Evening Star Newspaper, May 15, 1939, Page 1

Weather Foreca From the United States Wea Full details on Page A-2 Fair and somewhat warmer, lowest about tomorrow Wednesday Temperatures today—Highest, 50 degrees tonight; and warmer; 2 p.m.; lowest, 40, at 5: Closing N. Y. Markets—Sales, Page 18. st ther Bureau report. cloudy showers. 63, at 30 a.m. 87th YEAR. Guns Turn Back 3,000 on Way To Picket Mines Worker Clubbed by Trooper; More Guards Called After Killing BACKGROUND— Signing of a union shop pact ended, for 5 of 21 Appalachian Coal Associations, a sir-week mine shutdown. To Harlan County, Kentucky, however, whose mines refused the con- tract, were called National Guardsmen to protect the mine openings. Gov. Chandler or- ordered troops there after C. I. O. president warned operators not to use soldiers. No. 34,7 By the Associated Press. HARLAN, Ky, May 15—Three thousand coal miners, bent on picketing, were turned back by Na- tional Guardsmen with machine guns today as men returned to the Harlan County pits under troop pro- tection. Operators in the Harlan field, where one man already has been killed and another wounded, refused to sign an agreement with the 12. ‘Most Powerful’ New 18-Cylinder D First Test in Giant By the Associated Press. The War Department announced today development of “the world's aircraft engine”—a 2,000-horsepow- er, 18-cylinder monster. The engine is the creation of the Wright Aeronautical Corp., of Pat- erson, N. J., assisted by the Army Air Corps. With two rows of nine cylinders each, the engine, said Louis John- son, Assistant Secretary of War, “is 500 horsepower more powerful than the 1500-horsepower double- row Cyclone 14, which was the high- est power rating ever accorded an American-built air-cooled engine by the Civil Aeronautics Authority.” The new engine, known as the Duplex Cyclone, has been under development for the last two years. Its first commercial application has been made in a long-rangg flying boat which carries 52 passengers and a crew of five. The plane, flown for the first time last week, is pow- ered by two of the new Duplex Cyclones. Developed from the double-row Cyclone 14, the new engine will be displayed publicly May 20 in the Army Air Corps exhibit at the New York World's Fair. ch WASHINGTON, Aircraft Engine Developed for U. S. Army uplex-Cyclones Get Flying Boat The Army is getting ready to place record peacetime munitions orders totaling more than $150,- largest and most powerful air-cooled | 000,000 Officials who outlined the project today said that by means of large contract funds now available for new guns, ammunitions, tanks and other war materials might go 15 per cent further. A saving of delivery time, they explained, would result from mass rather than piecemeal orders. Although contracts for the first 571 war planes of the Air Corps’ expansion program were signed a few hours after the initial $50,000,- 000 appropriation was authorized, major ordnance orders are to be withheld until June. Bids will be sought, meantime, from private manufacturing plants. Several hundred factories will share in the contracts for about 75 per cent of the work. The remainder will be turned out by six manufac- turing arsenals. Of the $150,000,000 made available to the War Department for pur- chase of war materials for branches other than the Air Corps, $110,000,- 000 was released this month when President Roosevelt signed the (See ARMY, Page A-3.) United Mine Workers last Saturday | in New York when 15 other soft coal | operating areas approved a union shop. Today was the first time most of the mines had been open since work stopped April 1 at the start of negotiations on the contract. Claude Howard of Baxter, a car- penter for the Harlan-Wallins Mine, was clubbed over the head with a pistol by a guardsman in the first clash between coal miners and troops. Mr. Howard said he was stopped | by a trooper whom he told that he | (Howard) was en route to his home but the militiaman refused to allow him to cross a guarded bridge and in an argument struck him across the head, inflicting a deep gash. Col. Roy W. Easley of the Na- tional Guard, said he had received | reports that Mr. Howard backed ' into a soldier with his automobile | and attempted to run down another trcoper when he was struck. | Civil and military authorities said the killing and shooting “had no connection” with labor difficulties but orders were signed calling 200 additional National Guardsmen to duty as the county lived up to its name of “bloody Harlan.” All Pickets Dispersed. The miners turned back by the guardsmen milled about the streets of Harlan apparently waiting word from their leaders. Militiamen were sent to the mines | throughout the county during the night. Machine guns were set up along the roadside and any effort of pickets to gather in large number brought quick orders to disperse. Col. Easley said: “We will allow