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Evening star., 1937-05-03
EXECUT|ONSTAY
DENIED JORD0N
Justice Let's, However,
Promises to Consider Ap-
pIication of Counsel.

Justice F. Dickinson Let's Of Dis
trict Court refused today to stay the
execution May IA Of Thomas Jordon,
convicted last year OF numbering Mrs.
Lizzie S. Jaynes in the Garden-T-
Shop holdup six years ago.
He stated, however, that he would
give further consideration to the ap-
plication for stay made by Jordon's
attorney, John NJ Holzworth, who,
Friday, asked the United States Court
OF Appeals to order District Court to
entertain q motion for a new trial
based on newly discovered evidence.
Holzworth claims to have unearthed
evidence indicating that Mrs. Jaynes'
slayer was 4 tall, fair man. Jordon
Is short and dark.
In his application for a stay. the
attorney accused authorities of sup
pressing this evidence at the trial.
Assistant United States Attorney
Roger Robb vigorously denied that it
had been suppressed, saying it did not
come to the attention of his office
until 10 days ago. He added that he
resented the "slanderous implica atoms"
Of Holzworth's statements.
The so-called newly discovered evi-
dence consists principally Of q police
report made shortly after the Staying
and statements by woman to whom
Mrs. Jayne is said to have described
the killer.
Robb described this evidence as "un-
reliable hearsay." adding it would not
be competent should a new trial be
granted
Il am authorized by the District
attorney to say that we see no reason
why stay should be granted" Robh
declared. THE District attorney has
informed the pardon attorney Of the
Department Of Justice, however. that
he is at liberty to request stay should
he decide that facts disclosed by hi.
investigation warrant it,
Although executive clemency fol-
Jordon has been refused, Investigation
of the case has been reopened by the
Justice Department.
ouo1ieo LettS Sdlu he COIlSlQeTeO tne
application premature, and that
should the pardon attorney deem g
stay advisable, that official should re.
quest it.
The jurist called attention to the
petition pending in the Court of Ap-
peals and said Holzworth was asking
the District Court to substitute 1t.
Judgment for the Judgment of the
President Of the United States or Of
the Court of Appeals.
Evening star., 1937-05-03

freight train to pass. Ahead Of them
raced their brother John, IS.
The thunder of the freight train
drowned out the rumble of the ap-
preaching passenger train as Bernard
and Paul stood unheeding in its path.
"Bernie-Watch out!" John shout
ed, but his voice was lost in the roar
Of the trains.
The Royal Blue" was only few
yards from Bernard when he saw it,.
Bernie was calm. He must have
known there wasn't time to warn
Paul" said John. He just pushed
Paul with all his might and 1t seemed
that just at that moment the train
(See DAY, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1937-05-03
RASK0B, DU POINT
FACE TAX BOARD
Fictitious Sales to Each
Other to Cut Income
Levy Charged.
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 3.-Two OF the
Nations biggest industrialists and
flnanciers, Pierre S. du Pont and John
J. Raskob. appeared before the United
States Board OF Tax Appeals today,
on charge that they engaged in
fictitious stock sales to each other to
establish losses In their 1929 income
tax
Accompanied by dozen or so attor-
neys, Du Pont and Raskob, business
associates for many years and two
Of the leaders in the organization Of
the American Liberty League. were
among the first to arrive at the hear
ing room in the old Federal Building
across from City Hall Park.
Richard L. Disney, a member of
the United States Board Of Tax Ap-
peals, presided at the hearing. The
two multi -millionaires sat together in
q corner OF the hearing room behind
counsel
The cases against Du Pont and
Raskob were severed.
The Du Pont case came up first. It
was expected that it would last for
several days, to be followed by the
Raskob case.
The cases against Du Pont and
Raskob have been In adjudication for
many months.
Governments Charge.
The Government charges Du Pont
owes an extra assessment Of s6l7,-
3l6 and Raskob sl,026,340 in their
1929 tax.
1t contends the two financiers sold
stocks back and forth-known as
wash" sales-at losses, to establish
Evening star., 1937-05-03

