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Evening star., 1937-02-04
DEFICIENCY BILL
IN CONFERENCE
Probe of Relief Asked in
Senate-Appropriation
of $4,000 Sought.
By the Associated Press.


With the $3.50, 900, 900 relief and de-
f1ciency bill in conference between
the Senate and the House, a move
ment for investigation of unemploy-
ment and relief today made headway
in Congress.
Senators Hatch, Democrat, of New
Mexico, and Murray, Democrat, of
Montana, proposed $50,000 appro-
priation to finance studies by special
commission on which to base a long
range attack on both problems.
The Senate Education Committee
recommended $4,000 appropria-
ton for a Senate investigation along
the same lines requested by Hatch
previously.
The objective won support before
passage of the relief bill in the Senate
yesterday from Senators Vandenberg,
Republican, of Michigan; Connally,
Democrat, of Texas; Schwellenbach,
Democrat, of Washington. and others.
Commission Favored.
Hatch believed the investigation
could best be handled by a commits
sion of well qualified and distin-
guished citizens" clothed with broad
powers to dig into almost every phase
of the national economy.
Their survey would cover the extent
and cause Of unemployment, the rela-
tive merits of work relief and direct
relief. the division of the relief burden
between public and charitable organi-
cations, and between Federal and local
governments, and "a general program
looking to the liquidation of the
entire relief problem"
Hatch advocated questioning of
former N. r. A. officials, to discover
what effect N. R. A. really had on
employment and how much idleness
has increased since it's invalidation."
The Senate today took the day off,
after passage of the relief bill late yes
terday.
The measure. awaited to provide
(See DEFICIENCY. Page A-6)
Evening star., 1937-02-04
Labor Victory
Inc. NJ. C.. Strike
Seen by Johnson
y the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, February A.
Gen. Hugh S. johnson believes the
General Motors sit-doWn strike "the
biggest thing in its implications since
the Civil War"
The former administrator of the
N. r. A., addressing students and
faculty members in the lounge of
Saybrook College at Yale last night,
expressed the opinion the strikers
would win.
OF John L. Lewis, johnson said,
Hes swell guy, but when he's in a
fight. he fights with everything he's
got"
If Lewis wins there won't be
string Of little strikes following, but
II he doesn't-oh baby"
The speaker said labor problems are
not confined to the United States
alone, but exist everywhere.
The general said he hoped there
twas no danger to the Supreme Court,
cause you've got to have that control
over Congress"
Asked about the power of the court
In regulating wages, johnson said the
court would assert its power in regu-
lating wages within the States"
Something's got to be done or else
you're going to have revolution, and
I'm not being sentimental"
Evening star., 1937-02-04
FIGHT ON BUILDING
REACHES ROOSEVELT
Ickes Asks President Act to Bar
Pan.American Union
Construction.

Carrying his fight against the Pan
American Union to the White House.
Secretary Ickes disclosed today he has
appealed to President Roosevelt to in
tercede in his behalf to prevent the
union from erecting its annex on Con-
stitution avenue directly opposite the
main entrance of the new Interior
Department Building.
Knowing Mr.. RooSevelt's personal
interest in the matter, he appealed to
the President yesterday, he said. from
the decision of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission favor
ing the proposed location of the annex.
Il never quote the President" Ickes
said, but reminded that last year Mr..
Roosevelt had blocked the Pan-Amer-
ican Unions attempt to build on this
same site.
Unless the President acts, there is
nothing further Ickes can do beyond
pressing legislation reimbursing the
Pan-American Union $4,000 by To-
eating the annex on the unions own
ground.
Evening star., 1937-02-04
SHIPS SEIZURE Seen
IN CLAIMS DISPUTE
German Secret Police Still Hold
President Of Red Star, Bern.
stein Lines
oIClII LII lICS.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BERLIN, February 4.-Seizure OF
the Red Star and Bernstein Lines
ships abroad to satisfy American
claims against the companies appeared
a possibility today unless the German
secret police release Arnold Bernstein,
the companies president, to operate
the lines.
Bernstein and two associates we're
held by the Gestapo-secret police
at Hamburg. but friends we're given
hope they might be freed tonight.
The three were kept in custody after
a conference Tuesday with repre-
sentatives of their American creditors,
although Bernstein was allowed to
communicate with friends
Representatives of the American in
terestS said they had been told by
police who escorted Bernstein to the
conference the men were free. How
ever, it was learned today they still
were in custody.
The threat by the American creditors
to seize the ships was understood to
have been the reason the secret police
hurried Bernstein and his associates
to the Hamburg conference.
The American representatives said
they had been unable to find any def
mite charges against the trio, but as
sumed the Gestapo were working on
the theory of violations of Germany's
stringent foreign exchange laws.
Evening star., 1937-02-04
MATTSON SUSPECT
COMMITS SUICIDE
Man Held in Auburn, WASH,
Hangs Himself in
Jail Cell.
Ry the Associated Press.


