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The Washington times., 1937-10-20
Trio of Brides

Among 1887 Internal Revenue
brides are Mrs. Helen Oertley, nee
Collins: Mrs. Violet Brudin, nee
Carlson, and Mrs. Edna Cobb, nee
WalikangaS All are with Ap-
peals Division, Office of Chi +
Counsel Among F d er a !
'uassers-of-the-D. C. Bar" is Wilbur
Ekstrand, Miscellaneous Tax Unit.
The Washington times., 1937-10-20
Chance for Some

Weather Bureau pays So for
each "upper-air sounding" inStru-
ment found by passers-by after 1t
has dropped from the clouds. {.
Don't worry about 1t, however. Tor
they are seldom If ever sent up
around the District.
The Washington times., 1937-10-20
NOUel "Quitting" Gift

Something novel came to Ed
ward Anderson, Internal Revenue.
when he retired the other daY
The Washington times., 1937-10-20

RED CROSS GETS $1,000
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Oct. 20.
More than $4,000 was contributed
here to the American Red Cross
The Washington times., 1937-10-20
NeD Group Elects

T. Dwight Kelley, president:
Homer w. Cooper, vice president;
The Washington times., 1937-10-20

to become a public speaker
After passing a test and receiving
a license, he'll speak frequently
against radical theories and the
Marx influence Believes Fed
eral workers should have no SYM
pathy with "ismS" of any sort.
The Washington times., 1937-10-20
National Graduate

Flood entered the service in 1905
with Geological Survey, as grad
uate Of National University Of Law
and a former service officer with
American Legion. Now makes
the turf his principal hobby.
The Washington times., 1937-10-20
Case of Dislike

Veterans Administration h a S
ever been famed for it's antiradical
stand Folk there simply don't
like the Socialist influence Z.
Principal reason is that American
Legion is strongly represented
within General Hines agency and
many employed in Arlington Build
ing spent IT and '18 risking their
lives for American principles E.
Vets Administration forces were
quite prominent in Ages rad
ical pur of the last two years.
az of the Past
One Year Ago Today: Margue-
rite Krenek of Resettlement was
appointed editor-in-chief of 1.-THE
Young Democrat" Durand
case was raging at NLRB ia
son Waterman had signed up with
United Civil Service Employees.
Acts in Excursion"
Blond Bunnie Skinner, WPA,
one of the services best known
actresses, again exhibits her tai
The Washington times., 1937-10-20

Be that as It may, William B.
Flood Of Veterans Administration
is one Government employe in the
The Washington times., 1937-10-20
SHIP NOT LISTED

The announcement said:
Enemy aircraft intensely
bombed Gijon, destroying sew
eral buildings and causing g
Evening star., 1937-03-08
CHINESE EQUALITY
PLEA WINS TOXIC
Foreign Minister Sato De.
cIares Present Conditions
Are UnfavorabIe.
By the Associated Press.

TOXIC. March 8.-Foreign Minis
ter Naotake Sato launched Japan on
a new policy of equality" for China
today to the cheers of Parliament
stirred by his announcement.
His conduct in Office. the newly
named minister declared in his maiden
speech before the Diet. would be based
on a readjustment of the long-strained
relations with China through consider
ing the continental neighbor on an
equal footing.
Japan, he said, might as we'll recog-
nize China's demands for equality
with Japan.
Relations Unfav0rable.
I'VE must do something definite" !"
he told the House of Representatives.
Ito improve our present unfavorable
relations with China which are highly
disadvantageous to both countries"
Sato who resigned as Ambassador
20 France to accept the foreign affairs
post in the compromise cabinet Of
Senjuro Hayashi, indicated the new
policy was dictated by economic ne
cessity.
Aside from the fact that Japan'S
former policy of infiltration in China
has not worked out. Sato said Japan's
attitude has caused unsatisfactory re-
lations with other world powers.
Recently" he declared. for example.
Japan has claShed with British eco
nomic and trade interests in China
1T is unwise for, Japan to cause
anxiety to other powers with interests
in China and it will be best for Japan
to follow a peaceful course of CO.
operating with other nations"
Soviet Policy Touched.
The foreign minister touched but
lightly on his policy toward the
Soviet Union.
The present lack of cordiality be-
tween Japan and Russia, Sato de-
clared, would be greatly improved if
the Komintern-the Communist In
ternational with headquarters in
Moscow-could be eliminated.
After hearing the foreign minister's
declaration of policy the House of
Representatives formally passed jap
ans revised budget, allotting the army
and navy more than half of the S788,-
100000 total, and sent it to the House
of Peers without modification.
Evening star., 1937-03-08
FREEZE FORECAST
FOR CITY TONIGHT
Skies Due to Clear as Tempera.
ture Drops to About 80
Degrees.

