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Evening star., 1936-11-12
ARABS SHUN PROBE
BEGUN BY BRITISH
Commission Investigating Riots
That Cost 314 Lives and
$15,000,0O0 Loss.

JERUSALEM, November IL P.-
Boycotted by Arabs, the British Royal
Commission today opened its investis
CATION of the six-month reign of ter
ror in the Holy Land.
Arab leaders, pressing their fight
for cessation of Jewish immigration
into Palestine, refused to attend the
session.
Sir Arthur Grenfell Wauchope,
British high commissioner, formally
opened the inquiry with reception to
nearly 200 Jews, church leaders and
members of the government.
The investigation, focused on the
bloody riots which have taken a toll
of 314 Arabs, Jews and Britons killed
and economic loss estimated at SIS
10000, will start actively tomorrow
when the commission will start
weeks tour of Palestine's main trouble
centers.
The commission, with Lord Peel as
chairman, is charged with finding the
underlying causes of the disorders and
ascertaining whether Arabs or Jews
have legitimate cause for grievances
over the manner in which the British
mandate of Palestine has been carried
out.
In addition to Lord Peel, the COM
mittee members are Sir Horace Rum
bold, Sir Laurie Hammond, Sir Morrie
Carter, Sir Harold Morris and Prof.
Reginald Coupland.
Evening star., 1936-11-12
%92,359 RAISED
| ON FIRST DAY Of
CHEST CAMPAIGN
Total Is 20 Per Cent of Goal
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
at Luncheon.
JENNINGS ANNOUNCES
DEADLINE NOVEMBER ~
1000 Persons Take Signal From
Meeting to Open Drive to
Obtain 81, 1868, 900.

Swinging into full stride on its OPEN
ing day, the ninth annual campaign
of the Community Chest today had
raised total of $492 ,359 SO to support
IS agencies during the coming year.
This is % per cent of the total goal
assigned of 81 ,969, 900.
Announcement Of latest contribu-
tions was made at a stirring report
luncheon at the Willard Hotel, pre-
sided over by Coleman Jennings, cam
paign chairman, who announced that
this year there would be absolutely
no prolongation of the campaign be-
yond November "a.
Four Units Make Reports.
The grand total today was composed
Of the reports from four solicitation
units. The official report Of the largest,
the Special Assignment Unit, made by
Joseph P. Tumulty, was s400,511, but
this was raised, of the record" by
another $4,000 pledge reported at the
last minute by Mrs. Charles A. Gold
smith, vice chairman of this unit. The
Special Assignment Unit has raised
70.68 per cent of its quota.
The Group Solicitation Unit was re-
ported by Vice Chairman John L.
Vandergrift to have raised $33,066.l3,
which is 818 per cent Of its quota.
The governmental unit was reported
by Maj. Gen. Merritte w. Ireland to
have raised $37,5l8, or So per cent of
its quota.
The Metropolitan Unit was reported
by Chauncey G. Parker, jr., to have
raised sl8,764.50, or 1919 per cent of
its quota.
The official total registered on the
big bulletin board before the more than
TOO workers at the big luncheon was
S487 ,359 SO. to which was added in
formally the extra $4,000, raising the
grand total to s492 2,359.63.
Seek to Exceed Goal.
Keyed TO the campaign slogan,
Arrest These Public Enemies, Hum
ger. Disease. Crime. Despair" the
Chest campaign organization Of more
than 1000 individuals took the signal
Of this first report meeting, to push
the drive throughout the city to
send the pledges this year well over
the top Of the goal.
In all phases Of the city life, gov
ernmental. business. home, the Chest
forces will penetrate with the appeal
to BE C Man" and give to the
Community Chest"
Chest workers and the public will
be appealed to tonight by Newbold
Noyes, former president of the Com
munity Chest and former campaign
(See CHEST, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1936-11-12
ROOSEVELT PLANS
GREENbELT VISIT
President Will Inspect Re-
settlement Project After
Lunch Tomorrow.
BY J. RUSSELL YOUNG,

