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The Washington times., 1937-05-31
Rites 10 Be Held
For Major Boyd, 81

Funeral services for Major r.
Earl Boyd, 81, of the Army Corps
of Chaplains, who died Friday at
Walter Reed Hospital, will be held
in the Walter Reed Memorial
Chapel tomorrow at 1890 q. m.
Burial will be at 1880 a. m. In
Arlington National Cemetery with
full military honors.
A Methodist Episcopal minister,
Major Boyd was chaplain at
Walter Reed Hospital from 1880 to
1888. He was commissioned in
the Army in 1918, and was q native
of Irwin, Pa.
Major Boyd, whose death cul-
minated long illness, had been q
patient at Walter Reed Hospital
for nearly two years. He lived ct
70l2 Eastern Ave. N. w.
The Washington times., 1937-05-31
NAILS SEETHE
OVER ATTACK
ON SHIP
Warn They'll Fire on
Any Approaching
LoyaIists
Continued from Page II

AASAAA - - ~
bombing of the pocket battleship
Deutschland by two Spanish 10y
alist airplanes in the port Of 1viza
in the Balearic Islands, resulting
in the death of % sailors and in
Jury to scores.
It was said in a semiofficial in
depreciation Of the Almeria Incl
dent:
"The incident is closed and
the murder of % German sailors
has been avenged"
It was indicated Germany con-
templates no further retaliatory
measures unless provoked. The
German government considers the
bombardment of Almeria not
war measure but as police action
against criminal" it was stated.
The newspaper Nachtausgabe
assailed the nonintervention COM
mittee for it's failure to notify Ger
man naval forces regarding estab-
lishment of a neutral anchorage
near Palma, Majorca. The paper
said:
"The committees responsible
ity is a serious one. If the COM
mittee had availed itself of
modern technical facilities and
transmitted its resolution regard
ing a neutral anchorage imme-
diateIy after it was passed, our
20 sailors would still be alive"
The newspaper stated that Spe-
cial arrangements made for Brit
ish warships were not applicable
to italian and German vessels.
While Germany seethed with
indignation, an impressive military
display was held in the Inter Den
Linden to commemorate anniver-
sary of the battle Of Jutland.
Crowds of thousands gave the
Nazi salute in silence as the tradi-
tional change of guard was en-
acted for the occasion.
: While residents of Berlin fleE
their flags at half staff in Spon
taneous expression of sympathy
for victims of the Deutschland
bombing, the Minister Of the In
terror ordered all public buildings
to be half stated until Wednes-
day night. An official statement
said:
This will be done to SignaliEe
the criminal assault by B0lShev-
list air pirates which brought
death to % Of our gallant sail
. Ors."
Authorities vigorously denied
Valencia's charges that the war
ship fired first on the airplanes.
The attack was utterly unpro-
voked, German sources said.
The NaZi governments official
version of the new incident which
may cause the Spanish war to ex-
plode into a general conflagration
follows:
"In retaliation for criminal
assault by Red bombing planes
ON the battIeship Deutschland
lying at anchor, German naval
forces today bOmbarded the
fortified seaport of Almeria.
"After the fort was destroyed
and the enemy batteries ST.
fenced, the act Of retaliation
was ended"
The Washington times., 1937-05-31
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Evening star., 1937-09-26
Merrill and Airline to Contest
$500 Fines on Airport Take-Off

Capt. Henry T. Dick) Merrill and
Eastern Air Lines will contest charges
of violating the Federal regulation
limiting operations at Washington
Airport, it was learned last night.
They are expected within day or two
to file with the Bureau of Air Com
merce a demand for hearings and re-
mittance of $500 fines assessed against
each of them.
It is understood that contention
will be made that the Bureau of Air
Commerce had not notified the air.
line or its pilots of the new regulation
officially at the time of the alleged
violation and that official notification
was not made until some time after
ward
Merrill, interviewed in Miami at
the end of the flight during which
the alleged violation occurred, denied
any knowledge of violation. He
said he had made q normal take-off
from Washington Airport upon the
customary signal from the airport
control tower.
Samuel j. Solomon, manager Of
the airport, confirmed the fact that
"go ahead" signal had been flashed
to Merrill from the control tower.
Airport officials, he said, had received
from the Commerce Department at
that time no instructions concerning
limitations on use of the airport
and have not yet received such ON
Gal notice.
Evening star., 1937-09-26