Freezing temperatures are due to-
night, with a minimum of about 30
degrees expected.
Light rain will precede the mercurys
descent this afternoon, but the skies
are scheduled to clear tonight and stay
fair tomorrow
The forecast of a rather sudden
change comes on the heels of an
announcement by the weather man
that Spring officially began March
and has pushed Winter clear of the
Nations weather maps.
Astronomers say. however, that the
country still is fast in the grip of
Winter and it won't be Spring for
them until March 81, when the sun
comes over the equator on its annual
swing northward.
The difference of opinion is due to
the fact that the Weather Bureau
goes by the calendar and the
astronomers by the sun.
Anyhow, the temperature climbed to
81 degrees yesterday afternoon and
then fell to 81 his morning.
Evening star., 1937-03-08
EARTHQUAKE FELT
IN SAN FRANCISCO
Residents of Bay Region Shaken
From Sleep-Many Flee
Affected Area.

BY the Associated Press
SAN FRANCISCO. March 8.-Resi-
dents of the San Francisco Bay region
were shaken from sleep by an earth
quake at 2:32 am. today. which
knocked articles from shelves in
Eastbay cities
Police at Albany and the sheriff's
Office in Martinez said the movement
there was the sharpest they had felt
since the 1906 San Francisco disaster.
The quake started an Albany bur-
glar alarm ringing.
Thousands were awakened by the
shock, which the Coast Guard station
at Fort Funston described at sharp"
Telephones in newspaper offices
rang almost continuously for an hour
after the quake.
The shock was less severe in San
Francisco, where the telephone COM
pany reported hundreds of calls by
alarmed residents. Telephone ex-
changes were so badly swamped it
sometimes took Is minutes to- get
through a call
Toll collectors on the San Francisco
Oakland Bridge reported a marked
pickup in trafflc shortly after the
shock.
Evening star., 1937-03-08
GOLD PURCHASES
MADE BY FRANCE
Buying Begins at Rate of 2l.SO
Francs to U. S.
Dollar.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, March 8.-The Bank Of
France began buying gold today at the
rate of 21.80 francs to the United
States dollar or approximately 4.58
cents per franc.
The official quotation at the opening
of transactions under the domestic
gold market was 24.509.527 francs for
one kilogram of gold. No selling price
was quoted.
The price paid today was based on
the world price of gold and future
prices will be dependent on fluctua-
tions in the world price. The buying
quotations was equivalent to approxi-
mately 106.35 francs to the pound
sterling.
(Before the national financial policy
was revised last week. the franc quo
tations were approximately l05l3
francs to the pound and 2l.50 TO the
dollar)
Early foreign exchange quotations
In Paris today set the france at 107.75
to the pound and between 2192 and
20 francs to the dollar.
The bank began buying operations
in accordance with the open market
policy announced Friday by Premier
Leon Blum at the same time the
country was informed a huge national
defense loan would be hoated in the
near future.
The defense offering was postponed
until "Wednesday tn allow Parliament
to pass necessary guarantees for the
loan.
The banks operations today were
under existing financial statutes. Of
sferings to the bank included ingotn
land gold coins. Il
Evening star., 1937-03-08
TW0D. c. CLIENTS
Of BURNS Barred
Call Carl, Inc.. and Automo.
tive Council Hired Guards
During Strike.
BY JOHN c. HENRY.

Industrial service was rendered two
Washington clients by the William ].
Burns International Detective Agency
in 1886, it was disclosed today before
the La Toilette Civil Liberties Com
mittee.
The clients. according to list COM
piled from Burns records. were Call
Carl. Inc" and the Washington Au-
tomotive Trades Council. Carl was
supplied with an undisclosed number
of guards from June u to June IA.
1896. while the council was furnished
undercover service from May rs to
August 7. 1886.
During this period a strike was in
progress by automobile mechanics, al
filiated with the International Associ-
alton of Machinists, asking for recog-
milton of the union and an increased
wage scale.
Other Industrial Work.
Through their Washington office.
the agency also handled the following
industrial work:
Tubize Chatillon Corp, Rome. Ga,
undercover; Tubize Chatillion Corp.
Hopewen. Va, undercover; Kent
Cof1ey Manufacturing Co. Lenoir.
N. c., undercover: Tuzibe Chatillion
Corp, Hopewell, guards; Kent-Coftey
Manufacturing Co, Lenoir, under
cover
The committees examination of
Burns Industrial Operations was car
ried on today through questioning OF
Raymond J. and w. Sherman Burns,
president and secretary-treasurer of
the agency. Both admitted furnishing
of strike guards and informantS, but
insisted they did not supply strike
breakers.
Methods of solicitation and opera
ton. it was shown, are similar to
those brought out in scrutiny Of
practices of the Pinkerton and other
agencies.
Firm Profits on Trouble.
Sherman Burns. told the committee
his firm thrives on labor trouble Just
like a doctor profits from sickness.
Asserting I'VE get business wher-
ever we can." he testified that furnish
ing labor spies and factory guards was
(See LA TOILETTE, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1937-03-08
13.YEAR-OLD BRIDE
REPORTED MISSING
Friends Say Baltimore Child
Asked if Wife Must Live
With Husband.