AUBURN, Wash. February A.
John F. johnson, 40 held since Fri
day for investigation in connection
with the Charles Mattson kidnap-
Staying, was found strangled to death
in his city Jail cell today.
Police Chief Ed Norris found the
body lying on the cell floor, a belt
attached to the cot and around the
mans neck Other prisoners, in a
'bullpen" nearby said they heard no
struggling or outcries during the night.
Night Jailer Charles Ludwig said he
talked to Johnson about IL o'clock
last night and the man appeared
despondent. even after Ludwig said he
might be released today.
johnson was arrested in the hobo
jungles" here Friday after some of the
100 other transients complained to
police the man acted queerly and they
thought he might know something
about the Tacoma kidnapping. He de-
MED all knowledge of the affair. but
officers sent his fingerprints and
handwriting samples to the Federal
Bureau of Investigation.
johnson had lived on the Tacoma
tidef1ats since 1927. He had no known
relatives.
Evening star., 1937-02-04
Murphy Urges
Temporary
Truce.
THIRD PARLEY
is CONVENED
Secrecy Surrounds
Session, But Peace
Hopes Grow.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
United Auto Workers eight point
strike goal included national con-
ference vith G. ". C. on collective
bargaining, q 40-hour 1pcek and an
"American standard" minimum
Waqe.
General Motors said it 1Uould rec
ognise no union as sole bargaining
agency, it uould continue the 40
hour Week and ,Uould pay highest
possible uaoeS-but ,Could not ne
gotiate at all ,chile Sit-douners held
its plants.
Michigan courts Tuesday granted
an Injunction ordering the strikers
out OF the plants, but the unionists
refused to eudcuate
Ply the Associated Press.
DETROIT. February 4.-Gov. Frank
Murphy today resumed his efforts to
find basis for solution of the General
Motors strike as he called to the con-
ference table again representatives of
the motor firm and the United Auto
mobile Workers of America.
The third meeting of the conferees
summoned at the wish of the Presi-
dent of the United States" assembled
in the chambers of Recorders Judge
George Murphy. brother of the Gov
ernor, in the Municipal Courts Build
ing.
1t was in the same room that the
Governor, William S. Knudsen, execu-
tive vice president of General Motors
John L. Lewis, head of the C. l. o.;
Homer Martin. U. A. w. A. president,
and John Thomas Smith of General
Motors counsel conferred for more
than eight hours in two sessions yes
terday. AS yesterday, the chambers
were closely guarded by city and State
police.
Joining the conference today were
Lee Pressman, C. I. o. attorney. and
Brown, financial officer of
General Motors.
Before the third session of the joint
tOl4CACAIIC DC6dll GIlc UlIlOIl dliQ SOL -
poration representatives engaged in
separate discussions in the court room.
1t was learned authoritatively that
Gov. Murphy was seeking to arrange
a truce period during which final
settlement negotiations might be car
ried on. These sources indicated that
final solution Of the strikes was not
a subject under discussion
Actual trend of the conversations
was a closely guarded secret. Neither
Gov. Murphy nor representatives Of
the opposing sides would discuss the
progress of the conferences
One official close to the confereeS
said there had been a definite agree
ment that there shall be no talking"
Observers expressed belief the uues-
(See STRIKE, Page A-4)
Evening star., 1937-02-04
MURDER BLAMED
ON N|CHTHAWK"
Suspect in Kidnap.Ki|Iing Of
Doctor Says He Only
Wrote Note.
BY the Associated Press.