FOREIGN.
Prices Of coronation seats take q
slump. Page AS
Loyalists rush biggest warship to
Bilbao battle Page Al
Divorce final. Edward speeds to join
f1ancee. Page Al
Won Neurath and Mussolini may form
publicity alliance. Page Al
NATIONAL.
Court upholds processing tax; security
decision delayed. Page Al
Pierre du Pont and Raskob face U. s.
tax counts. Page Al
Film strike spreads with 5000 idle in
Hollywood. Page Al
Economy moves gain momentum as
House hearing opens. Page Al
Housing officials from 20 cities push
Wagner-Steagall bill Page Ar
Parker co-defendants plead guilty IS
trial opens. Page Az
Harlan killing to be probed by La
Toilette group. Page Ar
WASHINGTON AND VICINITY.
Sea floor and not stars may guide
future navigation. Page Al
Let's refuses execution stay for Jor-
don. Page Al
Boy, II, dies saving brother, IL. from
train. Page Al
Unable to pay room rent, jobless
woman shoots self. Page Az
Greenbelt workers to air complaints
at hearing today. Page AS
Churches not to single out burlesque
here. Page AS
Man accused Of assaulting two women
on trial at Rockville. Page AS
r. B. Mahany, journalist and diplo-
mat, dies. Page Ala
Score hurt, four seriously, in week
end traflc. Page Ala
Engineers completing permanent D. G.
flood control plans. Page B-l
Airport Commission to hold closed
meeting ThursdGy. Pass 1-1
Evening star., 1937-05-03
MRS. NORTON UP TODAY

LOS ANGELES. May 3 (P.-Mrs.
Violet Wells Norton came to Federal
Court today to learn the penalty for
naming Clark Gable, screen actor, as
the father" of her l3-year -old Eng
lish-born daughter.
She was convicted OF mail fraud by
. jury which held Gable never had
been In England. -Four courses were
open to Judge George Oosgrave-pro-
baton, deportation, Jail or fine.
Evening star., 1937-05-03
BY JOHN H. CLINE.

Validity Of Federal processing tax
on coconut oil, expected to yield mil
lions Of dollars annually for the
benefit of the Philippine Islands was
unanimously upheld today by the
Supreme Court
The court did not announce its de-
cision on the legality of the social
security act, and ruling on this
vital case cannot be handed down
before May II, when the justices will
return from two weeks recess.
In an action of local interest. the
court rejected petition by the Great
Atlantic g. Pacific Tea Co. for review
OF its conviction in Police Court for
selling short weight" products. This
has the effect of affirming the con-
viction.
Another opinion granted the Gov
ernment the right to sue to recover
a sum of money deposited by Rus
sian corporation with the late August
Belmont, New York private banker.
Lower courts had held the Govern
ment could not maintain the suit.
Sutherland Reads Opinion.
The unanimous opinion in the
processing tax was delivered by JUS
tice Sutherland.
After pointing out that the Philip
pines occupy dependent status in
relation to the Federal Government,
thereby giving Congress greater power
to legislate for their welfare than
1t would have in the case of State,
the opinion added:
Congress has power to create a
local legislature for the Philippines;
and 1t has done so. Congress has
power to authorize the Legislature to
impose taxes for all the lawful needs
Of the islands, and to appropriate the
proceeds for such uses and in such
amounts as the Legislature may de-
termine and this it has done. Con-
gress has power to appropriate the
moneys here in question, and cause
them to be paid from the National
Treasury into the Treasury of the
Philippine Islands; and for this it
has provided. 1t would result in a
strange anomaly now to hold that
Congress had power to devolve upon
the Philippine government the author
ity to appropriate revenue derived
from local taxation as the Govern
ment saw fit, but that Congress was
without power to confer similar au-
thority in respect Of moneys which
lawfully will come into the Philip
pine Treasury from the Treasury of
the United States or from other
sources apart from taxation. 1t is
true, as already appears, that the
uses to which the money is to be
put are not specified. But in all in
stances where funds shall come into
the Philippine Treasury, we may in
dulge the presumption, in favor of
responsible and duly-constituted leg
| islative body, that the funds will be
appropriated for public purposes and
not for private uses.
whether the payment to the
Philippines of the large sums of money
which will flow from this tax is un-
warranted in fact; whether the pres
ent or prospective needs of the islands
require it, and other queries directly
(See RULING. Page A-2D
Evening star., 1937-05-03
PLAN
FORCOURT STUDIED
Hatch Amendment Looms
as Favorable Choice of
Senate Group.

