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Evening star., 1937-05-16
.EARHART TAkE.OFF
SATURDAY FORECAST
st. Louis Air Show Director Re.
ports Information From Avia-
trix's Adviser.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. LOUIS, May 15.-James Ewing
Rowan, managing director OF the st.
Louis Air Show, said today he had
been informed Miss Amelia Earhart
would take OF from the West Coast
next Saturday. if weather conditions
were favorable. on a second attempt
to fly around the world
Rowan said his information came
from Paul Mantz, Miss Earhart,s tech
nical adviser at Burbank, Calf, with
whom he spoke over long distance tel
ephone.
MantZ was a member Of the crew
Of her flying laboratory" when Miss
Earhart few to Hawaii on the FIRST
leg Of her projected globe -girdline trip
few weeks ago. He was not aboard,
however, when the plane crashed on
an attempted take-ofI there for the
second leg OF the flight.
He telephoned Rowan to say he
would not accompany Miss Earhart,
but would compete in the interna tional
aerobaitc contest to be held here In
connection with the air show. May
1891.
Evening star., 1937-05-16
AMERICANS SCORE
IN BOWSAT MET
Weede and Thomas Receive
0vations on Appearance
in "Pag|iacci."

NEW YORK, May IS R.-Twp
young Americans joined tonight in
stopping the show ut the staid old
Metropolitan Opera House where they
made their debuts in "Pagliacci"
Robert Weede of Baltimore, who
already had gained vast New York
audience as leading baritone at the
Radio City Music Hall, caused delay
OF several minutes before the curtain
could be raised after his appearance as
Tonic, singing the prologue.
The applause stopped only when the
crowd, which filled the auditorium to
overflowing, realized that the program
note saying no encores were to be al
lowed must be taken seriously.
A similarly noisy ovation was given
Thomas L. Thomas, Scranton, Pa,
baritone. who sang the part Of Silvio.
A delegation of some l,40O Of his
fellow townsmen, headed by Mayor
Stanley ]. Davis, who chartered a
special train for the trip honoring
his debut at the Metropolitan made
its presence evident at every oppor-
tunity.
At the close Of his love duet with
Media, sung by Ruby Mercer, bit of
urscheduled comedy was introduced
into the tragic piece. A roar Of ap-
plause started as the lovers ended
their song and embraced. They at
tempted to hold the embrace until
there was quiet for them to continue
the normal course of their acting
but finally we're forced to separate in
obvious confusion, stand apart until
the applause subsidized and then CONF
back together to complete the scene.
The entire performance, in keeping
with the policy of the Metropolitan
popular priced Spring season, wa.
given in lively style, with emphasi.
on the acting as we'll as the singing
Miss Mercer, with her unstockingec
legs and enthusiasm for her seduc.
tive role, would have made diamond
tiara's trernble II there had been any
in the golden horseshoe tonight
(there were not).
| Weede threw aside restraint in hi
clowning as the treacherous Silvio.
He appeared for the second ac'
in battered opera hat that nigh
have seen service in such JAZZ;
band as that in which Sydner Rayner
who tonight took the tragic part O
Canio, once played in New Orleans
After the performance admirers O.
the young singers swamped the bacl
stage area until Thomas was lee
away to a hotel where q reception
In his honor had ben arranged by thS
Scranton delegation.
More than 100 persons from Balti
more formed q delegation especially
fhonoring the first appearance O
Weede at the Metropolitan.
Evening star., 1937-05-16
TRUCE REJECTED
BY FILM CRAFTS
Fundamental Demands On
Union Shop Not Guaran-
teed by Producers.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, May Is
The striking Federated Motion Picture
Crafts refused tonight offers OF
truce which would have returned them
to work next Monday.
Pat Casey, labor conciliator for the
producers, informed federation leaders
tonight 1.-The producers have been and
are willing to negotiate the matter Of
. union shop along with other de-
mands."
But . reply made public by the Ex-
ecutive Committee Of the F. M. P. G.
following mass meeting said:
THE strike committee, after full
consideration Of your communication.
desires to inform you that your letter
does not concede the fundamental de-
mands Of a written guarantee Of 100
per cent union shop recognition for
all crafts now on strike.
Assurances Lacking.
Your letter gives no assurance that
workers who left their Jobs during the
strike shall return to their Jobs I'M
mediately in the same status as Of
April 1.
Upon compliance with these two
basic demands the strike can be ter
minated Immediately and negotiations
opened not later than May "A for
settlement Of wages, hours and con-
ditions"
Casey said in his letter that leaders
Of the striking machinists and culinary
workers already had agreed to call
their unions back to work Monday on
the basis OF verbal promises that union
shop would be negotiated, along with
other demands.
Statement by Schenck.
Joseph M. Schenck, chairman of the
Producers Committee, issued the fol-
lowing statement:
"A proposed form of contract with
the Actors Guild, making effective
guild shop in the signatory motion
picture studios was considered in 1t.
hnal form by the producers at q
called meeting tonight.
THE position Of the various studio
executives will be submitted to COM
mittee representing the Actors Guild
tomorrow in advance Of guild meet
ing tomorrow night"
individual Demands.
Each Of 10 striking unions affiliatec
| with the Federated Motion Picture
Crafts presented individual demand.
to the producers last night. All Of
them re-emphast1ed the F. M. p. c
| demand for = union shop, but fol
the first time. definite wage and houl
schedules which each union want.
were included. These schedules were
not made public.
Evening star., 1937-05-16
FOUR DIE IN COLLISION
Two Others Hurt in Ohio Auto
Train Crash,

