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Evening star., 1937-07-19

men beaten at the Ford gates on May
26, identified several of the eight de-
PENDANTS being examined in Common
Pleas Court on assault charges grow
ing out Of that clash.
He named Oscar Jones and Wilfred
Comment as men he saw beating Rob-
ert Seminar, a union oflcial, and said
that after they had left Seminar they
attacked him.
Merriweather said Jones struck him
in the stomach and that he was kicked
until he was unconscious. He told
the court he suffered two broken ver-
tebrae above the base Of the spine
and that he still Is wearing a plaster
cast.
Discharged Workers Testimony.
Joseph Nierotko, discharged last
Winter after working at the Ford
plant since 1925, testified at the Labor
Board hearing that a man in the
employment Office, from whom he
sought the reason for his dismissal
showed him a United Automobile
Workers letterhead and asked him If
he had received such a letter.
He said Al Miller. employment man
ager, asked him why he wanted to
fight against Ford" after working
there so long
Nierotko testified he replied that
Il don't want to fight against Ford
personally, but I do want to fight
against Ford's rotten conditions"
Evening star., 1937-07-19
WALKER IS H|NTED
BY TAMMANY|TES
Some District Leaders Sug.
gest Compromise in May
crafty Fight.

NEW YORK, July 19-James J.
Jimmy" Walker, former Mayor of
New York, was suggested in some
Tammany quarters today as a COM
promise Democratic primary candidate
in the city's scrambled mayoralty
campain
walkers name and that of former
Mayor John P. O'Brien, who sue
ceeded him, were proposed informally
by some Tammany district leaders.
They expressed dismay at dissent in
their ranks which they say has fol-
lowed the designation by Tammany
Leader James J. Dooling of United
States Senator Royal S. Copeland,
New Deal foe, as his choice in the
mayor atty free-for-all.
The pro-New Deal leaders of the
citys other four Democratic county
organizations (Tammany is limited
to Manhattan only meeting at the
Hotel Commodore, gave no outward
sign of interest in the proposal They
have selected Grover A. Whalen
Gardenia-wearing handshaker of the
famous, as their candidate.
The least disturbed figure appeared
to be the fusion incumbent, Mayor
Fiorello H, La Guardia, who says he
hopes the Democrats will stop fight
ing among themselves so he can begin
fighting them. His hackers hope he
will be nominated on all tickets.
Evening star., 1937-07-19
A.E.L. COUNCIL SET.
TO CHART COURSE
Group Will Meet Next Month
to Plan for Battle With
Lewis.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
William Green, president Of the
American Federation Of Labor, asked
his Executive Council today to de-
eide in August these two major prob
lens Of its fight against John L. Lewis
Committee for Industrial Organiza-
ton:
/. Should the federation push the
organization of unions covering entire
industries (the Lewis method) as we'll
as the organization Of Its traditional
craft unions?
2. Should a permanent increase in
dues be recommended to finance the
fight for labor leadership?
Some A. F. Of l.. units, such as the
electrical workers, already have sought
to meet Lewis campaign by offering
memberships on an industrial basis.
The council asked member unions last
May voluntarily to double their con-
tributions to the national organization.
Green, calling this strategy meet
ing at Atlantic City to plan the Fall
campaign against Lewis, said fedora
ton membership of 3,09l 900 on July
was 652, 900 above the membership of
August 81 last year The C. l. O.
claims more than 100000 members.
The International Board of the
United Mine Workers-the union
through which both Lewis and Green
rose to labor prominence-assembled,
meanwhile, to decide tomorrow
whether Green should be ousted. The
board has accused Green Of treason
in helping the A. F. of l.. fight against
the c. I. o. Green has been a member
Of Lewis union since it was organized
in 1890.
Evening star., 1937-07-19
China

