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Evening star., 1937-01-17
MAPES D. c. DATA
MAY GUIDE HOUSE
Jacobs Report, However, to
Have Serious Study,
Says Collins.
BY LANES e. CHM.

The Mapes fiscal relations re-
port, which, in 1881, recommended
a Federal payment toward District ex-
penses of s6,5O0,O00, is destined to
have more influence on the House Ap-
preparations Subcommittee in charge
Of the city's 1888 supply bill, than its
latest successor-the Jacobs report,
which proposes to scrap all former
principles of fiscal relationship.
Representative Ross A. Collins,
Democrat, of Mississippi, who has
just accepted Craftsmanship of the
subcommittee, gave that impression
last night as he made preliminary
plans for starting hearings on the
appropriation bill.
While Collins admits he IS not
familiar with all Of the details Of the
Jacobs report, he indicated he is not
in sympathy with its proposal to SUBJ
stitute complicated three-point
formula for determining how much
the Federal and District governments
owe each other for an interchange of
services. In the presence of news
paper men he would discuss only
what he described as the merits"
of the Mapes report.
Collins, incidentally, was one of the
six members of the House who wrote
the Mapes report, after an exhaustive
study of the fiscal relations problem.
Only two other members of the COM
mittee are still in Congress-Repre-
sentative Mapes. Republican, of Mich
igan, and Patman, Democrat, OF
Texas.
"One Of the best committees ever
selected in Congress made that re-
port" said Collins. And one of the
best tax experts in the country,
George Lord of Detroit, assisted the
committee"
Since the 1888 budget estimates are
predicated on adoption of the Jacobs
three-point formula, Collins said the
plan naturally would be given serious
(See MAPES. Page A-3)
Evening star., 1937-01-17
Flunking Fine to Eleuate
Oklahoma Students Grades

The money taken in will be used,
Wadsack said, as part Of the uni
versity's revolving fund to "pay for
the overload work for instructors"
Wadsack described overload" as
the work of the university Of putting
the same student through the same
course twice.
DR.. BizZell explained by bringing
about more passing grades "the State
doesn't have to pay twice because the
student fails"
The enrolment fee at the university
Is $40 a semester. There Is no tut
ton.
Wadsack said students last Spring
semester failed in almost $500 hours.
OF the 1888 students whose report
carried the fatal ''F," only 13 per cent
of them were women.
The student body apparently doesn't
seem to mind imposition of the fine,
campus leads said.
Evening star., 1937-01-17
Morgan Proposes Pouer Truce
after Clas1, Viii, LilienthaI
T. Y. A. Chairman for
National Policy to
Eliminate abuses.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The undercover feud between Chair
man Arthur E. Morgan and Director
David Lilienthal of the Tennessee
Valley Authority burst into the open
last night, when DR.. Morgan pub
licly proposed a national truce with
private power interests.
DR.. Morgan suggested policy
known to be in conflict with the no
surrender" attitude of his younger
board member.
i believe we should deal with the
private power companies to the end
of eliminating abuses, while preserv-
ing the right of the people to ac-
quire their own power service by
public ownership if they choose" DR..
Morgan said in statement.
Morgan abstained from mentioning
his colleague, but asked pointedly:
Shall men who administer pub
lie project drift into an attitude of
a fight to a finish against the pri-
vate power companies?"
Major Questions Raised.
DR.. MorganS statement raised three
major questions for an immediate ap-
praisal:
/. Will the President shake up the
T. v. A. Board to assure smooth ad-
ministration, and if he does, whom
will he eliminate, Lilienthal or Nor
gan? Lilienthal had a brief White
House audience Friday and announced
himself satisfied with the result.
2. Is the administration ready to
abandon the agreement with private
power interests, under which Com
monwealth and Southern Corp. is
buying T. v. A. power?
g. If it should abandon the agree
ment which expires, in effect, when
the Commonwealth and Southern con-
tract ends February 3. would that
step indicate an immediate struggle
to the finish with the utilities?
Lilienthal declined to make any
comment on his chairman's statement.
The aggressive young director, who re-
vamped the Utilities Commission of
Wisconsin for the La Toilette group a
few years ago, is known to feel. how
ever. that his efforts to formulate pol
icy in the valley have reflected the
views of the President.
In some quarters he is reported to
Evening star., 1937-01-17
BY the Associated Press.

