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Evening star., 1937-05-05
ALUMINIUM STOCK
DEALSQU|z ASKED
Fluctuations About Time of
U. S: Suit Cited by Rep
resentative Rogers.

Representative Edith Nourse Rog-
ers, Republican, of Massachusetts pro-
posed today q Securities Commission
investigation of fluctuations in the
price OF common stock Of the Alu-
minum Co. of America Immediately
preceding and following announce
ment that the Government had filed
suit to dissolve the company.
Mrs. Rogers resolution, by which
Congress would order the inquiry, as
serted that in the 81 days prior to
April "a. when the suit was filed. the
price of Aluminium Co. common de-
clined more than 300 per cent more
than the market averages for similar
industrial stocks
The decline continued for two trad
ing days. then rose 1912 points in
seven trading days. the resolution said.
BY dealing in any stock or security"
the measure said, profits might be
made as we'll in falling market as in
rising market"
Cites Roosevelt Appeal.
On the day preceding the filing of
the suit. Mrs. Rogers said. President
Roosevelt had asked the Civil Service
Commission to inform all officials and
employees of the Government that
speculation on their part or in their
behalf in corporate stocks or bonds
or in commodities was against sound
Government policy.
In the 81 trading days prior to filing
OF the dissolution suit. her resolution
said, Aluminium Co. common declined
27l2 points on the New York Curb Ex-
change, or from sl77.50 to $3.50 a
share The averages for 80 industrial
stocks fell approximately points in
the same period, it said
Aluminium common, the measure
added, rose from sl21 per share On
April 26 to S133.5O on May T.
The matter she said, is sufficiently
suspicious" to warrant investigation.
Il hold no brief for the Aluminium
Co." Mrs. Rogers added, but l am
ANXIOUS to know why the stock of this
huge corporation declined 300 per cent
more than similar stocks"
Interrupting, Representative Ram
speck, Democrat, of Georgia. remarked
that the Securities Commission has
rigid rules against purchase Of stock
by its employees.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
BY j. A. O'LEARY,

A House appropriations Subconmit-
tee examined Works Progress Admin
istrator Harry L. Hopkins for more
than two hours this morning in ex-
ecutive session on the necessity for a
sl,500,000 relief fund for mex year.
which some members of both houses
believe should be reduced by one
third.
AS the subcommittee prepared TO re-
sumo questioning Hopkins this after
noon, Representative Woodrum, Dem
ocrat, OF Virginia. acting chairman.
predicted the relief measure wov'C be
ready for the House next week
Woodrum said that until the hear
ings are concluded he would stand
by his original statement that
81 900 ,000000 should be sufficient to
handle the Federal part of the relief
needs next year The subcommit-
tee, however. will not begin delib-
erations to reach a decision until the
end of this week or early next week.
Sees Committee Deciding.
Asked what he thought the House
NcdAu Wv, bI4N VA Sd-u ILt Dt-
lieved it would be guided largely
by what the committee recommends.
If there are facts and evidence to
support the recommendation
The acting chairman also indicated
his belief that with the emergency
gone, there is likely to be more in
dependent judgment exercised on the
relief problem.
The subcommittee also may call
Acting Budget Director Bell and off.
cials of Resettlement Administration
before the relief hearings close.
The same subcommittee holds the
fate of the Public Works Administra-
since the hearings two days ago to
act on the bill to continue tina. agency
for two more years.
group Of prominent members OF
both branches of Congress are sharp
ening their economy knives to bring
the relief fund down to an even billion,
which would be more of a saving than
would result from the proposed 10 per
cent cut in all regular appropriations,
exclusive Of fixed charges. The 10
per cent slash would reduce next years
budget by about S350,000.000.
Meanwhile, at the Senate end of the
Capitol the Budget Bureau was
charged with exercising the congress
sional function of determining how
much should be spent. by allowing
agencies to exceed their annual allot-
ments. This contention was advanced
by Chairman Adams of the Senate
Subcommittee on Deficiencies. after it
developed that several bureaus had
exhausted their current funds, with
two months of the present fiscal year
remaining.
Money for New Activities.
In the deficiency hearings just made
public, Acting Budget Director Bell
replied that the expenditures had been
authorized for new activities which
Congress had ordered without pro-
Nding accompanying funds.
While economy leaders in both
branches are figuring how to curtail
the various appropriation bills in an
effort to balance next years budget,
observers are waiting with interest to
see what effect the retrenchment pro-
gram will have on several major bills
which would call for new Government
expenditures.
The bill to authorize Federal-aio
grants for schools throughout the
country and the housing bill are amons
the more important of these PROPOSED
new authorize zations
Evening star., 1937-05-05
ACCURATE PICTURE
IN CRIME REPORT
D0UBTEDBY HAzEN
Commissioner Asks Brown
to Check Figures Against
Police Records.
GARNETT SEES VARYING
CONCLUSIONS POSSIBLE
Law Enforcement Officials to Be
Asked to Speak to Asso.
citation.