Continued From First Page)
Peiping- -Tientsin zone had been
reached by japanese and Chinese
military commanders in the area, the
Chinese accepting verbally the Japa-
nese demands.
Hidaka, according to Nanking dis
patches, declared he could not accept
the statement of the Chinese govern
ment's attitude He told the envoy
he would wait until tonight for the
Marking government to reconsider
and submit new reply.
Situation Less Tense.
Although Toxic officials watched
the Nanklng exchanges closely and
expressed doubts of the value Of the
Tientsin agreement, reports from
Peiping indicated the situation was
less tense
A dispatch to the Asahi said troops
Of the Chinese 29th Army had begun
removing barricades and war equip
ment from the area west of Tientsin
in compliance with the Japanese de-
mands
tPrevious Chinese-J crises
In North China have been settled be-
tween japanese commanders on the
spot and local Chinese officials. The
japanese army, a dominant factor in
determining China policy, has insisted
that any settlement of the present
dispute must be local and that Nam
kings acceptance or otherwise was
of little importance)
Concerning the airplane- troop train
clash japanese admitted their planes
had fired on the trains at yuanshih,
ITO miles south of Peiping on the
HankoW Railroad, but declared the
troops aboard the trains had first
fired on the japanese war craft
The Chinese declared their troops
had suffered many casualties in the
swooping attack.
Troop Concentration Charged.
Japan charged heavy concentrations
Of Chinese troops had violated an
agreement which the Japanese army
says forbids the Marking Chinese
government from sending troops into
North China.
Particularly heavy concentrations of
Chinese troops were said to have been
made at Paotingfu, IS miles south of
Peiping, while armies were moving in
from the northwest and south of the
area where japanese and Chinese have
been fighting.
In view of the steadily increasing
tension between China and Japan
over the conflict of their armed troops
as we'll as interests in the rich North
China region, the Toxic metropolitan
area was prepared for state of emer-
gency.
First reports of Chinese troop mo-
bilizations drew warning from Japan
that she considered them a Violate
of the Ho-Umeza agreement, which
formed the basis for the charges of
invasion made today.
The terms of the agreement signed
in 1885 by Gen. Ho Ying-Chin, Chi
nese minister of war, and then rank
ing North China official and Gen.
Yoshijiri Umezu, at the time COM
mander of the japanese North China
garrison, have never been made pub
Evening star., 1937-07-19
0USTED FORD MAN
REFUSED TRANSFER
Tells Labor Board Hearing
of Objections to Attempt
to Change lob.
BACKGROUND-

BACKGROUND
Successful at other large auto
factories in organizing efforts,
United Automobile Workers Union
has met determined opposition at
Ford plants.
Labor Board hearing was begun
two weeks ago to Investigate COM
plants men haze been dismissed by
the Ford Co. for union activities.
By the Associated Press
DETROIT, July 19.-Joseph Sazyn-
ski, a former Ford Motor Co. employe,
testified at National Labor Relations
Board hearing today that he had twice
refused transfers to other departments
within the plant before he was dis
charged.
Sazynski was one Of the men the
N. r. L. B. complaint against Ford
charged were dismissed for union ac-
tivity. He testified he was employed
at the Ford plant from last December
until June 9 and that the joined the
United Automobile Workers Union on
February 20 of this year.
He testified he declined a Job in the
wheel department because the ma
chine for Tightening bolts was too
heavy. He said that was during the
first few weeks Of his employment and
that he was given lighter work. Just
before his dismissal he said, he was
asked to take a job in the cylinder
head department and objected because
1T was dirty Job and there was too
much dust"
Labor Board Contention.
Labor Board attorneys contended
Sazynski was assigned to a dirty
job" so there would be a pretext for
his discharge. Ford attorneys how
ever, claimed his story OF having
twice refused tasks he did not like
was sufficient explanation for his dis
charge.
While the N. L. r. B. hearing en-
tered its third week. William Merri-
weather. one of a group of U. A. v
Evening star., 1937-07-19

