Evening Star Newspaper, February 5, 1940, Page 1

Weather Forecast Cloudy, with rain or snow tonight.and tomorrow; not much change in tem- perature; lowest tonight about 34 de- grees. Temperatures today—Highest, 47, at 2 p.m.; lowest, 34, at 6:45 am. From the United States Wea Full details on P Closing New York Markets, Page 14. ther Bureau report. age A-2. 88th YEAR. No. 349 78. Liquor Inquiry Including A.B.C. Board Ordered Drafting of Bill To Allow Appeals On Permits Directed Milk Price Cut 1 Cent; Schulte Bill AttQCked A drop in the |retail price of milk of 1 cent a quart in several of the larger consumer outlets and an at- tack by Senator Tydings, Demo- crat, of Marylahd on the Schulte bill, which wouldl permit local im- portation of milk from sources out- side the District ilkshed, were new developments in |Washington's milk situation today. By JAMES E. CHINN. A thorough investigation of the | whole liquor situation in Washing- | ton, including activities of the | Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, | was ordered today by the House Dis- | trict Committee.. A special subcom- mittee of five members will be created to conduct the inquiry. Action was taken after Thomas E. Lodge, chairman of the A. B. C. Board, and Mrs. Agnes K. Mason, vice chairman, had been questioned by members about the board’s handling of several cases, particular- 1y the one of Leo J. Rossiter, pro-| prietor of a seafood restaurant at 4132 Georgia avenue N.W. whose license to sell liquor by the drink was not renewed February 1. In addition to ordering the in- vestigation the committee directed Corporation Counsel Elwood H. Seal to draft a bill amending the liquor control law which would empower | the Commissioners to review appeals | Two large chain grocery stores announced the reduction in milk, effective this morning. Senator Tydings, speaking at the annual banquet of the Maryland- Virginia Milk Producers’ Association | at the Willard Hotel, predicted Rep- resentative Schulte’s bill would not be passed by Congress. He de- clared: “This bill is nog in the interest of Washington, but in the interest of producers wherever located—and not in Maryland and Virginia.” Commenting that the bill was an attempt to break down present milk regufations in the District which | had caused nearby dairy farmers great expense to meet, Senator Tydings said, “We are not going to change from tne present system and I'm sure this statement meets with the approval of others who know the facts.” | 3 The reduction foilowed a cut in from actions of the A. B. C. Board. | the wholesale price from 12 to 11!z | Liquer licensees under existing law | cents a quart on the part of Chest- have no right of appeal in cases nut Farms-Chevy Chase Dairy, ef- where the board does not renew a| fective this morning, and by Thomp- permit. son’s Dairy, effective tomorrow. The S. R. 0. Sign Out. retail price in the stores was cut Disclosure several days ago that | from 14 to 13 cents a quart. members of the A. B. C. Board had | Stores in which the 1-cent slash been asked to appear before the|Was put into effect included all committee attracted a record-break- | Sanitary and all A. & P. establish- ing attendance. Spectators over- | Ments. )} . flowed the committee room into a | Cream prices, increased 3 cents a corridor and also into an adjoining | Pint generally last week when a new office used by the clerk of the com- | Agriculture Department agreement mittee. Some stood on chairs. | became official, remained un- Representative Ambrose J. Ken- | changed. nedy. Democrat, of Maryland, at whose request Chairman Randolph called the A. B. C. Board members to the committee meeting, made the motion for the investigation. It was adopted without a dissenting vote. The committee devoted most of {ts time questioning Mr. Lodge and Mrs. Mason about the board’s fail- ure to renew the liquor license of | Mr. Rossiter, which expired Jan- | uary 31. Mr. Rossiter was present, | but was not called on to testify. Mr. Lodge strongly defended his action in voting against renewal of the license, but pointed out that | the Rossiter case is still pending be- | fore the board and that another hearing would be held this week. Need for Promptness Stressed. | Several committee members, in- | cluding Chairman Randolph and! Representatives Kennedy and Nich- | ols, Democrat, of