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Evening star., 1937-01-11
BODY Of WOMAN
TO Be EXHUMED
Father Asks Action After
Young Wife of Virginian,
II, Dies.
., . Stan Correspondent OF The Star.

SS Stan correspondent OF Ine Star.
LURAY, Va. January 1.-THE body
Of Mrs. Mamie Yager, 26-year-old wife
Of John S. Wager, ~, Shenandoah
farmer, will be exhumed this after
noon to determine the cause Of her
death Friday.
The exhumation order was issued by
Commonwealth Attorney Lynn Walton
on complaint Of the young wife's
father, Ernest Cubbage. Cubbage told
Walton he had no definite suspicion.
but believes it strange" that he was
not notified of her death, Friday. nor
Of the burial which took place Satur-
day morning on the wager farm about
20 miles south Of here, near Shenan-
doah.
The Yagcrs had been married for
about 10 years. Mrs. Wager was the
mother Of two young children. She
was Yager's third wife.
Walton said the coroner, DR.. Virgil
Hammer. had not been notified Of
Mrs. Yager's death, as required by
law when no physician is in attend
ance. DR.. Hammer had questioned
the undertaken, w. o. Brill of Elkton,
Va, who, with his wife and friend,
prepared the body for burial.
According to DR.. Hammer, Brill
said he found no marks or any evi-
dence Of external hurts on the body.
Buck Painter, constable, of STAN
ley. said that the body was buried,
not in the family burial plot, but in q
cornfield nearby.
DR.. B. c. 'Schuler of Shenandoah
told Walton he was the Yager's fam
lily physician and had attended Mrs.
Yager in October for a skin ailment,
but had not been advised her fatal
illness. In issuing the death certifi-
cate he stated the causes were "un-
known"
Walton said that the body may be
sent to the University of Virginia
Medical School at Charlottesville for
an autopsy. He said he would not
decide definitely, however. until after
the body had been exhumed.
Evening star., 1937-01-11
Case Dropped against Couple
Who Left Baby Locked in Cor

United States Attorney Leslie G.
oarnett today nolle pressed charges
Of cruelty against Mr.. and Mrs.
Franklin Moore. who were held for the
grand jury under $500 bond in Police
Court Thursday for leaving their g.
month-old son, Franklin, jr., locked
in an automobile while they attended
moving picture show.
Garnett decided to drop the charges
after reviewing the case this morn
ing. Attorney Earl Davis. appointed
by the court to represent the parents,
told Garnett he had proof that Mrs.
Moore left the show to feed and care
for the infant about 20 minutes be-
fore police took him from the parked
car.
Meanwhile, Capt. Rhoda Milliken.
chief Of the Women's Bureau, said
one of her assistants was investigating
the status of the family to determine
If the parents needed assistance In
the care of their hrst born.
Evening star., 1937-01-11
Madrid Evacuates Thousands,
Train Guns for Ne,v attack
Capital to Be Citadel, All Non.Con,bat
ants Gone-Rebels Shoot $1,000 in
Sir Months, Is Report.

in the new order to empty Madrid
Of all but fighters and make it a mill
tary citadel Of siege. Their destina.
ton was Ciudad Real Province.
From the Cordoba high command
in the south, came the deserters
stories. It was Gen. Gonzalo Queipc
De Llano, Fascist southern com.
mander. who decreed the $4,000 exc
cutions, they were quoted as saying
They said also that whole battalions
Of German troops. completely equipped
with supplies. ambulances, fast motor
cycles. trucks and motor cars had
joined the insurgents at Seville.
British See Damage to Embassy.
The British aerial attache, Flight
Lieut.. H. M. Pearson. came to Madrid
from Alicante to study the effects ol
last Fridays bombardment of the
British Embassy. He was to be joined
by the military attache, Maj. Rich.
ards.
Spanish armies of siege and defense
rushed up ammunition and supplies
under heavy cannonades today In
preparation for a new and bitter Fas-
cist onslaught on Madrid.
Both Fascist attackers and So.
cialist government defenders fever
(See BATTLE, Page AID
Evening star., 1937-01-11

Moore, q p. w. A. worker. who lives
with his wife and child in . one
room home at 1915 Eleventh street,
said he and his wife had no one
with whom to leave the baby when
they decided to see their first mov-
ing-picture show in Ave months.
The couple was Jailed and released
on bond in Police Court the follow
ing day. After stories of the case
appeared in the newspapers, several
persons volunteered to care for the
child from time to time to permit the
Moores to get some recreation at
night.
The baby was sent to Gallinger Hos
pital after police broke in a window
Of the locked car. Physicians said
the child was In good health, and
Garnett on Saturday ordered Frank
lin, jr.. restored to his parents.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Moore say they
can care for the baby, although Moore
admitted neither he nor his wife knew
much about rearing children
Evening star., 1937-01-11
PONTIAC WORKERS
EJECT STRIKERS
U. S. Intervention Expected
as G. M. c. WaIkout Hits
Deadlock.
BY the Associated Press.