District Commissioner Melvin e
Hazen today expressed doubt as to
whether the report of the Washington
Criminal Justice Association gives a
thorough and true picture" of law
enforcement in Washington.
His comment on the report, which
charged yesterday that convictions
were obtained in only about one-tentn
OF the serious crimes reported here
last year, followed carefully-worded
statements by other officials.
United States Attorney Leslie C..
Garnett said he had no disposition
to quarrel" with the report, but pointed
out there may be various analyses
made and different conclusions drawn
from the statistics"
Maj. Ernest w. Brown, Superintend-
ent Of police, lauded the procedure fol-
lowed by the association in its survey.
but refrained from any direct COM
ment on its findings
Talks to Be Asked.
The association decided last night
to invite both Garnett and Maj. Brown
to speak before it on law enforcement
problems set forth in the report,
which was submitted by James A..
Nolen, managing director of the asso-
citation.
After expressing doubt as to the &C
curacy of some conclusions drawn by
the association, Commissioner Hazen
announced he had asked Maj. Brown
to check the organizations statistics
against his own police records.
Il have read carefully the news
paper accounts of the report of the
Criminal Justice Association" said
Hazen, but have not seen the off,
that but one-tenth of the reports Of
serious crimes had resulted in con-
victionS does not show us up in a
favorable light. l doubt il that state
ment alone gives true picture of the
effectiveness of our law enforcement
machinery.
Il am asking Maj. Brown to analyZe
the report of the association, as well as
his own records, and to send to me q
report OF his appraisal of the effec-
tiveness of crime enforcement for the
last year"
Multiple Charges Cited.
Hazen suggested, for one thing, that
repeatedly persons arrested for law
breaking have placed against them
multiple charges, so police and prose-
cutting officials may select the most
serious crime or the one most certain
to result in conviction when taking the
case to court.
The Commissioner suggested this
might show an unduly large number
of reports of arrests or charges as
against convictions, whereas it might
not indicate laxity in either enforce
ment or prosecution.
Hazen also asked why Washington S
enforcement records should not be
compared with cities of compare BILE
size. He suggested that as one measure
of the effectiveness of Enforcement
which merited consideration
Ganett's statement follows:
The first annual report OF the
Washington Criminal Justice Associa-
ton, Inc, has just been placed in my
hands have only cursorily examined
It, However, I have no disposition to
(See CRIME, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1937-05-05
FORESTFIRE HALTED
WITH ONE LIFE LOST
Firemen and Volunteers Work All
Night in Woodland Near
Plymouth. Mass.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
PLYMOUTH, Mass, May 5-After
an all-night fight, firemen and volun-
teers brought under control today q
roaring forest fire that took one life
and cut a swath miles long and
miles wide through woodland.
Fire fighters remained on active
watch, however, fearing the blaze
would break out again
Early today the flames centered be.
tween Manomet Point and SPINNING.
ton State Reservation, a deer sane.
tuary miles south of Plymouth. Deer
were released last night when the
fire menaced the preserve.
Firemen believed costly residences
at exclusive Manomet Point were safe,
protected by back fires and other
defenses.
The body of a man found on
roadside in Myles Standish Reservation
yesterday, while 1000 Civilian Con-
servation Corps workers. flremen and
volunteers battled the flames. re-
manned unidentified A souvenir ring
Evening star., 1937-05-05
ONE KILLED, 20 HURT
BY BOMB ON TRAIN
Mystery Machine Explodes as
Bordeaux-Marseille Express
Speeds Mile a Minute,