BY the Associated Press
BALTIMORE, March 8.-Police
searched today for l3-year-old child
bride, who was quoted by friends as
asking before she disappeared if any,
thing could force wife to live with
her husband"
Joseph Falice. 22-year-old quarry
worker, reported last night his bride
of less than a month, Mrs. Eleanor
Falice, 13, had not been seen since
Saturday.
Falice said his wife left their home
Saturday with friends, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Battaglia, and did not return.
The Battaglias said they had no idea
where Mrs. Falice went after leaving
them. Mrs. Battaglia said, however.
that the girl had asked her If the law
could force a wife to live with her
husband"
Falice was arrested on a perjury
charge shortly after the couple were
married. He was accused of falsify-
ing the brides age on the marriage
license. A grand jury refused to hold
him on the charga however and he
was released.
Evening star., 1937-03-08
II americans Hurt at Sea
Include J. J. Crowley of d. C..
Victim on Italian Liner Rex, Struck by
Wave, Suffers Thigh Fracture.
TlUO Dead.

Paul Debrey, Alden Dreyfors. Fer
nando Ponceler, Joseph Goodman,
Nicolo Raffolovitch. Margaret Brant-
ing. Helen Woodrath and Rose Loch
Besides these, three Americans in
tourist cabins and four in third class
were also hurt. Their names were not
disclosed
The official report of the Italian
Line on the ship accident said
During IL hours of navigation in
most tempestuouS seas near ST. Vim
cent in the Azores Islands, a gigantic
wave threw the ship off balance.
Twenty tourists we're injured, and a
member of the crew was killed.
Other sources agreed that two per-
sonS-a seaman and an Italian pas
senger-were killed and that as many
as 10 persons were hurt during the
steamers voyage.
American passengers told in graphic
detail how a monstrouS wave sent the
ship reeling They described the wild
tSee SHIP. Page A-4D
Evening star., 1937-03-08
Non- artisan League Plans
Drive to Win Support of
Congressman.
DELEGATES ARRANGE
TO VISIT AT CAPITOL
16 Representatives of Farm Or.
CARNATIONS to Talk With
President.
BULLETIN.

A committee speaking for the
convention of Labor's Non-Partisan
League told President Roosevelt at
the White House today that the
working people we're with him to
a man in his fight to reform the
Federal judiciary"
Ey the Associated Press.
Senator La Toilette, Progressive, Of
Wisconsin, today urged Labor's Nom
Partisan League to campaign aggres-
sively in behalf of President Roose-
velt's court reorganization proposal.
In this coming legislative struggle. q"
La Toilette told cheering delegates to
the leagues convention at the Willard
Hotel, 1.-The strength of popular demo-
cratic government in America will once
more be pitted against the organized
force of reaction"
La Toilette spoke after George l..
Berry, league president, had told the
delegates the Presidents proposal must
be enacted by Congress to save
America"
About 600 labor leaders assembled
for the convention from every Stale
except Arkansas and Arizona. The
league was formed last year to cam
paign for the Presidents reelection.
Will Visit Capitol Hill.
The delegates planned to visit Cap
itol Hill this afternoon to urge Senators
and Representatives to support the
President.
Berry and a committee from the
league arranged to visit Mr.. Roosevelt
at the White House shortly after noon.
Just before their visit, 10 minutes
were set aside for 16 representatives OF
farm organizations to discuss the court
plan with the Chief Executive.
Another speaker at the leagues con-
vention-Assistant Secretary Of Labor
Edward F. McGrady-asserted that the
Supreme Court had "nullified the will
of the people
e7H II the country is to advance. he said
something must be done about this
small group of men on the court who
seized greater power than the President
and Congress
McGrady. just before the delegates
left to visit their Congressman. advised
them to write down yes" or -" be-
hind each legislators name to show
the position he stated to them on the
issue.
Will Decide Next Steps.
When you bring that report back,
he said, your Executive Committee
will decide what steps to take next"
In his address La Fallette asserted
that the same groups which fought
Mr.. Roosevelt for reelection were
against him now. although "repIdiated
by an overwhelming ma jority last
November"
They seek to frustrate the popular
will by raising false issues designed to
rally support behind the majority OF
the Supreme Court dominated by the
outworn economic beliefs of a past
generation. This majority by a
tortured construction of the conStitu-
ton has impaired the legislative power
of Congress"
Berry said he doubted that the
(See JUDICIARY. Page A-2)
Evening star., 1937-03-08
WITHDRAWAL SLIP
LINKED TO RHODES
Handwriting Is Identified by
EmpIoye in Trial on
Forgery Count.