Oklahoma, stressed | the urgency of a “prompt” re-| hearing of the case, pointing out that Mr. Rossiter's business is suf- fering. Mr. Kennedy, at the outset of the meeting, explained he had “no feeling” with respect to the liquor situation in the District, but in view of the number of complaints he had received it seemed thing wrong somewhere.” He also explained that Mr. Rossi- | ter was one of his constituents in Baltimore some years ago. Mr. Rossiter, Mr. Kennedy committee. has conducted his busi- ness in Washington “in a proper manner” and there had been no complaints against his ment, but in view of a split vote on | = the A. B. C. Board his liquor license | €nemYy was not renewed February 1. “there’s some- | Three Red Atfacks Repulsed North of Ladoga, Say Finns Much Booty Taken and 500 Are Killed, They Declare NAZI DRIVE REPULSED with hand grenades, French report; prisoners captured in action east of Blies River. * Page A-4 $60.000,000 GOLD, British loan, de- posited in Turkey; Ankara gov- ernment now able to stabilize or revalue currency. Page B-2| BALKAN STATES REAFFIRM in- tention to remain neutral; en- tente is extended for seven years; parley fails to provide guarantees. Page A-4 By the Associated Press. HELSINKI, Feb. forces northeast of Lake Ladoga | killed more than 500 Russian sol- | diers and captured much booty in repulsing three new Russian at- | tacks, the Finnish Army declared told the | in_today’s communique. Two of the Russian attacks were against island positions; the third | was against shore positions on the estab- | 1ake, the communique said. “Our troops captured another stronghold, killing the ma- | jority of the defenders,” the com | munique continued. “The enemy | ch —— | / WITH SUNDAY MORNING EDITION Established in 1852 Most people in Washington have The Star delivered ¢ Foening Star WASHINGTON, D. C., MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5 1940—THIRTY-TWO PAGES. Farley Pleads For Democratic Harmony Chairman Moves to Head Off Third Term Demonstrations BULLETIN. Philadelphia appeared to be the probable choice for the national convention as the Democratic Na- tional Committee resumed its session this afternoon. A reso- lution praising President Roose- velt and pledging fidelity to his program will be laid before the National Committee - before it adjourns. The expectation is mention of the third term will be omitted. By G. GOULD LINCOLN. Minesweeper, Damaged in Nazi Raid, Sinks 54 Believed Lost On British Ship, 46 Are Saved By the Associated Press. LONDON, Feb. 5—The British minesweeper Sphinx, badly dam- aged by German air raiders Satur- day, sank today as she was being towed toward port in heavy weather. Four officers and 45 men were miss- ing and believed lost. One officer and four men were known dead additionally. Forty- four men and two officers were saved. The tow-line broke and the ship capsized as she entered port. The Sphinx was one of at least 11 In the midst of a wave of Roose- velt third-term excitement, the | Democratic National Committee met | at the Willard Hotel today to make plans for the Democratic National Convention, which is to be held some time next summer. | Chairman Farley, Postmaster Gen- eral and the man who has twice | managed presidential campaigns for Franklin D. Roosevelt, made an ap- peal for Democratic harmony and | a united effort to carry the coming | election by a big vote. In the prepared copy of his ad- | dress, the national chairman praised | highly the accomplishments of the | Roosevelt administration. In eulogizing the work of the Democratic national organization, reaching down to the very roots of the party, Mr. Farley took oc- casion to thank Vice President Garner, vice chairman of the Na-| tional Committee, referring to him as “Stalwart John Nance Gar- ner.” The Vice President attended | the meeting of the National Com- mittee, on which he is a repre- | sentative of Texas. Seeks to Avert Demonstrations. Apparently in an effort to head off any third-term demonstrations, Chairman Farley said during his| address: “Officially, the Democratic Na- tional Committee can, of course, take no part in the preliminary struggles. We all have, of course, our individual preference and preju- | dices. But the guiding principle must always be that the Demo- | cratic National Committee is for the candidates selected by the Na- | tional Convention, unqualifiedly en- thusiastically, militantly.” This was interpreted as a plea| for support of whatever presidential nominee the convention produces. A major question at today’s meet- ing was the selection of a conven- tion city. Philadelphia, San Fran- cisco and Chicago are leading con- tenders. The national committee will select the convention city at its meeting today, but will leave to Chairman Farley the job of fixing a date for the convention. A resolution au- | thorizing the chairman to fix the date | 5.