lie. The Nanking government does
not recognize the agreement.
The foreign office spokesman, who
declared Japan considers China to
have committed an act of aggression
in the area where japanese influence
has been steadily spreading, indicated
the future course of events rested on
the attitude Of the Marking govern
ment.
Retaliatory Japanese action, he said,
would depend on the outcome of talks
now going on between Chinese For
eign Minister Wang Chung-HW and
Shinrokuro Hidaka, japanese charge
daffaires, in Marking.
Envoy on Way to Toxic.
The Chinese Ambassador Hsu Shin
Wing was en- route to Toxic, believed
to be carrying important instructions
from his government on the crisis.
The foreign Office spokesman issued
a detailed analysis of the reported
Chinese troop movements to the north
since July 1.-THE date Japan claims
North China officials agreed to settle
the crisis-and added that they were
continuing with increasing frequency
Then. dramatically, he unfurled a
map of China showing Chinese troop
movements as compiled by the Jap
anese war office. The map showed
the entire length Of the Lunghai Rail-
Way-China S main east-West trunk
llne-as occupied by Chinese troops
from Haichow, on the seacoast, west
ward to Loyang. capital of Shensi
Province. The line runs roughly $50
miles south Of Peiping.
The war office announced the Chi
nese 32nd and 58th Divisions had led
the. invasion" of Hopei Province,
where the japanese North China gar
rison has been clashing with the 29th
Chinese Army.
In view of the national emergency
Evening star., 1937-07-19

the government cancelled all vaca-
tions and the half day work system
Labor unions and industrial concerns
responded by inaugurating collections
for funds to be used for war. About
S60,000 already has been contributed
by the public.
Hull's statement. issued after the
Chinese Ambassador to Washington
had called attention to the threat by
Japan" in North China, was couched
in general terms and avoided specific
mention of Japan or China.
Evening star., 1937-07-19
Honesty in Advertising.

There is honesty in this world
sometimes. Groome's was famed for
its coffee and farther down the street
another shop displayed in its window
the sign The best coffee in London
except Groome's"
Evening star., 1937-07-19

Crowds Stop Foot Ball Star.
When Tommy Walker, a Scottish
foot ball star, was married recently in
Edinburgh, crowds outside the church
stopped all traffic.
Evening star., 1937-07-19
corns Shed Off
Core and All

Hardest corns shed right of when
magic-like E-z Korn Remover goes to
work. Snothers pain-softens up dead
skin and core comes right out. Easy
to use-fast In action. Thousands use
it. At drug stores, 35c.
Evening star., 1937-07-19

Continued From First Page.)
The Washington times., 1937-09-04
Belle
Is Engaged

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter j. Har-
rison announce the engagement
of their daughter. Nancy Bene-
dict Harrison, to Mr.. Eugene
Franklin O'Connor Sd, son OF
Judge and Mrs. Eugene Frank
lin O'Connor, jr., OF Garden
City, Long Island.
Miss Harrison was graduated
at Holton.Arms School in 1884.
The following winter she was
presented to society with her
cousin, Miss Janet Harrison, at
a tea given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Harrison in their Georgetown
home. Later the bride-to-be was
presented at a dance given by
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Fauntle-
roy Harrison at Selma, Lees
burg, Va, and she also made
her bow at the first Baltimore
Cotillion that year.
Her fiance was graduated
from the Choate School in Wal
lingford, Conn.,, and also from
Princeton University, class OF
1887. He is a member of the
Colonial Club and the Princeton
Club of New York. No date has
been set for the wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. P. L. Hacking,
of Portland, Ore, are stopping
at the Dodge while in the Capt.
tai.
4 \
Miss Grace Horton Long, of
Liberty, S. c., is stopping at
the Martinique.
The Washington times., 1937-09-04
Church Ceremony 7 0day

