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Evening star., 1937-04-27
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The Senate judiciary Committee
will be asked by Senator Logan OF
Kentucky to agree, by unanimous con-
sent, to vote on all amendments to
President Roosevelt's court bill and on
the bill itself two weeks from today.
The Senate Committee held its first
meeting on the court bill behind
closed doors today. Senator Logan
will make his request for unanimous
consent when the committee meets at
1890 am. tomorrow. He expressed
the opinion that an agreement would
be reached. However, number of
the committee members were not
present at the meeting today
If the Logan proposal should be
adopted the day the committee would
take final action on the court bill,
under which President Roosevelt
would be authorized to appoint a
maximum of six new justices to the
Supreme Court, would fall on May IL.
NO Recommendation Hinted.
Senator Logan also suggested at the
meeting today that it might be ad-
Vlsable to report the bill to the Senate
without recommendation" In that
event a vote to report favorably or
unfavorably might be avoided. The
committee is very closely divided, par
tlcularly over the section of the bill
dealing with increase in the member
ship of the Supreme Court. There
was no expression of opinion today
from the committee over the proposal
for report without recommendation.
Senator Logan has been a supporter
OF the bill. He expressed today the
belief that the committee should dis
pose of it without long delay, pointing
out that the committee has many
other important bills before it which
need attention.
Opposition to Senator Logan's plan
to fix date for voting on the court
bill developed this afternoon Sena.
tor Connally of Texas, an opponent
of the Presidents bill, and Senator
McGill OF Kansas, who has been re-
| garded as supporter of the measure,
both said they believed it would be
better to let the discussion run along
for some days before seeking to fix
| time to vote on it.
If single Senator objects to the
unanimous consent agreement at to-
morrow's meeting. Chairman Ashurst
said, the agreement would fail
Senator Van Nuys of Indiana, strong
opponent of the court plan, today re-
newed his motion to separate the court
| bill into two parts, with one dealing
exclusively with the Supreme Court.
He did not ask vote on his motion
today, but plans to do so later.
Norris Proposal Considered.
All Of today's meeting was given over
to a discussion of various amendments
to the court bill and to proposal by
Senator Norris of Nebraska to require
a 7-to-2 vote in the Supreme Court
to declare an act unconstitutional,
which may be offered as an amend-
ment to the pending bill.
Among the amendments discussed,
principally by their proponents, was
that by Senator McCarran Of Nevada,
providing for straight-out increase
in the Supreme Court membership of
two justices only. Senator McCarran,
on leaving the committee room, said
he might ask for vote on his amend
ment tomorrow. However, if the COM
mittee gives unanimous consent to the
(See JUDICIARY, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1937-04-27
BRITISH COLUMBIA
MAY ABSORB YUKON
Dominion and Provincial Parlia.
ments' Approval Sought
IN Annovo+ion
on Annexation

VICTORIA, British Columbia, April
~ Canadian Press) British Co.
lumbia will push her frontier to the
Arctic Ocean by absorbing the vast,
gold bearing Yukon Territory, If the
Dominion and provincial Parliaments
give their approval.
Premier T. D. Pattullo announced
yesterday federal government authori-
ties have agreed to the plan, which
would make British Columbia second
in area only to Quebec among Can
adas provinces. 1t would add about
1000 persons to British Columbia S
population of approximately 100000.
Yukon's creeks and hills still are
the haunt of prospectors who seek
the metal that has totaled some
5000, 100000 since 1897.
Evening star., 1937-04-27
TwoDead,Fou
Missing in
Virginia.
MAN is DEAD
In MARYLAND
Fredericksburg Is
Damaged by
Waters.

