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Evening star., 1936-11-17
Bandits Rob and Bind Victim,
Drive Off With Auto and Girl

= TILL shivering from the ex-
perience of being left bound and
gagged in Rock Greek Park
- while the temperature hovered
near the freezing mark, Walter T. Holt.
jr., 26, of 1924 Quincy street today told
how two youthful bandits robbed him,
took his new automobile and drove of
with his girl friend.
The girl, Miss Virginia Ash, IS, Of
4616 Fourth street, was put out of the
car while still in the park after her
captors had threatened to blow out
her brains" If she didn't keep quiet.
She called the police.
Holt said he and Miss Ash. both of
whom work in downtown office, were
driving slowly along Beech drive about
2 am. and were about to turn around
when two men approached the car.
Putting Holt off his guard by asking
II he could spare some gasoline, the
bandits produced automatics, made
him drive north on Military road about
half mile and forced him to get out.
While one of the bandits, small
man, who held his gun In a trembling
hand, stood by, the other relieved Holt
Of his wallet containing his drivers
permit and about $14, and his wrist
watch.
Holt then was made to walk into
the woods and lie on his stomach
while his hands were tied with trunk
strap and his legs with a rope.
About Is minutes after the bandits
departed, he freed his hand and, using
matches the bandits overlooked, burned
the cord binding his ankles. He said
he walked about q mile before finding
a house, where he telephoned police.
Meanwhile, Miss Ash, riding In the
back of Hollis car, with one Of the
bandits beside her and the other driv-
ing, was taken to . point in the park
Evening star., 1936-11-17
Friend She Recalls Identifies
Girl. 10, Victim of Amnesid
Young Woman, Is Unable
for Time to Remember
Her Parents.

A COMELY amnesia victim, who
~ has been cared for at the
~ Womens Bureau since she lost
4 her memory last night, was
identified by friends today as Miss
Anne Blunt, l9 years old, Of 1901 K
street.
Investigators said Miss Blunt has
married sister living in Washington
and that she will be turned over to
her and placed in the care Of fam
lily physician.
For hours the girl could recollect
nothing except the most immediate
details of her past. This morning.
while talking to a policewoman. a
mans name suddenly came to her.
She spoke the name. and the police
woman looked it up in the City Direc-
tory. The girl then was taken to the
man, who identified her.
The man gave the name of Miss
Blunts sister. Mrs. Lucy Lee Garri-
son of 1892 Sixth street. Mrs Gar
rison came to the apartment and
took her sister away. presumably to
the Sixth street address.
Miss Blunt, il is said. graduated
from high school in Richmond last
Spring. coming here several months
ago Investigators were told that
she was an expert swimmer and diver
and had competed in meets here. She
(See AMNESIA, Page A-3D
Evening star., 1936-11-17
WARMER WEATHER DUE
TONIGHT AND TOMORROW

Warmer weather is in prospect for
Washington and vicinity tonight and
part Of tomorrow, the Weather Bureau
forecast today. Slightly colder tenn
peratures are expected tomorrow aft
ernoon. but the weather will continue
fair.
The mercury is not expected to drop
below the 42-degree mark tonight
This figure, incidentally, was the high
est recorded yesterday by the bureaus S
official thermometer.
The days high" occurred at pm.
The lowest mark was 80, reached at 7
am. today.
Evening star., 1936-11-17
Engineer Cra,ols Through Fire
To Stop Train after Blast

screeched to a stop after rolling sew
eral hundred yards unguided.
None of the passengers was aware
Of the accident, and the train pro-
ceeded q few minutes later with an
emergency engine and crew.
Something blew out, I don't know
what" Ferguson's wife quoted him as
saying.
HE is badly burned about the head
and face and Is unable to talk about
II" she said.
Peterson, taken to Poughkeepsie
hospital after emergency treatment,
suffered q conclusion besides neck and
head burns.
Joseph D. Carkhuff. trainmaster Of
the Hudson division of the New York
Central, said the engine was being ex-
amined to ascertain, II possible, the
nature Of the explosion.
Evening star., 1936-11-17
CHEST FUND CLOSE
F. TO HALFWA MARK
Total Pledges of S929,589
Reported at Luncheon
Meeting.

