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Evening star., 1937-01-06
$1,000 Idle
20 GENERAL MOTORS UNITS
AFFECTED BY STRIKES.
b the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
The dismissal of part OF the en-
ployes Of the Ternstedt Manufacture
ing Co. at Detroit and the Fisher Lum-
Der Co. at Memphis, Tenn, increased
to 20 the number Of General Motors
units affected by strikes today and
raised to $4,000 the number Of idle
employees of the corporation.
General Motors units affected:
Detroit-Ternstedt, 1000 idle.
Memphis, Tenn. - Fisher Lumber.
800.
Flint, Mich. - Two Fisher body
plants. assembly lines Of Chevrolet
and Buick, $500.
Anderson, Ind.-Guide Lamp and
Delco- -Remy, 1880.
Cleveland-Tisher Body, 1000.
Kansas City Fisher Body and
Chevrolet, $500.
GAINESVILLE, Wis.-Fisher Body and
Chevrolet, $500.
Norwood, Ohio-Fisher Body and
Chevrolet. 2.200.
AtIanta-Fisher Body and Chevro-
let 1900.
Toledo, Ohio-Chevrolet, 1000.
Harrison, N. J.-Hyatt Roller Bear
ing, TOO.
Besides these, unestimated thou
sands Of employees Of companies man
ufacturing parts and other materials
for the automobile industry were idle
because the market for their products
has been red,1ced hv the General Mo.
tors strikes and reduqt operations.
Evening star., 1937-01-06
T. HOLDER,
. LABOR AIDE, DIES
A. F. L. Legislative Worker
Helping in Creation Of Fed
eraI Department.

Arthur e. Holder, 81, a pioneer in
the labor movement in America, died
today at Lake Wales, Fla, the Asso-
ciated Press reported. For many years
he was a resident Of Washington.
Serving as legislative representative
of the American Federation Of Labor,
Holder was instrumental in convincing
members of Congress Of the need Of q
Federal department of labor. finally
established by legislative action in
1918. Later Holder aided in the draft
ing Of the Federal employees work.
mems compensation law and other
legislation of benefit to labor.
From 1925 to 1894, he was employed
in the Cancellation Service OF the
Labor Department, retiring from ac-
tive work in 1884.
Holder was born in Wales in 1864
and came to America when a youth.
At IA he became q machinist's ap-
prentice and in 1883 he was identified
with the Knights Of Labor. forerunner
Of the American Federation Of Labor.
From 1900 to 1904 he was president
Of the Iowa State Federation Of Labor
and served during the same time as
deputy commissioner of the Iowa
Bureau of Labor.
Since 1894, he had been a member
Of the International Association Of
Machinists.
Evening star., 1937-01-06
MRS. MARY MILLIKEN
DIES OF HIP INJURY
Mother Of Eastern High School
Teacher, Ohio Native, Resident
Here 60 Years.

Mrs. Mary Sinclair Milliken, SO,
mother Of Miss Florence E. Milliken,
English teacher at Eastern High
School, died Monday at her home in
the Woodley Park Towers Apartments.
Mrs. Milliken had been ailing q
week, since suffering a hip fracture
in fall at her home. Death followed
after pneumonia had developed.
A native Of Ohio, Mrs Milliken had
been a resident of this city about
so years. She was one Of the oldest
members Of Hamline NJ. E. Church.
both in point of age and length of
membership. She was the widow Of
N. Byron Milliken. Union Army vet
eran and later Government employe.
who died in 1904. A son, w. Sinclair
Milliken, died in october 1888.
Funeral services are being held to-
day at Hines funeral home 2901
Fourteenth street, with DR.. H. w. Bur-
gan Of Hamline M. E. Church offici-
ating Burial will be in Arlington Ma
tional Cemetery.
Evening star., 1937-01-06

I'VE brought them into the ONCE
and fed them this morning and will
put them out again tonight. A man
from the War College telephoned to-
day and told me not to lose faith
in owls.
He said not a startling roosts on
the college buildings now, because
owls scared them away last year"
Lanham, who has been chasing
starlings for five years, explained
he had no money this season with
which to combat the nuisance. How
ever, he Is determined to rid the trees
along Pennsylvania Of the pests while
inaugural visitors are in town.
Last night a score OF Lanhams
aides climbed the sycamores along
midtown Pennsylvania avenue and
clapped their hands. The starlings
fled. The performance will be re-
peated tonight, and for as long as
the birds return.
Evening star., 1937-01-06
CITIZENS PROPOSE :
.GOvERNORFORD.C.
Columbia Heights for Change
From Commissioner Form
and Representation.

