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The Washington times., 1937-12-07
POLICE PRESS
D RIVE TO END
c rim E WAVE.
9 in Custody, With 4
Quizzed in BurgIarieS

An intensive drive to wipe out
a wave Of hi-jackings, safe rob-
berries and burglaries was carried
on by Washington police and de-
tectives today.
Nine men are held in various
precincts, five believed to be part
Of the hf-jack and safe-cracking
mob" which police ambushed
Sunday. The other four, police
felt confident, will lead to solution
of a series of burglaries totaling
from $4,000 to 100000 in the
past six months.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
RODENBERG'S BODY
is EN- ROUTE HERE
Funeral Arrangements for For
mer Representative to Be
Announced.

The body Of former Representative
William A. Rodenberg of Illinois, rs
en- route here from Alpena, Mich,
where he died yesterday and is expect
ed to reach here by tomorrow morn
ing. Funeral arrangements are to be
announced later.
Mr.. Rodenberg, who served as Re-
publican Representative from Illinois
intermittently from 1899 to 1928, had
practiced law here since retiring from
public life. He was II.
After his first term in the House,
beginning in 1899. he was defeated for
reelection and was appointed to the
Civil Service Commission by Presi-
dent Mckinley. After serving a little
over year. he resumed law practice in
East st. Louis, III. Subsequently ne
served in Congress for nine terms.
Among survivors are his widow
formerly Mary G. Ridgway; two sons,
William r. Rodenberg. Chicago attor-
ney. and Robert r. Rodenberg. former
Washington newspaper man, and sew
eral brothers.
Mr.. Rodenberg belonged to the Al
falfa Club and the Congressional
Country Club.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
ALFRED WILMER
EXPIRES AT BEACH
Retired Interior Decorator, Native
Of D. c., Dies After Heart
Attack.

Alfred George w. Wilmer. rs, for
merly In the interior decorating busi-
ness here for many years, died Thurs
day Of heart attack at York Beach.
Me, the Summer residence of his
daughter, Mrs. Horace M. Fulton.
Funeral services are being held this
afternoon at Hines funeral home, 29o1
Fourteenth street. Burial will be in
Clenwood Cemetery.
Mr.. wilmer, descendant of Wash
ington's first settlers, retired from
business about Is years ago and since
had made his home with another
daughter, Mrs. Thomas A. Groome,
Clarendon. Va He had gone to York
Beach for the Summer. Mrs. Fulton's
Washington home is at 1900 Thir-
teenth street.
Besides the two daughters. Mr.. Will
ner is survived by another daughter.
Mrs. Lewis Breswitz, Philadelphia; a
son, George Cleveland Wilmer. this
city; seven grandchildren and one
great-grandchild His wife was the
late Louisa J. wilmer.
For many years an active church
member, Mr. Wilmer was confirmed in
Trinity Lutheran Church, this city.
and later was q member of Grace
Evangelical Lutheran Church here.
Subsequently, he became a member of
Faith Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Clarendon. He was native Of this
city and received his early education
In Germany.
Evening star., 1937-09-11

Bert rides motor daily in his work
he Is messenger for r. c. A. But
it is pure hobby with Sally.
She is SO small-only 4 feet IL
inches tall and weighs only 88 pounds
that her motor cycle had to be
worked over" SO she could reach the
clutch. brake and handlebars COM
fortably. 1t is the smallest regular
model made, and weighs $50 pounds
Special Built Job.
I'm going to get special built lob
this Winter" she said. 1T will be all
chromium plated and will go 1870 miles
an hour. can get only 80 out of the
old job" With the new motor, Sally
hopes to take part in motor cycle
races next Summer.
After stamping her foot. she finally
got her official license to ride a motor
cycle in the District last May IL. The
policeman who gave her the exami-
nation for the permit seemed to think
a girl had no business riding a motor
cycle, and that she was too small
anyway.
Sally and her husband now plan
to join the Capitolians, newly formed
motor cycle club. She said the club
had agreed to rewrite its constitution
which forbade female members
and she is to be initiated a week from
next Friday She has been riding
motor cycles since 1928 when she lived
in Clarksburg, W. Va.
Evening star., 1937-09-11