— Finnish | vessels attacked by Nazi raiders Saturday in a damaging sweep along Britain's east coast from Scotland to the Humber estuary. Oune other vessel, the 629-ton Nor- wegian steamer Tempo, was sunk, and several others were damaged badly, but were able to make port. ‘The 875-ton Sphinx was completed in December, 1938, at a cost of about $500,000. Normally she carried a| complement of 80 men, but more | were aboard for war duty. | Two Steamers Feared Lost. Meanwhile, two Scandinavian steamers were feared lost, according to a dispatch from Oslo. The 1387-ton Norwegian ship Segovia was reported missing with a crew of 22 and 1 passenger on a voyage from Portugal to Norway. She was last heard from in the Bay of Biscay, January 20. | The other was the 1,357-ton Swedish steamer Andalusia, re-| ported sunk and her crew of 21} lost. Labor Leaders Gather. Trade union leaders of the eng£-5 neering industry gathered today at | the call of Labor Minister Ernest | Brown to help find ways of speeding up munitions and arms production. One government objective was to| increase the number of plants| working around the clock. Another | question was whether 1,000,000 women in the war indusyries would | receive pay equal to that of men in | similar jobs. Fred Smith, general secretary of | the Amalgamated Engineering Union, said the Government's pro- gram for armaments exnansion was the most ambitious ev.A seen and a great amount of new iabor would be required. steamer. Portelet by mines over the week end was disclosed today when nine survivors landed at an east coast port. Two of the ship's crew were killed. Sinking of the 1,064-ton British | British Press Anger Rises. The anger of the British press rose | against what newspapers termed { “murderous” German attacks on | North Sea shipping. The attack on a 10th vessel Saturday was disclosed today by will be submitted, along with all | Edward Mullender of the trawler | other resolutions referred to a com- | Willa, who said two German planes mittee on resolutions. One of the | flew over his ship “so low that we first acts of the committee today Could have hit them with a stone.” was to adopt a resolution providxng‘ “We dived into the galley, where for the reference of all resolutions | we heard bullets spattering on the to a committee on resolutions. ship like peas on tinplate,” he said With Chairman Farley authorized | “We found no damage and shortly to fix the date for the national con- |after the planes left heard ex- vention, it is confidently expected | plosions as they apparently attacked that the convention date will follow |8 large steamer in the distance.” the Republican National Conven-| Germany called the raids a tion. Tt may be fixed by Mr. Farley | “counter-blockade,” and Berlin's as late as the middle of August. ‘communique yesterday declared 14 Ph.ladelphia, the scene of the |ships were sunk Saturday at a cost evening and Su () Means koK k to their homes every nday morning. Associated Press. THREE CENTS. MEETING A2 e@F DEMOCE NATIONE: Corapn JAS.A FARLEY CHAIRMA JOHN NGARNERY Vice-Crarman ' Depositors of Franklin Bank To Get $100,000 Tomorrow Hook Refuses To Yield on ‘Pelley’ Letters Even If Forged, Rules Were Not Violated, He Tells House Group BACKGROUND— Controversy over Dies Come= mittee took @ mew turn when charges were made that an effort was on_foot to discredit its work of disclosing subversive activities with foreign sources, by linking the chairman, Representative Dies, Democrat, of Texas with Sil- ver Shirts, a “Fascist” organiza- tion. whose head, William Dudley Pelley, long has been sought by the committee for questioning. “Plot” charge has drawn vigorous denials. BULLETIN. Representative Starnes, Demo- crat, of Alabama declared with emphasis today that the Dies committee had never accused any member of Congress of “a