b the ssociated Press.
MARSEILLE, France, May Sex
plosion of mysterious bomb on the
Bordeaux-Marseille express, racing at
a mile minute, killed a French
passenger today and injured 20 others.
The bomb, apparently smuggled
aboard the train, was tied to the
coupling between two passenger
coaches. Investigators said 1t was
combination explosive and incendiary
internal machine.
1t burst as the train hit go miles
an hour, its maximum speed, and
showered the passengers with glass
splinters, and baggage jolted from
the racks.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
COURT HAS DOUBT
ON SECURITY CASE
Stone lntImates Supreme
Tribunal Has No Juris-
diCtion Over Case.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
With its legal status beclouded
BY conflicting loUer cour rulings,
the social security act is the last
important piece OF Neu Deal legis-
lation aUaittng decision on the Su-
prenle Court calendar this term. A
case tnroluing the unemployment
insurance provisions OF the la,U has
been argued and submitted and the
justices nou are prepared to take
up the old-age benefit sections. A
decision coDertng all phases OF the
act is expected before adjournment
late this month or early in June.
by the Associated Press.
Justice Stone indicated during argu-
ments before the Supreme Court to-
day on constitutionality of old-age
pension provisions of the social Sc
curity act that he held doubts wheth-
er the tribunal had jurisdiction to
consider the litigation at this time.
Robert H. Jackson, Assistant At
torney General, who opened argument
for the Government, explained the
Justice Department had waived the
question of jurisdiction in order to
obtain quick ruling on the law
Questioned by Stone, who frequently
has voted to uphold administration
laws, Jackson said the suit was started
by George Davis, stockholder of the
Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of
Boston, to restrain the company from
paying taxes levied under the act.
Pay Tax First.
Stone asked whether it would not
have been better to let the company
pay the tax and then attempt to COM
pei it to bring suit for recovery Of the
money.
Had not an imperative political
situation faced us We should probably
have taken different position" Jack
son said.
He explained taxes were being COL
lected from 26,00O,000 employees and
2,70O,000 employers and it was
'vitally important to the Govern
ment to obtain an early decision"
Stone said the Government usually
had argued in tax cases that the levy
should be paid and then suit instituted
to recover
Il have gone along with you on
that" he said. Il wonder if I should
recede in my position"
Il should dislike to say anything
that would discourage you" Jackson
replied. He added that the law as to
injunctions was somewhat unsettled"
Cardozo Poses Question.
This would make it more unsettled
if you succeed" Stone rejoired.
Justice Cardozo asked if the Gov
ernment could take away the dis
cretionary power of the directors" Of
the company as to their policy.
They surrendered that themselves" 4"
Jackson said.
The Edison company has joined the
Government in appealing from de-
cision of the First Circuit Court of Ap-
peals holding the pension legislation
invalid.
These were the principals in the
court room scene as the old-age PEN
sion program came up for argument
Evening star., 1937-05-05
HOPKINS QU|zzED
ON RELIEF NEEDS
BY HOUSE GROUP
W. P. A. Head Appears as
Fight on 81, ,5OO,OOO,OOO
Measure Opens.
BILL DUE TO BE READY
FOR REPORT NEXT WEEK
Woodrum Stands By Belief Bill.
lion Will Be Sufficient for
Next Year.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
TUo Ueeks ago, Uhen it became
apparent revenues from tdrqtion
'Oould tdtl to meet expectations,
President Roosevelt called on Fed
eral departments to exercise econ
omy during remainder OF fiscal
year. Increased tureS are in pros-
pect for nert Winter.
House Republicans Uere first to
act on the economy recommended
ton. Senators Byrd and Byrnes
opened Senate drive for retrench-
n1ent. There are tUo outstanding
economy suggeStions-a fiat 10 per
cent reduction IN appropriations
and an tmpounding OF IS per cent
OF appropriations for use at discre-
ton OF the President.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
Kansas City Gets Bread.

