Evening Star Newspaper, July 18, 1935, Page 3

FOSTERPLANNIG WORKERS PARTY Urges Communists Unite Malcontents in 1936 Campaign. By the Associated Press. MOSCOW, July 18.—A plan to build & workers’ party in the United States was outlined today by Wiliam Z. Foster, once Communist candidate for President of the United States, in an article in the magazine Communist International.” He said the party wowld constitute a united front of all workers and farmers desiring to break with the two major political parties and might be sufficiently organized to have a presi- dential candidate for the 1936 elec- tions, Task for Communists. He stated that the activity on behalf of the creation of this party was at present ane of the principal tasks con- fronting American Communists, but he warned it would be a mistake to try to organize it under Communist control. He declared that Communists were bound nevertheless, “if they act energetically,” to acquire a leading influence in it. Communist International is the of- ficial organ of the Comintern, the In- ternational Party Central Organiza- tion, and particular significance is given to its articles at present due to the imminence of the Seventh Con- gress of the Communist International expected to opef soon in Moscow. Several hundred delegates. already here for the congress, are holding pre- limmary meetings. In his article, Foster declared that conditions in the United States had finally reached a point where a united workers’ party was an absolute neces- sity. Aim to Join Fascist Foes. He pointed out that one of the principal aims of the organizers would be to unite all the enemies of Fascism. Foster said that among the “de- mands of the people” which could go into & party platform would be un- employment insurance and old-age pensions, payment of the bonus to the war veterans, a 30-hour working week, & national minimum-wage law, aid to impoverished farmers, a check on growing taxes, aid to small home- owners, the prohibition of child labor and equal rights for Negroes. He said the workers of America viewed their life as becoming unbear- | able under capitalism and declared | the capitalistic system must be re- placed by “a new social regime.” R e 2,530 JOBS FILLED DURING PAST MONTH Public Employment Center Fig-| ures, However, Show De- cline From May. | A total of 2,530 positions were filled | by the District Public Employmenw Center, 480 Indiana avenue, during June, according to the monthly report made public by the Labor Department today. This represents a decline of 18.4 per cent from May, but an increase of 31.4 per cent over June, 1934. Officials traced the May-June decline to a usual seasonal trend, chiefly because | of positions of temporary nature and public works projects. The number of placements in regu- lar positions in private employment declined from 1,062 in May to 912 in June. Employment of all kinds was divided as follows: Industrial and construction occupations, 1,149; hotels | and restaurants, 281; private domestic | service, 895, and commercial and pro- fessional pursuits, 205. | Applications filed during the month | totaled 6,232, bringing the total regis- | tered and unemployed to 20,310. The number of applications was a large increase over that for the preceding month, but Edgar B. Young, manager of the Public Employment Center, at- tributed the gain to the registration | of all employables in the District, in- | cluding the clients of the Public As- | sistance Division of the Board of | Public Welfare. TRIO PAID $553,367 General Motors Corp. paid three top officers $553,367.42 last year, while | 89 employes getting more than $20,- 000 were paid a total of $2,869,511.43. This was revealed by a supplement to General Motors securities registra- tion, which asked the Securities Com- mission to withhold the names from publication. SPECIAL NOTICES. i r BOLD AT PUBLIC AUCTION. 1935, e *Cxtheara Ga- Catniearal ave. Washing- 29 serial No. GE. 27th_and Cathuiral ave. n. ’l"IJRDAY JULY E. W. O’'Brien (left), official of the Associated Gas & Electric Co. at Erie, Pa, and R. P. Herron, the Warren, Pa., bond salesman, who sent more than 1,000 telegrams opposing the utilities holding company bill, were wdays star witnesses before the Senate Lobby Com mittee. of all records in connection with the utilities bill cam paign. They testified they were instructed to get rid —=Star Staff Photo. Lobby (Continued From First Page) that the originals of the telegrams sent from Warren were burned. Herron said he told Jack Fisher, suspended manager of Western Union at Warren, that he had destroyed his records. Pisher said, according to Herron, it “would be a good thing if they had | fire, too.” “What did you say?"