BACKGROUND
Apprehensiue that the bulk OF his
legislative program, mould be nulh-
fed by the conservative members
OF the Supreme Court on the
ground Of unconstitutionality, Pres
ident Roosevelt asked Congress
February S for authority to name
maximum of sir ne1O judges unless
those ouer 70 retire.
Recently concluding seven ,peeks
on hearings on the measure, Sem
ate Judiciary Committee is re-
ported 10 to against the bill. Re-
tusdl OF administration to consider
any compromise presages long and
bitter fight on Senate floor, NTH
both sides still claiming ultimate
Dictory.
Evening star., 1937-05-03
H|NDENBURG SAILS
FOR u. S. TONIGHT
Giant German Dirigible Will
Leave Frankfort on First of
Is Round Trips.
BY the Associated Press,

BY the Associated Press.
LAKEHURST, NJ j., May s.
Comdr. Charles E. Rosendahl hurried
new arrangements today at the naval
air station for berthing the giant Ger
man dirigible Hindenburg, which will
sail tonight from its home port. Frank
fort On Main, for the first of l8 round
trips here this season.
The ship, scheduled to arrive and
leave here Thursday. will have a new
commander, Capt. Max Pruss, who was
schooled under Count Ferdinand Won
Zeppelin, DR.. Hugo Eckener and Lud-
wig Duerr, the airship designer.
Under command of DR.. Eckener and
Capt. Ernst A. Lehman, the Hinden-
burg made 10 round trips last year.
Evening star., 1937-05-03

BUFFALO,, N. Y, May 3 LP.-A
model airplane with 6-foot Widespread
and one-cylinder engine caused police
headache today.
1t got away from Kenneth Wood
ward at a model contest, flew several
miles and nose dived through The
roof of house. startling the family.
Policemen retrieved the ship and re-
turned it to Woodward.
Evening star., 1937-05-03
PROCESS TAX HELD
VALID AS SECURITY
RULING IS DELAYED
U. S. Levy on Coconut Oil
for Philippines Supported
by Court.
A. & P. "SH0RT-WEIGHT"
APPEAL is DENIED
Government Given Right to Sue
to Recover Russian Money De-
posted With Belmont.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
The udlidity OF the social security
act has replaced the Wagner act,
recently upheld, as the chief prob
lem facing the Supreme Court.
The coconut oil tar Wds one of
the earliest pieces OF Neu Deal
legislation. Coconut oil is chief
ingredient of soaps not made with
meat fats, and the Philippines are
the chief source OF oil used IN
America. The tar has been fought
mainly because it raises the cost
and price OF coconut oil soap and
thus ndrro,Ds the market for it.
Evening star., 1937-05-03
ID BAKERIES CLOSED
Kansas City Strike Cuts Off 80
Per Cent of Supply.

KANSAS CITY, May (P,-Four-
teen of this city's largest bakeries were
closed today by strike Of union bakery
workers demanding higher wages and
union recognition.
Frank Rushton. president OF the
Kansas City Wholesale Bakers Club,
said 80 per cent of the metropolitan
bread supply was cut off. Pickets
paced in front of closed bakeries.
About $500 persons were estimated to
be out of work.
Bakers demanded weekly wage in
crease Of IS. Employers countered
with an offer OF only SO. Members OF
the newly organized Inside Bakery
Workers Union, an affiliate OF the
Bakers Union. comprising wrappers,
icers and others, demanded recog-
milton.
Evening star., 1937-05-03
Boy, l3, Drowned
Trying to Recover
Base Ball From Pool
Special Dispatch to The Star.