KANSAS CITY, May 5 P).-Bread
was shipped into Kansas City today
as bakery strike over wages con-
tinued, pickets held their lines and
Kansas City, Kans., police investigated
the tossing of creosote bomb" into
a baking plant there.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
Longshoremen and c. l. o. to Help
Film Strikers

HOLLYWOOD. May S (P).-Picket-
line reinforcements from langshoremen
and the Committe for Industrial Or
ganization were promised to film in
dustry strikers today, as the labor
conciliator for major producers pre-
dicted an end of the five-day strike.
A riotous union clash in the head
quarters of the International Alliance
Of the Theatrical and Stage Employees
last night apparently marked a crucial
turn in the walkout of 5000 studio
employees.
It was followed by a statement
from Pat Casey, labor relations ex-
ecutive of the producers association,
that the Los Angeles Central Labor
Council had suggested peace plan, to
be studied today
If all parties find the terms of the
proposed agreement satisfactory, I
ICao CTpTKr Doro oN
Evening star., 1937-05-05
Central America
And Return on $40
Is CrOcer's Record
BY the Associated Press.

CINCINNATI. May 5.-John
Moore, grocer of nearby Love
land, Ohio, had a swell coat of
suntan, stones from a Mayan
temple, a supply of Honduran
cigarettes and $113 today to
prove, he said. that "one can
hitch-hike to Central America
and back in two weeks on $40"
Evening star., 1937-05-05
HARLAN'S SHERIFF
TO TESTIFY TODAY
Middleton Will Be Final Wit
ness Before ProberS
Recess.
RACKGRONNl-

kGROU
After relatively unerciting in
uest1gdtion OF employer-employe
relations in big industrial plants,
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
turned to rich soft coal pits OF
Bloody" Harlan County, KY,
,chere miners, according to many
witnesses, hue under reign OF ter
ror.
Charges OF collusion betueen coal
operators in county and law en-
torcement officials murders, as
sdults and intimidation by armed
thugs and deputy sherifS haze been
oft repeated and seldom denied.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
CANADA ADMITS BOOK

Coronation Commentary" Not
Barred by Ottawa.
OTTAWA, Ontario, May Cana
dian Press The book Coronation
Commentary" withdrawn in England
after protest by the Duke of Windsor,
will be admitted to Canada, Revenue
Minister Ilsley announced today.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MONTS, France, May 5.-Mrs. War
field Simpson and the Duke of Wind
sor walked-behind sharp-eyed
escort of two-in the grounds of the
ancient Chateau de Cande today.
Fifty yards in front of the strolling
pair, an alert British detective paced
along with Herman L. Rogers OF New
York, Mrs. Simpsons friend and
spokesman.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
BACKGROUND

0AC a h0nOOND-
A tue-month separation OF Mrs.
Wallis Wdrfeld Simpson and for
n1er King Ed,Dard VIII OF England,
Who gaze up his throne to make her
his bride, ended yesterday. The for
mer King went from Austria to the
chateau at Monts, France, where
Mrs. Simpson had been aDaitino
final divorce decree from her Lon-
don broker husband The decree
nous granted Monday and the re-
union tOllOUed.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
Named to Washington Embassy.