plot” against its continuance: He spoke before the House Rules Subcommittee which dug into the career of David Mayne, a Wash- Gandhi and Viceroy Fail fo Arrive at ington man whom the Dies com= mittee once employed to hunt for William Dudley Pelley and now stands accused of forging letters which linked Representative Dies to the missing leader of the Sil- More Than 17,000 Will Share in Fourth Dividend Pay More than 17,000 depositors in the former Franklin National Bank wiil receive a dividend amounting to $100.000, beginning tomorrow, at the office of the Franklin Liquidating Trust, 945 Pennsylvania avenue N.W. This was announced today by Samuel M. Thrift, executive secre- tary of the trust, for the three trus- tees, William F. Kelly, Lindsey P. Rawley and Henry J. Sterzer. Doors of the office, in room 22 in the building formerly occupied by the Franklin Bank, will be open daily from 9 am. to 5 pm. except Saturday, when the hours will be from 9 am. to noon, Mr. Thrift ex- plained. In order to get their checks de- positors must bring in their “par- ticipating certificates.” it was said. The $100,000 will be the fourth dividend paid by the liquidating trustees on the participating cer- | tificates. It is a 10 per cent divi- dend and will bring the payments up to 80 per cent of the certificates or a total of about $800,000. Depositors, however, had received in April, 1934, through the City ment | Bank of Washington, a payment of about $1,850,000, which was 65 per cent of the deposits in the bank when it closed in February, 1933. For the remaining 35 per cent of their | claim depositors were issued partici- | pating certificates of a total face value of $1,000,000. With this dividend depositors will | roy, Lord Linlithgow, failed today to Vi have received a total of about |$2,650,000 from their Franklin ac- counts. ver Shirts. | | Representative Hook, Democrat, of Independence Accord ,orzmisine s oot | anything” as to the invalidity of ‘)elters purporting to link Chairman Dies of the House Committee In- vestigating Un-American Activitiea |to William Dudley Pelley, Silver | Shirt leader. Hindu Leader to Leave New Delhi Before End Of Moslem Talks Mr. Hook told a House Rules Sub- | By the Associated Press. | committee that even if the docu- NEW DELHI, India, Feb. 5—Mo- | ments were forged, their inclusion | handas K. Gandhi and India's Vice- | in the Congressional Record did not | reach an agreement on Indian de- | mands for independence. ‘Wrapped in a shawl over his thin olate the House rules He was the first witness before the subcommittee, considering a resolution by Representative Hoff- The dividend of 10 per cent of | cotion robes, the Hindu leader left man. Republican, of Michigan to the face value of participating cer- the conference today hinting he expunge the material from the | tificates amounts to 31; per cent of would leave New Delhi tomorrow record. the face value of the deposit when the bank closed. This will bring the |grand total of dividends to 93 per cent of the deposits. Many persons have failed to call‘ for their money in the past, Mr | Thrift explained. The liquidating trust is eager to pay out the checks hich have been drawn for past | dividends and still are resting in the safe. There are more than 5,000 checks uncalled for, he said, of an | indeterminate amount of money. Most of these checks, however, are small. Edwin S. Smith Says Proposed Changes Imperil Labor Act Favors Study, However, Of Removing Power To Settle Disputes By CARTER BROOKE JONES. Edwin S. Smith. member of the National Labor Relations today told the House committee investigating his agency that pro- Board, | A Pa:t in Pacific FleetManeuvers Tests Starting in April To Be Based on Current Developments The United States Fleet, during its forthcoming maneuvers in the | Pacific Ocean, will consider tactical | problems based on current European naval warfare developments. European WarfoPlay | without waiting for the results of the Viceroy's talks with the Moslem | faction. . Assurances Repeated. A communique indicated Britain had only offered an oft-repeated assurance to consider India’s de- mands for independence “when the time came’—this time presumably being after the European war. Gandhi, the communique said, made it plain that the British pro- posals did not meet the demands | | of the Congress (Nationalist) party. | “He (Gandhi) suggested and the Viceroy agreed that in the circum- stances it would be preferable to defer for the present further dis- | cussions with the object of solution | of difficulties which have arisen,” the communique reported. Dominion Status Aim. The essence of Gandhi's argu- ment is that Britain must extend to India the same democracy for which she professes to be fighting on the western front. The British, in reply, have avowed a determina- tion to give India dominion status as rapidly as possible in view of de- the questions of minorities and prince-ruled states. Gandhi came to the viceroy as the sole envoy of the Congress (Na- tionalist) party, whose platform | calls for complete post-war Indian | independence with the power to fense and commercial problems and | Mr. Hoffman, speaking in behalf of his resolution, told the committee | that, even assuming the documents | were genuine, Mr. Hook's remarks were improper because they reflected on a member—Mr. Dies—who was not on the House floor at the time and was confined to his home by illness. | Public Opinion Cited. Mr. Hoffman said the remarks | connected Mr. Dies with trickery |and with “subverting” the power given him by the House when it authorized the investigation. | He contended, too, that remarks | published in the Congressional Rec- lord frequently were given “undue weight” by the thousands of persons { throughout the country who read | them “and so countered any good |that the Dies committee may have done ™ In the background of the “Pelley” letter furor was discussion of a din- ner at the home of Gardner Jack- son, legislative representative of labor's Non-Partisan League, where | a “plot” against Mr. Dies allegedly i was cooked up. Mr. Hook said today he thought the date of the dinner was Janu- ary 16. “You discussed ways and means of stopping this resolution (for con- tinuance of the Dies Committee)?” Representative Cox, Democrat, of Board Called Arbitrary. ! dead numbered over 500. Seven | posed amendments to the Wagner Subsequently Mr. Kennedy de-‘tanks. four guns, large quantities clared Mr. Lodge had “made it his | of other arms, more than 30 auto- business” to go to the Interior De- | mobiles of various types and other partment and have a protest made | war material fell into our hands.” in the case of an applicant for a | (The Chicago Daily News cor- liquor license who wanted to open | respondent in Stockholm reported an on-sale establishment near the| word had been received there More than 130 ships and over 350 airplanes will be used in the maneu- vers, which are designed to test efficiency of this country’s armed sea forces. Announced on the West Coast as fleet problem 21, the war games will be umpired by Admiral James O. Richardson, new com- Georgia, asked. “Yes,” Mr. Hook replied. “Did you make this speech for the purpose of stopping this commit- tee?” Mr. Cox asked, referring to Mr. Hook's remarks at the time he inserted the letters in the Record. “I certainly did,” Mr. Hook an=- frame a new constitution. | The question confronting the con- ferees was how some working agree- | ment could be reached which Gandhi would regard as consistent with his party’s aims and yet not violate reservations which the Brit- Democratic National Convention of 0f three German planes. 3 : 1936, was regarded as a likely con-| The communique said, in part, | Act “‘;]‘”d be unworkable and de- vention choice, unless Chicago comes | that scouting planes “attacked Brit- | StV the main purposes of the law. forward with a substantial monetary |ish men-of-war and armed or con- | e said he thought the suggested bid. | voyed merchant ships and, despite | @mendment to remove the board's Vice President Garner, vice chair- |the heaviest anti-aircraft and | authority to settle interunion dis- man of the committee, introducing | counter-attack defense, sank a mine- | Putes deserved careful considera- Chairman Farley, said: | sweeper, four outpost boats and nine | tion. but that other proposed Riverside Stadium. “I was told by a reputable attor- | ney this morning he could furnish | me with information about 100 other | cases in which the board has been arbitrary,” he declared. Mr. Lodge told the committee he opposed renewing the Rossiter li- cense and Mrs. Mason had voted to grant it, but that the third member of the board at that time, the late