MARTINSBURG, W. Va, May
3.-An attempt to retrieve a
base ball which had bounded into
a pool left by recent rains at the
edge Of this city cost the life late
yesterday OF Vincent Cox, l3.
The lad stepped into hole
where the water was consider
ably over his head and drowned
before two smaller companions
could get assistance. The body
was recovered 10 minutes later.
Efforts at resuscitation were
futile.
Coroner H. G. Toknin held an
inquest unnecessary.
Evening star., 1937-05-03
RUSH
SHIP TO BILBAO
Map Plans to Shell Rebels
as British Continue
Evacuation.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
After many months of attempting
to take Madrid, Spanish rebels in
recent ,Deeks haze directed main
dr1De on Basque area, Loydlist
stronghold In northern part OF
country. Gen. Franco drriUed Sat-
urday to command push on city.
Meanwhile, thousands of non-
conbotants endangered in city dp-
pedled to outside 1Dorld for help.
Nine British merchant ships Uent
to rescue children. The ships ar
riped Saturday and Franco an
nounced he mould not respect the
breaking OF his rebel blockade By
the ships.
Evening star., 1937-05-03
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

The Hatch amendment to President
Roosevelt's court bill, providing for
flexible number of Supreme Court JUS
tices and authorizing the President to
appoint only one additional justice
each year. instead Of six, loomed as a
(see JUDICIARY, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1937-05-03

may later become inuolped, CON-
pletely tying up production and
thro,oing 10000 out OF ,Dork.
BY the Associated Press
HOLLYWOOD. May Six thou
sand studio workers were swept into
the spreading film industry strike to-
day as guild actors arranged a weeks
delay in joining the walkout.
The 5000 members of II unions OF
the Federated Motion Picture Crafts
were not to report to work this morn
ing and $500 Of them were assigned
picket duty.
Basis Of the dispute. which first
hared into a strike last Friday night,
Is the Federated Crafts demand on
nine major companies for sole bar
gaining rights.
Saying ''the dress rehearsal is over"
Charles y. Lessing Of the crafts ar
ranged picket lines not only at the
studios, but at Los Angeles theaters,
showing their product.
And for the first time in years, the
United States s2,000,000,00O motion
picture industry faced a serious pro-
duction stoppage.
Two thousand actors and actresses,
some unknown, others famous, but all
aligned with the Screen Actors Guild,
attended a meeting last night to vote
on strike questions.
Guild Seeks Conferences.
Like the federated crafts, the guild
Is seeking closed shop. It hesitated,
however. at decision which would
throw 10000 persons out of work and
stop a weekly pay roll of $500, 900.
Instead, Secretary Aubrey Blair an
nounced, the guild instructed its di-
rectors to begin conferences with pro-
ducers on Wednesday and report re-
suits to general meeting Sunday.
The producers had already agreed to
negotiate.
Our principal demands and prac-
tically all for free-lance players, small
parts. extras and bit players" said
Blair. THE only things asked for
people in higher-wage brackets are
working conditions and hours that
would aid small players get more en-
ployment."
1t requires rs per cent approval by
the senior membership of the guild,
Blair said, to call strike or order
players not to pass through picket
lines. Pending negotiations this week,
all votes have been held up.
Only 1900 Of the guilds $500 men,
bers are Seniors" earning $3.50 or
(see STRIKE, A-3)
Evening star., 1937-05-03
BY the Associated Press.

ST. LEAN DE LUZ, France, May
3.-Scores of Italians from AN in
surgent army column today were re-
ported trapped at Bermeo, on the Bay
OF Biscay coast about 8 miles from
Bilbao
A Basque officer, reaching Bilbao,
Evening star., 1937-05-03
6,OO0F|LM STUDIO
WORKERS IDLE AS
STRIKE SPREADS
$500 Assigned to Picket
Duty as Actors Arrange
Conferences.
GUILD WILL ARRANGE
TALKS WITH PRODUCERS
:"Dress Rehearsal Over" Says
Union Leader as Lines Are
Thrown About Theaters.

