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Evening star., 1935-05-08
$1,000 MEN AWAIT
AUTO STRIKE VOTE
.
Chevrolet Peace Proposals
i In Balance, Some Workers
= Predicting Victory.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOLEDO, Ohio, May 8.-Thirty-
three thousand auto workers, idle in
q half-dozen States because of strike
at the Chevrolet plant here, waited
today to see whether employees at the
plant would compose their differences
with the management at the ballot
box
Some 1900 employees who were work.
ing at the Toledo plant the day before
the strike was called two weeks ago
are eligible to vote for or against ac-
cepting peace proposals OF the COM
pany today.
Balloting proceeded slowly, only 33l
voting before noon.
Francis j. Dillon, organizer OF the
American Federation of Labor in the
automobile industry, urged union
workers at meeting last night to vote
against the proposals. Dillon said 1.-The
A. F. of L. is here with all its power
and prestige depending on you"
Company Victory Predicted.
At another meeting, members of the
independent Workers Society predict
ed a plurality for acceptance of the
company'S plan. Fred Seiger, presi-
dent of the society, urged the non
union employees to get out the vote"
to recover their jobs and put $4,000
other workers back on jobs
Whether vote favorable to the
company would automatically end the
strike here and at other plants was a
disputed question today.
Oficials of the United Automobile
Workers Federal Union in Cleveland
and Cincinnati, where strikes are in
progress, said they believed settlement
of the strike in Toledo, despite the
outcome of the vote. depended on
satisfactory settlement of other strikes.
Dillon said it was "a very difficult
question to answer, but I believe If q
settlement is reached in Toledo. the
company will have to make concessions
In other plants"
Edward F. McGrady, assistant to
Secretary of Labor Perkins, ana
Thomas j. Williams. Federal concilia-
tor, both negotiating the problem here,
said in announcing the vote that they
:. understood all workers would return
to work Immediately if a majority
voted to accept the company's propo-
sails.
900 Body Workers Return.
About 800 men returned to work at
the Fisher Body Co. plant in Cleve-
land yesterday, but at Detroit head
quarters of the company, officials said
there is no possibility Of opening all
departments today. The Cleveland
plant closed shortly after the strike
was called here, making 5000 workers
idle
The principal offer made by the To-
ledo Company after the strike was
per cent wage increase. Other pro-
posals were wage readjustments up to
10 per cent, recognition of seniority
rights and an agreement to meet with
representatives of the employees for
discussion of grievances.
The union asked a signed contract.
q wage increase of cents an hour and
a five-day week. When the strike
was called, the company Immediately
sent all employees home and closed the
plant. The plant manufactured trans
missions for Chevrolet cars.
Evening star., 1935-05-08
M'KELLAR BACKS
AIR RATE LIMIT
Senator Says Maximum for
Mails Should Not Be
Raised.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Retention Of the present limits on
the rates the Government pays to have
the airmail carried was advocated to-
day by Chairman McKellar, Democrat,
of Tennessee of the Senate Post Office
Committee.
He took his stand despite suggestions
from the industry that the base rate
limit Of 33Es cents per airplane mile
and the maximum Of 20 cents be re-
moved. He said his opposition was
based on his assertion that neither
the Interstate Commerce Commission
nor Postmaster General Farley has ex-
amined the books Of the airmal con-
tractors Is authorized by law"
Sentiment Shift Reported.
McKellar declared that the Post Of
fee Department had recommended
elimination Of the limits. but had re-
Gently withdrawn this suggestion. He
said he understood" the Interstate
Commerce Commission favored the
removal.
McKellar said he was Impressed"
with the pleas Of airmail lines that
their financial condition Is unhealthy.
Post Once Department officials said
they believed that some Of the air
mail operators were In bad shape as
the result Of bidding too low on the
contracts awarded year ago and gen.
orally conceded that rates might fairly
be raised. The average pay Is now
a cents per airplane mile.
Bills Trznsfe Power.
Both the McKellar bill and the Mead
bill. which has passed the House, pro-
vide for transfer Of the rate fixing
power from the Post Once Depart
ment to the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
McKellar's thesis is that the pres
ent statutory limits should be retained.
but that power to adjust the rates
within the fixed limits be allocated to
the I. c. c. This provision Is also con-
tanned in the Mead bill.
Evening star., 1935-05-08
STATUTES STUDIED
by LAW INSTITUTE
Leaders of Bar, Jurists and
Professors Weigh Uni
form Methods.

