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Evening star., 1936-10-13
Textile Workers
Seek Pay Raise
OF 20 Per Cent
Return to Labor Load
of N. II. A. Period
Also asked.
Ey the Associated Press.

PROVIDENCE, r. T., October l3.-
A Nation wide 20 per cent wage in
crease, a 40-hour week and a return
to the so-called work load that pre-
vailed during the N. R. A. period" will
be demanded by the United Textile
Workers of America, Thomas F. Nc
Mahon. international president Of the
union, announced here today.
The demand. to be made by the
unions Executive Council at q meet
ing in New York before October 28"
will be executing instructions given
ut the recent international convention
of the U. T. w." Mcmahon said.
THE Executive Council will be en-
powered to designate a definite date
for enforcing Of the demands" Nc
Mahon said.
There are two factors that enter
into the general textile picture to-
day which dictate such action:
''First-Business conditions through
out the industry are such that q
wage increase demand Is justified.
All branches Of the textile industry
report good business, and leaders of
the industry report a good volume
of orders, not only pouring In now,
but that the future Is exceedingly
bright.
"Secondly-Living costs are rising
constantly. and textile workers are
feeling the effects Of these rising costs.
The effects are such as to make it
impossible for present-day wage
schedules to square with living costs. 4"
Evening star., 1936-10-13
COAST PLEA RENEWED.

SAN FRANCISCO, October 13 R.-
Pacific Coast waterfront employers re-
newed their plea today for arbitration
Of disputed labor issues as Federal
niediators worked against time to
avert shipping tie-up tomorrow mid.
night.
The employers committee in an
open memorandum to the Interna.
tional Longshoremen's Association re-
called the arbitration proposal made
prior to termination Of working agree.
ments October /.
These agreements technically were
continued to midnight Thursday at
the request Of the United States Mari
time Commission. ~
Evening star., 1936-10-13
Unconscious Army Pilot Falls
5000 Feet Before Bailing Out
Cadet Contributes I'm.
usual Chapter to
Caterpillar Club.

Catapaulted into space over Denbigh
Va, after falling unconscious, q dis
tance Of 5000 feet in . disintegrating
Army bombardment airplane, Flying
Cadet Floyd Eyre. 49th Bombardment
Squadron. General Headquarters Air
Force. has contributed an unusual
chapter to the history Of the mythical
Caterpillar Club, on file in the War
Department.
Cadet Eyre was flying the bomber
from Langley Field, Va, on . train
ing mission with Pvt. Marvin 8.
Cranfin Of the same squadron rs
passenger, when he began . power
on dive from an altitude OF 10000
feet. The speed had increased to
220 miles per hour when the rudder
pedals began vibrating rapidly. The
pilot tried to pull out Of the dive,
but the vibration increased and then
everything seemed to let loose"
II didn't know it then" he said in
the report which has just been re-
ceived here by Maj. Falk Harmel, Air
Reserve. custodian of the Caterpillar
Club records, but the rear half of
the fuselage had snapped OF right
through the rear cockpit and thrown
my passenger, Pvt. Cranfill. out into
space.
Became Unconscious.
"The part Of the plane I was in
whipped over to an upside down posi-
ton. AS 1t did SO. all can remember
is hearing what sounded like glass
breaking, and the ship vibrating ter
rifically before passed into uncon-
sciousneS with hopeless, sickening
feeling. 1t seemed TO me that ! in
stantly came to and realized that
was whirling dizzily in an inverted
spin. Actually, I had fallen about
5000 feet with the wreckage before
regaining consciousness, during which
time the wings had snapped Of Just
beyond the motor mounts. But I
didn't know the plane had gone to
pieces. thought it was still all in
tact, except possibly the rudder.
IT haven't any idea what speed the
motors were turning at this time. I
seemed to be spinning so fast
couldn't see anything. All I could
think of was to get out Of the plane
and get out quick. Due to being
pressed against the hood with con-
siderable force, I had a little trouble
reaching the latch. When I pulled it,
the hood opened easily. Then when
reached down and unlatched my
safety belt. shot out Of the cockpit
like o rocket. I went so fast that I
can't remember leaving the plane at
all. The next thing I knew I was
in space, spinning in every conceivable
direction, with my arms and legs
outstretched to the limit. After q
second or two. I tried to bring my
hand over to pull the rip cord. But
1t wasn't as easy as that. I could
bend my arm at the elbow, but I
seemed to be helpless in getting my
hand across my chest.
Finally Finds Cord.
II tried once, then twice, and the
third time I was getting little ex-
cited. I managed to get my hand
where the ripcord should normally be,
but it wasn't there. Then I made
frantic effort and reached clear
around under my left arm. It was
there, alright, and. believe me, got
1t. I yanked 1t with such force that
1t fiew out Of my hand.
"An Of q sudden, without any warm
ing, I was jerked up with q terrible
Evening star., 1936-10-13
M'NAIR WITHDRAWS
MAYOR RESIGNATION
Letter Tells Pittsburgh Council
to Give It No Further
Consideration.