BACKGROUND
Demanding closed shop and
recognition, ne1Dly formed Feder-
ated Motion Picture Crafts, an
AFFILIATE OF the American Federation
OF LABOR, on Friday night called
strike OF four unions NoW II
unions are out, 1Cith 5000 ,Dorkers
idle. Members OF Actors Guild
may later become inuolped, COM
pletely tying up production and
throtoing 10000 out OF ,uork.
Evening star., 1937-05-03
Summary of Today's Star

Housewives oppose dayligh saving
time here Page B-1
A. F. q. E. files libel suit against N. F.
F. E. in court here. Page B-1
Roosevelt urged to seek mediation in
Spain. Page B-1
Grand jury gets police extortion
charge. Page B-1
EDITORIAL AND COMMENT.
Editorials. Page A-10
This and That. Page A-10
Washington Observations. Page A-10
Answers to Questions. Page A-1o
David Lawrence, Page ALL
Paul Mallon. Page ALI
Dorothy Thompson. Page ALL
Constantine Brown. Page Ali
Lemuel r. Parton. Page ALL
SPORTS.
Deshong's poor slab form chief worry
of Mats. Page ALA
Slugger Terranova VS.. Boxer straiges
is card tonight. Page ALA
Bucs and Tigers are backing up betting
odds. Page ALA
Pompoon's failure upsetting to Derby
wiseacres. Page ALA
Americanism being fostered by Junior
Legion base ball. Page Ais
U. S. and Australia confident in Davis
Cup net war. Page A-l6
FINANCIAL.
Bonds are narrow (table). Page ALI
Building rises in South. Page ALT
Stocks edge up (table). Page Ais
Curb specialties gain (tAble).
Page A-19
Steel earnings soar. Page Ais
Sounder market basis seen. Page A-19
MISCELLANY.
Washington Wayside. Page Al
City News in Brief. Page A-13
Shipping News. Page ALB
| Winning Contract. Page B-7
Young Washington. Page BIS
Natures Children. Page BIS
Bedtime Story. Page Bio
Dorothy Dix. Page Bib
Betsy Caswell. Page B-13
Crossword PusSle. Pase B-14
! Letter out. Page BIS
Evening star., 1937-05-03

(See SPAIN, Page A-4.)
Evening star., 1937-05-03
WEATHER.

60. 8. Weather Bureau Forecast.)
Fair and slightly warmer tonight; to-
morrow, mostly cloudy; gentle, variable
winds Temperatures-Highe "a, at
pm. yesterday; lowest, 46, at 6 am. today.
Full report on page Ais.
Evening star., 1937-05-03
Model Plane Runs Away."

(See TAX, Page A-2.)
Evening star., 1937-06-03
C[EAR|NCS TAKE
UNEVEN COURSE
New York Total Mounts,
While Other Centers
ShCW Decline.
Ey the Associated Press.

NEW YORK, June 3.-The bank
clearings exhibit for the past week
presents a very irregular picture The
total for New York, despite the Dec
oratlon day holiday and the stock
market closing on May 29 and May 81,
showed a gain over the preceding
week, while the outside centers de-
clined.
This was partially due to heavy
first month settlements. On
the other hand, contrast with the
same week of 1886 revealed a de-
crease for New York, while the total
for the cities in the rest of the coun-
try was higher.
Aggregate volume Of clearingS for
% leading cities of the United States
for the week (fye days. ended June 2,
according to Dun & Bradstreet,
amounted to s5,276,296,O 900. against
1854 | ,939 900 in the same week (fve
days. of 1895. This represented a
decrease Of 4.8 per cent, the first such
decline reported since the week Of
May 5, last.
Clearings for New York City aggre-
gated s3,304 GAS, 900. a loss of 1913 per
cent from the 1885 comparative OF
s3704 ,025000. At the outside cities
the clearlngs volume for the week was
81 ,97l ,35l 600, as compared with ST.
837, 7,9l4,0O0 last year, or gain Of 7.3
per cent.
Besides the drop at New York. de-
creaSes from year ago were reported
by Boston, st. Louis and Omaha,
while all other cities showed gains,
the largest of which were at Louis
vile, Richmond and Atlanta.
The weeks clearings represented a
loss Of s7,845, 900 from the preceding
weeks total, whereas in the compari-
! son for the similar weeks of 1896
there was a gain Of 1923 $4,000.
Bank clearings at leading cities, to-
gether with percentage losses and
gains compared with those of 1886.
follow; also, the daily average bank
clearlnss for the months OF March,
April and May;
Evening star., 1937-06-03