National representation in Congress
for citizens Of the District and the ap.
pointment by the President of q gov.
ernor to serve as executive officer for,
a term of four years in place of the
Commissioners was advocated last
night by the Columbia Heights Citi.,
zens' Association.
The resolution stated that the cam
didate for the office of governor be a
resident of the District for four years
prior to his appointment. and that a
general council Of eight members be
elected.
Provision for an increase in person.
mel, shorter working hours and higher
pay for employees of the District Jail
was sought through the Civil Service
commissioners and the House and
Senate Appropriation Committees in a
resolution proposed by Margaret Wor-
rell, president OF the association.
Full information regarding the re-
ceivership of the Park Savings Bank
was requested Of the controller of the
currency by members Of the organi-
zation.
Capt. Rhoda Milliken Of the Wom-
ems Bureau of the Police Department
addressed the association on the con-
troll of commercial recreation centers.
Lawrence Blumenthal, Boy Scout from
Troop 100 Of the Y. NJ. c. A., spoke.
Evening star., 1937-01-06
REORGANIZATION BILL
is OFFERED IN HOUSE
Buchanan Asks Creation of Com.
mittee to Probe and Recon-
mend Changes.

A resolution calling for creation Of q
joint congressional committee to have
power of inquiry and of recommended
ton regarding the functions of the
executive branches was introduced in
the House today by Chairman Bu-
chanan of the special House Commit
tee on Reorganization.
The resolution. which accompanied
Buchanan's report of the committee
findings, provided that recommended
tions of the proposed joint body could
be made in the form of resolutions
having privileged status similar to
appropriation and tax measures.
Buchanan also introduced a resolu-
ton to comply with House rules which
would permit the establishment Of
this new standing committee. He will
go before the House Rules Committee
as soon as possible to urge that this
be allowed to come before the House
as emergency legislation.
Evening star., 1937-01-06
DENNIS CONNOR, II,
DIES IN RESIDENCE
Head of Real Estate and 1nsur-
ance Firm Was III Two
Months.

Dennis Connor. 72. head OF the
real estate and insurance firm Of
D. Connor g. Son. died yesterday at
his home. 3512 Thirty-fourth street.
He had been i'll two months.
Mr.. Connor. a Washington resident
for the last 81 years. was a native of
County Kerry. Ireland.
Active in several organizations. he
was q charter member of Spaulding
Council. Knights of Columbus. and
also belonged to the Ancient Order Of
Hibernians and the Holy Name So
ciety.
He is survived by two sons. four
daughters and fou. grandchildren. His
wife, the former Catherine A. Flynn,
Is dead.
Funeral services will be held at
am. Friday in st. Thomas the Apostle
Catholic Church following brief serv-
ices at the residence. Burial will be
in Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Evening star., 1937-01-06

0NSPO|LSS SYSTEM
Ramspeck to Renew Efforts
to Put All P0StmaSters
Under Civil Service.

Two Representatives Of opposite
parties attacked the political spoils
system today. particularly the ap-
pointment Of postmasters.
Chairman Ramspeck Of the House
Civil Service Committee announced
he would renew Immediately efforts to
place all postmasters under the civil
service.
Representative Mas. Republican, Of
Minnesota proposed reorganization Of
the entire Post once Department to
make 1t "a career service from top to
bottom" and said he would introduce
another bill to apply civil service re-
quirements to all Government en-
ployes below cabinet rank.
Ramspeck today reintroduced his
bill to bring the first, second and third
class postmasters under civil service.
1t is identical with the measure voted
on in the closing hours Of the last ses-
sion when 1t came up under suspension
Of the rules and received 2o5 votes,
with liz against it, thus failing to
obtain the necessary two-thirds by .
small margin.
The bill provides that incumbent
postmaSters may be reappointedsby the
Postmaster General If they pass q nom
competitive examination. II the in
cumbent is not reappointed the vacancy
may be filled by the promotion of a
civil service employe If no such per-
son Is qualified, in the opinion of the
Postmaster General, an open COMPETE
tive examination is to be held.
Ramspeck announced that the bill
will be the first order of business in the
Civic Service Committee.
Mas said the bill he Is drafting
would abolish the Office of Postmaster
General. and substitute for the Post
Once Department Government
owned corporation headed by q general
manager who would not be a member
Of the Presidents cabinet.
The general manager. to be ap-
pointed by the President with Senate
confirmation to l7-year term. would
be removable only by impeachment
He would work with q board Of Is di-
rectors. elected by Congress, who
would hold ofiice six years.
Local postal stations would be in
charge of local managers" subject to
civil service requirements. instead Of
postmasters.
Evening star., 1937-01-06
TWO PLANTS CLOSED.