Nearing their halfway mark. Com
munity Chest campaign workers to-
day reported total receipts of $685.
589.15 from 58,168 persons.
This report was submitted at a
luncheon meeting in the Willard
Hotel, featured by a skit in which
Public Enemy Disease" asserted he
preferred Washington to all other
American cities, because you make it
so easy for me to play my game at
your expense"
Speakers for the four main solicita-
ton units reported 18,848 contribu-
tions since yesterdays luncheon for a
24-hour total of $131,561.11. After
tabulating today's reports. 1t was an
nounced contributions to date total
472l per cent Of the sl,969, 900 sought
by November "a.
The units reported as follows:
Special assignment - 18 givers
pledged s6,655 today for a grand total
of 482 givers and S444,971. This is
1854 per cent of its goal.
Group solicitation-4.763 contribu-
tions, amounting to $28,5698 IS today,
for a total of 1866 donations aggre-
eating $l13,6l9.20. or 2804 per cent
Of its goal.
Governmental Unit.
Governmental-12,796 contributions,
amounting to. SIS, ,38921; total of
40,29s gifts. aggregating s282,354.27.
This is 1896 per cent of the amount
sought by this group.
Metropolitan-1.l93 gifts, totaling
1Caa CIEST PAGE A-1Ql
Evening star., 1936-11-17
A.E.L. HEADDEF|ES
UNION ON CHARGES
Green Ignores Order of
u. N. W. to Appear To-
morrow for "TriaI."
BY JOHN HENRY,


TAMPA, Fla, November 17.-Defy-
ing his own union. the United Mine
Workers, to treat him as it sees fit.
William Green. president of the
American Federation of Labor. said he
would take no further cognizance of
charges Of conspiracy and misconduct
brought against him before their ex-
ecutive board.
Summoned to appear for trial" to-
morrow, Green said his letter of last
week in which he denied all COM
plants against him would be his sole
answer.
In their summons to him, the Mine
Workers board ordered him to answer
on Wednesday morning in person,
through counsel or by written state
ment.
Green, who was a miner by trade
in his younger days, has been a mem
ber of the U. M. w. for about 30
years.
Eight Resolutions Faced.
Meanwhile, the Resolutions Com
mittee of the convention, delegated to
the critical task of shaping policy in
the split before the federation and the
c. I. o., found itself confronted by
eight resolutions in varying degrees of
support for the suspended faction.
In contrast is the resolution of John
P. Frey, president of the metal trades
department, demanding revocation of
charters and certificates of afiliation
OF the c. I. o. unions. Accompanying
this is a second resolution by Frey
asking that the federation withhold
support of labels of the c. I. o. unions.
Most outspoken of the resolutions
favoring the c. I. o. was one intro
duced by Delegate G. C.. Kidwell of
the California State Federation of La
Dor accusing the Executive Council of
the federation of "despotic and tyran-
nical rule" and demanding that the
convention rescind the council action
and seat the c. I. o. unions at the
present convention.
A plan for settlement Of the con-
troversy is submitted by the Wisconsin
State Federation of Labor, with the
first step being lifting the suspension
and dropping all charges. The fed
Grafton then would participate in the
organization drive in the -produc-
ton industries, with such drive con-
fined to the steel and rubber indus
tries, until specially appointed COM
mittee can work out e permanent
lSee al ii on n, PAGE A-4l
Evening star., 1936-11-17
(See SPANISH. Page A-3.)
Wife Asks Divorce.