Leading members of the bar. jurists
and law professors gathered today at
the Mayfiower Hotel from all parts
of the country for the thirteenth an
nual meeting of the American Law
Institute and for preliminary meetings
Of two other branches Of the organ
lied legal profession.
The institute Is resuming its studies
begun in 1928 to restate the law for
uniform statutes in all jurisdictions.
Today there was meeting of the CO.
operating committees of the several
State bar associations devoted chiefly
to technical points of the law that
may stand in the way Of the adoption
OF uniform statutes.
There were also to be four after
noon sessions Of the Section of Inter-
national and Comparative Law Of the
American Bar Association, at which
Stanley Reed. solicitor general of the
United States; Thomas w. Palmer
counsel for the Standard Oil Co.. and
Louis B. Wehle, former general coun-
sci for the War Finance Corporation,
were to discuss "Government-con-
trolled Business Corporations In Amer
lea and Europe"
Methods of protecting American
holders Of foreign bonds also were to
be taken up at one of the afternoon
sessions. at which Laird Bell of Chi
cago; William s. Culbertson. former
diplomat, and Jesse knight, New
York attorney. were to speak.
Mitchell B. Carroll, chairman of
tie sections committee on double tax
alton. was to submit a report late to-
day.
Tonight the American Judicature
Society will meet at dinner. Solicitor
General Reed. Judge Edward r
Finch of the New York Court of An
peak; Dean Charles E. Clark Of the
Yale Law School, and Clarence N
Goodwin, chairman of the society
will speak.
The council of the American Law
Institute will hold q reception at the
Mayhower tonight for the deleeates
and guests and tomorrow will near
Chief Justice Charles e. Hughes and
George w. Wickersham, Its president.
Evening star., 1935-05-08

Great Britain's diplomatic antics
lately have caused some authorities to
surmise that she will abandon her
traditional position as the balance of
power in Europe. None of the State
Department authorities here have been
fooled into that assumption.
The real reasoning behind cur
rent British policy is the same
ichich has nlotiDnted her for Gen.
turtes. She tDdnts to keep any sim
gle group of poDers from becom-
ing too strong tn Europe and thus
threatening her o,on position.
The defiant German submarine and
airship policy has forced Britain to
let Hitler think she is about to Join
forces with France and Russia. Au-
thentic diplomatic advices here say
her purpose is to try to get Hitler back
into the family of nations with some
reasonable evidence of his sincere de-
sire to join in peace agreement.
Once that evidence is forthcom-
ing, Britain will move right over to
Germany's side and start championing
Hitler's equality of rights.
Senator Cuttings Courage.
The unusual political courage of the
late Senator Cutting was little known
because he was an unobtrusive indi-
Wdual without the customary talent
of politicians for speaking about
themselves. He operated newspaper
out in New Mexico which was once
bitterly fighting a rival paper. His
editor published front-page editorials
denouncing the rival for printing Sc
cret Senate business. When Senator
Cutting found out about it, he wired
his editor ordering his paper to take
exactly the same position as the rival.
He wanted to advocate the publica-
ton of all Senate business, even
though it hurt his own business.
Bankers Not Wanted.
An influential banker sidled up to
an administration man few days ago
and suggested the bankers might come
out in favor Of the new bank bill II
a few changes were made.
mo" said the New Dealer. 1T
will be all right to make some changes,
but If the Senate ever thought that
Evening star., 1935-05-08
What's What
Behind News
In Capital
Senate Takes Longest
Way Round to Final
Vote on Bonus.
BY PAUL MALLON.

~ ECENT confusing moves on the
- bonus are likely to become
II more confusing before they
L Y get simpler.
This is because several of
the most influential forces behind the
bonus have had a planned strategy.
Their original plan called for the
Senate to pass the Vinson bill Spon-
sored by the American Legion. The
House would have dropped the Pat
man BILL approved by the Veterans
Of Foreign Wars. The Vinson bill
would then go to the President who
would veto it. His veto would be Sus-
tanned, whereupon the Harrison COM
premise could be taken up. passed and
approved by the President.
The fundamental idea tDas to
make Mr. Roosevelt peto an unac-
ceptdble bill before Congress dp-
proues an acceptable one.
Senate passage of the Patman bill
fits in essentially with that strategy
because the Patman bill is even easier
for the President to veto than was
the VinSon bill.
DualiSm.
Some of you innocent people who
do not know politics may wonder why
Congress does not enact the COM
promise at once, and save all that
time and worry. Things are never
done here that way.
This strategy is essentially the same
as that used by Tom Sawyer to escape
from his aunt's woodshed To walk
out the front door would be too easy.
An escape. to be dignified, must look
hard.
Evening star., 1935-05-08
NAzi ASKS PROTECTION
IN TRIAL AT BERN
Protocols of Zion" SANDER Case
Defense Expert Claims He
Was Threatened.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERN, Switzerland, May S.-Ul-
rich Fleischauer. defense expert in
the protocols of Zion" slander trial,
told the court today he had been
threatened by an unidentified person
at the conclusion Of yesterdays ses-
sion. He requested protection for
Nazi attorneys and witnesses.
The court expressed its regret at the
incident and asked the German re-
serve officer not to take too seriously
the actions of an "imbecile."
DR.. c. A. Loosli. one of the prose-
cution witnesses, testified the proto-
coils, which purport to disclose that
Jews were working for world domi-
nation. were falsified for political
reasons.
Evening star., 1935-05-08
REPORTSFEATURE
BAPTIST MEETING.
Women's Groups List Work
Accomplished
Session Tonight.