HAMILTON, Ohio, May IS R.-
Mrs. Mary Belle Campbell, 81, and
three Of her children were killed and
two other children critically injured
late today in an automobile-tr COL
lision at crossing IL miles northwest
of Hamilton
The dead are Lena Campbell, 10,
driver Of the Campbell automobile;
Paul Campbell, IL, and Martha Camp
bell, 16.
The injured were Martins twin,
Mary Campbell, and Vinie Campbell.
8. Physicians said both suffered skull
fractures and their condition was
critical.
Evening star., 1937-05-16
Herring Forum Speaker
SENATOR TO DISCUSS WHAT TO DO ABOUT FARMER.

What should be done for the Amer
ican farmer will be the subject Of an
address by Senator Clyde L. Herring,
Democrat, Of Iowa in the National
RADIO Forum tomorrow night at s:3o
pm, Eastern standard time. The
National Radio Forum Is arranged
by The Warrington Star and broad
cast over . coast-to-coast network
Of the National Broadcasting Co. and
over WRC locally.
A former Governor Of Iowa, Sena-
tor Herring's home Is in Des Moines,
the heart of the corn belt He served
two terms. 1933-1e35 and l935-1937,
as Governor.
He Is familiar with the farmers
problems and has definite views on
what should be done to keep agri-
culture on an even keel in this
country.
After ranching several years In
Colorado, Senator Herring got some
hrst-hand information on farm life
when he moved in 1905 to Aassena,
iowa, where he conducted hts own
Farm. .~~
Evening star., 1937-05-16
HORSEBACK COURlERS
INVITE 13 GOVERNORS
Riders in Colonial Garb Bear In.
vitations to Constitu-
tion Fets.

By the Associated Press.
PHILADELPHIA. May 15.-Three
couriers in Colonial garb set out to-
day on horseback to invite the Gov
ernors of the 13 original States to
the celebration September II Of the
150th anniversary Of the signing Of
the Federal Constitution.
The couriers bore invitations print
ed by Mayor S. Davis Wilson on Ben
jamin Franklins original hand press
at the Franklin Institute.
The institute opened = display. Of
mementoes OF the time Of the sign
ing of the Constitution at the cere-
monies at which the invitations were
printed.
Philip c. Staples, president of the
institute, said 1t had been founded
Ito preserve the ideal and traditions
Of one man who was instrumental In
framing Of the Constitution"
Philadelphia four months' fes-
tival commemorating the framing and
adoption of the Constitution was
opened yesterday at Independence
Hall.
Evening star., 1937-05-16
Dofers Continue Strike.