A FTER riding her motor cycle
~ right into marriage, Washing
~ tons only licensed woman
motor cyclist now has her
heart set on being the first woman
motor cycle racer.
She is Mrs. Bert E. Halterman. 26.
whom most of her friends know only
as Sally Robinson because she has
been too busy going motor cycle riding
with her new husband to announce
formally their motor cycle marriage of
10 days ago.
The small, blond bride took time
off from her housewifely duties in her
apartment at 2120 H street today to
explain that motor cycles are Just
about the most important thing in the
life of the Halterman family.
Start Going Together.
Il met Bert" she said, when he
tried to buy my motor about year
ago. Then we started going together,
and all our dates were motor cycle
rides. We've never gone to show
together, or gone places together in
an automobile haven't been in an
automobile in months.
We slipped off with another couple
on August 81 and rode our motor
cycles down to Vienna, Va, to get
And we've spent all our
spare time going places on our motor
cycles"
Evening star., 1937-09-11
SIX ARE INJURED
IN AUTO ACCIDENTS
Four Young Virginians Treated
in Hospital After Crash
at Clarendon

Six persons were injured In traffic
accidents in nearby Maryland and
Virginia last night.
In an automobile crash at clsr-
endon, Va, Jack Kaufman. 20
Cherrydale, suffered several frac-
tured ribs and may have internal
injuries. At Georgetown Hospital
his condition was described as fair.
Injured in the same accident were
Edna Potter. Is, Cherrydale. bruised
about the head; Clara Schmackel. is.
OF 4349 Lee highway, cut about the
right hip, and Jack Stevens. IL.
Clarendon, face and scalp wounds.
They were treated at Georgetown
and then sent home. g
Hyattsville, Md, police charged
Percy Hatswell, 1921 Minnesota av-
enue northeast, with reckless driving
following an accident on the Bal
timore boulevard. His truck collided
with a car operated by Keith Gosman.
l8, Beltsville, Md Gosman was
treated at Casualty Hospital for face
wounds.
Eugene Norris, 16, of Kensington.
Md, suffered shock and broken ribs
when an automobile in which he was
riding ran off the road near Glen
mont and struck a pole. He wa,
treated at the Montgomery County
General Hospital.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
Fuehrer Hints
At Plans for
His Successor
Hitler Calls Youths to
Garry On Nazi
Increment.
Py the Associated Press.


NUREMBERG, Germany, Septem-
Der 11.-Adolf Hitler today mentioned
his successor as Reichsfuehrer of all
Germany-but ne named no one.
The public allusion, rar occa-
sion for the Nazi leader, who believes
his national socialism is eternal, came
in a speech to his youngest cohorts,
members of the Hitler Youth Move
ment upon whom some day will rest
the burden of continuing naziism.
you will be as faithful to the fu-
ture German Fuehrer as to the present
one" Hitler told the youths massed
$4,000 strong in Nuremberg Stadium
as part Of the annual party congress.
Further than that brief glimpse
into the future he did not 60.
The Reichsfuehrer frequently has
said the Nazi movement will last for
all eternity but seldom has referred
to the fact he personally will not al
ways be the leader.
Rudolf Hess, Hitler's deputy. also
drew attention to the future by refer
ring to Hitler as the first German
Fuehrer" in administering the oath of
party loyalty to the ranks of youths
There was no indication, however.
that Hitler does not intend to lead
Germany until his death, despite his
admission that some day some one
must follow him in power.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
FUNERAL FIRM WINS
CAR LICENSE FIGHT
Charges of Operating Unlicensed
Autos Dismissed for In
sufficient Evidence.
sufficient Evidence.

w. w. Chambers, funeral director.
won another victory in Police Court
today when two charges of operating
unlicensed funeral cars were dropped
because of insufficient evidence. Sim
liar charges against Chambers had
been ignored by Assistant Corporation
Counsel Glenn Simmon earlier in the
week.
Today's case came before Police
Court Judge Edward NJ. Curran for a
ruling as to whether the undertaken
should be forced to take out a S25
license for each of the cars that he
provides for mourners. Assistant
Corporation Counsel James w. Lauder
dale informed the court, however, he
would not issue papers because of in
sufficient evidence.
Two of Chambers drivers-William
F. Edwards, 25. of 1920 T street south
east, and j. Alton Boykin, 80, of 400
Chaplin street-were arrested yesterday
morning in front of church and the
charges were filed against them.
In lengthy argument before Simmon
last week. Chambers successfully con-
tended his vehicles could not be CLASH
fed as hired cars because they were
provided under contract as part of
the funeral service.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
VOTES PROTESTED
ASA.F.L. W|NSP0LL
155 Challenged, May Alter
Results That Beat c. |. 0.
in Plant Election.