Flood waters In Maryland and Vir-
ginia, which rose to all-time records
IN some sections as result OF two DAYS
OF continuous rains, receded today,
leaving toll Of three dead, four miss
Ing and believed drowned, and damage
to crops. live stock and property esti-
mated at several millions of dollars.
Richmond was the only city threaten
ed with further serious damage, bar
ring additional heavy rains during the
day. The danger Of destructive food
at Cumberland and HagerstoWn ap-
peared to have passed. and the Kappa
hammock River. which yesterday rose
to approximately IS feet above normal
at Fredericksburg for an all-time
record, was receding today
Damage appeared to be heaviest at
Fredericksburg, where townspeople
spent the night in darkness, isolated
by the rising waters, and threatened
by fire from gasoline from two wrecked
gasoline tanks, which poured $4,000
gallons of the inflammable fluid over
the muddy water. Prompt warnings
oooAAAoc AA6A AAlAiAs 1ACS plcFcIlIeO udIlScT
OF gasoline blaze on the flood surface.
While the James River at Richmond
was expected to reach the 26-foot
level today, floods in other sections
were falling.
Three Spans Washed Away.
At Fredericksburg, where the busi-
ness district, industrial plants and the
Virginia Electric g. Power Co.'S plant
were flooded yesterday, the falling river
level gave residents a chance to check
up on the damage, estimated to be the
worst the city has suffered in modern
times.
Three spans of the free bridge across
the Rappahannock which connects
with the Northern Neck Of Virginia
were washed away last night. The
Falmouth Bridge. crossing the Rap
pahannock mile above the city, was
intact with the exception of a wash
out of the I'LL at the northern end,
which will take several days to repair.
Debris was piled high on the structure
The worst damage at Fredericksburg
(See FLOOD. Page A-s.)
Evening star., 1937-04-27
SIMPSON DIVORCE
PROBATION ENDS
Only Legal Technicalities Neces.
sary to Clear Way for
Marriage.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
LONDON, April 27.-Mrs. Wallis
Warfield Simpson completed today the
required six months of good be.
havior" in her divorce action and be-
came all but free to marry the former
King Of England.
Only legal technicalities were neces-
sary before her divorce from Ernest
Aldrich Simpson became final and
these, it was expected, would be full
filled within a fortnight.
Then the Duke of Windsor, who has
not seen Mrs. Simpson since she fed
from London at the height of the abb
dication crisis, will be legally priv.
legged to marry "the woman love"
Mrs. Simpsons attorneys-she re-
mained in seclusion at Chateau de
cande, near Monts, France-expected
the decree would be made absolute
either May or May 10.
mo date for their marriage has
been disclosed and it was believed un-
likely it would occur during the height
OF the festivities attendant on the
coronation of the dukes brother, King
George vi, " May l2)
Evening star., 1937-04-27
SLAYING HELD CLEARED

DETROIT, April q LP).-Police In
spector Paul Wencel said today that
a young man who had been detained
for investigation had made a detailed
confession of the attack-slaying of
Bernice Onisko, 17-year-old Ham,
tramck girl, near her home on
March 6.
The mans name was withheld.
He appears to be mentally un-
balanced" inspector Wencel said. "He
could have learned the details of the
Aslaying from newspaper accounts and
make plausible confession"
Evening star., 1937-04-27

In this group were Rear Admiral
Cary Grayson, chairman of the Ameri-
can Red Cross; Gen. Malin Craig, chief
Of staff Of the Army; Surg Gen.
Thomas Parran, jr. of the United
States Public Health Service; Harry l..
Hopkins, works progress administrator
and Rear Admiral R. r. Waesche, chief
Of the Coast Guard.
The President was kept advised last
night and this morning of the extent
Of the nearby floods. It Is understood
that the advices today, while not
alarming. indicate that there is every
reason for the various agencies of the
Government and the Red Gross to be
In readiness to act quickly.
Evening star., 1937-04-27
Study to Cut Au.Night Parking 2
Ordered by Commissioners
Committee Viii Consider Requirement
ofGarage Space for One Car
Per apartment.

committee to consider regulations or
legislation to require provision Of ga
RACES or private parking lots in con-
nection with flats or apartments.
Study was ordered because of the
increasing traffic congestion which has
been found to have been caused by lack
OF of1-street parking for the tenants
OF apartment houses and fats.
The committee will consider a re-
quirement of garage or parking space,
to be provided on private property, for
at least one car per apartment
Vernon E, West, assistant corpora
tion counsel, was named chairman of
(See PARKING, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1937-04-27
By the Associated Press.

6S the ASSOCIATED Press.
GUERNICA, Spain, April 27-Hun-
dreds of civilians were killed and this
ancient city, once capital OF the
Basque country, was left mass Of
blazing ruins today after three-and-
a-half- f-hour insurgent aerial lombard
ment.
The raid started at 4:30 pm. Q1:30
am. E. S. T) yesterday, when bomb
ing planes, identified as of German
manufacture, roared over the city in
groups Of seven, accompanied by large
detachments of pursuit planes.
Besides regular aerial bomb, scores
Of hand grenades were hurled into the
city, while the populace scrambled for
shelter.
Hundreds of persons ran into open
fields, where they became targets for
swooping machine gunner
1000 Bombs Hit Town.
The first wave of attack was con-
fined to grenade throwing and ma
chine cunning, but the next relay Of
planes dropped high explosive bombs
It is estimated more than q Thousand
(See SPAIN, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1937-04-27
BY JAMES E. CHINN.