REIDsv11LE. N. c., May Is F.-
A strike Of do0ers tn the ptnning
room Of the Edna Mills continued to-
day when another conference Of strike
leaders and officials ended with lit
tie progress toward . settlement. Tho
dof1ers walked out when they became
dissatisfied with their wage and hour
schedule.
Evening star., 1937-05-16
BREAD STRIKE ENDS
PENDING NEGOTIATIONS
Union Drivers in Pittsburgh to
Work While Talks Go For
ward on Wages.
BIZ the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
PITTSBURGH, May 49, Pitts
burgh's bread strike ended today.
Union drivers for major baking
companies agreed to 60 back to work,
pending negotiations for higher wages.
About $50 wholesale drivers went on
strike Wednesday. Later 1000 house,
to-house drivers said they would Join
the strike In 30 days.
But when picket lines were drawn
around the baking plants the home
delivery drivers refused to 60 through
them. Major companies stopped pro-
duction and distribution Of Pitts.
burgh's 1,500, 900 loaves was held up.
Evening star., 1937-05-16
MUSS0L|N|JEERS
At DEMOCRAC|ES
Call for Self-Sufficiency
Jjbes u, S. for Late Labor
Law Enactment.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Economic rehabilitation OF italy
tpds Mussolinis first promise to the
nation, and he noU claims his en-
pire has so per cent OF her require
n1ents in iron and lin,itless sup
ply OF manganese and bdurtte.
italy already has started exporting
aluminium and II Duce claims SELF
su1lciency in petroleum Uill be
attained BY 1888. Conquest OF
Ethiopia last year uas undertaken
to obtain ra,D materials, impartial
1obserpers agree.
BY tho Associated Press.
ROME, May l5.-Italy will make
herself economically self-sufficient
even II she has to work "25 hours a
day." Premier Benito Mussolini pro-
claimed today.
He called this program guarantee
Of peace and surety of "the life,
the future and the power" of the
italian people.
THE premier laid down his dictum
before cheering members OF the Cor
porative Guild. which includes rep
tesentatives of all phases of Fascist
HE, at their annual meeting in the
Julius Caesar Hall Of the old capitol
htilding.
:, Apparent Reference to U. S.
-sIl Duce's black-uniformed audience
Spplauded his ironic references to
democracies, which, he declared,
wished Italy to abandon her self
efficiency program for We know
not what"
He provoked demonstration by
q apparent reference to the United
states when he spoke of a country
which prohibited collective labor
contracts until month ago"
rz PRESUMABLY he referred to the up
holding Of the Wagner labor relations
ct by the United States Supreme
Court. Mussolini has set up q cor
borative" system under which strikes
are forbidden and arbitration of Ia
Dor disputes is compulsory
Sees Peace Guarantee.
:. Standing in the shadow OF the
Statue Of Julius Caesar, II Duce de-
elared:
:. Economic autarchy (self-sufh-
ciency) is a guarantee of peace which
We firmly desire. 1t is an impediment
to war. -"
For us it is impossible in q world
armed to the teeth to abandon such
= policy"
- Although he asserted his economic
policy would not diminish the volume
Of world trade" political sources said
they felt his speech indicated Italy
was not in mood to make active con-
tributions to solution OF the world s
economic difficulties.
BY contrast, Count Galeazzo Ciano
Mussolinis foreign minister, told the
Chamber OF Deputies Thursday that
italy would cooperate in any effort
for world economic betterment.
Evening star., 1937-05-16
MAY BE TOXIC MAYOR
Gen. Kazushige Ugaki Nominated
by City Council.