Reports on the work Of women's
groups in the churches and addresses
featured the mornings session Of the
ffty-eighth annual meeting Of the
Columbia Association Of Baptist
Churches, being held in the National
Baptist Memorial Church, Sixteenth
street and Columbia road.
Committee reports were to be made
and resolutions adopted at the final
business session of the association this
afternoon. Addresses were to be de-
livered at final session In the church
tonight at 7:45 O'Clock.
Mrs. E. B. Shaver, recording sec
retary of the Woman's Baptist Mis-
sionary Association. reported IL men,
Der churches engaged In Christian
Americanization work." through which.
she said, more and more foreigners
are being reached. A total Of 100
volunteers are aiding in this work
The White Cross organization of the
group sent out 1904 surgical dress
ings during the past year, Mrs. Shaver
reported.
Miss Mckay Speaks.
Miss Janet Mckay, administrative
secretary of the Woman,s American
the Northern Baptist Convention, in
an address urged a general spiritual
awakening to better world conditions
An address In which missionary
work and Christian appeal were the
keynotes also was delivered at the
morning session by Miss Juliette
Mather, young peoples secretary,
Woman's Missionary Union, Southern
Baptist Convention.
The following Committee on Com
mittees was named today to report at
the afternoon session: Rev. F.. w.
johnson, Rev. W. E. La Rue, w. w.
Everett, Mrs. Lewis Fisher and Mrs.
George A. Ross.
B. Y. p. U. Report Made.
Reports were made at a session last
night on the work of the Baptist
Young Peoples Union by Frank H.
Spencer, chairman of the Young Peo-
Piles Committee of the association,
and by William L. Rice, president of
the local Federation of Baptist Young
Peoples Unions. john Ruthven, chair
man of the Sunday School Committee,
also reported. Addresses were deliv-
cred by Rev. H. l. Cross of Nashville,
Tenn, of the Southern Sunday School
Board, and by Rev. DR.. Rufus w.
Weaver. executive secretary of the as
sociation. A special program was pre-
sented by group of children from the
Baptist Home for Children.
Rev. DR.. Weaver, in a report for
the Executive Board yesterday after
noon, told of the cooperation of
churches during the past year in an
effort to increase the membership of
the association to 10000
General work of the Baptist Home
for Children was reported on yester-
day afternoon by Mrs. e. Hilton Jack
son, president of the Board of
Managers of the home. Mrs. w. B.
Hoofnagle. president Of the Board of
Managers of the Baptist Home for
the Aged. also reported.
Evening star., 1935-05-08
VIRGINIANS INDICTED
ON REVENUE CHARGES
II Named in Alleged Loudoun
County Plot Involving Al
exandrian's Death.
By the Associated Press.


NORFOLK. Va, May 8.-Assistant
District Attorney Harry Holt today
said IL persons were indicted yester-
day by a Federal grand jury on
charges of participating in an alleged
Loudoun County conspiracy to de-
fraud the Government of the United
States Internal Revenue Department
levies.
The grand Jury investigation fol-
lowed the liquor roundup by Federal,
State and local officers in which an
Alexandria policeman was killed and
Federal agent was wounded. Sure
Shooting" Tom Quesenberry Is under
an indictment in a State court charg-
ing him with murder.
Those indicted on the Federal
charges were L. Clark Hoge, former
Leesburg, Va, postmaster; Raymond
Jewell, PoSey s. Phillips. Tom QueS-
enberry, Robert w. Edmonson.
Graham T. Legge. Abraham c. Phil
lips, James Monroe Gray, Clifton
Charles Jewell, Shelby Cole and Harry
Adams.
Evening star., 1935-05-08
PUBLIC OWNERSHIP
OF RADIO ADVOCATED
Plan to Be Laid Before Federal
Body Outlined Before Edu-
cational Groups.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May "a plan
for public ownership of radio stations,
designed to safeguard the principle of
free speech, was outlined yesterday be-
fore the Institute for Education by
Radio and the National Advisory
Council on Radio In Education.
Dr. A. G. Crane. president Of the
University of wyoming, said the plan
was developed in four years research
by the National Committee on Educa-
ton by Radio, Of which he is a mem
ber. It will be submitted to the Fed
eral Communications Commission next
week.
The publicly owned radio stations,
he said, would be governed by Federal,
regional and State boards of citizens
noted for public welfare work and
would supplement, rather than sup
plant, those commercially owned.
Their purpose would be primarily
educational and they would be operated
ON q non-prof1t basis. with the ex-
pense borne by the Federal Govern
ment.
Evening star., 1935-05-08
A. A. WEIGH, INSURANCE
PRESIDENT, DIES AT 73
Phoenix Mutual Company Head
Was Native Of Hartford and
Long q Leader.
By the Associated Press.