NORMAN, Okla, January 16.-A
f1unking fine for failing students at
the University of Oklahoma was de-
scribed by President w. B. Bizzell to-
day as an experiment to lift student
grades-not to enrich the school treas
ury.
The So fine each semester hour
failed goes into effect this second SEM
ester to students who enroll January
20 and 80. The estimated total was
placed by Registrar George Wadsack
at more than $1,000.
There is no interest in the money
at alI' as far as the university is
concerned, DR.. Bizzell explained. "The
hope is that it will stimulate students
to pass their courses.
1T Is not permanent, but I think
we will have to consider how it works
over two or three semesters since the
first semester 1t Is In effect Is not q
fair test"
Evening star., 1937-01-17
CANAL ZONE PLANES
JOIN KINGSLEY HUNT
American Airman Missing in
Nicaragua Expected to Start
Signal Fire.
b the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
MANAGUA, Nicaragua, January 16.
Nine United States Army airplanes
from the Canal Zone spent today in
crisscross flights over a large part Of
Northeastern Nicaragua looking for
E. w. Kingsley, American airman
missing in that district since Wednes-
day.
The searchers were on the watch
particularly for smoke signals, since
Kingsley and other pilots flying over
Nicaragua's mountains and jungles
had an agreement that any Of them
grounded in the interior would build
big smoke fires. No such signals were
seen.
Kingsley, formerly of Glendale,
Calf, operator of the Nicaragua.
Atlantic Coast Anyways IN. A. C. A.,
disappeared after taking OF from
Managua at am. Wednesday to fly
supplies to the Bonanza mines, about
80 miles from the East Coast. The
search centered on the area west and
southwest Of Puerto Cabezas on the
Caribbean.
Maj. George Beverly, commanding
the United States Army planes, con-
ferred with Nicaraguan officials On
the plan Of search. National Guard
and ciyilian6planes are taking part.
Evening star., 1937-01-17
$4,000 Gold Bar
Gone From, Safe
Of Liner Paris
Mail Drirer Finds Slit
in Bag Held Con-
stantly Guarded.
By the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, January 16.-The
manner in which a $4,000 bar of gold
vanished from a ship at sea nnystifed
the police tonight.
Deep fog and ocean storms beset
the liner from Paris to New York
For three days the police kept the
disappearance secret, to no avail.
All that any one knew was that the
gold was aboard the French liner
Paris when she left Havre, and that
it was missing when she locked in
New York.
Fog May Have Aided Thief.
One theory was that the precious
bar was removed from the ships hold
while the Paris lay fogbound ir
Quarantine last Wednesday ano
Thursday. A small boat could have
slipped up to the liners side IN the
(See GOLD. Page A-2)
Evening star., 1937-01-17
URGES
JOINT COMMITTEE
Proposes Special Group Be
Created to Study Fis.
cal Relations.

Voicing disappointment" over some
phases of the report of the Jacobs
Fiscal Relations Committee, the Fed
Grafton of Citizens Associations, after
a debate in which fisticuffs were
threatened last night proposed that
special joint committee of the House
and Senate be created to conduct
hearings on the fiscal proposals.
The federation withheld detailed
expression of its views on the fiscal
scheme to permit a careful study of
the many recommendations and the
huge quantity of statistical findings
in the Jacobs report, now awaiting
action in Congress.
In urging that select joint COM
mittee of Congress be named to con-
slider the document, the federation
had the view that better and mora
fair treatment would be given If
such committee we're named.
The membership obviously was per-
turbed over implications in the ia
cobs committee report, which would
abolish the lump sum Federal pay
ment, substitute a system of 'reim-
bursements" and call for $4,000, 900
boost in taxes here, If adopted along
with the proposed 1888 budget.
Fisticuffs Threatened.
The session was tumultuous at times
and at one point in debate a state
ment by George E. Sullivan that
some members were thin skinned
provoked the threat of flSticufts. F.
j. Macdonald, Dahlgren Terrace dele
gate, walked swiftly from the rear
of the room toward Sullivan, but
order was restored when Sullivan
modified his statement.
The federation adopted report
by L. A. Carruthers, chairman OF
its Fiscal Relations Committee, urg-
ing full congressional hearings, but
LfAe rm,11IrYa AnIOAI nana ~
Evening star., 1937-01-17
PRISONER TWICE STEALS
RADIO CAR FROM POLICE
First Makes Away While Hand
cuffed to Steering Wheel.
Abandons Car, Gets It Again.
BY the Associated Pc

