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The Washington times., 1937-04-15

COnfeSSeS
1882 Hex
Murder

PHILADEL PHIA, April 5
G.NS0 0.-Solution of the "hex
murder" of Norman r. Bechtel, 81
year-old accountant and member
of a Well-to-do Philadelphia family,
in 1882 was announced by police to-
day.
William Jordon, 36-year-old
Negro, has confessed he was a
member of party of five Negroes,
including one woman, who stabbed
Bechtel on the Stokes estate, police
said. The confession was per-
sonally taken by Mayor S. Davis
Wilson.
Refusing to divulge the nature
Of the confession, police intimsted
blackmail was the motive for the
Staying.
Jordon was picked up early this
morning after a "tip-off" to the
police. Other members of the
party whom Jordon has named are
being sought.
Bechtel was long thought to have
been the victim Of a "hex slayer"
because of the strange stab wounds
about the heart and face.
The Washington times., 1937-04-15
International News Service

International complications held
the center Of attention in the
Spanish civil war crisis today as a
lull came in fighting on most
fronts. Latest developments were;
1. Fears were expressed in
London the war crisis may af-
feet the coronation program by
forcing curtaiIment of the Brit
iSh naval review.
2. At Madrid government of.
ficials claimed further successes
on the Bilbao front and stated
lOyalists dominated inSurgent
concentrations in the UrquiOla
Pass.
3. The insurgent radio sta
ticn at Salamanca denied loyal
list claims that UrquiOIa had
been captured
4. The British governments
policy Of refusing to run risks"
in connection with the inSurg.
ent blockade Of Bilbao won over
whelming support in the House
Of Commons.
S. Six Americans were SEN
fenced to one months impriSOn-
The Washington times., 1937-04-15
SAILOR STRIKE
HALTS LINER

NEW YORK, April IS G.N.S).
One hundred and fifty seamen to-
day began a sit-down strike on the
International Mercantile Marine
liner California after the radio
operators union called a general
walkout against the entire Inter
national Mercantile Marine fleet.
The company has 13 vessels and
a personnel afloat of about 5000.
The trouble began aboard the
S. S. President Roosevelt where
sit-downerS forced cancellation Of
her transatlantic voyage after
steam was up.
The President Roosevelt was to
have sailed yesterday from West
Nineteenth Street, but she was
still there today and the last of
her 217 passengers had been trans
ferred to the outgoing Berengaria.
The Washington times., 1937-04-15
Convicted 10 Times,
ForQer Nav Get Life

NEW YORK, April IS G.N.S0.
Tommy Scratch" Mccarthy. one
of the country's most notorious
bad check artists, was in jail today
pending trial to termin n e
whether he will get a life sen
tence as an habitual offender.
The 62-year-old forger, who in
the last SO years has been con-
Victed Of 10 previous offenSeS, was
found guilty yesterday on a first
degree forgery indictment. He
had been charged with attempting
to swindle $500 from a New York
bank.
The Washington times., 1937-04-15
Near Sit-Down Flares
AS SIoW-DoWners Irk
80 Non-Union Girls

DETROIT, April Is QN.S0.
Labor disputes hit a new high in
complexity today when sit-down
strike broke out in a General Mo-
tors plant in protest of a slow
down strike.
Thirty non-union girls in the
Ternsted Manufacturing plant Of
G. M. here sat down this morning
in protest of what they said was
a showdown strike by three union
girl workers in the department.
The union slow-downerS were
protesting working conditions, and
worked at slow-motion speed.
Their strike, it was revealed,
started yesterday.
This morning, when non!union
girls entered the plant, they sat
down. This forced one department
in the plant to close and made the
union Slow-downers idle.
The Washington times., 1937-04-15
$50 CLERKS
ARE GIVEN
NOTICE
Guards Destroy Signs
Satirizilno Custer
Set Up in Hall