The only information airlines or
airline pilots had of the restrictive
regulation, it is said, was through
newspaper accounts and through a
mimeographed copy Of press release
on the subject issued through the
press section of the Commerce De-
partment. This press release was
posted on a bulletin board at the air
port, it was said.
1t was not until some time after
Merrills alleged illegal take-off that
the three airlines operating out OF
Washington received official notif3ca-
ton, over the signature of Secretary
OF Commerce Roper, that the regula-
ton had been promulgated, it was said.
Merrill Didn't Know.
Airline operations officials imme-
diately gave written notice of the
ruling to all of their flight crews. 1t
is the opinion of airline officials that
the new regulation did not become
effective legally until the official noti-
fication had been received.
Merrill, it is said, had no knowledge
Of the order at the time Of his alleged
violation, on September 10. He was
en- route from New York to Miami at
the time and did not stop here long
enough to have an opportunity to see
the press release on the bulletin board
or to read newspaper accounts Of the
order. supposedly to have been ef1ec-
tive September Z, 1t vAs said.
Evening star., 1937-09-26
RUTHERFORD SETS
REGATTA RECORD
Pilots New Craft Juno Over
15-MiIe Course at 62.265
M.P.H. Average.

1t took Jack Rutherford eight years
to win Presidents Cup race, but the
popular Long Island sportsman last
night appeared headed for a repetition
OF his victory in 1885 on the basis of a
record-breaking performance in the
first heat of the annual renewal of the
classic in the Presidents Cup Regatta
yesterday afternoon.
Coming to the power boat wars
with new craft, the Juno, Rutherford
covered the IS miles In 13:47 3-5 min
utes, an average speed Of 65.265
miles per hour, which wasn't far
from 3 miles an hour better than
the previous mark Of 1882 m.p.h. set
by George Refs OF Lake George. N.
Y, in capturing the cup race with
his Ell Lagarto in 1892.
Rutherfurd had a best lap time
OF 67669 m.p.h. for the 1a-mile
course OF Hams Point and when he
got the checkered flag from the
judges aboard the Coast Guard cut
ter Apache, he had left in his wake
five competitors.
Closest to him, but not near enough
to threaten, were the Notre Dame.
Presidents Cup winner in 1895, owned
by Herb Mendelson of Detroit and
driven by Clell Perry, and the Alagi
owned and driven by Count Theo
Rossi of Turin, Italy.
Impshi Far Behind.
Far in the ruck were the Impshi
owned by Horace Dodge, Detroit motor
magnate, and driven by Joe Schaefer,
and Miss Palm Beach, with Ruther-
ford's wife, Mrs Maud Rutherford. at
the wheel.
Stalled on the course was Delphine
TX another Dodge boat, driven by
grizzled Frithiof Ericsson, whose ILL
fortune is an old story in boat racing.
The way the opening heat was run
before thousands lined along the Po-
tomac seawall and in pleasure boats
dotting the edges of the lane looked
like an unbeatable combination COM
ing into the second and third heats
this afternoon, which will wind up the
gruelling 45-mile test.
This is particularly true in view of
the fact that Juno, as a curtain-raiser
for her Presidents Cup appearance,
tore over the Potomac yesterday morn
ing in mile trial on the straightaway
course at speed of a. 46065 mp.h. for
a new American record, far surprising
old marks.
Has Made 80 M. .P.H
THERE are too many Ifs. in this
game to take anything for
granted.
Rossi's Alagi, which finished Sec
ond to the Notre Dame In the De-
troit Gold Cup, Labor day, has done
better than 80 miles an hour on the
straightaway, and members OF the
racing clan say If the italian boat ever
gets off in front, and has smooth wa
ter for her journey instead of taking
the wash Of her competitors, some
body is going to know that they have
been to the races.
Rossi also has another potential
starter for the wind-up in the Ara
dam, which was kept out of the first
heat by magnetic trouble The Italian
nobleman, who is the first foreign
competitor in the history of the
Presidents Cup, kept mechanics at
(Coptiy,,,od ~, poro % e VoI,,-.,
Evening star., 1937-09-26
Farley Suggestedf
in Joint Note
to Rome.
SEEK REMOVAL
= OF OFVOLUNTEERS
Threat to Open Up
Frontier Paris
Ace Card.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Crisis arose in relations OF Itdly
NTH Britain and France as result
OF acttuities of piratical submarines
in Mediterranean and conclusion of
Nyon agreement for international
patrol to suppress mysterious at
tdcks. Italy refused to participate
in patrol unless giUen parity tUith
France and Britain, lDhich latter
refused to grant. Alteration OF
conflict tolloDs informal discus
sions in Genera and Rome.
By the Associated Press.
PARIS. September 25-Officials
confirmed today that Britain and
France have taken preliminary steps
to bring Italy into tripartite con-
ference to seek solution of the most
dangerous international issues arising
from the Spanish civil war.
A Joint note by Britain and France,
suggesting such conference has been
sent to Rome, it was stated, and
the italian government has been noti-
ned that this note would be fol-
lowed shortly by another proposing
that representatives of the three ma
tions meet at the French foreign
Office
Mussolini's Return Awaited.
A French spokesman said this Sec
ond note probably would be dispatched
immediately after Premier Mussolini's
eot1,vv, frpya Corvoonu
Although spokesmen declined to
discuss propositions to be made to
the conference, it was generally under
stood that France and Great Britain
would try to bring about the with
drawal Of foreign volunteers from
Spain.
Failing to obtain Italy's consent
10 this. they would seek guarantees
against the sending of more "volun-
teer" troops into Spain.
Arms Halt Also Seen Topic.
The question OF stopping the trans
bortation Of foreign arms and NUM-
tions to Spain also was expected to
b discussed.
A threat to throw open her frontier
Tor such ornaments shipments is an
ace card which France may play, OBJ
servers believed. in case Italy is I'M
willing to cooperate in the way France
and Britain desire
It was announced here that Admiral
PM, adjutant to the chief of staff
Of the Italian Navy and head of the
Italian delegation, would come to
Paris Monday for conference to
arrange for Italy to participate in
the Mediterranean "anti-piracy" pa
troll.
Evening star., 1937-09-26
EDWARD DA.F|LENE
EXPIRES IN PARIS
Boston Merchant Stricken
With Pneumonia on Way
to London-Was II,