BY tne Associated pEeSS.
ATTLEBORO. Mass, January 16.
Police sought tonight an escaped
prisoner who stole their cruising car
twice last night and abandoned it
early today in wooded section Of
nearby Canton after removing the
radio and heater and smashing al
the windows.
The hunted man first made of
with the car last night while he was
handcuffed to the steering wheel and
while Patrolman Elliott Higgins, who
had arrested him, sought another
prisoner. Later Attleboro police were
advised the machine was found aban-
doned in Stroughton, but all the win
dows and doors were locked, and the
prisoner, along with the handouts,
was missing.
When Stoughton police reached the
spot the car was again missing.
Today Canton police found the
machine again abandoned in wooded
section.
Evening star., 1937-01-17
Radio Programs, Page F-3.
Complete Index, Page AZ.
TonnmanyCuts Inaugural Plans
Due to Bar, on Civilian Parade

Chairman Grayson of the Inaugural
Committee decided against long,
wavering lines of civilians in this
years parade, Tammany found itself
with hundreds of marchers on its
hands, but no opportunity for them
to display their walking ability. FL
nally 1t was decided most of them
wouldn't even come down to WASH
ington to watch the parade, and can
cellations Of at least two large blocks
of hotel reservations followed.
Making their decision some three
weeks ago. there was adequate time
left for letting most Of the released
rooms
Evening star., 1937-01-17
WARM RAIN IS DUE
LATE IN AFTERNOON
Fair Weather Is Forecast for Tn.
auguration Ceremonies on
Wednesday.

A warm rain that is expected to
continue intermittently through Tues
day-but stop before the inaugural
ceremonies Wednesday, barring unfor-
seen meteorological complications-is
due to start late this afternoon or
night.
The Weather Bureau added that
this morning and early afternoon
would be overcast and that tonight
will find the temperature rising.
The mercury, according to an earlier
forecast, was scheduled to drop around
the freezing mark before dawn today.
The Inauguration weather outlook
was made in a special bulletin issued
yesterday by Forecaster Charles L.
Mitchell, who explained he was not
making a definite forecast 50 far
ahead of time.
Providing the rain ceases before
Wednesday, indications are that clear
skies and low temperatures will be
the setting for the Inauguration,
4 Mitchell said. 4
Evening star., 1937-01-17

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, January 16.-Union SIT
down" strikers, with bands playing
and banners flung out in the breeze,
began evacuation Of General Motors
plants today as leaders optimistically
charted a course for negotiations be.
ginning Monday to settle the wide.
spread automotive tie-up.
Homer Martin. president of the
United Automobile Workers Of Amer
ica, whose strikes threw ll5.000 of the
giant automobile concerns wage earn
ers out of work. led 400 to 500 strikers
from the Cadillac division plant here
a short time after two-score sit
downers" emerged from the Fleetwood
factory.
At about the same time rs strikers
vacated the guide lamp plant at An.
derson, Ind.
A 12-piece band provided music for
the singing workmen. whose departure,
coupled with other scheduled evacua-
tons, removed a sore spot" in the
strike picture which had blocked set
tlement negotiations for more than
two weeks.
Not until Gov. Frank Murphy, after
riots at Flint, Mich, ~ordered $500
National GuardSmen and brought Of.
flcials of General Motors and the
union together in his office at Ian.
sing, was agreement reached for re-
moval of the "sit-downers," whom the
corporation had termed clearly tres
passers."
Martin, KnudSen Confer.
In conference with William S.
Knudsen, executive vice president Of
General Motors, Martin today ar
ranged final details of daily parleys
for settlement of eight union de-
mands, starting at II am. Monday in
the corporations Offices here.
The union head said "it seems quite
evident there is a desire on the part
of General Motors to reach set
tlenlent." Knudsen had said the Gov
ernor's conference agreement showed
I'VE are willing to cooperate, to get
somewhere"
General Motors and the u. A. w. A.
each will be represented by three per-
sons and secretary in the negotla-
tions. After Monday, sessions will be
held from 1890 am. to 4:30 pm.
daily with each side issuing formal
statement afterward.
A 15-day period for the negotiations
was set aside by the agreement. Some
observers expressed belief that lacking
complete agreement at the expiration
of that period, the negotiators might
formulate agreement on what diff
ferences had been composed, and leave
the others for arbitration.
Gov. Murphy, without formal ex-
PLANTATION, today Cancelled orders for
demobilization of the Guardsmen sen
to Flint. Mayor Harold E. Bradshaw
at Flint said he had asked their re-
tention over the week end until after
"sit down" strikers vacate two Fisher
Body Co. plants there. 1t was outside
the Fisher plant No. 2 last Monday
night that strikers engaged in street
Evening star., 1937-01-17