A near riot ensued in the old
PoStoffice Building today as
guards quelled a demonstration
staged by employees shortly after
dismissal notices had been handed
approximately $50 Agriculture Ad'
justment Administration clerks. /,
Taking the expected personnel
cut with a grin, for the most part,
employees erected various satirical
displays in various parts Of their
building.
Work Abandoned
With work entirely abandoned,
a large crowd Of workers gathered
on the first floor Of the building
to see news photographers flash
pictures of a doll in a coffin pre-
pared by workers in the machine
tabulation division, labeled:
"Quiet-death! Funeral ser.
vices will be held at IL noon"
Attracted by the flashlights,
guards forced their way through
the crowd and destroyed the ex-
hibit as laughs turned to frowns
and the guards were rolindly booed
by the assembly. Before routing
the mob, the guards unsucceSs-
fully pursued two photographers
from the building in an effort to
seize their plates.
Other Signs
Other signs were allowed to re-
main. One over an adding ma
chine read:
"For Rent, Furnished"
Another, tackled to a wall, de-
clared:
"Requiescat in Pace-the Grip
pie A."
Melancholy over the cut, which
means that by May l all who re-
ceived "furloughs" today will be
seeking work in the street, was
generally offset by a devil-may-
care attitude on the part of the
majority.
The Washington times., 1937-04-15
AUTO UNION
MOVES ON
PACKARD
Farley Tomorrow In
Detroit Called to
Discuss Demands

DETROIT, April / Q.N.S0.
The United Automobile Workers
Union today announced that it
would serve demands on the Pack,
ard Motor Car Company Friday.
Packard is one of the few major
automobile companies which has
not signed an agreement with the
U. A. w.
Alvan Macauley, president Of
Packard and the Automobile Man
ufacturers Association, has agreed
to meet with the union leaders
then to receive the demands, the
union said. .
The demands on Packard will be
served by Richard T. Frankenstein,
chief union organizer
Union Serves. Notice
Today, Frankenstein wired Ma
cauley as follows:
Confirming our phone con-
versatiOn of this date, it is un-
derstOOd that we shall meet
Friday, April 16, at 2 p. m. In
the Packard plant to formally
present demands to- you ON be-
half Of your organized en-
plOyes."
Terms of the union were not
announced, but were expected to
include one for sole recognition
of the union.
Packard has been free Of strike
troubles, and it was believed its
Continued on Page 2, Col. u
The Washington times., 1937-04-15
Boy Is Eyewitness
To Murder, Suicide

SOUTH BEND, Ind, April IS
QN.S0 A 14-year-old boy waited
to tell a coroner's jury today of
the murder Of his mother and
the suicide Of his Stepfather:
Unable to effect a reconciliation
after three years of separation,
James w. Bunzley, a taxi driver,
shot and killed his wife Leona at
her home late yesterday and then
took his own life. Her son by q
previous marriage, Richard Foster,
was an eyewitness.
The Washington times., 1937-04-15

Jessie Herbert, So, of 724 Far.
ragut st. N. W..
Alvera Kirchmeyer, Fl, of 1888
Warder st. N. w.
Dorothy Ahldren, ~, of AS
Park Rd. N. w.
Loretta StelfOx, 80, of sos HOI-
stein Ave. N. w.
Ethel Addison, 27, Of 1884
Eleventh st. N. w.
Mary Lee Wise, Fl, Of 4O19 H
st. N. w.
WeiIand Michael, Al, Of S02
Taylor st. N. w.
MOtOrman Duncan.
Three colored persons were taken
to Freedmen's Hospital for treat
ment.
Car Is Inferno
Passersby, who saw the squirt
of flames from the car followed by
clouds of smoke and the crash Of
glass as those trapped in the in
ferno strove frantically to escape,
turned in a fire alarm.
Three engine companies and
one truck company responded to
the alarm. while Emergency Hos
pitfalls ambulance was sent to the
scene, where first aid was admin
iStered by the doctor.
Traffic was tied up, with
street cars behind unable to
move. and automobile traffic also
blocked until police could detour
it.
MOtOrman Hero
If it had not been for the hero
ism of the motorman. many
others would have been injured
in the blaze, passengers who es-
capped injury said. They were
warm in their praise of his ac'
ton in standing by his post and
throwing the switch that caused
the fire, despite the fact he was
seriously burned himself.
It was expected an inveStiga.
ton will be made by the Public
Utilities Commission to deter
mine why the door controls
jammed, forcing the passengers
to break windows with their
hands in their efforts to escape
from the blazing car.
The Washington times., 1937-04-15
Oil Tanker Damaged,
Crew Hurt in Blast