SALEM, Mass, November II CP).-
Judge Edward B. O'Brien had under
advisement today the divorce petition
Of Elizabeth Anne White. 20. of Lynn,
who accused her husband of choosing
a puppy dog for drinking companion.
Seeking custody of three children,
Mrs. White charged her husband asked
her to drink with him and that when
she refused he gave drinks to the dog
until 1T could hardly stand on its
feet"
Evening star., 1936-11-17
W.P. A. TO REMAIN,
HOPKINS ASSURES
MAYORS PARLEY
Will End Only When All of
EmpIoyabIes Have Jobs,
He Declares.
REALISTIC HANDLING
OF RELIEF'PROMISED
Problem Will Not Be Turned Back
to States and Cities, He In.
forms Session.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Conceived as an emergency meas
ure in the Neu Deals dripe on un-
employment, w. p. A. U1s qeared
to furnish jobs OF all descriptions
as quickly as possible. It's policy of
providing any kind OF ,Oork In pref
erence to doles led to charges OF
"boondoggling" and made w. p. A.
the target OF bitter Republican at
tacks during the presidential CAM
pdign.
Recently, there haze been indica-
ttons the w. p. A. program wiU be
curtailed as prirate enterprise ab-
sorbs the unemployed. The Presi-
dent has said he hopes Improved
business WtH make possible small.
er w. P. A relief budget this year.
Painting a dark picture Of prospects
for quick absorption of the unem-
ployed workers of America, Harry
Hopkins, administrator of the Works
Progress Administration, assured l0C
American mayors today that the w
P. A. is here to stay until private Jobs
are available for all employables. He
told the fourth United States Confer
ence of Mayors at the Mayhower
Hotel:
Unemployment is national prob
lem and relief is a national problem
This administration intends to deal
with the problem of relief realistically
depending on the actual needs of the
unemployed 1t intends to continue
to cooperate with the cities and
States. 1t has no intention whatever
of turning the problem back to the
cities and the States or Of Nquidating
its works program"
THE end of our troubles seems a
long way off. There we're about
100000 unemployed even at the
1929 peak. but next year, with the
same volume of production, carefully
prepared estimates indicate that there
will still be some $500, 900 to 1000, 900
unemployed"
The W. P. A. OF the future. Hopkins
said. will aim at supplying industry
with a source of strong, alert, skilled
workers.
'We believe that will prove to be
one of the' most effective ways of re-
(See HOPKINS. Page A-l9D
Evening star., 1936-11-17
BY the Associated Press.

HUDSON, N. Y, November IT.
Engineer Charles Ferguson bore severe
burns today as the price Of his heroism
in fighting through blazing loco
motive cab to stop a fast passenger
train after a mysterious blast hurled
him into the coal pit of the tender.
Ferguson drove the New York Cen
trails train-"The Knickerbocker'-
through Hudson Yards on schedule
last night.
Suddenly there was an explosion and
flames licked from the firebox to en-
velop the cab. The engineer and
Fireman James e. Peterson Of Pough-
keepsie were catapulted from their
seats and the train rolled on
Molnentariiy stunned, Ferguson re-
covered and crept forward through the
IRE to the throttle. He applied the
airbrakes. The long line Of ears
Evening star., 1936-11-17
Employees 0usting Follows
Morning of Negotiations
Between Union Members
and Officers of Company.
DEALINGS ABANDONED
BY REMINGTON.RAND
Labor Officials Demand That
Their Followers Be Employed
on Day Instead of Night Shifts
Is Blamed for End of Talks in
Statement From Firm.
By tie Associated Press.

By tie Associated Press.
SOUTH BEND, Ind. November II.
Charging the American Federation
Of Labor was making an attempt to
unionize the entire working force of
Bendix Products Corp. in South Bend,
j. P. Mahoney, vice president and
works manager, dismissed more than
1000 employees from work today.
The dismissal of the workers fol-
lowed a morning of negotiations be-
tween union members and officials of
the Bendix organization. 1t was the
first lockout ever put into effect in
South Bend.
Mahoney. in an address to the en-
ployes over the plants public address
system, directed them to check in
their tools and leave the plant in an
orderly manner. He gave no indica-
ton of plans for resuming work and
declined to amplify the statement TO
employees.
Vincent Bendix, president Of the
company, was reported to be in New
York today.
Workmen said they understood Ma
honey to mean that they had been
suspended indefinitely.
The National Labor Relations Board
several months ago directed an elec-
ton be held by Bendix employees to
determine whether they should be
represented in collective bargaining
negotiations with the plant manage
ment by the Bendix Employees Asso-
ciation or Federal Labor Union No. 9,
afnliated with the United Automobile
Workers of America.
Bendix appealed from the Labor
Boards order and no election has
been held.
Company officials in recent months
have met with representatives Of both
organizations of employees concerning
demands for increased wages and i'm
proved working conditions. After ex-
tended negotiations last Spring. wage
increases ranging from 3 to per
cent were granted, but the company
refused to make any agreement on
working conditions.
Evening star., 1936-11-17