PARIS Sunday, September 26
R).-Edward A. Filene, Boston mer-
chant prince and philanthropist, died
at the American Hospital here to-
day.
The 77-year merchant suffered
pneumonia attack last Saturday
while on his way to London after a
tour Of Europe. Brought to the hos
pital here, his condition gradually be-
came worse because Of complications.
He died at 3:45 am. (9:45 pm.
Saturday, E. S. To.
His attending physician said a
respiratory failure induced by pneu-
monia" caused death.
Lillian Schroeder, Filene's secre-
tary, physician and two nurses were
at his bedside. A crisis had been
predicted for today.
Filene had been driving to Boulogne,
France, on his way to England when
he contracted cold. He returned to
Paris and pneumonia developed rap
idly. Although he had been in good
health during his Summer vacation
in Europe, his strength was not great
enough to carry him through the
crisis night.
Devoted Life to Social Justice.
Edward Albert Filene devoted his
life to make realities of his concep-
tions of social justice.
Son of an immigrant, the nterna-
tional flnancier who started life as a
store clerk preached the gospel OF
low-cost production, higher wages
shorter hours, community service and
(Soa FIJI ENT pooo XIIl
Evening star., 1937-09-26

chiefs abduction. They asserted evi-
dence supporting this theory was found
in the raid on Skobline's home and in
discrepancies in Nine. Plevitskaia's s
story.
Investigators declined to disclose
whether they considered a foreign
power had plotted the abduction Of
De Miller or whether his disappearance
was merely the result of a quarrel
within the Paris White Russian colony.
Gen. Constantin Erdelli, who pre-
sided over a White Russian court Of
honor in 1885. said that Skobline was
tried on charges Of being q Soviet
agent since 1919 and Of taking part
in the abduction of Gen. Alexandra
Koutiepoff in 1890. Koutiepoff was
never found.
THE court of honor acquitted Skob-
line because Of lack Of proof but 1t
did not establish his innocence" Err
delli declared. adding that "his con-
duct In the De Miller case confirms
the suspicions Of many Of U.s."
Evening star., 1937-09-26
BLACK CASE KILLS
SPECIAL SESSION
Administration to Withhold
Legislative Program
Until January.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Farm legislation, repiSion OF tar
ldWS and labor standards bill are
three administration issues due for
consideration OF Congress. When
last session ended in August, spec =
ulation arose Immediately oper pos
sibility OF President calling lepis-
ldtorS back in November to hasten
action on some OF these. Thus far,
Chief Executive has kept o,pn coun-
sci on matter.
Plans of the administration to call
special session of Congress Novem-
Der have been shelved, it was learned
yesterday on good authority.
When President Roosevelt left Hyde
Park for a tour of the West last
Wednesday he gave congressional
leaders to understand that he had
given up the idea Of q special ses-
sion and would await until Congress
convenes in January to submit his
legislative program.
Administration confidants here did
not entirely discount the possibility
the President might succumb to pres
sure for special session from farm
leaders in the West and. revive the
plan for a special session call for
November 8, but this was considered
doubtful.
The Presidents political mentors
here predicted the idea of a special
session would be abandoned a few
days after the publication of a series
of newspaper articles imputing Ku
Klux Klan Affiliations to Associate
Justice Hugo L. Black. 1t would be
folly, so the argument ran, for the
President to provide his critics. in
Congress with forum for prolong-
ing the uproar over the Black ap-
pointment. What the President de-
sires most, it was said, is an end Of
the Black incident, and he is not
likely, his advisers say, to give Con-
gress an opportunity to attempt i'm
peachment proceedings While it is
doubted that impeachment would
nevertheless the President
realizes, it was said, that such a pro-
ceeding would keep the Black ap-
pointment in the public eye per-
haps for weeks.
tCopyright, 1897. by New York Herald
Tribune
Evening star., 1937-09-26
BRITAIN AND FRANCE BID
ITALY TO TALK SOLUTION
OF SPANISH WAR ISSUES
Hitler, Duce Go to War Games
After Brilliant Munich Fetes
DictatOrs Haze Little Time for Talk
Amid Glittering Festivities Schn,el-
ing Steals .ShO,v at Tea.