NEW YORK, April is G.N.SJ.
The 7,O00-ton oil tanker William
c. Atwater, of Wilmington. Del,
was damaged today and several
members of its crew were reported
injured by a bad explosion in the
hold, according to radio messages
received here.
One seaman, Leslie jackson, was
thrown overheard and picked up
by a passing steamship, the John
Lind.
The Washington times., 1937-04-15
Even Wrong Numbers
Go Begging as PdyIess
Phone Operator Sits

TOBINsPORT, Ind, April IS
U.N.SO.-MisS Mae Leaf, tele-
phone operator, was engaged in a
sit-down strike today which looked
like a marathon affair in the
making.
The company has only eight
subscribers and claims it has no
funds. Miss Leaf, declaring she
hasn't been paid her SIS a month
wage since February, says:
"AII I want Is some money"
The Washington times., 1937-04-15
Boys Loot Poor Box

Two boys looted the poor box
of st. Stephens Catholic Church,
Twenty-fifth Street and Pennsyl-
vania Avenue Northwest. Of an un-
determined amount of money last
night.
The Rev. George B. Harrington,
pastor, said he saw the boys, who
were about IL, flee from the
church and then found that the
poor box had been broken open.
The Washington times., 1937-04-15
Oil Injunction Dismissed

RENO, New, April is UN.S).
An Injunction suit and a restrain.
ing order held by Pacific Western
Oil Company against Mission Oil
Company had been dismissed to-
day by stipulation. Attorneys said
all controversies over the assert
edly conflicting rights Of the two
companies would be adjudicated
out of court.
The Washington times., 1937-04-15
caras Leads in Billiards

NEW YORK, April IS UN.S).
Jimmy Caras, Of Wilmington, Del,
today clung to the lead in the
world pocket billiards champion
ship tourney here despite a defeat
by Onofrio Lauri, of New York, in
the biggest upset of the tourney
thus far.
The Washington times., 1937-04-15
6 Americans Jailed
For Month i'm France

ment at Perpignan, France on
charges Of attempting to cross
the border to fight for the loyal
lists.
6. In Paris the Very Rev. DIR.
Hewlett johnson, criticizing the
British governments policy,
ridiculed Prime Minister Stan
ley Baldwin's claim that Bilbao
harbOr is impossible because of
inSurgent mines.
The Washington times., 1937-04-15
France JaiIs Americans
Halted at Spanish Border

PERPIGNAN, France, April IS
QNS9.-Six Americans charged
with attempting to cross the Span
ish border to fight for the loyal
lists were sentenced today to one
months Imprisonment.
The Americans, who were SEN
Continued on Page IL, Col. p
The Washington times., 1937-04-15
WASHINGTON FORECAST

Showers this afternoon and probably to-
night, followed by generally fair and much
cooler tomorrow; lowest temperature tonight
about AZ; fresh shifting winds, becoming
northerly Highest temperature last "a hours,
II; lowest, 58
weather Details on Page 29)
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-06-26
Peace Baptist Church
i3I,O Goddard A,epue