PITTSBURGH, September ia
margin of los votes gave the A. F. of
L, victory over the C. I o. today in
the collective barbaining election az
the National Electric Products Co. but
155 challenged ballots may alter the
results.
Protested by both the c. I. o. and
A. F. of L. observers at the polls. the
challenged ballots will be sent 10 the
National Labor Relations Board in
Washington for final decision.
Charles T. Douds, regional director
of the board said the votes were cast
by maintenance workers and clerks
at the suburban Ambridge plant. OBJ
servers declared they we're Ineligible to
vote in the election to settle a COM
plcated dispute between the unions.
Although the company employs
more than 1900. only 1856 partic-
ipated in yesterdays voting Douds
announced the federation's Interna-
tional Brotherhood OF Electrical
Workers received 780 votes and the
c. I. O.s United Electrical and Radio
Workers Union, SIS.
Threats Charged.
Holmes L. Anderson, president OF
the brotherhood local. joined with
fellow members in celebrating the A.
F. of LIS first major victory in the
Pittsburgh district and described the
voting as very fair and legal"
Morris Mallinger. organizer for the
c. I. o., agreed the election was 'fair
and legal" but asserted:
''I believe the outcome was the re-
suit of pressure and threats by COM
pany agents which was put on in the
last few minutes"
Company representatives declined
comment, but p. J. Caul, burgess Of
the little industrial community, de-
clared:
1T was hell of surprise"
Despite the election, called by the
Labor Board upon the petition of the
C. I. o., the dispute between the rival
unions eventually may be settled In
Federal courts.
Court May Intervene.
Describing the controversy as one
of the most complicated cases involv-
ing the Wagner labor act, counsel
for the A. F. of L. appealed to the
District Federal Court yesterday 10
intervene. He asked the court TO
prevent the G. /. o. and the COM
pany from interfering with closed
shop contract the A. F. Of L. holds
with the concern.
A Federal Court several weeks ago
upheld the contract. signed last May,
but the Labord Board at the request
Of the G. I. o. voided it and ordered
the election to determine which union
would represent the workers as col
lective bargaining agent.
Company officials, confronted with
the two conflicting orders. appealed
to the Federal Circuit Court of Ap-
peals to settle Jurisdiction between
the District Court and the Labor
Board. The court meets In October.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
APPEAL Is PLANNED
ON BAN ON MERGER
Directors of Allegheny and Chesa-
peake Corporations Decide
on Fight.
BY the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, September IL
Directors of the Allegheny and Chesa-
peake corporations yesterday decided
70 appeal from an Injunction issued
py a Baltimore court against a pro-
posed merger of the two chief holding
units Of the Van Sweringen railroad
properties.
Inc proposal TO merge was contained
in plan recently announced which
called for absorption by the Chesa-
peake Corp of Allegheny. Stockholders
owning considerable blocks of stock in
the two corporations obtained the in
junction halting further proceedings
from Judge Samuel K. Dennis on
August l6.
The appeal will be taken to the
Court of Appeals, the highest State
judiciary.
Coincident with today's action by
directors of the two corporations. taken
at special meetings, it was reported
that there was a possibility terms of
the proposed merger might be modified
to meet the objections of the dissent
ing stockholders, but such reports
could not be confirmed.
The two holding companies are
owned by Robert r. Young, Frank F.
Kobe and Allan P. Kirby.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
G. 0. P. REPORTS
S169, ,309 IN GIFTS
Expenditures of s154.175 From
June ! to August 81 Shown
by Committee.
Ey the Associated Press.

Ey the Associated Press
The Republican National Committee
received contributions of $685. 81
from June / TO August 81. It re-
ported to the clerk OF the House
yesterday,
Expenditures during the same Pc
riod we're sl5417527 Total receipts
since January ! were reported as
s3e4823os, and expenditures, $685.
ioe7l.
New pledges of s1o3,4s2 were re-
ceived by the committee during the
third quarter
Cash contributions of $4,000 each
were made during the period from
June to September by j Howard Pew
Of Ardmore, Pa; J. N Pew. jr., of
Ardmore, Miss Mary Ethel Pew of
Bryn Mawr, Pa. and Mrs Mabel Pew
Myrin, Bryn Mawr
The American Liberty League re-
ported receipts of s25 900 from June
! to August 81, all contributed by
Irenee du Pont, Wilmington, Del.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
BARON FIGHTS SUIT
Of HE|RESS-BR|DE.
Italian Asks AnnuIment and
100000 Damages From
Mary Fahrney.
p the Associated PresS