TOXIC, May (P.-Toshio Saka-
moto. formerly attached to the gov
ernment's treaties bureau, was named
today as first secretary OF the Jap
anese Embassy IN Washington.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
TWO NAMED DIRECTORS
OF CHESAPEAKE CORP.
Young and Kolbe to Aid in One
OF Key Units of Van Swer-
tngen System.

1ngen System.
Dy the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, May 5.-Robert R.
Young and Frank F. Kobe, two of the
three men who bought control of the
Van Swerineen railroad empire last
week. today were elected directors of
the Chesapeake Corp, one Of the key
holding companies in the system.
No mention was made Of any plans
for simplification Of the Van Swerin-
gen system.
Three of the former directors of the
corporation were reelected. They
were Charles L. Bradley, John Sher-
win, jr, and John P. Murphy.
Evening star., 1937-05-05

b. the Associated Press.
BILBAO, Spain, May 5.-The Basque
government defenders OF Bilbao
charged today that "an Italian de-
stroyer" and seven insurgent fighting
ships were massed OF this Biscayan
port in an attempt to prevent by force
the evacuation OF 1880 women, chill
dren and old men.
The BasQues said they would defy
the insurgent feet and would evacuate
the refugees from besieged Bilbao to-
night under the Red Cross flag, in
Spanish ships which will be protected,
outside the 3-mile limit, by French and
British men of war
France is the destination OF the
refugees.
At the same time the Basque gov
ernment reported its troops had
trapped Italians and Moors northeast
OF here and broadcast to the world
a statement placing full blame" on
Germany for the air raid on the sacred
city of Guernica, where 300 persons
died last week.
weapon of Lies.'
Jesus Maria de LeiZaola, BASQUE
minister OF culture, in radio speech
said the fighters who in 1914 violated
Belgian neutrality" and made q
weapon of lies" to-day use the
same weapon upon us"
He cited what he said were hospital
records to the effect women and chill
dren caught in Guernica died Of ma
chine gun wounds This, he said,
would have been impossible had the
city been fired by its defenders, as the
insurgents have charged
Official Basque reports said Italian
forces operating in the Bermeo sector,
a few miles from Bilbao, had been
surrounded in Basque counter
offensive
Insurgent reports said they had sue
ceeded in advancing their lines after
a day Of severe fighting in the Bermeo
sector. They said the road from
(See BILBAO, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1937-05-05
MARINE WORKERS STRIKE.
Quit Four Ships in Demand for Union
RECOGNITION.

NEW YORK, May s P.-Seamen,
stewards and engine room workers on
four ships owned by the United Fruit
Co. went on strike today over the COM
pany's alleged failure to recognize off,
cials of the International Seamen's
Union and the union as a body.
PICKETS ARE PROMISED.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
BILBAO CHARGES
SHIPS BAR 2,30O
Italian Destroyer and 7 In
Surgent Vessels Massed
for Attack.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Insurgents were disastrously rout-
ed from the Guadalajdra front,
northeast Of Madrid, in march in
the greatest OF the Madrid Valencia
governments uar successes. The
Bermeo entrapment, reported yes
terday by BdsQues, is a similar uic-
tory, lacking only an air force
strong enough to take tuH aduon-
tage OF the land success.
Evening star., 1937-05-05
WEATHER.