BY tne Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH October l3.-wn-
liam N. McNair notified Council today
he has revoked" his resignation rs
Mayor of Pittsburgh.
He sent Gregory Zatkovich, former
city solicitor, to the city clerks ONCE
with q letter saying:
'The President and Members OF
Council:
II hereby revoke and recall my let
ter Of resignation bearing date Of Oc-
tober 6, 1896, and withdraw same from
your further consideration.
Respectfully yours,
WILLIAM N. McNAIR, Mayor"
McNair arrived at his decision after
comforting today with Leslie M. john
ston, who had been dismissed by Act
ing Mayor Cornelius D. Scully.
Council accepted McNairs resigna-
tion last week and Scully automatic
ally became acting Mayor.
Scully, president of Council, and
other members Of Council declined to
comment Immediately beyond saying
they considered the. McNair resigna-
ton CLOSED incident"
Evening star., 1936-10-13
Ofiicial Asked for Resi-.
dents Report,

Reinstatement Ofiicial Asked for Resi-.
dents Report.
Resettlement Administration Off.
cials were awaiting today q detailed
declaration OF grievances by home.
steaders at Houston Gardens, Tex
who say efforts are being made to
oust them
The ONCE Of Maj. ]. o. Walker, di.
rector OF the Management Division.
said that ofiicial had conferred re-
Gently at Houston with four Of the
protesting residents and had asked
for q full report. 1t had not been
received, his aides said
They asserted the Houston project
was turned over to local association
on June Q in order to place IL on tax
rolls and to provide :or repayment to
the Government of SITS ,5S6 construc.
tion costs. Soon sfterwsrd the asso.
ciation called upon '4milies occupy
ing the project under temporary
rental agreement to sign permanent
sales contracts.
Evening star., 1936-10-13

For what?" the wandering Way.
slider wanted to know.
They always call 1t for speeding,
said Jueneman, but the real reason
Is that I carry . Landon-Knox plate
on my car.
I'm going to keep that sign, how
ever, If it costs me a million dollars. n
CONCESSION.
OUR operative who keeps tab on
happenings up at Frederick, Nd,
submits this item with apologies. He
wasn't able to get the complete story.
Just before the Fall term opened
at Hood College, one Of Frederick's
famous institutions, young man
about town had his picture taken.
Being rather handsome, the photog-
rapher put the picture in his window.
Soon afterward the young man OBJ
tained permission to sit just inside
the door so he could hear the COM
ment Of the college girls as they
gaZed on his likeness
The operative regrets he isn't able
to give exact quotes. but maybe Way
side readers have imagination.
SPEAKERS.
OATS that have looked at kings are
pretty inferior animals as COM
pared with the one out in Chevy
Chase which will listen only to presi-
Dental candidates on the radio.
Let either President Roosevelt or
Gov. Landon step up to the mike and
the cat curls up in her mistress lap
and purrs from one end Of the speech
TO the other. But, just let one Of the
minor spellbinders OF either party
take on the air and the cat promptly
leaves the room.
Evening star., 1936-10-13
Insurgents Repulsed on Six Fronts,
Madrid Reports.