+, the Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, September IL
Baron Arturo Berlingiere, Italian no.
bleman, three months ago won the
hand of red-headed Merry Fahrney,
heiress to patent medicine fortune.
Now he has called" it.
Merry, "a, sued the baron, her third
husband for divorce in Chicago yester-
Gay, charging cruelty. He reciprocated
here few hours later by asking an
annulment and 500 900 damages. de-
claring she inexplicably prevented
consummation of their marriage and
left him stranded in a strange coun-
try, inJuring his prestige back at home.
In effect, the baron described his
brides conduct somewhat as another
Of the escapades which have had her
in the public prints, off and on, for
years.
Can't Understand 1t.
Il can't understand why she mar
ried me in the first place" he said in
an interview.
After they had met in Paris, he said.
She lured him to New York and insisted
upon immediate marriage, but after
the ceremony stayed at separate hotel
and left the next day for Los Angeles.
She also insisted he follow in her
chaufeured automobile, but after he
arrived here she ignored him in favor
OF old friends, going out on the pretext
OF business errands to meet them, he
said. Now, she has left the couples
Los Angeles hotel and moved to a
Hollywood apartment, he asserted.
leaving him to shift for himself
The baron said the only money she
ever gave him was for his passage to
America and to pay their hotel bin
here. He estimated her fortune at
$4,000 900.
Offered Bank Account.
She offered to open a bank account
Tor me in New York" he said. Il
refused this because I did not need
her money. My family in italy is
the equal of my wifes in every respect
and l wouldn't be in this ridiculous
position now if it were easy or legal
TO send money out of Italy to me"
In expressing mystifcation at his
brides divorce suit the baron declared
/ tried every minute Of the time we
were together TO treat her with the
consideration lady deserves
The Chicago divorce suit will be
contested. the barons lawyer said.
Says She Urged Marriage.
The baron said Miss Fahrney urged
marriage Immediately after his arrival
IN New York, but he demurred be-
cause she was a constant companion
OF the first of her three husbands
Hugh Pickering of Chicago.
He said he finally consented To the
ceremony upon her promise that she
would see no more of Pickering.
Miss Fahrney, who earlier in the
cay had sighed for a quiet. normal
lie. refused to comment on the
oarons charges. Her divorce suit was
hled by her Chicago attorney.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
FRANCO CAPTURES
PEAK NEAR GUON
Mountain Dominates Road
to Governments Last
BisCayan Seaport.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
Capture OF Bilbao in july bu
Gen. Francisco Franco induqurdted
campaign bV insurgents to clean
up Northern Spain in order TO
concentrate troops on Madrid and
Aragon trntS. Sdntander'S cap
ture occurred tiDO i0eeks AGO after
steady weakening OF Basque deten-
derS. Gijon is last remaining sea-
port OF government forces on Bay
OF BiScay.
BY the Associated Press.
HENDAYE. Franco Spanish From
tier, September 1l-GeneralissimC
Francisco Frances Navarrese column
battling the Austrian defenders oi
Giion in a mountain snowstorm were
reported today to have captured Ma
zucha Peak, dominating the coasta
road to the Spanish government s
last important Biscayan seaport.
The battle lasted ID hours, according
to reports reaching the French FROM
tier. Foot by foot the hardy govern
ment troops, recruited from the AS
turian minelands, were driven from
their positions on the western ridge
OF the Guerra Mountains along the
coastal road between Rivadesella and
Villaviciosa.
International Trouble Reported.
Villaviciosa, in the line of the in
surgentS' westward march from SAINT
ander, is only about 13 air miles east
of GiJon. Internal troubles in Gijon.
insursent dispatches said, were hast
ening the fall of the city, just as
they did at Santander last month.
Crowds Of demonstrators were said
to have marched in the streets, de-
quick capitulation to the
advancing insurgents. The morale of
the civilian populace was said to
have been weakened by both bombs
and propaganda leaflets, urging sur
render, which raiding airmen have
dropped
Sixty of Francois planes. equipped
Tor high altitude combat, aided the
insurgent chieftain's land forces yes
terday in their 14-hour battle in the
Guerra Mountains. They sprayed the
Asturians with their machine gun fire
and bombed defense mines which the
Asturians had planted.
The capture of Mazucha Peak was
reported to have given the insurgents
position from which the Navarro
Requetes (Carlists) could spread out to
adjacent heights along the strategic
road to Giion.
Loyalists Admit Losses.
On Gijon's southern front, north OF
Leon, the government itself admitted
the loss of several positions along the
Leon-Oyiedo road. but said insurgent
attacks on the village of Carbonera
had been repulsed with heavy insur-
gent losses.
Reports from the Eastern Franco
Spanish frontier said two insurgent
planes yesterday laid a fierce lombard
ment on the government-held town of
Portbou, on the extreme northeastern
coast of Spain and near the French
border.
1t was feared there were MANY
in the 10-minute rain of
explosives. Portbou has been re-
peatedly attacked.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
FEDERAL RESERVE
UNIT MEETS TODAY
Fall Credit Needs and Stock Mar
ket Slump to Come Up
for Study.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Boards Open
Market Committee is meeting today
for study of Fall credit needs and
recent financial developments, includ-
ing the stock market slump.
The committee guides Reserve Board
policies in the purchase and sale of
Government securities, and thus may
exercise a powerful influence over
credit conditions.
Officials said the group would make
a general survey of financial condi-
tions. and would review effect of
hostilities abroad on domestic economy.
There was no indication Of what, If
any, action might be taken.
Authorities at the Reserve Board.
Securities Commission and other Gov
eminent agencies kept a close watch
on the descending securities market
yesterday for the most part in silence.
j. F. T. O'Connor, controller of the
currency, asserted the market break
would not affect national banks 'for
the very good reason that the banks
are not permitted to buy common
stocks"
He asserted the bond market "has
been very little affected"
Evening star., 1937-09-11
WINS BEAUTY PRIZE