EVANSVILLE, Wis, January F).
The two GAINESVILLE plants of the
General Motors Corp. were closed to-
day under an agreement which cleared
the shops of sit-down strikers who had
remained at their posts for nine hours.
approximately $500 men were out of
work.
Company officials. after confer
ence. with City Manager Henry Trax-
Ter. who acted as a mediator, agreed
to discontinue operations until there
is a settlement of strike closing other
General Motors properties. In return
the men agreed to leave the Fisher
Body and Chevrolet shops.
Evening star., 1937-01-06
DIVORCE AWARDED
DR.. C. NJ. GEARHART
Long Legal Controversy Between
Former D. C. Dentist and Wife
Ends in Florida.

DR.. Clyde M. Gearhart, former
washington dentist. whose first wife
died in the collapse Of the Knicker-
booker Theater In 1922. won . divorce
from Mrs Ethel H. Gearhart of Bal
timore, his second wife. in Tampa,
Fla, yesterday. the Associated Press
reported.
The decree was granted by Circuit
Judge L. L. Parks on grounds Of
cruelty. Mrs. Gearhart's petition for
alimony was denied. The legal battle
over the separation. during which Mrs.
Gearhart filed q cross-suit for divorce
on the same grounds. reached four
cities and filled 500 pages Of testi-
mony.
DR.. Gearhart testified he had done
dental work for Presidents Taft. Will
son, Harding and Hoover. as well as
other prominent persons. Several
years ago he maintained an ONCE at
1924 street and . residence at 3700
Massachusetts, avenue. During the
latest phase of the divorce action, he
esta blished residence in Florida.
Evening star., 1937-01-06
LAST RITES TODAY
FOR R. D. BURBANK
Treasury Department Official Sue.
cumbed Monday After Long
Illness.

Funeral services for Robert Dillon
Burbank, So, an acting supervisor in
the Treasury Departments disbursing
office, are being held this afternoon at
Hines funeral home, 2s0l Fourteenth
street. Mr.. Burbank died Monday
after . long illness.
Besides his work with the Treasury
Mr.. Burbank also had held positions
with the Interstate Commerce Com
mission and practiced law.
A native Of Wisconsin, he had lived
here since 1908. He was educated at
the University Of Wisconsin and the
Washington College of Law, receiving
two law degrees at the latter insti-
tuition.
For many years he had been men,
Der of Foundry NJ E. Church and had
been active In the Epworth League.
Among his survivors are two sons,
Robert Glove Burbank of Philadel-
phia and Harry Marvin Burbank, this
city: q daughter, Miss Eleanora JOS
ephine Burbank, this city; a sister.
Mrs. Charles Stinemetz. Portland,
Greg, and a brother. Arthur Bur-
bank, Seattle, Wash.
Evening star., 1937-01-06
PRESIDENT URGED
TO ACT IN STRIKE
West Coast Officials Join
Private Groups in Plea
for Intervention.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO. January 6.-City
and State officials joined with private
groups today in growing plea for
presidential intervention to end the
69-day Pacific Coast maritime strike.
Mayor Angelo j. Rossi Of San Fran
cisco suggested coastwide appeal
urging the President to intervene as
the only means of a speedy end to the
conflict.
Addressing the Nation by radio last
night, Rossi blamed the personal am
bitions" Of two strike leaders, Harry
Bridges Of San Francisco and Joseph
Curran Of New York. for prolongirg
the deadlock.
Gov. Frank Merriam of California
telegraphed the President asking his
personal Intervention in behalf OF q
speedy and equitable restoration OF
shipping operations
The California Legislature had be-
fore it a resolution Of State Senator
Walter McGovern to memorialize Presi-
dent Roosevelt to bring about settle
ment.
The California Church Council,
representing, its officials said. 100000
members, joined the request for presi-
dental intervention.
Gov. Charles Martin Of Oregon dis
closed he had sent the President
confidential telegram" concerning the
strike. He did not say whether he
asked intervention, but told newspaper
men West Coast Governors are AT the
end of our rope"
Rossi charged that Bridges, coast
president Of the International Long
shoremen's Association, said there
would be no settlement until striking
East Coast seamen, led by Curran. got
their deman nds, too.
II know that the 1mpudent pro-
nouncement that the existing mari
time strike shall be continued in
definitely while Mr.. Bridges and Mr..
Curran work out their personal ambi-
tions has seriously hurt the cause OF
organized labor" said the mayor.
Maritime strike leaders repeatedly
have denied West and East Coast set
Elements would have to be reached
simultaneously.
Rossi said he was advised "a few
days Of honest negotiation" would
bring peaceful solution Of existing
questions "in all human likelihood"
Evening star., 1937-01-06