Tammany Hall loves a parade. but
its enthusiasm depends greatly on its
privilege of participating.
Soon after President Roosevelt led
his fellow Democrats to a sweeping
election victory last November, Tam
many made immediate plans to con-
tribute the biggest civilian delega-
ton in the coming inaugural parade.
With its customary efficiency the
New York organization soon there
after made hotel reservations in
Washington, taking as many as 100
rooms in q single hotel and similar
blocks In other places.
When President Roosevelt and
Evening star., 1937-01-17
JUDGE ASSAILS RAIDS
ON RACE NEWS OFFICE
Disqualifies Self From Hearing
Appeal to Restrain Miami
Sheriff.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
MIAMI, Fla, January 16.-Circuit
Judge Jefferson B. Browne, rapping
law enforcement by unlawful meth
ods," disqualified himself today from
hearing an appeal TO restrain the
sheriff from raiding offices Of sport
ing news service.
The former Florida Supreme Court
justice announced his decision when
Walter Hagerty's suit for temporary
injunction against Sheriff D. c. Cole
man was called.
Cheriff Coleman's ak swinging
deputies broke into the news service
offices last Tuesday, seizing So tele-
phones.
The sheriff. whose men arrested an
employe Of Hagerty on gambling
operation charge, contends he best can
stop profitable horse booking activities
in Miami by preventing the bookies
from obtaining fast race information.
Evening star., 1937-01-17
NSURCENT BOMBS
WRECK CONSULATE
OF i. S. IN MALAGA
Archives Saved as Planes
Damage Building Closed
Last September.
LOYALISTS REPULSE
ADVANCE ON MADRID
Turn Back Fascists, Who Hurl
Hand Grenades as They Charge
Barricades.

BACKGROUND
Arguments ouer neutrality oc-
cupy European potDers as Spanish
ctDil tDar RACES on.
Tens of thousands OF "uolun-
teers" haue Joined in Spanish
fighting, until now there are Ger
mans, Italians, French, British,
Russians, Poles, Americans. Portu-
guese, Belgians and Others on
either side.
Once major poTers officially
denied charges they helped Spanish
loyalists or insurgents. Now none
make secret of fact their citizens
hare gone into the Udr.
BY the Associated Press.
GIBRALTAR, January l6.-The
United States Consulate at Malaga,
Spain, was wrecked In raid by
Spanish Fascist planes this morning,
Herbert o. Williams. United States
Consul there, said tonight.
The building was closed last Sep
tember 20 and the man in charge
was not hurt, Williams said. The
archives were saved. Williams said,
adding he was awaiting instructions
from Washington whether to proceed
to Malaga to take possession OF them.
(The State Department in Wash
ington, announcing the building was
wrecked by an aerial bombing. said
no Americans were endangered)
Two Spanish government planes
dropped bombs today near an Alge-
ciras hotel from which Gen. Gonzalo
Queipo de Llano. Southern Fascist
commander. was believed directing an
irsurgent offensive.
Damage Is Slight.
Soaring over the city-just across
the Bay OF Algeciras from Gibraltar
at. 2:15 pm, the airmen dropped
their high-explosive projectiles close
to the Hotel Reina Cristina. Damage
was slight.
Fascist land batteries and a gun
boat fired on the raiders. The planes
ned eastward toward Malaga.
They paused, however, at Estepona
the coast town captured Thursday by
the insurgents, and dropped many
bombs.
They concentrated their attack or
insurgent columns moving against
Marbella, about 80 miles southwest
Of Malaga, the objective of the south
ern Fascist offensive.
Gen. Queipo de Llano's army OF
10000 was driving toward govern
ment-held Malaga after seizing Este
pona.
Accounts reaching Gibraltar said
Fascist military hospitals at Alge-
ciras and Linea were packed with
(See SPAIN, Page A-l2)
Evening star., 1937-01-17