peaceful picketing in reasonable numbers, but will not permit the massing of men at any | one point.” The colonel warned that if the men continued “to loiter about Har- lan streets they will be given mili- tary escort out of town.” George Titler, secretary and treasurer of the Harlan U. M. W. district, declared: “Instead of peace and no intimi- dation, the troops wili not let us go within 6 miles of a coal camp. They have a bridge blocked a mile and a half from Kitts and are blocking State highways.” | Border Highways Guarded. | Col. Easley said precautions had | been taken against the mass move- ment of union miners into Ken- | tucky from neighboring States by | placing troops near the Kentucky- Virginia and Kentucky-Tennessee State lines. The colonel reported that at some places he had found “several humn- dred union men picketing a mine that only employed about 125 miners.” At High Splint Mine approxi- | mately 500 pickets were jammed at ! the foot of the tipple. Compan_\‘ officials said no effort to operate | would be made until tomorrow, when troops would be stationed at | the mine. | At Dressen, where the highway | divides, leading up Catrons Creck and Martins Fork Creek, a machine gun company was stationed ana miners not allowed on either high- way. Earlier a “flying squadron” of miners in automobiles had trav- eled up and down the roads. At the Totz Mine of the Harlan Central Coal Co. there was a threat- ening line of pickets as the pit was | opened and some men moved into the mouth of the mine. The pickets _refused to leave, shouting, “We got a right here,” until Co. Easley per- sonally took charge of the situa- tion. Thirty-five Guardsmen were on duty there George S. Ward, secretary of the Harlan County Coal | Operators’ As- (See COAL, Page A-3. Woman and Man Slain In Shotgun Attack By the Associated Press. WINGATE, Md, May 15—A young mother was slain by a shot- gun blast today as she fed the chickens in the back yard of a house where she was employed. B. O. Murphy, cashier of the Southern Dorchester Bank in this town of 800, said he looked from his office window and saw a man | who had been talking to Mrs. Alta Moore raise a gun and fire. Mr. Murphy said the man then ran behind a chicken house and he heard another report from the gun. Kenneth Robinson, a Crocheron, Md., waterman, was found dead near the chicken house. Mrs. Moore, died in Mr. Murphy’s car en route to the Cambridge Hos- pital, 25 miles away. Mr. Murphy said Mrs. Moore had been working at the home of C. M. M. Wingate for about a week. She and her husband Otis Moore, of Bishop’s Head, had been separated since last October, Mr. Murphy added. Business Tax Revision Compromise Before President Today Favorable Plan Is Expected to Be Submitted at Parley BACKGROUND— Revision of business tares to encourage business and to stimu- late investments has been advo- cated by certain elements in administration. Present cor- poration taxes run 16'; per cent to 19 per cent, depending on amounts of profits distributed. Corporations with earnings of $25,000 or less are given pref- erential treatment. By the Associated Press. Congressional advocates of busi- ness tax revision sought administra- tion support today for some compro- mise plan which would meet crit-| cisms of present levies, but avoid any reduction in Federal revenue. Chairmen Harrison, Democrat, of Mississippi, of the Senate Finance Committee, and Doughton, Demo- | crat, of North Carolina, of the House Ways and Means Committee, were reported to have a definite proposal for submission at a conference this | afternoon with President Roosevelt and Secretary of the Treasury Mor- genthau, President Put on Notice. Both legislators were said to have advised the President previously that business tax revision was cer- | tain to be undertaken at this ses- sion. Advocates of revision declare that two facts are working to their advantage: 1. Corporate taxes yielding $1,300,- 000,000 a year expire next December 31, requiring some action in ad- vance if revenue is not to decline. 2. Senate Republicans have given assurance of support for “reason- able” changes. The administration already has sounded out several of those favor- ing revision of the advisability of continuing present corporate taxes and at the same time extending miscellaneous excise levies which expire soon. Representative Martin, Repub- | lican, of Massachusetts, minority (See TAXES, Page A-3) Germans Increase Wine Use Despite . Nazis’ Dry Appeal By the Associated Press. BERLIN, May 15.—Germans drank 23.900,000 bottles of Ger- man champagne-type wine last year, 20 per cent more than in 1937 despite Nazi stress on tee- totalism as practiced by Chan- cellor Hitier. The year the Nazis came to power—1933—only 5,500,000 bot- tles were sold. It costs 4.50 marks, or about $1.80, a bottle at the official exchange rate. French champagne prices are prohibitive for all but the wealthy. Bulletin SARASOTA, Fla.,, May 15 (P).