June Robles, the little Arizona girl,
who turned up in the desert 19 days
after she disappeared, were better able
to stand captivity than Charles. He
was thinly clad and suffering a cold
when seized the night of December 81.
Pupils in IL Catholic schools Of
fered prayers for his safety. Authori-
ties remained inactive to let the kid
naper deal with the boys parents
DR.. and Mrs. w. w. Mattson.
Today there was no outward indi-
cation the kidnaper might return the
boy soon. For more than "a hours
no obstacles to ransom negotiations
or return Of the child have been put
in his way. Through the Seattle Daily
Times Personal column, he again re-
ceived assurances Tuesday, thus:
"Mable-we have received your
communications. Police have not in
tercepted them. Channels are en-
tirely clear. Your instructions will be
followed. We are ready-Ann."
City police and Department Of JUS
tice agents continued to respect DR..
Mattson's wishes by maintaining COM
plete inactivity.
Federal agents who periodically have
kept watch at the Mattson home were
missing. A stream Of automobiles Wis
tied and left the grounds during the
day and night. Whether one carried a
negotiator to q rendezvous with the
kidnaper was not made known. Indi-
cations last night were no further
contact with the kidnaper had been
made.
Potential Emissary Noncommittal.
Paul Sceva, Rainier National Park
Co. manager who frequently has been
mentioned as representative OF the
Mattson family, left the home last
night with no encouraging word.
''I don't know Of anything encourag-
ing" he said ct hope the case will
be over soon, but can't say it will be
at any particular time"
DR.. Mattson, his son William and
his daughter Muriel made separate
trips away from the home during the
evening, each returning after short
time. A Seattle automobile brought
two unidentified couples to the house
in midevening. A middle-aged Ia
coma man and woman joined them
inside.
At San Francisco, Police Lieut..
James Malloy said a man under the
name Of William Sydney Blair. so.
being questioned after he acted pc
culiarly, confessed a small bank rob-
berry and admitted he was in Ia
coma the night young Mattson was
abducted.
At Spencer. Iowa, Police Chief r.
A. Peterson announced he was hold
ing bearded. bushy-haired man who
told officers "gangsters mistreated me
at Tacoma" and mentioned "a good
looking little boy wrapped up in .
sheet"
Evening star., 1937-01-06

ployes there would not respond to q
strike call.
A group of Fisher Body strikers at
Cleveland heard q declaration by
Louis S. Spisak, local union president,
that General Motors is defying the
Government and the people We
elected to legislate for U.S."
"Mr. Sloan says frankly in his
statement that he will not bargain
with any one union group, though
the Wagner act says he must bargain
with us as representing a majority of
his employees. This is a fight not only
against General Motors, but against
the Manufacturers Association, the
Liberty League and big business.
Labor has the power to fight and we
are going to do it."
TWO PLANTS CLOSED.
Evening star., 1937-01-06

"HE two owls now enlisted In the
Districts war on the starlings
were outnumbered - but not
l. defeated last night.
Clifford r. Lanham is convinced
that every startling which had q
glimpse Of one or the other of the
owls fled the city. never to return.
Lanham. superintendent of trees
and parking. borrowed the owls from
the Zoo late yesterday and tethered
them on the sills Of the District Build
ing. long favorite starting roost.
THE owls were well back on the
ledge" Lanham said, but every star
ling that happened by took one look
and dug out for distant parts.
II gave one Of the owls about so
feet of cord and he fetched q circle
outside the building that cleared every
ledge But I couldn't leave the owls
tethered to long cords or they would
have hurt themselves during the
night.
Evening star., 1937-01-06
MARTIN ISSUES STATEMENT.
Union Head Sees National Agreement
rs Solution.