Isaac Gans, did not vote. Under questioning, Mr. Lodge ex- plained his chief objection to voting for renewal of the Rossiter license was a change of sentiment in the neighborhood against the granting of the licehse since its renewal a year ago. He admitted there had (See A. B. C. BOARD, Page A-3.) Murphmm S_eat In Supreme Court (Picture on Page A-4.) ‘Taking the judicial oath to ad- minister justice impartially, Asso- ciate Justice Frank Murphy today assumed his place in the Supreme Court. The former Attorney General, the fifth New Deal appointee to the court, was sworn in before a cham- ber crowded with his friends. Scores of other court visitors unsuccessfully sought seats to witness the cere- mony. Justice Murphy had taken the constitutional oath, which actually made him a member of the court, at a White House ceremony on January 18. As the court was seated today, Chief Justice Hughes announced the appointment and the justice’s com- mission was read by Charles Elmore Cropley, clerk of the court, who then administered the oath. The marshal, Thomas E. Wagga- man, then escorted the new justice to his seat on the extreme left of the bench. There he was greeted by Associate Justice Frankfurter, at whose side he took his seat. The ceremony was witnessed by Harold Murphy of Detroit, the jur- ist's brother, and a large group of Michigan friends of the justice. The court then proceeded with its from Helsinki to the effect that between 18,000 and 25,000 Russian troops have been cut off by the Finns at the end of three weeks of fierce fighting east of Sortavala and just north of Lake Ladoga. It is reported that one Red di- vision, believed to be the 18th Division, has been encircled and decitnated by artillery and ma- chine gun fire and that its sur- vivors have been forced to sur- render.) The Finns said Russian attacks| also were repulsed at Summa, on the Karelian Isthmus in the ex- treme southeast, and at Marka- jarvi, the north near the Arctic | Circle. They said nine Russian planes were known to have been shot down and four more probably were downed in the air war. Summa, Attack Yesterday. The attack in the Summa sector “Fellow members of the commit- tee, it is my privilege to present to you one of the most distinguished and one of the most efficient na- tional chairmen ot any political party in the last half century. It | is almost impossible for me to intro- duce him to you. You know him as well as I. I doubt, however, whether any of us knows him completely. He is a real American, most efficient and one of the most agreeable fel- lows I ever knew—Jim Farley.” Mr. Farley’s speech was frequently interrupted by applause. At its con- clusion the committee took a recess for luncheon, to meet again at 2 pm. Third-Term Talk. As the committee members as- sembled. the corridors were filled with Roosevelt third-term talk. It| was_on the lips of representatives from the South, the North, the East and the West. Whether it wiil be (See FINLAND, Page A-5. (See DEMOCRATS, Page A-4) Summary of Page. Amusements, B-16 Comics ..B-14-15 Obituary Editorials . A-8 Finance _.__A-13 Lost, Found_B-12 ‘Woman’s Page, B-10 Foreign Gandhi and viceroy fail to reach ac- cord on independence. Page A-1 British minesweeper, damaged in Nazi raids, sinks. Page A-1 Three Russian attacks repulsed, Finns report. Page A-1 Balkan states reaffirm intention to remain neutral. Page A-4 $60,000,000 gold, British loan, de- posited in Turkey. Page B-2 National Hook defends action on “Pelley” let- ters before House unit. Page A-1 Plans for Navy fleet maneuvers in Pacific announced. Page A-1 Democratic Committee hears Farley plea for harmony. Page A-1 Straus says country needs 9,000,000 dwelling units. Page A-2 Pive die when honeymoon plane crashes in swamp. Page A-2 1,100 U. S. warplanes delivered to customary business. [ French and British. Page A-7 .) 4 Today’s Star .