— Wealthy young Potter D'Orsay Palmer was reported by his physi- cian to be near death today as the result of injuries officers said he received in a fight near Bradenton. Dr. David R. Kennedy said Palmer might not live through the day. He said the oft-wed scion of a socially prominent Chi- cago and Sarasota family had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage caused by “a terrific blow” on the forehead. Palmer was in a hospital here. Sherift C. J. Hutches said at Bradenton the fight occurred late Thursday night at a camp 15 miles east of here, where Palmer had gone to attend a Junior Chamber of Commerce picnic. The sheriff said he had begun an investigation, but learned of the incident only today and did not know who else was involved or any of the details. Answer of Russia To Brifain's Plan Believed Rejection England Passes Moscow's Reply On to France; League Talk Likely By the Associated Press. LONDON, May 15—Soviet Rus- sia’s reply to Great Britain’s counter proposals for getting the U. 8. S. R. | into the British-French front was | received at the foreign office today and passed on to the French govern- ment. | Foreign office officials said they | could not disclose its contents, but | in diplomatic circles it was agreed generally that it did not accept the | .Bdtlsh plan. Britain had suggested that Russia should agree to help Poland and Ru- mania if these countries were at- | tacked and asked for help. | guarantees should not come into ef- fect until Britain and France were fighting for the two nations. Soviet View May Have Moderated. Officials said the Soviet reply was drafted before the British-Turkish mutual assistance agreement was announced and suggested that the Russian view may have moderated since the announcement on Friday. | Moscow reported that the reply was delivered to British Ambassa- dor Sir William Seeds last night and its contents were not disclosed there. A spokesman pointed to the com- ment on the British counter pro- posals and the Russian stand pub- lished last week in Izvestia, Soviet (See LONDON, Pnge .) Won’t Worry Wife at 84 DALE, N. Y., May 15 (#)—George W. Maurer, 84, passed his first birth anniversary in 21 yesterday without attempting a headstand, be- cause “my wife has been sick and I promised not to stand on my head because it would make her nervous.” Summary of Page | Amusements, B-20 | C-18-19 Editorials __ A-10 Finance . A-17 Lost, Found, B-15 | Obituary ___ Radio - Society - Sports - A-14-16 Woman's Page Comics Foreign. Britain to continue Soviet pact talks at League. Page A-1 Soviet replies to England on plan for front. Page A-1 War preparations hit auto industry, Mussolini admits. Page A-4 Five-year-old Peruvian Indian girl gives birth to child. Page A-6 National. Guns turn back 3,000 on way to picket coal mines. Page A-1 Court defers distribution of stock- yards charges money. Page A-1 Farm bloc opposition threatens move to alter wage-hour act. Page A-1 O'Mahoney hits using Navy to “sup- port” Argentine jobs. Page A-1 Roosevelt reported ready to issue new peace appeal. Page A-2 Action of U. 8. attorneys in A. M. A. monopoly case assailed. Page A-3 President opens Federal tax records to Dies probers. Page A-6 King sights land as ship, out of ice, speeds to Quebec. Page A-7 Six or more face murder indictments in insurance case. » Today's Star .| Washington and Vicinity. Man in iron lung pauses here on way to shrine. Page A-1 | Baby smothered to death, four hurt, in Colmar Manor fire. Page A-2 One killed, 20 injured in traffic acci- dents in D. C. area. Page B-1 Editorial and Comment. This and That. Answers to Questions. Letters to The Star. David Lawrence. Alsop and Kintner. Frederic William Wile. Jay Franklin. Charles G. Ross. Page A-10 Page A-10 Page A-10 Page A-11 Page A-11 Page A-11 Page A-11 Page A-11 Sports Big swap with Browns may put Tigers in flag hunt. Page A-14 Defensive flaws cost Nats 9 of their 11 losses. Page A-14 Challedon may go to Englanc for Ascot Gold Cup. Page A-15 British boxing writers amazed by Henry Armstrong. Page A-16 Miscellany Nature’s Children. Bedtime Story. Cross-Word Puzzle. Letter-Out. Uncle Ray’s Corner. inning Contract. Page B-13 Page B-11 | Wi She | | stipulated specifically that Russian | WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION D. C. Water Additions By 1949 Put At $12,000,000 Senate Unit Told Enlargements Will Be Needed By J. A. O'LEARY. The Senate subcommittee han- dling the 1940 District appropriation bill was told today that Washing- ton will need a $12,000,000 enlarge- ment of its water supply system within the next 10 years. In view of the time that will be required for its construction, in- cluding a third conduit from the source of supply, the subcommittee took under consideration the advise ability of making a preliminary ap- propriation of $20,000 now to begin studies of the project. Foreseeing the approaching need for this expansion the District in 1938 began setting aside a water reserve fund, which, by the end of next fiscal year, will contain $1,- 750,000. Quarterly Readings. But, even if the city continues to put aside approximately $500,000 a year for this purpose, officials said it will have on hand only about $6,000.000 or half the required out- lay. Engineers say it will be neces- sary to have the new part of the system finished by 1950. In this connection, questions by Chairman Overton, Democrat, of Louisiana, brought out that the city furnishes the Federal Government | t?