Most Of the shouting was for Chan
cellor Hitler until Max Schmeling,
the heavyweight fighter, brought here
as part of the stage dressing for a
display Of 400 Of Germany's most
beautiful stage and movie stars, stole
some Of the show.
Obviously embarrassed in his top
hat and morning coat. Max was the
center OF attraction at a tea given
for Mussolini this afternoon. A bevy
Of the actresses swarmed around the
big boxer.
Mussolini and Hitler had little time
for political talking, but their fol-
lowers disclosed that they managed
(See MUNICH, Page A-5)
Evening star., 1937-09-26
Clue to T'oo Missing Generals
Sought From Russian SINGER
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
PARIS, September 25.-Bafled
Surete Nationale agents questioned q
veiled Russian singer for several hours
tonight seeking some clue to the mys-
terious disappearance of two Russian
Czarist generals-one the singers hus-
band.
Nine. Nadine Plevitskaia, wife of
missing Gen. Nicholas Skobline, was
placed under arrest after the cues
tioners failed to shake her assertion
she knew nothing of the strange case.
Orders were issued also for the ar
rest OF Skobline after Surete agents
raided his suburban home.
Skobline dropped from sight Thurs
day morning after reporting that his
chief, Gen. Eugene de Miller, head
of emigres who belonged to the late
Cars armies, had vanished after
starting for q rendezvous he feared
was an ambush.
6urete ofiicias worked on the theory
ekobline might have engineered his
Evening star., 1937-09-26
MADRID CLAIMS VICTORY.
Plot 10 Overthrow Regime Behind
Lines Also Spiked.