to sell and market irregular on all
grades below No. stock
Sea Food Market.
Catfish, pound, 3a5; dressed, 7a8;
carp, 3a4; eels, 9al0; haddock, l0a12;
herring, 3a4; maCkerel, 7a8: rock, IL,
white perch, 3a5; yellow, Sal0; trout
4a8 bluefsh, 8al0; founders, 10;
croakers, .3a4; spots, 3a4; hardhead,
3a4; buttertish, SAT; roe shad, It; split
shad. g. buck shad, l5al8; soft crabs,
dozen, 40a55; hard crabs, dozen, goa
80; barrel. 3.o0a4o0; crab meat,
pound, 25a55; shrimp, 12a15; clans,
large, 100, 9Oal25; Cherrystones. 65a
IS; Little Necks, 50a60; frogs, each,
l5a20.
Tobacco Market
Quotations on old stock-Maryland
firm leaf, nondescript. 3a4; common,
4al0; medium, l0a30; good to fine,
red, 30a40 seconds, common, Sal; me-
dium, good to fine, l5a35.
Evening star., 1937-06-03
WEATHER HELPS
MARYLAND CROPS
Warmer Temperatures and Heavy
Rains Do Much to Correct
Backward Season.
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
er and heavy rains last week did much
to correct Maryland's backward grow
ing season, the United States Weather
Bureau said
The bureaus weekly crop report,
covering the seven days ending June
l, described last week as warm, with
abundant rain during the first part
and with abundant sunshine during
the second part" Sunshine was 10
per cent above normal.
Grains, other growing crops,
grasses, pastures and fruits made rapid
progress, and are mostly good to ex-
cellent" the report said Wet fields
during the first part Of the week inter-
fered with farming operations"
Wheat is heading or is in head ex-
cept in the Western Maryland noun
tains. Rye is filling out in the south
ern counties and blooming in the
northern ones. Early potatoes are also
blooming, except In the northern
counties.
Peas are maturing and are being har-
vested in the southern counties; in
the central counties the pods are de-
veloping; peas are in bloom and pod
ding in the northern counties. There
is bad infestation of aphids in the
Easton district.
In the Allegheny Mountains peach
and pear trees are setting fruit and
apples have finished blooming.
Evening star., 1937-06-03
WHOLESALE MEAT
PRICES NARROW
Pork Is Notable Exception, With
Substantial Gains Re
corded in Nav.
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO. June 3. - Wholesale
prices of most meat cuts, with pork a
notable exception, changed very little
during May. the Institute of Amer
can Meat Packers said.
Wholesale prices Of both fresh and
cured pork items were Substantially
higher at the end of May than a
month earlier, rejecting the steep ad-
vance of about 10 per cent in live
hogs.
Although prices Of one or two of the
better steer grades declined slightly,
prices of al! other cattle advanced 2
to I per cent Calves were from l3 to
II per cent higher at the end Of the
month. but lambs were about 3 per
cent lower.
Chicago hog and cattle receipts
during the month were the smallest
for any May in half q century. The
hog run of 223858 head was the
smallest for any month since Septem-
ber, 1885, while the cattle run OF
137,605 head was the smallest since
February, 1886.
Evening star., 1937-06-03
SLIGHT
ON CURB MARKET
Shares Hug Narrow Path.
Show late Trend to
Higher Levels.
By the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCldleu fItSS.
NEW YORK, June 3-StoCks Rugged
a narrow road on the curb exchange
today, with a slight inclination up
ward in late trading after minor
earlier declines.
Scattered selling dropped such is
sues as Aluminium of America,
American Cyanamid, Electric Bond g.
Share, Pittsburgh Plate Glass and
Gulf Oil for losses of fractions to
points
Great Atlantic & Pacific non-voting
certificates also yielded a point, after
rallying further to around 90, the
price at which the company offered
to repurchase stock from employees
following recent market break,
Montgomery Ward "a advanced
nearly points and small gains were
recorded in American SuperpoWer,
Technicolor and United Gas.