KANSAS CITY, February A
eaunt young Ozark farmland charged
with first-degree murder in the kid
nap-killing of DR.. j. c. B. Davis in
sisted today the 67-year-old country
physician was abducted and slain by
a mysterious hill country acquaintance
he dubbed "Nighthawk.
The slim 20-year-old prisoner,
Robert Kenyon who led officers to
the doctors bullet-torn body in a
thicket near Willow Springs, Mo, yes
terday clung stubbornly to his alibi
that "Nighthawk" forced him to write
and mail ransom note.
Held in solitary confinement here
for safe keeping before his arraign-
ment. Kenyon said he never had seen
the doctor, Willow Springs civic leader,
whose kidnaper Spurled family offers
to pay demanded $4,000 ransom.
CARRIED in diversified coveralls and
munching hungrily meal of Scram-
bled eggs and bacon. the youth re-
tSee MIGHT HAWK Page A-2)
Evening star., 1937-02-04
T|NKHAM SEEKS
DIRECTED VERDICT
Counsel Charges Cannon
Admitted Truth of AIIegedIy
LibeIous Statement.

Charging that Bishop James Can
non, jr., has admitted the truth of an
allegedly libelous statement by Rep
resentative George H. Tinkham, Re-
publican, of Massachusetts,, and that
the bishop anyway is more interested
in damages than his reputation" :"
counsel for Tinkham today asked JUS
tice Jennings Bailey in District Court
for a directed verdict in favor of his
client.
The defense motion in Cannon s
long-drawn-out s5O0,000 libel suit fol-
lowed brief appearance of Repre-
sentative Tinkham as hostile" wit
ness for Bishop Cannon. The plain
tiff's attorneys, in sharp cross
examination, had made an unsuccess-
full attempt to obtain from Tinkham
detailed information about an al
legged statement to the press In No.
vember. 1880.
Cannon's attorneys concluded the
presentation of their case this morn
ing after also questioning Tinkham's
secretary, Miss Grace C. Hamelin,
about the alleged press statement.
Like her employer. she said she had
no recollection of it.
Testimony by McNinch.
Robert H. McNeill, attorney for
Cannon, earlier had read to the jury
testimony by Frank r. McNinch,
chairman Of the Federal Power Com
mission. from the transcript of Bishop
Cannon's trial some years ago on
charges of conspiracy to violate the
corrupt practices act. At this trial.
which resulted in the bishops acquit-
tai, McNinch testified that as chair
man of the anti-Smith Democrats in
North Carolina in 1928 he received
from Bishop Cannon $4,000 from the
anti-Smith campaign chest.
Roger J. Whiteford, attorney for
Tinkham, moved for a directed ver-
dict on two grounds. namely. that
Cannon invited and demanded" pub
lication by Tinkham of the statement
he claims libeled him. and that he,
in his testimony by proxy during the
present trial. admitted Tinkham' S
charge in the statement that he
Bishop Cannon) had violated the
corrupt practices act in connection
with the anti-Smith campaign con-
tributions
Whiteford cited numerous legal de-
cisions which, he contended, show a
person cannot collect damages for a
libel which he invites. He pointed
out that after Representative Tink-
ham had charged on the floor of
(See CANNON. Page A-2)
Evening star., 1937-02-04
OHIO RIVER DROP
ENC0URAGESCA|
.LEVEE DEFENDERS
Quarter-InCh Recession Is
First Since Water Reached
Flood Stage.
WATCH ALONG DIKES
WILL NOT BE RELAXED
Wide Spread of Water Will Re-
main IL or 13 Days, Army
Engineer Predicts.
b the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
CAIRO, Ill, February 4-The Ohio
Rivers menacing grasp on Cairo's
staunch sea wall slipped today by
pitifully small margain-2-100 of a
foot - but the meager recession
strengthened the city's claim of victory
in its fight against inundation.
Blasting open of the Birds Point
New Madrid, Mo, floodway cut down
the Ohios stage at one point during
its threatening rise, but today's fall
was the first from natural causes
since the river went over the flood
level.
The drop of approximately one
quarter of an inch came in Il. hours.
The river then clung to a 5960-fooL
stage, less than 6 inches from the
top of the concrete sea wall. An
emergency bulkhead of timbers and
earth stood feet higher.
There was no relaxing in the vigi-
liant watch of the city's flood fighters.
Their guard against disaster along
the levee may last II days or more.
Veteran Government Forecaster
w. E. Barron said the Ohio'S stage will
remain high for an indefinite period.
Col r. G. Powell. chief of the Army
Engineers Ohio River division, eX-
planned, The river is spread out over
SO much territory that the present
flood stage may be here for IL to l3
days"
Cold Weather Forecast.
Meanwhile, the Weather Bureau il
Washington forecast colder tonight
for the flooded lower Ohio and
Mississippi River Basins. Tempera-
lures may drop to 10 or II degrees
above zero.
Another day of dredging brought
five more levee workers bodies from
the spillway downstream in Southeast
ern Missouri, raising to 20 the death
toll of Saturday night barge accident.
The spillway was flooded on purpose,
20 make room for water the Ohio
dumps into the Mississippi here. esti-
mated by the engineers at 2,050000
ieet second-more than II times the
normal flow over Niagara Falls.
Where the river folk once clustered
on the levee to study the rise, they
gathered and watched for the barge
to come from the graphing scene,
possibly with more bodies. Ten men
still were unaccounted for today.
Col. E. c. Kelton said the last five
bodies recovered were those of A. r.
Matthews, W. M. Tyler, Don Pruitt,
Harry Sanders and Frank Lambert.
Still missing were William Faulks,
James Tyler, Eugene Tyler, Clary
May, Bob McFadden, James F. Ruffin,
Crawford Shannon, Albert Neal,
Raney Smith and James Wilson.
With the Mississippi holding level
about stationary. more than feet be-
low the top of the 51-foot levee at
New Madrid, Mo, that areas battle
against inundation resolved into a
lookout for leaks or breaks. A radio
network was set up to speed warnings
In ever-cautious Cairo some levee
patrols were transferred to the Mis-
Sissippi side. 1T is Cairo's back door,"
(See FLOOD. Page A-5)
Evening star., 1937-02-04
Nice Gusts Carey as Head
Of MARYLAND State Police