President Roosevelt will put aside
his work tomorrow afternoon ant
motor to Greenbelt. Md, to inspect
the suburban community built there
by the Resettlement Administration.
On his visit to this resettlement
project, better known locally as TUG.
welltown," Mr.. Roosevelt will be &C.
companied by DR.. Rexford Tugwell
Undersecretary Of Agriculture ant
head Of the Resettlement Administra.
tion. Tugwell has given much personal
attention to the planning and con.
struction Of this so-called mode,
suburban community.
The President will leave the White
House after lunch tomorrow and ex-
poets to be gone nearly two hours.
His personal inspection of this par
ticular community project is expected
to aid him in drawing up his plan to
curtail somewhat the Resettlement
Administration activities throughout
the country and to put this agency
under one Of the permanently estab-
lished departments of the Govern
ment, probably the Agriculture De-
partment.
May Have Major Role.
There is q possibility that Reset
tlement also may have a major role in
Federal farm tenant program.
This series of expressions have
reached the public recently:
Tugwell said he hoped the agency
would become part of the Agriculture
Department.
Mr.. Roosevelt said he had talked
with Tugwell about farm tenancy and
making the agency permanent.
Secretary Wallace told press con-
ference yesterday that most activities
of Resettlement were agricultural and
that in ANY thorough-going reor-
ganization of independent and emer-
gency agencies" now being studied by
executive and legislative groups, q
natural" result would place Resettle.
ment in the Agriculture Department.
The President today continued hi.
minute study of the budget estimate.
for the next fiscal year, which he hope,
to have in fairly good shape before HI
leaves Washington Monday night fol
his visit to Buenos Aires to participate
in the opening of the Pan-Americar
Conference there.
~Confers With Bell.
Daniel w. Bell, acting director o.
the Budget Bureau, who has been II
conference with the President q par,
Of each day since Mr.. Roosevelt's re.
turn here after the election, was will
(See ROOSEVELT, Page AID
Evening star., 1936-11-12
ROOSEVELT JOINS
FIGHT ON AbATT0|R
WHILE SUIT NEARS
Commissioners Deny Permit
Pending Court Decision
on MandamuS.
WHITE HOUSE INTEREST
IS HELD SURE BARRIER
Secretary Ickes Has Conference
With President, Intervention
Following Quickly.
President Roosevelt personally joined

President Roosevelt personally Joined
the forces opposed to the re-establish-
ment Of q stockyards and meat-render-
ing plant in Northeast Washington to-
day as the District Commissioners, at
q special board meeting, decided to
withhold issuance Of a permit to Adolf
Gobel, Inc, pending the decision Of
United States District Court on a man.
damus suit brought by the packing
plant.
The Intervention OF the Chief Ex-
ecutive, brought about by Secretary Of
the Interior Ickes. was regarded today
as certain to block issuance Of any
permit to the packing firm, and in ef-
feet guaranteed that the Commission
ers would make every effort, through
the courts, to prevent the packing firm
from building the plant.
Ickes had conference this morn
ing with the President, and it was be-
lieved the proposed abattoir was dis
cussed at that time. On his way out
Of the Presidents oflce. however.
Ickes declined to discuss the subject
other than to say he was opposed to
the issuance of the permit. 1t was
understood the President lost little
time, after having the matter de-
scribed to him by Ickes, in getting
in touch with the Board Of Commis-
sioners at the District Building.
Majority Report Overridden.
Their action was In the nature Of a
rebuff to q majority report of a spe-
cial committee of District officials
who had recommended issuance of
the permit provided the packing hrm
complied with certain conditions as
Q precaution against becoming a pub
lie nuisance. Health Ofhcer George
C. Rutland had headed the COM
mittee.
Immediately after the hearing Of
legal testimony bearing on the man.
damus suit the Commissioners meet
ing adjourned for another session
with Elwood H. Seal, corporation
counsel OF the District.
The decision was regarded as a par
tial victory by leaders of civic interests
and Federal oficials who have sought
all along to delay or defeat the
proposal to re-establish stock yards
in an area where extensive park de-
velopments are under way.
Commissioner George E. Allen, In
the absence Of any formal statement
issuing from the meeting, explained
that legal questions involved in the
controversy were the sole matter Of
discussion at the special board meet
ing.
To Appeal IL Writ Is Granted.
Specializing on the action Of the
District Court, on which the whole
case now seems to hinge. Allen indi-
Gated the Commissioners would take
an appeal, providing the court granted
the application Of a writ compelling
them to issue . building permit to
the Gobel flrm.
Secretary Ickes. who has reserved
q 54-acre tract of land in the vicinity
(see ABBATOIR, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1936-11-12
- the Associated Press.

