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Evening star., 1937-03-20
BLUM ON GUARD
AGAINST UPRISING
Paris Defenses BoIstered
After Rightist Leader
Warns Premier.
BACKGROUND

Three major riots haze occurred
since Leon Blum took office last
June as French premier. Outbreaks
Dere generally considered a mani
testat,on OF groDing European strife
betWeen communism and tdscism
Col. Francois de Ia ROGUE, leader
OF the RightiSts, has proDed Blum's
impltcdble foe. Blum dissolped De
la Rocque's semimilitary Croir de
Feu shortly after taking Office, and
the Popular Front government noW
is Investigating his Social party to
determine Uhether it is reconSti-
tuition OF the Groin de Feu.
BY the Associated Press.
PARIS, March 20.-The Peoples
Front supporting Socialist Premier
Leon Blum reinforced its capital de-
fenses today amid Rightist threats of
. possible uprising.
Numerous platoons of mobile guards
the exact number was undisclosed-
were brought from the provinces and
stationed in various parts of the Paris
area after Col. Francois de la ROGUE,
fiery Rightist leader, sounded an
ominous note of warning
Protesting the governments ban on
political party meetings, De la ROGUE
declared: Il cannot take responsibility
for immense uprising which such
tyrannical acts may arouse"
The Rightist leaders statement, CO.
inciding with the close of a govern
ment investigation into his social
party, was considered in political
circles as direct warning against
dissolution of the group he organized
after the government broke up his
semi-military Croix de Feu.
Well-informed sources believed Pre-
mier Blum would announce such ban
Tuesday.
Meanwhile the government author
lied labor procession at the funeral
tomorrow for victims Of the Clichy
riot, in which five were killed and
approximately 300 injured during a
clash Tuesday.
De la Rocque protested also against
the printers strike that prevented
publication of his party organ, lie
Flambeau.
An investigation, to place RESPONSE
bility for the Clichy riot, is under way
and Premier Blum agreed to submit
to parliamentary Interpolation on the
Touchy question, which for a time
threatened tenure of his government.
Evening star., 1937-03-20
BULLETIN.

John L. Lewis, chairman of the
Committee for Industrial Organi-
zatlon, conferred here today with
Assistant Secretary of Labor Nc
Grady about the Chrysler automo-
bile strike. Lewis returned to the
Capital last night from the soft
coal negotiations in New York.
Neither he nor McGrady would dis
cuss today's conference beforehand.
Evening star., 1937-03-20
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NAVALCARNERO, Spain, March
20.-Insurgent forces in the University
City sector at Madrids northwest
corner were reported today to have
smashed through the capitals de-
fenses into Northern Madrid.
Word of crumpled resistance and
a sudden thrust into the long -besieged
city was brought to this insurgent
base by persons who said they saw
the incursion.
The troopers of Gen. Francisco
Franco were said to have beaten their
way to positions near Gale de Bravo
Murillo large thoroughfare bisecting
the northern portion of city from
north to south.
The sudden advance was made pos
sible, it was said, by the failure of
(See SPAIN, Page A-lO.)
Evening star., 1937-03-20
INSURGENTS ENTER
MADRID LIMITS.
Failure of Defenders at Uni
versIty City Opens Way
to Rebels.
BACKGROUND


Tactics OF rebels in Spanish uar
called for subduing all provinces
and then marching triumphantlu
into Madrid as the symbol of final
Utctory. Beginning in North Africa
last July, rebels almost reached OBJ
1ecttue. Last Nouember enough
provinces tCere conquered and they
turned to the final driUe on Madrid.
The city 1OaS expected to tall uith
little resistance But Madrid's de-
tenders held out and the rebels
great driUe tDds repulsed.
RnoUing complete uictory With
out occupation of the capital city
is impossible, rebel leaders staued
nearby and last month began a neU
campaign, one directed toward cut
ting of all the roads to the capital
and STARRING its defenders into
submission.
Evening star., 1937-03-20
30 HURT IN BUS CRASH

Truck and School Vehicle Collide
in Arkansas.
PRESCOTT, Ark, March 20 (P).-
Thirty persons were injured, 20 seri-
ously, in the collision of a heavily
loaded truck and two crowded school
BUSES in rural Nevada County late
last night.
Most of the victims we're children.
Ihey were brought to Prescott
hospital. Physicians said three we're
in a critical condition.
Evening star., 1937-03-20
Reduction of Speed Is Problem
On Next Lap, Auiatrix ASSERTS
Expected Tail,Oinds May Proue Haadi-
cap in arranging Daylight
Tdke-Off and Landing.

the toloDtng personal story By Miss Earhart filed
before er unfortunate accident today Dich
ent OF the 1oorld fight When the flight resumed
1O print Miss Earhars story exclusively Washington
Evening star., 1937-03-20
WEATHER.

