coastal defense posi
tions. No price was announced.
The sale follows closely after con
versations between the two govern
ments. There was a recent inter
change of visits between the chiefs
of staff of the United States Army
and the Brazilian Army, it was re
called today.
Obtained From British.
The guns just sold were obtained
by the United States from the Brit
ish directly after the World War.
Since then the War Department has
adopted the 155-millimeter piece as
standard equipment and the six
inch guns have become obsolete as
far as this country is concerned. It
was pointed out that carrying of the
six-inch weapon would entail extra
expense for development of special
shells.
"Due to these factors, their use
by the United States Army has not
been considered advisable from an
economic and practical viewpoint,
and they have been held in storage
at Aberdeen (Md.) Proving Ground
since 1919,”’ today's announcement
said.
Brazil purchased the guns "as is”
and "where is.”
Gen. George C. Marshall, chief
of staff, visited Brazil last year
when he was a deputy chief. After
a month's visit in the South Amer
ican country, he returned home in
the company of Gen. Goes Monteiro,
Brazilian chief of staff. During
part of June and July, Gen. Mon
teiro toured the United States, in
specting various United States Army
installations and munitions.
Finland Makes Inquiry.
The War Department did not in
dicate today whether this was a
single transaction, or the first of a
series of Latin American purchases
to intensify defense preparations for
the Western Hemisphere.
In addition to the 6-inch guns, the
War Department has several hun
dred 3-inch guns of British manu
facture, likewise dating from the
World War, and Finland has made
inquiries as to the possibility of ob
taining some of these. Also in stor
age are some 1,800.000 Lee-Enfield
shoulder rifles obtained during the
World War to speed the arming of
American troops.
Schools Will Debate
U. S. Education Policy
A debate on whether the Federal
Government should adopt a policy
of equalizing educational oppor
tunities throughout the Nation by
means of annual grants to the
States will feature the March meet
ing of the Oakton School and Civic
League at 8 p.m. tomorrow at the
Oakton (Va.) School Teams from
Oakton and Vienna will participate.
Representing Oakton will be W.
Lewis Leigh, Charles Pickett and
Don Q. Crowther. The Vienna
team will consist of H. H. Ankers,
G. H. Worley and Mrs. James
Moore.
Gives Up Safety Award
TOLEDO, Ohio, March 5 OP).—
Harold Holt, 25, didn’t attend a
banquet last night where he was to
receive a safe driving award from
his employer. While on the way
he was arrested on a speeding
charge.
Air passenger and mail services
will be inaugurated between Haml,
In Chinese Turkestan, and Moscow.
A
A
Leaders Predict
Canal Locks Fund
Will Be Restored
Assurance Is Conditional
That Work Can Be
Started at Once
Conditional on assurances that
work can be started immediately,
restoration of a *15.000,000 appro
priation for a third set of locks in
the Panama Canal was predicted to
day by congressional leaders after a
White House conference with Presi
dent Roosevelt.
Attending the weekly legislative
strategy session were Vice President
Gamer, Speaker Bankhead. Senate
Majority Leader Barkley and House
Majority Leader Ravbum.
As the quartet emerged from the
i White House, Senator Barklev ad
j mitted to reporters that the Panama
Canal appropriation had been a
principal subject of the conference.
Says Work Could Start Now.
“There seems to have been some
misunderstanding on when work
could begin on the project.” the Sen
ator said. “The House Appropria
: tions Committee apparently believed
i that work could not start for at least
I two years, but the President con
tends it could get under way at once.
“Some further inquiry is being
made and if it is found that the way
is clear for an immediate beginning,
the necessary appropriation un
doubtedly will be restored.”
House Majority Leader Rayburn
joined Senator Barkley in the pre
diction that the necessary funds will
be provided at this session.
The item of *15,000.000 would per
Women's Groups
Fight Change in
Child Labor Law
Seven Organizations
Protest Committee's
Denial of Hearings
A prediction that Congress "would
hesitate to place itself on record as
breaking down the child-labor
standards of the Nation’s Capital"
was made today by Mrs. Louis Ot
tenberg, chairman of the Council of
Social Agencies Child Welfare Legis
lative Committee, as the committee
joined six other groups in protesting
the action of the House District
Committee for refusing to hold a
hearing on proposed revision of the
child-labor law.
The revised law would permit
children of all ages to appear in
theatrical performances.
A joint telegram to the District
Committee asking a hearing was
sent yesterday by the American As
sociation of University Women, the
Voteless District of Columbia League
of Women Voters, the Monday Eve
ning Club, the League of Women
Shoppers, Neighborhood Councils
and the Council of Social Agencies.
Refuses to Remove Bill.