Rev Lee T Clay. pastor. and
members Of Peace Bspiis, Church.
were pleased % have as guest
speaker Sunday morning June 10
Rev. Fisher. dean OF the Detroit
Baptist school OF Religion The
speaker delivered a short and spi-
cy sermon using as his subject.
TO Him That Overcome,h". text.
Rev. 2:i7. Some OF the points pre-
sented were In every mans life
there comes reverses for which he
should be thankful. often a man :
greatest weakness turns out % be
his greatest strength II he has the
courage to overcome g." Rev Fish
er concluded nv saving that those
who have the faith will overcome
the world through The power Or
God.
Rev. Clay delivered a wonderful
sermon 20 the graduating class Of
the church,s nurse guild az the ev-
ening service. II the helpful advices
given will be put into practice. the
community AZ large will be greatly
benefited
Mrs. Pearl Collins OF the Detroit
Board OF Health and the Daniel II.
Williams Health Guild was among
the guests al the evening service.
B. z. Harris is church reporter.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-06-26
REV. PITTMAN
T O DELIVER
SER M ON

The wonen's Christian Assoc
ton will observe their 18th ann
versaTy Sunday, June a.. a, Taber.
nacle Baptist church. sll5 Beech
wood avenue Al $50 ? 10.
The association 10 composed q,
Christian women representing The
various West Side churches n,
members o. the organization Aay.
done a lot OF charitable work A.
well as creating a Christian Eel.
lowship between members Of tbs
different denominations
Recently the ladies started buy
Ing a home on Loveit street bel.
Yeer Warren and McGraw wAlcA
.Hey plan 70 convert later into .
home for tho aged.
Robert II Pittmsn, paste.
%. Tabernacle church will delsys.
the anniversary sermon
Mrs Mary Shorter. founder Q.
The organization. Il president The
rutilc Is cordially invired ~ At.
.ert
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-06-26

irg rervics were Rev Robinson,
Rev. Williams. Rev. Cannon and
Rev. wallace
wstnss:sy right June %, Rev
Mercer was CUES; speaker at Mt.
calvary Bsr.is. church. On Thurs
day night. or weekly prayer meet
.rg will be he'd
.Sext week he Mothers ard Dea-
coz Boards wi. spcnscr a contest
which .s hoped % &c a success.
This week ia bs.-g observed as
cleanup ard ra.r,-sr week a. New
Zio, Fr.e-ds sss asked 70 CO.
operate r.;h - Il helping % beau
ny on. church.
Mrs Hs.. is a, hore yecuperat-
.rE from a sroksn wrist recently
sustained
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-06-26

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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-06-26
New Zion Baptist
Church

sunday. June 20 Rev Mercer.
pastor Of New Zion Baptist church
used as the subiec; OF his dis
course. Occupying in place do
ing nothing" text: Luke 1876. II
was indeed an impressive message.
The members think well OF Pastor
Mercer and state that he always
leave something inspiring and help
ful for them 70 think OF after each
message.
The choir rendered beautiful Sc
lsc'ions A. 3 . m. Rev Mercer
end members worshipped a. the
Macedonia Baptist church Ham
,rsnck
Pastor Mercer took his text from
Acts q %. subject being Gods
promise 70 The church and 70 his
people II was a fire message
Visiting ministers At the morn
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-06-26
Second Baptist
Church Notes
Inkster. Mich.
fBy Mise {. MHITNERJ

IL sp..e O. ne .s.z sunday
zornir-. Jane 10. The coag-sgstion
~as mass c. bright faces
TIE Sunday school was Largely
attended and he blackboard dem
crs,-s;.or vas very Interesting
Rev Jones .r,rodccse Rev Nc
Gee. @. oz.ahs. Nebraska whc de-
..yeEed scai. String sermon.
His tex, Vss MAJ. 80 subject.
VIA; d You AID ! sand For
Among TIE ttl-rs - SAID aero.
The weakes, .rs'..u..on II c!y.l.-
zs,ior Is fs..E.sr. There Is no-e
:r'eres, il society AMI education.
When We re So h.Fh and WI rot
hear God, He makes Us hear This
vas a Eos: pows-sg, sermon
In the sf'errocr. cAi,drs-s Day
was Observes 4 wonderful pre-
gram Va rendered The hard
work o. Ms Harper and Mrs. Nc
Lean is hiEs,y appreciated BY the
Church.
The nigh, service was very IN
ieres,ire
Rev. Jones delivered a powerful
sermon. Text--Ac,s % "a Sub
jet. Christian Heroism' Some OF
the facts impaired ANY Christian
Is Tempted b. Many Evil Things
But II A Christian none Of these
things Will move you coward
cannot make Christian. one must
have principle insiilled within
Two additions were made one can
didais
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-06-26
Baptist
Church Notes