LONDON, November 1.-THE Mar
quis Of Donegal. London society col
umnist, lamented his journalistic
curiosity today.
The marquis ordered . Milwaukee,.
Wis, clipping bureau to send him all
newspaper stories on the divorce OF
Mrs. Ernest Simpson, King Edwards
American friend.
He and few colleagues just wanted
to see how American newspapers would
handle the story, Lord Donegal de-
clared.
Now he's inundated with informa-
ton. He ruefully surveyed his Uttered
apartment and ONCE, piled high With
patches Of clippings, and hoped now
''the damn things will stop coming"
His rooms are overnowing. Besides
those clippings that had come before,
Evening star., 1936-11-12
.FACT|0NAL STRIFE
OF LABOR GROWS
Green, Formally Replying to
Lewis, Denies Charges
of Conspiracy.
BY JOHN c. HENRY.

Labor's cause in America continued
to be q dominating topic Of news to-
day as factional strife grew more Bit
ter in one direction while assurances
were coming from another that politi-
cal manifestations OF the movement
would proceed unabated and with q
definite objective.
Latest development in the con-
troversial aspect was formal reply by
william Green. president of the
American Federation of Labor, to
John L. Lewis. president Of the United
Mine Workers, regarding charges Of
conspiracy directed against the former.
In . letter addressed to Lewis,
Green denied the four charges di-
rectly and categoricaly, informed the
Mine Workers president that he would
be unable to meet with their Executive
Board on November 10 as requested
and cited his 80 years membership in
the Mine Workers in refutation Of any
charges Of neglecting their best in
terests.
League to Continue.
Meanwhile. Maj. George L. Berry,
president of Labor's Non-Partisan
League, in q joint press conference
with Lewis and Sidney Hillman, an
nounced the league would continue in
existence, with its broad objective being
the furtherance of liberalism in the
United States" and its more immediate
objective the election or reelection Of
liberal and pro-labor officials in the
1898 elections.
A third development Of the past "a
hours was the announced decision Of
the executive board Of the Amalga-
mated Clothing Workers of America
to open . concerted drive for increased
wages in that industry. The union is
one of the most powerful members Of
the Committe for Industrial Orgar.
zation, which already has been q factor
in forcing higher wages in the steel
industry. where their organizing drive
Is well under way.
At its closing session yesterday the
clothing workers board reafirmed its
support of the c, I. o. and took no
action toward sending delegates to
the American Federation OF Labor
IN-- YAnOn ne. ga
Evening star., 1936-11-12
MAJ. RAMON FRANCO
ON MISSION TO ITALY
Former Air Attache of Embassy
in Washington in Naples Now.
Will Visit Rome.

~ the Associated Press.
NAPLES, Italy, November 12.-Maj.
Ramon Franco, brother of the Spanish
Fascist general, Francisco Franco, ar
rived today on . mission he declared
was secret"
I'VE are at war;" he said, "and We
cannot disclose our objectives."
He did acknowledge, however, he
was going to Rome after spending two
days In Naples.
- Maj. Franco, who formerly was air
attache Of the Spanish Embassy ut
Warrington, asserted his brother was
attempting to establish q national
government which viii insure tram
Quillity In SPAIN"
AT first this government will be Of
Q military nature" he declared. Later
It will be definitely systematised along
the lines Of the Italian cooperative
state"
Mai. Franco declared leaders Of the
Fascist revolution did not intend to
restore the monarchy because royal
government has always led to dis
cord"
Evening star., 1936-11-12
MARITIME PROBE
TO Be EXPANDED
Commission to Include East
and Gulf Coasts in
Survey.
BY the Associated Press.