AS RIVERS CLIMB
Return of Wintry Weather
May Help Stem Floods
in Middle West.
Ey the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, January ia host
of workmen fortified levees in the
danger zones of the Midwestern food
basin today.
The Mississippi, Ohio, White, Wa
bash, st. Francis and Kaskaskia
Rivers continued to rise, but The re-
turn OF Wintry weather after unsea-
sonable warmth and rain resulted in
the recession of most tributaries.
The st. Francis smashed through
its levee 10 miles east of Paragould
IN Arkansas, near the Missouri line
flooding thousands of acres of fertile
lowlands. The w. P. A. engineer at
CardWell. Mo, reporting several weak
spots in the levee on the Missouri
side were causing concern, said $50
men were fighting to save the dixie
w. c. Bradsher, Paragould ginner
and banker, estimated some 100 FAM
lilies and seven or eight thousand acres
of cleared land in the eastern part of
Greene County probably would be af-
fected by water from the break.
Southwestward, the White rose 80
feet above the 23-foot flood level at
Batesville and began to rush past the
flood stage at Newport, Clarendon and
other downstream points. The
Weather Bureau, however, said the
stream would crest at Sc feet at Bates
vile tomorrow.
Highway 6S Menaced.
Observers said a foot further rise
in the White River at Newport would
force closure of U. S. Highway 68
The stream measured 278 feet there
today. A 31-foot stage was predicted
for Monday.
The Ouachita River, already spread
out over a seven-mile area near
Camden, rose an additional 4 foot
there today, but the Weather Bureau
said the stream would crest at SO
feet there tomorrow.
The force of men piling sandbags
on the embankments along the st.
Francis in Missouri was doubled. Re-
Inducements increased their number
to 1900. The levee threatened to give
way at Holcomb and Senath and was
severely tested at Kennett. Wilhel-
| nina and Glennonville were reported
completely encircled by icy waters.
Muddy water coursed over South
ern Indiana as flood crests moved
down the White and Wabash. Many
highways and rail lines were blocked.
Roy Dugan drowned when his auto
mobile plunged into a road washout
Evening star., 1937-01-17
MARYLAND RECEIVES.
THREAT IN MAIL.
Oklahoma Governor Gets
Extortion Note Demand
ing $1,000.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OKLAHOMA CITY, January 16-
Gov. E. w. Marland, threatened in a
$4,000 extortion note, cited his pistol
prowess tonight and declared he would
be his own guard.
II am one OF the best pistol shots
in Oklahoma, and I can take care of
myself" he replied to a penciled note
signed Blk" threatening him and
Mrs. Marland
Dwight Brantley, in charge of the
Oklahoma ONCE of the Federal Bu-
reau of Investigation, assigned agents
to work with State Crime Bureau op-
eratiyes.
Refuses to Increase Guard.
After posting a $500 reward for
information on the note writer and
giving the note to the Crime Bureau,
Marland refused to increase the ex-
ecutive mansion guard.
Il don't need any more guards than
I have already" he said.
The note was in an envelope post
marked here yesterday.
It demanded $4,000 in unmarked
bills as "a donation" and said a later
note would outline procedure for de-
livery. 1t directed Marland to place
an advertisement in the Oklahoma
City News saying: Business deal gone
through. Slim"
The note referred to Marland as a
"rich man" and warned, IF you say
anything to the police" it would "be
too bad for you and your wife"
Marland, once wealthy head of the
s60.0oo,000 Marland Oil Co., laughed
at the rich man reference.
He said the note apparently came
from an educated person"
IF somebody else had received the
letter." Marland said. II would have
made 1t damned substantial reward
hope II anybody else does receive a
letter like that they will report it to
police
Text Of Extorti0n Note.
The text of the note, which was
mailed, read:
You are a rich man and I want
you to give us a donation of $1,000
IN bills that are .loc marked. If you
know what is good for you you will
not say anything shout this to police
or anybody else. If you do it will be
too bad for you and your wife.
"You are being watched 20 don't
pull any funny stuff, because We know
every move you make.
place an ad in Oklahoma News in
personals saying: Business deal goes
through Sign this name: Slim.
And I expect to see ad by Monday.
You will get another letter giving in
structions. Blk"
Evening star., 1937-01-17
STRIKERS LEAVING
PLANTS AS CHIEFS
MAP PEACE TALKS
Bands Play as Singing Work.
ers Quit Sit. Down Posts
After Weeks.
MARTIN AND KNUDSEN
DISCUSS STRATEGY
Daily Parleys Begin Tomorrow
With Both Sides Expressing De.
sire for Early Settlement.
BACKGROUND


The United Automobile Workers
of America, affiliated uith John L.
LeDts' Committee for Industrial
Organization, presented workers
grievances and demands to Gen.
erdl Motors Corp. last month.
Recognition OF U. A. w. as sole
bargaining agency for the Uorkers
wns major demand. Others
Were for higher uageS, shorter
hours. General Motors refused to
see the union representatives as
sole bargaining agents for workers
and tmpdSSe developed. Sit-dopn
strikes began, closing many G. N.
c.. plants and putting more thai,
$4,000 out of Uork. Gou. Frank
Murphy OF Michigan brought op-
posing sides together for talk
Thursday and agreement wdS
reached to begin settlement nego-
tiGtionS Monday. Workers agreed
to ledre plants; G. NJ. C. agreeing
not to reopen them.
Evening star., 1937-01-17

believe that renewal of contracts with
the Commonwealth and Southern
should hinge on several conditions.
among them abandonment by private
(See POWER, Page A-l3)
Evening star., 1937-01-17
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