Maj. Garey's appointment was
within this classification.
The Governors announcement said:
after very serious consideration, I
have definitely determined to send
to the Senate the name of Lieut.. Col.
Elmer F. Munshower of Frederick as
superintendent of the Maryland State
police, and. in 50 doing, am in no
sense of the word casting any ref1ec-
tions upon the integrity of Mai.
Enoch B. Carey, gentleman for
whom I have the highest personal
regard.
I am forced, however, to the con-
clusion that, for that particular posi-
ton, he is temperamentally untitled"
An appointment to some other
State department Is in prospect for
Maj. Carey, the Governor indicated,
adding:
II am most anxious to retain his
n
Evening star., 1937-02-04
Cinderella Quits
|PeelingPotatoes;
She Has 100000
BY the Associated Press.

WEST ENGLEWOOD, N. J.. Febru-
ary 4.-Overjoyed by the news she has
inherited a 100000 fortune. 18-year-
old Lillian Ellison, Cinderella of
the wash tubs dressed in her pref
test today and went to New York.
For part of the day. at least, she
was relieved of the onerous duty of
peeling potatoes and onions and her
other domestic chores in the home of
Mrs. Herbert L. Wedge.
What she was going to do in New
York, whom she was going to see and
other details of her trip she kept
secret Nor would she say definitely
whether she is quitting her job.
The blond little immigrant girl in
herited the money from her father
in Norway, whose home she left last
year to seek her own fortune in the
United States
In the same message that told of
her fathers death came word that
her stepmother had also died. reputed-
" heartbroken because no share had
been left to her.
Evening star., 1937-02-04
Star Will Receive Funds for
Red Cross Flood Relief

The Evening Stor will the American Red
the immense fund for the thousands ond
homeless in the Oho-Missspp flood
Although the District Of Columbia hos for its quoto
OF $4,000 the National Headquarters hos mode this
impossible fnol eool for funds only limit Red
Cross assistance be generosity American people,
rose promptly largest possible omount"
The Sor will receive and acknowledge its columns
trbuons Of Woshneonions Make checks payable
Chopter American Red Cross for flood relief Bring mail them
to the cashier, The Evening Stor.
Those who desire submit their contributions directly the
American Red Cross send deliver cash checks to the
District Chopter, American Red Cross 1870 street.
Evening star., 1937-02-04
Court Clerk Acquitted.

CHICAGO, February 4 R.-Frank
v. Zintak, former Superior Court
clerk charged with embezzling s1O,500
of public funds, won an acquittal last
night in his second trial. A Criminal
Court jury reached verdict after de-
liberating six hours.
Zintak was indicted on five embez-
element charges after an audit Of his
accounts disclosed an alleged shortage
Of $26,500. His first trial ended in a
Jury deadlock last December 10.
Evening star., 1937-02-04
BY the Associated Press.