Expansion Of its investigation into
maritime labor conditions on the West
Coast to include the East and Gulf
Coasts was ordered today by the Mari
time Commission.
Rear Admiral H. A. Wiley, commits
sion chairman. said Rear Admiral
Harry G. Hamlet, who has been di-
recting the Pacific Coast inquiry,
would start back to Washington Sum-
day from San Francisco, leaving Fed
eral participation in strike negotiations
to Labor Department representatives.
Wiley cited the new ship subsidy
laws mandate to the commission to
lay down wage and personnel re-
quirements and prescribe working con-
ditions aboard all American ships, and
said Hamlet was returning to WASH
ington to talk over the possibility of
o-ordinating into one broad investi-
cation inquiries into ship labor condi-
tions on the three coasts.
The maritime body desired to have
detailed information regarding con-
ditions on all American ships, OH
cial said, before prescribing labor
regulations.
After talk with the commission, It
was said. Hamlet will go to any point
where his service would be most ef-
fective, possibly even returning to the
Pacific Coast.
The commission, after failing in an
effort to procure extension of a tenn
porary working agreement between
ship owners and labor representatives,
has confined its activities on the Pa
cific Coast largely to gathering data
for use in formulating the labor
standards later.
The Labor Department has been
largely responsible for Government
policy in the actual negotiations be-
tween ship owners and strikers, on
cials said.
Evening star., 1936-11-12
ain c. c. c. TRUCK
KILLED IN CRASH
Fourteen Others Injured on
Way Home From Armi-
Stice Celebration.
By the Associated Press.

6y the Associated fteSS.
MCDONALD, Pa. November IL
Onicers IN q little Civilian Conserva-
ton Corps camp identified today the
last of four men killed in the wreckage
of q truck bearing a gay Armistice day
parade group.
They listed the dead as:
Thomas ]. Tulley, 56, FTeeland, Pa
Thomas e. Robertson, 81. Pittsburgh.
C. Solman, So, Alliance, Ohio.
j. A. Dalton, ~. Kane, Pa.
All except Solman were members OF
the c. G.. c. force.
Fourteen others were in q hospital
at Canonsburg, injured after the truck
failed to round o curve and plunged
over an embankment into shallow
Robinson's run, as they returned to the
forest camp at Frankfort Springs,
where all enrollees were veterans Of
the World War.
Three physicians said the conditions
of three were serious. They are listed
(See C. c. c. CRASH, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1936-11-12

at salary Of at least SITS q month
In flood control work at Boiling Field,
and has separate business as q
private investigator, Mrs. Sommers
asked the court to award her per-
manent maintenance.
The plaintiff said she and Sommers
lived together as husband and wife
from 1925 to September last, when
he left home. After that date, he con-
trfbuted no money to her support, she
said. but sent her groceries at In
tervals.
On November 5. she stated In her
suit, he came to her and said he had
lost $4,000 betting that Gov. Landon
would be elected President. and asked
her to turn over to him their account
Since that date, Sommers has sent ner
small quantities Of groceries, but nd
money, she declared.
Evening star., 1936-11-12
Man Loses $4,000 on Lar,don,
NO,u Is Sued for Maintenance