Union Head Sees National Agreement
as Solution.
DETROIT, January s P.-Homel
Martin. president of the United Auto.
mobile Workers Of America, sponsoring
strikes which have closed nearly q
score of General Motors Corp. auto
motive plants, said today that "only
through the effective medium of ma
tional agreement can dictatorship by
management be avoided"
His statement, asserting that q
closed union shop "is not one of our
demands" came q few hours after
Alfred P. Sloan. jr., president OF
General Motors, arrived in Detroit
and conferred with other corporation
officials.
Martin said that Federal labor con-
ciliators have not arranged any con-
ference for the union heads with
General Motors officials and that there
seemed very little prospect" Of such
a meeting, although James F. Dewey
of the Department of Labor had asked
union leaders to hold themselves in
readiness for it.
General Motors offices described
Sloan's visit as Of q routine nature.
Answers Sloan's Statement.
The union president at a press con-
ference issued his statement in answer
to one by Sloan which declared no
union or any labor dictator will DOM
mate the plants Of General Motors. :"
Martin quoted William s. Knud-
sen. executive vice president Of Gen.
eral Motors, as saying average wages
rates for all the corporations workers
were 1875 cents an hour, and Sloan as
stating 40 hours was the standard
work week. The union head COM
mented:
We can readily understand the
impossibility Of the General Motors
employe, with an average family. pur-
chasing even the lowest priced car
produced by the corporation. This is
a reflection on the industry which de-
pends largely upon the average work
man for the sale of its product"
1000 Workers Laid on.
The effects Of the strikes were felt
directly in . Detroit General Motors
branch for the first time with the
Ternstedt Manufacturing Co.'S an
nouncement that 1000 of its $4,000
employees were laid OF. This division
manufactures automobile hardware.
When Sloan left New York last night
he was quoted as saying:
Let them Cthe union) pull the
workers out. That's the only way !
know to hnd how strong the union is.
Nobody knows how many Of our en-
ployes belong to the union. We don't
know. They don't know. Nobody
knows"
Position Is Set Forth.
The corporations president said his
statement that mo one union" would
be recognized As the sole collective
bargaining agency of General Motors
workers sets forth "our position clearly
and unmistakably."
Three United States Labor Depart
ment conciliators were in Detroit,
seeking to arrange q conference be-
tween high executives Of General
Motors and leaders Of the union.
Homer S. Martin, u A. w. A. presi-
dent, said he had assured the con-
ciliators-Dewey, Edward c. Mcdonald
and John Z. O'Connor-that the
unions would cooperate with them.
It was not known whether the con-
ciliators mad contacted corporation
officials, but q reliable source said they
had not at an early hour today.
The automobile labor situation
was discussed in two sessions in
Evening star., 1937-01-06
MISS LASTENiA ARANG0
EXPIRES IN BALTIMORE
Cousin Of Chief Surgeon at Cas-
ualty Was Resident Of Capt.
tai for Short Time.

Word of the death Of Miss 1astenia
Arrange, formerly Of Panama City and
for 4 short while . resident Of WASH
ington. was received here today from
Baltimore.
Miss Arrange was . cousin Of DR.. J.
G. Lewis, chief surgeon at Casualty
Hospital and was distantly related
to Capt. Colon Eloy Alfaro. Minister
of Ecuador. and Don Mamilo de Ia
Guardia, jr, secretary Of the Panama
legation.
Miss Arrange died at Johns Hopkins
Hospital after an emergency opera
ton for kidney disorder. She had
been living in Baltimore with q sister.
Mrs. Maria Uribi. also . patient ut
the hospital.
Evening star., 1937-01-06
Strike
Continued From First Page.)

drivers, out since Saturday, in q de-
mand for higher wages.
Union leaders said 90 per cent Of
Akron and Summit County gasoline
sources had been dried up.
Iron Age said there was "at the
moment" no fear that operating rates
in the steel industry would be re-
duced materially because Of automo-
tive strikes. There was a good de-
mand from other fabricators, the
magazine said
United Automobile Workers or
ganized q road patrol at Anderson.
Ind, TO halt truck shipments from the
strike-bovnd Delco-Remy and Guide
lamp plants there. Both firms are
affiliated with General Motors.