70 .o---1 a...ve-ssry cs.serz-
go 2: zsT : " Ea.Elsrs rss.o--
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v..c. c.-sst -scs-,.T ras z-ss.
s-.ssss = ever ~sT
re a--.rs-s-y vas s..-axsd
~-,- :s..,-sA.p ss55er. u-5er
-sr.ces c. re A-Fsl Choir MAJ
l'.s-cs1 az ne affair ~as &C.
rz.:z, ozs
A "a program vas rendered
" ;1s Nc:o- City Gee Cab AID
-s. ass
-es Are. Cao.- r.nessec i14.-
-z. Ire se-v.css < s.-dsy
-,--.rg
Per Ks.g.er preached :roE
.tsk- :. szs.sc.. TIE Valley 2.
-y 5o-ss TIE message ~ss
r-.y i-s5.-.-z
ia D!s,-.c. sst Circle ard s4z-
t---@ S4-- 1t.- ,-eir leetlcE -
&c g.r.s;.sl Cs-.er recently. =,
$500 lie Psc,.s's Bzp;is, Church
-scs.7s i1s t-s1c.al ana attend
s-cs ,s--s-s Mss Desr!rz Is
-.secs-sss :: ne Peoples Bap;.s.
Psi f's c-zsr.zzi!cn
T-s Ce,-c.; Harm ,nics Bard AL.
.ss,.gs scaes-, a, th!s church
Friday -z-' Jane - 1rte- d.
-sc,.o, z. wis T.lscn TIE pub
80 = !-r's.
TIE pss'o- Rev Ksizler extends
hearty Te.coras . all visitors.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-06-26
Reu. Peck toAddress
Bee Deu Graduates

No-tsy Juns a.. has bees
csoss- as tie ts,e o. which
he coa=s-eener; exercises viii
oe held .o- tie selior Class Q. Bee
Dew College a, Plymouth coagTs-
gz,so-s, Church
Rev Horace White ;he> pas:or.
ALL direct TIE program The con-
nsaesEe1, address rill &c deliver
e BY Rev W H PECK. pastor 0,
se'As. a N&g- Church
Fsz.--sd C ne program xii
x several talented artists Prizes
given hy Leo Morris Company for
rssi;o..ous achleysner; will re
awarded
Bee Dew College las a lA-gs en-
-o..rer; c. sc;ive students ard
nas t1raet c.. many s;ticier. ara
successful graduates wso are ro~
2 - --+--
T-s snstl,-i.or VAS iol-5@d AID
= d.rsc-e1 ~ Madam y.y.sr 5
Nash pres.cer' ard senior :-s;rrc-
81 she has also made a success
z, severa, allied oas.nessss IL
c.rti-g Zee Dew Beauty Shcppes.
ard Zee Dew Lsbora.ories manu-
.zc.greFs Q. fire sole. pre24ra-
,i-rs
Tie e-'!se De;ro.; sta. o. Bee
Dew VIII be present a: the gsacua-
.on exercises together with mem
5e-s r. the Undergraduate classes
2. he Bee Dew Beauty college
A special Invitation % be p.eser,
a. he exercises Is extended 70 the
public
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-06-26
Presbyterian
Church Notes

Rev Henry Porter. the ras'o
preached very fine sermon last
sunday. text. jeremiah Is. based
on The prophets visit 10 the TO-
1sr's home The preacher urged
his hearers 10 let Jesus make them
in'o s'alwart Christians
The members Of The church "a
tend sympathy TO Mr.. Montasus.
whose wife died in Ford's Hosfl-
tai last week after a brief Illness
Funeral services were held from
he Webster Funeral Home a. r
m. Monday, with Rev. Porter Off
eating
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-06-26
A. M. E. Laymen
To Sponsor Meet