Because he lost $1,000 betting on
Landon, Fred w. A. Sommers found
himself faced today, with . mainte-
nance suit filed by woman who told
the District Court she was his conn
mon-law wife.
It took all their savings to pay her
husbands election losses. Mrs. Anne
Etheridge Risley Sommers Of Vienna,
Va. asserted In her suit, adding that
he now refuses to contribute money
to her support.
Through Attorney Jean M. Board
man, Mrs. Sommers said she turned
over to Sommers q $500 account in
her name In local banking house
so he might pay bets on the recent
presidential election. The money. she
said. had been accumulated through
years Of frugal living.
Asserting that Sommers Is employed
Evening star., 1936-11-12
London Society Writer Errs
InOrdering Simpson Clippings

5000 more arrived this week and still
they come.
II cabled them several days ago,
said the perplexed marquis, who sent
the bureau an anguished appeal to
cease firing"
"It was purely a private matter" he
said ruefully. I'VE had no idea OF
using the few clippings we thought
we'd get in anyway.
mot only that, but We had no idea
Of the expense we were mourning.
Honestly, they've flooded us with
clippings. I only hope we've stopped
them now"
Donegal emphasized that his pur-
pose was purely journalistic because
he said. ,''I wouldn't want the King te
get the idea I'm victim Of idle
curiosity"
Evening star., 1936-11-12
Nobel Prize Places O'NeiLI
In Tagore and Kipling Rank
Playwright Second Amer.
lean A,Uarded Honor
in Letters.
Py the = ssociated Press.

Py the associated Press.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, November
l2.-Eugene ONeill, the American
playwright, today was awarded the
1885 Nobel Prize for letters.
The prize O'Neill will receive will
approximate $4,000. The amount of
the 1885 prize, which was not awarded.
has been added to the 1886 sum.
Interest from the $4,000, 900 bequest
Of the late Alfred B. Nobel, dynamite
inventor, is used for the prizes.
Thrice winner of the Pulitzer Prize
the only American dramatist to hold
that distinction-Eugene O'Neill. by
today's award. became Americas Sec
ond Nobel Prize winner In letters.
Sinclair Lewis was the first.
At 48, O'Neill Joins the company OF
Anatole France, Thomas Mann, Ia
gore, Maeterlinck and Rudyard Kip
ling, one of his first literary idols.
A product Of Bakers famous "47
workshop" at Harvard and Of the
American Little Theater movement,
Evening star., 1936-11-12
WILL MAP G. O. P. PLANS
Gov. Landon Will Confer With
Hamilton This Afternoon.