A $500 withdrawal slip on which
the Government bases a forgery
charge against Fred B. Rhodes. former
president of the closed Fidelity Build
ing g. Loan Association, was in the
handwriting of the accused. accord
ing to testimony at the opening of
Rhodes trial in Criminal Division l
of District Court today.
Mrs. Ruth S. Horner, $500 Ninth
street, who still is employed in Rhodes
law Office and was assistant secretary
and assistant treasurer of Fidelity
when it suspended last July. made the
identification as the first Government
witness.
Under questioning by Assistant
United States Attorney John j. Will
son. Mrs. Horner said Rhodes had an
overdraft for sl.79974 at Fidelity on
February IA. 1896. and that she called
his attention to it. He promised to
care for the matter, she continued,
and later cleared the account with the
withdrawal slip which was made
against the account of a depositor-
Desire A. Irr, an engraver at the Gov
ernment Printing Office. residing at
65 K street-and some other items.
Familiar With Handwriting.
You are familiar with Mr.. Rhodes
handwriting?" Wilson asked the wit
ness.
Yes"
Wilson then showed her the with
drawal slip and asked her in whose
handwriting IRIS name appeared.
She said it was Rhodes.
The defendant, leaning back in his
chair. did not change expression.
Wilson then showed Mrs. Horner
IRIS pass book and asked if the bal
ance shown there on February IA was
$500 in excess of the balance that
was actually to the depositor's account
at Fidelity, and she agreed it was.
Rhodes connection with Fidelity
terminated by resignation about a
week after that date, it was brought
out. OF eight forgery counts pending
against Rhodes five alleged withdraw
ais from IRIS account. which it was
brought out was running around
$4,000.
Indicted on 20 Counts.
Although Rhodes was indicted on
20 counts alleging larceny and eight
charging forgery. for a total OF ap-
proximately s45,o00. the Government
went to trial on only one forgery
count.
Justice Peyton Gordon is presiding
at the trial.
Selection of a jury took more than
an hour, the defense particularly pro-
ceeding carefully and challenging a
number of prospective jurors.
An odd twist was given the routine
impaneling of the jury when j.
Wander Sys, $50 Tuckerman street
was called. Under questioning by
Justice Gordon, Sys said he had lost
small amount" by the closing OF
the Fidelity, but this would not influ-
ence his judgment if he was chosen
to sit in the case. He was challenged
by the prosecution, however.
Rhodes, a middle-aged attorney
conferred frequently with his counsel
william E. Leahy and William j.
Hughes, jr., as the questioning of the
jury panel proceeded.
Wilson is being aided in the prose-
cution by Howard Poyd. also an as
sistant United State attorney.
Conviction for forgery is subject to
a maximum prison term of 10 years.
Evening star., 1937-03-08
Restoration of Old Buildings
Is Planned for St. Augllstine

A number of buildings dating back
through the centuries escaped fire
which swept st. Augustine years ago,
and these may be restored if required.
Excavations on the sites Of ancient
edifices are going on, and some de-
stroyed buildings win be replaced.
obnoxious" signs are to be removed
and q system of small. parklike areas
developed. The huge old Spanish
stronghold, Fort Marion, is q Govern
ment-projected national monument in
excellent condition.
DR.. John c. Merriam, president Of
the Carnegie Institution, is temporary
chairman Of the committee. The sur
yey ,Is.u1ass is under direction of b Verne
Evening star., 1937-03-08
FORCE MAY RETURN
STUDENTS TO SCHOOL
School Board Member Says Com
pulsion May Be Used to End
High School Strike.
vthe Associated Press

BY the Associated Press
BRIDGEPORT, Ohio March g.
Several hundred high school students
refused to attend classes today for the
second time within a week, and E. H
.Rutledge. school board member. said
they would be returned by the use of
force if necessary.
School officials did not announce the
exact number, but said several hundred
were absent. Last week 500 students
conducted a one-day strike. seeking
assurance that Supt. Howard Ely and
Principal Harry Waldorf will be re-
tanned next year.
Student representatives will meet
with board members tonight.
Evening star., 1937-03-08
|NSURGENTSOPEN
NEWMADR|DDR|VE
Launch Sharp Attack in e.
fort to EncircIe Be-
sieged Capital.
b. the Associated Press.