70. 3. WtHthtf Bufetu E6ftctstJ
Showers tonight, probably ending to-
morrow morning; slightly cooler tomor-
row; gentle to moderate south, shifting to
north winds. Temperatures-Highest
II, at pm. yesterday; lowest, So, at s
am. today. Full report on page A-l0.
Evening star., 1937-05-05

(See BILBAO. Page A-3)
Evening star., 1937-05-05

(See STRIKE, Page Az. }
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-11
GARNER STILL HAS
GREAT INFLUENCE
Been Dabbling Quietly Into
House Politics, But
Not Member
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press COlumnist

Washington, Jan. 11-Vice Presi-
dent John N. Garner was the Ma
tional Press Clubs luncheon guest of
honor few days ago.
He made a speech, too, but as it
was "off the record" it was wasted
sweetness. "Off the record" oratory
hasn't much news value Some au-
thorlties hold that it is worth while
Tor background" purposes. My own
experience is that it's effect, rather,
Is to pledge correspondents not to use
information which otherwise they
would have found out anyway; may
be were cognizant of already.
The fact is that the recently re-
elected vice president, while tremen-
dously popular personally (this "off
the record" presence drew record
crowd at the Press club, politically
IS something of sore subject in the
House of Representatives.
KEEPS FINGES IN PIE
The purport of complaints of the
v. F. is that he has an undue amount
OF influence in congressional branch
to which he no longer belongs.
While he himself was a representa-
tive (and he was one of the Houses
oldest in point Of service) no one dis
puted his right to be as influential as
he was capable of being among his
Representatives. brethren. AS the
Houses minority leader (when the
democrats were in a minority it was
virtue in him to be influential. AS
speaker he automatically was influen-
tial; it was his duty to be.
But when he lapsed into the vice
presidency the assumption was that
he would become a typical vice presi-
dent-say nothing, see nothing, hear
nothing, as the Orientals express it.
Well. that's what he did do-osten-
sibly
There were politicians who did not
/ 'oelleve so efferveScent an individual
could do it.
Earlier effervescent politicians have
tried to continue to effervesce in the
vice presidential office, and failed at
it utterly. Theodore Roosevelt tried
1t and never would have effervesced
again if he had not graduated acct
dentally into the White House. Char
less G. Dawes tried it and it was a
lamentable fizzle.
Garner, super-abundantly expert
enced at the Capitol, stopped effer-
escing the minute he was sworn in as
presiding officer of the Senate.
AN EFFICIENT "FIXER"
Politicians presently arrived at the
conclusion that the vice president had
muzzled him. as always in the past.
There was talk to the effect that ne
was disappointed in his job; that he
felt he had virtually been slid into re-
tirement
Slowly it began to be rumored that
he was just as influential in the
House of Representatives as ever he
had been, though by no means so
vociferous
Of course he was not vociferous in
the Senate, merely as presiding Of
ficer And of course he could not be
vociferous in the House of Represen-
tatives, merely as an ex-member.
But he has proved to be an extra
ordinarily efficient 'fixer" - soto
voco.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-01-11
Joint Auxiliary
Meeting Friday

A joint meeting of the Junior and
Senior American Legion Auxiliaries
was held Friday afternoon in the
home of Mrs. H. A. Newell, with Mrs.
Newell Mrs. r. S. Johnson, Mrs. J. E:
Woolard, Miss Elsie Woolard, and
Miss Agnes Pegram as hostesses
The meeting was called to order by
the president, Mrs. D. T. Dickie, one
verse of america was sung, anG
Lords prayer repeated in concert.
Mrs. Gill led the flag salute and Mrs.
John Lee Wester read the preamble
The minutes of the December meet
ing were read and Mrs. w. B. Hight
exported the net proceeds from the
Charm Revue as $51.38 The treasur
rs report showed a t. alance on han(
II $182.39 Mrs. Bryan, Oteen chat;
nan, reported new bills sent and let
rs of appropriations received from
he patients. Mrs. Mcintosh reported
hat that committee appropriately re
rendered the Gold Star Mothers al
Christmas. The child welfare and re-
Mobilization reports for December
were as follows: 16 families cared fol-
with SO children in families, one vet
eran in hospital; total c. $50 gifts.
At the conclusion of the business
session the following program was EN-
loved: An article on rehabilitation by
Mrs. Brayn, two poems and a piano
solo by Miss Mollie Bugg Ellis.