‘ asked Chair- | man Black. Herron testified that in & joking way he replied: “Anybody could throw a barrel of kerosene in the cellar.” He denied connection with burning | the telegrams in the Western Union office. Herron said he discussed with Fisher, at the request of L. 8. Shew, Western Union manager at Erie, an “alibi” for the burning of the Western Union telegrams, but that Fisher de- nied destroying the messages. Concern Expressed. He said Shew, at a conference with | him and O’Brien last Saturday, ex- | pressed concern because so many mes- sages were written on Western Union typewriters. “He asked me to see Pisher and tell him to come clean,” Herron went on, “because he Gidn't want ic Fisher lose his job.” “I did that. I iold Fisher if he had | anything to do with the burniag, he should tell the wuti. Fisher said he hadn’t anything to ¢e with it Herron said at the Shew conference, Shew suggested “som¢ one might have left the basement door open for me to burn the messagws.” “But I can prove an nllbl,” Her- | ron said, “for those days.” He said he was a¢ Lome the wvening | of the fire. Used Directory Names. ‘When today’s hearing began, Herron told the Senate investigators he used | names in the directory for about 700 | of the signatures on the more tham ' 1,000 telegrams opposing the utility | bill. He insisted that about 350 of the telegrams were “actually signed,” and | the signatures on those typewritten with names from the directory were authorized by the persons listed. Previous witnesses said some of the signers of the messages had denied | authorizing use of their names. Dressed in gray, with blue shirt and tie, Herron said he worked for the Utilities Investment Corp. and had desk room in the office of the Penn- sylvania Electric Co. at Warren, a sub- sidiary of the A. G. E. About 300 of the utility bill messages, Herron sald, were sent through the Postal, the remainder via Western Union. “I paid for the messages ($850) with money furnished by Mr O’Brien,” he said. He added that O’Brien gave him his personal check and that receipts for the messages were made out to “bearer.” - “Why?” asked Chairman Black. “We saw no use in broadcasting this thing,” Herron said. Herron declared that in selecting the names from the directory to place on the telegrams he chose individuals he knew were likely to oppose t.he holding compsny bill. Bn'rndyou'etlomnnynmul beginning with ‘A, ‘B, ‘C’ and ‘D" Black asked, recalling that most of OON. | the telegrams sent to Representative Driscoll, Democrat, of Pennsylvania So. | were signed with names appearing ranam Paige truck, motor N 206580; OTotdan "sedan. - motor No. !+ll 422100 o}%fi‘mflum st T or e 20205 CAR CO.. 9_17th st_n.w. ™e.. I WILL NOT By RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY gebts - en ed by mysell. &ug Tor1 K:rnyunb:t .:' 1 WILL NOT BE NSIBI debts conlrlclld by ':nuipgnt o{k‘ than myself. WM. R. POORE. 6214 9th n.w. DATE. T AM N 18¢ APTER OT Ri - -m- for any contracts or debts made gv‘ iny one other than myself. W. . 620 Miss! & .| first in the directory. Herron replied he did not recall “the number of names given him.” He related that he dictated 150 form telegrams to Western Union employes, which were made in duplicates of four or five. Then, he said, Western Union was . | expected to get authorization for the telegrams of protest from among the names he had supplied. “The names,” Herron sald, given Fisher and he was expecw'l w mmmmyv:yhnuafld(athm Danielson, Western Union messenger, g e hg’“l’ Phone mlumbl:’!;’zn‘ T wum—ll'nmt LOADS %W fiwg'l‘ aoom’x'a'xi !n"“n.‘“."v' rfi«"—” CITIAMBERS" goe of the Taress = wmeifi..":.,mfl mkm Reduced rates to Paclfic Coast in our “pool carload” via water from Baltimore, for houo- hold goods, luggage, etc. Motor Van Moving, return load rates to and trom ter- ritory East of Mississippi. Secm'l Storage Co. ~;uo 90 1508 5t ’(W’mfl.