The Church of the Reforma-
ton was the scene of the mar
riage today of Miss Pauline
Schleunig Zimmerli and Mr..
Leonard Smith. The bride is the
daughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Edward Zimmerli
and Mr.. Smith is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Elgin Smith.
The Rev. Samuel H. Korn-
mann performed the ceremony
before an altar banked with gar
den flowers. The bride, who was
given in marriage by her brother,
Mr.. Arthur Benjamin Zimmerli,
wore a gown of white satin
fashioned with leg-o-mutton
sleeves ending in points over the
wrists, with tiny buttons on the
back from the neck to waist. Her
voluminous tulle veil fell from a
coronet of pearls and she car
ried a shower bouquet of Bride
roses and lilies of the valley.
MATRON OF HONOR
Mrs. George R. Ruhl was her
sisters matron of honor and her
gown was of peach-colored satin
with a brief jacket. Her match
ing velvet turban had a veil of
tulle and her bouquet was of
TaliSman roses. The bridesmaids
were Miss Marion Moncure and
Miss Betty Griffith. They were
in gowns of aqua MORE trimmed
with transparent velvet with
sandals to match. They, too,
wore aqua turbanS and their bou-
quets were of yellow roses tied
with aqua ribbon. \
Mr.. Smith acted as best man
for his son. The ushers were
Mr.. Andrew B. Beveridge, Of
Schenectady. N. Y, and Mr..
John K. Wolfe.
A reception followed at the
The Washington times., 1937-09-04
+ Horse Show on SATURDAY

Preparations are rapidly being
completed for the Fairfax Horse
and Pony Show to be held the
Saturday after Labor Day, Sep
TENDER II, at the Horse Show
Grounds on Lee Highway, Fair
fax.
One group of young women is
busy looking after the general
arrangements, publicity and en-
tertainment for the show. This
group consists of Mrs. Thomas
N. De Lashmutt, Mrs. Henri
Luebbermann, Mrs. Joseph Hor-
gan, Mrs. Edmund H. Parry, jr.,
Mrs. Francis Tompkins, Mrs.
Samuel Scrivener, Mrs. Roman
BrodeSser and Miss Dolores Bar.
reto.
The Washington times., 1937-09-04
Sets Date

Miss Isabella Markell, daugh.
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Markell of New York and Glib
son Island, Md, has completed
plans for her marriage on Sep
TENDER II to Mr.. Arthur Hamil-
ton Clephane of this city, son
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Allan
c. Clephane. The ceremony
will take place in st. Chris
topher's -by-the-Sea, on Gibson
Island.
Miss Markell will have Mr..
Clephane'S sister. Mrs. John Nc
Calmont, of Washington, for her
matron of honor. Miss Jill
Markell will be her sisters maid
of honor, and the other attend
ants will be Mrs. Cumberland
Dugan, of Baltimore. Mrs. John
P. Farnham, of New York, and
the Misses Anne Mccoy, of
Wilmington, Del, and InneS
Stewart, of Great Neck, L. 1.
Mr.. John G. Capers, of New
London. Conn, will be the best
man.
The ceremony will be followed
by a reception at the Markell
home on Gibson Island.
~ X
Senior and Sonora Jose V. Tru.
jillo and their children, Aida.
Maria and Carlos Trujillo. of
Guayaguil, Ecuador, have taken
an apartment at the Shoreham.
Senior Trujillo is delegate to the
Ecuadorian Boundary Commits
sion.
The Director General Of the
Pan American Union, DR.. L. S.
Rowe, is convaleScing at the
Naval Hospital and expects to
leave the hospital within the
next few days.
~
DR.. and Mrs. w. K. Frakes,
of Oak Park, ILL.,, are spending
a brief time at the Dodge and
are accompanied by their two
daughters, Miss Emma Lee
Frakes and Miss jeanne FrakeS.
The Washington times., 1937-09-04