Mrs. Lou Jean Barker. 28-year-old
winner Of the beauty title Miss Sea-
side" at Chesapeake Beach, today was
thinking up ways to spend her sl00
prize money.
I've just finished buying a new
Fall outnt," she said Tn saving
part Of the money for q trip to my
home in Arkansas about Christmas. {"
In addition to the cash award, Mrs.
Barker, who lives at 2410 Twentieth
street, was presented with q wrist
watch by Ernest Burk, llo5 G street.
Evening star., 1937-09-11
WORLD IS J|TTERY.
ROOSEVELT SAYS
Situations in Far East and
Mediterranean Justify Feel
ing, He States.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HYDE PARK, N. Y, September IL.
President Roosevelt said today the
far Eastern and Mediterranean situ-
ations had the people jittery all over
the world and rightly so.
Talking at a press conference at
the Summer White House, the Presi-
dent agreed with a reporters obser-
vation that the Sino-Japanese conflict
and the submarine piracy" in the
Mediterranean had created a wide
spread psychological feeling of ner-
vousness.
The reporter used the word
"jittery" and the President accepted
It. Adding the people we're justified
in feeling this way about present
conditions.
Sees 1t World Reaction.
He said this was the reaction all
over the world, not only in financial
circles but in every home and every
democratic government.
He added he did not know about
the other governments. but he be-
lieved he could speak for the demo-
cratic governments.
The President refrained from dis
cusSing American policy. leaving that
for State Department.
Another question, purely domestic,
brought reply from the President
that he favored naturalization of the
railroads only as last resort.
This question came up when re-
porter observed that France had ma
tionalized her railroad systems and
Commissioner Carroll Miller of the
Interstate Commerce Commission had
discussed single system for the
United States in a speech.
Stand on Railroads.
Asked directly if he favored ma
tionalization of American roads, the
President said he wanted them kept
in private ownership and would favor
naturalization only as a last resort.
The President said he would not
decide on a Western trip until after
he returned to Washington either
Tuesday or Wednesday morning.
1t all depends on the foreign situa-
tions whether he makes the trip.
Asked if he would favor Withdraw
ing American land and naval forces
from China after American nationals
had been given reasonable opportu-
nifty to evacuate, he replied indirectly
that that was question for the State
Department.
He said he did not know what he
would talk about in his Constitution
day speech in Washington Friday
night and had not yet started writing
the address
Whether he would call a special
session of Congress was another oues-
ton for future decision, he said.
The press conference was held in a
small Office in the left wing of the
Roosevelt home. The Presidents desk
was piled with official papers and
documents
Shortly afterward Bernard M. Ba-
ruch. New York industrialist, who
recently returned from abroad. arrived
to tell the President what he heard
and saw in Europe.
His conference followed a series of
similar ones held here with returning
diplomats, but the President said these
officials were coming back all the time
and there was no general conference
of diplomats planned.