PONTIAC, Mich, January Ii
Non-union employees of the Pontiac
Motor Co.. a General Motors unit,
said they had elected forcibly five
members Of the United Automobile
Workers, who attempted "sit-down"
strike in the plant today.
The Pontiac division of General
Motors so far has been unaffected
by strikes. Ninety-three hundred men
were at work today in the plant.
A spokesman for the non-union
men said the five men who sat down"
at their places were picked up bodily
by other workmen and carried from
the plant.
Anticipating an attempt to picket
the plant, the non-union workmen
appointed q committee to request
police protection Of City Manager VIII
liam p. Edmonson.
Officers said they had received no
report Of violence at the Pontiac fac
tory.
Evening star., 1937-01-11
MUTINY THREATENS
SHENSI PROVINCE
Foreign refugees, Flying to Shang-
hal, Report Thousands Of
Troops Involved.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, January 1.-THE first
foreign refugees from Sianfu. capi-
tai of Shensi Province. reported thou
sands of troops are on the verge OF
open mutiny," as they arrived today
by airplane.
The group, numbering half Q dozen
German missionaries and CONNER
cial representatives, said Shensi prov
incials and Marshal Chang Hsueh-
liang's former Manchurian army had
refused to recognize the authority of
the central government since their
revolt last December IL.
They were reluctant to discuss the
situation because of possible repercus-
sions to other foreigners, many OF
whom are Americans.
Foreigners and Chinese alike, they
said. were apprehensively awaiting the
outcome of the revolutionary feeling
they said was sweeping the province.
Forces Of the Marking government,
they asserted, were nearby. awaiting
orders.
The group OF Germans said they
believed preparations were being made
to evacuate British subjects. but said
they thought American representatives
had not yet arrived in the city.
(Reports from Peiping last week
reported American Embassy officials
flying to Sianfu to arrange the evacu-
alton of Americans.)
Evening star., 1937-01-11
DEFICIENCY SUM
OF S79O,0)O,O0O
FOR WORK ASKED
President Seeks Employment
for 2,580,000 Persons
During the Winter.
LONGER HOURS WEEK
DECLARED BIG FACTOR
Industry Is Urged to Step Up
Workers on Ratio With
Production.
By the Associated Press.

oy llc hSSOCldteO fEeSS.
President Roosevelt asked Congress
today for a deficiency appropriation
Of s790,000,00O to provide work dur
ing the Winter months for at least
2,580,000 persons, a net reduction Of
over 100000 since last March.
In so doing, he mentioned as a fact
worth noting" that 1.-The tendency
toward longer work week has had
an extremely important effect on re-
employment"
His request was in letter to Speak
er Bankhead read to the House by a
clerk. The President reiterated the
hope expressed in his budget message
that employers take as many workers
as possible of relief by giving them
Jobs in private industry.
Great assistance can be given to
the Government" the letter said, "if
all private employers in every part
Of the country will seek, in so far as
they reasonably can. to obtain addi-
tional workers from the relief rolls.
In this connection, 1t is worth noting
that by far the larger part of those
on the relief rolls fall into the cate
CORY of unskilled workers"
Expresses Position.
In noting a tendency toward a
longer work week" among some en-
ployers he asserted:
Every action of an employer along
these lines obviously tends toward the
stepping up of production without an
equivalent stepping up of employment.
1T Is not unfair to say that these
employers who are working their EN-.
ployes unreasonably long hours are
failing to cooperate with the. Govern.
ment and their fellow citizens in put.
ting people back to work"
Although further reductions in relief
rolls were predicted in the Spring and
Summer with seasonal increases in
private employment, the letter pointed
out that as a result of the natural in
crease in population, 100000 new
workers are seeking work each year.
Accounting Submitted.
The President also sent to Congress
an accounting of $500, 600, 900 ap-
propriated for recovery and relief
since 1885.
As the two reports reached Con.
gress. Senator Pope, heading a COM
mittee Of Western Csngressmen seek.
ing a larger appropriation, called q
meeting for tomorrow to plan strategy
of their campaign.
He said the first move probably
would be request for a presidential
order relaxing Works Progress Ad-
(See DEFICIENCY, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1937-01-11
CLARK PROPOSES.
NEW INQUIRY INTO
FISCAL RELATIONS
Commission Would Include 5
Senators, 5 Representa-
tives, 5 Citizens.
INCLUDED IN PLAN
FOR TERRITORY HERE
Senator Says He Does Not Believe
Reimbursement for Services
Would Work.