The party most enjoyed so
far was a dinner given by Nine.
Vargas. wife Of the President
Of Brazil, for Lilita. A party
which was very lovely, down to
the last tiny detail. Nine.
Vargas, as you doubtless re-
member, was a guest at the
Brazilian Embassy last year and
charmed everyoneswho met her
by her classical beauty, her chic
and her gracious smile and
manner. And-Lilita promises
to be back in Washington with
her mother early in October.
#&*
Tiny 2-year-old Constance Nc
Goodwin may grow up to be
any number Of things, as mod
ern girls have a habit of doing,
but right now it looks as though
she might be the Ruby Keeler
or Eleanor Powell of her own
generation. The daughter of
the good-looking Prtston Nc.
Goodwin, jr., and the grand
daughter Of the former Amer
lean Minister to Venezuela and
Mrs. Preston McGoodwin, small
Constance has inherited all of
her Grandmother McGoodwin's
pep, and then added an I'M
canny ability for tap dancing
all of her own. And Constance,
SO far, is the only person we
know who can tap dance-and
vigorouSly-on the breadth of a
bread board, laid across a
kitchen table, and not lose her
steps nor her balance.
THE Johnny Stewards, she was
l. the former and very attrac-
tive Mary Senate HoweS, daugh-
ter of the First Assistant Post.
master General and Mrs. Bill
HoweS, have been, as is the case
with all newlyweds. house hunt
ing. Now at last they have
found their perfect house and
have promptly bought it, even
though it is only half finished.
However, this much the young
Stewards do know, that the
house is French provincial and
is constructed of whitewashed
brick and is surrounded by huge
shady trees. AL of which was
just what they wanted.
T IEUT. w. w. BILL" LOW.
REY, U. S. NJ, and his dash
ing brunette wife are closing
up their place in Norfolk, Va,
in no end Of a hurry and are
sailing for Europe, so that Lieu
tenant Lowrey can join his fell
low officers aboard the ship
Raleigh. Lieutenant Lowrey
will be senior flying officer
aboard the ship and is naturally
pleased over the assignment.
So is Mrs. Lowrey, but at the
moment, she is plenty dis
pleased over another thing.
It seems that Mrs. Lowrey,
who is a Canadian by birth, de-
cided she wished to take out
citizenship papers in the United
States, and though these papers
are well under way, things will
have to be held up until her
return. Meanwhile, and as the
wife of an American naval Off
Ger, she has to travel under a,
The Washington times., 1937-09-04

British passport-which doesn't
please her one whit.
X + y .t.
COMMANDER and Mrs. H. A.
" Seller, U. s. NJ, who are q
very popular couple, not only in
service circles but with the diplo-
matte and residential set in
washington, are another two
The Washington times., 1937-09-04
PETER CARTER!
Says

T ilita Dawson, pretty daughter of Mrs.
- Tulsa Dawson, who is at the moment
visiting Rio de Janero Brazil evidently having grand
and gorgeous Everything there the weather
superb and cool and Lta says brief note to RO
is one city which lives up all advance publicity Enclosed
this picture of the harbor at night studded with
imposing and massive buildings including the smart Copa-
cabana Hotel where Lta goes to dance not to gamble
and the whole thing is brilliantly Illuminated, the water
sleek and mirror smooth in its beauty the mountains
towering like giant backdrop, that the scene resembles
nothing 1essth a plamorouS set.
The Washington times., 1937-09-04
In Newport

Mrs. Esther B. Norment left
the Capital last evening for
Newport, r. l., where she will
be the guest of Mrs. Peyton
Van Rensselaer, for several
weeks before returning to her
new residence on Thirty-fifth
Street in Massachusetts, Avenue
Park.
Mrs. Joseph C. O'Mahoney.
who has been visiting in Ar
lington, Mass, has joined her
husband, the Senator from
Wyoming, in their apartment
at Wardman Park Hotel. Sen
ator O'Mahoney, one of the last
of the Congressional contingent
to leave Washington, will &C
company Mrs. O'Mahoney to
their home in Cheyenne, Wyo.,
Immediately.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. Coulter
have returned to Washington
after spending the summer in
Austinberg, Ohio, and are again
stopping at Wardman Park Ho-
tel.
The Washington times., 1937-09-04
Du Points BoxhoIders