ANNAPOLIS, February 4.-Gov.
Harry w. Nice today ousted Maj.
Enoch Barton Carey as superintend-
ent of State police on the ground that
Carey is "temperamentally untitled"
for that position.
The Governor announced he will
name Lieut.. Col Elmer F. Munshower,
51-year-old World War veteran, Ma
tional Guard officer, and former Mayor
of Frederick, to succeed Maj. Carey,
subject to the confirmation of the
State Senate.
State House sources said the Gov
ernor did not reach his decision to
drop Carey until the last 48 hours.
He had until tomorrow to determine
his course, since, at that time, the law
required him to send to the Senate q
list of appointments made by him
during the legislative recess.
Evening star., 1937-02-04
Drowned Under Lake Ice.
MACKINAC ISLAND. Mich

MACK1NAC ISLAND, Mich, Feb
ruary 4 (P.-Lloyd st. Louis, 30-year-
ole Mackinac Island trucker, drowned
yesterday while attempting to cross
thin ice with a dog team to meet the
mailboat Chief, which came out from
st. Ignace.
Coast GuardSmen searched for sew
eral hours last night before they found
a hole in the ice a mile off shore from
the island and recovered st. Louis
body. There was no ace of the dogs
or the sledload of mail st. Louis was
under contract to deliver.
Evening star., 1937-02-04
WOMAN, II, BEATEN
BY HOTEL INVADER
Brick Found Near Unconscious
Body Discovered in Chair
in Los Angeles.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, February A.
Beaten by mysterious assailant in
her hotel room Tuesday, Mrs Elizabeth
Ries, 71-year-old Ohio tourist. was
near death today from skull fracture.
Employees found her seated uncon-
scious in a chair. A blood-stained
brick lay on the bed and marks on
the window sill showed an entrance
had been made from the fire escape
Mrs. Ries registered December 29
A paper in her luggage was addressed
$50 Patterson avenue, Akron, Ohio.
Evening star., 1937-02-04
g. M. C.. MOVES TO EJECT
STRIKERS FROM PLANTS:
PEACE PARLEY RESUMED
U.A.W. Ask Cash
TOFi1,u1lce War
On Motor Firm
appeal to All Labor
Units to Join in
FighttO Finish.
BY JOHN c. HENRY.

The United Automobile Workers of
America, locked in strike against
General Motors Corp. today appealed
for sufficient funds to finance strug-
gle until the flag of surrender is hoist
ed by General Motors"
The appeal is addressed to all
officers and members of international
unions. central labor unions and State
federations of labor, call broad
enough to take in virtually every
union member in the country, re-
gardless of occupation Although no
figure is given as an objective, the
terms of the appeal and the wide
(See LABOR. Page A-4)
Evening star., 1937-02-04
$1,000 JEWELRY TAKEN
Mrs. Ryerson, Wife of Retired
Steel Magnate, Hold-up Victim.

0teeA 0Ad6 hoIe'
CHICAGO, February P).-Mrs.
Joseph T. Ryerson, wife of the retired
steel magnate, was robbed of jewelry
valued at $1,000 last night by two gun
men who entered their automobile on
the near North Side.
The robbers forced their way into
the Ryerson car when it stopped for a
traffic signal. They ordered the chauf-
feur to drive few blocks, made Mrs.
Ryerson hand over her jewelry and
escaped. Mrs. Barrett Wendell, jr.,
who with her husband was returning
from Loop theater with the Ryersons,
dropped valuable gems on the floor Of
the car.
Evening star., 1937-02-04
France Acts to Check Delays in
Delivery of Planes.

PARIS. February (P.-The Mo-
rane-Saulnier airplane factory outside
Paris will be taken over by the gov
eminent, Air Minister Pierre Cot an
nounced today, because Ct 'inadmis-
sible delays in delivery of planes for
the air force"
Evening star., 1937-02-04
WEATHER.

(U. s. Weather Bureau Forecast0
Cloudy, not SO cold, possibly light rain
or snow tonight; tomorrow fair, colder in
the afternoon minimum temperature to-
night about 80 degrees. Temperatures
Highest, 36, at $3.50 pm. yesterday; lowest
81, at am. today Full report page BIB.
Evening star., 1937-02-04
PLANT TO BE SEIZED

(See FLOOD, Page A-5.)
Evening star., 1937-02-04
Writ Prepared
to End Siege
at Flint.
500 PRESERVES"
ARE EMOBILIZED
Police Chief Denies
Union pact" Is
Ended.
RILIETIN.

FLINT, Mich, February tP).-
Roy E. Brownell. attorney for Gen.
eral Motors, said this afternoon
that Il believe the union will ask
its men to leave the plants here
peaceably" and announced that he
would defer filing petition for
writ requiring their election.
Evening star., 1937-02-04

(See RACES, Page A-4.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-04-18
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