MADRID. October 13 [P.-Stubborn
Socialist militiamen, fighting bitterly
to halt an insurgent advance on Mad
rid, won fresh victories in six en-
gagements with Rascist troops, the
war ministry reported today.
Government operations In scattered
sectors brought new assaults on in
surgent attackers, the ministry de.
clared. while other Socialist forces
repulsed Fascist drives.
The war ministry claimed these
achievements:
/. Socialist troops at Robledo De
Chavela resisted successfully strong
attacks by insurgent columns attempt
ing to push toward the strategic CEN
ter of El Escorial from the Fascist
dominated stronghold at Cerebros.
2. Government militia columns, op-
Grating from bases at Navas Del Rey
and Pelayos, hindered an insurgent
drive eastward from San Martin De
Valdeiglesias with strong counter
attacks.
Battle Over Communications.
3. Defending Socialists halted .
Fascist threat on the important COM
munications center at Castillejos,
holding the attacking divisions on the
north bank Of the Tagus River near
Mocejon.
1. Insurgent formations were scat
tered in bitter fighting near Ternuel,
provincial capital in Eastern-Central
Spain, with 40 Fascist soldiers killed
and 200 others taken prisoners.
S. Blockading drives north Of To-
ledo, an insurgent base southwest Of
Madrid, halted Fascist advances near
Olias Del Rey and Bargas.
s. With dynamite and artillery, in
vading government bomb squads
led by Asturian miners-pushed into
Oviedo, Asturian city In the far north.
About four-fifths Of the city was de-
clared occupied by the Socialists as
insurgent defenders retired.
Two new ministerial DEGREES were
announced by the Madrid administra-
ton. The ministry Of agriculture or.
dered confiscation Of all rural estates
belonging to persons directly or in.
directly implicated in the Fascist re-
bellion.
Free secondary school education was
decreed by the ministry of education
for all children, extending the privi-
leges which previously had been Of
fered only in elementary schools.
Evacuation Of Toledo.
Military circles debated reports the
insurgent forces occupying Toledo had
begun evacuation Of that war-shAt-
tered city II miles southwest Of the
capital.
/. While some interested officials
laughed ct the unconfirmed reports.
GuiIlermo Peres Aqua, Toledo Mayor
who fied after Fascists seized the city,
Evening star., 1936-10-13

directed her to 90 down the cellar
and change into her uniform. After
an absence OF much too long
time, the maid shoiDed up, still
dressed for the street, a frightened
look on her face
There's no cellar in this house"
she obserued, comment on the
trend to,Dard recreation rooms that
should be mighty fattering to in
terror decorators and the makers
OF n,odernistic furniture.
4
MARKERS.
THERE Is resident Of nearby Mary.
land who feels that a bit of mur'
der occasionally Is justified.
Purchasing a piece Of undevelopet
property that contained several ma.
jestic trees, he contracted for thu
clearing Of the land after CAREFUL.
marking the trees that were to be lef
standing.
Yes, that's what happened.
The workmen, equally as carefully
cut down every tree that had beer
marked.
Evening star., 1936-10-13
Maritime
Continued From First Page.)

been held with West Coast labor and
civic leaders, all of whom urged the
Federal board to intervene Because
the act under which it was created
does not become effective until Octo-
ber 26, the commisSon heretofore had
indicated it would not take action at
this time.
"In the public interest this commits
sion purposes to use to the fullest ex-
tent its power and authority, both legal
and moral, to prevent the threatened
(strike) catastrophe" its statement
said
1t added, Therefore the commission
is undertaking an investigation to de-
termine the merits Of the various cues
tions involved and upon completion of
1t, without delay, will announce its
findings"
The commission described the Pacific
Coast situation as q matter "of grave
public concern" and said it appeared
an agreement between operators and
the unions could not be reached before
October 16.
Evening star., 1936-10-13
CREDENTIALS PRESENTED
Bullitt Pledges France Efforts to
Reinforce Friendship.

PARIS, October Is R.-Ambassa-
dor william c. Bullitt pledged himself
to efforts to reinforce Franco Amer
ican friendship on the basis of loyalty
to liberty, democracy and peace" in
presenting his credentials to President
Albert Lebrun today. Lebrun replied
he would find the French unanimously
In accord with his efforts.
The new United States envoy, who
succeeds Jesse Isidor straus, resigned
prior to his recent death, brought
greetings to President Lebrun from
President Roosevelt for the happi.
ness and prosperity Of your great
country"
Evening star., 1936-10-13
PLANES BOMB CAVALRY.