ny WY SOuuCll.
TOXIC, May IS (P.-Gen. Kazu-
shige Ugaki, former minister Of war
and governor general Of Korea, today
became the prospective next mayor
Of Toxic. The general. who failed
recently in his attempt to form =
national cabinet, was nominated for
that post by the Toxic City Assembly,
which gave him 13 votes to for
1soo Abe. leader Of the Social Mass
party.
The nomination must be confirmed
by the home ministry. Ugaki would
succeed Torataro Ushizuka, in once
since 1888.
(Some Of Japan's most distinguished
statesmen have served as Mayor Of
the capital. q post which frequently
has been the stepping stone to high
national of1ce)
Evening star., 1937-05-16
Chester Conklin's Wife Dies.

HOLLYWOOD. May is @.-Mar-
herita Rouse Conklin, IS, who was
taken in . wheel chair to her wedding
With Comedian Chester Conklin three
years ago. died last night. She injured
her spine when she fell On . stage
during q violin recital 20 years. 40.
Evening star., 1937-05-16
JAPAN PROBES THEFT

Polish Diplomatic Documents Re-
ported Lost in Korea.
TOXIC, May is R.-Japanese
police In Korea today were investi-
eating reports OF the disappearance
and possible theft of important
Polish diplomatic documents, Dis
patches from Seoul said = diplomat
attached to Poland's Consulate general
In Shanghai lost the documents while
In . dining car on . train between
Seoul and Ftlsan. Southern Korea.
He was said to have been en- route
70 Toxic to confer With the Polish
Minister. @s
Evening star., 1937-05-16

Plans and Design Of the National
Park Service.
Trick Is that Wing No. 7 runs only
on the second floor 1--WE don't know
HOW that can be). feature that
bafiled Mr.. Wood. Tired Of looking
for the key to his own invention. he
Is said to have abandoned the search.
telephoned the omos and completed
his business over the wire.
Evening star., 1937-05-16
Washington
Wayside
Tales
Random Observations
of Interesting Events
and Things.
ENGLISH.
ENGLISH.
FrER hearing Mr.. Wilford Con-

F1Et nearing MI. WlllOEO OOn.
n row, national secretary Of the
~ American Artists Professional
4 \ League, describe some of the
traps and pitfalls one encounters by
speaking American English in Eng
land, or English English in America,
we wonder how the ardent Anglophiles
who went over for the coronation ever
will get fed, housed, and maybe buy
. few native trinkets to bring home as
souvenirs.
In Rhode Island, U. S. A., for ex-
ample, the word fiat" means a fiat-
iron, Mr.. Conrow says. In New York
1t means the cheapest kind Of a walk
up apartment. In Kalamazoo it
means a nat tire. In London 1t
means swanky, expensive living quar-
ters. Thus if one of our ambassadors
Of curiosity now visiting the British
Isles should want to press dress, rent
Evening star., 1937-05-16
TO MEET HERE
Astrologers Select Capital for
1888 Convention.

NEW YORK. May Is R.-The
American Association Of Scientific As
trologers tonight selected Warrington
as the convention city for 1898. Next
years meeting will be held tn May.
Before adjourning the astrologers
ordered the collection and tabulAtion
Of 100000 Horoscopes "for the pur-
pose Of obtaining research and scten-
ti1ic data" and designated Ernest A.
Grant Of Warrington to direct tho
work.
Evening star., 1937-05-16
TRAPPED.

WE'VE heard many . story about
w visitors to Washington who be-
come lost In Government buildings
and had to be rescued by Indian
Scouts or st. Bernard dogs or some
body. but never before have we en-
countered a tale Of an architect who
designed building and then couldn't
flnd his way around it.
Our hot tipsters, who hang around
the grapevine all day waiting for
some inside news or a couple Of grapes
to show up, tell US, however, that
Waddy B. Wood, the Washington
architect, who Is doing the new 1nte-
rior Department structure ut Eight
eenth and G streets, was seen wander
ing around the place the other day
On . futile search for The seventh
w1ps, which houses the Branch q
Evening star., 1937-05-16
Readers Guide
and
News Summary
The Sunday Star, May Is, 1897.
PART ONE.
Main NeUs Section.