} that he and others had received three g eenu-ummtumyhemudm “guthorized,” Black asked “How much did you pay for these 7 “About $850.” “How much did you pay at 3 cents watches into MONEY at— A.Kahn Jnc. “I don't know. ~That was included in the bill.” Denies Discussion. Herron denied he had discussed the danger of a forgery charge with | Fisher, although he admitted later he was much concerned about the diffi- culties involved in use.of the names from the directory. “So far as you know,” Black sum- | marized, “you do not know whether those whose names were on the tele- grams wanted to sign them?” “No. I took it for granted they were."” He denied he had discussed at length the testimony at the hearing given by he had talked about the case with O'Brien, Beach, the manager of the Associated Securities Department in | Ithaca, and William Hill of Boston, at Philadelphia and came on to Wash- | ington yesterday. Instructions Given. local managers at Knox, Northeast, Corey, Albion and Meadville, Pa., “clear out” their records that might | bear on the investigation. “I told them I believed there was | nothing in the files, but that some- | thing might be made out of nothing,” | he said. !"uDidn't Beach tell you there was going to be an investigation and you | were to destroy all your records?” Black asked. “I don't remember = plied. Openly hesitant, O’'Brien said he had discussed the matter with Beach | and Hill. At first he insisted he could | not recall he had been told by Beach to destroy the records in his office. “There was nothing in them of any | importance,” O'Brien declared. “Who told you to destroy your O’'Brien re- remember.” “Every so often I go throffh my files and clean them out.” | “Beach told you to?” “Yes, Beach told me to,” he finally agreed. | He finally said he had “cleared out” | his own records at Beach’s sugges- | tion, and also had directed Herron to | ciear out his own. |~ Black hammered away at O'Brien | until the witness said Beach men- | | tioned a pessible investigation when | he ordered files destroyed. Gives Negative Reply. “Did any one tell you not to re- member mention of an investigation?” Black asked. “No, sir,” O'Brien replied. He said Beach did not instruct him to call Herron, but he himself asked Herron to “clear out” his files. O'Brien said $4,800 worth of tele- grams had been sent out against the utility bill from Warren, Erie, North Eaton, Union City, Meadville, Knox and Albion, Pa. “Did any signers pay for them?” asked Black. “Yes.” “Who?” “The local Chamber of Commerce or Manufacturers’ Association paid for thelrs” “Who else?” “An insurance agent at Erie. WHERE TO DINE. FAMILY AWAY? EAT AT 17 th Cafetena m«uz, 724 17th St. M. W0, - Ber. H & Penn. Ave. You'll 5 t0'7:30 65‘ DEVILED CRAB Yeseiable Potatoes. M'll -ml m.“?flfl of Beverase 1734 N St. N. Arthur J. Sundlun, Pres. fimumlfifl&fig the Western Union employes, but said |. | i the Associated’s attorney, who met him | O'Brien said he also instructed his | to! papers?” Black insisted, “you can | “How did that happen?” Black | asked amid laughter. “He wanted to,” O'Brien said. “You know of anywhere else you | paid 3 cents a message?” “I don't know of any place where we paid 3 cents.” “You didn't know Herron had boys out in Warren getting them at 3 cents?” “No, it was not authorized.” “Who worked up the messages in| Erie?” “The employes of the company, and I had three men working for me.” “All working on this job?"” “Solely.” It has been indicated that the de- velopments of the past few days may result in an inquiry of nation-wide scope to eheck the source of the tor- rents of telegrams sent to Washing- ton during the utilities bill fight. The Senate committee has asked Western Union to prohibit destruction of any messages transmitted in the past year, and officials of the com- pany have promised to co-operate. Meanwhile, the Associated Gas & Electric System issued a statement | declaring it would stand by its em- ployes mentioned in the Senate in- quiry “until we have convincing evi- dence that some other action is war- ranted.” The statement also disclosed that the company had spent $700,000 fighting the utilities legislation. The Committee of Public Utility Executives, another opponent of the bill, already has announced expenditure of $301, - | 000. Thus the total expenditures recorded thus far is approximately $1,000,000. Another development was the an-| nouncement that the Pennsylvania State attorney general had directed District Attorney L. G. Eddy to in- vestigate the charges that faked tele- grams were sent from Warren. A Pennsylvania law provides a $500 fine and a year in prison for sending faked telegrams. BEACH 1S SILENT. | A. G. E. Manager Refuses fo Com- ment on Lobbying Testimony. ITHACA, N. Y., July 18 (#—U. E. | Beach, manager of the Securities De- | Vpartment of the Associated Gas & | Electric Co. here, said he had “noth- { | ing to say” about the testimony of a | witness before the Senate Lobby In- vestigating Committee that he had de- stroyed certain company records at : : THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., THURSDAY, JULY 18, 1935. Tell of Orders to Destroy Records BETHESDA C. OF C. ASKS FOR PAVING Wisconsin Avenue Matten: Discussed With State Roads Commission. By a Staff Correspondent of The Star. BALTIMORE, Md., July 18.