70. s. Weather Bureau Forecast)
Showers tonight probably clearing to-
morrow morning; warmer, temperature
about SO degrees; colder tomorrow and to-
morrow night. Temperatures-Highe
81, at 2:30 pm yesterday; lowest, 43, at
am. today.
Evening star., 1937-03-20

The only evening paper
in Washington with the
Associated Press News
and Wirephoto Services.
Evening star., 1937-03-20

Yesterdays Circulation, l45,S54
Some returns not yet received
Evening star., 1937-03-20

(See STRIKE, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1937-09-11
BY JOSEPH S. EDGERTON.

The spectacle of air passengers and
airmail fighting their way through
Washington traffic between airports
on opposite sides of the city, while
waiting airliners miss their schedules,
is likely to be observed frequently in
the future.
Reluctant to leave Washington Air
port for the safety Of the new Boil
ling Field, with it seven shorter cross
field runways, its lack of terminal
facilities and its greater distance from
the downtown section of the city, air
lines operating out Of Washington are
planning to try dual" system of
operations from both fields
The transfer of operations from
will be at the mercy OF the winds
The shifting of operations may become
necessary at any moment, with little
or no warning, possibly only a few
minutes before scheduled airline
take-off or landing.
Although they admit the two-field
arrangement is more costly, less eff
cient and "a nuisance" to all con-
cerned, the operations officers of the
airlines believe the interests of the
travelling public and the airmail will
be served best by putting off as long
as possible full transfer to the
Army field
The airline traffic officials admit
many absurd" situations are apt to
arise from the dual field arrange
ment. There will be constant un-
certainty as to where transport air.
planes will land. and passengers and
mail may have to be sent at the last
moment on hurried trips from one
field to the other Missed connec-
tions between airplanes of different
airlines also are apt to occur under
the new plan.
Business Would Suffer Less.
In spite of all these difficulties,
however, the airlines are convinced
their business will suffer less under
this arrangement than would be the
Evening star., 1937-09-11
MORRIS PLAN BANK
APPROVED
Institution to Occupy Quar-
terS in Commercial Ma
tionaI Building.

Leasing of quarters in the Com
mercial National Bank Building at
Fourteenth and G streets to the
Morris Plan Bank was approved to-
day by Justice Jennings Bailey of
District Court on petition of Cary A.
Hardee, Commercial receiver.
The lease is for 20-year term
and carries basic rental of 1915, 900,
payable monthly at the rate of $4,000
a year for the first five years, s17,50O
year for the pext five years, SIC, 1000
a year for the third five and s22, 500
year for the remainder of the
term.
In addition, the Morris Plan Bank
will pay the Commercial yearly one
fourth of l per cent of all time and
demand deposits in excess of $780,
600, which Is approximately the pres
ent Morris Plan figure. This addi-
tional rental, however, is limited to
maximum Of $4,000 a year.
The Morris Plan will occupy II 300
square feet on the main, basement
and mezzanine floors.
Justice Bailey rejected the same
lease Thursday on the ground that
affldavits of experts to the effect the
terms were fair did not accompany
the receivers petition.
Today, however. the court was in
formed that John F. Maury and
Morton J. Luchs, both well-known
real estate men. had examined the
lease and the property and consid-
cred the terms reasonable.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
" orking Hours
Mored Up for
u. S. Employees
Secretary lckes Signs
Order Making Start.
ing Time 300.

The $500 employees of the Interior
Department, Public Works Administra-
ton and National Resources Commit
tee will resume their former schedule
8 am. to 4:30 pm.-beginning Mon
day, it was announced today. Secre-
tary Ickes signed the order effecting
the change on his return from a va
cation in Maine.
During the Summer, the working
schedule was from am to $3.50 pm.
Recently the department has been
cracking down" on late arrivals, and
some of the workers have gone with
out breakfast in order to be at their
desks on time. The new schedule will
be welcome to many of those, who
have been unable to leave their jobs
to get a cup of coffee in the cafeteria.
A recent order frowned on this prac-
tice
The National Capital Parks and the
Buildings Branch of the National Park
Service are Included IN the new order.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
Washington's S
Own
Book Of. Hours
8 o'clock am.