}SOOOO worth of free water annu- ally. The subcommittee which heard testimony today on the restoration of $13320 to inaugurate quarterly reading of water meters and semi- annual issuance of bills. Meters are read now annually. Officials testi- fled the new system would result | in savings of $50,000 a year. Road Study Weighed. In connection with highway es- timates, the subcommittee con- | sidered an amendment to permit | | employment of temporary personnel | for a comprehensive survey of future | highway needs, to be made in co- operation with the United States Bureau of Public Roads. The subcommittee hopes to con- | clude the testimony of public officials | tomorrow, when the requirements of the Health Department, the Dis- | trict Militia and the Office of Public | Buildings and Parks will be taken up. The remainder of the week prob- ably will be devoted to hearing | spokesmen for city-wide and neigh- borhood organizations. The subcommittee is not expected | to be ready to act on changes in the | House bill until sometime next week. | Loan of $102,900,000 |To Spain Projected By the Associated Press. BRUSSELS, May 15. — Former Premier Paul van Zeeland left to- day for Paris to establish first con- | tacts concerning a projected loan of £22,000,000 (about $102,900,000) to the Spanish government. Van Zeeland was expected to re- turn here Wednesday. It was be- | | lieved that eventually he also would | negotiate with Spain concerning | $2,600,000 of frozen Belgian credits and $118,000,000 in Belgian invest- | | ments in Spain. - The loan was said to be under | discussion between a Belgian bank- ing syndicate and Spanish General- issimo Francisco Franco. Swiss Bankers in Negotiations. BASEL, Switzerland, May 15 (#). —Swiss bankers, acting in con- junction with Belgian and Nether- lands financial houses, were dis- closed today to have commissioned former Belgian Premier Paul van Zeeland to conduct preliminary in- vestigations for a loan to Spain. Swiss financial sources said the Belgian economist would inguire into conditions of the loan and report to the bankers before they made a final decisicn. Participa- tion of Swiss bankers will depend on approval of the Swiss National Bank and the Swiss Federal Council. Former Roads Chief Receives Fraud Term BY the Associated Press. ST. PAUL, May 15—N. W. Els- berg, former State highway com- missioner, today was sentenced to two to five years in prison for con- viction of having approved fraudu- lent claims against the Highway Department. S. J. Reader, head of a Minneapolis contracting firm, and L. L. Allen, former Highway Department mainte- nance engineer, received the same sentences for conviction on the same charge, and S. J. Reader Co. was fined $5,000. Senator Brown to Talk On Securities Taxes Senator Brown of Michigan, chairman of the special six- man Committee on Taxation of Government Securities, will be the guest speaker tonight on the National Radio Forum over WMAL at 8:30 o’clock. Senator Brown will discuss “Proposed Reciprocal Taxa- tion of Government Securi- ties.” The broadcast is arranged by The Star and is heard over & coast-to-coast network of the National Broadcasting Co. ! MONDAY, MAY 15, 1939—FORTY PAGES. RN e A el ~wh 4‘1\;‘\\} AR pIORTY \\\fi\\\] 3t M ™M o After All, He Got Somethmg! ¢ Foening Star circulation (/) Mea House Leaders Defer Consideration \0f Wage Act Changes Opposition of Farm Bloc Apparently Forces Strategy Shift | By the Associated Press. Administration leaders, apparently fearing defeat, suddenly changed their plans and refused to permit | the House to consider or vote on changes in the wage-hour law. Strong farm bloc opposition had developed over the week end. Today when the House met Chairman Nor- | ton, Democrat. of New Jersey of the | — Labor Committee announced on the | floor that, contrary to expectations, | | she would not ask for consideration | of the amendments. House leaders had planned to call up the revisions under a procedure which would ;have required a lwo- thirds vote for passage and would have prevented any nlt/eru tion to the committee-approved amendments. It was learned that they agreed | there was little chance of obtain- | ing that degree of support, especially |in view of the firm opposition of five farm