HARTFORD. Conn, May s-Arch-
ibald Ashley Welch, president of the
Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Co..
an important figure in the Life insur-
ance field. died at his home here to-
day.
He was born in this city October 8,
1859. q son of Henry Kirk White
WEIGH and Susan Leavitt (Goodwin)
WEIGH.
He was graduated from the Hart
ford High School In 1873, and entered
Yale College, but at the end Of his
junior year became q clerk in the ac-
tuary's of6ce Of the Travellers Insur-
ance Co. Later he was graduated as
q member Of the class Of 1852.
WEIGH continued with the Travellers
until 1890. when he became actuary
Of the Phoenix Mutual. He was elected
assistant secretary in 1908, and Sec
end vice president IN 1904. In 1914.
on the death Of William A. Moore, he
was made vice president and In Feb
ruary, 1924, became the companys
presidents
Evening star., 1935-05-08
CUBAN PUT TO DEATH

SANTA CLARA, Cuba, May up.
An army firing squad today exc
cuted Jose Castiello Puentes, who was
convicted of Staying Lieut.. Juan Al
varez of the Cuban army in a fight
between a bandit gang and soldiers.
The accused bandit, refusing to
make a final statement, walked firmly
to the execution ground. He was ac-
companied by a priest, who heard his
confession. Castiello acknowledged
his guilt in his Jail cell last night.
Evening star., 1935-05-08
DEBATE STIRRED. z
BY COURT MARGIN
Old Controversy Aroused on
Congress- Right to Change
Provisions.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Despite some grumbling among
legislators about the Supreme Courts
power to wipe laws OF the books by
5-to-4 decisions, Congress seemed to-
day to be disposed to do nothing
about it.
In fact, q question was raised in
one quarter as to whether Congress
could do anything about it, II it tried.
The Supreme Courts action in up
setting the rail pension act, S to 4, re-
called a century-old dispute. At
tempts to increase the majority re-
quired to invalidate Federal or State
legislation began failing as long ago
as 1923.
DebatabIe, Says Borah.
Senator B6rah, Republican, of
Idaho. known as a man familiar with
the highways and bypaths of consti-
tutional law, Jays he believes It is
"debatable" whether Congress has
the power to Increase the margin.
AS for 5-to-a decisions in general,
this is the way he looks at them:
i think these 5-4 decisions are all
right in ordinary litigation between
two parties. bAt not on questions of
national policy,
In fact, don't consider a 5-4 de-
cision on an important question of
policy should be binding on me as a
legislator. The decision might be
changed overnight, as it was in 1895.
The court then held the income tax
valid. but on reargument, one justice
switched his vote and the court held
it invalid, mfking q constitutional
amendment necessary"
Advises Care by Congress
Borah declared, however, that
critics Of the courts action Monday
should consider the way the pen
sion act was jammed through Con-
gress"
1T seems to me-" he added, that
Congress may well take a little more
care in passing important legislation
and maybe it won't be overthrown by
the court"
A leading member Of the Senate
Judiciary Committee, who wouldn't
be quoted. asserted that if Congress
tried to abolish 5-4 decisions "the
court might hold that unconstitu-
tional."
"Of course. we could pack the court
by increasing its size" he continued,
but that's outside the rules of the
game. 1t would be unsportsman-
like"
Practice Defended.
Senator Black, Democrat, Of Ala
bama, commented that majority rule
Is the custom Of the country"
THE Senate operates by majority
rule" said Senator Long, Democrat,
of Louisiana, why shouldn't the court
operate that way?"
Chairman Summers, Democrat. of
Texas, of the House Judiciary Com
mittee, said 5-4 decisions had a bene-
fetal effect by leading a debate
which extends all over the country.
1t makes the people think about these
important questions"
These and other members of Con-
gress said they knew of no movement
at present to try to outlaw the one
vote rulings, or to pack" the court.
Evening star., 1935-05-08
SHIPS SAVE JAIL MONEY