The action followed the refusal of
the District Committee, meeting in
executive session yesterday, to take
the proposed legislation off the
House calendar It will come before
the House Monday—on District day.
Mrs. M. O. Lorenz, president of the
Voteless Women Voters group, asked
the committee to hold a public
hearing so that the "many defects"
of the bill could be amended. One
of these defects, she said, is that no
age limit is fixed on children who
would participate in professional
productions.
A. Julian Brylawski, president of
the Theater Managers of Washing
ton. and A. D. (Jess) Willard, man
ager of WJSV, favored the legisla
tion on the ground that the existing
ban on child performers handicaps ‘
the development of latent talent of
young artists.
Two Laws Favored.
The Council of Social Agencies
Child Welfare Legislative Commit- .
tee also approved yesterday two pro
posed laws to prohibit the placement
of children by an unlicensed ager/y
or individual and to reform proce
dure of the Juvenile Court in il
legitimacy cases. The latter law
would replace the 1912 law under
which the court now operates.
A third piece of legislation now
being prepared by the Council Com
mittee, to increase the powers of the
Board of Public Welfare, will be
ready next Monday, it was said.
The child-placement licensing law
approved by the committee would
set up a board composed of lay and
professional persons representing the
Board of Public Welfare, the Health
Department and five recognized
children's agencies which would de
fine standards and issue licenses to
agencies engaged in child-placing
work.
Czech Killed at Front
PARIS, March 5 (JP).—The French
war ministry advised the National
Czecho-Slovak Committee today that
the first Czech soldier to die on tha
western front was Jaroslav Basl,
member of the French Foreign
I Legion, who fell in action Januarv
9 in the Upper Sierck sector. Basl
enlisted in the Legion when France
went to war with Germany.
mit an initial year's work on a proj
ect estimated to cost about $99.
300.000 and for which an authoriza
tion already has been approved by
Congress.
The President and his national
defense advisers have emphasized
that a third set of locks is essential
to adequate defense of the vital
Panama waterway. The Chief Ex
ecutive inspected the tentative loca
tion for the new locks during his
recent trip through the canal to a
fishing cruise in the Pacific.
The canal work comes under
jurisdiction of the War Department
and the stricken appropriation was
included in a section of the War
Department supply legislation.
Weather Report
(Furnished by th* Onited States Weather Bureau.)
District of Columbia—Mostly cloudy and slightly colder with lowest
temperature about 35 degrees tonight; tomorrow fair gentle to moderate
northwest winds.
Maryland—Mostly cloudy and slightly colder with light snow or
freezing rain in west portion tonight; tomorrow fair in east and mostly
cloudy in west portion.
Virginia—Mostly cloudy with slightly colder in extreme north and
light snow or freezing rain in extreme northwest portion tonight; tomor
West Virginia—Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow with light snow
or rain in northwest portion tonight; slowly rising temperature tomorrow
neamer rendition. Last 24 Honrs.
The Atlantic Coast disturbance is central
this morning over Southeastern Massa
chusetts. moving slowly north-northeast
ward. Nantucket. 9S)8.o millibars (29.47
Inches). Pressure remains low over West
ern and Central Alaska. Dutch Harbor
997.0 millibars (29 44 inches), and it is
relatively low and falling over the Plateau
and Northern Rockv Mountain regions
and the Central and Northern plains
States. Havre, Mont.. ]()]().•; millibars
(29 83 inches). Pressure is high over the
Pacific States and from Arizona eastward
to Texas and Arkansas, with a wedge ex
tending thence north-northeastward to
Lake Superior. Rosburg. Org.. 1079.8 milli
bars (30.41 inches), and Santa Fe, N. Mex .
1019.« millibars <30.11 inches). Precipi
tion has occurred from the Lake region and
the Ohio Valley eastward to the Atlantic
Coast, and in the North Pacific States, the
Northern Plateau region. New Mexico and
portions of Texas. The precipitation In
portions of Southern New England and
Southern New York waa In the form of
freezing rain and was accompanied by
strong northeast winds Monday. The
temperature has risen in Maine and from
the Northern Plateau region eastward to
the Dakotas while the weather has be
come slightly colder from New Mexico east
ward to the Lower Mississippi Valley.
Revert far Last 24 Hears.
Temperature. Barometet
Yesterday— Degree*. Inches.
4 p.m. _ 49 29.07
8 p.m. _ 43 29.71
Midnight _ 42 29.72
Today—
4 a.m. _ 42 20.70
8 a.m._ 39 29.74
Noon _ 44 29.74
Reeerd for Last 24 Heart.
(From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest. 51. 2 p.m. yesterday. Year
ago. 70.
Lowest. 39. 8 a m. today. Year ago. 45.
Baeard Temperatures This tear.
Highest. 04. on February 12.