WITH THE INSURGENT FORCES
NEAR SAN MARTIN DE VALDEIG-
LESIAS, Spain, October Is CP).-Gov-
ernment planes rained q heavy bonn
bardment Of steel on insurgent troops
today in an attempt to halt the Fascist
advance on Madrid.
Three ships dropped more than so
bombs on concentrations of Moorish
cavalry outside the walls Of San
Martin.
Many cavalrymen - mounted on
mules-huddled sidewise across the
animals and threw blankets over them
selves for protection. Some escaped
with slight wounds when the mules
were shot from under them.
The bombardment wrecked several
houses.
Fascist headquarters at Burgos re-
ported the Avila troops were continu-
ing q "mop-up" campaign. occupying
small settlements In the San Martin
sector)
Insurgent commanders whose forces
seized the huge power dams on the
Alberche River cut the supply lines to
the capital yesterday.
Although they occupied the plants
Saturday. the Fascists were forced to
wait until the arrival Of An electrical
expert who could pull the switches and
stop the dynamos. AL the regular en-
gineering force ut the plant either had
been killed by retreating government
militiamen or had disappeared from
the region.
Omcers declared the five power sta
tions supplied IS 900 kilowatt hours of
current to Madrid. BY cutting the
switches, four-fifths of the capitals
electrical supply was blocked, they as
serted. leaving Madrid only q small
amount from another plant near
Guadalajara.
Evening star., 1936-10-13
RACING REPORTERS
SAIL FOR MANILA.
kieran and Miss KiIga|Ien
Leave Hongkong-Ekins
Waits Clipper Take-of.
0y the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
: NEW YORK. october 13.-An
ocean liner making a two-day trip
8om Hongkong to Manila carried to-
day two of the three reporters In .
xound-the-w race, while the third
waited in Manila hoping for an early
Start on a flight across the Pacific.
= Aboard the liner President Pierce
were Dorothy Kilgallen and Leo
Kieran, who had arrived in separate
Planes at Hongkong only an hour
apart.
The President Pierce is due in
Manila Thursday morning in time to
allow the two reporters to catch the
pan-American China Clipper on her
nrst passenger flight to the United
States.
: H. r. Ekins, the third entrant, who
has been in the lead since the third
day Of the race, planned to leave
Manila at l pm. Eastern standard
time) today on the Hawaii Clipper,
! mail and freight carrying plane.
weather conditions prevented the
plane from taking off yesterday and
may hold it at Manila again today.
EaS%s
sssas ss PLANE FORCED BACK.
Evening star., 1936-10-13
TRAFFIC CHANGES
URGED BY CITIZENS
Northeast Group Expresses Re
grets Over Resignation
of Roberts.


Resolutions calling for changes in
District trafic regulations, including
abolition of the speed limit, were
adopted last night by the Northeast
Citizens Association.
Honking Of horns also was recon-
mended for abolition. Another resolu-
tion suggested extension Of time for
the caution light at intersections to
allow pedestrians to cross move safely.
ALI vehicular traffic would be stopped
while the amber light is flashing.
In other resolutions. the association
opposed one-man street cars. asked for
a scent street car and bus fare, OBJ
jected to purchase of secondhand
equipment by the Capital Transit Co.,
expressed regret at the resignation Of
Peoples Counsel William A. Roberts
and appreciation Of his services, and
recommended the P. w. A. improve the
playground on Ninth street northeast.
The playground, created after several
old buildings were demolished. usually
Is a mass of mud or dust, depending
on the weather, q resolution said. The
p. w. A. will be asked to grade and
improve the ground.
e. H. Tucker was elected president
Of the association for his forty-third
term. He has been president for a
years, during which he has missed
only one regular meeting.
Other officers elected were Roscoe
Jenkins. first vice president; Francis
NJ. Painter, second vice president:
Joseph H. Notes, secretary; Edwin G.
Worden, treasurer; John r. Collan,
financial secretary; L. A. Jet, ]. F.
Broadfoot, DR.. Edward Macon, A. J.
Hendricks and James j. Knighton,
Executive Committee.
Evening star., 1936-10-13

OF real estate in Italy. The great Fascist leader
of the italians has decreed levy of per cent
upon the value Of all real estate to help pay for
the conquest of Ethiopia. To make sure that the
cash thsu loaned to the government Is . real
levy upon capital, Mussolini forbids landlords
to pass it to tenants in increased rents grocers
to collect 1t from their customers in higher
prices and so on through the economic structure.
In many countries threatened with COLLECTIVE
ism and absolutism IN their various forms.
frightened investors have thought 1t advisable
to sink their capital In real estate 80 that they
might have something tangible in case Of emer-
gency. Something tangible Is exactly what the
Evening star., 1936-10-13