overlooking Sixteenth street and re-
leased.
When she asked for q cigarette and
later when she requested one Of the
bandits to stop pointing his gun at her.
Miss Ash said she was told to shut up
If she didn't want her brains blown
out" She was not robbed.
Before leaving Holt, the bandits tore
the tags from his car and threw per-
sonal belongings from the machine.
A third bandit, who had been sitting
nearby In another car, followed them.
Miss Ash hailed . passing car on
Sixteenth street and told her story to
the first policeman she saw.
Evening star., 1936-11-17

manufacture of a variety Of war mate
rials and was chairman of the West
Orange Liberty Loan Organization.
He is director of the American-Ru
sian Chamber of Commerce and the
New Jersey State Chamber Of Com
merce and was director in the Ex-
ecutive Council of the N. r. A., as well
as being New Jersey director of that
agency.
Mr.. Edison is a member of Delta
Psi Fraternity and has been married
for 18 years.
Evening star., 1936-11-17
Ey the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, November 17.-Many
more millions of dollars were sluiced
today into the Nations rising stream
of purchasing power by year-end wage
increases, larger dividends and Christ
mas bonuses.
The cotton textile industry, swept
by the biggest cloth and yarn buying
boom veterans have seen in years,
raised wages over a broad front.
Pay boost announcements by leading
mills in the South and New England
were accepted by some cotton textile
men as indicating general increase
for the industrys 49,, 1000 workers, with
an annual pay roll totaling between
s275 5,000, 900 and 100000, 900 at the
current rate of operations.
Many mills announced 10 per cent
increases.
Tributaries feeding the stream in
cluded enlarged dividends totaling
nearly $40,000,000 by Is companies.
Kennecott Copper, American Smelt-
ing & Refining, General Foods and
Evening star., 1936-11-17
CENSORSHIP QUERIED

LONDON, November II GA
Socialist woman member of the House
of Commons, in apparent reference
to the Kings friendship with Mrs.
Wallis Simpson, asked from the floor
today why pages had been deletec
from American magazines reaching
England during the last few weeks"
Evening star., 1936-11-17
TIDE OF PAY RAISES
SWEEPS TEXTILES
More Millions Poured Into
Stream of Buying Power
by Big Firms.
BACKGROUND-

BACK
Inspired by Federal surtar on
undistributed earnings and in
creasing prosperity, corporations
throughout Nation began distribut-
ing supluses to stockholders and
employees carly this month. Millions
in corporations treasures, held for
contingencies, are due to be paid
out before January /.
Evening star., 1936-11-17
Summary of Today's Star