| Washington and Vicinity Belvedere Apartment fire routs score of residents. Page A-1 Thorough probe of D. C. liquor situ- ation is ordered. Page A-1 White House meeting on Blue Plains set for Wednesday. Page A-1 Isaac Gans funeral to be held on Wednesday. Page A-5 Women'’s conference at White House hears plea for idle. Page B-1 Editorial and Comment This and That. Answers to Questions. Letters to The Star. David Lawrence. Frederic William Wile. Jay Franklin. Charles G. Ross. Alsop and Kintner. Page A-8 Page A-8 Page A-8 Page A-9 Page A-9 Page A-9 Page A-9 Page A-9 Miscellany Nature’s Children. Bedtime Story. Crossword Puzzle. Letter-Out. Winning Contract. Uncle Ray’s Corner. Page B-7 Page B-14 Page B-14 Page B-14 Page B-15 Page B-15 \ merchantmen.” done so much damage. Attacked Ships Listed. The British acknowledged attacks on the following ships with bombs, or machine-guns, or both: British minesweeper Phinx. Five known lost, 49 missing and feared dead, 46 saved. British steamer Harley, 400 tons. The crew of eight was reported brought to port by a fishing boat guided to the scene of the attack by a Royal Air Force plane. British steamer Kildale, 3877 tons, bombed with reported loss of six lives. Earlier reports said the Kildale sank. British steamer Corland, tons. British collier Yewdale, 823 tons. British trawler Rose of England. 223 tons, 1 Norwegian steamer Tempo, 629 tons, sank after machine-gun at- tack killed at least 4 of 14 crew- men. Greek steamer Nicolaou Zografia, (See MINESWEEPER, Page A-5) 3,431 Director of Census On Radio Forum William L. Austin, director of the census, will be the guest speaker tonight on the National Radio Forum over WMAL at 10:30 o'clock. Discussing “A Hundred and" Fifty Years of Census Taking,” Mr. Austin is expected to tell of problems connected with count- ing the country’s population and also to review some of the ques- tions which will be asked this year. The National Radio Forum is @ program arranged by The Star and is heard over a coast-to- coast network of the National Broadcasting Co. amendments would be dangerous. British sources called the German | _The essential feature of amend- claim “absurd” and said it would |Mments proposed by the American have been impossible for the attack- | Federation of Labor, Mr. Smith ing planes—I12 “at most”—to have |said, was to make it mandatory on the board to establish a craft unit for collective bargaining whenever a majority of the members of a craft desired it. Mr. Smith said the record would show he had not favored the Con- gress of Industrial Organizations at the expense of the A. F. L. in employe disputes. He said he dis- sented in 48 of more than 600 such cases, but that.,only 24 of his con- trary opinions involved C. I. O.- A. F. L. quarrels. The problem of rivalry between craft unions, the type generally favored by the A. F. L., and indus- trial (plant-wide) unions, sponsored by the C. I. O., transcends the row between the two labor groups, Mr. Smith added. The A. F. of L., he pointed out, has many industrial unions. So have numerous independent unions, he| added. The board often has been | called on to decide whether a craft or an industrial union was entitled to bargain collectively with the em- ployer in cases in which there was no A. F. of L.-C. I. O. issue, he said. “Do you think the board has usurped the power which Congress has to settle these disputes?” asked (See LABOR BOARD, Page A-3.) Dutch Army Chief Quits; Policy Dispute Reported By the Associated Press. THE HAGUE, Feb. 5—Gen. I. H. Reynders resigned today as supreme commander of the Netherlands land and sea forces after having served five months, reputedly in disagree- ment with the government over military policy and reduced ex- penditures. Gen. H. G. Winkelman, who has been a lieutenant general in charge of the vital Utrecht-Soesterberg air defense region, succeeded him. The resignation came quickly after that of the Belgian command- er in chief, Gen. van der Bergen, but was said to have had no.con- nection with it. The Belgian com- mander resigned January 31, after asking to be assigned to other duties. mander in chief of the fleet. They will last two months, beginning early in April. The two opposing forces will be |led by Admiral C. P. Snyder, battle force commander, and Vice Admiral Adolphus Andrews, scouting force chief. Area Is Far-Flung. Claimed to be a naval secret, exact location of the maneuvers was not revealed. However, with such a large concentration of ships and men, it is known the problems will concern possible frontal attacks on the West Coast. The front would include the spearhead formed by a line from Alaska to the Hawaiian Islands to Panama. Somewhere within this area the theoretical bat- tle will be fought. Long-range air- craft are expected to play a vital part. The high command is ex- pected to pay