A preliminary program of taxation
estimated to yield s2,800O00 in addi-
tional revenue was recommended by
the Commissioners today at q hearing
before the Special Tax Subcommittee
Of the House District Committee.
The recommendations were en-
bodied in a series of three proposed tax
bills, patterned somewhat after three
Of the nine Collins bills pending before
the subcommittee.
One provides an increase from 2 to
; cents per gallon in the local tax on
gasoline. Another would place a weight
tax on motor behicles, lower than the
scale set up in the Collins bill, but
continuing the present personal prop
erty tax on motor vehicles. The third
is virtually the same as the Collins bill,
imposing 2 per cent tax on policy,
membership fees and net premium re-
ceipts of insurance companies.
Revenues Are Estimated.
The Commissioners estimated the
weight tax on motor vehicles would
produce sl,500,000 in additional reve-
nue., the l cent increase in the gaso-
line tax sl,10o,000 and the increased
(See TAXES, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1937-04-27
President Acts to Ciue Aid
To Stricken IN Flood Areas

President Roosevelt moved quickly
today to have the various agencies of
the Federal Government in readiness
to cope with any emergency that
might arise because Of the present
high waters in the Potomac River
Valley
The President, preparatory to de-
parting from Washington tonight for
a fishing vacation in the Gulf Of Mex
leo, conferred at noon with the group
who directed the forces Of relief during
the recent Ohio Valley floods, and
during this conference he gave this
group full authority to act in his alb
sence to meet any crisis that might
arise.
Evening star., 1937-04-27
WAGNER ACT HIT;
REVISION URGED
Declared Unfair to MANAGE
ment by Chamber of
Commerce Speakers.

The Wagner labor relations act was
criticized as unfair to management,
and its revision was demanded by
speakers today before the Chamber Of
Commerce Of the United States.
Conceding that the act might form
the basis for "a definite labor policy,
fair alike to employer and employe, p"
James w. Hook Of New Haven, Conn.,,
president Of the New England Council
and of the Geometric Tool Co., said
the trouble with 1t now is that it as
sumes that the employer in every case
is not only as strong and able a bar
gamer as the majority of his employees,
but also as his employees and the Fed
eral Government combined"
1T defines the right of employees, "
Evening star., 1937-04-27
Crest of l4Feet
Is Expected
at 10 AM.
DYKES TOSAVE
ROSE GARDEN
Scores of Families
Near Bridge
Move Out.
Fun page OF food pictures,
Page Al.

Prepared for any unexpected de-
velopments when the Potomac reaches
It's crest tomorrow, Washington's
flood control army 300 strong
Will swing into action this afternoon
to throw up sand bag levees along the
park waterfront.
Protective measures were decided
on despite the Weather Bureaus pre-
dlctlon that the high water, due about
10 am. tomorrow, will be several feet
below the peak levels here during the
damaging foundations in March,
1896.
The flood battlers will concentrate
on protecting plant material in the
Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway
and the rose gardens and pansy beds
IN West Potomac Park, which were
ravaged by the river last year.
Water to Be Lower.
A bulletin issued by the Rivers and
Harbors Division of the Weather Bu-
reau this morning stated the crest at
Sycamore Island, Md, due about or
10 am, would send the water up to
% or "a feet, as compared with the
1886 peak of 28.5 feet above the low
water mark.
When 1t hits the foot of Wisconsin
avenue. the Potomac is expected to
reach a peak of about IA feet, more
than 3 feet below the highest level
there during the last flood
Meanwhile, residents, business
houses and canoe clubs on lower K
street, from Virginia avenue to point
lust below Key Bridge, also were TAX
ing precautions against any eventual
ity. remembering the previous disas-
trous effects of the overaowing river.
K street was still clear at noon. ex-
cept for the intersection at Thirty first,
where the river almost covered the
street after having flooded the plant
of the Super and Maloney Concrete
Cos.
At Key Bridge flood waters Tapped
at the edge OF K street, while Balti-
more & Ohio engines were busy NOV
ing freight cars out of the area. There
was about a foot of water over the
lower track just below the bridge.
Families Move Out
Police estimated between $50 and
200 families residing on the District
side in the vicinity of the bridge gath
cred their belongings and vacated last
night and today, and employees of
the Potomac Boat Club, Dempsey's
Boat House and the Washington Canoe
Club started moving canoes from their
flooded boat houses to high ground.
A big, modern house boat torn
loose from its moorings above Wash
ington, floated under the bridge
shortly after l pm.
At Sycamore Island at noon the
river stood at 1872 feet, having risen
slightly more than a foot since BIS
am. when the reading was l79 At
the Wisconsin avenue gauge it was
1913 at noon, a rise of 08 of a foot
since 8:15
Before the flood strategy commit
tee" consisting of Army Engineers
and park officials, met today the
Weather Bureau forecast cessation of
the rain by tonight. Showers had
been seen as possible this afternoon,
but the sun broke through shortly
after the forecast was made, giving
the Capital its first real sunshine
since last Saturday. During the past
four days more than inches of rain
has fallen here
MenaciEg winds, which, if they
(See D. c. FLOOD, Page A-6.)
Evening star., 1937-04-27
SITE Of MEMORIAL
HELD ONLY ISSUE
Contract Already Made, Says
Ke|Ier-Erection Sure,
Declares BoyIan.