The Detroit A. " Z Laymen
will sponsor az inspirs,ionsl meet
tx sunday June q a. 3cSp n
a. sri,h Chapel 4. u z Church
Irks'e-. Moi
M1s!c I'll hs tgrrshed BY he
Jgr.o- Choir 0. Quinn chapel
Church. Hant-anck D. A c.
Toocls viii be the speaker
A special sryita'lon % attend s.
extercsd n ne public
Be sure 10 read the used car sd-
ver'isererts on Page 10 OF this L.
sue OF the Tribune.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-06-26

Music Scholarship
Contest
to he held by the

10 he held by the a
Detroit Imperial Choral Society
and the Azalla Hackley Music Cluh.
The winners viii he eligible to
compete for the National Associa.
lion Of Negro Musicians. Inc
Scholarship. In ST. LouIs, NO.. on
August Goth.
1900 To Be Awarded
For Piano and Voice
First Prize for each sl00
second Prize $40 for each
Entrance Fee SOC
Prospective entrants-call or
write Elizabeth Woodey. Ivanhoe
1851, Necia Harkless. Trinity :.
1892 or Jerene Macklm, Trinity .
1855. 80 Hague Ave-.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-06-26
Church OF God
In Christ
s.4s Russell street

The pastor. Rev W. G. shipnsn
was guest preacher 81 Shiloh Ban
list hureh last Sunday and spoke
from he theme. An Open Door
The sermon was full OF spiritual
food
A. The Vesper services a. he
Church Of God IN Christ. Rev. Ship
man preached wonderful sermon.
subject open Your Eyes He
showed The impossibility OF under
Standing God and His relationship
70 sinful man. without opening
ones eyes.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-11-16
Tending To Their Business,
 Movie Players Pay And Pay
Few Make Money Others Just Enjoying Themselves Try ing Their Hand at Ambitious Commercial Projects
M, managed by her sister.

tory, managed by her sister.
 Clara Bow sold the use of her name, together with her occasion. al presence, to the "it" Cafe c Vine street bright spot. Jack La. Rue conducts Q spaghetti restau- rant. Noah Berry owns . trout farm and supplies several Holly. wood restaurants. The fish al. ways are billed on the menus as "Noah Derry's Trout"
 Mitchell Leisen, on the other hand, owns haberdashery and wears Q different outfit to the stu. dio each day. Charles Bickford collects gas stations. Vince Bar. nett sells automobiles, or tries to-. His reputation as c iierolless prac. tical joker makes people half expect them to run sideways or burst into calliope music.
 On the Right Track
 Chick Chandler raises bees end sells honey. Conrad Nagel owns an open-air market. Gertrude Niesen's press agent solemnly ayers that she has bought some desert property which she intends to mine for rad. iun. Hahl
 0eorse o'srien conducts c rid- ing stable, and Charles Ruggles raises and boards dogs. Bing Crosby hos spent c tidy fortune on his astonishingly slow race horses, but he also heads the Del Mar race track, which should turn c profit next season. Hal Roach heads Santa Anita track which clears fantastic sums.
 w. 6. Van Dyke was one of the lucky 1ollywoodsmen who put money into the enterprise four years ago, and did 1t grumbl!ngly. Today no admits that was the only profitable investment he ever made.
 Cecil B. DeM!lle E c bank di. rector. Ralph Dellanly and Charles Farrell started the Racquet Club (mostly for tennis) at Palm Springs. To give you on idea of how they're spsring--snemberships originally cost 976; now they're 5000.
 Barbara etanwyck and Mrs. Chico Marx are breeding horses, but they'll have to sell A great many nAgs to pay for the elaborate establishment they've built in the valley. Francis Lederer has . farm which special. izes in cabbages and walnuts. He sends large quantities of both pro. ducts to dozens of movie colonistS, who have no idea what to do with them.
 one of the most remarkable sldelines is that of Eddie Cantor, the boy from Hester street and the BoweFy. He owns an art and antique shop.