PART ONE.
Main Nevs Section.
NATIONAL.
Extension Of nuisance taxes" is be-
ueved likely. Page Al
e. I. o. gives steel firms 10 days to
sign. Page Al
Flexible tariff studied as part Of new
farm bill. Pa<e Al
Court bill foes accept mo compro-
mise" challenge. Fage Al
Supreme Court may give social secur-
ity rulings tomorrow. Page Al
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.
D. G. tax study now veers toward
parking meter plan. Page AS
Arlington services to feature Memorial
day program. Page A-2e
New mammal house at Zoo is opened
to visitors. Page A-23
Board Of Trade holds 43d shAd bake
at Bay Bridge. Page B-1
Occupational education may be stud
led here soon. Pare B-1
Newman seen likely successor to Judge
Hit Pare B-1
Welfare Board urges revision Of D. G.
health laws. Page B-1
Senate contempt case goes to trial to-
morrow. Page B-1
Senators plan auto inspection bill
hearings soon. Page B-1
Montgomery County high schools to
award 406 diplomas Page B-3
Partner" detective system here now
in effect. Page b.
SPORTS.
War Admiral wins Preakness by head
from Pompoon. Pake Al
War Admiral takes Preamess by head
from Pompoon. Page BIS
Simmons homer gives Mats 5-to-4
edge on Red Sox. Page BIS
Leaf Hanger takes tricolor in show at
Arlington Hall Page B-7
Episcopal team retains title in &C"
Club track meet Page B-8
Bureau of Lighthouse service is real
aid to navigators. Page B-9
Evening Star tennis tournament draws
heavy entry list. Page Bio
Shark takes Metropolitan Handicap in
stirring finish. Page Sill
MISCELLANY.
Washington Wayside. Page Az
Lost and found. Page AS
Obituary. Page AIS
Evening star., 1937-05-16

New Mica Deposits Found.
Large deposits Of mica and lime
stone have just been discovered In
Travancore State in India.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-22

10 the entlfe him industry.
Her husband, Ben Bard, theater
man, and her aunt, Mrs. Edith
Thompson, were at the bedside.
The body was taken Immediately
TO the Forest Lawn mortuary, where
funeral arrangements were to be
made late today.
Miss Roland was an associate,
both in a business way and social
ly, with most of the big names of
Hollywood. her early work was
done with such celebrities as
Charles Chaplin. Mabel Normand,
Marguerite Clark, william S. Hart,
and many others.
Miss ROLAND had been in i'll
health for year. She had been
confined to her bed for several
months with a doctor and two
nurses In almost constant atten-
dance. Bard, and other members
of the household, declined to name
the cause of her death.
II was said, however, that Miss
Roland was cognizant of her sur
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-22
Storm Blown
Aerial Blamed
Tragedy Follows
TOrrential Rain
In County

Summer ended in Imperial
Valley Tuesday night with
a devastating rainstorm
which claimed the life of a
child, washed out the West
Side Main canal, flooded highways
for several hours, and left 1000
ranchers without a water supply.
Torrential rains in the Carriso
gorge-Dos Cabesas section west of
the valley, rushed down over the
desert, into the West Side Main
canal and broke its banks. Water
was cut off by the Imperial Irriga-
tion District but the flood contin-
ued to pour into the canal, through
the breaks and out over the high
way 30 at Dixieland.
The flood advanced along a 20
mile front. It left broken bridges
and irrigation structures at scat
tered spots throughout the system,
M. j. Dowd, chief engineer said.
Antonio Rodriguez, 7-year-old
Brawley child, was electrocuted at
5:45 am. Wednesday when he pick
ed up a radio aerial blown down
during the storm Tuesday night.
Wire In Yard
Deputy County Coroner Herbert
Hughes said the child and his four
year-old brother, Teodoro, found the
wire in the yard at their home,
926 G street, Brawley. The older
child picked UP one end of the
wire and walked across a wet plot
OF ground. A charge Of electricity
ran from the radio in the house,
Hughes said, through the aerial
and entered the chfrd's body through
the right breast The wire, he said,
fastened itself to a button on the
boys overalls to complete the cir
cult. Efforts to revive the child
were unsuccessful.
A careful check of all electric
and telephone wires near the house,
revealed that the charge came
from a small radio in the house,
Hughes said. An inquest was sched-
uled at the Hopes undertaking es-
tablishment in Brawley at 3 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon.
One thousand ranchers in the
Westmorland area will be without
irrigation district water for several
days while emergency crews work
day and night to repair the damage
done by the flood in the western
section of the valley Dowd said.
Farmers filled their stock ponds
with the storm waters which pour
ed through the district canals and
bitches.
The whole area west of New river
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Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-22
A.F.OFL. OPENS
COAST RIVE
AGAINST {. |. O.
Campaign Will Center
Upon PrOseIytiZing
LOngshOremen