organizations which said Saturday that the amendments, in- stead of exempting more agriculture labor than the present law, would place agriculture in a “strait-jacket.” There was no immediate indica- tion whether Mrs. Norton would de- cide later to attempt to obtain House approval for the changes or whether | the question would be dropped lorv | this session of Congress. | Farm members. backed by the American Far Bureau Federation | |and other leading farm organiza- tions. objected to amendments in- tended to clarify the exemptions pertaining to agricultural labor. In a letter to every House member, spokesmen for flve national farm organizations declared the proposals “will greatly intensify the present hardships confronting agriculture.” 16 Exemptions Specified. The law now exempts from both the wages and hours provisions farming operations in the “area of production” as defined by Mr. An- drews. Difficulties in administration induced the committee to substi- tute a section exempting 16 speci- fled farm operations, so that em- ployes performing that work could be on duty a maximum of 60 hours a week before the overtime provi- sions for pay of time and a half would apply. In general, these operations ai Making of dairy products, compress- ing or storing of cotton, extracting oils from fruits, processing of sugar beets, preparing fresh or dried fruits and vegetables and nuts, handling of livestock and poultry. Representatives Andresen, Re- publican, of Minnesota and Coffee. Democrat, of Nebraska contended that this amendment would make all of agriculture immediately sub- ject to the minimum wage of 25 cents an hour outlined in the act, as well as the progressively higher minima of 30 cents and 40 cents in the next two years. The only exemption from the wage rates would be for the first processing of fruits and vegetables. Other Amendments. Other administration - sponsored amendments would: 1. Exempt white collar workers whose regular monthly salary is at least $200. 2. Provide for special industry committees to recommend wage levels in Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. 3. Free an employer from penal- ties if he followed in good faith a ruling of the Wage-Hour Ad- ministration or innocently received lz.oods produced in violation of the W, 4. Exempt telephone switchboards with less than 500 stations. Another test of farm strength was shaping up in the House over ap- proving the $383,000,000 which the Senate added to the Agriculture De- partment appropriation bill. Economy advocates sought to block the extra money, most of which would be used for parity pay- ments designed to increase the bill Gov. Horner Improving SPRINGFIELD, Ill, May 15 (#).— Gov. Henry Horner, who suffered a setback in his convalescence from a heart ailment last week, was “get- ting along nicely” today and a ban on visitors at the executive mansion probably will be lifted this week, his physician declared. ! Roosevelt Plans Trip to Fair in San Francisco President Roosevelt plans to at- tend the World's Fair at San Fran- cisco next month, and on the way to the Pacific Coast will stop off to dedicate the Great Smokies Na- tional Park in North Carolina. The White House said today that the President is uncertain on the exact time for the trip. but feels sure that he will return immediately (0'Mahoney Raps Use 0f Navy fo "Support’ 'Argentine Jobs from San Francisco to Washington | and after spending a few days at the White House will go to Hyde Park for a limited period. In planning the San Francisco trip the President must figure on what Congress is doing at that time. Tentative plans indicate the Presl- (See ROOSEVELT, Pflge A-4) T.W. 0. C. Merg Merges With United Textile 'Workers of America Unanimous Approval Given Amalgamation Of Big C. I. O. Group BACKGROUND— T. W. O. C. was created when C. I. 0. made agreement with U. T. W. in March, 1937. The new group undertook task of organizing all the 1.250,000 work- ers in tertile industry. Power has been wielded in various labor battles with A.F. L. B: the Associated Press. PHILADELPHIA, May 15—The Textile Workers' Organizing Com- mittee, powerful C. I. O. affiliate, was merged today with the United Textile Workers of America, a C. I. O. group that ousted its president five months ago for trying to re- affiliate with the A. F. of L. The amalgamation proposal was approved unanimously by more than 700 delegates at the opening sessions of simultaneous national conventions of the two organizations. Retain Name of U. T. W. The new union will retain tempo- rarily the name of the United Tex- tile Workers of America. It will take over all financial obligations and labor contracts of the T. W. O. C. A few minutes before the merger vote, the United Textile delegates ratified action of the union's Ex- ecutive Council in expelling former President Francis J. Gorman last January because he had ‘“entered upon a dual