NATIONAL.
Peace hopes rise in maritime strike as
parleys resume. Page A-19
Roosevelt suggests self-registration
census Of jobless. Page Al
Roper sees N. r. A. law if business
fails to better conditions. Page AZ
Charles Edison, inventors son, named
to Navy post. Page Al
Green def1es own union to act as it
sees fit. Page Al
Engineer crawls through flames to halt
train after explosion. Page Al
Hopkins tells mayors w. P. A. to stay
till unemployment stops. Page Al
Morgenthau speaks today at Corcoran
Gallery mural exhibit. Page B.1
Washington realtors prominent at New
Orleans convention. Page AS
Roosevelt leaves Washington tonight
on mission of peace. Page Az
Employers take first step to comply
with social security law. Page AS
Government charged with failing to
protect dry States. Page A-10
Paraffin test reveals Mrs. Taylor, did
not fire weapon. Page Ais
Buddy" Rogers father may perform
wedding ceremony. Page Bill
Captain killed and two sailors are
washed overheard. Page AS
FOREIGN.
Rebels renew air raids on Madrid. with
heavy damage. Page AL
Conservative revolt" against Bald
wins rule threatened. Page As
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.
President Roosevelt approves plans for
inaugural parade. Page Al
Chest contributions reach 40.47 per
per cent of goal. Page Al
Girl amnesia victim here Is identified
by friends. Page Al
Man bound and robbed in park; girl
kidnapped, then released. Page Al
Capital man sues La Fontaine's over
alleged losses at dice. Page Az
Police plan another big lineup OF
robbery suspects. Page Az
Howard students back In classes;
johnson action awaited. Page Az
Evening star., 1936-11-17

(See WAGES, Page A-3)
Evening star., 1936-11-17

(See A. F. OF L., Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1936-11-17

tSee PARADE, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1936-11-17

(See CHEST, Page Aid
Evening star., 1936-11-17

(See HOPKINS. Page A-l9.)
The Washington times., 1936-08-13

These two youngsters are ex-
pected to make their presence con-
SpicuouS in next seasons "big
league" tennis hereabout and the
experts are anxious to adjudge
their potentiaities.
March, last years junior cham
pion, has been improving stead
lily and giving a good account Of
himself in divers tournaments.
Going to North Carolina
Harry is particularly anxious to
win tomorrow, for he is going to
North Carolina u, where tennis is
supreme, next year. and he would
not like to lose his last match
here. Harry graduated from Cen
tral in June.
Owens, a Western High young
ster, flashes tennis of high cali
ber on occasions and much is ex-
pected of him when he finally
reaches his peak.
The playground tennis cham
pionships have been held since
1928, but only one title was in
competition until 1929, when Dick
Tennyson, alert boys playground
director, inaugurated two cham
pionships, senior and junior, to
provide for the youngsters like
Tony Latona who had passed
their sixteenth year but were still
interested in playground activi-
ties.
March ROmps Home
Billy Contreras. Eastern High,
The Washington times., 1936-08-13
Sport Worlds
Passing Show
International News Service

Nc"B SoHFACO
United States women swept
Olympic diving while Jack
Medica triumphed in the 400
meter free-Style Swim..
Washington eight broke Olym-
pic course record in topping
British crew.
Sixteen-year-Old Dutch girl
picked by Eleanor Holm jarrett
to win the 1OO-meter backstrOke
championship
ROsaIind captured the elev.
enth HambletOnian Stake at
Goshen, N. Y, before a crowd
of $4,000. ..
FIoradora, S-tO-1O favOrite,
gallOped to victory in Alabama
Stakes, feature at Saratoga. >.
GuStave Eder, German well
terweight, knocked out Jimmy
LetO, of Hartford, Conn.,, in
ninth round of New York bout.
Helen Peterson, of Stamford,
Conn, advanced to Semi-finals
in Eastern Tennis Singles
championship at Rye. N. ", by
3-6, ga, S-6 victory over
Gracyn Wheeler, Santa Monica,
Calf.
Bryant M. "Bitsy" Grant. sir,
and Frank A. Parker gained
semi-finals in mems singles.
The Washington times., 1936-08-13
Portney Trim S
Phil FUR

BALTIMORE, Md, Aug. ia
hip injury greatly handicapped
Phil Furr, District welterweight
champion, in his bout with Jack
Portney, Baltimore'S Southpaw
flash, and consequently he lost an
exciting 12-round decision and the
unofficial welterweight champion
ship of the South in a bout here
last night.
Portney dropped Furr for no
count in the second round and
then gradually pulled out front
in points until Furr's only hope of
victory lay in a kayo. In the
twelfth and last round Furr con-
nected with his weakened punch
and Portney was badly dazed, but
he managed to weave and duck
his way out of further trouble
until the bell.
The Washington times., 1936-08-13
White Captures
HambIet0nian