~ NiAC h9oSSAetSA
MADRID, March 8-Insurgents
launched a sharp attack today on
Almadrones, in the upper Guadalajara
sector northeast of Madrid. apparently
in an effort to encircle this besieged
city from new direction.
Gen. Jose Miaja, supreme COM
mander of the government forces in
the Madrid area, said his troops were
resisting magnificently."
can insurgent attack in force to
batter down the city's five-month stand
against the siege had been predicted
by defense officers as an imminent
probability
Gen. Miaja said he believed the in
surgent thrust at Almadrones was only
the first of several that would be
launched by Gen. Francisco Frances
insurgent forces in an effort to sever
another Madrid communication line
and draw the siege Gordon tighter
Government forces, he said, we're
prepared to meet the attack throughout
the province northeast of Madrid
Charge Starts Furiously.
The charge against Almadrones-
the fifth of considerable intensity in
recent weeks-broke furiously early
today. Its object, apparently. was to
drive southwark through the town to
the highway which traverses Guada-
lajara Province; then strike at the
city of Guadalajara. about 80 miles
northeast of the beleaguered capital
Should such a strategy succeed, the
insurgent besiegers would move closer
around Madrid on its northeast side
than they have been at any time dur
ing the civil war.
The Guadalajara road potentially
is a most vital outlet for Madrid, vir-
tually its last link with the outside
world if the insurgents cut the Valen-
Evening star., 1937-03-08
Fits SC0MMANDS
HUNTF0R RGUNMAN
Wounded Prosecutor Holds
ParIey With Aides in
Hospital.
By the Associated Press.

oy lilt ASSOCldleC fTeSS.
LOS ANGELES. March 8.-District
Attorney Buron Fits, from his hos
pital bed. today took command of the
search for an assailant who wounded
him in the arm from ambush last
night.
He held a conference at dawn with
assistants and with Clyde I. Plummer,
his chief investigator.
Physicians said it might be several
days before the full effect of the wound
is known. The bullet caromed off
Fits left elbow and went through his
forearm muscles as the 42-year-old
Texas-born prosecutor drove from his
home.
Mr.. Fits has recalled an incident
in connection with the shooting that
may be important in our search for
his assailantS," said Assistant Chief
Deputy Edwin Myers after the bedside
conference.
Police Chief Cites Warning.
In Santa Monica. Chief of Police
Charles Dice said he warned Fits to
be careful
II received a telephone call from a
man yesterday who said 1T would be
much better for you to lay of the
Douglas plant strikers and then hung
up" Dice said.
Il telephoned Fits yesterday after
noon and told him of the threats.
I also suggested that he be careful
for many of the strikers blamed him
personally for their indictments and
arrests"
Fits directed the issuance of in
dictments under which nearly $50 sit
down strikers in the Douglas aircraft
factory were arrested two weeks ago.
We intend to question every person
who might have grudge against Dis
trict Attorney Fftts-we will do every
thing within our power to find his
assailants," said Plummer.
Absolves Professionals"
"If professional gunmen, resentful
against the district attorney because
OF his campaign against vice. gam
bling and graft. had been in the black
sedan (that crowded close to Fits car
at the time of the shooting). they
would have fired a fusillade of shots
or might have used machine gun.
They would have remained until they
finished the job"
Jack Cushman, Fits personal body
guard, who attended dinner party
which the district attorney left to visit
his fathers home 200 yards away. told
of strange happenings at the ranch
preceding the shooting.
Cushman said Fits pet scottie.
Rumpus, growled and barked fire.
auently during the meal and leaped
at the open window.
IT don't like the feel of things
tSee FITS, Page Al.
Evening star., 1937-03-08
Ry the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. March g.
This ancient city-founded only 73
years after Columbus discovered the
New World in 1892. is in the midst
of q restoration program by which it
plans to become a laboratory OF
history"
A national committee, including
officials of the Carnegie Institution,
the National Park Service and Smith
sonian Institution. Is working on the
project.
No particular phase Of the city's
long past has been selected for de-
velopment. but buildings Of the early
Spanish, the British and territorial
periods will be restored.