and disruptive course of conduct.” Gorman had proposed that the United Textile Workers secede from the C.I. O. and join the A. F. of L., of which it originally was a part. Many Chapters Combined. The amalgamation brings together 302 chartered local unions in the T. W. O. C. and 126 in the United Textile Workers. The U. T. W. had claimed a membership of 75,000 and the T. W. O. C. 250,000. In preliminary maneuvering, Emil Rieve of Philadelphia, president of the American Federation of Hosiery ‘Workers, was mentioned prominently as a candidate for president of the consolidated union. | ate Appropriations Senator Urges Ban On Purchases of Foreign Beef Bs the Associated Press. Supporting a provision of the naval appropriation bill preventing the purchase of Argentine canned corned beef for Navy use, Senator O'Ma- honey, Democrat, of Wyoming, said | today the Navy should not be used “for the purpose of supporting Ar- gentine jobs.” Ina statement, Senator O'Mahoney said he would testify before a Sen- Subcommittee tomorrow in support of the House- | approved provision prohibiting such purchases. President Roosevelt directed the Navy last week to enter into a con- tract with the Argentine Meat Co- operative to supply 48.000 pounds of Argentine canned beef. He said the | Argentine product was cheaper and | superior in quality to that obtain- | able in this country. Committee Divided. The Wyoming Senator contended that the only question involved in the prohibition was “whether or not we should encourage domestic pro- ducers and give a preference to them over and above foreign producers who do not maintain the high stand- ards which we are endeavoring to maintain in this country.” The Navy, Senator O'Mahoney added. has awarded a contract for corned beef to a corporation “cre- ated and fostered by the Argentine government.” Ore informed member said the Senate Appropriations Committee was about evenly divided on the question of retaining the House pro- vision banning the Argentine pur- chases. Promises Floor Fight. Senator Adams, Democrat, of Colorado said that everv sale of Argentine beef to the Navy reduced demand for the domestic product. He added that if the Appropriations Committee should reject the House- approved prohibition, a fight to re- insert it in the $770,000,000 naval measure would be made on the Senate floor. A congressional investigation of the circumstances of the bids to sup- ply the Navy with the Argentine canned beef was proposed yesterday by Representative Allen, Republican, of Illinois. Mr. Allen said Congress was en- titled to know all the facts and that he would introduce a resolution to- | day for an investigation by a special committee of five House members. Stunt Pilot Dies in Leap From Blazing Room By the Associated Press. MEMPHIS, Tenn., May 15.—Air- plane Stunt Pilot Clarence McAr- thur of Tampa, Fla, died today shortly after plunging six stories from a burning hotel room. Only yesterday he had thrilled spectators at the Cotton Carnival Air Show with his antics in a 1910 model plane. The fire was confined to Mr. Mc- Arthur’s room. Snite Stops Briefly in Capital On Way to Shrine in France (Picture on Page A-2.) The man in the iron lung paused briefly in-Washington today, bound for a new adventure in a saga of courage and hope. This time 28-year-old Frederick B. Snite, jr., who for three years has been a prisoner in a strange contraption that breathes for him, is headed for Lourdes, France. There he’ll spend 10 days at the Shrfne of Miracles. What he hopes for in that retreat in the Pyrenees, where so many miracles have been reported, he won't say. Nor will his father, who is his constant com- panion. But the father merely said, as the train to which their special car was attached stopped at Union Station en route from Florida to New York: “Nobody can go to Lourdes with- out being benefited. If not physic- ally, then spiritually. It was his idea. He wanted to go. We don't talk much about what he may or may not expect. I feel it will help him, and I think he does, too.” The “iron lung” car was on the rear of a crack Florida-to-New York train. Lying within the prison that has preserved his life, Fred Snite flashed smiles as photographers stood on: the back platform and “shot” into the coach. Life's still an advenure to him. Infantile paralysis, striking when Fred was in China, March 31, 1936, left him helpless below the neck. He could move only his head. But his mind—and his courage—re- mained untouched. His brother said: “I think he's more alert mentally than he was before his illness.” He could see the group on the rear platform through a mirror above his head, and he grinned at them as if this were only a stunt and he might jump up and greet them any minute. The machinery beneath the iron lung turned rhythmically, up and down, pushing the air in and out of his paralyzed lungs. But he doesn't look like & sick man. His