—Hope for the paving of the center strip in Wisconsin avenue at Bethesda was ex- pressed by representatives of the Be- thesda Chamber of Commerce follow- ing a conference here this morning with officials of the State Roads Com~ misssion. Members of the trade body said they received assurances from Dr. E. N. chairman of the highway that his commission stands ready to adopt any plan advanced by a majority of Bethesda residents, pro- viding the plan also bears the indorse- ment of the Federal Bureau of Public Roads. Federal Funds Necessary. Dr. Tabler explained that> any im- provement work carried out on Wis- consin avenue after the Capital Tran- sit Co. abandons its right of way in the center lane must be done with Federal funds and the project, neces- sarily, would have to have the ap- proval of the Bureau of Public Roads. It was said by the chairman that the commission is not definitely com- mitted to any plan for improving the center lane and has an “open mind” on the subject. Landscape Plan Tentative. He had sald several days ago that ike commission tentatively had de- cided to construct a landscaped park- way to eliminate the traffic hazard caused by the ditch in which the rail- way tracks now lie. but he stated tcday that he thought paving the center strip eventually would prove more economical. The committee which called on the commission inciuded Willlam Buckley, president of the chamber; John A. Overholt, secretary; Samuel E. Stone- breker, former president; George P. Sacks, and Emory H. Bogley, directors. $180,000,000 ASKED IN DAMAGE SUIT Pipe Line Receivers Charge Util- ity Group Violated Federal Anti-Trust Laws. By the Assoclated Press. NEW YORK, July 18.—Charging violation of the Sherman anti-trust law and the Clayton anti-trust act, Henry T. Bush and C. Ray Phillips, receivers for the Missouri-Kansas Pipe Line, today filed suit for $180,000,000 in the United States District Court against the Columbia Gas & Electric Co., Columbia Oil & Gasoline Co. and officers and directors of the concerns. The plaintifis charge violation of the anti-trust¢laws in that the de- fendants allegedly conspired and per- formed acts to monopolize and restrain trade and commerce in ratural gas in Kansas, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and other States and Territoriess Under provisions of the Federal anti-trust laws, the plaintiffs ask triple the amount of $60,000,000, the amount of actual damages alleged. SR T 1-CENT DROP IN FOOD PRICES IS REPORTED By the Associated Press. A 1-cent drop in retail food prices during the two weeks ended July 3 has been reported by the Labor De- partment. The same amount of food which cost ,31.23 the previous two weeks cost | $1.218 in the two weeks ended July 2. 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Elmer Is Neutral After Dizzy Day Before Lobby sz , Star Witness, Add.t Comedy Flavor to Session. By the Associated Press, “Where's Elmer?” That question rang out half s dozen times during the Senate's lobby inquiry yesterday. (t was directed at Elmer Danieison, Western Unlon messenger boy at Warren, Pa., who said he was “about 18.” Elmer had testified with a boyish helped burn o.d teiegrams in the ‘Warren, Pa., office, bui did not know how any anti-utility bill messages came to get mixed up with them. He left the stana several times, only to be recalied aiter a committee member asked, “Where’s Elmer?” Once he came in, grinning, from his corridor seat aite: & superior had disclosed that s sucpended telegraph manager at Warren had sent the mes- senger boys out to cbtein signatures for utility telegrams. Elmer said he was paid 18 cenis by the Associated Gas & Electric interests through the suspended Western Union manager at the rate of 3 cents a signature. Amid bursts of laughter, he told how he explained the utilities bill to the prospective signers. * “How do you siand now?” asked Chairman Black. “I'm neutral,” Elmer said with a broad grin and the crowd roared. e S THREE GIRLS HUNTED Police today were asked to search for three young girls, two of whom, Frances M. Steinwick, 16, and Frances Kellum, 15, are believed to! have hitch-hiked here from Rich- mond. The girls were wearing boys’ clothing when they left home, accord- ing to a message from Virginia police. Mrs. W. A. Pelot, 6925 Georgia ave- nue, asked police to search for her sister, Mildred Canada, 19, who dis- appeared yesterday while visiting here. The girl went to Lorton, Va, to see some friends, leaving there yester- day afternoon, presumably to return to Washington. She has not been heard from since, Mrs. Pelot said. 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