The jumps average six feet
in height and there has never
been a serious accident to
either horse or rider in the
four years since this steeple-
chase was inaugurated. Mr..
and Mrs. Eugene du Point
are boxholders for this gala
occasion and it is possible
that t h cir son-in-law and
daughter, NJ r. an d Mrs.
Franklin D. Roosevelt, jr.,
may be back from their Eu-
ropean honeymoon IN time
to be among their guests.
Franklin is enrolled to begin
a law course at the Univer-
sity of Virginia this coming
semester, so the newlyweds
should be back in time to get
settled in Charlottesville for
the start of the school term.
A unique feature of the steeple-
chase is that 500 is guaran-
teed to every horse finishing this
gruelling three-mile course, pro-
vided there are IS starters. The
race will be broadcast on a coast
to-coast hookup for those who
cannot be present.
FROM HUNTING SET
Among those we'll known In
Virginia hunting circles who are
boxholders for the event are Mr..
and Mrs. Amory S. Carhart, who
will have a party of guests with
them from Warrenton. Mr..
Fletcher Harper, who makes his
home at The Plains, Va. also is
on this imposing list. which in
cludes a large number of social
registerites from Wilmington,
Philadelphia and New York.
Another Warrenton resident
who will make the trip North to
occupy his box is Mr.. George w.
Cutting. He will be accompanied
by Mrs. Cutting.
Holland Potter, of Middleburg,
is another boxholder and one
couple whose presence may be
depended on if they are any,
where in the vicinity is the M.
Robert GuggenheimS, who have
been at their Babylon, L. l.,
estate for part of the summer.
The Washington times., 1937-09-04
Returns Tomorrow

Mrs. Edith Widrow, who Is
visiting Washington with her
daughter, Miss Lois Widrow.
and her son, Mr.. Gerald Widrow.
will be at the Shoreham until
tomorrow when she will return
with her children to Portland
Me.
X +
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul H. Coffey,
of Roanoke, Va, are at the
Martinique for a short stay.
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Lieut.. Comdr. and Mrs. w. II.
Magruder, of Chevy Chase, Nd
are at the Hotel Commodore in
New York City.
The Washington times., 1937-09-04
Society to Attend Foxcacher National Cup Steepchase
F air Hill Meet
Scene Next
Saturday
BIZ Flora Macdonald

A steeplechase is
in the offing! Oar
ing riders guiding their
mounts over thrilling jumps,
a touch of Fall in the air and
keen-eyed spectators follow
ing the course through their
glasses as they sit comfor-
tably in the largest grand
stand for that purpose in the
country.
Tweeds, art woolenA
gay colors will be donned by
the ladies when they start
out next Saturday for the
Foxcatcher N a l'Cup
Steeplechase, and those who
motor up from Washington
will leave early to cover the
10 miles before the begin
ming of the race. 1t is to be
run at Fair Hill, which is in
Cecil County, Maryland, and
the three-mile course is said
TO be one of the sportiest in
the country.
The Washington times., 1937-09-04

Another group will serve as
hostesses the day Of the show.
These are Mrs. Thomas P. Chap
man, jr., Mrs. Lawrence M. Proc
tor, Mrs. Jack Eakin, Mrs. Omer
Hirst, Mrs. Paul Kincheloe, Mrs.
Lewis Coyner, Miss Phyllis Rich
ardson, Miss Virginia Carr, Miss
Joy Sweet, Miss Wilma Fox, Miss
Virginia Lee Whalen and Miss
Velma Mailman.
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Mrs. Nathan B. Scott I'd is at
the st. Regis in New York City
with Mrs. Charles Howell, Of
Kansas City, Mo.
The Washington times., 1937-09-04

residence of another sister Of
the bride, Mrs. Lena DuckWell,
when the bridegroom's mother
assisted in receiving, wearing a
gown of black chiffon with a
corsage of yellow roses.
For her travelling costume the
new Mrs. Smith selected a black
satin dress with accessories in
patent leather. Among the out
of-town guests at the wedding
were Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Pat
ton and Miss Clara Kiraly, Of
Newark, N. j., and Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Koerber, of Flushing, L. I.