MADRID, September IS (P.-The
Spanish government tonight an
nounced an important victory on the
North Aragon front near the French
border while behind the front officials
told of crushing great plot to over
throw the Madrid Valencia regime.
Two hundred persons have been ar
rested in the roundup of conspirators
the government accused of using the
Chilean Embassy for headquarters.
Other hundreds of insurgent SYM
pathizers who have hidden under diplo-
matte protection in Madrid legation
buildings since outbreak of the civil
war were believed to be in jeopardy be-
cause of disclosure of the plot.
Rebel Concentrations Annihilated.
Government dispatches from Aragon
said insurgent concentrations near
Huesca had been annihilated on that
middle border front.
Hundreds Of truckloads" of enemy
soldiers were trapped by aerial bomb
ers, declared the communique, at a
point where the insurgents were at
tempting to mass troops to stem gov
ernment pressure just below the French
border.
[Insurgent dispatches to Irun,
near the frontier, confirmed a gov
ernment advance east of Jaca along
the towering Pyrenees, but did not
disclose the exact extent Of the
drive.1
Government bombers converged on
the insurgent troop trucks that were
50 closely packed mot bomb was
wasted" said the communique. Men
and materials were blown to bits"
The Huesca front, lying at the back
door OF rich industrial Barcelona.
holds the key to the central Franco
Spanish border. Government dis
patches said capture of Jaca resulted
In government push through a
dozen towns and villages of the region
elong the Gallego River and the cap
Cure Of many prisoners.
Quick Punishment Demanded.
Disclosure of the widespread behind
the-lines plot led to immediate de-
snands for quick punishment Of con-
spirators the government said were
headed by II army officers, all now
under arrest. Leading q force of
5000, they were to attack Madrid S
government defenders from the rear
while $500 cohorts took over internal
control of the besieged city, according
to the plans disclosed.
The names of 125 civilian leaders,
including many women, were pub
lished indicating they were already
under arrest.
The Argentine and Chilean En-
bassies were the only foreign head
quarters mentioned specifically in the
governments accusation, which said
that Falangists were principal sup
porters to the plot.
The communique disclosed that
many nationalized Argentines. Chileans
and Panamanians we're under arrest
or were expected to be seized soon.
Evening star., 1937-09-26
TRADE BODY SHOWS
NEED FOR TAX CUT
Survey Reveals That Local
Businesses Will Pay ~ Per
Cent Bigger Levy This Year.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
A committee OF District OFF,
cidls has started study OF reuision
OF city's tar structure and Com
missioners uuU recommend changes
to Congress in January. They plan
s50,000,000 budget for 1889. If
finally approved. this yould call for
continuation of the SO, ,000, 900 addi-
tional tar load adopted for this
year.
Renewing its demand for reduction
In District taxes next year, the Board
of Trade revealed last night that a
survey Of variety of local businesses
shows their actual tax bills this year
will reach q total A per cent greater
than last.
These concerns-Some large, some
small, and Of dissimilar types and
methods-paid q District tax bill last
year aggregating s671,356. This year
they will be called on to pay 1868, ,729,
an increase of s297, 1878, the trade body
found from a tabulation of tax ac-
counts.
Heaped atop the local bills are the
enlarged Federal tax burdens which
will mean, the trade body reported
that whereas this group of business
houses last year paid grand total
levy of s1,213,0l0, the 1887 bill will
mount to s1,745,252. or s532, ,242 more
This likewise is an increase of A per
cent.
Reminding the Commissioners and
congressional committees that there
is law Of diminishing returns" the
board voiced fears that ito continue
to force an intolerable tax burden on
the people of the District will only
undermine the economic structure of
the community" 1t warned that the
consumer ultimately has to pay the
taxes and that the mounting city
levies means higher cost of living.
Average Increase Is IS Per Cent.
To appraise the full force of the
$4,000, 900 increased District tax load
ordered by Congress TO balance the
current years budget, the board an
alyzed returns from the tax question
naire it sent to the business houses
and reported that the average increase
in local taxes this year would be 95
per cent.
1t found the average increase in
the Federal leVies paid by these
same concerns would be 208 per cent
The average increase in the Federal
and District levies, taken collectively
would be Sc per cent.
The trade body fought at the last
session of Congress to tighten the
tax increase. 1t renewed its argument
as to the necessity of safeguarding
the economic stability of the Dis
trict when the Commissioners indi-
Gated they will sponsor S50,000,00C
budget for the next fiscal year. Such
(See TAX CUT, Page A-8.)
Evening star., 1937-09-26
BY the Associated Press.

by tflt ASSOClHteU Press.
MUNICH Germany, September 25.
The brown-shirted and black-shirt-
ed rulers Of Germany and Italy had
their first meeting in three years
here today, and after demonstrating
they were brethren under their
shirts, moved on to Mecklenburg to-
night for army maneuvers.
Premier Mussolini seemed we'll
pleased with the tremendous welcome
accorded him by Reichfuehrer Hit
Ter in this gayly decorated, cheering
city, even though he may have missed
the shouts of Viva II Duce," which
have come from every crowd he has
faced in the last IS years.
Evening star., 1937-09-26
80 Drown in Danube.

BRAILA, Rumania, September IS
@.-Thirty Rumanian passengers
drowned today when the passenger
boat Lydia and the freighter serna-
vada collided and sank in the Danube
River.
The Lydia's captain and three crew
members were saved.
Evening star., 1937-09-26
Truck Strike Ends.

SYRACUSE, N. Y, September Is
R).-Upstate New York's truck strike,
which had kept $4,000 men idle since
Friday morning, ended today when a
majority of the larger operators agreed
to union demands for contract pro-
viding for haulage rate Of 31a cents
q mile for all drivers.
Evening star., 1937-09-26
&S,O0O,0)0 [IMI7
FOR D. C.. BUDGET
HOUSE UNITS PLAN
Road Projects to Absorb
$1,000, 900 Increase in
Current Figure.
EARLY START ON WORK
is DESIRED BY COLLINS
Hazen Declares Commissioners
Are Determined to Fight
for More Funds.

BACKGROUNG-
Shrinking Federal contributions,
accompanied By increasingly er-
penstue municipal services, haue
Kept District budget makers in
trouble for past seUeral years. Local
taxpayers no,0 are feeling pinch as
Congress leDies ne,U and increased
tdres. During same period nunler-
Gus desired construction projects
haze been deferred because OF fs.
cal situation.