to walk to work every morning. We
have seen Chief Justice Hughes fol-
lowing his example, striking a brisk
pace along Massachusetts, avenue.
Those who frequent Rock Greek
Park at this hour may meet Senator
Borah on the bride paths.
average for year, the peak of Wash
ington's water consumption is
reached.
Presumably the favorite time for
shower baths is just before going to
work. Downtown the sidewalks are
hosed off. 1t takes lot of water
to wash away the CRIME of night
from the city's face.
Street car and bus travel, the
company reports, is heaviest at 8:15.
The afternoon peak, 4:45 pm, is
below that of the morning because
afternoon traffic is spread out more.
These figures, by the way, are exact,
arrived at from graphs prepared
by the Capital Transit Co.
This is also the busiest hour for
the taxi drivers. who are apt to find
slim pickings for the rest of the
morning. 1t isn't very profitable
business, with five or six Office workers
crowding into one cab.
The Washington taxi driver is in
class by himself. Anybody else
would fly into tantrums at the
indignities imposed by the public
But If the driver is lucky he may
pay for his days gasoline during
this morning rush
X X
Banks open before for the bene-
Mt of early depositors. In the stores
counters are being made ready fol
the days trade Some of the Gov
ernment Offices start work-a most
satisfactory arrangement for most Of
those who benefit by it. Probably
twice as much is accomplished be-
tween 8 and ax hetween 3 and 1.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
PRIVATE FIRM SEXES
COLLATERAL MONEY
Finance Company Satisfies Judg-
ment by Taking $50 Posted
in Court

In the first case of its kind on rec
ord here, a finance company has
satisfied private judgment by seiz-
ing $50 posted in Police Court as
collateral on misdemeanor charge.
The bail was posted by John M.
Holzworth, New York attorney, who
was charged with displaying a BAN
ner and parading at the Capitol with
out permit.
The charge against Holzworth was
dismissed by Judge John p Mcmahon
August 25, but the money was held
because a claim for it had been en-
tered by the Colonial Finance Co. in
connection with the purchase of an
automobile. t
Chief Clerk Walter F. Bramhall
had refused to honor the garnishee
pending disposition of the Police
Court charge. Wednesday Holzworth
lost motion to quash the suit
brought by the finance company and
the money was turned over to the
claimant. f
Evening star., 1937-09-11
C0LMAN is ELECTED
BY CITIZEN GROUP
American University Park Asso-
citation Holds First Meeting
of Season.

Henry L. Colman, 1923 Brandywine
street, last night was elected presi-
dent Of the American University Park
Citizens Association at its initial
meeting Of the season at Hurst Hall,
American University.
Other officers elected include Mrs.
Blaine McCollum, vice president; Miss
Elaine Eppley, secretary; Mrs. Jett
Wayland, assistant secretary, and Mrs.
Ora G. Visel, treasurer. F. S. San
ford was elected delegate to the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations, while
the associations other representative
is Thomas E. Lodge, federation presi-
dent.
The necessity Of continuing the
drive to obtain a school for the Amer
ican University Park area was ex-
pressed by the retiring president,
Linnaeus T. Savage. Suggestions were
made toward organizing membership
program for the year.
A recent traffic fatality at Forty
sixth and Ellicott streets was cited as
a motion passed that the Traffic Com
mittee ask for stop signs on streets
crossing Forty-sixth between Massa-
chusetts avenue and Water street.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
MERRILL UNMINDFUL
OF PLANE VIOLATION
Reaches Miami From Capital and
Says He Knows Nothing of
Runway Rule.

If Henry T. "Dick" Merrill, Eastern
Air Lines pilot who made two round
trip flights across the Atlantic, vio-
lated the new Bureau of Air Com
merce regulation restricting operation
Of large transport airlines to the long
runway at Washington Airport he did
so unwittingly, he told the Associated
Press last night at Miami.
The Bureau of Air Commerce is
investigating report Merrill took
o from the short runway at the local
airport yesterday in violation of the
new regulation, which became ef-
fective last Monday.
Il don't know anything about a
short runway take-off," Merrill said
on completion of the flight at Miami.
II made normal take-off into the
wind"
Merrill said he had not heard the
rules violation report and declined
further comment.
S. L. Shannon, operations manager
for Eastern Air Lines at Miami, said
MERRILL reported to him he had re-
ceived "go-ahead" signal from the
Washington Airport control tower
before taking off.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
RULING DAMPENS
SU|1S S0NLOWP PAY
Appeals Court Denies Review
on Decision Holding En-
pIoyers Not Liable.