GOSHEN, N. Y, Aug. 13.-Ben
White, gray-haired veteran LeXing-
ton trainer, held an enviable posi-
ton in trotting history today as a
result of the record-breaking vic
tory scored by his sons horse
RoSalind-in yesterdays tenth re-
newal of the Hambletonian classic
here.
White drove the thin-shanked,
bay filly to triumph in straight
heats, becoming the first driver
to bring home two winners
in the Hambletonian stakes. He
won with Mary Reynolds in 1888.
Rosalind, owned by Gibson
White who was unable to drive be-
cause of illness, trotted the first
heat in 2:0134, the best time ever
established by a winner, to pick
up $19,269 for her owner.
Brownie Hanover, of the Han
over Shoe Farms, finished in Sec
ond place after taking second in
the first heat and third in the
final. william N. ReyonldS' Ed
Lasater, co-favorite with the filly
wound up third
The Washington times., 1936-08-13

VOTE AMERICAN.
The Washington times., 1936-08-13

sTENOGRAPHER for local hotel, age 22-28,
Gentle, must have credit or finance Of
flee exp. Good salary. Personnel Service.
1911 G St n W
The Washington times., 1936-08-13

When a guy hits .351 he's worth
a trial in any league.
Connie Mack. gray-haired man.
ager of the Philadelphia AS fig
ured this way at least and signed
Lou Finney to a contract in 1892
after the young outfielder had
banged the ball at such clip in
the Pacific Coast League.
Finney came to the AS from
Portland. He led the circuit in
base hits with 268 and fielded SEN
sationally. He's been with the AS
ever since.
Lou likes to drive mules to a log
dray. also hunt rabbits in the off
season. He's tall and rangy and
we'll built" for the hardships a
campaign puts on a big league ball
player. He was born in Buffalo.
Ala. August 13, 1910.
The Washington times., 1936-08-13
Elite Giants Return
To Play Crawfords

Washington's Elite Giants, col,
ored, will return from Denver this
week to play, the Pittsburgh Craw,
fords, 1885 world baseball cham,
pions, at Griffith Stadium.
School Boy Griffith, Giant pitch
ing ace, is expected to stage a
pitchers battle with Satchel Paige,
faSt-ball artist of the Crawfords
in Saturdays opening game. called
at 3 p. m. The first game Sunday
starts at LAS p. m.
While in Denver the Giants par
ticipated in the Denver Post tour,
nament.
The Washington times., 1936-08-13

was last years senior title-hoIder
but has since outgrown the class.
Yesterday March romped away
from Paul Falconer, Montrose.
6I3, 6-1, while Owens was
trimming Delwin Blue, Takoma
Park, even more easily, 60, 81.
Mike Nunez, Montrose Park,
scored a surprise in the junior
division when he upset the ia
vorite, Leonard Sokol, Burroughs,
"a, GO, while Jimmy Hardey,
Burroughs. gained the other final
berth by defeating Bob Kirk,
Kenilworth, 60, 60.
Both finals are scheduled at
1920 a. m. at Chevy Chase to-
morrow morning.
The Washington times., 1936-08-13
Special Notices

Special Notices 13
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copying for over 25 years MAJ. 1900.
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Special Notices

NOTICE is hereby given that special
meeting of the stockholders of the Dis,
trict Title Insurance Company will be held
at the office of said Company, 1913 Eye
Street, Northwest, in the City of Washing
ton, District of Columbia. at IL o'clock
(noon) on the 2Sth day of August. 1886,
for the purpose of considering proposals
to increase the amount of its capital stock.
and such other business as may properly
come before said meeting. ARTHUR G.
BISHOP, JACOB S. GRUvER, j. P.
STORY, VIM. M. BEALL. E. C. BALTZ.
H. G. SMITHY. ALFRED H. LAWSON,
CLAUD LIVINGSTON, T. HOWARD
DUCKETT, BRUCE BAIRD. R. E. BUCK
LEY. Directors.