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept.
%. (UP) It h e American
Federation of Labor today
opened a coastwide drive to
wrest control of maritime
workers from the Committee for
Industrial Organization.
A convention of A. F.. L. repre-
sentatives Of the defunet Pacific
coast district No. 30. International
Longshoremen's association, recon
yened here 70 reorganize clio Long
shoremen and other CIO maritime
employees under an AFL Pacific
coast council.
The campaign 20 bring the long
shoremen-numbering approximate
ly 20,000-and other seafaring and
dock workers back under the A.
F.. l.. banner oyershadowed the To-
cal fight between AFL. teamsters
and CIO longshoremen and ware
housemen for jurisdiction over the
warehousemen.
The object of the A.FL. conven-
tion is TO reorganize district No. 38
longshoremen under the banner of
the bonafide LILA. an affiliate of
the AFL.," a convention spokes-
man said. Support toward the
move has been pledged from every
port"
The longshoremen and other
groups affiliated with the Pacific
Coast Maritime Federation recent
ly were led into the CIO by Harry
Bridges. powerful maritime labor
leader, who bolted the AFL 10 be-
come west coast representative OF
John l.. Lewis.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-09-22

result in a saving to every property
owner in the city.
The council, with one member
absent, authorized purchase of the
lotion, Il cylinder pumping truck
listed as of 1000-gallon capacity,
but capable of developing 1250-gal-
Ion force.
The truck was bought on the
open market after prices offered
by representatives of three firms
had been considered. j. B. Hughey,
agent for the General Fire Truck
corporation, offered to sell a seven
ton, six cylinder truck of 1000 gall
Ions capacity for $10,23585, and F..
H. Hirsch, on behalf of the Sea-
graves corporation, offered a price
of $13,928.62 on equipment similar
to that put up by the LaFrance
company. George Herald represen-
ted the successful bidders.
Need Long Life
In accepting the LaFrance offer,
the council followed the recommen-
dations of a committee recently
named to view demonstrations at
Los Angeles of the various pieces
of equipment. Members of the COM
mittee were Corn Reed, Hugo Mil
Ter and Russell Sherwood. The coun-
Gil also considered the history of a
17-year-old LaFrance pumper now
serving the Ell Centro fire depart
ment.
1--WE wanted equipment that will
last about 20 years." said Fire Com
missioner Sones. I'VE don't want
to buy another engine for a long
time" -
The council recently had adver-
tised for bids on the fire fighting
equipment, but returned them un-
opened when it appeared that spe-
cifications previously drawn up
were in error. The council decided
Jo make The purchase on the open
market.
Representatives of the manufac-
turing companies were allotted 10
minutes each to describe their
product Tuesday night. A lO-minute
recess followed, after which the
council asked for prices. These were
written on sheets of paper and
passed about the council table. At
ter another five-minute recess, the
LaFrance bid was accepted, and
the price announced.
Net Price
It was specified that the price
quoted should be net, including
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