for conferences with Premier Blum re-
garding the Locarno conference
A foreign ONCE spokesman said the
German protest was considered in the
light Of calling attention Of the
French government" to statements al
legged to have been made by Thorez
during party rallies in Alsace-Lorraine.
He insisted the conversation be-
tween Dirk Forster. the German
Charge. and Paul Bareeton. director
of political and commercial affairs
for the French foreign ONCE, was "en.
tirely friendly"
A spokesman for the Germany En-
bassy. however, said Berlin took a se-
rious attitude toward the Communist
campaign in Alsace-Lorraine and
looked for q quick explanation from
Premier Blum's government.
Agreement Cited.
The Germans cited an agreement
whereby France and Germany UNDER
took to avoid political demonstrations
along the frontier and indicated they
believed the Blum government should
have banned all Communist meetings.
The German protest was made
orally by Forster because Count
Johannes Won welczeck, the Ambas-
sador, was on vacation.
German officials took exception TO
two incidents" at the Strasbourg
meeting.
The first was Thorezs alleged state
ment French Communists prefer an
honorable Negro to a dishonorable
Hitler" and an asserted misquotation
OF the Reichsfuehrer's Winter relief
speech delivered in Germany Octo-
Der 8.
The second. German officials de-
clared. was the use of a cartoon at
the Partisan session which showed
the following picture:
A red-nosed Hitler sitting on q
building with crumbling columns
labeled culture. religion and art. with
. skeleton in uniform on one side Of
the chancellor who held an olive
branch in one hand and the other
raised in q Fascist salute. A blood
red dagger was between Hitlers
teeth.
Hitler Quotation Reported Used.
Thorez was charged with reading
passages from Hitler's book, "Mein
Kampf" (My struggle). to support his
contention that Communists alone
raise their voices against Hitler, who
seeks only to isolate and destroy
France"
Communists are ready to reach an
understanding with German peoples
and even with Hitler, but only within
the framework of the League G:
Nations and with indivisible peace and
collective security" Thorez said at the
rally.
The Germans said the incident
threatened to balk recent efforts
toward Franco-German reconciliation
as evidenced by the recent visits Of DR..
Hjalmar Schacht. German minister CT
economics, to Paris and Paul Bastid.
French minister of economy, to Berlin.
The trend Of the conversations thus
far Is not serious" D foreign once
spokesman acknowledged, expressing
the opinion German indignation should
take the form Of legal action against
Communists or against newspapers
publishing Thorezs remarks rather
than In a protest to the government.
Dispute Complicated.
The German protest added a con-
crete international complication to the
"lost provinces" dispute between Com
munists and Rightists.
Before the week end speeches there
were reports at strasbourg-subse-
quently denied from Berlin-that Hit
ler's black-coated IS 8 men" had re-
inforced the German border guard.
Evening star., 1936-10-13
RECEIVE DEGREES
Editor and STAFF Members Of
Brookings Institution Honored.

Brookings Institution Honored.
Felix Morley. editor of the WASH
ington Post. and two staff members
OF the Brookings Institution-Lewis
Merriam and Leo Pasvolsky-received
the degree Of doctor of philosophy
from the institution at its annual din
ner last nights
While the charter of the institution
empowers 1t to grant degrees, the right
Is exercised only in unusual instances
and in cases in which a member of
its stan, who has done extensive grad
uate work ut q university, also has
done important research at the in
stitution.
The graduate work of Pasvolsky
was done at the City College of New
York and at the Institute of Interna-
tional Studies, Geneva.
Meriam's work was done at Har-
ward University, and Morley studied
at Oxford University and the Insti-
tute of International Studies.
Evening star., 1936-10-13
Quail Claimed by Ransom.

SEATTLE R).-A. M. Hamrick
wrote the State Game Department he
was holding . quail for Sill ram
som, the cost Of q window it broke
in flying into his house. Webster
Ransom. who holds . game protec-
tors badge, went after 1t.
Evening star., 1936-10-13
3OHOMESTEADERS
FIGHT U.S.0US
Houston Families Refuse to
Sign New Contracts ard
Defy Election.
BY the Associated Press.


HOUSTON, Tex, october Ia
More than 30 homesteaders in the
Nations first Federal resettlement
project, defying what they termed
efforts to make them vacate, retained
the services Of an attorney today.
At . meeting last night marked by
sharp words. a group Of homesteaders
on the project-Houston Gardens
said they had refused to sign new
contracts offered them, contending the
original agreement with the Govern
ment has been violated.
When the colony Of 100 homes was
established two years ago it was
under the Department Of the Interior.
Later. management passed to the
Rural Resettlement Administration.
New contracts were drawn. Some
homesteaders signed. Eighteen FAM
tlies moved away and their homes
were turned over to renters.
Spokesman for the dissatisfied
homesteaders said that Sunday the
association began serving notices TO
vacate on those who hadn't signed.
GRIEVANCES AWAITED HERE.
Evening star., 1936-10-13

declared he intended to drive home
today"
The Mayor asserted q Socialist skir-
mishing party had succeeded in
smashing through to the bull fighting
ing fighting Sunday.
Heavy bombardment by 18 govern
ment planes forced the Fascists to re-
tire, the Mayor added.
PLANES BOMB CAVALRY.
Evening star., 1936-10-13
Spain
CONTINUED From First Page.)

Talavera de la Reina was reported
ready for an offensive against Madrid
(which may take q long time, but Of
which the result is certain"
A Fascist column from Toledo, the
reports said. pushed forward toward
Aranjuez, south of the capital. and
bombarded . railroad station there.