TOPEKA, November IL (R.-Gov.
ALI M. Landon said today he planned
to drive to Kansas City, Mo-, this aft
ernoon to confer with John D. M.
Hamilton, national chairman, on fu-
ture plans for the Republican party.
Hamilton was expected to arrive in
Kansas City this afternoon from Chi
cago. the former Republican presi-
Dental candidate said.
Evening star., 1936-11-12
Violent Artillery Barrage
Confronts insurgents in
Advance-War Planes
Put Out of Action by Rain.
LEFTISTS POUR FORCES
INTO STRATEGIC POINTS
Fascist Attack on University City
North of Capital Halted Earlier
by Strong Resistance From In
ternational Legion-Responsi'
bility for Fires Is Disclaimed.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Spanish rebellion, nearing end OF
fourth month, bears promise OF
long, bitter conflict as Loydlist sup
porters OF populdrly-elected Lettist
government stubbornly resist cap
ture OF Madrid.
Presence of italian and German
forces on side OF Fascist rebels and
OF Russians and French on side OF
government demonstrates tnterna-
iondl importance OF the struggle.
President Manuel Azdna last
month departed from Madrid as
insurgents dretD nScres and n,oued
to Barcelona. frSeS in hold OF
Lettist forces.
By tie Associated Press.
MADRID, November 12.-Insurgent
armies struck Hciously at Madrid's
most vulnerable approach in q driving
rain today.
They attacked University City, on
the northwest, apparently the key to
their whole advance. This section, on
the city's outskirts, is not defended by
the Manzanares River. which has SC
far been barrier to Madrid from the
southwest.
Buenaventura Dirruti, commander
OF Catalan shock troops, told the As
sociated Press that 1000 additional
Catalan re-enforcements would reach
Madrid tomorrow and Saturday, bring
ing 5000 fighters from that autono-
nous province, who are aiding in the
Madrid defense.
The noted anarchist, who has re-
fused military rank Of any kind. said
he was well satisfied" with develop
ments.
Moving up through Casa del Campo,
the former game preserve across the
river on the west, the insurgents met
violent artillery barrage.
Road Fight Near Climax.
Cannon roared throughout the
night. Machine gun and rifle fire
broke the sudden silence when the
big guns ceased.
The bitter struggle for the easiest
road into the capital was rapidly ap-
preaching a climax.
The rain and low ceiling kept war
planes out Of action, but the rival
guns kept pounding positions spotted
by lightning flashes during the night.
Several fires, set OF by the artillery
bombardment in the city, were put
out by the rain.
The clatter of horses hoofs and the
tramp Of thousands of feet gave evi-
dence the government was pouring
reinforcements into strategic points
Is rapidly as possible.
Among many unconflrmed reports
was one that thousand insurgents
had been trapped in Casa del Campo.
Oficial sources did not bear out the
report.
A close observation Of the sector,
moreover, showed heavy fighting in
progress, with no indication the in
surgents' rear lines had been cut.
University City Under Fire.
University City itself was under
heavy shell fire, preparatory to the
intended penetration.
Fascist commanders halted an
earlier surprise attack in the north
west sector as the insurgent drive en-
countered strong resistance from an
Evening star., 1936-11-12
BRITISH WILL RUSH
CIVILIAN GAS MASKS
Government Announces Making
Of 100000 Monthly for
Free Distribution.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, November 12.-Britain
very shortly" will be producing free
gas masks for civilians at q rate Of
100000 monthly. Geoffrey Lloyd,
undersecretary Of the home ONCE, told
the House Of Commons today.
Under questions by members Of
Parliament. Lloyd declared:
Substantial stocks Of the component
parts of civilian respirators have al-
ready been produced. and they are
expected to be on large-scale assembly
by next March"
The masks, he said, will be issued
free "in the event Of an emergency"
Evening star., 1936-11-12
Broken Wheel Delays Northbound
R., r. & p. Near Aqua Greek.

~ the Associated Press.
FREDERICKSBURG. Va, Novem-
Der IA broken wheel flange caused
the derailment early this morning OF
the express car on train No. 81. north
bound r., F. & p. Railroad passenger
train, near Aqua Greek. A short sec
tion of track was torn up before the
fast train was halted, but no passen-
gers or members of the crew were in
jured. The mishap occurred about
$40 O'Clock.
Trafic was kept moving on the
southbound tracks and the wreckage
was expected to be cleared away
today.
Evening star., 1936-11-12
Summary of Today's Star

NATIONAL.
-Four c. c. G. men killed. II injured,
as truck leaves road. Page Al
Maritime strike peace negotiations to
be reopened. Page Al
President Roosevelt pledged fight for
farm equality. Page Al
Presidents cabinet may resign in body
to give him free hand. Page Az
fractional strife of labor grows more
bitter. Page AS
Congress may be asked to extend
monetary powers. Page As
Representative Lewis will seek funds
for Savage River Dam. Page AS
Motion picture film illustrates how
social security act works. Page AS
st. Lawrence waterway pact gaining
support. Page Bis
FOREIGN.
Rebels assault Madrid anew as Cata-
lans. are awaited. Page Al
Tripartite bloc formed on reds and
League Of Nations. Page A-3
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.
President to motor to Tugwelltown
tomorrow afternoon. Page Al
Abattoir building permit held up
pending court action. Page Al
President joins fight on abattoir -
permit Is held up. Page Al
$4s2, $50 raised on first day Of Chest
campaign Page Al
Districts national representation night
reported progressing. Page Az
Ocean-racing schooner presented to
Naval Academy. Page Az
Virginia bankers hold annual group
meeting In Alexandria. Page Al
O'Brien refuses to testify about street
shooting. Page D-i