An entirely new investigation oi
the fiscal relations problem by q com.
mission of five Senator'S, five Repre-.
sentatives and five residents of the
District was proposed in the Senate
today by Senator Clark, Democrat, ol
Missouri, as part Of his plan to sci
up territorial form of government
for Washington.
While the main purpose of Clark's
resolution is to have an organic act
drafted for q territory, 1t also direct,
the commission to recommend what
would be q fair and equitable amount
to be paid by the United States toward
the expenses Of the Capital City. II
was referred to the Territories Com.
mittee, Of which Senator Tydings
Democrat. Of Maryland, is chairman.
Commenting on the fact that his
resolution covers the question Of fiscal
equity. Senator Clark said:
THAT is the only reason for having
the commission appointed. The fact
that the United States owns so much
property here and that 1t is not proper
to allow a creature of Congress. such
as a territorial governing body. tc
levy q tax on Federal property makes
it necessary. to determine what would
be q fair payment in lieu Of such
taxes"
Reimbursements Mon pra cticab ble."
The Missourian said he has not hat
time to read the details Of the recent
fiscal relations report transmitted a!
part of next years budget, but he in
dicated he did not believe 1t woult
prove practicable to try to settle th'
question by having each Fedora
agency here reimburse the District fol
services rendered. This was one fea.
ture of the formula proposed in the
report.
Senator Clark said he had been con.
sidering the territorial form of gov.
eminent for the District for q lonl
time. and that he decided to introduce
the resolution following the long dead
lock over the District appropriation
act at the last session.
Meanwhile. Senator Capper oi
Kansas. ranking Republican on thu
Senate District Committee, said today
that Congress should allow the people
of the District to conduct . ref.
erendum on the question before con.
verting the District into q territory.
Senator Clark's resolution read in
part as follows:
Resolved by the Senate and House
Of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled
That it is hereby declared to be the
policy of Congress to establish a terri.
torial form Of civil government in the
District of Columbia, and that aftel
the enactment of an organic act fol
that purpose the District of Columbis
shall be known as the Territory of Co.
lumbia
Section 2 (A). There is hereby
established a commission, to be knowr
(See CLARK, Page A-2)
Evening star., 1937-01-11
CONGRESS TO GET
ROOSEVELT PLANS
President Puts Finishing
Touches to Details in
Message.
By the Associated Press.

by the ASSOCIATED freSS.
President Roosevelt whipped TO-
gether today the final details of hi.
program to reorganize the Federal
Government. with efficiency rather
than economy the primary goal.
He will let Congress decide, after
outlining his proposals in q message
tomorrow, whether any Federal &C.
tivities should be abandoned or cur.
tailed.
Mr.. Roosevelt explained his ideas 70,
regrouping the manifold Government
agencies on a functional basis to Vice
President Garner; Speaker Bankhead
and five other Democratic leaders al
the White House late yesterday.
The cabinets turn for an advance
peek at the report Of his special in
vestigating committee came today. as
Congress began its second week with
only routine business at hand.
Amid rumors Of major consultations
impending, pleas Of save my job. II
necessary" were reaching the CapitoI
from office holders.
Some officials believed four prin.
cipal reorganization suggestions might
be made:
l. That a welfare department OF
cabinet rank be set up to take over
the social security and relief systems
and possibly educational agencies.
2. That almost all Government con-
struction activities, such as roads
public works allotments. encourage
ment of housing, ETC., be combined
possibly under another cabinet post
3. That the Department of the In
terror be made a conservation de-
partment. in line with Secretary
Ickes' preference, and be given con-
servation duties now exercised by the
Agriculture and other departments
along with jurisdiction over the Ci-
william Conservation Corps.
4. That, should "log-1 olling" threat
en- achievement Of reorganization by
Congress, the authority for minor
shifts and consultations be entrusted
to the President.
Chairman Byrd of the Senate COM
mittee studying reorganization planned
to insist on economy as an objective
as well as efficiency. He would con-
Evening star., 1937-01-11
BRIDAL PLANE TO STOP
HERE ON WAY SOUTH
Joseph s. McLennan, Jr., Son Of
Nova Scotia Senator, and Wife
Mexico Bound.