PITTSBURGH @.-In q round
about way the Allegheny County jail
has saved some money.
Two big coffee urns-made and sold
in Pittsburgh-have been delivered
to the jail by way Of the Panama
Canal.
It was explained the manufacturer
sold two discontinued models at such
0 price the county could afford to
transport them from the Pacific Coast
and still pay less than for new models
sold here.
Evening star., 1935-05-08
WAR TOPIC OF ADDRESS

Does Europe Face War;" viii be
the subject of an address by DR.
D. A. Davis, secretary of the World
Committee of the Y. M. C. A., with
headquarters at Geneva. Switzerland
today at pm. in the Y. M. c. A.
auditorium.
DR.. Davis was connected with the
Washington Y. M. C.. A. from 1907
to 1910. moving the latter year to
Ltanbul as secretary of the organi-
sation there. During the World War
he served with the allied armies in
Europe.
Evening star., 1935-05-08
HOUSE APPROVES
BANK INSURANCE
Deposit Guaranty Clause in
Omnibus Bill Hurdles
Amendment.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Provisions of the omnibus banking
bill to make permanent the existing
temporary deposit insurance plan were
approved today by the House.
Only one amendment WIS proposed
to Title of the bill, which makes per-
manent the present insurance Of bank
deposits UP to 5000.
Offered by Representative Hancock,
Democrat. Of North Csrolina, the
amendment would have increased Fed
eral Deposit Insurance Corporation
board membership from three to five,
stipulating that one Of the members
should be the chairman OF the Recon-
struction Corporation.
Hancock contended that, since the
r. F. c. already has pure nased stock
IN many banks, it should have a rep
resentative on the board that con-
trolled bank deposit insurance.
The amendment, however, was re-
jected, 70 to 8, after less tran 10 min
utes Of debate.
Democratic leaders predicted the
bill would pass the House unchanged
by Friday night.
The leaders based that forecast on
this conclusion, reached after pre-
liminary surveys: House sentiment is
divided three ways; one group wants
to liberalize the bill, q SC cond wants
to make it more conservative and
third wants it in its present form
The leaders expressed the belief
that the majority preferred the bin
as it is, and that those favoring
changes could not get together.
Republicans Seek Support.
Republicans, however. continued
their attempts to gain Democratic
support for amendments to title two,
which would extend Federal control
over the Federal Reserve banks. Al
though they could hope to get only
about 100 votes m their own party.
they were counting on Democratic
backing.
The Republicans sought: % To
eliminate the sections extending
presidential control over the Federal
Reserve Board and Reserve Board
control over Reserve member banks;
to strike out the section giving the
Reserve Board complete control over
dealings IN Government obligations by
Reserve member banks; to eliminate
the sections under which the Re-
serve Board may raise and lower re-
serve requirements.
Many Changes Sought.
On the other side, however three
Democrats sought support Ior their
amendments. Representative Hancock
wanted to put back in the bill the re-
quirement that all State banks must
belong to the Federal Reserve System
to get Federal deposit insurance after
July 1. 1887.
Representative Cross, Democrat, of
Texas claimed considerable support"
for his proposal that the Federal Gov
eminent buy the $40 0.000, 900 stock in
the IL central reserve banks, now
held by reserve member banks
A liberalization of branch banking
prohibitions in existing law was sought
by Representative Brown, Democrat,
Of Michigan.
After hearing these and other pro-
posed changes debated for rnore than
20 hours, Chairman Steagall Demo-
crat, of Alabama. of the House Bank
Ing Committee, made this prediction
today just before the bill was taken
up for amendments:
Il hesitate to speak for the House.
out I believe the bill will pass the
House in substantially its present
form"
Evening star., 1935-05-08
| Congress Tin Brief
=-E.ss2! =
BY the Associated Press.
Today.

By the Associated Press.
Today.
Senate:
Debates motion to take up Norris
T. v. A. amendments.
Social security bill studied by
Finance Committee.
House:
Takes up omnibus banking bill for
amendment.
Tomorrow.
Senate.
On the floor: T. v. A. amendments,
or N. r. A. resolutions. Finance
Committee. executive, on social Sc
curity program. Appropriations Sub
committee on Navy bill.
House.
Continues consideration Of the ON
nibus banking bill.