particular attention to their value. The most powerful of the Navy's | scouting planes are expected to be | given a thorough workout both as observers and as fighters. The original announcement of the maneuvers said they would cover (See FLEET, Page A-3) ish say stand in the way of orderly Indian independence. Talks Secretly Arranged. | with the Moslems for a week, were |arranged and carried out in secret without public comment or reports on their progress. Gandhi normally observes Mon- day as a weekly day of silence. The Indian leader arrived in New (See GHANDI, Page A-3.) Rain or Light Snow Predicted Tonight Rain or light snow—with temper- atures staying above the freezing point—was in prospect for the Dis- trict tonight. during a Sunday which saw the temperature rise to 45 degrees. pre- dicted a continuation of the mod- erate weather. The mercury stood at 32 at 5 am. yesterday, but has not reached the freezing point since. The low today was 34 degrees, at 7 am. i Mrs. Roosevelt will meet with the District Commissioners, the District Committee and welfare officials at the White House Wednesday at 5:30 pm. to discuss the conditions she found at Blue Plains and two other District institutions. She explained to her press con- ference today that she had been asked to testify before the commit- tee last Saturday night, but, because she was to be in Hyde Park, invited the group ‘to tea Wednesday as a substitute. She said she would be glad to testify, if asked, during the hear- ings on the Home for the Aged at Blue Plains, the Industrial Home School and the Children’s Receiving Home, all of which she criticized after previously unheralded visits to the institutions. Mrs. Roosevelt said she had not yet made up her mind about visit- 'Mrs. Roosevelt Will Discuss Blue Plains Wednesday ring other District institutions, but would do so if she found time. Her comment, made after her Blue Plains visit, that practical suffrage would be. a good thing for the Dis- trict was reinforced, she said, by her later visits to other institutions. “I am more convinced about Dis- trict suffrage than ever before,” she said, “because I feel having suffrage would remove an excuse.” She termed the Industrial Home School “antiquated,” but praised the efficiency of the personnel, particu- larly the nurses. The Receiving Home she found “appalling.” She explained that since she thinks the future more important than the past, the conditions at the Receiving Home have more implica- tions than those at Blue Plains since the Receiving Home deals with youth and the future. The talks, which may continue| The Weather Bureau, thawed out | | swered. | Not Yet Proved, Hook Says. | “Do you think a member should . | use forged documents——?" Repre- | sented Dempsey, Democrat, of New | Mexico started to ask. Mr. Hook interrupted to retort, “Well, it has not been proved yet that those documents are forged.” “Will you tell this committee that those documents are genuine?” Mr. Cox asked. Mr. Hook said that question was for handwriting experts to de- termine. After Mr. Hoffman’s initial state- ment, Mr. Hook resumed testifying and declared “the integrity of the House has not been violated.” Speaking of the letters, Mr. Hook said: “Say they were forged. and I do {not say they were, still they do |not impugn the motives of the House or a member of Congress. |As a legal proposition and from a | moral standpoint. it is not unlawful | for any one to be a member of the | Legion of Silver Shirts. It is not unlawful for any one to associate with any one who is a member of the Silver Shirts. No Impugning of Motives. “This (Dies) committee was ap- pointed by the House. Certainly no one can say that it is possible for this committee to make a thorough investigation of every organization throughout the United States. “This committee has been in exist- | ence some two years. No legislation has been proposed making asso- ciation with members of any Silver Shirt organization or making mem- (See DIES, Page A-5.) General Manager Brady Of Luurel Track Dies Special Dispatch to The Star. HIALEAH Park, Fla, Feb. 5.— Word was received here today that General Manager Frank Brady of the Laurel (Md.) race track had died this morning in New York from a throat ailment. Mr. Brady, who has been ill for several months, also was general manager of the Empire City (N. Y.) track. |