Possibility that workers may recover
from their employers for substandard
wages paid during the IA years the
District minimum wage law was con-
sidered unconstitutional by the
Supreme Court, appeared remote to-
day in the light of ruling by the
United States Court of Appeals.
The appellate court late yester-
day refused to review q decision by
Judge Ellen K. Raedy of Municipal
Court, that the valuation of the
statute by the Supreme Court does
not render 1t retroactive.
The law was held unconstitutional
by the Supreme Court in 1928, and
consequently was not enforced. Then
last March, in deciding a case in
volving the Washington State mini
mum wage law, the Supreme Court
expressly overruled the case of Ad-
kins VS.. Children's Hospital, which
embodied its prior decision.
Employers Fearful.
Many employers became alarmed
lest old employees seek to recover the
difference between salaries paid them
prior to the March Supreme Court
ruling and the minimum wage stand
ards.
Their fears materialized when Miss
Ruth Cornett, 1717 Seventeenth
street. a waitress formerly employed
at Dicks Grill, 1919 E street, filed
such a suit to test the law.
She told the court she worked in
the grill for SIS weeks at $3.50 per
week and two meals day, each
valued at 80 cents, making a total
weekly compensation of $10.40.
Suit Asked $335.
The minimum wage for mattresses
established under the wage law was
$3.50 week, she stated, asking to
be reimbursed for the difference,
which amounted to $335.5o. She was
employed at the grill from January
13. 1886, to last February IS, except
for one week.
Judge Raedy held July IL she
was not entitled to recover, and her
attorneys applied to the appellate
court for writ of error, which was
refused.
A similar case filed against hotel
proprietor still is pending in NUM-
lcipal Court.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
JUDGE PROMOTION
PRACTICE UNW|SE,
SAYS O'DONOCHUE
Ayers He Is Not Candidate
for Vacancy on u. S.
Appeals Bench.
ASSERTS HE PREFERS
WORK IN TRIAL COURT
Ambitious Jurist Hardly Can Rem
der Impartial Decisions,
Is His View.

Characterizing as unwise the prac-
tice of promoting Federal Judges,
Justice Daniel w. O'Donoghue of
District Court said today he is not
a candidate for the vacancy on the
United States Court of Appeals bench
and does not wish to be considered
for the post.
Although he had never sought the
job and there was no political pres
sure for his appointment, two or
more Washington newspapers had
put forward his name as a likely
nominee.
Justice O'Donoghue advanced two
reasons for his attitude, first that he
preferred the work on the trial court
bench and, second, did not believe
Federal judges who decide Federal
questions should be tempted by the
possibility of political advancement.
Fears Warped Justice.
"An ambitious Judge hardly can
render impartial justice" he declared.
The practice of promoting Fed
eral judges to higher Federal courts
is of very doubtful wisdom, except
in unusual cases, for the United
States. especially the Executive
branch of the Government, is becom-
ing more and more frequently an
interested party in litigation in the
Federal courts he asserted. "A
Federal judge, hoping for promotion,
may not escape being influenced con-
sciously or unconsciously by such de-
sire for advancement"
The soft-spoken jurist, who was
appointed to the District Court from
private practice in Washington, said
he prefers trial court work to the
more cloistered labors of the appel
late bench.
Prefers Animated Court.
He said he would rather deal with
litigants, their attorneys and wit
nesses rather than with printed rec
ords and briefs"
The trial court, he declared, af-
fords more opportunity to do real
justice" than the Court of Appeals.
He accepted the position he now
holds with the understanding the
Government would pay him a fixed
salary for life, and the Government
has lived up to its side of the under
standing, said the justice, adding
that he intends to do likewise.
occasioned by the resignation of
The Court Of Appeals vacancy was
Chief Justice George E. Martin, who
will be 80 years old next month.
Next month, also, Associate Justice
Charles H. Robb will reach the age
of 10, which will make him eligible
for retirement, since he has served
more than 10 years on the bench.
His health has been poor for several
years.
Evening star., 1937-09-11