face has a glow—due, his father explained, ) First in Washington— First in the news coverage that builds public confidence—First in and advertising that reflect public confidence. s Associated Pr THREE CENTS. Court Defers Payments in Stockyards Suit Wallace to Pass Anew on Charges Involving $586,000 By the Associated Press. The Supreme Court agreed today to defer distribution of $586,000 to commission men at the Kansas City stockyards until Secretary Wallace can pass anew on the reasonable- ness of charges they made from 1933 to 1937. This represented a victory for the Government in the long-litigated case. Juistice Stone delivered the de- cision that reversed a ruling by the Western Misouri Federal District Court ordering the money returned to the commission men. Justices Butler, McReynolds and Roberts dissented, contending that the lower court’s decree should have been af- firmed. Difference in Prices. The $586,000 represented the dif- | ference between the amount the commission men collected from farmers selling livestock and lower rates prescribed by Secretary Wal= lace. The money was retained by the District Court pending a final decision on the litigation. Secretary Wallace's order was | held invalid by the Supreme Court April 25, 1938, on the ground that the commission men had not been given a fair hearing. The Government contended that the rates charged were unreasonable and that Secretary Wallace had the right to pass again on them and order all or part of the money re- funded to the farmers. Secretary Wallace has made a new examination and is expected soon | to announce his decision In his opinion Justice Stone re- ferred to the new proceeding and said Secretary Wallace's determina- | tion, of the reasonableness of the rates, “if supported by evidence and made in a proceeding conducted in conformity with the statute and due process, will afford the appropriate basis for action in the District Court in making distribution of the fund in its custody.” Justice Reed did not participate in the decision. Justice Douglas | ruled with the majority in favor of the Government Justice Butler, who wrote the dis- senting opinion, contended the Su- preme Court had held that the Wal= _ lace order was invalid and that the money consequently should have been distributed immediately to the commission men. Co-operation Urged. Justice Stone emphasized that the courts and administrative agencies should co-operate. “Court and agency,” he said, “are the means adopted to attain the prescribed end, and so far as their duties are defined by the words of the statute, those words should be construed so as to attain that end through co-ordinated action. s “Neither body * * * can rightly be regarded by the other as an alien intruder, to be tolerated if must be, but never to be encouraged or aided by the other in thg ate- tainment of the common aim.” Firearms Act Section Upheld, In another case delivered when | the justices convened after a twoe- | week recess, the court held consti- | tutional a section of the 1934 Na- tional Firearms Act which bars sawed-off shotguns and machine guns from interstate commerce un- less registered with the Federal Gov- ernment. Justice McReynolds, delivering & decision that reversed a ruling against the legislation by the West- | ern Arkansas Federal District Court, ruled that “the objection that the act usurps police power reserved to the States is plainly untenable.” No | dissent was announced. Justice Douglas, newest member of the tribunal, did not participate in the firearms case, but he read | today, in a strong voice which be- trayed no sign of nervousness, his first opinion. It upheld the Gov- ermnment's right to prosecute two men on a charge of conspiracy to violate the 1935 Connally “Hot Ofl” Act, even though the indictment had been returned after the legislation originally was scheduled to expire. Hague Ruling Put Off. The court postponed at least until next Monday a decision on whether Mayor Frank Hague of Jersey City had violated the constitutional right of assemblage in interfering with C. I. O. meetings. Six qpinions were delivered befors the court adjourned for one week. That left 21 to be disposed of on the next two Mondays before the summer adjournment begins. Fishburne Gymnasium Burns WAYNESBORO, Va., May 15 (#). —Fire of undetermined origin de- stroyed the gymnasium on the Fish- burne Military School campus this morning. A Long Record Many ot Washington’s great- est business houses have been built largely on adver- tising in The Star. For 50 years and more sev- eral of them have never omitted to tell their customers through The Star of their merchandise offerings every day the stores were open. Their customers are largely made up of Star readers. Yesterday’s Circulation The Sunday Star May 14, 1939 162,508* May 15, 1938 __..__ 150,424* Increase .......... 12,084 *Newsetand returns not deducted.