Lowest, 7. on January 29.
Humidity far Last 24 Hours.
(From noon yesterday to noon today.)
Highest, SO per cent, at 8 a m. today.
Lowest. SO per cent, at noon today.
Hirer Repart.
Potomac River muddy and Shenandoah
eloudy at Harpers Ferry: Potomac Rlrer
very muddy at Great Falla today.
Tide Tahles.
(Furnished by United States Coast and
Oeodetle Survey.)
. Today. Tomorrow.
High - 5:23 a.m. 0:11 a.m.
Low - _ 12:37 a.m.
High - 5:50 p.m. 0:38 p.m.
Low -12:13 p.m. 1:03 p.m.
Th* San and Maan.
„ Rises. Sets.
Sun, today ..... 0:35 0:05
min. tomorrow .... 0:34 6:00
Moon, today_ 4:25 a.m. 3:12 p.m.
Automobile lights must ba turned on
one-half hour altar sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly Precipitation in Inchea in th«
Capital (current month to datei: n ttl®
Month. 1040. Average. Record
January ___ 2 12 JS5 ?ri
February III 2 77 3"“ Z §4 'rZ
M*rch -1.21 3 75 884 '01
Mav1 - --- 'i'il fl la 89
t?*T. - — 370 1000 '80
5“P_e -- 4 13 10.04 '00
August ::::::: ::: U\ U S? :§S
October ::: b s* I:*?
November -—- 2.37 8.89 ’8n
December - ... 3.32 7.68 '01
Weather In Varlam Cities.
Station*. Baro. Hlghe>Low. *V»U. Weather.
Abilene... 30.00 HO 38 Clear
Albany... 20.85 33 28 0.68 Snow
Atlanta — 20.88 55 41 Cloudy
Atl City . 20.71 42 33 0.34 Cloudy
Baltimore 29.71 45 37 ... Cloudy
B rm'*ham 20.94 68 44 ... Cloudy
Bismarck. 29.88 52 31 Cloud*
Boston .. 20.66 34 32 1.68 Rain
Buffalo . 20.71 37 31 0.20 Snow
Charleston 20.77 68 47 Cloud*
Chicago 29.04 35 29 "I ClSSdw
Cincinnati 20 04 40 34 _ Cloud*
Cleveland. 20.83 34 31 0.11 Cloudr
Columbus 29.RO 87 43 _ CloSd*
Davenport 30.00 37 30 _Cloud*
Denver 29 94 48 30 ... Oea?7
Des Molnei 30.00 31 28 _ Cloudy
Detroit .. 29.86 36 30 _ Cloud*
El Paso 30 09 80 33 Clear
Galveston. So 00 87 54 _I_ Cloud*
Helena... 29.91 61 41 _ Cloud*
Huron . 29.88 38 27 ... Clear
Ind nsoolls 29.94 37 30 _ Cloud*
Jacksville 29.88 77 61 ... Cloud*
Kans. Cit* 30.06 36 30 _ Cloud*
Los Angeles 30.09 76 57 Clear
Louisville. 30.21 43 36 0.61 Cloud*
Miami . _ 20.80 80 68 _ Cloud*
Mpls.-St. P. 20.97 35 30 ... Rain
N. Orleans 20.07 68 61 . _ Cloud*
New York. 29.85 30 31 0.5* Cloud*
Norfolk . 20.77 80 43 _ Cloud*
Okie. Cit*. 30.06 47 31 _ Clear
Omaha . 29.04 35 27 Cloud*
Phlla'lphla 20.88 39 35 0.4* Cloud*
Phoenix 30.08 73 43 Clear
Pittsburgh. 20.80 37 30 0.10 Rain
Portl'd. Me. 20.68 34 31 0.29 Sleet
Portl'd. Or. 30.36 68 43 0.33 Rain
Raleigh . 29.77 67 30 _ Cloud*
St. Louis 30.03 40 21 ... Cloud*
Salt Lake C. 30.03 52 33 Cloud*
8. Antonio 30.09 69 50 0.1* Cloud*
San Diego 30.03 74 60 ... Cletr
San Fr isco 30.21 68 52 Clear
Seattle 30.33 51 41 0.05 Cloud*
Spokane.. 30.00 46 38 0.23 Cloud*
Tampa . 20.88 74 57 0.02 Cloud*
Washington 29.74 61 40 . Rain
„ FOREIGN STATION*.
(Noon. Greenwich time, todav)
_ . „ . Temperatures. Weather.
Borta (Fayali. A sores 61 Cloud*
(Current observations.)
Ban JuanL Puerto Rleo. 71 Cloud*
Havana. Cuba .... 64 Cloud*
Colon. Canal Zona_ 79 Claar
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