" " An observer on the
moon, looking down on
Washington with super telescope,
would see the city suddenly come to
life like a big ant-hill jabbed with
ing in militsry-appearing lines along
eight or ten main roads toward
common center. He would wonder at
the big, armored, black, smoke
breathing ants that live on the earth.
He would wonder who had jabbed
their hill with stick to, arouse and
set them in motion so suddenly.
1t is not an altogether pleasant
transformation that has taken place
The air is filled now with gasoline
fumes, where few minutes ago there
was only the aroma of coffee and
flowers
Auto horns screech. Traffic snarls
at circles. Brakes groan. Tenders
rattle. Red and green lights flash
off and on, to the confusion Of
pedestrians who must get to work
on time as we'll as those riding in
automobiles. The walker must take
chances. Drivers curse him as too
dumb to live. He curses them, but
they do not hear him.
Has the pedestrian really a right
to live? Theoretically, Of course, he
has. But this is world of actuality,
not theory. The majority seems to
hold his right very lightly. The
majority ,.rules. Some day it may
be against the law to walk to work.
Quite few Washingtonians do
walk to work or miles from the
suburbs. Sometimes they walk in
twos and threes-the same group
together every morning. Some walk
alone. Walking alone stimulates q
fresh mind to ponder the problems
Of the world
The late Oh3s4 Suua4es ~ spsd
Evening star., 1937-09-11
BAND CONCERT.

BY the Soldiers Home Band in
the band stand at $50 o'clock tonight.
John S. M zimmerman, band
master; Anton Pointner, assistant.
Program.
March, BLACK Horse Troop Sousa
Overture, Hans Heiling" Marschner
Duet for French horn and flute.
''Serenade" Tit,
(Famoso and John Prezioso.)
Scenes from the opera, Tan
nhauser" - waorar
FOX trot specially "Romany Love-"
(Request) -- Zamecnik
Waltz de concert Invitation to the
Dance" - Won weher
Finale, The Banner Of Liberty"
zimmerman
The Star spAosled Banner"
Evening star., 1937-09-11

case If they abandoned the more con-
venient Washington Airport entirely.
Pennsylvania Central Airlines, fly
ing twin-engined Boeing transports
between Washington and Milwaukee
by way of Cleveland and Detroit is
not affected by the Bureau of Air
Commerce regulation limiting opera
tions at Washington Airport. Its air.
liners have a gross weight of less than
the $4,000 pounds specified in the
Federal rule and are free to operate
from Washington Airport at all times.
Eastern Air Lines and American
Airlines, however, both operate Doug
las DC-2 and DC-3 transports, which
exceed the l5,000-pound limit and
which are restricted to the long run
way at Washington Airport. When
the cross-wind component at Wash
ington Airport exceeds an arbitrary
limit Of 10 miles per hour the DC-2s
and IS must either suspend local op-
erations or transfer to Boiling Field
despite the fact the cross-field run
ways there are even shorter than at
Washington Airport.
Transfer Confusion.
Eastern Air transfers much mail
and many passengers to Pennsyl-
vania- Central here. Under the new
rule it is anticipated the following
situation may arise frequently:
An Eastern plane is en- route from
Miami to New York. 1t has aboard
several passengers who have tickets
for the connecting Pennsylvania
Central airplane to the West. There
are several pouches of mail to be trans
ferred to the West. Other passen-
gers are waiting here to board the
plane for New York.
The wind is favorable for landing
on the long runway at Washington
Airport, and the waiting passengers
and airmail destined for New York
are sent there to be loaded aboard.
Ten minutes before the Miami plane
arrives the wind shifts across the
long runway. The pilot is notified
by radio that he will have to land
at Boiling. There ensues a wild
scramble.
45Minute Trip Necessary.
Waiting passengers are loaded into
taxicabs, and the airmail is loaded
back into the mail truck. They start
on the 45-minute trip across the
Potomac, across Washington, over the
Eastern Branch and through Ana
costa to Boiling Field.
Either the Miami-New York air.
plane must wait there half hour
or more for them or must 60 ahead
without them. And what of the mail
and passengers who wanted to go West
on Pennsylvania Central? Will the
Westbound plane wait while they are
brought around by taxicab and get
away Is minutes late, missing its
connections at Pittsburgh and Cleve-
land? Will it fly to Boiling Field and
pick them up? Or will a special
shuttle plane be used in the emer-
gency-and if so, who is to pay for
this extra service?
The airlines as yet have no answer
to these questions. The Post Office
Department has no answer. Nor does
the Commerce Department. These
are just few of the problems which
are leaving the traffic and operations
men OF the airlines with headaches.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
BOYS TO BE GUESTS

The Civitan Club of Washington
was to hold field day and general
entertainment today for members of
its Boys Garden Club on the Ciutan
grounds at 100 Anacostia road north
east. Athletic contests were to begin
at 1O:30 am, followed by lunch at
1890 pm. and other events until $3.50.
The events include pie and water.
melon eating contests and various
games.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
Attorney Files Tax Plea.

James S. Easby-Smith, local at
torney, asked the Board of Tax Ap-
peals yesterday to redetermine a 1858
deficiency in 1884 and 1885 income
taxes assessed by the Internal Revenue
Bureau.