By the Associated Press.
BEVERLY, Mass, January IL
John s. McLennan, jr., son Of a sgd.
ney, Nova Scotia. Senator and pub
Usher, and his bride, the former Sally
White Houghton, took OF today on Q
pleasure flight TO Mexico.
The only occupants Of three-place
cabin plane. the couple planned to
stop at Washington, D. c., Memphis
and Los Angeles en- route.
McLennan is q composer Of music.
His bride Is the daughter of Z. Lau-
renee White, New York banker. who
has an estate at Beverly Farms. They
were married In New York shortly
before Christmas.
Mrs. McLennan was divorced from
Samuel Houghton Of Boston. Prior to
her first marriage she and HoSghton
sat In several divorce cases 10 learn,
they said. why marriage sometimes
fall,
Evening star., 1937-01-11
GOVERNOR TAKES DERBY
FOR HIS INAUGURAL
Walter. A. Huxman Spurns Silk
Hat for Ceremonies at To-
peka Today.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TOPEKA, Kans., January IL
Walter A. Huxman, a Democrat
spurned a silk hat in favor Of q derby
today for ceremonies inaugurating him
as Governor. replacing ALI M. Landon,
Republican.
The successor to the 1886 Republic
can presidential nominee was greeted
by Republican-controlled Legislature.
Most of the State executive offices also
are held by Republicans.
Huxman, fifth Democrat to become
Governor of Kansas, tried on a silk
hat yesterday. which he will wear in
Washington, d. c., later this month
at the Presidents inaugural ball. Then
he commented:
mo high hat for me tomorrow. I'm
going to wear q derby"
Evening star., 1937-01-11
People Honest
Says Man Whose
Pocket Leaked
Only $40 Missing of
$00I Lost in Street
by Plese.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated PreSs.
JOLIET, Ill, January 11.-Matthew
Plese, who last week lost $99l through
a hole in his trousers pocket, retained
his faith in the innate goodness of
mankind today. though $40 had not
been returned.
His faith. he affirmed, was just as
strong as 1t was last week when total
strangers picked up 1851 about the
city streets and gave it to him.
II know that II any one found the
other $l40 he would return it to me" "
Plese said. Il guess the wind blew 1t
into the river, or down a sewer-or
maybe q dog got it. Anyhow, I'm glad
so many good people helped me out"
Evening star., 1937-01-11
Father Drops Dead at Start
Of TRANSMISSION Tests for Son

Belch was an executive rate clerk
In the general ofices Of the Seaboard
Air Line Railway In Norfolk. He was
. native of Norfolk and the son Of
william David and Mrs. Lola Will
loughby Belch.
Physicians worked over Belch with
artificial respiration for two hours be-
fore abandoning hope Of reviving him.
Funeral services will Be conducted
here tomorrow afternoon. Interment
viii b. IN 1uItsmoUth
Evening star., 1937-01-11
STORE R0BBER SLAIN
Unidentified Gunman Shot While
Fleeing in New Orleans. :.

NEW ORLEANS, January II Dr.
An unidentified gunman was shot to
death in fight today after robbing the
downtown drug store of Raoul Degruy
Of S51.
Patrolman Vincent Ventura reported
Degruy said he seized pistol when
the robber departed through the front
door, stepped through q side window,
met him at the corner and shot him
three times when he ignored an order
to halt.
Ventura said the man had robbed
Eugere Smith. SO. Of $40 at q filling
station q mile away In an earlier
morning hold-up.
Evening star., 1937-01-11
40 Concession Employees Robbed Of
$500 in Chicago.

CHICAGO. January II &.-Four
gunmen invaded the basement Of the
Chicago Stadium In a midnight raid,
cowed 80 man and 10 woman conces-
sion employees with shotguns and pis-
tols and robbed the Illinois Sports
Service of about $500.
The money was receipts from stands
and hawkers operating ct the Chi.
cago-Toronto hockey game Sunday
night and the Vines-Perry tennis
match Saturday night.
Evening star., 1937-01-11

PASADENA, Calf, January II
R.-Funeral services, to be held
Tuesday, were arranged today for Rev.
Victor A. Bast, So, acknowledgement
chemist of st. Joseph's College, Noun
tain View, Calf. He died in hos
pital here yesterday.
Evening star., 1937-01-11
SAILORS PICKET
COMMERCE UNIT
Police Prepare for Week of
Oemonstrations-Peak
Friday.