The Thomas jefferson Memorial will
be erected in Washington and dedi-
Gated by President Roosevelt before his
term expires, Representative Boylan of
New York, chairman of the Memorial
Commission, declared today at hear
ings before the House Library Com
mittee
His declaration followed announce
ment by Chairman Keller of the COM
mittee that there is definite contract
between the Memorial Commission and
John Russell Pope who was selected to
design the marble tribute to the third
President.
The only question which can prop
erly be considered by the committee,
Chairman Keller asserted, is the pro-
posed location of the memorial.
Strong Objection Voiced.
Strong objection to constructing the
memorial on the proposed Tidal Basin
site, a move which would entail de-
struction Of hundreds of cherry trees,
was voiced at the hearings.
Representative Boylan came directly
from the White House to the commit
tee room. Before leaving the Execu-
tive Mansion he said he had failed to
see the President but had left a COM
plete report on the status of the con-
troversy over the memorial site with
Marvin Mcintyre, presidential secre-
tary. The President has said the fu-
ture question is up to Congress.
Meanwhile in the Senate a resolu-
ton proposing establishment of a
school of American Government at the
University Of Virginia as a substitute
for the proposed Jefferson Memorial
here was introduced by Senator
Schwellenbach, Democrat, of WASH
ington.
Arno D. Cammerer, director of the
National Park Service, the agency
selected by the Memorial Commission
to take charge Of the construction of
(See MEMORIAL, Page A-3.)
Evening star., 1937-04-27
MOSCOW HEARS PLEA
FOR ANTI-TOKIO MOVE
Letter to 1zvestia Suggests Renun-
citation of Siberian Fish
ing Grants.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, April DETERMINATION
Of Siberian fishing grants to Japan
because of Japanese militarists' "ag-
gressive attitude" was suggested today
in an open letter to the officially in
spired newspaper Izvestia.
The letter was addressed to Foreign
Minister Maxim Litvinoff and urged
that Russia itself exploit the conces-
sions which were extended to Japan
through 1887 by limited renewal of an
expired flve-year grant.
The government often uses letters
to Izvestia to enunciate new policies.
Evening star., 1937-04-27
A.F. l.. REVOKES CHARTER

OAKLAND, Calf, April ~ R.-
Charter OF the Alameda County Gen.
tral Labor Council was revoked by
the American Federation of Labor
today because the council refused to
seat new delegates of the Oakland
Teamsters' Union, Local 10. appointed
by the A. F. of L. officers.
Evening star., 1937-04-27
AMELIA EARHART TO GO
TO COAST SATURDAY
Aviatrix Will Begin Preparations
Tor Second Start on
World Flight.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press
NEW YORK, April 27.-Amelia Ear
hart planned today to go to Bur-
bank, Calf, Saturday in prepa-
ration for a second start on her con-
templated world flight. Her first at
tempt ended in a wreck while taking
off at Honolulu.
Miss Earhart said the fight would
start from Oakland, Calf, but not
for several weeks
1 need rest, and my weeks stay
here Is part of the rest program /
mapped out for myself" she said.
Evening star., 1937-04-27
LOGAN WILL ASK
COMMITTEE COURT
VOTE IN z WEEKS
Judiciary Body Holds First
Meeting on Proposed
Change in Tribunal.
mo RECOMMENDATION"
MAY BE VERDICT ON BILL
Senator Suggests Advisability Of
Thus Avoiding Ballot
in Controversy.
BACKGROUND


The Presidents court bill, from
Which he Would deriUe authority to
name sic neW justices to the ST.
prene Court unless present justices
oUer 20 retire, Uas submitted to
Congress February s, and has been
a source of bitter controversy since.
Senate Judiciary Committee, after
seUen Ueeks OF public hearings,
takes up bill in erecutipe session
today. Among matters dWaiting
committee action are a number of
compromise proposals, most pop
ular OF uhich is one to oiUe Mr..
Roosevelt po1cer to add two justices
instead OF sir
Evening star., 1937-04-27
BACKGROUND