Six striking seamen began picket
ing the Commerce Department today
in protest against labor provisions of
the Copeland act as Metropolitan and
Capitol police prepared for a week of
demonstrations expected to reach q
peak Friday.
Police headquarters, meanwhile, was
informed that 200 striking seamen
moved from Philadelphia to Baltimore
on freight trains yesterday, presum-
ably with the intention of coming on
to Washington. Only about IS dem
onstrators have arrived so far, how
ever. according to the Public Relations
Bureau Of the Police Department.
While taking precautionary meas
ures. Washington authorities are con-
vinced that labor leaders exaggerate
the number Of men supposed to be
organizing in various cities for pro-
test marches on Washington. The
seamen will be Joined later in the
week, it was said, by w. p. A. en-
ployes being organized in New York
City by the Workers Alliance. They
will demand a larger relief appropri-
alton.
Establish Picket Beats.
The sailors at the Commerce De-
partment established picket beats on
the Fourteenth and Fifteenth street
sides Of the building under direction of
Pat Whalen, chairman of the joint
strike committee of the Rank and File
International Seaman's Union of
Baltimore. The pickets carried pla-
cards.
The seamen claim the Copeland act,
which goes into effect January 20,
obliges sailors to carry continuous
discharge record books which would
enable employers to blacklist men who
have complained Of conditions at sea
or participated in moves to better
their wages, hours or living conditions.
There was no demonstration as the
men began marching In. pairs. They
said they expect to be joined some
time during the day by about Is
other seaman from Norfolk, Va. The
pickets themselves said they do not
know how long the demonstration Is
to continue, but said they thought it
probably would last until Congress
acts on the pending labor legislation.
One Of the placards read: 5000
seamen protest to President Roosevelt
against the anti-labor act, H. r. $751;"
Another said, Protest to your Con-
gresham and Senator against anti
labor clauses In the Copeland BILL"
: A third voiced Q protest against the
Evening star., 1937-01-11
Seven Fishermen Drown,

LONDON. January IL R.-seven
fishermen were drowned when the
French trawler, Notre Dame de
Lourdes. sank after collision with the
steamer Theems at the mouth of the
Thames.
Evening star., 1937-01-11
By the Associated Press.

PORTSMOUTH, Va, January H.
Clarence J. Belch, 81. Of Waterview.
Norfolk County. dropped dead yester-
day at q local hospital at the start
Of a blood test preparatory to q trans
fusion to his only son, G. J. Belch, jr..
who lies critically i'll from complica-
tions from q recent abdominal opera
tion.
DR.. Edward T. Glover, city coroner,
today pronounced the death due to
Shnck. ..
Evening star., 1937-01-11
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MADRID, January 1l.-Madrid's
defense command speeded. q 24-houl
evacuation Of $500 non-combatants
to the south today and announced II
Fascist deserters had related that one
insurgent general ordered $4,000 per-
sons shot in the first six months OF
the civil war.
The $500 women, children and old
men were the first days allotment
Evening star., 1937-01-11
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
When Spanish ciuil war broke
out last July In Morocco rebels
advanced quickly to mainland and
began long, slo,o process OF en-
circling Madrid. One by one all
important cities were taken BY
Fascist foes Of the Socialist
Communist regime and the fall of
Madrid ,pas looked torpard to as
the signal Of uictory for the rebels.
The actual storming of Madrid
began last October. but the en-
battled Loyalists ,Uithstood the at
tack better than any one expected
and the city remained untaken.
Both sides are in need OF morale
sustaining bictory, so neD, hard
fight for capital city looms.
Evening star., 1937-01-11
BOOK KEPT 40 YEARS
Borrowed Volume Finally Re-
turned to Syracuse Library.

SYRACUSE. N. Y, January II
R.-A book borrowed from the Syra-
cuse Library May 10. 1897-and 40
years "overdue"-came back to the
library with a group of gift books.
Attracted by the title, DR.. Paul M.
Paine, librarian. thumbed through its
pages, found an identification mark,
looked at the records and wondered
II he ought to fine somebody for
keeping q book 14,600 days overtime.
Evening star., 1937-01-11
Tax Held Special"

Justice Van Devanter said the tax.
which placed levy of so per cent on
profits realized from transactions in
silver prior to the enactment Of the
statute. was in the nature of a special
income tax and therefore valid.
On May 20, 1884, the opinion said,
"the President sent Congress q mes
sage recommending legislation for in
creasing the amount Of silver in our
monetary stocks and further recon-
mending the imposition of q tax Of at
least so per cent on profits accruing
from private dealing in silver. The
bill which continued the silver pur-
chase act was introduced May % in
response to this message. In these cir
cumstances we think the period Of
1ce@ N0Ii1M No. a Q