GroUing traffic congestion has
spurred District officials to plan
street-Widening programs, extend
o-pdrking zones and consider sub
Day construction. Ertensiue apart
ment house and fiat Developments
are called one cause of neighbor-
hood congestion. Regulations uere
amended some years ago to permit,
but not to require, garages in apart
ment buildings
Seeking means Of reducing the use
OF streets as "open-a air garages" the
Commissioners today named a specia
Evening star., 1937-04-27
HUNDREDS KILLED
IN BASQUE CITY
Waves of Planes SWoop
Over, Dropping Bombs
and Hand Grenades.
BACKGROUND

BACK AGROUND
Interest in Spanish cipl War is
chiefly international in scope; that
is, 1Dhether political and economic
balance 1Dill be upset, perhaps
plun0ing Europe into another war.
Patrol policy OF rlei0hborino powers
,ods designed to prepent interter-
ence by nations favorable to either
side.
Evening star., 1937-04-27
D. c. HEADS ASK
THREE NEW TAXES
Scent Gas Levy, Increased
Auto and Insurance
Imposts Urged.
BACKGROUND

Special subcommittee OF House
District Committee undertook study
to deuelop tar program to Offset an
ticipdted 5000 900 shortage in Dis
trtct revenues in coming fiscal year.
The subcommittee also Uas author
ized to study proposals for reorgdn-
isin0 municipal government in in
terest OF efficiency and economy.
Evening star., 1937-04-27
MATS ARE IDLE

Cold Weather Causes Postpone
ment at Boston.
BOSTON, Mass, April 27 CP.-The
base ball game between Washington
and the Boston Red Sox at Fenway
Park today was called off because of
cold weather. The Griffmen return to
the Capital tomorrow for a three-game
series with the New York Yankees.
Evening star., 1937-04-27
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY,

Commissioners present tax plans to
House group. Page Al
House group opens Jefferson Memo-
rial hearings. Page Al
Thirteen hundred men called to work
on D. c. flood dykes. Page Al
Study ordered to reduce all-night
parking on streets. Page Al
Sleep analyzed before Sciences Acad-
emy meeting. Page Al
Flood damage in Maryland and Vir-
ginia put at millions. Page Al
Crest of D. c. flood expected tomor.
row; no alarm felt. Page Al
Mrs. Krieger may take stand in black
mail trial. Page AZ
Funeral services for Bishop Mcdowell
set tomorrow. Page AS
Evening star., 1937-04-27

(See CHAMBER, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1937-04-27
WEATHER,

10. .. weather Bureau Forecast)
Mostly cloudy tonight and tomorrow:
not much change in temperature; gentle
shifting winds, becoming westerly. Tenn
peratures-Highest, 81. at 6 pm. yester-
day; lowest, As, at am today.
Full report on page A-9.
Evening star., 1937-04-27

(See MEMORIAL, Page A-3)
Milford chronicle., 1937-07-16
BOWERS BEACH

Sunday school at $3.50 a. m.
There will be no evening service
this Sunday.
After the Bible Vacation School
was held for a period of ten days, an
interesting program was given by
the pupils in the hall on Sunday eve
ming.
We were very much pleased, as we
usually are, to have with us quite a
few people from Magnolia. The chill
dren did exceptionally well, consid-
ering the heat.
The hot weather still stays with
us and people are fiocking to the
pool and bay for bathing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Coudright and
son Buster were guests of their
daughter Dorothy and mother in
Wilmington the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Jester and
daughters. Kathleen, Clairesand Ma
omi of Frederick spent Sunday with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jay w.
Haldeman.
Mrs. Ida Spayd and son Leland
and Miss Ruth Van Hoey of Freder-
lea enjoyed days outing at Ocean
City, Nd, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Sawyer are
entertaining guests from New Jersey
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Ely and chill
dren from Clayton are occupying the
Pardee cottage ON the bay front this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dallas Moore of vio-
la are also enjoying the sea breezes.
Miss Dorothea Roe spent a few
days out of town last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis B. Pardee of
Viola were guests at this resort on
Sunday.
The pupils OF the Bible Vacation
School held their picnic down on the
beach Thursday morning for bath
Ing, wading and general good
time. They then were entertained at
the home of Mrs. Jay w. Haldeman |
for refreshments. About forty were
present